tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233325259637155042024-03-05T21:44:00.484-08:00The Gonzalez FamilyCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-83471380531242129802009-12-16T09:11:00.000-08:002009-12-16T14:09:26.500-08:00Eye-Popping ThanksgivingWhat caused this flesh eating bacteria to show up on these girl's faces? Don't they look sad? Answer: highlight here --> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cassandra's Lemon meringue pie froze then turned to mush!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMvN0lWh82CEJOltCKI8SlDJmpfTpTdvoI2Z9JMsN4G8_jOKj7Gl63E8U1lcYYyxPplwWqegA4wlRytAITq6t2OB6gbedif8QOo05Au-OiPpZ2ZbZvbNjEVyvcX8r4M168Wn_Ymb4TZw/s1600-h/Mel_N_R.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/AVvXsEgbMvN0lWh82CEJOltCKI8SlDJmpfTpTdvoI2Z9JMsN4G8_jOKj7Gl63E8U1lcYYyxPplwWqegA4wlRytAITq6t2OB6gbedif8QOo05Au-OiPpZ2ZbZvbNjEVyvcX8r4M168Wn_Ymb4TZw/s320/Mel_N_R.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415888587814383826" border="0" /></a>What caused this poor dog's condition? Answer: highlight here--> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">He ate leftovers, ALL OF THEM!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0VuT4hOmxqIu-cknFjKmgW-MQeN_yYM6rfJY4QiUc1Ns06V35mLjC2InqyvomGC5wdMNJ557itMBDtpOLln-Z8qeGAV6FYU4vJ8j8V60ht7mUAc4z3eIz5OY9cjLiSlLvdO_wdHSKKs/s1600-h/Sam_Eye_Pop.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/AVvXsEjR0VuT4hOmxqIu-cknFjKmgW-MQeN_yYM6rfJY4QiUc1Ns06V35mLjC2InqyvomGC5wdMNJ557itMBDtpOLln-Z8qeGAV6FYU4vJ8j8V60ht7mUAc4z3eIz5OY9cjLiSlLvdO_wdHSKKs/s320/Sam_Eye_Pop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415896115452424546" border="0" /></a>But that was the worst of it. The rest was good ol' fashioned Thanksgiving day fun. It started off with football. Tackle, in the mudd, in your face turkey bowl. Burnt biscut award goes to Melody, who took Sammy down like Michael Strahan sacking Tom Brady in Super Bowl 42!<br /><br />How did that feel mel?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU64DTe1idshmZ7o_RG0snZp-2WqcQJ-6TrVub15p-OZYsd42-gIMPyLmpxYn1r0QNVkCjSQcFesinMG4of4MQhXB2h8aggZaTkyK4oW7xKY5spix567PLfzqTAGwMupuq9PAL1vX__cQ/s1600-h/Mel_thumbs_up.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/AVvXsEiU64DTe1idshmZ7o_RG0snZp-2WqcQJ-6TrVub15p-OZYsd42-gIMPyLmpxYn1r0QNVkCjSQcFesinMG4of4MQhXB2h8aggZaTkyK4oW7xKY5spix567PLfzqTAGwMupuq9PAL1vX__cQ/s320/Mel_thumbs_up.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415944344817886754" border="0" /></a>After the turkey bowl we had turkey platters. Cassandra outdid herself this time. She prepared two birds, one from a Dr. Pepper brine and the other Cherry Coke. Yum! She also baked a storm of pies, from the traditional cream cheese, to the eye-crossing key lime pie. She made a cornbread stuffing worth dying for. Add candied yams and deviled eggs (Melody's deviled eggs non-the-less) and the menu was set. The poor girl, she worked her self silly. I asked her if she was exhausted. she replied:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA6BNxwcSancRboVZf0yCk1ybEFEidiZ9RyThmRWXbhMDRLn9TE9FlpxSMPE79h23R5j-iNTHdrnpnbR714uqiUGQv4Y279-GYgqaweCYMLlgmYHL5kDn8GuLFG92-WlKQ95rx60g_kY/s1600-h/CasEyePop.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/AVvXsEhOA6BNxwcSancRboVZf0yCk1ybEFEidiZ9RyThmRWXbhMDRLn9TE9FlpxSMPE79h23R5j-iNTHdrnpnbR714uqiUGQv4Y279-GYgqaweCYMLlgmYHL5kDn8GuLFG92-WlKQ95rx60g_kY/s320/CasEyePop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415951335872648450" border="0" /></a>Need I say more? Oh yeah. My cousin Armando and his family joined us for the feast and games. It was a blast. When you are at our house, remind us to invite him over to play games. You have to play Taboo with the guy, he's halarious. We didn't ask him if he liked the food, we just took a picture. I'd say it speaks for itself:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH7nCz0BJAjO8HhB5J6Wou9FmdH7hyphenhyphenONni9VwpeE2PZOtD-Ja1Dw7yReBKc-hZ7WrJz7UgC9hDlFPLRPcy8IdwIsu4Bw8wvyYZzcy4-B4rLxkLrQO_eT4GCEi0YtDPTprhWe2E-lqE30/s1600-h/Big_Smile_Armando.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/AVvXsEgDH7nCz0BJAjO8HhB5J6Wou9FmdH7hyphenhyphenONni9VwpeE2PZOtD-Ja1Dw7yReBKc-hZ7WrJz7UgC9hDlFPLRPcy8IdwIsu4Bw8wvyYZzcy4-B4rLxkLrQO_eT4GCEi0YtDPTprhWe2E-lqE30/s320/Big_Smile_Armando.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415955735678019778" border="0" /></a>One more note, Dora the explorer and her friends showed up to the party as well. I'm not kidding! Dora and friends, live and in living color.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvgCCAm3kydHNx-KfIjW32OLFKHWk1lFUEHtxxKQWxwC5T2H1ulwNrkYQkmwQgKiwzm59w9-pu32p4EPHwg6zVhPp-bBzWAJ6qy3LDLmk3EMVtaN81SvgPxRDzRFl0VGR81L7AA8qle4/s1600-h/Dora_and_Friends.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/AVvXsEjCvgCCAm3kydHNx-KfIjW32OLFKHWk1lFUEHtxxKQWxwC5T2H1ulwNrkYQkmwQgKiwzm59w9-pu32p4EPHwg6zVhPp-bBzWAJ6qy3LDLmk3EMVtaN81SvgPxRDzRFl0VGR81L7AA8qle4/s320/Dora_and_Friends.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415957223281680306" border="0" /></a>Pictured above: Back row from left to right:Boots the Monkey, Tico, Isa; Front: Dora the explorer. Say it with me, <span style="font-style: italic;">Swiper no swiping!</span>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-43873791058795187552009-11-04T16:51:00.001-08:002009-11-06T08:33:24.151-08:00Dear Toot(h) FairyShhhhh. Don't move! Did you feel that? A draft. Asa left the garage door open again? No, wait... it's an open window, I think.<br /><br />Look closer...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Keep going .....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stay with me here ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There! There it is! Ariella lost her first tooth.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAESkoeoiQIgPtkzDrBX9edYXR6ZJPH5bZLbhbxV3LRSH8ZuYmF5GNr0DlgbxykVEhrfSBb4zIlrnLzFFNbc3WZM4dggHpKrC39KSHjHDKKZhNOwDr-9jsqFBHEoEPYFQ_1pmbie-R5Y/s1600-h/DSC01812.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAESkoeoiQIgPtkzDrBX9edYXR6ZJPH5bZLbhbxV3LRSH8ZuYmF5GNr0DlgbxykVEhrfSBb4zIlrnLzFFNbc3WZM4dggHpKrC39KSHjHDKKZhNOwDr-9jsqFBHEoEPYFQ_1pmbie-R5Y/s320/DSC01812.JPG" sr="true" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And boy was she delighted. She had been anticipating this for a long time. Asa gave her tips about how to do it faster, but she soon found out Asa hadn't tried any of these methods. They are actually methods he would like to see others try, just to see what happens.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ariella is way too smart for that. Instead she came to Dad for help. She may have been better off with Asa's advice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxnAKBWH2bZrSfurnPTcKhGcRo5Jx068opGQxtYHMoPs4QqrbKG3yYOx4I6kgBMYZSywFwWbGVdmOVJ_WJB' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />She anticipated the tooth fairy so much, that she wrote a letter about two weeks before losing her tooth. Below is a scanned image of the letter. It may be hard to read so I typed it out below.<br /></div><br /><blockquote><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400461315727483410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 225px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjiUePZvHXC_rGkoaBEFGS16MPnnnl4_ZNUUfHGUO9clb1jzYCPz-eEbEDA2YgufUNMyPvU5sSYINyVBmnGU7qYd3p5sn_vg7PMWim7bPR0hhfdczCwhyphenhyphenuBNgjCCJqXdnad3kwHmxgv8/s320/DSC01814.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Mrs. Toot (sic) Fairy,</em><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>I am going to lose a tooth tomorrow or the next day or the next day. I hope you put something under my pillow. I hope you put gum or money under my pillow, both probably.</em><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Ariella. You can call me Arianna if you want.</em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size:0;">So next time you see Ariella, and you are not sure whether to smile at her or kick a field goal, tell her how grown up she is now that she is missing a tooth. And ask her what the toot fairy brought her. Call her Arianna for extra points. </span></div></blockquote>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-67460298993840263352009-11-04T15:01:00.000-08:002009-11-04T15:02:13.424-08:00When Pigs Fly!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHnD9jKRtXUxnErZgAS_1mllVFTZet0DIccSgtH2-npGpaNkE6GPFYgdz3llm4trSAp_fDU13sQ4dybPGE1e26FLwB80jb4ZS1BzThwIX6s_l1GoxPe69y8HRcbsxYEYgeIjbO9gXDik/s1600-h/3KidsFlu.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHnD9jKRtXUxnErZgAS_1mllVFTZet0DIccSgtH2-npGpaNkE6GPFYgdz3llm4trSAp_fDU13sQ4dybPGE1e26FLwB80jb4ZS1BzThwIX6s_l1GoxPe69y8HRcbsxYEYgeIjbO9gXDik/s320/3KidsFlu.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>When pigs fly, the garage will be cleaned, the yard will be manicured, and all of the laundry and housework will be done. Oh yeah, we will have pleanty of money to pay all of the bills, enjoy some family time and even help those less fortunate.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It all started with Ariella coming down with a low-grade. For a couple of days she wasn't herself. She got over the aches rather quickly but still complained of headaches and stomach aches. One day later Asa wakes up announcing he wasn't feeling well and that his chest hurt. This is where Cassandra swings into action and gives him a hit of Albuterol-some leftover from an underlying asthma issue about three years ago. When he spiked a fever, it was time to call Dr. Erickson. Given Asa's history, Erickson decided to have him brought in--through the back door! Asa feels like a patient with clout when he gets to come in the back door. Dr Erickson had him tested. Comfirmed. Swine flu. Probably what Ariella had as well. And Malachi came down with it not long after that.<br />
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</div>The great thing is that our kids pray every day. They pray for health. Divine health. Asa has taken it upon himself to pray for anyone who gets sick in our family. I know God hears and answers these prayers. Although Malachi coughs and hacks, it appears that the worst is behind us.<br />
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</div>So the garage didn't get cleaned, that's my bad! The yard is not exactly manicured-that's me again, but Cassandra does a fantastic job keeping the house clean and the laundry going. However, aside from that we can't help but realize just how blessed we truly are. Thinking about it, the garage-- it gets cleaned from time to time, but like Malachi pointed out one day <em>Americans are crazy, they are the only ones that keep their very valuable cars outside in their driveway and their worthless junk in their garage.</em> Aint that the truth? The yard? That too is underutilized right now anyway from all of the rain we've been getting. It will get its cut soon enough. As far as the bills getting paid, God has been faithful. And we still manage to sneak away on occasion to see our loved ones. Only the good Lord knows how he's helped us help others, but He has.<br />
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So spread the word. Pigs flew already. Now quit making excuses and begin enjoying the blessings of TODAY!Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-29561026876364463152009-10-26T15:56:00.000-07:002009-10-30T21:18:26.641-07:00She shoots, she scores!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWrs17n0tPfw8XOJvmwIO50c_cvHCz2OlbvY06gTIFFnJyPg3oZyZKk__0pftXkv9TpdUNQPdkNVzKV3JVqMTXVkdN_gfPl_ciZY6zUYH_3__J9e4bsLuyaYf12DxDPFgIJuNFc38RVQ/s1600-h/DSC01376.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398573229917909698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWrs17n0tPfw8XOJvmwIO50c_cvHCz2OlbvY06gTIFFnJyPg3oZyZKk__0pftXkv9TpdUNQPdkNVzKV3JVqMTXVkdN_gfPl_ciZY6zUYH_3__J9e4bsLuyaYf12DxDPFgIJuNFc38RVQ/s320/DSC01376.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><br />The world series is upon us. Millions will be tuning in to see if the Yankees will win and few give Philly a chance. For us, the Gonzalez family, we already witnessed the best the world of sports has to offer. Yup. The stars? Well suffice it to say that they could barely see straight from the blinding lights of the paparazzi's cameras flashing. Okay, there were few paparazzi, but a lot of parents and grandparents.<br /><br />It all went down on a dry field behind the church on Jackson School Road.<br /><br />There were three All-Stars we were especially tracking with a glimmer of hope that we might perhaps catch a glimpse of greatness, awesomeness, and sheer athletic brilliance.<br /><br />All Star #1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Oi35P-UImq3motSNFAUp98qARw_WvXPyTkTvpkX3hI883MTRBf5GO8j504_3gxjWXx0mdh2IRXCKUqxppJ-3mYXYyT1KIFk8p6mLkxTu2Ufsyhpm0dzuIzlq0jvWvMr9Cxgsbhq2Tv8/s1600-h/DSC01390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398573573710942322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Oi35P-UImq3motSNFAUp98qARw_WvXPyTkTvpkX3hI883MTRBf5GO8j504_3gxjWXx0mdh2IRXCKUqxppJ-3mYXYyT1KIFk8p6mLkxTu2Ufsyhpm0dzuIzlq0jvWvMr9Cxgsbhq2Tv8/s320/DSC01390.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ariella N. Gonzalez (these days, she wouldn't mind it if you called her Ariana).<br />Height: 4 foot-nothing (that may be exaggerating a bit)<br />Weight: Princesses do not disclose their weight (sorry)<br />Position: Team Captain of good form and 'only kick the ball when it comes your way.'<br />Team: The Dragons (Dragon Breaths)<br />Notable Highlights: Loved to watch dandelions grow-while playing. Constantly forgot either her water bottle or her pink soccer ball at the field--hey it's either the treats or the water bottle. In her words "Treats, duh!" When the ball got swarmed, she would rather stretch and try to perfect doing the splits. She loved to cheer for her teammates when they scored. Second to the last game, we encouraged her to try and kick the ball into the goal, Please! Just once!, and wouldn't you know it? She did, nearly giving her coach a heart attack. She was all business after that.<br /><br />All Star #2<br /><br />Asa G. Gonzalez<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvtVYoehf2GTdEgADepN1zf4iEaPOVgmzkIgbc0_Q5dkuRQLjr-eht57aoRPcDAh3Lu8W_XvTmFIawhQto-505Carp7COzQfYGmR1w_Qifa51VV00m9OQ8NMvR1MNhc1G-9-OlwtV7Ng/s1600-h/DSC01385.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398574196731243986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvtVYoehf2GTdEgADepN1zf4iEaPOVgmzkIgbc0_Q5dkuRQLjr-eht57aoRPcDAh3Lu8W_XvTmFIawhQto-505Carp7COzQfYGmR1w_Qifa51VV00m9OQ8NMvR1MNhc1G-9-OlwtV7Ng/s320/DSC01385.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Height: Shoulder height to Malachi, but a full head taller than Ariella<br />Weight: Let's just say were glad a wind gust didn't carry him off<br />Position: Center, right winger, left winger, defender, and goalie<br />Team: Out of the Blues (Clues)<br />Notable Highlights: Routinely neglected to tie his string on his shorts, so he played with one hand on his hip and still outran everyone on the field. I guess it could be said he took them on with one hand tied behind his back. He had smothering defense, no one could score on him when he played goalie, although he preferred playing center. He figured out how to get open so his teammates could center the ball to him in scoring position. He shoots, he scores. Of course I missed that one, but I was told it was a bullet!