tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11936156803943953122024-03-13T04:03:01.101-07:00Chickadee's BlogA blog in the life of Stephanie "Chickadee" Johnson!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-90637959407779430832011-10-26T13:55:00.000-07:002011-10-26T13:56:20.379-07:00Baby Annie at 8 weeksStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-22783177620521697862011-05-17T16:43:00.000-07:002011-05-17T17:22:05.760-07:00Emily<div style="text-align: center;">May 12th was Emily's birthday - (the day after Grandma Pearl and Scott's birthday). Thelissa and I, and her roommate April went to her classroom for a "Birthday Celebration". Emily threw a little party to celebrate all her student's birthdays. They played a "Guess Who?" game, learned which season their birthday falls into and signed birthday cards for each other. And - of course - there were cupcakes! Her students then performed a couple of presentations they had prepared for her. They were so darling. We had a great time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthay Em!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDQp9K6PzXLtldSi-M9vv86Nh2tzQWnGebG_1S4EOGiDP9Zpemtv-tETiUFWUnDvnFa43eRqaeL3Ml7ZYoQcC2TxWXvcCN_YCdNJnHtNmZ3kNV2sMWvqT6aAf9fTfDiuP1Awfcy25dSo/s1600/DSC01240.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDQp9K6PzXLtldSi-M9vv86Nh2tzQWnGebG_1S4EOGiDP9Zpemtv-tETiUFWUnDvnFa43eRqaeL3Ml7ZYoQcC2TxWXvcCN_YCdNJnHtNmZ3kNV2sMWvqT6aAf9fTfDiuP1Awfcy25dSo/s320/DSC01240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607835449272438306" /></a><br /><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzybDb7otjFk2YpARGkfap45ifRbp-B9zfLHAblf5rROZQJA_9u4FFIysm0kVM-gGYedrvK2SSBg32VnQtAmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-85513579775447748762011-05-17T16:36:00.000-07:002011-05-17T16:43:33.167-07:00What do you think? - The real story<div style="text-align: center;">The responses from Katie's video survey are actually from the following questions: What do you think of the blizzard? and What do you think of the pot roast? I'll let you figure out which questions goes with which response. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">(For the record, Lizzie does not think that the baby is terrible.) </div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-40111588734375099262011-05-15T16:32:00.000-07:002011-05-15T16:49:38.273-07:00Grandma Pearl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMfcJGjbo59FM6-P65gwxxPvbAlB6K7YyHLPZUXQ60a4HAZTczyJ0eO0Z3deoFj4O9Uxgoh7leeJzBcKO9oMOa19SLEMNUYFhoniwyPbfCB6-G79U90_XEW6QowiuuRVc7mZdN_4Qbrc/s1600/DSC01222.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMfcJGjbo59FM6-P65gwxxPvbAlB6K7YyHLPZUXQ60a4HAZTczyJ0eO0Z3deoFj4O9Uxgoh7leeJzBcKO9oMOa19SLEMNUYFhoniwyPbfCB6-G79U90_XEW6QowiuuRVc7mZdN_4Qbrc/s320/DSC01222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607092638333200818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj759SAX97-oFcqkgUEpylay8mZea1q1uzW70Qcx9xDoUN55ZhgMN6i3rT9aIB1zXVpc3DEodg0Vs4GKekWCiHY4T4EKXqeZbxlvtC6P-Zh7qU2Va04hglwNk3TtEHYYSpZeyzFgZOvkkw/s1600/DSC01226.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj759SAX97-oFcqkgUEpylay8mZea1q1uzW70Qcx9xDoUN55ZhgMN6i3rT9aIB1zXVpc3DEodg0Vs4GKekWCiHY4T4EKXqeZbxlvtC6P-Zh7qU2Va04hglwNk3TtEHYYSpZeyzFgZOvkkw/s320/DSC01226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607092636238434962" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thelissa and I went to see Grandma Pearl on her birthday. We had a great visit. She was very sleepy when we first got there but had perked up by the end. We asked her a variety of questions in hopes of documenting her answers. The nurses had made her a Happy Birthday sign. She looked beautiful in her red shirt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwlfWE27PXfczxX6dXcsQPkLO8nFYRorifRgNKVQvWIqiNFWM5-eXbjK_9_6riN4foi4DBAMAVF7OxXBvHkIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-67126655650842786322011-05-08T20:26:00.000-07:002011-05-08T20:33:43.418-07:00Happy Mother's Day Grama Martineau<div style="text-align: center;">We wrote you a little poem for this special day. We included some our favorite things about you. Grama - can you guess who said what? We love you - Happy Mother's Day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxXXuiZqdpXgOYj56aFOwsRX_ZxYFCitzNDkUdb06lUqqaXufAlej4TQMydm7sZMHu15ot9uqjtwsttmmfvOQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-23923397806476603502011-05-08T20:01:00.000-07:002011-05-08T20:05:31.753-07:00Happy Mother's Day Grama Annie<div style="text-align: center;">We wrote a little poem for you on this special day. Included are some of our favorite things about Grama Annie. We love you Grama Annie. Happy Mother's Day. Enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx24JWNoV4LKf2Z1e-KUEEbokp-2p_-aZ2W_UQEiy2r1kUJ8qyhyAB9rjDkhP7DjZawjCETUzyhMl7HbjoygQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-85023820896788640062011-05-08T19:38:00.000-07:002011-05-08T20:00:22.939-07:00What do you think?<div style="text-align: center;">Katie decided to make a video survey while we were in Utah. Here are the results...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4FTrYK2y1dFZyvtXEvikyPESvtUb7e01JEAsC3iZwVTVZ07YVdWPurCK7vWlD4SBlHWZVioexAFyDAL7nPQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-3820225928290059372011-04-02T15:41:00.000-07:002011-04-02T16:33:10.958-07:00Two Surprises for Grama Annie<div style="text-align: center;">We took yet another trip - this time to see Grama Annie. We told her that we had two surprises for her. The trip took an hour longer than we expected but we were very happy to finally arrive at Grama Annie's house! This is us with big smiles after 11 hours riding in a car. (In case you were wondering, Johnnie is taking the picture.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0R8S_VW23jRSzi75DSKaEEHKhzOq-_I_dDtoF-x3EoIbm8Jzq06jFzAh4bo0PBrFQ3wFyk_d_U_eWL2Tz3uwHhKdvvJ68Z3XHSbL96M68Kjyj8KH2vjkopkH9d2SDU1_AFnHESJtr3Y/s320/DSC00921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591123351853271154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXW2K0pcEOOJcEszHQVspYDSTqkzMBUCx8YgrJa3YcOgrBGgi4tPqwMMm71y486OoEwBtCFz5DbQFESO2wO2dc75LNiASq4QaJ_vmNbuAQulKwC3DSi2CIKULRFmXN6XGFhsrAgFKc60/s1600/DSC00956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SURPRISE #1 </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXW2K0pcEOOJcEszHQVspYDSTqkzMBUCx8YgrJa3YcOgrBGgi4tPqwMMm71y486OoEwBtCFz5DbQFESO2wO2dc75LNiASq4QaJ_vmNbuAQulKwC3DSi2CIKULRFmXN6XGFhsrAgFKc60/s1600/DSC00956.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXW2K0pcEOOJcEszHQVspYDSTqkzMBUCx8YgrJa3YcOgrBGgi4tPqwMMm71y486OoEwBtCFz5DbQFESO2wO2dc75LNiASq4QaJ_vmNbuAQulKwC3DSi2CIKULRFmXN6XGFhsrAgFKc60/s320/DSC00956.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591128432701099618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, after 6 years and 8 months Ray was released as Bishop! Yahoo!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SURPRISE #2</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1X5lmHM6bbQ5VVg9WXGfoTpxbxLUvIttcEPLGeVnGkS-1qQlRfnWq07LMt6W1kee9nu8BSmACUeVdjhocG3ZgIWxUM9Hq9q0eaHzMnRO8_doYmHz2CVpzdbQ9o63fULNuE3sfmMU59LI/s320/DSC00955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591128434301510514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that is an ultrasound picture and yes, it is on a pink ribbon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WE ARE HAVING A BABY AND IT IS A GIRL!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">EDD - 9/1/11</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The best part is we got Grama Annie's reaction on video!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyo7YUOT3UL5jZ1uGHH3vtrEGGgzF13qNSBpzwPBitlkkqqgnuECzl5qxm-PbtB9xzn2V7UyoFZ9MX3C6hMUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-82004953335406807002011-03-28T20:27:00.000-07:002011-03-28T21:23:50.853-07:00Puss in Boots and a baby shower...<div style="text-align: center;">(I know this is very random - these two events are not even related except they happened days apart from each other. Actually, I didn't want to do two separate posts.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie walks out of her room, one Sunday afternoon, and says, "I am... Puss in Boots". </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwtVKTgGmNlvGE0ku-LJxBIxaBH86iEDYVaIWjMtvf5Hv4suZid-vbJm_RPgxh_cAlSHvn7RMQyhX2I8PT6QDmgmHhzjwTAYFEMIHaaQxkpG3Otys6xgskaN4UPpv2fwfFOYmfehijB4/s1600/DSC00796.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgbwtVKTgGmNlvGE0ku-LJxBIxaBH86iEDYVaIWjMtvf5Hv4suZid-vbJm_RPgxh_cAlSHvn7RMQyhX2I8PT6QDmgmHhzjwTAYFEMIHaaQxkpG3Otys6xgskaN4UPpv2fwfFOYmfehijB4/s320/DSC00796.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589341445041993362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Decked out with boots, hat and sword.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fIWCY5jvtQ68X4osFHnjpE2UXnF3DWV33gk8IcH19t91l34iz11XS5NoGizhi16VV7OeX8dmDpVuH1_utjrIun9HeQfgF6RiGnSZJwSjVSnKXX16Rwq_rDgNBYkCVvP4Mr1Mzi-7n58/s1600/DSC00797.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fIWCY5jvtQ68X4osFHnjpE2UXnF3DWV33gk8IcH19t91l34iz11XS5NoGizhi16VV7OeX8dmDpVuH1_utjrIun9HeQfgF6RiGnSZJwSjVSnKXX16Rwq_rDgNBYkCVvP4Mr1Mzi-7n58/s320/DSC00797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589341437622071730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look closely - she even has the mustache and beard!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUY-gFNVEoQjStJDF4QoSzvf1KfMSAh7tAK1qmDUb19f5t7iQpVLd61Qj6oyAdfcTIY1PDiA1QkiOJn375bhTW6hE2aLzsxxHLweaYnMCdlapa-9UdyQZtFsUwZi4QV4BN_ixdznI9dQY/s1600/DSC00798.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUY-gFNVEoQjStJDF4QoSzvf1KfMSAh7tAK1qmDUb19f5t7iQpVLd61Qj6oyAdfcTIY1PDiA1QkiOJn375bhTW6hE2aLzsxxHLweaYnMCdlapa-9UdyQZtFsUwZi4QV4BN_ixdznI9dQY/s320/DSC00798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589341433107946322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie is definitely our comic relief. :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now to the baby shower. A good friend of mine was having a baby so I threw her a baby shower. (She is the one in the first picture - she didn't realize I was taking a picture.) I wouldn't normally post about someone else's shower but I wanted to show off the refreshment table. I thought it turned out pretty darn cute. She did her nursery in brown and green with frogs as her theme, so I wanted to bring that to the shower. I added a hint of blue.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYgLyjdXD3P1Zze_r6WXizM0GrVUB9JFfOB4dlVVYx0R6Nqq7KZPPSOQZUWht3riBdxXKx_-GVHATBT8HxEs2LdS_Y2DGX4TlOSiULuhAhQp3K_x6JmkKW8o0cuYTXgo87lWEB-PXEl0/s1600/IMG_2405.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYgLyjdXD3P1Zze_r6WXizM0GrVUB9JFfOB4dlVVYx0R6Nqq7KZPPSOQZUWht3riBdxXKx_-GVHATBT8HxEs2LdS_Y2DGX4TlOSiULuhAhQp3K_x6JmkKW8o0cuYTXgo87lWEB-PXEl0/s320/IMG_2405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589339754775786034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brown and green refreshments.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF7LFKgn6EwzB4G0KqG3sc2ZSp5nwxgMJRV9V2T7n2huLjgjjx0tt2CsWSplolQqggdngqp7nOT2V5amevqVBlHoBjTy5lOHVpwzFQuGrbJq3pLo6lg8J2aRAkKohp0qoNReRP8bl-yw/s1600/IMG_2408.