tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746895964330025722024-03-13T20:53:48.118-07:00The Tyler FamilyJaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-31730987151429793462012-04-30T21:14:00.001-07:002014-01-08T21:02:29.564-08:00To Mozambique and Back<div style="text-align: center;">
Guest Post by Grant Tyler (self invited)</div>
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For some of you that don't know, I recently had the pleasure of taking a trip to South Africa and Mozambique with our Church, on a mission trip with soccer being the tool to reach out to others. The mention of Africa and soccer was all it took to get me 'all in' and so glad that I went, since what I got from the trip feels so much more than what I gave. </div>
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Jo, Alex and I were sent from our church and after spending a couple of days in Pretoria, SA, we met up with 6 others from 3CI church in Pretoria. The plan was to help run a youth soccer tournament for the local churches in Maputo, Mozambique, to allow for outreach among the youth and also bring unity within the local churches. However, the trip was much more than that and essentially turned into multiple mission trips within the same journey.</div>
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Below is a run down of our trip each day with some photos for added effect.</div>
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<u>Day 1 (Friday, March 30th)</u></div>
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We left Folsom at 1.30am for San Francisco airport where we caught our 6.15am flight to Atlanta with a 6hr layover before our 15hr flight to Johannesburg. The 15hr flight actually turned into 16.5hrs due to our plane turning around at the runway to allow one of the passengers to be taken off by the paramedics (no additional information was given), so once they located and removed his bag we were allowed to continue. We had a lot of baggage due to the extra soccer kits we were taking for the teams participating in the tournament, but none of us was prepared for Alex's bag which weighed in at 86lbs!</div>
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<u>Day 2 (Saturday, March 31st)</u></div>
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Due to the length of travel and also the time difference, we arrived in Johannesburg around 6pm, and we were picked up at the airport by a friend of Jo's with a single cab truck, which meant Alex and myself rode in the bed of the truck with all our luggage for the 45min drive to Pretoria - welcome to Africa!!! We all stayed with different host families and I was placed with an Indian family, which cooked both an Indian meal and a 'white' meal for me when I arrived, unbeknownst to them that I love Indian food!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Riding in the back of the truck with all the luggage</span></div>
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<u>Day 3 (Sunday, April 1st)</u></div>
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We went with our respective families to their local churches, all three families originated from the same church (3CI), but due to the growth and planting of the church they meet at different locations now. I then spent the afternoon visiting my Aunty Gwen and cousins Carlos and Ricky and their wives who now live in Johannesburg for the afternoon.</div>
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<u>Day 4 (Monday, April 2nd)</u></div>
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We had time to relax and try to recoup-orate from our jet-lag in the morning, then had a lunch meeting with the youth leaders from the 3CI church to iron out some logistics for the trip to Mozambique. In the afternoon we traveled to a Lion and Rhino park where we saw a lot of different game as well as petted 5 month old Lions and a fully grown Cheetah. Jo was scratched by one of the lions and we were then a little scared due to some miss-communication from the handler who had us a little worried about rabies, but once we figured out that they would have "babies" not "rabies" we were reassured.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Some Oryx roaming around (type of Antelope)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Petting the 5 month old Lions</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">One of the Lions starting to attack Jo</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rubbing it's belly...their hair isn't as soft as I thought it would be!</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The three of us from Folsom, with a fully grown Cheetah...he was fully awake, just trying to snooze. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">We were told very specifically where to and where to not pet him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The Cheetah's leftovers from his meal - a chicken foot (the other foot is mine)</span></div>
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From there we traveled to Soweto (SOuth WEst TOwnship), which is a sprawling slum and trained with the under 23's at the Nike complex with the leaders of the Hope Academy (http://www.aishopeacademy.org/). We each had an opportunity to share with them a little testimony and an encouraging word.</div>
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<u>Day 5 (Tuesday, April 3rd)</u></div>
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This was a early start to avoid the traffic as we traveled an hour back to Soweto to conduct training sessions with the under 9's and under 10's at the Hope Academy. This was no ordinary "2hr" training session as we were led to believe, we were out there for 5hrs perfecting their understanding on the soccer field as well as the importance to be 'Excellent' in all areas of their life; with God, at Home, at School etc. To explain the impact that this had on us and the kids would not do it justice - to see the joy of the kids coming from nothing and the respect they had for their coaches as well as their willingness to praise God in all things was something I have never experienced before. They thought that we had blessed them by being there, while all three of us were the ones feeling blessed!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Since I let them shoot on me for such a long time, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">I thought it was only fair that they let me shoot on them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The kids being totally respectful listening to their instructions. The coach is out on parole after turning his life around through one of the prison ministries. He now mentors kids before they make the same mistakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Typical footwear, and these kids were actually lucky to have any in the first place! (look closely at the toes of the shoes. Those are his red socks poking through!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The classroom piece, where they were learning all about being excellent! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">All of us at the end of a 5hr training/learning session.</span></div>
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From there we took a detour to the Apartheid museum to really appreciate the transition that the country has gone through in the last 18yrs.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Alex (Aryan race), and myself (Black power), posing in front of the Apartheid Museum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Alex and I, outside the Union Building in the capitol city Pretoria, SA</span></div>
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<u>Day 6 (Wednesday, April 4th)</u></div>
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This was an even earlier start due to our long drive (10hrs) to Maputo, Mozambique. We met up with the youth leaders, Marnus and Sonja, as well as the 4 youth, Keegan, Jesse, Brandon and Sebastian from the 3CI church at 6am, and headed north for the border. Unfortunately the car ride wasn't the greatest since I was up sick the previous night, most probably from being out in the sun and altitude for the 5hrs the day before. We arrived at our makeshift campsite at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DENTu3zBkJs">MozOvos</a> around 5pm in time for "lunch" followed by dinner an hour later. Our campsite comprised of a few trees, a couple of flushing toilets, running showers (cold only), and lots and lots of sand, flies and ants...oh and did I mention that we were sleeping about 30 feet from the chickens!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Approaching the South Africa/Mozambique border crossing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The entrance to MozOvos - which means "Mozambique Eggs"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The chickens, sleeping roughly 30 feet from us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Our campsite, communal area... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The kitchen - the flies loved this place!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Prepping the potatoes for some deep fried wedges. Marnus and Sonja were experienced campers...</span></div>
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<u>Day 7 (Thursday, April 5th)</u></div>
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This was our orientation day to get comfortable with each other and our surroundings. We headed to the beach with our host missionaries from World Venture who started the MozOvos chicken farm in Maputo (Rodger, Lynne, Andrew and Stephen Schmidt). In order to get to the beach we had to take a ferry boat across a river, not sure if it was more of a raft than a boat! While a couple of the cars were waiting the locals just happened to be dragging a dead body out of the river - not a sight any of us wanted to see. Once at the beach we played in the Indian Ocean waves, had a South Africa vs World soccer match on the sand and learned about the mission and also a quick Portuguese lesson.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Rodger, our Mozambique host negotiating our ferry crossing tickets - everything is negotiable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The gang at the beach, it was an amazing, deserted beach with warm waves! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Rodger giving us our Portuguese lesson on the beach.</span></div>
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We headed back to our campsite in late afternoon to sort through all the donated soccer kits and have an improvised game of cricket...I think the South Africans were a little surprised at what a Yank and a Brit can do with a machete as a bat, although we were all a little surprised at what Sebastian did when the 'bat' went flying out his sweaty hand directly towards Marnus' head who was blinded by the sun at the time...fortunately he could hear it coming at ducked right at the last minute!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A little international cricket to work up an appetite before dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> We sorted through the seven kits ready to hand out to the teams in the tournament.</span></div>
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<u>Day 8 (Friday, </u><u>April </u><u>6th)</u></div>
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We were privileged to work this day at the Project Purpose orphanage. Project Purpose is a Christian Mozambican Non-Government Organization working with "Princesses", girls 10-24 years old, who are prostituted on the streets of Maputo. The goal is to see them spiritually and emotionally restored, transformed and reintegrated into their families through Bible-based teaching, practical and academic skills training, recreational activities and community service projects. The orphanage allows the girls to keep their children and know that they have somewhere safe to place them while transforming their lives. So many of the girls on the street have abortions every 3 months, since being pregnant helps with their skin, nails and hair etc. but they don't actually want to keep the babies. There we played with the kids, sanded and varnished tables and benches and also cut some of their grass (manually with a scythe).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The kids washing their hands before lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The entrance to Project Purpose Orphanage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The old kitchen before the new building was donated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Sanding the benches before varnishing.</span></div>
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<u>Day 9 (Saturday, </u><u>April </u><u>7th)</u></div>
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The tournament begins - this was the main focus of the trip. MozOvos wanted to run a successful soccer tournament where all the local churches could come together and outreach in unison. You need to understand that the churches in Maputo do not work together in anything and are more seen as rivals rather than partners. Each church was to bring a youth (12-16yrs) team which consisted of half believers and half non-believers. You don't really understand the intensity of the occasion until you see the registration table checking every player's birth certificate before allowing them a participation wristband. Apparently there has never, ever been a successfully run soccer tournament in the area. There were 7 teams total - 6 from the local churches and the 7th was a combination of our 5 youth, and extras from one of the churches. There were 3 first round games where the best loser played an additional game against the international team for the final semi-final spot. Lunch was provided for all the players, and a gospel message was presented by one of the MosOvos graduates who now leads one of the local churches. After lunch the 1st semi-final was played, before we all headed back for some rest. I was allowed to participate in the tournament but only as a referee, Jo and myself were the official international referee's with Marnus and a local taking turns to fill in as a linesman. We were absolutely exhausted at the end of the day, refereeing in the heat for every game, but it was great that the others had an opportunity to love and play with the locals who came to watch.</div>
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Most of the kids playing in the tournament were playing barefoot, and to see some of them kick a ball 40yds with the outside of their barefoot is quite astonishing! What's more remarkable is when they go into hard tackles with those kids who do have footwear and carry on playing through the pain. The competitive nature of the tournament was extremely high, but the donated kits allowed each team to feel some sort of unity to each other. The kits were all donated from our local high schools in the Sacramento area, and we made sure to take a photo before each game.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Pre-match photo before every game. Based on the shirts in this game, it was Belle Vista home and away teams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Lunch with a gospel message was given midway through the first day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies along with the kit that 1st place would also receive.</span></div>
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<u>Day 10 (Sunday, April 8th)</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Sunday school before the main service.</span></div>
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We headed back to our campsite for lunch and then back to the soccer field to finish off the tournament. The 2nd semi-final was played and then the loser from each semi-final played a penalty shoot-out for 3rd and 4th place. While this was happening, we found out that one of the teams that made the final the day before had in fact played ineligible players, and since we were running the show we had to make the tough decision to disqualify them and promote the 4th place to 3rd and then 3rd place was then promoted to the final. It took about 30mins to get the protesters off the field and a lot of negotiations to stop the pending riots. The presentation ceremony was great, where 3rd, 2nd, and 1st all received a trophy, all teams were allowed to keep their kits that they were given the day before and the 1st place team was also presented with an additional kit. </div>
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<u>Day 11/12 (Monday, April 9th/10th)</u></div>
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The next few days all merge together...we got up at 4am MZ time (7pm Sunday night pacific time) to pack up camp and head back to Pretoria, we finally left our campsite at 5am and after an uneventful border crossing, arrived in Pretoria at 3pm. The three of us said our goodbyes to the South African group and then took the train to Johannesburg airport to catch our 17hr flight to Atlanta, followed by our 3hr layover, and 5 more hrs of flying from Atlanta to San Francisco and then just a 2 hr drive back to Folsom. All in all we traveled for a total of 46hrs to get back from Maputo, Mozambique to home and arrived around 6pm Tuesday evening.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">For 3 of us, this was a lot of luggage to cart on trains, planes, and automobiles!</span></div>
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So there you have it, hopefully you had some time to read through everything as well as look at the pictures. Please feel free to ask me any questions the next time you see me, I'm more than happy to share what an amazing experience this was.<br />
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Grant (aka "Papa Grant" in Mozambique since the average life expectancy is only 35yrs) </div>
Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-31469053147550115142012-04-02T21:01:00.021-07:002012-04-02T22:19:59.610-07:00{I have a 5 Year Old!!!}Last week we celebrated our little monkey turning 5! It was so cute because I said in passing, "can you believe you are 5 today?" and he responded in all seriousness, "I can't!" In the past the excitement has been about the party, gifts, attention, etc. but this year the real excitement is about turning 5! 5 years old! He's 5! He can hardly contain himself and he still mentions it out of the blue..."I'm 5!"<br /><br />Poor guy had had a fever the entire week leading up to his birthday weekend so it was a bit overwhelming for him but he had so much fun anyway. Aunty Jen and Uncle Tim came for the weekend and on the 25th, we did church, Smashburger and bowling, complete with presents and cakepops! We had a 45 minute wait to bowl so that took a little distraction but other than that he had a fabulous day.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqMpQ534sf4qXOKaCmqXqJY6vklIABSK_kWPpb23xELpmaGgdseO_EjEJMgFH8dkHf0J3MAsdZpTF5xRy21DWxIUDRvnzU6kUz-sM59N9N6twrwM0F5eBlpB4ygcAbum205kC-Izj1oWV/s1600/IMG_9550.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727032260767612290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqMpQ534sf4qXOKaCmqXqJY6vklIABSK_kWPpb23xELpmaGgdseO_EjEJMgFH8dkHf0J3MAsdZpTF5xRy21DWxIUDRvnzU6kUz-sM59N9N6twrwM0F5eBlpB4ygcAbum205kC-Izj1oWV/s400/IMG_9550.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cars 2 was the theme for turning 5!</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdSewKAvslod-pb02igfCRj5DeGtzNy6sGxmfr46P91icAgtEIoJY34r-2IDMOAKP6Wkr48pmi1_OsUlV0ongevtodzgm-Hne2L5FE35FNGfuKNjpKq7J0n8VJPOoh9Cki-53YGP5FA7q/s1600/IMG_9569.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727032108253320578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdSewKAvslod-pb02igfCRj5DeGtzNy6sGxmfr46P91icAgtEIoJY34r-2IDMOAKP6Wkr48pmi1_OsUlV0ongevtodzgm-Hne2L5FE35FNGfuKNjpKq7J0n8VJPOoh9Cki-53YGP5FA7q/s400/IMG_9569.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My first attempt at cakepops!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWid1A5UIaNegO6TPOVmCQRHaA1lCMtn5t8rXynab7_8LpCYjFVu556dPQ-VtgUI1KpbbkiKpWo2pBHWqpVOSTZhihxkH0IO35aAePNP2dgGxyL3mViZ4VenJkxsZ0Mwc09Z3DjttCTOoY/s1600/IMG_9571.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727031947133971874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWid1A5UIaNegO6TPOVmCQRHaA1lCMtn5t8rXynab7_8LpCYjFVu556dPQ-VtgUI1KpbbkiKpWo2pBHWqpVOSTZhihxkH0IO35aAePNP2dgGxyL3mViZ4VenJkxsZ0Mwc09Z3DjttCTOoY/s400/IMG_9571.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Smashing good fun!</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt86kFZ7exJuZahWxO-Yq_DBBjtt5Qjyvg1sUb2JsRvXlCCb_N-kcd422zOd501iGL-u466OfxBohT8OxWcSMDO5qtEynBuIqDPehmi7-sIvbYB0mwTGE4u6Vea991DbCzfmQ9fLi92FT3/s1600/IMG_9585.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727031831499698002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt86kFZ7exJuZahWxO-Yq_DBBjtt5Qjyvg1sUb2JsRvXlCCb_N-kcd422zOd501iGL-u466OfxBohT8OxWcSMDO5qtEynBuIqDPehmi7-sIvbYB0mwTGE4u6Vea991DbCzfmQ9fLi92FT3/s400/IMG_9585.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The support team</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DVzlzZ63afKI0HS3UaFsXL24m-F5eywA7A-ZFaYd8pPC9xx4zBCMJfgeqfsRdk60KbJ2OA2skCfm4yGpe8Axx7W0UHw5Ekh4-OGgqzB4DxAOrjvWynUEL-Bp6G8yoiBlP4HJ7J1RjJPD/s1600/IMG_9601.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727031564487576018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DVzlzZ63afKI0HS3UaFsXL24m-F5eywA7A-ZFaYd8pPC9xx4zBCMJfgeqfsRdk60KbJ2OA2skCfm4yGpe8Axx7W0UHw5Ekh4-OGgqzB4DxAOrjvWynUEL-Bp6G8yoiBlP4HJ7J1RjJPD/s400/IMG_9601.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Waiting not so patiently to bowl</div></span><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu_VsCcg_vbnTFPVRo4-YC4mEcnPBdsrQhdgWWSrJJWBlhhYiihy5yDweLKmWZaefaK2S9xVnPKKNZwOURZJsuM9aWG0_NSl9E4MJvQn71ptKLQKNQhvNTbCFVswvQNb-YDW76lo6jyvP/s1600/IMG_9608.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727031368515963778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu_VsCcg_vbnTFPVRo4-YC4mEcnPBdsrQhdgWWSrJJWBlhhYiihy5yDweLKmWZaefaK2S9xVnPKKNZwOURZJsuM9aWG0_NSl9E4MJvQn71ptKLQKNQhvNTbCFVswvQNb-YDW76lo6jyvP/s400/IMG_9608.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Professional bowlers only!</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1etJzoE95PXqj7atnkpAspQDmht2zwytfnVIbILFUHAw3OYdGQeOwDFHixFva89BgB4Sbkx1ERVOVaWq5iNW2gieZsIQ4PqqyLkocjXNq_plcJQfVpr_pG-byFtK6k2_sYbQNvdIy3ue/s1600/IMG_9609.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727031245693722018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1etJzoE95PXqj7atnkpAspQDmht2zwytfnVIbILFUHAw3OYdGQeOwDFHixFva89BgB4Sbkx1ERVOVaWq5iNW2gieZsIQ4PqqyLkocjXNq_plcJQfVpr_pG-byFtK6k2_sYbQNvdIy3ue/s400/IMG_9609.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Just checking...</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NMO7RjVxhIt0pQUSg7wN-EBD_dafuiIc_ggVUSiYbDF9yC0evQ1zcRvixKnM85Usu0Oc7oqsea00DKKlIGdmSj15j09TdVxf-XRcfufjvVrKORWI6mo_4HmcHkixRSHcblFC9bZKdc-Q/s1600/IMG_9616.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727030957905455762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NMO7RjVxhIt0pQUSg7wN-EBD_dafuiIc_ggVUSiYbDF9yC0evQ1zcRvixKnM85Usu0Oc7oqsea00DKKlIGdmSj15j09TdVxf-XRcfufjvVrKORWI6mo_4HmcHkixRSHcblFC9bZKdc-Q/s400/IMG_9616.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Aunty sacrificed her score for the entertainment value</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxCPXJaeoW5tep7dJQf8tmf3UncmlLraDw9gMGo8FnUvPSY6h3n0k9f1EIuwYOuXznZS8Agti9EQXC9A_M6rS4JwBKE8D5lcqbslrJ6akV1WDu8n81YQLWjjtPsuGx7PNB0qhkb_J5qGu/s1600/IMG_9635.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727030779550632322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxCPXJaeoW5tep7dJQf8tmf3UncmlLraDw9gMGo8FnUvPSY6h3n0k9f1EIuwYOuXznZS8Agti9EQXC9A_M6rS4JwBKE8D5lcqbslrJ6akV1WDu8n81YQLWjjtPsuGx7PNB0qhkb_J5qGu/s400/IMG_9635.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Guess what? I'm 5!</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilalVEb1IHUbwamVg3JtOF-BtMpXrf3bdjtNCcUXtNd-FefzfSbIReE6in7kPyJ6fSA345t_EROUXO6ZmN2g6BOST84Ndoc-wvgcGa-tVwwnycXMrLlHW-yAV9O61abA0Iycn2Znqe3QwV/s1600/IMG_9648.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727030495595807426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilalVEb1IHUbwamVg3JtOF-BtMpXrf3bdjtNCcUXtNd-FefzfSbIReE6in7kPyJ6fSA345t_EROUXO6ZmN2g6BOST84Ndoc-wvgcGa-tVwwnycXMrLlHW-yAV9O61abA0Iycn2Znqe3QwV/s400/IMG_9648.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Looks tasty!</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4qD3V1PVCIW7R8ZihyphenhyphenePoFJ8jGp7DfGinMEmYbw1uc62j7-e5JKgeWyhb9r79E8QoMSmyhSVFjPx3Q3lDmZWa3sZ2RGndTDBL0s5LAnKtVL25vbkx6s1ekNn8ltv4aPgcZKZOQqFduY-/s1600/IMG_9652.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727029852742751906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4qD3V1PVCIW7R8ZihyphenhyphenePoFJ8jGp7DfGinMEmYbw1uc62j7-e5JKgeWyhb9r79E8QoMSmyhSVFjPx3Q3lDmZWa3sZ2RGndTDBL0s5LAnKtVL25vbkx6s1ekNn8ltv4aPgcZKZOQqFduY-/s400/IMG_9652.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">YUM!</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">But the fun didn't end there! The following day after school, we took Eli out to lunch and then met up with four buddies from school to bounce the afternoon away. Its the first "drop off" party we've had for Eli where his friends just get dropped off and picked up. It was hilarious to see them all interacting and following each other around from one thing to the next. I have to say, it was really nice and calm just having Grant, myself and the five boys! So all the boys were full of cupcakes and snacks, sweaty and worn out before we sent them home. You're welcome moms and dads! :) </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WHz93MzpFG3zDjOaDQFNUnQGxUgqsOXFhIFUeuchgnrRAGHdqo8LATWv6AroDLl60AX0wl7hUa0V8QC5IxojJgA9jIXKC2qVnvhkjqpvxlb2Xdt1wGxWe6KueaUIvfQO9sMkZMPjdjTO/s1600/IMG_9659.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727036641572388450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WHz93MzpFG3zDjOaDQFNUnQGxUgqsOXFhIFUeuchgnrRAGHdqo8LATWv6AroDLl60AX0wl7hUa0V8QC5IxojJgA9jIXKC2qVnvhkjqpvxlb2Xdt1wGxWe6KueaUIvfQO9sMkZMPjdjTO/s400/IMG_9659.JPG" /></a></span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz-N_msLO63uLSMuWTCz2t9r7Lwv8H3Bc2RbsfugLqxZvlWOytMwyTcSH3Hsm8cd8jLZ_Vdh8-_5ZZeGaVc-AM2dspfawtih0NgaQJEt8xuti4Wgnw4kfzaHCIO0zHxnxLdPR8G-OETpU/s1600/IMG_9664.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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We love you so much sunshiny!</span></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-90216657822079658942012-03-22T11:38:00.005-07:002012-03-22T11:50:19.923-07:00{Beautiful Days}<div align="left">Even in the midst of runny noses, grumpy attitudes and just plain down days, a little sunshine and play time can do wonders! Eli and Naomi have so much fun playing together and it makes my heart smile when I hear them giggling, having the best time all on their own, with no help from an adult. I know that they love eachother but it is amazing to watch their friendship grow as well!<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoksiWG1r6F9g_YOWWzu2sJG-Hjz-PDC1qkmXF56tpouH734DHA2khPBBkAKcw3dCmeg-R9UCXENDEPdLnvOwgfFSZwHFg3c9jnY9G00-WQYuo6VBElFMTyKTNdjI550TX2ymO7TushFGV/s1600/IMG_9520.