tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89232979085556666212023-11-15T22:21:33.035-08:00the butlersShawn, Ginny, and Charlotte.
Established 2004.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-41363362056186750072009-12-13T10:16:00.000-08:002009-12-13T10:35:20.997-08:00Child vs. wild<span style="color:#000000;">These are some pics from Helen over Thanksgiving weekend. We drove up for the day and "hiked" to Anna Ruby Falls. It was just the right level of difficulty for a 2-year-old: about 1 mile, paved the whole way (plus we had her stroller). Some dogs and alpacas showed up, so the experience kind of turned into a petting zoo, which made it all the better.<br /><br />Downtown Helen is pretty tacky, so we skipped over it this time and stopped for a cheap and delicious lunch at North Georgia Barbeque Company. I would add it to the short list of "Helen's Best" alongside the Nora Mill grits and Nacoochee Grill.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPdsU2owTXVaBtzGMRYHuBSB0Jjc7MSpwPB0eBnLGlxO8U7nre6fyK-IP2vU42b5tmtFiTw5xGEJHQAoJP6O-Er7JQLdzdcyrLVr5PvX9rIE2am_Dw6bZcYOyRzs5smzjCd4srKStUz-r/s1600-h/100_1194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414787934572437554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPdsU2owTXVaBtzGMRYHuBSB0Jjc7MSpwPB0eBnLGlxO8U7nre6fyK-IP2vU42b5tmtFiTw5xGEJHQAoJP6O-Er7JQLdzdcyrLVr5PvX9rIE2am_Dw6bZcYOyRzs5smzjCd4srKStUz-r/s400/100_1194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoAve86ZfeMCmXDj1zfOawHeBTfp1ag1YgJUqPuAN-MHe6XHQF3vS_h2f_T4fJ5aTDAm2FDhq2fPRq99Nk_9DmB2PGyEnlkwCcUGsYoQ0NoANNByPlPvBnFFPljpeTekLe3TOtM1keLwi/s1600-h/100_1197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414787747550432386" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ygPOuqdrMPTEReOjwNkrjB6dj33iy0S_P15pWZc_BmiSdkz_7I6X2MMjAKv7sPJHhNgSOvBgj0eEw-2jKDPoDnD-aPO4RJD7gRzKGPo4CYrqlxJdtksPwLiC20bHRNn-PwuS2M6gZdoY/s400/rock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GxYxleU55Hd759lz7I_QTP9YftPbRUKtz_khYJ3nHi8fhODuOQwA992oz0XVmifmPDsXYBlpnG_stw37HLP9eT4M_IBfbPowATKXZwOHdo_d_N8ySE0Kk5sFg5J7ZOxvoR516bDou6bp/s1600-h/woods.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414787256718552290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GxYxleU55Hd759lz7I_QTP9YftPbRUKtz_khYJ3nHi8fhODuOQwA992oz0XVmifmPDsXYBlpnG_stw37HLP9eT4M_IBfbPowATKXZwOHdo_d_N8ySE0Kk5sFg5J7ZOxvoR516bDou6bp/s400/woods.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCzxnGj6j2aB0Tjldkry9cqmkGptgI-hmv7ZRQ-PpOpMvMqmf94j5NYup1UgaQL00GHwN0xp8LVPkZtZ-g3aFGjwZddLGThA4JthGgUNR-tob9Pex7lwLCIPia5MuT6DaaDXWpc6yaket/s1600-h/falls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414786704451165666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCzxnGj6j2aB0Tjldkry9cqmkGptgI-hmv7ZRQ-PpOpMvMqmf94j5NYup1UgaQL00GHwN0xp8LVPkZtZ-g3aFGjwZddLGThA4JthGgUNR-tob9Pex7lwLCIPia5MuT6DaaDXWpc6yaket/s400/falls.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-23382426296147932482009-12-13T06:02:00.000-08:002009-12-13T06:05:51.874-08:00Char is learning to accessorize on her own terms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Tvr4TefGsnZtPgLiEVs4zB2Y1tBsFtJVYOgm9oKSAVW7ei_4G3VYFyMpzv7OAG5SgtMyzXyDmVsAepEHyyu1j3VWSmgm7Y6Lbw4ZUgr01LwoOJx1Ox6rbc88AVNKgEmpGHzIsBRag5iX/s1600-h/100_1193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414721259812732450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Tvr4TefGsnZtPgLiEVs4zB2Y1tBsFtJVYOgm9oKSAVW7ei_4G3VYFyMpzv7OAG5SgtMyzXyDmVsAepEHyyu1j3VWSmgm7Y6Lbw4ZUgr01LwoOJx1Ox6rbc88AVNKgEmpGHzIsBRag5iX/s400/100_1193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZjTT9fEHmYN-XZZIfLkbIFUqBlYBELOwmK_eoR135ITSICNlupPU4x5ZEl2cL2zczJkmZ19FLlICEboFI7oUjdDI3ShfyTy2dtl9Y73S2tIzxkgIOou8RhxwUcEinw_hbFq6hyy4bgv7/s1600-h/100_1192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414721114708945842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZjTT9fEHmYN-XZZIfLkbIFUqBlYBELOwmK_eoR135ITSICNlupPU4x5ZEl2cL2zczJkmZ19FLlICEboFI7oUjdDI3ShfyTy2dtl9Y73S2tIzxkgIOou8RhxwUcEinw_hbFq6hyy4bgv7/s400/100_1192.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-84078756654707760522009-11-09T16:43:00.000-08:002009-11-09T17:23:40.244-08:00At Long Last: Char's SecondBetter late than never? Here are some pictures from Charlotte's second birthday party. We did a Noah's Ark theme: "Noah's friends came 2 by 2. Charlotte wants to party with you!"<br /><br />We ended up with a great turnout. When the kids arrived, they got to pick an animal persona to take on for the party. Each kid colored a picture of his/her animal, then had the option of having his/her face painted. (Thanks to our artists, Uncle Travis and his friend Ashlyn the art major!) Shawn made balloon animals for everyone, though some of them ended up being used as swords.<br /><br />When everyone was into the swing of things and filled up with barbecue, we headed outside to the playground area for the "Animal Roundup." We had egg-shaped plastic animals (Easter clearance!) filled with toddler goodies such as stickers, goldfish, candy ... The older kids scored most of the prizes, but the toddling 2-year-olds seemed oblivious to their loss, so it worked out.<br /><br />Since it was also Shawn's 30th b-day, Char's cake--"Shawn's Ark"--sported the old guy on top and adorable pairs of animals around the sides. Char had a personal cupcake for the big song--and she actually blew out the candles! (No, I did not make the confections, but I did pay for them and enjoy them greatly.)<br /><br />We decorated with lots of animals--stuffed and plastic--and giant signs made by Uncle Travis and Aunt Dana. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_3VKYGIto60OJDl1L2UmUkt9UWg1XgWvGVqyOfs8P873DGrlnWn9MOBL-hvu5gHVIdt7NK2hrU2y0bFoqft87Qor_qpEpvZPPxjxuTZHwTOzl3LltHui8XvBG1H4wPAR9UBgrMKzbGxn/s400/Picture+113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402271107935908386" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-40309299381667997792009-08-22T08:54:00.000-07:002009-08-22T08:55:03.394-07:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I-oFSJ8dFm1hyphenhyphenRsHU65PYvnNcLUvdWKO3T8TGFt8gZBplVV74wIrpgCaqT-bSsLPMkGf64exAUQKcxIhE3V4nUGacgGPVbsm_LIOX_2qNgdu-9naFhie3OxZvE2p644KPK9-LEIkTohm/s1600-h/OBX1.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I-oFSJ8dFm1hyphenhyphenRsHU65PYvnNcLUvdWKO3T8TGFt8gZBplVV74wIrpgCaqT-bSsLPMkGf64exAUQKcxIhE3V4nUGacgGPVbsm_LIOX_2qNgdu-9naFhie3OxZvE2p644KPK9-LEIkTohm/s400/OBX1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Here are a few highlights from our Lubin family trip to OBX, Avon: jet skiing, parasailing, swimming, playing and lots of eating (not pictured) with family. Click to enlarge (because I'm sure everyone wants to see us life-size in our swimsuits)!