tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403963633160776432023-11-16T05:14:43.594-08:00Andree' and JoeAndreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-59914356347856829452011-02-14T08:02:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:04:49.597-08:00Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFfjM99xoA6aqlLBt-Ap9R4NQQsq8p52A2oleWHn7GjCxw3dDrHREYs2BB9Whz9trfOn9qYvooWlYxmeC-Qd9lEhFUYsXCLWmJvm65nEWk-pbC6avZ5pwzen1rKPq10QkqBxMKfdeqaQ/s1600/0209111352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFfjM99xoA6aqlLBt-Ap9R4NQQsq8p52A2oleWHn7GjCxw3dDrHREYs2BB9Whz9trfOn9qYvooWlYxmeC-Qd9lEhFUYsXCLWmJvm65nEWk-pbC6avZ5pwzen1rKPq10QkqBxMKfdeqaQ/s400/0209111352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573575834815751010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Valentine's Day to all. I am so thankful for my sweeties!<br /><br />(The picture is from Rockcliff Nature Center, just in time for Valentine's Day.)</div>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-66707972340286041062010-12-21T19:53:00.002-08:002010-12-21T19:55:26.159-08:00See what we are up against?<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EzDZTe7c-9M?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EzDZTe7c-9M?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />FYI, that is a regular size bar stool...Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-14647457221541040452010-12-21T16:05:00.000-08:002010-12-21T16:06:37.203-08:00Who Needs Toys?<span style="font-style: italic;">* Bronco was not harmed in the making of this video. Well, maybe his pride was hurt a bit.</span><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/liEoPVcmvAo?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/liEoPVcmvAo?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-10650264079042322442010-12-20T16:01:00.000-08:002010-12-20T16:28:20.799-08:00Little Miss Book Worm<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwXMRn6-UAzrm03fsuIUuXILDEfYoM-dVx7hhrSe3N0AKtJoy8eX_75GfvIChUG7b3CKuLCH8Xx2WMERe_j' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymWg8D4Y6Hbh6foQwHXt52Zxb0QroJBsad-bB6jTe045tggwwNKt4IfWT544_M7vS9fhhZpY3Iw9CzZBwu9g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />* Special thanks to Grammy for getting me hooked on reading.Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-60608475066374149902010-12-10T22:10:00.001-08:002010-12-10T22:10:56.135-08:00Happy Holidays from the Bravo Family<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-2-87DuckKkYiXYwEq0wn7-4cIVoWAvaB_-RXV35vHMc0GjJcwePc9l93pa3WCL7V7l5JBQJ8rv8UNVtMX-LOeVfUiTHnZpYR1Q9cS-1tXrrz3k2HbVPL_jMvImBFfgNS1oLa0aKVI8M/s1600/xmas+card+2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 471px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-2-87DuckKkYiXYwEq0wn7-4cIVoWAvaB_-RXV35vHMc0GjJcwePc9l93pa3WCL7V7l5JBQJ8rv8UNVtMX-LOeVfUiTHnZpYR1Q9cS-1tXrrz3k2HbVPL_jMvImBFfgNS1oLa0aKVI8M/s400/xmas+card+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549303176251933826" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-6263026469697222222010-10-24T20:45:00.000-07:002010-10-25T08:14:44.500-07:00Walking!Miss Olive has been stepping for a while, but just recently started to take longer walks. With 3 kids and 2 dogs in the house, I can see why she prefers to crawl - - it is an obstacle course!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5g0j31luOyd3viMUuZlEjuILUceI8-gwA8iWxmLNTzTleS5egPyTaVDEjdQH6OGa94V59O7_twiKyX1nhmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-88409521407757250952010-08-15T20:18:00.001-07:002010-08-15T20:28:50.198-07:00Helping Mom Wash the DoggiesMiss Olivia jumped right in to "help" as soon as I set the hose down....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqapDcAisYHNl2dbSy0c8q9GzkK0SUWjCxH2Ydj7W9DoOwqtk4ngm2wj1_gdf3b2xYIKAH0nGasMFt2jV-r1zwgbwlmTC5RsTnbCdtRxL7lYugm5ot5u7JYsYNn-kKxQaIc09WirwRqWBR/s1600/IMG_2485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqapDcAisYHNl2dbSy0c8q9GzkK0SUWjCxH2Ydj7W9DoOwqtk4ngm2wj1_gdf3b2xYIKAH0nGasMFt2jV-r1zwgbwlmTC5RsTnbCdtRxL7lYugm5ot5u7JYsYNn-kKxQaIc09WirwRqWBR/s400/IMG_2485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505842296803650770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtUR2WjfCoGqCZTGGbBjX85ZDj3CPehlEvaamfNIMeasm3TKADag3M3ynwkIudSySxUmC8gHt5SKNBJWyKgzkDVVxqqnh9JscOjEeP44X8jUWCi5mgpCXQw0lc8UAPspIO0WuLXGMkvzE/s1600/IMG_2488.