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794398175781762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoksiWG1r6F9g_YOWWzu2sJG-Hjz-PDC1qkmXF56tpouH734DHA2khPBBkAKcw3dCmeg-R9UCXENDEPdLnvOwgfFSZwHFg3c9jnY9G00-WQYuo6VBElFMTyKTNdjI550TX2ymO7TushFGV/s400/IMG_9520.JPG" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_dLZ1Lm1Q3-f6QIHBK-WE8WNW-feyQO7twKKmPnQp_K_bl0B3usNCbP7b15MEGZNULvB7knSA6HGXv2vugAsGaTSaSayA0QBr6kqpjeWl7kmxJONaWid44TsXC0KXpHJSRuanTloquY4/s1600/IMG_9529.JPG"></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8u-k7J3E9J6H5hxCl-K2wzYQA0XYRgtDp6YTiVtLhH_rd4Vucvs6lSRCbaEUlIv6xaZRu5tNFxz9O0uA24tDVYvuSvEhjAVDbyX55DB1HydP2rNJhxRNdvJZpj_3R55ErRTd_65piYU5A/s1600/IMG_9517.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794385801891218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8u-k7J3E9J6H5hxCl-K2wzYQA0XYRgtDp6YTiVtLhH_rd4Vucvs6lSRCbaEUlIv6xaZRu5tNFxz9O0uA24tDVYvuSvEhjAVDbyX55DB1HydP2rNJhxRNdvJZpj_3R55ErRTd_65piYU5A/s400/IMG_9517.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBZ7Yi-cXjNgzKEGtHKCR_IrRghuYL0zaqaRv25ZQ_AYLXxh47WuxqirzW5OQ3R4hckQEmkgwHF9Otw3xoN6jCYUC6FJeJ-Hk6UHyjAIo9-j9e8bah4JnrmNnNrQIq_ASqli-7TKqjfyA/s1600/IMG_9522.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794703009082978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBZ7Yi-cXjNgzKEGtHKCR_IrRghuYL0zaqaRv25ZQ_AYLXxh47WuxqirzW5OQ3R4hckQEmkgwHF9Otw3xoN6jCYUC6FJeJ-Hk6UHyjAIo9-j9e8bah4JnrmNnNrQIq_ASqli-7TKqjfyA/s400/IMG_9522.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_dLZ1Lm1Q3-f6QIHBK-WE8WNW-feyQO7twKKmPnQp_K_bl0B3usNCbP7b15MEGZNULvB7knSA6HGXv2vugAsGaTSaSayA0QBr6kqpjeWl7kmxJONaWid44TsXC0KXpHJSRuanTloquY4/s1600/IMG_9529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794714051626594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_dLZ1Lm1Q3-f6QIHBK-WE8WNW-feyQO7twKKmPnQp_K_bl0B3usNCbP7b15MEGZNULvB7knSA6HGXv2vugAsGaTSaSayA0QBr6kqpjeWl7kmxJONaWid44TsXC0KXpHJSRuanTloquY4/s400/IMG_9529.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mQQQgH688gqCxWeJzeHveeOagxfRTU5MvFz1F3Ecg2ZCwRthKpwMXY-6Sfn8YdjHMkMer5Wg8MiOtfu-Vp2Gjl71YagfcjJgdYFEWA-QHS5Y3LsrugYSjZ09uY9bOYksSRN3ktoe5qbu/s1600/IMG_9499.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794378750469714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mQQQgH688gqCxWeJzeHveeOagxfRTU5MvFz1F3Ecg2ZCwRthKpwMXY-6Sfn8YdjHMkMer5Wg8MiOtfu-Vp2Gjl71YagfcjJgdYFEWA-QHS5Y3LsrugYSjZ09uY9bOYksSRN3ktoe5qbu/s400/IMG_9499.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiMiqO1a4Zg94HZM-3-_xRs_mt4O1-ELejHlaWHhcI1CDtkFH7Jd32RXeRoaKvSLBGPkIfmPy3gV6EG0Rl3bEUYcmlTKn7xWj0pSkl3emlpwGLALkQpQGqkLGWz1X1gYi5TP2rbDzhqBn/s1600/IMG_9509.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794381258339778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiMiqO1a4Zg94HZM-3-_xRs_mt4O1-ELejHlaWHhcI1CDtkFH7Jd32RXeRoaKvSLBGPkIfmPy3gV6EG0Rl3bEUYcmlTKn7xWj0pSkl3emlpwGLALkQpQGqkLGWz1X1gYi5TP2rbDzhqBn/s400/IMG_9509.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNr8TLvBNDmYYFj4JM44389wnTLM-Ht8Vx9xbg1e57yjAwIhfKWN7_ElBsfO8N8Fy_nPPVxz2ef9yzEqdUvqiyhQvEhi7A7WZt_J65PqcgBgfkx8RjbxJDWw4X3cFclvDyRapSNDR-TFY/s1600/IMG_9495.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722794371358313618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNr8TLvBNDmYYFj4JM44389wnTLM-Ht8Vx9xbg1e57yjAwIhfKWN7_ElBsfO8N8Fy_nPPVxz2ef9yzEqdUvqiyhQvEhi7A7WZt_J65PqcgBgfkx8RjbxJDWw4X3cFclvDyRapSNDR-TFY/s400/IMG_9495.JPG" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-43236141325837651342012-02-28T14:28:00.010-08:002012-02-28T15:34:46.608-08:00{A Little Recap}Ummm, so if you still check this blog you might have noticed that its been a LONG while since I've blogged anything. I hadn't actually reaized how long until I logged into blogger and it said my last post was August '11!!!! Yikes, that's bad! So, there is no way that I'll be able to remember everything but I'll just bombard you with a bunch of photos and maybe you'll forgive me?! I'd like to promise that 2012 will be better but after downloading pictures from my camera today and noticing that I haven't even created my 2012 picture folder yet, it's not looking very good. :) Without further ado, the last few months:<br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>August/September -<br /></strong></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCk-VhBHZnTtCQZj5OHzxJFDf-kcDW4e4C4_-toyQgx_uh7N3bVPJQRF4xGKpimz5WmZMfXkwIKj8IdqDVg5Dsg-u7TFByWLKSvxpLWT_IQkoq_BuDYL8JjlHuqimDc2JdouXopCDKadAd/s1600/IMG_8694.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hQpINzsweC4Md2lkgnchkacbDbaXh2x0BNchckSBl9E4lSh3jpDOzRUKoL4lAboC6LHqsmR1cGmzbl74S-p4OOXrQCHpm8lkVQM5Ns65bMgY0iIWDWVSA2TzBXX9yuW5W2FkDE-xKV6Y/s1600/IMG_8787.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714326138005638882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hQpINzsweC4Md2lkgnchkacbDbaXh2x0BNchckSBl9E4lSh3jpDOzRUKoL4lAboC6LHqsmR1cGmzbl74S-p4OOXrQCHpm8lkVQM5Ns65bMgY0iIWDWVSA2TzBXX9yuW5W2FkDE-xKV6Y/s400/IMG_8787.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cabo with great friends was sooooo much fun!!!!</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp0tWflGPoKNymovezl5OliEoj1g91EMhvM55eXugbQkdX-exyWm7Z0niQXLF_GIWBIOo6zXPA0mwRjZ3k0FD1UHSxZVsXydtXIwyuNkBFb0xMgZ_O3SZN3zSIB7tH4gBphEdXyS0JboW/s1600/IMG_8797.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714326139559526514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp0tWflGPoKNymovezl5OliEoj1g91EMhvM55eXugbQkdX-exyWm7Z0niQXLF_GIWBIOo6zXPA0mwRjZ3k0FD1UHSxZVsXydtXIwyuNkBFb0xMgZ_O3SZN3zSIB7tH4gBphEdXyS0JboW/s400/IMG_8797.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Escaping the heat at McDonalds</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKrxOqO42kz1ciN0sok9UPxq-iHeQIzD_PDpFTAY-ruZNbamTXZJ4MD5iI1lnnpIlD0fA5VRBZDT-1khBNaPrfjn9IWq0s6nv37Ol7SEFOfHsj_wlBzCVz_bjFUTiB9bPbCA5anPPosst/s1600/IMG_8749.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714326103363579986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKrxOqO42kz1ciN0sok9UPxq-iHeQIzD_PDpFTAY-ruZNbamTXZJ4MD5iI1lnnpIlD0fA5VRBZDT-1khBNaPrfjn9IWq0s6nv37Ol7SEFOfHsj_wlBzCVz_bjFUTiB9bPbCA5anPPosst/s400/IMG_8749.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The kids keeping themselves entertained</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirOivVel-oynJbQjIB5icNBTefiDFNb_Fop89Ktw_tKYoR4ymBCPjAPlUO-Bo11tftl2cqgS0I638FzG66nLyE-FtiAGNNRoMULnEXmmEvqLle6sWfXJj_aZkZAxwZpqpkz3YXOEz-7Us/s1600/IMG_8715.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714326095733212450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirOivVel-oynJbQjIB5icNBTefiDFNb_Fop89Ktw_tKYoR4ymBCPjAPlUO-Bo11tftl2cqgS0I638FzG66nLyE-FtiAGNNRoMULnEXmmEvqLle6sWfXJj_aZkZAxwZpqpkz3YXOEz-7Us/s400/IMG_8715.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Most of our time was spent between three pools</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4O9e3A7esSyF71LTAKId50eFR4sBzfwp31XyT-TImXhAH-rjXLWwzYNwh9XjHh5mzaduDqlRDsVn_XcixJgBKFl6SWlYv3Ga0kj3dlJ7s1Y6HexKC0GuVznfIcVsKgymDmi9DdSs_NV/s1600/IMG_8732.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714325363981577746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK4O9e3A7esSyF71LTAKId50eFR4sBzfwp31XyT-TImXhAH-rjXLWwzYNwh9XjHh5mzaduDqlRDsVn_XcixJgBKFl6SWlYv3Ga0kj3dlJ7s1Y6HexKC0GuVznfIcVsKgymDmi9DdSs_NV/s400/IMG_8732.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Beach in front of our hotel</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j2FvsN6bWeNPU41UTkaXrL6Xc9eftmAdPrJa-ulUXjyCtkAB4cJ9OP0427yDJfYrNt_e6X1FKTjMDbnObaUjIEGg3qkaUGxoO9pQlqq4QUCOlJYtmNi9EFgeUQodoJZxoEsuJPB3GtuO/s1600/IMG_0164.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 298px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714325307030246322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j2FvsN6bWeNPU41UTkaXrL6Xc9eftmAdPrJa-ulUXjyCtkAB4cJ9OP0427yDJfYrNt_e6X1FKTjMDbnObaUjIEGg3qkaUGxoO9pQlqq4QUCOlJYtmNi9EFgeUQodoJZxoEsuJPB3GtuO/s400/IMG_0164.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our hotel</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo4wR-_6cWr9UTV6ooqzAjccKudZxvTUtYNNG4p4avllbPUlyomETN10KbcgzJcO0g2D2rC9en5DqcYQvwafqus9FtYxtEThkVTVllEz0T0-HgXaglFJyvcwgZsbR3QGD3uTYr0RsKORz/s1600/IMG_8807.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714325306341963954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo4wR-_6cWr9UTV6ooqzAjccKudZxvTUtYNNG4p4avllbPUlyomETN10KbcgzJcO0g2D2rC9en5DqcYQvwafqus9FtYxtEThkVTVllEz0T0-HgXaglFJyvcwgZsbR3QGD3uTYr0RsKORz/s400/IMG_8807.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Date Night (those were actually both mine, it was buy 1 get 1 free. Grant had 2 beers but those are not as photogenic!)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b0yVf7hu_KYX5-WxsJEdLl_uhR3o-DjwXUXSewf0jHDtc-ZQ2lyUh9VN-JygssK8CAr6IMEXqM2FVaQT24iSMavt7aXciuqwK8RP04auQzyQPJ79q2ycXfyEEnIlUNFxgkUJ_dQL437P/s1600/_MG_9875+web.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714324740705312978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b0yVf7hu_KYX5-WxsJEdLl_uhR3o-DjwXUXSewf0jHDtc-ZQ2lyUh9VN-JygssK8CAr6IMEXqM2FVaQT24iSMavt7aXciuqwK8RP04auQzyQPJ79q2ycXfyEEnIlUNFxgkUJ_dQL437P/s400/_MG_9875+web.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">beautiful beach but the under current was crazy. We had to stand guard when the kids wanted to play in the water. There were also loads of sand crabs!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>September/October - </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFE6PfwOXJpDf9JTIQLzeTG-29XYifgD_7RhyphenhyphenT_stXwydM8cpGyeowtM9HWvAbbHpqid4gGCMXsyMIQHUsBU3GK8rznKNdeYjPm_XMlOYvwGCSYnbznkwtO7MD7edi6x1EohBODmANMlTA/s1600/IMG_0269+web.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714324735123381042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFE6PfwOXJpDf9JTIQLzeTG-29XYifgD_7RhyphenhyphenT_stXwydM8cpGyeowtM9HWvAbbHpqid4gGCMXsyMIQHUsBU3GK8rznKNdeYjPm_XMlOYvwGCSYnbznkwtO7MD7edi6x1EohBODmANMlTA/s400/IMG_0269+web.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Me, Rebekah, Megan, Sandy & Danielle at Women's Retreat at Hume</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrFier4qa1Gm-Y4y8nfsrvu6vKZmSF8w3KomjxV23uc4fcrzF5aLgC5agvJ9APnHsOlafRMtcXFbLckzRPTyaZA7o_r_8euBAz1Ojmj_Z63e5Pde6dowFKh46s817zQ9Az9gUmohVx1Z7/s1600/IMG_0210.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714324730649737346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrFier4qa1Gm-Y4y8nfsrvu6vKZmSF8w3KomjxV23uc4fcrzF5aLgC5agvJ9APnHsOlafRMtcXFbLckzRPTyaZA7o_r_8euBAz1Ojmj_Z63e5Pde6dowFKh46s817zQ9Az9gUmohVx1Z7/s400/IMG_0210.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The guys went later that month to a Men's Retreat at Hume</span></p><br /><p align="left"><strong>November - </strong></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbpfcLNEMW2DMEZAV45nomjStPZjQr7OytCIxEXpA3YtxnISHewPZ0ljmes5YhuL0RwYU6CklRrC8XsZwnlesMm3irwkcogBKSs7TTjuhrHAZQ4Tk17LMSnpKkZG9zPhcoUL8r8O4Bail/s1600/IMG_0233.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714324727790745874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbpfcLNEMW2DMEZAV45nomjStPZjQr7OytCIxEXpA3YtxnISHewPZ0ljmes5YhuL0RwYU6CklRrC8XsZwnlesMm3irwkcogBKSs7TTjuhrHAZQ4Tk17LMSnpKkZG9zPhcoUL8r8O4Bail/s400/IMG_0233.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Grant went on a mission trip called Casas por Cristo (Houses for Christ) </span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03-AWtaWXOaOaSR6ZtiFWSbGDyqvNKJosRHKaplFXxIoMTDxSOqXZJqjKGAB8K5veo_00_3ilmvlFHxOIVn-pb4kphZhtsQKByG-Gb_fh0lWlHBBSk46GdfNWOdrCnnMwgb6ZL2dONJpC/s1600/IMG_0250.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714324723605962562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03-AWtaWXOaOaSR6ZtiFWSbGDyqvNKJosRHKaplFXxIoMTDxSOqXZJqjKGAB8K5veo_00_3ilmvlFHxOIVn-pb4kphZhtsQKByG-Gb_fh0lWlHBBSk46GdfNWOdrCnnMwgb6ZL2dONJpC/s400/IMG_0250.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">Sp<span style="font-size:85%;">lit into five groups, they each built two houses in two days</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D7DWZCyHrTPVniSwmXbwrHiPtyS9IbBPeVLWhQyo49fqX_8eM1mZkDfMIEkeX1Dt41bb_bUQy5luxNUOnzNvIYYE1YZOlRK5YTLPuJZLVOUvf7yUz6pqN-tpzYuMZefWiTBmudUcyBer/s1600/IMG_9060.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714323521965532194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D7DWZCyHrTPVniSwmXbwrHiPtyS9IbBPeVLWhQyo49fqX_8eM1mZkDfMIEkeX1Dt41bb_bUQy5luxNUOnzNvIYYE1YZOlRK5YTLPuJZLVOUvf7yUz6pqN-tpzYuMZefWiTBmudUcyBer/s400/IMG_9060.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cutest piggies in town!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>December - </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcq2ruJlhsg5ITpwJ7ZI2ghDnQa6L83ycSae8bvEJOoIhBuUjN-OJnVuTcMEdDIXGdoT4aHRB-SyTqxYnETv5sMsS5vfHFfOr3rwaSc9uO5Fvej4AYVrruMXaR20CV91QE6T178nljXSz/s1600/IMG_9104.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714323513606929026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcq2ruJlhsg5ITpwJ7ZI2ghDnQa6L83ycSae8bvEJOoIhBuUjN-OJnVuTcMEdDIXGdoT4aHRB-SyTqxYnETv5sMsS5vfHFfOr3rwaSc9uO5Fvej4AYVrruMXaR20CV91QE6T178nljXSz/s400/IMG_9104.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My attempt at a Christmas photo...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vqt6kU6NPj92VB4J6HUOvW7jB_dGjCSEZkXMin0MpTnP95B9_fuDyD_br9UE122PBoUzcBuRm3hTEiuQlrBWwvbC6hftlTmrCWy1TjNtbPG1-DqVmuwjUpD7jpbZcnV5m7H84oP15Syh/s1600/IMG_9108.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714323501870262322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vqt6kU6NPj92VB4J6HUOvW7jB_dGjCSEZkXMin0MpTnP95B9_fuDyD_br9UE122PBoUzcBuRm3hTEiuQlrBWwvbC6hftlTmrCWy1TjNtbPG1-DqVmuwjUpD7jpbZcnV5m7H84oP15Syh/s400/IMG_9108.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">...................................</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6ouYx0BgPMQ-aHgeczwIVVxxK-2GgCsMKPN284ngBHgb8rUcguiKZFJ-8QgiGZkbvDYFxvhgeqE6uiHTGKRyU0yaR_yVBJ8LplV77yCe5Vjr5I8he92vcw1qFzWlBQo3oAms0EbdoPt5/s1600/IMG_9105.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714323507958495442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6ouYx0BgPMQ-aHgeczwIVVxxK-2GgCsMKPN284ngBHgb8rUcguiKZFJ-8QgiGZkbvDYFxvhgeqE6uiHTGKRyU0yaR_yVBJ8LplV77yCe5Vjr5I8he92vcw1qFzWlBQo3oAms0EbdoPt5/s400/IMG_9105.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The best I could manage!</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8CMdvYag3F4lwnUvVMVSy14KwkF-UZInjfsbIYj2M1MbIJ16V1wcK_4vjakVtcwLvQOtPwWo2-rSOSXR8vMopd5ZDPNBMjqjFrB_KIuwwLwQV2ekz6mYV9MQTz19KOdaz2CxW8b5FEDt/s1600/IMG_9112.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714323497147654706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8CMdvYag3F4lwnUvVMVSy14KwkF-UZInjfsbIYj2M1MbIJ16V1wcK_4vjakVtcwLvQOtPwWo2-rSOSXR8vMopd5ZDPNBMjqjFrB_KIuwwLwQV2ekz6mYV9MQTz19KOdaz2CxW8b5FEDt/s400/IMG_9112.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Family Christmas photo at our Christmas Eve service</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF_b9R0Jb0nS0DmUDDOzfCEyN5dXbh2w0IGY8LQzUu4NAoj75cDm8BNi6qD6sWRqAgN4ShfUv7_7Tu6lfNiTq3Cpb8BDovTZX8M1GhEYYilzEaAbWwr7xzvHSvpfeAXU2PWPHB-fxkEx5/s1600/IMG_9179.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714322604918121506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF_b9R0Jb0nS0DmUDDOzfCEyN5dXbh2w0IGY8LQzUu4NAoj75cDm8BNi6qD6sWRqAgN4ShfUv7_7Tu6lfNiTq3Cpb8BDovTZX8M1GhEYYilzEaAbWwr7xzvHSvpfeAXU2PWPHB-fxkEx5/s400/IMG_9179.JPG" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The highlight of Christmas morning!<br /></p></span><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC01OXxsPnY-mg8TaVAhwtUITf743iiLwBzs2qbqY3rqNcjzzC_A6HaOuA88ihBrWgt6OzMhS4iJC3tH9VhsWegdI5lEEJK-CIJ4L2HeO6awZSwpcUfLJpXVu1ENpCAQtQF1InzLUpcng/s1600/IMG_9175.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714322606981674322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC01OXxsPnY-mg8TaVAhwtUITf743iiLwBzs2qbqY3rqNcjzzC_A6HaOuA88ihBrWgt6OzMhS4iJC3tH9VhsWegdI5lEEJK-CIJ4L2HeO6awZSwpcUfLJpXVu1ENpCAQtQF1InzLUpcng/s400/IMG_9175.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">One very silly boy</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8w6Ez3ZLDS2MgBC7yhb_qzUrhjYv4Mtg7VLOhnUKJiDX_IcRNSsYeUH6TdtxlyfoaMskqauxgAJ_kSCl3u3wYIbdeTa-BYJTLEIlb-PiZlQ8y_UUyi5ereAacCGV3v57DKm1z8pJnAF2V/s1600/IMG_9187.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714322593280222162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8w6Ez3ZLDS2MgBC7yhb_qzUrhjYv4Mtg7VLOhnUKJiDX_IcRNSsYeUH6TdtxlyfoaMskqauxgAJ_kSCl3u3wYIbdeTa-BYJTLEIlb-PiZlQ8y_UUyi5ereAacCGV3v57DKm1z8pJnAF2V/s400/IMG_9187.JPG" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Just the Tylers opening stockings<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ-aqyf9HNZkjHf1qBf8SishP0DiZE8TliMUbJCmeZkVp4bZLkiDmq72zyxW4tp2ZFdNF__Ev8iQxSYEIRB0UU5v6Cu55g_Qc21tLlf1qiYHdPVf1TqlhvaDkt_6Xwpp2nh9J52Cv4hS0/s1600/IMG_9201.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714322591037029202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ-aqyf9HNZkjHf1qBf8SishP0DiZE8TliMUbJCmeZkVp4bZLkiDmq72zyxW4tp2ZFdNF__Ev8iQxSYEIRB0UU5v6Cu55g_Qc21tLlf1qiYHdPVf1TqlhvaDkt_6Xwpp2nh9J52Cv4hS0/s400/IMG_9201.JPG" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The expressions say it all...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGPfcMWtOY6qTkwvO_7qJKUBZiUwLhNGdvXeRkHKH9ijdgTgNiQRkdOrQf6lTpYAZpd3pXbFf3w6dIoOi4CqumrkP2JMWWN7QCXGAXKuHJ5Malwtw6kzi_8SkhKwUXYsRYrApCqhdvzC-/s1600/IMG_9215.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714322583220282002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGPfcMWtOY6qTkwvO_7qJKUBZiUwLhNGdvXeRkHKH9ijdgTgNiQRkdOrQf6lTpYAZpd3pXbFf3w6dIoOi4CqumrkP2JMWWN7QCXGAXKuHJ5Malwtw6kzi_8SkhKwUXYsRYrApCqhdvzC-/s400/IMG_9215.JPG" /></a> </p><br /><p align="left"><strong>December/January -<br /></p></strong><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHryhOGUNtDz4cQbG2536lJd6DdNJylqc-Q2tMwh43d7-C3waLSYZTRy9noohwPD1eUbAKjSN3A1nZaxgdmMGEVAlJZH1o5uVZ2oFIHq4KbU-UdaUlbQgwSYyHtkmRBLt0DS-XrWgynF-/s1600/IMG_9240.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320859987158674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHryhOGUNtDz4cQbG2536lJd6DdNJylqc-Q2tMwh43d7-C3waLSYZTRy9noohwPD1eUbAKjSN3A1nZaxgdmMGEVAlJZH1o5uVZ2oFIHq4KbU-UdaUlbQgwSYyHtkmRBLt0DS-XrWgynF-/s400/IMG_9240.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Christmas continued at Hume Lake with the Scrantons and Herbs. We also participated in the Family Camp that took place over new year's weekend at Hume.</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d6ZE5XdkDKEKebNJ0M2t7SQXRilMGiL3qafSVHHaZYo_c9gpStstt-tHSXtIKuupoHGhU8cznnfKuuod5SwGqF4dO9rbqU4VquQyxF7QCEgSfH-nPpYxORP0SPMz3DMuZKrCt-fhaXsp/s1600/IMG_9312.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320847868241570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d6ZE5XdkDKEKebNJ0M2t7SQXRilMGiL3qafSVHHaZYo_c9gpStstt-tHSXtIKuupoHGhU8cznnfKuuod5SwGqF4dO9rbqU4VquQyxF7QCEgSfH-nPpYxORP0SPMz3DMuZKrCt-fhaXsp/s400/IMG_9312.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Delicious stuffed french toast breakfast</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3PDWcFDLqnvE2j57GK5HzeQdq9EebhgJ_19-X5MUrmBwwkNM4VXav4PveWVab7BueGoZlaJk0NP4NbOp6lmJ1VBdOqfJdVLX1KZDSdhrwEsi691hyphenhyphenCjjSMY0RH5Np9NMM-5VsXWqu5gS/s1600/IMG_9328.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320835329803314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3PDWcFDLqnvE2j57GK5HzeQdq9EebhgJ_19-X5MUrmBwwkNM4VXav4PveWVab7BueGoZlaJk0NP4NbOp6lmJ1VBdOqfJdVLX1KZDSdhrwEsi691hyphenhyphenCjjSMY0RH5Np9NMM-5VsXWqu5gS/s400/IMG_9328.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli beating Mommy, Aunty Jen, Nana & Naomi at Mario Kart<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36wlyHi4kHUykznQ8oviBc5dl5Qv_rra5xwH9dibx7bci11Vlmoj9LkfFoLjxryTUHe9J1RcoEcbp5EBjoOGteopYOuNsnsk644V65hjbXtTFOHcIzgPNxT_FCvoQnhtxf8J-smZP2_qo/s1600/IMG_9354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320822409069618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36wlyHi4kHUykznQ8oviBc5dl5Qv_rra5xwH9dibx7bci11Vlmoj9LkfFoLjxryTUHe9J1RcoEcbp5EBjoOGteopYOuNsnsk644V65hjbXtTFOHcIzgPNxT_FCvoQnhtxf8J-smZP2_qo/s400/IMG_9354.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The annual "Scrylerb Christmas Jammie" photo<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcTlyC42XJ9HBZb-xQ0moch1KlQ1R6WxmQJvReGW4Fdmi8llEByDew6Z3X9C7pt-2TWeGguotrmVeuW8SUGd1zK2Gv1VF8H1K09OagTxccu2FtPd_hs7_uNQ0piZbc9ruYb4C_TEv9mJp/s1600/IMG_9364.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320827182519378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcTlyC42XJ9HBZb-xQ0moch1KlQ1R6WxmQJvReGW4Fdmi8llEByDew6Z3X9C7pt-2TWeGguotrmVeuW8SUGd1zK2Gv1VF8H1K09OagTxccu2FtPd_hs7_uNQ0piZbc9ruYb4C_TEv9mJp/s400/IMG_9364.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">One of the out takes<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7sr6ttCq2pvv2Q3-9t9ZEk9uFkaKtGe69fT0bR-Jma-AEJfyRvIVzRw07TPcQWFq2hRWhNtNkPkys8ujWmkVWRHqSfenN1SxICSN3C5-oqGPJpQsEZzVf6kntI8xzr0-erP3QQTcKFAS/s1600/IMG_9370.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320034645416498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7sr6ttCq2pvv2Q3-9t9ZEk9uFkaKtGe69fT0bR-Jma-AEJfyRvIVzRw07TPcQWFq2hRWhNtNkPkys8ujWmkVWRHqSfenN1SxICSN3C5-oqGPJpQsEZzVf6kntI8xzr0-erP3QQTcKFAS/s400/IMG_9370.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Just the boys<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4WHZdZUwu6IFG8RQMwHC0S3kkCWZQtpATCXOhJrqX3CBQrIzJ5HqMldrg3hC6erTqeNYYwCQIOPmskXF4GRzfTbLUuBe0_2ZBditYlJN_i8Y6GbbUDbX7ErAUwBPRAKfbgaxfnFDyQxI/s1600/IMG_9381.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320024611556482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4WHZdZUwu6IFG8RQMwHC0S3kkCWZQtpATCXOhJrqX3CBQrIzJ5HqMldrg3hC6erTqeNYYwCQIOPmskXF4GRzfTbLUuBe0_2ZBditYlJN_i8Y6GbbUDbX7ErAUwBPRAKfbgaxfnFDyQxI/s400/IMG_9381.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Who shrunk Daddy & Eli<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryh4y5OsAuJioRJyk8ZsBUBytbJWg7Enytqwz0yN9Gx4hn1Xd54rEhRWeVOPSYkCrcA8VnXGEI4Z1va5WTRu0GPKuvzAg2GeDF7Y9RHJLF1lWnDOxVJkOTGgcRTqHblQB-7p5psd0kT05/s1600/IMG_9342.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320019528538706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryh4y5OsAuJioRJyk8ZsBUBytbJWg7Enytqwz0yN9Gx4hn1Xd54rEhRWeVOPSYkCrcA8VnXGEI4Z1va5WTRu0GPKuvzAg2GeDF7Y9RHJLF1lWnDOxVJkOTGgcRTqHblQB-7p5psd0kT05/s400/IMG_9342.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli being silly but then.....<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV755ya8Sj3LiSc0AIDtlPQI-lfZa5G9mHc6r2EkuZMdS63Q2Ki43TPLLpvwj01swIMvijzb6fWhP1gsX6k1rZhnidQPoSSEg1Y-Fr3Ve-RwBa1X1UckbH5gvdM0u_ie7jRzFbLkzYtLN/s1600/IMG_9336.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320006860967922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV755ya8Sj3LiSc0AIDtlPQI-lfZa5G9mHc6r2EkuZMdS63Q2Ki43TPLLpvwj01swIMvijzb6fWhP1gsX6k1rZhnidQPoSSEg1Y-Fr3Ve-RwBa1X1UckbH5gvdM0u_ie7jRzFbLkzYtLN/s400/IMG_9336.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Little sister joins in!</span></div><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">January - </span></strong></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH0LMh6Shk47uB5fL9qUFsYgTxvW80vahLO0Bli86z0D9pPldLjXqkkbzTDYHbnbYuLPa3RQRhAVpZiZqYUhODehouocczuy7R79O5k2EkEW0kzJUPm_YIOf6b3d65zU9r_WpEduPItTK/s1600/IMG_9412.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714319172377148978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH0LMh6Shk47uB5fL9qUFsYgTxvW80vahLO0Bli86z0D9pPldLjXqkkbzTDYHbnbYuLPa3RQRhAVpZiZqYUhODehouocczuy7R79O5k2EkEW0kzJUPm_YIOf6b3d65zU9r_WpEduPItTK/s400/IMG_9412.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil19xW4Gydn00Ll5gj89A1PP1MYCakdcBIrOdBVXiXCPcdpX25AbPOCIXyMEWvCGU4L9idCjynL2o6pP39g_Om-8g04bLuUVQOkoEBauy9FKCs5953_Xby7-yBis4h-iHH5GS_e6ZR_OV2/s1600/IMG_9411.JPG"></a></div><br /><div align="center">Grant has been taking care of our neighbor's yard and removing some foliage...</div></span><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil19xW4Gydn00Ll5gj89A1PP1MYCakdcBIrOdBVXiXCPcdpX25AbPOCIXyMEWvCGU4L9idCjynL2o6pP39g_Om-8g04bLuUVQOkoEBauy9FKCs5953_Xby7-yBis4h-iHH5GS_e6ZR_OV2/s1600/IMG_9411.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714320002741690594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil19xW4Gydn00Ll5gj89A1PP1MYCakdcBIrOdBVXiXCPcdpX25AbPOCIXyMEWvCGU4L9idCjynL2o6pP39g_Om-8g04bLuUVQOkoEBauy9FKCs5953_Xby7-yBis4h-iHH5GS_e6ZR_OV2/s400/IMG_9411.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">this time it was a 44 ft tree!</span></p><br /><p align="left"><strong>February - </strong></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACxIiid9yD6lGuqaU83pTVexdWjsFENzymzZafKoFKm2XCxA6vMHkl1RvbVolAX6YV-wldcnt1KYyD-ksDIerAwh6ubRbR2N39Rj1hc4UGCEajdAb-nt2oaFj7GihSvdmC9OqljAYrPNK/s1600/IMG_9415.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714319160777661490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACxIiid9yD6lGuqaU83pTVexdWjsFENzymzZafKoFKm2XCxA6vMHkl1RvbVolAX6YV-wldcnt1KYyD-ksDIerAwh6ubRbR2N39Rj1hc4UGCEajdAb-nt2oaFj7GihSvdmC9OqljAYrPNK/s400/IMG_9415.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Because we rush out the door three days a week to get to preschool on time, jammie mornings are pretty fun for these two. Still a crazy monkey!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OPZn8iRF1MSs3MqPyQUSEtAKEuejrL4QdY0Y80enNtPV9SXgpZ0TDhIHCKpTorf8bKlyfU3ZJU2roiv74My6CxcggQXkbyM5Dn6HH1hU4cc5GvI84QJkmZNxFYkX2mGgOS_BGs_B_AfE/s1600/IMG_9428.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714319155448838642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OPZn8iRF1MSs3MqPyQUSEtAKEuejrL4QdY0Y80enNtPV9SXgpZ0TDhIHCKpTorf8bKlyfU3ZJU2roiv74My6CxcggQXkbyM5Dn6HH1hU4cc5GvI84QJkmZNxFYkX2mGgOS_BGs_B_AfE/s400/IMG_9428.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sporting some stylish shades and some serious bed head!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87ttgof4wZjA9fFbvk2CxZeWYRrhF7XtT9QQ216zRakYPYtpadheo81UUllnOsD1x9Do3vMkRs2u3lBCf-g2Pg-DU3LRTEjxRvk8UX-UyA3NshbL6ZLsnvg64hz31ny-LMEoiX1nAVDCK/s1600/IMG_9437.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714319154079039282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87ttgof4wZjA9fFbvk2CxZeWYRrhF7XtT9QQ216zRakYPYtpadheo81UUllnOsD1x9Do3vMkRs2u3lBCf-g2Pg-DU3LRTEjxRvk8UX-UyA3NshbL6ZLsnvg64hz31ny-LMEoiX1nAVDCK/s400/IMG_9437.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Side view</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gAbHYJJ7AIrN3YK08WA779dbfLPxNNMRiB1AEZgaZDN8vkZ3J9rT8XJ7_RYlabs1elUNBcJ_ZwH6T3SQrrP63lstTUiLjIjLVxTUxUz7dbB_NRc0R3d-7YyaxJan0N-NU7R0rCkw_Ukz/s1600/IMG_9444.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714319146096600850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gAbHYJJ7AIrN3YK08WA779dbfLPxNNMRiB1AEZgaZDN8vkZ3J9rT8XJ7_RYlabs1elUNBcJ_ZwH6T3SQrrP63lstTUiLjIjLVxTUxUz7dbB_NRc0R3d-7YyaxJan0N-NU7R0rCkw_Ukz/s400/IMG_9444.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">From the back</span></p></div><br /><br />Check back in June for more updates...just kidding, I'll try to squeeze one in between now and then!Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-53727004124605182202011-08-17T14:56:00.000-07:002011-08-17T16:34:07.592-07:00{Hume Again, Hume Again, Jiggity Jig}<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAjPH-bwc0RU5BNskDo-ptSdmodQsrbPMkoawHfv0GLFpkQs0De52GALYFrK_JyyvWbgMoQVoWm5EdpVTDciaLew7_AUwYw4aYkvv1bMd_19RgCEOhktBpAdw-iuTg_Jw6XpBJUJTPPIh/s1600/IMG_8406.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641960009749973458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAjPH-bwc0RU5BNskDo-ptSdmodQsrbPMkoawHfv0GLFpkQs0De52GALYFrK_JyyvWbgMoQVoWm5EdpVTDciaLew7_AUwYw4aYkvv1bMd_19RgCEOhktBpAdw-iuTg_Jw6XpBJUJTPPIh/s400/IMG_8406.JPG" /></a></p>Ahhh...I love that our adventure with Eli as a newborn has turned into a family tradition. We have gone to Hume Lake for a week every summer now, for five summers! So much fun! It is great to get away from your normal routine, spend time as a family and to be at the true "happiest places on earth"!
