tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66435395458609385922024-03-06T01:09:13.354-07:00The Dean's DoingsLiving life in the awareness of the eternal destiny of the present momentA Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-74656595780026100712009-03-17T14:07:00.000-06:002009-03-17T14:08:06.876-06:00So Sorry!So I really stink at posting here... obviously! I just put up some new photos on facebook...go take a look!A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-64999011541527461992008-12-09T11:01:00.002-07:002008-12-09T11:25:18.459-07:00ChristmastimeLast Thursday morning we decorated for Christmas as the first snow we saw this year gently fell and Christmas music filled the house! Kaiden went out to get the decorations from under the house with Daddy, and wasn't a big fan of the snow. After a few of our Christmas ornaments came to a fateful end in the hand of Kaid, it was decided that he will be allowed to play only with his own Chrstmas tree. He also has his own nativity set that he loves playing with! I love this time of the year!<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae9IAGbmLVR5TISeAQJighyphenhyphen4TkkS2g-1vkAsKjGJWO_fCWB3C7ElWxxkzo502_QeEbnCVZeEbqvZwsncutos8ZkUO6VA_94DWcI7EtDTAiOcW7JtFuAZgpSlOzINnc5r6ysdtCifQvuwm/s1600-h/DSC02854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae9IAGbmLVR5TISeAQJighyphenhyphen4TkkS2g-1vkAsKjGJWO_fCWB3C7ElWxxkzo502_QeEbnCVZeEbqvZwsncutos8ZkUO6VA_94DWcI7EtDTAiOcW7JtFuAZgpSlOzINnc5r6ysdtCifQvuwm/s400/DSC02854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277853137582066786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgctUacvn44IZgZIz10tSjTarRsSkm5ZfyaZrC2WSs-nwpxxeUABROWhfgdBv6WaRCngR2_r0vB8oacjURGT5KoABZwxUg9hu5BxxY-QfYC8lWdYUBstRg_pANHoB_UkkvcTRexCOYqFL/s1600-h/DSC02855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgctUacvn44IZgZIz10tSjTarRsSkm5ZfyaZrC2WSs-nwpxxeUABROWhfgdBv6WaRCngR2_r0vB8oacjURGT5KoABZwxUg9hu5BxxY-QfYC8lWdYUBstRg_pANHoB_UkkvcTRexCOYqFL/s400/DSC02855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277853147937650754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0TGqwa_eaeCPMB6lKRubhoM5eZXs9bKD5sAyHoxk6E9PvW90s9WOI1HB4WIImB8uuZrAAwj4olOauInbPKJdGtfgq6zbIeaP1BnpdjQdrZEUpU05jxSRwk4lwGSH8znkAmtHcQ7iWlC0/s1600-h/DSC02858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0TGqwa_eaeCPMB6lKRubhoM5eZXs9bKD5sAyHoxk6E9PvW90s9WOI1HB4WIImB8uuZrAAwj4olOauInbPKJdGtfgq6zbIeaP1BnpdjQdrZEUpU05jxSRwk4lwGSH8znkAmtHcQ7iWlC0/s400/DSC02858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277853153436597250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp2pcrh2AZXar3RZSaefMi8-99eBB9iiDzGYaG9sOuP-mKuntbscG0z0xsqen126ibfTiqL69Xr6EnNO3ZUVYw8EdZ75v6FeV4TR83nCOGUvmiqYu04gvltmsWTZgTGFejR-QPD7V1p6r/s1600-h/DSC02866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp2pcrh2AZXar3RZSaefMi8-99eBB9iiDzGYaG9sOuP-mKuntbscG0z0xsqen126ibfTiqL69Xr6EnNO3ZUVYw8EdZ75v6FeV4TR83nCOGUvmiqYu04gvltmsWTZgTGFejR-QPD7V1p6r/s400/DSC02866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277853159905469442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4AYV3G-1wpWNO8d7k4nvDlQ5ZFKwEpCbqHhGTBJUyicqKgUCNIhS3czoevazXczFvVpd8D4FMtzzzks3scjrEr0MP_6ktPCn-ZhXbc_n5VSJ9YoqJ-GxNtOn9smnUeoT4Ck0i-g8eacU/s1600-h/DSC02872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4AYV3G-1wpWNO8d7k4nvDlQ5ZFKwEpCbqHhGTBJUyicqKgUCNIhS3czoevazXczFvVpd8D4FMtzzzks3scjrEr0MP_6ktPCn-ZhXbc_n5VSJ9YoqJ-GxNtOn9smnUeoT4Ck0i-g8eacU/s400/DSC02872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277853169444161394" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-86279330525889666472008-11-02T09:57:00.003-07:002008-11-02T10:31:10.391-07:00Munchkin Masquerade<div style="text-align: center;">For Halloween we headed down to Pearl street for the Munchkin Masquerade with the Cheek family. It was a gorgeous 70 degree day! <br /><br /><br />Kaiden lovin' the makeup<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClxnxzL73-C4NdYw5TR45TSODacYeMtBF4A-NRDpNNkerfbA12P39zF3I3lPqni-SHs5vqaUvXapG6hQ4T_xmUPQuOrnySMqB3LldzaLg-4gvgqK2DjC8a86uZ1kTO2Pzv3iLYOGNHvRz/s1600-h/IMG_3609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClxnxzL73-C4NdYw5TR45TSODacYeMtBF4A-NRDpNNkerfbA12P39zF3I3lPqni-SHs5vqaUvXapG6hQ4T_xmUPQuOrnySMqB3LldzaLg-4gvgqK2DjC8a86uZ1kTO2Pzv3iLYOGNHvRz/s400/IMG_3609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264110932707549746" border="0" /></a><br />Mama and Eeyore<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jIR8SS9v4DMqgga0Cd-iq-JJ8XVSKuQHlwF6eRGhWR5VpmKc-G7Z1RaMiGfcJ4FttLd9Mn1Hh7OR9k6VIgHWEk7NAsjt58d_Rjlq3F6As2o4zlPgxL-oV5kF_Z0gemUB_wsG0TJ8XVNs/s1600-h/IMG_3711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jIR8SS9v4DMqgga0Cd-iq-JJ8XVSKuQHlwF6eRGhWR5VpmKc-G7Z1RaMiGfcJ4FttLd9Mn1Hh7OR9k6VIgHWEk7NAsjt58d_Rjlq3F6As2o4zlPgxL-oV5kF_Z0gemUB_wsG0TJ8XVNs/s400/IMG_3711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264110940818920450" border="0" /></a>The cutest, most sad little Eeyore around<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2TRSSz3ALfVdbvIpr5ktpxvlyMNBNFtbf4OgVSgKEm80x7iT6Wu1MylGe6oH4ejubI5qpj9eZaQevTqpdvG1KEcFIWougP3lox5Johf74qt0FDKZsz64Mbe_No0Ul1jjh0xxLOycj-KK/s1600-h/IMG_3702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2TRSSz3ALfVdbvIpr5ktpxvlyMNBNFtbf4OgVSgKEm80x7iT6Wu1MylGe6oH4ejubI5qpj9eZaQevTqpdvG1KEcFIWougP3lox5Johf74qt0FDKZsz64Mbe_No0Ul1jjh0xxLOycj-KK/s400/IMG_3702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264110947134074258" border="0" /></a>Princess Jocelyn kindly shared her chariot with Kaiden, only to have her candy stolen, piece by precious piece.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyalmyOg-MZ8G1mEDICOOV2t9a7U5HH8qX7IdyhiHIEpFeWeEQUFcXNJOuBBKkJitR0fqWm1YM7HeRTl78oanAFuoNvPPE9bJkfi5F4b6mqvByhutSqML8Du5SK4LX3WNW89CO3_UPlRcd/s1600-h/IMG_3675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyalmyOg-MZ8G1mEDICOOV2t9a7U5HH8qX7IdyhiHIEpFeWeEQUFcXNJOuBBKkJitR0fqWm1YM7HeRTl78oanAFuoNvPPE9bJkfi5F4b6mqvByhutSqML8Du5SK4LX3WNW89CO3_UPlRcd/s400/IMG_3675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264110959583463762" border="0" /></a><br />Kris and Kristyn the cow<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOwDUnpPmOT0BwiF58dEayFg5pmH7QPBa8Zaztj0tnliO6y2KGZgquluGwbw_SNTzW_5I3_s76yR1cYsh1LyjQOZdWyZej6prqgguOS3YTfjr_CtO8RcF3Z0GXxz2l_WnH_YYu3UmMKfj/s1600-h/IMG_3709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOwDUnpPmOT0BwiF58dEayFg5pmH7QPBa8Zaztj0tnliO6y2KGZgquluGwbw_SNTzW_5I3_s76yR1cYsh1LyjQOZdWyZej6prqgguOS3YTfjr_CtO8RcF3Z0GXxz2l_WnH_YYu3UmMKfj/s400/IMG_3709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264110961087775746" border="0" /></a>Very serious Knight Taylor<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaeKhhNc4wQxRXIlZ7csHUoSIp5GQxmDvTCStah-dYEm1yyTGnRWwJa0T1M6DaYq_Rj3dtFUA_5IaCuGvVmhSV3jx5j-sTMoLJSUTdsp9FR9wUBt6sESbKAnHn9LQcFlxqDjN_xsdSsN5/s1600-h/IMG_3680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaeKhhNc4wQxRXIlZ7csHUoSIp5GQxmDvTCStah-dYEm1yyTGnRWwJa0T1M6DaYq_Rj3dtFUA_5IaCuGvVmhSV3jx5j-sTMoLJSUTdsp9FR9wUBt6sESbKAnHn9LQcFlxqDjN_xsdSsN5/s400/IMG_3680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264111995312509634" border="0" /></a><br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-21743162829779253342008-10-19T19:25:00.003-06:002008-10-19T19:31:22.159-06:00Autumn '08<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjfxfh76p5M9CSUdVlB55_14rGJwRdUqfRbWdp8UDTsaYB2mplXkXkEE8gNt8cW9bskcUbWAWHtAUbD0wpgcffZh4c4EgqB2AY2KC6y6okkt1jWiGUGgRkRgYIYxtc2PCgKZdfUU9CzsU/s1600-h/k5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjfxfh76p5M9CSUdVlB55_14rGJwRdUqfRbWdp8UDTsaYB2mplXkXkEE8gNt8cW9bskcUbWAWHtAUbD0wpgcffZh4c4EgqB2AY2KC6y6okkt1jWiGUGgRkRgYIYxtc2PCgKZdfUU9CzsU/s400/k5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259042425415981282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbPZh8kGoZVjh85QdAMncEtSV1FapJBRMfM6DFLYkr2hT63yQdt7M0OV6_oLH7WalNZ6Fk_t75jcyeOEj0Zq33TjOdzQVJIQKRrAg-NfE77wm7jRoFBK6DLGkE076QYHJSgo7jV-CbhtH/s1600-h/k1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbPZh8kGoZVjh85QdAMncEtSV1FapJBRMfM6DFLYkr2hT63yQdt7M0OV6_oLH7WalNZ6Fk_t75jcyeOEj0Zq33TjOdzQVJIQKRrAg-NfE77wm7jRoFBK6DLGkE076QYHJSgo7jV-CbhtH/s400/k1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259041928795630498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXMBM9mlV1Lihtkcf4hGGVwLWS4889NJcoJy554b9d0kmiLTf0F_eJYTF8NCCXaStq7i_LWmwzS0WpAXVnqN0QPK0gV0zpXsnDOnARWgUq1HxURQtlV1R-OhrHqxqfYfwBBXX7_ir8-30/s1600-h/k4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXMBM9mlV1Lihtkcf4hGGVwLWS4889NJcoJy554b9d0kmiLTf0F_eJYTF8NCCXaStq7i_LWmwzS0WpAXVnqN0QPK0gV0zpXsnDOnARWgUq1HxURQtlV1R-OhrHqxqfYfwBBXX7_ir8-30/s400/k4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259041934216741986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VXvoGVQKGuWqsjOosUqKShhxjDMJCEXfFfj67i8vUPtAvHDM5ZZj0rJPm3gfZhqSyzy0Evxok5St93W6tjzbYb-aU66nN_t_oaTc2LUqUEuoIdMOFC6ZdZyzo8HUbX-hke4HVMsBy0D8/s1600-h/k.