tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24119090588146008602024-02-02T16:04:02.651-08:00midwest mamma(the Peters' Family Blog)midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-51234205221093365952010-08-06T20:13:00.001-07:002010-08-06T20:55:08.364-07:00We love summer!<div style="text-align: center;">Before the it slips away, (hard for me to even say) I am going to add a few photos of some summer fun. I keep making the mistake of looking at other blogs and then feeling out of my league for posts but I refuse to be intimidated. I am hoping it is just fun for some of you so see how our family is growing and changing. It has been a great summer.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBBJ0jzcYVj2dh_Gs8WuwQRQG2PaoNO6UlZQACSld2ePFLjkQMM3WYKKjb_A7Pht9t6hmLcZt8cnRDYFy1bUV_-Kus5wyRFZf4U8R2zNoiOmJCBJjOCn_l13hLXuLoppVfi2UXST9Bdw/s1600/IMG_4523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBBJ0jzcYVj2dh_Gs8WuwQRQG2PaoNO6UlZQACSld2ePFLjkQMM3WYKKjb_A7Pht9t6hmLcZt8cnRDYFy1bUV_-Kus5wyRFZf4U8R2zNoiOmJCBJjOCn_l13hLXuLoppVfi2UXST9Bdw/s200/IMG_4523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502508960060408482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right after we tore up our driveway, it rained for 3 days! We made the best of it.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ht9S1anqv1jkYkMG69taOCCGJmhH3-EWtNuw3GzrzMx9lX64q7G92vgb3sbvHJ1CPb44qxOBYyHAhbs_AurWtQ3LpUpGubldr-Bow65kFfX2csKn50td7jNJ23TdXZWGH7sYw6cTkFo/s1600/IMG_4633.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ht9S1anqv1jkYkMG69taOCCGJmhH3-EWtNuw3GzrzMx9lX64q7G92vgb3sbvHJ1CPb44qxOBYyHAhbs_AurWtQ3LpUpGubldr-Bow65kFfX2csKn50td7jNJ23TdXZWGH7sYw6cTkFo/s200/IMG_4633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502508953168465522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A snapshot with Elmo and Telly at Sea World in San Diego. The dolphins were cool too but Sesame Street celebrities stole the show!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbaKYZo-bjv2CM5nXss8Dn_owlePHPsTdPdClaHGZKTZLiexx1nkXrys_Y5dgrz8l35rJSP3lLPXHA9YcjbY9erE0ZO4QlMZIGdlOk1ftXFKEkA0CDs-CLyen5v2dBI4hR9raRUjLRl0/s1600/IMG_4571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbaKYZo-bjv2CM5nXss8Dn_owlePHPsTdPdClaHGZKTZLiexx1nkXrys_Y5dgrz8l35rJSP3lLPXHA9YcjbY9erE0ZO4QlMZIGdlOk1ftXFKEkA0CDs-CLyen5v2dBI4hR9raRUjLRl0/s200/IMG_4571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502508943704513154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Love that great Pacific Ocean!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq6cudv5hx2D5JmDb7cLhnFk7G6ohOeJLFwIL-MQRFjpMxjWUCMbeTFDxobsi0D4RkR0qt_H4TnOu1Usa3cgyzE6oBY9pDLtHHpcy9HFrDyEa0FtZ0E1jYMeDByagBCkcqS6S_sVcoM4/s1600/IMG_4499.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq6cudv5hx2D5JmDb7cLhnFk7G6ohOeJLFwIL-MQRFjpMxjWUCMbeTFDxobsi0D4RkR0qt_H4TnOu1Usa3cgyzE6oBY9pDLtHHpcy9HFrDyEa0FtZ0E1jYMeDByagBCkcqS6S_sVcoM4/s200/IMG_4499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502508932572575202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ice Cream at the cabin...... is there anything better?!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YXnXJbpUMdrhvAdxZQNJbIi4DayBHftq05r46VwXEfjFSSfU7uEl1AdM4kfScqMgoO46QOE-3nObMd8-9TDSgTfdnpXtA2OX8QAKpwfR9x-xmZUzru5frJfM1ytzX_Hba3hftDiooCk/s1600/IMG_4415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YXnXJbpUMdrhvAdxZQNJbIi4DayBHftq05r46VwXEfjFSSfU7uEl1AdM4kfScqMgoO46QOE-3nObMd8-9TDSgTfdnpXtA2OX8QAKpwfR9x-xmZUzru5frJfM1ytzX_Hba3hftDiooCk/s200/IMG_4415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502508919994730130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And going back to the beginning, this was our first corn on the cob for the summer! Grady LOVED it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are enjoying summer too.</div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-66888572871747274352010-05-23T19:58:00.000-07:002010-05-23T20:03:53.434-07:00Our little guy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCwVDSrN2BPQ18BAh1k7gi7OcgMhlZUMOrMkmytL-CWXOXC15YdmwhXKiyuOdjfV6CBgCi7oSFMseWSkZhKfEvBj6Qrh06Si4dMw5NZh0ICuQdzvoHCY8dS2TLi4mTEbTAhiCLIQMf6k/s1600/IMG_4386.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/AVvXsEimCwVDSrN2BPQ18BAh1k7gi7OcgMhlZUMOrMkmytL-CWXOXC15YdmwhXKiyuOdjfV6CBgCi7oSFMseWSkZhKfEvBj6Qrh06Si4dMw5NZh0ICuQdzvoHCY8dS2TLi4mTEbTAhiCLIQMf6k/s400/IMG_4386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474666644222087906" /></a><br />This photo captures our little guy. There is really nothing more to say. A shiner and an armload of balls. He cried for 15 min. when daddy didn't let him take all of these balls into the house.midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-49238717974403750892010-05-14T21:10:00.001-07:002010-05-14T22:04:41.377-07:00too much time....<div><div style="text-align: center; ">No. I refuse to let another year go by before another post. A friend recently mentioned her love/hate relationship with her blog in reference to how much time it takes. I have to be honest, this one simple comment made me feel a lot better. I thought I was the only one that thought a blog post took A LOT of time. I realize, of course, the more I post - the less time it would take to update. There would be quick individual posts documenting our Easter trip to California, horseback riding with our cousins in Wisconsin, Grady's first black eye etc. and I would not have to role them into one long roll that took me HOURS to figure out which pictures I should add. I am curious though: Does everyone that blogs spend hours looking at other blogs? It seems easy to do. It also seems that everyone that blogs is very creative. Is that equally as true? Any insight? For now here are a few cute photos from the last 6 weeks of our lives. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hunting for eggs at our dear friends home in San Luis Obispo, CA.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHj6CPUhTJByalQ5284gBoN7Y_ugYN6ZYixT3edQSLJrLIsKddctPVC1DGG-eqMHOXLqRUXcknFidQvStlcHoDzQUwbbsjaEQEm2_KEoGxtcScFXxjciFMo01jZ9T7587hjlj7LxkWIQ/s1600/IMG_4254.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/AVvXsEhVHj6CPUhTJByalQ5284gBoN7Y_ugYN6ZYixT3edQSLJrLIsKddctPVC1DGG-eqMHOXLqRUXcknFidQvStlcHoDzQUwbbsjaEQEm2_KEoGxtcScFXxjciFMo01jZ9T7587hjlj7LxkWIQ/s400/IMG_4254.