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<br />This year was slightly different due to our newly moody 4 year old who in years past has wanted to do anything and everything under the sun (at least twice) but this year only wanted to stay in his jammies and play at the cabin! Don't get me wrong, I would not have complained about the down time, however, this year, we also had a little 1 year old who was giving up her morning nap and if we didn't leave the cabin and do something, would fall completely apart by 9am!!! Not the best combination, but we made the most of it.
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<br />We did manage to drag Eli to the beach, for a walk, to the playground, to day camp and the pool (all of which he loved once he got there of course) and Naomi even got to be a "day camper" too! This gave Mommy and Daddy two awesome morning dates. We took advantage of that and walked around the lake, got coffee and also went boating!
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<br />Hume Lake is such an amazing place and holds such a special place in my heart and spiritual walk that I look forward to spending many more summers up there as a family. I think each time we go, we talk about how it will be for the kids to attend their week long summer camps and how much fun they'll have (even though that is years away!). Oh well, for now we'll just enjoy the mountains, the peace and family time, knowing each fun summer vacation is one closer to our kids experiencing the wonderfulness that is Hume Lake Christian Camps!
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<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6bMHv8kNU_SfZrW1OJp2NQ1BJxTdfVlu6zFRXOCgpyle7CfUU9i-NYURid8nnrWplTvfWYY_V9P8Us0ab_JExzk-EpSLliwW4Y7ImbquARq4NH5IrV__quvC3rdYJfZw-wgsml3C4Vj8/s1600/IMG_8533.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961957690281378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6bMHv8kNU_SfZrW1OJp2NQ1BJxTdfVlu6zFRXOCgpyle7CfUU9i-NYURid8nnrWplTvfWYY_V9P8Us0ab_JExzk-EpSLliwW4Y7ImbquARq4NH5IrV__quvC3rdYJfZw-wgsml3C4Vj8/s400/IMG_8533.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli the Butterfly Hunter (one day during Naomi's nap, I asked Eli what he wanted to do. He replied, "hunt for butterflies!" Of course, why not! Armed with a bubble wand and walkie talkie we set out)</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WVPwobt73dJ_Oy9Culfbv85JN8FIAP-AXzd6dxdUdZosO78YiVCLaNFWILMXcPmiYoYgzc1mtL4g5TIenn2f13rstnLGjvOnVe8FIXEwI8zKokrGfAfVH1Y1KBNbstUdx4TiNIZc35rM/s1600/IMG_8523.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961965847804322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WVPwobt73dJ_Oy9Culfbv85JN8FIAP-AXzd6dxdUdZosO78YiVCLaNFWILMXcPmiYoYgzc1mtL4g5TIenn2f13rstnLGjvOnVe8FIXEwI8zKokrGfAfVH1Y1KBNbstUdx4TiNIZc35rM/s400/IMG_8523.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Success!</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqDav9ceOD1HJtKZlvSrWi0YG62j1wCEHz_YOYu2BYj8FAWM6ieLjoqiBPjLFe6nNIpMNwKF0NqfhremKBNqFKnNxphvp3dl6ITzR8H6HVuvjnEAoX-LwsnkEiJ139ePAlUHUzhX7wPsL/s1600/IMG_8541.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961969373386770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqDav9ceOD1HJtKZlvSrWi0YG62j1wCEHz_YOYu2BYj8FAWM6ieLjoqiBPjLFe6nNIpMNwKF0NqfhremKBNqFKnNxphvp3dl6ITzR8H6HVuvjnEAoX-LwsnkEiJ139ePAlUHUzhX7wPsL/s400/IMG_8541.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Replinishing after the hunt!</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwcR20y0BPmyC7BaU50Hdfm0AWBr5KCDFONYaqVaNU25HSmZvdwebhLZN4EBvF3VIqyXQEGkQaPFhcptQFBvlJruoeNT131fP4gk_Q6zyA7_ZJ8yvGYNKJb777MOsIEdDtQ5bTuvr7OHa/s1600/IMG_8559.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641962691991832178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwcR20y0BPmyC7BaU50Hdfm0AWBr5KCDFONYaqVaNU25HSmZvdwebhLZN4EBvF3VIqyXQEGkQaPFhcptQFBvlJruoeNT131fP4gk_Q6zyA7_ZJ8yvGYNKJb777MOsIEdDtQ5bTuvr7OHa/s400/IMG_8559.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I can still see my "little boy" in pictures like this one</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBrOg167pTS7V7x8l27CDeqmGjKBAlrWzHNFx0wQsEHCEuzGlhcc2qQglPMfyrYqmZpeRHnXGQnSZFhIlC1r-G1PxlvyaQcrc9zUj1IkSkvpvo_McBjlfVQHuQmTxqZe3suXaB26sc3Ge/s1600/IMG_8569.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641962725930783970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBrOg167pTS7V7x8l27CDeqmGjKBAlrWzHNFx0wQsEHCEuzGlhcc2qQglPMfyrYqmZpeRHnXGQnSZFhIlC1r-G1PxlvyaQcrc9zUj1IkSkvpvo_McBjlfVQHuQmTxqZe3suXaB26sc3Ge/s400/IMG_8569.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HOUqGxA3S6X29v3rAGyVrK_wpzeZaZk23CV9NTB_jV4v5eUSN2U-ZngCgwU1uZeSGf-78AqK18d6tqx8CD8UwK1SAKTyv9wmzjIi9SBDn6FHs1vYshssgZcLfc-BehNXh6dLXQHPY2Mv/s1600/IMG_8573.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641962728046774178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HOUqGxA3S6X29v3rAGyVrK_wpzeZaZk23CV9NTB_jV4v5eUSN2U-ZngCgwU1uZeSGf-78AqK18d6tqx8CD8UwK1SAKTyv9wmzjIi9SBDn6FHs1vYshssgZcLfc-BehNXh6dLXQHPY2Mv/s400/IMG_8573.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Did I mentioned it poured a few afternoons?! Crazy!</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoLXY3wOCFs7_5ndFtfj36NM7zfi4b2jKr0LwVV4XintEmGe-IskgE5E80TUgaD26TkC_xY73xe70WqgwQ784h-h17QLkn0hFIVDpM1AjvKxqSpjPHIeRO0yrXAhmh6UzBWKoRpmnLTTh/s1600/IMG_8576.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641962730561037906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoLXY3wOCFs7_5ndFtfj36NM7zfi4b2jKr0LwVV4XintEmGe-IskgE5E80TUgaD26TkC_xY73xe70WqgwQ784h-h17QLkn0hFIVDpM1AjvKxqSpjPHIeRO0yrXAhmh6UzBWKoRpmnLTTh/s400/IMG_8576.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX1kPyW1sTVgKI9-UsdaOCK1I9ulqHse3boaTn-wwL0R0eZqQzGNxEq_3Tihr4Lv_r_Xk905iCVyMbjjMcNMvPOkE53VOLb7bIqT4i8UoHTyvPoom0xhsqidGBKjabOI1wqYA2mhlFzFj/s1600/IMG_8495.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961132261632194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX1kPyW1sTVgKI9-UsdaOCK1I9ulqHse3boaTn-wwL0R0eZqQzGNxEq_3Tihr4Lv_r_Xk905iCVyMbjjMcNMvPOkE53VOLb7bIqT4i8UoHTyvPoom0xhsqidGBKjabOI1wqYA2mhlFzFj/s400/IMG_8495.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Fort time, on acount of the rain</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIsRNYpCJzTXCqSA9pXWB8sbYkNQZgOAqz5GM5Qf-zdaaOJwW9EMqp3r1jGiJCLODKVtr6iThUspVRq5K_JE6toG4fBBfegns0Cx5pokCiphyrcZs9XM9ASRo6Uv6GXGaVtt-j0365l5k/s1600/IMG_8509.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961950522759634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIsRNYpCJzTXCqSA9pXWB8sbYkNQZgOAqz5GM5Qf-zdaaOJwW9EMqp3r1jGiJCLODKVtr6iThUspVRq5K_JE6toG4fBBfegns0Cx5pokCiphyrcZs9XM9ASRo6Uv6GXGaVtt-j0365l5k/s400/IMG_8509.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgURjegXU97U-izXqw95dRLFKobFtl-gR8b3Zi3zSg18IWkMfRyNWcwIV7NY2tcgqdBxllv6tS7-s9Z_GACeYEL-_du4GjPcIbffyGec2Su0blF-gTKNExXunHrs-8SLTfEn9Rv2zO5-R/s1600/IMG_8514.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961956045391762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgURjegXU97U-izXqw95dRLFKobFtl-gR8b3Zi3zSg18IWkMfRyNWcwIV7NY2tcgqdBxllv6tS7-s9Z_GACeYEL-_du4GjPcIbffyGec2Su0blF-gTKNExXunHrs-8SLTfEn9Rv2zO5-R/s400/IMG_8514.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc-HaiMh-u232L6Pd300pDNIRoSKi_i9dqJOVsNh3Q5Z1eWxhO0Xgj0OxRDYWSuCI5sU0_3mJUt4LSs94vvRS0IrERV67MKiUeLerJB3SKLZ13Fl3hCntsMt8CMbATyvUZQ7Z-Qd6BMq7/s1600/IMG_8475.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961126028996386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc-HaiMh-u232L6Pd300pDNIRoSKi_i9dqJOVsNh3Q5Z1eWxhO0Xgj0OxRDYWSuCI5sU0_3mJUt4LSs94vvRS0IrERV67MKiUeLerJB3SKLZ13Fl3hCntsMt8CMbATyvUZQ7Z-Qd6BMq7/s400/IMG_8475.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">We ate breakfast and lunch at the cabin, but joined the staff for dinners...now that's what I call a vacation!</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fpo-Ln88oWKxLO2TV9n-ltjcuQJxxXAoFknRof5C_ZLArsc5ya_y5KRh1CYxRMUVgvfhKLMuFjwXmEmUgq5v-pIBhgoLqSu90KlI-ZtPgUYJUQjZXN9NaAP7ppATwDItR6cOP-BhdLhL/s1600/IMG_8395.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641960016242493154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fpo-Ln88oWKxLO2TV9n-ltjcuQJxxXAoFknRof5C_ZLArsc5ya_y5KRh1CYxRMUVgvfhKLMuFjwXmEmUgq5v-pIBhgoLqSu90KlI-ZtPgUYJUQjZXN9NaAP7ppATwDItR6cOP-BhdLhL/s400/IMG_8395.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Anything you can do....</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFrDOHXEDE6vRsvNV9Zfq_DXoflSkxN7X0b6mJuD_qReV11AUByPi0ojG8RUxGUVkwYRnw2DRLsSwFPSbFy2yKu5wBs4XGVpO3hTacaOz7JPrZLNo-RMjTF12_L3Yar_jISKoIZwWC9fO/s1600/IMG_8394.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641960012346845138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFrDOHXEDE6vRsvNV9Zfq_DXoflSkxN7X0b6mJuD_qReV11AUByPi0ojG8RUxGUVkwYRnw2DRLsSwFPSbFy2yKu5wBs4XGVpO3hTacaOz7JPrZLNo-RMjTF12_L3Yar_jISKoIZwWC9fO/s400/IMG_8394.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">...I can do too!</span></p>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW4O-9Qo3YKddRSyDKxh010n4acB1wF2K-65l9WqbfxBRQdvi54xpvVoPwQVjMB5ft431e0PZ7kZd73CGQpcc6DjPTXzN9Clb3tigYz7nTBMEswTPrhJiZ7iICT5koBLJL795QGaVWN5t/s1600/IMG_8429.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961113153854034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW4O-9Qo3YKddRSyDKxh010n4acB1wF2K-65l9WqbfxBRQdvi54xpvVoPwQVjMB5ft431e0PZ7kZd73CGQpcc6DjPTXzN9Clb3tigYz7nTBMEswTPrhJiZ7iICT5koBLJL795QGaVWN5t/s400/IMG_8429.JPG" /></a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Big stuff and Little stuff</span></div>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nBKhzGrQ8tqkljAyfPHGvvHfyyc4VSaHSouUCQLRDcznbdbg9AGOKv6ekFN92EOTE8DMxBcJJ1OoQcwHAPa3cylM99pSJo_PQe6RHapcm1F128PNHxEFFaimJwAGEOl6ldRS9l4RS6fY/s1600/IMG_8448.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961121265368434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nBKhzGrQ8tqkljAyfPHGvvHfyyc4VSaHSouUCQLRDcznbdbg9AGOKv6ekFN92EOTE8DMxBcJJ1OoQcwHAPa3cylM99pSJo_PQe6RHapcm1F128PNHxEFFaimJwAGEOl6ldRS9l4RS6fY/s400/IMG_8448.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Macho, macho man</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJhK2sMaAJRj1A9pgWTd0-m1LBvKH82s-MIy5k-EVgFREg_-NyHajXZgbkFkfrBWnCod_JQ7vMwnzV0KAl2aSDia70f1pGw098h2TdgubVS92SfPZ6dWGtpd9K3BG_cXOU54XudaIHZm6/s1600/IMG_8442.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641961116994323074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJhK2sMaAJRj1A9pgWTd0-m1LBvKH82s-MIy5k-EVgFREg_-NyHajXZgbkFkfrBWnCod_JQ7vMwnzV0KAl2aSDia70f1pGw098h2TdgubVS92SfPZ6dWGtpd9K3BG_cXOU54XudaIHZm6/s400/IMG_8442.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUqOXMytogHHxDIGy0Vvah5kYYPJvC6tUCXRckhf7F0vjzZmsjzA0SEmliWBCWGrnd_3X1emWA9-liDJUSM7wE1seNAyy3ylpjwNPzsz7HKERS95swaBEbHptpD0-Rl3Xx6AZWreYC6mP/s1600/IMG_8427.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641960022014871218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUqOXMytogHHxDIGy0Vvah5kYYPJvC6tUCXRckhf7F0vjzZmsjzA0SEmliWBCWGrnd_3X1emWA9-liDJUSM7wE1seNAyy3ylpjwNPzsz7HKERS95swaBEbHptpD0-Rl3Xx6AZWreYC6mP/s400/IMG_8427.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI9tOTxFyw1R3R6t5P_ry9en3FZy2NdW-udiPUZl0E79Zw0HcYuRotrCThF1J1sdU10LPs00qeOBFH6DB_l2zgOMDUrCBn8e9jlO1ejbQxThthkBb_MAat9JtVyr428WEI3AnIRqRoIs9/s1600/IMG_8601.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641963835738137554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI9tOTxFyw1R3R6t5P_ry9en3FZy2NdW-udiPUZl0E79Zw0HcYuRotrCThF1J1sdU10LPs00qeOBFH6DB_l2zgOMDUrCBn8e9jlO1ejbQxThthkBb_MAat9JtVyr428WEI3AnIRqRoIs9/s400/IMG_8601.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Beach time!</span></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFltK7RI453opDNsl36QKaBawTT9GOj5ZyMR2nkpY4QkZkY6zC8M7kPN8VCQqh4AMH0rA5QU8L1KO_qTeWNRa7QJho4jmAzPr7ic60pFxyrjqk-mr228WB_q2fV5iGy44T1i_lt2NlYVv/s1600/IMG_8579.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641963822607733218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFltK7RI453opDNsl36QKaBawTT9GOj5ZyMR2nkpY4QkZkY6zC8M7kPN8VCQqh4AMH0rA5QU8L1KO_qTeWNRa7QJho4jmAzPr7ic60pFxyrjqk-mr228WB_q2fV5iGy44T1i_lt2NlYVv/s400/IMG_8579.JPG" /></a></div>
<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"I'm just a summer girl..."</span></div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS20JzetDPs1KD8S89dkCHbiMKTV6m04beOwnmtemV34Cb6DgeQvL-EdGMwCOcClVXR0VsOpptV3hX35nlepc30D9cyRIRj_vkPJ1YMm_sIs1x3vHafCRzhjNpkovnN9fqKj-MkL8qZLl/s1600/IMG_8578.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641962736537578514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS20JzetDPs1KD8S89dkCHbiMKTV6m04beOwnmtemV34Cb6DgeQvL-EdGMwCOcClVXR0VsOpptV3hX35nlepc30D9cyRIRj_vkPJ1YMm_sIs1x3vHafCRzhjNpkovnN9fqKj-MkL8qZLl/s400/IMG_8578.JPG" /></a></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli wanted to build a castle, so we went to work, added a mote and viola!</span></div>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL7d0izvER4ozbie3Zqv4SL3OaGcvQDhuxtu77zWYwlBUuVtFdNbKuHXWJzH7CWjxmyEo7aWipZ7dtsfxG27BFdjjfwyAgetJ6pmmGtkQu5jpzGQ1ziJ66nv1XXpGfT3zLrkVrQTymw_B/s1600/IMG_8605.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641970750520547298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL7d0izvER4ozbie3Zqv4SL3OaGcvQDhuxtu77zWYwlBUuVtFdNbKuHXWJzH7CWjxmyEo7aWipZ7dtsfxG27BFdjjfwyAgetJ6pmmGtkQu5jpzGQ1ziJ66nv1XXpGfT3zLrkVrQTymw_B/s400/IMG_8605.JPG" /></a></p>
<br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">the finished product.</span></p>
<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGWx6MZn3KGjMInQyLI0EbnxWp_36jEIayw7QxLneKlwYjKKwg_MvHaen5qb_8tsgbmZ3SLvmE_T0FUSUgZTfB4X0F0rQ-KufcJncaNF2gG75v8FaFnEkz5XvTfqsNoG_EZv71rQtQCvR/s1600/IMG_8612.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641963837700856002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGWx6MZn3KGjMInQyLI0EbnxWp_36jEIayw7QxLneKlwYjKKwg_MvHaen5qb_8tsgbmZ3SLvmE_T0FUSUgZTfB4X0F0rQ-KufcJncaNF2gG75v8FaFnEkz5XvTfqsNoG_EZv71rQtQCvR/s400/IMG_8612.JPG" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-86026910337200147902011-08-04T22:21:00.000-07:002011-08-04T22:41:10.903-07:00{Dedication}<div align="left">On Father's Day weekend we dedicated Naomi to the Lord in front of family and our church. What a precious gift we've been given to care for, love and to nurture. I pray we do the best we can and trust God with the rest! We love you Naomi Jane!</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwvjmPzndBKAqBuzBSoknHtMQ2MdbaLto2M78_4bCXJASQHI2np8SnDrw-nOtMkkSv_5-et2E8N_HzbW29_5-zsrCtv5X95nzZOxBFU1-xpcFkM9GpCgMGpGZfSJ1CHe3f35t29QE1Vq6/s1600/IMG_8270.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637239520044529922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwvjmPzndBKAqBuzBSoknHtMQ2MdbaLto2M78_4bCXJASQHI2np8SnDrw-nOtMkkSv_5-et2E8N_HzbW29_5-zsrCtv5X95nzZOxBFU1-xpcFkM9GpCgMGpGZfSJ1CHe3f35t29QE1Vq6/s400/IMG_8270.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTK23hyphenhyphenNWgV8PT2tdGyZs8Q9uBFxkjbwqQZRoipcqODxn-FGOK5VB6kpiPQavKiAbk8cSP9lPUXWVNDub7e123y2xkoek9WT6YRfeT-BA5GCRpdzLKugsoyEceNCcmoubeRtzEcoWyLgU/s1600/IMG_8271.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637239521178637506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTK23hyphenhyphenNWgV8PT2tdGyZs8Q9uBFxkjbwqQZRoipcqODxn-FGOK5VB6kpiPQavKiAbk8cSP9lPUXWVNDub7e123y2xkoek9WT6YRfeT-BA5GCRpdzLKugsoyEceNCcmoubeRtzEcoWyLgU/s400/IMG_8271.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Not sure if you can tell, but Naomi was "that kid" during the service. Crying, squirming, wanting to walk off the stage...</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNyEpMqaeNZrRV10vcWAbmyOZRjsVMmJwtQ5o1bmV4D3IT6tX1RSrAAv8GNZPpYJpmOEdUq2i9yT7qGTfTfiNoAeNVZc1wGH0MoFviNuCsYt6vOS6iuIEwv2aflM-X2f-sCTWQ4wUfCp4/s1600/IMG_8280.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637239525862588194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNyEpMqaeNZrRV10vcWAbmyOZRjsVMmJwtQ5o1bmV4D3IT6tX1RSrAAv8GNZPpYJpmOEdUq2i9yT7qGTfTfiNoAeNVZc1wGH0MoFviNuCsYt6vOS6iuIEwv2aflM-X2f-sCTWQ4wUfCp4/s400/IMG_8280.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Trying hard not to smile for Papa</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklwvYgwjKmVVuAZFTROHgY-8jjgbBRBRCZ_whTOR7mGhr0o6AQ1357rPd30TrbRXt0rFNMgQ9EPjed3ejq6qLo-hq_cL1EabZaZHOSN9V7imPkc9nR_ZV99gEzvszN6kgTfNBXOHuX4J0/s1600/IMG_8285.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637239529243825970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklwvYgwjKmVVuAZFTROHgY-8jjgbBRBRCZ_whTOR7mGhr0o6AQ1357rPd30TrbRXt0rFNMgQ9EPjed3ejq6qLo-hq_cL1EabZaZHOSN9V7imPkc9nR_ZV99gEzvszN6kgTfNBXOHuX4J0/s400/IMG_8285.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">ALL smiles for Uncle Tim!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeVYng-oZ0qrSI8SUjCCw1_q1k0Zhtq_QDwvoLe3l-ead937UyXxDt7AihO4K7ro7rFQPRc7SCDDC8mE625304c8FwwVIffh_nmAdEb_DtymwLTfL2CROe-t4IUUxmiX_SpiidRkvxYmg/s1600/IMG_8295.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637239534028552818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeVYng-oZ0qrSI8SUjCCw1_q1k0Zhtq_QDwvoLe3l-ead937UyXxDt7AihO4K7ro7rFQPRc7SCDDC8mE625304c8FwwVIffh_nmAdEb_DtymwLTfL2CROe-t4IUUxmiX_SpiidRkvxYmg/s400/IMG_8295.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our crazy family</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HUW1w2MtW8D3eT4_-7PVzmUr49UlcSDy48ytX-fSil3X_kBrcHHJOHEqxH00eJv1qAplYqTnFUenW9vo_Nm7C5ve4Am6Qt9hm4EJEw9s4nt5NpWeSYQAxpRDB77zaGBBn7tFxjtJo0_V/s1600/IMG_8299.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637240000894061954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HUW1w2MtW8D3eT4_-7PVzmUr49UlcSDy48ytX-fSil3X_kBrcHHJOHEqxH00eJv1qAplYqTnFUenW9vo_Nm7C5ve4Am6Qt9hm4EJEw9s4nt5NpWeSYQAxpRDB77zaGBBn7tFxjtJo0_V/s400/IMG_8299.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The support "staff" (not pictured Joe and Lisa Vaughn)</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9zGM9bhrPezkTgJiiyxhjQUkyN7KfXGYtMA1CGfI1TdJ_qhp0-2wRbJ8JfTlL6udEGJziTxF61L1-KdhP983XdrelAqok6v38hAqBOYfKkD5c54IWH4BXy4oYqtFrznsihIG9yfUwmVz/s1600/IMG_8309.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637240002315260066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9zGM9bhrPezkTgJiiyxhjQUkyN7KfXGYtMA1CGfI1TdJ_qhp0-2wRbJ8JfTlL6udEGJziTxF61L1-KdhP983XdrelAqok6v38hAqBOYfKkD5c54IWH4BXy4oYqtFrznsihIG9yfUwmVz/s400/IMG_8309.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Warming up to the idea</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-1Y76xUoVpOtADW_xpWVBNQjKNTZSZLAMQjnwzzEHbiwhGQt4P0lxO9GTZ0kcbTnTJ8slhRvkDBPCXaTV5UzJjZh5XK_odheCiDXGRfhm-YLQc2hYznW5UZtORBS9PitIIeh09h74MDB/s1600/IMG_8315.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637240009985816066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-1Y76xUoVpOtADW_xpWVBNQjKNTZSZLAMQjnwzzEHbiwhGQt4P0lxO9GTZ0kcbTnTJ8slhRvkDBPCXaTV5UzJjZh5XK_odheCiDXGRfhm-YLQc2hYznW5UZtORBS9PitIIeh09h74MDB/s400/IMG_8315.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our "Bo-mi Monster" back in action</span></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-73846456953399109362011-08-03T14:56:00.000-07:002011-08-03T21:06:57.798-07:00{Party Girl}<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo16V1mML0QHzUBko4hH7Cll8vJNne8df06fYIg2QVyt9sjjpk2-V_2LbKJJ9QuUeTkgpdyGEn1rNIeIgJ-ho_HVMvwxL-CJZz8nFCNMCm0ETjbB_szTi5XalmmvY7dxV4u_Qv7p32lns5/s1600/IMG_8173.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636755407427297554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo16V1mML0QHzUBko4hH7Cll8vJNne8df06fYIg2QVyt9sjjpk2-V_2LbKJJ9QuUeTkgpdyGEn1rNIeIgJ-ho_HVMvwxL-CJZz8nFCNMCm0ETjbB_szTi5XalmmvY7dxV4u_Qv7p32lns5/s400/IMG_8173.JPG" /></a></div>Following the dramatic birthday, we had a small party at the park on Saturday. I can't believe I'm admitting this (being a 2nd child myself) but we definitely downplayed the party for Naomi since "she's only 1, she's not going to remember it!" I know, I know, I never thought I'd do it either! :)<br /><br />We had a very nice, low-key day, hanging out at the park, eating pizza and watching the kids play. Naomi wanted nothing to do with with super fun caterpillar cake I made or the "eaten" cookies either. I had a sneaky suspicion she might not want them so I had a second "cake" on hand just in case. She managed to stick her finger in the cake but nothing else so we have no great photos of cake mashed in her face! Bummer! She did very much enjoy her layers of blueberries and strawberries however. Naomi definitely has a mind of her own!