tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24541006200121458752024-03-13T03:12:44.422-07:00hurry up (and) slow downhurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-2095280026072982762011-07-07T19:58:00.000-07:002011-07-07T20:16:11.136-07:00day 180 - candles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0512K5a6TWQdrWmyDmq-rzMxGnrUVBtMJd-g6NBSBL5W3Jlq6aCvnzGJfMDlqEnj6VF9whJLWJVpfJHE4Xae_tRobi7BNostPYsCKhuUWJm1MpuI3H9bqYSK0y6zofbW1kzyRxYMM5SQ/s1600/April+1st+2006++060.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626814182105541506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0512K5a6TWQdrWmyDmq-rzMxGnrUVBtMJd-g6NBSBL5W3Jlq6aCvnzGJfMDlqEnj6VF9whJLWJVpfJHE4Xae_tRobi7BNostPYsCKhuUWJm1MpuI3H9bqYSK0y6zofbW1kzyRxYMM5SQ/s400/April+1st+2006++060.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">(two)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7i6bMBiL2C7r8p-iiag0CoBI1gIVmw0ZaZkikHisFYRhQDrg4jSus59g7qLWDxVlEP97DLFkhxE9oUdngyzdo5EheHQLE80GyQeZXLu8UajhPcCQMr3z_WY6dx_dFELGq3EpbEqov3w/s1600/April+2008+012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626812248360438546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7i6bMBiL2C7r8p-iiag0CoBI1gIVmw0ZaZkikHisFYRhQDrg4jSus59g7qLWDxVlEP97DLFkhxE9oUdngyzdo5EheHQLE80GyQeZXLu8UajhPcCQMr3z_WY6dx_dFELGq3EpbEqov3w/s400/April+2008+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">(four)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwax4LhjkB2kX9OmPi5SZVzifDuDR0objIByE8LUx6TcdoE2s11ei80KLgewA5-XV2jnuDv6Dysg1R5m2cgP2LhmWrGLIoYv2tnYuBKWWC9UOkVfjGgYEYiNiyfEPsmbrtMr7xi0gSxA/s1600/IMG_9685.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626812021018935810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwax4LhjkB2kX9OmPi5SZVzifDuDR0objIByE8LUx6TcdoE2s11ei80KLgewA5-XV2jnuDv6Dysg1R5m2cgP2LhmWrGLIoYv2tnYuBKWWC9UOkVfjGgYEYiNiyfEPsmbrtMr7xi0gSxA/s400/IMG_9685.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">(seven)<br /></span>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-83047476373827136482011-07-07T19:55:00.000-07:002011-07-07T19:57:51.951-07:00day 179 - love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwj5pFlJe1YpsbkbuELnS-NAQuaEJ1AEaANoJmM9iBFDc0K2E81RLibliM8mf23gW0E7vsHh6qeDmC2xIcakv1Oknca4vLdk-Ciy85N2pYPuPy1M-zxlYaSm3I8fmyUzv0N0v0L_ZEq0/s1600/IMG_0075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626810262498083202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwj5pFlJe1YpsbkbuELnS-NAQuaEJ1AEaANoJmM9iBFDc0K2E81RLibliM8mf23gW0E7vsHh6qeDmC2xIcakv1Oknca4vLdk-Ciy85N2pYPuPy1M-zxlYaSm3I8fmyUzv0N0v0L_ZEq0/s400/IMG_0075.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">They really do love each other. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">(picture from May 2011</span>)</div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-68372941507764415512011-07-07T19:50:00.000-07:002011-07-07T19:53:32.563-07:00day 178 - crush<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">So...we're driving to the gym and the conversation goes like this:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">G: Mommy, I have a crush on you.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Me: Oh, that is so sweet! You love me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">G: No. I want to crush you.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Nice.</span>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-30447954549537378662011-05-09T14:37:00.001-07:002011-05-09T14:40:36.880-07:00day 175 - a dream come true<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUhyphenhyphenlxUVMZQEXeKD56jy1E-zfWmcFi4Qjta-9s9hrltBm9IpvX73QDeo4xqL9qyN86Ogl5PwbxqbYFw-8LPPUUBc4YCE6Ua_bjiDpVpXAD9QPBs5klZXj2uPjqscj6VHYA2I91TOpwtU/s1600/a+dream+come+true.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604833841059872386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUhyphenhyphenlxUVMZQEXeKD56jy1E-zfWmcFi4Qjta-9s9hrltBm9IpvX73QDeo4xqL9qyN86Ogl5PwbxqbYFw-8LPPUUBc4YCE6Ua_bjiDpVpXAD9QPBs5klZXj2uPjqscj6VHYA2I91TOpwtU/s400/a+dream+come+true.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">that's what M wrote in her thank you note to Giggy and Opa.