tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60299444225956698232024-03-20T03:07:25.403-07:00The Vick'sShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-11976913380525340812010-06-30T04:00:00.000-07:002010-06-30T04:42:18.388-07:00Taylor turns 1!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPacRj0-zNJT0Lef9r1sNdYdZF4iICTYHNPtehTTE76Hs3X8kbv7Xpy7K3zo6PFX3xUM-Xn07Fy_-2dyAwlAX8QCjSkyMXkNX_X1_7OS6xk_KHRSINcEFoRYUMZ8NqmCapoimPTdZ8Y0/s1600/080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPacRj0-zNJT0Lef9r1sNdYdZF4iICTYHNPtehTTE76Hs3X8kbv7Xpy7K3zo6PFX3xUM-Xn07Fy_-2dyAwlAX8QCjSkyMXkNX_X1_7OS6xk_KHRSINcEFoRYUMZ8NqmCapoimPTdZ8Y0/s320/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488520641495757522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-kSfhab0uE53to4NddC_3u457lVFzLHsQfbTLefqEdoJ7Y5vnotghtuXl41zGiwTaa9ZW8tS2TKlw4bsYeHC5kzs7djvqD-M-qyqdm2RkmxGJWpKxnF9kN5OFn_QodAo1ZkO8oAkgiI/s1600/041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-kSfhab0uE53to4NddC_3u457lVFzLHsQfbTLefqEdoJ7Y5vnotghtuXl41zGiwTaa9ZW8tS2TKlw4bsYeHC5kzs7djvqD-M-qyqdm2RkmxGJWpKxnF9kN5OFn_QodAo1ZkO8oAkgiI/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488520633648242114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGB5OBLEv7KSfLLXS0c4WKXlMKAeQ3bn8FFVs7Uhx4oyi0geBSKWT8LaRQzO925oE-q0KC88IHXhglocnw9DavRBKR425ln6KoOBmux7hu1eOQ28jqzCWdUzVGiyi5LjLkpDG8mB5JPI/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGB5OBLEv7KSfLLXS0c4WKXlMKAeQ3bn8FFVs7Uhx4oyi0geBSKWT8LaRQzO925oE-q0KC88IHXhglocnw9DavRBKR425ln6KoOBmux7hu1eOQ28jqzCWdUzVGiyi5LjLkpDG8mB5JPI/s320/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488520628778917506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHFfLf4JnboO9cvIf633aOykoP0HyRT2DxtZs4EIECXVB0qAXmYUYG6ZC9DDvgSuphggUGGfFWK2IejzRXYi33cZB4aRXgzqxCQhvl-0nBn-BizuCxmIB1AXNQbqmhvPatnMR-wlfmRA/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHFfLf4JnboO9cvIf633aOykoP0HyRT2DxtZs4EIECXVB0qAXmYUYG6ZC9DDvgSuphggUGGfFWK2IejzRXYi33cZB4aRXgzqxCQhvl-0nBn-BizuCxmIB1AXNQbqmhvPatnMR-wlfmRA/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488520617544512722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yfksyVifg29K2bLYaE5HMt-YaJa6PXOpc7-4MMOmQROHpP9-nNPgv9JGiyBxmidujdFZ0yFoUl2pVdRbn4XzsJdIuqTvkaunvGwVGtJhUlkmtypNVplsRFOpqvSjeYm_cF-TQZpXMSc/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yfksyVifg29K2bLYaE5HMt-YaJa6PXOpc7-4MMOmQROHpP9-nNPgv9JGiyBxmidujdFZ0yFoUl2pVdRbn4XzsJdIuqTvkaunvGwVGtJhUlkmtypNVplsRFOpqvSjeYm_cF-TQZpXMSc/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488520614283830818" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-58450935346085467132010-04-30T18:08:00.001-07:002010-04-30T18:19:32.362-07:00Easter 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbjEy0pcSyCEXf4ptLbFTrvyzdMGFzfOUBdZ3EJsXSkiKdQ5G_BBZCsE6mvJfeca1z5T6nEC9b1bIYvj9ei4GmoqLBiHiWIomHRxJfdnA0bofpE_7KTO-_HulCeTVUWUYLEif5zDyYsk/s1600/IMG_6620.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbjEy0pcSyCEXf4ptLbFTrvyzdMGFzfOUBdZ3EJsXSkiKdQ5G_BBZCsE6mvJfeca1z5T6nEC9b1bIYvj9ei4GmoqLBiHiWIomHRxJfdnA0bofpE_7KTO-_HulCeTVUWUYLEif5zDyYsk/s320/IMG_6620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466103359579373266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A4is8YC_JOMt-xWCZFeYOf5UcIQrdHowgiZvv5nAkMPvGPnzpDkj-ZVnbGUs5l7cwr64XjyUV0M6g0aScOQcrt0A-oFGUVVoALJy-OgKcg4oEi4k6aJGtoRjL-SSGpGope8na1AYdOU/s1600/IMG_6683.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3A4is8YC_JOMt-xWCZFeYOf5UcIQrdHowgiZvv5nAkMPvGPnzpDkj-ZVnbGUs5l7cwr64XjyUV0M6g0aScOQcrt0A-oFGUVVoALJy-OgKcg4oEi4k6aJGtoRjL-SSGpGope8na1AYdOU/s320/IMG_6683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466103352488991954" border="0" /></a><br />The whole family!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDo04subVKHLuPgRfd9wJgefFFUlHVYWLKYPU0oi3x56Q9waVd_qPlCgiQOFtLf6ia7lVlwSp521fuZXBAlPuZ0FWH9i6xdZRa9ttReAN-8PBWvX41aUj9zwrR42UN1Gr15lyUPhJDN0/s1600/IMG_6639.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDo04subVKHLuPgRfd9wJgefFFUlHVYWLKYPU0oi3x56Q9waVd_qPlCgiQOFtLf6ia7lVlwSp521fuZXBAlPuZ0FWH9i6xdZRa9ttReAN-8PBWvX41aUj9zwrR42UN1Gr15lyUPhJDN0/s320/IMG_6639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466103346033315234" border="0" /></a><br />She makes such a cute little bunny!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN4nIpvar9arPLId5E-AoZO3BxR3xEvXD3iMXpdoKskehjHqRCTXMzUmCUevr8MFsDkAI7g_6CuBtyKrd7tSk7KcmGt_yXyx0uH4MZ4YPIUT4TuD8g5iu-tT4PmB3nPQGF1Yj_QbIMIA/s1600/IMG_6605.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN4nIpvar9arPLId5E-AoZO3BxR3xEvXD3iMXpdoKskehjHqRCTXMzUmCUevr8MFsDkAI7g_6CuBtyKrd7tSk7KcmGt_yXyx0uH4MZ4YPIUT4TuD8g5iu-tT4PmB3nPQGF1Yj_QbIMIA/s320/IMG_6605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466103344124162210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrPM2zi_JoK44FtgQRdAqCBQ7upcR97pTbO8Azob477l6f9P4Gkh7FAS-egy2k9dTIVaqq3oUGc-a9jkZM5fDZA2JLAAh7wnH2J9BhaIu0AXQNP6KXNcKxubLpcAAfIjFyt4BuvRkyj0/s1600/IMG_6598.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrPM2zi_JoK44FtgQRdAqCBQ7upcR97pTbO8Azob477l6f9P4Gkh7FAS-egy2k9dTIVaqq3oUGc-a9jkZM5fDZA2JLAAh7wnH2J9BhaIu0AXQNP6KXNcKxubLpcAAfIjFyt4BuvRkyj0/s320/IMG_6598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466103333271553650" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry for not posts in forever...the two of them take up all of my time. You can thank Aunt Paula for these b/c she reminded me the blog has been suffering without photos since Halloween!!!<br />The kids are great. Taylor is walking...running...yelling...and tormenting her big brother and her parents on a regular basis! Jake is getting so grown up so quickly and is already enrolled in preschool for September! Where does the time go?? I will do better at updating more regularly!!!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-85816113067079979222009-11-09T04:38:00.000-08:002009-11-09T05:55:27.220-08:00Sorry for so few posts lately...Here are some updates.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14M-CLtY_qJqxC7flMzSFfqE050HrSJYcqKBOS1Up0WrcoUzd2-kPe_w29wZtyYxbz282GiBghyphenhyphen2I98qVpwigvlx6o8EIjnt6dANZ07cpIkZBZ2TAr7-NV1VtBbiwFPk1sZhGLsiW68Y/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14M-CLtY_qJqxC7flMzSFfqE050HrSJYcqKBOS1Up0WrcoUzd2-kPe_w29wZtyYxbz282GiBghyphenhyphen2I98qVpwigvlx6o8EIjnt6dANZ07cpIkZBZ2TAr7-NV1VtBbiwFPk1sZhGLsiW68Y/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402086253833126850" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor with her stunning baby blues!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKe4lrhvjzDUO4WnY503dZQq0BykKkGrMaatqSe9rO8NQMOEMIJQN5Qu7vOFIqOBHQk2oX2_x6Az4OCVCGLWWLsCefxDUkNG0RD7rVUPR2osh5fawCxVqF0s15zaIn2SgH-1dmv6cNqq8/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKe4lrhvjzDUO4WnY503dZQq0BykKkGrMaatqSe9rO8NQMOEMIJQN5Qu7vOFIqOBHQk2oX2_x6Az4OCVCGLWWLsCefxDUkNG0RD7rVUPR2osh5fawCxVqF0s15zaIn2SgH-1dmv6cNqq8/s320/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402086254632225506" border="0" /></a><br />The family before our trick o' treating adventure<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3isMFxoAOgIAM3GL3Hg4gT_88srcMtETZVoWZnogmt1Cr6PEpigaAvnjcvdx4yu1izwkVS-DOaxBQEPTmGqhlExaR1YB4u66-jCjFWxZjmfPQ3C_4WlHiFhFcXxPYakj1MX5DreC_GA/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3isMFxoAOgIAM3GL3Hg4gT_88srcMtETZVoWZnogmt1Cr6PEpigaAvnjcvdx4yu1izwkVS-DOaxBQEPTmGqhlExaR1YB4u66-jCjFWxZjmfPQ3C_4WlHiFhFcXxPYakj1MX5DreC_GA/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402086250063070306" border="0" /></a><br />Quality time with Daddy before bed!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwDdAFezG3GNgaURWnC_w4P79EMeIGJ31TQdJH8_U7jJR2AX1hwUvskq6PMAqnexFyzw9S36y_Y_vjA-937cSkHiRvTRAkCnEQOInkcBQt3WEjZOrqCRI-t9x3IXEtjgT9272I5eZYto/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwDdAFezG3GNgaURWnC_w4P79EMeIGJ31TQdJH8_U7jJR2AX1hwUvskq6PMAqnexFyzw9S36y_Y_vjA-937cSkHiRvTRAkCnEQOInkcBQt3WEjZOrqCRI-t9x3IXEtjgT9272I5eZYto/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402086240659481298" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor loves jumping and looks like she'll bounce right out especially when she gets excited!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1te9PJ-WYHZdFuBK7yIO1hTiSxcuvvYNNhBBlt_xBnQtib0DKTaHfiQatGFUYS-YjSWJxOZMnrOpA-3MCTii8TEaQdVdtmgJTsjkrl-VEtrtEqCF87iTwur-sXMGcV4qM6Zr8kOGwCw/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1te9PJ-WYHZdFuBK7yIO1hTiSxcuvvYNNhBBlt_xBnQtib0DKTaHfiQatGFUYS-YjSWJxOZMnrOpA-3MCTii8TEaQdVdtmgJTsjkrl-VEtrtEqCF87iTwur-sXMGcV4qM6Zr8kOGwCw/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402086234998993282" border="0" /></a><br />Jake on the potty....hmm....I wonder who he is emulating??? I know it isn't mommy!<br />Jake is almost fully potty trained. He stays consistently dry even when out of the house for a few hours but only goes #2 on the potty when he feels like it...he is still scared to and so are mommy and daddy after our summer experience with him!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEpTRiTF1SpyQeymurRp5moq_oat9El7D6qRiOGfIUUGquQXW4Kws99UCxr49dk4VTqQAKjADQKB81_lEdKPhzenZo3-h9J-5uxDFFOn41iuObYxApwCVmsd0RaNqR9AgJuhcTHKTqSs/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEpTRiTF1SpyQeymurRp5moq_oat9El7D6qRiOGfIUUGquQXW4Kws99UCxr49dk4VTqQAKjADQKB81_lEdKPhzenZo3-h9J-5uxDFFOn41iuObYxApwCVmsd0RaNqR9AgJuhcTHKTqSs/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402083467628890466" border="0" /></a><br />Jake's a cutie who loves his sister. He was even seen trying to feed her...Mommy was in the kitchen and heard him saying to her "want some baby?" while holding her spoon of food to her mouth. Too cute!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwylYnlCpGwxjsFLfqpcDwjy6LukkHOgykCL9M9STaPIe6Fj54nN6deeLkBr9goUTC-DVI5QAwTrPi7aNCxhn1ssbfiEoNqukUZ0cYt-cBSeEOMtkJyNGcG6Rb3nLtzcV2WQq4O8wWRI/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwylYnlCpGwxjsFLfqpcDwjy6LukkHOgykCL9M9STaPIe6Fj54nN6deeLkBr9goUTC-DVI5QAwTrPi7aNCxhn1ssbfiEoNqukUZ0cYt-cBSeEOMtkJyNGcG6Rb3nLtzcV2WQq4O8wWRI/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402083462481149986" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor is just infatuated with her brother. She watches everything he does, laughs at him constantly, and gets very frustrated that she can't move well enough yet to chase after him.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYiTf42i9BYVmAoCi4dRa6VjAKzOwfIb4rflRi7U0NgkKL_brBILwuCLG5ONNKzwEZHx7ZxZtF_dtQGxOAGCelpoohwBy9v-mVPUqNJqySuSdW71kfJluzGAnLb0vka8Jxp0gSDfoMJ4/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYiTf42i9BYVmAoCi4dRa6VjAKzOwfIb4rflRi7U0NgkKL_brBILwuCLG5ONNKzwEZHx7ZxZtF_dtQGxOAGCelpoohwBy9v-mVPUqNJqySuSdW71kfJluzGAnLb0vka8Jxp0gSDfoMJ4/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402083457867236018" border="0" /></a><br />A visit with Grandma and Grandpa...Even Tiki got in on the picture!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7q1s82L5PiND7Zyv82zRwigdxS9NNHDIQ3SZ9JED1YrAE24b9D1lRNz9JOzRhHVgYewxwtK_C2UgzRRg6o83ExfaXFwhPAlJPrB2zhN0Pekn78te55DSFD9JMl5FtWgRAbPS3Sc5BII/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7q1s82L5PiND7Zyv82zRwigdxS9NNHDIQ3SZ9JED1YrAE24b9D1lRNz9JOzRhHVgYewxwtK_C2UgzRRg6o83ExfaXFwhPAlJPrB2zhN0Pekn78te55DSFD9JMl5FtWgRAbPS3Sc5BII/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402083452664508242" border="0" /></a><br />Jake just loves the playground near our house. He and Taylor got some time in on the swings together enjoying the nice weather before it gets too cold!