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VXvoGVQKGuWqsjOosUqKShhxjDMJCEXfFfj67i8vUPtAvHDM5ZZj0rJPm3gfZhqSyzy0Evxok5St93W6tjzbYb-aU66nN_t_oaTc2LUqUEuoIdMOFC6ZdZyzo8HUbX-hke4HVMsBy0D8/s400/k.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259041948240699378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCzVnlvFqz3ykj5V_KIiltgdVgIS7QIKCSyh89OiRDOTktuiKGoDoeh0xir53JrgMOrxYBxNpj56fD7t2Dx7m-gsZ7jb1JI12HQiWrvnhzfB94u5BbYitjwUXy3FaHYXSPYx6t_-4PdA6/s1600-h/k2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCzVnlvFqz3ykj5V_KIiltgdVgIS7QIKCSyh89OiRDOTktuiKGoDoeh0xir53JrgMOrxYBxNpj56fD7t2Dx7m-gsZ7jb1JI12HQiWrvnhzfB94u5BbYitjwUXy3FaHYXSPYx6t_-4PdA6/s400/k2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259041964142478994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj91ua5vv-ThH2Inn_2B76F2Y-iMYt7dTMujKNzGP8xYkdJ4yWY73aOKkBn_kjU_m_K0WFep3bK14SyC5Xht6rAtwaxl2vRer1HQZzOmnej67fKGurf6WlFan_N_eSoh_J1b28XPZu_KJ/s1600-h/k3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj91ua5vv-ThH2Inn_2B76F2Y-iMYt7dTMujKNzGP8xYkdJ4yWY73aOKkBn_kjU_m_K0WFep3bK14SyC5Xht6rAtwaxl2vRer1HQZzOmnej67fKGurf6WlFan_N_eSoh_J1b28XPZu_KJ/s400/k3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259041964473875170" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-10772250385684687722008-10-19T19:25:00.000-06:002008-10-19T19:27:20.224-06:00A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-17610301753445928302008-10-08T09:03:00.003-06:002008-10-08T09:11:53.089-06:00Banana BreadKaiden and I made banana bread together this morning. We pulled the step stool up to the counter and Kaid stood up on it, helping me with every step. The mess was everything I dreaded it would be...quite possibly more, but it was TONS of fun and worth all fifteen minutes of clean-up. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFbscPd1XEIrQRDGUcM9ju5fWcz21uICp8ffxWeP6AOeXkAvUPRh1XkgdFaYNecDdQOhRHBVVVTfXFAHElY9oMTBJYTIyrB2i03jPMipGGY5eIxTy9NPAXpy3ODy65Wi6XWNxSBtsel3x/s1600-h/IMG_3420.JPG"> <img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFbscPd1XEIrQRDGUcM9ju5fWcz21uICp8ffxWeP6AOeXkAvUPRh1XkgdFaYNecDdQOhRHBVVVTfXFAHElY9oMTBJYTIyrB2i03jPMipGGY5eIxTy9NPAXpy3ODy65Wi6XWNxSBtsel3x/s400/IMG_3420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254799591139336290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeNEP0omC4STNxoiE3x64R7CeMbk2Ko5KZS_kB7JomDunY4wmMB3ps_u-A3C60xDWeW7SmozqPEIirONqiIALtcI1KNqFMZWqGzkuoPodUQsXulk9n_fjYE99cXy575tvvIOz21hEjHE5/s1600-h/IMG_3425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeNEP0omC4STNxoiE3x64R7CeMbk2Ko5KZS_kB7JomDunY4wmMB3ps_u-A3C60xDWeW7SmozqPEIirONqiIALtcI1KNqFMZWqGzkuoPodUQsXulk9n_fjYE99cXy575tvvIOz21hEjHE5/s400/IMG_3425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254799599319030850" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-78301343940373457602008-08-20T19:22:00.005-06:002008-08-20T19:34:09.103-06:00Parting is such sweet sorrow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKBR9QCGFKJkXK43MzFsTAM2u7AeMdMhzZ1wPjToYLumLHbD3eFwu8iJxrmgKn8rOWF6G10lWhRDsU2XtAm7TxXNZt3fPzhhNZ3PzTe_41fOkVL_a3wATqRvxj9aG3uP45BPqT08y6pQi/s1600-h/IMG_3293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKBR9QCGFKJkXK43MzFsTAM2u7AeMdMhzZ1wPjToYLumLHbD3eFwu8iJxrmgKn8rOWF6G10lWhRDsU2XtAm7TxXNZt3fPzhhNZ3PzTe_41fOkVL_a3wATqRvxj9aG3uP45BPqT08y6pQi/s400/IMG_3293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236775835283972978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRnyEARL9W_KMxCkLOqLDP6tveiaXIkRbIaFSQEHN9Jc8expl5c7Qww_aJXQ567tyRdcDXV-qGszpuVZD5u-jLFKBgmsWxwvNkz1sL0oekpS1SgIttoJSbqbhu6fty4Pvvs50yRxPgBh-/s1600-h/IMG_3298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRnyEARL9W_KMxCkLOqLDP6tveiaXIkRbIaFSQEHN9Jc8expl5c7Qww_aJXQ567tyRdcDXV-qGszpuVZD5u-jLFKBgmsWxwvNkz1sL0oekpS1SgIttoJSbqbhu6fty4Pvvs50yRxPgBh-/s400/IMG_3298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236775842359272130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our gorgeous 3 year old neighbor girl (Ila) loves Kaiden with an incredible ardor. Ila is the queen of drama and nothing brings that out like saying goodbye to Kaiden. It always involves many tears, extended hugs, kisses galore, and uncontained sobs of "Kaiden, Kaiden, Kaiden" while her mom, often quite literally, drags her away to her house right across the street. In fact, Ila's mom told me that she has found her, more than once, at the window staring over to our house and quietly crying "Kaiden, Kaiden, Kaiden". (By the way, you absolutely must click on the second photo in order to really see Ila's distress)<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-20092284359626599432008-08-20T18:37:00.005-06:002008-08-20T19:19:21.761-06:00An evening in the life of a Dean<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday evening I was thrilled to find this little fence along the side of the road (a very common thing around here,--if you don't want something anymore put it out on the sidewalk for someone who might.) I have been wanting something like this because fences aren't allowed in our neighborhood and anytime Kaiden is outside I have to be right by his side. I put it up and secured Kaiden inside with a couple dishes of water and some toys to keep him entertained while I went in to make dinner.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNafFvQN-IV6n7vyqm2ZFtZNYx-fsynmDY08Sj5e_HCz57PhQ0JoYLiq8ssJaA-6kO-s0LD2SnKYQhdAEvebeaa_USqNzxWCHOiDOCDIasx7BHq785t_Pp83k9Z_x3Uq_HDSeacDlKGId/s1600-h/IMG_3257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNafFvQN-IV6n7vyqm2ZFtZNYx-fsynmDY08Sj5e_HCz57PhQ0JoYLiq8ssJaA-6kO-s0LD2SnKYQhdAEvebeaa_USqNzxWCHOiDOCDIasx7BHq785t_Pp83k9Z_x3Uq_HDSeacDlKGId/s400/IMG_3257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236769777545079810" border="0" /></a>But after a couple minutes things got too quiet so I went to see what was up, and too-smart-for-his-own-good Kaiden had figured out how to escape. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iQEfGWvJmY0Ewno-6LjJfTdCQHL5XTHEeAal2iWFudYYxLo6HuvAeaBPk_FtVcPv-GMMK00rhhl82LphoMcgOjoH_kEBRl2yCT4yAYGIZpENwosDiZTjW_lQkeWYseAeugOcZgywRUAo/s1600-h/IMG_3261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iQEfGWvJmY0Ewno-6LjJfTdCQHL5XTHEeAal2iWFudYYxLo6HuvAeaBPk_FtVcPv-GMMK00rhhl82LphoMcgOjoH_kEBRl2yCT4yAYGIZpENwosDiZTjW_lQkeWYseAeugOcZgywRUAo/s400/IMG_3261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236764842568682274" border="0" /></a>Much to his dismay, I rigged up a little system to prevent future break-outs and again went in to make dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wZUS4amynAmh2BJYfl16TzU0r5nvEQ0MWGbDF3OWtpjXGUNQUPBirrsMQrByDGf05xq7IEU3l9q-POn6HRaXkt6l8U111NM51aMyxuOpt7fv978Gyfmwqq3Oi0DRskOIB2fWMLfYa5fP/s1600-h/IMG_3264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wZUS4amynAmh2BJYfl16TzU0r5nvEQ0MWGbDF3OWtpjXGUNQUPBirrsMQrByDGf05xq7IEU3l9q-POn6HRaXkt6l8U111NM51aMyxuOpt7fv978Gyfmwqq3Oi0DRskOIB2fWMLfYa5fP/s400/IMG_3264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236764844884731266" border="0" /></a>This time little Mr. Smarty Pants (within about 5 minutes) figured out how to unhinge the fence and escape again. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieedi2XytFKqhrHIRS-umRQnt_4-ohI9iYeSJAb9AVoFfGBcyVhG7Z3IKGMyxaDNLEoXPnhYNjaTe731etjfzEqRqrFMp6kL6Hdzg4z8i835YtUAVxFotjeFIgb-Tqz7n4FOYj2-C06ul7/s1600-h/IMG_3271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieedi2XytFKqhrHIRS-umRQnt_4-ohI9iYeSJAb9AVoFfGBcyVhG7Z3IKGMyxaDNLEoXPnhYNjaTe731etjfzEqRqrFMp6kL6Hdzg4z8i835YtUAVxFotjeFIgb-Tqz7n4FOYj2-C06ul7/s400/IMG_3271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236764848076986898" border="0" /></a>But then Kaidens friends from across the street came over to play with him and keep him inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfyjyr7BG4T0L9d751uvXw0LltSzobm7VDBo7mWUjVfl0jq_ez14I0l6jefttwdXIl1NR4YdolS8pNK2Zbp-OkyYsYhavh-6ilJinCATr4jz_jLUOT03OF7a4-cQk_sBh41Y7fcUF01Fc/s1600-h/IMG_3275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfyjyr7BG4T0L9d751uvXw0LltSzobm7VDBo7mWUjVfl0jq_ez14I0l6jefttwdXIl1NR4YdolS8pNK2Zbp-OkyYsYhavh-6ilJinCATr4jz_jLUOT03OF7a4-cQk_sBh41Y7fcUF01Fc/s400/IMG_3275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236764858782541986" border="0" /></a>And he put on a entertaining splashing water show for everyone in response to the laughter it earned him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti0roltvA9AUjTM88J3-apDIlCMcklflMzlJo5RsfCn0PQdichrG6XamU_6fskCxiISIKazDoDTyFbVRGjR-cxowUgAEXPQNhyx4uE4pg0bjy0UG5kWtH46Mq5qvyIbiNyRFWk4rQCuSO/s1600-h/IMG_3284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiti0roltvA9AUjTM88J3-apDIlCMcklflMzlJo5RsfCn0PQdichrG6XamU_6fskCxiISIKazDoDTyFbVRGjR-cxowUgAEXPQNhyx4uE4pg0bjy0UG5kWtH46Mq5qvyIbiNyRFWk4rQCuSO/s400/IMG_3284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236764866691835858" border="0" /></a><br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-23702678733669960302008-07-21T22:03:00.006-06:002008-07-21T22:34:02.727-06:00Wedded Bliss<div style="text-align: center;">I had the privilege of shooting my brothers wedding in North Platte this past May. The wind was <span style="font-style: italic;">very </span>intense the day of, and despite hours of mowing and preparations for the ceremony to be held in a pasture with tall grass and a gorgeous view, a couple hours 'till show time it had to be moved to a coral where there was at least somewhat of a wind-block. It was still a beautiful wedding. I was so thrilled that they asked me to be their photographer and was hoping to keep it going from here, with plans to start a business. However I underestimated the hours of work it would take me to edit all the images (primarily from lack of experience, I'm sure) and I have decided that for Kaiden's sake it's not something I should pursue right now. I'm still hoping to start a business, and if someone asks me to shoot their wedding then hey, I probably would be thrilled to do it, but I'm going to focus on outdoor portraiture for now instead I'm also looking forward to doing food photography for a gluten-free magazine my friend Julie is starting! Here is a short peak at the day.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkLnfGRDEIiesC-Wg-j1eid2_sKqhctQjiitQjDioshEZ9uL06u9O9mD0YoHwfq77wjBYPloTNEyNcmkgsqVT-dnecTYf2PFswSzlKuetBAIjzLDsZYgyVZj_O9Wt9QnnYrOUYGlxt025/s1600-h/012-b&w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkLnfGRDEIiesC-Wg-j1eid2_sKqhctQjiitQjDioshEZ9uL06u9O9mD0YoHwfq77wjBYPloTNEyNcmkgsqVT-dnecTYf2PFswSzlKuetBAIjzLDsZYgyVZj_O9Wt9QnnYrOUYGlxt025/s400/012-b&w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687890389374178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0QYVWlimQO-PLEjzj3iTbE725N-zuxy_qMFAQDHG6ab6LENqEPFSL0YydjdNnbaW0mUAlssgOarb5Rlnx20g-9mOFDgu1l9GUuBNk8dy96trOFVrCsocmXeD20zqAf2ftvC9nO0oaHdj/s1600-h/024-b&w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0QYVWlimQO-PLEjzj3iTbE725N-zuxy_qMFAQDHG6ab6LENqEPFSL0YydjdNnbaW0mUAlssgOarb5Rlnx20g-9mOFDgu1l9GUuBNk8dy96trOFVrCsocmXeD20zqAf2ftvC9nO0oaHdj/s400/024-b&w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687892564779778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWy6gDM4LVMDylR6Lsrfe7w-Dp1Rj4JnldjcBIb-aOCetDWS07pIdNnAtEP1IH729-bnZaj4NVCGYvKka47lW7GjKejAaW3bHamXbb0VOVgdy9lnF6qCEi3iPki2GdjxcZDZhGcKnMFHg/s1600-h/110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWy6gDM4LVMDylR6Lsrfe7w-Dp1Rj4JnldjcBIb-aOCetDWS07pIdNnAtEP1IH729-bnZaj4NVCGYvKka47lW7GjKejAaW3bHamXbb0VOVgdy9lnF6qCEi3iPki2GdjxcZDZhGcKnMFHg/s400/110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687908998507842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkad_SedmSMAjXX_4WRrpgjrNzIhppKLda9Z3eX7Rl9VabSFcX6jRv219jBmrxrY-cThxfyBVsvZPeHr07cVOCr3NiVdIoAlTwQQaC301JF_Yji9p1Y7QFNmwK1liBo5afIlANAZBT3Uiv/s1600-h/138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkad_SedmSMAjXX_4WRrpgjrNzIhppKLda9Z3eX7Rl9VabSFcX6jRv219jBmrxrY-cThxfyBVsvZPeHr07cVOCr3NiVdIoAlTwQQaC301JF_Yji9p1Y7QFNmwK1liBo5afIlANAZBT3Uiv/s400/138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687569153758418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM05FHp9yh_zXMAPolsxtuNawIghIwVxEPyDbApfJDHHQFABKsd3zZSVRapJIKkA3vSa4Jlj6SMsqShGKAplDGTCKNiEkQhZL8meIFM_AI3yiInEfpd0fJWV5gq3xcbgAYv4LGqZAN_dAS/s1600-h/047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM05FHp9yh_zXMAPolsxtuNawIghIwVxEPyDbApfJDHHQFABKsd3zZSVRapJIKkA3vSa4Jlj6SMsqShGKAplDGTCKNiEkQhZL8meIFM_AI3yiInEfpd0fJWV5gq3xcbgAYv4LGqZAN_dAS/s400/047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687573175319426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof8GBmQQQtPs7vgTRPYRA4kVAcQxY-47ZdxfcYnbbgzn-g8sFyKnyq7H4E7F9u6zBBMAdyB7VQlua-QOHSG4opv3QVONNLqrDehyo-x9H2SAnjYLRkH_ChxJpeNG__GfXWKptIP2ZqJpU/s1600-h/218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof8GBmQQQtPs7vgTRPYRA4kVAcQxY-47ZdxfcYnbbgzn-g8sFyKnyq7H4E7F9u6zBBMAdyB7VQlua-QOHSG4opv3QVONNLqrDehyo-x9H2SAnjYLRkH_ChxJpeNG__GfXWKptIP2ZqJpU/s400/218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687585105295634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBNcz16j2XEliQdShh4fwyXR21uDh2NCJCq1UqiYAdwqheQ3iifPS_5CPxci2-P6rkMX7czMGcABO3E5QrnY1Kql2p2_Lb3ciHih9j8516cq9atR3jBLEwvhT-H93hXkgm4jL_4S90Nt7/s1600-h/223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBNcz16j2XEliQdShh4fwyXR21uDh2NCJCq1UqiYAdwqheQ3iifPS_5CPxci2-P6rkMX7czMGcABO3E5QrnY1Kql2p2_Lb3ciHih9j8516cq9atR3jBLEwvhT-H93hXkgm4jL_4S90Nt7/s400/223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687590187215346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBTJ6GWWA4WQMR9iAGFJZKkfEjT6mxLlMeEOVih2WkjsRqwZin8kvuLvNRbXU5kZz2PicDo5HNQgItsSX-sSaINUpE5Eana77mNUpBCHR0rbAYGonFN__FFAyxMTsETloOhelGmO_NquK/s1600-h/291.