tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53917383844542922132024-03-05T23:46:28.778-08:00Epstein Mama BlogI thought it would be fun to blog our family's days. I am looking forward to having this as a way to chronicle what goes on in our lives and to share that with family and freinds.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-68380431994259340622012-04-28T08:21:00.001-07:002012-04-28T08:21:54.994-07:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-61200159520074763822011-10-14T08:41:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:01:07.323-07:00Southern California October Beach Days<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbjmEfBAhfdAkHPbp6A5uHHyQg6SM8gksWgnz-C8PFUSogagrkDMK5pVEuwixh-yF7-kOCEp-7-bR_2ElKt3pQakc6U_v9XXZ2Xupm1Rq3x_zWzy1dbNDLYArJONe1SbVVl9depKEjKl-/s1600/DSC_0198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbjmEfBAhfdAkHPbp6A5uHHyQg6SM8gksWgnz-C8PFUSogagrkDMK5pVEuwixh-yF7-kOCEp-7-bR_2ElKt3pQakc6U_v9XXZ2Xupm1Rq3x_zWzy1dbNDLYArJONe1SbVVl9depKEjKl-/s400/DSC_0198.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663377654142771154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvw3qqkABgyYTuS_7ZeJ9KZ9-l5JKksbQCjP34Ly9x8JWs3Mtt7WP6FNy2V7-SVNqPSMjoL64XghYhf2i9iEMd2PILHQl9HCG3M77lNLiQVJh3lwlpmIL8QAPWNhmv-UqVatQ49JmLVCy/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1_JpAtaia4BZzsT1wevT_pQSqm8aNjhjAGssNzBQVX0hSubKk5RRPWI93_FyMTY1n12Nx4DjlmRCO6FT2v58V4hWRYNbc4ecFehGrXVM7SVNuvDOsm21k6GTbF9YjH1O2rqXKuG_p_ek/s400/DSC_0170.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663375314907010754" /></a><br />There is nothing better than being able to drive to the beach on a Thursday afternoon after school (It's minimum day schedule)..and hang out with friends until sunset...in OCTOBER!!!!!! Feeling awfully grateful today!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-38842933010749121342011-10-02T14:45:00.000-07:002011-10-02T16:40:47.442-07:00Cassidy is 5 1/2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTX7qxUgDSujI6spFnrxiiJhUNMt-u_0C4c9pQ_S4GHrxUN81m4Zsd2LitG9RKKfGZPH5WWZT91JHofMj2t7dHxFqPErZIjbAtIiqjc43-R9a8r0WZqGhmppNmJVoGMmQqAcGHT4J0s6Q/s1600/photo-8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTX7qxUgDSujI6spFnrxiiJhUNMt-u_0C4c9pQ_S4GHrxUN81m4Zsd2LitG9RKKfGZPH5WWZT91JHofMj2t7dHxFqPErZIjbAtIiqjc43-R9a8r0WZqGhmppNmJVoGMmQqAcGHT4J0s6Q/s400/photo-8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659042533648747522" /></a><br /><br />I am really starting to like the tradition that my mom set up to celebrate 1/2 birthdays with the kids. This weekend...Cassidy turned 5 1/2! This little girl had a great weekend with Grandma. Grandma Marcia took her to the painting shop with Piper to make the annual plate. Both girls decorated and painted and enjoyed themselves. The only thing I don't like about it is that when you leave..it's empty handed. I guess the reward comes in about a week when we can pick them up!<br /><br />It's also been a busy weekend with soccer games and visitors from Mission Viejo (glad you came to visit Jenny and Colin)...so Cassidy got to have the other half of her 1/2 birthday on Sunday! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvYWIwjvIQ0-5BC6Oxk0iAuTZo72y28aFcu1Z5puOmXxJvm8PMCnq0LW0Ok-lr5wtOlRLDZRtP9pTgp8m1uBJgRWQc6t1Ljd4DiyAW6-ynTsCwkEVKfeDm9-sbZNw7lJ0lmDwZJFX7oZO/s1600/photo-9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvYWIwjvIQ0-5BC6Oxk0iAuTZo72y28aFcu1Z5puOmXxJvm8PMCnq0LW0Ok-lr5wtOlRLDZRtP9pTgp8m1uBJgRWQc6t1Ljd4DiyAW6-ynTsCwkEVKfeDm9-sbZNw7lJ0lmDwZJFX7oZO/s400/photo-9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659043522034828610" /></a><br /><br />Grandma took her to breakfast at IHOP (Cassidy was just asking why we never go to breakfast?), then to buy a present. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7jnmtmecPBk2kCP1_Le2AlpI-EISA3x4akXQSEDquHv1gCYsPDAnsMqp-1uJfzDf3NvMkQWZq5Tp5cquUs9g7dWAWlkTsDkyOw0kRR7mx4mqgeeQ2fuTI1CKjJSKhi5KQaKH-NFrOX5K/s1600/photo-7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7jnmtmecPBk2kCP1_Le2AlpI-EISA3x4akXQSEDquHv1gCYsPDAnsMqp-1uJfzDf3NvMkQWZq5Tp5cquUs9g7dWAWlkTsDkyOw0kRR7mx4mqgeeQ2fuTI1CKjJSKhi5KQaKH-NFrOX5K/s400/photo-7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659042535784971746" /></a><br /><br />She wanted an "easy button" from Staples (too cute)...and to go to build a bear and make a new friend. Then they went and got a chocolate pie from Marie Calendars. And she proceeded to have pie for lunch! Pretty much a perfect day...if you ask me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisZXE2tq1CEnKNpQ9Vu40VxSwKwtc7zFZargMMDndaoEoYG1t006VOm7FOeVu8HvLIHAFuUfjkVgnwUHI4hRefi3FWUwUgYzNXaFDX3yaE5PrLMcG34wnvzT0uHEEzs8Gcckd5zIs3WPM/s1600/DSC_0131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisZXE2tq1CEnKNpQ9Vu40VxSwKwtc7zFZargMMDndaoEoYG1t006VOm7FOeVu8HvLIHAFuUfjkVgnwUHI4hRefi3FWUwUgYzNXaFDX3yaE5PrLMcG34wnvzT0uHEEzs8Gcckd5zIs3WPM/s400/DSC_0131.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659016865911892290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ_DoxzsfqZhRprfHlaSTCxyuP6emQHYoWd1nxk8qkT297rw9nI-EbJP9U365gRx-D8oKW1ctrkwsjCeg3SmB6Jz_TK1yRvoftUmMbCgYxVO1fTIWip_YBDEmD3KzFnCrSSjN0IZ_0lWr/s1600/DSC_0117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ_DoxzsfqZhRprfHlaSTCxyuP6emQHYoWd1nxk8qkT297rw9nI-EbJP9U365gRx-D8oKW1ctrkwsjCeg3SmB6Jz_TK1yRvoftUmMbCgYxVO1fTIWip_YBDEmD3KzFnCrSSjN0IZ_0lWr/s400/DSC_0117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659016855718732834" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK6aaHw2PKk6SaQoe62rKN0_yvA38B4K_UKzdQFIcnhcB6FCPDdRS5clH8Wi9VBbMfYetM3iyPizy5iGj-rTXsll0OW-2hL29gx8c9tCxQCk9CrjXtKeD5ViPWRC6YxO5AB5Bpre6uxkA/s1600/DSC_0123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK6aaHw2PKk6SaQoe62rKN0_yvA38B4K_UKzdQFIcnhcB6FCPDdRS5clH8Wi9VBbMfYetM3iyPizy5iGj-rTXsll0OW-2hL29gx8c9tCxQCk9CrjXtKeD5ViPWRC6YxO5AB5Bpre6uxkA/s400/DSC_0123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659016862190756946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObR_nlLootfWhz2As7DCOQzjF_glO0uK4yMJvHTiKO-LxNQFvtKifZp7ha8AFQf58yDbKqdM4yosO8bP9BPrPMyCgm8Uo4c_RVzrI0K1MqMirMfeP8EcY7IHLRWf38JIF10gBF3KI6wC3/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObR_nlLootfWhz2As7DCOQzjF_glO0uK4yMJvHTiKO-LxNQFvtKifZp7ha8AFQf58yDbKqdM4yosO8bP9BPrPMyCgm8Uo4c_RVzrI0K1MqMirMfeP8EcY7IHLRWf38JIF10gBF3KI6wC3/s400/DSC_0120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659016856811603106" /></a><br /><br />So here's a toast to great traditions...1/2 birthdays! Thanks Mom!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-66145984696889111292011-09-07T09:12:00.000-07:002011-09-07T09:30:41.325-07:00And FINALLY a lost TOOTH!About 2 years ago Kaden had x rays taken at the dentist. She said.." You'll lose your teeth when you're 6". Soooo.... Kaden woke up on the morning he turned 6 trying to wiggle his teeth...NO LUCK! After finishing all of Kindergarten and First grade without getting his name on the "tooth chart"... his bottom tooth actually was wiggly this summer! See the look of pure joy when his tooth was actually wiggly?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc1WBYmeihGmdLhv2zgp509rPMMkwdWR6cvJKnv83nWQ1r9VMW5KX-NIQF60fwZMxwz2O4lyIH8p6WXfMkD3hfUL6do56a4zhaKBm__bVnQu6cr7pmqbZzOLE2eMYWUBAqBSqG8urz-Qk/s1600/IMG_1059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc1WBYmeihGmdLhv2zgp509rPMMkwdWR6cvJKnv83nWQ1r9VMW5KX-NIQF60fwZMxwz2O4lyIH8p6WXfMkD3hfUL6do56a4zhaKBm__bVnQu6cr7pmqbZzOLE2eMYWUBAqBSqG8urz-Qk/s400/IMG_1059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649651996952476850" /></a><br /> Well...after the last month of watching him with his hand in his mouth during breakfast, lunch ,dinner, soccer practice, car rides, movies, playdates etc.. it was super duper loose! See below!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0EBdXif4imtlVCA6xscDbtLhxjqI9CD3Q7ICEL3MhWWaIADd7S9Ggwp2b2thsGc5jF-xgCkG00C2kk3PZZMBYFKQOGY36g1Xp6xxDFz9JuWhJt3JIsWNu3UVsXwnQFghk-w2Bd8jCbmJ/s1600/IMG_1153.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0EBdXif4imtlVCA6xscDbtLhxjqI9CD3Q7ICEL3MhWWaIADd7S9Ggwp2b2thsGc5jF-xgCkG00C2kk3PZZMBYFKQOGY36g1Xp6xxDFz9JuWhJt3JIsWNu3UVsXwnQFghk-w2Bd8jCbmJ/s400/IMG_1153.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649652004047755218" /></a><br /><br />So I picked him up from a friends house after school, drove 1 block home, and it fell out in the car! Pure JOY for him! He wanted to call everyone and tell them, send pictures, ...heck he thinks this is CNN news worthy! I LOVE the real smile below. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y0nTzaik5o-1bEekvJ6_bWeUhml4zTb6TdZhUwJNwiSgpVsMJtGe8E_BCZCH0FK6sSNbDOi21kGDUDMzubEpSTmpWC13qWzZHb2jLnrDpKfijpkvbvQ4dEMX0pahkeAAIX2Gybv6oClJ/s1600/IMG_1165.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y0nTzaik5o-1bEekvJ6_bWeUhml4zTb6TdZhUwJNwiSgpVsMJtGe8E_BCZCH0FK6sSNbDOi21kGDUDMzubEpSTmpWC13qWzZHb2jLnrDpKfijpkvbvQ4dEMX0pahkeAAIX2Gybv6oClJ/s400/IMG_1165.