<br /><br />All Star #3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LGUOLRhpOAN2aZRXFO__B_9-eSULZXPxqivS9XeRKgVrZPuff4rqF8YB7AEGuoFk0M4F3QbjjVTm-5ai-tqg7rYyxhm9CCJLcGsuACZdmrR04_Wubfnx-kp96HvDBfwrXab78u09jPU/s1600-h/DSC01388.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398575234965519954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LGUOLRhpOAN2aZRXFO__B_9-eSULZXPxqivS9XeRKgVrZPuff4rqF8YB7AEGuoFk0M4F3QbjjVTm-5ai-tqg7rYyxhm9CCJLcGsuACZdmrR04_Wubfnx-kp96HvDBfwrXab78u09jPU/s320/DSC01388.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Malachi A. Gonzalez<br />Height: Juvenile Giraffe<br />Weight: The kid eats rocks<br />Position: All positions but mostly goalie<br />Team: The Shadows (shallows)<br />Notable Highlights: Perhaps the best goalie we have ever seen. His size 13 shoe either blocked any shot in the vicinity or tripped half of the other team's players. He is the only one of the All Stars not wearing cleats because I refused to pay for a pair of shoes he would outgrow before we left the store and would only use for a couple of months anyway. Besides if he would have worn cleats, somebody would have lost an eye. Aside from that, his soccer skills really improved this year. He is still trying to match his best game of yesteryear when he scored 8 goals in one game. Maybe next year.<br /><br />All Star #4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYbGhlejqCizP9qIfWpOR9EwvJ536a3UyHOgkzAydRUT2QxjFfiN3ydKufhqgrTCumfcByHNncQccHjHBXCnpFhhVrBtLrTRQI63L6cYQK24FEpTxIkaSEOtJEKHG0lw3MMm10CYPvAU/s1600-h/DSC01378.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398575712606809378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYbGhlejqCizP9qIfWpOR9EwvJ536a3UyHOgkzAydRUT2QxjFfiN3ydKufhqgrTCumfcByHNncQccHjHBXCnpFhhVrBtLrTRQI63L6cYQK24FEpTxIkaSEOtJEKHG0lw3MMm10CYPvAU/s320/DSC01378.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tierzah K. Gonzalez (TKat)<br />Height: Taller both than the cat and dog<br />Weight: More than the cat, but less than the dog<br />Position: Cheerleader, grape taster, snack inspector<br />Team: All Teams<br />Notable Highlights: Pointed out every plane that flew by, barked at every dog, shared snacks with a girl twice her age (the girl looked for us every game after that). Sampled the <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">pinot noir</span> grapes that grew by the fence, nearly learned to say: "she shoots, she scores" when her older sister scored that blistering goal. </div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-3511058208096256072009-10-26T15:01:00.000-07:002009-10-26T15:40:01.804-07:00It's the Great Pumpkin!!In the immortalized words of Linus:<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> of the pumpkin </span><span style="font-style: italic;">patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to. I don't see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. You can look around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see. </span><br /><br />It's true, we found it. The most sincere pumpkin patch of all. Each of the kids picked out their favorite pumpkin, but after looking at their pictures of the final product, w<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGFJZodRbG_dWqz7oj2HFuPUV72QUSJGpOHLav32GXS8-vU5590fosOKY6heMbXqNkR_kbOCie5L4mGNe95SHh883EZEFY1xPiEfjclxXnqHS47dlPFwtTv3JcBfg0CfRVID4_AYfMDc/s1600-h/DSC01491.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGFJZodRbG_dWqz7oj2HFuPUV72QUSJGpOHLav32GXS8-vU5590fosOKY6heMbXqNkR_kbOCie5L4mGNe95SHh883EZEFY1xPiEfjclxXnqHS47dlPFwtTv3JcBfg0CfRVID4_AYfMDc/s320/DSC01491.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" border="0" /></a>e are now wondering if it wasn't the pumpkins that picked out the kids.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3X6RGQIQpsinM7PaAFt48vJZhwD0nEjB_ypnJR10tnrC9xYbE-NCfLBYkkt9ZGnkR3TX60-zlUhKn6yxZqlbJgJYmY_P6k0fgqWqOtFG2b1gsT_-lftecnu8vYHdn8Rh3eANCZ-88FI/s1600-h/DSC01492.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3X6RGQIQpsinM7PaAFt48vJZhwD0nEjB_ypnJR10tnrC9xYbE-NCfLBYkkt9ZGnkR3TX60-zlUhKn6yxZqlbJgJYmY_P6k0fgqWqOtFG2b1gsT_-lftecnu8vYHdn8Rh3eANCZ-88FI/s320/DSC01492.JPG" alt="" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hey, is that a hay ride? It is! We can't pass that up! Hay fever? who cares, undoubtedly the hay irritants are smothered by the exhaust from the tractor pulling the cart. I think it was the fumes that finally kicked in that full dose of nostalgia, you know that feeling that fall is in full swing here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Add the face Tierzah was making on the hay ride, that "what is this wonder filled thrill? so new, so foreign" face and that was enough for me to declare "You can pick any pumpkin you can carry!"<br /><br /></div>Yeah, I had to reel that one back. It turns out that with enough determination, Asa can carry a pumpkin twice his body weight, and not that I'm against paying $60 for a pumpkin, it is just that if I allowed Asa to take in the small pumpkin, Baby Sasquatch, err, I mean Malachi, would want to do the same. Then we would need a stimulus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9DFu5H7mjjoaZc6HQb63wWzWLx6e-9k7fQo_SuwskBuPsEigZI7kL4VA8-NgtzZY5i3-6y3BkZfZRr4Iq0-w81arKMgzjo8qgH5v2jX0C3tsp9JruQic6Hx6A8aiO8o3_upKME6rFb8/s1600-h/DSC01502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9DFu5H7mjjoaZc6HQb63wWzWLx6e-9k7fQo_SuwskBuPsEigZI7kL4VA8-NgtzZY5i3-6y3BkZfZRr4Iq0-w81arKMgzjo8qgH5v2jX0C3tsp9JruQic6Hx6A8aiO8o3_upKME6rFb8/s320/DSC01502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397035019241692866" border="0" /></a> bill passed just to pay for our pumpkins which will sit out by the front door and ... rot!. Cassandra, in her wisdom turned it into a <span style="font-style: italic;">let's try to find t</span><span style="font-style: italic;">he "perfect" pumpkin. </span>Which Ariella interpreted that to mean, 'let's find the pumpkin that most resembles a princess.' That worked out much better. BTW, what do you do with your pumpkins other than the usual oven toasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie?<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>There it is; we visited the most humble of all pumpkin patches. It was so sincere that the pumpkin bowling was closed for the weekend. And the corn maze? Well we have a teenager who would really like to get back there to t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED4FOn0PjTHqJ2hXdnxNiemBKkvcPHSljx0t9XfTTHlKD3PC085F0U-0KJjV86Wu68MX7fAmhG-6SH9_tUQeZ_JKT48IA5kXalR0nlXGBLBuyIzS7soRJn5LNdeCvmg0AqbahAOSV0fU/s1600-h/DSC01521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED4FOn0PjTHqJ2hXdnxNiemBKkvcPHSljx0t9XfTTHlKD3PC085F0U-0KJjV86Wu68MX7fAmhG-6SH9_tUQeZ_JKT48IA5kXalR0nlXGBLBuyIzS7soRJn5LNdeCvmg0AqbahAOSV0fU/s320/DSC01521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397034425748390066" border="0" /></a>ry it out. And since this particular pumpkin patch exudes humility and sincerity, we just may take the kids back on Halloween night so they can get presents from the Great Pumpkin. What? You don't believe in the Great Pumpkin? Just you wait. He will come. He will.... 'Norman is that you?', 'coming mother!'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnKC0CGacE4Z-i9VgzIx2HSmvND-KFAX21NZI0a_H5NTpLVArc0sGFV04pB4sNLxddPWqzx1-S2gIhOjBzk2Ue0l-RingvAwV6vHnfqY_Ojllt6XEmcx0b7VnzHCs4nHech-tY6_lM8s/s1600-h/DSC01505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnKC0CGacE4Z-i9VgzIx2HSmvND-KFAX21NZI0a_H5NTpLVArc0sGFV04pB4sNLxddPWqzx1-S2gIhOjBzk2Ue0l-RingvAwV6vHnfqY_Ojllt6XEmcx0b7VnzHCs4nHech-tY6_lM8s/s320/DSC01505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397034439326361186" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqqV5TEVxrh85e2bV2pb7-XsLRnVJc_GrwviQUQgfXnPes5fLIXttqpTE-KKltH4tv4zYGCD5NAZhzhOwmiSkGohzH_AeL6Xjz-hxUUQPtEDUGCMUjxrWlP2-5SBOdNSx7XLCyB9PvZo/s1600-h/DSC01501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqqV5TEVxrh85e2bV2pb7-XsLRnVJc_GrwviQUQgfXnPes5fLIXttqpTE-KKltH4tv4zYGCD5NAZhzhOwmiSkGohzH_AeL6Xjz-hxUUQPtEDUGCMUjxrWlP2-5SBOdNSx7XLCyB9PvZo/s320/DSC01501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397035004858891362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROayb0-N1ljnLdoxhUb33vPH8EQFVY8xVBKi58HVgwVqYaddxVlaFESQ6M7Hs18puVYCpSkCSLtULG7nQcBrwC3eNEl408oXQhnKqPMdRitXHZuzlVNtM9Mf6dX2etsrUm3jCRv-9RcI/s1600-h/DSC01495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROayb0-N1ljnLdoxhUb33vPH8EQFVY8xVBKi58HVgwVqYaddxVlaFESQ6M7Hs18puVYCpSkCSLtULG7nQcBrwC3eNEl408oXQhnKqPMdRitXHZuzlVNtM9Mf6dX2etsrUm3jCRv-9RcI/s320/DSC01495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397034419980138626" border="0" /></a><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceCO2N4cxuEB9cfalMrK62Bh9hkcFT4WAgAq-7zoVbmMZQ-eWL89F__SMoRjRwEUoS-3epCcbUOReV1ODAx7dcSiaTt5at8auYdRaTvDEsfSG4raamHypCjM5i_5i_CGfvzca8EIu410/s1600-h/DSC01511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceCO2N4cxuEB9cfalMrK62Bh9hkcFT4WAgAq-7zoVbmMZQ-eWL89F__SMoRjRwEUoS-3epCcbUOReV1ODAx7dcSiaTt5at8auYdRaTvDEsfSG4raamHypCjM5i_5i_CGfvzca8EIu410/s320/DSC01511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397034448320663698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjdVaN3opFW_f3q0SUQO-uAifDRrbsJxpq8Of9n9QYvcvM_jsvgU9NqveOtNehey0wJXWohh46maVT7ng9aj__6dvo6xCtkQXEBd3_jklgp9_W2L2fhbhCRKcvrbhqS5D6vts6kQ1mZE/s1600-h/DSC01498.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjdVaN3opFW_f3q0SUQO-uAifDRrbsJxpq8Of9n9QYvcvM_jsvgU9NqveOtNehey0wJXWohh46maVT7ng9aj__6dvo6xCtkQXEBd3_jklgp9_W2L2fhbhCRKcvrbhqS5D6vts6kQ1mZE/s320/DSC01498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397034434627181074" border="0" /></a></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-80430180869148776732009-10-26T08:52:00.000-07:002009-10-26T08:52:32.694-07:00Guess What I can do?<span style="color:#ff0000;">Reader discretion is advised.</span> If you are not eating, feel free to proceed. Otherwise, come back later.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X0CIR6eD5EuuWW6WixGpAqLYbtWgJXInOlnUZl2e8zw3HixsFPnwXKjGdsj2B0-rfFk9ZqoktTARjlk7QjMFUu_6ZEO7UCDjzc94oYP1EWHNgvTdRbQeNLZnp_WLUaAjwpjuiFdmAOM/s1600-h/TKatInChair.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X0CIR6eD5EuuWW6WixGpAqLYbtWgJXInOlnUZl2e8zw3HixsFPnwXKjGdsj2B0-rfFk9ZqoktTARjlk7QjMFUu_6ZEO7UCDjzc94oYP1EWHNgvTdRbQeNLZnp_WLUaAjwpjuiFdmAOM/s320/TKatInChair.JPG" border="0" /></a> Else you might be exposed to words like 'poopy' and 'potty.' Unless you are a mom, moms don't seem bothered by this kind of stuff, so go ahead and bite down on that breakfast bar and enjoy my first post on our family blog.<br /><br />Yup, she can do it all by herself. Well, on her own terms that is. Every now and then you are blessed with a child who comes to you, well to her mother at least and tells her that her diaper is yucky. Those of you that have gone down the potty training trail know that when a child can identify the problem, the job is half done. They pretty much potty train themselves. The trade off in this case? It has to be on her terms. But it is just like TKat; on her own terms. The good news is, she prefers using the potty instead of a diapee. The bad news is sometimes she's too caught up in her activities of daily living that she will... well... you know. But like I said, it has to be on her terms. But this being our fourth child we are well aware that a little positive reinforcement goes a long way: Chocolate works most of the time :).<br /><br />I know that some of your little ones accomplished this feat at an even younger age and others, uh let's jus say they were late bloomers (we had two of those, both boys interesting enough <em>--he blushes, albeit grinning-- ). </em>If you have some of the latter, don't despair the day will come, I promise it will. Just keep a chocolate bar nearby, bubbles worked for Ariella, and may the gods of John Crapper smile down upon you soon. Three cheers for TKat!!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-23533161170613588792009-09-07T23:07:00.000-07:002009-09-07T23:14:34.234-07:00Hello?? Anyone still out there??OK it has been almost a year since I posted! I decided I needed to get back to the posting on here!! I am a failure at blogging!! YIKES!! Anyways...I am turning a new leaf! Since I posted last I started working at a homeless shelter 3-4 days a week! That has been another challenge, but is rewarding. We also now have a TEENAGER in our house! Yes...it is true...Malachi is now 13...TIME FLIES!! <br />Most of all we are LOVING LIFE!! We try to enjoy and have fun with our kids on a daily basis! Malachi is 13, Asa is 9 1/2, Ariella is 5 1/2 and Tierzah is ALMOST 2. We play lots of games with them, talk, laugh...which means...our house is messy( a lot of the time)...the kids don't usually get to bed by their bedtimes(yes kids you do have one!)...and there is a lot of laundry to do(hopefully tomorrow :)) But we are happy and LOVE our kids. I will post some new pics tomorrow....from our family reunion, Malachi's birthday...and some others! Love to all!!Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-9287839403440641572008-11-12T14:31:00.000-08:002008-11-12T15:48:38.724-08:00The Aerial tram-- Palm Springs, CA 10/29/08<div style="text-align: center;">This was a really fun day! We all went to the Aerial tram which takes you 2 1/2 miles up to the top of a mountain. It was beautiful and AMAZING ride!! Although it is a little hard for some to understand...when you are inside the tram the floor actually spins slowly to give you a good view from all sides....so you cannot hold onto the bars on the wall you have to keep moving your hands....there were some older people in the crowded tram on the way up....and they could not understand this concept....one of the ladies was not to sure on her feet and she started inching over more and more until she was practically on top of the strollers....we hit a bump....and she SAT on poor Tierzah!! Yikes....oh the memories!! TKat(what we call Tierzah) was not hurt....so it ended up being kinda funny!! Here are some of our amazing pictures from the day! We took a picnic lunch and ate it there and also took a little hike with the kids....the temp was about 95 degrees that day....when we got to the top of the mountain it was about 73 degrees or so....very nice and pleasant!! There are INCREDIBLE views and lots of hiking trails....Over all this was a GREAT day!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cami and her boys on the hike!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjxgFOYYZT5dTcyvlhhzsXNcwmTnJE3A0MdPaQ7zgIA3EsHE_tIY2Msme5koi9ZSD3V6x2abmcfE2P9lHGik62K9ePYB2LcRnr9jQHb9sajYNixAQPo2si5VOyrf1L_n8eXOVQBGEth0/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+671.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/AVvXsEjBjxgFOYYZT5dTcyvlhhzsXNcwmTnJE3A0MdPaQ7zgIA3EsHE_tIY2Msme5koi9ZSD3V6x2abmcfE2P9lHGik62K9ePYB2LcRnr9jQHb9sajYNixAQPo2si5VOyrf1L_n8eXOVQBGEth0/s320/California+trip+October+2008+671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267920687529669490" border="0" /></a>Asa, Jordan and Ariella stopped for a break!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMl8eQKaAL576qcBzC7wdmQr4e67yFjiYKu9DYQLGJdepqSx2GmBm73_sQkK8ck1FqFVqTHfBKHzqvnDU5OsJVrsSug3tOFsG3MYbfQ8C1_0GwLAId8qpe9SX56Sv_OX9aIagw2zanGs0/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+678.