tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16880989091484950422024-02-20T20:17:41.010-05:00GITTYUPTim,Jen and Liam welcome you!GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-85205831083950201652010-10-21T07:56:00.002-04:002010-11-05T14:51:43.482-04:00Liam - 2 years old already!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZxdYGA6Mxu0_H-0DOaa8c7F2NoVyH_TEBaX230V_fgCO9yrBdmG3f81Nedeg19OdFkHECrSkv29xHLnqqcOLDTKMUTYTHIP2OSVIBf9dbb0J7VM_w-WZ_3Qxac5qoiLQxU3c0Y80L1_B/s1600/2yr-7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530469796206639682" 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/AVvXsEjUZxdYGA6Mxu0_H-0DOaa8c7F2NoVyH_TEBaX230V_fgCO9yrBdmG3f81Nedeg19OdFkHECrSkv29xHLnqqcOLDTKMUTYTHIP2OSVIBf9dbb0J7VM_w-WZ_3Qxac5qoiLQxU3c0Y80L1_B/s320/2yr-7.jpg" border="0" /></a>Liam turned 2 on Oct 13. Here are a few pictures we took of him. I think these will count as his 2 year pics. These are some of my favorites - mostly because of the different expressions. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOMUQ2LO8WQfHWC8zmuPyZq1WvwNE3dBOJNM_8EnCMisY1OkwVcbdbH9s-EbRndcuCbbWdpx-azLE1izYwz1k1AYuSgjG0G8Uzs_4Tx2v6ksfANc5wqVazBZ8HEkC-2n0-xmSPLuKCYnS/s1600/2yr-6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530469789908553986" 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/AVvXsEhXOMUQ2LO8WQfHWC8zmuPyZq1WvwNE3dBOJNM_8EnCMisY1OkwVcbdbH9s-EbRndcuCbbWdpx-azLE1izYwz1k1AYuSgjG0G8Uzs_4Tx2v6ksfANc5wqVazBZ8HEkC-2n0-xmSPLuKCYnS/s320/2yr-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEcZZa9KvVto8PDoR3Y2TRYo1KHmPQ5xNLwxft1Wok2_04_jJwD9MQvYpRyi3ygrhTQrurqusTNA45oJQwr4bejHV7pJ4burMc24GjU2g-nLp44quyAz4WNTXnV1Z2N5qtAcfDCI12NM0/s1600/2yr-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530469785571398770" 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/AVvXsEgjEcZZa9KvVto8PDoR3Y2TRYo1KHmPQ5xNLwxft1Wok2_04_jJwD9MQvYpRyi3ygrhTQrurqusTNA45oJQwr4bejHV7pJ4burMc24GjU2g-nLp44quyAz4WNTXnV1Z2N5qtAcfDCI12NM0/s320/2yr-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1TprkZR1fFWUN0zZH2cYJvjWouPhlqdIxVMf-DkpxpqYSsRmixCL1Ot2VYrQm0rvp8Xr3teYTQ2EA_LdyHfiEQNB5htq5YvaqRO-K-MUN5SSCd1CLMHwmQt80Pl6K0Gcoyi3KklgSg3F/s1600/2yr-11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530469775375924482" 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/AVvXsEix1TprkZR1fFWUN0zZH2cYJvjWouPhlqdIxVMf-DkpxpqYSsRmixCL1Ot2VYrQm0rvp8Xr3teYTQ2EA_LdyHfiEQNB5htq5YvaqRO-K-MUN5SSCd1CLMHwmQt80Pl6K0Gcoyi3KklgSg3F/s320/2yr-11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj44dJc7araZ-JtXYMqRcUdfWK6a2UIBCbBytozyJkZ4j0pLttt0aVpsGXDm6ci_gGt7qEy7lBaDhXEQ6VzlLjCni75V5UDkHfqm8wVTz-zFR51aBoQb6P30qqCP9Yis64GVW0tHqscfS/s1600/2yr-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530469771295588242" 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/AVvXsEiBj44dJc7araZ-JtXYMqRcUdfWK6a2UIBCbBytozyJkZ4j0pLttt0aVpsGXDm6ci_gGt7qEy7lBaDhXEQ6VzlLjCni75V5UDkHfqm8wVTz-zFR51aBoQb6P30qqCP9Yis64GVW0tHqscfS/s320/2yr-12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-55838809703860493642010-08-24T21:47:00.001-04:002010-08-24T21:50:44.924-04:00Our return to AfricaTo our family and friends,<br /><br /> We have always talked about returning to Africa, but never knew exactly why we would go back. We have been listening, or maybe ignoring is a better word, and figured out the Lord was asking us to think about adoption. We feel connected to Africa through vacationing in South Africa and sponsoring a child, Mohamed Seid, in Ethiopia. This makes us feel like we belong or are part of the African family. So we have decided to begin the process of adoption from Ethiopia through Bethany Christian Services here in Holland and we are very excited!<br /> This process is like being pregnant minus almost everything that has to do with being pregnant and for twice as long! Thank you in advance for your prayers and support and you are welcome to join us on this amazing journey!<br /><br /><div align="left">Love, Tim, Jen and Liam DeHaan</div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-61874664696495878292010-08-12T17:50:00.007-04:002010-08-20T14:42:39.075-04:00Summer Fun Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8wUqMHnr9uuOqwHfnD_2TF7Nf1JIH3TX-KtGnrvFrFVm7h6dFRqZf3NZiSwpGiQ7Hu3bTnCGG3uCPUpDlL4XAu71wFKjGVKc0hpPkEarjELdPtA3s0qeEQfIsUfR7ycE1kGthjiTv1tQ/s1600/liamtiger.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507551173868297170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8wUqMHnr9uuOqwHfnD_2TF7Nf1JIH3TX-KtGnrvFrFVm7h6dFRqZf3NZiSwpGiQ7Hu3bTnCGG3uCPUpDlL4XAu71wFKjGVKc0hpPkEarjELdPtA3s0qeEQfIsUfR7ycE1kGthjiTv1tQ/s320/liamtiger.jpg" /></a> The Tigers could use some help, so Liam is already training!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCFia0oKd-Skh0BhX8AE4nfVt3b2YUaX41xKT1nRp2QKdTI1cdPmNhEuocRPPyywafUFjSmFMEEeP05cjeUOINvwmTxqdhov6dNdzRByGNFi3pOi_sCkshHzvDne2A7PLWoCU4S3gP324/s1600/liamh2o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507551169151770242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCFia0oKd-Skh0BhX8AE4nfVt3b2YUaX41xKT1nRp2QKdTI1cdPmNhEuocRPPyywafUFjSmFMEEeP05cjeUOINvwmTxqdhov6dNdzRByGNFi3pOi_sCkshHzvDne2A7PLWoCU4S3gP324/s320/liamh2o.jpg" /></a> Liam loves the big lake<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbciR1H5Xh-j2FrtAZOLkCZHGWAMl1pVaLlZjFjFCy99UPfrZKKXD2LVWT-c6HMz2vbTzc529DjKtw_g93ErCx2ufZochNgQBT3w8CcHo1gEnOyYNLhZnT9ideUKbTdopP_wOSAaMYLhY/s1600/IMG_3354.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654862895918754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbciR1H5Xh-j2FrtAZOLkCZHGWAMl1pVaLlZjFjFCy99UPfrZKKXD2LVWT-c6HMz2vbTzc529DjKtw_g93ErCx2ufZochNgQBT3w8CcHo1gEnOyYNLhZnT9ideUKbTdopP_wOSAaMYLhY/s320/IMG_3354.JPG" /></a> Mmmm, fudgesicles in the kiddie pools - does summer get any better than this?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn84mmFcdlOCqr-77Ljw7pmayPhr1ufmOnS_YG-P1tY8A5Encr_Sm7VyDme6r3TIutxxYZtC9vYv856oz_Q3ZWU5rastvXnnDNW8Q9oti8t1cFwgOsfWEGpTEucTYieu0sHJWfabPuxs9g/s1600/IMG_3384.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654857495028914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn84mmFcdlOCqr-77Ljw7pmayPhr1ufmOnS_YG-P1tY8A5Encr_Sm7VyDme6r3TIutxxYZtC9vYv856oz_Q3ZWU5rastvXnnDNW8Q9oti8t1cFwgOsfWEGpTEucTYieu0sHJWfabPuxs9g/s320/IMG_3384.JPG" /></a>I don't know where this face came from, but I thought it was funny.<br />What do you think he is thinking?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGllxYpLUq6ZB8-rKhiYP4AbGUqLyVMEo-TLfvN2xGis5QRXL3aZ_jdQCOVb19WrCO_xa4XwY-OM22sSgCDclGHG8KSGPl56nYeATjKr4krvCXOMQhLVanx80VNxt7M2T4fPsp6z0Jk7J/s1600/IMG_3395.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504654846689925234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGllxYpLUq6ZB8-rKhiYP4AbGUqLyVMEo-TLfvN2xGis5QRXL3aZ_jdQCOVb19WrCO_xa4XwY-OM22sSgCDclGHG8KSGPl56nYeATjKr4krvCXOMQhLVanx80VNxt7M2T4fPsp6z0Jk7J/s320/IMG_3395.JPG" /></a> Taking a break at Pigeon Lake - this is usually where we put the boat in and just relax - as much as you can with a very active little boy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCOA0WJHvoUVkRovMcpIu1gBC0V_oTgVeTFoW18-Uei-J1-I_4Czk0ZpkzT8QJ4QVlZG6Dwr0WEZfXPVmmOwng4BSBwBs3ql-dAtu6GQjWBaK9f-DywMgsnejI9YsBtq3a2zRmuHaiQOP/s1600/IMG_3410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504648304314150594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCOA0WJHvoUVkRovMcpIu1gBC0V_oTgVeTFoW18-Uei-J1-I_4Czk0ZpkzT8QJ4QVlZG6Dwr0WEZfXPVmmOwng4BSBwBs3ql-dAtu6GQjWBaK9f-DywMgsnejI9YsBtq3a2zRmuHaiQOP/s320/IMG_3410.JPG" /></a> No, Tim did not b-sit all 3 boys by himself, but he did have a great time playing with them. Trey is in the stroller and Liam and Carter are riding the monster truck wagon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjYV-oGO3qDJqZBRApakmq3WQWDuFtSpYPDqQu7WLKM89FGxdkGW9y-4SNPuzL7KJztBI0jf0k4Lh0YEQsfB58RJLW2Pe983sADuHZWkbRhxUGnshvRvns-2K1E8plzrjXsVfm8cXgsQq/s1600/IMG_3431.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504648293954528994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjYV-oGO3qDJqZBRApakmq3WQWDuFtSpYPDqQu7WLKM89FGxdkGW9y-4SNPuzL7KJztBI0jf0k4Lh0YEQsfB58RJLW2Pe983sADuHZWkbRhxUGnshvRvns-2K1E8plzrjXsVfm8cXgsQq/s320/IMG_3431.JPG" /></a> Liam's first Seadoo ride. It looks like he is asleep, but he's not. He kept saying "weee, weee" and "one, two, three, GO!" Usually he skips one and three and just says "two, GO!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbHoE1QYa-amDeoNx4WdTS4_4wSfdoa0y-ozEIp0fw43cnVhPDedHUO0RqN1YVSOxjpPJ3tWXLXBV0_yzxxK294iHKvGaym46T6xgNC10BiKpReJAKX0NtNOBwruPVbb6wO1OPhR_R2gz/s1600/IMG_3419.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504648287553779090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbHoE1QYa-amDeoNx4WdTS4_4wSfdoa0y-ozEIp0fw43cnVhPDedHUO0RqN1YVSOxjpPJ3tWXLXBV0_yzxxK294iHKvGaym46T6xgNC10BiKpReJAKX0NtNOBwruPVbb6wO1OPhR_R2gz/s320/IMG_3419.JPG" /></a> Practicing hoops - it's OK - Tim usually plays in his underwear too. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504648277634517810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi2FgJnQzvvAzO7hDlC15ZHkSjUF39tFgoR0BY1pewG4AmxFWyuQXrygn-Z1y_WrkjeOEZEleh8B-M4fP4UAYhDtouquSrpA460YO7Tse6Tsjxe8NT8gpMP-siaI4VmE8ENBZiAeWdQQi/s320/IMG_3462.JPG" />Liam loves to help wash the vehicles. Especially now that he can climb into the bucket - it's just so much more efficient! the only problem is that someone has to pick him up and move him to get all four tires.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQR12pHL7WqsgVDiTzsLWF7y9SMNzIvg3YUmxQkkdOEm46r5yshZdpwmQjbLEhs5B4ck5YgEAPmYnC574CSk83Wnn3yx6Rq3ONruW7THHAAK71bGA0ZTEE7mLTYWxuF_YmT-9uI9sGbHu/s1600/IMG_3459.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504646120741404850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQR12pHL7WqsgVDiTzsLWF7y9SMNzIvg3YUmxQkkdOEm46r5yshZdpwmQjbLEhs5B4ck5YgEAPmYnC574CSk83Wnn3yx6Rq3ONruW7THHAAK71bGA0ZTEE7mLTYWxuF_YmT-9uI9sGbHu/s320/IMG_3459.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSQD5MT5rguvcxgP5NsPmLmqPSvs6Pe6Sex8RcMJdJZ7MfTeH2PJEz3ES9cBiHbg0cMjOm_Bi87msDzbRWp0_gUxQi4ZlIKTfzSq_kHGU5xL3QIj2pXustF-NMZYUMpOKgfXbt7Y03aRI/s1600/IMG_3469.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504646110754374594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSQD5MT5rguvcxgP5NsPmLmqPSvs6Pe6Sex8RcMJdJZ7MfTeH2PJEz3ES9cBiHbg0cMjOm_Bi87msDzbRWp0_gUxQi4ZlIKTfzSq_kHGU5xL3QIj2pXustF-NMZYUMpOKgfXbt7Y03aRI/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" /></a> This is one of Liam's best buddies - Fin. He was born at the exact same gestation as Liam and his mommy was on bed rest at Spectrum too! This fall Liam will be 2 and Fin will be 1, just a few weeks apart. It does not look like a year separates then in this picture!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJBxKDz8zqnCioaX2yRNndA0IbXBwGXnimixi6547QyBEl5o3yqoLixAMdAKUEai-8bl7qlRF-P4HoviEcrMhZmQ6F2v8OJthJUv4aKE-sx3Ie0E1kXM3FO5TaCcr91S8x1VCvDPejRI6/s1600/IMG_3477.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504646104589285954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJBxKDz8zqnCioaX2yRNndA0IbXBwGXnimixi6547QyBEl5o3yqoLixAMdAKUEai-8bl7qlRF-P4HoviEcrMhZmQ6F2v8OJthJUv4aKE-sx3Ie0E1kXM3FO5TaCcr91S8x1VCvDPejRI6/s320/IMG_3477.JPG" /></a>We have been water rats as much as possible this summer. Liam is loving every minute of it. He could swim all day -and he has.