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meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-42832669509146491202012-09-09T21:58:00.000-07:002012-09-09T21:58:06.277-07:00I'm 1/12thI've ben in this werd plas for what my momy and dady call "On mont". Not tat i know wat tat mens. Mi "brotrs" sem to lik it a lot wen i smil. On ov mi brotrs,i tingk his nam is Wesly, has an obseshon ov insted ov softly pating mi hed,he liks to sqweeze mi arm ore leg. Wel, i just poopt,so se yoo latr.<br />
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-Calvin (as translated by Alex)meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-80890475450164031672012-08-16T12:44:00.000-07:002012-08-16T12:44:14.777-07:00First Day of SchoolOur boys went back to school on August 14th. Alex is in 5th, Ben is in 3rd, and Charlie is in Kindergarten this year. All three at the same school- yay!<br />
The good thing about having a shorter summer break is that going to school still feels pretty routine.<br />
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Charlie has afternoon Kindergarten and he wasn't awake yet when the older boys left for the day. Of course Wesley wanted in on the action, too.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-24855215260421424742012-08-16T11:39:00.000-07:002012-08-16T11:51:44.466-07:00Calvin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He came right on time. My water broke in the middle of the night early on August 5th, so I knew we would have a baby that day. We got to the hospital around 10 am, they started the pitocin (I wasn't really having contractions) and a few hours later I asked for the epidural. It took about an hour for the anesthesiologist to get to my room, and I was pretty uncomfortable. He rushed through all the explanations, and I was just laying back down after he finished the epidural when I said, "There's a lot of pressure down there. He's coming out right now." And he did. I didn't even push.<br />
Calvin Jacob Haslam was born at 3:23 pm on Sunday, August 5th weighing 6 lbs 14 oz and measuring 20 inches long. He has long arms, the famous Haslam cowlick, and he might be the only one of our boys to have an outie belly button.<br />
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Here are some pictures from his first week. I really need to get out my real camera and not take so many pics on my phone.</div>
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I always try to get a few shots of skinny newborn legs because they don't last long.</div>
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We watched a lot of the Olympics. Calvin is a fan.</div>
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Wesley's head is gigantic.</div>
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Baby burrito.</div>
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He smiles a lot in his sleep . . .</div>
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We packed as much as we could into our eight week break from school. As much as a very pregnant me could handle while also hoping to finish our kitchen remodel before we had a new baby in the house. I think we did pretty well: swimming lessons, hockey lessons, pool and beach days, the annual Haslam waterski trip and rodeo, cub scout camp, a zoo visit, Alex's camping trip with dad, and Ryan's survival of the Tough Mudder.<br />
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Papa took the boys and me out on the boat one day.</div>
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We watched the parade on the 4th from our backyard this year. This was our view from over our back wall.</div>
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The boys wanted to make this layered red, white, and blue drink on the 4th. It almost worked.</div>
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The three or four times we made it to the beach were all on cold days, unfortunately.</div>
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The L.A. Zoo. Thank you to our friends who had passes for us to use.</div>
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A pretty sunset we saw one night when the whole family went to watch Ryan play hockey. He happened to injure his shoulder that night so that was the end of that.</div>
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The last time we went to the beach (two days before Calvin was born) we stopped to feed the fish at the fish hatchery. </div>
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Alex at Cub Camp and with his den.</div>
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Summer started off on a good note with the Kings winning the Stanley Cup. I mention it because our family spent many an hour watching hockey games last season. Even Wesley could name some of the players and Charlie was lucky enough to get his jersey autographed by three or four of them one day when Ryan took him to watch a practice. This is Drew Doughty. I think Dustin Brown and Jonathan Quick also signed it.<br />
