tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30441121772847973952023-11-16T05:57:52.766-08:00Jim and Emily Harmer's Family BlogJim and Emily Harmer's rants, raves, and family memories.Jim Harmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107333722628400305noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-27545798128799178352011-03-12T18:48:00.001-08:002011-03-12T18:48:54.021-08:00This is a very intersting situation......this kind of thing doesn't happen every day, not in Bedford Falls anyway.<br /><br />The boys are doing great. Ruger has really grown up a lot lately. He almost talks in full sentences now. He gets plenty of practice in each day since he is ALWAYS chattering. :) He also shows genuine concern for each member in the family including Cole. For some reason he got it in his head that when people are sleeping, they are dead. While he was watching Whinnie the Pooh the other day, Pooh got sad in the video. Jim and I heard sniffling from Ruger and noticed his eyes were welling up with tears. We asked what was wrong. Ruger responded, "Pooh sleeping? Sad (sniff sniff) sad." We thought it was strange and that is was a fluke, but then this morning, Cole was sleeping on the couch when Ruger walked over to Cole and gently touched him. He turned back to Jim with tears and said, "Sleeping? Cole? (sniff sniff)" Jim tried to console him by saying to Ruger that Cole was just tired and was taking a nap just like how Ruger sometimes take a nap when he's tired. All Ruger could say with his teary eyes and puckered out bottom lip was, "sad. sad." We really think Ruger thought Cole was dead and was genuinely crying that he had lost his little friend. Kinda funny. :) <br /><br />Cole is also growing big, strong, and smart. He weighs about 9 pounds, can hold himself up on his own little legs for quite a while, and is smiling!! We are sure proud of our little ones.Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-49813038095127057592011-02-13T10:05:00.001-08:002011-02-13T10:05:21.822-08:00Upon request this is a little of what we have been up to these days:<br /><br /><br /><br />Jim took Ruger fishing. It was pretty amazing that Jim caught a big fish in the first five minutes of being at the pond. It was a good thing, though, because Ruger sure had little patience for the fish to come out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrzIU7ns0N_a4JWhsKtj96TWA9zAmKPxe7aR_LYSGYYaumDoH78Gh4uKNegRFxS3wVSNcN68_o4FhAsIwO-CEfgDfkMkapl1DxRplzCosAU7yPrYhAXpg29q8_WJwcK937rYdxV-LhO0/s1600/P1010097.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrzIU7ns0N_a4JWhsKtj96TWA9zAmKPxe7aR_LYSGYYaumDoH78Gh4uKNegRFxS3wVSNcN68_o4FhAsIwO-CEfgDfkMkapl1DxRplzCosAU7yPrYhAXpg29q8_WJwcK937rYdxV-LhO0/s320/P1010097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231854856957634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ruger had his SECOND birthday! This is him waiting patiently for his cupcake.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGvHNYGFVJPeA0v8PkzuUQVhxQXp7Mrnin6cp2kAsZECFML5q68aq_Hdf7WVhSCpApCBYtRDHpPA8e7uISHsOhNoSMfhZoz0bgR2JW4mvETtAYsFY5Kd-ofC-Ujnybtx_swznuMAZfNs/s1600/P1010095.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGvHNYGFVJPeA0v8PkzuUQVhxQXp7Mrnin6cp2kAsZECFML5q68aq_Hdf7WVhSCpApCBYtRDHpPA8e7uISHsOhNoSMfhZoz0bgR2JW4mvETtAYsFY5Kd-ofC-Ujnybtx_swznuMAZfNs/s320/P1010095.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231847226143266" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We love our little Cole, but we sure lose a lot of sleep these days. We take a nap whenever we get a chance even if it's not intentionally. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGgdp_AjW1MznrP-co0Sfd5I_MlweDa7LbNr1RfgX7WZcQRE8lIuu8Xbu-fe7HzQhLbH6csc7mTo-OPH9OIqooGRtiwG30mJHbr9lKdc2vk8X4yadCg6gd31-ZEVmo2qYYN7pOdIcUlk/s1600/P1010094.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGgdp_AjW1MznrP-co0Sfd5I_MlweDa7LbNr1RfgX7WZcQRE8lIuu8Xbu-fe7HzQhLbH6csc7mTo-OPH9OIqooGRtiwG30mJHbr9lKdc2vk8X4yadCg6gd31-ZEVmo2qYYN7pOdIcUlk/s320/P1010094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231243458826322" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jim and Cole in the hospital.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbutPNatzvgeXQTqdpMxe96H_e8j0WkXFGPAenDw7ynVdsMDOFfdO64BiHILD5WFzYYLHq07Bh71ZcWL9lR6Jz_jeHagvDBEV_QrwSDWtvv09cecUKhCWMGVm2Ag2aiy5pQcu8DTl7C0/s1600/P1010075.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbutPNatzvgeXQTqdpMxe96H_e8j0WkXFGPAenDw7ynVdsMDOFfdO64BiHILD5WFzYYLHq07Bh71ZcWL9lR6Jz_jeHagvDBEV_QrwSDWtvv09cecUKhCWMGVm2Ag2aiy5pQcu8DTl7C0/s320/P1010075.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231239857996066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is our lovely Grandma Phelps. She was trying to talk to Hailey on the phone, but was being bonbarded with two little ones just begging for her attention. She handled it quite well. I guess I should take a lesson from the experienced.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG1Z-8TDEoBe3-klEAahVrpEGLVKpeg9Cqstu0OU_8KgZ0EtxM1YYM7L2jb99x5WUyCwP3YzjDjgcXEnBkmZh3Ls1T6qqbT9Z2N8PHl_THz9n0Vp46fh93He22MCN9IHddFqlFwAcAaI/s1600/P1010089.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG1Z-8TDEoBe3-klEAahVrpEGLVKpeg9Cqstu0OU_8KgZ0EtxM1YYM7L2jb99x5WUyCwP3YzjDjgcXEnBkmZh3Ls1T6qqbT9Z2N8PHl_THz9n0Vp46fh93He22MCN9IHddFqlFwAcAaI/s320/P1010089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231232701268370" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I asked Jim to help give Ruger a bath. This was his idea of helping. I walked in to see what all the laughter was all about when Jim explained, "I was getting so wet from all the splashing, I thought I might as well hop in with him." You can imagine how much fun that was for Rueg. We love our Jimmy. He certainly brings a good happy spirit into the home when he is here. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJkFCk6392wmJv3Vr7ml__9LpooSxHeXuto3x6vEvgMSRvcWlzBGRkj6jN0E1QptwjEjscNA6tRifOt-fdCqR3MsdwfDOf_M3kKbp3-cn6dUfaWp8ynqnhTjolzIg_eaPgiZOI3W4CI8/s1600/P1010061.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJkFCk6392wmJv3Vr7ml__9LpooSxHeXuto3x6vEvgMSRvcWlzBGRkj6jN0E1QptwjEjscNA6tRifOt-fdCqR3MsdwfDOf_M3kKbp3-cn6dUfaWp8ynqnhTjolzIg_eaPgiZOI3W4CI8/s320/P1010061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231228520481634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Last, we are very grateful for Mom coming to help prepare for and take care of the baby for SO long! We were very sad Dad couldn't make it down, but are hoping he can come sometime soon. We very much appreciated all Mom did for us--cooking, cleaning, babysitting, putting furniture together, and being my company for a week before Cole was born. That was honestly the best week of the year so far. :) It was heavenly just having someone with me during the day doing all the things I wanted to do. :) We love you, Grandma and everyone else in this enormous family!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWr4EZJwKjAUgDSwqAhWVUBSrb0aJ7lesGBw0bc1VBbGJHMbsxMy6oWiAwUQlhrMtj-TK3Ld7XtATY92OuqpGl0bn2PVIjhTeCphyBGdHIXeEUDeFepTT2TZAZDUrAriZmwmmEoHapcI4/s1600/_JIM2894.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWr4EZJwKjAUgDSwqAhWVUBSrb0aJ7lesGBw0bc1VBbGJHMbsxMy6oWiAwUQlhrMtj-TK3Ld7XtATY92OuqpGl0bn2PVIjhTeCphyBGdHIXeEUDeFepTT2TZAZDUrAriZmwmmEoHapcI4/s320/_JIM2894.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573231227716192850" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-18575312749606092982011-01-04T19:07:00.000-08:002011-01-04T19:08:13.492-08:00Christmas, New Years, and Visitors continuedWe went to the zoo! Did you know sloths only have muscles that pull. They can't push on anything. That's why they are most comfortable hanging upside down from trees!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUe5ewTqOUaOkPTEOaMDl-j55y4eDzbGy7qemqXn5zhDRK6ReSRwLSZVbHdbcYdSX0cnYMcsb_GvM_8AFq9Bd20gP4rn8g58MS0ROd-LtN3i9GO0VozjGrHiLUkkaloTxpUQ8p9_ph3c/s1600/_JIM2478.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUe5ewTqOUaOkPTEOaMDl-j55y4eDzbGy7qemqXn5zhDRK6ReSRwLSZVbHdbcYdSX0cnYMcsb_GvM_8AFq9Bd20gP4rn8g58MS0ROd-LtN3i9GO0VozjGrHiLUkkaloTxpUQ8p9_ph3c/s320/_JIM2478.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529620399764802" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kaleb and Ruger on the boat to see the monkeys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKJREKy1ZbgycBBTwy59VU3vFUfbCQIPOGkkcGiysxO-HZjZhxUTvE5iqttQtEcvSpohClwEmD5skoVT9vq0M0TXotfnIfFmyeJ8Z9x2GTx1-Auv4Q0aGJOPbxVrBYlUaat6qpgD2RaA/s1600/_JIM2514.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKJREKy1ZbgycBBTwy59VU3vFUfbCQIPOGkkcGiysxO-HZjZhxUTvE5iqttQtEcvSpohClwEmD5skoVT9vq0M0TXotfnIfFmyeJ8Z9x2GTx1-Auv4Q0aGJOPbxVrBYlUaat6qpgD2RaA/s320/_JIM2514.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529618060465346" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Ruger taking a rest while waiting to board the boat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lvXhDRnTtGtB7POoFOnhvrarRWbKcRFGu2sB4jT9kC1_xV1Etuw6cUL1aG4t_fPLT-XvSbdv4jEBQ09j50l0uvaGYZqlgFzznOHjvF8PyMdV0XZKacOO5GUyeWsQtTmpASK4VXCr-ZM/s1600/_JIM2491.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lvXhDRnTtGtB7POoFOnhvrarRWbKcRFGu2sB4jT9kC1_xV1Etuw6cUL1aG4t_fPLT-XvSbdv4jEBQ09j50l0uvaGYZqlgFzznOHjvF8PyMdV0XZKacOO5GUyeWsQtTmpASK4VXCr-ZM/s320/_JIM2491.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529603570016034" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />We were spoiled on Christmas with everyone's gifts. We are very grateful for ALL of them! :) Ruger sure was content that day playing with his new toys. He hardly made peep all day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZWHzCqn7KBImI_89ggKv4QqvIwHc4dwpB4x1ZT6khVL9fM7Vv4q-k9HVclQmYNYRCc8krQXWxTwtINQwlxasHSyT2YPGTIo9gdYvC-TVdnm3qpD6_CUtQ2wkQPXN3z-75qC6xTenrhU/s1600/P1010021.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZWHzCqn7KBImI_89ggKv4QqvIwHc4dwpB4x1ZT6khVL9fM7Vv4q-k9HVclQmYNYRCc8krQXWxTwtINQwlxasHSyT2YPGTIo9gdYvC-TVdnm3qpD6_CUtQ2wkQPXN3z-75qC6xTenrhU/s320/P1010021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529598660833650" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br />Isn't it great how excited the little ones get over simple things such as a blanket? He ripped it out of the package and immediately laid on it to give it a try.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQbpLovZhWlYYn3Dca8zqXiEsc3prLiTrr1slf9QunMIPuawuaWN7yb8w-T3WCo2mMl40tY6FAKvYnTInrXHsgIgkFPyS5kz0atIpv0lDWWv-rftUKRpPhFQeObHzaHy6cF0S-gv3TP0/s1600/_JIM2205.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQbpLovZhWlYYn3Dca8zqXiEsc3prLiTrr1slf9QunMIPuawuaWN7yb8w-T3WCo2mMl40tY6FAKvYnTInrXHsgIgkFPyS5kz0atIpv0lDWWv-rftUKRpPhFQeObHzaHy6cF0S-gv3TP0/s320/_JIM2205.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529599596304738" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Jim has been working hard on writing more books and making YouTube videos to advertise those books. This a before and after shot of the picture he used on his latest video. Pretty impressive, I thought. Although, you get the "after and before" version. Ooops.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaH8BWYqxCsw4QgNdfDicz3Th4ZVL87fAzYOrLt2hzrZsPqvWPbZvc0EZ0wKBi9_jfe0_o1-DdwkxxvzcvtLA6IASvIOscwTc_p57jvANDYLaXnKcgcVyQ5xXZClr4Hsz7uCgQhk_nnQ/s1600/_JIM2308.