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-68886630739731376192009-08-22T08:35:00.000-07:002009-08-22T08:36:00.013-07:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCOpsFR5DuNf48HkpGWp9Te9hyuWSvdifmg_cBIpsr9ufO5nOR09pG8PliG5Xb35AvDAZG-aWZnGSYLkRmrLG4uhUBj_yeoeezItNOJ1pmKhlNykYY9GOjkMUdosYQAF7JBLqT41XbZPc/s1600-h/OBX.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCOpsFR5DuNf48HkpGWp9Te9hyuWSvdifmg_cBIpsr9ufO5nOR09pG8PliG5Xb35AvDAZG-aWZnGSYLkRmrLG4uhUBj_yeoeezItNOJ1pmKhlNykYY9GOjkMUdosYQAF7JBLqT41XbZPc/s400/OBX.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Fourth of July in Peachtree City--the golf cart parade. Charlotte loved waving that flag and hanging out with her cousins.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-20419733578450283492009-08-22T08:32:00.000-07:002009-08-22T08:32:45.365-07:00<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5sM-sQvJqLVIgAWlMDKI8JRx-9Ad0O-yJpeDd_O3d-zIaQhhHFTvDXHwCi7erH72Jb8fCRgCSRl37X0ztnD6b_ZGe4vvjAODfyaa9RmLh2y7rHm9_egAAnrD5gQwGya6TZMufizRpcsF/s1600-h/Daytona.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5sM-sQvJqLVIgAWlMDKI8JRx-9Ad0O-yJpeDd_O3d-zIaQhhHFTvDXHwCi7erH72Jb8fCRgCSRl37X0ztnD6b_ZGe4vvjAODfyaa9RmLh2y7rHm9_egAAnrD5gQwGya6TZMufizRpcsF/s400/Daytona.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Charlotte and I went to Daytona Beach with the Butlers in June. Char loved playing in the sand, but the ocean was a little scary. I think these photos were from our first day on the beach, before she swore off the surf entirely!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-71445132265325015292009-06-10T21:22:00.000-07:002009-06-10T21:38:18.129-07:00Dancing Queen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbci_5WJYrUxMNTt20EOAu7MfHuhVaSa5V-OfT97C0YVko1cj98x8uCJ-hvp2JHsmSrrs8whnjQkezjopt5Zmc9vu0S1usmqaGY3qdfhXcgvGzyPG-dfX9elbPpVO9NTLH5ykZgLB4Yx-/s1600-h/kiss.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345921944970286114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbci_5WJYrUxMNTt20EOAu7MfHuhVaSa5V-OfT97C0YVko1cj98x8uCJ-hvp2JHsmSrrs8whnjQkezjopt5Zmc9vu0S1usmqaGY3qdfhXcgvGzyPG-dfX9elbPpVO9NTLH5ykZgLB4Yx-/s400/kiss.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Saturday we attended the Daddy-Daughter Dance at the church. Charlotte was the youngest daughter there. I was the oldest. My dad took both my sister Dana and me (the next oldest daughter at the party was 12!), and he even bought corsages for us. We had a blast dancing like dorks.<br />Charlotte had a fun time too, mostly at the food table. She would break away from the brownies only when she saw Shawn and me dancing; she didn't mind that I was stealing her date, but she was annoyed that Shawn was getting one-on-one mommy time.<br />The highlight of the evening was when Shawn and Char were named Prom King and Queen. They got crowns, but I'm still waiting to hear the speeches.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Z4LPThey9h91kZmI_e7ONNvwA03Ylm7S5UJ4PmJ-2FXJcUjfDHNjFiXyiO6lXblOTqstki5E2DE40W-KIQZNcRSWncFmeUE9wqJtgrqjnrG8rjkYD3ujgBDZ7zefnfd5QQsWNDHTZ0xz/s1600-h/dance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345921821928438146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Z4LPThey9h91kZmI_e7ONNvwA03Ylm7S5UJ4PmJ-2FXJcUjfDHNjFiXyiO6lXblOTqstki5E2DE40W-KIQZNcRSWncFmeUE9wqJtgrqjnrG8rjkYD3ujgBDZ7zefnfd5QQsWNDHTZ0xz/s400/dance.jpg" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-60365424378858513282009-05-31T10:19:00.000-07:002009-05-31T10:40:06.646-07:00A nice afternoon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvzNkNrsoHpqXZqXeIb1coGaOmICMLRk8o1AaUGie0Rh81qjItMWjOXl2nFb435l70PIw9wONZsgh6iVLbFyFgZ4RtXMQ2m_8-M5H8KofHe31Gyqye6hi-qOSoxjj2nTfpNcDfh5xHPTh/s1600-h/char2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvzNkNrsoHpqXZqXeIb1coGaOmICMLRk8o1AaUGie0Rh81qjItMWjOXl2nFb435l70PIw9wONZsgh6iVLbFyFgZ4RtXMQ2m_8-M5H8KofHe31Gyqye6hi-qOSoxjj2nTfpNcDfh5xHPTh/s400/char2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041608395875026" border="0" /></a>We went up to Lake Lanier yesterday with our friends Jaclyn and Cameron and their tiny baby Raylynn. Charlotte was having a fussy day, but she still had fun. She refused to wear her bathing suit for the first couple hours, so she just walked around in her little red swim diaper, looking like the girl on the sunscreen bottle. She liked the water as long as I was holding her, and the sand was pretty fun. She really liked snuggling in our towels and relaxing on beach chairs.<br />We enjoyed hot dogs on the grill while Char went to town with the watermelon, dribbling juice and seeds down her belly. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZ0PxRgcZNyFBg3AQQ8eYnbiWSUIUuFyp62mBBu19OMlTmKzFVQybbEnDxfYeMni-TEPIDLqC01tgxdmKN0rzT__T6Tm3clFp2lCsyfu1hsCwZFpG0m-iCBKnxAL3Htiek61AyYSAgpUp/s1600-h/char3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZ0PxRgcZNyFBg3AQQ8eYnbiWSUIUuFyp62mBBu19OMlTmKzFVQybbEnDxfYeMni-TEPIDLqC01tgxdmKN0rzT__T6Tm3clFp2lCsyfu1hsCwZFpG0m-iCBKnxAL3Htiek61AyYSAgpUp/s400/char3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041542555930562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9n1XNrrBZtUWdbU-fKbwIcLjoDBhzXOXaAEsyHNTjJ8XvJWoMSGZ4A24rbR1ZJxfCxHwJrolYElmORYPrk_-v60T4_EGNhuYfyAT6AYr4atKUp8LskZozjtRlt0dbSaIrlKtXXIAFYJe/s1600-h/char4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9n1XNrrBZtUWdbU-fKbwIcLjoDBhzXOXaAEsyHNTjJ8XvJWoMSGZ4A24rbR1ZJxfCxHwJrolYElmORYPrk_-v60T4_EGNhuYfyAT6AYr4atKUp8LskZozjtRlt0dbSaIrlKtXXIAFYJe/s400/char4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041437969633394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbuU-3m9oEEolQfotcH-QGSe11GFaW_U7ejbvfo-GFR_3w4AAWfWDSxgWFaTLmeKUZpqP-x3AjjzEUKgKiBiPfLmElOr9qm9kP8eqn3-kZo8I_6EfLFA7ljzJpLU5rzh8y2p0ivJgt8KG/s1600-h/char5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbuU-3m9oEEolQfotcH-QGSe11GFaW_U7ejbvfo-GFR_3w4AAWfWDSxgWFaTLmeKUZpqP-x3AjjzEUKgKiBiPfLmElOr9qm9kP8eqn3-kZo8I_6EfLFA7ljzJpLU5rzh8y2p0ivJgt8KG/s400/char5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041351163090770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlRdQHEi9xDXvomhcw7pP339zN0eJLjQh_9DlZRQtqrasnhqG7LfYn_Zy5EwTNtbEZUYJSe3hCzyqA0r7RW8nUvhEnuwdTPeqdBo3yISBAjzKsanwLxhYbgCOr9SJD7T2THdE9uAYFdN8/s1600-h/char6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlRdQHEi9xDXvomhcw7pP339zN0eJLjQh_9DlZRQtqrasnhqG7LfYn_Zy5EwTNtbEZUYJSe3hCzyqA0r7RW8nUvhEnuwdTPeqdBo3yISBAjzKsanwLxhYbgCOr9SJD7T2THdE9uAYFdN8/s400/char6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041267942240210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hFIHLd45E378HXzd4PU52fXxGvxkmh3mt9-qMul-oIHjziqPgcGRnkPBQysSwfbEzFm5gA69ZanmquuAWM_zskV_8tePsU_JGG1AkG6FaHS23inx1qFmbJkecfTx7GHX5yApsCsH_5_0/s1600-h/char.