</span><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">she even made her own birthday cake this year...</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">that's 7 candles on one tiny little cake!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhvloZ1Bi4wu88EpmA6KscakCr-VdMoQTfFNP8N2aneZ2LXCn5t61pcon3_2E4g_PSs9GEO5j01U8PrYGkneF2IJ_jVtGQwbCm-cNWAsSWnrAr_AQ3C22WubNUwMu80Vqie8qskec3rA/s1600/first+cake.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604834317335759554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhvloZ1Bi4wu88EpmA6KscakCr-VdMoQTfFNP8N2aneZ2LXCn5t61pcon3_2E4g_PSs9GEO5j01U8PrYGkneF2IJ_jVtGQwbCm-cNWAsSWnrAr_AQ3C22WubNUwMu80Vqie8qskec3rA/s400/first+cake.jpg" /></a></span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-24244312734716350192011-05-09T14:33:00.000-07:002011-05-09T14:37:12.324-07:00day 174 - how did they talk me into this?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6dlQopkAh9YmOatd5vNTRjFx1ax-BPzinZ4p4-K9Jr8nHMOjv4fVql_0KJiRocEH4ENvgvhDAv8n-eZ6cHO2aOkhr3wX8D_86Hee1idD68Z97SEA_ffwWPLCDp3tGBBh6W0VVn2iZU0/s1600/giant+slide.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604832969212857202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6dlQopkAh9YmOatd5vNTRjFx1ax-BPzinZ4p4-K9Jr8nHMOjv4fVql_0KJiRocEH4ENvgvhDAv8n-eZ6cHO2aOkhr3wX8D_86Hee1idD68Z97SEA_ffwWPLCDp3tGBBh6W0VVn2iZU0/s400/giant+slide.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">at the top of the tallest slide at the Rodeo, </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">G and I were asking ourselves the same question.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">while M was ecstatic.</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-2261481676047966652011-05-09T14:28:00.001-07:002011-05-09T14:33:21.079-07:00day 173 - the twilight zone<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwigriAvM5YmJ_oY8JPG7TMGG3Y7jCq79n3k1MT9dXiZ1emcHNqTzzhb2ErMUg7GXivpA-JirTSrhMJVkml504gHJd21xFu15R4N5HUeGYZocet7hatvAoslim9BD7NN9viWAkAp0L-g/s1600/old+school+haircut.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604831568897397378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwigriAvM5YmJ_oY8JPG7TMGG3Y7jCq79n3k1MT9dXiZ1emcHNqTzzhb2ErMUg7GXivpA-JirTSrhMJVkml504gHJd21xFu15R4N5HUeGYZocet7hatvAoslim9BD7NN9viWAkAp0L-g/s400/old+school+haircut.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Chad takes G to get his haircut at Doug's Barber Shop.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Stepping into Doug's shop is like stepping back in time. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">On this particular day, Chad was not available to take little man to get his haircut.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I have to admit, I felt a little out of place...it's kind of like a man's club in there.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">But G knew just what to do...he found the basket of toys under one of the chairs and patiently (and quietly) played while he waited.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">When it was his turn, he calmly climbed into the chair and sat incredibly still while Doug gave him a trim.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Amazing.</span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-46506940562714361402011-05-09T13:50:00.000-07:002011-05-09T14:06:42.453-07:00day 172 - it really shouldn't be this hard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPylCibX6ndblALTrzOiL8cYMN_4NfyLgxbHO5gNsLvxWQN6PU4aGT6uJqkeAFUKQhM6ArcadDA7hY4PlNXq9hxvA31IvUa8frVChbshWgLFi6-5bA9S7Tf5K8ENoDNYYEaWBZ4wEeBs/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825350123760178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPylCibX6ndblALTrzOiL8cYMN_4NfyLgxbHO5gNsLvxWQN6PU4aGT6uJqkeAFUKQhM6ArcadDA7hY4PlNXq9hxvA31IvUa8frVChbshWgLFi6-5bA9S7Tf5K8ENoDNYYEaWBZ4wEeBs/s400/2.jpg" /></a> <img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604825338463547378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCGh3udjsOqH0pbAQl74phTnh0j_ID0iKCO_Kc3BHLkjMSUNHz4ypYnjTedqqy6RsXf3oMlwm4K2soX2sEatFYJVpg3IOJC-fqYF7zHhEGfGquMrG4lihldjXiIpthPKCLhYqKimTodY/s400/1.jpg" /> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jPw0K-ADenFCLeKKOQ5naEPdfpEQGMft03BbOXvh9xGzJFDEkBm32HvnihRJg07n3T3wOWTI_spYr_HQ1XfiRoDQSpvxbGyWDvUTsj5RKj-8fZuCOxu6UnnXptiRwIL7Tw6VFf2QLDY/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604824148389524274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jPw0K-ADenFCLeKKOQ5naEPdfpEQGMft03BbOXvh9xGzJFDEkBm32HvnihRJg07n3T3wOWTI_spYr_HQ1XfiRoDQSpvxbGyWDvUTsj5RKj-8fZuCOxu6UnnXptiRwIL7Tw6VFf2QLDY/s400/5.