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaH8BWYqxCsw4QgNdfDicz3Th4ZVL87fAzYOrLt2hzrZsPqvWPbZvc0EZ0wKBi9_jfe0_o1-DdwkxxvzcvtLA6IASvIOscwTc_p57jvANDYLaXnKcgcVyQ5xXZClr4Hsz7uCgQhk_nnQ/s320/_JIM2308.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529358386373986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q_XoqheXaseMqEGGlGeNU1jIopwgtgp-GtAyYl-7JdYbpR5H8owi2EQhAGrz8YuamlDM4S6Dz9R8a6_uVqBVvHO8pv1hzwaeufHCdglZ_HdQIE2vNynJz2Ydtxgoo8wQxQj12DZ4iwI/s1600/_JIM2309.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q_XoqheXaseMqEGGlGeNU1jIopwgtgp-GtAyYl-7JdYbpR5H8owi2EQhAGrz8YuamlDM4S6Dz9R8a6_uVqBVvHO8pv1hzwaeufHCdglZ_HdQIE2vNynJz2Ydtxgoo8wQxQj12DZ4iwI/s320/_JIM2309.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529354662717650" /></a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />This is more of our Christmas Eve beach day. Ruger really loved playing with Kaleb. Kaleb would throw the frisbee into the shallow waves and Ruger would run to go get it. Ruger followed him everywhere, just watching to see what Kaleb would do next. And let's be serious....can I really get any bigger? Isn't it time for the baby to come out now? Please?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YyGnVxVm2fqbirO6YzpoM5ga-AjmM3Qgd0405tsUG7649Km-s2-QMqtN9by0L5iXJptyOrSNuu5iGhqd5bAoq7FWLH-SY-PdTW1zwx2EidU05vv8zc-8PIiJlRVM5fdCMRScyOzkYT8/s1600/_JIM2145.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YyGnVxVm2fqbirO6YzpoM5ga-AjmM3Qgd0405tsUG7649Km-s2-QMqtN9by0L5iXJptyOrSNuu5iGhqd5bAoq7FWLH-SY-PdTW1zwx2EidU05vv8zc-8PIiJlRVM5fdCMRScyOzkYT8/s320/_JIM2145.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529353423805714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFvxXLs85lfQcPDJYv4NC9FJZyTLjuOsTcaLO2gO5lImMHQlPHAzYxpUQwBRLtz6M3AZBC93SSDdFuN5jMvlLLwCsPPVdABfGBS7sTB4mIEhJATv-EEt5sDhkUK7qY7voLqyN1lnoC9Y/s1600/_JIM2138.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGMUiY43xHA91OHmSPuy0eb5OYf8_gOJ0cEPLdRHiUsfE_0KXaepvjg3PHOqjlBu9FeEYbkngEr-2eMSE8pxRUXS7axGQKsgFNspHPNY1gThgEODg2UEb3HyNrza5eVLCspnq6pWtZ7I/s320/_JIM2089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558529068220696754" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-32539050731713384762011-01-04T18:49:00.000-08:002011-01-04T18:50:47.704-08:00Christmas, New Years, and Visitors!We have a lot of catching up to do. Here are some of the things we have been doing:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We went to the beach for Christmas Eve. We tried to recreate last year's Christmas card, but this is what we got from Ruger. O-well. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_odEWPsfHDn0YtAF2FcclxbRNEBf6faRtnTFTLbI8VR8_VRKRyqeP3gHvhK8B9ZC9Pm60QUFhTPRW1os5NVHxSEFryx-sG9h0IxefLEOWyq4tBtkd-tV30THkfV0lVqNJhohsTxam5Y/s1600/_JIM1997-Edit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_odEWPsfHDn0YtAF2FcclxbRNEBf6faRtnTFTLbI8VR8_VRKRyqeP3gHvhK8B9ZC9Pm60QUFhTPRW1os5NVHxSEFryx-sG9h0IxefLEOWyq4tBtkd-tV30THkfV0lVqNJhohsTxam5Y/s320/_JIM1997-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523820865061842" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDfP40P1hhNZ1nYp1fY6JfuHUhwU3wKlPSbsC69_gSHDBbpzx-NLnyEHP6xfSqUJuzJT2FBO2xAA-CLLhA9itkkBK8jC-TZOt5rm-B-KFFs3YhlETNWdKv-TPgpEl8mjhAR5NJNv4VgY/s1600/_JIM1958.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDfP40P1hhNZ1nYp1fY6JfuHUhwU3wKlPSbsC69_gSHDBbpzx-NLnyEHP6xfSqUJuzJT2FBO2xAA-CLLhA9itkkBK8jC-TZOt5rm-B-KFFs3YhlETNWdKv-TPgpEl8mjhAR5NJNv4VgY/s320/_JIM1958.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523819922046818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hPn54aQ1SfixaCWq8oHyenPZWPx854q2O_4ycR97HiiFmK4PIup2ueAI433xk62t2p_Gcs9wxrGJu3Be_dFRLBsdjnkWVIYUArREXOsAMseUbL7u4EjwnKfL7EjlJSg0CxdYiPy6zqQ/s1600/_JIM1959.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hPn54aQ1SfixaCWq8oHyenPZWPx854q2O_4ycR97HiiFmK4PIup2ueAI433xk62t2p_Gcs9wxrGJu3Be_dFRLBsdjnkWVIYUArREXOsAMseUbL7u4EjwnKfL7EjlJSg0CxdYiPy6zqQ/s320/_JIM1959.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523812508874386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcN3YPQbsGnBwOZIdm9C05Rav8CTp7ymbhq2Ppwkx7JqAYSgOObkZsEn9eTFKrddPyRgi_uxugPPkyHSNMWvd54ijoBFuK82vOWhoUWXNxKqreR_wqM7hqtncmJI-CS2AqnL9zolGw1c/s1600/_JIM1960.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcN3YPQbsGnBwOZIdm9C05Rav8CTp7ymbhq2Ppwkx7JqAYSgOObkZsEn9eTFKrddPyRgi_uxugPPkyHSNMWvd54ijoBFuK82vOWhoUWXNxKqreR_wqM7hqtncmJI-CS2AqnL9zolGw1c/s320/_JIM1960.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523808137509826" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Ruger showing Grandma something neat. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0gB1K05w8sbm6x98sPD9OFQ_6K5FFTZR7bFReHhrkd1SByH3ZGlbkjke6cKqkVFOdqaoN07j51OvUdJ0rLOlwSaCLGzePBdGZMcLWv-mm722g0jRZyEU95NZJ9yD8HE_zCf8RL681A/s1600/_JIM1220.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0gB1K05w8sbm6x98sPD9OFQ_6K5FFTZR7bFReHhrkd1SByH3ZGlbkjke6cKqkVFOdqaoN07j51OvUdJ0rLOlwSaCLGzePBdGZMcLWv-mm722g0jRZyEU95NZJ9yD8HE_zCf8RL681A/s320/_JIM1220.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523809332226354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We watched fireworks over the Naples pier for New Year's Eve. Very fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKf2xCm7nS9ZHYqTjWFAS59OtM1b9fS9ctqSsmxzr8ZA2PD8n6JVLHbg8zYHHlqacI2ok3E9eT3y7MFXuJg1FT2eUiHYssXcfWnoItVb0DmgxV7t96DzOvXxdMKI2CQJrmhcC99W8Pwg/s1600/_JIM2412.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKf2xCm7nS9ZHYqTjWFAS59OtM1b9fS9ctqSsmxzr8ZA2PD8n6JVLHbg8zYHHlqacI2ok3E9eT3y7MFXuJg1FT2eUiHYssXcfWnoItVb0DmgxV7t96DzOvXxdMKI2CQJrmhcC99W8Pwg/s320/_JIM2412.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523556297927170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90KCuah8PQ2UiKppXKqzSuEgD9MkUWJ40BcSBouJqijtp2zZbuqmojzc6-Zv8rcIe4AkiOMhlDMRFjMWCFiudR8DvLuo97Uo30NbSLsfog1LOsQ8FygsiexNDkf2Gy_Ui3kbIE7hjfgo/s1600/_JIM2399-Edit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90KCuah8PQ2UiKppXKqzSuEgD9MkUWJ40BcSBouJqijtp2zZbuqmojzc6-Zv8rcIe4AkiOMhlDMRFjMWCFiudR8DvLuo97Uo30NbSLsfog1LOsQ8FygsiexNDkf2Gy_Ui3kbIE7hjfgo/s320/_JIM2399-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523552510034306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jim has loved having someone to play tennis with. Kaleb and he have played several games.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ_0oZMSksZXK5BgIWboAuil4bgGa4QnBSeM9-57p_KpnP7nXfF9Q5fq7uzyopH-QAFtnZyKvUfQG6IPg1aRcOzqHAY6o4EXX3yovDzx8KfUP1GCveO8oBw1WDDmJ7e3E8hhwBkDrUX0/s1600/P1010048.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ_0oZMSksZXK5BgIWboAuil4bgGa4QnBSeM9-57p_KpnP7nXfF9Q5fq7uzyopH-QAFtnZyKvUfQG6IPg1aRcOzqHAY6o4EXX3yovDzx8KfUP1GCveO8oBw1WDDmJ7e3E8hhwBkDrUX0/s320/P1010048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523549020098274" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ruger got a little tired at one of our trips to the beach. Not many kids would admit being tired when they could be playing in sand, shells, and water. I'm not sure what to think of that...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqozysNuOhF4PYk9XCcyFPx2CYFWs297gzz5iypSzTUwRGwES9wAo6TLZVVMmC2gMOyYIxHtc-YKYKkQpv9zVgC9SjeHs4uzt6uxcqL2Ks2g9C_7-JdP9foZtcPXjBsjPEM5ZkET6a_j8/s1600/_JIM2359-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqozysNuOhF4PYk9XCcyFPx2CYFWs297gzz5iypSzTUwRGwES9wAo6TLZVVMmC2gMOyYIxHtc-YKYKkQpv9zVgC9SjeHs4uzt6uxcqL2Ks2g9C_7-JdP9foZtcPXjBsjPEM5ZkET6a_j8/s320/_JIM2359-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523542432190850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kaleb took us out to eat while we waited for the paper work his new car.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHVQtoSdXQlnaYLU1xM1N5KP3TZT55jfiPTyA-K9uihW9lFJbjAS3uzVA_WhREtK6Jrb24kTSapZV45dIQ0ed3x2q7wBO8NoE5PwNFLJYiQWn2ZJSZ7PXtHNXPdU7XCXsvisR6vmiYds/s1600/P1010007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHVQtoSdXQlnaYLU1xM1N5KP3TZT55jfiPTyA-K9uihW9lFJbjAS3uzVA_WhREtK6Jrb24kTSapZV45dIQ0ed3x2q7wBO8NoE5PwNFLJYiQWn2ZJSZ7PXtHNXPdU7XCXsvisR6vmiYds/s320/P1010007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523211627943778" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We took a walk through the Picayune Strand. It was probably the most rustic/woodsy place Jim and I have been since we've been in Florida. The swamp just isn't a place that I am comfortable trudging through without knowing what's ahead. Who knows what we might run into--aligators, over grown pythons, wild hogs, etc. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44zHOJ63lN4v9bwLKvpvh1DzXAUIaguaq9Ix1_ovDJauIhE9aNlvfYFn5FiDvMvlRkt5flsLDqWdt7WGSdPddSVhttKCWDKWJk5u4NsOsv-F-IHlQMHqRyirGLyECLWEyHdwomg7DFvw/s1600/_JIM1591.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44zHOJ63lN4v9bwLKvpvh1DzXAUIaguaq9Ix1_ovDJauIhE9aNlvfYFn5FiDvMvlRkt5flsLDqWdt7WGSdPddSVhttKCWDKWJk5u4NsOsv-F-IHlQMHqRyirGLyECLWEyHdwomg7DFvw/s320/_JIM1591.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523205409609458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFE5pU6pnoRwMkRpBF-9KQ7q8gKa6XH4O0ATW97N8BELkEjNOZNY-J6x1XejZITowwar5z-KOwQRojnJrMcoMR-l_QhMPSh_clcQ1DWwmdJ2FGAxuynP2XT6r1Ka-iHcu_uLO2hbOCgI/s1600/_JIM1554.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFE5pU6pnoRwMkRpBF-9KQ7q8gKa6XH4O0ATW97N8BELkEjNOZNY-J6x1XejZITowwar5z-KOwQRojnJrMcoMR-l_QhMPSh_clcQ1DWwmdJ2FGAxuynP2XT6r1Ka-iHcu_uLO2hbOCgI/s320/_JIM1554.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523202401011634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The first day Kaleb got here, we went to the pier. Unfortunately, it was as cold here as it was in Blackfoot that day. Ruger sure was in for a surprise. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa7sJHGAyLAnl1sOgAOPY0Q236EYbnP3Yzj3MmhEv8JByQq1lcM1fRiq7Wk1RNzq6OtCbiIkheLtKgxJSu3Pqsg-x6S0pec_vF9kg_SL4eJjgR0SC0_aGxL4FuC7L_Cvdfgsw8GsG3E4/s1600/_JIM1211.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa7sJHGAyLAnl1sOgAOPY0Q236EYbnP3Yzj3MmhEv8JByQq1lcM1fRiq7Wk1RNzq6OtCbiIkheLtKgxJSu3Pqsg-x6S0pec_vF9kg_SL4eJjgR0SC0_aGxL4FuC7L_Cvdfgsw8GsG3E4/s320/_JIM1211.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523194170211506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtaqgACzDkHjz3A7A_Yf2gefbNh8eQmgVPCC858z189fv5CNDkRoNoGeQN3FGNw64E_uqF20jmbS6rFJXtDyDJqWbeYjMaWmm4mAnNlMQbuGwpI0-6SmLBKMcrPTCyagHvJ-NCQ29ss4/s1600/_JIM1207.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtaqgACzDkHjz3A7A_Yf2gefbNh8eQmgVPCC858z189fv5CNDkRoNoGeQN3FGNw64E_uqF20jmbS6rFJXtDyDJqWbeYjMaWmm4mAnNlMQbuGwpI0-6SmLBKMcrPTCyagHvJ-NCQ29ss4/s320/_JIM1207.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558523197541192514" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-76016426442964897062010-12-04T18:51:00.001-08:002010-12-04T18:51:52.316-08:00Thanksgiving VacationHere's the rest of our vacation...<br /><br><br><br />We went to the outback for FREE! What a nice place! We really liked it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBs310zADU-wf_KGpVKFW9UY6P9oAFAz8UHM4yKM9hxzsygGbsbVfjyKQmIEHSm299-eDipcpnb2wLk72cf3gHWtOL3lulc0j7IeHVXSBNgmr4QQx0KEdxirAOO1USPaUCBVd_XznGC8c/s1600/P1000256.