tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56922538082169425992024-02-18T19:08:41.558-08:00Livin' La Vida LowmonThis is a blog that will hopefully keep our family and friends all around the world up to date on the happenings of our wonderful little family. Jack is growing sooo fast and we want to share it with everyone.Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-40778135399151774382011-12-17T22:16:00.000-08:002011-12-17T22:28:45.171-08:00Our Majestic treeWell this is it. Our beautiful Christmas tree of 2011. Decorated by Momma, Daddy, Jack, and Jeffie. (Jack got a hold of a corner of the tree and made his mark.) All in all, it turned out so beautiful. I love Christmas time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipcaxXSLmZfzH7cqrhhYbOBAaAhcfUHgz_p4q-a8zHUtEmzbqVfXvS46OxDl8s2mKdP-HZnM9UTSKD6WP3noklvZeqZcUFmboWkJ1Kv18h5w7hM0qlZ1-YJaC_yuAmCPx7Q65GL32hwe6/s1600/P1020768.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhipcaxXSLmZfzH7cqrhhYbOBAaAhcfUHgz_p4q-a8zHUtEmzbqVfXvS46OxDl8s2mKdP-HZnM9UTSKD6WP3noklvZeqZcUFmboWkJ1Kv18h5w7hM0qlZ1-YJaC_yuAmCPx7Q65GL32hwe6/s400/P1020768.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687350692288341074" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jack's mark on the tree.... I took a picture but then the OCD in me came out and I fixed it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7cJq62D5s7FF9avxI-C3Z_6uuKTAZh3jmFLKvYRtZJqKh8y8DGfb_uFoXOqUtS-XWNJr6LzcMIPMUMq11admEL-woUOoQk0iGpzPtj4bMNAgeZkRzx94AlAYam3V-Aa38VnVMdxh5R6U/s1600/P1020773.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgr7cJq62D5s7FF9avxI-C3Z_6uuKTAZh3jmFLKvYRtZJqKh8y8DGfb_uFoXOqUtS-XWNJr6LzcMIPMUMq11admEL-woUOoQk0iGpzPtj4bMNAgeZkRzx94AlAYam3V-Aa38VnVMdxh5R6U/s400/P1020773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687350698984275298" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-10536652735419559892011-12-17T20:35:00.000-08:002011-12-17T22:15:39.173-08:00The Christmas Tree Hunt of 2011Another year Christmas tree hunting. A little later than we had hoped this year, but between my Dad's, my sister's, and my schedule it was the time that we could do it. The last few years by happenstance, we have gone late in the season and the pickins' were pretty slim this year just like last. It doesn't help that I'm a bit picky when it comes to my trees. I need to have a specific kind which is usually the more expensive of the trees. (Mike says, "You got that right....") It can't be too big, but a small tree won't do either. It has to fairly symmetrical and full all the way to the top. Of course there is a give and take that comes with picking a tree for NO TREE is truly perfect. I think that we found a very nice one, spotted by Daddy this year. 7 and a half foot Noble fir. In all it's glory it is now standing very tall and proud in the kitchen. We had our nephew Jeffie over to help with the tree hunting and also with the decorating. I don't know who was more excited, Jack or Jeffie. It's amazing to see the wonderment filled in a child's eyes when the Christmas tree is lit for the first time of the season. Jack actually started singing "Jingle, jingle, jingle. You can hear those sleigh bells ring. I am old Kris Kringle. I'm the king of jingle-ing." I haven't been feeling the Christmas spirit as much as I normally do by this time of year but now that we have our Christmas tree up I'm starting to feel the Christmas love. I think this might call for a claymation Rudolf and original Grinch who stole Christmas marathon. As I type, we are getting ready to put the finishing touches on the tree. I'll post pictures when we're all finished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA15E77MUtphmcGd1JZC3R4sasOziLKNdQqCgvwokMMxvV6zREOx1yseQ99YnVDOeG_N1bwKjR3gFDPPbLx3ENUF0flnHCDo07qSxQoxNxVmufMMdxHBdEjw1ODot6fwiywM9WvZf8Pudv/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA15E77MUtphmcGd1JZC3R4sasOziLKNdQqCgvwokMMxvV6zREOx1yseQ99YnVDOeG_N1bwKjR3gFDPPbLx3ENUF0flnHCDo07qSxQoxNxVmufMMdxHBdEjw1ODot6fwiywM9WvZf8Pudv/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687325060978739378" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EepkrkAIcpW1ExYTNxmyZtreMaKLGdXjl0rw_tJejQB6vYJh8EW4Gv6AGraPn0cCrz2yEDYBLRD8MeP_rjgCja4UeijtZ0GB9Wx-M3kK2RF8V92WavtJb9eSiXzPT9p1P4q1ie2ZDQQj/s1600/DSC_0037.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgu7n7U8MlTfgvLfGZqa2kcgS3eIG37sgAfdzniemwILnwPpcvGpSsOBuimMhND4zeIGwTaF8Qu8DHnRu8-Hr2-X12M6NJplWQej35_2Lh2PEsZ1qu6q7_NpdpWENnXPvvOl4myCISefn/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687325083547094498" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0FgRxPp-0Y9kbj-HpnB51782ZERBA704Luy9oRZ2rrE-pW7l1CLv7jJcPYZxhzXuz4lu6l4Pe368F-p-kHzXVdk2Bn8HzRIi-PmauRzSg6HDjWBqLLtA3ckTFewSt00yE7xuYE2UCdB9/s1600/DSC_0090.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0FgRxPp-0Y9kbj-HpnB51782ZERBA704Luy9oRZ2rrE-pW7l1CLv7jJcPYZxhzXuz4lu6l4Pe368F-p-kHzXVdk2Bn8HzRIi-PmauRzSg6HDjWBqLLtA3ckTFewSt00yE7xuYE2UCdB9/s400/DSC_0090.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687325068679517234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjn2jCepK3rrlYVUX_ml1Eyibp6HY1BYuBJa7cpTh9FShIpIuMNrjkkBmGFbeaYjrJSZJtNSfZS9wnHQOnMF7znuvmtq_TWz-5eA_TPvzaTkSYTLaUbGOjsaLIh8VCY8i19B4al-NKTZy/s1600/DSC_0111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjn2jCepK3rrlYVUX_ml1Eyibp6HY1BYuBJa7cpTh9FShIpIuMNrjkkBmGFbeaYjrJSZJtNSfZS9wnHQOnMF7znuvmtq_TWz-5eA_TPvzaTkSYTLaUbGOjsaLIh8VCY8i19B4al-NKTZy/s400/DSC_0111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687327608271662146" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4rBoFcSn-_wdPOZiTgdhysIKA5f9cSOrNnQkoFk3KTbmIy4CDK9Eykjpq51UlPTHjNIt8q-XUkEFkJrRSwzMRy7Cg4sWncrmEFQWbHj_qn9pznTXKWSrUehStOZjVBmDhzwRP0HPWia7/s1600/DSC_0116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4rBoFcSn-_wdPOZiTgdhysIKA5f9cSOrNnQkoFk3KTbmIy4CDK9Eykjpq51UlPTHjNIt8q-XUkEFkJrRSwzMRy7Cg4sWncrmEFQWbHj_qn9pznTXKWSrUehStOZjVBmDhzwRP0HPWia7/s400/DSC_0116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687327612578032562" /></a><br /><br />PS~ Thanks for letting me play with the new camera, Dad. Now I know what I want for next Christmas....Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-53653624438291741492011-11-21T12:13:00.000-08:002011-11-21T12:22:13.643-08:00First snow of the season!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuFz5gvsYF8WJKLok5bgJRyh1rbUkQ4KUs-ABjWHjWqwHaoa3RBKxsa42J95ugwMF3aM31ox_OlZUNxN-U1aV93ZE4ExcWOVoGIkdNsv3Q3nzsTdvDiNLE9rSlTLCnJevIKsQMOVvdEs2/s1600/IMG_2354.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjsuFz5gvsYF8WJKLok5bgJRyh1rbUkQ4KUs-ABjWHjWqwHaoa3RBKxsa42J95ugwMF3aM31ox_OlZUNxN-U1aV93ZE4ExcWOVoGIkdNsv3Q3nzsTdvDiNLE9rSlTLCnJevIKsQMOVvdEs2/s400/IMG_2354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677546449469795138" /></a><br /><br />It’s SNOWWWWWWED!!! I’m so excited and sorry to all those who didn’t get to particpate in it but I’m so happy it came! Jack was super excited, too. I told him to go look out the window and he said; “it’s snow. It’s Christmas! Santa gunna be here in 5 minutes, right Mommy?” I did have to break the news that Christmas will come in about 5 WEEKS, not 5 minutes. He looked at me like I was nuts. We then got dressed and had a snowball fight while Daddy cooked breakfast. It’s a good thing we went to play when we did because it was all melted away after about 6 hours. We were happy to have it for the little time that we did. Our fingers are crossed that we will get more snow soon….<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6ObFXrMyl6huI1BczMSpvW9iBJ-WTVJTLyrNa6ttcwnwP6vSKMdi7ZPIFcvBPNoIhpj_DMGbrD_ffMmjSrg_hyphenhyphenJjzhd14X-vdMq0sjhhlEam0hiPZkBBfD3f7FD7JBRc143rp52LFVB5/s1600/IMG_2363.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiU6ObFXrMyl6huI1BczMSpvW9iBJ-WTVJTLyrNa6ttcwnwP6vSKMdi7ZPIFcvBPNoIhpj_DMGbrD_ffMmjSrg_hyphenhyphenJjzhd14X-vdMq0sjhhlEam0hiPZkBBfD3f7FD7JBRc143rp52LFVB5/s400/IMG_2363.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545858472764050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4lfk_2ZwKq4qctISz1yALEoX3QRi3xCvccNIt9FHGtme7IDH5d_izMgaybQGOtcfWsPxIFrEXImATmNGLCPd___YEwkS3ztZRBkr_3JFuEDvn2DCDZO92c8jsqwe3D0-0f0BeR0xvmQT/s1600/IMG_2368.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhe4lfk_2ZwKq4qctISz1yALEoX3QRi3xCvccNIt9FHGtme7IDH5d_izMgaybQGOtcfWsPxIFrEXImATmNGLCPd___YEwkS3ztZRBkr_3JFuEDvn2DCDZO92c8jsqwe3D0-0f0BeR0xvmQT/s400/IMG_2368.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545855422310690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLi-xUtFCJxsTvtlAPicHMyLtoDISiGjaegvs_hxBMmwKQMZlBBQqjtVwXGh7QjaZyX0DBoLw8FK3une4JlLWF4FNoIjn5FlK5Mb79R_SoRBb7fTXMYZVjCaG-MWbU0KxGYouOyLh_0eC/s1600/IMG_2373.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjzLi-xUtFCJxsTvtlAPicHMyLtoDISiGjaegvs_hxBMmwKQMZlBBQqjtVwXGh7QjaZyX0DBoLw8FK3une4JlLWF4FNoIjn5FlK5Mb79R_SoRBb7fTXMYZVjCaG-MWbU0KxGYouOyLh_0eC/s400/IMG_2373.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545844764343538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEcgVj4_F_yll1O4hm8El6DdUSWPXWCAvVwKHP9XYqfxlc5hD713Je-v2cofYPxTQM8V5SKUTHNnQypOKRmWAhLL74eL2LP-T6uRj9tekt0YDD21VzEDise2aiPxE9UfYn6j1lqVdegUc/s1600/IMG_2374.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhMEcgVj4_F_yll1O4hm8El6DdUSWPXWCAvVwKHP9XYqfxlc5hD713Je-v2cofYPxTQM8V5SKUTHNnQypOKRmWAhLL74eL2LP-T6uRj9tekt0YDD21VzEDise2aiPxE9UfYn6j1lqVdegUc/s400/IMG_2374.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677545841334750626" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-50437156466717228162011-11-21T12:05:00.000-08:002011-11-21T12:13:17.132-08:00Halloween F.U.N. 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScR17Oi4HNdL8IGtdk4Wge36GnXz0loKyi4OUzQCMHO_AUJDy0fp75Oi8gG7cejZ_UuEXCCgVlTjtjjAL5sf5czDG_qEm0KV7SZ-U__mnLQPFOE1LAysSeYipbH3n5JYpUtGK_9EDZZSa/s1600/IMG_2323.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiScR17Oi4HNdL8IGtdk4Wge36GnXz0loKyi4OUzQCMHO_AUJDy0fp75Oi8gG7cejZ_UuEXCCgVlTjtjjAL5sf5czDG_qEm0KV7SZ-U__mnLQPFOE1LAysSeYipbH3n5JYpUtGK_9EDZZSa/s400/IMG_2323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677544401437736530" /></a><br /><br />Pumpkin hunting we went this year, but didn’t get home with any because they were all rotten, or really small. We did however have a fun day playing in the rain. Maris farm has lots of fun activities for kids which is one of the reasons we go there over other places. We got a nice break from the rain shortly after we arrived and it started raining harder shortly after we left. Maybe good luck or good timing but we had lots of fun. Jack had fun just running around. He was one tired pup at the end of the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32hq2clEYtVDgn7lm6MSkTx2NWwKPxnumkuVq61dAHUpJ2dC90Xmj7tK1gBBhUAHtZ9TSw34KegYH4aIgp0l1s3phjyG3y3UIDHyW2rV24NUY8nBvdB1-xSdAz3omR75ck0lq8u-ejh3B/s1600/IMG_2308.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi32hq2clEYtVDgn7lm6MSkTx2NWwKPxnumkuVq61dAHUpJ2dC90Xmj7tK1gBBhUAHtZ9TSw34KegYH4aIgp0l1s3phjyG3y3UIDHyW2rV24NUY8nBvdB1-xSdAz3omR75ck0lq8u-ejh3B/s400/IMG_2308.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677540018409411058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0weTwW4MLWar2A6VAvdoMuzqv6Sf4ID_SHPRPJRC2Trs7Uq8V-lVMJasd6wasXvgyuPXI-AjQ_8JhgZ0vge4deN8mOfbeyI2wCJSR_81gC0JbeCql6eOxb7g7YkAS1XgNkE6-DrbCRex/s1600/IMG_2305.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgW0weTwW4MLWar2A6VAvdoMuzqv6Sf4ID_SHPRPJRC2Trs7Uq8V-lVMJasd6wasXvgyuPXI-AjQ_8JhgZ0vge4deN8mOfbeyI2wCJSR_81gC0JbeCql6eOxb7g7YkAS1XgNkE6-DrbCRex/s400/IMG_2305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677540004818718274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GELkKeoOeuz_uCBSED_YqEtywc41aYhHk8tQBsKkEkEFhwXBZWFWnVWVgZWOBEYwmnifERUpt8Bs_-QwC_WzGPUc5KVSw2z-7mYtI2JbVLHAibPdHYlaBCLyxATWAQfX48x5YPhvMH7U/s1600/IMG_2325.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh2GELkKeoOeuz_uCBSED_YqEtywc41aYhHk8tQBsKkEkEFhwXBZWFWnVWVgZWOBEYwmnifERUpt8Bs_-QwC_WzGPUc5KVSw2z-7mYtI2JbVLHAibPdHYlaBCLyxATWAQfX48x5YPhvMH7U/s400/IMG_2325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539994662192786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBQ3UEZNR-h4VdMExizNT3h7PEQ7jFA26OteAFd43nRTrbdsEwwgFMpmL14JdnTXrKuhOtkaB3CrKuzLvc9WXodXwSef67MVJo3TCQHqQule4Ry-f1whUBFd80Q923OYkqbwYgFEmeqdw/s1600/IMG_2283.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgmBQ3UEZNR-h4VdMExizNT3h7PEQ7jFA26OteAFd43nRTrbdsEwwgFMpmL14JdnTXrKuhOtkaB3CrKuzLvc9WXodXwSef67MVJo3TCQHqQule4Ry-f1whUBFd80Q923OYkqbwYgFEmeqdw/s400/IMG_2283.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539990080875570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lKNveOQaemjZV_zSy-UTH3LHRYfW_yA1fXKygnCQ8ztZf5NyDvYKasWdWNO3r8xmq-T1uMVRDOvK_fK34B8yzaRYmgppmpANi7iK8FezABUPKUdyebo_jyvNAuz_MsVldn7P_lvy0mki/s1600/IMG_2279.JPG"><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/AVvXsEg6lKNveOQaemjZV_zSy-UTH3LHRYfW_yA1fXKygnCQ8ztZf5NyDvYKasWdWNO3r8xmq-T1uMVRDOvK_fK34B8yzaRYmgppmpANi7iK8FezABUPKUdyebo_jyvNAuz_MsVldn7P_lvy0mki/s400/IMG_2279.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677539988620974610" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-56175935573952908332011-11-21T11:20:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:39:24.691-08:00Arkansas Lowmon family visit 2011Mike’s family came to visit us from Arkansas just before Halloween this year. Normally only Bill comes, but this year we were treated to Bill (Mike’s dad), Pat (Mike’s step-mom), and Grandma Dee (Pat’s mom). We all had a wonderful time. We hadn’t seen Pat in several years and this was my first time meeting Grandma Dee. We spent a few evenings over at Billy’s house visiting. Boom cooked for all of us. She’s such a good cook; she should open her own restaurant. We had a great time and were sad to see them go home. Bill and Pat did try to talk us into coming to visit them, but the jury is still out on that one… ☺<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H3WcQ6yWDBUAiBRGdD3rIy8DKZtEBM2p81i2UHzeK-tafKXlnso880bEy_2pqrMt9tsijrDYxKjsS0Rsro4PN2wKWh23DejrzyrI_xgaVVpNPJQWcqi-Q1b1xDosRoMgeUTuLeB-MVMs/s1600/IMG_2216.JPG"><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/AVvXsEg0H3WcQ6yWDBUAiBRGdD3rIy8DKZtEBM2p81i2UHzeK-tafKXlnso880bEy_2pqrMt9tsijrDYxKjsS0Rsro4PN2wKWh23DejrzyrI_xgaVVpNPJQWcqi-Q1b1xDosRoMgeUTuLeB-MVMs/s400/IMG_2216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677534970101414370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrSUaLbKSHekHK25GnUdCoZvVr37oRdThAQWnGw7WazjTFpTpyfVJizNFIIALusWL4PGdJEVbQBvMzxCNl26RE8tq-xjb-zIfhhQLkqmCop2hzQDMuL6phD_fE5G-XyoK0oOVx0uG-pK5/s1600/IMG_2264.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnDlx0HbrBl_YVSZ3gQGxrPwg6rXS-GdE7NkokEJq3u3judKyel2B6v_W1FPWHfTFm7U2bEqbbIOwkwqb78SEJM9aYQRrxtpZVEQxtReRfBeGc-g5kJLj_qU7TOj71ADT_w19CNN6KOHw/s400/IMG_2261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677533170071136322" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-29669883406161963432011-11-21T10:29:00.000-08:002011-11-21T11:10:41.066-08:00Pierce family fun 2011It’s been tradition for the last several years that my side of the family gets together some time in August to have a family BBQ. This year it was held at my Aunt Vicki’s new house out in Rainer. She and Daryl just had the house built this year and it is beautiful. I have since been dubbed the photographer for the event. This year, I was able to use my Auntie Linda’s NEW camera and I fell in love. This camera takes awesome pictures and they are crystal clear even with movement!! I sooo need a new camera. Hopefully there will be one in my near future, but probably not for awhile. We had the great privledge of having great uncle Dick and his family at the BBQ this year. He’s the only surviving member out of my grandfather’s 5 brothers. It was a real treat to have him and his family there with us. All in all, it was a great day. Lots of family, and really good food. What more could you ask for? Here are a few snapshots of the day…..