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hFIHLd45E378HXzd4PU52fXxGvxkmh3mt9-qMul-oIHjziqPgcGRnkPBQysSwfbEzFm5gA69ZanmquuAWM_zskV_8tePsU_JGG1AkG6FaHS23inx1qFmbJkecfTx7GHX5yApsCsH_5_0/s400/char.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041161746945698" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-25930586087986613662009-05-27T13:08:00.000-07:002009-05-27T13:08:16.587-07:00Cousins!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ87_KYoKqDj3KEanlTbg2leo_E5vxyCRH4nOKvi57gqa824QWqHMHIVS7iIZBU-raleOigxs_zVEKGh8ZSgjSqk17-TSTDNR_d_BwWmyapTtSpkbkA9zVBWk5vIQlrpEMMf2IloJiwTrw/s1600-h/cousins.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ87_KYoKqDj3KEanlTbg2leo_E5vxyCRH4nOKvi57gqa824QWqHMHIVS7iIZBU-raleOigxs_zVEKGh8ZSgjSqk17-TSTDNR_d_BwWmyapTtSpkbkA9zVBWk5vIQlrpEMMf2IloJiwTrw/s400/cousins.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Charlotte is absolutely enthralled with Savannah and Halle. She's seen them twice in the last couple weeks, and now she talks about them all the time. They represent all things girly and awesome. Sometimes Charlotte will get up in the morning and stand at the top of the stairs calling, "Savannah! Where are you?"<br /><br />This idolatry is paying off in more than one way. I have a new persuasive tactic: "Savannah and Halle go pee-pee on the potty!" and "Savannah would never throw her food on the ground."<br /><br />I thought Charlotte just had an incredible sense of family, but it turns out she may be a little confused. At the church the other day, she was running around with her friend Ryan Calloway and his cousin; she got really excited and shouted, "Cousins!" So maybe she thinks any fun little kids are her cousins. Or maybe she had some innate understanding that Ryan and this little girl were cousins, and she was just filling me in. The former explanation is very cute; the latter is rather eerie.<br /><br />Anyway, while Shawn was working on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, Char and I had a fun Memorial Day weekend. Aunt Dana graduated from high school (Congratulations, Sis!) and we enjoyed the accompanying festivities. Our Monday was spent with the world's best cousins, going swimming in ice-cold water, playing with princess toys, and eating good grub. Thanks for letting us join your fam for the day, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Britt!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><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>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-57161771548317010572009-03-23T10:31:00.000-07:002009-03-23T12:50:45.743-07:00Desert Storm<div align="center">Charlotte and I took Arizona by storm last week. Best place ever! Several of my favorite people in the world live here, the weather is amazing, family-friendly restaurants and shopping abound, and some of my Utah faves have been transplanted here:</div><div align="center">1. Cafe Rio</div><div align="center">2. Jamba Juice</div><div align="center">3. Shade Clothing & Down East Outfitters</div><div align="center">4. In-N-Out (okay, not UT, but Vegas and Cali.)</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316471121626019394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycYCrRDLWxZKb7VMp5GFTcjwBmK3J2gV2lU_j-Ed2FJaJ0vMVWRq-bibAP6zlB-V5_fJYqPntDUcKQU-0HE20sORvH9DVSbWrai3cKlnFR-EcmFc1sXrVJ9wI4OjXM4HfAKw1E3dcMg7X/s400/100_0072.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Our stunning view.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB76xQMPMgd2wvpV9sQZ0OyBsVhBOyPY-HF0Qy1tHG-TTna0zY5Ud-2VmhCm4dKC9eRWZsYHUpw0Qvts5-yQgkjooHm9VLXNFntx94YHUkzsiVl0sowRGNa5iOA_L12jsARi5xYoFeYBEN/s1600-h/100_0155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316467966460434466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB76xQMPMgd2wvpV9sQZ0OyBsVhBOyPY-HF0Qy1tHG-TTna0zY5Ud-2VmhCm4dKC9eRWZsYHUpw0Qvts5-yQgkjooHm9VLXNFntx94YHUkzsiVl0sowRGNa5iOA_L12jsARi5xYoFeYBEN/s400/100_0155.jpg" border="0" /></a> The rising generation: Lucy & Charlotte have a dance party at Cafe Rio.<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffexWvGq29fbDvR67zopg2lW2IkQiW8AcXpIlhBYVK0AqmF7bn8Kjxn_Fus2t819wpKZGBWt80Fhy3zdSs-lEApZ3MFIAlJViReUAeAS7QnhNTayan2ZPuYwl1-HWDPSu9Hf9f8kaMa41/s1600-h/100_0103.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316467804173536802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffexWvGq29fbDvR67zopg2lW2IkQiW8AcXpIlhBYVK0AqmF7bn8Kjxn_Fus2t819wpKZGBWt80Fhy3zdSs-lEApZ3MFIAlJViReUAeAS7QnhNTayan2ZPuYwl1-HWDPSu9Hf9f8kaMa41/s400/100_0103.jpg" border="0" /></a> Perfect weather 24/7.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8q79Leg711RkrW91N-GQ_GjqPOAlaR8lueHj6466RpAj7tJbhS0XleeXkiwEmcHe6btNEteVVBoqkfml3ix4DByL5iYvUlG7q2kO47TtboX_Z411y5cI_1jvjBUxxj-0Tuq_krHaF1sb/s1600-h/girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316467667211023154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8q79Leg711RkrW91N-GQ_GjqPOAlaR8lueHj6466RpAj7tJbhS0XleeXkiwEmcHe6btNEteVVBoqkfml3ix4DByL5iYvUlG7q2kO47TtboX_Z411y5cI_1jvjBUxxj-0Tuq_krHaF1sb/s400/girls.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Are you sisters?"<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlMdSvlDAIc4lhg-RS5F3sOJkbIF8sVMNthy4Wopsz9HfTizqONjl365BdbTRk49iKSV64HfMRl82s5jOffPEVvAOb8O4_2YqXcDFje5dWSojWmsmKIMFAFS0q9CeuM211kYbO524q2NT/s1600-h/girls+babies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316467581758868498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlMdSvlDAIc4lhg-RS5F3sOJkbIF8sVMNthy4Wopsz9HfTizqONjl365BdbTRk49iKSV64HfMRl82s5jOffPEVvAOb8O4_2YqXcDFje5dWSojWmsmKIMFAFS0q9CeuM211kYbO524q2NT/s400/girls+babies.jpg" border="0" /></a> We [still] heart Nordstrom.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDceOBt8NJqHfZfVepIaJU3m3-GpcvqPOorlfmHoJzBFJm_eNIRBLfv9Sjm2TbX0EEmtpuVa2PH5P3YzTT3BNEOZf9tedJKM80JW_H7FEuR4ya6SyRVnOzpKhUeij6vARSrE6aDgN3E4IF/s1600-h/roomies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316467494207872898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDceOBt8NJqHfZfVepIaJU3m3-GpcvqPOorlfmHoJzBFJm_eNIRBLfv9Sjm2TbX0EEmtpuVa2PH5P3YzTT3BNEOZf9tedJKM80JW_H7FEuR4ya6SyRVnOzpKhUeij6vARSrE6aDgN3E4IF/s400/roomies.jpg" border="0" /></a> Roomies with babies! Steph with Lucy and Scarlett, Char and me, Jaime with Macy, and Laura with Braden. Where did we meet for the big reunion? Cafe Rio, of course.