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649651998834422498" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbTioJpOEhkX1BeuRLev3-wZWxVTNhJWBkU_C9F9qGYef5nWhuqWdehaEHJHl-E0KiY4qKVNZqh_spH3wyWpCONpFjxdJaNvAMe-jNrj0Jf_CDgSZl4Nobdpj00-zKJ_pHj49cdC747Ni/s1600/IMG_1166.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbTioJpOEhkX1BeuRLev3-wZWxVTNhJWBkU_C9F9qGYef5nWhuqWdehaEHJHl-E0KiY4qKVNZqh_spH3wyWpCONpFjxdJaNvAMe-jNrj0Jf_CDgSZl4Nobdpj00-zKJ_pHj49cdC747Ni/s400/IMG_1166.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649652007995628290" /></a><br /><br />And now that I can see where his other tooth is coming in...it looks like we need to start saving money for braces!<br />*** By the way, the tooth fairy was pretty generous for the first tooth. A five dollar bill and 5 gold coins! AND he wanted to keep his tooth...He wants to save it to show his own kids one day! Insert "awwwww" here!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-43405443507907879082011-08-31T15:17:00.000-07:002011-08-31T15:21:04.054-07:00A new school year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsemgA_vqKZf_phqtyrR6tD5O_RLr1FEEGml4uhOYebL2jh_4UV5Lw1EAHoPpOXG2YtquSnqjwFbHhnN3Kh6-y5Y_UHlObqUn_H6A0Z_ejqgVmQWw0Go_z7QzLzcMtXIpZ1uQNYXu-JE9p/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsemgA_vqKZf_phqtyrR6tD5O_RLr1FEEGml4uhOYebL2jh_4UV5Lw1EAHoPpOXG2YtquSnqjwFbHhnN3Kh6-y5Y_UHlObqUn_H6A0Z_ejqgVmQWw0Go_z7QzLzcMtXIpZ1uQNYXu-JE9p/s400/DSC_0130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647148536771057666" /></a>
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<br />Both kids are off to a great start! Kaden going into 2nd grade and Cassidy into Kindergarten. Their school started today and went off without a hitch! Can't believe we are old enough to have a 2nd grader!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-71202820058359203832011-08-31T15:10:00.000-07:002011-08-31T15:16:52.360-07:00Kindergarten
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<br />And OFF she goes.... backpack, new outfit, hair done, and a smile! Cassidy Brooke Epstein we are SOOOOO proud of you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-64491804210349312552011-08-11T09:44:00.000-07:002011-08-11T10:09:01.012-07:00Our Papa Chickie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEy0LfzeHesdvS7bvW_oKs5Eqs0aRSOgoLX9GMkm3Kf-RV7Ua7R3U9_tugrLq0dsE3rKCqtJx9ONldJotUymvkSpKU8ywCR5dn4HR9X3Qm2XwnxR_bzJFiTDGFITwb4mAI2OBSozFGZGa/s1600/DSC_0670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEy0LfzeHesdvS7bvW_oKs5Eqs0aRSOgoLX9GMkm3Kf-RV7Ua7R3U9_tugrLq0dsE3rKCqtJx9ONldJotUymvkSpKU8ywCR5dn4HR9X3Qm2XwnxR_bzJFiTDGFITwb4mAI2OBSozFGZGa/s400/DSC_0670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639643408347672834" /></a>
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<br /> Yesterday was one tough day! For what I thought was one tough week...but after driving back from Camarillo last night (I was feeling like a weight had been lifted)...but after talking with the kids...Kaden broke down. There is nothing harder for me than hearing my child cry and suffer in pain and not be able to heal that pain. Kaden was worried. I asked about what...and he revealed..."I just want to make sure Papa is ok". Then he proceded to look at his pictures of Papa that he took on his DS. His sweet little lip began to quiver and tears ran down his face. We got home and he ran upstairs and locked himself in his bathroom. Luckily, Matty was able to comfort him somewhat and they both fell asleep. So below I am posting my Eulogy/Memory speech I did yesterday at the service. Maybe one day Kaden and Cassidy will be able to read it and remember what a special bond Papa had with him as well!
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<br />"Hi my name is Katie Epstein and I am Chick's daughter in law…Matty's wife. We've had a lot of shared memories and fun times as a family. Family was special to Chick as you've heard…but my perspective is a bit different…special if you will. I got an insiders view of one very proud grandpa to our son Kaden and daughter Cassidy!
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<br />We are lucky to live in Camarillo which happens to be on Chick's way home from many of his favorite golf courses. That being said, with as much golf as he played…the kids and I got to spend a lot of afternoons with Papa Chickie. Many times I would come home from getting the kids at school and we would see his Prius or as the kids called it ….Papa's egg shaped car and we would know we had a visitor. Some days he'd let himself in and be sitting on our couch and others days he would sit outside starring at the plants he helped Matty plant …an documenting on the great Camarillo weather.
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<br />He loved spending time with the kids and had a very special bond with Kaden. They were like playmates. Whether it was hitting balls at the range, throwing him passes in the yard or teaching him the basics of baseball…they were buddies. Kaden would hop into the car, climb into his booster seat, and away they would go on a sporting adventure. Kaden and Chick were two peas in a pod…athletic, competitive, happy, content with life.
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<br />Chick loved being a grandfather to both kids. He rarely missed a soccer game, baseball game or dance recital. He loved helping me chueffer the kids to their activities when I needed help…and sometimes even when I didn't. He would read books about animals to Cassidy and pretend to eat the food she created in her kitchen… all while assuming his regular position on our couch. Now if only he could have actually figured out how to turn on our tv himself (or even change the channel)…it would have been his perfect afternoon! After many books, pretend sandwiches (which Cassidy would make with NO salt), he would say, "babe now how do you turn this on…" while handing me the remote"! Technology just wasn't his thing! But…food was!
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<br />Now Chick loved a good home cooked meal (mostly Mona's great cooking…but occasionally mine) and enjoyed just about anything I would make him…but especially a berry smoothie. Whatever I would make…he'd say…"Babe…This is the GREATEST…"
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<br />However, he never wanted to bother me with cooking (especially if Matty was traveling), and he would say…"Come on Babe…I'll take you and the kids to dinner". Never one to fight with authority…I obliged and off we'd go to dinner. The food would come…and then the bill. Chick would reach into his wallet, his fat little fingers would fiddle around a bit with the wallet… and then like magic he would pull some cash out of a "secret stash". I came to realize…and I would giggle to myself knowing that his "secret stash" was from his little bets with many of you out on those golf courses. So it is here today that the kids and I thank YOU for getting your butts whopped! Your 3 and 4 putts and and double bogeys provided us with memories of Chick that I will never forget!
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<br />Papa Chickie was special to me. He raised two amazing sons of which I am am very thankful to have in my life.
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<br />And especially for how he REALLY treated me like the daughter he never had…and for me…he was the father that I've missed so much for the last 10 years.
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<br />So in your words Chick…"You were the GREATEST!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-3624628365106304782010-12-18T20:48:00.000-08:002010-12-18T20:52:39.597-08:00Cousin Fun!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jtGvJutgj7Hqk0GKddfCa3C4RO5v0Kp4W-tEHvlobe4o2Vl5PWAHrIgrz1I5oJoJXJV5ZYyWNSl4Q1roqoFQv91e9rrG7qHJ2nv_moALJo7zNbQhLXxCccysn7fHbFvRNq8CPpkiWx7b/s1600/tn.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jtGvJutgj7Hqk0GKddfCa3C4RO5v0Kp4W-tEHvlobe4o2Vl5PWAHrIgrz1I5oJoJXJV5ZYyWNSl4Q1roqoFQv91e9rrG7qHJ2nv_moALJo7zNbQhLXxCccysn7fHbFvRNq8CPpkiWx7b/s400/tn.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552251594567128754" /></a><br />Good times were had by all last weekend for an early family get together. My favorite is watching the little guys play, get along, and have fun. When Nick, Alissa, Erika, and I were little we made chocolate from molds for Easter time. We thought it was about time these little guys started the tradition... they sure had a good time painting on chocolate details and filling up the molds...but most of all doing it together!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-55102110094875477212010-12-10T15:05:00.000-08:002010-12-10T15:28:18.578-08:00Halloween Updates in December??????Halloween came and went and I forgot to blog about it. Here are a few October high lights of just some of the fun halloween/harvest activities we did!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIEhJP9n_Wo7e58mF7589xIsHk6hmTF2eRhnh26ybWfwjjD7tEnV6zTtQDOi8pAyj6fJmKOciZTvHpivnFz980AO-M0ILetrz3k3JUh8IcAwp48Fc15Krd-kCL8N7-mXhipXHE3h08Itv/s1600/DSC_0157.