<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZT3CYqt0qI2_IxgrIxhHqlFJi5P3T-74CA_LqKsn1j88jUb0PpznqURgo17BYNlR472HgQ5i7qmIn6t3t9VsfsBf_7XNEPfXQFTPKQ_cadIxKdfoJAUwbi8vni6PzTYPKZtGm52PkKmqO/s1600/DSC_0015_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZT3CYqt0qI2_IxgrIxhHqlFJi5P3T-74CA_LqKsn1j88jUb0PpznqURgo17BYNlR472HgQ5i7qmIn6t3t9VsfsBf_7XNEPfXQFTPKQ_cadIxKdfoJAUwbi8vni6PzTYPKZtGm52PkKmqO/s400/DSC_0015_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677526861013778674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_78v_2eKea5gAS_S06lJ-E-1cVz4AW8YKdNyJc-Bl8hDS4IR5vjqdc_BXnwH_FXJg0cmU4Wu-p6aL_7DqNKVjX6_K-WI0U_P5hyTOwyhGhn2FDRHMS_8b0mSgCUWl47q6TPF-fcCwMqX/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GYs7ZI6CYC7nGFVVcVngtdh5MnDtDdIOfjeRUqEix6VNz2ftIempxoPgH0ue0xveESDzsbzBF5IAGrvQq5liXedxcENMmp9f4Oc_Z5-7IDanHhrnYEse0uYrqaUZVd-P07S9A2CibDbF/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677521516741644770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WsQ_BhixQN_QW_4Z7-GBtE13CxCBibIKsuGpolVpybKqGoJ0-2msEaYgETPIubPZxE_-rCDaQ0X02eE_Pym0v8a3c1SxJ8CILvToHH9hdmzTi1_ylhVM6kEjedD39gagqAPoTIgPxpN9/s1600/IMG_2045.jpg"><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/AVvXsEg7WsQ_BhixQN_QW_4Z7-GBtE13CxCBibIKsuGpolVpybKqGoJ0-2msEaYgETPIubPZxE_-rCDaQ0X02eE_Pym0v8a3c1SxJ8CILvToHH9hdmzTi1_ylhVM6kEjedD39gagqAPoTIgPxpN9/s400/IMG_2045.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677521507365737570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RBtariHaylC99Od8zYIqGOmiCsN4K4tGO9jpL_f0p2CF-e6UVwYxz8-ur-T-7Oqgeu63gFppNjvsX2-eyZNteoTwPR8fSjwUW87CWEvX6jw916ELZN4N-WobhqaA91WoKgQZZCOb_SeP/s1600/IMG_2049.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi2RBtariHaylC99Od8zYIqGOmiCsN4K4tGO9jpL_f0p2CF-e6UVwYxz8-ur-T-7Oqgeu63gFppNjvsX2-eyZNteoTwPR8fSjwUW87CWEvX6jw916ELZN4N-WobhqaA91WoKgQZZCOb_SeP/s400/IMG_2049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677521499779866914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRbOM2BewLhXz0IHHLdLKLJ8Wz3CYZcCibotWSDV_dgd4vU4DM6cSFEDdu4yTo-rZhRTVJPh4vrUyrOitCasSS6O81QqA7JLz7pvEgFY6KA217etfJWrhwSnZ-1q7kDHORV9US0L8if8G/s1600/IMG_2062.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhYRbOM2BewLhXz0IHHLdLKLJ8Wz3CYZcCibotWSDV_dgd4vU4DM6cSFEDdu4yTo-rZhRTVJPh4vrUyrOitCasSS6O81QqA7JLz7pvEgFY6KA217etfJWrhwSnZ-1q7kDHORV9US0L8if8G/s400/IMG_2062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677521501058180082" /></a><br /><br />The pictures came out wonderful and auntie Linda if you camera comes up missing, I may have had something to do with that...Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-67901672152348121722011-11-21T09:36:00.000-08:002011-11-21T10:29:52.707-08:00Summer Lovin'WELL, someone fell down on her blogging job and I couldn’t even IMAGINE who that could possibly be. Alas, I will fess up and say tis MY fault. The hustle of life coupled with the loss of internet for several months got to me. So here I sit on my free day off trying to catch up on 6 months of living. It shouldn’t be too hard beacuase this summer gave us so very little sun. Such a typical Washington summer…. We did make the most of the time that we did have and spent it with family. Here are a few of the highlights...<br /><br /><br /><br />We took several beach trips. Some were sunny, others not so much…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKN5Uus2sqCD2WsddEu7Ouf-Etqk2DJyApG4DdBpwL38WcimmbxDWGAnlhOqrScJfca_QE4Y3yOfq7vKPLrs03JupNKuY_mYJZnNLyqDo9txCWKFOsgF39G-xCIXTvYqJdnKNMTTQnwv_/s1600/IMG_1964.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgwKN5Uus2sqCD2WsddEu7Ouf-Etqk2DJyApG4DdBpwL38WcimmbxDWGAnlhOqrScJfca_QE4Y3yOfq7vKPLrs03JupNKuY_mYJZnNLyqDo9txCWKFOsgF39G-xCIXTvYqJdnKNMTTQnwv_/s400/IMG_1964.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677506425140759122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoOoedPLb8YDI03QmPsFQpcCjciULd-X_kZ6fxrrD1vNny0LkcE-kAF7yLvoZZau896Abmrd3qsIRi5Vru4o5uXGdp4lbg2H3lk4x9E9cARUnJH2KGJdjT6hJmOU2kQVSf7u52l6Yw8ZV/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbZ2VX-SyU6N5cxJCS_0iGYpAGU5BdYzm37wYaKhM6MJExSEjnVxLSRPQGrEvv1Y_SMw6XIGfIlPHho0VaN25URFKtDc7iHmt4EM355KLljELTV6UOk0NfyDPGGDx2F5ZoM8aiPKRsLrG/s400/P1020533.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677506408482652530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFJ9pw6yvI69abXzrgHs8yMRR0miEPGbwsM0DWRuqPRP4jg8SL38CPR_oOqL9RWwtlW9r9ebYaRkrRPqOcSA2iEehLe5FGHWBxaxJFV64RULR3Eu1n07bBg6D8W_ueAOrRiHHyrSeMVQE/s1600/P1020594.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiYFJ9pw6yvI69abXzrgHs8yMRR0miEPGbwsM0DWRuqPRP4jg8SL38CPR_oOqL9RWwtlW9r9ebYaRkrRPqOcSA2iEehLe5FGHWBxaxJFV64RULR3Eu1n07bBg6D8W_ueAOrRiHHyrSeMVQE/s400/P1020594.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677506404447028066" /></a><br /><br /><br />We planted a garden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXvDmAER9sIZiAn96lQjbWFMNUW9hPWT_r4UltyqugkI2xl9bnFCt08u5a591yxzndd9lNafQwdsTnOr8BQjXtKWC3u8RALy8YYYoMo5Fnm5UKHHplWgJVF26PPMON5_afoqL__FAz6Vi/s1600/P1020398.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiSXvDmAER9sIZiAn96lQjbWFMNUW9hPWT_r4UltyqugkI2xl9bnFCt08u5a591yxzndd9lNafQwdsTnOr8BQjXtKWC3u8RALy8YYYoMo5Fnm5UKHHplWgJVF26PPMON5_afoqL__FAz6Vi/s400/P1020398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677508158084156482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEplOXjzry3p3di_RHwsdLpsgSxz3_7puOMBUBD1YUZP7dXTLQ1EjVUjxZZB7D2NT-_mAfrhIMHzUy7AcjH5NssQdq4iJ5ozHbtwOKVWlC-rfbpZ5tC0uFKFFB4JV12bxSP5LgFlQBT0B/s1600/P1020394.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjyEplOXjzry3p3di_RHwsdLpsgSxz3_7puOMBUBD1YUZP7dXTLQ1EjVUjxZZB7D2NT-_mAfrhIMHzUy7AcjH5NssQdq4iJ5ozHbtwOKVWlC-rfbpZ5tC0uFKFFB4JV12bxSP5LgFlQBT0B/s400/P1020394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677508154205564018" /></a><br /><br />We took lots of rides in the Jeep.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspkGMEfsx0bp95Nhp9Bo_WwVwAXeLFb3ezRLb2kBc1N8g2oCQWKF_Bp9IZobQ23zenoijZuSqbEDd2JVMpc2gnFG_PjsMRg5E1nSwo4RALZXjFf0JDpgNCFMoF7ITM2o_csqkIylKxg3B/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhspkGMEfsx0bp95Nhp9Bo_WwVwAXeLFb3ezRLb2kBc1N8g2oCQWKF_Bp9IZobQ23zenoijZuSqbEDd2JVMpc2gnFG_PjsMRg5E1nSwo4RALZXjFf0JDpgNCFMoF7ITM2o_csqkIylKxg3B/s400/IMG_1470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677510964295579458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFraX7Tbx7rHSkMOAIZsw-v3QsN99zLvCYUg5kDjlbJsZM8qFanyO7tTztPfUwlb-thz9fL0a3xkquQxqiRmh4frwHgpNBEcrMzxzKDwlbLjYtuOZDlhhaYTVKlTwwKlvT_uO9_Ofznqb-/s1600/P1020486.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhFraX7Tbx7rHSkMOAIZsw-v3QsN99zLvCYUg5kDjlbJsZM8qFanyO7tTztPfUwlb-thz9fL0a3xkquQxqiRmh4frwHgpNBEcrMzxzKDwlbLjYtuOZDlhhaYTVKlTwwKlvT_uO9_Ofznqb-/s400/P1020486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677510975051980514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyyBFkMZ8NqFPJN7vk-v2s6e2ksABKvcfd24tHfnh-yKw8RQf8HAOwgeyt-5hnpWShuWfJfqFHHTQDu9-d2H2i2zrnkT4Zl_8ZUbkjocoA6MXFIt6UvwCXhpB_ejiQ_fk_ach2IaIaSjJ/s1600/IMG_0743.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjdyyBFkMZ8NqFPJN7vk-v2s6e2ksABKvcfd24tHfnh-yKw8RQf8HAOwgeyt-5hnpWShuWfJfqFHHTQDu9-d2H2i2zrnkT4Zl_8ZUbkjocoA6MXFIt6UvwCXhpB_ejiQ_fk_ach2IaIaSjJ/s400/IMG_0743.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677510971192190546" /></a><br /><br />Jack had his first OFF Roading attempt. I promise he wasn’t taking after MY driving…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aIDt-bMC2Pn7D7cVfpxuPrcp94IfjOI7oBkEBNCfNJtYreKQYSJjZk4TTVx6vev_syzfy5yd6pvkip5Ix4oRX1KFGIOucB_jt54xqVdJtlr6ekDB-la6ix52aqcaAYi4IiyTj7sMpNYL/s1600/P1020494.jpg"><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/AVvXsEh8aIDt-bMC2Pn7D7cVfpxuPrcp94IfjOI7oBkEBNCfNJtYreKQYSJjZk4TTVx6vev_syzfy5yd6pvkip5Ix4oRX1KFGIOucB_jt54xqVdJtlr6ekDB-la6ix52aqcaAYi4IiyTj7sMpNYL/s400/P1020494.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677513545923660802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU50BG2g0sBbrcPtJg4hvBxAz7b0AE6Wf9lFTNDfwquWClXO0O80DEmTBTf-ReUaKEki88QRl9KsgAjFBQPY-ZUnKOKc-jXZ6sKQREUeX7cXl8vOzJVT_RjeYL5lbua5CwKJa8vaalkUvU/s1600/P1020495.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhU50BG2g0sBbrcPtJg4hvBxAz7b0AE6Wf9lFTNDfwquWClXO0O80DEmTBTf-ReUaKEki88QRl9KsgAjFBQPY-ZUnKOKc-jXZ6sKQREUeX7cXl8vOzJVT_RjeYL5lbua5CwKJa8vaalkUvU/s400/P1020495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677513537662450466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi987YUbhkUoGrxXXrba1eMYEtVDeFvom3VBA7eishZjb3wq9_TvuyFJpAyISCJ5vfnTvv8rfh2FSaAu_Ow2SH5xft2RxkZB84Cj_Ek-onAfOm2XEK7Oye26Vdbcn5vSjCr8st8F_uB4GHi/s1600/P1020498.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi987YUbhkUoGrxXXrba1eMYEtVDeFvom3VBA7eishZjb3wq9_TvuyFJpAyISCJ5vfnTvv8rfh2FSaAu_Ow2SH5xft2RxkZB84Cj_Ek-onAfOm2XEK7Oye26Vdbcn5vSjCr8st8F_uB4GHi/s400/P1020498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677513531675719682" /></a><br /><br />AND, we gave up the binkie this summer also. One day, I couldn’t for the life of me find any binkies and Jack told me that the dragon ate them all. I went with that story and he didn't seem too traumatized. He’s only asked for it once or twice since. I can’t believe how fast kids grow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEBhvc_W3GqEBCdQwwfwTgsg7gNpCAfcTdPRgtZl3uhKZmwPl4J1IJcM81ipQ75R2Wt-YPK58VVTLgScicrhhIZkFKXZMVCCQm4P3L9pu3eKMwJRI4J2dwaRc21rCvRwhyphenhyphenuInqS6TLRPn/s1600/IMG_2388.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhVEBhvc_W3GqEBCdQwwfwTgsg7gNpCAfcTdPRgtZl3uhKZmwPl4J1IJcM81ipQ75R2Wt-YPK58VVTLgScicrhhIZkFKXZMVCCQm4P3L9pu3eKMwJRI4J2dwaRc21rCvRwhyphenhyphenuInqS6TLRPn/s400/IMG_2388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677517453211851154" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-42801726825450548062011-05-01T09:17:00.000-07:002011-05-04T15:12:24.817-07:00A busy, busy weekend....What a weekend, what a WEEKEND!! We had a really great 2 days in playing in the sunshine. On Saturday we met an old friend of ours, and his clan of 5 (soon to be 6) and all went to the Seattle Aquarium. It was a BEAUTIFUL day!! We took the Jeep out for the drive to Seattle and realized that it doesn’t like to go faster than 60 miles per hour. (A power steering pump later, we did figure out the problem.) None the less, we had a really great time. We got lots of cute pictures and most of the kids had a blast touching all sea life in the hands on are. I even got some great pictures of the octopus. So exciting. I just love watching Jack explore and learn new things. He’s so smart and does so well with new things. After we spent the afternoon at the Aquarium, we had lunch together at Red Robin’s, then headed back toward home. We stopped by the Bradley Lake park before going home to let the kids blow off some steam before heading home. The kids had a LOT of fun and I was thankful for a reason to be outdoors…<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YA_Qi16TS17Ltsk5O79rpF18V7hExkYWWjuXULXtlPtrI0bwoWTq1DtW7yTunXXywQkrtnTXRXqHquGQqWkT_pCod8Rf4o-2Vmumz6znhvpok2OoDGj3P7ufQhpSBWXsZbObH0WApd34/s1600/IMG_1695.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh9YA_Qi16TS17Ltsk5O79rpF18V7hExkYWWjuXULXtlPtrI0bwoWTq1DtW7yTunXXywQkrtnTXRXqHquGQqWkT_pCod8Rf4o-2Vmumz6znhvpok2OoDGj3P7ufQhpSBWXsZbObH0WApd34/s400/IMG_1695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602903398336384082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghun6YO9aVCzk1qf5eFllMYH-5kLhv7hMkqtrBlHKpJnzuDTu4-56eCoug-nZNlkTyKsPQ_jX2jkRSygceoLZ3C9kVlDtRE_zOdjQDEZRQWETQjnVjzH_4FBTTjCw9kwnY3BhTy4Idpx-i/s1600/IMG_1621.jpg"><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/AVvXsEghun6YO9aVCzk1qf5eFllMYH-5kLhv7hMkqtrBlHKpJnzuDTu4-56eCoug-nZNlkTyKsPQ_jX2jkRSygceoLZ3C9kVlDtRE_zOdjQDEZRQWETQjnVjzH_4FBTTjCw9kwnY3BhTy4Idpx-i/s400/IMG_1621.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602903393216116338" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKn1d3P8axCq0hcr78lL1N30g-E1iamWWHGY_xvZuO0aMhUPQUsHdiEBs_Xu_hON1_60-GSH7ldHQfH7RvTHPPH7LSnWMV8SGpepb3j9jFKYvmL0p-aiKuV1oJjX3SpOC5iFdeZ9nzpdc/s1600/IMG_1743.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjKKn1d3P8axCq0hcr78lL1N30g-E1iamWWHGY_xvZuO0aMhUPQUsHdiEBs_Xu_hON1_60-GSH7ldHQfH7RvTHPPH7LSnWMV8SGpepb3j9jFKYvmL0p-aiKuV1oJjX3SpOC5iFdeZ9nzpdc/s400/IMG_1743.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602903384948768082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqWXSRp9SPsok8HYGt1kr24YW1esJfnwjndf-iX-wQbya4ruXVkNUxCncrvB3j9Xuf4ZhRAXgnuGT9lW4q0t87mGtoBHJkymDWRz_oXxB3z_SCnh0i0bD23ZhGv0zDjOqpie2IS_vaLdE/s1600/IMG_1719.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhiqWXSRp9SPsok8HYGt1kr24YW1esJfnwjndf-iX-wQbya4ruXVkNUxCncrvB3j9Xuf4ZhRAXgnuGT9lW4q0t87mGtoBHJkymDWRz_oXxB3z_SCnh0i0bD23ZhGv0zDjOqpie2IS_vaLdE/s400/IMG_1719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602903380131160882" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteJ6TkMreYqWRMsy-ucMkBkH3OYglEr7zzXjCN-jnuWYfuhjIxcNU3bYzgD2bcC1NaVRruF_IMN3fGgZtUjyQPOvXTkuKxyxDxYfP-X06FljgxH307-c1rHBrXZ-u-Jk6xijb8QJaRZip/s1600/IMG_1752.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjteJ6TkMreYqWRMsy-ucMkBkH3OYglEr7zzXjCN-jnuWYfuhjIxcNU3bYzgD2bcC1NaVRruF_IMN3fGgZtUjyQPOvXTkuKxyxDxYfP-X06FljgxH307-c1rHBrXZ-u-Jk6xijb8QJaRZip/s400/IMG_1752.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602903376520827954" /></a><br /><br />Sunday I decided that it would be a good idea to go to the beach. It was supposed to be sunny that day, but not all that warm. I decided that it didn’t matter if it was going to be cold or not, Jack loves going to the beach. Life is too short if you wait for the weather to warm up around here so off we went. (I did have to make a deal with Mike to fold the laundry and clean the dishes before we left.) When we got the beach, Jack was in heaven. He didn’t care that it was cold and the water was FREEZING! All that mattered was that we were at the beach. It makes me think that we need to come to the beach a lot more often….<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr_i-oW4Lh_GDCl5wyHIadfCvbdwhgLt5r98oS9ZYJuao-sOKBecJaYAW_BehuH5Fmiey8qYv8m6uG87NU_pNDKQ1VkLelocW5BEK03k6KrGmERCTM9Ora0_ksczM3G2oiHxuhsmrASKU/s1600/P1020260.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhIr_i-oW4Lh_GDCl5wyHIadfCvbdwhgLt5r98oS9ZYJuao-sOKBecJaYAW_BehuH5Fmiey8qYv8m6uG87NU_pNDKQ1VkLelocW5BEK03k6KrGmERCTM9Ora0_ksczM3G2oiHxuhsmrASKU/s400/P1020260.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602901915924451314" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xFR7elPlxDSFSpCaaS3oezCHHx5GliMchlrETIiNPe4oVKA0ndhReafZLXFeclnYIbGkc0gN3uNSwIva5FsrFKrsW9NEFphYTTQK5_ME3LjKH_LsD2G-YOhVsY-ye5NAuSKajLYnm_9D/s1600/P1020271.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFE2Dl_YmLE69PpxSykwcNBEXG2na7ix7I0ihxTgogkzOgjE34B8VYfSDdVVDB3ar8sP8rCGLK4C_AsnYOd8imuKfoZmAzbHBwd0vg7mHbVaBoFXkiUvlboIwBhwIbE51kQvUocFn90nJ/s400/P1020327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602898378632148786" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuebfCy8Bwhyfu69NTFRY_9kk7szXxrJnpSLVAC2rVGWHhyaatWtWt_NHJxn9zGkyiHDDixN0gv1r23avont6IK6JrzGV6JgQwwUBsbcMZqjAv9zI-RXRYgkUTh_aq2IccLJPFnZzmgz1j/s1600/P1020318.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiuebfCy8Bwhyfu69NTFRY_9kk7szXxrJnpSLVAC2rVGWHhyaatWtWt_NHJxn9zGkyiHDDixN0gv1r23avont6IK6JrzGV6JgQwwUBsbcMZqjAv9zI-RXRYgkUTh_aq2IccLJPFnZzmgz1j/s400/P1020318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602898382818985314" /></a><br /><br />We always make a stop at the Irish pub here in Ocean shores. I guess Irish pubs are popping up every where but this place has a gift shop and a great resturant. Good food, great whiskey, and family friendly. What more could you ask for? We celbrated Mother's Day this weekend since Momma decided to give up carbs on Monday. I had a bit of carb fest today and enjoyed every minute of it!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2x7yimGV1lxJmQWK3zQTl6RnXFVtoQ-ZAs84U2sL2bC7k_lZBkEcSVDHC_GG5ojuiqG2fdxp-nRERHvpWyWtTKlJZSTGF4-OUw_WhfIqrSXKomUtYaRHLEZDyu0VVzZAW7gMDhy783Wl/s1600/P1020332.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhD2x7yimGV1lxJmQWK3zQTl6RnXFVtoQ-ZAs84U2sL2bC7k_lZBkEcSVDHC_GG5ojuiqG2fdxp-nRERHvpWyWtTKlJZSTGF4-OUw_WhfIqrSXKomUtYaRHLEZDyu0VVzZAW7gMDhy783Wl/s400/P1020332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602898369309863906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNV4hcO8K5QTE6-Dm0Ugv1hbxYqwUDlV0Z2kcY1wFmJACatOF_BBnodDB2hUrAJNc1s2t0Y4gXDrVlH3JYUMm2VzB7wCeUUy4n_9GIkezCOeXXNQD_nHUU9XPgFvhdec86KsiikpJmMjv/s1600/P1020336.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjiNV4hcO8K5QTE6-Dm0Ugv1hbxYqwUDlV0Z2kcY1wFmJACatOF_BBnodDB2hUrAJNc1s2t0Y4gXDrVlH3JYUMm2VzB7wCeUUy4n_9GIkezCOeXXNQD_nHUU9XPgFvhdec86KsiikpJmMjv/s400/P1020336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602898362804819522" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LsVzwzRxZPzd7b4fADzVNR_YtVbw8KpbcHf0YzZxfgqVsGivDT3kdcT2eNZYXW2gdzMI-x0xd-wvy18Pr1pm5bBE65zt_utcUoElNBY8srx25BekD3hkmqHTF5NLI-mERR_aJil5qqOo/s1600/P1020338.jpg"><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/AVvXsEh2LsVzwzRxZPzd7b4fADzVNR_YtVbw8KpbcHf0YzZxfgqVsGivDT3kdcT2eNZYXW2gdzMI-x0xd-wvy18Pr1pm5bBE65zt_utcUoElNBY8srx25BekD3hkmqHTF5NLI-mERR_aJil5qqOo/s400/P1020338.