tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86522380991920581572024-02-19T18:27:09.389-05:00Clawson For FourLaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-61377329572065889182012-06-01T17:36:00.001-04:002012-06-01T17:36:26.304-04:00Arizona...C.B. and Olive Clawson reunionFrom Utah the girls and I headed to AZ to meet Chas for the Clawson reunion in Safford. If you don't know where that is I wouldn't be too concerned. It was dry, dusty but downright fun. The Clawson's know how to throw a party and we had a great time seeing so much extended family. <br />
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Many years ago Olive and CB Clawson built a park on their own property to share with the community. It is beautiful and has every game you could imagine. Including Shuffleboard, croquet, and a whale pool. Many generations have fond memories in that pool and now Olive got to enjoy it as well. <br />
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After the reunion we visited some Walton family in Casa Grande. We were extremely well taken care of and fed. Our last day we went to the Biosphere 2 which is incredible, then got some authentic Mexican food at a little hole in the wall, Casa Rivieras...1975 American Hwy. oracle AZ. Don't want to forget that little gem... Yumsville!<br />
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The pictures are lacking here as well so I hope to make up for that on a late post as I gather some pics.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgS4v32f7aCMd9cEpodbKNRJCuGSPGKCvoaRy-udR8pvfxpQNeVHrpzKmQvyCm76EOij5DMUZoRujWd2A9C7G8-h9AOUC0QlDeLxwp5WtLLVPHyd_5R4pQ_iMT6nAVfNaXXuI1ZJAioM/s640/blogger-image-1050896095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgS4v32f7aCMd9cEpodbKNRJCuGSPGKCvoaRy-udR8pvfxpQNeVHrpzKmQvyCm76EOij5DMUZoRujWd2A9C7G8-h9AOUC0QlDeLxwp5WtLLVPHyd_5R4pQ_iMT6nAVfNaXXuI1ZJAioM/s640/blogger-image-1050896095.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp2j_RlCKfDOmcm9-JUNp_aZoDBkuyb8U6EPUFaFHjgD13bZz6oWIUs8SGtX9GLUnDufNnuZvgGoKvqrdKIaEm4WcN0_QE4B-PndgJo3f6KE92ctJ4dc2gw5rQSzrpVPZVR10Rs01fG4/s640/blogger-image--2067958950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here are the highlights, which is a total understatement because there are so many missing pictures. 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It was a surprise and so amazing. Good job babe! Cheers to six years of wedded bliss :)<br />
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Olive and Zula played with cousin Daxton. From what I hear they ate well, and went to sleep like champs. Thanks Corbin and Alice for loving our babies so we could relax.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJM7wsSq_l1qQFSVfz74e8SlYgXfKdXum2CgKolAhEOEGK09xNqO_nL_LFqaUNjdS5-9fiDNFGNe56WGtWWJE_IpQNBNkEYyI6WKM80Z4Wx8mfkJZx1jnSykp6NvGQR1SrpSZTDmowsU/s640/blogger-image-1448610707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJM7wsSq_l1qQFSVfz74e8SlYgXfKdXum2CgKolAhEOEGK09xNqO_nL_LFqaUNjdS5-9fiDNFGNe56WGtWWJE_IpQNBNkEYyI6WKM80Z4Wx8mfkJZx1jnSykp6NvGQR1SrpSZTDmowsU/s640/blogger-image-1448610707.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfCBOp8S24bj6k97WSVK39cAiRtKGGM5jQAv5vINNutuZb50FSBBDEUZ_lVaNHffJ_AF4HvX5CoedeaHNCEvIN2FdVw1A-0x-xlVJgkJ-rfm2dgOqINh7CUcAngcHftY2EqZyJfN1PrU/s640/blogger-image-2076814996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfCBOp8S24bj6k97WSVK39cAiRtKGGM5jQAv5vINNutuZb50FSBBDEUZ_lVaNHffJ_AF4HvX5CoedeaHNCEvIN2FdVw1A-0x-xlVJgkJ-rfm2dgOqINh7CUcAngcHftY2EqZyJfN1PrU/s640/blogger-image-2076814996.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIHsdHOUY26SKcM5Xf6tpQemAZ6UWS-tZu5B9q0-NuLIYpApIHQJGFPdw5IaNkef2L-rWulw2q8kQrrbwLqSwTA5C14F03Ey_SwjLg-TaJoEJf0-LiIa6SuRA7ayiNVkqMqoGZcW8bys/s640/blogger-image-79375761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIHsdHOUY26SKcM5Xf6tpQemAZ6UWS-tZu5B9q0-NuLIYpApIHQJGFPdw5IaNkef2L-rWulw2q8kQrrbwLqSwTA5C14F03Ey_SwjLg-TaJoEJf0-LiIa6SuRA7ayiNVkqMqoGZcW8bys/s640/blogger-image-79375761.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehPcpeQD7tLJRH_K2_0k-bNpapQ1DOPuRSFM25l5s6XtKq8OwL96med2sz2yinIpOzIKdVxt6zIGUP73ebUnNnoz_M77NPgF2AUz_gnQfCUysuTr2U7hvtVI-9IyPIVLNNruyYpO2D0k/s640/blogger-image-137453009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehPcpeQD7tLJRH_K2_0k-bNpapQ1DOPuRSFM25l5s6XtKq8OwL96med2sz2yinIpOzIKdVxt6zIGUP73ebUnNnoz_M77NPgF2AUz_gnQfCUysuTr2U7hvtVI-9IyPIVLNNruyYpO2D0k/s640/blogger-image-137453009.jpg" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-21964882112203794872012-05-08T23:01:00.001-04:002012-05-08T23:01:56.149-04:00AquariumMy sister in-law Alice and I ventured to the Baltimore aquarium. It was just a perfect day. Olive and Daxton love each other and this warms my heart immensely. The pictures are so bad. Nobody wanted to say cheese, the fish were too interesting and there were no naps to be had. They did great though and we will be heading back soon to foster some good old marine habitat love.<br />
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Zula was in the baby Bjorn the whole time. I didn't get any pics of her/us (Poor second child...it has already begun.) She was equally enthralled with the fish, banged on the glass plenty and was nothing short of the best baby in the world...as always.<br />
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It was amazing! Although its supposed to be one of the most haunted cities in the US, it was more cute than scary. I went with a friend and her adorable boy. Olive and Kai were waving excitedly at a chocolate lab and we got the cuteness on film. I guess you can't say film anymore...on digital...on my phone. The point is they are cute buddies and here are he pics to prove it.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pzUDD3U5IjTOrFxxCEHQcq4ZNmyK_NQsrrYWgteurtiBhjexrit8HIATj6epJ35G8hVXL6VjHk1KAodZPWADoLqfvI2wQ3mBRayZjArlAS1r4H0JYXlsbSgN-goqFEkYYScRaOkG2aY/s640/blogger-image-733917078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pzUDD3U5IjTOrFxxCEHQcq4ZNmyK_NQsrrYWgteurtiBhjexrit8HIATj6epJ35G8hVXL6VjHk1KAodZPWADoLqfvI2wQ3mBRayZjArlAS1r4H0JYXlsbSgN-goqFEkYYScRaOkG2aY/s640/blogger-image-733917078.