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXHVXnaXAOZCuvVTiL6ncoiDUaKq7-AUg4lS7_NVmFb51efrko8KwKVDYeJzhtzVHq43hlHqY2yqgK8botuyiDwZ4wvhKCHV8Uo_zZ1vlSRzyjSe9EBM6V4EIKk01b9nV4XYAGVdlf5I/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXHVXnaXAOZCuvVTiL6ncoiDUaKq7-AUg4lS7_NVmFb51efrko8KwKVDYeJzhtzVHq43hlHqY2yqgK8botuyiDwZ4wvhKCHV8Uo_zZ1vlSRzyjSe9EBM6V4EIKk01b9nV4XYAGVdlf5I/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402083446275212226" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor's first ride on the swings! She loves watching the big kids run around!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-12206619575218324882009-11-09T04:24:00.000-08:002009-11-09T04:38:34.385-08:00Happy Halloween<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5jQawuZCqWEfiL11SSuY4Sd-z-MzYctsTPDmo9f1CslWOxoVWUEhTgDf5BVKlBiIshBg3IJ6cIu2C8J7PBDemoS3Kg82nU1fHp7OS95NASGqpuV2LVqAuMkNc_bparBMCU86R7FvLqE/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5jQawuZCqWEfiL11SSuY4Sd-z-MzYctsTPDmo9f1CslWOxoVWUEhTgDf5BVKlBiIshBg3IJ6cIu2C8J7PBDemoS3Kg82nU1fHp7OS95NASGqpuV2LVqAuMkNc_bparBMCU86R7FvLqE/s320/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402082240018736882" border="0" /></a><br />Connor & Jake getting lots of candy!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5VbmDEULLM8D6bYpWeIOkWp6YolxyA6evnNshkeC-QL_Ix7R1vrlZrKX525WrdhFUN9KQ0JTiX1bcWGHzAQIgK2A7TUpvgUPtOb3i9ouF-4WDLXkeWfNC-3aNYvepQASzP6aFdjGAmI/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5VbmDEULLM8D6bYpWeIOkWp6YolxyA6evnNshkeC-QL_Ix7R1vrlZrKX525WrdhFUN9KQ0JTiX1bcWGHzAQIgK2A7TUpvgUPtOb3i9ouF-4WDLXkeWfNC-3aNYvepQASzP6aFdjGAmI/s320/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402079935455149762" border="0" /></a><br />He definitely had fun trick or treating with his big cousin Connor...he passed out on the walk home!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQE0HqLKf9WAp2Z5nUGjILbgIrMmOY6Yp9-Dfe0FP0wNhPsJLF_vkk7DPJTwtkOAPIqxcr0vW3PtbevJ4j4Cg2tqkuv6biTYdzQWjj4mxKay4fHIoa13rLEjhxOB39DG-CKwtdO9Lwv0/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQE0HqLKf9WAp2Z5nUGjILbgIrMmOY6Yp9-Dfe0FP0wNhPsJLF_vkk7DPJTwtkOAPIqxcr0vW3PtbevJ4j4Cg2tqkuv6biTYdzQWjj4mxKay4fHIoa13rLEjhxOB39DG-CKwtdO9Lwv0/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402079932233248818" border="0" /></a><br />Let's get trick or treating! Jake's thinking..."Hmmm....I wonder what this costume and candy thing is really about..."<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZACv3glT_GfHpb7Ay2FkUxamFdeKBVOkOSAf_tsiIK1DmsU91L5v08sDkYu1_Op_IGTwZ8gngsESQ-waBzPyB8c_tXJoTUpYMRnUEUAeB55KtBBL_pLK89M7WIbTGbNgT-U1Y0RdAOiI/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZACv3glT_GfHpb7Ay2FkUxamFdeKBVOkOSAf_tsiIK1DmsU91L5v08sDkYu1_Op_IGTwZ8gngsESQ-waBzPyB8c_tXJoTUpYMRnUEUAeB55KtBBL_pLK89M7WIbTGbNgT-U1Y0RdAOiI/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402079924995043250" border="0" /></a><br />I think Taylor thought Jake was a big stuffed animal for her to play with! Jake was just the sweetest little green monster. He loved the big pillow belly to bop around with.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1S49f9Yhznyxp4Y2CWeS5afMX-kB_no4KkvpSmpQzYfBlRynwIr0RIcoovqxIhGKaOFctwmNkUhn7XZD2o6PLJmPwo4hB5xkA-J2PeUh0yGw5PzTks1VQcwXo-kbOWFbkXokuKyD2R0/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1S49f9Yhznyxp4Y2CWeS5afMX-kB_no4KkvpSmpQzYfBlRynwIr0RIcoovqxIhGKaOFctwmNkUhn7XZD2o6PLJmPwo4hB5xkA-J2PeUh0yGw5PzTks1VQcwXo-kbOWFbkXokuKyD2R0/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402079923958091202" border="0" /></a><br />And she really embraced her cuteness....what a ham!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizG8iRjYvjpSU_a90xoxV2JBhndORX-GqmdrbuOUBjUqZbJC30VILD5fR9gWslvr16xzwpnd0qKIbrTuvzDEjk4cHDR4nqpuw3jz8ZvGpXVg1e114V6ZB20vUpfzZ6jQkHPf5EftETc2s/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizG8iRjYvjpSU_a90xoxV2JBhndORX-GqmdrbuOUBjUqZbJC30VILD5fR9gWslvr16xzwpnd0qKIbrTuvzDEjk4cHDR4nqpuw3jz8ZvGpXVg1e114V6ZB20vUpfzZ6jQkHPf5EftETc2s/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402079920441305234" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor was the most adorable little pink bunny!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-17295052918402157512009-08-07T05:10:00.000-07:002009-08-07T05:30:03.508-07:00They are too cute if I do say so myself!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-aTL4veX_l9RRo9qQRN5CBKG04h3g4igSt0XE0vuDtRR2gN9Cq7dzo0gBUnj_bXbyaftw33QuIeEUUQ3ncBirgcYihfaqMHkLKMfNh5uE4FvSQQvTLtErZH9wzWwvU7xsj8sxxDBh1o/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-aTL4veX_l9RRo9qQRN5CBKG04h3g4igSt0XE0vuDtRR2gN9Cq7dzo0gBUnj_bXbyaftw33QuIeEUUQ3ncBirgcYihfaqMHkLKMfNh5uE4FvSQQvTLtErZH9wzWwvU7xsj8sxxDBh1o/s320/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367193774310815522" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor said ok Mom...I've had enough photos for one day!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkhP07u34Mbs5YehL1RRdwbANjW-3_sN-ygC6HOWX5RzcqX0iUta9p-kOuEg58-2t78b3h6P-nHpy_kkFRQnsYA1gCFiXlJHev5GV1K7sUG5jrJVs2Yqo5SIc-GoOY27KEdN8WO4Q58s/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkhP07u34Mbs5YehL1RRdwbANjW-3_sN-ygC6HOWX5RzcqX0iUta9p-kOuEg58-2t78b3h6P-nHpy_kkFRQnsYA1gCFiXlJHev5GV1K7sUG5jrJVs2Yqo5SIc-GoOY27KEdN8WO4Q58s/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367193770708539154" border="0" /></a><br />"Wow Mommy...she has hands too!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9ge7SVuOHpz1DeUww99TTHYV1o6620HwhRe7dtmYre7JvqTVY53ET3Ep812lZn-kUNeZuw6Zqr4nP8k3evmoscV2AsBSSADWO4ExKl1QAetrl56blHkwNwl-8r7VVycRSeVo0kdgAlc/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9ge7SVuOHpz1DeUww99TTHYV1o6620HwhRe7dtmYre7JvqTVY53ET3Ep812lZn-kUNeZuw6Zqr4nP8k3evmoscV2AsBSSADWO4ExKl1QAetrl56blHkwNwl-8r7VVycRSeVo0kdgAlc/s320/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367193767988783906" border="0" /></a><br />Boy am I a lucky Mommy to have such cute kids who actually love one another!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zKBBKTpJWR6aDFKYAOFljNDy1gcCBLOlDGMk3Dy2c8IDU6y-8BWzs9io99F4WWzk6WsbKI0RPMynlz0BqI60ETrQP7f0_iVYCbWNcjYkFViO54SARZ3VkqOUdDuRseNi1OKlSSZPkEY/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zKBBKTpJWR6aDFKYAOFljNDy1gcCBLOlDGMk3Dy2c8IDU6y-8BWzs9io99F4WWzk6WsbKI0RPMynlz0BqI60ETrQP7f0_iVYCbWNcjYkFViO54SARZ3VkqOUdDuRseNi1OKlSSZPkEY/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367193764712972850" border="0" /></a><br />Such a pretty girl playing with her rattles. Jake got pretty annoyed with her when she couldn't just take it from him. He is just dying to be able to play with her!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-33924850855829661582009-08-07T04:55:00.000-07:002009-08-07T04:56:06.607-07:00Mommy's Little Angel<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5fSqJqpFNmEuwcsl8IyvjCWVKgzrnXugsUgPcHFmQcD7VaRjRNMkXa0nrdcW7Si9WQ815me5cpqA3glTJbikv0dhLY8UUHaZFFQpsK8Jq6U7p3Taohp3s_dfENXsJ5mXS9x4PLC_cs0/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5fSqJqpFNmEuwcsl8IyvjCWVKgzrnXugsUgPcHFmQcD7VaRjRNMkXa0nrdcW7Si9WQ815me5cpqA3glTJbikv0dhLY8UUHaZFFQpsK8Jq6U7p3Taohp3s_dfENXsJ5mXS9x4PLC_cs0/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367189312163212546" border="0" /></a><br />Is she sweet or what??<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-77681163752962075902009-07-27T04:39:00.000-07:002009-07-27T04:53:27.494-07:00Jake & Taylor<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiRAs3Gg7lCuGiWQ38vpaXZR2UDp9cjYZQjXTFtOH2SNk_r_FX0v5ZNCqt0h8J5C7knM7RB5cFgllxdnygNhRlBfLpTQNWu1UpD4M0lACSCMLQlIIgY1phzXi8v17fQAGaV_vTjL3FL4/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiRAs3Gg7lCuGiWQ38vpaXZR2UDp9cjYZQjXTFtOH2SNk_r_FX0v5ZNCqt0h8J5C7knM7RB5cFgllxdnygNhRlBfLpTQNWu1UpD4M0lACSCMLQlIIgY1phzXi8v17fQAGaV_vTjL3FL4/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363104567476470386" border="0" /></a><br />Jake is such a sweet older brother! He is always giving "T" kisses and loving her! It is enough to melt Mommy's heart!!!<br />He will do things like throw his ball or catch it and look over to where Taylor is and say "Look T" and I even caught him talking to her when we went for a walk in the stroller...he was babbling about the beach and boats and rocks in the sand as we walked along the boardwalk and I kept hearing him say....T blah blah blah and pointing to things as he leaned over to her side of the stroller. It was too cute. Unfortunately Taylor was sleeping so she missed out on the lessons of her older brother!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJDIgjP0EqX01e8B1qKa9vbHmnDgigsCyEA6REztyBa1MYjSGWuzJYiBln0chU8TZ5-IkhmTXbLRynvexife401prbbJeX1kCQdvSEtPZIHGf4xjbcKSZFHbNGaR6puoL6OEgaRThPOo/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJDIgjP0EqX01e8B1qKa9vbHmnDgigsCyEA6REztyBa1MYjSGWuzJYiBln0chU8TZ5-IkhmTXbLRynvexife401prbbJeX1kCQdvSEtPZIHGf4xjbcKSZFHbNGaR6puoL6OEgaRThPOo/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363104562111964178" border="0" /></a><br />Hitting Age 2 he has become quite the little man! Here he is sporting his shades before going out to play with his water table!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZYPT1q2JR3j3EmQrTt67zmyWcPbQc0hZjeeGCktI9rtSwShRqYQIuKTNRMkzP2rVsTJvxZa2QAiDVr45ZvwFmANpYpak7kwmVYh_rYq6_3X-z1z6daRX4hz2tdKekpSOdf3B9B4tdpw/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZYPT1q2JR3j3EmQrTt67zmyWcPbQc0hZjeeGCktI9rtSwShRqYQIuKTNRMkzP2rVsTJvxZa2QAiDVr45ZvwFmANpYpak7kwmVYh_rYq6_3X-z1z6daRX4hz2tdKekpSOdf3B9B4tdpw/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363104558234194290" border="0" /></a><br />Jake loves when he gets to "hold" Taylor and she seems to enjoy sitting with her brother as well!<br />This duo is quite a handful both wanting Mommy's attention ALL the time but when you are this cute how can Mommy say no?!<br /><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-996182788721743672009-07-01T06:19:00.000-07:002009-07-01T06:22:55.588-07:00Let's not forget Taylor Marie!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItviqxlq83mTHwAAXoa0640p7bSNAZuSxXaYvDIFvzC2nI6Y47iMZglMIMQIVS9t-OI9228Bj7y8jB_ZOC46bcfwkJvyK5rsOJyLOALMZpEkDG5DZgcrpb6CIu9k-uLNcogYW4W9ihC0/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItviqxlq83mTHwAAXoa0640p7bSNAZuSxXaYvDIFvzC2nI6Y47iMZglMIMQIVS9t-OI9228Bj7y8jB_ZOC46bcfwkJvyK5rsOJyLOALMZpEkDG5DZgcrpb6CIu9k-uLNcogYW4W9ihC0/s320/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353481041503220386" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor may have slept through the park but while her big brother napped she played on her mat kicking and swatting at the toys and smiling for Mommy!<br />She is getting so big and really smiles a lot now! She loves kicking her legs and trying to reach for toys though she hasn't the control to do so yet its lots of fun to try!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-11573394496665122072009-07-01T05:25:00.000-07:002009-07-01T06:19:30.327-07:00A Day at the Park<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWM6yq_LGR_cBs418HY886W95cp7xmsal-DUM5pIx43-zTHtGuOMrDBgCrU3iLyrqxnhUo0nxFdmGsdzWZsCi3V09rdVNh1gqmOiaa29R8_j9IJGmbJQn6eyZMTBdBRFFP0WwukMUTBI/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWM6yq_LGR_cBs418HY886W95cp7xmsal-DUM5pIx43-zTHtGuOMrDBgCrU3iLyrqxnhUo0nxFdmGsdzWZsCi3V09rdVNh1gqmOiaa29R8_j9IJGmbJQn6eyZMTBdBRFFP0WwukMUTBI/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353476223635212498" border="0" /></a><br />On June 30th, Aunt Chickie, Connor, Jake, Taylor and I headed to the park in Bayonne so Connor and Jake could get in some cousin bonding time! The fun started on the swings! Jake loved Connor pushing him really high!