tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37893484303764235002024-03-05T01:40:30.048-08:00Paperwhites and Daffodilshannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-35581225301430454722012-10-16T13:06:00.000-07:002012-10-16T13:06:38.184-07:00Summer 2012I'm feeling guilty about keeping up here with our "baby book." This is a very brief rewind of our summer.
We spent a weekend or two at Beaver Lake with friends. Rowan did much better this year swimming (with a life jacket) and Ryder, well, she still prefers the bathtub. <br />
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Don't judge us for the beer. It was probably lake water, really, most likely lake water. And if you are wondering if Rowan lost his two front teeth, yep he did. I'm going to save the long version for another time, but he fell at the farmer's market and hit his mouth. An ER visit followed by an emergency dentist visit later he was without his two front, top teeth. It was traumatic for all of us and we still cringe when we think about that day. Rowan is fine and would love to tell you his story some time.
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We saw this double rainbow from our front porch. It just so happened to coincide with a weekend when Rowan really fell in love with Max and Ruby. In particular, an episode where Ruby teaches Max how to paint a rainbow. It was perfect.
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We traveled to Kansas City to see Phish.
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They had fun and then passed out in the stroller, just as planned. Yeah, so maybe we walked 3 miles during set break but we were rewarded with a relaxing second set.
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The next morning we woke up and went to the zoo. It was the 2nd best zoo I've been to. San Diego being #1.
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We went home to Texas for two whole weeks. We are chronically terrible at taking photos on this trip, but I did snap a few. These are from an ice cream shop on Main Street in Fredericksburg. You can no longer buy or order food for Rowan and leave Miss Mae out. She will protest. Rowan is vanilla, all the time, but on this day he went out on a limb and ordered sprinkles. He hasn't ordered them since. <br />
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Ryder rode in the Jeep with Rowan for the first time while we were in Texas. If you ignore the "whiplash" when accelerating, you'll see that she loves it.
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These were taken at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus.
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The kids and I made a trip to Beaver Creek, Colorado to meet up with the Masons. It was a nice relief from the heat, not to mention great company and views. We went to a 4th of July parade. <br />
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Rowan hiked up a real mountain for the first time. He made it about 20 minutes up and was ready to go back down. Not shabby for a three year old.
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He played his first putt putt golf game. He was about 85-90 over par but he had fun nonetheless.
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And of course there were a million other things we did but you get the idea. We had lots of fun and now my children will have a little tiny glimpse into their Summer of 2012. Rowan is getting back in his routine of going to school and we are getting a little nervous about winter since it seems fall has skipped us over.
shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-81226082288134794652012-06-04T09:59:00.000-07:002012-06-04T09:59:24.457-07:00Miss Mae is One!Nearly a month late is better than never. Ryder Mae had a backyard lunch for her first birthday. The weather forecast was 100% chance of rain but that couldn't foil our plan and the rain held out until late that evening long after everyone was gone. She was sweet as usual at her party and even tried the cupcake.
One Year Stats:
Weight - 24lbs (90th percentile)
Height- 29.5 inches (80th percentile)
Head- Huge (99th percentile)
And for the record, Ryder is walking. She started trying about two weeks ago and is now walking on her own. She still utilizes the crawl when she needs to get there fast but she can walk.
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shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-7030933165721253422012-04-13T08:26:00.002-07:002012-04-13T08:30:00.622-07:00Just a Little Video<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BYFbQVfyQl4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-67245774220171822202012-04-13T08:03:00.003-07:002012-04-13T08:26:52.185-07:0011 Months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoThLpbD50wOYeMOYKdfnIKH_z86GPIQlaWDaBCTQTAQG3uwYGxyPSPZgiYDjzZZyoT7YO73sQGF9ykE71ieYqAsI8eCKG1ergQrxeU1kzZ5tegldrCHAPeFUYpa8XrcZ7qAIewY11YBh7/s1600/DSC01793.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoThLpbD50wOYeMOYKdfnIKH_z86GPIQlaWDaBCTQTAQG3uwYGxyPSPZgiYDjzZZyoT7YO73sQGF9ykE71ieYqAsI8eCKG1ergQrxeU1kzZ5tegldrCHAPeFUYpa8XrcZ7qAIewY11YBh7/s320/DSC01793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730901754058605362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVNKLX5GOMj-nF1mkm2cVymLe7Sf_B6WaYhJ1t_csu5sB4Jp4J-S40ICYuSlvj_QkFjcW4uDvF82n_AfVcifpOJ3fMHGPLd0GaoGIQP7dB835Y6jCTd0XWAcE5JaMfYrwfqDKjykPQn64/s1600/IMG_0172.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVNKLX5GOMj-nF1mkm2cVymLe7Sf_B6WaYhJ1t_csu5sB4Jp4J-S40ICYuSlvj_QkFjcW4uDvF82n_AfVcifpOJ3fMHGPLd0GaoGIQP7dB835Y6jCTd0XWAcE5JaMfYrwfqDKjykPQn64/s320/IMG_0172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730901503384808354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60Z-xWUkkSh0d0SEG6kmULHnmVwPYSApwt4Gb7CzMae7QAt2V13gFEWrBXESkuDHCHheiZ1A1K0pj6-FtzKKD_NKCT5tvJN-HFwfr7_F1lO9E-OALnrQqD-DQD0qUAtOfUrUSKGpvijb1/s1600/IMG_0169.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60Z-xWUkkSh0d0SEG6kmULHnmVwPYSApwt4Gb7CzMae7QAt2V13gFEWrBXESkuDHCHheiZ1A1K0pj6-FtzKKD_NKCT5tvJN-HFwfr7_F1lO9E-OALnrQqD-DQD0qUAtOfUrUSKGpvijb1/s320/IMG_0169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730901492340364498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This little lady turned 11 months old yesterday. Can you believe it? If you ever find this blog Miss Mae you'll see that I have failed at keeping close tabs on your accomplishments/likes/dislikes. Today I'll attempt to capture you in words at 11 months.<br />- Your hair is amazing. Each morning you wake up with curls all over your head. We love it.<br />- Your teeth, well you still have just two. Maybe you can work on that this month.<br />- Your favorite food is avocado, I mean you'll dive towards a bowl of guacamole if you see it. You LOVE avocado. You also like pesto and cheddar cheese. You enjoy eating ice that your dad has "baby birded" for you. If you hear the ice maker you crawl quickly over and put your finger in your mouth. That is your sign for "put that in here."<br />- You also sign, all done and more. And you sort of wave if sticking your arm out and opening your mouth really wide is waving. I'll take it.<br />- You are still chimpanzee crawling and getting around fast, including getting up the stairs. You cruise too but haven't showed any signs of really wanting to walk. <br />- You love babies. If you see a baby in public and I put you down. You crawl over and talk "orca" to them. You keep your mouth closed while making sounds that a whale might make, it's soooo adorable.