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/AVvXsEgMl8eQKaAL576qcBzC7wdmQr4e67yFjiYKu9DYQLGJdepqSx2GmBm73_sQkK8ck1FqFVqTHfBKHzqvnDU5OsJVrsSug3tOFsG3MYbfQ8C1_0GwLAId8qpe9SX56Sv_OX9aIagw2zanGs0/s320/California+trip+October+2008+678.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267920675451583106" border="0" /></a>We saw several lizards...Ariella was set on catching one so she could pull off the tail...good thing they are fast!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l0XqihrXnK2MRtiNAdkwxiroPbeHbWsJzyh-BSWFlQl1jOG9tFOSvZPY1Nmp9OLtLGXvKyOqJogff8raxQ2sD25OLdPZah4-4b7hrrxn0YNr5QomXfJLyupDbjzoC-cqgORf9Sjotec/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+677.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/AVvXsEi5l0XqihrXnK2MRtiNAdkwxiroPbeHbWsJzyh-BSWFlQl1jOG9tFOSvZPY1Nmp9OLtLGXvKyOqJogff8raxQ2sD25OLdPZah4-4b7hrrxn0YNr5QomXfJLyupDbjzoC-cqgORf9Sjotec/s320/California+trip+October+2008+677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267920665761478306" border="0" /></a>My cute TKat!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4CvuHBo2h1DsvpLXTqjs8QqH0hGVIIzDKTum7fWdj2znBi6B_gqWfdYJZULXx_mG9lCy6RGubY3GpsaUTYE-MnlFeimnQL38hvcqHcI6f27Xd-1rktYI0iTOW9hjtd51QX_2jcPU4dA/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+660.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/AVvXsEie4CvuHBo2h1DsvpLXTqjs8QqH0hGVIIzDKTum7fWdj2znBi6B_gqWfdYJZULXx_mG9lCy6RGubY3GpsaUTYE-MnlFeimnQL38hvcqHcI6f27Xd-1rktYI0iTOW9hjtd51QX_2jcPU4dA/s320/California+trip+October+2008+660.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267920658041301282" border="0" /></a>That tower is one of the "stations" you pass through....when you do it is a second of free fall....the kids LOVED this....the adults not so much!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyCkTwTV3m_DrOHXvRPgpfVK6WCxRiyKo-aaluNGWD8F9SSaMDC4TD1o321oQOo-ww2MxRT__p-wYExJA0eg6cf5unKCs_E_PpLE58SLb1jnzk8Ro5CzezEl1gMj9R-euTt7sBSvZsdg/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+700.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/AVvXsEjnyCkTwTV3m_DrOHXvRPgpfVK6WCxRiyKo-aaluNGWD8F9SSaMDC4TD1o321oQOo-ww2MxRT__p-wYExJA0eg6cf5unKCs_E_PpLE58SLb1jnzk8Ro5CzezEl1gMj9R-euTt7sBSvZsdg/s320/California+trip+October+2008+700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267920648896960914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our family! 10/29/08<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro8j8sy-KRSGyw1f30ufxS_tPFXWs2I0rDomJuePCrwdFCML0Yx3KNUTx0fby6jlV4yu0vTXMpFvD_qr_WN6kCVSI__Trr49E3VtYu5d5s0h28JlR50l50PrmX1WQTKdj6LK0WBYzS7M/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+688.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/AVvXsEgro8j8sy-KRSGyw1f30ufxS_tPFXWs2I0rDomJuePCrwdFCML0Yx3KNUTx0fby6jlV4yu0vTXMpFvD_qr_WN6kCVSI__Trr49E3VtYu5d5s0h28JlR50l50PrmX1WQTKdj6LK0WBYzS7M/s320/California+trip+October+2008+688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267918745305295538" border="0" /></a>Grandpa & Grandma with Malachi, Asa, Ariella and Tkat!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnNdm7jZLWT4bMbQ4rmbL5RFuE_XA5-EhMs1dKbj1tuLcMbBcxBUpsWXhm_mDtyDW5eF3SrnLCgdgALZciRm4OIdQO9oWaclpwiS-oyBAdBpoG-HUdVENqyVjQ0YydJmvawG24w80ERM/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+689.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/AVvXsEjJnNdm7jZLWT4bMbQ4rmbL5RFuE_XA5-EhMs1dKbj1tuLcMbBcxBUpsWXhm_mDtyDW5eF3SrnLCgdgALZciRm4OIdQO9oWaclpwiS-oyBAdBpoG-HUdVENqyVjQ0YydJmvawG24w80ERM/s320/California+trip+October+2008+689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267918736394459346" border="0" /></a>Jordan and Ariella hugging and so happy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ6j8KApAubQU3R7bTC8U1Zpq00ugg9Z0V4AsVCDhZ8SBlyRJMJ7X9uYy33RFEpq1_NWmFekt-Hn1RfTyRju2XHx5AroMb5VYA5jizq6VVDnlpT1jhe0ZmYj3PmzIsqa_oNw9keSi-PgI/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+667.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/AVvXsEiJ6j8KApAubQU3R7bTC8U1Zpq00ugg9Z0V4AsVCDhZ8SBlyRJMJ7X9uYy33RFEpq1_NWmFekt-Hn1RfTyRju2XHx5AroMb5VYA5jizq6VVDnlpT1jhe0ZmYj3PmzIsqa_oNw9keSi-PgI/s320/California+trip+October+2008+667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267918733345180194" border="0" /></a>Cami and Jordan....he sure loves his Mama!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGY9cwz7f81aB3OnjCLR10EMDqAe_N3SLXyzR6_hyodUgvQHnlHoCeUURi_Tnv1wz04P4CRWzezDPv0ln9TWlu-A9NsKPawYuGpQT-ieHLVW7WgM8aDpSQTAnRMUcCKgB9qAOjjljyAQ/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+666.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/AVvXsEjGGY9cwz7f81aB3OnjCLR10EMDqAe_N3SLXyzR6_hyodUgvQHnlHoCeUURi_Tnv1wz04P4CRWzezDPv0ln9TWlu-A9NsKPawYuGpQT-ieHLVW7WgM8aDpSQTAnRMUcCKgB9qAOjjljyAQ/s320/California+trip+October+2008+666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267918727319103074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the day that Tkat decided that walking wasn't too bad!! Especially with someone to hold on to!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam5YwP_pUxc0H-7UmZbza60mrDq78k3h8wxfYaeCqIjCMuEhf1bjqC8pgWPJ6Dm_f0lhyphenhyphendW-KVWmO289rw0_f9OZeKIjDiFtM_5tduaUtj6xf8fDxAq7VK1WeXlShjvBNtMKJ9-3wqyg/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+659.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/AVvXsEgam5YwP_pUxc0H-7UmZbza60mrDq78k3h8wxfYaeCqIjCMuEhf1bjqC8pgWPJ6Dm_f0lhyphenhyphendW-KVWmO289rw0_f9OZeKIjDiFtM_5tduaUtj6xf8fDxAq7VK1WeXlShjvBNtMKJ9-3wqyg/s320/California+trip+October+2008+659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267914932207178482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The whole crew eating out picnic lunch....thanks Cami!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGuHrX9HhBz5nkMamtekihsS93NqIpw1L_v9eyNhbJ_XAyYokFPVI6gkSnBsVU8mn5MtqIlF5EHaosM9kBebJkUkrUA0-rREoFPK6brGlzyqTu_WjcH95zqvqMusmt2nnXfHv-MBUbiA/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+661.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/AVvXsEiUGuHrX9HhBz5nkMamtekihsS93NqIpw1L_v9eyNhbJ_XAyYokFPVI6gkSnBsVU8mn5MtqIlF5EHaosM9kBebJkUkrUA0-rREoFPK6brGlzyqTu_WjcH95zqvqMusmt2nnXfHv-MBUbiA/s320/California+trip+October+2008+661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267914925042918514" border="0" /></a>Me and the kids....what a nice view....of course I mean the background!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASJt-07n4m0yfzL8p4x-6hu_85a2mpCWBxVP9ICyMvQpxQ-VMM5Tq_0VJYwV0piu4JkLMAIriGzPfq03tkA1kXjelSR7UKRVDISWsPBORfLM7ePD7SFdjOfjgD_LYuy7o_Fvf5j8f-qM/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+655.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/AVvXsEjASJt-07n4m0yfzL8p4x-6hu_85a2mpCWBxVP9ICyMvQpxQ-VMM5Tq_0VJYwV0piu4JkLMAIriGzPfq03tkA1kXjelSR7UKRVDISWsPBORfLM7ePD7SFdjOfjgD_LYuy7o_Fvf5j8f-qM/s320/California+trip+October+2008+655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267914909948178162" border="0" /></a>So much to see!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg0k2zvFJ99pzrfDqyihEOv2s5Yn4pOQQ1uPf3DxIYw1buDh7BcLIgsnKYySA5L0kyadPvm0ma2fPkg1AaukQZwSq-LDVIJ6UccxTtMHQwgUR7TJqf_CyQzu-gAOhoJmwSlndXaFg-Mo/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+654.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/AVvXsEjdg0k2zvFJ99pzrfDqyihEOv2s5Yn4pOQQ1uPf3DxIYw1buDh7BcLIgsnKYySA5L0kyadPvm0ma2fPkg1AaukQZwSq-LDVIJ6UccxTtMHQwgUR7TJqf_CyQzu-gAOhoJmwSlndXaFg-Mo/s320/California+trip+October+2008+654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267914902054457474" border="0" /></a>Everything looks soo small!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj17oDPI_w3QWAoxS6ml8KPomofZtJmg2ohqAU-sty5Ra2j_IRCjY9xUO9mf3z8AnlaFUX8kbMRycEz045y4Gp2-6abDnwXBxEusu2E7m8Jjg5p7diqlJwaUmF83vO1PFxKIbltMt_Zw/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+653.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/AVvXsEhSj17oDPI_w3QWAoxS6ml8KPomofZtJmg2ohqAU-sty5Ra2j_IRCjY9xUO9mf3z8AnlaFUX8kbMRycEz045y4Gp2-6abDnwXBxEusu2E7m8Jjg5p7diqlJwaUmF83vO1PFxKIbltMt_Zw/s320/California+trip+October+2008+653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267914887478480450" border="0" /></a>Cami and her cute boys who love her A LOT!! They both only wanted Mom to help them, push them in the stroller, hold them....and everything else....Cami is such a good Mommy!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswIHVUKlwyqiUVidfhQ7t86Rx8nhoh_dxS0tKAeT0pvGGt2tsqoQkNjkIdXIzZO7R-YNVvdqGhLs2qT6Qhm0I-T2fG2RvdTYTc9kv-eOXsYNsULrFrk8xeVa8BYi340rFZRQ2vet7ZM8/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+650.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/AVvXsEhswIHVUKlwyqiUVidfhQ7t86Rx8nhoh_dxS0tKAeT0pvGGt2tsqoQkNjkIdXIzZO7R-YNVvdqGhLs2qT6Qhm0I-T2fG2RvdTYTc9kv-eOXsYNsULrFrk8xeVa8BYi340rFZRQ2vet7ZM8/s320/California+trip+October+2008+650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267911842609881410" border="0" /></a>My cute Asa!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIxVX5Qg5UWDUCa_OQ105GpW0OLAoTNwBkwG0ipSc9T2oKp00MUQ_vjXnrSKoANHa37lyOjbs5X-jpSMWsLYv1GgQ1og5zgPfX-uFTGheoSoX2N3iRG1tyd0XjCFReN5BTRskSnK_uBA/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+647.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/AVvXsEhXIxVX5Qg5UWDUCa_OQ105GpW0OLAoTNwBkwG0ipSc9T2oKp00MUQ_vjXnrSKoANHa37lyOjbs5X-jpSMWsLYv1GgQ1og5zgPfX-uFTGheoSoX2N3iRG1tyd0XjCFReN5BTRskSnK_uBA/s320/California+trip+October+2008+647.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267911834991817122" border="0" /></a>Our handsome Malachi!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglNQAOwFcGLMuQKTTtQXM0BbXJ-5Ylf82vu2wozDO9rf-0OtIg5gFHpUSXhWwcYo3evUx8g4GGQyQA2bTS7Vp_EqmaDDHrdi8q0a6iImGUmNrzOi50HV2ZpyVyfjmOwi0vEQ9SZo6MmM/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+649.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/AVvXsEiglNQAOwFcGLMuQKTTtQXM0BbXJ-5Ylf82vu2wozDO9rf-0OtIg5gFHpUSXhWwcYo3evUx8g4GGQyQA2bTS7Vp_EqmaDDHrdi8q0a6iImGUmNrzOi50HV2ZpyVyfjmOwi0vEQ9SZo6MmM/s320/California+trip+October+2008+649.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267911828002152354" border="0" /></a>Asa really liked the tram ride!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqn_SSW61_9_2cGxaO1UhfWj68f4fdE-U5VyDVuwQZBCFJOwR5dMoK_g6IuJicGlB29iG8fwMy1gV6IkE6NQAF9fgRXh_JCPMyjw2eEguO6oUHtnHww-M86qIyNV4ZU5syQSLbODCE0UE/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+639.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/AVvXsEhqn_SSW61_9_2cGxaO1UhfWj68f4fdE-U5VyDVuwQZBCFJOwR5dMoK_g6IuJicGlB29iG8fwMy1gV6IkE6NQAF9fgRXh_JCPMyjw2eEguO6oUHtnHww-M86qIyNV4ZU5syQSLbODCE0UE/s320/California+trip+October+2008+639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267911817279112594" border="0" /></a>Wow we are high!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtIbqWQl7VbChaNOiJXU5M9rhRQRRHtAFPoHqw9tSiIG-Khxpj3KjvbB_aZsQ6teXnidgqdUYx8WBisMCl0yV8LaR-o0o7gcoinonJkuIWmPtpmh4Daistn_Nx0W5GsivtVTwh3_TIBs/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+633.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/AVvXsEjhtIbqWQl7VbChaNOiJXU5M9rhRQRRHtAFPoHqw9tSiIG-Khxpj3KjvbB_aZsQ6teXnidgqdUYx8WBisMCl0yV8LaR-o0o7gcoinonJkuIWmPtpmh4Daistn_Nx0W5GsivtVTwh3_TIBs/s320/California+trip+October+2008+633.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267911812283282626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of the trams as we passed it going the opposite direction! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUBmsBQPOhw06FXHDTfg-ek6JcVMVfhUf1ic742T_CUOaHz0PrvJ-vCZLmazMD77F6-R7UuZ2Dx9QEDV-VpJAQcrg32OXVDRiDcGOjdzghv_WmwFRdpEhg-aE5mFfOIk5FHOHOHIwJFc/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+707.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/AVvXsEhAUBmsBQPOhw06FXHDTfg-ek6JcVMVfhUf1ic742T_CUOaHz0PrvJ-vCZLmazMD77F6-R7UuZ2Dx9QEDV-VpJAQcrg32OXVDRiDcGOjdzghv_WmwFRdpEhg-aE5mFfOIk5FHOHOHIwJFc/s320/California+trip+October+2008+707.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267918761516304322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jordan...Loved it!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmqCM5raeOIS6PmhAQogaRiS6bFKUZ-OlYsBV7d9IaXymwvwpDAuDGa6nOnm-OcwuY6wZShKOIn02tohAoX6LFUll322fTNRcupXplL-YVIYj9rwyxA7lp_dunSBLMXN84LqYjAYJvMg/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+712.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/AVvXsEiUmqCM5raeOIS6PmhAQogaRiS6bFKUZ-OlYsBV7d9IaXymwvwpDAuDGa6nOnm-OcwuY6wZShKOIn02tohAoX6LFUll322fTNRcupXplL-YVIYj9rwyxA7lp_dunSBLMXN84LqYjAYJvMg/s320/California+trip+October+2008+712.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267908938308353474" border="0" /></a>Ariella loved it too!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYBq8KEWLLjSg98-EemiauGd-3KuRdTl-nx2GRpL3IFQZsjIxpNQwNlM_aGddck2eKa5yFN9-rTzuYw7M72DDZ0uFjsD91k6NetYrREAK703DCukso0HiBTuOAstGBlFuHZ7EAX-afMs/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+711.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/AVvXsEhBYBq8KEWLLjSg98-EemiauGd-3KuRdTl-nx2GRpL3IFQZsjIxpNQwNlM_aGddck2eKa5yFN9-rTzuYw7M72DDZ0uFjsD91k6NetYrREAK703DCukso0HiBTuOAstGBlFuHZ7EAX-afMs/s320/California+trip+October+2008+711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267908928758667522" border="0" /></a>Our tram is here!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrEOri4B1gPEIvgX4etrfpydT2bigQvktNPbT8NmEdg4cff-WE-7MAYw5_X9YS3sHoZnytUBv5Q1l3syH7Gcq4d4KE8H2ZN-nRfU5urU2iSxoI4S_26PlACAJH0najMc0q4qVqkf0CTo/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+630.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/AVvXsEiqrEOri4B1gPEIvgX4etrfpydT2bigQvktNPbT8NmEdg4cff-WE-7MAYw5_X9YS3sHoZnytUBv5Q1l3syH7Gcq4d4KE8H2ZN-nRfU5urU2iSxoI4S_26PlACAJH0najMc0q4qVqkf0CTo/s320/California+trip+October+2008+630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267908924458533282" border="0" /></a>Cute kids ready for the ride!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLbCr12vRa0h_8V0jfN3u8t9UWfWuxUV9F7tX8Afh-dZDbSK9elbWB1NcQEKgBY8vD1Ge1IAr7s0A7p83sh6Ptp-e2b5mM2RrPOvu_q2FveODlHqpdp0a7ig4JSROgy7gt6bdCSueE60/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+631.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/AVvXsEjXLbCr12vRa0h_8V0jfN3u8t9UWfWuxUV9F7tX8Afh-dZDbSK9elbWB1NcQEKgBY8vD1Ge1IAr7s0A7p83sh6Ptp-e2b5mM2RrPOvu_q2FveODlHqpdp0a7ig4JSROgy7gt6bdCSueE60/s320/California+trip+October+2008+631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267908916988276258" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-88486801128333711242008-11-12T14:06:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:31:37.818-08:00Our Halloween Party--Early!!<div style="text-align: center;"> We decided it would be fun to have a small Halloween party with all of the kids a few days early! So we brought all of their costumes and did a "trick or treat" door to door in the house...doors were answered by Grandpa, Grandma, Malachi, Asa, and Jose...they got lots of candy and had lots of fun!! They really enjoyed the "tricks" put on by Jose....he would startle them somehow each time that they knocked on his door! The kids thought this was hilarious!! They didn't care if he even had candy anymore...they just kept knocking until he just quit answering!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The whole cute group of kids....Aren't they the cutest!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO5bt5lNpuXVX5jX3R29HQUIcPczAwPRjMKHGwWCmMIoTdTd9dUS4vERzI3ccRD-yLKpD5s1cH916s1NBtktqKyaDANAdm7GUtbJmSlREyKpJa1lALMP-0m6wma_BktOdnEww1OmAhdk/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+752.