tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110174022024-03-07T01:04:24.654-05:00The Adventures of Jared and JosiahFollow the adventures of Jared and Josiah... I am currently trying to catch up from where the boys left off, although unbelievably they are now 6 and 4 years old!pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-42729234847417339492009-12-06T00:45:00.000-05:002011-09-26T00:48:12.475-04:00Christmas Tree 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYwf2hDOiDc7QDH1EeZDwYJ0DHaz0z3qixDmTepDFAlxskFemgOjBvJZxVj1Q_MN-d47A9tnO6sSsm7zAWoD27a9KGS1lKR3fG8hDYFg9ac0HF9bUcwcuRn7XVDYBeMA1i01P-w/s1600/IMG_3986.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656525168489028770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYwf2hDOiDc7QDH1EeZDwYJ0DHaz0z3qixDmTepDFAlxskFemgOjBvJZxVj1Q_MN-d47A9tnO6sSsm7zAWoD27a9KGS1lKR3fG8hDYFg9ac0HF9bUcwcuRn7XVDYBeMA1i01P-w/s400/IMG_3986.JPG" /></a> Although I somehow neglected to take photos of the tree trimming, Jared and Josiah DID assist their very anal mother with decorating the tree! :)<br /><br /><br /><div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-34596762089085706542009-11-28T11:41:00.000-05:002011-09-26T00:43:15.021-04:00Jared's Solar SystemJared is currently obsessed with the planets and I have been letting him explore this newfound love of the solar system. He was pretty excited when I surprised him with this on the wall in his bedroom. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCVHRXBz9STH-zPOJkFe0LblaSYSK6iXLzxQ8tcGyJypIeUVV7udoJ-XAp0BsTbRdlYeoYuWORNHcElGpUqFzC_zbMwarv2MxVGbNbplHaHNCno6Rx3cQaNwtx2-2wz-GyQDJSw/s1600/solar+system.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410310965703401426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCVHRXBz9STH-zPOJkFe0LblaSYSK6iXLzxQ8tcGyJypIeUVV7udoJ-XAp0BsTbRdlYeoYuWORNHcElGpUqFzC_zbMwarv2MxVGbNbplHaHNCno6Rx3cQaNwtx2-2wz-GyQDJSw/s400/solar+system.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-46842082371846382112009-11-26T00:35:00.000-05:002011-09-26T00:42:07.401-04:00Gingerbread House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfL_3LlINJrZ8pjQc82N0-qwcF0yH9jmFXbodaAoqSt2pRqeVxkMgcpKxQIeXGOe9rmGiHCWcYH-M3xANd5SKb338HBFv-jeAE2sgQW0luD2QPC34SKzITE97sZYdccMSo_Yie2g/s1600/IMG_3940.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656493432581315250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7sTYtJEaoR-T40GdIAuMHdq68VRmkpR_oXdxGfyy3bQ9v6TWWdkjXrohe7j9PMlF5-grG7RqyfMIw3gAMHSUQpt6VlaliQKIIFoSyhJaNi26WW4e4luB5WW5eKk28y1D9DrnIA/s400/IMG_3407.JPG" /></a> Megatron and his buddy Iron Man and an anonymous friend waited to go trick or treating...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwhptZm1sBlXp5OVdsm9-Ie0ubHwaecHtg6_vY93Sk-qd2bnlRjiou8SJ_nlQiplnzqca4_ygQ7Gz4FpujGmUS6IE7XzZod3mpSBRgB9HHg9kvGACIaK4ru67gpMdinUHwTfWqQ/s1600/IMG_3412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656493434632458866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwhptZm1sBlXp5OVdsm9-Ie0ubHwaecHtg6_vY93Sk-qd2bnlRjiou8SJ_nlQiplnzqca4_ygQ7Gz4FpujGmUS6IE7XzZod3mpSBRgB9HHg9kvGACIaK4ru67gpMdinUHwTfWqQ/s400/IMG_3412.JPG" /></a> Jared revealed his secret identity!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ89vqmirqdPZL4bidBK-yZswquRaEJczCcED4t5wnOJej1Z_zw4BwRaGeaUyqSvO_L8Bc6VJbqiiM6JmtMAHPNMh71Aoshq6S1joDhP_b8tPzrBbHoITog96B7nukntyykggMw/s1600/IMG_3433.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656493441903242434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ89vqmirqdPZL4bidBK-yZswquRaEJczCcED4t5wnOJej1Z_zw4BwRaGeaUyqSvO_L8Bc6VJbqiiM6JmtMAHPNMh71Aoshq6S1joDhP_b8tPzrBbHoITog96B7nukntyykggMw/s400/IMG_3433.JPG" /></a> Jared and his friend, Rachel took a break from the festivities to pose!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYtdUR7Qu9Z6o8BIQVPlRy70xNmTuGEYw_jfcI4N9ppcafwPXOlQqaQE4h2B3gewUynFhxfTwZZD7GBLLk4gM_LutzWYSy_VdLF53CA-qL0YOticvA5SWoeLu2Q28oApny_zRWg/s1600/IMG_3444.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656493446438102738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYtdUR7Qu9Z6o8BIQVPlRy70xNmTuGEYw_jfcI4N9ppcafwPXOlQqaQE4h2B3gewUynFhxfTwZZD7GBLLk4gM_LutzWYSy_VdLF53CA-qL0YOticvA5SWoeLu2Q28oApny_zRWg/s400/IMG_3444.JPG" /></a>Harry Potter showed up to join in!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r9iDRxDPDPWpcIyO8avJ9SofzahXhD0E2y7LwxKAXaF2UvEijVS-5RRq4UXDCk2RtQBBuOQzfr4ThCNmAW8dK87agIPhUf0Z_geRZ15zuSh5BTbueM4L0LifrTPII8OYJ2BvTw/s1600/IMG_3456.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656493448749053986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r9iDRxDPDPWpcIyO8avJ9SofzahXhD0E2y7LwxKAXaF2UvEijVS-5RRq4UXDCk2RtQBBuOQzfr4ThCNmAW8dK87agIPhUf0Z_geRZ15zuSh5BTbueM4L0LifrTPII8OYJ2BvTw/s400/IMG_3456.JPG" /></a><br />And finally, the class headed off to trick or treat on the downtown FSCJ campus! </div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-1757748408773074352009-10-27T20:58:00.002-04:002011-09-25T22:37:46.811-04:00Halloween 2009 at Chappell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pjeDmJvHhiiDYpWg8RPl93R5yW-48MdGDyN8gReY_buzkAEDY71y3fi0LciqwGBnCvO-Q1Ngs24Dd2E53BdQmYZ9VmMkrO75H5WoMCOTMdpWe96wrUh2hfvvoovGEFpkg4Zczg/s1600/IMG_3323.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656467836081549826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pjeDmJvHhiiDYpWg8RPl93R5yW-48MdGDyN8gReY_buzkAEDY71y3fi0LciqwGBnCvO-Q1Ngs24Dd2E53BdQmYZ9VmMkrO75H5WoMCOTMdpWe96wrUh2hfvvoovGEFpkg4Zczg/s400/IMG_3323.JPG" /></a> Josiah dressed up as Thomas the Train this year for trick-or-treating on campus.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAO0Sf__G6verGGVdhjtPeaFljgSbBFCod7bMizSLNDN2QNhDYJeHjUt39dCTy-CxH0Pjk4ikOlfhiT3UtLkZBGqQMOwQ6hf7WTfngi8jjCEIZlQqh6nzcyiFAGRels1hX24mgRQ/s1600/IMG_3344.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656467841385677346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAO0Sf__G6verGGVdhjtPeaFljgSbBFCod7bMizSLNDN2QNhDYJeHjUt39dCTy-CxH0Pjk4ikOlfhiT3UtLkZBGqQMOwQ6hf7WTfngi8jjCEIZlQqh6nzcyiFAGRels1hX24mgRQ/s400/IMG_3344.JPG" /></a><br />Whenever I can, I join in. I actually wore this conductor's hat to teach all my classes. </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo48MHg-pb_GQT6vHtUo67YdiJj1nZBwcfJT46ZnNFukjcLOBcRHXrAfPf1udYSdZKnLy8puzdnb6DhMOAPCbN72sRuYGtYMhd48egpCYcZyRi5RPdmg3zHWmLFi30c2phwnvLw/s1600/IMG_3358.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656467848177242418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo48MHg-pb_GQT6vHtUo67YdiJj1nZBwcfJT46ZnNFukjcLOBcRHXrAfPf1udYSdZKnLy8puzdnb6DhMOAPCbN72sRuYGtYMhd48egpCYcZyRi5RPdmg3zHWmLFi30c2phwnvLw/s400/IMG_3358.JPG" /></a> My grumpy lil' trick o' treater...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94bA6R1IpVM8DcuYae5i-u7kwhIO2fQt9ZRldga-uiHtM7T_EP-eMnOvslA0rEQozZ0AyPzWLoZH8EW-5qA3QVaomsfx0NGj5i4tWswJ7C877pl9243seKiVPGzDob16x_hyphenhyphenDKg/s1600/IMG_3361.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656467851710933042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94bA6R1IpVM8DcuYae5i-u7kwhIO2fQt9ZRldga-uiHtM7T_EP-eMnOvslA0rEQozZ0AyPzWLoZH8EW-5qA3QVaomsfx0NGj5i4tWswJ7C877pl9243seKiVPGzDob16x_hyphenhyphenDKg/s400/IMG_3361.JPG" /></a><br />Josiah leading the pack!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOucgI62qmcDnqsFgElf1ihxB2ojjgu9HY3OHlZlD8eubYIY6agDYwxun96gxk2gbcwyCGnNl9xLmMqF11fFT7-xifzrEeYsVBv2YEAQ21fi97DlJdpFbFPxCrWoJ60zoU8FOlA/s1600/IMG_3367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656467859842554994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOucgI62qmcDnqsFgElf1ihxB2ojjgu9HY3OHlZlD8eubYIY6agDYwxun96gxk2gbcwyCGnNl9xLmMqF11fFT7-xifzrEeYsVBv2YEAQ21fi97DlJdpFbFPxCrWoJ60zoU8FOlA/s400/IMG_3367.JPG" /></a><br />All done! Back to eat my treats!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-77612657348323426022009-10-24T20:24:00.003-04:002011-09-25T20:56:02.955-04:00Experiments with Jared<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVlhTVdO2VQ_bZ2G_MOlrtZaDbR7gBXW1SftgwWm4tLU4rP0OrAyMMo-2gINs6SZ84K6iImTYkA19m2ZYARP_RZ1IlhhJ6x27l72LbZKkn2qBf4eZNAPd-CYjKEAr1YWa6Kz4ug/s1600/IMG_3289.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656462605443119218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVlhTVdO2VQ_bZ2G_MOlrtZaDbR7gBXW1SftgwWm4tLU4rP0OrAyMMo-2gINs6SZ84K6iImTYkA19m2ZYARP_RZ1IlhhJ6x27l72LbZKkn2qBf4eZNAPd-CYjKEAr1YWa6Kz4ug/s400/IMG_3289.JPG" /></a><br />Jared LOVES his science experiments! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdQ7jyR0qBRGC9S-9Zijmzf1UzhhkxVu8H5w-uPsugmY7eEc4Brgs_gNtkBPVIqtcmNwdrinOx1bulIadJ9WRoBxPhcHCMMLoFYE9jWiE-9yPHqENrt-l_H07l0neZAXaO5-Dng/s1600/IMG_3292.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901911475060738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmF58dDGhrehGVknuWCgR1D6V9X0WNPZneHeSptuGDpOEuPRJcpS1LYUp-M8J50fBdznVY4gLFAXTjOcMTGNh94uNkAlJyBuUTLUQs-81q5oqcw8AZfqsJNlz1-TagEjtoyfLYA/s400/pumpkin1.jpg" /></a> Jared was so thrilled to be the official pumpkin picker for the family!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0QO5NcJGpmEOQTRfUoP4pA9tj0Xty_kFzVuRWdEiCquKe6t5MObFcWVYyacttMy2JpVzzKGSsWEja0-lg4JZaxhcZYLs3cOdsFvtugvt8FpwfRk97dyrhMjI7d5TpJ-JgFbRHw/s1600-h/pumpkin2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901903027325218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0QO5NcJGpmEOQTRfUoP4pA9tj0Xty_kFzVuRWdEiCquKe6t5MObFcWVYyacttMy2JpVzzKGSsWEja0-lg4JZaxhcZYLs3cOdsFvtugvt8FpwfRk97dyrhMjI7d5TpJ-JgFbRHw/s400/pumpkin2.jpg" /></a> This is the BEFORE photo when the boys visually protested being constrained for a photo!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUAcpjuPqzJc226_jnDJ9E8iIz9WQAJUORPKdohgwVp7jUFYN8dEPywjohYfNyViKbm5CIv7e9v0lr09jmH21v_FP8hvV1QmZOCeLPWtPTOL09enPEJ4qdeS0Ap_HnNPm88dUgQ/s1600-h/pumpkin3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901889663341026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUAcpjuPqzJc226_jnDJ9E8iIz9WQAJUORPKdohgwVp7jUFYN8dEPywjohYfNyViKbm5CIv7e9v0lr09jmH21v_FP8hvV1QmZOCeLPWtPTOL09enPEJ4qdeS0Ap_HnNPm88dUgQ/s400/pumpkin3.jpg" /></a> Jared got back into the spirit quickly!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQSo5rUb5A_i8ZCz-90iRihKk7UuyQ2ZK_udcMpa_7kPcla5V-2u0HQkJMRnzQlaBKRGXb4LOWhvxI6HDrpJiFj9ZbVNclYs0DyN5voVa7JQoBr0oFSxO-k_QvUVmIeJGkTT0DQ/s1600-h/pumpkin4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901443280825794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQSo5rUb5A_i8ZCz-90iRihKk7UuyQ2ZK_udcMpa_7kPcla5V-2u0HQkJMRnzQlaBKRGXb4LOWhvxI6HDrpJiFj9ZbVNclYs0DyN5voVa7JQoBr0oFSxO-k_QvUVmIeJGkTT0DQ/s400/pumpkin4.jpg" /></a> One of Josiah's favorite parts was scaling the various planks that the bales of hay rested upon.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnjqh377_84JL9FTrIajqGMA8IWA6zCdezyPRAC34cnMK_DoWT83rbTRT0ZC7PpulhxU-6QoxeMvNUM9318pNIg1z-n8-BR5-wnqdC1dXwTTKX68-C2NJ0U1rrVBbl-PXPjRtXw/s1600-h/pumpkin5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901434059733186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnjqh377_84JL9FTrIajqGMA8IWA6zCdezyPRAC34cnMK_DoWT83rbTRT0ZC7PpulhxU-6QoxeMvNUM9318pNIg1z-n8-BR5-wnqdC1dXwTTKX68-C2NJ0U1rrVBbl-PXPjRtXw/s400/pumpkin5.jpg" /></a>Jared's goal was to find the biggest pumpkin they had!