tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59976915761289076442024-03-05T02:21:42.758-06:00mon coeur"Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place." ~Zora Neale HurstonGabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-5701559051535703492010-11-18T23:59:00.007-06:002011-03-06T17:37:22.084-06:00PrayAfter almost three years, close to 300 posts, over 60 doctors appointments, and three surgeries, I am going to stop posting here. Mary's escapades can join her brothers' over at <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/">Homemade Mama</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHwVj6Uf7WyOrBW-LMRvC7tU0H4TEQFOenz9Cg_PBP_YAra9MDweQjNTBbmCUjIPG6Xat3DplW-cW3B9NEeQNn7rmb3xQxUyVUysv2AAumZZYXaJlLbDZKlHpZhdWa2OUXkm25UjL8seb/s1600/december+10+133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHwVj6Uf7WyOrBW-LMRvC7tU0H4TEQFOenz9Cg_PBP_YAra9MDweQjNTBbmCUjIPG6Xat3DplW-cW3B9NEeQNn7rmb3xQxUyVUysv2AAumZZYXaJlLbDZKlHpZhdWa2OUXkm25UjL8seb/s320/december+10+133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555968331393512738" border="0" /></a> Mary really was praying when I snapped the above photograph. I should have been praying, too, but I had one eye open and couldn't resist taking a picture (thank God for His grace). I love that she already knows in her little heart that God wants to hear from her, and that He will always answer her prayers. <span style="font-style: italic;">She</span> is an answer to my prayers. My prayer <span style="font-style: italic;">for</span> her is that she always turns to Jesus first. That she strives to lead a life that is pleasing to Him. And that she never forgets that God is steadfast in His love. <span style="font-weight: bold;">God is Good. All the time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I lift up my eyes to the mountains</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> where does my help come from? </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">My help comes from the LORD, </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> the Maker of heaven and earth.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Psalm 121:1-2</span>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-10871153199334264672010-11-06T23:54:00.003-05:002010-12-29T12:46:13.508-06:00She is ThreeWe celebrated Mary's birthday with family today. She was so excited about her "parents" (what she calls grandparents) coming~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARqe5V1O79xlJR90JvrnYxigvmS-Ik8Eup4yDS957wqoEz184T1j7Diuo4kCzMEUiSU63PS09Y6m-SVBocMeXEEoolfMtGtKrBDZ7HdvKF911yYmzhl4qM7PrEbOh-lsuO26AK_GTQ8xC/s1600/december+10+034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARqe5V1O79xlJR90JvrnYxigvmS-Ik8Eup4yDS957wqoEz184T1j7Diuo4kCzMEUiSU63PS09Y6m-SVBocMeXEEoolfMtGtKrBDZ7HdvKF911yYmzhl4qM7PrEbOh-lsuO26AK_GTQ8xC/s320/december+10+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558582090472162" border="0" /></a>She wanted a pink birthday cake~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuFp0km8QmqGeIXKZTLQAeRl0hDgI0n-9nLc5dl2x3ERZ5Yx-11r-DW7J_SytEcghVWNNTeU1ECvtwjIpmjRx0-DOx8o3RaXMX6RwXnyYOXn1lHzknYHLAGtN7gpzjOBRkYy2VDIkyda7/s1600/december+10+036.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuFp0km8QmqGeIXKZTLQAeRl0hDgI0n-9nLc5dl2x3ERZ5Yx-11r-DW7J_SytEcghVWNNTeU1ECvtwjIpmjRx0-DOx8o3RaXMX6RwXnyYOXn1lHzknYHLAGtN7gpzjOBRkYy2VDIkyda7/s320/december+10+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558577557978818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJA_lfjJ9AbNSKIBPU-w8IDAsC1HMna8GvqCw7of11YSS_mp_rP5gOG1EXAkINicB2PYTCgtbc85QUZKI32zmbQ7kGGA6S2T9khGu2MAIis6V-Fwi3Sge0cgFo1WMC-YCHK-k4GSb4kX4/s1600/december+10+037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJA_lfjJ9AbNSKIBPU-w8IDAsC1HMna8GvqCw7of11YSS_mp_rP5gOG1EXAkINicB2PYTCgtbc85QUZKI32zmbQ7kGGA6S2T9khGu2MAIis6V-Fwi3Sge0cgFo1WMC-YCHK-k4GSb4kX4/s320/december+10+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558573771959122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7Tc94DRTrEUZleL-e7YiX23_yycvl5HviilLwrauGN9Bt2OO4K_giGxbmWg2Xv1QWkr8ElMagZcbZFCuHyQu7YzSG3R1tVrfsvK6JShCTLhpUMLufmZ2k_AA4r0yD4J0vW2wKDn_zqaU/s1600/december+10+038.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7Tc94DRTrEUZleL-e7YiX23_yycvl5HviilLwrauGN9Bt2OO4K_giGxbmWg2Xv1QWkr8ElMagZcbZFCuHyQu7YzSG3R1tVrfsvK6JShCTLhpUMLufmZ2k_AA4r0yD4J0vW2wKDn_zqaU/s320/december+10+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555558569589282946" border="0" /></a>We sang Happy Birthday to Aunt Donna, too. She let Mary blow out her candles~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D207nCbwr11dXh1lDcOG8xPTqRSe6HQrUfwSSDqPKeAnT6W5oIigCzWn7Dxkv0kRZTxHaXZwPPlr9-ZQrtBdrOsBQT-5ETCf8JgdoM1Vw-1rQmwhopGz8DE1AC4va2mYh40GrhcSXmfU/s1600/december+10+039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D207nCbwr11dXh1lDcOG8xPTqRSe6HQrUfwSSDqPKeAnT6W5oIigCzWn7Dxkv0kRZTxHaXZwPPlr9-ZQrtBdrOsBQT-5ETCf8JgdoM1Vw-1rQmwhopGz8DE1AC4va2mYh40GrhcSXmfU/s320/december+10+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557949057716002" border="0" /></a><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/glSBCoQhpNE?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/glSBCoQhpNE?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />This is a typical stance for Little Miss Bossy (hands on hips, although I don't think she was actually bossing anyone here) ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQElCyHgg006Efh7ZNsTYS0L-K7HyxSSyaq6eqTVmjTCAFPfE7EZQBrvP3Fhj5Dzk94xXas969y9Rn3KpYlOa5QpjpPQbgHZUrerFi6wAbjWUqosWm0sIHwQ2CIzasi_dgtNpd8ecLw12/s1600/december+10+040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQElCyHgg006Efh7ZNsTYS0L-K7HyxSSyaq6eqTVmjTCAFPfE7EZQBrvP3Fhj5Dzk94xXas969y9Rn3KpYlOa5QpjpPQbgHZUrerFi6wAbjWUqosWm0sIHwQ2CIzasi_dgtNpd8ecLw12/s320/december+10+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557944419673602" border="0" /></a>Mary got tons of baby dolls and accessories~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vzE_VfCe96tnwco1s4FxUbVIvjnmRpjdf3V_Lv4rLuNKhUi5umG6eFaNi8hCOy9YEM7aqMTISCIpCV85bDnjYlCgvYY_33x8R_3CR1p7Hy0YDLGQXg6wn70lmZN9n5u5uGY81rRCcExu/s1600/december+10+041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vzE_VfCe96tnwco1s4FxUbVIvjnmRpjdf3V_Lv4rLuNKhUi5umG6eFaNi8hCOy9YEM7aqMTISCIpCV85bDnjYlCgvYY_33x8R_3CR1p7Hy0YDLGQXg6wn70lmZN9n5u5uGY81rRCcExu/s320/december+10+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557943789817586" border="0" /></a>She loved them all, my little attachment parenting mama~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TGGCDb_ORlXhHrOdyxWJyiHxqiXGnJ6w6xftqo10xx84cNZ2BHNXJ_SXOB8Ba7JD0c7IBpkPnYPBXvC4Z6P5sufHy5t5gjS1qpSq31H4r64dUzKPUxfqLs59Vd9kQaHyMhlwlgkMV1qL/s1600/december+10+043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TGGCDb_ORlXhHrOdyxWJyiHxqiXGnJ6w6xftqo10xx84cNZ2BHNXJ_SXOB8Ba7JD0c7IBpkPnYPBXvC4Z6P5sufHy5t5gjS1qpSq31H4r64dUzKPUxfqLs59Vd9kQaHyMhlwlgkMV1qL/s320/december+10+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557937387898450" border="0" /></a>And with Pam~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8RPsve4WGinTrwvcqAgQJyKzo36r-TKg0wDUJHNDcpzSwwJCjnRsPJ0Cs-KC6kjWDIjC5MaGJ-CKvqdp1ajnmnNVB5mpGmWs270eGiAcJNO44Lgb2lEo9NIrMhuOyTnkN_TuW9A6QOl_/s1600/december+10+044.