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Ryan was able to go to two playoff games. He even went so far as to fly to New Jersey to watch game 5 of the finals (he happened to have a free flight and free hotel room). They didn't win there but I'm glad he got to see some of it in person.<br />
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So for the past six months or so Wesley has been skating around in the backyard. It started when the other boys would play hockey and he just wanted to do it, too. When Charlie would take off his skates Wesley would put them on and he figured it out. It was an everyday thing to us, but when people would come over to the house and see it they always seemed kind of amazed and asked if we had video of it. So here it is.<br />
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Ryan has been taking the boys to their hockey class, and Wesley always wants to watch. Sometimes he puts on Charlie's ice skates and once even tried skating on the ice. I guess he's pretty good, but I haven't seen it yet.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-31920056401579773982012-06-18T16:24:00.000-07:002012-06-25T16:26:45.707-07:00school art show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Ben was determined not to blink. I think his class all did owls because his school mascot is an owl.</div>
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I think Alex's was supposed to look like stained glass. It was fun wandering the halls and trying to find their pieces.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-75410451792089280182012-06-04T19:31:00.000-07:002012-06-25T16:20:33.838-07:00FloridaRyan earned a company trip to Florida this year, and invited me to come with him. It was a nice excuse to get some couple time in before the baby comes. Besides, who wouldn't want to go to Disneyworld and Universal when they are seven months pregnant? We didn't get a lot of pictures but we did enjoy our few days away and I even found a couple rides I could go on.<br />
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At Universal our group had Hogsmeade (the Harry Potter village) all to ourselves for a few hours.<br />
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Just boozing it up with a little Butterbeer.<br />
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While we were gone a tree split in our backyard during some heavy winds and landed right on our garden. Ryan had just dug up all the grass and re-seeded the week before, too. There doesn't seem to be too much damage, though. A big thanks goes to Ryan's parents who took care of the boys and everything else while we were gone.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-13526813650866178302012-06-04T16:19:00.000-07:002012-06-25T16:19:41.717-07:00checking out the ducks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While my parents were here for Ben's baptism we went to visit the duck pond one day.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-92039532813892334202012-06-04T16:16:00.000-07:002012-06-25T16:17:17.343-07:00The big 8 for BenIt was a big birthday year for Benjamin. He turned 8, which meant he was baptized and he got to have a friend party. All of his birthday celebrations were stretched out over a two week period. Party planning isn't my forte, so it was a little exhausting for me but I think everyone had fun and I don't have to plan anything like this for a while!<br />
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We got to have our own private baptism for Ben (usually we have a combined one with other kids from church who are turning 8) because I assumed it was happening on one day when really it was supposed to be the next weekend. So it was mostly a small family affair but it turned out really nice. Both of his Grandmas gave talks and Grandpa Baer sang some songs with the guitar. Ben, his brothers and cousins also sang "I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus."<br />
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For his party Benjamin wanted a Superman cake but I kind of wimped out and just did some basic cupcakes with a Superman emblem stuck in the tops. Don't know if I even got a picture but they weren't my most impressive attempt. He invited some friends over and we played a bunch of games in the backyard.<br />
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<br />meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-57587127276279818422012-06-03T18:56:00.000-07:002012-06-03T18:56:51.073-07:00Spring Break 2012Once again we headed down to San Onofre for Spring Break this year. Fun to see old friends and hang out on the beach for a couple of days. This might be the last time we do this trip for a while since next year we won't all fit in the truck.<br />
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Ben was excited to take this picture of an anemone eating a crab.<br />