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/AVvXsEhtO5bt5lNpuXVX5jX3R29HQUIcPczAwPRjMKHGwWCmMIoTdTd9dUS4vERzI3ccRD-yLKpD5s1cH916s1NBtktqKyaDANAdm7GUtbJmSlREyKpJa1lALMP-0m6wma_BktOdnEww1OmAhdk/s320/California+trip+October+2008+752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267897276453429794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Trick or treating to Jose's door!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsizIr81F56-K3HpQ4ayS_ykUIHfQ3zSMheQZdwdUR_4KKgZhUTrGnTiMHSInSNL1wVoW0dNSVmE1NM4mik1cQR8aELq4kQ1zKXfEsC4Zjic5TdDD-TWCVqd1lANHkp_4nJSbneoho0s/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+745.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/AVvXsEiLsizIr81F56-K3HpQ4ayS_ykUIHfQ3zSMheQZdwdUR_4KKgZhUTrGnTiMHSInSNL1wVoW0dNSVmE1NM4mik1cQR8aELq4kQ1zKXfEsC4Zjic5TdDD-TWCVqd1lANHkp_4nJSbneoho0s/s320/California+trip+October+2008+745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267900299072837666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Trick or treating to Grandma!<br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl57-kb6VQd7SjyyDf_NoCKA8PdA7z7dzn1yt50Jrq8gSlgKRYJH0T9c8mqozCLjf2UBkDSv-1C262sk0OijzC7sJ0GBPzk7HC2gHhpAeyxjwRoeI4TlIweE_mJ7yDA7gv21mgcoaowV4/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+744.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/AVvXsEjl57-kb6VQd7SjyyDf_NoCKA8PdA7z7dzn1yt50Jrq8gSlgKRYJH0T9c8mqozCLjf2UBkDSv-1C262sk0OijzC7sJ0GBPzk7HC2gHhpAeyxjwRoeI4TlIweE_mJ7yDA7gv21mgcoaowV4/s320/California+trip+October+2008+744.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267900308155207074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jordan & Ariella LOVE each other....most of their pictures together...are hugging ones!! Our princess and monkey in LOVE!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpvJxwnIAaS4wXqK6YBgia1rulv5veoUT3HXdh_PrgMTb0EDXhW-T_0cyCpOCDHlYogy_QnFD_bNaLCZQKNbQVZJTNmPooRICS80P1M02c-EX0T2nMufwP5bTj3AuCAspvQJP1n02VdU/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+728.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/AVvXsEhXpvJxwnIAaS4wXqK6YBgia1rulv5veoUT3HXdh_PrgMTb0EDXhW-T_0cyCpOCDHlYogy_QnFD_bNaLCZQKNbQVZJTNmPooRICS80P1M02c-EX0T2nMufwP5bTj3AuCAspvQJP1n02VdU/s320/California+trip+October+2008+728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267900342662196354" border="0" /></a>Cute Braden was a skunk...and tierzah a cat....our black and white's!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dgIIMIwoxry8fKC7llBnlkEstO4hDnP1iTfmwcj5RdRGdrCKRnEDBShvVfQFUKmtT4SfWyi6mA1H4oQmzr0HBYd7XoTSGFzGmOz37PZT6rXGdWj3ZXDMIG-QfYwO98WVeNXkydU5TY/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+734.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/AVvXsEjk9dgIIMIwoxry8fKC7llBnlkEstO4hDnP1iTfmwcj5RdRGdrCKRnEDBShvVfQFUKmtT4SfWyi6mA1H4oQmzr0HBYd7XoTSGFzGmOz37PZT6rXGdWj3ZXDMIG-QfYwO98WVeNXkydU5TY/s320/California+trip+October+2008+734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267900330154728690" border="0" /></a>Jordan is the cutiest monkey I have ever seen!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU1-XBz7vPtjj5qNm3n-GAlv58Kx2NoZLUX6fu47BMTtiTXdEL2STnXihn5wZbV3MNoRWnN1YqA6r4LNaDL7wEGxvvnMSEtzPBV_3I9pTR85eeheztzgDhmFd6xkl_Vg88FAxxQdcY_Q/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+722.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/AVvXsEgLU1-XBz7vPtjj5qNm3n-GAlv58Kx2NoZLUX6fu47BMTtiTXdEL2STnXihn5wZbV3MNoRWnN1YqA6r4LNaDL7wEGxvvnMSEtzPBV_3I9pTR85eeheztzgDhmFd6xkl_Vg88FAxxQdcY_Q/s320/California+trip+October+2008+722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267900317379752114" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our fairy princess...ARIELLA!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeBwYObMwGbUsTnebBfFXwart1MLTdO-7jQBaewgB5CZG46NsgHtqieLjIKX6baK6UcGNciT6sXumAeUljQxnBCjzsKm38cqJlGGfbyNZEP9z-BtcH_SAgQ4V3VeRIxJVrZeJP4G1BFg/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+726.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/AVvXsEhBeBwYObMwGbUsTnebBfFXwart1MLTdO-7jQBaewgB5CZG46NsgHtqieLjIKX6baK6UcGNciT6sXumAeUljQxnBCjzsKm38cqJlGGfbyNZEP9z-BtcH_SAgQ4V3VeRIxJVrZeJP4G1BFg/s320/California+trip+October+2008+726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267897326613169858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our Cowboy....ASA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMtOZQdqPJRvZYzOk07jS264lW605QYggMxigHRPFV7AU1XV8EPl07k4CeJDJ1jyvg-dwyJ79jenWfiEBANQcThmVVYlFb1O5UXuoinyHKOvuIccYfL55_wDNb1CDan9QdEwhyHkeEC8/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+719.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/AVvXsEgkMtOZQdqPJRvZYzOk07jS264lW605QYggMxigHRPFV7AU1XV8EPl07k4CeJDJ1jyvg-dwyJ79jenWfiEBANQcThmVVYlFb1O5UXuoinyHKOvuIccYfL55_wDNb1CDan9QdEwhyHkeEC8/s320/California+trip+October+2008+719.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267897312845688962" border="0" /></a>Our hero Zorro....MALACHI!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sVTcRTedHyb-aJ9XB0Gt3l2uu_C8V8L5Fhd9i0xdld4WzAEqE4IASAJa7SYYZAJY7j2VEj-r5nQ68QkIaH7i63U6zMD1bWZfzSu0YdgVddIwkUUh135gYRm5nIHIBmRdhOyspyRqTwU/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+721.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/AVvXsEi7sVTcRTedHyb-aJ9XB0Gt3l2uu_C8V8L5Fhd9i0xdld4WzAEqE4IASAJa7SYYZAJY7j2VEj-r5nQ68QkIaH7i63U6zMD1bWZfzSu0YdgVddIwkUUh135gYRm5nIHIBmRdhOyspyRqTwU/s320/California+trip+October+2008+721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267897301530189938" border="0" /></a>Our cuddly kitty....TIERZAH!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh21056_dBVdBepmPmHKNKSOplBzRp3PfwNOuFcZnNO8OJKGO1QxKy8mgNNwEd3lEkmujf21UXEzL7HHD_GmYC_swbkspAM2HRpDxOqQofxzXYKCXz1WAO3RocNmO2O8vk_eaP6N8yJM/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+742.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/AVvXsEgnh21056_dBVdBepmPmHKNKSOplBzRp3PfwNOuFcZnNO8OJKGO1QxKy8mgNNwEd3lEkmujf21UXEzL7HHD_GmYC_swbkspAM2HRpDxOqQofxzXYKCXz1WAO3RocNmO2O8vk_eaP6N8yJM/s320/California+trip+October+2008+742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267897291030908898" border="0" /></a><br />On actual Halloween we were in Bakersfield, Ca...so we dressed up the kids and went trick or treating in some random neighborhoods....but it was about 70 degrees outside!! AND NOT RAINING!! WOW!!<br /></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-55115496116398044122008-11-12T13:43:00.000-08:002008-11-12T14:06:38.872-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Probably one of the funnest things we did was all of the swimming in La Quinta. My dad is staying in a large 6 bedroom 6 bathroom house with a private pool and hot tub in the large back yard. We stayed there with him for 6 days. This was a GREAT way to relax after the week of amusement parks!! It was even better when Mom, Cami, Jordan and Braden were there too!! Here are a few of the cute swimming pictures we have from there!! The kids swam a lot and got super tan!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jose sitting in the hot tub and holding Tierzah on the top of the "Volcano" as the kids liked to call it...it had water from the pool running down the steps...the kids would climb the "volcano" into the hot tub...then climb back down into the pool!! So fun!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFIRUSLoW71V0jK4U72DgAquYL75YOigQu-RpZA3vN8HlAoIk0LkCJ8ZzrLAmXOOSHP0yVHRmGHKU3gb-fzolxuV3mDI2Y9DdTCvbGvW_PQh8xQUNn307yfae9BHEep4zJe9ArPxA9-k/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+786.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/AVvXsEhYFIRUSLoW71V0jK4U72DgAquYL75YOigQu-RpZA3vN8HlAoIk0LkCJ8ZzrLAmXOOSHP0yVHRmGHKU3gb-fzolxuV3mDI2Y9DdTCvbGvW_PQh8xQUNn307yfae9BHEep4zJe9ArPxA9-k/s320/California+trip+October+2008+786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893961119181122" border="0" /></a>My swimmers!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9kZ0naYEtLKw_0HUOPU8VPhXAF1ki94M1LzoT9dX2CWR88atpHySYFcW3028bV2c-m5rJGNPbC8dpFIHtjlUDygcjs71Iu2_0fsXrgQUMt5ufRzVrbVZoAlpc7O5WEIpMJOCJhs48z8/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+783.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/AVvXsEhQ9kZ0naYEtLKw_0HUOPU8VPhXAF1ki94M1LzoT9dX2CWR88atpHySYFcW3028bV2c-m5rJGNPbC8dpFIHtjlUDygcjs71Iu2_0fsXrgQUMt5ufRzVrbVZoAlpc7O5WEIpMJOCJhs48z8/s320/California+trip+October+2008+783.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893948667544290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ariella practicing her underwater swimming with her cool goggles from Grandma!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipV1y4E7unxicsZcSDifV76XBSxjtqTzQ-wk_pMMc1Whu9dM-Fzmt8Xk4Gvlpg4ogPP9B9oVgSpQqaSjLtmYUUhUfqOJ9LPnGJEexNT3_vstZK0gh2OoLOmQNKt8YaTGZ9tvYt65GkGRs/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+790.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/AVvXsEipV1y4E7unxicsZcSDifV76XBSxjtqTzQ-wk_pMMc1Whu9dM-Fzmt8Xk4Gvlpg4ogPP9B9oVgSpQqaSjLtmYUUhUfqOJ9LPnGJEexNT3_vstZK0gh2OoLOmQNKt8YaTGZ9tvYt65GkGRs/s320/California+trip+October+2008+790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893932111559442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My cute girl, sitting one of the fountains in the pool!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWbDyeJrzR2DwA082SKFYW99Ttj1Ioptyc4UYnwKgMtyaeQKQjFGpKLfMXesV8vf1RBMyHbTCdjfcgyYCS2f9dz-olcuMswrv_Fgk6Gyjzaj_QgTwrQc4yb7y3eRL7QkbcoDbc7Llj74/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+774.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/AVvXsEjKWbDyeJrzR2DwA082SKFYW99Ttj1Ioptyc4UYnwKgMtyaeQKQjFGpKLfMXesV8vf1RBMyHbTCdjfcgyYCS2f9dz-olcuMswrv_Fgk6Gyjzaj_QgTwrQc4yb7y3eRL7QkbcoDbc7Llj74/s320/California+trip+October+2008+774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267893918592290338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tierzah sitting on one of the fountains on the side of the pool!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFif7AE94V_W6ngQKZHRTgktcjG-Vt-PfIdIAC8WLPe9uVdLHXcOEO8eNtjTRzo1T__8qOSe0V5gftU9xxRtCQbyXKZhpveL0JDLOi_QvpITVbbt2Hq8pvupCnf3BC_bBQlwb_7LqrX34/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+766.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/AVvXsEiFif7AE94V_W6ngQKZHRTgktcjG-Vt-PfIdIAC8WLPe9uVdLHXcOEO8eNtjTRzo1T__8qOSe0V5gftU9xxRtCQbyXKZhpveL0JDLOi_QvpITVbbt2Hq8pvupCnf3BC_bBQlwb_7LqrX34/s320/California+trip+October+2008+766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267891362953675458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Malachi...probably our biggest fish!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuRyeeuYqguC_oFknvdePGM776anusWQbE3KyrmfbPxsxfbs_Cr3_7_-Tff_k8gXgV7w_rSjs-UM8cdZUOhymfOcpbMdIf_k9uSOyC0xL-2g_Aq2BthyphenhyphenFb4NeEvgIgx6pmgSQogj6Uxk/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+782.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/AVvXsEiWuRyeeuYqguC_oFknvdePGM776anusWQbE3KyrmfbPxsxfbs_Cr3_7_-Tff_k8gXgV7w_rSjs-UM8cdZUOhymfOcpbMdIf_k9uSOyC0xL-2g_Aq2BthyphenhyphenFb4NeEvgIgx6pmgSQogj6Uxk/s320/California+trip+October+2008+782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267891347693597586" border="0" /></a>Asa is a close second!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw-0xim3qSZgUsPdICETzLo4hF6B1lK5K0U5yS7_XHpS2B5OyBKLXzKWs0sxG1Bf3i7sykCSPwLxzgVoGK9X0d1mTDfzTS1ldRgRQPQyI0NJMoFTmLb9rG3xSZgD4b2gXwfZ_eqwNCr8/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+776.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/AVvXsEhuw-0xim3qSZgUsPdICETzLo4hF6B1lK5K0U5yS7_XHpS2B5OyBKLXzKWs0sxG1Bf3i7sykCSPwLxzgVoGK9X0d1mTDfzTS1ldRgRQPQyI0NJMoFTmLb9rG3xSZgD4b2gXwfZ_eqwNCr8/s320/California+trip+October+2008+776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267891339156087314" border="0" /></a>Tierzah couldn't get enough of the pool...although she didn't get to go in as much....because that meant mom or dad had to be in there too!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVrcN8Hv2Vd0WPVCQVyU8euRBrkDiPCxc7VmIANgVwf7kMa6bBfoelwcdgyFKM345jDZEZhecel9par4qwQrWpZ9Ek1EU1YuLpVtewn0Fz9SZFJ7xiIGcDY6jweH3sBmmVjZVmsGdoJ4/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+778.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/AVvXsEguVrcN8Hv2Vd0WPVCQVyU8euRBrkDiPCxc7VmIANgVwf7kMa6bBfoelwcdgyFKM345jDZEZhecel9par4qwQrWpZ9Ek1EU1YuLpVtewn0Fz9SZFJ7xiIGcDY6jweH3sBmmVjZVmsGdoJ4/s320/California+trip+October+2008+778.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267891330313938978" border="0" /></a>Ariella LOVES to swim...all she needs is a pair of floaties and she is free to roam the pool all by herself....she is a really good swimmer...she started to learn to swim without the floaties...and can swim under water alone. WAY TO GO YA YA!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFLREkbCy8TU8jOulIukTywQ1aQChLevBqb4264CPs4MOCjbLY6UrjUW-gSus6AAGK8qSMZ3bT246PIMgK5-DjT29atSkBiGjzRNeyHuWh8FXZkqr8SGgRMEiDoVvi5RZ78ouhLiFJF4/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+791.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/AVvXsEjOFLREkbCy8TU8jOulIukTywQ1aQChLevBqb4264CPs4MOCjbLY6UrjUW-gSus6AAGK8qSMZ3bT246PIMgK5-DjT29atSkBiGjzRNeyHuWh8FXZkqr8SGgRMEiDoVvi5RZ78ouhLiFJF4/s320/California+trip+October+2008+791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267891322082253890" border="0" /></a>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-60880678391141458802008-11-12T13:30:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:43:45.303-08:00LA China Town...lots of Fun!!We did go to the LA China Town when we were leaving the LA area. The kids really loved spending the rest of their "spending money" there! Asa especially loved it...he says it was his favorite part of the whole trip! Here are a few pictures from there....at least it was nice weather!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is ONE of the kinda funny signs that we saw there!! Maybe only funny to us!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYogtn2rPj_WOQNsdVoIq5DmZ_9czGJ4wEyQOtHF1RZ8-glTv5Bv5t6aUzds3MHCauEbpxsk4eqa8-YW46BLySfnvvmS-xOIEYI_wDuB61t3quOO6pdB4VGvkpSscAMl_d5BgHvx0t9-o/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+815.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/AVvXsEiYogtn2rPj_WOQNsdVoIq5DmZ_9czGJ4wEyQOtHF1RZ8-glTv5Bv5t6aUzds3MHCauEbpxsk4eqa8-YW46BLySfnvvmS-xOIEYI_wDuB61t3quOO6pdB4VGvkpSscAMl_d5BgHvx0t9-o/s320/California+trip+October+2008+815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267888515025960450" border="0" /></a>We are there waving....can you see us?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQaVU93YWjoLYOYjxFFrPngAjPseFXO_6w-wN17BGo_U4xun1f7sZBirXjekEsiYEDHgsKqhJzha0EIXCFvCaeaB7KZcagWvT8t81PHIXo6hQVuIOtnIHhyphenhyphen2CYZUQU5ic8-b9qSPYFfw/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+805.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/AVvXsEhyQaVU93YWjoLYOYjxFFrPngAjPseFXO_6w-wN17BGo_U4xun1f7sZBirXjekEsiYEDHgsKqhJzha0EIXCFvCaeaB7KZcagWvT8t81PHIXo6hQVuIOtnIHhyphenhyphen2CYZUQU5ic8-b9qSPYFfw/s320/California+trip+October+2008+805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267888506779472818" border="0" /></a>The cute boys in China Town!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnURJAuWZhIcSFALaSYvLtFI_KxN495npPbbL-5XDsUvhzijv2DDu65Woc_mqDoi50NU55Rsyitj9zVBV1g7_w66zQHQlKP7XRMBaDEh3HRq-u_aRXMGnHMEpve30OG5xmi1cgO6fkTGk/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+806.