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNvR00_7WP01MS8jlRDPlth3BGkS3t8vnq93bClRBa7SiwTwa4i1oGeh9KjCuvZfmNx58g8FspkIAnQp23wSIhdqi7lOgEgwd2jXyNtgqbWStEOtIB7rxpkHg8aXA4YxsZhAc7YTQQEI/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNvR00_7WP01MS8jlRDPlth3BGkS3t8vnq93bClRBa7SiwTwa4i1oGeh9KjCuvZfmNx58g8FspkIAnQp23wSIhdqi7lOgEgwd2jXyNtgqbWStEOtIB7rxpkHg8aXA4YxsZhAc7YTQQEI/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353476214852983538" border="0" /></a><br />Jake held on tight while Connor gave him some big pushes!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrlTfT18h323ozWr8xwqao4nZDhQSZjDH-HxokH8mU0v0fvSVjnqCzqcLlaj1J1q-lXsRWp_eRkKAcTMIGlcQtbGoUCMs6cF8prg8ikA1JI7LZz_VXMOvs6Qz1WlTrreB4ANvdtOlNVQ/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrlTfT18h323ozWr8xwqao4nZDhQSZjDH-HxokH8mU0v0fvSVjnqCzqcLlaj1J1q-lXsRWp_eRkKAcTMIGlcQtbGoUCMs6cF8prg8ikA1JI7LZz_VXMOvs6Qz1WlTrreB4ANvdtOlNVQ/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353476209842823922" border="0" /></a><br />Then it was on to the slide!!! What's more fun than sliding down the twisty slide with your big cousin?!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnNInPQO8THtmHcW4Y7Xj1MGIAqh3KXYjzvm2wVhxj2A7pWPXd_t2irUGCQNCU4O7ce6TEc581NPjXEfg5Si9Y_vibRkRkJlguYb-e3Q5F9-0fENII5Vz3c0xVjjZBuEvfk3KzuBzk5U/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnNInPQO8THtmHcW4Y7Xj1MGIAqh3KXYjzvm2wVhxj2A7pWPXd_t2irUGCQNCU4O7ce6TEc581NPjXEfg5Si9Y_vibRkRkJlguYb-e3Q5F9-0fENII5Vz3c0xVjjZBuEvfk3KzuBzk5U/s320/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353476203372866034" border="0" /></a><br />It's hard to say who was having more fun...Jake or Connor? hahaha<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYFnLaX7oz0Mn1tqSkAxHGfIGsiIj8UkWDYQtM0-gYI3euPFaTJLRmaaoAGcWj78lHLNO8CbnznM9tpUoQ3N_pRrmr6TycK8piYeoGcxQCS-5Hva69IwiBHWBod4SLSWdPH2-U4ZN_yc/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYFnLaX7oz0Mn1tqSkAxHGfIGsiIj8UkWDYQtM0-gYI3euPFaTJLRmaaoAGcWj78lHLNO8CbnznM9tpUoQ3N_pRrmr6TycK8piYeoGcxQCS-5Hva69IwiBHWBod4SLSWdPH2-U4ZN_yc/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353474725266206338" border="0" /></a><br />Then it was on to the sprinklers! "Whoa that was cold!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rTbiBp76gsAGCFpPz-4THE6IMUaRfQpTg5JirGjhc_M4lmM1Y0NIETSG53AwZgWasfr00fNOpPD3WGbVCnvGvIg_c4vn_wakTl5LiQ7KYXUV3nAqhAWhLUa0DsbGILAeCOotXXgFfSQ/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rTbiBp76gsAGCFpPz-4THE6IMUaRfQpTg5JirGjhc_M4lmM1Y0NIETSG53AwZgWasfr00fNOpPD3WGbVCnvGvIg_c4vn_wakTl5LiQ7KYXUV3nAqhAWhLUa0DsbGILAeCOotXXgFfSQ/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353474723293153122" border="0" /></a><br />Jake wanted everyone in on the action!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVA6wuMx5HTgt6JBOWvVYXwyxYmocgVdiksrTS6qlMDF_BvR-q9Wl4ZA0-hnsn3GJp_hqNkTXCX43kLIqLJ1Cd5bQGkZoYeGZqMZw0kdMrTUnq_noXlD5k1TteyMZ5B7XjkHlIwLTpyE/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVA6wuMx5HTgt6JBOWvVYXwyxYmocgVdiksrTS6qlMDF_BvR-q9Wl4ZA0-hnsn3GJp_hqNkTXCX43kLIqLJ1Cd5bQGkZoYeGZqMZw0kdMrTUnq_noXlD5k1TteyMZ5B7XjkHlIwLTpyE/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353474715078579474" border="0" /></a><br />That Aunt Chickie...she tricked him walking around the outside of the sprinklers so she didn't get wet!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb7OxBfCtBqzwyfzMtjq5Nf7utRfExkvS2yTs8Ery79ZB2QTX1fYmR1mJa6ov8acWCl8iSpvGm3mx7SukiT1JTXB9knHz-QIzov74NluXSQJCEHY2xHtSVzkwt-C3jMf7rJs0QXFFi_A/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb7OxBfCtBqzwyfzMtjq5Nf7utRfExkvS2yTs8Ery79ZB2QTX1fYmR1mJa6ov8acWCl8iSpvGm3mx7SukiT1JTXB9knHz-QIzov74NluXSQJCEHY2xHtSVzkwt-C3jMf7rJs0QXFFi_A/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353474708727277218" border="0" /></a><br />Connor drinking sprinkler water...Yuck!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUH2UZej5az6ARjmUqSM8llfc8eoiMP84XkppgtkOGHNP7OfqrkQ8Le2PdI1f45LyQECD6N7OuaC_yr85bxIq3566nbtk0mJWuJbgQQTvjJNm3Zchfs1jjIMXZvXrpy2jb5EZPDs3UNk/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUH2UZej5az6ARjmUqSM8llfc8eoiMP84XkppgtkOGHNP7OfqrkQ8Le2PdI1f45LyQECD6N7OuaC_yr85bxIq3566nbtk0mJWuJbgQQTvjJNm3Zchfs1jjIMXZvXrpy2jb5EZPDs3UNk/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353473782978510050" border="0" /></a><br />Jake was just amazed by the water falling down. He was a bit intimidated at first and probably a bit frozen by the icy cold water but he was loving it a few minutes in!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi7FCv4gldeo5NW2I_dAYJPTpVOBOct-eHpOuagPgNy1Ny4WWXvWL2V0ubloG0iu08TzFzN13jnweEdbVNmtIKzUt81mIFpmSwM0-tNZ9RHrFxG_opyNl77dUd_gBpZBEy8IRXQXIIIQ/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi7FCv4gldeo5NW2I_dAYJPTpVOBOct-eHpOuagPgNy1Ny4WWXvWL2V0ubloG0iu08TzFzN13jnweEdbVNmtIKzUt81mIFpmSwM0-tNZ9RHrFxG_opyNl77dUd_gBpZBEy8IRXQXIIIQ/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353473775786739234" border="0" /></a><br />It's like rain but with the sun shining! He ran around squealing with joy. Ah the joys of the simple things in life!!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuTePfYbCfbU3Y4Xw7TLQCtQ5wq8wqI6rb4EnMNcdVXnECn2eh-2ky-5soPk-If5ucLSAoiBjC1e6sx3nWpiM3lCnR7L4PhYYNoBbgMh7vpmA2xx1dVKwnbVD72BOhHrCX-qO67-SX3c/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuTePfYbCfbU3Y4Xw7TLQCtQ5wq8wqI6rb4EnMNcdVXnECn2eh-2ky-5soPk-If5ucLSAoiBjC1e6sx3nWpiM3lCnR7L4PhYYNoBbgMh7vpmA2xx1dVKwnbVD72BOhHrCX-qO67-SX3c/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353473771569844962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7PEmBpZboWemou5jjSJIMFbgM09T_4p-XAZrQ3OL4yN8SBHD81dt45JDhNVOOA0on_kct0KbuJoSQ0uKDYIex2J0JUS-bP7tZOA4NB-V-_jSUxJzwh0kO4iNSCeGN6RtwvIBPLtgjbQ/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7PEmBpZboWemou5jjSJIMFbgM09T_4p-XAZrQ3OL4yN8SBHD81dt45JDhNVOOA0on_kct0KbuJoSQ0uKDYIex2J0JUS-bP7tZOA4NB-V-_jSUxJzwh0kO4iNSCeGN6RtwvIBPLtgjbQ/s320/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353473764503360914" border="0" /></a><br />And of course there was a need to stop and play in the puddles!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEjb_arzdkwAE-Srk5mNOZH6GwsYqR1Vn9LmEog1jMrtxexevl4t94VlCwNG-Lk7EBb8ltpDQCNtF5NyxtxuJQ399Hx6CBXFz2LKedgmhUccywYG9xOqTpZp8eb7AdBdOgo94XWKQsAs/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEjb_arzdkwAE-Srk5mNOZH6GwsYqR1Vn9LmEog1jMrtxexevl4t94VlCwNG-Lk7EBb8ltpDQCNtF5NyxtxuJQ399Hx6CBXFz2LKedgmhUccywYG9xOqTpZp8eb7AdBdOgo94XWKQsAs/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353472477762059298" border="0" /></a><br />How cute...he's like Connor's mini me! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcN5fE3WDKMD7RTpkuJ2bn6Tf8v0q7vicOLjxYrQSsGV8vWavKMp0jAX5-I2aQ-Ru2EHq5mbHliFpKr_lB6UZz8wV9vrUQOyeyRJepxHy2h4SsDXYWfnYhzXlxbvoAYzsR6iNv1Cvin98/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcN5fE3WDKMD7RTpkuJ2bn6Tf8v0q7vicOLjxYrQSsGV8vWavKMp0jAX5-I2aQ-Ru2EHq5mbHliFpKr_lB6UZz8wV9vrUQOyeyRJepxHy2h4SsDXYWfnYhzXlxbvoAYzsR6iNv1Cvin98/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353472473570289922" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0orSdHd_U3YAHAp6_kc178jyK_Kjq9C6SwOtlFxa11dmyW_iTC8flzQma3FTty0QP2j9kV2FS2xSob1ehFBepULae_jel0YH7-kOhDJ3oKvIQU7g_QFmjjjD3qyEoPTt8zm3-RrKs6Bg/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0orSdHd_U3YAHAp6_kc178jyK_Kjq9C6SwOtlFxa11dmyW_iTC8flzQma3FTty0QP2j9kV2FS2xSob1ehFBepULae_jel0YH7-kOhDJ3oKvIQU7g_QFmjjjD3qyEoPTt8zm3-RrKs6Bg/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353472463015214818" border="0" /></a><br />"Run Connor Run!" Connor had his hands full trying to keep up with his little cuz!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmpXX6Xr6TJaw2v9o6kRI74Y0NqFZO6UzYyBJwzFJtjEOEj1GXAN5Xw9fICYnjsiA_GU4meDpIvksm_tiBLhIhigZAyc7ttpHx-yhR882UkMH2hSzn3rH6OkvESXT1NVqDVnOK0ye_Q0/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmpXX6Xr6TJaw2v9o6kRI74Y0NqFZO6UzYyBJwzFJtjEOEj1GXAN5Xw9fICYnjsiA_GU4meDpIvksm_tiBLhIhigZAyc7ttpHx-yhR882UkMH2hSzn3rH6OkvESXT1NVqDVnOK0ye_Q0/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353472455398957426" border="0" /></a><br />Jake with blue lips and shaking from being so chilled had to be bribed away from the sprinklers! Connor pulled out every stop in the book to try to convince the little guy that the water was just too cold to keep playing in! haha<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipThMBvbT_tpyMCGN9mutDLIKe2BC0MnXSHUNaG-DnZYouP2LZmS2I7fSCbWRWu9blGYYaAbItV2hfLbVvlJS9y1CsSPvWxPDkE34iiKPm0l_HZGa08MldSJR5bgaDj7gjFz75chl4CK4/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipThMBvbT_tpyMCGN9mutDLIKe2BC0MnXSHUNaG-DnZYouP2LZmS2I7fSCbWRWu9blGYYaAbItV2hfLbVvlJS9y1CsSPvWxPDkE34iiKPm0l_HZGa08MldSJR5bgaDj7gjFz75chl4CK4/s320/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353470449123675714" border="0" /></a><br />So the little energizer bunny got his big cuz to play ball with him in the grass!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5zvZo_EPFNX0s7TB2DsBr3zjBQnsJ1W0PHNeUlykVkGiD7WtNdkCzgUt4emK0XahibEvdr-599Yuw-QylDL4DE1-JFnrQKxsjLn-MITBhp74jndM2Snj9ZORM8abcIHddkv8ufT44cE/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5zvZo_EPFNX0s7TB2DsBr3zjBQnsJ1W0PHNeUlykVkGiD7WtNdkCzgUt4emK0XahibEvdr-599Yuw-QylDL4DE1-JFnrQKxsjLn-MITBhp74jndM2Snj9ZORM8abcIHddkv8ufT44cE/s320/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353470441133223266" border="0" /></a><br />He hasn't yet mastered the hand eye coordination required to play ball but he did manage to hit the ball at least once! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWCofL1rcMaGcQfUZL1guxZ7NT9BR5b5Y69AUq9Z8pe2St7k23AGspSpFn6scoUg8o1j8J-xYKp3F70xzMOfA6Sl5WxyYkko2012bVH2meSRiUrDUscrcKsq5LPUbhFfZtqcRl5-PLEw/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWCofL1rcMaGcQfUZL1guxZ7NT9BR5b5Y69AUq9Z8pe2St7k23AGspSpFn6scoUg8o1j8J-xYKp3F70xzMOfA6Sl5WxyYkko2012bVH2meSRiUrDUscrcKsq5LPUbhFfZtqcRl5-PLEw/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353470430845614866" border="0" /></a><br />Coach Connor did his best to show the little guy how to swing the bat.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where was Taylor during all this? She was fast asleep in her stroller! Boy did she miss out on a fun day! Jake was so wiped out by the time we were leaving he walked half way to the car and decided he was just too tired to make it the rest of the way! Aunt Chick had to carry him! There's nothing better than a fun day at the park with your cousin!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-16302600158346061852009-06-29T11:48:00.001-07:002009-06-29T12:04:35.693-07:00Our Beautiful Children!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK908d9BhAQZjXDdXcND1sbaR9cq0OVs2-3CNLuPaHsYdlPcFnL4HZcOi5LnTCfKNrNnQECLiBnkBpCCvZ6aSBHe_MxQI7xAVlyJclgzQjEljlSkwIrZ_WKmXq5-JYTVJJa_T4tkPncOw/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK908d9BhAQZjXDdXcND1sbaR9cq0OVs2-3CNLuPaHsYdlPcFnL4HZcOi5LnTCfKNrNnQECLiBnkBpCCvZ6aSBHe_MxQI7xAVlyJclgzQjEljlSkwIrZ_WKmXq5-JYTVJJa_T4tkPncOw/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352824720518255378" border="0" /></a><br />Jake at the racetrack for Father's Day. He had a blast checking out the horses!