tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37767425845168853882024-03-13T11:29:07.985-07:00The Chase ChatterDoes it ever slow down? Prince Charming and I got married and decided the world needed our spawn. So here are our chronicles - or at least a few of them - when I decide to share.nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-1501342757789718892012-09-17T10:45:00.000-07:002012-09-17T10:45:40.893-07:00Spies Like Us<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Lex lost one of his molars last week, and the tooth fairy brought him $5. Very exciting morning.... Anyway, I had to go to the dollar store to find some stuff for YW's, so of course the $5 came with us. Lex and Liam found this incredible spy set and were so excited because "for a cheap toy it was very good quality!" I love how Lex shared his money and bought Liam a spy set too. I love how when it was all done and purchased, Lex split his money up between Liam and Lily (well, Lily got 5 cents because she loses her money all the time). I love how my boys think they look cool with those glasses on! I love my little kids!nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-74337581991915082012009-12-08T07:21:00.000-08:002009-12-08T07:38:55.989-08:00I Win!!!!!!!This is seriously not the blog entry that I envisioned I would write after a couple of months of not blogging, but it is one that needs to be shared. So, on that note, I WON! I AM SMARTER THAN MY IDIOT DOG!!!!! I am so much smarter than the dog that it's astounding! Idiot animal!!! So, she's been feasting on the cat poop so much lately that I'm actually shocked she's not dead. In fact, up until yesterday, she would just stay in her cage the entire day, except for when she'd sneak downstairs and eat cat poop. She was so stupid though because she'd leave kitty litter and chunks of cat poop all over the rug. But then of course she'd hide back in her cage because she knew that she did something naughty. Stupid dog. Well, I've also been frustrated because I have been changing the litter once a week, but Meowers is so stinky that he can stink it up in one pooping! I have felt frustrated because I have felt like our house is a giant, delicious litter box! So ... the solution. It's somewhat of a sacrifice, but one I'm willing to make because it has been FANTASTIC!!!!!!! I bought a scooper and litter deoderizer. Up until Meowers adopted us, a scoop has been unnecessary because Kitty has dainty poops that barely stink. We've just changed the litter every couple of weeks. Ahhhh ... the old days. Anyway, now in the mornings I scoop out the poop and then sprinkle a little bit of deoderizer on the litter. For example, Meowers took a GIANT crap this morning, one that I'm sure was making Chrissy salivate at the smell. It stunk. It made the house stink like litter box. Normally I would've closed the laundry room door and turned on the fan, but the smell was going to stay there all week until Chrissy ate it. So I went in there, scooped it and all the other doggy treats out, flushed them, and sprinkled deoderizer. It smells fresh and sweet now, like it just rained. Chrissy had to eat her dog food, the house smells nice, Kitty isn't going to pee on the laundry because she doesn't want to sit in the stink, Meowers has fresh, deoderized litter, and I am happy with the dumb animals. I just hate how it has taken me this long to figure this all out ....nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-90783666732025936692009-10-19T11:05:00.000-07:002009-10-19T13:17:09.948-07:00Best Friends and Goodbyes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_BFeYVfyPfA01f90J2RyzBGyQoDrTpx101KGfndRhrD57oVz9X4feG7SL9WGGYuHhzJbH7Sh91LKOnUVqHMMhxOA07pT_ultA16llYFUNXCF8h-LFd7igiqnK3ujnlhK3-QHYa2s4UZ1/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394407036031658962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_BFeYVfyPfA01f90J2RyzBGyQoDrTpx101KGfndRhrD57oVz9X4feG7SL9WGGYuHhzJbH7Sh91LKOnUVqHMMhxOA07pT_ultA16llYFUNXCF8h-LFd7igiqnK3ujnlhK3-QHYa2s4UZ1/s400/IMG_0010.JPG" /></a><br /><div>This year at school Lex has been lucky to have his best friend Spencer Kaltaler in his class. He and Spencer have been little friends for a long time, and this year in school they have been attached at the hip. They rode to and from school together, played at recess together, and Mrs. England even let them sit together. When I would pick them up from school, they would even tell on each other together! Spencer always told me what color Lex's Star was at the end of the day, and Lex would tell me what color of star Spencer earned. They would tell me of the kids they tried to be friends with or help or stood up for together. They were attached.<br /><br />Spencer's family is moving to China this week. His last day of school was two weeks ago when Fall Break started. Lex has been sad about Spencer moving, but it wasn't very real because he still saw Spencer. This morning was Lex's first day back to school. He has been telling me that he's wanted me to take him to school instead of riding in his carpool, The Brockwell Bus, since Spencer wasn't going to be there. This morning I asked him again if he was sure that that was what he wanted. He told me yes. I then reminded him that Spencer wasn't going to be there in class today but that he was going to have a really fun day with rocks (that's what they're studying this quarter). He looked at me with a surprised, shocked face, like as if it was the first time he had heard that Spencer was leaving. His little face then changed to a sad, trying-not-to-cry face. So I walked over to him, put my arms around him, and he started to cry a sad, sad cry. He usually has a very dramatic cry with coughing and all kinds of drama. This was different. This was pure hurt and sad. So I sat there, holding him, crying with him, and trying to tell him through my sobs that it was going to be ok and that he would see Spencer again. I have never felt such anguish as I did holding Lex and comforting him. I guess this is just going to be one of the many times that my heart breaks so hard for my kids.<br /><br />Spencer Kaltaler, thank you for being such a great friend for Lex. Lex is going to miss you and your silliness and your encouragement, but you are coming back in a couple of years, and it can start all over again! We love you Kaltalers! Have a safe trip, and we'll see you soon!!!!</div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-39531978429824920672009-09-23T07:53:00.000-07:002009-09-23T08:40:36.925-07:00Liam Plays Soccer!!We've put our Liam in soccer this season. He loves it!!! I have to admit that I'm pretty proud of him. He is a very hard little player. He has played 2 games at this point and has even made a goal. It was in the wrong goal, but who's keeping track?! He has so much energy that this has been perfect for him. We've actually discovered something that wears him out!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvceUl4xSriOzwJPvSWTjSZlv62hMIZ7Cx7hV2KYL60pH8_c-av55cKWh4OdMrG6zNUP7rSAwoTSVcQvpq26tBVBcNvr7E4UhpwMAPTcwjR7u-As8zutT_BLgW-HpS5B5Hh3NleTc-dFq/s1600-h/_MG_0023.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384677989757436946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvceUl4xSriOzwJPvSWTjSZlv62hMIZ7Cx7hV2KYL60pH8_c-av55cKWh4OdMrG6zNUP7rSAwoTSVcQvpq26tBVBcNvr7E4UhpwMAPTcwjR7u-As8zutT_BLgW-HpS5B5Hh3NleTc-dFq/s400/_MG_0023.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTfLOI7gWXYnnfF8naywWM-mzjSR4o8LgHbRadtrB2czKO58xWvg9uxIRMBhPYbx6mFMGeJ6FjFwGl0PxST9IREj4z35DC7pkAuJW5E9GAFbNFBPQiUG2QupbIhwNH6FqMZ7bWepBSDxg/s1600-h/_MG_0013.