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtUR2WjfCoGqCZTGGbBjX85ZDj3CPehlEvaamfNIMeasm3TKADag3M3ynwkIudSySxUmC8gHt5SKNBJWyKgzkDVVxqqnh9JscOjEeP44X8jUWCi5mgpCXQw0lc8UAPspIO0WuLXGMkvzE/s400/IMG_2488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505842618438472882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs7MrQ08UtpXb9BCDnxdcCcSC9ylEuhhPX5lP7wJ40Hqt31SHGqvMnemNXr1hWi3c7o664mfUkzCipJvOpdiGl3O1ncwKwQ4pmUjSKg8p82EA0H4MlQLoXk_6aDEusPjLKJZsBe_cph4X/s1600/IMG_2494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNs7MrQ08UtpXb9BCDnxdcCcSC9ylEuhhPX5lP7wJ40Hqt31SHGqvMnemNXr1hWi3c7o664mfUkzCipJvOpdiGl3O1ncwKwQ4pmUjSKg8p82EA0H4MlQLoXk_6aDEusPjLKJZsBe_cph4X/s400/IMG_2494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505842920996043138" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-2463599100191533832010-05-20T19:43:00.000-07:002010-05-20T20:05:36.238-07:00Copy CatOlivia's new favorite game. Sometimes she'll start the game, sometimes she'll play along....<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcRjt8EGa8KNG1ewvKvh0jJHsb-9MYFNexSe82Hkm2e2jFqzKvkeqqNfxIXdanYkyUMiSg4b6GqXWGhhCunQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-18458124700837718872010-05-17T16:19:00.000-07:002010-05-17T17:00:14.454-07:00Wounded Soldier<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyi4EefgYl3ujbsJVCC4UyNUC8ukAW_JOvstgOcTAJ0Q2SyeeWGsyp2dj2EiEIdn7a0e6n_rS4y6zMSD9MkgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />We don't have crawling yet, but we have a tiny Marine making her way across the floor. <br />(Sorry about the turbulence at the end of the video, I received a lick in the face from Bronco dog.)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_eIGFZfURkuXqlGWj4KZgs-CLl9JJKrBEo51QIAs0PXTcrey2CTUifd6CSDYYM4JMjZ6D6L7LlGkeZ4f6QQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />I think she might have caught some shrapnel in the right leg.<br /><br /><br />(Ok, ok, I shouldn't make fun of my little pumpkin like that, but I can't resist. She's so darn cute.)Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-19325709385962365182010-03-14T17:28:00.000-07:002010-03-14T17:35:20.826-07:00Once a Nana, Always a NanaNana Bronco 4 1/2 years ago with my niece Kate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICZAutK50yYN8Mmq-BFrtNjNoZ37nIuMZta-0O62eZap0UEv9FYIzQIFeqKBOni6oCGJicW_alRwy66DV4YhUlxotdo-rYyk7AzQydR66eb2PzMT-ktPwThtd7Zx2RQfsH4BmfQQJ-_Gt/s1600-h/DSCN0796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICZAutK50yYN8Mmq-BFrtNjNoZ37nIuMZta-0O62eZap0UEv9FYIzQIFeqKBOni6oCGJicW_alRwy66DV4YhUlxotdo-rYyk7AzQydR66eb2PzMT-ktPwThtd7Zx2RQfsH4BmfQQJ-_Gt/s400/DSCN0796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448651322614930418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmUkYsDNfBnVH-Ex9uodWuOquLBc8zFe9pYG8304HNgVO7QcYdNqjYFpzB2_8kYvgFzcErzPIx_VLtDIRlDcEsSWvJM2CnGmGKjPTzaNyepePoQWmEk2Ncme8BshP5NjttuV9nl9gMZ3x/s1600-h/DSCN0794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmUkYsDNfBnVH-Ex9uodWuOquLBc8zFe9pYG8304HNgVO7QcYdNqjYFpzB2_8kYvgFzcErzPIx_VLtDIRlDcEsSWvJM2CnGmGKjPTzaNyepePoQWmEk2Ncme8BshP5NjttuV9nl9gMZ3x/s400/DSCN0794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448651467946955458" border="0" /></a><br />Nana Bronco today with Olive. A bit grayer, a bit less involved, but still a good Nana.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhpVcnmtKisFfscL9LafhjM3P4xDDTIEJcnNVO3Wfnbj7TdCjaM2VattNaxFPV2wJqhXBFB58Qa-SfiqJif6s-KD7d4K6xtoXq3omvFqAuGLbIEtqs_FZngFEeOEXDrfbKP-gcXuxDjKE/s1600-h/photo(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhpVcnmtKisFfscL9LafhjM3P4xDDTIEJcnNVO3Wfnbj7TdCjaM2VattNaxFPV2wJqhXBFB58Qa-SfiqJif6s-KD7d4K6xtoXq3omvFqAuGLbIEtqs_FZngFEeOEXDrfbKP-gcXuxDjKE/s400/photo(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448652623505523634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqea4W6rPBHmXigOjm6dDyjXH2zSYn2uelZO2DaoPsaDrZKarrT3zdzJNSl9MqlXK19KhCZx0q03lRh_DIOKwdpEYKrxASl2MDY1e4f_h-Rh6rpWzXlrLRVsb1Pkg17QmdmnGvmamPc3n7/s1600-h/photo+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqea4W6rPBHmXigOjm6dDyjXH2zSYn2uelZO2DaoPsaDrZKarrT3zdzJNSl9MqlXK19KhCZx0q03lRh_DIOKwdpEYKrxASl2MDY1e4f_h-Rh6rpWzXlrLRVsb1Pkg17QmdmnGvmamPc3n7/s400/photo+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448651934166294674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1g6otc2z_0q9WfHHV2v4m-usifPJ9e-3F_3FH6Iziia_AqIRrAOQTrV1nGqPfxscBJfTwHyzy8YmqwM1KcLF3M7Hz07G4gnWQQGWp8VrYxryl9nfcoR3NS83TzZSXVIGyWleMBRkv12d/s1600-h/photo(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1g6otc2z_0q9WfHHV2v4m-usifPJ9e-3F_3FH6Iziia_AqIRrAOQTrV1nGqPfxscBJfTwHyzy8YmqwM1KcLF3M7Hz07G4gnWQQGWp8VrYxryl9nfcoR3NS83TzZSXVIGyWleMBRkv12d/s400/photo(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448652026170278930" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-16868428771141075272010-02-08T16:44:00.000-08:002010-02-08T16:47:24.161-08:00Movin' on upThe most exciting thing around these parts is rice cereal!