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UNOWuOh2aDffNbNs4_pmjYb9ufRWvWMWqP7ubVM3elPyOoP9HfVPHkgn5kq8G2jyjChB8VDlj9wuR78CKa_UDlCx9GXeoKqo64awLqTe0GpzvW2mAfjAA9IznFIcZ1jFqGpDseGZAquj/s1600/IMG_8167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636755393576954914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UNOWuOh2aDffNbNs4_pmjYb9ufRWvWMWqP7ubVM3elPyOoP9HfVPHkgn5kq8G2jyjChB8VDlj9wuR78CKa_UDlCx9GXeoKqo64awLqTe0GpzvW2mAfjAA9IznFIcZ1jFqGpDseGZAquj/s400/IMG_8167.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our Very Hungry Caterpillar!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrC8K53qCv-FdkVo0Ysef4rBCikIBHgQCpVD_bKokWkZ_kAzz6bxgjav9tybyR0ZWW_tIbFqItOwpWaivLkSBViCEO-1U6YHR5vkUieDH3LxC659l2XIvUUqfgOKZfNXn2bxIkbG9b6tK/s1600/IMG_8164.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636755398083767954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrC8K53qCv-FdkVo0Ysef4rBCikIBHgQCpVD_bKokWkZ_kAzz6bxgjav9tybyR0ZWW_tIbFqItOwpWaivLkSBViCEO-1U6YHR5vkUieDH3LxC659l2XIvUUqfgOKZfNXn2bxIkbG9b6tK/s400/IMG_8164.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">On Monday...</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVu5k44lRiComUUBdJoNKdLv_2UIVEXrldT497qmocWf4HlNeQafOPdZgZ3ATzY8Xlq-5BjS0S_LG4JhY4KSx-IjsMpUmKDcdx1Jp5qebc7xzOkYpv2w-JEI71ZbCh7z18vZWyA3duxQT2/s1600/IMG_8207.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636755402223177330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVu5k44lRiComUUBdJoNKdLv_2UIVEXrldT497qmocWf4HlNeQafOPdZgZ3ATzY8Xlq-5BjS0S_LG4JhY4KSx-IjsMpUmKDcdx1Jp5qebc7xzOkYpv2w-JEI71ZbCh7z18vZWyA3duxQT2/s400/IMG_8207.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">On Tuesday...</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYGmWRArA2Mfgq9lCMitFT8sr-28PlvceHl1wRSzgLUqJdeghB0uPVJwYNPeGbwVHC20ep5JEoSKturSVdynnRt4RmmLFVzAcWkGKgz74URcHMI764Dj2dtVS4tKyRa6X6myBJ0K_YnFf/s1600/IMG_8216.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636831920030503106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYGmWRArA2Mfgq9lCMitFT8sr-28PlvceHl1wRSzgLUqJdeghB0uPVJwYNPeGbwVHC20ep5JEoSKturSVdynnRt4RmmLFVzAcWkGKgz74URcHMI764Dj2dtVS4tKyRa6X6myBJ0K_YnFf/s400/IMG_8216.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Hmmm, what's this?"<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3BIKPUlyvB_nMf3n4_10Cqmw9_A108HuMM2iilDvtn67fyPbLY_JknU0ManVUMNZ3vflt0C4BL-iXd78d_Mib1mb6tAxbl9cLL9yEB_J2yHMcefjHHe6j9Kvxdhc-LELgibBILIgoaER/s1600/IMG_8214.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636831918337942930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3BIKPUlyvB_nMf3n4_10Cqmw9_A108HuMM2iilDvtn67fyPbLY_JknU0ManVUMNZ3vflt0C4BL-iXd78d_Mib1mb6tAxbl9cLL9yEB_J2yHMcefjHHe6j9Kvxdhc-LELgibBILIgoaER/s400/IMG_8214.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Yick!"</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL86BaxAINZAtFOW1d3jPTHe3cJhhLLOcX_TKutpYj82n_tdh4nCANUPQzIHEj0RGS1P9LeRquGgS257jJhwlsyNrmqolSCmJ7txmN-_JF3XM9rRtQZZxt7ZgEhOYfJih1GwQcBVKdRRjI/s1600/IMG_8243.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832665383789042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL86BaxAINZAtFOW1d3jPTHe3cJhhLLOcX_TKutpYj82n_tdh4nCANUPQzIHEj0RGS1P9LeRquGgS257jJhwlsyNrmqolSCmJ7txmN-_JF3XM9rRtQZZxt7ZgEhOYfJih1GwQcBVKdRRjI/s400/IMG_8243.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"This is fun!"</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV8osjBzitBJWtb3yj3IVpGssJkv09D1-tAIXLfMcfP5pMM23-bYeu6dFxW0j3kA4wiOiYKraNi1ZuStBvGCz8v42VAzYZVoMezHopvdYy563mRpWg_8Keh5QqPD5T6-aY2bF5qbcgdS2/s1600/IMG_8232.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832656018563954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV8osjBzitBJWtb3yj3IVpGssJkv09D1-tAIXLfMcfP5pMM23-bYeu6dFxW0j3kA4wiOiYKraNi1ZuStBvGCz8v42VAzYZVoMezHopvdYy563mRpWg_8Keh5QqPD5T6-aY2bF5qbcgdS2/s400/IMG_8232.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Now that's more like it!"</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LGRypSZSZVw18s3LvtuIceu2cZN9GFrb7h1UxP6enJaTCE5PSe6YwWkmE-f6Nx8Q04FhVQd3qkcE_lQ18qagP0Qt43Fp1sUsDGWGWijQa-mAidsYJF4ikGD12w0suMK_jpy77YUgZWh5/s1600/IMG_8237.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832659684042546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LGRypSZSZVw18s3LvtuIceu2cZN9GFrb7h1UxP6enJaTCE5PSe6YwWkmE-f6Nx8Q04FhVQd3qkcE_lQ18qagP0Qt43Fp1sUsDGWGWijQa-mAidsYJF4ikGD12w0suMK_jpy77YUgZWh5/s400/IMG_8237.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Enjoying her "cake"</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5OJIY3pR65sPDHkCrJh0T91AIamiOKB3TSKRv44cJTbKb_KfV_0QO-0BSZ0_Z2xgR1VWZbxLqQx0yw_6J8bkrcDQ0bA1ivPsnrfqIWU8KSKR8ekIwjxewtXgk89S0l8SvpQBlAHc05Qk/s1600/IMG_8229.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636832649962000610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5OJIY3pR65sPDHkCrJh0T91AIamiOKB3TSKRv44cJTbKb_KfV_0QO-0BSZ0_Z2xgR1VWZbxLqQx0yw_6J8bkrcDQ0bA1ivPsnrfqIWU8KSKR8ekIwjxewtXgk89S0l8SvpQBlAHc05Qk/s400/IMG_8229.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Everyone else enjoying the real cake</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x8iUqBb3nJp5xutIQDgHTY0VSj2K5BVeBG1tCZvAKP6_ldvFz77UvO0x-rjnjKE-M4TSexHnGE07Mfkxw_wt75ZW1Qbb_o-yxQUNZ1L1VyYJJhzqr6LbgeJY6wlVnLxbpMajL_28ggVe/s1600/IMG_8190.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636831908992095922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x8iUqBb3nJp5xutIQDgHTY0VSj2K5BVeBG1tCZvAKP6_ldvFz77UvO0x-rjnjKE-M4TSexHnGE07Mfkxw_wt75ZW1Qbb_o-yxQUNZ1L1VyYJJhzqr6LbgeJY6wlVnLxbpMajL_28ggVe/s400/IMG_8190.JPG" /></span></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wheeeee!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvZp6FiwEbuw4pVTHrs24eeYsugM_Hcl44nsoDyyIwJYywXFuxmk9QbvSuchU_rzJuShEAYAHcmaA8vUwoAejTV3cZsEVNgV4mRyQBe5qx8FQ7nhEFZpTp4HVP4nRL-FFrv-3sCL9Ym7u/s1600/IMG_8181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636755414478295106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvZp6FiwEbuw4pVTHrs24eeYsugM_Hcl44nsoDyyIwJYywXFuxmk9QbvSuchU_rzJuShEAYAHcmaA8vUwoAejTV3cZsEVNgV4mRyQBe5qx8FQ7nhEFZpTp4HVP4nRL-FFrv-3sCL9Ym7u/s400/IMG_8181.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Uncle Tim & Auntie Jen</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWvFXGz_fJwiiaYoaxpq08xUGRpfrHLM2tupMRHKL7W1FSGPjC0Y8ZfQ3EKe9aEmKIYy-W6VxtGU4vg_1xDU0fIcxW5i5MtkR0I-NNrSKHhhHffcuOUf9_Wb1DbihhKU8R54uyRzdporb/s1600/IMG_8184.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636831902793221090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWvFXGz_fJwiiaYoaxpq08xUGRpfrHLM2tupMRHKL7W1FSGPjC0Y8ZfQ3EKe9aEmKIYy-W6VxtGU4vg_1xDU0fIcxW5i5MtkR0I-NNrSKHhhHffcuOUf9_Wb1DbihhKU8R54uyRzdporb/s400/IMG_8184.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sandy & James</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLhdajVtBJ4HlqcKmbVrm7iFjgf-7D1uR0b1rPufetbe8FFJcMm7TPpZNZp4uHiOlHebCb0mu0f2TRsza8SqYDIvMH1ii-5yP196PSJxZr3tyhUgI73Yl5yDtWPh0RO7o08jZP35ezKjW/s1600/IMG_8203.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636831913165600562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLhdajVtBJ4HlqcKmbVrm7iFjgf-7D1uR0b1rPufetbe8FFJcMm7TPpZNZp4uHiOlHebCb0mu0f2TRsza8SqYDIvMH1ii-5yP196PSJxZr3tyhUgI73Yl5yDtWPh0RO7o08jZP35ezKjW/s400/IMG_8203.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Kiley, Eli & James...playtime!</span></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-70728062673190038052011-07-10T10:07:00.000-07:002011-07-10T10:07:01.192-07:00(Sweet N' Sassy)<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-6RfB61KYTL6F-EQRmL-Jl9MKAwU_P0AtQXr8-puKtNNIlU-sYGFCb1t188boksvzyLC1ugANpczJV2TAdZPcndatNo0jiz64RMOg50WdFe2uCe8hsc8b1DtjfmOvHtmh616v0o4jaqk/s1600/IMG_8046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627733648089511378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-6RfB61KYTL6F-EQRmL-Jl9MKAwU_P0AtQXr8-puKtNNIlU-sYGFCb1t188boksvzyLC1ugANpczJV2TAdZPcndatNo0jiz64RMOg50WdFe2uCe8hsc8b1DtjfmOvHtmh616v0o4jaqk/s400/IMG_8046.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ1RII27Efs0kVUHm-YW4eOuVoifcWOMfHpjKDNMd87tvnHxRyM4N6JJfGQfEK9YnyYAl9YoVgDu1SUjM5v6PnEPkCG9EMw-ZuSUhgNkwQUqx2nI8DOpulYdsQNnqsP8r-DaWsXIY1-J8/s1600/IMG_8035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627733650715530898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ1RII27Efs0kVUHm-YW4eOuVoifcWOMfHpjKDNMd87tvnHxRyM4N6JJfGQfEK9YnyYAl9YoVgDu1SUjM5v6PnEPkCG9EMw-ZuSUhgNkwQUqx2nI8DOpulYdsQNnqsP8r-DaWsXIY1-J8/s400/IMG_8035.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCt1Lyfg9DM4puyFoWt_QYlC9jbzkN2UKLpxx3BacOHAcq7k28sDRHJELP0nFmG8mespmUG_z20NTm4dUosrKJproH2DYPjC_YVU5E1W_6G-fKeJdaJCqaLaq45JWrmBeLN_v-tUGi8pU/s1600/IMG_8024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627733662559021874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCt1Lyfg9DM4puyFoWt_QYlC9jbzkN2UKLpxx3BacOHAcq7k28sDRHJELP0nFmG8mespmUG_z20NTm4dUosrKJproH2DYPjC_YVU5E1W_6G-fKeJdaJCqaLaq45JWrmBeLN_v-tUGi8pU/s400/IMG_8024.JPG" /></a></p>Naomi is 1! It seems like she's been a part of our family forever, but at the same time it is impossible that she is 1 already! At 12 months she is a busy little girl and desperately tries to keep up with her brother. I have a feeling we'll have the "anything you can do, I can do better" mentality from both sides...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">how'd</span> we end up with two stubborn, competitive kids? Don't answer that! :)<br /><br />Naomi is super expressive and her silly, shy, coy, surprised, mad faces crack us up! She is a dancer and shakes her hips and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">bootie</span> anytime she loves the song. Her current favorite is "Summer Girl" from the movie soundtrack Country Strong. That song will instantly put a smile on her face and make her dance! She is working on several words including '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Da</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Da</span>', <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gaw</span> (dog), Uh-oh, Nana (banana). She is obsessed with dogs and is sure to point out any furry animal with an enthusiastic "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">GAW</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">GAW</span>" and smiles. Other tricks include giving kisses, high-fives and waves. She is such a sweet little girl and I love her soft little head and the few cuddles I can sneak in when she slows down enough to give them out!<br /><br />Unfortunately her birthday was a bit dramatic! We went to a park and Eli held Naomi on his lap while they went down the slide. About half way down, her leg got caught up under her and she started crying and wouldn't put any weight on it the whole morning. I knew she needed to see a doctor but the earliest they could get her in was 3:30pm! So, we ate lunch and carried on with the plan of going to Babies R Us to buy her some birthday shoes with Nana. We figured we could still try shoes on her foot that wasn't hurt and keep her entertained at the same time! It worked and then we headed to the doctor. They took x-rays and said they thought it might be fractured. We got a TINY air cast and made an appointment for two days later at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Peds</span> Fracture Clinic. It was so sad to see her in the cast and not able to walk. She was getting so frustrated. Thankfully, we were given the "all clear" at the clinic and they said it was probably just a sprain and she'd be fine! It took her about two weeks to gain back her full <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">confidence</span> in walking and for her limp to go away. We were so happy it was not broken!<br /><br />So without further ado, our sweet, cute, funny, adorable (I can say that cause I'm her mom!) and sometimes a bit of a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">stink pot</span>, little girl!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XhTxAdVrQTHr2JOGWT5UARliDDofVlgY_0IS4QrPnMxQqlLE7HyWuE25sWk6yl1ww3xe_XJ2dbAgG-uCid9J8DYWYt63I-KCYD5ylXEWkH4SPVCweVQsqXspkBBp27cGfP7kD68-r2-q/s1600/IMG_8047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627733662785537218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XhTxAdVrQTHr2JOGWT5UARliDDofVlgY_0IS4QrPnMxQqlLE7HyWuE25sWk6yl1ww3xe_XJ2dbAgG-uCid9J8DYWYt63I-KCYD5ylXEWkH4SPVCweVQsqXspkBBp27cGfP7kD68-r2-q/s400/IMG_8047.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli's handwritten card to Naomi...so sweet!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRUi3BczHtgbFzTZ-oR8ZwLVsYUbsCEBgM-ezqG9s0X1ObouqLHX45bn0yQPRXtA_yuOzOUMroVQN7VFkZA0Ncm0WRHB22do_WIBT5bQE3yTME-K4zKPghQZP3EWMonQxObIdgZucUQzF/s1600/IMG_8053.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627733667974358834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRUi3BczHtgbFzTZ-oR8ZwLVsYUbsCEBgM-ezqG9s0X1ObouqLHX45bn0yQPRXtA_yuOzOUMroVQN7VFkZA0Ncm0WRHB22do_WIBT5bQE3yTME-K4zKPghQZP3EWMonQxObIdgZucUQzF/s400/IMG_8053.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72Vi_mxpjjzq1VfMtCzIn0zZOlbI7YmQfKnRy6VBtaHPaQzZ0oBSJVc7xMZnUDj5YWe0gAMOmLxsClIBSR2CuJ2ELayKUPWgQlX7puglaNwsi0jenOQk96FWeKAAsdkTRlWwl9nOC9b77/s1600/IMG_8059.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627734592729596162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72Vi_mxpjjzq1VfMtCzIn0zZOlbI7YmQfKnRy6VBtaHPaQzZ0oBSJVc7xMZnUDj5YWe0gAMOmLxsClIBSR2CuJ2ELayKUPWgQlX7puglaNwsi0jenOQk96FWeKAAsdkTRlWwl9nOC9b77/s400/IMG_8059.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KhNR31Apqc8pDD4HpsY3QDPEom8gRJ-QXMMUIUEuPRe4Y1ieTmi1Q60OksXrjYBA1RLZc5JmoRlQXOX2c7C_UUyWz9elbfEYmKipXGtULQSIqYbWuLuOIzpZ_tpsKkhSlhEBeTyJYuC5/s1600/IMG_8065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627734597952017890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KhNR31Apqc8pDD4HpsY3QDPEom8gRJ-QXMMUIUEuPRe4Y1ieTmi1Q60OksXrjYBA1RLZc5JmoRlQXOX2c7C_UUyWz9elbfEYmKipXGtULQSIqYbWuLuOIzpZ_tpsKkhSlhEBeTyJYuC5/s400/IMG_8065.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvp8u6hOfhCQToAFPUzcFEQ35G3fWixbkQy3jGaBaB_APm7e0JpPpxsIbpbxnJ2EFkxshnDQOIGyxl4qCJRXrQ7B07jhmtJ7vPBFYvBrymZBomyx7M41JT0LSGztIChnZ_NunVrKEVLsn/s1600/IMG_8073.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627734603195405058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvp8u6hOfhCQToAFPUzcFEQ35G3fWixbkQy3jGaBaB_APm7e0JpPpxsIbpbxnJ2EFkxshnDQOIGyxl4qCJRXrQ7B07jhmtJ7vPBFYvBrymZBomyx7M41JT0LSGztIChnZ_NunVrKEVLsn/s400/IMG_8073.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Naomi loves Eli's blue version of this cup, so we knew exactly what to get her!</span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627734607630107778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvSi5-JeiG7qryd9pu-B3Zyb9mJcBLe7zi48gCfgendFwzhUAdzXUdsbO0Bg6CgGMhgRbGWKpZUWQeWnpuIB0XVGghyphenhyphenU40mk9Me88gL4Bn9NBy1WvRqkmN4-67M-gjgFGOYRdV3azwJCk/s400/IMG_8078.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Between these photos and the next, were the traumatic events of the day which I didn't capture on film, sorry!</p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0TRNA5UMlgFzdkJfBFVaHvBV350F89hc0DXU0lEzIjXe7w4Yc2_6-ucuSulVO9M1WTOIaOndRsIU2brbCkMuE72PYAmbcaUOVoeo1WhirjKMKl64aUgvb_IeQuvWVR66cTgESn7VZEUq/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627743114488668178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0TRNA5UMlgFzdkJfBFVaHvBV350F89hc0DXU0lEzIjXe7w4Yc2_6-ucuSulVO9M1WTOIaOndRsIU2brbCkMuE72PYAmbcaUOVoeo1WhirjKMKl64aUgvb_IeQuvWVR66cTgESn7VZEUq/s400/photo.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrXmI6UL0cpnfawKB0nNlAIAtzaFYJu2OoD1WIrX5VqRyRmHU-jgHrmLjRMOhEmBgHY5GA5Yxn6gMRCliZrqFLgRrlNyeUVmKV2JXrDTRZkGCGg58pdSKxuG41obkLX8nzK_uLgIn2VHL/s1600/IMG_8115.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627734618857290786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrXmI6UL0cpnfawKB0nNlAIAtzaFYJu2OoD1WIrX5VqRyRmHU-jgHrmLjRMOhEmBgHY5GA5Yxn6gMRCliZrqFLgRrlNyeUVmKV2JXrDTRZkGCGg58pdSKxuG41obkLX8nzK_uLgIn2VHL/s400/IMG_8115.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KhNR31Apqc8pDD4HpsY3QDPEom8gRJ-QXMMUIUEuPRe4Y1ieTmi1Q60OksXrjYBA1RLZc5JmoRlQXOX2c7C_UUyWz9elbfEYmKipXGtULQSIqYbWuLuOIzpZ_tpsKkhSlhEBeTyJYuC5/s1600/IMG_8065.JPG"></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Fk3t3Bnp7LVRsNRg9zQ9hCsCaGtpgFmZRXcVjF0KH9exv838LvuoZTdsMUZ4VK4hhBbJN222s5azhbD3HUoGhQgY7SQPAgQBReao5FLnc3gQMbEvSaDLKtDunpjE5kYqEo4wTUDV_Ng2/s1600/IMG_8127.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627735039892968674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Fk3t3Bnp7LVRsNRg9zQ9hCsCaGtpgFmZRXcVjF0KH9exv838LvuoZTdsMUZ4VK4hhBbJN222s5azhbD3HUoGhQgY7SQPAgQBReao5FLnc3gQMbEvSaDLKtDunpjE5kYqEo4wTUDV_Ng2/s400/IMG_8127.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfLmhIQMjrKXUPZS2xKRj60koOGeeTAYhFduly4HSq6qadI7hdQNWBiPFkAbODaEjHx7rH7BTzV22XFMOSi0LqCqDNXEvXqAidp0yQd4EHVc8KEK0A16MCg2R9IOkSciMzV09RdB_Zd-K/s1600/IMG_8131.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627735041668295154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfLmhIQMjrKXUPZS2xKRj60koOGeeTAYhFduly4HSq6qadI7hdQNWBiPFkAbODaEjHx7rH7BTzV22XFMOSi0LqCqDNXEvXqAidp0yQd4EHVc8KEK0A16MCg2R9IOkSciMzV09RdB_Zd-K/s400/IMG_8131.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">serenading</span> us!</span></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-19265989226621074332011-07-10T08:14:00.000-07:002011-07-10T08:15:08.163-07:00{Lil' Graduate}Eli started preschool in January and he loves it! And we love it too! The teachers are awesome and it has a great "old-school" feel, you know, like when we were in preschool! :) On Eli's last day of school, they had a little ceremony with the parents and kids where each student got a special book made up of things they'd done throughout the year and a specially decorated pencil to use for practicing letter writing this summer. Afterwards we took Eli out for a McDonald's lunch. So fun!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP91ZORfRPYzhVfpBnVtgTmQ68_9hPoYMvm4YhaHqvCkjJwa9hh3UfD_-B7lFGygra3uutf3aNMAf0Y4UOwX8df_69QON5HfiN-CJfeYl6A-JaFY4On6UpCokR5DLheZa-Pun-OG-YrRYG/s1600/phone+pix+156.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627740636578293714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP91ZORfRPYzhVfpBnVtgTmQ68_9hPoYMvm4YhaHqvCkjJwa9hh3UfD_-B7lFGygra3uutf3aNMAf0Y4UOwX8df_69QON5HfiN-CJfeYl6A-JaFY4On6UpCokR5DLheZa-Pun-OG-YrRYG/s400/phone+pix+156.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtn6vlrPupejJVtd48oQrKO1BBbV81vLsnprEaaEf4Hndm37-NWhiFbEJBoAdJEZwEWutZV5H7oiaboRKwSqOgoWClbsfPPaXq56ycz4D_LkukwvleWe6eCCqpjH8f5SoxTdfYJXf3xxr/s1600/phone+pix+161.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627740651852894610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtn6vlrPupejJVtd48oQrKO1BBbV81vLsnprEaaEf4Hndm37-NWhiFbEJBoAdJEZwEWutZV5H7oiaboRKwSqOgoWClbsfPPaXq56ycz4D_LkukwvleWe6eCCqpjH8f5SoxTdfYJXf3xxr/s400/phone+pix+161.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYACoDzCIL3LU_8Z9xPLrSAE8RFRaNNABav0iEwuSNlX2LakPtcz8nFVKiNyaiowTlDT_EruRyn1GkXhfikl9WYQ72cqps66srXqh6S6egTVfwGkAsPxXhxuQ6K9d1x9ykQpmTeJFlKfpN/s1600/phone+pix+158.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627740639787984194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYACoDzCIL3LU_8Z9xPLrSAE8RFRaNNABav0iEwuSNlX2LakPtcz8nFVKiNyaiowTlDT_EruRyn1GkXhfikl9WYQ72cqps66srXqh6S6egTVfwGkAsPxXhxuQ6K9d1x9ykQpmTeJFlKfpN/s400/phone+pix+158.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB2dw1xZ32m47aIh9dFAXj-Iw8yB-YE2grau9tQZ703uw4SmX67k5hcqXxOWsVnEv1BnpeQmKUIEV0P81Ilr_AkIEA7u5QHdSo6tX8fpniWgWmeRkXwalecoacm9hIp-XVMN4kKDQM4l2/s1600/phone+pix+167.