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8RPsve4WGinTrwvcqAgQJyKzo36r-TKg0wDUJHNDcpzSwwJCjnRsPJ0Cs-KC6kjWDIjC5MaGJ-CKvqdp1ajnmnNVB5mpGmWs270eGiAcJNO44Lgb2lEo9NIrMhuOyTnkN_TuW9A6QOl_/s320/december+10+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555557935450546130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;" class="body">In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> ~ Robert Frost</span>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-74909010882508378442010-11-01T23:53:00.004-05:002010-12-28T13:32:19.993-06:00Three Is A Magic NumberYes it is. It's a magic number. Our <a href="http://marymyheart.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-birthday-baby.html">baby</a> is a little girl (except when she's sleeping, then she's all baby). I can't believe how quickly time is flying by. I knew it was going to go fast, but I didn't realize it was going to be incomprehensibly fast. Mary was really excited about her birthday. She's been talking about it for the last several weeks. She loved her birthday pancakes (with M & M's) ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHSQBTyvRuvfH7Htf7U8LhAsPQEVGyt19KWUsQmC3k346ZUGG4xoO0VSIANy9rGaKcTMJFOKvMR4n7-uw3TYxRDuEzaNkGoLTFolSaGiD_CR9sSJfzzOUfKipVrzDPUkIdc8J8s19M7dR/s1600/november+10+013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHSQBTyvRuvfH7Htf7U8LhAsPQEVGyt19KWUsQmC3k346ZUGG4xoO0VSIANy9rGaKcTMJFOKvMR4n7-uw3TYxRDuEzaNkGoLTFolSaGiD_CR9sSJfzzOUfKipVrzDPUkIdc8J8s19M7dR/s320/november+10+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553515865120024130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ec-rhyUl9RZcxQhOcDMgOYpWn8hHl3xtUCyQwIuaOjl_cCj2kD-JISLQDlVjAhKAqRZrvy4o9PcjALIXK3kHb4tVaOWL_yFcPTaOdjJNvrgGzM9MOk11nATdVo6YcZymqulVQI7qLLhR/s1600/november+10+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ec-rhyUl9RZcxQhOcDMgOYpWn8hHl3xtUCyQwIuaOjl_cCj2kD-JISLQDlVjAhKAqRZrvy4o9PcjALIXK3kHb4tVaOWL_yFcPTaOdjJNvrgGzM9MOk11nATdVo6YcZymqulVQI7qLLhR/s320/november+10+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553515613674151362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUYfcWQVC85WeWR5MGRj9GFj2T2sGSOuBKcRUxEnrSAPLIURa0KQDVDKxBTmrWdZ5bNdbVk7l_fjfE_PyKnZoqJr5DUzfc5ZW0MT_Kbr4lcvQvN9kxoq5Stq2pWR518Oe8TbLyTldxnHr/s1600/november+10+015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUYfcWQVC85WeWR5MGRj9GFj2T2sGSOuBKcRUxEnrSAPLIURa0KQDVDKxBTmrWdZ5bNdbVk7l_fjfE_PyKnZoqJr5DUzfc5ZW0MT_Kbr4lcvQvN9kxoq5Stq2pWR518Oe8TbLyTldxnHr/s320/november+10+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553515607229151394" border="0" /></a>And lunch at McDonald's (her favorite thing is "burger fries") ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDu1rvRGHl61MWsCGN8AVdEpzpQCs4yNssVzcutxYFcIJLVAKRJSW_HtJH1obGeJLD7B-NLMDvB1xSdFAbwz3nV_UM0619mcogcNYVhe9iJHS0L7UR3awxvyR62_GgCXZT3ziYqysvUmU/s1600/november+10+017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDu1rvRGHl61MWsCGN8AVdEpzpQCs4yNssVzcutxYFcIJLVAKRJSW_HtJH1obGeJLD7B-NLMDvB1xSdFAbwz3nV_UM0619mcogcNYVhe9iJHS0L7UR3awxvyR62_GgCXZT3ziYqysvUmU/s320/november+10+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553515601009053506" border="0" /></a>And tonight the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pesek's</span> came to help celebrate (Jacqueline is one of Mary's best friends) ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwzrUGUBEbJUidXRB2evY5RwDhbAYt7olCOTKK_wyWlfM1CPpizDjawQM_G782URzv5ZRIc4-ZiCG_gkXANBaqjGbyairawrxuzE_3gxPJRiBJ45yTxsAMrMn1hJ_wPRWAXoHBxg7-f4J/s1600/december+10+154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwzrUGUBEbJUidXRB2evY5RwDhbAYt7olCOTKK_wyWlfM1CPpizDjawQM_G782URzv5ZRIc4-ZiCG_gkXANBaqjGbyairawrxuzE_3gxPJRiBJ45yTxsAMrMn1hJ_wPRWAXoHBxg7-f4J/s320/december+10+154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553515592773034962" border="0" /></a>Look at the beautiful cakes Jacqueline made~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvfFrbqB2Q092L7aq66G69OFefMmRrK0yrp0zHJ_wggepk9ebCpLJ2XsKdQYsjXOhiOd7bAk34_aRNDR1BP46i6kJv0cqCqOmv78Vi2ifmCqc76Z5h-fyPd7Ul4ybH6eqRCiskyiIZnvw/s1600/december+10+156.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvfFrbqB2Q092L7aq66G69OFefMmRrK0yrp0zHJ_wggepk9ebCpLJ2XsKdQYsjXOhiOd7bAk34_aRNDR1BP46i6kJv0cqCqOmv78Vi2ifmCqc76Z5h-fyPd7Ul4ybH6eqRCiskyiIZnvw/s320/december+10+156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553515584665528530" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BFFs</span>~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fBwBZr3Su2BdwwPRapFM2noeRBLQtxmfyiyd2PBE0Rk2QEIFC1JRCOJ-l-0sVP633hBM2e7wh1qcNGo1AkLlOPU4BA_FBSQHI_e96on7ua2FwgDI-J2T_NzN7eGFRBJH5vQ7IYXxFGQ-/s1600/december+10+157.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fBwBZr3Su2BdwwPRapFM2noeRBLQtxmfyiyd2PBE0Rk2QEIFC1JRCOJ-l-0sVP633hBM2e7wh1qcNGo1AkLlOPU4BA_FBSQHI_e96on7ua2FwgDI-J2T_NzN7eGFRBJH5vQ7IYXxFGQ-/s320/december+10+157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553514740207252994" border="0" /></a>Goofy~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH-L07S7LQS22hEJN2PG1IRt2IW7IeZJfncuYCUDcB9F3Zu6eH-v04p_VczRQYRgAvv2Yasn6Ls3aBKGqrIzOdTLKMOPreKu46zLN9UU2UqXh612ikP6hRgYr-rmDgrSgKx2Y4MkR3oJc/s1600/december+10+161.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH-L07S7LQS22hEJN2PG1IRt2IW7IeZJfncuYCUDcB9F3Zu6eH-v04p_VczRQYRgAvv2Yasn6Ls3aBKGqrIzOdTLKMOPreKu46zLN9UU2UqXh612ikP6hRgYr-rmDgrSgKx2Y4MkR3oJc/s320/december+10+161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553514733850992882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ70popsjXgUz_jhLqx49qYFMwnwcbKmtmdBkHgqT9mZctBpjgzC5AtSuU3kxaeO_i71PGMA5eX7Pxql8bGlK4Ah5a1Kqe59i2oOiqiI5-IuB659ndtlcJLTN7ig2P-KIRQLBTPTuEk-Uz/s1600/december+10+163.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ70popsjXgUz_jhLqx49qYFMwnwcbKmtmdBkHgqT9mZctBpjgzC5AtSuU3kxaeO_i71PGMA5eX7Pxql8bGlK4Ah5a1Kqe59i2oOiqiI5-IuB659ndtlcJLTN7ig2P-KIRQLBTPTuEk-Uz/s320/december+10+163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553514729982305826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jo-riu4qWjG9vr0n94k5SJaeq5lkU0SuYEYX7-rOnwqK6z1NQ8wwUQBZqbSGEDF1NSM1hsgQtbX2qRaHyWBTi-KS29xHBcKgY-QMo6EPsE_-kAHKKDbPoxCqZQYUkPRFP7Gh0ixQKIA5/s1600/december+10+165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jo-riu4qWjG9vr0n94k5SJaeq5lkU0SuYEYX7-rOnwqK6z1NQ8wwUQBZqbSGEDF1NSM1hsgQtbX2qRaHyWBTi-KS29xHBcKgY-QMo6EPsE_-kAHKKDbPoxCqZQYUkPRFP7Gh0ixQKIA5/s320/december+10+165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553514723924007090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-O3TRX6pBSzVlLGlHS32lxHh5Mq6RRH_TiX8mgrwZ1IseT17XeJqLwVHBlXzIxF_nll1VKARey-aP8WGe2Spb0-HfHMQhM28YMm1MTsTcn8phdbD0_xZHPAC3y3oFjRHSZI2z0-y4CBi/s1600/december+10+166.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-O3TRX6pBSzVlLGlHS32lxHh5Mq6RRH_TiX8mgrwZ1IseT17XeJqLwVHBlXzIxF_nll1VKARey-aP8WGe2Spb0-HfHMQhM28YMm1MTsTcn8phdbD0_xZHPAC3y3oFjRHSZI2z0-y4CBi/s320/december+10+166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553514717891750306" border="0" /></a>We're having family over this coming weekend. Mary is doing great. She is so brave every time we go to the endocrinologist (and to the lab for blood draws every three months, now). She sees her cardiologist every 9 -12 months. And since she had the tubes put in her ears, she hasn't had another ear infection. She loves to sing, and read and count and "do math". She spends way too much time playing on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PBSkids</span>.com, and loves to boss pretty much everyone around. Her favorite people in the whole world are her brothers. She usually dresses herself, but prefers to run around naked at home. She brushes her teeth every morning and every night and loves to help me in the kitchen. I love her so much (we all do). And <a href="http://marymyheart.