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471352868554160850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sat. morning Farmers Market at the park.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8escWKQUE2Mv7LJ2HiqKB37ekwsrOOS0111TU72AHTsr8T1lSmstKjOOHfrXXq-MqCH0o-Uc1brNuO4GCSBgICqJHLNw_B3_cSLi0c8cVS65Yd0A2PWSmMZeQ6_ax95ymAsGn9RSxPw/s1600/IMG_4208.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/AVvXsEiC8escWKQUE2Mv7LJ2HiqKB37ekwsrOOS0111TU72AHTsr8T1lSmstKjOOHfrXXq-MqCH0o-Uc1brNuO4GCSBgICqJHLNw_B3_cSLi0c8cVS65Yd0A2PWSmMZeQ6_ax95ymAsGn9RSxPw/s400/IMG_4208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471352857849820466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grady, so happy with his egg full of craisins. Little does he know most kids </div><div style="text-align: center;">get way more sugar.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bzQ_KTVuXzOXDhYcMke_Dv61cYcijsPHLOL_P1ywplIyD_svyfobPIkh9WYLxDGXZVsJr4hg_F8SVyIEy7KWwdvFXS-ievJOz4Nq4t9cDgE3vAR6KnwzPIn-BJa14J1uvbrzGAPGm2Q/s1600/IMG_4229.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/AVvXsEg4bzQ_KTVuXzOXDhYcMke_Dv61cYcijsPHLOL_P1ywplIyD_svyfobPIkh9WYLxDGXZVsJr4hg_F8SVyIEy7KWwdvFXS-ievJOz4Nq4t9cDgE3vAR6KnwzPIn-BJa14J1uvbrzGAPGm2Q/s400/IMG_4229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471352849379107378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">YUM! Strawberry shortcake with the works!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAeP79At7DC-NOsRJeMSmJDHlD7p-dPPS5WjKhMTYYPHnNwQYVpn8_I3yM6LmvPLWAR85jBXNciNkny7hLXfq8Z9eS004wl_q3ZTO8EoXYw2q_yvkpdhlr2ruXHhVdIBC9RoA0hcgIlQ/s1600/IMG_4158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAeP79At7DC-NOsRJeMSmJDHlD7p-dPPS5WjKhMTYYPHnNwQYVpn8_I3yM6LmvPLWAR85jBXNciNkny7hLXfq8Z9eS004wl_q3ZTO8EoXYw2q_yvkpdhlr2ruXHhVdIBC9RoA0hcgIlQ/s400/IMG_4158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471352845261256578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Taking stock after a successful egg hunt on Easter morning....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiifJ7JlYCcF8LGw7AOrqaocr-iyH3POkVDvSuPaRt13ATtdpSgV5Y2APNc2w6lage32_uuSXSbLpoD1eRm-WkIQOOsqWEe7WkUVL15E6Wx15MZ0mG455kWfDlQtks-3GxVYr4nvnIxh4/s1600/IMG_4228.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/AVvXsEhiifJ7JlYCcF8LGw7AOrqaocr-iyH3POkVDvSuPaRt13ATtdpSgV5Y2APNc2w6lage32_uuSXSbLpoD1eRm-WkIQOOsqWEe7WkUVL15E6Wx15MZ0mG455kWfDlQtks-3GxVYr4nvnIxh4/s400/IMG_4228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471352833729807618" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of fun with water in Grandma Jonnie and Pop pop's backyard.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYzRmih2tGJtIfm1SWJ4ueAjDqXHYfn5MgZvhsblpZkmxFI9R4Foi1m6yoVJyYAlSS4hIfsY6cvDQRw21vLLcn_014uzxNqPamtNBG7rEuVx6j-v4MnNNeX6ZWJJJbxxJnL5bPgqterQ/s1600/IMG_4261.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/AVvXsEiOYzRmih2tGJtIfm1SWJ4ueAjDqXHYfn5MgZvhsblpZkmxFI9R4Foi1m6yoVJyYAlSS4hIfsY6cvDQRw21vLLcn_014uzxNqPamtNBG7rEuVx6j-v4MnNNeX6ZWJJJbxxJnL5bPgqterQ/s400/IMG_4261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471349363087373026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Saying goodbye at the airport!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJSkPj4id0KCBctYPDKbDPUHfv1whvkdxv4V4V3rMxnbDyZFP-0SzjNMTWmFe9Zue6-hQ4RYco7WuTB70_wa-Fv_C-HMJHNvgPa5JRzeOMAOpsxHMYiM7E4YieBw4-PkODAC_goUXrac/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJSkPj4id0KCBctYPDKbDPUHfv1whvkdxv4V4V3rMxnbDyZFP-0SzjNMTWmFe9Zue6-hQ4RYco7WuTB70_wa-Fv_C-HMJHNvgPa5JRzeOMAOpsxHMYiM7E4YieBw4-PkODAC_goUXrac/s400/IMG_4265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471349352726020786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Even though we were exhausted from our trip, we could not pass up this opportunity to go horseback riding with all the Peter's cousins the day after we returned to WI.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSmW1hPZvod3Fqz3C-HqQtqYM2fBziRqwxURg534A8UtAkr34iuIWg7OD41QyDrUNk3dopQCVNz0tpBoHJshnpAtzYPqqpAeHYeH-IxkgADdESZxcWNFkhj90QXZGp5K54ob5jOUF3P4/s1600/IMG_4284.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/AVvXsEhkSmW1hPZvod3Fqz3C-HqQtqYM2fBziRqwxURg534A8UtAkr34iuIWg7OD41QyDrUNk3dopQCVNz0tpBoHJshnpAtzYPqqpAeHYeH-IxkgADdESZxcWNFkhj90QXZGp5K54ob5jOUF3P4/s400/IMG_4284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471349347085708434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0OitCVMRI2seYBt4t6Ea1j-9-sY-9aBjTfe1dILPF-eWW7-BJJgXdgfakkPT5gtWqu-nm40uvFJM5V2EJiARUWhhyck0mv076Rlog4uuyEDWvDKCi4RI1D0NZ_0XDXusfxduUVDITwI/s1600/IMG_4295.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/AVvXsEjO0OitCVMRI2seYBt4t6Ea1j-9-sY-9aBjTfe1dILPF-eWW7-BJJgXdgfakkPT5gtWqu-nm40uvFJM5V2EJiARUWhhyck0mv076Rlog4uuyEDWvDKCi4RI1D0NZ_0XDXusfxduUVDITwI/s400/IMG_4295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471349340470260706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was our attempt at a Happy Earth Week parade. Grady insisted on being in a dress like Zoey, Sophia (Z's good friend) and Natalie (our neighbor). </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAywWs3VJBRG-SUoX77Y-XKMiw0S0UMbKyCB9_3rl56ARjtyxDlq3skYL00IKxsd6OD-PhAz08Li46WabnXi4jcUSvs4XxlF_TqHfgd5kp60PEghyphenhyphenbG_WAfkUoc5o-NMNf0Iyk9bQFFU/s1600/IMG_4317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAywWs3VJBRG-SUoX77Y-XKMiw0S0UMbKyCB9_3rl56ARjtyxDlq3skYL00IKxsd6OD-PhAz08Li46WabnXi4jcUSvs4XxlF_TqHfgd5kp60PEghyphenhyphenbG_WAfkUoc5o-NMNf0Iyk9bQFFU/s400/IMG_4317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471349330763934962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Have a happy day! Happy May. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-51772461336736442742010-03-28T20:51:00.001-07:002010-03-28T21:33:16.589-07:00LUNCH TIME FUN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqipk25TjlVlPXY7fVgePh1zQDf43hJWtclyFkyBDdIZVY4uqLh_rns6rIoyliBUWYAv4tiXuPj6BpFwS__wNkH2zc9ZR24gLXZTQzWtdkvMSYVnbCuuipMvpTjZ122myjiutGz5r8Zxk/s1600/IMG_4114.