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/AVvXsEhnURJAuWZhIcSFALaSYvLtFI_KxN495npPbbL-5XDsUvhzijv2DDu65Woc_mqDoi50NU55Rsyitj9zVBV1g7_w66zQHQlKP7XRMBaDEh3HRq-u_aRXMGnHMEpve30OG5xmi1cgO6fkTGk/s320/California+trip+October+2008+806.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267888496531516514" border="0" /></a>Ariella was soooo proud of her parasol....she did some cute dances with it and everything!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchoUIcPFkbGYcX4WalzP_9vECPihfoKRIpbFaEfkHuijuV1luc0y9h4VACIVaRX0ZP1xLk3qHCg0RTX9EyfbY0ICK8tH_XM2iIRP8jt9s0T80EUHs8cIX578HedG2YKErtqFXdacifT8/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+813.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/AVvXsEgchoUIcPFkbGYcX4WalzP_9vECPihfoKRIpbFaEfkHuijuV1luc0y9h4VACIVaRX0ZP1xLk3qHCg0RTX9EyfbY0ICK8tH_XM2iIRP8jt9s0T80EUHs8cIX578HedG2YKErtqFXdacifT8/s320/California+trip+October+2008+813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267888491339591202" border="0" /></a>Jose and the kids in the heart of China Town! So cute!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-ZxktHRFXQd-rAETnkdjDLrZAxJYtCCf07bz5wIUpQmfUr8-3t7L9a4at6rUiX2YjvtWsGh-xJjE-xjp3JjVnuKmtVE931jvPXULwNkTebQbHMzgHuouP6qKY4FQGhkH3zXCuN-mICo/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+814.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/AVvXsEjD-ZxktHRFXQd-rAETnkdjDLrZAxJYtCCf07bz5wIUpQmfUr8-3t7L9a4at6rUiX2YjvtWsGh-xJjE-xjp3JjVnuKmtVE931jvPXULwNkTebQbHMzgHuouP6qKY4FQGhkH3zXCuN-mICo/s320/California+trip+October+2008+814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267888488291821970" border="0" /></a>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-66628907904978525282008-11-12T13:12:00.000-08:002008-11-12T13:30:35.350-08:00The Trip Home...San FranciscoOn our way home...we stopped in San Francisco to go to China Town....IT WAS SO RAINY...we thought we were back home already!! We still went to China Town for about an hour, it was fun but wet!! The kids still LOVED it. The best part about going was we went over the Golden Gate Bridge! We couldn't see past the sides of the bridge because of the fog and rain....but it was really neat! And the city is AMAZING...super tall buildings...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdOEmWEzA4vAtEIvegExmq89zke5QVjpVRIwX630luuu5H3qZT2lf4Pbp6Qy3lF6JL9Agk4T802efCOeiAyEPPtXwFdxqixFHWaxV-9eU-4_zQ9VlzC028ERVcu0t3b43h52Woo7YwcA/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+828.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/AVvXsEiIdOEmWEzA4vAtEIvegExmq89zke5QVjpVRIwX630luuu5H3qZT2lf4Pbp6Qy3lF6JL9Agk4T802efCOeiAyEPPtXwFdxqixFHWaxV-9eU-4_zQ9VlzC028ERVcu0t3b43h52Woo7YwcA/s320/California+trip+October+2008+828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267886163218065650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bmfFYfzs-aRsSnwAQ7YbvCBszqtTKtOpQX7e11VieiBTuLtQQhe3wf91h9NYu11xeuLZS26jiL6eIISETWoSoNPl1Xf4-TORjcw0ezqjDW20_-pD9iTngZ6oUz6dmHrLxoZ-8wGB-ec/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+825.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/AVvXsEg_bmfFYfzs-aRsSnwAQ7YbvCBszqtTKtOpQX7e11VieiBTuLtQQhe3wf91h9NYu11xeuLZS26jiL6eIISETWoSoNPl1Xf4-TORjcw0ezqjDW20_-pD9iTngZ6oUz6dmHrLxoZ-8wGB-ec/s320/California+trip+October+2008+825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267886149103663762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk54SMViPbQDOpRNwaVe_ivEx6ks34mSL2IuG23ykgfj2m-geryKW628y8EkuyYozhcry9xUqy2JVJTGusGXFmI5z18H7S7LOAYzpam_Xv194wIGaXOVdiah4iyugli8VL3ULLPwiNNI/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+824.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/AVvXsEjbk54SMViPbQDOpRNwaVe_ivEx6ks34mSL2IuG23ykgfj2m-geryKW628y8EkuyYozhcry9xUqy2JVJTGusGXFmI5z18H7S7LOAYzpam_Xv194wIGaXOVdiah4iyugli8VL3ULLPwiNNI/s320/California+trip+October+2008+824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267886138484248578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgk2GsuSRbAvKaXu_4VPs3VZCTBc13sPOoIWFarbnlAXSiXhUIm0mgRBP4jHoZsMwDDKd9-fI1C_CrERscJObhJbGelb6v7Rwa7wU_JHIqHjCnj44N9YPVRmk-ZxgDyqhnBNNv4uGmhg/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+817.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/AVvXsEgEgk2GsuSRbAvKaXu_4VPs3VZCTBc13sPOoIWFarbnlAXSiXhUIm0mgRBP4jHoZsMwDDKd9-fI1C_CrERscJObhJbGelb6v7Rwa7wU_JHIqHjCnj44N9YPVRmk-ZxgDyqhnBNNv4uGmhg/s320/California+trip+October+2008+817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267886130181193682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIejw9L136WoGOT9Q8DClbbNPFQpRbIjgBm2xWpH7Kahu-VSxxQLuVme6sujVUwrwilHMrkPABmQpySh1ZfOEe2v4WqClmJRpM3iWHMOKHBZVUI9ZQPu3AR52L03LR6y537WI1ds8wIVA/s1600-h/California+trip+October+2008+822.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/AVvXsEjIejw9L136WoGOT9Q8DClbbNPFQpRbIjgBm2xWpH7Kahu-VSxxQLuVme6sujVUwrwilHMrkPABmQpySh1ZfOEe2v4WqClmJRpM3iWHMOKHBZVUI9ZQPu3AR52L03LR6y537WI1ds8wIVA/s320/California+trip+October+2008+822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267886117582304738" border="0" /></a>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-3122313154385008892008-10-03T15:37:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:02:33.610-07:00Omsi... September 1, 2008<div style="text-align: center;">We took the kids to OMSI for the reptile show that they have there only for one weekend! It was lots of fun! We took our nephew Ezra with us....although sometimes it was difficult deciphering some of the reptiles(toads, snakes and lizards) from the kids!!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPENUNVe6cIXDQpFqJllwYu0cv3PI1i7-aT5W0Ta2lf17KES6Sjf3KZg9DcVYHTLkYqw0-RqxvfcgDR36bYfNmbu3-Zr1KFyjMgYDeStt6tUCKicrwwTNCN6dlPjFLO5Gxn8q5nulEmas/s1600-h/P9010162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPENUNVe6cIXDQpFqJllwYu0cv3PI1i7-aT5W0Ta2lf17KES6Sjf3KZg9DcVYHTLkYqw0-RqxvfcgDR36bYfNmbu3-Zr1KFyjMgYDeStt6tUCKicrwwTNCN6dlPjFLO5Gxn8q5nulEmas/s320/P9010162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253062411686892658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdiN7qrk_pcFpZOKwvwupjPOoaG7AiURyXJP1plb-ay9wN__lZreLsJxiYwIrow2bX-iN46BBfFwSoKfZn1zsMgufl0zSlgNF3fqUyiDQKV1VLkmAPn2URr_C19yerl3L22SPxi0BhhQ/s1600-h/P9010161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdiN7qrk_pcFpZOKwvwupjPOoaG7AiURyXJP1plb-ay9wN__lZreLsJxiYwIrow2bX-iN46BBfFwSoKfZn1zsMgufl0zSlgNF3fqUyiDQKV1VLkmAPn2URr_C19yerl3L22SPxi0BhhQ/s320/P9010161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253062416455259490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNI8tSDrkqoIOu7I5qXmH9X34G0tMbGv9PeWS0B668jKb4Dco1bFoVJkr70PscFZtH3eD46ZAZbPaTM4mJQZTEqQ5YFn6-kwI3GTST8n8Y4Uut0gvy3wX19IFzzO59z7GCCeiaCgUHdM/s1600-h/P9010075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNI8tSDrkqoIOu7I5qXmH9X34G0tMbGv9PeWS0B668jKb4Dco1bFoVJkr70PscFZtH3eD46ZAZbPaTM4mJQZTEqQ5YFn6-kwI3GTST8n8Y4Uut0gvy3wX19IFzzO59z7GCCeiaCgUHdM/s320/P9010075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253062423393822450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o1WKpJb7EmVxE7PrXPbttKJOUPf5Xhw3NHn3P7zEhOWP2qUGcg2j16mZvcsw7RT2-vc8vGv-XgIFawgJjQLK4v4oMxygXnvRR2Qyt8suD6R24fGHwO4h4CXfOvtqGaLCS7iZltxm_bo/s1600-h/P9010085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o1WKpJb7EmVxE7PrXPbttKJOUPf5Xhw3NHn3P7zEhOWP2qUGcg2j16mZvcsw7RT2-vc8vGv-XgIFawgJjQLK4v4oMxygXnvRR2Qyt8suD6R24fGHwO4h4CXfOvtqGaLCS7iZltxm_bo/s320/P9010085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253063984234090914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R7GRk0LiSErgPQ9DKq_SoDMly0kt4Azd37A4MROJLSsIP7u9yIxMEl7udCfcOMZ1Hk4Hn42hOAG7rqgYkgi5C-KMjtrVh4UgsH46J7kZHY1FRiN9u84auxgGLVffusLkJTgxRFjbpgE/s1600-h/P9010136.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">What kind of Animals are these?? I don't know but the one on the right is sure cute!! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LoY1vk1jgSxFIx2ZVhnrO1AQFI0ZZEfRC-scaWzwzQk5kjD81mPPyk9kM2BOaEDBcir2M7DWzWtNaotjs6Inq3ZJPWSFTiR46Hd9Nbl9AbmUoeXTAD1DQC5_cgP72wah4wirmzp75Bw/s1600-h/P9010081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LoY1vk1jgSxFIx2ZVhnrO1AQFI0ZZEfRC-scaWzwzQk5kjD81mPPyk9kM2BOaEDBcir2M7DWzWtNaotjs6Inq3ZJPWSFTiR46Hd9Nbl9AbmUoeXTAD1DQC5_cgP72wah4wirmzp75Bw/s320/P9010081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253063990223911634" border="0" /></a><br />There was a place where they could go and touch some of the reptiles....ooooooooo...gross!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hn4Gvlkk_oEyuk8TnMduzQhNhvoO0Zm_Q17jjCH7Z2EcmoXo0Vqq3MHP4DIkmCRTb3JlkD5wuwm_C1-6VdA7ma67-u5DKwjeMVc94AlGTP-uqL3l2hejBoUhQUQ6GfOxzpfu4DeWEAc/s1600-h/P9010092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Here are some of what the kids liked doing the best!!<br /><br />Ariella LOVED playing with all of the balls!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R7GRk0LiSErgPQ9DKq_SoDMly0kt4Azd37A4MROJLSsIP7u9yIxMEl7udCfcOMZ1Hk4Hn42hOAG7rqgYkgi5C-KMjtrVh4UgsH46J7kZHY1FRiN9u84auxgGLVffusLkJTgxRFjbpgE/s1600-h/P9010136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R7GRk0LiSErgPQ9DKq_SoDMly0kt4Azd37A4MROJLSsIP7u9yIxMEl7udCfcOMZ1Hk4Hn42hOAG7rqgYkgi5C-KMjtrVh4UgsH46J7kZHY1FRiN9u84auxgGLVffusLkJTgxRFjbpgE/s320/P9010136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253066579479957298" border="0" /></a><br />And the Earthquake house!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7IAIgA_EATh6bzIYCm_QsXZQmL_YU4MbJTgLNNhb2IOtSS_tX-Ly5paouLV__HkPs4-elOb2DMoF9usyeWpFqynw82n9WRKKXI85vn7rzsecjNafbWUVF8s_IK4zmDOxcDNazyhw2pk/s1600-h/P9010104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7IAIgA_EATh6bzIYCm_QsXZQmL_YU4MbJTgLNNhb2IOtSS_tX-Ly5paouLV__HkPs4-elOb2DMoF9usyeWpFqynw82n9WRKKXI85vn7rzsecjNafbWUVF8s_IK4zmDOxcDNazyhw2pk/s320/P9010104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253066559521679570" border="0" /></a>And daddy helped her launch a soda pop bottle rocket!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrdLgD4dyT8e-tz0oRrHOXzeDnLoZt_FgISbI_F0EkbzxAAmmI4FjRxVZ0dY-R1Uc3azQvhFn4vkZB-y-IRNQ9qa75Jro7uicu1pPhQlU-Y2k4ndyY25E_7Sn9L8ae58UIF676xU0Kds/s1600-h/P9010112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrdLgD4dyT8e-tz0oRrHOXzeDnLoZt_FgISbI_F0EkbzxAAmmI4FjRxVZ0dY-R1Uc3azQvhFn4vkZB-y-IRNQ9qa75Jro7uicu1pPhQlU-Y2k4ndyY25E_7Sn9L8ae58UIF676xU0Kds/s320/P9010112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253066564926019058" border="0" /></a><br />Asa loved this turn table....you try to see how long different items will stay on it while it is spinning fast!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaXgZ1uG3mGFVcsphxjtfwUmq1DZYNXjSPvr_s5UaUMfqYym2kuID0vOdUdVdcLmEi_GCLUTt2Lcy686qNqO7ylH4jTX6tOIdxZbjc9qSJGyYl3yXH6-wFocHsycn9HHsKZ_VYm0JQG0/s1600-h/P9010122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaXgZ1uG3mGFVcsphxjtfwUmq1DZYNXjSPvr_s5UaUMfqYym2kuID0vOdUdVdcLmEi_GCLUTt2Lcy686qNqO7ylH4jTX6tOIdxZbjc9qSJGyYl3yXH6-wFocHsycn9HHsKZ_VYm0JQG0/s320/P9010122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253066570585820130" border="0" /></a><br />Ezra liked it all!! What a cute SMILE!!(it is hard to get him to smile for a picture!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfIffSvOeQybNmdwemnFHwMp7mkYCta4MKOTXLeKZxu8qOCsVsHGCzjH0bvD9_16Pnpuhoq28NVB-dpsuaFAPIiqNEtoZAbCy9QQD8Ny58lUBiS-JCDE-gscFjCc2_ujQAafYeapAUBE/s1600-h/P9010132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfIffSvOeQybNmdwemnFHwMp7mkYCta4MKOTXLeKZxu8qOCsVsHGCzjH0bvD9_16Pnpuhoq28NVB-dpsuaFAPIiqNEtoZAbCy9QQD8Ny58lUBiS-JCDE-gscFjCc2_ujQAafYeapAUBE/s320/P9010132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253066574067569298" border="0" /></a><br />All of the boys LOVED the turn table!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDNSQu3UT9liUQPMBnemYOs2dA4hG-VYVNBbH1vlZ4Si6KpPuOx95lTVmISzQ2yJxVEtz1b7bl-hLAPolh3oAL7Hh3L2Q9N6Xkdvr4uYhwj7xLgGDy-LrITMn5iONJxjXun27L6kXRbU/s1600-h/P9010133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDNSQu3UT9liUQPMBnemYOs2dA4hG-VYVNBbH1vlZ4Si6KpPuOx95lTVmISzQ2yJxVEtz1b7bl-hLAPolh3oAL7Hh3L2Q9N6Xkdvr4uYhwj7xLgGDy-LrITMn5iONJxjXun27L6kXRbU/s320/P9010133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253070074088104226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1m5osGBlJ2CdzakgbUgoWpiuEnGvmS-0P5rndvBeyUKc7KqtrQmnwG_y7Km0t1i2Bw8dhV4TJgDFrvDnNyD5mXYYhfd3IE_gZNJJs7345wpURJO_kijykutJat2wG473iNvu8mtF5QA/s1600-h/P9010148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1m5osGBlJ2CdzakgbUgoWpiuEnGvmS-0P5rndvBeyUKc7KqtrQmnwG_y7Km0t1i2Bw8dhV4TJgDFrvDnNyD5mXYYhfd3IE_gZNJJs7345wpURJO_kijykutJat2wG473iNvu8mtF5QA/s320/P9010148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253070079845921154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Of course the space shuttle!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2GnJoLnPy2YiwEoPTfzozH-XZtkGqmp7fvU9LcY8B6W9ShIeHQMP9s-c33rHy9S6VvhzIJHdkjqY14hzhCOkELiR_z6qLfaOQbCc3-wR9-pGfavmS3Kb42d-_iH6pXVrnyfrqltHg-U/s1600-h/P9010152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2GnJoLnPy2YiwEoPTfzozH-XZtkGqmp7fvU9LcY8B6W9ShIeHQMP9s-c33rHy9S6VvhzIJHdkjqY14hzhCOkELiR_z6qLfaOQbCc3-wR9-pGfavmS3Kb42d-_iH6pXVrnyfrqltHg-U/s320/P9010152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253070088288916386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_fonmaCY8FLnif7yeBecX494U8CP1qzfj7ujV7iNq77DxR2bP2f2GJY_idt4K5b0P2p2uT7PRjWdmQMw9XnkmtquGOlSZkKSOLT_lH5nkluQHCJAqBqH-excdfvcsuTs9iKQZ619XnM/s1600-h/P9010120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_fonmaCY8FLnif7yeBecX494U8CP1qzfj7ujV7iNq77DxR2bP2f2GJY_idt4K5b0P2p2uT7PRjWdmQMw9XnkmtquGOlSZkKSOLT_lH5nkluQHCJAqBqH-excdfvcsuTs9iKQZ619XnM/s320/P9010120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253070089733066770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGqFuEbNwvY8EECssbyUIsxE3oWClZOugd7KbkdOYp85JR4fZ7DcbZPQ0scZ4GcospqwMHl54pwGSwgGG9uraMGUH6nygszU783AQt8aS2Ko-VPJra1qKsDEu7-wWiG3N4SAWk4gLgXE/s1600-h/P9010153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGqFuEbNwvY8EECssbyUIsxE3oWClZOugd7KbkdOYp85JR4fZ7DcbZPQ0scZ4GcospqwMHl54pwGSwgGG9uraMGUH6nygszU783AQt8aS2Ko-VPJra1qKsDEu7-wWiG3N4SAWk4gLgXE/s320/P9010153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253070093433275746" border="0" /></a><br />It was lots of fun....had by all....which in my book is a success!!<br /></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-87092267466665401432008-10-03T14:48:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:36:58.611-07:00The Zoo...Aug 12, 2008<div style="text-align: center;">We went to the Zoo on the $2 Tuesday!! TOTALLY CRAZY!!! There were about 1 million people there!! The line was SUPER LONG...and we didn't go until about 3:30 in the afternoon!! But it was fun!! Here are some of the highlights!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzYjEQA4ndObLmrswAJ66dEbaev6Qvn2zHOxDDcYshlOy4PTdV6S-zcHIrgiiS9FIeakRuTCWav-1nKXGNs8FhtqqC1GTq0h8aWy0XPuti1H1iwey0KWcmjZSP_ykVRxJPk7ZKdRxWWU/s1600-h/P8120088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzYjEQA4ndObLmrswAJ66dEbaev6Qvn2zHOxDDcYshlOy4PTdV6S-zcHIrgiiS9FIeakRuTCWav-1nKXGNs8FhtqqC1GTq0h8aWy0XPuti1H1iwey0KWcmjZSP_ykVRxJPk7ZKdRxWWU/s320/P8120088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253052862093789634" border="0" /></a>They had a dinosaur theme...this dinosaur made noise and moved...they all loved it....