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KjYo1NZl1be-Az57bYzgIsfALUi0tihsRpR4nFsSO0mQ6sO6ZvFJ5L2uW8AK698ntO4CNuvHreyfLUz2cU_LB8MiD59WP0Rq_jO1Z_dxbVLCxww586Blva8OnHx8iASGJTjPJpvlCdAN/s1600/IMG_3494.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504646093358719410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KjYo1NZl1be-Az57bYzgIsfALUi0tihsRpR4nFsSO0mQ6sO6ZvFJ5L2uW8AK698ntO4CNuvHreyfLUz2cU_LB8MiD59WP0Rq_jO1Z_dxbVLCxww586Blva8OnHx8iASGJTjPJpvlCdAN/s320/IMG_3494.JPG" /></a> We take a break every once and a while to dig in the sand.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHq1J1S4mNorTvx9QOIyZwxQt4dzRVLe0ZHT6LLOdA-p-l0hB8tQ8RUoR3uodkaV9m-PnbrVMhS3hyR9bSifH6VQnRqkdbnj2Y5Qn73vvT8mOITuIY9UnlW_h8bWKHxU7MkNxcqKlPcCw/s1600/IMG_3509.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504646085282505202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHq1J1S4mNorTvx9QOIyZwxQt4dzRVLe0ZHT6LLOdA-p-l0hB8tQ8RUoR3uodkaV9m-PnbrVMhS3hyR9bSifH6VQnRqkdbnj2Y5Qn73vvT8mOITuIY9UnlW_h8bWKHxU7MkNxcqKlPcCw/s320/IMG_3509.JPG" /></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Our handsome little man is such a ham!</div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-7457279574291723672010-08-05T13:17:00.004-04:002010-08-20T14:54:52.270-04:00IT'S GOOD TO HAVE GREAT FRIENDS!It's great to sit down and think about the great friends I have been blessed to have in my life.<br />I work with an amazing friend, and his name is Troy (It will take him a long time to read this post, so no worries!) Since the day I mentioned the movie "ONCE" with Glen Hansard and Marketa (The Swell Season), Troy realized we liked alot of the same music and took full advantage of that by having my listen and watch various musicians. He has now become a tripple gold member of itunes, if that is even possible, and just purchased the album from the group Mumford & Sons. I just listened to the song "Awake my soul" and found one of the best lines ever. The line reads, "Where you invest your love is where you invest your life" That is a very powerful line.<br />So be thankful for great friends and then check out some Mumford & Sons on youtube and enjoy!GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-15537692741597289992010-06-17T11:46:00.004-04:002010-06-17T11:52:27.394-04:00DIRTBIKE KID!<div><br /><br /><div align="center">We took Liam for his first dirtbike ride last week on Tim's dirtbike when he was 4 yrs old. Just as we thought, he loved it!</div><div> </div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483770550625172002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSZkFMrhTu4V62po86KkCXn1vRngGGH4ZDAVpXt3IjBu6nzAXk-hg3Pfp1fLxbJEHgF8iVDyMveIR3DTiPSFwRCZpTr7KWokgc_MpFoDfOpOjlDalnyA9I6S76FHnz9AYFCymAXqTd4CP/s320/LIAMDIRTBIKE2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483770220192956082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylXgOgzKlt3iTMLWwejTZf8cLlBHRLuXg6-TgM2eaIR4UD2Rj40AftAcMb3CavLFyrV49Ya_5KI7f2fWojR2SjVF4MvLKkJCve9PYchlbScWP2w-X704-31zJX2E_t4cRJMqTzawIUKs-/s320/LIAMDIRTBIKE1.jpg" />GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-2197572528912442012010-05-16T22:16:00.003-04:002010-05-16T22:28:27.559-04:00Some 18 month Liam photos<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472059046106924498" 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/AVvXsEiw6MQDqzV5P6UfdpZ-yVUV20N9IuPmwTOZZD0aJJrFOpWuOc2hWL55ezMggk_rWrErxrc5GNnCWSkLwGRLxynPe6MLYQH4FLwmSTup0ysR_d3u5W5IJwl8IZmgx3W3p_SjYPzMa1TgjSBg/s320/IMG_5895.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_q_hT1YwWXmZljJel8nnr0Xae6osUwmcpoEB0TQt61Yx76rKVgqeyuebhRahTw3HCylSeJ4_BLjXANY847YBQRQRQ2pyARVh4JSwFTxt8zLgBzOwok_uOpnHe0CHLZWFQMcV0iEtT6cwc/s1600/IMG_5948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472059057173949522" 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/AVvXsEi_q_hT1YwWXmZljJel8nnr0Xae6osUwmcpoEB0TQt61Yx76rKVgqeyuebhRahTw3HCylSeJ4_BLjXANY847YBQRQRQ2pyARVh4JSwFTxt8zLgBzOwok_uOpnHe0CHLZWFQMcV0iEtT6cwc/s320/IMG_5948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0fhwSjA3cSTOruNyShmo3y_wIju-oedyBM0WcBDPDgR5YpCGjzJKmMMlxVEfzJsCRD-I_eL7PtM9ada3B807UUWNGy4F5H-ycqjLNhRw2_ysvobXVu8wcrwHqknGAkZkrlQRCa6G8IGx/s1600/IMG_5897a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472059049638366370" 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/AVvXsEhT0fhwSjA3cSTOruNyShmo3y_wIju-oedyBM0WcBDPDgR5YpCGjzJKmMMlxVEfzJsCRD-I_eL7PtM9ada3B807UUWNGy4F5H-ycqjLNhRw2_ysvobXVu8wcrwHqknGAkZkrlQRCa6G8IGx/s320/IMG_5897a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472059060640197906" 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/AVvXsEgbO9f5I92UnHF4cPAcxFdB8q-Zv9qxc7IrU-CdyQnKEZdV-2goSCcb0NYIRlhfUe1RyqEbackbf1eiOMaot1ABpAuBndAri9RopE3RJmcTqaojaVaXfkObSQNSjk19l6WNKIAxSD7TfyJR/s320/IMG_5994.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-35616251487232074782010-03-27T14:47:00.003-04:002010-03-28T21:37:13.752-04:00EAT,SLEEP, AND PLAY OUTSIDE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROnDUhk_bG6ZXZsEQJxxhshbqU37ODb53Bab2MG6WKrnT4kFZR7Ju0mdxnEThtCwlkztFhjpLod7jQEKCM2_F4clfFdPViZIDRjPyki23mAcCitHeE1jQZ4fsrFvIHpEyMDdV7ZR5NCFv/s1600/IMG_3252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453862852755817122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROnDUhk_bG6ZXZsEQJxxhshbqU37ODb53Bab2MG6WKrnT4kFZR7Ju0mdxnEThtCwlkztFhjpLod7jQEKCM2_F4clfFdPViZIDRjPyki23mAcCitHeE1jQZ4fsrFvIHpEyMDdV7ZR5NCFv/s320/IMG_3252.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam loves to be outside. It seems we are out more than we are in these days. After breakfast he will bring you your shoes and wait by the door until you let him out to play. He would eat, sleep and play outside if we would let him!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453388986714431618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumkeuXKBEZOB7bCCyclHq3JocLitKAk475mUxit7ObXwGl43gjDkvM2zxpodr3Fy5Ii6Tgz8Ct-xhmkxuxD30ofoMTgwWsK_qVl4wtawGrHrLIZLEAkhXAQKKWUJcI40nNbR6rBf10oCi/s320/IMG_3251.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453862840827972914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dS7sjwS6Ju2QIkY3FHya66jPdZvPiBb1__-2wCji1BfGQ9pe_POwhcEeLGdmk1YU_KsIY1BqKy6ptDYS7O4j0U0pIymqwyWkuIQabmIkR8jB2xNcrPAxgGmjEksixiV9sDu1g0r8PJCE/s320/IMG_3248.JPG" border="0" /><br />He loves going for rides in his wagon but if I don't pay close attention I will turn around and he will be standing up like this - wagon surfing. He thinks he is funny, I think he is naughty.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qqWb5YAHl_-_xlIab85B0AU2IM_7L8FgJHobVMSzCjiwwWihs-tXlswtCqUwB54nN9ZcLn5hEDnj6QkIZnxKQEN_FQnMLIaciU_ss3d35pZT_Yy7MLZ9mRN2hRO5SYIGXh4InIC8HRHG/s1600/IMG_3254(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453388981697271810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qqWb5YAHl_-_xlIab85B0AU2IM_7L8FgJHobVMSzCjiwwWihs-tXlswtCqUwB54nN9ZcLn5hEDnj6QkIZnxKQEN_FQnMLIaciU_ss3d35pZT_Yy7MLZ9mRN2hRO5SYIGXh4InIC8HRHG/s320/IMG_3254(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453388974333384482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKDny3pItYkBO4KbCMpwVxUi9uouoLzVwTZjzF_iS0JSA6KQ2dV7F9d9hVimbH2abhofYLx6GNiTm9hAZzpIUehg2VF9ErhYAsfG8Jys2GsQWZnVkpR4UR5vAoGNYyZun2uELf9VZeRe-/s320/IMG_3257.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Here we went to visit friends of ours who just had a baby girl, Elizabeth. This is Liam and her big sister Leah playing the piano way past their bedtimes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmsMy8ulmprOFHlL5FzB8s2EuGRmxY1RKMLR_Cea2tH7GKj9u1M_b8QBjhtumViXMOg1KP5khOjlQkWJ3R7VuAnGIojV5eIJ0WEJZqkUf-mm22jFjjZaBnSBtl7OM_5sqE1E-03_0Vbdg/s1600/IMG_3258.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453388964272461362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmsMy8ulmprOFHlL5FzB8s2EuGRmxY1RKMLR_Cea2tH7GKj9u1M_b8QBjhtumViXMOg1KP5khOjlQkWJ3R7VuAnGIojV5eIJ0WEJZqkUf-mm22jFjjZaBnSBtl7OM_5sqE1E-03_0Vbdg/s320/IMG_3258.JPG" border="0" /></a> The picture doesn't even do it justice, they were having so much fun laughing at each other while banging the keys. Good thing baby Elizabeth could care less - you two were loud!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCtiX8SrBv8nFeOQW5gVYBmTcK-mbFYCqc1FkRgApLJv6J9aIyZQUrAbn9mDQU3v_6YKB6eI9-z_kJuyN_ZN7brgyEjXhG5SwX6nBkZRuVqS0jr0dUX5JcYdKcjbyT8djowt36pzcMHrV/s1600/IMG_3261.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453388960670984386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCtiX8SrBv8nFeOQW5gVYBmTcK-mbFYCqc1FkRgApLJv6J9aIyZQUrAbn9mDQU3v_6YKB6eI9-z_kJuyN_ZN7brgyEjXhG5SwX6nBkZRuVqS0jr0dUX5JcYdKcjbyT8djowt36pzcMHrV/s320/IMG_3261.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-26741639346659971642010-03-13T13:55:00.004-05:002010-03-13T14:31:15.947-05:00St. Patty's Pacer and Parade<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448196927634413170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0vBUhYEFtPP_pfPfBtp8cIX5QRswoakNjdU8x7yMvX6hUR_Yj2NaUdh_73x8WAyh4usOWtHQxsInUqdg97_QdL0hNdBNKdHK1YMpcuS-x4NTx4RSDkrSlhzzl_J1_1kQd88iSsiZMii3/s320/IMG_3214.JPG" border="0" />On Friday I ran in the St. Patty's Day Pacer down town Holland. It was a 5K race that went from Centennial Park to Windmill Island and back again. It was cold but fun. This was my first race in a long time and it felt good to do it again.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElkRZqP5qd2dSUChhbXryq7QzHbvYFtNp-mrJRGdnx_zFwG5rA9zH0qC7mJwHIzVu_O6MCo2pRhECrrkrVXbyqW4Uteg92n3KsVCh74UDh9cnLPEC0KjnG3BY32mJ8WTBGNqYmwQj1YJL/s1600-h/IMG_3226(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448198120593622402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElkRZqP5qd2dSUChhbXryq7QzHbvYFtNp-mrJRGdnx_zFwG5rA9zH0qC7mJwHIzVu_O6MCo2pRhECrrkrVXbyqW4Uteg92n3KsVCh74UDh9cnLPEC0KjnG3BY32mJ8WTBGNqYmwQj1YJL/s320/IMG_3226(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> Here we are at the start of the race. I ran with Jodie most of the way. We have been running on Mondays and Wednesdays with this group of girls and a few more that could not make this race. It is a fun group with girls at all different running levels. We started out walking and now we run a good 4 miles most days. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi838EC9Jxlr_1PkA9PX0Ivjp613pq3kRrzFcoHHnnX4_S3VYFN81xDn_5_ZjNcRFTlW5gAR-V_iINtndBrumYZTBN_fbKdzFRG3yikZ8qD44FF1bDW9CMTQcwxDIb8kOHnI5JEUlApDvJU/s1600-h/IMG_3232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448196947465646002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi838EC9Jxlr_1PkA9PX0Ivjp613pq3kRrzFcoHHnnX4_S3VYFN81xDn_5_ZjNcRFTlW5gAR-V_iINtndBrumYZTBN_fbKdzFRG3yikZ8qD44FF1bDW9CMTQcwxDIb8kOHnI5JEUlApDvJU/s320/IMG_3232.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam loved to cheer everyone on. Tim said he clapped every time a racer would run by.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448196917033032402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLyI2dKhWJY9Sy18DPmyIxUxVvdD99fQM90-KRTNxZoAf_SwAZV4xXDZWhxZ44OifsnN7jCiZRqQkrkS4I0YeE5TKzKhvG-uKl7S8FjsgQg1kjV13yxSiaRrRy5ngYqWC512d09XdNGM9/s320/IMG_3220.JPG" border="0" />Cam and Liam cheered together. They enjoyed being outside and watching all the people.