tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38844687622503600412024-03-13T05:27:31.187-04:00THE HALLSLiving and LovingPound Fi'tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208593370071907816noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-54288882221833404892011-04-07T01:42:00.006-04:002011-04-07T01:51:04.260-04:00Before and After<div style="text-align: center;">Before I left for work this morning:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdI_Gqq8GuRndP1hbbmCDoJ3qXZsSYiSCrxr8mWnxz-9hQ4qkM7-DxSsvDCrmBl8c86bInsHJPO8Cw25Bhj0BkOotWX5jdnuETp3fnzLIf4NcZqoGo5_MA92IAzhFVmJkMR4fAvZ6Payp/s1600/197620_10150130457872645_647682644_6515491_7923645_n.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/AVvXsEiWdI_Gqq8GuRndP1hbbmCDoJ3qXZsSYiSCrxr8mWnxz-9hQ4qkM7-DxSsvDCrmBl8c86bInsHJPO8Cw25Bhj0BkOotWX5jdnuETp3fnzLIf4NcZqoGo5_MA92IAzhFVmJkMR4fAvZ6Payp/s320/197620_10150130457872645_647682644_6515491_7923645_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592714048668548082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbJ9Yh_0Xy4WGfLkYqDWmJM_z-yWLkP0qEtcv5KiT4LWLVCSWjUHPCtNSrvBU-GfL_ZBDjsdO-OPBjeFTZfhi2BxZRKIloWqIaQiWffbuXTFPfqa9qFiQ_6UruTXbZrEdFPNbnY2bcvId/s1600/199563_10150130457632645_647682644_6515486_5338920_n.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/AVvXsEhSbJ9Yh_0Xy4WGfLkYqDWmJM_z-yWLkP0qEtcv5KiT4LWLVCSWjUHPCtNSrvBU-GfL_ZBDjsdO-OPBjeFTZfhi2BxZRKIloWqIaQiWffbuXTFPfqa9qFiQ_6UruTXbZrEdFPNbnY2bcvId/s320/199563_10150130457632645_647682644_6515486_5338920_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592714149576880258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After I came home and the boys had spent the day with Doug:<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDopSyN8iMb4f7x184EgGcrLjk-9Q7NN0QIrR7wtsdSImFlO-YNAO_GXI1qb7S9v8d9yuh9cd64WC2uCwgONmGVjEpAEJJiHcLzdUmxFR1xicKz31ZRWtBWQwUYdf64xLYXDHwDnqRWH_X/s1600/IMG_2900.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/AVvXsEgDopSyN8iMb4f7x184EgGcrLjk-9Q7NN0QIrR7wtsdSImFlO-YNAO_GXI1qb7S9v8d9yuh9cd64WC2uCwgONmGVjEpAEJJiHcLzdUmxFR1xicKz31ZRWtBWQwUYdf64xLYXDHwDnqRWH_X/s320/IMG_2900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592714364303385282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNk7MowB6AbKc89Co0MTMkRa5t2cL6xM1OuOwMkQPjpq-l2oHiRm3sHL6RHXFc8VYNDOxuFo3XAQqWnuiEOBd5qt29vJf-2znxNPLplsLKvOVY1QkCyWgniXFv_ezxQp34Et4RjFcsr7L2/s1600/IMG_2912.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/AVvXsEjNk7MowB6AbKc89Co0MTMkRa5t2cL6xM1OuOwMkQPjpq-l2oHiRm3sHL6RHXFc8VYNDOxuFo3XAQqWnuiEOBd5qt29vJf-2znxNPLplsLKvOVY1QkCyWgniXFv_ezxQp34Et4RjFcsr7L2/s320/IMG_2912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592714506676586162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What happened to my babies??<br /><br /><br /></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-23603968567631278992011-03-30T23:57:00.009-04:002011-03-31T01:03:18.400-04:005 Minutes<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Most people think there's not enough time in the day. Apparently for Ben and Will there are about five minutes too many in the day. It seems like each night they get tired a little bit earlier. Which wouldn't be bad if they were getting up at the same time. Before the time change a few weeks ago I got them up around 7. They would be awake and talking before then, but I went in at 7. With the change they were supposed to get up at 8, which would have been great. This morning they were up and talking to each other at 6:45 and by 7:15 were getting upset they were still in bed. We'll see what happens, but I don't think I can keep on getting them up earlier. They'll just need to deal with it. 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It took over a year last time and who knows how long this time around. We decided to go through the county. One of the joys was going to a six week class on Saturdays. During the orientation, there were a lot of upset people who couldn't get six consecutive Saturdays off and while I took a lot of heat from work, we figured it out. They shared nuggets like a child who's been abused may have issues, you need to bond with your child, hitting your child isn't always the best way to discipline, etc. When asked how to deal with these issues there first preferred answer was therapy. Way to add some value guys. They even had a bunch of people who came in to tell us why birth parents were better parents than us simply because they could give birth. The curriculum hadn't changed meaningfully in decades and everyone in the class couldn't wait for it to be over. If this was a normal parenting class that people had to pay for there would be riots. I don't want to rant about this because clearly it's worth it to get a child. However, it shows how ridiculous and messed up our government is even when you're trying to do good. The only people who could change this have no incentive to because it would negatively effect their own jobs-they'd have nothing to do. They complain about the number of kids in the system and make it prohibitive for people to help out. Our own social worker from the class (who subsequently quit after umpteen years on the job) even told us how much she hates how she has to send foster kids back to awful birth parents. But no one does anything. Insiders have no incentive to and outsiders have no pull to make things happen. It's frustrating but what's a g to do? We'll write letters. Offer support. But we also need to find more ways to be have a more meaningful impact. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"> <!--EndFragment--></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <!--EndFragment--></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Pound Fi'tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208593370071907816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-62705125387802930652011-03-27T23:57:00.003-04:002011-03-28T00:35:59.428-04:00LimitlessAs I've documented here and on Facebook, Will's new trick is his ability to poop only in a bathtub. He's like 4/7 this week. Like most of their tricks, we hope he stops doing this in about a week. Ben's new trick is a little funnier. When I get ready to walk out the door, he gives Tamara a kiss and then grabs my hand to walk out with me.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRiinGtlwbR8DQt3Cc4DuKY6Q5DM3GHAA379difRay3s8Pw5WSAlV0huwDL7HgWioxFcyfLV9Xyr5u0BQu7yyXJi6Ke43Xh6VHdb5U1Ca9-FbUm-8rztwgdUCl3y_yXzLP_1RqnFAi7p-/s1600/ben+beach.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/AVvXsEiPRiinGtlwbR8DQt3Cc4DuKY6Q5DM3GHAA379difRay3s8Pw5WSAlV0huwDL7HgWioxFcyfLV9Xyr5u0BQu7yyXJi6Ke43Xh6VHdb5U1Ca9-FbUm-8rztwgdUCl3y_yXzLP_1RqnFAi7p-/s320/ben+beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588984600157209298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB-_O8SeBq7WzSTbaUmcN6qkKYOOgon4quwR1ai-SqN4YV4LSH7FaLmEmmpRg3SalpI1jD3MD6J3KIEnA4ysphEl-K1KYu928db7TotbqVT_qrz7wt9PZIcTMPidAWRHqYb-iLMvKva5X/s1600/will+pants+on+head.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/AVvXsEjVB-_O8SeBq7WzSTbaUmcN6qkKYOOgon4quwR1ai-SqN4YV4LSH7FaLmEmmpRg3SalpI1jD3MD6J3KIEnA4ysphEl-K1KYu928db7TotbqVT_qrz7wt9PZIcTMPidAWRHqYb-iLMvKva5X/s320/will+pants+on+head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588984688938235234" border="0" /></a></div><div>We saw limitless this weekend and it's an interesting movie because you think about what you would do with a sweet gift like being able to focus 100% all the time, instant recall of everything you've been exposed to, and the clarity to connect dots nobody else can. Spoiler alert. However, the movie fails pretty hard with that. Seriously, the best you can come up with is to be an investment banker for a couple months because he needs to raise funds and then be a politician. They show him gambling and daytrading where he makes 166X his money in two weeks to go from $12K to $2M. Yet somehow he decides being an ibanker for a couple months is the quickest way to raise funds? Not trading or gambling for a few more days? Then we're supposed to believe because he can think like no one else he become a politician? No curing cancer? Solving global warming (if it exists)? Developing systems to forecast natural disasters? Brokering peace in the middle east? It's kind of like Benjamin Button where he has this amazing stroke of luck and he can't come up with anything worthwhile to do with his life? This is sad for a few reasons. First, the creativity of the people who wrote these is weak. Second, the writers glorify what these guys did meaning they think that little of us or we really do glorify it and we are that lame. Third, the writers left ginormous gaps that they think we're stupid enough to not recognize. Whatever, it's just a movie but I thought it could have been really good and fell really short. But what would you do if you had that power? It's probably hard to know because it's been a while since I really thought I could do anything I wanted to. Let alone quickly. I'd probably work on things like curing cancer, increasing crop yield, water purification, and alternative energies. For fairly obvious reasons everyone would benefit and it would really improve the lives of the poorest people. If you have any ideas (especially you Jake because you might be the only one who still has us in their RSS feed) feel free to share.<br /></div>Pound Fi'tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208593370071907816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-50891309795099963782011-03-24T23:30:00.002-04:002011-03-25T00:01:46.483-04:00Surprise!So, we haven't blogged since November (and it was fairly weak before then) but I'm starting a writing project so I'm going to start blogging again as well. I could go through and update you on everything that happened over the last several months, but that'd take too long and be boring. If you want, you can email us and ask. I'll just give some of the most recent highlights. Ben started going to nursery and Will follows shortly. Will finally started walking after teasing for several months. While Ben like taking off his diaper under his pajamas to spread his poop all over himself, Will prefers pooping during bath time. Tamara threw out her back and has vowed to stop picking up the boys by bending at the waist. Matt and I are going to apply to the Amazing Race. We got a new minivan, much to Tamara's joy. Go team Odyssey!<div><div><br /></div><div>Before I get going too strong, I'll end on this. I, and maybe Tamara, will be back blogging. Stay tuned.