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-giDgFVCH6hCnhGjVHr3M6lovyCJCwppBrNoIrPsaX5IZ87yVmlUMmnsVtBmPhIiAnB2xU4g2F5T9NJ40csxpLSxMW1Id3Hnt-PEX01WN9KvAM17KJXaMW_-K6AYiHzbZ8Zx-1IhHuqA/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604824526116017458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-giDgFVCH6hCnhGjVHr3M6lovyCJCwppBrNoIrPsaX5IZ87yVmlUMmnsVtBmPhIiAnB2xU4g2F5T9NJ40csxpLSxMW1Id3Hnt-PEX01WN9KvAM17KJXaMW_-K6AYiHzbZ8Zx-1IhHuqA/s400/6.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikepgxLg_wV_mmAtyQC43CyGiY3DmfmsKctAT3S9hTaP8eN1nhSXzuM0ylg2w_2VILoYdkjPUN_BHj58G_e7qnlAAeDu5i__WfBdB4wLlHz33O4GEYy85hdFs3wo7fjtBjxLDomuuWlq0/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604824158736894930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikepgxLg_wV_mmAtyQC43CyGiY3DmfmsKctAT3S9hTaP8eN1nhSXzuM0ylg2w_2VILoYdkjPUN_BHj58G_e7qnlAAeDu5i__WfBdB4wLlHz33O4GEYy85hdFs3wo7fjtBjxLDomuuWlq0/s400/7.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ72MtWBvdbUoilhGtU-2U73Epzo1zyrKSMnsPhb6ST1smihmNE0Cd0pWaifpLJQCVU6rT1O3UrgCk4rO2lK0866aYLQsg7vXaQ7XpPk46ymC3vhEuW0DebGWRqGyzUCUO47UzYuQutM/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604824157045227138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ72MtWBvdbUoilhGtU-2U73Epzo1zyrKSMnsPhb6ST1smihmNE0Cd0pWaifpLJQCVU6rT1O3UrgCk4rO2lK0866aYLQsg7vXaQ7XpPk46ymC3vhEuW0DebGWRqGyzUCUO47UzYuQutM/s400/8.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">seriously, all i wanted was one picture</span></div></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-81367913421579752282011-05-09T13:46:00.000-07:002011-05-09T13:50:09.623-07:00day 171 - girls' day<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cf2mx1WUKllcud7vXDOXcRhTngi7Hy3V6iZy26FmbgX0rN33X9m10cprbxHh79KaZtdsoYWGrI4WI-Tkbp4qrI2Nlgmk75u9R-0Kdu8XHmlUBROH32I9BapnvYklM_-Bay1c_c1k5bc/s1600/girls+day.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604820911522438850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cf2mx1WUKllcud7vXDOXcRhTngi7Hy3V6iZy26FmbgX0rN33X9m10cprbxHh79KaZtdsoYWGrI4WI-Tkbp4qrI2Nlgmk75u9R-0Kdu8XHmlUBROH32I9BapnvYklM_-Bay1c_c1k5bc/s400/girls+day.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">What a wonderful surprise!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">M had the day off school, but G didn't.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">That can only mean one thing...girls' day!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We ate out for lunch and then headed over to the Butterfly Center.</span></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCeSz9rywSQsC3exR_E8CgdHYgUrQttnCozrJeJVqaAXFNZSdjmWpe7rtRmzXusbHJQsrJAbPXG_sUlDB0dAOblQl1eXrH_xqwN6f7AWxCXdtlaPT-Cn-3VGbo-XTRfgdplszBOxW_7c/s1600/2+teeth+gone.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604820916733188242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCeSz9rywSQsC3exR_E8CgdHYgUrQttnCozrJeJVqaAXFNZSdjmWpe7rtRmzXusbHJQsrJAbPXG_sUlDB0dAOblQl1eXrH_xqwN6f7AWxCXdtlaPT-Cn-3VGbo-XTRfgdplszBOxW_7c/s400/2+teeth+gone.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">(note: Check it out...she's missing 2 front teeth!)<br /></span><br /><div></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-37378281890274328872011-05-09T13:44:00.000-07:002011-05-09T13:46:20.394-07:00day 170 - chopsticks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3o3Hf-Q7w-rZfhPa0EmKCob8R-W_yKdBFSa2HGJHLuj5X5Ct1VPOs4bDENKs78y_0J4oEv3KNRTKni5xOQQSkjsnsXcBrSOGF8psrFUmYwrpYlODviTb3kno04J8mdiCej_NXi4Hwso/s1600/chopsticks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604820258714841602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3o3Hf-Q7w-rZfhPa0EmKCob8R-W_yKdBFSa2HGJHLuj5X5Ct1VPOs4bDENKs78y_0J4oEv3KNRTKni5xOQQSkjsnsXcBrSOGF8psrFUmYwrpYlODviTb3kno04J8mdiCej_NXi4Hwso/s400/chopsticks.