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZj36oUzn4PcW0c-YfW2Urq9eO863Ff_spCeOnDztEbI9ndjcsjMhxDcUEEi1kQh3NXy9dOaFKZvPs7A1BUgSZDtbQVNVJF6qGc0ca1kgX31uwTE8mPlIX2Snsg5h5u6DCfwVinuMwBg/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZj36oUzn4PcW0c-YfW2Urq9eO863Ff_spCeOnDztEbI9ndjcsjMhxDcUEEi1kQh3NXy9dOaFKZvPs7A1BUgSZDtbQVNVJF6qGc0ca1kgX31uwTE8mPlIX2Snsg5h5u6DCfwVinuMwBg/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352824717117809746" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor sleeps so peacefully! She is so different from her big brother where sleep is concerned! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84gC8WVAejAEmQsBHWFfD3s3KWFh_t1ULDa4uZorglVf_uhzXZPBywWAG8SUC14p1rzp4UWO1Vd2A4C2u8K7EYFXPVJ62o5XaklK6u1mWOmvFW0d2fb48UvQ7nAAfJVOxJSgORc4cXVU/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84gC8WVAejAEmQsBHWFfD3s3KWFh_t1ULDa4uZorglVf_uhzXZPBywWAG8SUC14p1rzp4UWO1Vd2A4C2u8K7EYFXPVJ62o5XaklK6u1mWOmvFW0d2fb48UvQ7nAAfJVOxJSgORc4cXVU/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352824713658221282" border="0" /></a><br />Jake Tickling Taylor. He is such an awesome big brother!!! He loves giving her kisses and helping Mommy take care of her. He was so excited at the chance to hold her when Mommy wanted a photo op. When mommy tickled her, Jake decided to do the same and mommy of course snapped a pic! Jake has even given Taylor her first nickname, 'T'. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE9fn7TURH8AXVdDAbJiddro32DkWExIgT62qUZUxzOK6GoIV9k3gdzUCyITwhHk4d7QWTTPX6D1y2nAVMrWF78Ttb2CKYY55Yf9CnveDC3vg3R1B4Gl00lT04nd0YMFjK0dmVJ678Hk/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE9fn7TURH8AXVdDAbJiddro32DkWExIgT62qUZUxzOK6GoIV9k3gdzUCyITwhHk4d7QWTTPX6D1y2nAVMrWF78Ttb2CKYY55Yf9CnveDC3vg3R1B4Gl00lT04nd0YMFjK0dmVJ678Hk/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352824705068800130" border="0" /></a>Jake and T watching elmo together! Mommy couldn't get them to look at her b/c their eyes were glued to the tv!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF90mMYMLBqo9b7BbKIb8UVczxmnu9w3Yj4kxwHvOTn2AI02CTSeoSg4pBtR23smBU-YchfGYlhV66mM_H6SFSIqddw5XQNq1Td70WWBFucTSbw4aqdp6uRRbHgaf-JVpTZIGtrPuZWM/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF90mMYMLBqo9b7BbKIb8UVczxmnu9w3Yj4kxwHvOTn2AI02CTSeoSg4pBtR23smBU-YchfGYlhV66mM_H6SFSIqddw5XQNq1Td70WWBFucTSbw4aqdp6uRRbHgaf-JVpTZIGtrPuZWM/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352824699749362178" border="0" /></a><br />Getting both kids to smile at the same time proved an impossible task for Mommy but they sure are cute together anyway!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-15219152576700227532009-05-23T08:16:00.001-07:002009-05-23T12:47:12.739-07:00It's a Girl!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeKQgk8DbyVyS6CK6hDCT1hzxHGTGtX195sHgQUK753pkCe_afhWLOnvYVg2Vhp-V7kgAsO0vhpONx64NlZ98z8qCjLy7UcGuwnrmd_eSi2eQGJ7LaZ6wDYSOBQyUdSGg6l72d43CosU/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeKQgk8DbyVyS6CK6hDCT1hzxHGTGtX195sHgQUK753pkCe_afhWLOnvYVg2Vhp-V7kgAsO0vhpONx64NlZ98z8qCjLy7UcGuwnrmd_eSi2eQGJ7LaZ6wDYSOBQyUdSGg6l72d43CosU/s320/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339040366980335122" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor and Jake are becoming fast friends!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENggdUK_49saCZFSOYwXC4VNX8p831lkPVZ7kVzGxUSYkSkEDH6z4foMrKjRPfh4NLYHGPXdLzqzDXh8bU091NnHwJ1IYsKwvzFSLjh4ppsBMAtegoSsK5hi-cqmXPiXaDsRjHEuiFdk/s1600-h/199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENggdUK_49saCZFSOYwXC4VNX8p831lkPVZ7kVzGxUSYkSkEDH6z4foMrKjRPfh4NLYHGPXdLzqzDXh8bU091NnHwJ1IYsKwvzFSLjh4ppsBMAtegoSsK5hi-cqmXPiXaDsRjHEuiFdk/s320/199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339040362546084770" border="0" /></a><br />And of course Gi Gi came to see her little girl!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNe-YUu4nP2OkBJh6PbeDAm8iWPYuWPbpxsr3za1LeJ0KTr1XpzOjivx_CdxyRMquK0PT0amkZbUCKOJqlKkduwCN86VZnl_u7jdqWW0tPdz_eynkDcWzjNOY0Chf_43V0wkTMoxjZtg/s1600-h/178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNe-YUu4nP2OkBJh6PbeDAm8iWPYuWPbpxsr3za1LeJ0KTr1XpzOjivx_CdxyRMquK0PT0amkZbUCKOJqlKkduwCN86VZnl_u7jdqWW0tPdz_eynkDcWzjNOY0Chf_43V0wkTMoxjZtg/s320/178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339040360595060498" border="0" /></a>Goodgie and Pa Pa were there to welcome their Granddaughter into the world!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqx55fU3uQWmvX7fVxciM-Evjvdhp3rS2RAegdDvYCwaHW7pgIdv78iHAoThyJLF9A2CUyM_BBQ39hJ8AAVGvtgbE3kqLJNIIQg20Tv20WnhCi4ptcNytTcB_OAYItWp9IiRKIYZi5tw/s1600-h/196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqx55fU3uQWmvX7fVxciM-Evjvdhp3rS2RAegdDvYCwaHW7pgIdv78iHAoThyJLF9A2CUyM_BBQ39hJ8AAVGvtgbE3kqLJNIIQg20Tv20WnhCi4ptcNytTcB_OAYItWp9IiRKIYZi5tw/s320/196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339040350425462370" border="0" /></a>Taylor and Jake meet for the first time. Jake was a bit afraid of Taylor at first but he was amazed that the little baby moved and made noise.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7R8w5MvucXBhJANHulQyBmPMc9p26tSQwjNvy-YlkipqHRrlyVMf4h9Ogw1-C0J0bZV2uMrC239W6cD4LoIx4N6E4bQYZ16k23mmfXkSKfvkzMadc3-vj74aKBZH7fee1AIwDeBMSpU/s1600-h/216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7R8w5MvucXBhJANHulQyBmPMc9p26tSQwjNvy-YlkipqHRrlyVMf4h9Ogw1-C0J0bZV2uMrC239W6cD4LoIx4N6E4bQYZ16k23mmfXkSKfvkzMadc3-vj74aKBZH7fee1AIwDeBMSpU/s320/216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339040347552583186" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor Marie finally came into the world May 18th, 2009 at 12:11 PM weighing 8lbs 1oz and 20-1/4" long. <br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-90741824027333905552009-04-23T17:32:00.001-07:002009-04-23T18:46:54.561-07:00Happy Easter!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCP0ZF6KTRLj6JEkwh8eN8V__UwuRS9ScYOtqipSKgeYxVczmDzzv731wNXchBk1HMT1cnMkfmbUahJ7jMtkrk-l0bUIxWLWLPJUeu75llow6gGFxptEpY3cpvEPsg9m4Duic0jhazN8/s1600-h/100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCP0ZF6KTRLj6JEkwh8eN8V__UwuRS9ScYOtqipSKgeYxVczmDzzv731wNXchBk1HMT1cnMkfmbUahJ7jMtkrk-l0bUIxWLWLPJUeu75llow6gGFxptEpY3cpvEPsg9m4Duic0jhazN8/s320/100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064458611950978" border="0" /></a><br />Jake painted Easter Eggs with Mommy & Daddy Saturday night!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjQKZEOj1VwESIvMKzAgVfmFPdik4x7ftg5lWIkt9019RQ6TzLtUIUEfmcL6yyK3LOjHSfs58eorH9p7FU0kaw-oLto7ZiZNgvb1k9egjFmUkhAqz6ss1qyd4lEfWSXNZhCnbOMvpIKA/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjQKZEOj1VwESIvMKzAgVfmFPdik4x7ftg5lWIkt9019RQ6TzLtUIUEfmcL6yyK3LOjHSfs58eorH9p7FU0kaw-oLto7ZiZNgvb1k9egjFmUkhAqz6ss1qyd4lEfWSXNZhCnbOMvpIKA/s320/101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064085490184514" border="0" /></a><br />"wow!" Jake was amazed that the white eggs actually changed colors!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFODid838cZaktrmeciYHjQV0IgIyFTPRkORTZb6Z-NNDnqja4O-pZKasThnJ4GL1sD7KypQT4ESWKNrv82koHmIKV33OfWd-wZJr6uyn8I51AvaTBLPpeKBxJYRqC26kUJgfqAuRl8-E/s1600-h/131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFODid838cZaktrmeciYHjQV0IgIyFTPRkORTZb6Z-NNDnqja4O-pZKasThnJ4GL1sD7KypQT4ESWKNrv82koHmIKV33OfWd-wZJr6uyn8I51AvaTBLPpeKBxJYRqC26kUJgfqAuRl8-E/s320/131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064081271578194" border="0" /></a><br />And each time it was equally as amazing to him!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe03AlbyRFuipF2PrijW6LY8wJNzPkXf4EqdEV1LRs41yVcGT8uh0DwzRfjNN8as2MUjuv9332ddkq7-FHXcv9CnGGi39BE5cs7yPSO4iDkn0j1Gc6uUUE4r3v61Cm3O7qJrxCcznClY/s1600-h/153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFe03AlbyRFuipF2PrijW6LY8wJNzPkXf4EqdEV1LRs41yVcGT8uh0DwzRfjNN8as2MUjuv9332ddkq7-FHXcv9CnGGi39BE5cs7yPSO4iDkn0j1Gc6uUUE4r3v61Cm3O7qJrxCcznClY/s320/153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064076590269746" border="0" /></a>15 eggs later and he was still equally as excited each time we took one out of the dye!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiDxrJYAzoXacqiywMZcXVnM5rGNJlRg_BgPzTGtls6nmmCQp6DlOTFrvqfjM6jO97ofO6IGypx5hp09BhV6G_g2vUHcwvscR4u8FNSOOPctg7KBq-igaq8dLE2SDWLHfwuiCx3eU5Yk/s1600-h/162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiDxrJYAzoXacqiywMZcXVnM5rGNJlRg_BgPzTGtls6nmmCQp6DlOTFrvqfjM6jO97ofO6IGypx5hp09BhV6G_g2vUHcwvscR4u8FNSOOPctg7KBq-igaq8dLE2SDWLHfwuiCx3eU5Yk/s320/162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064072835161826" border="0" /></a><br />He even picked them up himself and put them into the drying rack...he was such a big shot!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuOOXybPaExci54eo1_p0_KbnS-6PYvq5Dzhouphf9rBW7rUtMr6xojgV8dHh0JtDQw7liA0jyw0LJb_CrUz9dBO2SCSWj2T0CZ4KvON2a8mWogvrukCy1ZCp-0g6aM3YZIWYRn4Zktc/s1600-h/172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuOOXybPaExci54eo1_p0_KbnS-6PYvq5Dzhouphf9rBW7rUtMr6xojgV8dHh0JtDQw7liA0jyw0LJb_CrUz9dBO2SCSWj2T0CZ4KvON2a8mWogvrukCy1ZCp-0g6aM3YZIWYRn4Zktc/s320/172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328064069665541282" border="0" /></a><br />Best of all he got to put stickers all over the eggs. Jake made an egg for himself of course, Daddy, Mommy, "baby" and Tiki. His egg of course was his favorite color, "GREEN!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LS2bl1SNC16Zr665ItO1xBvn8YL76UMy13xgQr9ig83XDLB1latg6Htql-sv-1IuvW6XOxKkNLIVStTVtDcLnLsDn19rAcLRxxrOOQcmgTC8kde92UIE6FFIt6JtkG_WK9NWl9aUeD0/s1600-h/208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LS2bl1SNC16Zr665ItO1xBvn8YL76UMy13xgQr9ig83XDLB1latg6Htql-sv-1IuvW6XOxKkNLIVStTVtDcLnLsDn19rAcLRxxrOOQcmgTC8kde92UIE6FFIt6JtkG_WK9NWl9aUeD0/s320/208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328053554103619154" border="0" /></a>Jake, Daddy and Tiki were all dressed for Easter!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yxy-oOLVtjKZbYesajvFivQYeI389JJ3aVaDWQMhlZi7ZjqvD8qEMdkSrYLgSaPhQrOyUFbUFVyoSYUHhHqGEJTw2MBPxVziRTslZPhV67cDirHdHCYb8GE4gAaKdfOLgr_6ZrUUibo/s1600-h/231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yxy-oOLVtjKZbYesajvFivQYeI389JJ3aVaDWQMhlZi7ZjqvD8qEMdkSrYLgSaPhQrOyUFbUFVyoSYUHhHqGEJTw2MBPxVziRTslZPhV67cDirHdHCYb8GE4gAaKdfOLgr_6ZrUUibo/s320/231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328053544314919682" border="0" /></a><br />It was a bit chilly but Jake had to spend some time outside in the sun swinging at Grandma & Grandpa's house. "Whee!" as he says when talking about the swing! He looked more like he was going snowboarding than hanging in the yard but cute as always!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVAU1-QvGW3WwBZdB2OFErdWlcWJsz9RKb6j9rWQFAcqO0VGvn0jMbz4jsngPIOhJp3pc8ZQmYJLtr3QinaIhwlqhDg9w0vSpAcumbQLdJHpMaznJFj63EO_4e9khyphenhyphenI8A2wEcEkfK6gM/s1600-h/237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVAU1-QvGW3WwBZdB2OFErdWlcWJsz9RKb6j9rWQFAcqO0VGvn0jMbz4jsngPIOhJp3pc8ZQmYJLtr3QinaIhwlqhDg9w0vSpAcumbQLdJHpMaznJFj63EO_4e9khyphenhyphenI8A2wEcEkfK6gM/s320/237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328053542349875394" border="0" /></a><br />Baby Sarah and Aunt Chickie (Sarah's Grandma) were hanging out enjoying the Easter Festivities!