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448198127467586642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIY7AxsDPIityNIGI0nq9D0UtKr71ArEaOTAOLR0hvTSp15UjatB3xkBRj10VheOQkxIDvCxAAJbec2odqP2zDVKBhk9dq-pB8CGiHGxFqI3O8Mwc0y6bjDSqInBQGTVkGThx7J05U9wH/s320/IMG_3234.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Finally, the end of the race. I got my best 5K time, I finished in 29 min flat. It could have been better, but I got a side ache the last mile, urg! </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448196937407258114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbHU93ef5MluqtRfkButJC5dZ_p3yuFVqFws_ObekHbloVH8zXvtm9QagkI57-qAbY8V6EyX2QS7ph1-tTQgRTfvo3guP7ZFDKYnmrVYZVV06eWlYFs0G2yP_ylKZ9Bf_nFew1LcBhjsb/s320/IMG_3239.JPG" border="0" />On Saturday we went to the St. Patrick's Day parade. Can you see that Liam is clapping again? He loves to clap! It was cold and windy, but the rain held off. The boys loved the fire trucks and candy. Kelly and I went down with Carter and Liam. Jenn and Rob met us down town with Cam. Rob was the candy catcher but I think he got more for himself than for the boys! :0)</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TAlXVCq71RuZ3bhyphenhyphenlJBV3rUf67d-wQ8_MFuo2rokptcT01bewRpCmoiOdJNZDmNQCm2D8PKlCmHqM3DLVgdaar2m7bIEClypoE6naiHpXxyMkJi-fIfIi0XIZKEtj982-4C6RdaYQSi9/s1600-h/IMG_3241(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448196940886962834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TAlXVCq71RuZ3bhyphenhyphenlJBV3rUf67d-wQ8_MFuo2rokptcT01bewRpCmoiOdJNZDmNQCm2D8PKlCmHqM3DLVgdaar2m7bIEClypoE6naiHpXxyMkJi-fIfIi0XIZKEtj982-4C6RdaYQSi9/s320/IMG_3241(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> Does he look happy or what? I made him wear this bow tie since you could not see his green St. Patty's Day shirt. In fact in the picture above, you can see all 3 boys are wearing the bow ties. I'm sure they will thank us one day for how cute we made them look!</div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-709402293033543772010-03-05T14:17:00.004-05:002010-03-05T16:46:09.195-05:00Play, play, play!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHoXNxs1MWrX1p7FH1CV1oTnAaDxJqZweBYPP_i7EJeoRJBYRKDSKi88LyFvey2MCVGjQWGSYdhAKiiiC6QQgQ0DWjXi4HwOAt7QEe69dOX0HyhWZ86XPivl-ylkBvVJdqkFnilfzBBRd/s1600-h/IMG_5362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445250110047318066" 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/AVvXsEhRHoXNxs1MWrX1p7FH1CV1oTnAaDxJqZweBYPP_i7EJeoRJBYRKDSKi88LyFvey2MCVGjQWGSYdhAKiiiC6QQgQ0DWjXi4HwOAt7QEe69dOX0HyhWZ86XPivl-ylkBvVJdqkFnilfzBBRd/s320/IMG_5362.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam has been getting into everything lately! He is so curious as to how things work. He loves to open and close doors and drawers. He isn't too bad at pulling stuff out, but he does have his favorites.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtuRNglifLckirazNAx0gdvd5aqylqfTJSQCA0vw2i558DTJJL7-60emRwIep_p7jCYzvZKvPoYXQ4wui6QRF8Crs9ZZ0iSm5JcpKayaLfQ_DW2rR4H_sNcvlfNBYsRVytckKfeu8ur8t/s1600-h/IMG_5395.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445250097035085090" 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/AVvXsEiMtuRNglifLckirazNAx0gdvd5aqylqfTJSQCA0vw2i558DTJJL7-60emRwIep_p7jCYzvZKvPoYXQ4wui6QRF8Crs9ZZ0iSm5JcpKayaLfQ_DW2rR4H_sNcvlfNBYsRVytckKfeu8ur8t/s320/IMG_5395.JPG" border="0" /></a> This day we took out his splat mat (from under his highchair) and played with soap and water. I just let him slash around all he wanted. It was too cold to go outside and with boys, sometimes you just have to let them get energy out. He loved it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbLE2numyh57TTUsMKv_rtfhYXR-XTvc74qSKawVyhgnlnG8pko8ozFe7VlED2QYpFuymTWdUM674deGNqHeqA9AUHQbacCU06-F3RRVkFXg55-OSIxvXYvrdZPjvM871yn6H_qe05Toc/s1600-h/IMG_5407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445250092141611298" 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/AVvXsEiAbLE2numyh57TTUsMKv_rtfhYXR-XTvc74qSKawVyhgnlnG8pko8ozFe7VlED2QYpFuymTWdUM674deGNqHeqA9AUHQbacCU06-F3RRVkFXg55-OSIxvXYvrdZPjvM871yn6H_qe05Toc/s320/IMG_5407.JPG" border="0" /></a> A few weeks ago I went to Diana's Playhouse with some friends from work. The kids are all around the same ages, so they had a great time playing together. This is Liam and Nolan playing the piano together.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKftMULXDigiXPxOeVkuuNlPngXD-4vCOjN2Hx5iZcH-wWrckuiQzBnu1Oqp8Uw6-i7DB98CTD7Ec6JROzm6v5sy7RALFtsaJ8nzcRbQwRDzCFIgAF7zatbnsTeRgyFyEJQNwUJzVals15/s1600-h/IMG_5418.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445250083779017778" 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/AVvXsEhKftMULXDigiXPxOeVkuuNlPngXD-4vCOjN2Hx5iZcH-wWrckuiQzBnu1Oqp8Uw6-i7DB98CTD7Ec6JROzm6v5sy7RALFtsaJ8nzcRbQwRDzCFIgAF7zatbnsTeRgyFyEJQNwUJzVals15/s320/IMG_5418.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are most of the kids taking time out for a snack. It was so cute to watch them all sit together. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hmeLwo4MOwlWfHi7yVMHWMvUtw3xVenTy9BwCB7pWd7WO48rrbAlKk_a12YnOOhN9pRTY_ZNQ3Y58woOgeWXxHRlUpZb4GyDANeOmCE1cGkfQVKSdKWQ0S_Fn9KlJm0PklwHtIY8icd-/s1600-h/IMG_5422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445250077968005378" 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/AVvXsEg1hmeLwo4MOwlWfHi7yVMHWMvUtw3xVenTy9BwCB7pWd7WO48rrbAlKk_a12YnOOhN9pRTY_ZNQ3Y58woOgeWXxHRlUpZb4GyDANeOmCE1cGkfQVKSdKWQ0S_Fn9KlJm0PklwHtIY8icd-/s320/IMG_5422.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is another one from snack time. Can you see Liam in the back trying to sneak snacks from Nolan? You'd think we never feed the kid! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iBQZITdUv0gcs5tC6_XyP2wbJBANIr8PgE8-Xp7Kk__CxoHDixyruCvLy9lkZnia7vZ0k8iB6FELhA1CyswDsDz4kuZZ-FTyfo3-XkNa0dzELxbMlv7CY3hMmADPNtRYlsBxsRfXeJGK/s1600-h/IMG_5425.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445234022047334834" 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/AVvXsEh2iBQZITdUv0gcs5tC6_XyP2wbJBANIr8PgE8-Xp7Kk__CxoHDixyruCvLy9lkZnia7vZ0k8iB6FELhA1CyswDsDz4kuZZ-FTyfo3-XkNa0dzELxbMlv7CY3hMmADPNtRYlsBxsRfXeJGK/s320/IMG_5425.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is kinda gross, Liam has snot running down his nose! He has been getting his molars in and this week was probably the worst of it, so we were glad to have distractions like Diana's Playhouse to keep us happy. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim08P1ZtOYdNwvbfUHM3RQpk56H_x5JlQqipZHfX5sAL0mW8lvm0uN-dR1WOZtv3D9JMswtNRESzKMc9wrtzkcz8nci9MYTtGHdOvHP-Cfb6GbudXrEeJRIJCaztxkmFn3646sds7uQoVJ/s1600-h/IMG_5427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445234018770912658" 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/AVvXsEim08P1ZtOYdNwvbfUHM3RQpk56H_x5JlQqipZHfX5sAL0mW8lvm0uN-dR1WOZtv3D9JMswtNRESzKMc9wrtzkcz8nci9MYTtGHdOvHP-Cfb6GbudXrEeJRIJCaztxkmFn3646sds7uQoVJ/s320/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lena and Liam riding the fishies together. We played for a couple hours and when we got in the car, I'm not sure we made it out of the parking lot before he fell alseep! He didn't even wake up when we got home and transfered him into bed. He slept for over 4 hours! That was totally worth it! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAUiqwbdUGfWCHlQ0d-44ffCsP0niKyzkeVUSn80g44lDgIFAB85Vv4iL2QYtXk4yafArloCxIQTlhWh3824pbqgGpBg8tFglTX0mRMzr_5C-NsynQ78u_csB-_rRfDNuMMs_8B4wkNCL/s1600-h/IMG_5474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445234011886393922" 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/AVvXsEgtAUiqwbdUGfWCHlQ0d-44ffCsP0niKyzkeVUSn80g44lDgIFAB85Vv4iL2QYtXk4yafArloCxIQTlhWh3824pbqgGpBg8tFglTX0mRMzr_5C-NsynQ78u_csB-_rRfDNuMMs_8B4wkNCL/s320/IMG_5474.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here we are at home goofing around with funny glasses. Liam is so ticklish that he just squirms when you try to put these on his head. Leah was over to play and she thought is was hilarious.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx5ATee5H0bnh8pkXO6Fp9Qczzu-hEpU2T75W39OLetXwAEnkVBn4Mr-Dc1xMujfeAHzuAuHUm9bgVAbW9qhLlauOxecetcqncepUq51GMuCihRUHygs8RO64Mt8Y0RKdegh5Cg6PI9n8/s1600-h/IMG_5488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445234002799692322" 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/AVvXsEhQx5ATee5H0bnh8pkXO6Fp9Qczzu-hEpU2T75W39OLetXwAEnkVBn4Mr-Dc1xMujfeAHzuAuHUm9bgVAbW9qhLlauOxecetcqncepUq51GMuCihRUHygs8RO64Mt8Y0RKdegh5Cg6PI9n8/s320/IMG_5488.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is Leah and Liam having a little snack. Who says you can't have popsickles in the winter? These two played very nice together too. I love to watch them interact and you can really see their little personalities.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRY0yRQs5GRVrIKC4ZfR3Lt8d9skzPZCP7cWY3KmjiCi0SPwlQJa2LzPMTMoYBQ8dSv6S0CDUmSe2WpK6K7Rb7fxoVdgWrmiXVcTj-ZbpsVy_T5HsZ3L2cSKlqLsKbEm0H0MUBwfwEQEI/s1600-h/IMG_5499.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445233993872904738" 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/AVvXsEgCRY0yRQs5GRVrIKC4ZfR3Lt8d9skzPZCP7cWY3KmjiCi0SPwlQJa2LzPMTMoYBQ8dSv6S0CDUmSe2WpK6K7Rb7fxoVdgWrmiXVcTj-ZbpsVy_T5HsZ3L2cSKlqLsKbEm0H0MUBwfwEQEI/s320/IMG_5499.JPG" border="0" /></a> Another picture of Liam playing in the cabinets. I think he must have had a little help getting in this one. He could care less if you shut the door on him, as long as he can open and close it.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-57487881527287931832010-03-02T12:39:00.002-05:002010-03-02T12:46:47.816-05:00EVERYONE JUST SETTLE DOWN!<div>Our computer was just returned after being stolen a couple days before Christmas. So within the next couple years, we will attempt to post <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">something</span> new!</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444094001721519682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXLChKnysR8wp_ZDeozTZpiP_kpJbAvtL28o2bCqxZK0ANVbTAYFwyHmWLR0zW4xidnSNKtVsRagFSoUp0IbSbXYiK7jYC4XCFfER27uyQOtMt68DMNSTxSSzd_ybEH_atpEtvpMNt4T4/s320/da+bears.JPG" /></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-14615493507466886382009-12-23T21:55:00.003-05:002009-12-23T23:06:29.090-05:00A little catch up...<div align="center">Liam's first snow man! He was supposed to be taking a nap, but we all wanted to play in the snow instead. The snow was so sticky it was great for making snowmen. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDMm_uiWcNYR1jSXLS0H8y1yEkPQRbUXuLFDrDVL_y45VmDD_l4goOBVjlBcQ6Gw8Ei-J3j2Kg225SWgEQYVOBLnCtCmvZhHx6P7ExuCpAaXQwnoy0KsU297Vq7t4gkBxEkDdLgjsYmT-/s1600-h/IMG_4596.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418635745738673570" 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/AVvXsEhpDMm_uiWcNYR1jSXLS0H8y1yEkPQRbUXuLFDrDVL_y45VmDD_l4goOBVjlBcQ6Gw8Ei-J3j2Kg225SWgEQYVOBLnCtCmvZhHx6P7ExuCpAaXQwnoy0KsU297Vq7t4gkBxEkDdLgjsYmT-/s320/IMG_4596.JPG" border="0" /></a>We are standing in front of the pine tree we had moved to the front yard. It was getting too big for the back yard, so now it can grow as big as it wants.