tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226280733898638452024-03-05T00:18:49.492-08:00Jilljillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-39295407042838025392010-04-17T20:41:00.000-07:002010-04-17T20:51:37.689-07:00Easter<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I had so much fun with Alex this Easter!! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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"Shauny the Sheep"...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We had Toby and his girls over for an Easter party...including an egg hunt and dying eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ewVU0G9bfE1_JGgpPgKQwsy33eKdDkvc-MbKQRTtr_8FdRUSI7usdlQvajOg7xKvXoyNxmQL3xyIVLivOCWkBKLCh2GnxAb7CLi_am88KnfJ64gx8dceVaA73ydyY0VJvHbf9JYeDxB1/s320/IMG_3026.JPG" wt="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Abby, Madison and Alex (top to bottom)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4lzOrrZHt7kX7upkpfdRRWQL7_d88EFPnsidJ8BBUY1xq8UXQq96LtiS-1OEzQwpSrsLGpC7Bz_mmMlXRgoIGNee3s7hdT1VsKFLGxRj_u1ybVdA3p9bZLFBFXuhyhsuw0-AZIEcIQVN/s1600/IMG_3036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4lzOrrZHt7kX7upkpfdRRWQL7_d88EFPnsidJ8BBUY1xq8UXQq96LtiS-1OEzQwpSrsLGpC7Bz_mmMlXRgoIGNee3s7hdT1VsKFLGxRj_u1ybVdA3p9bZLFBFXuhyhsuw0-AZIEcIQVN/s320/IMG_3036.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-16zLvQWRiN0W7X0u8cJU_NERR7XHHALMa_mrAU-w5wAOBVllhzpzwFB2nji76ZUe9Wq_lJrpqcBVMV_eK0Pa-VPqaRHN_T5Bkorv1EsD4wB5qnIggXjRH_0sp_tlhbyJbke75AkPl_wI/s1600/IMG_3051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-16zLvQWRiN0W7X0u8cJU_NERR7XHHALMa_mrAU-w5wAOBVllhzpzwFB2nji76ZUe9Wq_lJrpqcBVMV_eK0Pa-VPqaRHN_T5Bkorv1EsD4wB5qnIggXjRH_0sp_tlhbyJbke75AkPl_wI/s320/IMG_3051.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxi1YAsuD83U-oby1FzjEXLm-GiXfcojdcLmYIR8qrPk6oFWGd8euUXDW0t-tnUNBbv9XiEbudznjadUh6xg8t1sc4yxVcosSGPo9k7KKSdXAu-fu85_iTjjt0tH8ZIkCN6dfWwKAAlgC/s1600/IMG_3049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxi1YAsuD83U-oby1FzjEXLm-GiXfcojdcLmYIR8qrPk6oFWGd8euUXDW0t-tnUNBbv9XiEbudznjadUh6xg8t1sc4yxVcosSGPo9k7KKSdXAu-fu85_iTjjt0tH8ZIkCN6dfWwKAAlgC/s320/IMG_3049.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW6l5RC_68ejZYgfFu-2yKRF_5Gu0oLFT6txXStciOGV-Y-Ygo86HHDqx4LhIx9ekHOO5kzB2gZ_BkqjdN-Dp9lalRUs2E46LeBY8IocneV5WyF-YCNjOQ4RkpCTSyRBqvZpbJZNp5BgN/s1600/IMG_3053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW6l5RC_68ejZYgfFu-2yKRF_5Gu0oLFT6txXStciOGV-Y-Ygo86HHDqx4LhIx9ekHOO5kzB2gZ_BkqjdN-Dp9lalRUs2E46LeBY8IocneV5WyF-YCNjOQ4RkpCTSyRBqvZpbJZNp5BgN/s320/IMG_3053.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter at Grammy and Gramps' house. Another egg hunt with the cousins. His basket was so full it was almost too heavy for him to carry. He had so much fun!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6K3MRUyxiezWpDM5mygodI3-O1yq7BolTm0TLNJjCg-Ky7K3GN3vvq_ORg6c2lSlMQ2lrpWc493RvVFQK6unvDGAILXU9xZsQZeSnDjmPUVhqEKe4WoBwXAUnIgh6p4ZDX9iK2svVwFxG/s1600/IMG_3077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6K3MRUyxiezWpDM5mygodI3-O1yq7BolTm0TLNJjCg-Ky7K3GN3vvq_ORg6c2lSlMQ2lrpWc493RvVFQK6unvDGAILXU9xZsQZeSnDjmPUVhqEKe4WoBwXAUnIgh6p4ZDX9iK2svVwFxG/s320/IMG_3077.JPG" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja38Ksa08pdPJdytx518dkIbZgY9xjhJVIfEAJDxiwNvkKo8axPN6FJbtclvWCIs14rY5eijG9RX4KxbMGhjWxlRsCH3CKFjLoe-gEC_MKboM0AIfpoQMgJyU_g4_L2-75rz_fxODAq6_f/s1600/IMG_3090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja38Ksa08pdPJdytx518dkIbZgY9xjhJVIfEAJDxiwNvkKo8axPN6FJbtclvWCIs14rY5eijG9RX4KxbMGhjWxlRsCH3CKFjLoe-gEC_MKboM0AIfpoQMgJyU_g4_L2-75rz_fxODAq6_f/s320/IMG_3090.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Giving cousin Sydney a goodbye hug...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8holOQAaVthlmTH4YSWROST6nTsYXfRVlW8tAsFtMDhyioQjrluOfbxATv_KuEYxojdU9rBs7TG2Ad4-a9nM-DCJJbqMgOnIOZKbxvHAlYN2U-I5cqP02Pq2dNES5tjfzsLTAQ1TtfIC/s1600/IMG_3123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8holOQAaVthlmTH4YSWROST6nTsYXfRVlW8tAsFtMDhyioQjrluOfbxATv_KuEYxojdU9rBs7TG2Ad4-a9nM-DCJJbqMgOnIOZKbxvHAlYN2U-I5cqP02Pq2dNES5tjfzsLTAQ1TtfIC/s320/IMG_3123.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Checking out his eggs with Grammy (great-grandma Motter)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI9uvmp-FL8rIDa9Tc7dhZUOq0xTnv7YxsWXCU9l_tqTL1S5A_2xRraY7W3Q8ETV35KpveCottZzYlv_pGe2GCFBsashpmMCMi3fj-Pt_oR8Rm_vl1MRP1sg0ToR8o-Ol-7A6Q6eNg9ff/s1600/IMG_3102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI9uvmp-FL8rIDa9Tc7dhZUOq0xTnv7YxsWXCU9l_tqTL1S5A_2xRraY7W3Q8ETV35KpveCottZzYlv_pGe2GCFBsashpmMCMi3fj-Pt_oR8Rm_vl1MRP1sg0ToR8o-Ol-7A6Q6eNg9ff/s320/IMG_3102.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">laughing with Grandma and Papa (Motter)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY-ajshRnXLkRfz4HxH3jJEDwSAYASMUS5-eDL1b_2ILiizvRZmJP17v0c8ozQsy8ffw28zdgiVDyHTtVkcUiURC0WmpMAEcGjqnOjnHNFdDSHGAEAvMnyCyqW3co8nIAfme144Pi9sDQ/s1600/IMG_3119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY-ajshRnXLkRfz4HxH3jJEDwSAYASMUS5-eDL1b_2ILiizvRZmJP17v0c8ozQsy8ffw28zdgiVDyHTtVkcUiURC0WmpMAEcGjqnOjnHNFdDSHGAEAvMnyCyqW3co8nIAfme144Pi9sDQ/s320/IMG_3119.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-34645067731990591702010-04-17T19:51:00.000-07:002010-04-17T20:15:48.066-07:00Alex's New PlaysetSome said it couldn't be done...put together Alex's new playset in "two evenings," as predicted by Dad (Papa to Alex). Well, we were going to try. And in true Motter style, it was done! However, the weather did not wish to cooperate. We started off the project in balmy 80 degree weather. Then the lightning and thunder came, followed by a downpour (see first pic). It was when it started to HAIL that we decided to take a break for supper. We came back to pea sized hail all over. This didn't stop us. We got more done and worked until dark. Day 2 brought 40 degrees and 30 mph wind (a 40 degree temp drop from the day before). We had on our gloves and hats. And also had the help of Alex. We got the tower together shortly before dark and then finished the swing beam in the dark. But we did it....in 2 days! Thanks to Mom, Dad and Toby for helping....I couldn't have done it without you! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-1bFK2nRL4lqYcTnzvfrwplhLH_5t6_UBczxPDRuuuUXfwkeDgmaiRPNQEHDTkaCaZj7ubDiWw40ELInGpcyw-nqcj8Wc-sUud7gLqF5D-5ZfJYxGGkkNn_lO4Me3nHZy6bGyiLxM-5s/s1600/IMG_3126.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461306640999898930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-1bFK2nRL4lqYcTnzvfrwplhLH_5t6_UBczxPDRuuuUXfwkeDgmaiRPNQEHDTkaCaZj7ubDiWw40ELInGpcyw-nqcj8Wc-sUud7gLqF5D-5ZfJYxGGkkNn_lO4Me3nHZy6bGyiLxM-5s/s320/IMG_3126.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjui_w-gn8I4G9BAxsxBKW2PSIIUFfMrb4j2S07QMMXWILjoeAzoiPgeYpt6WF3EGumo-a_8UpYc1mXkY3KPzY32xemzdjDj9oXzViw7tOmHvZGAWMaALvvE03lKXvnj2tk6l7sPxZ-0C2l/s1600/IMG_3133.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461306503094276930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjui_w-gn8I4G9BAxsxBKW2PSIIUFfMrb4j2S07QMMXWILjoeAzoiPgeYpt6WF3EGumo-a_8UpYc1mXkY3KPzY32xemzdjDj9oXzViw7tOmHvZGAWMaALvvE03lKXvnj2tk6l7sPxZ-0C2l/s320/IMG_3133.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Cq-vIEZIrVEbwW1wE6Lm-qcNad8fHhyphenhyphenVkTGe4ynf8fyh8mqCxTEvNLm05fcy6aDuOrCYffB7f83Y_lX_2gDvR-qiPGGrgOxaGJcRUmxVeWPWJJ5j_UCfiYoaPo7hflzqnxph4iUZDJTF/s1600/IMG_3131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461306382409892578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Cq-vIEZIrVEbwW1wE6Lm-qcNad8fHhyphenhyphenVkTGe4ynf8fyh8mqCxTEvNLm05fcy6aDuOrCYffB7f83Y_lX_2gDvR-qiPGGrgOxaGJcRUmxVeWPWJJ5j_UCfiYoaPo7hflzqnxph4iUZDJTF/s320/IMG_3131.JPG" /></a> Yes, that's HAIL on the ground! Good ol' Kansas weather.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjfLoR3tCgs65YlVo6ubGUnt9x65S0FdImMp63akB1-BkGkIPOKuS3GeyJ1qM73R0IKj0CABPTYIUXvmp0PxFcmHeV1Wenl_YZjS8dWUyX2TknT8xV7uSq7LildZewGrq-N48bmL0EvDP/s1600/IMG_3132.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461306238224402402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjfLoR3tCgs65YlVo6ubGUnt9x65S0FdImMp63akB1-BkGkIPOKuS3GeyJ1qM73R0IKj0CABPTYIUXvmp0PxFcmHeV1Wenl_YZjS8dWUyX2TknT8xV7uSq7LildZewGrq-N48bmL0EvDP/s320/IMG_3132.JPG" /></a>Progress at the end of day one...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFnTdP1IFkqShKeGqh6TJWb8ERuKyEzEme7NVsIkQGyK3o85fdrEawQDTGxHGqVGopo18goe-CS8zmZ7TkOG9IKc6IuVcAqn01mTjyBfJogjj9v6jvSb5ZnMvXeoPf0QA1IsAVXkfkq7U/s1600/IMG_3136.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461306052318622818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFnTdP1IFkqShKeGqh6TJWb8ERuKyEzEme7NVsIkQGyK3o85fdrEawQDTGxHGqVGopo18goe-CS8zmZ7TkOG9IKc6IuVcAqn01mTjyBfJogjj9v6jvSb5ZnMvXeoPf0QA1IsAVXkfkq7U/s320/IMG_3136.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8Odl-k2kZVwJWX8ZOES0J9t6dbH40QMBnst5oxIEF6nKIBCG_7NAMBtl8kRycmucj51oZ5YEqai-HX65E-D8syz0TFMkmmRTjaZQidzExHzR_L_2dtob3-8s1gIsNatoP4zUaElVymer/s1600/IMG_3140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305940278347058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8Odl-k2kZVwJWX8ZOES0J9t6dbH40QMBnst5oxIEF6nKIBCG_7NAMBtl8kRycmucj51oZ5YEqai-HX65E-D8syz0TFMkmmRTjaZQidzExHzR_L_2dtob3-8s1gIsNatoP4zUaElVymer/s320/IMG_3140.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleit5lUO7E7_t2aCVistKu0WareFmUDs0i8P-OKt_LVHOmn0usulRTm8wjvrqlO8IUuPNtnwcKBn4Vx6Oc0aJeHbYzRTIj49lhPvlaTdOTCbIjiYyYWZ5dZLtsCR-yPUH69RaCWRrwXdu/s1600/IMG_3141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305835338650738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleit5lUO7E7_t2aCVistKu0WareFmUDs0i8P-OKt_LVHOmn0usulRTm8wjvrqlO8IUuPNtnwcKBn4Vx6Oc0aJeHbYzRTIj49lhPvlaTdOTCbIjiYyYWZ5dZLtsCR-yPUH69RaCWRrwXdu/s320/IMG_3141.JPG" /></a> Our work force...tired but still smiling!