tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49029601352643012972024-03-13T12:41:12.447-07:00The MAC LifeTommy McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621168975040428260noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-64103516348866763552011-05-30T20:06:00.001-07:002011-05-30T20:51:00.432-07:00First Haircut<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas had his first (real...not just bangs) haircut, I am sure you are all saying "finally"! I said from day one that we were not going to cut his hair until he asked. I had truly hoped that day would not come until he was 18 or so! He asked and we took him.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"> It had been a little hard to deal with lately, I will admit.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lukecDXBDIA/TeRbgBXlQ5I/AAAAAAAADLo/JRQdfwIrifA/s1600/firsthaircutfrontbefore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lukecDXBDIA/TeRbgBXlQ5I/AAAAAAAADLo/JRQdfwIrifA/s320/firsthaircutfrontbefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711641291768722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Front before. <br />Gotta love that cheesy grin!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iKhg0d7H_Yg/TeRbWL3O4jI/AAAAAAAADLA/s5dbKNnnWW0/s1600/firsthaircutbackbefore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iKhg0d7H_Yg/TeRbWL3O4jI/AAAAAAAADLA/s5dbKNnnWW0/s320/firsthaircutbackbefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711472310182450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Back before.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MT0524L4LAw/TeRbnb370OI/AAAAAAAADL4/Ef0-3p_Atcg/s1600/firsthaircutsidebefore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MT0524L4LAw/TeRbnb370OI/AAAAAAAADL4/Ef0-3p_Atcg/s320/firsthaircutsidebefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711768665870562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Profile before.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyMVqW-0Mn8/TeRcF-hHGCI/AAAAAAAADMI/bilgspfMPGU/s1600/firsthaircutponybefore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kyMVqW-0Mn8/TeRcF-hHGCI/AAAAAAAADMI/bilgspfMPGU/s320/firsthaircutponybefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612712293361457186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ponytail before.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wc56X_ARqlc/TeRcFlOguwI/AAAAAAAADMA/i8Or48X8sFU/s1600/firsthaircutinchair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wc56X_ARqlc/TeRcFlOguwI/AAAAAAAADMA/i8Or48X8sFU/s320/firsthaircutinchair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612712286572559106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We thought he would be apprehensive but he was not the least bit scared or nervous. He hopped right up into the chair. It helped that he could look at himself in the mirror, he is somewhat of a narcissist.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E_uxyZHlQ8o/TeRbnKb_xII/AAAAAAAADLw/VPd5TXp_6es/s1600/firsthaircutshampoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E_uxyZHlQ8o/TeRbnKb_xII/AAAAAAAADLw/VPd5TXp_6es/s320/firsthaircutshampoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711763985286274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He, however, was not super thrilled with the shampoo. This was the face he pretty much kept the whole time.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TxFy9i-VRLI/TeRbfRSDTSI/AAAAAAAADLI/uOZCCwfg_FE/s1600/firsthaircutcheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TxFy9i-VRLI/TeRbfRSDTSI/AAAAAAAADLI/uOZCCwfg_FE/s320/firsthaircutcheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711628383669538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As long as he was not near the shampoo bowl he was good though!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SM1e4w8M8EY/TeRbfwf734I/AAAAAAAADLY/0z6MCKoovWc/s1600/firsthaircutfirstactualcut.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SM1e4w8M8EY/TeRbfwf734I/AAAAAAAADLY/0z6MCKoovWc/s320/firsthaircutfirstactualcut.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711636763402114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Technically this was the first snip. No I did not cry....much! ha...<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dYpnmonmm5I/TeRbfWkgWYI/AAAAAAAADLQ/LpAkDTU7a9g/s1600/firsthaircutexcited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dYpnmonmm5I/TeRbfWkgWYI/AAAAAAAADLQ/LpAkDTU7a9g/s320/firsthaircutexcited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711629803248002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He loved it!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dOJX4FXO-oY/TeRbViHmL6I/AAAAAAAADKg/Q5jP6Hfl8q4/s1600/firsthaircut3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dOJX4FXO-oY/TeRbViHmL6I/AAAAAAAADKg/Q5jP6Hfl8q4/s320/firsthaircut3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711461104529314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting to take shape.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d2l4VFvzES4/TeRbf70q96I/AAAAAAAADLg/6kErW4_-DM4/s1600/firsthaircutfloor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d2l4VFvzES4/TeRbf70q96I/AAAAAAAADLg/6kErW4_-DM4/s320/firsthaircutfloor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711639803164578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A whole lot of hair on the floor and not on my sons head.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EThkL9qeunM/TeRbWGqIp-I/AAAAAAAADK4/b8pIH-xQ9M4/s1600/firsthaircutafterfront.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EThkL9qeunM/TeRbWGqIp-I/AAAAAAAADK4/b8pIH-xQ9M4/s320/firsthaircutafterfront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711470913071074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Done-zo!<br />Tommy proclaimed "He looks like Prince Valium". Which if you are not laughing hysterically right now and saying "Yes he really does" then what you don't know is that is a reference from "Space Balls".<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bt45mKFakcU/TeRbV3wsROI/AAAAAAAADKw/XgLxbBjXfmk/s1600/firsthaircutaftercuteface.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bt45mKFakcU/TeRbV3wsROI/AAAAAAAADKw/XgLxbBjXfmk/s320/firsthaircutaftercuteface.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711466914039010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cute face to go with his new 'due.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g_JoSJwPeJE/TeRbV2SI9uI/AAAAAAAADKo/GjnL2ox7IO0/s1600/firsthaircutafterback.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g_JoSJwPeJE/TeRbV2SI9uI/AAAAAAAADKo/GjnL2ox7IO0/s320/firsthaircutafterback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612711466517460706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Back ... after!<br /><br />Thomas did a great job getting his hair chopped. I think he is as adorable as always. At first I thought he looked a little bit more like a girl than before but after a couple of weeks like this I am getting used to it.<br /><br /><br />Funny story:<br />We were leaving Lowe's the other day and a grandmotherly woman was complementing us on Mable, who was with us. The conversation went something like this:<br />grandmotherly figure: "you have a beautiful dog...and little girl"<br />mom and dad: "thank you"<br />Thomas: "I'm a BOY" ...walks away<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love kids.<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-32121235154048916712011-05-30T20:00:00.000-07:002011-05-30T20:06:28.401-07:00Grandpa and Thomas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-quZJpCQBLPI/TeRaVF2uP9I/AAAAAAAADKY/54iN3kcDTgY/s1600/grandpasillyfaces.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-quZJpCQBLPI/TeRaVF2uP9I/AAAAAAAADKY/54iN3kcDTgY/s320/grandpasillyfaces.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710354005934034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas and Grandpa<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GMFS_BYwBgc/TeRaU0SF0lI/AAAAAAAADKQ/n5u2eR7vEBc/s1600/grandpapuzzletime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GMFS_BYwBgc/TeRaU0SF0lI/AAAAAAAADKQ/n5u2eR7vEBc/s320/grandpapuzzletime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710349288886866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandpa and Thomas doing a puzzle together. They had a little bit of help from Grandma who was watching over the whole process.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZRlWdEJgwY/TeRaUrZdNHI/AAAAAAAADKI/pu6Zhtga49w/s1600/grandpaplaydough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZRlWdEJgwY/TeRaUrZdNHI/AAAAAAAADKI/pu6Zhtga49w/s320/grandpaplaydough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710346903860338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playdough Time!<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3U0rfEorV4U/TeRaUuWD8xI/AAAAAAAADKA/tkiod-JoPYg/s1600/grandpapirate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3U0rfEorV4U/TeRaUuWD8xI/AAAAAAAADKA/tkiod-JoPYg/s320/grandpapirate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710347694928658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">rrrrrr matey</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3T2G3bNvV34/TeRaUUUlj6I/AAAAAAAADJ4/Ut9oONKYEAE/s1600/grandpalap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3T2G3bNvV34/TeRaUUUlj6I/AAAAAAAADJ4/Ut9oONKYEAE/s320/grandpalap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710340709420962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweet boy laying on Grandpa's lap<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RW2yFm1DGeE/TeRaFKIX9CI/AAAAAAAADJk/K2z38P0opTM/s1600/grandpakite4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RW2yFm1DGeE/TeRaFKIX9CI/AAAAAAAADJk/K2z38P0opTM/s320/grandpakite4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710080275805218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Along with 57 cars Grandpa got Thomas a kite. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wujjze4csbM/TeRaE5PsJuI/AAAAAAAADJc/lw4DXPW3Bwc/s1600/grandpakite3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wujjze4csbM/TeRaE5PsJuI/AAAAAAAADJc/lw4DXPW3Bwc/s320/grandpakite3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710075743086306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">They had the best time flying it. It was pretty windy out so they were fairly successful.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BT7ILIV9ljM/TeRaE6zVC0I/AAAAAAAADJU/WSEalQLQ5cc/s1600/grandpa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BT7ILIV9ljM/TeRaE6zVC0I/AAAAAAAADJU/WSEalQLQ5cc/s320/grandpa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710076161002306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A rare semi-smile picture of my Dad!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zBMHLFrffnM/TeRaFU99D2I/AAAAAAAADJs/Mbt9AEEAmJk/s1600/grandpakite5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zBMHLFrffnM/TeRaFU99D2I/AAAAAAAADJs/Mbt9AEEAmJk/s320/grandpakite5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710083184889698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas flying the kite on his own.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N3AKRyj8PZA/TeRaD4f48aI/AAAAAAAADJM/czwaX-ih2yI/s1600/grandpacarosel2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N3AKRyj8PZA/TeRaD4f48aI/AAAAAAAADJM/czwaX-ih2yI/s320/grandpacarosel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612710058362728866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandpa and Thomas on the carousel.</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-49129262965283911462011-05-30T19:30:00.000-07:002011-05-30T19:39:12.833-07:00Grandma and Thomas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ar-zJrdzX2s/TeRS_nSz0sI/AAAAAAAADIc/-O9GJIqbF_Q/s1600/Grandma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ar-zJrdzX2s/TeRS_nSz0sI/AAAAAAAADIc/-O9GJIqbF_Q/s320/Grandma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612702288443593410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandma reading Thomas a story before nap time.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SmYgBsyjaN0/TeRTANVwM8I/AAAAAAAADIs/wIgKc5J24qU/s1600/grandmatowelhead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SmYgBsyjaN0/TeRTANVwM8I/AAAAAAAADIs/wIgKc5J24qU/s320/grandmatowelhead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612702298656486338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm not sure what is going on here but he sure is enjoying it!