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">M and G are surprisingly good at eating with chopsticks.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This is one of our favorite new spots...Jenni's Noodle House...it's all good in the noodlehood.</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-24953319149471998282011-05-09T13:33:00.000-07:002011-05-09T13:44:07.008-07:00day 169 - boys and their toys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmAw3qiTEW7vbFC-4HHY9c27M1-VFUaQ8IKM8EclijjuVAXQgkaxq0XF404LT93GZq4mW2EPyNkoKoTX1X8Cd0IdBTpDseJNssnguhWA1uhISUX5U2HVf6FszCg16kIlZokwwolKMl1E/s1600/daddys+gift.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604817650331615266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmAw3qiTEW7vbFC-4HHY9c27M1-VFUaQ8IKM8EclijjuVAXQgkaxq0XF404LT93GZq4mW2EPyNkoKoTX1X8Cd0IdBTpDseJNssnguhWA1uhISUX5U2HVf6FszCg16kIlZokwwolKMl1E/s400/daddys+gift.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>so the conversation went a little something like this...</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">mommy, what are we doing today? </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">(we are going to buy daddy's christmas present. we're going to get him a tie.)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">no. let's get him a chainsaw.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">(i don't think daddy needs, or wants, a chainsaw.)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">yes. he does.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">(i really don't think so.) </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>...this goes on for sometime until i suggest we call daddy and ask him.</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>that conversation went a little something like this:</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">hello sweetheart. g and i are going christmas shopping for you and he is insisting that we get you a chainsaw. will you please tell him that you don't need, or want, a chainsaw.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">(well...a small chainsaw would be kind of cool.)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">oh ok.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>at which point i tell G that daddy apparently, to my surprise, would like a chainsaw.</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>his response?</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">i told you.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">guess what daddy got for Christmas?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">(note: it is now May 9th and the chainsaw is still in the box...i'm just saying, he would have worn the tie by now.)</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-33078323412139604062011-05-09T08:54:00.000-07:002011-05-09T08:58:15.268-07:00day 168 - weird<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-wfEjJMlANwODCXCpSzC9Zeu_fj4rl_xeJbD0q4oM-Ou6rkwucS7hf665SOsTDjy66x_YC0xPjbA96f5C3_hPeAlZO9fwuJnDP6LutPSpK672Gui9WM3e-L5MI-_7FDxPizdbwHAwjE/s1600/IMG_8875.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604745991627381778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-wfEjJMlANwODCXCpSzC9Zeu_fj4rl_xeJbD0q4oM-Ou6rkwucS7hf665SOsTDjy66x_YC0xPjbA96f5C3_hPeAlZO9fwuJnDP6LutPSpK672Gui9WM3e-L5MI-_7FDxPizdbwHAwjE/s400/IMG_8875.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">this is G wearing his "safety eating gear."</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-25819386582071449152011-05-09T08:50:00.000-07:002011-05-09T08:53:43.216-07:00day 167 - that's a wrap!