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF7LFKgn6EwzB4G0KqG3sc2ZSp5nwxgMJRV9V2T7n2huLjgjjx0tt2CsWSplolQqggdngqp7nOT2V5amevqVBlHoBjTy5lOHVpwzFQuGrbJq3pLo6lg8J2aRAkKohp0qoNReRP8bl-yw/s320/IMG_2408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589339750954111986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The card you see to the left with blue letters was the invitation. It turned out darling, but took way to long to make. If I had taken a close up picture of the invite you would completely understand.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gzS93R3l1Pr8yU0VVA10xqkWxWd9KLwgbtII3XruVBJ4gQyj6ilIcBclVRIfoo-gg22C_VMuZ6qAyPVxZIw_lh9FPDuMYn-Bp0lLikzgnHe_Htm0WGLi5oqfQYOMO-ucoHnZEhhxImU/s1600/IMG_2407.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gzS93R3l1Pr8yU0VVA10xqkWxWd9KLwgbtII3XruVBJ4gQyj6ilIcBclVRIfoo-gg22C_VMuZ6qAyPVxZIw_lh9FPDuMYn-Bp0lLikzgnHe_Htm0WGLi5oqfQYOMO-ucoHnZEhhxImU/s320/IMG_2407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589339746944121570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GxXrwbtZOU5PMJzwJAughII5Vg4kP3nQwB6avsWxsXbJnGZY0iR8TZNoDzr-UOu6l5EjPrGjdM-6nz6fDcsQtc6IuB7DVOWT8JCnmp6WYoHXK3bKsFJjRqJYg_gjLHp4EhrCdbi_pzA/s1600/IMG_2409.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GxXrwbtZOU5PMJzwJAughII5Vg4kP3nQwB6avsWxsXbJnGZY0iR8TZNoDzr-UOu6l5EjPrGjdM-6nz6fDcsQtc6IuB7DVOWT8JCnmp6WYoHXK3bKsFJjRqJYg_gjLHp4EhrCdbi_pzA/s320/IMG_2409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589339741774911762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Last but not least, lime sherbet punch...de-lish!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfFPhGg5wF99qg0r4ZyBxUdf1-mLGiJ-LdvoRgnymmyYHfVh4ZAQz39yGjUIkXAcrYCDod860lojYMdhHHEm886RfX17b5KI3QZyV6Xujpho30eXaVuYi3sSHahogT_Y93m7gNXLRkxc/s1600/IMG_2406.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfFPhGg5wF99qg0r4ZyBxUdf1-mLGiJ-LdvoRgnymmyYHfVh4ZAQz39yGjUIkXAcrYCDod860lojYMdhHHEm886RfX17b5KI3QZyV6Xujpho30eXaVuYi3sSHahogT_Y93m7gNXLRkxc/s320/IMG_2406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589339738256847714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">About a month later Andrew Aiden Herrera was born. I got to witness the birth - so fascinating!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E1L6FAEKYF9IEZ3rSEWN9wjZ_WmQn490H-gtWaKRC1IFQ-qMQ7fjNDIyHIUbcz2A1YyDC-TUhEk7uUlOnkOH-9-L7aa6VQM_8KJxCqODZIavIo4gb_rmBGWfBlCqvq_s9aOVUF5IL4U/s320/IMG_2469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589342278867988082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">My good friend and new mommy - Shanon.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTzKrS0RDb5gXmxmRa8_zWyMrnMU41y4ZA7mczBBNcIn-GmRvc382Eg4mXZJJBSSOGM4r8oT81lUPYREbzqiXVoGuP3OnD5OQt_SZ6gDDdeWU52-zFweYUHwif7R8wjqP4aYQSST-Gos/s320/IMG_2472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589342276896099698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-29082889831013043952011-03-28T19:17:00.000-07:002011-03-28T20:01:09.073-07:00I love to see the temple<div style="text-align: center;">Once again, I am going backwards. As part of our California trip, we went to the L.A. temple. We walked the temple grounds and went to the visitor's center. Believe it or not, it was very chilly - we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYEp_ggkkHBinVC-zwBYPs3NFI0NcuIHWHLP4PNDiX_yCXuJ4QMvyH_56rR9MRNUbEek9Jt7JuqIpLDttlMJ1J9wWW9VJkxYOA2mvHYwwseNeXrQzDVymL8JnPlig9kPAj-jMs-0CMqQ/s1600/IMG_2256.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYEp_ggkkHBinVC-zwBYPs3NFI0NcuIHWHLP4PNDiX_yCXuJ4QMvyH_56rR9MRNUbEek9Jt7JuqIpLDttlMJ1J9wWW9VJkxYOA2mvHYwwseNeXrQzDVymL8JnPlig9kPAj-jMs-0CMqQ/s320/IMG_2256.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589326663728043714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Johnnie, Katie and Lizzie enjoying the "Home-Front Series" videos in the visitor's center. We were amazed at all the displays and exhibits at this visitor's center. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRNQhc_9_ksRkVOu7i22npq8ium0BP7LY9Vz1delTOjzy2WYulrNFRhFq8-pAR8WLq4h-vZghjDQZlhhVPQhOpCiQYryqDPBRB9LzNpNJvbmivKA6qTm3-n8nurISzujB4cDmWEVoNjk/s1600/IMG_2402.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRNQhc_9_ksRkVOu7i22npq8ium0BP7LY9Vz1delTOjzy2WYulrNFRhFq8-pAR8WLq4h-vZghjDQZlhhVPQhOpCiQYryqDPBRB9LzNpNJvbmivKA6qTm3-n8nurISzujB4cDmWEVoNjk/s320/IMG_2402.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589326659650457314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDbzonzUsnKm7aBgikg_udgOeAgv5jsCoiQS8lsv0_mb9bwhXXbq0MUMd1Qi1nrwZbGl0OL5SD2dXc7WiIAL1BLtamt0sBBGGxb-13VkBRVuSb5xfXhreunJRr310Bg-Y8FryfbQsAEA/s1600/IMG_2401.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDbzonzUsnKm7aBgikg_udgOeAgv5jsCoiQS8lsv0_mb9bwhXXbq0MUMd1Qi1nrwZbGl0OL5SD2dXc7WiIAL1BLtamt0sBBGGxb-13VkBRVuSb5xfXhreunJRr310Bg-Y8FryfbQsAEA/s320/IMG_2401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589326654886889922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our family is FOREVER!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMyb5AGHX_W-xlQ_x_CvqJy0MzeHDISmW9xuQHsDPHXxlQVxXpTWtgoVEZsS22YgX06KIPS-K1yWE8dIhyS24XmfG3qRhRKJL9_bjzumtCw2L8Lya7pk07osszA93zDwD9TcdncaCnl8/s1600/IMG_2286.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMyb5AGHX_W-xlQ_x_CvqJy0MzeHDISmW9xuQHsDPHXxlQVxXpTWtgoVEZsS22YgX06KIPS-K1yWE8dIhyS24XmfG3qRhRKJL9_bjzumtCw2L8Lya7pk07osszA93zDwD9TcdncaCnl8/s320/IMG_2286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589325358623606290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkIaCn8myvyuEL8-64QY7Nbn_y8tq-djRHgbcBmhJ4v3DMIIYG_85pMYTJ78z0KEklB_OoQGKjHpJOX9o66PxOm4VjpZmpiUWtqZ_VR20VPux9SBxhjzr9ITsyhe9wifikCEBL7NkHZw/s1600/IMG_2290.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkIaCn8myvyuEL8-64QY7Nbn_y8tq-djRHgbcBmhJ4v3DMIIYG_85pMYTJ78z0KEklB_OoQGKjHpJOX9o66PxOm4VjpZmpiUWtqZ_VR20VPux9SBxhjzr9ITsyhe9wifikCEBL7NkHZw/s320/IMG_2290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589325347495437154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg280AFlIIpq4FLdHaRlAqNDmOFemLHJ_v1lVLbVKhmuEUKZCLAjxd3SwAyelGIcTsm3afsLXBTnWAM7pDMh3JzIbeB-tw6aj6_B1Sxndi3JZfx0mnOGCiRMkF9mrVXEU_LU0ls0Qy4NvI/s1600/IMG_2360.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg280AFlIIpq4FLdHaRlAqNDmOFemLHJ_v1lVLbVKhmuEUKZCLAjxd3SwAyelGIcTsm3afsLXBTnWAM7pDMh3JzIbeB-tw6aj6_B1Sxndi3JZfx0mnOGCiRMkF9mrVXEU_LU0ls0Qy4NvI/s320/IMG_2360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589325344439579186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AgBCxqrPf37LVw9BARhRgtMJALeiuJPYFOLZkCZGLAU9JlyZBmUsNLiHU8MN5y8bQ1qn0nrV5ewsU9eltl9R_6wU83n44skyoQ2jsrehM_Skh58eMO1_pjWvvswnlUOOSJEU2pT1fno/s1600/IMG_2346.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AgBCxqrPf37LVw9BARhRgtMJALeiuJPYFOLZkCZGLAU9JlyZBmUsNLiHU8MN5y8bQ1qn0nrV5ewsU9eltl9R_6wU83n44skyoQ2jsrehM_Skh58eMO1_pjWvvswnlUOOSJEU2pT1fno/s320/IMG_2346.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589325338822503522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hw0Q6sfE93Drz7NlDyg9p20A3kHvMaKQVyeBkgr9X4G9oLKq4Tn59WAtD6NW4aqdaER2pgVnToMI9MHx1gkVcowGX4yhNh1YIlHBhkGCMghiwgPJUlr1HySYOEBUtMTHGzVkJK_XCSA/s1600/IMG_2391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hw0Q6sfE93Drz7NlDyg9p20A3kHvMaKQVyeBkgr9X4G9oLKq4Tn59WAtD6NW4aqdaER2pgVnToMI9MHx1gkVcowGX4yhNh1YIlHBhkGCMghiwgPJUlr1HySYOEBUtMTHGzVkJK_XCSA/s320/IMG_2391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589325335601284978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love to see the temple, I'm going there someday!</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-73143635761116902862011-03-22T21:11:00.000-07:002011-03-22T21:14:29.352-07:00video clip<div>Some video clips of our vacation.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dynMX31ekdc4hz4EObQrpC8Ngez8JD4AB7z319--kFvJbndjkfMv5FTPppzOboGX4WzyQrQ0lSjghkuvuBWIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-82908024614913835482011-03-20T15:09:00.001-07:002011-03-22T21:09:35.048-07:00Disneyland 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.9722px; "><span>I know it's been a whole month since I have posted to my blog. I do have a very good reason - actually many. Since the big party my life has been quite event</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ful - my parents came into town, after which Becca and her sweet family. Lizzie gave me her cold which put me down for about a week and then I had to wait for Ray to bring me the cord from his office so I could download these pictures from the camera. Enough with the excuses though...</span></span></div><div>I am backtracking a little because all of our Disneyland pictures were on our small camera and the cord to download was at Ray's office - the one I had to wait for. :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We surprised our kids and took them to Disneyland and Knottsberry Farm. My two sisters, Thelissa and Charisse and their families also came. We had a blast. Here we are - at the entrance to "The Happiest Place on Earth"!</div><span><span></span></span><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluWiJ647u9CCVbt6lYdpE3wj2sTyTlTsgm4KjdRtirlMkwPEXvJg_JpdsbpJ5hR3_WlYh5K6ryHALQUYGB7hrgKGhWYr9PB1iLa_3JZxBLpDgG9HnGvVTFO-EeUO-tBodDvcc-sZGEe4/s320/DSC00653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587067100913327890" /><div style="text-align: center;">Don't we look happy?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxqxZbYZP9ScbMQSUj-WWUubgDL7tyTq6YDwi0g_1F1UhaPp2xlFs3oJEQqnW514bU3mAEWMZJgPAvXSZID_N2MPggcNphnvjQK0vO82vuGltGHHK9GsQyUYopfuOel008ewD4pgobNA/s1600/DSC00655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxqxZbYZP9ScbMQSUj-WWUubgDL7tyTq6YDwi0g_1F1UhaPp2xlFs3oJEQqnW514bU3mAEWMZJgPAvXSZID_N2MPggcNphnvjQK0vO82vuGltGHHK9GsQyUYopfuOel008ewD4pgobNA/s320/DSC00655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587067091715861698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Standing in line to ride the Matterhorn. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpeboppW1eZPnAUjGvjZn2jmkjDxIw7QQxdUeas47PcuYJwvoOIx1otAbEOEv4ajSNlGyICixHM888aU-M00bCJN7BfNumjD6cDbEzotJEoSUqjLizGhEqdz0Qa_So7TWlKZAlJ0T9Ew/s1600/DSC00638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpeboppW1eZPnAUjGvjZn2jmkjDxIw7QQxdUeas47PcuYJwvoOIx1otAbEOEv4ajSNlGyICixHM888aU-M00bCJN7BfNumjD6cDbEzotJEoSUqjLizGhEqdz0Qa_So7TWlKZAlJ0T9Ew/s320/DSC00638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587067085892892498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie and Katie finally tall enough to ride the "big" rides. Cousin Ashley is sandwiched in between. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKla5ADPI4UG4_CrHAiixUALzkqAVecis6LGQJZaYnjRWjFQTiFFTke8lHFbTaEHofVaBmjQbQK84QZGVaTqaUOUzMgASJBMT8QWj_WsMIQ1ghr4Uy_fdxwzTNZS-t2CywoE9-zIerPo/s1600/DSC00639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKla5ADPI4UG4_CrHAiixUALzkqAVecis6LGQJZaYnjRWjFQTiFFTke8lHFbTaEHofVaBmjQbQK84QZGVaTqaUOUzMgASJBMT8QWj_WsMIQ1ghr4Uy_fdxwzTNZS-t2CywoE9-zIerPo/s320/DSC00639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587066660714179634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The most Awesome couple at Disneyland that day. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EdNLwWdkOdCdEtjpmcYcB1ABWA01p4tZnabwBUsGYZdltsIf-WeWqCb3FsQdti-DGaCPLQ6jHjLkLSyNsBiEEx8QOebZVrOdSRueV_NuEgkdboUXdkINUgxwHyivM4EodT6aNGSD60g/s1600/DSC00642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EdNLwWdkOdCdEtjpmcYcB1ABWA01p4tZnabwBUsGYZdltsIf-WeWqCb3FsQdti-DGaCPLQ6jHjLkLSyNsBiEEx8QOebZVrOdSRueV_NuEgkdboUXdkINUgxwHyivM4EodT6aNGSD60g/s320/DSC00642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587066651971180818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ray kept disappearing on us - we finally found him. Lizzie, Ellie, Charisse and Bella with </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. Incredible (a.k.a. Ray Johnson)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEj6B47qn4xhMdH_BxWXubVW_o95htwISv1CR9OOFamEE1zFU0qxyDLi30jmrwmmEeBmXngEhfKk5kEvt510hvxSK0HqlkI4xg5Fm_ujLo2uwq0_SuAlQwsXQxYcSOFbo7k1ZfwD9SKrnKU/s320/DSC00656.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587066643957249698" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">End of day 1 - having fun is hard work.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.9722px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CCG7_KKmfc20khyphenhyphenlg7sF9Ugi7ZBJbBthYK4QVoX4WwnElxKEdNquQxge2SEVRuHWXGjzz6xxHmxShivU8OutmmBJulLQX2-XrKaACrA_m-VrgEvRjgiEBc8xenIY2T5t2mh3w8rZT00/s320/DSC00658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587074253802497842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Day 2 - Taking the shuttle to Disneyland. Look how well rested and excited we look - especially Johnnie!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qaQoAgPj2xKrkrSj7dWgyYfM46NAeiFnVJOF2faV5DFMorjsTmvd-O9wAbR-liWmbh8HsYyu729dFtpRQ5cHqY4Jg5ze4_Gz39A5neWH1UHC3gVZGEDTH49QMSJhyaD786fsg5UsHU0/s1600/DSC00661.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qaQoAgPj2xKrkrSj7dWgyYfM46NAeiFnVJOF2faV5DFMorjsTmvd-O9wAbR-liWmbh8HsYyu729dFtpRQ5cHqY4Jg5ze4_Gz39A5neWH1UHC3gVZGEDTH49QMSJhyaD786fsg5UsHU0/s320/DSC00661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587065723660229266" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyWGy3hDJuPT-9bSgf6nFenAfj0cvJsRYo_hYIfiVV-izaKKvBYa9oDJvgr9XBRc4c6Rz38eTOZ1HEjdvr50NQJjOSk-EUGNhEossbpqebQpUIT9szat3t-Dm8HCaxkXS7ZrOVFO9Bjc/s320/DSC00662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587065714840260914" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoQE5nBfrF8sfgVu1pNt8vjojL3gakDS17IpuHlWQRDZOE0jCrhVbMF0X1vIaIn8FtzhuxOUDkSEhAeLCpQBgcXa8gZ6Q8-Sksy6X0SvWppw7-1bz259RxlVn3Ibordh1ttKMuImM0MI/s1600/DSC00663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoQE5nBfrF8sfgVu1pNt8vjojL3gakDS17IpuHlWQRDZOE0jCrhVbMF0X1vIaIn8FtzhuxOUDkSEhAeLCpQBgcXa8gZ6Q8-Sksy6X0SvWppw7-1bz259RxlVn3Ibordh1ttKMuImM0MI/s320/DSC00663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587065710081292530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie was the only one who wanted to take pictures with the Disney characters. Here she is with Goofy and Pluto.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfWRPQllAW0HFg_22JJs8lSXUvumVkN2_PkIiAo1JkKTc6YQvO3ncfr0Pd_BkfgoSamDfVCYgQXYFwRMQEox8u6hf2wGHG7QTUJg5f-rw-isOa9cXD17_dTXo1Wtsi6fjCtdRp-ivXXA/s1600/DSC00665.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfWRPQllAW0HFg_22JJs8lSXUvumVkN2_PkIiAo1JkKTc6YQvO3ncfr0Pd_BkfgoSamDfVCYgQXYFwRMQEox8u6hf2wGHG7QTUJg5f-rw-isOa9cXD17_dTXo1Wtsi6fjCtdRp-ivXXA/s320/DSC00665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587065124510656914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VNu3IGN2e4m5ZMnFWlH4e4rwiESPs-wuNbaun4w_qNNRHq-beP13IwobPtKo38Uh9udy-Isx4QsoV7r_1GThyphenhyphenVeILBBjwyg8b5PzXZ7YYSGtGavXz8XmzRFHKVMO3ZAWHUNvJEKJ1Ws/s1600/DSC00667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VNu3IGN2e4m5ZMnFWlH4e4rwiESPs-wuNbaun4w_qNNRHq-beP13IwobPtKo38Uh9udy-Isx4QsoV7r_1GThyphenhyphenVeILBBjwyg8b5PzXZ7YYSGtGavXz8XmzRFHKVMO3ZAWHUNvJEKJ1Ws/s320/DSC00667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587065117038917826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We convinced Katie to jump into this picture.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGzQOnj2_pTIxgLOBsuSSrxmkauPjFJntJk2SU-_xqt3t5tT3Yo-7itrJWeDgWCljHt5JOSamGbBzqWFp0Y6fe-WT0WFKOq9qZEdD3O-KJcWf7NTH2qEEW9zaDyFBI1l5ZB6tAJFmcX8/s1600/DSC00669.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGzQOnj2_pTIxgLOBsuSSrxmkauPjFJntJk2SU-_xqt3t5tT3Yo-7itrJWeDgWCljHt5JOSamGbBzqWFp0Y6fe-WT0WFKOq9qZEdD3O-KJcWf7NTH2qEEW9zaDyFBI1l5ZB6tAJFmcX8/s320/DSC00669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587065109291992418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Katie had no problem, though, posing with this Indian.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVExHkhDO5Eo1vkOpg3KpEPRX53w3dcUOBigtnLlrXy-HQsENYuMDOJ3QNr0dPD8PcUFygQhDIuUi5QOxh07okTCcMCT-YijWOBH2T_CLcxxjvdc5nZcWwzgSbOBcDcoOAb2AVydH57Bw/s1600/DSC00670.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/AVvXsEhVExHkhDO5Eo1vkOpg3KpEPRX53w3dcUOBigtnLlrXy-HQsENYuMDOJ3QNr0dPD8PcUFygQhDIuUi5QOxh07okTCcMCT-YijWOBH2T_CLcxxjvdc5nZcWwzgSbOBcDcoOAb2AVydH57Bw/s320/DSC00670.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587064597969121730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lucy, Ellie, Lizzie and Bella waiting in line to see the princesses and to get their books signed.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXJDDkDKqVXmqy1t8j_MjqB6krnvZv5QhWDQSQN6_iZctzxzpZvf2X8U35KSmrUiEYS1hAFH6OrnCYFaTLsK-utmHV-PaUtnZ1ook6ItIkQ73wfrzlgchh-c6Njgvyd2iRvkRrcVXCWU/s1600/DSC00676.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXJDDkDKqVXmqy1t8j_MjqB6krnvZv5QhWDQSQN6_iZctzxzpZvf2X8U35KSmrUiEYS1hAFH6OrnCYFaTLsK-utmHV-PaUtnZ1ook6ItIkQ73wfrzlgchh-c6Njgvyd2iRvkRrcVXCWU/s320/DSC00676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587064593436332658" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie was pretty excited.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.9722px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.9722px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPYRydvDHWccnbd7TPvFahsx29m3NJNQ9GShkHTLffaAeh5q2MOQrRJZCZY9YxwlCmo99Qz7EsL6bXLRGRmRKhsyqokO4S-cDeGwaZe3HM3M0yLOLJ6JjqulG7BmDAjHbgNVZNqLa26g/s320/DSC00677.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587111850506021890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Princess Heaven</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvAK5tQIHq_TiMQ8tmjqlv9_G5gFVfI8NJHGlXV5fGtA7ZbLeog1iFa6Zw4fVHfNrjsX5f2RF8mjEehI-Qc54UKYnnFPMot_3kjN5hVKq4DC25uUP06bbPR-kJFMV4bb08JRnrOtXbtc/s1600/DSC00682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvAK5tQIHq_TiMQ8tmjqlv9_G5gFVfI8NJHGlXV5fGtA7ZbLeog1iFa6Zw4fVHfNrjsX5f2RF8mjEehI-Qc54UKYnnFPMot_3kjN5hVKq4DC25uUP06bbPR-kJFMV4bb08JRnrOtXbtc/s320/DSC00682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587064583160982594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUESIRkFVRnkewWDu1rRKEADJQXay-5E9_zPAozFK2pofVAiwDo7cKu-h8VxFIkGo47qMj2Vx-A0YRGdrDFFgCXKVq9Ohwt2EgtQ5S0sPJsQBUCMqSkbbSY51z3wc6IVASUB4kZ3ScuBY/s1600/DSC00689.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUESIRkFVRnkewWDu1rRKEADJQXay-5E9_zPAozFK2pofVAiwDo7cKu-h8VxFIkGo47qMj2Vx-A0YRGdrDFFgCXKVq9Ohwt2EgtQ5S0sPJsQBUCMqSkbbSY51z3wc6IVASUB4kZ3ScuBY/s320/DSC00689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587063790642714530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPrvT6yaKcE9mNzOnCNP8JP-oitKf_WsjZPkB53xkXpLZp-Mzz65ZB8XMx35eop7fsWE0OfupN7r9OURQ7MO_9FMwm7f02rO3Dwny8mR8jM1emjZbybG1J8CJCuQiYmxIl3pzJ8T1kNg/s1600/DSC00696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPrvT6yaKcE9mNzOnCNP8JP-oitKf_WsjZPkB53xkXpLZp-Mzz65ZB8XMx35eop7fsWE0OfupN7r9OURQ7MO_9FMwm7f02rO3Dwny8mR8jM1emjZbybG1J8CJCuQiYmxIl3pzJ8T1kNg/s320/DSC00696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587063787784444418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie getting ready to have her face painted.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ab8LgH_-wKt4MTTGBzNCdBzuAqPqhbNSpf_SQ298IiWGBF_iZTjVaRawFObYVZE__epltQZ76KAGAOQwJRyHBnscu8Cf9NU8YiU70UFog2Fi_o5cJzoNhyphenhyphen6yphxZh85iQii_96lQOQQ/s1600/DSC00697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ab8LgH_-wKt4MTTGBzNCdBzuAqPqhbNSpf_SQ298IiWGBF_iZTjVaRawFObYVZE__epltQZ76KAGAOQwJRyHBnscu8Cf9NU8YiU70UFog2Fi_o5cJzoNhyphenhyphen6yphxZh85iQii_96lQOQQ/s320/DSC00697.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587063778815371058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiv9Kec4vHddiZMLWhGBV59vHjrW19TFaoVlVgIoBtdi7lnjr0dXkWW5QD7W4VqAm0W4MOsarKddBIZsWrXvzaU7CyRJURkegCMkWwU9ejQvyIAa_H5kdm17W5DA50xhqED1pMdUrGcA/s1600/DSC00704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiv9Kec4vHddiZMLWhGBV59vHjrW19TFaoVlVgIoBtdi7lnjr0dXkWW5QD7W4VqAm0W4MOsarKddBIZsWrXvzaU7CyRJURkegCMkWwU9ejQvyIAa_H5kdm17W5DA50xhqED1pMdUrGcA/s320/DSC00704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587062830847946018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We gave each of our kids a small amount of money to spend - this is what Lizzie chose to buy with her money.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb32I0IAsdbHzzXJOB92JN33N1VL3SRW6Xd6WdyvJQvYylKpWRPCAILfS57LIN6-lqA2sT48diiL2b5BS-6snHo9pxfkGOkgu3c0GrvFELSO9CryiAmoYfXbRuT9aMnlAU-fClo659N2g/s1600/DSC00708.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/AVvXsEjb32I0IAsdbHzzXJOB92JN33N1VL3SRW6Xd6WdyvJQvYylKpWRPCAILfS57LIN6-lqA2sT48diiL2b5BS-6snHo9pxfkGOkgu3c0GrvFELSO9CryiAmoYfXbRuT9aMnlAU-fClo659N2g/s320/DSC00708.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587062827810473922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Katie and Ashley - best friend cousins</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadbdBq4pQOqinFlJBEiSjHL8NPODiADzBJkW6X-Cul8Q2IsY7xa66ZqmmmE3is2NWv7avZYdqZhaczSLFDyD69AfuDnXssrSVFF6YcUXyx73ud2rc4Uz3Ao6X6627G2HDNn6V3ETm15M/s1600/DSC00706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadbdBq4pQOqinFlJBEiSjHL8NPODiADzBJkW6X-Cul8Q2IsY7xa66ZqmmmE3is2NWv7avZYdqZhaczSLFDyD69AfuDnXssrSVFF6YcUXyx73ud2rc4Uz3Ao6X6627G2HDNn6V3ETm15M/s320/DSC00706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587062820263569314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cruella De-vil - she was hilariously sarcastic. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAAXmVY0o2hYvngNDZ6fXySPG5F930VjqdBgs1rQBfqU9pcNrD0rNYBODSYlS0ouYEbX5NyDl0cxNxl-s4CXsiiNjhI40ie10AZQg1FWoKuJxinCfeEpRG1xipwc4xsyA06p5hm4AhmI/s1600/DSC00712.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/AVvXsEjmAAXmVY0o2hYvngNDZ6fXySPG5F930VjqdBgs1rQBfqU9pcNrD0rNYBODSYlS0ouYEbX5NyDl0cxNxl-s4CXsiiNjhI40ie10AZQg1FWoKuJxinCfeEpRG1xipwc4xsyA06p5hm4AhmI/s320/DSC00712.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587061774621092242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie buying the one treat she really wanted - cotton candy.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6LtrsVNKMyAi8LktmwCfn7y1s81k9vtD0Qzv-tLjG0Ovl2I_3V1FiUH_ROjLuaL0RgREv7BtHVr2jkQMW8Fm0im-SQiX-Z10GCxFKjiAtYbjE94EJvc280e6rpNmoL4xzQ2UTW2uDBo/s1600/DSC00716.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FI3z3sYqbOlkpgykqpcnBE-QMzRp0oeqB3o9He7SPlyytI_m7n2_cFGvAa8HOtfN9EsiL3Imwy5P9-9RnlMlAJNwnRYme9HlyRzsYceha71CJbtjSGywB-T6MpvnQHvbx1WrWUfGCsE/s320/DSC00715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587061138382761586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">(Lizzie went to get in line and they closed it right before she got there. This is as close as she got to Woody.