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9D_IQe8AlfHNf1W5mRtNmAJu9OTLNs2JFTi6Y6oKsvLZTPP5SJv5rlXyC9SeX4mL2IKL3bH30I0sZJ-px-2eKQSWSognAyaC-q2UkQAqpIx6_JK8CgWc_Wk6H0XO5ICSPX5r_A/s1600-h/pumpkin7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901421119226386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9D_IQe8AlfHNf1W5mRtNmAJu9OTLNs2JFTi6Y6oKsvLZTPP5SJv5rlXyC9SeX4mL2IKL3bH30I0sZJ-px-2eKQSWSognAyaC-q2UkQAqpIx6_JK8CgWc_Wk6H0XO5ICSPX5r_A/s400/pumpkin7.jpg" /></a><br />While Jared searched for the perfect pumpkin, Josiah ran laps around the pumpkins!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G_eJz2ELUEBHpea5HU1yxyzWNmU4VtvtH8Fdyk_yEMhVgWbMDgscxvMxaMgLoiB0iVrB8N0_-YtZUcPVjc64qVZjaVMomKWhF5NGMc5N1FynqrvaKIGnmBe0CbEiuheyqlRbYw/s1600-h/pumpkin8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901416464190178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G_eJz2ELUEBHpea5HU1yxyzWNmU4VtvtH8Fdyk_yEMhVgWbMDgscxvMxaMgLoiB0iVrB8N0_-YtZUcPVjc64qVZjaVMomKWhF5NGMc5N1FynqrvaKIGnmBe0CbEiuheyqlRbYw/s400/pumpkin8.jpg" /></a> Jared struggled to choose! There were so MANY perfect pumpkins!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQR88p8EiNmrZGB0XkH1HT1FHBoDxj6a1i8QJjNetCm86vAOmjZyWleGqoW1QzE9irMziYfP2caXQSgaRHwy-gBMiXQf9pkkhVscDDwE6ygrsKGnx3HtkFmBiepeWsVgIH5JKDEQ/s1600-h/pumpkin9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393900845331152050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQR88p8EiNmrZGB0XkH1HT1FHBoDxj6a1i8QJjNetCm86vAOmjZyWleGqoW1QzE9irMziYfP2caXQSgaRHwy-gBMiXQf9pkkhVscDDwE6ygrsKGnx3HtkFmBiepeWsVgIH5JKDEQ/s400/pumpkin9.jpg" /></a> Every chance Josiah could, he would run back to the picnic table. I think he was hoping they would serve lunch! :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG-FXTWybUU4VfMEROzvNRvzC27S-IttsWiZU2W13-CfVck95ZoTN0vR5Su5N8Ny7QW-gMPj2mOCL4eiMF1Ri-ma0olKegRT7qAUvapGdsuWokqhNuGEI_tMRDGxYtIyrXQt1YA/s1600-h/pumpkin6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393901428288926242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOG-FXTWybUU4VfMEROzvNRvzC27S-IttsWiZU2W13-CfVck95ZoTN0vR5Su5N8Ny7QW-gMPj2mOCL4eiMF1Ri-ma0olKegRT7qAUvapGdsuWokqhNuGEI_tMRDGxYtIyrXQt1YA/s400/pumpkin6.jpg" /></a> Here is the AFTER picture... the boys had SO much fun running up and down the aisles of pumpkins!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRtm64CAYxolt11rKa7RRf2gZC53vJBYOE1VQ-zx_YcCqCHXC45C421efSXJ-GMo7iPul6g9oXtKpc6jiJOpdxxUNkbQ8aCEPLifUxK4Z2IWKCofCQ6pT3Ucf6iFw_PEQDxZHZw/s1600-h/pumpkin10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393900836034465826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRtm64CAYxolt11rKa7RRf2gZC53vJBYOE1VQ-zx_YcCqCHXC45C421efSXJ-GMo7iPul6g9oXtKpc6jiJOpdxxUNkbQ8aCEPLifUxK4Z2IWKCofCQ6pT3Ucf6iFw_PEQDxZHZw/s400/pumpkin10.jpg" /></a><br />Jared really wanted to help carve out pumpkins (he was going to be a scooper) but he did NOT like the smell. Every time he tried, the poor child would gag!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UX5A7a5Jpe4BsbiBSb5aY2S0gMKRC_aYdrMYI6DRgmXV3RP99KhqW6VbYkFVUqSFgm5VZnAVswcTB57xt7MrfIl1_e_PogtUY_BA-zrrqcEZHRHv4Li2Sjr53N6bQbWJWiZLIQ/s1600-h/pumpkin11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393900788326488722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UX5A7a5Jpe4BsbiBSb5aY2S0gMKRC_aYdrMYI6DRgmXV3RP99KhqW6VbYkFVUqSFgm5VZnAVswcTB57xt7MrfIl1_e_PogtUY_BA-zrrqcEZHRHv4Li2Sjr53N6bQbWJWiZLIQ/s400/pumpkin11.jpg" /></a><br />He DID help me draw the plans for carving on the pumpkins!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXqbzWlyWuyUC_b36Mb5oLxclS-qIn_vR4gKWxinu3y3inxRQGr3L7MAsgGdFen9jDPQdhckgTa5EqKcoU2fITuIP-MQQM08CFo2n0FXe1cvAilRoJCxu_GIw4PFIYe7OoAHuzw/s1600-h/pumpkin12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393900780371111538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXqbzWlyWuyUC_b36Mb5oLxclS-qIn_vR4gKWxinu3y3inxRQGr3L7MAsgGdFen9jDPQdhckgTa5EqKcoU2fITuIP-MQQM08CFo2n0FXe1cvAilRoJCxu_GIw4PFIYe7OoAHuzw/s400/pumpkin12.jpg" /></a><br />We did it! Dalvin and I carved our first pumpkins (Dalvin's is on the left, mine is on the right)! Jared approved of our efforts-- after we implemented his recommendations of course!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_5Lx633CMKB0gBoiRrrc1OW4O541bWtzgZ63qKZVmFPy08cAi1XwGP4jRFjA09To_bifuL3wmzCx1ZastQugQYSy4bP6yGAgwmE_E9_iVvm5gFd3mrh3Yfqxao3tWDm_wKq3wQ/s1600-h/pumpkin13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393900772287111298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_5Lx633CMKB0gBoiRrrc1OW4O541bWtzgZ63qKZVmFPy08cAi1XwGP4jRFjA09To_bifuL3wmzCx1ZastQugQYSy4bP6yGAgwmE_E9_iVvm5gFd3mrh3Yfqxao3tWDm_wKq3wQ/s400/pumpkin13.jpg" /></a> All in all, the boys were pleased. It was a good day, full of pumpkin cheer!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-71265386264320639362009-10-03T02:30:00.007-04:002009-10-03T03:09:37.833-04:00Happy 2nd birthday, Josiah! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD10AIaZXCB3cTxQDhmjlzy9gAYs1KrIMO8NSnP0q5GktIdLVUtS8A89hZxGDWamD6P2jfYC97ZLGwP6fJhFaTHzUxKqQgOt4WCOACiNOyLUYnd5MCRfBmEW3BKXsWNCV3TznJTg/s1600-h/siahs+bday1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388261075753897810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD10AIaZXCB3cTxQDhmjlzy9gAYs1KrIMO8NSnP0q5GktIdLVUtS8A89hZxGDWamD6P2jfYC97ZLGwP6fJhFaTHzUxKqQgOt4WCOACiNOyLUYnd5MCRfBmEW3BKXsWNCV3TznJTg/s400/siahs+bday1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0QGGA_0DTrpcm0kNfj_cEXo2fuKENdRvtw3rotZ7JTZyRI5QRGeasy-ZgFo0kzi8luOkvNuDLcNnK3tyhKemcp3bw5YRNTqT_KLV3hIkCZwhgoziE8biFhv13-nYHAXKfPPEXA/s1600-h/siahs+bday2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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They ask to be read to every day and they spend time snuggled in the floor pillows turning the pages of whatever book catches their fancy. It's the best thing I have done in awhile! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycF5tX4fZG_lFzYjWoqAEdkjbYQ7HrUW-mmTKjEPcqwnQJBtzbNFUNaY1ORNOkyDe2BMWa8Vm-IeuSXM9LIN6EDXg6bze_m2b1IJxoRCAzIcTRuJcdFTTrpo3CIBoZgo3S-SPWw/s1600-h/booknook1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359660883451044434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycF5tX4fZG_lFzYjWoqAEdkjbYQ7HrUW-mmTKjEPcqwnQJBtzbNFUNaY1ORNOkyDe2BMWa8Vm-IeuSXM9LIN6EDXg6bze_m2b1IJxoRCAzIcTRuJcdFTTrpo3CIBoZgo3S-SPWw/s400/booknook1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCT9tJ202oIr8LIpbwxp4LcDaLhaNjkRq_zSFO5ri9UBFwGFLvEo4GuaT2Z6GCIqJoLwzMo0CdXrI7cbUdnWsRFlh-bZ2np44kat-KltzLmhQ9J4PsHl46XD3sm6vQ9gaulIj8GQ/s1600-h/booknook2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359660884551092370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DClrTfFdV1eQzV7JtPEE62wWcSxIFGinqIux6N7KfysagYkxi3RV8WGcxam599rnTTlI-XzGNy2gkz_prkJdIL9H5CLkVA_KOpNtEMKshwl6rW4bDMpxbBXozq4lpqJ4rfPLzg/s400/booknook4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-4423815514850198542009-05-07T21:00:00.004-04:002009-05-07T21:04:15.677-04:00Unadulterated Joy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkR8zhz5vMwiVwpIslvx5I3Oo0cAAIGqjC3_JQ3X77F3RO3_p9tF0l3OhhfmS415wvP4htZijPpv7U9i89LFHCuXES0-jkHBFlUSyb4LJZwRTN4X1TFg79BRf-H0JLMsOGgi_Rg/s1600-h/IMG_0199edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333252294152746418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkR8zhz5vMwiVwpIslvx5I3Oo0cAAIGqjC3_JQ3X77F3RO3_p9tF0l3OhhfmS415wvP4htZijPpv7U9i89LFHCuXES0-jkHBFlUSyb4LJZwRTN4X1TFg79BRf-H0JLMsOGgi_Rg/s400/IMG_0199edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej3mSwhBOh41p4vpFMs5MRL_DZ_U6HzyXQvhNWwLNTxQOEFT-Gv_xCzWlf0IafFB_eDWax-bnu3FMdogz0D3dQ_52AaRSEF8mwh73qNSFmgZMg8QIUQV9UcG49v0XzjogdLFVoQ/s1600-h/IMG_0193edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333252288245285570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej3mSwhBOh41p4vpFMs5MRL_DZ_U6HzyXQvhNWwLNTxQOEFT-Gv_xCzWlf0IafFB_eDWax-bnu3FMdogz0D3dQ_52AaRSEF8mwh73qNSFmgZMg8QIUQV9UcG49v0XzjogdLFVoQ/s400/IMG_0193edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv6EK1nSR62eIzeDyCkG1UDrDE28pOVIMi92_ipwV3epKs-HvnrrXT2x49amFn2lma54UVWfGMLYtIYSOd9ppXI89XldqUWQpldRs26_XzR9_ZcSuBDJbtkR1hlTm98ZKhADZ6Q/s1600-h/IMG_0197edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333252280333024066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 334px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv6EK1nSR62eIzeDyCkG1UDrDE28pOVIMi92_ipwV3epKs-HvnrrXT2x49amFn2lma54UVWfGMLYtIYSOd9ppXI89XldqUWQpldRs26_XzR9_ZcSuBDJbtkR1hlTm98ZKhADZ6Q/s400/IMG_0197edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-75899104924623831022009-04-10T23:34:00.003-04:002009-04-10T23:52:07.038-04:00Josiah's Rendition of "No One"Jared's favorite song is "No One" by Alicia Keyes and because we listen to CDs primarily in the car, I am usually driving while singing.<br /><br />Apparently Josiah is also tuned in while Mom is singing because here you see him imitating me while playing with the steering wheel at the park. This completely caught me off guard, and is so hilarious!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwQQVgm6ZI3xyM8cTZ7fN8LBdaNYBQmcD0vl9hkhFNhiXOnXWvgLeQAyRe0RCUjYLMiUY3kYEELzOk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-11979227952702772792009-03-09T12:57:00.013-04:002009-03-14T00:03:23.261-04:00Dragon Hunting at the Zoo!This past Sunday, we had a family trip to the zoo. It was a gorgeous day and our zoo was having the premiere of the new Asian Bamboo Garden and the Komodo Dragon Exhibit. We haven't been able to schedule a family excursion in a minute, so this was the perfect opportunity. And to make it even more special, we were able to join Michelle's clan for dragon-hunting adventures!<br /><br />The zoo was divided up into sections, many of which were based on continents and the animals that inhabit those areas. The first area (and the one where we spent the most time) was Africa.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5kV7O1O9lKDy7lDC72t-B-V5s8cW-Z-UBwtZK7_QWQTFP4tJnzZa0qjLXsYHHFa1y12rlfVIiSaeMaxepC6vBAxi-j_LBG2hZvJJOoLk8SRKlH_i2gCfNeJlOR75MYk5SbXbkA/s1600-h/zoo+jared+looking+at+crocs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234420340429778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5kV7O1O9lKDy7lDC72t-B-V5s8cW-Z-UBwtZK7_QWQTFP4tJnzZa0qjLXsYHHFa1y12rlfVIiSaeMaxepC6vBAxi-j_LBG2hZvJJOoLk8SRKlH_i2gCfNeJlOR75MYk5SbXbkA/s400/zoo+jared+looking+at+crocs.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared was very serious for most of the day, I felt like he was collecting data for a research paper!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UQSar_j5eXKTEWE6l3Gg9ALCUAD-PYW1I6IE9fGL0gpUo8Or0tcrufRo_d8APFrXx-N2y53TjjTQQu06qn2Q0B5diQeMPT6M7W17bT4gKn1TvOSLY3Y-Ah35zDB3ea3-5jLp6g/s1600-h/zoo+josiah+and+bongos.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234642521547266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UQSar_j5eXKTEWE6l3Gg9ALCUAD-PYW1I6IE9fGL0gpUo8Or0tcrufRo_d8APFrXx-N2y53TjjTQQu06qn2Q0B5diQeMPT6M7W17bT4gKn1TvOSLY3Y-Ah35zDB3ea3-5jLp6g/s400/zoo+josiah+and+bongos.jpg" border="0" /></a>I was really surprised at Josiah's fascination with the animals. He would eagerly point out animals that I hadn't seen or that he wanted to get a better view of!