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNFRT5nK1RTZjbfoRXHfVD5SBihZyg2AX-_J9p1OHBQHj4ITiEqv-RGauXYbCI9q7z8MsD45_sMhEU9XkHFwTYrs_M8u2uruUwnpUXNllEI6QBxvH10Dkk-Dt-lx2zVitBUIu8tUzLm1r/s1600-h/IMG_4612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418635739946327906" 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/AVvXsEjJNFRT5nK1RTZjbfoRXHfVD5SBihZyg2AX-_J9p1OHBQHj4ITiEqv-RGauXYbCI9q7z8MsD45_sMhEU9XkHFwTYrs_M8u2uruUwnpUXNllEI6QBxvH10Dkk-Dt-lx2zVitBUIu8tUzLm1r/s320/IMG_4612.JPG" border="0" /></a> We <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">decided</span> to take a family photo with frosty, this was almost our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Christmas</span> card, but it didn't make the final cut.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT10Fn8Am0UJVJX6xgeYpnwXFbIxEKKci0GcmRipyI9KKxZwY5I-q63QHbn0vjjjND46t4vPSZjuysnwUzGXTO2T-ymkShlpYK5JYmZqtWH4pP0ZYDcPbAgbTL7woMWuKiqkOfYNzVKCL/s1600-h/IMG_4602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418635732433817762" 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/AVvXsEjzT10Fn8Am0UJVJX6xgeYpnwXFbIxEKKci0GcmRipyI9KKxZwY5I-q63QHbn0vjjjND46t4vPSZjuysnwUzGXTO2T-ymkShlpYK5JYmZqtWH4pP0ZYDcPbAgbTL7woMWuKiqkOfYNzVKCL/s320/IMG_4602.JPG" border="0" /></a> I can't get up! I can't get up! Seriously, he could only crawl a little, but loved it anyway.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R-Bg-4zMZ2_xeDcj3juUNd1oFxn8eiLNz7-NGUQhJhSN_T7ZRvdk4b08J-Ll2f8yJnfdDRHxrEUOcS3qxbzXPloaQOO7rQLatpItSOhRoCzwRbqPFil7Z3Qn9A7oSvoppMWVLLXZlZKa/s1600-h/IMG_4556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418635724866518834" 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/AVvXsEi7R-Bg-4zMZ2_xeDcj3juUNd1oFxn8eiLNz7-NGUQhJhSN_T7ZRvdk4b08J-Ll2f8yJnfdDRHxrEUOcS3qxbzXPloaQOO7rQLatpItSOhRoCzwRbqPFil7Z3Qn9A7oSvoppMWVLLXZlZKa/s320/IMG_4556.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Snow fun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7fxH0jqVsk73T_8Q6KSUdpuJbgUcrgzLXl7RS0rBbLZSJeP3hfrO7ZdcToDVUU3ygmrWZ6gNmllQIiS_zbeajtug7822rHnGxn6-80Oa_kccKm_3sSbzxX87hd3GNrC16CzmofWcjN2T/s1600-h/IMG_4555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418635722385821490" 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/AVvXsEhM7fxH0jqVsk73T_8Q6KSUdpuJbgUcrgzLXl7RS0rBbLZSJeP3hfrO7ZdcToDVUU3ygmrWZ6gNmllQIiS_zbeajtug7822rHnGxn6-80Oa_kccKm_3sSbzxX87hd3GNrC16CzmofWcjN2T/s320/IMG_4555.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I watched Norah a few weekends ago. We had a little slumber party. She did really well going to bed in her own room and she slept through the whole night. This is one of my all time favorite pictures of them! I wasn't going to post it, but I just can't resist!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418633011845058066" 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/AVvXsEgD-9UZXu-zHHqGYfu1RWX69bKwL5O3rgh9MvQABKBayxfQcFKVpQqi0Qs_DnrNAh6kCQo4rsgK44Ib-iliQXoNCxSE8qxXAdgCXi6-d5i_gh2IM6PzJps5vBBMLaSoZ42r3Zbm8gu-bI-m/s320/IMG_4625.JPG" border="0" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI6KFzNzGa2fQQpknTg2b2NjRVtory-beX-k7Be6X6OQ4fNxcayrnzeyyJqqDV03j9X_iZAod2S7DJLZBcUmyt8tthpzHUC8XHA_6Q5fMS7oiOaL8qvwyRuNl3I90OEJippQK7gixmGO1/s1600-h/IMG_4640.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418633020775926418" 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/AVvXsEhaI6KFzNzGa2fQQpknTg2b2NjRVtory-beX-k7Be6X6OQ4fNxcayrnzeyyJqqDV03j9X_iZAod2S7DJLZBcUmyt8tthpzHUC8XHA_6Q5fMS7oiOaL8qvwyRuNl3I90OEJippQK7gixmGO1/s320/IMG_4640.JPG" border="0" /></a> Of course we had to let them take a bath to get some black mail for later. They just love to play <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">together</span>. Norah says "pinch butt" and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">gets</span> Liam.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSyO8eA1xye9XaaBFmbv34AwSBcuOpPDFtQzjnyVmGrv2v-1G7uzRvF1kSUJ_CAT89iS4anMKLDz9NQLjNO7CvCH54ivEaVi5oubzdbHrN949kEMG9IJiHJKIlb3a-xgfV-XNlCLhD6Sf/s1600-h/IMG_2993(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418633007110085426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSyO8eA1xye9XaaBFmbv34AwSBcuOpPDFtQzjnyVmGrv2v-1G7uzRvF1kSUJ_CAT89iS4anMKLDz9NQLjNO7CvCH54ivEaVi5oubzdbHrN949kEMG9IJiHJKIlb3a-xgfV-XNlCLhD6Sf/s320/IMG_2993(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> This past weekend we went to see Santa and opened presents with Carter.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcTPrsdJSR6XKbbTu_yQuhidKNFWTQCAX09lwLngb96xfRQg9_hY-kADC_sWNHwEDULbIIAW3yF8ct5dpM_iARTFhy1fvAovgb92rJp5KiQ96oIxj_hzsDAEWw6K3BTH-RyMAugEuWn5J/s1600-h/IMG_4883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418633000620069986" 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/AVvXsEgNcTPrsdJSR6XKbbTu_yQuhidKNFWTQCAX09lwLngb96xfRQg9_hY-kADC_sWNHwEDULbIIAW3yF8ct5dpM_iARTFhy1fvAovgb92rJp5KiQ96oIxj_hzsDAEWw6K3BTH-RyMAugEuWn5J/s320/IMG_4883.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is just after we sat with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Santa</span> - they both got reindeer hats. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZTMQfLqJAq2DA2OJf0Eidno7_7v3iTmBSBBqyn8YLDXdq04ssGgnygoTyrvvFTGSKe7vlSBYgACw0m9sq45KwH81AnMM3TNP6P-7hALonSVYuvXQR4N1f9ra_VrbNzEgNyqjVlOc6qB-/s1600-h/IMG_4859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418632993574970498" 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/AVvXsEjgZTMQfLqJAq2DA2OJf0Eidno7_7v3iTmBSBBqyn8YLDXdq04ssGgnygoTyrvvFTGSKe7vlSBYgACw0m9sq45KwH81AnMM3TNP6P-7hALonSVYuvXQR4N1f9ra_VrbNzEgNyqjVlOc6qB-/s320/IMG_4859.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam wasn't sure what to think of Santa. At least he didn't cry.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-66529519880590884132009-11-21T22:49:00.002-05:002009-11-21T23:05:32.746-05:00Matching PJ's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9NQmQUuRzqIUeLZCvMWSIWejXgGUZepxqRtjXKvaw4ymNIfT65zXDtxo358QzAR78_Do0QmXQMZJ9iMKJN13Ifa3yZthDxPvILTbRZkxMoMt_bZ846mkvyE0XlYOB3mkBXkHQlwhBXKI/s1600/IMG_4509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406771794377459426" 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/AVvXsEhB9NQmQUuRzqIUeLZCvMWSIWejXgGUZepxqRtjXKvaw4ymNIfT65zXDtxo358QzAR78_Do0QmXQMZJ9iMKJN13Ifa3yZthDxPvILTbRZkxMoMt_bZ846mkvyE0XlYOB3mkBXkHQlwhBXKI/s320/IMG_4509.JPG" border="0" /></a> Carter came over tonight so his mom and dad could go out on a date. Liam loves to play with him because he shares so nice! We had a little snack and Liam ate his really fast, so Carter shared his. He even gave him one of his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">blankies</span>. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxYqMMkdtxYdr4AjI-N14zLlCMr-q_5uyaStx-0XEpCXHwOEYxSRHkdBqBg9ynFwVyIR-yFbT4iKnq7ISlnpjYgpL-c-WN0aUZTwT72lIcRwI3a62KiSYvIAxIFgnvkOkW9KWZ4jLTTnH/s1600/IMG_4507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406771788935940130" 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/AVvXsEgOxYqMMkdtxYdr4AjI-N14zLlCMr-q_5uyaStx-0XEpCXHwOEYxSRHkdBqBg9ynFwVyIR-yFbT4iKnq7ISlnpjYgpL-c-WN0aUZTwT72lIcRwI3a62KiSYvIAxIFgnvkOkW9KWZ4jLTTnH/s320/IMG_4507.JPG" border="0" /></a> I had to laugh when I put on Carter's PJ's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">because</span> Liam has the same ones. So I made sure <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">they</span> matched. Too bad <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tim</span> doesn't have a pair. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zQDuRX4B0FjOR4Hk4x5BlJMBZl0ixsnoQ-QWlX3Lj_M3lCnh-xbLlEHsJH0nPPUB_1wIFNXZlc1z6-2vQ21Pvo-XJQhfrfutYzCyxoFVUJSKP4kFkUMQc1-H-MdRrb2pBrP7e3b79SMt/s1600/IMG_4502.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406771785251256770" 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/AVvXsEh5zQDuRX4B0FjOR4Hk4x5BlJMBZl0ixsnoQ-QWlX3Lj_M3lCnh-xbLlEHsJH0nPPUB_1wIFNXZlc1z6-2vQ21Pvo-XJQhfrfutYzCyxoFVUJSKP4kFkUMQc1-H-MdRrb2pBrP7e3b79SMt/s320/IMG_4502.JPG" border="0" /></a> At this point both boys were like - please stop with the flash - Carter put his hands up and Liam wouldn't open his eyes all the way. So we stopped taking pictures.</div><div>It was a fun night, they played so well <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">together</span> and they were both in bed by 8:30 without a fuss. Now, I just have to get Tim to go to bed...</div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-22541303926874006022009-11-13T10:09:00.002-05:002009-11-13T10:15:49.761-05:00Prayers For FinianPlease Pray! Long story short - Friends of ours had a preemie boy at 30 weeks after 5 weeks on bed rest - sound familiar? Well, he was expected to go home 2 weeks ago, but a "spot" was found on an MRI scan and after much debate, he needs to have the "spot" removed. Liam's little partner in crime is having brain surgery today at 10:30. So I am asking everyone to pray for him - for complete healing and also for his parents to have the peace and comfort only God can give. Thank you to all the loyal blog readers!GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-10899528165829255422009-11-09T20:58:00.002-05:002009-11-09T21:43:42.483-05:00A Bears Fan!I went to Chicago a couple of weekends ago and this is what I bought for Liam - a Chicago Bears outfit. Isn't it just the cutest? Now this is the only outfit that Tim wants him to wear, except when he goes outside to play, it's too nice for that (even though that is what I bought it for - a play outfit that dad could easily put together, you know, the Bears <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hoodie</span> with the Bears sweatpants). Speaking of going outside, Liam loved the weather this weekend and spent a lot of time outside. He even ate his first worm, or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">at least</span> half of one. Boys! Can you guess who was watching him? :o) <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402290514215515010" 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/AVvXsEhvySLUFxvLZCZKJW-W9SfwSpZRlSMX9y4SKrPXFyURdCYk8kqu-Lmkbd3Xp-VijtBIKQBI9HBwyN4Bt6AlPxvQyzZ7CxVmfDLVZkP-74CBkXpOTcZIKce6HAS21IoW3nLpJrxKxM_nNHrc/s320/IMG_4436.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402290519155753090" 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/AVvXsEhEaquhoMkzf8LewhiOYsC3WpjCEW7H1cug6auI3amzC8HvNkvuid49cL-GK8qWdyrmZuFj2cbgn3Vh9EevTmcIey1AFZsb3Ocg9WWmyl5a6lSaz4J0JhCooA9RsmrvGuN23QToZ0I7LaMQ/s320/IMG_4445.JPG" border="0" /><br />This is one of our latest tricks, climbing the stairs. He is so proud of himself. We have not put up the gate yet, he doesn't go very far when I'm not looking and he is very careful about it. But, the gate will have to come out soon, hopefully before we have a tumble. My mom said I tumbled <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">at least</span> 3 times and I turned out just fine, right? Or was that my brother... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hmmm</span>... better get that gate out.<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402290529842347378" 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/AVvXsEi66yA2tPZdKqiu-c_SIYrNLNNZ0oaPoXP75MWj8li1LrG_yWaDzdMCptNqcvKpF2fGxHm9S5LeW1q9k2LCtQs0OmrC7DieWHxwSZfgiEkof35BMSHclloaltFt-UlSOHck2b6VaCKbxoSd/s320/IMG_4269.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402290527301582898" 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/AVvXsEj84s9kIX4Q-cNak7Teih55P9xcnsNPM3ywRNg-RAfATmxsWfc7EUIktJeskRdPRKnO9wIKCGd9WmsHWRA6GyAvtcLHYUeDyNN539K-YY7bV1_C3p4phyphenhyphen_tbebFGeC76A-l7pmoeOx1qBa7/s320/IMG_4268.