</div></div>Pound Fi'tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208593370071907816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-63470925178339007012010-11-11T14:23:00.013-05:002010-11-11T14:49:31.788-05:00USS Midway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEknNGeiNrkXdeAPe94hAVq81Ijhq-tNe5496kCb9tPVjX5cXbWVXG5t1tQJBerntMTuJkbJJVfLUZCh5XSpM_Ec-if-bVxjsfenNyyJUzohTLgzO252Ty8KsAHZsMQJ06pYq3fhqdyjr/s1600/IMG_0055.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV1UOZJ-5FqtF2bMXoc0F43YzjibscdSs0ParSehvI5b5eNR0koKeqRKyK3JHgTfcmT9lo53x_2Mev3Ka9-Jfc-e25H2D32CxVhrlvKQaj17RiJhVoPeeAqQEs3L3msJpB-7X_H3gBVvm/s1600/IMG_0006.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/AVvXsEiRV1UOZJ-5FqtF2bMXoc0F43YzjibscdSs0ParSehvI5b5eNR0koKeqRKyK3JHgTfcmT9lo53x_2Mev3Ka9-Jfc-e25H2D32CxVhrlvKQaj17RiJhVoPeeAqQEs3L3msJpB-7X_H3gBVvm/s320/IMG_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538380204451060834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We took the boys to San Diego and went with the family to tour the USS Midway. I have driven by the Aircraft so many times and have wanted to go in so I was so excited!! The boys loved being able to touch everything and Rob's kids like being able to explore. Some even got the chance to drive their own. 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEknNGeiNrkXdeAPe94hAVq81Ijhq-tNe5496kCb9tPVjX5cXbWVXG5t1tQJBerntMTuJkbJJVfLUZCh5XSpM_Ec-if-bVxjsfenNyyJUzohTLgzO252Ty8KsAHZsMQJ06pYq3fhqdyjr/s320/IMG_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538381271521551698" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-80276108295122696082010-11-10T22:51:00.004-05:002010-11-10T23:00:45.271-05:00Colton's Baptism<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ScKtkvPA6dyC2ISEDyJSaUro6u6N4IGyOYe4WQlXVO7U5J3NFKvXw5tVsvRDVa5JAHcezdC83jOcoJcvRdlUrxQsJsFM6TvLjltWGph2WGYn23aRs6zlV3n2xN-OWb7PRB4ajsz8KFs1/s1600/IMG_7658.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/AVvXsEj1ScKtkvPA6dyC2ISEDyJSaUro6u6N4IGyOYe4WQlXVO7U5J3NFKvXw5tVsvRDVa5JAHcezdC83jOcoJcvRdlUrxQsJsFM6TvLjltWGph2WGYn23aRs6zlV3n2xN-OWb7PRB4ajsz8KFs1/s320/IMG_7658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538136849915624514" border="0" /></a>My nephew Colton was baptized recently and we were lucky enough to be there. I can't believe how fast all of these kids are growing up!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTweFEsNfw4b0Pq_itb6KWw7bbcsRfpSuX0P84yLZVQrqD2zWDQ3SlCLKi6tNvv8f-yFfx0JzWQlP7IKVsTCtxWnJi9Jb9sAH-AlZ9TbsAeMiVuVSGniio2Hf03ZgMFkpARTa2nZLYqP-/s1600/IMG_7662.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/AVvXsEjvTweFEsNfw4b0Pq_itb6KWw7bbcsRfpSuX0P84yLZVQrqD2zWDQ3SlCLKi6tNvv8f-yFfx0JzWQlP7IKVsTCtxWnJi9Jb9sAH-AlZ9TbsAeMiVuVSGniio2Hf03ZgMFkpARTa2nZLYqP-/s320/IMG_7662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538136655572950498" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-81053639231355558322010-10-21T00:26:00.002-04:002010-10-21T00:28:29.868-04:00Ben's First Haircut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4EQALgvxAj3hF001dRrVQT9vAHWH4ZDXwBbiNbeEYFpxZAjtvxQoltzN1fy-BRhoEYj8qnkCStfllfoIA6EeT2BgB5EEuFZMBfJ__t_PKqvHmgLHRRMrnyW2yyvFXCEU0n5SDLZbAvbo/s1600/IMG_0002.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/AVvXsEjx4EQALgvxAj3hF001dRrVQT9vAHWH4ZDXwBbiNbeEYFpxZAjtvxQoltzN1fy-BRhoEYj8qnkCStfllfoIA6EeT2BgB5EEuFZMBfJ__t_PKqvHmgLHRRMrnyW2yyvFXCEU0n5SDLZbAvbo/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530351502953968130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ben just got his first haircut and to me, he does not look like a little baby anymore. He is growing up so fast.</div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-52796427582826453842010-10-15T23:20:00.006-04:002010-10-15T23:42:12.807-04:00Welcome Home<div style="text-align: center;">We are thrilled that Doug's brother Peter came home from his mission this summer after serving two years in London. There was a lot of family here for his homecoming and Eric Bennion missed his Eric Sandwiches.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslLvxoEcEJBXG9Qo6MdJriK4hkGVDlHOTEMgLs9YjZwfEnSdWS81OGqjedyAna62E_KYTN_58Q7ljuUfLfKUH6aOM1WwROhSOgr8fiN4EsvF6OhX1B2zy-mVy7Qn4J7G1TYNWzIzaDv0W/s1600/IMG_7623.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/AVvXsEhslLvxoEcEJBXG9Qo6MdJriK4hkGVDlHOTEMgLs9YjZwfEnSdWS81OGqjedyAna62E_KYTN_58Q7ljuUfLfKUH6aOM1WwROhSOgr8fiN4EsvF6OhX1B2zy-mVy7Qn4J7G1TYNWzIzaDv0W/s320/IMG_7623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528483051341681874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_6Kax3ozllfduTFCh_XGI8Ib_f3ZlwyPddxkecsII2lEvBmSGV0tw4Lpa7aZr_k-IQICXM00o3CSrTZsU7uyHeNO0WvMP0LdRkiWo9gqlKW-LfykiTNwF5l4fSi2Y7Lo1u43L8m4V23G/s1600/IMG_7624.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/AVvXsEgh_6Kax3ozllfduTFCh_XGI8Ib_f3ZlwyPddxkecsII2lEvBmSGV0tw4Lpa7aZr_k-IQICXM00o3CSrTZsU7uyHeNO0WvMP0LdRkiWo9gqlKW-LfykiTNwF5l4fSi2Y7Lo1u43L8m4V23G/s320/IMG_7624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528483194255399378" border="0" /></a><br />The boys were excited to finally meet their uncle. Speaking of my boys, look how cute they are!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfhyphenhyphenIrQmjn42HdFZRQj0cOvhL0i-iUP45Q6yEvvgZp67hTErEaPFnX3BxsBeRGY4LR1Dthr_Gm_FfkTg52pbDNuHOI_D_q8I1vjDCchxZfZMf8c54AyBfyClVvE3uZoYhYeXDRLNdRq0z/s1600/IMG_7627.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/AVvXsEiMfhyphenhyphenIrQmjn42HdFZRQj0cOvhL0i-iUP45Q6yEvvgZp67hTErEaPFnX3BxsBeRGY4LR1Dthr_Gm_FfkTg52pbDNuHOI_D_q8I1vjDCchxZfZMf8c54AyBfyClVvE3uZoYhYeXDRLNdRq0z/s320/IMG_7627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528483577717053970" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW_HPx5ntJzwLqPp0XT5H3B7TAGwtDA1kTT_njIA0F4JonjX1zZaOMGmNoPbdUVB41yOmL7gUyqRKOPKT103j_PwrVk2TknX6YDadjIys0_lFLKgQUo8aCyaJca-kC86Vb_bppaq02VLU/s1600/IMG_0003.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/AVvXsEiFW_HPx5ntJzwLqPp0XT5H3B7TAGwtDA1kTT_njIA0F4JonjX1zZaOMGmNoPbdUVB41yOmL7gUyqRKOPKT103j_PwrVk2TknX6YDadjIys0_lFLKgQUo8aCyaJca-kC86Vb_bppaq02VLU/s320/IMG_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528482908914394770" border="0" /></a></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-32718200373090224782010-10-08T00:29:00.010-04:002010-10-10T19:44:44.587-04:00San Clemente 2010<div style="text-align: center;">Every August Doug's family has a family reunion in San Clemente, California and I look forward to it every year. I love how much fun the Bennion family is and getting to know my new family. This year was great for many reasons.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Doug's brother Peter was there just getting off his mission.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTQB_HNea7SmIAfb7laiEmvdsyREzaOXaCrp0LqLD4bhP5oGVRjrr64wbw81sdmvzMjcs0Zrrw7j8dp8jY6MwHP9Vm4KNklnrYz1kHdvdOeCLR1WfBjTuK1Lv_V18VuvULYKSVkYHNJyJ/s1600/IMG_7595.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/AVvXsEgYTQB_HNea7SmIAfb7laiEmvdsyREzaOXaCrp0LqLD4bhP5oGVRjrr64wbw81sdmvzMjcs0Zrrw7j8dp8jY6MwHP9Vm4KNklnrYz1kHdvdOeCLR1WfBjTuK1Lv_V18VuvULYKSVkYHNJyJ/s320/IMG_7595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534431332909954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys love to play at the beach.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeC86m8w3Xtrropt0Ud8A4E3RwM5FMUVQDLwYhDNsEFfGuaYbTfihmFBirRcNQw-Fjrd4l3cuA25sacpI1gmDMILuzhAGhjsPNmNyWhoKuttN77iRKxUWO990VGjFbioDj4K47TQocaSM/s1600/IMG_7587.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/AVvXsEjDeC86m8w3Xtrropt0Ud8A4E3RwM5FMUVQDLwYhDNsEFfGuaYbTfihmFBirRcNQw-Fjrd4l3cuA25sacpI1gmDMILuzhAGhjsPNmNyWhoKuttN77iRKxUWO990VGjFbioDj4K47TQocaSM/s320/IMG_7587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534732225593714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys loved to get to know their cousins, all of them were so great and helpful with both Ben and William.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KT1vZpkoBAKm4_NjTUZE-uI9Lbf3zOQDPcB8M-KWokcByZJGIHeoMf9rb8xSqm3AopCASyEZCzGBjcJwJ7UjgU_I6GmH7K3ZOptcOnN5lpfjLKmgxOOE-bTTyGmHlDgdSsFZ7lNNrBaN/s1600/IMG_7589.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/AVvXsEj1KT1vZpkoBAKm4_NjTUZE-uI9Lbf3zOQDPcB8M-KWokcByZJGIHeoMf9rb8xSqm3AopCASyEZCzGBjcJwJ7UjgU_I6GmH7K3ZOptcOnN5lpfjLKmgxOOE-bTTyGmHlDgdSsFZ7lNNrBaN/s320/IMG_7589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534581413593362" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfg2Z3ZEmRYWOXtxaQeGXXC7ABLVvOY7o1M-X4hgpSmBAdFQVTLGyg_0CAogJ8rWqyCfKk95EMJgNCenVmDkB2FkOvFCMwQpioHGGHENNUArDr6sbvGr-hJ4gnGFaGAK10rucLDYQFw2Cq/s1600/IMG_7611.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/AVvXsEhfg2Z3ZEmRYWOXtxaQeGXXC7ABLVvOY7o1M-X4hgpSmBAdFQVTLGyg_0CAogJ8rWqyCfKk95EMJgNCenVmDkB2FkOvFCMwQpioHGGHENNUArDr6sbvGr-hJ4gnGFaGAK10rucLDYQFw2Cq/s320/IMG_7611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534044622658354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Watching the boys of the family being silly.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3eK_pirTMZxOC_A8wTx3goAEIYiccjiyyNHlwjyeH8iQQot3IKs0UUgZKT18Ms5CVhbIt_WPD738prlQoWLEnUOqW5gluU1wEVmdT7NDBrp1Q53S2tkpw6h_vv5UEV-BLQKKHJIlCz6m/s1600/IMG_7606.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/AVvXsEhD3eK_pirTMZxOC_A8wTx3goAEIYiccjiyyNHlwjyeH8iQQot3IKs0UUgZKT18Ms5CVhbIt_WPD738prlQoWLEnUOqW5gluU1wEVmdT7NDBrp1Q53S2tkpw6h_vv5UEV-BLQKKHJIlCz6m/s320/IMG_7606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525534253080810338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Feeling like part of the family.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-up-mpzrWP17kehq_PJ-ViDoQzEhm9ob-33DH_8HkWQhsi9ULs36_hVcQF46rRtsN2cfGmG9ODMiFIhNjxhnujMOQdPj6Tqs4OOm0-djTRTyPYjPp1UfcOLuwiCO1W1B2d4OTyrnU-ru8/s1600/IMG_7620.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/AVvXsEi-up-mpzrWP17kehq_PJ-ViDoQzEhm9ob-33DH_8HkWQhsi9ULs36_hVcQF46rRtsN2cfGmG9ODMiFIhNjxhnujMOQdPj6Tqs4OOm0-djTRTyPYjPp1UfcOLuwiCO1W1B2d4OTyrnU-ru8/s320/IMG_7620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525533819698301682" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-84984365096181423762010-10-07T01:30:00.006-04:002010-10-07T01:42:21.882-04:00Griffith Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUrJzivNUWOVMmzekSQOnu-3uOdFK4eC-X7T10XiIxtgk0ZbJumVjuBRHPkoy2XE7Wyhtura17j1q6TIydB6RKSjOT9k8KmsCDeDqkGMqjSvwCiGdAvnPF2qvk8uj3Id6BNy5sP2-YtFl/s1600/IMG_7573.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Doug's brother Matt and Matt's wife Christa came for a visit this summer with their two adorable girls. We met up with them at Griffith Park and the boys had a blast.