<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBcYxlK5vPy1QwbLvjM6eLFa6hJENwumUxSpuFH2vDaM7paNT4qhUUvQTJ9rjMazzUUtIvN58AYTx7D02hC_8PoMx4GZcb9ZR5bgPvZOEDE0CK2wPIoPh9Z-zuki7xvsnlWNMdR_cwZw/s1600-h/P8120089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBcYxlK5vPy1QwbLvjM6eLFa6hJENwumUxSpuFH2vDaM7paNT4qhUUvQTJ9rjMazzUUtIvN58AYTx7D02hC_8PoMx4GZcb9ZR5bgPvZOEDE0CK2wPIoPh9Z-zuki7xvsnlWNMdR_cwZw/s320/P8120089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253052869663691970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMZgjztGrYjFE2Sp71UCWArc_qZEC9TVwVWtEDMPmijtbQqUH1Mdiez5HYxeojQGgy5Vead-M6x9rABtjgRa3OPOSndeLHq-EVGM37A8qz8clpI3f_Mwt14MxdXWx6t3TmzPb54JMSYo/s1600-h/P8120090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMZgjztGrYjFE2Sp71UCWArc_qZEC9TVwVWtEDMPmijtbQqUH1Mdiez5HYxeojQGgy5Vead-M6x9rABtjgRa3OPOSndeLHq-EVGM37A8qz8clpI3f_Mwt14MxdXWx6t3TmzPb54JMSYo/s320/P8120090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253052868949510482" border="0" /></a>Except for Tierzah!! We thought she liked it and when we put her closer she got really scared!! Poor baby....such MEAN parents!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_o15GEZHpUW6Q-WfVKGc4BaY3GE5va9uUYMjZy0x52y2JZGl0cTc7ugvfbUaWIQWHiC8z8CSDI1PFWYLrt49lcaD2ovc9qG2w8Q7TedUL1Yj1nQ4btbCNd5rBkowx5DdzLlpGvhoyN4/s1600-h/P8120091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_o15GEZHpUW6Q-WfVKGc4BaY3GE5va9uUYMjZy0x52y2JZGl0cTc7ugvfbUaWIQWHiC8z8CSDI1PFWYLrt49lcaD2ovc9qG2w8Q7TedUL1Yj1nQ4btbCNd5rBkowx5DdzLlpGvhoyN4/s320/P8120091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253052874251877074" border="0" /></a>This is Malachi's scared face...(and he wants to be an actor??)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxu98LjASo2AszzKM_TzE3QHKvfwLWvNd1gem36eyVfKdVyl6S17OMKB7_u-QFuMBGz8yqPBztgZrV9Uw_zP8xtCMJQVZExXTrYG2wEAeZ-EgaD9ORDqNIyWccm8jb9aq82iq894-iAOc/s1600-h/P8120093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81Rv7u8-hccGjwvj9aexJk9rbdGE_HATdXGOf8A-WAjfc28g3CPpIXxE6LchCaOZTTiWzvL2oFm-VqvQu9V3_b4xKMSV9IORssFtI49SVBt-GAdI4lfhNXnkCEwHrsI-qUEswHHvYCpY/s320/P8120031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253049195276743010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a very fun day at the Zoo...we are looking forward to going to the San Diego Zoo in October to see lots more animals!<br /></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-85029825359248834062008-10-03T14:23:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:48:25.087-07:00Blueberry cook off!! Aug. 1, 2008<div style="text-align: center;">We bought a BIG thing of blueberries and Jose and I decided it would be fun to play "Iron Chef" with the secret(or not so secret) ingredient Blueberries!! So we had to select judges....and there were three(and a half) willing judges!! Here is what we came up with!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MZ6HwUbtOasIQmKLvAnaxX7PsgTffhST8b7AwftsLDmhi4YLoOaJzoX0HNa5_E6NmqL2KRUPf9QW5FtZbLGvt38uf_RXmSkfw8WJABveQxcUe7H-5ppkCNd8K793BctJFexO9U6BkXA/s1600-h/P8010004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MZ6HwUbtOasIQmKLvAnaxX7PsgTffhST8b7AwftsLDmhi4YLoOaJzoX0HNa5_E6NmqL2KRUPf9QW5FtZbLGvt38uf_RXmSkfw8WJABveQxcUe7H-5ppkCNd8K793BctJFexO9U6BkXA/s320/P8010004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253042821995126770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jose's first dish was Blueberry smoothies...the kids LOVED THEM!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEKOYcQXOH_y98ZSbLbcMybJEg5PuMCkiTWrRYrav9nco7q_1WUQxF1xiPX4HlZWxwYsShmhYej74PuGPRpTWX1-ZgRqs9eMBYJ7CpYLJzJ2JspDP167E4tam-MHOcRRZAFyV2hjww8Y/s1600-h/P8010003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEKOYcQXOH_y98ZSbLbcMybJEg5PuMCkiTWrRYrav9nco7q_1WUQxF1xiPX4HlZWxwYsShmhYej74PuGPRpTWX1-ZgRqs9eMBYJ7CpYLJzJ2JspDP167E4tam-MHOcRRZAFyV2hjww8Y/s320/P8010003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253042817545268514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04ULcvQvs0FnZff3JdplJ4NeTK7VL0GYouH4tOTWuR0gBFP7GTGaE_-aA14ASxUsG3RjCYOue8LJlWEkvd46FDh_yZUGiAXoaHyjZBAizThvz1KjT5PHw0Jkcyb7wbqPNeyt5YvzHkeg/s1600-h/P8010007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04ULcvQvs0FnZff3JdplJ4NeTK7VL0GYouH4tOTWuR0gBFP7GTGaE_-aA14ASxUsG3RjCYOue8LJlWEkvd46FDh_yZUGiAXoaHyjZBAizThvz1KjT5PHw0Jkcyb7wbqPNeyt5YvzHkeg/s320/P8010007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253042837079439634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My first dish was Blueberry cream cheese muffins...with whipped cream on top!! YUMMY!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sshJD6oyxLJGP3W30CQ8oE0hFvotR61ILwikRHPRgLFziEZx5h3PEMCKx7qXFxGP6EscTEbwYKsmrXAmH3Y-o9SevETrKoN4YwPwLOtih0axq_F8c42i-xRh-IrVhjOA1w2eDylnEG0/s1600-h/P8010008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sshJD6oyxLJGP3W30CQ8oE0hFvotR61ILwikRHPRgLFziEZx5h3PEMCKx7qXFxGP6EscTEbwYKsmrXAmH3Y-o9SevETrKoN4YwPwLOtih0axq_F8c42i-xRh-IrVhjOA1w2eDylnEG0/s320/P8010008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253042825304655074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe54L5U-oxXGgvi55MttEsBf7IKUNeArvYxPGZcQCmWd5IXjk3PwjdoszbSUOgA4UtlfVWUnVxshuEVc5gxFZ6b8WxGH4eGCehiKOn6lhSGZdNlP6dqihSkhIUGAiDZNxA5DzBe2f58b4/s1600-h/P8010009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe54L5U-oxXGgvi55MttEsBf7IKUNeArvYxPGZcQCmWd5IXjk3PwjdoszbSUOgA4UtlfVWUnVxshuEVc5gxFZ6b8WxGH4eGCehiKOn6lhSGZdNlP6dqihSkhIUGAiDZNxA5DzBe2f58b4/s320/P8010009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253042832211748194" border="0" /></a>My next (and last dish) was Blueberry fruit pizza!! It was really good...if I don't say so myself!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LVpDGBYRH3-I-WTnQRPk0BMpRapAxAl20glHD6KJeoUgCsJd4iLIjv3QSGUhHL_nT6MnjqSwCimzR_dS_3a010EyCcZs9XdTptML2mO_4SxflD-bUKZ7rc0EZZuWd3rGznnP-BKT_rk/s1600-h/P8010015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LVpDGBYRH3-I-WTnQRPk0BMpRapAxAl20glHD6KJeoUgCsJd4iLIjv3QSGUhHL_nT6MnjqSwCimzR_dS_3a010EyCcZs9XdTptML2mO_4SxflD-bUKZ7rc0EZZuWd3rGznnP-BKT_rk/s320/P8010015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253043555926124498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jose's final dish was Blueberry cheese blintzes...These were really good...but the kids didn't really appriciate them quite as much as Jose and I did!! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoOi0vKEJpezVSDAFryIhP4CwSi9tQCwwCL4gMqiLTfxeTVw_0GFpvtb_PJwdRLDmMxR0G8pm2wMZWbyghI5ITh2NisztkdFGuJ4l1qDbAgSjINQmpzftUsyPa66q1x6WCj7zvLs65tk/s1600-h/P8010012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoOi0vKEJpezVSDAFryIhP4CwSi9tQCwwCL4gMqiLTfxeTVw_0GFpvtb_PJwdRLDmMxR0G8pm2wMZWbyghI5ITh2NisztkdFGuJ4l1qDbAgSjINQmpzftUsyPa66q1x6WCj7zvLs65tk/s320/P8010012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253043550442334978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs9P6lbaubF7g8zvt3Cz7ZuQAiacxUjkkjh1U114eDOHVKU0UV2BVPHwC_W82xGhM_TIhqSc1aOq_S7eiFQp-nPSvGPkX9hWD3ikXT0q2nWcGmkRba_2d80gK8f7yJNtSZg5CU21Td0g/s1600-h/P8010014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs9P6lbaubF7g8zvt3Cz7ZuQAiacxUjkkjh1U114eDOHVKU0UV2BVPHwC_W82xGhM_TIhqSc1aOq_S7eiFQp-nPSvGPkX9hWD3ikXT0q2nWcGmkRba_2d80gK8f7yJNtSZg5CU21Td0g/s320/P8010014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253043553247405682" border="0" /></a>So all in all it was A LOT of fun!! Drum roll please.....Mom won by a land slide!! (I think it would have been different if we would have had adult judges!) We didn't have assistant chefs to help us...like on the show so we were tired by the end.... And we had to clean up the big mess...after the cooking!! :{ Needless to say our "Judges" didn't want much blueberry anything for a while after that!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TvVu28ZpV5us7JKg6olB5MjuooCHKNkT3KHO_VlUVbR0grS3p1FZAFqK7paYTuVwjKyM-jaF-RaNlvlHQASbjem53cktro3Flc7jlz_AZVrG7Hn3l8v2d1kb7RYXGxmzABIV6kZzzWs/s1600-h/P8010017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TvVu28ZpV5us7JKg6olB5MjuooCHKNkT3KHO_VlUVbR0grS3p1FZAFqK7paYTuVwjKyM-jaF-RaNlvlHQASbjem53cktro3Flc7jlz_AZVrG7Hn3l8v2d1kb7RYXGxmzABIV6kZzzWs/s320/P8010017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253043560676953154" border="0" /></a> The BIG mess we made!!<br /></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-43406149765300766542008-08-24T20:33:00.000-07:002008-08-24T21:27:48.417-07:00Tierzah has Chicken Pox?? I think??<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26Cffvq-K1lvkATVbZtkwB2N4uGLWjo8f6Bf9_ZO32Tz5KNc7IIQhs6THHP9jiaHbyV7JjAHGGeRdOM0qLGLOyDyubuo85Woye8uu3_1lGPNxUN3fu76fv58PnY3TQWTSQ8k619pIfxc/s1600-h/P7300028.JPG"><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></span></a>July 31, 2008 Our Cute little 10 month old Tierzah has a weird rash and blisters on her face and in her mouth...So we went to the doctor on July 31st and had to "sneak" in the back way...just in case she really did have chicken pox...and the doctor was certain she did have them...but the only place she really got blisters was on her face, and IN HER MOUTH(poor girl!) She also had a weird rash all over her body! She was such a good girl though! Most of the time you didn't even know anything was going on with her (except for her crazy drooling)..And now that it has been a month..she has the same symptoms starting...URGGGGHHHH..So who knows what it REALLY is??? Hopefully this time she won't get them in her mouth at least(fingers crossed)..we will see!!<br /><br />She had blisters all around her mouth!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26Cffvq-K1lvkATVbZtkwB2N4uGLWjo8f6Bf9_ZO32Tz5KNc7IIQhs6THHP9jiaHbyV7JjAHGGeRdOM0qLGLOyDyubuo85Woye8uu3_1lGPNxUN3fu76fv58PnY3TQWTSQ8k619pIfxc/s1600-h/P7300028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26Cffvq-K1lvkATVbZtkwB2N4uGLWjo8f6Bf9_ZO32Tz5KNc7IIQhs6THHP9jiaHbyV7JjAHGGeRdOM0qLGLOyDyubuo85Woye8uu3_1lGPNxUN3fu76fv58PnY3TQWTSQ8k619pIfxc/s320/P7300028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238294830347588642" border="0" /></a>Here is the rash on her right arm<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI6yqZZZVfaKfzxNu1JqUR6RiuXh4Ao1T_-DngiF72p1992b1b3pAjoAUDR_-bP_nUCx4oZCqxHDnZKXphKrYTdwV_OVUMDkzH4e-e-uP0lVLrGU1_U_N_RwLJTqC9lA5h8GLQQIMQ8g/s1600-h/P7300031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI6yqZZZVfaKfzxNu1JqUR6RiuXh4Ao1T_-DngiF72p1992b1b3pAjoAUDR_-bP_nUCx4oZCqxHDnZKXphKrYTdwV_OVUMDkzH4e-e-uP0lVLrGU1_U_N_RwLJTqC9lA5h8GLQQIMQ8g/s320/P7300031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238294835063975826" border="0" /></a><br />Here is what it looked like on her cut chubby legs!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlEObgfZGWI_AJ_9ifnU8UXVmnF6znrK95aRU0v1BHQEHvLozO1zubfKBYBWfjkYOAf9fAd5I1nUW3bCs3oXvFQfnNIvb45IqNtU_bAImuUsuSsZtE7mnht8fAWBsbUcPaWxng3bzEYE/s1600-h/P7300036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlEObgfZGWI_AJ_9ifnU8UXVmnF6znrK95aRU0v1BHQEHvLozO1zubfKBYBWfjkYOAf9fAd5I1nUW3bCs3oXvFQfnNIvb45IqNtU_bAImuUsuSsZtE7mnht8fAWBsbUcPaWxng3bzEYE/s320/P7300036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238294841930623906" border="0" /></a><br />She was such a good sport...and played and was happy MOST of the time!! What a cutie!! Even with a funky rash...and blisters in her mouth!!<br /></div>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-48561854240731000522008-07-21T10:52:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:22:53.434-08:00Fourth of July<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-lkYxgaFZ3QJaUOkpMltymXNij-571p-n00mKCne2p0qVZUHwBHFu_tx-cWR2lhlPySqlcuiZmfEl_i69D2PyODUIXprlh1pkDJgxdmlRfezbWXJXcPgAwp0Gy-12Ar1JrmOLWm66Oo/s1600-h/P7040026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-lkYxgaFZ3QJaUOkpMltymXNij-571p-n00mKCne2p0qVZUHwBHFu_tx-cWR2lhlPySqlcuiZmfEl_i69D2PyODUIXprlh1pkDJgxdmlRfezbWXJXcPgAwp0Gy-12Ar1JrmOLWm66Oo/s320/P7040026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225939588182303586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckexfWaj3BoBijwGrmHwCVZJggIC0BZiX7UdyuZPVPh8OSjoIfLvASww6rS6onetyAaNYoMI6ycRaU1kfJW8Q7d3mYL7b1tXyIpbo89LJhr4YzvQhGBVvtEDJLMCq_owqAnSgPqVrd2U/s1600-h/P7040023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckexfWaj3BoBijwGrmHwCVZJggIC0BZiX7UdyuZPVPh8OSjoIfLvASww6rS6onetyAaNYoMI6ycRaU1kfJW8Q7d3mYL7b1tXyIpbo89LJhr4YzvQhGBVvtEDJLMCq_owqAnSgPqVrd2U/s320/P7040023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225939600882648418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT0VgE8_fl52eG67bj3SJzBWaiD8t8Fnc3MvURYffitmEw4dM7T5VwMg_BLfgvapDMuLW_cQ4gVgkZMpW_CQOEXTnCgYzT7jhFDMIfHLI5NgYg4HH2juhjUJL_qMAy2inncj6tO_OFoQ/s1600-h/P7040025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT0VgE8_fl52eG67bj3SJzBWaiD8t8Fnc3MvURYffitmEw4dM7T5VwMg_BLfgvapDMuLW_cQ4gVgkZMpW_CQOEXTnCgYzT7jhFDMIfHLI5NgYg4HH2juhjUJL_qMAy2inncj6tO_OFoQ/s320/P7040025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225939145505217954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVhkYihnnYsUVdgkGMRIuJDb-pZG_qoNQ2WaG55A_jAgaDvmqohUdJF0AwXUugIo9xSp9zj3UeGae9KWyl8kZ8Dzvqj7UNI53RpwJlOfEKZ_u7htyNh9V824gS0Q_vji9L9GL5mJ8LcM/s1600-h/P7040024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVhkYihnnYsUVdgkGMRIuJDb-pZG_qoNQ2WaG55A_jAgaDvmqohUdJF0AwXUugIo9xSp9zj3UeGae9KWyl8kZ8Dzvqj7UNI53RpwJlOfEKZ_u7htyNh9V824gS0Q_vji9L9GL5mJ8LcM/s320/P7040024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225544463521083266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2YnhtJJtAGUhZviISsW_Vhy5ZTxrgfEAV8lY1TBXR-Rd2ZwLeVgu1NtGAbgPXgwWBrCP2bf4MeBF0Ude-trT9hXRHOyly63aSg8DKWDb5UHTb0kKTgnJvLgif2cW8voNexnXUpscy44/s1600-h/P7040021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2YnhtJJtAGUhZviISsW_Vhy5ZTxrgfEAV8lY1TBXR-Rd2ZwLeVgu1NtGAbgPXgwWBrCP2bf4MeBF0Ude-trT9hXRHOyly63aSg8DKWDb5UHTb0kKTgnJvLgif2cW8voNexnXUpscy44/s320/P7040021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225543087413149874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our Fourth of July was lots of fun!! We had some good friends from Hermiston, Oregon come and stay. We had not seen them for 4 years!! WOW time flies!! Nino is a childhood friend of Jose's and his wife Maggie and they have 3 GREAT kids, Alexander is 12, Larissa is 10 and Elena is 4. Of course I forgot to get a family picture of them while they were here...so there are a few random pics of all of them...but none of them all together...duh!! We had a lot of fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmk40IO696GsImjL2PUtC91iH-7ySU3gi_1srYudTbFTPgnV_Q4whyphenhyphenEfRsyoByn98JUigdLzg6KQrWYvYs3ukQ8JcgalVnMb8sSrSSO2-J-QA3fE5HO-MsQNH1AmIUTFPp45LJ0m6ovU/s1600-h/P7040012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmk40IO696GsImjL2PUtC91iH-7ySU3gi_1srYudTbFTPgnV_Q4whyphenhyphenEfRsyoByn98JUigdLzg6KQrWYvYs3ukQ8JcgalVnMb8sSrSSO2-J-QA3fE5HO-MsQNH1AmIUTFPp45LJ0m6ovU/s320/P7040012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225550408358089410" border="0" /></a> catching up and of course lighting and watching fireworks too!! Here are a few pics from their visit!! And Yes this was Tierzah's first fourth of July...and unlike all my other kids...she was NOT scared of the fireworks!! She loved them and couldn't get enough!!<br /><br /><br />This is Malachi & Larissa some of the firework lighters!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Maggie and Elena watching <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAzWluArkwxzf8_QE0-vHXXLkZMBjE38Gv05KvKkzp3xB2V9wVY7QtI8hmmL6FIkzjcdy-ULbqvUZcVAVW2gjWxXoRjCjfAn5oqUws-ruEekSb4bJtIPI2cEyEF2jn-wptcv3j0oTlag/s1600-h/P7040007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAzWluArkwxzf8_QE0-vHXXLkZMBjE38Gv05KvKkzp3xB2V9wVY7QtI8hmmL6FIkzjcdy-ULbqvUZcVAVW2gjWxXoRjCjfAn5oqUws-ruEekSb4bJtIPI2cEyEF2jn-wptcv3j0oTlag/s320/P7040007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225551341619606050" border="0" /></a><br />fireworks in front of our house!!