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384677979695997586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTfLOI7gWXYnnfF8naywWM-mzjSR4o8LgHbRadtrB2czKO58xWvg9uxIRMBhPYbx6mFMGeJ6FjFwGl0PxST9IREj4z35DC7pkAuJW5E9GAFbNFBPQiUG2QupbIhwNH6FqMZ7bWepBSDxg/s400/_MG_0013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFi-_j3XUzOIOLS7NTjGnmUkKYeRf84KM2aiGMEOYExG9g2MfwuykwiQikUZPiLgBFvQyaNrlxt3N8_wGjQTLodf5W5CdxzLGuoPoW6b1BiGijKOcJhjlkOr_MuaSLolU-ficsFLDbT2D/s1600-h/_MG_0022.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384677967729194610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFi-_j3XUzOIOLS7NTjGnmUkKYeRf84KM2aiGMEOYExG9g2MfwuykwiQikUZPiLgBFvQyaNrlxt3N8_wGjQTLodf5W5CdxzLGuoPoW6b1BiGijKOcJhjlkOr_MuaSLolU-ficsFLDbT2D/s400/_MG_0022.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-5260606646263382672009-05-06T15:33:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:41:45.075-07:00Counting Blessings<span style="font-family:verdana;">My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lex</span> just reminded me of a very important life lesson today. The poor little man came home early from school because his stomach hurt. As soon as we walked in the door, he ran to the bathroom and threw up. He threw up so hard that his little cheeks looked flushed from all of the blood vessels at the surface! I cleaned him up and had him go lie down on the couch. I got him comfortable, turned on his shows, and prepared for a very long afternoon (i.e. got out extra towels, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">clorox</span> wipes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lysol</span> spray, etc). He channel surfed for a moment until he found Phineas and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ferb</span>, his favorite Disney Channel show right now. He's recently discovered the Guide button on the remote control and realized that he can see all of the shows both upcoming and on different channels. So after a couple of episodes of Phineas and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ferb</span>, he pulled up the guide to see what was coming on. The line-up was Phineas and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ferb</span> for the next 6 hours! He looked over at me with his pale little face, flushed cheeks and glowing, excited eyes and said, "It must be my lucky day! I was supposed to get sick so I can watch Phineas and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ferb</span> all day long!"<br /><br />It's funny because just this morning I woke up and my first thought of the day was, "How do I get through another day?" Of course I got up and took down a little extra caffeine and grudgingly struggled through the morning because nothing was going to get put on hold or anything until I could get it together. The lesson that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Lex</span> reminded me of is that life is going to be difficult and overwhelming no matter what. I've just got to remember to see the good and happy and wonderful during the bad. Lying down, feeling bad for myself or the situation isn't going to make any of it better. In fact, I would miss A LOT of "good shows" if I did that! I am so grateful to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Lex</span> for subtly reminding me that today is my lucky day!<br /></span>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-69844297027441197112009-04-18T13:13:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:29:16.553-07:00Our Middle Name Is Emergency Room ....So, Dad got to come home on Good Friday and spend it and Saturday with us. It was a very beautiful day (a little windy) so we decided to grab some KFC - the normal picnic fare - and go to Freestone Park. We finished lunch, played on the toys, and then decided to go ride the train. On the way to the train, the boys, that includes Dad, needed to have a race up one of the hills. At some point in the race feet got stepped on and tripped over, and there was an enormous wreck of bodies. Poor Liam got smashed somewhere in it all. He sat down on the curb and whimpered that his arm hurt. We knew it was bad when he didn't want to ride the train. We took him to urgent care, and they told us that it wasn't broken but severely dislocated, and they couldn't do anything about it. They told us we would need to go to the ER instead. So, here is Liam in the ER. It turned out to only be a sprain - thank heaven for that!<br /><br />Naughty Daddy! Don't you know it's illegal to blow up the latex gloves?! Seriously though, after a $75 co-pay and $750 deductible, I think a dumb blown up latex glove is ok! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPqte81juig7OTaB-IzYS4lrqjgeNlJky_GIhLn3gc4cmEiIrqyn9qaIiNteG2g-4aCVV3DNsz2w-Q4SIzDxqYVkn7FCyCPa_Rdj9lFK-1mBfOLTwqlgxj3s38C9xoCHkqLYgnJ6ub4BU/s1600-h/IMG00066.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPqte81juig7OTaB-IzYS4lrqjgeNlJky_GIhLn3gc4cmEiIrqyn9qaIiNteG2g-4aCVV3DNsz2w-Q4SIzDxqYVkn7FCyCPa_Rdj9lFK-1mBfOLTwqlgxj3s38C9xoCHkqLYgnJ6ub4BU/s400/IMG00066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326127423508957634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It makes me sad to see a little body in a big hospital bed! I'm so grateful it was only sprained!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWPQsUbL9vDomKG0Yup75lYAVBYSM2UiauhWFgrhvp5QODHja0_HdPsgC3ZoCK5_F9DgzExL1vpc1wQZTNW7qIFk_bi7HdGYXQv2PCPYVwpbmmjaD9Vuy-0uIY-sTNPjbzMmPpFBpMOkL/s1600-h/IMG00065.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWPQsUbL9vDomKG0Yup75lYAVBYSM2UiauhWFgrhvp5QODHja0_HdPsgC3ZoCK5_F9DgzExL1vpc1wQZTNW7qIFk_bi7HdGYXQv2PCPYVwpbmmjaD9Vuy-0uIY-sTNPjbzMmPpFBpMOkL/s400/IMG00065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326127423365774114" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-63745517882280066552009-04-16T07:19:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:06:56.677-07:00Our 3rd Season! What a Star!<span style="font-family:georgia;">I bet you can't guess which one is Lex! This is his 3rd season of soccer, but it is a new team. The other 2 seasons he was a Lightning Bolt. Now he's a Dragon. He's a very ferocious dragon, isn't he? He is doing so well and having a lot of fun. Last season he would sit in the corner of the field and eat grass, but this season he is really in the game, making all kinds of rocket and growly sounds as he runs. I think it helps that this team is made up of school and church friends. He makes us laugh! Lex told us that he really wants to score a goal this season. So Cort told him that if he makes one, we will buy him a horn for his bike (Liam got one for his birthday. There was a little bit of horn envy going on when this deal was made). If he makes 2 goals, we'll buy him a siren. I'm not sure how we'll mount a siren on his bike ....</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5zrg1nco0RlL-mCAwcqzYUg_5-WypXh19xLnSmcAqmFJqOebm2ywgRaieb6AhUFHmlTyxUxldXZHgfiX-Ki4h7rEIfQ0a7t0QK9saAK_Wb3i-YTpzNKG9X1mnWk_6NynJFGFKI9927St/s1600-h/IMG_5067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5zrg1nco0RlL-mCAwcqzYUg_5-WypXh19xLnSmcAqmFJqOebm2ywgRaieb6AhUFHmlTyxUxldXZHgfiX-Ki4h7rEIfQ0a7t0QK9saAK_Wb3i-YTpzNKG9X1mnWk_6NynJFGFKI9927St/s400/IMG_5067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325294542557256162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrhxWbxsMFpJBsTbs8BgEHD6MvHjOEkl5XVw_cHZ6Tg1yZVA5XG0w50x7HQKLo2R05SdqJdkYaQBWPahyDrtmPzUhzpofT3tPX9F8PlrDdgMmUMJDhhMAjbVIlL1YAsbZ92gcq2qDaCrs/s1600-h/IMG_5066.