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIEhJP9n_Wo7e58mF7589xIsHk6hmTF2eRhnh26ybWfwjjD7tEnV6zTtQDOi8pAyj6fJmKOciZTvHpivnFz980AO-M0ILetrz3k3JUh8IcAwp48Fc15Krd-kCL8N7-mXhipXHE3h08Itv/s400/DSC_0157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549197529110271234" /></a><br /><br />Cassidy celebrating "Silly Hat Parade Day" at school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfY-NVj_HhUmeelbZeu_9DYk2XXKmscNb_6abJQHn58yFAZHHnOo9N_eoeAGSQhboHBfUy6XrEaem8jUZu2xGNjWAFyKIwFIsEJtiJiAtWy7qWRAaavfRiHDtNCzE-ryXTStAlHcPDXGL/s1600/DSC_0163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfY-NVj_HhUmeelbZeu_9DYk2XXKmscNb_6abJQHn58yFAZHHnOo9N_eoeAGSQhboHBfUy6XrEaem8jUZu2xGNjWAFyKIwFIsEJtiJiAtWy7qWRAaavfRiHDtNCzE-ryXTStAlHcPDXGL/s400/DSC_0163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549197522803540450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPJ2dYQb_vqKEFyh3LxuERHapGWoMQsZKR-jeDmzKa0I-QQn91UlqKE2YKAuj-FUdTXvtb3BuHvEvwGMCqT4KAoh_qdIwxObwRImKzo95_6AtUxskeQnIwz-pTDHbnqeEUunCvg0cyddF/s1600/DSC_0140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPJ2dYQb_vqKEFyh3LxuERHapGWoMQsZKR-jeDmzKa0I-QQn91UlqKE2YKAuj-FUdTXvtb3BuHvEvwGMCqT4KAoh_qdIwxObwRImKzo95_6AtUxskeQnIwz-pTDHbnqeEUunCvg0cyddF/s400/DSC_0140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549197511084242290" /></a><br /><br />The Ross Clan comes up for a visit...sooooooo fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiVsVWCezY3_RwVpTuT8cDz60-3kOBuXHS8oIV4vmXWm8bLKHNOXmKAzypg4B3vEcgQCvPjRM0Vnfg_6-yAHjMYY2P1v_7SqLCZGoUL2aUuF3ld8gfxUAfL6M1A2k5q6TfNu6yoBHAmUV/s1600/DSC_0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL21Lg3anT3f_DFOaf_M09oiZvj4yDp_FU9GJrvmfLjjmknsTjzYVjcatNMSmvFqW3gU11un5cYCXmNdcj4y9wzElcstIT57JF2hQ4TNWDMHN78n01vJmjxX1z2uFcL8KgI3t__7FIjre/s400/DSC_0191.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549195737773871714" /></a><br /><br />Carving Pumpkins with the neighbors on Buttercup!<br />Outside carving...why didn't I think of that sooner!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pyST8oV3CzkdkntrOKJCoN_EeoVW7PH0BtxnVuSZGqPRQwbtgG_0Dq0zGmsa6bPWZphYpBs_izc5_mDSLAT3fzW5HHFddB3CKRRJZ5ZAdVelCFCkDJj3or4_NNgYCl0_1UYO3kimBS6B/s1600/DSC_0185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pyST8oV3CzkdkntrOKJCoN_EeoVW7PH0BtxnVuSZGqPRQwbtgG_0Dq0zGmsa6bPWZphYpBs_izc5_mDSLAT3fzW5HHFddB3CKRRJZ5ZAdVelCFCkDJj3or4_NNgYCl0_1UYO3kimBS6B/s400/DSC_0185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549195728257907490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5As2gVWIpDL7lk_OlpJRL6a5zZMx_8OC9OBK03Gn4RT0A11jdTpzh6a00iSMEcUclDiUCBYjKVCX6sjxa-kL5NValHCUb0ofUkpPH6Kf1e7JCbbvTo074CTQfQOy3cRSEDravNgk0j0H/s1600/DSC_0184.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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What good times there are to be had with family at Fiesta. Kaden and Cassidy both love being in the Santa Barbara Children's parade. They enjoy riding up, down, and all around State street yelling "viva la fiesta" to all the people in the streets. Cassidy was feeling special in her pink cow girl boots and Kaden too in his "mariachi" outfit and boots! Even though we are fairly close in distance to Santa Barbara...it has not been easy to get together with the cousins. However, the kids just pick up right where they left off everytime we do get the chance. They love seeing eachother and have a blast. Although some of the crew will be in Madagascar for the next few fiestas...we will hopefully continue the parade! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7HooyJoqOOFiR1Jb9qrYxDoNxL1ka4DStKX4etWqC7YVhrg21YusgDXFa8Do-PAhzdQn0kcKHhTAEcqVE2WcR5kFHGP0tAVnlCm-LeWDZEoVyL_EFu2saBfqNNb_xC7BCc4OEcEI80kA/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547258415920887730" /></a><br /><br />Chocolate making with "the cousins" Jory and Jayce!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm7gFEOctYI0Ym2S7uhAZuTk_dv4v2wRsffsGxg7k62ArMl75YstwpWfe2DuBxUkV85P2bxF5O_YJFlto1StWbCvsuBrS4u4OkfnlrVkRAiG5mKkpjT4UjXMQ_og-My9prbAUVk6fSvYl/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm7gFEOctYI0Ym2S7uhAZuTk_dv4v2wRsffsGxg7k62ArMl75YstwpWfe2DuBxUkV85P2bxF5O_YJFlto1StWbCvsuBrS4u4OkfnlrVkRAiG5mKkpjT4UjXMQ_og-My9prbAUVk6fSvYl/s400/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547255642587667186" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsCkjuovloN-uBNl7lCNkchsQQgif8pqAWPIXBUdxwUG4BkZm-dX9kYOzdIDJ38YdtiprJdQ7qoNjwih9_QXDJDq2omfGhi-WisrNfGh9TBPoIUCvcSame0Ld0NE1oJyo4M5epQl7yfaP/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsCkjuovloN-uBNl7lCNkchsQQgif8pqAWPIXBUdxwUG4BkZm-dX9kYOzdIDJ38YdtiprJdQ7qoNjwih9_QXDJDq2omfGhi-WisrNfGh9TBPoIUCvcSame0Ld0NE1oJyo4M5epQl7yfaP/s400/DSC_0016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547255623638680754" /></a><br /><br />The kiddos celebrating Turkey Day school!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZW1j6qVBAwu6aYVQe3_X_EZ-Rf2NMWiXAcaqgJJxwjRNkCI6iPL9XRzFDZsmUUEwZpZkuiGMq2-m5ngEbiDHW4lASF59Vrw9HR22NjkXbsBXM0VokVD2f9o8imGpDVNAeXK18szy5v4I/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZW1j6qVBAwu6aYVQe3_X_EZ-Rf2NMWiXAcaqgJJxwjRNkCI6iPL9XRzFDZsmUUEwZpZkuiGMq2-m5ngEbiDHW4lASF59Vrw9HR22NjkXbsBXM0VokVD2f9o8imGpDVNAeXK18szy5v4I/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547255614925052178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuJajAjj5TIhnrV3aOEbaFO6ZmHFHJQqLoiKvF0Rkj0CKN6zHKeFMn8_1KDhsEGfiZtwWKR9-aIImdp5b-Z_BdiM4NgYDGbwopiA8KgBiXzR4Tc04jfeioQ00wFuRYAL0vZKk1kegUSx9/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuJajAjj5TIhnrV3aOEbaFO6ZmHFHJQqLoiKvF0Rkj0CKN6zHKeFMn8_1KDhsEGfiZtwWKR9-aIImdp5b-Z_BdiM4NgYDGbwopiA8KgBiXzR4Tc04jfeioQ00wFuRYAL0vZKk1kegUSx9/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547255645483649378" /></a><br /><br />YMCA Turkey Trot ! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nBNvkusrnA3ehGCiRMquIWiDkqqVpG2yZht_n_Leck876zWO4PGP3dZezBz9OqGIsK-41LJqpguZj7gcYRMtgNrYtMwpm7-QDESEFYkHyeovzsP2asR8RIA9h83kysFKgcbZU3tSmZlF/s1600/DSC_0051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nBNvkusrnA3ehGCiRMquIWiDkqqVpG2yZht_n_Leck876zWO4PGP3dZezBz9OqGIsK-41LJqpguZj7gcYRMtgNrYtMwpm7-QDESEFYkHyeovzsP2asR8RIA9h83kysFKgcbZU3tSmZlF/s400/DSC_0051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547255632308039090" /></a><br /><br />Good times with Family at Chick and Mona's. Delicious food, cooking, dancing, looking back on memories. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4YHobyKEfKPm6EoCk5-C8E0PsR9TKTNgV8uFBV9kHZyvtaYimxkkob2sHnRABS5z05UQhe_6Lc0gknhr3LbAgxp-ephQ_WaJwFF7-rLjV7DAArCoBL-3oG9RW4htdLm6F5uTJHsOdzum/s1600/DSC_0069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4YHobyKEfKPm6EoCk5-C8E0PsR9TKTNgV8uFBV9kHZyvtaYimxkkob2sHnRABS5z05UQhe_6Lc0gknhr3LbAgxp-ephQ_WaJwFF7-rLjV7DAArCoBL-3oG9RW4htdLm6F5uTJHsOdzum/s400/DSC_0069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547256643441829618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjjgagEkZfhMG8r1bZhaCrnl3EohrzVTQJlYXfrrWZtcY2qZ3NIIX72H3jAZ396kj8aFUV_jUbRqqLjRPRzNY203XFLRBSaGUZQcGdkCLYH0G4uuGIMj_nl_Z9cqCrFd7o6CZQAiqXyQW/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjjgagEkZfhMG8r1bZhaCrnl3EohrzVTQJlYXfrrWZtcY2qZ3NIIX72H3jAZ396kj8aFUV_jUbRqqLjRPRzNY203XFLRBSaGUZQcGdkCLYH0G4uuGIMj_nl_Z9cqCrFd7o6CZQAiqXyQW/s400/DSC_0093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547256631107497602" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLrK00UJfgV-Zho5FEwDKEouUtJUdNyB-xB02K1_vi-B7XhruDP_-epx6uMwfhnfFiRNaPz-SYwVX4SPbLAK0W2w5gaKzxBYd11ieIwYk37oD0ZVfMhbxsPhwOilNamzbizfKGFy7XO8V/s1600/DSC_0113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLrK00UJfgV-Zho5FEwDKEouUtJUdNyB-xB02K1_vi-B7XhruDP_-epx6uMwfhnfFiRNaPz-SYwVX4SPbLAK0W2w5gaKzxBYd11ieIwYk37oD0ZVfMhbxsPhwOilNamzbizfKGFy7XO8V/s400/DSC_0113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547256618873934802" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60ZvDWSmbGRL3g-P-RQto1r2Mi7LTNuZSwKzA0Ydlvli5-9CXbA4v9gCzrG4GhafZe1yunvkb48GKc83nmSxC4vWrU6WQVZt2hosS_MP7B6C9sCg1KGLbHlmrThSn9C-bdKXbamIZGN_p/s1600/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60ZvDWSmbGRL3g-P-RQto1r2Mi7LTNuZSwKzA0Ydlvli5-9CXbA4v9gCzrG4GhafZe1yunvkb48GKc83nmSxC4vWrU6WQVZt2hosS_MP7B6C9sCg1KGLbHlmrThSn9C-bdKXbamIZGN_p/s400/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547256608116530338" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0jCkxwD7dGbmmdRtFSrLTRJYI_Pej8RCDyOyphvqb-j9ZEYumO86Wqcv2XMVcdgtyM0XXI5se4t-CLRsY_ED9ZLMKeWLgH1Hen0D1vzuJwHaKWOPRK5NKHQlHx8H4gZOTwLA8ngY5BDz/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0jCkxwD7dGbmmdRtFSrLTRJYI_Pej8RCDyOyphvqb-j9ZEYumO86Wqcv2XMVcdgtyM0XXI5se4t-CLRsY_ED9ZLMKeWLgH1Hen0D1vzuJwHaKWOPRK5NKHQlHx8H4gZOTwLA8ngY5BDz/s400/DSC_0083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547256596605528530" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-87588419381046149592010-12-05T07:57:00.000-08:002010-12-05T08:20:23.305-08:00With out further ado...