tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14142529128436057352024-03-18T23:17:33.597-04:00Brian and BeckyBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-7107184397096751672009-09-19T22:05:00.013-04:002009-09-19T22:32:01.884-04:00Park TimeJoey is getting so big now! These past few months, he's learned to really appreciate the park and playground equipment (besides just the swing). We went to a particularly beautiful park in Pennsylvania the last time we were up visiting Brian's parents (Caledonia State Park). Joey had lots of fun on their playground.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EZlOsMVLRCO-pMnkhw9QWgs10dhTdg-iccJAILXtMnA2Muw2mAvcn718e9MqXYZom-vBbXdeJPs3Hj5ywYPB6vWUjzM2msU3aZ5FDkhdTkdqxRrsHWBZ34MrKtXi2BUSl3N0-zHsBGK_/s1600-h/IMG_0982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EZlOsMVLRCO-pMnkhw9QWgs10dhTdg-iccJAILXtMnA2Muw2mAvcn718e9MqXYZom-vBbXdeJPs3Hj5ywYPB6vWUjzM2msU3aZ5FDkhdTkdqxRrsHWBZ34MrKtXi2BUSl3N0-zHsBGK_/s320/IMG_0982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383366435918957138" border="0" /></a>What is it about boys and steering wheels?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXr77HedGItiKeLVBMVNqz9xDNxdGd93nax4CGm8bjehH0ADBQrWWG7XsXuNYjKl8Go5Zs6kIV0ZGvAK-Lt3ybMQZo-Bwkc0kuEkCs1-oISl_-Um448UzAVcfAjX7S_8NuLTl8Yvb913e/s1600-h/IMG_0983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXr77HedGItiKeLVBMVNqz9xDNxdGd93nax4CGm8bjehH0ADBQrWWG7XsXuNYjKl8Go5Zs6kIV0ZGvAK-Lt3ybMQZo-Bwkc0kuEkCs1-oISl_-Um448UzAVcfAjX7S_8NuLTl8Yvb913e/s320/IMG_0983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383366762221648674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4N5UhV_soaftiu6zRtTvqaZq2Q77XzbIUX8edz5zmTdsOznx9TlUH3SNrC1gjSf0L3XV6LLaRnBbSg9PX5M4Dr76yjBMgR2z_iDWDk24H2C4Q8s0uyB9IS-9BbUJo_AZBKfKFUpLlhGm/s1600-h/IMG_0985.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4N5UhV_soaftiu6zRtTvqaZq2Q77XzbIUX8edz5zmTdsOznx9TlUH3SNrC1gjSf0L3XV6LLaRnBbSg9PX5M4Dr76yjBMgR2z_iDWDk24H2C4Q8s0uyB9IS-9BbUJo_AZBKfKFUpLlhGm/s320/IMG_0985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383367293780611554" border="0" /></a>Down slide number 1 . . . it was slightly faster than Joey anticipated.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNISXEuotpSCtc1rbtlCqkTtlXTtsih7RBbYCg6Dq9oo_ntDXz_7O_SnjPWgLo8FN7mSS4LKzNwCcN1ASx-LpAmgZQOXbNtSBXksijVIf1hcvl2wO0MRgZs1JRzpkqi_K9cENSHfQnuoj0/s1600-h/IMG_0988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNISXEuotpSCtc1rbtlCqkTtlXTtsih7RBbYCg6Dq9oo_ntDXz_7O_SnjPWgLo8FN7mSS4LKzNwCcN1ASx-LpAmgZQOXbNtSBXksijVIf1hcvl2wO0MRgZs1JRzpkqi_K9cENSHfQnuoj0/s320/IMG_0988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383367923366695154" border="0" /></a>Now for slide #2 . . . he wanted Grandpa up there with him, even though he refused any and all help.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCg05bNeBCla9ci30O9LlH9zhIegiQvxGpJ4C4ObPI4AgqMqINKYgKv2EgYcxeT4WNqYCoLZlwMcIHlQqZJUsKseK6miDsAB3buBQujN8WJXxDFm47o-NWLHMymZGFdM9BSsIqieRF6x4/s1600-h/IMG_0989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCg05bNeBCla9ci30O9LlH9zhIegiQvxGpJ4C4ObPI4AgqMqINKYgKv2EgYcxeT4WNqYCoLZlwMcIHlQqZJUsKseK6miDsAB3buBQujN8WJXxDFm47o-NWLHMymZGFdM9BSsIqieRF6x4/s320/IMG_0989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383368906260592082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sa6AsKLhIooL-ZFfxb-il_eTqCrDAERZvTzYrKWRVHN_XkRNdeygbqmLrOZJuePKA9w9hTsweYFTTohP_gwyXUgfgVOpso2r8AhkUeL-EE6krocascrNkNo7NdA7FHecAJa6gzcxUKrQ/s1600-h/IMG_0987.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sa6AsKLhIooL-ZFfxb-il_eTqCrDAERZvTzYrKWRVHN_XkRNdeygbqmLrOZJuePKA9w9hTsweYFTTohP_gwyXUgfgVOpso2r8AhkUeL-EE6krocascrNkNo7NdA7FHecAJa6gzcxUKrQ/s320/IMG_0987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383369319486177586" border="0" /></a>Slide 2 done, now lets get back up for #3<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIEr4wcaAHLGZcbptZFASmmHxsASJYGZSI6BFOPdAQ8klG9pJqMmDVCfPblOksohyphenhyphenEfdxAADQucFMnQ0KrUV4O4iHbjHYosHW4lZCm7NqJ-uBBcqyAOYjD06PE1Z2EBw1kXYdZz_WqWgF/s1600-h/IMG_0990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIEr4wcaAHLGZcbptZFASmmHxsASJYGZSI6BFOPdAQ8klG9pJqMmDVCfPblOksohyphenhyphenEfdxAADQucFMnQ0KrUV4O4iHbjHYosHW4lZCm7NqJ-uBBcqyAOYjD06PE1Z2EBw1kXYdZz_WqWgF/s320/IMG_0990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383369718466651650" border="0" /></a>Slide #3 was very slow . . . so slow in fact, I was able to take multiple pictures of him coming down. He actually had to use his feet to propel himself down the slide.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTx0s0_P_gL5ARSaVzD3t0NE9_gN-5qPMowp9k9gbhiQJqsg-c8_gAkAJ4ad6Sasul_574vkmvoFnyE51MvhQZjMXLsEMg05jzNk4YTFraJ3_FDT6-kUJIMtbHjzTWbVt1DyAsjE9ZvgO/s1600-h/IMG_0997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTx0s0_P_gL5ARSaVzD3t0NE9_gN-5qPMowp9k9gbhiQJqsg-c8_gAkAJ4ad6Sasul_574vkmvoFnyE51MvhQZjMXLsEMg05jzNk4YTFraJ3_FDT6-kUJIMtbHjzTWbVt1DyAsjE9ZvgO/s320/IMG_0997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383370051196385426" border="0" /></a>And just when you thought you were done with slides, MORE SLIDES!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQiLN7VE30HRdapCEkMN3NlFhDRd3oRQB4pmaCzEGCsKax0JqVV8jJbWMXFsMOJ036u_rxnKhGDjqCJx_EGMY2lrQ_hCgoC4_npkxD0boDLwv3NHU17g2SXxxwS7LRIWdMn9vG-OWDxKP/s1600-h/IMG_0998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQiLN7VE30HRdapCEkMN3NlFhDRd3oRQB4pmaCzEGCsKax0JqVV8jJbWMXFsMOJ036u_rxnKhGDjqCJx_EGMY2lrQ_hCgoC4_npkxD0boDLwv3NHU17g2SXxxwS7LRIWdMn9vG-OWDxKP/s320/IMG_0998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383370455713004498" border="0" /></a>Yes, our son loves slides! On the other side of the playset were more slides. He didn't like these quite as much, though.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rywlwEa69RianfMPfo7X6lSdwVFVhwOw24yVrVJMMgcctjvifA12qho2aUlavY-RvpsXwIA5zhcDfIuiPyOAQl5Gtiw0fYdgaBQKI-il5Ey46u6wxvxn0JOpMba6yLFNeMzRx7R2YGL-/s1600-h/IMG_1000.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rywlwEa69RianfMPfo7X6lSdwVFVhwOw24yVrVJMMgcctjvifA12qho2aUlavY-RvpsXwIA5zhcDfIuiPyOAQl5Gtiw0fYdgaBQKI-il5Ey46u6wxvxn0JOpMba6yLFNeMzRx7R2YGL-/s320/IMG_1000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383371265628140930" border="0" /></a>The other nice part of Caledonia is the creek. Joey loved this creek when we went up in July. However, it was considerably colder this time around. Too cold for even our little fish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikylUHAruR92_WxQhFqoeQ4_RS8bpXIHPw1aE6ULtb1-nDEyzzoDxEH7ZzA_OGOJk3t0QOvXCoSh-Psxx2HnE-7FxBNkU9qyTrmRGgt8l89n-VKtgp2DaWilZUPZed8SsendvuGClJJGsI/s1600-h/IMG_1001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikylUHAruR92_WxQhFqoeQ4_RS8bpXIHPw1aE6ULtb1-nDEyzzoDxEH7ZzA_OGOJk3t0QOvXCoSh-Psxx2HnE-7FxBNkU9qyTrmRGgt8l89n-VKtgp2DaWilZUPZed8SsendvuGClJJGsI/s320/IMG_1001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383371629206148674" border="0" /></a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-71444004588773289672009-09-19T22:01:00.003-04:002009-09-19T22:05:23.250-04:00FirstsKate started solid foods (cereal) about 3 weeks ago. She LOVES it! Most days I can't feed it to her fast enough, so she cries. Here are some pictures of her first bite of cereal.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZzFGm-4I3STyq6vBvmfIRsSjFwOl6vD6URH-1-0GzmcYL5U6o2frw9sqZfKncTYUFOzsFc-OUhviXVVQ_iWvgmtRpfJ1CRlSa7RyoNH76OoY6ztn9Mx4egrQtHFqFJZ3y2Aw2eGrfZcu/s1600-h/IMG_0970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZzFGm-4I3STyq6vBvmfIRsSjFwOl6vD6URH-1-0GzmcYL5U6o2frw9sqZfKncTYUFOzsFc-OUhviXVVQ_iWvgmtRpfJ1CRlSa7RyoNH76OoY6ztn9Mx4egrQtHFqFJZ3y2Aw2eGrfZcu/s320/IMG_0970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383364325288966690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieskKcHTxECRtBoBLtCtDuYNc6tkMV-5KvJm4SFz2oMJ00u4EQ-rtIOFYsja2uQyR2XXYuOZnyFeWpmc2r9YZbjAChzo_wdOBZ0oJ6GpWcFa4vdDmNp9DRR02VCC10cLRpyR08UNnnQ1iA/s1600-h/IMG_0971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieskKcHTxECRtBoBLtCtDuYNc6tkMV-5KvJm4SFz2oMJ00u4EQ-rtIOFYsja2uQyR2XXYuOZnyFeWpmc2r9YZbjAChzo_wdOBZ0oJ6GpWcFa4vdDmNp9DRR02VCC10cLRpyR08UNnnQ1iA/s320/IMG_0971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383364677047283410" border="0" /></a>I can't believe she's on solids already!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-62602750084968061792009-09-02T22:33:00.006-04:002009-09-02T22:44:51.840-04:00Beach TripOne of the many advantages to having Brian home all the time now is that we can go on vacation, something that was almost impossible to do while he was working for his firm. We decided to take advantage of our time off and go see my family for a few days. They live only an hour from the beautiful NC coast, which we had to take advantage of while we were there. We spent a morning enjoying Topsail Beach, after which the kids were more than ready to take naps in the car on the way back.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaqpHKDreFbKQWBDE-lGdAEh6aWdP43ZIohO48nxSbY8GEJHjOfcYSARfwak3TWNhNka_zafGTvXJRypgjApQng9IIESYakQvigK4NgGQjwUN_02UXCrD7Ca5oOCiDWDVQp4nZX6gb8tb/s1600-h/IMG_0939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaqpHKDreFbKQWBDE-lGdAEh6aWdP43ZIohO48nxSbY8GEJHjOfcYSARfwak3TWNhNka_zafGTvXJRypgjApQng9IIESYakQvigK4NgGQjwUN_02UXCrD7Ca5oOCiDWDVQp4nZX6gb8tb/s320/IMG_0939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377064868704601138" border="0" /></a>Brian and Joey enjoying the waves<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLX-6a5g_HxYhBkn1tkzaVq073-sGZ51bBaPfN1SHSP-f7XuezfpFfOWxTtOZUjDK6FH_l7zXCAB00tm-tAKoiEG-2hGYk74z9doDU_5SfgNiwdjEPVDpVC6k2CfSlJxxNx6TywBzelEZ/s1600-h/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLX-6a5g_HxYhBkn1tkzaVq073-sGZ51bBaPfN1SHSP-f7XuezfpFfOWxTtOZUjDK6FH_l7zXCAB00tm-tAKoiEG-2hGYk74z9doDU_5SfgNiwdjEPVDpVC6k2CfSlJxxNx6TywBzelEZ/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377065188208819954" border="0" /></a>Joey wasn't too sure about the beach . . . he hadn't been since Hawaii last summer. I think he prefers the pool for now.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwQ3LxKArWPRjk17N8WPgIbxC_ckiy2RakLRUPVSrcVHYvlDlaV8YpE-dnjECtOuofHO3n67K0Om_Tb_FrkGrNUkDoeLFKhtYsdGgSt38Jc0DP0RAYmQ5soUBVvJUG4oFMdPXTxSA3kYe/s1600-h/IMG_0944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwQ3LxKArWPRjk17N8WPgIbxC_ckiy2RakLRUPVSrcVHYvlDlaV8YpE-dnjECtOuofHO3n67K0Om_Tb_FrkGrNUkDoeLFKhtYsdGgSt38Jc0DP0RAYmQ5soUBVvJUG4oFMdPXTxSA3kYe/s320/IMG_0944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377065464728742226" border="0" /></a>Kate getting some sun.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWkFJdwMya9opHVoiAR3taTpzzYpIuyku9IhR2Hm2JRcb0lw0EAcTaD_1514kBYgNkL8ojQdHr8F6D7L2icyCvclRCQU7F00HYeh4zRfqtA3MfVsFuHSAxy0jv-5oMir6TqFj3rU4tcnI/s1600-h/IMG_0951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWkFJdwMya9opHVoiAR3taTpzzYpIuyku9IhR2Hm2JRcb0lw0EAcTaD_1514kBYgNkL8ojQdHr8F6D7L2icyCvclRCQU7F00HYeh4zRfqtA3MfVsFuHSAxy0jv-5oMir6TqFj3rU4tcnI/s320/IMG_0951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377065781492097906" border="0" /></a>Smiling at Daddy<br /><br />We had a great time and will have to go back sooner, so Joey might have a chance of remembering what the beach is!