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We rode the train around<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRex8IKXQnQIXUZqy9sbB91VVY47O3IS9tmIzfv08-DBqX0I3co7jyLAqz97TtlUYF9DEb0gCsFC4dp7vz3ia_N5v3bBZrc_QmPctHJVp8nYsQY6iNz43snIAeAaVxNQdjro6LuV6xfVhyphenhyphen/s1600/IMG_7569.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/AVvXsEgRex8IKXQnQIXUZqy9sbB91VVY47O3IS9tmIzfv08-DBqX0I3co7jyLAqz97TtlUYF9DEb0gCsFC4dp7vz3ia_N5v3bBZrc_QmPctHJVp8nYsQY6iNz43snIAeAaVxNQdjro6LuV6xfVhyphenhyphen/s320/IMG_7569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525174427543943762" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBq887ofUKMTonQ3ZuJSTPCi6B4ZHa3FBhaMwKqwSyPpXuJyxPLisa9yBdB6cxhqFzfDGKpAfeU1swdlJs2OogeQ4tlJOBZ2LlWeclm_mFUBDcBblz9e9dvSUcgZk38fgv98Brm6Cf61P/s1600/IMG_7565.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/AVvXsEhNBq887ofUKMTonQ3ZuJSTPCi6B4ZHa3FBhaMwKqwSyPpXuJyxPLisa9yBdB6cxhqFzfDGKpAfeU1swdlJs2OogeQ4tlJOBZ2LlWeclm_mFUBDcBblz9e9dvSUcgZk38fgv98Brm6Cf61P/s320/IMG_7565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525174548534360146" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOFvtDRbZZhBosnYgNEfNFskp6AusR8rm0Iwhx4-9TacM-WD4h8lEfAOeFU7sdEjtz8OlzXTU8dzh3MqRxfYc-tqx_KZ9hhGXSYAmHGZKIxYejQ11_IxK3kJoPnrn1zcZW4Es2ste6dR5/s1600/IMG_7570.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/AVvXsEhXOFvtDRbZZhBosnYgNEfNFskp6AusR8rm0Iwhx4-9TacM-WD4h8lEfAOeFU7sdEjtz8OlzXTU8dzh3MqRxfYc-tqx_KZ9hhGXSYAmHGZKIxYejQ11_IxK3kJoPnrn1zcZW4Es2ste6dR5/s320/IMG_7570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525174735058669394" border="0" /></a><br />My favorite was when the boys were swinging in the park. Does it get any cuter then this?<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUrJzivNUWOVMmzekSQOnu-3uOdFK4eC-X7T10XiIxtgk0ZbJumVjuBRHPkoy2XE7Wyhtura17j1q6TIydB6RKSjOT9k8KmsCDeDqkGMqjSvwCiGdAvnPF2qvk8uj3Id6BNy5sP2-YtFl/s1600/IMG_7573.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/AVvXsEhxUrJzivNUWOVMmzekSQOnu-3uOdFK4eC-X7T10XiIxtgk0ZbJumVjuBRHPkoy2XE7Wyhtura17j1q6TIydB6RKSjOT9k8KmsCDeDqkGMqjSvwCiGdAvnPF2qvk8uj3Id6BNy5sP2-YtFl/s320/IMG_7573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525174831280681810" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-49823579379059067412010-10-01T01:21:00.012-04:002010-10-01T01:54:15.067-04:004th Of July 2010<div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know....I am WAY late at posting and I am just getting to posting about the 4th of July but we sure had a great time!! We went to San Diego to hang with Rob and his family so of course we went swimming and had a BBQ Finck style.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSYGbeAghHDiWfto6BCduaU40e49g8i8cRaTRO4ZWLpcVYZeefb6jvaW402luYGxZEBefHSxA1JUQQ6jppi_cCZLtGJJxzu-sobONN2djfs-sIxGhyoPQcGJ65mpmMN0MPR9_Z51iHWua/s1600/IMG_7472.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/AVvXsEgJSYGbeAghHDiWfto6BCduaU40e49g8i8cRaTRO4ZWLpcVYZeefb6jvaW402luYGxZEBefHSxA1JUQQ6jppi_cCZLtGJJxzu-sobONN2djfs-sIxGhyoPQcGJ65mpmMN0MPR9_Z51iHWua/s320/IMG_7472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522949726677118354" border="0" /></a><br />I had to dress the boys up in 4th of July attire and we were off to the San Diego Fair. Robert spent the whole day with the animals so we stopped by to say hello and we learned that Ben loves all animals including goats.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYi9uM72B_zCLbmtZ-OTcN_ELZRknHyDd_HN-sbyO_VJqzRIi-Cm38MBHJ5E7bTW6wFMo48j6Qv5GCTfHJ0fKyMyCudo1pC-QQsJG78BYiFyFLuFrTnLVHx4CsHBc4D03aDZlaNyBxWhB/s1600/IMG_7426.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/AVvXsEjkYi9uM72B_zCLbmtZ-OTcN_ELZRknHyDd_HN-sbyO_VJqzRIi-Cm38MBHJ5E7bTW6wFMo48j6Qv5GCTfHJ0fKyMyCudo1pC-QQsJG78BYiFyFLuFrTnLVHx4CsHBc4D03aDZlaNyBxWhB/s320/IMG_7426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522948692102319186" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3Y415lBb4-Tk1e6IBXZLS_4kEn1vML9vhibHpWZQBm_T3dCavJQkeeuTpcTrW06PLNGmIHw4ng-MVN6ByFG9st3X5y7MHOoYlaGSx5Qxs5M37R2WPR5PH-YIsCfNIWStEBep60FCIWKW/s1600/IMG_7421.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/AVvXsEhH3Y415lBb4-Tk1e6IBXZLS_4kEn1vML9vhibHpWZQBm_T3dCavJQkeeuTpcTrW06PLNGmIHw4ng-MVN6ByFG9st3X5y7MHOoYlaGSx5Qxs5M37R2WPR5PH-YIsCfNIWStEBep60FCIWKW/s320/IMG_7421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522948501506001986" border="0" /></a><br />We all ate great fair food.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJdOOGgqhP8aDhO8C8zNMXM3NWCB2clNdYbBRrHc-4yxUSuDR521A8TFgTl87t6Tttl3YKbPzT_-SuZdX5j3b0ozBQI0NVgE3fmMd4V9sLlpqLc67YNODlq0lqfwAi1GrtDSCA0Rek99v/s1600/IMG_7432.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/AVvXsEgJJdOOGgqhP8aDhO8C8zNMXM3NWCB2clNdYbBRrHc-4yxUSuDR521A8TFgTl87t6Tttl3YKbPzT_-SuZdX5j3b0ozBQI0NVgE3fmMd4V9sLlpqLc67YNODlq0lqfwAi1GrtDSCA0Rek99v/s320/IMG_7432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522948803494279522" border="0" /></a><br />The kids had a blast riding the rides.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpf-yxTXHJk3911PNdrYsPmL6QfEdEHvuE3DoBY_Zf0RMHFPSzKp9vsvIFLObVO2MDXUC5uUC6yY2eD2aKSkX_nN7ymglBbAME_u8U2JDn4jnXvLqOjfhfRUykDF9ZaFI0iIt9IbxhCy7/s1600/IMG_7446.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/AVvXsEjMpf-yxTXHJk3911PNdrYsPmL6QfEdEHvuE3DoBY_Zf0RMHFPSzKp9vsvIFLObVO2MDXUC5uUC6yY2eD2aKSkX_nN7ymglBbAME_u8U2JDn4jnXvLqOjfhfRUykDF9ZaFI0iIt9IbxhCy7/s320/IMG_7446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522948913738953042" border="0" /></a><br />Ben continued his love for his brother and his uncle Rob.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYL0dYiwWx8JO7sCT6chAMGonv7xxE_9C0_JTe5DuLDf2sBMFM2e8CSBNofvNPOOKDKAns4oL8HEHgIDFOpGxWnqmoJitUkazcaYDRN6erIwQUvoKSpJBsrMutdf4lRPZ-qZsmh1gblgS/s1600/IMG_7454.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/AVvXsEgrYL0dYiwWx8JO7sCT6chAMGonv7xxE_9C0_JTe5DuLDf2sBMFM2e8CSBNofvNPOOKDKAns4oL8HEHgIDFOpGxWnqmoJitUkazcaYDRN6erIwQUvoKSpJBsrMutdf4lRPZ-qZsmh1gblgS/s320/IMG_7454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522949201052347826" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0-ErtY5JLi66ioHrf7EQi2Paeqzw1tZ-wegsw53SyY3eRG0JOYZQ3NPqu7fgFRTxGDJjxG8jXlgPIzU20Pbe6H8To4bWfvDFsoZkTy1VXti1_Hjx5EO3CyWQPFPClvIsn1DNO92TBbGP/s1600/IMG_7450.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/AVvXsEhy0-ErtY5JLi66ioHrf7EQi2Paeqzw1tZ-wegsw53SyY3eRG0JOYZQ3NPqu7fgFRTxGDJjxG8jXlgPIzU20Pbe6H8To4bWfvDFsoZkTy1VXti1_Hjx5EO3CyWQPFPClvIsn1DNO92TBbGP/s320/IMG_7450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522949056965164642" border="0" /></a><br />To end a perfect day the kids played with sparklers because we were just to tired to drive to see the big show. I much rather see the kids laughing then sit in traffic anyway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6kYHTPv_yZV2u05YG2Mg7uNuLiZdBVJHeSoPXcwTYRsYW0EgA8_u4tnZe8NOXZOfRnjpZiYDeU2BVW6B8nI3OnuRo2TkmAS3BzXfzCZ2jGZfA7zuCNO_WwSc37gF_x7aPhY2bzt3M1Ag/s1600/IMG_7471.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/AVvXsEiI6kYHTPv_yZV2u05YG2Mg7uNuLiZdBVJHeSoPXcwTYRsYW0EgA8_u4tnZe8NOXZOfRnjpZiYDeU2BVW6B8nI3OnuRo2TkmAS3BzXfzCZ2jGZfA7zuCNO_WwSc37gF_x7aPhY2bzt3M1Ag/s320/IMG_7471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522949408338560578" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjBEYWwwlheIrCpEQ71FhPOQuAnWoPboiOm5Dc3MPnKT4kRW9bC6eICSZOMcYbfQKtV9VIpwJuewkhyFUGLFClDWWVGOg8UJ-CzfhU2VnVYq3OlDsE374fgLFCnWNEvxZCbf9TjPVSupz/s1600/IMG_7467.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/AVvXsEgIjBEYWwwlheIrCpEQ71FhPOQuAnWoPboiOm5Dc3MPnKT4kRW9bC6eICSZOMcYbfQKtV9VIpwJuewkhyFUGLFClDWWVGOg8UJ-CzfhU2VnVYq3OlDsE374fgLFCnWNEvxZCbf9TjPVSupz/s320/IMG_7467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522949306269495010" border="0" /></a><br />I love spending the holidays with family.<br /><br /></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-87903932942963591612010-09-27T00:22:00.010-04:002010-09-27T01:07:17.233-04:00One Weekend of Many....<div style="text-align: center;">This summer we spent a lot of weekends with my brothers family in San Diego. They have a beautiful swimming pool and the boys are little water babies and loved swimming with their cousins. William loves getting attention from his aunt Hailey.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFE5hTDUevoADS7VupVnMWHXl9Pk3EKrr41AGtFsxVs9WuXKW9MZvznZ8nGhzwULL6sgWiJMMo9t7oEuykSUhVX69GdfmK-tF-aM8xAcYXVXOjCb5NG4m-ZHdyf0VyN5nOL1g3BwN2iLu/s1600/IMG_7399.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/AVvXsEitFE5hTDUevoADS7VupVnMWHXl9Pk3EKrr41AGtFsxVs9WuXKW9MZvznZ8nGhzwULL6sgWiJMMo9t7oEuykSUhVX69GdfmK-tF-aM8xAcYXVXOjCb5NG4m-ZHdyf0VyN5nOL1g3BwN2iLu/s320/IMG_7399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521453874725716402" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb_pw9-7wHYljH2V7o0FZF1vfkQcwg84lMcOXsIoSCSePL23Bo35FRKcM9AEIRoTX1jv9uexxGlR916K2FXBp0m0YBhHhePJ1vwiYHez9dW1QhpoepP9x1QwPcYNN6_STHMwCmIYldodo/s1600/IMG_7409.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/AVvXsEhNb_pw9-7wHYljH2V7o0FZF1vfkQcwg84lMcOXsIoSCSePL23Bo35FRKcM9AEIRoTX1jv9uexxGlR916K2FXBp0m0YBhHhePJ1vwiYHez9dW1QhpoepP9x1QwPcYNN6_STHMwCmIYldodo/s320/IMG_7409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521454019461041522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This visit we decided to meet up with the Burnett's Downtown for the day. We started the day off at the San Diego Zoo. The boys favorite was being able to crawl around the animals statues, my favorite was seeing how excited they got.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj022W_fWOyYjScmbeQTn6PXHyab8FDo7rB2frSAIQiSqsFkzstb1-KrOF2pRmnm0w5CGfBFTc3-euxmY_ygawT6YMDBDkfw6hJFipbDAVNXAsHkQVvvai4fDZIo04aB20BJbCAsNNof3zh/s1600/IMG_7368.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/AVvXsEj022W_fWOyYjScmbeQTn6PXHyab8FDo7rB2frSAIQiSqsFkzstb1-KrOF2pRmnm0w5CGfBFTc3-euxmY_ygawT6YMDBDkfw6hJFipbDAVNXAsHkQVvvai4fDZIo04aB20BJbCAsNNof3zh/s320/IMG_7368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521453411691165218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmmGE8Uu9IdHSlRS0qZWPnCQjIMfUGesPkR2M3Oul9DsYd_CHvqXJ1Ey2k87NQN81vb7Xe-lgV2pFF_vGmx-c5GWSp0TqtiVRLuVW4byTv4aJ0l5wRQaGDImhY1AU0Jl6oSGECCGzi7q_/s1600/IMG_7374.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/AVvXsEgEmmGE8Uu9IdHSlRS0qZWPnCQjIMfUGesPkR2M3Oul9DsYd_CHvqXJ1Ey2k87NQN81vb7Xe-lgV2pFF_vGmx-c5GWSp0TqtiVRLuVW4byTv4aJ0l5wRQaGDImhY1AU0Jl6oSGECCGzi7q_/s320/IMG_7374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521453567585777218" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpKbPpC-BitJxVaK5mqkKr3BnCFbzdj6Ignl7rM-1EUyq5usC-yup2G81qmYWfroltTtPYpqCDlQrVnRjWr8STl1-PosODNFO8JkCwZnZ5t8oFloydW2gv5jC58U-8dZCEQ0gcxNRC55H/s1600/IMG_7386.