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkyDeuvWxQYOP2tZyWARdEWcdwB2s3D9t8R_CBjhmPa1IYxLT08eNvvAk9MKeJ6z-_fT0ntHCTAksVXjRpZQPOrymjJY-XOl6JnO14HGueDrbBjwdripkS2yzDwsXdunJFa_rS9weVcp2/s1600/DSC_0124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkyDeuvWxQYOP2tZyWARdEWcdwB2s3D9t8R_CBjhmPa1IYxLT08eNvvAk9MKeJ6z-_fT0ntHCTAksVXjRpZQPOrymjJY-XOl6JnO14HGueDrbBjwdripkS2yzDwsXdunJFa_rS9weVcp2/s400/DSC_0124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547232847821580738" /></a><br /> It is December which is such a fun month. Celebrating Hanukkah has been so fun so far. The kids are enjoying lighting the candles, trying new foods (latkes), and of course opening presents. I have been holding off putting Christmas stuff out so that the kids could understand a bit more about Hanukkah. But, I can wait no longer. I've got family/guests coming over next Saturday...And it is time to get out "Christmas".<br /><br />And I am so LUCKY! I asked Matty earlier this weekend if we could get the tree up sometime this weekend. And without any poking, prodding, or additional asking..the tree is UP!!!! THANKS sweetie! I love you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHtnI8sxDIQ_VHuKdqTEGkW9slXsUd3JTmqPTe0OEENTq3ZlgyTwN4PuPDu4imWnW4erthMqzB-Vqhz8GIaXRMnxraqFa1UWRW3aOkwTakIr1sWbZlexgU5sFEeDabWXaZx-it4n7k_cL/s1600/DSC_0126.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHtnI8sxDIQ_VHuKdqTEGkW9slXsUd3JTmqPTe0OEENTq3ZlgyTwN4PuPDu4imWnW4erthMqzB-Vqhz8GIaXRMnxraqFa1UWRW3aOkwTakIr1sWbZlexgU5sFEeDabWXaZx-it4n7k_cL/s400/DSC_0126.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547233019550982690" /></a><br /><br />Now...I've got 7 million other things to get out! Happy decorating!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-43203621948860192932010-11-18T09:49:00.001-08:002010-11-18T10:18:23.257-08:00Maui 2010Maui is a great place to be. We had a GREAT vacation...although we wish it had been a few days longer! Whether we were snorkeling, water sliding, eating shaved ice, or visiting family...it was fun! Here are a few highlights of a GREAT trip! ***More ocean pics to come when I get access to the Thurrell camera.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ot24SOBNsjxPoNvAx4b8tGda-sj9P9U_Arkv4U3ciFcemlRJ2BMDYLzH6WCYEse37RHuxW8VP2WBz_6d0ytOu2n7yk0D8JmivjV384Ox1QpvXYOiy9_dDHnAUbA0Jr3JI6NivWDWkqaz/s1600/DSC_0327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ot24SOBNsjxPoNvAx4b8tGda-sj9P9U_Arkv4U3ciFcemlRJ2BMDYLzH6WCYEse37RHuxW8VP2WBz_6d0ytOu2n7yk0D8JmivjV384Ox1QpvXYOiy9_dDHnAUbA0Jr3JI6NivWDWkqaz/s400/DSC_0327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540954105213711586" /></a><br />Lahina with the kiddos! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6y2h-WO3Wai4-cjBRERItPVBxkSDq2ZHXNuBeAjvmkI9F9yY_tC3Bwlu118DPGbxdgki5KJT2SPRe1j1oxkPOZMpx5L8H6sFqJpZppjQsFawfjFU2dxfD-8FeqY4a8-TIGhL2wWg4Zfd/s1600/DSC_0334.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6y2h-WO3Wai4-cjBRERItPVBxkSDq2ZHXNuBeAjvmkI9F9yY_tC3Bwlu118DPGbxdgki5KJT2SPRe1j1oxkPOZMpx5L8H6sFqJpZppjQsFawfjFU2dxfD-8FeqY4a8-TIGhL2wWg4Zfd/s400/DSC_0334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540952056310331938" /></a><br />Rainbow shaved ice in Lahina. We sat the kids against a store front window. It seemed that a cruise ship had just unloaded because there were literally 15 sets of grandparents that took pics of the kids on their cameras. Colin said, "we are like celebrities"!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fAEMmQGUjFL4rTsTu26pIv39ioim12tmX6_w_8x3PuKg7OPEqo5H0VbWahsojEK01k8Q8rnthaOSajlkNO6AFpXevl2IxPvVim4bspX1-2AsZM_DeCVFkUUM4GRTL1_O235BhVe9ah13/s1600/DSC_0313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fAEMmQGUjFL4rTsTu26pIv39ioim12tmX6_w_8x3PuKg7OPEqo5H0VbWahsojEK01k8Q8rnthaOSajlkNO6AFpXevl2IxPvVim4bspX1-2AsZM_DeCVFkUUM4GRTL1_O235BhVe9ah13/s400/DSC_0313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540952042294245138" /></a><br />Largest Banyan Tree!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpjWQpuTbJZ6kvSQKLS1SI_VBETkvVY_FnCtNRON7YXvHdMx49cG6qo-23kleMtP9E3Ca1HL2xEdbWjXi58Q_jiEYp7u9E6jPZ8MjurfuRk_yakchJGxXgtxz9VvfaoYk1UOU1LLKFpe3/s1600/DSC_0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpjWQpuTbJZ6kvSQKLS1SI_VBETkvVY_FnCtNRON7YXvHdMx49cG6qo-23kleMtP9E3Ca1HL2xEdbWjXi58Q_jiEYp7u9E6jPZ8MjurfuRk_yakchJGxXgtxz9VvfaoYk1UOU1LLKFpe3/s400/DSC_0297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540952024881004674" /></a><br />A favorite souvenir of Kaden's!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZHm0MFbW75xEnh022kEmtalGSM6amuIdyDD2PpUd4zlDjrAlKT_A2C_HS_y4wIXzUZuel4zQI25xFIy5N0VTd3szGw_bbJqBkIfmlggx1dfYGfqPII_3_5v6rjwEnGnKP_CxVsWcuih5/s1600/DSC_0294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZHm0MFbW75xEnh022kEmtalGSM6amuIdyDD2PpUd4zlDjrAlKT_A2C_HS_y4wIXzUZuel4zQI25xFIy5N0VTd3szGw_bbJqBkIfmlggx1dfYGfqPII_3_5v6rjwEnGnKP_CxVsWcuih5/s400/DSC_0294.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540952012281992962" /></a><br />Cassidy waiting for the boys to pick out their carved treasures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8sdnugs7r4sjLT2tug1a-GP8P-WV0C-C56NvxAzdm3QsaoiSGV46EsGmanPauBZcXClT1gpj77ulotUqE_6XXGZkQDzYd5KYBMiaapOPgCR6Uwk9_M58mUzJjauOliP5P7bt4fvRoseu/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8sdnugs7r4sjLT2tug1a-GP8P-WV0C-C56NvxAzdm3QsaoiSGV46EsGmanPauBZcXClT1gpj77ulotUqE_6XXGZkQDzYd5KYBMiaapOPgCR6Uwk9_M58mUzJjauOliP5P7bt4fvRoseu/s400/DSC_0084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540952003281724930" /></a><br />We let Kaden use the camera for the first time. He took about 200 pictures (which I thought I would be deleting), however I am loving looking at life from his perspective!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzkzJgg94tBeJRRsaxhS7QBh_uQuCYQcl9kfHe7adaMOAlMZiKC4IsfvxtyrcYKpgX6FPkl1R_aDwrk1uzmL6xVoTm2S0E8U4zGHCd-VYwpwOuywa2bqNQQeDzDcWr5cQRP1Y6WtXvvDX/s1600/DSC_0280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzkzJgg94tBeJRRsaxhS7QBh_uQuCYQcl9kfHe7adaMOAlMZiKC4IsfvxtyrcYKpgX6FPkl1R_aDwrk1uzmL6xVoTm2S0E8U4zGHCd-VYwpwOuywa2bqNQQeDzDcWr5cQRP1Y6WtXvvDX/s400/DSC_0280.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540949498059635874" /></a><br />Kaufman Family in Up Country<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rHUcKaHHDghzXw5Eeq8koHp5aeJSy9vZ-ugrMPlzGtJhkY51gOAsuFe8vUV3f-2xLqo9WfjB2mnLXxJ77mBzVXv4SUz3l5-_XzkZetZgWxWnzeBBxTjnwTJrURlwuvJfdiR_EYnJ0ma2/s1600/DSC_0255.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rHUcKaHHDghzXw5Eeq8koHp5aeJSy9vZ-ugrMPlzGtJhkY51gOAsuFe8vUV3f-2xLqo9WfjB2mnLXxJ77mBzVXv4SUz3l5-_XzkZetZgWxWnzeBBxTjnwTJrURlwuvJfdiR_EYnJ0ma2/s400/DSC_0255.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540949484901395618" /></a><br />Cassidy enjoying Auntie Marianne's swing<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg368YO96bFR_4SqjNvdRfosSiBIEC3hzhDzMGa4aZAjqdoFOB5sPDmLRJmo_d1VBUAiMGOyRMGEyj7UhL2_2Z6kGLStm9jANEUxNxmbL_FVRbRvdVmT4cCTSi7So_c33IjbZNiV0kBdPqA/s1600/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg368YO96bFR_4SqjNvdRfosSiBIEC3hzhDzMGa4aZAjqdoFOB5sPDmLRJmo_d1VBUAiMGOyRMGEyj7UhL2_2Z6kGLStm9jANEUxNxmbL_FVRbRvdVmT4cCTSi7So_c33IjbZNiV0kBdPqA/s400/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540949482311702450" /></a><br />Kaden realized he does enjoy riding a horse...just not as much as snorkeling!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPSakCF8Tv7Xf9JRHHm1ej1itkZ1TJGUyr_3_1WeS4n6H6BPp9NDeU_QhDhOfPtIgf1iea8xM0BheR6w9Jtjj9yj3pr1Pyne2TiwtPuNsmQUvPaEhW5MkdXFQEQHd9rrd0zlyKQiGM9b2/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPSakCF8Tv7Xf9JRHHm1ej1itkZ1TJGUyr_3_1WeS4n6H6BPp9NDeU_QhDhOfPtIgf1iea8xM0BheR6w9Jtjj9yj3pr1Pyne2TiwtPuNsmQUvPaEhW5MkdXFQEQHd9rrd0zlyKQiGM9b2/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540949467851339442" /></a><br />Cassidy knew she wanted to do this and was thrilled to ride a horse!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1YVtFNyt4FU03VF3yvj0xx8IxFqP1XXMqs__jlqbwqx-Xw484K8kugVrTzX6TMyVzVv3TZQW9xnV-HVKA83fP6YevkGG_G97wX5e9jR2H47rp4fHl_x2BXpGTsfj_HC4YKGxxmtYvIFv/s1600/DSC_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1YVtFNyt4FU03VF3yvj0xx8IxFqP1XXMqs__jlqbwqx-Xw484K8kugVrTzX6TMyVzVv3TZQW9xnV-HVKA83fP6YevkGG_G97wX5e9jR2H47rp4fHl_x2BXpGTsfj_HC4YKGxxmtYvIFv/s400/DSC_0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540949467083933282" /></a><br />Here is a favorite "inside" pic! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKoOMrElGUZrajx9W0ZcMAjmxhslHp_Nt_ImLFxgKkUrHB6z7dvN8zmoAKK1UXCmjgpo2AZhb0jvBLkoQ7QQpfbE-t_clRPG8NnpEyI11FMOTyNl06GDdM_MYdnipIH_ii9zN-3PLNZDy/s1600/DSC_0286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKoOMrElGUZrajx9W0ZcMAjmxhslHp_Nt_ImLFxgKkUrHB6z7dvN8zmoAKK1UXCmjgpo2AZhb0jvBLkoQ7QQpfbE-t_clRPG8NnpEyI11FMOTyNl06GDdM_MYdnipIH_ii9zN-3PLNZDy/s400/DSC_0286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540954985527641842" /></a><br />Morning time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-45881840973818572762010-10-22T13:10:00.000-07:002010-10-22T13:20:02.482-07:00Cassidy's Back to School Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9OOcDYlq42yXx2Q6p82YcO9jSLDKCvi9Z3M6bHW9HjlRlKTOK6MaCva8TeWozG0z6suB3GT5IXLzXdsQ5K4me0jiKqXNEL0-5ZsIAOruBh76kvbbNxfb8WoiVW_apy6q48ta1DVEhN8Z/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9OOcDYlq42yXx2Q6p82YcO9jSLDKCvi9Z3M6bHW9HjlRlKTOK6MaCva8TeWozG0z6suB3GT5IXLzXdsQ5K4me0jiKqXNEL0-5ZsIAOruBh76kvbbNxfb8WoiVW_apy6q48ta1DVEhN8Z/s400/DSC_0017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530966855125707314" /></a><br /><br />Cassidy with Mrs. Cromka<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZqJPAvbJrNVIZAqqfy-yurIwknaUkiXWCLV4Zc8pYR4WTTopAGwMpqhljqpwUsF8vXGp8U8N3rZYl_VEfI4N8WbGWJWVlmrV9a2o8C4hoZnfEDgIoT8YRvhtsRu6hzIhyphenhyphenVS5NPr-mvew/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZqJPAvbJrNVIZAqqfy-yurIwknaUkiXWCLV4Zc8pYR4WTTopAGwMpqhljqpwUsF8vXGp8U8N3rZYl_VEfI4N8WbGWJWVlmrV9a2o8C4hoZnfEDgIoT8YRvhtsRu6hzIhyphenhyphenVS5NPr-mvew/s400/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530966849201122674" /></a><br /><br />Cassidy and Piper sure love school...what will they do next year!!!! These girls are going to need to learn to branch out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINIeLUKt474jU5frzJ8fx2vLkw3ylaY67B0rnYkgB5_dhnpXqI8Qpo7f1Qd14aUIC8AYjLAJAcmpcmXplagMEmF5b62oV0toU5tTxpREhSehEQN-bmPN9QGsXRoXOFRlNOV2PJtRsg-KV/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINIeLUKt474jU5frzJ8fx2vLkw3ylaY67B0rnYkgB5_dhnpXqI8Qpo7f1Qd14aUIC8AYjLAJAcmpcmXplagMEmF5b62oV0toU5tTxpREhSehEQN-bmPN9QGsXRoXOFRlNOV2PJtRsg-KV/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530966843964958370" /></a><br /><br />"Let's be twins!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFh9R7MTs15OaPhEvNtRHPIys_XbYi3U7dIbv7CVDXo5WY4GLANa1MfBWL-Aex8u8zMBo9V7gl66Z8Nc4g5OsirSMRRkpMhmnhWdUE68gGULk9YN0uCe9HaLogUeo7SBHt9epWsO2xsN-/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFh9R7MTs15OaPhEvNtRHPIys_XbYi3U7dIbv7CVDXo5WY4GLANa1MfBWL-Aex8u8zMBo9V7gl66Z8Nc4g5OsirSMRRkpMhmnhWdUE68gGULk9YN0uCe9HaLogUeo7SBHt9epWsO2xsN-/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530966837399526338" /></a><br /><br />Frosting snacks...yummy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14SnjyVWBEm2KJqqLav44aC865iT9bsjyMy9MkOeX9yEMvTzqYo7Ti0m5eGmfJ0MZnZ8GMHnfE9UQCN9lZwgmJPeOyUyMSe5K4en5LFkRhl5Fy4Dw7zB5b7F7CxLpBePVZFbuCXVmNNkm/s1600/DSC_0016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14SnjyVWBEm2KJqqLav44aC865iT9bsjyMy9MkOeX9yEMvTzqYo7Ti0m5eGmfJ0MZnZ8GMHnfE9UQCN9lZwgmJPeOyUyMSe5K4en5LFkRhl5Fy4Dw7zB5b7F7CxLpBePVZFbuCXVmNNkm/s400/DSC_0016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530966174498685762" /></a><br /><br />Nothing like sharing your school with Daddy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-30532140679722506772010-10-21T20:28:00.000-07:002010-10-21T20:38:40.218-07:00It's Been Raining for a Week....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMNWKB5llloRTkvS4HBm8ihtQjfODKrlGFoiO4F55yO57Kfvucjl_2LAqNp5xrZOOhmNkLtPh_vmjwZNHbgXG_ljKWBZBnu5XibQLHcPqeiC3kLblBnhIN9W20ZU4D4TMmKGKdW7oFmZo/s1600/IMG_7410.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw1WZn03XrD7hYMRLsa0lE-rTUVCBFsw1iiVfcPb7FcfpIMhF13SD4iEMnvAlGtCcpaJ3F66wELBBD8J8P_8zHd0UA0mDL3YugVN6bWBXvFxnbuUFojnCzV3JoBveQN2UynbeWlm9imlo/s400/DSC_0081.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530709540696732786" /></a><br />Missing the sun...the beach...and good old chillin' in the summer fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-22091251507121117052010-06-08T18:56:00.001-07:002010-06-08T19:09:47.468-07:00Apricots, Apricots...I am feeling like a bit of a pioneer woman today. I was so lucky to collect 2 big bags of apricots from Chick and Mona's tree. I let them sit for a couple of days and get nice and ripe and then I got to work. <br /><br />Somehow I suckered Nanette into doing this with me (just so you know, she has a six week old baby...and is planning a birthday party for her daughter in 3 days). And baby Archer barely made a peep... <br /><br />Got some canning jam jars and got started on the cooked apricot jam. Now seriously, I know I don't HAVE to answer the phone, but it probably rang 8 times while I was trying to read directions, puree fruit, stir pectin, boil sugar, etc. I guess pioneers didn't have technology to worry about. Once the cooked jam was done, we realized that we had ALOT of fruit left...so....<br /><br />We made freezer jam (a bit quicker than the cooked stuff) and then I proceded to puree the rest add a bit of geletin and made some fruit rolls in the dyhydrator.<br /><br />It was a GREAT afternoon of chatting, cooking, and hanging out, all while the kids played and Archer slept. Good times, good friends, and now good jam!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-56213086141607660712010-05-27T12:40:00.000-07:002010-05-27T12:43:20.733-07:00Marriage"But....mommy...I really want to marry my brother..." Cassidy says as she sits next to me on the couch. <br /><br />"Oh, honey...that is sweet...why to you want to marry your brother?" mommy responds.<br /><br />"Cause he's the nicest boy in the whole wide world" she says sweetly.<br /><br />Now everyone together...AWWWWWWWWWWW!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-15003606773952494302010-05-04T13:06:00.000-07:002010-05-04T13:15:17.174-07:00Matty in Costa RicaMatty (Josh too) has only been gone for one day...and besides Cass making sad noises last night before bed because she wanted a kiss from Daddy...we are doing great.<br /><br />Matty will be so pleased that Cass and I spent our morning looking for "curb alerts" aka... dumpster diving for wood pieces to paint and craft with.. I am sure he will be even more pleased that I found a large bookshelf that I squeezed into "mini" just waited for me to "make-over". I mean...for free...I gotta give it a try. And he's gone for almost two weeks (except for Mother's Day :)), so now is the time for crafting!<br /><br />Kaden is at school and will be picking him up in about an hour. Then it's homework, ballet, park play, and dinner. Followed by a night time routine which may involve watching dancing with the stars with the kids. <br /><br />Hope the boys are safe and sound in Costa wha- wha... and will be having fun in the water soon! Miss you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-60519201315089918342010-02-16T12:59:00.001-08:002010-02-17T11:40:48.751-08:00I'm gonna miss this...I am trying to enjoy the little moments here in life. And trying to blog about them...so I will remember. I am not perfect, nor do I expect myself to be, but I am here for these to darling kids of mine. There are lots of things I need to work on. I need to be more organized, get to the gym, eat healthier, cook healthier, and many more...but one thing I am good at is that I can look past the piles of papers or the drawers that so <strong>desperately</strong> need to be sorted through...and I can take the kids to the beach...because it is February...and it is 80 degrees...and we live near the beach...and well...I can. I can do that easily. Sometimes too easily...but I'm gonna miss this!<br /><br />Soon enough I know that our time will be more filled. Filled with MORE. More soccer practices. More homework. More ballet. More golf. More running around. More stuff.<br /><br />I know that soon enough I will long for the days when we were less busy and wonder why I didn't do more. I'm gonna miss this!<br /><br />I'm gonna miss that Cassidy wants to read <em>Pinkalicious</em> again...even though we have read it 100 times and she knows all the words. <br /><br />I'm gonna miss all of the questions that Kaden has for me...about...well...just about anything.... ( I thought it was a 3 year old stage...but luckily he keeps on asking why)!<br /><br />I'm gonna miss taking the kids to the playground... 'cause one day soon enough they'll want to go by themselves. They won't even want me there.<br /><br />I'm gonna miss that they <strong>want</strong> to cuddle. This morning...Kaden tip- toed into our room...said "good morning...can I get in and have a cuddle?" Of course I let him in! I know that time will pass soon enough and he will be a teenager and may not want to cuddle. I'm gonna miss this!<br /><br />Cassidy my little love bug...has bouts with mommyitis...at least that's what we call it around here. Her bedtime habits include waking up several times to see where mommy is...and crying wondering why mommy is no longer lying next to her. Well, I am not sure that I am going to miss this...but I bet I will. I bet there is something about her wanting me and needing me. Even though it is pretty tiring...and would be a whole lot easier to sleep train her and deal with the crying for a few nights...I bet...I'm gonna miss this!<br /><br />Now...I don't know many parents who LOVE cleaning up after the kids make forts with every blanket, pillow, and sheet in the house. But next time they want to build a fort, I will imagine that those sheets will one day instead be on their beds at college. I will miss those sheets covering the couch and tucked into the backs of chairs. I will wish the kids were home so that I could climb under the fort and read them a story. I'm gonna miss this!