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-17447022757650678722009-08-15T14:14:00.010-04:002009-08-15T14:33:10.204-04:00Birthday Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfPF9zGPTOXmLvn0-0hvXfY9oLgr42m67Jd2fvXV9DKQ45k_f3zRHZfVJTsPygcICoXT4xzNMAfWZNHpfISdh7MmkOl14ERROkX3sg6Nq_qJuBMXoH0NaIfNWF2AFE58J3hgf2yvYVBu-/s1600-h/IMG_3501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfPF9zGPTOXmLvn0-0hvXfY9oLgr42m67Jd2fvXV9DKQ45k_f3zRHZfVJTsPygcICoXT4xzNMAfWZNHpfISdh7MmkOl14ERROkX3sg6Nq_qJuBMXoH0NaIfNWF2AFE58J3hgf2yvYVBu-/s320/IMG_3501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370256270613489554" border="0" /></a>Joey had his 2nd birthday on July 25th. Where did the time go? We celebrated in grand style starting out with chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, followed by a trip to the park. After his nap, we had his birthday party. Joey, being a typical 2 year old, refused to try any birthday cake. But he had fun opening his presents and playing with his grandparents and friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdopHjhPTMmLnkIfTBuKs501fmLY1rwn2C9g7l7Sb4vf_5y56_xMX1jjw5moEC9a5-Tb1wfZ9-sr9ZUOiQvH0c5eBweMoj8mukyuk8rfEOeQXLeiIZDDTZs_vrLuhy3sGaxji8PhNqUzAJ/s1600-h/IMG_3503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdopHjhPTMmLnkIfTBuKs501fmLY1rwn2C9g7l7Sb4vf_5y56_xMX1jjw5moEC9a5-Tb1wfZ9-sr9ZUOiQvH0c5eBweMoj8mukyuk8rfEOeQXLeiIZDDTZs_vrLuhy3sGaxji8PhNqUzAJ/s320/IMG_3503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370256464441456114" border="0" /></a>Blowing out the candle on his birthday cake. He did actually blow some, but not quite enough to get it out.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmYyub0vNNXViXUT84KZmWFBWK1PS8hE8DTEgMgAwsxgNwVDBVAYoMhvjgCIJHgSSi33L1y2zBWKnO2De1uQ4gBvAS92-jnJ36KFGT5ncgsqsk6KQSLZGBOc5p6SMtPG8L3vTkRqs3EOA/s1600-h/IMG_3504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmYyub0vNNXViXUT84KZmWFBWK1PS8hE8DTEgMgAwsxgNwVDBVAYoMhvjgCIJHgSSi33L1y2zBWKnO2De1uQ4gBvAS92-jnJ36KFGT5ncgsqsk6KQSLZGBOc5p6SMtPG8L3vTkRqs3EOA/s320/IMG_3504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370257251420685698" border="0" /></a>Opening presents. He was very excited about a new ball!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIywRe9HRyMMsF375yrn_RwyxujzAfja2kCAMUHtKCtINmkjLoU0FR5MI_yK5QxuYTEmt9DK_8gDFueoEpKcWOyLPR265kJS5DBGCHmA-YszXZFfLFHVI9rO_VE_aVxATX-xVgdmoHROIR/s1600-h/IMG_3505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIywRe9HRyMMsF375yrn_RwyxujzAfja2kCAMUHtKCtINmkjLoU0FR5MI_yK5QxuYTEmt9DK_8gDFueoEpKcWOyLPR265kJS5DBGCHmA-YszXZFfLFHVI9rO_VE_aVxATX-xVgdmoHROIR/s320/IMG_3505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370257487890178114" border="0" /></a>Playing with bows. Who needs presents when there are bows?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoFb_1z1qv3cVRMMRXOr-yK039oIZDIeYiej39ysZjor0ckUNq0RfSFBNp2YmPUf2AvOwiUgL-WL_ozXQ8N4M36Q6s8Pa6b5-hXiKvT25S_k0nTac9KQuKdeOg6BNiFH628pztqnm7PMs/s1600-h/IMG_3507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoFb_1z1qv3cVRMMRXOr-yK039oIZDIeYiej39ysZjor0ckUNq0RfSFBNp2YmPUf2AvOwiUgL-WL_ozXQ8N4M36Q6s8Pa6b5-hXiKvT25S_k0nTac9KQuKdeOg6BNiFH628pztqnm7PMs/s320/IMG_3507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370258000282993138" border="0" /></a>Joey and his friend, Jill, excited about another present.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSTt_7RxgP24aNn8vzE7fu4Ee7flJTCkdisQxelPw7STJipgQzjZxSJCXdxC2RONm7hbL1O-Sw-6JAo1In140UvxyevG2lHc9Xwv1Q2uRNf4bD3MA_B4rb8Sf7I6U5o4Lub0IXuoFZFVU/s1600-h/IMG_3508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSTt_7RxgP24aNn8vzE7fu4Ee7flJTCkdisQxelPw7STJipgQzjZxSJCXdxC2RONm7hbL1O-Sw-6JAo1In140UvxyevG2lHc9Xwv1Q2uRNf4bD3MA_B4rb8Sf7I6U5o4Lub0IXuoFZFVU/s320/IMG_3508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370258305582795970" border="0" /></a>By this point, Joey was in present overload. Jill was much more excited about them then he was.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLGx_MFPVPqxHzUlC5wKZ9CI1itENGGXqsmK5455dHBge794h4sFQ9NQ7_4htu4sWLKBLlIKoaFvfluG7krmJNFuIKrJM4sSst94bV8LcBPcRvASFrx8X_-pS-FY9kI06_Msiapox8lEG/s1600-h/IMG_3509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLGx_MFPVPqxHzUlC5wKZ9CI1itENGGXqsmK5455dHBge794h4sFQ9NQ7_4htu4sWLKBLlIKoaFvfluG7krmJNFuIKrJM4sSst94bV8LcBPcRvASFrx8X_-pS-FY9kI06_Msiapox8lEG/s320/IMG_3509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370259057060930178" border="0" /></a>"Sharing" the bubble lawnmower.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_ACnNjzqVxBdWJ7z-FS9u62nvKfE3qYUoz_xZk_nav3xEuHdoUzcHVSrEVRsoZdqaNQOk7Q-M8XFzAODZ_52pMa-r4BNlrzVpFgLk_-vSgvFNEy9B76TR-wqqwCwtsK5so0rPC-t6Tn-/s1600-h/IMG_3532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_ACnNjzqVxBdWJ7z-FS9u62nvKfE3qYUoz_xZk_nav3xEuHdoUzcHVSrEVRsoZdqaNQOk7Q-M8XFzAODZ_52pMa-r4BNlrzVpFgLk_-vSgvFNEy9B76TR-wqqwCwtsK5so0rPC-t6Tn-/s320/IMG_3532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370259530979202386" border="0" /></a>One random Kate picture, just because she's so cute (and so everyone can see how big she's gotten)<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-82844241589595708812009-06-10T20:49:00.016-04:002009-06-10T21:20:04.304-04:00Trip to the ZooWe went to the NC Zoo in Asheboro on Memorial Day with some friends of ours. We had a great time, even if was VERY hot and humid. I know, what else can you expect in late May in NC. The zoo is divided up onto two sections - North America and Africa. We started out in North America.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmMQ8XTJtyQBZsKn0wBekv8Iqu8gBlgkApQaE4DBB42eolA9LLFpw1D9-LS2-cbUt11VVFG7tXmHgGDch6A33uzVlYqLPbNj8wym8Ps_Nt0bLrdn3NTqQ0JcDZfi7OqauyDu__o6tbjGF/s1600-h/IMG_0819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmMQ8XTJtyQBZsKn0wBekv8Iqu8gBlgkApQaE4DBB42eolA9LLFpw1D9-LS2-cbUt11VVFG7tXmHgGDch6A33uzVlYqLPbNj8wym8Ps_Nt0bLrdn3NTqQ0JcDZfi7OqauyDu__o6tbjGF/s320/IMG_0819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345866328016940498" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Joey spent most of the time traveling like this, even though we brought the stroller. Poor Brian! But he definitely got some exercise.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfn33EKFM7PE6zGWCSU_gX-oBL_1shoZUHvy1k2CF3OuxpP1YYU7eNE9Yz_cAZcZqeoDsWOQ_SC1ZI7kieZQXPaLBsL79Xi2yxScTqYZsUUMCClNEuOsm04dbEvs8RNzqXTe89u-f6Dch/s1600-h/IMG_0821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfn33EKFM7PE6zGWCSU_gX-oBL_1shoZUHvy1k2CF3OuxpP1YYU7eNE9Yz_cAZcZqeoDsWOQ_SC1ZI7kieZQXPaLBsL79Xi2yxScTqYZsUUMCClNEuOsm04dbEvs8RNzqXTe89u-f6Dch/s320/IMG_0821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345866734971224290" border="0" /></a>Gators!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06UIXwQ4CSD-TL6NJoUkAgXA7kfsy6XJpUL9OG0vtz3emvDfMQhn_F_zzZrJIiDKSxGO4z7IZ0beZe2j3YPGpJqWJkVIL_HH9SJPUzSSqe1tY9QvYD3z-CFVq-fz7HQFM1MHTNXnhOVIh/s1600-h/IMG_0826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06UIXwQ4CSD-TL6NJoUkAgXA7kfsy6XJpUL9OG0vtz3emvDfMQhn_F_zzZrJIiDKSxGO4z7IZ0beZe2j3YPGpJqWJkVIL_HH9SJPUzSSqe1tY9QvYD3z-CFVq-fz7HQFM1MHTNXnhOVIh/s320/IMG_0826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345867137617475538" border="0" /></a>Joey checking out some of the big cats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscujL53Z3fw5P-Kdjmd4FzBvg1e1eT49r2jj8DLwmle6rigaws7czjgfvwfYIt0z3HeTEEJ7T9hVkb4lxTav5IvxNROTN5HplmBshJE0qhr8VJNuw4cRn4YAjGEWtiqa5TqlAcmmcVx9P/s1600-h/IMG_0830.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscujL53Z3fw5P-Kdjmd4FzBvg1e1eT49r2jj8DLwmle6rigaws7czjgfvwfYIt0z3HeTEEJ7T9hVkb4lxTav5IvxNROTN5HplmBshJE0qhr8VJNuw4cRn4YAjGEWtiqa5TqlAcmmcVx9P/s320/IMG_0830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345867580566927874" border="0" /></a>Another favorite mode of transportation for Joey . . . running!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPrwR2XcY5xcHzjGkbWF1FoNFn3SwBpWVWZhmApT-daWv2pxI9TAlKb0oCvH5U3GxrQIpZmULIRhjXHnMgZgZIfDhGw1DGQWs1wgUVfu7Qwo_xdpHqGpSRdP8V_gu8H5Pv6VUUdsRNOzJ/s1600-h/IMG_0837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPrwR2XcY5xcHzjGkbWF1FoNFn3SwBpWVWZhmApT-daWv2pxI9TAlKb0oCvH5U3GxrQIpZmULIRhjXHnMgZgZIfDhGw1DGQWs1wgUVfu7Qwo_xdpHqGpSRdP8V_gu8H5Pv6VUUdsRNOzJ/s320/IMG_0837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345868109348398786" border="0" /></a>More running<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2LecSQHAfR2_BR54FnTMATXH33KEn8E6lzHOnjFO3iq3xWSntYKC4avurtlFjcJxbNLfcODm_sWhr5FnSxPKhaxj4DhgZRFCK8AzUeymH_1Iy5Q83P8yVupe2BCJ2WBLVPlzMhoCE9LS/s1600-h/IMG_0839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2LecSQHAfR2_BR54FnTMATXH33KEn8E6lzHOnjFO3iq3xWSntYKC4avurtlFjcJxbNLfcODm_sWhr5FnSxPKhaxj4DhgZRFCK8AzUeymH_1Iy5Q83P8yVupe2BCJ2WBLVPlzMhoCE9LS/s320/IMG_0839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345868532204874178" border="0" /></a>The polar bear was one of Joey's favorites<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqETezFxpfFcKC0-iKmR_Q5RBQBbbMw92frQGTuC6lROeLHDuLoLiG9jZkC7zrbDlXil140SOvVTT64IcQg9bbBar8rfLJb1bcyBzpZNiYhgyUjfUCDHUXp0LwrpsQzkY76rp8oDbVfagi/s1600-h/IMG_0845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqETezFxpfFcKC0-iKmR_Q5RBQBbbMw92frQGTuC6lROeLHDuLoLiG9jZkC7zrbDlXil140SOvVTT64IcQg9bbBar8rfLJb1bcyBzpZNiYhgyUjfUCDHUXp0LwrpsQzkY76rp8oDbVfagi/s320/IMG_0845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345870180914243906" border="0" /></a>Some bison. Sorry they're kind of hard to see.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoHzczNEscAaSocStFOeYk3VWE_ulzV6jcOp-VySJGm0qdH6K3k-bLbPisCreIaMGNKLuhmY6oftFSXoHgmM1QqB1k3zHCm8__CS0V-sxzziV01SbTFLxTfTTHlWHZ6Ltfps57k_wDUpt/s1600-h/IMG_0847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoHzczNEscAaSocStFOeYk3VWE_ulzV6jcOp-VySJGm0qdH6K3k-bLbPisCreIaMGNKLuhmY6oftFSXoHgmM1QqB1k3zHCm8__CS0V-sxzziV01SbTFLxTfTTHlWHZ6Ltfps57k_wDUpt/s320/IMG_0847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345870629037813554" border="0" /></a>The Sonora Desert. Not my favorite part of the zoo . . . too many snakes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL610QBJbo9ZoXLPLBQGg31KQbn1fdzIfbZUrqq2UeYMeaA5xCjwdQnaSVA1dsYICADngvmSQiltNUVDJ-qQR6w0JlqReGZjzXJ2usD5Qbar5Kj_d0RGe50yRq_mW6xVVtusSmvzkWpNo3/s1600-h/IMG_0851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL610QBJbo9ZoXLPLBQGg31KQbn1fdzIfbZUrqq2UeYMeaA5xCjwdQnaSVA1dsYICADngvmSQiltNUVDJ-qQR6w0JlqReGZjzXJ2usD5Qbar5Kj_d0RGe50yRq_mW6xVVtusSmvzkWpNo3/s320/IMG_0851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345871507615815922" border="0" /></a>After we left the desert, we entered the Africa portion of the zoo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzp3K5Ex3JWqVRif6kFtiLw8Gv0PUU-taL3qGrPEAtxh5ufYc42TTq8RFmq_4b5ce88AY9MsSXpuOFDjkyIclb1T0zG3c5R_JuAfDUj0ZX4kb7xN1O-MsaNDjioVv3qH9SmWTyifbBky7p/s1600-h/IMG_0854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzp3K5Ex3JWqVRif6kFtiLw8Gv0PUU-taL3qGrPEAtxh5ufYc42TTq8RFmq_4b5ce88AY9MsSXpuOFDjkyIclb1T0zG3c5R_JuAfDUj0ZX4kb7xN1O-MsaNDjioVv3qH9SmWTyifbBky7p/s320/IMG_0854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345871925532844114" border="0" /></a>Flamingos<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5vrJXSzzpn2iVPELY5SJDobqUYlcFnZRi7SL21dD1TSMmBg8ilYzu-lTFs52aSOm-6RMoarwqESjcz_CrLzjgi48TerzbXqAE5yCzR4rly3A4F5kby4Q-FDuN61WKyj2g7q-07Q_Wp_Q/s1600-h/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5vrJXSzzpn2iVPELY5SJDobqUYlcFnZRi7SL21dD1TSMmBg8ilYzu-lTFs52aSOm-6RMoarwqESjcz_CrLzjgi48TerzbXqAE5yCzR4rly3A4F5kby4Q-FDuN61WKyj2g7q-07Q_Wp_Q/s320/IMG_0856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345873079068817394" border="0" /></a>Zebras and giraffes. We also saw some gorillas and monkeys, but didn't get a good shot of them. We were exhausted by this point (it was over 5 miles one way and had taken about 3-4 hours), so we decided to call it a day. We plan to go back some time in July, so hopefully we'll have more Africa pictures then.<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-34207587627401525582009-06-10T20:44:00.003-04:002009-06-10T20:49:04.627-04:00Sleeping BeautyWe recently took a trip down to Mt. Olive to see my parents while Brian slaved away at work. Kate had yet to meet my dad or grandmother. She would fall asleep pretty much anywhere while we were down there (I guess all the excitement was tiring). This is her asleep on the floor in the family room at my parents'.