tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45886148806603539982024-03-12T21:22:14.346-07:00Nic's Lifekimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-6286738662890774322008-12-20T07:58:00.000-08:002008-12-20T08:03:17.237-08:00Just drop off the presents and leave!Nic met Santa yesterday, or "ho ho" as he calls him. I have never called Santa "ho ho", thats all Nic! Anyways, The visit with Santa went pretty much as I expected....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfGl1iL5vGg-yzyWej51T0_qWTDcTk0XABhZH8VHoi4ZQilU0Ij3KwKhMrGgMLS1jN4W21JYUAHJaNuAX_QrjDXUWO4-ix5gEe1z_2YVArNueX9n2fVLP5-vDfL6Z2LjVIkg8yIIpgj0/s1600-h/Nic+and+santa+comp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfGl1iL5vGg-yzyWej51T0_qWTDcTk0XABhZH8VHoi4ZQilU0Ij3KwKhMrGgMLS1jN4W21JYUAHJaNuAX_QrjDXUWO4-ix5gEe1z_2YVArNueX9n2fVLP5-vDfL6Z2LjVIkg8yIIpgj0/s320/Nic+and+santa+comp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281902710489756418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nic creeped up very carefully and wasn't too sure what to think of "ho ho". As soon as I put him on Santa's lap and walked off to the side, he started flipping out! This picture was the best out of the 3. Oh, well, its still a memory! :)<br /><br />I know I have a lot to catch you up on, and I'll get around to it this weekend. Its been a whirlwind few weeks for us!kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-10726932618661928932008-11-13T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-13T13:27:35.408-08:00Everything Old is New Again...A year ago, at least, grammy bought Nic a Little People plane. He played with it a little bit, at first, but grew tired of it quickly. In the past couple of weeks, Nic has re-discovered his plane!<br /><br />He does have some rules he likes to follow when playing with the plane...<br /><br />1. The zebra is always the pilot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI49VpVorqZqaMx-ptUHgGDjAHK-zad5sdEX9s_iAE-hkBqW4VQmGam3NL7oreO4lByxGHIGOVfpc1sodA6sS3dZjYTvDV1H0Fa0_G_atyti_6tMN5kP5zJ_Kwa__zXFfWc2H8cqq4jo/s1600-h/IMG_6203+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI49VpVorqZqaMx-ptUHgGDjAHK-zad5sdEX9s_iAE-hkBqW4VQmGam3NL7oreO4lByxGHIGOVfpc1sodA6sS3dZjYTvDV1H0Fa0_G_atyti_6tMN5kP5zJ_Kwa__zXFfWc2H8cqq4jo/s320/IMG_6203+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268255036466419426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2. The pilot and all passengers must go in through the door<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmOiDUdjkjqrUM9tMmwoZDf_TM0dJNOFGG21oz0GVsHkAoOrJCop3t5wcHWRkoAf5mf6hFYgKyBnVUXkdEENjE9PykB56Q2IqJTAJPd6YnJCGQEiixcJk2DzSn1wBf7PSGEhzVT9XZaw/s1600-h/IMG_6200+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmOiDUdjkjqrUM9tMmwoZDf_TM0dJNOFGG21oz0GVsHkAoOrJCop3t5wcHWRkoAf5mf6hFYgKyBnVUXkdEENjE9PykB56Q2IqJTAJPd6YnJCGQEiixcJk2DzSn1wBf7PSGEhzVT9XZaw/s320/IMG_6200+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268255030697985842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. Unless the passenger is Kung Fu panda who has a bit of a weigh problem. He goes in through the top. (the door still goes down, though)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MdyybFJz0ZB8dUqJLL7LkzUbogLC6D35V-B2IR91xV9yBn8e9l6Ph52rPZe063uxmWk9EHpp4qaLJuA4GX4dLSqyu-2TAaxdyyT8VA_Gf1aJiFAhuoW0W4LugurmTn-UTEng9XU9Fg0/s1600-h/IMG_6204+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MdyybFJz0ZB8dUqJLL7LkzUbogLC6D35V-B2IR91xV9yBn8e9l6Ph52rPZe063uxmWk9EHpp4qaLJuA4GX4dLSqyu-2TAaxdyyT8VA_Gf1aJiFAhuoW0W4LugurmTn-UTEng9XU9Fg0/s320/IMG_6204+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268255043912355266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4. The plane must roll around for a bit on the ground....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3wize7VpKhSdzDV0xSR2MU6gOF4hvB2gDU_-e1ucgLtnDpA_R4HgnfRrBboy_MmwSPisFELtBFp46f7YOc8m_iyp0bP7EysjJChEcxeLHdNjtNwOv5IfcYrKvOsBb5fybeYQK7uhEM8/s1600-h/IMG_6214+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3wize7VpKhSdzDV0xSR2MU6gOF4hvB2gDU_-e1ucgLtnDpA_R4HgnfRrBboy_MmwSPisFELtBFp46f7YOc8m_iyp0bP7EysjJChEcxeLHdNjtNwOv5IfcYrKvOsBb5fybeYQK7uhEM8/s320/IMG_6214+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268255050692820242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />before it takes flight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_iHQuMGl7BmKIFceSl9OLb4Wbyvj9lTmSDbPeRSdctyfb-7a_ZMAAST9pEjnzthGoUlb-Pd-NoBJxgVnDly-bjQFDxqGvDCWOSfJdG8TfRVWG7Lrwzaf_eDWsAzuudY-F7gKQWBBqt8/s1600-h/IMG_6212+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_iHQuMGl7BmKIFceSl9OLb4Wbyvj9lTmSDbPeRSdctyfb-7a_ZMAAST9pEjnzthGoUlb-Pd-NoBJxgVnDly-bjQFDxqGvDCWOSfJdG8TfRVWG7Lrwzaf_eDWsAzuudY-F7gKQWBBqt8/s320/IMG_6212+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268255046221754802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So to re-cap what we have learned: Nic knows what he likes and the way he likes to do it. And I can get away with wrapping old toys up and putting them under the Christmas tree this year! Hooray!kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-28575521384509904312008-11-05T14:06:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:26:01.099-08:00Elmo's Green Thumb (warning this blog conatins LOTS of pictures!)Today Nic got to see his very first concert, Elmo's Green Thumb! He had so much fun! Of course, his souvenir of choice was a ball.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVptwK99PYv-IdxGGoPNaRMlR5be1Fj3NlX9cT32yUoH-wKkmJJD-JkWl97LbItnfcRC3pp1LyDm25uJK4Yhvm-UC30xEsfn2-CCnJQ1i5vL8sqANyOcGLX9V2McMdl40jcF83Fb9huk/s1600-h/IMG_6063+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVptwK99PYv-IdxGGoPNaRMlR5be1Fj3NlX9cT32yUoH-wKkmJJD-JkWl97LbItnfcRC3pp1LyDm25uJK4Yhvm-UC30xEsfn2-CCnJQ1i5vL8sqANyOcGLX9V2McMdl40jcF83Fb9huk/s320/IMG_6063+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265301363563506722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I tried to get pictures of his first reaction when the characters came out on stage at first, I'm not sure it registered what was happening. Although, he was very interested...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndEhxC9Kn6VvRy8A6xuC4gZ2OGV7-HSofn9JX2MIjIZBqxgh9OJjhCH2PhXYIn4EXFWVU9zcxn5YRktAgouGhMFve-KjL5L82N6WAQSzmf1UC1riGhvCrhPCkyRCiflZAtYR0fGYngnE/s1600-h/IMG_6070+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndEhxC9Kn6VvRy8A6xuC4gZ2OGV7-HSofn9JX2MIjIZBqxgh9OJjhCH2PhXYIn4EXFWVU9zcxn5YRktAgouGhMFve-KjL5L82N6WAQSzmf1UC1riGhvCrhPCkyRCiflZAtYR0fGYngnE/s320/IMG_6070+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265301365061451250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxn7WL-1aP_OS_9uab7q7zU3CDkWyDdItZ5y69ce9aBaTGzn317Lql7cHQn65ZkyJkBat_XgmWaJjmzq5IsTtme9IRRMGhNOCChFW8W6G_F0qTtt5rWp-AHrv1Wr15juJeOSVQJipOT2E/s1600-h/IMG_6071+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHL6k099r7VuykpLG0zoWvp4FXh9K5Exz0mVwv2dT44J5Qa8RqViPXfnfJ8L5dqepXEgeUo15NlNUhLtAhHu2Tw5vrG0K1yO9_2IAEUju7ZXRA_VkndsoEEfsPXWR6VV4M1QRIdGnj88/s320/IMG_6113+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302151788363554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AXhYc7Su4sJnM1V0qZIFQyN3T6MKEYBMD4RkugEMoCwZuV0a8gyioFjPCnhwMCIPAi4bG5vKIiWzdW90Glc4kVBj8WDvF9Kf-nJLYCAtOxclbEOUWr8EyIC0Xoe2xDRQzJXInkF1eCM/s1600-h/IMG_6115+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AXhYc7Su4sJnM1V0qZIFQyN3T6MKEYBMD4RkugEMoCwZuV0a8gyioFjPCnhwMCIPAi4bG5vKIiWzdW90Glc4kVBj8WDvF9Kf-nJLYCAtOxclbEOUWr8EyIC0Xoe2xDRQzJXInkF1eCM/s320/IMG_6115+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302169732677042" border="0" /></a><br />He actually got me in trouble a couple of times by security because they aren't "supposed" to dance around in the isles...Nic just couldn't help himself! He tried, crawling, scooting, running, anything he could to get up to the stage. I finally had to tell him we were going to go home if he didn't stay with me...it sorta worked...sorta.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMog-MdOaizOGzTywqrWbRHpjfjGuAxlm71QshH7jdDTx1L6DXdFONUGZ5XYjzLVvGUGTsjC8zVIsNAjpLTbqyykx6_hmI5y0-PWBuqiMhTk5S6SqCabWNVQD9jwtRiNDsBRCD6E1Iyc/s1600-h/IMG_6118+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMog-MdOaizOGzTywqrWbRHpjfjGuAxlm71QshH7jdDTx1L6DXdFONUGZ5XYjzLVvGUGTsjC8zVIsNAjpLTbqyykx6_hmI5y0-PWBuqiMhTk5S6SqCabWNVQD9jwtRiNDsBRCD6E1Iyc/s320/IMG_6118+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302177148099442" border="0" /></a><br />I think this is when he realized Cookie Monster was on his shirt AND on stage! haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCut8C-szuzvMXvjFCm1DFqncLY1Mz5fgzJQFcFWKeXRPDkqSPECazmhk7MFe3SD6b4DQhc9QO8PMIAn8up8TrdcrNFm5NRpyc2f4aC_xcjoBAyBNBDizUTZlvGdRWBmLTQnWG8NB6aQ/s1600-h/IMG_6106+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCut8C-szuzvMXvjFCm1DFqncLY1Mz5fgzJQFcFWKeXRPDkqSPECazmhk7MFe3SD6b4DQhc9QO8PMIAn8up8TrdcrNFm5NRpyc2f4aC_xcjoBAyBNBDizUTZlvGdRWBmLTQnWG8NB6aQ/s320/IMG_6106+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265301776758720818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kids had so much fun and they looked so cute watching the show :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZ48GU0fthd7PjCNYsbNHxerm-lwDuMqkrlFicsti4M_6DWuXUXa4WHXsKB8PbIO5yO470C4Zn3EE94O8QFESlkxOEXBMdNgJEuf8DxD2jTIuSJTsua4m0xkd7hOjT3xtiX4WHpW1_EM/s1600-h/IMG_6107+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZ48GU0fthd7PjCNYsbNHxerm-lwDuMqkrlFicsti4M_6DWuXUXa4WHXsKB8PbIO5yO470C4Zn3EE94O8QFESlkxOEXBMdNgJEuf8DxD2jTIuSJTsua4m0xkd7hOjT3xtiX4WHpW1_EM/s320/IMG_6107+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265301775938341138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosMrY4zjO0cRWzO9IwXv5GmJUzn33-E-rgkeeupSruNOK42B3hXMf7uO5UxLyB9ZSLwqWh5bT5ch3nbqn1Mv7ngbsaDR-DbNAXbnU48KIKWNsOjj9ripByjYNDKEaMdm6vPaB1rWh8tw/s1600-h/IMG_6114+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosMrY4zjO0cRWzO9IwXv5GmJUzn33-E-rgkeeupSruNOK42B3hXMf7uO5UxLyB9ZSLwqWh5bT5ch3nbqn1Mv7ngbsaDR-DbNAXbnU48KIKWNsOjj9ripByjYNDKEaMdm6vPaB1rWh8tw/s320/IMG_6114+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302168042303490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE17BHiJnToOfZ__gVJEhByvXtFXoqVhnr5tkfU1kyKPFhRzrbBeQ5IeGLFQtAd00GvEDTCKG8h68LGtDJfdwoAT1Wj5wM-sXBRCcGBaatkMzh_f30qWrRoA3918GifwP11QgPMT0dG5U/s1600-h/IMG_6111+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE17BHiJnToOfZ__gVJEhByvXtFXoqVhnr5tkfU1kyKPFhRzrbBeQ5IeGLFQtAd00GvEDTCKG8h68LGtDJfdwoAT1Wj5wM-sXBRCcGBaatkMzh_f30qWrRoA3918GifwP11QgPMT0dG5U/s320/IMG_6111+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302144782306610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gApnPj0gO5eDu844OzXEAShov37Q7N67QlyNcH_Q4mMFDVf4gYbNBc9fMOEve6b3Ibr7ZqVG6KKUPQIC5hxBAJiw045OGYn8oTOdJIO1EU2OexAFHaAo-HHNUcvZ8FFJg-Y1u7SA_z8/s1600-h/IMG_6125+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gApnPj0gO5eDu844OzXEAShov37Q7N67QlyNcH_Q4mMFDVf4gYbNBc9fMOEve6b3Ibr7ZqVG6KKUPQIC5hxBAJiw045OGYn8oTOdJIO1EU2OexAFHaAo-HHNUcvZ8FFJg-Y1u7SA_z8/s320/IMG_6125+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302390643699602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We were so close the characters actually ran down to the kids, Nic was really excited to see them, so that was a great thing. This defintely would not be the show for kids afraid of people in costume....