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvVb44c6gFuBKbXRLe0DvYag2gaVRhi1xm9vMXTJ6qXRIVMGlWPwu58KeG7aeOQs5OrskKDi_yaN6ijl8KeUgmKHDOVpwNDhvc-_lnSe-2wApQ-VWnRZR8gw9N6WeDztTyTHeVgg232M/s640/blogger-image--2702782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvVb44c6gFuBKbXRLe0DvYag2gaVRhi1xm9vMXTJ6qXRIVMGlWPwu58KeG7aeOQs5OrskKDi_yaN6ijl8KeUgmKHDOVpwNDhvc-_lnSe-2wApQ-VWnRZR8gw9N6WeDztTyTHeVgg232M/s640/blogger-image--2702782.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK-Mu-obEJZmVlQCxA0LRO5LJYJ_woYv6lU7g0Plm007KMv2es7SSqo1zV1oJyHRxHVFzEPdWnXUSGTvnEB6-v8nXpMbfXYNe_xzxQ3jayDHKFB3hcs0Gz8XkEX-FDDAT9VCZv6Cr9XY/s640/blogger-image--441221600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK-Mu-obEJZmVlQCxA0LRO5LJYJ_woYv6lU7g0Plm007KMv2es7SSqo1zV1oJyHRxHVFzEPdWnXUSGTvnEB6-v8nXpMbfXYNe_xzxQ3jayDHKFB3hcs0Gz8XkEX-FDDAT9VCZv6Cr9XY/s640/blogger-image--441221600.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO2VTLhGiYIYfNzd9sG1sysnEa0k4W-z1LCgw1a4L0nzh2okWyfz2TdL8NJuS5FpJWyqpqqOyvgHZuAI1hKAgYmYV9W0iGh3hnjgesdDNJcocerfkkuYg8PcewEUZi1-TpzRnJVf9w80/s640/blogger-image--1013196087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO2VTLhGiYIYfNzd9sG1sysnEa0k4W-z1LCgw1a4L0nzh2okWyfz2TdL8NJuS5FpJWyqpqqOyvgHZuAI1hKAgYmYV9W0iGh3hnjgesdDNJcocerfkkuYg8PcewEUZi1-TpzRnJVf9w80/s640/blogger-image--1013196087.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gcpPACZIHNaeVy7WsoVT2AfRLxEiilGJ7npB48J2g7lRquSa4c8d2gxBg78kQUHSUxLUK59we8LYNRvHsgGif68w9DqVZsFSorA8NbAFvlEVVXQj_tufekmNpPMreRVGm4V7uqRDcL8/s640/blogger-image--1171426521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gcpPACZIHNaeVy7WsoVT2AfRLxEiilGJ7npB48J2g7lRquSa4c8d2gxBg78kQUHSUxLUK59we8LYNRvHsgGif68w9DqVZsFSorA8NbAFvlEVVXQj_tufekmNpPMreRVGm4V7uqRDcL8/s640/blogger-image--1171426521.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJD5uhopugo5GO_47kVk-eZ3M1kudxPZcWxgJH70DHGLrt0P19HerZnO8VZjR7oSd6yjDDVLCiSSv-TzW_vEe678wkSazeUHkVx3hPUUR5ap_fAEDKHL-KJDazRjYT_eIMQeonM1QxcY/s640/blogger-image--1943265649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJD5uhopugo5GO_47kVk-eZ3M1kudxPZcWxgJH70DHGLrt0P19HerZnO8VZjR7oSd6yjDDVLCiSSv-TzW_vEe678wkSazeUHkVx3hPUUR5ap_fAEDKHL-KJDazRjYT_eIMQeonM1QxcY/s640/blogger-image--1943265649.jpg" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-56379793521872012362012-05-01T17:55:00.001-04:002012-05-01T17:55:11.146-04:00These daysI have the most fun and adorable kids ever! They are growing up way too fast it makes me crazy. Zula is taking steps and about to take off walking. Olive is make believing almost every waking hour of the day. The two girls have completely different personalities and the prediction is that Zula will be the wild and crazy to Olive's observant and sheepish demeanor. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYJNlUV4Fz_CinXm5STTB-QRPiswiKIBR9BUFqS72hR0W5JxOqbG8N3oCNT5GZLOt4S63BoE8pTxWIjjKg3TK7Vz_3zhiDqUJqTKZEdCMB0SdMpgByOBJaiMMqU8IARSwsW9zaIq0cfg/s640/blogger-image--1801802123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYJNlUV4Fz_CinXm5STTB-QRPiswiKIBR9BUFqS72hR0W5JxOqbG8N3oCNT5GZLOt4S63BoE8pTxWIjjKg3TK7Vz_3zhiDqUJqTKZEdCMB0SdMpgByOBJaiMMqU8IARSwsW9zaIq0cfg/s640/blogger-image--1801802123.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfD0kxwVf0_MLWAIWB4MqcOdCeugLY-bAcDifhG2RXDUhDDO3tDv3h-mLodK4BdG404iaTTdQydM_1ue-1AhH3j-G98aO3MfaJIKL9yw0vr8bGiND5Mi5_ZhZAbVYrTpfIUgZi_QCgXzI/s640/blogger-image-634213861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She did great and loved shaking her head to feel the flowing locks. <br />
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While getting her hair washed and a little massaged, she expressed that this was her favorite part. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnFdVqxgl06EIDu489vKPN5chrqSp3TYEZcAjMFAsHiqwqE313acvAPWmPKrtD79NG5xU8kIvuBgYuwYSYj2eLicxdo-DOLWSCQb3xY83VWBJ_RZ1mTF1oeig4dckFhV2SMerTXVpEBM/s640/blogger-image--1702750805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnFdVqxgl06EIDu489vKPN5chrqSp3TYEZcAjMFAsHiqwqE313acvAPWmPKrtD79NG5xU8kIvuBgYuwYSYj2eLicxdo-DOLWSCQb3xY83VWBJ_RZ1mTF1oeig4dckFhV2SMerTXVpEBM/s640/blogger-image--1702750805.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0iQ2XTssyJMTdskmRl__fxj9KwV3p9eFiMh48QsoBr_s14d5loSVvPEnqsCSADoVeLWiBPvHN8NzQfryAMWfxovtD7PFL9l8pUTrNPYpiqG5H2Q1YVq6kxHI2Ec5Y-llioP2JL3DnPw/s640/blogger-image--12774749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0iQ2XTssyJMTdskmRl__fxj9KwV3p9eFiMh48QsoBr_s14d5loSVvPEnqsCSADoVeLWiBPvHN8NzQfryAMWfxovtD7PFL9l8pUTrNPYpiqG5H2Q1YVq6kxHI2Ec5Y-llioP2JL3DnPw/s640/blogger-image--12774749.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzqwOsjX0FwcRXOvbkX81fLPknrbc6Or3jeKOY0LuwVV8Nd4fZmzR3Ol3Euwkj7UPkitIpas0oxo4hfYw2dAvYb9cExQr1OMdHxEQBtOUU_7U5r_TyMqGjyNir_T5l8E2rhWyrnEVhF0/s640/blogger-image-295800407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzqwOsjX0FwcRXOvbkX81fLPknrbc6Or3jeKOY0LuwVV8Nd4fZmzR3Ol3Euwkj7UPkitIpas0oxo4hfYw2dAvYb9cExQr1OMdHxEQBtOUU_7U5r_TyMqGjyNir_T5l8E2rhWyrnEVhF0/s640/blogger-image-295800407.jpg" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-91620792748019672432012-04-09T23:33:00.001-04:002012-04-09T23:33:17.206-04:00happy birthday chas dearSaturday was my sweet husband's birthday. It was a pretty packed day. At 8am we headed to Annapolis for some surprise sailing lessons. Two hours with a French sailing teacher and chas' dreams of avid seamanship were solidified. Someday we will sail...a lot. <br />
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Then we headed to carmax to buy a...van. I know, I know. We just couldn't resist what we've been fighting for, well, not that long. We were busting out of the Prius and are now the proud owners of a VW Routan. <br />
More on that to come. <br />