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FSrOIVA7Az5bNpGpLjNy-I_PuY-c0ARddePsJnzXD-xt0kF3otMeuuiR2peJKlCi1ZNBV_fm6l5ozawJeTYqbact3Fr0I19H6pxCPuEDNxFlrvaV9wEniYv4EZw_h51TsUfzDNsxOUZh/s1600-h/IMG_0878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FSrOIVA7Az5bNpGpLjNy-I_PuY-c0ARddePsJnzXD-xt0kF3otMeuuiR2peJKlCi1ZNBV_fm6l5ozawJeTYqbact3Fr0I19H6pxCPuEDNxFlrvaV9wEniYv4EZw_h51TsUfzDNsxOUZh/s320/IMG_0878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345864767771223730" border="0" /></a>I love how one foot is raised. I'm pretty sure the other one is too, its just hidden in her pants.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzmPRRmFE0aDYgD1dIiWGTE4wHBOrPxerJ86h3WmZrj1zN7Nhh70Ni7xYtgHvseeb_7don0o3f_Wx4Y6DRh4sYAvuD5KYrhN6PEUmYMaNHOmywHro2bfGZnu35-QMEJW71Oe8gtpPG0VT/s1600-h/IMG_0879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzmPRRmFE0aDYgD1dIiWGTE4wHBOrPxerJ86h3WmZrj1zN7Nhh70Ni7xYtgHvseeb_7don0o3f_Wx4Y6DRh4sYAvuD5KYrhN6PEUmYMaNHOmywHro2bfGZnu35-QMEJW71Oe8gtpPG0VT/s320/IMG_0879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345864997665763714" border="0" /></a>I know I'm biased, but isn't she just beautiful!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-55542336479294353022009-05-24T21:42:00.009-04:002009-05-24T21:56:42.069-04:00Bath Time with KateAfter all our blogs about Joey and his bathes, we couldn't resist posting at least one showing Kate getting a bath. Don't worry . . . its all rated G.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCe7GDK-wAmFdkmG3HP516Fod1mHIsFvzR2z8f097YNp5nOE44i2_kxXJQcLIFAV7yBuxHp9p-DZmuk4XP571-ccORSiAzOFVhd921rgG18VL-nuE71q9hpJm9nzXRenJ_ta_AI38hHxS/s1600-h/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCe7GDK-wAmFdkmG3HP516Fod1mHIsFvzR2z8f097YNp5nOE44i2_kxXJQcLIFAV7yBuxHp9p-DZmuk4XP571-ccORSiAzOFVhd921rgG18VL-nuE71q9hpJm9nzXRenJ_ta_AI38hHxS/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339571366420932194" border="0" /></a>Kate just sitting in her tub. Its hard to tell in this picture, but she definitely is starting to look like she's going to have a reddish tint to her hair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXTseQGdTncl1UE0kdvO6pwHGCXMELZdxD86zRCGCgRJ8erRvmQ03uHVw9s772YaMTvLxEtHVvZC8LVub9yiL6ZoyEwZzgDBksESXkv-6phGAdNRdPBMLIQdOAWlBokgyjrN65Xb05usF/s1600-h/IMG_0806.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXTseQGdTncl1UE0kdvO6pwHGCXMELZdxD86zRCGCgRJ8erRvmQ03uHVw9s772YaMTvLxEtHVvZC8LVub9yiL6ZoyEwZzgDBksESXkv-6phGAdNRdPBMLIQdOAWlBokgyjrN65Xb05usF/s320/IMG_0806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339572424983825042" border="0" /></a>All wet. Can you see her beginnings of a double chin?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUUh-ZZaoISVM9ngVzVhbQcJug0F8BB8RWyh-57Lt_rmcnLyyl3mWBcnAMCM90TX89CHc2cPTnG1XL5XahSMi2TBbODWYLxIDhB3a3jg0CVkZJFxTdSkhEtZaBFGToYo1VjX2tX2-T3Zt/s1600-h/IMG_0807.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUUh-ZZaoISVM9ngVzVhbQcJug0F8BB8RWyh-57Lt_rmcnLyyl3mWBcnAMCM90TX89CHc2cPTnG1XL5XahSMi2TBbODWYLxIDhB3a3jg0CVkZJFxTdSkhEtZaBFGToYo1VjX2tX2-T3Zt/s320/IMG_0807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339572690821517890" border="0" /></a>Isn't that just the most beautiful little body?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF7C_57FaQ06zdanOK_8ujtsc1yqGjWaYQXiC-dZ2TwOVNRhNlzHV3C6CS1FTvWbLVJfE6fJN_Uc_K6BpVpI4AbtZMoB391x0NuvMQoXn3w1YvWr-rovXr21rm5SM3w-Mga5G9eE_yhD0/s1600-h/IMG_0814.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF7C_57FaQ06zdanOK_8ujtsc1yqGjWaYQXiC-dZ2TwOVNRhNlzHV3C6CS1FTvWbLVJfE6fJN_Uc_K6BpVpI4AbtZMoB391x0NuvMQoXn3w1YvWr-rovXr21rm5SM3w-Mga5G9eE_yhD0/s320/IMG_0814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339573145324598178" border="0" /></a>Getting dried off . . . now time for lotion!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kvUqBfCctdiHxSDtk30QpYT5n4M5-nV_Rkl6WSf2Y_Y1Y8jQisbDe1gugeIos_6J5FF5RVXopKu1VRb-WEb4R-oj-nY16Y2MJR-HpSL7DhlpYgwF6G6aJ6G27s-vTuAEQHumcuDC0xLw/s1600-h/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kvUqBfCctdiHxSDtk30QpYT5n4M5-nV_Rkl6WSf2Y_Y1Y8jQisbDe1gugeIos_6J5FF5RVXopKu1VRb-WEb4R-oj-nY16Y2MJR-HpSL7DhlpYgwF6G6aJ6G27s-vTuAEQHumcuDC0xLw/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339574151056344898" border="0" /></a>Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to rotate this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi3a1HhOSWBFhN86bLHsTUcvmUFp4Jbdvp4J5xBK_W-9NHYH3oMHoOOga8g2ZCJ6EmNopROfA4hzgyFPPgavArjXh31C6IfZ568fT158sQcWcV4m7qDi-WOpXIyKjdr_j78VCO8WWFTxA/s1600-h/IMG_0815.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi3a1HhOSWBFhN86bLHsTUcvmUFp4Jbdvp4J5xBK_W-9NHYH3oMHoOOga8g2ZCJ6EmNopROfA4hzgyFPPgavArjXh31C6IfZ568fT158sQcWcV4m7qDi-WOpXIyKjdr_j78VCO8WWFTxA/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339574455887901314" border="0" /></a>Time to go into her crib for the night!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As a side note, I am now VERY impressed with anyone that blogs on a regular basis and has multiple kids. I just don't know how you do it! I promise to try to do a better job.<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-23442898733238903152009-05-01T14:57:00.007-04:002009-05-01T15:04:44.924-04:00Joey meets Kate<div style="text-align: center;">We brought Joey to the hospital the day after Kate was born to meet her (plus I really missed my little guy). He was NOT impressed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdvlw4qge7hyphenhyphenWNkU2qd1Oe-wGJm1yhANr2VpCvrRJZc7lCdYnPJcWU4vYLyn2-teo_jx9aatE55rQ2vOSgaX7R8Y2mUksF0IechxNfhr1L512PMRCG_aVHHAeF88jDQWeLv0SMnUuRHfl/s1600-h/IMG_0754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdvlw4qge7hyphenhyphenWNkU2qd1Oe-wGJm1yhANr2VpCvrRJZc7lCdYnPJcWU4vYLyn2-teo_jx9aatE55rQ2vOSgaX7R8Y2mUksF0IechxNfhr1L512PMRCG_aVHHAeF88jDQWeLv0SMnUuRHfl/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330931948381570594" border="0" /></a>We tried to get him to come over and see me, but he was having none of that.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmz1OPSz0XwWKu7bpGBmRZT5isacqI8ZZ1_zvMQwb2hJDWDjYqKJABtjNeWN-2V9rR5KepguOoeDk5x2mVz0hPTzmXk7w-YloIdpSldlB1hhyphenhyphenjdUvzhLTBVmddQw4nsZCbPIG9QiEFTTJi/s1600-h/IMG_0755.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmz1OPSz0XwWKu7bpGBmRZT5isacqI8ZZ1_zvMQwb2hJDWDjYqKJABtjNeWN-2V9rR5KepguOoeDk5x2mVz0hPTzmXk7w-YloIdpSldlB1hhyphenhyphenjdUvzhLTBVmddQw4nsZCbPIG9QiEFTTJi/s320/IMG_0755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330932303833880050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDSt7c1dinKni0fNEf2uTfvsIJrDR98Wxb3sdvXEuyt8ItMJndL9UxkvCo9pSlW32KdCzlopg4-GbP6H5LyxcM6gqzlY3ssggzATlT7Da3rjZeMOiGnXw3wahmjoovY4CcD5xum0lVa_X/s1600-h/IMG_0756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDSt7c1dinKni0fNEf2uTfvsIJrDR98Wxb3sdvXEuyt8ItMJndL9UxkvCo9pSlW32KdCzlopg4-GbP6H5LyxcM6gqzlY3ssggzATlT7Da3rjZeMOiGnXw3wahmjoovY4CcD5xum0lVa_X/s320/IMG_0756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330932638814098706" border="0" /></a>Eventually, we convinced him to come over with Brian, and he would look at her only while sitting on Daddy's lap. While he hasn't completely come to love her yet, he does try to reach out and touch her from time to time. And as long as he gets his own Mommy time, he can handle having her around.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELz909EHUXedhfGitvQR2L0KPfdIuopaY7nUZwMz6UNZ36v_3sKZLBMQcKHmyyMfvexXfeBFmBrlHxZ3Qx2rfI1hFnyIVyLovCi7wBbpv3BqVUlMWbYH9atH425cSHkPnQLbRGL60I167/s1600-h/IMG_0757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELz909EHUXedhfGitvQR2L0KPfdIuopaY7nUZwMz6UNZ36v_3sKZLBMQcKHmyyMfvexXfeBFmBrlHxZ3Qx2rfI1hFnyIVyLovCi7wBbpv3BqVUlMWbYH9atH425cSHkPnQLbRGL60I167/s320/IMG_0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330932985575534722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnEGishfIsNxfOEhpkRhIFDqk1QLlH8flf-zEWfy6raPi_KpVgRs5j3YMwKOiyMpcH3so14o4Sjp6hk5x3_r228vEJ5jFEbuHkUNsKuGoceepqy9JIgwaJK4-Qq82XD5wvTFpSID9FqLS/s1600-h/IMG_0758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnEGishfIsNxfOEhpkRhIFDqk1QLlH8flf-zEWfy6raPi_KpVgRs5j3YMwKOiyMpcH3so14o4Sjp6hk5x3_r228vEJ5jFEbuHkUNsKuGoceepqy9JIgwaJK4-Qq82XD5wvTFpSID9FqLS/s320/IMG_0758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330933305371168546" border="0" /></a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-42259654665609549452009-04-27T13:59:00.002-04:002009-04-27T14:02:33.341-04:00Introducing . . . .<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb58f_is0uPnKwa8xsjgN_k0cvvBuQpueAWWxHOlqZ1g1QOo7re7FMp_xbUlKRVjm0ILVKHkaUnHh_RbLYMlNwOKIWz9aUVqbqGtT4TMB1P7JhyphenhyphenvpCtegZiLjg98DPT0RIXnb40XT_W3u/s1600-h/IMG_0751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb58f_is0uPnKwa8xsjgN_k0cvvBuQpueAWWxHOlqZ1g1QOo7re7FMp_xbUlKRVjm0ILVKHkaUnHh_RbLYMlNwOKIWz9aUVqbqGtT4TMB1P7JhyphenhyphenvpCtegZiLjg98DPT0RIXnb40XT_W3u/s320/IMG_0751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329433098903028274" border="0" /></a>Kathryn Anne Grube<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">8 lbs, 4 oz<br />20 inches<br />Born April 11th, 2009<br /><br />Sorry for the delayed post!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-84915193272166529272009-02-25T22:29:00.007-05:002009-02-25T22:35:36.397-05:00Chocolate Chip PancakesJoey's favorite food right now is pancakes. We will occasionally go to IHOP for dinner, and he can take down close to 2 pancakes plus lots of orange juice. So, one Saturday morning, I decided to make him as happy as he could be by combining his two favorite things . . . chocolate and pancakes. Of course, it was a big hit. These pictures really don't do justice to just how messy he got. We had to immediately follow breakfast with a trip to the bathtub, which of course, Joey didn't mind at all. It was probably his favorite weekend yet!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH4BKgS210HUosd-o74FHWe8cNo1p_8SKxnJl__WbChuWaDUVL4h3GqAxuGXM1V90huFMn3EISwe9lHfQ7TwkvfRMxF59aumHFa-kAhH0-p9PmbNpRgBCJCOrSDdGcgwEsGCNYbvAUZKl/s1600-h/IMG_0684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHH4BKgS210HUosd-o74FHWe8cNo1p_8SKxnJl__WbChuWaDUVL4h3GqAxuGXM1V90huFMn3EISwe9lHfQ7TwkvfRMxF59aumHFa-kAhH0-p9PmbNpRgBCJCOrSDdGcgwEsGCNYbvAUZKl/s320/IMG_0684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306943634426025522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPwMpcldHgKlxjAPhTANkKQSLihyqAK9ku9co7XQLOtte2dMPFH4SqJ2LsDRDT2pXl2w2-kP-nRSuQjd71lzJo_Grto6-Z00B4Jk6EbCpEjiXCDRc7uljosvx88QSyKJsKFZHQFwp59hn/s1600-h/IMG_0685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPwMpcldHgKlxjAPhTANkKQSLihyqAK9ku9co7XQLOtte2dMPFH4SqJ2LsDRDT2pXl2w2-kP-nRSuQjd71lzJo_Grto6-Z00B4Jk6EbCpEjiXCDRc7uljosvx88QSyKJsKFZHQFwp59hn/s320/IMG_0685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306943927919624834" border="0" /></a>As you can see, he mostly used his hands to eat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmezhr9RGbf09MtwVXdo8D0q7yp2Zdt8k17EbdDnYL7skia8ba9EvR-vnDxvClL7oUKWKRWwRt7aVIMpNBIgnoiFn8ywF5aIr3DhCxlyiTg7TFJsH0NvcZ1ClWTNJqVj13fFReDJtCnctI/s1600-h/IMG_0687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmezhr9RGbf09MtwVXdo8D0q7yp2Zdt8k17EbdDnYL7skia8ba9EvR-vnDxvClL7oUKWKRWwRt7aVIMpNBIgnoiFn8ywF5aIr3DhCxlyiTg7TFJsH0NvcZ1ClWTNJqVj13fFReDJtCnctI/s320/IMG_0687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306944202865787730" border="0" /></a>But we are working on the fine art of using a fork. He's pretty good with it. But hands are WAY more fun!