<br /><br />It seems as if so much of my time is spent in "mini"...our little nickname for our Toyota Sienna Minivan. Already back and forth from preschool to kindergarten. Mini gets us where we need to go...and in style too(hee hee). I am so thankful to have mini...but more thankful for all the good times we have in the van. Now... do I <em>really</em> want to listen to JTTA music, Disney soundtracks, and favorite preschool songs...not really. But as I listen to the voices singing along so innocently and sweetly in the back (and at the top of their lungs at times)...I realize that I'm gonna miss this! One day not too far in the future...they will be TOO cool for...singing aloud in the car...and will have their IPOD's on...listening to god knows what. So, next time they ask to listen to their music...I will turn it on and up...because, I'm gonna miss this! <br /><br />"Hey Mom...want to play Wii?" (ummm...no...not actually)...but I know that one day they will be stuck up in their rooms working on some high school history project and they won't have time for a game. And I will wish(and they will wish)that they could play a game of memory...go fish...and Wii, so yes...I want to play Wii, 'cause I'm gonna miss this!<br /><br />I'm gonna miss it all one day...so to that pile of laundry waiting to be folded...the dishes that need to be unloaded...and to the closets that are begging to be organized...I'll see you a little bit later...I've got a fort to build!<br /><br />What are you going to miss?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-60517056438632141442010-02-09T14:38:00.000-08:002010-02-09T14:42:47.994-08:00Pink and White Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uUtekQJ0mI4-7fuOeziJcxc0mCYDfG9m_e5fIHrkTrRypS55MTnc-yEyMKUissX7jP6KaO5rIVWcHCrRc8BZRosk1rWyK-1um6GhzGBv7k9rPiZYvQJyOw6WXP9vCBHV5qI2M6D9dpQm/s1600-h/DSC_0690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uUtekQJ0mI4-7fuOeziJcxc0mCYDfG9m_e5fIHrkTrRypS55MTnc-yEyMKUissX7jP6KaO5rIVWcHCrRc8BZRosk1rWyK-1um6GhzGBv7k9rPiZYvQJyOw6WXP9vCBHV5qI2M6D9dpQm/s400/DSC_0690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436377300420619554" /></a><br /><br />I just love when they are excited to head off to school. What 3 1/2 year old girl wouldn't be on "Pink and White" day?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-73910793992392571082010-02-06T18:00:00.000-08:002010-02-10T08:12:42.074-08:00Sandy, Utah 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGiXRBsXl6AtL05O_qhpWXlC81832lLcPzd1Wz9Mi6jsqEYuDuCEZqnT_tNwv7v2caHty0Q553vBZ836wTjueND_R7aIH7VgTe6W3I4ywn19kSMoXiY7fRKJLoSZC-L0jV3iTK_q6C0z2/s1600-h/DSC_0441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGiXRBsXl6AtL05O_qhpWXlC81832lLcPzd1Wz9Mi6jsqEYuDuCEZqnT_tNwv7v2caHty0Q553vBZ836wTjueND_R7aIH7VgTe6W3I4ywn19kSMoXiY7fRKJLoSZC-L0jV3iTK_q6C0z2/s400/DSC_0441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435340149309966546" /></a><br /><br />I haven't been to Utah since about the 3rd grade when I was stuck in a smoke filled van with another family, which happened to have 3 boys, all of which thought I had cooties. Well, this trip...was nothing like that. <br /><br />This time we went with our good friends the Steimle's, for OUR kids first trip to the snow. And what a time it was. <br /><br />We decided to split it up a bit...boys fly to Salt Lake, girls drive. The main reason for this was so that the boys didn't miss too much school or work. Us girls...being women of leisure...(ha ha) could take our time...sort of. I had to rely on Matty's family to help get Kaden to and from school. Thank you, thank you,thank you, to them!<br /><br />Now most people would think...driving to Utah with two 3 1/2 year olds...not so much fun. But the little girls were GREAT!!! We filled a laundry basket with LOTS of activities, which kept them busy...and we stopped...ALOT (mostly because the moms wanted to shop).<br /><br />And...shopping we did...but that is going to have to be another post. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaA3ICDb7G_l5tfAp6Fvpl52d9P0AByZjsSSoM4MG7PBKjqYzZ9hrXnhfK7N545PfIHlSgfDCVi1wf5cn_9rlPTbe3m_EIXPdsq9PWIYl919YwptZ5XzV6_JL5tCufPlLD9IZRb12cHaz/s1600-h/DSC_0363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaA3ICDb7G_l5tfAp6Fvpl52d9P0AByZjsSSoM4MG7PBKjqYzZ9hrXnhfK7N545PfIHlSgfDCVi1wf5cn_9rlPTbe3m_EIXPdsq9PWIYl919YwptZ5XzV6_JL5tCufPlLD9IZRb12cHaz/s400/DSC_0363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435340132303543938" /></a><br /><br />We stopped at a restaurant to eat, and watching Cassidy play with her first snow was SO sweet. So innocent! Priceless!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMh1mCpSxk6WEoyOXveUwYslMJF6WqcpQLvqNa4h88O6V0CcnMHSoedMdE6Hj786eg3iPy3e2wiBn2S8l5FF6nPWAGagPC_P40WPRMUZYjyphNlV0LdyGoi9oaSoNihULb4NmAoT-Sd_n/s1600-h/DSC_0459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMh1mCpSxk6WEoyOXveUwYslMJF6WqcpQLvqNa4h88O6V0CcnMHSoedMdE6Hj786eg3iPy3e2wiBn2S8l5FF6nPWAGagPC_P40WPRMUZYjyphNlV0LdyGoi9oaSoNihULb4NmAoT-Sd_n/s400/DSC_0459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435340158794269986" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9RPtNGp_EdwH2iLGzjSm_gFJwx7epV_OMFbuWmuVENw2jGPLWGb1soXRDncfvIkydQ-QiCuNAUXf6KHixSWX_VXMQ1ikTqoli-xZhbgTSBhUvXbT85vfNDPQvNYChTkfuFf5yd-pQthO/s1600-h/DSC_0389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9RPtNGp_EdwH2iLGzjSm_gFJwx7epV_OMFbuWmuVENw2jGPLWGb1soXRDncfvIkydQ-QiCuNAUXf6KHixSWX_VXMQ1ikTqoli-xZhbgTSBhUvXbT85vfNDPQvNYChTkfuFf5yd-pQthO/s400/DSC_0389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435340124499934962" /></a><br /><br />We got to stop off at Nanette's brothers cute diner/restaurant called Sammy's. We tried the "famous" pie shakes. Could anything be better than throwing a slice of pie, in a blender with some ice cream...YUMMY! Definitely something to try at home...seeing I don't make it to Utah often enough.<br /><br />Nanette went to pick up the boys at the airport and we got settled in to Quail Hills (near Snowbird and Alta).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpixAyCmoUgllrQd71dGhzUCss59oTtum7dmXvjiZLFz_yOYA1724FnGLFKr8tKoRufBVpc81dHTtnIWYliT_8BTNKRTnuYjcf6b0eczFtHbywtFvwSLJARyxQC08nlsRdCS_1cREojck/s1600-h/DSC_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpixAyCmoUgllrQd71dGhzUCss59oTtum7dmXvjiZLFz_yOYA1724FnGLFKr8tKoRufBVpc81dHTtnIWYliT_8BTNKRTnuYjcf6b0eczFtHbywtFvwSLJARyxQC08nlsRdCS_1cREojck/s400/DSC_0400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435340140470077234" /></a><br /><br />After some snow time ( Kaden played for about 2 hours the first time),the boys hit the slopes the Friday to get Rock and Kaden skiing on the hill. Kaden is hooked and looking forward to our next trip to the snow already. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXetdBMQpwYb89vgVCEIEanP7eO7Gz_1ploziEiXVENeWaG0vSP_2Xx0INtwjN5-oqd18se3EQ5n9ll81IuaqLrutfk9pkJLgAHWM-4DFCIiAthpdkpkAnaB5PmbhyphenhyphenU6d2W9HVce6sxQk/s1600-h/DSC_0504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXetdBMQpwYb89vgVCEIEanP7eO7Gz_1ploziEiXVENeWaG0vSP_2Xx0INtwjN5-oqd18se3EQ5n9ll81IuaqLrutfk9pkJLgAHWM-4DFCIiAthpdkpkAnaB5PmbhyphenhyphenU6d2W9HVce6sxQk/s400/DSC_0504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435342365331907954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFL4Pws9WY2AX1F2AiL8cz9I19can2_svG00jWNaBOrdqijzAVYqzhL78PidbCJCfA9QPUzURtBzI2ZdPliLZHCQhK_iIpOoU1M8reQpuw7BrtPXydE4rSPUD7Pm6YecHx6youg5JO6yxO/s1600-h/DSC_0485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFL4Pws9WY2AX1F2AiL8cz9I19can2_svG00jWNaBOrdqijzAVYqzhL78PidbCJCfA9QPUzURtBzI2ZdPliLZHCQhK_iIpOoU1M8reQpuw7BrtPXydE4rSPUD7Pm6YecHx6youg5JO6yxO/s400/DSC_0485.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435342358383977218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aw1Aa4Xu4ULJEeijcNqvqO6EoYvhMwYFx23vXF7BAlSwCL1zvWKg1BlAyfJzG_qVtWTdEEi6Z3KkuNM6GnzoGrIJoc5eTJGeSSSGCmFDQbt6R_2WHwE9SnaMZazRYJ8gfHA8UYRebsDq/s1600-h/DSC_0487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aw1Aa4Xu4ULJEeijcNqvqO6EoYvhMwYFx23vXF7BAlSwCL1zvWKg1BlAyfJzG_qVtWTdEEi6Z3KkuNM6GnzoGrIJoc5eTJGeSSSGCmFDQbt6R_2WHwE9SnaMZazRYJ8gfHA8UYRebsDq/s400/DSC_0487.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435342347717912658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_trhESHQnv2vC-H17XkEUE9q2BlW0O5uo-JKz3pz5pG07ziY6nRQvkSMzoZevhzZs4oelE1UXiDOTzx7UCyojnFS2oQWTbPa4Q1nNSF_jzPQzRnOWdy0TZ2Xu9NZ1lFLyts6kvZGComc/s1600-h/DSC_0465.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_trhESHQnv2vC-H17XkEUE9q2BlW0O5uo-JKz3pz5pG07ziY6nRQvkSMzoZevhzZs4oelE1UXiDOTzx7UCyojnFS2oQWTbPa4Q1nNSF_jzPQzRnOWdy0TZ2Xu9NZ1lFLyts6kvZGComc/s400/DSC_0465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435353274540407778" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next day, Cass and Piper got their turn to ski and looked like two little pink snow balls rolling down the Chickadee slope at Snowbird. Boys got round 2 on the slopes. Then home for some relaxation time. It sure was hard to get Kaden and Rock away from that Wii.