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/AVvXsEiRpKbPpC-BitJxVaK5mqkKr3BnCFbzdj6Ignl7rM-1EUyq5usC-yup2G81qmYWfroltTtPYpqCDlQrVnRjWr8STl1-PosODNFO8JkCwZnZ5t8oFloydW2gv5jC58U-8dZCEQ0gcxNRC55H/s320/IMG_7386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521453743503365458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We then went to Old Town for some lunch and of course went to the little candy shop. The Mormon Ballalion has a new museum so we wanted to check that out as well. We were very impressed with how well of a job they did. The story/show was great and there were a lot of things for the kids to do.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvlY8iXHBzzDQ5VLu_79QmlYpCqlr_WznUeeB-i-5QqfMlUt0meUgE9_S94NZxSYlvLsUYlKDGLMszr-9bdLBgaOPNTPxPOw_pTIPeHMXiLXiQKsm97G1ztIzsgqNnsEdZetL_OzAfaet/s1600/IMG_7360.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/AVvXsEgXvlY8iXHBzzDQ5VLu_79QmlYpCqlr_WznUeeB-i-5QqfMlUt0meUgE9_S94NZxSYlvLsUYlKDGLMszr-9bdLBgaOPNTPxPOw_pTIPeHMXiLXiQKsm97G1ztIzsgqNnsEdZetL_OzAfaet/s320/IMG_7360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521452344473330114" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWPtYyeFocetcg_yRnSzpEdCzP1YLTsjxlOwxBAkHvrE-j86w8Inxy76r5fbldET0FK17DRiw_cQtA2q-7tCMnqCRGJYy6r7jVqQ6089fvQsBGYWoIaZwYGh1LMmwrjIMh3mS_PvA-Qum/s1600/IMG_7361.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/AVvXsEinWPtYyeFocetcg_yRnSzpEdCzP1YLTsjxlOwxBAkHvrE-j86w8Inxy76r5fbldET0FK17DRiw_cQtA2q-7tCMnqCRGJYy6r7jVqQ6089fvQsBGYWoIaZwYGh1LMmwrjIMh3mS_PvA-Qum/s320/IMG_7361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521453088869900610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We topped the day off in the Gas Light District walking around and tasting some of the best Ghirardelli Chocolate ever.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdWSaJkTJDSDsRaqVBzFTzp20QinYgkw1zN0rmqMsXJtUxoIXe-EkCGqhz25EtNuEEkCpHnPPAvFd7IuFpM-2sFV1PIC6KWyOsIFNcQ7u3TWx0hFygAbYdcqYInmtQ_RV_ExVN1Oufh9O/s1600/IMG_7367.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/AVvXsEgUdWSaJkTJDSDsRaqVBzFTzp20QinYgkw1zN0rmqMsXJtUxoIXe-EkCGqhz25EtNuEEkCpHnPPAvFd7IuFpM-2sFV1PIC6KWyOsIFNcQ7u3TWx0hFygAbYdcqYInmtQ_RV_ExVN1Oufh9O/s320/IMG_7367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521453202817334866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another great day in Southern California!!<br /></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-23885673380403897652010-09-21T01:09:00.003-04:002010-09-21T01:25:37.316-04:00Hello GoodbyeI love surprise visits so when we got a call from some of our favorite cousins that they were stopping by we could not have been more excited. Doug's cousin Curtis and his wife Tamara (yes, her name is Tamara Hall how cool is that) stopped by on their way to San Diego. The boys could not have been be happier.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp_b5giMBwo_2apLF9tkmZwOoo-srCw4XPnCT3aj8BDRZa-emh00EWW6DC6Mp-nd5YSvVRLaszJrfsBVRQZfrzEtP9gczyZezQuuK5Z16T0SwnNRQikAUA1QMJ6VZmLof7SxEdfhuTBEJ/s1600/IMG_7336.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/AVvXsEjKp_b5giMBwo_2apLF9tkmZwOoo-srCw4XPnCT3aj8BDRZa-emh00EWW6DC6Mp-nd5YSvVRLaszJrfsBVRQZfrzEtP9gczyZezQuuK5Z16T0SwnNRQikAUA1QMJ6VZmLof7SxEdfhuTBEJ/s320/IMG_7336.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519233149706682050" border="0" /></a><br />Also, we had a BBQ to say goodbye to the Larson and wished them the best of luck in NYC (I am secretly jealous that they will be living in NYC).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QucWAfrI2NkNrqS0lCk3QSCsKO_2QODGMVI7Ui_ijUHOjzKqGEq28Auz91zyN5788AquwDRf1weez120dkv8-sRaMnxBUxZOoY4VJC0ZUudOpNwbEGrtMMOBcA5qMkucNjXEZRxYL-Wl/s1600/IMG_7338.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/AVvXsEi3QucWAfrI2NkNrqS0lCk3QSCsKO_2QODGMVI7Ui_ijUHOjzKqGEq28Auz91zyN5788AquwDRf1weez120dkv8-sRaMnxBUxZOoY4VJC0ZUudOpNwbEGrtMMOBcA5qMkucNjXEZRxYL-Wl/s320/IMG_7338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519233505387439282" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-27554054748762260002010-09-21T00:59:00.002-04:002010-09-21T01:09:21.393-04:00I forgot to mentionI forgot to mention that on Doug's birthday we went to the Dodgers Game and thanks to Papa Hall, this is what came up on the screen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheir3oKrN7SWfwVqzZP_eNQqXyJWNCeAIjdNd2IvW2bXrusz5hVM_HPvzsp-IhvRQAz0pYEQX6ugPKcg7aoTLmLKoXkNlW7oen0VbBN_Z1Y_686I-Cs41uNR8TAkQzMjjOn7851-8RFBjE/s1600/bday64150368.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheir3oKrN7SWfwVqzZP_eNQqXyJWNCeAIjdNd2IvW2bXrusz5hVM_HPvzsp-IhvRQAz0pYEQX6ugPKcg7aoTLmLKoXkNlW7oen0VbBN_Z1Y_686I-Cs41uNR8TAkQzMjjOn7851-8RFBjE/s320/bday64150368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519229362164600066" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to prove that we are still cool and hip so we rode Doug's motorcycle to the game and I have to admit that I was scared the whole time but it was a GREAT night!!Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-72196481259169670882010-09-18T23:01:00.006-04:002010-09-18T23:29:22.339-04:00Summer Birthdays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd7mW7i7yEYqt52Vzk_Yi8kfixfA7EtNHHeocPOlexhucz9KWDZnoQUnlywDnac8aWirjhPqpt_avb6hKKsnBzuKS0q8rTDmqJw1mITbjvjwr5UNm18_zNCs7MU7LFzZkxgyUYOMPNMz4/s1600/IMG_7325.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/AVvXsEhsd7mW7i7yEYqt52Vzk_Yi8kfixfA7EtNHHeocPOlexhucz9KWDZnoQUnlywDnac8aWirjhPqpt_avb6hKKsnBzuKS0q8rTDmqJw1mITbjvjwr5UNm18_zNCs7MU7LFzZkxgyUYOMPNMz4/s320/IMG_7325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518458603754429794" border="0" /></a><br />Doug and I both share June Birthdays so I think that June is the most important month of the year!! This year with so much going on in June we decided to keep things simple and to just go away for a night. Doug's mom Katie was nice enough to watch the kids for the night so we went to Long Beach and got a hotel. It was very relaxing and I had a great time laying out by the pool. They have remodeled Long Beach and it was beautiful. My favorite was the light house and walking along the water. Our friends, Melissa and Adam came and met us for dinner Greek style. I am always a sucker for some good humas and we know we picked the right place for the men because there was a lot of meat. We did not want the night to end so we went to see the movie "The A Team" which I was surprised how good it was.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWZaXF5c6Xm0b9tp_Cx7nhSsJtZeH2zOEcPyTstq-SLvJGi7USQCT2vQURNvrVD9_TtrDJb-wjxRa6iyAudrqEGIW-idd8CIXlFLw_Jb0v_kbHY57oViY09xpveaIJKPwIptd_T0ApEhl/s1600/IMG_7331.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/AVvXsEjOWZaXF5c6Xm0b9tp_Cx7nhSsJtZeH2zOEcPyTstq-SLvJGi7USQCT2vQURNvrVD9_TtrDJb-wjxRa6iyAudrqEGIW-idd8CIXlFLw_Jb0v_kbHY57oViY09xpveaIJKPwIptd_T0ApEhl/s320/IMG_7331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518458819215335266" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VarDR1PujoXye7WeMkSOxv3rGdj9CCRuioeHez8dK-fN_LSHCChR9yqPv_SrbzICpWzs8Koln-fz17ak-MS44KY60DGBCDm651xGx5yiZ1qLgAMzKhCwF1H5GMbur9YardSV6vSoz9MA/s1600/IMG_7333.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/AVvXsEh3VarDR1PujoXye7WeMkSOxv3rGdj9CCRuioeHez8dK-fN_LSHCChR9yqPv_SrbzICpWzs8Koln-fz17ak-MS44KY60DGBCDm651xGx5yiZ1qLgAMzKhCwF1H5GMbur9YardSV6vSoz9MA/s320/IMG_7333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518458974531213506" border="0" /></a><br />On my actual birthday a bunch of my girlfriends kidnapped me at seven thirty in the morning and took me out for breakfast. Doug was suppose to "prepare" me but somehow I was at breakfast with wet hair and no makeup or bra on. Thanks ladies, it was a blast. Also, my friend Heather and Cassie took me out for High Tea. We had a wonderful afternoon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDI701ioZNl3Ly9L1l6C65SAGaDE0hSUd5tYyjNMRW_PfGoOEBc6aZSnRJIQU5CwufWDA9xtSrU5QMxr2sKB_SDflHYuY0vEgioD-KQPXVO3HvlXc3vKSphCL-gbQet7fop96HW7Ex389/s1600/40030_767491319259_17809324_41035391_2825717_n.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/AVvXsEibDI701ioZNl3Ly9L1l6C65SAGaDE0hSUd5tYyjNMRW_PfGoOEBc6aZSnRJIQU5CwufWDA9xtSrU5QMxr2sKB_SDflHYuY0vEgioD-KQPXVO3HvlXc3vKSphCL-gbQet7fop96HW7Ex389/s320/40030_767491319259_17809324_41035391_2825717_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518460145592065618" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lT48B2NZQXuzyzqlIoxbJkhUqmOzWx6XCJmXegvvT1vSVpJkqNVsERj9XJ-eh025vtphUTBznF-GY44fULpFMVdkaT991RZpFU6L1ENfHNbSKthJD91zD1OfuZtFzJVAgx9EKbv9No91/s1600/IMG_7310.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/AVvXsEg_lT48B2NZQXuzyzqlIoxbJkhUqmOzWx6XCJmXegvvT1vSVpJkqNVsERj9XJ-eh025vtphUTBznF-GY44fULpFMVdkaT991RZpFU6L1ENfHNbSKthJD91zD1OfuZtFzJVAgx9EKbv9No91/s320/IMG_7310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518460319941588002" border="0" /></a><br />I know that I am way behind on blogging but I hate to skip over everything that happened this summer and I really hate a long post so I will try to update sooner then ever three months:) To go along with the theme of birthdays...while I was house sitting for my boss (it was great, like staying at a resort) we had a birthday party for my friend Heather. The boys loved all of their friends over to play and we all enjoyed laying out by the pool.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEW8v0HI3QO7fYZ7Q4pKjg7Q6VpzjjyB8ZuHZTf0EzgOx_6zqpmChQ1v5ABZXthC-7adjSyKINxjmbH_R91zL_DmwJ_3KOjKqkzCHlMXGlIykhw6N1yC9DK85-Zs4ef1q5FioVVYL5DbW/s1600/IMG_7514_cropped.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEW8v0HI3QO7fYZ7Q4pKjg7Q6VpzjjyB8ZuHZTf0EzgOx_6zqpmChQ1v5ABZXthC-7adjSyKINxjmbH_R91zL_DmwJ_3KOjKqkzCHlMXGlIykhw6N1yC9DK85-Zs4ef1q5FioVVYL5DbW/s320/IMG_7514_cropped.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518460561116815410" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKpXjnJa8itbEhTgSjNw88jWmRtOGy1goCWAtLKNjKr93ZFL9otf5Gr8Jn1g7eyp9tbPogQpqh-L9Aum8yzyxZFmhc-zT5hQxIoH_4y5KKawoDMWAefVSYVqb0hM6ENH1oMs-FDCnahV8/s1600/IMG_7511.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/AVvXsEiYKpXjnJa8itbEhTgSjNw88jWmRtOGy1goCWAtLKNjKr93ZFL9otf5Gr8Jn1g7eyp9tbPogQpqh-L9Aum8yzyxZFmhc-zT5hQxIoH_4y5KKawoDMWAefVSYVqb0hM6ENH1oMs-FDCnahV8/s320/IMG_7511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518460738253297234" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-41451094835624943082010-07-29T15:11:00.014-04:002010-07-29T15:29:13.582-04:00Finck Family Reunion 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hjAO0NY-5zxL8TMeTVbDQbuqz2FXnZbg2_xAQ_V_BljHRE8x-Q3y_kmPKa81WI-iSKgv5BU-u747MpsR8eIS3VLQJvdgv6LX5s71TYBRS_eXBA7jxVtWMOme1F6dwCtME9lB4FbE_LvM/s1600/IMG_7301.