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-73443074778257873412009-02-16T19:28:00.008-05:002009-02-16T19:35:59.929-05:00Daddy Snuggles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeR-lISc-2TzZofpHXeYs_meW3z8bUinYVXGUIBxgRtP_ZR_OociuMap9-ISDQNvlmnx81fFtw9z8KlEofZkSnW6zH3Gwd2Phc26a3qAxjAefrl8B49P0qAuS2GfuU0_g1MLXb2d7dcr6/s1600-h/IMG_0710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeR-lISc-2TzZofpHXeYs_meW3z8bUinYVXGUIBxgRtP_ZR_OociuMap9-ISDQNvlmnx81fFtw9z8KlEofZkSnW6zH3Gwd2Phc26a3qAxjAefrl8B49P0qAuS2GfuU0_g1MLXb2d7dcr6/s320/IMG_0710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303558406947820258" border="0" /></a>I'm not the only recipient of Joey's affection. He LOVES to cuddle with Brian, especially when he gets home from work. As soon as Joey hears the garage door open, he runs to the stairs to see Brian come in. Then they usually both sit on the couch and watch a little TV while I try to get dinner ready. Its so cute!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFGUCNuNlnTjJav5H-9tEnq2ErkGMVdgQYQyHtdKC4DRqZgwO1IhuAKvuEideAIpM6l4ZtT0gX-n3thnZUYql1BvZQFHwBz3fOm3OAdgTy_rwngqyWmyHCn3HR2wfR-0BCKkp-_0xa8Bh/s1600-h/IMG_0709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFGUCNuNlnTjJav5H-9tEnq2ErkGMVdgQYQyHtdKC4DRqZgwO1IhuAKvuEideAIpM6l4ZtT0gX-n3thnZUYql1BvZQFHwBz3fOm3OAdgTy_rwngqyWmyHCn3HR2wfR-0BCKkp-_0xa8Bh/s320/IMG_0709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303558094438350930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzn8RrAsDy63p68jZgF2vYvQgCJ7oa4fkX5oDhOiqjHwFc9fIjsJ502JXte8N0I2ly4QxMDNt7FPGDir_brb9aa2I8Uy9asTUQ7ug9synoEM5iWb5NPYbEmf7PmKjIVduVuHOoIm9jazb/s1600-h/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzn8RrAsDy63p68jZgF2vYvQgCJ7oa4fkX5oDhOiqjHwFc9fIjsJ502JXte8N0I2ly4QxMDNt7FPGDir_brb9aa2I8Uy9asTUQ7ug9synoEM5iWb5NPYbEmf7PmKjIVduVuHOoIm9jazb/s320/IMG_0688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557215242422818" border="0" /></a>Sometimes, though, Joey would rather lay on the couch with Brian.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG6JYfCCjZkwpb32ilSbTJX6yu5ekTG-RqDUfQM2DzT8Bg51hFoc-JM1FrNxRf4E1g8MUKpCqHB0JCmtdj1tNMWv_UJpzpCJeLGdtmxWzvSZq3Ul6D1b1p-FIPwOz3FyRDj9b3akLfdwe/s1600-h/IMG_0689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG6JYfCCjZkwpb32ilSbTJX6yu5ekTG-RqDUfQM2DzT8Bg51hFoc-JM1FrNxRf4E1g8MUKpCqHB0JCmtdj1tNMWv_UJpzpCJeLGdtmxWzvSZq3Ul6D1b1p-FIPwOz3FyRDj9b3akLfdwe/s320/IMG_0689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557512348568914" border="0" /></a>Notice how even though he's laying down, some part of him has to be touching Brian (frequently his feet). So cute!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmSjXMQnrtyiNBhDJGeO6A9WY6PeOBexRuTXDtHQYB80XXuYgxRZFCtz0_v4UP_7plxXik6Ug_Kt8Pct8qMB34FS5_X5fP_2emMjU87Qonk9eMHkZDCUJLTeVYASI8HEAMfxkPNgKDgiZ/s1600-h/IMG_0690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmSjXMQnrtyiNBhDJGeO6A9WY6PeOBexRuTXDtHQYB80XXuYgxRZFCtz0_v4UP_7plxXik6Ug_Kt8Pct8qMB34FS5_X5fP_2emMjU87Qonk9eMHkZDCUJLTeVYASI8HEAMfxkPNgKDgiZ/s320/IMG_0690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557775854436834" border="0" /></a>And yes, he does usually wear a complete outfit, but for some reason, all the pictures I get of him are without at least 1 article of clothing.<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-7494351912424377822009-02-14T20:25:00.004-05:002009-02-14T20:30:41.899-05:00Mommy LoveThe older Joey gets, the more cuddly he becomes. He loves to watch Sesame Street while sitting on my lap or snuggling with me. He's even learned to pat your back when giving hugs. Its the most precious thing in the world, and will of course get him out of trouble every time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL45_RhUcHOkEQt5vEq_hcdtnXTq_JtrBkzbM9Kzo3GSebEjBJrFezdXXD_hCeU_dec2i5h5hukIMFM76tDsSooIsmRRI0G-asObhl3iOIgd4qlCLqHwapV77TdrXHvqVk1Y7D5tyXKnt/s1600-h/IMG_0698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL45_RhUcHOkEQt5vEq_hcdtnXTq_JtrBkzbM9Kzo3GSebEjBJrFezdXXD_hCeU_dec2i5h5hukIMFM76tDsSooIsmRRI0G-asObhl3iOIgd4qlCLqHwapV77TdrXHvqVk1Y7D5tyXKnt/s320/IMG_0698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302829895265728050" border="0" /></a>One day he was being particularly cuddly. Of course I didn't mind. However, Joey's soon to be sister did not seem to be too pleased about it. She kept kicking his head, since he was using my stomach as a pillow. So, the poor little boy had to move his head to the side so he wouldn't get hit. I'm starting to get a little worried about those two . . . She's not even here yet, but they're already fighting!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqI3k_L_3FY-0tH2v4bsqeZJEDbxO1GHs_Gsz68ZZ_EfPG_eRLydu_qWjBK2o28P-wY92Yh56v11SMaeOdDTjfindmXuBC_txDwSlivAmcGpjGpry7PszE2I536xUVg_Ukh0ay8kYD1P-/s1600-h/IMG_0699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqI3k_L_3FY-0tH2v4bsqeZJEDbxO1GHs_Gsz68ZZ_EfPG_eRLydu_qWjBK2o28P-wY92Yh56v11SMaeOdDTjfindmXuBC_txDwSlivAmcGpjGpry7PszE2I536xUVg_Ukh0ay8kYD1P-/s320/IMG_0699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302830173573980754" border="0" /></a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-59867385674331220532009-02-14T20:13:00.008-05:002009-02-14T20:25:05.969-05:00Toddler BedWith the arrival of our little girl quickly approaching (and since Joey was starting to outgrow the crib), we decided to make the transition for Joey from crib to toddler bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcQ1DGSffAa2jzHFkuqz7hVLt1cTxEtKXTQEf9TXOOGis-XCP4WaXsEaDekPE-TRru-hEzgxaIhnXOx1jOmbc1Vzm2_36afto_PXpLr_meBH19UOOdeatG8hNrrC0J2nYbaYN4aUMG2v-/s1600-h/IMG_0711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcQ1DGSffAa2jzHFkuqz7hVLt1cTxEtKXTQEf9TXOOGis-XCP4WaXsEaDekPE-TRru-hEzgxaIhnXOx1jOmbc1Vzm2_36afto_PXpLr_meBH19UOOdeatG8hNrrC0J2nYbaYN4aUMG2v-/s320/IMG_0711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302827735683604210" border="0" /></a>He was not at all pleased with this development at first. He absolutely adored the crib . . . but his legs kept getting caught in the rails during the middle of the night. The first few nights he cried himself to sleep (which he never does), but actually stayed in the bed. Apparently he didn't realize he could get out by himself. After 2 days, though, he figured it all out, and instead of napping, he would play. I hoped he would get tired and fall asleep after a while, but some days he didn't. Other days, he would fall asleep on the floor, which just doesn't make for good sleep. And of course, he rolled out of the bed on a few nights. But, after about a week, he got used to it. Now he LOVES his bed. He giggles and climbs in every time we got into the room, not just with naps or bedtime. And he stays in the bed for naps, and only gets out and plays after he wakes up. We're really glad that battle is over!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WJ4Ur6WvkYclzTZrZgiCeMyPGQq-G43-g2rr2vf52G_jj-nWT0HEb4RiBxJy2EB93QcI7UJ4v1FWIhvqSpcgc-VTIhvAKh4BnJDdgnX4XopF10IKmyKkVLWxzr1EZFZyoxOVUVphHfg0/s1600-h/IMG_0713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WJ4Ur6WvkYclzTZrZgiCeMyPGQq-G43-g2rr2vf52G_jj-nWT0HEb4RiBxJy2EB93QcI7UJ4v1FWIhvqSpcgc-VTIhvAKh4BnJDdgnX4XopF10IKmyKkVLWxzr1EZFZyoxOVUVphHfg0/s320/IMG_0713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828166966161938" border="0" /></a>Another view of the bed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWsPys_2aYX9mFWc7_asL-TLyne3Mp3hxO7xky9IwUigp9mNmXApe3nVPhXJB-Jc7dwrz9vC0wZs_xgzJRxC6pkSJVyTSGPHN2o5j4U54ciFZVlB3kzeGPQQk7AL014Kt8nSK5REdYcLL/s1600-h/IMG_0714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWsPys_2aYX9mFWc7_asL-TLyne3Mp3hxO7xky9IwUigp9mNmXApe3nVPhXJB-Jc7dwrz9vC0wZs_xgzJRxC6pkSJVyTSGPHN2o5j4U54ciFZVlB3kzeGPQQk7AL014Kt8nSK5REdYcLL/s320/IMG_0714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828452183546882" border="0" /></a>Our little boy's room . . . definitely not a nursey anymore!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu6VlhhYjHXHEuUjJeqeA9SIQqtoJJnGKTtXMQ_SJZNlqrXStIRSEmYOTjho27NRkhQdmyxPqH4IU_o3F7e4Mg880DJsEfimnmbi1b2cdkbgBnm5iOwWU2wfh0Ll67j-zSsEbKS2fMLQS/s1600-h/IMG_0715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu6VlhhYjHXHEuUjJeqeA9SIQqtoJJnGKTtXMQ_SJZNlqrXStIRSEmYOTjho27NRkhQdmyxPqH4IU_o3F7e4Mg880DJsEfimnmbi1b2cdkbgBnm5iOwWU2wfh0Ll67j-zSsEbKS2fMLQS/s320/IMG_0715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828728444893906" border="0" /></a>His room from another angle. Doesn't he have a HUGE room?<br /><br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-31951030304174238122009-01-20T13:36:00.011-05:002009-01-20T13:54:34.310-05:00Snow Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImMBJJe_GyrPVBsMGQb1OlxFr99mqPxtruQ-e4kp59raXm4E0FitS3SDRv3W7NMKNBpMSFFHixagVKrKhZtn8ckV1-nhTQ_KLhxdJIZpw0kIBAiTiT_lo3DyvZoY7lrfedRLqx2aP5jHG/s1600-h/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImMBJJe_GyrPVBsMGQb1OlxFr99mqPxtruQ-e4kp59raXm4E0FitS3SDRv3W7NMKNBpMSFFHixagVKrKhZtn8ckV1-nhTQ_KLhxdJIZpw0kIBAiTiT_lo3DyvZoY7lrfedRLqx2aP5jHG/s320/IMG_0673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293447435077383890" border="0" /></a>We had snow today for the first time this winter. It didn't end up amounting to too much (at most a couple of inches), but it covered the ground and was very beautiful. Joey was able to see snow for the second time in his life, although the first time didn't even cover the ground, and he was too young to remember it. So, we got all bundled up and went outside to play.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrsH5OwCY2W5hJibUReLJYurVckoBDbGeVsYe5ufKqjGArjLVLx6cwPwpEvxCpeRc1AW76CXT-S-jseFpN0WtySY24MSbJN9X5yioT9C0uU2XFx_WPhVGQDqM6Gy3CYVNaIlmvIXjLuEm/s1600-h/IMG_0674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrsH5OwCY2W5hJibUReLJYurVckoBDbGeVsYe5ufKqjGArjLVLx6cwPwpEvxCpeRc1AW76CXT-S-jseFpN0WtySY24MSbJN9X5yioT9C0uU2XFx_WPhVGQDqM6Gy3CYVNaIlmvIXjLuEm/s320/IMG_0674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293447736173077826" border="0" /></a>The view from our balcony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpbmIKd0bdKbPEv4MwXRFpOuWmHiORheZ6yqbEKx2qwOjewbXn_zi1pR1HwAOIiYY-Y6BLaBPTO89WAVnK-9tO2g8l0MK-XpR9s00WCDwseBX6f4t_9ksOYMdsO5j7LtQJJ6R0AMeJ09n/s1600-h/IMG_0676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpbmIKd0bdKbPEv4MwXRFpOuWmHiORheZ6yqbEKx2qwOjewbXn_zi1pR1HwAOIiYY-Y6BLaBPTO89WAVnK-9tO2g8l0MK-XpR9s00WCDwseBX6f4t_9ksOYMdsO5j7LtQJJ6R0AMeJ09n/s320/IMG_0676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293448006666864706" border="0" /></a>All bundled up and ready to go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWSMgW1AaVqZ-stMrExiNkGmfku0_PR5qXsmgnTL80WMvt-XJViJcfuOqJXaXab2Q3b9eOTrsFrT-UNg9V0WClBVvnCEWrsLj0o0Pqc-Qexq3hE8nr19QJCWWmzAlNOaSI3CwGMu5qrDv/s1600-h/IMG_0677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWSMgW1AaVqZ-stMrExiNkGmfku0_PR5qXsmgnTL80WMvt-XJViJcfuOqJXaXab2Q3b9eOTrsFrT-UNg9V0WClBVvnCEWrsLj0o0Pqc-Qexq3hE8nr19QJCWWmzAlNOaSI3CwGMu5qrDv/s320/IMG_0677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293448463181522882" border="0" /></a>Walking in the snow can be kind of hard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHlfm1-goYyh-_5XkQ-PHcBmHlvLapMrCeKOgxST5yIg6fjkzB6tlsjZs7m1GFL7-hrVYMoS2wbMan7CJRnEgqIzePFrWtiZqLkwUBsLnScvn5HsNUEwkIpniPjyRUBIPzh8jW90K2-It/s1600-h/IMG_0678.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHlfm1-goYyh-_5XkQ-PHcBmHlvLapMrCeKOgxST5yIg6fjkzB6tlsjZs7m1GFL7-hrVYMoS2wbMan7CJRnEgqIzePFrWtiZqLkwUBsLnScvn5HsNUEwkIpniPjyRUBIPzh8jW90K2-It/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293449698240286610" border="0" /></a>Not quite sure about the snow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT_FH31VTMXpCdNATNXea_P-V61v0pFZ6rHCR6wSb84Ukc3q13G87wlI-oCw4y1ZiU5O_zzsY987awMuJBN9PL1zbTkR-grxX1SO5ddsSdF7fqUCfHunyGqnD5_BT_o-1M8EGZ3-yMU8G/s1600-h/IMG_0680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT_FH31VTMXpCdNATNXea_P-V61v0pFZ6rHCR6wSb84Ukc3q13G87wlI-oCw4y1ZiU5O_zzsY987awMuJBN9PL1zbTkR-grxX1SO5ddsSdF7fqUCfHunyGqnD5_BT_o-1M8EGZ3-yMU8G/s320/IMG_0680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293450075607869474" border="0" /></a>I've decided! I don't like snow. PICK ME UP!