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<br />meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-40856806403892671232012-04-03T22:26:00.005-07:002012-04-03T22:47:47.879-07:00Irvine Lake mud runLast weekend Ryan's family participated in the Irvine Lake mud run. Anyone who was interested/not pregnant was included. There was even a little run for the kids, so Alex and Ben did that with some of their cousins. They were pretty excited when they got interviewed by a local college TV station.<div>Thankfully there were no injuries, just mud in all exposed orifices. 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It's starting to wane now, but about six months ago whenever something would not go his way, he would say "Oh no, what happened?" in a really whiny voice. It always reminds us of the girl who cried when she dropped her frankfurter on Seinfeld. I thought I would be able to find a clip of that but I can't so you'll just have to imagine it.<div><br /></div><div>Other stuff about Wesley:</div><div>He loves hockey. He can name some of the players from the Kings, and his favorite is Bernier (the back-up goalie). </div><div>He plays hockey in the backyard every day for hours and now likes to put on Charlie's roller blades. He'll usually wear the goalie helmet and glove and sit in front of the net most of the time. Whenever someone scores he runs up and hugs whoever else is playing to celebrate. He constantly hums some of the organ music that plays at hockey games.</div><div>He says, "right?" after most of his statements. "I woke up, right? We ate strawberries, right? I rode in the truck, right?"</div><div>His favorite book right now is The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-46933944066244331512012-04-03T14:22:00.008-07:002012-04-03T22:15:36.968-07:00we had an accident<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsIeexhkDnBb0OrcnvkBsZv5VBYxQKG4FE0Ne4_yvQyS37Yg8bWNWmxcF1pcfDuVTSnreSDmQ2cpurDxaxPBA2GVxKju3Z8g3ZEpqiGSKi6nS1nPs042EZ3ZIjbvElgM9aLJsEEfV794/s1600/photo+%252851%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsIeexhkDnBb0OrcnvkBsZv5VBYxQKG4FE0Ne4_yvQyS37Yg8bWNWmxcF1pcfDuVTSnreSDmQ2cpurDxaxPBA2GVxKju3Z8g3ZEpqiGSKi6nS1nPs042EZ3ZIjbvElgM9aLJsEEfV794/s400/photo+%252851%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727406940063249602" /></a><br />One of our planned activities during spring break was to visit Legoland again. We headed out one morning and only about a half an hour into our drive we had a little accident on the freeway. Luckily there were no injuries, but the other driver refused to give us her insurance information and insisted on waiting until the Police came. After sitting on the freeway for an hour Ryan finally called the police to ask them to call the lady so we could get the information and get off the freeway to somewhere safer. She finally cooperated, we pulled off the freeway (and by that time another accident had happened right in front of us), and got word that the police were not going to take a report since there were no injuries.<div><br /><div>Needless to say, we didn't make it to Legoland. The kids were surprisingly upbeat about it all, or maybe unfazed is a better word. Wesley was the only one who was upset, but only because he spilled his water when we hit. None of the boys complained about not being able to go to Legoland, and Benjamin even said, "At least we got to play the DS!", since the boys are only allowed to play it on car trips. </div></div><div>While we wait for the van to be fixed, I get to drive Ryan's huge truck around town. I'll be surprised if I don't get in an accident with that thing. </div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-19905125396709492702012-04-03T14:22:00.005-07:002012-04-03T22:01:39.328-07:00Santa Barbara MissionThe time has come for Alex to do his fourth grade project on one of the Missions in California. He chose to make a model of the Santa Barbara mission, so we drove out to check out the real thing one day during our two-week spring break.<div><br /></div><div>Fountain built in 1807<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1dJUzx64JyQey8MXgCBFbsxHx081C5UVD7B-16qQqfJZ6CMiiQcp2-_jTy04OUeXLuqBtLP_toqvoZ0QgdVqwmyksE-klNWkmYsdImRi05Sx6v817KRPg2eEAxW5fXcJxcRBbGZicWs/s1600/spring+2012+046.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1dJUzx64JyQey8MXgCBFbsxHx081C5UVD7B-16qQqfJZ6CMiiQcp2-_jTy04OUeXLuqBtLP_toqvoZ0QgdVqwmyksE-klNWkmYsdImRi05Sx6v817KRPg2eEAxW5fXcJxcRBbGZicWs/s400/spring+2012+046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727404131472955938" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite tidbit from the tour was that the architecture of the Mission signifies the fact that it is named after a female Saint.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hvqYyHL8GQ22XkAi87rgDV9eihbCFNv1rzhiB3zHVoxWBHRA0WxiFXA_KiRlKY03kO0UAA7358MTFtYykGWeoTUysa2gDqDrQDVWzRlAjdvPjv3pq2wHhxtM7YjRfN0B3U_lhVqmzrY/s1600/spring+2012+048.