<br />- You sleep like a champ at night and are on a schedule of napping twice a day.<br />- You love stacking cups and also putting toys into baskets, buckets, etc...<br />- You are lovable. Hugs and kisses (kisses are for mama only, daddy's beard is your worst enemy) are plentiful.<br /><br />Now I'll start planning your Big Hat, High Noon, Happy Hour Birthday Party, you sweet southern belle.shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-81984771587649920142012-03-28T14:56:00.003-07:002012-03-30T08:00:22.467-07:00The Great EightThe staff at Rowan's school refer to his class as The Great Eight. They are the youngest kids there and, well, you know, great. Here is his class photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d5V3wo_UF-ngb407HLpHcpQLUs5gI1CgUZVu2Z-A6O5RQr8buOFOdlTRzm-m-l52uJLOllF52xuEPubPHLAJoKgsgDbMQ8fG4CubKb-JR6XffcQtioNkcHoLr9OypQTqOsfcRI6iaAom/s1600/DSC01772.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d5V3wo_UF-ngb407HLpHcpQLUs5gI1CgUZVu2Z-A6O5RQr8buOFOdlTRzm-m-l52uJLOllF52xuEPubPHLAJoKgsgDbMQ8fG4CubKb-JR6XffcQtioNkcHoLr9OypQTqOsfcRI6iaAom/s320/DSC01772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725420241990476290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this is his photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS7DnjvxXLYNzlSBMq6O2uJa1iXZ70He_7VnJNS6VO7dGDN3_LjYFw62w9OuCFe0TMoP2wA6hcrru-f0npo03ts_YpXve595d9ujyy3NY7Rm-TxWGjX3w1ZIUaL2v_ac0Y8jEdRLDDJVe/s1600/DSC01770.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS7DnjvxXLYNzlSBMq6O2uJa1iXZ70He_7VnJNS6VO7dGDN3_LjYFw62w9OuCFe0TMoP2wA6hcrru-f0npo03ts_YpXve595d9ujyy3NY7Rm-TxWGjX3w1ZIUaL2v_ac0Y8jEdRLDDJVe/s320/DSC01770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725420236812231346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />He's lucky he is so adorable because I'm about to pack his bags if he asks "Why?" one more time.shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-44532977359902444422012-03-27T13:11:00.010-07:002012-03-28T14:50:00.813-07:00Chicken BeginningsRemember <a href="http://paperwhitesanddaffodil.blogspot.com/2011/03/farm.html">this</a> post? My backyard chicken dream is coming true. I asked for a chicken coop for my birthday and my in laws went far beyond what I expected. It's not only my birthday present but a gift for all of us.<br /><br />Here is the tractor just off of the 18-wheeler that backed into our cul-de-sac. We are going to turn those pallets into a compost bin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn-cvVGXEzGacfTujpSQe6E3NlxYMIuzv5jE7rJVaxu4Qlc6nUZVLB44nFuIU7ABLumH5Qy7extGpRdKciTQNjWsoKV7A3qyEK0n4424e0Y5lsVQy-h1PkQ-bd_m6jf7waChSJ5QvERtU/s1600/DSC01736.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn-cvVGXEzGacfTujpSQe6E3NlxYMIuzv5jE7rJVaxu4Qlc6nUZVLB44nFuIU7ABLumH5Qy7extGpRdKciTQNjWsoKV7A3qyEK0n4424e0Y5lsVQy-h1PkQ-bd_m6jf7waChSJ5QvERtU/s320/DSC01736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724674709133117986" border="0" /></a>Not long after we took the shrink wrap off, someone crawled in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxaqXGaH9GFSNGe_MoN5OGH_Jc-H_PFIb1Kg3g61_bi8yO8j0mZGf5KMFdK63a8SEmmERxpqEjzm4m_mGOXIe5kH8nFDJ25jJoGzFum3bY10WWCqObfhGiSJiMNkQXlatHryOXD6wiT_i/s1600/DSC01738.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxaqXGaH9GFSNGe_MoN5OGH_Jc-H_PFIb1Kg3g61_bi8yO8j0mZGf5KMFdK63a8SEmmERxpqEjzm4m_mGOXIe5kH8nFDJ25jJoGzFum3bY10WWCqObfhGiSJiMNkQXlatHryOXD6wiT_i/s320/DSC01738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724674692740482818" border="0" /></a>And we put the other one in too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiJ9-s2cIF9_IUejE9FxZwLtwUEGt0DPNcHKtBZPgjkTzguxPKJy_RRoh7IpgkRnyWJSug6VGt9Ew2EzJuPI955JkoUYrMNirQFKP28NvmM88JK1IpOA91JEFbhY6Tuoeh6ryObKjZJDs/s1600/DSC01743.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiJ9-s2cIF9_IUejE9FxZwLtwUEGt0DPNcHKtBZPgjkTzguxPKJy_RRoh7IpgkRnyWJSug6VGt9Ew2EzJuPI955JkoUYrMNirQFKP28NvmM88JK1IpOA91JEFbhY6Tuoeh6ryObKjZJDs/s320/DSC01743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724674525315870994" border="0" /></a>They loved it, despite the sad eyes in this photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCVs9454lZGLjpvQlmJ4Xz1Mgq9fy17Bj5yfQh3eu5lR4DYAHLpYyBRvDCOWJUwBbuwv3dOghEtwPY_1VbfF8NU8HZVCRE-73nKe6o8408nQ3HF6zHeYhPhjW-LP_Y21mTti38RZjZ-hT/s1600/DSC01745.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCVs9454lZGLjpvQlmJ4Xz1Mgq9fy17Bj5yfQh3eu5lR4DYAHLpYyBRvDCOWJUwBbuwv3dOghEtwPY_1VbfF8NU8HZVCRE-73nKe6o8408nQ3HF6zHeYhPhjW-LP_Y21mTti38RZjZ-hT/s320/DSC01745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724674518254301890" border="0" /></a>Here is the run before assembly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xts5-6p9Qhamv7XJcK1RfVcoUVGB5euLwJiRb0cr0ogqHjQNon1usrhT_c-fOdrl_c92fZE-aa_dqjuaBbIG61jMikwMNRN8T6sevMsYQKrkqAESF-KmWYlkldIMMXZhrRvd4hrh8Bj6/s1600/DSC01748.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xts5-6p9Qhamv7XJcK1RfVcoUVGB5euLwJiRb0cr0ogqHjQNon1usrhT_c-fOdrl_c92fZE-aa_dqjuaBbIG61jMikwMNRN8T6sevMsYQKrkqAESF-KmWYlkldIMMXZhrRvd4hrh8Bj6/s320/DSC01748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724674311413108562" border="0" /></a>During assembly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNfzbITIG05sjE485JOQEdyb-aYNPGqR_DTb57UZ3Jo9XdMdONWVUVZM5HoD6dnMvVOCwcxe5QMW5nEqauaggqQt-y5txPTaa97w1LvWuE3nDpx8mEbwlPwvGfDPB3inI_S2RXF7Stw9q/s1600/DSC01751.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNfzbITIG05sjE485JOQEdyb-aYNPGqR_DTb57UZ3Jo9XdMdONWVUVZM5HoD6dnMvVOCwcxe5QMW5nEqauaggqQt-y5txPTaa97w1LvWuE3nDpx8mEbwlPwvGfDPB3inI_S2RXF7Stw9q/s320/DSC01751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724674300346455170" border="0" /></a>Once we got the coop all together we had to wheel it in the backyard for a photo op.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4d7khNO03b_5vHceiMzfYFLmTHJxbyLokkAE_5_PXehLHWDwPv1fX7JrqNYXolr9-lnU73EKxHyF2YcUV-QELgo8prxQQ9i2k52dB0XeDxiA-I_Y7TI6Lqq00XMMuXfADE5Vw0GpyGSr/s1600/DSC01757.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4d7khNO03b_5vHceiMzfYFLmTHJxbyLokkAE_5_PXehLHWDwPv1fX7JrqNYXolr9-lnU73EKxHyF2YcUV-QELgo8prxQQ9i2k52dB0XeDxiA-I_Y7TI6Lqq00XMMuXfADE5Vw0GpyGSr/s320/DSC01757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724673769463012690" border="0" /></a>And, phew, it fits through the gate. You can see our new raised bed gardens in this picture. We are excited to see how things grow here, as our last garden was in College Station, TX. If you garden and know that area then you know what I mean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaG7lP3ZVhm5_Xdlxl9KL3DEq4PY2SAEj7hqprJoUtFublWdhqgmk_bDSax_W5tc9fvkOYjiG4eNiFEyayNtbh6_2kM7qWYoWt5trn3G7yjHcBZRnc8jMnb7CQZf5t7OMMukiqR4E05LV/s1600/DSC01759.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaG7lP3ZVhm5_Xdlxl9KL3DEq4PY2SAEj7hqprJoUtFublWdhqgmk_bDSax_W5tc9fvkOYjiG4eNiFEyayNtbh6_2kM7qWYoWt5trn3G7yjHcBZRnc8jMnb7CQZf5t7OMMukiqR4E05LV/s320/DSC01759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724673760564745490" border="0" /></a>Here she is all put together. As Rowan says at least once an hour, "It's awesome."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqSkUJfjMNQLCtNFOYjFOFd2LSAcj2xdU9vTevM6CtyLZlMgs9bY4bg-fIw2s-fq1iOVoGM9T7vQB9gIP1-3Uvo3yAmtsP4xWf1kEnYq2HMF82rLvtYdj8YfzmOoU99rItmaj98xAekOL/s1600/DSC01760.