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqipk25TjlVlPXY7fVgePh1zQDf43hJWtclyFkyBDdIZVY4uqLh_rns6rIoyliBUWYAv4tiXuPj6BpFwS__wNkH2zc9ZR24gLXZTQzWtdkvMSYVnbCuuipMvpTjZ122myjiutGz5r8Zxk/s400/IMG_4114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453902543609795506" /></a><div>Grady really likes to eat. Especially apple sauce. </div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>and Zoey......well, she likes the idea of eating more than eating itself. I like this photo because it reminds me to slow down and appreciate my little rasberry. I get so involved in pushing my agenda (like getting food into stomachs so blood sugars can normalize and cells can do their job so my kids can grow etc, etc.) that I forget to stop and simply let them enjoy and experience putting rasberries on little fingers.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftSI3DS0p3aweFApNi4YFaXK1b8BR6LJzVys15ob7Ikrst-oGHqd7tRPd7KiX27Ov8mCb724KTXdQGBV2vFrjZrgixwt-dUPIvyFylYbZQJKbzBev5i9hJdrkyYC9I6EksLV9g-sZ6w/s1600/IMG_4117.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftSI3DS0p3aweFApNi4YFaXK1b8BR6LJzVys15ob7Ikrst-oGHqd7tRPd7KiX27Ov8mCb724KTXdQGBV2vFrjZrgixwt-dUPIvyFylYbZQJKbzBev5i9hJdrkyYC9I6EksLV9g-sZ6w/s400/IMG_4117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453902535384890450" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">The art of eating.<span><span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">Meet Bagel-man</span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27OChPcmuDUK1ya4LtGfmex6qjuhQasP-sqHkTcoFAUXXXxJctrKGod3n-gEn-jkKOZJXFpWdhrzW3QEu8jrDhaKQxiljERKYqu39SzKA-lkpHObdCUANuyWOLWKS9uQyFANkmhsJ-VI/s1600/IMG_4089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27OChPcmuDUK1ya4LtGfmex6qjuhQasP-sqHkTcoFAUXXXxJctrKGod3n-gEn-jkKOZJXFpWdhrzW3QEu8jrDhaKQxiljERKYqu39SzKA-lkpHObdCUANuyWOLWKS9uQyFANkmhsJ-VI/s400/IMG_4089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453899844027507202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEah1oaaTVxkr7A9dDtccaGSU3Z7ALJ-lmHBkkUEs_nUOWkkEfCZ2nLfvAt1LQIylF9hUVwJytAgl_F8-XNA6xRaX4iBU9kWQij4KOU2vzTTjJRLs40_1OBJLuyTYt-_2lJ9Xe56l5acs/s1600/IMG_4090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEah1oaaTVxkr7A9dDtccaGSU3Z7ALJ-lmHBkkUEs_nUOWkkEfCZ2nLfvAt1LQIylF9hUVwJytAgl_F8-XNA6xRaX4iBU9kWQij4KOU2vzTTjJRLs40_1OBJLuyTYt-_2lJ9Xe56l5acs/s400/IMG_4090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453899838103854450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZP5noukcpP8kRdR4mx_kxUqU4_-MAlJ7lVSiIvjxX5WCloYxtzH6hJL6GD80nqaMZU4r0kcKIHBP2vLyTCJPMpARRvP7T4sZ69usC3iSEKcgI2-D7jbe0Nkl7drCL0AAHMdrjgqURUo/s1600/IMG_4092.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/AVvXsEg6ZP5noukcpP8kRdR4mx_kxUqU4_-MAlJ7lVSiIvjxX5WCloYxtzH6hJL6GD80nqaMZU4r0kcKIHBP2vLyTCJPMpARRvP7T4sZ69usC3iSEKcgI2-D7jbe0Nkl7drCL0AAHMdrjgqURUo/s400/IMG_4092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453899827526366770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2lsRR-mVQ2TTYuRFhU7arhaRDomgCTn8sf-ipFsDuDWLOo2eoKNMvgnQLPMLtDpgy53uMpmwPCh4akIgV8JhIO5Es8cb9vdBeF-HBRKcoh8X1vpLyOi79Ht2u9bCpwdifcFoY0EUY1I/s1600/IMG_4093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2lsRR-mVQ2TTYuRFhU7arhaRDomgCTn8sf-ipFsDuDWLOo2eoKNMvgnQLPMLtDpgy53uMpmwPCh4akIgV8JhIO5Es8cb9vdBeF-HBRKcoh8X1vpLyOi79Ht2u9bCpwdifcFoY0EUY1I/s400/IMG_4093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453899812909606866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> Lunch can often be a tedious process but bagel-man seemed to make eating a little more enticing. Somedays I feel like patting myself on the back for the small victories like the invention of bagel-man. Somedays, I feel like I am bagel-man......I will let you make the inference.</div><br /></div></div></div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-29666599957215622902010-03-28T20:11:00.000-07:002010-03-28T20:45:03.055-07:00In honor of March Madness<div style="text-align: center;">Dave and I recently (it was bound to happen sooner rather than later) crashed and burned on our NCAA March Madness Brackets. Thankfully we are not too upset and haven't lost any sleep over the disappointment. In honor of the underdogs, I thought I would share a few highlights from our own private March Madness weekend. (I know it looks cold to all you sissies on the west coast but 50 degrees feels pretty good to us.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZktpcW0WpJrm8ywHsLDX9YTXHNOWU1K7fxRlFToiZe4EE2C8yLz7fMnQQUcqDlfwwaHMtrTaBsxm0koJRRbilpvcx7IBuAo-TzgBPXRhi99X0QDl7HnvUUeBsO9xvn0fSsj5_MfeiEY/s1600/IMG_4128.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZktpcW0WpJrm8ywHsLDX9YTXHNOWU1K7fxRlFToiZe4EE2C8yLz7fMnQQUcqDlfwwaHMtrTaBsxm0koJRRbilpvcx7IBuAo-TzgBPXRhi99X0QDl7HnvUUeBsO9xvn0fSsj5_MfeiEY/s320/IMG_4128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453893555195110226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpO7XrRPfnF-M4PgwdW8ge5S0bG0UpW6zkQ9WojqtpziqwBkLi9R8DCRDMvqmAO3DzhCuQWLpnCyi7fyNvlZ-SrqrZUistZmPJ9iQIEy5mUGCTxmrj_GykRGyyMtjm1MfLM2Pfms73qw/s1600/IMG_4126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpO7XrRPfnF-M4PgwdW8ge5S0bG0UpW6zkQ9WojqtpziqwBkLi9R8DCRDMvqmAO3DzhCuQWLpnCyi7fyNvlZ-SrqrZUistZmPJ9iQIEy5mUGCTxmrj_GykRGyyMtjm1MfLM2Pfms73qw/s320/IMG_4126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453893546075778866" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYQFLZqedtCo6b4oP4xxvqG3acvwuTbo8ceKBF51bqs5Z4mYLaS4S-axfluZHV4Z1SUHAzhruWtihpz5qBogBSEY3xyLMhQxwzrPO8QfpZF1GiDjwkX3wNbA-j7iDoRjTut8u9nXGvAI/s1600/IMG_4129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYQFLZqedtCo6b4oP4xxvqG3acvwuTbo8ceKBF51bqs5Z4mYLaS4S-axfluZHV4Z1SUHAzhruWtihpz5qBogBSEY3xyLMhQxwzrPO8QfpZF1GiDjwkX3wNbA-j7iDoRjTut8u9nXGvAI/s320/IMG_4129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453891985290814146" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The good news despite our basketball blues is that we think our daughter might go pro in baseball.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21xxvnKiWFF9TkYi2jxv88s1NBGvgS1WXeTJCVM7s9D_siy4wGZMTJtWFaR20jtUChYhXKKffGWdRY99X2yzuC7GgYj_Gy7fH1eCpwUUe8oVivaRhiXHWrvdnb-PkIqCkn_i0B5Bahd0/s1600/IMG_4123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21xxvnKiWFF9TkYi2jxv88s1NBGvgS1WXeTJCVM7s9D_siy4wGZMTJtWFaR20jtUChYhXKKffGWdRY99X2yzuC7GgYj_Gy7fH1eCpwUUe8oVivaRhiXHWrvdnb-PkIqCkn_i0B5Bahd0/s320/IMG_4123.