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402290534458329234" 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/AVvXsEg-PlEx3DAi5vxXqlnhpJiWVjXhqxhyLZeY3-EkT1-ZjhsXqGKQhOeQbLDeWZBfVrctGIsO0ozVOUI4xNXpg-0Tc26SJMLzid8ZnZNuLssZnZsYjgI5TtPkxA9B7Qr6vUUtKdS6b1iHt0Y7/s320/IMG_4290.JPG" border="0" /></div><br />And i just could not resist posting another picture of my Jolly Green Giant. This is trick-or-treating in action. We have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">lot's</span> of layers under that costume and we still ended up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">puting</span> another hat and coat on. I'm so glad the weather has warmed up for a while. Did we skip winter? I hope so.GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-82920664361334976072009-11-03T21:20:00.003-05:002009-11-03T22:07:12.981-05:00Halloween '09<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzne5Ltwsh6ptXpUO8bZkC72vKaMd9X7PzyRPMPLYrD4NjqNK6ORd1sxktpfbnPknZylq6zHhMjyJWT98kMpdYeq0VS97f72lrRkyP_hsEVR3iXWWxEBQF5kSjljXyoj6c1S9wo7WTy-9l/s1600-h/IMG_4336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400072603808870850" 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/AVvXsEjzne5Ltwsh6ptXpUO8bZkC72vKaMd9X7PzyRPMPLYrD4NjqNK6ORd1sxktpfbnPknZylq6zHhMjyJWT98kMpdYeq0VS97f72lrRkyP_hsEVR3iXWWxEBQF5kSjljXyoj6c1S9wo7WTy-9l/s320/IMG_4336.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just a few pictures we took this weekend celebrating fall and Halloween. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv8TTYTAtnO2uq0ERU-BHi1DRSV3ThZXV4uNH3iVHRHa8ajyyinBGWJvc-3rFxhar19MjbjudtxUfp2rfldJZu_tMiN-9TdZbtnJlmPKq-_gQuqL91O8NRnOPs4jwXDKHUevvBHaNtFN6/s1600-h/IMG_4349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400072600163129746" 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/AVvXsEjqv8TTYTAtnO2uq0ERU-BHi1DRSV3ThZXV4uNH3iVHRHa8ajyyinBGWJvc-3rFxhar19MjbjudtxUfp2rfldJZu_tMiN-9TdZbtnJlmPKq-_gQuqL91O8NRnOPs4jwXDKHUevvBHaNtFN6/s320/IMG_4349.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUPUPFX6a29F8wVI1u7s7ud1kI92juxszc_k_qLBoxmK0szhvMOu6w6FErpUaqXpwyniwDO7Mcm3aVJmDaB7va4igLXIp_8LPRnOivTmDYpZjD6i7afz5UqeywMAhcsNI6p7fiI__ZyEt/s1600-h/IMG_4354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400072595752608146" 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/AVvXsEhxUPUPFX6a29F8wVI1u7s7ud1kI92juxszc_k_qLBoxmK0szhvMOu6w6FErpUaqXpwyniwDO7Mcm3aVJmDaB7va4igLXIp_8LPRnOivTmDYpZjD6i7afz5UqeywMAhcsNI6p7fiI__ZyEt/s320/IMG_4354.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was so nice out on Sunday, we even got to play outside.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX49bz2O4OeTpR3e8dYcnMwy5Bkheufmm3ZjGT2v9RWc_ofHTILiBVH7XRYXQ1CEPtP8SPbI9N4be1hH866nJ5oHJgnW0mVnDDcy_xZJLW4e2rCFb3LRbW3AL7TO6WO7IJSrJhNEygX3Nk/s1600-h/IMG_4367.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400072587142921890" 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/AVvXsEhX49bz2O4OeTpR3e8dYcnMwy5Bkheufmm3ZjGT2v9RWc_ofHTILiBVH7XRYXQ1CEPtP8SPbI9N4be1hH866nJ5oHJgnW0mVnDDcy_xZJLW4e2rCFb3LRbW3AL7TO6WO7IJSrJhNEygX3Nk/s320/IMG_4367.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam loves to watch Uno (our dog) run around. He doesn't even mind a few kisses.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NqkKJVxy_FAmYm56fZMbKIQIJQ39mtGsC6O8L4st6DUIIMeb-n6ZjxwDGv1V4ABUxbBN0uu7vTGmhKqUzkVvrJ2ES5P5iDl4KJEzqJiXjZkkeaAP63aRQyP9u-_OFsLkSD7RDqdd6QHq/s1600-h/IMG_4378.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400069457221891634" 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/AVvXsEi2NqkKJVxy_FAmYm56fZMbKIQIJQ39mtGsC6O8L4st6DUIIMeb-n6ZjxwDGv1V4ABUxbBN0uu7vTGmhKqUzkVvrJ2ES5P5iDl4KJEzqJiXjZkkeaAP63aRQyP9u-_OFsLkSD7RDqdd6QHq/s320/IMG_4378.JPG" border="0" /></a> We carved pumpkins too. Liam was way more interested in eating the pumpkin.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A5GGKIhaR_V-6d-S1jD3lU7KBx5lGrfyQw00eEC533OTprP-B14fyHY4C76nedOKeJgjFfbL9C1WucUYx25uwa8SpqMmieWUU8nExaHlzrP6YWg3xxudwplhqr9nNL7bw_pACAsXlAxx/s1600-h/IMG_4382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400069446380382706" 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/AVvXsEg9A5GGKIhaR_V-6d-S1jD3lU7KBx5lGrfyQw00eEC533OTprP-B14fyHY4C76nedOKeJgjFfbL9C1WucUYx25uwa8SpqMmieWUU8nExaHlzrP6YWg3xxudwplhqr9nNL7bw_pACAsXlAxx/s320/IMG_4382.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE5RDEBcCYGVp8RXZNGa4zmIUReXz4OWpKsv-jGQavlZIExvzL7tYswaZDHep0Gf-UIHefyVgAn9IUvm4htj3RfX6xVFJRSy_iLFLQ9i_2NnSVBPKDpQmZce_vFyPkdmHD3AM_fRD9Mmu/s1600-h/IMG_4384.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400069441789164306" 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/AVvXsEjhE5RDEBcCYGVp8RXZNGa4zmIUReXz4OWpKsv-jGQavlZIExvzL7tYswaZDHep0Gf-UIHefyVgAn9IUvm4htj3RfX6xVFJRSy_iLFLQ9i_2NnSVBPKDpQmZce_vFyPkdmHD3AM_fRD9Mmu/s320/IMG_4384.JPG" border="0" /></a>The final product! If you can't tell, it is two ghosts with the moon behind them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s_1B2v_L99Tswflx90bc1dBrbox4tSzYP5bbdVLT93hx-6eQOEnkNAdNaLIGULgT9u8k1vwxedMbbaj8Fk4tj5ggoUowz8gB97wGbzCTgWQxFriND0FtuePbJi5Pu8BuaxnwkFSVKm4S/s1600-h/IMG_4386.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400069436285027922" 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/AVvXsEg9s_1B2v_L99Tswflx90bc1dBrbox4tSzYP5bbdVLT93hx-6eQOEnkNAdNaLIGULgT9u8k1vwxedMbbaj8Fk4tj5ggoUowz8gB97wGbzCTgWQxFriND0FtuePbJi5Pu8BuaxnwkFSVKm4S/s320/IMG_4386.JPG" border="0" /></a> And finally, here is the Jolly Green Giant! He had a fun filled Halloween and got lots of candy that mom and dad get to help him eat! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7-AI0aCwx3tV0jBpBPIC380TXYTn00K7ulifOeIYqjQSzu5nmJcRBgEu-venOoPMcpCBrdfNm07uve6gZjK0rs_fkw91ULNazRJkVnhX8122_ewRljUHfoOxRu0bJWUvhTK1YXc_Hjjf/s1600-h/IMG_4412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400069431339089298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7-AI0aCwx3tV0jBpBPIC380TXYTn00K7ulifOeIYqjQSzu5nmJcRBgEu-venOoPMcpCBrdfNm07uve6gZjK0rs_fkw91ULNazRJkVnhX8122_ewRljUHfoOxRu0bJWUvhTK1YXc_Hjjf/s320/IMG_4412.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-53024147547150673852009-10-19T22:43:00.006-04:002009-10-20T21:40:43.707-04:00Happy 1st Birthday Liam!<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394847666783453810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb94mZ6eOELYqUhiwCDgvH0TLnm1in4HaRqgFGwtwND3fAxTrM9LYqKYE2Bm_JHaanBomIO1kRCiB0RSk8A2oHn9c8pZr2FM8iDGTXcpA14kA64nF_0kuKoRFYWKjmkIHjfrWpij3nIFHz/s320/liams+b-day+invite.jpg" border="0" />Last week on October 13, Liam had his first birthday. We celebrated with a party the Sunday before. We had a movie theme where Liam was the star of the show. Tim made a video of Liam's first year with pictures and video. It is amazing to think how far he has come and all the things he has had to overcome in the past 12 months. He started out at 3lbs 13 oz, 17 inches and now he is 19lbs 13oz and 28 inches. I love to pull out his preemie clothes and remember when he used to swim in them. Now he can't even get his foot in one of the leg holes. He is such a happy little boy who brings more joy than we could have ever imagined. We love you Liam!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394847672602196162" 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/AVvXsEhpL_rb844-O6r8FiaforunwKuxpWT8w4clgXEEbY7yPx2P3EnyjxORqqUV_4EQzpfnhB1vldTCOxZKuS_5gmyk_TiFNEIR9cqnaYUv0gxSkk76QLv706aNdzxk8brgj1XauDkAefXBMwfL/s320/IMG_3945.JPG" border="0" />To go with the theme we had movie theater food: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hotdogs</span>, nachos, pretzels and of coarse, popcorn. I even made the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dessert</span> - cupcakes - to look like popcorn. We decorated the basement and we all hung out down there. I also made the birthday banner you see hanging, it says Happy 1st <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Birthday</span>. The "thank <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">you's</span>" for coming were boxed movie candy with thank you tags. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394847682917742386" 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/AVvXsEjVvpxa_NYyjdfmu7xaq_NEF-ewy1WIZTcENu7LiEv0hH72P1Qt3Q4GTKnBfOruzNES9GHNxLqUZiv05ECNycujDXN5QGvW2CPSMTZW0GmEiZj10SgzQfr2AZqYjTUdH3-EjFsCTKf7ulP7/s320/IMG_3951.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394515583743037794" 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/AVvXsEiLHCDzR4Fh37L4EfYB6HPbrXTMEZdkcbFvi2mgXSnVpJBzrK0zoxmEHZTYvEEH5ID20oOX72a3sRclqwkfHHJ1Bhy-ogGJC1bIRCbbpcRHjGu566Rc2dSrJiNyfHHZ-2bG8HdYZm3ITZ_P/s320/IMG_3961.JPG" border="0" />Liam was not that into opening gifts, Carter and Austin were way more into it. Liam just wanted to crawl around.<br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmbE90hrOFD17CN0viLpejeoLoJiYsUnhtPpcmTFaj-d9KU8ASRrr8eheKLZ3W-sKN8WvS-lRzbHCQGh_EiEI7Du5DGNuOHbeYo1qXN2LNCFDQic4wvxbMGLpLVgK-kR6pO-ArWtin1fe/s1600-h/IMG_3972.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394515572393032722" 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/AVvXsEgAmbE90hrOFD17CN0viLpejeoLoJiYsUnhtPpcmTFaj-d9KU8ASRrr8eheKLZ3W-sKN8WvS-lRzbHCQGh_EiEI7Du5DGNuOHbeYo1qXN2LNCFDQic4wvxbMGLpLVgK-kR6pO-ArWtin1fe/s320/IMG_3972.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01M0Idh1MbqePZVjrtXuL0GaThDV984-4B47JuHQIxk5Xxhl_AlcrN8t1uj8yT_WfO7uxz8tnmmuY2iMbSlCrFDNPz1oxt8XiJ0ZopLQKYiZf2wa0AoKf3-wBfiVlzEe6rUO9hZ5mcBly/s1600-h/IMG_3985.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394515556307775874" 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/AVvXsEh01M0Idh1MbqePZVjrtXuL0GaThDV984-4B47JuHQIxk5Xxhl_AlcrN8t1uj8yT_WfO7uxz8tnmmuY2iMbSlCrFDNPz1oxt8XiJ0ZopLQKYiZf2wa0AoKf3-wBfiVlzEe6rUO9hZ5mcBly/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394515549671950802" 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/AVvXsEjTDF-OUSXLq8wZlM6lc0HplDnjY3PUogKxw-SnlAUc62mpXghf5yZWXAfpK8t8EhYXGnjQoU1mVfWUVbpREEJ4479apvtadE8opIw4V425zy2gvY-2duIghWxGUK_Ya1psnbfbyuuMA1i4/s320/IMG_4005.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>When it came time for cake, Liam wasn't sure what to think of everyone standing around. First we sang to him and then watched him eat. He stared at the cake for a few seconds, but after a little taste, he was totally into it and didn't care who was watching.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdivHUab_unABnkB3nj2WyAlL8du2xqXFju7fI3a4y2af5WVQpA6kFcFXWsHWWNSh5LgP8EcbVmtN234fBBUscaBnuD9HIwsTVT6edSsL5eoO9oyiyi2GYclnhJ6WtKOgnBJWVSekzHQT/s1600-h/IMG_4020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394510848862651362" 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/AVvXsEhKdivHUab_unABnkB3nj2WyAlL8du2xqXFju7fI3a4y2af5WVQpA6kFcFXWsHWWNSh5LgP8EcbVmtN234fBBUscaBnuD9HIwsTVT6edSsL5eoO9oyiyi2GYclnhJ6WtKOgnBJWVSekzHQT/s320/IMG_4020.JPG" border="0" /></a> He would dig his hands in and just suck on his fingers. He was surprisingly calm, yet <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">consistent</span> - one bite after another.