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627740655622325986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB2dw1xZ32m47aIh9dFAXj-Iw8yB-YE2grau9tQZ703uw4SmX67k5hcqXxOWsVnEv1BnpeQmKUIEV0P81Ilr_AkIEA7u5QHdSo6tX8fpniWgWmeRkXwalecoacm9hIp-XVMN4kKDQM4l2/s400/phone+pix+167.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOB36i2MERj0tU-fqcfPEg05XbeP3SyzKH8DtxOqy5tLj-3e2edZp59cS_Z5kDwfRiGiofH7VSl9Kf3KfrQQsd4sXw8slOZReTcuP51MCYxPvA6uxjC1gj_FKGTJ5vON6G_ASOw33wG2V/s1600/phone+pix+168.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627740661318039698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOB36i2MERj0tU-fqcfPEg05XbeP3SyzKH8DtxOqy5tLj-3e2edZp59cS_Z5kDwfRiGiofH7VSl9Kf3KfrQQsd4sXw8slOZReTcuP51MCYxPvA6uxjC1gj_FKGTJ5vON6G_ASOw33wG2V/s400/phone+pix+168.jpg" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-47357307651591804282011-05-31T21:51:00.001-07:002011-05-31T22:34:53.604-07:00{Hurricane Noami}<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklO2F0eFlslgJ-R-1hn4XtYn-g-r5-CEeJtb0VzbIkyEY9XnO0bZCtGG2Nol9t1LW8cfs2XqnEDiazDDQv_3VcS_x3hrOtM6ayH3_qCzrs8lQZbNqnaOBmrb7b9yDBV5BIxQW1ReZwszW/s1600/IMG_7884.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613118324777017314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklO2F0eFlslgJ-R-1hn4XtYn-g-r5-CEeJtb0VzbIkyEY9XnO0bZCtGG2Nol9t1LW8cfs2XqnEDiazDDQv_3VcS_x3hrOtM6ayH3_qCzrs8lQZbNqnaOBmrb7b9yDBV5BIxQW1ReZwszW/s400/IMG_7884.JPG" /></a> <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk0MbPjYN41MAfZH40epf6zl-NDV9isLm4Ubu94mbtMIJDbde9nyBamuLmEHtLgbmivueQAhEHntNBCmXyD_SzidGzIQizPToSsIHGRJnUBx6ehBgX90Ws7i_6Wv_xhct7FJz7fKjv6H9/s1600/phone+pix+081.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613110663846826034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk0MbPjYN41MAfZH40epf6zl-NDV9isLm4Ubu94mbtMIJDbde9nyBamuLmEHtLgbmivueQAhEHntNBCmXyD_SzidGzIQizPToSsIHGRJnUBx6ehBgX90Ws7i_6Wv_xhct7FJz7fKjv6H9/s400/phone+pix+081.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM7H1Zm7PN9cGu7FJnm17UggPZqyWLy-00hgvb4gOSViNKoFsLys99LSuiq8jKXBdhK35rCuYyKncVe41CGhetXCbFMrB79HrryZJ_FlNL1CuaQVPBTUYWxax_XJzyewGPmGi6KLM7PL2/s1600/phone+pix+147.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613110653134086738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM7H1Zm7PN9cGu7FJnm17UggPZqyWLy-00hgvb4gOSViNKoFsLys99LSuiq8jKXBdhK35rCuYyKncVe41CGhetXCbFMrB79HrryZJ_FlNL1CuaQVPBTUYWxax_XJzyewGPmGi6KLM7PL2/s400/phone+pix+147.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis8R3iXBmCL-wRQx9FWE0M8I-7L0dWvSKdFiUbv7ayk9fvdRSAzHzan0aI__kfUlrUttI4ix9hcns4fi3DyH4WlfdwNw3DvOF4TwRLrb5evFGMJMjtLOkzo1yHvIRADK08z1p4_wkxwRl/s1600/IMG_8002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613110651651882754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis8R3iXBmCL-wRQx9FWE0M8I-7L0dWvSKdFiUbv7ayk9fvdRSAzHzan0aI__kfUlrUttI4ix9hcns4fi3DyH4WlfdwNw3DvOF4TwRLrb5evFGMJMjtLOkzo1yHvIRADK08z1p4_wkxwRl/s400/IMG_8002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Naomi accomplished this before her morning nap! (Eli wasn't even awake yet!)</span> </p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Our little almost-1-year-old looks so sweet but don't be fooled! She is a mix of sweet and...sassy, mischief, stubbornness, silly and look out cause she LOVES to destroy whatever is in her path! I realize we have some control over this issue, but Naomi is happiest while exploring, pulling out anything and everything she can find from anywhere and everywhere! And at least it is always her stuff or the cupboards which we allow her to be in (minus my wallet of course)! Could be worse right? What a little stinker. I can not believe that next week we celebrate her turning one year old! That doesn't seem possible. Her currant faves include dancing to "Summer Girl", being outside whenever possible, giving kisses and of course Eli still tops her list. She follows him all over the house and has gotten quite quick so he doesn't usually stand a chance. Poor kid, he laughs now but I can just hear it in my future...."MOM, Naomi won't leave me alone!" I'll enjoy the giggles and smiles until then.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU1rW19bxkhxG7k9JAAz-N9cvHUyr_I9RnqPidqj1NllrAQ0wmNxNjd2ZoaRT2gpXEACp0VwhVTDhumIcfNWWy-fdmcPBNLAShN7paUwH37OH_eWlL8d6GS_2hoze3AuIg-IWGSIeX9K0/s1600/IMG_7951.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613116173472096114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU1rW19bxkhxG7k9JAAz-N9cvHUyr_I9RnqPidqj1NllrAQ0wmNxNjd2ZoaRT2gpXEACp0VwhVTDhumIcfNWWy-fdmcPBNLAShN7paUwH37OH_eWlL8d6GS_2hoze3AuIg-IWGSIeX9K0/s400/IMG_7951.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KQaUQDx6yqHKILZDfK3Zc2ou4znvk_BL9JHzqHXziCgs8Mow21G95oywdak6-VAmdQlFz3pEzV8lNutA3TnjJgmfoDaC7WgrgBmgF43ri5K1BwSV4s6PhlCAg2ZibpraZVBW90wrvsLs/s1600/IMG_7927.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613115167002527442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KQaUQDx6yqHKILZDfK3Zc2ou4znvk_BL9JHzqHXziCgs8Mow21G95oywdak6-VAmdQlFz3pEzV8lNutA3TnjJgmfoDaC7WgrgBmgF43ri5K1BwSV4s6PhlCAg2ZibpraZVBW90wrvsLs/s400/IMG_7927.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2T2IhRADz6JsXsyzmgvGmilGhc-XGxY6wn1kUOhjQAKyCxSISBt08yY1VL4463pIg44IXjOorfDe0LEugxp3qgxh4uDw8Z5vfljb1Fi7Qzyb6Yxo3sY-qEoj3avwuA6Uo7SbvkXweemu-/s1600/IMG_7887.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613115159578001938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2T2IhRADz6JsXsyzmgvGmilGhc-XGxY6wn1kUOhjQAKyCxSISBt08yY1VL4463pIg44IXjOorfDe0LEugxp3qgxh4uDw8Z5vfljb1Fi7Qzyb6Yxo3sY-qEoj3avwuA6Uo7SbvkXweemu-/s400/IMG_7887.JPG" /></a> <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzbEwKVmRob9-eVMsHMw7P-tVl9p7rjXkFJpOJbKdtc8Y-olo46sturVKejyP1xpSRPOGKbudaR2KQHbNjypTAUz34aFN1H7TnFlby75Az67LR8dwd63pwrGi4kouMJyxEkMAjKYOsYjs/s1600/IMG_7901.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613115153567884722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzbEwKVmRob9-eVMsHMw7P-tVl9p7rjXkFJpOJbKdtc8Y-olo46sturVKejyP1xpSRPOGKbudaR2KQHbNjypTAUz34aFN1H7TnFlby75Az67LR8dwd63pwrGi4kouMJyxEkMAjKYOsYjs/s400/IMG_7901.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Oh and did I mentioned "determined"? She's is definitely that!</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKmpvGSRtlCrtp-sWuvBVBLdk3rVLoFrm_IHCbMmQOEcf7HSzlzUOWrD2gDZ4Sme3ktbQSTB8QPIDH1bH-8s-0Uj-RE6t0lfmkuisD7k1qooEL8MxD2JSigq_hoN7M59SEFBiAk2g-GBX/s1600/IMG_7819.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613114006584420386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKmpvGSRtlCrtp-sWuvBVBLdk3rVLoFrm_IHCbMmQOEcf7HSzlzUOWrD2gDZ4Sme3ktbQSTB8QPIDH1bH-8s-0Uj-RE6t0lfmkuisD7k1qooEL8MxD2JSigq_hoN7M59SEFBiAk2g-GBX/s400/IMG_7819.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPnJuMc4jJQxD7_HDaD-TLmhwFIHf2TvVVteVkZu4cekteySc0plXugkA08kXQVMRupzH_fKDb_xzHWb9tKyYXjFXTzroq0ainc9sQLfN9Sg-N3whPGzKkudxqMPlpm1ZFMUMQJ7TsRzO/s1600/IMG_7834.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613114011064348178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPnJuMc4jJQxD7_HDaD-TLmhwFIHf2TvVVteVkZu4cekteySc0plXugkA08kXQVMRupzH_fKDb_xzHWb9tKyYXjFXTzroq0ainc9sQLfN9Sg-N3whPGzKkudxqMPlpm1ZFMUMQJ7TsRzO/s400/IMG_7834.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2_Vb8HA5ChfBXurNLt18gNeREaumyWrnf5KcyCWm6LdfTa870NCkMh_DZ33F8JCarFfANqORV-594vmgaS_glfv7KNgAu7ck-44XQ5F6k4YlPt1mOVmG6Kjy1Z9kUvuOrS-Wbdfa40vr/s1600/IMG_7844.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613114017521429522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2_Vb8HA5ChfBXurNLt18gNeREaumyWrnf5KcyCWm6LdfTa870NCkMh_DZ33F8JCarFfANqORV-594vmgaS_glfv7KNgAu7ck-44XQ5F6k4YlPt1mOVmG6Kjy1Z9kUvuOrS-Wbdfa40vr/s400/IMG_7844.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFp77tyq_cuDIXCl_mLLQFao-mbHLagj5SCyPYHnCY8eiEQ59g-7twbv-GeNNVGObxXTVtFQTBRn-WJzl2bSMS23eI1Zmh5IwG8B-Rsxph7SpzwMHpUBpZln6bn9Uvcg1tGJlrnacrLVT/s1600/IMG_7868.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613114019693613570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFp77tyq_cuDIXCl_mLLQFao-mbHLagj5SCyPYHnCY8eiEQ59g-7twbv-GeNNVGObxXTVtFQTBRn-WJzl2bSMS23eI1Zmh5IwG8B-Rsxph7SpzwMHpUBpZln6bn9Uvcg1tGJlrnacrLVT/s400/IMG_7868.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n-Ke7OeIn_XDg6S59tk2EfxBUNjXTNZm_QFtPIOX4ffOFa-VbcbWHViQO5K6VfTvJA1v0htInkyFGl-8GQnIaR4jfwvmhsAV9QZ6eZt91pCiGsSXWLntezPyvfgG0RO7GoiL0ADI7FSO/s1600/IMG_7857.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613114024609447058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n-Ke7OeIn_XDg6S59tk2EfxBUNjXTNZm_QFtPIOX4ffOFa-VbcbWHViQO5K6VfTvJA1v0htInkyFGl-8GQnIaR4jfwvmhsAV9QZ6eZt91pCiGsSXWLntezPyvfgG0RO7GoiL0ADI7FSO/s400/IMG_7857.JPG" /></a></p></div></div>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-80126122719520305862011-04-19T20:25:00.000-07:002011-04-19T20:26:05.493-07:00{How Time Flies}<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxQtNHiCAGxCowiUMOcyx_HjWM-oCv1JjlF5PYSQtCqYZYBLNNL6qO7m7rnPhyjJZExuE7ZSKOD4OkfvImu0cOi7px0H0Ltka27Z-snY3s4gBwQDIWY8cPd_ITOPey3dm3DUH9MoIWKPo/s1600/Jack%2527s+camera+354.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597422556287698002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxQtNHiCAGxCowiUMOcyx_HjWM-oCv1JjlF5PYSQtCqYZYBLNNL6qO7m7rnPhyjJZExuE7ZSKOD4OkfvImu0cOi7px0H0Ltka27Z-snY3s4gBwQDIWY8cPd_ITOPey3dm3DUH9MoIWKPo/s400/Jack%2527s+camera+354.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p>Naomi is 10 months old and up to many new tricks! She's been working hard this past month on several skills that she showcases only to the lucky. Taking steps certainly tops the list. She has taken up to 9 steps in a row on her own but loves to walk with anyone or anything she can grab. She gets very irritable when you won't give her our fingers to walk with (hmmm, that reminds me of another little monkey!). She adores her squeaky shoes and it only makes her want to walk more! One evening we had to take them off because she was exhausted but wouldn't stop walking!! </p><br /><p>She has also become very fond of "big people" food and certainly makes her opinions about baby food known. Most meal times are accompanied by lots of tongues sticking out and spitting the food out which does not meet her standards! Give her any chopped up fruit or most carbs and she's a happy girl though. Can a 10 month old survive on bananas and toast with cream cheese?! I guess we'll find out! "Noames" has also been warming up her vocal chords lately. Anytime we sing Itsty Bitsy Spider (one of her favorites) she sings along in her sweet baby babble. She also sings with me while I'm putting her to bed at night which is one of my favorite things. Who wouldn't love a soft, warm, fuzzy, little head on your shoulder cooing while you sing?! </p><br /><p>Our sweet little Noami Boami does have her moments. She is definitely opinionated and isn't shy about sharing it! When we first told her "No", she burst into tears but now, however, when we say it, she just scrunches up her face and wrinkles her nose as if she's disgusted and then tries whatever is again. She does listen pretty well though, she just usually gives it a try or two and then moves on to something new! And just this week we've experienced the back arching and whining! Wow, she's got some strength! But as I tell her (and Eli), "you're not gonna win, so just let me know when you're done!" </p><br /><p align="left">Sometimes I still can't believe she is ten months old, or that we even have a little girl for that matter! She has the best 7-toothed grin and giggles at Eli all the time. She is still in love with her big brother and we wouldn't want it any other way. She'll be trying to keep up with him for the rest of her life. I love watching them as they play more and more with each other every day. It's especially fun to hear them laughing together! Soon we'll be planning a 1 year birthday party for this little girl so I'm gonna try to just enjoy all the little things along the way, because time goes way too fast!<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMiTwtyycONQ6_B6hV5JQsv1avQ4FnhGK86VC6VzzxNzoQqqEJcesE4HchHXgbSFbFGFvUxN1v6zzOoOE1R7pLDtXG7O8lxCkDUEos0hGowtlNQC15sLOh5ifmEyLQvSAvfkUR8u5h3IG/s1600/IMG_7307.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597421635812020578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMiTwtyycONQ6_B6hV5JQsv1avQ4FnhGK86VC6VzzxNzoQqqEJcesE4HchHXgbSFbFGFvUxN1v6zzOoOE1R7pLDtXG7O8lxCkDUEos0hGowtlNQC15sLOh5ifmEyLQvSAvfkUR8u5h3IG/s400/IMG_7307.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusbpE78q7EINRrvleg2g5e3AV3lvD0YtxTaL3lR9Ydbu0CySM-Mjm_ePheSV4ef24ua04hgvPUx1DNM0NpWPnEFXU97ZdcH8MOuZHvysDSipS6CvahAUfX33uqOByQHkZkr-UyH5JNLKv/s1600/IMG_7303.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597421626454189410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusbpE78q7EINRrvleg2g5e3AV3lvD0YtxTaL3lR9Ydbu0CySM-Mjm_ePheSV4ef24ua04hgvPUx1DNM0NpWPnEFXU97ZdcH8MOuZHvysDSipS6CvahAUfX33uqOByQHkZkr-UyH5JNLKv/s400/IMG_7303.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">Our little swinger</p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbpIsDgRCDTLO7AMWRN6QtmyxDB6ZU1JDqI0aDF1YY0N0ak4zCYQGAbMTpzZLe2_NWf7VmKHk9aEdXZdsV4StAHAEwFwTDepRURwm3wD8I1ljqjxu3SCC9ihH1nLeIP7-aTXrEiSrscwy/s1600/IMG_7342.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597422549250479010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbpIsDgRCDTLO7AMWRN6QtmyxDB6ZU1JDqI0aDF1YY0N0ak4zCYQGAbMTpzZLe2_NWf7VmKHk9aEdXZdsV4StAHAEwFwTDepRURwm3wD8I1ljqjxu3SCC9ihH1nLeIP7-aTXrEiSrscwy/s400/IMG_7342.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UEuvFe8vDIGHoih0PEL81D0ZcLY5sOFYwisUeEK-73Dd_9kvw-wJPnMS1ItGulWKxm_O9ncTfaLXv2Mgvxt8xQlUHATY096RxkGRxO_3kXpVoyiCW_0gVuw8xQdBq3YmBnIB3rIKq4g-/s1600/IMG_7211.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597421622011285218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UEuvFe8vDIGHoih0PEL81D0ZcLY5sOFYwisUeEK-73Dd_9kvw-wJPnMS1ItGulWKxm_O9ncTfaLXv2Mgvxt8xQlUHATY096RxkGRxO_3kXpVoyiCW_0gVuw8xQdBq3YmBnIB3rIKq4g-/s400/IMG_7211.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">cute little crawling buns</p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtA7Al5uw3oiu7GACHnllEEJgGRE3COk514PZUEMd6QAakplJzKV7hSQChcZvROjrUv3PwI3ZO-8QyUzPEHteqewMp8iMpYm_GpKda5J87SY6tplxRXVSGX1RzO6y-RV-ho7OJB0H_GltZ/s1600/IMG_7101.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597421613071879922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtA7Al5uw3oiu7GACHnllEEJgGRE3COk514PZUEMd6QAakplJzKV7hSQChcZvROjrUv3PwI3ZO-8QyUzPEHteqewMp8iMpYm_GpKda5J87SY6tplxRXVSGX1RzO6y-RV-ho7OJB0H_GltZ/s400/IMG_7101.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">sleepy head</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZTJ0taX6KaL7xOtkjEfYGEC0acU-te5ngYQIXLV688qwgkzmU-1pdT7BRMRAM-_HWCdPSKEHpGGiSudtv_Lkv9KvZ3j9OdJVBOubtf6Seg-grCMRwVM0VHO5z4V-FznFArXw1_FxhURL/s1600/IMG_7111.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597421620988242594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZTJ0taX6KaL7xOtkjEfYGEC0acU-te5ngYQIXLV688qwgkzmU-1pdT7BRMRAM-_HWCdPSKEHpGGiSudtv_Lkv9KvZ3j9OdJVBOubtf6Seg-grCMRwVM0VHO5z4V-FznFArXw1_FxhURL/s400/IMG_7111.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">the "disgusted" face </p><br /><p>And a few action shots of Miss Noames:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnttX9W6JeU_Qr-39z3Qj_h48vH7RFm4vR5GREGujjark8L6ngNJwLmeCgDQVfaKBZiH618jMH1hqnAVn-Dw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwsdu5M9gC-YP8ZZ1oDRpiOkNaFmJ2hBHq_zJyi4GoDSjJdDZqTDU9EAQedV8giF_XK2dHJ1S8j20VDf4aMQw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxKOQpKLei07Uzfy4zYAt_dvF_zXCKg4ihqYiAzcjDluaC_JZxgUXtiZU-VE6X4QfnX8zB8MGj2-UqgCOxgtg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-47359320576951171132011-04-11T16:26:00.000-07:002011-04-17T10:39:27.308-07:00{Snow Hotel}<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylJ-ehXDIXta5cYIB2f-9_wKnrqTzB_08QAzJbWmh4AGXTtvZnGQ8Du3FJ9TXpJVA0dE6yB_1INs2FWiGjV98NVG_Y0vTZAKoVjGbp77LY-FMT5xOGnz_TkN4eD6_uvQ1uCZfGRSqivHb/s1600/Jack%2527s+camera+335.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596597618506532594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylJ-ehXDIXta5cYIB2f-9_wKnrqTzB_08QAzJbWmh4AGXTtvZnGQ8Du3FJ9TXpJVA0dE6yB_1INs2FWiGjV98NVG_Y0vTZAKoVjGbp77LY-FMT5xOGnz_TkN4eD6_uvQ1uCZfGRSqivHb/s400/Jack%2527s+camera+335.jpg" /></a></p>A few weeks ago we had the great opportunity, thanks to some awesome friends, to spend a few days in Tahoe. We hadn't been to North Shore in years and Eli has been begging to go to the snow, so we jumped at the chance! We could not have ordered up a more perfect location, weather, baby (she slept like a gem all snuggled in her pack-n-play in our bathroom!)...etc! Pops was here visiting so it was nice to be able to take him out of Folsom and enjoy the fresh mountain air. We only spent 2.5 days away, but it was so relaxing and fun that it was super refreshing. Here's a few pictures but I warn you, they might make you jealous! :) <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4MN6WZ4uxmMq4nk1nWW_5XILkhyphenhyphenb3-1hr9zEV3drkPeHwAcEOsJ1CdjruchUTJR7YwJAuHFhHilVaKPwdrl9vR9Fkr4xt1_JHzv6cBud7Y5sqUkqZm_eDY-xWZUPWL1ETSmKkUYg4FiD/s1600/IMG_7344.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596600004323443714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4MN6WZ4uxmMq4nk1nWW_5XILkhyphenhyphenb3-1hr9zEV3drkPeHwAcEOsJ1CdjruchUTJR7YwJAuHFhHilVaKPwdrl9vR9Fkr4xt1_JHzv6cBud7Y5sqUkqZm_eDY-xWZUPWL1ETSmKkUYg4FiD/s400/IMG_7344.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli was so excited to see snow that he just climbed on and played in it wherever it was, even just the planters outside our room</span></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPXJrbv59uGzr8FYaZ8yQIOOYaM8hCwZ-o-H2vErxBj54ZeuRC03k-ieKgvvkjhR0wo11gz9NkvUjsWz8En3mQ-GcILMADoyS1Vii3ioCEmQMJdodZbcnM3cDusdx2VjZs7mWZl9Z8cwn/s1600/IMG_7377.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596598715082903026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPXJrbv59uGzr8FYaZ8yQIOOYaM8hCwZ-o-H2vErxBj54ZeuRC03k-ieKgvvkjhR0wo11gz9NkvUjsWz8En3mQ-GcILMADoyS1Vii3ioCEmQMJdodZbcnM3cDusdx2VjZs7mWZl9Z8cwn/s400/IMG_7377.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">the accommodations</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLbc1QZdc-M7q7e-4rad7lU_I2YFOPXHhkjvpDcwO-IQHbeQ632g1si7OTlyfRqO-0P0I9aJUJQpl1OyK3ghRzI1RObkIcx_sZSyDUPnPa0IdMLIyXrxXgJalKjoODYnX9ckczcxz1A-Y/s1600/IMG_7363.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596598700037240402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLbc1QZdc-M7q7e-4rad7lU_I2YFOPXHhkjvpDcwO-IQHbeQ632g1si7OTlyfRqO-0P0I9aJUJQpl1OyK3ghRzI1RObkIcx_sZSyDUPnPa0IdMLIyXrxXgJalKjoODYnX9ckczcxz1A-Y/s400/IMG_7363.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">first order of business: snowball fights!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAOv2ba3DmxndfEUyW8KHWX8w0KNMJKSpmIxCwZKlMVfPzoC3GaFxhFgZ4Wbz08xXQXedYlt1JUKZLVfwkLtrpSXdum7cHfn9h9CyH8fG9_ksLSUpTBM7dLpsOcEv0nLw9cCOXAZLTyzH/s1600/IMG_7561.JPG"></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnA_RaPrgiH-OlLJyfyXzdIikKYtx9OL-zbKmTzN2U9yfiQZLNODfHR6W4DKR4PPJawqROotxZPaCnJf44Max6iMJJtoDj3LgUT8f-cw-l6UgnTFNepu2JPq7IO14spJFxgvX65RrZUQ1/s1600/IMG_7364.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596598706066669778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnA_RaPrgiH-OlLJyfyXzdIikKYtx9OL-zbKmTzN2U9yfiQZLNODfHR6W4DKR4PPJawqROotxZPaCnJf44Max6iMJJtoDj3LgUT8f-cw-l6UgnTFNepu2JPq7IO14spJFxgvX65RrZUQ1/s400/IMG_7364.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli decided the best defense was to just turn around and stick his bottom out!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAOv2ba3DmxndfEUyW8KHWX8w0KNMJKSpmIxCwZKlMVfPzoC3GaFxhFgZ4Wbz08xXQXedYlt1JUKZLVfwkLtrpSXdum7cHfn9h9CyH8fG9_ksLSUpTBM7dLpsOcEv0nLw9cCOXAZLTyzH/s1600/IMG_7561.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596600015763825890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAOv2ba3DmxndfEUyW8KHWX8w0KNMJKSpmIxCwZKlMVfPzoC3GaFxhFgZ4Wbz08xXQXedYlt1JUKZLVfwkLtrpSXdum7cHfn9h9CyH8fG9_ksLSUpTBM7dLpsOcEv0nLw9cCOXAZLTyzH/s400/IMG_7561.