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453890074239778130" /></a>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-83878700394365161342010-03-11T20:36:00.000-08:002010-03-11T21:00:11.561-08:00Should I try again?<div style="text-align: center;">Trying again......</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXeN3Uxfbs5PDJS-TgV_2kALQbNVFPeDS_W83RhhHEQ4cBoB6IuKJkoBm72hbBjt1egMFsb0alJi1EHZkCpfvyzoJpoiwvFI3hkXf70tXfQE7ahRv45Me4ZfKcGNrkLTNQo0AvOCbqP4/s1600-h/IMG_4042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXeN3Uxfbs5PDJS-TgV_2kALQbNVFPeDS_W83RhhHEQ4cBoB6IuKJkoBm72hbBjt1egMFsb0alJi1EHZkCpfvyzoJpoiwvFI3hkXf70tXfQE7ahRv45Me4ZfKcGNrkLTNQo0AvOCbqP4/s320/IMG_4042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447605536160021698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After a brief hiatus</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupjLvtt9bTB7DsPYR-3O-tZj38R7R4w1pwTQYkYNM1dvXjNM_eJFGn8lWaWdTqoX0Hj9rCOcyFiPHUpftYzCeljJIbeK3wcc6yRjgECHRQM6iLglLVEIR9VgPxsntQcMJlKfbmViVPbI/s1600-h/IMG_4048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupjLvtt9bTB7DsPYR-3O-tZj38R7R4w1pwTQYkYNM1dvXjNM_eJFGn8lWaWdTqoX0Hj9rCOcyFiPHUpftYzCeljJIbeK3wcc6yRjgECHRQM6iLglLVEIR9VgPxsntQcMJlKfbmViVPbI/s320/IMG_4048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447605532092926434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I have recently been spending a few minutes here and there looking at several VERY inspiring blogs. I have been compelled to stop at a bakery on the way home from the YMCA (just because we can), take more thoughtful photographs, be more creative with my kids outside and in, to be JOYFUL about all that is around me and to be thankful for what I have. ..... and lastly, to try to restart my blog that stalled out when the summer hit last year. (I mean, it is easy to blog in the winter when it is dark at 5 p.m. but summer?) Well, I will give it another shot. Maybe, just maybe, I can, at the very least inspire someone to stay outside longer on a summer evening because I have gone inside to blog and post a lovely summer sunset.</div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-40625154676081171532009-06-07T20:41:00.000-07:002009-06-07T21:03:30.272-07:00a few new photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHVfRLKq2-p4qZXscEnAFCPEunjaxxW_weFBBAxwlpTXE5JjZfttydV2lvzk1QVUrEkLdcpU4iRRcRPkas7wZxNrGGOn2DllWZtmusy3R3Xb98BseyjPPDRt422-Lnp53Tzal30syqMI/s1600-h/IMG_2576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHVfRLKq2-p4qZXscEnAFCPEunjaxxW_weFBBAxwlpTXE5JjZfttydV2lvzk1QVUrEkLdcpU4iRRcRPkas7wZxNrGGOn2DllWZtmusy3R3Xb98BseyjPPDRt422-Lnp53Tzal30syqMI/s200/IMG_2576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344798455828705634" border="0" /></a>Finally! I few new photos from the month of May. One of our current favorite activities is eating smores around an evening bonfire either at home in our backyard or up at the cabin. The days have been nice and we are enjoying being outside as much as possible. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFsSN6NyhoQCteazSLX3LqjeLi3USFfAPZWGgBhz9P6yKKXftTd_Fjyk01gbUD3pMu92Hk_G389Y53HRAtkpro4EogixwNSdMTiV30cfGtkoU2Rg38E43ByWxPsifWKGdj6tKFYwFkDQ/s1600-h/IMG_2559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFsSN6NyhoQCteazSLX3LqjeLi3USFfAPZWGgBhz9P6yKKXftTd_Fjyk01gbUD3pMu92Hk_G389Y53HRAtkpro4EogixwNSdMTiV30cfGtkoU2Rg38E43ByWxPsifWKGdj6tKFYwFkDQ/s200/IMG_2559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344798452642589714" border="0" /></a>Here is a great shot of grady. He now gets around pretty darn fast by doing the army crawl. He especially loves doors and playing hide and seek behind them. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHc49fjmG-Hv9KHAuFpkJUOU1CWVVbhRp8PmD-RODTHjFMqTlXtIKoChd10wUM_nikja5dIf3FvbGdSjbgdjX-lPQ2s2dlz5-lwjQMpvjLyYk_B5Q_aZCNcNsiA-1t1kPvDV5yRhJGdE/s1600-h/IMG_2552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHc49fjmG-Hv9KHAuFpkJUOU1CWVVbhRp8PmD-RODTHjFMqTlXtIKoChd10wUM_nikja5dIf3FvbGdSjbgdjX-lPQ2s2dlz5-lwjQMpvjLyYk_B5Q_aZCNcNsiA-1t1kPvDV5yRhJGdE/s200/IMG_2552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344798446029684354" border="0" /></a> Zoey with some epic bed head. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCDkpU2ClSsLmCvyUVGan2q6hG2ARa28h5JvtDrEqCMw_xazgCBP6VzgpRg9Hp8RdMExnRq5qirhGB0NY8fmAJEUS_Wq8xRhDMZiPo1W9VRQcUVhM3rGHn5lfxmg25ciUyBRfLGZAGyY/s1600-h/IMG_2548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCDkpU2ClSsLmCvyUVGan2q6hG2ARa28h5JvtDrEqCMw_xazgCBP6VzgpRg9Hp8RdMExnRq5qirhGB0NY8fmAJEUS_Wq8xRhDMZiPo1W9VRQcUVhM3rGHn5lfxmg25ciUyBRfLGZAGyY/s200/IMG_2548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344798437750363202" border="0" /></a>The other day I was busy putting stuff away in grady's room and Zoey walked in looking like this. She loves dress up and playing wedding. She told our neighbor Parker the other day that he could be the groom. He agreed to play along but only if they could play when "nobody was looking".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF14QzWY2Wfq8zze-ZkPZ247tor8pxAsf3pIiOtDRMhcXm00c_8JMg_8Zp5SVxzpTKsF021qqWTY4vi_kFUhF4PQgWSh6fu1CusU00iYiOh44IA2OTpPs7J82KbFPn0d1rEAuZgoZJG4/s1600-h/IMG_2542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF14QzWY2Wfq8zze-ZkPZ247tor8pxAsf3pIiOtDRMhcXm00c_8JMg_8Zp5SVxzpTKsF021qqWTY4vi_kFUhF4PQgWSh6fu1CusU00iYiOh44IA2OTpPs7J82KbFPn0d1rEAuZgoZJG4/s200/IMG_2542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344798437382179778" border="0" /></a> Zoey, her teacher, and two classmates on her last day of preschool.midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-20338562282316166932009-04-19T20:01:00.001-07:002009-04-19T20:04:39.910-07:00Grady and Boone<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border="0" width="0" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*MDE5NjM1NDQyMyZwdD*xMjQwMTk2NDg*NDYyJnA9MTI1MjEmZD*mbj1ibG9nZ2VyJmc9MSZ*PSZvPTM2MDhhNWJlM2Y4YjQ5Mzc5MDFkZTEzYTBkODA5MGZmJm9mPTA=.gif" /><center>this video cracks us up every time. </center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="425" height="381"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dropshots.com/dropshots.swf?p=1&u=http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/430785/20090416/171915.flv&l=http://www.dropshots.com/PetersFamily#date/2009-04-16/17:19:15&d=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><embed src="http://www.dropshots.com/dropshots.swf?p=1&u=http://media6.dropshots.com/photos/430785/20090416/171915.flv&l=http://www.dropshots.com/PetersFamily#date/2009-04-16/17:19:15&d=1" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="381"></embed></object><br /><span style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:8pt;"><a href="http://www.dropshots.com/">Photo Sharing</a> - <a href="http://www.dropshots.com/">Video Sharing</a> - <a href="http://www.qualityphotoprints.com/">Photo Printing</a></span></center>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-70831611090487875432009-04-19T19:27:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:35:25.526-07:00The cousin egg hunt<div>Greta found the final egg! For full photo coverage check out our dropshots link.