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html">thank God she is here</a>, <a href="http://marymyheart.blogspot.com/2008/11/healing.html">every day</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I can hear her heart beat, for a thousand miles. And the heavens open every time she smiles. ~Van Morrison</span>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-29270842737530580542010-10-29T23:19:00.003-05:002010-12-25T23:40:37.122-06:00Personal Flotation DeviceWhile the boys are <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2009/11/father-son-camp.html">away</a>, the girls will play~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yCNY4uKKO6Hogz5h-By5rQDVmCVDUhWxkn0ITzpLi4L_UKM2L9OIKlb14eLG0X8FTQxJ-0GEByAM6TCJPkUoLmbFuKDdvBVZdyLdEVjfOE9AdC7LHfzLFto_hLOvSUTiQmxKL6tFxSkR/s1600/october+2010+077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yCNY4uKKO6Hogz5h-By5rQDVmCVDUhWxkn0ITzpLi4L_UKM2L9OIKlb14eLG0X8FTQxJ-0GEByAM6TCJPkUoLmbFuKDdvBVZdyLdEVjfOE9AdC7LHfzLFto_hLOvSUTiQmxKL6tFxSkR/s320/october+2010+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551640216275556274" border="0" /></a>Mary saw the life jacket in the garage on our way in. She had blood work today, so I'm feeling especially indulgent.Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-19727052206628987212010-10-06T23:47:00.005-05:002010-12-20T15:16:30.695-06:00Ouch!Somehow Mary got a sliver in her hand. We tried to get it out last night, but we would have really had to dig. Here is it 24 hours later - her body is trying to heal thyself~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3tBsaL0dQiaqUreTTqMR3RZ5377U88n1P7GhjktoIXn0M7p0YL347W90wDJve53hk_0EKB6q7C41PrJYvL_fOyYwdkB7OSzQWHfIzxRYUzOHdyae0dAS41jEG-wm4emHUu9UK7xuXWTR/s1600/october+2010+277.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3tBsaL0dQiaqUreTTqMR3RZ5377U88n1P7GhjktoIXn0M7p0YL347W90wDJve53hk_0EKB6q7C41PrJYvL_fOyYwdkB7OSzQWHfIzxRYUzOHdyae0dAS41jEG-wm4emHUu9UK7xuXWTR/s320/october+2010+277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658311862111922" border="0" /></a>The sliver didn't stop her from having fun at the birthday party <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonny-acres.html">today</a>~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMl1ltlDAxVtXoOpoyx4jureWXqdYjR_GCN04amAfuscTJEMMmKZ9_ib_x-GocSo9mlgYWyY4r64EJb2caGmY_AEtWPMQmOvk9CgsTDHNq7Bfj0drgxamSSD3lxRFvWbZHakhrXBaz4khN/s1600/october+2010+296.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMl1ltlDAxVtXoOpoyx4jureWXqdYjR_GCN04amAfuscTJEMMmKZ9_ib_x-GocSo9mlgYWyY4r64EJb2caGmY_AEtWPMQmOvk9CgsTDHNq7Bfj0drgxamSSD3lxRFvWbZHakhrXBaz4khN/s320/october+2010+296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658307510812706" border="0" /></a>Tonight after her bath, the sliver came right out with just a tiny bit of pressure. No crying, either!Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-26545434428886082442010-10-01T23:29:00.002-05:002010-12-18T08:26:26.529-06:00Fast FoodI took this picture of Mary while she was waiting outside of Sam's cello class. She's eating her new favorite salad - romaine with blue cheese and balsamic vinaigrette. I'm ashamed by how many "burgers fries" she's eaten, but I need to remember that her palate is pretty sophisticated~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpH1NDbkrvaxXeffmY3RpHj02Xpq8AVO7aKVPqLMjBHYrFlRnasKCRpaV2nzacllK7vizzXSl4pQheYGta8JikEZkp2WaoyryXLYSTrsC684EHZf_HGEAkhod_LutpBd7BRpp3ohrgaou/s1600/october+2010+586.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpH1NDbkrvaxXeffmY3RpHj02Xpq8AVO7aKVPqLMjBHYrFlRnasKCRpaV2nzacllK7vizzXSl4pQheYGta8JikEZkp2WaoyryXLYSTrsC684EHZf_HGEAkhod_LutpBd7BRpp3ohrgaou/s320/october+2010+586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539026127242280242" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-14294012759219738352010-09-30T23:33:00.002-05:002010-12-18T08:23:20.456-06:00Beaming<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X43yk6z42mU?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X43yk6z42mU?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-49894394677661663512010-09-16T23:57:00.004-05:002010-11-19T14:12:38.742-06:00Gymnastics!Now that Mary and I will have <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2010/09/and-theyre-off.html">Thursdays</a> to ourselves, I was looking for something special to do with her (and also something to keep her mind off the fact that both her playmates are gone for the day). How perfect that there is a parent and child gymnastics class on Thursday mornings! Mary is a natural~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GABa8w2O0Xb6NblgnpRqbusL6TLQ1VADwRv3oOekXBqKAgm0BId7NaecEBLm-hWIr-BxQY0IJRteS665WHlPpOmjcSCPEZ6_5xg4-VXWx8x232V849Ix6aMlgrXC03gpGIGENt18Kre-/s1600/october+2010+070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GABa8w2O0Xb6NblgnpRqbusL6TLQ1VADwRv3oOekXBqKAgm0BId7NaecEBLm-hWIr-BxQY0IJRteS665WHlPpOmjcSCPEZ6_5xg4-VXWx8x232V849Ix6aMlgrXC03gpGIGENt18Kre-/s320/october+2010+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537904520169222930" border="0" /></a>She was a little shy around the instructors at first, but she loved the equipment~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3CslyZvHtdQOdwHrpGdETUWqleLw-SR7LPNvuyw6h4FfmJmRHIF56WGxuA_EHNuZ3o6v0iPpCWvz6waW_t7jcqPoHQFdbh0E2XwAnjnwlNCmjrlGsgsm3DDgWo5ZBk_WROKwVnhhZiBy/s1600/october+2010+074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3CslyZvHtdQOdwHrpGdETUWqleLw-SR7LPNvuyw6h4FfmJmRHIF56WGxuA_EHNuZ3o6v0iPpCWvz6waW_t7jcqPoHQFdbh0E2XwAnjnwlNCmjrlGsgsm3DDgWo5ZBk_WROKwVnhhZiBy/s320/october+2010+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537904507938648898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsfJzCm-wbIua4UaJwOnmpNyWUB7r9aqMIIcQZu8NF-R1t0iQPVf33nFRrKf7-QL9rhJRV0d5qGht2hDy0HH6FL0NgaUYyvyShFaqw3C2mMB7-uoivn26yPy8R3oHOQ6JRR-2NhKaTnho/s1600/october+2010+075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsfJzCm-wbIua4UaJwOnmpNyWUB7r9aqMIIcQZu8NF-R1t0iQPVf33nFRrKf7-QL9rhJRV0d5qGht2hDy0HH6FL0NgaUYyvyShFaqw3C2mMB7-uoivn26yPy8R3oHOQ6JRR-2NhKaTnho/s320/october+2010+075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537904503896283890" border="0" /></a>She walked right across the beam, with no hands, the very first time she tried~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCRhe5ASbf4LKMC-4EMCTvsILJo3AhUvNVi_eCKUlsMa_aN-ncpoUYtrDqt9YeP7K8CLjNuL22uqV5hKaZKii4OPcN6YIY210kXzqf6K2PuLERU2UZ9tI4YzTunRUkeypCwNVut82BGNz/s1600/october+2010+079.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCRhe5ASbf4LKMC-4EMCTvsILJo3AhUvNVi_eCKUlsMa_aN-ncpoUYtrDqt9YeP7K8CLjNuL22uqV5hKaZKii4OPcN6YIY210kXzqf6K2PuLERU2UZ9tI4YzTunRUkeypCwNVut82BGNz/s320/october+2010+079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537904502026892994" border="0" /></a>I think we're going to have a lot of fun! We've even been riding our bike over :)Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-171395376079931362010-08-28T23:59:00.002-05:002010-11-02T23:18:42.731-05:00Good SportI wonder what percentage of her life Mary has spent watching her brothers do something <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2010/08/triathletes.html">athletic</a>~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06RcbR045my9C3-7y1O_-fcuO0ut5aqJBidMCAHkd7Mn4_JVdkR93AhD-sVP_6ZBxB7kS_xkyArhjstbqcHsp0pew-ifzrSl5ZGLzlfjz9E81XY8x1Z3OCOBO6HFGoL6Mq_UkgTb585Kk/s1600/august+2010+015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06RcbR045my9C3-7y1O_-fcuO0ut5aqJBidMCAHkd7Mn4_JVdkR93AhD-sVP_6ZBxB7kS_xkyArhjstbqcHsp0pew-ifzrSl5ZGLzlfjz9E81XY8x1Z3OCOBO6HFGoL6Mq_UkgTb585Kk/s320/august+2010+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530103292380580850" border="0" /></a>She is always such a happy camper!Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-52819532333513666752010-08-27T23:56:00.002-05:002010-11-02T22:44:44.293-05:00Little Miss Mischief<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9b3zP4fkcxDyCvDsiH7PnyKEcy0C22Nv6B4we16RMwc_cD152Yy2OaY88zlDyDmFysecTfNJW9jbkzvVhMx7QrgC1HImLmh1v32AC07gIO-6uQqx7DqKW3YVkmfYY8IPQQ1Lygce1oD1/s1600/august+2010+007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9b3zP4fkcxDyCvDsiH7PnyKEcy0C22Nv6B4we16RMwc_cD152Yy2OaY88zlDyDmFysecTfNJW9jbkzvVhMx7QrgC1HImLmh1v32AC07gIO-6uQqx7DqKW3YVkmfYY8IPQQ1Lygce1oD1/s320/august+2010+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530098114713324978" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-67215084640576578772010-08-27T23:54:00.003-05:002010-11-02T22:44:14.366-05:00Beach Blanket BeautyMary <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2010/08/walk-for-breastfeeding.html">today</a>~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknKifGYGGGAWWZqDdY2B0hCov4Y7nYy9epdbAxse3FJWaIp8Wb1rYuaXFLs02Pc6B0wg0T1-ZGmsmIfxOebqLevbbj9Ti39RHV2STS2ATJ55jmAtYoB9Tm03NE3X0ZLaJzSikraM1SxB6/s1600/august+2010+122.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhfmImz9USRMq6K-eg98U4cMtRP18EuCfCF2gZzwElmvr2vp5Iwo2chSZBXCPqI0NsbwJsp7q78MlkNQEKygxGFfHFJvoMJfArs1K6eCjBwpDyjBzIN4comrg8E02SSYHPlEXUmM0vZ9p/s320/august+2010+126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530098838526464594" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-12072107451261899182010-08-24T23:11:00.002-05:002010-10-19T20:51:51.657-05:00She's gotta wear shades~<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma3pGpJcZDiKHaV9pBtoUXJjzlGbTMxaWo-WSZPU6DX2M4-lA5fbiQMT6gsBhc-J_JMHQhbJjVMAG4323TitTtJkIJlAzZGAizsndatJZoqrqk4L5D60H3QIRZ3doqLztrhsUpcteM3tO/s1600/august+2010+082.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4-NkvaUKI78syZdScNNICuPie3IzYWWjnrUTF3QQ9rQnwm02OWyS2KDypzmo13LxkoqoXLHNg38m3jTDlaFLaTYOUDDfpVfjwsvVHO7oCleUXRsVJCXwZzgF3rcW4Un6Hn_9Wq6xeKr9/s320/august+2010+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524763265749733394" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-91447601627424625772010-08-21T23:53:00.002-05:002010-10-19T15:27:32.770-05:00Hau`oli<a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2010/08/aloha.html">Today</a> at Scott's company picnic~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8_Fh7FmsZCVdT346Rjtzj7RmixOZ2fbDjEVSy6MKVg7s8LITC5TbS_Ok8IAkDagj1FGedtQObTnzddTzNJbitJWYrOaREB9J5bMFmJ3RO_Avb3y_v3DYn2lSxpw1nu_F2I6fxpATIlvK/s1600/august+2010+052.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8_Fh7FmsZCVdT346Rjtzj7RmixOZ2fbDjEVSy6MKVg7s8LITC5TbS_Ok8IAkDagj1FGedtQObTnzddTzNJbitJWYrOaREB9J5bMFmJ3RO_Avb3y_v3DYn2lSxpw1nu_F2I6fxpATIlvK/s320/august+2010+052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524760995551443746" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-40069218795174014932010-08-17T23:58:00.028-05:002010-12-29T15:51:34.580-06:00Rocky Mountain HighDaddy and the boys took a <a href="http://homemademama.blogspot.com/2010/08/land-of-delta-blues.html">road trip to Memphis</a> this past weekend, so Mary and I flew out to Colorado to visit Jennifer and Tom. Grandma drove us to the airport. We knew we'd miss our boys~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRsOgLB9n3_YzvlRa890DMSXOsk8R8hjsX_JU5cHRogX7g8zpksP2CmySuzyckzFSYLz494o1R4QLq3TqMVk_A2JW7f7l-aYGdSmRUZpTh4_1gVouZWJFUoZ-xuV0mlh6ieMt1NynphtI/s1600/august+2010+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRsOgLB9n3_YzvlRa890DMSXOsk8R8hjsX_JU5cHRogX7g8zpksP2CmySuzyckzFSYLz494o1R4QLq3TqMVk_A2JW7f7l-aYGdSmRUZpTh4_1gVouZWJFUoZ-xuV0mlh6ieMt1NynphtI/s320/august+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524173571155905250" border="0" /></a>Mary settled right in to our upgraded seats (thanks, Grandma!) ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKgRj8mlLIXwivMQQtyRXDjqmD9wnBRul6zYyfoKOlXrZoWw8dHjKHuDyKd_MmiuTqVE9qR8_xmZH50bGU8O9UGogd9LGWpjt91aXRKFbOnCgmpJKK3Cc9xedwkdyjX1xOQVXi0onaZfb/s1600/august+2010+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKgRj8mlLIXwivMQQtyRXDjqmD9wnBRul6zYyfoKOlXrZoWw8dHjKHuDyKd_MmiuTqVE9qR8_xmZH50bGU8O9UGogd9LGWpjt91aXRKFbOnCgmpJKK3Cc9xedwkdyjX1xOQVXi0onaZfb/s320/august+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524173564432344626" border="0" /></a>We were so happy to finally arrive. Jen met us at the gate (did I mention before I was nervous?). Mary received a lot of comments walking through the airport with her rolling suitcase~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1wteb5TrqYhKY_rYPpAwYWw4eywX_Jsi9_6ouh5NkT4XUp1nLl9EWGvoGkUs9A4PZk0pbwZhiep-q05AVq_LYwFzoa2ABnL8zqX2WVTOKXtVPZukeRYdSDWIhxMDM9vpWCyXo0Duihm_/s1600/august+2010+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1wteb5TrqYhKY_rYPpAwYWw4eywX_Jsi9_6ouh5NkT4XUp1nLl9EWGvoGkUs9A4PZk0pbwZhiep-q05AVq_LYwFzoa2ABnL8zqX2WVTOKXtVPZukeRYdSDWIhxMDM9vpWCyXo0Duihm_/s320/august+2010+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524172774500598722" border="0" /></a>After such a long day of travel, Mary fell asleep on the way to lunch~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskAGrXg20ivDegRIWhPggGcXdlCSIQd590ucBojMDFhI0Ng2hhBlNBdDRvqkmUZ7J4dwLAgUJZbau3UK89mon346wHCQE_RKJrK55AEcZ7Bxdf8Q8-dP7qNycNu20coBwLyAblTy_0i2p/s1600/august+2010+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskAGrXg20ivDegRIWhPggGcXdlCSIQd590ucBojMDFhI0Ng2hhBlNBdDRvqkmUZ7J4dwLAgUJZbau3UK89mon346wHCQE_RKJrK55AEcZ7Bxdf8Q8-dP7qNycNu20coBwLyAblTy_0i2p/s320/august+2010+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524172769957398818" border="0" /></a>We had some delicious <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mexican</span> food at <a href="http://www.cantinalaredo.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cantina</span> Laredo</a>, and then walked a bit on the 29<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> Street Mall in boulder~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Dxhs0Z4DBmt5EUiRArJFf1YbziQBCHmQlOUahlvRsvRtqG-a1soWOj6dcZj0BYADHjKw0-eT4pHj_hSs5N9sHJqptp7zelmz2o7hty3D7_dFXzlEnhTtQLZDIEGDz4f0bLo4xT-PZy2O/s1600/august+2010+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Dxhs0Z4DBmt5EUiRArJFf1YbziQBCHmQlOUahlvRsvRtqG-a1soWOj6dcZj0BYADHjKw0-eT4pHj_hSs5N9sHJqptp7zelmz2o7hty3D7_dFXzlEnhTtQLZDIEGDz4f0bLo4xT-PZy2O/s320/august+2010+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524172759985925570" border="0" /></a>Saturday we headed over to the Boulder Farmers Market. The selection of produce and cheeses (including some raw milk) was wonderful. Mary really enjoyed the <a href="http://www.noosayoghurt.