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX-sIjlBVGm8SazD2zYJxl7aTQOVZ9xdfgX_twwibsHAd72H6tV-UWNezXd6AYddm4xYrUjMa3Qec2QWkSDNN2dxEaDTQ5YQknhcntaH0gY3D4tAi99DfkimtT123MikQG4QjiP49Dnxy/s1600-h/100_0120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316466128543640466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX-sIjlBVGm8SazD2zYJxl7aTQOVZ9xdfgX_twwibsHAd72H6tV-UWNezXd6AYddm4xYrUjMa3Qec2QWkSDNN2dxEaDTQ5YQknhcntaH0gY3D4tAi99DfkimtT123MikQG4QjiP49Dnxy/s400/100_0120.jpg" border="0" /></a> Char's favorite part about the Four Seasons: golf cart rides.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JebzpuBMu2j6LJeC3_LE3gdiNanHrI8yBOPNBIl5jfxcNK8QyHRvnbc1aTqO7Y6jO6qr65G-q1Y9He8Ai3Ijd5S18qREBPyKMvcfNQKM5iUpH3EzHvjGO1bGcUrl2L0yA7QVLdiDMs5w/s1600-h/100_0096.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316465675996908290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JebzpuBMu2j6LJeC3_LE3gdiNanHrI8yBOPNBIl5jfxcNK8QyHRvnbc1aTqO7Y6jO6qr65G-q1Y9He8Ai3Ijd5S18qREBPyKMvcfNQKM5iUpH3EzHvjGO1bGcUrl2L0yA7QVLdiDMs5w/s400/100_0096.jpg" border="0" /></a>McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The train was fun, and the carousel was fun to look at.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5RbZjIDRnh3iKHG2CNg5ferKwL1BD0tqiEunNRoy19enPo1i-r4wnQFPjGgwWMZbNfcva-y9vSvwMy6jeHSzQwN1w_g1aWavtDOsNOMg1X9PWs88VKJhpNh95XNWr6PLrAj-hFI7jCuH/s1600-h/100_0159.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316465516106555874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5RbZjIDRnh3iKHG2CNg5ferKwL1BD0tqiEunNRoy19enPo1i-r4wnQFPjGgwWMZbNfcva-y9vSvwMy6jeHSzQwN1w_g1aWavtDOsNOMg1X9PWs88VKJhpNh95XNWr6PLrAj-hFI7jCuH/s400/100_0159.jpg" border="0" /></a> Laura!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYC57wsk6JOfWuzlt8bkLAxa_AtZf-8oiWJTaSnzNLquuFiAEnObu9QZMuXHv_Yv37OV67tUTAmXUsWmgGxxREqgd3Vswma9KfO60iwAAFzE5imuGMQ6DVGdiUXEoBBmBFSc5dhS_lMqW/s1600-h/100_0145.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316465362681248754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYC57wsk6JOfWuzlt8bkLAxa_AtZf-8oiWJTaSnzNLquuFiAEnObu9QZMuXHv_Yv37OV67tUTAmXUsWmgGxxREqgd3Vswma9KfO60iwAAFzE5imuGMQ6DVGdiUXEoBBmBFSc5dhS_lMqW/s400/100_0145.jpg" border="0" /></a> Braden and Char in their PJs.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k3nd4ef04JhpBlHrRRJmz3sqi_8Z4n7xQx3_f-A8g8_nFjm4gfvY_9PrctyJ2Mu6YXy5E_ygbp-L2PK0Cyiz_pi3WfU8P64pC3xjla96oeV4pFpS9xvGOvt2ZVlHADb0dN0wGzmiRK80/s1600-h/100_0174.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316465091591428866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k3nd4ef04JhpBlHrRRJmz3sqi_8Z4n7xQx3_f-A8g8_nFjm4gfvY_9PrctyJ2Mu6YXy5E_ygbp-L2PK0Cyiz_pi3WfU8P64pC3xjla96oeV4pFpS9xvGOvt2ZVlHADb0dN0wGzmiRK80/s400/100_0174.jpg" border="0" /></a> Char is introduced to Jamba.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5XSQMpVcP_rSSEV_dLvoZRrKMm__7oE-NO327lzAnpo_b7nAEVeIPbtPmeSjLoiUvu1gfpuSPOzW2ZX7oFCf1kW94Cfu_nX_Q79CQMkxtySafRYYURZ0X0aXZq4gpFj-40ftEvHSL9Vz/s1600-h/100_0176.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316464982427083890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5XSQMpVcP_rSSEV_dLvoZRrKMm__7oE-NO327lzAnpo_b7nAEVeIPbtPmeSjLoiUvu1gfpuSPOzW2ZX7oFCf1kW94Cfu_nX_Q79CQMkxtySafRYYURZ0X0aXZq4gpFj-40ftEvHSL9Vz/s400/100_0176.jpg" border="0" /></a> Bathing beauties: Lucy & Char<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufNJK7t6gmkwI0miTZR_V07i9ykS-6e_3NAXwHttLf5tqT1f4BXy8_5SVQjEcmiRPc_MiZFv6QvCmtXbaCtsp8swPcKVhhkHXpgLT_xk7dTufGlZbh8lLn70GnMG5wuQvK18Tb2tThs9i/s1600-h/100_0190.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316464825324450114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufNJK7t6gmkwI0miTZR_V07i9ykS-6e_3NAXwHttLf5tqT1f4BXy8_5SVQjEcmiRPc_MiZFv6QvCmtXbaCtsp8swPcKVhhkHXpgLT_xk7dTufGlZbh8lLn70GnMG5wuQvK18Tb2tThs9i/s400/100_0190.jpg" border="0" /></a> Steph!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8gmNPlmF5kResjLIhXDCgtubmIPOt46XSf8gwcZU1XdSc8QqhepDjgbx0EM51codH14S67n0d00JwVtrSCZwr9wxr1Efd3Hes8AfR2vTkINwstEwdviBQ9Zw8CmXJ4eSVjoObUoXauIE/s1600-h/100_0056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316464723178187554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8gmNPlmF5kResjLIhXDCgtubmIPOt46XSf8gwcZU1XdSc8QqhepDjgbx0EM51codH14S67n0d00JwVtrSCZwr9wxr1Efd3Hes8AfR2vTkINwstEwdviBQ9Zw8CmXJ4eSVjoObUoXauIE/s400/100_0056.jpg" border="0" /></a> Celisse!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-463981029564491372009-02-18T20:12:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:21:36.838-08:00Happy (week after) Valentine's Day!We enjoyed a romantic Valentine's Day dinner at Cinco's Mexican: Shawn, Mommy, and Baby Char. Yes, she identifies us Mommy and Shawn (she knows he's really just a big kid). There was a live musician, and Char would get up every 30 seconds to run across the restaurant and dance right next to his set-up. Such a cute little groupie.<br /><br />And if you're wondering where we found her cute hair bow ... we pulled it off a Build-a-Bear. Mommy used to have time to make those doodads.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304356787073750658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZ3LfPzFEK6cm1I03O-AWveZ3ojf12n3dymnsnyw0awjj3AZxCS6H0Np3GoJmHfnMZ6b57_pUjj5bmMsfvhUpN-Dh7Vgj6MxEuxaVKrW-YmmwhfOHjZ8gvP2cO4xkmJtAafU5TxDci17A/s400/DSCF4923.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304356701093745490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v5P3Ch03Q51pcMKT8xVwkmpEPv68QRM4Ah5JVgYRK4O107PNCHjwqV9TdDxbcH2f6BGHzexh8WN2hy2lbM75mtDAA1fpy2cA9HBUjiUc7rZcn_J7D-1Q1xk0L_WR6izZhBZRr-GkMfwT/s400/DSCF4922.JPG" border="0" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-46347444434053308072008-12-27T13:53:00.000-08:002008-12-27T13:56:30.376-08:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uV9uu9BrYnrMhDkMjRmB848Y1PsBabMrekupujSFdjXQ39x5TbxmoqcfTmagqvZJD9doUaoJGdygVswvDAenltJcscjHZpefEUqEd3ueU8d1r2WOpmscT7a-Pi00C-1m4tDs9JGINvB1/s1600-h/Christmas+cutie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284591596630694018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uV9uu9BrYnrMhDkMjRmB848Y1PsBabMrekupujSFdjXQ39x5TbxmoqcfTmagqvZJD9doUaoJGdygVswvDAenltJcscjHZpefEUqEd3ueU8d1r2WOpmscT7a-Pi00C-1m4tDs9JGINvB1/s400/Christmas+cutie.jpg" border="0" /></a> Char is smiling only because she doesn't know that the scary bearded man has snuck up behind her. Thanks to Nancy Wilcox for taking us to see Santa at the Nesbit Lakes clubhouse- where Shawn and I had our wedding reception!