<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/AVvXsEjcwmcdhH_WdzaD4iA1jL7UwuJHYcae7rBhI3zRhutE2cMWUVJvRpty_6bjffd5-Q7QXsXREszPM3LUbOuyG8l2qdSOTg-8z8DpWKD1NTP47AANAJf_oqqt0ksMUwda4-Q1lZ_-bBLhSnw/s1600-h/P7040008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwmcdhH_WdzaD4iA1jL7UwuJHYcae7rBhI3zRhutE2cMWUVJvRpty_6bjffd5-Q7QXsXREszPM3LUbOuyG8l2qdSOTg-8z8DpWKD1NTP47AANAJf_oqqt0ksMUwda4-Q1lZ_-bBLhSnw/s320/P7040008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225542414134812642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Nino...he is usually laughing and smiling!!<br />I think we tired him out!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the best pic I got of Alexander...he did <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1viz69IyFixF8fbcZ7BHUkWFMuirSFqSoJ_42C34A9tfOWgMIhzHQ8LTT3FQELIWbXntZ7_1vrjv_9th122-Nt-pax_ZHGbUE59H0oHKw6V02pdR0B0qrsua3y88nl_dDnJTCG8jVvU/s1600-h/P7040006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1viz69IyFixF8fbcZ7BHUkWFMuirSFqSoJ_42C34A9tfOWgMIhzHQ8LTT3FQELIWbXntZ7_1vrjv_9th122-Nt-pax_ZHGbUE59H0oHKw6V02pdR0B0qrsua3y88nl_dDnJTCG8jVvU/s320/P7040006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225552030501254898" border="0" /></a><br />a good job avoiding the camera!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"What!! Did you say the fireworks are gone...and it is time for bed"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b_jTSs5OOCvr-vJJYbRPzT_UOQ064IZ-yeCpo9AVkdS_3Bmshd6NJRb2uKjE_0zFwJlWwc58pw2PhPekzXvzukDXz3ZCkx4_IDnvxsSYDpaN43iZiXEA107PYLljvPoiUMUdj5g1v_c/s1600-h/P7040028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b_jTSs5OOCvr-vJJYbRPzT_UOQ064IZ-yeCpo9AVkdS_3Bmshd6NJRb2uKjE_0zFwJlWwc58pw2PhPekzXvzukDXz3ZCkx4_IDnvxsSYDpaN43iZiXEA107PYLljvPoiUMUdj5g1v_c/s320/P7040028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225939601527291426" border="0" /></a>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-34910728084727290132008-06-10T15:15:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:23:02.929-08:00UTAH!!We traveled to Utah with my Mom on Sunday the 1st of June. The trip was long...but the kids did GREAT!! We arrived in Idaho and went to the graves of my Grandparents to put in some planter hooks and hanging baskets, my uncle Bruce(Mom's brother) met us there. We fixed the planters into the ground with cement and fixed some flowers in baskets to hang...It looked really nice!! We took pics of the kids on the memorial stone for the schenk family...my Mom said when she was little they took pics of her and her brothers/sisters on top of this same stone! CUTE!! When we were almost done the clouds came and thunder and lightening and rain!! We all bailed to the cars! But as you can see from these pics...the weather was beautiful before!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO_S3JR2c1MK3ueV1hlMbnJaeS6vti1ZWzhIlH-iPlG1GjtZCMI2vNg_uh8aUZrkpIDfnjPOQ8Wwgt3dM7DousgzpLYHUw6PmF8o1zyLgIO8IexlGOfWT6rJEXks3wP6DXCSiNP6LhBA/s1600-h/P6020010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO_S3JR2c1MK3ueV1hlMbnJaeS6vti1ZWzhIlH-iPlG1GjtZCMI2vNg_uh8aUZrkpIDfnjPOQ8Wwgt3dM7DousgzpLYHUw6PmF8o1zyLgIO8IexlGOfWT6rJEXks3wP6DXCSiNP6LhBA/s320/P6020010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210386607953026722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3wk4ac-dwUX79mredBiY-TtO01cP-e-TBPkY3SfKTSziMep-4SssvUchNyZEqzV68Vq6qJvtppiy8iF0KouPA7lNmiXGLybhw-Onr3jRik79OLcRLPUnhTv4QYDnHsLcP4elWtyDkLQ/s1600-h/P6020017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3wk4ac-dwUX79mredBiY-TtO01cP-e-TBPkY3SfKTSziMep-4SssvUchNyZEqzV68Vq6qJvtppiy8iF0KouPA7lNmiXGLybhw-Onr3jRik79OLcRLPUnhTv4QYDnHsLcP4elWtyDkLQ/s320/P6020017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210386615381052994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU-W_CF8dwVALGV-r8d-jHUkxoc4zZt6vQmqSU4J3rWD91c0i7WVU4j0Pky3yDUkapzc_tIj-GDazlFBxSJpyNDu1IV3mL0_LPpg7ZLDMoxp2zvZDyDFjLJtagOgC-GY5RZeBItu03sE/s1600-h/P6020022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU-W_CF8dwVALGV-r8d-jHUkxoc4zZt6vQmqSU4J3rWD91c0i7WVU4j0Pky3yDUkapzc_tIj-GDazlFBxSJpyNDu1IV3mL0_LPpg7ZLDMoxp2zvZDyDFjLJtagOgC-GY5RZeBItu03sE/s320/P6020022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210386628376419570" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We then went back to Pocatello and had dinner with Rob (my brother who lives there). That was fun to see him, and his new apartment. Dinner was funny, Malachi, Asa and Uncle Rob told jokes to each other the whole time!! Lots of fun!! Then we left to head to Provo to see Justin ,Cari and the new baby Korbyn! We got there about 1am...Cari was awake and we all visited and held the baby until we collapsed at 4am!! The next day we just hung out and watched Cari with her new baby...she is doing an AMAZING job!! It looks soo natural and easy for her! I am amazed that my BABY sister is a Mom!! Korbyn is sooo cute!! That night we went to a baseball game of Justin's....all were excited to meet Korbyn!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvgH6igwATdVryrKz0JduWRLy5KVVRTBA_azATGTuwE-DT1wNXKe5cWq86u-VGCqzyEIcSUBBQhOhakLihpWFuedVH9WbMjk05DmXT5S00z47S2MO2eA97ltvsfnVgWWYeYx88ozvW-0/s1600-h/P6020037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvgH6igwATdVryrKz0JduWRLy5KVVRTBA_azATGTuwE-DT1wNXKe5cWq86u-VGCqzyEIcSUBBQhOhakLihpWFuedVH9WbMjk05DmXT5S00z47S2MO2eA97ltvsfnVgWWYeYx88ozvW-0/s320/P6020037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210392182685368450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiswtbmXFlVT1v3-J6oDmM7lXr0qSeS6bQ8JrTZc596IQQ6h1Zdo0l6JubQB-GPUyHS6dFd3sE3H3cbkYkDe7hHtehnv3wiBMewyyxt3qMOz9dDQiaqjkscItCa7NwBl5y0JW4CZ70yk8/s1600-h/P6030058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiswtbmXFlVT1v3-J6oDmM7lXr0qSeS6bQ8JrTZc596IQQ6h1Zdo0l6JubQB-GPUyHS6dFd3sE3H3cbkYkDe7hHtehnv3wiBMewyyxt3qMOz9dDQiaqjkscItCa7NwBl5y0JW4CZ70yk8/s320/P6030058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210392197061862402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzLIbCCkIxs_Im-bUvw2XY7r8IUoOOGGZcUQvEcRbyqAZQwuQ7YPE2pdlZaYxDM7U0Dqq41-MsA3nDohPUj6bUIzHFfjYH4A-8bm_IB3ushcWrp7Tf4n7HbUfIdn99Cab5jiD8esMIIE/s1600-h/P6030062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzLIbCCkIxs_Im-bUvw2XY7r8IUoOOGGZcUQvEcRbyqAZQwuQ7YPE2pdlZaYxDM7U0Dqq41-MsA3nDohPUj6bUIzHFfjYH4A-8bm_IB3ushcWrp7Tf4n7HbUfIdn99Cab5jiD8esMIIE/s320/P6030062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210392202096874354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5GUs0WUWKkpmNpCmmjL3YGX0cCIC7ZFeCtWBPsYTmaGaINZRUFXsbUhLsFObTxw4vJQ1moO3U3CmEj4IEgRLFDXd_OfGKRTZq3S__-O1NzGYCNqI5m0VDMtYLZ5KG0TBkPZMhz_Euzs/s1600-h/P6030063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5GUs0WUWKkpmNpCmmjL3YGX0cCIC7ZFeCtWBPsYTmaGaINZRUFXsbUhLsFObTxw4vJQ1moO3U3CmEj4IEgRLFDXd_OfGKRTZq3S__-O1NzGYCNqI5m0VDMtYLZ5KG0TBkPZMhz_Euzs/s320/P6030063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210392218086934002" border="0" /></a>Then on Wednesday we met Jen at a pool in Lehi and let the kids swim...It was sooo much fun! Jen looks great!! We caught up while watching the kids swim in a very fun pool/water park! Of course we both forgot to bring our camera's! Darn et!! The kids had a blast! I left Tierzah with Mom and she cried most of the time that I was gone! Poor Mom/Tierzah! I should know better! :) The next day was Thursday and we decided that we wanted to go to Temple Square and see some of the things we weren't going to have time to see when we went to see Melody! It was Melo's p-day so we weren't going to be able to see her. We had sent her an email the night before telling her we were going to come sometime that day, but we didn't know when! It was kind of a bummer that we weren't going to be able to see her...the kids were definitely disappointed! We got there about 1pm and went into a parking garage we drove around for about 1/2 hr looking for a spot....soooo frustrating! We finally parked and missed the Joseph Smith movie by about 10 minutes...so we decided to find restrooms and have all the kids go potty..then go and see a few things and come back for the next showing! I saw some bathrooms down a hall so we went there. On the right side was the Family Search center(lots of computers) I said to Mom "I wonder if this is where the Sister missionaries check their email? Wouldn't it be funny if we saw Melody here?" We walked a few more steps and then I saw a Sister from behind that looked like Melo, I said "Mom is that Melo?" She said YES IT IS!! We walked a little more and said quietly Melo, Melo...she turned around and it was her!! If we would have found a parking spot right away we would not have seen her...she was there to check her email only for about 15 minutes then had to drive some of the sisters to run errands, That was the only 15 minute spread we could have seen her there at the Square that day!! AMAZING!! It was fun we got to walk with her and some of the Sisters on the grounds for a little while! Ariella calls Melody her best friend...she hugged Melo the WHOLE time we were with her, Melo kept saying "why aren't you talking to me?" and Ariella would pull away look at her and then just hug her again...it was sooo cute!! We took a tour at the conference center, and in one place there you can see over a railing to a fountain a few floors down and across from where you are standing there is a mirror....Ariella got really excited and said "Mom the lady over there is wearing the same shirt as you!!" It was my reflection in the mirror! The tour guide said that made her day...it was very funny!!(see the 1st pic below) Here are a few pics from that day!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fi2wgOPjvwjIo8OXyoQYTr-oJZOO7_U_YwQTYF6HbPi8somKPTRzqfg6KKV7tTgI0HFEl16xT8SdtXNL6vLSMdtoQxnKowdUxBjxhwRFJjdMu-AGFpKH4Byln00ryPNdqsAFZGXgpJ0/s1600-h/P6050142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fi2wgOPjvwjIo8OXyoQYTr-oJZOO7_U_YwQTYF6HbPi8somKPTRzqfg6KKV7tTgI0HFEl16xT8SdtXNL6vLSMdtoQxnKowdUxBjxhwRFJjdMu-AGFpKH4Byln00ryPNdqsAFZGXgpJ0/s320/P6050142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210414248081718418" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLeJ9qSkRU1J21DQhHmhYV9ZoyfiXohJujGOII9-T_Ei-EWhQszVOaSFyWHVzv1Om87YpPKGW9K8M7PaX2Zg901cNSUMHgsz7idoy8AywbI9QxpEeWj7v5DWLt2MH5cO85a5_q5-lZtU/s1600-h/P6050092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLeJ9qSkRU1J21DQhHmhYV9ZoyfiXohJujGOII9-T_Ei-EWhQszVOaSFyWHVzv1Om87YpPKGW9K8M7PaX2Zg901cNSUMHgsz7idoy8AywbI9QxpEeWj7v5DWLt2MH5cO85a5_q5-lZtU/s320/P6050092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210403654916511138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGivXekcBibvjLrtZ4uZMx_nqpOUNJ6dpIBy0HTvI7ZrfzpdrzyGdq5czq-ijkoR2Q-CmubNSqx0kyy1-anTzMn-7_XnW0EisxiFwye3JnyT97mCGdRxMYm-WoqPIg1gTuLnUJ6aSHJK8/s1600-h/P6050093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGivXekcBibvjLrtZ4uZMx_nqpOUNJ6dpIBy0HTvI7ZrfzpdrzyGdq5czq-ijkoR2Q-CmubNSqx0kyy1-anTzMn-7_XnW0EisxiFwye3JnyT97mCGdRxMYm-WoqPIg1gTuLnUJ6aSHJK8/s320/P6050093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210403660875704226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrZXi64rT9zKSMMcsvjotPveahIiIS1gLHCCR0UhxWKm6Bk4KNFNTTKhnRtEOEUJBKt37T4-N5CT-HpsOQ0K0n41dJSwy8bw07fuxeE9SzvMZxGkgGqHmwrg2rJdW0zNrEFHDFDlxhuI/s1600-h/P6050104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrZXi64rT9zKSMMcsvjotPveahIiIS1gLHCCR0UhxWKm6Bk4KNFNTTKhnRtEOEUJBKt37T4-N5CT-HpsOQ0K0n41dJSwy8bw07fuxeE9SzvMZxGkgGqHmwrg2rJdW0zNrEFHDFDlxhuI/s320/P6050104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210403676525001810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBQ83B3aVL0WNvkplNY9dVwDsgnwuK3tuGdU6JjWNMO3_bUh8XAmpU5qskmm-rUliqtdkhb1igKcVXyWwFaFDIslxypzUh1IFittv_n5xKSyU0UcINm8ge8UMfNaL-dhercobnfQ6pIs/s1600-h/P6050166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBQ83B3aVL0WNvkplNY9dVwDsgnwuK3tuGdU6JjWNMO3_bUh8XAmpU5qskmm-rUliqtdkhb1igKcVXyWwFaFDIslxypzUh1IFittv_n5xKSyU0UcINm8ge8UMfNaL-dhercobnfQ6pIs/s320/P6050166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210403686272970578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjhQvBc8Kcq8oBUXHLhg_lPeS-dNzkSKwXcsHMvPpTqms3TnYrYi2HAGA2KILoadSfHyquNaWFvkkxoVyKKg4leiUKa-0IzP8jlmKvgHy8z5E5unvlL6xOsqXotKblP1K4vrz1b90cV4/s1600-h/P6050114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjhQvBc8Kcq8oBUXHLhg_lPeS-dNzkSKwXcsHMvPpTqms3TnYrYi2HAGA2KILoadSfHyquNaWFvkkxoVyKKg4leiUKa-0IzP8jlmKvgHy8z5E5unvlL6xOsqXotKblP1K4vrz1b90cV4/s320/P6050114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210404516860774850" border="0" /></a>The next day we went to Jen Korth's house and she took pics of my kids and of Cari, Justin and Korbyn! It was a lot of fun, and she did a GREAT job! We all went out to lunch and let the kids play for a little while. Cari and Justin left to go show off the baby at work, and Mom and I said goodbye to Jen. Then We took the kids and went to a few book stores looking for a Christ picture that I wanted to buy to hang on my wall at home. I finally found one and bought it, it is really nice! Then we went to visit my cousin Meliana(sp?) in Sandy. Her new baby Elias is sooo cute and my kids had a great time playing with AJ and Chaz. They are all sooo cute. It was fun to visit with her, she is playing single mom right now while her hubby is in Iraq, she is amazing!! That was fun too! And again no pictures! But here are a few from Jen's photo shoot! 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It was lots of fun!! I held the baby and got my fix when ever I could! We stayed up pretty late, my brother got there at about 1am we said hello to him and then went to bed. The next day we had an appt to have a tour with Melody at 11 am. So we all got up and left the house by 9:30, but before we did we took a few pics of the babies together and the kids with Cari's Korbyn! Here they are....so cute! The one with Korbyn and Tierzah looks sick and wrong...like it is not real...she is sooo huge and he is tiny....looks photo shopped or something...It is real!