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Noosa</span> yogurt</a> Jennifer turned us on to, and the popcorn (and ice cream)~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ13aB_n7YWYKfbUa6H_3ucpAY-0Ue4WeAw3LTJ70dclYYLRDaxB9Cn2htn9d-nM7a5_hfGMEYILXooZTdlLPZXknFWXXLOMP9K-Pe1nPf7uAXQ41NSZBoR0QfZdA_y8C2AMP-xtC83qmt/s1600/august+2010+012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ13aB_n7YWYKfbUa6H_3ucpAY-0Ue4WeAw3LTJ70dclYYLRDaxB9Cn2htn9d-nM7a5_hfGMEYILXooZTdlLPZXknFWXXLOMP9K-Pe1nPf7uAXQ41NSZBoR0QfZdA_y8C2AMP-xtC83qmt/s320/august+2010+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524171622062393202" border="0" /></a>We then went over to <a href="http://www.boulderdowntown.com/visit/history-of-pearl-street">Pearl Street</a>, where we enjoyed the street performers, checked out the funky shops, and people watched. Mary had a blast playing in the fountains~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWQpmeyPlB4oKpcSY9r_K-xoAg-YQCfJ9X6-Js3T22GcOXEnq6rj52hY9L93PhiEyrIRKCjFAjP4lZ_h7JbiG-2gIn1IZ32E92BY-6LSCeuMCYE280HoZr5YxWQ2CTJTwCQB0lO9Tzbcz/s1600/august+2010+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWQpmeyPlB4oKpcSY9r_K-xoAg-YQCfJ9X6-Js3T22GcOXEnq6rj52hY9L93PhiEyrIRKCjFAjP4lZ_h7JbiG-2gIn1IZ32E92BY-6LSCeuMCYE280HoZr5YxWQ2CTJTwCQB0lO9Tzbcz/s320/august+2010+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524171614560203410" border="0" /></a>At one point, Mary ended up naked because she didn't want to wear her wet clothes. I was a little worried about what the crowd might think, but Jennifer reminded me we <span style="font-style: italic;">were</span> in Boulder, after all~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfl9vlJ3SHgV_BAfMozQ-pa7LfVexJJeZ6Nkme1j3Ab99iEOlrSp7duQDfZ7qBxDEAZYdAo8oLiAZwInjM1T4C0M_r20jhxoCI1rRhG6Cu3oRvZaQ507JCH6pwq_4REvoWifib76vgSQK/s1600/august+2010+017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfl9vlJ3SHgV_BAfMozQ-pa7LfVexJJeZ6Nkme1j3Ab99iEOlrSp7duQDfZ7qBxDEAZYdAo8oLiAZwInjM1T4C0M_r20jhxoCI1rRhG6Cu3oRvZaQ507JCH6pwq_4REvoWifib76vgSQK/s320/august+2010+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524171605674637970" border="0" /></a>We had a great lunch at <a href="http://www.dishgourmet.com/">Dish</a>. We sat outside and near the end of our meal a cat hacked up what looked like a placenta. Yum :)<br /><br />Boulder is really kid-friendly~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yZ3vbd6Yv1Se8NMbqAIqXgW0UeNXzsIDhZ4PGSM42dHssFbHTMo0UA1QVfIDcdDvOEaCHYObaksPNZqtPKenfkYhm5OcZuGDvbIynfTA71YAUwqs-3GCpoFXSiYAAiEBbr4vYsBwTb0n/s1600/august+2010+021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yZ3vbd6Yv1Se8NMbqAIqXgW0UeNXzsIDhZ4PGSM42dHssFbHTMo0UA1QVfIDcdDvOEaCHYObaksPNZqtPKenfkYhm5OcZuGDvbIynfTA71YAUwqs-3GCpoFXSiYAAiEBbr4vYsBwTb0n/s320/august+2010+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524169682688531682" border="0" /></a>One cool thing is everywhere we went, the disposable cutlery was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">compostable</span>. Boulder has really embraced sustainability.<br />My little bear cub~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUWV2gY5fFO2h65oBsLKpLN9PJrqwpIz4TFq5OruZXYbNihB4IKkUdFT3H6ohfI3vxr7aIFWrejaatYzcmvqXJKmDb9bZRwxevhvdDJRDQnayqH99V0vEhZMZ9GLoRJ34vMVaiHvOIUqg/s1600/august+2010+022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUWV2gY5fFO2h65oBsLKpLN9PJrqwpIz4TFq5OruZXYbNihB4IKkUdFT3H6ohfI3vxr7aIFWrejaatYzcmvqXJKmDb9bZRwxevhvdDJRDQnayqH99V0vEhZMZ9GLoRJ34vMVaiHvOIUqg/s320/august+2010+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524169671697018530" border="0" /></a>Before we left downtown we stopped at Tee and Cakes, where Jen had a coconut cupcake, Mary had strawberry milkshake, and I had something I'd only previously dreamed of - a chocolate bacon cupcake (it tasted better than it photographed) ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj359lj1f6dQuEv5CRsjC04Yc3Sqf9XpLRKQP025H0SmALyyxDwwVm8EVv3b3GPbZoFEgb13tMfca0F9SWGZoOLFKckWhyphenhyphenZSWOKIW0PBUkWqcHJ7duZym9z1Az40-cuugQli0ZdrBQHqDBW/s1600/august+2010+023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj359lj1f6dQuEv5CRsjC04Yc3Sqf9XpLRKQP025H0SmALyyxDwwVm8EVv3b3GPbZoFEgb13tMfca0F9SWGZoOLFKckWhyphenhyphenZSWOKIW0PBUkWqcHJ7duZym9z1Az40-cuugQli0ZdrBQHqDBW/s320/august+2010+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524169665012667874" border="0" /></a>Jennifer and Tom have a pick-up truck (comfortable and easy to get in and out of) and a Jeep (embarrassing to get in, but fun once we're settled - except when we're on the highway - Mary did <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> like the wind). "Nothing to see here, folks" became my mantra every time I climbed into the Jeep. On Sunday we drove over to <a href="http://www.eldoradosprings.org/">Eldorado Springs</a>~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOCarPlAaOWE8isQMBSg74y079sI8buYg5zZjpXcdPgcUbHq8YCRD0HGbzRVwT5AG53PI5uba4UAGAKcyd6O7K0zqruRLBUuLdTATQFZvQV0teB5WJcxMlYFmuLKFMMezF41mTILqQhw3/s1600/august+2010+024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOCarPlAaOWE8isQMBSg74y079sI8buYg5zZjpXcdPgcUbHq8YCRD0HGbzRVwT5AG53PI5uba4UAGAKcyd6O7K0zqruRLBUuLdTATQFZvQV0teB5WJcxMlYFmuLKFMMezF41mTILqQhw3/s320/august+2010+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524168562184639314" border="0" /></a>It's a really cool artists community at the base of the Rocky Mountains (the original is in Jamestown, NY) ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCHxEryz7FATJphTeTePOLqc8WAEbffFS8wlromK_UG2zlSu31EMeEJmY2L7MsgkSBiDGeHw-Rg1nRHg0p-NFMRcR90PfZVzScMcxof9QgfmSiPk3OO_QT0ilnV_PWYgXKoPUFlsAS1iP/s1600/august+2010+026.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCHxEryz7FATJphTeTePOLqc8WAEbffFS8wlromK_UG2zlSu31EMeEJmY2L7MsgkSBiDGeHw-Rg1nRHg0p-NFMRcR90PfZVzScMcxof9QgfmSiPk3OO_QT0ilnV_PWYgXKoPUFlsAS1iP/s320/august+2010+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524168549545324450" border="0" /></a>Mary loved hiking, and checking out all the information kiosks. I love her "reading" here~<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uSRWvYu6vGQ?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uSRWvYu6vGQ?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />Mary trying to get a look at the people climbing the rock across from us~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFoT_anyE6HZ6Y4RqDC2UF6D2tR_tqW7WHfp7ulzW5s0rE17DxiQc_MTv20_k5EjHEKor-aMcR0Yp1ltHWNvCeefgCLuoF7Bnhm3O6pGMd6MFX5v9qFZBa_EvHMkgg5wW_IMLhju3BzlT/s1600/august+2010+028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFoT_anyE6HZ6Y4RqDC2UF6D2tR_tqW7WHfp7ulzW5s0rE17DxiQc_MTv20_k5EjHEKor-aMcR0Yp1ltHWNvCeefgCLuoF7Bnhm3O6pGMd6MFX5v9qFZBa_EvHMkgg5wW_IMLhju3BzlT/s320/august+2010+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524168547096110130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1noYa658FCNx44WKNORLOBY-FjXvd5gMUQYss5gbrgoXIaFWNUsYBStiUXgHio8IKAIvaJx-ex10nyScFRFr1aaH2IAs200mBIghpJboqqBNrcgPcAXw1wI3qvj02B7fSXIVfiH0qml-F/s1600/august+2010+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1noYa658FCNx44WKNORLOBY-FjXvd5gMUQYss5gbrgoXIaFWNUsYBStiUXgHio8IKAIvaJx-ex10nyScFRFr1aaH2IAs200mBIghpJboqqBNrcgPcAXw1wI3qvj02B7fSXIVfiH0qml-F/s320/august+2010+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524167616859704642" border="0" /></a>Jennifer was very worried about Mary being near the edge - Tom was happy to keep a close eye on her~<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiViW6hXNP-y582cR6HWznDKTc6RVElKBFdQgW_FwKKfNjC6fOWUJBELJWBO7Cc6YGlPJL2IjwaVTNBWZO0w-hYKSa3gKzzuwUcJ6FKj_EoT9nryATCkztoXs-edcSzws1Ldyx9t7e3FV/s1600/august+2010+032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiViW6hXNP-y582cR6HWznDKTc6RVElKBFdQgW_FwKKfNjC6fOWUJBELJWBO7Cc6YGlPJL2IjwaVTNBWZO0w-hYKSa3gKzzuwUcJ6FKj_EoT9nryATCkztoXs-edcSzws1Ldyx9t7e3FV/s320/august+2010+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524167605198536274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2w06OfD1_g3iZzEeUpFJ2vfEM0pV1lthoYh4wFYnxuoxnTyakF7KS9D4qB4bszUN3gIuIwkYuQa09L3SZuah9GJPxGMWPBGCewzQ5t1QcWdmzaex04pWXy9WzFo8-ZNb5u9mjIK4x-6x/s1600/august+2010+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2w06OfD1_g3iZzEeUpFJ2vfEM0pV1lthoYh4wFYnxuoxnTyakF7KS9D4qB4bszUN3gIuIwkYuQa09L3SZuah9GJPxGMWPBGCewzQ5t1QcWdmzaex04pWXy9WzFo8-ZNb5u9mjIK4x-6x/s320/august+2010+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524167588337116338" border="0" /></a>Mary