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hvqYyHL8GQ22XkAi87rgDV9eihbCFNv1rzhiB3zHVoxWBHRA0WxiFXA_KiRlKY03kO0UAA7358MTFtYykGWeoTUysa2gDqDrQDVWzRlAjdvPjv3pq2wHhxtM7YjRfN0B3U_lhVqmzrY/s400/spring+2012+048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727404119009949266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Alex found this plaque in the cemetery paying tribute to the woman who inspired the book The Island of the Blue Dolphins. Alex's class read the book and watched the movie this year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGavMmp5fk_0B5IxsfubD7JCEau2RXswPu9w7EgCCifthyphenhyphenwvnRMOPsV-SY6Qtv11zUsRtS7FXX_T1t24nznjEjkMokN4LrIBPiaYqKXCEFxrOlZdIr1v5iSutBIbxPeQ-jp93mmyGKkEU/s1600/spring+2012+049.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGavMmp5fk_0B5IxsfubD7JCEau2RXswPu9w7EgCCifthyphenhyphenwvnRMOPsV-SY6Qtv11zUsRtS7FXX_T1t24nznjEjkMokN4LrIBPiaYqKXCEFxrOlZdIr1v5iSutBIbxPeQ-jp93mmyGKkEU/s400/spring+2012+049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727404112600451986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrNhFGJB0qHQcm8PtQK6j3eZo2k20IwLhqjHuaCr8hkKOW98wOOWSkXJC69x8EK8OINwSOI8bspOY0kOrIRqJqYMxbfvG4vpK0KwCcwTBv1b0avFakSpvWSLVqEZ-0cDtDxOp4cgLdT4/s1600/spring+2012+050.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrNhFGJB0qHQcm8PtQK6j3eZo2k20IwLhqjHuaCr8hkKOW98wOOWSkXJC69x8EK8OINwSOI8bspOY0kOrIRqJqYMxbfvG4vpK0KwCcwTBv1b0avFakSpvWSLVqEZ-0cDtDxOp4cgLdT4/s400/spring+2012+050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727404134080560146" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A canal for washing the laundry.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvGLSFQJxAML0quj8BH8NyidErzZBFEgbcuhRAoGXSYj9aqby6McIKsYc0nyL0ry-KK6gEtUbxeh21OcEsrhw0ogIA3-AKzWFa14XICa3bwx3rZpFpJkcamUlw8BLn7VJx2gkFfs3c8k/s1600/spring+2012+051.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvGLSFQJxAML0quj8BH8NyidErzZBFEgbcuhRAoGXSYj9aqby6McIKsYc0nyL0ry-KK6gEtUbxeh21OcEsrhw0ogIA3-AKzWFa14XICa3bwx3rZpFpJkcamUlw8BLn7VJx2gkFfs3c8k/s400/spring+2012+051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727404106352306050" /></a></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-10335513163056993712012-04-03T14:21:00.003-07:002012-04-03T21:51:08.087-07:00Charlie is 5So this was a year that we had designated for Charlie to have a friend birthday party, but when we asked him about it he insisted he just wanted a cousin party. His other requests were a racetrack cake, and a pinata. Requests that were all gladly honored. We also set up the Indiana Jones obstacle course again and got some more mileage out of that too. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFV0_sXBYQI1aamYvoGI82QjBpJG3_cUn5QlLU5tI_sxxUIgIsh4JLRbW9O1Et8dwbjA2Z2mRFUzaKRgF3qOcizvtt3JjKY-JYeANwJlT-I2Qxk5lrTSbIqgnIvB3wbNhRfRwkac-CU0/s1600/spring+2012+045.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFV0_sXBYQI1aamYvoGI82QjBpJG3_cUn5QlLU5tI_sxxUIgIsh4JLRbW9O1Et8dwbjA2Z2mRFUzaKRgF3qOcizvtt3JjKY-JYeANwJlT-I2Qxk5lrTSbIqgnIvB3wbNhRfRwkac-CU0/s400/spring+2012+045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727401645673264242" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Here he is with the pinata that wouldn't die.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B6tXam00PhoZHhpa3IfBg8-J_hgq4rcGcfWxzLHdWS0d2krenmnsl0xXSYvvGNdzl9Ig0O8pQhcgWd4vNibrYyuWo5QMfpbiQ6GCnce4JCS3D5FRuFaRGSxmtz_52WzAi3qJDcWGo_w/s1600/spring+2012+043.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B6tXam00PhoZHhpa3IfBg8-J_hgq4rcGcfWxzLHdWS0d2krenmnsl0xXSYvvGNdzl9Ig0O8pQhcgWd4vNibrYyuWo5QMfpbiQ6GCnce4JCS3D5FRuFaRGSxmtz_52WzAi3qJDcWGo_w/s400/spring+2012+043.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727401634472999250" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Cousin hockey.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD8oPRC4svyBpqYBAv0mv90girzhXDDvK2PBL3IJccXXCHlXyoqUz1YheN4z9MmiRT1flzAIXe5shPWSyMXQvmgueafRH4lCO6v7UlWC02SUgdUQnireffZ_4fxLOYI0oa62ec8GEEcw/s1600/spring+2012+042.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD8oPRC4svyBpqYBAv0mv90girzhXDDvK2PBL3IJccXXCHlXyoqUz1YheN4z9MmiRT1flzAIXe5shPWSyMXQvmgueafRH4lCO6v7UlWC02SUgdUQnireffZ_4fxLOYI0oa62ec8GEEcw/s400/spring+2012+042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727401633471306034" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Wesley fell asleep with the helmet on while clinging to this trash bag that had been holding balloons. I tried several times to take off the helmet and pry the bag out of his hands but he would have none of that.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq3T_2hHBoa5m060YJ9enxQpwScPmW2xxwzfWKC1DKtfs97Pl45Dh_XA8LsyFZO-CT3q4dC__IL5FypDy3NcPuCvTNG0ln-ppJT3ZODOibWk0Hz22EN96nnDremWE05p1-sxT1z8zHVg/s1600/spring+2012+044.