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0T7kJOSEiGJNXFPzKSy6P6I5swaKxANziw50Rju7poLLOcJlBO_9qH-dud6n98eWx8_7U_VvK1Yaf20M-nDOUgLwniD8uE3qUa-CH4EYZfLTAArDfSIXFXWwZmRUfUG4bifAd7HdY3g/s1600-h/239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0T7kJOSEiGJNXFPzKSy6P6I5swaKxANziw50Rju7poLLOcJlBO_9qH-dud6n98eWx8_7U_VvK1Yaf20M-nDOUgLwniD8uE3qUa-CH4EYZfLTAArDfSIXFXWwZmRUfUG4bifAd7HdY3g/s320/239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328052403174250290" border="0" /></a><br />Jake got to hang out with his Favorite cousin Connor!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS91ni4yG9U-oQmaIuicB6hCcMV6RNDzkoUb2Nla6am4iDxem-wmzPtRV_cz1aH41TcfGcC7v1RhQiunDvACTjnBaCsd-Mdz0daMVGGwS1JHY4UM99CEbGuvjttqGzsYAMi-e0KBM8WA/s1600-h/256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS91ni4yG9U-oQmaIuicB6hCcMV6RNDzkoUb2Nla6am4iDxem-wmzPtRV_cz1aH41TcfGcC7v1RhQiunDvACTjnBaCsd-Mdz0daMVGGwS1JHY4UM99CEbGuvjttqGzsYAMi-e0KBM8WA/s320/256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328052397813560962" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NAfWUDgSRB4mpZ7To9xqznDH6-LjKpN5EbH5tTi_IKNa1FaFs9NaQn51ijzngnRr5Yx6y9ToFvqN4GvpVDJWmAYWSqWentl51VQY92RMYm8g75UQ_hptop9LiNZydbVyG7W44AMNj4Y/s1600-h/357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NAfWUDgSRB4mpZ7To9xqznDH6-LjKpN5EbH5tTi_IKNa1FaFs9NaQn51ijzngnRr5Yx6y9ToFvqN4GvpVDJWmAYWSqWentl51VQY92RMYm8g75UQ_hptop9LiNZydbVyG7W44AMNj4Y/s320/357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328052394800043458" border="0" /></a><br />Best of all he got to hang out with his Uncles!!! And boy was that a blast!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qhbQthrHwI4B1j8gyRVHi7muRO0C8h5zLOwUJbvHZY0fdytLyo9pqZpDq74m8v0lq6RE7PrGbO8eLMeUu7s9z5qo4wOEkGl-83dbmusRul4ls0iEnLKhhLLPSgq_5725fYgQ7YRy5Kc/s1600-h/359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qhbQthrHwI4B1j8gyRVHi7muRO0C8h5zLOwUJbvHZY0fdytLyo9pqZpDq74m8v0lq6RE7PrGbO8eLMeUu7s9z5qo4wOEkGl-83dbmusRul4ls0iEnLKhhLLPSgq_5725fYgQ7YRy5Kc/s320/359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328052390391809730" border="0" /></a>His uncles sure know how to have fun! What's Easter without a game of toss the nephew?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkok2OfK-9kWfqEDOabZCBz9T7DEupNvpbiq17HIvCS1ZJpQ170CWf_9n-RM8tNsk1VFlOVgB0WxSZ5-613jdIkynVZNqSDHC-rGavWEBwjXcaxaCfsyjr3XCidWHSvEv3taJWfXInR7A/s1600-h/Jake+and+the+egg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkok2OfK-9kWfqEDOabZCBz9T7DEupNvpbiq17HIvCS1ZJpQ170CWf_9n-RM8tNsk1VFlOVgB0WxSZ5-613jdIkynVZNqSDHC-rGavWEBwjXcaxaCfsyjr3XCidWHSvEv3taJWfXInR7A/s320/Jake+and+the+egg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328052385254999714" border="0" /></a><br />They also helped Jake count his loot at the end of the Easter Egg hunt! Jake couldn't believe there was candy in each one!<br /><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-38488795846065810822009-03-13T11:00:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:18:59.352-07:00Jake & Daddy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9BsJ4AqG8peCydbBPRmrfrpyfTmujlJ7Qq98MjslILuPKzwjSIS4P8XnulcBsZUzsYPeGWc3mnSCZXPLFFgiE3AySNc2e3vbjMZ72Tj2-f9ok64_8ljqD05nBqvUfnC10qw8LcSlLXs/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9BsJ4AqG8peCydbBPRmrfrpyfTmujlJ7Qq98MjslILuPKzwjSIS4P8XnulcBsZUzsYPeGWc3mnSCZXPLFFgiE3AySNc2e3vbjMZ72Tj2-f9ok64_8ljqD05nBqvUfnC10qw8LcSlLXs/s320/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312735219642200706" border="0" /></a><br />Jake and Daddy hit the road on Jake's Tricycle when the nice weather blew into town!<br />Jake had a blast waving to everyone and sporting his new Sponge Bob hat Grandma and PaPa got him!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA_gUfJq_-9UtkIFBJ1rmk99VtIEsee2gZe0MH3vjF3a-RYPyI8xzV_K1v3786myGplRAuD0xBnfdw8gQ3e0L57bLy4TANcJ4l8Th35xniUcbLWj5EqD6A4ZtE3sUEsvb_9xkG_Aq7-g/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDA_gUfJq_-9UtkIFBJ1rmk99VtIEsee2gZe0MH3vjF3a-RYPyI8xzV_K1v3786myGplRAuD0xBnfdw8gQ3e0L57bLy4TANcJ4l8Th35xniUcbLWj5EqD6A4ZtE3sUEsvb_9xkG_Aq7-g/s320/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312735205559204386" border="0" /></a><br />Watch out world Jake's on the loose!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOQOKvG__s9TvNV7QHLf4OZzx-r3W3mL6eZqecfXRF1qLubah9zCZXw2tLju3c13vW6G6y9Aav8EzoUyfivoHAUZROgXDEUs85IvCT8HeErBwp0cseLQz2qf6oHl4gZlLlO4fEz9RTjk/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOQOKvG__s9TvNV7QHLf4OZzx-r3W3mL6eZqecfXRF1qLubah9zCZXw2tLju3c13vW6G6y9Aav8EzoUyfivoHAUZROgXDEUs85IvCT8HeErBwp0cseLQz2qf6oHl4gZlLlO4fEz9RTjk/s320/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312734657210570018" border="0" /></a><br />It got a little cooler so the sponge Bob hat was traded for the winter hat and Jake gave up the trike for a walk with his Daddy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-A_owerS9b73JyKSz8V6Wc7yIR4k4RJL_vjJYiUq7b4F4dVrF1zcBkFPITl3L8LxfsOnj8OhSzGEyGV0uMSBDW1tiHRdmOkRBYLbNY3bp8mXTmKfzHkEnJRpl-JNqswwq3jku1dkW84/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-A_owerS9b73JyKSz8V6Wc7yIR4k4RJL_vjJYiUq7b4F4dVrF1zcBkFPITl3L8LxfsOnj8OhSzGEyGV0uMSBDW1tiHRdmOkRBYLbNY3bp8mXTmKfzHkEnJRpl-JNqswwq3jku1dkW84/s320/037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312734643514249810" border="0" /></a><br />Jake was sure to point out all the mud spots and snow piles he was just dying to play in!!!<br />He's also a big fan of finding every bird, truck and airplane in the area and yell "Da!!" everytime to make sure Daddy didn't miss out on anything!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWERtykl6YWZUvVV_LtQ1BNwgCjlIi9zCefPUTdHSLGGsJX5vXyDyYwoUID81hyphenhyphenUKEOu5Jf9Y0eeGNUfBfYMh_CK5Yg97M_HdSer7Dqm3axiCNcoaFh4Kjh0_hexXxLkle6ClzGvoTfWw/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWERtykl6YWZUvVV_LtQ1BNwgCjlIi9zCefPUTdHSLGGsJX5vXyDyYwoUID81hyphenhyphenUKEOu5Jf9Y0eeGNUfBfYMh_CK5Yg97M_HdSer7Dqm3axiCNcoaFh4Kjh0_hexXxLkle6ClzGvoTfWw/s320/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312734111046964514" border="0" /></a><br />"Come on Dad! Let's go!"<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-10914061072427940932009-03-13T04:26:00.000-07:002009-03-13T04:40:44.332-07:00Jake Plays...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmG4lg5_uCf37uTkUlyDQXJaebNatk5_RnPxmjBKYRN8ooabyHcuLiqyVmi0_NeiE0rw7opN9DU78bN3iw3mgJa1l6AST93gly0Eqe2pZg7BhYxR9BRIyQ7b1ASlcf-dzfqKjbR1lDmCI/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmG4lg5_uCf37uTkUlyDQXJaebNatk5_RnPxmjBKYRN8ooabyHcuLiqyVmi0_NeiE0rw7opN9DU78bN3iw3mgJa1l6AST93gly0Eqe2pZg7BhYxR9BRIyQ7b1ASlcf-dzfqKjbR1lDmCI/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312633890918065474" border="0" /></a><br />Jake's favorite book to play with is his Baby Einstein Puzzle Book. He will spend long periods of time taking the shapes out and putting them back into the book and he has gotten quite good at it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bxZBDfg2h_2ZjZFLBnEaqv3xDAMhQcbthWJB0RdvsezwzNS90qhRmAqUoG-i2eXqSGbTmGxxXlvPraNLdUHctogoMKN-NyEw3tvjzTEii8GWmIwDisYfknVZcXgZrYFs61AIf06ZKSQ/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bxZBDfg2h_2ZjZFLBnEaqv3xDAMhQcbthWJB0RdvsezwzNS90qhRmAqUoG-i2eXqSGbTmGxxXlvPraNLdUHctogoMKN-NyEw3tvjzTEii8GWmIwDisYfknVZcXgZrYFs61AIf06ZKSQ/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312633885468326658" border="0" /></a><br />Jake and Grandpa look at pictures in a photo album, another new favorite activity. Jake loves looking through the photo albums and naming the people in the pictures! He doesn't quite say everyone's name just yet but he gets very excited looking through it. He also has these Baby Einstein discovery cards he is playing with Grandpa where he acts out different emotions. They are sooo cute. <br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZakzCLX4tpwoQCB0JQpC1MY1R-bMzxPx_Q4OcilmWJ3KGyp_8CTpI3mbgXMY7F6yRjGdkZz3xNByXsTirfzd6EI6dVWLS_k84rPPc3RQhwbDAXC_rmoaywbfEDNB8IJxb7QURgxcsfQI/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZakzCLX4tpwoQCB0JQpC1MY1R-bMzxPx_Q4OcilmWJ3KGyp_8CTpI3mbgXMY7F6yRjGdkZz3xNByXsTirfzd6EI6dVWLS_k84rPPc3RQhwbDAXC_rmoaywbfEDNB8IJxb7QURgxcsfQI/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312633882348624514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyxjhgWxF1urXqfxJX0i-GiOuuWz0_EolYzlZvzACA0DkgODunKKe8bZMej8aKN3W2Auiu440X7FuobS0zVAKwJVHfba_hVCaOGFohhdr1zbo40aeGBuOrDihA9Vvy7ZDiymiI39Ag7I/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyxjhgWxF1urXqfxJX0i-GiOuuWz0_EolYzlZvzACA0DkgODunKKe8bZMej8aKN3W2Auiu440X7FuobS0zVAKwJVHfba_hVCaOGFohhdr1zbo40aeGBuOrDihA9Vvy7ZDiymiI39Ag7I/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312633880416367698" border="0" /></a><br />Jake is starting to play like a little boy these days. He takes his favorite Thomas the Tank Engine trains and rides them around on the track and makes "choo choo" noises. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOMLxftlOxa6ZfLlR0C_WfSLtIdClGGpH2Wqx0YSHXvmRWjXXQs9GwsKvzudTrBRbDdP3ZgiwWcZPT6OfVDYDhyf7Ka1a7iO5B_MjedDamJyt0k0LANmpx0o8NqyAX1WEsOB7s_fT2l8/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOMLxftlOxa6ZfLlR0C_WfSLtIdClGGpH2Wqx0YSHXvmRWjXXQs9GwsKvzudTrBRbDdP3ZgiwWcZPT6OfVDYDhyf7Ka1a7iO5B_MjedDamJyt0k0LANmpx0o8NqyAX1WEsOB7s_fT2l8/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312633875044888834" border="0" /></a><br />Jake's also a huge fan of his Mr. Potato Head toy. He loves giving him unique body configurations like arms where the mouth is typically found or out of the top of the head! And then he laughs at his creations!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-13446113239816849682009-03-13T04:16:00.000-07:002009-03-13T05:47:45.830-07:00Jake's Playdate with Anthony<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcS9TBjY9eJNQxaT-cEiZwRs_vx8T-8YUWxc7C3MW0gl5jB2gx4SsS9yblWw3ClfogFJNjXYQ6B7GKGmFMN1ReSNGMunozOk0MDSgi4eilnu2fA8EI657Oz7AkOJvtdAIfMKO4gspNPg/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcS9TBjY9eJNQxaT-cEiZwRs_vx8T-8YUWxc7C3MW0gl5jB2gx4SsS9yblWw3ClfogFJNjXYQ6B7GKGmFMN1ReSNGMunozOk0MDSgi4eilnu2fA8EI657Oz7AkOJvtdAIfMKO4gspNPg/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312630813567425650" border="0" /></a><br />Jake's friend Anthony came to play. Jake happily shared his pretzels with Anthony as they took a break from playing. It's a definite sign that you're in with Jake when he shares his food with you!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxdbGsK5iVdXZgj-gk53adOEZ_is6sqhsv0GJex_PtNnSf4Dkc6JbFd6DxbEghBPDoKtmeX4GTw7ZiOHzaMFIZdy8Y7-gO4vILARflJbSmCPO_EVWF9CbZBo2iK_D-Bb4RrhIgkZsyqo/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxdbGsK5iVdXZgj-gk53adOEZ_is6sqhsv0GJex_PtNnSf4Dkc6JbFd6DxbEghBPDoKtmeX4GTw7ZiOHzaMFIZdy8Y7-gO4vILARflJbSmCPO_EVWF9CbZBo2iK_D-Bb4RrhIgkZsyqo/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312630813183648178" border="0" /></a><br />Of course there was no real sitting still while they snacked...what fun is that.