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZtkCH3P5_1mJG-55IJaVqAQ8b60HMp6OPalRhXLu9P5oMSlx1Ywnt4RvGp0xtrU1rOeq1LRDnLYj2Z9yAhq166Ntz_ZfMRZgmLxdjjUsIqGH512TD6eM6UtH-4WT3nyKthlsmj1EOdc/s1600-h/IMG_6121+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZtkCH3P5_1mJG-55IJaVqAQ8b60HMp6OPalRhXLu9P5oMSlx1Ywnt4RvGp0xtrU1rOeq1LRDnLYj2Z9yAhq166Ntz_ZfMRZgmLxdjjUsIqGH512TD6eM6UtH-4WT3nyKthlsmj1EOdc/s320/IMG_6121+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302379451139682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I mean, Grover even gave Nic a big monster hug!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0dlxc_BxV3dq04un9dciAHPRYDH3OXC4tvq1y6HqXpP9VxXxuQXxpf7RVDo5KWzGbfpuVrveFswkcdVPe7tQoI8OXNh6elfEUiA49kAxLe7TF67AuWVEMvCFaLuErI64-f1YClzSIOk/s1600-h/IMG_6122+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0dlxc_BxV3dq04un9dciAHPRYDH3OXC4tvq1y6HqXpP9VxXxuQXxpf7RVDo5KWzGbfpuVrveFswkcdVPe7tQoI8OXNh6elfEUiA49kAxLe7TF67AuWVEMvCFaLuErI64-f1YClzSIOk/s320/IMG_6122+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302387394620034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Towards the end of the show he did get tired,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaLx25ajmPApDDLJkfWkBv_HVeJNzVQ832GKF_VCfAbPNR3wIdD-bDW89ZMGAy9LZIrQqjFZhiNsFr96O9QLRdwrImq64swewcYCSuHQuHjBt5Zi63ujoA_WSzHC9-MUJJt8c-cYmLwM/s1600-h/IMG_6119+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaLx25ajmPApDDLJkfWkBv_HVeJNzVQ832GKF_VCfAbPNR3wIdD-bDW89ZMGAy9LZIrQqjFZhiNsFr96O9QLRdwrImq64swewcYCSuHQuHjBt5Zi63ujoA_WSzHC9-MUJJt8c-cYmLwM/s320/IMG_6119+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302383436877362" border="0" /></a><br />So he got his blanket out and layed down on it for a second, then got right back up to dance! Honestly, I have never seen him dance like that. He had some good moves!<br />The end of the show they shot streamers up into the air and the kids really liked that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRmSpaAVOsYlp7_TXR6ntT9OH9cwN6t4JAIW4v8xLvQ_EfmucdQ-HIeH7E9hXuL4T7llqgzPBtPlZPU8lNSB7U_Pwqbc8XD6VPn9m7sOMd9STn_nJApUZgJMibQS-EUQX1O1wNd9ucns/s1600-h/IMG_6135+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRmSpaAVOsYlp7_TXR6ntT9OH9cwN6t4JAIW4v8xLvQ_EfmucdQ-HIeH7E9hXuL4T7llqgzPBtPlZPU8lNSB7U_Pwqbc8XD6VPn9m7sOMd9STn_nJApUZgJMibQS-EUQX1O1wNd9ucns/s320/IMG_6135+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302579820248098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPy7VC6ucuPj2mhwCd0TLngqmeyVukESKQXtj0WUKPyFc84x_cRIzNSqz-2E7ficDxhXwGCSTIr5gvseRKpRN-KIg-gtYXNcbaWnmuHTFQjxYLpOlpB0jrvTe9sasJFMNG-5UkiEyM4M/s1600-h/IMG_6136+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPy7VC6ucuPj2mhwCd0TLngqmeyVukESKQXtj0WUKPyFc84x_cRIzNSqz-2E7ficDxhXwGCSTIr5gvseRKpRN-KIg-gtYXNcbaWnmuHTFQjxYLpOlpB0jrvTe9sasJFMNG-5UkiEyM4M/s320/IMG_6136+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265302578856892194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next blog is some videos of Nic dancing. I wish I would have held the darn camera the right way. Sorry if you strain your neck watching them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BIG THANKS TO CATHY AND MARK FOR THE TICKETS!!!!!</span>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-75928965269105162742008-11-05T12:35:00.000-08:002008-11-05T14:04:16.435-08:00Elmo's Green thumb videos<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='347' height='288' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgYVaxqKYhL-_Er6XcMtWIbIetLNHExzpkn7OlEQgazHznxvI-1vAULq8TyqVIjWDWiruLMwb6tZ6GC0HGyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='350' height='290' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxmMjtTq70tmp5SEhKFNNtNouhYIIR_qEcsjeOivfwh2p-4nWKf41eXAjD1UfccPZ4o9G6bQfL2xdrUWQokQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIPOupW_8hsbsn-LaoQTllBn2q8OaKTFLQFjcsVECHqn59Km-tfEmMqfE0Mb2pknDrhvtbfvYkd1PhUgLjCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-12280287195755194732008-11-04T21:22:00.001-08:002008-11-04T21:23:22.571-08:00Yes We Can!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbDG6axXeWJ7myBVIc7hJy-qAxQWWeC7O3py9NvJ4FofuoGfxxcAIMRMQIiHBL3ACT2nT5wWXDYaa-bBvIHyBqEJAYnA_gX9bnn8FdO4gKqi2hFdHiFXFM672jKe84ylIoMU8tKxeC_Y/s1600-h/IMG_6058+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbDG6axXeWJ7myBVIc7hJy-qAxQWWeC7O3py9NvJ4FofuoGfxxcAIMRMQIiHBL3ACT2nT5wWXDYaa-bBvIHyBqEJAYnA_gX9bnn8FdO4gKqi2hFdHiFXFM672jKe84ylIoMU8tKxeC_Y/s320/IMG_6058+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265039700954445714" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-47115826574805063542008-11-03T15:37:00.000-08:002008-11-03T15:48:04.428-08:00Guess who got a big boy hair cut!!!<span>Today I finally took the plunge and took Nic to get a "big boy" haircut. I knew that he would look more like a little boy and less like a baby, but I didn't realize how drastic the change would be! As he was walking around after we left the salon, I got a little choked up. He just looks so grown up!<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />BEFORE</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IK-Agrq7erV-G8y_-AyXKQ08UrNvYXK1E0TJEP5-CN1eIg-vwJBOgswK00jlUt65H5MOsoGwe1J1snytz6rfgJmdpNDxMw0z2eoag6eWgUslQSVobJIFp5lULUHxdkf1q9d7ZCkW-BA/s1600-h/IMG_6007+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IK-Agrq7erV-G8y_-AyXKQ08UrNvYXK1E0TJEP5-CN1eIg-vwJBOgswK00jlUt65H5MOsoGwe1J1snytz6rfgJmdpNDxMw0z2eoag6eWgUslQSVobJIFp5lULUHxdkf1q9d7ZCkW-BA/s320/IMG_6007+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264580520433746002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljAjuqEtT_j8eZFQC71gzikDPFPsQBvvf0JQw3R09h76P9dqXQKEMSFCTHsL1yR8dJhRf6gBbrEMX6piEZyzYslgcJHbYqfb0H4LBpMJpay3x3wkGq4urziymDtqjGgw7hWngkLw-3d4/s1600-h/IMG_6006+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljAjuqEtT_j8eZFQC71gzikDPFPsQBvvf0JQw3R09h76P9dqXQKEMSFCTHsL1yR8dJhRf6gBbrEMX6piEZyzYslgcJHbYqfb0H4LBpMJpay3x3wkGq4urziymDtqjGgw7hWngkLw-3d4/s320/IMG_6006+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264580519297386514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi452YHOUsqt1sC4E0wEWUjFvFwI4wIvsQs6BXh2D3KNDtJAUoRP85VF-zMuufiHQ0vzqJHvpVUBGZZI6tWt3gFz5-5v9nOdf9oU_t6dKzFmRwZgjqplogp07e-MtUCMo8LJ-pEJIWMtWo/s1600-h/IMG_6028+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi452YHOUsqt1sC4E0wEWUjFvFwI4wIvsQs6BXh2D3KNDtJAUoRP85VF-zMuufiHQ0vzqJHvpVUBGZZI6tWt3gFz5-5v9nOdf9oU_t6dKzFmRwZgjqplogp07e-MtUCMo8LJ-pEJIWMtWo/s320/IMG_6028+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264580528094679890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AFTER</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqXx6_Yy6GlsX_Q-EIKYtX32GwykIwIOUCnFGFNhEwGIf1-P-JDNftcAaChjP9C4wsaKlVHpj3i_LFtQuflmgicFJjUV2QG6eVQNBXEz1JryIb9T08-Elh4AKHnH9jkX6mDJ8DkFJkrQ/s1600-h/IMG_6033+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqXx6_Yy6GlsX_Q-EIKYtX32GwykIwIOUCnFGFNhEwGIf1-P-JDNftcAaChjP9C4wsaKlVHpj3i_LFtQuflmgicFJjUV2QG6eVQNBXEz1JryIb9T08-Elh4AKHnH9jkX6mDJ8DkFJkrQ/s320/IMG_6033+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264580531292942722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8sIJ9mBCrVVAZyJgi6OmhhFxqKtM715vrYdZH4CAo3YeuuY8kzSN_DnZ2MJ4NjJi0LIJV-zlByi_IE458XfnNBWCHr01JNplxkj-5Un4ob8jxjcVtP7WyQD0Pqqk9tUlwsUtoavfE_k/s1600-h/IMG_6035+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8sIJ9mBCrVVAZyJgi6OmhhFxqKtM715vrYdZH4CAo3YeuuY8kzSN_DnZ2MJ4NjJi0LIJV-zlByi_IE458XfnNBWCHr01JNplxkj-5Un4ob8jxjcVtP7WyQD0Pqqk9tUlwsUtoavfE_k/s320/IMG_6035+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264580536066658770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwPaaLpWVG5a-8Kx1rZ-ZKdi-3zS5CW7BhsuotnVWKxhet1lGdon53HX2Vkc_B2PamSuJrldyOz9BTMJA0SfJkZHrmZujF_3mLXms0XiqBlOTwBV9_R5hWCN5727QDGOkUXEuLsrKXYQ/s1600-h/IMG_6044+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwPaaLpWVG5a-8Kx1rZ-ZKdi-3zS5CW7BhsuotnVWKxhet1lGdon53HX2Vkc_B2PamSuJrldyOz9BTMJA0SfJkZHrmZujF_3mLXms0XiqBlOTwBV9_R5hWCN5727QDGOkUXEuLsrKXYQ/s320/IMG_6044+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264581446397505234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Still just as cute...just a little more refined :)kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-58227052340377518892008-11-02T06:38:00.000-08:002008-11-02T07:04:17.786-08:00"Ticky Tee"This was the first year we took Nic out trick or treating. <a href="http://nicolaskurt.blogspot.com/2007/11/halloween-fun.html">Last year</a> we sat on the porch and handed out candy. This year, we let him loose on the neighbors! The entire week before trick or treat I was teaching Nic how to say trick or treat. Anytime he saw our big bucket full of Halloween candy or saw me open a piece of candy he said "ticky tee!". Of course, on trick or treat night he said it twice, haha. He did say thank you everytime, so I guess that made up for it :) The night went pretty much how I expected. It was hard to keep him on task. He was all over the place! I think the hardest part was getting him to go from house to house. 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-NwT0qEzzrOlOWISNkzVk-Dr-BYTrZJ18EReXMj8CSFKkNsWKumV4BIh_DUZQSFVrM1ZfZW-LuiBOA4D5sFfsYogZ9tuSkm75wzadoJsrDBzEF5RsAItk5oJ5yMh2qgO3dpe8xyxmvo/s320/IMG_5987.JPG+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264074366413289906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />By the end of the night he was exhausted!