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzMD2zHEuOK3xUCiCLPIG6vPGOQfv69dZA4plek4jvCXI4tK2nUgmqcyUVsmTqv5kgPr9sM-Nj5zMXe7q9BD1bWmtcJUDDTsks9pwfR97qXIbkvFLPbBnP5hjXCFroixHs6M4QUIIkqA/s1600/DSC00720.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/AVvXsEgMzMD2zHEuOK3xUCiCLPIG6vPGOQfv69dZA4plek4jvCXI4tK2nUgmqcyUVsmTqv5kgPr9sM-Nj5zMXe7q9BD1bWmtcJUDDTsks9pwfR97qXIbkvFLPbBnP5hjXCFroixHs6M4QUIIkqA/s320/DSC00720.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587061134120047602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDotqDup4A9RYbfYq3ewsQEwLQId2sl1X3qNqai2bohlTh6UX5GbmF_C5Im7Nx17JDZwZYCvTrVcxdmyut-Ibz44i2zc_gr_bihVERNLaiR4saqfX_XQYsVq9CbaMzhNs-zc-a2Fb9sTk/s1600/DSC00724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDotqDup4A9RYbfYq3ewsQEwLQId2sl1X3qNqai2bohlTh6UX5GbmF_C5Im7Nx17JDZwZYCvTrVcxdmyut-Ibz44i2zc_gr_bihVERNLaiR4saqfX_XQYsVq9CbaMzhNs-zc-a2Fb9sTk/s320/DSC00724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587061121546876866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All the cousins - minus one. Will wouldn't have anything to do with the picture. Left to right - Ellie, Eliza, Lucy, Lizzie, Porter, Ashley, Katie, Lindsay, Johnnie, Bella (in stroller), Brigham, Tanner and last but not least, Clatie.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyECfmkPvtYJ_fFUmgXetD34cbraqgHokNmVOkn-zQNgjumevo8crTFWLR5reHZMy7ahMOjPAkjb-38ja3zQJcw2syTNuvLKh6wPPF7YidogCMw05VhhvS9aaqKc7UdX6-RrDrqsciuw/s1600/DSC00726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyECfmkPvtYJ_fFUmgXetD34cbraqgHokNmVOkn-zQNgjumevo8crTFWLR5reHZMy7ahMOjPAkjb-38ja3zQJcw2syTNuvLKh6wPPF7YidogCMw05VhhvS9aaqKc7UdX6-RrDrqsciuw/s320/DSC00726.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587060558339647586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">California Screamin' Ready, Set...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVjeBLC0SM_vmluJLN1RxLjolj13B87ufV70Y7XU7G38xQf6aaA5N6uEbmYM3pnW8bgDiJmFPlHhimz_C74fo4sFTQ7GMWDIX5vg7sg1o_TedNoqh64g9ZLqistlN9fhSBoDuO8-xrY8/s1600/DSC00738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVjeBLC0SM_vmluJLN1RxLjolj13B87ufV70Y7XU7G38xQf6aaA5N6uEbmYM3pnW8bgDiJmFPlHhimz_C74fo4sFTQ7GMWDIX5vg7sg1o_TedNoqh64g9ZLqistlN9fhSBoDuO8-xrY8/s320/DSC00738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587060549025363634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Go!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOXntgGdsEv2S8aoudCrvb2NbLaxAlAxKijDuD5O4fOOFYCk6a2ZC7Eyqv2Pb6RyL4MMYvkj2iNROPUQaElbc6ut7YPcDqK2igyqdUGRCM9mIqSxiN09wOaCsPg7KCY9udbkIwviOo8Q/s1600/DSC00739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOXntgGdsEv2S8aoudCrvb2NbLaxAlAxKijDuD5O4fOOFYCk6a2ZC7Eyqv2Pb6RyL4MMYvkj2iNROPUQaElbc6ut7YPcDqK2igyqdUGRCM9mIqSxiN09wOaCsPg7KCY9udbkIwviOo8Q/s320/DSC00739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587060545646017714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Posing for the camera. Ray, Johnnie, Lindsay and Eliza's forehead. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YlNzNqdTp33qy3oTHkiV0AqZTx1tHikej29ZAt81-EnOSYSPxap6H72pUhXVc2cPERA3i3ylVhyphenhyphenfCmniVUT0SHu2vhoZUAoNV3QvF9DMASPm6aiuFaEjBNFR4jM7FS9upn9-5pGVsuA/s1600/DSC00740.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/AVvXsEj8YlNzNqdTp33qy3oTHkiV0AqZTx1tHikej29ZAt81-EnOSYSPxap6H72pUhXVc2cPERA3i3ylVhyphenhyphenfCmniVUT0SHu2vhoZUAoNV3QvF9DMASPm6aiuFaEjBNFR4jM7FS9upn9-5pGVsuA/s320/DSC00740.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587059041898834962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that is Katie and Ashley.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTifvamODrG-pcBTsZQVGwrBFotBCUb2UgwGnWIYkvq4DqcyZu6aqHTCODwQfHYcYZtHotkv1nBWtRNKyR3SVCxh1XEIpDEMnYmDcsGrcyUL_aN1czo_IMR2Dt2S187v4O3Vu6NWwUZI/s1600/DSC00746.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/AVvXsEgvTifvamODrG-pcBTsZQVGwrBFotBCUb2UgwGnWIYkvq4DqcyZu6aqHTCODwQfHYcYZtHotkv1nBWtRNKyR3SVCxh1XEIpDEMnYmDcsGrcyUL_aN1czo_IMR2Dt2S187v4O3Vu6NWwUZI/s320/DSC00746.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587059032256748034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The happiest family on earth? - Absolutely!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnOweLfxGIc8YQTjzSAPSrjcSh3TruDNcmynieZE3sFCP5SRdch6rLDRQwAFeVCnLVQ99VUC9CAsgZLs_AkkNQUx3WUYX3scLQTd5fsM8geewCnFYElB7crUR0AUAmBIJsVBLjLfMDcU/s1600/DSC00754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnOweLfxGIc8YQTjzSAPSrjcSh3TruDNcmynieZE3sFCP5SRdch6rLDRQwAFeVCnLVQ99VUC9CAsgZLs_AkkNQUx3WUYX3scLQTd5fsM8geewCnFYElB7crUR0AUAmBIJsVBLjLfMDcU/s320/DSC00754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587059027407449570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just chillin'.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpJZXvripGTVCrlRIBdgTNUjH1HQ70eiI9gPGUg6CNlBH_6NHSibZWDGqqeCRNxRJBwImg88BMFfslne4iXGeoCRDc5c6UBdpqYt4JDV658vlWa8xehtKc0dOS9yHEvvO731O_4VIwzY/s1600/DSC00756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpJZXvripGTVCrlRIBdgTNUjH1HQ70eiI9gPGUg6CNlBH_6NHSibZWDGqqeCRNxRJBwImg88BMFfslne4iXGeoCRDc5c6UBdpqYt4JDV658vlWa8xehtKc0dOS9yHEvvO731O_4VIwzY/s320/DSC00756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587058582196007714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCzXJV4-X4_Tl7D-ZO-QCWOmUa4KPqUqE3vdS3W2TXi8oCHHEtZoCCznpSRFAu4uVGZ1zGV9hIGRusZxC407ACAEtX8Dl6UagWI17se_MQWzowAmRHjjpr3E5JspCruNl062Zudj1QXA/s1600/DSC00757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCzXJV4-X4_Tl7D-ZO-QCWOmUa4KPqUqE3vdS3W2TXi8oCHHEtZoCCznpSRFAu4uVGZ1zGV9hIGRusZxC407ACAEtX8Dl6UagWI17se_MQWzowAmRHjjpr3E5JspCruNl062Zudj1QXA/s320/DSC00757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587058566121661842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ah, the lovely Martineau sisters.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnOfBPKMQWd0Svar9Dll1Pi1iZcZGoeV3htUp3UJyq7T50gOE437co0IKYUQkVMWyrQ_iXSlXD1QAo2jtXC88bglF0AxobQserlM2MKOqFW8XPBvyHGUZdJu_f2bJrSYnoBAQuBKifBs/s1600/DSC00764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnOfBPKMQWd0Svar9Dll1Pi1iZcZGoeV3htUp3UJyq7T50gOE437co0IKYUQkVMWyrQ_iXSlXD1QAo2jtXC88bglF0AxobQserlM2MKOqFW8XPBvyHGUZdJu_f2bJrSYnoBAQuBKifBs/s320/DSC00764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587058197776750050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Day 3 - Knottsberry Farm. We split up - the older went on the roller coasters while the younger went to Camp Snoopy. The camera and I went with the younger cousins. The older cousins and the men went on ride after ride after ride - the park was almost empty - no lines at all. They rode to their hearts (and stomachs) content.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-5ED5GHWjDPIDfMZsbLwPAnycBvVUoNdcCOL22cvPl2z2AAfzdd7svDWOlwLfeqMXGqyIIyjRoxHBPaBBR519DOJaEdVxJ-0Crbsm1fei6ojWDIe8AwMAyGEFtNxk6hj-u1tK4R3-m8/s1600/DSC00767.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/AVvXsEi4-5ED5GHWjDPIDfMZsbLwPAnycBvVUoNdcCOL22cvPl2z2AAfzdd7svDWOlwLfeqMXGqyIIyjRoxHBPaBBR519DOJaEdVxJ-0Crbsm1fei6ojWDIe8AwMAyGEFtNxk6hj-u1tK4R3-m8/s320/DSC00767.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586294757352248290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Eliza, Lucy, Lizzie and Ellie enjoying the kiddie rides.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWUznmPOWb37SyYr4i8vmXEDo-495M2gGm8ZgJZIIvNTgJIXe1oLUXNZDlNSkKM3lCn_sBZVh9lKQUX3pvP2NzJtEFJKbq9Kh7V-umOgw7s-SZKwqcCuDGPXdqbGugoWU6ht4_Xb9Kl4/s1600/DSC00771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWUznmPOWb37SyYr4i8vmXEDo-495M2gGm8ZgJZIIvNTgJIXe1oLUXNZDlNSkKM3lCn_sBZVh9lKQUX3pvP2NzJtEFJKbq9Kh7V-umOgw7s-SZKwqcCuDGPXdqbGugoWU6ht4_Xb9Kl4/s320/DSC00771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586294752039104946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We were exhausted by the end but enjoyed every minute of our vacation.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_a3x8iBvn8TRVsNtDCS-woJy56ZmWjcouLvHC3UkPkuHdGsovKhov4XOo0oiesrGCnh-pVc4iJX8y6fDfLGCAVyitKkPJ04JuHLY-nHyqRxXyL3_1O1vBcPL6ypMn3YFrXKaK4gyN2g/s1600/DSC00778.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/AVvXsEif_a3x8iBvn8TRVsNtDCS-woJy56ZmWjcouLvHC3UkPkuHdGsovKhov4XOo0oiesrGCnh-pVc4iJX8y6fDfLGCAVyitKkPJ04JuHLY-nHyqRxXyL3_1O1vBcPL6ypMn3YFrXKaK4gyN2g/s320/DSC00778.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586294742134370802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" width="320" height="266" contentid="FAILED"></object></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-22489890080330669632011-02-25T14:49:00.000-08:002011-02-25T17:01:36.593-08:00The AWESOME party!<div>This post is very long - lots of pictures. We decided to go with a "Red" theme and not "Over the Hill" since Ray's favorite color is red. Here I am tackling 40 red balloons.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKcAMnrhf_Dk1fK-3lEVFvaPSLE5y0o0vBrlKL5dtBcW8Rax8ugdBmbK0A8OoOf6queplPwhouBtXZ3rPmNgKT3CpGvKvhS9oyHq84IsLSEXZocCSq6w2OOwbFPxepm6q6abG5Ru1_UM/s1600/IMG_8628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKcAMnrhf_Dk1fK-3lEVFvaPSLE5y0o0vBrlKL5dtBcW8Rax8ugdBmbK0A8OoOf6queplPwhouBtXZ3rPmNgKT3CpGvKvhS9oyHq84IsLSEXZocCSq6w2OOwbFPxepm6q6abG5Ru1_UM/s320/IMG_8628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577773380623919458" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is the gathering table for all of Ray's paraphernalia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UiZsBIrfOIytG_BegLP-KLhMK2F3CqG-c9tmjnYG62s2FL4rcUjK7lVyIVK8mjbUgGKzZFWCGfu3O5Xjy2cgQLPFPEFJ25vDFnHcUwi3-qlkJxYTdAVe2XFO9YbiDQP2wxHg5lIvukA/s1600/IMG_8638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UiZsBIrfOIytG_BegLP-KLhMK2F3CqG-c9tmjnYG62s2FL4rcUjK7lVyIVK8mjbUgGKzZFWCGfu3O5Xjy2cgQLPFPEFJ25vDFnHcUwi3-qlkJxYTdAVe2XFO9YbiDQP2wxHg5lIvukA/s320/IMG_8638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577773375223472162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Johnnie, Katie and Lizzie cleaning up the backyard.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZu9-GvZpTN4YrhcKgr429L4eFhirXF-fUlq7bRbj1mm0r-RgEkfjt4r-KEa6OT2ZNH3LikfGXYxEJNDzbBh0q0HvzM5w7lBRcsEZW6jxGwOpr8NaZwTT-yKvWwGFU2uGYvpoIgj9vUpM/s1600/IMG_8636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZu9-GvZpTN4YrhcKgr429L4eFhirXF-fUlq7bRbj1mm0r-RgEkfjt4r-KEa6OT2ZNH3LikfGXYxEJNDzbBh0q0HvzM5w7lBRcsEZW6jxGwOpr8NaZwTT-yKvWwGFU2uGYvpoIgj9vUpM/s320/IMG_8636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577773373558133746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OLs-TyZIe5F1cj7ka4ERyPro09VqtDBn6EXYqouWpUt9uy8ErRrLTnGrPE_LzY5Ls7sdNfV6p-5cT0Hcg1MlBuCsIp6oMoHx-qfctbbASVg-xdQeFImThENyBXsXsvcC0md8U5QjsYs/s1600/IMG_8637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OLs-TyZIe5F1cj7ka4ERyPro09VqtDBn6EXYqouWpUt9uy8ErRrLTnGrPE_LzY5Ls7sdNfV6p-5cT0Hcg1MlBuCsIp6oMoHx-qfctbbASVg-xdQeFImThENyBXsXsvcC0md8U5QjsYs/s320/IMG_8637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577773370310246610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ray insisted on having his high school picture with a white shirt and tie as the welcome to his party. If you look closely, you'll see we cut the mullet to hang over the shirt. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQwlIhD3qQ7TkolCWLLKObc3A9CyJ-ChNAVPY2tJfM_SE9oukhA4xxN1WbM2hyphenhyphenzWm4H9d9mAiA-iWOIC80m9A0j8Zqmc-Wv9F-FaOckBxGK5WenumjYOvbRT-T7zfpW_iIQboQIwm2zk/s1600/IMG_8635.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQwlIhD3qQ7TkolCWLLKObc3A9CyJ-ChNAVPY2tJfM_SE9oukhA4xxN1WbM2hyphenhyphenzWm4H9d9mAiA-iWOIC80m9A0j8Zqmc-Wv9F-FaOckBxGK5WenumjYOvbRT-T7zfpW_iIQboQIwm2zk/s320/IMG_8635.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577772186055626642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDJFiLVsPX9XRKygRFy3yy0L5yvZGvd6HgHNbV-v-FXO35DsNKLaVaUcZG8s5Uj9EPFfcMTWPMd_M2uqCFdUQxUDOU8npFLtH2I_6S08V2YVmw17luFwzK_MKlE9jrRYevoqZYAv94FI/s1600/IMG_8634.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDJFiLVsPX9XRKygRFy3yy0L5yvZGvd6HgHNbV-v-FXO35DsNKLaVaUcZG8s5Uj9EPFfcMTWPMd_M2uqCFdUQxUDOU8npFLtH2I_6S08V2YVmw17luFwzK_MKlE9jrRYevoqZYAv94FI/s320/IMG_8634.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577772181313179714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmyxheNHRN0U4-JMpMiZM6vpwlxJMZHy9f7FWlsXk6MEsv4nFdBCcJxvg-JFjRWL5nQaJQCUrq3NF5sYFYqrvGmUluLriMDQoDOASVh7f8VacXKfUUM1O_R4e1B5RkRPrL5p0gIYUJMI/s1600/IMG_8670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmyxheNHRN0U4-JMpMiZM6vpwlxJMZHy9f7FWlsXk6MEsv4nFdBCcJxvg-JFjRWL5nQaJQCUrq3NF5sYFYqrvGmUluLriMDQoDOASVh7f8VacXKfUUM1O_R4e1B5RkRPrL5p0gIYUJMI/s320/IMG_8670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577772177673761330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">With the help of Jenna we had a fabulous display - lots of pictures, great signs and some "fun facts". Don't worry - I included them in this post. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiMCyCafzwHLDDVNh_zwG0g7EgkFoSU9ZCdhk8UsE8J5GJaxMwg6OEbw3E3JBPzoBLtnddV0f1GrbQCSmNd4inK9eI5UKvy5JS2jsLrdQA_FZEtMRYQ1vEZKdYqdZGGGqMka84RG1IOU/s1600/IMG_8642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiMCyCafzwHLDDVNh_zwG0g7EgkFoSU9ZCdhk8UsE8J5GJaxMwg6OEbw3E3JBPzoBLtnddV0f1GrbQCSmNd4inK9eI5UKvy5JS2jsLrdQA_FZEtMRYQ1vEZKdYqdZGGGqMka84RG1IOU/s320/IMG_8642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577772174520515362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All the food we served were some of Ray's favorite foods. The menu was as follows: Wings from Native New Yorker; Celery, Cucumbers and Peppers with Ranch; Chips and Homemade Salsa - courtesy of my brother-in-law Denny; Popcorn; Butterscotch chip Cookies; Reeses Pieces, Dum Dum lollipops and good 'ol ice water.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpiPp-R5tmB476wqHloVPuA9ZAo9S89DKK-xNS2RAW3eX1wXe1OUXBltE6LtUSLfHm7JX7yeUQ5YuI5RbCx50bPU_a_whC7ijCllMKfe-r5MDdtcsoIwaFGjbXfgZDVRL_wA-Xdlu00k/s1600/IMG_8644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpiPp-R5tmB476wqHloVPuA9ZAo9S89DKK-xNS2RAW3eX1wXe1OUXBltE6LtUSLfHm7JX7yeUQ5YuI5RbCx50bPU_a_whC7ijCllMKfe-r5MDdtcsoIwaFGjbXfgZDVRL_wA-Xdlu00k/s320/IMG_8644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577772168681044514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1df5MJrlwXDB9788UVdb_sR5YeUaWUn9xLyR6q_9nG5dEjt2jFV5KeXXAa1rWQkaM3Hv7LffPF3uMxZcopxoqesW38tWCbAH1Q55xZnC5RaXfkAkGCJtJXk5AHWzY-lJV6eLsJo1Ct4M/s1600/IMG_8643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1df5MJrlwXDB9788UVdb_sR5YeUaWUn9xLyR6q_9nG5dEjt2jFV5KeXXAa1rWQkaM3Hv7LffPF3uMxZcopxoqesW38tWCbAH1Q55xZnC5RaXfkAkGCJtJXk5AHWzY-lJV6eLsJo1Ct4M/s320/IMG_8643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577770486240897154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomut_z1nu9mycL5woCb0JgpnBaysG7bhAnIfVicVwnhawQZDZUrRW2off7h5v_YfKP4fWrzvP2D56oF-bqUqdwO-SontQpeqGx2ihrP5Nliwrn6an7HU3E0GtnDJYt0a62kjfsHoIzRY/s1600/IMG_8649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomut_z1nu9mycL5woCb0JgpnBaysG7bhAnIfVicVwnhawQZDZUrRW2off7h5v_YfKP4fWrzvP2D56oF-bqUqdwO-SontQpeqGx2ihrP5Nliwrn6an7HU3E0GtnDJYt0a62kjfsHoIzRY/s320/IMG_8649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577770482227060530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZflE5QxI9esHWt5Z5ZqVQ81m2peh3urPYjpMqQN0N1cwxlSPy1KLNpPUjgpV3P8g5wGYHQEhflAoPGvepCrtW7HJaZ7-wbYp4zlX8xsvYnUm7nmLEi1UnonzwMoJoi_TQWv9aBcbGGwA/s1600/IMG_8639.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZflE5QxI9esHWt5Z5ZqVQ81m2peh3urPYjpMqQN0N1cwxlSPy1KLNpPUjgpV3P8g5wGYHQEhflAoPGvepCrtW7HJaZ7-wbYp4zlX8xsvYnUm7nmLEi1UnonzwMoJoi_TQWv9aBcbGGwA/s320/IMG_8639.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577770476227350498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was a poster that Katie did from pictures and notes that Maryanne sent. Sorry the picture didn't turn out very good. The pictures are absolutely darling. Katie did a great job. This was also a surprise for Ray. I will take a better picture and post later.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvxCIz_ap6APPTHa2EnLvuxrN-qXhHZCfzfUqnBckhlqecD5xNiMeNw8GENHAv5dOVoscpuZr1sT2uRAWM6iYf3vlGx4no4i09j-p1YU2_IY34JZZQszmh1SkSsRIE5i_1MH48KFtnQE/s1600/IMG_8646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvxCIz_ap6APPTHa2EnLvuxrN-qXhHZCfzfUqnBckhlqecD5xNiMeNw8GENHAv5dOVoscpuZr1sT2uRAWM6iYf3vlGx4no4i09j-p1YU2_IY34JZZQszmh1SkSsRIE5i_1MH48KFtnQE/s320/IMG_8646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577770473120852018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are all the "fun facts". Those that came to the party LOVED reading these!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpuz9Uvp-grUZbR7RT7SEavEnHn_FJZoFNlxLV7ivNti_YBVHssJSI6uVtm9EoAhdN8kc0bb-YC9GdIONJTjYL64Nl8KyjxjBd0jtMDfVUKA1RFKQxRUeggduwfO-tFoP8exq-pL-usk/s1600/IMG_8650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpuz9Uvp-grUZbR7RT7SEavEnHn_FJZoFNlxLV7ivNti_YBVHssJSI6uVtm9EoAhdN8kc0bb-YC9GdIONJTjYL64Nl8KyjxjBd0jtMDfVUKA1RFKQxRUeggduwfO-tFoP8exq-pL-usk/s320/IMG_8650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577770467705020146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Mh8-JJDD7uTrr2a8fGGPo61hz40AVIyOx26nMv4t5Z3klVLQuNMVgoYt3KLtk5f24pYDRohdoXZgdmGl_9FrvZ2AAqgSi4nTquZfykpBx0le9SDrSs9CeQ-advCEDQ027VIS-NRRCeE/s1600/IMG_8651.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1iK0U7wMu9tIhtmcaiANyrrO-HYIxfhnHT_waHvRv-CMl2n4KfKRwi-cl7m8AJ2e_VADntHuavzPG66uuujRoQpZ0AsT7q8gZllQQhWZGglAyyyj0xTf-KsdaaYQqa-Smkkom63ca6I/s320/IMG_8668.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577767474792777042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jenna is amazing. This is one of my favorites.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW0wxNTp9fGu1l3BkJdMka7AVUGPF9N69a2nclZQjRi8kCl3mqrQqeHqaFCU2lF35phGKAuLk3zQW2oMfrosxB48Q2T9fN_lVqAd4M0GG1yMo5IHWB9BE4YN6e91khDZcZcubrYoS2SY/s1600/IMG_8671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW0wxNTp9fGu1l3BkJdMka7AVUGPF9N69a2nclZQjRi8kCl3mqrQqeHqaFCU2lF35phGKAuLk3zQW2oMfrosxB48Q2T9fN_lVqAd4M0GG1yMo5IHWB9BE4YN6e91khDZcZcubrYoS2SY/s320/IMG_8671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766649234722274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a table for a few games and "wish notes". There were three jars with candy and the kids got to guess how many were in each. Those that guessed right got to take the jar as their prize. Ray also created a "20 AWESOME Questions About Ray" quiz. It was multiple choice and hilarious. Last, we had some red cards for guests to write a "wish note" for his birthday. Here is Lizzie taking the quiz. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsosiq8uB11rMNydJ8SLgsPqqs_9r-lTH7Fo90zwPtolvMJH5jDtoaYsF8hLU0-ojqYnqS6J4eCga4EJOhnMw7XrPVggo9A82x6MZp0TERdN1Up0WUW_TAZEDbi6Sxiv3KAQhIiqjVXnY/s1600/IMG_8673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsosiq8uB11rMNydJ8SLgsPqqs_9r-lTH7Fo90zwPtolvMJH5jDtoaYsF8hLU0-ojqYnqS6J4eCga4EJOhnMw7XrPVggo9A82x6MZp0TERdN1Up0WUW_TAZEDbi6Sxiv3KAQhIiqjVXnY/s320/IMG_8673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766648690318002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Left side are pictures from birth to mission. Right side is when his life really became AWESOME! :) (when I came into the picture)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyVX59jrFALsO_gwAQDTSMdQwzH3AegNV9OmrhM5vPb9Xz0tIOQqSEnQmgbAIAGWL4B0dv07-A9Yf4hhQU6r90nYkQvwYk5C_FocgzqGe_KxSHw_c1RBT_U_6LEhBCnO3ygS_1Bsn_gs/s1600/IMG_8640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyVX59jrFALsO_gwAQDTSMdQwzH3AegNV9OmrhM5vPb9Xz0tIOQqSEnQmgbAIAGWL4B0dv07-A9Yf4hhQU6r90nYkQvwYk5C_FocgzqGe_KxSHw_c1RBT_U_6LEhBCnO3ygS_1Bsn_gs/s320/IMG_8640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766641382545410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">If we had met in high school would we have gotten together? A popular, macho athlete and a quiet, shy musician??? Makes you wonder...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_STG83rjLy3u1h9UIr303IWwAJX7xPAIk486dLofSIO3tG4LSLF5j9yXsCpi9ltleBGt-tuqsOkarjsTq7VqENKikIAm-uvtek1kCIj1KdwSH3Hh8SY_-_kRApPxd9BXi6kKFZZ1Yd6U/s1600/IMG_8680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_STG83rjLy3u1h9UIr303IWwAJX7xPAIk486dLofSIO3tG4LSLF5j9yXsCpi9ltleBGt-tuqsOkarjsTq7VqENKikIAm-uvtek1kCIj1KdwSH3Hh8SY_-_kRApPxd9BXi6kKFZZ1Yd6U/s320/IMG_8680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766635863207826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Doesn't really matter - he's all mine now - forever!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe241GZ8p-voBWP5NyDyjsZAq2nJXuFtBZWZ42RquF6BquyhlsaaiNUyT4Rq-4A_V6XUF9v7zCY4njl6f82c2DBdmo9bN9wEwsKWoLC89i-8xwfl5VnvWxll19rI57TTHEPu_fVYcWQc/s1600/IMG_8661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPe241GZ8p-voBWP5NyDyjsZAq2nJXuFtBZWZ42RquF6BquyhlsaaiNUyT4Rq-4A_V6XUF9v7zCY4njl6f82c2DBdmo9bN9wEwsKWoLC89i-8xwfl5VnvWxll19rI57TTHEPu_fVYcWQc/s320/IMG_8661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577766631150386226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFCv-agjOGhV-9EgnkqwraklPiOkSvQZMIZACRcChDTyYN6n8O5n8zIdVSkg7_eHabubE_IMytia3-y-6FxGsX7WjyMUyW9OSQLsy-zRSHQKBjBIvfj1FbIUlGxHkUltTSkhaVeINckw/s1600/IMG_8662.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFCv-agjOGhV-9EgnkqwraklPiOkSvQZMIZACRcChDTyYN6n8O5n8zIdVSkg7_eHabubE_IMytia3-y-6FxGsX7WjyMUyW9OSQLsy-zRSHQKBjBIvfj1FbIUlGxHkUltTSkhaVeINckw/s320/IMG_8662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765731665999906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sAhxQQDKTEvV3TAR8EfQ-2w0gy_xHOmyL-of0zLFnyqsfkJZ65p9N5au7CXFXwGLjb7oVij6QR8qkgsY8ZhJnsvqks8D3qJcyiKc1IAygq-j2zB-ZG-pF-394BQ5SP1Q-3h85hUpxaE/s1600/IMG_8663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sAhxQQDKTEvV3TAR8EfQ-2w0gy_xHOmyL-of0zLFnyqsfkJZ65p9N5au7CXFXwGLjb7oVij6QR8qkgsY8ZhJnsvqks8D3qJcyiKc1IAygq-j2zB-ZG-pF-394BQ5SP1Q-3h85hUpxaE/s320/IMG_8663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765727555044930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Johnnie was in charge of the popcorn machine. The popcorn was a hit at the party. By the way, Johnnie and Ray have the same "awesome" shirt. Johnnie also wore his shirt at the party.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiIpDE3ActTOhun0MOvFBLK9hcpR_iRQHj-29CWhKCkVGShvHOcNEuSh6cFqfekAJbe01EQw28sU4B7K3FnM6WIZeceQigNYpS9JjA2shj4OiSyXq-gDhu3up5CFTTwwEIadtKOFSsAA/s1600/IMG_8697.