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyte2Zm1mQ3Yg6iY2Sk-q-_sRcYhfT7g-Dh30suc5q6zbhopHOkmIBPZI8NNN23eRfx-5PTWrlwO_I6x3FUAeQLHOk8dPLdZpnq_bg0kA_sN_4EJ9Q3YG1eyiwCbGQJLtSp68lLhFo1wnz/s1600-h/rice1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyte2Zm1mQ3Yg6iY2Sk-q-_sRcYhfT7g-Dh30suc5q6zbhopHOkmIBPZI8NNN23eRfx-5PTWrlwO_I6x3FUAeQLHOk8dPLdZpnq_bg0kA_sN_4EJ9Q3YG1eyiwCbGQJLtSp68lLhFo1wnz/s400/rice1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038679477865218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz7nnMdhQqBDJpvJFFDSwuKzMf02rv-ccIO5XUm3FUVzDFpsONFwGmSzPMVQKif3VPs0BfYmCGH84iE_JvW19fxPM-5xk9Nn1SF2jQBfkzCkSZJiPJDMBblJe9kudGdUF_RpPOfXlje3o/s1600-h/rice2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz7nnMdhQqBDJpvJFFDSwuKzMf02rv-ccIO5XUm3FUVzDFpsONFwGmSzPMVQKif3VPs0BfYmCGH84iE_JvW19fxPM-5xk9Nn1SF2jQBfkzCkSZJiPJDMBblJe9kudGdUF_RpPOfXlje3o/s400/rice2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436038800937329586" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-9259909590519950892010-01-16T10:45:00.000-08:002010-01-16T11:01:29.336-08:00Everyone Loves Bath Time, Yes Indeed They Do<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWIwOpo_7GlFJUuT5oobBbeYgqThf3QX72UDKfIVXJIuCv_dLTGR8M4JnTMl3blcCMsqjih0QBIS-1IzkW4Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-21674380775476613132010-01-09T11:09:00.000-08:002010-01-09T11:11:51.309-08:00Olive loves her Papa Dale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4v7QWQOaLqELDnyHGvfWhV7n9s7qArjoCC2BxqmT0Y0A1qhjShtqhkmK2fa0x93yx2txulte6RFkXAWHcpinKWHAfauaKe-2UJF06Ua0C6yGcNav3C2_xrw97aR_xXaPnFiOr7SvhgvtF/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4v7QWQOaLqELDnyHGvfWhV7n9s7qArjoCC2BxqmT0Y0A1qhjShtqhkmK2fa0x93yx2txulte6RFkXAWHcpinKWHAfauaKe-2UJF06Ua0C6yGcNav3C2_xrw97aR_xXaPnFiOr7SvhgvtF/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424819615133927746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Over the holidays, Papa Dale enjoyed feeding his 10th grandchild! He can make Olivia laugh like none other as well!<br /></div>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-64746889814222672742009-12-05T21:43:00.001-08:002009-12-05T21:47:55.352-08:00She takes after her DaddyThis might not do it justice if you haven't seen other pics of Joe as a child, but this little girl definitely got her Daddy's looks... I'll keep trying to get a similar shot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fnvTkM5SAmvH_iWF4TJ7RLq9E6_XJXWXEGwmZBLUXde_Ei1_YL77LCD2LTTGp9hgga1f_4iRkSgnz9QpL73WS4oXEu-BsvPDVLS7UZHkARvsn-SH4mNZBCHJE4qH_yff_SB17FgLIBlc/s1600-h/joe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fnvTkM5SAmvH_iWF4TJ7RLq9E6_XJXWXEGwmZBLUXde_Ei1_YL77LCD2LTTGp9hgga1f_4iRkSgnz9QpL73WS4oXEu-BsvPDVLS7UZHkARvsn-SH4mNZBCHJE4qH_yff_SB17FgLIBlc/s400/joe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411995204345669778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(above - Joe)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaYtPCti45v8eyCCVsnjJvku1LcqCp0gCOsjL-g_copP9EreoE2AI6VQy4XbG8VOwQNHSxZBTVpPbJ9NNvIOHWjne80cQxask6q5zIYZEs3R5mIWqo8OE7nRJ8OjJyxQkMNyLr-h8uptF/s1600-h/smile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaYtPCti45v8eyCCVsnjJvku1LcqCp0gCOsjL-g_copP9EreoE2AI6VQy4XbG8VOwQNHSxZBTVpPbJ9NNvIOHWjne80cQxask6q5zIYZEs3R5mIWqo8OE7nRJ8OjJyxQkMNyLr-h8uptF/s400/smile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411995474336578578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F6mLxFOWdjVkZK1rp2zyA40mLoTpxyf3jhOmF7LN6sXpublUhJTREN4eNJ3mgpRoUrMoMNNLDz4zcca0__8JrbCmH4askcP7rqb0EvAdhglQiSIrtJwZwA-Z2vFYeJBnqG7N5XUZy_h_/s1600-h/a+and+o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F6mLxFOWdjVkZK1rp2zyA40mLoTpxyf3jhOmF7LN6sXpublUhJTREN4eNJ3mgpRoUrMoMNNLDz4zcca0__8JrbCmH4askcP7rqb0EvAdhglQiSIrtJwZwA-Z2vFYeJBnqG7N5XUZy_h_/s400/a+and+o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411995357232030706" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-26937052085299866632009-11-18T17:03:00.000-08:002009-11-18T17:08:11.422-08:004 GenerationsLast week, Olivia and I were able to go to Arkansas to visit MY Gram who was turning 90. We loved visiting and were happy to get a picture with both Grammies.