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBs310zADU-wf_KGpVKFW9UY6P9oAFAz8UHM4yKM9hxzsygGbsbVfjyKQmIEHSm299-eDipcpnb2wLk72cf3gHWtOL3lulc0j7IeHVXSBNgmr4QQx0KEdxirAOO1USPaUCBVd_XznGC8c/s320/P1000256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547018435598530322"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaER6vXOIxBkUgdUbgNdqliPUVZ6QjUlZXRMlWxZaQDEOSohOWY1UZfjMuoMQcspDwA5As8JAlvJF97Ku8qD0qSpN4fAszVoXSGgGefD0lkbSqwZZc2FCAHNvn-KEfa7gA9edXgeZgj0/s1600/P1000255.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaER6vXOIxBkUgdUbgNdqliPUVZ6QjUlZXRMlWxZaQDEOSohOWY1UZfjMuoMQcspDwA5As8JAlvJF97Ku8qD0qSpN4fAszVoXSGgGefD0lkbSqwZZc2FCAHNvn-KEfa7gA9edXgeZgj0/s320/P1000255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547018424353727778"></a><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br />We went Christmas shopping on Black Friday! What a cute little guy we found for sale! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnGskRws4Qlx6_tnTz0r_ABOXdDEGYTN_eswH3jrGx_Vd6FSruifgFe7J5MLujhYVHShJnTi_oodeBClzDehFZ24vNoIldcik1aN_IxwQJK12YRPhxGBcOTCFzEl8aDW2mJqzB6TM_fw/s1600/P1000253.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnGskRws4Qlx6_tnTz0r_ABOXdDEGYTN_eswH3jrGx_Vd6FSruifgFe7J5MLujhYVHShJnTi_oodeBClzDehFZ24vNoIldcik1aN_IxwQJK12YRPhxGBcOTCFzEl8aDW2mJqzB6TM_fw/s320/P1000253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547018418719281666"></a><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br />We tuckered the little one out several times on the trip...:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d8hv17p66KqKmvi1V39c7aFRAiiBYyURFE2fg2El7LYaSq3JrA7N_AE_40k9z1oKPFBy2pM3LRhKkqFJyE2wEM1Ayf5qzkH3h8mTojoDbEedAbukLQdrvZNwcgPByl1exHrb3yXWoTE/s1600/P1000246.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d8hv17p66KqKmvi1V39c7aFRAiiBYyURFE2fg2El7LYaSq3JrA7N_AE_40k9z1oKPFBy2pM3LRhKkqFJyE2wEM1Ayf5qzkH3h8mTojoDbEedAbukLQdrvZNwcgPByl1exHrb3yXWoTE/s320/P1000246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547018414011106050"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaZM7RfSZP2rJYIO6mzpgqm3MJNrAuYDzKtNJVV2mviDlAnzV2NqMvZ89m1wUV-emShOiJ0WIrrtX9HLb2ekZTxEPxmiX_e-Si4cG7btjmfyxcwaNHM_7cBtrYvb1LK4y4JPJqZ6oqBM/s1600/P1000209.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaZM7RfSZP2rJYIO6mzpgqm3MJNrAuYDzKtNJVV2mviDlAnzV2NqMvZ89m1wUV-emShOiJ0WIrrtX9HLb2ekZTxEPxmiX_e-Si4cG7btjmfyxcwaNHM_7cBtrYvb1LK4y4JPJqZ6oqBM/s320/P1000209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547017189204133266"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MFdv6_pW9vK7GRSiz1fskkBjzE-89RUzcWncMvvB5ER6WA6S1yFGXj68Cb38xryfNpjjLAn9f2SmYlwDS0e6rDt9nEXtrdBm03GpHFYw4r-oymszg89Sfv3VGdVtgZCQ3jZs27VRRnE/s1600/P1000201.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MFdv6_pW9vK7GRSiz1fskkBjzE-89RUzcWncMvvB5ER6WA6S1yFGXj68Cb38xryfNpjjLAn9f2SmYlwDS0e6rDt9nEXtrdBm03GpHFYw4r-oymszg89Sfv3VGdVtgZCQ3jZs27VRRnE/s320/P1000201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547017182783671634"></a><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br />This is more of our Fort Myers excursion.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVT_I0RabS2cxFnItKe_zAFbJ1shYYuDIeG3Qp7e1BAQA7KEJewH9zBSxEstPku5VQd2K3KnRXstfQ0BT7XIJfmri5Qhnn5YDBbXLliluA2g_2h88W2NoZQhj7ZyqHf1-6Mfzk_77lqEk/s1600/P1000245.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVT_I0RabS2cxFnItKe_zAFbJ1shYYuDIeG3Qp7e1BAQA7KEJewH9zBSxEstPku5VQd2K3KnRXstfQ0BT7XIJfmri5Qhnn5YDBbXLliluA2g_2h88W2NoZQhj7ZyqHf1-6Mfzk_77lqEk/s320/P1000245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547022515909282594"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-U5_q4DOxRffmqK3WXIp993O3rzKgQiwMW75fNPm_fRF2gYYTdB2uHieXSZO9FNFEtTIBQ3fnMo9tcv2rIKSyds9QnAIkeQYORsHcmwKSUd0-TBnLZzOiBeH-ZBs7-BK0t0PtnnPFSU/s1600/P1000243.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-U5_q4DOxRffmqK3WXIp993O3rzKgQiwMW75fNPm_fRF2gYYTdB2uHieXSZO9FNFEtTIBQ3fnMo9tcv2rIKSyds9QnAIkeQYORsHcmwKSUd0-TBnLZzOiBeH-ZBs7-BK0t0PtnnPFSU/s320/P1000243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547017200915220690"></a><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br />And this is our package from Grandma!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmLKwCPKZBeFfXP_CsTcUAT4HG0D_ysk-XXmgD_Wn9NB3FxCg0ZL9kI3VMfvM3nSRv72A62SnNWwn6YUpsIwx9npk6DeeVIHuCx2UnFTHJ25h0Ui91RqDcxGbznquLKyXSVIlr9LnKE4/s1600/P1000202.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmLKwCPKZBeFfXP_CsTcUAT4HG0D_ysk-XXmgD_Wn9NB3FxCg0ZL9kI3VMfvM3nSRv72A62SnNWwn6YUpsIwx9npk6DeeVIHuCx2UnFTHJ25h0Ui91RqDcxGbznquLKyXSVIlr9LnKE4/s320/P1000202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547017194963790242"></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-49641439114886502362010-11-27T19:32:00.001-08:002010-11-27T19:32:55.634-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Vacation!Happy Thanksgiving to you all! We are having a wonderful week just relaxing, taking naps, sight seeing, and enjoying Naples. We have been saving our pennies to have a semi-vacation while Jim is off from school for a couple days. Here are some of the things we have done: <br /><br /><br />We drove up to Fort Myers to do some sight seeing. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohLj6C7vUnJ6iJl9xOPmJuHRe2CRji4Uq6c1ze85zL2GxjqA4AYatgSOFpmA9ptQ5zle9lwdgVfexbbJiFAw83IpfgY81_azsGma-B-Tkce-mPpjgtObakDDLXvqjgrnISwALjEfZvys/s1600/P1000237.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohLj6C7vUnJ6iJl9xOPmJuHRe2CRji4Uq6c1ze85zL2GxjqA4AYatgSOFpmA9ptQ5zle9lwdgVfexbbJiFAw83IpfgY81_azsGma-B-Tkce-mPpjgtObakDDLXvqjgrnISwALjEfZvys/s320/P1000237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544339455479875602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tr76jEbKxcpTR8IQxqkLD4pOzE4QrgD824C0Po36TnWo0Id8jJu-Jv-WEf4y0t_NIxX1PkKwcoCSZp_yVp4glViIdBNYcxeRiCVRs0TGMkBEH8vFdKn5mn9J2sya4Zu5U2sjAcdq8EI/s1600/P1000234.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tr76jEbKxcpTR8IQxqkLD4pOzE4QrgD824C0Po36TnWo0Id8jJu-Jv-WEf4y0t_NIxX1PkKwcoCSZp_yVp4glViIdBNYcxeRiCVRs0TGMkBEH8vFdKn5mn9J2sya4Zu5U2sjAcdq8EI/s320/P1000234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544339448315114578" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Ruger trying to feed the birds a piece of apple.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGPHynlE5qoeY38IUX5OAfnd3CrwJcajw7bYJZjv4pJI4-oscRjbVoan_T-iA1XzHKYhmvDg2GoI5AM5e4jiTcOr5fixjtT-BKereWqgcjLwM-1HNK0t0q9q173nN2JVR-voJlOW16s/s1600/P1000227.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGPHynlE5qoeY38IUX5OAfnd3CrwJcajw7bYJZjv4pJI4-oscRjbVoan_T-iA1XzHKYhmvDg2GoI5AM5e4jiTcOr5fixjtT-BKereWqgcjLwM-1HNK0t0q9q173nN2JVR-voJlOW16s/s320/P1000227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544339429346906530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxAg86JpirecpsPAvpT-P7AQMTtmdN6bnKxkWw-efLZC4R9HelD1i-3lnu8jesqvNyjOa7AoFihU7mspcKg-ohez-BfBYQCiN1_Ub8FgWAGCj0EfZtipU_1aYTUUJCEaKe35K0fCZVHs/s1600/P1000224.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxAg86JpirecpsPAvpT-P7AQMTtmdN6bnKxkWw-efLZC4R9HelD1i-3lnu8jesqvNyjOa7AoFihU7mspcKg-ohez-BfBYQCiN1_Ub8FgWAGCj0EfZtipU_1aYTUUJCEaKe35K0fCZVHs/s320/P1000224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544339419657699858" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We put up our little Christmas tree that I found at a Goodwill store for $7 including all the decorations. It's perfect! I even made a star for it with popsicle sticks, fingernail polish, paper, hot glue, and tiny garland from the tree. It looks pretty great, I think. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RffzeMeIqSkTsyd6_mvAweTRPMJUPsuGSOvl7MiYhrjxf2r4OsUM2MD8AMviW_9VKiAI29RIBGw9k2YTB73WEdWUdzNATXhyphenhyphendMmmu0-7aEKU3LoMgNdyN2QM5JEtCnt7zEm_7xjfmQs/s1600/P1000197.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RffzeMeIqSkTsyd6_mvAweTRPMJUPsuGSOvl7MiYhrjxf2r4OsUM2MD8AMviW_9VKiAI29RIBGw9k2YTB73WEdWUdzNATXhyphenhyphendMmmu0-7aEKU3LoMgNdyN2QM5JEtCnt7zEm_7xjfmQs/s320/P1000197.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544339416050004130" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'll have to make another post for the rest of the pictures...Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-63864745536872138962010-11-22T10:10:00.001-08:002010-11-22T10:10:56.608-08:00At least it was good for a laugh.On our way home from the store, I rolled down the window to entertain Ruger. He could reach just far enough up from his seat to have his fingers a centimeter over the edge of the window. Then while we were driving along, Ruger begins, "Shoe? Shoe? Shoe?" I turned around to see what was the matter. We now have one less pair of shoes for the little man. <br /><br />I certainly didn't want anything else to go out that window, so I quickly rolled it back up. When we got back home and out of the car, Ruger walked around the entire car calling, "Shoooe? Shooooe?" He has no idea what just happened.Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-75806593479877962522010-11-15T18:16:00.001-08:002010-11-15T18:16:50.060-08:00Just some new recipes to tryI bought a new 3-in-1 crock pot a little while ago so these are some of the recipes I've tried out. I love the crock pot! It makes dinner SO easy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese</span><br />2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked, drained, rinsed with hot water (about 3 cups cooked macaroni)<br />2 tablespoons real bacon bits<br />1/4 cup finely chopped onion<br />1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained<br />1 1/2 cups (6 oz) shredded mild Cheddar cheese<br />1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery<br /><br />DIRECTIONS <br />In a slow cooker, combine macaroni, bacon bits, onion, undrained diced tomatoes, and Cheddar cheese. Pour mushroom soup over top. Mix well to combine. Cover and cook on high 2 hours or less. Doesn't need to be in there long since noodles are already cooked. Just cook it long enough to blend flavors and so the soup sinks into the noodles. Mix well before serving.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">BBQ Beef Sandwiches</span><br />INGREDIENTS <br />4 lbs. beef round steak<br />1 cup chopped onions<br />1/2 cup brown sugar<br />1 tablespoon chili powder<br />2 cloves garlic, minced<br />2 carrots, chopped<br />1/2 cup ketchup<br />1/3 cup cider vinegar<br />1 cup chicken broth<br />6 oz. can tomato paste<br />20 Kaiser rolls or hamburger buns<br /><br />DIRECTIONS <br />Trim excess fat off round steak and cut into 1" pieces. Combine with remaining ingredients except rolls in 4-6 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours, until beef is very tender. Remove cooked beef from mixture in crock pot. Coarsely shred beef using two forks and place in large sauce pan. Add 2 cups of sauce from crock pot to meat and stir to blend well. Keep warm over low heat while serving into sandwich buns. Makes 20 sandwiches.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore</span><br />INGREDIENTS <br />3 lbs. Boneless skinless chicken<br />14 oz. can diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning<br />6 oz. can tomato paste<br />1/4 cup chicken broth<br />1 onion, sliced<br />3 cloves garlic, minced<br />2 green bell peppers, chopped<br />1/8 teaspoon pepper<br />¼ teaspoon salt<br /><br />DIRECTIONS <br />Place all ingredients in 3-4 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours until chicken is thoroughly cooked and tender. Serve with hot cooked pasta, if desired. Makes 6 servings. Or cook on high for 3-4 hours.