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We ended the day with a little pre-Easter bash at the farm. All in all it was a great day. I think the birthday boy was even pleased, all 35 years of him. 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We are buddies and the 3 girls have lots of fun all day long. However, she is learning from olive that dad is the prince charming of the house and when he gets home it's party time. Here she is giggling over and over on his lap. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YzgGW54XV5jofqS8X-CKVf63J51x3dXbrRHWeJ9O1Q_57K8OF6s1p6TinSRlB7rZ_4vGmXmYgmF9eB6O-xUrSItrOov4jCgeUWWMJR1JKYNy2d9-GpdjQii35igZi-6pihs4dsYkZJQ/s640/blogger-image-1585848797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YzgGW54XV5jofqS8X-CKVf63J51x3dXbrRHWeJ9O1Q_57K8OF6s1p6TinSRlB7rZ_4vGmXmYgmF9eB6O-xUrSItrOov4jCgeUWWMJR1JKYNy2d9-GpdjQii35igZi-6pihs4dsYkZJQ/s640/blogger-image-1585848797.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyL4aNoighpC7yK0P5hJCwK5fr1PRMXyyKGga3BDLCR6l0J6X53cL6dCdoxUp5rn23g6oB7vDoO7R1N9L83fOZmQLkA-ei068LDnvC1gdOxqWNLNndh8OvHRyUqHs1SqkKUEvZIokRm0/s640/blogger-image--376118231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyL4aNoighpC7yK0P5hJCwK5fr1PRMXyyKGga3BDLCR6l0J6X53cL6dCdoxUp5rn23g6oB7vDoO7R1N9L83fOZmQLkA-ei068LDnvC1gdOxqWNLNndh8OvHRyUqHs1SqkKUEvZIokRm0/s640/blogger-image--376118231.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPB8-6zvBlQMtVsIjAJhWDXzKjw-IwUk2rBqQ3w8iDLXgRo0NpQAVmg-pjmXg6QNQq-nw6mfRxm_VAjL0L_teSjcz-2WMfYbauiRcX5qYxdsv5imfknaWXSznG926Dx7MSQvlmYGpdn8/s640/blogger-image-1285672697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPB8-6zvBlQMtVsIjAJhWDXzKjw-IwUk2rBqQ3w8iDLXgRo0NpQAVmg-pjmXg6QNQq-nw6mfRxm_VAjL0L_teSjcz-2WMfYbauiRcX5qYxdsv5imfknaWXSznG926Dx7MSQvlmYGpdn8/s640/blogger-image-1285672697.jpg" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-78632150150813421742012-04-01T10:05:00.000-04:002012-04-03T10:26:33.890-04:00SmilesThis is the wallpaper on my cell phone. Every time I turn it on I see these two little sweeties. Their smiles make my heart melt/squeeze/burn so so much. What an amazing feeling it is to love little people so much. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxkZ-TXYpCENthnMkPgIN44ounydI0roxU-DG6qyOOu8vZzjplJqAlI9ZSwRu8REc8QCx8YTDF6_PbiqTz8FJb-XaGjXNzUhB02aKAvBnHADlPqXcloyr_1QSW-n7khEitrfeL_MOOnI/s640/blogger-image-1189765894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxkZ-TXYpCENthnMkPgIN44ounydI0roxU-DG6qyOOu8vZzjplJqAlI9ZSwRu8REc8QCx8YTDF6_PbiqTz8FJb-XaGjXNzUhB02aKAvBnHADlPqXcloyr_1QSW-n7khEitrfeL_MOOnI/s640/blogger-image-1189765894.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Zula flashes me a smile while playing and standing at the same time!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSZD6s61ay0_c4rD0riCzLFfh-fAjhMN4YwGq8VngveOGLWK-KT__4zRSBGu8tZq0F3lZQoVv5VOnQsFpcYxz0V3p_2Oa-A-2sii-oLdvGHln8WETJw_5-YDAkJ0YfQ4BSE6M-jjWcGk/s640/blogger-image--488743136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSZD6s61ay0_c4rD0riCzLFfh-fAjhMN4YwGq8VngveOGLWK-KT__4zRSBGu8tZq0F3lZQoVv5VOnQsFpcYxz0V3p_2Oa-A-2sii-oLdvGHln8WETJw_5-YDAkJ0YfQ4BSE6M-jjWcGk/s640/blogger-image--488743136.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MDmiY8V_VQmC0AmXgC7AhGpZzt0laCA3vtj_Qo-IqTvfUnf8cWehIcfI34Di4lJuAofNmIvv1dWO_9NTqXZZQuKlcUIPWFUeHquVQ9AkdysFgYnb6TTj9EQ7cu36XUGkQTdr2xaf9fk/s640/blogger-image-1078060921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MDmiY8V_VQmC0AmXgC7AhGpZzt0laCA3vtj_Qo-IqTvfUnf8cWehIcfI34Di4lJuAofNmIvv1dWO_9NTqXZZQuKlcUIPWFUeHquVQ9AkdysFgYnb6TTj9EQ7cu36XUGkQTdr2xaf9fk/s640/blogger-image-1078060921.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-75051436366589256802012-03-29T13:42:00.000-04:002012-04-11T08:06:17.678-04:00daddy daughter timeI just downloaded instagram on my phone and I've been a little obsessed with the filters you can slap on there in just one or two clicks. All the photos from my phone get transferred onto Chas' and his to mine. As I looked through his I found these little gems. These two crack me up and are just super duper cute together. I love their silliness.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEGD6VdbvsXTZNN76KaN7CT5sXOObvt7RXHrvF3FAE7eb-NVRr_Ram1U4XypN8k4R_SSjOgfDU97cUGba9xN4Sq6Hc2z4TuJuZz3PujsIvVviWbJ84kK2tmnjF3Wr4abAgxVX0rcgH0Y/s640/blogger-image-1414599762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEGD6VdbvsXTZNN76KaN7CT5sXOObvt7RXHrvF3FAE7eb-NVRr_Ram1U4XypN8k4R_SSjOgfDU97cUGba9xN4Sq6Hc2z4TuJuZz3PujsIvVviWbJ84kK2tmnjF3Wr4abAgxVX0rcgH0Y/s640/blogger-image-1414599762.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiINSdU0C6GnGC5W7BSCK29tdahLTQZEDwu5m4u-G64bKLWA_JBbUBVMk06Nd2n8v4f4dGCCdPrzahHHPoI0eWOuNoBhF9Z8Ew3xMCRg7XcBVNZ43uIGGKsgUUXiN8vnZ1fRcLMQ3xGE/s640/blogger-image-1916241747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiINSdU0C6GnGC5W7BSCK29tdahLTQZEDwu5m4u-G64bKLWA_JBbUBVMk06Nd2n8v4f4dGCCdPrzahHHPoI0eWOuNoBhF9Z8Ew3xMCRg7XcBVNZ43uIGGKsgUUXiN8vnZ1fRcLMQ3xGE/s640/blogger-image-1916241747.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59Z-CanieWIDoVSphKLFn07ImniNNvm5nBy0fLq0Yp0XvNFAnKE04Vgs7ooPnHxkR2lMu-yIN8gPl6kWs7WZ6O2nwZFiEcNvGx-0dptB025BGKU_U7acLsFsiXEly144jyoN-KmWHULs/s640/blogger-image-125364831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59Z-CanieWIDoVSphKLFn07ImniNNvm5nBy0fLq0Yp0XvNFAnKE04Vgs7ooPnHxkR2lMu-yIN8gPl6kWs7WZ6O2nwZFiEcNvGx-0dptB025BGKU_U7acLsFsiXEly144jyoN-KmWHULs/s640/blogger-image-125364831.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbppOWJHIQ5YYZ39OxQPVvN8CQxktljZOZ4fwW7ijGd9Eu1675CmZobSIlA_ADPA8pPho3LXBWeRjmVmJyE9U8SB6hgTn_mYa1Z-ra-o-70ek22xlzMSd9gEX0JLqFh2urCXatJwa1OdY/s640/blogger-image--696694968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbppOWJHIQ5YYZ39OxQPVvN8CQxktljZOZ4fwW7ijGd9Eu1675CmZobSIlA_ADPA8pPho3LXBWeRjmVmJyE9U8SB6hgTn_mYa1Z-ra-o-70ek22xlzMSd9gEX0JLqFh2urCXatJwa1OdY/s640/blogger-image--696694968.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZuX3lH0t4uiwOMAcKxR3zQ18US3yL4heV5_C03hwob7nUs3T5tSpVYnCuHtdOBXKry1Z-XhI7CO37XhR3MSgwNXVXzYcvaZVVt9oWmaFUnxVqv2PqYxa-kOwmgQbgnF4e_YsMtgdghU/s640/blogger-image-4087995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZuX3lH0t4uiwOMAcKxR3zQ18US3yL4heV5_C03hwob7nUs3T5tSpVYnCuHtdOBXKry1Z-XhI7CO37XhR3MSgwNXVXzYcvaZVVt9oWmaFUnxVqv2PqYxa-kOwmgQbgnF4e_YsMtgdghU/s640/blogger-image-4087995.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fVa0DGMwlnYX0LjWjGgU7cSFmuGJ99F2vcvv2O32U-iIYRjz7vt7mHspfd79BieaEHLZsoGyVLqDlWClnqx-1ijAE3ZzQr0W5Mbyli2ja_5oPvrU-5GwhNsX2UAeZhYnifMp6nnSMVI/s640/blogger-image-1084325104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fVa0DGMwlnYX0LjWjGgU7cSFmuGJ99F2vcvv2O32U-iIYRjz7vt7mHspfd79BieaEHLZsoGyVLqDlWClnqx-1ijAE3ZzQr0W5Mbyli2ja_5oPvrU-5GwhNsX2UAeZhYnifMp6nnSMVI/s640/blogger-image-1084325104.jpg" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-76600715496830470492012-03-07T16:22:00.001-05:002012-03-07T16:22:24.660-05:00This girl is 7 monthsMy baby is crawling and pulling herself up onto furniture. I was trying to remember when Olive did this and I couldn't. I thought I should record it here since its obviously something I want to remember. <br />