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiIpDE3ActTOhun0MOvFBLK9hcpR_iRQHj-29CWhKCkVGShvHOcNEuSh6cFqfekAJbe01EQw28sU4B7K3FnM6WIZeceQigNYpS9JjA2shj4OiSyXq-gDhu3up5CFTTwwEIadtKOFSsAA/s320/IMG_8697.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765715283814706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Awesome and the person that made his party awesome. A huge thanks to Jenna. I could not have pulled off everything we did at the party without her help and talents. She really is awesome. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL35oSygaicbiSi8cuBHfEbdvGQ2ZGSBwNiFVbkSMW9fJMwBp9PtzOzf7zDu9OkteH9d_mqD-cYr79xiCJ82IvkX6J37dSP-MXm8VJu7rwU3ICfTBWaRjyUgKz0oHurwXiKXFbc46xBs/s1600/IMG_8685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL35oSygaicbiSi8cuBHfEbdvGQ2ZGSBwNiFVbkSMW9fJMwBp9PtzOzf7zDu9OkteH9d_mqD-cYr79xiCJ82IvkX6J37dSP-MXm8VJu7rwU3ICfTBWaRjyUgKz0oHurwXiKXFbc46xBs/s320/IMG_8685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765709096923538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwfC4c2KtOW12oLbR1qsFewQPDYUqevIdx5a0PG5NWkqfwZica06HBEBSzKY_GL2nRRJQHzy5z_JMAsbAIsfFKcvosSGAe8DLsqmX9kdvltkkTD5l1qMkUp7CNGGTxOS6pz7pZAA3IC0/s1600/IMG_8694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwfC4c2KtOW12oLbR1qsFewQPDYUqevIdx5a0PG5NWkqfwZica06HBEBSzKY_GL2nRRJQHzy5z_JMAsbAIsfFKcvosSGAe8DLsqmX9kdvltkkTD5l1qMkUp7CNGGTxOS6pz7pZAA3IC0/s320/IMG_8694.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577765705586687234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kids flocked to the trampoline and the treehouse.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfV6iBFv4Ogx98ku9XZdpe3wsy6cjrWiENDQFLmQ7YU1NczQRre2QTYU47Xop_96BzHU5QGznaBVFN8XqdA3C6dLv_EeK6ybcPiXXfsXJMOqstmn1oyiVN0ZhdaGDb52OMBXWA2gVucEA/s1600/IMG_8695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfV6iBFv4Ogx98ku9XZdpe3wsy6cjrWiENDQFLmQ7YU1NczQRre2QTYU47Xop_96BzHU5QGznaBVFN8XqdA3C6dLv_EeK6ybcPiXXfsXJMOqstmn1oyiVN0ZhdaGDb52OMBXWA2gVucEA/s320/IMG_8695.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764661807465442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had a great turn out of family and friends.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYoZT7zTcqLTXIWFw99mSpw6B2gtHa8aYuRsEnnW0rJQLArZ6zZafmn5vwV7zvQY-a-J8qxeDpAT4Z8yIy3Te5_W464Rw2K1aiTDsbb50NePCNY5DTYlbT72DoF_Gr9xFym60RXXYe-o/s1600/IMG_8696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYoZT7zTcqLTXIWFw99mSpw6B2gtHa8aYuRsEnnW0rJQLArZ6zZafmn5vwV7zvQY-a-J8qxeDpAT4Z8yIy3Te5_W464Rw2K1aiTDsbb50NePCNY5DTYlbT72DoF_Gr9xFym60RXXYe-o/s320/IMG_8696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764659408510706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ray's good buddy Dave Darling. I almost put a picture in of Ray kissing Dave's cheek but I held back. This one is good enough.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MySW9V5A18mYP4WhZIa1DmHpxA1NrcKqnl73ykioVYXlPOk6E1SrDOBJ_3TQSrLObzYJCV5Ad1Fxx7dXJbzhFrItLs5J6xX0vT6cvru4q0p5pt14SyMoT4s9mfq065uiqe9AEGJOUNs/s1600/IMG_8712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MySW9V5A18mYP4WhZIa1DmHpxA1NrcKqnl73ykioVYXlPOk6E1SrDOBJ_3TQSrLObzYJCV5Ad1Fxx7dXJbzhFrItLs5J6xX0vT6cvru4q0p5pt14SyMoT4s9mfq065uiqe9AEGJOUNs/s320/IMG_8712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764172374415826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What is a party without balloons?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNXGGjp1JdnZi0JnDi7n3pSLasEAAWC6GaoDaaUhScR9a1Rh95LBxgTBBOXbEi871ewLQUWsgQ6jNYosK0K1qdL4EiuF-neIyXUeSNvLBiuHaiNrK9SU1tCgDMSdjVazFQLLVyCzUjK8/s1600/IMG_8706.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNXGGjp1JdnZi0JnDi7n3pSLasEAAWC6GaoDaaUhScR9a1Rh95LBxgTBBOXbEi871ewLQUWsgQ6jNYosK0K1qdL4EiuF-neIyXUeSNvLBiuHaiNrK9SU1tCgDMSdjVazFQLLVyCzUjK8/s320/IMG_8706.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764168251716306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie and her best friend Myah.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJJblMslJBo0apjCfNNu5Y_Q16LakJ8bANe38fboiTI7InO2mkVKtVqce6oL9SWJcCbPSwLln0TfKIQyz4igcxfBK8ypBbW9rgdR2Q-eCbXItsb1lYSbygGKE8IITc9Ud5IjjtqjBPJs/s1600/IMG_8701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJJblMslJBo0apjCfNNu5Y_Q16LakJ8bANe38fboiTI7InO2mkVKtVqce6oL9SWJcCbPSwLln0TfKIQyz4igcxfBK8ypBbW9rgdR2Q-eCbXItsb1lYSbygGKE8IITc9Ud5IjjtqjBPJs/s320/IMG_8701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764166088576306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What a great looking couple. Awesome and the person that makes him awesome. If you look closely there is a small arrow on his shirt that points directly at me. Can't see it? Well, you must not be awesome. :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgF94TW6MSliKevmptiX45wSgq3r2P3IgZAR6b_Qt-8JVQtkRjQ93iIsFOQdOa9D5gbbDZe9rkEMcqUL90802sZCFZuiheucgYDjD8kCvSRd3-PV2oXf1MwB2LDlIQL3U2fsUM6cMHtM/s1600/IMG_8691.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgF94TW6MSliKevmptiX45wSgq3r2P3IgZAR6b_Qt-8JVQtkRjQ93iIsFOQdOa9D5gbbDZe9rkEMcqUL90802sZCFZuiheucgYDjD8kCvSRd3-PV2oXf1MwB2LDlIQL3U2fsUM6cMHtM/s320/IMG_8691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764158388227106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 40th b-day Ray. I love you.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGsZ03qJkny4Q2mj-JWaMgvz835G1PyQihBUYys9ePA1m5-7iIFMcbi8VBfu1iunePoiUvoDAzzodgBOYYh4MqDP4g3LFcl647cuFiVLvg3rPsHf6rL4Y-GMfKLvPTzA4C6KM8n3ZuNs/s1600/IMG_8645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGsZ03qJkny4Q2mj-JWaMgvz835G1PyQihBUYys9ePA1m5-7iIFMcbi8VBfu1iunePoiUvoDAzzodgBOYYh4MqDP4g3LFcl647cuFiVLvg3rPsHf6rL4Y-GMfKLvPTzA4C6KM8n3ZuNs/s320/IMG_8645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577764152925607714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a great party. </div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-90071801711506319942011-02-25T13:46:00.000-08:002011-02-25T14:06:43.353-08:00Big Surprise cont....<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, this is how the surprise went down. Jenna had brought some lavender lollipops with her from D.C. in honor of the song, "Lavender is a Lollipop". (She also coordinated her sweater and accessories.) She wrapped them up and put a little handwritten note on top. Who would be able to mistake her handwriting? When Ray came home from work, Jenna hid with her camera and the kids ran to him with the present, not a package mind you, and the note on top and said, "Look what came today!" Ray's response was, "Oh, it's from Sarah". Clearly he can't tell his sisters handwriting apart. I can even tell them apart. When Jenna realized that Ray was completely clueless, she started snapping pictures which made Ray turn and look and then the light clicked on. It was a great surprise for him and for us who were watching him. (By the way, the older woman in the picture is my grandmother - she was having dinner with us that night.)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLHZwMvXYxSzVX6A3OuUs7ZGNRgO_9BVoXHTg_E2GgFCz-PzY7B91K8Y2IeJ3cdv2N6h_eOzuX7Dh2xOBgtzD_di0mLFSDq7pi_IlZLi1ALCOzro89tQRQKBnu6CZRxoPe7_UTcKQs8/s1600/IMG_8619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLHZwMvXYxSzVX6A3OuUs7ZGNRgO_9BVoXHTg_E2GgFCz-PzY7B91K8Y2IeJ3cdv2N6h_eOzuX7Dh2xOBgtzD_di0mLFSDq7pi_IlZLi1ALCOzro89tQRQKBnu6CZRxoPe7_UTcKQs8/s320/IMG_8619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577747636071765538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i6D2faKTf_tLaiPitbOeTqYManxpTjE0cwuWUfMb_NhF-Zk9i2C2-wWn1Mg8rJ3yW920sp7ESvl1-ss-rkotLTj9tcW8n1ULPC1iEB079gVE1FXjeC7CUq2ygA6ahJ9DezevJ88jaCs/s1600/IMG_8622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i6D2faKTf_tLaiPitbOeTqYManxpTjE0cwuWUfMb_NhF-Zk9i2C2-wWn1Mg8rJ3yW920sp7ESvl1-ss-rkotLTj9tcW8n1ULPC1iEB079gVE1FXjeC7CUq2ygA6ahJ9DezevJ88jaCs/s320/IMG_8622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577747634423982690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk82dj5pBQMT9KQI-YZTSBgZLcsIZQCmztbH43ed0omK6mbTkr2bseM11n5r3Bw1_rQPVCC-lTGLQFjRA_h2C1u7-1_iTLPhgSNah1gSTqmN5sSjAFgGr_x82wsgFYXYTTp8fkkOcGxiA/s1600/IMG_8624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk82dj5pBQMT9KQI-YZTSBgZLcsIZQCmztbH43ed0omK6mbTkr2bseM11n5r3Bw1_rQPVCC-lTGLQFjRA_h2C1u7-1_iTLPhgSNah1gSTqmN5sSjAFgGr_x82wsgFYXYTTp8fkkOcGxiA/s320/IMG_8624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577747625243778050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnTTQL7V8fNWN2WF1ld0RMbZoY-KsHrj3fpi3uIiswqUddSQf22jBz0z-Ow_ExQeGB9aRztC9oTFtEiDi-n5lPSHTppOMZM3-cdL7Tg5yjlu0-aWfU7vsFj6Mn2WoSXweW_2q_ltsXDI/s1600/IMG_8626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnTTQL7V8fNWN2WF1ld0RMbZoY-KsHrj3fpi3uIiswqUddSQf22jBz0z-Ow_ExQeGB9aRztC9oTFtEiDi-n5lPSHTppOMZM3-cdL7Tg5yjlu0-aWfU7vsFj6Mn2WoSXweW_2q_ltsXDI/s320/IMG_8626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577747621751747474" /></a>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-19071952697831562842011-02-25T13:21:00.000-08:002011-02-25T13:46:15.363-08:00Ray's big surprise and AWESOME party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hAqvo33e9zQtksWUTEKqwcV-n4TFKeIS7NRB5EgUU5ilWVTm2kD6rNw5PAY4vgFcCE9sGXyurqptE4aooYYOMUPgotRZ5bDCkpR7dIJ9VG69htGsSeFLbB_cdtUlhhCxbY1xdnaReRc/s1600/IMG_8613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hAqvo33e9zQtksWUTEKqwcV-n4TFKeIS7NRB5EgUU5ilWVTm2kD6rNw5PAY4vgFcCE9sGXyurqptE4aooYYOMUPgotRZ5bDCkpR7dIJ9VG69htGsSeFLbB_cdtUlhhCxbY1xdnaReRc/s320/IMG_8613.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577745804030749042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmUpPYeptmyTgjo-O5F1V2Wbk8B6EUhay_OE4O4JFqChSrsNZM-49vtwuHVENVyiVPecXjLYs9jNnzFwyZx4Wz9fvB1JRr9sDVfpR3l1s-UPBwthSnhNM0llk2GrNPEUa0RErjuT9fAQ/s1600/IMG_8620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmUpPYeptmyTgjo-O5F1V2Wbk8B6EUhay_OE4O4JFqChSrsNZM-49vtwuHVENVyiVPecXjLYs9jNnzFwyZx4Wz9fvB1JRr9sDVfpR3l1s-UPBwthSnhNM0llk2GrNPEUa0RErjuT9fAQ/s320/IMG_8620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577745796264498770" /></a><br />I can't remember the order to post pictures - last first, first last ??? You may have to read this post backwards. :) Months ago, I had decided to throw Ray a surprise birthday party for his 40th birthday. Soon after, he decided that HE wanted to have a birthday party - which I went along with, because it is so much easier to have his help that to do everything in secret. So thus the planning began. As we looked at our calendar and the stake calendar, we realized that stake temple day was scheduled the friday before his birthday and our stake chapel session was at 5:30pm. The next day, Saturday, Ray had meetings starting at 4:00 and we had the adult session at 7:00pm. We couldn't compete with that. We could possibly have the party on Sunday but that restricted us to exactly what we would be able to do. The week before was not available nor was the week after. We have given up on the notion of having the party when two things happened. First, we were informed that there was a mix up at the temple and they had to move our chapel session to 2:30 which left the evening free and second, Jason called me right before our trip to California asking what I thought about having Jenna fly out for Ray's birthday. Absolutely, I told him. So, after a few hurdles we, Jenna and I, pulled it off! Ray had no idea that Jenna was coming. I didn't even tell my kids until the day she was flying in and after Ray left for work so they would slip on the secret.