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394861353071276050" 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/AVvXsEil4l0DpUm_XGrPIi1uWsNH26cjY5bqesfm4x4pJpmc9aqaZsAeXI0Ar_a3vrzJ5tmriQiCaYnthwE9GcUby28Vke_EU7kyRDdqmjCDJ7JzIz5txspf-mxyiWnsx2Nlod8Srt_JuUmkqnm5/s320/IMG_4050.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU_HqhnzB1EnfMRIVxorebX1nvBjCJ5mUVuP2h6h7fEQs1s5D0M1GLdg6wyhvd4cvZsWMhszO2E2UrBfCjnf8YwABZ2anEYgZWqwYOokUN1dVEfvvpdVARE0NHdVda1WvzoIhOqlkDotg/s1600-h/IMG_4042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394510842413122434" 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/AVvXsEiXU_HqhnzB1EnfMRIVxorebX1nvBjCJ5mUVuP2h6h7fEQs1s5D0M1GLdg6wyhvd4cvZsWMhszO2E2UrBfCjnf8YwABZ2anEYgZWqwYOokUN1dVEfvvpdVARE0NHdVda1WvzoIhOqlkDotg/s320/IMG_4042.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was bout the time we realized that he had probably had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">enough</span>. He sure payed for it the next day too. He had the runs so bad his little butt was raw. He recovered by Tuesday his real birthday.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1U-s0ZToOPTJmHKe7x5Tjk2wQcWs44lbxV0yR5QBeeBInG6L4S9nWjfRfGPeoydvGMKIUPWCH4FVnHqoz76YJYjB0IJkuEUME4c2VZsC6gyvOqO-ndTO_-jfVjX9ZBPfWiZcyC0ck4SH/s1600-h/IMG_4060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394510833063261746" 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/AVvXsEhA1U-s0ZToOPTJmHKe7x5Tjk2wQcWs44lbxV0yR5QBeeBInG6L4S9nWjfRfGPeoydvGMKIUPWCH4FVnHqoz76YJYjB0IJkuEUME4c2VZsC6gyvOqO-ndTO_-jfVjX9ZBPfWiZcyC0ck4SH/s320/IMG_4060.JPG" border="0" /></a> We decided to skip the cake and just have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">panCAKES</span>. He really likes those too, but I think he missed the frosting. We hope you had a wonderful first birthday Liam and we look forward to celebrating many more!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394510822634599826" 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/AVvXsEif1TFDH1cwOt7x7o7JrRqz6Chn9AV1rM_HZncng7DwF2ESlhmJs9TY50-4vB88ZdViLlA0Wn8uWXnB3XjSh2P5vVAEhWl_ajVPuJ3TOZKN5SwyBftZkolIdqYGWhn2pk5KYSlvnnuTBqGa/s320/IMG_4075.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-37037158911150339162009-10-12T21:33:00.004-04:002009-10-12T23:07:17.664-04:00Mackinac Island - FinallyIt's a good thing you can't get kicked off your own blog - otherwise we would be banned for never updating! Life has just been so busy, but so much fun too. Liam is such a joy and Tim is not so bad either. We have really enjoyed the little bit of summer we had and now, I guess we are skipping right to winter? Well, we did manage to get in a little vacation in with just the 3 of us while it was still nice. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895115808991938" 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/AVvXsEhKUy4cvIeZrvm3qZ5sO3PB1aHI8vW6S1s5YZ4w26ew_P00OcvnVXVTFmnZM_UPCYzXGk7d_7_waDIIA_PGvb5ReXoscLG3aCEa7JOzOefEoguVzPWhYAQxDEc117DpQ5E7SdcbIepeh7lx/s320/IMG_3710a.JPG" border="0" />Mid September we went up north to Mackinac Island for a weekend getaway. We left Friday and took our bikes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">burley</span> and buddy Liam. It was fun riding around the island, taking pictures, throwing rocks, eating a few (Liam) and just enjoying the scenery. Liam fell asleep on our ride around the island. It was really cute, but I couldn't get a picture because the camera was siting next to him! I hope this one of him at Fort Mackinac will do. He is going to fire the cannon.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895131343397538" 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/AVvXsEhC3oqdYuZPNV6DtfnMi3-lP7zv2EtFS6xqzcPCdTODbd3DzoY2chwaMi3vyAsAna64XqAx7v2e7CDSIMXG7K4O6UKXjrD08Z9Ip_rGaEPdLnAcVC9eGyvvGMRsxdXlJZ1fDgM0UE2TKzT2/s320/IMG_3736.JPG" border="0" />And what would a trip to Mackinac Island be without ice cream? We got ours to go and we sat by the water to wait for the ferry boat. We drew quite a crowd as we let Liam devour this special treat.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895140963385714" 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/AVvXsEhk2XyLrBAthThaQ_QSZbmuI4fuRTuAx492sZVCgtq6RMdCL-aRxhasjysRYirLCrtNaoUmYYk2Xxwx33vzgE6URSt8QYBvERhRvABL1hWx6gL_JQGlhp9ZFA9M2JOpqJN8IgrKaYBZIJO2/s320/IMG_3749.JPG" border="0" />It wasn't long before he got the hang of it. Apparently Tim wasn't feeding him fast enough. Liam thought he could do it better himself.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895161517279474" 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/AVvXsEhiXzI-pnw-IrfUd6Z0cmTULb9MlaDGSmTL9XiZZ9GyA_O0sdLNANIZtao-E7mzOQd9GvrffoO9Z6tgBoPjP6lmavOP37Oigy2N2SbEzaAImaWZ1k2DUlIaKWe2FEb_p8lrMSSHbkXq_e5k/s320/IMG_3760.JPG" border="0" /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ahhh</span>! Brain Freeze! That's what you get when you eat ice cream too fast. He loved every minute of it. Can you believe he actually ate carrots and broccoli after that?<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895167223698946" 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/AVvXsEhsXsajFw6bKBP3XyyxQlqZI2m0s8U3TfoQ0NeFy8tyVuF1WfgzSWeKQHmjgkqA9ijijvGpK3kah05x8QX_5OoX9KXK70xv0hxtnv5j_fw_r-WLtAb48Q5r1cneN9gaaGqvDbCNkNQBTBz0/s320/IMG_3759.JPG" border="0" />So excited to watch the boat come in. I think he could have stood there all day watching it. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391903417133386562" 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/AVvXsEjFTyki9rKFuv4QOSWkTZxLLrdck8NZHAChxtMJHcj9xNte9JypoHIp8pUWAaoXO2Lgorb9TPNGtS9LsPrXXviZ6a-yQCNWsjIHkbkzdmvmVG-K_4pwvASNmTQB5YCJhw5O3RuIh_2_LAxE/s320/IMG_3766.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391903429846329234" 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/AVvXsEhPY0FB_uF-F6Cv-7OBXEZJr4W1r7h2u1tKsVpVaLWRzBH9Lnpzx3EdfOA3V7zkMQkZeJcaG8BQlTRjaPHTrzsrzXwDXNsbvfD13RfB6hEbGuTdCvVrl0R8_OcFgv7AFtWSnQk9K9j0OeKz/s320/IMG_3770.JPG" border="0" />Then we got on the boat to go back to Mackinaw City. We picked up dinner and went back to the hotel (after a little shopping of course). We were excited to get back to go in the water park at our hotel. It even had a lazy river, which was Liam's favorite. I loved the two big water slides. One was like the black hole and the other was more open. They went surprisingly fast and it wasn't busy so you could go over and over again. The water could have been a little warmer. Liam's teeth were chattering by the end. Now quite the same as his bath water. I think he would have liked the hot tub.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391903445169737538" 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/AVvXsEjKtuhyWlzcxwSkUpkqH8bjyinIR87UatdnbQ0YMuN1yJZ8j0WUpSnlFxRTrk7HJn0qi0NKwQcfV3uS4ZD7VxyXcrmfRlyNGSbxDT09a_xSAibKOc-M93-B8IhXdHNfFSqmmOgGZPvTjwJN/s320/IMG_3796.JPG" border="0" />After a long day, we retreated back to the room were we all got ready for bed. Here is Tim and Liam brushing their teeth together. Liam slept great in the same room as us. This was the first time he has ever slept in the same room. We put him in the pack and play and he was so worn out that he just fell right asleep.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391903451006934322" 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/AVvXsEiTj3OAPTXkbNYM-1foXZ8kW6D-bKRvGW2zsPbOGxPfFmDntUG6gF8B3-fFLt0FBygAkouHJrCLpwNBbl24zSJto4fQ6K391zSoOslgIAL02sVi4fJWRzemnQo0VMP7egjkq3laknok2Syy/s320/IMG_3810.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><div>On Sunday we stopped at the bridge to take some pictures. This is one of my favorites. Liam slept most of the ride home, waking up to eat lunch and play a little and then asleep again until we were about 25 minutes from home. he is a great traveler and I think we will take him again!<br /><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391903459929177282" 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/AVvXsEgTENooAGW5sZNRadokSInVo2BaOi-7SLOKxzyCKoo-kMpOQv1mgcLwGbToysNRUdLEgagbLmSjKG950TdMnm_5oAw9OpNjtjc58J4OBBK10Je4BXWg57iGRWHuenguQA4xBy0dBaincEvw/s320/IMG_3821.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomorrow is Liam's first birthday! We celebrated on Sunday so I will update those pictures by Christmas time - I promise!GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-49425095744454749932009-08-28T21:27:00.003-04:002009-08-28T22:00:10.141-04:00Liam's New Favorite Toy<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyA_Sam5XMChQfZQoYO1QqIllOxnlqG1PQguhTlJeDueluJT5ukgy_FEc_sdOLg7C0c5g5fb8kocC9_75tO1A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Liam had a doctor's appointment today - Here are the current stats:</p><p>Weight 19lbs 3oz (15%)</p><p>Height 27" (5%)</p><p>The doctor said he is ahead on his motor skills and is impressed that Liam can walk with his radio flyer wagon. Way to go Liam!</p>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-88084023523276268912009-08-26T21:01:00.004-04:002009-08-27T11:00:56.649-04:00Beach DayLiam loves the beach. We tried to get a cute picture of him in the dune grass, but he just wanted to eat it. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflzBg-SyhbjD-36RG7oGIEbtegr4S_iBXT8XSZe5Yk-WGkJuqJ8KBQNMWsj2L8NszwGaYGHh094Ki7J2BNLrE1YEgdHmmZBDeTUci_RctO0-jS_C1G5Ti7jxue_kgRxDVDu829SXBOlDe/s1600-h/IMG_2908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374444140738547842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflzBg-SyhbjD-36RG7oGIEbtegr4S_iBXT8XSZe5Yk-WGkJuqJ8KBQNMWsj2L8NszwGaYGHh094Ki7J2BNLrE1YEgdHmmZBDeTUci_RctO0-jS_C1G5Ti7jxue_kgRxDVDu829SXBOlDe/s320/IMG_2908.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was an overcast day at the beach, but we had run anyway. Liam played in the sand and went swimming in the lake.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31MCS6rfKNp2zxcAf2u4g-c2qaESHypYdp7DSr7Tymt0AJ6WuYhuS1jpFNkwFzjyvJpfnVVtYQp79Zhpw-uVN3YEjEXjqkb4_L9c3xPYV2GfzsGNnRG2Vch-VeAIdzyhAbTUdiOv1xAVr/s1600-h/IMG_2905.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374444128194989506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31MCS6rfKNp2zxcAf2u4g-c2qaESHypYdp7DSr7Tymt0AJ6WuYhuS1jpFNkwFzjyvJpfnVVtYQp79Zhpw-uVN3YEjEXjqkb4_L9c3xPYV2GfzsGNnRG2Vch-VeAIdzyhAbTUdiOv1xAVr/s320/IMG_2905.JPG" border="0" /></a> He gets really excited when you get close to the water. He could watch the other kids play by the beach all day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNxsS1tt-98RlvNdV6YQRkJ6p5tcSnXLc0DQYb0SXJ7FOaj9nxnOCnwyd53fhyphenhyphenxI3uxpLljaUlGVhfqiErMym2gkD2y0l1ptrmpdkmVyabG9v75SZPmmFn6Ls5FaBhk7b9mC8GlVE9tPA/s1600-h/IMG_2889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374444118096852130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNxsS1tt-98RlvNdV6YQRkJ6p5tcSnXLc0DQYb0SXJ7FOaj9nxnOCnwyd53fhyphenhyphenxI3uxpLljaUlGVhfqiErMym2gkD2y0l1ptrmpdkmVyabG9v75SZPmmFn6Ls5FaBhk7b9mC8GlVE9tPA/s320/IMG_2889.JPG" border="0" /></a> He still isn't too sure when you put him in the cool water. He really prefers his warm tub. The waves were good size that day and when one would crash against Tim's legs, Liam would cling on really tight. Here he is pointing to the Sea <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Doo</span> and asking Tim to get him a ride - only if he can drive.