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnuWLrO7eyqPvQF-Gzlxbb8pKGqgyAOaMNjH3mUiOscgaNSoowLhtXqiBOGVlGOE_WcsXQgvG5BDu0oZ16ESa0SUwr-cI5cNMNvL0W7Ny4mCnOQrffvMipfzmnf99jKhbM7zy1A/s1600-h/zoo+warthog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235761081480290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnuWLrO7eyqPvQF-Gzlxbb8pKGqgyAOaMNjH3mUiOscgaNSoowLhtXqiBOGVlGOE_WcsXQgvG5BDu0oZ16ESa0SUwr-cI5cNMNvL0W7Ny4mCnOQrffvMipfzmnf99jKhbM7zy1A/s400/zoo+warthog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_cOqzUJ7lh6bsBO7V-NXloOdFhwlewvLhvzpd37NVXjccYqavhtJs4rkih1-7dHvtbBnv5DDw4HCeV-AsN6Ls8SPO-2z_f1Yceuf2jzJ3SIr-UHjgVj0uNS0qn2LXykLSxm1fw/s1600-h/zoo+jared+looking+at+warthog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234420082569186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_cOqzUJ7lh6bsBO7V-NXloOdFhwlewvLhvzpd37NVXjccYqavhtJs4rkih1-7dHvtbBnv5DDw4HCeV-AsN6Ls8SPO-2z_f1Yceuf2jzJ3SIr-UHjgVj0uNS0qn2LXykLSxm1fw/s400/zoo+jared+looking+at+warthog.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here is Jared peeking over the fence to catch a glimpse of the warthog!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc13MxYRgYsDfs-eL8Y-uj7ccXPk9INq8B5X0Z4q4klrOkLVFyNk_bE1zoCHHlBLPitMJQeAimxFiXpll5DBFGhcwPgRTtvYLzQL_0IKPj0QwBH40v15Pj57oWxqoqS3sT7rWsg/s1600-h/zoo+bongos.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233410298918514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc13MxYRgYsDfs-eL8Y-uj7ccXPk9INq8B5X0Z4q4klrOkLVFyNk_bE1zoCHHlBLPitMJQeAimxFiXpll5DBFGhcwPgRTtvYLzQL_0IKPj0QwBH40v15Pj57oWxqoqS3sT7rWsg/s400/zoo+bongos.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSsXbg4u70gycgbtweKAtpqrAVLIIoHxmk6PN4jxeajO3jFmY6QxaMXt7LIDDIwtALqmDY1oH_t6llI2GBnr1KlSm8m-JI6TQrcGj4bK2rQYdUUJCWxHmUBNwwj0JlpUCKiOPpg/s1600-h/zoo+jared+and+daddy+in+africa.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234060041201714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSsXbg4u70gycgbtweKAtpqrAVLIIoHxmk6PN4jxeajO3jFmY6QxaMXt7LIDDIwtALqmDY1oH_t6llI2GBnr1KlSm8m-JI6TQrcGj4bK2rQYdUUJCWxHmUBNwwj0JlpUCKiOPpg/s400/zoo+jared+and+daddy+in+africa.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared and Daddy posed for a picture in "Africa"...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI1n1swZvzpl-q1PPL-wJr0J8Qpc7UZ4j00RCmJS2uonaOa_KBo6yXM9Om6VgTjiEuhUZoi2DqMML0nWGry1XiwaHPP3GrIY9URQbSAsa97xKr84RKdSWwzpmy4gf_3gkOg6K9g/s1600-h/zoo+josiah+elephants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234647309057362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI1n1swZvzpl-q1PPL-wJr0J8Qpc7UZ4j00RCmJS2uonaOa_KBo6yXM9Om6VgTjiEuhUZoi2DqMML0nWGry1XiwaHPP3GrIY9URQbSAsa97xKr84RKdSWwzpmy4gf_3gkOg6K9g/s400/zoo+josiah+elephants.jpg" border="0" /></a>Josiah spent the first half of the zoo trip eating his hamburger and pointing at various exhibits as though to ask-- "Did you see this one yet, Mom?"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FdOXSAIMzQmchOasUunMMtnsnkV4axfnfs8yyxq58Fnie-_HyJxpXrquesmz1uc_VjZu-93gw_ktTh3HCAQ9arIifVbIiTHNTDH-SDFb1Olw-1IlD8CjegpbLDB3XpcYqur5QA/s1600-h/zoo+antelope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233383145402082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FdOXSAIMzQmchOasUunMMtnsnkV4axfnfs8yyxq58Fnie-_HyJxpXrquesmz1uc_VjZu-93gw_ktTh3HCAQ9arIifVbIiTHNTDH-SDFb1Olw-1IlD8CjegpbLDB3XpcYqur5QA/s400/zoo+antelope.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpjqxi61IXu9z2nquO3dDjePJxpXZ04DFTi9mHbwf7mv5hLoIgBWU65PiQEP4bfT-yEH5u1UewxRBdef14G_akp4a_lCGP9CylCf_PojWKtPWDTKtbCqelRy_Dph_PUMXuWhyqA/s1600-h/zoo+daddy+and+josiah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233745277939810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpjqxi61IXu9z2nquO3dDjePJxpXZ04DFTi9mHbwf7mv5hLoIgBWU65PiQEP4bfT-yEH5u1UewxRBdef14G_akp4a_lCGP9CylCf_PojWKtPWDTKtbCqelRy_Dph_PUMXuWhyqA/s400/zoo+daddy+and+josiah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />One of the funniest things about the day was that Josiah wanted to tickle all the animals... Dalvin would pick him up the give him a better view and he would reach out saying, "Tickle, tickle!"</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-tMOp3PhRmhEpFEPE4U3KnXxpP8Brj65Z4WK3R6PYk40Q2WmUNdjwXP35lRAg1RrrEM3C4-qAuKOwtxuZWfHrbIPsZ2rQPFC9SL5Nl4RuZUASAgf0WBqvupXdZQCAOIJJCcpLQ/s1600-h/zoo+bird.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233400417397282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-tMOp3PhRmhEpFEPE4U3KnXxpP8Brj65Z4WK3R6PYk40Q2WmUNdjwXP35lRAg1RrrEM3C4-qAuKOwtxuZWfHrbIPsZ2rQPFC9SL5Nl4RuZUASAgf0WBqvupXdZQCAOIJJCcpLQ/s400/zoo+bird.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXItlRkn2jEsDAB5fLG3drFHsNqLuA-GoWhsDvjUIm5JxAcCVpG3q_oNWYu7YkH5V3PY_QfANfJ-Mlq67SdKW93Fpc6GJYXF7bNACEIRSoqSKosI219Wy-8oBsczEIl4RH_Kp6Pw/s1600-h/zoo+jared+and+daddy+looking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234063966570290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXItlRkn2jEsDAB5fLG3drFHsNqLuA-GoWhsDvjUIm5JxAcCVpG3q_oNWYu7YkH5V3PY_QfANfJ-Mlq67SdKW93Fpc6GJYXF7bNACEIRSoqSKosI219Wy-8oBsczEIl4RH_Kp6Pw/s400/zoo+jared+and+daddy+looking.jpg" border="0" /></a> For some reason I love this picture of Dalvin and Jared...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NCGzMUbz573T52y6O_bCe95J-vpg_a3b4TxI9JkogauGBWhUtpfCov8HlwcFS2IH0-7uTs8LPGbdc4pWO7Bw-KfKgvNNjBlHNi4Bm8zm_HwLkoS4CSye7qTSZnw1c2QqqRjEgg/s1600-h/zoo+josiah+excited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234668340191986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NCGzMUbz573T52y6O_bCe95J-vpg_a3b4TxI9JkogauGBWhUtpfCov8HlwcFS2IH0-7uTs8LPGbdc4pWO7Bw-KfKgvNNjBlHNi4Bm8zm_HwLkoS4CSye7qTSZnw1c2QqqRjEgg/s400/zoo+josiah+excited.jpg" border="0" /></a> Josiah excitedly pointed out the anteater to me!<br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4arCOsvVCsG_JqE6SC-vASDmX0HiERsYc9ChR2BQ00uBTM2S46MdZKTPSa0DhHjfLsYBrBXLURgU-xu0tBCyinY6nNeAvlWIn9qhxZUCXfwXvTQ5NIhwJzRUxave18j1Wo8h3Xg/s1600-h/zoo+elephants.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233878325530162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4arCOsvVCsG_JqE6SC-vASDmX0HiERsYc9ChR2BQ00uBTM2S46MdZKTPSa0DhHjfLsYBrBXLURgU-xu0tBCyinY6nNeAvlWIn9qhxZUCXfwXvTQ5NIhwJzRUxave18j1Wo8h3Xg/s400/zoo+elephants.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxxEA6ZQyox9qtvJP1SNt_Q8kkBjH5_EkZDHoMbKxjQQhvXgsgrVVuWEbFjBVXMVqTKSPTNzlomIzAaOOT6rVZIHMZGSuGHlLWC4gmIcJZmbjqyY1Xd4xgKU_1eL9VCRP0QXadA/s1600-h/zoo+jared+and+mommy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234075183300514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxxEA6ZQyox9qtvJP1SNt_Q8kkBjH5_EkZDHoMbKxjQQhvXgsgrVVuWEbFjBVXMVqTKSPTNzlomIzAaOOT6rVZIHMZGSuGHlLWC4gmIcJZmbjqyY1Xd4xgKU_1eL9VCRP0QXadA/s400/zoo+jared+and+mommy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy and Jared paused to snuggle by the elephants!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUa8lW7zpdPz8YwENw9Tm8z-M3K6Pzl3KFi_AcNt9MqHUWG7M4sGYh_EKmatDbxcy30FQPOyI_M55c9tfjO4-Kxp3fE-KSnKDjU8iF93rWOU5t8yipzwbbTmh9oI16QxpeXGLkw/s1600-h/zoo+zebra.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235912889098850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUa8lW7zpdPz8YwENw9Tm8z-M3K6Pzl3KFi_AcNt9MqHUWG7M4sGYh_EKmatDbxcy30FQPOyI_M55c9tfjO4-Kxp3fE-KSnKDjU8iF93rWOU5t8yipzwbbTmh9oI16QxpeXGLkw/s400/zoo+zebra.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59VAnl4Myonp_KPvudxO-unbDl8GonPxaTL6Nob_g62vHRfgM4mM4GkbPRdVsOk_1G8Pd4jPjGLQv9MZA5kCF7EvWAAETZ9V0tjY_zuHNLHX6Jof9KfJg5pgWYNhr6W4IrwaMzw/s1600-h/zoo+rhino.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235730014326706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59VAnl4Myonp_KPvudxO-unbDl8GonPxaTL6Nob_g62vHRfgM4mM4GkbPRdVsOk_1G8Pd4jPjGLQv9MZA5kCF7EvWAAETZ9V0tjY_zuHNLHX6Jof9KfJg5pgWYNhr6W4IrwaMzw/s400/zoo+rhino.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl77HUElpRNIIT6pPC6v5xBeTcDmJzZNvzGWeGr3tXV5CgRkZTAwF-wiiqvALd3Oe8S1WfxJcyGHrap1AceZgu2B4nNmd6cmCSH6eFKzAmAu9jWgPck_HIaUYx3j30F5DEwpPcgw/s1600-h/zoo+croc2.jpg"></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKd6mH99d_1VQXAlUyVIk2w7NpU8vsAFnCv6eLh_Z9AWGs_a7wbwWYcOvkVc3l_sc2fGBT4-dTOqZLPY0k-nw3tNLl7R3nRZIuyCZX3wf6E2X9LKzYB6iGR_9kiilQCa0HB83_g/s1600-h/zoo+monkeys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235527068848738" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITDxtN9A1Og1Hd41FHzfIJG4j0hyK5Vymkas0_nJcy9NK5sDINjQk9XgZUIVTkmY7bU2hg1JRCqyQT82MW5QCFMtLadPSfMqdIrlzgSNof5M3X6gZQ5Ul20WiUs1QoeWvPuBmWQ/s400/zoo+croc1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsGEmJz78hyphenhyphenPTofl20tIEdSk_m_8s6jTWKF4fyZbr1LBiJVzjKio3j_1UbTVmJbBLQH5rexEYJbYq6YqCDXGmSriFIjqaVL71eSZlDQr9adctNayzcKiQDOXJENhrNcRziXWg5w/s1600-h/zoo+josiah+happy+to+be+free.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234953251565586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsGEmJz78hyphenhyphenPTofl20tIEdSk_m_8s6jTWKF4fyZbr1LBiJVzjKio3j_1UbTVmJbBLQH5rexEYJbYq6YqCDXGmSriFIjqaVL71eSZlDQr9adctNayzcKiQDOXJENhrNcRziXWg5w/s400/zoo+josiah+happy+to+be+free.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />After being trapped in the stroller for most of the day, Josiah was gleeful at being free! He is a little escape artist!<br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL7YMBl2Pxhck3lwW5ls_GV4WDrkPFcXEKHOxQLYDohs69NUnCVA6oJ1l0_8jjfwzFBsp36O8i6Jgxzovgkp4OINARHweZFFroBbGgTRTe0P1suOqp1uh0QNzg8Za6JovkO_zhA/s1600-h/zoo+koi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235294280931234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtL7YMBl2Pxhck3lwW5ls_GV4WDrkPFcXEKHOxQLYDohs69NUnCVA6oJ1l0_8jjfwzFBsp36O8i6Jgxzovgkp4OINARHweZFFroBbGgTRTe0P1suOqp1uh0QNzg8Za6JovkO_zhA/s400/zoo+koi.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dalvin showed Jared and Josiah the enormous koi (and various other fish) in the pond...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9kG6AHKQMzZb3XLXDSwuqg3JwDLqmMHj16kZ9OQjB2evf5fuoocRTc1JhMN9a-IjrNguEB2v23M1PbY3GRbF4WvQj_EMHcK2h7UJ-m4-sfmV7vX4Tz1FZPBxyRHgA3gzm-qxkA/s1600-h/zoo+kids+and+fish.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234970627402594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9kG6AHKQMzZb3XLXDSwuqg3JwDLqmMHj16kZ9OQjB2evf5fuoocRTc1JhMN9a-IjrNguEB2v23M1PbY3GRbF4WvQj_EMHcK2h7UJ-m4-sfmV7vX4Tz1FZPBxyRHgA3gzm-qxkA/s400/zoo+kids+and+fish.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The kids are excitedly examining the big fish in this exhibit-- and as usual, I got a great shot of the back of their heads!<br /><br /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYuijZI2ZjGA32yn6-sW_Omqa-SLiUQxyl58uMXdlZ_zOba3x0mHCqI_Ww2ZCbq8eGdjhfaesb_qEvEl0TpGW2awFfUaVueiUw5f6lyI4JYoWNg4KBZ8a7kHiMII9WwDiffO6Og/s1600-h/zoo+gabriel+and+michelle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233876821338258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYuijZI2ZjGA32yn6-sW_Omqa-SLiUQxyl58uMXdlZ_zOba3x0mHCqI_Ww2ZCbq8eGdjhfaesb_qEvEl0TpGW2awFfUaVueiUw5f6lyI4JYoWNg4KBZ8a7kHiMII9WwDiffO6Og/s400/zoo+gabriel+and+michelle.jpg" border="0" /></a> I cannot BELIEVE that Gabriel is taller than his mom!