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBTJ6GWWA4WQMR9iAGFJZKkfEjT6mxLlMeEOVih2WkjsRqwZin8kvuLvNRbXU5kZz2PicDo5HNQgItsSX-sSaINUpE5Eana77mNUpBCHR0rbAYGonFN__FFAyxMTsETloOhelGmO_NquK/s400/291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687594990886802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5LJb9z8bZNXNfxhpq1TYtrNbIDTsi7P2XZQtoj9JKJkKUr1mgFhTexFwvK8CF80nl95DE_dPGlus1NhbBRDqMj5bkbmrJ_szv-ATD81NE8F_CmH2jl9hoVNvrCNqNsLsV9ePy4Ixtcli/s1600-h/321-b&w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5LJb9z8bZNXNfxhpq1TYtrNbIDTsi7P2XZQtoj9JKJkKUr1mgFhTexFwvK8CF80nl95DE_dPGlus1NhbBRDqMj5bkbmrJ_szv-ATD81NE8F_CmH2jl9hoVNvrCNqNsLsV9ePy4Ixtcli/s400/321-b&w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687190307807858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICGb2frx3fIYhOeAV7OLUhX0eQ3KYWSD-LqkJUNo_7YVb3qTeaIZT9Ygt6jgfAC10S0-AdNkcUbFkIXor6Dscfbfmdzgtutc0NNyBsCfC-qghgtjBEPeQE17KSzw2j__Mw28nryocjlTi/s1600-h/307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICGb2frx3fIYhOeAV7OLUhX0eQ3KYWSD-LqkJUNo_7YVb3qTeaIZT9Ygt6jgfAC10S0-AdNkcUbFkIXor6Dscfbfmdzgtutc0NNyBsCfC-qghgtjBEPeQE17KSzw2j__Mw28nryocjlTi/s400/307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687193398764562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VQICUQOHaorrRT5FX0ey4XfFOxhsy8lO5ki50uzA-Bugg6YIp8K7LljscrSlAo3N-vG-0uBCWyAbbf9mh-KxcLkUy6nVBbxnyzkN21z6MYZ9S4VX8c66M2tEBjEEDs7DhDe9c-qexcVX/s1600-h/310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VQICUQOHaorrRT5FX0ey4XfFOxhsy8lO5ki50uzA-Bugg6YIp8K7LljscrSlAo3N-vG-0uBCWyAbbf9mh-KxcLkUy6nVBbxnyzkN21z6MYZ9S4VX8c66M2tEBjEEDs7DhDe9c-qexcVX/s400/310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687196858886802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwVj2K9k0EW0zAuIRtQs9FwmUMxk-yLClL49ZK5PkEeow9wCd35mKZtCfu9yQdDwvmQrsqEkMxOuy35R_5ZK6HR_2GsIfMoCOIgTY1Hb5ljReqeaRZ0zahRxS9Cw07YXZFLvjxz8nbnp3/s1600-h/233.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwVj2K9k0EW0zAuIRtQs9FwmUMxk-yLClL49ZK5PkEeow9wCd35mKZtCfu9yQdDwvmQrsqEkMxOuy35R_5ZK6HR_2GsIfMoCOIgTY1Hb5ljReqeaRZ0zahRxS9Cw07YXZFLvjxz8nbnp3/s400/233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225688163398284482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0xkahthYoEfQUsZiEd8i_kc1ikpBJQUY57mkjKFtHeb-XBkwuUB5HtErTpFXuBv09G-tVivbPVKqoPU_3esEsgRU7-DlAlnREkA16IsoCiZCxwpbS0u2wB0STTMfyQdH3NawW2c-2x_v/s1600-h/355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0xkahthYoEfQUsZiEd8i_kc1ikpBJQUY57mkjKFtHeb-XBkwuUB5HtErTpFXuBv09G-tVivbPVKqoPU_3esEsgRU7-DlAlnREkA16IsoCiZCxwpbS0u2wB0STTMfyQdH3NawW2c-2x_v/s400/355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687195297409122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu36U52nvSOEZgLnok20Zs7djkSjvVaS5rMnvCi5Lr22oqTIbZ1aQulexmSHmFWvd3AYdswYWsgZxJg3biNA9if0wCQj36giYkG0Vy3XNiN-Lt4Th-Z4SD5Phb10n-SnVvAud-EiINmgQ/s1600-h/386.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu36U52nvSOEZgLnok20Zs7djkSjvVaS5rMnvCi5Lr22oqTIbZ1aQulexmSHmFWvd3AYdswYWsgZxJg3biNA9if0wCQj36giYkG0Vy3XNiN-Lt4Th-Z4SD5Phb10n-SnVvAud-EiINmgQ/s400/386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225687197200017314" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-24381767916704269892008-07-19T17:03:00.003-06:002008-07-19T21:31:58.112-06:00Date Night<div style="text-align: center;">Last weekend the wonderful husbands of us Emmaus Road girls took us out on the town for a group date. We had dinner together then divided up into groups to play their own version of the Amazing Race on Pearl Street. After that Bran took me out for a delicious dessert and home to watch a DVD that he and the rest of the guys had each made for their wives with a special message conveying their love. It was a wonderful evening. Thanks guys! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyjhcz1-gP7EtsYGOLax6kNXhyphenhyphenFh3i7LTJ3RD0kaADL5bvctY2maEYwvfrAbUDJDgWntLTWxGcEdB8uxExEztIMgR6BAiN1FE5HUpumDR5-DgSWBjotYqLudtIdHappagDbX0kAczHjjQ/s1600-h/july+08+189_e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyjhcz1-gP7EtsYGOLax6kNXhyphenhyphenFh3i7LTJ3RD0kaADL5bvctY2maEYwvfrAbUDJDgWntLTWxGcEdB8uxExEztIMgR6BAiN1FE5HUpumDR5-DgSWBjotYqLudtIdHappagDbX0kAczHjjQ/s400/july+08+189_e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224929338678812978" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcG9sUtUp6RSGknyKJKdsOTkulpMXTXcu2LbCTG-JpP-0crYwo3Iyv3sjW2LaotH1d6LwvJGvSQPJINvpgRvngFjLzqB-_kFQjXlcKBxwj7RB9nA4Z_k41NRjJfZ_iWfMqbvFlQ5qGMfp/s1600-h/july+08+204_e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcG9sUtUp6RSGknyKJKdsOTkulpMXTXcu2LbCTG-JpP-0crYwo3Iyv3sjW2LaotH1d6LwvJGvSQPJINvpgRvngFjLzqB-_kFQjXlcKBxwj7RB9nA4Z_k41NRjJfZ_iWfMqbvFlQ5qGMfp/s400/july+08+204_e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224929340323596114" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-53157140750552482022008-07-08T11:31:00.003-06:002008-07-08T11:50:45.411-06:00Birthday Boy<div style="text-align: center;">Kaiden turned one on July 1st! We celebrated on the 5th with a bbq at a park near our house. The weather was pretty sad (very windy and rainy) but it still turned out to be an evening of fun. Kaiden had a <span style="font-style: italic;">blast</span> as he was quite aware that he was the center of attention the whole night...a place he really enjoys being! Mama made star-shaped cupcakes for all the guests and Kaiden got a double stacked cupcake covered (and I mean <span style="font-style: italic;">covered) </span>in frosting. Other than what he got on himself and on Dad, who was brave enough to hold him during the cake feast, he joyously finished it up and was on quite a sugar high for the rest of the night. We love you, Kaiden Brandon. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv4m01bs6M4Qx1RKg9PeqAOqnhbnhFs51OdO9WehS1FACfSw0osGLB4NdLfNent3HRnFMVQZ2k5TiX_VoVU2b5DgFx1YbeRED__cLypA9dpJ4UHtdArl__o7JQllV96euxUQSR3zHxZ5p/s1600-h/6+for+web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv4m01bs6M4Qx1RKg9PeqAOqnhbnhFs51OdO9WehS1FACfSw0osGLB4NdLfNent3HRnFMVQZ2k5TiX_VoVU2b5DgFx1YbeRED__cLypA9dpJ4UHtdArl__o7JQllV96euxUQSR3zHxZ5p/s400/6+for+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220697954660818914" border="0" /></a>Mmmm...birthday cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-L9AseLFOY_tB6HBCpaO_ZXnS38gqX0ZmEOhCiq57zsFLfgi-RKcUSOC1a4q3xw0hk5JQITESXyunU1M_rormz-GrOPk12NoIH_uc1YmFcwSAYkmLpq0GjTbjocR64q-wwUm_iZJLGS_/s1600-h/4+for+web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-L9AseLFOY_tB6HBCpaO_ZXnS38gqX0ZmEOhCiq57zsFLfgi-RKcUSOC1a4q3xw0hk5JQITESXyunU1M_rormz-GrOPk12NoIH_uc1YmFcwSAYkmLpq0GjTbjocR64q-wwUm_iZJLGS_/s400/4+for+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220697964624153874" border="0" /></a>The older kids had a water balloon toss and fight, and even though Kaiden didn't join in on that he had a whole lot of fun with the water balloons.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2Xxr4z6_W57FR-4ZSX_a99HPxS0v8Mi3MhLFVc-st4cgKOaraDk057YqpCV4oMRt1Vn3W1mJyUtpe-no2rfdjtlnd_OEHWDyj-BAmwLoYEn5TdJ9N_VuJkgzPxvbj_0aiIjavxwT2iPL/s1600-h/3+for+web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2Xxr4z6_W57FR-4ZSX_a99HPxS0v8Mi3MhLFVc-st4cgKOaraDk057YqpCV4oMRt1Vn3W1mJyUtpe-no2rfdjtlnd_OEHWDyj-BAmwLoYEn5TdJ9N_VuJkgzPxvbj_0aiIjavxwT2iPL/s400/3+for+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220697983746944018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwMSqCNQpX1-pdueDHuVzBOSMBGEhkDVD_WW9pbB9HLbCLG7An_fqqBVkugG8Dy4BTW6UBEAKh8IZ2O89HIFNGP-BKkDxs4m30bWOEP6xTHJighdGNz2MrkRhRyDyQ9I2aJ0nA5RGn62d/s1600-h/5+for+web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwMSqCNQpX1-pdueDHuVzBOSMBGEhkDVD_WW9pbB9HLbCLG7An_fqqBVkugG8Dy4BTW6UBEAKh8IZ2O89HIFNGP-BKkDxs4m30bWOEP6xTHJighdGNz2MrkRhRyDyQ9I2aJ0nA5RGn62d/s400/5+for+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220697988294322258" border="0" /></a>Grandpa, Grandma, and Gigi (great grandma) came and stayed with us for a few days so they could be at Kaiden's party. He had a blast with them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqlCdKOjnt2SYHvw1xrxxx6PPJTIZOECsWJO_0_VfV7f2qggwtkLJyyohDJXliYPLKgu6M8_xegY69wB5zZLXm7Fnl_boG-De1vpZGsk_dgNiixcnhppot9cAjAmrwJaaqjUhtYfRNNe6/s1600-h/1+for+web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqlCdKOjnt2SYHvw1xrxxx6PPJTIZOECsWJO_0_VfV7f2qggwtkLJyyohDJXliYPLKgu6M8_xegY69wB5zZLXm7Fnl_boG-De1vpZGsk_dgNiixcnhppot9cAjAmrwJaaqjUhtYfRNNe6/s400/1+for+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220701468095454482" border="0" /></a>Pinata time! Notice the change of clothes...Kaiden broke too many water balloons on himself so he had to have a change of clothes...new birthday ones straight from the package. After dad helped him hit the pinata a few times Kaiden pulled the stick away and started swinging at it himself. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG2ev4pojV2kRjY9hyphenhypheneYown8xlgRcPP6niiGi22KmH5xZlKf1JjqiYazMWJTb9qabLdfZcZaHg4ZEXgiO0GRm9vszM2MfPBPZdQDxSUY2Ag6iteKeIQfWGv-zKYiuqXAk95-8Hm76z2eP/s1600-h/2+for+web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG2ev4pojV2kRjY9hyphenhypheneYown8xlgRcPP6niiGi22KmH5xZlKf1JjqiYazMWJTb9qabLdfZcZaHg4ZEXgiO0GRm9vszM2MfPBPZdQDxSUY2Ag6iteKeIQfWGv-zKYiuqXAk95-8Hm76z2eP/s400/2+for+web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220701479567066722" border="0" /></a>What a big boy! <br /><br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-26220766678626167372008-06-22T16:34:00.003-06:002008-06-22T16:44:49.597-06:00A boy and his OatsThe keyword being <span style="font-style: italic;">his. </span>Kaiden has decided that he should be able to feed himself his breakfast. He gets so excited when I hand him the spoon, then does everything in his power (and arm reach) to keep the spoon from getting back into my hand. If handing him the spoon with food already in it is exciting, handing him the bowl to dip the spoon in himself actually gets a squeal of sheer delight! Yes, baths have become more frequent in the Dean household...not to mention floor sweeping and mopping.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTpryWQlsDA4wDsQsdRNXovvUdt4K3dA0f06KD2qDcMyDir6N4VxsRIsAK5mBbdD0cescQXKuX3EAF017P1C4H7WSBmdV3QMiVavaMPsmBUQR4sPtpc2ZMUURQK2xAvtaa-4Vp0LpaMNa/s1600-h/IMG_2407_BW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTpryWQlsDA4wDsQsdRNXovvUdt4K3dA0f06KD2qDcMyDir6N4VxsRIsAK5mBbdD0cescQXKuX3EAF017P1C4H7WSBmdV3QMiVavaMPsmBUQR4sPtpc2ZMUURQK2xAvtaa-4Vp0LpaMNa/s400/IMG_2407_BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214839034768042018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpCQA-1x8-qGGYsnhJg40lOGZTM2IQSmUAnAwTCrscJo_E_aH-Ut36WhKT1Wxt4nbtDqpcybcAe-7MGU_eN9PK59FsfjakHyENAxPw-mRXqtexUFmq1hVXyWEW_P8XxLjIxsuADqrpxAr/s1600-h/IMG_2410_BW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpCQA-1x8-qGGYsnhJg40lOGZTM2IQSmUAnAwTCrscJo_E_aH-Ut36WhKT1Wxt4nbtDqpcybcAe-7MGU_eN9PK59FsfjakHyENAxPw-mRXqtexUFmq1hVXyWEW_P8XxLjIxsuADqrpxAr/s400/IMG_2410_BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214839041004977330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsAC7lfM7TiW0E0ZDp5O_vZxiwhfyYJprIC7pnKdUZlt_pFrfnAkZnB9FTqGjPejs4anqFiuCjvu8aWYDE6Mhn48cEMYHsYg_qLYapbjOm7rpG9jfalxprmCXgU9IM3fKKhV6-9sefk_k/s1600-h/IMG_2404_BW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsAC7lfM7TiW0E0ZDp5O_vZxiwhfyYJprIC7pnKdUZlt_pFrfnAkZnB9FTqGjPejs4anqFiuCjvu8aWYDE6Mhn48cEMYHsYg_qLYapbjOm7rpG9jfalxprmCXgU9IM3fKKhV6-9sefk_k/s400/IMG_2404_BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214839045499540370" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-12187053308723828922008-06-15T11:33:00.004-06:002008-06-15T11:56:09.458-06:00Back off buddy...this one's MINE!If only I had been holding a camera, but I wasn't, so picture this:<br />A bbq with friends last night. I look behind my shoulder to see Kaiden crying madly at 2 yr. old Josey as he holds his hands out following her around and trying to steal the cheeto from her left hand. Josey, a very unhappy look on her face, keeps it out of reach and behind herself. With her other hand, and pointed threateningly at Kaiden, she holds an empty water gun, finger on the trigger.A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-64185466727371990492008-06-12T10:10:00.005-06:002008-06-12T13:49:54.449-06:00These are a few...of my favorite things:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF7d-rqlvZUoHn4Q4HFe84b_hUzZ3EEMwXqGJ5zOxfDd7ofqtvJ76F2bIQN61bQy6Wz1iuo0EIS1Ix7HUCc1bnRLcB6mzNcXtLRyIITkHohON1vUnzoFGjhr0LjtYv3yKlRt-iUxpOGtx/s1600-h/IMG_1528_E.jpg"></a><ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="11" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My little boom box.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I carry it around everywhere I go and as soon as the music stops, I slap the front until I hit the correct button and it starts up again.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Please don’t teach me which button is the correct one to press…slapping stuff is much more fun.</span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="10" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Attention.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Especially when mama takes me shopping.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">She lets me stand in the cart and I bop up and down and sing at the top of my lungs—staring at people while I do so until they talk back.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It’s working out pretty well for me.</span> </li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="9" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My cool ball-blowing machine from miss Becky.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">People think I’m pretty smart because I have it all figured out.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I know what button to press to get it to start blowing, then I walk around and collect the balls and put them back into the machine all by myself so that they can blow out again.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""><br /></span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="8" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Jewelry.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Sorry daddy, but it’s just so darn pretty!</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I’m learning to be gentle when I reach up and touch mama’s earrings…but when I saw grandma last I accidentally got a little too excited and ripped the earring almost completely out of her ear.</span><span style=""> </span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="7" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Balloons! <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Mind-boggling fun.</span><span style=""> </span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="6" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Playing in the cupboards…<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">or should I say wonderlands.</span> </li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="5" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Clapping.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Just say “Yay” (or “bravo” if you speak Spanish like a lot of my neighbor friends) and I’ll give you a show and a half.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">In fact, if I am playing with my toys and I hear applause on the tv, I’ll join in right away. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Such fun!</span> </li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="4" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Bubble baths!<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">As soon as the water starts running I try to get into the tub, my legs just aren’t quite long enough yet so as hard as I try mama has to eventually lift me over.</span><span style=""> </span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="3" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The vacuum cleaner.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Call it that if you want to, but I know it’s really a monster.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I get SO excited when I see mama bring it out.