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpuRTveK9QjbFIUzgTmb-a0sJikNImnJTlXocEzGUR_G6moxiiO5D1n-osSTe5Dbs58GT6tNqJWzmDaA6TgFfr2V8PwJRCo81dvPWBU-orlU_TmN9Nicss8Sg5nl0TVqqeKkderO0CME/s1600-h/IMG_2399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpuRTveK9QjbFIUzgTmb-a0sJikNImnJTlXocEzGUR_G6moxiiO5D1n-osSTe5Dbs58GT6tNqJWzmDaA6TgFfr2V8PwJRCo81dvPWBU-orlU_TmN9Nicss8Sg5nl0TVqqeKkderO0CME/s200/IMG_2399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596035695903170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCLOtquaBnuLUxAxFQmHs_7AY1dYuJhEdFzQ1MEsbwDBsnoOgFMFNCXOrev6vCoT7VCNemz7E81rLPYCXQr2BewrlmRhAX83GCuIPtUNg-hegHS6WOjyzXCRNj6Nfm1Kzol3m5hHEBzo/s1600-h/IMG_2398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCLOtquaBnuLUxAxFQmHs_7AY1dYuJhEdFzQ1MEsbwDBsnoOgFMFNCXOrev6vCoT7VCNemz7E81rLPYCXQr2BewrlmRhAX83GCuIPtUNg-hegHS6WOjyzXCRNj6Nfm1Kzol3m5hHEBzo/s200/IMG_2398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596029520765314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpK-V9Rlhqtrvi7NHbeFXqt1vRaXWbDs2zyA4vfElxiMYRpPzescwfohoytQBdLv2oOFzlRoXqv7jpco6Z7mmXHJlts6rkBYsar4xB-owxugVgLbWywxrTuKsmcrur0K7tAzocGRZdqI/s1600-h/IMG_2384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpK-V9Rlhqtrvi7NHbeFXqt1vRaXWbDs2zyA4vfElxiMYRpPzescwfohoytQBdLv2oOFzlRoXqv7jpco6Z7mmXHJlts6rkBYsar4xB-owxugVgLbWywxrTuKsmcrur0K7tAzocGRZdqI/s200/IMG_2384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596027690759762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1afEE3ssjMUaZYtYxok47eZWvGr0W5qrL2OIP5FDt49hmSAgvfJ8I5RRxe3KqfwYSQGWnVjeVRCGKeIgfniGX9wwmMD_UIGbG29EJs6bG2Kj_i4kxyeceS9fNg5iAX76w9x2y01h4TU/s1600-h/IMG_2390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1afEE3ssjMUaZYtYxok47eZWvGr0W5qrL2OIP5FDt49hmSAgvfJ8I5RRxe3KqfwYSQGWnVjeVRCGKeIgfniGX9wwmMD_UIGbG29EJs6bG2Kj_i4kxyeceS9fNg5iAX76w9x2y01h4TU/s200/IMG_2390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596021543634626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3MmB-d2QabYpu1bkW8RlTf6Kg7qYFv5H6xyhJS720Aib6RC3nVZ-MWm4FXZ59k3-JDvMAc-TH5YMK2wtCS1T9-reO7XwGfhDl0sple588KspuoQ-TGu-xpRO4hy_yD-ANAxzZRrZvDc/s1600-h/IMG_2446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3MmB-d2QabYpu1bkW8RlTf6Kg7qYFv5H6xyhJS720Aib6RC3nVZ-MWm4FXZ59k3-JDvMAc-TH5YMK2wtCS1T9-reO7XwGfhDl0sple588KspuoQ-TGu-xpRO4hy_yD-ANAxzZRrZvDc/s200/IMG_2446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596016706959538" /></a>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-21245672099622005842009-04-19T18:48:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:17:05.237-07:00Easter with the Peters<div>On Saturday we went to Medford, WI to celebrate Easter <br /></div><div>with the Peter's extended family. We had such a nice time </div><div>visiting, eating, playing and hunting for eggs. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOGUpIY-Ek1733JgeqjIonoNGv-eS0MpRUJtYxL_G-PWUFN8gxqVkKOJDXNm7YtpRl4zKzjxu3IWldDtHctUioEuoY2pDzFWBRtsq2_vFv92uOxbe6NwE197mU5PpTegr__UKqFS3vRM/s1600-h/IMG_2414.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOGUpIY-Ek1733JgeqjIonoNGv-eS0MpRUJtYxL_G-PWUFN8gxqVkKOJDXNm7YtpRl4zKzjxu3IWldDtHctUioEuoY2pDzFWBRtsq2_vFv92uOxbe6NwE197mU5PpTegr__UKqFS3vRM/s320/IMG_2414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589470398473698" /></a>Dave's cousin Annika with Zoey and her cousins, Graham and Ellie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMD0_cvrXt2SA1Yg4N_8h2nUKfEpCNmNQKrFA9AuMRm_HNDuxVtrKQZfVOuj9E-CU48FKk-K2zhO1rwxnwYzDiK3bkwHBFfE_dBjEc6YnDFJ3ROFZfAcaOV8j0hdT44bIfgBEV7jZo8w/s1600-h/IMG_2442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMD0_cvrXt2SA1Yg4N_8h2nUKfEpCNmNQKrFA9AuMRm_HNDuxVtrKQZfVOuj9E-CU48FKk-K2zhO1rwxnwYzDiK3bkwHBFfE_dBjEc6YnDFJ3ROFZfAcaOV8j0hdT44bIfgBEV7jZo8w/s320/IMG_2442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589463345745762" /></a>Greta trying to get into the story line.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNReLAuJaShMvgA2y13kEMtbFv5x6-yDbU8CghdRYsU7-hNoBJTf-gRszGZFUuD52wORp3Z5sDDA-y7VGaOtQwDcZ40K8impUlOnA9zFgHxKRMf8C57G2SwuFKz7zqigYew7AAxo7jVRw/s1600-h/IMG_2426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNReLAuJaShMvgA2y13kEMtbFv5x6-yDbU8CghdRYsU7-hNoBJTf-gRszGZFUuD52wORp3Z5sDDA-y7VGaOtQwDcZ40K8impUlOnA9zFgHxKRMf8C57G2SwuFKz7zqigYew7AAxo7jVRw/s320/IMG_2426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589459233656722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDy0BhbRGc0NPCEw_FkUSSegUgRXpvuDuiPYGthttytp0_s-9mAPOGJcL7NG_bVOEEHnLS-3j79IxZq3tv1aCIBijZ-iq0q2w0mDKUdpQdhMIbKFqrSakCKW4V4mx0HjCh6qarvKeeLrI/s1600-h/IMG_2430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDy0BhbRGc0NPCEw_FkUSSegUgRXpvuDuiPYGthttytp0_s-9mAPOGJcL7NG_bVOEEHnLS-3j79IxZq3tv1aCIBijZ-iq0q2w0mDKUdpQdhMIbKFqrSakCKW4V4mx0HjCh6qarvKeeLrI/s320/IMG_2430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589450832765282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUjoiL0E-cBKfwoT6o_4lsZDn_nYFAMipqkovC5w_murZDl3OIFzHMFBiiy8hEcySmt2k-fw6NyfV-DylcERPvDYmpoiNHgtEz_I7Pu7NwRfjL4y1kHAziJ-TtTWDPAEXJUL_vbH7NHk/s1600-h/IMG_2428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUjoiL0E-cBKfwoT6o_4lsZDn_nYFAMipqkovC5w_murZDl3OIFzHMFBiiy8hEcySmt2k-fw6NyfV-DylcERPvDYmpoiNHgtEz_I7Pu7NwRfjL4y1kHAziJ-TtTWDPAEXJUL_vbH7NHk/s320/IMG_2428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326589447220210802" /></a>Dave's cousing Laura was trying to show me how to use my camera, pulling out colors etc.