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602898356748055138" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-61085653031053300012011-04-23T15:12:00.000-07:002011-05-04T21:23:18.397-07:00Easter fun for everyone....We celebrated Easter this weekend and had a really wonderful time. My niece spent the night with us on Saturday, which is always a fun adventure. We took both kids to my parent’s house to have Easter dinner. We had an egg hunt that the kids had a blast with. They got more money and candy than they needed I’m sure, but that’s what being a kid is all about. By the end of the day, they were both exhausted and hopped up on sugar. FUN TIMES!! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaE60XgY8FBLnM0nvCx4M24VFVs8e8cyEdRopbTGT6mc6HqIHCXhyphenhyphenNHGc70x2rJvaGVrj2w3auho60Z47Cm49XAbpi5-ENoL8SQmsfQ5kqEnNy0NGJs_lAErDjzVGMd0XbnX8eEEudxB8x/s400/IMG_1592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603082204699702818" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-10912628584246282712011-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:002011-04-16T09:52:12.575-07:00Family photos and an interest in T-ball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMN0YvhD3M1SnYC7mpdbxufHtCd8n-ytNmT5qRF4KBVhnKHlWft12e5iRZoCCpK0Aazdrym3oHnTvJrKTGjzQlg3dnKkRCsSAh3EiCLkpGy5A8ifazKywBlKjnIzUvXVbpULmNtscW0XHF/s1600/s41129ca119773_9_0.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgMN0YvhD3M1SnYC7mpdbxufHtCd8n-ytNmT5qRF4KBVhnKHlWft12e5iRZoCCpK0Aazdrym3oHnTvJrKTGjzQlg3dnKkRCsSAh3EiCLkpGy5A8ifazKywBlKjnIzUvXVbpULmNtscW0XHF/s400/s41129ca119773_9_0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595421562333609602" /></a><br /><br />So after Jack's birthday party weekend, we decided to have our family photos taken. I had booked a professional photographer several months in advance. The plan was to have an outdoor shoot with her but long story short, she cancelled on us the day of the shoot. Frustrated, I decided to call a portrait studio and book a session. Jack wasn't really liking the fact that we were taking pictures of him or the fact that we were even in the studio. I think he was a little scared by the whole thing. He eventually warmed up a bit and we ended up with some good pictures from the session. Here's a few of the best ones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSOYMLQcQrr8sFW1tgXgy0EYRoBI85SFsSVVqEuFCWHSWALOgLZX4bHQWZ0BAzPYgZEDoK4qO2BpCXjA3oByCVbFjcurqm1kg6Qcyvh5Hmksnb1KXEJTWg7WZkv87uhz-0jSZY-JlA-Hc/s1600/s41129ca119773_21.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiwSOYMLQcQrr8sFW1tgXgy0EYRoBI85SFsSVVqEuFCWHSWALOgLZX4bHQWZ0BAzPYgZEDoK4qO2BpCXjA3oByCVbFjcurqm1kg6Qcyvh5Hmksnb1KXEJTWg7WZkv87uhz-0jSZY-JlA-Hc/s400/s41129ca119773_21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595421549940611170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin36rX94Be9Pe1vYlcw6bR_Prr_H3Ip0XIbEHRNdJpqrWZCLANc7nqxN9A8MjIxAFEa1E45AecIMpvly2dcYH8PKpLcVTCzn_pqsz6FAUYJbpLXGDuqDeVU50ZsqjociLz81YGoasOprM4/s1600/s41129ca119773_13.jpg"><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/AVvXsEin36rX94Be9Pe1vYlcw6bR_Prr_H3Ip0XIbEHRNdJpqrWZCLANc7nqxN9A8MjIxAFEa1E45AecIMpvly2dcYH8PKpLcVTCzn_pqsz6FAUYJbpLXGDuqDeVU50ZsqjociLz81YGoasOprM4/s400/s41129ca119773_13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595421540356597426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzIOew9IsvHh1Ui0sVFN3g05rdnrF6Q6BREHsTcnMUh-yT7VXTujGeh6_iXf_2esx11ZIZrbhp0KGdc6HHL_YsgpVn34idRnX9QxY9T8e2pwlZvVg1Z78wvwBuZVIwNDqJG3Pq9GS_puV/s1600/s41129ca119773_15_0.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgrzIOew9IsvHh1Ui0sVFN3g05rdnrF6Q6BREHsTcnMUh-yT7VXTujGeh6_iXf_2esx11ZIZrbhp0KGdc6HHL_YsgpVn34idRnX9QxY9T8e2pwlZvVg1Z78wvwBuZVIwNDqJG3Pq9GS_puV/s400/s41129ca119773_15_0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595421528975734978" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mike had some things to finish around the house this last weekend, so Jack and I decided to go to my niece Quinlan's t-ball game. Jack was very excited to see everyone and was definetly excited to try to play t-ball himself. He put on a helmet and decided that he would wait his turn. The tee had to be taken home so Jack didn't get a turn, but he got a tee for his birthday so we eventually got that one out. He had a very good time for the few minutes he played before the rain started in. He was swinging the bat with one hand. I gave him some pointers and he got the hang of it. I can't wait until he can get into more activites. I don't want to see him grow so fast, but I can't wait to see him do more things. Our family especially loves baseball!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUpUjFbreKPXq1I1RZ2KC16izmmt_LFO3znAMTBMUBIpjFePYrewynAOzBAhlCEWjHcWec_QvrqgQpZQzSond-B6mOWSJhs0aDz4pHOp2HLfpw-dA6Ps4SM6wb_JAqG67HB0rcOb-XnTD/s1600/IMG_1399.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUpUjFbreKPXq1I1RZ2KC16izmmt_LFO3znAMTBMUBIpjFePYrewynAOzBAhlCEWjHcWec_QvrqgQpZQzSond-B6mOWSJhs0aDz4pHOp2HLfpw-dA6Ps4SM6wb_JAqG67HB0rcOb-XnTD/s400/IMG_1399.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595855720867418754" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH5ZEWob0FkTpaICUbKkGfETwBpAa2flMjwgnLwFKnebQw5ClR8UvQOWlwiE2nKxndLQYG2qTDYvrvMgykLp71fqS84rAodyOtrtEf3YHFwtWz4HS7XGT9sExwsvV05xIAnO3rCzkhUZW/s1600/IMG_1377.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiDH5ZEWob0FkTpaICUbKkGfETwBpAa2flMjwgnLwFKnebQw5ClR8UvQOWlwiE2nKxndLQYG2qTDYvrvMgykLp71fqS84rAodyOtrtEf3YHFwtWz4HS7XGT9sExwsvV05xIAnO3rCzkhUZW/s400/IMG_1377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595855718642846002" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-2ZLnInY8co4tS29gn61GMeUeTUxDSzADMXk5Rdt9PM4euF3e4HFb_EhFGRER55z4y9jK8NdWgLLXi0MyDgiMAiHh-2pbhHbKecdf1hGt3cpynJDfeCw2qvs6-xH_z2mwpe4OziCmX_t/s1600/IMG_1334.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgl-2ZLnInY8co4tS29gn61GMeUeTUxDSzADMXk5Rdt9PM4euF3e4HFb_EhFGRER55z4y9jK8NdWgLLXi0MyDgiMAiHh-2pbhHbKecdf1hGt3cpynJDfeCw2qvs6-xH_z2mwpe4OziCmX_t/s400/IMG_1334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595855714863605490" /></a><br /><br />Mike working on Mom's Jeep. Yes, I said MOMMA's Jeep. Don't let him tell you any different. :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU37xDu5DczI4fVd7_eWs4NUsWc9f43su5BljJCL1BaNXyS_C6Pxx27AXjJ2HuHj_XcMvLXP7H6FSP-wCQ-wmqXQzfgH5iEz4JQqGvaSHt6qPnm8cZLUcplvquHq-Qogwpl2kerSAVimiI/s1600/IMG_1423.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiU37xDu5DczI4fVd7_eWs4NUsWc9f43su5BljJCL1BaNXyS_C6Pxx27AXjJ2HuHj_XcMvLXP7H6FSP-wCQ-wmqXQzfgH5iEz4JQqGvaSHt6qPnm8cZLUcplvquHq-Qogwpl2kerSAVimiI/s400/IMG_1423.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595855725986682354" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-71241891747449013102011-03-20T01:09:00.001-07:002011-03-20T02:40:42.495-07:00Prep work, Pirate cupcakes, and Jack's 3rd birthday partySo when I deceded to do a pirate theme for Jack's party, I was contemplating what to put on the cupcakes. I saw a picture of the pirate faces on the internet and thought, I could probably do that. It entailed making fondant which I have had NO experience in. I've heard of it before from people talking about it and seeing an occasional Ace of Cakes. I had never made it nor worked with it in ANY form. I did a little research online about HOW to make it and it's actually simple. You take marshmallows and sprinkle a little bit of water on them (1-2 tsp), then heat them in the microwave until they start to expand. Take them out and with a WELL GREASED spoon, stir in a lot of powdered sugar. Once the batter starts to become like dough, (keeping you hands well greased) you start kneeding the dough, adding powdered sugar until it's not sticky any more. Viola'!! It's that simple. The dough is better if you use it the next day or later. It stays fres for a very long time in the fridge and it even can sit out for a few days before the consistancy changes at all. That's a great feature for busy moms. I made the faces several days prior and kept them in the fridge for assembly on the day of his party. Score! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BshTdQaA1FTAGQeq_s47inPpBkUS6H_8VYJYRSoIq9gBvPdvqRM4yLLPg_odIpJI6ATdfGMBa1i5fICG3pNKYpvxRjV4XrmUDS6XNGgS27KwzYzWguhM7a9xRB_b-k6tc3HvQccf4G5m/s1600/P1010928.JPG"><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/AVvXsEg_BshTdQaA1FTAGQeq_s47inPpBkUS6H_8VYJYRSoIq9gBvPdvqRM4yLLPg_odIpJI6ATdfGMBa1i5fICG3pNKYpvxRjV4XrmUDS6XNGgS27KwzYzWguhM7a9xRB_b-k6tc3HvQccf4G5m/s400/P1010928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586076298953764066" /></a><br /><br />It's amazing to believe that the picture above turns into the picture below. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UYOWvOjVIfnz_vz3u5DGYI1kFR1ge3IqS5gtwbDuSdxD41SRaWu57F5qHwYcEf7YHZigL_SaWJZ4TWhMOSs_cxXBunbJvHQTho1GlFMEdWieiMNFaKa46yCNa1IBsdTVH26JxF-iE-84/s400/P1010891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586081046347557426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj075p_M6FFgLPQGcZfG3a2xgWyQWO99pCMPdJW3xqlnYk0NqzZXewJ4RilWhP-Mmfn61P-xuoisMRUR1GY_eEJKGRyP1Vtl4PikdvJ7Jip_090gBv_L5uaa2YGeLkRQm6FOg0rABzik2rO/s1600/P1010895.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj075p_M6FFgLPQGcZfG3a2xgWyQWO99pCMPdJW3xqlnYk0NqzZXewJ4RilWhP-Mmfn61P-xuoisMRUR1GY_eEJKGRyP1Vtl4PikdvJ7Jip_090gBv_L5uaa2YGeLkRQm6FOg0rABzik2rO/s400/P1010895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586081057398036354" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdlu34U48f4XHpP0zSbmtm9o1EP5IVGpFfcFyopgtGRa5er6e15Kg31lN6m9XZQw4TxtVzB4EMB990s-3tcYiiIg5wz9d50c6P9iMr760AM91t5rLCCIK1W-ZxvYKSl2WjoHc1PUzNu1v/s1600/P1010897.JPG"><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/AVvXsEivdlu34U48f4XHpP0zSbmtm9o1EP5IVGpFfcFyopgtGRa5er6e15Kg31lN6m9XZQw4TxtVzB4EMB990s-3tcYiiIg5wz9d50c6P9iMr760AM91t5rLCCIK1W-ZxvYKSl2WjoHc1PUzNu1v/s400/P1010897.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586081055391630034" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately since I took this weekend off, I did have to work on my munchkin's actual birthday. I worked Thursday night into Friday morning. After I worked a 12 hour shift, I had to run to the store for a few last minute items. Once I picked them up, I headed home to make the cupcakes. I was a little worried that they would get stale if I made them ahead of time, but I don't think I had any other choice at this point. The flavors I made were chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting and Creamsicle cupcakes. I took chocolate cupcakes and filled/frosted them with a homemade peanut butter frosting recipe I also found on the internet. For the Creamsicle cupckaes, when I was blending the french vanilla batter, I added some orange extract to it. After the cupcake were all baked, I finished up a few last minute items in prep for the party. By the time I was cleaning up my mess after it was all done, it was like 4pm. Ouch! That's a 24+ day for me. I was feeling ok, but I know the pain that comes with staying up that many hours. I ran to pick-up Jack and Jeffie, then this Momma went to bed. Even though I was so very tired by that point, my mind was still racing about all the things that I needed to remember to bring. I slept a few hour but then woke up thinking that I needed to make the frosting. I was planning on making the frosting in hte morning just before using it but I'm glad that I didn't. I don't think that I would have had time. So at midnight, I started making the frosting. I made the peanut butter one first. It went really smoothly but the flavoring and consistancy was off. I winged it a little and when the frosting was fluffier and lighter in taste, I set it aside. For the Creamsicle frosting, I did use store bought frosting as a base but didn't like the texture of it either. I added a few things like orange extract, butter, and cream to make it smoother and lighter in flavor. Then I added a bit of color to both batches and was finished. The frostings got wrapped and put into the fridge overnight. I then headed back to bed to try to get a liitle more sleep. That IS what I got, a LITTLE more sleep. I slept from about 1am until 5am when I woke up with my mind racing, again. After resting in bed for a little bit longer, I got up and started filling and frosting the cupcakes. Jack woke up early and came out to help me. He did a few but when he realized that he wasn't going to be able to do it ALL BY HIMSELF, he lost most interest. When I finished up with the frosting, I pulled out the pirates, placed them on the cupcakes, and was finished. YEAH!! I love Jack and wouldn't have changed anything about today, but it was a huge relief to have the cupcakes finsihed. We loaded up the car and headed to Roundtable. A quick set up of decorations and the party was in full swing. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_O6jJPUp_nXTyOAgWNfneYPw1ot9CLar_0We4EQttTokSZ1jlB1LZVdwnQHtxnlSdThnmaC3ZDsnJUSCoPCUhF0WWIV2uteHiCmxZaPLyv3LYOVRupw3pmx6IHeGT0GbDA_Nc0OOo9m1/s1600/P1020047.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgo_O6jJPUp_nXTyOAgWNfneYPw1ot9CLar_0We4EQttTokSZ1jlB1LZVdwnQHtxnlSdThnmaC3ZDsnJUSCoPCUhF0WWIV2uteHiCmxZaPLyv3LYOVRupw3pmx6IHeGT0GbDA_Nc0OOo9m1/s400/P1020047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586090194876995170" /></a><br /><br />I think Jack had a good time. He got to play with friends that we haven't seen in awhile d/t illnesses, ect. He got lots of cool gifts AND he finally got to eat one of the cupcakes that he had been asking about for days. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gdWPOHBXMJ8n8sozZPmDiDw7urAbUOv4vwpT8BMxl5FwTSvGWZxr6KPJTDoyLNrUeB2sUqMs1WUul0weowViV8G73aW06JIOZg0_5Jvp6D7kAqPkSNmztm8ICgusYiG-tHLuxyUpqrrG/s1600/P1020077.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh6gdWPOHBXMJ8n8sozZPmDiDw7urAbUOv4vwpT8BMxl5FwTSvGWZxr6KPJTDoyLNrUeB2sUqMs1WUul0weowViV8G73aW06JIOZg0_5Jvp6D7kAqPkSNmztm8ICgusYiG-tHLuxyUpqrrG/s400/P1020077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586092323596928162" /></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday, Jack!! Some pictures of the birthday fun....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh-ocYF0lL1jBDmQhBFnNmqc-7T7KSuBIHb-ZgKo1sqFk5WY_JIteZQ0OJoHCC7WXBD0YoNtLK2RUWtyvfZiyO-hsRSOGCg0ON0hpkid4Pl_ZbctEtvIPo5VhnlmtahI3yvyUIoiWBmNP/s1600/P1010990.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhIh-ocYF0lL1jBDmQhBFnNmqc-7T7KSuBIHb-ZgKo1sqFk5WY_JIteZQ0OJoHCC7WXBD0YoNtLK2RUWtyvfZiyO-hsRSOGCg0ON0hpkid4Pl_ZbctEtvIPo5VhnlmtahI3yvyUIoiWBmNP/s400/P1010990.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586090215696331394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18c_wOY0TakTituZR122AkBE4Sv7PAGJ6Nklqlo_HcIXCyh58utyQDbOjqSWm4cXPG4lWn6hjveZy7WcE_VwyKqpxo2B1vdODi6ai9amyXkIwJ1Mv4KUkqRE73LMIAj-fvXbdkAAsNgvt/s1600/P1020061.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-ZOCtm3LbeKfqUaNHsohazs6QonYLvPm-L6d-D18dSS0rwrgwRmxo8y__s-JKsL4IMMH9sZRVzwQnKSciTO4cYEIF4kiJLc78dt00-zXdB7ex2bErP4hmP7aRbMe99MlKJ0hDvrW-e8o/s400/P1010964.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586092338100456562" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8q2zMIdlQLFvOwQLf1kQflBbVaCvfchF40z1VpnKPYB69g7RKUe5nPiY_QOMfhqEsS32YHjfV6sxCBW5zvdf4bXdWJkb0h1PuklcMOWKM2Vq39VcdFCc44kLPzLR4bSburE9Zbz_J0s4/s1600/P1020098.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgi8q2zMIdlQLFvOwQLf1kQflBbVaCvfchF40z1VpnKPYB69g7RKUe5nPiY_QOMfhqEsS32YHjfV6sxCBW5zvdf4bXdWJkb0h1PuklcMOWKM2Vq39VcdFCc44kLPzLR4bSburE9Zbz_J0s4/s400/P1020098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586092332280967618" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once the hustle and bustle was over, we headed home. I had no idea how truly tired I was. I ended up falling asleep in the chair, then going to bed early. I guess that wasn't the smartest idea because it's 2am and I'm now awake, but what are ya goin' to do? It gives me quiet time to blog, right? <br /><br />Here's to Jack's birthday. May there be many more to come, and may Momma keep coming up with cool ideas for them.... ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLKWXQVnuxY24P1rYPHHZa7PQpmxlKFz-JG3_-MIEOwqCDoMbvMDUnOxK7Vz8eeVRrylu8wdP3pVXrV2RFP0cZb8CDKmrwVtMygBxe25MWNVpYiB1a4u7GYprn5v82ln0EptkffAVerwM/s1600/P1010947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLKWXQVnuxY24P1rYPHHZa7PQpmxlKFz-JG3_-MIEOwqCDoMbvMDUnOxK7Vz8eeVRrylu8wdP3pVXrV2RFP0cZb8CDKmrwVtMygBxe25MWNVpYiB1a4u7GYprn5v82ln0EptkffAVerwM/s400/P1010947.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586094149665419842" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-69991022394087875452011-03-20T00:41:00.000-07:002011-03-20T01:09:02.290-07:00Jack celebrates his birthday at school.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_GukAIcEe3OpD3E0CxpVXIJfdGYXJUgZWdxPYTKLcv8lp_U6P8I8NSKwO5fkLd1GNL03intxSz3wutc58lJabRRDWSDGSzTGCqb5LbjL7F4gvUvGOKlLPacyhj0urEI7EfC-Oka1lWaQ/s1600/P1010899.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjT_GukAIcEe3OpD3E0CxpVXIJfdGYXJUgZWdxPYTKLcv8lp_U6P8I8NSKwO5fkLd1GNL03intxSz3wutc58lJabRRDWSDGSzTGCqb5LbjL7F4gvUvGOKlLPacyhj0urEI7EfC-Oka1lWaQ/s400/P1010899.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586066859010408690" /></a><br /><br />Jacke celebrated his birthday at school today. We brought in cupcakes with green frosting for the kids to enjoy. I think all of them enjoyed the sugar rush and I enjoyed creating it and walking away..... Jack was very excited about being sung to and getting to blow out his candle. That's all he talked about when he got home after school that day. He told me "Momma, sing Happy Birfday again?" holding the candle out. Well, alright. Just for you cutie..... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec-6sH4YH2gfsTOideolaGjk6nEWV3KqDJ1FjYMw6LDmcR1EyxuqIqx_mwB0dLalduyS4uhN9JiozfPPbvMfghjUjlcuuqhNZnugkwzbWGShkhJmRS0NCpTfVjoU0xQgPZsMy5vXI1gbH/s1600/P1010912.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgec-6sH4YH2gfsTOideolaGjk6nEWV3KqDJ1FjYMw6LDmcR1EyxuqIqx_mwB0dLalduyS4uhN9JiozfPPbvMfghjUjlcuuqhNZnugkwzbWGShkhJmRS0NCpTfVjoU0xQgPZsMy5vXI1gbH/s400/P1010912.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586069467607831858" /></a><br /><br />Billy decided to let Jeffie go to school with Jack on his birthday and that didn't go so well right at first. He was fine after we left but many tears fell before we hit the door. Jack's teacher said the boys did really well together. They said when one of them would get upset, they always comforted each other. <C.U.T.E.> All in all I think Jack had a fun birthday at school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7nDVcaBGqvVn8zpjxAe1a2Am7mPlmQihwZB7uE1msXdfgHCS5NgB6nUwPBNPa8loBXVcrRKRrq5uSVJaIC7GEJqOOrOtWA8gfa4IYUCHJdQF5nD12Cnbf0610pedXrBYMWBCn4gKyWvd/s1600/P1010904.JPG"><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/AVvXsEju7nDVcaBGqvVn8zpjxAe1a2Am7mPlmQihwZB7uE1msXdfgHCS5NgB6nUwPBNPa8loBXVcrRKRrq5uSVJaIC7GEJqOOrOtWA8gfa4IYUCHJdQF5nD12Cnbf0610pedXrBYMWBCn4gKyWvd/s400/P1010904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586066855025765250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeECOXR_doEmJI-sHecY40WO-N5ltlTDfAN9MsU2GDUkGpWrPun2x3Sd6U7QwkX3eEQLYzav-1GnCpQZdKE5cr7wprsip7YlaOLdM9FUlR6W8lvYrSI5cq1DxlLznt_8BwGYOJ5l8il4r/s1600/P1010906.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjQeECOXR_doEmJI-sHecY40WO-N5ltlTDfAN9MsU2GDUkGpWrPun2x3Sd6U7QwkX3eEQLYzav-1GnCpQZdKE5cr7wprsip7YlaOLdM9FUlR6W8lvYrSI5cq1DxlLznt_8BwGYOJ5l8il4r/s400/P1010906.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586066851680547730" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUdnILer9eJpLr-LBkaPDVxtdjNJkSr08-pM_-PB59O695DhvUGCKsIRklppDMHc3WQrCG4rA5bJGa6NFqvkgmOO9vpUAMbq3fKaGoV3-9bketNtYafbBvH-tmyQkhlS_DWp6qKviPJIA/s1600/P1010909.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjfUdnILer9eJpLr-LBkaPDVxtdjNJkSr08-pM_-PB59O695DhvUGCKsIRklppDMHc3WQrCG4rA5bJGa6NFqvkgmOO9vpUAMbq3fKaGoV3-9bketNtYafbBvH-tmyQkhlS_DWp6qKviPJIA/s400/P1010909.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586066847065993986" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyTLAUMK_Xg78We1O1j1CGnqLBp5plNkGgp67_PvcOOdN4RZVvShBcwTVM8Vm8wgSzu3lEuRFXJrVwhuulFe_szHohl3Xq5sgJ8QxrBMSp9BLKeH_DpTR8SHcjRG_XjpBH5ToJ1OaWg3q/s1600/P1010914.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgsyTLAUMK_Xg78We1O1j1CGnqLBp5plNkGgp67_PvcOOdN4RZVvShBcwTVM8Vm8wgSzu3lEuRFXJrVwhuulFe_szHohl3Xq5sgJ8QxrBMSp9BLKeH_DpTR8SHcjRG_XjpBH5ToJ1OaWg3q/s400/P1010914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586066841999735746" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-87388251585684066852011-03-17T05:42:00.000-07:002011-03-17T06:10:55.139-07:00Happy St Patrick's Day to one and all!!It's early morning in the Lowmon household. Really early. Insomnia struck again. It am starting to think that my body knows when I need quiet time to do things so it wakes me up early..... Its about 5:45 am. Exactly 3 years ago right now, Dr Hitchcock came in and asked me if I was ready to meet my little boy. I was more than ready. A short hour later, a bouncing baby boy was delivered weighing in at 8lbs 6oz. It changed my life forever but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's been a long 3 years that has gone by so fast. He's growing up as they all do, but I still can't believe it. 3 years. Where does the time go? Yesterday I was feeding him a bottle. Yesterday, I was watching him croll over fot he first time. Yesterday, he was just a wobbley toddler, and now he wants to run everywhere. I guess it wasn't yesterday, but it feels like it. My baby isn't a baby any more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2t619B53radAe3oyXSif6botQ7509Yg7XPCbq1oWvKGzNBfGfIo1Hf1IPkb65aJ3OHaouWU4RwxzCh0CPmblJingJl1aTt7AqOLkBOdpr1YjdpUoNZHuxL_afi61nVQXauuphivoFwC5S/s1600/IMG_0026.jpg"><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/AVvXsEj2t619B53radAe3oyXSif6botQ7509Yg7XPCbq1oWvKGzNBfGfIo1Hf1IPkb65aJ3OHaouWU4RwxzCh0CPmblJingJl1aTt7AqOLkBOdpr1YjdpUoNZHuxL_afi61nVQXauuphivoFwC5S/s400/IMG_0026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585033030698460850" /></a><br />There is a great big world out there, Jack and Momma knows that you're going to capture it. Just remember, you'll always be my baby.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjLxpzpscrN57c5LyKbxWloWPbrXlqZs7xfhAYANqO8eZZocUZ93gZbgIfQdXDgwA-6bRGX3E9nqShZHOgp6nkkByYrkGlX9tARnFqwON-moRejE-SvCbQsVWY6HBpUxqOSxE47YlrlMv/s1600/IMG_1664.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhYjLxpzpscrN57c5LyKbxWloWPbrXlqZs7xfhAYANqO8eZZocUZ93gZbgIfQdXDgwA-6bRGX3E9nqShZHOgp6nkkByYrkGlX9tARnFqwON-moRejE-SvCbQsVWY6HBpUxqOSxE47YlrlMv/s400/IMG_1664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585035125380420914" /></a><br /><br />NO. MATTER. WHAT.Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-56173444036181093182011-03-15T03:22:00.000-07:002011-03-15T03:23:02.973-07:00Jack's surgery aftermath......The days that followed Jack’s surgery was not fun in the least. We knew that the recovery was going to be a hard road but both Mike and I were pretty surprised that is would be this difficult. Jack had been sick for a while and we had been giving him medicine since the middle part of January. He normally takes Ibuprofen or Tylenol with no problems, but after surgery his tune changed. Starting from right after surgery, getting Jack to take any medicine was a struggle that I was not winning. I knew that if he took the medicine he would feel better but how do you communicate that to a stubborn 2 year old. Jack did most of the recovery from surgery without much pain medicine at all. I could occasionally slip a med into whatever beverage he was sipping on through the day but the little smarty got wise to my plan. He would start watching me pour the juice and if it was out of his sight at ALL, he wouldn’t drink it. Really?!!? We tried every idea we could think of trying to force him to take his medicine. We pinned him down, shoved the syringe in his mouth, and then proceeded to get sprayed with spit and medicine as he fought so hard to not swallow. Most of the time I ended up washing the medicine off my face and then consoling him for the trauma he just went through. We did this for the first week, and then Jack spiked a fever of 104. We called the surgeon’s office and they told us to bring him into the Emergency Dept. We brought the pathetic little guy in and they fixed him up. They gave him IV fluids, pain medicine via the IV, Tylenol suppositories, and some steroids to decrease the inflammation in his throat. After a few hours there, they sent us home to carry on the battle. Jack eventually did get better but it took almost 2 full weeks. That was longer than I anticipated, but worth it in the end. I’m sure there will be a time that the trauma of the recovery will fade (for him and I) and that the only thing I will remember is that it brought better breathing to Jack. I’m sure that will be a year or more down the road, though…Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-50231857126512974552011-03-15T03:20:00.000-07:002011-03-15T03:33:09.666-07:00Jack's Surgery.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Z79UW5lLlAqT5lMbCk0QiQVk1SczX6dGWV2xGg1xQgtBvC58wlX1uGgRZKYnzSpvnohm2uO-NfMFMJBKogNDdnzoGDmwFClzyfCD9tpbBpWpAcPPsGU3pxkAFY_u6bu6dy_WLoz8abn3/s1600/P1010748.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh_Z79UW5lLlAqT5lMbCk0QiQVk1SczX6dGWV2xGg1xQgtBvC58wlX1uGgRZKYnzSpvnohm2uO-NfMFMJBKogNDdnzoGDmwFClzyfCD9tpbBpWpAcPPsGU3pxkAFY_u6bu6dy_WLoz8abn3/s400/P1010748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583930437555552418" /></a><br /><br />5:30 am came really early this morning. We had to be at Mary Bridge at 7am and with an hour ride there, we didn't want to be late. Jack wasn't impressed with being woke up that early and was pretty cranky most of the morning. We headed into the hospital shortly before 6am and arrived on time. Jack got dressed into his hospital gown and pants. (He wasn't impressed with the clothing change.) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jTm3kH67sOD0npj7ivKIsnZ8DVvlgvcORoohCMxHkJVmG4S8FHvgowmPorqeQsbha6BiEgjHvmj4WBTBLUIjmUX-lptwfrVyVjAqCBxY-IxqsOKgmoGg7KmM9KhN-tVpjs03ZDtyMHDi/s1600/P1010705.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj2jTm3kH67sOD0npj7ivKIsnZ8DVvlgvcORoohCMxHkJVmG4S8FHvgowmPorqeQsbha6BiEgjHvmj4WBTBLUIjmUX-lptwfrVyVjAqCBxY-IxqsOKgmoGg7KmM9KhN-tVpjs03ZDtyMHDi/s400/P1010705.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583934195658040562" /></a><br /><br />We took him to the play area but wasn't in the mood. I think that he could tell something was up. We finally got him to settle down watching Finding Nemo in his crib. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cA7zYkWlenhyphenhyphenb_-8qWEJZLspaxNTanYP2oBneaX9Z5_ZeS_OPsheeBdvg10O3wGXeJ4fYE71FXuvI-bCTEatxBwtI-o8zUHZs9VSnSDsxGcC5SEgiyXbj-T_XWrl9Y6lsG2d8GtbA0TK/s1600/P1010704.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh8cA7zYkWlenhyphenhyphenb_-8qWEJZLspaxNTanYP2oBneaX9Z5_ZeS_OPsheeBdvg10O3wGXeJ4fYE71FXuvI-bCTEatxBwtI-o8zUHZs9VSnSDsxGcC5SEgiyXbj-T_XWrl9Y6lsG2d8GtbA0TK/s400/P1010704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583934191077577042" /></a><br /><br />Shortly after he calmed down, the nurse came to get us to her pre-op assessment. That brought on more tears and fighting. Thankfully the assessment didn't take too long. We found out that Jack weighs in at about 40lbs and is about 3'5". (I thought that he was getting taller.) To help with the transition of the day, we bought 2 gifts for Jack. One present to open up before surgery, and one for after. No, I am NOT above bribing my child when it comes to things like this... After the pre-op assessment, Jack was pretty upset so we decided to give him his first present. He opened up a set of mini skateboards. Jack has had one of these contraptions floating around the house on and off for some time now, but now he has 4!! Super cool. He was very excited about them. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoSBR000LNoF3FKrZwyO8DF9QJsyqtRgnXH1EWs3CRc_IEMUbcFO2KR6MF03IPdkwsuX3L1i5kfbK3DonMjOnLTlpZCybp5_dB-4WYBI0x0b9lhI0ta6CkDoidipaHR4QsnvNPuxH3eEG/s1600/P1010709.JPG"><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/AVvXsEggoSBR000LNoF3FKrZwyO8DF9QJsyqtRgnXH1EWs3CRc_IEMUbcFO2KR6MF03IPdkwsuX3L1i5kfbK3DonMjOnLTlpZCybp5_dB-4WYBI0x0b9lhI0ta6CkDoidipaHR4QsnvNPuxH3eEG/s400/P1010709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583934199380111202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF9ZuoOTyj5in5J1xICupZ0KWGs1Os13Y7ZBdhzbuihWUWmRWnE0LbMOX4XmZZyAkjmzKCsyOQARdr-Y8tO8Fy6VqLcYDniGoIZi869eK4rl381sziB5EPqxrDAhfCx-yJDVv5eAbVVWm/s1600/P1010721.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhlF9ZuoOTyj5in5J1xICupZ0KWGs1Os13Y7ZBdhzbuihWUWmRWnE0LbMOX4XmZZyAkjmzKCsyOQARdr-Y8tO8Fy6VqLcYDniGoIZi869eK4rl381sziB5EPqxrDAhfCx-yJDVv5eAbVVWm/s400/P1010721.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583934200993931570" /></a><br /><br /><br />Shortly after opening his present, the nurse came in with an optional pre-op sedative for Jack to make the transition to going in for surgery a little easier. Do they have one of those for Moms? Mike and I talked it over and decided that the sedative would be a good idea. With as stubborn as Jack can be and as upset as he had been, we wanted to make it as easy as possible for him. They gave him Versed, which is a sedative with an amnesiac (won't remember) property. It takes effect fast and within about 10 minutes, he was definitely feeling the effects of the drug.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZScIbYO2RhgNvO6gN0G4njVT2ZmukwlTZ2p1d58il6ITpXC8jVOqGglnFGbRLaSyntUmpKNft3HV0w93mQQ3-7qcy0h-9oYskkx_uu8tbXlUjVBOzdlln2k2fUcRLtXhVVk2KD5CMexM5/s1600/P1010732.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiZScIbYO2RhgNvO6gN0G4njVT2ZmukwlTZ2p1d58il6ITpXC8jVOqGglnFGbRLaSyntUmpKNft3HV0w93mQQ3-7qcy0h-9oYskkx_uu8tbXlUjVBOzdlln2k2fUcRLtXhVVk2KD5CMexM5/s400/P1010732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583934210512344290" /></a><br /><br />Once they called him for surgery, we went into the OR waiting room. We met with all the doctors and the OR nurse. We had a very short conversation about the surgery and were given reassurance that everything would be ok. It doesn't matter how much they say it, it still doesn't stop the worrying. They took him from my arms and carried him to the OR crying for me. That was one of the hardest moments for both Mike and I.<br /><br />The surgery went well with the exception of placing his IV. At Mary Bridge, it's their policy for day surgery to administer gas to put the kiddos under BEFORE they attempt an IV site. Yes, I said before. Jack was asleep for the whole thing, which in this case was good. I counted after we got home and there were 10 IV attempts. Some with bruises, some without. 10, yes 10 attempts. They finally got one in his upper arm that worked. It was a pain in the behind because every time he bent his arm, it would alarm the IV pump. They finally gave up and just let it run to gravity. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqR_XVfcYI3J36X5OeWDbmfL-orbTlSCQtn3XY3lGbA_4lQOCPTa9xp-NXUs0BRdXuA4SuDbqB74I0U43f1-rHGA8wWer1gjdsJPNMu27NLwV4fRs8V_yli9EdWPZO0Z6cNCEn90MPYTF/s1600/P1010758.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgZqR_XVfcYI3J36X5OeWDbmfL-orbTlSCQtn3XY3lGbA_4lQOCPTa9xp-NXUs0BRdXuA4SuDbqB74I0U43f1-rHGA8wWer1gjdsJPNMu27NLwV4fRs8V_yli9EdWPZO0Z6cNCEn90MPYTF/s400/P1010758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583885998385503938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5o7KVSD6V5xqdLQ96NP9itJf_UAvMAd1oURSVYeiI9PmEvhxrZtHXP8D2LL0Kevkm_tYNU2DMLy3JKmGzz1Y7M5Kc1sBj6R4KekF6K17L4cEJuyh_XPEySMWpbRmEgk7nRquedjkfYiob/s1600/P1010756.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh5o7KVSD6V5xqdLQ96NP9itJf_UAvMAd1oURSVYeiI9PmEvhxrZtHXP8D2LL0Kevkm_tYNU2DMLy3JKmGzz1Y7M5Kc1sBj6R4KekF6K17L4cEJuyh_XPEySMWpbRmEgk7nRquedjkfYiob/s400/P1010756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583885991476652290" /></a><br /><br />He wasn't interested in drinking ANYTHING after surgery, not even eating a popsicle. After a dose of IV pain medicine, he slowly came around. We bribed him with the 2nd present to get him to take Ibuprofen in the vain attempt to keep the pain at bay. HUH. Little did I know what was to come. After he took the medicine, they observed him for a short while longer and then discharged us home. Mike and I both realized that neither of us had eaten much so we stopped by McD's on the ride home. Jack had fallen asleep the minute the car was in motion but in his Fentanyl induced daze woke up and said 'Burger. I need burger.' We were just happy that he wanted to take in ANYTHING so we stopped got him a burger and chocolate shake. Poor thing couldn't stay awake long enough to eat it, but by God he was going to have that burger. He did end up eating a few bites and drinking a little bit of the shake, which we were happy about. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRo-yBq1R0vg6ZzSRnvhdzKYPRaWS7neE2kCtBekSJetFwdtW5k74nN7bBtvSRLxODtApEPn2Dn-lXDLIltmG7mMpZFHjSoC4ZevYMK-hIpR1OMD8HrlOJHfNTGHiMS2am_B4jO3Dk8TdJ/s1600/P1010743.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjRo-yBq1R0vg6ZzSRnvhdzKYPRaWS7neE2kCtBekSJetFwdtW5k74nN7bBtvSRLxODtApEPn2Dn-lXDLIltmG7mMpZFHjSoC4ZevYMK-hIpR1OMD8HrlOJHfNTGHiMS2am_B4jO3Dk8TdJ/s400/P1010743.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583930442086389874" /></a><br /><br />Once at home we tried to get him settled in for some rest, but it was becoming all too clear that I was coming down with Strep throat. Compliments of being a Momma. Jack had it, and passed it to me.... Lucky! I started running a fever earlier that day and now was having body aches that were unbearable. I didn't want to drag Jack out of the house after he just had surgery but he wouldn't let me go anywhere without him. So, all 3 of us went to the doctor's to find out that yes, I have Strep throat. Duh, I could have told you that one. I got a prescription for antibiotics and we went to fill it at our Pharmacy. Once we got home, everyone (Daddy included) took a nap. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2gBd6P2hTTEDhDf9D58Df6D0Qax4wLjVHNro-74K2M68Tfx-d1-nAUCvbvk9XCnGKTXNRrOPAlhp6s9eNVWM6bb2Hii95HN7WcdJ9YgRI7900092FzPoTnqI4qKi4WO2uLesdUdpujOo/s1600/P1010755.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjV2gBd6P2hTTEDhDf9D58Df6D0Qax4wLjVHNro-74K2M68Tfx-d1-nAUCvbvk9XCnGKTXNRrOPAlhp6s9eNVWM6bb2Hii95HN7WcdJ9YgRI7900092FzPoTnqI4qKi4WO2uLesdUdpujOo/s400/P1010755.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583886006019351138" /></a><br /><br />That's when it dawned on me that he hasn't been choking while he was asleep. He hasn't been snoring as loud as usual. By God, I think that they fixed him. Wonderful!! At least all of this work will be worth the fact that Jack can now breath.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSaNx1sOAO0K5bMK0OicYRqw8ljTeOEgm_rMfXNy3nxNLyaAaPoc2CXeJyOura5o1VDDzCFLz6VrVuhAesQ0Rg64tQsfl8WK2m55PqtDC43-NrUkqhb4F3Nb0iCSV6AD3e5u_8oU9GN-h/s1600/P1010761.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgVSaNx1sOAO0K5bMK0OicYRqw8ljTeOEgm_rMfXNy3nxNLyaAaPoc2CXeJyOura5o1VDDzCFLz6VrVuhAesQ0Rg64tQsfl8WK2m55PqtDC43-NrUkqhb4F3Nb0iCSV6AD3e5u_8oU9GN-h/s400/P1010761.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583882977222316850" /></a><br />Jack's first meal post surgery. Strawberries and candy, yummmm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb0FythZCvCl45ItvuXdkdXYhpZ3zqSLmBMRQCH8rI-D7zARHIpnhzFGQBXV7gg4NF6MuMajbziW4FPbqMJqOzxAyXbqrYmrIh9MSeR3uB8CM0_RS_gRD6frGPIxfxuE56V9qPIcs7vUb/s1600/P1010759.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjfb0FythZCvCl45ItvuXdkdXYhpZ3zqSLmBMRQCH8rI-D7zARHIpnhzFGQBXV7gg4NF6MuMajbziW4FPbqMJqOzxAyXbqrYmrIh9MSeR3uB8CM0_RS_gRD6frGPIxfxuE56V9qPIcs7vUb/s400/P1010759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583882970237942642" /></a><br />This face was the theme for the next 2 weeks of our lives. He was NOT a happy guy.Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-78069230579107581872011-02-13T02:44:00.000-08:002011-02-13T04:55:13.513-08:00A very long road....Happy day before Valentine's Day to everyone. I hope that this post finds you all well. <br /><br />I'm up in the middle of the night yet again, contemplating and worrying about things...thank you insomnia. As most of you know, our poor Jack has been sick for a while, now. He has had more doctor appointments in the last month than I think he has in his whole life. It all started with a cough. He had it before Christmas but after the New Year, it got worse. I didn’t want to rush him into the doctor’s so by the time we did go to the office, the cough been around for the last 3 weeks. Jack was diagnosed with a sinus infection and was given Amoxicillin for it. During the worst part of the coughing, Jack was staying in bed with us and at night, I realized just how BAD his breathing had become. Now mind you, Jack has snored since the time he was born and he hasn’t always had the most even breathing at night. This was something entirely different. This was much worse than I ever imagined. Now being a nurse and having pediatric experience I have a lot of guilt surrounding this. Shouldn’t I have seen this a lot earlier? Should I have made a big deal about the small interruptions in his breathing that had been going on for probably 18 months? When you are a nurse and a mom, you walk a fine line. Some times a little knowledge is too much knowledge, but then you kick yourself for not talking about things that you think aren’t that troublesome when you find out they are. Guilt, guilt, and more guilt. Those small interruptions in breathing had led to full on choking and apnea at night. After one particularly bad night, Mike called me in the morning concerned. I called and made another appointment with the Pediatrician and Jack was referred to an ENT doctor. They would evaluate him for possible adenoid and tonsil removal. After leaving the pediatrician’s office, I called and set up the ENT appointment. The referral appointment was less than a week from when I made the appointment, so I was pleased at how fast we got into see Dr Erwin. When Dr Erwin evaluated Jack, he said that he thought removing his adenoids and tonsils would be a good idea, but he also thought that Jack needed tubes placed in his ears. That one took me by surprise. I had several sets of tubes when I was a kid and didn’t have any problems but that is a very different story for my brother-in-law. Billy had surgeries on his ears multiple times and during one of the surgeries, they broke one of the small bones in the ear. He is now deaf on that side. Needless to say, Mike was not happy about the idea of tubes. He still isn’t fond of the idea. I keep telling him that it’s not Navy doctors performing the surgery but I don’t think it matters. He is afraid of re-living what happened to Billy with Jack. I can’t say that I blame him. We scheduled his surgery as soon as we could which was Valentine’s Day. During the course of Amoxicillin prescribed for the sinus infection, Jack broke out into a bright red rash. The rash looked like one I had seen when I worked at Mary Bridge called HSP but it had been so long ago that I wasn’t positive. There was a concern that he might be allergic to the Amoxicillin, so we stopped the medicine and waited for the rash to go away. After 2 days off the medicine, the rash was still there. I was advised to come into see the doctor so back to the pediatrician’s office we went. This time he was diagnosed with HSP. Momma’s hunch was right. HSP is short for Henoch Schonlien Purpura, which in short is a vaculitis of the small blood vessels that can show up in a characteristic rash, joint pain and swelling, and can also cause complications such as kidney damage and bowel obstruction. These are rare complications but nonetheless, they could happen. So, away we left from the doctor’s office with a new thing for Momma to worry about. With his surgery coming up and the HSP on my mind, I was getting a little stressed but nothing I couldn’t handle. We were also hoping that this would be the last illness before surgery. It had to be right?!? You don’t know how wrong I was. The rash that Jack had came and left pretty fast which IS unusual for HSP but I thought that maybe he just had a very mild case. I wanted to make sure that the sinus infection was thoroughly treated so when we found out that the rash wasn’t a reaction to the Amoxicillin, we finished the last 3 days. No rash came back, so we were golden. A few days later, Jack complained of some abdominal pain and told Mike that he didn’t’ want to “go shopping”. That’s pretty unusual because this kid LOVES to shop. I didn’t think too much of it until a few days later when Jack’s daycare called Mike concerned because he hadn’t moved from the spot where Mike had set him down when he dropped him off. He also wouldn’t let anyone touch his stomach and wouldn’t stand upright. He also felt really hot and refused to drink anything. I was at work when all of this happened so Billy thankfully was able to pick up Jack from school and met me in Tacoma. We got into see another Pediatrician (mind you of all the doctors we’d seen so far were ALL different) and said that she has been seeing a lot of nausea and vomiting coming through the office but because of Jack’s history, they wanted to watch him a little bit closer since he hadn’t had any vomiting. Ok, sounds like a plan. They brought me a container for him to pee in so they could check his urine for blood, and then he vomited. Perfect. At least it was happening 5 days before surgery and not the night before. Glass half full, right?!? At that point, I was exhausted because I worked the night before and I just wanted to take Jack home. They gave him a dose of Zofran and away home we went to push fluids. Apparently the illness that was running through the office lasted about 6 hours so I assumed that was probably will happen with Jack. That would give him plenty of time to get over this bug and heal in time for his surgery. No problem. Then the fever started. Jack literally felt like he was on fire. His temps got up to 102.6. I thought that was awful high for a simple stomach virus, but nonetheless, I was NOT about to run back to the doctor. When Jack still had the fever on Friday (it started Wednesday) and with his surgery scheduled for Monday, I hung my head and called the doctor’s office, AGAIN. Thankfully we were able to see Dr Ayer who is Jack’s primary pediatrician. I also noticed that Jack was sporting yet another rash. It looked like Scarlet fever to me but I never was good with rashes. Once we saw Dr Ayer, he said that it looks like a strep rash. OK. He did a rapid strep culture and it came back blaring positive. My 2 year old has Strep throat. Awesome. I asked him if the rash together with the Strep infection was Scarlet fever and he said that it was indeed. Great. Now, he’s getting more antibiotics the Friday before his surgery. Come on, kid..... After leaving Dr Ayer’s office to pick up his medicine, I called Dr Erwin’s office to talk to them about if this would cahnge the surgery date. No doctors or nurses are in the office today. Huh?!? Then why is the freaking office open? Deep breath. The instructed for me to call Mary Bridge short stay and talk to them. After one of the nurses discussed it with an anesthesiologist, the verdict was if it were his son, he would wait but it’s my decision. Great. I talked to Mike and we had decided to reschedule the surgery. When I called to cancel the surgery, I talked to the nurse who said 'we can’t tell you to cancel the surgery, it’s your decision.' I WAS aware of that, thank you. She also said that we could wait until Sunday night or even Monday morning to see how he’s feeling. <Contemplating> Yeah, let’s do that instead. I had this gut feeling that if we canceled the surgery, the little booger would be fine by Monday and I would be kicking myself until he actually had his surgery. Since my gut instinct was right 2 times before I decided to go with it on this one. I was finally able to talk to the on-call ENT and he said that we should go in on Monday knowing that there is a slight chance they might cancel, but he thought that Dr Erwin would still perform the surgery. We started the antibiotics Friday afternoon, got 2 doses in, and his fever didn’t come back. <Sigh of relief> He’s starting to eat again and is drinking a lot. NOW, I will not say or even think that nothing else will happen before surgery. NOT GOING TO DO IT. I’m going to wait patiently with both fingers and toes crossed that his surgery will go on as scheduled. I am starting to get a little nervous about his surgery, though. I know it needs to happen but I’m just not looking forward to the recovery that it will bring. I know there will be a lot of pain and fighting about taking medicine, but this is what we do for our kids. I have to be tough, I have to be strong but I feel like I just want to curl up in a little ball with him and cry. I have an internal struggle going on that I think most parents who are healthcare providers deal with. On one hand you’re a nurse and you know that tough love is a must when kids are sick but on the other, it’s YOUR child. It’s your flesh and blood that you are forcing to take medicine. To hear him cough and gag because he’s being too stubborn to take the antibiotic without a syringe shoved into his mouth. It’s the baby that you cared for since the day he was born. You cried when you heard him take his first breath. It’s JACK. <br /><br />You have to be TOUGH. You have to be STRONG. It’s what’s best for him and that’s all that matters. That’s ALL that matters.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcvttEZzTPoXgHcRBmNuim7ukzPXEm4a-PHdcJnvgzuHAsEPf49DEsP1pYy0-YX144qBmFyKdlriGBM_akET_8fAarRzclvDaygS_YKCNooxF9Lrsk-q3FKd4DOf372ihuDc_lmdChJf3/s1600/P1010437.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgBcvttEZzTPoXgHcRBmNuim7ukzPXEm4a-PHdcJnvgzuHAsEPf49DEsP1pYy0-YX144qBmFyKdlriGBM_akET_8fAarRzclvDaygS_YKCNooxF9Lrsk-q3FKd4DOf372ihuDc_lmdChJf3/s400/P1010437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573152482232602962" /></a><br /><br /><br />I will keep you all posted on Facebook the day of the surgery and blog about it when I’m able. Yes, I will be taking pictures. Wish us luck for no more sickies before surgery and for a swift and uneventful surgery and recovery.Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-27617722305957280852011-01-17T08:35:00.000-08:002011-01-18T08:53:41.201-08:00JacK's FiRsT DaY of ScHooL!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn66GFw1mEKk5huzOnBCSNz9xVISeiusYAEjZaITVjVPwplh_Qv_skMlFMiDe6fT05JAoUSAfgdMf3AtVMQvRPFzEn5-ldxNlvdzJSGJKrtxdUuNldMdv5FGBN7InG30aS48U8FtHyqm5X/s1600/P1010561.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgn66GFw1mEKk5huzOnBCSNz9xVISeiusYAEjZaITVjVPwplh_Qv_skMlFMiDe6fT05JAoUSAfgdMf3AtVMQvRPFzEn5-ldxNlvdzJSGJKrtxdUuNldMdv5FGBN7InG30aS48U8FtHyqm5X/s400/P1010561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563567760778538194" /></a><br /><br /><br />Many more tears were shed by Momma today than anyone else in the family. Jack starts his first day of school today. I can't believe how time flies. Seems like yesterday he was just a baby. He still is a baby but has grown into such a little boy. I feel like we've hit a milestone today. Jack has a cubby, he has teachers, and he's going to make a lot of friends. He is growing up so fast and there isn't anything I can do to stop it. I'm not sure that I would want to, but there is always a part of you that wishes they would stay little forever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNNius0_M-UaZbz-aFya5qCI77nmmD-SI0yLF-3TfKEkIoqcVPkbviBv5OW9GharJ3KvyaFwanbzuc8zphYjazb2MMg8gdXKnV0ATx7FnAoV2MF2Ao9gFI0QCjYYkf-OtmVWWBfIThQGr/s1600/P1010562.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgTNNius0_M-UaZbz-aFya5qCI77nmmD-SI0yLF-3TfKEkIoqcVPkbviBv5OW9GharJ3KvyaFwanbzuc8zphYjazb2MMg8gdXKnV0ATx7FnAoV2MF2Ao9gFI0QCjYYkf-OtmVWWBfIThQGr/s400/P1010562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563567755747632226" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RWaZpuucp3EZcF3gY91UT4sGkol_EGeYuvm_yOJ4-mw_iafCVu3_v5oNa93uBv-akWi1Zh4rRvYAF0f7bpo4aM0ngN_G5x2vIiIEW5UDWqJoL-7qfJFZc57mnJBmBO0H_MvBvxm6mEI_/s1600/P1010571.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RWaZpuucp3EZcF3gY91UT4sGkol_EGeYuvm_yOJ4-mw_iafCVu3_v5oNa93uBv-akWi1Zh4rRvYAF0f7bpo4aM0ngN_G5x2vIiIEW5UDWqJoL-7qfJFZc57mnJBmBO0H_MvBvxm6mEI_/s400/P1010571.