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnKSiRzIfiVbpghCbO09w6m8buU5icUADLb4a4krhf8kb83qaUclAggTAt9QHm52E_F6V3BtokbARdabnEZ3XNlreX5ZyL1FC8RN2nJDPkrEhtco-hiz9YLy_g3HDTz1eM2j4-xafzPI/s1600/IMG_8780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604744891180305538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnKSiRzIfiVbpghCbO09w6m8buU5icUADLb4a4krhf8kb83qaUclAggTAt9QHm52E_F6V3BtokbARdabnEZ3XNlreX5ZyL1FC8RN2nJDPkrEhtco-hiz9YLy_g3HDTz1eM2j4-xafzPI/s400/IMG_8780.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">there's a surprise "under" the tree for you daddy!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">you should have heard all the giggling...music to my ears.</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-19223586017635005812011-05-09T08:46:00.000-07:002011-05-09T08:50:23.888-07:00day 166 - he's got it<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJo7X43k5dcPGYGdiX3GIIlM4lO_VXS8Rc0qvrGjztZfyA4WEVlSBFtYOqNk_hrflnnpoHihXpDIYN6fo4Q6GuRfUlxwCtn8kTQmVoxx-hwfvsu2NkxYKuGxHowmiXqdhj-HfjuMA2lh0/s1600/IMG_8763.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604743679900285746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJo7X43k5dcPGYGdiX3GIIlM4lO_VXS8Rc0qvrGjztZfyA4WEVlSBFtYOqNk_hrflnnpoHihXpDIYN6fo4Q6GuRfUlxwCtn8kTQmVoxx-hwfvsu2NkxYKuGxHowmiXqdhj-HfjuMA2lh0/s400/IMG_8763.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i had very carefully arranged the pieces of our Nativity scence only to come back and find that G had rearranged it so that all the focus was on Jesus.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i think he understands the real reason for the season.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">what a lesson...thanks for the reminder sweet boy.</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-33147454092412967242011-05-09T08:41:00.001-07:002011-05-09T08:46:07.691-07:00day 165 - cold<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ74D9twEx6HzGYKF3sR_V4UzvV48rTAPzw4CQm-YsIqK_1U3KAJ6dquy4cZXbEA2qdXM_oC-tikQQsLTOGfLAAFEAKBD5Ale-r7nVb1H4PolyU5xjA1OUf-1q18vpfGk6FYW2Xeoax8/s1600/IMG_8746.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604742880032602594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ74D9twEx6HzGYKF3sR_V4UzvV48rTAPzw4CQm-YsIqK_1U3KAJ6dquy4cZXbEA2qdXM_oC-tikQQsLTOGfLAAFEAKBD5Ale-r7nVb1H4PolyU5xjA1OUf-1q18vpfGk6FYW2Xeoax8/s400/IMG_8746.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">it was cold this morning. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">35 degrees...and our little old house is drafty!!</span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-84535947909560590132011-05-09T08:36:00.001-07:002011-05-09T08:40:28.580-07:00day 164 - "proper" thanksgiving attire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCBgByhcGPWqeteM9f2R-iRUsH4ycj2tg9-uG-BDs3zoUeGgdao4IyavoWH7qZstcGvREaHDj9NYmbPkGP7yDK5V2jZj_TgnM0fRYwS8TPpLqEj1DE-plf-4V429_lQbShpsch8IiVNU/s1600/IMG_8649.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604741406763242546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCBgByhcGPWqeteM9f2R-iRUsH4ycj2tg9-uG-BDs3zoUeGgdao4IyavoWH7qZstcGvREaHDj9NYmbPkGP7yDK5V2jZj_TgnM0fRYwS8TPpLqEj1DE-plf-4V429_lQbShpsch8IiVNU/s400/IMG_8649.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittK6fQmNewfErVB8B-S8FIcUJd6_lo2BdThQ8Uym6WBeeK_CAJM6tj1C6fcLOZ0Rt5Ebzmv99Y5Ed8p_Hsltl4pshOOwWsW6hg3toJs7qOt2-LL9xAx4SVY65deHlBXyyUefobva0pzY/s1600/IMG_8657.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604741053704658354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittK6fQmNewfErVB8B-S8FIcUJd6_lo2BdThQ8Uym6WBeeK_CAJM6tj1C6fcLOZ0Rt5Ebzmv99Y5Ed8p_Hsltl4pshOOwWsW6hg3toJs7qOt2-LL9xAx4SVY65deHlBXyyUefobva0pzY/s400/IMG_8657.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">an indian and a pilgrim...</span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-37516892419458760082011-05-09T08:20:00.001-07:002011-05-09T08:35:14.367-07:00day 163 - a real ballerina<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjXnduoAQ8Ifn7TSNpzi1bBr282i0pCIWkIDgHUmoNh-FL3najnI891GV1t4jqTs-o56uUKX5Q88vRuHhdt0E2Sq-G0uoPkpqu6hdUcIrtdhRewKA1CrJ7XSV9FiC8Tss4PLj-hJDjeg/s1600/IMG_8619.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604739980340813234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjXnduoAQ8Ifn7TSNpzi1bBr282i0pCIWkIDgHUmoNh-FL3najnI891GV1t4jqTs-o56uUKX5Q88vRuHhdt0E2Sq-G0uoPkpqu6hdUcIrtdhRewKA1CrJ7XSV9FiC8Tss4PLj-hJDjeg/s400/IMG_8619.