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNEf4BWo62lE1RJnrXXi529v9M75jrhDBdQ6vo_EismR1QX4F-NCxzRwDnG36V9vNXE1Itq6OfSb3g4LWzIhV6I-vAtaKAE9Y2FPLFFpTt9ScvaBQppMC48Zcsi8v12a7RtFKYDboChcd/s1600/IMG_3152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305694023500098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNEf4BWo62lE1RJnrXXi529v9M75jrhDBdQ6vo_EismR1QX4F-NCxzRwDnG36V9vNXE1Itq6OfSb3g4LWzIhV6I-vAtaKAE9Y2FPLFFpTt9ScvaBQppMC48Zcsi8v12a7RtFKYDboChcd/s320/IMG_3152.JPG" /></a> First try at the new bars...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsWmTWpf2p5fm8q5xi6_e94yYuKRg7kmImfOMIEccR3atURCrZWrMy1naNalgSAxz7sBnZnzEEO47gILnLBpTpq3sC1K2G9ocHWy4NBg_BSz89NnQ3RreMxiO9JZ9GErpccdYZiIIoGVV/s1600/IMG_3144.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305560547497074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsWmTWpf2p5fm8q5xi6_e94yYuKRg7kmImfOMIEccR3atURCrZWrMy1naNalgSAxz7sBnZnzEEO47gILnLBpTpq3sC1K2G9ocHWy4NBg_BSz89NnQ3RreMxiO9JZ9GErpccdYZiIIoGVV/s320/IMG_3144.JPG" /></a> And there it is....done!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcCIwFEFOJD92uUkFNmP98yqcaFe92eG5uyAtRWy6DYttl1KoSxPMPxhJKJW139w6F_zw1L5Ox5vfnunLmVlx5eKaNwwNqvuaqITE83x_5OUWXThdIsYLOCrn75LNFOkZnOlFWS4pocTe/s1600/IMG_3148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305435872775410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcCIwFEFOJD92uUkFNmP98yqcaFe92eG5uyAtRWy6DYttl1KoSxPMPxhJKJW139w6F_zw1L5Ox5vfnunLmVlx5eKaNwwNqvuaqITE83x_5OUWXThdIsYLOCrn75LNFOkZnOlFWS4pocTe/s320/IMG_3148.JPG" /></a> And here it is in the daylight. I have it right off the back patio...I can see it from the kitchen. It is great. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBz0t0WaFVg0BDpRfIGz27qh6qbZR7bbzXy4K10s2boM0Zlcjbd9xTFQ4RkQVz3rCN98Fk630n9uXLd9F6N6OexDAWAsFs3KYnUHyBt6cu_EfuJXlhqlYUwXwkgOgVHAecSiZ7UzIoIAf/s1600/IMG_3158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305260235675474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBz0t0WaFVg0BDpRfIGz27qh6qbZR7bbzXy4K10s2boM0Zlcjbd9xTFQ4RkQVz3rCN98Fk630n9uXLd9F6N6OexDAWAsFs3KYnUHyBt6cu_EfuJXlhqlYUwXwkgOgVHAecSiZ7UzIoIAf/s320/IMG_3158.JPG" /></a>Grandma and Papa came over to try it out.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqimGMBNjvWYAwt0tGErnvvh3BRcs9xsji_hKKZdBEAXqndK3iEF0ip-2mTWFkncQHbYrZ8EKZ0pEVPxzxeQ1b3MVhRq6_8_yYRbqIcZWyMuRZOoGkRDI7zbrw0fDqJb0VIdsOBxTsKJ8/s1600/IMG_3172.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461305057039599986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqimGMBNjvWYAwt0tGErnvvh3BRcs9xsji_hKKZdBEAXqndK3iEF0ip-2mTWFkncQHbYrZ8EKZ0pEVPxzxeQ1b3MVhRq6_8_yYRbqIcZWyMuRZOoGkRDI7zbrw0fDqJb0VIdsOBxTsKJ8/s320/IMG_3172.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-67553051176221425722009-03-08T20:08:00.000-07:002009-03-08T21:21:55.263-07:00Alex videos<p>Here are some recent videos of Alex. He loves letters and "spelling". They aren't all pronounced exactly right, but he has his own version, and I think it is adorable. He is definately a little sponge and it is fun to watch him learn. Enjoy!</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwrs-MvcTWvvpDLwqcFR5hodzyJ47zlN-R5njBvd9TUGGaje29mHiXOXkeZa6tpfpvmQfIbh3wcvqxH1eRWrw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwO_G0xPfakyw0jrqx4YfBKIKHGfDfPQVUdFVTtaeKUmQsYNJm2iQuYBcUCe948obajBjQZu2Gde_H63b_onQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPJ-VkLJmLWWPYUcBx13WuSf2q3W92NlGSxB8ZQ8uXugRk1LDdAgR7gqm0yPIwyH_LF_f52WA69i81MwKVNw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-54777304377347749542009-02-08T11:27:00.001-08:002009-02-08T12:08:36.970-08:00Holiday Pics....FINALLY!I know I should have posted these before February, but better late than never! Alex and I had a great holiday. Enjoy the pics!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt5ga7OoRrCdSd-ZDrsIxT0a0L5EOUV56X7qgg-HCxN0b9mDtCKoOyfRKabBnXWmtFF_JileZH9ENoz-X181HpKyXumSCfG_keBSfBdSTO16sW1ypgK0B2DXt7GVKALpx_XtwvKH9aa5q/s1600-h/IMG_0601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300514814019904850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt5ga7OoRrCdSd-ZDrsIxT0a0L5EOUV56X7qgg-HCxN0b9mDtCKoOyfRKabBnXWmtFF_JileZH9ENoz-X181HpKyXumSCfG_keBSfBdSTO16sW1ypgK0B2DXt7GVKALpx_XtwvKH9aa5q/s320/IMG_0601.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our tree and Alex's stocking....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaUC1AP5ePNc-6ZHVH1giBVCiXnOMitVVX-F1ZqmxeMH2q6mYj8Iz1RTLe2LKTMGz-nmq6SfxyoHKeRfYnaihO3wofnYZBQ6wYQnreFKi-mNIE-0nCvVl35zfltYAs3HSPL4WNM0bc8Ae/s1600-h/IMG_0605.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300514640177604594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaUC1AP5ePNc-6ZHVH1giBVCiXnOMitVVX-F1ZqmxeMH2q6mYj8Iz1RTLe2LKTMGz-nmq6SfxyoHKeRfYnaihO3wofnYZBQ6wYQnreFKi-mNIE-0nCvVl35zfltYAs3HSPL4WNM0bc8Ae/s320/IMG_0605.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztqaRyvYgpwU3wMxAu9vrakt8NCZZpLjKPH4QvLGsdmdZR-jrR0jFnjITu5X-jVs05O-E3KIYmgfT6-XLBN4DATombATwixbJgBhfLGsfjJNAyb9GmvFf07WoxNGdEYmakReyVS-TW_sx/s1600-h/IMG_0696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300514454365989730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztqaRyvYgpwU3wMxAu9vrakt8NCZZpLjKPH4QvLGsdmdZR-jrR0jFnjITu5X-jVs05O-E3KIYmgfT6-XLBN4DATombATwixbJgBhfLGsfjJNAyb9GmvFf07WoxNGdEYmakReyVS-TW_sx/s320/IMG_0696.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5u1uxtEl3gnB2pgRGtJ_3QJ7HB7BO-W8QWrLkx6nX3I18hJNykwh3xbmbFsnlqPj-wewLYT2OWcEjYHsVUtGvSMVjCM7rSL6qCwiabt_b0YISy0GgRVOkrTaFbnaR5k1MzcK7oCilDQ6-/s1600-h/IMG_0709.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300514268971981298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5u1uxtEl3gnB2pgRGtJ_3QJ7HB7BO-W8QWrLkx6nX3I18hJNykwh3xbmbFsnlqPj-wewLYT2OWcEjYHsVUtGvSMVjCM7rSL6qCwiabt_b0YISy0GgRVOkrTaFbnaR5k1MzcK7oCilDQ6-/s320/IMG_0709.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBrgwYgZ7C5gtDW8PyWJCuC0D_8CPkFNRHrFOe8cfjHRC6KH3FXtfuIGoQfnWuhttrgKbxf3lMd6QDDvd8mySm_B5Cve5Ruv4fh1m4W0jdwx_OX-o589zc_2n7evCDESpoS3OiPno2YBs/s1600-h/IMG_0736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300513655734396066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBrgwYgZ7C5gtDW8PyWJCuC0D_8CPkFNRHrFOe8cfjHRC6KH3FXtfuIGoQfnWuhttrgKbxf3lMd6QDDvd8mySm_B5Cve5Ruv4fh1m4W0jdwx_OX-o589zc_2n7evCDESpoS3OiPno2YBs/s320/IMG_0736.JPG" border="0" /></a> What a cute little cowboy! He just had to try on his cousin's hat...and yes, he has TWO of them on at the same time...ha!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHsj-_9NSUk1CAB4rOZ7mJiKeA9pq34w7_yXffPBF78XX3WXIdGL-BhyOfSnLhjgtm6_1bljSY3eA47pMPqA8wPqEM0Lad5jKLcVV2N6GWlu5uxP8P3dfwnb18bA8aHJXuJl5S9plZUlL/s1600-h/IMG_0765.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300513469521037138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHsj-_9NSUk1CAB4rOZ7mJiKeA9pq34w7_yXffPBF78XX3WXIdGL-BhyOfSnLhjgtm6_1bljSY3eA47pMPqA8wPqEM0Lad5jKLcVV2N6GWlu5uxP8P3dfwnb18bA8aHJXuJl5S9plZUlL/s320/IMG_0765.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Oh my goodness! What is this!?"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI01CDZI_e3JqK4qFuvYgq2ChSei8zwvj8b9ZxSE58olmEJ3LZ1TjAZmdIA9cUeYdOGiuFZ8KU5vQ0wEjuJiU4yVn3tV3-trUVSXjhjKM1gUirKfR0w_t7FXA-EdSik8oYEkibQ5Ar4QPq/s1600-h/IMG_0844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300513193896047346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI01CDZI_e3JqK4qFuvYgq2ChSei8zwvj8b9ZxSE58olmEJ3LZ1TjAZmdIA9cUeYdOGiuFZ8KU5vQ0wEjuJiU4yVn3tV3-trUVSXjhjKM1gUirKfR0w_t7FXA-EdSik8oYEkibQ5Ar4QPq/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" border="0" /></a> Helping Papa put together his new desk...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXvdYnxiuLgykB8PvhvBnvESf8EIAv5pJsPhJB0RrVXMeeAHTl61jNiKmz-aivGtz0aw1Km9tZqAwcjWZIbXBu7wWxjxy7rc_x1gM2-sNpuXI42paEJ47Muum5Hr714m-Jo10DKtVVd3K/s1600-h/IMG_0860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300513045496630802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXvdYnxiuLgykB8PvhvBnvESf8EIAv5pJsPhJB0RrVXMeeAHTl61jNiKmz-aivGtz0aw1Km9tZqAwcjWZIbXBu7wWxjxy7rc_x1gM2-sNpuXI42paEJ47Muum5Hr714m-Jo10DKtVVd3K/s320/IMG_0860.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAr91MdJqE5A_G5YL40o5v5hhrumfaFS6VfJEfx-jbspfidi2ShxUkVKYl9YICWp7W09Qqfwf7_Qzk3M3a2gtiA-yPERtpcVkPqOa1Ml9gg40B49qqCGxujnmz_AZMnWGwID8m2pZOis8/s1600-h/IMG_0864.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300512882196517362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAr91MdJqE5A_G5YL40o5v5hhrumfaFS6VfJEfx-jbspfidi2ShxUkVKYl9YICWp7W09Qqfwf7_Qzk3M3a2gtiA-yPERtpcVkPqOa1Ml9gg40B49qqCGxujnmz_AZMnWGwID8m2pZOis8/s320/IMG_0864.JPG" border="0" /></a> Check out the beatiful artwork. This is the first time I saw him draw faces!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7hv3xbHKhNxz0p3VNj9KEiAjXp3lVo5batT2RDjMmX_KELRVXTqqB1GaWSNu-fhzEtZD9OOU5Epf1MFt3ppXZcBAFLvdsJzVCUg0suHY_6Xj_MyHtE-xisMlNd_Pofk0kw1Xt0ayCGwz/s1600-h/IMG_0882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300512633315957714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7hv3xbHKhNxz0p3VNj9KEiAjXp3lVo5batT2RDjMmX_KELRVXTqqB1GaWSNu-fhzEtZD9OOU5Epf1MFt3ppXZcBAFLvdsJzVCUg0suHY_6Xj_MyHtE-xisMlNd_Pofk0kw1Xt0ayCGwz/s320/IMG_0882.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandma's house is so much fun!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIkuyNnUoG5xZhH0iWeDE7i302hTJ3RDgBm8bz-eS1Q0BCmuLRLjf1IzdCU8iX2fliDTZJixXD_uJdKO1bsywaEMED_ywP_bS9s66PZe2e8G0DpBl2RJqPVkw4mzGuAbGps-nOlzmolnR/s1600-h/IMG_0900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300511985099042434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIkuyNnUoG5xZhH0iWeDE7i302hTJ3RDgBm8bz-eS1Q0BCmuLRLjf1IzdCU8iX2fliDTZJixXD_uJdKO1bsywaEMED_ywP_bS9s66PZe2e8G0DpBl2RJqPVkw4mzGuAbGps-nOlzmolnR/s320/IMG_0900.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandma and Alex...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsyiW1ycoH2kEElPJcP1JfB1hU2oPajLjG_p0nN3M1-tbpOyXi_r-LxMDwK2tGCQPrL8kgFS6-6VbZ0fUaCbfZ_34BqqHPeXdXRon-zalWVQR0oHQhaZl-zFu70QK19mzG7Z8MGrECFvP/s1600-h/IMG_0905.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300511823173437826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsyiW1ycoH2kEElPJcP1JfB1hU2oPajLjG_p0nN3M1-tbpOyXi_r-LxMDwK2tGCQPrL8kgFS6-6VbZ0fUaCbfZ_34BqqHPeXdXRon-zalWVQR0oHQhaZl-zFu70QK19mzG7Z8MGrECFvP/s320/IMG_0905.JPG" border="0" /></a> Helping Papa mow up the leaves...