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TSi3j2Ly9DlsFn2rTf3Nj_YOQlCelfhSvZEbWUgfY9NX0FkjGtiQYEuHyhi3zr_w-UorXYHsWc6tC3b9NwJOfkWE3VHi8P1sbtK9mZLR_MX8Zfgm77vXKCCMWcC0NOadYAGOh07hNIA/s1600-h/P6070268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TSi3j2Ly9DlsFn2rTf3Nj_YOQlCelfhSvZEbWUgfY9NX0FkjGtiQYEuHyhi3zr_w-UorXYHsWc6tC3b9NwJOfkWE3VHi8P1sbtK9mZLR_MX8Zfgm77vXKCCMWcC0NOadYAGOh07hNIA/s320/P6070268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210409923873515682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUrWc5LY5vUg5ILjJ_LkZGj0Dy5xwmCbFc8nVMzHdx9Pyu0pXngXAXsnYcVVW4M2htudUtrVzCbrxHpGlardWFL2bi3EGq7UnPVlWJM5e4ycMCQLD78NP56WQ5K6oYPuJdCZt8cJIBQU/s1600-h/P6050219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUrWc5LY5vUg5ILjJ_LkZGj0Dy5xwmCbFc8nVMzHdx9Pyu0pXngXAXsnYcVVW4M2htudUtrVzCbrxHpGlardWFL2bi3EGq7UnPVlWJM5e4ycMCQLD78NP56WQ5K6oYPuJdCZt8cJIBQU/s320/P6050219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210409935680018626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E4JJfKnJuemgVK0UBY05UevbReotKe5qmSXQKwHm0b3KJNbSYzJa1pTd6POO61McofsGp0XB3VOJyP_TKYc8gEGGqxVHk3V-5n027UxAMrjDY5ewVL1Uo9ze5xb8fQnSWtrbuJAsYJs/s1600-h/P6070269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E4JJfKnJuemgVK0UBY05UevbReotKe5qmSXQKwHm0b3KJNbSYzJa1pTd6POO61McofsGp0XB3VOJyP_TKYc8gEGGqxVHk3V-5n027UxAMrjDY5ewVL1Uo9ze5xb8fQnSWtrbuJAsYJs/s320/P6070269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210409947270186178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJPG7FcPtHDeRQUmC2HJi-k_Rj6m6jfSTwSreMDzbGNXzdahdERX2q0x1rTher39rJPFUb8nehXcUq8L3Sa1arld90Sj2x24f0koJ-lI8fIHA4JdM5_ms-OOTYEP-EpboYEiLaUV4VCU/s1600-h/P6070270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJPG7FcPtHDeRQUmC2HJi-k_Rj6m6jfSTwSreMDzbGNXzdahdERX2q0x1rTher39rJPFUb8nehXcUq8L3Sa1arld90Sj2x24f0koJ-lI8fIHA4JdM5_ms-OOTYEP-EpboYEiLaUV4VCU/s320/P6070270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210409958870438802" border="0" /></a>We then left to go and meet Melody! The kids were super excited(I won't lie, so was I). It was Mom, Me and the kids, Rob, Cari, justin and Korbyn...so we had a good group! We got there and the weather was GREAT!! It had been raining and cold all week! So that was nice! Melody looks and seems AWESOME! She is LOVING her mission! She took us to "God's plan for the family" I "WON" melody said(I cried first, surprise surprise!) Then she took us into the Tabernacle and she did the acoustic demonstration...the kids LOVED that! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0CdEqJ47rdgyRX0ZWLEhT02D_crpsqH7PTnAEFRhCDb6J22OzsgEQIR-5CfsP0M9_b41_Is_4fcY_UA3S7aemLG57QbD10OMjoXCr8O3R10UWiheDNVTtNortNqI1SFlMB9ZtJRW0UE/s320/P6070308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210418086220747922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After the Temple photo shoot with Melody(aka: Sister Nelson) We all had to say our goodbye's. It was really hard for me...I definitely "won" again! I first said goodbye to Melody, then to Cari, Justin and Baby Korbyn....Mom and Rob stayed and hung around with us for a few more minutes while I took care of Tierzah, then we walked to the Van and said goodbye....it was definately hard to drive away knowing that Mom was not following in the car behind me!! We headed to Boise for the hotel where we stayed the night...the kids were great so I played the good mom and took them swimming when we got there...even though I was EXHAUSTED!! Here are some cute pics of that!!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtgkUapvC1scNk4P9jot0wR3LXQObnTIJrsExNc4DQ91XZcaqQ9oT3oAzScqzJxGwnkA9Qces1M-147QhZPcEDcjUf8ik_BEtP0M5si_w6WL-xBt2EIptBeWAghtc5kpJTm5WFXrpZjY/s1600-h/P6080350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtgkUapvC1scNk4P9jot0wR3LXQObnTIJrsExNc4DQ91XZcaqQ9oT3oAzScqzJxGwnkA9Qces1M-147QhZPcEDcjUf8ik_BEtP0M5si_w6WL-xBt2EIptBeWAghtc5kpJTm5WFXrpZjY/s320/P6080350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210420334698098658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1-YXIVA2TmWzDhgqE1NAD6_x5YteA9_228L5QVDtsR6pjmZAwZ6_Iqm65hFngklAKKGYLqQV-2kJ0OjRcixke7VVmauYvc4_Kf469l__fGMS-NaBw7MvNtk7pSDssbh59K5kz_2SZEo/s1600-h/P6080348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1-YXIVA2TmWzDhgqE1NAD6_x5YteA9_228L5QVDtsR6pjmZAwZ6_Iqm65hFngklAKKGYLqQV-2kJ0OjRcixke7VVmauYvc4_Kf469l__fGMS-NaBw7MvNtk7pSDssbh59K5kz_2SZEo/s320/P6080348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210420348423683346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC8BbFjZ79dHJewfC4y8tgNAoFWlkbQpTsR-f5ZTRE9VqMXSBlQQ2G8DZwwLDWqBjzTlPzd2Aqh8XmQCvLr-z6XgGr8P9F6E4oyK4AxsrbtjpzwU-7A5MQ5Po72zoKVGpqV2rkUyzLBE/s1600-h/P6080317.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC8BbFjZ79dHJewfC4y8tgNAoFWlkbQpTsR-f5ZTRE9VqMXSBlQQ2G8DZwwLDWqBjzTlPzd2Aqh8XmQCvLr-z6XgGr8P9F6E4oyK4AxsrbtjpzwU-7A5MQ5Po72zoKVGpqV2rkUyzLBE/s320/P6080317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210420360773364498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YB44UvC78D-WnXUBZjiprs8_rLthm-LiMzv38TrlNfn1mHR_csyYtXYeB6bYIiwpfb20wG2yVGYFNa8O9PWetttPgvAz_QgO60z7TXKawQE1ABOnzzAEKMhccVmNe73uQcReRSW_0B0/s1600-h/P6080313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YB44UvC78D-WnXUBZjiprs8_rLthm-LiMzv38TrlNfn1mHR_csyYtXYeB6bYIiwpfb20wG2yVGYFNa8O9PWetttPgvAz_QgO60z7TXKawQE1ABOnzzAEKMhccVmNe73uQcReRSW_0B0/s320/P6080313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210418120008362930" border="0" /></a><br />We then went back to our room and crashed, got up the next morning and left at 8am Portland time to come home....the kids did AWESOME...we made the trip in 8hrs....which for me and 4 kids is GREAT!! It was over all a really fun time...lots of great memories....so glad we went!!<br />Signing off!!Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-36952855792704473942008-05-16T12:15:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:23:03.698-08:00The Heat Wave<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >So the weather has turned and it is HOT!! Which is a nice change, as long as you have some form of air conditioning! I went and bought a air conditioning unit this week and I am sure glad to have it. It helps A LOT!! We also bought a slip and slide for the kids!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhcHRmTuAYGJqScHFPsp_5VaEomjKbav9Juvb-FEajLr8PIk2chcS_VAlPN23AsSjGxgljHKZgiPQwld_B8vf85c2ghLSWuoicUcjxePgbwCA2vWz9A4zvtG2XXDLTyP7RBj8DsBpS74/s1600-h/P5150001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhcHRmTuAYGJqScHFPsp_5VaEomjKbav9Juvb-FEajLr8PIk2chcS_VAlPN23AsSjGxgljHKZgiPQwld_B8vf85c2ghLSWuoicUcjxePgbwCA2vWz9A4zvtG2XXDLTyP7RBj8DsBpS74/s320/P5150001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201059459907569314" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >They had a blast. They played in it until the grass was soggy and then I turned the water off and told the kids to jump or play outside and dry off a little bit. Next thing I know Ariella and Asa are soooo muddy. (nope I didn't get any pics of that of coarse!)They decided to continue to play on the slip and slide and just use the water that is all over in the grass.....and it was all muddy. Asa came in and got dressed and when I saw him I made him go and shower he had dried mud all over his face and arms!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7pNTssXS0KW9PUHOZJ6wY8m_JrGEyz3yFfepfTQTVy1LmI6eh8LeGzwn6W26-t0Iff_MQ8i1Dti1hUL5BpT9p8p82ieJ0uypbyRZ3C0geIeeJfs_GZXsu8yghEfUTGteGdkpVeoMeP0/s1600-h/P5150002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7pNTssXS0KW9PUHOZJ6wY8m_JrGEyz3yFfepfTQTVy1LmI6eh8LeGzwn6W26-t0Iff_MQ8i1Dti1hUL5BpT9p8p82ieJ0uypbyRZ3C0geIeeJfs_GZXsu8yghEfUTGteGdkpVeoMeP0/s320/P5150002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201059481382405810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZUhIkXHI3w_smkmGf5423-aR8i4yhxPzaVJNeL_F_oYp4uPw1FtJUpKo23Sdbxl7emKO4_o-jFCTpnTmSK0fGMmucK-wCuXFAYUjizmCZs4MJMQcgauxjo0TYoiE79G43Qg_0TsCRkY/s1600-h/P5150005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZUhIkXHI3w_smkmGf5423-aR8i4yhxPzaVJNeL_F_oYp4uPw1FtJUpKo23Sdbxl7emKO4_o-jFCTpnTmSK0fGMmucK-wCuXFAYUjizmCZs4MJMQcgauxjo0TYoiE79G43Qg_0TsCRkY/s320/P5150005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201059485677373122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Ariella was the same and her swimming suit was bright yellow and is now dark brown/yellow color! They are soo naughty sometimes!! They did have a lot of fun though. Elena was over all day since she didn't have school. Here are a few of the slip sliding pictures!! I hope everyone is good.....Stay Cool!!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFDVymIJOOyKOEUUuUFAxHexTXnTqJ9WyaDCuQ-cGyKzqFpFH2suN9gVbj4jPDGfj9eUyjIuUdCQaJkkzFcg3bwZg4fqZS7JGOmfoy4dgj9U2jDJp_ejXI70zU3S2fjpqO3H5F1IdyHo/s1600-h/P5150015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFDVymIJOOyKOEUUuUFAxHexTXnTqJ9WyaDCuQ-cGyKzqFpFH2suN9gVbj4jPDGfj9eUyjIuUdCQaJkkzFcg3bwZg4fqZS7JGOmfoy4dgj9U2jDJp_ejXI70zU3S2fjpqO3H5F1IdyHo/s320/P5150015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201059494267307730" border="0" /></a>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-72591082925187309972008-05-14T09:04:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:23:04.399-08:00Mom is gone......Boo hoo moo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkFDG-qfEG7koktfUwe8cF3rU9UnWKhzzVxwXgbWjBFZuH1M6UPkVrL_K2Z1fRDx_Z4tjISAlxxOI59x9JxLJy19H7CDKM8RM9EICg0coSS4Xi13oaaCEymQnNsl-Wu8S8ZPFs3MDjTE/s1600-h/P5130131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkFDG-qfEG7koktfUwe8cF3rU9UnWKhzzVxwXgbWjBFZuH1M6UPkVrL_K2Z1fRDx_Z4tjISAlxxOI59x9JxLJy19H7CDKM8RM9EICg0coSS4Xi13oaaCEymQnNsl-Wu8S8ZPFs3MDjTE/s320/P5130131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200281606970525282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5Ee_Rl1b8oEQz2_7Zqq6Btps7vhCHaEptRknVbcT2WnK0MW81l-UC9sFKOgNqm4PIOvjOu6ScJXR2gRIbThOw0BIkJgWiI5OLiNczOsXvTcZXB3rmpQykT-z9uEVj_0uzi60inGC6GA/s1600-h/P5130133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5Ee_Rl1b8oEQz2_7Zqq6Btps7vhCHaEptRknVbcT2WnK0MW81l-UC9sFKOgNqm4PIOvjOu6ScJXR2gRIbThOw0BIkJgWiI5OLiNczOsXvTcZXB3rmpQykT-z9uEVj_0uzi60inGC6GA/s320/P5130133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200281624150394482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mH8CCj0oKytMWkolHSv98Fpf-fDMYFcZkEzUUdSnIQRlvQMufkYI34KsSc3qxF2YXSpNvi5n7XXvDVzMIwOiNKxB_WQaeoR7KhqovMISHt022SshczdD3JjjTh22pCyxLBT4YooDtsk/s1600-h/P5130139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mH8CCj0oKytMWkolHSv98Fpf-fDMYFcZkEzUUdSnIQRlvQMufkYI34KsSc3qxF2YXSpNvi5n7XXvDVzMIwOiNKxB_WQaeoR7KhqovMISHt022SshczdD3JjjTh22pCyxLBT4YooDtsk/s320/P5130139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200281628445361794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpbtSuk2_HGGjb09Ut-zU3k8eHc8gZ3l_YrVkWVZkSKeqBikW8HT8MFnOynTCIJjCtp8l5lZCNHVQVjV7ClKe2bFi9dbabVY_7u_YX1k3Um8Dr_wCMK7otWC4vpNzcUdwYKj5oIQPogA/s1600-h/P5130151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpbtSuk2_HGGjb09Ut-zU3k8eHc8gZ3l_YrVkWVZkSKeqBikW8HT8MFnOynTCIJjCtp8l5lZCNHVQVjV7ClKe2bFi9dbabVY_7u_YX1k3Um8Dr_wCMK7otWC4vpNzcUdwYKj5oIQPogA/s320/P5130151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200281641330263698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"> So Mom left early yesterday morning... *sniff..sniff* It was hard to see her go, but she will be back in a few weeks and then we will travel together to Utah to see Cari(all big and pregnant...and maybe she will have her baby b4 we have to come back??) and we are going to Melody at Temple Square(on her Mission) YEAH!! So that will be fun. But after that I really won't see Mom at all for a long time!! THAT IS REALLY GOING TO BE HARD FOR ME!! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> Jose stayed home from work yesterday...he wasn't feeling GREAT...but we decided to drive to the coast....it was raining so we didn't get out at the beach just sat and watched the waves for a while and let the kids throw some crackers to the seagulls. It was fun. We decided then to go to the Tillamook Cheese Factory, always fun! The kids got their pictures taken with the "cows" and then we got Ice cream. Tierzah is such a little piggie, she cried and cried so finally I told Jose to go ahead and let her have a little bit of his ice cream...SHE LOVED IT!! She probably ate like half of his! It was so funny! There were several people that came over afterward and said she was great entertainment! And boy she was....she went after that ice cream like no other!! I guess she really is a true girl! Just like her mother!! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> We then went to Jose's Mom's house, they had some realatives come in from Mexico and Jose had not seen them since he was a kid. It is Jose's mom's cousin and her 25 yr old daughter came with her. They are both very sweet and made us dinner. Jose had a lot of fun reconnecting! </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> So all in all I stayed busy enough yesterday that I didn't feel my Mom being gone so much! But today is another story...although we have talked twice on the phone this morning and it is only 9:50....ha ha!! I love my Mom!!</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Gotta run!! Will post again soon!!</span> </span>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-723332525963715504.post-35304468588443421822008-05-08T22:53:00.000-07:002008-05-08T23:27:28.245-07:00I am a reluctant blogger...but willing to learn!<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">I finally am getting with the groove of things and am going to start a blog(yes Jen....FINALLY!) I decided since friends and family are spreading thin...it is a really good way to keep in touch and up to date on all. Well for all of you who are not up to date with our family....My name is Cassandra and I have been married for 15yrs(this month) to no other than the wonderful Mr. Cassandra Gonzalez(oh..yeah....his name is Jose) We have four darling children....Malachi is 11 1/2, Asa is 8, Ariella is 4 and Tierzah is 7 months! Yes the perfect family...two boys and two girls!! And we also have two not so perfect dogs, Samson and Oso :) We just started being a homeschooling family and as much as I didn't want to home school, I am loving it. The boys are learning so much soooo fast and we are really bonding...it is amazing what super glue can do...SCIENCE!! We also moved back to the Aloha area to take care of Mom and Dad's house while they are out on their adventure!! We are really loving the extra room and the big backyard...but it is sad that we are trading it for them being far away. We moved back in here in mid February and have enjoyed the time with Grandma-ma and Grump-pa(for all that know my dad :)) The time has flown by and sad to say, mom is leaving for Colorado on Tuesday!! I don't know what I am going to do without her!! Dad will also be leaving in early June! Back to the family.... Malachi is very smart and LOVES anything that puts him in the limelight. He is a big joker around the house...he even nick named grandma "Spike", although he is know by her as "Lucille"(you will have to ask them??) He is a WONDERFUL big brother and is super helpful around the house!! Asa is our quiet smart boy! You would never guess how brilliant he is...because he is pretty reserved...he also loves to joke around the house....and has a very catchy laugh! He is also known by his grandma as "Goldie" (again ask them??) Asa is always willing to do whatever is needed to make baby Tierzah laugh...especially dance like crazy!! Ariella is our little princess...truly! She loves all that glitters, is pink or purple, and twirls! She loves to help clean and help mommy around the house and is a super BIG sister! She definately has taken to the older sister role like no other....she hears Tierzah cry before me and usually beats me there to try to make her happy in some way! Tierzah is a definate gift from God...she is a beautiful sweet girl. She is always smiling(as long as mom is in the room) She is very laid back and loves all of the attention she gets from her siblings(as well as mom and dad)! She is just getting her first teeth in today the first one broke through!! She is growing up WAY TOO FAST....as are they all!! Where does the time go?? Well I gotta run....as always!! But I promise to blog again in the NEAR future!! I am sure you will all be waiting with baited breath...whatever that really means!?!?<br /></span>Cassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13190387643451959325noreply@blogger.com2