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrhxWbxsMFpJBsTbs8BgEHD6MvHjOEkl5XVw_cHZ6Tg1yZVA5XG0w50x7HQKLo2R05SdqJdkYaQBWPahyDrtmPzUhzpofT3tPX9F8PlrDdgMmUMJDhhMAjbVIlL1YAsbZ92gcq2qDaCrs/s400/IMG_5066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325294535130467090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w9s-fn-sAsYtgNR3G783LKd_YEdkqzZo94_UtrZXnUwK1ly6NlU2LJ_eP8o1SWwUHkxX1iCcgKX4CZfVdU8qGqP4mNeVUXLI0EnF5Zo5WPea4STxagkcmoVODFCvSmo2wEbD8UNQLAV7/s1600-h/IMG_5071.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w9s-fn-sAsYtgNR3G783LKd_YEdkqzZo94_UtrZXnUwK1ly6NlU2LJ_eP8o1SWwUHkxX1iCcgKX4CZfVdU8qGqP4mNeVUXLI0EnF5Zo5WPea4STxagkcmoVODFCvSmo2wEbD8UNQLAV7/s400/IMG_5071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325294538455239442" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-40243597768607331532009-04-13T23:17:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:01:51.812-07:00The big 4!!!!Liam turned 4 this year! So, every 4 years our kids get a gigantic, enormous, ridiculous birthday party. This year was Liam's Big One. And it was FUN!!!<br /><br />This is Liam's pose for his birthday invitations. He's told me that this is his "nice smile."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDS0viXb23-GQc5KZQOjZ4KDo9plBsSctkQN00QQU_wTTLA8viF5LJQTpshYbVgAF5B4n5T3PEdns4rkrBDTV138ko7HNQ2TNrta7K6Aefd82ghdYsGNHRLEwl8mOX3icgCxa6FgW-GzcS/s1600-h/100_2877.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDS0viXb23-GQc5KZQOjZ4KDo9plBsSctkQN00QQU_wTTLA8viF5LJQTpshYbVgAF5B4n5T3PEdns4rkrBDTV138ko7HNQ2TNrta7K6Aefd82ghdYsGNHRLEwl8mOX3icgCxa6FgW-GzcS/s320/100_2877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325311134740920802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />His actual birthday fell on a Thursday. So we did presents and confetti that morning before Lex went to school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkGJgMZRuu0wDqFtGPGOj4r0wHbON2lgBFf09RAGZo3RyXRstVo76Qa-2BUtAZlY0cJlw4qucYOTH6Uv-nUtQgoMDtLiBnq1vKxooIje9VJpx8OEPL3CjkpoYIPanimkSY2BAZhp5POM3/s1600-h/100_2885.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkGJgMZRuu0wDqFtGPGOj4r0wHbON2lgBFf09RAGZo3RyXRstVo76Qa-2BUtAZlY0cJlw4qucYOTH6Uv-nUtQgoMDtLiBnq1vKxooIje9VJpx8OEPL3CjkpoYIPanimkSY2BAZhp5POM3/s320/100_2885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310758380707506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He has grown like a weed and grew out of his bike! He has been riding without training wheels for a while, and his little bike was just keeping him from rocket warp speeds. This one is bigger and very fast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcy5RNS7M_Va7qCYegfXbIGFIkz3JdARjlKB94rvttfsUCVX-gZCxMjjRKvh6bZmAaO8SZRThqG1uytLOv-CBz5HR27n9qvHy6Wwq6rw6rEhPWfIh77dYpNdVuTOjbhFTe_dZaZfBjkVV/s1600-h/100_2888.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcy5RNS7M_Va7qCYegfXbIGFIkz3JdARjlKB94rvttfsUCVX-gZCxMjjRKvh6bZmAaO8SZRThqG1uytLOv-CBz5HR27n9qvHy6Wwq6rw6rEhPWfIh77dYpNdVuTOjbhFTe_dZaZfBjkVV/s320/100_2888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310755622363602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKqkiVNQYaVmiUGzB6UI_1QlUom5nP7aW-Q0MpbuiqbS3pht5XxDR7jZMuMlzJ_tf7iWFO-4jhO2iBrYUdQbqbk8hDn9T7Fa4kys9oZOmlYFpTCLFp-33cg-hAqR7ieKvvaZgCEgVZALr/s1600-h/100_2889.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKqkiVNQYaVmiUGzB6UI_1QlUom5nP7aW-Q0MpbuiqbS3pht5XxDR7jZMuMlzJ_tf7iWFO-4jhO2iBrYUdQbqbk8hDn9T7Fa4kys9oZOmlYFpTCLFp-33cg-hAqR7ieKvvaZgCEgVZALr/s320/100_2889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310750333563426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Liam decided that he didn't want the traditional birthday cake for his birthday. He wanted birthday doughnuts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8PqUa54jRtR7LP3PrRVegq9qZuqI-VarwYiEmFa7tjGHB44yNUc-h89TiH0kS_IQdN-Dt-qmxhVlskvSVC2qXE536Vc64WazKEHyR4ipds1cXdbfPBLjQzmTvp_Ucpz7j89ztQLtxTaE/s1600-h/100_2892.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8PqUa54jRtR7LP3PrRVegq9qZuqI-VarwYiEmFa7tjGHB44yNUc-h89TiH0kS_IQdN-Dt-qmxhVlskvSVC2qXE536Vc64WazKEHyR4ipds1cXdbfPBLjQzmTvp_Ucpz7j89ztQLtxTaE/s320/100_2892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310745328915394" border="0" /></a><br />And here's the pinata!!!! It is not a party if there's not a pinata!!! This Spider-Man is taller than Liam. It was seriously the coolest thing EVER!!! The thing itself weighed a good 10 pounds, and then we added 10 more pounds of candy. Liam could hardly wait to start beating him up. I think that should worry me ....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8CtE3w4FCrmoTPppWhur9vOZKBVu_jwt02za5OQLfkQmd2Q2IhtC0NbBz6ijj_be2iKdpCJzG8c8hYlO8SLLT7pYIMwywj999IX6oqxEnzCLR_Y-mcAKtN9Ox_G44JG260BHojsEzB2o/s1600-h/100_2893.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8CtE3w4FCrmoTPppWhur9vOZKBVu_jwt02za5OQLfkQmd2Q2IhtC0NbBz6ijj_be2iKdpCJzG8c8hYlO8SLLT7pYIMwywj999IX6oqxEnzCLR_Y-mcAKtN9Ox_G44JG260BHojsEzB2o/s320/100_2893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310745898983378" border="0" /></a><br />The building of the cake!!! Dad is pure genius! He made a train cake because trains are Liam's most favorite thing in the universe. Dad used Kit Kat bars for the railroad ties and Twizzlers for the tracks. He stabbed Rolos with a toothpick, which became the wheels with axles. Then he placed each individually decorated cake on top. They were so cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLfpvSMz_K93KqXw8b34ei0AbGkmvU8eJBSbbSQyykt7d2LmiQ8Lv_qQ-pvN4G6-TtGHXjguyEobeznFSj32TAkHsdf0gpWCu-nR-JNLuz_ovCauk1nK93-G1x4ozdvXYV2eoGbyODbwp/s1600-h/100_2896.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLfpvSMz_K93KqXw8b34ei0AbGkmvU8eJBSbbSQyykt7d2LmiQ8Lv_qQ-pvN4G6-TtGHXjguyEobeznFSj32TAkHsdf0gpWCu-nR-JNLuz_ovCauk1nK93-G1x4ozdvXYV2eoGbyODbwp/s320/100_2896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310081012801938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpFwTj7ujF7LBFAINdSmQtm799fNttXvFRjgYNvtGtA19sPqOIkLDFlzUcd1cZB8_lxkmHEHgpp5sAWOvOhVSDjrvR4k4urt-gTAd-7644C43VUiuHX9KELncZPJhoF7KgA7_eNEmr9yo/s1600-h/100_2898.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpFwTj7ujF7LBFAINdSmQtm799fNttXvFRjgYNvtGtA19sPqOIkLDFlzUcd1cZB8_lxkmHEHgpp5sAWOvOhVSDjrvR4k4urt-gTAd-7644C43VUiuHX9KELncZPJhoF7KgA7_eNEmr9yo/s320/100_2898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310076001783842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Dt5xDOBi2AI0L9PGcDH7qY4aKJPqBT8O1rj_P5A4wEiAHXgQzqd6bCNEuE4dIScjnfZxCWihvVaKHVUG25BgR1HunRIRsLsxShBlkZlT-6R_6QwGbauyASFo_VqJkdHpOCWvajSrDPPg/s1600-h/100_2899.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Dt5xDOBi2AI0L9PGcDH7qY4aKJPqBT8O1rj_P5A4wEiAHXgQzqd6bCNEuE4dIScjnfZxCWihvVaKHVUG25BgR1HunRIRsLsxShBlkZlT-6R_6QwGbauyASFo_VqJkdHpOCWvajSrDPPg/s320/100_2899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325310073918630370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My sweet Lily enjoying the food.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqdNU2Lnes4OndKRfiiPIcjW1AxfB6EsF72etdavYNwZ013O7BIaAkWWuHW-H2an3_xd4Bs0A-Qq2nvWfLWrHPon097T1MeQn0W4z2x7d5DDOIEASfHkzv8h3mfYYrMDSSxEE6GbTpgTn/s1600-h/100_2903.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqdNU2Lnes4OndKRfiiPIcjW1AxfB6EsF72etdavYNwZ013O7BIaAkWWuHW-H2an3_xd4Bs0A-Qq2nvWfLWrHPon097T1MeQn0W4z2x7d5DDOIEASfHkzv8h3mfYYrMDSSxEE6GbTpgTn/s320/100_2903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325309711200657490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the Bounceoline (pronounced like trampoline) and Uncle Timmy coming down the slide. It's fun for all ages!