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsdyui_hikpUR_AGQw3FfWd1dj-Vrv0CrG7A7fNhA6zJIKJ45aasuMFwrtY86JWOiykwyjAQfoTLPCNeD4mkLX4sYz414pNMW-Z2D7T4T1O6JV6e_PP3RtnGdRvrKog_VP1jqIOiZ8nDG/s1600-h/IMG_0920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300511599039305714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsdyui_hikpUR_AGQw3FfWd1dj-Vrv0CrG7A7fNhA6zJIKJ45aasuMFwrtY86JWOiykwyjAQfoTLPCNeD4mkLX4sYz414pNMW-Z2D7T4T1O6JV6e_PP3RtnGdRvrKog_VP1jqIOiZ8nDG/s320/IMG_0920.JPG" border="0" /></a> Our little musician...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MCmFTI-NuCVpa_FzkZKZWfqwfOTaqZVh3j6L_ktFsnHqUnoLnDuCBXk2qW3E8FZ2G1Y-Sz2utkvDOlaLDzC1SagZG1t5Q1AyR_C_whhkk4WPqgGunQVha0Lm0AUZUSOoWWLG45WPb45f/s1600-h/IMG_0923.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300511419796808898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MCmFTI-NuCVpa_FzkZKZWfqwfOTaqZVh3j6L_ktFsnHqUnoLnDuCBXk2qW3E8FZ2G1Y-Sz2utkvDOlaLDzC1SagZG1t5Q1AyR_C_whhkk4WPqgGunQVha0Lm0AUZUSOoWWLG45WPb45f/s320/IMG_0923.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-28122958009847000862008-12-13T21:22:00.000-08:002008-12-13T21:47:04.188-08:00My First Triathlon!I know....most of my posts are pictures of Alex. The last 2 have been about me. I just have to share about my newest adventure....the triathlon. <br /><br />First of all, there are many distances of triathlon. I did a very SHORT triathlon, in the big scheme of things. The most famous, the IRONMAN distance triathlons include a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, followed by a full marathon (26.2 mile) run. There are also much shorter triathlons, like the one I did. It was an indoor triathlon at a local YMCA. <br /><br />Distances: 500 yards in the pool (1o laps), 6 miles on a stationary bicycle and 2 miles around the indoor track.<br /><br />Most triathlons are outside. They include open water swims in lakes or oceans, bike rides on highways, and running outside. This was much less intimidating and very good for my first experience. I didn't have to deal with weather variables or getting kicked in the head by a fellow swimmer (one of my big fears of open-water swimming). I got my own half-lane in the pool. While I rode the bike I could chat with my friends that were there cheering me on! The run was good and bad. 28 laps around a small inoor track feels like forever. However, I got to hear the lap-counters and spectators cheer me on 28 times during the run. That was nice.<br /><br />Overall, I had a great experience. I felt like I worked hard, but accomplished a lot. I finished 45 of 104 overall. I also got 3rd place in my age group! Getting a medal for my first triathlon was more than I ever hoped for. When I started training, my goal was to not come in last. ha ha. I am now hooked on the sport and hope to work on both my running and do an outdoor triathlon in 2009. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiYjA6acr7wKPpdlgFZrpno9S_yIBoQ3322p_tfV6SZOvMXEcmle8UWcMU2eWZwkb1dFDCTzyqqFTZ1JliXV9N6NYETKBnAPWgeD54sMIE9MNhmHajRa_xXyo1Uty2qt5aywIoh0DVb1l/s1600-h/IMG_0612.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279514725941216898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiYjA6acr7wKPpdlgFZrpno9S_yIBoQ3322p_tfV6SZOvMXEcmle8UWcMU2eWZwkb1dFDCTzyqqFTZ1JliXV9N6NYETKBnAPWgeD54sMIE9MNhmHajRa_xXyo1Uty2qt5aywIoh0DVb1l/s320/IMG_0612.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyHQ3Yc1ReMzDN9mS4BFpPE5SrOAUOboqIPhiws-Ba3_EdyWZ_f3uoPPkL243mR-UGOKP0vfi2GnPuba8574sL5GTlJrCQerD6AzavjD6AF5t62Dkqj2iSQVi0a4sBiZyLq-yICLshrDt/s1600-h/IMG_0622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279514572368752946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyHQ3Yc1ReMzDN9mS4BFpPE5SrOAUOboqIPhiws-Ba3_EdyWZ_f3uoPPkL243mR-UGOKP0vfi2GnPuba8574sL5GTlJrCQerD6AzavjD6AF5t62Dkqj2iSQVi0a4sBiZyLq-yICLshrDt/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD1SdvTkk6YedvraOizgq_hJDax0KZLJb0kH2ZKq2_pf14CTP_qBWzmlYaN_3IEpvEtCMi2peUhSfGjI85Vx1slCLicVgUVqt6Svb-bG2hG7ICO2wmR4YeA76KjnN6oYbCWhH1r7aDrqa/s1600-h/IMG_0629.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279513793470176418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD1SdvTkk6YedvraOizgq_hJDax0KZLJb0kH2ZKq2_pf14CTP_qBWzmlYaN_3IEpvEtCMi2peUhSfGjI85Vx1slCLicVgUVqt6Svb-bG2hG7ICO2wmR4YeA76KjnN6oYbCWhH1r7aDrqa/s320/IMG_0629.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi5XLduIZa01M5Svt0NlhB-r5pJojjFTfU1MSoUCKEvBdxdlmCgCWaftdO4Q09pTMjpZsqbnSukAuZn5B0zcopMfYokfIN-GQ6W7Ce47UuQCGp-bRshO4_9TFvngg4Hvi16vCAyRhRsDE/s1600-h/IMG_0656.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279513094209859218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUi5XLduIZa01M5Svt0NlhB-r5pJojjFTfU1MSoUCKEvBdxdlmCgCWaftdO4Q09pTMjpZsqbnSukAuZn5B0zcopMfYokfIN-GQ6W7Ce47UuQCGp-bRshO4_9TFvngg4Hvi16vCAyRhRsDE/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-39882256987225365002008-12-13T21:08:00.000-08:002008-12-13T21:22:04.833-08:00Has it been 30 years already!?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK8Iptma2_FLJrI_0lIKcYwy9mJoTjD0NJD8XkDyM0QX8j9hEeSEmobCW978tnOCDyDbzvsHNMvVtVlaLFrvlrYj5ZIXlrZrPx5tB5VfLy9NargGUlYLBh1cfcedqPjWqXerw1lxbHAxq/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"></a>I know...30 means different things for everyone. For some, it is far off. For others, it is just the beginning. I would like to think it is the beginning of a new chapter in my life. This has been a crazy, roller coaster of a year for me. 30 definately felt like a "milestone" birthday. I would like to think that this decade will bring me new opportunity, challenges and happiness. I thank my wonderful friends and family for all of their support. I love you all very much!<br /><br />Here are a couple pics from my birthday bash...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEhjcWPkXUv8-KzQgkfXtnhu6QtSTAU23Io3-7pJkPEuBsxgaJAYH1_Gicgr5J81wCT4o8dkxCfM1kstREj0F9Bu0OKiW2MVtEwjH6iYcKeFJFmBD1NcZYNk4d8ZrW0v-2Yx59wGl22Yo/s1600-h/IMG_0557.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279511103794437010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEhjcWPkXUv8-KzQgkfXtnhu6QtSTAU23Io3-7pJkPEuBsxgaJAYH1_Gicgr5J81wCT4o8dkxCfM1kstREj0F9Bu0OKiW2MVtEwjH6iYcKeFJFmBD1NcZYNk4d8ZrW0v-2Yx59wGl22Yo/s320/IMG_0557.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECflZlJDqmvsW_bwdlxyzTT4iQmvmIgjQCKhSi6SKXY9nDfpBUD3YwMkV9W1EojaxTknD2H3fAFRXm4yCfpgJLYB-rGbnlIM026D57QutdRA0m0wJpMoWXs2dM7l1ox3nkS6gzgZI8KgZ/s1600-h/IMG_0560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279508844794973250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECflZlJDqmvsW_bwdlxyzTT4iQmvmIgjQCKhSi6SKXY9nDfpBUD3YwMkV9W1EojaxTknD2H3fAFRXm4yCfpgJLYB-rGbnlIM026D57QutdRA0m0wJpMoWXs2dM7l1ox3nkS6gzgZI8KgZ/s320/IMG_0560.JPG" border="0" /></a>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-47726265544232825262008-11-17T20:02:00.000-08:002008-11-17T20:14:17.212-08:00Alex being cute (as always)<div align="center">"Cheese!"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gSeDW29zy4zLcWpZBoFBctQQgUFd9dOGYHcdyhfLz32DSqgq1fGkKdrlPg8J6-1L4A8lCb2dfvOgqUtAIxD42T8Rhk3mv8OFGjy6iSRIt-H0gTmwHUcN7O4vylwXzxsgm-trfm44Ra1l/s1600-h/IMG_0524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269844175020760930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gSeDW29zy4zLcWpZBoFBctQQgUFd9dOGYHcdyhfLz32DSqgq1fGkKdrlPg8J6-1L4A8lCb2dfvOgqUtAIxD42T8Rhk3mv8OFGjy6iSRIt-H0gTmwHUcN7O4vylwXzxsgm-trfm44Ra1l/s320/IMG_0524.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Since Alex got tubes in his ears back in September, his vocabulary has grown. Of course, the word I love to hear him say the most is "mom." The other day I caught it on video... </p><br /><p align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxulxGYLW20BC2tX07CfLrcxzabPWUFZiyNkCJuY_Zlop0mEjUff_rlv3xXsrfRITpcF6cWQtWKzj3c1Dpe-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-65919687433232746762008-11-17T19:28:00.001-08:002008-11-25T11:45:44.343-08:00Happy Belated Halloween!Alex enjoyed Halloween this year. As you can see, he was Tigger. He really got the hang of it and enjoyed going from house to house. Brian and I took him to Brian's cul-de-sac and then mine. That was enough for him...he was tired! The last one is a video...check it out!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDj16mStyh0oahhz4weLgbbg9nH4ZJYDextI210lbSsKaMZ5H-EA9g600xvT1-lNRqogLwPNSPuIOv8HLkfml-fUp2yUueRAJgS53SNXstQYRD1v8rIABMD9zeKtSFlJ2Cr-lucQC72SI/s1600-h/IMG_0507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835853234274594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDj16mStyh0oahhz4weLgbbg9nH4ZJYDextI210lbSsKaMZ5H-EA9g600xvT1-lNRqogLwPNSPuIOv8HLkfml-fUp2yUueRAJgS53SNXstQYRD1v8rIABMD9zeKtSFlJ2Cr-lucQC72SI/s320/IMG_0507.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7Mf4najmeqkOy3zpgYQdOso80OvAAb8eZugLQojVlacArGjlSOKYKnxyy-k6JcbpPygX-3FKhf5jatYnirzDGZ3DEePBa1gdQ8jqiLm30aVHF2oeeGtytijwI-KLVCZRQhwCrDSht2w1/s1600-h/IMG_0508.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835758180550994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7Mf4najmeqkOy3zpgYQdOso80OvAAb8eZugLQojVlacArGjlSOKYKnxyy-k6JcbpPygX-3FKhf5jatYnirzDGZ3DEePBa1gdQ8jqiLm30aVHF2oeeGtytijwI-KLVCZRQhwCrDSht2w1/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bs9X_EatFN3LRuIImCTwhpGnB6eLqmwcj-qDHmQlY_nCNWrVxq-me2MOvF0-Ic4-2mxBXZYv_VrSvvwQjljFKnlbrlA1WvU0iqjo6uhg1MAPMv5uogThyphenhyphenxUCvkc-dYurGVPpRrjCeZrU/s1600-h/IMG_0513.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269835665010610082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bs9X_EatFN3LRuIImCTwhpGnB6eLqmwcj-qDHmQlY_nCNWrVxq-me2MOvF0-Ic4-2mxBXZYv_VrSvvwQjljFKnlbrlA1WvU0iqjo6uhg1MAPMv5uogThyphenhyphenxUCvkc-dYurGVPpRrjCeZrU/s320/IMG_0513.