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRa8F-psE00Ze8drvO3e5AaP2OZbzYueb97fL8fQkupETHEHlGbtFpXQz1WvAjRhN8XVE5Wp32d87Z8_QvUX6aFSebkMZ9v1yXzPdoW0AIveWGTf_4qGTI_7zKSl5lQqcpSWw8lEKmFim/s1600/IMG_9008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRa8F-psE00Ze8drvO3e5AaP2OZbzYueb97fL8fQkupETHEHlGbtFpXQz1WvAjRhN8XVE5Wp32d87Z8_QvUX6aFSebkMZ9v1yXzPdoW0AIveWGTf_4qGTI_7zKSl5lQqcpSWw8lEKmFim/s400/IMG_9008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405614472753921186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0DQYdLJQTvgh1DlEpbLJBMW8Fix4J3EyGQsFJvAuVzuYIMrtBZsZjKNdfjoPux18tJX4YgexBVzYnI5do7CJjuup4dOHyIJWPg0edsnQd9dG7DxDg1__HUfKrF3iCBvRpNZoJuEoL3Yu/s1600/IMG_9014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0DQYdLJQTvgh1DlEpbLJBMW8Fix4J3EyGQsFJvAuVzuYIMrtBZsZjKNdfjoPux18tJX4YgexBVzYnI5do7CJjuup4dOHyIJWPg0edsnQd9dG7DxDg1__HUfKrF3iCBvRpNZoJuEoL3Yu/s400/IMG_9014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405615044695301458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(Olive was getting tired of having pictures taken and flashes in her eyeballs!)<br /></div>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-16352181381498599612009-10-28T17:21:00.000-07:002009-10-28T17:30:04.273-07:00The Next Feather Weight Champ!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQAU9QkpLRLU9zAIgpcew5FfMWfeln5t3e35j4XMq0COyOD4McM50myjysZjZ8E0GW3dRhI1g3PYhsINW5nm5ZSQqxyHb1TuFMGuJCceuDGk-E9qxb8RVn_LiaeQV7SpZgsU3F4rARXVr/s1600-h/DSC_0033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQAU9QkpLRLU9zAIgpcew5FfMWfeln5t3e35j4XMq0COyOD4McM50myjysZjZ8E0GW3dRhI1g3PYhsINW5nm5ZSQqxyHb1TuFMGuJCceuDGk-E9qxb8RVn_LiaeQV7SpZgsU3F4rARXVr/s400/DSC_0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397810833760865970" border="0" /></a>She's practicing her intimidating "I'm gonna knock you out" face.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5q9sWQMfVT0Hj9SFjizqG3e-YwEtwTVRIJAmK-gJYLTd28c_sOiaA0hIzS9OUaIXBafBi0nLzPxedQ29ob3rlZDG2LsmJUgt_chqCu1b0Y4ywmgKNbAactvixl6jqSxynhfDwcw8hP2OK/s1600-h/DSC_0045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5q9sWQMfVT0Hj9SFjizqG3e-YwEtwTVRIJAmK-gJYLTd28c_sOiaA0hIzS9OUaIXBafBi0nLzPxedQ29ob3rlZDG2LsmJUgt_chqCu1b0Y4ywmgKNbAactvixl6jqSxynhfDwcw8hP2OK/s400/DSC_0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397811125839589522" border="0" /></a>Jab, punch!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMQB4rkjzS2NXTgTcuF7gsrEC_aeBCQ70SMX27O3DvDEni95zCmV3keEI8n5C7dZ1Q9cZSorKoZPyh6hvcKY5SIYlTakAfhYPNYJKQZc-H5KtusLkDAByRDcAIVMFvpv3QEIu3Jn9vDdr/s1600-h/DSC_0035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMQB4rkjzS2NXTgTcuF7gsrEC_aeBCQ70SMX27O3DvDEni95zCmV3keEI8n5C7dZ1Q9cZSorKoZPyh6hvcKY5SIYlTakAfhYPNYJKQZc-H5KtusLkDAByRDcAIVMFvpv3QEIu3Jn9vDdr/s400/DSC_0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397811611808569538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shake it off...<br /></div>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-29521796180630195042009-10-19T17:30:00.000-07:002009-10-19T17:37:12.122-07:00The Tummy TubMy friends Wendy and Caleb told me about a different kind of bathtub called the Tummy Tub. It is basically a bucket that the kid gets set down in for their bath. The idea behind this is that the baby stays warm and more comfortable in the water since it mimics being back in the womb.<br /><br />Olive liked it at first, but it was short lived. I think her cries were more my fault than the Tummy Tub's. It is going to take a bit of practice for me to hold her in there comfortably for both of us. It shouldn't have been on the counter either, the directions show the parents sitting on a low stool and the bucket on the ground. Makes more sense. We'll keep practicing...<br /><br />Oh, and she promptly pee'd on me when I was drying her off.