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqSkUJfjMNQLCtNFOYjFOFd2LSAcj2xdU9vTevM6CtyLZlMgs9bY4bg-fIw2s-fq1iOVoGM9T7vQB9gIP1-3Uvo3yAmtsP4xWf1kEnYq2HMF82rLvtYdj8YfzmOoU99rItmaj98xAekOL/s320/DSC01760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724672822592539298" border="0" /></a>Proud husband talking with our neighbor, Joe. It's cool they still love us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4zQt_XyMypYdcBvHtMOa_GMfpesw8YPUklqh-QO0BHw1pUaP_uaCeTEvE7Zk9wlWrpp0OHeaHahHipJe7xnKbU4-8Qkl0Mvn-Krdzqf4xpedWX8Nzk1JFgvgEwoYl0ZKo8GjTA6hrkTp/s1600/DSC01761.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4zQt_XyMypYdcBvHtMOa_GMfpesw8YPUklqh-QO0BHw1pUaP_uaCeTEvE7Zk9wlWrpp0OHeaHahHipJe7xnKbU4-8Qkl0Mvn-Krdzqf4xpedWX8Nzk1JFgvgEwoYl0ZKo8GjTA6hrkTp/s320/DSC01761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724672808532584354" border="0" /></a>Pics of chicks coming soon....shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-33572944266984664882012-02-29T12:41:00.006-08:002012-02-29T13:27:58.850-08:00February MemorablesWe got our snow. It was the perfect snow too, fell softly all morning and melted by sun down. The obligatory "first snow" photo shoot results are here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5Sb6AvmurQqUVQG0Xnic8lQi2wH5l7PiIZR6yrrTuLNhU5AKixPgvUS7BMrGcdGx70VOWFYfQrQ9ysGDryGZWJdgt1L4w-nkC20RDYxgxN5VDtUQX17aqYPkUN7vJSevIsQzQYD8lHkv/s1600/DSC01557.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5Sb6AvmurQqUVQG0Xnic8lQi2wH5l7PiIZR6yrrTuLNhU5AKixPgvUS7BMrGcdGx70VOWFYfQrQ9ysGDryGZWJdgt1L4w-nkC20RDYxgxN5VDtUQX17aqYPkUN7vJSevIsQzQYD8lHkv/s320/DSC01557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661548040324594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0_jpkl3txvfdmE_Y19_UtnUHOJWHXfjgt2X6O7FQvq0BvqQTm5ISlK9r2tV8DBiA5RfEyMVRPiq6aer5pc01UUcCswh6W_amd2MJxbWlnMbttzD9njQdQYks75-JA079nME3kzu4zqLl/s1600/DSC01567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0_jpkl3txvfdmE_Y19_UtnUHOJWHXfjgt2X6O7FQvq0BvqQTm5ISlK9r2tV8DBiA5RfEyMVRPiq6aer5pc01UUcCswh6W_amd2MJxbWlnMbttzD9njQdQYks75-JA079nME3kzu4zqLl/s320/DSC01567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661379722147714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uHjCTJSu2Aam1tCl2TrrZVowcEyl8L1Qc3NQK0GqvMMNpzjzYPHMQ25Hvb5sTw1ICGgaT8td3EDI6g9GrH5hm-4zto2_TX-Ty20s1ipMQMIOIFusLNr7dg8GMF10X5yOCbdwY4_DjDmf/s1600/DSC01585.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uHjCTJSu2Aam1tCl2TrrZVowcEyl8L1Qc3NQK0GqvMMNpzjzYPHMQ25Hvb5sTw1ICGgaT8td3EDI6g9GrH5hm-4zto2_TX-Ty20s1ipMQMIOIFusLNr7dg8GMF10X5yOCbdwY4_DjDmf/s320/DSC01585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661365079084802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThHBAN4e_Vok0vDNKwU4RvKod3BTdVlnCTA2pTTUC0DW8zG2H_HuYoo6yUyWI0dNcthq0eqxuPuwn6LYYQ_JCtGjfIfG2hDK-TIxTEtRozBmYbTwnhxkzwjBdJ_iMbW2DoXz_Av5jVaEP/s1600/DSC01590.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThHBAN4e_Vok0vDNKwU4RvKod3BTdVlnCTA2pTTUC0DW8zG2H_HuYoo6yUyWI0dNcthq0eqxuPuwn6LYYQ_JCtGjfIfG2hDK-TIxTEtRozBmYbTwnhxkzwjBdJ_iMbW2DoXz_Av5jVaEP/s320/DSC01590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661114987202866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ryder is all over the place and into everything. She pulls up on anything and has let go and stood alone a few times. She is signing more and all done, although they look exactly the same. She loves for her Daddy to chew ice and feed it to her. Gross but true. Her biggest accomplishment of the month, <insert drum="" roll=""> she got her first tooth this month. See it?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3y4oouGilXiu52u_ufbax2BLbfSpCNiXoUBvDhQIVCn0puo1rTgfqPGP_9C9xj0p55SPJJHFVXTK_13KjhUA2lblnOBCpsBEbeNDAkWNa2DEe5XAQR9RWkqJPdKL7Bm_wfLywrXWXvPn/s1600/DSC01580.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3y4oouGilXiu52u_ufbax2BLbfSpCNiXoUBvDhQIVCn0puo1rTgfqPGP_9C9xj0p55SPJJHFVXTK_13KjhUA2lblnOBCpsBEbeNDAkWNa2DEe5XAQR9RWkqJPdKL7Bm_wfLywrXWXvPn/s320/DSC01580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661369202497922" border="0" /></a><br />Rowan is still adjusting to being a big brother and having to share us and his toys with Ryder. He is learning to spell his name and is curious about what letter your name starts with. I've enjoyed seeing things click with him. This was a photo from our snow day but I cropped all of the snow out to enjoy those eyes. I think he is saying "cheese."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31uJyTvrjpbTts44u99xGNlFNWLHOpVqAoeVWFF0GzfqTD1u5unnbI8aIkqo9bf19Y9ubSCiTwC99phLkbCRe0vHv107ifyaTJNN6_NKfI88fKyP3OBIaueCEJDnigcKD9iXVAFp3BW7F/s1600/DSC01600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31uJyTvrjpbTts44u99xGNlFNWLHOpVqAoeVWFF0GzfqTD1u5unnbI8aIkqo9bf19Y9ubSCiTwC99phLkbCRe0vHv107ifyaTJNN6_NKfI88fKyP3OBIaueCEJDnigcKD9iXVAFp3BW7F/s320/DSC01600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661103780314338" border="0" /></a>He had his first Valentine party at school. They sat in a circle and each stood up and put their cards/candy in each others envelopes. Rowan went first and he wasn't sure why he was doing this but he went with it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2ZUtQJsTPzXIVtaC_mNpC5CdsPxMceTbLyB0WC_shgqSAaiRmJEV7iQ6wKMF5Ziul1swLYr9YINXAY4q-M24yuN5lbZqJMv3CFpDAZ859ZZ_cYVpv_UcRka5-nRwnSBoNSadE7R-AEGC/s1600/DSC01605.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2ZUtQJsTPzXIVtaC_mNpC5CdsPxMceTbLyB0WC_shgqSAaiRmJEV7iQ6wKMF5Ziul1swLYr9YINXAY4q-M24yuN5lbZqJMv3CFpDAZ859ZZ_cYVpv_UcRka5-nRwnSBoNSadE7R-AEGC/s320/DSC01605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714661096076872482" border="0" /></a>This is Rowan's buddy, Ben. They hang out by the computer a lot and have deep conversations about Mario Kart. They even coordinated a t-shirt day where they both showed up in a Mario Kart shirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOAu-wONpR2zcf2m_z4qvnb2tf7-wVx0SkyLxH7ed_Hg6Casp38TibzFd-q11pt3kDi5HmyfeqlRYUZM0w0ogDzOExDD1v4fOAsyzy9q2GtYvjvunLfPWR_Ol4-DcbCP92mL1Ye0VZ__9/s1600/DSC01606.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOAu-wONpR2zcf2m_z4qvnb2tf7-wVx0SkyLxH7ed_Hg6Casp38TibzFd-q11pt3kDi5HmyfeqlRYUZM0w0ogDzOExDD1v4fOAsyzy9q2GtYvjvunLfPWR_Ol4-DcbCP92mL1Ye0VZ__9/s320/DSC01606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714660853442626578" border="0" /></a>Grandma came to stay with us for a few weeks this month and it's such treat for all of us. We get to do things like happy hours and concerts, my mom gets to love on my babies and my babies get spoiled rotten. This was what we walked into several nights during her visit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp40-73sePOQxqNyfk7oi7eamHDGvrYRwQ-HQs4V5_X1q6osZDrFYEtQ3r5zP5eFjL3piH2xQZZBsX8MzCLxmODUhn_E8Q7iRUuKYOJ5fdo99TuPetOwrCPyBACxwfWT6PydOgNmOF3puG/s1600/DSC01608.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUs-y7pgtQCjF3-NLe8gGrLDT_VnRfjttirX1y_xoRB1XC-pFLyC-PDLKDRiunAw8As7dWONA-eqiNpZKVVaT8BoArXVO3ZuIEJ1A6r8Un7s01NTxSr44YC9iEoTeZfigw3G3e7u79LpO/s1600/DSC01636.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUs-y7pgtQCjF3-NLe8gGrLDT_VnRfjttirX1y_xoRB1XC-pFLyC-PDLKDRiunAw8As7dWONA-eqiNpZKVVaT8BoArXVO3ZuIEJ1A6r8Un7s01NTxSr44YC9iEoTeZfigw3G3e7u79LpO/s320/DSC01636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714660811204103282" border="0" /></a>We are back to the grind now, trading off kids while the other works out or does something fun. On the to do list, Find. A. Sitter.