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIVp5L-biaPNyfPnCWHSPj8hTDe97S4I6xRHkmR9-kdBqZkn4DKZoSFJFDamdt5XAkC13ZBr1lkY_dVm9SXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-41545503380524675042008-10-19T20:48:00.000-07:002008-10-19T20:51:47.697-07:00That's Not a Dog! :)Alex found the dog door at grandma and grandpa's house....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Cxgd-AfpE_JFElj4nssth7IIWeccb6FLCywhkf5wHazd8xH1UKbHw4sRlmulwLi83DNM7G9MmgwnJNyhRpkel9-aYnZOB7AEwzRQaGHqRHXaimi81JsGAeQ8GPbHgYH96KZe0jLhqUbO/s1600-h/IMG_0435.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259078130167602674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Cxgd-AfpE_JFElj4nssth7IIWeccb6FLCywhkf5wHazd8xH1UKbHw4sRlmulwLi83DNM7G9MmgwnJNyhRpkel9-aYnZOB7AEwzRQaGHqRHXaimi81JsGAeQ8GPbHgYH96KZe0jLhqUbO/s320/IMG_0435.JPG" border="0" /></a> He's also close to saying "grandma" and "grandpa"....which makes for some pretty happy grandparents. We had a fun day in Halstead today.<br /><div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-73081276171557008272008-10-12T20:22:00.001-07:002008-10-12T20:35:56.006-07:00Alex Photo Shoot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfbI-HvbIrTF5wyz16jIm-9kjla_vlt2Kj9JpmYyqZX5YHKBP678R1rGsj-A39M09V9DPYCIaWOvVIh1dCOxPFDyyInbPfQirwnggZxWhQfB9yESbdl2x8_hHWUK6X9lc0J0ZOt46ohaI/s1600-h/Jill+and+Alex.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256476556486211362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfbI-HvbIrTF5wyz16jIm-9kjla_vlt2Kj9JpmYyqZX5YHKBP678R1rGsj-A39M09V9DPYCIaWOvVIh1dCOxPFDyyInbPfQirwnggZxWhQfB9yESbdl2x8_hHWUK6X9lc0J0ZOt46ohaI/s320/Jill+and+Alex.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_srTspos2VlkGYS3zMMbuQtJC9n3sh3rppOc2xR_EGhDAcoRF9lkNViAB9-oitvsut45TYaJQxb4Tvq2sIj3ferHZ4rEoZRW_3LdyvZ8q26Be7nbz5HeQnOkH1j_BlKWM054yPXOHDIfC/s1600-h/Playing+with+sand.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256476489459329970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_srTspos2VlkGYS3zMMbuQtJC9n3sh3rppOc2xR_EGhDAcoRF9lkNViAB9-oitvsut45TYaJQxb4Tvq2sIj3ferHZ4rEoZRW_3LdyvZ8q26Be7nbz5HeQnOkH1j_BlKWM054yPXOHDIfC/s320/Playing+with+sand.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4VnZq6GHDY-FmLWFY8smfMP9YJXDQSsQ9zowcsWzcR-jRtux8WxYmMEBRZw2Q8DkEbxgdHPYs4MrBuEXQDFst3aK4K6dEeCczLK3xahh4nKW46wsrnBSO7fCBvB6Byzez9xSfBKepD-8/s1600-h/close+up.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256474462372405266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4VnZq6GHDY-FmLWFY8smfMP9YJXDQSsQ9zowcsWzcR-jRtux8WxYmMEBRZw2Q8DkEbxgdHPYs4MrBuEXQDFst3aK4K6dEeCczLK3xahh4nKW46wsrnBSO7fCBvB6Byzez9xSfBKepD-8/s320/close+up.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XMkFInG5yvAJcPZQiYj0K7JIhPMJVdeR9_nz40SRNbuPHy-yOVK1RKbAZ9W-L0HmGnPngI5OJBFlO38xsPFL2jHN0CDRbBwQ9aIFOc1sAfvlWGgyrQOt0ZA_abyTVRrH-gVNiSSLFicy/s1600-h/Alex+in+chair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256474209488745666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XMkFInG5yvAJcPZQiYj0K7JIhPMJVdeR9_nz40SRNbuPHy-yOVK1RKbAZ9W-L0HmGnPngI5OJBFlO38xsPFL2jHN0CDRbBwQ9aIFOc1sAfvlWGgyrQOt0ZA_abyTVRrH-gVNiSSLFicy/s320/Alex+in+chair.jpg" border="0" /></a> I can't believe my baby is already 2! Here are his 2-year-old pictures that were taken today. They were taken by Stacy Case. She is a nurse that I know from the hospital that does photography on the side. I love her work and think she did a great job. Those of you with 2 year-olds know how hard it is to get them to sit still in a studio. This setting was great. We went out to Stacy's farm and had a nice, relaxing time. These are just the "preview" shots....I can't wait to see the rest. Remember, if you want to see the picture enlarged, just click on it. I just love the close-up of his face in the picture of the two of us together.</div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-36817933969117915552008-10-12T17:37:00.001-07:002008-10-12T17:57:09.016-07:00Alex's new train<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCws7-XNxdZv46iytsIPW_GAA44xfOE13qw28LZzt3sfoN4wQRKmA_xNcFQSjLGhm3gbMMnZwTczisB3P05greC7EBxOhylL_Nk73dMe2ZgHj4X4RjkzS84s1gn9mt5P-lPnNpCWsXEet0/s1600-h/IMG_0304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256436147940791090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCws7-XNxdZv46iytsIPW_GAA44xfOE13qw28LZzt3sfoN4wQRKmA_xNcFQSjLGhm3gbMMnZwTczisB3P05greC7EBxOhylL_Nk73dMe2ZgHj4X4RjkzS84s1gn9mt5P-lPnNpCWsXEet0/s320/IMG_0304.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I got Alex a little train set for his birthday. He loves it! I even got a video, but haven't figured out how to post it yet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C-N4vifdnkTVDP7ZLUS8jgTrXPoI258zqMgPhw91MUBs1mBaK_sN1vUhoKh7iCZLOkANXhnEB5kC6jwe3HSSQwpC74Pjrkvs-okZFrSHx9Jm4raJKPL2Sz3QCD7pFRwmdsRYPf_ejczA/s1600-h/IMG_0297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256431594603529410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C-N4vifdnkTVDP7ZLUS8jgTrXPoI258zqMgPhw91MUBs1mBaK_sN1vUhoKh7iCZLOkANXhnEB5kC6jwe3HSSQwpC74Pjrkvs-okZFrSHx9Jm4raJKPL2Sz3QCD7pFRwmdsRYPf_ejczA/s320/IMG_0297.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gdBAlD0_VLFPvfkRad44Iz4xk8sK-d45PjTlXqnuLdh5ygGwbIFQOTTIaOYy5GcpRCNzrDGFPFFkeyvtHF2GY6L7nTw4g2gr4mpFXH-HSAzZYyO9Tk8snUfk758u3617a06ui6x6kHe3/s1600-h/IMG_0295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256431484545402546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gdBAlD0_VLFPvfkRad44Iz4xk8sK-d45PjTlXqnuLdh5ygGwbIFQOTTIaOYy5GcpRCNzrDGFPFFkeyvtHF2GY6L7nTw4g2gr4mpFXH-HSAzZYyO9Tk8snUfk758u3617a06ui6x6kHe3/s320/IMG_0295.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-45134753446142221282008-09-21T20:26:00.000-07:002008-09-21T21:35:23.592-07:00Happy Birthday Alex!<div align="center">Alex turned 2 today! We had a party at my house with family and friends. It was a great day!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">"TWO"</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6SxHIlxF4s7oL1DP8-Cm4cUwe30k0plAtYT6117kSE9MhP2pax5v2ph58kL_zmtXLj18EVWiuFVe4esrt1lhlHKjscJehs5mqW_k5EnoRfPzkDknsmFQAG1JjFJLE-jQv5ppCMP-WhLs/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248694340699394338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6SxHIlxF4s7oL1DP8-Cm4cUwe30k0plAtYT6117kSE9MhP2pax5v2ph58kL_zmtXLj18EVWiuFVe4esrt1lhlHKjscJehs5mqW_k5EnoRfPzkDknsmFQAG1JjFJLE-jQv5ppCMP-WhLs/s320/IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" /></a> If he wasn't fast enough, the other kids would open his presents for him...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBSKhM3m0JQu9dE0LbKGA7vvIB4LiR7THwrSBfR8mlZyAEBPEnwJ0_Fg-486YPr30gYVvHThoSnSoqbBVdeCxuM_2fwp22KINiMhJCGQMDqEmRsUqm1bVKbj3acTBflR2rvsFpsDSitOi/s1600-h/IMG_0204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248694211888878066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBSKhM3m0JQu9dE0LbKGA7vvIB4LiR7THwrSBfR8mlZyAEBPEnwJ0_Fg-486YPr30gYVvHThoSnSoqbBVdeCxuM_2fwp22KINiMhJCGQMDqEmRsUqm1bVKbj3acTBflR2rvsFpsDSitOi/s320/IMG_0204.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7VNd8n94D3VMDdT-yTcWOzV0e5bNCibvk3_p44wmgvH2jh6GK6uMioPbcrEhbu2Qalccv-vFUQb6LjbOogZKWKY42zf7bGfo8RcAOQfNQoqOQLgb62fuFwwTwFD4AKMx9DzxMY6d1iG0/s1600-h/IMG_0207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248694030355937842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7VNd8n94D3VMDdT-yTcWOzV0e5bNCibvk3_p44wmgvH2jh6GK6uMioPbcrEhbu2Qalccv-vFUQb6LjbOogZKWKY42zf7bGfo8RcAOQfNQoqOQLgb62fuFwwTwFD4AKMx9DzxMY6d1iG0/s320/IMG_0207.JPG" border="0" /></a> This one is bigger than he is!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXvzTpGPor4NA9kqhwbTQM7Ch_plRPvhEu9B4R-jEP-7oTao_E4rD9_rO2M2bLAtiEKA86QfVQ_3cUgDMbpkFtBV2mM1rgnfEzaAgYpxijb003-eZ2i2LfnPuZeTdlaKTk_1Ri670Il8R/s1600-h/IMG_0206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248693876346107554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXvzTpGPor4NA9kqhwbTQM7Ch_plRPvhEu9B4R-jEP-7oTao_E4rD9_rO2M2bLAtiEKA86QfVQ_3cUgDMbpkFtBV2mM1rgnfEzaAgYpxijb003-eZ2i2LfnPuZeTdlaKTk_1Ri670Il8R/s320/IMG_0206.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thomas the Train was our theme. He helped pick out the docorations!<br />Here is his cake...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR_kML5LO2rYBy-Y_up10mzEpL6T0LbBWVPDEaqpXpzUkv96ZafIY6Y8KiuyNNdHnBnscLsxQmi5h2YLd2wDzWcbSD8eG3jkc4ICshH9SeYEzAwKBUfs1Ddh6EQSpPEjjz-wF0XG8jJbE/s1600-h/IMG_0231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248693699317671282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtR_kML5LO2rYBy-Y_up10mzEpL6T0LbBWVPDEaqpXpzUkv96ZafIY6Y8KiuyNNdHnBnscLsxQmi5h2YLd2wDzWcbSD8eG3jkc4ICshH9SeYEzAwKBUfs1Ddh6EQSpPEjjz-wF0XG8jJbE/s320/IMG_0231.JPG" border="0" /></a> ...blowing out the candle...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y_P1Jv8FVs0IThEX401DD_FJSE7oDdLPtkqsTlQiwbq5F-0iCTfaE-LQOvW4CKlasnw5CSPP7FceSsBuilyoy9RNA8ZcWCc5nYEc-ouf3rzafjYf1ph2IBAB95hWKWBxTM-gkesTJmV1/s1600-h/IMG_0241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248693526106442882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y_P1Jv8FVs0IThEX401DD_FJSE7oDdLPtkqsTlQiwbq5F-0iCTfaE-LQOvW4CKlasnw5CSPP7FceSsBuilyoy9RNA8ZcWCc5nYEc-ouf3rzafjYf1ph2IBAB95hWKWBxTM-gkesTJmV1/s320/IMG_0241.JPG" border="0" /></a> Shelby and Cooper Stein<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2O3RcOHYFu4g-Ml63Lwc_MansJvKBr8AZRzWiO3StSwKOgxzzU0UVeRaUQgnsg1Gtppm0lXXHzhLoBr417WMwYUTLOnDi_yYEe01bms8CzyzulAtbBcqyvw8A_1f4t3iaGbpIxwqtZBS/s1600-h/IMG_0199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248693366300561682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2O3RcOHYFu4g-Ml63Lwc_MansJvKBr8AZRzWiO3StSwKOgxzzU0UVeRaUQgnsg1Gtppm0lXXHzhLoBr417WMwYUTLOnDi_yYEe01bms8CzyzulAtbBcqyvw8A_1f4t3iaGbpIxwqtZBS/s320/IMG_0199.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cooper, Bev, Mike and Shelby Stein came all the way from Kansas City to help us celebrate!