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Pork Chop Suey<br /></span>INGREDIENTS<br />1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth<br />3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce<br />2 tablespoons molasses, preferably blackstrap<br />1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper<br />5 teaspoons cornstarch<br />2 tablespoons canola oil, divided<br />1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick pieces<br />1 medium onion, slivered<br />1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced<br />3 cups mung bean sprouts (see Note)<br />1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger<br /><br />PREPARATION<br />Combine broth, soy sauce, molasses and pepper in a medium bowl. Transfer 2 tablespoons of the mixture to a small bowl; stir in cornstarch until combined. Set aside.<br />Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add pork and cook, stirring frequently, until most of the pink is gone, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.<br />Increase heat to medium-high. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, onion, bell pepper, sprouts and ginger and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the broth mixture and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add the reserved cornstarch mixture and pork (and any accumulated juice) and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.<br />TIPS & NOTES<br />Note: Mung bean sprouts (germinated mung beans), often simply labeled “bean sprouts,” are white with a light yellow tip and are thicker than more common alfalfa sprouts.<br />NUTRITION<br />Per serving: 280 calories; 10 g fat (1 g sat, 5 g mono); 74 mg cholesterol; 21 g carbohydrates; 7 g added sugars; 28 g protein; 3 g fiber; 504 mg sodium; 957 mg potassium.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tostadas<br /></span>Ingredients:<br />1 lb. ground beef, browned<br />2 cans refried beans<br />1 envelope dry taco seasoning mix<br />8-oz. can tomato sauce<br />1/2 cup water<br />10 tostada shells<br />1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce<br />2 tomatoes, diced<br />1/2 lb. shredded cheddar cheese<br />1 can sliced black olives<br />1 pint sour cream<br />guacamole<br />salsa<br /><br />Directions:<br />1. combine ground beef, refried beans, taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce, and water in slow cooker.<br />2. Cover. Cook on low 6 hours or high 3 hours.<br />3. spread hot mixture on tostada shells. Top with remaining ingredients. (It's like an open-face taco.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pumpkin Pie Pudding</span><br />15-oz. can solid pack pumpkin<br />12-oz. can evaporated milk<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1/2 cup buttermilk baking mix<br />2 eggs, beaten<br />1 Tbs. pumpkin pie spice<br />2 tsp. vanilla<br />whipped cream<br /><br />1. Mix together all ingredients except whipped cream. Pour into gresed slow cooker.<br />2. Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours, or high 3-3 1/2 hours. Serve in bowls topped with whipped cream. <br />Note: I used the pumpkin pie mix you buy in the store since I didn't have the spice. Could have probably omitted the sugar that way and it would have tasted great. Works either way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">San Antonio Taco Salad<br /></span>Ingredients:<br /><br />1 pound ground beef or ground turkey<br />1/2 medium onion, finely chopped<br />1 cup salsa<br />1 (15.25 ounce) can kidney beans<br />2 teaspoons chili powder<br />2 teaspoons cumin<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />1/8 teaspoon pepper<br />4 cups shredded iceberg lettuce<br />1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese<br />Optional garnish: sour cream, chopped tomato, sliced black olives and additional salsa<br /><br /><br />Directions<br /><br />Brown ground meat and onion in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat; drain.<br />Add salsa, beans, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Divide lettuce equally between tortilla bowls. Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with desired garnishes; serve.<br />Note: We just ate it like dry taco salad instead of in a taco shell. Was VERY good.Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-40591065037134462342010-10-27T17:48:00.001-07:002010-10-27T17:48:18.535-07:00Pumpkin CookiesWe attempted pre-made cookie dough. Hmmm. Maybe we'll rethink that one.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3UxUU5mbl8j15HRRzz4snyDVe3lL6vqH9JZDnZoFVBjc67ATmQU7ue3l57M9QDVWVYG_9st7mNV2tRqSu0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-19371308842231568332010-10-27T17:39:00.001-07:002010-10-27T17:39:46.459-07:00Happy Halloween!We are looking pretty goofy these days...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQHBtkPqBq6d3drqRRz0UFoURcUQbecuvaGbTPT3-vG87dkDyEBTaSH46jaAftxDi3IrEbDg3lBIvi5aQnVf_ePNvhY5Z9zBabiO7z61uDA-wESaSTykYgN2EP6dhumGbN4A7SFK7I2I/s1600/JimEm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQHBtkPqBq6d3drqRRz0UFoURcUQbecuvaGbTPT3-vG87dkDyEBTaSH46jaAftxDi3IrEbDg3lBIvi5aQnVf_ePNvhY5Z9zBabiO7z61uDA-wESaSTykYgN2EP6dhumGbN4A7SFK7I2I/s320/JimEm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532774990659954354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our complex is so great. They hold a lot of parties and fun get togethers for the residents. This is Ruger painting a pumpkin at the Halloween party last night. They also had cupcakes, cookies, and juice for everyone. Ruger tried to eat the cupcake, but only got a mouthful of frosting that was piled about an inch thick. They looked great, but kinda a lot of frosting...Sorry no pic of that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPPtVEpDA9Azg3KrxFSIicFibQEK07kWZVArIoKgKq6JToaK7DoijaseMRtQ-xnF94BxuhOQLnlRXhYylYh0LoidyfXvTasajaqCRsoTPJ5uVnIYmaEUQKJTy66LUJnVN4XKPy9dUNBI/s1600/DSC03581.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPPtVEpDA9Azg3KrxFSIicFibQEK07kWZVArIoKgKq6JToaK7DoijaseMRtQ-xnF94BxuhOQLnlRXhYylYh0LoidyfXvTasajaqCRsoTPJ5uVnIYmaEUQKJTy66LUJnVN4XKPy9dUNBI/s320/DSC03581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532774981787424514" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These are our new chairs! Kinda a crazy, but I totally love it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0Ykr9J6zS6MAkwJvmnRA5HZZSEL0U4Pt5jCVIyl37EjZjO-uNT-z7ph9FCYENyZKtTDsx3lnLUfpS0CJZVSod6edSmifY-uL6PoAV_sooyDcwOjAA_40Zgs8ld23bqMYnxZJeA1uqXw/s1600/DSC03580.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0Ykr9J6zS6MAkwJvmnRA5HZZSEL0U4Pt5jCVIyl37EjZjO-uNT-z7ph9FCYENyZKtTDsx3lnLUfpS0CJZVSod6edSmifY-uL6PoAV_sooyDcwOjAA_40Zgs8ld23bqMYnxZJeA1uqXw/s320/DSC03580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532774979132159618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They are a perfect size for Ruger. He has been pretty pleased with them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yooCQOi5z86ihbAiTvTW2QQsENFDV46TLLLvKsF7uap2kVrCjD9Hzc4GyS_v4O604J8iCWB8Galz39WlmNHRPpZymUKLqZVWDPNF6n4jKQgHOoBWAf0m4xmEejutEbS22bD7jmBTsg8/s1600/DSC03579.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yooCQOi5z86ihbAiTvTW2QQsENFDV46TLLLvKsF7uap2kVrCjD9Hzc4GyS_v4O604J8iCWB8Galz39WlmNHRPpZymUKLqZVWDPNF6n4jKQgHOoBWAf0m4xmEejutEbS22bD7jmBTsg8/s320/DSC03579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532774962645840818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykWg3qw4sKTDfkAiqkkSeYcH8ebiDva-bnCWMghdlRQTmckkbCc0x-QG_vO4ZDClXQ4N_lg-V1tiClehJv9KIrAfa_jMZ89L1yagsHLkGhk4l5iZPKDwMiDoxyhECaMwPKAgXSLkusCM/s1600/DSC03578.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykWg3qw4sKTDfkAiqkkSeYcH8ebiDva-bnCWMghdlRQTmckkbCc0x-QG_vO4ZDClXQ4N_lg-V1tiClehJv9KIrAfa_jMZ89L1yagsHLkGhk4l5iZPKDwMiDoxyhECaMwPKAgXSLkusCM/s320/DSC03578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532774957524507042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is our family pumpkin we carved for the holiday. Ruger wasn't so sure about the gunk inside. It was a little iffy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRXQ5g7lFjuHwwN51Akc6mT3lYa9DXbL9nJL0O9ztB24bUKVEV53DQS0MKcC8AnUaQQWOBrzrXpZVNvEdBQXOWM8-jKfKHKfUawxtA8Kx4C7zIHrC5uQRh37U-mcFI0jrJP8RKG1_Nt4/s1600/DSC03565.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRXQ5g7lFjuHwwN51Akc6mT3lYa9DXbL9nJL0O9ztB24bUKVEV53DQS0MKcC8AnUaQQWOBrzrXpZVNvEdBQXOWM8-jKfKHKfUawxtA8Kx4C7zIHrC5uQRh37U-mcFI0jrJP8RKG1_Nt4/s320/DSC03565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532772733400929042" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What a nut. We are at the beach here waiting for the tram to pick us up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyWuSmgMw_K9DupdXr-lhoT2Ya8zuOvSXuOc_UIa6Mf-BIVehkCp1ml7OSFbyVqd8YrA_h18uvRCmvkRCfTxQwStJOzfHWtjnaE-g83Lw8WhDQT6DeZwJzv0SMDKg1LqS945CggZzVYE/s1600/DSC03555.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyWuSmgMw_K9DupdXr-lhoT2Ya8zuOvSXuOc_UIa6Mf-BIVehkCp1ml7OSFbyVqd8YrA_h18uvRCmvkRCfTxQwStJOzfHWtjnaE-g83Lw8WhDQT6DeZwJzv0SMDKg1LqS945CggZzVYE/s320/DSC03555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532772724436270498" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And this is my handsome husband. He was trying to teach me how to use our little point and shoot camera and threw in a free pose for me to practice on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRufYKHP_sDduWENPpXViDykW3TpQ4ns_Xio2TVJqLB7NFZ795isyd2x3ETavS7MJDR5v7XzTspD0Pt6YOF3mQqhlh-uxxTX2_Xjett4Db7v1Z2tAXgjo_rrIPk49NN7wuvgInnrPcp8/s1600/DSC03550.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRufYKHP_sDduWENPpXViDykW3TpQ4ns_Xio2TVJqLB7NFZ795isyd2x3ETavS7MJDR5v7XzTspD0Pt6YOF3mQqhlh-uxxTX2_Xjett4Db7v1Z2tAXgjo_rrIPk49NN7wuvgInnrPcp8/s320/DSC03550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532772715993112418" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ruger outside the library. We go every Thursday for story time and them eat out lunch outside by the fountain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXrCBCI5T2kE-i63BqQuKxRlsTOQ1m82GXTAbjbSMt7rccjT6gINJS15DjgZmORnh-WAfn0iU5IujMNRf4n5qy93T6gsi3zGcITixMEUNuTY3ve0LhEUpTVilTKae99GRvk7bEQ44FBA/s1600/DSC03543.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXrCBCI5T2kE-i63BqQuKxRlsTOQ1m82GXTAbjbSMt7rccjT6gINJS15DjgZmORnh-WAfn0iU5IujMNRf4n5qy93T6gsi3zGcITixMEUNuTY3ve0LhEUpTVilTKae99GRvk7bEQ44FBA/s320/DSC03543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532772705749013986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdtyVrzTQ178POIm7ap7fa6O9fG4dYKEqHrQj8w87HizjoTzdwK-1tczW12GYNtCKfjXrcp-B7XmfEWfskv4TD3_C2NsTppc7ydQ6cDZrxg3fCrGhqZzsNgOSRgtggqSHqh4TDzL097A/s1600/DSC03540.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdtyVrzTQ178POIm7ap7fa6O9fG4dYKEqHrQj8w87HizjoTzdwK-1tczW12GYNtCKfjXrcp-B7XmfEWfskv4TD3_C2NsTppc7ydQ6cDZrxg3fCrGhqZzsNgOSRgtggqSHqh4TDzL097A/s320/DSC03540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532772699453256498" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The first video of Ruger playing at the beach, the second is of Ruger and a friend laughing at the missionaries' puppet skills, and the third is just of Ruger saying a lot of the words he knows.