<br /></insert>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-42963539204664974582012-02-01T06:39:00.000-08:002012-02-01T06:43:04.907-08:00Brrrrr, It's JanuaryRowan came home from school and taught us a new song. It's the first one he taught us. Just ignore the yogurt all over his face and enjoy the song.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PCBXEjIT2Fg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>Estenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773326995191332270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-16176333578784756582012-01-25T13:25:00.000-08:002012-01-25T13:33:57.015-08:00Ryder Mae - 8 monthsRyder rolled over for the first time over Christmas break at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Until then she just sat there being cute. Now less than a month later she's crawling and clapping.<br /><br />Ignore Thomas the Train in the background.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hbMg9nL_c78" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-4312841638884534422012-01-25T12:39:00.000-08:002012-01-25T13:25:19.504-08:004th Quarter 2011Oh my! I have a video of Miss Mae crawling and I want to share it on this little, family blog but I just can't do that until I post some pictures of us (mostly them.)<br /><br />This was Ryder's first Christmas and she was more impressed with bows and paper than anything. Rowan was into it more this year than any other thus far but still appreciates small doses of gifts. Here are both of them with our stockings at home (Christmas 2011 #1 of 3.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyXz_p0YoOJtQ4Pt_-KxMgCOADxIgv8_VRkrAXeXvLCIsYdzZfY4o3e5AYvrYvo6LKHfNSoaxR7-WqvVGUgeeD09rPhcCJq1DfnMET8sovmVMUlLxzFU70zQfQImNbVZkekS-tJG4b8xw/s1600/DSC01533.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyXz_p0YoOJtQ4Pt_-KxMgCOADxIgv8_VRkrAXeXvLCIsYdzZfY4o3e5AYvrYvo6LKHfNSoaxR7-WqvVGUgeeD09rPhcCJq1DfnMET8sovmVMUlLxzFU70zQfQImNbVZkekS-tJG4b8xw/s320/DSC01533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673751351378306" border="0" /></a>Rowan's favorite gift from Fayetteville Santa was a pair of black shoes that are very similar to Esten's. He asked me to put some pants on him so he could wear the shoes immediately. He needs pants touching the shoes or they just aren't right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pLFW7F0kelJXCrWOf2CS00WHLB4tcCk16szvSCSDyGSlUNapUar1eVAibEFGF9bSgUAzVQ9jqmNtVqP_Kr59hrIcMfIUdlEmVJS-SMOZA2P7DSFwOYu09vyNozW7lL3NVPrw3j8fwli2/s1600/DSC01544.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pLFW7F0kelJXCrWOf2CS00WHLB4tcCk16szvSCSDyGSlUNapUar1eVAibEFGF9bSgUAzVQ9jqmNtVqP_Kr59hrIcMfIUdlEmVJS-SMOZA2P7DSFwOYu09vyNozW7lL3NVPrw3j8fwli2/s320/DSC01544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673956303341458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I mean he really loves them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17-gzS9kXQmaDxycDzfqTDAgUCWbrdtRrdzqkvlgBdYB6nLTVPWF60I64QJOIyx_xKwL5z0rXiCPPwJj_kHzt6kTUa1EPu5DTJiDPB9F0ySSfzS1omL2R8u0uyNvlLuMKDskeo6LdsFl3/s1600/DSC01549.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17-gzS9kXQmaDxycDzfqTDAgUCWbrdtRrdzqkvlgBdYB6nLTVPWF60I64QJOIyx_xKwL5z0rXiCPPwJj_kHzt6kTUa1EPu5DTJiDPB9F0ySSfzS1omL2R8u0uyNvlLuMKDskeo6LdsFl3/s320/DSC01549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673955685382594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ryder and her first purse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZuXGwFcZ2ZP-S1rAG4SGebGZTnlKI7kNO0FGUTfpJq2qe8-r75cSyOy0DeuXD1JVhhacbr3nptp59mir6-0E6G9Tc5RrlWgqRrF69OsmplzcZZj7cByvVRI-xoHOWrMyua49YiiG8XWP/s1600/DSC01538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZuXGwFcZ2ZP-S1rAG4SGebGZTnlKI7kNO0FGUTfpJq2qe8-r75cSyOy0DeuXD1JVhhacbr3nptp59mir6-0E6G9Tc5RrlWgqRrF69OsmplzcZZj7cByvVRI-xoHOWrMyua49YiiG8XWP/s320/DSC01538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673953342181042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In November, the 30th to be exact, Rowan turned 3. While he was at school I put all of his gifts together on our coffee table so he would walk in to this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5jEr8FJh4UlWebbjVO5KZj9fUUaixeI2ExWGAuD44SrVbxam-0aoX0r0PJPSn5zUZmsSVJ-q1oC9jwmI76aDcZU5ypg-RzMOleoCaY4QMxKg8YM2farU5yKdfoXzkjqBZQsetROXrob5/s1600/DSC01388.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5jEr8FJh4UlWebbjVO5KZj9fUUaixeI2ExWGAuD44SrVbxam-0aoX0r0PJPSn5zUZmsSVJ-q1oC9jwmI76aDcZU5ypg-RzMOleoCaY4QMxKg8YM2farU5yKdfoXzkjqBZQsetROXrob5/s320/DSC01388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673431102471522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He was thoroughly unimpressed! He didn't want to open his gifts but after a little coaxing he did.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw98bdZqcTIM_8u2ttSLy1l0vZcmWKW3HUepFNXK22gDPGvt_gejvvs3ZyIIuQ1bjdCyFzY5Y1C1YjIOE53EPXKC2UMgndiKw-JbUJ14HQpjDBFvO-lA5zHgPivTd5jw3ZyPCBVpaaqmJu/s1600/DSC01396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw98bdZqcTIM_8u2ttSLy1l0vZcmWKW3HUepFNXK22gDPGvt_gejvvs3ZyIIuQ1bjdCyFzY5Y1C1YjIOE53EPXKC2UMgndiKw-JbUJ14HQpjDBFvO-lA5zHgPivTd5jw3ZyPCBVpaaqmJu/s320/DSC01396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673438479640290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That night we went to Chuck E Cheese's. Did you know they serve beer? We were delighted to discover this. Now our trips there will cost even more. A few of our friends came to celebrate with us, including Luke, Rowan's nieghbor buddy. Candles were his thing this year. Fire equals fun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZcSN__ZjAH1P_nACw3-eT1v-02TLLkK-16cESchqNH8A5KuWmFgCFeKTbVy0664Shs6m0lI9EhDJlny93vo95o3WjUWi610I9Tlrub1wHtjrDt4AgkJAhuV1a2WpUmSeIrkvqmcDVEmN/s1600/DSC01401.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZcSN__ZjAH1P_nACw3-eT1v-02TLLkK-16cESchqNH8A5KuWmFgCFeKTbVy0664Shs6m0lI9EhDJlny93vo95o3WjUWi610I9Tlrub1wHtjrDt4AgkJAhuV1a2WpUmSeIrkvqmcDVEmN/s320/DSC01401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673735762027362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRms1TXp_-B4EavvOmBQuY2-OCtqK6fcRJ0TOfsF_NqbcUmprpAQywFU7sbZP1nFMUS4zNzgA1hUP0QhZWcghTnoob2gq7ax0dOeaoM27IXTVRK9zQNjn4sKeHEpAI_va-F2H3hgZg_Su/s1600/DSC01404.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRms1TXp_-B4EavvOmBQuY2-OCtqK6fcRJ0TOfsF_NqbcUmprpAQywFU7sbZP1nFMUS4zNzgA1hUP0QhZWcghTnoob2gq7ax0dOeaoM27IXTVRK9zQNjn4sKeHEpAI_va-F2H3hgZg_Su/s320/DSC01404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673738556916578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyXz_p0YoOJtQ4Pt_-KxMgCOADxIgv8_VRkrAXeXvLCIsYdzZfY4o3e5AYvrYvo6LKHfNSoaxR7-WqvVGUgeeD09rPhcCJq1DfnMET8sovmVMUlLxzFU70zQfQImNbVZkekS-tJG4b8xw/s1600/DSC01533.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZ4A7Smfle3YFsbeNY5y_PTmDOIoDp0L-8GsrI13ACGYUNTT_GY_poYV9PmHN_RwKXwmstV-C9JRyfHSfjUrUwJWfPoWESyMluNtSL4nW1-tm2BFtJ7oWNzgMUYjmV8jDZM-vamdZniW-/s1600/DSC01406.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZ4A7Smfle3YFsbeNY5y_PTmDOIoDp0L-8GsrI13ACGYUNTT_GY_poYV9PmHN_RwKXwmstV-C9JRyfHSfjUrUwJWfPoWESyMluNtSL4nW1-tm2BFtJ7oWNzgMUYjmV8jDZM-vamdZniW-/s320/DSC01406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673749279303490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And in October we all dressed up for Halloween. No explanation needed here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb4aRYh1BZcXdu8d5tesWfGzuOplpO2zrJwWe3q384xLjHnFKu6zEyq8L8QBStACTDk4qiBucULOJG55ID3QA9YTyi9OvLtVMLyYgf7azSqQgpMHxcH2fED5MnVSJJ6bpaKs63Ag6zsaa/s1600/DSC01356.