<div>I thought these photos of our nieces Ava and Greta turned out pretty cool.<br /><br /></div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-25012190402808485772009-04-16T20:19:00.001-07:002009-04-16T20:39:34.573-07:00The neighborhood egg hunt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvvx1xd8KXRIdamLW6TlNS8cXiBMgoH5NrhM7sRQV38fi3NJNbVFWRfl6awVYxX5H_o8d68cIby6a8OhISWILk7XpymroQpcOt3LK-TZ-D-1H5gNp2loK5jNzuUHQy7lYxV-IHELjGrY/s1600-h/IMG_2359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvvx1xd8KXRIdamLW6TlNS8cXiBMgoH5NrhM7sRQV38fi3NJNbVFWRfl6awVYxX5H_o8d68cIby6a8OhISWILk7XpymroQpcOt3LK-TZ-D-1H5gNp2loK5jNzuUHQy7lYxV-IHELjGrY/s320/IMG_2359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325497001122458578" /></a>Our neighbors, Mary and John, graciously hosted a Saturday morning egg hunt for the kids. It was lots of fun. Zoey was thrilled to be wearing a dress. As I look at these photos now, I can't believe how much more color has arrived in one week. Easter brought the Spring this year and life is coming back. We all feel stronger and thankful for rebirth.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_8chDm9TyDt_YbuLXpBfpbTf_wpeSsRv4YuBtO1qSvh0Pw554Vwp29ry8Qa2SckOhOQ50Pf7R2kEHZgWtWKirkfSGtu0kRL0YRuMTnWQsxR7XR4JoXdlV__Kbya0acOzG5Y6xfNVLIY/s1600-h/IMG_2361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_8chDm9TyDt_YbuLXpBfpbTf_wpeSsRv4YuBtO1qSvh0Pw554Vwp29ry8Qa2SckOhOQ50Pf7R2kEHZgWtWKirkfSGtu0kRL0YRuMTnWQsxR7XR4JoXdlV__Kbya0acOzG5Y6xfNVLIY/s200/IMG_2361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325496532891555474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgeq7FY2mK8fDrJtIWPVt5X2BwcQ8aUfQzHrqvmWm8kKnx7nA2w1to8jS9vmDhQUK9Atv-FBFezue8M66mijRU007wHBQdoh5KPKU-UXLNNQFvtZwuGuRMHDm09h8mPlSmhOG8IepO3M/s1600-h/IMG_2448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgeq7FY2mK8fDrJtIWPVt5X2BwcQ8aUfQzHrqvmWm8kKnx7nA2w1to8jS9vmDhQUK9Atv-FBFezue8M66mijRU007wHBQdoh5KPKU-UXLNNQFvtZwuGuRMHDm09h8mPlSmhOG8IepO3M/s200/IMG_2448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325496526368782450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwMD0fsV6iWJVzwE-WSDHdD_E2OdOFuTlPSM_k1KaEuGNn-3Dn3BYSHNV2Eza9T4oME433wxStTVjzdBXgMp5Ud_XVWYqynSa_ZxncpxQHvJPHxzQBdlnWbgeggoy4LHskkLpwKNwcRc/s1600-h/IMG_2367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwMD0fsV6iWJVzwE-WSDHdD_E2OdOFuTlPSM_k1KaEuGNn-3Dn3BYSHNV2Eza9T4oME433wxStTVjzdBXgMp5Ud_XVWYqynSa_ZxncpxQHvJPHxzQBdlnWbgeggoy4LHskkLpwKNwcRc/s200/IMG_2367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325496526281511538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1TZ6bOUB7QFh2EUUFVT4VvayFC9PhnJ8CpADmX0AcwY2D2HUyZXdrZIJ1uJBl0xNKVOzgVUgL-pdOeoo616i1KSpv4hgVX75AFapUEP-yyI8b8bi0GoZ03Jg_IvpU_69WAarcMOdt6M/s1600-h/IMG_2447.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1TZ6bOUB7QFh2EUUFVT4VvayFC9PhnJ8CpADmX0AcwY2D2HUyZXdrZIJ1uJBl0xNKVOzgVUgL-pdOeoo616i1KSpv4hgVX75AFapUEP-yyI8b8bi0GoZ03Jg_IvpU_69WAarcMOdt6M/s200/IMG_2447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325496521778066178" /></a>Pennies and jelly beans were a fun find in the eggs. Later, Zoey had me help her count her money. She had dumped it all together with plastic coins and pesos. She could not understand why "all" the money could not help her buy a changing table for her baby.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gx6oVM-_a4FkFfVIgJgH0ig4EU5dyoJv180R91rq_ip6KlddlwniGqcWsxVCvsoDhHmGou8mlo2vzxd2Py6IBMnotrvQOYnFnBx4PjRgLWeDKKvFOisOy58K2ACqty_QVrt9WVdSeqE/s1600-h/IMG_2376.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gx6oVM-_a4FkFfVIgJgH0ig4EU5dyoJv180R91rq_ip6KlddlwniGqcWsxVCvsoDhHmGou8mlo2vzxd2Py6IBMnotrvQOYnFnBx4PjRgLWeDKKvFOisOy58K2ACqty_QVrt9WVdSeqE/s200/IMG_2376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325496515168088498" /></a>Dave has been looking for some ink on this blog. He really is a very present dad and a great one at that. I thought this was a great photo of dave and a funny one of Zoey. We will most likely find the same expression on Zoey's face in a photo with her dad in 10 years.midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-52900646407930602772009-04-16T20:03:00.001-07:002009-04-16T20:18:34.640-07:00Easter Preparations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b8cA2Rn10hgSK7QaC2TQRf3AQIuvqmAflditY439gA63m2TVJEirddUUZ51uhtdD-r1WD48co5xzIo_7fYeOHKW89SAsCfw4OkNcqmLEVd63LlrgzfKVOOCFrdtkehgWai5krpGCnQ8/s1600-h/IMG_2352.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b8cA2Rn10hgSK7QaC2TQRf3AQIuvqmAflditY439gA63m2TVJEirddUUZ51uhtdD-r1WD48co5xzIo_7fYeOHKW89SAsCfw4OkNcqmLEVd63LlrgzfKVOOCFrdtkehgWai5krpGCnQ8/s320/IMG_2352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325491918452471762" /></a> Dying easter eggs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR-VuScHjAFlw0mTHg2c6R4eLhyphenhyphenJDd1JNbpUdAv-8BPLMW7Ika9BbvkCzMgGa-kA7vKcN_33myAl2eiEmy0RajALbCO1L7NXO-e0d0jCbEpd-NkPQp2gsyHFdJLwV_TrCkNQ7vN1You4/s1600-h/IMG_2350.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR-VuScHjAFlw0mTHg2c6R4eLhyphenhyphenJDd1JNbpUdAv-8BPLMW7Ika9BbvkCzMgGa-kA7vKcN_33myAl2eiEmy0RajALbCO1L7NXO-e0d0jCbEpd-NkPQp2gsyHFdJLwV_TrCkNQ7vN1You4/s320/IMG_2350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325491915982216786" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Spring on a plate. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigTWt_RUcsYYi7RbbJYIMU3HzsN3bNMZ3RSlljKwyI0jCvuxnXIs9hyphenhyphen9EHpmOpUefcuiqsJLInqttV88-oetE7unUnm2SK9-ZtS4UorY4r-57ubE7GjmH2GZA3j71Tv-vg-ouZ2afuHY/s1600-h/IMG_2345.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigTWt_RUcsYYi7RbbJYIMU3HzsN3bNMZ3RSlljKwyI0jCvuxnXIs9hyphenhyphen9EHpmOpUefcuiqsJLInqttV88-oetE7unUnm2SK9-ZtS4UorY4r-57ubE7GjmH2GZA3j71Tv-vg-ouZ2afuHY/s320/IMG_2345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325491909444180946" /></a> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Frosting cookies intently.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDB4k-Qunm-LYq79O2dBYmAjOIOOuyhLPH0ANEZYIyUiiQFL1ECGhTn5SaOQxWJEGgKj2Ziz6sZD24D2Oc7f2TLraQlYy6TUoJmfNi93EAdIX0QzS6AeukjcOuTTkt2Kuhr0faYCV5co4/s1600-h/IMG_2321.