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimusg0z5dP4VSIEP05NIoUIjz7XE53gRAgktAvSZy5BTiF1KTcwyXlr62EHgml4J_FZfzHfl1p-g8hS_h1cv_qbmabZjtg2626DV4HoyT6ztJt-iySbD25_0hY_xaPRS42r63Pg6uL-Qqf/s1600-h/IMG_0681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimusg0z5dP4VSIEP05NIoUIjz7XE53gRAgktAvSZy5BTiF1KTcwyXlr62EHgml4J_FZfzHfl1p-g8hS_h1cv_qbmabZjtg2626DV4HoyT6ztJt-iySbD25_0hY_xaPRS42r63Pg6uL-Qqf/s320/IMG_0681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293450392322386082" border="0" /></a>A dog!! I've changed my mind. Now I can play.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRmda8LP8hhTpSR90cKur-MDUvgg-2M9Q5UDWHGeU9tuvXzGCyT9UyPWEMwyOIAc9Kod9PwFuIt9ODXjpx_Vs_XmWXBT7XLklNdqhil3wxAbbPzaSHTQXV0tkDTnxL_k-CTXqk1W0B-ij/s1600-h/IMG_0683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRmda8LP8hhTpSR90cKur-MDUvgg-2M9Q5UDWHGeU9tuvXzGCyT9UyPWEMwyOIAc9Kod9PwFuIt9ODXjpx_Vs_XmWXBT7XLklNdqhil3wxAbbPzaSHTQXV0tkDTnxL_k-CTXqk1W0B-ij/s320/IMG_0683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293450941945041010" border="0" /></a>Play with me doggie!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-35477622261464475342009-01-15T13:26:00.005-05:002009-01-15T13:31:39.599-05:00Working ManJoey LOVES to play on our computer. We don't love it quite as much, since he has an uncanny ability to hit some key that makes the computer do something crazy you've never seen it do before. But, every time he goes in our bedroom, he wants to play on it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHpiIzlOc0bgElTGeLbsQqUrOJFhtnYArjOd8zIs_9ZAK7L5d2IbIJTfE94vg2WBYui2EjuCjHOUN69oZa6cqQkDfJpf4mKKPzjbSgNRnxxf07G9lmN3Hy4S2L52GeP1eSYWzMYQv77GL/s1600-h/IMG_0603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHpiIzlOc0bgElTGeLbsQqUrOJFhtnYArjOd8zIs_9ZAK7L5d2IbIJTfE94vg2WBYui2EjuCjHOUN69oZa6cqQkDfJpf4mKKPzjbSgNRnxxf07G9lmN3Hy4S2L52GeP1eSYWzMYQv77GL/s320/IMG_0603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291589002446205346" border="0" /></a>Just typing away<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGZ9ZgDQq5xFCZMlAqY4u468sTJ53DkF7G_s_KQoj7A3DRBG3MpEWviiK-Qnk7p4p9AWIdTLBcud6iTZrmUJlDYo7KJb_kYyp5mr5XjjOk1BvgXbXlIH-PEUzf7-W0R8z7ARa9CF6e3TZ/s1600-h/IMG_0602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGZ9ZgDQq5xFCZMlAqY4u468sTJ53DkF7G_s_KQoj7A3DRBG3MpEWviiK-Qnk7p4p9AWIdTLBcud6iTZrmUJlDYo7KJb_kYyp5mr5XjjOk1BvgXbXlIH-PEUzf7-W0R8z7ARa9CF6e3TZ/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291589418585291554" border="0" /></a>These keys are really hard to see!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThyqMnJF2uyb9E0B17x5yBSAUcQT34MRpFNEwidteQo5U8mfXWql8iePtM7rMc4CcfOghsBazQasz1AcFwNpA4JKLBgmgBzRHrp7YVulmwD7-JzvKsItB5quCCXQJsGW1qrLVhfOTgZ5O/s1600-h/IMG_0605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThyqMnJF2uyb9E0B17x5yBSAUcQT34MRpFNEwidteQo5U8mfXWql8iePtM7rMc4CcfOghsBazQasz1AcFwNpA4JKLBgmgBzRHrp7YVulmwD7-JzvKsItB5quCCXQJsGW1qrLVhfOTgZ5O/s320/IMG_0605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291589817390954994" border="0" /></a>All done!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-30824230292517213902009-01-15T13:04:00.015-05:002009-01-15T13:25:17.738-05:00Christmas part 2We were able to spend New Years in Pennsylvania. Joey, as always, loved being the center of attention and we all had lots of fun with the second round of Christmas presents.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWiwYApKirMfUSzj3wl2tVnbKu_EtI24DeU_botbgrOyclRFJ8Y-BsDHJhHI1Qtp_LD2sbg7hSygMpGdvMdJxLxZXqcpBGRzHMvi8OLz1q6ZOPhPz8l8VXdzjt8zDS70M760J2Yq_1GAP/s1600-h/IMG_0647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWiwYApKirMfUSzj3wl2tVnbKu_EtI24DeU_botbgrOyclRFJ8Y-BsDHJhHI1Qtp_LD2sbg7hSygMpGdvMdJxLxZXqcpBGRzHMvi8OLz1q6ZOPhPz8l8VXdzjt8zDS70M760J2Yq_1GAP/s320/IMG_0647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291583442832609794" border="0" /></a>Joey showing how well he can drink from a glass. For some reason, he prefers glass (not plastic) glasses.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LpR3pF2WEJbIv0ZuIrWTNtL0SPAznsNNJJRGNM5yIE1mUeTp0C1JSGL_SWw1S8DRMZam7jJ4lZcrs0Ypy8BXdcuIZlBc139G2J_1Cx0eKKLIGefYOB6yCfuRCp-WvhZJDrzCewwCBpzE/s1600-h/IMG_0648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LpR3pF2WEJbIv0ZuIrWTNtL0SPAznsNNJJRGNM5yIE1mUeTp0C1JSGL_SWw1S8DRMZam7jJ4lZcrs0Ypy8BXdcuIZlBc139G2J_1Cx0eKKLIGefYOB6yCfuRCp-WvhZJDrzCewwCBpzE/s320/IMG_0648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291583728502293442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNq29UgW5CVOcZYEPXgJbIYlM2KYTLry-BGUM6xIzcpRbq4K4FsB5rn3WHmq3d3HmQ2auMYlUI4lJO2Z1H7sfeKE2XBth8UFlwEeHE4KLUCYJcrBygK-97PkvOTyvHHrAh1GWM_0efLHZ/s1600-h/IMG_0650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNq29UgW5CVOcZYEPXgJbIYlM2KYTLry-BGUM6xIzcpRbq4K4FsB5rn3WHmq3d3HmQ2auMYlUI4lJO2Z1H7sfeKE2XBth8UFlwEeHE4KLUCYJcrBygK-97PkvOTyvHHrAh1GWM_0efLHZ/s320/IMG_0650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291584083313987634" border="0" /></a>Joey and Uncle Craig examining his new jack-in-the-box.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiZNo5PpUB15Y_FI3NwjNhyeD_rU93nQxX6mgmeJJy8P20s8GRgdYsBHSUHasxvYLdt47xdXSO_XQg3PM7M9F9O4mS9dSJbIqDSgu8UGdW8aEWrfBR8ZD6yXXF9i2rFoD2qk1sTuHH1Db/s1600-h/IMG_0651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiZNo5PpUB15Y_FI3NwjNhyeD_rU93nQxX6mgmeJJy8P20s8GRgdYsBHSUHasxvYLdt47xdXSO_XQg3PM7M9F9O4mS9dSJbIqDSgu8UGdW8aEWrfBR8ZD6yXXF9i2rFoD2qk1sTuHH1Db/s320/IMG_0651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291584447322479122" border="0" /></a>Surprise!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TKSvyWaw2vpHxkaB5-1OdRppsqG6zJg_o83DTtomwzZnNCZNkpHrBYrmgJlltmjbSj3jwJBTPhrH0KdK-07CxCeLskwjDl_TSkVWL31zfmVqGvcQhXJgr_eK1filPe5i2igVL2uy_YJM/s1600-h/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TKSvyWaw2vpHxkaB5-1OdRppsqG6zJg_o83DTtomwzZnNCZNkpHrBYrmgJlltmjbSj3jwJBTPhrH0KdK-07CxCeLskwjDl_TSkVWL31zfmVqGvcQhXJgr_eK1filPe5i2igVL2uy_YJM/s320/IMG_0652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291584718162419698" border="0" /></a>Apparently, jack-in-the-boxes are VERY scary.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2K8mNtTEDJLy4TfV0uBXcvYJlmUREmpMlrfvXWY1zlrKzTffh8XfOYuBNkS-JHckTh97f68fAX1wwaTeERhAtnQGx9ltPgf-Ym6ogVm2LWyg33a3lFHrMqa5m-fRgGW2qX7HNKn6yYP0/s1600-h/IMG_0653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2K8mNtTEDJLy4TfV0uBXcvYJlmUREmpMlrfvXWY1zlrKzTffh8XfOYuBNkS-JHckTh97f68fAX1wwaTeERhAtnQGx9ltPgf-Ym6ogVm2LWyg33a3lFHrMqa5m-fRgGW2qX7HNKn6yYP0/s320/IMG_0653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291585050908770418" border="0" /></a>Joey's favorite part of opening presents turned out to be playing with the bows.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_b0sLILkzKG3fZlNaXXdkfIcriG0BvZRbooSNMh7Fla1-IQmbUqhtBxS3J0W-Li_V2NGwbulBIsHWNhcemTcQNVLS6ubAyof5co2D452DCtTifvXwljWhgCCvBDrxD5XaiLPjQPajvMZ/s1600-h/IMG_0657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_b0sLILkzKG3fZlNaXXdkfIcriG0BvZRbooSNMh7Fla1-IQmbUqhtBxS3J0W-Li_V2NGwbulBIsHWNhcemTcQNVLS6ubAyof5co2D452DCtTifvXwljWhgCCvBDrxD5XaiLPjQPajvMZ/s320/IMG_0657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291585384511935170" border="0" /></a>Oh good! Another bow to play with.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxD91eSAO52jLjhQfmhrxiRehGyh52EvBz-IuM61gpgMcXKAdQ1-aNoyOAHd-tYgHd0ROE99UKOCnzeINeh6OIe4gt2Yk37WlvZFwYOCo3tcffZ5aYIZU8BU-IQW-x2eBS2hNXff5RVym/s1600-h/IMG_0656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxD91eSAO52jLjhQfmhrxiRehGyh52EvBz-IuM61gpgMcXKAdQ1-aNoyOAHd-tYgHd0ROE99UKOCnzeINeh6OIe4gt2Yk37WlvZFwYOCo3tcffZ5aYIZU8BU-IQW-x2eBS2hNXff5RVym/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291585849390933346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbKDkjAtlwWut_cqJbYDcskZnndrC4mZe6J9PbmJdF0IkBL2EcjnZ6rAd1kJArlHxoSwQL2W-eG4xbjSejhv9LXeRUF6CusKWsdn3FzATmlHj75evhIoGj0ABI0maWSY98m0rVHYT94Ig/s1600-h/IMG_0660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbKDkjAtlwWut_cqJbYDcskZnndrC4mZe6J9PbmJdF0IkBL2EcjnZ6rAd1kJArlHxoSwQL2W-eG4xbjSejhv9LXeRUF6CusKWsdn3FzATmlHj75evhIoGj0ABI0maWSY98m0rVHYT94Ig/s320/IMG_0660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291586299271935730" border="0" /></a>All those toys, and Joey wants to play with Grandpa's camera.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1uCH00oD6AX_EBkv6MYZoTnPvgK-02Mk_xIqOMRhGkW3UFl_LI55XYL3MrCfLUE86s42cA2FPSLkspxlB4y4YumT7SV1z0EHMDXV2n4NoNGEPB2wypL3goIt5fF5PaHMlN4LZXUmgDlE/s1600-h/IMG_0662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1uCH00oD6AX_EBkv6MYZoTnPvgK-02Mk_xIqOMRhGkW3UFl_LI55XYL3MrCfLUE86s42cA2FPSLkspxlB4y4YumT7SV1z0EHMDXV2n4NoNGEPB2wypL3goIt5fF5PaHMlN4LZXUmgDlE/s320/IMG_0662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291586632309885666" border="0" /></a>Joey's favorite present . . . a puzzle of his name! By the way, letters are great to chew on when you're teething.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBVVfPHodC1I3IrlfIjxKayqHxQ9eghKm8Qaunrh-S3fX0wEH3gTlmmPA8_WrOycQIOT1_Mv6smtknqViEVBejV7DhjmhFZKeBu243UFeUhyphenhyphen0Xj3sRTjNK4JcPZ1QVxIbVDPDZOTleaG_/s1600-h/IMG_0664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBVVfPHodC1I3IrlfIjxKayqHxQ9eghKm8Qaunrh-S3fX0wEH3gTlmmPA8_WrOycQIOT1_Mv6smtknqViEVBejV7DhjmhFZKeBu243UFeUhyphenhyphen0Xj3sRTjNK4JcPZ1QVxIbVDPDZOTleaG_/s320/IMG_0664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291587359705983106" border="0" /></a>Practicing with his (and Uncle Craig's) silverware.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LLaS8FtPlzIOeZFtcQQFMrGPQjGJBpSf3pVSlipOuKVGTxDxahyphenhyphenocdW83t3pXc6003qSzHzSn0DD9j5qe-8B_13JhqJ6b4_GAtZMA1YFNQdNTEE3jwXoyOlAmJvdxIejfl_LY1K83M-L/s1600-h/IMG_0666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LLaS8FtPlzIOeZFtcQQFMrGPQjGJBpSf3pVSlipOuKVGTxDxahyphenhyphenocdW83t3pXc6003qSzHzSn0DD9j5qe-8B_13JhqJ6b4_GAtZMA1YFNQdNTEE3jwXoyOlAmJvdxIejfl_LY1K83M-L/s320/IMG_0666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291587804027862594" border="0" /></a>How do I work this knife thing?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRnERneasbMCZ3tp5XPdIIr9t4RprKCLbgK1B31C1tAM0OPWoqOZWdEXe3hU7lyZrLzU7priJfR_2asHqpUISme5yzW7CepcOXPu0c4shQa28AgiINHgBt8q2oT08tW8EQ1_Yx6D2iKFQ/s1600-h/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRnERneasbMCZ3tp5XPdIIr9t4RprKCLbgK1B31C1tAM0OPWoqOZWdEXe3hU7lyZrLzU7priJfR_2asHqpUISme5yzW7CepcOXPu0c4shQa28AgiINHgBt8q2oT08tW8EQ1_Yx6D2iKFQ/s320/IMG_0667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291588199458624290" border="0" /></a>Success!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-55026931851130568182009-01-14T13:51:00.017-05:002009-01-14T14:16:47.726-05:00Christmas part 1We spent Christmas in Mt. Olive this year, and Joey loved being the center of attention. He got to see his Uncle Kit for the first time in a year, as well as Aunt Amanda and Uncle Josh a few days after Christmas. He was excited Christmas morning to see all the presents, although at first, he was more excited to see the piano.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-oTRvOeKXj3qa9xNqaM2mLNs5i4T5M2PxtscJ9t22ZCirgmu8BLQrwiyZ5j8V7T5Au75mQuL4yAkduZ_fmM52pWlQWZosC-rkUDrpoTpBNQhoKdVN7jMeHtAGSv4UJV5IGswKdhwU-uT/s1600-h/IMG_0611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bzQ_cN2suRuqJMGAHswpu_k0YYjzdJF6fm9F5NtEuBn2y46J6-jHHEudQ5CIrCxsva1z2HlV0Z7fxp33zv4MW2BdXItK2knJjwF1DpJQTf6ODuOTrIECfLn1Y_vpwlzQeHZdXzPj95s4/s320/IMG_0607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291225904513217634" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-oTRvOeKXj3qa9xNqaM2mLNs5i4T5M2PxtscJ9t22ZCirgmu8BLQrwiyZ5j8V7T5Au75mQuL4yAkduZ_fmM52pWlQWZosC-rkUDrpoTpBNQhoKdVN7jMeHtAGSv4UJV5IGswKdhwU-uT/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291226707930820898" border="0" /></a>Christmas morning!