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq3T_2hHBoa5m060YJ9enxQpwScPmW2xxwzfWKC1DKtfs97Pl45Dh_XA8LsyFZO-CT3q4dC__IL5FypDy3NcPuCvTNG0ln-ppJT3ZODOibWk0Hz22EN96nnDremWE05p1-sxT1z8zHVg/s400/spring+2012+044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727401648425534274" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-59104736722377019152012-03-21T14:24:00.005-07:002012-04-03T21:39:49.618-07:00odds and endsCharlie went on a field trip to Albertsons. They start training them young.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAZtToGiDshywi3BIt8mfAnlGp-GrzEbR0jZOTuzvivEekFYe4189THiUbqhJ9QKTYLP7z29iN_l-dDF9DOcuj01QX6nYK4Rm7VkvSdv_UO-Jmgiour76cqJKHQnolqsxc9ZKIBXZTE4/s1600/photo+%252849%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAZtToGiDshywi3BIt8mfAnlGp-GrzEbR0jZOTuzvivEekFYe4189THiUbqhJ9QKTYLP7z29iN_l-dDF9DOcuj01QX6nYK4Rm7VkvSdv_UO-Jmgiour76cqJKHQnolqsxc9ZKIBXZTE4/s400/photo+%252849%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727381953890755298" /></a><div><br /></div><div>This was from October when we went to the Tim Burton exhibit. I got to see Large Marge's eyes in person.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPFTaqZJ9M_W76xnEp8kP2-ncQtR-CpKUdsNuxXnqmm5X9opEbC4cgXVcnuywd-g5zMkKaJCb8TdgO8D45dZKH1SCbmP46TlEEFDPLfRU0Yrj-ANe4iCuLIwIGM5tdRwAZyuFc5ifQpc/s1600/photo+%252842%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPFTaqZJ9M_W76xnEp8kP2-ncQtR-CpKUdsNuxXnqmm5X9opEbC4cgXVcnuywd-g5zMkKaJCb8TdgO8D45dZKH1SCbmP46TlEEFDPLfRU0Yrj-ANe4iCuLIwIGM5tdRwAZyuFc5ifQpc/s400/photo+%252842%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727381948708235890" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Way back in the fall sometime, this was the first fire of the season.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt6TvuyF-xEP_lODtBXy-AwC10kQFZsQFA1MB76ksv1IOkUxjUG3ttjP1reLcOY7mMFU2XLe4OGT56jbhHcxd95T0sF5TpAh3HZ_N8lgQI29_Gm_h6i13-Hl-fFiDYQ9vRnGrxHZaji8/s1600/photo+%252841%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt6TvuyF-xEP_lODtBXy-AwC10kQFZsQFA1MB76ksv1IOkUxjUG3ttjP1reLcOY7mMFU2XLe4OGT56jbhHcxd95T0sF5TpAh3HZ_N8lgQI29_Gm_h6i13-Hl-fFiDYQ9vRnGrxHZaji8/s400/photo+%252841%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727381945276510466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All of the fourth grade has to participate in a wax museum project at Alex's school. He chose to be Leonardo da Vinci.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl5A_a1w9hZKq-O1WgX4ifh111OzT8_jJa4YVi2CZM4nFcXicCE_I_gP1FUm8MtjqtCl5FvUJ0rq4XzFd56WF0dFC68fD6uI563hiAgy_tL6a9IxWicjoQoMKtpTi45m6WBzYUSh0-cI/s1600/davinci.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl5A_a1w9hZKq-O1WgX4ifh111OzT8_jJa4YVi2CZM4nFcXicCE_I_gP1FUm8MtjqtCl5FvUJ0rq4XzFd56WF0dFC68fD6uI563hiAgy_tL6a9IxWicjoQoMKtpTi45m6WBzYUSh0-cI/s400/davinci.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727381939260707666" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ben got an award at school for reading, and a snazzy medal too.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEJa6ndD_FD3ovpoPNQvaPMzhSAeLdsS-OZdDOJaSSThyphenhyphenbuuM2UFpPaxwPeW8j74kQgf3cRos62CkZgSsQoNKJhz3c_B8TjbF8pXisbTu_X7NEj37RIXIR1LzQx3ZOg59VUOCfUPvBEg/s1600/spring+2012+041.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEJa6ndD_FD3ovpoPNQvaPMzhSAeLdsS-OZdDOJaSSThyphenhyphenbuuM2UFpPaxwPeW8j74kQgf3cRos62CkZgSsQoNKJhz3c_B8TjbF8pXisbTu_X7NEj37RIXIR1LzQx3ZOg59VUOCfUPvBEg/s400/spring+2012+041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727308353203516882" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Charlie had bike day at preschool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLOTIn9rzXuL0KkopB4MEp0Kya06Zuvu7OCmtJD7b2_H1l1OMt71m0F2QwsC4oDJmR84fU_JmaiwAyAC-1hspOENaclHu8IKnp1Ifh7cZtR_TgE8RXtJI3htLs9e4kuRB5_2av1ZBPTc/s1600/photo+%252847%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLOTIn9rzXuL0KkopB4MEp0Kya06Zuvu7OCmtJD7b2_H1l1OMt71m0F2QwsC4oDJmR84fU_JmaiwAyAC-1hspOENaclHu8IKnp1Ifh7cZtR_TgE8RXtJI3htLs9e4kuRB5_2av1ZBPTc/s400/photo+%252847%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727308168766257986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_5cXalbJvbFlZmQ3bqfh6UzaePbA6paHIIg7ZZr0W4NBgScWlWnMh-NWtnYrPvSOaS4e-I2Ay2f_X1TLq4fUnsOLW_GFzKc-knZx6EiRKUPRTAszc-gtfwITrA6h3DU6ok_B-Qi13_I/s1600/photo+%252848%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_5cXalbJvbFlZmQ3bqfh6UzaePbA6paHIIg7ZZr0W4NBgScWlWnMh-NWtnYrPvSOaS4e-I2Ay2f_X1TLq4fUnsOLW_GFzKc-knZx6EiRKUPRTAszc-gtfwITrA6h3DU6ok_B-Qi13_I/s400/photo+%252848%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727308163382199842" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>And here's a face from Wesley.