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwHwUlFMQF8XWwIMxSh7mCpuXt6sAfTk_4lP56V6wBrVN9XdZ_YnLOhahFMuvc6BeLz5TaDpDMkXb7RZTjqI6ANIhFLA7VSKX7aVAugg9jFnSAFexTN-IkQCxvoSbmBh0niKbQwEmYFjO/s1600-h/100_2909.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwHwUlFMQF8XWwIMxSh7mCpuXt6sAfTk_4lP56V6wBrVN9XdZ_YnLOhahFMuvc6BeLz5TaDpDMkXb7RZTjqI6ANIhFLA7VSKX7aVAugg9jFnSAFexTN-IkQCxvoSbmBh0niKbQwEmYFjO/s320/100_2909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325309705809720626" border="0" /></a><br />And here's Uncle Stephen having a turn! Silly little kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87U8Er3Hz_I6omFcl9atmHbkEkOk8u3hWwj-nUeT-w-r9UP_I4RmA2Y6ULeqeODqs5-o1pfy3axlw0W-drXLQUqePvybV9JxuEhfPScwCEynVxZh1Yssemdlh651xOPLcFwBTSVsDZ12t/s1600-h/100_2910.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87U8Er3Hz_I6omFcl9atmHbkEkOk8u3hWwj-nUeT-w-r9UP_I4RmA2Y6ULeqeODqs5-o1pfy3axlw0W-drXLQUqePvybV9JxuEhfPScwCEynVxZh1Yssemdlh651xOPLcFwBTSVsDZ12t/s320/100_2910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325309700372686402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />McKina and Bodin's mom with baby McCade.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzJPc4RUHxgvnjY0b0eVP6fgQdob0JHxBfigldCSJwdsDS-Z1s-zA2qK5mEZbpukZ6-vY9rGB7sQtrzGqdl1JA6y3oVmWmLT8ZhuT8TDX3FfsDFqALkLnkd14fgFQc6hyeesE0uRGzT4x/s1600-h/100_2911.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzJPc4RUHxgvnjY0b0eVP6fgQdob0JHxBfigldCSJwdsDS-Z1s-zA2qK5mEZbpukZ6-vY9rGB7sQtrzGqdl1JA6y3oVmWmLT8ZhuT8TDX3FfsDFqALkLnkd14fgFQc6hyeesE0uRGzT4x/s320/100_2911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325309697008392978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Brent and Aunt Amy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJAcAUnQIatayZvhlGKxrVgdKsuBQEhs754ukIg9w56USc33gNSb7FSjQQ9NNJ6OfAFlr8tNmF_ffiF3f9_zJvlBnOS3C3pUGbAJUItLkCaTU8L3pRsBR34f8vrpwsHIdcM_1HfsqSK-X/s1600-h/100_2912.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJAcAUnQIatayZvhlGKxrVgdKsuBQEhs754ukIg9w56USc33gNSb7FSjQQ9NNJ6OfAFlr8tNmF_ffiF3f9_zJvlBnOS3C3pUGbAJUItLkCaTU8L3pRsBR34f8vrpwsHIdcM_1HfsqSK-X/s320/100_2912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325309692539768482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What's a party without cotton candy?!?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguifJ1oEH5tM0syLjvPPZrACTAX_s24T3fvYUC7AAEalv3KAZnfq0BiY72wl5t8_I_2NMp_epq70aFE6MjQMUvLAzouH6alvVX3Po_8uqAPS7QkCL-RYHcfoNLOuf1sxrc9qFLs7sbhJKy/s1600-h/100_2906.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguifJ1oEH5tM0syLjvPPZrACTAX_s24T3fvYUC7AAEalv3KAZnfq0BiY72wl5t8_I_2NMp_epq70aFE6MjQMUvLAzouH6alvVX3Po_8uqAPS7QkCL-RYHcfoNLOuf1sxrc9qFLs7sbhJKy/s320/100_2906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325308282499225970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiipQHHJ7b6QJxdwKmDU1WClGpowyFiRr0-cQT0N8yYb1qT45J5IzWO5Ylr2_sqKVMO3iSzBHtRAhnqn0IBk8aCdTo24mgrDun29IpaJEYoumrppPcNtS6GAiz3ZqXM1u5TdlQi1kP96z/s1600-h/100_2907.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiipQHHJ7b6QJxdwKmDU1WClGpowyFiRr0-cQT0N8yYb1qT45J5IzWO5Ylr2_sqKVMO3iSzBHtRAhnqn0IBk8aCdTo24mgrDun29IpaJEYoumrppPcNtS6GAiz3ZqXM1u5TdlQi1kP96z/s320/100_2907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325308279677239842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The line for the cotton candy. At least they're waiting patiently! It was good stuff!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4If7rYymLulVghMxMLecfQJ9xI2-MFY2EQ3ePAICNyyF6o1XsfF8Ywqg7esX9waFcqRAKbIvfELzO3qwNFolpFaYG358DOMlymcLNGBz3upAN6Rud38yByItrA8IBW2DazcU6n9894d4/s1600-h/100_2913.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4If7rYymLulVghMxMLecfQJ9xI2-MFY2EQ3ePAICNyyF6o1XsfF8Ywqg7esX9waFcqRAKbIvfELzO3qwNFolpFaYG358DOMlymcLNGBz3upAN6Rud38yByItrA8IBW2DazcU6n9894d4/s320/100_2913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325308274059323154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was surprisingly cool for April, so here's Papa Crandall keeping warm by the BBQ. It was still warm from the cooking of the hotdogs and brats.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflbBVGYIiUQJTmKiunjLre_LVGucNfvrlhuQcL2LOY-xboMkxVTZmIGoOjFF-AWQZrw2PgfK0KJWCmeEXtmES7hzMJOfB4DJqjuAtcGGux1fI7gsanlE_vb6KAq6IfXe4Kp2SPuXjwIhO/s1600-h/100_2915.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflbBVGYIiUQJTmKiunjLre_LVGucNfvrlhuQcL2LOY-xboMkxVTZmIGoOjFF-AWQZrw2PgfK0KJWCmeEXtmES7hzMJOfB4DJqjuAtcGGux1fI7gsanlE_vb6KAq6IfXe4Kp2SPuXjwIhO/s320/100_2915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325308270476565698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Presents are so fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-f47ij4phfIiPcaDnvhbZwdZNVHFBx1Oi-4OJJXHWHrIEBxcYJ4XOEQr0HuE8Gwwdu8qCouCXAVFExvOGI5H7U4vTDDKg3n8WYsHyiyjOdlUpx7FeeMQtA27e5jogrXYC3AEmTCwYI8L/s1600-h/100_2918.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-f47ij4phfIiPcaDnvhbZwdZNVHFBx1Oi-4OJJXHWHrIEBxcYJ4XOEQr0HuE8Gwwdu8qCouCXAVFExvOGI5H7U4vTDDKg3n8WYsHyiyjOdlUpx7FeeMQtA27e5jogrXYC3AEmTCwYI8L/s320/100_2918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325308265357053170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rustin, Randon, Riley, and Reese's mom and dad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLmfkgXKNrWNNBx9jaiDQwKFtpmqIrJdEAkBwT0yIpfHeqTkhGwPpfOW4tUXds3MxiuRm71ZnoRZgsLBjRMU7LBBbG0yegi5lQwNYi9xezJ6O878qiYlUNk6gf-ZKKJoIb9nwvCpa6IiE/s1600-h/100_2923.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLmfkgXKNrWNNBx9jaiDQwKFtpmqIrJdEAkBwT0yIpfHeqTkhGwPpfOW4tUXds3MxiuRm71ZnoRZgsLBjRMU7LBBbG0yegi5lQwNYi9xezJ6O878qiYlUNk6gf-ZKKJoIb9nwvCpa6IiE/s320/100_2923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325307348072763250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Is it Rustin or Randon? I never can remember, but he sure is a cute kid! He's getting ready for a piece of cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PxjiKHSGtsjggpTTuHbMpgQlGCeDbq0ZzBpVGiK3tNySMES2jqkaNVMQjcET1eJfT9-8syQWWNBqVi7rBiDRTvSRV6dvQR0vKecAaJEubTeYxDqTgv_NRDPxH721S-lCCPaxmcOt66Zn/s1600-h/100_2924.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PxjiKHSGtsjggpTTuHbMpgQlGCeDbq0ZzBpVGiK3tNySMES2jqkaNVMQjcET1eJfT9-8syQWWNBqVi7rBiDRTvSRV6dvQR0vKecAaJEubTeYxDqTgv_NRDPxH721S-lCCPaxmcOt66Zn/s320/100_2924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325307341833506594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZHuGXR9jsIFREB99l3LyhocRX7Vxth4fDe40zGtCzdZ2sgBkx3EbTm4frHHJ73YlXmgQqs26jkWcLPJUPdPQfwFzritxMivD4M9VUpCZ-J6FPmOxpFTqg_GBle37i5SPuMPtBtiPwKov/s1600-h/100_2931.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZHuGXR9jsIFREB99l3LyhocRX7Vxth4fDe40zGtCzdZ2sgBkx3EbTm4frHHJ73YlXmgQqs26jkWcLPJUPdPQfwFzritxMivD4M9VUpCZ-J6FPmOxpFTqg_GBle37i5SPuMPtBtiPwKov/s320/100_2931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325307345472586994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Every party needs a clown too! We were lucky to get several. These 3 decided to take their own silly clown pictures when the camera became available. Silly, silly ladies! Did you really think I would keep these secret?!? (Michelle, Helena, and Jennie - My good, good friends)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMNeVUPoYSWP0O5GP0nyvPLOxC4hvCpZz-jr3vRHmicm6d522ogd8PliIbSoNPw2y3ZocNUYrlDduJfzsTfqv86DxFz-o6sCFmjXefG6byyEWd5ZCq0xto7qArBBXvj9i-ajO5XZRbiJh/s1600-h/100_2951.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMNeVUPoYSWP0O5GP0nyvPLOxC4hvCpZz-jr3vRHmicm6d522ogd8PliIbSoNPw2y3ZocNUYrlDduJfzsTfqv86DxFz-o6sCFmjXefG6byyEWd5ZCq0xto7qArBBXvj9i-ajO5XZRbiJh/s320/100_2951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325307341071573586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTzXNfwAB0GpHKBWPqXjOoyjsmd278W_o50445HN2RsIQwV_MX92_q5KN1aMFzA8Vt5AqTgr4AGwH2K0GR7nYcTz0Gokv1YJD7mD7PrhDia7hdKehdLWP-JFJPg9TEG9QIOXUZMBe7hpE/s1600-h/100_2952.