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyvbiBtt4zM_WZf8LDfwa18LG0GVsCCTQSeHYCB1vlla2drsQWjkRPFYzbvbA5LDmZJ7ivyHs8ijwStrEA-fg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPdu76SSLXLpbxXSZTIh8coR2zyifGt4Y7WJgZXv0eabGzgAt1bNisiJEVNS4ZvMR907gtKoRJDqw7Dp1FIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgal7FiCuIfeoONboNoCwgm-9ZtdY5N_AqHdWt6cbLZ2Bfov9_nnPmWskyTSQmkD_qQYCC3bu91dFh6vTI4Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-44608287527815647342010-10-15T05:23:00.000-07:002010-10-15T05:24:05.203-07:00A night at the parkRuger LOVES park toys!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MQjsYu3lqvfBIF-4btaBu7FoLUbRgLpcUEJuhvnOgy03y11dcZ2RHy_tAUqHP0pWnm7yEO0AiVcbkEFsmdf7cD6njCSIsDZcmmLJIdpuXxH6SFdsFZPotNvvOeUvbctSKPDRrXKjYjo/s1600/_MG_7980.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MQjsYu3lqvfBIF-4btaBu7FoLUbRgLpcUEJuhvnOgy03y11dcZ2RHy_tAUqHP0pWnm7yEO0AiVcbkEFsmdf7cD6njCSIsDZcmmLJIdpuXxH6SFdsFZPotNvvOeUvbctSKPDRrXKjYjo/s320/_MG_7980.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528247346008955954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_baywKpHihHWLmMn8LX6gPU21T0rhpmSoQcYmHsCq2Uq1YUgpCu2B_KztRePX9IvdgXg23gN2S-kwlsKqWED9-MD-2kgIKPJY_OoHiyFKjOfiG73ebLacnG2_xTcZVGVdNJ20XmKxOfU/s1600/_MG_7960.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_baywKpHihHWLmMn8LX6gPU21T0rhpmSoQcYmHsCq2Uq1YUgpCu2B_KztRePX9IvdgXg23gN2S-kwlsKqWED9-MD-2kgIKPJY_OoHiyFKjOfiG73ebLacnG2_xTcZVGVdNJ20XmKxOfU/s320/_MG_7960.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528247335063074738" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-11206133993258193882010-10-15T05:20:00.000-07:002010-10-15T05:21:09.031-07:00Frost or......the BEACH!We went to the beach!! The weather has been PERFECT lately and the ocean water is crystal clear. We are moving into winter, People!! Does anyone want to come visit? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUELULYRn6Arhgkv8Qs-SO-8SlTRSyaymbcJD3wqzw8-5KBunGriBhBXTG1gN0Yu9bPMwegB079ZhYReR9mF5uEmhlll4wBjKEPFns1Sb1N8Q3VGmVNDCs4K_yZ__MMUm5W-fr9nd8dY/s1600/RuegAndEm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUELULYRn6Arhgkv8Qs-SO-8SlTRSyaymbcJD3wqzw8-5KBunGriBhBXTG1gN0Yu9bPMwegB079ZhYReR9mF5uEmhlll4wBjKEPFns1Sb1N8Q3VGmVNDCs4K_yZ__MMUm5W-fr9nd8dY/s320/RuegAndEm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528245789184904322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm12g8XpJ05thPIKk-1CTaxV-kTTM3JPQyCud2XvF1EsGKb7IZuR9imm2NKbSnYWmhrSYDDcn_5ZW_zyJQk95-bbpErrMW04SQs0HF1zCXdYLmRJ60Zjl-w5OeuBonh8HozbQdxSPzWk8/s1600/SandyToes.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY67tsDX_zBzMa0M_1Vrt3hA5Fy8LqGSXS3GzcNNy-TUnHnCjMQy_VGE9grUpaCOfusLWY5KAb_XaX078dj4rykNoNC2lMWTvROgF8OcI5to5Hja_X3jOixjf6xGeYLjc2I6Lfn8eY7AY/s320/EmAndRueg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528244701061421170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcODV2JzdDiMnqCfEB_JymOz444dgJBKCneDWAMhUIdzE9H0J1XqxI4XUvWE5HbsGECQwFqYPNbesmLQzovPU844e0G8-L8YRdoAzIt_UrCdpS8HXZWKt6LHW6IGMfW2ZiHnEX3D5lv8/s1600/_MG_7903.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcODV2JzdDiMnqCfEB_JymOz444dgJBKCneDWAMhUIdzE9H0J1XqxI4XUvWE5HbsGECQwFqYPNbesmLQzovPU844e0G8-L8YRdoAzIt_UrCdpS8HXZWKt6LHW6IGMfW2ZiHnEX3D5lv8/s320/_MG_7903.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528244443512351890" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-13708176387420050102010-10-06T10:13:00.000-07:002010-10-06T10:14:12.183-07:00Lion, Tigers and devious little boysYou might be getting tired of all the pics of Ruger, but we think he's just so especially cute, that we can't resist putting them up to share. :)<br /><br />The pictures are in backwards order. The first happened last, and the last happened first. <br /><br />Yesterday I took Ruger to the mall. He loves playing the toy cars and especially getting to ride in one of those car-like strollers. He just spins and spins the steering wheel!He's even getting pretty good at actually saying, "car" now. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJ4jnWPEaKw0bTPLC-WpLztbx2xMkKEoCxELQQEVVaQ3pGgvanip27AgZs752OgC_nKVjQkqluV3ulSuw5e-zA-Gk8SrKhqPkDY74Nelldfr0Dgqxg3OAEXayErqPE1eRIVf6tzefp7U/s1600/DSC03537.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJ4jnWPEaKw0bTPLC-WpLztbx2xMkKEoCxELQQEVVaQ3pGgvanip27AgZs752OgC_nKVjQkqluV3ulSuw5e-zA-Gk8SrKhqPkDY74Nelldfr0Dgqxg3OAEXayErqPE1eRIVf6tzefp7U/s320/DSC03537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524977188340931490" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />This is Ruger's devious face after climbing up into...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAu9pjDokhALzYByPy_nWfZzVTcEmbvIqx714XG9VSPUiKRZ4nbm_Rse0IFB0wnCQ0Oqtwm2YxfjU-KQMxnjCvxc9cpV2BD-hviTvMnqlzePQDJ0Tf4GRp9-AcygNUgaOq72LB40VSqSQ/s1600/DSC03535.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAu9pjDokhALzYByPy_nWfZzVTcEmbvIqx714XG9VSPUiKRZ4nbm_Rse0IFB0wnCQ0Oqtwm2YxfjU-KQMxnjCvxc9cpV2BD-hviTvMnqlzePQDJ0Tf4GRp9-AcygNUgaOq72LB40VSqSQ/s320/DSC03535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524977183971167634" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />This all by himself. I was looking on the computer with my back turned to him, ignoring all the grunts and whines I heard coming from his direction. When I turned around, low and behold, my little man had climbed in to the high chair and was standing in it so he could reach the light switches.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2loi6WkEKLEwVAQkcw0-JVwp41gVmE-khykIJPaFCmjnyw8MoRldNYtMCrqKOF6sbU1j5YM3B32HDF9cewl3jKbgBvfSrKpewggZTVb8ycEZ2lH6nd5IKdIjvCkMwP6_5yT5YbRyzVo/s1600/DSC03534.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2loi6WkEKLEwVAQkcw0-JVwp41gVmE-khykIJPaFCmjnyw8MoRldNYtMCrqKOF6sbU1j5YM3B32HDF9cewl3jKbgBvfSrKpewggZTVb8ycEZ2lH6nd5IKdIjvCkMwP6_5yT5YbRyzVo/s320/DSC03534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524977172009301154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />We went to the zoo this week for free! Ruger was a little nervous of the tigers, but who wouldn't be considering how CLOSE he got to them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT8k63EPVhZS4JkWw25umtI1qH4rQb0KoH1QYQXjmYJ0tDUEAQfKr2wzLDYf9h96Q3RtYSGVZIVMvttYB82GqliC4Thm6nRFfnLdLa7nWyNe6Zqii_Yt8eepTIBi6gtudzyNqkAw8M54/s1600/DSC03525.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT8k63EPVhZS4JkWw25umtI1qH4rQb0KoH1QYQXjmYJ0tDUEAQfKr2wzLDYf9h96Q3RtYSGVZIVMvttYB82GqliC4Thm6nRFfnLdLa7nWyNe6Zqii_Yt8eepTIBi6gtudzyNqkAw8M54/s320/DSC03525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524974270309576146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Then we saw the LIONS! They were really neat this time! They were running, playing, and ROARING at us for a long time! Usually they are asleep when we see them, so it was pretty exciting to see. This one we took a picture of came right up next to the fence so we could see his face. His eyes were bright yellow. I always thought that was something they did in photographs to make them look cooler, but no, it's real. Even more real than in pictures. I mean they were REALLY yellow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSJQtaG0F3OGF-eKiQJGIILHMozbmlli2gzDh8ncQIf4UZdDfGNLQvMgpNdYGIQG_KGeBeukRxHwLQFHkjmBNoSzaa8L7EvNeFeDBGFCxM8tZIedvAbyzNcEHOUGUuRPqPPmzWW7Cvc4/s1600/DSC03524.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSJQtaG0F3OGF-eKiQJGIILHMozbmlli2gzDh8ncQIf4UZdDfGNLQvMgpNdYGIQG_KGeBeukRxHwLQFHkjmBNoSzaa8L7EvNeFeDBGFCxM8tZIedvAbyzNcEHOUGUuRPqPPmzWW7Cvc4/s320/DSC03524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524974267822871250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3-0eBwDd5yAUmQri4eF_fmhPU5EfWWRgs4M9tQyj8xLicw6OvJJN6dE2vNpzbw27rc4EhQz2UfJfmRZNbMwfgF_5jKVBU_6Rg8KAJftLsFcLCgZtUdkLXUDnB9OdGTnidXbVO5eqjpQ/s1600/DSC03523.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3-0eBwDd5yAUmQri4eF_fmhPU5EfWWRgs4M9tQyj8xLicw6OvJJN6dE2vNpzbw27rc4EhQz2UfJfmRZNbMwfgF_5jKVBU_6Rg8KAJftLsFcLCgZtUdkLXUDnB9OdGTnidXbVO5eqjpQ/s320/DSC03523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524974262412334306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Ruger with a friend, Nathaniel Gardner. They were watching Toy Story all snuggled up together, so I thought it made for a good picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgxrreDhMnJ-q4JXFC11HrrWe4s_QsKt38IBFGem2LHxRztOdN0KqAosj96rfklxBqCnGLqP7fqHcFF6JGND5z_KEh-U0t4DbyI2afQ-zgc2hNKE2otq2aiF1Px2nFqIIJkJns5YgS5o/s1600/DSC03518.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgxrreDhMnJ-q4JXFC11HrrWe4s_QsKt38IBFGem2LHxRztOdN0KqAosj96rfklxBqCnGLqP7fqHcFF6JGND5z_KEh-U0t4DbyI2afQ-zgc2hNKE2otq2aiF1Px2nFqIIJkJns5YgS5o/s320/DSC03518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524974251637318018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22I0AdmgCJqMlCzBsu3ucUfl8R66yuXRLrrMnx6NX-PtNki8QXTYMFpzJqERxpyYCLlfOkDLjlYfAoUZQFJye6eAnS-JBrpCAbhZQVuWejx66mRyOiK-MFnJVmcajmnLYaZUGFC27dqk/s1600/DSC03517.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22I0AdmgCJqMlCzBsu3ucUfl8R66yuXRLrrMnx6NX-PtNki8QXTYMFpzJqERxpyYCLlfOkDLjlYfAoUZQFJye6eAnS-JBrpCAbhZQVuWejx66mRyOiK-MFnJVmcajmnLYaZUGFC27dqk/s320/DSC03517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524974248118710418" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-14618824056634522882010-10-02T17:51:00.000-07:002010-10-02T17:54:13.050-07:00Some old picsRuger loves his grandparents...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOme13Peqt2YYQzEzOfkCqFt4LLZVbTprKYQzTKthZSHjXEzZiS_G-z8QrM6osShCf1GKta1cU1NlbIH7QR-lTHUTNv_hipDFAT025pXq1syIw7QakhdTjSb4qUC9uNsbY_wXyyECaqc/s1600/_MG_3203.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOme13Peqt2YYQzEzOfkCqFt4LLZVbTprKYQzTKthZSHjXEzZiS_G-z8QrM6osShCf1GKta1cU1NlbIH7QR-lTHUTNv_hipDFAT025pXq1syIw7QakhdTjSb4qUC9uNsbY_wXyyECaqc/s320/_MG_3203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523616300167509138" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These are all from the extended Phelps Family Reunion and some from the our short get-together with the Gregerson's and Grandma Hunsaker during the summer. What a fun family we have!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W9jPoB06OogBoSiRMcvoO0ODzagWMUimaW1D9uaR6RYHwkIcoQNSy4VZxwLmDeIc162FtALQokrAcLde4m-6BLVCxHI05r-vXxlucXrr_7DHEQ5n-cQoXaY9QX1KrKr3EB1Bfoyy0iM/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W9jPoB06OogBoSiRMcvoO0ODzagWMUimaW1D9uaR6RYHwkIcoQNSy4VZxwLmDeIc162FtALQokrAcLde4m-6BLVCxHI05r-vXxlucXrr_7DHEQ5n-cQoXaY9QX1KrKr3EB1Bfoyy0iM/s320/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523615499298173762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXQPHrdCfj2y029lSznxlLNsBQ-ui7ZJ-cvow43768JS_G2b-jR8JSOzCfmw2SZEAG5bcn2aecM3f10RvcCc-V83SCYbAWrzVoPvuz8F7J6tSwaZ1O4pBjqhBOdyKeWm_0YgoVtrRM1A/s1600/lambChase.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG51tpVExP5B6LOHOI4FE8ODEYVQc7uVDtLDwPYZRxlIJAiPeULoWtvyRotqCYzQVBwI_S2e0dGdfC6AfakZmeeZYZ5Y7lppdqD4jTm5ePov7K6yNxkDMie9f-28OF9jNQY2LOfiYLb6I/s320/_MG_3230.