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/AVvXsEj2hjAO0NY-5zxL8TMeTVbDQbuqz2FXnZbg2_xAQ_V_BljHRE8x-Q3y_kmPKa81WI-iSKgv5BU-u747MpsR8eIS3VLQJvdgv6LX5s71TYBRS_eXBA7jxVtWMOme1F6dwCtME9lB4FbE_LvM/s320/IMG_7301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499409834978131026" border="0" /></a><br />Another event that happened in June was the Finck Family reunion. This year I was in charge so we got a home on the beach in Venice Beach and we all had a great time.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We were on the beach everyday, of course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_XRVNMtSMxL5j03ihlnVHsewhp6eXezVnGARRtBjm-RZUxBQsx33wxnN88AvsUkD5Rv3TqnQ_NzEALmRyMs9Mp8YVclNFjhpQsaWkZ4D443kSx101to5wIqlr9HlXYO23NkPhck17FgP/s1600/IMG_7306.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/AVvXsEjb_XRVNMtSMxL5j03ihlnVHsewhp6eXezVnGARRtBjm-RZUxBQsx33wxnN88AvsUkD5Rv3TqnQ_NzEALmRyMs9Mp8YVclNFjhpQsaWkZ4D443kSx101to5wIqlr9HlXYO23NkPhck17FgP/s320/IMG_7306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499409961500726242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlQjFZj26yXmIbTKL3KDyUeVv75DW9nx0ppz6VmDzRUbj7EH6B2L7XSNRnujuv7SpaPEjDfmEylv6lSw0Pl6-euJClQcS5RW_7aRunUBnJL3egQ20ldTeKHJ4s9qjmMpY99YWZWgf_G8F/s1600/IMG_7196.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/AVvXsEgXlQjFZj26yXmIbTKL3KDyUeVv75DW9nx0ppz6VmDzRUbj7EH6B2L7XSNRnujuv7SpaPEjDfmEylv6lSw0Pl6-euJClQcS5RW_7aRunUBnJL3egQ20ldTeKHJ4s9qjmMpY99YWZWgf_G8F/s320/IMG_7196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499409703390470914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjP9OkjbB1KPhzVQgujHhfaIRbtUH0UrpeGeS01U1-zM_vz_J6cWx0-0jYk2TO1nOujhW4RrLnYcKfFT-iXSQKZuxTL1PJh3OYY91irHDVfQQXwJ0me38omWMHHeAaYy1PdlexUK00Rhd/s1600/IMG_7128.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/AVvXsEgUjP9OkjbB1KPhzVQgujHhfaIRbtUH0UrpeGeS01U1-zM_vz_J6cWx0-0jYk2TO1nOujhW4RrLnYcKfFT-iXSQKZuxTL1PJh3OYY91irHDVfQQXwJ0me38omWMHHeAaYy1PdlexUK00Rhd/s320/IMG_7128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499409547904083266" border="0" /></a><br />Went for bike rides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFM4MJBBa5fRJokLfarusdJFA7-rRtUmAB3-iVFK9SgTgYlnB-7p0EV9tBwubra-GWXKt7ELWPo23YJwK2qQfwkGPqeZeHcEL1PnRO5kTGysznGN0hRcyxoxQcpAWJ5C2vRNFO0PrqBWu/s1600/IMG_7148.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/AVvXsEhsFM4MJBBa5fRJokLfarusdJFA7-rRtUmAB3-iVFK9SgTgYlnB-7p0EV9tBwubra-GWXKt7ELWPo23YJwK2qQfwkGPqeZeHcEL1PnRO5kTGysznGN0hRcyxoxQcpAWJ5C2vRNFO0PrqBWu/s320/IMG_7148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499410379305261442" border="0" /></a><br />The men went surfing and boogie boarding.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysJH3aiL-wdevqrC4ksVabj96tKdFES5fWvlZxo29N8Q_-LesUN9bTzuz5IpfVRdXl3vNuM-FPqcv6lueLYR4OJtKiMNrXIUCeMDmFjZMnV2hlAssjp-JxuZj2PKBapL1lGIEqld7A4Fm/s1600/IMG_7184.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/AVvXsEhysJH3aiL-wdevqrC4ksVabj96tKdFES5fWvlZxo29N8Q_-LesUN9bTzuz5IpfVRdXl3vNuM-FPqcv6lueLYR4OJtKiMNrXIUCeMDmFjZMnV2hlAssjp-JxuZj2PKBapL1lGIEqld7A4Fm/s320/IMG_7184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499410571654128898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTysROv2AhZswwqqflWI39Tk8epqTyCkqOs4sxnBuYelWsdegKN2oVul6YPcrEtUFBRy451JV4XuIdDNYdTNaxvTP2nIhJ8F3m4Ov7x6vy4P1Dyn5v4Zy33opdQ5xXqJRxsSdl22VYQxOM/s1600/IMG_7159.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/AVvXsEgTysROv2AhZswwqqflWI39Tk8epqTyCkqOs4sxnBuYelWsdegKN2oVul6YPcrEtUFBRy451JV4XuIdDNYdTNaxvTP2nIhJ8F3m4Ov7x6vy4P1Dyn5v4Zy33opdQ5xXqJRxsSdl22VYQxOM/s320/IMG_7159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499410670138169362" border="0" /></a><br />Went shopping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PTidUNz4HMw6q59Nykdh1fgzMhUuHDNCGKlT6ub_gCTjEk5u-LZGFdx6th3UZ328F5uVGU3f3V_unHxE5xNTfAwpN3nPpGypRfa0p8OJs5GutWzrZ0yu1kGv3l1MZ1p378q3CvtLvrty/s1600/IMG_7204.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/AVvXsEg4PTidUNz4HMw6q59Nykdh1fgzMhUuHDNCGKlT6ub_gCTjEk5u-LZGFdx6th3UZ328F5uVGU3f3V_unHxE5xNTfAwpN3nPpGypRfa0p8OJs5GutWzrZ0yu1kGv3l1MZ1p378q3CvtLvrty/s320/IMG_7204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499410908793879234" border="0" /></a><br />Ate very well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JrxqTQ9OCrRSuGZDAI_XF2dA3sRChV-SAnOxs4iBhe4VhYHBJwKBchg1UluStw-UQ0JLC20rdF6n2V0SfSKw45Ns_yBKAt0W-FaWtEgc60S5dP3Hax3UAQr5cuY52b_2nSsTdAL8Rdli/s1600/IMG_7209.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/AVvXsEi-JrxqTQ9OCrRSuGZDAI_XF2dA3sRChV-SAnOxs4iBhe4VhYHBJwKBchg1UluStw-UQ0JLC20rdF6n2V0SfSKw45Ns_yBKAt0W-FaWtEgc60S5dP3Hax3UAQr5cuY52b_2nSsTdAL8Rdli/s320/IMG_7209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411062440585074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5i0yOlnSYs8idZ7r2acoJt0scwgMYIUjQcFQKYSpXNoWQOsnB2Xlm3nboGcqhE7piIqKu8VHPMiQe759gLEZ2fqtii1-GHNwQbB3HgdJ4XoZ-3UFJS6ZQuiEx_mjRs5efyqYL4BwwV0z/s1600/IMG_7252.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/AVvXsEjb5i0yOlnSYs8idZ7r2acoJt0scwgMYIUjQcFQKYSpXNoWQOsnB2Xlm3nboGcqhE7piIqKu8VHPMiQe759gLEZ2fqtii1-GHNwQbB3HgdJ4XoZ-3UFJS6ZQuiEx_mjRs5efyqYL4BwwV0z/s320/IMG_7252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411372917501458" border="0" /></a><br />Flexed muscles at Muscle Beach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDZkNxkJ36nShxFroBEQYzKDcEvQT1FvoTtiEyWrZsRn16lfeyI96Rct6Gx4ZjTw2AhzjY8P-ksTkVzDCK5conXNHyTx0A5fh1yEBIMLYHXJrqIexbpDa-wPU3tJkVNenWIa87vaRDLxS/s1600/IMG_7242.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/AVvXsEiQDZkNxkJ36nShxFroBEQYzKDcEvQT1FvoTtiEyWrZsRn16lfeyI96Rct6Gx4ZjTw2AhzjY8P-ksTkVzDCK5conXNHyTx0A5fh1yEBIMLYHXJrqIexbpDa-wPU3tJkVNenWIa87vaRDLxS/s320/IMG_7242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411223233369282" border="0" /></a><br />The boys loved getting to meet and know their cousins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVg2r7yL0NuW_T8-Lu8cMhwzg7Ap3M0Dy_eJPYX0o0Pk8dynKdCcQK9U3yKt1O1nrsAJCMfmPff1hIABwSb7TpGweK4F3A7IKRZeeyx19cX5XG6bNEU-S0grTt2GD8pEEomMHdVQxoSLQ/s1600/IMG_7270.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/AVvXsEhPVg2r7yL0NuW_T8-Lu8cMhwzg7Ap3M0Dy_eJPYX0o0Pk8dynKdCcQK9U3yKt1O1nrsAJCMfmPff1hIABwSb7TpGweK4F3A7IKRZeeyx19cX5XG6bNEU-S0grTt2GD8pEEomMHdVQxoSLQ/s320/IMG_7270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411662109730498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCLsBVYik3d_68Ia3mjDMNUb38gEFB9TwFBdO3hW8etbmJBsRuJVZxaDKQcL829-tmfO143iE3gHUlxXVZyvnAqaTvmuJkX5KBk3IyOmzvx07Wb_WLMWbQHbSB0aWiBCbvN7BFWhIwWXp/s1600/IMG_7233.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/AVvXsEgeCLsBVYik3d_68Ia3mjDMNUb38gEFB9TwFBdO3hW8etbmJBsRuJVZxaDKQcL829-tmfO143iE3gHUlxXVZyvnAqaTvmuJkX5KBk3IyOmzvx07Wb_WLMWbQHbSB0aWiBCbvN7BFWhIwWXp/s320/IMG_7233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411567561248978" border="0" /></a><br />The Finck Family is growing and grandma & grandpa are loving it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtS9eaL7dsxoEA2bxFuC_QHnGgrhB4ttDhLI4am5ZZRwAAiT0_5fbtC_0jngvYCbHtx3bDB0TBDYnGXvtYT7rbaDSwc2OfSN2wuTHBR1ukTgAc1BKECoPtq-uo3CxL6iGyrm5mEI31N54/s1600/IMG_7267.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/AVvXsEhWtS9eaL7dsxoEA2bxFuC_QHnGgrhB4ttDhLI4am5ZZRwAAiT0_5fbtC_0jngvYCbHtx3bDB0TBDYnGXvtYT7rbaDSwc2OfSN2wuTHBR1ukTgAc1BKECoPtq-uo3CxL6iGyrm5mEI31N54/s320/IMG_7267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499411860576164450" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-14051633973095603532010-07-13T21:02:00.017-04:002010-07-13T21:59:29.019-04:00Fun "Last" Activities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutlDrVLhXu934XpIGVYHxTGrvVUpAF1rMW9c9I6QMPzpFBzkDL3Yn3uiKvLuJVVCxo0wgtksbOeMBaWL8ocL0PbLO4RZ2tWk8PIscSEAMD7m9dK7dRu-GiguhnkUuaal9HfzbkHQmFo8L/s1600/IMG_7102.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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<br /><meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>306</o:Words> <o:characters>1746</o:Characters> <o:lines>14</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2144</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;}</style>I have talked often about all the MBA activities that we all did together these last two years.<span style=""> </span>Towards the end there became a lot of events that we kept calling "the last bash", "graduation party", or something along those lines.<span style=""> </span>I am one that can never have enough parties to attend or plan but it was kind of funny how everything was "the last".<span style=""> </span>Here are a couple examples (and this is just naming a few).<o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We had a family miniature golf night.<span style=""> </span>It really turned into the men competing against one another and all the women standing back and helping the kids.<span style=""> </span>We enjoyed pizza and ice cream after so it turned into a really fun night.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then the Halladay’s hosted a BBQ/swim party.<span style=""> </span>The wives were able to relax for about ten minutes before then men started doing canon balls that ended up with all the girls soaked and not such happy faces but it was to be expected, we all married kids at heart.<span style=""> </span>My boys had a great time because of course they were in the pool with dad.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The night after graduation was my favorite activity of all.<span style=""> </span>All the adults got together for a fun night of Jeopardy.<span style=""> </span>The evening started off with the men all at the grill and then everyone enjoying a nice dinner outside.<span style=""> </span>Then the games began.<span style=""> </span>Doug put together and hosted the questions with three of the guys competing at once.<span style=""> </span>The <span original="catorgories" style="" class="J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc">categories</span> were all over the place from "name that bank" to "old school rap", to everyone’s favorite, "name that vampire". Congrats to <a href="http://cassielarsen.blogspot.com/">Dave Larson</a> for being the big winner of the night.<span style=""> </span>After the game, Heather served us our own <a href="http://www.diddyriese.com/home.php">Ditty Reese</a> Ice Cream Sandwiches.<span style=""> </span>She made the cookies and ice cream herself and it was amazing.<span style=""> </span>Then<a href="http://dknielsen.blogspot.com/?zx=1efcff83574d9b22"> Karly</a> out together a slide show of all our favorite memories, it was hard to fight back the tears.... we had some really great times.