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Zula is such a happy, giggly baby and she adores her big sister already.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJg7P4-D7fJO9pVNcVhFq4g3HZmCaRB9wSLRS7PCQak3Gabjayrwzs2ArayjNGXE1jdN9yiHsrHPn26gXNEKoIC4oDQw17zAORhEgcBjSqoHql5_CaT-HeFG144i1rPfPTuQV1y0ykMw/s640/blogger-image-2055454197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJg7P4-D7fJO9pVNcVhFq4g3HZmCaRB9wSLRS7PCQak3Gabjayrwzs2ArayjNGXE1jdN9yiHsrHPn26gXNEKoIC4oDQw17zAORhEgcBjSqoHql5_CaT-HeFG144i1rPfPTuQV1y0ykMw/s640/blogger-image-2055454197.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtibwWEHBulYzSI1Nq6QYPgER9sSeIyM7pQpyacpWFA637Ia9F94jrnCzk2PAJAsv3sUN7lKBXnOt9ys9A2lbPEF6sR3YH8f5ylmhyphenhyphenUe95e0hGqDMmvBwnB58aZgjbczwmLmoEa8PY_Q0/s640/blogger-image--713719750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtibwWEHBulYzSI1Nq6QYPgER9sSeIyM7pQpyacpWFA637Ia9F94jrnCzk2PAJAsv3sUN7lKBXnOt9ys9A2lbPEF6sR3YH8f5ylmhyphenhyphenUe95e0hGqDMmvBwnB58aZgjbczwmLmoEa8PY_Q0/s640/blogger-image--713719750.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYvX9t0T7Bp0RTWd5cN6QBk1QoNlgP7Rd_UC4v_TyZtBf37TupZGjPcvTuH37yEiOkKRlBdDBiO58mncidhDhTai9iRki9WxLAGdUZJdGMeQrafeQAgxDM90G1vdWIph3zKEcFwodXtg/s640/blogger-image-2051492161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYvX9t0T7Bp0RTWd5cN6QBk1QoNlgP7Rd_UC4v_TyZtBf37TupZGjPcvTuH37yEiOkKRlBdDBiO58mncidhDhTai9iRki9WxLAGdUZJdGMeQrafeQAgxDM90G1vdWIph3zKEcFwodXtg/s640/blogger-image-2051492161.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBXHKjVVxrjrtYgH1RS6MZ6FeOeqW_TDPNV4E7Z_jJ1s7jyuWyG13qhw20iHKt-XZ7ClRgMyU_x5DSCLAAQ_rRaqKue7vufHmJ84x5IzCrinHl4d21ErLHwQhFnHym5FsvOf9Btd5t1c/s640/blogger-image-1145096986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBXHKjVVxrjrtYgH1RS6MZ6FeOeqW_TDPNV4E7Z_jJ1s7jyuWyG13qhw20iHKt-XZ7ClRgMyU_x5DSCLAAQ_rRaqKue7vufHmJ84x5IzCrinHl4d21ErLHwQhFnHym5FsvOf9Btd5t1c/s640/blogger-image-1145096986.jpg" /></a></div>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-32407560942425688252012-02-25T00:22:00.001-05:002012-02-25T00:37:45.678-05:00Seven months ago we had Zula. Two weeks later we bought a house, moved , changed jobs, and I've been trying to keep up with these two ever since. <br />
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Zula sits up, crawls and blabbers/smiles all the time. <br />
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Olive never stops talking, genuinely says I love you mom and dad and protests that we have to stay with her so she won't be "Alonely". <br />
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There is so much more but this is just the beginning of catch up posts.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEGehm3UPBtytH6Gp9QyGSs63lteaK_fTY_fFHKnSZfdIvRnTRAKChrEe_1X4U7Xs7ExRwwZkfsPc4zO8xZCdQyGuJeC2fT73t88IaJx3w5PbU8eMSYn9_gm2FmprD6QbUcTRpgYyrzs/s640/blogger-image--426887729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEGehm3UPBtytH6Gp9QyGSs63lteaK_fTY_fFHKnSZfdIvRnTRAKChrEe_1X4U7Xs7ExRwwZkfsPc4zO8xZCdQyGuJeC2fT73t88IaJx3w5PbU8eMSYn9_gm2FmprD6QbUcTRpgYyrzs/s640/blogger-image--426887729.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79dwFLFqtuuUK1vDfuUw8TfR8acO-q5WfhAsK5tavxEl9dLowdN_7jpFI6uqDJYyRDVq3G1scmDVUofV771JWrI3ZIuW6jXGkGSweclJfCxRg3BGrbtvnWVEnZOmTSojHLjpS61Kh138/s640/blogger-image--775462535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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O: Mom can I play with this (fruity chapstick her older cousin Hannah left over)?<br />
Me: No, that's too messy and sticky.<br />
O: Mom why I can't play with it mom?<br />
Me: Because its sticky and gooey and will get your hands dirty.<br />
O: Mom why it's gooey, I won't get dirty.<br />
Me: Yes you will please put it down.<br />
O: Otay mom.<br />
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Lately everything is all about why? Back and forth over and over again. Chas and I just look at each other after the 4th and 5th <span style="font-style: italic;">why</span> and totally understand where, <span style="font-style: italic;">because I said so, </span>came from.<br />
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Also, we hear a lot of<span style="font-style: italic;">, watch mom, watch dad, watch....watch. You're not watching. <br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>and<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>O: <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Come on mom!</span></span>Me:<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Okay, I'm coming.</span></span>O: <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">You're not coming mom.</span></span>Me:<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> I am coming.</span></span>O:<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Mom! Mom! You are coming mom?</span></span>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-1580466706420738072011-05-27T23:30:00.000-04:002011-05-27T23:30:00.180-04:00Virginia Beach<span style="font-size:85%;">Olive and I got go with Gina (my sister in-law who lives across the street, thank heaven) to VA beach a week or so ago. We just stayed the night and played at the beach one day but it was a great intro to Spring and Summer. Virginia beach is a strange town, it's stuck in the 70's with some new hotels and lots of funny motels and diners. Olive and I were glued to the beach and dug around for hours. Making sand cakes in our yellow bucket and eventually taking a much needed nap right on our towel.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDt0RKDDLv_4VEWMiYQPsFdxoHj_YsyMo5-FHjiBkoJuUcQt7prI2fLggSgMZ7cEMQoYeiJWVF2MC6rZYQG546N4JcHTYgxsiWeiFrjvgJpcnAB6AZaISFUDkopgmyRPB_XtKjj81Isw/s1600/IMG_1205.