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523614678423048562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSC63LE3pkWHkefjTA6rniMKTNGMCzMYZaedA3dhO6Ti7iCTVuc6Y54gYKfzyuSnoClbZAUvfqkC0Ect6GumGMQ_xJ6coHsa2JU4RE6YV4ZG6p0hIYOa-oA2ti1eBToKf78go2d__aAw/s1600/_MG_3220.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSC63LE3pkWHkefjTA6rniMKTNGMCzMYZaedA3dhO6Ti7iCTVuc6Y54gYKfzyuSnoClbZAUvfqkC0Ect6GumGMQ_xJ6coHsa2JU4RE6YV4ZG6p0hIYOa-oA2ti1eBToKf78go2d__aAw/s320/_MG_3220.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523614673557777730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsoDBs0omvLNvDEo9-ktjaapW5ixeCtmutWs8IACE8L9Xf657N0GVUZtOh8gLl3a5axMr5zdqPW3dPUu-Tn9CusXSe5RZIZDFYNagu-jMGsg_e1qQUmfZFWcXD9Myg9MAeQaFoSc7mkE/s1600/_MG_3213.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsoDBs0omvLNvDEo9-ktjaapW5ixeCtmutWs8IACE8L9Xf657N0GVUZtOh8gLl3a5axMr5zdqPW3dPUu-Tn9CusXSe5RZIZDFYNagu-jMGsg_e1qQUmfZFWcXD9Myg9MAeQaFoSc7mkE/s320/_MG_3213.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523614668740562242" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-60420818704677802472010-09-28T09:11:00.000-07:002010-09-28T09:24:43.025-07:00Some pretty sad events have happened recently in both Jim and Emily's families, so here is something to cheer us all up... The more I watch it, the funnier it gets, but maybe that's because he's mine...:)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwZF9w6Dcsz-An91Tu6MGq-wUdtEV5SHbm91eKVOp5ZjVWkg0ffXGTPyZ4xFU-FneZEUSt1OvmL0M1qYP2hQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />What a goof ball...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpCFZLblz22nZ33qzQ2y3FBVFwCo2dpWgxoDKV11fWmBJuDQ3ISDSTAfp3PEE0nXzUCkwAzTkrh1e3L7wBYqk4xRxd40jZOWxnBIia7bP6MxZq2v0QNuEKwq7jTDppi4TCtcl1NWCpFg/s1600/DSC03495.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpCFZLblz22nZ33qzQ2y3FBVFwCo2dpWgxoDKV11fWmBJuDQ3ISDSTAfp3PEE0nXzUCkwAzTkrh1e3L7wBYqk4xRxd40jZOWxnBIia7bP6MxZq2v0QNuEKwq7jTDppi4TCtcl1NWCpFg/s320/DSC03495.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521999053482640210" /></a><br /><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had a friend over yesterday. Ruger always gets giggly when friends are over. It's pretty fun to see.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-XB6dQ406knhxeRqLsWdawVuFrOjEDBSAn4Yo89juBv5ZvZrEIJScR5ZgET4vg1ZuoAixd6OR3nFo-Rmfc3A1JBX8J90Sb3St2zxHd903LOoeN6Taow084Ayr4wjCV438fInR5IYf7Y/s1600/DSC03499.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-XB6dQ406knhxeRqLsWdawVuFrOjEDBSAn4Yo89juBv5ZvZrEIJScR5ZgET4vg1ZuoAixd6OR3nFo-Rmfc3A1JBX8J90Sb3St2zxHd903LOoeN6Taow084Ayr4wjCV438fInR5IYf7Y/s320/DSC03499.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521999056820822562" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-59163113144304927182010-09-22T16:42:00.000-07:002010-09-22T17:51:01.218-07:00A week full of FUN!We've had a week full of fun and had out camera to boot!! These events are in no particular order. Here is a glimpse of our week:<br />Ruger helped me make some rolls. He was VERY good at kneading. And they turned out great, surprisingly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpsySFKc8HNdIxWVRm4PAAiU5mzmT60GqQUmvL93e8GPqSIq7uzX9Bn99z3r_wZoCR9KhTNWNgaNVuTk8O4PgTzmIRK3EMPEp0E8aSkMbfxr-xdLMwUyV0fCUMJzb8_MWF0ydRv4ExoU/s1600/DSC03489.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpsySFKc8HNdIxWVRm4PAAiU5mzmT60GqQUmvL93e8GPqSIq7uzX9Bn99z3r_wZoCR9KhTNWNgaNVuTk8O4PgTzmIRK3EMPEp0E8aSkMbfxr-xdLMwUyV0fCUMJzb8_MWF0ydRv4ExoU/s320/DSC03489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889744552690546"></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We went for a walk at Freedom Park. It is a long boardwalk that goes through some forest in the middle of the city. It's a great place to go for the little one since he can just run wild there. No worries with falling off because it's all fenced in. We also discovered a super cool play room for kids to go for free in the office there. It is usually closed when we go, but this time it was open. What a nice thing for people to do to donate a whole bunch of toys for kids of all ages to play with for free. They had every toy imaginable--puppet show curtain with tpuppets, talking microscopes, bug glasses, cars, puzzles, balls, musical instrument, etc. Great find! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2YNQCLYwIJvZyZhSKWwqo-YcemdRQ7bxJjPE05l-ozTIpyZn1rYSy4ifuZfM9Dez1XoHyuFT8d1XwgwgHZ8Zy6rWRkwYSWYasUrEybsC_uqrcVMGuBsyxdX1jdb7fnk2UXkUOth8FB8/s1600/DSC03487.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2YNQCLYwIJvZyZhSKWwqo-YcemdRQ7bxJjPE05l-ozTIpyZn1rYSy4ifuZfM9Dez1XoHyuFT8d1XwgwgHZ8Zy6rWRkwYSWYasUrEybsC_uqrcVMGuBsyxdX1jdb7fnk2UXkUOth8FB8/s320/DSC03487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889736826432450"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiohnJ-3tvmGzQJz6ZLXAg8j6bi6TvhsX36wFlAPpXcL7cZcSq4XZq_RMBAO_HU1VdL_EkoMAhipnBf03tPZcKxdF6WyrO6e12gq2_mxI67yYvi7XNk1mFxG_2ExhWx3kbYa1t3AC5Ck/s1600/DSC03486.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiohnJ-3tvmGzQJz6ZLXAg8j6bi6TvhsX36wFlAPpXcL7cZcSq4XZq_RMBAO_HU1VdL_EkoMAhipnBf03tPZcKxdF6WyrO6e12gq2_mxI67yYvi7XNk1mFxG_2ExhWx3kbYa1t3AC5Ck/s320/DSC03486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889732494837442"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXa1t0I9X-CAYEhCq1H9QMCfC68x4YQHgQGraih_YqNP0tPYDKrnr8sQmNziarjdDeNhyphenhyphenkeGsy1ZdffQ7USCGXUfjC2G3fpJMz_5Qhr7CGGifY8B71VshP7HUliuWm5JUcnqjl-E_ta8/s1600/DSC03485.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXa1t0I9X-CAYEhCq1H9QMCfC68x4YQHgQGraih_YqNP0tPYDKrnr8sQmNziarjdDeNhyphenhyphenkeGsy1ZdffQ7USCGXUfjC2G3fpJMz_5Qhr7CGGifY8B71VshP7HUliuWm5JUcnqjl-E_ta8/s320/DSC03485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889725423458178"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We go to the pool A LOT! Ruger LOVES it and so do I! I am always hot when I am pregnant so it is a nice relief from the summer weather. The place we moved to has an excellent pool for kids. There at a ton of ledges and steps for them to play on. Ruger is addicted to water. He goes around the house VERY often with a measuring cup repeating, "Wa wa? Wa wa?", just begging me to fill his cup full of water so he can dump it in the tub. :) Then when I don't fill up the cup, he asks, "Pool? Pool?" What are we going to do when we move back to Idaho?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB6LukRDhVgc3HNBj2RbyExzXSn9HK0m4NAVmbYbbxs_uHw0JlJDmhK_lOkgsV6oZNe0Lh1J6jBXTgCwgvIjd3wEqcOn0aPWoXrkpLYbc-W0Xr24Subs1NSWBpvCKaRsk_xtkx6oN9Qo/s1600/DSC03483.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB6LukRDhVgc3HNBj2RbyExzXSn9HK0m4NAVmbYbbxs_uHw0JlJDmhK_lOkgsV6oZNe0Lh1J6jBXTgCwgvIjd3wEqcOn0aPWoXrkpLYbc-W0Xr24Subs1NSWBpvCKaRsk_xtkx6oN9Qo/s320/DSC03483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889102174234050"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw77NLF3ZHMJTfWft3xWIPAbE7yOAogb_u2SMk8yaG4fzWZrypTxjY9kc7LQPpgCVEkoKbJzvieRu_YJM-KuBozIJqw4np4I2CPUAAwtz1SMihZKaqB8jvQLHb4JFh6-ckGoauNHiiAiw/s1600/DSC03480.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw77NLF3ZHMJTfWft3xWIPAbE7yOAogb_u2SMk8yaG4fzWZrypTxjY9kc7LQPpgCVEkoKbJzvieRu_YJM-KuBozIJqw4np4I2CPUAAwtz1SMihZKaqB8jvQLHb4JFh6-ckGoauNHiiAiw/s320/DSC03480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889093328372402"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpg8gz9vW8dNwr1ggpstArH9ZS-HCK1VhI_u_t3dTyybouxwa2QLdd-nVUqzMeJxuDInWqx2oek7AUDWXmFIVK5W4Q-qLADooBfOy18uKtqLttfSpcDjuDTp56AveE9kxPF3Zgr_Dk8s/s1600/DSC03479.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpg8gz9vW8dNwr1ggpstArH9ZS-HCK1VhI_u_t3dTyybouxwa2QLdd-nVUqzMeJxuDInWqx2oek7AUDWXmFIVK5W4Q-qLADooBfOy18uKtqLttfSpcDjuDTp56AveE9kxPF3Zgr_Dk8s/s320/DSC03479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889083041136194"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q_OqU4gIIXOFSd1OgxwXG1l8lciSisLwupPKIseQicLkqdDzRUz-1FsDgX1Xh9boelZdPaqHuOavuVpF4PsYt0umnmq0Z4ixOpYLe1LF16a4fkBiZDoCv53_MVcTsl7HvfcuAJHl6kY/s1600/DSC03478.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q_OqU4gIIXOFSd1OgxwXG1l8lciSisLwupPKIseQicLkqdDzRUz-1FsDgX1Xh9boelZdPaqHuOavuVpF4PsYt0umnmq0Z4ixOpYLe1LF16a4fkBiZDoCv53_MVcTsl7HvfcuAJHl6kY/s320/DSC03478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889075472548514"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When Ruger asks for an apple, he doesn't just want a piece, he wants the WHOLE THING! ...Pears and apples are the same thing right now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUp0_qU5lF4b9xg06Ghe0eigYTxU51qS7_oOYRFzbpE2xsV2nXo4NnEHaqPeVpCgrWLFjnr8SG17io2EOUP-I5SOLpo_gmRW7FO4bPo8C1TNbdsOBOWPF_eLqlvJwl9CRcURSR-xoOKU/s1600/DSC03475.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUp0_qU5lF4b9xg06Ghe0eigYTxU51qS7_oOYRFzbpE2xsV2nXo4NnEHaqPeVpCgrWLFjnr8SG17io2EOUP-I5SOLpo_gmRW7FO4bPo8C1TNbdsOBOWPF_eLqlvJwl9CRcURSR-xoOKU/s320/DSC03475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519889059320732290"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One afternoon after waking from his nap, Rueg crawled up into the big daddy chair began eating some fruit snacks and read to himself for about ten minutes. Pretty cute, I thought.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cStW_WnZ9mD81ddCu0oZ0QVN5eY6-bLfrP7Sy1-W5VDfnRu_529KaauwgOsjuF4waoyTMKa6eVuDiufErV92Amcv6R_-2CeqS1AYRibBmmR9xMYXppYqoYKdDF38MxOGIwSdKK3iJ3c/s1600/DSC03474.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cStW_WnZ9mD81ddCu0oZ0QVN5eY6-bLfrP7Sy1-W5VDfnRu_529KaauwgOsjuF4waoyTMKa6eVuDiufErV92Amcv6R_-2CeqS1AYRibBmmR9xMYXppYqoYKdDF38MxOGIwSdKK3iJ3c/s320/DSC03474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519888321446013762"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Pc5ATF8pCpN10J84GWay3w9q5DhDWWl2OtjHQqG6h7dAjKQLHvG-228XfTGI-8r1qz_mxpdef9nQMFxAOu1SE5I1SMEmUNn0iihNXStxG-l52yw0ajKzhQmNfdIeI0HhdOgVw7jsXcg/s1600/DSC03473.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Pc5ATF8pCpN10J84GWay3w9q5DhDWWl2OtjHQqG6h7dAjKQLHvG-228XfTGI-8r1qz_mxpdef9nQMFxAOu1SE5I1SMEmUNn0iihNXStxG-l52yw0ajKzhQmNfdIeI0HhdOgVw7jsXcg/s320/DSC03473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519888301590326274"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We played with a friend, Nathaniel. They are about the same age. They played this game for about twenty minutes or longer. They laughed and giggled and laughed and giggled. They also played with their light sabors that we bought at the dollar store. What a great noise maker. We intended to go to the park for the splash pad, but they were having so much fun playing in the dirt on the way that we only made it about a quarter of the way instead. I just sat in the shade and watched 'em play. Good thing I got a book this week. Ruger has been entertaining himself so much lately that I get bored. :) I count it a blessing. I enjoy every moment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxguGgzgR6mXqO_jLP1lEgpmJto1tACptClLyvW9YnBUjW7QRzwSPm9wu9CuvvxxHndnrQsX_WTOquvJ_YEWDzpE7amcFCH355OPAqOyqFvXFOHbsVZx5LKWTG2tOj-FLsKwoi1YDuK-I/s1600/DSC03471.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxguGgzgR6mXqO_jLP1lEgpmJto1tACptClLyvW9YnBUjW7QRzwSPm9wu9CuvvxxHndnrQsX_WTOquvJ_YEWDzpE7amcFCH355OPAqOyqFvXFOHbsVZx5LKWTG2tOj-FLsKwoi1YDuK-I/s320/DSC03471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519888298847910482"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGg_RxGY_2UkomJ8UZKzARPMBrQzcdXJtNo6tes0KN4oDZFUAvLxODrvsY5Wxx-HPoBX0kcmTWdHV49ed4EjwW-NmOYNtLBa1Z-bLknizp_sFQ-xm1UqUgXvajFg2dZBugFpaakrYD_dI/s1600/DSC03470.