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaLCzG8cgxMCcSgSdRtMsrJ4eR_Z9K48dWG7JjEc_BKU-idSSRC5ICcj2-hfQkQC1G0FXQCT0PXljrlJblNrxz1NH4E8U30TZWzkc_t2rd3pX_4pLj24KkXTwJwpUulPf9ASbaRaZ_qEU/s1600-h/IMG_0608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaLCzG8cgxMCcSgSdRtMsrJ4eR_Z9K48dWG7JjEc_BKU-idSSRC5ICcj2-hfQkQC1G0FXQCT0PXljrlJblNrxz1NH4E8U30TZWzkc_t2rd3pX_4pLj24KkXTwJwpUulPf9ASbaRaZ_qEU/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291225416354476146" border="0" /></a>Joey liked the crayons left by Santa.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3a7xHROO2McE-RWDkgvy5MaQM8rMbDUaIfZUnOlMDHhbEACfKUCE97WWUWkpcFc_IAPSSI2rrHrt9ZaePZCw8n4lnYC0S0tMI0ITV480moikC4mLAtB7IH-SVPNazQB1LofBOddvq2s3/s1600-h/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3a7xHROO2McE-RWDkgvy5MaQM8rMbDUaIfZUnOlMDHhbEACfKUCE97WWUWkpcFc_IAPSSI2rrHrt9ZaePZCw8n4lnYC0S0tMI0ITV480moikC4mLAtB7IH-SVPNazQB1LofBOddvq2s3/s320/IMG_0613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291226371035441746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwCxtOETPsCLn4d21hcS5pQghUQ1RugWT13YpfsRBk7bO7dFEsUGMM3EEU7qjIz5dZgxYyLwvCzA1GizpvBWd0_cp234VZkmP97aZrOuUiE0JfLJ1u9XRfjVFi8jSXVShv6zj1473Auw9/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuOwKPbl8DUGzlKriwMrF1M4dxGviIXf0ryalwZCj6Anljs2YFyfw4fcRPhtqLrb8C_XTaKpBjoeNtyaiw5-6YAkrW0UW5TFjIFtdJyo38RFsxCPF_DOhdP-zwyp4yIC3G3lN7wDg3Jp1/s320/IMG_0635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291228217123009666" border="0" /></a>Playing with Great Granddaddy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzl2N4bjsraEULZHabr4fUsZjQhqXOxQ4_sZnFGcthkfy77X8h1k9I0YDUp3lnMRl0dbepvS6bAA7Djz3_bADxkuGvebiBZdwcdAvBNiRLZj3l5Uk0tTt91EN4ynbBMnDuIVGH8_kuTMF/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzl2N4bjsraEULZHabr4fUsZjQhqXOxQ4_sZnFGcthkfy77X8h1k9I0YDUp3lnMRl0dbepvS6bAA7Djz3_bADxkuGvebiBZdwcdAvBNiRLZj3l5Uk0tTt91EN4ynbBMnDuIVGH8_kuTMF/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291228913941432610" border="0" /></a>Oh no! G-Daddy's going to get me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lRhRJO2QGpjQrLK2m-B2JL6pJo-H15LvVDTCR_ga3sNwOOU4I_k986GzhlzAhUDlarU84hX9r17vJeE9e6Fo1vZyvIZ_0_MrlFM_7Ryordf-R_7QstTWtdA3K6LAgt_ltwQZtkgTD25L/s1600-h/IMG_0637.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lRhRJO2QGpjQrLK2m-B2JL6pJo-H15LvVDTCR_ga3sNwOOU4I_k986GzhlzAhUDlarU84hX9r17vJeE9e6Fo1vZyvIZ_0_MrlFM_7Ryordf-R_7QstTWtdA3K6LAgt_ltwQZtkgTD25L/s320/IMG_0637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291228528341423474" border="0" /></a>Save me, Meana!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6qyNUPxkCZ_Oj6AByBD0SZaq43XS5SNUnNVF1r2Ze_xpo_rH2sKGHXgYhShOTxwpv9DJOBUGsSzNKnBPdZogR12H9e35Bfh1msyXkTf3O346zVxKBkTmbtEBYV0-2YarCB63ud8XazAx/s1600-h/IMG_0639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6qyNUPxkCZ_Oj6AByBD0SZaq43XS5SNUnNVF1r2Ze_xpo_rH2sKGHXgYhShOTxwpv9DJOBUGsSzNKnBPdZogR12H9e35Bfh1msyXkTf3O346zVxKBkTmbtEBYV0-2YarCB63ud8XazAx/s320/IMG_0639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291229338776776770" border="0" /></a>Even Meana can't protect you from G-Daddy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuz3oS2PRmf7LOdQjiIfp5sh1qBI1JoC7GlAyGJ9r9cjru3At-3d-V9spcQZEhcrlDtaACWHT10NsSNi0s8Swx3gLXmc9giZOayd9gIcBR1zqB3pK0xxgbtvaZtWHTTE9746OzhAofucR/s1600-h/IMG_0645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuz3oS2PRmf7LOdQjiIfp5sh1qBI1JoC7GlAyGJ9r9cjru3At-3d-V9spcQZEhcrlDtaACWHT10NsSNi0s8Swx3gLXmc9giZOayd9gIcBR1zqB3pK0xxgbtvaZtWHTTE9746OzhAofucR/s320/IMG_0645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291229729374464002" border="0" /></a>Getting some sugar from Great Meana.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dZC1UBc_yIhCmQPRlF5MNlwFJ_qtnXUMoxoqt5qUS0BDdNZJtqPKlkwEmVDwlk9Rg79nk8aHwADd52GxSutBuMWiQL29FLPytzZ5oXD70YTbjzEH2Vr3vhqWO6m5Oho3BSpn0Nh80n_i/s1600-h/IMG_0646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dZC1UBc_yIhCmQPRlF5MNlwFJ_qtnXUMoxoqt5qUS0BDdNZJtqPKlkwEmVDwlk9Rg79nk8aHwADd52GxSutBuMWiQL29FLPytzZ5oXD70YTbjzEH2Vr3vhqWO6m5Oho3BSpn0Nh80n_i/s320/IMG_0646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291230268413217298" border="0" /></a>Cuddle time over. Gotta get back to playing!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-66030032218465018702008-12-05T13:05:00.006-05:002008-12-05T13:22:44.528-05:00PlaygroundNow that Joey's older, he LOVES the playground. His favorite thing in the whole wide world is a swing. He would swing for hours if we let him. I actually tried to see how long it took before he got tired of it one day, and I gave up after an hour.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lvq89KXcvbC6RJwH9yqw4Tg5kMtCz9ajWED9tQtI75IxSmYNLUv-JaWiyUy05BkhNsi-xbd2uO9UPpZiCcuxsVt6XCzxH84igPCvF5Z-fSh3XOK2jAOi08Kl9vPt3py9Xv2Hj1U5pIWj/s1600-h/IMG_3048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lvq89KXcvbC6RJwH9yqw4Tg5kMtCz9ajWED9tQtI75IxSmYNLUv-JaWiyUy05BkhNsi-xbd2uO9UPpZiCcuxsVt6XCzxH84igPCvF5Z-fSh3XOK2jAOi08Kl9vPt3py9Xv2Hj1U5pIWj/s320/IMG_3048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276369387932109762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaThiZSY1BuZQItjn2YqT2jbOofr4U22vkZ-LefOlOkI-Xu6qPAKF72BarsfllBTOH9WVe9Ov3qFo_vwVSzH4rg0CZNRH4FJlCaZeAxSXmRxYAAmKga_S9XabuzrdWyG9l8hCNdTGx8FV/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaThiZSY1BuZQItjn2YqT2jbOofr4U22vkZ-LefOlOkI-Xu6qPAKF72BarsfllBTOH9WVe9Ov3qFo_vwVSzH4rg0CZNRH4FJlCaZeAxSXmRxYAAmKga_S9XabuzrdWyG9l8hCNdTGx8FV/s320/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276371291315598162" border="0" /></a>Occasionally Joey will get off the swings, though.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntKv8xD03ezvhykCLMVEW4-Bn__hViRTRYfZvDif6IMwvyQfNMxONrwR8t04zIaEiWSPfyitAaaZMjUnMHIcrObdrS3SMLWo4Gl4wcrf1nv-qxkwPe5d7RzZ-3o6udb1mxrqCXpZyAyeH/s1600-h/IMG_0576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntKv8xD03ezvhykCLMVEW4-Bn__hViRTRYfZvDif6IMwvyQfNMxONrwR8t04zIaEiWSPfyitAaaZMjUnMHIcrObdrS3SMLWo4Gl4wcrf1nv-qxkwPe5d7RzZ-3o6udb1mxrqCXpZyAyeH/s320/IMG_0576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276371893103263490" border="0" /></a>What's around the other side?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwEfrVKknKasWDGaivGbxyFLmE7I_e8-oGIxwImKIM_FtgcXzmYkofjTbErIkBJNEa0k3pBM69SsASUCHRR6itojExEtHnq_RbcDpar9dtYQ5oX4MLDZUux12Yp8cnuNSQvW5QmecmjVR/s1600-h/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwEfrVKknKasWDGaivGbxyFLmE7I_e8-oGIxwImKIM_FtgcXzmYkofjTbErIkBJNEa0k3pBM69SsASUCHRR6itojExEtHnq_RbcDpar9dtYQ5oX4MLDZUux12Yp8cnuNSQvW5QmecmjVR/s320/IMG_0577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276372327886070434" border="0" /></a>I think it's Grandma, but just in case, Grandpa had better come with me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii20fTwQXPalEX9a5hE0HSyo3YZ_AZavxQnyEqoj5_tavQt1RXAHTCBvK6_7yRp2x9rvFreQxGT2jSojZOD2J2In6Y2tvTH7Awm-53ce5vZtdFdQ3VviqG3oklIf6pG47lusU0NgbhiRDE/s1600-h/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii20fTwQXPalEX9a5hE0HSyo3YZ_AZavxQnyEqoj5_tavQt1RXAHTCBvK6_7yRp2x9rvFreQxGT2jSojZOD2J2In6Y2tvTH7Awm-53ce5vZtdFdQ3VviqG3oklIf6pG47lusU0NgbhiRDE/s320/IMG_0578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276372826835021266" border="0" /></a>Where's the steering wheel? I think this car is broken!<br /><br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-89766662027162928792008-12-04T18:55:00.016-05:002008-12-04T19:26:09.425-05:00Botanical GardensJoey, Brian, Grandma, Grandpa, and I all went to the botanical gardens in Belmont, NC recently. We were very impressed by how beautiful they were, even in late fall.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TTkUinc2NSkFAZWvrR5c2LDx8aKSD08DfxQPEkQxerFuE4aWOyRfXiCEc5INSBGB0OLQNPbZVQ0gmntC52ZilRgaYiQzbaR7K0ekVWPLjFTDS9m4HNpXTm5ER-bOIVK9UO5KJWo4J4zl/s1600-h/IMG_0545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TTkUinc2NSkFAZWvrR5c2LDx8aKSD08DfxQPEkQxerFuE4aWOyRfXiCEc5INSBGB0OLQNPbZVQ0gmntC52ZilRgaYiQzbaR7K0ekVWPLjFTDS9m4HNpXTm5ER-bOIVK9UO5KJWo4J4zl/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276088809492411538" border="0" /></a>We started off in the Butterfly House<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySVUFi1wmnETAcgF6OgeNKCom8n4yLDGYFGWjAz8iRwW5YJ-ov6x8Dx_sza684STdOOjmivF5g-2S5rz9dtCWxxyJr28ffuLOu8xB77O9JTv69wgRyKfhjzrgEHEowH4ofN1RaE4LIgpL/s1600-h/IMG_0534.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySVUFi1wmnETAcgF6OgeNKCom8n4yLDGYFGWjAz8iRwW5YJ-ov6x8Dx_sza684STdOOjmivF5g-2S5rz9dtCWxxyJr28ffuLOu8xB77O9JTv69wgRyKfhjzrgEHEowH4ofN1RaE4LIgpL/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276089182143475298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8xHGxOZHwMAU9O0y9sRyKqX-_IG8-j-x9ldJzrtAAvntLgvN2H8sSvFCGa1PC6kTrTk7CUs60ZluDNaNC2lNrgTRvyu3DI3wVVY0Gz0IGDz9aQCl4AQzn_qnnEVgg2iVCj3IFytzKN3P/s1600-h/IMG_3063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8xHGxOZHwMAU9O0y9sRyKqX-_IG8-j-x9ldJzrtAAvntLgvN2H8sSvFCGa1PC6kTrTk7CUs60ZluDNaNC2lNrgTRvyu3DI3wVVY0Gz0IGDz9aQCl4AQzn_qnnEVgg2iVCj3IFytzKN3P/s320/IMG_3063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276094101863744114" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4ylz4Wv69LlQIqkf6JcWAvP2DSL1gQhbWmj7j35pP8tnsM72dRo09Iezc018ldQ_3NvdMhMvlNUQl71TmFnhNPAfyQr5jAjjj6l7z0pke7PvqwPIFhf4kOJFfsAzYhd43x5aNSCZZ2Jb/s1600-h/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4ylz4Wv69LlQIqkf6JcWAvP2DSL1gQhbWmj7j35pP8tnsM72dRo09Iezc018ldQ_3NvdMhMvlNUQl71TmFnhNPAfyQr5jAjjj6l7z0pke7PvqwPIFhf4kOJFfsAzYhd43x5aNSCZZ2Jb/s320/IMG_0542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276089649966458034" border="0" /></a>Joey "helped" Grandma push the stroller from time to time, since he would hate for her to get tired.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfsfN-45nyo9EVHkXPNqE0yKADvCVqlAic2jt_ArHW8lJvJg-mYsTH3mbNvMZqtzV4StFp-ExoCUKvTr2MPaPKvHKl0u8FfxBdaAw21Ut1_lSRz8jnWDHP5cJlNQUsqBZ107STK-mQ2bO/s1600-h/IMG_0548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfsfN-45nyo9EVHkXPNqE0yKADvCVqlAic2jt_ArHW8lJvJg-mYsTH3mbNvMZqtzV4StFp-ExoCUKvTr2MPaPKvHKl0u8FfxBdaAw21Ut1_lSRz8jnWDHP5cJlNQUsqBZ107STK-mQ2bO/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276089986062327442" border="0" /></a>After the Butterfly House, we went outside to see the rest of the gardens. Joey fell in love with fountains! We could barely keep him out of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tNFlQhgvNt-vdDdbQVaMJNthgytRuMndUcH4p0Lu9jxR_TpYB4qRYIhA3QgJ2NJqW6MI4tQKbOW1pgypu_ZgpIvFZuiSZnuRBICgAJlAg2q5DtAlzvGsTRVkuNPtCVJwWa3Y7Am1Cdr/s1600-h/IMG_3069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tNFlQhgvNt-vdDdbQVaMJNthgytRuMndUcH4p0Lu9jxR_TpYB4qRYIhA3QgJ2NJqW6MI4tQKbOW1pgypu_ZgpIvFZuiSZnuRBICgAJlAg2q5DtAlzvGsTRVkuNPtCVJwWa3Y7Am1Cdr/s320/IMG_3069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276094669941169010" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1XfhkWGJ3YeoIt2iyyihEE52teFHEeheH7VLJF0-PHYxwS7b69HTkHUXs9s0gXQwDYlzaqfcUu5wwgtXbFkeXn26uHXowaAiploIcufUi7qxIE06QUbSoz2Bv4v4DqXkzKpQgsi101Do/s1600-h/IMG_0556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1XfhkWGJ3YeoIt2iyyihEE52teFHEeheH7VLJF0-PHYxwS7b69HTkHUXs9s0gXQwDYlzaqfcUu5wwgtXbFkeXn26uHXowaAiploIcufUi7qxIE06QUbSoz2Bv4v4DqXkzKpQgsi101Do/s320/IMG_0556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276092846291082050" border="0" /></a>Joey liked mud puddles too, although he definitely preferred fountains.