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LV-9Q94efSU/TeRS_y6Fs_I/AAAAAAAADIk/gbsYCv5WRMg/s1600/grandmasmiles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LV-9Q94efSU/TeRS_y6Fs_I/AAAAAAAADIk/gbsYCv5WRMg/s320/grandmasmiles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612702291561133042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Love for Grandma before bed.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6GGn7kZ4-k0/TeRTcBK9-9I/AAAAAAAADJE/dkXjcM2xmAk/s1600/newhatelephant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6GGn7kZ4-k0/TeRTcBK9-9I/AAAAAAAADJE/dkXjcM2xmAk/s320/newhatelephant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612702776426363858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">While in San Fran we saw this hat and had to get it for Thomas. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bbg_Pi60oww/TeRTAcmmTbI/AAAAAAAADI0/ABRKHg452ck/s1600/grandmaelephant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bbg_Pi60oww/TeRTAcmmTbI/AAAAAAAADI0/ABRKHg452ck/s320/grandmaelephant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612702302753672626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Even though it was one of the sunniest days we had had in a while it was still chilly by the water. We hat to get Grandma a second jacket! We kept her ears warm with a certain elephant!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mk-yoKASHg/TeRTArmZ7cI/AAAAAAAADI8/QXlKlbq-fCw/s1600/elephanthat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mk-yoKASHg/TeRTArmZ7cI/AAAAAAAADI8/QXlKlbq-fCw/s320/elephanthat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612702306779393474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And of course Mable had to try it on as well!<br /><br />I'm just not sure who wore it best!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-6326942725656957042011-05-23T15:55:00.000-07:002011-05-23T16:06:37.288-07:00Muir Woods<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We also took my parents to Muir Woods to see the Coastal Redwood trees. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ntgy3GNZnkQ/Tdrm_EZ1y2I/AAAAAAAADIE/TiiOpJ1U-dw/s1600/muirwoods3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ntgy3GNZnkQ/Tdrm_EZ1y2I/AAAAAAAADIE/TiiOpJ1U-dw/s320/muirwoods3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050257031646050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5cvbgemK0Js/Tdrm_opJxsI/AAAAAAAADIM/-w8oj_HW5JA/s1600/muirwoods2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5cvbgemK0Js/Tdrm_opJxsI/AAAAAAAADIM/-w8oj_HW5JA/s320/muirwoods2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050266759546562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A cross section of one of the gazillion year old trees.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yNNdICLwlM/TdrnAepGqZI/AAAAAAAADIU/f0ZG7cUiMxk/s1600/muirwoods.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yNNdICLwlM/TdrnAepGqZI/AAAAAAAADIU/f0ZG7cUiMxk/s320/muirwoods.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050281254857106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A teaching moment with Dad.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2JFvDzqmCA0/Tdrm-oqTPXI/AAAAAAAADH8/FsOtt-l_KYE/s1600/muirwoodsbear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2JFvDzqmCA0/Tdrm-oqTPXI/AAAAAAAADH8/FsOtt-l_KYE/s320/muirwoodsbear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050249584491890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A sitting on the bear moment with Mom.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_UXY-P_d7c8/Tdrm-cbmAiI/AAAAAAAADH0/dnwhCPQ0qiw/s1600/muirwoodsbearfamily.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_UXY-P_d7c8/Tdrm-cbmAiI/AAAAAAAADH0/dnwhCPQ0qiw/s320/muirwoodsbearfamily.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050246301581858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bear family picture.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FaS7ePWGq5s/TdrmxkcymcI/AAAAAAAADHs/6zLIqmAnHOc/s1600/muirwoodsbearkiss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FaS7ePWGq5s/TdrmxkcymcI/AAAAAAAADHs/6zLIqmAnHOc/s320/muirwoodsbearkiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050025115785666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bears need love too.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oxnXQ6FM5Yo/TdrmxUsSD9I/AAAAAAAADHk/jkbWY4vBOJI/s1600/muirwoodsbearride.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oxnXQ6FM5Yo/TdrmxUsSD9I/AAAAAAAADHk/jkbWY4vBOJI/s320/muirwoodsbearride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050020885794770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kind of reminds me of "Legends of the Fall".<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gU0O3IXDeOI/Tdrmw8UuJZI/AAAAAAAADHc/nr_9RU_ZDVg/s1600/muirwoodsdeer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gU0O3IXDeOI/Tdrmw8UuJZI/AAAAAAAADHc/nr_9RU_ZDVg/s320/muirwoodsdeer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050014344521106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">If you look really closely (or have the original image) you can see a deer eating in the picture. There were three or four deers munching on leafy greens a mere 10 feet off the path. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BCdgzqtqdrU/TdrmwVZ9GvI/AAAAAAAADHU/wqHT7WHhkXE/s1600/muirwoodsfamily.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BCdgzqtqdrU/TdrmwVZ9GvI/AAAAAAAADHU/wqHT7WHhkXE/s320/muirwoodsfamily.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610050003897490162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">They are massive. <br />You just do not realize how massive until you stand amongst them.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MKrOHULu6Fc/Tdrmv_dgHyI/AAAAAAAADHM/hOmTRJwM21w/s1600/muirwoodshollow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MKrOHULu6Fc/Tdrmv_dgHyI/AAAAAAAADHM/hOmTRJwM21w/s320/muirwoodshollow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049998006787874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mom and Thomas checking out a hollow stump.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1QIMceMcZE/TdrmPb6SApI/AAAAAAAADHE/iK66nfswm_8/s1600/muirwoodshollow3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1QIMceMcZE/TdrmPb6SApI/AAAAAAAADHE/iK66nfswm_8/s320/muirwoodshollow3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049438708007570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lp9USX6yYXE/TdrmPWyRSMI/AAAAAAAADG8/tIlU1o-G33Q/s1600/muirwoodstall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lp9USX6yYXE/TdrmPWyRSMI/AAAAAAAADG8/tIlU1o-G33Q/s320/muirwoodstall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049437332228290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas and I are walking in this picture. TALL<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vr_UHTWvbOw/TdrmPKROL4I/AAAAAAAADG0/BjPuHSFqUhc/s1600/muirwoodsthomas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vr_UHTWvbOw/TdrmPKROL4I/AAAAAAAADG0/BjPuHSFqUhc/s320/muirwoodsthomas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049433972387714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas checking out his surroundings.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U25En4xo5oo/TdrmOv7TqkI/AAAAAAAADGs/WRHZZTv9Xtc/s1600/muirwoodstrings.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U25En4xo5oo/TdrmOv7TqkI/AAAAAAAADGs/WRHZZTv9Xtc/s320/muirwoodstrings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049426901150274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas must have learned something from Dad's previous tree ring lesson.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sYytmCgZEno/TdrmOcJk8fI/AAAAAAAADGk/QwSx7fwqJz0/s1600/muirwoodsredwoodday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sYytmCgZEno/TdrmOcJk8fI/AAAAAAAADGk/QwSx7fwqJz0/s320/muirwoodsredwoodday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610049421592293874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading his "Tallest Tree" book on the way home!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-62594589381006421432011-05-23T15:48:00.000-07:002011-05-23T15:55:50.208-07:00Grandma and Grandpa by the Bay<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The last couple of weeks have been filled with visitors! My parents came in for a week and then Tommy's college roommate and Thomas' godfather Dan came in. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnCY5O4jumg/Tdrkn11XD5I/AAAAAAAADF0/2z66E8FS8gs/s1600/grandmagrandpabaybridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mnCY5O4jumg/Tdrkn11XD5I/AAAAAAAADF0/2z66E8FS8gs/s320/grandmagrandpabaybridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047658960293778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandma Paulette and Grandpa Aron came in and spoiled Thomas almost immediately with hugs and kisses! We took them to San Fran for our usual Saturday morning trip to the Ferry Building.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3lNNOL1wt1Y/Tdrk5NIWUGI/AAAAAAAADGU/CVL5dkO6NRw/s1600/grandpacarosel3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3lNNOL1wt1Y/Tdrk5NIWUGI/AAAAAAAADGU/CVL5dkO6NRw/s320/grandpacarosel3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047957271728226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas roped Grandpa into a carousel ride!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hfw-Qt62MIg/Tdrk446SsDI/AAAAAAAADGM/v1x8I2VxhU0/s1600/grandpacarosel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hfw-Qt62MIg/Tdrk446SsDI/AAAAAAAADGM/v1x8I2VxhU0/s320/grandpacarosel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047951844061234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rJHPLcJZ0UY/Tdrk4iyAwQI/AAAAAAAADGE/Urqa1Hrau90/s1600/grandmagrandpaseals.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rJHPLcJZ0UY/Tdrk4iyAwQI/AAAAAAAADGE/Urqa1Hrau90/s320/grandmagrandpaseals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047945903751426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">They got to see and hear the seals and sea lions at Pier 39.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mGgnWzb97mA/Tdrk51Z5vKI/AAAAAAAADGc/1PMSJmCSvJ0/s1600/grandmagrandpacablecar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mGgnWzb97mA/Tdrk51Z5vKI/AAAAAAAADGc/1PMSJmCSvJ0/s320/grandmagrandpacablecar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047968082771106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">and ride a cable car!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L5GI6k2fsWU/TdrkndoTAmI/AAAAAAAADFs/-ELk2LTGjIo/s1600/grandmagrandpaalcatraz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L5GI6k2fsWU/TdrkndoTAmI/AAAAAAAADFs/-ELk2LTGjIo/s320/grandmagrandpaalcatraz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047652463051362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">And see Alcatraz....from a far at least!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-83HII9yT9ck/TdrknCjZvyI/AAAAAAAADFk/7UZoOC-R3XA/s1600/dadbay2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-83HII9yT9ck/TdrknCjZvyI/AAAAAAAADFk/7UZoOC-R3XA/s320/dadbay2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047645194764066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dad and Thomas checking out the view too.<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ3Uvd36b_g/TdrkmiLrZHI/AAAAAAAADFc/K75zn92wjTs/s1600/dadbay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ3Uvd36b_g/TdrkmiLrZHI/AAAAAAAADFc/K75zn92wjTs/s320/dadbay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047636505322610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-am8Tx34VmfM/TdrkoGjhr8I/AAAAAAAADF8/3NVI_vTHhZA/s1600/grandmagrandpagoldengate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-am8Tx34VmfM/TdrkoGjhr8I/AAAAAAAADF8/3NVI_vTHhZA/s320/grandmagrandpagoldengate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610047663448895426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And of course see the Golden Gate bridge...again...from a far. We wouldn't want them getting too close to tourist sites!</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-63530325501306739302011-05-16T21:33:00.000-07:002011-05-16T21:43:08.885-07:00Pool party of two<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0dcxDoYc8W8/TdH68CCJxaI/AAAAAAAADE8/Hj5NJxU7_F0/s1600/Pool1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0dcxDoYc8W8/TdH68CCJxaI/AAAAAAAADE8/Hj5NJxU7_F0/s320/Pool1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607538920297973154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I know our Indiana friends are not going to want to read this, but it was well into the 80's here the other day. Warm enough in fact to head to the pool. Which they say is heated when in fact it really is not...or maybe it is and I am just old now and all pools are cold. Anyway...I took Thomas. <br />You may remember the last few times the kid went swimming he didn't like it so much. I questioned picking up ear plugs at the same time I picked up swim diapers. Luckily, we only needed one of the items, although I will be glad when we don't need those too.