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEhzcFlOleJFf5NdKzH4uoX8wqyeb22T9d0QHANmtRxpFACuCr2EeaAjQraKumWKUZ7hh6PnM1bHQk4tEFc_Tl0AEV3fC0W485Voaf4aI3E9XQqKgiR-TBRWhAAhtT4cEQ6BpDuMsVMI/s1600-h/IMG_6001.JPG+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEhzcFlOleJFf5NdKzH4uoX8wqyeb22T9d0QHANmtRxpFACuCr2EeaAjQraKumWKUZ7hh6PnM1bHQk4tEFc_Tl0AEV3fC0W485Voaf4aI3E9XQqKgiR-TBRWhAAhtT4cEQ6BpDuMsVMI/s320/IMG_6001.JPG+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264075392012299538" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-11746397471592174862008-10-21T14:37:00.000-07:002008-10-21T14:46:15.703-07:00Its cold....darn it!The high today was about 54 degrees. I hate to stay inside all day, so we bundled up and went outside to play. I'm not really much of a cold weather kind of girl. I feel like I am a southern Californian stuck in West Virginia around this time of year. Seasons are overrated :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBgxxytv-cMaICGf5AMek0HhFM-QUAL3ZTKNBFjE750cUiTO-7GXPtola_g_jMop9OesnZjl8QJUEZVPGAKiOmoKqyucj9D1UCGXJ9AONf4qBcMaAOzW3iEBobOry7LH3vjqolVOK3HQ/s1600-h/IMG_5812+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBgxxytv-cMaICGf5AMek0HhFM-QUAL3ZTKNBFjE750cUiTO-7GXPtola_g_jMop9OesnZjl8QJUEZVPGAKiOmoKqyucj9D1UCGXJ9AONf4qBcMaAOzW3iEBobOry7LH3vjqolVOK3HQ/s320/IMG_5812+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259726279721305218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA654JswTw0XGK_NakbcsQNgWgmNCH3mykF21uxph8c17DKGggprDA7v5kxCuOyh8sjzd-m2XgDF5L7xRVplvsScD-lBoWqyP6rp77TqlKx4R4n9duQPf9l7tRalEP-tC1YGIPAK7j9A4/s1600-h/IMG_5813+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA654JswTw0XGK_NakbcsQNgWgmNCH3mykF21uxph8c17DKGggprDA7v5kxCuOyh8sjzd-m2XgDF5L7xRVplvsScD-lBoWqyP6rp77TqlKx4R4n9duQPf9l7tRalEP-tC1YGIPAK7j9A4/s320/IMG_5813+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259726285120863250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0_WsZODfz6KP8Ue-14v02OOxuJqiWespBvN4HZpBvpfGuY7Uu8cyF8pXq8-NnrWSiBWcmkTwzGbSOGKxWZGVG4da46BpyoAMlSBNg6oEt1RNsZMyzShih6vCSqarkTlzVQZ3dDFcAtU/s1600-h/IMG_5817+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0_WsZODfz6KP8Ue-14v02OOxuJqiWespBvN4HZpBvpfGuY7Uu8cyF8pXq8-NnrWSiBWcmkTwzGbSOGKxWZGVG4da46BpyoAMlSBNg6oEt1RNsZMyzShih6vCSqarkTlzVQZ3dDFcAtU/s320/IMG_5817+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259726285085969106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbLAqKn8_aUXwqIRbvbI1xbhdBbff7cBVZzs4D86vqV_9Vm9SgeA6UqAZ__jKXktLqYR0t9NPlN13V5G0pfW5GdDoT18oPVf0PHNp9MXeffJDNtK8dOs1i3MrOqA6996LayIuIl_QJas/s1600-h/IMG_5818+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbLAqKn8_aUXwqIRbvbI1xbhdBbff7cBVZzs4D86vqV_9Vm9SgeA6UqAZ__jKXktLqYR0t9NPlN13V5G0pfW5GdDoT18oPVf0PHNp9MXeffJDNtK8dOs1i3MrOqA6996LayIuIl_QJas/s320/IMG_5818+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259726290171027778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghE1ihdTokWRcd99l4DMl7cTlrz6mM5U6Y17zfSNWDN9jhLAB8tRqMRDiVQQD6HHUw9czWi6kOJ5lOmg5xAXDYM9gZ4WXFA-PCLpqRETbnCSQxCJJlYGHaSo6bsBe3Ik32MN5xdoDsgko/s1600-h/IMG_5814+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghE1ihdTokWRcd99l4DMl7cTlrz6mM5U6Y17zfSNWDN9jhLAB8tRqMRDiVQQD6HHUw9czWi6kOJ5lOmg5xAXDYM9gZ4WXFA-PCLpqRETbnCSQxCJJlYGHaSo6bsBe3Ik32MN5xdoDsgko/s320/IMG_5814+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259726298484305282" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-74007013038397813612008-10-20T11:16:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:49:31.376-07:00You know its fall when...you spend a Sunday afternoon at a pumpkin farm!<br /><br />Sunday afternoon we loaded up in the car and drove up to <a href="http://www.simmonsfarm.com/">Simmons Pumpkin Farm</a> in Peters Township PA. It was a big event for Nic, his first time at a farm! He was pretty excited to see all of the "balls" aka pumpkins. However, there was lots more to do besides pick out pumpkins. We started off the day at the petting zoo. He was hesitant for me to put him down at first, but his feet hit the ground running! Literally....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9-bQa_PLu-OLy5ll5LuvK2TSCXCQjLK2mTaXDIA7ShHhinfc1HBLC2YGT7KOwhkcVj1pZovDRjMOnWTMHfR_y8wWrSSh_HuiErWPWlgr86g-WczYBXRsYAQmsL8M8E0ULeOzDwohFAE/s1600-h/IMG_5758+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9-bQa_PLu-OLy5ll5LuvK2TSCXCQjLK2mTaXDIA7ShHhinfc1HBLC2YGT7KOwhkcVj1pZovDRjMOnWTMHfR_y8wWrSSh_HuiErWPWlgr86g-WczYBXRsYAQmsL8M8E0ULeOzDwohFAE/s320/IMG_5758+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259305579022135250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3P2rCWDCkGU4JzfLUuquxc6nb6n4pITENpEceoZSXFB-UI2Qc7tvtuo3xnwh3zm8SqzQTqpnPvXoddaJTi2icQPAl6W9B_VusF7yzAIOhTUO5FNQTtCiH-36PWTiwvrnASx3fko7BRQ/s1600-h/IMG_5757+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3P2rCWDCkGU4JzfLUuquxc6nb6n4pITENpEceoZSXFB-UI2Qc7tvtuo3xnwh3zm8SqzQTqpnPvXoddaJTi2icQPAl6W9B_VusF7yzAIOhTUO5FNQTtCiH-36PWTiwvrnASx3fko7BRQ/s320/IMG_5757+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259305577612262722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrnW_Eap_cNpV7xl6L-kBCLR6p5G6gp3txhqBxufB8o9fb5zFqwqxBxV094zzy_GVr3at8N3_nc-n6e27oXC3JurxKG_7jyJd0OEaR4kdUDdWksp7II4NU6IzRGlggtmkX-P1VQWIhTk/s1600-h/IMG_5759+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrnW_Eap_cNpV7xl6L-kBCLR6p5G6gp3txhqBxufB8o9fb5zFqwqxBxV094zzy_GVr3at8N3_nc-n6e27oXC3JurxKG_7jyJd0OEaR4kdUDdWksp7II4NU6IzRGlggtmkX-P1VQWIhTk/s320/IMG_5759+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259305586687161874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AKOr4SWP2bfulVZ5fGv-efJhKzwNyKlpIhdovagjYilbyM-nKddSImV7NmtFUzIE4Gs950Y2p5A0syd3YwhAoyx_8SNL6rFe6EdFUDYbudtH1NZzm5oKM6MIqS2jXXdkFZiuBXIejtw/s1600-h/IMG_5771+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AKOr4SWP2bfulVZ5fGv-efJhKzwNyKlpIhdovagjYilbyM-nKddSImV7NmtFUzIE4Gs950Y2p5A0syd3YwhAoyx_8SNL6rFe6EdFUDYbudtH1NZzm5oKM6MIqS2jXXdkFZiuBXIejtw/s320/IMG_5771+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259305588372679378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx10dhfAi90Woosc5Jk4ymLviR8YylixxiBVbZBuqo63AsNFqEX-j1kjyIfEvdo9Mqf6_1qMH3aj8AQXiuhZh7F9sS-bb9-c1M64HE6zLic3kr5sVFdMBm29J34MvfXtCNOMR_nxQEw2g/s1600-h/IMG_5766+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx10dhfAi90Woosc5Jk4ymLviR8YylixxiBVbZBuqo63AsNFqEX-j1kjyIfEvdo9Mqf6_1qMH3aj8AQXiuhZh7F9sS-bb9-c1M64HE6zLic3kr5sVFdMBm29J34MvfXtCNOMR_nxQEw2g/s320/IMG_5766+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259305583914612194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The sheep there were his favorite. Specifically, the really "mangie" looking one...of course...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA5GjUG2R-UzstdBinrSr9RRi41vm8QE1kAl-8hiYsvNTN01jjfp7e-3OVVh06imRPE_M2_ivQ13oii8BaI1GscloD3Yscyc7bB-rAFf6PujIt4mDDj_1Qc_zbpX8LuoFQzahcLlySIM/s1600-h/IMG_5775+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA5GjUG2R-UzstdBinrSr9RRi41vm8QE1kAl-8hiYsvNTN01jjfp7e-3OVVh06imRPE_M2_ivQ13oii8BaI1GscloD3Yscyc7bB-rAFf6PujIt4mDDj_1Qc_zbpX8LuoFQzahcLlySIM/s320/IMG_5775+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259306871857440338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the petting zoo, we headed down to the pumpkin fields and other activities by way of...hayride! Nic was a little bit nervous. He didn't cry, but he sat very still on my lap and looked around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K9FMNBkBGIe6w73LXJ7VPwkCzoUhF1YGypiDN4-ENPtqOWyPzCueRa4zfHXjoBQ_PXITMHzdKiYgowXjUQbzLIi6DaTHGyLRkKqLiQ3dY8ucyDhBpsNYLtIcZjj5zYk6inMc5ed-oTY/s1600-h/IMG_5781+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K9FMNBkBGIe6w73LXJ7VPwkCzoUhF1YGypiDN4-ENPtqOWyPzCueRa4zfHXjoBQ_PXITMHzdKiYgowXjUQbzLIi6DaTHGyLRkKqLiQ3dY8ucyDhBpsNYLtIcZjj5zYk6inMc5ed-oTY/s320/IMG_5781+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259306879750534322" border="0" /></a><br />Down by the "balls" there was a lot of fun little thinsg for the kids to do. A few of the things were a little too big for Nic, but next year(as we plan to make this a yearly trip) he will probably have even more fun. They had a "big truck" with a slide to play on and Nic really liked that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVUtb22LjWW34gW8pYUsVP-TCNy_g43yKz3-sktcW1n4kBvj5Z_AOfaiUh3ilkqvsBVAma_zvJymLp-i50GH_i5r3mlvQYsVBe-FKLSdM_UKwcR-X7w05si2FHwUYdiDExlu4LSm_QfQ/s1600-h/IMG_5789+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVUtb22LjWW34gW8pYUsVP-TCNy_g43yKz3-sktcW1n4kBvj5Z_AOfaiUh3ilkqvsBVAma_zvJymLp-i50GH_i5r3mlvQYsVBe-FKLSdM_UKwcR-X7w05si2FHwUYdiDExlu4LSm_QfQ/s320/IMG_5789+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259306882903353170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgklRkjdifDoY91trICeW6yNMDobDxClv9yeriek5jbVWDmmk2OBVxVmYAuC-5Px5A-ZZtk8r5gCtvASjmr-j941cOfpEjiDb0scIm_dUIEF3N6wo77f7hn3MGmR7CPifpO9qsqjzJsAM/s1600-h/IMG_5791+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgklRkjdifDoY91trICeW6yNMDobDxClv9yeriek5jbVWDmmk2OBVxVmYAuC-5Px5A-ZZtk8r5gCtvASjmr-j941cOfpEjiDb0scIm_dUIEF3N6wo77f7hn3MGmR7CPifpO9qsqjzJsAM/s320/IMG_5791+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259306882784814130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After some playing, we grabbed our bags and headed out to pick out our "balls".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyWNJ6Cl5_qlon2XNJXPzRXZO8D0ROnI1Y0b6KJoVhtd0BA928rpZ25DMRuOpnK6OX__cP_ShFR-Hmld98O6uWDBsQYfGZ0kG2nNEGmdnFlZTkS17AoIcTW2Tp8K1lHvhQ2gFPA2cWQA/s1600-h/IMG_5793+comp+crop.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyWNJ6Cl5_qlon2XNJXPzRXZO8D0ROnI1Y0b6KJoVhtd0BA928rpZ25DMRuOpnK6OX__cP_ShFR-Hmld98O6uWDBsQYfGZ0kG2nNEGmdnFlZTkS17AoIcTW2Tp8K1lHvhQ2gFPA2cWQA/s320/IMG_5793+comp+crop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259306888883556930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the way we found a wooly worm. I pointed it out to Nic, thinking he would be afraid of it...you be the judge...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk7ld4TcgczHOm6qCkN7NuTxZIAYJztUkGq0PdUKquBeoib3-XaPhEp1vTjrqoAa1OXEuxZJv3DkZ9NTQU1lQizAeL_TN9RXQrS843ahQ8M3ekOVvcATc9vMiqTpQdCwtTumK0m7jWyU/s1600-h/IMG_5794+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk7ld4TcgczHOm6qCkN7NuTxZIAYJztUkGq0PdUKquBeoib3-XaPhEp1vTjrqoAa1OXEuxZJv3DkZ9NTQU1lQizAeL_TN9RXQrS843ahQ8M3ekOVvcATc9vMiqTpQdCwtTumK0m7jWyU/s320/IMG_5794+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259309138785672530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y1sMqoYSOqaYEy2VNgvkWZaDyaiHbUHZwB4zZLVGVNzJaqWsyPmFZkE5-5HSv0w0W9HRd-bWKwSf1arFLovzYH42rqHv9p9lXKCUtrthreqiRQb4BRbH2sXp2fKd5LmPKw5E2H0oPo8/s1600-h/IMG_5797+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4y1sMqoYSOqaYEy2VNgvkWZaDyaiHbUHZwB4zZLVGVNzJaqWsyPmFZkE5-5HSv0w0W9HRd-bWKwSf1arFLovzYH42rqHv9p9lXKCUtrthreqiRQb4BRbH2sXp2fKd5LmPKw5E2H0oPo8/s320/IMG_5797+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259309139835727586" border="0" /></a><br />he is all boy! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8VA541ofZN0EVm0ZXkRwBNYnriA_xgACVRRKjSqsUDXHzXoQDeMT4DAnNqAQUD4bvKBbbHenMenml6ZJZPAr3yOVzcdnEXgCAdakrRzUgwfC8pP68VX2taiyOeQk2UHIAox5sCxfxeU/s1600-h/IMG_5801+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8VA541ofZN0EVm0ZXkRwBNYnriA_xgACVRRKjSqsUDXHzXoQDeMT4DAnNqAQUD4bvKBbbHenMenml6ZJZPAr3yOVzcdnEXgCAdakrRzUgwfC8pP68VX2taiyOeQk2UHIAox5sCxfxeU/s320/IMG_5801+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259309145722249026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKREHSeNTb-NAbGw8jUPsXfPmG6nwn5B0YiWuRXwoVeVPu0tETtTh8Ez17BA5jRlFfzRRE9I4GmRXar_0BNXip2oT8jBrTkhpQndyZzcizvEHlg7nodV7XRS_N5qiKRczGvRgAUWpbzgc/s1600-h/IMG_5806+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKREHSeNTb-NAbGw8jUPsXfPmG6nwn5B0YiWuRXwoVeVPu0tETtTh8Ez17BA5jRlFfzRRE9I4GmRXar_0BNXip2oT8jBrTkhpQndyZzcizvEHlg7nodV7XRS_N5qiKRczGvRgAUWpbzgc/s320/IMG_5806+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259309163694564274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also brought home some indian corn. Nic kept trying to eat it. I would imagine it looked pretty tastey to him...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3myY_9CiOS50LEWwbee48amB5f2i0ZJbTsvfQvUI8RtUvJn9SnEftG0J-vZT1glaWl7DyV28xrs83N5rkipcRfhyphenhyphentJIZFDea312YX4MPumnUQD9_tsw2ZmstHdt-QPLhP972TVTjXQVw/s1600-h/IMG_5810+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3myY_9CiOS50LEWwbee48amB5f2i0ZJbTsvfQvUI8RtUvJn9SnEftG0J-vZT1glaWl7DyV28xrs83N5rkipcRfhyphenhyphentJIZFDea312YX4MPumnUQD9_tsw2ZmstHdt-QPLhP972TVTjXQVw/s320/IMG_5810+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259309167468141522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YknG8vpQvjeAI5hqDQhqwo14NHE9NWS_V1dkooBV8ITXygAsxDH6abuqV1Kpwn68-xP-UHQEwIvJdTXhosFlDxGbTF91-FyfTLwNWM5PMYpVgN3wJVKUZH8bqUZZ865rQNyWiB1qYuI/s1600-h/IMG_5811+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YknG8vpQvjeAI5hqDQhqwo14NHE9NWS_V1dkooBV8ITXygAsxDH6abuqV1Kpwn68-xP-UHQEwIvJdTXhosFlDxGbTF91-FyfTLwNWM5PMYpVgN3wJVKUZH8bqUZZ865rQNyWiB1qYuI/s320/IMG_5811+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259309506454184690" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-30139879405420577522008-10-20T11:04:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:16:32.722-07:00Elmo LiveNic recently got the new <span style="font-style: italic;">Elmo Live</span> toy and he loves it! I got some cute pictures of him hugging Elmo, carrying him around the house and putting Elmo down for a nap.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-M_cE7pl1KSiuUWVErM0cQc_BE5tkBYu5RPCyFc-WjCbU50-r0JZc-uPzIED5ryE6zInNQdoIuXk0op1i4_WrLQh1YyeV5nMr2nip8WIMPApoki5CVh176pgttnkL-e_lv42eToMA0Ms/s1600-h/IMG_5743+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-M_cE7pl1KSiuUWVErM0cQc_BE5tkBYu5RPCyFc-WjCbU50-r0JZc-uPzIED5ryE6zInNQdoIuXk0op1i4_WrLQh1YyeV5nMr2nip8WIMPApoki5CVh176pgttnkL-e_lv42eToMA0Ms/s320/IMG_5743+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259301462688574546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUH_Kh5JdJic9UqFEE6ih_NkIm21iNdpmUAI8bHWsRO8rxk_N7OWczTUrEvWOiwFlK5LfSx65fjcB0c7P7R-CUgkqF0uc9Dgqqpz93fR1rJOam0g1hlHPrA3wFY9pXvkOML583MGuafE/s1600-h/IMG_5745+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUH_Kh5JdJic9UqFEE6ih_NkIm21iNdpmUAI8bHWsRO8rxk_N7OWczTUrEvWOiwFlK5LfSx65fjcB0c7P7R-CUgkqF0uc9Dgqqpz93fR1rJOam0g1hlHPrA3wFY9pXvkOML583MGuafE/s320/IMG_5745+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259301467023382642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv9K-MiuwEkzMVKiOozGaEC92wT9bdTfcpkRjIIv3JUkbQix2XBNCdEKsOyNWlIPxIiD-PJTsWgFq5IAOVj7qUG2_Tq46EM4ZSI2HZYZKEjb-cFQTS_quw1vOFSvyZZdk7oqbzxphXrA/s1600-h/IMG_5752+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyv9K-MiuwEkzMVKiOozGaEC92wT9bdTfcpkRjIIv3JUkbQix2XBNCdEKsOyNWlIPxIiD-PJTsWgFq5IAOVj7qUG2_Tq46EM4ZSI2HZYZKEjb-cFQTS_quw1vOFSvyZZdk7oqbzxphXrA/s320/IMG_5752+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259301466051453698" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-74010734137320610052008-10-17T05:44:00.000-07:002008-10-17T05:46:48.186-07:00Self Portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qYXddvjl6i6V79FYt-o7uN_eZsv3rd7cW5VcKhToS34TPZpjIGlFBZvHEwictxpz8a4pXkPDm9P4cy7_UHV8cwGANJLLiQ4lOihhsI2Q71vaRibZWY2wrs7FtvitfwdNv-B6_XtJZQ/s1600-h/IMG_5729+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qYXddvjl6i6V79FYt-o7uN_eZsv3rd7cW5VcKhToS34TPZpjIGlFBZvHEwictxpz8a4pXkPDm9P4cy7_UHV8cwGANJLLiQ4lOihhsI2Q71vaRibZWY2wrs7FtvitfwdNv-B6_XtJZQ/s320/IMG_5729+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258103215216133858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPRkLjqdUo30DKlg8x4TiLdqE6NVHXxEi_ph37QlyfZ7uuwgtPsd89OHp0vzOTC9XGP2dsayDEnM06h7oX-4rtADhUeCkeNHdBW1i6LmdUhWG91B6XpJsgZF2YFajXliN0FNyM8v_9bo/s1600-h/IMG_5730+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPRkLjqdUo30DKlg8x4TiLdqE6NVHXxEi_ph37QlyfZ7uuwgtPsd89OHp0vzOTC9XGP2dsayDEnM06h7oX-4rtADhUeCkeNHdBW1i6LmdUhWG91B6XpJsgZF2YFajXliN0FNyM8v_9bo/s320/IMG_5730+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258103220653021762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">pictures courtesy of Nic Photography</span>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-43432563712198121702008-10-17T05:29:00.000-07:002008-10-17T05:43:31.730-07:00The Garbage Man?Nic is really into "cleaning up", as I have mentioned in the past. Lately, he has decided that throwing stuff away and taking the trash out are really fun activities. He "creates" trash to throw away. It's....helpful.....?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_6NFyPvoCBit5lt3OCaVPH0A2NOGIM33hMp_s7jrCLrc90T3CKi4JdOF8NTz_I1yK_UhiwLKoQ4t7uXfRZdARNPDUKPy_Xn0uL6kRfbh5_2J1A5dIMubIj_918GBrG028iiYXo-4Jeo/s1600-h/IMG_5733+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_6NFyPvoCBit5lt3OCaVPH0A2NOGIM33hMp_s7jrCLrc90T3CKi4JdOF8NTz_I1yK_UhiwLKoQ4t7uXfRZdARNPDUKPy_Xn0uL6kRfbh5_2J1A5dIMubIj_918GBrG028iiYXo-4Jeo/s320/IMG_5733+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258099927334086658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(This is a bag of clothes i was giving to a friend. I don't allow my son to carry a big bag of kitchen trash around the house.)</span><br /><br />Nic also loves to play with the bathroom trash can. Why? Who knows, but it is a battle to keep it away from him. I bet I am one of the very few people in the world who Cloroxes her bathroom trash can. He carries it all over the house, even all of the back yard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWePEqbXgZQ1B68JP9xniH0Ev95cVax3D8n_HWh9c_i1nE_TdNqeFIRNxexJYgPzegU2obtEFfwo40WRmI-fUEClxlfF1jJOVbXIEM9yk8-lX36AyRdUq2sEhzvMRroAsYt4NRRxVlh8s/s1600-h/IMG_5261+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWePEqbXgZQ1B68JP9xniH0Ev95cVax3D8n_HWh9c_i1nE_TdNqeFIRNxexJYgPzegU2obtEFfwo40WRmI-fUEClxlfF1jJOVbXIEM9yk8-lX36AyRdUq2sEhzvMRroAsYt4NRRxVlh8s/s320/IMG_5261+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258102005380977586" border="0" /></a><br />I have looked all over for a trash can exactly like this one, but I can't find another! So, if you see one, please buy it and we'll pay you back. Christmas is just around the corner and this would be the perfect gift for my little garbage man :)kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-6379593289567773512008-10-17T05:07:00.000-07:002008-10-17T05:29:34.361-07:00The Best Things in Life Are FreeOur neighbor, Lisa, gave Nic this little truck tent. It used to belong to her boys. Nic loves it, and most days, wants to do everything in it. This day, he played, watched disney, napped and ate meals in the tent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDioN803RSA8WhLEiT17PI9v4k2L4o1DzYKNXiiAICZ8dMR-qjMwf3U8p28-B9KyvYURWtXxbk11nIKitRUGm39A6vKqOkbi-_VAeEFSAm_eR4UU-OHqJ2kP6j_aqWuy1xhz69G49fuQ/s1600-h/IMG_5719+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDioN803RSA8WhLEiT17PI9v4k2L4o1DzYKNXiiAICZ8dMR-qjMwf3U8p28-B9KyvYURWtXxbk11nIKitRUGm39A6vKqOkbi-_VAeEFSAm_eR4UU-OHqJ2kP6j_aqWuy1xhz69G49fuQ/s320/IMG_5719+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258098608855042706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3KT4YROHOzER_r6FL-A1Y0fQd1AM-K91_N3b4wdKP4nSsGBlLR8xBNQe3A9y6CkB1t2HTUp1gJ8qAQrCpb65jysjydbVER_TP-7JYWbmy7liy8mts4N_Gxfp5JDsp4adE4ySf4j5DJ4/s1600-h/IMG_5724+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3KT4YROHOzER_r6FL-A1Y0fQd1AM-K91_N3b4wdKP4nSsGBlLR8xBNQe3A9y6CkB1t2HTUp1gJ8qAQrCpb65jysjydbVER_TP-7JYWbmy7liy8mts4N_Gxfp5JDsp4adE4ySf4j5DJ4/s320/IMG_5724+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258098621688727970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28EUOqo082zMukf3qmzBLQ4V2QyZtWVKozNSXHIbkGAtgc3PjyvLhrkPXfkahyphenhyphenZ-H1jJbhYhrr7VlVv1P33XaRbcImU9HqFD-xvbIKY8TBQWOhGbFM-FMBGTdZ0YnLt5gmr_tv2astpA/s1600-h/IMG_5726+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28EUOqo082zMukf3qmzBLQ4V2QyZtWVKozNSXHIbkGAtgc3PjyvLhrkPXfkahyphenhyphenZ-H1jJbhYhrr7VlVv1P33XaRbcImU9HqFD-xvbIKY8TBQWOhGbFM-FMBGTdZ0YnLt5gmr_tv2astpA/s320/IMG_5726+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258098624138574978" border="0" /></a><br />Its great to have nice neighbors who just happen to have 3 boys who have grown out of their toys! :)kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-6302443517903081972008-10-12T18:25:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:46:21.444-07:00Pre-Halloween FestivitiesNic has finally agreed to a costume. He is going as Mickey Mouse! We went with Abby, Sophia and Fletcher to a Halloween Party at the community college. As soon as I said, "Wanna go with Sophia and Fletcher and get candy?" He let me put his costume on him then he jumped up and ran to the door yelling "go! go!" Apparently, Nic will do anything for candy. In case you didn't know, Nic is obsessed with balloons! He yells "boon! boon!" anytime he sees one. Even if its in a book or on television. One of the men handing out candy at the party was wearing a jester hat and gave Nic a balloon. This guy was Nic's best friend from that point on!