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDB4k-Qunm-LYq79O2dBYmAjOIOOuyhLPH0ANEZYIyUiiQFL1ECGhTn5SaOQxWJEGgKj2Ziz6sZD24D2Oc7f2TLraQlYy6TUoJmfNi93EAdIX0QzS6AeukjcOuTTkt2Kuhr0faYCV5co4/s320/IMG_2321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325491906322416130" /></a>I thought rolling out dough and cutting cookies would be an engaging activity for Zoey and the neighbor boys, Parker and Jack. A few minutes in, Parker said, "when can we be done and go play?" But, as you can see by the previous photo, Zoey took her job very seriously.midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-58899002567004713612009-04-16T19:50:00.000-07:002009-04-16T20:03:09.001-07:00E-Trade look alike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksp4tFsMXP0pOVMtiqjwU7SKtalX1OR8LwSW-brz11L0rAgNN04lAf_WcogQOm6iWbk2iVjw6b3Luk3FIK87G6SRR1aQdFhyPVvKfRRdwslI135Cka0O9rlA-1vQLPCQIkLSDUStdbl0/s1600-h/IMG_2438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksp4tFsMXP0pOVMtiqjwU7SKtalX1OR8LwSW-brz11L0rAgNN04lAf_WcogQOm6iWbk2iVjw6b3Luk3FIK87G6SRR1aQdFhyPVvKfRRdwslI135Cka0O9rlA-1vQLPCQIkLSDUStdbl0/s320/IMG_2438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325487609828910546" /></a> "Check it. You just saw me buy stock."<div> Really. We could make a million or at least pay for college.</div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X4GZfvXx9Js&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X4GZfvXx9Js&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-63992134990683545872009-04-06T20:37:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:50:32.750-07:00Eating Cheerios<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLkTRmiPTXQrvdOcQo5ktXitlBBHfvmggiqKdtllB1US58WEI38AKx2n1hRNeLG8trMIzcomD7ejVJbKp-ZpRUVIMo55kihKHoaL6QJutristVkPKx0-b8WsoIXR3SXl1_6t6vZcbixw/s1600-h/IMG_2313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLkTRmiPTXQrvdOcQo5ktXitlBBHfvmggiqKdtllB1US58WEI38AKx2n1hRNeLG8trMIzcomD7ejVJbKp-ZpRUVIMo55kihKHoaL6QJutristVkPKx0-b8WsoIXR3SXl1_6t6vZcbixw/s320/IMG_2313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321789422825343890" /></a>Grady thinks he is the big diapers now that he has joined the ranks of babies that eat cheerios. However, he thought the bowl unnecessary and discarded it quickly. You might also notice Zoey's white dress... she LOVES dressing up in this "wedding" dress and would like to marry her brother someday.midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-45673249619968907032009-04-06T20:30:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:35:59.956-07:00Sitting on Hands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvrFKSmTwh5FqCqji9GmPZVLcd8bWBF8IYsNI5iRRHseqZT3pJ3kOkE_thiC9Ktw5O6sJpYDK8_55nxKcWIi8eKPHVqsCgRoxH1g6UrGiMidigkcuX3xJa9ASXn6or7WGiKp6UWeyyaQ/s1600-h/IMG_2292.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvrFKSmTwh5FqCqji9GmPZVLcd8bWBF8IYsNI5iRRHseqZT3pJ3kOkE_thiC9Ktw5O6sJpYDK8_55nxKcWIi8eKPHVqsCgRoxH1g6UrGiMidigkcuX3xJa9ASXn6or7WGiKp6UWeyyaQ/s320/IMG_2292.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321787170573136466" /></a>We went to the Eau Claire Children's Museum a week ago. Zoey did not really want to leave and this was her last ditch stall attempt. "Mommy, take a photo of us on the hands!" midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-65817912191682076402009-03-22T18:42:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:31:01.408-07:00sunny California<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYhBeecu6s6ONhNH-jIGYn_TkabU5aBTJPFaTLo1sPdhw_XKtFiET7lA6wRWxljCNU48eKbYHctGQS-eeQ_ifT6Ts4WrSXYYJhO5I0NSIFPWzosLRLopcLY63oK7xs4Fuf9io3WJQqas/s1600-h/IMG_2246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYhBeecu6s6ONhNH-jIGYn_TkabU5aBTJPFaTLo1sPdhw_XKtFiET7lA6wRWxljCNU48eKbYHctGQS-eeQ_ifT6Ts4WrSXYYJhO5I0NSIFPWzosLRLopcLY63oK7xs4Fuf9io3WJQqas/s320/IMG_2246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316194523736107538" /></a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIJGUIPNn9M-7AwmUeQgETFwwW4sbD-W_XT7ggySrXeI1LcMtt0-T4QCGBcGQ0IHmXnNXWFLqNk6s7hjozawi4rLFKZ4zz6NCkZKjYIDOBXO9L1-n0xuE8Gvhaq00pcawl5i_p87rd4U/s1600-h/IMG_2238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIJGUIPNn9M-7AwmUeQgETFwwW4sbD-W_XT7ggySrXeI1LcMtt0-T4QCGBcGQ0IHmXnNXWFLqNk6s7hjozawi4rLFKZ4zz6NCkZKjYIDOBXO9L1-n0xuE8Gvhaq00pcawl5i_p87rd4U/s320/IMG_2238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316194514278908722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDhhWsBx8j653pVC6OncCX8MWmsQ1hSxbXPOvGdJ5Qxarizsqx9WKQR-Iv3_BkW8lvHqvsMzvFjZj8E3P2i8u0qvC9DCOnYJvq2H_grbnCvZ9YJqFCMfLQBDmz1YRam26X7tY3mSprj8/s1600-h/IMG_2263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDhhWsBx8j653pVC6OncCX8MWmsQ1hSxbXPOvGdJ5Qxarizsqx9WKQR-Iv3_BkW8lvHqvsMzvFjZj8E3P2i8u0qvC9DCOnYJvq2H_grbnCvZ9YJqFCMfLQBDmz1YRam26X7tY3mSprj8/s320/IMG_2263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316194498416772978" /></a> "the bruiser"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKrwxbbz-Z3VPadVlQARS_3jbiOEClr8eA6y3mWAnbqMIRxk-Q1khjBMHAnrs2vrdWa_xOQzeSxlh1K07RJnA78uoJ5s__FyBQYptBH9u_UPr2RkKQDWJU0phBYV7C5Ehsv6lAtBvuKc/s1600-h/IMG_2200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKrwxbbz-Z3VPadVlQARS_3jbiOEClr8eA6y3mWAnbqMIRxk-Q1khjBMHAnrs2vrdWa_xOQzeSxlh1K07RJnA78uoJ5s__FyBQYptBH9u_UPr2RkKQDWJU0phBYV7C5Ehsv6lAtBvuKc/s320/IMG_2200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316194489269830530" /></a>After starting this blog - I had to abandon ship for a few weeks. We are back. We took a trip to California last week to visit my parents. The kids did great on the plane and we had a really fun time re acquainting ourselves with the sunshine and soaking in the vitamin D. My eyes seriously had to adjust to the lush green colors. We went on a great hike, played at lots of parks, and spent time with family and friends. We all seemed to come back to life. Grady was called a "bruiser" on several occasions. He could not really hide all his roles under winter gear in California. As soon as we arrived Zoey kicked off her shoes and said, "Mama, it is SO nice here you could go running everyday!" I guess she knows what her mamma likes. We are now back, refreshed and ready to enjoy the spring. Although the grass is not green yet, hope is in the air. midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-66844373927248287112009-03-05T19:47:00.001-08:002009-03-05T19:58:49.083-08:00back to the