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s9CImK3nX-4/TdH68YcFPPI/AAAAAAAADFE/Ss_kfQogg4o/s1600/pool2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s9CImK3nX-4/TdH68YcFPPI/AAAAAAAADFE/Ss_kfQogg4o/s320/pool2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607538926312307954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas did great! It took him a few tries testing the waters before he actually got off the top step. He loved climbing in and out using the ladder. By the end of our swim he was jumping off the side of the pool and trying to drown his mom in the 5' deep end!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BG6_-k4_pYs/TdH68W8eTqI/AAAAAAAADFM/c6FQpxOvsdQ/s1600/pool3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BG6_-k4_pYs/TdH68W8eTqI/AAAAAAAADFM/c6FQpxOvsdQ/s320/pool3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607538925911297698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We were lucky Dad could snap a few pictures in between meetings. Thomas can't wait for his Dad to go swimming with him. I hope we don't see another mid-80's day all year...I like these high 60's low 70's. What? I'm not rubbing it in am I?!!!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UkVkaus_kf8/TdH68hkKrKI/AAAAAAAADFU/VpiZGFnrGEE/s1600/pottytime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UkVkaus_kf8/TdH68hkKrKI/AAAAAAAADFU/VpiZGFnrGEE/s320/pottytime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607538928762137762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Potty Update:<br />He asked to sit on it twice last week. <br />Nothing happened.<br />But he still sat there.<br />and yes, he is sitting backwards.<br />I heard it helps with the whole "splash" issue (ewww).<br />and yes, that is a towel wrapped around the toilet (ewww).<br />apparently his little legs get cold.<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-85091632179367410712011-05-01T19:49:00.001-07:002011-05-02T19:46:10.003-07:00Morgan Territory Hike<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pki5WMID9sk/Tb4gpQiTmZI/AAAAAAAADE0/Rr4Ai9h1S2E/s1600/morganterrthomasmom2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pki5WMID9sk/Tb4gpQiTmZI/AAAAAAAADE0/Rr4Ai9h1S2E/s320/morganterrthomasmom2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950879681059218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">This weekend we hiked Morgan Territory, which is only twenty-five minutes east from the house. It was breathtaking and really diverse. There were creek beds, pastures, desert-esque terrain and the most gorgeous view of the Sierra's. We could see the snow capped Sierra's miles away...amazing!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hLCRpqdEyX4/Tb4glf5F3FI/AAAAAAAADEk/S7LBkNL1SE4/s1600/morganterrthomasdad2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hLCRpqdEyX4/Tb4glf5F3FI/AAAAAAAADEk/S7LBkNL1SE4/s320/morganterrthomasdad2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950815083682898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The pictures (especially re-sized for blogland)<br />do not do the beauty of this park justice.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sZQPZTLZnxc/Tb4glVVSNbI/AAAAAAAADEc/FiSmTFUgw-E/s1600/morganterrthomasdad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sZQPZTLZnxc/Tb4glVVSNbI/AAAAAAAADEc/FiSmTFUgw-E/s320/morganterrthomasdad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950812249142706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas is a great hiker, he usually pulls his own wait, but the occasional shoulder ride does happen. And yes, Tommy is wearing large green socks.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KHC3LejHCOc/Tb4glMzSxwI/AAAAAAAADEU/EZB6VI0sW_A/s1600/morganterrthomas2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KHC3LejHCOc/Tb4glMzSxwI/AAAAAAAADEU/EZB6VI0sW_A/s320/morganterrthomas2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950809959089922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This was taken in one of the creek beds when we started.<br />Beautiful light + beautiful kid = great picture<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F5pcPH23pSg/Tb4glEkCJQI/AAAAAAAADEM/YncCPPdD8bw/s1600/morganterrthomas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F5pcPH23pSg/Tb4glEkCJQI/AAAAAAAADEM/YncCPPdD8bw/s320/morganterrthomas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950807747601666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jHcaYcmG20A/Tb4gln29ikI/AAAAAAAADEs/5HXb4bwdqx0/s1600/morganterrthomasmom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jHcaYcmG20A/Tb4gln29ikI/AAAAAAAADEs/5HXb4bwdqx0/s320/morganterrthomasmom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950817222232642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas hitching a ride up the pasture. At the top of this peak is where you could see the Sierra's. Mt. Diablo, the highest peak in the Bay Area, was straight north of us.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sgqguG7vHIs/Tb4f6vWWTXI/AAAAAAAADD0/KybuGR5WosE/s1600/morganterrsnack1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sgqguG7vHIs/Tb4f6vWWTXI/AAAAAAAADD0/KybuGR5WosE/s320/morganterrsnack1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950080498552178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our snack break, plop down on a rock.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2pVKdzy1284/Tb4f69wWriI/AAAAAAAADD8/HiHo2BBHEY0/s1600/morganterrsnack2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2pVKdzy1284/Tb4f69wWriI/AAAAAAAADD8/HiHo2BBHEY0/s320/morganterrsnack2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950084365725218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I love him.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlDLTdRRfjg/Tb4f6r2FhwI/AAAAAAAADDs/ErBwxX-QQiE/s1600/morganterrsierras3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlDLTdRRfjg/Tb4f6r2FhwI/AAAAAAAADDs/ErBwxX-QQiE/s320/morganterrsierras3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950079557928706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Top of the peak looking out across the flat lands towards the Sierra's.<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7irYATxznZA/Tb4f6XqaIaI/AAAAAAAADDk/-Kc0dZFU6Xw/s1600/morganterrsierras2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7irYATxznZA/Tb4f6XqaIaI/AAAAAAAADDk/-Kc0dZFU6Xw/s320/morganterrsierras2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950074140238242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture does not do it justice!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JY9fi9kglqA/Tb4f7I5ggrI/AAAAAAAADEE/GAJ_6jheDLA/s1600/morganterrstart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JY9fi9kglqA/Tb4f7I5ggrI/AAAAAAAADEE/GAJ_6jheDLA/s320/morganterrstart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601950087356908210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">At the beginning of our hike.<br />Obviously these photos are in no particular order.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YwX78C63-Fc/Tb4fqy0KvEI/AAAAAAAADDU/llFGMfJY0Ys/s1600/morganterrrockhole2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YwX78C63-Fc/Tb4fqy0KvEI/AAAAAAAADDU/llFGMfJY0Ys/s320/morganterrrockhole2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601949806551022658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cool nature stuff #1: Cool holes in rocks.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSZN--EYALA/Tb4fq3BC7-I/AAAAAAAADDM/BiPD_2DYMzc/s1600/morganterrrockhole.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gSZN--EYALA/Tb4fq3BC7-I/AAAAAAAADDM/BiPD_2DYMzc/s320/morganterrrockhole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601949807678779362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Up close of cool hole in rock.<br />Weird because there is nothing above them, tree limb, to drip down to erode into a perfect hole. Possibly human made?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iytWU9zIxqQ/Tb4fqdd1jNI/AAAAAAAADDE/QJMJ2_nqTjA/s1600/morganterrmtdiablo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iytWU9zIxqQ/Tb4fqdd1jNI/AAAAAAAADDE/QJMJ2_nqTjA/s320/morganterrmtdiablo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601949800820214994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This would be Mt. Diablo. Morgan Territory and Mt. Diablo State Park are connected via several hiking trails.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zFk02UjJTg0/Tb4fqMnasMI/AAAAAAAADC8/3Rhqf3xMl7A/s1600/morganterrcricket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zFk02UjJTg0/Tb4fqMnasMI/AAAAAAAADC8/3Rhqf3xMl7A/s320/morganterrcricket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601949796296995010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Teaching moment really the entire hike was a teaching moment but this one had a specific subject, a cricket. Thomas has been fascinated recently by the sounds of crickets. When we walk Mable in the afternoon he can hear them best. Once out in the pasture he could hear the crickets but he has never actually seen one. We happened to spot one hopping up the hill. He was pretty ticked when the (scared for his life) cricket refused to make a sound.<br />"DANCE PUPPET, DANCE!"<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D3awWR_vhsY/Tb4frFeyinI/AAAAAAAADDc/4sFl-OFQO80/s1600/morganterrsierras.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D3awWR_vhsY/Tb4frFeyinI/AAAAAAAADDc/4sFl-OFQO80/s320/morganterrsierras.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601949811561630322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Another shot of the Sierra's.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEfNuxCC_Q8/Tb4b6byL3VI/AAAAAAAADCs/ja0NL9ByoJY/s1600/morganterrcooltree2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEfNuxCC_Q8/Tb4b6byL3VI/AAAAAAAADCs/ja0NL9ByoJY/s320/morganterrcooltree2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601945677200088402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coolest tree ever!<br />Can someone please tell me what kind of tree this is?!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtoOPQ35AiY/Tb4b6FQ07jI/AAAAAAAADCk/QoX0gHgCgQg/s1600/morganterrcooltree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtoOPQ35AiY/Tb4b6FQ07jI/AAAAAAAADCk/QoX0gHgCgQg/s320/morganterrcooltree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601945671154593330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It had these amazing grooves and auburn red color.<br />The oneseler would have left the Lorax's trees alone if he had seen these.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ISl0l3shEA/Tb4b6jSu62I/AAAAAAAADC0/sC2Lxp8EBNs/s1600/morganterrcooltree3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ISl0l3shEA/Tb4b6jSu62I/AAAAAAAADC0/sC2Lxp8EBNs/s320/morganterrcooltree3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601945679215651682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas checking out the cool tree Mommy kept talking about and taking 6000 pictures of.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Kc4V4-06D4/Tb4b53H2dnI/AAAAAAAADCU/-Ym9l8LiYSs/s1600/morganterr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Kc4V4-06D4/Tb4b53H2dnI/AAAAAAAADCU/-Ym9l8LiYSs/s320/morganterr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601945667358848626" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A view of one of the valleys we had just traversed. We started at 2000 feet and went down to around 1400 feet and back up again to 2000, encompassing about 4.5 miles. Great Hike!</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-72355031546963607962011-04-24T20:04:00.000-07:002011-04-24T20:10:41.144-07:00Easter Hike or just COWS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMNHiMFr_9M/TbTk_Uzo3mI/AAAAAAAADB0/0zxszgOxsnw/s1600/pleasantonridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMNHiMFr_9M/TbTk_Uzo3mI/AAAAAAAADB0/0zxszgOxsnw/s320/pleasantonridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599352013296557666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We decided the best way to celebrate Easter (after eggs and baskets and such) would be to go hiking. We hiked Pleasanton Ridge, which is only about 10 minutes from our house. The weather was not the greatest up on the ridge, rainy and muddy, but we still got a 4 mile hike in.