<div>Here are the fabulous signs that Jenna whipped out the day she got here and the Katie and Lizzie adding some final touches.</div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-14853154843721805662011-02-24T13:45:00.000-08:002011-02-24T13:56:02.967-08:00Attempt #3 - almost a year later!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOpnW__vOBi-bnyt2SBRlEdWs3PdLhGuKjjeHBjjSwthshUTRF7DZprWPIrFBHNFYWoO75qzQMbJGaph8KxpHYcDWoLz27YhC8XmBGRZXkqvGTXc4y1l_q96i0izddfNOzKrBEb-9sFY/s1600/DSC09168.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577377919577075138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOpnW__vOBi-bnyt2SBRlEdWs3PdLhGuKjjeHBjjSwthshUTRF7DZprWPIrFBHNFYWoO75qzQMbJGaph8KxpHYcDWoLz27YhC8XmBGRZXkqvGTXc4y1l_q96i0izddfNOzKrBEb-9sFY/s400/DSC09168.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We surprised our kids and took them to Disneyland and Knott's berry farm at the end of January. The other big surprise was that their cousins were coming too. We had a blast. This the last moment before we walked out of Knottsberry Farm to head home. We are a little tired from all the walking and a little sick from all the rides - at least the adults are. I think the kids could have spent days going on the all the loop-de-loop. Just thinking about it makes me dizzy! :) </div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-65238363592882539992010-05-16T19:51:00.000-07:002010-05-16T20:41:02.768-07:00Katie<div align="center">We are just finishing up with baseball season. Katie did coach-pitch this year. She loves her coach. It has been a great experience for her. She has even earned a couple of bucks for catching pop flies. Here she is getting ready to play catcher - her coach is helping her put the gear on. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCoObbJaC3KCXfqkYkbN6QMGNXqZ_PCUlyPguNA4HRyarW5_fAiooipmJVNVtlP4Mx583QQDdb51JUV1wxeJyXAyfcOsh4jiYQg4BHcvqOwhFP6ntLY-W8_xEHn6QJUtqSON3WDNTWYg/s1600/baseball+2010+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472075050995849346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCoObbJaC3KCXfqkYkbN6QMGNXqZ_PCUlyPguNA4HRyarW5_fAiooipmJVNVtlP4Mx583QQDdb51JUV1wxeJyXAyfcOsh4jiYQg4BHcvqOwhFP6ntLY-W8_xEHn6QJUtqSON3WDNTWYg/s320/baseball+2010+060.jpg" /></a>Katie is a pretty good hitter. I think there was only a few times that she did not actually hit the ball. She had three of her friends on her team. They were the only girls!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiejFe6LtNIX9Ws9iXoyfNcGTIEslzj9JoRXROefQ4Xhqp4hKuTxmeAh0tw37lLwIV8XQK4HEc0T35swzcuKWFQWStG_eCysuGycGaM6g0xSc7vxPyE47dE-Y9Dh0FW8A6TXzLFiQqOY/s1600/baseball+2010+067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472074679506977186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiejFe6LtNIX9Ws9iXoyfNcGTIEslzj9JoRXROefQ4Xhqp4hKuTxmeAh0tw37lLwIV8XQK4HEc0T35swzcuKWFQWStG_eCysuGycGaM6g0xSc7vxPyE47dE-Y9Dh0FW8A6TXzLFiQqOY/s320/baseball+2010+067.jpg" /></a> Yes, she is posing. This is her "catching pop flies" pose.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jc-JKZcP9urCQooO5BM2Ued9r6iMAVNZVf12fHGTlUT-kAClirmnpEZCc94i264KU28qAFBbO5glIfgwfDxPxO20S8z1Gjia3YSgzJ_3e7WxfOJhEd4cAjSUhh51pb77m2TK-fYWHR4/s1600/baseball+2010+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472074667915141426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jc-JKZcP9urCQooO5BM2Ued9r6iMAVNZVf12fHGTlUT-kAClirmnpEZCc94i264KU28qAFBbO5glIfgwfDxPxO20S8z1Gjia3YSgzJ_3e7WxfOJhEd4cAjSUhh51pb77m2TK-fYWHR4/s320/baseball+2010+073.jpg" /></a><br />Isn't she gorgeous?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhweUCK3BK73Sn0gmcCg8quNEc_-6BE2pAQU0mXUzq8ShEwd1g_3lXMIX6nedfJmrQUQLQT4bV_hmP4wZPD-jQtmhx943tfpSMsD3htofgk8c1v7PudImIJO32tz_axxr_dwyhXziCEE/s1600/baseball+2010+074.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472074666860924050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhweUCK3BK73Sn0gmcCg8quNEc_-6BE2pAQU0mXUzq8ShEwd1g_3lXMIX6nedfJmrQUQLQT4bV_hmP4wZPD-jQtmhx943tfpSMsD3htofgk8c1v7PudImIJO32tz_axxr_dwyhXziCEE/s320/baseball+2010+074.jpg" /></a> Yo, yo, yo. Whazup?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWGafi-6uB_gMwSBVEHBXAj73yg315_9aYVJetcnH8YZfVcf31ekIn4ZReCMOBzWXR4L3l3YBFe7hKyO5sO0UOoR1Ltn94UVXp4xl-L9rkwTKg-lGjMM_PpKw9thn-2W4r4a5T_mCByw/s1600/baseball+2010+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472074658657200866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWGafi-6uB_gMwSBVEHBXAj73yg315_9aYVJetcnH8YZfVcf31ekIn4ZReCMOBzWXR4L3l3YBFe7hKyO5sO0UOoR1Ltn94UVXp4xl-L9rkwTKg-lGjMM_PpKw9thn-2W4r4a5T_mCByw/s320/baseball+2010+075.jpg" /></a>You talkin' to me?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3NKD1q_OYNA92fIGDe-NOL4ztvLiZdALmIjnGCczrzYzJ6WLVNrhh4E5jzJJ3h2PaDwL9A1GIRm2ZOz2bacC0HQ6cnLG_Q4KI7nLwB5o4Rgz8n45tAvcj1yUUaD7UZLEx-e2ljOLFXQ/s1600/baseball+2010+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472074649728217410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3NKD1q_OYNA92fIGDe-NOL4ztvLiZdALmIjnGCczrzYzJ6WLVNrhh4E5jzJJ3h2PaDwL9A1GIRm2ZOz2bacC0HQ6cnLG_Q4KI7nLwB5o4Rgz8n45tAvcj1yUUaD7UZLEx-e2ljOLFXQ/s320/baseball+2010+076.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-73740344892126418232010-05-10T14:33:00.001-07:002010-05-10T14:50:14.464-07:00It's time - attempt #2 with pics<div align="center">(You need to read my first "It's time" to understand these pictures)</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi1y1GFSEuIZQY5FejT2PxqDCAW8wSLFBBdzczRqHhaqit7G-bsxdtCAMNYkDezb-z3d_ZzCe5O5Z2SAWxeVwPEki0NJMeVsDPOuMMF-J3NQVx1DKMLQQACApRkVlj5d9cZiGpf7ZNnc/s1600/DSC02711.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469760170611194114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi1y1GFSEuIZQY5FejT2PxqDCAW8wSLFBBdzczRqHhaqit7G-bsxdtCAMNYkDezb-z3d_ZzCe5O5Z2SAWxeVwPEki0NJMeVsDPOuMMF-J3NQVx1DKMLQQACApRkVlj5d9cZiGpf7ZNnc/s320/DSC02711.JPG" /></a> Lizzie receiving her ribbon for Honarable Mention.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAqtSQiPRwhdZenM6DwVi8qiuXLqY01GCWdZ3_ukyghxr-2yTX02KuCfYEirhQJVprubpbFHNg3Sn3la4xf6ulDmehAt1vlibRVPSVqi1ZH65sRbBsJQg5PjFM3k18h9YqVs2QMr0GBg/s1600/DSC02713.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469760165027337970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAqtSQiPRwhdZenM6DwVi8qiuXLqY01GCWdZ3_ukyghxr-2yTX02KuCfYEirhQJVprubpbFHNg3Sn3la4xf6ulDmehAt1vlibRVPSVqi1ZH65sRbBsJQg5PjFM3k18h9YqVs2QMr0GBg/s320/DSC02713.JPG" /></a> Lizzie with Myah and her teacher, Mrs. Jones.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRN1rQj80-9PpEl51v3rySMgM3o9pXAh_1Ga4CVUC1KaYT755jN0RsOaiurqIDU47FFDdKsdhAJjxWUZkFsNwFYyvE-5zJ5U58pBpFCY4bO-59YHeTs1u9HY3JVty8okcahfbJVxBsS0/s1600/Mar+-+May+2010+797.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469758513922484706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRN1rQj80-9PpEl51v3rySMgM3o9pXAh_1Ga4CVUC1KaYT755jN0RsOaiurqIDU47FFDdKsdhAJjxWUZkFsNwFYyvE-5zJ5U58pBpFCY4bO-59YHeTs1u9HY3JVty8okcahfbJVxBsS0/s320/Mar+-+May+2010+797.jpg" /></a><br />Lizzie and Myah walking home from school the next day. They both took their ribbons to school to show their class - they were so excited!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVOb7Mal8r6AdFtPTGk_cn6JcEIih_s6QqsUzDI8FglAS3NTaH5E3RwxigNy4dwOG9yvYUP0Y9wa0iFW1r0vLIQbnT7OIhTOqBpiaPz4JnW_aJmWiSTFOOXpmigQ91s1pb7JAoT0puks/s1600/Mar+-+May+2010+800.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469758493014763778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVOb7Mal8r6AdFtPTGk_cn6JcEIih_s6QqsUzDI8FglAS3NTaH5E3RwxigNy4dwOG9yvYUP0Y9wa0iFW1r0vLIQbnT7OIhTOqBpiaPz4JnW_aJmWiSTFOOXpmigQ91s1pb7JAoT0puks/s320/Mar+-+May+2010+800.jpg" /></a><br />We are so proud of Lizzie.</div><div></div><div></div><div>(Whew! I did it! I published a post to my blog!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-49484293924124606142010-05-10T13:12:00.000-07:002010-05-10T14:32:48.867-07:00It's time!<div><div><div><div><div><div>I've had this blog for at least a couple of years and as you can see have not kept it updated. Last summer we attempted to write posts on our church history trip, but if you were following along we fell off the face of the earth somewhere around Washington, D.C. I'm not very computer illiterate and I don't write very well. Basically, I don't know what I'm doing and don't know what to say. There have been attempts to get me started by a wonderful sister-in-law but my excuse is - well - I will refer you to the previous sentence. This is attempt #3 to start updating my blog - hopefully 3rd times the charm!</div><br /><div>Lizzie's teacher, Mrs. Jones, wanted to enter Lizzie into a district writing contest. Lizzie had to write a personal narrative. The narrative had to be in her own words and spelling. I could only ask her questions to help think about the experience she was writing about. (Her teacher also entered her best friend, Myah, into the same contest.) We brainstormed ideas that she could write about and she decided to write about her first rollercoaster ride at Legoland. She wrote it back in January. Here it is:</div><br /><div></div><div>My Frst Rolrcostr</div><div>by Lizzie Johnson</div><br /><div>I went to Legoland. I went on my frst rolrcostr. Wen I frst went I was scared. It did down and up and spind and spind. It made my tumy fel tickly inside. I held my dads arm tite. When I got off I was not scared. I felt osum inside. I wonted to get on agen. Wen I went on the rolrcostr agen I scremde and I put my hans up!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>(I went to Legoland. I went on my first rollercoaster. When I first went, I was scared. I did down and up and spinned and spinned. It made my timmy feel tickly inside. I held my dad's arm tight. When I got off I was not scared. I felt awesome inside. I wanted to get on again. When I went on the rollercoaster again, I screamed and put my hands up!)</div><br /><div></div><div>Although she was not a first place winner she did get Honarable Mention and was recognized at the awards ceremony. There were two winners and two that received honarable mention from each grade level. Her best friend, Myah, received the other Honarable Mention! She was so excited - as was her teacher!</div><br />(By the way - I just realized that if you write and then try to add pictures in certain places it doesn't work! I've spent the last hour trying to rearrange my pictures because they are out of order. AAAAAHHHHHHH!!! I will not give up! I will not give up! I will not give up! Help!)<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-27515870492890297832009-07-03T20:42:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:53:20.737-07:00<div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrYcpxmtm7_kpu1NuGcZO_A1qX7ENb1VBYJ_AGCNzwDiLM1OvBDy03BvQvmPyi2FzyOxR7VhM_nrOUaynA78DPhFhbv-KTptB6VN2r4d7zJleztQAHAWJtr_O6WFwZxkCPEsCds9LBHs/s1600-h/IMG_5142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354446513876222818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrYcpxmtm7_kpu1NuGcZO_A1qX7ENb1VBYJ_AGCNzwDiLM1OvBDy03BvQvmPyi2FzyOxR7VhM_nrOUaynA78DPhFhbv-KTptB6VN2r4d7zJleztQAHAWJtr_O6WFwZxkCPEsCds9LBHs/s320/IMG_5142.