<span style=""> </span>Then my favorite activity of the whole night was sitting around drinking our sparking cider while toasting all the guys and giving stories of our favorite memories.<span style=""> </span>We promised to meet up every year for a reunion and I am holding everyone to that promise!!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Thanks for all the great memories; this was a great two years:)</p> <!--EndFragment--> Pound Fi'tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208593370071907816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-27179954573745973872010-07-06T15:38:00.005-04:002010-07-06T15:55:07.518-04:00The Boys Sealing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfTZn6yRM7ChZUdw5AOYeNo1tTwGFnHQ3LRNUk5NS9JQ4jWE3-Pm5fv1TJE8ME-sROrgQC57l4OaMviFYz9WgQ8aSqQOeiKjqAsqgq54siqHS0stVLOX2u31_vKekHktMs6xWqqA002ju/s1600/36470_404255702644_647682644_4300309_1983360_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfTZn6yRM7ChZUdw5AOYeNo1tTwGFnHQ3LRNUk5NS9JQ4jWE3-Pm5fv1TJE8ME-sROrgQC57l4OaMviFYz9WgQ8aSqQOeiKjqAsqgq54siqHS0stVLOX2u31_vKekHktMs6xWqqA002ju/s320/36470_404255702644_647682644_4300309_1983360_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490883668639209138" border="0" /></a><br />As mentioned before, June has been a very busy, exciting, and emotional month. In my mind the one event that tops the list was having both Benjamin and William sealed to us in the LA Temple. On June 16th our little family was sealed for all time and eternity, what an amazing experience and blessing. We had so many close friends and family there to share this moment with us. Thanks to those that made such an effort to be there. As I sit here and write about the sealing I still get emotional and tear up to think about all the things that prepared us for this moment. Of course I had a hand full of tissues and used all of them while in the temple. They ended up just handing me the tissue box. I love the temple and what it represents. I love my family for preparing me for this experience. I love my husband for having the patience and understanding to take this journey with me. I love these two boys so much and I have no doubt that this was the Lords plan for me all along. I wished that you could see how adorable the boys looked in their white tuxes but the pictures, thanks to Karly, turned out great.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qdurRkW4jm1f3aq4yrUxYIrwFuaQCAXmHfrXfI82xgosvltiubAlWrSN6LalHJhgLTsCF6-4Hv9_0I4jWKLfC6Vy-CdvCbKlyPJzwZTVDW1E5pSAueL2h01q1mIKdiqphWpzwjJdQeab/s1600/36470_404255717644_647682644_4300311_260016_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qdurRkW4jm1f3aq4yrUxYIrwFuaQCAXmHfrXfI82xgosvltiubAlWrSN6LalHJhgLTsCF6-4Hv9_0I4jWKLfC6Vy-CdvCbKlyPJzwZTVDW1E5pSAueL2h01q1mIKdiqphWpzwjJdQeab/s320/36470_404255717644_647682644_4300311_260016_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490883741230512434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuuQb59_RWx1lbxBSwxYIQ12FrNRBzI0n6A_4qITWWY5YcuTEubAHhNyVt0qa_Osce613G4QAfV013xDiyLr8_zL_yS4FXViZ5YAGg6JPscReS2sbzuy7uFdzod4KQgrybR1gdrdjBRuZ/s1600/36470_404255742644_647682644_4300313_545234_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuuQb59_RWx1lbxBSwxYIQ12FrNRBzI0n6A_4qITWWY5YcuTEubAHhNyVt0qa_Osce613G4QAfV013xDiyLr8_zL_yS4FXViZ5YAGg6JPscReS2sbzuy7uFdzod4KQgrybR1gdrdjBRuZ/s320/36470_404255742644_647682644_4300313_545234_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490883798272535858" border="0" /></a>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-54888267855963625802010-06-26T11:24:00.011-04:002010-06-28T00:01:39.407-04:00So Proud Of My Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9SujIWUAS7ztRzMKp4pQ7jSluUDjvk8USnAnsUImu8oQ5FIZXW2jQ_dHmiF7WgH6GBk2HZQHV7OJDJppQr8Sy6BUrUYqfaBAhZYEuOoUPiTkdpC7Iifxpyp703bm9xabMQQuokGjO9n4/s1600/IMG_7050.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/AVvXsEjM9SujIWUAS7ztRzMKp4pQ7jSluUDjvk8USnAnsUImu8oQ5FIZXW2jQ_dHmiF7WgH6GBk2HZQHV7OJDJppQr8Sy6BUrUYqfaBAhZYEuOoUPiTkdpC7Iifxpyp703bm9xabMQQuokGjO9n4/s320/IMG_7050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487121231416581506" border="0" /></a><br />As I had mentioned, June 11th was a big day in our home. After two years of hard work, lack of playing Halo, and many late nights.... The Douglas Leonard Hall graduated with his MBA from UCLA. These two years have gone by so fast and for the most part, we have enjoyed every minute. When Doug first told me that he was going to attend UCLA and we would be leaving NYC I did not hide my disappointment, I was not ready to leave the city. I should have known that Doug knew best because moving here has changed our lives. For all the smack I talked about California, it has really grown on me. The weather is amazing, we are five minutes from the beach, we have made amazing friends, we have gotten to see my family more often, and I have built a wonderful relationship with Doug's family.<br /><br />We are all so proud of Doug for his accomplishments. He is such an amazing brilliant man and I can't forget to mention how smoking hot he is. He has been an incredible husband and such an excellent father to both boys. We have watched him work so hard and do his best from his group projects to finding a job.<br /><br />The ceremony was very nice and the boys handled the three hours beautifully. Doug made fun of their outfits but everyone else could not get enough of them. Doug looked so confident walking up there to get his degree and you could tell that he was also relieved for all of it to be over but his thoughts were on what he was going to do next.<br /><br />We had a perfect ending to a perfect day. Bruce and Katie took us out to dinner to congratulate Doug. I have to mention that we were also celebrating Doug's birthday from earlier that week. 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William’s adoption became final!! Katie came over early and all five of us headed downtown to family court. The boys were on their best behavior and full of excited. Of course William was so excited that he fell asleep in my arms and missed it when the judge signed the papers and it became official and of course I started to cry. The clerk gave the boys some teddy bears and Ben could hardly stand it.... he screamed out loud about his new friend and has continue talking to him ever sense. What a relief to have both boys adoption final, I love my little family so much.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKG7lqBD-sOe9D7DqxzdDAPj9cjXd9ZkcZHIwv6WAKiFPDIaI-vrv6ar-eHwIBeR8nROQish_ih0RDwbkSfP97E2VaO1haFLum6y9Bd7UybCnalWyUT5RwezzLCq7IqAMoaLR40Ty1Qyj/s1600/IMG_7009.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/AVvXsEilKG7lqBD-sOe9D7DqxzdDAPj9cjXd9ZkcZHIwv6WAKiFPDIaI-vrv6ar-eHwIBeR8nROQish_ih0RDwbkSfP97E2VaO1haFLum6y9Bd7UybCnalWyUT5RwezzLCq7IqAMoaLR40Ty1Qyj/s320/IMG_7009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487119360803657314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyNEZ7HfLaZV_9KQ5GEu3ji6mYyc55oKtrGRWMsA3FJDElLNyOgs-f3Lu7qtk1MiYmoUTlKWOs5ZMmteWYsGXgZ_KFuo2hj5-pePR51ePkP7oy5ZW7VS9N1zmwk8nvkwjKcxt4uf_bHpm/s1600/IMG_7011.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7Z-QHuWx50NP5YZO5LtvhbEij4F2NgzE_rrmrrqawclOSIKgElLANvM0m6vIblhChAiBhn9066F98grf3utRpwljXt8GkbrHKR7Yh4XL32KQFuiBm7P8nndt7G3aFIvF19t7DbkyiU-T/s320/IMG_4064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473741354822408706" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;">Definition of Jamal:</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;">When Doug and Best Bud Taylor Dix come together they become ONE.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This hilarious, brilliant, and amazingly awesome ONE is named Jamal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;">You have to ask them how and why this name came to be, I learned a long time ago not to question things when they become ONE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They live in their own worlds when they get together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I am not saying this is a bad thing, it is actually very entertaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Taylor married the wonderful Stephanie and together they make quite a team as well<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(Doug was secretly jealous when Stephanie got to marry Taylor).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzLwewnr96NTReI-HO_-Uu59PtHVKp85Jni97HZ_TYd8DH5kOifL6Uy629Ra9kaRgtrQJ6aMlXc-0e9SHJofIhFgYZRy3H7NeKh9HW_u3LZRkxwK17ZmSD1FxobMSYh1z1EQfW2ROy7T8/s1600/IMG_4066.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzLwewnr96NTReI-HO_-Uu59PtHVKp85Jni97HZ_TYd8DH5kOifL6Uy629Ra9kaRgtrQJ6aMlXc-0e9SHJofIhFgYZRy3H7NeKh9HW_u3LZRkxwK17ZmSD1FxobMSYh1z1EQfW2ROy7T8/s320/IMG_4066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473741601179512626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;">When Doug and I were dating he made it pretty clear that I had to get the Dix’s approval before he proposed to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We went to visit them for Thanksgiving before we were married and I was more nervous about meeting them then I was Doug’s family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Well, the moment I met them I knew that I had no need to worry…they rocked!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They must have given Doug the thumbs up because Doug proposed the day we came home from visiting them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-yzNF1fHYwT19XXf6gt_1zW2hZOPZgFQethrs3Uewj1OYzncU5nyChXs89VTkEHSkNVj77fDo-LT_qBlIKylgxVCwJ173OoidCbdXG19BqMJshgYv4gB_UvzkEHpZwOnxczlY0hDeXhV/s1600/IMG_4078.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-yzNF1fHYwT19XXf6gt_1zW2hZOPZgFQethrs3Uewj1OYzncU5nyChXs89VTkEHSkNVj77fDo-LT_qBlIKylgxVCwJ173OoidCbdXG19BqMJshgYv4gB_UvzkEHpZwOnxczlY0hDeXhV/s320/IMG_4078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473741711191595378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;">They came to visit us twice while we were living in NYC, the second time with their little stud Warren.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This kid really is “the man”; we fell in love with him the moment we met.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We also went to visit them in Denver last year when the beautiful Camellia was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Doug has already warned Taylor to keep her clear of our womanizer Benjamin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Stephanie and I already have our kids marrying each other in the far distant future.