<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-86223348463731790182008-11-25T11:28:00.000-08:002008-11-25T11:43:11.657-08:00Charlotte's World<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1iUFt_961DMPFJ_OeR8eovWXg_z5upEcHN61hBX_aITUJm1ZMxtlYHxL6PwNuYrEaz5Z-Ji7OtU7RPYXSXloKki4r89VqjIdSjhERVEp1_ghLP5nmBVwyVWiT7upV2xxw7h0HA07UWwr/s1600-h/nursery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272680349319238066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1iUFt_961DMPFJ_OeR8eovWXg_z5upEcHN61hBX_aITUJm1ZMxtlYHxL6PwNuYrEaz5Z-Ji7OtU7RPYXSXloKki4r89VqjIdSjhERVEp1_ghLP5nmBVwyVWiT7upV2xxw7h0HA07UWwr/s400/nursery.jpg" border="0" /></a> Charlotte's first day of nursery with Miss Sarah and Miss Traci. Sarah teaches 1st grade and Traci works at a preschool, so she's in good hands! Char has gone to nursery for the last month, and she loves it! According to her teachers, she enjoys going through ALL the books, dancing around during music time, eating snacks, coloring and riding the rocking horse.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Kh3WaFKjxI1qvhzUURkL4WcJJ_rI0gIKEn0sbfcSxyJ6QlZiHSLvG_K1KyW4KwwArn_xyOvokRTQ65LZh7RGSlW0J-uCYZMrwTEwBDiF3s2ASSfP8VJHq5u4VCT-Q3VhdMwwODW_qvoo/s1600-h/babe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272680214750973506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Kh3WaFKjxI1qvhzUURkL4WcJJ_rI0gIKEn0sbfcSxyJ6QlZiHSLvG_K1KyW4KwwArn_xyOvokRTQ65LZh7RGSlW0J-uCYZMrwTEwBDiF3s2ASSfP8VJHq5u4VCT-Q3VhdMwwODW_qvoo/s400/babe.jpg" border="0" /></a> That's my girl! Char enjoys going through her clothes every day and leaving them in a big pile for Mom to pick up (yes, she calls me "Mom"- with something of a Midwest accent). She asks for her tutu when she's feeling especially girly.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HsDkne8KC3JjDN4TcAL2vvoih4OTlxGCY2-AA0qD996AXitokvRbj6xAzq2N_293eUd6mDC-XqT2TJpyu19nuJI0tXnh7MzKgGnQBxghOwJXba4F2z1peqMm-eipAV-zrac10bSZNota/s1600-h/messy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272679976522941634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 366px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HsDkne8KC3JjDN4TcAL2vvoih4OTlxGCY2-AA0qD996AXitokvRbj6xAzq2N_293eUd6mDC-XqT2TJpyu19nuJI0tXnh7MzKgGnQBxghOwJXba4F2z1peqMm-eipAV-zrac10bSZNota/s400/messy.jpg" border="0" /></a> The joy of making a mess.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d6puu6bqjASa-rraZ3XSz4ReESLm_Mzy42PXPF7wqy1n37lXyA4Q3GzJjJvUIzOkPbEiOFHPHpBQmQQu-n6Uxc4ccLO4gLiN9CpFpS4z-jZSeC82MWCrHp6E_uGRdiEAJLAj2ZBeOmam/s1600-h/scanner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272679708743171906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d6puu6bqjASa-rraZ3XSz4ReESLm_Mzy42PXPF7wqy1n37lXyA4Q3GzJjJvUIzOkPbEiOFHPHpBQmQQu-n6Uxc4ccLO4gLiN9CpFpS4z-jZSeC82MWCrHp6E_uGRdiEAJLAj2ZBeOmam/s400/scanner.jpg" border="0" /></a> Char has some of her dad in her too: she has a strong penchant for technology. Here she critically analyzes her scanning options. <div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-68896752931296165842008-11-11T19:25:00.001-08:002008-11-11T19:31:07.792-08:00A Few Of My Favorite Things...<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">This gem was first posted June 29, 2007. Check out the continuation for a current update on the likes and dislikes of S_____ Drive's favorite sweetheart.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVntqrODP4ManX84B4_5mcjUXaLn7nYqIESmNfo5qYhGGH3vWood_WbwSo7XeNUXEGImxX5sh-ZqeWwt_A5LULqZVb9YZzvkKOK3tQUQNjDs204bvETvmu9_AyopEINdkeZgKXBDMBjQ1/s1600-h/pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081582194375450482" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVntqrODP4ManX84B4_5mcjUXaLn7nYqIESmNfo5qYhGGH3vWood_WbwSo7XeNUXEGImxX5sh-ZqeWwt_A5LULqZVb9YZzvkKOK3tQUQNjDs204bvETvmu9_AyopEINdkeZgKXBDMBjQ1/s320/pic.jpg" border="0" /></a> In the last two months, Charlotte has formed some strong opinions. These are the things she decidedly enjoys: <div><div> 5. Studying Ceiling Fans</div><div> 4. Taking a Warm Bath</div><div> 3. Having Her Feet Rubbed (Smart Girl!)</div><div> 2. Sleeping With Her Hands Over Her Head & Her Mouth Wide Open</div><div> 1. Eating Whenever Possible! </div><br /><div>She takes a firm stand against a few things too:</div><div> 5. Being Strapped Down In Her Carseat</div><div> 4. Stopping at Red Lights</div><div> 3. Popcorn</div><div> 2. Going To The Doctor's Office</div><div> 1. Having Her Nails Clipped (The Horror!)<br /><br />She's still on the fence about listening to music, looking in the mirror, and going out to restaurants; we'll keep you posted!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-11254261278181879892008-11-11T18:50:00.000-08:002008-11-13T09:48:47.243-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y7XNbH54gy6Nnan6gF-2lLUAF_1sari_sa6DGvqu3y7VDN307In26GpyvmVTvn0gtxrW81ua5vGuQLZTTJJjJ6y1WXmbO97Be5VaI15aD8chyphenhyphenX0yhR9segNEO812qbrWnPcwQo7Ce9AY/s1600-h/100_6848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y7XNbH54gy6Nnan6gF-2lLUAF_1sari_sa6DGvqu3y7VDN307In26GpyvmVTvn0gtxrW81ua5vGuQLZTTJJjJ6y1WXmbO97Be5VaI15aD8chyphenhyphenX0yhR9segNEO812qbrWnPcwQo7Ce9AY/s400/100_6848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267606642597604514" border="0" /></a><br />A few revisions have been made in the last 16 months. Here is Charlotte's updated list of favorite things:<br />10. Milk. And cookies. I'm surprised Char's hands don't cramp up from the sheer volume of milk and cookie signs she makes each day.<br />9. Her blanket. Charlotte's crafty mother made her a fleecy mermaid blanket to give her an attachment object, and it worked like a charm! Now I have to tear it away to launder it every few days. She's disappointed when the fringe comes back not tasting of milk or cheese, but she gets over it.<br />8. Technology: computers, cell phones, scanners, fax machines, TV's...<br />7. Music. The first thing Charlotte does in the morning is turn on her CD player. The sleepytime music is boring; she wants to hear dance music so she can jam out. "Nah-no! Nah-no!" (We only know this means "more" because she also makes the sign.)<br />6. Babies! Charlotte is a little mama to her baby dolls, rocking them, swaddling them, and pushing them in a stroller. She also loves to leaf through past issues of <span style="font-style: italic;">Pregnancy & Newborn</span> and point out each and every baby.<br />5. Talking about animals and the noises they make. Charlotte and I literally spend about 50% of our conversation on animals. The rest is spent on babies.<br />4. Reading about animals. Charlotte has lots of books, and she likes them all, but all books are not created equal. She cried this morning when I had to throw out an animal book that she pooped on.<br />3. Looking through photos. Char LOVES to get into the photo albums. She has the uncanny ability to recognize family members even when they're years younger than they are now.