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTzXNfwAB0GpHKBWPqXjOoyjsmd278W_o50445HN2RsIQwV_MX92_q5KN1aMFzA8Vt5AqTgr4AGwH2K0GR7nYcTz0Gokv1YJD7mD7PrhDia7hdKehdLWP-JFJPg9TEG9QIOXUZMBe7hpE/s320/100_2952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325307335404817170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh yeah!!! The beating of Spider-Man! He had it coming, you know. He was hanging outside the whole time, taunting anyone who walked by. Here is the birthday boy giving Spider-Man his long awaited beating. This looked like a good shot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZOWKU5Gvs7lOVZiDeHkzPacuCSjpxnZstYw66ioPF09hSgQMdWnoIedxwItJXzH2EVOrWJclfFM7p2bnpqSoMoII9iQwBU5ObVFkyub2uKDNpp40RDoPxc8MBkbgS3XLD0-7TEHSS-lw/s1600-h/100_2953.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZOWKU5Gvs7lOVZiDeHkzPacuCSjpxnZstYw66ioPF09hSgQMdWnoIedxwItJXzH2EVOrWJclfFM7p2bnpqSoMoII9iQwBU5ObVFkyub2uKDNpp40RDoPxc8MBkbgS3XLD0-7TEHSS-lw/s320/100_2953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324432347757122306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Heidi got some air in this shot! She was scary! I think her two older brothers taught her well!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdn3XN9tfOFWQwlzCmnKVYal6w9COUAkiIMhPusLrxhenRIgDdtVud6LwhUdHb_HrH_AUIVCCMB-lSFCGk01hxqbJ_WyBx34gYPjlmnoiBRvsWqWu5RnrRYcRrhDYySNcBgEsv9TyrRum/s1600-h/100_2958.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdn3XN9tfOFWQwlzCmnKVYal6w9COUAkiIMhPusLrxhenRIgDdtVud6LwhUdHb_HrH_AUIVCCMB-lSFCGk01hxqbJ_WyBx34gYPjlmnoiBRvsWqWu5RnrRYcRrhDYySNcBgEsv9TyrRum/s320/100_2958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324432341777580610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The first lost extremity. He didn't need that arm anyway! He's Spider-Man!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk6BgUeTS2HXzSI7kq4FNP1OBoTQic72yW44qzVdePsn8pH5gInsSDnf-18j8ozPeF_w70WsnxFRJr_idS83SyUz7EI_x9G4tba3EfADm2fwaQCMS1QYwo9Wfm-3U9wQTQjnizCdP1_u4/s1600-h/100_2977.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk6BgUeTS2HXzSI7kq4FNP1OBoTQic72yW44qzVdePsn8pH5gInsSDnf-18j8ozPeF_w70WsnxFRJr_idS83SyUz7EI_x9G4tba3EfADm2fwaQCMS1QYwo9Wfm-3U9wQTQjnizCdP1_u4/s320/100_2977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324432337003287234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lex going for it. He was actually the one who loosened Spider-Man's arm. Lex was very excited about that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-MDM4GwVIHRw84Ug7DzU5OQ1Lg7oul6TVOFSkglwGUMbsHkj2J3P0tCEjcs0m78A6iQ_7qQZFv7T-GZaxlCu2vIpOs9k5jGaEp01Am2hHye6J4Cdj9AXhnHbHjUrlgDiB6rtYlbFW5j_/s1600-h/100_2968.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-MDM4GwVIHRw84Ug7DzU5OQ1Lg7oul6TVOFSkglwGUMbsHkj2J3P0tCEjcs0m78A6iQ_7qQZFv7T-GZaxlCu2vIpOs9k5jGaEp01Am2hHye6J4Cdj9AXhnHbHjUrlgDiB6rtYlbFW5j_/s320/100_2968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324432334840906370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here's Connor! He broke the stick! Luckily we saved him and a couple of the other bigger boys for last. The poor stick really didn't have a chance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIdSaXzn9ypSmKCdsJen9FIY4gGFfggenxaNkeGeqDtWr1o29CeLrVVtg-pRZjfi0a8IBcCPy4PWUzGALBX86ODqleCTYGV5xSVB3NoCzwHB2bAJBpSfDt8LTJltIqbmkLAeDi4kk8lO5/s1600-h/100_2982.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIdSaXzn9ypSmKCdsJen9FIY4gGFfggenxaNkeGeqDtWr1o29CeLrVVtg-pRZjfi0a8IBcCPy4PWUzGALBX86ODqleCTYGV5xSVB3NoCzwHB2bAJBpSfDt8LTJltIqbmkLAeDi4kk8lO5/s320/100_2982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324432331227324434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not to worry though! We had a much stronger, thicker curtain rod to use instead! Here is Bryan finishing the dirty work. He took Spider-Man down right through the middle. When it was done, we let the kids go nuts picking up the candy, but Bryan stood by, cool and collected. He was the man who took down Spider-Man! This one will go down in all history!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAi0qLUMEArSTLguAsSmX9JjO-501x8muTdSD0KBGamEkn_haGWG5TaYzxR7HmZjS_xdd1jR3zBaWPdtC_DQEWkVRNwur1wvLMpkzw5vmpbiE2z1UHF9SM_19iKJo4tl_WwYVrL6NG1b_/s1600-h/100_2987.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAi0qLUMEArSTLguAsSmX9JjO-501x8muTdSD0KBGamEkn_haGWG5TaYzxR7HmZjS_xdd1jR3zBaWPdtC_DQEWkVRNwur1wvLMpkzw5vmpbiE2z1UHF9SM_19iKJo4tl_WwYVrL6NG1b_/s200/100_2987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324430718885999234" border="0" /></a><br />The candy gathering frenzy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZFd49HJewLqhGuNVaXhLP9O9LIEDG745rlujFqmqxGY7GnhzqniyBPbeRigp94BioK2ZsxY5GoxnuVn_RZwbNGWP4IpiLiI9dtQGjxo5RiVf1CaQHJyBn1W5hI4NfRwdvsJMg-fLKKB6/s1600-h/100_2989.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZFd49HJewLqhGuNVaXhLP9O9LIEDG745rlujFqmqxGY7GnhzqniyBPbeRigp94BioK2ZsxY5GoxnuVn_RZwbNGWP4IpiLiI9dtQGjxo5RiVf1CaQHJyBn1W5hI4NfRwdvsJMg-fLKKB6/s200/100_2989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324430716990501826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Getting ready to blow out the candles on the cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdUXs2CaWUEYr1jUhZgydMjmX2ormxViCNJ5KghyTVGflthA03kS2HddkCePLi3CrUjE2rE4g8vDtTLCBj6YJfewq0O61_cauKLzdVcRFJ8hZkCDnvGRHDWIESFoIEebb_G6TMJTNZtVK/s1600-h/100_2990.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdUXs2CaWUEYr1jUhZgydMjmX2ormxViCNJ5KghyTVGflthA03kS2HddkCePLi3CrUjE2rE4g8vDtTLCBj6YJfewq0O61_cauKLzdVcRFJ8hZkCDnvGRHDWIESFoIEebb_G6TMJTNZtVK/s200/100_2990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324430712419970162" border="0" /></a><br />Oops! The candles did get blown out, but not by Liam! I love that Liam just stood there and watched as Gavin blew out his candles! That is hilarious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCrA3F2baUqKJovHSfICsIPGqYNY7cMi1xgztf4GKLRieibGmdXWcJ7Caw-w-Z02TZ_lQKI1E2tRbakdJjI8zf3Bt62xOUNG-EB1uOQm8xU3iNe81EOrqcIhfM6nc7q-X5jGgfjI7g573/s1600-h/100_2993.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCrA3F2baUqKJovHSfICsIPGqYNY7cMi1xgztf4GKLRieibGmdXWcJ7Caw-w-Z02TZ_lQKI1E2tRbakdJjI8zf3Bt62xOUNG-EB1uOQm8xU3iNe81EOrqcIhfM6nc7q-X5jGgfjI7g573/s200/100_2993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324430705839028962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here is sweet Lily again, enjoying her food! She's very proficient at eating!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EffVD6ycy4ifMNlc26wGZ92exk8JFB1Dyd8kWHEglP3FcelhBUjVapsiosKwKiZ43yrGFUPXaBJRTJm2w4wf0XkQUm0JRv1-QTlzUYS-ZM2Qdtff4lx0q4PO9IiKewbsFjYYpioR_t-I/s1600-h/100_2994.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EffVD6ycy4ifMNlc26wGZ92exk8JFB1Dyd8kWHEglP3FcelhBUjVapsiosKwKiZ43yrGFUPXaBJRTJm2w4wf0XkQUm0JRv1-QTlzUYS-ZM2Qdtff4lx0q4PO9IiKewbsFjYYpioR_t-I/s200/100_2994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324430708527391794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had an incredible time! There was food coming out our ears, screaming, chaos, crying, only a little bit of blood. It was the best day EVER! We are extremely grateful to everyone who came and made this day this fun! Even though pinatas, bounceolines, and cotton candy are all great, they aren't as fun without so many people to share them with!nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-85078633299904753632009-04-13T23:13:00.001-07:002009-04-13T23:17:01.435-07:00Best FriendsI love these little Monsters!