was pretty funny - every time I called Jen "Jen", she would say "her not Jen, her Jennifer". Eventually I would catch myself and say Jen, and then quickly add the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ifer</span>" just to keep Mary from correcting me. She's kind of bossy, but she wraps everyone around her little finger~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1Ly75XwqOEdtdthC_RC8JLN3WJVhYTKSWBPgxsU_h1q8yCdY1Pm4v0lUO6FCjNCkrbSS6YoxWk73kCMHkaqq-nsqnj6VzAnM0SQoSAs4HI8kEyjn4yfZzGFFcPVh9j5Gr-JSmeJRX_3g/s1600/august+2010+034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1Ly75XwqOEdtdthC_RC8JLN3WJVhYTKSWBPgxsU_h1q8yCdY1Pm4v0lUO6FCjNCkrbSS6YoxWk73kCMHkaqq-nsqnj6VzAnM0SQoSAs4HI8kEyjn4yfZzGFFcPVh9j5Gr-JSmeJRX_3g/s320/august+2010+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524166878773208434" border="0" /></a>We hiked a good distance, only giving up and turning back after the path narrowed too much for the stroller. It was really beautiful~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDJO17JmpEDm5-ZKhYocs0ZI4oLXpYXFa9AVRO57KIuE4_VfXFPQCDE24NoBB44TiS5Olv_h0NtYF0RxjVzjNi_f03hPXJi170VhUVeszl_bhquxxqQvYtvoDsupzD9UJzBFrrGJEwFW3/s1600/august+2010+035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDJO17JmpEDm5-ZKhYocs0ZI4oLXpYXFa9AVRO57KIuE4_VfXFPQCDE24NoBB44TiS5Olv_h0NtYF0RxjVzjNi_f03hPXJi170VhUVeszl_bhquxxqQvYtvoDsupzD9UJzBFrrGJEwFW3/s320/august+2010+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524166873404048978" border="0" /></a>Monday Mary and I walked to the park in the morning, while Jennifer worked~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkpNwGYzqCPKOabGJk2256CIsCATqJpueDjYSL-kolloeFpe-gHSaS2ffB4MzNhW3pDJT2Meb78klQgUhoPMbWCMWQtWOBL7-dPpFxEwAM6QGKtBF9GaLOAuhvgFhK_SG28UySC4pK6ip/s1600/august+2010+037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkpNwGYzqCPKOabGJk2256CIsCATqJpueDjYSL-kolloeFpe-gHSaS2ffB4MzNhW3pDJT2Meb78klQgUhoPMbWCMWQtWOBL7-dPpFxEwAM6QGKtBF9GaLOAuhvgFhK_SG28UySC4pK6ip/s320/august+2010+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524166863551495970" border="0" /></a>Mary loved "taking my order" ~<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/okX11NM_wDY?hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/okX11NM_wDY?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />For my birthday, Jen took me to a really lovely restaurant, "<a href="http://www.colterra.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Colterra</span></a>" in nearby <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Niwot</span>. The food was divine~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdxb-qzhLALVCA-r_jh27TGOOX4_M6kfdkx5f4xHuuYXvRkoR3SEatdBMq8-OTGEADCxkm3fOBAvCsjFA-w3nYjNSqjcjFG-dy46k56AV8wkMAEl1jmgZFA_P_lKobms4XEJ45ucm13MN/s1600/august+2010+039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdxb-qzhLALVCA-r_jh27TGOOX4_M6kfdkx5f4xHuuYXvRkoR3SEatdBMq8-OTGEADCxkm3fOBAvCsjFA-w3nYjNSqjcjFG-dy46k56AV8wkMAEl1jmgZFA_P_lKobms4XEJ45ucm13MN/s320/august+2010+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524165744350756866" border="0" /></a>Then we walked over to Jennifer's favorite consignment shop, "<a href="http://rockinrobins.net/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Rockin</span> Robin's</a>", where Jen channeled Helen Roper~<br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vY9UOPamoX8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vY9UOPamoX8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br />Monday night we were supposed to head back to Chautauqua for a music festival. But that afternoon, when Mary felt warm, I started thinking about how clinging/whiny she had been all day, and the fact that she didn't eat anything for lunch, and began to worry that maybe she had an ear infection. Concerned that we would be flying the next day, I wanted to be sure her ears were okay. So, we headed over to urgent care, where we found out she "just" had a virus. About 10 minutes after we left urgent care, Mary coughed a little and then puked all over herself, and the car seat :( We were just about to stop at Whole Foods to pick up something for dinner, so we ran in with Mary and cleaned her up as best we could. Jen (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ifer</span>) was so gracious about the whole thing. And when we got back to their house, Tom cleaned up the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">carseat</span> and the car. Thankfully, Mary seemed okay the next day, and actually ate a "burger fries" (as she calls the Golden Arches) at the airport. Jen (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ifer</span>) was able to get a gate pass, and help me get through the airport. We had so much fun, and it was sad to say good-bye.<br />My little seasoned traveler, before she fell asleep~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNxfNCtXoj3zM1GY6Zj35-KH1mUpvOJadM_PD4JhwSKiv1DAFzAmzBNLd_zL7xWGOVDWMifWHOfNj5Op8vUgzhAXv4sFibzrK0FiX5N2uj1eDPriRmB74ng29DIA9My0PgezjFjsJveQ2/s1600/august+2010+045.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNxfNCtXoj3zM1GY6Zj35-KH1mUpvOJadM_PD4JhwSKiv1DAFzAmzBNLd_zL7xWGOVDWMifWHOfNj5Op8vUgzhAXv4sFibzrK0FiX5N2uj1eDPriRmB74ng29DIA9My0PgezjFjsJveQ2/s320/august+2010+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524165280755195010" border="0" /></a>Monica and Chandler at 30,000 feet~<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5rAXRkx9RV3-EIdlh3mYBamGB7oguG5Hn1ENWkiHRYWGUiFCEr-oi3Tt7YkaHF9KS9L8yOKs0ciPmJ8jbFMyzIKaTciIBynjD5igosTkibL6dmftJhW_8hhziYWJbmhsuvKellc1ioIs/s1600/august+2010+043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5rAXRkx9RV3-EIdlh3mYBamGB7oguG5Hn1ENWkiHRYWGUiFCEr-oi3Tt7YkaHF9KS9L8yOKs0ciPmJ8jbFMyzIKaTciIBynjD5igosTkibL6dmftJhW_8hhziYWJbmhsuvKellc1ioIs/s320/august+2010+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524165733659938610" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-69133391482932919292010-08-12T23:58:00.001-05:002010-10-05T22:07:00.605-05:00BoWhen Charlie was a baby, someone gave us a little gift set that included a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">onesie</span> with the Minnesota Vikings logo, and also a matching pacifier. For some reason we've kept that pacifier around, even though I never actually used it with a baby. Mary has used it with her dolls lately. And even though she had a pacifier in her mouth a couple of times in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NICU</span>, she never really took one once at home. But this is what she would look like if she were me at that age, with a "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bo</span>" as I called it~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tiSILkHx56eyR3H10BItCiuJ9QqUGpT2SGT_Wclr5NSXDQWvF8AhbhkxbOYiqTFRTQ1niJuY4Y8McDXvWY89-A3ItOF45g8n578pqRm3ioRjsyRDxzQpG2SLygTb34VUNVdfsFPHs9Eo/s1600/august+2010+138.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tiSILkHx56eyR3H10BItCiuJ9QqUGpT2SGT_Wclr5NSXDQWvF8AhbhkxbOYiqTFRTQ1niJuY4Y8McDXvWY89-A3ItOF45g8n578pqRm3ioRjsyRDxzQpG2SLygTb34VUNVdfsFPHs9Eo/s320/august+2010+138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524107569871961442" border="0" /></a>I am <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> glad none of my children ever really used pacifiers.Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-64929984902011755092010-08-08T23:33:00.002-05:002010-10-05T21:30:34.551-05:00Playing DoctorMary has spent a lot of time in doctors' offices and labs. She's picked up a lot of useful skills, such as the belly button temperature check~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf65okRxjwxjhzQK8Nc37hGPGy8r8OG7U87dXLNhp97dUzlV0c7G_06OLPnsnwEtGELPrWA4AcOVreBHMNtkbnsJPjIBON_f1TdNGEJxykRt6SK-uJ29ze-lhRW2gFiGH4Djq7PgRFjnaz/s1600/august+2010+098.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf65okRxjwxjhzQK8Nc37hGPGy8r8OG7U87dXLNhp97dUzlV0c7G_06OLPnsnwEtGELPrWA4AcOVreBHMNtkbnsJPjIBON_f1TdNGEJxykRt6SK-uJ29ze-lhRW2gFiGH4Djq7PgRFjnaz/s320/august+2010+098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523812745138237986" border="0" /></a>Sometimes you have to really push hard~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV63JYNcL37CjsL9AcW3msplO1Z8ZytYmsuLpZ3NY8Jd8VX7wsAt-fIEqw5hpTgz9oZTEJ0uh7HMej2HKjKuURHCidN7FXlDSFOewHAm7rXeUhtMWZCr4RBa1bg59qWKqUicy-L1hmpUu/s1600/august+2010+104.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvV63JYNcL37CjsL9AcW3msplO1Z8ZytYmsuLpZ3NY8Jd8VX7wsAt-fIEqw5hpTgz9oZTEJ0uh7HMej2HKjKuURHCidN7FXlDSFOewHAm7rXeUhtMWZCr4RBa1bg59qWKqUicy-L1hmpUu/s320/august+2010+104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523812736775123346" border="0" /></a>Best of all, though, is she knows to comfort the patient after a particularly trying procedure~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeuBVaP3HCTuYUKUHWZN4zkUEYhn9CfT9kS7ZeatXc-krro82WShLU0DNzuww7p3U3UNHJ7ICrcbcllMTV3fFY4VMTxRy9DAWz7rZwradA_NXK5iuup8nawwGjY4F_s6CzgBxRQAHhbg3/s1600/august+2010+105.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeuBVaP3HCTuYUKUHWZN4zkUEYhn9CfT9kS7ZeatXc-krro82WShLU0DNzuww7p3U3UNHJ7ICrcbcllMTV3fFY4VMTxRy9DAWz7rZwradA_NXK5iuup8nawwGjY4F_s6CzgBxRQAHhbg3/s320/august+2010+105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523812728616239554" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-89882634375047288322010-07-20T23:56:00.005-05:002010-10-03T09:47:31.450-05:00Everybody Loves MaryMary spends a lot of time at her brothers' baseball games. Thankfully their teammates (and their siblings) like her~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEZOhwpM5zmjB3foX8zc55ETvKusA2uNGH0tdJVSUD5qCcLmY0PHWg_2y1utFbQVwXDaG36NMSjLdTdb_qcS1jjXdr_Xdyhg5ZU8i1zIqrIplV7xcKn4N8EeMQVjqaHlz_i8mmi0ag00Z/s1600/july+2010+116.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEZOhwpM5zmjB3foX8zc55ETvKusA2uNGH0tdJVSUD5qCcLmY0PHWg_2y1utFbQVwXDaG36NMSjLdTdb_qcS1jjXdr_Xdyhg5ZU8i1zIqrIplV7xcKn4N8EeMQVjqaHlz_i8mmi0ag00Z/s320/july+2010+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516618801488868130" border="0" /></a>Alyssa is Charlie's teammate's sister. She entertains Mary at many games~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCSRy3juxJISUbi0p3S_RVZ94iUaSYC1kOC_esxupCurC_oC84PIrPzOXR-GKTyqcIHR-uRK5x-dYt9Ntg1CNJsaEseqs8gcE7DTkGcCeaNn1MoxbgepSfDRWOp0AbcH_CVB_63eC3uXi/s1600/july+2010+117.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCSRy3juxJISUbi0p3S_RVZ94iUaSYC1kOC_esxupCurC_oC84PIrPzOXR-GKTyqcIHR-uRK5x-dYt9Ntg1CNJsaEseqs8gcE7DTkGcCeaNn1MoxbgepSfDRWOp0AbcH_CVB_63eC3uXi/s320/july+2010+117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516618790229790546" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-59166840218321954772010-07-16T23:57:00.005-05:002010-09-29T16:26:54.595-05:00Love (Ear) CanalAfter 8 ear infections in 6 months and at least 4 ruptures in the same amount of time, Mary had tubes put in her ears this morning. Even being a hungry, and waking up much earlier than normal, she charmed the nurses and doctors. They all were amazed at how cooperative she was~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y68x09GBw6l730crLWkt6yFPQ0VUKC7Auc3025BSfc3XC1oJZmLvaKWvy2gXyDb46eK-F4E0RmFayL9tPmLRl_LJW1H7TOJPoBnvfxPmmwJ9d7_Uwoe0gUtgAnBOXu2GjDe8PvomMD83/s1600/july+2010+106.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y68x09GBw6l730crLWkt6yFPQ0VUKC7Auc3025BSfc3XC1oJZmLvaKWvy2gXyDb46eK-F4E0RmFayL9tPmLRl_LJW1H7TOJPoBnvfxPmmwJ9d7_Uwoe0gUtgAnBOXu2GjDe8PvomMD83/s320/july+2010+106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515632342217450386" border="0" /></a>She only looks crabby here because she didn't want me taking her picture again~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9kKe6FeaVyZ6Ev3XFjIkdP5-bANrOEUrFcXxM9xtcsqVzgB185Ew9tcaaEiRJymHppbnjLQmXe9gRIJddRnoonwxX-x57e1pK6L_2R9QcB7wfD_zCDiuDAfdAfoa3byPuvOzCUttpfgx/s1600/july+2010+107.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9kKe6FeaVyZ6Ev3XFjIkdP5-bANrOEUrFcXxM9xtcsqVzgB185Ew9tcaaEiRJymHppbnjLQmXe9gRIJddRnoonwxX-x57e1pK6L_2R9QcB7wfD_zCDiuDAfdAfoa3byPuvOzCUttpfgx/s320/july+2010+107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515632334510246898" border="0" /></a>In the final moments before the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">verset</span> started working, she was happy to watch The Cartoon Network~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH2iYLhsjdIMCICJF_WwFt8HFSAGk-T6a9_r0TWN2J7KOgHTIoHLP0CSPCrgAZluYCzNsQe07sQxK681ZYzT1uLV5y5_y-sdwPi4DFsMWkd-hkjTDwEWXLTnzj6JXAmVVhT8rdicD0I-9/s1600/july+2010+108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMH2iYLhsjdIMCICJF_WwFt8HFSAGk-T6a9_r0TWN2J7KOgHTIoHLP0CSPCrgAZluYCzNsQe07sQxK681ZYzT1uLV5y5_y-sdwPi4DFsMWkd-hkjTDwEWXLTnzj6JXAmVVhT8rdicD0I-9/s320/july+2010+108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515632320020638578" border="0" /></a>Mary did great! She was the first patient, and we were home a little over an hour and a half after we left! Wow! Now keep your fingers crossed that this works! The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ENT</span> said she may still get ear infections, but the tubes will prevent her eardrum from rupturing.Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-1004125196641903232010-07-09T23:19:00.004-05:002010-09-18T17:19:17.073-05:00Sugar on TopMary "in the stands" at Sam's baseball game~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlpyg3kPVd3bSG5tMXRBi-xB2YuRj-iyyRZepLosWwUjZ8PzrS1bOTUzOwXhtp8VoRzKDAcvfvQNwCj8aMzP_uBp2BYPhCJahY1fpZHoMEysoXh-dbACc11ZleVHKVMqRL1q2HK13pkaE/s1600/july+2010+257.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlpyg3kPVd3bSG5tMXRBi-xB2YuRj-iyyRZepLosWwUjZ8PzrS1bOTUzOwXhtp8VoRzKDAcvfvQNwCj8aMzP_uBp2BYPhCJahY1fpZHoMEysoXh-dbACc11ZleVHKVMqRL1q2HK13pkaE/s320/july+2010+257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517855998519128418" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-32716542743917238752010-07-08T23:52:00.003-05:002010-09-18T17:16:31.892-05:00I am Mary, hear me roar!Mary spends a lot of time at baseball games~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qyjCy9R5hhboWVoBso08xPB9J6DrhOCFEApjETD8grChCNlWCx0-cF0PO4U84PaohOH_-GIPvnovrznI6X7Yhne086uaVPBFP8EHkVHLKAPG5fFb3o76jjk3V5Mm6V7c_-Hk4d3moQxc/s1600/july+2010+085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qyjCy9R5hhboWVoBso08xPB9J6DrhOCFEApjETD8grChCNlWCx0-cF0PO4U84PaohOH_-GIPvnovrznI6X7Yhne086uaVPBFP8EHkVHLKAPG5fFb3o76jjk3V5Mm6V7c_-Hk4d3moQxc/s320/july+2010+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510283570379426050" border="0" /></a>She's pretty good at entertaining herself~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZiZxxPJ9UtwGPltiXK5UIuLUw0Y9QEitARkvwpFhjrIn59TifLr7fSsCTn1P6NveuDA_O7tlIjEnhx6zWSBaaE9WcNXAHkzmb5lKc12bTo_ETedh8JFM179a4jbE7pWQo-saDH2MVDeL/s1600/july+2010+087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZiZxxPJ9UtwGPltiXK5UIuLUw0Y9QEitARkvwpFhjrIn59TifLr7fSsCTn1P6NveuDA_O7tlIjEnhx6zWSBaaE9WcNXAHkzmb5lKc12bTo_ETedh8JFM179a4jbE7pWQo-saDH2MVDeL/s320/july+2010+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510283555889614146" border="0" /></a>But