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nHUSzldyu3mgyvv9ecf0HbuQrJREn9RlRcu7p5Cc_c70GQhI5ERl7YskkOcC4JLpThZxzy88FxYmuEJ_OObOv65Mut-phRWJEW0BIeZJYaA3upG2sKVjwUFWD92j3Pe99Y3aOBFHcfg/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nHUSzldyu3mgyvv9ecf0HbuQrJREn9RlRcu7p5Cc_c70GQhI5ERl7YskkOcC4JLpThZxzy88FxYmuEJ_OObOv65Mut-phRWJEW0BIeZJYaA3upG2sKVjwUFWD92j3Pe99Y3aOBFHcfg/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312630806929209282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EE484QI0_NqaA4syjll_CfmVhNCoiBJHNt8dOBvzQblb4QukFgSw3t3pBbV8nVPkxO1NGv_hnqHxN0dMfoz9uw4e4XYWj9KPXcsAfMSttD60cqHt6rfRy-IJaPJ83EyGFrD5jzV8-Lc/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EE484QI0_NqaA4syjll_CfmVhNCoiBJHNt8dOBvzQblb4QukFgSw3t3pBbV8nVPkxO1NGv_hnqHxN0dMfoz9uw4e4XYWj9KPXcsAfMSttD60cqHt6rfRy-IJaPJ83EyGFrD5jzV8-Lc/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312630803889360722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsERwmLI-iNzUPt-hV6pJL1yL0Jt6GUpgsEm4Gqp5GEz8wITHwYCYv7d_ev_UIqYaJ3MgmLsH8L2hYNTNLWxtaPryrn338LB4yXCQGVD-dXpMKy41tcmR18yvDsHELwab5h7e5T5a5JA/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsERwmLI-iNzUPt-hV6pJL1yL0Jt6GUpgsEm4Gqp5GEz8wITHwYCYv7d_ev_UIqYaJ3MgmLsH8L2hYNTNLWxtaPryrn338LB4yXCQGVD-dXpMKy41tcmR18yvDsHELwab5h7e5T5a5JA/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312630800803734914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys had a great time playing together!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-37127658436178966152009-02-07T07:57:00.000-08:002009-02-07T08:17:30.395-08:00January Update<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlyvnkpZmrm-gxj2EirBu8gbMToOqlV7hYIehEWa0YPEbmiwaqGGjjbXGeJPtsA4SRYQsXqbPlxBYIDSZPnYh64JfKbxuZ_PdSQyb0VYrNuKSXPQ47aYnqvPPk7VGK8YlagOgM4qFbx8/s1600-h/IMG_2324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlyvnkpZmrm-gxj2EirBu8gbMToOqlV7hYIehEWa0YPEbmiwaqGGjjbXGeJPtsA4SRYQsXqbPlxBYIDSZPnYh64JfKbxuZ_PdSQyb0VYrNuKSXPQ47aYnqvPPk7VGK8YlagOgM4qFbx8/s320/IMG_2324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300085679787393042" border="0" /></a><br />Jake is growing into quite the toddler! This is a picture of Jake on the morning Mommy heard him on the video monitor laughing and squealing to himself only to check the screen and find he had disrobed himself down to his diaper! Luckily for mommy the diaper remained on. He was quite the proud little boy! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIvEZdvuACjRaLQVcY5uqvyDMBKP2wVjo60F-GqbQSnSlF5qlqHkW8irat3P51Oi8NBf-rRchh-kL-KT9DjZiMqXx5V-qIFiDTKxmm8yjFAvH7ZGui9d76jA2OrhP6gIf7F0_ovrAH4s/s1600-h/IMG_2311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIvEZdvuACjRaLQVcY5uqvyDMBKP2wVjo60F-GqbQSnSlF5qlqHkW8irat3P51Oi8NBf-rRchh-kL-KT9DjZiMqXx5V-qIFiDTKxmm8yjFAvH7ZGui9d76jA2OrhP6gIf7F0_ovrAH4s/s320/IMG_2311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300085674807330082" border="0" /></a><br />Jake got all decked out for the Giants/Eagles playoff game that he watched with Daddy, Grandpa and Uncle Mike (known by Jake as Ka). Unfortunately the Giants couldn't pull off a win but Jake sure did look cute in his warm up suit!<br /><br />As for the current state of the family, Baby V #2 is doing well growing in Mommy's belly....only 14 weeks to go! Jake on the other hand is having quite a tough winter! He had a stomach bug for two weeks at Christmas and now is suffering from his second week with a bronchial infection and an ear infection. Needless to say it hasn't been pleasant for anyone involved. Hopefully Jake will get well soon. Mommy & Daddy are fairing well despite the illnesses with the exception of a bit of sleep deprivation. <br /><br />On a lighter note, Jake is talking a bit more these days. He uses Ma and Dad very well and now calls the dog by his name fairly clearly. Tiki is now know as Tee Tee by Jake. He also knows Pa for Grandpa, Ga for Grandma and Gi Gi for Great Gram Marcy. Uncle Mike who's tried to get Jake to say Mike since before he was even close to talking is known as Ka! haha Dish & Leash are his other big words and he is an outstanding animal noise maker! hahaha<br /><br />Well, that's about it for now. Hope you all enjoyed the update!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-75437420624144001392009-01-13T15:37:00.001-08:002009-01-13T16:12:05.690-08:00Christmas Day 2008<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBKWheFp0W-aXKKkL5HmR9to6o45pu1cvIwCKrAPUvHZCXnOov9x58EjErHxyHj5s1sIDNj7mbTtCFdNruYoVTVGtnHt4I59butTYEgsoSUUSIDNvRcGcBNEpT9DFOAbmhKu4IiVJVcQ/s1600-h/IMG_2197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBKWheFp0W-aXKKkL5HmR9to6o45pu1cvIwCKrAPUvHZCXnOov9x58EjErHxyHj5s1sIDNj7mbTtCFdNruYoVTVGtnHt4I59butTYEgsoSUUSIDNvRcGcBNEpT9DFOAbmhKu4IiVJVcQ/s320/IMG_2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290930685861251778" border="0" /></a>Santa was very good to Jake!<br />He got a tricycle, a Thomas the Tank Engine Tent, a Jake sized vacuum cleaner and janitor cart, tons of cars and dinosaurs and lots of other fun treats!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oCfSeaM4v8_qc6TU6VpP24-Qc6tirJDR-mJUiAbl849BMbDraxhqfxBlen2gO2rqfoi33AiQE02s68u07BFzR0wj_72_XMvdWGN1BpHxO2AtmzbBpRFC8YQ-_RLa_bMm7DyTaIDBYGo/s1600-h/IMG_2201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oCfSeaM4v8_qc6TU6VpP24-Qc6tirJDR-mJUiAbl849BMbDraxhqfxBlen2gO2rqfoi33AiQE02s68u07BFzR0wj_72_XMvdWGN1BpHxO2AtmzbBpRFC8YQ-_RLa_bMm7DyTaIDBYGo/s320/IMG_2201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290930682125219826" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately Christmas Day was dampened a bit by Jake's stomach virus but he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">persevered</span>! He was very good at opening the first few gifts but then decided he would rather play than open anymore!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7Zsj4kxpHd084rg-_-_8gP1H2_Jxvv89V2_T7UAELHV5NZCVfD-UvNycG8JZArvMjlmPlIjFgUC0v2N700u-sRIPzYolmYsXaVDVKoVBYbwvdJixIDtBKJqRUEqS0cIh842dxgolETI/s1600-h/IMG_2203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7Zsj4kxpHd084rg-_-_8gP1H2_Jxvv89V2_T7UAELHV5NZCVfD-UvNycG8JZArvMjlmPlIjFgUC0v2N700u-sRIPzYolmYsXaVDVKoVBYbwvdJixIDtBKJqRUEqS0cIh842dxgolETI/s320/IMG_2203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290930679667255714" border="0" /></a>There's Jake on his new Bike!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyfTiGzVsRk6kN5cLNy-xuDYwoBaJQCqgqsJ2IySJ_bKB-WbJ2cOSmuFN67hDmZ3vXGWVCi2gli8m19pCAAXi-YYKorG_XWBjImDMlmREEPHEpKPGrqdFIk2relFWuNnPhOP-nrqgjIc/s1600-h/IMG_2202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyfTiGzVsRk6kN5cLNy-xuDYwoBaJQCqgqsJ2IySJ_bKB-WbJ2cOSmuFN67hDmZ3vXGWVCi2gli8m19pCAAXi-YYKorG_XWBjImDMlmREEPHEpKPGrqdFIk2relFWuNnPhOP-nrqgjIc/s320/IMG_2202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290930668712125618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81P-8pTySWEGxcETHYfnIzHxwIObLxBuprn9aMdOJ322Y30PHTTHUjqPTl4uWEBNHIxnQx5GlxrG_tNK18yHIXAqC7gpWlOt7vgxrgWOeSy35GAc1QFak6wS9oy0cmCleibVpq08ruBE/s1600-h/IMG_2204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81P-8pTySWEGxcETHYfnIzHxwIObLxBuprn9aMdOJ322Y30PHTTHUjqPTl4uWEBNHIxnQx5GlxrG_tNK18yHIXAqC7gpWlOt7vgxrgWOeSy35GAc1QFak6wS9oy0cmCleibVpq08ruBE/s320/IMG_2204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290929578580619410" border="0" /></a>He even showed off his skills ringing the bell! Everyone will know when he is coming down the street!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QgdUB2uYQgzdpADr-0guDOZjxKqyP8nK0YQFs8C_4WJ0RW3hiLTfcpOw5jDq2C7ldbn36y_HG8iGbTBK99LD7r66_0PYGPWsAHjRCsYjQ__cmWs6bHE4X-_pcFTaNZCnYshY11YIRhU/s1600-h/IMG_2206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QgdUB2uYQgzdpADr-0guDOZjxKqyP8nK0YQFs8C_4WJ0RW3hiLTfcpOw5jDq2C7ldbn36y_HG8iGbTBK99LD7r66_0PYGPWsAHjRCsYjQ__cmWs6bHE4X-_pcFTaNZCnYshY11YIRhU/s320/IMG_2206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290929571785947458" border="0" /></a>Daddy helped Jake try out his new vacuum. <br />He cleaned up too so there wouldn't be a mess for Mommy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGbIMfOejKycrz5LVzzlFVGgn0qEE-xEfOEuKpqOJK6YYf-VVGA5zRqUwzL-XPS40nVmyfEa4ec0fvaRE8ViI337kWxxcH9ssl_IJ_cUKVYuIKwf2zT0vX-uSLnWqVNqJDI91MI1s_i0/s1600-h/IMG_2212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGbIMfOejKycrz5LVzzlFVGgn0qEE-xEfOEuKpqOJK6YYf-VVGA5zRqUwzL-XPS40nVmyfEa4ec0fvaRE8ViI337kWxxcH9ssl_IJ_cUKVYuIKwf2zT0vX-uSLnWqVNqJDI91MI1s_i0/s320/IMG_2212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290929567004544962" border="0" /></a>Everyone enjoyed the holiday at Grandma and Grandpa's house!<br />Gi Gi, Pop & Uncle Rich relaxed while we all opened gifts!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhGYyKqxqd23Yr942swFLW8ODG0Yd_1L8LU3OONTgrT0OBLDjpZZUcByHDvtK0cZ3BdTH9OyKRFDvkvIU7OaPbeg0tW_4epKYBf8FNXAMnYe2iTfFj0NRgW5pBefiftRbpu_Rc2hLv3M/s1600-h/IMG_2213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhGYyKqxqd23Yr942swFLW8ODG0Yd_1L8LU3OONTgrT0OBLDjpZZUcByHDvtK0cZ3BdTH9OyKRFDvkvIU7OaPbeg0tW_4epKYBf8FNXAMnYe2iTfFj0NRgW5pBefiftRbpu_Rc2hLv3M/s320/IMG_2213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290929563632719906" border="0" /></a>Great Grandma Grace and Gi Gi Marcy sat comfortably and took in the festivities!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabEA9wlaW8i7A4LHrISLW6nHp7ggZm7sxqtq_Y2ayjKYHqW0DjXMetuHkoAQiVODNDREP-Fgk156B2GCef-vdZWuCRlK1ndZpevAPYzSmHtEq9bYHbvMtJ62GyWl7wmc8xB27iixOf38/s1600-h/IMG_2215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabEA9wlaW8i7A4LHrISLW6nHp7ggZm7sxqtq_Y2ayjKYHqW0DjXMetuHkoAQiVODNDREP-Fgk156B2GCef-vdZWuCRlK1ndZpevAPYzSmHtEq9bYHbvMtJ62GyWl7wmc8xB27iixOf38/s320/IMG_2215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290929559136954146" border="0" /></a>Jake had fun hanging out with Uncle Kevin...Don't block the tv though Uncle Kev!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiansmpdij05x7vy1T9Yyd2cxufcaKgh099bW3NR6Tenz7-ZECNL-v6OvFx2c09y_Wa_DnnilPSSfD8MYPQKV1mZYWR5iXEoiGrHKZDun5KICyvB4k1D2ShjaMsBEHRD5d9tyAH0hf9kwk/s1600-h/IMG_2219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiansmpdij05x7vy1T9Yyd2cxufcaKgh099bW3NR6Tenz7-ZECNL-v6OvFx2c09y_Wa_DnnilPSSfD8MYPQKV1mZYWR5iXEoiGrHKZDun5KICyvB4k1D2ShjaMsBEHRD5d9tyAH0hf9kwk/s320/IMG_2219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290928179888174914" border="0" /></a>Jake & Mommy making faces for the camera!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL2B1CMCUO8qazZy-KNwTHs9ak6tO2tYKpPeov-6hL9vgUKRYx6vNa5XZisKgPjAkPBLMSSkn70R0mu_iRSNLHQBJ1-61Ajpyqu9ZZDUkFGeXIHpYbVpEYy-ilseGek85P-lckA85hyM/s1600-h/IMG_2223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL2B1CMCUO8qazZy-KNwTHs9ak6tO2tYKpPeov-6hL9vgUKRYx6vNa5XZisKgPjAkPBLMSSkn70R0mu_iRSNLHQBJ1-61Ajpyqu9ZZDUkFGeXIHpYbVpEYy-ilseGek85P-lckA85hyM/s320/IMG_2223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290928170179772018" border="0" /></a>Uncle Mike gave Tiki some special attention while Uncle Kev took a snooze!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkDYpWyviOG7lapS92BtdQyqBA1Ytezw4VyzhyphenhyphenIpdYbVLhS-nnoat6ERnrB_qTvL_k1PstaTD2LTkjEnJAzBJ_p0t-KwEaCdyzMQ99lujVCy_ShTkONkrb4uPOXqgQSGzz-zMRlyXoyk/s1600-h/IMG_2224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkDYpWyviOG7lapS92BtdQyqBA1Ytezw4VyzhyphenhyphenIpdYbVLhS-nnoat6ERnrB_qTvL_k1PstaTD2LTkjEnJAzBJ_p0t-KwEaCdyzMQ99lujVCy_ShTkONkrb4uPOXqgQSGzz-zMRlyXoyk/s320/IMG_2224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290928167861589890" border="0" /></a>Tiki took advantage of the attention!<br />He said if I have to wear a sweater to get some love so be it!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PPegYYaCGXnfEKmSkOZrCZu2bn8IfJwPt0eLFzLNdJ-ylb-RLlOXs5UePTuN-0jOgDOHGbwyOYQxpqmc_gvJ_VP-EEISrANI1zFY_8BPVenqTKArE72VwTHIs9Dol7wcVIXnw558q_8/s1600-h/IMG_2227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PPegYYaCGXnfEKmSkOZrCZu2bn8IfJwPt0eLFzLNdJ-ylb-RLlOXs5UePTuN-0jOgDOHGbwyOYQxpqmc_gvJ_VP-EEISrANI1zFY_8BPVenqTKArE72VwTHIs9Dol7wcVIXnw558q_8/s320/IMG_2227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290928163526929506" border="0" /></a>Jake is super attached to Grandma Joyce!