<br />2. Sitting on her potty. She has utilized the potty for its intended purpose a few times (I could count the occasions on one hand), but she sees it as the ultimate Reading Throne for the girl with short legs. She will sometimes sit her dolls on it as well. (Hey, everyone needs some quiet reading time once in a while!)<br />1. Her family. Char truly loves people, and her family members are her favorites.<br /><br />And a few things she doesn't love so much:<br />5. Finger foods with strange textures. She'll eat mushy/bendy/squishy foods at times, but only on the end of a fork.<br />4. Being ignored. It doesn't happen often, but when Charlotte sees that she's lost the center of attention, she's not pleased.<br />3. These negatives are hard to come up with! The girl is honestly very upbeat.<br />2. Being cooped up indoors.<br />1. Having her nails clipped. Sometimes even the "Little Piggies" aren't distraction enough.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-45590844836102753472008-10-27T10:32:00.000-07:002008-10-27T10:45:56.647-07:00A glimpse of things to come<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aXIRIrq6GMrJ334VlJLnbm-A3YPO8HXtavnkcek3YX_mbN2GpLonc9-hOXK-8GYVFJ7TYumWdV0f5bkITeFHVHRqsT_mWI2n74ZQOgUN9ybfRYDFrPgskz_35lLtP_WgV0Xhq3GtOMzH/s1600-h/granny"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aXIRIrq6GMrJ334VlJLnbm-A3YPO8HXtavnkcek3YX_mbN2GpLonc9-hOXK-8GYVFJ7TYumWdV0f5bkITeFHVHRqsT_mWI2n74ZQOgUN9ybfRYDFrPgskz_35lLtP_WgV0Xhq3GtOMzH/s400/granny" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261889557435256098" border="0" /></a>Charlotte won the prize for Most Humorous Costume at the church Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday! She beat out 100-or-so kids to take the ribbon. The pics are cute, but the real hilarity came in when we saw her walk! Shawn says it's because they both wear diapers, but Charlotte really was hobbling around like an old lady.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmVgJw-cKfDiYEy8Lz3ziGFTMkTiWKTVWBMlo56jEzWJJA83018SxuIuBipdo92s_DrZR7lU3h_zhd_IsF9Wixm3Vt8kodBmmV4_KmNdczuAssHwH5TtBfBJCl7NeOcbnkhWCxdAOWhyphenhyphenb/s1600-h/100_6912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmVgJw-cKfDiYEy8Lz3ziGFTMkTiWKTVWBMlo56jEzWJJA83018SxuIuBipdo92s_DrZR7lU3h_zhd_IsF9Wixm3Vt8kodBmmV4_KmNdczuAssHwH5TtBfBJCl7NeOcbnkhWCxdAOWhyphenhyphenb/s400/100_6912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261888097981700130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaywVjsx1GgRzF3EYD0Pjj55vTJdNIY1dF7NLh9JOnH0Zk-9o457MO77rVTNxmRyI4F3nco_3ICc8sYnaisZu2KAP2R1zRc9tM80T3EhTjn-IAl_CFT6jZrkL4_clNCzNMJdWQ8YTbGbb8/s1600-h/100_6919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaywVjsx1GgRzF3EYD0Pjj55vTJdNIY1dF7NLh9JOnH0Zk-9o457MO77rVTNxmRyI4F3nco_3ICc8sYnaisZu2KAP2R1zRc9tM80T3EhTjn-IAl_CFT6jZrkL4_clNCzNMJdWQ8YTbGbb8/s400/100_6919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261888391519343890" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-40790092052246606852008-09-22T15:14:00.000-07:002008-09-22T15:27:03.315-07:00Charlotte Takes Her Stroller For a Stroll<span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Observe what happens as Charlotte pushes her stroller down the Greenway, gets stuck in an anthill, and loses her patience. </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsqbEpmpsF4bMTz21ndEbB_64Wi02VC99TEiRoIUvCAOChSJTevLeA9_DlwwSUlNXair6Jb_nO3OslR7pp4_cPl8L45K_IkbMZdw4a_BL9DR1d8MJdpJiHlrX1CaGB8UB4L7NV2L3lIAB/s1600-h/100_6762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsqbEpmpsF4bMTz21ndEbB_64Wi02VC99TEiRoIUvCAOChSJTevLeA9_DlwwSUlNXair6Jb_nO3OslR7pp4_cPl8L45K_IkbMZdw4a_BL9DR1d8MJdpJiHlrX1CaGB8UB4L7NV2L3lIAB/s400/100_6762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248973805387320290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonbKuhEDd-HNNAHgYChGqwDs5rax-OiPNjwcsSlRmiT6PN_rEhYTySVMn1lyGd3uPw7VQCGTipuUubn9tvyP9b6gQCF1TE6eEKkr2SUk2nKHn-ktksBw2l8mKQyBiDbpIKxL1wtd53WPi/s1600-h/100_6763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonbKuhEDd-HNNAHgYChGqwDs5rax-OiPNjwcsSlRmiT6PN_rEhYTySVMn1lyGd3uPw7VQCGTipuUubn9tvyP9b6gQCF1TE6eEKkr2SUk2nKHn-ktksBw2l8mKQyBiDbpIKxL1wtd53WPi/s400/100_6763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248973924318516034" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-35461548911304036622008-09-05T10:19:00.000-07:002008-09-05T10:50:14.992-07:00Charlotte's Web of Deceit<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242588479615607410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouIvy5cd38vsDEwkWd9g5_wy8y_fn4_vVkAOX6t3ckuE_BUzaEaWB21m4Erlm1lQxF9iCBgVCRLMcvASbT7UWLvTx11G8jhYGtJTlegl_2fYrxEbc-_cO8V_AVi37vDyGKIdFvuJxRvpT/s400/DSCF4607.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hrNHusNgkVsL-eShTcX7OOmbRn95u_RVpFjmdd2pk3qzJns5g09nAAUqRfBplY5wy1FA2X2OXcmT-PyExojoVBwvQyMuJ8JYOqvKzlOkrdASQbVhs1EAtvMcAJYr208cQVukFZ-crGPN/s1600-h/DSCF4609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242595874997540514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hrNHusNgkVsL-eShTcX7OOmbRn95u_RVpFjmdd2pk3qzJns5g09nAAUqRfBplY5wy1FA2X2OXcmT-PyExojoVBwvQyMuJ8JYOqvKzlOkrdASQbVhs1EAtvMcAJYr208cQVukFZ-crGPN/s400/DSCF4609.JPG" border="0" /></a> Charlotte was snooping in a friend's video cabinet when she unwittingly discovered a disturbing truth... "My parents named me after a <em>spider</em>??"<br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-10322738995674171782008-09-03T14:21:00.001-07:002008-09-03T14:33:15.857-07:00Charlotte Walks the Redneck RivieraThat's right- she walks! Charlotte finally gave in to the growing trend among babies age 9 months and up. She spent a couple hours with her friend Peter- 17 months old and an avid walker- on Thursday; that night, she voluntarily took 5-6 consecutive steps for the first time. We then spent Saturday and Sunday in Panama City Beach with our friends Lisa, Matt, and Baby Ryan. Baby Ryan is 5 months younger than Charlotte and he's already been walking <em>for a month</em>! Charlotte was so embarrassed by her own mobility deficiencies that she decided to just give up the game and get mobile. In a nutshell, Charlotte now walks like a champ as a direct result of peer pressure. *Remind me to lock her in a closet from ages 12-19.<br /><br />We enjoyed a whirlwind weekend in the Redneck Riviera. Why do I say "whirlwind"?<br />1. We left at 6am on Saturday and returned at 2am Monday morning.<br />2. Hurricane Gustav sent some mighty gales our way, resulting in red flag warnings and many missing beach umbrellas.<br /><br />Pictures to come when I have the patience to wait the 20 minutes it takes them to upload!