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pFweXF4pqzK9GC6Fs1jAAAJ2t0v_whZjbUfJnvhrterl5QGZcJGjewWQ_lO0UPd7bfNLuFs6JLHgQTyhk1uXwaY4HOKJrPShjLJkvqeT23x9BP2_9vyMqh0SrOiAgU3ZXmbZpTKuZHen/s1600-h/100_2881.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pFweXF4pqzK9GC6Fs1jAAAJ2t0v_whZjbUfJnvhrterl5QGZcJGjewWQ_lO0UPd7bfNLuFs6JLHgQTyhk1uXwaY4HOKJrPShjLJkvqeT23x9BP2_9vyMqh0SrOiAgU3ZXmbZpTKuZHen/s320/100_2881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324426594796490482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJbyRHBJExw3IDzCVZEU55LjyRcioN7cBSdW4LcSrLGnOoYzRswT02QIxL-RFgYp2bTm6J5W-xbAVdGZtHxYbZga_wRmssU_9c-MP_pi85H334shOV05PsGI7TxKg6JwLqerxskfgBOex/s1600-h/100_2880.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJbyRHBJExw3IDzCVZEU55LjyRcioN7cBSdW4LcSrLGnOoYzRswT02QIxL-RFgYp2bTm6J5W-xbAVdGZtHxYbZga_wRmssU_9c-MP_pi85H334shOV05PsGI7TxKg6JwLqerxskfgBOex/s320/100_2880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324426593247960194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lex and Liam playing some kind of super hero game. Liam's getting the arm laser beam. Watch out for those - they're pretty bad! I love that they play together and are best friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqR0BsJcawQFg5XdzwGvFkrxukQSSxTM17HKJK4gbMy7JbLLiVytB8vm3ZwO6TlFP9rSNhFz0uoUbV2BTmDNDrIo3XAkI5-NE9EPd79QydCrGA_QAAfo8umAm9QDNGKstcHDKKAcy-DP6/s1600-h/100_2879.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqR0BsJcawQFg5XdzwGvFkrxukQSSxTM17HKJK4gbMy7JbLLiVytB8vm3ZwO6TlFP9rSNhFz0uoUbV2BTmDNDrIo3XAkI5-NE9EPd79QydCrGA_QAAfo8umAm9QDNGKstcHDKKAcy-DP6/s320/100_2879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324426587852788130" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-64553760892097711682009-04-13T23:04:00.000-07:002009-04-13T23:12:38.156-07:00The Queen's Birthday PartyWell, pictures of us eating birthday cake is better than nothing! It was the first day of Spring Break and Mom's birthday - if those aren't good enough reasons to celebrate, I don't know what is! Cortney and me made a yummy dinner of pork and potatoes, and then it was the normal chaos that accompanies any Crandall get-together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_4NjDQPiX5178zk75FK0XF3LlU9I8xkt-_MmZb3GTKNco1A9HGw48neBil8MQNPjxLf5CO_AsHjxsCm0ExsNxFzR8hMZw3vkSh4jAhjG29IwC2KbNXYaEY1X4cY5WrFEdc5br3giRyD/s1600-h/100_2876.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2_4NjDQPiX5178zk75FK0XF3LlU9I8xkt-_MmZb3GTKNco1A9HGw48neBil8MQNPjxLf5CO_AsHjxsCm0ExsNxFzR8hMZw3vkSh4jAhjG29IwC2KbNXYaEY1X4cY5WrFEdc5br3giRyD/s320/100_2876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324424438895213186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We make the birthday person their very own cake so when they blow out their candles their spit is contained to their own piece! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkV27mhVGiCCvp-Pr3BZ3wAzHGk-h3m5PBi8BKi49U-fYA1RDavW4fg8umu_0bmh8sk79hGQpuKiaQUbvzgUYdXRx0juuyWxR_TFDGCe31AlAkarrekIGyCGR80KJQ2kgcexwL1MKUwfQ/s1600-h/100_2875.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkV27mhVGiCCvp-Pr3BZ3wAzHGk-h3m5PBi8BKi49U-fYA1RDavW4fg8umu_0bmh8sk79hGQpuKiaQUbvzgUYdXRx0juuyWxR_TFDGCe31AlAkarrekIGyCGR80KJQ2kgcexwL1MKUwfQ/s320/100_2875.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324424434198647170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84VoxXbjwiDjoN43l5U-Rh3IrNgzBYtqMb0N-IrOGzbLTr-SjFKTcI47WSdLS2Qqseq7p2UlSeCe9CXufegWjYNbEiIdz9f8H57eCmEzdHS_-zJHXnMBZcCbvU5RmVStSccUMEaIfvsdC/s1600-h/100_2874.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84VoxXbjwiDjoN43l5U-Rh3IrNgzBYtqMb0N-IrOGzbLTr-SjFKTcI47WSdLS2Qqseq7p2UlSeCe9CXufegWjYNbEiIdz9f8H57eCmEzdHS_-zJHXnMBZcCbvU5RmVStSccUMEaIfvsdC/s320/100_2874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324424421323128674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love you Mom!nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-12342625460368702392009-04-13T22:52:00.000-07:002009-04-13T23:03:48.481-07:00Dress UpI was downstairs when I heard Lily having a fit in her room. I went up to check on her and realized that all she wanted were her black Sunday shoes. So as I was getting them down, she ran to her closet and wanted one of her "pree" (pretty) dresses. Actually, she wanted her Easter dress, but I wasn't about to let her prance around the house in that. So I got down her Halloween costume. She actually cheered and clapped her hands. I put it on her and her little black shoes. She was in heaven. These pictures are of her posing for the camera, showing her shoes and her pree dress.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdbJvvcpTNYaqS1PB1I6gi3ySQQYrR38fhfkxVKt1OjRho1-YMxljr4RWVlkCHGnobYbzrRINrhjP5NP8iwudW0335ZgchA5x_MKMGcEea2rv8Z-3sutgt8XrSn0lqF2EADxd1Vwmt48P/s1600-h/100_2998.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdbJvvcpTNYaqS1PB1I6gi3ySQQYrR38fhfkxVKt1OjRho1-YMxljr4RWVlkCHGnobYbzrRINrhjP5NP8iwudW0335ZgchA5x_MKMGcEea2rv8Z-3sutgt8XrSn0lqF2EADxd1Vwmt48P/s320/100_2998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324422051404540882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJJ7f_2MfzPvaiCtg-sTb5Q3ExjFi8KUwiBdplrEBGmvUUcOF5cinq6aFfuyslRjePUQoGC8yU9uaM4pPhKc7MVFHO2zmZw4suyqi4ly7F1PNUmuPwqw_mYk3a6Z5NDMFw1lb7ieTgob4/s1600-h/100_2997.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJJ7f_2MfzPvaiCtg-sTb5Q3ExjFi8KUwiBdplrEBGmvUUcOF5cinq6aFfuyslRjePUQoGC8yU9uaM4pPhKc7MVFHO2zmZw4suyqi4ly7F1PNUmuPwqw_mYk3a6Z5NDMFw1lb7ieTgob4/s320/100_2997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324422051028157874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWcOm78uSUBdSSZy2VvYNlpv4n4y4wxpiG-ym1vsE82DuY7i9vu8rlT6n_tWZfKJ7-mZDG1u6FlB9Pupr6cznrXgSrKsaHCiNQ9fyj3ZhX8IsIcXiOlCKdfnBnwx_yCZirmkbEJdamXbv/s1600-h/100_2996.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWcOm78uSUBdSSZy2VvYNlpv4n4y4wxpiG-ym1vsE82DuY7i9vu8rlT6n_tWZfKJ7-mZDG1u6FlB9Pupr6cznrXgSrKsaHCiNQ9fyj3ZhX8IsIcXiOlCKdfnBnwx_yCZirmkbEJdamXbv/s320/100_2996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324422047091609314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These just crack me up! She was running around actually doing "fighting moves" and making "fighting sounds".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKxauBVGJsoZTA-Z5Vq5RwJDPHov_oNU0N3XEKqgATJnqV1QXjQdQ-e0jA6HVy243DRVF7I0vuTRm1Dy-w8AQ2op7EJlEJaAsbAXhYL0tQdI22lSQYVeLCbo0Duc-uNRXJvz35lupXIO4/s1600-h/100_2873.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKxauBVGJsoZTA-Z5Vq5RwJDPHov_oNU0N3XEKqgATJnqV1QXjQdQ-e0jA6HVy243DRVF7I0vuTRm1Dy-w8AQ2op7EJlEJaAsbAXhYL0tQdI22lSQYVeLCbo0Duc-uNRXJvz35lupXIO4/s320/100_2873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324422045134089810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8BFjdQle-NMd9ZP99Vg6DRGyWk7gIquZkAQr3fuB8ZxDR_Gn3fcVwoDF5YjvAeX38LQEfmx018vsjHsA2w11g3H8JKlbv4kbjKMO51nrejlB_dSqS_RPdckDN0HLkOJNbO2ci4tlbztQ/s1600-h/100_2872.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8BFjdQle-NMd9ZP99Vg6DRGyWk7gIquZkAQr3fuB8ZxDR_Gn3fcVwoDF5YjvAeX38LQEfmx018vsjHsA2w11g3H8JKlbv4kbjKMO51nrejlB_dSqS_RPdckDN0HLkOJNbO2ci4tlbztQ/s320/100_2872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324422040807239970" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-33713606046894062552009-04-13T22:33:00.001-07:002009-04-13T22:51:37.101-07:00My Lex turned 6!!!!!I'm pretty sure that I'm not ok with my kids getting older so fast! Lex's birthday is February 13, and this year he turned 6. We had a little party for him that started off with 2 friends and ended up with 5! had so much fun!