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDt0RKDDLv_4VEWMiYQPsFdxoHj_YsyMo5-FHjiBkoJuUcQt7prI2fLggSgMZ7cEMQoYeiJWVF2MC6rZYQG546N4JcHTYgxsiWeiFrjvgJpcnAB6AZaISFUDkopgmyRPB_XtKjj81Isw/s400/IMG_1205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610864692376725922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYESP6eNwkJQD10x5tcQCXcjDj0a4NBRzz-nus1_7SeTec8MP7H9QtNdE0NocgUhZvpZHY2fhLkHXbGMn62OIJubWrmMQxGaoMKQ70ae6XS43TacGNCJBtXaaB08dTTMikNC71MkxPryI/s1600/IMG_1209.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYESP6eNwkJQD10x5tcQCXcjDj0a4NBRzz-nus1_7SeTec8MP7H9QtNdE0NocgUhZvpZHY2fhLkHXbGMn62OIJubWrmMQxGaoMKQ70ae6XS43TacGNCJBtXaaB08dTTMikNC71MkxPryI/s400/IMG_1209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610864686027866786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">She is looking at the kids running into the water. Yelling,<span style="font-style: italic;"> it's not warm,</span> because I kept telling her was too cold to go in. Cold oceans are for dads not pregnant moms. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxSLXY8z2q158CkBF23I-w28rxM2T4sky1hyEN9vrJ1DRa6LnNw5EONOBanarCqVgJ-vTQvQejc_COOExmhciTV8FcZXywRquQhoioqlPJbhEYjpYIXX6Goq3ZCsg06c6v7-D351ujck/s1600/IMG_1207.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxSLXY8z2q158CkBF23I-w28rxM2T4sky1hyEN9vrJ1DRa6LnNw5EONOBanarCqVgJ-vTQvQejc_COOExmhciTV8FcZXywRquQhoioqlPJbhEYjpYIXX6Goq3ZCsg06c6v7-D351ujck/s400/IMG_1207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610864682632644914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">While I was there I got to indulge in a new favorite book. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >The Country of the Pointed Firs </span><span style="font-size:85%;">by Sarah Orne Jewett. My brother Sean recommended it and I always trust his judgement. Just don't look for a plot and enjoy the simplicity. I am not one for reading books over but this might just become an annual summer read.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FVgS4LHgJbQyooL3XmbkpKXvRaBPc3zgC5Qj8mRHEI737AiLJ4XzPD6X6umnqjnor1tegx9fikU-ZZMqPUr26gUEhWUDulkN0PXL6k964hT-RelmXzeT9DuLMcK7GhrVCD_B9nAF-2s/s1600/cpfirs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FVgS4LHgJbQyooL3XmbkpKXvRaBPc3zgC5Qj8mRHEI737AiLJ4XzPD6X6umnqjnor1tegx9fikU-ZZMqPUr26gUEhWUDulkN0PXL6k964hT-RelmXzeT9DuLMcK7GhrVCD_B9nAF-2s/s400/cpfirs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610864925511840834" border="0" /></a>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-42326449762133863002011-05-25T22:49:00.005-04:002011-05-25T23:30:29.176-04:00Saturdays<span style="font-size:85%;">Chas has been hard at work for the last month. Almost every Saturday is dedicated greenhouse day. This little project is his brain child and he practically deserves another masters degree for all the research and time he has put into this. Months ago we found some free sliding doors on craigslist (of course I thought it was silly) and the journey began.A little framing and 20 sliding doors later we now have the skeleton of what I have come to know as a passive greenhouse. It will </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >hopefully </span><span style="font-size:85%;">feed a lot of people year round, if we ever get to planting. Here are some progress pics. I think it is pretty amazing.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKHW_b-fC-TU7bXocLuMdpwV9fvH4bvMRqcY69rNP5lPAgs2qqV0BZnskeGvOFl89nZctMshjQ2FSSabS6ICJXVkDe0QGL7QJ1KDRyX5g7aDSpVz2I-oQLHrOakWoMa-arrWVkN9APLM/s1600/DSC_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKHW_b-fC-TU7bXocLuMdpwV9fvH4bvMRqcY69rNP5lPAgs2qqV0BZnskeGvOFl89nZctMshjQ2FSSabS6ICJXVkDe0QGL7QJ1KDRyX5g7aDSpVz2I-oQLHrOakWoMa-arrWVkN9APLM/s400/DSC_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610859550558212722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Last Saturday was painting. <br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf0TGAlkU8qk58b9xdxRXJmazPbkKgnDIbLAuWKxA47Jz41s4SI9erH5gWMka7CG-ZqEswaPr7eyY_CAYBU9wunu-7YQrz8o1oUIPCsXWtE-NcSI2PU9Os-LWAGPEbVAUxqjw5cYIk60/s1600/DSC_0009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf0TGAlkU8qk58b9xdxRXJmazPbkKgnDIbLAuWKxA47Jz41s4SI9erH5gWMka7CG-ZqEswaPr7eyY_CAYBU9wunu-7YQrz8o1oUIPCsXWtE-NcSI2PU9Os-LWAGPEbVAUxqjw5cYIk60/s400/DSC_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610859542138429858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Notice Chas on the roof, Gary (Chas' Dad) bottom right and good old Fred, the awesome handyman that puts up with all the farm projects that these 9-5ers have no time for.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />While Chas slaves away in the sun and heat Olive and I try to entertain ourselves around the farm. Last Saturday Chas took a break and joined us down the road to pick some strawberries at Miller Farms. If you live in Northers VA this is super fun for kids.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbZX77xFzu4ULmVvBC7RHwj2aNhfhN-sYU1dAf-oZXcY-5yljsq7-4ScxkTxPsGgwLcZFyh07KIP3xbW4op5FLjLV6e52fplRp6GUj-iSP9FatsQpDD4tak_-5z3ZLtludVdtQN70khI/s1600/IMG_1230.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbZX77xFzu4ULmVvBC7RHwj2aNhfhN-sYU1dAf-oZXcY-5yljsq7-4ScxkTxPsGgwLcZFyh07KIP3xbW4op5FLjLV6e52fplRp6GUj-iSP9FatsQpDD4tak_-5z3ZLtludVdtQN70khI/s400/IMG_1230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610858641436877826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Chas' brothers fam (Zac, Gina and kids) is top left. To say Olive loves her cousins would be an understatement.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">We like them too. </span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPd0PLW2upYfsXN81D029flVRmgXgiEKNL6eMTXBEYtTaj8gwaWQWciTKsQrrxG0XWX4g-INU_QMnQTFhUo-qTxOOtGGuPxtY9gJUGHX8SisRQJAszIQNQ_GDN2-8loR_u1neA-VA0Ug/s1600/IMG_1233.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPd0PLW2upYfsXN81D029flVRmgXgiEKNL6eMTXBEYtTaj8gwaWQWciTKsQrrxG0XWX4g-INU_QMnQTFhUo-qTxOOtGGuPxtY9gJUGHX8SisRQJAszIQNQ_GDN2-8loR_u1neA-VA0Ug/s400/IMG_1233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610858631330825746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo8NEVNYXRJ84-_NpbfmJFAIQ6we7JjlM_uqeoJSUEQkb3LzR65UE864HwP18BWByNPill-G8SLZfBJzWuGgV06SmngrI0iXEgWFT_QTzVrTaswGIRLkZExffZEIwzLtiy1Su2Qse1Os/s1600/IMG_1232.