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563567750211355394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL5Oozitq7eU770Agyf019ZGEd8hBl7TJqecJgs6ML9hhylZmiRAvbhFQ1oVhVI_dA5YqDUtb-2hZ4fmejOKw6UGLFgsU-K60ECIK27TWK0GQ6iylutOBS8hGemQ4QZav3wdjaQvZvPnS/s1600/P1010574.JPG"><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/AVvXsEghL5Oozitq7eU770Agyf019ZGEd8hBl7TJqecJgs6ML9hhylZmiRAvbhFQ1oVhVI_dA5YqDUtb-2hZ4fmejOKw6UGLFgsU-K60ECIK27TWK0GQ6iylutOBS8hGemQ4QZav3wdjaQvZvPnS/s400/P1010574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563567745780700114" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Momma loves you, Bubba. Have fun at school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJiwmCEStHL2Yy3UH0edJlcAjEpwzP6s0su63REMwLH4H_u9XUSGvSRKebxUVgppeHW3D6JfkX9XWj6Fft_hrV_MRfau04YNDQ7JKGkvhQqtd-SL9AsA7CVE8jETeL3jQdH-w3cVMWBfw/s1600/IMG_1278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJiwmCEStHL2Yy3UH0edJlcAjEpwzP6s0su63REMwLH4H_u9XUSGvSRKebxUVgppeHW3D6JfkX9XWj6Fft_hrV_MRfau04YNDQ7JKGkvhQqtd-SL9AsA7CVE8jETeL3jQdH-w3cVMWBfw/s400/IMG_1278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563568550839345586" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-72346780794548042812011-01-16T03:02:00.001-08:002011-01-16T03:38:29.131-08:00MONSTER TRUCKS and a dude rocking an awesome mullett!!This last weekend, we went to Monster Jam 2011. Monster trucks and dirt. Jack was in heaven. He was being a pistol before hand because of a late night up and a short nap before the show, but as soon as her eard those engines, he had a huge smile on his face. Maybe it was the exhaust fumes, or maybe sheer happiness, I'm not too sure. We definetly should have bought an extra seat for him, but for the most part he sat in Mike's lap.<br /><br />Mike in the spirit of things....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfF0L8DLChORiMC6ifJs1Kzy_V95gYoEk0Zvt9yOjKOTxNcs-4wOFyIWiuAE8iMf5VabwO66te-BuWD5SuWJi4SlJgNmIsvAaPFNrCakhOrNDmA1BKYctVoW2pMOrwYxHTZZ4pf_i0IHO/s1600/P1010322.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjgfF0L8DLChORiMC6ifJs1Kzy_V95gYoEk0Zvt9yOjKOTxNcs-4wOFyIWiuAE8iMf5VabwO66te-BuWD5SuWJi4SlJgNmIsvAaPFNrCakhOrNDmA1BKYctVoW2pMOrwYxHTZZ4pf_i0IHO/s400/P1010322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562742757019737762" /></a><br /><br />We had awesome seats this year. We were sitting right behind Iron Outlaw and Bountyhunter about 3 rows back. It made for some great pictures. At least with Momma's skillful picture taking, of course.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61jSo2-a6-lQ5uvDDUGv-Ln0q9AsaGpez-U7csWpGbcWpBVVpCpIjmfG32qPRyftivNpGEpztQDQBj4S-hYus5L2Dk_JcK-ao3WO6yqMqiYNKou94BHYGhM_vQj9-_MMlrWAgUy_W0fET/s1600/P1010369.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj61jSo2-a6-lQ5uvDDUGv-Ln0q9AsaGpez-U7csWpGbcWpBVVpCpIjmfG32qPRyftivNpGEpztQDQBj4S-hYus5L2Dk_JcK-ao3WO6yqMqiYNKou94BHYGhM_vQj9-_MMlrWAgUy_W0fET/s400/P1010369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562741213662879762" /></a><br /><br />Once we sat down and had to stay put Jack got a little antsy, especially when there was a longer time inbetween cars. He tried to climb away a few times but Mike managed to keep him in line with food and candy. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic5lG20ZNoqO65yRXsVjFnpJpGRzNnDSdXCKFyJyPF9skkr8P21lx8yUxVCLEIQG9V5MRN29jrDmRKqjeGbgBkcbK8wAmk76GxNEEjXzI6GsWKImmArxpaNE2VymCdn6iHrVbjRH5f9rN/s1600/P1010380.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiic5lG20ZNoqO65yRXsVjFnpJpGRzNnDSdXCKFyJyPF9skkr8P21lx8yUxVCLEIQG9V5MRN29jrDmRKqjeGbgBkcbK8wAmk76GxNEEjXzI6GsWKImmArxpaNE2VymCdn6iHrVbjRH5f9rN/s400/P1010380.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562740438391197250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikNk_T7BPVakdQYvFhyrFwbY86i4NlzNhNrBKu9C7WUT53OzX4tsLRq9EcbNA5-OPZNnasHE3JdwU_r6bE5ym9TtfRuqilhKZQTO6BI8hEtFbRwuqME8IjrVyox-cQlUhp6YWJqXggV6h/s1600/P1010437.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgikNk_T7BPVakdQYvFhyrFwbY86i4NlzNhNrBKu9C7WUT53OzX4tsLRq9EcbNA5-OPZNnasHE3JdwU_r6bE5ym9TtfRuqilhKZQTO6BI8hEtFbRwuqME8IjrVyox-cQlUhp6YWJqXggV6h/s400/P1010437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562740433105741234" /></a><br /><br />We met the Perez family there. We've kind of made it tradition. We always have fun hanging out with Ron, Crystal and the kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdFSmdZzqgOq5VmHLSpDsc8SeSmJ6sL-miDLP9VxBNnTr7F68Q4uADzvK9gQPH9cP1MnX3NMAg_bugHhF6ynhs5-aJx3590wgpWSwnY5Ui56FcqA_OA1F3s6M7uXRxTSNZn-tTAiHfNLL/s1600/P1010439.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhxdFSmdZzqgOq5VmHLSpDsc8SeSmJ6sL-miDLP9VxBNnTr7F68Q4uADzvK9gQPH9cP1MnX3NMAg_bugHhF6ynhs5-aJx3590wgpWSwnY5Ui56FcqA_OA1F3s6M7uXRxTSNZn-tTAiHfNLL/s400/P1010439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562740429797188258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtN0zP-912eoeyzIziIZkLjfEfOdE3EAUyMRmr8oU00DN-8T-ldyFxrMn6WHW_PRgHbq5glMR5sv89L2XkfpnsZk9UjSR0B8lo5ugFDkD7V4Q24wJBiYgzFhp-bbYZnyHrGAwfX-WciDT/s1600/P1010385.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjNtN0zP-912eoeyzIziIZkLjfEfOdE3EAUyMRmr8oU00DN-8T-ldyFxrMn6WHW_PRgHbq5glMR5sv89L2XkfpnsZk9UjSR0B8lo5ugFDkD7V4Q24wJBiYgzFhp-bbYZnyHrGAwfX-WciDT/s400/P1010385.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562740422004301682" /></a><br /><br />Just before intermission, there was a tank that came out that was essencially a transformer. The head and arms folded out of the top of the tank and proceeded to breathe fire and eat a car. Jack called him a dragon. He didn't seem too scared but was definetly watching the scene with a questioning eye.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HHJgIVnsxDLW5ZVtCI8Rwt56Os-r0GWdquQaP1PcZRjXEMkPq9obEz-T92T13sKOXCNKIAAhps1uXNT2ihci-V_ZHtP9v1l0VoOa9RMqVHQVlbq4Qn29mKZZ5W16_3KU5cgCemr71GJ-/s1600/P1010471.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi2HHJgIVnsxDLW5ZVtCI8Rwt56Os-r0GWdquQaP1PcZRjXEMkPq9obEz-T92T13sKOXCNKIAAhps1uXNT2ihci-V_ZHtP9v1l0VoOa9RMqVHQVlbq4Qn29mKZZ5W16_3KU5cgCemr71GJ-/s400/P1010471.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562740416143651410" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QkwK45GPP4VRET2O-sQhVKE0E9Aro3lG3nYSpad_Oft93D1GpLOXneCyGImz-HRa-4FjOiP6Oc1wiW063eYB51DfnxuANjIx3FlEdkzQJgY-6J2mGvCjtzQTLaZKgNFydDhnOcMg43LG/s1600/P1010464.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj2QkwK45GPP4VRET2O-sQhVKE0E9Aro3lG3nYSpad_Oft93D1GpLOXneCyGImz-HRa-4FjOiP6Oc1wiW063eYB51DfnxuANjIx3FlEdkzQJgY-6J2mGvCjtzQTLaZKgNFydDhnOcMg43LG/s400/P1010464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562738723056081010" /></a><br /><br />The drivers put on an awesome show for us. We saw 4 trucks flip and Grave Digger the Legend rolled the truck over and actually saved it during the freestyle event. He won the competition. All in all it was a great event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcQ8rfPYdu1pEjkK-MkIiawBbhbf4YhrRfbZi2EN_YCS4LiXxpLFik7YYSnBWGSEGK6jnA95B-sF9dnfriXhNyWXBJbKUhnku6kNLYNxCDMLVu8G0tKg_l0eo8Ayw5aWbjib23IhoAUB9/s1600/P1010485.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiLcQ8rfPYdu1pEjkK-MkIiawBbhbf4YhrRfbZi2EN_YCS4LiXxpLFik7YYSnBWGSEGK6jnA95B-sF9dnfriXhNyWXBJbKUhnku6kNLYNxCDMLVu8G0tKg_l0eo8Ayw5aWbjib23IhoAUB9/s400/P1010485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562738721250352466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRoa5qmTXlyRn38dXOv8xgsnS0m5hBjtE0dIr7ib1geaLBdcXPEGyeqMp9f6SeNJnOcz8I7A8_yBf2cQtlfFeF4BXqyezNX7X8sv4o_EoCfgZ_BwmxS8Zx7WCzYsG_CqMkZXGbWWAP_3i/s1600/P1010517.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjsRoa5qmTXlyRn38dXOv8xgsnS0m5hBjtE0dIr7ib1geaLBdcXPEGyeqMp9f6SeNJnOcz8I7A8_yBf2cQtlfFeF4BXqyezNX7X8sv4o_EoCfgZ_BwmxS8Zx7WCzYsG_CqMkZXGbWWAP_3i/s400/P1010517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562738716292035730" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTSCtwoaksX2wdJZ_DDrPtJWBinDLK6BRipVWhIlEum6Pky0KYjHqUf2HKT4uN4STEJNZMQGe6_b6ZPVgoylypWwOQXvlw9ApZBwUi2fbMCwlHil8KY2K_a3Lgg1h-gmmQ1qMoXIWu3Ad/s1600/P1010523.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjLTSCtwoaksX2wdJZ_DDrPtJWBinDLK6BRipVWhIlEum6Pky0KYjHqUf2HKT4uN4STEJNZMQGe6_b6ZPVgoylypWwOQXvlw9ApZBwUi2fbMCwlHil8KY2K_a3Lgg1h-gmmQ1qMoXIWu3Ad/s400/P1010523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562738708398980514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNa_kgvalyb-8fBQCntyf7qZY1ojB5PE8z_-3KN8Th5_njxeQoG_Q0zk2WdGpxvsEV5WaqT_vzSA7RbYx04g_tHGoDftX3HDAu4IshFar8OwOM4GPsn-tKjrM_JZPypxgJErR-3_OpHJRD/s1600/P1010526.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgNa_kgvalyb-8fBQCntyf7qZY1ojB5PE8z_-3KN8Th5_njxeQoG_Q0zk2WdGpxvsEV5WaqT_vzSA7RbYx04g_tHGoDftX3HDAu4IshFar8OwOM4GPsn-tKjrM_JZPypxgJErR-3_OpHJRD/s400/P1010526.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562738701794236642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">AND the moment you've all been waiting for......BLEACHED BLONDE MULLETT!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPppmoaJPH5fszt1F281Tvx0bZTHw37oqTnMYC8Md8PULC2yz0S-0nsj6UuMcTyCiT5i8TVt0VEzrCherkrFdBIYUh8wGtL_bTPhTk3XlWuAa9BbJsmRk53Eae2beTmdzy2hZjYWs-mzq/s1600/P1010393.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjrPppmoaJPH5fszt1F281Tvx0bZTHw37oqTnMYC8Md8PULC2yz0S-0nsj6UuMcTyCiT5i8TVt0VEzrCherkrFdBIYUh8wGtL_bTPhTk3XlWuAa9BbJsmRk53Eae2beTmdzy2hZjYWs-mzq/s400/P1010393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562741216897839810" /></a><br /><br />Now I like Ron, but he's not usually the subject of most of my pictures. In this instance, we needed a picture.Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-7879306895624869872011-01-08T21:08:00.001-08:002011-01-08T21:08:47.122-08:00An Irish BlessingLucky stars above you, <br />Sunshine on your way, <br />Many friends to love you, <br />Joy in work and play<br />Laughter to outweigh each care, <br />In your heart a song<br />And gladness waiting everywhere <br />All your whole life long!Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-8495057167666790282011-01-02T18:59:00.000-08:002011-01-02T19:13:59.404-08:00A new year brings new excitement for the Lowmon clan!HaPpY NeW YeAr FrOm My FaMiLy To YoUrS!! <br />Hoping that the next year brings all that your heart desires.<br /><br />Mike and I have been working on getting Jack's room cleaned out of all his clutter. We sorted through all his clothes and took out the stuff that doesn't fit any more. Next, we are moving on to his toys, once he is ASLEEP, and we are going to go through and put away all the toys that he has outgrown. (Yes, we are still keeping everything for when we have the next one...) I'm hoping that trasition goes smoothly.... My resolutions this year are 1) to be more organized and cleaner and 2) to spend less money. We shall see how things go. Mike is pretty happy about my resolutions so I'm sure that he will keep me to them....<br /> :-)Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-80118292381699814932010-12-25T17:44:00.000-08:002011-01-02T18:58:58.534-08:00Merry Christmas....or as Jack would say 'Happy Birthday!'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8sIuhd-gDzpSkKMTYIPvSR3v6PuQRsFpE9WRqT9RgDtuiaPVXgU1xqcw4GR8ul3xR5OI7NTMuCcLBEsLCa1HfeMifjZuy5I7D2AtBPdAXxnqkOtTbTOnpytYCEl60HcFHFZhu1Dg7e_a/s1600/P1010154.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgt8sIuhd-gDzpSkKMTYIPvSR3v6PuQRsFpE9WRqT9RgDtuiaPVXgU1xqcw4GR8ul3xR5OI7NTMuCcLBEsLCa1HfeMifjZuy5I7D2AtBPdAXxnqkOtTbTOnpytYCEl60HcFHFZhu1Dg7e_a/s400/P1010154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557785154913154466" /></a><br /><br />As the Christmas season rolled around this year, it snuck up on me like always. It was more dramatic this time, I think because Mike did a lot of the shopping this year. I didn’t have time to prepare mentally for it. I was also somewhat focused on the fact that I turned 30 this month. I’ve decided that I’m really ok with being 30, or 29 again.☺ I have a great family, friends to be thankful for, and my health is ever improving. I’m very thankful for my life so far and I’m excited to see what the next year brings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUj7J5pewPgPO1l6jQgh_LYI64HV8z09naO0BFSesZ_RE9pUsokC-wWwJ0ld19d-Dl8N1Yq59UARFgou9ewPISp0c_gAqEIauUtO9aUN8JsE-TsJz_qeQefnEWhVQNZj7bUJeIa4tEQCO/s1600/P1010094.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjbUj7J5pewPgPO1l6jQgh_LYI64HV8z09naO0BFSesZ_RE9pUsokC-wWwJ0ld19d-Dl8N1Yq59UARFgou9ewPISp0c_gAqEIauUtO9aUN8JsE-TsJz_qeQefnEWhVQNZj7bUJeIa4tEQCO/s400/P1010094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557784643489972626" /></a><br /><br />The Christmas season brought lots of travel like usual. We spent an evening in Chehalis with Carol and Doug having dinner on the 23rd, spent the 24th traveling to and back from Bellingham where we visited Mike's great Grandparents and extended family, then spent the 25th at my parents house until I had to go to work. It was exhausting!! But it was also worth the trip to see everyone. We missed a few people this year but will hopefully see them soon after the new year comes. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQZ0ksLw5oekqw1nnVfmqsuC1xSibO1LWwQO3Uom4C-VaEO0KE61p8_PHrcQS2psuzg2km9RHJX_A68PFrlYQdr496iQFvrRIvPaTyYYBEqOdXbhcJjkk16dZxEIxWEvtD5QVGhKFk2Ij/s400/P1010254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557774574539802834" /></a><br /><br />Jack decided that my parents carpet would feel better rolled up apperently. He was just trying to get comfortable....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ms3tFOpR3cktgB4jK8t23XUWqYPIENhTgmKOS5pCQUYE4AfNdYTwLE-S6qZcxhR1YZaHZ2anjX8kVzN_UATS3ejfDacYMsieaiR6dEhpcgXc_8wZQvPIk3uML0ieZllloh4WFWETUqCm/s1600/P1010291.jpg"><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/AVvXsEh-ms3tFOpR3cktgB4jK8t23XUWqYPIENhTgmKOS5pCQUYE4AfNdYTwLE-S6qZcxhR1YZaHZ2anjX8kVzN_UATS3ejfDacYMsieaiR6dEhpcgXc_8wZQvPIk3uML0ieZllloh4WFWETUqCm/s400/P1010291.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557774559407209618" /></a><br /><br />Shortly after Christmas, my niece Quinlan came to stay with us. The kids always have such a good time together. The next day, Quinlan took Jack home with her and he spent the night with them. Momma and Daddy had a very peaceful night and then a quiet day. We loved the break, but still missed our little man. We were glad to have him home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbxjDrE4dqctikzyWd0hsGhI4rFECiNgwh9vkn05ulPj4Aeq-Dy7PSAoC1x46_uTogtSXS5Qm8j1343tjz2f5J_ZwJ9KgNemahoLATSxTE0HhJCE5Pl0OK2rDnNpgnkDlz05gf0XcLXhs/s1600/P1010298.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiAbxjDrE4dqctikzyWd0hsGhI4rFECiNgwh9vkn05ulPj4Aeq-Dy7PSAoC1x46_uTogtSXS5Qm8j1343tjz2f5J_ZwJ9KgNemahoLATSxTE0HhJCE5Pl0OK2rDnNpgnkDlz05gf0XcLXhs/s400/P1010298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557774551947240082" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-22905295907740546522010-12-05T11:36:00.000-08:002010-12-05T12:16:21.029-08:00Lovely Lisa's Christmas party 2010Miss Lisa has a tradition of throwing a wonderful Christmas party in the begining of December every year. The tradition has gone on longer than I've proabaly been alive but this was my first year in attendence. Everyone had a great time. There was lots of food and lots of drinks. We all are so grateful fro her hospitality and look forward to many more parties to come.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkRy9wfWtJcUe6_rb1fSAp1-tu6cNFKPu15R5mEVxLzgdMmHqRzmicK0HRdcWm8N_RI1qMvOLM-Uk2C1eWgO-zXg9Pd_KAErdPR9CrVpnqu88lJJosV6jlD-IQNcHzBJnLl8G3pA0PccT/s1600/P1000989.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgwkRy9wfWtJcUe6_rb1fSAp1-tu6cNFKPu15R5mEVxLzgdMmHqRzmicK0HRdcWm8N_RI1qMvOLM-Uk2C1eWgO-zXg9Pd_KAErdPR9CrVpnqu88lJJosV6jlD-IQNcHzBJnLl8G3pA0PccT/s400/P1000989.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547287430809865410" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweOoPHjRRYCb5Sa3WfFV6kLyunlaJKjZBpGKQRHsxVc4DoZDc-Hpc3EaxrODF8z_dPEUuIJ-PQXX2yQt-mBdaQPK7v57atBlKfr2NAkrlzGi6sNJjC-1ITimkYMWyT3xX93LZ8JTg2oy_/s1600/P1000963.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHonIiI5usl-9EfDNXTbmr6v3JprZCCY_vOObByxOSJea5zYcHZ9xigrbjV8Eeerzi4D1dQ4Bc3sTeU9QPxd2wAkVUFc8h9bQf0JpNAmUl2UARc3PdjckpYphhDhfAgm8-EgPz07QOd8M/s400/P1000984.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547287447493662898" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Te27pX92zWBnznYCKlzoVaQyOzcEcdtpNHjPBIWridnD88do4d6N5rXptkU4_5bhefYRt2F3XGsozthY6XF9ge0pYellLThHv_BXiC_B5QEYAk6S-OuEjkhG1ePbqN5kGEzr6013uLFj/s1600/P1000910.JPG"><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/AVvXsEg5Te27pX92zWBnznYCKlzoVaQyOzcEcdtpNHjPBIWridnD88do4d6N5rXptkU4_5bhefYRt2F3XGsozthY6XF9ge0pYellLThHv_BXiC_B5QEYAk6S-OuEjkhG1ePbqN5kGEzr6013uLFj/s400/P1000910.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547294071340151906" /></a><br />Here's to you Lisa, and to many more parties to come!!Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-89261184555149463592010-12-05T11:01:00.000-08:002010-12-05T11:36:22.317-08:00The first snow of 2010 and ThanksgivingAs you can tell, Jack enjoyed the first snow of 2010 VERY much. He had lots of fun eating and throwing snow all over the place. It was very cold but it didn't phase him like it did Momma.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc8-PW2Jm9kIBdZpqS1c4c6KElVE2HeRWkI0HhuM8w6YzIIa1cxOIwTqIl5PUtPTynCTHoUcIXngQLwhU5LEtDe7dgYZW0GXXrvds-DnkAABC2L4MdEAg2WA_VwjFzIrOe4h2iPPBall_/s1600/P1000838.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjGc8-PW2Jm9kIBdZpqS1c4c6KElVE2HeRWkI0HhuM8w6YzIIa1cxOIwTqIl5PUtPTynCTHoUcIXngQLwhU5LEtDe7dgYZW0GXXrvds-DnkAABC2L4MdEAg2WA_VwjFzIrOe4h2iPPBall_/s400/P1000838.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547280151737229266" /></a><br /><br />Definetly NOT an off road vehicle. Even toy cars get stuck in the snow...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgor_oAYWlQLmGrlyRoRnRfyyqFBi46HpLK68P5Tb-2wylvE_1JH7oimFdOKUoB-vpdpvoUpdSHYh8INLxO5uqEEOcjy4hqD3sBYVu5Cg7ALrazLUsouRVoJhUgYkG4XZ21c_XVjB4OPJKu/s1600/P1000848.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgor_oAYWlQLmGrlyRoRnRfyyqFBi46HpLK68P5Tb-2wylvE_1JH7oimFdOKUoB-vpdpvoUpdSHYh8INLxO5uqEEOcjy4hqD3sBYVu5Cg7ALrazLUsouRVoJhUgYkG4XZ21c_XVjB4OPJKu/s400/P1000848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547280125891567458" /></a><br /><br />Percy the train also had a fun time in the snow. We had to wait until the snow melted to find him, though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdrK4I8kJfjOsO-U5-VkeXQHu1-E6neKZqZ10fDL-r5QCXlCIC3CyYFqOjwb6ZCJQIiEcyaC8odcqEblkuU1-Dp_D51ohnb2rgUrZJBUIOB-mVG95ar8TCTv5u5deOryKG-vMhVz5W4td/s1600/P1000799.JPG"><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/AVvXsEibdrK4I8kJfjOsO-U5-VkeXQHu1-E6neKZqZ10fDL-r5QCXlCIC3CyYFqOjwb6ZCJQIiEcyaC8odcqEblkuU1-Dp_D51ohnb2rgUrZJBUIOB-mVG95ar8TCTv5u5deOryKG-vMhVz5W4td/s400/P1000799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547280117684276594" /></a><br /><br />Jack and his first snowman (with a little help from Momma).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb2yifbEnU4JXbhzaVkRNeuH6shC8TMc9OBXS_eMA-69BP7l7Fkfj8mbIjYPbdhXeAydy-NE_3RHU2BoufUFCzR3AH2Ugr64zURE0LjkFbiZZgJp8TPcoAvGsaNQfU4s8CkXNFJOs5N8n/s1600/P1000808.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjtb2yifbEnU4JXbhzaVkRNeuH6shC8TMc9OBXS_eMA-69BP7l7Fkfj8mbIjYPbdhXeAydy-NE_3RHU2BoufUFCzR3AH2Ugr64zURE0LjkFbiZZgJp8TPcoAvGsaNQfU4s8CkXNFJOs5N8n/s400/P1000808.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547280109813212722" /></a><br /><br />Thanksgiving for us was at my Mom and Dad's this year. Because fo the blizzard, we deceided not to chance going to Oregon like we try to do each Thanksgiving. I gives us an time to visit Mike's family. We had a nice time none the less. At least Jack and Quinlan had some fun sleding. Too bad a lot of the snow had melted....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpBCiF3TaB8cG_bFetUIrzS-8JCSRNtR4wn2fP9SM4vGBNSvlwFJOJ32HGh9Nrh-fPLof3CLPrv8NyIZ4R3LrzDmRWs4Qs1D9eS4Rnrm91z0Y9XbgwV5hXbSS7kdel96AOVk0Rviyg0jV/s1600/P1000852.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiqpBCiF3TaB8cG_bFetUIrzS-8JCSRNtR4wn2fP9SM4vGBNSvlwFJOJ32HGh9Nrh-fPLof3CLPrv8NyIZ4R3LrzDmRWs4Qs1D9eS4Rnrm91z0Y9XbgwV5hXbSS7kdel96AOVk0Rviyg0jV/s400/P1000852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547277792980755234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpRpZ_4MCh9Zk9azhocZBnL9RRN1n0sPuyCcSCVkB61xIi9glCSYSiRcVTGtYOf5r3gFIYXGThi_sEuzrf4HrnKBIniCmtyReXskgjPFy5PKPq6aP2CKNxXPfjyzys1G0bqL7mNBMuQww/s1600/P1000878.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjZpRpZ_4MCh9Zk9azhocZBnL9RRN1n0sPuyCcSCVkB61xIi9glCSYSiRcVTGtYOf5r3gFIYXGThi_sEuzrf4HrnKBIniCmtyReXskgjPFy5PKPq6aP2CKNxXPfjyzys1G0bqL7mNBMuQww/s400/P1000878.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547277784507958738" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMy-DjILc7WIlvVn3XQwIo3Y166VipMiMd4baGkQ1Q16jwg-P8bWFdLXXAxT8HB5NclULMYMK7mZughjwYcQ68X2yv8brebWBSQYuFS4bEoP_51ClKLYnWMMkVAnhT2vUhA5z4r44I9j5/s1600/P1000865.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjuMy-DjILc7WIlvVn3XQwIo3Y166VipMiMd4baGkQ1Q16jwg-P8bWFdLXXAxT8HB5NclULMYMK7mZughjwYcQ68X2yv8brebWBSQYuFS4bEoP_51ClKLYnWMMkVAnhT2vUhA5z4r44I9j5/s400/P1000865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547277772305302994" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtMOAm6pCUG-mqfvrQSQ4RXjVYbaH871DK1HRhqO1d4brOQ6E9YPJ0m25UfFGVLXbCo0rETZZSfzJNzbaNktQGM5QPXoH9rAxdjTgJlArD0YEBSqHP6d0teqpvWVQt_lxTO-agp8V7m2q/s1600/P1000864.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhBtMOAm6pCUG-mqfvrQSQ4RXjVYbaH871DK1HRhqO1d4brOQ6E9YPJ0m25UfFGVLXbCo0rETZZSfzJNzbaNktQGM5QPXoH9rAxdjTgJlArD0YEBSqHP6d0teqpvWVQt_lxTO-agp8V7m2q/s400/P1000864.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547277763332292114" /></a><br /><br />Hope everyone's Thanksgiving was good and that the upcoming holiday find everyone well. Happy snow days to ALL!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv0QlbDEeGmLR6eeqBBIqwUoF9vtCZquYMWZxjcXskUF_iA48Omokp6rpUKafoeRlx8Q24KTwp4ZqKVV-4FTmJOyZamtv9KwjzibwlKWnD1L2h-gx1jly23kl41ZRDMHhbPLpdN79JTwJ/s1600/P1000772.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiEv0QlbDEeGmLR6eeqBBIqwUoF9vtCZquYMWZxjcXskUF_iA48Omokp6rpUKafoeRlx8Q24KTwp4ZqKVV-4FTmJOyZamtv9KwjzibwlKWnD1L2h-gx1jly23kl41ZRDMHhbPLpdN79JTwJ/s400/P1000772.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547280141627643922" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-56315545337127366012010-10-03T13:44:00.001-07:002010-10-03T15:43:44.818-07:00OB Confrence-San Fransico 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlEMp9q9bSFm9h5_8v4GzWkL5B_d4UhPtqc6YFg9Lpr6IMqr8rpLh55Lu-FAyZVi8DN66cgCEEr_ZhWWOTD8bfPj-NznKwlqmTF_CYojwsB3OszznGc1OrlctJcJbqfxTvP5MBLv_MqO9/s1600/P1000564.JPG"><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/AVvXsEirlEMp9q9bSFm9h5_8v4GzWkL5B_d4UhPtqc6YFg9Lpr6IMqr8rpLh55Lu-FAyZVi8DN66cgCEEr_ZhWWOTD8bfPj-NznKwlqmTF_CYojwsB3OszznGc1OrlctJcJbqfxTvP5MBLv_MqO9/s400/P1000564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523923739038121842" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our flight to San Fransico was good. Take off for me is always a little rough, but it only took a few tears and I was fine. The flight was uneventful, which I guess is what you want for a flight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gYY1kb2uL0Pdn6g6ygCtoFlSEsZOQysJlaIPx7IiDcsNUAGQJ7m4GVDy5hN2FAqAkqkFCHT29J1hkjO4CeO56PzgdRIALW6lPACUvcq8LhyhWbLj93IS6CI9tknloFmHnNDqmA1mWHce/s1600/P1000450.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh3gYY1kb2uL0Pdn6g6ygCtoFlSEsZOQysJlaIPx7IiDcsNUAGQJ7m4GVDy5hN2FAqAkqkFCHT29J1hkjO4CeO56PzgdRIALW6lPACUvcq8LhyhWbLj93IS6CI9tknloFmHnNDqmA1mWHce/s400/P1000450.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523937965861833890" /></a><br /><br />The 3 gentleman that we met on the flight. They sure were smooth talkers......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8i2vPPIZJ01EK9cK2f_zl6NjPIjRhES8jKSdrYyXfwW6dcmP9TVLQLNKscworwtYyrqJ02XMzSqrUPtrPy-VWuTQ99MTUkZwPSDOcYCTJzx7C50jFvd7dkUnaFkDeshP8RJ7k3FVnB3t/s1600/P1000448.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiP8i2vPPIZJ01EK9cK2f_zl6NjPIjRhES8jKSdrYyXfwW6dcmP9TVLQLNKscworwtYyrqJ02XMzSqrUPtrPy-VWuTQ99MTUkZwPSDOcYCTJzx7C50jFvd7dkUnaFkDeshP8RJ7k3FVnB3t/s400/P1000448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523937960710617442" /></a><br /><br />Our baby booze bottles<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGEzpw1BYlO_lvtyW9cJ2zFAWIWtrBStlbVkLLT75NJQTooB3VbNv3oUp9rT-8qh5W6ldybHUuTxlmCZhaeFsAi1vG7afdUvKjKaY7gL6cAU8JJ34taAlqs3RLWjtvUbHkwVXvRB6ehyphenhyphenL/s1600/P1000446.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhvGEzpw1BYlO_lvtyW9cJ2zFAWIWtrBStlbVkLLT75NJQTooB3VbNv3oUp9rT-8qh5W6ldybHUuTxlmCZhaeFsAi1vG7afdUvKjKaY7gL6cAU8JJ34taAlqs3RLWjtvUbHkwVXvRB6ehyphenhyphenL/s400/P1000446.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523937560357785634" /></a><br /><br />Here's to us girls, and to a good trip!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT5UhHEcHbjjyzxLN-OY5RvqD5EN38TQJCn6quq2MG3p1sz6PkiHRFUXVQki1fsFBglANt06Ot8h8s-yYHemAVkVDgjgOeSbrXqg-mmP19OdHnjtQ8DWLbdX4uD8dXMobhnVxo8VhZPVk/s1600/P1000454.JPG"><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/AVvXsEikT5UhHEcHbjjyzxLN-OY5RvqD5EN38TQJCn6quq2MG3p1sz6PkiHRFUXVQki1fsFBglANt06Ot8h8s-yYHemAVkVDgjgOeSbrXqg-mmP19OdHnjtQ8DWLbdX4uD8dXMobhnVxo8VhZPVk/s400/P1000454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523937554776194194" /></a><br /><br />The view from the Sir Francsis Drake, 18th floor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpbRhS_SSVkUSLafjKfxSjlP5dQ6MogfWFaC8K-crTFULMGUEoPjXdClLZuo0t6DdOmom4_VMaBiwmggqpwfnzcdh5QM4Mbrhyv-4qlr11-Ilz7wZJb30IiVfIUExzIBOcMGhOuMgyjdz/s1600/P1000465.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjPpbRhS_SSVkUSLafjKfxSjlP5dQ6MogfWFaC8K-crTFULMGUEoPjXdClLZuo0t6DdOmom4_VMaBiwmggqpwfnzcdh5QM4Mbrhyv-4qlr11-Ilz7wZJb30IiVfIUExzIBOcMGhOuMgyjdz/s400/P1000465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523937550608165042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolv3tJty8JZVQ8AtKVCximdJd9lFwOXpJVZAesxUigXQnExJsrNDtfsRhf__LpS4nnWnClcOGu5l9e7Otq2Qd9zi-vk4vgiEP9eXmXTJMVhhLNpMcUNXTpOpHOrPJCorSa_FvnFTWFFYV/s1600/P1000502.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgolv3tJty8JZVQ8AtKVCximdJd9lFwOXpJVZAesxUigXQnExJsrNDtfsRhf__LpS4nnWnClcOGu5l9e7Otq2Qd9zi-vk4vgiEP9eXmXTJMVhhLNpMcUNXTpOpHOrPJCorSa_FvnFTWFFYV/s400/P1000502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523935485543806434" /></a><br /><br />The carousel down at Fisherman's Wharf<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4cs-eTFVqwPw6o_lT2LbWSE6P7aUBn3UGX5hjP5T-g7FqeBjCpbOYr0bbw1S4roI-dawU7doo_XItRhyUwqmflRyJ8C_-iJe2tPgOIMcQZR76tpRq0fSinbOfuEODe6ta3wPu9bNuNOs/s1600/P1000468.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhB4cs-eTFVqwPw6o_lT2LbWSE6P7aUBn3UGX5hjP5T-g7FqeBjCpbOYr0bbw1S4roI-dawU7doo_XItRhyUwqmflRyJ8C_-iJe2tPgOIMcQZR76tpRq0fSinbOfuEODe6ta3wPu9bNuNOs/s400/P1000468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523937543710930434" /></a><br /><br />My drink at the Sea Lion Cafe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_McQKRwc-8DLuNQjlYcCDxNDlneLgrAVnvI1KSQZoHlonwdKjyMQ7sg0IkMcf0m-i3X6kEOKFJ1UTY6VU7DcQkF6WT5rXRHwi3I98tFXOqOxAa7GByb8yEtJ2XGspyWncFSPI-N8jBtmU/s1600/P1000469.jpg"><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/AVvXsEg_McQKRwc-8DLuNQjlYcCDxNDlneLgrAVnvI1KSQZoHlonwdKjyMQ7sg0IkMcf0m-i3X6kEOKFJ1UTY6VU7DcQkF6WT5rXRHwi3I98tFXOqOxAa7GByb8yEtJ2XGspyWncFSPI-N8jBtmU/s400/P1000469.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523936333489595106" /></a><br /><br />Apparently it's the Sea Lions 20th Birthday!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBVsrv7Vvj7YbF-Ccz_clWZxUHPIAHihMBNJdtqafunQhUmIxX4JXvC8gPszfxhvye1jpiKotBT4ZvGOKLzf700nNYXvcBmdCTWw-C_4pxl948kPnYDvYu361LRzRbTAXiYP0UxhQB2Ha/s1600/P1000471.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiEBVsrv7Vvj7YbF-Ccz_clWZxUHPIAHihMBNJdtqafunQhUmIxX4JXvC8gPszfxhvye1jpiKotBT4ZvGOKLzf700nNYXvcBmdCTWw-C_4pxl948kPnYDvYu361LRzRbTAXiYP0UxhQB2Ha/s400/P1000471.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523936332337116594" /></a><br /><br />Sun bathing sea lions.... must be the life.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbOto0spaqyUKcBg8n4y6KGEFmYSttdFFMBhOUaquBhwpW9nbMwNsAXHXEV9JR9Xtlp_sPmFG57LLWRhAA0zKd-9Na2FjJvsssxZuzE8V6aCx2kl9RXvR_nl2bq5kXIll2ZKwB2trL-9U/s1600/P1000476.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjwbOto0spaqyUKcBg8n4y6KGEFmYSttdFFMBhOUaquBhwpW9nbMwNsAXHXEV9JR9Xtlp_sPmFG57LLWRhAA0zKd-9Na2FjJvsssxZuzE8V6aCx2kl9RXvR_nl2bq5kXIll2ZKwB2trL-9U/s400/P1000476.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523936320559631874" /></a><br /><br />Alcatraz as seen from Pier 39.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImau59TLkxl1i5kV5cpb4A_8xlvy3Qo_L_GWswdb88n0KahwcPsR6t-kWaqtjIKhqtZ4dN5T0CiGxj9BtMBaqMp_GOhLFkvmhAkanhZqwf9obNGIOHA9Q9m3mfTUKg37RIj-oSMD2uxzE/s1600/P1000482.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjImau59TLkxl1i5kV5cpb4A_8xlvy3Qo_L_GWswdb88n0KahwcPsR6t-kWaqtjIKhqtZ4dN5T0CiGxj9BtMBaqMp_GOhLFkvmhAkanhZqwf9obNGIOHA9Q9m3mfTUKg37RIj-oSMD2uxzE/s400/P1000482.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523936317737811570" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2ySbSlqei6NVTQebOyFfCgvBEunIC2F-wU_dm8LPvMVM7maDSxw5nAHhXDnFzIWqB94ieVsjfweHeWyVUsOl4IeJFxtaS4fXY17EDw1F15OL6KeUyDc3XqBWt2evTknp-cvOj0fmR6I-/s1600/P1000491.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhE2ySbSlqei6NVTQebOyFfCgvBEunIC2F-wU_dm8LPvMVM7maDSxw5nAHhXDnFzIWqB94ieVsjfweHeWyVUsOl4IeJFxtaS4fXY17EDw1F15OL6KeUyDc3XqBWt2evTknp-cvOj0fmR6I-/s400/P1000491.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523936313454403970" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5TjWvBLY3gR680K78Oal_6CR4Q_yx2VygOdbvm-0QmOzI0eCYKlqDR43DEbict_6FR0PtceoUWtvIvbZOz1s_XTs-LEZ1JbbSmc3fUzyFy89ojdO-13DCtYrDIPOG1nnTXk4yb9fM73L/s1600/P1000495.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhB5TjWvBLY3gR680K78Oal_6CR4Q_yx2VygOdbvm-0QmOzI0eCYKlqDR43DEbict_6FR0PtceoUWtvIvbZOz1s_XTs-LEZ1JbbSmc3fUzyFy89ojdO-13DCtYrDIPOG1nnTXk4yb9fM73L/s400/P1000495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523935490176008338" /></a><br /><br />Love this!! Maybe we'll hang it Jack's room?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8EjkstrhnX0Rhte7j9JWoiU94jgL5gNv69cBhtaLipqhSJ-LkmGGV1_QKSoPLL20yOM_Ea304_dHTgEKBBe3UCQLG_sPWHdjYvU3xzdQagJn0H45wFTCXO4se5-53PXUG8niJeyW81uI/s1600/P1000504.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgR8EjkstrhnX0Rhte7j9JWoiU94jgL5gNv69cBhtaLipqhSJ-LkmGGV1_QKSoPLL20yOM_Ea304_dHTgEKBBe3UCQLG_sPWHdjYvU3xzdQagJn0H45wFTCXO4se5-53PXUG8niJeyW81uI/s400/P1000504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523935476540928850" /></a><br /><br />This one's for you Judy H!! Didn't make it for the coffee, but got a pic just for you!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3qQ4on6GW0W-pvzz0_3Na8rV4b_RAEGoCKhJauR6C2smW7GFrz7kDMOKYGC-Eqm8ifoXPo-ljg8O2JhyphenhyphenfdLgRQ7iNwRFutB3HPmn67mj_FqdQsx4uiMtHWkb98mZ7BQgWhhs2qr5m98U/s1600/P1000506.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjE3qQ4on6GW0W-pvzz0_3Na8rV4b_RAEGoCKhJauR6C2smW7GFrz7kDMOKYGC-Eqm8ifoXPo-ljg8O2JhyphenhyphenfdLgRQ7iNwRFutB3HPmn67mj_FqdQsx4uiMtHWkb98mZ7BQgWhhs2qr5m98U/s400/P1000506.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523935472144124130" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aqXHLmbeWMXXiG60fngd9iQd6s_d8gq__jan1WPySCDgLuMSiTQeEXTqOzs4o6H5nupTohFYhrBTDwPevQvv4jboskfttP5iBu_MR6dFoGMJJ5jP9jrf5hbHN9AzQ9TlVrBynDkiVJ24/s1600/P1000524.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj2aqXHLmbeWMXXiG60fngd9iQd6s_d8gq__jan1WPySCDgLuMSiTQeEXTqOzs4o6H5nupTohFYhrBTDwPevQvv4jboskfttP5iBu_MR6dFoGMJJ5jP9jrf5hbHN9AzQ9TlVrBynDkiVJ24/s400/P1000524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523934542241661826" /></a><br /><br />At Ghiradelli square, there is a fountain of mermaids and I thought this was approperiate for our trip and confrence.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCZRcjsb0qDpG3XwV-nyAe64Gr2K_uJMrWeygjw7ahxFxzjarerLjxQ_CR-lLY15bm3-EhNAu2rOMSiK3pm3z-CNC4vYcbK4H4Viyn-MnJ9a19lonefU9ChnZZbWXUUfF3efnztziOD1Q/s1600/P1000509.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhuCZRcjsb0qDpG3XwV-nyAe64Gr2K_uJMrWeygjw7ahxFxzjarerLjxQ_CR-lLY15bm3-EhNAu2rOMSiK3pm3z-CNC4vYcbK4H4Viyn-MnJ9a19lonefU9ChnZZbWXUUfF3efnztziOD1Q/s400/P1000509.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523935469509807234" /></a><br /><br />Ghirardelli ice cream.....YUM!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_chqcv3Nkv7XUtpMB4Mm9HtYxZTeu5GZoMexebSil5qoWTFhL86fwNSPGwOHUCsUvw8m_5cs-2WHk5TYgq55EVixLkMLGUE-1ElbWiCf7vXc82uGUoUj7ZC57qXTdpoxuXIGbaSPKU6L/s1600/P1000518.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgs_chqcv3Nkv7XUtpMB4Mm9HtYxZTeu5GZoMexebSil5qoWTFhL86fwNSPGwOHUCsUvw8m_5cs-2WHk5TYgq55EVixLkMLGUE-1ElbWiCf7vXc82uGUoUj7ZC57qXTdpoxuXIGbaSPKU6L/s400/P1000518.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523934546608191586" /></a><br /><br />We had soooo much fun riding the cable cars!! It was an amazing feeling hanging off the side.