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lYJPg9TMJdY/TbTk_VaJS4I/AAAAAAAADB8/1ysA9nhZdC0/s1600/cow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lYJPg9TMJdY/TbTk_VaJS4I/AAAAAAAADB8/1ysA9nhZdC0/s320/cow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599352013458066306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">There were a lot of cows on the trail...literally ON the trail.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--TwguO0_hew/TbTk_lyX9VI/AAAAAAAADCE/FfvHVNJyGRI/s1600/cow2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--TwguO0_hew/TbTk_lyX9VI/AAAAAAAADCE/FfvHVNJyGRI/s320/cow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599352017854657874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We did not get that many pictures because of the weather.<br />Most of the pictures we did take have cows in them!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6hNpGoh322U/TbTk_67d0MI/AAAAAAAADCM/9TSxl5HSUbs/s1600/cow3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6hNpGoh322U/TbTk_67d0MI/AAAAAAAADCM/9TSxl5HSUbs/s320/cow3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599352023529935042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I got my eye on you!<br /><br />We had a good time but cut the hike short because of the weather.<br />Thomas, proved yet again, what a great little hiker he is!<br /><br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-37421513555309141812011-04-24T20:01:00.001-07:002011-04-25T13:19:35.247-07:00EASTER<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L63gHzDLVHU/TbTktqrDVmI/AAAAAAAADBc/jVwDUvgpOX8/s1600/easterstarwarsbunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L63gHzDLVHU/TbTktqrDVmI/AAAAAAAADBc/jVwDUvgpOX8/s320/easterstarwarsbunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351709928478306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hoppy Easter from the cutest bunny ever!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lzKhePq49P4/TbTktbOCt4I/AAAAAAAADBU/eGK8-sIuBn4/s1600/easteregghiding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lzKhePq49P4/TbTktbOCt4I/AAAAAAAADBU/eGK8-sIuBn4/s320/easteregghiding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351705780270978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tommy, aka the easter bunny, hiding eggs the night before. We had fun doing this, so much fun we forgot to count how many eggs we hid and ended up forgetting where one was hidden. Luckily, Thomas is clever and found it...late Sunday afternoon.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Al6veNmyVBo/TbTktSsLV9I/AAAAAAAADBM/T5h523WBSgo/s1600/easteregg4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Al6veNmyVBo/TbTktSsLV9I/AAAAAAAADBM/T5h523WBSgo/s320/easteregg4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351703490746322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A couple of the cleverly hidden (for a 2.5 year old) eggs.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yoAGOGxOQ98/TbTkbk01UOI/AAAAAAAADBE/pHaCfMxJW9s/s1600/easteregg2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yoAGOGxOQ98/TbTkbk01UOI/AAAAAAAADBE/pHaCfMxJW9s/s320/easteregg2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351399121244386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Easter bunny even left a nibbled carrot.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BaCN_p6KPes/TbTkbG3YxQI/AAAAAAAADAs/QehrG58HY_Y/s1600/easterbunnycarrot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BaCN_p6KPes/TbTkbG3YxQI/AAAAAAAADAs/QehrG58HY_Y/s320/easterbunnycarrot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351391078892802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nibbling the carrot!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ua0yVCg9SQE/TbTkbHQ7x_I/AAAAAAAADA0/DYMhtkMtJaI/s1600/easterbunnychewing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ua0yVCg9SQE/TbTkbHQ7x_I/AAAAAAAADA0/DYMhtkMtJaI/s320/easterbunnychewing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351391186044914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One of my favorite traditions from Tommy's childhood, hiding the Easter basket. Can you find it?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TTBhi2Qndeg/TbTkNlZxPkI/AAAAAAAADAU/6W9yyJVz_ak/s1600/easterbaskethidden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TTBhi2Qndeg/TbTkNlZxPkI/AAAAAAAADAU/6W9yyJVz_ak/s320/easterbaskethidden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351158757998146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finding the hidden eggs. He made the "O" face every time he found another egg. We video taped most of the hunting!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mJKTjmgBTbg/TbTkbXiOEpI/AAAAAAAADA8/ZB4XS_g6WG4/s1600/easteregg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mJKTjmgBTbg/TbTkbXiOEpI/AAAAAAAADA8/ZB4XS_g6WG4/s320/easteregg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351395553514130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our neighbor Miss. Wendy left us a little Easter present, she is very sweet.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TCPXVxhkY8o/TbTkuN706vI/AAAAAAAADBs/J042rgDLs8k/s1600/wonderfulneighbor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TCPXVxhkY8o/TbTkuN706vI/AAAAAAAADBs/J042rgDLs8k/s320/wonderfulneighbor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351719394077426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A real slinky! </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mf2AuYzdSbQ/TbTkt9a9QjI/AAAAAAAADBk/yhyT80g8xZ4/s1600/slinky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mf2AuYzdSbQ/TbTkt9a9QjI/AAAAAAAADBk/yhyT80g8xZ4/s320/slinky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351714961244722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The overly stuffed Easter basket! <br />(spoiled much?)<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ma-_wgsw4sU/TbTkNvE_XeI/AAAAAAAADAM/5P57_mhZ22A/s1600/easterbasket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ma-_wgsw4sU/TbTkNvE_XeI/AAAAAAAADAM/5P57_mhZ22A/s320/easterbasket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351161355197922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hLlyJ1ZrQCE/TbTkNMhhjoI/AAAAAAAAC_8/Bq6NquEkyFE/s1600/bunnymouth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hLlyJ1ZrQCE/TbTkNMhhjoI/AAAAAAAAC_8/Bq6NquEkyFE/s320/bunnymouth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351152079638146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The most adorable sucker ever! <br />I think that he would give up his "moose" for this in a second.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-X6Lm_VkG8/TbTkNSvKP8I/AAAAAAAADAE/OF97BhJkB5E/s1600/drool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-X6Lm_VkG8/TbTkNSvKP8I/AAAAAAAADAE/OF97BhJkB5E/s320/drool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351153747443650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The puddles of drool from the above sucker.<br />GROSS</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lets just say we limited use of the sucker!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2juKVcg9VUc/TbTka9eXpYI/AAAAAAAADAk/XAyWLu-auH0/s1600/easterbook2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2juKVcg9VUc/TbTka9eXpYI/AAAAAAAADAk/XAyWLu-auH0/s320/easterbook2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351388558042498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading one of his new books with Mom. <br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fD8F_OG536w/TbTkNxJoXNI/AAAAAAAADAc/hBqUI2aMNe4/s1600/easterbook.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fD8F_OG536w/TbTkNxJoXNI/AAAAAAAADAc/hBqUI2aMNe4/s320/easterbook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599351161911532754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.<br />We love and miss all of our family and friends!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-4434344301218220272011-04-24T19:59:00.001-07:002011-04-25T13:07:19.291-07:00Egg Dyeing<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8vKh0ZeuT4s/TbTj-4lCMlI/AAAAAAAAC_0/X3sflAdGHK0/s1600/eggdying6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8vKh0ZeuT4s/TbTj-4lCMlI/AAAAAAAAC_0/X3sflAdGHK0/s320/eggdying6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599350906207482450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We dyed eggs on Saturday, this was Thomas' first time. He really enjoyed drawing on them with the "magic crayon".<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22S8L9r1T4/TbTj4mkMOYI/AAAAAAAAC_k/NtwOOxZAzeo/s1600/eggdying.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W22S8L9r1T4/TbTj4mkMOYI/AAAAAAAAC_k/NtwOOxZAzeo/s320/eggdying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599350798292892034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheesy grin with the finished eggs!<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUNffm0gMgI/TbTj4Kou8PI/AAAAAAAAC_c/9hoUUN4_cvY/s1600/eggdying5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUNffm0gMgI/TbTj4Kou8PI/AAAAAAAAC_c/9hoUUN4_cvY/s320/eggdying5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599350790795751666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is him getting ready to dunk the egg on his own. He dunked several eggs all by himself...mainly because somehow the two adults at the table stopped paying attention! We were too busy drawing on our own eggs with the magic crayon.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CV7iwybAIL8/TbTj31YD-jI/AAAAAAAAC_U/k67kqnxmvok/s1600/eggdying2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CV7iwybAIL8/TbTj31YD-jI/AAAAAAAAC_U/k67kqnxmvok/s320/eggdying2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599350785088682546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTBR-19HddI/TbTj3xaYz3I/AAAAAAAAC_M/ngw3Bw4I49o/s1600/eggdying.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8P0ZsU2bcW0/TbTj4ibxF3I/AAAAAAAAC_s/ojCjEawd1qY/s1600/eggdying7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8P0ZsU2bcW0/TbTj4ibxF3I/AAAAAAAAC_s/ojCjEawd1qY/s320/eggdying7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599350797183817586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pointing to his egg in the yellow dye! </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> He liked dipping the eggs in different colors to see how they would come out.</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-20015077128520980702011-04-22T08:20:00.000-07:002011-04-23T14:22:24.772-07:00Fun with boxes!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We have been busy organizing the house as much as possible. We have more than enough space to live in but a lot less space than we used to have. Clever storage solutions are a must here! Queen Ginger over at <a href="http://craftintexan.blogspot.com/2011/03/entry-hall-finished.html">Craftin' Texan</a> turned me on to an easy box makeover that I knew would help us out. After I found the perfect size boxes I covered them with the tutorial found <a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/02/lets-make-something-together-lined.html">here</a> and threw on a little paint. <br /><br />Of course before any of that happened Thomas played with them...<br />and had the BEST time!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cCQmOWvArkM/TbIKq5AwPqI/AAAAAAAAC-8/tNfVJbH5ZNI/s1600/10boxeshigh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cCQmOWvArkM/TbIKq5AwPqI/AAAAAAAAC-8/tNfVJbH5ZNI/s320/10boxeshigh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598549018749714082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We stacked them so high I had to get the ladder out to get the last one on top!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eFP6lnBEJG4/TbIKqn2i5PI/AAAAAAAAC-0/Fh_5tvzgabQ/s1600/stacked.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eFP6lnBEJG4/TbIKqn2i5PI/AAAAAAAAC-0/Fh_5tvzgabQ/s320/stacked.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598549014143493362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">There was only about an inch of space between the boxes and the ceiling.<br /><br />Then the inevitable happened...<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wC8lgZUGvi0/TbIKqRJ7TNI/AAAAAAAAC-s/voVzgqEOnU4/s1600/falling.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wC8lgZUGvi0/TbIKqRJ7TNI/AAAAAAAAC-s/voVzgqEOnU4/s320/falling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598549008050769106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">they had to be pushed over!