<br /><br />This is the wicked awesome Hot Wheels track he got from Liam, Mom, Dad, and Lily.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjhTLEGyu4wYIUEec6Y5EQEEIvDGqU5XgJ8GaBB5TgzRpUCusGMI5Eq10GPXx93NCfapcI6AMW7a6UgFexhKcwfN8HNwxvRFauex-Zklb2lwPwthyphenhyphenDfFjyUpFNWXf3218wbnfT4Ibw8aB/s1600-h/100_2867.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjhTLEGyu4wYIUEec6Y5EQEEIvDGqU5XgJ8GaBB5TgzRpUCusGMI5Eq10GPXx93NCfapcI6AMW7a6UgFexhKcwfN8HNwxvRFauex-Zklb2lwPwthyphenhyphenDfFjyUpFNWXf3218wbnfT4Ibw8aB/s320/100_2867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324417480139075618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even Liam got a present - thanks Jennie and Brooklyn! Birthday envy was setting in, and the kite saved him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQrRy9I2HV4lbnsYaOAqSHTACMsSZ1VigwJNsqRBHipjOVv7A6jJWlI5dGqV_zljcCKuDjM0o9NxEgFuKU8Nh7JQolbcEo1liqOuMR2WRbDzWWJ5xR-_oBx_uQqp4_AKXvcdBn59FcpGi/s1600-h/100_2856.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQrRy9I2HV4lbnsYaOAqSHTACMsSZ1VigwJNsqRBHipjOVv7A6jJWlI5dGqV_zljcCKuDjM0o9NxEgFuKU8Nh7JQolbcEo1liqOuMR2WRbDzWWJ5xR-_oBx_uQqp4_AKXvcdBn59FcpGi/s320/100_2856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324417188446221586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We bake the kids their own cakes so when they spit on them while blowing out the candles it's all good! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPAK-ielMyzOh_qbYe8KtuidrWrUGYurlHUVo0HFX_rZIKS6f0xaY6HcfpoHgehPRzFs9KsVwwLLnGRhG1KQGBus2ssBTxxGf6PZzJsYDGHA0nJvpjTDevozyASQTodkxj3htqKYdTsgi/s1600-h/100_2860.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPAK-ielMyzOh_qbYe8KtuidrWrUGYurlHUVo0HFX_rZIKS6f0xaY6HcfpoHgehPRzFs9KsVwwLLnGRhG1KQGBus2ssBTxxGf6PZzJsYDGHA0nJvpjTDevozyASQTodkxj3htqKYdTsgi/s200/100_2860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324417002143006530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFFnhvzXkm_isGJyzsbuZ1LqfGqCpuodCseUrl0aijRThsLeMwy16iRc_Rz3BA4aDMA0xC2mvbzvInNitPCZK3MDFr8X9QL8Cwl78B-EkSwfC2sLm-9-5RjAfiW9HnxQpb1maN7TnJ00c/s1600-h/100_2837.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFFnhvzXkm_isGJyzsbuZ1LqfGqCpuodCseUrl0aijRThsLeMwy16iRc_Rz3BA4aDMA0xC2mvbzvInNitPCZK3MDFr8X9QL8Cwl78B-EkSwfC2sLm-9-5RjAfiW9HnxQpb1maN7TnJ00c/s200/100_2837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324416989078417090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh the excitement!!!! The little boy in the orange shirt is Jagger Zlotoff. They have been best friends since birth!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCR1lKbHuj02OXfXSh7Qyr3LsYBoiUzbj0oQ4CClVWCPbyqHZS1VZ_ztAlBpsiH-lrWkJn3Q0hGBSIi75iE2xGKyXSDJ57R0FaBn5KJgwUf-WUNcmWhWzGkZbcdDRdxJv0GLNfE7xF3JV/s1600-h/100_2849.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCR1lKbHuj02OXfXSh7Qyr3LsYBoiUzbj0oQ4CClVWCPbyqHZS1VZ_ztAlBpsiH-lrWkJn3Q0hGBSIi75iE2xGKyXSDJ57R0FaBn5KJgwUf-WUNcmWhWzGkZbcdDRdxJv0GLNfE7xF3JV/s200/100_2849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324416990785652946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfBqzEbSyVKdP8ZnUJMkp1J2H1gcbMd5bwUMH6tRsTM9vaO6fDol7bJ7ZTKUi9dk3mvtQhsZyzVfnddqtbQ-oASxLdrO_UBuCkpgWLF0b4zz9zbZ8J8_fS_CLzMm5Hx3lYqu-_zxKAcQ_/s1600-h/100_2846.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfBqzEbSyVKdP8ZnUJMkp1J2H1gcbMd5bwUMH6tRsTM9vaO6fDol7bJ7ZTKUi9dk3mvtQhsZyzVfnddqtbQ-oASxLdrO_UBuCkpgWLF0b4zz9zbZ8J8_fS_CLzMm5Hx3lYqu-_zxKAcQ_/s200/100_2846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324416989443222050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sweet Brooklyn! She loves the camera, doesn't she?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpqhqeFd1F4wLdxzMezh1IaiZC6FkQPn8MHlWpiVj-jW2NvPC1-Opuvvj48AgjI4MUQKEQsH2RxvpDb3uzkNk7x8KKADgfXQlV-VHQ33hduB39HUFqBeJz7olqbF3xSV_ff5Sa-VKZW3l/s1600-h/100_2855.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpqhqeFd1F4wLdxzMezh1IaiZC6FkQPn8MHlWpiVj-jW2NvPC1-Opuvvj48AgjI4MUQKEQsH2RxvpDb3uzkNk7x8KKADgfXQlV-VHQ33hduB39HUFqBeJz7olqbF3xSV_ff5Sa-VKZW3l/s200/100_2855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324416996017448930" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-35155122131473507882009-04-13T22:23:00.000-07:002009-04-13T22:31:44.370-07:00It's Snowing!Ok, it's not <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> snowing, but it looked like it! The hail was so big that Cort sacrificed himself and ran out to see how bad it hurt! He's so brave and manly! The kids loved it! Liam picked up and ate as much as he could. I'll tell ya one thing though, our plants, garden, and trees really took a beating. The hail left enormous holes in the leaves. 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We got on it where it starts in Mesa and took it to Mill. We then walked to Tempe Town Lake and had a nice little picnic. Papa Crandall got to go with us and enjoy the chaos. There was some kind of tolerance rally going on at the Lake so my kids got to see bag pipes for the first time (don't ask me what bag pipes have to do with tolerance, but they were cool). There were all kinds of booths giving out free stuff, which of course we took advantage of. We left with all kinds of treasures. They even had a freaky weird puppet show with the puppets singing all kinds of Christian rock music! It mostly just scared Lily. But we had a really good time and can now say we've ridden the Bullet train.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb-CNLx9i4hyphenhyphengymQvUfaI-NllKcZh7d47TizYY3f5gk83hcI-zVh__0_B-Zsi0tlMtgQt4j0JB6kDRO6vZG8IrlWELUTK83cBmWDEKXfVw3djyYGt15i4m8Zde8pBXeDneUB-BlA0zUZK/s1600-h/100_2821.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb-CNLx9i4hyphenhyphengymQvUfaI-NllKcZh7d47TizYY3f5gk83hcI-zVh__0_B-Zsi0tlMtgQt4j0JB6kDRO6vZG8IrlWELUTK83cBmWDEKXfVw3djyYGt15i4m8Zde8pBXeDneUB-BlA0zUZK/s200/100_2821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324392628594384626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ki6qlgdr49wMa6CpbRcCzxC1GHrJKNrf5TSjWeV-QdaUkryFZI7dKFHtt3zoK9k09wois5iq24Y6bW7lauzBB1Avernt-1GXtt8rqrLAGlfzIVFofnJwT13D5EAwCbtC1Wxr2l7lqxIA/s1600-h/100_2822.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ki6qlgdr49wMa6CpbRcCzxC1GHrJKNrf5TSjWeV-QdaUkryFZI7dKFHtt3zoK9k09wois5iq24Y6bW7lauzBB1Avernt-1GXtt8rqrLAGlfzIVFofnJwT13D5EAwCbtC1Wxr2l7lqxIA/s200/100_2822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324392636273730082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVv-ZWNNl0W_7kbE1TXtSkKnhGb3DAeYZxsSVexzw6VA42OBd2VLSrekNqU58AiOdoJIqZ1xtfqlU00o9FYelrbPDNVberuPxGyRjE8oI5gZrV8rnl3KnAY1NgeHr3PKVc6nGS_BXBmx-/s1600-h/100_2823.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVv-ZWNNl0W_7kbE1TXtSkKnhGb3DAeYZxsSVexzw6VA42OBd2VLSrekNqU58AiOdoJIqZ1xtfqlU00o9FYelrbPDNVberuPxGyRjE8oI5gZrV8rnl3KnAY1NgeHr3PKVc6nGS_BXBmx-/s200/100_2823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324392635000268978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuKHeIKQJ786rQhT4u4bQMGsbc-LGbMYvyLor5VnL7pb2mq8ohAqfxhp-vYecFqXwDBj2sv0CL8BNHS832PUWPqi0GprYHaFvrbU-ff9ip5ehq2acCj5-m-Lu-3qYz66YO6IqWsnWvGH_/s1600-h/100_2824.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuKHeIKQJ786rQhT4u4bQMGsbc-LGbMYvyLor5VnL7pb2mq8ohAqfxhp-vYecFqXwDBj2sv0CL8BNHS832PUWPqi0GprYHaFvrbU-ff9ip5ehq2acCj5-m-Lu-3qYz66YO6IqWsnWvGH_/s200/100_2824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324392641644790786" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-54231377794349554832009-04-13T20:57:00.000-07:002009-04-13T21:00:01.336-07:00I'm not sure which is bigger ... her belly or the helmet. She wants to keep up with her brothers so bad! It almost fits, Lily Monster!