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9MotP1iIVMz3D39M8V0SOCKLKf-kI907dbPyVBQIWoLcBZ8xreLuvh_d1-ySuumolCaqWnnYDDEH_I-ZZLpHBHUloF4pXTAq4vMwSMZnX4h2RevY7v1isVLW2dxpETqngBiNzxq73Nw/s1600/photo+%252850%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9MotP1iIVMz3D39M8V0SOCKLKf-kI907dbPyVBQIWoLcBZ8xreLuvh_d1-ySuumolCaqWnnYDDEH_I-ZZLpHBHUloF4pXTAq4vMwSMZnX4h2RevY7v1isVLW2dxpETqngBiNzxq73Nw/s400/photo+%252850%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727381960007410514" /></a></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-34384120290143503482012-03-15T14:25:00.002-07:002012-04-03T20:25:49.568-07:00#5Due date: August 5th. Everything looks healthy so far. On Christmas Eve I thought I was starting to have a miscarriage (right in the middle of Christmas dinner with Ryan's family), but it was a false alarm. <div>We found out in mid-March that we just can't break the habit of having all boys. I struggled with that for a few days, not because he is a boy, but because he is most likely our last hurrah and I would have loved the experience of having a daughter and a sister for the other boys. But, we had been warned by my doctor that I would probably have all boys and shouldn't have been surprised.</div><div>People keep asking if we have a name yet. We haven't even talked about names. I think our well of boy names is pretty dry. If anyone has any suggestions fire away!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdNNNOXQtVkIbTr_ZTd5-tLCSsltuKxp12apIb8DEX74rsORM_2Lx4rlw44msXyZjdLX9Fj2WLvvr_MrFJ1l8zWvFnt4aJ9ESaEx3qT8BE7MnTXz1epV_5-E-wXLp-sfYP5eD43vDFWQ/s1600/baby5+004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdNNNOXQtVkIbTr_ZTd5-tLCSsltuKxp12apIb8DEX74rsORM_2Lx4rlw44msXyZjdLX9Fj2WLvvr_MrFJ1l8zWvFnt4aJ9ESaEx3qT8BE7MnTXz1epV_5-E-wXLp-sfYP5eD43vDFWQ/s400/baby5+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727379615216721522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPQgR1OvuPPeG0cDyWqfqO2kk1hAV8DmsJEijEdsb00UHmruzIiXcT3-EVHPI3yPbWj5BwYaPD1FqVknUu-No8NFxYv0u1iajz5wHLuC_xfD1AN_EPpa9bD7Hp9ZCsF8F3W9u7dyTI0I/s1600/baby5+005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPQgR1OvuPPeG0cDyWqfqO2kk1hAV8DmsJEijEdsb00UHmruzIiXcT3-EVHPI3yPbWj5BwYaPD1FqVknUu-No8NFxYv0u1iajz5wHLuC_xfD1AN_EPpa9bD7Hp9ZCsF8F3W9u7dyTI0I/s400/baby5+005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727379608053624130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPsTHI2E5OtUY83pcUC9Prjz-jEjduUsW2UZh7JWtaGcTY58DDT3Hz95LpCZan5Ezem_1MbAe7v08lHj_4sDHMWlCb3y6CSQ7fhzIwhUWSuLhWg3Xqlo-A9dvK8JyxlTAtZJHTpS6HD8/s1600/baby5+008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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The snow was mostly gone by the time we left, and a blizzard brought in a new batch of snow one day later.</div><div>We found a snowy/muddy hill for sledding, played games, sang karaoke, rode the alpine slide, did crafts with Nana, ate a lot, and had a right good time. Nancy had requested that each family this year perform a skit of a story from our family history, so our family reenacted the incident when Ryan's great aunt surprised her family by painting the boring brown toilet a lovely shade of lavender, and the paint wouldn't dry.</div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-54184176744019453492012-02-20T14:28:00.004-08:002012-04-03T15:39:13.780-07:00Pismo and butterfliesOne weekend in February Ryan had to go on a business trip near Pismo Beach, so we made an outing out of it. There is a monarch butterfly breeding ground near there so we checked it out. It was hard to get any good pictures, but they were all over the trees and in the air. We learned a lot about their mating habits that day. Then we wandered around some sand dunes for a while. Fun day.<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEphKmfWwl4aK5c8qoccQjWXpMoKekzN7VE1eq9VGlT3Cdyo4EjExYWOlXy-RWUhGAGSuH6dUuEE1xCG274TKGNRGsDVs6pcde4C6Z8jf4YI-Y8D2S2JQ9oj6v55859JN4f0LPEMRCSiM/s1600/spring+2012+030.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEphKmfWwl4aK5c8qoccQjWXpMoKekzN7VE1eq9VGlT3Cdyo4EjExYWOlXy-RWUhGAGSuH6dUuEE1xCG274TKGNRGsDVs6pcde4C6Z8jf4YI-Y8D2S2JQ9oj6v55859JN4f0LPEMRCSiM/s400/spring+2012+030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727307112618252530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQTePUPyBqA5yoUwuS_C2q0muFbNNa2tGvvXvMNzbxhtHYrLYX_YaaTmtJ9KQuYtu-lSTBfzdeVP_78Pau6UsxJQqSlTEn4NCfWBnDgDSaFEnQ0NXIJeAX01snDL71niG95BANhCi8Ec/s1600/spring+2012+026.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQTePUPyBqA5yoUwuS_C2q0muFbNNa2tGvvXvMNzbxhtHYrLYX_YaaTmtJ9KQuYtu-lSTBfzdeVP_78Pau6UsxJQqSlTEn4NCfWBnDgDSaFEnQ0NXIJeAX01snDL71niG95BANhCi8Ec/s400/spring+2012+026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727307101772860882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZjEY24Ni4ol1hBensQo-qQvvAfbO8mZ50gUeHxbxxfUB_aTv-PNW25wX0T4M2cN4VFNUk2mqtoOMfaeFzu6RIka1nqABdjJtFNVszDtXxuB_07vwmV_G-L8QXKhDK8rqn2FPEdnzJNU/s1600/spring+2012+027.