park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFIZMmRzgB6xDeLluFd7rrshnl1xTS_cgIwwsdmTd1JQK_S9eggJDD7C6Zp_qptjd_-MhXHfgKhOy-GqANzORbnKO73zmUHmevaIYJZtU47hT4Y8FUehj0KWpoXVOwQ8l0c6NzTNBpKE/s1600-h/IMG_2173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFIZMmRzgB6xDeLluFd7rrshnl1xTS_cgIwwsdmTd1JQK_S9eggJDD7C6Zp_qptjd_-MhXHfgKhOy-GqANzORbnKO73zmUHmevaIYJZtU47hT4Y8FUehj0KWpoXVOwQ8l0c6NzTNBpKE/s320/IMG_2173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309917748479135714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ0vaa2ImALC5JMuAtw0hM1sABTsiAfKsTVcTVcLXYS2wGiCKZ2cQRNFvKylT5DQrBrEgDWNB50elllf-ayRzqct6TF9syysXCaD4xqDUlJrxfi9Mi0g1nnpdc-CgSYgZDkIv8Vx_8oM/s1600-h/IMG_2172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ0vaa2ImALC5JMuAtw0hM1sABTsiAfKsTVcTVcLXYS2wGiCKZ2cQRNFvKylT5DQrBrEgDWNB50elllf-ayRzqct6TF9syysXCaD4xqDUlJrxfi9Mi0g1nnpdc-CgSYgZDkIv8Vx_8oM/s320/IMG_2172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309917741056313362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ3UaUjUwc0yZZowx3E1bjYcGsaiEsOAZ7sHd029-VeCfKjMTilcnAlMHVEkywwAPt8S3djkOHA8vKJ8XawqaK7Oz1qA2IlYsHx1JWcbrqiU6L1POnEMnsU-8Wsb6lqNv2ZnaosAInzA/s1600-h/IMG_2171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ3UaUjUwc0yZZowx3E1bjYcGsaiEsOAZ7sHd029-VeCfKjMTilcnAlMHVEkywwAPt8S3djkOHA8vKJ8XawqaK7Oz1qA2IlYsHx1JWcbrqiU6L1POnEMnsU-8Wsb6lqNv2ZnaosAInzA/s320/IMG_2171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309917731195842882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiizgjeccvBC77dI-ai1dGrC2l0d4zZRP7UHi6XCNydbCK1NvIRYxOVa5HxuNDNpYDGve10sUEhgYPicanL5Sa2WrhrvRsKEC5baAsTY_3dx3IwA1nIyvHENKklR6lsaPfHmUFssXdDA/s1600-h/IMG_2170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiizgjeccvBC77dI-ai1dGrC2l0d4zZRP7UHi6XCNydbCK1NvIRYxOVa5HxuNDNpYDGve10sUEhgYPicanL5Sa2WrhrvRsKEC5baAsTY_3dx3IwA1nIyvHENKklR6lsaPfHmUFssXdDA/s320/IMG_2170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309917729405908834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAsTIRILH6pgvr1XZxSdx9nfyPBkcFadDlKaX_6P8iGmhe8ukXRYSheTyN0At7XrnkgNZRbHeoi_R-H9TIJjNXbDSk9o0kiKo_9KPMqTmZMbOOhEXlKrjw8PN6g8IImnWb1iSjqFkxG0/s1600-h/IMG_2169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAsTIRILH6pgvr1XZxSdx9nfyPBkcFadDlKaX_6P8iGmhe8ukXRYSheTyN0At7XrnkgNZRbHeoi_R-H9TIJjNXbDSk9o0kiKo_9KPMqTmZMbOOhEXlKrjw8PN6g8IImnWb1iSjqFkxG0/s320/IMG_2169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309917725938006082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb0Y86FP0bc4wSssw9dFNdfzdTXiOdxP4Tk8AfiYYlnkUnBHaMfoNxE9o_xuevsHoCwAJjkjPXnM6yl7jDV0DGQNkczL_M6rBlzjOSOzblBiQT2m5MMN6fl5PyORPuGYSrjhrlX-JmWE/s1600-h/IMG_2167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb0Y86FP0bc4wSssw9dFNdfzdTXiOdxP4Tk8AfiYYlnkUnBHaMfoNxE9o_xuevsHoCwAJjkjPXnM6yl7jDV0DGQNkczL_M6rBlzjOSOzblBiQT2m5MMN6fl5PyORPuGYSrjhrlX-JmWE/s320/IMG_2167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309916814351185218" /></a>I just learned that if you want a photo to be first on your blog you have to add the photos in reverse order. I wanted this one to be first. Oh well. After our walk in rain boots we put Zoey's snow clothes on and headed back to the park. Yes, Grady is really a big boy for 5 months - but it doesn't help that I was holding the camera up and he was closest. The park was fun and it gave me hope that Spring might come again....midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-78915792037702944282009-03-05T19:42:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:46:56.144-08:0040 degrees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PGLuNL29PYTkaoDi7NfG5YoCrvB9pntXaEsh4dsEjo8JzmFCUl78UzGs2HM3t22Sc4QlgpG6xYCAY37yA0ZXSJ_krT1-4XTOHccCaXZQ68ga5I5AjhYOrYlibuKSWgKEDRA7Xk8jyV0/s1600-h/IMG_2163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PGLuNL29PYTkaoDi7NfG5YoCrvB9pntXaEsh4dsEjo8JzmFCUl78UzGs2HM3t22Sc4QlgpG6xYCAY37yA0ZXSJ_krT1-4XTOHccCaXZQ68ga5I5AjhYOrYlibuKSWgKEDRA7Xk8jyV0/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309915517860496002" /></a>Here is Zoey yesterday. We went for a walk and she came out with her rain boots instead of snow boots. It was a good choice due to the melting snow. However, we went around the block one time and had to change into snow clothes to go back to the park.midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-76378575279971339822009-03-05T19:17:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:25:18.061-08:00Feeling a little crazy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpvxRe0S-D7jFsewTMrh_ATEZ179Tl6cvgVXWFj78CG-y4vWDKQhlFDWXyVKqV4CTEQy3wGIHZNuGvK1tA3SjlBoSnwg4uas2T6H09W1c3m8BqBJd1iwLwNvc2hU0-5p1DrXYGEEInt0/s1600-h/IMG_2147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpvxRe0S-D7jFsewTMrh_ATEZ179Tl6cvgVXWFj78CG-y4vWDKQhlFDWXyVKqV4CTEQy3wGIHZNuGvK1tA3SjlBoSnwg4uas2T6H09W1c3m8BqBJd1iwLwNvc2hU0-5p1DrXYGEEInt0/s320/IMG_2147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309908965525344386"></a>So, I think we are starting to feel a little crazy here at 510 Gilbert Ave. I am ready to get outside again. However, the good news is, the winter has driven me to start a blog. I need some kind of an outlet, so I thought I would try to learn the art of blogging...midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411909058814600860.post-73942580129495062632009-03-05T18:35:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:24:46.964-08:00Rice cereal or winter?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yN0wrfeiy_djIkNDrN6_NEvGG9n8URPRA7gNyidDGfQkZsB3AbXbW6MhJ1S5f_EmdWGY5fJ9W5VDPFTT_588E9F5m41EjRSZfwwOofTa5cFsDQCnUiA_xF-5nbNqgti5qhlY8Sr4cys/s1600-h/IMG_2108.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yN0wrfeiy_djIkNDrN6_NEvGG9n8URPRA7gNyidDGfQkZsB3AbXbW6MhJ1S5f_EmdWGY5fJ9W5VDPFTT_588E9F5m41EjRSZfwwOofTa5cFsDQCnUiA_xF-5nbNqgti5qhlY8Sr4cys/s320/IMG_2108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309899297078413378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:small;">if someone was </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:small;">spoon feeding me </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:small;">winter today, this </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:small;">is how i would look.</span></div>midwest mammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914572423380643880noreply@blogger.com1