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vHqUE7dyiWM/TbIKqcRhdtI/AAAAAAAAC-k/KgKlexOTHSQ/s1600/aftertheyfell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vHqUE7dyiWM/TbIKqcRhdtI/AAAAAAAAC-k/KgKlexOTHSQ/s320/aftertheyfell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598549011035420370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">This smile was the best part for me! The crash of a 10 foot high tower was the best for him! We did this several times, good thing those boxes are sturdy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LrUUB_3ZXCU/TbIKqENVwcI/AAAAAAAAC-c/nxTNuD25Rvg/s1600/boxesandcars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LrUUB_3ZXCU/TbIKqENVwcI/AAAAAAAAC-c/nxTNuD25Rvg/s320/boxesandcars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598549004575424962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Then we built a bridge with them. <br /><br />Finally I was able to confiscate them and get the actual project done.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hcnK7gREoCk/TbNAr9jxgUI/AAAAAAAAC_E/z-sMPsnC_SA/s1600/finishedboxes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hcnK7gREoCk/TbNAr9jxgUI/AAAAAAAAC_E/z-sMPsnC_SA/s320/finishedboxes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598889885754818882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">They fit perfectly and house all of our <span style="font-size:78%;">crap</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">stuff in a uniform manner!<br /><br />We did not use the box lids for this project but have found about a hundred different uses for them! No waste!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-91629694077940412292011-04-22T08:11:00.000-07:002011-04-22T08:20:42.048-07:00Tents and Cuteness<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EWdlaVPI8w8/TbGbGDE2PXI/AAAAAAAAC90/O13F7qfm6Eg/s1600/sweetboy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EWdlaVPI8w8/TbGbGDE2PXI/AAAAAAAAC90/O13F7qfm6Eg/s320/sweetboy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426340005395826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The kid is officially two and a half. I like him more every day! <br />He really is a lot of fun these days and pretty cute too!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QjUzmmtZ0xo/TbGbTXlpb5I/AAAAAAAAC-U/HFZcOLWDRlk/s1600/buildingtentcity.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QjUzmmtZ0xo/TbGbTXlpb5I/AAAAAAAAC-U/HFZcOLWDRlk/s320/buildingtentcity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426568849977234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJuxONKoohY/TbGbTPT8AFI/AAAAAAAAC-M/6HDjTJ0W-Ok/s1600/tentcity.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJuxONKoohY/TbGbTPT8AFI/AAAAAAAAC-M/6HDjTJ0W-Ok/s320/tentcity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426566628212818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CFo8Px9CVJg/TbGbF4WNksI/AAAAAAAAC9k/TnFxuORuvqE/s1600/tentcity2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CFo8Px9CVJg/TbGbF4WNksI/AAAAAAAAC9k/TnFxuORuvqE/s320/tentcity2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426337125438146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">These are the pictures of Tent/Movie night, a great idea by Daddy! Thomas loved watching and helping build the tent. It sort of felt like Morroco inside it.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ6XKlsu40M/TbGbGmRsDUI/AAAAAAAAC98/hsbfRKeFP4o/s1600/smoothietime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ6XKlsu40M/TbGbGmRsDUI/AAAAAAAAC98/hsbfRKeFP4o/s320/smoothietime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426349454495042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZgUxCPRIKE/TbGbGpbysVI/AAAAAAAAC-E/VOi2X35GYp4/s1600/ponytail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZgUxCPRIKE/TbGbGpbysVI/AAAAAAAAC-E/VOi2X35GYp4/s320/ponytail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426350302179666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">His hair is really long now! <br />We will be getting it cut sometime soon...not too short though!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CjT9GqLMbGw/TbGbFwe8X9I/AAAAAAAAC9s/wLQo2uo2y9c/s1600/teepeesallinarow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CjT9GqLMbGw/TbGbFwe8X9I/AAAAAAAAC9s/wLQo2uo2y9c/s320/teepeesallinarow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426335014576082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playing cowboys, Indians and army men in his rice sensory bucket.<br /> I love how he lined up the teepees.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFysAZqRjaw/TbGa2tw7aPI/AAAAAAAAC9U/x6U0peITpWw/s1600/favortienewpose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kFysAZqRjaw/TbGa2tw7aPI/AAAAAAAAC9U/x6U0peITpWw/s320/favortienewpose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426076586666226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is his new favorite photo pose. Cup up and in his face. <br />Really makes for an excellent picture, ha!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgG0c2Jg3QA/TbGa2Y3MIdI/AAAAAAAAC9M/gCga4D2qbJA/s1600/couchtimewithdrthomas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KgG0c2Jg3QA/TbGa2Y3MIdI/AAAAAAAAC9M/gCga4D2qbJA/s320/couchtimewithdrthomas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426070975783378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas and Daddy playing. Daddy was "Cat in the Hat". <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-J1tQUkrA0/TbGa2CgeO1I/AAAAAAAAC9E/kxpXaKtp5EE/s1600/becausehescute.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-J1tQUkrA0/TbGa2CgeO1I/AAAAAAAAC9E/kxpXaKtp5EE/s320/becausehescute.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426064974920530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boy is he cute!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--m90YRyvFhA/TbGa1wT5n0I/AAAAAAAAC88/i-2vsl8CoV8/s1600/acrobat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--m90YRyvFhA/TbGa1wT5n0I/AAAAAAAAC88/i-2vsl8CoV8/s320/acrobat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426060090351426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seeing how far he can push the ottoman out before he falls!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jzE47yeda6M/TbGa2y2PLgI/AAAAAAAAC9c/7CfGwcIw784/s1600/piratedaddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jzE47yeda6M/TbGa2y2PLgI/AAAAAAAAC9c/7CfGwcIw784/s320/piratedaddy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598426077951110658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cat in the Pirate hat Dad!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-77610336551172257822011-04-13T14:38:00.001-07:002011-04-13T14:44:51.277-07:00Gymnastics<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MXRIX8Ufb4g/TaYYFSHxM1I/AAAAAAAAC8s/VAzR1uazVTI/s1600/under.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MXRIX8Ufb4g/TaYYFSHxM1I/AAAAAAAAC8s/VAzR1uazVTI/s320/under.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595186066097255250" border="0" /></a><br />Thomas' gymnastics class ended a couple of weeks ago. Here are some pictures I took on the last day of class. He really enjoyed the class! He learned how to jump during the class and now wants to jump off of everything, he does not seem to care if it is 6 feet or 3 inches off of the ground!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-opSmavUsXIM/TaYYFH8jhFI/AAAAAAAAC8k/TluzgPArNdI/s1600/roll.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-opSmavUsXIM/TaYYFH8jhFI/AAAAAAAAC8k/TluzgPArNdI/s320/roll.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595186063365866578" border="0" /></a><br />He learned how to do several rolls. A forward roll, that he is demonstrating above, a straddle roll, log roll and a backwards roll.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2I3Y9Zzm1V0/TaYYEzRgwOI/AAAAAAAAC8c/Fa4Hx9Xfen0/s1600/fliips.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2I3Y9Zzm1V0/TaYYEzRgwOI/AAAAAAAAC8c/Fa4Hx9Xfen0/s320/fliips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595186057816621282" border="0" /></a><br />Here the teacher is pushing this thing fast across the floor and Thomas is basically doing a flip in the middle. Possibly the favorite activity the entire class!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opZHwFAxh48/TaYYEgUILnI/AAAAAAAAC8U/EozaD-1lJqU/s1600/backwardsroll.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opZHwFAxh48/TaYYEgUILnI/AAAAAAAAC8U/EozaD-1lJqU/s320/backwardsroll.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595186052727320178" border="0" /></a><br />Demonstrating his backward roll, he kicks his feet up and over all by himself.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J5J3h9aF_0g/TaYYFdBKlMI/AAAAAAAAC80/uYIkP93Sppo/s1600/surfing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J5J3h9aF_0g/TaYYFdBKlMI/AAAAAAAAC80/uYIkP93Sppo/s320/surfing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595186069022348482" border="0" /></a><br />Thomas showing Daddy how he "surfs", a great balancing activity.<br /><br />When he started this class he was incredibly afraid of the parachute. Each time the teacher brought it out he was a bit less timid. By the end of the class he was finally enjoying it and asking for it! He is now in a Kindermusik class and really enjoying that one too, he loves music.<br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-77910707156953322872011-01-30T19:35:00.001-08:002011-01-30T19:45:45.283-08:00First trip to San Francisco<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuVGxfGtI/AAAAAAAACzE/dNglTjH9UKI/s1600/sickofthekid.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuVGxfGtI/AAAAAAAACzE/dNglTjH9UKI/s320/sickofthekid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568188929420499666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When I saved this picture I saved it as "sick of the kid"! Poor Mable really is getting harrassed a lot these days! No matter how much she takes she is still waits by his door for him to wake up pretty much every morning.<br />She misses her yard and being able to go in and out as she pleases but other than that she is doing great. She was quite a bit scared of heights for the first week or so. She loves the balcony now and will lay out there all afternoon if it is sunny.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuU3Dh0-I/AAAAAAAACy8/r15UKFNSksM/s1600/1sttriptosanfran.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuU3Dh0-I/AAAAAAAACy8/r15UKFNSksM/s320/1sttriptosanfran.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568188925201208290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">These are pictures from our very first trip into San Francisco. These were suppossed to be Christmas card pictures but as it is almost February I am guessing that isn't going to happen! This picture is at the Ferry Building with the Bay Bridge in the background. The Ferry Building has an amazing farmer's market (at least for our standards) every weekend. Yummy fruit, veggies, cheese, bread and meat around every corner. I keep hearing it described as a "foodies" place. I can't agree more!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuUXysiNI/AAAAAAAACy0/Jqpsse7RFNo/s1600/1sttriptosanfran3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuUXysiNI/AAAAAAAACy0/Jqpsse7RFNo/s320/1sttriptosanfran3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568188916809107666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYwJ8evY9I/AAAAAAAACzM/7Wkp_vifOGU/s1600/hotelart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYwJ8evY9I/AAAAAAAACzM/7Wkp_vifOGU/s320/hotelart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568190936702215122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas and I outside of Yerba Buena and the W Hotel, with some very cool art. Tommy's office is just across the street from both of these things.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuUfXLdTI/AAAAAAAACys/xGIop_nu9Ws/s1600/1sttriptosanfran2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuUfXLdTI/AAAAAAAACys/xGIop_nu9Ws/s320/1sttriptosanfran2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568188918841177394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">See...this would have been the perfect Christmas card picture!<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUYuUKgapvI/AAAAAAAACyk/w-5nRZ7RWKg/s1600/1sttriptosanfran2.jpg"><br /></a>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-16907505798730304302011-01-28T19:54:00.000-08:002011-01-28T19:58:07.714-08:00Stuck<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUOP8e1YzhI/AAAAAAAACyc/0AdhhGTMHJQ/s1600/stuck.