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg_7_wREagyU4JcLF3hTJ_3let6SL8NWPjzuRrDELSkI_EdTkTdI4gibIQnZxzUps_sFQtrKs3La3ifKH2wFGTVgpHmoJvCB2VMixHIrnY1z_zPaNnULbh_l7qeFUkUsg2GQ7Mksjbak/s400/spring+2012+015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727306266404560434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0TFY9O1VqF__l2_5GurLxmMWkzjjVQmBqAyQt87-raAQJY9aFzCRsuC8jB9KduyW4NosdjyHx3G3vrt0_NjrkYBiTTmbUW9FQJKeBmbUx0TcXCNQWTNJRDDRmx3KBaEoLtnFk2eEoGs/s1600/spring+2012+014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0TFY9O1VqF__l2_5GurLxmMWkzjjVQmBqAyQt87-raAQJY9aFzCRsuC8jB9KduyW4NosdjyHx3G3vrt0_NjrkYBiTTmbUW9FQJKeBmbUx0TcXCNQWTNJRDDRmx3KBaEoLtnFk2eEoGs/s400/spring+2012+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727306261891124706" /></a></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-66329578235577541522012-02-14T14:25:00.004-08:002012-04-03T19:43:27.608-07:00valentines<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqCT5DKzpq9INPl0p7EsbeZaujq8qT8lmvK8jgdOUhwS5Zasq-7XGI7mpHCQBG53C8AHB0BdInPzUdcwLFF1qrfNy90-XItCtqYe1anw8J3WHwmzThGWRRrHmMYuR-evuBy1DSrGqfgc/s1600/valentines+003+copy.jpg" style="font-size: 100%; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqCT5DKzpq9INPl0p7EsbeZaujq8qT8lmvK8jgdOUhwS5Zasq-7XGI7mpHCQBG53C8AHB0BdInPzUdcwLFF1qrfNy90-XItCtqYe1anw8J3WHwmzThGWRRrHmMYuR-evuBy1DSrGqfgc/s400/valentines+003+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727366897690840530" /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU5APL8S2PDC5O837YTVAxdPix-viNc7Q7OMzLQGcdmHH3YwZpMBFB7Sye1ZykKxRYuUHrk2S2ZwARnFl7UDwBxYSE2Usn06irGDXy_aQePOsarcBvjE1Ewg7QZ9kROcvxU1qKHNC9uA/s1600/valentines+002+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU5APL8S2PDC5O837YTVAxdPix-viNc7Q7OMzLQGcdmHH3YwZpMBFB7Sye1ZykKxRYuUHrk2S2ZwARnFl7UDwBxYSE2Usn06irGDXy_aQePOsarcBvjE1Ewg7QZ9kROcvxU1qKHNC9uA/s400/valentines+002+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727366896048898146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03RwXNEzMdDnNoJdQnNZeTBf0BdYhyphenhyphenMTkDOf8bbqh7ZJxBkDspieZu7GRyRzpntJNwftDgij3oaiJ3-YzDkrH6gEpCHyVXrOkQrPUKEkAHX5Fx14xjmtrKezJ5WjoW7i0vI7G3BkBLrc/s1600/valentines+001+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03RwXNEzMdDnNoJdQnNZeTBf0BdYhyphenhyphenMTkDOf8bbqh7ZJxBkDspieZu7GRyRzpntJNwftDgij3oaiJ3-YzDkrH6gEpCHyVXrOkQrPUKEkAHX5Fx14xjmtrKezJ5WjoW7i0vI7G3BkBLrc/s400/valentines+001+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727366886182517314" /></a><br />For their class valentines this year we did the photos where it looks like the boys are handing the recipient a lollipop. They were easy and quick, and turned out okay even though I took the pictures in bad lighting and didn't make the boys even comb their hair or put on a red shirt or anything. They must have done the trick because Benjamin later told me he asked three different girls to be his Valentine and they all said yes. I don't know what he thinks it means to ask someone to be his Valentine, but we might have a little romantic on our hands.<div><br /></div><div>Ryan and the boys spoiled me pretty rotten this year. We had our traditional lasagna dinner a few days early so I wasn't really expecting anything on Valentine's Day. They sent me out of the house for a while and when I came back they told me to wait in my room and put on something fancy. When they were ready I came downstairs to a decorated room with streamers and a disco ball, and gifts of flowers, chocolates, green earrings (because green is my favorite color), and a giant heart-shaped cookie. Then we had a dance in our living room. Ryan said the boys did all the planning and he just helped execute it. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_Y-bnPffBbxQJd0GlR8LYItdlvOUPKJ5VBrp4ONkRCP4lGsrYvz5SxCkA9Zskia3-uxon545FCFdVkzvPQ5omNERuVZ7Vj0oT60_lV-QX-czC6m1iJ9012Ca3hl83i_nDbVs8Hk2Z10/s1600/spring+2012+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_Y-bnPffBbxQJd0GlR8LYItdlvOUPKJ5VBrp4ONkRCP4lGsrYvz5SxCkA9Zskia3-uxon545FCFdVkzvPQ5omNERuVZ7Vj0oT60_lV-QX-czC6m1iJ9012Ca3hl83i_nDbVs8Hk2Z10/s400/spring+2012+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727369725176701378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxUBeAHcMNZxDCnwFEtCjhvUaDEDdmTlBLTyIBW2Ki5rjDEy__i0Gutsb73nYnApt0o6cYBOHJ_jtZ8k9-69KeAog8vMMyxH16uSCuJcgiu_EE_lXBxusXJR31VCw1dBbw4rnpWre1ks/s1600/spring+2012+004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxUBeAHcMNZxDCnwFEtCjhvUaDEDdmTlBLTyIBW2Ki5rjDEy__i0Gutsb73nYnApt0o6cYBOHJ_jtZ8k9-69KeAog8vMMyxH16uSCuJcgiu_EE_lXBxusXJR31VCw1dBbw4rnpWre1ks/s400/spring+2012+004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727369717426215266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB3CPLWOwq-51vLnI9ndtBBINkviZjDsg9AHp6AsUkEqqPsdfCo92wGz4-7ghGHVI5KnL1LYTqpJUvyVqNzL1Q3O65WSJJWjsrc4vKh_uS9MgbEruexn8p6a0Eb0o_njOAwAQ-aZsovc/s1600/spring+2012+005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB3CPLWOwq-51vLnI9ndtBBINkviZjDsg9AHp6AsUkEqqPsdfCo92wGz4-7ghGHVI5KnL1LYTqpJUvyVqNzL1Q3O65WSJJWjsrc4vKh_uS9MgbEruexn8p6a0Eb0o_njOAwAQ-aZsovc/s400/spring+2012+005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727369710009666098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlye9BR0lBMaWwBhngYTgZ8DjOR1Ll5Ju2lSaBYzsVu-fUhMI5Wy7vnM4BnTUiYEYu6xhVOHy94fS72fegEHTWA0KgyiIk7bge3KJ03IaO_gbCpZNgQw7KUnQdaCuUvvXOIlFJnAJYthc/s1600/spring+2012+008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlye9BR0lBMaWwBhngYTgZ8DjOR1Ll5Ju2lSaBYzsVu-fUhMI5Wy7vnM4BnTUiYEYu6xhVOHy94fS72fegEHTWA0KgyiIk7bge3KJ03IaO_gbCpZNgQw7KUnQdaCuUvvXOIlFJnAJYthc/s400/spring+2012+008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727369706645327010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhq6b6z39zABkVis3MV3PQEiTob0liN7XubwbFLazq6IsKECW3nK9bQzd0WyYDTTT5fJGwt33cRrGcbahrwUxvXpntcwqtZ-u3r9HQ0gD9yDKLV3i2X29lkXRF9TMPD6agg2yP_U9a1U/s1600/spring+2012+010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhq6b6z39zABkVis3MV3PQEiTob0liN7XubwbFLazq6IsKECW3nK9bQzd0WyYDTTT5fJGwt33cRrGcbahrwUxvXpntcwqtZ-u3r9HQ0gD9yDKLV3i2X29lkXRF9TMPD6agg2yP_U9a1U/s400/spring+2012+010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727369702683653634" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMMbA9uwYzPbUEWu6V3_SrCgsjKxyagQhBZrP7z_ITbs9alKtv6Q1P2vPL7KvL1Mcn4PficI_dfuEmn-aM2Cb_e7utTk6SHkbgNliaeOUZ0OmcWV-PgVwagXrWFk5Z_FIfg79Nrd0p1Q/s1600/spring+2012+017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMMbA9uwYzPbUEWu6V3_SrCgsjKxyagQhBZrP7z_ITbs9alKtv6Q1P2vPL7KvL1Mcn4PficI_dfuEmn-aM2Cb_e7utTk6SHkbgNliaeOUZ0OmcWV-PgVwagXrWFk5Z_FIfg79Nrd0p1Q/s400/spring+2012+017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727370373075363378" /></a><div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478426352769219726.post-30099386950012781592012-02-12T10:00:00.005-08:002012-04-03T19:27:14.435-07:00Alex's first decade<a div=""><div><div><span>Alex's birthday coincided with some recent improvements Ryan made to the backyard, so we decided to have an Indiana Jones inspired party with a big obstacle course. It actually ended up not being a birthday party, just a fun party that gave all the boys opportunities to invite a few friends. I was too busy to get many pictures, which is a shame.</span></div><div><span>Some of the obstacles included:</span></div><div><span>snake pit</span></div><div><span>stilts</span></div><div><span>rope swing</span></div><div><span>zipline over ferocious crocodiles (the kids made crocodile hand puppets and stood under the zipline)</span></div><div><span>spider web</span></div><div><span>whip</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>We also had a table where the kids could feel monkey brains and eyeball soup. I realized as I was putting it together that probably none of the kids had seen any of the Indiana Jones movies. But someone pointed out that many of them had been on the Disneyland ride, so they got it.</span></div><div><span>We made it through without any major injuries, so I considered it a success.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNxH6tVc-L1n27QBbKKiB8tDfPAtGBXQyhVPMHOCw4TAoV1QxI5dkE6h-SymfA-mCzqrqb6dgjV2LxtmLrFM-2Sn170ZeAHAu3JYNXEhIUCJKa30SbRKm_eQwIGC3t9RdsHOp5HTsZno/s400/nov11feb12+024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727364932594931858" /></span></span></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">Making their crocodile puppets. There's Indiana Jones, himself.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QX9B3DIn2Jgh0M2R_F5F_it8-4lUctmbHjYLQY9oAUSbfz5nFAAgDb-sD7V6hyphenhyphenSb6Swzl6r6mmsLwRJiA9zJrjlFuyFNY8qNEWAF8_JdQNYa4hhzM5xd8bnXcGGiJNhAGOqveOfNoeQ/s1600/nov11feb12+025.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QX9B3DIn2Jgh0M2R_F5F_it8-4lUctmbHjYLQY9oAUSbfz5nFAAgDb-sD7V6hyphenhyphenSb6Swzl6r6mmsLwRJiA9zJrjlFuyFNY8qNEWAF8_JdQNYa4hhzM5xd8bnXcGGiJNhAGOqveOfNoeQ/s400/nov11feb12+025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727364922734887970" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>For Alex's actual birthday we had more of a hockey theme. He got a hockey game for the wii and a cake with a Los Angeles Kings logo that didn't quite turn out.</div><div>A week or two later I took Alex to a place called Whimsic Alley in Los Angeles, which is a store with a lot of Harry Potter stuff in it. It was fun and he already wants to go back.</div><div>It's still weird for me to realize that he is ten years old.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjodc3CtyRGxx-CkDea8ucsaqSGdCu0QPhxH1zOHzn70fs7coA5JSpu2V1iwR4itsFy2EWjWEVVNSp227uo4zxaYn7vU7PZkwkgPubF_8aD13SoQc8EvgH0bk-XD8UqExzC-_SWQmseZk/s1600/nov11feb12+029.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjodc3CtyRGxx-CkDea8ucsaqSGdCu0QPhxH1zOHzn70fs7coA5JSpu2V1iwR4itsFy2EWjWEVVNSp227uo4zxaYn7vU7PZkwkgPubF_8aD13SoQc8EvgH0bk-XD8UqExzC-_SWQmseZk/s400/nov11feb12+029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727364192075477138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6-vSjVoNxR1bOPG9i2ZIUbKeRYehIxi9ppN02ZgXSyvCaqWQSj3MGVS5hE6IG4Xa3fuBaqgyMe_4MdBA0EHWlgmQEHN0FtpuFyRlKscwCN9cCdw6chD-BFJaKz1o97GuJFRU0VFUHoA/s1600/nov11feb12+031.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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We didn't have any professional ones with Wesley in them, so we thought we better get them done. Of course we'll have to do some again next year when baby #5 joins us sometime in early August.<div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10236569483424354677noreply@blogger.com1