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">But then he got a bit more brave!</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSfCNAmTiieD6YDBIk0VqLORMg0ilyEODLKZzoUBhxXS2Cb3J1QGnsSAzxQRjIm7x9tje9NXz3w_ptteY3UYtIa_AGW9YK-US5YMiNCUc0Z58viMfDdkdnt0iVKDP7HsdldgFoGCvH_v4/s1600/IMG_7370.JPG"></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt_psIt5BDiD7JxFkcOJDvVYvdzWDjt5O0poIjWvVjazuzf8YiuAkMSaUpAQFVbendIQ8jme2og8PXlMhPkFEckZbRcZrV5z0HeOe3G4-rZxZqt3g-XSBqfIPN60ne_rONU_JQbBfLW5q/s1600/IMG_7546.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596600025100584834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt_psIt5BDiD7JxFkcOJDvVYvdzWDjt5O0poIjWvVjazuzf8YiuAkMSaUpAQFVbendIQ8jme2og8PXlMhPkFEckZbRcZrV5z0HeOe3G4-rZxZqt3g-XSBqfIPN60ne_rONU_JQbBfLW5q/s400/IMG_7546.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y5A5yWQmk22xUt1adBPlH1QQ8N3BxYl_fX5hLzKXcl6FDw6ZQHtmOsSJnguZjb-tBDXsIp-YaTAH7bcJSlDLiyj7Jys4KecFGsvmuRlzIUI3UxWoxvO0AS9FVPOv3hxXWzJy18DWasj3/s1600/IMG_7360.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P8E74OZX7VC8qFlb7FLN6hJ2cTdk3tsbUotwZ7BQnMTQ_98LxFOHKukS8U3r5kzvWrR45eIotDNp04KCFQobRchSoM8Gn7lL3cdDFctDWVzYC2XAkc0EsrJzGCN8BKfDC28iNOYYrTT3/s1600/IMG_7344.JPG"></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The "Snow King"</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVi0O4T7moMixiyX83ny-t7Rlzx_k55_hfYV0DA7f6i7m5Fhu7AGy14cc4WN1QGEiFTXvNUs8yMx5UVtlTnWlwIGYZoT4KxyK-ZyEn0CugG_6_fwAyBzysxOQ2rYbq7BvJs9LiphOaGXVc/s1600/IMG_7538.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599638156662290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVi0O4T7moMixiyX83ny-t7Rlzx_k55_hfYV0DA7f6i7m5Fhu7AGy14cc4WN1QGEiFTXvNUs8yMx5UVtlTnWlwIGYZoT4KxyK-ZyEn0CugG_6_fwAyBzysxOQ2rYbq7BvJs9LiphOaGXVc/s400/IMG_7538.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">We came, we slid, we conquered!!!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXT8uxybQzhYzQMqWkGXifp02v7_WixgIw5NB6FMhqRr6_NajxPEoVXfumuJwkkyzYjtqPxoOXeWxjFaq69qOmUK16WYKCpCDuzW74PFjLlVUxM_6KRhJahWZFRiMLEDtwUw7RaM9vBOW/s1600/IMG_7528.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599632042679202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXT8uxybQzhYzQMqWkGXifp02v7_WixgIw5NB6FMhqRr6_NajxPEoVXfumuJwkkyzYjtqPxoOXeWxjFaq69qOmUK16WYKCpCDuzW74PFjLlVUxM_6KRhJahWZFRiMLEDtwUw7RaM9vBOW/s400/IMG_7528.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My handsome man...love those blues!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2bdAg3WgiHuQOsQEGw-CUi52sqXMCW6su2tD53rqNn_otIST_HHEBrs4XHrBg9y6kBAxVgEzkIsLNVPDJ6CY6scq9VZpbrimWAeCGHExWj_gF5kirqWjgveDSRRm9LFhj79fLgBEFIJk/s1600/IMG_7502.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599629005812178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2bdAg3WgiHuQOsQEGw-CUi52sqXMCW6su2tD53rqNn_otIST_HHEBrs4XHrBg9y6kBAxVgEzkIsLNVPDJ6CY6scq9VZpbrimWAeCGHExWj_gF5kirqWjgveDSRRm9LFhj79fLgBEFIJk/s400/IMG_7502.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Grant's version of the ski lift</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgE2U4X0nUSEaH28oFGQ4eMgxivbMSs3KfRfFMjRBxnbmhnwmLNL83oJ5jRTlhu5_D6sZAk8Ct546g7oORzY7xE6fOvMSVI2okX5f00quokd4OC5UlVzgxgm8mesEHQLe25vKKbLxOVwp3/s1600/IMG_7500.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599613229127810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgE2U4X0nUSEaH28oFGQ4eMgxivbMSs3KfRfFMjRBxnbmhnwmLNL83oJ5jRTlhu5_D6sZAk8Ct546g7oORzY7xE6fOvMSVI2okX5f00quokd4OC5UlVzgxgm8mesEHQLe25vKKbLxOVwp3/s400/IMG_7500.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Not quite as brave but still a ton of fun!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNJINgxsuAbYnlWiWb2Mqp566qEOyUwlWwXpTBneR3oLGdqQLQNcUqFrcEx5iJGGLpnqm-kxWgre9pGne4OG5PUPJ1GjtAMVF07H8R80cux4AE4QGqnXqE20I-AvyscWd7wgWK6EuAc92/s1600/IMG_7379.JPG"></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLNs1mMP3ZoL89vfolhD8N4qR5vGYwq8F-6euz1dY_UaQrrMzlsPw1aBndpSIzwUJ0z6vaitjqxt1Mp3EB_cYiHuaCMZ_nTVA5Oil_qYsLP6VWO4e_68MoaNih0Bj3f6HdnOwySvdzzaA/s1600/IMG_7467.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599603274377314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLNs1mMP3ZoL89vfolhD8N4qR5vGYwq8F-6euz1dY_UaQrrMzlsPw1aBndpSIzwUJ0z6vaitjqxt1Mp3EB_cYiHuaCMZ_nTVA5Oil_qYsLP6VWO4e_68MoaNih0Bj3f6HdnOwySvdzzaA/s400/IMG_7467.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Naomi was not so fond of the snow...</span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2-flxDh4yTMPiKf-0_QVuUQy1ivA_UXVOCymw1OUmieMTu36V9A1hZbTnuIXxnzCcNtIBENARyAfAp3Mc5qjTLammLA2D3wvIWemmJRgpuw0W-stkQZM6JRSTaFq3atN7m83dU2SPlKM/s1600/IMG_7419.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596598729853742082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2-flxDh4yTMPiKf-0_QVuUQy1ivA_UXVOCymw1OUmieMTu36V9A1hZbTnuIXxnzCcNtIBENARyAfAp3Mc5qjTLammLA2D3wvIWemmJRgpuw0W-stkQZM6JRSTaFq3atN7m83dU2SPlKM/s400/IMG_7419.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">but did let Grant sled with her down a bunny run!</span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6UEk1jHTcSk6J1PVDaOZjo75haD4BLEgpSw577ogkCxJDrn_lWbakypPUgs4u4ajc11DXZUokel2KjX8oiyKFc-VXcPsbesuY7zHePz5dLwqPrFwcFVsRjK7aLml0bHyzde23yjfq2dj/s1600/Jack%2527s+camera+343.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596597627782526194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6UEk1jHTcSk6J1PVDaOZjo75haD4BLEgpSw577ogkCxJDrn_lWbakypPUgs4u4ajc11DXZUokel2KjX8oiyKFc-VXcPsbesuY7zHePz5dLwqPrFwcFVsRjK7aLml0bHyzde23yjfq2dj/s400/Jack%2527s+camera+343.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">Eli was calling our hotel the "Snow Hotel" because that's what his friends call the place they go when they stay in the snow. As we were leaving I said to Eli, "Say goodbye to the snow hotel!". He looked at me and said, "We're leaving?!" and I replied, "Yea, we're going back home". You could tell he was trying to be brave and keep a straight face but his eyes got all filled up with tears and he whispered, "bye, bye".</p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-57581097789240039402011-04-11T09:17:00.000-07:002011-04-11T10:35:06.352-07:00{A Happy Happy Day!}Eli has been 4 now for 2 weeks and he is very proud of that fact. He somehow manages to work it into most conversations. For example, this weekend we were at a Yard Sale and the lady says she has 4T,5T and 6T clothing for boys if I was intersted. Eli pipes in, "Well....I'm 4, so those would probably fit!" What a silly little guy. He is so full of energy and has a super over-active imagination. We hear endless tales that keep us laughing and guessing; like how he got to pretend to be Jesus and ride a donkey in Sunday school..."a REAL donkey! Actually there were two and they came in all by themselves!" Hmmmm?! For his birthday, Eli chose a rocket theme. I went a little nuts looking at pictures and getting ideas for cakes and goodies. Grant was wondering if it was for Eli or myself...probably a little of both! There's not a whole lot more fun for me, than planning/organzing events, especially a rocket themed 4 year old birthday party for a little boy who totally appreciates details and gets so excited for parties!!!! Here are a few pix. of the fabulous day! <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjPmlywWv1Tt5xZX-LvyD8SsPjw49axw5Q4oLbP9ldzN9FFsu1_yMygCb-q3_p7NZlTj0tdBUCggFxVqxdInnl4x44guywGiinv4Bu_m2Yd05xuOGHBoZYTQ2-2HnovODk0OJ5q7CMKnN/s1600/IMG_7160.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594373976928169890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjPmlywWv1Tt5xZX-LvyD8SsPjw49axw5Q4oLbP9ldzN9FFsu1_yMygCb-q3_p7NZlTj0tdBUCggFxVqxdInnl4x44guywGiinv4Bu_m2Yd05xuOGHBoZYTQ2-2HnovODk0OJ5q7CMKnN/s400/IMG_7160.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Birthday Crown from school</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAzN2DJUw8cXwjocnnXl_7xcRq9sTO_NJdjnIwRcRuBtFmMq53FLRQidzkqSxICtT7ohT5dxQBma-NyJ1W0NfTN00x_GHmj_AMlIyjNqT7NJ2hrEsktBunGmMReHHtVOeSyJpx7rGEETN/s1600/IMG_7170.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594373956720463618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAzN2DJUw8cXwjocnnXl_7xcRq9sTO_NJdjnIwRcRuBtFmMq53FLRQidzkqSxICtT7ohT5dxQBma-NyJ1W0NfTN00x_GHmj_AMlIyjNqT7NJ2hrEsktBunGmMReHHtVOeSyJpx7rGEETN/s400/IMG_7170.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47h48WuGkMxPr1t45L3vsOXz6IstzGhprqxP2VeVBVUGPVYG1oyWO3nG4hFbcxV2q9LoUV0tDu0hVmrMyXuetibTC3tor4ZlrORm2qZ1o61ExTYPyeSh6g9QkcDZkTVSHodMRAaCYU7z7/s1600/IMG_7249.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594375695319409762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47h48WuGkMxPr1t45L3vsOXz6IstzGhprqxP2VeVBVUGPVYG1oyWO3nG4hFbcxV2q9LoUV0tDu0hVmrMyXuetibTC3tor4ZlrORm2qZ1o61ExTYPyeSh6g9QkcDZkTVSHodMRAaCYU7z7/s400/IMG_7249.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChPZHLH7V5VMZyZzAbZjluHs7DbeisdyGcYQNdWeAlAMgSNpjWRNMZro8A0DTQ5lw7Cx145L4yEx8-l3RC_aAVg-OZE5BJreYyIMIx8CRmhfBRhF2BKmjsT8i9SLLAukfWFAKp1jpLCiQ/s1600/IMG_7230.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594373967040112146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChPZHLH7V5VMZyZzAbZjluHs7DbeisdyGcYQNdWeAlAMgSNpjWRNMZro8A0DTQ5lw7Cx145L4yEx8-l3RC_aAVg-OZE5BJreYyIMIx8CRmhfBRhF2BKmjsT8i9SLLAukfWFAKp1jpLCiQ/s400/IMG_7230.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4fKQME-dCwUMfU_5oOZLfjiBxcux5vraIwcE6QRuFvVMaeIdJhe5G3QzUGi2Fq89dyUyzDqwIP2xupXBBfbrLlEZuMMGTbK9Aeby5l-CZtsgc-LP_6I362vv1F4oQMX49CTO3Hzap-L-/s1600/IMG_7231.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594373950555661666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4fKQME-dCwUMfU_5oOZLfjiBxcux5vraIwcE6QRuFvVMaeIdJhe5G3QzUGi2Fq89dyUyzDqwIP2xupXBBfbrLlEZuMMGTbK9Aeby5l-CZtsgc-LP_6I362vv1F4oQMX49CTO3Hzap-L-/s400/IMG_7231.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rocket cookies that melted in your mouth....YUM! </span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNk8bj8DF-f9ZvwJK1JMgx8w9NgY0Y-WRlZKymBqbuO0tAhnEulV_O7jo6VdQiGPjGqDgKOiqz00DFEY7tAygSC4HXNJKqtBCFLOuBRdbtStYr-RIQX5ua0TAzsBVgHCC4TX4O1cD6mjD/s1600/IMG_7243.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594375698794501042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNk8bj8DF-f9ZvwJK1JMgx8w9NgY0Y-WRlZKymBqbuO0tAhnEulV_O7jo6VdQiGPjGqDgKOiqz00DFEY7tAygSC4HXNJKqtBCFLOuBRdbtStYr-RIQX5ua0TAzsBVgHCC4TX4O1cD6mjD/s400/IMG_7243.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7UAz_LNxTzUpdnsvp5kpnnsl3zvOIJ37zig2z8MWkPxcdFso7oWZF6O0gOU8I3rKp-nalb5wKZRFcBfKkAjDcGwr_Ju_do1lTE89l0YW8vvCSN_3sIwfpq_49SGHcKuA5aljVL-qlpub/s1600/IMG_7247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594373936848545650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7UAz_LNxTzUpdnsvp5kpnnsl3zvOIJ37zig2z8MWkPxcdFso7oWZF6O0gOU8I3rKp-nalb5wKZRFcBfKkAjDcGwr_Ju_do1lTE89l0YW8vvCSN_3sIwfpq_49SGHcKuA5aljVL-qlpub/s400/IMG_7247.JPG" /></a></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEKk1LLFk9Sa3955uvg13hbLcFePYr6rehhTRnrPVZ6AvTIsZEBAchlIOoegz6SRTPAuZMHnpXRhV3O-J8xVaI8tyrrk30YcHUFEtYtfY6l2ABBoOLbkt_DYeLxbPOtTCr6ArmUuTxfLp/s1600/IMG_7262.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594375714999486482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEKk1LLFk9Sa3955uvg13hbLcFePYr6rehhTRnrPVZ6AvTIsZEBAchlIOoegz6SRTPAuZMHnpXRhV3O-J8xVaI8tyrrk30YcHUFEtYtfY6l2ABBoOLbkt_DYeLxbPOtTCr6ArmUuTxfLp/s400/IMG_7262.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeg2ocSMbBPyIcuzBV99Y1PNXtfe2LUoAauOhJYN17FpfL2i5mrzpneEwTw5NfbSOZrwCMb9gi1nTdJ2s28evCYRM8m2ldQF73MFNFX8D0FKu4g3MD_kpSwbvU42L5xaCExb6WQ1jMoL9/s1600/IMG_7252.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594375705387932754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeg2ocSMbBPyIcuzBV99Y1PNXtfe2LUoAauOhJYN17FpfL2i5mrzpneEwTw5NfbSOZrwCMb9gi1nTdJ2s28evCYRM8m2ldQF73MFNFX8D0FKu4g3MD_kpSwbvU42L5xaCExb6WQ1jMoL9/s400/IMG_7252.JPG" /></a></div>Happy Birthday my sweet Sunshine. It's hard to believe that you've been a part of our family for four years! It's gone so fast and been super fun! We love you bunches!Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-46852644171455572322011-03-14T15:52:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:03:29.961-07:00{Love}Naomi absolutey adores Eli. She is his biggest fan! She loves everything about him including his favorite things, Doggie and Blankie! He can always make her laugh and is great when we need her distracted!<br /><br /><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NTMjVn-tD14YpJRMrA5PnwsFKih5R5wwrwh2AiQqv5-cr8xZXbwZBGMJlqPERRt3X-aU-o70KelMHRbnCBnc6wxiVEy-0tIFQwPUgV8cs9QNIem6nsgD-wm8dDO2sigHzGGEhilY4B-w/s1600/IMG_7002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073669884243810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NTMjVn-tD14YpJRMrA5PnwsFKih5R5wwrwh2AiQqv5-cr8xZXbwZBGMJlqPERRt3X-aU-o70KelMHRbnCBnc6wxiVEy-0tIFQwPUgV8cs9QNIem6nsgD-wm8dDO2sigHzGGEhilY4B-w/s400/IMG_7002.JPG" /></a></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVn3RhNcFCQBqYvUzqhr7ByWxcHUrwdwNOPDXReEZ2LwS2oH6pSPb4tzMiNz1kc6YGh8CzDdHJXuRNPLGoZ4tdVlsk6Mq8LLiaKTK2cOFFMVFWetOA5VR_eTiAeD_NmAU_-QtpElAiRCP-/s1600/IMG_7004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073673260016098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVn3RhNcFCQBqYvUzqhr7ByWxcHUrwdwNOPDXReEZ2LwS2oH6pSPb4tzMiNz1kc6YGh8CzDdHJXuRNPLGoZ4tdVlsk6Mq8LLiaKTK2cOFFMVFWetOA5VR_eTiAeD_NmAU_-QtpElAiRCP-/s400/IMG_7004.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2GQeus8H-F13KQuWsugA3i9ZjTCUmPNxYDwuKaY1xtuUrYBnjov_0waseZZue_AJFyfunwSbxn985ZpU4-rDsSMYChERA_gTA7ERqWj1qveOHw8HbGwOxgUnTWPqsPdZRzdexScoRshH/s1600/IMG_7006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073681092888978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2GQeus8H-F13KQuWsugA3i9ZjTCUmPNxYDwuKaY1xtuUrYBnjov_0waseZZue_AJFyfunwSbxn985ZpU4-rDsSMYChERA_gTA7ERqWj1qveOHw8HbGwOxgUnTWPqsPdZRzdexScoRshH/s400/IMG_7006.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAHTmpYDKOaQLMZNxFFsgjCC9BxURr0UwoKXwSDT-LyzpV6ZSae4hizT_HE2uKisvS5oH_1IhfTvOrK78KH82pq4Em3Oq3Dk22EiSOwBwbc9x4Cg9cszNEd2VZjHaOAR35BpKHUTurhE7/s1600/IMG_7010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073684935655714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAHTmpYDKOaQLMZNxFFsgjCC9BxURr0UwoKXwSDT-LyzpV6ZSae4hizT_HE2uKisvS5oH_1IhfTvOrK78KH82pq4Em3Oq3Dk22EiSOwBwbc9x4Cg9cszNEd2VZjHaOAR35BpKHUTurhE7/s400/IMG_7010.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTG-YMqGS-vXU0qiDBZ1T-xCKo-KSH5Z4jpUXlUjbC7-0A57Z6bK7cxUcAFo76IvYzATLs9CRZEYtQc1iNOL5ajZtaQYMvEeAKZKztOi1CUNFghyphenhyphenZZ1h3oCX8wRhvLXGhgU5yhs1sH88y/s1600/IMG_7018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584073692288544146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTG-YMqGS-vXU0qiDBZ1T-xCKo-KSH5Z4jpUXlUjbC7-0A57Z6bK7cxUcAFo76IvYzATLs9CRZEYtQc1iNOL5ajZtaQYMvEeAKZKztOi1CUNFghyphenhyphenZZ1h3oCX8wRhvLXGhgU5yhs1sH88y/s400/IMG_7018.JPG" /></a></p> I love their little sleepy eyes, bed heads and jammied bodies!Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-12163831368116655242011-02-16T20:43:00.000-08:002011-02-16T21:18:32.708-08:00{Sweet, Sweet "Noami"}<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzsnSwFhxhK6Ejdk6QDRT8y7AXSS7wq4CF3iWOtU5za6SCFdpadpTr130hKroqzU7kmBdvGbwOcxMf-sHJfFITSKZ9Y5JovRSUoGk9eXWsXng-bBWKQnDXoQhh7ZKNbUCPo9LoRBKaxGE/s1600/IMG_6938.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574518751750394594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzsnSwFhxhK6Ejdk6QDRT8y7AXSS7wq4CF3iWOtU5za6SCFdpadpTr130hKroqzU7kmBdvGbwOcxMf-sHJfFITSKZ9Y5JovRSUoGk9eXWsXng-bBWKQnDXoQhh7ZKNbUCPo9LoRBKaxGE/s400/IMG_6938.JPG" /></a></p>The other day I realized that I have not taken many pictures between Christmas and now which means that almost two months have passed without photos of our growing little girl. So, like any good, scrapbooking mommy would do, I busted out the camera and took a few hundred photos in two days so that Naomi's "8 month" baby book spread would not be empty! :)<br /><br />She looks dainty and girly but has such a silly little side to her too. I have a feeling she'll be competing with her brother for the spotlight pretty soon. Her latest talents include growling, smacking her lips, blowing raspberries, rolling on to her tummy while sleeping, she loves standing up at things (with assistance) and also bouncing in her saucer and Jenny-Jump-Up. You'll often see Eli covering his ears because she is bouncing so hard in her saucer which makes quite the raucous! She never stops moving; some part of her body is constantly in motion! How did we end up with two like that?! She is also teething like no other at the moment. Since January 11th, she has cut 3.5 teeth and I have a feeling there are a few more coming in as well. At least we're getting it over with all in one fell swoop right?<br /><br />Aside from that, I am in love with her baby blues, soft fuzzy hair and edible cheeks, hands, legs, toes...you name it, I want to squeeze it and nibble on it! I am reminded of why this stage is so fun. All baby cuteness and no "parenting" required yet! 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574517818534751746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGDMqaKq61D39dSmXDIA18eS9MBwlfHCqyJ7B21gtprBTQLMrO_B8J9GVtoWyJcnDQrMzTegsdJ0qhapXB0HraIU4ZJFp94uVmQxXmReYr4oAoUT9Sb4U8npf1WoxeKz00kgrh6Ic_149/s400/IMG_0022.jpg" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-1779071414432463692011-02-14T08:53:00.000-08:002011-02-15T15:48:19.545-08:00{My Silly Valentines!}<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI3CIDjTaK-ra0K6s6n3hkXcbpVnviMqjGxBie1OtJ9byBQ_zagG5q4M7ol5hmy5ARVnDEU2f0gEyLNNJlk-gD7Xk8ncTuxsgaM1TZGkquXOtp04Lsbv_PV5_5pXbWHJ5vO4MALwkn0F7/s1600/IMG_6796.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574066626754023730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI3CIDjTaK-ra0K6s6n3hkXcbpVnviMqjGxBie1OtJ9byBQ_zagG5q4M7ol5hmy5ARVnDEU2f0gEyLNNJlk-gD7Xk8ncTuxsgaM1TZGkquXOtp04Lsbv_PV5_5pXbWHJ5vO4MALwkn0F7/s400/IMG_6796.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh4LkV4a5MhDCsyDwt8jjC9OoFh1PYAnUWACWSk4AwVotPertka5mUmnObLaIjiTgExe3LiEVQpgtBLhWMG2hWQr3cUwKJna839uk3tkce41lynELaVtnZvPYFVSLYxH0Hgx6UxE_NtQl/s1600/IMG_6822.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574063281725842738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh4LkV4a5MhDCsyDwt8jjC9OoFh1PYAnUWACWSk4AwVotPertka5mUmnObLaIjiTgExe3LiEVQpgtBLhWMG2hWQr3cUwKJna839uk3tkce41lynELaVtnZvPYFVSLYxH0Hgx6UxE_NtQl/s400/IMG_6822.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Valentine's Day is not often grandly celebrated in the Tyler household, in fact, not usually at all (we both agree its a bit over the top). But this year, I was surprised by a card, candy and romantic chic flick from Grant and it got me in the mood. So, we started off with heart shaped toast for breakfast, joined friends for valentine cupcake decorating with the kids, ate heart shaped sandwiches for lunch and then had plans of grandeur for dinner. Mom and Dad were coming over to join us, I was going to decorate the table with red and white, make homemade calzones in the shape of hearts and have a fun evening with my family...then the dough happened! First off it didn't quite make as much as I thought it would, then I couldn't get it to roll out and I certainly wasn't going to get it into the shape of a heart! So at 6 o'clock, with family hungry, table not set with anything cute and no heart shaped calzones, we sent my dad to Papa Murphy's, lit some candles and opened the Coronas...Happy Valentine's Day! </div>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-87499991362252753242011-01-28T07:04:00.000-08:002011-01-28T10:08:57.403-08:00{They're Done!}<p align="left">I am so thankful to our friend Sandy for taking our latest family photos! I was so excited the day we took them and even more so now that I see them all in "print"!!!!!! We wanted new family photos so that we could have some nice ones of the four of us, a few of the kids together and also to capture Naomi's 6 month stage. I think we were sucessful and Sandy even snuck in a few of Eli by himself and of just Grant and I. Thank you! Thank you! I am so thrilled with the way they turned out!