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDVR4BWHqVJP3SM4PBLA-74aXD4TmguLSMbQhKB9AZ_i3MEDkrAupBrMZq97hzauiW36RcPYCWDcGqEcqGOnmXWiHSI5s6VcjW2qijxDpWkcXpcaPIQUlTcEUCCsdxukousfCW1Ag1i0/s1600-h/IMG_5693+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDVR4BWHqVJP3SM4PBLA-74aXD4TmguLSMbQhKB9AZ_i3MEDkrAupBrMZq97hzauiW36RcPYCWDcGqEcqGOnmXWiHSI5s6VcjW2qijxDpWkcXpcaPIQUlTcEUCCsdxukousfCW1Ag1i0/s320/IMG_5693+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256446139926194018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsj-RtUITEkSzSAfoqzFiMk1vo9edSOp7oxgOcx8xrH8Zu93JpXVh4_cCsCX3RGt90D_QnzKwpSfx1LJiR7F9AmxP4YApbemLzBuY0byv-79BCi5wc-5FdZ9Mbz2IzstLDLT6aPFDDLI/s1600-h/IMG_5694+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsj-RtUITEkSzSAfoqzFiMk1vo9edSOp7oxgOcx8xrH8Zu93JpXVh4_cCsCX3RGt90D_QnzKwpSfx1LJiR7F9AmxP4YApbemLzBuY0byv-79BCi5wc-5FdZ9Mbz2IzstLDLT6aPFDDLI/s320/IMG_5694+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256446146521648834" border="0" /></a><br />He was running all over the place so these were the best 2 pictures I could get of him. I find a lot of pictures I take of him lately turn out like this! :)<br /><br />Today, Abby had a Halloween party for all of the kids at her house. It was unseasonabley warm today, so Nic just sported his "mummy's boy" t shirt. Abby had cupcakes layed out on the table and Nic made a bee line right for them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGMmQOKi7WT2p1zYqFfRORvy9NzMuL_k6g_sGFEpifHbTbF4FZt7wX39pDGuKUOIfP8mdrCyCeuljE74L36fsRnTBi1lm_njSi1k5N7zAlPAcHRwYRm5IpizLWXWa52Uc1IBY20klCJM/s1600-h/IMG_5702+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGMmQOKi7WT2p1zYqFfRORvy9NzMuL_k6g_sGFEpifHbTbF4FZt7wX39pDGuKUOIfP8mdrCyCeuljE74L36fsRnTBi1lm_njSi1k5N7zAlPAcHRwYRm5IpizLWXWa52Uc1IBY20klCJM/s320/IMG_5702+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256447511551323682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzUS6bjRR96h-xnkyxpEe-Xx9YgYHPDL1eMd2uxH-hkzJTd73G6hQVo_6cFx_Gk1Ada1QlllNnheV6m4JZpXMiwJLzgZpYWvlK2EOW4KkveNbSdcgpqVO9E9TZfUR46MMDSskTK0tCho/s1600-h/IMG_5701+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzUS6bjRR96h-xnkyxpEe-Xx9YgYHPDL1eMd2uxH-hkzJTd73G6hQVo_6cFx_Gk1Ada1QlllNnheV6m4JZpXMiwJLzgZpYWvlK2EOW4KkveNbSdcgpqVO9E9TZfUR46MMDSskTK0tCho/s320/IMG_5701+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256447515114406738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6kle4FjnMDJrrJbo5GIusfkug_E237UyKTAwLMV84pTv9tv4jH857hAeSzLE_U17rMfgN5E8WSCqd7PaWnGuc32Z2COdwA2QtuJFNKK-DcsLG-ub6-sHTyOYDv0umaNrYycq-5EOhJ8/s1600-h/IMG_5706+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6kle4FjnMDJrrJbo5GIusfkug_E237UyKTAwLMV84pTv9tv4jH857hAeSzLE_U17rMfgN5E8WSCqd7PaWnGuc32Z2COdwA2QtuJFNKK-DcsLG-ub6-sHTyOYDv0umaNrYycq-5EOhJ8/s320/IMG_5706+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256447516165520610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I think this was the point he went into a brief sugar coma...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pbWSGAXUFSux6FZ8bOnTyYdbsHuLJH0m7c4dPKnyNlvzXkZ1ydtU-NYPb122DUSQ3EOxAII9OoP-LGQ6x-CHTHII9ztiRj1CbIRdpa63W3S4Y5_X01cCOOqELS67o8gICmHptegUmoQ/s1600-h/IMG_5710+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pbWSGAXUFSux6FZ8bOnTyYdbsHuLJH0m7c4dPKnyNlvzXkZ1ydtU-NYPb122DUSQ3EOxAII9OoP-LGQ6x-CHTHII9ztiRj1CbIRdpa63W3S4Y5_X01cCOOqELS67o8gICmHptegUmoQ/s320/IMG_5710+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256447515408809666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />painting pumpkins...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLn236tD13PyPvpNuOfznXOc3aq9vZuIADxhjY0f0PLjpkB1EGyohIzVpoKjhRW4YbtcjjMmebZ0KzpMWZ9AtglX-d4yqDZQJAWXCJeLU7W1ymKoj3POaVRV-EzsA7IDp8vGgDnI723M/s1600-h/IMG_5704+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLn236tD13PyPvpNuOfznXOc3aq9vZuIADxhjY0f0PLjpkB1EGyohIzVpoKjhRW4YbtcjjMmebZ0KzpMWZ9AtglX-d4yqDZQJAWXCJeLU7W1ymKoj3POaVRV-EzsA7IDp8vGgDnI723M/s320/IMG_5704+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256448031158463026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-4eHrSH1IBy_c5UZPipjzid6gtziIino6XCrYukWlpEgjWKuMvJvlCcCxQB96GfxnMgX6rWTTZ6apscsrxC7ow7PTWGC0cejLPGyoFHKWgSVXmi1T1krni28yo9O-ESaO5XTok_mIig/s1600-h/IMG_5707+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-4eHrSH1IBy_c5UZPipjzid6gtziIino6XCrYukWlpEgjWKuMvJvlCcCxQB96GfxnMgX6rWTTZ6apscsrxC7ow7PTWGC0cejLPGyoFHKWgSVXmi1T1krni28yo9O-ESaO5XTok_mIig/s320/IMG_5707+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256448030999234594" border="0" /></a><br />We also discovered a new food, perfect for Nic...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeNP4ydIyEszoDvNgQEbXhzT42YvnlmjKoRDF_Hq5oG0EvOLbDIG0_Ce0lC4lXIIgdwyo8Cpt_rhFf8ElXehLZ1WYmnXH4_P0Zfcnz1yAWw2CE1MFYB118PYNaKC1i7UnMVjZpHj4sc8/s1600-h/IMG_5712+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeNP4ydIyEszoDvNgQEbXhzT42YvnlmjKoRDF_Hq5oG0EvOLbDIG0_Ce0lC4lXIIgdwyo8Cpt_rhFf8ElXehLZ1WYmnXH4_P0Zfcnz1yAWw2CE1MFYB118PYNaKC1i7UnMVjZpHj4sc8/s320/IMG_5712+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256448033109762834" border="0" /></a><br />Popcorn balls!!! He loves, balls, popcorn and sugar! Could it be any better?<br /><br />Thanks, Abby, for planning such a great party!!!!kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-56453865966661717622008-10-12T18:20:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:25:24.428-07:00Mini meNic is really starting to do more "grown-up" things. He loves to help in any way he can. He loves to help clean, walk Oscar, brush Izzy, brush my hair, he knocks on doors before he enters, he loves to use his keys to unlock doors and just recently he has taken to wearing my shoes and putting on chapstick<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhz5iGLEU5KEZErZSMxUqh4eySenBSJyyD705RTl6zm79MP_9c9GCzXYJiXe4smhyphenhyphenABrf_uFRxQcgqWdxpt7kfdyNRp43SJIzutWMmOVtCUkx-CYgpafI3AjPPk5RPzuMHtKV7yX2ZKE/s1600-h/IMG_5690+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhz5iGLEU5KEZErZSMxUqh4eySenBSJyyD705RTl6zm79MP_9c9GCzXYJiXe4smhyphenhyphenABrf_uFRxQcgqWdxpt7kfdyNRp43SJIzutWMmOVtCUkx-CYgpafI3AjPPk5RPzuMHtKV7yX2ZKE/s320/IMG_5690+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256442894175809266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnA35bRulHX8wcERZ6px30ZkASNK2S1-7tt0TlNs2hLGNUZVU3dW0XMEsDFCOAR71Hx7W_y2BKvZAk_x2CFBxD6fO7l9fURsTglPaxjiFPp3804GDRcSf6avTkaN5SLqAbtms8SqlccQ/s1600-h/IMG_5689+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnA35bRulHX8wcERZ6px30ZkASNK2S1-7tt0TlNs2hLGNUZVU3dW0XMEsDFCOAR71Hx7W_y2BKvZAk_x2CFBxD6fO7l9fURsTglPaxjiFPp3804GDRcSf6avTkaN5SLqAbtms8SqlccQ/s320/IMG_5689+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256442888267174642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes, he even gets the chapstick on his lips!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0u05NCpW_faGU6caf_sE9A_pFC5E_tb9HqyY4xdowD6Tha20VH38Z1F4cUIfKapSACWaRRJYmrSpbJuaqPVwfIW9ZPC22S2VkaPweAHyn47hXpXdr8nwVOtGHFfFjwQoWQVdGWhmuv0/s1600-h/IMG_5697+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0u05NCpW_faGU6caf_sE9A_pFC5E_tb9HqyY4xdowD6Tha20VH38Z1F4cUIfKapSACWaRRJYmrSpbJuaqPVwfIW9ZPC22S2VkaPweAHyn47hXpXdr8nwVOtGHFfFjwQoWQVdGWhmuv0/s320/IMG_5697+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256442892408407026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86z3wTUgar39mzo9Xge5-VgcJhhtgLxHR1T8szBD8uaX1LCaaY0GXj_qtnG0oD72cnSJ2a5FU2oWC2ekzDMVcEKD8om2t58AJTD-iG3jkqxbqdyqG-o2ze6J0MsMWZa59I6zcpN3qD3w/s1600-h/IMG_5698+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86z3wTUgar39mzo9Xge5-VgcJhhtgLxHR1T8szBD8uaX1LCaaY0GXj_qtnG0oD72cnSJ2a5FU2oWC2ekzDMVcEKD8om2t58AJTD-iG3jkqxbqdyqG-o2ze6J0MsMWZa59I6zcpN3qD3w/s320/IMG_5698+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256442892076700130" border="0" /></a><br />Then other times, he just sticks it up his nose...kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-54567845872103179902008-10-12T18:13:00.001-07:002008-10-12T18:20:17.400-07:00Picking leavesThe leaves are all starting to turn and fall off of the trees. So, I thought Nic might like to go on a walk and collect leaves in his Curious George bucket. He loves to gather things up and put them away. Sure enough, the walk was a success! We even made a couple of new friends with little kids who live up the street. One of them is named Nicolas (even spelled the same, with no "H"!)<br /><br />Nic decided it would be a good idea to stick his face against a tailpipe, hence the black tail pipe mark on his face, haha! I guess he wanted to know what was inside :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_p1kYb2uoruGO1UssiXgMJmFOV2jBOZX4dLXsDTpG8ATzGCsODRNHwuNYP4XnkoS7b45jyN4_IXwggkEZ_LiCxwt6MpCE_wYLq7vtUIw37kLKKxhQo6xWn1Ye2Unl3ovMEBliDqsbNc/s1600-h/IMG_5677+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_p1kYb2uoruGO1UssiXgMJmFOV2jBOZX4dLXsDTpG8ATzGCsODRNHwuNYP4XnkoS7b45jyN4_IXwggkEZ_LiCxwt6MpCE_wYLq7vtUIw37kLKKxhQo6xWn1Ye2Unl3ovMEBliDqsbNc/s320/IMG_5677+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256441131209515202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiWMKLfHYOpiOxkdq9JKKRCITT7WoO4XrzhZ3AGCv2c_uEQ38AEAohsY-9gJIH3hWjBE4cOj-l0G-cQlEA5KKo29B8zxA4H2PkETmZlmWL0cYhzG1hCm1BLh4HVCYtFZm7dWsaBfi81s/s1600-h/IMG_5678+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiWMKLfHYOpiOxkdq9JKKRCITT7WoO4XrzhZ3AGCv2c_uEQ38AEAohsY-9gJIH3hWjBE4cOj-l0G-cQlEA5KKo29B8zxA4H2PkETmZlmWL0cYhzG1hCm1BLh4HVCYtFZm7dWsaBfi81s/s320/IMG_5678+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256441131382522962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYi44b5KtjBFUjgSkzb64q2pOHl5YdHjH2Sl7unJ4CSCu6xg-Usp2dwU2Q9C0mycvHccIIoRJPi2KFWxoclURlS0Efpgdrx5PfQeluWZl5DWFVUMJ4oQbBxb31HZSK8gjHLgcLka8NEk/s1600-h/IMG_5679+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYi44b5KtjBFUjgSkzb64q2pOHl5YdHjH2Sl7unJ4CSCu6xg-Usp2dwU2Q9C0mycvHccIIoRJPi2KFWxoclURlS0Efpgdrx5PfQeluWZl5DWFVUMJ4oQbBxb31HZSK8gjHLgcLka8NEk/s320/IMG_5679+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256441133297329314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganmE-WXRdnm_O1rMki1v-QHOAeRe6KLPxQeLDvEcXN0H_mpQJDAFbWtOiVuM9wCMMAOCZdw1F7sKOkqVur1xH0joPPsl9L_tIye0UqM0TXmS8KK84bRwyj2tYjOIvmQFr0pfW9KabDDM/s1600-h/IMG_5680+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganmE-WXRdnm_O1rMki1v-QHOAeRe6KLPxQeLDvEcXN0H_mpQJDAFbWtOiVuM9wCMMAOCZdw1F7sKOkqVur1xH0joPPsl9L_tIye0UqM0TXmS8KK84bRwyj2tYjOIvmQFr0pfW9KabDDM/s320/IMG_5680+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256441136407817346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWsqAlb77GWZhq3Moe5WeyxQViU2W6RQ0RQ8pjJ84xkhPWBnsCNpz6Q8_kNEnFKS0YGs17Ew4znIsn3dNnALyZDzRNmF1oXfcF0j5kXMqXMZwD_X6jFP32awrWhd9uOVhICrCQMZYxIA/s1600-h/IMG_5681+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWsqAlb77GWZhq3Moe5WeyxQViU2W6RQ0RQ8pjJ84xkhPWBnsCNpz6Q8_kNEnFKS0YGs17Ew4znIsn3dNnALyZDzRNmF1oXfcF0j5kXMqXMZwD_X6jFP32awrWhd9uOVhICrCQMZYxIA/s320/IMG_5681+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256441141085643954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When