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXR5mpR4FjtV8QokwZFRlgpjrPq6ipPdTtOsxauwEJd3ZYReJZWo74G3JV8kmjbr_C3c4ZhvGwnrQRhQsk5AlQHF0m8KUZAjO5atESpG9j3B0IgHIpF2D8cR10K8s8lSA43j8Jh1h9k48/s1600/IMG_6634.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXR5mpR4FjtV8QokwZFRlgpjrPq6ipPdTtOsxauwEJd3ZYReJZWo74G3JV8kmjbr_C3c4ZhvGwnrQRhQsk5AlQHF0m8KUZAjO5atESpG9j3B0IgHIpF2D8cR10K8s8lSA43j8Jh1h9k48/s320/IMG_6634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473742415506235074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;">Stephanie came out for Ben and Will’s baby shower and to celebrate the good news with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It worked out perfect that she was a friend with another good friend of mine, Bonnie who helped plan the shower.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8AGzHBkhKe6eVq52CEilkJ4lH82QNaYRX1wojP-Jy6c09ECVfB5QQJqiuini6ra6FjTfvDgH9-KPRPgcvn__S5OHWUhGu30Z5XhweG9PIxXXd1N6E0Qr875JiJs9mWonqw5olcI1Zdvd/s1600/IMG_4990.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8AGzHBkhKe6eVq52CEilkJ4lH82QNaYRX1wojP-Jy6c09ECVfB5QQJqiuini6ra6FjTfvDgH9-KPRPgcvn__S5OHWUhGu30Z5XhweG9PIxXXd1N6E0Qr875JiJs9mWonqw5olcI1Zdvd/s320/IMG_4990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473741811586527730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;">Just recently the whole Dix family came out to visit and there was no question that we would have a fantastic time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We enjoyed the beach, Disneyland, and Sea World together.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:LucidaGrande, serif;"><br /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfxc54tz3FrL95TcSlmYMbb7e3FMijL6lI5CRR-5MX5L525WAywFWBKNUeo8tUSJeGrE5KI0lf8rQ6g7kDx16p9ZQbTONcVVB75pJc6B8_Aat4HeayekeczCglAJUrM_XedZUqDT45NU_/s1600/IMG_6580.JPG"><br /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SrC0d4sd08UBwdVgfS61l0uK7W1D5-NKvdiRs131xCjPlcfAo804mGLBe_Oi7YveGkBLCHUh57L7zhQKLjF3x_d1dEqDFTnchRVXK12uBTPq1HU2Y-Bsv6uFHiZVqUOLuVSDEzqjwtW0/s1600/IMG_6462.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SrC0d4sd08UBwdVgfS61l0uK7W1D5-NKvdiRs131xCjPlcfAo804mGLBe_Oi7YveGkBLCHUh57L7zhQKLjF3x_d1dEqDFTnchRVXK12uBTPq1HU2Y-Bsv6uFHiZVqUOLuVSDEzqjwtW0/s320/IMG_6462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473741943437514738" style="display: block; 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As Scott Ian, rhythm guitarist from Anthrax, said, "Horns at half mast."<br />Tamara wanted me to hit some of the highlights from the last bit she hasn't covered. Several weeks ago we were in Utah for our court date to finalize Ben's adoption. We were comforted by how certain things hadn't changed-I-15 under construction, the liberal usage of pastel colored shirts, and a strong portion of the drivers acting like 14 year olds playing grand theft auto. The proceeding went well and everything was signed and official. My grandparents came down from Idaho to meet the boys and joined us in the chambers. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRRdse8QISk_-xHwFdlUzZGbryykxyb1hwDnJcd0oY1tP1ZKG-2LbMs8XVQt2f1zShR-hhfRZ6yYO-H5bPFjtsgtMZhZ0WIveBonW8ihSH0FkljUZJUDAnB-TPcRxkdX-qfS_1y9PATNx/s1600/gphallsutah.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/AVvXsEiDRRdse8QISk_-xHwFdlUzZGbryykxyb1hwDnJcd0oY1tP1ZKG-2LbMs8XVQt2f1zShR-hhfRZ6yYO-H5bPFjtsgtMZhZ0WIveBonW8ihSH0FkljUZJUDAnB-TPcRxkdX-qfS_1y9PATNx/s320/gphallsutah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472855761174425010" border="0" /></a>We then partied in their room at the Little America until we had to leave. We spent time visiting family. Ben and Will got all the attention they could handle and then some. They spent most of the time asleep or with someone four inches from their face.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpN6nwUmX4pIdxmoPwJZgJEvSBeEXe4Os9KQj1mcaV_9Isd2zgtr4bwyn3HPOsfH6CrRNJ-xKaYi_I8Pqpe8QOmblxAne3tnFpzqoZ9XnGR8yVpj-wjqbJJFggJBT5-4kQp9v428dCmQL/s1600/attention+utah.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/AVvXsEgXpN6nwUmX4pIdxmoPwJZgJEvSBeEXe4Os9KQj1mcaV_9Isd2zgtr4bwyn3HPOsfH6CrRNJ-xKaYi_I8Pqpe8QOmblxAne3tnFpzqoZ9XnGR8yVpj-wjqbJJFggJBT5-4kQp9v428dCmQL/s320/attention+utah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472855647730158370" border="0" /></a><br />Ben has picked up a few tricks. He usually does one a week. While he had known that his pacifier was used to put him to sleep, it wasn't until Utah he figured out how to throw it. From his back on a bed he threw it across he room and we couldn't find it in the dark at 2 a.m. His newest thing is to stand up holding on to stuff. In between he figured out how to click his tongue (that was two-weeker).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESRKV4F72bktrPsERhF6K_IpFHea4V4hX2gj4Nx7n3CQxpzWdkl3K5YNuZy8hCSvRze-8gIEctK64QhyKlTI7tGqD36ENMUWRi-5EzN_EtPjUqZS83ss3rZrrAFQKHcxb2jl39vMqzxd4/s1600/ben+easter.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/AVvXsEhESRKV4F72bktrPsERhF6K_IpFHea4V4hX2gj4Nx7n3CQxpzWdkl3K5YNuZy8hCSvRze-8gIEctK64QhyKlTI7tGqD36ENMUWRi-5EzN_EtPjUqZS83ss3rZrrAFQKHcxb2jl39vMqzxd4/s320/ben+easter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472856742725730162" border="0" /></a>Will came out of his shell a few weeks ago and now spends almost as much time during the day awake as asleep. One of our discoveries several weeks ago is why he "sleeps" so much. Not long after we feed him he'll get fussy and get excited when we put him down. We figured he was sleeping. Turns out he just lies there, kicks his legs, and looks around. He gets bothered when we come in to get him but he just hangs out by himself. Now he's open to some accompaniment, but pretty regularly he just wants to be left alone in his bed for a few hours. It could be worse.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZa-Sh9IyIQnV5b2plZ1-Q2k9duZw-0Y5saasCaXx7U97PGdrKibUlKv4QORWIInrU_xxwKzNdmGJaUWVOsUIg7TyWJe7JRkVzZiTiMecw7WcEZXic4fObaEUNEa-umP0qDue7KxTQXNt/s1600/will+easter.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/AVvXsEhLZa-Sh9IyIQnV5b2plZ1-Q2k9duZw-0Y5saasCaXx7U97PGdrKibUlKv4QORWIInrU_xxwKzNdmGJaUWVOsUIg7TyWJe7JRkVzZiTiMecw7WcEZXic4fObaEUNEa-umP0qDue7KxTQXNt/s320/will+easter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472856912848875554" border="0" /></a><br />We have a date coming up for Will's adoption finalization-June 11th. It'll be nice to have that behind us. Until then, you can find us here:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_zZK8d2-h6BdE94g8Tey-UbiWQLX_2GAi9kJ-QlIxwYLdt7v4KOka5qAQDDxW6xzYyk4Tz2JQ11pg8Geva9ixTo8iVOr8awJTFDBzqET77NfaL0MJO55sB4NaP-Thq2Jc1j0WztCBEl3/s1600/beach.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/AVvXsEhL_zZK8d2-h6BdE94g8Tey-UbiWQLX_2GAi9kJ-QlIxwYLdt7v4KOka5qAQDDxW6xzYyk4Tz2JQ11pg8Geva9ixTo8iVOr8awJTFDBzqET77NfaL0MJO55sB4NaP-Thq2Jc1j0WztCBEl3/s320/beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472857045779497202" border="0" /></a>Pound Fi'tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06208593370071907816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-30267693071431498932010-05-17T16:06:00.005-04:002010-05-17T16:24:17.029-04:00Retirement<div style="text-align: left;">Doug keeps telling everyone that I have retired from working. It is strange how sometimes it does not feel like I have retired because I find myself working more then I ever had with these two boys. Then there are times when we have a fun week and I think that this whole retirement thing is pretty great.</div><div><br /></div><div>A couple weeks ago I took the boys to Disney Land. I know that they have no idea what is going on but we all had a great time;)</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6fDzV2QciTbQYWpR7kvTvOX18n4jmkxQSNCjIcYj8TlbT4N-qUVPr6Ywk-aViuFFU_yA0_2G2o_nyQ51iYtKc12p0V0RlHjQRzkG1Y_NlCOSkKA4Lp_vi7nVWCTULDDPmfJs5bR-qYhB/s1600/IMG_6452.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6fDzV2QciTbQYWpR7kvTvOX18n4jmkxQSNCjIcYj8TlbT4N-qUVPr6Ywk-aViuFFU_yA0_2G2o_nyQ51iYtKc12p0V0RlHjQRzkG1Y_NlCOSkKA4Lp_vi7nVWCTULDDPmfJs5bR-qYhB/s320/IMG_6452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472335525658672770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAYlt9APv2UhDMZttQM4a2JJuPGsk4AFjowH4LcCzVRkWC2qxLrTGadOU9gnqJXa8jYiqlxb52oed7DNTh-zeVFiWMAHJwsctdkJ2Qn9T0kB6VpgK5r_s41JIx1sedsKDIwnWCX0vog5i/s1600/IMG_6458.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAYlt9APv2UhDMZttQM4a2JJuPGsk4AFjowH4LcCzVRkWC2qxLrTGadOU9gnqJXa8jYiqlxb52oed7DNTh-zeVFiWMAHJwsctdkJ2Qn9T0kB6VpgK5r_s41JIx1sedsKDIwnWCX0vog5i/s320/IMG_6458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472335713843908210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZs27iQkBQFETkyHNzV0dkd7OPbZEOe-5Gw2u2dL6f4jmSnclK3PlstMu7EcmLe2QkW-BxeGO3llx1QjXK2Y8WFi91N0AgAMNuhvLdAtMYFap0eMw-fjs2G74n_SzAJU-UWHTN5KS0607C/s1600/IMG_6474.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZs27iQkBQFETkyHNzV0dkd7OPbZEOe-5Gw2u2dL6f4jmSnclK3PlstMu7EcmLe2QkW-BxeGO3llx1QjXK2Y8WFi91N0AgAMNuhvLdAtMYFap0eMw-fjs2G74n_SzAJU-UWHTN5KS0607C/s320/IMG_6474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472335925355527634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Then the same week we took the boys to Sea World. I know but they will see pictures when they are older and I can say, "see...you went!"</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiIxbi1XinluLXhRLqtL6B0G8LX-ZT6ZEpiHJG9ugNvO3vxDj7L6g_WZI2VS29MxiY_tY9AAvrJ6VqaFuso5dj0OolxHcrX0AfqPaL1HqkT7ORmWTnXNpTT4Jt-aeT8BI6FRgbEhTxYFh/s320/IMG_6631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472336543174157234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRnA327UT-VKxVbITK1qcmpP3vBiugoA9BguhyKGjV1cDbeoW0zaDiy8TWzCQ2XO7mQtrO7wu8kxcSR4sMf5DxYe75KEKxO5yhWjvK-D-3gmCNk3iXNFbBl_iYWUyLQG1Bl0wNqCYsc-J/s1600/IMG_6637.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRnA327UT-VKxVbITK1qcmpP3vBiugoA9BguhyKGjV1cDbeoW0zaDiy8TWzCQ2XO7mQtrO7wu8kxcSR4sMf5DxYe75KEKxO5yhWjvK-D-3gmCNk3iXNFbBl_iYWUyLQG1Bl0wNqCYsc-J/s320/IMG_6637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472336734774620786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadkb_1wAJLPVQw13mpfdwqa0p5XajMgkcvsNhx0eEWmX274km_pQYwxkqORCLjT9lhMf3-purqIelY6Ri8vhyphenhyphenOskwyMmdZRK0gKkodF0wV1K6yvCgFeGH9PlVKHHt9L8_B3Tig-fLwqHE/s1600/IMG_6649.