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeb4aRYh1BZcXdu8d5tesWfGzuOplpO2zrJwWe3q384xLjHnFKu6zEyq8L8QBStACTDk4qiBucULOJG55ID3QA9YTyi9OvLtVMLyYgf7azSqQgpMHxcH2fED5MnVSJJ6bpaKs63Ag6zsaa/s320/DSC01356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701681607835432658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66u8ozQArQMS0ZWMYKorzLlNve-dYp1csQHwbWV37l7lV1PW4_CoNmC8Q-Cc1ln2exJMPrMo5DEuSM2E5Ih20yXIeOeFMwGZ79oFKAZS9X67j0ej8WVZgyKLnq9ex1cJMvQUnbhS96YGE/s1600/DSC01380.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66u8ozQArQMS0ZWMYKorzLlNve-dYp1csQHwbWV37l7lV1PW4_CoNmC8Q-Cc1ln2exJMPrMo5DEuSM2E5Ih20yXIeOeFMwGZ79oFKAZS9X67j0ej8WVZgyKLnq9ex1cJMvQUnbhS96YGE/s320/DSC01380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673427034260450" border="0" /></a><br />These are a few randoms from October.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OHM0evWXlx6OlDB3fPafvFV8C5PJde7jg6r5QrZOiXBKtxytNoE94SQJrgxAWg5t8PY4sBz1Xr3R7Rl4Ox4k1HSJXegZvIsev8HDd3670l34mlqNtjNexKUhPPTIPOP7kovOUV_Rx3Yy/s1600/DSC01356.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z3Wh7BRW7biq1jo5jcf_l0rHJgn_a8ZwUqO9rhz0DD7qV3uNsu-iCpFPmnRZOlxO6s8WNXoDlRkyZkx4WSV8uYxKCOv7DhIG4WYor-UnrJHsmTYT2PPhtLJv0u5AqUicuq1clLSIZQdc/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z3Wh7BRW7biq1jo5jcf_l0rHJgn_a8ZwUqO9rhz0DD7qV3uNsu-iCpFPmnRZOlxO6s8WNXoDlRkyZkx4WSV8uYxKCOv7DhIG4WYor-UnrJHsmTYT2PPhtLJv0u5AqUicuq1clLSIZQdc/s320/IMG_0230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673422523364962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioATwgfLqIKWmqaKL45KYX6CVLN2DMp5MK_hN1LUi8j-8cr6SxT4NNI72r7T52WxcoMycpwokRXUy2ELs4zgAmXG7lHZ6_A5TNcdPrEOQvHw5FpsnvCzlpqQsTrhtYAhuT3okrd9EC8rgB/s1600/IMG_0229.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioATwgfLqIKWmqaKL45KYX6CVLN2DMp5MK_hN1LUi8j-8cr6SxT4NNI72r7T52WxcoMycpwokRXUy2ELs4zgAmXG7lHZ6_A5TNcdPrEOQvHw5FpsnvCzlpqQsTrhtYAhuT3okrd9EC8rgB/s320/IMG_0229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673157337215618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19mYUQXssWmjkf1LWMGwpmm3Dhy661cqZjVGVNr2kKrhoHnd4up1lL689gajh_b6SyFR5sThHh29zE0EFeCe5Kq9y3jV_00e0XsVIOyqyO2zha7VdjN_cYK9d-i1kyBe5EJtjWiZ9nwlN/s1600/DSC01340.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19mYUQXssWmjkf1LWMGwpmm3Dhy661cqZjVGVNr2kKrhoHnd4up1lL689gajh_b6SyFR5sThHh29zE0EFeCe5Kq9y3jV_00e0XsVIOyqyO2zha7VdjN_cYK9d-i1kyBe5EJtjWiZ9nwlN/s320/DSC01340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673156286375106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXNL_ELeTWzVTsqACLL1vsPtU2g3s09SP28v1WZgJe4VIDjsXQCB1prcDdbSbKZeWtkjExeiSH9r9telSzwNHwtuEffSwq50q8SlC_IAef8SKETPfDTF9w_aUuNS1YbxhWPGqeNZzI8ae/s1600/DSC01318.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXNL_ELeTWzVTsqACLL1vsPtU2g3s09SP28v1WZgJe4VIDjsXQCB1prcDdbSbKZeWtkjExeiSH9r9telSzwNHwtuEffSwq50q8SlC_IAef8SKETPfDTF9w_aUuNS1YbxhWPGqeNZzI8ae/s320/DSC01318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673149860949986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1my9sDbFeeWogLFMGNLQAMEI_2Zw6LmVJvNh-04JDjtNsbEi6Skg-IeIGAr9OvUHafUWxtJ4qQ1RUDIGqjaCgsdZcysdU-Eimxl-9Ro_7EkGzwaPorAE6QDrVAOOLFFe5xp0DNt12U7T5/s1600/DSC01300.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1my9sDbFeeWogLFMGNLQAMEI_2Zw6LmVJvNh-04JDjtNsbEi6Skg-IeIGAr9OvUHafUWxtJ4qQ1RUDIGqjaCgsdZcysdU-Eimxl-9Ro_7EkGzwaPorAE6QDrVAOOLFFe5xp0DNt12U7T5/s320/DSC01300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673140536204562" border="0" /></a>And finally, at the beginning of October we went the Harvest Music Festival. The weather was unseasonably warm but we managed. Our kids were great and we will be back next year albeit in reserved camping. We are too old to camp with the stay up all nighters.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5cwc7r_m3VWbyUOG8cbEfd1Xl3DaI2vDPdijgIwl04xQpuxpo1qA5XlV7YhTPgmSVRLuV640Lep1Od5EGSDDf6D7bgK1OFOg1PgyjjdkY8qivUsjK41WD0uDMODWm_h6nk2Xt4EmqvtN/s1600/DSC01213.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5cwc7r_m3VWbyUOG8cbEfd1Xl3DaI2vDPdijgIwl04xQpuxpo1qA5XlV7YhTPgmSVRLuV640Lep1Od5EGSDDf6D7bgK1OFOg1PgyjjdkY8qivUsjK41WD0uDMODWm_h6nk2Xt4EmqvtN/s320/DSC01213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701672754065315346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkThEZPEQR4q_OIuyqMofYugBm7JoYrtCQ5u7XHdeG_kTWPectVhdcednePkB2H7xr8xeD100K4s8U_q_Q1Yzp5iHjSxP2zrwPu83QijCw0AJxgbH9z_jESW7KYSaXlVhsBh1dG5LkC4tD/s1600/DSC01285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkThEZPEQR4q_OIuyqMofYugBm7JoYrtCQ5u7XHdeG_kTWPectVhdcednePkB2H7xr8xeD100K4s8U_q_Q1Yzp5iHjSxP2zrwPu83QijCw0AJxgbH9z_jESW7KYSaXlVhsBh1dG5LkC4tD/s320/DSC01285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701673141337338466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt9GKycWRM4hlBagCXiaunNmlvW4UXyHe-5TPKx5Q0sRXHiHCZXztT8mYwuaUSIjgSbckrDBHo01xzF9F2W0jGZW8JP5qYK1QchNb0kP89yKsgdZRHvbQ9_I9W9DZqLre2eSfeleTkwtr/s1600/DSC01268.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt9GKycWRM4hlBagCXiaunNmlvW4UXyHe-5TPKx5Q0sRXHiHCZXztT8mYwuaUSIjgSbckrDBHo01xzF9F2W0jGZW8JP5qYK1QchNb0kP89yKsgdZRHvbQ9_I9W9DZqLre2eSfeleTkwtr/s320/DSC01268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701672772748116530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaNOldenihI3hzoCBCLqTRZUdmDTiYxKS55jSyRQWCXJlBuFkMQqwJgWx-c0RcXX87-tcrVlV2O44hCcusgJ24jtQb-nWVEXD5ZXSGHozSl0-xJi4mUOc3CxgR0T44NvsiPsD-KG77ucw/s1600/DSC01257.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaNOldenihI3hzoCBCLqTRZUdmDTiYxKS55jSyRQWCXJlBuFkMQqwJgWx-c0RcXX87-tcrVlV2O44hCcusgJ24jtQb-nWVEXD5ZXSGHozSl0-xJi4mUOc3CxgR0T44NvsiPsD-KG77ucw/s320/DSC01257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701672762921127026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrSAzhEC7TGB2SgCuysYCjY641OjQ6weP3P3a1tLARhfzu7PeuKybCYSTc8IiXwr4HblH7rkFuvXVsWtWmbx56n2aYAZSPcNlT1a2ompcOXFt2iZlCc_MzpCbQS70edXjPbAfLr4rPUif/s1600/DSC01254.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrSAzhEC7TGB2SgCuysYCjY641OjQ6weP3P3a1tLARhfzu7PeuKybCYSTc8IiXwr4HblH7rkFuvXVsWtWmbx56n2aYAZSPcNlT1a2ompcOXFt2iZlCc_MzpCbQS70edXjPbAfLr4rPUif/s320/DSC01254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701672760622857762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EXzzc3OQEhO2VOvs4-3Y3f9AfNQB2opmdodWuoyJkD2hQCfOSoxieahUcGB42VJARaA6-3kkKRowqUGUlYwz0XHolPnq9XGs3ycRXVTDC0Zr8QniZb4-x5BbiaGEArZLsRiHNVZHbggH/s1600/DSC01215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EXzzc3OQEhO2VOvs4-3Y3f9AfNQB2opmdodWuoyJkD2hQCfOSoxieahUcGB42VJARaA6-3kkKRowqUGUlYwz0XHolPnq9XGs3ycRXVTDC0Zr8QniZb4-x5BbiaGEArZLsRiHNVZHbggH/s320/DSC01215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701672755767480818" border="0" /></a><br />That was just a glimpse but mejor que nada.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5cwc7r_m3VWbyUOG8cbEfd1Xl3DaI2vDPdijgIwl04xQpuxpo1qA5XlV7YhTPgmSVRLuV640Lep1Od5EGSDDf6D7bgK1OFOg1PgyjjdkY8qivUsjK41WD0uDMODWm_h6nk2Xt4EmqvtN/s1600/DSC01213.