</p><p align="center"><strong>Our little "Noami-Boami"</strong></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIrH_QvYxDIgm_fqOXnJjAZsBq8I0gB8wTSdgUvX_xdl_W9XdqzOwWKM7RXk-JVWR9jxJuC3ebMgiC8U0Ww4QNSsc_dQec-JgeBwx4mtnZ_W-hvsCEPkKuukZ559S-md4J5f8pMJ0PLtG/s1600/IMG_4682.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567293269419421666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIrH_QvYxDIgm_fqOXnJjAZsBq8I0gB8wTSdgUvX_xdl_W9XdqzOwWKM7RXk-JVWR9jxJuC3ebMgiC8U0Ww4QNSsc_dQec-JgeBwx4mtnZ_W-hvsCEPkKuukZ559S-md4J5f8pMJ0PLtG/s400/IMG_4682.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQqz-nBkRfLO0III_9f0jNboOPZmmkhbGq_a1SMmc8f50I-TVj19cpRZi6C3WuTvSOz8FY6gBXfYTT6RyCiPLQFN8tHr4trI9FawolzWIJ5bB4KI5S_DDTjPuO7JPa9D9MJEtFinyqzuo/s1600/IMG_4816+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567264839205104082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QX1wtw0PFohsfcxa8GGKsuEb-3HXwpMuvfCi9sKvsGiOl2OHriQyTGkMvKtHaVIg57Y-t0guts-u5gwRVwLwfRvGchISzZd6noaezHuWdcQpZ4VzHxAOngmX1pVhnD8MdOo9QAILxpNa/s400/IMG_4675.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><strong></strong> </p><p align="center"><strong>Just the Two of Us</strong></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGdLSwWgltzjw4X6j5l3cqArCSFOGG1DEdftw7WUwz7t0peldKTmFCtnbj16jqdcFgFyfupyhnNqAy0L7rBgb0B2RcykpqLcR52oQdpPMLvnzEj3iJ6f30NLdP2kNQDvr8e09Yh_wn0ub/s1600/IMG_4886.jpg"></a><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGdLSwWgltzjw4X6j5l3cqArCSFOGG1DEdftw7WUwz7t0peldKTmFCtnbj16jqdcFgFyfupyhnNqAy0L7rBgb0B2RcykpqLcR52oQdpPMLvnzEj3iJ6f30NLdP2kNQDvr8e09Yh_wn0ub/s1600/IMG_4886.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567264858823590722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGdLSwWgltzjw4X6j5l3cqArCSFOGG1DEdftw7WUwz7t0peldKTmFCtnbj16jqdcFgFyfupyhnNqAy0L7rBgb0B2RcykpqLcR52oQdpPMLvnzEj3iJ6f30NLdP2kNQDvr8e09Yh_wn0ub/s400/IMG_4886.jpg" /></a></p></div></div>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-24190453065770594502011-01-18T21:18:00.000-08:002011-01-18T21:18:00.714-08:00{...and a few more}<div align="left">This a bit "Benjamin Button-ish" I realize (working backwards for those that don't know the story) but I came across these pictures of Christmas Eve and wanted to post them. I figured you wouldn't mind! This Christmas Eve was an extra special day for our family. We spent the morning at my parents' house putting together "goodie" bags that we'd planned to hand out to the homeless on Christmas morning. Eli had a blast running around the living room placing (sometimes throwing) the items into the bags until they were stuffed with food, toiletries, etc. and then we closed them up with a candy cane and message about our Savior. That evening we attended the Christmas Eve service at our church as a family and then had a "Happy Birthday Jesus" party at my parents' house afterwards. What an amazing day! <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI8gObF_I8KWeHo-m0o5l_BQsS1tXNKDbiPVhVG4TZAEbnmCiaFza1nK39Qqaw6VqJJ8WW7GdZIbQnHZFob-GGztnJvDsS_fzlmugE8n2UHPX7pE6-W5ha2kVNJ1L45UD5e4v4C0uS_2s/s1600/IMG_6609.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562584997293283170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI8gObF_I8KWeHo-m0o5l_BQsS1tXNKDbiPVhVG4TZAEbnmCiaFza1nK39Qqaw6VqJJ8WW7GdZIbQnHZFob-GGztnJvDsS_fzlmugE8n2UHPX7pE6-W5ha2kVNJ1L45UD5e4v4C0uS_2s/s400/IMG_6609.JPG" /></a></p></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqI9KIol8YpEfO4nlbQq24tJR-EsY23JReQslimbqHNzEqSc8MBcO9p3Dn04UhEztf1EN0-NLMq4iX9s9YejeTORHh00TBrdq6_ly-qVbrIzNyQhnm-E1OUHXEGYeDNjBaZES4hk2jP3Hu/s1600/IMG_6618.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562585013798484674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqI9KIol8YpEfO4nlbQq24tJR-EsY23JReQslimbqHNzEqSc8MBcO9p3Dn04UhEztf1EN0-NLMq4iX9s9YejeTORHh00TBrdq6_ly-qVbrIzNyQhnm-E1OUHXEGYeDNjBaZES4hk2jP3Hu/s400/IMG_6618.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLC-PhOvEodisGuJT01806Q8pZGGwBvogCuGM_Z_0kPOeoslQ_uY0jFmBrTBtWmXNKKC9p0RkaafgOCTxYVvdPshXcOAAifnVg9slnT5hd1kzTke3m2nQFerGskcoAtUGjBg7F3maJhx5/s1600/IMG_6625.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562585019075366194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLC-PhOvEodisGuJT01806Q8pZGGwBvogCuGM_Z_0kPOeoslQ_uY0jFmBrTBtWmXNKKC9p0RkaafgOCTxYVvdPshXcOAAifnVg9slnT5hd1kzTke3m2nQFerGskcoAtUGjBg7F3maJhx5/s400/IMG_6625.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKPblolaenIrAnwp-ydu1_qsCeug5u38yvf7vlUCnn_Kl1E-av0Y1ZqH8o7Jyr4H5REFIcUvtZsNUcxUdUTx9XKsmG7Wmeok9rl4A9ovEeoD6vJ_alAhMNB8bMF2ZNJBvXtezSy-OvbcG/s1600/IMG_6615.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562585010522892754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKPblolaenIrAnwp-ydu1_qsCeug5u38yvf7vlUCnn_Kl1E-av0Y1ZqH8o7Jyr4H5REFIcUvtZsNUcxUdUTx9XKsmG7Wmeok9rl4A9ovEeoD6vJ_alAhMNB8bMF2ZNJBvXtezSy-OvbcG/s400/IMG_6615.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yQKqv8P_X1OzpvQexX_3zAeIymdIUWKeA4XFjwsP9qxCjCFFry8LxR_dsEBAcvYGokydKAHqChbEfkMES5ptj3hPpmcqLel4tELRVKlu2EY36tuLH7JxqG4q600PbjQx63PVLsVuqEl4/s1600/IMG_6613.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562585000915434450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yQKqv8P_X1OzpvQexX_3zAeIymdIUWKeA4XFjwsP9qxCjCFFry8LxR_dsEBAcvYGokydKAHqChbEfkMES5ptj3hPpmcqLel4tELRVKlu2EY36tuLH7JxqG4q600PbjQx63PVLsVuqEl4/s400/IMG_6613.JPG" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-81536207955695354182011-01-15T16:55:00.000-08:002011-01-16T15:26:53.358-08:00{What Goes Around Comes Around}<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuREN8viCp6RVuCVqOoB3QnRnjzh31IIos7z1mI_6yYgcHzgppSsTmtgme06dqBqLJzGYl2AG_gI5bwDUiHOB7bjAnoaKwPDnEWQb8WO9YEG6fioAQmju_BOp9aqppUY4Bt-eOS1dNq0K/s1600/2007-09-17+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562582108557865458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuREN8viCp6RVuCVqOoB3QnRnjzh31IIos7z1mI_6yYgcHzgppSsTmtgme06dqBqLJzGYl2AG_gI5bwDUiHOB7bjAnoaKwPDnEWQb8WO9YEG6fioAQmju_BOp9aqppUY4Bt-eOS1dNq0K/s400/2007-09-17+001.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZAeA6bbtyTaQMiJUrYW77J_qbh_KN_1h8jUFoJem8FP9wjHB-UWkiyCTwsk-tbpV3JeAS8hv0krDcHL1sP7gIjiqrDygCptVcBaPJMAVkb1GHbkkpEcMCLRYB-130hcgDDE8B4nts9Fr/s1600/IMG_6776.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562581808492453842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZAeA6bbtyTaQMiJUrYW77J_qbh_KN_1h8jUFoJem8FP9wjHB-UWkiyCTwsk-tbpV3JeAS8hv0krDcHL1sP7gIjiqrDygCptVcBaPJMAVkb1GHbkkpEcMCLRYB-130hcgDDE8B4nts9Fr/s400/IMG_6776.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">doggie</span> bucket "hat" returns! It really is the perfect accessory! I couldn't resist sharing both photos of Eli and Naomi (both around 6.5 months) in their <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">doggie</span> "hat". Naomi is 7 months now and going strong. She just got her first tooth (whew! That was a rough 3 days!) and she is desperate to be on the move and to keep up with Eli but she's got a few tricks to learn yet before that happens. I'm sure it will be soon though! We are seeing more of her personality emerge and I'm afraid she's going to be as animated/dramatic as Eli, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">maybe</span> even more! Not sure how we ended up with two....</div><br /><br />Here are few more recent photos of our little "Noami-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Boami</span>" as we call her! She's been testing our her flexibility lately.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovsPzGuZ0n7Vr7OS1NCh_gy2Ok0ygzPg2Q2AXtZ2zMGzDsHcFoNxwI-Nn0JzOcWEI4_DJHGlh5CwH5o1FzU-oRJl8oMvPbK6SYPyRcHGFhQ7Ka5AIzPHF_jjw_NPSl-o54vEPAZa1atX6/s1600/IMG_6791.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562581827046397474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovsPzGuZ0n7Vr7OS1NCh_gy2Ok0ygzPg2Q2AXtZ2zMGzDsHcFoNxwI-Nn0JzOcWEI4_DJHGlh5CwH5o1FzU-oRJl8oMvPbK6SYPyRcHGFhQ7Ka5AIzPHF_jjw_NPSl-o54vEPAZa1atX6/s400/IMG_6791.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QBZ59x-rjhw0RC7V6BAWSYprXiiQb7Qqrgm-SKipwidPQCtagZH97PDJvcUZBvHs26Vqv8GWxhvy-2dK2GYSpQRwLVAViLHE0hohJDMlhebpJQj93wGg-DMEsdrZcdzZ6sHCwswjZNhH/s1600/IMG_6786.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562581820901121618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QBZ59x-rjhw0RC7V6BAWSYprXiiQb7Qqrgm-SKipwidPQCtagZH97PDJvcUZBvHs26Vqv8GWxhvy-2dK2GYSpQRwLVAViLHE0hohJDMlhebpJQj93wGg-DMEsdrZcdzZ6sHCwswjZNhH/s400/IMG_6786.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gX7wommuCRocROTmecXeWEUSy89vx9AqOdQC8YobI2VzBI-8mKFoRia7k2udJxS_BAa7aGvESpLaq6XN3ieiseZD2TZ9d6mqs0mF9m-NEoE-RxaKKVsA6gBFfUieNtVnwOlooXkRiZM_/s1600/IMG_6790.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562581823346783330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gX7wommuCRocROTmecXeWEUSy89vx9AqOdQC8YobI2VzBI-8mKFoRia7k2udJxS_BAa7aGvESpLaq6XN3ieiseZD2TZ9d6mqs0mF9m-NEoE-RxaKKVsA6gBFfUieNtVnwOlooXkRiZM_/s400/IMG_6790.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J3YkYymqHLANk9ILB0QSfkwDY-SJ1x26ffqofiNKurEca7dLm7gOmdIpMqjZ1WT2W_Te5noPs3uk5Fyh6nBLaYOXePuO2osOPj-L4HCA-4Hht507bJbF6HYI4BddJgCKhtnyLSpgz1Mj/s1600/IMG_6780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562581814385627250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J3YkYymqHLANk9ILB0QSfkwDY-SJ1x26ffqofiNKurEca7dLm7gOmdIpMqjZ1WT2W_Te5noPs3uk5Fyh6nBLaYOXePuO2osOPj-L4HCA-4Hht507bJbF6HYI4BddJgCKhtnyLSpgz1Mj/s400/IMG_6780.JPG" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-57246963711562706182010-12-31T20:51:00.001-08:002010-12-31T21:00:41.388-08:00{...And A Happy New Year}<p align="left">It is hard not to look back at 2010 without seeing the many, many blessings that we've received! While there were many days when I just wanted to complain, or things weren't going as I had planned, and as hard as those moments seemed right then and there, I can honestly say that God has given us much more than we deserve! Our lives are full and He gets the credit for that! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09KEYW1N5XdFOpLCwfJtpUtteE79_vt4Anmgn6KshTHuLdCukiBNbdiiTfh4i41NIyl_S4fuAvD1d2155LjcqgJcTiynMUQrRtlVanC50y7jvKife5miKaSlP-bASTM3ONXnMBG0H0AsS/s1600/IMG_6745.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557075736221265490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09KEYW1N5XdFOpLCwfJtpUtteE79_vt4Anmgn6KshTHuLdCukiBNbdiiTfh4i41NIyl_S4fuAvD1d2155LjcqgJcTiynMUQrRtlVanC50y7jvKife5miKaSlP-bASTM3ONXnMBG0H0AsS/s400/IMG_6745.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Annual "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Scrylerb</span>" (that's Scranton + Tyler + Herb) Christmas <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">pj</span> photo</span></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-40482756537156107562010-12-21T10:18:00.000-08:002010-12-21T10:18:00.138-08:00{Long Over Due}<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvS6lCQogZRiNhorlHxt9cpN7xXRPU38mle2zmzABoY5J6QOmEO2y3XvY4EJx2wemUaMCfb6tfjP5BfMk5lO97sdqXHYGYZiJIZFpWZwjBV3fC-WSHwnChjJE8jKG57RcQg8OzP7PEwen/s1600/IMG_7219.jpg"></a> <div><div><div>Naomi turned 6 months at the beginning of this month and we had photos taken of her and also of our "new" family! As I was posting the last picture on the previous post, I realized I never posted the amazing newborn photos of our sweet little girl that <a href="http://www.sandyrunner.com/">Sandy</a> took. So without further ado...<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN26ivsf6Faq1nQf_2ds793ddzDZy5J4L0ptis8_Mav3x4B1a7JwdnFVSZnavapLtlcb307ATdXfW8bM8rPuujLjMUaqzS4dFDnS9k4qk7Lxxl6d0tmxZBViPBnRRRhZ8hETGRL8qL0Me/s1600/IMG_7010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552267185948356882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN26ivsf6Faq1nQf_2ds793ddzDZy5J4L0ptis8_Mav3x4B1a7JwdnFVSZnavapLtlcb307ATdXfW8bM8rPuujLjMUaqzS4dFDnS9k4qk7Lxxl6d0tmxZBViPBnRRRhZ8hETGRL8qL0Me/s400/IMG_7010.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKms6EZcs_C_EiJNLNIOyaLWS2Tojc_5MLlEFca5Ssmk6tLNwdWEg1c2paef-IZRtu-Fqlcbh7VdhxfyK-ynlk4xKQO6oFuVIiGnJgqa0Dmag79IaHHzjZfNYSnNaa0DrX117esmfVRXI/s1600/IMG_7217.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552269448677877666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKms6EZcs_C_EiJNLNIOyaLWS2Tojc_5MLlEFca5Ssmk6tLNwdWEg1c2paef-IZRtu-Fqlcbh7VdhxfyK-ynlk4xKQO6oFuVIiGnJgqa0Dmag79IaHHzjZfNYSnNaa0DrX117esmfVRXI/s400/IMG_7217.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUErqN6GCgZwX1TeCxOaL-ytaHuDrRY9wGL4qH9w2tQO1EwmTTzLDNKm2cEdN__C87PHcqvUC5hE6QarAx2roNJfexQS37pYJQWVLa0X5YZurfDS6TZS0t63Jl3mfDCNaN2w6-iY6I6JF/s1600/IMG_7264+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552268062791566066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUErqN6GCgZwX1TeCxOaL-ytaHuDrRY9wGL4qH9w2tQO1EwmTTzLDNKm2cEdN__C87PHcqvUC5hE6QarAx2roNJfexQS37pYJQWVLa0X5YZurfDS6TZS0t63Jl3mfDCNaN2w6-iY6I6JF/s400/IMG_7264+1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJuB9XGZDXhmpux7-x5hRlQfzf82XIEKw_N1oywaeQViiuhONd_Bic4na45tE7lLPBGeMNJafEDqhQAnIlhsjZw3vwmaJifwdpJy0fp2dq9cTihiXen65LhqFMS7y58CswLyroTMrIoKu/s1600/IMG_7089.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552269446377407058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJuB9XGZDXhmpux7-x5hRlQfzf82XIEKw_N1oywaeQViiuhONd_Bic4na45tE7lLPBGeMNJafEDqhQAnIlhsjZw3vwmaJifwdpJy0fp2dq9cTihiXen65LhqFMS7y58CswLyroTMrIoKu/s400/IMG_7089.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z9PKNDGJLYqF2nWcOJPxZcd1GKODBJZSHYAKaQ9dbnSBxk-ycd_m3KiNi9DN1YIRyKLhLoxc8FyTc67e8bz6AKXVXh5Q4lp1kM4DLLdJx2Yua4E5bswkD-Wh7XVAIc1wSxIYp9joC8Vs/s1600/IMG_7023.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLzUffosSI9A2_Jt0y6AxBedMSrZUvYNkd36HPDyrASURd0m06nb9a6hbjg8K2h47LFcHn2StUEW-_U0CHGaYcEsMvaPn8zrC3E65jDQzqnt9jEFp9dGfof2K6nYuuxnJIFNu_-R660Hf/s1600/IMG_7163.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552267196190759250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLzUffosSI9A2_Jt0y6AxBedMSrZUvYNkd36HPDyrASURd0m06nb9a6hbjg8K2h47LFcHn2StUEW-_U0CHGaYcEsMvaPn8zrC3E65jDQzqnt9jEFp9dGfof2K6nYuuxnJIFNu_-R660Hf/s400/IMG_7163.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJl4a8-5mu76xWVUL3k5NGLV-r9gQXsEHu66tHQcOosVEqbCWjS-cuEG7EUqroseF_fEZ_5AMSMPTI0_p06y7chrM6l08qafbuSv8-9yHsVC_iC4oSbWHSeh_Zr7O5taUp4SzPlLmeWEU/s1600/IMG_7237.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552268057619212402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJl4a8-5mu76xWVUL3k5NGLV-r9gQXsEHu66tHQcOosVEqbCWjS-cuEG7EUqroseF_fEZ_5AMSMPTI0_p06y7chrM6l08qafbuSv8-9yHsVC_iC4oSbWHSeh_Zr7O5taUp4SzPlLmeWEU/s400/IMG_7237.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE855LKe4nZdFILt7ADPXLjl9XcqBojGFjAGSpEItfARJgRf-7oYghKPyrnU0LCHfdDdrI6aIs-B2FBWYRg3tAPvWJiALRlZWGzCE7jO9RpG1tWB20-60L5gMUB8h7xHy_bi2Z_MtdOfS9/s1600/IMG_7128.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552267194176041458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE855LKe4nZdFILt7ADPXLjl9XcqBojGFjAGSpEItfARJgRf-7oYghKPyrnU0LCHfdDdrI6aIs-B2FBWYRg3tAPvWJiALRlZWGzCE7jO9RpG1tWB20-60L5gMUB8h7xHy_bi2Z_MtdOfS9/s400/IMG_7128.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center">Can't believe she is already 6 months old. We love you little girl!</p></div></div></div>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-26737091079992676062010-12-14T14:07:00.000-08:002010-12-18T21:41:50.527-08:00{Catch Up}As 2010 comes furiously to a close, I figured I'd better play catch up and get a few more pictures on the blog! I must admit, I have been slacking and just putting the silly things Eli says on my facebook status, but some days even getting that done is a challenge so I'll say it once, "I'm sorry, please forgive me, and it <em>WILL</em> probably happen again!" :) Enjoy the last few months in photos.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmIGxVNODUBXZ-FUU95LjhYwBlLfhtNZGbSW8tz7AX-8SzJwGLIrPN7Gr9SYgvy-Ub17ZqL_IUkD7oGZjFe_U-np9mEu8UtNFTAVwpb1QzqR_pCVluuhO8qjgm-qHnG-lmceOEUvzTgai/s1600/IMG_5596.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550664983661036050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmIGxVNODUBXZ-FUU95LjhYwBlLfhtNZGbSW8tz7AX-8SzJwGLIrPN7Gr9SYgvy-Ub17ZqL_IUkD7oGZjFe_U-np9mEu8UtNFTAVwpb1QzqR_pCVluuhO8qjgm-qHnG-lmceOEUvzTgai/s400/IMG_5596.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli and I went to my friend's pirate themed birthday party...sorry no pix of me!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W_GCtjTzgwQcnyEEqFSZnpgYSgKbuiit4WEXUKiwEoxRv8Umex3nqjyNtNYHTROzPznodYVaRRhM-0fXbhH7Szntp7LJybQSNY0RV9SoSTTaEYHsRC0U5DYzLWIxvp2Ennr8AVaOncul/s1600/IMG_5638.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550665006676647426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3W_GCtjTzgwQcnyEEqFSZnpgYSgKbuiit4WEXUKiwEoxRv8Umex3nqjyNtNYHTROzPznodYVaRRhM-0fXbhH7Szntp7LJybQSNY0RV9SoSTTaEYHsRC0U5DYzLWIxvp2Ennr8AVaOncul/s400/IMG_5638.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Eli built a spaceship (Excersaucer) and Naomi was his passenger (prisoner). Note the fuel (yellow and orange Lego's) in the bottom of the spaceship!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD8z4aIMIm2V_rFN30NH5dleZ9D1abV5wn-8DOTKMaSBAj2sPORryDMFHqBQeAqp5vvAYKp70NVX9YeNq_M_wUqLD4cTkVucbbUmMmGbXXruhssiPy_F4cS_GKkTYsf7SwquimXf9bD5u/s1600/IMG_5650.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550665022258213954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD8z4aIMIm2V_rFN30NH5dleZ9D1abV5wn-8DOTKMaSBAj2sPORryDMFHqBQeAqp5vvAYKp70NVX9YeNq_M_wUqLD4cTkVucbbUmMmGbXXruhssiPy_F4cS_GKkTYsf7SwquimXf9bD5u/s400/IMG_5650.JPG" /> </a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Seriously?!"</span></p><p align="center"><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAdBPKpQdqdHkpR-JxEwIoiUKyAwzBCevRjBbfOPdSftgJR6jOVLM2Gh9YlEB1ktORe99ZKv5xwIWUunPdOBGEn_6vpQNvh28Jk2YfL_Bjxd45I_tbZg7bgNdu1qg7YqvOmi_2uTVLo7P/s1600/IMG_5673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669653217760546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAdBPKpQdqdHkpR-JxEwIoiUKyAwzBCevRjBbfOPdSftgJR6jOVLM2Gh9YlEB1ktORe99ZKv5xwIWUunPdOBGEn_6vpQNvh28Jk2YfL_Bjxd45I_tbZg7bgNdu1qg7YqvOmi_2uTVLo7P/s400/IMG_5673.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Fun at the local pumpkin farm</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG_Fge9b8gIjri5SQRo4kk47dNtNYWgAt2F0LvLdWUYHkGsMtZyfgWOKldPdkK9cZdKlYy839mKaxFo1X5FMrqPNgiq4gTB2ApeKkzy6by_OFbIXH1OgfnlJFmJV_vS9zKAOWkuvTSlqk/s1600/IMG_5678.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669663005492354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG_Fge9b8gIjri5SQRo4kk47dNtNYWgAt2F0LvLdWUYHkGsMtZyfgWOKldPdkK9cZdKlYy839mKaxFo1X5FMrqPNgiq4gTB2ApeKkzy6by_OFbIXH1OgfnlJFmJV_vS9zKAOWkuvTSlqk/s400/IMG_5678.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Me and my girl</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7DRdUFTZzESsfaRoMN9UUzvGYHH48Eu1PbvtpUXAmFIUKVdhJctonf0tNdRDqA7PRWByrzoeZreyiB1JVYBGiwj0O8IK0aDZhE85bOjqltwa37LzegF22v2BXultK9S34pYmZTLqDWKp/s1600/IMG_6235.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550671390522870930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7DRdUFTZzESsfaRoMN9UUzvGYHH48Eu1PbvtpUXAmFIUKVdhJctonf0tNdRDqA7PRWByrzoeZreyiB1JVYBGiwj0O8IK0aDZhE85bOjqltwa37LzegF22v2BXultK9S34pYmZTLqDWKp/s400/IMG_6235.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Autumn would not be complete without a trip to Apple Hill!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTouJ8w_uFhtvQU8TON2s-HN4K4VwUbdyXnQ_T53xz4z1iYrpFcPC2gOPEIUKNEsO5sDA3xouodVrUUM534_2cHCptv7owN3EvmBJgssB1gKiuSUjrG5L0qM0-67ZUKDXfJumnINLof1K/s1600/IMG_6274.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550671427660632834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTouJ8w_uFhtvQU8TON2s-HN4K4VwUbdyXnQ_T53xz4z1iYrpFcPC2gOPEIUKNEsO5sDA3xouodVrUUM534_2cHCptv7owN3EvmBJgssB1gKiuSUjrG5L0qM0-67ZUKDXfJumnINLof1K/s400/IMG_6274.