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354446517720074594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWEYKk54u2H00LKNWsHCZfdgYpRKxbrdwtx9TzVMb_NHGHuDJnA8e6Mx4100HaY49sabMCuwTmkdeTsKYULPaW2KvmKCqa00wrPcqw79r_YQOaRUZT61zTaqOtp7Wxk8kfZMKuRqkwe8/s320/IMG_5143.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>Up early again and into Virginia. Only 400 more miles to go to Auntie Jenna's house... A beautiful, cool, overcast day thru the Appalacian Mountains. What a gorgeous drive!</div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354446530473895346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjx3IambU5MixNWx0RlFUbxROfl7Pse-G403xwsOr3iPjtA9A_rEXJy_tXfEiUQKHPpUYZI4V5dBKXwybdypwDIdDJTt3Yi4X6PhdELbabEy4-96xzRZ71ppR-Db7nhDKQFuXqBZ81xc/s320/IMG_5146.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354446524309553602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARzojDzGJH5SY0vV1SSG2vtpQbcAtBBVdcw10gzr5aNRpc7grRTvIpvk4HGJfS1_PyOzkMs_ToLpTT1-qWKwGOjITjTk8vl-WF4eJjg4eltTP33A6JsLYLBxq6O3Jjwf5Yn3tsy0-feU/s320/IMG_5158.jpg" border="0" />COUSINS!!! Finally at Auntie Jenna's house. The kids jumped-out of the motorhome and played as hard as they could until the fireflies went to bed (they tried to catch them too!).<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354446535052838162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NbJdvu0A1p4tMX1xj6iljWkIaVT9I583fpZL1AOgChAR4S3ZddL1pibRSxENn8sSH0iSsozqqlGuNQgCL7IZ3i7HjV-G4Q_9ZSJN0ID0PIrdnJxl5rDydOj7dGcQ3ff7rlCShlq2sBE/s320/IMG_5164.jpg" border="0" />Lizzie and Eleanor attached to each other and just became the best of cousin friends! Curlers will provide "rock star hair" courtesy of Auntie Jenna for tomorrow on the 4th of July in the nation's capital!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-13120090204912187532009-07-03T20:27:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:55:06.741-07:00<div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442372322192370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiTifCQ1rgWjSM9jRVJgKl2z_PUnosxCVLPILqMBFVnfHrPGAUhXdNBWCWV2Gsd0ELOooUglLt2KZWIas11XDNvDmIuOCKlxCrhlJeojOINKSOaYz3231Srcmf_keKXs3bHlEl8fWzEc/s320/IMG_5131.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMnoIR6J-ClsvmP7J3s3zp_318Rs6FLRZXgNl1mj3nHoohnBYpkqy31GM8CAGTSEgx2i-RLvPidAWUyVwJDSeA4PswMExKyTvmmOYBF2qZ3YzwxcUi2E-78lnRVUTK2fGhkE4XB962qc/s1600-h/IMG_5132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442372644312690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMnoIR6J-ClsvmP7J3s3zp_318Rs6FLRZXgNl1mj3nHoohnBYpkqy31GM8CAGTSEgx2i-RLvPidAWUyVwJDSeA4PswMExKyTvmmOYBF2qZ3YzwxcUi2E-78lnRVUTK2fGhkE4XB962qc/s320/IMG_5132.jpg" border="0" /></a> As you cross over into Tennessee...you are crossing the Mighty Mississippi River! There was a riverboat on the water down below and the amount of water is incredible. It seems like there is more water than I have ever seen in all of Arizona!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442383109172226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuFhI5bjTNlzDhPIUNIMgfkqTosDAjVEqoA0Qq3rASsSx4pf8pM96DzJy38CQwPsvng2QAzQYgEI1Rqpr0vNA3eYvnrq4PKcuYe7OKR1neAntkqlaWVQDoAak34Mc6cA7EodssqiOAi8/s320/IMG_5135.jpg" border="0" />Everywhere in Memphis there are signs about Elvis and Graceland.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442399076416610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3DF79wlxO9NPlkpyQ8fulkng4S3u8z0xHZKSfBGJZ8W5lRMylCmzPDgKQdKNQemSuwLVhBnvxkxSNLhGQ8oGLMTTZGyAI6nhAw5KvFRan_dFYq5AUQ0NFPG2EkJmnHjqj_JFqikb_dE/s320/IMG_5129.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354442393197977714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLZmYRBd6o6_jfozBF8F-07arYs-gExhXKfklLKrgTB45VdnwpPYD06WHe-hDkZT83pJlrU-7K7ciSjigIQRVID_xIR_jhM1GBGNYEgGxYxXZVsiyI-psLmbZ3bvdtw0zZ5wqY0svj64/s320/IMG_5128.jpg" border="0" /><br />We drove all the rest of the day thru Tennessee, to finally pass thru Knoxville (there are University of Tennessee stickers on EVERY car) and north up near the Virginia border (just outside Kentucky too)--950 miles in one day. The kids were asleep when we left the next morning from the rest stop where we slept and cuz they had been up late watching movies, they slept until 10:30 AM.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-26842689555590209032009-07-03T20:17:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:42:05.846-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMka4CaWeEYhhy2yAI6xcOctYKpN_pfgpGaJsG21Cjqk6M3Yj8S62suqbHL7JzRu_LWA9gjWyw-HWpBpajDmoAuGAuBvQOtDwmHTnd1DJ5K-ARoVtzFDfvCA6R5cQZaRkFCBviy3rq3s/s1600-h/IMG_5125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354441216655892018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMka4CaWeEYhhy2yAI6xcOctYKpN_pfgpGaJsG21Cjqk6M3Yj8S62suqbHL7JzRu_LWA9gjWyw-HWpBpajDmoAuGAuBvQOtDwmHTnd1DJ5K-ARoVtzFDfvCA6R5cQZaRkFCBviy3rq3s/s320/IMG_5125.jpg" border="0" /></a> We got up early and left Auntie Becca's house...Auntie Emma left with her two little boys back to Texas 2 minutes before we drove away and Becca and Dan were pulling-out right behind us on their way to Utah!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjwq0HPbgErOPoJF7zrnLR6fU3QTTE1QNicaxrGK8qhhnVZjIuyAG-FyjUN4z5_n7D-a45oBVoFHKO2gnAflBzlg8YJvUF5y_VLD2UlvfMcutAb1YU0t5x0DG3TYGE-U_pDm1O5TWEDw/s1600-h/IMG_5137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354439324538756834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjwq0HPbgErOPoJF7zrnLR6fU3QTTE1QNicaxrGK8qhhnVZjIuyAG-FyjUN4z5_n7D-a45oBVoFHKO2gnAflBzlg8YJvUF5y_VLD2UlvfMcutAb1YU0t5x0DG3TYGE-U_pDm1O5TWEDw/s320/IMG_5137.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVc-2ErXcll5UtgkGq5KusUKhl8_fmHNwfrO2hcTrrdrFe7xVRuzTRlPALHLeBIJ8Sjz6A6nDqYoPo1om1m7i9HCbH9_HX8cB4gTM5SDsY7mlye_bOwqz8aRkI3o7yrdloTZ8r7Z52nqY/s1600-h/IMG_5136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354439320063492370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVc-2ErXcll5UtgkGq5KusUKhl8_fmHNwfrO2hcTrrdrFe7xVRuzTRlPALHLeBIJ8Sjz6A6nDqYoPo1om1m7i9HCbH9_HX8cB4gTM5SDsY7mlye_bOwqz8aRkI3o7yrdloTZ8r7Z52nqY/s320/IMG_5136.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div><div>After crossing the rest of OK, we came to Arkansas, which is a beautiful state! Lots of trees and farmland and rivers. We took a detour off the Interstate to bypass Little Rock and were richly rewarded with lots of beautiful farmland and towns on the state highway...what a fun couple of hours!<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-17977160829933983312009-07-01T20:06:00.000-07:002009-07-03T20:58:57.288-07:00We pulled-in to Oklahoma City at 3:15 am Central Time...18 hours of driving and 1004 miles from our house to Auntie Becca's house! All in one day! Auntie Emma came-in from Dallas earlier in the evening to stay and play while we are here.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSx3gFmyR0-Q5J3qwWow6ZXSR7HmSXrCQChQ_m8WVcrEjRDaYzSc5JWc5DcHtVXw849uMY5qYVGvKRSZEbOx6GyEDNHW4Qxxv8l54bVLb4s-cS8ahCqfnW8a3NHJjevS5mm6ri7LhP4OU/s1600-h/IMG_5080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353695344097596402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSx3gFmyR0-Q5J3qwWow6ZXSR7HmSXrCQChQ_m8WVcrEjRDaYzSc5JWc5DcHtVXw849uMY5qYVGvKRSZEbOx6GyEDNHW4Qxxv8l54bVLb4s-cS8ahCqfnW8a3NHJjevS5mm6ri7LhP4OU/s320/IMG_5080.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353695352685150674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1n4qao2scisppHom_btS4OOk9vDbjjy1kNTUQV5XIJfcpaV6nP2wONc2MNo-wkg5wuNOQxFnRFSqGlRJtW-PSwVrnyRNMs6N4pg1ZhjIqUcQ1x1QHo_BFTFO9mFaPXWy0wAzUQsV13so/s320/IMG_5088.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353695355824304498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0RPdg3nJbrD04j0X89v5yBWBCm2nzfpF6gpLIwkXcyNLvHNt56oPItR11fJdbesFegJ4O_1Aj_6Ax_y5DaEj02Sxnjhm5jh48ZPPIElCE9JN5-bOcD8jVkCVLyIQDLzaNBMnOT0EJcc/s320/IMG_5096.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353695361416807762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxlE0lH-GQQpS3-86oZAZbiuptsl0lHxjKG_TaeIFcKlUg0MSXkMxAC4AqUkpyankZwpZFC0nmWc9PoeKbN5GU4E8Yd4f2I_G7bTj2alk7pFhzuSMu82jClgOTW3IVj4s9mIiiuopW5s/s320/IMG_5118.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>All day today was fun with cousins in OK City: to the Oklahoma City temple, to the Sonic World Headquarters (where the ice cream tastes the same as in Phoenix...), to the OK City bombing site memorial, back to home for a BBQ and swimming in the kiddie pools in the backyard. </div><div> </div><div>What a fun day!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-45148424192195833942009-07-01T19:48:00.000-07:002009-07-01T19:54:37.034-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFJmKv2-Y559MnRo2s0ELkyK3i8WYux3xGVklmw2Yptnx3cDhMgRRIAwlJJGAQlZwppuGHNvpCjOijdTtHI4cswmGid4ahvvfYYXE24fVvWuB22jXrIvKO1qyMBbH-odpH1tNdi21f3Q/s1600-h/IMG_5060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353690089145977618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFJmKv2-Y559MnRo2s0ELkyK3i8WYux3xGVklmw2Yptnx3cDhMgRRIAwlJJGAQlZwppuGHNvpCjOijdTtHI4cswmGid4ahvvfYYXE24fVvWuB22jXrIvKO1qyMBbH-odpH1tNdi21f3Q/s320/IMG_5060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiNN0thS0sqKlMDNxNo9jT7QsPnPpDeZhybeDvsADrhbQpwJyisFhWa9YTTvYXze-6YtHpxVqKe4-NLBG270gXhQZ8MxTjfHKZ8I4YLd1NpA6HpOZM0U7VQ49d2uNHgxpje-q1Z8AKQ0/s1600-h/IMG_5056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353690084200774370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiNN0thS0sqKlMDNxNo9jT7QsPnPpDeZhybeDvsADrhbQpwJyisFhWa9YTTvYXze-6YtHpxVqKe4-NLBG270gXhQZ8MxTjfHKZ8I4YLd1NpA6HpOZM0U7VQ49d2uNHgxpje-q1Z8AKQ0/s320/IMG_5056.jpg" border="0" /></a> We stopped in Amarillo, Texas for gas and dinner. The sun was just setting after driving thru a "fat raindrops" thunderstorm. 14 hours in the motorhome so far...<br /><br /><div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193615680394395312.post-29723017878981763772009-07-01T18:59:00.000-07:002009-07-01T19:48:26.276-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xZVw80KXlesMtFyN3rLqsn1Q2QG5IaeHsDc2z8h_I_5pTdGV3-UaJC94kd4gh54JpNfogpbHaHwaKrx3aGPy-HXg8TvcPLiKB3D_4KODr5U0sgOyLqEnEY05S4Jk68dzFPKv_ntm9gk/s1600-h/IMG_5055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353677331139939794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xZVw80KXlesMtFyN3rLqsn1Q2QG5IaeHsDc2z8h_I_5pTdGV3-UaJC94kd4gh54JpNfogpbHaHwaKrx3aGPy-HXg8TvcPLiKB3D_4KODr5U0sgOyLqEnEY05S4Jk68dzFPKv_ntm9gk/s320/IMG_5055.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2USgu8SxhOB8TbgZVfxxo29BqHSydVj2qHRwh91fxRll76I7FbOQSa44Zv0w-AfM9xwteKbjxjyHz1XuUzT8GQZQ3ldQCyvoXgFNVTHU13rvZ0-tOE1KoKk2Ds_iZ1G6_5tpxOXh-eJg/s1600-h/IMG_5050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353677326053019842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2USgu8SxhOB8TbgZVfxxo29BqHSydVj2qHRwh91fxRll76I7FbOQSa44Zv0w-AfM9xwteKbjxjyHz1XuUzT8GQZQ3ldQCyvoXgFNVTHU13rvZ0-tOE1KoKk2Ds_iZ1G6_5tpxOXh-eJg/s320/IMG_5050.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here we are in Gallup, New Mexico. As you can see, there isnt much there... Lots of Indian ruins and shops. The kids are still in PJ's after 7 hours of driving!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472292502849282526noreply@blogger.com0