we got home he took the pail inside and crushed all of the leaves into the carpet. He had fun and was tired from all of that walking and gathering, mission accomplished!kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-73685038532421521292008-10-12T18:00:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:13:02.701-07:00Oglebayfest '08All year long, I wait for Oglebayfest! My friend Nicole and I have a tradition, we get hot spiced Chai and head up to Oglebayfest to take in the scenery, look at the arts and crafts and just enjoy autumn! Well, this year was a little bit different! Last year, Nicole lost her mind and moved to South Carolina so she wasn't around for Oglebayfest. This was the first year we went, with babies, haha! Babies and Oglebayfest don't always mesh very well. For some reason, it seemed like the entire east coast invaded out nice little autumn getaway.<br /><br />Here is Nic and Sylvia in the strollers waiting to head on up to the fun. They were both ready to go!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiBycH_8fy-cFVEmIFkflnpjq75U69SvNlKWrMdr7481UFaWYy2ya6DK3QiRJXW_bqY9aQc98yc0r50-VHQ7oiLgpnFAUkysV5q9vHpuZqB-QLSf4DSN-k-0KsPCclDRqWp8P0ontPpk/s1600-h/IMG_5683+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiBycH_8fy-cFVEmIFkflnpjq75U69SvNlKWrMdr7481UFaWYy2ya6DK3QiRJXW_bqY9aQc98yc0r50-VHQ7oiLgpnFAUkysV5q9vHpuZqB-QLSf4DSN-k-0KsPCclDRqWp8P0ontPpk/s320/IMG_5683+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256437357398073554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Babies, they don't do so great in large crowds. Sylvia wanted to be held and Nicolas wanted to run. Neither of which were condusive to the situation! We did make it down to the farm animals where Nic could run around, but once we left there, it was pretty much over.<br /><br /><br />Here is Nic enjoying the animals. It was all I could do to keep him from climbing through the fence and petting them. He absolutely loved it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZ3cNUQdanTANca4roIqJWG1LkRrdYUL7ys_Gwm1iSF5bjsI2X4U9aX4MVrLNw9josTEJM9DgB3drv8nbIoTgJbATOJFNlaIM8LStvH5Vof2PlXpAQ9YM3oxOHYf8KKtkECjp7_jCfrk/s1600-h/IMG_5685+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZ3cNUQdanTANca4roIqJWG1LkRrdYUL7ys_Gwm1iSF5bjsI2X4U9aX4MVrLNw9josTEJM9DgB3drv8nbIoTgJbATOJFNlaIM8LStvH5Vof2PlXpAQ9YM3oxOHYf8KKtkECjp7_jCfrk/s320/IMG_5685+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256437357593944994" border="0" /></a><br />Mooing at the cows!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8a0yyemy5zyxztUsBhUOXGbKl2_iL-P8AuZmai3h5TpfuFAjlb5FO0FZt9o-wl8dtZISXBHczRnoCoMiSiDP6GANgQ60gcP33cUvZ1DdOd1q244cVyk1heIOKo1Ap644xrf1v9B-JaA/s1600-h/IMG_5686+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8a0yyemy5zyxztUsBhUOXGbKl2_iL-P8AuZmai3h5TpfuFAjlb5FO0FZt9o-wl8dtZISXBHczRnoCoMiSiDP6GANgQ60gcP33cUvZ1DdOd1q244cVyk1heIOKo1Ap644xrf1v9B-JaA/s320/IMG_5686+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256437359962025634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The day wasn't a total loss, we did get to hang out with great friends and Nic got to see some really cool farm anaimals. Next year, we'll try to go before the crowds!kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-67929011014380012172008-09-30T09:38:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:45:19.365-07:00Lights OutRecently, we had some really bad storms that knocked out power all over the tri-state area. Luckily, ours never went out. Last year our power was knocked out quite a bit so we pulled out the candles and camping lantern. Nic was immediately drawn to the camping lantern. He carried it all over the house with him. He thought it was even cooler when I turned it on for him. Here was his reaction, I'm not even joking! haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tTmxlx1Pk-xrrSH9Nv85dXb_0tlQVQ5nTtA9pITq1KoavUOXKV8gO6iMtpeEkDVZYXXroH1ZWWfcelhLqTXihag852oJPcZDyRfXKJRoD6q3GUyZgPB8dp5PSNGV0lK2Ei0a9ylxa1U/s1600-h/IMG_5525+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tTmxlx1Pk-xrrSH9Nv85dXb_0tlQVQ5nTtA9pITq1KoavUOXKV8gO6iMtpeEkDVZYXXroH1ZWWfcelhLqTXihag852oJPcZDyRfXKJRoD6q3GUyZgPB8dp5PSNGV0lK2Ei0a9ylxa1U/s320/IMG_5525+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251855685652275538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaVi5_zsaEgg-xkm5bW_DIjfZExWpgvWgzaD3LErxz-Z3Z7dV7WVY2JUNQLwvn6XZyrj24JIqHuC-dBF64QOvzgM24PDnsA7Kvn-I2JC69ScYnvMjKLGnro_eZTL87snlm8PKS21qbCY/s1600-h/IMG_5530+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaVi5_zsaEgg-xkm5bW_DIjfZExWpgvWgzaD3LErxz-Z3Z7dV7WVY2JUNQLwvn6XZyrj24JIqHuC-dBF64QOvzgM24PDnsA7Kvn-I2JC69ScYnvMjKLGnro_eZTL87snlm8PKS21qbCY/s320/IMG_5530+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251855695597953442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nic loves hearing "secrets". When you tell him you wanna tell him a secret, he leans his ear towards you to hear the secret, its really funny :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuELO3-QgyCJ4omQ678vWamy2Xf-O6Eh6rt6oYzBmCdRfnp1SGTaRaOOgJAsvYdkxQtNFqkn7w-yitft01umN1Jg7MmFyjfobkvwHq923NUdamhpiYar9ef8ANAyWjWv05D4aPPWjWOs/s1600-h/IMG_5535+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDuELO3-QgyCJ4omQ678vWamy2Xf-O6Eh6rt6oYzBmCdRfnp1SGTaRaOOgJAsvYdkxQtNFqkn7w-yitft01umN1Jg7MmFyjfobkvwHq923NUdamhpiYar9ef8ANAyWjWv05D4aPPWjWOs/s320/IMG_5535+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251855699953512610" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-2985042963407811752008-09-30T09:25:00.001-07:002008-09-30T09:28:37.969-07:00Little Helper...Kurt was fixing our front door the other day and Nic decided to help him out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu165CCatbAmG4HAjI5AJgyViWQ8ZqTwn16KunApb9A6EculvlQMGpn6YGjsZxjViqv4Gfao7BTF372NUPwg_pN0WYm653NTCLj6zKfK-dAIcPWR5fgjfPt41GSlv4pDG3foA26xH4wA/s1600-h/IMG_5619+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu165CCatbAmG4HAjI5AJgyViWQ8ZqTwn16KunApb9A6EculvlQMGpn6YGjsZxjViqv4Gfao7BTF372NUPwg_pN0WYm653NTCLj6zKfK-dAIcPWR5fgjfPt41GSlv4pDG3foA26xH4wA/s320/IMG_5619+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251852085210751026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPk3tPa4te5Nn09v8hXcyfK5Y5NHF-JNVvaGboNgBHTUtMQAD-XvexEO4WNRr-W9uT4janN_eDuvkyZRm0jYOIcPi9YkBjmNEukkUG47qyA76SymPz4P5hDigEh_PZFDgfb9vdlBN3oQ/s1600-h/IMG_5618+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPk3tPa4te5Nn09v8hXcyfK5Y5NHF-JNVvaGboNgBHTUtMQAD-XvexEO4WNRr-W9uT4janN_eDuvkyZRm0jYOIcPi9YkBjmNEukkUG47qyA76SymPz4P5hDigEh_PZFDgfb9vdlBN3oQ/s320/IMG_5618+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251852089045825410" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-30478077173146316002008-09-30T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:33:45.237-07:00Pumpkin paintingLast weekend Nic and I went to "Marketfest '08" down in Center Market with our friend Jessica and her 2 kids. There were some vendors, food and Pumpkin painting for the kids. Nic painted a few strokes on a couple of pumpkins then threw the brushes down and took off running down the street!(he's an active little guy) So, when we got home we got out the finger paints and painted them some more.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gID51b4HmvioUHHqW-4eh5yEwekqq-CbWyLzA1_OUa-XJmrq_dEbGsvNBsbrOQg2cNbwawAi3lyC25LU37zpFvWvMKk9A04vjUxmWxgBXYBAfuovmBOpxX9a5KC9lAg32qXLZQxD_eM/s1600-h/IMG_5602+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gID51b4HmvioUHHqW-4eh5yEwekqq-CbWyLzA1_OUa-XJmrq_dEbGsvNBsbrOQg2cNbwawAi3lyC25LU37zpFvWvMKk9A04vjUxmWxgBXYBAfuovmBOpxX9a5KC9lAg32qXLZQxD_eM/s320/IMG_5602+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251850835569891554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLDRX1PPy6b_y0Vp8uB1q9cB7A6_Wt1XF8uuT3jXp0jFtqePi4ot5sAm7zuvnz3qCN3XvsQgnF7GQCJblRqy-KDX0uDEbU6dBXLDxDRZzTsmKBmhXMcYbF3pq2jtarwp2_uwKm8te3Zs/s1600-h/IMG_5603+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLDRX1PPy6b_y0Vp8uB1q9cB7A6_Wt1XF8uuT3jXp0jFtqePi4ot5sAm7zuvnz3qCN3XvsQgnF7GQCJblRqy-KDX0uDEbU6dBXLDxDRZzTsmKBmhXMcYbF3pq2jtarwp2_uwKm8te3Zs/s320/IMG_5603+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251850845762049314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the pumpkins he moved on to some paper...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAhyL-wyYZa71Q09KthBPOE96LVrWJqrtbAoeWbyeKgTTz5rLCaarQSUX1pe0hWet_9O3R-TQEDE9CyN5z2HOHJPqUiV3prkzmR-6NS_bZd2-B5Fj71YErElxnlj-ICS8j6b7LXMxAa0/s1600-h/IMG_5589+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAhyL-wyYZa71Q09KthBPOE96LVrWJqrtbAoeWbyeKgTTz5rLCaarQSUX1pe0hWet_9O3R-TQEDE9CyN5z2HOHJPqUiV3prkzmR-6NS_bZd2-B5Fj71YErElxnlj-ICS8j6b7LXMxAa0/s320/IMG_5589+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251853373910493810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He was really proud of this little one, so he carried it around with him for a while....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFzc8e4RrKGuG5XLj49AKUSCyb9X1X0tREjiYmLEexDmIFIh5Gel_ZogmYH20ZN81FaDtQmEOGcPPcyCw5iNCbU90h4rh4kr8F8RY4t2xDbdj1Ra2Sni1yVE8dMXsAC-2jezSAY1Nrxk/s1600-h/IMG_5604+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFzc8e4RrKGuG5XLj49AKUSCyb9X1X0tREjiYmLEexDmIFIh5Gel_ZogmYH20ZN81FaDtQmEOGcPPcyCw5iNCbU90h4rh4kr8F8RY4t2xDbdj1Ra2Sni1yVE8dMXsAC-2jezSAY1Nrxk/s320/IMG_5604+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251850844346663090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbpmPSBlzhwlzmOF1bFOt-iE7lK74SD61R7GkzIbmjNm6YOgJiGRoK2xyzg7qGOafIJ_DfeRfbF_nPRf7o3SqdRgAf_kiysyap-rb-JAVNUsZLicrNcH32jFg8MV-ZKgC8PkOU0napw4/s1600-h/IMG_5606+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbpmPSBlzhwlzmOF1bFOt-iE7lK74SD61R7GkzIbmjNm6YOgJiGRoK2xyzg7qGOafIJ_DfeRfbF_nPRf7o3SqdRgAf_kiysyap-rb-JAVNUsZLicrNcH32jFg8MV-ZKgC8PkOU0napw4/s320/IMG_5606+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251850850441579954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The finished product....