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Papa and "Nay-Nay"</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDFn_Mp1D_IJPxZwrnIvqGnYQy38qjWwUAOHH8MCy8o8FslvwWUGa2EArbrYiRX8VcZYjCBD3JVn2N_kLJazeZTOhjdjc5HaDbc1WfJWOf3XFBSUat89GcAICtSQ4DYQa9Tct7N8aDo5x/s1600/IMG_6248.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550671411410039682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDFn_Mp1D_IJPxZwrnIvqGnYQy38qjWwUAOHH8MCy8o8FslvwWUGa2EArbrYiRX8VcZYjCBD3JVn2N_kLJazeZTOhjdjc5HaDbc1WfJWOf3XFBSUat89GcAICtSQ4DYQa9Tct7N8aDo5x/s400/IMG_6248.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Apple tasting...YUM! Now on to the apple donuts!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVibRvI_vqD8tW1Np7OrOHl6_o_1RqgnD0qcezlKdZIrHruJpmZbGgYdYkmVIK5mvn2kY_n-kobGlnl4reS2rWP4nhv9ojrHvKrENWx9TSvYMw2ieWwjHaux9iH1hUTRCsGdKKWHmq0wdL/s1600/IMG_6333.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550672570209240162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVibRvI_vqD8tW1Np7OrOHl6_o_1RqgnD0qcezlKdZIrHruJpmZbGgYdYkmVIK5mvn2kY_n-kobGlnl4reS2rWP4nhv9ojrHvKrENWx9TSvYMw2ieWwjHaux9iH1hUTRCsGdKKWHmq0wdL/s400/IMG_6333.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My Posse</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRLmGOPX0G2WvF0diBTGUCHCNI5DZ-dM952R5bU1OdGBwFA9xGBWy2dDQoH42q9RdPl6el9PYjbe-9ENlcPvhjoxBk4opjn5U75asv2ja2TRHpNf3oniWy3ak3KTskzD5kxK1d0RT_TOP/s1600/IMG_6280.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550671438054504178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRLmGOPX0G2WvF0diBTGUCHCNI5DZ-dM952R5bU1OdGBwFA9xGBWy2dDQoH42q9RdPl6el9PYjbe-9ENlcPvhjoxBk4opjn5U75asv2ja2TRHpNf3oniWy3ak3KTskzD5kxK1d0RT_TOP/s400/IMG_6280.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My Dad and Grant beer tasting at the Jack Russell Brewery </span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG-5AxOGwvmUK0TucxMqYV1ZJOc68Qfp8nkFQ7JxVaj4atAUJyV4qeN7KAsRhtD980obyAN6Ha6qewjyufFbL7BBaj1Xhyphenhyphena7ZOuUQ8V26HE_lBXLz3kTflsL9aVakSksV3tIQQ_Ms_d-a/s1600/IMG_5750.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669686569503490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG-5AxOGwvmUK0TucxMqYV1ZJOc68Qfp8nkFQ7JxVaj4atAUJyV4qeN7KAsRhtD980obyAN6Ha6qewjyufFbL7BBaj1Xhyphenhyphena7ZOuUQ8V26HE_lBXLz3kTflsL9aVakSksV3tIQQ_Ms_d-a/s400/IMG_5750.JPG" /></a> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Daddy and Eli on their England adventure</span> <p></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLGP9p8Zi1Mb2Vofy7wtfBaRnYRY-TBSJJRTkfnCMkX5JcSTo4s4JkM_1gfmN4mz_sO1foRtRRcKbz3FIgwDsvPonkBqD5rl9-jzttFbIUkMWZOoTfYojxpjLvgJDSYfjTHYC2NzSo4tV/s1600/IMG_5746.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669675038091634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLGP9p8Zi1Mb2Vofy7wtfBaRnYRY-TBSJJRTkfnCMkX5JcSTo4s4JkM_1gfmN4mz_sO1foRtRRcKbz3FIgwDsvPonkBqD5rl9-jzttFbIUkMWZOoTfYojxpjLvgJDSYfjTHYC2NzSo4tV/s400/IMG_5746.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">All packed up and ready to go</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdYZLJ2bLpryoO7XrXRIUoj5Yp2F7eDb1PLc1ySlKCayuxn7DrxuzObdST7X8Z13yhMsMkBj8oRHuVhvmKu5E_bhiuDvMEaQyZ-v6jLz38sOom9eQQBC_7erfTliz4tNKUmLVWB8FwcVq/s1600/IMG_6181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550671375833082146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdYZLJ2bLpryoO7XrXRIUoj5Yp2F7eDb1PLc1ySlKCayuxn7DrxuzObdST7X8Z13yhMsMkBj8oRHuVhvmKu5E_bhiuDvMEaQyZ-v6jLz38sOom9eQQBC_7erfTliz4tNKUmLVWB8FwcVq/s400/IMG_6181.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Aunty "Lu Lu", Uncle Matt, cousins Jude and Lois</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M8Pi-E60Wh_LHDBZkBsgqfFybUCv2exWf06c31tK0IPwXygQOTtAuQcHamXmiGyHGL_fTfA4XpgKlt4QyNFNnUzxKA-gN7khCKXJc4WeqlXqMZ_AjeuH53QWwSi5ZG06K8W_2-MsT0QV/s1600/IMG_5881.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669694388860114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9M8Pi-E60Wh_LHDBZkBsgqfFybUCv2exWf06c31tK0IPwXygQOTtAuQcHamXmiGyHGL_fTfA4XpgKlt4QyNFNnUzxKA-gN7khCKXJc4WeqlXqMZ_AjeuH53QWwSi5ZG06K8W_2-MsT0QV/s400/IMG_5881.JPG" /></a> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bath time fun with the cousins</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_g9MbXpwvhf6PQLbIiq9d_2GxewXsM9EnTivTWLru881IRHyiuNjxgUpM5Y0NePkma320wuA_OlOsl4SJCpqaWq6QRn4WEvW79G5WJq1eutYVgJPVmwI_z8_8gKEU0V2-g-rEN4dIJVLo/s1600/IMG_6373.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550672579761458802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_g9MbXpwvhf6PQLbIiq9d_2GxewXsM9EnTivTWLru881IRHyiuNjxgUpM5Y0NePkma320wuA_OlOsl4SJCpqaWq6QRn4WEvW79G5WJq1eutYVgJPVmwI_z8_8gKEU0V2-g-rEN4dIJVLo/s400/IMG_6373.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanksgiving weekend - Me, Naomi and Aunty Jen</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93C4A8jiAph69FqlkNX3zMVHJ6kpZbJsFiFW2lVwp_Lg5rVmQPo8glw604Vvar_oQF5EJUM4fXilUCYeIvWbHFGrTz2dszaaOnrGSWOmaLfQwwL0L-vP4Tdz2czivkktgAjdnLVos_UwD/s1600/IMG_6354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550672603630024738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93C4A8jiAph69FqlkNX3zMVHJ6kpZbJsFiFW2lVwp_Lg5rVmQPo8glw604Vvar_oQF5EJUM4fXilUCYeIvWbHFGrTz2dszaaOnrGSWOmaLfQwwL0L-vP4Tdz2czivkktgAjdnLVos_UwD/s400/IMG_6354.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">What the Scranton family does best!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SGDaTz3jY1JjGJtN9xzSyQqsPAYhu_7gKxgN5kGxCJtQb1DAlE-A_QdoNelAKkk33-TVPzf3kIo-vvsR2GH0yMXbyVLlwDbJF-cBjdHcBbddesdMWFqLCWwgCb7HRU-UodtNVO4rNUe6/s1600/IMG_6378.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790409713493442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SGDaTz3jY1JjGJtN9xzSyQqsPAYhu_7gKxgN5kGxCJtQb1DAlE-A_QdoNelAKkk33-TVPzf3kIo-vvsR2GH0yMXbyVLlwDbJF-cBjdHcBbddesdMWFqLCWwgCb7HRU-UodtNVO4rNUe6/s400/IMG_6378.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our gracious hosts Jen & Tim</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKyOR2eZU-K28eFV7FGN0qddWq9_Gnx0T9IU-MSX1CvwhhtnwWxCfxzvNFUiq-vlSKvICqZJph4aBtmqpC1fP6L__8Z174HQQBUIJdphpl-k4_5Bz43IwgoUW-b9EFRRWXXybQi3ZB-Lq/s1600/IMG_6382.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790415739712466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKyOR2eZU-K28eFV7FGN0qddWq9_Gnx0T9IU-MSX1CvwhhtnwWxCfxzvNFUiq-vlSKvICqZJph4aBtmqpC1fP6L__8Z174HQQBUIJdphpl-k4_5Bz43IwgoUW-b9EFRRWXXybQi3ZB-Lq/s400/IMG_6382.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The feast</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaCRBsTawfcnOvGJpXfxtwfexvAhg-R-oH2fXKGpqxu-jlyWrg8V5ARndfQAWXylKLQ2gPqANDHr96XTXu6YmO6GldoF1CXWp7n9yqrjYvcnGNjKJMUP7WdyCPJUcP_8Kof-obOgbYi7i/s1600/IMG_6387.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550672593005638338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaCRBsTawfcnOvGJpXfxtwfexvAhg-R-oH2fXKGpqxu-jlyWrg8V5ARndfQAWXylKLQ2gPqANDHr96XTXu6YmO6GldoF1CXWp7n9yqrjYvcnGNjKJMUP7WdyCPJUcP_8Kof-obOgbYi7i/s400/IMG_6387.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Four yummy layers of pumpkin delicousness!</span></P><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSkC_MQnqL3zc-OYabzEyUhSvlQgvSAh8OgCGH3QdcUb7fHJdhwVyBTD0QPXAs-PxgXmBuv3PIJ57RGpZhzmWiXZabwaaUfmgM_YDXexLcLQ7l9ojvtO2P7u6onnrn78ugF8rNr02pN3-/s1600/IMG_6424.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550673864680409906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSkC_MQnqL3zc-OYabzEyUhSvlQgvSAh8OgCGH3QdcUb7fHJdhwVyBTD0QPXAs-PxgXmBuv3PIJ57RGpZhzmWiXZabwaaUfmgM_YDXexLcLQ7l9ojvtO2P7u6onnrn78ugF8rNr02pN3-/s400/IMG_6424.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Grandma comes for a visit!</span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg946TGDWZ2GxqXL5jt6Rff4u6euo-5vSUY8MbrWZk9QBTxqaE3lXqhroD5oXBuuOY8i_yl2iwpR1A766qpb1c9MAPekV4ygS8IAz4lc8R4u0UgCYB9-EhMx-FR2eiqRGel1Xe3d4I0HRtK/s1600/IMG_6420.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550673833911861762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg946TGDWZ2GxqXL5jt6Rff4u6euo-5vSUY8MbrWZk9QBTxqaE3lXqhroD5oXBuuOY8i_yl2iwpR1A766qpb1c9MAPekV4ygS8IAz4lc8R4u0UgCYB9-EhMx-FR2eiqRGel1Xe3d4I0HRtK/s400/IMG_6420.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Before...</span></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ynnsSczSqjRE9vN5MWMXzlnnZZVzlo5UWScx4B9vySI7hYRg-oc3E7QZfGV5Fo83AbWP9eJkD9IDQuMlXcE7LGzV2Y1kI3-_T9Xn8M1b5Sj9NcfuPO5TVbEamGNYFTtB2X8Mr4hG2Nbg/s1600/IMG_6402.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550673838719402130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ynnsSczSqjRE9vN5MWMXzlnnZZVzlo5UWScx4B9vySI7hYRg-oc3E7QZfGV5Fo83AbWP9eJkD9IDQuMlXcE7LGzV2Y1kI3-_T9Xn8M1b5Sj9NcfuPO5TVbEamGNYFTtB2X8Mr4hG2Nbg/s400/IMG_6402.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">...almost done...</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVDXOf55vsrM_eM_axtX6wGCb0SF_zsmLHt8h0SVovaahSsECQuT-rtSaqgxohk9sWVX1KcLwMScszhll6K7JDFIzdZPWnFhktRyna0smt6Wpq1WTGIA0ar-Gz_tKJpR9F4FcOUFLyMy6/s1600/IMG_6410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550673849544078546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVDXOf55vsrM_eM_axtX6wGCb0SF_zsmLHt8h0SVovaahSsECQuT-rtSaqgxohk9sWVX1KcLwMScszhll6K7JDFIzdZPWnFhktRyna0smt6Wpq1WTGIA0ar-Gz_tKJpR9F4FcOUFLyMy6/s400/IMG_6410.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">...and after! They even tasted better than they looked!</span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlyvyvjMJpd_5i7DlmX06Ep-XtU65EDGHHzEDRF4S9UgscrjsW6S1cEzBmIiAAPdQQagqnzx8dIN5-aRSxwwQJHAbrVNWZjH0wCDWG5gt29EW6NSH9-qOA0_VKYXlVSVVbEWsVgL6-9aj/s1600/IMG_6492.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550710384912079106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlyvyvjMJpd_5i7DlmX06Ep-XtU65EDGHHzEDRF4S9UgscrjsW6S1cEzBmIiAAPdQQagqnzx8dIN5-aRSxwwQJHAbrVNWZjH0wCDWG5gt29EW6NSH9-qOA0_VKYXlVSVVbEWsVgL6-9aj/s400/IMG_6492.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Early Christmas celebration with Grandpa and Aunt Randy</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfzKtIEA02u94gndR8oQ8nPPXbed0_TPMFRdyws2QPok5ZUvNE2LeoKKyQ4dG-uojVhoAWDxtdA_1W09370piphF6BfMAfl4zZSBB2StXzYIhMgWfiLd7-vqNuWb-KthEQcN0zkYHYbPJ/s1600/IMG_6498.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550710391588912082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfzKtIEA02u94gndR8oQ8nPPXbed0_TPMFRdyws2QPok5ZUvNE2LeoKKyQ4dG-uojVhoAWDxtdA_1W09370piphF6BfMAfl4zZSBB2StXzYIhMgWfiLd7-vqNuWb-KthEQcN0zkYHYbPJ/s400/IMG_6498.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">We even snuck in a birthday celebration for Aunt Randy</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHehO_CJC6NNXE6qIzaRy-m0nCy8VeeNPpzS4Jyt6p9QsAr2SOHtFrm-kxyIhb8_zEO7eDf_R4E0JU5DgQvNl-Kx9F4Daql-cBkIPF8TgPsjt4xrGtUvKxCVyjJE5nnjdDftDmaLjPkxzy/s1600/IMG_6504.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550710403709107522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHehO_CJC6NNXE6qIzaRy-m0nCy8VeeNPpzS4Jyt6p9QsAr2SOHtFrm-kxyIhb8_zEO7eDf_R4E0JU5DgQvNl-Kx9F4Daql-cBkIPF8TgPsjt4xrGtUvKxCVyjJE5nnjdDftDmaLjPkxzy/s400/IMG_6504.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Being silly with Aunty Jen</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoPH6FC470OzZoSsQFV7pRWXOEcUi4yJWQjyE_368H92ZKl94FsY05isM3NKe5bBfnsEin9PKQuIAzbnPUtGUjFuVWrDQl_VU3TKmWTFAH6YTaRh5DXb67Fh4NtJg7znm_pn8SFzn4tYF/s1600/IMG_6529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550710429509007602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoPH6FC470OzZoSsQFV7pRWXOEcUi4yJWQjyE_368H92ZKl94FsY05isM3NKe5bBfnsEin9PKQuIAzbnPUtGUjFuVWrDQl_VU3TKmWTFAH6YTaRh5DXb67Fh4NtJg7znm_pn8SFzn4tYF/s400/IMG_6529.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">More silly fun</span></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclggwToy5lOi5jdm7JWceaob0hqN8koBYOHapLIpgkBZVjhl-7CvGmx0Gapk5w3sWfOs78J6tMPJh3OUAV_nJhxwW6GxKAW5OK0e-5ZBo6EjV6V1mZOiDoD_VxVaH69N7RGhcLYa77UAf/s1600/IMG_6528.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550710423046410658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclggwToy5lOi5jdm7JWceaob0hqN8koBYOHapLIpgkBZVjhl-7CvGmx0Gapk5w3sWfOs78J6tMPJh3OUAV_nJhxwW6GxKAW5OK0e-5ZBo6EjV6V1mZOiDoD_VxVaH69N7RGhcLYa77UAf/s400/IMG_6528.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The annual self taken "Christmas card" photo</span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_4lBHcFQbZ4aaL8FqUDZ6n3-yD1MxEHRyzPN9D3-4mjHaVvt9AS0qtnHyyZXbUlZgZ760c0gYFEkhU4BAMfjXTLCvacAWfRJoiDYIAwoVu_eF__8sabk9VbBaomurHkyHjqA327Jty-Q/s1600/IMG_4675.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550790421076257698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_4lBHcFQbZ4aaL8FqUDZ6n3-yD1MxEHRyzPN9D3-4mjHaVvt9AS0qtnHyyZXbUlZgZ760c0gYFEkhU4BAMfjXTLCvacAWfRJoiDYIAwoVu_eF__8sabk9VbBaomurHkyHjqA327Jty-Q/s400/IMG_4675.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Just a sneak peak of the fantastic family photos that our friend </span><a href="http://www.sandyrunner.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sandy</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> took!</span></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-29427055047291504412010-10-20T09:44:00.000-07:002010-10-20T15:03:33.879-07:00{Theology Of A 3 Year Old}In the car on the way home from bible study:<br /><br />Eli: Jesus is in the sky!<br /><br />Me: Yep, Jesus and God are in Heaven<br /><br />Eli: Is Rocket there too? (Rocket is a friend's beloved dog that passed away)<br /><br />Me: Well, yeah, Rocket is probably with Jesus<br /><br />Eli: "Is Jesus taking care of Rocket, making him feel better?"<br /><br />Me: "In heaven, everyone feels better. There are no more ouchies"<br /><br />Eli: "Will Jesus make him better and then send him back?"<br /><br />Me: "No, once you are with Jesus you stay with Jesus"<br /><br />Eli: "I want to see him"<br /><br />Me: "Who? Rocket?"<br /><br />Eli: "No, Jesus!"<br /><br />Me: "Oh, well, we can't see him right now, because we are on earth, but if we love Jesus and believe in God, someday when we die, we will get to see him. But for now we can learn about him and pray to him"<br /><br />Eli: "Maybe next time I fly on an airplane, after England, I will fly up to see Jesus. But then I'll come back!"Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-62783014676710051302010-10-10T09:32:00.000-07:002010-10-10T09:32:00.428-07:00{Little Cutie Pie}<div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5clOfJM8eWGPgJXeNKZ6vzTARRuLPr4rlkgHFzTXDLPF2ejcO_HkOy_J1vTdBtjBghdvHFgFDY9_FtidrKptH0n_FMY61xHndoDbrFZJLADsdrmFwfHSJ1U7wXI5UOcQo9UbFpOd-WAY/s1600/IMG_5516.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525792653678417746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5clOfJM8eWGPgJXeNKZ6vzTARRuLPr4rlkgHFzTXDLPF2ejcO_HkOy_J1vTdBtjBghdvHFgFDY9_FtidrKptH0n_FMY61xHndoDbrFZJLADsdrmFwfHSJ1U7wXI5UOcQo9UbFpOd-WAY/s400/IMG_5516.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Each day I marvel at Naomi's sweet disposition! She is such a happy little camper and gives us the biggest smiles when we stop and chat with her. She has started giggling and is very ticklish under her chin and on her rib cage. She has started demanding attention now, and letting us know when we've been ignoring her too long. She doesn't realize she's competing with Eli! :) I'm not sure she's gonna win that one.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTVnBsjuAgGZ5k455pwUZpQcRXLebi_YpbrafBa6YGUNLU3UTEP-tNNuUfgsDx0V3Cl1tDJRBDFr2cgebtEtusMOb79AWsms6a-6YMjoLmHhh77ckxapO7skM7-dsHbuA2pzfhk9dYXZJ/s1600/IMG_5533.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525792662045115906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTVnBsjuAgGZ5k455pwUZpQcRXLebi_YpbrafBa6YGUNLU3UTEP-tNNuUfgsDx0V3Cl1tDJRBDFr2cgebtEtusMOb79AWsms6a-6YMjoLmHhh77ckxapO7skM7-dsHbuA2pzfhk9dYXZJ/s400/IMG_5533.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Look Ma, no hands!"</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqmFiCxrf4hQ7HPMipXZe2r96ijZuzR4rAea9OU0IDC-1LNljIKnrX5ju8TcdUGsia1VHvR5_EX_QNrg7wbTR1ZlgPDQ599eaxWkBL6rtvz5Q8MZ_laMDGIG3g2l34xXYVx8IpwYsxeig/s1600/IMG_5540.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525792670828020578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqmFiCxrf4hQ7HPMipXZe2r96ijZuzR4rAea9OU0IDC-1LNljIKnrX5ju8TcdUGsia1VHvR5_EX_QNrg7wbTR1ZlgPDQ599eaxWkBL6rtvz5Q8MZ_laMDGIG3g2l34xXYVx8IpwYsxeig/s400/IMG_5540.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ_4T7SgU5I2KDa8Lm5-Rgz3K8An1UbJFptStaadSjrKHXiIK7srK-Wizb71bMYiSd4hylZZOZk02z6HZ36DLOlvo-p3g1lM8_WXkDj8eBJSw17hwgpZpluNRtAYXNy7CpkA86OW8IhUr/s1600/IMG_5530.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525792656905818482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ_4T7SgU5I2KDa8Lm5-Rgz3K8An1UbJFptStaadSjrKHXiIK7srK-Wizb71bMYiSd4hylZZOZk02z6HZ36DLOlvo-p3g1lM8_WXkDj8eBJSw17hwgpZpluNRtAYXNy7CpkA86OW8IhUr/s400/IMG_5530.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGvQT7J1rWS-JboFedr91jIJMB7oDBkuqx4NjdDl7x5ARkuRgTDxnI4IYGSUiC-c_hFDPZWfHHa1gwOsEz4DuxDqIelMK1xDGZu8Jn08-heLq5S-YoS7rFnlPP-uz9WzZY_Po3Q2Hfd8T/s1600/IMG_5541.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525792675025863794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGvQT7J1rWS-JboFedr91jIJMB7oDBkuqx4NjdDl7x5ARkuRgTDxnI4IYGSUiC-c_hFDPZWfHHa1gwOsEz4DuxDqIelMK1xDGZu8Jn08-heLq5S-YoS7rFnlPP-uz9WzZY_Po3Q2Hfd8T/s400/IMG_5541.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">"What up?"</span></div>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474689596433002572.post-3931835842925015472010-10-08T14:20:00.000-07:002010-10-08T14:29:54.007-07:00{Mr. Meeting}I guess I've been going to a lot of meetings lately. I didn't realize it, but Eli has obviously noticed because for the last three rest times, he has been busy packing his backpack for his meetings. He only packs the essentials of course: Computer (aka Winnie the Pooh book), Bible, doggie, tennis shoes and socks, jean shorts and of course blankie. He is also careful not to forget to wear his hat, "in case the sun gets on my hair!"<br /><br />He is so stinkin' cute all packed up, hat on head, backpack on shoulders! Yesterday he told me he was going to take his money "because it takes a lot of money to go to a meeting in England!" Yes it does, Eli, yes it does! Without further ado, here he is all packed up and ready to go.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VQO85K5cPljpY8FQFIXaXYZGmCy6-Amb5Hge7qUrhDrHC7qBQKMLif1cDIoW7pF-wn1YwkmQq3LJARD_M_yfg9rOjZ4LJsXwPELoLxXWAx36n8nqulL8VCvFRYkCH2CYaZ3KrOjSFjTx/s1600/IMG_5501.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525789940698628866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VQO85K5cPljpY8FQFIXaXYZGmCy6-Amb5Hge7qUrhDrHC7qBQKMLif1cDIoW7pF-wn1YwkmQq3LJARD_M_yfg9rOjZ4LJsXwPELoLxXWAx36n8nqulL8VCvFRYkCH2CYaZ3KrOjSFjTx/s400/IMG_5501.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">He takes his meetings seriously! Doesn't he look so grown up?</span></p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkUe6Cng14hTNEp8M3CRhiU2sm-_QVvXjEzvrOuC2IavojQ6-aScw4HO9HWimzQWHbPJxB1QbD1l7aq0KtPFkVFuEzUzfOtUN_fpisyAovvvkjl156jXGe7-3fMVQua3mECOAoRTvnpwG/s1600/IMG_5500.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525789946731033426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkUe6Cng14hTNEp8M3CRhiU2sm-_QVvXjEzvrOuC2IavojQ6-aScw4HO9HWimzQWHbPJxB1QbD1l7aq0KtPFkVFuEzUzfOtUN_fpisyAovvvkjl156jXGe7-3fMVQua3mECOAoRTvnpwG/s400/IMG_5500.JPG" /></a></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdtaB2QsgLNbKoM0_n7nG0kWmCfqHvwmFKDQAW_yZoOkBpj9IrrxGzHxjvKpVUf5mD5k-9P8vZcEhk5uBde9UrfMlrc96SRXw3U8AQkGz0btbgkbN5WjGgPqVhQ6DKM4R_CWp1m0RVq1U/s1600/IMG_5504.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525789948983972370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdtaB2QsgLNbKoM0_n7nG0kWmCfqHvwmFKDQAW_yZoOkBpj9IrrxGzHxjvKpVUf5mD5k-9P8vZcEhk5uBde9UrfMlrc96SRXw3U8AQkGz0btbgkbN5WjGgPqVhQ6DKM4R_CWp1m0RVq1U/s400/IMG_5504.JPG" /></a></p>Jaime Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785905070409191035noreply@blogger.com1