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PnOMnFUW3_8DM3tvnXhXxX4P6Lqo_vwoOhPXAh07-BeCarj9ju9Skn0VbywHJrSJE3hdfRZXsjn-nqi3kvYBBUeDtM1uIkKHBf8ETfHTgj8ONYDrAF6GtXJDqN0OGPzay6L53Q/s1600-h/zoo+kids+at+asian+garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234976680435778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PnOMnFUW3_8DM3tvnXhXxX4P6Lqo_vwoOhPXAh07-BeCarj9ju9Skn0VbywHJrSJE3hdfRZXsjn-nqi3kvYBBUeDtM1uIkKHBf8ETfHTgj8ONYDrAF6GtXJDqN0OGPzay6L53Q/s400/zoo+kids+at+asian+garden.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As was the norm for the day, I took a lovely shot of the kids enjoying the Asian Bamboo garden.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwEMmxRZUrPgWg4J2Sd_EtaezVUQXchgtP7D5VV5g_euaX66eOMePl3R7j8716AkUjAfkeCwH-i6sPad_S9Siw2tvfqBKTXwWpPHmNRuKL4KUfesXvFwxcjlhV1I5iqQQqPIjLA/s1600-h/zoo+kids+front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235293243850610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwEMmxRZUrPgWg4J2Sd_EtaezVUQXchgtP7D5VV5g_euaX66eOMePl3R7j8716AkUjAfkeCwH-i6sPad_S9Siw2tvfqBKTXwWpPHmNRuKL4KUfesXvFwxcjlhV1I5iqQQqPIjLA/s400/zoo+kids+front.jpg" border="0" /></a> The kids made a pitiful (and relatively unsuccessful) attempt to let me photograph their faces for once!<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Q8pYpMnLXP4gwIKrxaVwRYu0Ldc0xTrNAr5Enn8wjLJcSmNk3uosrsu3LqNuUJ5eUAENeKHHdsKsZxsXAB76S8I8g_nHsludpQG7hVqxsDWhxwfstyajlxkIGY9eNJkLYXNQ9A/s1600-h/zoo+kids+at+dragon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235292081910242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Q8pYpMnLXP4gwIKrxaVwRYu0Ldc0xTrNAr5Enn8wjLJcSmNk3uosrsu3LqNuUJ5eUAENeKHHdsKsZxsXAB76S8I8g_nHsludpQG7hVqxsDWhxwfstyajlxkIGY9eNJkLYXNQ9A/s400/zoo+kids+at+dragon.jpg" border="0" /></a> The kids watched the komodo dragons from a special kids-only viewing window-- and I watched them!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GaYx9RpkBs80ozIFdESBcf05DARLRxGqvUbizH4Zo6TsvFaHIrVI-D3d00Puj-Y3oUgXn482SwowC7qorBnNzJZRjRLd6RLLhZqkpt_ANk4Sfsilulr-A2n2ewOevKmZcVS0MQ/s1600-h/zoo+komodo+dragon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235502036779794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GaYx9RpkBs80ozIFdESBcf05DARLRxGqvUbizH4Zo6TsvFaHIrVI-D3d00Puj-Y3oUgXn482SwowC7qorBnNzJZRjRLd6RLLhZqkpt_ANk4Sfsilulr-A2n2ewOevKmZcVS0MQ/s400/zoo+komodo+dragon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The KOMODO DRAGON!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlzVI4O3sHbV850LGM_1z9gNzT9ihAl9FVneqt869y_amkomG_yRS_kU4irsWjgk-IsEr4edWMbrNrEC3YD56hVbmXxCZn_ShjTR3YMjRDaeyeq3Wp_VQ30QPD5S0zxUU416awg/s1600-h/zoo+boys+behind.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311233418998392146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlzVI4O3sHbV850LGM_1z9gNzT9ihAl9FVneqt869y_amkomG_yRS_kU4irsWjgk-IsEr4edWMbrNrEC3YD56hVbmXxCZn_ShjTR3YMjRDaeyeq3Wp_VQ30QPD5S0zxUU416awg/s400/zoo+boys+behind.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared and Josiah peered in at one of the komodo dragons...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbMcnAD1QoklohKwbFaeNKlcfoueZduJx8kyLgkFtYce3lBN2vN3iZ7inadf77myAFK88HHHB9atVk_-AwwDmAvlAMYaMb9n3rm7hQHdnGv_jC0k6cAY0z0haeTqfN9yuw9ndWg/s1600-h/zoo+malalang+hudson+gang.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311235516905944482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbMcnAD1QoklohKwbFaeNKlcfoueZduJx8kyLgkFtYce3lBN2vN3iZ7inadf77myAFK88HHHB9atVk_-AwwDmAvlAMYaMb9n3rm7hQHdnGv_jC0k6cAY0z0haeTqfN9yuw9ndWg/s400/zoo+malalang+hudson+gang.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Gabriel, Logan and Eden found a komodo dragon they could climb on. :)</div><div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp0L9vlEH91WkPca-iUmRreywtAHC0UK37Nmq8k2f4MxMjmIkbCF_p0BZOQd7_fkctMCKOVhoZgRsejzvIqpXEAKDfxzwPCZYiGxpb-f1IDE-6EudJ2S9mnXVghQ5kwb7CqLeGQ/s1600-h/zoo+jared+map.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234425302141858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp0L9vlEH91WkPca-iUmRreywtAHC0UK37Nmq8k2f4MxMjmIkbCF_p0BZOQd7_fkctMCKOVhoZgRsejzvIqpXEAKDfxzwPCZYiGxpb-f1IDE-6EudJ2S9mnXVghQ5kwb7CqLeGQ/s400/zoo+jared+map.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jared was obsessed with the zoo map and spent the second half of the zoo trip asking me to identify the symbols on the map and show him which way we were going on the map...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7pViwV0O9CsNfUacwleJsk0Td5rQq7DVhqs8fuiLmPZ1CK6O7Hn740aE_LNBBjlnAn8zEa__zTLICNjA2Nc2JzW7Ctd_rS17hIdWxLkkw0aUXvk-jdKt1SKK24gZgorGzZ16jQ/s1600-h/zoo+jared+and+map2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234071521736386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7pViwV0O9CsNfUacwleJsk0Td5rQq7DVhqs8fuiLmPZ1CK6O7Hn740aE_LNBBjlnAn8zEa__zTLICNjA2Nc2JzW7Ctd_rS17hIdWxLkkw0aUXvk-jdKt1SKK24gZgorGzZ16jQ/s400/zoo+jared+and+map2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared REALLY wanted to pose for this picture with Eden, but he couldn't stop looking at the map even long enough to smile for the camera! Too busy navigating!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6zM75H4pwILGN7Y77PTJ-tv9hMRoKn_ZxZpc9ScudkRgnr3qtT1aPhlI_skyKCp_r8O7oJEFa6Sju63lrqDlz_6AozcY2_8Qt7BWKc7ZaJ8Kn-T4G-titVFO_sjZHf74UXZZPw/s1600-h/zoo+jared+sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234434060488962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6zM75H4pwILGN7Y77PTJ-tv9hMRoKn_ZxZpc9ScudkRgnr3qtT1aPhlI_skyKCp_r8O7oJEFa6Sju63lrqDlz_6AozcY2_8Qt7BWKc7ZaJ8Kn-T4G-titVFO_sjZHf74UXZZPw/s400/zoo+jared+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a long day at the zoo, both boys fell asleep in the car on the way home... Jared continued his nap on the couch...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtKNxNoGLjJZyy6tavPBAja89x9QZgR7I9R_n_5_0tHQQtoUOOpqndpWCCdVXHfrTUpUUxhyDHgRlpZ2Tm71YIpSipgrE89nUBJ8Ckngzf8GQmz8mysiDJjTjD8MchAmS92S7mA/s1600-h/zoo+josiah+sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311234966706273890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtKNxNoGLjJZyy6tavPBAja89x9QZgR7I9R_n_5_0tHQQtoUOOpqndpWCCdVXHfrTUpUUxhyDHgRlpZ2Tm71YIpSipgrE89nUBJ8Ckngzf8GQmz8mysiDJjTjD8MchAmS92S7mA/s400/zoo+josiah+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Josiah continued his nap in the bed... what a wonderful day!<br /><br />div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-1197489466382384142009-01-11T22:13:00.004-05:002009-01-11T22:20:00.414-05:00Learning to Write J-A-R-E-DJared has been begging me to teach him to write lately, so I bought him a whiteboard to practice on. It has a page for tracing letters, one for shapes, etc. Tonight he asked if he could learn to write his name. He can already spell it and has randomly practiced his letters at different points, but this was the first time I wrote his name and asked him to copy it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqIcRkIEsDqzg4w6aSiJIiLhEHtYNVQfCu3kWzlUWkobQ7MxU6AEKf_80HaCeJe52zju1_uvc40z6VTRgoyksoqrsQ52EpoQI2YC2_Ay7uqbW8a4XAMBBIaYyEc8e_1wcP00x-g/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290240329484200914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqIcRkIEsDqzg4w6aSiJIiLhEHtYNVQfCu3kWzlUWkobQ7MxU6AEKf_80HaCeJe52zju1_uvc40z6VTRgoyksoqrsQ52EpoQI2YC2_Ay7uqbW8a4XAMBBIaYyEc8e_1wcP00x-g/s400/012.JPG" border="0" /></a> "I am running out of room!"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo9hdA-TfldQnHMaUol077fw3Xx5CqQ9ZJP9s2VQSu_izsL3r0Iyx_aJS66X4NN3Zh3ukr6UhY2sVNWfSCgGquBWHwhNmj4k-zkue71W9KxaGPl5nuDAhveed40TKmnSQe9hL3g/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290240331006091442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqo9hdA-TfldQnHMaUol077fw3Xx5CqQ9ZJP9s2VQSu_izsL3r0Iyx_aJS66X4NN3Zh3ukr6UhY2sVNWfSCgGquBWHwhNmj4k-zkue71W9KxaGPl5nuDAhveed40TKmnSQe9hL3g/s400/013.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Yay-- I did it!"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZu45QHxUC9aa1RsWb8W-s8SH-V1yrO1Bg2Xc-B-_7ItB-k0PCVnaAk9iu4YSah8pWKqzDa2c8cIQWevRKelurtM5qg8CqSFXERNeigSWj7BFS8Xh35OXl5YV9g6G6dfJNiRt7w/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290240334974845938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZu45QHxUC9aa1RsWb8W-s8SH-V1yrO1Bg2Xc-B-_7ItB-k0PCVnaAk9iu4YSah8pWKqzDa2c8cIQWevRKelurtM5qg8CqSFXERNeigSWj7BFS8Xh35OXl5YV9g6G6dfJNiRt7w/s400/014.JPG" border="0" /></a> The final product... not bad for his first solo try!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-544428062427989232008-12-31T23:53:00.003-05:002009-01-01T00:41:18.342-05:00Santa, Stockings, and More..Before bed on Christmas Eve, Jared helped me bake cookies for Santa Claus. He took responsibility for putting the milk and cookies out for Santa before bed.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tWZLcI10N1OV5x_oLmA28W3VDgSUpCcSJgOHh3UnPB2rXgUxSGXdYEJMKoqcJtq4Tq7I0uQ4e1gx7yzNrRN5pfp1C-5g65OrSN2GWhjoLaE7yW5V7fU45RFc92aZsHdYZDVhMg/s1600-h/christmas1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286191989293581394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tWZLcI10N1OV5x_oLmA28W3VDgSUpCcSJgOHh3UnPB2rXgUxSGXdYEJMKoqcJtq4Tq7I0uQ4e1gx7yzNrRN5pfp1C-5g65OrSN2GWhjoLaE7yW5V7fU45RFc92aZsHdYZDVhMg/s400/christmas1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br />Upon waking, the boys quickly discovered the gifts from Santa. Santa left Josiah a covered wagon for 2 (where he returned to eat his breakfast)!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Caw1-zD9XFFbk4GwEXHCHfa60qQbtaPYp7UJQgv184FHhJwt1CHdC5cfeFxyA64W7eq-_jjWlULaN3OkqdQOalOakKfRpYG3I_lfD4IMA9aCKmj6H8PUn06UpPc5i6JC7fv03w/s1600-h/santagift4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286192656270542930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Caw1-zD9XFFbk4GwEXHCHfa60qQbtaPYp7UJQgv184FHhJwt1CHdC5cfeFxyA64W7eq-_jjWlULaN3OkqdQOalOakKfRpYG3I_lfD4IMA9aCKmj6H8PUn06UpPc5i6JC7fv03w/s400/santagift4.jpg" border="0" /></a> As always, both boys indulge in each other's gifts!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA4XTMasptCR4K7dJHb6OLhQjipJvHT9v17S8C3g5zmJ55aazCtQo3I3lgEhXClTTebmsuKZofCesHGoJsSgByqTgRqgqg1fa3VrIA5L6fOZI4V6dP71xWxCAG22mtgxJjNmzFw/s1600-h/santagift3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286192657750146914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 369px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXA4XTMasptCR4K7dJHb6OLhQjipJvHT9v17S8C3g5zmJ55aazCtQo3I3lgEhXClTTebmsuKZofCesHGoJsSgByqTgRqgqg1fa3VrIA5L6fOZI4V6dP71xWxCAG22mtgxJjNmzFw/s400/santagift3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Santa brought Jared a "kitchen"-- although he promptly corrected me and told me was his "restaurant"!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMk_0b0_q9H84QIXPcv9dSVBOk7uLRRasyAAalUNYQyor_Ndm1AVwdo5cPnY4Vmk7x3i4_YXWd-9u2MsMMtvYloezeSOEiQXEly9Ynx4_SCJ02-LjTJcTQXHn1n7Err6lfesmrg/s1600-h/santagift2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286192647480907394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMk_0b0_q9H84QIXPcv9dSVBOk7uLRRasyAAalUNYQyor_Ndm1AVwdo5cPnY4Vmk7x3i4_YXWd-9u2MsMMtvYloezeSOEiQXEly9Ynx4_SCJ02-LjTJcTQXHn1n7Err6lfesmrg/s400/santagift2.jpg" border="0" /></a> And again, both Jared and Josiah promptly began exploring all the features of the new "restaurant"!