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-62640024626538232872008-08-17T12:00:00.001-07:002008-08-17T12:06:19.049-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXdhh1Zsteia_5Wsiajn-w2BIGqH62iRSjL2AEIJmoLJWwLk5BMmdweGkzyFDxju43oVyqC8C5wLnBzEkP4Vx9AfXOvcqDDuRRttaSytwjIuOyLoIQFt1SefjgUIYzbiQF6fL66r3FLC7/s1600-h/PN080August2008%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235564912000495762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXdhh1Zsteia_5Wsiajn-w2BIGqH62iRSjL2AEIJmoLJWwLk5BMmdweGkzyFDxju43oVyqC8C5wLnBzEkP4Vx9AfXOvcqDDuRRttaSytwjIuOyLoIQFt1SefjgUIYzbiQF6fL66r3FLC7/s400/PN080August2008%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KC-xybEKZBafznJ4NBGc8_kADfDhE1W6_bXWSY9qCmMaN7rVoIPkSfw6O7-W6taJBlquSnG9MbAoA4TeiCMyQe0Qx_QsEgyqDrr7-Z1xodVhLBa6TSngQzlzfjMItQlr5LR_cLhXCAtb/s1600-h/PN081August2008%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235563957930972978" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdobfvLtvMGwtWspenRlfVAC_AtHHdAIBL2OBb9AE68rykKHcsffjn2du5uoUosiK_jY44G3yEDEEs-RhEezYaQ-0_p1DegfQuhNpXoqOfXAp38fvzxUR2xF8p8OXNgM0hNsxM0Zr-97aK/s400/carride.jpg" border="0" /></a> Thus begins the longest ride of her life.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmD1zmpOjPUIOhyphenhyphenxxat_TqG1VsEaxmA182U2KgWIqZUIEkJ_gR42JGoqLlX644hQnwfOOd7fvMWLs8j6-VOTDu1FZa4zT2yqTRlY43V4o73kDseaDAEM-ZRoYbkd8U3XTzG5T1_sKjibQ/s1600-h/sandy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233809343505398994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmD1zmpOjPUIOhyphenhyphenxxat_TqG1VsEaxmA182U2KgWIqZUIEkJ_gR42JGoqLlX644hQnwfOOd7fvMWLs8j6-VOTDu1FZa4zT2yqTRlY43V4o73kDseaDAEM-ZRoYbkd8U3XTzG5T1_sKjibQ/s400/sandy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Haiti: Nature's Playground.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWNsneZZwypce5ZIV0T2v14RtThWgCsSrvQFoao_TTy7TfY9g0YuLD1UmlOTB4bopb6XXRsZ0cLgUkUHQ3kvKg7jOzAK_YrLlDwWx9XBJRiJjtuAE6YgPQWJ_ngW1pBUTtcRcRgIKpikf/s1600-h/mom&char.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233808765721171554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWNsneZZwypce5ZIV0T2v14RtThWgCsSrvQFoao_TTy7TfY9g0YuLD1UmlOTB4bopb6XXRsZ0cLgUkUHQ3kvKg7jOzAK_YrLlDwWx9XBJRiJjtuAE6YgPQWJ_ngW1pBUTtcRcRgIKpikf/s400/mom&char.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mommy & Me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="left"></p><p align="left"></p><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLIpMsVxqSBsQINR4YjJZPnl5aKtVW11xUsJFXb7mkzMIGce2RUH2LlluBW-GIwmZHxgBxo6glyfzlD0d4u-JWkI_K8bTXuPXpL3fcy7Vzjo632kajJjLIBBOi1cVWYlvDl2eYg8r_cHU/s1600-h/frowny.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233807964813139458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLIpMsVxqSBsQINR4YjJZPnl5aKtVW11xUsJFXb7mkzMIGce2RUH2LlluBW-GIwmZHxgBxo6glyfzlD0d4u-JWkI_K8bTXuPXpL3fcy7Vzjo632kajJjLIBBOi1cVWYlvDl2eYg8r_cHU/s400/frowny.jpg" border="0" /></a> El Morro was kind of like a giant crib... minus the bumper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjJa2PktGtaELs5XiDz8szShMDRpQ4jiFyLv7k99tRdBUH6X2rojfTtyF-Kxhpivg_83zRCShvSdqfA8D6Z7CSS6IpJHmKHXayor8vl4mopmxMfCKWW1ScCqMv-8w6NnfbN4ZzlMTMY6/s1600-h/sibs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233807411272603138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLjJa2PktGtaELs5XiDz8szShMDRpQ4jiFyLv7k99tRdBUH6X2rojfTtyF-Kxhpivg_83zRCShvSdqfA8D6Z7CSS6IpJHmKHXayor8vl4mopmxMfCKWW1ScCqMv-8w6NnfbN4ZzlMTMY6/s400/sibs.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">Sibling <em>revel</em>ry- good food, good times.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj036R47-ey8a1KQJukL6vj1OOwXSeodsx3sjBTJXCef78NZr2wJ8r-evGIRzFxQUa65lBC4lOxDN4nABqXy_vhbv5QUL3QAo0PTBR3nNYl4pwhX-VMncBheVxP_jE_17F9eqfY3RGRURBy/s1600-h/mommyandme.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233806925239467698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj036R47-ey8a1KQJukL6vj1OOwXSeodsx3sjBTJXCef78NZr2wJ8r-evGIRzFxQUa65lBC4lOxDN4nABqXy_vhbv5QUL3QAo0PTBR3nNYl4pwhX-VMncBheVxP_jE_17F9eqfY3RGRURBy/s400/mommyandme.jpg" border="0" /></a> Formal Night: Charlotte destroys the dining room for an hour... formally.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHrvs_enyfqBJqSxThp8T2s6kmVz3bVVqLPgUZOLvPqVy0YV-dy828PCGxM3K4vLAnLXO90P6Ju9-k_aH_CNUL3Tw4MzXsMU3hsB-MOyxqKQ1_WvDKR2EoaEHcQx2_r4HrbdbnMTKwzw1/s1600-h/faces.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233805340716686658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHrvs_enyfqBJqSxThp8T2s6kmVz3bVVqLPgUZOLvPqVy0YV-dy828PCGxM3K4vLAnLXO90P6Ju9-k_aH_CNUL3Tw4MzXsMU3hsB-MOyxqKQ1_WvDKR2EoaEHcQx2_r4HrbdbnMTKwzw1/s400/faces.jpg" border="0" /></a> Defending the fort. Etymological note: "fort"= foreign + short?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpC4S9GDR97s1FboUBoYSYlNp2hjOaIOP0eLuDpeIRN3Hvl_gBQgOJ3Osx4qkk06F0IFRYXXMsq3Cl8bFj_HqcpQmUWRP2ITFaNUfRgucYWCa9utqpNmXDOC5U9hYvtlnHM9Qp7bRYYc9/s1600-h/cop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233804329097737570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpC4S9GDR97s1FboUBoYSYlNp2hjOaIOP0eLuDpeIRN3Hvl_gBQgOJ3Osx4qkk06F0IFRYXXMsq3Cl8bFj_HqcpQmUWRP2ITFaNUfRgucYWCa9utqpNmXDOC5U9hYvtlnHM9Qp7bRYYc9/s400/cop.jpg" border="0" /></a> "You win some, you lose some." -Dana<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vM9FuWKjNPNXHuJADJzSiSA3wOYFRedS2LjWY2B3nueR0gKSgps3krVO1iFd52_H2tcx_F1_28-z8YQfg5wXLnOjrTbHRW9HVtZ8UQkuWiDMfdV7sFjVji7cW724OZfFXB_YM06G-8q9/s1600-h/chachi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233804145000412418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vM9FuWKjNPNXHuJADJzSiSA3wOYFRedS2LjWY2B3nueR0gKSgps3krVO1iFd52_H2tcx_F1_28-z8YQfg5wXLnOjrTbHRW9HVtZ8UQkuWiDMfdV7sFjVji7cW724OZfFXB_YM06G-8q9/s400/chachi.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Charlotte & Chachi perusing the wine list.