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKetS0KHY3Au67GMp_t04sW4AAg7WO2a9YgGKJXuEOKkWQc4kQKi8VKgMpK0_WupH6eXhFTzuhhfC1lQobr6uvpnimSuZCl8JqM8HxKTG2phhAH2PsFIRHm7z_CIs5-St7y0DQSl7hmad/s1600-h/IMG_8717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKetS0KHY3Au67GMp_t04sW4AAg7WO2a9YgGKJXuEOKkWQc4kQKi8VKgMpK0_WupH6eXhFTzuhhfC1lQobr6uvpnimSuZCl8JqM8HxKTG2phhAH2PsFIRHm7z_CIs5-St7y0DQSl7hmad/s400/IMG_8717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394474128454563298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWowiVS3QVBiKDiM0edckmicf5mx-8QBmnriU7p-4Z9mKK81C3d8izzNjnHorlOCKqx4Vj3rqVkmRttAlDkiOmYx59PKmmafLRoy0TUbmDnv6axivC9cZ1F3k7K0lFJFJa1n5uwxjgaxY/s1600-h/IMG_8719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWowiVS3QVBiKDiM0edckmicf5mx-8QBmnriU7p-4Z9mKK81C3d8izzNjnHorlOCKqx4Vj3rqVkmRttAlDkiOmYx59PKmmafLRoy0TUbmDnv6axivC9cZ1F3k7K0lFJFJa1n5uwxjgaxY/s400/IMG_8719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394474402120576002" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-54568559128891366332009-10-16T19:44:00.000-07:002009-10-16T19:48:40.387-07:00Bath timeLittle Olive is getting bigger every day. Today was her 2 week old doctor appointment and she weighed in at 7 pounds 3 ounces (she gained 1lb 3 oz in a week!).<br /><br />Grammy helped bath her. She washed the top half and left the bottom half for me....<br /><br />Stay tuned for more bath pics as we try out the tummy tub tomorrow!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAC3vI885kuyy6RTKqrLLeXBgcCSOBRl2lTkP-EJPLxQ2tyS33grdXfXdGxZFZGxOgKoHwholXTD6R8rCGDtSExvbD26YEPOmp9fbXYYwmNa4mYSqja4Yh3sN72_-5KGnfoUYME3aOito/s1600-h/IMG_1794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAC3vI885kuyy6RTKqrLLeXBgcCSOBRl2lTkP-EJPLxQ2tyS33grdXfXdGxZFZGxOgKoHwholXTD6R8rCGDtSExvbD26YEPOmp9fbXYYwmNa4mYSqja4Yh3sN72_-5KGnfoUYME3aOito/s400/IMG_1794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393395094009436370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bx7WmxqxDNUlepUwjeXDX41DTTI88cO7Y1C4hitLKTct9UblH8nTRzWQUED8NXT3IaPjAlqK5lub-x-JjD01qXJ87WPczixpkiMl1s7ym3szvFrZZ8YpgRXuQihKEgBCNmwnRwI-c7Ga/s1600-h/IMG_1793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bx7WmxqxDNUlepUwjeXDX41DTTI88cO7Y1C4hitLKTct9UblH8nTRzWQUED8NXT3IaPjAlqK5lub-x-JjD01qXJ87WPczixpkiMl1s7ym3szvFrZZ8YpgRXuQihKEgBCNmwnRwI-c7Ga/s400/IMG_1793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393394946578496050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYmhX9dqjIclmtiCki8UhPPXz3m2O0sO2mQuKrcPriPPw0lGeJR_0UtVVaj2bZvclvnCXLWcXolMWiL30cslT3WGzzx5XUWOtq1J7Kc-6ZRQ1W_E65H79vkKyD8lTuAupGqU3YbMU4spT/s1600-h/IMG_1791.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYmhX9dqjIclmtiCki8UhPPXz3m2O0sO2mQuKrcPriPPw0lGeJR_0UtVVaj2bZvclvnCXLWcXolMWiL30cslT3WGzzx5XUWOtq1J7Kc-6ZRQ1W_E65H79vkKyD8lTuAupGqU3YbMU4spT/s400/IMG_1791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393394782192556802" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-55985528885467306762009-10-10T14:05:00.001-07:002009-10-10T14:08:06.099-07:00Big Brother and SisterThe kids LOVE their new little sister....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzRc0p7RvKoo4BGJGYSIKwJdj4U0PKKlcnNaNCaMadnWmKj8eiG7ghsEb7HcktqVOP1ZJgtLkpDtEKwwsi-R0NyTkg9GT56zaSVIloDk7MfSgZ7HSO0mZIbCDSUSdh9rrLASpvY0xtCW1/s1600-h/IMG_1776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzRc0p7RvKoo4BGJGYSIKwJdj4U0PKKlcnNaNCaMadnWmKj8eiG7ghsEb7HcktqVOP1ZJgtLkpDtEKwwsi-R0NyTkg9GT56zaSVIloDk7MfSgZ7HSO0mZIbCDSUSdh9rrLASpvY0xtCW1/s400/IMG_1776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391080574235850802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hMedLzNTXBDZLoq6eco-iWrtf-Qv4d7qaoAjyqqSkufiE1j3afHd75C3rcKYjK_Dwb_OJLrHTkgBdLI7IMmNaM4F1xY_Nm1yhgDUK0GxCjJJ_KPrlm7Ykd-_24F7O7OG9-EGGBwEpuZT/s1600-h/IMG_1777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hMedLzNTXBDZLoq6eco-iWrtf-Qv4d7qaoAjyqqSkufiE1j3afHd75C3rcKYjK_Dwb_OJLrHTkgBdLI7IMmNaM4F1xY_Nm1yhgDUK0GxCjJJ_KPrlm7Ykd-_24F7O7OG9-EGGBwEpuZT/s400/IMG_1777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391080805718608194" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-12354706158864686232009-10-03T15:38:00.000-07:002009-10-03T18:17:14.291-07:00A bit more of the story...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JE42n9sAEptSL4bG8kyCIKMIIB0IlP1MLkiE1lCKmAOs5JgW1OAnRBx9aovfXQcv2MOK5BNKgpiO53AtIHsWVsgMD1svRpPITBHScryOhFOHW1WsefP4DXwX6iMBuWPfp1DiMAkwpg0x/s1600-h/IMG_1727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JE42n9sAEptSL4bG8kyCIKMIIB0IlP1MLkiE1lCKmAOs5JgW1OAnRBx9aovfXQcv2MOK5BNKgpiO53AtIHsWVsgMD1svRpPITBHScryOhFOHW1WsefP4DXwX6iMBuWPfp1DiMAkwpg0x/s400/IMG_1727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388547619291447618" border="0" /></a><br />I thought I would write a bit more of the story for you all since I've got some down time at the moment (Olive is at the nursery)....