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">we went to the tree lighting ceremony at the Wortham Center this year.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">we didn't actually see the tree lighting, but M did get to take a picture with a <em>real</em> ballerina.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">(notice that big hole where a tooth used to be?)</span>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-59239174165223288512011-05-09T08:12:00.000-07:002011-05-09T08:19:45.306-07:00day 162 - from long ago<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMzNDn-tIIA-LMKsttUqEio_Y4v3AlAZvZINB2fwWwqlWr9CbfqkVZ8mqw6RAIbRqmpIeUtWsLxoyEzB-fyw-dcBqC2cPgPyP-d9fWZEIkdTtaDZbgOKwzsSMknisof4k7g7PuJ71aA4/s1600/IMG_0381.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604735729705096418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMzNDn-tIIA-LMKsttUqEio_Y4v3AlAZvZINB2fwWwqlWr9CbfqkVZ8mqw6RAIbRqmpIeUtWsLxoyEzB-fyw-dcBqC2cPgPyP-d9fWZEIkdTtaDZbgOKwzsSMknisof4k7g7PuJ71aA4/s400/IMG_0381.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb2rCyKyujjw18W2ctCLPPC68JlXN6gqeiMn3NaezPETx9oHd_Fl02cO70ikVBZ7HtqiDHs8jqo0NLC8JUZ9lyAjXqqCShDRC5uSusVRD7d2iMaDisz2om6GcdSeYvK9TYN1_yCS0fhE/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604735413889534338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqb2rCyKyujjw18W2ctCLPPC68JlXN6gqeiMn3NaezPETx9oHd_Fl02cO70ikVBZ7HtqiDHs8jqo0NLC8JUZ9lyAjXqqCShDRC5uSusVRD7d2iMaDisz2om6GcdSeYvK9TYN1_yCS0fhE/s400/IMG_0371.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">i found these pictures this morning.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">i love them.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">look how short his legs were last february (2010).</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">he's so <em>tall</em> now!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-77094228247589306412011-05-08T12:24:00.000-07:002011-05-08T12:31:24.933-07:00day 161 - realityreality has set in.<br /><br />it is may 8th, 2011. <br /><br />i started this blog just under a year ago, on may 24, 2011.<br /><br />in theory, since my goal was to post a picture a day, i should be close to being finished.<br /><br />in reality, i'm nowhere close. i'm on day 161. i should be on day day 349. quite a differential.<br /><br />so, i've decided to just take my time and enjoy the process of going through photos from the past several months and posting them here. <br /><br />feel free to follow along...or not, you may have given up on me. i'm sorry.<br /><br />for now though, i'm going to go pop some popcorn and watch a "mother's day movie" with my 3 favorite people...i promise i'll be back to post soon.hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-89869664493068571582011-02-10T19:10:00.000-08:002011-02-10T19:21:08.889-08:00day 160 - Halloween<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gI2cOH2NMPaC0KoxMXLuXyw8sDLDDULZAKEme8kUF9XGWl6Z5ZTzeAsLuEV8b1RM87RlEvy4p54UT1eotFKa_vuYBs8vYmXD0dmvJ-M8agRcjZNkACC2B0AtzTHbQtrzg_XWXx109bs/s1600/IMG_8215.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572264678841132866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gI2cOH2NMPaC0KoxMXLuXyw8sDLDDULZAKEme8kUF9XGWl6Z5ZTzeAsLuEV8b1RM87RlEvy4p54UT1eotFKa_vuYBs8vYmXD0dmvJ-M8agRcjZNkACC2B0AtzTHbQtrzg_XWXx109bs/s400/IMG_8215.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#000000;">I'm so mad that I didn't get any better pictures than this!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">But...here's a favorite Halloween pic from <em>long</em> ago.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasKi0ddd-OJ5u2zgQ45ZDH2wT5eb4fBzVAegleiOfq2ZmIsKV19T7rGX1UfBdy5KG1EZ5fN3s4CyX9KJaMMl_lOiK168hiOxHULHv1PrzCOhKXzwyONNpilrME6NIaIfVaQIjnycqqcQ/s1600/halloween+family.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572266262036996386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasKi0ddd-OJ5u2zgQ45ZDH2wT5eb4fBzVAegleiOfq2ZmIsKV19T7rGX1UfBdy5KG1EZ5fN3s4CyX9KJaMMl_lOiK168hiOxHULHv1PrzCOhKXzwyONNpilrME6NIaIfVaQIjnycqqcQ/s400/halloween+family.