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadkb_1wAJLPVQw13mpfdwqa0p5XajMgkcvsNhx0eEWmX274km_pQYwxkqORCLjT9lhMf3-purqIelY6Ri8vhyphenhyphenOskwyMmdZRK0gKkodF0wV1K6yvCgFeGH9PlVKHHt9L8_B3Tig-fLwqHE/s320/IMG_6649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472337009450292930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-36297138362802884332010-05-13T11:35:00.017-04:002010-05-13T13:48:01.502-04:00Moms ?? Birthday Party<div style="text-align: center;">In March my mom turned a certain age that my dad felt was important enough to celebrate so the two boys and I headed off to Arizona to spend a week with the folks. It was an adventure but we had a great time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys got to feel what grass felt like and played with Buster.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoUPeCsJfy0lSOqeL3YRzd1KbtR8WhfBcKJEVfKKs8sp-p3O06XVS39-PFLGe8o5Mm7s_0Jpwv8l8XqBE42GnswMHsEARyP5-yIFuUYP4q8Y9TgmgiqxJKkbMzW3GD0KGWXZDohyphenhyphendE3G0/s1600/IMG_5855.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoUPeCsJfy0lSOqeL3YRzd1KbtR8WhfBcKJEVfKKs8sp-p3O06XVS39-PFLGe8o5Mm7s_0Jpwv8l8XqBE42GnswMHsEARyP5-yIFuUYP4q8Y9TgmgiqxJKkbMzW3GD0KGWXZDohyphenhyphendE3G0/s320/IMG_5855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470799577928045666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">They got to wear funny hats like Grandpa:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXrpXBmxKTkuqgMjcNrM4FetWXl_I2TZ-f8b8l1bNsJB_AGjNcScny4AhkLywRTGoV5aEwrOp7y6IjUfATlSeCYcEGC-qiLq37DA-0BjeRTb6DM4UaMDXdbtxHaQTRckowQIsKp9ZZCMo/s1600/IMG_5870.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXrpXBmxKTkuqgMjcNrM4FetWXl_I2TZ-f8b8l1bNsJB_AGjNcScny4AhkLywRTGoV5aEwrOp7y6IjUfATlSeCYcEGC-qiLq37DA-0BjeRTb6DM4UaMDXdbtxHaQTRckowQIsKp9ZZCMo/s320/IMG_5870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470800020852473810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys rode the horses with their Grandpa</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQVfXB58czJD7cecRAFebZ7OOklVzDQguNQppYyzj9YcbjEujEd5VTcXg-SyLU-tLcuEJX026kQltseRMpQ652Ft575zI5zMLOSV9r0rlekEINhKVTRAzYDgtOKcLpZippbcUgISuamRb/s1600/IMG_5885.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQVfXB58czJD7cecRAFebZ7OOklVzDQguNQppYyzj9YcbjEujEd5VTcXg-SyLU-tLcuEJX026kQltseRMpQ652Ft575zI5zMLOSV9r0rlekEINhKVTRAzYDgtOKcLpZippbcUgISuamRb/s320/IMG_5885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470808097306800434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ben could not get enough of the 4-Wheeler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs3eJWZWdqZFxpfA320G2yYxBrFyxas8cBvUlHOBjB7WvuiAweAlziyOJxQwTTaDKk0LMYF0y55hk6Fw4B4hEeGa8dIzTbN9D9fg62HoZnHDKjG7vfaMqjRdkdVD_SRtn2Bcb7znW2bNM/s1600/IMG_5890.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs3eJWZWdqZFxpfA320G2yYxBrFyxas8cBvUlHOBjB7WvuiAweAlziyOJxQwTTaDKk0LMYF0y55hk6Fw4B4hEeGa8dIzTbN9D9fg62HoZnHDKjG7vfaMqjRdkdVD_SRtn2Bcb7znW2bNM/s320/IMG_5890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470808401108445938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Their favorite was swimming in the pool with Grandma & Grandpa</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdWgxnUTi8oifE_Q_Y5o0EZHIWwWz17O5yvqGmLcmBC71CsDgPsJVHYcGsUwiCOwkQpOU7gW_eE5aYgdt4f6PQ5OM7kBXPuJd9EKY9fjoYmbg_rp0n-eXty_xRFpsdHbfe6P7pmICjncg/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdWgxnUTi8oifE_Q_Y5o0EZHIWwWz17O5yvqGmLcmBC71CsDgPsJVHYcGsUwiCOwkQpOU7gW_eE5aYgdt4f6PQ5OM7kBXPuJd9EKY9fjoYmbg_rp0n-eXty_xRFpsdHbfe6P7pmICjncg/s320/IMG_5933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470810811414034642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had some bonfire time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7cf8kGdim4cuzWctht6lVAP2lRvCZuVqtDvY6BjB5FEhNQxhP0Qpn0GEjf_vYrH0q7ClUynp2tGg_vw82Okj4y4yVjS-BbfAukFEBwLZk_4LCqLMmacV8Fkf1neNsWf-qNSCNmF1ugEe/s1600/IMG_5990.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7cf8kGdim4cuzWctht6lVAP2lRvCZuVqtDvY6BjB5FEhNQxhP0Qpn0GEjf_vYrH0q7ClUynp2tGg_vw82Okj4y4yVjS-BbfAukFEBwLZk_4LCqLMmacV8Fkf1neNsWf-qNSCNmF1ugEe/s320/IMG_5990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470811387166720626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-W_87wLfCZM2ufoTEAVsgc_7rweoFRO_9h8lYaTtBoYVbaXcWVzGUP75CfAc7ZNTZU3uYONbROULPB-PXpp0kUVofh_G6sdc2kO_DgGWmDW51IcKZ_4mRhJhk4tM0e4DS3MKjQywp6IJ/s1600/IMG_5989.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-W_87wLfCZM2ufoTEAVsgc_7rweoFRO_9h8lYaTtBoYVbaXcWVzGUP75CfAc7ZNTZU3uYONbROULPB-PXpp0kUVofh_G6sdc2kO_DgGWmDW51IcKZ_4mRhJhk4tM0e4DS3MKjQywp6IJ/s320/IMG_5989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470811289624004946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then there was the birthday Girl</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhIwD4LHCxL8pQaMG9eEpZiX3zjrUtebnYSbLhxQUasAj1RxsV7Vp38aW9B7HRRAFNRrwkPJcNVWtE0w7LFr5hXxs0cRqFgcYkIZDiaCGZaI3pDjftfcu-DtsD4Nr9Ak0i-tulHfQo9Jn/s1600/IMG_5936.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhIwD4LHCxL8pQaMG9eEpZiX3zjrUtebnYSbLhxQUasAj1RxsV7Vp38aW9B7HRRAFNRrwkPJcNVWtE0w7LFr5hXxs0cRqFgcYkIZDiaCGZaI3pDjftfcu-DtsD4Nr9Ak0i-tulHfQo9Jn/s320/IMG_5936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470812038437782642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The party was a blast with a live band and all. My favorite was the dancing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekav8zR5WhjSd_Af44ekE1r80RGBNiX-rMeudyoLroTFtyehbtcuTJNHiBDpE9LP3TcYnmqaer97sQbv2zc4usW_jWuzGUM6yOQazJpmsy7tcECWKpW_0C2W7S0FxqeoEdp-m-UvfP2hW/s1600/IMG_5966.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekav8zR5WhjSd_Af44ekE1r80RGBNiX-rMeudyoLroTFtyehbtcuTJNHiBDpE9LP3TcYnmqaer97sQbv2zc4usW_jWuzGUM6yOQazJpmsy7tcECWKpW_0C2W7S0FxqeoEdp-m-UvfP2hW/s320/IMG_5966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470812532072670146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLC46ulQKUUrsYRfUe3YOPeqM7pqFP75Ljs2RjZGGDVScMRPDpqBoUSLKNa1j_bWdyXSL5X57NMNVeiybBRLXVNtaXZu-jmmdFpW-vQMy3q6ASpr4uhMHizuSxpdpFJ86P5zhdqTz6pVt/s1600/IMG_5960.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLC46ulQKUUrsYRfUe3YOPeqM7pqFP75Ljs2RjZGGDVScMRPDpqBoUSLKNa1j_bWdyXSL5X57NMNVeiybBRLXVNtaXZu-jmmdFpW-vQMy3q6ASpr4uhMHizuSxpdpFJ86P5zhdqTz6pVt/s320/IMG_5960.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470812381787582562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17445484282277936773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884468762250360041.post-34756737260589063362010-04-21T15:41:00.013-04:002010-04-21T16:23:30.715-04:00Perfect MatchLife has a funny way of working out. When we started the adoption process we knew that there was a good chance of the children not looking like us and we were fine with that. Doug and I look like opposites so we figured our children would as well. We also never thought that we would get two boys at the same time but we all know how well that turned out. But for thinking that our children would be so different from us, we sure ended up with the opposite. These boys could not look or act more like the two of us.<br /><br />Proof:<br /><br />William looks at acts just like Doug. William wants to sleep all day, like Doug, and most of the time wants to just be left alone to do his own thing. He never cries unless he is hungry or tired. He has big beautiful brown eyes and a darker complexion. Doug is on the left, William on the right. They have the same eyes, nose, and ears.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ClKhuexi63hdN3-IcEN755Z_rt-Hc3tno8Au0s1qG2k6bNf5oATkoPGTPOMegIWIky3Mnz7KVpJ3IGUtJidEaLxyNPKdxelf9523yT6EFMeuAATvvF9TnV_Vk29cWsSZZpwS0FB_HPQZ/s1600/doug.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ClKhuexi63hdN3-IcEN755Z_rt-Hc3tno8Au0s1qG2k6bNf5oATkoPGTPOMegIWIky3Mnz7KVpJ3IGUtJidEaLxyNPKdxelf9523yT6EFMeuAATvvF9TnV_Vk29cWsSZZpwS0FB_HPQZ/s200/doug.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462685386013758434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHslyzZaftbt8hqB70Kgag8v3eqBeh07o9EItkaLTF4oWapQ62OhWoXKEbkblo4eE7zivyyAgXUxajB8IuksfFyYo7akoeTj_XbDLpemkpHMiCT5GSBBznnIUR4z9Smn61DMd5RI36_XkK/s1600/IMG_6052.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHslyzZaftbt8hqB70Kgag8v3eqBeh07o9EItkaLTF4oWapQ62OhWoXKEbkblo4eE7zivyyAgXUxajB8IuksfFyYo7akoeTj_XbDLpemkpHMiCT5GSBBznnIUR4z9Smn61DMd5RI36_XkK/s200/IMG_6052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462685711209000194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE8xnOeHjV2KLNsA-L6gzP35eVsZk5FEpAbhzTDsW8YEe8mnbuhgHySvKvnBZ8H9CCGI4RQB88667d_NktNaa8aS-bio-q_GGbNLLT7IzTP9pKJ4g9g1qaLurqgmJlhhLeTmHOAtDkiAf/s1600/doug647333.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE8xnOeHjV2KLNsA-L6gzP35eVsZk5FEpAbhzTDsW8YEe8mnbuhgHySvKvnBZ8H9CCGI4RQB88667d_NktNaa8aS-bio-q_GGbNLLT7IzTP9pKJ4g9g1qaLurqgmJlhhLeTmHOAtDkiAf/s200/doug647333.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462686369064204770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-ZiJZO5EdMl1ZntI-Wp8TNeRdvLysUBc088IKAp7ViHSjT9BnAGyCcYVhyphenhyphenMvhJnZWkNneakxbRKN1Zn8B3J3-fosc524l3VMm9R5aukMk-ekVrthiRnYZv-oxNoT5x57QXIsaesODc_I/s1600/IMG_5796.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-ZiJZO5EdMl1ZntI-Wp8TNeRdvLysUBc088IKAp7ViHSjT9BnAGyCcYVhyphenhyphenMvhJnZWkNneakxbRKN1Zn8B3J3-fosc524l3VMm9R5aukMk-ekVrthiRnYZv-oxNoT5x57QXIsaesODc_I/s200/IMG_5796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462686498628173506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4_66-rEl37Y3d9vYIbYifzRPVqp3R0S1KNQbkGhQqU4dkXQbVwcHkQZ6Fz49VZ389j9D5iHPAUn6awtfoKU_9SgYP1ojLNmhGr6FTHcCRWueNy-oUgc1em6aQbev_CjVTCLLaICEVHC4/s1600/doug647351.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4_66-rEl37Y3d9vYIbYifzRPVqp3R0S1KNQbkGhQqU4dkXQbVwcHkQZ6Fz49VZ389j9D5iHPAUn6awtfoKU_9SgYP1ojLNmhGr6FTHcCRWueNy-oUgc1em6aQbev_CjVTCLLaICEVHC4/s200/doug647351.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462686756741755634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIaV8E7NYzkeEJsp4oGVltSII_S0FA7Re9Xal-70OKp029Uyq4iU_u9aDOEphd_IH9UpEVGNScz7Ghx47xmwn9Rp8GLtxYnNjgsH2XOiTVMbko5khXI-QUB6YYaJTL3RWT_Klzn5n-6t-/s1600/IMG_5655.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIaV8E7NYzkeEJsp4oGVltSII_S0FA7Re9Xal-70OKp029Uyq4iU_u9aDOEphd_IH9UpEVGNScz7Ghx47xmwn9Rp8GLtxYnNjgsH2XOiTVMbko5khXI-QUB6YYaJTL3RWT_Klzn5n-6t-/s200/IMG_5655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462686953192550114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then there is Benjamin. As much as we love him he is no angel. He wants to get into everything and demands every ones attention. He won't sleep because he is afraid of missing out on something fun, he is very social and talks all the time. His smile will brighten your day but he will ware you out. 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