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46OomV8CiMxziBhK4qCV5ZEc63kfjycI2CWzACQUY_QAM-bjYwciBqn-8QuVzyW6Xy_nGZuP_verhWBaeLTA8wjlUG3A59kHuuhduesjBrWUhe0225UhXE9f8Ook4lYCwbQQNV4Ou3-A/s1600-h/IMG_5608+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46OomV8CiMxziBhK4qCV5ZEc63kfjycI2CWzACQUY_QAM-bjYwciBqn-8QuVzyW6Xy_nGZuP_verhWBaeLTA8wjlUG3A59kHuuhduesjBrWUhe0225UhXE9f8Ook4lYCwbQQNV4Ou3-A/s320/IMG_5608+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251852396108501026" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-26751735676965232172008-09-30T09:06:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:16:42.023-07:00The Play-Doh ManPlay-Doh is, by far, Nic's favorite toy! On this day he sat at the table for well over and hour playing with Play-Doh. He loves to make snakes and balls and use cookie cutters. When he makes the snake he goes "SSSSSSSSS" (aka snake sounds) Its so much fun to see him playing more "pretend play"!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9gKZkFgUHwAjCyc0g8nRsihJuZZElkyMnMfk5fm2_lSPjn8PEoQd4zLWzVxcyd0vviHBz2gObU3FX4IC7lLtoTunLPNEd0OVQwCHnYsfQ02YEoR9ZIBLJznBCYHJILEdrJklQqWMlt0/s1600-h/IMG_5642+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9gKZkFgUHwAjCyc0g8nRsihJuZZElkyMnMfk5fm2_lSPjn8PEoQd4zLWzVxcyd0vviHBz2gObU3FX4IC7lLtoTunLPNEd0OVQwCHnYsfQ02YEoR9ZIBLJznBCYHJILEdrJklQqWMlt0/s320/IMG_5642+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251848821296184322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkpz2QcA9c7e-4xlntbeMdEjPHbrE5GPNuiJ-rxFxC__PZidtc6bTE31K0yKE9gFw1lvdV0-foSMzT3nVAZ5dHK0Iq5oN1JW2Sa7ikHkW6sYa5vnKr05_QDjd3ocCghLRJJddvxes-q4/s1600-h/IMG_5644+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkpz2QcA9c7e-4xlntbeMdEjPHbrE5GPNuiJ-rxFxC__PZidtc6bTE31K0yKE9gFw1lvdV0-foSMzT3nVAZ5dHK0Iq5oN1JW2Sa7ikHkW6sYa5vnKr05_QDjd3ocCghLRJJddvxes-q4/s320/IMG_5644+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251848830860079778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGF95t8Rtse5VEO2CDqR4EDtvfZKVFbAh1szDKM7Yt6BkYx0Flp5eptwpQHILtzcKATbABwLOorZANI8iRhKKeu7tAMGZgh0J9M4tLOhEqBamfUSgbFJZG-Vv6I_z42ns51v6hqpUKkU/s1600-h/IMG_5649+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGF95t8Rtse5VEO2CDqR4EDtvfZKVFbAh1szDKM7Yt6BkYx0Flp5eptwpQHILtzcKATbABwLOorZANI8iRhKKeu7tAMGZgh0J9M4tLOhEqBamfUSgbFJZG-Vv6I_z42ns51v6hqpUKkU/s320/IMG_5649+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251848828800902818" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-48564236578983043672008-09-30T08:52:00.000-07:002008-09-30T09:05:13.484-07:00Eating a meal with Nic goes a little like this...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyeglPaans2wC55BBFeUk4R9yf_YJvyvgRepAIEJVc9iH5s5vzzY38IJbPjx4pHjWLjkBcVnZJPKXVPWTujZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />The only way I can get him to actually sit down at the table and eat is if I put music on for him. He loves to dance! :)kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-16209077466080025192008-09-22T08:28:00.000-07:002008-09-22T09:05:20.474-07:00Elvis Has Left the Building<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7Pqw_gZTSiB6pCaLErwO8Td_J1Ej-_Ghczzk2thD2-VmqtVuT-7R2zV6LjWOeZFxoSmdXuosai-w0NUDEC80wD6Eu12r_zVC9xg11IBbfu5EggNNWlxlv_kv4P2Jf3cjZuf3uQPjvzg/s1600-h/IMG_5571+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7Pqw_gZTSiB6pCaLErwO8Td_J1Ej-_Ghczzk2thD2-VmqtVuT-7R2zV6LjWOeZFxoSmdXuosai-w0NUDEC80wD6Eu12r_zVC9xg11IBbfu5EggNNWlxlv_kv4P2Jf3cjZuf3uQPjvzg/s320/IMG_5571+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248871903154851010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiua17s1GaEVElsIAq4dHwdAeSljvslNRgTLsEVHfSlTA1HLcnGR1syrbCAZ1gmbUVEgjYc7PJ6aO-mXAOfHpJMVAQQQ8DC1rImkBcsttyZCeuIfGeHHicCsreDwbdnZ4Sl8CpJL2bU2G0/s1600-h/IMG_5572+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiua17s1GaEVElsIAq4dHwdAeSljvslNRgTLsEVHfSlTA1HLcnGR1syrbCAZ1gmbUVEgjYc7PJ6aO-mXAOfHpJMVAQQQ8DC1rImkBcsttyZCeuIfGeHHicCsreDwbdnZ4Sl8CpJL2bU2G0/s320/IMG_5572+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248871903655800258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nic hates his Halloween costume. We may have to find an alternative.kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-6182960287925000042008-09-21T12:23:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:36:32.977-07:00Just BeachyThings have sort slowed down since our trip to the beach so here are a few of the highlights. Nic never really got his "sea legs", but we did manage to get him down to the beach to play in the sand. I think he was just afraid of the ocean. Its a big thing for such a little guy :)<br /><br />We headed out on our first BIG road trip bright and early. Oscar and the cats got to stay at our house thanks to our wonderful neighbors, The Hummels! Izzy was boarded down in New Martinsville with my mom's dog Maggie. Izzy is way to high maintenance, she 24hr care. (aka, she is a P.I.T.A!) Nic loves Oscar and gave him a long goodbye before we left.<br /><br />Yes, Oscar is a big, furry chair for Nic :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0Zhn2hqW8vLEXiI6jwF3kMzIHh4TtfG19SCKkay__kmvHYq9qEOPHqr3ECLtCc-GQwbMEGzunePKUaZ4Nll_74OrbjAmIiglMqZHyhiGroKrGnbDh4dW3wSkS7kGDONZYtYx5_avAhQ/s1600-h/IMG_5399+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0Zhn2hqW8vLEXiI6jwF3kMzIHh4TtfG19SCKkay__kmvHYq9qEOPHqr3ECLtCc-GQwbMEGzunePKUaZ4Nll_74OrbjAmIiglMqZHyhiGroKrGnbDh4dW3wSkS7kGDONZYtYx5_avAhQ/s320/IMG_5399+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248563945161870018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fibObr0A_LK-pY5yNtdgJhHdFAtuJRSLMzkiZp8U8aKFr2YHeDchUkkOUgGWoLkKKAAPCves0iTpbZu822Gk6NTCY15av2dOi1aTekGn3w7cG6p9c_UufE4NPK4G1kqp9o4DNfgN5-g/s1600-h/IMG_5401+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fibObr0A_LK-pY5yNtdgJhHdFAtuJRSLMzkiZp8U8aKFr2YHeDchUkkOUgGWoLkKKAAPCves0iTpbZu822Gk6NTCY15av2dOi1aTekGn3w7cG6p9c_UufE4NPK4G1kqp9o4DNfgN5-g/s320/IMG_5401+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248563948966177346" border="0" /></a><br />10 hours and lots of DVDs later (thank goodness for portable DVD players!) we arrived at the beach!<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Nicolas/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTFLVgsNhYztOmbcAVLyW5w9Z_0MkVn114LaPCYkprp1wqlni0OL_c6SOY318M1GheK9Li6IAR-60eqb4gA8XykMSOxtO0UCISAnP8lOhDmqqcwnlk5hSxXrF4q67x06tno7uiFmHnjU/s1600-h/BFS52-Exterior.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTFLVgsNhYztOmbcAVLyW5w9Z_0MkVn114LaPCYkprp1wqlni0OL_c6SOY318M1GheK9Li6IAR-60eqb4gA8XykMSOxtO0UCISAnP8lOhDmqqcwnlk5hSxXrF4q67x06tno7uiFmHnjU/s320/BFS52-Exterior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248565911696663682" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah, we pretty much lived in a mini mansion for the week! We got there pretty late that night, so we unpacked, took showers and relaxed! Nic ran around like a wild man until he crashed!<br /><br />The next morning we made the short walk to the beach, breakfast waffle still in hand(nic is notorious for carrying around pieces of food for long periods of time).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTu1lJlrCrnwOrmBxMCTjxEUc6imzNtq5MqmCX12WZxYaNToR6E9v0zdAnGpvZ1Nl58zljSGKF3KkLLPFUsiQyF0GjaQDeo3MDPPOUE3944FHSMgRfr2ggfSVNv1Sg1nyPLRIRvNyRuc/s1600-h/IMG_5404+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTu1lJlrCrnwOrmBxMCTjxEUc6imzNtq5MqmCX12WZxYaNToR6E9v0zdAnGpvZ1Nl58zljSGKF3KkLLPFUsiQyF0GjaQDeo3MDPPOUE3944FHSMgRfr2ggfSVNv1Sg1nyPLRIRvNyRuc/s320/IMG_5404+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248563955718948546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_xiA02Fi-bY9ae5xRUCBL1V7MHNPkiqTKhLM3-m1p9QDZ7kpXQSvVWtKG2E9FzpwW210k0NTt3qZc3_IYcCBCgL57SbkqODpoFd_8h2GDWsqcnLJpxL32ZqHwTP_QwU3G3wnyfX_CxE/s1600-h/IMG_5402+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_xiA02Fi-bY9ae5xRUCBL1V7MHNPkiqTKhLM3-m1p9QDZ7kpXQSvVWtKG2E9FzpwW210k0NTt3qZc3_IYcCBCgL57SbkqODpoFd_8h2GDWsqcnLJpxL32ZqHwTP_QwU3G3wnyfX_CxE/s320/IMG_5402+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248563952539288450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First look at the big ocean! He's not sure what to think...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMq63rkm2VzdwO-v9irdKrIp06TS1yJUoUHIZFijrnnAD6I94xIZsaglN0FivuTL9GC5Ix1td5xUe6v2RNNpARfVrcUq-xCHUsrmVEyDGG3YItNb_66E_P-sISJoPObq-_gVpdukw8vg/s1600-h/IMG_5408+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMq63rkm2VzdwO-v9irdKrIp06TS1yJUoUHIZFijrnnAD6I94xIZsaglN0FivuTL9GC5Ix1td5xUe6v2RNNpARfVrcUq-xCHUsrmVEyDGG3YItNb_66E_P-sISJoPObq-_gVpdukw8vg/s320/IMG_5408+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248563963393289570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Making some new friends....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxz7nQWbPCiKSm7VtHzWTIzN0dFpjIhe-aW9paZKS7bjAZl_SEMYQYZiZ5VAfa43-UYFs1VWf1R6VvJexGp5B9gwcQRJUQdVOz8D-hDbgbyfS8FGhLNFWxqy7GuqVKM4-wnv9qzLCEb3E/s1600-h/IMG_5413+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxz7nQWbPCiKSm7VtHzWTIzN0dFpjIhe-aW9paZKS7bjAZl_SEMYQYZiZ5VAfa43-UYFs1VWf1R6VvJexGp5B9gwcQRJUQdVOz8D-hDbgbyfS8FGhLNFWxqy7GuqVKM4-wnv9qzLCEb3E/s320/IMG_5413+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248851273559472098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playing in the sand....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpOyZy3Bwuk99WZmCJGstzkosFxUPyq4uLGgSRbyg7iejxpEcLrN22kvBF5CDISLM2gMOQiCkbMT6CWTQWy6tU5z5D2N0RKXWykdnHeIUSR2HL4lE_MtmDAnHCHR3rLUeKIT5B-ArXhY/s1600-h/IMG_5421+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpOyZy3Bwuk99WZmCJGstzkosFxUPyq4uLGgSRbyg7iejxpEcLrN22kvBF5CDISLM2gMOQiCkbMT6CWTQWy6tU5z5D2N0RKXWykdnHeIUSR2HL4lE_MtmDAnHCHR3rLUeKIT5B-ArXhY/s320/IMG_5421+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248851636655065314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJINNA3X4d8UvaszTFdojlMskLoFDqYkj35exyabS8o5lQ_cKYEtF6XwaMF3oDHGPv0AEZcg8cfwDFmekKUxeJwjJPK-hBSGKCwb_yeuxM4H1FIVWMr2d2BCM1cBxBD2khJiXM-xUtCFQ/s1600-h/IMG_5420+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJINNA3X4d8UvaszTFdojlMskLoFDqYkj35exyabS8o5lQ_cKYEtF6XwaMF3oDHGPv0AEZcg8cfwDFmekKUxeJwjJPK-hBSGKCwb_yeuxM4H1FIVWMr2d2BCM1cBxBD2khJiXM-xUtCFQ/s320/IMG_5420+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248851644711925858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Taking a stroll on the shoreline<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoBvVGAC1Wh9oKYAaMfrECMj5E6PvObD2f4ysoHsI_sIwM-AR40ATnHskiIvir71YmFGIxlYPlsEY2UPKEcisA51Z4rPoe8QX4lDhYVmwpYh9-k8hpBu7AfcHeRdfwGT-x2c5NbYaPGs/s1600-h/IMG_5416+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoBvVGAC1Wh9oKYAaMfrECMj5E6PvObD2f4ysoHsI_sIwM-AR40ATnHskiIvir71YmFGIxlYPlsEY2UPKEcisA51Z4rPoe8QX4lDhYVmwpYh9-k8hpBu7AfcHeRdfwGT-x2c5NbYaPGs/s320/IMG_5416+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248851635267603138" border="0" /></a><br />Shortly after this picture Nic was knocked over by a wave and was officially done with the ocean.