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">As soon as she turns it on I start running away usually falling over (like in a bad dream) cause I’m just running too quickly for my little legs.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I come back to it every once and awhile to tease it to chase me again, then if it catches me I laugh.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Too bad it has to spend most of the time in the closet.</span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Being Naked!<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Seriously, what more can I say.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><br /><br />And coming in first place with a long lead…</li></ol> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Food!<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Wow.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">What can I say.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It’s wonderful.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Topping the charts is still mama milk, although I don’t eat too much of that these days and I hear that I am going to have to say bye-bye to that in a few weeks.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Banana’s are amazing.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I pretty much enjoy anything that anyone else is eating…after-all if they’re enjoying it so much it must be good.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I’m known as the beggar at whatever social gathering in which food is present.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Forget playing, I will grovel at the feet of anyone eating something…smacking and licking my lips until they share with me…for hours on end.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I embarrassed mama at the park the other day because I kept going up to people we didn’t know and trying to take the food out of their hands.<br /></span></li></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaRGrmUWnJ-i-Qmi482NK4bWlf4FIa2LgEoGzKndT20wL-1w1c168Ta-zzFnJ1lIXfrFc-zv6leLe6MOwMdiPB8Iuflptrk32hdX6Z5R-dDlV7BOG_StqzykKXD7vfoi7U34-npraAa5M/s1600-h/DSC02372_E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaRGrmUWnJ-i-Qmi482NK4bWlf4FIa2LgEoGzKndT20wL-1w1c168Ta-zzFnJ1lIXfrFc-zv6leLe6MOwMdiPB8Iuflptrk32hdX6Z5R-dDlV7BOG_StqzykKXD7vfoi7U34-npraAa5M/s320/DSC02372_E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211083406640698418" border="0" /></a>Naked AND carrying around my boom box. Life is good, is it not!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImEF2JV6IsG9Xr1Fj7fUdRv3IZHByQ1OpJuKGaZdnidMxlMwsRmLgP6yAdJYCej7qzwxVOjY-6zOrUf0GEfqmorocKFNDI86z_-fvBV8MrrNq3qyW9srm9iP41VgU1CudEbDLbJDDRmYv/s1600-h/IMG_1527_E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImEF2JV6IsG9Xr1Fj7fUdRv3IZHByQ1OpJuKGaZdnidMxlMwsRmLgP6yAdJYCej7qzwxVOjY-6zOrUf0GEfqmorocKFNDI86z_-fvBV8MrrNq3qyW9srm9iP41VgU1CudEbDLbJDDRmYv/s320/IMG_1527_E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211080983008567154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmodb14YOMpxxgW4GngJybHbaDXiiM1oY1wH09luSj4n-zKzRdXWEX21sRYuC_Ei2vfbo5l2xAY6qhpaxjFS-j6h_keJj7fbQN3Oc-UCUGJTgLQfr1um0qoaGxBdKXsIGyYhvxQlWNLuv/s1600-h/IMG_1528_E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmodb14YOMpxxgW4GngJybHbaDXiiM1oY1wH09luSj4n-zKzRdXWEX21sRYuC_Ei2vfbo5l2xAY6qhpaxjFS-j6h_keJj7fbQN3Oc-UCUGJTgLQfr1um0qoaGxBdKXsIGyYhvxQlWNLuv/s320/IMG_1528_E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211084354619182642" border="0" /></a>My friend Josey and I both understand how wonderful food is. Here we are sharing a cookie while all the other kids are off playing with silly toys. Back and forth we handed it till every last crumb was devoured. Yum!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuCCSHDaHnmuL2vTnXe2O-fUoKQ7M2RhF8RpfV8fn-k2KEC2wIJTJ9LgYJhbQBj2fJM8w_Agtxrn3tt8cFi44-oRum0QFBQJ_urG1dqYleQJB3eBf1KAhQqkdhUZoCY5LVv554fgHm88T/s1600-h/IMG_2380_E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuCCSHDaHnmuL2vTnXe2O-fUoKQ7M2RhF8RpfV8fn-k2KEC2wIJTJ9LgYJhbQBj2fJM8w_Agtxrn3tt8cFi44-oRum0QFBQJ_urG1dqYleQJB3eBf1KAhQqkdhUZoCY5LVv554fgHm88T/s320/IMG_2380_E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211081002491817074" border="0" /></a>And here is the cool ball-blowing machine I told you about. This is my friend Asher and I playing with it. Did I mention that I LOVE bigger boys. Sometimes I pull their hair or do something that annoys them, but Asher especially is really nice to me.<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-4367139305035119502008-05-24T20:37:00.007-06:002008-05-24T21:33:26.408-06:00A Day at the ZOOKaiden had his first trip to the zoo last Tuesday. It was a gorgeous day, though a bit tiring for us mama's as we tried to keep pace with 9 excited little kids (7 of whom were boys!). Kaiden has decided that he shouldn't have to ride in the stroller when it's so much more comfortable in mom's arms, so needless-to-say I am learning that every-mother's art of holding, pushing, and carrying a million things at once. We had a wonderful time, and I'm going to have to sum up the experience by agreeing with Tara who said "it's always fun to go to the zoo, and it's always fun to leave the zoo!" :) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewTam2RtcG8XWR4-488fwYv3Vf9eU8C1s7t_W6VxwTpjL06H5_Gmi4hN3jcr-i9FH_UbxICW77uoSoF0pKnXczuNVJzu46ENR2jXqlRKoTR5A1fAZzVoyQ8jaunoMPkk4rOM64HEvtyUh/s1600-h/IMG_2361_e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewTam2RtcG8XWR4-488fwYv3Vf9eU8C1s7t_W6VxwTpjL06H5_Gmi4hN3jcr-i9FH_UbxICW77uoSoF0pKnXczuNVJzu46ENR2jXqlRKoTR5A1fAZzVoyQ8jaunoMPkk4rOM64HEvtyUh/s400/IMG_2361_e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204147600570099922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kRH48v6F9CAHX4DtqwXwh5fv2kAnPq7ZXJyKdOYqNQ1LhJLF9n2Oej445LPL_xecO7u5CVvgcbkwkXQDSOFOb8wlS9a-ebMB32RO68WG5giI62XGcjk78OdBZ4qyEKKSsm_IUnNX0hVF/s1600-h/IMG_2345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kRH48v6F9CAHX4DtqwXwh5fv2kAnPq7ZXJyKdOYqNQ1LhJLF9n2Oej445LPL_xecO7u5CVvgcbkwkXQDSOFOb8wlS9a-ebMB32RO68WG5giI62XGcjk78OdBZ4qyEKKSsm_IUnNX0hVF/s400/IMG_2345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204146707216902338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLyu7vSCSI2M_pK5Hq5cVIYjHBvy59wKro3MMIozln2Ow7SUzuLF8U5hp8oC6BVuSoYghPHb-aNbWBLyc-lJoFexBOqOMzBk58x3tx9zZI4FTatdrjj0zjI4e5nHtoMIOnByNmhjKqpwK/s1600-h/IMG_2349.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLyu7vSCSI2M_pK5Hq5cVIYjHBvy59wKro3MMIozln2Ow7SUzuLF8U5hp8oC6BVuSoYghPHb-aNbWBLyc-lJoFexBOqOMzBk58x3tx9zZI4FTatdrjj0zjI4e5nHtoMIOnByNmhjKqpwK/s400/IMG_2349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204145633475078322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7soMGaVeulItla4esvvfsI_67N1bP9SNkKWRvOyf9Yc4IT-hCXRMv-W73xDtCgL4oFvmBm5vnChCkcl6i8R_E76_dSWtkhMpQRTAiLXUey9W4hHhJMo_dMBVELHNSpMZFtR3QeR1IiJ3g/s1600-h/IMG_2363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7soMGaVeulItla4esvvfsI_67N1bP9SNkKWRvOyf9Yc4IT-hCXRMv-W73xDtCgL4oFvmBm5vnChCkcl6i8R_E76_dSWtkhMpQRTAiLXUey9W4hHhJMo_dMBVELHNSpMZFtR3QeR1IiJ3g/s400/IMG_2363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204139946938378402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoClKg_ftEPM_vx6ZHngNfuDOb8Xs12EpW8qyXR-_uoDt7ZLj2YmuufaOn8JbdRVXiKTav983cI-cU2ixibE5_-7Lkr-HjJZh2HfW4kfYoCGCSwi5uRrbKMNHxhbrCW2S_Q16RdOo5v5-t/s1600-h/IMG_2341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoClKg_ftEPM_vx6ZHngNfuDOb8Xs12EpW8qyXR-_uoDt7ZLj2YmuufaOn8JbdRVXiKTav983cI-cU2ixibE5_-7Lkr-HjJZh2HfW4kfYoCGCSwi5uRrbKMNHxhbrCW2S_Q16RdOo5v5-t/s400/IMG_2341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204139607635962002" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-49231934320697581932008-04-28T10:55:00.002-06:002008-04-28T11:03:45.170-06:00Kaiden's first steps<div style="text-align: center;">So he's a little wobbly, but at least he's trying. He's only interested in trying it out during the evening, though, when he's in silly moods and doesn't really care if he does well or not. Haha.