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-51947943881985778552011-02-10T19:00:00.000-08:002011-02-10T19:10:42.709-08:00day 159 - arBOOretum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0H6H3CEgN4Ac2ZOf9sjnADhsYk4tOsy4ra1X1zekLcZ10O8THyXbd57VowiKH-SuTN3FCQxgSgWFfTo0gx6HINHY4RWMPccBysYjGWmrs9b3VtYr9OM0jZvvfJ1OIJC7iBW6gbp3NwWQ/s1600/IMG_8171.JPG"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jx2MvP_c9u1xaWN2iCG315N-YnshFPh_br5XHQDMq7De6z72A3reQiPQNp_M26itNVR5nk1bPqiwY9K7QbXxI4yaDPlmqwZryknkNfdOrBkSl2DQGPk-wKAkyH-bIebMeBUUVjGNrXU/s1600/IMG_8168.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572262480419692514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jx2MvP_c9u1xaWN2iCG315N-YnshFPh_br5XHQDMq7De6z72A3reQiPQNp_M26itNVR5nk1bPqiwY9K7QbXxI4yaDPlmqwZryknkNfdOrBkSl2DQGPk-wKAkyH-bIebMeBUUVjGNrXU/s400/IMG_8168.JPG" /></a><br /><div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Just in case you're a little confused - according to my "official" blog calendar...day 159 corresponds with October 30th, 2010.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">The day before Halloween this year was <em>crazy </em>busy for us with 3 different carnivals/festivals and a soccer game. I'm not sure how, but we managed to survive.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">This is by far my favorite picture from the day...</span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-37681416585083757572011-01-31T20:01:00.001-08:002011-01-31T20:05:40.231-08:00day 158 - i scream<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYidQBW8T93hThN5wLNJroVrN1x3TdChLHqjtWGTM5Imu89bAfxzKtv2AF8QrSlU1PP65vvgNpkSQ8hL6nZ7jjbDKU_EZqJPK0A0Z5l4bO-qj5UQo7dGNwjwtX7bhU_D8VJTOZdXu3LA/s1600/IMG_8106.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568566709886785154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYidQBW8T93hThN5wLNJroVrN1x3TdChLHqjtWGTM5Imu89bAfxzKtv2AF8QrSlU1PP65vvgNpkSQ8hL6nZ7jjbDKU_EZqJPK0A0Z5l4bO-qj5UQo7dGNwjwtX7bhU_D8VJTOZdXu3LA/s400/IMG_8106.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Enjoying an ice cream with good friends at Hermann Park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">note: The food dye in these character ice creams is alarmingly "permanent." It's not a treat we indulge in very often. Surely it won't hurt them to have one or two (or three or ten) over the course of their childhood...right?</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-3734487903330072232011-01-31T19:56:00.001-08:002011-01-31T20:01:04.369-08:00day 157 - kind of reminds me of someone...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo9r0lr7GrkXH-B28n9Y8xEiw-6n0raOf9SG8mf-58T1LuuIhSwxPYl9bfPa-_G3TRsnO4ShxGg-EbJ8VaOti-v7ehmK1BEECEVSwLBVYWvJnnK75mTvxd7JfpOZFsPXrsrWa8phDBgI/s1600/IMG_8050.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568565744368838626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo9r0lr7GrkXH-B28n9Y8xEiw-6n0raOf9SG8mf-58T1LuuIhSwxPYl9bfPa-_G3TRsnO4ShxGg-EbJ8VaOti-v7ehmK1BEECEVSwLBVYWvJnnK75mTvxd7JfpOZFsPXrsrWa8phDBgI/s400/IMG_8050.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Not sure if you can tell in this photo, but her jack-o-lantern and M have the same snaggle toothed smile.<br /><br /></span><div></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-66976084412935072502011-01-31T19:50:00.001-08:002011-01-31T19:56:31.671-08:00day 156 - pumpkin carving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2w-a4v_3x7pKsOleb05aqCTIxiuCawIU_8uv7T6681LLzFCus9DHIykN-rimPu2YuO0wDySTqEergM7XN9ERLxP6xSzLG93Dxfq90jq8x3QspuuE5faqxX1c4andSm3B4wfBofIpL9I/s1600/IMG_8015.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568564311538305122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2w-a4v_3x7pKsOleb05aqCTIxiuCawIU_8uv7T6681LLzFCus9DHIykN-rimPu2YuO0wDySTqEergM7XN9ERLxP6xSzLG93Dxfq90jq8x3QspuuE5faqxX1c4andSm3B4wfBofIpL9I/s400/IMG_8015.