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo8NEVNYXRJ84-_NpbfmJFAIQ6we7JjlM_uqeoJSUEQkb3LzR65UE864HwP18BWByNPill-G8SLZfBJzWuGgV06SmngrI0iXEgWFT_QTzVrTaswGIRLkZExffZEIwzLtiy1Su2Qse1Os/s400/IMG_1232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610858626653411218" border="0" /></a>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-39345913365393203872011-05-09T13:25:00.000-04:002011-05-09T18:29:10.953-04:00first hair cut<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It's not really the "first"; I have taken my chances with the scissors and trimmed a little here and there. But, this is the first time I have paid someone who knows what she is doing. A girl in our ward with little girls of her own cuts hair in her house and she did a great job. Olive was so good, she stood still the whole time and even let her blow it dry. Before the haircut I had been constantly trying to figure out what do do with Olives sparse un-even head of hair. It got long enough to barely get in pig tails (with lots of clips and hairspray) and they were so cute. Now it looks so much better and much fuller.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRc2eeXly3J93H-PLhpJ_GrYFIroZeQXgxseSAVU-cK4_OdyM24XM2XNl-pksyFgZtUaGaUsdTUESlDIRlZdi9cAqO0TxMCoH8tRRKAam5MSA4C3hzawUSj1ct-DqUI5nngQEoKtDqWA/s1600/IMG_1115.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRc2eeXly3J93H-PLhpJ_GrYFIroZeQXgxseSAVU-cK4_OdyM24XM2XNl-pksyFgZtUaGaUsdTUESlDIRlZdi9cAqO0TxMCoH8tRRKAam5MSA4C3hzawUSj1ct-DqUI5nngQEoKtDqWA/s400/IMG_1115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603286578888757570" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjmBf141JOCp4EnzyglRDecwUFjpsZTq_ZHNOtpVy9_5-gz08Kq5feMo9Vmmsf2rnbG8X52t04TVThFDwmLfELO8odo_vFIoIgjC3rxAZmPvj983ntU_wt_6L-QoJjS3mkJpasF_J3fI/s1600/IMG_1117.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjmBf141JOCp4EnzyglRDecwUFjpsZTq_ZHNOtpVy9_5-gz08Kq5feMo9Vmmsf2rnbG8X52t04TVThFDwmLfELO8odo_vFIoIgjC3rxAZmPvj983ntU_wt_6L-QoJjS3mkJpasF_J3fI/s400/IMG_1117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603286577099410818" border="0" /></a>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-8020530331936496542011-05-08T13:50:00.000-04:002011-05-08T13:50:00.178-04:00green spagetti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3ODH7CELIU7SbouuVZgoCRAbaFtEkDTY_Qu5qgAAd0sIbx1mhzQzIs1yKOgVXs-5STGifm6kziPlK45MuXJv9G0pM6mlf96fViAkyQfinYjw_sYSj5D5QI04XOTbFJ3mvDguuA6R1hs/s1600/IMG_1193.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3ODH7CELIU7SbouuVZgoCRAbaFtEkDTY_Qu5qgAAd0sIbx1mhzQzIs1yKOgVXs-5STGifm6kziPlK45MuXJv9G0pM6mlf96fViAkyQfinYjw_sYSj5D5QI04XOTbFJ3mvDguuA6R1hs/s400/IMG_1193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603293293759456578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zvOLNry64vRcGk2T1qqSdhambcFQiLIuHZBF56Ubg0DARSF8bMCPrpPo4p_ZjhZeqC5RcVuAaopGs2RU6VfZ-En1aTBcja5_nCRlyKAIJVhISkxPHBq50FU41kZIHKhH9CWxs7q6vlQ/s1600/IMG_1192.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zvOLNry64vRcGk2T1qqSdhambcFQiLIuHZBF56Ubg0DARSF8bMCPrpPo4p_ZjhZeqC5RcVuAaopGs2RU6VfZ-En1aTBcja5_nCRlyKAIJVhISkxPHBq50FU41kZIHKhH9CWxs7q6vlQ/s400/IMG_1192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603293290192709362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijsuWEE3ZGMlJWt9f8bEnLh7D9dqESU57r2iftdB5yMq9aleCmfNkoEa9bi5uH4AUK1E6eWzNpdq0BCZ6By4Xd1NpivB4iDS8veMIgKjGSevh0xZHAJNQs20yJaIifE9vRXx3-zY8P4I/s1600/IMG_1191.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijsuWEE3ZGMlJWt9f8bEnLh7D9dqESU57r2iftdB5yMq9aleCmfNkoEa9bi5uH4AUK1E6eWzNpdq0BCZ6By4Xd1NpivB4iDS8veMIgKjGSevh0xZHAJNQs20yJaIifE9vRXx3-zY8P4I/s400/IMG_1191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603293288367784114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It's not always easy to find something Olive will chow down on besides cereal. Pesto pasta is one exception. I made it for dinner the other night and away she went. It is strange but I can't describe the feeling when you watch your child devouring and enjoying something delicious you made.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here is the recipe if you want to try it on your little one:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">2 cups fresh basil leaves</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">a little less than one cup olive oil</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">1 cup grated parm</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">1 tsp salt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">1/4 c. (heaping) pine nuts</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">2 cloves of fresh garlic</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Blend it in a food processor or good blender and pour over any pasta while the pasta is still hot. My favorite is angel hair. You can also grill chicken with it and serve with parm on the top.</span>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-36717566238717983092011-05-06T13:35:00.002-04:002012-04-03T13:47:22.161-04:00decisions<span style="color: #666666;">This is whats on the docket as of late. We have three possible roads to take.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">1.) Find a job overseas = move after the baby comes, have an adventure and give us another year to prepare for the process of buying a house and decide better where we want to set down some roots</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">2.) Buy a house = awful commute for 2 more months. Chas doesn't see Olive until Thursdays... then go overseas in about a year and rent our house</span>.<br />