<br /><br />Some of you already knew that I was past my due date and being monitored for amniotic fluid levels as they've been borderline low for the past month or more. Even though low, they were still stable, so there was no medical reason to justify induction until this past Thursday when her heart rate was pretty erratic. They thought that she might be squishing her cord a bit, and if we waited, we'd have to have even more monitoring.<br /><br />We decided to induce Friday night. Even though I was ready to be done being prego, I wasn't thrilled with induction as I would have rather let my body do its thing. However, with the additional montitoring needed, I knew I would have been a nervous wreck over the weekend, so we went for it.<br /><br />The plan was to give a drug called Cervadil that is just a pill put near your cervix. It dissolves and gets you one, ready for the patocin or two, kicks you into labor. More commonly you still need patocin. Joe and I went in to the hospital around 10:30 pm and started with the Cervadil. They gave me an ambien, and I was out most of the night, and out of it for a bit in the morning too. I started having harder (hurtier) contractions around 5am. I was able to get up, shower, and we were waiting for my Midwife to show up around 9am to start the patocin. Another midwife friend came over around 8:30 and helped me with some pretty gnarly contractions that were coming quick. The nurse checked me and I was dialated to a 9! We were all surprised and my friend told me that it would be over soon. I asked her if it would be 5 hours soon or an hour soon. She said the hour soon!<br /><br />Only once did I say I wasn't sure if I'd be able to so this without an epidural, but my friend said, just get through this one and we'll talk about it. We never talked about it... My midwife came and we started pushing. Then, another Midwife friend came and with the help of Joe (who was an amazing partner the whole time), and my regular Midwife, I pushed for about half an hour and the baby came right out!<br /><br />My parents and Jana were at the hospital and were able to meet Olivia right away and we've had a couple visits throughout the day. I'm glad I was able to hold off on the epidural, as I don't have any pain and I've been able to walk around. Olive didn't want to nurse right away and we found out that she had swallowed some of the amniotic fluid junk and therefore wasn't feeling like eating. They eventually cleaned out her belly and now she is one hungry gal. Overall it was a great experience and we are all happy and healthy!Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-15205359176019262142009-10-03T13:23:00.000-07:002009-10-03T13:36:19.495-07:005 Days Late But Worth the Wait!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDLqt9SjOFTWvKS0pyiQ_hMQuZX7KaYPLawYoBE7Kt1aEIZ-oAce8af0zUna02u7kZnxIRjIBrI7N6kkAiGwibwzGfwLMG03r-QrmKSm_4EZ9hzqnECqtpnyUjo6IddbTow7F60JksDBk/s1600-h/IMG_1716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDLqt9SjOFTWvKS0pyiQ_hMQuZX7KaYPLawYoBE7Kt1aEIZ-oAce8af0zUna02u7kZnxIRjIBrI7N6kkAiGwibwzGfwLMG03r-QrmKSm_4EZ9hzqnECqtpnyUjo6IddbTow7F60JksDBk/s400/IMG_1716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388475180271679730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwazY6HG5vgGC-8XUFsbYjc4YFeOE54OXgKaU920Ajrl0ZRkLFXLL0PFMcNPWsVZa33ruhNOfRodu1HerYgAoT3Eebtu4e7IGu323Yfj49pgeq9xVVUBF0hVuZRQZmLuCS0XmjbsqVWMA/s1600-h/IMG_1702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwazY6HG5vgGC-8XUFsbYjc4YFeOE54OXgKaU920Ajrl0ZRkLFXLL0PFMcNPWsVZa33ruhNOfRodu1HerYgAoT3Eebtu4e7IGu323Yfj49pgeq9xVVUBF0hVuZRQZmLuCS0XmjbsqVWMA/s400/IMG_1702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388473707150344786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGneKpjaIl1UEfLFoipjs5XQ_S6LEeQyyPXBFJHObDiPhUeKac67wnsxXnfVR8Ih-I0jSBYaOP_EBiHrprUi8uYI6li_KMCKd2cI7OPmtKtEYf23b7AFvmC-POpfiBX4CYNFwLbTPMikfa/s1600-h/IMG_1713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGneKpjaIl1UEfLFoipjs5XQ_S6LEeQyyPXBFJHObDiPhUeKac67wnsxXnfVR8Ih-I0jSBYaOP_EBiHrprUi8uYI6li_KMCKd2cI7OPmtKtEYf23b7AFvmC-POpfiBX4CYNFwLbTPMikfa/s400/IMG_1713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388473365746194194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChE_uJN8fgSf7_urKG2xMAl7klIi4Y9R9FIQE_vfuoe8kEwMbL8GSDoeboNCN-YxDKqDRVaKsd6kh7Hk1yCjhezPwGrwdbzKwBwpNW2wYgbrbGdXIHdclnvbIv3V0L_1aGN9YIQ8ot1Bx/s1600-h/IMG_1705.