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJ84Cb0WFjBvc3HgcNA92g7YM5VJVslgzgKOj6PZ6zvrTTwWymWdrQFUuc-9xXP5UfvMwqxQ22FTL-VWmSjaltj4uJtG3HXw1sxq-e2v3A_EO8iCFzTt6IcYAXn0plnwEZKWXN8obq7ua/s1600-h/DSC_0584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJ84Cb0WFjBvc3HgcNA92g7YM5VJVslgzgKOj6PZ6zvrTTwWymWdrQFUuc-9xXP5UfvMwqxQ22FTL-VWmSjaltj4uJtG3HXw1sxq-e2v3A_EO8iCFzTt6IcYAXn0plnwEZKWXN8obq7ua/s400/DSC_0584.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435343486870429170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXLgqsxTFSqYw93PYLy-04gmxRYoSn8CrrTdZ2QMsptGM-Lb5mCXwKsRXT4EQ3Vu8ck_d2Qc1jeLMu7nGRxtYguUI7i-hCehsc27RmspnACXTW-AmFFE18aXbMMXkTpIRoztnbV7KFN2r/s1600-h/DSC_0556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXLgqsxTFSqYw93PYLy-04gmxRYoSn8CrrTdZ2QMsptGM-Lb5mCXwKsRXT4EQ3Vu8ck_d2Qc1jeLMu7nGRxtYguUI7i-hCehsc27RmspnACXTW-AmFFE18aXbMMXkTpIRoztnbV7KFN2r/s400/DSC_0556.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435343478724061474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoTt13946tOKXE50hsnxsGN0wcbSSqtgrDNpGChj8Ia1VzllX8SZWE67QPbrJDTaKC44AW_yo7Q-lWXO-RmAt9H06oe9IO4OsOf5N1h35EjwtdHz7dpHBGCS_WQP1TwjFPyd0-gIBj5Ey/s1600-h/DSC_0532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoTt13946tOKXE50hsnxsGN0wcbSSqtgrDNpGChj8Ia1VzllX8SZWE67QPbrJDTaKC44AW_yo7Q-lWXO-RmAt9H06oe9IO4OsOf5N1h35EjwtdHz7dpHBGCS_WQP1TwjFPyd0-gIBj5Ey/s400/DSC_0532.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435343468755250514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn-EKO-LDfEm4LjvX1btYPNQsk5Um-FHmolxWKylB81ZODP1VdDapWwBjkachZIpZdns2ZmuSJwW4EyYHZfB6bwnmMcoYEpSxLqUXPI-EJL93BXtpMC8OwwpgpNLVVD1UHHsYaowovhqC/s1600-h/DSC_0519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn-EKO-LDfEm4LjvX1btYPNQsk5Um-FHmolxWKylB81ZODP1VdDapWwBjkachZIpZdns2ZmuSJwW4EyYHZfB6bwnmMcoYEpSxLqUXPI-EJL93BXtpMC8OwwpgpNLVVD1UHHsYaowovhqC/s400/DSC_0519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435343464028184978" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next day, we kind of just chilled at the house, made a big snowman, and then hit a place near Park City that had intertubing. The kids LOVED the tow up the hill and whizzing down the hill on their intertubes. More than the tow, the snowfall at night was a big hit...because they could eat the snow. I had forgotten how awesome snowfall at night looked.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx43Qfc57D-PW0azild-XkhQnVv-bu6aZQ304uXSQ9HtAIx9fDZqpd_kAZwpDuNzmpY1QBLlE8CeJK-Xv5ZdBSeSjlAhWptDLCyH6voriJOMdjgpHT8wFOxMsMPCwnvUK3lJhFZbjHb1_d/s1600-h/DSC_0668.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx43Qfc57D-PW0azild-XkhQnVv-bu6aZQ304uXSQ9HtAIx9fDZqpd_kAZwpDuNzmpY1QBLlE8CeJK-Xv5ZdBSeSjlAhWptDLCyH6voriJOMdjgpHT8wFOxMsMPCwnvUK3lJhFZbjHb1_d/s400/DSC_0668.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435344851255452226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoNhe7WYXmMsjZi01AeN6vFZ8qrwAMexi4b5Nlxnxj4reh_VItKsR_0w67IuzTXumsodyJNbBOWjZmyD1SB23JZiXoYnDKfVZhyphenhyphenseWvQxfVC7Bs2K6kL_RttttLQPRAcU9MKqLCDcWsY2/s1600-h/DSC_0653.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoNhe7WYXmMsjZi01AeN6vFZ8qrwAMexi4b5Nlxnxj4reh_VItKsR_0w67IuzTXumsodyJNbBOWjZmyD1SB23JZiXoYnDKfVZhyphenhyphenseWvQxfVC7Bs2K6kL_RttttLQPRAcU9MKqLCDcWsY2/s400/DSC_0653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435344847941835218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzkqKRlykI4ZEpjtik9163dJgmpTWZ6na1w3efEJGWABoQxMgVm708VZRC2uM9s2Zzm2TvjvOz-1_bBWaL1MiEq4Mm7guugyd-V0GWIOZsa5IdzizQf4B7aqkdVhdaQRBzl-fBYW4nQm-/s1600-h/DSC_0636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzkqKRlykI4ZEpjtik9163dJgmpTWZ6na1w3efEJGWABoQxMgVm708VZRC2uM9s2Zzm2TvjvOz-1_bBWaL1MiEq4Mm7guugyd-V0GWIOZsa5IdzizQf4B7aqkdVhdaQRBzl-fBYW4nQm-/s400/DSC_0636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435343494830123762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5Iib8mAJNzoRXMSkROFq8eQLME7U2yLvFVAbi7qXh7VM-Tr0KXIY74bcC-FZ2nDgdyz4hMvHBdZ5mDO2O7VGfJq8cWK42ue1XOKX2VxOpNl7j2aSO6IccctGUUqHuWC0JE3WoteaRO1g/s1600-h/DSC_0645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5Iib8mAJNzoRXMSkROFq8eQLME7U2yLvFVAbi7qXh7VM-Tr0KXIY74bcC-FZ2nDgdyz4hMvHBdZ5mDO2O7VGfJq8cWK42ue1XOKX2VxOpNl7j2aSO6IccctGUUqHuWC0JE3WoteaRO1g/s400/DSC_0645.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435344838201359762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCs7jfNU2qCC2R-eR2UORs1L45mj2ALXMGmTtXXbNjadB5lKNknWt7MTY8a2c2xL5G-ZSJRaQrhXuiffqOZTe9jAPYSZYU4fZxTxT2nwsuC2S-SimS4gdWfNGyXs_nnmNdQ2mhovDZLYD/s1600-h/DSC_0643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCs7jfNU2qCC2R-eR2UORs1L45mj2ALXMGmTtXXbNjadB5lKNknWt7MTY8a2c2xL5G-ZSJRaQrhXuiffqOZTe9jAPYSZYU4fZxTxT2nwsuC2S-SimS4gdWfNGyXs_nnmNdQ2mhovDZLYD/s400/DSC_0643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435344833057510338" /></a><br /><br /><br />Matty and Myles finally got an ACTUAL ski day in (no teaching little ones)and the moms hit the Nickelcade with the kids. Us moms won the most tickets playing Deal or No Deal...but our reward was letting the kids get to pick out prizes with out so much fuss.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr4i5SIQuI1crvQY6O1iLEZdPjJ-pBfhxpXD97Y1IUM_UCOq5ycV2sZ9jOePGRui51FjMX-HBvNk0oJKoyF3hXpzeX77PLwya-5-yvuoUDc0Fm8C_dCo87jIvn9J5WHP99INcUn1SJyNg/s1600-h/DSC_0682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr4i5SIQuI1crvQY6O1iLEZdPjJ-pBfhxpXD97Y1IUM_UCOq5ycV2sZ9jOePGRui51FjMX-HBvNk0oJKoyF3hXpzeX77PLwya-5-yvuoUDc0Fm8C_dCo87jIvn9J5WHP99INcUn1SJyNg/s400/DSC_0682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435344861933463250" /></a><br /><br />All the boys headed to the airport...and us girls stayed behind to clean up. We told the girls it was a "girls slumber party". I LOVE how gullible 3 year olds are. And then it was off to shop home...I mean drive home. <br /><br />We made it back whole...and looking forward to A Utah Summer! Thank you Steimle Family for a GREAT family trip!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-52773405777450011112010-02-06T15:52:00.000-08:002010-02-06T20:05:01.657-08:00Lego Extravaganza<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1rUl0xeYw1svj8snnbfqW18J8wp5iCjfwYvPf5R3nwEuEAb_HD6GpsyA6hd_MyfpRJ7us1RVW5CL-1jUBz7M4vyJZ0Mg5itbDPSIteYqjUBhvP7Tk5QIpRGSe66vcln2JfJ-PTe29j5p/s1600-h/DSC_0089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1rUl0xeYw1svj8snnbfqW18J8wp5iCjfwYvPf5R3nwEuEAb_HD6GpsyA6hd_MyfpRJ7us1RVW5CL-1jUBz7M4vyJZ0Mg5itbDPSIteYqjUBhvP7Tk5QIpRGSe66vcln2JfJ-PTe29j5p/s400/DSC_0089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435299669833574226" /></a><br />Kaden turned 6 a few weeks ago and we had some friends from his class and a few neighbors over for a Lego party. It was a fun theme to work around. Mommy almost had more fun doing all the crafts to prepare, than the kids had at the party...almost. Just thought I'd share a few favorites.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o9mh_DdfaiURTPpTanXttjLr6ZJM55H_HHbgqgMNySQuaLyC1XhyphenhyphenCDKr0TAkcikDQPwg9V9vc57x44vkZhy2Wa_Slc2355HJbqn4TpzkxwSjtX1tSB5cOzM8FMSbtOgYwU7CrOyePK63/s1600-h/DSC_0090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3o9mh_DdfaiURTPpTanXttjLr6ZJM55H_HHbgqgMNySQuaLyC1XhyphenhyphenCDKr0TAkcikDQPwg9V9vc57x44vkZhy2Wa_Slc2355HJbqn4TpzkxwSjtX1tSB5cOzM8FMSbtOgYwU7CrOyePK63/s400/DSC_0090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435290571180891522" /></a><br />Here are all the Legos that we put out in the family room. Having the sheet under the Legos made it easy to use the space for other activities during the party (because of clean up).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruoNr_O-E7gMzScsiwrQrlObYRfztesFCek_39im207gGfd7cai8dn4J-oSZc9EE1mJVfREsYYTZA1SRHREZEzVO0JENoAx_HWsYc9HkuTSBezEnEJLjISi2hhdBc0OXcG0HNT3YXSIF2/s1600-h/DSC_0097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruoNr_O-E7gMzScsiwrQrlObYRfztesFCek_39im207gGfd7cai8dn4J-oSZc9EE1mJVfREsYYTZA1SRHREZEzVO0JENoAx_HWsYc9HkuTSBezEnEJLjISi2hhdBc0OXcG0HNT3YXSIF2/s400/DSC_0097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435290555543634562" /></a><br />We made these GREAT Lego necklaces that I saw while researching other blogs. Aren't they CUTE!