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmZ095j_iqTgQWNtnK3c19eoHqpvt_wlkS3USw7hF1HRzIncLizE-iBdtahtCrep23AsB_bZpb1MPrJxSFu00OCDtJVLhJghNcmPPuxO53CNHZGg2LWhXEmO3ZiWPIjjJPGWIwwxP1i8/s1600/IMG_8044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568563879727344834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmZ095j_iqTgQWNtnK3c19eoHqpvt_wlkS3USw7hF1HRzIncLizE-iBdtahtCrep23AsB_bZpb1MPrJxSFu00OCDtJVLhJghNcmPPuxO53CNHZGg2LWhXEmO3ZiWPIjjJPGWIwwxP1i8/s400/IMG_8044.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Mama and Daddy came to carve pumpkins with M and G.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This is the 2nd year in a row they've come to do it.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">So, since we're Aggies - it's a tradition.</span></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-82332354777349254792011-01-31T19:43:00.000-08:002011-01-31T19:50:03.911-08:00day 155 - the coolest costume ever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb9Ju1G3e7ylRelfyyhkxTWDy1BVJarT-dNmzeqxa8Kbn21kTIr1l6JvK4V8lbzyYOXeDYZ6DiflMydjln__g0H7QVrPcdT63UIlUPpm2Rkd6nMlUeBaT-8HfivwhDstYEnb-UFA1KbY/s1600/IMG_8118.JPG"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnL82E0x-ics6WJm78x4TifnNS9-z-yDg1vUgZCD1PuHIhX7_U8K60FUFuNx1qKm14r1i-L_NnF1naNZOxOKgM8-xOJaFyN6Wg8j1DUSI9QfOMNqY9A-fhyphenhyphenpN1hkQZyFWaXBMXuqDYGk/s1600/IMG_8113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568562525348299026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnL82E0x-ics6WJm78x4TifnNS9-z-yDg1vUgZCD1PuHIhX7_U8K60FUFuNx1qKm14r1i-L_NnF1naNZOxOKgM8-xOJaFyN6Wg8j1DUSI9QfOMNqY9A-fhyphenhyphenpN1hkQZyFWaXBMXuqDYGk/s400/IMG_8113.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy3hpaHQYUwaenm8dnR9nBFanVtSmpzatg6UZQz7_cf_mJAzhY4vpGQWhJxI2pHfKhBqmw9c_r_iIspZxKW-Hnz8K-bRnp-BJZFFQzOWkIR4o7DPJ4N76yYW8tDf_tGi2LDRjnftyuqM/s1600/IMG_8112.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568562520772144962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy3hpaHQYUwaenm8dnR9nBFanVtSmpzatg6UZQz7_cf_mJAzhY4vpGQWhJxI2pHfKhBqmw9c_r_iIspZxKW-Hnz8K-bRnp-BJZFFQzOWkIR4o7DPJ4N76yYW8tDf_tGi2LDRjnftyuqM/s400/IMG_8112.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">So, G wants to be a Ghostbuster this year for Halloween.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Which is a little embarassing because we only realized about 3/4 of the way through the movie that it is <em>entirely</em> inappropriate for a 4 year old and a 6 year old to be watching this movie.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">But...he wanted to be a Ghostbuster.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">So, I called and then drove all over Houston to find this costume for him...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">And then paid entirely too much for it when I finally found it...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">But it was totally worth the look on his face when he had it on...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">And it really was a cool costume...</span></div></div></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454100620012145875.post-76901357292318424452011-01-31T19:40:00.000-08:002011-01-31T19:43:39.237-08:00day 154 - field trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuxyFVSWYb6zSasVUp2LBADFQKPaDvDlm_MjxeSmIc-t4Pjf6VCfHXqRxE4AA5x-fbfHrl_dg_1uTF6lXf9HKORYTJxxLl-eUzJLRsHDwxDcHdPokEMy9YOImwbbzG2RxK3aJn2L7x3E/s1600/IMG_8096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568561425122079730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuxyFVSWYb6zSasVUp2LBADFQKPaDvDlm_MjxeSmIc-t4Pjf6VCfHXqRxE4AA5x-fbfHrl_dg_1uTF6lXf9HKORYTJxxLl-eUzJLRsHDwxDcHdPokEMy9YOImwbbzG2RxK3aJn2L7x3E/s400/IMG_8096.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">a</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I helped chaperone a field trip to the Houston Zoo for M's 1st grade class.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><span style="color:#ffffff;">a</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Lots of fun...a little crazy, but lots of fun!</span></div>hurry up (and) slow downhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11491211851813505347noreply@blogger.com0