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374444149731800162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQSd8jDk9JZ0T-b0KwO0-Ta7X1swgS6KOmRPl4v5N4m7Sep_TZq0rjrTAtgz48EMsWukRSeehgswbdCFH_smQMVKup4CWxwkLppNGi8GWYnCEiNCTz2r26w6SHBaQxGAzpbWJ9167jbuu/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" border="0" /> On Tuesday Liam started to walk behind his push toy. He can cruse around the living room now. He loves to crash into things so our walls and moulding will be all dinged up in a few days! I will try to get some video of it this afternoon. It's really funny to see such a short l<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ittle</span> guy walking! He is so proud of himself too!</div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-84198156287255642752009-08-20T12:53:00.002-04:002009-08-20T18:13:32.038-04:00Crackin' a Smile<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093444759618130" 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/AVvXsEgDBFU59sUWaVfYBxGppbMCuGlPurDbgialRJovUG23XWIgaH9y8AUWubfkmOoJiOklD1_bDCo40aV2UnqakgtK5nB-BBIUM-jKpff_c6FzvIhkjNqU6DAxvWwiHVKW9xgp9MCRWVghQ9QR/s320/IMG_3542.JPG" border="0" /> It's a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">guarantee</span>, no matter where Liam is he will be smiling!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093465553445394" 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/AVvXsEjktlA6UVW5r2fRsSxSsNhzjfEDfSUgiXJSzE59h1LpD4nty_ODe9DMO7tYwHhfPVAC9aSjHf8X6T0hONS0BL2Ykhyphenhyphenj6VWSwxGv-El3Loz66UqvfcM8lFBiamHbTVJ-5hKS32AKyPKtuj1X/s320/IMG_3538.JPG" border="0" /> Liam found a waterfall on Pigeon Lake on Saturday.<br /><br /><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093456551104210" 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/AVvXsEjkmfj91PcmRUJRiDJ0G2bHwCmqzUEefz7nnP1IseYXshE_ZEtGZdmSlrd7AzC1stMHFzvSXk37epc8BSiUYa1_ZrT1qXKxhXPFT2Ou00yAGSVThymLgga2iOYgunEDrBaBcm7V_My_LHqL/s320/IMG_3534.JPG" border="0" /> Playing on what use to be 6' of beach in 2008.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvF3hWXZr0QmOkZ3FbIstFOTN-RJrVrn5T3g3rY0H3On8FtutYFUBtjodPOts00MJNrxQPDaEZ7v9beorvGBa-_nGaQXklOQkjobkU6nfqVINvetxJbIerxLvr06vjdAtilDsaFyZE8w5/s1600-h/IMG_3523.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372093433390310130" 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/AVvXsEjFvF3hWXZr0QmOkZ3FbIstFOTN-RJrVrn5T3g3rY0H3On8FtutYFUBtjodPOts00MJNrxQPDaEZ7v9beorvGBa-_nGaQXklOQkjobkU6nfqVINvetxJbIerxLvr06vjdAtilDsaFyZE8w5/s320/IMG_3523.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jen's ride was in desperate need of new tires. It turns out that when you purchase new tires these days they automatically come with new fancy 18" rims as a package deal! I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blamed</span> it on Liam's addiction to cool looking rides.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-44299635621448995812009-08-17T20:35:00.002-04:002009-08-17T20:57:45.180-04:00Norah's New Baby Doll<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrKo86pbq3WpB1bwVOsH8-DT9RhIomBAnhQnK_CzjknATOW5EV86FZEb5LCPEuo5foRCme_j2EOBJhS_a1uqwMeSME71taj3abRLi3Mo0DbfW7wKsoGFSGi_UAmSXDYBUGiek6zbRqyTa/s1600-h/IMG_3518.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371098155115676594" 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/AVvXsEitrKo86pbq3WpB1bwVOsH8-DT9RhIomBAnhQnK_CzjknATOW5EV86FZEb5LCPEuo5foRCme_j2EOBJhS_a1uqwMeSME71taj3abRLi3Mo0DbfW7wKsoGFSGi_UAmSXDYBUGiek6zbRqyTa/s320/IMG_3518.JPG" border="0" /></a> Norah loves her real baby doll - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Liam</span>. She loves to play with him and he loves to watch her run around. We put Liam in his Radio <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Flyer</span> wagon so she could push him. They both were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">laughing</span> and having a good time. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNWnokmm3fpBCEdbOHmGDf6wiRWbAVhI9U9x93smYRiocH9ep1L2LKX06DLS-oV6wb2MOd9egFKH6p13Sk_NrYh2rSzveyhgQ5VMisnyopzTF24SK4ttZsJlwc8nkpdr06TnYqiUPSIKF/s1600-h/IMG_3514.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371098140385645234" 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/AVvXsEhvNWnokmm3fpBCEdbOHmGDf6wiRWbAVhI9U9x93smYRiocH9ep1L2LKX06DLS-oV6wb2MOd9egFKH6p13Sk_NrYh2rSzveyhgQ5VMisnyopzTF24SK4ttZsJlwc8nkpdr06TnYqiUPSIKF/s320/IMG_3514.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then Norah decided she wanted to ride too. I'm not sure if Liam was reaching for Norah or if he was trying to push her out. It's a small little wagon, but they both fit and they laughed some more. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjgYDE0yAwT8ZUeRvMNmwu8gATTv9pIQC4etXpqI8fzXqzXVoYm-1_C2jkRd5Oesn7uhIQG3tMdS66Rslwv7atxgMQ5e-hKK2CsoxVWUJ-bAzu1LWeStRGYhEIV1LK3EbVhsF1_qkVmPX/s1600-h/IMG_3512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371098130693783122" 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/AVvXsEiLjgYDE0yAwT8ZUeRvMNmwu8gATTv9pIQC4etXpqI8fzXqzXVoYm-1_C2jkRd5Oesn7uhIQG3tMdS66Rslwv7atxgMQ5e-hKK2CsoxVWUJ-bAzu1LWeStRGYhEIV1LK3EbVhsF1_qkVmPX/s320/IMG_3512.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then Norah had to hug her baby, and not just a little bit, she needed to hug him a lot. She kept saying "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ba</span>-by, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ba</span>-by" and squeezing him. Of course we just let her - it was too cute.</div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-17639627831518699582009-08-15T23:00:00.003-04:002009-08-15T23:39:14.644-04:00Catching up on this last months photos...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQi07GxjVfnht85frVKd9hETHV2ViC0D5BDnUgtsWo2GpiYcV11ZIPd4C5DUL4LkceIVIhC5shlHM8LD0U02oJIEf9bEIkjDs43AKpd4j8V2j24Kw0N8f2iGeixOFVoPYXBySlA5RaPpab/s1600-h/IMG_3491.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393988287858306" 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/AVvXsEgQi07GxjVfnht85frVKd9hETHV2ViC0D5BDnUgtsWo2GpiYcV11ZIPd4C5DUL4LkceIVIhC5shlHM8LD0U02oJIEf9bEIkjDs43AKpd4j8V2j24Kw0N8f2iGeixOFVoPYXBySlA5RaPpab/s320/IMG_3491.JPG" border="0" /></a> We've only been able to get the boat out a few times this year so far. Of coarse <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Liam</span> loves to drive the boat too. Anything dad does, he want to do too. The lake water is finally getting warmer so we can swim as well. Liam is much fonder of warm bath water that the cool lake water.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zJc7PpDuaTNh3W-4fwoL2oLGEd12etaq-4tXwylYRQ7JcXsCA7aNEui1RdO-WuB-hiLtilBv8I18uvGl1f_T9DqbEwuO2AVQrt5eQxfZ5dOXu5a6n80rFB2dGJ8RcGPA_-ufXtzwsCiN/s1600-h/IMG_3469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393976613046706" 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/AVvXsEi0zJc7PpDuaTNh3W-4fwoL2oLGEd12etaq-4tXwylYRQ7JcXsCA7aNEui1RdO-WuB-hiLtilBv8I18uvGl1f_T9DqbEwuO2AVQrt5eQxfZ5dOXu5a6n80rFB2dGJ8RcGPA_-ufXtzwsCiN/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" border="0" /></a> We took these pictures when Liam was about 9 months old <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">and</span> had one tooth. Now he is 10 months old and has 2 teeth - both on the bottom. I haven't been able to get a good picture of them yet. But I thought these were cute anyway.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrYQ_BT2ib2JK6jU2ra8Uh6nAuCUYp9XoVZ42qX30Dm4fBRRrDIM21skXMXuYzS7PNayeLLXvCGzmYJdt6LW7aE46xZK7iuycICUfcY-otJjuJ1hRtCIfatBQ_-ILLYKLQ9C-meu8yCwg/s1600-h/IMG_3445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393974434407474" 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/AVvXsEjKrYQ_BT2ib2JK6jU2ra8Uh6nAuCUYp9XoVZ42qX30Dm4fBRRrDIM21skXMXuYzS7PNayeLLXvCGzmYJdt6LW7aE46xZK7iuycICUfcY-otJjuJ1hRtCIfatBQ_-ILLYKLQ9C-meu8yCwg/s320/IMG_3445.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam started crawling yesterday! We had a big day swimming with Kelly and Carter, but as soon as we got home, I put Liam on the floor to play and he crawled right to me - about 5 scoots. He has got a ways to go, but he is getting it. He gets frustrated fast and would rather just walk.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393964719999266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4e9NXKeFsBpdS3Z6hmrOZhqTEr5nw-1cfmunCuHVOE23q4U7NShxLN3aEh4X7h3hl8CUBzz_n8o0YyMHbX6rEQssQobHjBoADi6A_mkSaDJR5Jo-xib_TxoSerMii4be8BjUE9CpM8La/s320/IMG_3438.JPG" border="0" />Bath time is his favorite - well, at least a close second to dinner time. this week he has really taken to splashing in the tub. He has always splashed some, but this week it has been big splashes where I have to close the shower curtain or he will soak me and the floor. He <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">laughs</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">laughs</span> and thinks he is so funny.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorq4_7omAlS3oDWGC34Tg3dVzlQI377jq76akZjNd87yA2LpHCVR2zTmEWVCyd8YYTrczOGaN8q4vowmZ1Oki1IoH75Xx3E3AMsIADnGMBzTWFZHZahXSqbFDNF9WQj381C7bD43YmzvL/s1600-h/IMG_3435.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393959772915778" 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/AVvXsEjorq4_7omAlS3oDWGC34Tg3dVzlQI377jq76akZjNd87yA2LpHCVR2zTmEWVCyd8YYTrczOGaN8q4vowmZ1Oki1IoH75Xx3E3AMsIADnGMBzTWFZHZahXSqbFDNF9WQj381C7bD43YmzvL/s320/IMG_3435.JPG" border="0" /></a> I recently got him this duck tubby. It's easier and takes less water to fill than using the whole tub. Plus he is such a wiggle worm that I don't have to worry about him clunking his head as he tries to stand! Yes, he actually did manage to pull himself up once. </div><div>Look for another update soon - I've got lots more pictures to post!</div></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-70975987194899777572009-08-13T23:23:00.001-04:002009-08-13T23:28:41.551-04:00Say Cheeeeeeese...or I guess ohhhhh works too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14EhySrEK4w6py9w46rWP1ix6feajROaWbE_63chamuXeD5nXwxh3kTcccOAjNrn-ch8NqdG_XVRbkS-X951PeEjUAacI_4rRItJyM1L_uuzV5mr357in_5NG4o47BP2quR8LnjAQNd4B/s1600-h/_MG_3073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369655591593380034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14EhySrEK4w6py9w46rWP1ix6feajROaWbE_63chamuXeD5nXwxh3kTcccOAjNrn-ch8NqdG_XVRbkS-X951PeEjUAacI_4rRItJyM1L_uuzV5mr357in_5NG4o47BP2quR8LnjAQNd4B/s320/_MG_3073.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-66739871753231478652009-07-15T21:39:00.002-04:002009-07-15T23:08:27.560-04:00PINKS ALL OUTWhat an awesome weekend at Martin 131 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dragway</span>! I am going to start by bragging about Liam a little bit. He is the best kid ever, and if you don't believe me then just ask! I'm pretty sure he is already a full blown gear head and loves fast and loud cars. Liam had the time of his life hanging out at the drags and playing with some new friends he met. <br /><br />Jon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Genzink</span> and myself were 2 of 13 cars chosen out of 450 to be feature cars for PINKS ALL OUT. That in itself was more than enough to satisfy our entire weekend. Featured cars meant that we would both be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">guaranteed</span> some airtime on PINKS ALL OUT <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">TAKES</span> (a separate show from PINKS All Out)and we had a free pass to lane 5 for racing with all the cameras on us. We also had Rod <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dejonge</span> in our group showing all 450 cars at the track how to do a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">wheelstand</span> in a Jeep, and it was awesome!