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S3SfcJQ8Mg-eT_FFjBIui4IjnC8MnZazt1bQLq2NiHhlz9z2HjbT7LJzYmMq95O2xoO7Wyo5VIweZgzg-2P8erJ4RmDCAU2rQvP4llNIO28_EQWlVwzbQEpA0atQbe8lSHkZmDfkDyA-/s1600-h/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S3SfcJQ8Mg-eT_FFjBIui4IjnC8MnZazt1bQLq2NiHhlz9z2HjbT7LJzYmMq95O2xoO7Wyo5VIweZgzg-2P8erJ4RmDCAU2rQvP4llNIO28_EQWlVwzbQEpA0atQbe8lSHkZmDfkDyA-/s400/DSC_0067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435290546083030226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt2o9rDzDR31GaPQi0kBMEGHvX5j_5fLePS3b3T5g_rnvAfg110BwUe2WJr1yrl4bC6Mjuh7D4gL2tfRF66FxptG2PRiHFMF13vhLY4wIH4lZDSKNc0vRJsQBrM3t8KPAZVcQzui-RvRl/s1600-h/DSC_0059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt2o9rDzDR31GaPQi0kBMEGHvX5j_5fLePS3b3T5g_rnvAfg110BwUe2WJr1yrl4bC6Mjuh7D4gL2tfRF66FxptG2PRiHFMF13vhLY4wIH4lZDSKNc0vRJsQBrM3t8KPAZVcQzui-RvRl/s400/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435290536718004066" /></a><br />These are the Lego shaped cakes I made a few days in advance to put on top of the premade plain Costco cake! I used loaf pans to bake cakes, added oreos on top and frosted. Then I wrapped them in plastic wrap and froze until needed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1ETsx-MiSG6c-Tt48yi-hUOaQ1Ty9KP8EDzIP3FxVIX_IhC0lmvw0QEkzeIDnZgZpciAsu_xCXb8MoE6rw7kUkAT8DMj-U80C5QGCIDhyQcPzRD2dtntQj7z8K1LjUOBprWX33LG6grU/s1600-h/DSC_0226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1ETsx-MiSG6c-Tt48yi-hUOaQ1Ty9KP8EDzIP3FxVIX_IhC0lmvw0QEkzeIDnZgZpciAsu_xCXb8MoE6rw7kUkAT8DMj-U80C5QGCIDhyQcPzRD2dtntQj7z8K1LjUOBprWX33LG6grU/s400/DSC_0226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435300059507905298" /></a><br />What is a party w/o a Lego Pinata! Couldn't find one...so we made it. Kaden and Cass painted the rectangular box and we added take-out sauce containers to make it into a Lego brick. I added some tissue paper...and wah lah...a Lego pinata. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip41e1crR_0-sRVNlHkgBqsE3uWSFNucT6c3n7eEytq-j59vjcNgWdQV7JUrxYoSlL-PBnkMFsNkyBYZW5kXf8FBE7D_Vs_Y75rzFCyu-exeMoGHWF4qVCeoSxqTeZbmGpz6PVhXauS8M5/s1600-h/DSC_0189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip41e1crR_0-sRVNlHkgBqsE3uWSFNucT6c3n7eEytq-j59vjcNgWdQV7JUrxYoSlL-PBnkMFsNkyBYZW5kXf8FBE7D_Vs_Y75rzFCyu-exeMoGHWF4qVCeoSxqTeZbmGpz6PVhXauS8M5/s400/DSC_0189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435301679817472386" /></a><br />The kids did a Lego spoon race and basically ran up and down our hallway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2fEJknXHfvd3ma_lUi1kzdHn-SLKVSsWkBtBPxfVaUIlZGQxFCXNZ7uWc_vP_vmihYqCa_na9cvj0Zz425EyBS2cf5jEq9GAWcECf9vDikBCGf7BkxV1JLR1EYlmBHKsdSEXacPoaRmp/s1600-h/DSC_0263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2fEJknXHfvd3ma_lUi1kzdHn-SLKVSsWkBtBPxfVaUIlZGQxFCXNZ7uWc_vP_vmihYqCa_na9cvj0Zz425EyBS2cf5jEq9GAWcECf9vDikBCGf7BkxV1JLR1EYlmBHKsdSEXacPoaRmp/s400/DSC_0263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435301671603998210" /></a><br />This is the game where you wrap a present up (legos of course) several times (we did 7). The kids sit in a circle and listen to music. When the music stops, the person holding the present unwraps a layer. The person who opens the last layer...keeps the prize.<br /><br />All in all, it was a great party. Wish we could have gotten to all the other activities I had planned...but at least the kids didn't know the agenda. So, until the next party...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-66172869256348671822010-01-15T10:08:00.000-08:002010-01-15T10:18:49.843-08:00Sunrise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV84fegqXL09AVVv-9VNSeHTdyGr3G7lUELnGqNa3au5b_3_s3rwSQucIeLsBWW-Ihyphenhyphen0GgGbfcdxT8JIh1gXOd78OZMthaIl71x2eK_LQTJbViOneceZUgXfukwP11YYQbTl3L41rosYk/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXV84fegqXL09AVVv-9VNSeHTdyGr3G7lUELnGqNa3au5b_3_s3rwSQucIeLsBWW-Ihyphenhyphen0GgGbfcdxT8JIh1gXOd78OZMthaIl71x2eK_LQTJbViOneceZUgXfukwP11YYQbTl3L41rosYk/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427032154735584354" /></a><br />Kaden was sick yesterday...so our usual sleep schedule of waking around 7am, has been disturbed. When the kids wake and feel rested...and the sun is not up yet...they are totally confused.<br /><br />This morning, Kaden woke at about 5:45 and wanted a bath. So I said sure (hoping to go back to bed myself). Done with bath at 6am and woke Cass...so I suggested we go watch the sunrise. They LOVED it . This seems to be a once a year thing for us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ft4DRsm1nFVrB6M5CrUZOFygj40FeuSMgBOAZfIwNAMmzmIgmn2vS6xb_mipJ1cvqBWO5pTivSt_DHJlytmXMmwD29kcZYU9sqfphKZophpyC957TtxPbeuLaqPJ2JfV_kaa1D6ZZA2p/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ft4DRsm1nFVrB6M5CrUZOFygj40FeuSMgBOAZfIwNAMmzmIgmn2vS6xb_mipJ1cvqBWO5pTivSt_DHJlytmXMmwD29kcZYU9sqfphKZophpyC957TtxPbeuLaqPJ2JfV_kaa1D6ZZA2p/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427032609570026450" /></a><br /><br />Shortly after Kaden, Cassidy, and Baby William watched the sunrise...cousin Luke who was over for a visit, awoke and joined them. So cute that the cousins are cuddling and "hangin'" on the sidewalk. <br /><br />GOOD MORNING CAMARILLO!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fFPgTCSccjfDoQOqf2UTzL3fvRriJA4gRhSapAGKyEMiNht-x-Cw4BhNkyTqpjDlxNhNTQezqM_PKnhjMtmAFmikaZgW0-d3e963AD6P-6v-MY_mR1lYTxiLrtuVQKmJHi4Sq-r2SW2X/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fFPgTCSccjfDoQOqf2UTzL3fvRriJA4gRhSapAGKyEMiNht-x-Cw4BhNkyTqpjDlxNhNTQezqM_PKnhjMtmAFmikaZgW0-d3e963AD6P-6v-MY_mR1lYTxiLrtuVQKmJHi4Sq-r2SW2X/s400/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427032172851122210" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-28841094627796633672010-01-10T18:59:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:14:33.763-08:00Lights with the Ross ClanMatty missed a good one on this night. I put a call into the Ross Clan on way home from HB and they suggested a festive night of looking at lights. I had no idea what to expect...and was I happily surprised. What a perfect ending to a great day. We went to see the lights off Anza in Torrance/Redondo. What a sight. We grabbed some Hot Cocoa from Starbucks and a few refills while walking the route. I even got a few pretty good ideas for next year at the Epstein House. And for those of you who know the older kids...we're saving these pics for sure...and busting them out at Kaden and Sophia's rehearsal dinner (in about 20 years time)...they were AWFULLY cuddily in the last pic posted!!! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWR_UYeX0839OAA-OwRt6RpFF97-C47BqN8lORKT44fZoHGSCHIsujgbg83eAWl42sB398oc69-qsuN4QzVvNhAa_hno78lCvyiviefhQkRTtIKW8Q75Nl_UFls-ICbGjUic7CxJwsXhNa/s400/DSC_0268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425312641902234514" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391738384454292213.post-48001311463500678342010-01-10T18:33:00.000-08:002010-01-10T20:41:10.540-08:00Dad...For Those Who Ask...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnZy1oxaQkE6NcvYe5nEv3BFpWlHa-nzVnJRIscffExQi9gyAOJdVPbg69wNa6UUDfXjy3sTS2dx70ykRLrrxrRRJdiip1cuG3LrKQyilIrjsbzqMaKhVUs1k6GYRw0BdvIQYbZMHTB35/s1600-h/DSC_0187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnZy1oxaQkE6NcvYe5nEv3BFpWlHa-nzVnJRIscffExQi9gyAOJdVPbg69wNa6UUDfXjy3sTS2dx70ykRLrrxrRRJdiip1cuG3LrKQyilIrjsbzqMaKhVUs1k6GYRw0BdvIQYbZMHTB35/s400/DSC_0187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425311110084649730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4J8X_51n52QW6n3-1f7UTt4pjz2i_kXxOikf7reDrtZ7i45Vz4lHjKIo8ukdJ8kCCHRssP7IG5WIAj0sRTe93s68i3z2U6D8SA9PlevuBHVgTNW51JLE79df0AaPfDg_E8sDkaf_MbT5C/s1600-h/DSC_0182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4J8X_51n52QW6n3-1f7UTt4pjz2i_kXxOikf7reDrtZ7i45Vz4lHjKIo8ukdJ8kCCHRssP7IG5WIAj0sRTe93s68i3z2U6D8SA9PlevuBHVgTNW51JLE79df0AaPfDg_E8sDkaf_MbT5C/s400/DSC_0182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425310739457348226" /></a><br /><br />There are many people who ask about how my Dad is doing. It is nice to know so many people care about us, and how we are holding up. It is tough at times. REALLY tough sometimes. The road of Alzheimer's is a long and arduous one. One that takes a toll on caretakers and patients both. His health is slowly...and I mean S...L...O...W...L...Y... declining. He was so very strong and young when he received the diagnosis...that I think that has made it an even longer road. The doctors say that patients with "Early Onset" of Alzheimers usually decline faster, but...he is STRONG as an OX!<br /><br />I try and visit my Dad (who is at a home in HB) most times when I go to OC. He has been there for a few years now...and some days are easier for me when I visit...and others are harder. <br /><br />Luckily...my kids (atleast for right now)...enjoy seeing/visiting Papa Chris. We like to go at lunch time and feed him. We try and bring him In-n-Out when we visit for lunch. Sometimes the kids take turns feeding him, but mostly they just watch me do it. They ask questions sometimes...but this is the only way they have ever known Papa Chris...so ...it is what it is...to them. <br /><br />It distracts me from the pain when I have the kids with me. But also gives me something to do. I LOVE when he gets a twinkle in his eye...like he hears me...or notices me...or the kids. It is interesting how I can notice such small signs or movements in him...and how much they mean to me and the kids when we are there. I am SURE that these signs are not neccesarily what I take them to be...but luckily...I get to decide what I see and feel when I visit.<br /><br />It feels good to share this . I hope you enjoy these picture of him with the kids as much as I do!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2