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-38933919767956377932008-08-06T12:28:00.000-07:002008-08-06T12:41:38.132-07:00Charlotte's 15 Minutes :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA1pbnw3kCyQjGl9Klx6Y2QIyowGI_ZbPem45ay7CISpRTYj1y-mijhma9im8zZMee2KYahzrtONGs8F5MAHZWgceuYA57ZtlP_KynT6K3CEZxOitSWMCGOr8PgonfkChPXxS1cujjoi9/s1600-h/augustcover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231491932486006018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA1pbnw3kCyQjGl9Klx6Y2QIyowGI_ZbPem45ay7CISpRTYj1y-mijhma9im8zZMee2KYahzrtONGs8F5MAHZWgceuYA57ZtlP_KynT6K3CEZxOitSWMCGOr8PgonfkChPXxS1cujjoi9/s400/augustcover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Look for Baby Charlotte and her mom in this month's issue of <em>Pregnancy & Newborn</em> magazine! We had a blast doing the Baby's 1st Birthday photo shoot. The mag is available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, or Babies R Us, and the spread starts on page 80. <a href="http://www.pnmag.com/">http://www.pnmag.com</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-90824987631564028802008-08-04T11:34:00.000-07:002008-08-04T11:51:38.030-07:00Cruisin' Lubins 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OgefkCZKJuyxbE81Id4Sps_MxNPWeElKvaitLcmQLFx42RGWRDAQDwHYO_E0KfOSMpzukQ4XaS2A4y9EOynRiQITn9R7HEtQCF6avB0HxgdHGqmw9YIbSs8-XEnaQKSyNKqAmb9OdwnI/s1600-h/100_6655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OgefkCZKJuyxbE81Id4Sps_MxNPWeElKvaitLcmQLFx42RGWRDAQDwHYO_E0KfOSMpzukQ4XaS2A4y9EOynRiQITn9R7HEtQCF6avB0HxgdHGqmw9YIbSs8-XEnaQKSyNKqAmb9OdwnI/s400/100_6655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230734722706870050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJPxWwmiyJcxoUbd_jpL2S1XmAGgTMIEcekJtdmmMt_Sg6Fdsm19jvUbHTEF_z5DoVk5O88AYNdlBqsLOaUHX8PadOQCU9TakFuo2yA3WPBrNaulrDKOBFqk9VUXAuEahyphenhyphendHvs9DaaU2c/s1600-h/100_6640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJPxWwmiyJcxoUbd_jpL2S1XmAGgTMIEcekJtdmmMt_Sg6Fdsm19jvUbHTEF_z5DoVk5O88AYNdlBqsLOaUHX8PadOQCU9TakFuo2yA3WPBrNaulrDKOBFqk9VUXAuEahyphenhyphendHvs9DaaU2c/s400/100_6640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230734468449972514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4e1e8MP69lTPmj97t501epi7Qr6KvnOiDFgvXQJnlNiPlhmDhqJicU4sWCop6_RdmmbDlPjNFubYgCIugt4rnqPxl2DLR0JPa1x2Tq-I9IsP410lR4sdOsfASFhCNw4mIvI95rS4b4ur/s1600-h/100_6614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4e1e8MP69lTPmj97t501epi7Qr6KvnOiDFgvXQJnlNiPlhmDhqJicU4sWCop6_RdmmbDlPjNFubYgCIugt4rnqPxl2DLR0JPa1x2Tq-I9IsP410lR4sdOsfASFhCNw4mIvI95rS4b4ur/s400/100_6614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230733546579698482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4szlPSS9XjGCYDbSkgSrMe-wV47EQ9GKQ7HPwhkCO33HEFAA5C7cJzkNhL7MRBjnhjKL8ml6OPTdgQXzJg_641oYWBgzzgVc2S1axOzS7tWGnHmBaaGru-N0cio0J1_gDWx7YdJrYH8VO/s1600-h/100_6607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4szlPSS9XjGCYDbSkgSrMe-wV47EQ9GKQ7HPwhkCO33HEFAA5C7cJzkNhL7MRBjnhjKL8ml6OPTdgQXzJg_641oYWBgzzgVc2S1axOzS7tWGnHmBaaGru-N0cio0J1_gDWx7YdJrYH8VO/s400/100_6607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230733395752217362" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-62839690375535776012008-07-14T19:46:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:56:01.624-07:00Our Texan Visitors<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Here are some pictures of our visit with Mom-mom and Pop-pop Becker, who came up from San Antonio for a few days. We wish we could see them more often! Charlotte was very comfortable with her great-grandparents and enjoyed showing them all her tricks.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8BOdzPi6smKoaIpb-Ng2MyAAx08_ZG8qvmoTc_peWHEtU4c_yXXhe6ZIXv2fYh9k5N1l5adfNlOw_9DPlHENC4RQVZZmEJJP8azhT3pKuChcEgiOmgZV3OS2f46ulR9bu5ojJ7UNLuBR/s1600-h/102_6604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8BOdzPi6smKoaIpb-Ng2MyAAx08_ZG8qvmoTc_peWHEtU4c_yXXhe6ZIXv2fYh9k5N1l5adfNlOw_9DPlHENC4RQVZZmEJJP8azhT3pKuChcEgiOmgZV3OS2f46ulR9bu5ojJ7UNLuBR/s400/102_6604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223067753263655458" border="0" /></a>Snuggles!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpVCGEitdJNBYs7yb2dnvgoSI29wpYUfqv5msBs7IVtK0wXJJRyDGvBT4qHaN7QLIfVS2ME-9fNSqd8WMYmZJMJmt6thZgJobpb5_LXwHC9uAb0NmRFlJ5E1NX4NVh4CfWAAYEsGzHkaW/s1600-h/102_6579.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpVCGEitdJNBYs7yb2dnvgoSI29wpYUfqv5msBs7IVtK0wXJJRyDGvBT4qHaN7QLIfVS2ME-9fNSqd8WMYmZJMJmt6thZgJobpb5_LXwHC9uAb0NmRFlJ5E1NX4NVh4CfWAAYEsGzHkaW/s400/102_6579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223067573981705826" border="0" /></a>Blueberry Picking<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6WSN1GsQQtz6wkiYoPtqtAKFAksjAhyphenhyphenSnjHrRqYM8a1d3EfvnSPJ-EB0IEq18cgTNhG3WIUcb7fcaqHXMUeQ3g4dB-YmcPp20MwYfJC1HiwjaJJuk9k82_legfhcrutKWPdMsNm2qTdy/s1600-h/102_6556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6WSN1GsQQtz6wkiYoPtqtAKFAksjAhyphenhyphenSnjHrRqYM8a1d3EfvnSPJ-EB0IEq18cgTNhG3WIUcb7fcaqHXMUeQ3g4dB-YmcPp20MwYfJC1HiwjaJJuk9k82_legfhcrutKWPdMsNm2qTdy/s400/102_6556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223067420398324642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCGBgQVqbFq6V5VFQWqWNujSKm8L0XKHKgI9kvlvmMPF9fN4RSaB8Pa48axGAQa3-80bdKZK5stBbwHE9STc2UUyoc4HhscEiaAUmR41VAF-fm0NXGdptUJ68Sl8oQTs-OmrkSrr6DDGD/s1600-h/102_6557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCGBgQVqbFq6V5VFQWqWNujSKm8L0XKHKgI9kvlvmMPF9fN4RSaB8Pa48axGAQa3-80bdKZK5stBbwHE9STc2UUyoc4HhscEiaAUmR41VAF-fm0NXGdptUJ68Sl8oQTs-OmrkSrr6DDGD/s400/102_6557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223067288160661458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG0E3OwuiWZYhlK1NGgnEiGYvgscneNaxmVysPJqS_2WDgO7r9ggRfjCXwpUeQWg13rsh0nHlxO128joKcUbxAXBlyhcM5xQuilzzRZdjDL8gHktQtetGna-vhnTwz6N_FhpElVclNUw8/s1600-h/102_6563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG0E3OwuiWZYhlK1NGgnEiGYvgscneNaxmVysPJqS_2WDgO7r9ggRfjCXwpUeQWg13rsh0nHlxO128joKcUbxAXBlyhcM5xQuilzzRZdjDL8gHktQtetGna-vhnTwz6N_FhpElVclNUw8/s400/102_6563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223067142821741618" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923297908555666621.post-18387994923055080622008-07-06T19:19:00.000-07:002008-07-06T19:35:57.725-07:00Stepping up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/18130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/18130.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Loooong-anticipated news: Charlotte took her first steps today! In typical Charlotte fashion, she was lured into walking by Aunt Dana's ice cream, which was just out of reach. She was kind of mad at us for preying on her weakness for sweets, but she couldn't resist. I think she was feeling inadequate on the 4th when all the other babies at the party where walking around while Char was still crawling. It's embarrassing to be so old (14 months) and so big (think beer belly on a baby) but bound by inferior means of transportation. She's up to 4 consecutive steps at best, but we're working on it! We'll keep practicing so there's something to show Mom-mom and Pop-pop Becker when they arrive this weekend.<br /><br />And happy 84th birthday to Pop-pop Lubin! I'm trying to teach Charlotte how to say "geezer" before the cruise!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://eshop.kokeshnet.com/img/badgerworks-Geezer-crossing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://eshop.kokeshnet.com/img/badgerworks-Geezer-crossing.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5