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsd45U4EVXI9CTOYBJqpElqqwXdEFt1XBd1bfAq2Jcs0C_WoW0g8h97ayIFPOt-6b_ONquVk473JSG3dKBI7gEqsWRLQtofZ_dXNTqwuQG4agen19e-1n6hbVyavSNvy5taoB_FOiMmsm/s1600-h/IMG_0273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248693203235323266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsd45U4EVXI9CTOYBJqpElqqwXdEFt1XBd1bfAq2Jcs0C_WoW0g8h97ayIFPOt-6b_ONquVk473JSG3dKBI7gEqsWRLQtofZ_dXNTqwuQG4agen19e-1n6hbVyavSNvy5taoB_FOiMmsm/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" border="0" /></a> Erika and Audrey Katzenberger...also made the long drive down from KC (with big sister Cora, of course...pics to follow).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q2G5ehIGhnvRWM5ckLggn8sQTx4I3Cw4Zj9jxRJSSER0TCQJHt5JCk0Z70XKoO2ubREFZj1APupPkB5Eu7xgtBOPwXkfHhI8kwvnE0XmTsIXSvWF-RxxOORz0XomqAkcf0b5XCJ3sIAQ/s1600-h/IMG_0226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248692987381237282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q2G5ehIGhnvRWM5ckLggn8sQTx4I3Cw4Zj9jxRJSSER0TCQJHt5JCk0Z70XKoO2ubREFZj1APupPkB5Eu7xgtBOPwXkfHhI8kwvnE0XmTsIXSvWF-RxxOORz0XomqAkcf0b5XCJ3sIAQ/s320/IMG_0226.JPG" border="0" /></a> Great Grandma and Gramps, Grandpa<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKCXt92daaBwoJG4fLrdmNYwb2z_XZjKggZp8DNbnjQDlJbCYk1W41FdNdmx7Hqv0EwD1Tf0o56A8rVXNXRYOBO-O8X8yXT75xoAxHVMgdmJSHDfsCHYVxSGBf0amYC2RWCRTvAVilLY8/s1600-h/IMG_0233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248692825757581538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKCXt92daaBwoJG4fLrdmNYwb2z_XZjKggZp8DNbnjQDlJbCYk1W41FdNdmx7Hqv0EwD1Tf0o56A8rVXNXRYOBO-O8X8yXT75xoAxHVMgdmJSHDfsCHYVxSGBf0amYC2RWCRTvAVilLY8/s320/IMG_0233.JPG" border="0" /></a> Aunt Lindsey and Grandma<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVVfn9YuKmAnqPJ6dHQW-wELrINw_kmPchFdNuAuFKtk8jylJsARkdUrPe503rcRXt-TqrKl_Qv4KtV-zmqDK-b5h9BAoGy9M_tineyZisNqRfKu9ZYP5nwmOpd6meSOCni4R09uNvRWv/s1600-h/IMG_0238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248692666699020194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVVfn9YuKmAnqPJ6dHQW-wELrINw_kmPchFdNuAuFKtk8jylJsARkdUrPe503rcRXt-TqrKl_Qv4KtV-zmqDK-b5h9BAoGy9M_tineyZisNqRfKu9ZYP5nwmOpd6meSOCni4R09uNvRWv/s320/IMG_0238.JPG" border="0" /></a>Cora and Shelby hangin' out...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMdBh0J-ZTUpidkhThBchup1vuSDv7aR0rYnP_lyliHEE2wnSQH0Ta5cRNRRhyvOPiGLcbg5MKgsK2x8m-bRckyJiTV-S79Xlg_-BRhAmMVImkvE93P2hi4qgLI2mhe5MhJgHU32FFgFS/s1600-h/IMG_0266.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248692454070526850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMdBh0J-ZTUpidkhThBchup1vuSDv7aR0rYnP_lyliHEE2wnSQH0Ta5cRNRRhyvOPiGLcbg5MKgsK2x8m-bRckyJiTV-S79Xlg_-BRhAmMVImkvE93P2hi4qgLI2mhe5MhJgHU32FFgFS/s320/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cora Katzenberger...hamming it up for the camera <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLS6cULQmDrzmE_nr3haf4UH4xdmjyJ7XT4sQzX0auv1oaT6noDzQKq4i6dz5Q35uj7AOQ-RRnemM0xTDi8mlsQMLeY1TyRA9u8JntqMvYaMEThlXZhwuEWzVik5zse5imQoYn2pAbYyU/s1600-h/IMG_0257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248692208219313874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLS6cULQmDrzmE_nr3haf4UH4xdmjyJ7XT4sQzX0auv1oaT6noDzQKq4i6dz5Q35uj7AOQ-RRnemM0xTDi8mlsQMLeY1TyRA9u8JntqMvYaMEThlXZhwuEWzVik5zse5imQoYn2pAbYyU/s320/IMG_0257.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaw2la4RXuQAnYvLm1NANzfJfnajtG2jnSwXowbGQpXImCVs2yc4-gOq2sZ6K-O6sqQdbAXna_E-7x4T6j1MMPVlCNhx9l8xk1W-fJXEBGJaRifEbNbmSx8NMnPEQUsQeVsbsncp69ayQ/s1600-h/IMG_0269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248691909434056082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaw2la4RXuQAnYvLm1NANzfJfnajtG2jnSwXowbGQpXImCVs2yc4-gOq2sZ6K-O6sqQdbAXna_E-7x4T6j1MMPVlCNhx9l8xk1W-fJXEBGJaRifEbNbmSx8NMnPEQUsQeVsbsncp69ayQ/s320/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" /></a>Alex and Tanner playing teeball<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GrNbSIqYvzrRu_YaP9ws8jOKkTQ3fGEqZAUAgb0uBD_ALNc0qYutVX0mHLy4CQgquQ7doXDoHjvB6WbSLopARTCgwdNpFysPHnABk9-v24ETHCjr1ueWRXPuyy_NWHH6gxhhI68X9NEA/s1600-h/IMG_0277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248691657839761282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GrNbSIqYvzrRu_YaP9ws8jOKkTQ3fGEqZAUAgb0uBD_ALNc0qYutVX0mHLy4CQgquQ7doXDoHjvB6WbSLopARTCgwdNpFysPHnABk9-v24ETHCjr1ueWRXPuyy_NWHH6gxhhI68X9NEA/s320/IMG_0277.JPG" border="0" /></a> Who says you have to be tall to play basketball?!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshxME_sowpQu4ADLO9RNl997NwosPghYKrsPURCPFgUxvM9ol3_i-zgC8sPbG-iT5MPy3QEriR3waNwNwoFYRPx8K1NVPLCwN9wMzUIHhUuGfhsphWWor-r09W4fB_g3uouUg6afHhi70/s1600-h/IMG_0282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248691496024296162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshxME_sowpQu4ADLO9RNl997NwosPghYKrsPURCPFgUxvM9ol3_i-zgC8sPbG-iT5MPy3QEriR3waNwNwoFYRPx8K1NVPLCwN9wMzUIHhUuGfhsphWWor-r09W4fB_g3uouUg6afHhi70/s320/IMG_0282.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-57151725460001688892008-09-17T18:27:00.000-07:002008-09-17T18:40:29.165-07:00Alex Surgery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzWbQwJ11_fleXsD13KayfC2mYr4V2ERWLfPzOHjmMUhUoh904VEruMtnxLHkYcgrHs7sBEYwg6_L_JuleX8d1vncfa2vd1C73-meJ11Clq3hXtTA-9S2MS-C4_TGIPsDj-koHmWCw8M4/s1600-h/IMG_0120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247169654520597938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzWbQwJ11_fleXsD13KayfC2mYr4V2ERWLfPzOHjmMUhUoh904VEruMtnxLHkYcgrHs7sBEYwg6_L_JuleX8d1vncfa2vd1C73-meJ11Clq3hXtTA-9S2MS-C4_TGIPsDj-koHmWCw8M4/s320/IMG_0120.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Alex got tubes in his ears today. He has had fluid behind his eardrums for a while now, and since this can lead to hearing difficulties, they recommended he get tubes. So we went to Cypress Surgery Center at 6:45 this morning. By 7:45, we were headed out the door. It was a quick and relatively painless procedure. However, he was scared, tired, and didn't like wearing the hospital gown. So...a lot of tears were shed. When we got home, he took a 6 hour nap, which seemed to help! Here are pics of his "arm" band...which is on his ankle, a little bear they give kids at the surgery center.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KX7Ois1q1EKB0ULH4eHa_DFSazkNPeuaz5YvN-TakZoq-VCctDaRD07lSRw-CD9Mj1jWdn1Js-pYQEJhmcJh-koi_u15hMLeTVgUNpm3KiTqj80NRW0DUd8ynCJHMJBOUSlhWf6nWoru/s1600-h/IMG_0111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247169136423369618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KX7Ois1q1EKB0ULH4eHa_DFSazkNPeuaz5YvN-TakZoq-VCctDaRD07lSRw-CD9Mj1jWdn1Js-pYQEJhmcJh-koi_u15hMLeTVgUNpm3KiTqj80NRW0DUd8ynCJHMJBOUSlhWf6nWoru/s320/IMG_0111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRAiZqdDGd8JrJKc-yx3KatNdvTNhfiKUP4IA8c5LLrqowKMSJ0K-Z-WsDja0xJQsFA-hFs3UtFv5nAKI4iQ344fSQu3yzP7-_yNbjJtttT01NIpY_KEuE1loammq3nFTLlbO1-pnEFfb/s1600-h/IMG_0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247168965505865506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRAiZqdDGd8JrJKc-yx3KatNdvTNhfiKUP4IA8c5LLrqowKMSJ0K-Z-WsDja0xJQsFA-hFs3UtFv5nAKI4iQ344fSQu3yzP7-_yNbjJtttT01NIpY_KEuE1loammq3nFTLlbO1-pnEFfb/s320/IMG_0114.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-62671305685508180162008-08-17T18:08:00.000-07:002008-08-17T18:37:33.903-07:00Friends and FunFor those of you that frequently check out this blog and have reminded me that I haven't posted recently, here you go...!<br /><br />Alex and I went to Kansas City last weekend for a birthday party. Here he is with Cora Katzenberger (2 1/2) and Shelby Stein (2 - birthday girl). My friends Erika and Bev were both pregnant at the same time I was and these are our 2006 babies...getting big. It is fun to be able to visit and let the kids play.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0LU1cilmLmYE5CG2BtQyR_9BsbYeHUFqMcpnuFSJ5RcjKl2TXHfZCnwpZ1IGMiNvQwcP-R48nbxxOTE9BN9Pw3iM_sDJGgyyLWNDLSCkoJIkW6Xgb_XKpn5t27fdy_g3cKXb_dvZ687X/s1600-h/IMG_0009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235663453946494018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0LU1cilmLmYE5CG2BtQyR_9BsbYeHUFqMcpnuFSJ5RcjKl2TXHfZCnwpZ1IGMiNvQwcP-R48nbxxOTE9BN9Pw3iM_sDJGgyyLWNDLSCkoJIkW6Xgb_XKpn5t27fdy_g3cKXb_dvZ687X/s320/IMG_0009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Since I am usually the camera woman and rarely get into a picture with Alex, i thought I would include this one from the birthday party.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMTKW6zsriXK4z9Li5WoFU3M2m29XGEnLpaAlw2sduRyT6pK_PltuUmimc1HkKr9YCnpaj9-GLU_iknbFi2Mlzpv47lCXKjl7C0TxaK1lp-r2r2zw2FgyHYKkAFGRZwLhYDwGnyHGAlbI/s1600-h/IMG_0037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235662620261043282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMTKW6zsriXK4z9Li5WoFU3M2m29XGEnLpaAlw2sduRyT6pK_PltuUmimc1HkKr9YCnpaj9-GLU_iknbFi2Mlzpv47lCXKjl7C0TxaK1lp-r2r2zw2FgyHYKkAFGRZwLhYDwGnyHGAlbI/s320/IMG_0037.JPG" border="0" /></a> I got Alex these big cardboard blocks recently. He loves them. Here he is building a tower....only to knock it down. Over and over...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7_nXXODd686YwInpNd3kh_glefr62775C_JaTWNEwzSu8D0JcDsNbLOzVv51Cyn2aWI8epgNtsYPv6POlvjQ2AyyxwXv5WXwYDi2tYgXNZmNz_6O1x2neyLfEOc3nMbeiJMDYVd0P-gR/s1600-h/IMG_0018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235662362731518786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7_nXXODd686YwInpNd3kh_glefr62775C_JaTWNEwzSu8D0JcDsNbLOzVv51Cyn2aWI8epgNtsYPv6POlvjQ2AyyxwXv5WXwYDi2tYgXNZmNz_6O1x2neyLfEOc3nMbeiJMDYVd0P-gR/s320/IMG_0018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAcFBtP3_GrCIzSNstvazAcSnQ6zEdmBte3j-FzEc5C6QI_XFOfqF5Cda37bQqPWdk1QNPYdHsqvcJ3o0iVeuTzBTAKCk6jqgjlpGugqDQQeZ7gT6W3-rwziabkt3YfekBFN1TBPxJYhU/s1600-h/IMG_0019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235661722716342994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAcFBtP3_GrCIzSNstvazAcSnQ6zEdmBte3j-FzEc5C6QI_XFOfqF5Cda37bQqPWdk1QNPYdHsqvcJ3o0iVeuTzBTAKCk6jqgjlpGugqDQQeZ7gT6W3-rwziabkt3YfekBFN1TBPxJYhU/s320/IMG_0019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM95Kc61DLVVQZx_LxpU_jCIxiq_LtEQQZna3Oq17J9ONHVR2vZDOWj2ZJ6kn9jJ5_5iKnfyVVGO-K9SsD7XPc3MprqXYx3DhSD0Hm76EKY-W-hYA8z4EuPRyiHOwbUFtMCEABRFHPbIl/s1600-h/IMG_0020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235659573486276402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM95Kc61DLVVQZx_LxpU_jCIxiq_LtEQQZna3Oq17J9ONHVR2vZDOWj2ZJ6kn9jJ5_5iKnfyVVGO-K9SsD7XPc3MprqXYx3DhSD0Hm76EKY-W-hYA8z4EuPRyiHOwbUFtMCEABRFHPbIl/s320/IMG_0020.JPG" border="0" /></a> He also figured out that he can use the block as a step to get up onto the couch.