<br /><br />The weather for Friday night to Saturday morning called for heavy T-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">storms</span> so Jen and I decided to fold the seats down in our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">motor home</span>/Ford Excursion and spend the night there. Liam slept through the night like normal while Jen and I were up till 3am listening to a dozen punks having a party right <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">in front</span> of our truck. The storm finally hit at 5:30am and we stayed perfectly dry!<br /><br />Saturday morning Jon and I lined up at 9am to race. We had a racers meeting with the PINKS crew and got ready to race. I was 3rd in line to race until one of the track staff spotted all the cords showing on my drag tires and said they were unsafe to race. I then had to go back to the pits and try to find another set within the hour. This was apparently an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">answer</span> to my prayers because I knew they were bad but thought I could get two more runs out of them. They were bad enough that I would pray the entire 1/4 mile that they wouldn't blow and then God sent the nice guy to tell me no more racing until you change your tires.<br /><br />Jon had another set of slicks at his shop in Holland and Brad and Dave <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Haan</span> were just leaving for the track and were able to pick them up. They were given a VIP pass to the pits by the PINKS crew. If that wasn't all cool enough, Peter Root (one of the PINKS producers) escorted them on our golf cart to the pits, waited for us to change the slicks and then brought me back to the track around all the racers, stopped the next two cars <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">in line</span> just to allow me to make my pass! That was better than any Hollywood story I have ever heard.<br /><br />Alright, that's way more typing then I have ever done. The end result is, we all had the time of our lives and none of us are $10,000 richer. Maybe next time! I posted a Youtube video of some of our passes, just go to Youtube and search <strong><em>tbob80</em></strong>, then click on <strong><em>PINKS ALL OUT</em></strong>.<br /><br /><br /> This is Peter Root from PINKS with Brad <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Haan</span> driving.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KyS1h3MYHhO7K-_Cj_ynqCRNlp34HswpzrFjm8nj5wGe2D937XRI2glKUnHx_Lo1LrrDL9Q_l9xkwLSFgCccjKZnM9ICEXBAiWWsxXOAlgDXEABMgnfeLIH0uar6TT_ttVUn1t0mpwWR/s1600-h/IMG_3349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358870052770618050" 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/AVvXsEi5KyS1h3MYHhO7K-_Cj_ynqCRNlp34HswpzrFjm8nj5wGe2D937XRI2glKUnHx_Lo1LrrDL9Q_l9xkwLSFgCccjKZnM9ICEXBAiWWsxXOAlgDXEABMgnfeLIH0uar6TT_ttVUn1t0mpwWR/s320/IMG_3349.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Brad and myself changing slicks faster then a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Nascar</span> pit crew.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEh3Yr7UNFWZOW_SR11l1KDZ4b-KbbeeVbPPFcchUalPA5PSJ8AipoQadV6qbWLtnb_mpU9Y3_D6MkSUGVGJvcCnB7LuXoFSrJlkzmO9hal8fEU-YnTpnnGSn7nqISSWn6rBccePwr5Hnr/s1600-h/IMG_3344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358870037663796002" 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/AVvXsEhEh3Yr7UNFWZOW_SR11l1KDZ4b-KbbeeVbPPFcchUalPA5PSJ8AipoQadV6qbWLtnb_mpU9Y3_D6MkSUGVGJvcCnB7LuXoFSrJlkzmO9hal8fEU-YnTpnnGSn7nqISSWn6rBccePwr5Hnr/s320/IMG_3344.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> Liam with Grandpa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">DeHaan</span> and ear protection!<br /> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBvZzwAp9obsGb_xrgHUQLi0Arh0sKa3MYMccZSreOdX-l7WMeNv16MMtIxr02SujDLiAAYqVNFKK7Dcaf2K86GIazpiIX5OlLooPiSZs3ESJMgbcD60T6Qn4Pt9dlofxsLDZI9t5e-kL/s1600-h/IMG_3343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358870037077920146" 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/AVvXsEjzBvZzwAp9obsGb_xrgHUQLi0Arh0sKa3MYMccZSreOdX-l7WMeNv16MMtIxr02SujDLiAAYqVNFKK7Dcaf2K86GIazpiIX5OlLooPiSZs3ESJMgbcD60T6Qn4Pt9dlofxsLDZI9t5e-kL/s320/IMG_3343.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Liam tried to convinced me that he can go faster in the Ranger and thus win the 10,000 dollars. My response was, who is going to step on the gas for you?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEut22ukz16tSExDlUZmLrcJJm1BvfgXgAMrB6e3zD_gFbMYysg2-CKiAVBeSPUvszfhx7X6yeXGzpJDYXCdvc8yxFPCWQc4vFMRBWS5rb2MtDRJ2cWX2n9ZLodPGIbH1TPwKscyw7eeF/s1600-h/IMG_3338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358870028325498674" 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/AVvXsEhiEut22ukz16tSExDlUZmLrcJJm1BvfgXgAMrB6e3zD_gFbMYysg2-CKiAVBeSPUvszfhx7X6yeXGzpJDYXCdvc8yxFPCWQc4vFMRBWS5rb2MtDRJ2cWX2n9ZLodPGIbH1TPwKscyw7eeF/s320/IMG_3338.JPG" border="0" /></a> I told Liam he needs to practice with his own Ranger!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358870059479379954" 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/AVvXsEiTNLLetnA1kCJGh2S1UCJ5G3RD0BU1brIhLB9xZmE7H0O0FGowx9KAUCl5hGK-VCX_Eai8mqH3NhPCAzfzohLQgqKGr_GTRhg64cRtN-ITXsmOxVdE3Ur_Nyn1HHbeS7jCZMnYfvLLArDJ/s320/IMG_3424.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688098909148495042.post-37646423225380045342009-07-09T22:13:00.004-04:002009-07-09T23:03:52.482-04:00PopsiclesWhat would summer be without <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Popsicles</span>? This was Liam's first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">attempt</span> at eating a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Popsicle</span>. He loved it. No real surprise there, I have yet to find some food item he doesn't devour. And of course he was upset when it was gone. I think he thought his mommy didn't share fare, but I do think he ate more than I did, plus he had some of grandma's! It must have felt great on his gums because he was teething big time. Sunday was the first day I could feel his first sharp little tooth coming though.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356649789314354594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5qc7JSW_1vzHBj_93vhJa-Ev95ZFfv6WrCH2UWf6DPUamdg37eRZBFJ4JOtWn9K_k_r6AfFR7Nl3tMPMLEgVVk6HTVxLus9uu1O-ilLH5hL2ytdcAZHyent7-KL0m1nQOm_u9e9rqJ0Z/s320/IMG_0489.JPG" border="0" />Last week Liam stayed in G-ma and G-pa's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Huyser's</span> boat. Tim was gone all week to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Colorado</span> with the church youth group and I thought that it would be too long for him to go to daycare on the days I work because that would have been over 13 hours 3 days in a row! So G-ma volunteered to watch him since she had vacation that week anyway. Too bad it was such a crummy week. I don't think Liam cared too much but I know G-ma wished it was nicer weather. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356649801269356690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JOUYE3QfYXZUWuFuGRr4nz_UI_crF3Tq9cIXXQxr9G_Du13tjjNYyG1eDVXdRXJ2FHnUJ1cStnMY0wsHhqx4T3H1ODMPE-z5JpkV3UXmCZA-hZMv2bhqfTPYEd_fAUhNrc3nAaQGEIY_/s320/IMG_0502.JPG" border="0" />My mom thought that Liam had to have his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">exersaucer</span> along because he loves it so much. It was a good idea - especially with the weather. He can stand up around it now and he even attempts to walk around it. You have to help hold him <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">of course</span> or he would fall face first. this kid has no fear! <br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356649793729842834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEb_OGwNUA5ob-ZJ0kwaIYgHmq-CmxQQpx4FqhcVzWsVrjQuXMxSiCOIzDGro6Lwvu8X7u5QjNsYzkJGjz0tlYwOrb39q9-LZBvqmx9_6D8Xk1wDEXmTjremo5xT8uG4mLAlMe8urL5Eq/s320/IMG_0494.JPG" border="0" />Grandpa came to visit him every night after work and even spent the night once. He is quite the baby hog. When he is around he's gotta have the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">grandkids</span>. He like to walk with Liam and show him off. here he put on his sun hat - cowboy style with the sunglasses. So far he keeps them both on. I'm sure it won't last long.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356649805642389634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6ZuSd_FmTTRosiBn3Lq-52IcnwbWlwmp84yGYfURer9JTQnRVHLdPDq_3amu339EentViFlD4q9stNVEV8le4cu8fStce3fo6XpTm3icqjX-D_CdASdLGfQGzNCsjhRGIidwY-qSCu8w/s320/IMG_0510.JPG" border="0" />G-ma got lots of use out of her stroller. They even got a little wet, but Liam didn't care. He loves to go for walks. This is him on the Grand Haven Pier - taking a break. He is yelling for g-ma to put down the camera and start walking again. He doesn't really like to stop.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356649809688292834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5neQWs2v7tVUakybRIH1dJQ5XFO7QDP5PhVch7oVOjXiqdKzRZZX7gvnVGevoKiCIb5NP1FjDRyuZBZzyfni7hg8hxCFzgyUiXY3FpkD0IIrazqCkMZhy7sPpcdIZAClOJeqIOagMjBZ/s320/IMG_0506.JPG" border="0" />After such long days outside Liam was ready to sleep. G-ma said he loved sleeping on the boat and he slept until about 8:<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">oo</span> every morning. I don't think g-ma knows the no blanket in the bed rule - what do you think? Well at least he was comfortable. Thanks G-ma and G-pa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Huyser</span> for taking such good care of him! <br />This weekend we are going camping at the 131 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Dragway</span> (Martin, MI). Tim is racing his truck in PINKS All Out! It is a TV show that airs on the SPEED channel. I think there is about 350-400 cars racing and there will be only 16 in the feature. We dropped off the truck tonight and got our spot in the pits and Tim was already interviewed by one of the PINKS crew members. The guy was leaving the track and seen us pull in and he turned around and followed us to our spot. He was excited to see something different that would be racing. There isn't <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">a lot</span> of trucks and probably non that are as lifted as Tim's so it kinda draws a crowd. We are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">definitely</span> not the fastest, but it is fun to watch. It should be a good time, our first <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">experience</span> with Liam in a tent. I will report back next week with the details!GITTYUPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078986575539994116noreply@blogger.com2