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l1hsPHEVVsK0PBcneGMHSXubO9gC7EGpFtkr4ZBqVxRttgUidzqxK1KdMy4U-nxMRUh3lRHSaAci5fOdPGMIFH-FhpHKoNNLsh4yYwwvMKFkI38G-bcc3WqtPeblL6NRDNhs7rlOWrM/s1600-h/IMG_2228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l1hsPHEVVsK0PBcneGMHSXubO9gC7EGpFtkr4ZBqVxRttgUidzqxK1KdMy4U-nxMRUh3lRHSaAci5fOdPGMIFH-FhpHKoNNLsh4yYwwvMKFkI38G-bcc3WqtPeblL6NRDNhs7rlOWrM/s320/IMG_2228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290928151614649890" border="0" /></a><br />And what cooler gift than a life size Thomas the Tank Engine Train??? <br />It took a little bit b/c he was scared of it at first but Jake finally got on and took Thomas for a spin! Grandma & Grandpa sure know how to spoil him!!!<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-12556131850011622482009-01-13T12:16:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:27:20.876-08:00Christmas Eve<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m2ceILY0Y10EmSsM5UsXZoGhTxgGOH-hyDJszH0GTsfbuxkNa6BhxDsyiLAaeIlhIAkYyzWUjYqHcfOEtFyM5R-IY8Lb_2ABrST3rAZUfXpfBuSrAtuYSHX7UF-QLYHeOh9rF13g-fY/s1600-h/IMG_2191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m2ceILY0Y10EmSsM5UsXZoGhTxgGOH-hyDJszH0GTsfbuxkNa6BhxDsyiLAaeIlhIAkYyzWUjYqHcfOEtFyM5R-IY8Lb_2ABrST3rAZUfXpfBuSrAtuYSHX7UF-QLYHeOh9rF13g-fY/s320/IMG_2191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290876123114436914" border="0" /></a><br />Then it was time to set out the Cookies for Santa...What kind of kid puts out cookies without trying them out and tasting the milk to make sure it was good enough for Santa to eat?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg514CL42q1BvJ6Yg5r12LfEqjKTcOrlnJmoaTHD6IUrMrxueGL0xFNe9JPrB7Xqat5d0BEcTX5RLuNu-a5c3R92yXBqtiWIXQ5NOpGGRZOtjMpDbCsZxFbQJ99-GtAbtlBRw6VG2o3c/s1600-h/IMG_2174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg514CL42q1BvJ6Yg5r12LfEqjKTcOrlnJmoaTHD6IUrMrxueGL0xFNe9JPrB7Xqat5d0BEcTX5RLuNu-a5c3R92yXBqtiWIXQ5NOpGGRZOtjMpDbCsZxFbQJ99-GtAbtlBRw6VG2o3c/s320/IMG_2174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290876119188867330" border="0" /></a>Even Tiki got in on the action while Jake hung out with Uncle Mike and Uncle Kevin!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSubQh_Qm95gI1J5rSIMjHyUBO-n3Q86W7O7AVWJGC5txpGj5xPeTrcyBmYjBQL292F0KfQCTvKB5ZHKRg1rM6GIJboay3xKRMf7WG3T7eaOpa-YU2LcwRRH9jVoCZ-pyWKkBoGBSTaY/s1600-h/IMG_2167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSubQh_Qm95gI1J5rSIMjHyUBO-n3Q86W7O7AVWJGC5txpGj5xPeTrcyBmYjBQL292F0KfQCTvKB5ZHKRg1rM6GIJboay3xKRMf7WG3T7eaOpa-YU2LcwRRH9jVoCZ-pyWKkBoGBSTaY/s320/IMG_2167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290876109358601634" border="0" /></a>We enjoyed good food and Great Company!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnlGQ_rceVyrjAwB1oPC86aSBiCk04bW4FaGJzdDYF8X1iuHzLTgBagoRdCt5CV4aF5fRDbA5az_u0tfEUuqVHOQYn-grsk2skLQaG8I_OIyLwmY2Qg5lGfptdz6Cj4I3D5CeRWN5ewE/s1600-h/IMG_2173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnlGQ_rceVyrjAwB1oPC86aSBiCk04bW4FaGJzdDYF8X1iuHzLTgBagoRdCt5CV4aF5fRDbA5az_u0tfEUuqVHOQYn-grsk2skLQaG8I_OIyLwmY2Qg5lGfptdz6Cj4I3D5CeRWN5ewE/s320/IMG_2173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290876096491266050" border="0" /></a><br />Jake didn't really get the whole Santa idea but he sure did like having all the company over at his house!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yEvr9yQjg13VEazWqa-HAa9eT1_-9sJvxyEWzomKloLkSa1NoWOBQQ0xPLp8UDa0khyo_t1gA2-54dnAt23NTG718XbfLcBC8qK1g-SWESbkFLwbuLkvCLqUceI_OUbFwrDQGmhaU4w/s1600-h/IMG_2158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yEvr9yQjg13VEazWqa-HAa9eT1_-9sJvxyEWzomKloLkSa1NoWOBQQ0xPLp8UDa0khyo_t1gA2-54dnAt23NTG718XbfLcBC8qK1g-SWESbkFLwbuLkvCLqUceI_OUbFwrDQGmhaU4w/s320/IMG_2158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290876091649831522" border="0" /></a><br />We hosted Christmas Eve Dinner at our house. Jake got to spend Christmas Eve with his Nana and Pop from Mississippi, Great Grandma Grace, his Grandma and Grandpa, his Uncles and of course Mommy, Daddy and Tiki. It was lots of fun!! It's always a blast to play with Thomas the Tank engine when people come to visit. Above he and Nana are lining up the trains while Nana learned all their names.<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-69930703861838564192009-01-13T12:03:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:16:02.919-08:00Preparing for Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUgXJXu6-JVyLic4_sunCoHW99-Wzy0w4NrIFSX5HdEuTvmZwyAwhRCjpkOqE-di2AKE6ilW5DUKjVDgchXqJj3zXPm_ASjWfuZQ3SL-GKpvtJnGin0sy9dT6_Isd5_ARMKK9ypSwfqA/s1600-h/IMG_2115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUgXJXu6-JVyLic4_sunCoHW99-Wzy0w4NrIFSX5HdEuTvmZwyAwhRCjpkOqE-di2AKE6ilW5DUKjVDgchXqJj3zXPm_ASjWfuZQ3SL-GKpvtJnGin0sy9dT6_Isd5_ARMKK9ypSwfqA/s320/IMG_2115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872455038885346" border="0" /></a>Jake enjoyed preparing for Christmas and wearing his Christmas PJs. Above he is trying on Daddy's hat for size...Peekaboo!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxycZ-1J5ppnutGugd0zyJjGS4C7KBPE2GaJPvUs9vvU-YkHojHs-qRX_piwgfjrQgS3yAu7iN3BV925X-WLafOYBnu9NlBw2OJghbeUQzgiuxVckwgnEf2jbOUkhElyJdU3SeNivkco/s1600-h/IMG_2117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxycZ-1J5ppnutGugd0zyJjGS4C7KBPE2GaJPvUs9vvU-YkHojHs-qRX_piwgfjrQgS3yAu7iN3BV925X-WLafOYBnu9NlBw2OJghbeUQzgiuxVckwgnEf2jbOUkhElyJdU3SeNivkco/s320/IMG_2117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872447451371970" border="0" /></a>He really got into putting his own ornaments on the tree. He was very good with the tree too! He would point to the ornaments and loved Mommy and Daddy telling him what the ornaments were and showing him different ones but he rarely took them off the tree.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWXXq5u6TLGinaYLmA_oo_eR3weiSkxL1__5jZZYwYaAVgWfsSEiW3CAUD87bdHFZF3BZzj2amNrZTI7luCWJGIquUIivcS7XPLIAlQUU0aizI2b1pvzdZu_6bYZEQLwayA9qfERf-es/s1600-h/IMG_2141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWXXq5u6TLGinaYLmA_oo_eR3weiSkxL1__5jZZYwYaAVgWfsSEiW3CAUD87bdHFZF3BZzj2amNrZTI7luCWJGIquUIivcS7XPLIAlQUU0aizI2b1pvzdZu_6bYZEQLwayA9qfERf-es/s320/IMG_2141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872441596524114" border="0" /></a>Jake was sure to tell Tiki what Mommy told him..."no no Tiki, you can't touch the tree!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOtQFZEqxDQSvf1qSt2l9xupx_TKlgDceT2EZjHQKexjdvlIaiI6xOYesYHYYjJ2r5kwpJGobYUiZZ98ES6udA412HW4S0E_JfyS7cIs43Y92Q8qjJbamAcSej1P5VUYH3ced-OlMTk0/s1600-h/IMG_2149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOtQFZEqxDQSvf1qSt2l9xupx_TKlgDceT2EZjHQKexjdvlIaiI6xOYesYHYYjJ2r5kwpJGobYUiZZ98ES6udA412HW4S0E_JfyS7cIs43Y92Q8qjJbamAcSej1P5VUYH3ced-OlMTk0/s320/IMG_2149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872436031380178" border="0" /></a><br />He also had lots of fun building towers from all of the boxes that came in from our online shopping. Who needs blocks when you have boxes?!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-DQdAPf9mpeHASYRUROhyphenhyphenD6nkP20vYcV_Lc3_JkHOPMOIvDII0g6epI_dj1qpyG29iLcndkMnGvpoxQm24Ck-Yz9mDQfVptzcsXZDPRzy9LBR68r27H7N-eKEsyK8JlnMlqvrmL8HPg/s1600-h/IMG_2153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-DQdAPf9mpeHASYRUROhyphenhyphenD6nkP20vYcV_Lc3_JkHOPMOIvDII0g6epI_dj1qpyG29iLcndkMnGvpoxQm24Ck-Yz9mDQfVptzcsXZDPRzy9LBR68r27H7N-eKEsyK8JlnMlqvrmL8HPg/s320/IMG_2153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290872432469147778" border="0" /></a>For those of you that don't know, Jake LOVES trains. His favorite thing is Thomas the Tank Engine and he loves playing with his trains so when Daddy set up his old train from when he was little to go around the Christmas Tree Jake was truly ecstatic although he was a little scared of it at first.<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-49640028520824782382009-01-10T17:41:00.000-08:002009-01-10T17:50:31.218-08:00Jake's First Real Snow!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyoV9IDxTiqlcflvNCVIfBJJMbVFfUC01CXbM1ovnS6emQ4DmUAphL1oBHA52ZSgZR_zZ8VCHb83Yxtsh8k1SNKQFwC6v8R6_TdLzikVCUvwvj_7M4WRrKuudorDqBU5AKJ1dASagXuw/s1600-h/IMG_2135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyoV9IDxTiqlcflvNCVIfBJJMbVFfUC01CXbM1ovnS6emQ4DmUAphL1oBHA52ZSgZR_zZ8VCHb83Yxtsh8k1SNKQFwC6v8R6_TdLzikVCUvwvj_7M4WRrKuudorDqBU5AKJ1dASagXuw/s320/IMG_2135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289845955867139746" border="0" /></a><br />On December 19th, 2008 Jake got to experience playing in the snow for the first time! <br />He LOVED it!<br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagHPUHZ03hazrsSnw1ddldgG6hDxX8WN0PhOKCPWFl7HjMhZ3y-YQpbWbmIj16DYYlRXoM7Vs2uVgOaUXlFXVeEYPlLgu11P3LzNkrDiQtmK_DbyjD32NiI9Vf7nl1ZpZT-1eKT5I-fU/s1600-h/IMG_2134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagHPUHZ03hazrsSnw1ddldgG6hDxX8WN0PhOKCPWFl7HjMhZ3y-YQpbWbmIj16DYYlRXoM7Vs2uVgOaUXlFXVeEYPlLgu11P3LzNkrDiQtmK_DbyjD32NiI9Vf7nl1ZpZT-1eKT5I-fU/s320/IMG_2134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289845944646715394" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy actually had the day off so he was home to join in the fun! <br />Jake ran up and down the sidewalk in front of our house squealing and laughing. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAAukWf8VhrMWF-MyXLKUOg_BjV7vBaaC3jlo8x7ewzKuqfj163Sa-THJPYrq-xsz2gR_zYbB8bj7MrGcWIt9-4qN6P9Fa25iBC2y_uAAqLbqPI6SQjUcPZgM1cJf8hoSrnMsUIahGeg/s1600-h/IMG_2131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAAukWf8VhrMWF-MyXLKUOg_BjV7vBaaC3jlo8x7ewzKuqfj163Sa-THJPYrq-xsz2gR_zYbB8bj7MrGcWIt9-4qN6P9Fa25iBC2y_uAAqLbqPI6SQjUcPZgM1cJf8hoSrnMsUIahGeg/s320/IMG_2131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289845943419499218" border="0" /></a>He made sure to clean off the snowman's hat! And refused to wear his mittens. Mommy & Daddy cringed at the idea of playing with snow with your bare hands but Jake LOVED it! <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5BKQSvElGycVDIgsuu1VMCdKpD8-uZlp83Gdw3rY0HFskHUudm6KGW4e57HfZ9h2JilJRk0KVthZI_NYSq4nPQ-PGRp1P9rAEhS57oPFqx1GmWAmmxYJ-SQmymkNLVh0KGGBu3jAXFo/s1600-h/IMG_2128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5BKQSvElGycVDIgsuu1VMCdKpD8-uZlp83Gdw3rY0HFskHUudm6KGW4e57HfZ9h2JilJRk0KVthZI_NYSq4nPQ-PGRp1P9rAEhS57oPFqx1GmWAmmxYJ-SQmymkNLVh0KGGBu3jAXFo/s320/IMG_2128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289845933142891842" border="0" /></a>"It's snowing!!!"<br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-34132562680705001002009-01-09T04:14:00.000-08:002009-01-09T04:16:05.476-08:00Technical difficultiesSorry for not getting some New pictures up on the Blog everyone. We are having some trouble uploading and not sure if it is my new computer or the blogspot system. We will get you some new stuff as soon as we can. <br /><br />Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!<br /><br />The VicksShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-90572568007558509832008-11-17T10:08:00.000-08:002008-11-17T10:27:38.245-08:00We're having another Baby!!!<div align="center">For those of you who haven't already heard, the Vick Household is growing! Baby Vick #2 is due May 13, 2009!!! We thought it was about time for the new family member to make "its" first photo debut on the blog. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBleCF6dRlV_yeIII4tMFU7W2L7sBBXrXxDsNpHGSERSaINL5mO1OtwABXVgk73VmB9OxJMTMJWpNeJhCtk37QMiHeCMkFhlzN8Nf7KJ8HVXS6aiQm3KdvFzKyTYaYSyoc0d6FK2V4_E/s1600-h/Baby+Vick++11-08+Face.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269692225724579954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBleCF6dRlV_yeIII4tMFU7W2L7sBBXrXxDsNpHGSERSaINL5mO1OtwABXVgk73VmB9OxJMTMJWpNeJhCtk37QMiHeCMkFhlzN8Nf7KJ8HVXS6aiQm3KdvFzKyTYaYSyoc0d6FK2V4_E/s320/Baby+Vick++11-08+Face.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWE6kc5aPtS8AqAgyug6_zyQ3pX4EdktP1YXtE5bx30AqYfxt2FJWOUjg-RcbqX-ShHUHet5sZvVTZtsZMDa2ga9iUqBKYXMICL-gEDlAiyCWh2ZHlXqeIlXDXlMCT10nGJohfR87UN8/s1600-h/Baby+Vick+11-08+A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269692217776436146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWE6kc5aPtS8AqAgyug6_zyQ3pX4EdktP1YXtE5bx30AqYfxt2FJWOUjg-RcbqX-ShHUHet5sZvVTZtsZMDa2ga9iUqBKYXMICL-gEDlAiyCWh2ZHlXqeIlXDXlMCT10nGJohfR87UN8/s320/Baby+Vick+11-08+A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4zqONDiADSq2a-P49AGpOGFFYU9C6NKG6IBArKnzSPhO_7WYWWtNSoNOqLbFa1JuWZKT_YmWuVPSFzWl8w3ozNbe6SHIIzGO_pBiHStOnGRoUvkA6DSVEfGxHAzTw3bhnWmzCLcPyE4/s1600-h/Baby+Vick+11-08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269692214785659442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4zqONDiADSq2a-P49AGpOGFFYU9C6NKG6IBArKnzSPhO_7WYWWtNSoNOqLbFa1JuWZKT_YmWuVPSFzWl8w3ozNbe6SHIIzGO_pBiHStOnGRoUvkA6DSVEfGxHAzTw3bhnWmzCLcPyE4/s320/Baby+Vick+11-08.jpg" border="0" /></a> The photos are from our 13 week ultrasound on Nov 4th. Baby Vick is doing great. Mommy's a little worried though b/c even at this early date he/she is significantly larger than big brother Jake was at the same point in time. Everyone says not to worry but Mommy's hoping the baby doesn't wind up that much bigger than his/her big brother was at delivery!!! Though Steve was promised that this time around we would find out the sex, HE has since decided HE'd rather be surprised again! So it doesn't look like we're going to find out this time around either....we'll all have to wait til May to discover this baby's true identity!</div><div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-41543018002717106872008-11-03T09:01:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:53:50.918-08:00More Halloween<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRkceSa6MXFplK8RzebD96NWXctuzahOz5xjQmq_52ICBRexN0Dwy9dwCTFtJ18ZJVb20_w44f3RWQD7GoerxV6ooH7Rs2uj9Oj_fBA4FrHOhMHap6uizLzzx0vrErK6_ukzrQlHtTck/s1600-h/IMG_1965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264478555165251090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRkceSa6MXFplK8RzebD96NWXctuzahOz5xjQmq_52ICBRexN0Dwy9dwCTFtJ18ZJVb20_w44f3RWQD7GoerxV6ooH7Rs2uj9Oj_fBA4FrHOhMHap6uizLzzx0vrErK6_ukzrQlHtTck/s320/IMG_1965.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jake Loved his Lollipop and sat nice with Aunt Chickie to eat it.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW57QQQz66loTUYVc_15ShWir5RHis_EqXJYfXQQ0sKIlU7YVqS2ZLnKgEOUf27Giq8ZKBHWlmbpQ7MVQbzlQyB-0dy_rKPQOJVRdXXS2t2dK7rum96QlpSkRVDykfMHUDIaCfeRUGOw/s1600-h/IMG_1970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264478539488011938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW57QQQz66loTUYVc_15ShWir5RHis_EqXJYfXQQ0sKIlU7YVqS2ZLnKgEOUf27Giq8ZKBHWlmbpQ7MVQbzlQyB-0dy_rKPQOJVRdXXS2t2dK7rum96QlpSkRVDykfMHUDIaCfeRUGOw/s320/IMG_1970.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jake and Grandma Joyce!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cEN5wHjsJQckdv5DXY8OQoSdv-L9XIj1P6AN-l3pXFzeEjktZk-8LLQdUGZbYL57xwJ4uwL8FfAAofUnaxDuI1JKZmQcajlWqWNG_0xAcnrIECTXpvqtBpi4fxOy8eEklrHUp6r5KBY/s1600-h/IMG_1974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264478525554614722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cEN5wHjsJQckdv5DXY8OQoSdv-L9XIj1P6AN-l3pXFzeEjktZk-8LLQdUGZbYL57xwJ4uwL8FfAAofUnaxDuI1JKZmQcajlWqWNG_0xAcnrIECTXpvqtBpi4fxOy8eEklrHUp6r5KBY/s320/IMG_1974.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jake and Grandpa Kevin!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XWsKoq7VmMb8ejkLHVtv6mreHdRAxuFHxjnrdNvesUYkLjnPuj7Qdf59wu-OO0nfoVqv-Jg7gyfP2Nh-JIFWRNF6RrAWORxB_KqSBnw2VvBq885LumPcMOxUHQ_l48ru6YRwPglUeec/s1600-h/IMG_1987.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264478516900638962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XWsKoq7VmMb8ejkLHVtv6mreHdRAxuFHxjnrdNvesUYkLjnPuj7Qdf59wu-OO0nfoVqv-Jg7gyfP2Nh-JIFWRNF6RrAWORxB_KqSBnw2VvBq885LumPcMOxUHQ_l48ru6YRwPglUeec/s320/IMG_1987.JPG" border="0" /></a> All this Halloween fun sure makes a lion thirsty!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijz5vV-Hm0zC-WD6ICh85sSlByMTrzScygP_M6ffeih4D30L3wIRWt97IPOc0GKIdm1h4Gx2sOLS6ELWs21vu0NmQXiO3lXfTv78N1B8JzG4E6AVbB0yfdhqr9oz3ITokMvt15gnPlsA/s1600-h/IMG_1991.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264478501980256194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijz5vV-Hm0zC-WD6ICh85sSlByMTrzScygP_M6ffeih4D30L3wIRWt97IPOc0GKIdm1h4Gx2sOLS6ELWs21vu0NmQXiO3lXfTv78N1B8JzG4E6AVbB0yfdhqr9oz3ITokMvt15gnPlsA/s320/IMG_1991.JPG" border="0" /></a> Happy Halloween from the Vicks!<br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-76384732739590606182008-11-03T08:44:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:01:43.596-08:00Happy Halloween!<div><div><div><div><div align="center">Jake didn't initially embrace the idea of Halloween! He fought Mommy putting on the costume and cried until she took it off!!! </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M73qUODPc6VM7ZeiUsaLdYCsC16VJzwyKYQvV0OHvwIXcNDISN_-9d-RGVh02AOnU3QFajSJPCx89MIDhXT6FQXL_9wrHZF8LWi8mLhD6q4U9Yrf04meUMtfS4BPcPx5jlEhxZFX1kk/s1600-h/IMG_1952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264474209771125874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M73qUODPc6VM7ZeiUsaLdYCsC16VJzwyKYQvV0OHvwIXcNDISN_-9d-RGVh02AOnU3QFajSJPCx89MIDhXT6FQXL_9wrHZF8LWi8mLhD6q4U9Yrf04meUMtfS4BPcPx5jlEhxZFX1kk/s320/IMG_1952.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmov5hEYELH5JeEOz77jntIQojFb7gDsH3tL5k21u-X33Jv_4UMkfQBL0TlSsRLODs35w6uxzOLm77GwYsfkTf03BO96NNsZSXK7rXIQJ1778nRioQc9tGhA4Z2AIQj5DuHnnvGpfRGk/s1600-h/IMG_1954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264474202958935762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmov5hEYELH5JeEOz77jntIQojFb7gDsH3tL5k21u-X33Jv_4UMkfQBL0TlSsRLODs35w6uxzOLm77GwYsfkTf03BO96NNsZSXK7rXIQJ1778nRioQc9tGhA4Z2AIQj5DuHnnvGpfRGk/s320/IMG_1954.JPG" border="0" /></a> After his nap however Mommy bribed Jake with a kit kat and wound up with a very happy little lion! How Adorable is he????<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM3PyBzp8aMQHqTpOFehJQFwovfMjvoH-5fiT-2L6XZC83UndekcVzSB1f85Rb-VUyoOK5Bh8a_c60JeZEWJ91IIfOYEu90YmxCR1bLQ4WZFnHwZsv-dw9XLg2q-164HiFxuAtTLZmUo/s1600-h/IMG_1959.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264474191174277410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM3PyBzp8aMQHqTpOFehJQFwovfMjvoH-5fiT-2L6XZC83UndekcVzSB1f85Rb-VUyoOK5Bh8a_c60JeZEWJ91IIfOYEu90YmxCR1bLQ4WZFnHwZsv-dw9XLg2q-164HiFxuAtTLZmUo/s320/IMG_1959.JPG" border="0" /></a> And of course there was time for a photo shoot with his Halloween buddy Dracula! Although he didn't waste any time eating that kit kat!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYOblmXYNwytel4UMeyDsxzsSKBMSnCAtePVuUcVoLc7YlrGW39mziz-oRYbjSEHHtQuplBrBe9PhS-c4Jy6HH5F4YqsnKYhiixmNgwfqjKp7qOveUIDTD7nDYUtuE4dAi4a4gJ6uNO8/s1600-h/IMG_1962.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264474174900661586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYOblmXYNwytel4UMeyDsxzsSKBMSnCAtePVuUcVoLc7YlrGW39mziz-oRYbjSEHHtQuplBrBe9PhS-c4Jy6HH5F4YqsnKYhiixmNgwfqjKp7qOveUIDTD7nDYUtuE4dAi4a4gJ6uNO8/s320/IMG_1962.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then it was off to Aunt Chickie's to hand out candy with Mommy, Aunt Chick and Gi Gi!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTifwjUpjULiHG7hgFLOtRh2ujyqvosZcalCtqkcFdmF0xK_8vWKBk87Crdm6cG908J0yOdlRslNZJowefdwaiHMds4MB0v8kWpAfDk6bu9IwdNruNPwM5gcERA_wjoupLZj1Zmpj4dw/s1600-h/IMG_1963.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264474166938355106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTifwjUpjULiHG7hgFLOtRh2ujyqvosZcalCtqkcFdmF0xK_8vWKBk87Crdm6cG908J0yOdlRslNZJowefdwaiHMds4MB0v8kWpAfDk6bu9IwdNruNPwM5gcERA_wjoupLZj1Zmpj4dw/s320/IMG_1963.JPG" border="0" /></a> And he was allowed to eat one of the lollipops he was handing out!!! This Halloween thing just gets better and better!</div><div>Jake didn't so much like the kids wearing masks with their costumes so he didn't give them any candy but he did enjoy putting it into the bags from time to time! He's quite the little helper!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029944422595669823.post-38085785326484280142008-11-03T08:35:00.000-08:002008-11-03T08:44:29.351-08:00Jake's Halloween Friends<div align="center">Jake LOVES Mommy's Halloween people Halloween Decorations! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFT4HZ4MpnOlWNOFcY63m0H29EfgnxGQzhj53bDZfQhYw4-mkgsoWnIeJ4nWEDtznD_kTbrnEvrougshiJea2m0ERcVEUuxeSQjMSE8hYvEd0lpJIFAq1Cui9TSiYb4s6DpkDKCYdZQw/s1600-h/IMG_1938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264472120506379922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFT4HZ4MpnOlWNOFcY63m0H29EfgnxGQzhj53bDZfQhYw4-mkgsoWnIeJ4nWEDtznD_kTbrnEvrougshiJea2m0ERcVEUuxeSQjMSE8hYvEd0lpJIFAq1Cui9TSiYb4s6DpkDKCYdZQw/s320/IMG_1938.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Hello? Sorry, Frankie and Drac are sleeping, call back later!"</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzEaGLc0geE4yJ65wLsQtUusp81WIOSTsDRAUPFD9AowAqr7-QiAAhdzWQfFmREop3eq1GcYoWN_fZ7p3WgXda9O6gcvwQD0JLGhq5jrvH2pIkAWSiWt62MwLoFc7jQxHwJX7og_Pqfw/s1600-h/IMG_1930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264472110542627874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzEaGLc0geE4yJ65wLsQtUusp81WIOSTsDRAUPFD9AowAqr7-QiAAhdzWQfFmREop3eq1GcYoWN_fZ7p3WgXda9O6gcvwQD0JLGhq5jrvH2pIkAWSiWt62MwLoFc7jQxHwJX7og_Pqfw/s320/IMG_1930.JPG" border="0" /></a> He wrestles with them!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-HzUUu9YCyNqUmVXipMp_KMdYkekxxz8fSl5BGMpj03man3YJkkErVbnBkgvSvQw81tnII_61XdALeF5D1WNOdEtBVRzHbo7o8OsN0Nqs7yBNKe_mUIrj0h22UiYb6b1VDn2YwNsTM8/s1600-h/IMG_1933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264472101324892706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-HzUUu9YCyNqUmVXipMp_KMdYkekxxz8fSl5BGMpj03man3YJkkErVbnBkgvSvQw81tnII_61XdALeF5D1WNOdEtBVRzHbo7o8OsN0Nqs7yBNKe_mUIrj0h22UiYb6b1VDn2YwNsTM8/s320/IMG_1933.JPG" border="0" /></a> He holds the phone while Frankie talks on the phone!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEN_JXWXaihgOXf1VphXz8FEluhdHz9QSdMzf1SVhOnx2NGpnHibsmeKVANDWi04UMwSVtbe0YyDPnZrNaJnKsuXQK9x41VgHEVCdSIwIC0TxOuH3WU4yVpl-Sije1lnOrP8lDdkJvEo/s1600-h/IMG_1931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264472091378723010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEN_JXWXaihgOXf1VphXz8FEluhdHz9QSdMzf1SVhOnx2NGpnHibsmeKVANDWi04UMwSVtbe0YyDPnZrNaJnKsuXQK9x41VgHEVCdSIwIC0TxOuH3WU4yVpl-Sije1lnOrP8lDdkJvEo/s320/IMG_1931.JPG" border="0" /></a>And he hugs them!!! Such a sweetie!<br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11859262401486141846noreply@blogger.com0