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-54346767946222034262011-11-15T14:25:00.000-08:002011-11-15T14:35:30.627-08:00Let's Go Get ClonedEnjoy this video from the Vintage Vernon Festival in September. And because everyone needs at least one Doc Mason song on their Ipod buy this song on Itunes. It's called, Let's Go Get Cloned. <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YrzhE2p9QWo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-23829263287460636352011-10-07T12:41:00.001-07:002011-10-07T13:03:42.268-07:00Happy Fall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP13M1tvgnUFpovHpokyeU6oKVd_Z6d2Uo1vpzrMOzmEHP_aksn4dOsYMLDrke5E93LckiJOrjYntCYvJBckILLXkubXyxsM8WTTLPBrn9rfqlXNrJJKxzpIOshnjwB1k6ny4bPftjSbOm/s1600/IMG_2099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP13M1tvgnUFpovHpokyeU6oKVd_Z6d2Uo1vpzrMOzmEHP_aksn4dOsYMLDrke5E93LckiJOrjYntCYvJBckILLXkubXyxsM8WTTLPBrn9rfqlXNrJJKxzpIOshnjwB1k6ny4bPftjSbOm/s320/IMG_2099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660838067924963202" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Photo Credit: Jules Pierce or if you ask Rowan her name, "My Jules"</span><br /><br />This Fall we are celebrating our one year anniversary of living in Fayetteville. To celebrate we are taking our little family to <a href="http://www.yonderharvestfestival.com/">Harvest Music Festival</a> with some friends from Texas next weekend. The highlight of the weekend will be Rowan meeting his namesake, <a href="http://www.peter-rowan.com/">Peter Rowan</a>. Camping with a 5 month old and nearly 3 year old should result in lots and lots of photos and stories, stay tuned.shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-87262099235311375062011-09-13T12:59:00.000-07:002011-09-13T13:06:14.431-07:004 MonthsSince my 3 month post was so late, 4 months came quickly. Our girl is just as sweet and laid back as ever. She is trying so hard to roll over, her hiccups have subsided and she loves chewing on her pointer finger. She is using the jumper and the exersaucer now. She loves being able to see everything going on around her, which is a lot of "to infinity and beyond" these days. This is a picture of her and I at the Tulsa Zoo. What do you think? Do we look alike?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtogBVqeyZTuVEXQkvNiB8j21H6RJfEP5Ug-gFv4bCpjpymZz6hwVaQeGxZnuim5zTKoS9zJ2W2eceXjPpvW4TuMbZRyJ5FCusKrM7SY3EwubK3HI6OgXIESAD06z7ID0IMgLE5AI8OImP/s1600/DSC01160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtogBVqeyZTuVEXQkvNiB8j21H6RJfEP5Ug-gFv4bCpjpymZz6hwVaQeGxZnuim5zTKoS9zJ2W2eceXjPpvW4TuMbZRyJ5FCusKrM7SY3EwubK3HI6OgXIESAD06z7ID0IMgLE5AI8OImP/s320/DSC01160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651937044447543346" /></a>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-55717260523318448632011-09-13T12:35:00.000-07:002011-09-13T12:59:35.165-07:00Preschool BeginsLast week we loaded Rowan up for his first day of preschool. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnmJElxsIzq2Tqo5UCmI7roz_Nccm__C80VJkJY4ey-e8LgBVZ2_PKZ3zD1gjV5fvUljsVfDKXjZzxSIMp9yps30TwbEGpqoKe-v5g_EZnMUFd_NT8KS79YpWXgOZeMLAs4jI7u6NphxM/s1600/DSC01100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnmJElxsIzq2Tqo5UCmI7roz_Nccm__C80VJkJY4ey-e8LgBVZ2_PKZ3zD1gjV5fvUljsVfDKXjZzxSIMp9yps30TwbEGpqoKe-v5g_EZnMUFd_NT8KS79YpWXgOZeMLAs4jI7u6NphxM/s320/DSC01100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651931541423535954" /></a><br /><br />When we got there I tried to get a picture of him outside the school but this was what he left me with. Something about the sun in his eyes was his excuse. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QjvSwItzQDzDnO5yvIN7cX2YtJRFl-3NB6Brm9gy6OqGGGVorZZLDS_r30_9EFNZUOSolBGpiBnkN4BLMmlgmtbzk4pfXgFcaDqmdaAiEEwGIQ2vD6-_Q_jppqNPd2rW1LUMOCSrikT9/s1600/DSC01102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QjvSwItzQDzDnO5yvIN7cX2YtJRFl-3NB6Brm9gy6OqGGGVorZZLDS_r30_9EFNZUOSolBGpiBnkN4BLMmlgmtbzk4pfXgFcaDqmdaAiEEwGIQ2vD6-_Q_jppqNPd2rW1LUMOCSrikT9/s320/DSC01102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651931538174076370" /></a><br /><br />This is the "I'm not so sure" look he gave just as we were entering the room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuiu7ZP6M0DGHukCdaTAzohB4dDCEnBEjkvRi673csIfGt55-NcCahmQzcFa5EjOcty5F8t7VH25U6bnimR2HyOAYMGBHvvSXwrabWP7qecdAYutF43E73wq6w45tDF9vWRy5dMIFI8_h/s1600/DSC01103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuiu7ZP6M0DGHukCdaTAzohB4dDCEnBEjkvRi673csIfGt55-NcCahmQzcFa5EjOcty5F8t7VH25U6bnimR2HyOAYMGBHvvSXwrabWP7qecdAYutF43E73wq6w45tDF9vWRy5dMIFI8_h/s320/DSC01103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651931525963829922" /></a><br /><br />Then he went off exploring the kitchen area with Livi. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ilt6TUEXFSMaByl4bpfpfAKLlaFm8bWWl32P4LXl23kfvPBp0iY4AEbA3VofZJlXj7V-fC97DxcE-VqxoqrWGlYW5T7ix4Jopi-5nJvqai7yWmZeqbqcHiEe4ttOycmQ8eLTVStgKgTb/s1600/DSC01106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ilt6TUEXFSMaByl4bpfpfAKLlaFm8bWWl32P4LXl23kfvPBp0iY4AEbA3VofZJlXj7V-fC97DxcE-VqxoqrWGlYW5T7ix4Jopi-5nJvqai7yWmZeqbqcHiEe4ttOycmQ8eLTVStgKgTb/s320/DSC01106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651931522341765378" /></a><br /><br /><br />We told him we were leaving and that we would be back in 5, 10 minutes. 5, 10 minutes is our only concept of time with him. He cried but let his teacher hold him and we went on our way, a few tears on our end too. The good news is that the tears have subsided and he is enjoying himself at school. The only complaint from him is that his class isn't allowed to climb in the tree house when they go outside. His teachers told us that he is very polite and likes to hang with the adults. Is he still too young for cooperative play or is he just too smart for all of these other 2 year olds? ;)shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-2689046670272815212011-08-30T13:04:00.000-07:002011-08-30T13:09:39.593-07:00Baby PoolI must let you know that Rowan has 3 swimsuits but it seems that he prefers something a little more European;)
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<br />shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-23689544922871389602011-08-30T12:25:00.000-07:002011-08-30T12:35:20.864-07:00Eating Raisins With PliersI'm not sure where Rowan comes up with some of his stunts. This one was superb. He sat on top of the table with a box of raisins and a pair of pliers.
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<br />Skillfully retrieved them out of the box, one by one, with pliers.
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<br />And then ate them.
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<br />Ryder is proud to announce her 3 month accomplishments. Hold on to your seats people.
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<br />- I found my feet.
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<br />- I bat and grab anything in front of me, including hair. See.
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<br />- I still have my crazy hair.
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<br />- I have super chubby thighs, as one lady put it, I'm juicy.
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<br />- I can talk your head off and you'll never guess what I'm saying.
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<br />- I've successfully outgrown all of my clothes that say they should fit me.
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<br />- I'm as lovable as they come.
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<br />- I let my parents sleep most nights.
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<br />- My Daddy says I'm starting to look less like an old lady and more like a baby.
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<br />- This pictures really captures my personality. It's the "ni modo" in me.