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfAod3f-vtMglQw9z9_wBfr3SacoiY_z85YAdblylLvx3tSLhza-rLCRaAZDaJ0JOHuC5qHeVS2y1U-X6tjbjVtDqZ0KMTZCrRyV_Qvh0kavD8aKv-x6sX37clME-dxq3tBo_MQ/s1600-h/santagift1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286192641807694082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfAod3f-vtMglQw9z9_wBfr3SacoiY_z85YAdblylLvx3tSLhza-rLCRaAZDaJ0JOHuC5qHeVS2y1U-X6tjbjVtDqZ0KMTZCrRyV_Qvh0kavD8aKv-x6sX37clME-dxq3tBo_MQ/s400/santagift1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the discovery of their special gifts from Santa, Jared went in search of the Christmas stockings and found the remnants of Santa's midnight snack. He was shocked to see Santa had left one of his cookies unfinished!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8K-SwLO5-7KGPLRrM-nuT9JRhBfUOet3HToCOc-kwfnLF2lg1kdQjdg3dL1fz-uVCcfKb7kROMvPuPTSYGJ5bC51zAOB61vc4iELfEQJzooNaD9nkVrlAXV9wqvmeis7A-_zlSw/s1600-h/christmas2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286193844137431458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8K-SwLO5-7KGPLRrM-nuT9JRhBfUOet3HToCOc-kwfnLF2lg1kdQjdg3dL1fz-uVCcfKb7kROMvPuPTSYGJ5bC51zAOB61vc4iELfEQJzooNaD9nkVrlAXV9wqvmeis7A-_zlSw/s400/christmas2.jpg" border="0" /></a> As soon as Jared turned his back to get his stocking, Josiah resolved the problem of the remaining cookie! This Christmas was his first experience with chocolate chip cookies, and we can safely say he is a BIG FAN!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3fprA7fQcBtgPwbuE26OksRT0CcPa7-YJ55YKhV-bJZHVdJLsggPTXrJJI9f2aMqQd3vSq6qDHrVDiHXzrxdZxM0Y8EJ90OlB0Hvhyu35Jx8g1Oo8dicT4_T-B_FArJSoItrUA/s1600-h/christmas3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286193849842272210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3fprA7fQcBtgPwbuE26OksRT0CcPa7-YJ55YKhV-bJZHVdJLsggPTXrJJI9f2aMqQd3vSq6qDHrVDiHXzrxdZxM0Y8EJ90OlB0Hvhyu35Jx8g1Oo8dicT4_T-B_FArJSoItrUA/s400/christmas3.jpg" border="0" /></a> The boys finally sat down to open their stockings (from Mom and Dad). Josiah is still scarfing down the last of Santa's cookie!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL5TEc3eXtrkOUQpf1gTNcHvGH2Ax0mqjunXgVKEVm7HWih32hVpX74CElcFjVCjFnYlyLb56WSSNDRYdjQVMZ4eom7Deh_YDTWu7Ct1L06zl5x4dsbxvR9wBPv5Mpmlp6PG8Ww/s1600-h/christmas4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286193852822930178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL5TEc3eXtrkOUQpf1gTNcHvGH2Ax0mqjunXgVKEVm7HWih32hVpX74CElcFjVCjFnYlyLb56WSSNDRYdjQVMZ4eom7Deh_YDTWu7Ct1L06zl5x4dsbxvR9wBPv5Mpmlp6PG8Ww/s400/christmas4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>I think their favorite stocking stuffers were the blinking Rudolph noses!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJaRcThrTUS0nR8gcLcoAvLMv82P9xrgUysIodgtbcWOmjkquZVDie89-KGuLAPun2J9t8VUxADIZPwtPRl6xY2vBorlWOQn0DINOfE0GKsoZ-WwODJ85lwlQyulsJNR4VWC-GQ/s1600-h/rudolph2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286195802871804498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJaRcThrTUS0nR8gcLcoAvLMv82P9xrgUysIodgtbcWOmjkquZVDie89-KGuLAPun2J9t8VUxADIZPwtPRl6xY2vBorlWOQn0DINOfE0GKsoZ-WwODJ85lwlQyulsJNR4VWC-GQ/s400/rudolph2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAl-Bdo5xQOQKNBn8YnikO7lcu8MOuIxRFM3kbzR-ZioJEPvlvjT05rKebl1-TUGOgztCCbVVWD1rBoOx9sYleIm1GNNaqdnBhCDgzTJQ0Mraz4EeKFzqk8tN4xhQzSF-dwyUcvQ/s1600-h/rudolph.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286195797329675778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAl-Bdo5xQOQKNBn8YnikO7lcu8MOuIxRFM3kbzR-ZioJEPvlvjT05rKebl1-TUGOgztCCbVVWD1rBoOx9sYleIm1GNNaqdnBhCDgzTJQ0Mraz4EeKFzqk8tN4xhQzSF-dwyUcvQ/s400/rudolph.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p>It was a blessed Christmas! I love my boys!!!</p>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-83089187135830908812008-12-31T23:44:00.003-05:002008-12-31T23:52:04.372-05:00Christmas Tree 2008Every year I take a picture of the boys by the tree....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Ogq0SbiU0yiGNxWyZNfZOltCxX6WreJsAf7uGp3SA4dPntmL3fBS2KKvih_R35EwYg5sVUki8V-XgsgxBKGhNOZw9CtKOgAZRHswvOwBolJTuVK-fxOnnHbhTtIOeM0DqZlLw/s1600-h/josiahtree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286183440813044626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Ogq0SbiU0yiGNxWyZNfZOltCxX6WreJsAf7uGp3SA4dPntmL3fBS2KKvih_R35EwYg5sVUki8V-XgsgxBKGhNOZw9CtKOgAZRHswvOwBolJTuVK-fxOnnHbhTtIOeM0DqZlLw/s400/josiahtree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTVraq7UVy0TEpC7HUTWYQjcXmbSrGbbL0TBC-F4avD2xr9K48zrtBDDQ8G-6xvNGte2eIKj66BzD-B4Mxv4yKNDI6D8ue0cwC0dNYzjSXyF7vCokDQypWMu1HGrKCRKLXFD7Jg/s1600-h/jaredtree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286183433993684962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTVraq7UVy0TEpC7HUTWYQjcXmbSrGbbL0TBC-F4avD2xr9K48zrtBDDQ8G-6xvNGte2eIKj66BzD-B4Mxv4yKNDI6D8ue0cwC0dNYzjSXyF7vCokDQypWMu1HGrKCRKLXFD7Jg/s400/jaredtree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLBl__EU9wmuqrqNMqSPo5TumOWxpDmvltA8wA6lMbS70ijl5WMrWNTp-UqJ18GCf-auoXD5US50CH1aGuqnrC2vWqGvRWfwHb7DiXOZOxvnzjuA749uUhVwsgYZ6zdwCGBZw2A/s1600-h/004.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeifxYiPMI53QIc08y9vFDSZ_JjIn35UQA_Ft7VOJBmlSI8WC-RVmhJkLv25zxMnzeLFWTLSQDq3RE-8pk10d3vW8VQEatarHTmNzeUTFestNs-vBFFKsQs1G3K4yxt2loAEHmaA/s1600-h/001.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-51618963109045052782008-12-31T23:02:00.006-05:002008-12-31T23:29:31.512-05:00Jared's Letter to SantaSo Jared composed a letter to Santa this year which I found sweet and hilarious. Here is his letter:<br /><br />Dear Santa,<br />This year I would like to ask for:<br /><br />1. Incredible Hulk skateboard<br />2. color pencils<br />3. pajamas<br />4. a Dora book for Josiah with his picture like I have<br />5. toy tape<br />6. flowers for Mom and Dad<br /><br />Thank you,<br />Jared Devine<br /><br />The next day I helped him mail the letter. :)<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9-UPTxMz5fms6_cyUmuopDuBd_G85Q8NNXND-Qv1e8FlT68PZ82RAkPsy-3tPVPeJZI2zgO7fLwAY9zdDxOriWsljCWiiw4Hl8PxDmUfc-uuZieeSVcrUWPAB5-9HW7zKpea7g/s1600-h/santaletter1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286171171871823362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9-UPTxMz5fms6_cyUmuopDuBd_G85Q8NNXND-Qv1e8FlT68PZ82RAkPsy-3tPVPeJZI2zgO7fLwAY9zdDxOriWsljCWiiw4Hl8PxDmUfc-uuZieeSVcrUWPAB5-9HW7zKpea7g/s400/santaletter1.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Okay, Mom-- here goes! Are you sure Santa is going to get this letter in time?"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGJJKTCKv_G9VIKUip8-9rill0GI4hyhsCNg_m6c5a6SkX_QSBC8hX-Dy7Qp-khF88jy56YAy3aMLjbmnOrdnWykWDBjR1rlql9B1pv2dURtCJAcHF-yK2EoDEV35MlD2ov3dmg/s1600-h/santaletter2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286171172087204770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGJJKTCKv_G9VIKUip8-9rill0GI4hyhsCNg_m6c5a6SkX_QSBC8hX-Dy7Qp-khF88jy56YAy3aMLjbmnOrdnWykWDBjR1rlql9B1pv2dURtCJAcHF-yK2EoDEV35MlD2ov3dmg/s400/santaletter2.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Can't.... quite... reach!"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMf3q8-7WBamEOHfOVx-uuYH1bK9d6wj4h8n0ucc-IlUkpekGE3LrMWskP7HyyvwyinRoqhiHYG_Z2qaTWLxDuLEdhw8HeLhlitR9u9ROWwy_wLhKzO4I0wYG6nXxOWBnsNa00Q/s1600-h/santaletter3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286171177968911986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMf3q8-7WBamEOHfOVx-uuYH1bK9d6wj4h8n0ucc-IlUkpekGE3LrMWskP7HyyvwyinRoqhiHYG_Z2qaTWLxDuLEdhw8HeLhlitR9u9ROWwy_wLhKzO4I0wYG6nXxOWBnsNa00Q/s400/santaletter3.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Okay-- done! I hope you are right about the Postal System, Mom!"<br /><br />AND for those who are interested-- this is what happened:<br /><br />1. No skateboard this year! (Are you KIDDING me?)<br />2. He did get colored pencils from Mom and Dad.<br />3. He DID get Incredible Hulk pajamas from Mom and Dad.<br />4. Nini actually bought Jared this book (in which he plays a character), and she is likely to eventually get Josiah this book, so she overruled Santa.<br />5. Sadly, he did not get toy tape (tape to play with) but he DID get to help Mom wrap Christmas gifts for family.<br />6. Santa did NOT buy Mom and Dad flowers-- whats up with that, Santa?!<br /><br />Santa brought the boys each one gift (as he does every year). Jared received a kitchen, which he says is a "restaurant, NOT a kitchen, Mommy!" Josiah received a wagon for 2. </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF73dB1DgeEHD0pV_1-VgaFcSb0e3JzOrG38cMjo4SPfZYz0H-bB2Ya_AgOpnCH50cyVMct0ESzsXconz1qsswRN2atZrYFme41zO1q1UJJOt5BdHzXf4dGyRUt-hn4jTk5zWqg/s1600-h/086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286177042701244306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF73dB1DgeEHD0pV_1-VgaFcSb0e3JzOrG38cMjo4SPfZYz0H-bB2Ya_AgOpnCH50cyVMct0ESzsXconz1qsswRN2atZrYFme41zO1q1UJJOt5BdHzXf4dGyRUt-hn4jTk5zWqg/s400/086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bqepAJ4S7lOlyVXr7d3U4JbC6d7V1zD5AFWG4B4IqEpi03WVYfyud9OSkQtTkKcjHloTyk-_lBWu-OgkvtICCEH9KZIpRJiIQ2gQO6Qn06ZYtYb1Vkpwyx_CbY23_RrALHYmJw/s1600-h/088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286177047157423186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bqepAJ4S7lOlyVXr7d3U4JbC6d7V1zD5AFWG4B4IqEpi03WVYfyud9OSkQtTkKcjHloTyk-_lBWu-OgkvtICCEH9KZIpRJiIQ2gQO6Qn06ZYtYb1Vkpwyx_CbY23_RrALHYmJw/s400/088.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>More Christmas pictures to come...</p>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-49580523246332507972008-12-21T21:14:00.000-05:002008-12-21T21:15:10.851-05:00The Devine Elves<div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A366113' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=7hVqZM0kn7zro2JO&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=7hVqZM0kn7zro2JO&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=7hVqZM0kn7zro2JO&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Send your own <a href='http://www.elfyourself.com'>ElfYourself</a> <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a></div></div><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjk5MTE4NjYzOTcmcHQ9MTIyOTkxMjA1NzY1NyZwPTQxODgxMyZkPTIwMjY3OSZnPTImdD*mbz1lNDQ5ZTcyMzAwMDU*OWEyODAzOTdlNDYyNzY5YzI3ZQ==.gif" />pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-58273727807981277252008-12-14T21:46:00.002-05:002008-12-14T21:51:16.577-05:00Christmas Portraits 2008Jared and Josiah are excited about Christmas this year... okay, well maybe just Jared. At one, Josiah doesn't really have much idea whats going on... but he HAS enjoyed driving around to look at Christmas lights! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfUgGT6RKS72mRLaxRCX0KsiyXjG6TBSqOfV-u7ziydziarkmcnqr3syzfOlE7-TahAbMnzYYdBExZQGkeX_f62qAdyS4p9-1NV3CRtEHoljFyKy730vlUU8jYklF-xRzEDM8jQ/s1600-h/s41485ca111809_9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279843157930037906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfUgGT6RKS72mRLaxRCX0KsiyXjG6TBSqOfV-u7ziydziarkmcnqr3syzfOlE7-TahAbMnzYYdBExZQGkeX_f62qAdyS4p9-1NV3CRtEHoljFyKy730vlUU8jYklF-xRzEDM8jQ/s400/s41485ca111809_9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r4Pq3aVEFlQan9U-kc-EmfN_ZmrxO8jKanhfDFBSFYTqnDshVYBJk1mpzLhWT4yVBCeiAW70nmPdRvBvjlpWiW3NTOTNIqCG91zfcWEQgThlkWEqz4NCo0ehIJU5QyeZtpE7BA/s1600-h/s41485ca111809_10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279843151016070050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r4Pq3aVEFlQan9U-kc-EmfN_ZmrxO8jKanhfDFBSFYTqnDshVYBJk1mpzLhWT4yVBCeiAW70nmPdRvBvjlpWiW3NTOTNIqCG91zfcWEQgThlkWEqz4NCo0ehIJU5QyeZtpE7BA/s400/s41485ca111809_10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz7rklgoxnvLSZSkcG5kffoKVXL6yLb8dntqczv2P3fvUUHny37rj88FDd3thgTi2JHgex8BPEHJXfXTRJCr2BCNF_hV0v1c9ryW7NSVJ9BWb0qh_5wPN4QTannwKxTo8FKcS4Q/s1600-h/s41485ca111809_7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279843145817405938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz7rklgoxnvLSZSkcG5kffoKVXL6yLb8dntqczv2P3fvUUHny37rj88FDd3thgTi2JHgex8BPEHJXfXTRJCr2BCNF_hV0v1c9ryW7NSVJ9BWb0qh_5wPN4QTannwKxTo8FKcS4Q/s400/s41485ca111809_7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-11714738597129523182008-11-02T13:25:00.006-05:002008-11-02T14:16:49.427-05:00Spooktacular 2008!We decided to take the boys to Spooktacular at the Jax Zoo this year. Its a huge Halloween event with hundreds of carved pumpkins, an enchanted garden, a pirate's cove, and lots of trick or treat stations.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pqTfQzn2fwHJ69_NchaSsbsh1_lClT-IV-6Ri2CJJXqfYNrnIZcoxfCSa9_pJNZBkJ2HhKAHjAqFymKzsuOImYUz_DFTSPtzFcanj_j7VFnF3fq78QkoKWoyoc4b8fwHQJW9og/s1600-h/hallow3+holding+hands.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264129178396111890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pqTfQzn2fwHJ69_NchaSsbsh1_lClT-IV-6Ri2CJJXqfYNrnIZcoxfCSa9_pJNZBkJ2HhKAHjAqFymKzsuOImYUz_DFTSPtzFcanj_j7VFnF3fq78QkoKWoyoc4b8fwHQJW9og/s400/hallow3+holding+hands.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>The boys look like cat burglars! :) I love when they hold hands in the car.<br /></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoekAtXGQso53RntHp8ZpfQhMAxIieeXIiCiwKerRuH4IMnc_Rdrw5BAc0WpnOXjBpspOEVxtbKyhALsp1k52zJChC7-0O4cX2JRK738LRvXmxqHOWiU3jR93hPekfw2ZlUD3RFQ/s1600-h/hallow1+josiah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264129174054967522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoekAtXGQso53RntHp8ZpfQhMAxIieeXIiCiwKerRuH4IMnc_Rdrw5BAc0WpnOXjBpspOEVxtbKyhALsp1k52zJChC7-0O4cX2JRK738LRvXmxqHOWiU3jR93hPekfw2ZlUD3RFQ/s400/hallow1+josiah.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is a close up of Josiah in his ladybug costume!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaf3mhjpZXo8JS5oMefzNKWsGO9-zMGpGxUSKcKJfMPbawHmIjhNItb9VWLNEhY2avP1VAfVEi6iuY2_2ZQmYdji54UXOVzjmriKh0tdzrYwczEyJgInWoyXGjMgkYxPzAxscPXQ/s1600-h/hallow2+jared.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264129166639863234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaf3mhjpZXo8JS5oMefzNKWsGO9-zMGpGxUSKcKJfMPbawHmIjhNItb9VWLNEhY2avP1VAfVEi6iuY2_2ZQmYdji54UXOVzjmriKh0tdzrYwczEyJgInWoyXGjMgkYxPzAxscPXQ/s400/hallow2+jared.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And here is Jared in his bumblebee costume. Although he really liked being a bumblebee this year, I think it is the last year I get to dress him up in a baby-ish costume!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIqUqdOK0pooiHfOYwEbo6rkux5CvneOA_CGcbVnBpFkfaeBv-R2-FcMK4Yp3rvF33Rbkso2BH3B8jyhos98dIRDO0AMJdo_HD081Llqw3VWvu5R0xSC-MDzkWkQBUiQ58Zv0LQ/s1600-h/hallow4+boys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264129165889874274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIqUqdOK0pooiHfOYwEbo6rkux5CvneOA_CGcbVnBpFkfaeBv-R2-FcMK4Yp3rvF33Rbkso2BH3B8jyhos98dIRDO0AMJdo_HD081Llqw3VWvu5R0xSC-MDzkWkQBUiQ58Zv0LQ/s400/hallow4+boys.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, we arrived at Spooktacular-- I had to get one picture of the boys with hay and pumpkins! Naturally, I can never get both boys to look at the camera at one time. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnInhpLcFAfTRAiLYbcLcZdy_yy5aktsKR9gjdVIHDzXRTlakW5DmlPx5J4Wvb_TXX4ySHZnXvW1AfDTlvaY6VyjvRhqin-7kM93jxzQkZga2XH4ng_XEUauOz_UR9_BzfIe0Pg/s1600-h/hallow5+mom+and+boys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264129001597767666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnInhpLcFAfTRAiLYbcLcZdy_yy5aktsKR9gjdVIHDzXRTlakW5DmlPx5J4Wvb_TXX4ySHZnXvW1AfDTlvaY6VyjvRhqin-7kM93jxzQkZga2XH4ng_XEUauOz_UR9_BzfIe0Pg/s400/hallow5+mom+and+boys.jpg" border="0" /></a> The path to the Enchanted Forest was fairly long and lined with pumpkins. Here I am cozy with my boys! Jared was distracted by all the sights and ready to find his cousins!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsgP2Jnut_ROxwnfzi1CbQ-M2yqdXHyhXFmBwj5h3PohgbxWugLHkq_h30qL6hG_Zugc01A7trXFPzmKNgzi5EsF8Pm7abJM7-W8JUrjAtbIuDDx73xhFBKLcsrLbxHW9ryZrRw/s1600-h/hallow5b+dad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128994230763858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsgP2Jnut_ROxwnfzi1CbQ-M2yqdXHyhXFmBwj5h3PohgbxWugLHkq_h30qL6hG_Zugc01A7trXFPzmKNgzi5EsF8Pm7abJM7-W8JUrjAtbIuDDx73xhFBKLcsrLbxHW9ryZrRw/s400/hallow5b+dad.jpg" border="0" /></a> Josiah LOVED walking around in his costume (and dancing to the DJ they had playing) but he usually liked to walk in the opposite direction, so Dalvin was often Josiah's mode of transport!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQj9NiQ0FK6DnZEXW9FdXfpW_twoDak_Bm_AXPghYtkI6srklYTCWvvn4-z2SpgH5GHWrtDZw6UYkKVJvWuylKkW6KDkLBz42oCUVyGudBoXu901UcRHPfJIKrTr9HIUu5sYG-Q/s1600-h/hallow7+kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264138502953645346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQj9NiQ0FK6DnZEXW9FdXfpW_twoDak_Bm_AXPghYtkI6srklYTCWvvn4-z2SpgH5GHWrtDZw6UYkKVJvWuylKkW6KDkLBz42oCUVyGudBoXu901UcRHPfJIKrTr9HIUu5sYG-Q/s400/hallow7+kids.jpg" border="0" /></a>We finally found JR, Laurel and the kids at the entrance to Pumpkinville! I managed to get one shot of all the kids. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3_aoLxRL1h9bRvwjCnznMBltUX4bG4OIk27QbgvmNH7iMZtdJa2eFcrNGjqOlMe6NOXHX1xHxF2udXCrqXSR01SAWVJRO5Ai6SFgHqltYlkPyX8_C49oyhzVj9N0QGTuHXHzgg/s1600-h/hallow6+sarah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128972665227906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3_aoLxRL1h9bRvwjCnznMBltUX4bG4OIk27QbgvmNH7iMZtdJa2eFcrNGjqOlMe6NOXHX1xHxF2udXCrqXSR01SAWVJRO5Ai6SFgHqltYlkPyX8_C49oyhzVj9N0QGTuHXHzgg/s400/hallow6+sarah.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sarah looked stunning and WAY too grown as Cleopatra! :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIzXgSmY5rDVCn39-ChVd7o_iSmu46q6GtJ9cKmQYtUodkrPcMEGOA-KqnP7c2ydWBhOBr_DBzy3iaUOestqzSPPYfVG436YHK1K8PzjvGgvlz3WEEZpSeUB4pv_cSMFKiDJQ0g/s1600-h/hallow6a+micah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128967636472066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIzXgSmY5rDVCn39-ChVd7o_iSmu46q6GtJ9cKmQYtUodkrPcMEGOA-KqnP7c2ydWBhOBr_DBzy3iaUOestqzSPPYfVG436YHK1K8PzjvGgvlz3WEEZpSeUB4pv_cSMFKiDJQ0g/s400/hallow6a+micah.jpg" border="0" /></a> Micah was a mighty Power Ranger!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENCFgaVuDsGnkmFh-KMWaz11hQGehOxk730KbGri2_4ZMECCHWuh65pdp1E8iUlapyqX4cYnT18BaI6YIT4wM9hSoK_79QfC0USOx87P5pLqTT3BgwaO3qwTVeLRxyh-2CaVK6Q/s1600-h/hallow8+giraffe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128746741420002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENCFgaVuDsGnkmFh-KMWaz11hQGehOxk730KbGri2_4ZMECCHWuh65pdp1E8iUlapyqX4cYnT18BaI6YIT4wM9hSoK_79QfC0USOx87P5pLqTT3BgwaO3qwTVeLRxyh-2CaVK6Q/s400/hallow8+giraffe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Many of the animals were asleep, but there were a few available for viewing-- including this giraffe-- Jared's current favorite animal!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_fr72bevtIfGfGPJ2j94X6OQkd5y3K9eVcaM8LUFubF88sFf5_WkxNc7adhjEfHGAD1DHzBQxm8cR_maSNBTtkTvurS1wrICIGBysA-fizMFnliTWkUBfzgSHe5yBq-ILPFJUA/s1600-h/hallow9+more+pumpkins.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128741656358242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_fr72bevtIfGfGPJ2j94X6OQkd5y3K9eVcaM8LUFubF88sFf5_WkxNc7adhjEfHGAD1DHzBQxm8cR_maSNBTtkTvurS1wrICIGBysA-fizMFnliTWkUBfzgSHe5yBq-ILPFJUA/s400/hallow9+more+pumpkins.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Jared posing in front of another of the huge pumpkin displays! The carvings were so cool-- we may add pumpkin carving to our traditions NEXT year!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvwSo7uEXh0Mwt3QXg-86xck9tpqF-hibPkUT24-oOq1siEHIkpSnvfjEuzIKs3gDQCmaaltPtuhBMecqT6pyvoPCiYrjq1w0PsH5Db8VfNK2JtnMU4ff-OM0_lx-WWcXrr4f3g/s1600-h/hallow10+ladybugs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128743460006418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvwSo7uEXh0Mwt3QXg-86xck9tpqF-hibPkUT24-oOq1siEHIkpSnvfjEuzIKs3gDQCmaaltPtuhBMecqT6pyvoPCiYrjq1w0PsH5Db8VfNK2JtnMU4ff-OM0_lx-WWcXrr4f3g/s400/hallow10+ladybugs.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our two little ladybugs, Josiah and Baby Hannah stopped for a hug and a kiss!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYeTfi4BGJFamJEVDpB8OSKiIoIvI0IFlBgzLb3eAC1fnQwKWbNhW8PtHFBNT9eDvv6p-fJhkdeiqlWUUlsvcbQIDskwrX3oPMjDs1pWnhMjKEHIFvappRyhJUKAZSqjfux4ywg/s1600-h/hallow11+josiah+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128739593992418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYeTfi4BGJFamJEVDpB8OSKiIoIvI0IFlBgzLb3eAC1fnQwKWbNhW8PtHFBNT9eDvv6p-fJhkdeiqlWUUlsvcbQIDskwrX3oPMjDs1pWnhMjKEHIFvappRyhJUKAZSqjfux4ywg/s400/hallow11+josiah+close.jpg" border="0" /></a>Another close up of Josiah...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8M128e2mPMK7ymp-YNE3kQtkiCna09Lo3s9nlsIqepbYvvbIxLkRwOlkgxyYCqLj-xSippVZw3Q9LiTsgc5CCeHaRf0e3Mmv0Ef6OBNfwIEnaH4QCWiQN7cHV5ZAynv_1tugPQ/s1600-h/hallow12+jared+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128739825340658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8M128e2mPMK7ymp-YNE3kQtkiCna09Lo3s9nlsIqepbYvvbIxLkRwOlkgxyYCqLj-xSippVZw3Q9LiTsgc5CCeHaRf0e3Mmv0Ef6OBNfwIEnaH4QCWiQN7cHV5ZAynv_1tugPQ/s400/hallow12+jared+close.jpg" border="0" /></a> And a similar close up of Jared...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Pl6MNJ6dyIE40UN1wk8fXVRuqpfW1Ublh5TiZZQYaSI-NK9ex78vLbOivb3onVNJgbXgmCwFLPT2bLoxKtNrCzG3Pu9lcIcauhMe0D39V9GtTw6nv01N6PZK1F_DxdhF0xcAhw/s1600-h/hallow13+bro+and+fam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128495701435362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Pl6MNJ6dyIE40UN1wk8fXVRuqpfW1Ublh5TiZZQYaSI-NK9ex78vLbOivb3onVNJgbXgmCwFLPT2bLoxKtNrCzG3Pu9lcIcauhMe0D39V9GtTw6nv01N6PZK1F_DxdhF0xcAhw/s400/hallow13+bro+and+fam.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a family shot of Bro and his clan...