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUOP8e1YzhI/AAAAAAAACyc/0AdhhGTMHJQ/s320/stuck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567451833591975442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Mommy, hewp me"<br /><br /><br />"What's wrong buddy"<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUOP8Byx__I/AAAAAAAACyU/VMahb9ExMDI/s1600/stuck2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TUOP8Byx__I/AAAAAAAACyU/VMahb9ExMDI/s320/stuck2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567451825796415474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"I'm stuck"<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-67552066716171493382011-01-19T20:00:00.001-08:002011-01-19T20:36:01.819-08:00Saying Goodbye and the drive out to sunny CA<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0nV5hB7I/AAAAAAAACx4/5JZxbMfAGTM/s1600/emptyhouse.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0nV5hB7I/AAAAAAAACx4/5JZxbMfAGTM/s320/emptyhouse.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114452625819570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am not going to lie and say that leaving Indiana was an easy thing to do. Well, maybe leaving the actual state was easy but leaving the people certainly was a bit more difficult. We miss our neighbors, friends and family more than I could begin to describe on this blog. We are lucky that technology has advanced so much that we can text, email and video chat easily! Seeing the house empty was bitter sweet...I was super happy because that meant all the packing was done! <br />Mable was pretty bummed too!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0hJnbkhI/AAAAAAAACxw/0nkHaDpvFDY/s1600/goodbyetree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0hJnbkhI/AAAAAAAACxw/0nkHaDpvFDY/s320/goodbyetree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114346249523730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is the reason I will miss our actual house. <br />An original Tommy McLaughlin we had to leave behind. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0hIeAuOI/AAAAAAAACxo/y7Ha1DVrzcg/s1600/cleaninghigh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0hIeAuOI/AAAAAAAACxo/y7Ha1DVrzcg/s320/cleaninghigh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114345941580002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Finishing up cleaning...high and low!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0g8MpFzI/AAAAAAAACxg/NsEF2HaXUgk/s1600/california.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0g8MpFzI/AAAAAAAACxg/NsEF2HaXUgk/s320/california.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114342647502642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Then off to California we go!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0gtCechI/AAAAAAAACxY/SPjofHgRs-E/s1600/75.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0gtCechI/AAAAAAAACxY/SPjofHgRs-E/s320/75.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114338578330130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This little speed limit sign was a beautiful sight! Just in case you can't read it, it says "75"...legally, which of course means you are okay doing 80! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">WAHOO</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0grgMfrI/AAAAAAAACxQ/sv-XkR08nWM/s1600/plains.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTe0grgMfrI/AAAAAAAACxQ/sv-XkR08nWM/s320/plains.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564114338166111922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is pretty much what we saw for the majority of the ride. You will not find me complaining about this though. I grew up in Kansas, flat, see for miles land is my home and I think it is beautiful! Other people don't seem to share my love of treeless land.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez3tBjZdI/AAAAAAAACxI/VrPoXieyVnQ/s1600/roadwarrior.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez3tBjZdI/AAAAAAAACxI/VrPoXieyVnQ/s320/roadwarrior.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564113634199823826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas was a TROOPER the entire ride. We pushed it and made the whole trip in about 36hours. The birthday toys I hid were a huge help on the trip and so was Dumbo. Which I think I now have memorized after hearing it 47,000 times!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez3M46RBI/AAAAAAAACxA/oGRmTIXe_4E/s1600/morewindmills.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez3M46RBI/AAAAAAAACxA/oGRmTIXe_4E/s320/morewindmills.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564113625573639186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We passed several wind farms on the drive. I had never actually seen them in person and let me tell you they are pretty amazing. They are HUGE! I do not understand why critics of wind farms choose to use the "they are ugly" argument. Maybe they aren't fans of modern art!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez2xMZ57I/AAAAAAAACw4/gZlwHp-Ot-4/s1600/windmill.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez2xMZ57I/AAAAAAAACw4/gZlwHp-Ot-4/s320/windmill.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564113618139211698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HUGE I tell you! <br />The scale of these things just can not be shown in a picture,<br />taken on a cell phone,<br />while driving 80mph!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez2lesGsI/AAAAAAAACww/VdWcPajHtZE/s1600/mtcloud.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez2lesGsI/AAAAAAAACww/VdWcPajHtZE/s320/mtcloud.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564113614994676418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">An amazing view of cloud cover on a mountain. <br />I think this is somewhere in Nevada.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez2ZzpBRI/AAAAAAAACwo/2QZZu6QsAVA/s1600/snowydrive.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTez2ZzpBRI/AAAAAAAACwo/2QZZu6QsAVA/s320/snowydrive.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564113611861329170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">There were a couple spots that were a bit perilous thanks to our good buddy snow. We narrowly missed an accident near Salt Lake that was not pretty, but we inched around it and everyone involved seemed to be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ok</span>. The car did fairly well...except when all of the gauges decided they were done working! It is much easier to read your speed on the speedometer than to try and "feel" it!<br /><br />Now a Note from Daddy aka Tommy: The trip was great but a lot more fun the second time with people in the car with me. That drive is hard (but the salt flats make it suicidal road side mud graffiti and all) and I can't believe how well both our children did the whole time. We do miss being closer to all of our family and friends even the ones that were 10 plus hours away because they were only 10 plus hours away. If we drive 10 hours now we won't even get out of Utah or the State of California (if driving southward).<br />The car did do well except when climbing from 4500 feet to 7500 feet in about 10 miles (okay a little exaggeration but it was pretty close) and if the gauges and speedometer is out during that time it makes it even more fun. But so far it has all been worth it. Great place to live and phenomenal place to work. Now if all of our family and friends could move out here. Did you get that subtle hint that everyone needs to move out here, just making sure.<br /><br />Peace and Love from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">McLaughlins</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-79627964322736812412011-01-17T20:43:00.001-08:002011-01-19T16:02:35.364-08:00Thanksgiving (We're back!!!)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTd56e2ADjI/AAAAAAAACwg/TwhF1dz2Wkk/s1600/theAdults.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTd56e2ADjI/AAAAAAAACwg/TwhF1dz2Wkk/s320/theAdults.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564049910258470450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanksgiving with the McLaughlin's! Here are all the "adult" cousins with Grandma Betty.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTd56F-Br0I/AAAAAAAACwY/DoY3KXlm-6I/s1600/theKidcousins.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTd56F-Br0I/AAAAAAAACwY/DoY3KXlm-6I/s320/theKidcousins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564049903581245250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">And all the "Kid" cousins!<br />We are very much going to miss how easy it was to get to Lawrenceburg for the "McLaughlin" family Thanksgiving (and all family events for that matter).<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTd55q2IByI/AAAAAAAACwQ/vadrhJ_8uZA/s1600/AuntMelanie.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 212px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTd55q2IByI/AAAAAAAACwQ/vadrhJ_8uZA/s320/AuntMelanie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564049896300349218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aunt Melanie and cool in my shades Thomas. Pretty sure Aunt Melanie's heels are taller than Thomas!!!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUav8lsOwI/AAAAAAAACwI/6Epm_aAgIfo/s1600/MelanieHOrse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUav8lsOwI/AAAAAAAACwI/6Epm_aAgIfo/s320/MelanieHOrse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563382325706504962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cowboy Thomas and Cowgirl Aunt Melanie!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUavkMAGHI/AAAAAAAACwA/EBlaCSsZNKk/s1600/feetbythefire.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUavkMAGHI/AAAAAAAACwA/EBlaCSsZNKk/s320/feetbythefire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563382319156303986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mere, Thomas and Aunt Melanie warming their feet by the fire!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUaveAmYyI/AAAAAAAACv4/gDItwvtleCc/s1600/box.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 318px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUaveAmYyI/AAAAAAAACv4/gDItwvtleCc/s320/box.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563382317497869090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A moving box! I wonder what is in the large moving box?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUavBRXVKI/AAAAAAAACvw/hMeQSAJH4ZA/s1600/box2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUavBRXVKI/AAAAAAAACvw/hMeQSAJH4ZA/s320/box2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563382309783557282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">here is a teeny hint!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUau4SW7WI/AAAAAAAACvo/xnfF1fHXf1w/s1600/box3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TTUau4SW7WI/AAAAAAAACvo/xnfF1fHXf1w/s320/box3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563382307371806050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It was Mere and Thomas!!! I would much rather have packed Mere in the box to ship out to CA than all of our house stuff! Although, I don't think she would have appreciated the week long ride in a box sans food or toilets!<br /><br />I am busy editing all of our photos from the last month or so. I am so far behind on the blog and everything else for that matter (Christmas presents too....please please please forgive me...I promise I will get them out sometime!). We are doing well and really enjoying Dublin.<br />Of course we miss our IN friends and family very much!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-75026361214048187342010-11-05T16:59:00.000-07:002010-11-05T17:14:01.711-07:00Two Year Pictures<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNScHb2C3MI/AAAAAAAACvc/PqIffdjheds/s1600/MonsterbehindChair2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 296px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNScHb2C3MI/AAAAAAAACvc/PqIffdjheds/s320/MonsterbehindChair2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536221493492636866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">These are Thomas' "2 year" pictures!<br />He was playing peek-a-boo with the photographer.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNScHJ7eO2I/AAAAAAAACvU/nJ62blcv3uY/s1600/StandingTrain.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNScHJ7eO2I/AAAAAAAACvU/nJ62blcv3uY/s320/StandingTrain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536221488683563874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He refused to smile in the train outfit, maybe it was the vest!<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNScGq7XnwI/AAAAAAAACvM/OYD1IHq8NlY/s1600/sittingtrain1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNScGq7XnwI/AAAAAAAACvM/OYD1IHq8NlY/s320/sittingtrain1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536221480361631490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbV_jJXJI/AAAAAAAACvE/Y8zTH5YwB84/s1600/laydowntrain.