one of here favorite things to do is make silly faces, and then look at the pictures on my camera. She was very proud of this one~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fwj7TFhnAWnDKEcsOK3uQ0r_owEW9EN4W0yjedqpDJdPfxr041OGjfzrSY1c3y0UVcBpg1IJB-4Ra2FyKQMyl4E0eI2C-0VKiJiSFsG9D_fbKafvDC8SIzUjUYTx2TqJV1C8_hgPRVvy/s1600/july+2010+091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fwj7TFhnAWnDKEcsOK3uQ0r_owEW9EN4W0yjedqpDJdPfxr041OGjfzrSY1c3y0UVcBpg1IJB-4Ra2FyKQMyl4E0eI2C-0VKiJiSFsG9D_fbKafvDC8SIzUjUYTx2TqJV1C8_hgPRVvy/s320/july+2010+091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510283543354982050" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-42878661288266594792010-07-08T07:21:00.007-05:002010-09-18T08:37:48.764-05:00Sunday BestScott picked Mary's outfit out for church today. I love unexpected "little girl" things, like ruffled socks~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknkqKF_g2LXAADo7HEIH24uFBQMCmHeRdhkuVOiKaTz3aqtSh1LakNzjXistn3xd7UIi7O3zd-VHVxNN7sO1Nix5YIA-JE_iq1tQxPDVq6cxGnNG4c82rXIqbMirwXQcd4M-JUrtTEP0l/s1600/may+2010+128.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknkqKF_g2LXAADo7HEIH24uFBQMCmHeRdhkuVOiKaTz3aqtSh1LakNzjXistn3xd7UIi7O3zd-VHVxNN7sO1Nix5YIA-JE_iq1tQxPDVq6cxGnNG4c82rXIqbMirwXQcd4M-JUrtTEP0l/s320/may+2010+128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491509602024018642" border="0" /></a>Tonight, Mary was rocking out to "Love Shack" ~<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zl56aEfSE2o&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zl56aEfSE2o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />And Mary just cracked me up here - I'm only getting about 50% of what she's talking about, but it's funny~<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fKs-mbHX9ns&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fKs-mbHX9ns&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-81034055920003198472010-07-07T23:51:00.001-05:002010-09-18T08:30:09.600-05:00Where A Kid Can Be a KidMary visited Chuck E. Cheese for the first time today for a friend's birthday~<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UY9dSKeCOtk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UY9dSKeCOtk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />She <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> liked it~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE7WNfWCLdQHvS1TQ5OaILC1c2vEHKGCu8mSSKiReeNlKyeBFu_uG45IKUFs29enRdjum7MtDNyIdYCCv4BfIJ_5luCDmD42X1Dt6pKxsZ5CRKzocvX-igycMnYZv7Hn7ErTGRG3FPUO-/s1600/july+2010+065.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE7WNfWCLdQHvS1TQ5OaILC1c2vEHKGCu8mSSKiReeNlKyeBFu_uG45IKUFs29enRdjum7MtDNyIdYCCv4BfIJ_5luCDmD42X1Dt6pKxsZ5CRKzocvX-igycMnYZv7Hn7ErTGRG3FPUO-/s320/july+2010+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509943802401070322" border="0" /></a>Pizza, games, cake - what's not to like? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15XxVHhzOZKKr1sFcyygIAjN1AvsVeYsJbkTLfQ9bvFAyInlI4ehm6o42w0ZqSW4EYwX9iaSYpD9fZJOdOtDh1YXAwHO_MahP1J43w8PKRz35_yU7laRCvpRXbOH1f10XN76cLiWjyCB8/s1600/july+2010+072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15XxVHhzOZKKr1sFcyygIAjN1AvsVeYsJbkTLfQ9bvFAyInlI4ehm6o42w0ZqSW4EYwX9iaSYpD9fZJOdOtDh1YXAwHO_MahP1J43w8PKRz35_yU7laRCvpRXbOH1f10XN76cLiWjyCB8/s320/july+2010+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509943797046393762" border="0" /></a>We still have baseball tonight...Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-92003779372981944592010-07-06T23:55:00.002-05:002010-09-13T23:15:49.877-05:00Sea Urchin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7dfAJLeyLE-g0Fk_cSOr0uYPS_E4epuNCJabURyCIHAaRt0nOiDEJU4D-t8j092tJydizu8ffBihSKF0ZPXMYKhBCS150FsDVoZC9kULLrNBSAAA7-trHLD6Cy73bjdzjEcZj28f-ZZf/s1600/july+2010+058.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7dfAJLeyLE-g0Fk_cSOr0uYPS_E4epuNCJabURyCIHAaRt0nOiDEJU4D-t8j092tJydizu8ffBihSKF0ZPXMYKhBCS150FsDVoZC9kULLrNBSAAA7-trHLD6Cy73bjdzjEcZj28f-ZZf/s320/july+2010+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509941455966961858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgrYodAXWzHodCE2RMunrPMvZIGK_r_GK5KV_KaLF-dPk4MDk1tIOfz4Qf4q0C2piofghw5qSN1jcbOiKcJJ9RLtAuui_rIDjpgQ5zadzLZ3AGjsGWAUvldZnH6m0xQk2MCqFDjD75VFI/s1600/july+2010+059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgrYodAXWzHodCE2RMunrPMvZIGK_r_GK5KV_KaLF-dPk4MDk1tIOfz4Qf4q0C2piofghw5qSN1jcbOiKcJJ9RLtAuui_rIDjpgQ5zadzLZ3AGjsGWAUvldZnH6m0xQk2MCqFDjD75VFI/s320/july+2010+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509941446430379410" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-20271424210881345662010-06-28T23:22:00.002-05:002010-08-13T08:06:20.511-05:00The Naked ChefAfter tonight's dinner of grilled Italian sausage, Mary went back to scavenge the remaining peppers~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrcIOG3kWDeZwhRTMwOh9D4qJhkBIDI0q3VXmBuuMJMS-r0cwKqM-y6e95wVnhYMnGy8laoMHionr2avca_2H463_DWy72pbzj07bUpB78g3k_PU0Gwq-_ygm4pysBPaW_nUOqXsWy5J8/s1600/june+2010+146.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrcIOG3kWDeZwhRTMwOh9D4qJhkBIDI0q3VXmBuuMJMS-r0cwKqM-y6e95wVnhYMnGy8laoMHionr2avca_2H463_DWy72pbzj07bUpB78g3k_PU0Gwq-_ygm4pysBPaW_nUOqXsWy5J8/s320/june+2010+146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501529223313977842" border="0" /></a>It always surprises me what she decides to eat, when she's in the mood~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMSACMs276-C3FY29IN8K0dyXqL3I53BMz49ER36PPjKQOXcoCW1m57c1X1fMx-1l8oVU7oWzXW1faZFeJpXyRs3ZvOEw1ot33NdXLhaWjnBVswQaPrDHwXVtUgHp0skakGuW98UiEaeK/s1600/june+2010+147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMSACMs276-C3FY29IN8K0dyXqL3I53BMz49ER36PPjKQOXcoCW1m57c1X1fMx-1l8oVU7oWzXW1faZFeJpXyRs3ZvOEw1ot33NdXLhaWjnBVswQaPrDHwXVtUgHp0skakGuW98UiEaeK/s320/june+2010+147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501529218601098914" border="0" /></a>Bon appetit!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U16SoiWuuze2o6U2Q0H9oZc_lIirnONkshMlv64wzYLgJRZoKBRDXXR22_NYmrLwphSZbEWPpwZ6K-AE6Xo1B42TFnRsg2iQFn-f6mP4hRASAMNyefKZy4aZ7fnQD3Cu0gcCErS-lN6g/s1600/june+2010+151.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U16SoiWuuze2o6U2Q0H9oZc_lIirnONkshMlv64wzYLgJRZoKBRDXXR22_NYmrLwphSZbEWPpwZ6K-AE6Xo1B42TFnRsg2iQFn-f6mP4hRASAMNyefKZy4aZ7fnQD3Cu0gcCErS-lN6g/s320/june+2010+151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501529211908527762" border="0" /></a>Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997691576128907644.post-21862574776365575372010-06-26T23:23:00.004-05:002010-08-12T16:20:42.980-05:002 Years LaterWhen I saw this picture, I immediately thought of <a href="http://marymyheart.blogspot.com/2008/07/eating-my-words.html">this one</a> ~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNwycN0XIhNQakdAgPYtrXUtbi20ZIDE1CtHccgWzwv7qP818CPQdTiL8qTE7tQkyDFTQiOhT9Z4KeZyapfwvhGYOdmhLudx7vKybBcGFwB-QwPxhgOcZtEUCNdoVLxwoJ9R__kCnBlD5/s1600/june+2010+031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNwycN0XIhNQakdAgPYtrXUtbi20ZIDE1CtHccgWzwv7qP818CPQdTiL8qTE7tQkyDFTQiOhT9Z4KeZyapfwvhGYOdmhLudx7vKybBcGFwB-QwPxhgOcZtEUCNdoVLxwoJ9R__kCnBlD5/s320/june+2010+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504389898100472306" border="0" /></a>Mary is such a blessing to us - she makes us laugh every day, and reminds us how quickly life goes. She never stops talking, and she sings a lot, too!Gabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com0