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7i1IiRlabYNuk4IBGRIFS131ihBLZMc9r3PsiCfccW71kXKe7z9eWu-JMJbFn2PLudyFzQB9JpJEL2xs0bTKKe_UxDj-RZcSfE7mPG3tM3KxvDytSoBcrYuPJa30LPxUAlEbYg/s1600-h/hallow15+troll.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128493714726882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7i1IiRlabYNuk4IBGRIFS131ihBLZMc9r3PsiCfccW71kXKe7z9eWu-JMJbFn2PLudyFzQB9JpJEL2xs0bTKKe_UxDj-RZcSfE7mPG3tM3KxvDytSoBcrYuPJa30LPxUAlEbYg/s400/hallow15+troll.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On our way out of the enchanted garden, we passed a troll! He was a very patient troll, because some of the kids were quite liberal with the insults!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha008WlYf-_WgAJa-wBBa1wxYDp7nWwfI-K01HATdtK9LBYf-MuOr18-fdL9oEmIYLBhUNQ2FyenGywmrn7T5_UY_HW47a8dybCBBKN5zb7wKV5g475cjfDtKXMRh3WeObG4TQlA/s1600-h/hallow16+map.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128490870380082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha008WlYf-_WgAJa-wBBa1wxYDp7nWwfI-K01HATdtK9LBYf-MuOr18-fdL9oEmIYLBhUNQ2FyenGywmrn7T5_UY_HW47a8dybCBBKN5zb7wKV5g475cjfDtKXMRh3WeObG4TQlA/s400/hallow16+map.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared studied the map to see where we should go next! Off to the pirates cove we went!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX00oYtrl6qYsZ8kw7JeLKvSYYzURjmrs7LSxnpT83xfblxwAdHhld9jyPmNlQ6sXH71BeSt96aJshyphenhyphenSG6mHfZ-RwgeoyQLA6zuV_0LQAGvx_1C0ClCdSiN6l5VPB0IJv6nZSOg/s1600-h/hallow17+pirate.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128487059470482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX00oYtrl6qYsZ8kw7JeLKvSYYzURjmrs7LSxnpT83xfblxwAdHhld9jyPmNlQ6sXH71BeSt96aJshyphenhyphenSG6mHfZ-RwgeoyQLA6zuV_0LQAGvx_1C0ClCdSiN6l5VPB0IJv6nZSOg/s400/hallow17+pirate.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sarah and Jared were the first to enter the Pirate's Cove.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zM7I3iyd7VihsqQVXHTmfhIduNedxQKqSePUIGOd8NERYP2n1-AHZWKN0vqmffkIjFJmQNxqZEf-uGikhBP5eow58AjDcI4SFH6t9RoAGH4GJpP5zPP0fv3qJ9S-KgfU57ybWg/s1600-h/hallow14+jared.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264128462533507026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zM7I3iyd7VihsqQVXHTmfhIduNedxQKqSePUIGOd8NERYP2n1-AHZWKN0vqmffkIjFJmQNxqZEf-uGikhBP5eow58AjDcI4SFH6t9RoAGH4GJpP5zPP0fv3qJ9S-KgfU57ybWg/s400/hallow14+jared.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />After a long night of checking out animals, fish, jaguars, trick or treat stations, a black light display, play areas, and dancing to old school tunes, we finally headed out! Spooktacular (and our Halloween with the boys) was a success! Happy Halloween to all!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-21383854971637190772008-11-02T11:17:00.007-05:002008-11-02T13:24:52.200-05:00Trick or Treat!On Halloween night we took the boys Trick or Treating in our neighborhood. Traci came up from Orlando with her daughter Taylor to join the boys. Our neighborhood is small, so it was a brief, but fun adventure!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM3RIm18BUmieWoNhH2aW5-hm4GDNaXXpVUJIijFSUUuXEhdLo7RsUzqsELJ0wZHfD0SzTYHOk2gVCAvE9fCjyQIMa1mNJsfAwZ5zCQOrTvL2HPqLhcXYPUyAX_IiTfHufkGTSQ/s1600-h/hallow18+boys.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123650053298578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM3RIm18BUmieWoNhH2aW5-hm4GDNaXXpVUJIijFSUUuXEhdLo7RsUzqsELJ0wZHfD0SzTYHOk2gVCAvE9fCjyQIMa1mNJsfAwZ5zCQOrTvL2HPqLhcXYPUyAX_IiTfHufkGTSQ/s400/hallow18+boys.jpg" border="0" /></a> The boys were eagerly awaiting the arrival of their friend, Taylor. They were dressed in their matching glow in the dark Halloween t-shirts to answer the door for early trick or treaters!<br /></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki466oqvAGy__q9Zrg42VfePEBnuewI4mSW2kOCeMTdnBmMoMtvYxj5WtOQfIz3mnjrixQKRhXTPEAc5NQCaEtL5sHiUj5e2U1jp0K4ghSK6W6VG8hH6waazYfIS2EOnf3gmYrA/s1600-h/hallow20+jared+and+taylor.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2-R3f5vN3nQ9sWMKmgwHTckgjkjlEASl3TlavDLXaibgLT3ih0pkQkhzDeGl5KT14k2KnQQyQhX3qAzvcrhhTMlsleVtVWFWtcqGBsDBhqk0x10IVOy8kEKtI85EkwrlisZX4g/s1600-h/hallow22+kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123640365154722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2-R3f5vN3nQ9sWMKmgwHTckgjkjlEASl3TlavDLXaibgLT3ih0pkQkhzDeGl5KT14k2KnQQyQhX3qAzvcrhhTMlsleVtVWFWtcqGBsDBhqk0x10IVOy8kEKtI85EkwrlisZX4g/s400/hallow22+kids.jpg" border="0" /></a> After tearing the playroom apart, the kids finally got dressed to go trick or treating! They were fast friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4yI3YoBNFjVnASxfGFjD0Qn-2rM0VSuoFZ4CnHTfnsbu34Db6u6ITD2MMegXW0ZDVkvy7NUxzLdlLYHrR7UYKHjyZJB0qTiVcdT7DxgAsOEknc2Nm2T_NNwwJXQSQ6IbK56iUA/s1600-h/hallow22b+kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123638868987602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4yI3YoBNFjVnASxfGFjD0Qn-2rM0VSuoFZ4CnHTfnsbu34Db6u6ITD2MMegXW0ZDVkvy7NUxzLdlLYHrR7UYKHjyZJB0qTiVcdT7DxgAsOEknc2Nm2T_NNwwJXQSQ6IbK56iUA/s400/hallow22b+kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Josiah joined them for a photo, but he wasn't happy about it! He was ready to go for a walk!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlA43KeZafj5qv3kukxL_Fs1K6O8koH0ExHv95crVz1eTS81fhJl4z9Il8mGXX0CRccq_KTesNnMzxotiNFwGEe_wNny1sieRMpHBX_dQK22j2VBODbEfUqF6vPM34V6w1kHXoSg/s1600-h/hallow24+headstone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123254014444914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlA43KeZafj5qv3kukxL_Fs1K6O8koH0ExHv95crVz1eTS81fhJl4z9Il8mGXX0CRccq_KTesNnMzxotiNFwGEe_wNny1sieRMpHBX_dQK22j2VBODbEfUqF6vPM34V6w1kHXoSg/s400/hallow24+headstone.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At one of the houses, they had headstones that were set off by motion detectors, a crime scene and more. Jared had mixed feelings as he is not fond of the scary parts of the holiday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_v44IYHHjrmCg_NPb_pMhCaurX5moGB3_hjQUxI3hQfFQhYw1cRExpGq8LUCEHKZPf7zTKyO87f4axLpS3DY2_x3gCA8aBz0vqQmd4W9uzxIlym2ECf0BvjHeiq2Rj7ziblUfvw/s1600-h/hallow25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123249100799106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_v44IYHHjrmCg_NPb_pMhCaurX5moGB3_hjQUxI3hQfFQhYw1cRExpGq8LUCEHKZPf7zTKyO87f4axLpS3DY2_x3gCA8aBz0vqQmd4W9uzxIlym2ECf0BvjHeiq2Rj7ziblUfvw/s400/hallow25.jpg" border="0" /></a>Taylor and Jared had a blast ringing doorbells and exclaiming "trick or treat!" They didn't really care if anyone answered the door, although it was more fun when they were given handfuls of candy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mDHPzgFivjQw25ztyshCZIzjg3SlZWEOwWIXT27xVQJyyXyAV2YUIcpkMTEVZurLM5OLK-0pf9Bt2JUZZVFJSgXJ0KhEV_1GbFTe7X7bI1Iieb_jNtdN5o26zDaI4bwREt1Zqw/s1600-h/hallow26+witch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123247388602178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mDHPzgFivjQw25ztyshCZIzjg3SlZWEOwWIXT27xVQJyyXyAV2YUIcpkMTEVZurLM5OLK-0pf9Bt2JUZZVFJSgXJ0KhEV_1GbFTe7X7bI1Iieb_jNtdN5o26zDaI4bwREt1Zqw/s400/hallow26+witch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently a flying witch had a little accident at one neighbor's home!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMad79Vkh0Dvhn5MU9FBpnN95AtgOLIlKCI5pnmVzVBBQclkiked-IeQgcfg88mbzGqZSTEaZ-wkvWaS7JXqRQTGpfMbd9tSeqHxIVwh_0Qb9pZN0HBlzrk5NinoBRqv8AQ_B6iQ/s1600-h/hallow28.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264125077164687026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMad79Vkh0Dvhn5MU9FBpnN95AtgOLIlKCI5pnmVzVBBQclkiked-IeQgcfg88mbzGqZSTEaZ-wkvWaS7JXqRQTGpfMbd9tSeqHxIVwh_0Qb9pZN0HBlzrk5NinoBRqv8AQ_B6iQ/s400/hallow28.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Josiah was just excited when we let him run around the cul-de-sacs!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgyRymr9SWVKh5pxlo4ZB9YEMVqspVzNBNN18sYRt83fCfkvQu93s2Q0QkDjTHSps8YJh3bIXMxA0xKOWdygPY9eOLy_Bh1gTfc5MYZ0KFhskb_AMH4WsryRoetvlaB8ewlVFQA/s1600-h/hallow23+kids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264123199071566674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgyRymr9SWVKh5pxlo4ZB9YEMVqspVzNBNN18sYRt83fCfkvQu93s2Q0QkDjTHSps8YJh3bIXMxA0xKOWdygPY9eOLy_Bh1gTfc5MYZ0KFhskb_AMH4WsryRoetvlaB8ewlVFQA/s400/hallow23+kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />All in all, Jared and Taylor had so much fun and declared that they were best friends. :) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11017402.post-78980054495850578872008-10-01T23:59:00.007-04:002008-10-02T00:25:16.842-04:00Jared's First Day of School (June 2008)This summer Jared started preschool at the school on my campus... I have been so delayed in posting pictures lately, but I saved these pictures of his first day of school to eventually post.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk34Na2J6tZkXmp0cbBQTrKJXtHsVPj6bBPU1DMQeIqiK5NdgQu5IXNNtE0jxtcWN6diICI6V6QP1r1a8rwHC_1MDlnN_D2ABzLqe3FwlBhkaLcAonzhtar_htz8BkM7DWy-KtUw/s1600-h/jaredschool1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403238799106562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk34Na2J6tZkXmp0cbBQTrKJXtHsVPj6bBPU1DMQeIqiK5NdgQu5IXNNtE0jxtcWN6diICI6V6QP1r1a8rwHC_1MDlnN_D2ABzLqe3FwlBhkaLcAonzhtar_htz8BkM7DWy-KtUw/s400/jaredschool1.jpg" border="0" /></a> When Jared started school, we were still living in Gainesville, so we had to wake him up earlier than usual to get him to school on time after a 2 hour commute! As you can see he was still very sleepy when Daddy carried him to the car.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWQm78oklwuwenQk9pvoJ1VHn5nGhTh-wdq_JSkg05xus-OEyyz4KCjITDPAAodT80UA44OttNWIJZsaZmRQrsc56YL1cQ2u9YTCBF0UbYwvM8HTbvdwQKSI_eoSeFvxXFWFntw/s1600-h/jaredschool2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403236939966450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWQm78oklwuwenQk9pvoJ1VHn5nGhTh-wdq_JSkg05xus-OEyyz4KCjITDPAAodT80UA44OttNWIJZsaZmRQrsc56YL1cQ2u9YTCBF0UbYwvM8HTbvdwQKSI_eoSeFvxXFWFntw/s400/jaredschool2.jpg" border="0" /></a> He struggled to wake up for one farewell picture, but wasn't very successful! :)</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFjpwM4SccMZxzA8s0mAIG0ONZ9P5lXK9zIMW6n6wSdnZUjSmgQIcFn78NR4ohV0xo5H7F49-kqraMKeYKMVhHQRr0IosdHAFiGDd3Ypp10GPgE2alZqPchqkWIdps0O2YcktUg/s1600-h/jaredschool3.jpg"></a><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbq-ZD52e8Y0VrEYvzHFRYPyDBINPJ8g6c3QyAkvdz66ZRUlsGrzHqSK1fdAGgfFpljIE1m4e-ei9cb7BrPgCwM9VOyI_E9FVEyxdTpoRx-vKajeRDmeqnQL0NC74cQqZrEgtKVQ/s1600-h/jaredschool3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403032985992098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbq-ZD52e8Y0VrEYvzHFRYPyDBINPJ8g6c3QyAkvdz66ZRUlsGrzHqSK1fdAGgfFpljIE1m4e-ei9cb7BrPgCwM9VOyI_E9FVEyxdTpoRx-vKajeRDmeqnQL0NC74cQqZrEgtKVQ/s400/jaredschool3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Once we arrived on campus, Jared was very excited to carry his own lunchbox and wear his new backpack!