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIOy9WGIugEk9jLaIZ1JULRVx9UsRCfNoLDU1OkRRAmj3YM7voGklFYp5JmZSo10Ft16quumXkAQUC7YEy1gSou0zpw23zPB67WGsi8FMXrTbpdmzseWnspBQbIlrYVSw53J3ixCSH5P2/s1600-h/IMG_0017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235659387007424658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIOy9WGIugEk9jLaIZ1JULRVx9UsRCfNoLDU1OkRRAmj3YM7voGklFYp5JmZSo10Ft16quumXkAQUC7YEy1gSou0zpw23zPB67WGsi8FMXrTbpdmzseWnspBQbIlrYVSw53J3ixCSH5P2/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a> My friend Lauren brought her son Tanner over to play. Here they are having fun.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6csS99LOB6vam_9HAeV8NCHin-kdgDy4UFd98PncPiCFXgcUG8oiE5AuhyphenhyphenN8HUTBmkksHDiFVApKLF3uPBi-FfsK7TyZfCeUbjh8X7BmL3OT6aH4noPxSGqoC1U5wrxAzctLwj7DXpIQW/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235659024173516162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6csS99LOB6vam_9HAeV8NCHin-kdgDy4UFd98PncPiCFXgcUG8oiE5AuhyphenhyphenN8HUTBmkksHDiFVApKLF3uPBi-FfsK7TyZfCeUbjh8X7BmL3OT6aH4noPxSGqoC1U5wrxAzctLwj7DXpIQW/s320/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-28821436163367520792008-07-23T18:44:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:41:38.491-08:00FingerpaintingAlex got his first try at fingerpainting this week. His attention span was short, but I think he did well. And now I have new art for my frig.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcGPlt4Vd5GJpCSj_naqugjB17RH-w_00JvRfB_96zQ69wl7_k4am1_61H4n5293WABpbJ6VL5YGwXuEsdBQHlnwLBZUkXozNroS79Q8NJhn9e42VxLgLYWUcika86JJQnTZhyP5nx9bd/s1600-h/DSCN3414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226391771825569330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcGPlt4Vd5GJpCSj_naqugjB17RH-w_00JvRfB_96zQ69wl7_k4am1_61H4n5293WABpbJ6VL5YGwXuEsdBQHlnwLBZUkXozNroS79Q8NJhn9e42VxLgLYWUcika86JJQnTZhyP5nx9bd/s320/DSCN3414.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7sJe-wJFhejyAYqHcVww5vJn41KWw1CJLr3ePe7JTsq02r9F-__8j89SzibPUOe_-SQqsY6uM-AHSzMPTiR65jDxVcxgPffHTqryYE8_H2Ao4GgZUYU23eW1rpb_9cDfbduAeA_ogG5p/s1600-h/DSCN3415.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226391668338195602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7sJe-wJFhejyAYqHcVww5vJn41KWw1CJLr3ePe7JTsq02r9F-__8j89SzibPUOe_-SQqsY6uM-AHSzMPTiR65jDxVcxgPffHTqryYE8_H2Ao4GgZUYU23eW1rpb_9cDfbduAeA_ogG5p/s320/DSCN3415.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Gur3i3om_SipR93gV7fIKrMXiFDgN5jA4bCrcvWvDgdZSdUJqyzGDakbU05GCxAlTcZCHI4vLN4jkdZRFPdJWjnkMsAhHIvUvy575p2SFkoU5f6uXUeF6HfoLpbub_uJeCZB4JXBYi5/s1600-h/DSCN3416.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226391558431420002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Gur3i3om_SipR93gV7fIKrMXiFDgN5jA4bCrcvWvDgdZSdUJqyzGDakbU05GCxAlTcZCHI4vLN4jkdZRFPdJWjnkMsAhHIvUvy575p2SFkoU5f6uXUeF6HfoLpbub_uJeCZB4JXBYi5/s320/DSCN3416.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY2jxYjNC4p9VxenHephoK57SLwTdK8oeB2aPovIqb1bBMdyHz_vn4YvSb8BZbx57HKSxtQgWE0nyINxPPkDXo2nijr5_Cmt7vJsyl0ZQ26cH0iIvXQbOwfFiNaLKr2b2aKSo_E-wTYm0/s1600-h/DSCN3425.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226391463412715714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY2jxYjNC4p9VxenHephoK57SLwTdK8oeB2aPovIqb1bBMdyHz_vn4YvSb8BZbx57HKSxtQgWE0nyINxPPkDXo2nijr5_Cmt7vJsyl0ZQ26cH0iIvXQbOwfFiNaLKr2b2aKSo_E-wTYm0/s320/DSCN3425.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This new little blue chair was a gift from Julie, a friend of mine. Her kids had outgrown it and it is perfect for alex. He loves to sit in it with his dry cereal and watch TV.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m0V-Fi8MARW8wtfhbZuTegjVOkwtlVeXbaQPkgXbRkhi00YtXQvSThIbBKG5Q03mhukjDh8rqV4NguEolQgaNCIoLmQY1Ix1Shw6rnkRseDbs9uywRQzFOXlcZVGeVd1i2zHeJJuK4_8/s1600-h/DSCN3410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226390975198538690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m0V-Fi8MARW8wtfhbZuTegjVOkwtlVeXbaQPkgXbRkhi00YtXQvSThIbBKG5Q03mhukjDh8rqV4NguEolQgaNCIoLmQY1Ix1Shw6rnkRseDbs9uywRQzFOXlcZVGeVd1i2zHeJJuK4_8/s320/DSCN3410.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I had to throw in this picture of Alex in his plaid shorts. I think they are cute. But what is even funnier is that HE likes them. He will pick them out of his drawer and not want ANY other shorts. This is really the first time he has shown a preference...and a little attitude toward dressing. I have a feeling there will be more of this to come...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYkJY973d5EE6YLqy8tdx0tO3KkzLZGAkx7sZV9fVWwKXmPFjiIYiYtiL0NZ5MKqt2ocAQZ4MZFHTUNnYvk6dEuXdfNPkuMWf9kjjTbWOjbSjLdYc02ReL-YGk3GkM9C6LBDDwxbVLDRr/s1600-h/DSCN3409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226390852050651522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYkJY973d5EE6YLqy8tdx0tO3KkzLZGAkx7sZV9fVWwKXmPFjiIYiYtiL0NZ5MKqt2ocAQZ4MZFHTUNnYvk6dEuXdfNPkuMWf9kjjTbWOjbSjLdYc02ReL-YGk3GkM9C6LBDDwxbVLDRr/s320/DSCN3409.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-31774461176707714342008-07-23T18:31:00.001-07:002008-12-09T22:41:39.880-08:00Happy Belated 4th of July!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdAi7ySocRhNduUnrNPs13jdoDZl-H9U5AnKqQCyd9VkO2o8DBbPNMAkrw2D04tpBBPu5hvGoOlq8gf7Lv0HJ4TDpV-oBDaS7gEZ3gVDMq7mZirx2uJomOJlKGvutUBMO6ynShZ940p03/s1600-h/DSCN3390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226389646386778642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdAi7ySocRhNduUnrNPs13jdoDZl-H9U5AnKqQCyd9VkO2o8DBbPNMAkrw2D04tpBBPu5hvGoOlq8gf7Lv0HJ4TDpV-oBDaS7gEZ3gVDMq7mZirx2uJomOJlKGvutUBMO6ynShZ940p03/s320/DSCN3390.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Alex enjoyed July 4th this year. He went to a few parties and LOVED the fireworks! I thought they would scare him, but he seemed to be excited, even by the loud ones. He stayed up until 10 that night....which is VERY late for him. What a party animal. Unfortunately, we didn't get pictures of him partying. We did, however, get a few pics of him having fun with the little "snap" fireworks that you throw...those were fun. And nobody loses a limb...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXo4vXjMLOW4i0_MjSIiVK8D-oAM9FrbyM4qHFZmlezyMBHmzKrcuAz5am190BhfPaC2VBibpgdiD45h1ZAzNRT9RokJL3Owm4Apn246vrws7Nv77RjYASB_juIbst492gwcEiRGpPmUq/s1600-h/DSCN3398.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226388043950314130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXo4vXjMLOW4i0_MjSIiVK8D-oAM9FrbyM4qHFZmlezyMBHmzKrcuAz5am190BhfPaC2VBibpgdiD45h1ZAzNRT9RokJL3Owm4Apn246vrws7Nv77RjYASB_juIbst492gwcEiRGpPmUq/s320/DSCN3398.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not sure what to do with these little things at first...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczVnKxMHRl6ByCEYkAS5sjcEppzKqwZAo6oJBwegzN0UMTeeteKEMETHjEZH_dJjwGqDcxmJqFvDzKP_U-cQUrHqTnFSrj_Zf-q9zplHwcv9rUpSW_Wth71PExig5IH_Fj2pPpg0pY_NH/s1600-h/DSCN3388.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226387893125266866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczVnKxMHRl6ByCEYkAS5sjcEppzKqwZAo6oJBwegzN0UMTeeteKEMETHjEZH_dJjwGqDcxmJqFvDzKP_U-cQUrHqTnFSrj_Zf-q9zplHwcv9rUpSW_Wth71PExig5IH_Fj2pPpg0pY_NH/s320/DSCN3388.JPG" border="0" /></a> He figured out you could stomp on them....but he had quite a windup, but bad aim with his "stomping"...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB4Gid4WAZp3-I_M82GFRq5dtszWEIRFusmMtCgugw_Vxjou6-UNi-fHHKJiqoESj-5MYPiUf8JTFNcj3jDTpJmDcTH4KTKjRPFLDBS-n7Ps6-6lgCBvGT019kLJu3nzhQ90S24pT1XoC/s1600-h/DSCN3394.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226387679619860354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitB4Gid4WAZp3-I_M82GFRq5dtszWEIRFusmMtCgugw_Vxjou6-UNi-fHHKJiqoESj-5MYPiUf8JTFNcj3jDTpJmDcTH4KTKjRPFLDBS-n7Ps6-6lgCBvGT019kLJu3nzhQ90S24pT1XoC/s320/DSCN3394.JPG" border="0" /></a> Finally, he figured out throwing...also with quite a windup. Sometimes he would bring his arm back (like the pic below) and then would drop the thing down the back of his shirt...pretty funny.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivac3C_8EeKslTfD7iBOpweYN8SR785PtkrsGhL7zPwi4_M7OqSAA1cHcDuEG0A_1uOkXSjTVH0P13hkb9ecHU8GCU8Ygsr5AC3trm7w3c2QBo_myVplBHPEldgVfo0uxwM7QETb4I-p38/s1600-h/DSCN3393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226387486303489378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivac3C_8EeKslTfD7iBOpweYN8SR785PtkrsGhL7zPwi4_M7OqSAA1cHcDuEG0A_1uOkXSjTVH0P13hkb9ecHU8GCU8Ygsr5AC3trm7w3c2QBo_myVplBHPEldgVfo0uxwM7QETb4I-p38/s320/DSCN3393.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pop! Snap! Sound of success!!! </div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-62629187586813979982008-06-29T19:33:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:41:40.922-08:00First Boat Ride<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPoMhYPECFkUwML4G1DWDXf5hxMV6CS_6RwXeIhPQI5xonJ8zNrza9uF728UzIxcpXCBI43rJXVEn0kqMrOLon0LZUnz4qXyvTj0XQmdiys-89HUD3mnbb6QHqRpYLYYaweuLNZ2bbl1w/s1600-h/DSCN3361.JPG"></a>We went to Marion Lake today. Alex got his first ride in Grandma and Grandpa's boat!<br /><br /><br /><br />Here he is....all ready to hit the water...