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiG3ITXXUZ0rtql2UpBsA7pTIy120vrKhDktSGLvp27RiHuFcvtKOOrL6TPqIx37QSfsmY7pKOrHPF53D125lalLkFHtbGSrQmBmpJUytWVoiK-xnVhrDIwuprvNo2px5GOoRvUWVFsrG/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiG3ITXXUZ0rtql2UpBsA7pTIy120vrKhDktSGLvp27RiHuFcvtKOOrL6TPqIx37QSfsmY7pKOrHPF53D125lalLkFHtbGSrQmBmpJUytWVoiK-xnVhrDIwuprvNo2px5GOoRvUWVFsrG/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276090588248219122" border="0" /></a>Joey and his Grandpa.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNVARautndBT5K0JnZeqk-tkERNK5rVn887HOlGuGarckkP1BGRRiQhNNNeuv-OXz92V4VbAeKreURQwPXm6V_eriSfRJf9JmtE87gxw-oJSi4yroz774fliRDio3QzqoGRt8X7ohuYzc/s1600-h/IMG_0554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNVARautndBT5K0JnZeqk-tkERNK5rVn887HOlGuGarckkP1BGRRiQhNNNeuv-OXz92V4VbAeKreURQwPXm6V_eriSfRJf9JmtE87gxw-oJSi4yroz774fliRDio3QzqoGRt8X7ohuYzc/s320/IMG_0554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276091120905665858" border="0" /></a>More "help"<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLUpRyrzbnngOmXwGVXDfUGL7qk-8eaHGe_8ZuHGDKm12WSK4UmO2ONodJucYEdApLcOFX5d423KCeuFZMnUbt6uP2btMhYufRh3nVSHx4FftqF-GW8OU7NlyZwdjrFgSQAiHq5nxpQnb/s1600-h/IMG_0555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLUpRyrzbnngOmXwGVXDfUGL7qk-8eaHGe_8ZuHGDKm12WSK4UmO2ONodJucYEdApLcOFX5d423KCeuFZMnUbt6uP2btMhYufRh3nVSHx4FftqF-GW8OU7NlyZwdjrFgSQAiHq5nxpQnb/s320/IMG_0555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276091517707155538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvtFaCBnVLvyGTH3zaTKYDcOvTVr-7KXEzcj7dTMGpk1R9vbmCAJzVlj-Itehm-_G72GmIbWpgg7y-y9A6hYj4VJuUNk1Fvxw_9xedyr8lJObIATzyXVT-PVfkp0eMk5GHPWeyg72L35a/s1600-h/IMG_0561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvtFaCBnVLvyGTH3zaTKYDcOvTVr-7KXEzcj7dTMGpk1R9vbmCAJzVlj-Itehm-_G72GmIbWpgg7y-y9A6hYj4VJuUNk1Fvxw_9xedyr8lJObIATzyXVT-PVfkp0eMk5GHPWeyg72L35a/s320/IMG_0561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276092046300258674" border="0" /></a>Joey's favorite fountain! He loved running through this fountain with Daddy. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEsbY_7x6BiYHPF0l_kgstMGA1nhRwWXq1Mi2XBXgJjVsOMNYqw3kxZyel5k_Ye9suTAKkoeigZuBJWPkLpp_cYwlLjqC-dyJu0lmzHJHbk4W0MtIF248jKosjL-dyx2E98siH0GCjYtd/s1600-h/IMG_3072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEsbY_7x6BiYHPF0l_kgstMGA1nhRwWXq1Mi2XBXgJjVsOMNYqw3kxZyel5k_Ye9suTAKkoeigZuBJWPkLpp_cYwlLjqC-dyJu0lmzHJHbk4W0MtIF248jKosjL-dyx2E98siH0GCjYtd/s320/IMG_3072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276095274185543042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy22s7iTH9tFnYIsg8vZ10KC3QPsUmxzIORRPoUowBCHdb77ALgm1BqCpWxa6bGUAuUfbeq_z-dJW4TBkGL2ilKoR5_XVNBCJepJenlH1YQtUHeaahkM1AllGJPANN5CWxhCcePadJv9tU/s1600-h/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy22s7iTH9tFnYIsg8vZ10KC3QPsUmxzIORRPoUowBCHdb77ALgm1BqCpWxa6bGUAuUfbeq_z-dJW4TBkGL2ilKoR5_XVNBCJepJenlH1YQtUHeaahkM1AllGJPANN5CWxhCcePadJv9tU/s320/IMG_0568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276092488397642514" border="0" /></a>Some of the beautiful flowers<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-86986417162737674032008-12-03T12:52:00.008-05:002008-12-03T13:05:36.683-05:00Baby Ninja<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhFn7usnOKQkk5BcUCSlz_LiXmvP5liz6ctCPVwieqdi_MpJfy1Eoa3iAF2qRgZ6lqC_4hZiB3UtleB6h1WuYf76hlNyIAsQ_oQuwu-BdmY4RPBdARcYhSxxdfM7COKv-OiV38oR4Ich0/s1600-h/IMG_3054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhFn7usnOKQkk5BcUCSlz_LiXmvP5liz6ctCPVwieqdi_MpJfy1Eoa3iAF2qRgZ6lqC_4hZiB3UtleB6h1WuYf76hlNyIAsQ_oQuwu-BdmY4RPBdARcYhSxxdfM7COKv-OiV38oR4Ich0/s320/IMG_3054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275625632638338034" border="0" /></a>Joey was a ninja for Halloween. Brian's parents went with us to Trunk or Treat at our church. Joey had so much fun looking at all the other kids and, after watching the big kids, figured out how to run.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1PiqJj538Gon_Iluc0T9M3SBtRaE56yuu_9TM-iKCTT00YMNiNAvdvlh_r8gtdOVh0j_viB8nothpzyaR__rcrEBVVcCtcaTc0w_DZZo1u_qUGky24M7qdgNtQQSxZDRU4o2ayLle3yp/s1600-h/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1PiqJj538Gon_Iluc0T9M3SBtRaE56yuu_9TM-iKCTT00YMNiNAvdvlh_r8gtdOVh0j_viB8nothpzyaR__rcrEBVVcCtcaTc0w_DZZo1u_qUGky24M7qdgNtQQSxZDRU4o2ayLle3yp/s320/IMG_0525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275623960953929186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyzLVPJEdH6JFPTuqIwD-y16GCeHr_WjT4xyKkRt3XkuC_tQulW-8ZprHCOPoYoj2774pLcciQqolLk6ReduDXId955a8Q_b8Ot5lgIg4A2uGJSdol3CxciKO4YR8Ah0Q4cDJQoX5NcSm/s1600-h/IMG_0527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyzLVPJEdH6JFPTuqIwD-y16GCeHr_WjT4xyKkRt3XkuC_tQulW-8ZprHCOPoYoj2774pLcciQqolLk6ReduDXId955a8Q_b8Ot5lgIg4A2uGJSdol3CxciKO4YR8Ah0Q4cDJQoX5NcSm/s320/IMG_0527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275624310011632818" border="0" /></a>Joey with his Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDKJPcXQhnA6aUwTFzYqNh451lORa90cRy3S556GKjnUZRsqoBMQt8B_kkdNtkQABd8OTVWl-AKqBE6TyZDICxe4WS7EUPSx2KFg_P7E_vjaRjZxBaJ9WpOWsZUQeTXdm-rFXz8JWClev/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDKJPcXQhnA6aUwTFzYqNh451lORa90cRy3S556GKjnUZRsqoBMQt8B_kkdNtkQABd8OTVWl-AKqBE6TyZDICxe4WS7EUPSx2KFg_P7E_vjaRjZxBaJ9WpOWsZUQeTXdm-rFXz8JWClev/s320/IMG_0529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275624732665826546" border="0" /></a>Joey with his friend, Sophie, and her mother.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueqoGmV5qou6NvisD-KvKcM2TFnvgifd3pb5A2hHvxP0k07ft3Jh9L6Z0y6SWDyfiNE6mfQiBFEaKFOKBxOyhkl3r4mg7U-OFta5ii5RqOXX-rTieokMs0tyUH0JLgxd58-ALb1cJIPoQ/s1600-h/IMG_0533.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueqoGmV5qou6NvisD-KvKcM2TFnvgifd3pb5A2hHvxP0k07ft3Jh9L6Z0y6SWDyfiNE6mfQiBFEaKFOKBxOyhkl3r4mg7U-OFta5ii5RqOXX-rTieokMs0tyUH0JLgxd58-ALb1cJIPoQ/s320/IMG_0533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275625269712965554" border="0" /></a>Joey with his friend, Jill, and her parents.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFfLG7eIOwY1kS5oyU8EMHvE8PPhd1j5TzFnmWGFD-4OIPTVMNwaIdYyYEJdXBQtqDPC3CGYefVpyzAOjrN-0-9XSkVc-znxu8NisyEPgvD8tQFD4r91_QS0MvpXnZTsa7Sz7tbHd13mb/s1600-h/IMG_3058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFfLG7eIOwY1kS5oyU8EMHvE8PPhd1j5TzFnmWGFD-4OIPTVMNwaIdYyYEJdXBQtqDPC3CGYefVpyzAOjrN-0-9XSkVc-znxu8NisyEPgvD8tQFD4r91_QS0MvpXnZTsa7Sz7tbHd13mb/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275625959907810658" border="0" /></a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-32634830697130535732008-10-03T10:04:00.004-04:002008-10-03T10:22:02.071-04:00Dancin' FoolJoey was introduced to Elvis music by Aunt Amanda and Uncle Josh. He liked it so much, he decided to dance. He's a pretty good dancer for only being 13 months!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxSlGOR4FxN6IDIHa2bvWa3J1_baThZJjV_8AC_bncrSD1sD1W1BbuWlt8JLj7yc03lrS2OCVkkI04-fKF0dQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-27836700891470584402008-10-03T09:56:00.006-04:002008-10-03T10:02:42.935-04:00Joey meets a chicken<div style="text-align: center;">After all the time spent in Hawaii trying to catch a chicken, Joey was finally able to come face to face with some. We took him to my parent's chicken houses where new baby chicks had just arrived. At first, he wasn't too sure what to think of them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4miuYIkz0d1Rg1DPhdHG_LOhAPAn7rz7pbGPnOGP05p-t2PksbczPx91our2JwzXyQ12TU7FJExYW-8cukxC_7UgxGCtkGvWnXQ3PlZQOvWWKSgZ3BQbFfxWJ1Ngw9vTZrfKlENzNjn2/s1600-h/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4miuYIkz0d1Rg1DPhdHG_LOhAPAn7rz7pbGPnOGP05p-t2PksbczPx91our2JwzXyQ12TU7FJExYW-8cukxC_7UgxGCtkGvWnXQ3PlZQOvWWKSgZ3BQbFfxWJ1Ngw9vTZrfKlENzNjn2/s320/IMG_0507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252926670177727634" border="0" /></a>Then he wanted to touch them and see what they felt like.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeWIIz4oMS1gv4P3vq2m_mNn3lVEBhSjAROhQlx7FMY1YRYqn_09Bfc3QEk9AcKLBXQM5bCXzC3E_vX-WxKUJbtRSAnNdGma1jE6pS_7oZdHiZ4OASvoEv0-L5j7HjIGqRF6AJhOFMQOO/s1600-h/IMG_0509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeWIIz4oMS1gv4P3vq2m_mNn3lVEBhSjAROhQlx7FMY1YRYqn_09Bfc3QEk9AcKLBXQM5bCXzC3E_vX-WxKUJbtRSAnNdGma1jE6pS_7oZdHiZ4OASvoEv0-L5j7HjIGqRF6AJhOFMQOO/s320/IMG_0509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252927004047232866" border="0" /></a>Finally he decided he liked them, and promptly tried to pull their beaks off. <br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHvdie599eQl3DjUvY6eqqyZDAwFGh8xZFl0R0bYVzTqDUo_F19PlVF4Fp209QPLEtNFt9kJzUy_pGHc69BzmGxkT7ZaJfKOTa1RjWGwsY8wSqco8i0tXdf3L_v1DDp8Ykc6rXJoPOwO_/s1600-h/IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHvdie599eQl3DjUvY6eqqyZDAwFGh8xZFl0R0bYVzTqDUo_F19PlVF4Fp209QPLEtNFt9kJzUy_pGHc69BzmGxkT7ZaJfKOTa1RjWGwsY8wSqco8i0tXdf3L_v1DDp8Ykc6rXJoPOwO_/s320/IMG_0510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252927300403736546" border="0" /></a>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-54688926088787432052008-10-03T09:46:00.004-04:002008-10-03T09:55:19.193-04:00First BirthdayJoey had his first birthday on July 25th, although his birthday party wasn't until August 2nd (after the NC Bar was over so Brian could actually come to the birthday party too). All of Joey's grandparents were able to come down for the occasion, and Joey had a blast, especially being the center of 6 people's attention.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMKP_in_4gEqNcNLai3kJDbDvx5RiFmeiyCAVq7hQZ1Yzj3wqw8YT0c3-fbPIosqxpC1M1j11dWcBgHOdWreofCQq2vL-GADjMTL9XZ0j4TGKVOA9XvgrBRQRT2Md5Rdz4Eywgv3rxDTK/s1600-h/IMG_0323.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMKP_in_4gEqNcNLai3kJDbDvx5RiFmeiyCAVq7hQZ1Yzj3wqw8YT0c3-fbPIosqxpC1M1j11dWcBgHOdWreofCQq2vL-GADjMTL9XZ0j4TGKVOA9XvgrBRQRT2Md5Rdz4Eywgv3rxDTK/s320/IMG_0323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252924784488059090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oseMU5z-HfXsAY4TkM1iuWhVPbRByoqnB-Aub9GzCv-0DT2xfBogMkxMKvYjtwfpmEAkbAgzdFS4zJX5uHiQRyTu_ceATWoSEP0eUBgarnEjCtK6LUwnIVAn2Zowf8o6C_4h34ipvgtD/s1600-h/IMG_0318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oseMU5z-HfXsAY4TkM1iuWhVPbRByoqnB-Aub9GzCv-0DT2xfBogMkxMKvYjtwfpmEAkbAgzdFS4zJX5uHiQRyTu_ceATWoSEP0eUBgarnEjCtK6LUwnIVAn2Zowf8o6C_4h34ipvgtD/s320/IMG_0318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252924423923027986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT2tprSzv2CKj1YygQTiCpousJMe1JFg1q2taz2WSoblcgKr8VsSYQW5djhdNo1FYr27Jx5IUo83BScZbW1GiwiQh9cQQ2URU8EUm50k8wxHcdkKMbkMQ0CfcdlCgUiTJ6Z8lHRuxL9Xx/s1600-h/IMG_0324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT2tprSzv2CKj1YygQTiCpousJMe1JFg1q2taz2WSoblcgKr8VsSYQW5djhdNo1FYr27Jx5IUo83BScZbW1GiwiQh9cQQ2URU8EUm50k8wxHcdkKMbkMQ0CfcdlCgUiTJ6Z8lHRuxL9Xx/s320/IMG_0324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252925030241938114" border="0" /></a>Maybe next year we'll do a better job of getting pictures with everyone!