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbV_jJXJI/AAAAAAAACvE/Y8zTH5YwB84/s320/laydowntrain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536220644083588242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbVp3MHkI/AAAAAAAACu8/qwaDPgSsJHc/s1600/Bedtime.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 315px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbVp3MHkI/AAAAAAAACu8/qwaDPgSsJHc/s320/Bedtime.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536220638262074946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cuddled up with his favorite blanket, Big and Little Dan's and one of his favorite night time books. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbVPMQpMI/AAAAAAAACu0/Kz3ESrROIaM/s1600/CouchBooksmile2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbVPMQpMI/AAAAAAAACu0/Kz3ESrROIaM/s320/CouchBooksmile2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536220631102694594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mommy picked out his dinosaur pj's but he threw an all out fit until I let him wear his monster ones! And he wore them for like 10 days after the photo shoot!<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbVA-ML2I/AAAAAAAACus/dxvwvmCEtVE/s1600/CouchBook2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbVA-ML2I/AAAAAAAACus/dxvwvmCEtVE/s320/CouchBook2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536220627285585762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbU9v6gcI/AAAAAAAACuk/xKW1xJem8Vw/s1600/miaandthomas.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TNSbU9v6gcI/AAAAAAAACuk/xKW1xJem8Vw/s320/miaandthomas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536220626420400578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mia had her photos taken at the same time too. This is the only shot we could get of them together. It was super difficult to keep them on the couch. I think I may have actually screamed at the photographer to "just take it, take it, take the picture"! At least we got this one of them together! </span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-44480854847089957152010-11-01T12:48:00.000-07:002010-11-01T12:55:01.349-07:00Happy Halloween<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Zyt98fMI/AAAAAAAACuc/rl3RIEHAwFA/s1600/trickortreat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Zyt98fMI/AAAAAAAACuc/rl3RIEHAwFA/s320/trickortreat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534670826185194690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas had his first "Trick or Treating" experience this weekend and, as expected, he LOVED it. He walked up to each house surrounded by the above super hero's and queen of hearts, said "trick or treat" and "thank you" and brought mommy home loads of yumminess! <br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Zx5Rr8aI/AAAAAAAACuU/UojQ2elbnok/s1600/dino2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Zx5Rr8aI/AAAAAAAACuU/UojQ2elbnok/s320/dino2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534670812040917410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We went to a local nursing home too and he "roared" for a few of the delighted ladies!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8ZxhzXAKI/AAAAAAAACuM/InxO1rrnnzo/s1600/dino3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8ZxhzXAKI/AAAAAAAACuM/InxO1rrnnzo/s320/dino3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534670805739700386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">His tail wiggled when he walked and it was adorable.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8ZxUh78aI/AAAAAAAACuE/izAvpqo4yUo/s1600/dino1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8ZxUh78aI/AAAAAAAACuE/izAvpqo4yUo/s320/dino1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534670802176962978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I guess dinosaurs can't always be expected to walk!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-37529700698167123092010-11-01T12:35:00.000-07:002010-11-01T12:48:26.600-07:00Grandma, Grandpa and Grandmama Visit<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8X_LeMT2I/AAAAAAAACt8/l0jlL5bQuOc/s1600/Grandmahugs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8X_LeMT2I/AAAAAAAACt8/l0jlL5bQuOc/s320/Grandmahugs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668841240252258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My parents and Grandma came in for Thomas' birthday party and for a few days after. Thomas enjoyed his time with them and was very lovable!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8X-wjh7cI/AAAAAAAACt0/Yfpo3kHshVI/s1600/grandma.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8X-wjh7cI/AAAAAAAACt0/Yfpo3kHshVI/s320/grandma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668834014883266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I think Grandma Paulette might be tickling him!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8X-qhbaDI/AAAAAAAACts/mpH55Meq9Tc/s1600/tornado.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8X-qhbaDI/AAAAAAAACts/mpH55Meq9Tc/s320/tornado.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668832395454514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We had a day of very high winds and a couple bad storms, one that set the tornado sirens off! We only had to spend a few minutes in the closet!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8XhhpNbdI/AAAAAAAACtk/fBKtbx5xmHY/s1600/tornado2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8XhhpNbdI/AAAAAAAACtk/fBKtbx5xmHY/s320/tornado2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668331795967442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandmama Maria, Grandma Paulette, Thomas and I were in one closet, while Grandpa Aron and Tommy were in another. Thomas did very well. I think he heard the sirens first, he thought they were firetrucks.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Xhl2bPVI/AAAAAAAACtc/-ZK0cWt0ivc/s1600/rockstar.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Xhl2bPVI/AAAAAAAACtc/-ZK0cWt0ivc/s320/rockstar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668332925140306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our little rock star.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Xhfm8EbI/AAAAAAAACtU/74cI4pKyI_o/s1600/grandpacheese.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Xhfm8EbI/AAAAAAAACtU/74cI4pKyI_o/s320/grandpacheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668331249570226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandpa saying "cheese".<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Xg5s-dyI/AAAAAAAACtM/F7eSOSYIHb8/s1600/Grandpapiano.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8Xg5s-dyI/AAAAAAAACtM/F7eSOSYIHb8/s320/Grandpapiano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668321074345762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playing the piano with Grandpa.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8XghR0QuI/AAAAAAAACtE/-aJPz1QtS0A/s1600/mable.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8XghR0QuI/AAAAAAAACtE/-aJPz1QtS0A/s320/mable.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534668314517979874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mable trying to convince Grandmama that she never gets any love, ever!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W1SGRO8I/AAAAAAAACs8/5xTEoLSsER0/s1600/Grandmamabackrub.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W1SGRO8I/AAAAAAAACs8/5xTEoLSsER0/s320/Grandmamabackrub.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534667571708640194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandmama rubbing Thomas' back. She would stop and he would go away for a minute then come back and back into her hand again.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W1F2ykMI/AAAAAAAACs0/TFiM8aLfWJA/s1600/Grandmama1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W1F2ykMI/AAAAAAAACs0/TFiM8aLfWJA/s320/Grandmama1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534667568422490306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Smiles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W03nAXDI/AAAAAAAACss/wyNF_85ytXM/s1600/grandmamakisses.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W03nAXDI/AAAAAAAACss/wyNF_85ytXM/s320/grandmamakisses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534667564598189106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweet, sweet kisses.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W0oWxPOI/AAAAAAAACsk/vEqwSEvdWqU/s1600/Grandmamamuffins.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W0oWxPOI/AAAAAAAACsk/vEqwSEvdWqU/s320/Grandmamamuffins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534667560503557346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grandmama sharing her muffin with Mia and Thomas. They had both just finished their breakfast and somehow they still convinced her I never fed them!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W0TQcOwI/AAAAAAAACsc/AJiLWDfG840/s1600/bathtime.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM8W0TQcOwI/AAAAAAAACsc/AJiLWDfG840/s320/bathtime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534667554839870210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Drawing in the bathtub with his new tub crayons!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-3455841161218565712010-10-31T13:33:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:09:13.169-07:00Second Birthday Party<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM4RJTPzCRI/AAAAAAAACsU/aN7LczYxDD4/s1600/Dan1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM4RJTPzCRI/AAAAAAAACsU/aN7LczYxDD4/s320/Dan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534379843567946002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grinning with his godfather Dan!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM4RI5qFgoI/AAAAAAAACsM/uUphL8YqfD4/s1600/Dan3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM4RI5qFgoI/AAAAAAAACsM/uUphL8YqfD4/s320/Dan3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534379836698886786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas spent most of his time with Dan telling him what to do!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kBy95obI/AAAAAAAACsE/YVSsO-m_5Q4/s1600/Dan2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kBy95obI/AAAAAAAACsE/YVSsO-m_5Q4/s320/Dan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534330236620612018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Several of us know how uncomfortable that bike is...Dan is a trooper!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kBenuflI/AAAAAAAACr8/VqwVC50e3FI/s1600/Grandpa1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kBenuflI/AAAAAAAACr8/VqwVC50e3FI/s320/Grandpa1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534330231158898258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coloring and having a snack outside with Grandpa.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kBAD4cSI/AAAAAAAACr0/heEPnKz1qG4/s1600/Grandpa2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kBAD4cSI/AAAAAAAACr0/heEPnKz1qG4/s320/Grandpa2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534330222955491618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He sweet talked Grandpa into jumping on the trampoline with him!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kAxg6B0I/AAAAAAAACrs/Gn7FOjEgqoM/s1600/ParkerRiley.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kAxg6B0I/AAAAAAAACrs/Gn7FOjEgqoM/s320/ParkerRiley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534330219050698562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Riley, Thomas and Parker. <br />Do you know how hard it is to get three kids to look at the camera at the same time?!!!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kAs2BbVI/AAAAAAAACrk/paBvYW9iXoc/s1600/Parker.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3kAs2BbVI/AAAAAAAACrk/paBvYW9iXoc/s320/Parker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534330217797086546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Parker showing Thomas the train card she made for him.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hx0n7vII/AAAAAAAACrc/WrClTUWeakw/s1600/Bdaycrafttable.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hx0n7vII/AAAAAAAACrc/WrClTUWeakw/s320/Bdaycrafttable.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327763164183682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Riley, Thomas and Mia at the train "craft" station at the party.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hxXVPT_I/AAAAAAAACrU/7omPDpVnNcM/s1600/Bdaycandybar.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hxXVPT_I/AAAAAAAACrU/7omPDpVnNcM/s320/Bdaycandybar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327755301146610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Possibly my favorite "decoration" at the party! The CANDY BAR!