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC3L5CKwxzrUDRhNjaqRS-4xmISfzAoZb9c02m3YPXqezgxvFZVw7l7QjfxSat-XiUXPujkdpvRChUSew2P1KOTGQDQvVTJ_cx-zroF4Lg7IUAYJRhXylt3Tn7dbPH_7dW4sSuZYZVvi6/s1600-h/DSCN3344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217498536960469394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC3L5CKwxzrUDRhNjaqRS-4xmISfzAoZb9c02m3YPXqezgxvFZVw7l7QjfxSat-XiUXPujkdpvRChUSew2P1KOTGQDQvVTJ_cx-zroF4Lg7IUAYJRhXylt3Tn7dbPH_7dW4sSuZYZVvi6/s320/DSCN3344.JPG" border="0" /></a> He wasn't so sure of his life jacket, but seemed to get used to it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdR1OMoGXTYLrKctjiqV0iCHiOCP1ARPr6lbNf3nSmQfeNyuilBpDoHuYzd9vy5bDhEIfQ8h6_2-GxpdV_BxFs5iQBlH5W1jYFcoppPQq30j2BIwHfnLS2KcA1XmTtJLGfJH5UGd46RCL/s1600-h/DSCN3350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217498381782133778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdR1OMoGXTYLrKctjiqV0iCHiOCP1ARPr6lbNf3nSmQfeNyuilBpDoHuYzd9vy5bDhEIfQ8h6_2-GxpdV_BxFs5iQBlH5W1jYFcoppPQq30j2BIwHfnLS2KcA1XmTtJLGfJH5UGd46RCL/s320/DSCN3350.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grandma and Alex....enjoying the ride.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKW8m8z1tj727Am4OQ2lye9QuahTsdbb_SWAtPZ03jEnz23luGPcvhozytss9gxEULVc9nabSFSNAFO7zxKxUd9JYvWjpn-iOr-19IhEXoomf7b-JUdOSMBCJBPr_zJE3C-okOCjZGg6/s1600-h/DSCN3354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217498238275456994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZKW8m8z1tj727Am4OQ2lye9QuahTsdbb_SWAtPZ03jEnz23luGPcvhozytss9gxEULVc9nabSFSNAFO7zxKxUd9JYvWjpn-iOr-19IhEXoomf7b-JUdOSMBCJBPr_zJE3C-okOCjZGg6/s320/DSCN3354.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here he is....sound asleep as we flew around the lake. It just looks like I am pushing his head down....really just holding his hat on, to keep the sun out of his eyes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegmAhENek3uJuMDWxtE_hYMdR13LF6NOVT1cJTNXWLAaUlxdAWgV6-Cn-9nMNbuQpNEMXBJWdz-AIiXSyK3Ze6labSvZTE78iXXOm6fJaQc6-ZyHGobVTFH_1-JUpCfJf-BtWROprRL0e/s1600-h/DSCN3360.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217497835514891442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegmAhENek3uJuMDWxtE_hYMdR13LF6NOVT1cJTNXWLAaUlxdAWgV6-Cn-9nMNbuQpNEMXBJWdz-AIiXSyK3Ze6labSvZTE78iXXOm6fJaQc6-ZyHGobVTFH_1-JUpCfJf-BtWROprRL0e/s320/DSCN3360.JPG" border="0" /></a> Overall, he seemed to like the boat. He really just wanted to get in and swim. But not if it required his head to get wet....we are still working on that. </div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-39451112092526755022008-06-23T20:04:00.001-07:002008-12-09T22:41:41.620-08:00Watering Flowers<p align="left">Despite my lack of gardening skills, Alex and I planted a few flowers this year. So far, they look pretty good. Alex likes to play in the dirt and water so much I don't think he would let me forget to water them. He tries to help, as you can see. Usually just a little water gets onto the flowers. Then, he is too busy playing with the watering can and faucet. Little boys and mud...like magnets.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFPSRKidWtOld2AgLfNZ9rh_urMAoDPNhWpFtmZ6WKygILWfqeIyU99d-iygZm4fEBB_qf3VvUzKCrrCRfowMOb4YNQcKPfUJ39jNtv-1TS8xCrdUt4OoqxjYroarIYZSJ1uFm0gB7euO/s1600-h/DSCN3334.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279402413463538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFPSRKidWtOld2AgLfNZ9rh_urMAoDPNhWpFtmZ6WKygILWfqeIyU99d-iygZm4fEBB_qf3VvUzKCrrCRfowMOb4YNQcKPfUJ39jNtv-1TS8xCrdUt4OoqxjYroarIYZSJ1uFm0gB7euO/s320/DSCN3334.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qo8jaP4AUZKuCUOZcJ1bgtTVS8VUeA6WSviC7e-UJ2fBe7ppf-0smRRXsZTpNcSh2WHs6MFgX5ipu60DlMOoTsgaaMmhxSB44xU8Umar60vckJfHS75lX5854bP8zi5ohq1vT8K4XzRI/s1600-h/DSCN3337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279263187382626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qo8jaP4AUZKuCUOZcJ1bgtTVS8VUeA6WSviC7e-UJ2fBe7ppf-0smRRXsZTpNcSh2WHs6MFgX5ipu60DlMOoTsgaaMmhxSB44xU8Umar60vckJfHS75lX5854bP8zi5ohq1vT8K4XzRI/s320/DSCN3337.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqanDOH9eszCo-5OdjfS0PLoK1VspKwweY2ux_3NToK4K-qFBN488sq5wdADrYqWWSXiqVGTk_XunfkOfI-cOyzoo3qT7rx0_7emHe78DtIX_rJWeZQksu2OnOix1PlVPvllDE5ICO7yt/s1600-h/DSCN3339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279129645532178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqanDOH9eszCo-5OdjfS0PLoK1VspKwweY2ux_3NToK4K-qFBN488sq5wdADrYqWWSXiqVGTk_XunfkOfI-cOyzoo3qT7rx0_7emHe78DtIX_rJWeZQksu2OnOix1PlVPvllDE5ICO7yt/s320/DSCN3339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73ZDET9c2JbRnmUZoPkme6vRpagVKM3n_3LB3IUo1zREt9WURs2WppSifizJ6yrK1eQrvUq9Ws9hipCmvSXLt9-9ZX_pv5JaBtjrot7divhKO50ZceppbLhiA4SV9dfe1JiA5xpmtu-3H/s1600-h/DSCN3340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215278968925462514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73ZDET9c2JbRnmUZoPkme6vRpagVKM3n_3LB3IUo1zREt9WURs2WppSifizJ6yrK1eQrvUq9Ws9hipCmvSXLt9-9ZX_pv5JaBtjrot7divhKO50ZceppbLhiA4SV9dfe1JiA5xpmtu-3H/s320/DSCN3340.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-24604297319288802912008-06-23T19:50:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:41:42.297-08:00New House Pics...FinallyHere are some pictures of my new house: 4973 N. Hedgerow, Wichita KS 67220. It is actually still in Bel Aire, but you can use Wichita as the address...it is easier to spell and my mail still gets to me.<br /><br />I just realized that I have been in it 2 months now! I guess that means I can't use the "i just moved in" excuse for not having any decorations on the walls yet. Although, I have completed a few small projects. I painted the 2 bathrooms upstairs. I also updated hardware and light fixtures in the bathrooms and kitchen. Dad helped me hang the new kitchen lights, and half a dozen other things around the house. Thanks Dad!<br /><br />So...here are a few outside pictures. The front, back and view of the back yard. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxyxdm5xpW9ZpY8iqkEfzf0t79eMAttOf4xYQcA2q5OMhH2uQMPxEwTBfKnGkEZ9pv-xCHqBrHpZJouMTpccY8JKk2kdrOOLhZQe_GwsPwqkUXlzkw2OqHJ8c7pdoXSAyrA-C48bUm-WV/s1600-h/DSCN3329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215276415852950754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxyxdm5xpW9ZpY8iqkEfzf0t79eMAttOf4xYQcA2q5OMhH2uQMPxEwTBfKnGkEZ9pv-xCHqBrHpZJouMTpccY8JKk2kdrOOLhZQe_GwsPwqkUXlzkw2OqHJ8c7pdoXSAyrA-C48bUm-WV/s320/DSCN3329.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa6OiFEaFhEG6wEEpZSPie8r0lWCtOXy-_z43mctQYguJUnveTdGVxX0v5pMjZJQTU8GHzco9WRidI4NBXH-y4iZeNJ4dpNmGkJDOdqxaU_fuq0QkoZ1zPgBRkh0M4Wk2FfEsqjkxwjWk/s1600-h/DSCN3331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215276279108092050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa6OiFEaFhEG6wEEpZSPie8r0lWCtOXy-_z43mctQYguJUnveTdGVxX0v5pMjZJQTU8GHzco9WRidI4NBXH-y4iZeNJ4dpNmGkJDOdqxaU_fuq0QkoZ1zPgBRkh0M4Wk2FfEsqjkxwjWk/s320/DSCN3331.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQFxsn8n_axxbizyaL9JvMOipXtadKxgf8eTP0oOg5LIOEfacN-6niSqdwhQj5XCs2b346uL7YXUp131cYOAR2WiBdJVDoyKlUCL8XyeOSFE293vr6TYo3RXGVMgaJAl8DYci-3DRpFm6/s1600-h/DSCN3336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215276073643229202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQFxsn8n_axxbizyaL9JvMOipXtadKxgf8eTP0oOg5LIOEfacN-6niSqdwhQj5XCs2b346uL7YXUp131cYOAR2WiBdJVDoyKlUCL8XyeOSFE293vr6TYo3RXGVMgaJAl8DYci-3DRpFm6/s320/DSCN3336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgBylFCifud5AtdUIMF0FgA441TyWVTZhrqh99SxaGQP-Ptqg-TDjddIhO3JKaFRO48793Vh7Qf_h7KdJRNVpazj1t1WZXb5WQMtMUktm9Qpjgbvh-Kdj_Hg1hHlTUHKbhnIte8rfuNsb/s1600-h/DSCN3335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215275956776264578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgBylFCifud5AtdUIMF0FgA441TyWVTZhrqh99SxaGQP-Ptqg-TDjddIhO3JKaFRO48793Vh7Qf_h7KdJRNVpazj1t1WZXb5WQMtMUktm9Qpjgbvh-Kdj_Hg1hHlTUHKbhnIte8rfuNsb/s320/DSCN3335.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-84898674595776632782008-06-13T19:20:00.003-07:002008-12-09T22:41:42.946-08:00Brownies<div align="center">Alex and I made brownies this week...YUM!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45qcRR2hbvQFqF0wDBfh2LKXiFP4l_1emwJJBgAX0jTSUZntZbCpcrmNU9Vq6XKIq8YaAjPqzFA77qg_XRoaMD8QjVavlSkEVXmI6or5vDv4jqakhCrN2b1pK8MIWZ2zK5B7t3nKg1AWT/s1600-h/DSCN3306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211557148637450834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45qcRR2hbvQFqF0wDBfh2LKXiFP4l_1emwJJBgAX0jTSUZntZbCpcrmNU9Vq6XKIq8YaAjPqzFA77qg_XRoaMD8QjVavlSkEVXmI6or5vDv4jqakhCrN2b1pK8MIWZ2zK5B7t3nKg1AWT/s320/DSCN3306.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxvjdLVNbR6UTOQd7ILIFfdYoVPmwypt279nIxXr25uZlLGvAL-WcYwSp0CpjmMn8xZyWelzb-G-N-4PALdZkzpKOsYeInd7975O_JB8L4FokuxT-EupLVly-PJjyBu2hm7lTXizXuKsv/s1600-h/DSCN3305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211557004065966066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxvjdLVNbR6UTOQd7ILIFfdYoVPmwypt279nIxXr25uZlLGvAL-WcYwSp0CpjmMn8xZyWelzb-G-N-4PALdZkzpKOsYeInd7975O_JB8L4FokuxT-EupLVly-PJjyBu2hm7lTXizXuKsv/s320/DSCN3305.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrBF3B_IbDko7TtmrRC_95iHV54GumAoVm_eiIZ8GFLRRl5GQlnvLkhFlSlyqLo4_3pI2ha0RrPWFlRZjF3ke2hKbL6IV6nj4uWL8om3J9zalZonYHY61MboTIBphIJyFd7NdNcCTDuQz/s1600-h/DSCN3307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211556692706549490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrBF3B_IbDko7TtmrRC_95iHV54GumAoVm_eiIZ8GFLRRl5GQlnvLkhFlSlyqLo4_3pI2ha0RrPWFlRZjF3ke2hKbL6IV6nj4uWL8om3J9zalZonYHY61MboTIBphIJyFd7NdNcCTDuQz/s320/DSCN3307.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-32016956636982325392008-06-12T19:25:00.001-07:002008-12-09T22:41:45.056-08:00Alex PicsI haven't posted any in a while, so here are some recent pictures of Alex. He is running everywhere and having a blast outside this summer. He also still loves to eat...as you can see! Yes, that first picture is a combination of pasta sauce AND gravy. Not a typical meal at my house, but it was leftover night and he wanted to try everything. He is also starting to get some hair. When it is humid, he gets a strip of curls down the middle. It is so cute. Enjoy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrBCMAb7rFJ2AH_8VTOiBQY8GehkkPSEHaKaJwsB8hlaiS4CRL6mfcxszNylOebt7a0iSxE1YG-5LuLvcUbSaPZz7O7Q50TMhgb0eLK7uchyphenhyphen7anekAClyd7h6AFpARLgLwB1sqdkM8aD4/s1600-h/DSCN3290.