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HQQ2KUdBGY5Bb9pbvemaZ4k-EHK_qOG_tixaRYlFiis_FDmG3u2nfK51hYVoCOp7WNZ7bi-GwwGq1SDgsOIDkKH43Ahs-m5R0lLYbTG1Eqiks7Sj9dvCzPp50MBsuY6ePQW5A/s1600-h/jaredschool4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403029970682322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HQQ2KUdBGY5Bb9pbvemaZ4k-EHK_qOG_tixaRYlFiis_FDmG3u2nfK51hYVoCOp7WNZ7bi-GwwGq1SDgsOIDkKH43Ahs-m5R0lLYbTG1Eqiks7Sj9dvCzPp50MBsuY6ePQW5A/s400/jaredschool4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Before going to school, Jared wanted to stop in Mom's office. My office is about 2 minutes walking distance from Jared's school. Part of our daily ritual is to go on a campus walk when I pick him up every day-- ending back at my office where he has a snack while I wrap up my day and pack up for home.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WqNaNrYfMNv_PVW1v_k2KD9UU73nmn4RVoou8QZprWACeaN9Y0cl4TKBe-7fvbU1U5kvDy4oN3RKX-nzsixLb54-Vojni0Qysk14R_QRG9rlaJgvzIeQ6jx0oFSsr2LqaOCL7Q/s1600-h/jaredschool5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403037905558674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WqNaNrYfMNv_PVW1v_k2KD9UU73nmn4RVoou8QZprWACeaN9Y0cl4TKBe-7fvbU1U5kvDy4oN3RKX-nzsixLb54-Vojni0Qysk14R_QRG9rlaJgvzIeQ6jx0oFSsr2LqaOCL7Q/s400/jaredschool5.jpg" border="0" /></a> He wasn't even 3 years old when he started school this summer, but he looks FIVE in this picture!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUmsI8jigunlW1eqRSF-kvkeAgaTY580ZkmxyIQHQBPtPCc1zzWUWXCFY28qJuH5ny0UzdvBLsRvoXCp2ddpycoiWqxfYwefgYU9lR_B_lDCVfFaJgIXSZV9SJdZrgshp6zyBNg/s1600-h/jaredschool6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403037945775762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUmsI8jigunlW1eqRSF-kvkeAgaTY580ZkmxyIQHQBPtPCc1zzWUWXCFY28qJuH5ny0UzdvBLsRvoXCp2ddpycoiWqxfYwefgYU9lR_B_lDCVfFaJgIXSZV9SJdZrgshp6zyBNg/s400/jaredschool6.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared wanted me to take a picture of his backpack. :)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUcBJYei5rFUNLiKuamRGYfIyRLc0QawFYaDTDKVSEmZF0OpuHn1II7lB25XxdsxAKhhkZABr5HAfdVPOM4mrtax48crKCk2qzudqUKMNN0avkcUdfDKs2lZgR_3lEvDXtWIEiw/s1600-h/jaredschool7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252403040791869586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUcBJYei5rFUNLiKuamRGYfIyRLc0QawFYaDTDKVSEmZF0OpuHn1II7lB25XxdsxAKhhkZABr5HAfdVPOM4mrtax48crKCk2qzudqUKMNN0avkcUdfDKs2lZgR_3lEvDXtWIEiw/s400/jaredschool7.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the last stretch before arriving at Jared's school.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeJGVjOO4GTTm_dH9jxwpAXp3h5PnvE7hZOxjdrqiqj9PyflUT8yzNCyp4lCOP_hTAKFu-TtQ1UebxjwsH5rxZjT564Meco971AUwAHsUvElvJ_Nw2KWTn-rm7jhhzzoHGb8sug/s1600-h/jaredschool8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402678922655970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeJGVjOO4GTTm_dH9jxwpAXp3h5PnvE7hZOxjdrqiqj9PyflUT8yzNCyp4lCOP_hTAKFu-TtQ1UebxjwsH5rxZjT564Meco971AUwAHsUvElvJ_Nw2KWTn-rm7jhhzzoHGb8sug/s400/jaredschool8.jpg" border="0" /></a> When we arrived at his school, he rushed right in and dropped his bags in the middle of the floor.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wXdi-Fd_0vGSLkZtavtpyqF_il8czbWbO_-wRXiyDlqV3U25vBTGHQUbYcjN36Ww6J9Y2H1hvTsLJH8b3g45lCh9tjDf_KnCVhmvEQPyRZ9tS03TgRpy-bz-3PXFlncA9b8RwA/s1600-h/jaredschool9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402680745449378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wXdi-Fd_0vGSLkZtavtpyqF_il8czbWbO_-wRXiyDlqV3U25vBTGHQUbYcjN36Ww6J9Y2H1hvTsLJH8b3g45lCh9tjDf_KnCVhmvEQPyRZ9tS03TgRpy-bz-3PXFlncA9b8RwA/s400/jaredschool9.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of his teachers showed him his personal cubby-- where he keeps his backpack, a family photo and sheets and a pillowcase for naptime.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel3tFZEkxciIWCAxfL5yZytchkgFj_DwVZtYxD875XhQ8A6_ETY999xu8Cj-zCKTagf7A8XNKmf5sKg0M5OXRW88KSMFu0dZJmAK7g_bOxzRDIU-QUSCo5FaomqgqJWkendlnJA/s1600-h/jaredschool10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402679090119922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel3tFZEkxciIWCAxfL5yZytchkgFj_DwVZtYxD875XhQ8A6_ETY999xu8Cj-zCKTagf7A8XNKmf5sKg0M5OXRW88KSMFu0dZJmAK7g_bOxzRDIU-QUSCo5FaomqgqJWkendlnJA/s400/jaredschool10.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of Jared's favorite corners of the classroom is the full kitchen. He has prepared many a pretend meal for me in that kitchen! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTCV7Ifmh1kbMO5ktWQWpd2ougeee9GBeeNcm27xbzaL8EsXfYOAiRa1rwPryFwRvepS0q_n4GMTU55rROZD15sAKpRbICB3vw_ptboc5jT-x4qymiJ97vvh9u5iPRUV5ZztYOw/s1600-h/jaredschool11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402687377304226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTCV7Ifmh1kbMO5ktWQWpd2ougeee9GBeeNcm27xbzaL8EsXfYOAiRa1rwPryFwRvepS0q_n4GMTU55rROZD15sAKpRbICB3vw_ptboc5jT-x4qymiJ97vvh9u5iPRUV5ZztYOw/s400/jaredschool11.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here he is sitting down in his class for the first time!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrRC2c4pZ0tm-0LQb-NGOuAnjGVKN4eCKJpqCdToGGIFB98p7EpSIsR3VSHRLX7YZH6qgDFMkjD2bZWdOegCcvPbjQpuP4-oLoxvFsgzFZDgmfjpDQw4Ln8ywjwQaNEhmvFGJGA/s1600-h/jaredschool12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402690560387890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrRC2c4pZ0tm-0LQb-NGOuAnjGVKN4eCKJpqCdToGGIFB98p7EpSIsR3VSHRLX7YZH6qgDFMkjD2bZWdOegCcvPbjQpuP4-oLoxvFsgzFZDgmfjpDQw4Ln8ywjwQaNEhmvFGJGA/s400/jaredschool12.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ms. Heidi is about to do Music Time with the kids.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6EhdL0i62INlCdM6HLZsLR3jzMAtSn-aZC1Rfv7fsDBi0rfGZk5Ozb9UHrEGljVlQZ5UtqgygoJ6-253sG3Dca4SrTJDg-aLiVwNCoBoRXFtUM1G5IQ19yxgkS-ttpN3oNx4kw/s1600-h/jaredschool13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402386153390578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6EhdL0i62INlCdM6HLZsLR3jzMAtSn-aZC1Rfv7fsDBi0rfGZk5Ozb9UHrEGljVlQZ5UtqgygoJ6-253sG3Dca4SrTJDg-aLiVwNCoBoRXFtUM1G5IQ19yxgkS-ttpN3oNx4kw/s400/jaredschool13.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared was still a bit unsure about this new environment! This was the last picture I took before leaving him for the day! I can't tell you how difficult this was for me at first. I took comfort in the fact that he seemed very comfortable and that I could peek in the glass windows at ANY time during my day to make sure he was okay! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuWM5ukdTHtBYcqijlKu0NyGsdziBEfKHKQYSqSQ6NfL5XCEyBbTPiGu4mnrbNmzNDLoCRBmGTe_EcvdNsFPCf1J8dnybIca9WP4I_HvXwI0fW9qhm-5d5auU8lLfhivXlAs6AA/s1600-h/jaredschool14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402390153909410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuWM5ukdTHtBYcqijlKu0NyGsdziBEfKHKQYSqSQ6NfL5XCEyBbTPiGu4mnrbNmzNDLoCRBmGTe_EcvdNsFPCf1J8dnybIca9WP4I_HvXwI0fW9qhm-5d5auU8lLfhivXlAs6AA/s400/jaredschool14.jpg" border="0" /></a> When I went back to pick Jared up in the afternoon, he and his new friends had been outside playing and he was busy drinking a glass of water.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETILsjFdUIoqYoLIftxwZ9uyUVTuQh_tkuBIUnyo5vxWGJmBIuda_FnkXYhdVRICZ_hMEoPI7StYPjh2IGxKbKcvn2Rtwf5Nau1JTSZhmMDtGEWHRWHUfoHl3L3HzENUzBGrb2g/s1600-h/jaredschool15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402398123146242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETILsjFdUIoqYoLIftxwZ9uyUVTuQh_tkuBIUnyo5vxWGJmBIuda_FnkXYhdVRICZ_hMEoPI7StYPjh2IGxKbKcvn2Rtwf5Nau1JTSZhmMDtGEWHRWHUfoHl3L3HzENUzBGrb2g/s400/jaredschool15.jpg" border="0" /></a> Jared loves his water! More please!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGo2tNAjB6pxOG2cBhWfcQwdMs1SZSo-3HuVZz2nHYxjyVDGNrtLTNbd1MtotgUa-3dLzd8QXLvlvxSXdkGlQ1xbF3AXJxV5m_m5Zt-8nKJcU7bGlXqFgtKIrpLIqHIoNkcwYfg/s1600-h/jaredschool16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402405762787938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGo2tNAjB6pxOG2cBhWfcQwdMs1SZSo-3HuVZz2nHYxjyVDGNrtLTNbd1MtotgUa-3dLzd8QXLvlvxSXdkGlQ1xbF3AXJxV5m_m5Zt-8nKJcU7bGlXqFgtKIrpLIqHIoNkcwYfg/s400/jaredschool16.jpg" border="0" /></a> He was happy to see Mommy after a hard day at school! :)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2eOo4SVFxEPteBHWXXc5Qr_xFVuA7sRgeOScyXuE8pKw-DJ0DPrGVWk7syTZpM_BLB23mzSUX7Ii-zw4XfS0jbOUYhxPymudfr_S26QNQeJRVhQB_QqodpguzOvL8Sg9mnNhYQ/s1600-h/jaredschool17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402408298968066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2eOo4SVFxEPteBHWXXc5Qr_xFVuA7sRgeOScyXuE8pKw-DJ0DPrGVWk7syTZpM_BLB23mzSUX7Ii-zw4XfS0jbOUYhxPymudfr_S26QNQeJRVhQB_QqodpguzOvL8Sg9mnNhYQ/s400/jaredschool17.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here Jared is showing me some of the toys on the "baby side" of the school. Jared is on the toddler side.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFJBN4WN2LnfM4hjNwOXHxFKbiYIVG4EscK71CuwMyEntZl0zXiv_2UvUgskEExNJ6CtlATaYmiln_5VSP6-6-hxoePojGoiOjvRUqrwi8Xw472paphZ5jZ7rVp1jtheHVqCqSw/s1600-h/jaredschool17.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5__sFjYomC6qvk4vGkrdEygk3qNjPMXgonThBcLLuPtPUrAWmtMAKTuN_4Npyerhm54ttxlB0Ibt64x8myfw513FV5u88dYefFfMg7b0Iugn9WehbCWxBcUeGUIcKx40Q4CGAGA/s1600-h/jaredschool18.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2GJ6PX2Q7IX8KXouZmhFRlO9Wa-7abpiegI3PJkXFFywLeokyI9-0U5bWXtOA1ZyinT4DVc0oKGvgQqpO1m0GIfwMOk42O9iks2JsRqZII_jaK9kKW9iAShLQXJ-z_EuAwSvDA/s1600-h/jaredschool19.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NqCzuo5IW6x7grBN9yx9Z1vtq7Xog44Z6XNnM7pWtv4G8wySLepyT4SwkRpJHcZVyqBioueD5Gs6Ob4gSkKAnRw6OOxoxoJ9aqaBJ2t20HnjmPsadHeWdLN5SP8mfsb3UFyYTQ/s1600-h/jaredschool20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252401785475193378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NqCzuo5IW6x7grBN9yx9Z1vtq7Xog44Z6XNnM7pWtv4G8wySLepyT4SwkRpJHcZVyqBioueD5Gs6Ob4gSkKAnRw6OOxoxoJ9aqaBJ2t20HnjmPsadHeWdLN5SP8mfsb3UFyYTQ/s400/jaredschool20.jpg" border="0" /></a> After leaving, he declared that he loved his first day of school and sometimes he still asks me to tell him the story of his first day of school. </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVH0eizJR_Y07j3JHYSvx2-kjMjIComIJ3axw2HrChR33XIhN3ML0k9N20WP7ZiOZRqFTnJjCF4yTT1lu3GWtP8xEeUNZi_WnAKtAPdkWkiFoMvEr1R77txCyQgFhktIjHv_a8UA/s1600-h/jaredschool21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252401786757513458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVH0eizJR_Y07j3JHYSvx2-kjMjIComIJ3axw2HrChR33XIhN3ML0k9N20WP7ZiOZRqFTnJjCF4yTT1lu3GWtP8xEeUNZi_WnAKtAPdkWkiFoMvEr1R77txCyQgFhktIjHv_a8UA/s400/jaredschool21.jpg" border="0" /></a> He promptly turned to begin what would become a longstanding ritual-- our afternoon walk around our very pretty campus. We always chat about the day and often stop at the vending machine for an afternoon snack and some raspberry tea. I LOVE having him so close to me every day and he has a wonderful director at his school who gives me SUCH peace of mind! </p><p> </p>pennilishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14307940082130678489noreply@blogger.com0