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hxCBCp0I/AAAAAAAACrM/9K7-3GbmqjQ/s1600/Bdaycupcakes.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hxCBCp0I/AAAAAAAACrM/9K7-3GbmqjQ/s320/Bdaycupcakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327749579286338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Train cupcakes.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hw2JDuaI/AAAAAAAACrE/G_gKNTNFWlE/s1600/Bdaycake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hw2JDuaI/AAAAAAAACrE/G_gKNTNFWlE/s320/Bdaycake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327746391685538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The actual birthday cake.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hwt0pIrI/AAAAAAAACq8/00EFI23mlJc/s1600/Bdaysneaky.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3hwt0pIrI/AAAAAAAACq8/00EFI23mlJc/s320/Bdaysneaky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534327744158573234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Checking out the cupcakes. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TWs_-HPI/AAAAAAAACq0/q3Lsw9eoYy4/s1600/Bdaycaught.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TWs_-HPI/AAAAAAAACq0/q3Lsw9eoYy4/s320/Bdaycaught.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534311904098262258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He got caught! haha...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TWJiyq_I/AAAAAAAACqs/K80FFgw4KBo/s1600/Bdaycake2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TWJiyq_I/AAAAAAAACqs/K80FFgw4KBo/s320/Bdaycake2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534311894580636658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Can you guess which part of the cake he wanted? A lovely black wheel! This year he had no problem diving into the cake without a spoon!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TV3qMGgI/AAAAAAAACqk/NC5zb6Bkz-s/s1600/BdayMilas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TV3qMGgI/AAAAAAAACqk/NC5zb6Bkz-s/s320/BdayMilas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534311889779825154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pete modeling some of Thomas' presents!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TVlMhqdI/AAAAAAAACqc/hjDqat7-I7U/s1600/Bdaypresents.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TVlMhqdI/AAAAAAAACqc/hjDqat7-I7U/s320/Bdaypresents.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534311884823570898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The actual opening of presents.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TVX4sWVI/AAAAAAAACqU/j0p2CS-AmfQ/s1600/BdayFiretruck.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TM3TVX4sWVI/AAAAAAAACqU/j0p2CS-AmfQ/s320/BdayFiretruck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534311881250724178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Playing with his new firetruck with Grandmama!<br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-75056156728589564502010-10-22T11:30:00.000-07:002010-10-22T11:44:07.487-07:00Pumpkin Patch<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaDZTQ9fI/AAAAAAAACqM/_CqvWSIhw4w/s1600/pumpkinroll.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaDZTQ9fI/AAAAAAAACqM/_CqvWSIhw4w/s320/pumpkinroll.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530941569253832178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We went to the Pumpkin Patch on Wed. with the Mommy Group. He had a lot of fun and was able to pick out a pumpkin. Here he is playing a pumpkin roll game.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaDGZM5RI/AAAAAAAACqE/lcmH_T9FY7U/s1600/pumpkinpickup.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaDGZM5RI/AAAAAAAACqE/lcmH_T9FY7U/s320/pumpkinpickup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530941564178457874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helping to pick up the pumpkins after they had been rolled.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaCiMJccI/AAAAAAAACp8/AxoBnftaC50/s1600/Ppatchwagon.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaCiMJccI/AAAAAAAACp8/AxoBnftaC50/s320/Ppatchwagon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530941554460029378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">On the hay (technically straw) ride wagon. He screamed bloody murder when we got on it the first time. They drove us over to a corn maze, which he loved, I on the other hand was a bit freaked out. You really could get lost in those things! The second ride on the wagon he did better, although he stayed on my lap the whole time.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaCAWcpOI/AAAAAAAACp0/s7lQHZF1ASU/s1600/Ppatch5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHaCAWcpOI/AAAAAAAACp0/s7lQHZF1ASU/s320/Ppatch5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530941545376425186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picking out a pumpkin to take home.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYuyPy5eI/AAAAAAAACps/5Lb56JvRtKs/s1600/Ppatch4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYuyPy5eI/AAAAAAAACps/5Lb56JvRtKs/s320/Ppatch4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530940115661284834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I guess this one was a little heavy!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYuMWwdqI/AAAAAAAACpk/XzeXW_Eei60/s1600/Ppatch3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYuMWwdqI/AAAAAAAACpk/XzeXW_Eei60/s320/Ppatch3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530940105489938082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">He worked so hard picking one out his hat got turned.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYt0ewZ-I/AAAAAAAACpc/fVeoLE_n2gg/s1600/Ppatch2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYt0ewZ-I/AAAAAAAACpc/fVeoLE_n2gg/s320/Ppatch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530940099081037794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not sure what he is about to get into but it can't be good.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYtBN993I/AAAAAAAACpU/tSYDHILyVIo/s1600/Ppatch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYtBN993I/AAAAAAAACpU/tSYDHILyVIo/s320/Ppatch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530940085320415090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trying to decide if he thinks he can pick up the big pumpkins.<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYs0GEZtI/AAAAAAAACpM/lgCexBFXdkk/s1600/feedinggoats.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMHYs0GEZtI/AAAAAAAACpM/lgCexBFXdkk/s320/feedinggoats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530940081797621458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feeding the goats.</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-13594065912002833432010-10-22T07:27:00.001-07:002010-10-22T07:59:07.125-07:00Birthday Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMGfpVtHmjI/AAAAAAAACpE/TLcJh_lpa7g/s1600/October10+224.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TMGfpVtHmjI/AAAAAAAACpE/TLcJh_lpa7g/s320/October10+224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530877349937519154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yesterday morning! He wasn't officially 2 then but he is now!<br /><br />The bear he is holding was given to him by the doctor that delivered him. He just happened to find it in his closet yesterday morning and had to have it.</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-332834555994829902010-10-18T17:40:00.000-07:002010-10-18T17:50:21.973-07:00Thomas' first Notre Dame game<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqIc9V79I/AAAAAAAACo8/ZV90Jxd20Lk/s1600/NDftbllgame4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqIc9V79I/AAAAAAAACo8/ZV90Jxd20Lk/s320/NDftbllgame4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529551873437462482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We took Thomas to his first Notre Dame game last month, Notre Dame vs. Michigan. Unfortunately his record isn't as good as mine...he is 0-1! It was chilly and rainy, hence the froggy raincoat. He was a trooper the entire time and did great. We were even complimented on our little girls wonderful behavior during the game. Seriously how many times do I have to say "Thomas" for you to realize he is a boy?! I know, I know...it's the hair! blah blah... I'm still not cutting it.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqHvPtufI/AAAAAAAACo0/_7vYX9M0lTY/s1600/NDftbllgame3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqHvPtufI/AAAAAAAACo0/_7vYX9M0lTY/s320/NDftbllgame3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529551861166488050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I left our camera in the car due to the rain but Aunt Melanie was smart and brought her waterproof case. The picture may be a little blurry but at least we have a picture of all three of us before his first game.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqHW2L6nI/AAAAAAAACos/dfe6wRL7D-U/s1600/NDftbllgame2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqHW2L6nI/AAAAAAAACos/dfe6wRL7D-U/s320/NDftbllgame2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529551854616963698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">His Aunt Melanie got him a Saint Mary's hat. That face is priceless!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqG5-BhoI/AAAAAAAACok/ixXWK798R1w/s1600/NDftbllgame1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLzqG5-BhoI/AAAAAAAACok/ixXWK798R1w/s320/NDftbllgame1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529551846865208962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">godfather Dan and godmother Melanie were both at Thomas' first ND game.<br />Very special!</span><br /></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4902960135264301297.post-56321549020695828002010-10-16T11:03:00.000-07:002010-10-16T11:10:16.056-07:00Halloween Crafts<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpNmXVFgI/AAAAAAAACoc/Yq-owVaQeY4/s1600/halloweencards1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpNmXVFgI/AAAAAAAACoc/Yq-owVaQeY4/s320/halloweencards1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528706437419963906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">As it is almost Halloween we have been working on some Halloween themed crafts. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Here he is gluing pom poms onto some scary shaped cards. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I can not get his nose to stop running! It's bordering on gross...ALL THE TIME!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpNE1QtXI/AAAAAAAACoU/MUhL95wKm4M/s1600/halloween+cards.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpNE1QtXI/AAAAAAAACoU/MUhL95wKm4M/s320/halloween+cards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528706428418700658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">After we glued pom poms on some cards he stuck some Halloween themed stickers on others.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpMnkqJeI/AAAAAAAACoM/Ft0-iMydYDE/s1600/halloweencards2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpMnkqJeI/AAAAAAAACoM/Ft0-iMydYDE/s320/halloweencards2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528706420564436450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So....if you get one in the mail please remember that Thomas did these! My artistic talents really are not much better, only a tiny bit but still!<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpLxNvdWI/AAAAAAAACoE/dFnhV_V-A40/s1600/witch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpLxNvdWI/AAAAAAAACoE/dFnhV_V-A40/s320/witch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528706405972800866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Aunt Megan and Aunt Melanie sent a bunch of "school" stuff to play with (and the Halloween stickers). We have been having lots of fun playing with their pile of stuff. He colored this witch and then attached the nose.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpLjZBURI/AAAAAAAACn8/csp4Kg2I0LE/s1600/pumpkin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cMfwGKwDHuQ/TLnpLjZBURI/AAAAAAAACn8/csp4Kg2I0LE/s320/pumpkin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528706402262012178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">An artistic jack-o-lantern...he obviously favored one eye more than the other!</span><br /></span></div>MacLeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460398960613162571noreply@blogger.com0