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-62318594964133002022008-10-02T12:23:00.019-04:002008-10-02T15:22:50.878-04:00Hawaii<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4HducpFKSgZepKkJ8fJ7AibRFoNZdkM3_LtXyPTcmOP2sUeCKupSnruUaZdCTChyL3vcnnLs77VuByapLV2wNXMVhM4Q4BkA2ixo2wTSpfgxcLi4ZWFg6LEXjfqkXab7BtdAd40gscbz/s1600-h/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4HducpFKSgZepKkJ8fJ7AibRFoNZdkM3_LtXyPTcmOP2sUeCKupSnruUaZdCTChyL3vcnnLs77VuByapLV2wNXMVhM4Q4BkA2ixo2wTSpfgxcLi4ZWFg6LEXjfqkXab7BtdAd40gscbz/s320/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252593725438135826" border="0" /></a>Now that we have a working camera AND a working computer, I am finally able to blog again. Here are some pictures from our recent trip to Hawaii (in August). We were very fortunate to have family there (which was of course our real reason for the visit). First we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdOYTs89klQ4s7IlQ8J_CX3LtXO_Yhvxep1JNCoGadxijI4FYJTSoJncC5C5rlIsWzRpiN_L_9UCLWjI-dYp4FzI4fcKHJenPsAyVjx26rSwSJFhyr07-Oa_eDh11L0Rq6C1j5dZlw-uh/s1600-h/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdOYTs89klQ4s7IlQ8J_CX3LtXO_Yhvxep1JNCoGadxijI4FYJTSoJncC5C5rlIsWzRpiN_L_9UCLWjI-dYp4FzI4fcKHJenPsAyVjx26rSwSJFhyr07-Oa_eDh11L0Rq6C1j5dZlw-uh/s320/IMG_0342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252594504154317186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUGLIOSRv4oH5CHcDt0bmckTOuCIkEdD0qNAflBIwn8n6zN_Zj9TMrZIQUDLgU2LPy8EoMHYFTCXz_2CTI4C3D_uMOL8C9ECsN7hgXvaaqv-TOosLb7PCF3cfRX07U18P9-Jo1vf2Jnrs/s1600-h/IMG_0344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUGLIOSRv4oH5CHcDt0bmckTOuCIkEdD0qNAflBIwn8n6zN_Zj9TMrZIQUDLgU2LPy8EoMHYFTCXz_2CTI4C3D_uMOL8C9ECsN7hgXvaaqv-TOosLb7PCF3cfRX07U18P9-Jo1vf2Jnrs/s320/IMG_0344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252594875353838498" border="0" /></a>Joey with his shell lei.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ2gVbEk7wYSkyG6rhNlO1oVxJYD5vumk19gxnJB2_WzVivm5LHLWli2CUohEHcoi1ndMgHEFgWldO_5oxqEBiOjlA5QFFWLX90ZrIvF4CIlE3Zr0e__ZGpUTIJ0tC5t88yeauQw4Fxff/s1600-h/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ2gVbEk7wYSkyG6rhNlO1oVxJYD5vumk19gxnJB2_WzVivm5LHLWli2CUohEHcoi1ndMgHEFgWldO_5oxqEBiOjlA5QFFWLX90ZrIvF4CIlE3Zr0e__ZGpUTIJ0tC5t88yeauQw4Fxff/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252595407462299458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0itA0TgyWkM-RLh77OY1hvCAUJhNmlkp7vk2KrUFgw3q1zx5teV9cOeUga049IOj4T7Ax79VOxUrJWi5C04fwDvltW-2kgq11qeq4_ceKCacaWY1fBIpgYfHPAuGgjbosXohuQK04ZYcL/s1600-h/IMG_0367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0itA0TgyWkM-RLh77OY1hvCAUJhNmlkp7vk2KrUFgw3q1zx5teV9cOeUga049IOj4T7Ax79VOxUrJWi5C04fwDvltW-2kgq11qeq4_ceKCacaWY1fBIpgYfHPAuGgjbosXohuQK04ZYcL/s320/IMG_0367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252595766260780930" border="0" /></a>Joey and Aunt Amanda<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkP_azg7c0DkZX5-exwTRYxH0uo0xHZiKUFfrjyVw3I-5qvR5WWmfAFqmPmHfIIsq94iYLcTTq2kLIg_RFmx9kx7w5iebxD5mnlqyNJ5xGyp-qKgsvnDU5ym2Pr9BJwVaVU0XsfZLFDoR/s1600-h/IMG_0372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkP_azg7c0DkZX5-exwTRYxH0uo0xHZiKUFfrjyVw3I-5qvR5WWmfAFqmPmHfIIsq94iYLcTTq2kLIg_RFmx9kx7w5iebxD5mnlqyNJ5xGyp-qKgsvnDU5ym2Pr9BJwVaVU0XsfZLFDoR/s320/IMG_0372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252596164778682946" border="0" /></a>Joey chasing a rooster. Thankfully he didn't catch it!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNoCK-4jz_8IZmmyJmy7DInqZeK8w7u5RvAho8oEiuMi17-MnBzbPyQ78XwJfwfybl6NkiW5vjJaim3dDkGgC8xVgSjo1O8WHnUUVNf0uBl0zjrYxI1ng6RSz9fQHP7Zrk04h9vU7t0fg/s1600-h/IMG_0376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNoCK-4jz_8IZmmyJmy7DInqZeK8w7u5RvAho8oEiuMi17-MnBzbPyQ78XwJfwfybl6NkiW5vjJaim3dDkGgC8xVgSjo1O8WHnUUVNf0uBl0zjrYxI1ng6RSz9fQHP7Zrk04h9vU7t0fg/s320/IMG_0376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252596497457471410" border="0" /></a>Brian, Amanda, Joey, and myself at the temple visitor's center.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-jrIlOURe2xh-OaQFmmglEScZkGV3kEuYBJjo1TD5gHbAI5AWvFCkQ9Rd1ptHcy75z_qak-tKrxxfOb_vcKnbhPH0ANN47ePP4obqslQ1Ko4GOPxhuJwnuFFwXL4jveS1IXQvYZyBISS/s1600-h/IMG_0381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-jrIlOURe2xh-OaQFmmglEScZkGV3kEuYBJjo1TD5gHbAI5AWvFCkQ9Rd1ptHcy75z_qak-tKrxxfOb_vcKnbhPH0ANN47ePP4obqslQ1Ko4GOPxhuJwnuFFwXL4jveS1IXQvYZyBISS/s320/IMG_0381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252596885756178306" border="0" /></a>The beautiful Oahu Temple.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtZ9GnY0ObLbfXE-8WkucFvMsgED-tDY5QOYQGJ0EnoAdg8mxkUpQPZ-nKiGShoN6pf6spkWSfu5zY5sQZIW3EDRQd1LUhY5ro8d3Y82vufs6kwEriLXg01GsD4cPLDRbZsaui4XjcgCr/s1600-h/IMG_0397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtZ9GnY0ObLbfXE-8WkucFvMsgED-tDY5QOYQGJ0EnoAdg8mxkUpQPZ-nKiGShoN6pf6spkWSfu5zY5sQZIW3EDRQd1LUhY5ro8d3Y82vufs6kwEriLXg01GsD4cPLDRbZsaui4XjcgCr/s320/IMG_0397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252597125901867010" border="0" /></a>Our second day we all went to the beach. It was a military beach, so we were practically the only people there!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFB21Iwh3zMIMR6EuV_iA77TBd2cNdtUBI1fQjf0e57nTvDqYqGfXh4XldESmcnOfW-ps5eWvxNr6RWeIia4lv4_qAFkj5LYFVNLb7_LPoiev3-OYDGGk1gBg5HOQaj0KNzZw4r4Au7LA/s1600-h/IMG_0401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFB21Iwh3zMIMR6EuV_iA77TBd2cNdtUBI1fQjf0e57nTvDqYqGfXh4XldESmcnOfW-ps5eWvxNr6RWeIia4lv4_qAFkj5LYFVNLb7_LPoiev3-OYDGGk1gBg5HOQaj0KNzZw4r4Au7LA/s320/IMG_0401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252597486890314066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayu9UzcMUrVzv50OwKtaWzB4nBI8VE6lA4PDPgE-y_6oLreL-ZuermXi3b4u_TkYvhg0uKwNkshM8oRAkBDXUWAvsR1Cf-pw4AZkHuKjR_rBQ68N17SyLe56ktQAGmhjKjkFKj9_F_Az6/s1600-h/IMG_0402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayu9UzcMUrVzv50OwKtaWzB4nBI8VE6lA4PDPgE-y_6oLreL-ZuermXi3b4u_TkYvhg0uKwNkshM8oRAkBDXUWAvsR1Cf-pw4AZkHuKjR_rBQ68N17SyLe56ktQAGmhjKjkFKj9_F_Az6/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252597815148805282" border="0" /></a>Joey's first dip in the ocean. He wasn't a fan of the waves at first, but after about an hour, he really learned to like them.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_5n7c8N63FwuxvSEMF7_M-gIWJbrQ84cQ8MFRyQJISSVWyqHvOjPNMMZztgWbVr-aDhyHj134eI8YLpxeu_DafKcZFofmnNQi8C9qc0BAgrEwtgr5fm_m45oqhFK6h98RUSbK9x0Tp_T/s1600-h/IMG_0445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_5n7c8N63FwuxvSEMF7_M-gIWJbrQ84cQ8MFRyQJISSVWyqHvOjPNMMZztgWbVr-aDhyHj134eI8YLpxeu_DafKcZFofmnNQi8C9qc0BAgrEwtgr5fm_m45oqhFK6h98RUSbK9x0Tp_T/s320/IMG_0445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252634874102495410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1VIMErq-1wyzlG4nHpBvmRjSuvoLzenScQtBRFWkXQ3GKzWP2V-heuezhxgZX0JFzC1k_eQ9xy5_meknfwPBfdTqAKrNS3PHdkfSFjS87ij9iSyDEWmjHpeaVhwMK26xYm74vyOPE_pW/s1600-h/IMG_0471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1VIMErq-1wyzlG4nHpBvmRjSuvoLzenScQtBRFWkXQ3GKzWP2V-heuezhxgZX0JFzC1k_eQ9xy5_meknfwPBfdTqAKrNS3PHdkfSFjS87ij9iSyDEWmjHpeaVhwMK26xYm74vyOPE_pW/s320/IMG_0471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252635152008123202" border="0" /></a>Joey and Brian at a lagoon.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0sPZ243qTU_p-uGn-6YxbuzxJjQ8AkSikhIZdU3v_r15YEYB58kLYGy1tBYDdD-5oTOJBgn2QVqs0zxqAsH9Qn0cUv0UHZxFAITUHOYkJJUt_tfUe6BXyrGA8txdYwJb8wFbgBUoTNEG/s1600-h/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0sPZ243qTU_p-uGn-6YxbuzxJjQ8AkSikhIZdU3v_r15YEYB58kLYGy1tBYDdD-5oTOJBgn2QVqs0zxqAsH9Qn0cUv0UHZxFAITUHOYkJJUt_tfUe6BXyrGA8txdYwJb8wFbgBUoTNEG/s320/IMG_0486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252635514861372578" border="0" /></a>Uncle Josh and Aunt Amanda with Joey.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDxnaXAt7aaKjYPlGw3jlNz2PEiHX63ApIcZXoSTlskp7qxOnR8VXlhir7tCrmvsjgwsIoyx_E_NqcMa3RtYU-h9tV1_6sY-ao5AB8rHDSCy41qyhqTt2zhCupzM9Hh8l9zz8US5Fo69n/s1600-h/IMG_0493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDxnaXAt7aaKjYPlGw3jlNz2PEiHX63ApIcZXoSTlskp7qxOnR8VXlhir7tCrmvsjgwsIoyx_E_NqcMa3RtYU-h9tV1_6sY-ao5AB8rHDSCy41qyhqTt2zhCupzM9Hh8l9zz8US5Fo69n/s320/IMG_0493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252635739425056354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSswozvC5b4ikVKWbbAkduxu8CqQwkhpgOvX8K5pgFgscslMKSSc51KBDBamllUKW5vW5D9Xo9WpZdox0yNK_vClLgU9WFSz4fzQMIfQuBZKIHVEk5950gDKP4eSxz5X0f0v0cmvrM1OS/s1600-h/IMG_0490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSswozvC5b4ikVKWbbAkduxu8CqQwkhpgOvX8K5pgFgscslMKSSc51KBDBamllUKW5vW5D9Xo9WpZdox0yNK_vClLgU9WFSz4fzQMIfQuBZKIHVEk5950gDKP4eSxz5X0f0v0cmvrM1OS/s320/IMG_0490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252636097557513426" border="0" /></a>We had a lot of fun in Hawaii. Hopefully we can go again, especially before Uncle Josh and Aunt Amanda get relocated by the Navy.<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414252912843605735.post-19105606593794642552008-06-05T09:08:00.008-04:002008-06-05T09:26:22.620-04:00Graduation<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtruTGH3ARGvwZ5qE_pnczfeb-ZuuxfcAO0imPu6hyueiFGRfF1j9TdMm5KcSDNYk_4CK80IzauCehs71A1hpBrqgalvD2kYKf0tb_yQmv2lgocd6ojOkMaVEgtCC_TOAMAZPQM4acyl-C/s1600-h/IMG_0240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtruTGH3ARGvwZ5qE_pnczfeb-ZuuxfcAO0imPu6hyueiFGRfF1j9TdMm5KcSDNYk_4CK80IzauCehs71A1hpBrqgalvD2kYKf0tb_yQmv2lgocd6ojOkMaVEgtCC_TOAMAZPQM4acyl-C/s320/IMG_0240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208387222111106034" border="0" /></a>After 3 long years, Brian graduated from law school. We are all very proud of him, especially Joey.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA7f2sh1shg6n81sjn6YKQzUT2VuEj89At-TqFkzWTuc7d4-JKWO1vDfvgwN0_n8db7zsvDr9r2dc7rzU-MMJhvtyE0ZtempPsOAMCAsXUhIOsbcUtIz4eDxIykNmk_ezzsSVgMAnwymz/s1600-h/IMG_0218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA7f2sh1shg6n81sjn6YKQzUT2VuEj89At-TqFkzWTuc7d4-JKWO1vDfvgwN0_n8db7zsvDr9r2dc7rzU-MMJhvtyE0ZtempPsOAMCAsXUhIOsbcUtIz4eDxIykNmk_ezzsSVgMAnwymz/s320/IMG_0218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208386629121511810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-YxMdh-C99o-Q_i3mSjO85GJBmI8jDE6ovJXwFKWCYU3xszAokvTrE1mqcL3CNnB96xXM5FwVbBRDMRPyrY8cOVx7evtLusSM1t6xr3yGZ-_9-pLr4timXmjLojaeziHvUK6dC-_etoX/s1600-h/IMG_0213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-YxMdh-C99o-Q_i3mSjO85GJBmI8jDE6ovJXwFKWCYU3xszAokvTrE1mqcL3CNnB96xXM5FwVbBRDMRPyrY8cOVx7evtLusSM1t6xr3yGZ-_9-pLr4timXmjLojaeziHvUK6dC-_etoX/s320/IMG_0213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208385104715271810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZF4eH1a4hxYDHpdb13MmsPNLHMJedSt0cbgSD2bX3z0x05wVQxzI39GwsYS87r1FKw1C2yzZWzFmxwWQ8tkv4mwbkrE9lRCglxZV_s3vquL060J9trhlwZ0l-9QhICUpAvrnznNVxiR_/s1600-h/IMG_0219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZF4eH1a4hxYDHpdb13MmsPNLHMJedSt0cbgSD2bX3z0x05wVQxzI39GwsYS87r1FKw1C2yzZWzFmxwWQ8tkv4mwbkrE9lRCglxZV_s3vquL060J9trhlwZ0l-9QhICUpAvrnznNVxiR_/s320/IMG_0219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208385596975722450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindKeCWAP1rvrjbE_5mnI8ZXygWYtGUK7PpVi-HNpHNUwRXUUGh5aw-cTnAcpyXpfugGT3n-uVIU0qTpwDnON-4bvJA0Fdi8t2nvL_0usvoB8Gex3V1jrcadd2u6oxFDwnCkFl2GpFY3kV/s1600-h/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindKeCWAP1rvrjbE_5mnI8ZXygWYtGUK7PpVi-HNpHNUwRXUUGh5aw-cTnAcpyXpfugGT3n-uVIU0qTpwDnON-4bvJA0Fdi8t2nvL_0usvoB8Gex3V1jrcadd2u6oxFDwnCkFl2GpFY3kV/s320/IMG_0224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208386237109863730" border="0" /></a>We took pictures at the Sarah Duke Gardens. Joey loved Brian's tassel. Most of the time, we were trying to keep him from ripping the cap off Brian's head.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEem1FoT8y68x-nFRUApUaQvfwH9MBB9iupohm_qDJm0l943uSpRKHNz7KWQwHwa-t0iwqxOuVHPcDh_EfzsltIv6zbtV9iOirRy6qRD4X5-BeFcL9-6FjjZKSSM5FNFD8qRQA539lTpxL/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEem1FoT8y68x-nFRUApUaQvfwH9MBB9iupohm_qDJm0l943uSpRKHNz7KWQwHwa-t0iwqxOuVHPcDh_EfzsltIv6zbtV9iOirRy6qRD4X5-BeFcL9-6FjjZKSSM5FNFD8qRQA539lTpxL/s320/IMG_0211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208386950968316546" border="0" /></a>Joey will be an adorable graduate in about 18 years!<br /></div>Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255901950307068832noreply@blogger.com4