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<br />- I'm kind of enjoying chewing on my fingers. If I suck on them I gag. I'll stick with chewing them.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP0p2JVz8QcSAflBGIQNUmtaKwNQ0a5eHw1ZFWEOC2jod6gyCnhccZYVSixhHYVMoVElhPATAiO2NZZ2qBaQBsiyM6R78ZWQ14bMhY9tkvQh6gbKhwJkkqQ18N-ppt1biU8PE7uYhV8ts/s1600/DSC01046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP0p2JVz8QcSAflBGIQNUmtaKwNQ0a5eHw1ZFWEOC2jod6gyCnhccZYVSixhHYVMoVElhPATAiO2NZZ2qBaQBsiyM6R78ZWQ14bMhY9tkvQh6gbKhwJkkqQ18N-ppt1biU8PE7uYhV8ts/s320/DSC01046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646728379860701634" border="0" /></a>
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<br />- Lastly, I really love my brother. He is fun to watch bounce around the house.shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-29075677389832724272011-08-13T16:01:00.000-07:002011-08-13T16:02:59.385-07:00First Carnival Ride<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIOM1DJDRLzKT3aQQyOjmbna8XmQ9kYTAgJ1FRmjglnlXyuN0ukE2rmhYYuuUVTrgMUsj7B58DUX0Q9cAAYXqjta0r8oX4Mlqk4pVgsZXNfD1wiFSitEIAs_05_0RDpo-S2uygsG7x-1m/s1600/photo-779386.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIOM1DJDRLzKT3aQQyOjmbna8XmQ9kYTAgJ1FRmjglnlXyuN0ukE2rmhYYuuUVTrgMUsj7B58DUX0Q9cAAYXqjta0r8oX4Mlqk4pVgsZXNfD1wiFSitEIAs_05_0RDpo-S2uygsG7x-1m/s320/photo-779386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640479964012101170" /></a></p>We're at the Tontitown Grape Festival complete with carnival rides.shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-79522823641317658992011-08-09T13:06:00.001-07:002011-08-09T13:06:35.970-07:00Chocolate Donut Anyone?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrgVgrLlsErR638sD5I01M3nIkYa-tRFJZMl75TV9xMymuplqLohCIoJDJ6kHub4Srwd_tIzHbBcQ3YIkimD3JY2DWsH8FJKIOnxfqCkzQIoGdlT6QM99llzpTFyGvXSKPc3jHHGQV8_G/s1600/photo-795971.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrgVgrLlsErR638sD5I01M3nIkYa-tRFJZMl75TV9xMymuplqLohCIoJDJ6kHub4Srwd_tIzHbBcQ3YIkimD3JY2DWsH8FJKIOnxfqCkzQIoGdlT6QM99llzpTFyGvXSKPc3jHHGQV8_G/s320/photo-795971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638950166644594610" /></a></p>We went to open gym at Gymnastic Joe's this morning and Ro scored a chocolate donut. He hated every bite;)shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-84158513027334053022011-08-09T12:32:00.000-07:002011-08-09T13:00:38.131-07:00Summer 2011 in PhotosI know Summer 2011 isn't over but I'm wishing it away. Bring on the Fall. Here's a little of what we did.
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<br />Rowan drummed with his cousin.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G7gXpIRxkMJ-CgS41dkZU6OUedwUCL4Rc7_JnHUzg7ZNL_XOXf5vkOu8zfH9OMwACjAPOy9DyaiwK3NFosuAKAYiyVSjBTtYorK29rJ-gcvE0O3_exELSk_G2BZBWfX_nrgwk4ojWoHj/s1600/DSC00892.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G7gXpIRxkMJ-CgS41dkZU6OUedwUCL4Rc7_JnHUzg7ZNL_XOXf5vkOu8zfH9OMwACjAPOy9DyaiwK3NFosuAKAYiyVSjBTtYorK29rJ-gcvE0O3_exELSk_G2BZBWfX_nrgwk4ojWoHj/s320/DSC00892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638945744320461522" border="0" /></a>Ryder met Vaughn.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvFhEla-7Jus669jGqltn3yNOWvVvM3slN3pc2vvVX9iY_7r1JzqEqu_6kO7eHwJhwHsNVBTtpj7nfgBRvPdymNkouv9XctV1Jk7nZoJoGgs2P6Zlt1nixDf09dzLZ6P3VwZpFKmiYr2_/s1600/DSC00895.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvFhEla-7Jus669jGqltn3yNOWvVvM3slN3pc2vvVX9iY_7r1JzqEqu_6kO7eHwJhwHsNVBTtpj7nfgBRvPdymNkouv9XctV1Jk7nZoJoGgs2P6Zlt1nixDf09dzLZ6P3VwZpFKmiYr2_/s320/DSC00895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638945739940005202" border="0" /></a>Ryder got lots of love from Aunt Ava.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-aRT4HKCjSZPDR7rK2uH1J_kHhmFzjbLL-06IquARCoK5sfeUpOTc-7lRePAc9ybn3eC3WgKuocLWGyzhokf44SCJ3I5q8SSWobKLdNOEATtGcr_Z8bGcvSH0j81-8i-YxQJ2_RKaNA4/s1600/DSC00962.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-aRT4HKCjSZPDR7rK2uH1J_kHhmFzjbLL-06IquARCoK5sfeUpOTc-7lRePAc9ybn3eC3WgKuocLWGyzhokf44SCJ3I5q8SSWobKLdNOEATtGcr_Z8bGcvSH0j81-8i-YxQJ2_RKaNA4/s320/DSC00962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638945398622261730" border="0" /></a>Ryder slept on a picnic blanket while Aunt Ava read.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-UD3LIvXDJ8u1tcckL0tejFcnO0MsxJhusVNW1nna6WIy_39G5L87D31hFWQGh6I2W-q9mV1IFXng-5gvOem4DzaNyLFBjsBkRt_MlojlmcgtIhVyGC_rHxqeABqirZdehd8Bcdvz9-8/s1600/DSC00963.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-UD3LIvXDJ8u1tcckL0tejFcnO0MsxJhusVNW1nna6WIy_39G5L87D31hFWQGh6I2W-q9mV1IFXng-5gvOem4DzaNyLFBjsBkRt_MlojlmcgtIhVyGC_rHxqeABqirZdehd8Bcdvz9-8/s320/DSC00963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638945393424718610" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CiqbK4Ad8mqMTXTWjqEgwBZq3RLle3pxyae0pEZXA-N6vdqMIhf_Dwqw3jA2U1zfkNBkmpr1dhW_RO0aBhztWmo76qIVGU4Bv_SZkitruAx9d1zGiZz-VnCDFWx67fVw3JKtdv9Y1GQv/s1600/DSC00965.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CiqbK4Ad8mqMTXTWjqEgwBZq3RLle3pxyae0pEZXA-N6vdqMIhf_Dwqw3jA2U1zfkNBkmpr1dhW_RO0aBhztWmo76qIVGU4Bv_SZkitruAx9d1zGiZz-VnCDFWx67fVw3JKtdv9Y1GQv/s320/DSC00965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638945390981460818" border="0" /></a>My BFF since forever, Alison brought her kids out to Moms' and Pops' house to play and swim.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCjAtNUqSZmbL2OAL3OoySBu4cZN0Pe5B4RQs9RMNDGaOYev8LJpQAIeHaNTSJlOo4dAUIiIoj5OIEPBubDtn0TBa7cSpWJu2oNNH7lLh9fmWcEEK4Z7mF9eLcfvO9KTiTmjOqJMShCgh/s1600/DSC00968.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCjAtNUqSZmbL2OAL3OoySBu4cZN0Pe5B4RQs9RMNDGaOYev8LJpQAIeHaNTSJlOo4dAUIiIoj5OIEPBubDtn0TBa7cSpWJu2oNNH7lLh9fmWcEEK4Z7mF9eLcfvO9KTiTmjOqJMShCgh/s320/DSC00968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638944926835304626" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bYUBfQFgeabbPZ4ADauB_mhqRZp8Gf4KEQ9CtoQd2ibm5TrZiahTJPr22ztCKbU9D98it7HWofZ2xq-kwhkMJNzzh_XS-adD22PX9JFG9h-uIpC95kcCXDcEsWalfeOCBOuL8Jvda8ti/s1600/DSC00983.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bYUBfQFgeabbPZ4ADauB_mhqRZp8Gf4KEQ9CtoQd2ibm5TrZiahTJPr22ztCKbU9D98it7HWofZ2xq-kwhkMJNzzh_XS-adD22PX9JFG9h-uIpC95kcCXDcEsWalfeOCBOuL8Jvda8ti/s320/DSC00983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638944914963580002" border="0" /></a>We went to Port A with some friends for some beach time. Rowan hates sand on his feet. Need I say more?
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<br />We went to Memphis on a business trip with Esten. We went to the Children's Museum one afternoon. Rowan piloted a FedEx plane.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XjVEXm4JyfOH1nVJjihu25qxdAuhc1TEz_08cv8uEnPmfyScR-Lk-JtmN563te7OiIQK9hvz3gc2-g-zgkOZkRfTPcrH1CQdbMuy7jUdx7xGyblmo51Z81F74r-BWFJSz0aYkfxfC8Ec/s1600/DSC01027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XjVEXm4JyfOH1nVJjihu25qxdAuhc1TEz_08cv8uEnPmfyScR-Lk-JtmN563te7OiIQK9hvz3gc2-g-zgkOZkRfTPcrH1CQdbMuy7jUdx7xGyblmo51Z81F74r-BWFJSz0aYkfxfC8Ec/s320/DSC01027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638943651776834178" border="0" /></a>Shopped for some groceries.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4alrhnQi9LD5R_33lyfn55ECZKHT-YOV_ovqrJkCTQRoUErw_ZfqAQeTsYgBWGEmnpTWqK3wB-0W7hJEv21uora3ZQFXyycF4t-b9bVqjDrqGNOFXLkglKCROjitDGrNpMQXwEBMcj1K/s1600/DSC01037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4alrhnQi9LD5R_33lyfn55ECZKHT-YOV_ovqrJkCTQRoUErw_ZfqAQeTsYgBWGEmnpTWqK3wB-0W7hJEv21uora3ZQFXyycF4t-b9bVqjDrqGNOFXLkglKCROjitDGrNpMQXwEBMcj1K/s320/DSC01037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638943175998215138" border="0" /></a>Put out a fire.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9vHlpJETDm7Ayc2paJiXozdP9rpkPdJWpVzUWA7vvwqS91BpHXJXUYlGmFFaRCOekqumsh7UUpDyS2Htl6pzPOBXJoFsZN-7HI_Ck0gTtUv57FRZldvwkECxRMeh0MeT5z-rmmvViPJN/s1600/DSC01039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9vHlpJETDm7Ayc2paJiXozdP9rpkPdJWpVzUWA7vvwqS91BpHXJXUYlGmFFaRCOekqumsh7UUpDyS2Htl6pzPOBXJoFsZN-7HI_Ck0gTtUv57FRZldvwkECxRMeh0MeT5z-rmmvViPJN/s320/DSC01039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638943173720415074" border="0" /></a>And jammed on the green screen. I think this was All the Single Ladies.