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGg_RxGY_2UkomJ8UZKzARPMBrQzcdXJtNo6tes0KN4oDZFUAvLxODrvsY5Wxx-HPoBX0kcmTWdHV49ed4EjwW-NmOYNtLBa1Z-bLknizp_sFQ-xm1UqUgXvajFg2dZBugFpaakrYD_dI/s320/DSC03470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519888291442154466"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgvDxtrnQN4qwteZQpmTr5ifV2UZsnvs_tmSllY1soegJqYEDBToj15Ntj5kzRwN7vru92bHM10j4xuxrTXkjkjxUGvCX8k4qGwEizZFeVy4wE7xyyTzaGWI1usUn_dyAPfnMNchZ5sA/s1600/DSC03469.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgvDxtrnQN4qwteZQpmTr5ifV2UZsnvs_tmSllY1soegJqYEDBToj15Ntj5kzRwN7vru92bHM10j4xuxrTXkjkjxUGvCX8k4qGwEizZFeVy4wE7xyyTzaGWI1usUn_dyAPfnMNchZ5sA/s320/DSC03469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519888284113994850"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And now for the videos... I don't know what each video is so you'll just have to watch and guess what they are. :) <br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzrHm4sHwAPLPsMhh_cJK-KQlfsUWOm9R-TaXJFfQTXQ2GaMthXHhdMRBsle7Akg9-2Yebo65Xqq5eeCdNmvA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0uMbC3iA1kIs0g67OYCHETUBFrI7HZ2Bd12sSlbfslwJoqWZwnaEheWKeqbDe5VN4K17JTixKJDxwQOcvQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxQ4T__okRtXParlZs5myyqGFGaR6Ghv5Z1dNQOKzvIFOfDsMCppO3amMqyHHbJWLW9zaevHRcxuEa_-D356w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-JEo9wTFNpkU7rxdAbF8pjw8qYlCwR2p799vU5YIB9tYYCuYIFJ4i0U_RmRPpQ_VzBaWTAZDTD0KJKMbwlg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxa6hDwXvyPjs93VfPtIDfPcrFAiWmEtfhy9aln0hr95XLNUYY-GnXjs1p26RfQobMzQO6qYeAhPQpTyyyCBg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhp_H5qoYUtiCbUbDuD-I8iA4egfM2RpOywqbAbMziGM3WwZhXROmiPfmgizPrerS6wOUwc1DYEFHN6PN8eg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzt_AjuBT-g75RpvrY3Q1TbirdJyShFSidS6ObB71xVegCY7S63OaDTYqP9oFDAZ4htTVF9tDmoP8jGfO6KLw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-41255428170252207792010-05-15T15:08:00.000-07:002010-05-15T15:25:11.968-07:00Ruger Started Walking<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGW4kyuAHrFS_nBeQD7L_XDrjXUonvdR7QLlRQUj0AGexuYtaCPuLhPmdBFQ6Hk3IoDAZ9Ef8yegmwJu8ozA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jim Harmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803997727944381474noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-7414694066790711272010-05-09T16:49:00.001-07:002010-05-09T17:31:23.577-07:00Recent PicsWe re-designed our blog, so if any of you are reading this on your email, then <a href="http://www.harmerfam.blogspot.com">check it out!</a><br /><br />We've sure had a busy few weeks. After my appellate brief was due, the oral argument competition took up every second of my time, and now that I've finished that...it's time for finals. I already took two finals and they went fairly well, but there's just no telling how the professors will grade me.<br /><br />We're headed to Idaho on May 18th. We're sure looking forward to being near family and taking a few months off school. I'll be getting externship credit for working with the judge, so that will be fantastic to lighten up my course load later on. We're excited to go up to the mountains and go camping since there isn't much of that in Florida. <br /><br />Ruger is really growing fast. We've spotted him several times this week standing without holding on to anything, but as soon as he's noticed what happened, he flops onto the ground in fear. He's destined to be a professional basketball player.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dSWV4h6zI/AAAAAAAAANA/A2vxROnvgNo/s1600/rugerDirty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dSWV4h6zI/AAAAAAAAANA/A2vxROnvgNo/s400/rugerDirty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469430816249604914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dSEiC4IUI/AAAAAAAAAM4/Sq_ixMMN7ts/s1600/_MG_2171.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dSEiC4IUI/AAAAAAAAAM4/Sq_ixMMN7ts/s400/_MG_2171.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469430510276583746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dR66uQY7I/AAAAAAAAAMw/2F8IFpxZnVw/s1600/_MG_2102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dR66uQY7I/AAAAAAAAAMw/2F8IFpxZnVw/s400/_MG_2102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469430345102287794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dRt5UlsLI/AAAAAAAAAMo/0P8fZlEA2CI/s1600/_MG_2084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dRt5UlsLI/AAAAAAAAAMo/0P8fZlEA2CI/s400/_MG_2084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469430121387897010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dRiNREBpI/AAAAAAAAAMg/3JhtZzeI7jU/s1600/_MG_1193.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dRiNREBpI/AAAAAAAAAMg/3JhtZzeI7jU/s400/_MG_1193.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469429920583386770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dKL8I-eBI/AAAAAAAAAMY/6sXdtNTkm3w/s1600/_MG_1191.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/S-dKL8I-eBI/AAAAAAAAAMY/6sXdtNTkm3w/s400/_MG_1191.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469421841447548946" /></a>Jim Harmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803997727944381474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-14678992523304459342010-03-21T14:31:00.001-07:002010-05-10T01:38:36.800-07:00Happy Days are Here Again!!Jim has worked VERY HARD this week. He has gone on less sleep than he did when Rueg was first born--going to bed at midnight or so every night and getting up at 4, sometimes 3:00 in the morning. He wanted to get his 40 page brief all complete. He came very close, but says he still needs some time to work out the minor errors. <br /><br />Ruger has been very happy the last couple days. Maybe because he has food that he can eat. :) He is getting closer and closer to walking, but still hasn't even tried to stand up in place by himself. We're hoping when we go to Idaho, he'll see all the little babes walking around and want to try it. That's how he started crawling.<br /><br />This week we had quite a bit of company. We invited a few friends and the missionaries over for dinner a couple of times. We had hoped to bring some investigators to the missionaries, but only one of the people seemed interested. Her name is Nelin. We will have to invite over again sometime. So along with making meals and cleaning house, I have been hard at work making another website for Glenn Rawson. Thanks to Jim we got it up and running last night. I've really enjoyed all that computer stuff, as strange as it is. I never would have guess that to be something I would get into. You can see it if you go to historyofthesaints.org Next up I'll be working on a site for Jim's e-book that he is writing and Kaleb's business. Looking forward to it. These two should be a lot more relaxed and fun to make since they have both given me pretty much free reigns when it comes to the design. <br /><br />We are WAY excited for family to be here in a WEEK! I keep thinking about it! The weather has been very nice lately, so we hope it stays that way for your visit. And Congratulations to the new baby! She is very cute, Jess and Brian. I really liked all the pictures you sent. She has Chase's nose. :) I wish I could hold her. <br /><br />Anyway, here are some pics. Rueg likes playing in those glasses. He'll bring them up to you to put them on his head and then he'll bounce around in them for a while. I just wanted you to see what our cupboards and fridge look like. :) FOOD! FOOD! FOOD! The ducks are from a community event. It was a fundraiser for a new facility coming to town, I think for children's cancer stuff. People got to buy a duck to be released into the bay for a race. Whoever won got a prize. I guess they had numbers on the bottom of each duck so they could tell whose was whose. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6HH1HLlsAdsKYpHmwKBJolQJzFwz6-9NdOlBCg49-hIovRtb9eV1pJAmRGEPGxPU4sdK-P7KUVjOXOC0dfzpnkhZZKsqqlSaVfi45YfmVgJHmyOH6yQtd5n10wGok3lu7L9ZdTQmNts/s320/IMG_0360_1_2_tonemapped.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451204086664147154" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-51143029757279832010-02-23T16:42:00.001-08:002010-02-23T16:42:48.331-08:00I guess Ruger thinks I'm a pretty funny juggler...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5n19jngdX2M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5n19jngdX2M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Jim Harmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803997727944381474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-62028287427946439492010-02-21T18:09:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:10:22.860-08:00A Perfect Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQHzEFL4LGny9B1bOKID29xCw08vGr0yhlx0puBbyO7681g2jqIshjbHdHMFm96j4wI7EiVqm_96KwqLuwGxsgrWtxM7SfFubYR9y0FsfVFMPxzKytaUgtP2vjOKJQLOJpclhb0PHbAs/s1600-h/IMG_0270.jpg"><img style="float:none; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2YNW7eHz0wF6eI2PwUyO49YzfKtwJxUEznZIUXGW_JlIgqZSZEP5JpQp4zZlqmKYA2yZ7aZGMN6qWS9qmosSBfh9FQRKf4zRPSbhZh-E0lLrW93GsTsO2TkjNIPp6tCisSRHVPWd9JY/s320/IMG_0277.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440872815114928770"/></a><br /><br /><br />Our little man sure is cute. For some reason Jim wanted to give me the perfect day, so we did everything I wanted to do on Saturday! WAHOO! So I got to play the piano at the church for nearly 3 HOURS while Jim took care of Rueg! That was fabulous. I don't think I have done that for about 3 years. Then we went to this really neat park in down town Naples. They had ALL the cool toys!! They even had official Bocci Ball courts and clay tennis courts! We felt pretty cool. :) We toured a 3 million dollar home. Very cool. We ate out at Subway. and got to watch "Beethoven" when Rueg went to sleep. We got a free trial membership to Netflix, so we are trying out all the movies.... At least the clean ones anyway. :) That's why we picked Beethoven. But even though it is an old kids show, it made us laugh. :) It was a perfect day!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM8_rALAdBQYyDV6cHpy02QeqDfKyibm0R1m5MsOaagiLHTwNLb5H7wVOhAr8qhg0B1BCPiAFXoLXtJLIDNoTK1pJQ8fsFxD8nrdMnTz7sPcHKNCC5cJSBL2CNeIaAoTr3Bt2BsO14YI/s1600-h/DSC03378.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM8_rALAdBQYyDV6cHpy02QeqDfKyibm0R1m5MsOaagiLHTwNLb5H7wVOhAr8qhg0B1BCPiAFXoLXtJLIDNoTK1pJQ8fsFxD8nrdMnTz7sPcHKNCC5cJSBL2CNeIaAoTr3Bt2BsO14YI/s320/DSC03378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440878374554122962" /></a><br /><br /><br />Just resting in between activities.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IiojZPNGSMNCjWV8p8X5pU9XTRYn75cGCD7kqhQkRhaVoUEvlA8QMW2uGuYDQPP3JEL2CS0fFuF33JF3vkC12Y_OIwchiqvNCbK9XnPu7kZX5jHRpDAWJ8Lj6vvL55FPbg86eMPngkY/s1600-h/DSC03380.