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwse-fuJewJE6FnrFoX_TtNWgB50kddAfsn0MrkQ7mLjNwXMS7sjehQFtFpvOutxFOqMFvDDj3Ea_whsBhSfg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-80292046869950914442008-03-28T19:06:00.002-06:002008-03-28T19:10:34.760-06:00So we're a bit loud<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZ_PaE5w30DgKImIaKUkUmvQBDY50lEhEM5USjyw2nCdPKduJmOJngPj3HM6SFTuFy0voJwObUp9ATF1N_5Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />This clip is a couple months out-dated, but I think you'll like watching Kaiden as he discovers the joy of sceaming...and getting screamed at. Maybe this will make up for my 2 months of no posts. :)<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-27036295679572015232008-03-28T16:51:00.003-06:002008-03-28T16:55:42.035-06:00Litte Walker<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwmjctEBQtCyFWqKViiT0L06F3FOTuRzl9X8v6abfW5gI_fjQaBVyEBTf6lLfz_jmEVflQiIYhVf3C9z_CIJQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />I think it's so cute to see little Kaiden walking around, and thought it would bring you a smile too. He is walking quite early (not without help yet though) and in addition to that he is really small for his age (only 16 lbs), so he just looks to me like this little baby boppin' around. :) Enjoy!<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-77763680364032666482008-03-26T17:49:00.007-06:002008-03-26T19:02:20.775-06:00Happy Easter!I remember Easter a year ago with my oversized belly. I thought Easter 2008 would be forever in coming and couldn't wait to see the face of the little boy whom we'd be celebrating it with. But, as always, that year has flown by and 8 1/2 mo. old Kaiden had a wonderful first Easter. Daddy had to work :( but Kaid and mama went to an Easter service that was being held by a church plant who was having their first service (and with whom Emmaus Road is going to be meeting with now monthly). We then went to a friends house for a wonderful dinner and an easter egg hunt. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oZfgNzf3Pwtr5ECKN1V4DSo0cc73sov-TPhIGiIIWz4V-mQsJx5myESOhr5SliSnqsmNDHyq-Nf3WFtDcKfGpOV5Dgt6g073dPQm2VgOTYhCOmo-vjmvKwxUWddSAWeTg5BzzRIhSo8B/s1600-h/IMG_1260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oZfgNzf3Pwtr5ECKN1V4DSo0cc73sov-TPhIGiIIWz4V-mQsJx5myESOhr5SliSnqsmNDHyq-Nf3WFtDcKfGpOV5Dgt6g073dPQm2VgOTYhCOmo-vjmvKwxUWddSAWeTg5BzzRIhSo8B/s400/IMG_1260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182217128827814802" border="0" /></a>Kaiden LOVES to watch other kids do their thing. He just can't wait until he can join in!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA1HnZ_1szrXRA-PL8WGb80BJVzV3u9hGxdTm_zaxvozlBbZJGB93a_8yUMECTxi4Z_YXu2KKF0k4Ij2lLXUICXCdIupLx81o4Faq2-h9kw4ehzt1dWmFUJfTegAbqgE2hh3OeD1rz5Ve/s1600-h/_MG_1253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXA1HnZ_1szrXRA-PL8WGb80BJVzV3u9hGxdTm_zaxvozlBbZJGB93a_8yUMECTxi4Z_YXu2KKF0k4Ij2lLXUICXCdIupLx81o4Faq2-h9kw4ehzt1dWmFUJfTegAbqgE2hh3OeD1rz5Ve/s400/_MG_1253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182220019340805026" border="0" /></a>Sidney Brinker adores Kaiden...and how could he not adore her and all the attention she lavishes on him. Sid helped him find an Easter egg during the hunt and he wouldn't put it down for the rest of the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL4oWNSHP3ir0wBQ31PIVJmcph6RyH-K1PnMuFRbhNccs7yaAtaxW0GKnNaI_NCoWQoTCeLVXzLe6ay9Gp4hiamYJn75dPn3-9D2bkCVtmjS2_3hnYsKcI9Qpe6orinizbYR9A_3I3Skz/s1600-h/IMG_1264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL4oWNSHP3ir0wBQ31PIVJmcph6RyH-K1PnMuFRbhNccs7yaAtaxW0GKnNaI_NCoWQoTCeLVXzLe6ay9Gp4hiamYJn75dPn3-9D2bkCVtmjS2_3hnYsKcI9Qpe6orinizbYR9A_3I3Skz/s400/IMG_1264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182216493172654978" border="0" /></a>I never knew the hours of fun that a rattling egg could provide.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGUy-ddtDkoBLiBUGlMpJdKIW3loOtb2E2UEbXSjB1HhKA_55m-htYCW1HvXvNHb6ewDBM7XOIwufMICuB5jp4mGF8gKYunl8AR8iNonXMMTcoA8HCgqg1rnUrHWKQmM_ZXEiQpQSYuqG/s1600-h/IMG_1134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGUy-ddtDkoBLiBUGlMpJdKIW3loOtb2E2UEbXSjB1HhKA_55m-htYCW1HvXvNHb6ewDBM7XOIwufMICuB5jp4mGF8gKYunl8AR8iNonXMMTcoA8HCgqg1rnUrHWKQmM_ZXEiQpQSYuqG/s400/IMG_1134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182202848061555554" border="0" /></a>Grandma sent Kaiden an Easter basket, and although it was filled with nice things, nothing came even remotely close to being as wonderful as the plastic stuffing...yum!<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-77408973970279764992008-01-23T19:25:00.001-07:002008-01-23T21:49:57.248-07:00A little snapshot of Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNEct16CRCllg0BcHVyyWuZEbTGn4Tg3UADbgB-Nd4xd2FiX-pcBXmpiL24w7BNJvBM1isAYwceM2LGpdflTtxsS6IWvQ7Svh6SDD4PaFgGLPDgwFb8hMCCjGrKqfB5UqqX72b4h7oY7z/s1600-h/IMG_1119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNEct16CRCllg0BcHVyyWuZEbTGn4Tg3UADbgB-Nd4xd2FiX-pcBXmpiL24w7BNJvBM1isAYwceM2LGpdflTtxsS6IWvQ7Svh6SDD4PaFgGLPDgwFb8hMCCjGrKqfB5UqqX72b4h7oY7z/s400/IMG_1119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158898020900907842" border="0" /></a>The cutest little morning face, just checking to see what Santa left<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N3RtBVqpZ-rEUyD166c5w1vgIvllrTj10rHobook21NeMiOr2MwKcJvvfBHwH1fR5KHT54YywDD7AReIa2Wnf8h603GvdISjMr10zdPqleachmnTwKTan8xm00xDCTCMLwDfljNx8sZd/s1600-h/IMG_1168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N3RtBVqpZ-rEUyD166c5w1vgIvllrTj10rHobook21NeMiOr2MwKcJvvfBHwH1fR5KHT54YywDD7AReIa2Wnf8h603GvdISjMr10zdPqleachmnTwKTan8xm00xDCTCMLwDfljNx8sZd/s400/IMG_1168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158897651533720370" border="0" /></a>My first turkey!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzQpmtQzdBzOMeNCbJMwMYzbI7hEGiASzMzDfRhZuo4UXnSQG5hC_EgQLt-WIaR_6JavuiZYWLBd9s2k_xkq6pME4jQCjJKRnnznUsQay4GzyT1wkZ9eMtkU3DP9Z816j0ee9inh81Wm8/s1600-h/IMG_1165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzQpmtQzdBzOMeNCbJMwMYzbI7hEGiASzMzDfRhZuo4UXnSQG5hC_EgQLt-WIaR_6JavuiZYWLBd9s2k_xkq6pME4jQCjJKRnnznUsQay4GzyT1wkZ9eMtkU3DP9Z816j0ee9inh81Wm8/s400/IMG_1165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158897123252742946" border="0" /></a>I don't know what he enjoyed more...the gifts or the stuff the gifts were wrapped up in<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecuU0scZOOX3rEYHlf7pDCPURPptFJJ5QYsGrSyPBSjamSRMh6U8ydgpioYUEAJf5tlQVyMfcNulovqrwe1QSDBiX1ZxiYDKg9o8ZdMwFxBwZGG_dV-zpXXWyQh7wFW_ShbygcdbX3dMj/s1600-h/IMG_1149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecuU0scZOOX3rEYHlf7pDCPURPptFJJ5QYsGrSyPBSjamSRMh6U8ydgpioYUEAJf5tlQVyMfcNulovqrwe1QSDBiX1ZxiYDKg9o8ZdMwFxBwZGG_dV-zpXXWyQh7wFW_ShbygcdbX3dMj/s400/IMG_1149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158896500482485010" border="0" /></a>Kaiden blew away the competition for "most presents received"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr99bIWN-ZKbNFqgFBkvSaHjeF-Wu5M4gqeh5lgskS8HUbXqBA4xSv0ilHHiB8mUcEASzLACGvk0pj-_MO-qfG59r6aphIgAXEZ49MlQcdKMu-FXzu3L1MT-2IMt7kkaXJFFOyeUm44hPR/s1600-h/IMG_1136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr99bIWN-ZKbNFqgFBkvSaHjeF-Wu5M4gqeh5lgskS8HUbXqBA4xSv0ilHHiB8mUcEASzLACGvk0pj-_MO-qfG59r6aphIgAXEZ49MlQcdKMu-FXzu3L1MT-2IMt7kkaXJFFOyeUm44hPR/s400/IMG_1136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158864795033905922" border="0" /></a>Great grandma was able to come spend Christmas with us too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMpPcPxSloPEt-c_2QCyoQCZAPUUbGgEWcAnIGR-Ens_kR0EPXyUQ1eOHLY5rG6vx-rOMqxhY7cBXD7naMA89dmiAurA2g3NPuoDRh933vC5bSyGDNKOFGywhcTprjSSYlT7uykKPyCRv/s1600-h/IMG_1141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMpPcPxSloPEt-c_2QCyoQCZAPUUbGgEWcAnIGR-Ens_kR0EPXyUQ1eOHLY5rG6vx-rOMqxhY7cBXD7naMA89dmiAurA2g3NPuoDRh933vC5bSyGDNKOFGywhcTprjSSYlT7uykKPyCRv/s400/IMG_1141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158899889211681618" border="0" /></a>Santa and his papa<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-15751832025773725772008-01-23T19:13:00.001-07:002008-01-23T19:24:26.450-07:006 mos. old<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGlaWoKI_W5oqlRuxnXGY9nlnk8l-I8cOTYjo9kieVnlXOp3MRKaA9TeTx7o32A9Z5aahsmdSHYg80dZ7ywJo3po-zkUl7AUcOF-pixyWKSmQzLVtw8SSmcQfrZHeeyVu39HpW2YyJtpz/s1600-h/IMG_1223_B&W.