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<br />We've had a great summer (minus our dog dying and our AC going out 4 times) and are now brushing up on our wake/sleep cycles to get Rowan ready for preschool. He starts September 6th.
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<br />shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-85317072557449311432011-08-09T12:21:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:31:20.225-07:00Ian Dog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kKg9dcmfLopemd3oMqXUMDlMiA3tOOMGO0l4-hts8vuYsGredl0d9zGtRfh18esTwKlThTxhcaPB_o0YH5tGCE0oE5C9TWK4nWH9mxYsqSbTTEpZSwEY0wJ4-KXhGaqbpD3FM1E1K1xs/s1600/DSC00166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kKg9dcmfLopemd3oMqXUMDlMiA3tOOMGO0l4-hts8vuYsGredl0d9zGtRfh18esTwKlThTxhcaPB_o0YH5tGCE0oE5C9TWK4nWH9mxYsqSbTTEpZSwEY0wJ4-KXhGaqbpD3FM1E1K1xs/s320/DSC00166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638939670098808274" /></a>
<br /> July 4, 1999- August 6, 2011
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<br />I'm not sure why we always added Dog to end of his name but we did and that's who he was, Ian Dog. He was lucky enough to live 12 years but has now left a hole in our hearts. We miss him very much. shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-72707807916729741632011-07-27T14:50:00.000-07:002011-07-27T18:24:24.107-07:002 monthsRyder Mae was 14lbs 13oz and 23.5 inches long at her two month check up. She is the happiest baby and gives smiles as often as you'd like. She has started "talking" to me today and I caught a little on video. Never mind the hiccups in the video, she has been plagued with them since birth. <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uRqywaUtFbM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Yeah, I know, so exciting! We'll give her a little while until we expect the real entertainment like her brother produces. For now we'll enjoy her baby babble.shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-51489351837405640642011-07-27T14:08:00.000-07:002011-07-27T14:50:39.171-07:00First Boat TripFor those of you who don't already know this, we lucked into the BEST neighbors. They are our age, have a 3 year old, invite us over for dinner often, came with a fantastic group of friends (who have graciously adopted us), threw a surprise baby shower for Ryder and have not one, but two boats. Let's just say we are loving our neighbors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQVAj-ojIZ5cNUAL3sVdLBxhWGSmrw_1xXLOqZOL_eM9KndJpHbCQ9vPpPqPqwmx_aBb4kGApR4MxDfZSA8asD6QetQEJ4Z_BoR5ca-YV7J5Ja_EolhiOSJsTq7UHL2hpfWOFYNyRI7TB/s1600/DSC00940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQVAj-ojIZ5cNUAL3sVdLBxhWGSmrw_1xXLOqZOL_eM9KndJpHbCQ9vPpPqPqwmx_aBb4kGApR4MxDfZSA8asD6QetQEJ4Z_BoR5ca-YV7J5Ja_EolhiOSJsTq7UHL2hpfWOFYNyRI7TB/s320/DSC00940.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634149778578825682" /></a><br /><br />They took all of out to Beaver Lake in June and it was beautiful. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJt8wJMsvagV9a-GooxrMIArvvVgmbjdG0aVBIod3cnqIZSKO1cT-fCFik6dMJzxN8ux2Qalwqt2C-NkZJM2emUessqgwRX0OSiRVf7-68JzKpBO08ugERPB5SckxfmduAuvnjPgx2lYh/s1600/DSC00945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJt8wJMsvagV9a-GooxrMIArvvVgmbjdG0aVBIod3cnqIZSKO1cT-fCFik6dMJzxN8ux2Qalwqt2C-NkZJM2emUessqgwRX0OSiRVf7-68JzKpBO08ugERPB5SckxfmduAuvnjPgx2lYh/s320/DSC00945.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634149773755071266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL2BsVernqTEUiJg-TpbHseH-WjWS7d5H9BUO9WhXWnqkBfOonvxaL10G8qCTCAwcY0GCtO8PeLPn54_DMkyiNcPD9ikzZ8q7ScYT4N7Cy8niPjf9tD5S8oI5NBgahGDWvVZgCjDlIFyF/s1600/DSC00957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL2BsVernqTEUiJg-TpbHseH-WjWS7d5H9BUO9WhXWnqkBfOonvxaL10G8qCTCAwcY0GCtO8PeLPn54_DMkyiNcPD9ikzZ8q7ScYT4N7Cy8niPjf9tD5S8oI5NBgahGDWvVZgCjDlIFyF/s320/DSC00957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634148554757036674" /></a><br /><br />It was both Rowan and Ryder's first time on a boat and they loved it. Ryder pretty much slept the entire time on the seat of the boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl71niFVM4O_hF-xdb_ChFG-_09I2WG12U-EW8_i-z4gkm2cKYLsnbPVH7gbYXzZIp_NRpWDWQ-WPBN1GL7Fk9yJKFISpYElFeG7LNqOaK2uMbQbIZF7ny87P4Rrwya8u9o5ABq186ajPZ/s1600/DSC00947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl71niFVM4O_hF-xdb_ChFG-_09I2WG12U-EW8_i-z4gkm2cKYLsnbPVH7gbYXzZIp_NRpWDWQ-WPBN1GL7Fk9yJKFISpYElFeG7LNqOaK2uMbQbIZF7ny87P4Rrwya8u9o5ABq186ajPZ/s320/DSC00947.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634149772573552578" /></a><br /><br />Rowan was his usual self and wanted to "drive" the boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6u9ojg5p4qcGsIejMg8jI9hEbT8EgOnu3ukMbzazemr1hPEn5XU4J9q78LSsw3wgE78wObpHdPgTBAqmUsoL0VsX3-hjgRzqFYgkYjgIbKcp3hTeFeK8lazNZ6mmarKUrUaPzykFkW7T/s1600/DSC00920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6u9ojg5p4qcGsIejMg8jI9hEbT8EgOnu3ukMbzazemr1hPEn5XU4J9q78LSsw3wgE78wObpHdPgTBAqmUsoL0VsX3-hjgRzqFYgkYjgIbKcp3hTeFeK8lazNZ6mmarKUrUaPzykFkW7T/s320/DSC00920.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634149785451911970" /></a><br /><br />He also experimented with a life vest for the first time. He jumped off of the boat a few times and learned the hard way that you have to close your mouth and hold your breath when you jump. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WekJAoYyQl5RassIGmsb5wAM-LtQWJ-TUZnQuOEHD7hnmer0KZXQmU0psA7-soe3ET_d1Ifw1LljWvfEwtJrH3T2jn7cZ6A7UOOuiUcppRUxfMGhCEEmuPT2cWiNbe4ozFiZIpSEDb5H/s1600/DSC00904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WekJAoYyQl5RassIGmsb5wAM-LtQWJ-TUZnQuOEHD7hnmer0KZXQmU0psA7-soe3ET_d1Ifw1LljWvfEwtJrH3T2jn7cZ6A7UOOuiUcppRUxfMGhCEEmuPT2cWiNbe4ozFiZIpSEDb5H/s320/DSC00904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634150450614487362" /></a>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-65518163523167625212011-06-27T14:18:00.000-07:002011-06-27T14:25:08.514-07:00The World's Tiniest ViolinPops knows how to get to the boy's heart. I hope violin his teacher is patient. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoPV-bulkSYKyRn-jkXqrzPUf9bZbGucOHeIB0cvDx3ljhY2K-XI1KiVIbNCzJ3K08Hz8lMZKOvIqUJuCJNg8r4Qm6RumxP9N_HheSPpadPmwhrLzM0B4vzTv5igwVp1Pa1_PRL10wC9M/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoPV-bulkSYKyRn-jkXqrzPUf9bZbGucOHeIB0cvDx3ljhY2K-XI1KiVIbNCzJ3K08Hz8lMZKOvIqUJuCJNg8r4Qm6RumxP9N_HheSPpadPmwhrLzM0B4vzTv5igwVp1Pa1_PRL10wC9M/s320/-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623012444010395490" /></a>shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192506973200305833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789348430376423500.post-8095979204144409782011-06-14T14:10:00.001-07:002011-06-14T14:26:45.286-07:001 monthHappy Belated One Month Birthday, Ryder Mae. Our sweet baby girl is growing like a weed. She was 10lbs, 3oz at her two week check up and I'm sure she's gained more since then. My arms tell me so. 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