<span style="color: #666666;">3.) Rent a house = move sooner and pay someone else's mortgage... 1 more move to our leap frogging life. Be closer to work </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Right now Chas' commute is 2 hours each way. It makes me sad just thinking about it and I don't know how he does it. His days are even longer because he works 10/4's so he can take Fridays off. This is the only thing that saves us but it also makes it harder Mon-Thurs. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">As of right now I am in the go overseas camp and Chas is more for buying and staying with his company for longer. Who knows what we'll end up doing and I know I'll be excited for any of the above. I just want to know now. </span>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-67981916754232037822011-05-05T12:38:00.005-04:002011-05-05T13:25:33.911-04:00Virginian Safari<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Last weekend we went to <a href="http://www.virginiasafaripark.com/">Safari Park</a>. It really lived up to its name and was surprisingly what I imagine a safari would be like, minus the jeeps and extreme heat. There were Giraffes and ostriches, crazy monkey's and kangaroos. It was so fun for Olive and we got to feed and feed and feed all the animals. On the "safari" part of the park they come right up to the window of your door expecting food. It is pretty amazing but I was wishing we had a truck and not a tiny Prius. I felt a little vulnerable so low compared to the huge animals. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Unfortunately we left our camera card at home so iphone pics will have to do. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGQuXmaLsGB2EELmZS1RHmDac9SQ-pHPLKf-D5l1HZUZuM0ZuvV2SfyoR5h8vM6cZ2_zTjzPE0l907NTizTYaCMPT3jPTipzdk5jwO9lSRDmR96uATU9AAPYmx4rAKOtNFR2Kq6dkFHA/s1600/IMG_1164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGQuXmaLsGB2EELmZS1RHmDac9SQ-pHPLKf-D5l1HZUZuM0ZuvV2SfyoR5h8vM6cZ2_zTjzPE0l907NTizTYaCMPT3jPTipzdk5jwO9lSRDmR96uATU9AAPYmx4rAKOtNFR2Kq6dkFHA/s400/IMG_1164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603278357543974002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">All set with our safari hats!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRtBNQ42_ute-ShXG4V6dr9kEYe_1JjX4t_3_qdZKyYICZPbD4HmFj9z4YMclaBeAAV74KzvaqvZ3oOIIIy6_GCU8V2x2le0slpamXO81r9HQ5xrJQIaAcU8rZGRYiP5HTXemEAoWEso/s1600/IMG_1182.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRtBNQ42_ute-ShXG4V6dr9kEYe_1JjX4t_3_qdZKyYICZPbD4HmFj9z4YMclaBeAAV74KzvaqvZ3oOIIIy6_GCU8V2x2le0slpamXO81r9HQ5xrJQIaAcU8rZGRYiP5HTXemEAoWEso/s400/IMG_1182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603282713474559202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Camels posing for a pic!</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfV4N2Z3l8Yox8JfXymXGvre5_qa11oKDlvvNZXp0XQ8UgaZqnsJov4sgsPE-rioH8W_Tvp-9ntWQ34DPme3ku89MdafaxnbPoGhZwrLJRLno86rXJ_JOUO_A2ElefC45Fa96yYyC4og/s1600/IMG_1172.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfV4N2Z3l8Yox8JfXymXGvre5_qa11oKDlvvNZXp0XQ8UgaZqnsJov4sgsPE-rioH8W_Tvp-9ntWQ34DPme3ku89MdafaxnbPoGhZwrLJRLno86rXJ_JOUO_A2ElefC45Fa96yYyC4og/s400/IMG_1172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603282704715709490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9xnqSZDxMosjWptcGdTnOf6Rn8MgKjKs0FaaecAXKt6u2QsMzQ_R-3Jv5829NppTr0OWHaC_YaUwatLPyvqxUMlu3PyPbPFPEbvWO-x5j1tYkJZGbSwCDyWtdDe5GxVO6ZFohWOgYYU/s1600/IMG_1173.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9xnqSZDxMosjWptcGdTnOf6Rn8MgKjKs0FaaecAXKt6u2QsMzQ_R-3Jv5829NppTr0OWHaC_YaUwatLPyvqxUMlu3PyPbPFPEbvWO-x5j1tYkJZGbSwCDyWtdDe5GxVO6ZFohWOgYYU/s400/IMG_1173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603282708530839202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm3XKFqgTLZJnjh-SNOQg3jVHtzlIjS7Y9B9qEat2A0V4Pps-2YnO54kUjL9Quap7oXEzWA-b0upa2BeVKp32m6Wtx8pvaySzVBdZku5SVHn7EU-1vBZZMt56IN3pGTyHH8A7BfszVP8/s1600/IMG_1168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm3XKFqgTLZJnjh-SNOQg3jVHtzlIjS7Y9B9qEat2A0V4Pps-2YnO54kUjL9Quap7oXEzWA-b0upa2BeVKp32m6Wtx8pvaySzVBdZku5SVHn7EU-1vBZZMt56IN3pGTyHH8A7BfszVP8/s400/IMG_1168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603278366829714226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Mama kangaroo and my joey.</span><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFdvEF7xqdtKK6NwUDAB1QZbVV_4b0iRQQtcdKzPcHLB8U3h2nvySWHXBBa2H763W2c6JbRdyB2QvCKLEZtBxx1WvvFzeGmdo4ID-Wwtsyg_czHK7f-cFBRBmieZ7HXT8HRjN78ezKSA/s1600/IMG_1165.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFdvEF7xqdtKK6NwUDAB1QZbVV_4b0iRQQtcdKzPcHLB8U3h2nvySWHXBBa2H763W2c6JbRdyB2QvCKLEZtBxx1WvvFzeGmdo4ID-Wwtsyg_czHK7f-cFBRBmieZ7HXT8HRjN78ezKSA/s400/IMG_1165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603278360696211138" border="0" /></a>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-82016905335599102542011-05-02T20:06:00.000-04:002011-05-02T20:06:00.556-04:00life after death<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zGu9_QM3FnqLXwyyZj8jbMKyDeQvNKNRNRCtW6SnmQ0yHAI-ZQJLii6GQuc0aVDX_CiiVmyYuT8W-lSg8LWMHzrhhbOESkfRTXaUrJKH1Y8p8WMF9veIzoUQ5WC-d7GBaWn3bYE8H-s/s1600/Dinesh+D%2527Souza%252C+Life+After+Death+The+Evidence%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zGu9_QM3FnqLXwyyZj8jbMKyDeQvNKNRNRCtW6SnmQ0yHAI-ZQJLii6GQuc0aVDX_CiiVmyYuT8W-lSg8LWMHzrhhbOESkfRTXaUrJKH1Y8p8WMF9veIzoUQ5WC-d7GBaWn3bYE8H-s/s400/Dinesh+D%2527Souza%252C+Life+After+Death+The+Evidence%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601905027183914274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlWffHsQF_jIDSn9hxOKnXO7s-Jxt4KrjRADxsNB2rsV7AV7bYrZ7gb_3vxJDGck26MPYxIZgJk_HWrFYwTcid_gWpLEYGem6riW4mdhsSTW3_bp1oCOSy-ew_-VKhFPfGDQ1RNYCyfw/s1600/dsouza.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlWffHsQF_jIDSn9hxOKnXO7s-Jxt4KrjRADxsNB2rsV7AV7bYrZ7gb_3vxJDGck26MPYxIZgJk_HWrFYwTcid_gWpLEYGem6riW4mdhsSTW3_bp1oCOSy-ew_-VKhFPfGDQ1RNYCyfw/s400/dsouza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601905635718716754" border="0" /></a><br />I recently read this book and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since. Being a believer in the afterlife this was an amazing secular view at the evidence of the possibilities of our spirits continuing a journey beyond this world. I highly recommend it and if you do have a chance to read it I would love to hear any and all reactions.<br /><br />D'Souza is also the author of <span style="font-style: italic;">Whats So Great About Christianity,</span> also an interesting lens to analyze a typically personal and spiritual thought process.Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-44482459440242442402011-05-01T19:31:00.002-04:002011-05-01T19:32:13.476-04:0028 weeks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70ae7JvcNDqEnGcgIKG245KMtv_AU3nc0GOcPQyTkvfTcRd1MSQHb70SBO1jimCnCCkd9_Ccrujr47fTd5QehmYpyh7Cy4Yk_cArSRnKIQQEegaJACubKycTomh80hyAMoECs9IOy5MI/s1600/28+weeks+2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70ae7JvcNDqEnGcgIKG245KMtv_AU3nc0GOcPQyTkvfTcRd1MSQHb70SBO1jimCnCCkd9_Ccrujr47fTd5QehmYpyh7Cy4Yk_cArSRnKIQQEegaJACubKycTomh80hyAMoECs9IOy5MI/s400/28+weeks+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601894552378388274" border="0" /></a><br />BAM!Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652238099192058157.post-66772412009462318462011-04-27T13:50:00.001-04:002011-04-27T20:55:32.082-04:00a thing or two about olive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo2ojRr29P0-llO9kTpjBI9jTK2YM9d2b_SIt21AvZZUXfl4rbqkhT3zzh7IGulKbvhHIvMM2U8YBpSQtJF9y0cpistKT6zaqMOpv3a-9-vrbEiCUxy59efdaKQCcyWK9KLcSSvs6iVQ/s1600/DSC_0350.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrTBcBH686gjGvs1NBeXJAcAkH-iQ87ni5WbjQMaaqQNCs8oygaG7pSjas7w-1ahpWq38W8bnJcKt11Y6174pg3hs0opWxIQvLBpPRPyCvZmW58Pf7DDx14vXsO3bLPWT4RNiU-AnxIM/s1600/DSC_0251.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrTBcBH686gjGvs1NBeXJAcAkH-iQ87ni5WbjQMaaqQNCs8oygaG7pSjas7w-1ahpWq38W8bnJcKt11Y6174pg3hs0opWxIQvLBpPRPyCvZmW58Pf7DDx14vXsO3bLPWT4RNiU-AnxIM/s400/DSC_0251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600429540071798658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo2ojRr29P0-llO9kTpjBI9jTK2YM9d2b_SIt21AvZZUXfl4rbqkhT3zzh7IGulKbvhHIvMM2U8YBpSQtJF9y0cpistKT6zaqMOpv3a-9-vrbEiCUxy59efdaKQCcyWK9KLcSSvs6iVQ/s1600/DSC_0350.jpg"><br /></a>Can you really be two years old? I've been resisting this post knowing that I need to document the amazing child that I have, but part of me has not wanted to let it sink in how big she's getting. I've contemplated the idea of deferring this 2 year update to Chas but even though he is her favorite and he knows her as well as I do, he doesn't get the incredible chance to be with her EVERY day. Some days I wish we could trade with him, other days I just want to sleep, but most days I wake up refreshed and lay in bed waiting for her to stir awake and call for me. Knowing that I have limited days to giver her my undivided attention has made me gain an appreciation for all of our moments together. Here is what Olive has been up to as a 2 year old.<br /><br />Talking: the girl can talk, question, concern, deliberate and practically debate with us. It was a shock the day she learned out to ask "Why?". She is expressive beyond belief and it is baffling to be able to hear what is going on in her head. She is concerned with our well being and always asking, "you happy dad?". She is great at following a negative with a positive."I don't like nana's, I like grapes". Something I'm working on.<br /><br /> O: "That's dad's phone".<br /> Me: "Oh yah, give it to mom so we don't drop it."<br /> O: "It's not your phone, it's daddy's. I give to him not you."<br /> Me: "Oh really..."<br />She has always been very aware of whose stuff is whose and now she can verbalize this.<br /><br /> "I want cereal". This is something I hear everyday, at least its not pancakes.<br /><br />Here is a car conversation on the way to the farm:<br /> O: "We're going Mema and Papi farm?"<br />Me: "Yah"<br />O: "It's far away?"<br />Me: "Yah"<br /> O: "There doggies at Mema's?"<br />Me: "Yah"<br /> O: "No! No! Reggie, No! No! Polly. Don't lick my hand." (giggle)<br /><br />As you can tell she didn't get her conversation skills from me. But she has learned how to scold the doggies from me.<br /><br />Running: When she is well, her pitter-patter can be heard all through the house. She <span style="font-style: italic;">never</span> walks; she runs and it has now evolved into a lovely stride.<br /><br />Helping: she loves to unload the dishwasher and wipe things off. She can clean her room and always asks, "I'm helping you mom?".<br /><br />Here is Olive in a flower field down the street from the farm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavxUDXpHt3hxU1_x0VqdGwbwZyTlItQTMP0ICI6NrlqmWLHUw30C95yFnKLtrAToMeaRxYr_HaafFYG3Ha3m9rt84BfZZP2oXoSR2yF1qUfB3nOYtZS7iPComECN6UF8fwySySqKBFF4/s1600/DSC_0231.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavxUDXpHt3hxU1_x0VqdGwbwZyTlItQTMP0ICI6NrlqmWLHUw30C95yFnKLtrAToMeaRxYr_HaafFYG3Ha3m9rt84BfZZP2oXoSR2yF1qUfB3nOYtZS7iPComECN6UF8fwySySqKBFF4/s400/DSC_0231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600429538737703170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpxISmSiEvtHsO_SidseuScShn893PDKyRkrRQKJkiePwf5jMHxQpzV5Tv2JAD3635ghlIRdltuoUmjACQ_IOAQRoV_uOlwDM6K13YpjArzk6GBdgfqN5_pVEbvSp6AXGm9NMEHhSpSc/s1600/DSC_0219.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpxISmSiEvtHsO_SidseuScShn893PDKyRkrRQKJkiePwf5jMHxQpzV5Tv2JAD3635ghlIRdltuoUmjACQ_IOAQRoV_uOlwDM6K13YpjArzk6GBdgfqN5_pVEbvSp6AXGm9NMEHhSpSc/s400/DSC_0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600429530396102242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZJTXYaBW9E-wVfz7AG49iTbfKiM4FLYeAuRI4NLyZzJsHlwuMspxSRrJFSat-3xeJA86N53M80nb2xgb2EET7R1o3wBh2tZxfEWpiq02wimE2oR4eXcUWZSvkAcETBHDx34ijx7YqkE/s1600/DSC_0190.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZJTXYaBW9E-wVfz7AG49iTbfKiM4FLYeAuRI4NLyZzJsHlwuMspxSRrJFSat-3xeJA86N53M80nb2xgb2EET7R1o3wBh2tZxfEWpiq02wimE2oR4eXcUWZSvkAcETBHDx34ijx7YqkE/s400/DSC_0190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600429528559060002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk08yWMgw_eUnn1zcU2zLSKWwarzfhF1g8VZ2EVy1Nl0ZVgLB_fuW5SKQgnOjjZxjyFnnEAPUJ0Q0YPen4Sas4v742tmajQaX8V6x0DAWoaqIx3B2-qcuz2dkpk8kxTQV9m9sn43JocLo/s1600/DSC_0187.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk08yWMgw_eUnn1zcU2zLSKWwarzfhF1g8VZ2EVy1Nl0ZVgLB_fuW5SKQgnOjjZxjyFnnEAPUJ0Q0YPen4Sas4v742tmajQaX8V6x0DAWoaqIx3B2-qcuz2dkpk8kxTQV9m9sn43JocLo/s400/DSC_0187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600429525151589266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo2ojRr29P0-llO9kTpjBI9jTK2YM9d2b_SIt21AvZZUXfl4rbqkhT3zzh7IGulKbvhHIvMM2U8YBpSQtJF9y0cpistKT6zaqMOpv3a-9-vrbEiCUxy59efdaKQCcyWK9KLcSSvs6iVQ/s1600/DSC_0350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo2ojRr29P0-llO9kTpjBI9jTK2YM9d2b_SIt21AvZZUXfl4rbqkhT3zzh7IGulKbvhHIvMM2U8YBpSQtJF9y0cpistKT6zaqMOpv3a-9-vrbEiCUxy59efdaKQCcyWK9KLcSSvs6iVQ/s400/DSC_0350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600429773814724930" border="0" /></a>Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14202713588604874718noreply@blogger.com2