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWc5Jc8tfBtnXYNecRmlYbPzigPkY4j_RkPw8jwdjkF-W9hCNzVqSSmpsrHnq212BZKyHlbyE6Hl91ed8oXUVfvUmeP4n-uGf2N7Xo1RIROXuCDEUqATRdRhcCKRD0o-N43KQGYVbWM9W/s1600/P1000532.JPG"><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/AVvXsEixWc5Jc8tfBtnXYNecRmlYbPzigPkY4j_RkPw8jwdjkF-W9hCNzVqSSmpsrHnq212BZKyHlbyE6Hl91ed8oXUVfvUmeP4n-uGf2N7Xo1RIROXuCDEUqATRdRhcCKRD0o-N43KQGYVbWM9W/s400/P1000532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523934535631041746" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNnA8_To0ocCtbKQKHxRdfroJ0iOq_SiGTiUdtbREdggkrAY87DtMyuXVzzexWPglPvhyYTaSfKD0PL8F3QeO4Z5Zf7NfGpf5rJgLL1nkf5O9poKIfX46i7zojr6f3wYTyMdRktPwOsHU/s1600/P1000533.JPG"><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/AVvXsEguNnA8_To0ocCtbKQKHxRdfroJ0iOq_SiGTiUdtbREdggkrAY87DtMyuXVzzexWPglPvhyYTaSfKD0PL8F3QeO4Z5Zf7NfGpf5rJgLL1nkf5O9poKIfX46i7zojr6f3wYTyMdRktPwOsHU/s400/P1000533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523934530768762146" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqLKh96SZ2-yFDuEQz9HaxWJ3oRgjAsiOfI8H87rlEBLS0RE_UYmL2X97Xe2CWskxc8F0EITVB3a2aTdRVww7OOSJI_UmzPQUy4FRcg7aXuIuhsBcdkv6vOWAp7q2SSpl5f7bG3_OtxzN/s1600/P1000540.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgqqLKh96SZ2-yFDuEQz9HaxWJ3oRgjAsiOfI8H87rlEBLS0RE_UYmL2X97Xe2CWskxc8F0EITVB3a2aTdRVww7OOSJI_UmzPQUy4FRcg7aXuIuhsBcdkv6vOWAp7q2SSpl5f7bG3_OtxzN/s400/P1000540.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523934521035696258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC3QBvlRTBNl_E8iOGhWX9RJuJF8bubykB9-MMRh8czujFVWxNMvmL8WIC_gzGr3ZYw79l5boR8os01QcaUaYYY4p83em5pXJ5kOJy-WUZt0bR2eqCcDlm3jWPBsj6c7dCeGahd23jeuP/s1600/P1000541.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjiC3QBvlRTBNl_E8iOGhWX9RJuJF8bubykB9-MMRh8czujFVWxNMvmL8WIC_gzGr3ZYw79l5boR8os01QcaUaYYY4p83em5pXJ5kOJy-WUZt0bR2eqCcDlm3jWPBsj6c7dCeGahd23jeuP/s400/P1000541.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523933292949533362" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtvVujnH2IMcUJP4FM750vnKkcMk1-5JaV6D4fq31HZHxAEA22OHHrev46TyPh4NZeaC1gwgbSuwXrlSBommUPUrH0zKbmqOwegKDaQKleT7NWqc4OApVwTv3RrlCeRYfPGdKX1EZqpVI/s1600/P1000569.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjjtvVujnH2IMcUJP4FM750vnKkcMk1-5JaV6D4fq31HZHxAEA22OHHrev46TyPh4NZeaC1gwgbSuwXrlSBommUPUrH0zKbmqOwegKDaQKleT7NWqc4OApVwTv3RrlCeRYfPGdKX1EZqpVI/s400/P1000569.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523933287835899346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjAX9t9eedNHIq2nVxDHoxqMvoKHeARFgKN-VHNxLbPTdSXhPOPQZWFSfPCOFNiWosuHVCHu_IHp9v4EOEqehbldHdDGeVMxe3akpsbpqi_vvD_Yx1HjQ6McjZUEcaYDh2CEDlj3PFFRb/s1600/P1000557.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiJjAX9t9eedNHIq2nVxDHoxqMvoKHeARFgKN-VHNxLbPTdSXhPOPQZWFSfPCOFNiWosuHVCHu_IHp9v4EOEqehbldHdDGeVMxe3akpsbpqi_vvD_Yx1HjQ6McjZUEcaYDh2CEDlj3PFFRb/s400/P1000557.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523933277268683106" /></a><br /><br />The first day of the confrence. Stef, Jaime, and me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61jtkh0tGesvAuJM1-_IvcN63a0cfL_KO4XQf75xqpRTxDV4s2orvhX7wmysRNu0WxYwV5wclMKNBpWDQju7TYOUtIo7mRlrlnikdhgeheDt4tvdbJTotOMvm6jO4Gh09Uv9YYU4cuKQ9/s1600/P1000560.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj61jtkh0tGesvAuJM1-_IvcN63a0cfL_KO4XQf75xqpRTxDV4s2orvhX7wmysRNu0WxYwV5wclMKNBpWDQju7TYOUtIo7mRlrlnikdhgeheDt4tvdbJTotOMvm6jO4Gh09Uv9YYU4cuKQ9/s400/P1000560.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523933272200789906" /></a><br /><br />Hillary and Sarah<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXFy7BfgIlyQmAMwjp7UOFl9r0ViPKE9dVWwRkC3OUQd3MlVKwbMXBt6JxG67kWAiF_Sh5abXtGTMe8rruVmkOMJVOd-sBDQhGh2SfrbaQ-5jB5UtXAyg2If5FsqojeDyhg1QcpEAWnOx/s1600/P1000562.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiWXFy7BfgIlyQmAMwjp7UOFl9r0ViPKE9dVWwRkC3OUQd3MlVKwbMXBt6JxG67kWAiF_Sh5abXtGTMe8rruVmkOMJVOd-sBDQhGh2SfrbaQ-5jB5UtXAyg2If5FsqojeDyhg1QcpEAWnOx/s400/P1000562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523933267345681378" /></a><br /><br />After the first day of the confrence, we went to Chinatown for shopping and dinner. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg-2BE0T6s_UmXwsdaYiWpTLKrW29rJ5hqMbcv4SRfyZQBSi7h8Yy95pj-sVS4FbQAfz9UMnWSsWf_fQQ4goh3JVm5t4JoIxR1hN6xvoGF52yxJMWWlsO26VklgPkyByIraV083vP3JpO/s1600/P1000574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg-2BE0T6s_UmXwsdaYiWpTLKrW29rJ5hqMbcv4SRfyZQBSi7h8Yy95pj-sVS4FbQAfz9UMnWSsWf_fQQ4goh3JVm5t4JoIxR1hN6xvoGF52yxJMWWlsO26VklgPkyByIraV083vP3JpO/s400/P1000574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523932200873653010" /></a><br /><br />Very nice, Sarah.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxrL7FjCYUT-O7JGLMH6iobvakbUCU07lIFXQX11aSwz7vQntL5gW0Rqt4J1d_-cZUqM3oNf8imhLZcXo88ZmABb6Pu_uR7FqoDG6L4UY9ADLGCAhHzf3XyeVvguHSjEz_lgzfRQ-zK33/s1600/P1000578.jpg"><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/AVvXsEhsxrL7FjCYUT-O7JGLMH6iobvakbUCU07lIFXQX11aSwz7vQntL5gW0Rqt4J1d_-cZUqM3oNf8imhLZcXo88ZmABb6Pu_uR7FqoDG6L4UY9ADLGCAhHzf3XyeVvguHSjEz_lgzfRQ-zK33/s400/P1000578.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523932189344938162" /></a><br /><br />This was the best dinner that we had, and also the cheapest. It was soooo good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jZszU7XMuLxSot2b657eQfKlSR-fIdeMrfBBERqEWqTzMSEeCPBb7atbwXwLXDVuUGagq02dsV_DM7rsyMeDBJKQ6iARg1_8KXrPdEoPg0QttCIFRP_usKVWD8Dxl5heimdafE8JcCQo/s1600/P1000585.JPG"><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/AVvXsEj9jZszU7XMuLxSot2b657eQfKlSR-fIdeMrfBBERqEWqTzMSEeCPBb7atbwXwLXDVuUGagq02dsV_DM7rsyMeDBJKQ6iARg1_8KXrPdEoPg0QttCIFRP_usKVWD8Dxl5heimdafE8JcCQo/s400/P1000585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523932187449876786" /></a><br /><br />After Chinatown, I realized that I lost my wallet some where along the way. When we located it where we had lunch that day, we went out to the Mexican bar to celebrate. We met Matt there who recommended the drag club we went to. Thanks Matt!! Your F%CKING awesome!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk32F3UWJhBeiBhSnXviNNrLW8SAjXPh62qd4YxryBS0Np5avDIhkLTi3vPq7KOulf8dY7aJx-kMR3yagJTSp00aSmxaK4Ue0wn19YyeGRZnESm-kS8RH3hhBVvwlRD5GjBwCvJyZo2cT/s1600/P1000596.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhhk32F3UWJhBeiBhSnXviNNrLW8SAjXPh62qd4YxryBS0Np5avDIhkLTi3vPq7KOulf8dY7aJx-kMR3yagJTSp00aSmxaK4Ue0wn19YyeGRZnESm-kS8RH3hhBVvwlRD5GjBwCvJyZo2cT/s400/P1000596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523932180489519106" /></a><br /><br />More drinking, suprise.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YFbr1MRGy_XEO4o_59MA69ttzn8dUOE0KLEsFKG1Pdq7oby9pqazoYn1cCAcd69AnvfDveePbh3OpL2srwm8SxjcWAeNxYBgm0r61lHpyg6UpmIhUPTOEydRetcPvT_7GaGsJ3K_YWHQ/s1600/P1000599.jpg"><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/AVvXsEg9YFbr1MRGy_XEO4o_59MA69ttzn8dUOE0KLEsFKG1Pdq7oby9pqazoYn1cCAcd69AnvfDveePbh3OpL2srwm8SxjcWAeNxYBgm0r61lHpyg6UpmIhUPTOEydRetcPvT_7GaGsJ3K_YWHQ/s400/P1000599.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523932174139662514" /></a><br /><br />After the confrence on the 2nd day, we went out to the Drag Show. After all, we were in San Fransisco.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjL_N1WFLpXLT10YqE5dTPvrIgaD7OBSiGLHOTDKT16xcpkpaDmNPtCGT2GQfjDdLCDVS1WiAYbzhdF93foTm3RCh_lj_IOY_SDooN1qZHZAqTiMjbAUnvX8ZzeCq3W0X6c-UTnQ3MJHl/s1600/P1000604.JPG"><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/AVvXsEgKjL_N1WFLpXLT10YqE5dTPvrIgaD7OBSiGLHOTDKT16xcpkpaDmNPtCGT2GQfjDdLCDVS1WiAYbzhdF93foTm3RCh_lj_IOY_SDooN1qZHZAqTiMjbAUnvX8ZzeCq3W0X6c-UTnQ3MJHl/s400/P1000604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523931023509506450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7tEpRyk4QuR6Gsv97gCB1NuDsXF4Oz6xiHvufCtFfSMzunA_GyN3QBPT8fGWZWKo18MeH4kf7I4oMtxhTM2Gza0kUuTouwTW8mgL04ElFMMSH-bf4V7eIXoy71dFr9qdSbSpGKRm_FQU/s1600/P1000605.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhP7tEpRyk4QuR6Gsv97gCB1NuDsXF4Oz6xiHvufCtFfSMzunA_GyN3QBPT8fGWZWKo18MeH4kf7I4oMtxhTM2Gza0kUuTouwTW8mgL04ElFMMSH-bf4V7eIXoy71dFr9qdSbSpGKRm_FQU/s400/P1000605.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523931016722333058" /></a><br /><br />The mandirin cosmo was yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5hs-l-7wHwczRnH6jQC0XwvHAhtskCs0YQH7ZLYDwC_aI0CkPgTWiFDGON35JU5Y884wQ4gntvHy_W_k3VkMGPwiOrJwSJ6POnHB-gxob6KBph7X1PhrE_Doy-H6KuW1h2z2c-tzWizy/s1600/P1000612.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjJ5hs-l-7wHwczRnH6jQC0XwvHAhtskCs0YQH7ZLYDwC_aI0CkPgTWiFDGON35JU5Y884wQ4gntvHy_W_k3VkMGPwiOrJwSJ6POnHB-gxob6KBph7X1PhrE_Doy-H6KuW1h2z2c-tzWizy/s400/P1000612.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523931008560185874" /></a><br /><br />"Porcupines" <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HbL2YO7sYu5Hb_mTKLhFFXC7CHvfwuG-XYhBd9RmjtBDpDndTCGriWyitonU44hWKhPaWfsiQhshxGbblqGzvGvKPNRbeHLSn0-UK7i3zhdHScdMPXQLmrm2ltYZs7eoa3GxsdASSrbd/s1600/P1000620.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi_HbL2YO7sYu5Hb_mTKLhFFXC7CHvfwuG-XYhBd9RmjtBDpDndTCGriWyitonU44hWKhPaWfsiQhshxGbblqGzvGvKPNRbeHLSn0-UK7i3zhdHScdMPXQLmrm2ltYZs7eoa3GxsdASSrbd/s400/P1000620.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523931004453519154" /></a><br /><br />Filet Mignon was sooooo good and the Korean BBQ dipping sauce was to die for.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidBC-OJ06W2LRzOpqM_g3GGsDG731hwT8U6_NSEZxH1hNSmivDJi6OLe7tZlpVGobXwBoHbrX_0hKANwogIsN_2teQbMaV6mWtIPrSkKstR5NriFz81BFGsCbtIg3O9illvfoACeONiVV/s1600/P1000625.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiidBC-OJ06W2LRzOpqM_g3GGsDG731hwT8U6_NSEZxH1hNSmivDJi6OLe7tZlpVGobXwBoHbrX_0hKANwogIsN_2teQbMaV6mWtIPrSkKstR5NriFz81BFGsCbtIg3O9illvfoACeONiVV/s400/P1000625.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523930999073759650" /></a><br /><br />Tita was one of our our waitress' and also performed during the show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-Tv77OEw6-rBYaPWAfc_pkPkOgSieiocuTLNz43vN318qqlrJkJNHtdLpk5Y5WcmYN6sZ4uWYFzbmxdvAfrSDyxJp0_8QAuuDDFGnVZKnjVel5dccUz4yiUkCbfTrHRIkJ2OK7O6vKN6/s1600/P1000636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-Tv77OEw6-rBYaPWAfc_pkPkOgSieiocuTLNz43vN318qqlrJkJNHtdLpk5Y5WcmYN6sZ4uWYFzbmxdvAfrSDyxJp0_8QAuuDDFGnVZKnjVel5dccUz4yiUkCbfTrHRIkJ2OK7O6vKN6/s400/P1000636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929686811601826" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SjzdkfgYzJYoUOEGaEvtDP8km5b0MsDGs66jkMMObnGdt6kQJ_WcZk8vt6jqBM2sTKihdczJ6igJJA9GLjO83zsGvJ0LQWphEMWoK0snsK7QVKSNKLfginqox1PMJ8eWpkgXIY0P4rnt/s1600/P1000646.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi2SjzdkfgYzJYoUOEGaEvtDP8km5b0MsDGs66jkMMObnGdt6kQJ_WcZk8vt6jqBM2sTKihdczJ6igJJA9GLjO83zsGvJ0LQWphEMWoK0snsK7QVKSNKLfginqox1PMJ8eWpkgXIY0P4rnt/s400/P1000646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929681779760466" /></a><br /><br />After the other girls left to go back to the airport, Stef and I venture ont he city bus down to Haight and Ashbury to take some pictures, and get a few tshirts. Traveling on the bus was interesting, but we made it uninjuried.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBinfAJxkUbb45d0eAl3-3jqbhSlqlw8g8m61blSZjK5wJtTXvLEKKDgEQE_x2fjBxqOODBk3W-hveBa8mm_FKNbk_PEo1GrXaMbwNGq4dzfX-xocKE6ZydY9L9KceD1II3003_A8sobjr/s1600/P1000656.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiBinfAJxkUbb45d0eAl3-3jqbhSlqlw8g8m61blSZjK5wJtTXvLEKKDgEQE_x2fjBxqOODBk3W-hveBa8mm_FKNbk_PEo1GrXaMbwNGq4dzfX-xocKE6ZydY9L9KceD1II3003_A8sobjr/s400/P1000656.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929666272034610" /></a><br /><br />This house was in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood. It is the most colorful house I've ever seen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNIN1JrlYFamCtRRadJ7B5_0U-VzI0-UVHrjv9MooVmT53vZvzz_yMqXfoP3zmhyphenhyphenBChwgBlKSqx7KUDBk0JLcOTNTnK4MZMCgLcQAaXo9xfm0fNGvrx34KVsAoTog0Zhs7vg0-neiujJS/s1600/P1000658.jpg"><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/AVvXsEirNIN1JrlYFamCtRRadJ7B5_0U-VzI0-UVHrjv9MooVmT53vZvzz_yMqXfoP3zmhyphenhyphenBChwgBlKSqx7KUDBk0JLcOTNTnK4MZMCgLcQAaXo9xfm0fNGvrx34KVsAoTog0Zhs7vg0-neiujJS/s400/P1000658.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523929673606612162" /></a><br /><br />After coming home from Haight and Ashbury, we sat in Union square to rest. We met a homeless, toothless man named Steve that entertained us for about 45mins. After that, we headed to the airport a little early. We picked up some "smut" magazines that we shared on the ride home. Ot made the flight go sooo much faster. I wish that we could have stayed longer, but was very glas to be home in my own bed and to see my family.Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692253808216942599.post-24071819669055160812010-09-26T10:04:00.000-07:002010-09-27T20:51:16.720-07:00Doin' the Puyallup fair.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7JWhtb4VFRW_PFE687K2dDB6QmzUtwaDB4PDyeEjbm3pSMU2wa6jOqIMIz-0HtwcAnnozNDh5Gxyy8ORjatfPZfpMeLm-LZ3QczUaPkJsppfy9CC2cX4Gyrpm2qcJn-yPUqwEJjQmNSO/s1600/P1000392.JPG"><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/AVvXsEjG7JWhtb4VFRW_PFE687K2dDB6QmzUtwaDB4PDyeEjbm3pSMU2wa6jOqIMIz-0HtwcAnnozNDh5Gxyy8ORjatfPZfpMeLm-LZ3QczUaPkJsppfy9CC2cX4Gyrpm2qcJn-yPUqwEJjQmNSO/s400/P1000392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521387263696845938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRd1YdvTG57yShOlCwq6_npqBm1YDcBiPsGZY_fqHuC9fPluLCNdaiCFjnKtYHVaW60z9odrQkMtmR03fUb37gCiHjJVFLXKlTXF-lO3cQdxdxj8Q2j4p7mE6fWqkjIJczUDJZIeHUk5Y/s1600/P1000395.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiKRd1YdvTG57yShOlCwq6_npqBm1YDcBiPsGZY_fqHuC9fPluLCNdaiCFjnKtYHVaW60z9odrQkMtmR03fUb37gCiHjJVFLXKlTXF-lO3cQdxdxj8Q2j4p7mE6fWqkjIJczUDJZIeHUk5Y/s400/P1000395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521387256764147330" /></a><br />We spent yesterday with the Perez family, doin' the Puyallup fair. We had a great time, spent too much money, and came home with some really cool stuff. Some pictures of the fun filled day!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi501gsZn9h8g4SZF7WAWq02Y0ytq-SpcGsoLBMYVifDV9vv4tIT_3dP0WloucopTeq9oYZDMfBZLMY88FQTP84ikY95dL3wfHNoUwpJVMvHe90lGdeKw46sHDg8PEMMonn58BNW9EE35TT/s1600/P1000252.JPG"><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/AVvXsEi501gsZn9h8g4SZF7WAWq02Y0ytq-SpcGsoLBMYVifDV9vv4tIT_3dP0WloucopTeq9oYZDMfBZLMY88FQTP84ikY95dL3wfHNoUwpJVMvHe90lGdeKw46sHDg8PEMMonn58BNW9EE35TT/s400/P1000252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521270311536078178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygxPhv8ptritnXCI3OU0KF_979K94bzV0kyC4CHNUkeJKvLcE2W1NZ8GFZHuLi1A9iHZ7jsLXITfHu6MrtjFTpaYylhI6njpWE7HUdTxpdq0J2c3Q3ZNszAAyoXth_Dzd_pYEyW8gvklM/s1600/P1000267.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiygxPhv8ptritnXCI3OU0KF_979K94bzV0kyC4CHNUkeJKvLcE2W1NZ8GFZHuLi1A9iHZ7jsLXITfHu6MrtjFTpaYylhI6njpWE7HUdTxpdq0J2c3Q3ZNszAAyoXth_Dzd_pYEyW8gvklM/s400/P1000267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521270302463327778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfxu6-2o2agEkjJOBcv55NI9IVrXh-oAgRSFN0Nj__gWFH7w6E2wy-_1uNCJPb4FrHXe3sZRji1lVhUcCLRMnMte1oGDjtlzGX8kwdNn45wHaCda8rIsMzKEgNCHJ3bK_MA6ggrmJpl_W/s1600/P1000298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfxu6-2o2agEkjJOBcv55NI9IVrXh-oAgRSFN0Nj__gWFH7w6E2wy-_1uNCJPb4FrHXe3sZRji1lVhUcCLRMnMte1oGDjtlzGX8kwdNn45wHaCda8rIsMzKEgNCHJ3bK_MA6ggrmJpl_W/s400/P1000298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521270296975842322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQtgkxd-CwJKkF0uZq6dGuO8o4XmRFeh_1T1HSfKl2ZXwIamwpBsxNJR_9UWNJHU3k08wYTH-vHESXA6eUKwlIG3HXlIUfZkVFt4wv1T0RsVJ4qodiPoeoI47wB2hYmkE2IqM4xVzxNM2/s1600/P1000316.jpg"><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/AVvXsEiNQtgkxd-CwJKkF0uZq6dGuO8o4XmRFeh_1T1HSfKl2ZXwIamwpBsxNJR_9UWNJHU3k08wYTH-vHESXA6eUKwlIG3HXlIUfZkVFt4wv1T0RsVJ4qodiPoeoI47wB2hYmkE2IqM4xVzxNM2/s400/P1000316.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521270291576325778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoXLSRDwoJkobIjVQSJhrYKRurxucm2QB6QGE9pPOCejhWKEebxu_iswLgZOYx2VArnsn3dswzqSG56ndGul5gKck9Piw05A6ruRpiucmMDtw9C6GyEAK9rYkfug0OAtm6RlRagSw-c-y/s1600/P1000313.jpg"><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/AVvXsEheoXLSRDwoJkobIjVQSJhrYKRurxucm2QB6QGE9pPOCejhWKEebxu_iswLgZOYx2VArnsn3dswzqSG56ndGul5gKck9Piw05A6ruRpiucmMDtw9C6GyEAK9rYkfug0OAtm6RlRagSw-c-y/s400/P1000313.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521270281091236882" /></a>Livin' La Vida Lowmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12814252182893788242noreply@blogger.com0