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211188089018414098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrBCMAb7rFJ2AH_8VTOiBQY8GehkkPSEHaKaJwsB8hlaiS4CRL6mfcxszNylOebt7a0iSxE1YG-5LuLvcUbSaPZz7O7Q50TMhgb0eLK7uchyphenhyphen7anekAClyd7h6AFpARLgLwB1sqdkM8aD4/s320/DSCN3290.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFhNLcUGB4Q0Ja7dOt0bMdvifffYBSCZS1XOPf4iOUf9bFobdR6taqGlZkAstIJkbh6REWW6_vULtW5uNRncS-7FZK97CVeFDIQAZuQ7QtnoGYstoShI91i5BIaGuMqDkyCtRTLrGjNzi/s1600-h/DSCN3286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211187823728229650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFhNLcUGB4Q0Ja7dOt0bMdvifffYBSCZS1XOPf4iOUf9bFobdR6taqGlZkAstIJkbh6REWW6_vULtW5uNRncS-7FZK97CVeFDIQAZuQ7QtnoGYstoShI91i5BIaGuMqDkyCtRTLrGjNzi/s320/DSCN3286.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hYTklefLKU_nEuoAkR8xZVGBCzvkoKjOQnfH8jgYJ8ihwOE_cMJHWC3FTogaP0odfAESZMdfx3rMWRTQA5OJ1OYaE6gdE0ljWt3Dgg1-mF-KUSBHrd101gx3BjzcIXTCSL3U-OvxEjii/s1600-h/DSCN3207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211187154576695058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hYTklefLKU_nEuoAkR8xZVGBCzvkoKjOQnfH8jgYJ8ihwOE_cMJHWC3FTogaP0odfAESZMdfx3rMWRTQA5OJ1OYaE6gdE0ljWt3Dgg1-mF-KUSBHrd101gx3BjzcIXTCSL3U-OvxEjii/s320/DSCN3207.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65Dmg45as9fjQV4aokrl8piZxhDd2Vj9aZY6nebzqmlO_MF4lgaB5D9OBwBDGRDdvruIj3XxMxvmia2nGc8wXZUURFG3glgr39fQpfY2fqfFUrlPUnrcNo3om9-TgXZJfJ0NGKinrprTi/s1600-h/DSCN3204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211187021301790242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65Dmg45as9fjQV4aokrl8piZxhDd2Vj9aZY6nebzqmlO_MF4lgaB5D9OBwBDGRDdvruIj3XxMxvmia2nGc8wXZUURFG3glgr39fQpfY2fqfFUrlPUnrcNo3om9-TgXZJfJ0NGKinrprTi/s320/DSCN3204.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEEQNQjpoMhG89UHspNDTM23oZg-H3vIW_S7o87OQ5dagJfAekxSVbqmRgZ2Df2a5sE398b2YIha-JDmuzdIHiZNNSN2zcKba3OMmfSvXydlHqp3FcbApcL6WeY2_UM0coUcf_qij4dXC/s1600-h/DSCN3197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211186854747780642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEEQNQjpoMhG89UHspNDTM23oZg-H3vIW_S7o87OQ5dagJfAekxSVbqmRgZ2Df2a5sE398b2YIha-JDmuzdIHiZNNSN2zcKba3OMmfSvXydlHqp3FcbApcL6WeY2_UM0coUcf_qij4dXC/s320/DSCN3197.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222628073389863845.post-6754245129854124132008-05-01T18:36:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:41:46.898-08:0026.2!26.2 miles and I did it! I ran my first marathon...the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on April 27.<br /><br />My parents went with me to the race. We drove down the day before to just hang out and relax before race day. I got to visit the OKC memorial, which is very nice. Below, you can see the reflection pond. And below that, the bronze chairs for each person that died in the bombing. Some of the chairs are smaller....to represent the children that died. It was sad, but very moving.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIyas0ayda4ONsbEEc9uTIdJODUtt8gfkh8_2-VurXJXdbIUx6l1GVaJugNijkjZAWyk8uVILLyuOFgGonGEvdHLp3EDhR3tj6XXhEaXUt91Ypl7J5EXIfF_FkLV5XfUZ4msmGKdwIjgO/s1600-h/DSCN3219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195591676965333490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIyas0ayda4ONsbEEc9uTIdJODUtt8gfkh8_2-VurXJXdbIUx6l1GVaJugNijkjZAWyk8uVILLyuOFgGonGEvdHLp3EDhR3tj6XXhEaXUt91Ypl7J5EXIfF_FkLV5XfUZ4msmGKdwIjgO/s320/DSCN3219.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz-2odjxytvqxOR4MGkyKchVvutbXvvwQuwGVmZMRdfyoExEfY_yyMDzQ5MvgqSxb7OtmX4AAVTUUxly8BJlMO5twyB21i86cqMqcxW6TwDulXvbDRxV0oIH47dX4R6KNOSVz_Ha88kKA/s1600-h/DSCN3221.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195591535231412706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzz-2odjxytvqxOR4MGkyKchVvutbXvvwQuwGVmZMRdfyoExEfY_yyMDzQ5MvgqSxb7OtmX4AAVTUUxly8BJlMO5twyB21i86cqMqcxW6TwDulXvbDRxV0oIH47dX4R6KNOSVz_Ha88kKA/s320/DSCN3221.JPG" border="0" /></a> Race day is here and I am ready! Here I am, nice and warm in our hotel room....at 5:30 am.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE2CbC1hpNRRdvnfQfJHjj9pdVVzjsJKs1bZmRqeAHCaZX18tvB-2G5XHc4MbrNr3hY6uxL3OLrWzQL3q3JBTdSL_eqYMwSmY260e_-FurMgR5Ifm5po0taPY8lXJkuU4XKDjoKx-ltS-/s1600-h/DSCN3226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195591217403832770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE2CbC1hpNRRdvnfQfJHjj9pdVVzjsJKs1bZmRqeAHCaZX18tvB-2G5XHc4MbrNr3hY6uxL3OLrWzQL3q3JBTdSL_eqYMwSmY260e_-FurMgR5Ifm5po0taPY8lXJkuU4XKDjoKx-ltS-/s320/DSCN3226.JPG" border="0" /></a> We walked from our hotel to the start line. Only a few blocks. It was lightly raining and a little over 40 degrees. Not to mention, winds gusting to 20 mph. </div><div align="center"><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RY6SNQttGqAXxYxdb_pDr20aJ7Zdg-1X-P2UlKSgbl7fgd4FTOba3_S4PRmUJ5QXbOtxdTwm-jcovUZwrtRjN6dXy_82qnXJyvJytZnh1zFQ-x0Hdrsk3h3oig0pkL8VNDP9xIEJVkn_/s1600-h/DSCN3227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195590972590696882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RY6SNQttGqAXxYxdb_pDr20aJ7Zdg-1X-P2UlKSgbl7fgd4FTOba3_S4PRmUJ5QXbOtxdTwm-jcovUZwrtRjN6dXy_82qnXJyvJytZnh1zFQ-x0Hdrsk3h3oig0pkL8VNDP9xIEJVkn_/s320/DSCN3227.JPG" border="0" /></a> Everyone trying to stay warm before the starting gun goes off...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9kkNRbE-QTR7PpFQ5YW6w2kl_g2P6FSwXe1ZuTOGDqg3JQdpZ3rxZZfE4l3AKV8rEpMzP_OJ9SLuwHt3Q68wj2jwhEoQYl12G7vzWWEvBq6hrXOgNP6LNTCTNqKWF1mOuZlcHZyAlJCQ/s1600-h/DSCN3231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195590805086972322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9kkNRbE-QTR7PpFQ5YW6w2kl_g2P6FSwXe1ZuTOGDqg3JQdpZ3rxZZfE4l3AKV8rEpMzP_OJ9SLuwHt3Q68wj2jwhEoQYl12G7vzWWEvBq6hrXOgNP6LNTCTNqKWF1mOuZlcHZyAlJCQ/s320/DSCN3231.JPG" border="0" /></a> Getting ready to start....packed in with thousands of others. Only about 2,000 people ran the full marathon, but we ran with the half-marathon and marathon relay runners...added up to a very large group of people. Bigger than any Wichita race I have run in! I think our group plus the 5k group totalled about 16,000 runners.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzz9PVOV05wz5W7Hm-NxHidR-sov4hWzpyKp3NbpCZvq8aWnB9aFSetLXPvf_nUSLMEKqjtOjugdlUWwK5tCLbkTd4ppKwEtYCWCXEyZZERy48_hq876IP9rdrySEwsO5lvmCx4YKQWqe/s1600-h/DSCN3234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195590367000308114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzz9PVOV05wz5W7Hm-NxHidR-sov4hWzpyKp3NbpCZvq8aWnB9aFSetLXPvf_nUSLMEKqjtOjugdlUWwK5tCLbkTd4ppKwEtYCWCXEyZZERy48_hq876IP9rdrySEwsO5lvmCx4YKQWqe/s320/DSCN3234.JPG" border="0" /></a> The starting gun went off at 6:30 am. From where I started back in the pack, it took me 4 minutes to get to the starting line. We had electronic chips tied to our shoes that recorded when we crossed the start line, and various points throughout the race. The joys of technology....we signed up to have my split-times texted to our phones, so my family knew how I was doing, even though they couldn't actually watch me.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The race was long. The beginning seemed to have a lot of hills. It was in the 40's with a strong wind at times. Luckily the rain had stopped. By mile 10 I was already contemplating when I may have to take some "walk-breaks". It wasn't the feeling I was hoping for so early in the race. By the second half, I had the wind to my back and the sun was coming out. This was a nice thing. I would stop every now and then to stretch and enjoy a water station. By the 20 mile mark I was very sore, but knew the end was in sight. I kept going....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here I am headed to the finish line. It was nice to see mom and dad leaning on the rail cheering me on! I knew I had done it!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRd1v8S7Q1LYl3dXTSOkC2yUcZykZ99Jkb8bf9ozZO3ZqLRBozyJKsPcXvYIWb7SkF6gQh0geYYicn5x5IuTFQ7xI1qP-xL7SwAi5TodvE0IK_3t-65fbKdar4mXlW_azHh7c0ifn3v49/s1600-h/DSCN3240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195589684100508034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRd1v8S7Q1LYl3dXTSOkC2yUcZykZ99Jkb8bf9ozZO3ZqLRBozyJKsPcXvYIWb7SkF6gQh0geYYicn5x5IuTFQ7xI1qP-xL7SwAi5TodvE0IK_3t-65fbKdar4mXlW_azHh7c0ifn3v49/s320/DSCN3240.JPG" border="0" /></a> My official time: 4 hours, 56 minutes and 39 seconds.</div><div></div><br /><div>My main goal was to finish....and to finish under 5 hours was a great feeling.</div><br /><div>I shouldn't quit my day job quite yet, though. The winning woman finished in just over 3 hours. The average was around 4.5 hours.<br /></div><br /><div>I was exhausted and just wanted to sit after the race...but with that finishers medal around my neck, you couldn't wipe the smile off my face.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyxyMu-PFuNEMdQQn68fAXS9UonJfWMTRXoQ3SncJGu3TYrK_R6GEpdquGxN9JZgA_f3WdSRbxX1XvxJDAXh6n8mcibAaUHLg2ANZm8zVjZlgN7zwDHbh6yNZIK5r_uhGxwfoqqXlZazb/s1600-h/DSCN3243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195589499416914290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyxyMu-PFuNEMdQQn68fAXS9UonJfWMTRXoQ3SncJGu3TYrK_R6GEpdquGxN9JZgA_f3WdSRbxX1XvxJDAXh6n8mcibAaUHLg2ANZm8zVjZlgN7zwDHbh6yNZIK5r_uhGxwfoqqXlZazb/s320/DSCN3243.JPG" border="0" /></a> My recovery: getting there. My left knee has been very sore. I limped when I walked for the first couple of days. It feels better now to walk on, but I wouldn't think of running...even across the room at this point.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I plan on taking a couple weeks off....maybe do some swimming or biking. But I know I'll be back out there soon enough. And who knows....maybe another marathon is in my future...</div></div></div></div></div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610543739590348647noreply@blogger.com3