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IiojZPNGSMNCjWV8p8X5pU9XTRYn75cGCD7kqhQkRhaVoUEvlA8QMW2uGuYDQPP3JEL2CS0fFuF33JF3vkC12Y_OIwchiqvNCbK9XnPu7kZX5jHRpDAWJ8Lj6vvL55FPbg86eMPngkY/s320/DSC03380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440878890445883938" /></a><br /><br /><br />We drove next to a Ferrari. Jim wanted me to take a picture.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDidWAn1R0ToNAm_65MddkNNi-X5LK_SQK4BQufCUWOcNz1y6spFhyphenhyphenp6eUlhB9Q40Yz5Cbbp_R_XcIvSpWX7b_qoe4Jmf4ZnQPTi452BHxhkUld95bPPIU3TJnHKt4pL_vwIW-DAlonMs/s1600-h/DSC03381.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDidWAn1R0ToNAm_65MddkNNi-X5LK_SQK4BQufCUWOcNz1y6spFhyphenhyphenp6eUlhB9Q40Yz5Cbbp_R_XcIvSpWX7b_qoe4Jmf4ZnQPTi452BHxhkUld95bPPIU3TJnHKt4pL_vwIW-DAlonMs/s320/DSC03381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440879094679816770" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ruger got pretty stoked about it too.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM0yyRyHnsfdcjTFEF1RnS5wGe1bEX8cWEJQfQGPqY-BEkhONOwdp1aR-6_NL3BbbNH0AO_xDXIINAtF2zXm9eLO88QCNISuTy8zoQ5ej5z76x7pwIERGhNiYKRHE-CoIMPNw0xFu7fg/s1600-h/DSC03382.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM0yyRyHnsfdcjTFEF1RnS5wGe1bEX8cWEJQfQGPqY-BEkhONOwdp1aR-6_NL3BbbNH0AO_xDXIINAtF2zXm9eLO88QCNISuTy8zoQ5ej5z76x7pwIERGhNiYKRHE-CoIMPNw0xFu7fg/s320/DSC03382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440879303035003458" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_5bosV7YcEY7HrgnINd1fOHI-oTSGUNHGGoApwKarPcAbg1QEZ_Ol9JuptHvQPuDQPDESqHEL-ZYE5fDy9F4gBSr_MmgRKuGCT1QHkw6qQ5M7aDNJnXo3akSqV6cDYalksZl8xlCR7Q/s1600-h/DSC03384.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_5bosV7YcEY7HrgnINd1fOHI-oTSGUNHGGoApwKarPcAbg1QEZ_Ol9JuptHvQPuDQPDESqHEL-ZYE5fDy9F4gBSr_MmgRKuGCT1QHkw6qQ5M7aDNJnXo3akSqV6cDYalksZl8xlCR7Q/s320/DSC03384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440879513527761426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCWdyLp6nVF5pYh3FGOBCR2X1Yr39kTmQT_EA72cl9WfpBvh-t0a2hvtQ1BtVMx3ArY3yaztIJJxG-thGJ8b_1uYvPZhn1YX2i5ELnW5hg-4Nb2qRg_0Q1cy14Zklwmfx_8c6Lvhkogw/s1600-h/DSC03385.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCWdyLp6nVF5pYh3FGOBCR2X1Yr39kTmQT_EA72cl9WfpBvh-t0a2hvtQ1BtVMx3ArY3yaztIJJxG-thGJ8b_1uYvPZhn1YX2i5ELnW5hg-4Nb2qRg_0Q1cy14Zklwmfx_8c6Lvhkogw/s320/DSC03385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440879786393136466" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXXkg3Epu1KTZwKHipDqOly1WOqHY9Qa5UbSM-QsGiFLyFuesxE0kkgtOKuMXbpGZkXL9UtL1ZexT-Is_Lf3acYospJn_4tXECucRXdSScEI5F__jdD-jAuFuMEfgeDtiPZl5W7pLlH4/s1600-h/DSC03386.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXXkg3Epu1KTZwKHipDqOly1WOqHY9Qa5UbSM-QsGiFLyFuesxE0kkgtOKuMXbpGZkXL9UtL1ZexT-Is_Lf3acYospJn_4tXECucRXdSScEI5F__jdD-jAuFuMEfgeDtiPZl5W7pLlH4/s320/DSC03386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440879984502994402" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlParEs1e3_m_XaXlEfscIPvYxnuNjTT8F1XkKGPzXAujeH4atB30s9HDOswqnlxKp3Q9L2kAML_HG7VE6jC4DD51P7IgggMV8uC-yj4nYUVlBlD36Vf_3B_2gEaDAOxhfAXtOjG13WxM/s1600-h/DSC03387.JPG"><img style="float:none; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlParEs1e3_m_XaXlEfscIPvYxnuNjTT8F1XkKGPzXAujeH4atB30s9HDOswqnlxKp3Q9L2kAML_HG7VE6jC4DD51P7IgggMV8uC-yj4nYUVlBlD36Vf_3B_2gEaDAOxhfAXtOjG13WxM/s320/DSC03387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440880145022847474" /></a><br /><br /><br />I liked these grass huts. Very tropical. :)Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-76089993469732386732010-01-25T06:14:00.001-08:002010-01-25T06:14:35.354-08:00Lots of new things!<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcBhJw_bsIxzWCx-MbrK3FV9HsnPHvPBPGpfVG_EyS_breoQoIBHsi3pWfaSXWSZsxlE-ISga0WDAcTCRHvgV5X05iJsJ3japJCoIh-lPRk-jTDV1anwTsJAIYZeyUJ0Rd-aoDzIHERY/s1600-h/DSC03344.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcBhJw_bsIxzWCx-MbrK3FV9HsnPHvPBPGpfVG_EyS_breoQoIBHsi3pWfaSXWSZsxlE-ISga0WDAcTCRHvgV5X05iJsJ3japJCoIh-lPRk-jTDV1anwTsJAIYZeyUJ0Rd-aoDzIHERY/s320/DSC03344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430678506597655842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgxJj-0byU2pYQqM1wtix-T_cXo-riZhRzEhAvogZv_2JgEvoQGG5cwQpWBBiHeDzRbkQhdawkfu6grjhODh7_CCqKJvo6qLj_VawNj0XBrKredu6Uow2wcaAHKYLtzoGA_OJLPSmHCs/s1600-h/DSC03325.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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He loved it even though it was burning hot under the blankets. :) Rueg also got his first real hair cut this week. I thought he looked so cute in his new shoes and new hair. We got a new computer, too. It wasn't totally a happy purchase because it really cut into the budget, but it was necessary. So we've been having fun setting it up and using it. Skype was much more enjoyable on it. The spider picture is from a long time ago, but I think it's funny. Edith put a costume on Rueg before Halloween just to see how it fit. Ruger sure does provide quite a bit of entertainment! :) These are some of the pictures we took when we were in Blackfoot over Christmas. It was a lot of fun taking them, and I liked how they turned out. I'm glad to have them. It would be fun for my girls, if I have any, to see their mom in her wedding dress. We had a great week and are looking forward to an even better one this week!</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-2462117037997473582010-01-12T05:16:00.000-08:002010-01-12T05:18:41.681-08:00New Year GoalWe are finally home again! It was a GREAT vacation, but we are very glad to be back to regular life. <div><br /></div><div>My new goal is to be a blogger this year! I am planning on buying a huge package of batteries for the camera so I can post more pictures. </div>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-55482525586783627812009-11-15T05:28:00.000-08:002009-11-15T06:38:53.760-08:00Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwASc1iMRxI/AAAAAAAAAK4/QTNKSrChkv8/s1600-h/Christ+drawing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwASc1iMRxI/AAAAAAAAAK4/QTNKSrChkv8/s400/Christ+drawing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404339839460722450" /></a><br />This is Emily's FANTASTIC drawing of Christ washing Judas's feet. She's done a GREAT job with it. Emily started taking oil painting lessons a few weeks ago and has really enjoyed learning the painting as well. I'll keep posting her most recent creations!<br /><br><br />I woke up at 5AM yesterday to do a little photography before the fam woke up. It was really fun. I haven't been able to do much photography lately since the time change made it get dark so early here (5:42 sunset). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwACrrL1pKI/AAAAAAAAAKo/MVe10ltCIZQ/s1600-h/IMG_7399Over__Under.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwACrrL1pKI/AAAAAAAAAKo/MVe10ltCIZQ/s400/IMG_7399Over__Under.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404322502194603170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwACbrIT2LI/AAAAAAAAAKg/N1qraZMreww/s1600-h/IMG_7198.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwACbrIT2LI/AAAAAAAAAKg/N1qraZMreww/s400/IMG_7198.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404322227301898418" /></a><br />I spent almost an hour chasing this flock of seagulls. I wanted it to look just psycho with birds filling the frame, but the seagulls at the bottom of the picture didn't cooperate. There were HUNDREDS of gulls all together on the beach. People must have thought I was nuts running after the seagulls all morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwACRYmr0eI/AAAAAAAAAKY/0yXI2Dj25Kk/s1600-h/IMG_7039_40Under_41Over.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nJfsx-ijb8/SwACRYmr0eI/AAAAAAAAAKY/0yXI2Dj25Kk/s400/IMG_7039_40Under_41Over.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404322050530333154" /></a><br />Just seeing scenes like this one makes me glad to live in Florida. It is SO NICE HERE!<br /><br />For Emily's birthday last week we went to an art show. It was really fun. There was a lady who would put large photo prints on a matte and then she would paint the rest of the photo on the matte. It was REALLY cool. You couldn't even tell the difference between the painting part and the photograph. <br /><br />Ruger has been loving just scooting all around the house and getting into messes. He's sure fun to watch.<br /><br />School is going well but is very busy with finals coming up soon. The cases are really interesting to me for the most part--property is the exception.<br /><br />We really enjoyed having Dad and Mom here for a day last week!Jim Harmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803997727944381474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044112177284797395.post-22670959318406564722009-10-07T06:27:00.000-07:002009-10-07T06:33:02.029-07:00Jim caught Lady fish and snook!Ruger's first banana! It's everywhere! I know you can't see so well in the picture, but it was a mess! Very fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R2RWY6rXXc4HIf9z6c191IA6I94a0zubBH0xxh07h8EhgCu73XjH4OEOa-J2g91Mq2-lxwH3PCxDyk06flBcLfyOCnra0iRaCmJBclMI-z4ZN3h6PMO6vl2VmQJUSTDmJf_4-WEs8LU/s1600-h/DSC03306.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389849974535431682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R2RWY6rXXc4HIf9z6c191IA6I94a0zubBH0xxh07h8EhgCu73XjH4OEOa-J2g91Mq2-lxwH3PCxDyk06flBcLfyOCnra0iRaCmJBclMI-z4ZN3h6PMO6vl2VmQJUSTDmJf_4-WEs8LU/s320/DSC03306.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vbyhVixV7RKso7dDCZUv_6Xf65ocOz3Fg27pQPqPd7cYFYJNkNJHwanVX9BgDMhFG0bcJzRCVu9p8U_r9Cjq4jhC7Xjw_kpAOsfqkvgicvG-TstTw5OJ1-hk5P9Z-8IcUfMP3ItZvp8/s1600-h/DSC03310.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389849561903934018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vbyhVixV7RKso7dDCZUv_6Xf65ocOz3Fg27pQPqPd7cYFYJNkNJHwanVX9BgDMhFG0bcJzRCVu9p8U_r9Cjq4jhC7Xjw_kpAOsfqkvgicvG-TstTw5OJ1-hk5P9Z-8IcUfMP3ItZvp8/s320/DSC03310.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I don't know how to flip the picture, but this one of the snook Jim caught last Saturday. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyCsbsX9UgHQ_t_A6pzZ4dJ5UrVaIZYrbokDmJiPTnEn9BJ_WfNIEOGe86s0uRKyyu4tXC5Uf5gP2qg3rocDpXEfIx2tXddbif7D3b8Z3AL2MXap-8ZqDrc7SXhcNAHpPh5OuejanA6s/s1600-h/DSC03309.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389849557732263250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyCsbsX9UgHQ_t_A6pzZ4dJ5UrVaIZYrbokDmJiPTnEn9BJ_WfNIEOGe86s0uRKyyu4tXC5Uf5gP2qg3rocDpXEfIx2tXddbif7D3b8Z3AL2MXap-8ZqDrc7SXhcNAHpPh5OuejanA6s/s320/DSC03309.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd6oX-ETJlPlZyrFlAbpoG8gvh5TASuwRhizQAhwtCtPcsDBikyjxjU7RBPLeQhSkMItjwvkBi2Q7f_1HzU-H95i5Xbsb_WRzTnTEO9QE3L8M9uahLBsOQR6NXHRZDANHEQHuBxPNus8/s1600-h/DSC03305.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389849546528377506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd6oX-ETJlPlZyrFlAbpoG8gvh5TASuwRhizQAhwtCtPcsDBikyjxjU7RBPLeQhSkMItjwvkBi2Q7f_1HzU-H95i5Xbsb_WRzTnTEO9QE3L8M9uahLBsOQR6NXHRZDANHEQHuBxPNus8/s320/DSC03305.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZytejzZu9rJl5RWEf_dHRXrGm4ZMNCgjFCgaRkPfEOprEERMk_i2ZhCgg1cDWMIRPkkBNzSzh-xfIQ29NO8drJrDckFr5Y7sT6Acmis2EbSpzxKxtXmcKTYtsatVDccidAgjQagyYEYM/s1600-h/DSC03303.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04502889298549625699noreply@blogger.com4