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiMVkx1z5gkxrH976s9IFz1Nw2f2JICri58oA7MKwaY4C7DDRhk8FAJC-eQhaUJGrslY1xpTPTQudK-mO_vlOmc2VrrKE-BzhFQk91HowPtrJzG1Ur8j89hMJ7ykDqinxR7EM244GYkY/s1600-h/IMG_5417+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiMVkx1z5gkxrH976s9IFz1Nw2f2JICri58oA7MKwaY4C7DDRhk8FAJC-eQhaUJGrslY1xpTPTQudK-mO_vlOmc2VrrKE-BzhFQk91HowPtrJzG1Ur8j89hMJ7ykDqinxR7EM244GYkY/s320/IMG_5417+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248852383889479922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nic had a great time on the trip, but the highlight for him was definitely the aquarium! He was given the freedom to run around and explore(with mommy and daddy close behind!) and the smile did not leave his face until he fell asleep on the car ride back to the beach house. He was dancing and running and laughing all over the place! It was so fun! Here are some aquarium highlights....<br /><br />crazy man on the loose!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamE_oDXKEl8ez_cYSlvhCPcusM6IMAEgV56jmNPCy0hCvb-cxGBPmFV0RnhbdL_GewZugu9F6PsQK0n9r3WDovNU4tP7-dE13K0RhBWb2FCA_h74jn2AtUIm1-SmJk2CeP1iPuDz1Z4k/s1600-h/IMG_5443+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamE_oDXKEl8ez_cYSlvhCPcusM6IMAEgV56jmNPCy0hCvb-cxGBPmFV0RnhbdL_GewZugu9F6PsQK0n9r3WDovNU4tP7-dE13K0RhBWb2FCA_h74jn2AtUIm1-SmJk2CeP1iPuDz1Z4k/s320/IMG_5443+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248559759796503090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Going in for a Closer look...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaT-jeSSPLnxD6Ra4hJAHyj8HECjuotDC-X0bSkSTZRf9_7ptAbooAW4-oEWjop0fdg6rN8h__yraG9iSkf0GInSB2qByyYNH5WVTv_8GAyyy5OdMVP0z9JF89Lan7j4qtNO118Jfwow/s320/IMG_5448+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248559778788390178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Making new friends in front of the turtles<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKzGPM6_K-A2EL9N5-UbqT5HBmiW14Xa7dO_mrd75lWPYjdfgcVL4_ZMIOU8wx73ViFAZ9zG6RtXMAfk22xPceovtBiT8fBG91ZtkfIZFDwz4QfFttMQfbDLNCBTrVs7bHOqajHjE7os/s1600-h/IMG_5454+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKzGPM6_K-A2EL9N5-UbqT5HBmiW14Xa7dO_mrd75lWPYjdfgcVL4_ZMIOU8wx73ViFAZ9zG6RtXMAfk22xPceovtBiT8fBG91ZtkfIZFDwz4QfFttMQfbDLNCBTrVs7bHOqajHjE7os/s320/IMG_5454+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248559784342607890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Doing a little jig<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-KKlDFjL0nAPxUzWWgm_KL7Qh5IFxK6LEOBUb1neDDbsGGR6FT_jTo3dMuLT1rfB7JBVEfcftRx8N0_XlxDBOtB0rknNgV9J8zWRYd4GnDlsb3_enGtJ8EHYs_tAnq8sWpcwbUznxOk/s1600-h/IMG_5455+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-KKlDFjL0nAPxUzWWgm_KL7Qh5IFxK6LEOBUb1neDDbsGGR6FT_jTo3dMuLT1rfB7JBVEfcftRx8N0_XlxDBOtB0rknNgV9J8zWRYd4GnDlsb3_enGtJ8EHYs_tAnq8sWpcwbUznxOk/s320/IMG_5455+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248559787050620802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-Ncl4NT8pNEjiI9vkzZwmM4mPNHXg9kZMtShqUXLsxzvN96d01J2bgAlIAYpl9ULW9GpvTmDRZ4xrGTtwRMnyuGo7D-N7jcpPfbWtYXNcklyrVmYY0iMu4WH95C-bmIknCwos9OtlR0/s1600-h/IMG_5459+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: 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/>Starting to wear down...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztF2Z5eWCSwM8Yvv51tLBTngm7xtLRK3iaIAml_8aJS_kyCWrFtK7LOs28veL5E7Sz8Hvbj9Ze-Io_WQwJ2C6Bqy7zqOTgYN-LpJB4CgCjXDVBGwXVWNt4uwHKCo4rHIOvmRlPV13Ozk/s1600-h/IMG_5468+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztF2Z5eWCSwM8Yvv51tLBTngm7xtLRK3iaIAml_8aJS_kyCWrFtK7LOs28veL5E7Sz8Hvbj9Ze-Io_WQwJ2C6Bqy7zqOTgYN-LpJB4CgCjXDVBGwXVWNt4uwHKCo4rHIOvmRlPV13Ozk/s320/IMG_5468+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248561289880075922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Phew! "I need a minute!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGfaFvBkHZLhVoosmLyfUbLg1HmobL8JPr-qrxHegahSjCUa-n5eYBr5oZXcZ_AqDoDwZL1M6_XEZw3Dma-VBpStcBs-SksN1d6A-zyTk_NMfioNgcWLP4BxZMdbD2oXoAg5JieRwxao/s1600-h/IMG_5470+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGfaFvBkHZLhVoosmLyfUbLg1HmobL8JPr-qrxHegahSjCUa-n5eYBr5oZXcZ_AqDoDwZL1M6_XEZw3Dma-VBpStcBs-SksN1d6A-zyTk_NMfioNgcWLP4BxZMdbD2oXoAg5JieRwxao/s320/IMG_5470+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248561297804684114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When Nic saw the shark coming towads us he threw his hands in the air and squealed with delight!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the way home we stopped at a place called the Cotton Gin to pick up a couple of souvenirs for our neighbors who watched Oscar. Outside of the Cotton Gin was a flock of geese! Nic was so excited!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiN8-z-Z1O7apmjj4AdpvsyMq0Es2K9RniSKSVJIR-vggVTr5NbqpH62EvIwNQve4M1NV8-QCXSIM6WkCYdd73Pm3z4Xu2wSpwW22CYTxcuD9VlKDqsq8dhNlm1cqxPSc6gXwwqY6IBo/s1600-h/IMG_5517+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiN8-z-Z1O7apmjj4AdpvsyMq0Es2K9RniSKSVJIR-vggVTr5NbqpH62EvIwNQve4M1NV8-QCXSIM6WkCYdd73Pm3z4Xu2wSpwW22CYTxcuD9VlKDqsq8dhNlm1cqxPSc6gXwwqY6IBo/s320/IMG_5517+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248853207439031714" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, so they weren't real geese, but Nic was still very excited. He ran over and started quacking and screaming, "duck! duck!". It was pretty cute :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65qt5YRR4HIZKhT4clAq2mSjs8D4DpPmmENslkQBI3Dh8JSAUGz8jK9UuV7DM-F3zd7bXh2wirmzDNZ8e_NHJwvtRL_DTxT7ZMmaeo3cOJwyK8qR1e_M0XEfc4TnqHDYC3S_-vue_-lE/s1600-h/IMG_5514+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65qt5YRR4HIZKhT4clAq2mSjs8D4DpPmmENslkQBI3Dh8JSAUGz8jK9UuV7DM-F3zd7bXh2wirmzDNZ8e_NHJwvtRL_DTxT7ZMmaeo3cOJwyK8qR1e_M0XEfc4TnqHDYC3S_-vue_-lE/s320/IMG_5514+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248853199010932850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejRbt0anZ1tlNpozNvaVA4Mi1sT1UcOJPWu9CkPzQLhTVsYyALzxOYoWMXZeWUMOjXTnvCTdZKC8vJdV7dAa42jWPLRc_dbljf2tr_xcU4tBzMd19o2klubZGLgbHT0712xqsfrOOUEA/s1600-h/IMG_5516+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejRbt0anZ1tlNpozNvaVA4Mi1sT1UcOJPWu9CkPzQLhTVsYyALzxOYoWMXZeWUMOjXTnvCTdZKC8vJdV7dAa42jWPLRc_dbljf2tr_xcU4tBzMd19o2klubZGLgbHT0712xqsfrOOUEA/s320/IMG_5516+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248853201135667346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />watching movies on the way home<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohBr8PEya7YpDqrXPVZTyteoEADspLmSkf5wMy9Z83-Ex19KMrLbH-VaXELPfhQmqhRkyyeBD9WuFMT2MHpYIJSQeSdifNiAOTFB3Lk-k78Z1XoVtGGhYSpcklWyaJhYWemTvj6vFS_8/s1600-h/IMG_5521+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohBr8PEya7YpDqrXPVZTyteoEADspLmSkf5wMy9Z83-Ex19KMrLbH-VaXELPfhQmqhRkyyeBD9WuFMT2MHpYIJSQeSdifNiAOTFB3Lk-k78Z1XoVtGGhYSpcklWyaJhYWemTvj6vFS_8/s320/IMG_5521+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248853210838448706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once we got home he was running all over the place! He played with all of his toys and was squealing nonstop! Here he is settling down with his books. He loves this desk and is always sitting at it, "reading" his favorite books.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1O7nswwSRA3hYuMn2ZeA3vtIe99Q6ls6iPdjYnVIZL-wJFfd20kNOFJfI5Kca4er4i_lEnqjt6G3Kp67xeuYyboRB1aTF_9jx_bxomddPwAwFhnaxd9fF-HpAmhnQMN-an8syscWN0Wk/s1600-h/IMG_5522+comp.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1O7nswwSRA3hYuMn2ZeA3vtIe99Q6ls6iPdjYnVIZL-wJFfd20kNOFJfI5Kca4er4i_lEnqjt6G3Kp67xeuYyboRB1aTF_9jx_bxomddPwAwFhnaxd9fF-HpAmhnQMN-an8syscWN0Wk/s320/IMG_5522+comp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248853214226476114" border="0" /></a>kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588614880660353998.post-5952222821780422412008-09-10T16:23:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:01:59.197-07:00Gritty FeetWe're halfway through Nic's first trip to the beach and I just wanted to give you a little look into the way Nic feels about the ocean....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtziw_rOwOoXwoah2pgQ6D0y442D0vrwbJkhbwoe_n8CUAxsAVgjcC0WRAGhzJcm29T5nQtKdQEeB-6FNMuQLMv7k_fu5IugNH8ShTsglaFC2TTrgnwOn4rfQRitNuDxBm_pQH-U_IPRI/s1600-h/beach+08+011.jpg+crop.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtziw_rOwOoXwoah2pgQ6D0y442D0vrwbJkhbwoe_n8CUAxsAVgjcC0WRAGhzJcm29T5nQtKdQEeB-6FNMuQLMv7k_fu5IugNH8ShTsglaFC2TTrgnwOn4rfQRitNuDxBm_pQH-U_IPRI/s320/beach+08+011.jpg+crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244545770917430114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxehuVHxQFigx5Z0FaVhUDAm6d4NQS0xWEV_EmVUhqN-35cckIAt88_Zl_fhhNm7YOo9EDW8rr6t4iyOyV3eftJAP7q9K1LTjAIiwsStLZ2a9OrFg3chp6IJqCIcA-H16ayK77vO6BNg/s1600-h/beach+08+020.jpg+comp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxehuVHxQFigx5Z0FaVhUDAm6d4NQS0xWEV_EmVUhqN-35cckIAt88_Zl_fhhNm7YOo9EDW8rr6t4iyOyV3eftJAP7q9K1LTjAIiwsStLZ2a9OrFg3chp6IJqCIcA-H16ayK77vO6BNg/s320/beach+08+020.jpg+comp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244545769375597538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He didn't want to actually put his feet down in the sand at first, screamed when we walked him down to the ocean and began to walk back up to the steps to the house. He did get better the second day, but still isn't sold! I have much more to update everyone on, but it will have to wait until after we get home and settled back into our normal groove. We're having a great time, tho!kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670258093795835218noreply@blogger.com1