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGlaWoKI_W5oqlRuxnXGY9nlnk8l-I8cOTYjo9kieVnlXOp3MRKaA9TeTx7o32A9Z5aahsmdSHYg80dZ7ywJo3po-zkUl7AUcOF-pixyWKSmQzLVtw8SSmcQfrZHeeyVu39HpW2YyJtpz/s400/IMG_1223_B&W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158862033369934578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pxpUAhoxHyf8YmLaEa69veN_HAuocc6liVfV7NjCzTJO4DS9CnzDH4DzlW4tU3kkF6HsxV_P5mGizzp3c6driZZf2qij7o3r1D_VoI3ebPDr1vwNwVnFLJHjed4abYXveyUU8JrnKpNS/s1600-h/IMG_1219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pxpUAhoxHyf8YmLaEa69veN_HAuocc6liVfV7NjCzTJO4DS9CnzDH4DzlW4tU3kkF6HsxV_P5mGizzp3c6driZZf2qij7o3r1D_VoI3ebPDr1vwNwVnFLJHjed4abYXveyUU8JrnKpNS/s400/IMG_1219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158861590988303074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WT-IHry5aGGdiEACY_bHaWncgQ37Vi6x5_LSBhTDz7liDAkVnbNnU8XwrCr58F4qjmj6c-U52_whvblO85xz7U0XYne7lcLUj0evbzqhizM70GTL4e-xdSVSNhdzYR2PL996rOTFT_b4/s1600-h/IMG_1253_E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WT-IHry5aGGdiEACY_bHaWncgQ37Vi6x5_LSBhTDz7liDAkVnbNnU8XwrCr58F4qjmj6c-U52_whvblO85xz7U0XYne7lcLUj0evbzqhizM70GTL4e-xdSVSNhdzYR2PL996rOTFT_b4/s400/IMG_1253_E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158860916678437586" border="0" /></a>Is this not the saddest little sad face ever!<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-34526458187706666852008-01-23T18:49:00.000-07:002008-01-23T18:56:35.240-07:00Will somebody please tell me...when this little boy came and my baby left!!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9tQFAMSxxg2AIyn2Eg41cIpDoLbhSDMCmQYC_XnjnoIRDA7yGigXrXYnEz9W0js0pqPCMSNKTYp_0ametHWFy3SjENCKGkbtVIzZA9mVdGU9FQWSm2qcKiEIB5eRYfA95Vo1wburHArx/s1600-h/IMG_1090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9tQFAMSxxg2AIyn2Eg41cIpDoLbhSDMCmQYC_XnjnoIRDA7yGigXrXYnEz9W0js0pqPCMSNKTYp_0ametHWFy3SjENCKGkbtVIzZA9mVdGU9FQWSm2qcKiEIB5eRYfA95Vo1wburHArx/s400/IMG_1090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158855363285723826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1g810Tq8radNVsPXaZCdb0Canh9fs0wDrqx8SbSdodTLNbsa7YFGg6QPv_4p5NF15teZ-vuHZeOQe1E8thNuvQbGqhmpA9MtEUPuD2xqx5xEPOB9wYNKyzKUeuAlgbEQoVxMobv4eRm8t/s1600-h/IMG_1094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1g810Tq8radNVsPXaZCdb0Canh9fs0wDrqx8SbSdodTLNbsa7YFGg6QPv_4p5NF15teZ-vuHZeOQe1E8thNuvQbGqhmpA9MtEUPuD2xqx5xEPOB9wYNKyzKUeuAlgbEQoVxMobv4eRm8t/s400/IMG_1094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158855775602584258" border="0" /></a>(Early December)<br /></div>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-76752822313007836592008-01-23T15:01:00.001-07:002008-01-23T18:48:31.467-07:00Kaiden's dedicationOur lives have been kinda crazy busy lately, so I will try to catch up with what has been happening around here the last couple of months.<br /><br />Kaiden was dedicated on January 5th during one of Emmaus Roads' all-gatherings. We were thrilled that Kaiden's Nan and Pop were both here for the dedication!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsANvmbf78AWB465P3VSFPbERxate4b5LgOLQsNk58CSKrAI4GRTMxjDq0ALk9yyjdPVhydk3wpmVYDFHJD3aB1-DINIyuum1uVFjKE6zE1Ixxd0X_5BGdiBy96NbD8n2WsbNVcz58GLgO/s1600-h/IMG_1198_E.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsANvmbf78AWB465P3VSFPbERxate4b5LgOLQsNk58CSKrAI4GRTMxjDq0ALk9yyjdPVhydk3wpmVYDFHJD3aB1-DINIyuum1uVFjKE6zE1Ixxd0X_5BGdiBy96NbD8n2WsbNVcz58GLgO/s400/IMG_1198_E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158853434845407906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSORFIT6E0ITM3q_UH9QUh97AN05AlHMSjdIyQkhgU8nm-RpXbmKewXSH8sAP0CyPCw2ES4FN4xUmhiQxqWW1pALyfoUhXfOkgs0gMw39Qv_zL9Ro8HHATjWxyzu0SN9ymDMLw_5c1r3qO/s1600-h/IMG_1204.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSORFIT6E0ITM3q_UH9QUh97AN05AlHMSjdIyQkhgU8nm-RpXbmKewXSH8sAP0CyPCw2ES4FN4xUmhiQxqWW1pALyfoUhXfOkgs0gMw39Qv_zL9Ro8HHATjWxyzu0SN9ymDMLw_5c1r3qO/s400/IMG_1204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158852451297897090" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-88307596991617385202007-12-03T10:05:00.000-07:002007-12-03T10:14:10.298-07:005 mos. big!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTr_uQYS2XYDpOW-mRmlUQjAuVHjWdEnzXXxkJA_Emlm68nojYe-LmtwxypjFNN5qB66bneI_QimH6Qumns1M9sPNY8fYM9VtiPolADbf3BFlo_S9KejLHcSdwxiTxYjkPYIIa0eE5K4uL/s1600-r/IMG_0954_b&w.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLcblkmOE_uNXXNtKYdoI2ZjaMAR6xkI2nvYfYDueeQNDoD4udEKEyAmAi7LltkcJob7_NHbsBpQaaCQfEmKgJWXLr4LwOAQot4Wxtv4cQhmIm8i_4RAQK3XPZSUzydhNYsFU8ULSRUT5/s400/IMG_0954_b&w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139796015701904658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr51Nbz4F9FFsroPCl6a8Tg26IBbBdXMqBWtW9FdXsE9HIeKx2KG7QKpD0aJft837Gq_d9CMowNmcHdExGDYo0dKBUJB7PaP6Paq4BHJppyoz3ir5a8kcaKbLZuHmquqktWuH8dzb8qWip/s1600-r/KBD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CoxhMmNj9IfRGzY7ySe-xxXsOdTl999cA8BDD-eGgtj2A09TQaImwEXv_6nzzztq5ttH-jR7YNsLEahyphenhyphenXShqIGY61M22e5C8tFTaI-WHDIFk3GMGOXJrUlegjs5XBpS5xDju0TS02pSA/s400/KBD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139795474536025346" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643539545860938592.post-36551625906543857792007-11-10T12:36:00.000-07:002007-11-10T13:11:37.598-07:00sittin' upKaiden started sitting by himself a few days ago. He had been balancing for a few seconds by himself for a couple days, then he went outside with dad on Thursday and just sat by himself in the yard for about ten minutes while dad weeded. In fact, Brandon finished weeding and came back inside to have me look out the window and there he sat, perfectly content and just looking around at everything. He absolutely loves being outside. If he's upset we can take him outside and just stand on the porch and he quickly calms down. What a big little guy! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUq9aGTFu0CHZCQlcon-auXzqT1KxV8YJGhzkhr1XeRQCbjBo8siaGk7mR-cfrVgx4CoWZ6wPZLyXr1a4ZFo6qFO8IHGFKf51PvM3bCWCObxFvnD-byGpDDw2Mq5BkDhbHYVD5fC4kV67/s1600-h/sit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUq9aGTFu0CHZCQlcon-auXzqT1KxV8YJGhzkhr1XeRQCbjBo8siaGk7mR-cfrVgx4CoWZ6wPZLyXr1a4ZFo6qFO8IHGFKf51PvM3bCWCObxFvnD-byGpDDw2Mq5BkDhbHYVD5fC4kV67/s400/sit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131306337941430818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw_Wytsqw5BMk5GhxGNWQhn7R-B8UxKFxuEo9JOm0IqzL4aakbGfvyfofa5K-OOMU7OR3YOX6ZyyTffRXsCuWrNj5SFx2EQRRxDV3hXzOIFGnckx4wq8GRAaaHFczJK9jorFBngs-Q37a/s1600-h/sit+2+B%26W.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw_Wytsqw5BMk5GhxGNWQhn7R-B8UxKFxuEo9JOm0IqzL4aakbGfvyfofa5K-OOMU7OR3YOX6ZyyTffRXsCuWrNj5SFx2EQRRxDV3hXzOIFGnckx4wq8GRAaaHFczJK9jorFBngs-Q37a/s400/sit+2+B%26W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131303301399552530" border="0" /></a>A Gorgeous Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954387729378464953noreply@blogger.com3