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChE_uJN8fgSf7_urKG2xMAl7klIi4Y9R9FIQE_vfuoe8kEwMbL8GSDoeboNCN-YxDKqDRVaKsd6kh7Hk1yCjhezPwGrwdbzKwBwpNW2wYgbrbGdXIHdclnvbIv3V0L_1aGN9YIQ8ot1Bx/s400/IMG_1705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388473023675537922" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-64729285254147737342009-09-28T17:00:00.001-07:002009-09-28T17:05:06.326-07:00Full Term Belly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5ZbdOYQ2n79K9n6kF3ba30KL_nsdYZ1gvWmSLxa9tXvKV_m0Cg0l-MDfxe66Z5rW9c05KB789OfcUm70jVPvXXdHSK54vevXhw0JMsdg13C_nKVM9_nmb13GFchcPtUZWNycV6BlQoKi/s1600-h/IMG_8619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5ZbdOYQ2n79K9n6kF3ba30KL_nsdYZ1gvWmSLxa9tXvKV_m0Cg0l-MDfxe66Z5rW9c05KB789OfcUm70jVPvXXdHSK54vevXhw0JMsdg13C_nKVM9_nmb13GFchcPtUZWNycV6BlQoKi/s400/IMG_8619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386673442256729362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWPeyVaknL6ZPYN6lvjsatMFnQQ9ySXstkK0_TMkO8TmBLkd0_nbffvZGvwwSh3jJof27s5-hH-p-1MT-RXA4RqSo4GXL7cahtjRdGg78c3HUT_gzIrsLc39Bsw-NJNsHJPszO45g2aFU/s1600-h/IMG_8621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWPeyVaknL6ZPYN6lvjsatMFnQQ9ySXstkK0_TMkO8TmBLkd0_nbffvZGvwwSh3jJof27s5-hH-p-1MT-RXA4RqSo4GXL7cahtjRdGg78c3HUT_gzIrsLc39Bsw-NJNsHJPszO45g2aFU/s400/IMG_8621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386673228530977554" border="0" /></a><br />The due date came and went... hopefully we'll be seeing her soon. (oh, and the weird face is because Mom snapped the pic right after I was telling the dogs to move out of the way!)Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-87754719347723851722009-08-06T19:11:00.000-07:002009-08-06T19:12:50.059-07:00Belly<span style="font-weight: bold;">Some days it is big, other days it is small. This day was a big belly day. 7.5 weeks to go!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLyNygWZ4SpfOvSe5eJ83gib889cL-ERNU4x0DPqgVVAOLSfv3eNLcyNFBHFi_OMI4TR0WzBTh3u_yALifn0qvjCrTv3dSJLN7zDiC8gX1A3qFvbWv5XKf9Dt2pUlYbUIVi1pgiP1rBLi/s1600-h/IMG_1638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLyNygWZ4SpfOvSe5eJ83gib889cL-ERNU4x0DPqgVVAOLSfv3eNLcyNFBHFi_OMI4TR0WzBTh3u_yALifn0qvjCrTv3dSJLN7zDiC8gX1A3qFvbWv5XKf9Dt2pUlYbUIVi1pgiP1rBLi/s400/IMG_1638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367038840378309922" border="0" /></a>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-87506355182648834952009-07-04T07:55:00.000-07:002009-07-04T08:18:10.555-07:00Happy 3rd of July! (and prego belly pics)Joe and I both had Friday off, and we had the kids all day as well, so we decided to have an early holiday since we wouldn't all be together on the fourth.<br /><br />The day consisted of a morning hike to donut falls, an afternoon of playing in the sprinklers and the cold-hot tub, a bbq in the back yard, a trip for ice cream cones for dessert and finally, a couple packs of sparklers before bedtime. Check out the pics. Oh, and for the first time (even though I'm 28 weeks), my belly has popped out.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ0i2uxQAcJmJLU15V6avPllnN8XVFT5H-Xn8TLoTdcLuoNzJYY0cOuYNcbOkDrUKihUwGFS0QU2G4b-5xU3RqxckHP-hdqcU9vjWETVdXpsOfcHfU_Fj1wDk93unOhIVqqZE4k6PpjLK/s1600-h/Hiking+day+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ0i2uxQAcJmJLU15V6avPllnN8XVFT5H-Xn8TLoTdcLuoNzJYY0cOuYNcbOkDrUKihUwGFS0QU2G4b-5xU3RqxckHP-hdqcU9vjWETVdXpsOfcHfU_Fj1wDk93unOhIVqqZE4k6PpjLK/s400/Hiking+day+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354620400167903762" border="0" /></a>Gracie busting out a modeling pose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpHnTWBeVwtP-3M2XOhpNwDJvDld76Dy8X-fAE6XZn2rOGnJHwqS2dJJuyijOcn_3K3SyHawv3oBdS1IM0ySZFEMKbpgiT9enzRcclBeLU7o12ZfZeB3XwIPO6iuQ2MmgUPi1BRmNzlQe/s1600-h/Hiking+day+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpHnTWBeVwtP-3M2XOhpNwDJvDld76Dy8X-fAE6XZn2rOGnJHwqS2dJJuyijOcn_3K3SyHawv3oBdS1IM0ySZFEMKbpgiT9enzRcclBeLU7o12ZfZeB3XwIPO6iuQ2MmgUPi1BRmNzlQe/s400/Hiking+day+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354620612026705762" border="0" /></a>Joe and the kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAu5Ld5gcLGBr6gCdc4myg9aB5H5V26EYp9p3_UmwZy3p2qaJzaK2gszqBgdAfFsMC-qaji_8l2qOpncxIE7xSqY-etB4Q5yoxb85omEY28Lax0dJuyCEwDZebo8Oa1Y5KemYhJN_PLgm/s1600-h/Hiking+day+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAu5Ld5gcLGBr6gCdc4myg9aB5H5V26EYp9p3_UmwZy3p2qaJzaK2gszqBgdAfFsMC-qaji_8l2qOpncxIE7xSqY-etB4Q5yoxb85omEY28Lax0dJuyCEwDZebo8Oa1Y5KemYhJN_PLgm/s400/Hiking+day+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354620896141640850" border="0" /></a>Donut Falls.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEItdUJvdQ4WiSJg-0CGZfDfkeeSg-_r2FYXP91QrxWX7-be3BPXVesdxcE8Mcs-5HdXOepCLy1TP4GEQZffVRVV_qJ1mJZk9UnnbhDEssqE-KvxA1-J0LMZeH5tJeoj9YQuflfrmY967s/s1600-h/Hiking+day+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEItdUJvdQ4WiSJg-0CGZfDfkeeSg-_r2FYXP91QrxWX7-be3BPXVesdxcE8Mcs-5HdXOepCLy1TP4GEQZffVRVV_qJ1mJZk9UnnbhDEssqE-KvxA1-J0LMZeH5tJeoj9YQuflfrmY967s/s400/Hiking+day+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354621322220011954" border="0" /></a>Donut, I mean, prego belly.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtdMAmM5vS7dIY_-pyJ8b7HXJra-KQoWE7aOL5liet3W3lgVIwYt31KC9sEwK8TYgkcIrTFBFGZEOMtFUPJZ0ho-_b_TUeHMULIp7pawXlnKRrfbOPmpniJINHjEKVUD3xHehWms5V9-Y/s1600-h/Hiking+day+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtdMAmM5vS7dIY_-pyJ8b7HXJra-KQoWE7aOL5liet3W3lgVIwYt31KC9sEwK8TYgkcIrTFBFGZEOMtFUPJZ0ho-_b_TUeHMULIp7pawXlnKRrfbOPmpniJINHjEKVUD3xHehWms5V9-Y/s400/Hiking+day+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354621129937431474" border="0" /></a>Sprinklers are so fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmnt5Vd_4lf8IUjtA8khuLlpbr5iKFBRMORwY8G05HNKMusNemsjrjad8qNhfG7tBJ88qfZBt2wMkwTe-WG_V0tK0sbvszhSqMIbyGfbVhRsc_DTuBrivtYCpi-8MtbYyVqSd1SIm7FJ5/s1600-h/Hiking+day+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmnt5Vd_4lf8IUjtA8khuLlpbr5iKFBRMORwY8G05HNKMusNemsjrjad8qNhfG7tBJ88qfZBt2wMkwTe-WG_V0tK0sbvszhSqMIbyGfbVhRsc_DTuBrivtYCpi-8MtbYyVqSd1SIm7FJ5/s400/Hiking+day+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354621590531076306" border="0" /></a>Leonard and Moses in their new pool. They've obviously outgrown the utility sink.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiZmyqBFhw9UDI8g4x-CoqfMJWXFLePMMC9e300r-ZenH4360p5tF6dUyirCrg8HcfS6ghTtNPQqFoRZfYsylv3tTQN6Dz1igorxO4bXyp0ghpksSQtFVnXsQkJbAAmM6v8pYdhqOQ9tm/s1600-h/Hiking+day+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiZmyqBFhw9UDI8g4x-CoqfMJWXFLePMMC9e300r-ZenH4360p5tF6dUyirCrg8HcfS6ghTtNPQqFoRZfYsylv3tTQN6Dz1igorxO4bXyp0ghpksSQtFVnXsQkJbAAmM6v8pYdhqOQ9tm/s400/Hiking+day+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354621933216792546" border="0" /></a>The new fence Joe built! (and check out the corn in the background!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLaVMmFFRO5huiunDYOztokt4zQlhkH79u3ePeH2UYoOYZ_ofX7AUVGAZSWnCU9ReKs5na121HyLp2F3xSOw2KZXVOjjljkaXsTdd13DVBvtajY8_cLHk54EYv1cAGelZUq3nF_m3Fckz/s1600-h/Hiking+day+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLaVMmFFRO5huiunDYOztokt4zQlhkH79u3ePeH2UYoOYZ_ofX7AUVGAZSWnCU9ReKs5na121HyLp2F3xSOw2KZXVOjjljkaXsTdd13DVBvtajY8_cLHk54EYv1cAGelZUq3nF_m3Fckz/s400/Hiking+day+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354622786440074418" border="0" /></a> Two hot dogs. Not just one.<br /></div>Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240396363316077643.post-41994151921111165722009-05-24T13:53:00.001-07:002009-05-24T13:58:13.053-07:00Moses and Leonard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0LiRWqVsX_KqpLmiRMiEddy-jNrbPyjtnco4DWlklJzGk8hCYGXCAPUtKpGSmkqyIUuqnpm_l9oEG9bkQI2EUB4txPs36UnMpoyolqvTMpvgYveXMyxrBpzDea83TMJuAi5RssFyuzcx/s1600-h/moses+and+leonard.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0LiRWqVsX_KqpLmiRMiEddy-jNrbPyjtnco4DWlklJzGk8hCYGXCAPUtKpGSmkqyIUuqnpm_l9oEG9bkQI2EUB4txPs36UnMpoyolqvTMpvgYveXMyxrBpzDea83TMJuAi5RssFyuzcx/s400/moses+and+leonard.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339497457828106802" border="0" /></a>We'd like you to meet the newest members of the Bravo farm, Moses and Leonard!<br /><br />Basically what it comes down to is that Joe and I shouldn't be allowed to go to the farm store together, and even more we shouldn't ask the lady all the questions that we think will talk us out of it, but really results in us leaving with a little happy meal sized box with two ducklings.<br /><br />Get this... they'll eat all the box elder bugs in our yard and provide pest control for the garden. They'll live in the coop with the chickens and eat the chicken feed. And, they'll love to swim in our little pond. I may even lead train them so they can eat bugs in the front yard too. Or, I can rent them out. ;)<br /><br />Stay tuned for pictures of Moses and Leonard learning to swim (turns out we have to teach them in the bathtub).Andreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692407758290314811noreply@blogger.com2