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXbLYXfHPud0_Wn-6aGxK0JRT9RBRyq4v2WGM_xSWRWqgB-jSsDAbGZWHiRZPq3ZQBJ1XaTB5WNfNygUALA14zVv2M3feRoUl5e2UAM98M56JT-9ozwjsKMENsIyo1E1u9IAovmtT7enQ/s1600-h/100_2820.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXbLYXfHPud0_Wn-6aGxK0JRT9RBRyq4v2WGM_xSWRWqgB-jSsDAbGZWHiRZPq3ZQBJ1XaTB5WNfNygUALA14zVv2M3feRoUl5e2UAM98M56JT-9ozwjsKMENsIyo1E1u9IAovmtT7enQ/s200/100_2820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324391479380495778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HvkDWcbGcjqxwoyHmaNOk-_UgfWPS6o_P0P2RVF4Zii6h4Hy2Ynny82rKf_nwv6dXQA1DgpPawSMjr0fq7CVBrLR_BlngRUpDxuROLR4jvEonUhJUPsS82szOysezaa8wYRAgvrcjUia/s1600-h/100_2819.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HvkDWcbGcjqxwoyHmaNOk-_UgfWPS6o_P0P2RVF4Zii6h4Hy2Ynny82rKf_nwv6dXQA1DgpPawSMjr0fq7CVBrLR_BlngRUpDxuROLR4jvEonUhJUPsS82szOysezaa8wYRAgvrcjUia/s200/100_2819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324391475823051650" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-12206085761798383552009-04-13T20:49:00.001-07:002009-04-13T20:56:44.984-07:00My LiamWell, here is Spider-Man beating the crap (can I use that language on here?) out of the other Spider-Man! These were his special power moves. Look at those muscles!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T_7itKGLEF_4Hri-VmdnEkQ5dk0OssF9fNBjdn-2v8fpQRGBFjLCzfJYfRixB2jaFVt6WKBkFQH_BgwOhRzkxPlgZDUDgPfz9S_xv0D4AavYoo_CZP6j__Q4Nyz1wWUn0fD4L8HP5qrN/s1600-h/100_2818.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T_7itKGLEF_4Hri-VmdnEkQ5dk0OssF9fNBjdn-2v8fpQRGBFjLCzfJYfRixB2jaFVt6WKBkFQH_BgwOhRzkxPlgZDUDgPfz9S_xv0D4AavYoo_CZP6j__Q4Nyz1wWUn0fD4L8HP5qrN/s200/100_2818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324389746551255298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5Hd35W2W5ab_4IPM9UsfKYjk-FVMScw5sSbdChR-1fCpTkHeyc2zfpvLp1kts-ijQnas-OG1YK0fYPZfHX_EXi3qa40FqX-meucDr836jQGU9_y4E3osLPR3x2DMrkQ3UburYpYIAr_l/s1600-h/100_2817.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5Hd35W2W5ab_4IPM9UsfKYjk-FVMScw5sSbdChR-1fCpTkHeyc2zfpvLp1kts-ijQnas-OG1YK0fYPZfHX_EXi3qa40FqX-meucDr836jQGU9_y4E3osLPR3x2DMrkQ3UburYpYIAr_l/s200/100_2817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324389747028894626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJYMijVFo596EeWnNXGvtbwG76Aoq5HP8bMtkt0OTMP3JQkN09yyVTfukqbouwQjalZRinHotMWau6QJnaVbw5NbdPA6Y9JfyeraJXw3uoE9b-RRnZxHwFI_cJZBYEdzBgF6XHqFFbWcW/s1600-h/100_2816.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJYMijVFo596EeWnNXGvtbwG76Aoq5HP8bMtkt0OTMP3JQkN09yyVTfukqbouwQjalZRinHotMWau6QJnaVbw5NbdPA6Y9JfyeraJXw3uoE9b-RRnZxHwFI_cJZBYEdzBgF6XHqFFbWcW/s200/100_2816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324389740074845970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pictures to make a mother proud! He had all of his "important things" in the baby stroller. Still not sure how to feel about it all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MY9vN5LIzAuQ9qjsd5tU7Z1BmK2BPvE0mvtEhN7zpLdKKsmA7Qs8BtV0DHF74F8WDiOiDkbSl_f3w81U6v7iMhOatBrZcj4fZIxcrTHsW7VtkXMx6ON4LGadxc09f4PfvttBOFTDdz24/s1600-h/100_2815.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MY9vN5LIzAuQ9qjsd5tU7Z1BmK2BPvE0mvtEhN7zpLdKKsmA7Qs8BtV0DHF74F8WDiOiDkbSl_f3w81U6v7iMhOatBrZcj4fZIxcrTHsW7VtkXMx6ON4LGadxc09f4PfvttBOFTDdz24/s200/100_2815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324389476661319298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I7DtCzHthDBg4e0NfJEUDTexPv1u1onYJoxMBX3RQOSWkEFZy-S3Ic8otfITbO_0JguJiSVZOKPCcaIuxZ_a9p_ogvYus1691QCdywg_t35GevMgwVkhxUoNufJv4J5OPY-U_EYTPRJt/s1600-h/100_2814.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I7DtCzHthDBg4e0NfJEUDTexPv1u1onYJoxMBX3RQOSWkEFZy-S3Ic8otfITbO_0JguJiSVZOKPCcaIuxZ_a9p_ogvYus1691QCdywg_t35GevMgwVkhxUoNufJv4J5OPY-U_EYTPRJt/s200/100_2814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324389471181929906" border="0" /></a>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-55313352164183404042009-04-13T20:09:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:46:42.848-07:00Christmas StuffSo, here we are at the mall going to see Santa. Lex had the camera again. That boy is a genius, if I say so myself! If you will notice, there isn't an actual picture with Santa. That's because it is an enormous conspiracy to buy their dumb $30 picture package! LAME!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_uHfaQi3W0BdFeKGqjFez1mfrsMh22HwNeo0svDn_7GtMLj81KYjEeBHsBxds85YOlKeofYxOyLEZ-MqdrdBSoKjQ_kDHXfyLELsY18JmL2zD6mIf6Qc3y1PUimtfA69s0-NBtKOTDlH/s1600-h/100_2691.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_uHfaQi3W0BdFeKGqjFez1mfrsMh22HwNeo0svDn_7GtMLj81KYjEeBHsBxds85YOlKeofYxOyLEZ-MqdrdBSoKjQ_kDHXfyLELsY18JmL2zD6mIf6Qc3y1PUimtfA69s0-NBtKOTDlH/s200/100_2691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324381096428410722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat9B3rEoTia4a4W0IvcbJzslmPW5GojYAyYp-D_qRacvdoyJFQRIS5_s17mEJZ2OVj7MUn_7krbk85YULGiXsTSP_-5m06uQZ0MiVCteot9gSpZ_3J8S9FJWwI2U4FKDYp3VMd3Sknm8o/s1600-h/100_2695.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat9B3rEoTia4a4W0IvcbJzslmPW5GojYAyYp-D_qRacvdoyJFQRIS5_s17mEJZ2OVj7MUn_7krbk85YULGiXsTSP_-5m06uQZ0MiVCteot9gSpZ_3J8S9FJWwI2U4FKDYp3VMd3Sknm8o/s200/100_2695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324381088450308978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkju3-ANbjFP5PLunnj4pBdvTax-5CeZ2tjDO_FLuH3JgKb2IgZB2kgrlGj6ZXTvI66dRHlkAp_CSTY1kal9jVo5u4WOXyBk3leK6LR1Y7JeQ0CXvbJBd-3nHCgsMQ908JxpYhbutvu-7Q/s1600-h/100_2689.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkju3-ANbjFP5PLunnj4pBdvTax-5CeZ2tjDO_FLuH3JgKb2IgZB2kgrlGj6ZXTvI66dRHlkAp_CSTY1kal9jVo5u4WOXyBk3leK6LR1Y7JeQ0CXvbJBd-3nHCgsMQ908JxpYhbutvu-7Q/s200/100_2689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324381089301076690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9gKGc_7Y36KvlRZRJt4AeA4b5X3y-JRx5PrQpO7GQDqCXc8kELv4AdIzOsMidj_uUmjULEpp2lMT_kA4-eYrD09Q6snV92k-m95FWgWp5UFm0CJteKGJTXgWQQkCMi8PvrNU1yZig-gS/s1600-h/100_2690.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9gKGc_7Y36KvlRZRJt4AeA4b5X3y-JRx5PrQpO7GQDqCXc8kELv4AdIzOsMidj_uUmjULEpp2lMT_kA4-eYrD09Q6snV92k-m95FWgWp5UFm0CJteKGJTXgWQQkCMi8PvrNU1yZig-gS/s200/100_2690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324381099574867330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm sure you are wondering, "Who is that adorable little girl?" Well, we don't know either, but Lex took many, many pictures of her. She didn't look like she minded very much either.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdazJSaIPWoyzpvnHtw-vq8DuIAOdPV48ccI6lv8IgzbsPhrtek9-DSDZNX_hhCNNlS6VrauSDVllETgPTxxIC-AJSRry6j4TJj2fcm_S2HIVHmKoYEr88S3TgoriIK3RzuGnR8LctymU/s1600-h/100_2697.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdazJSaIPWoyzpvnHtw-vq8DuIAOdPV48ccI6lv8IgzbsPhrtek9-DSDZNX_hhCNNlS6VrauSDVllETgPTxxIC-AJSRry6j4TJj2fcm_S2HIVHmKoYEr88S3TgoriIK3RzuGnR8LctymU/s200/100_2697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324381098706646594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is the Christmas train! This is Liam's most favorite part of Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw-XxdhD8iAndkAoAMNq5Kh0BFp9_scpQbfDmkvvWxe3CXCjhWmAy0tECXjTv8oRE-IOc6pAEXJAVSCKSZFJXTSUG4MZS-xSGLVo1Dgh7D-cMU9E1n4O5_Z0sgb-k_wKqkP8HzGsb2ABv/s1600-h/100_2711.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw-XxdhD8iAndkAoAMNq5Kh0BFp9_scpQbfDmkvvWxe3CXCjhWmAy0tECXjTv8oRE-IOc6pAEXJAVSCKSZFJXTSUG4MZS-xSGLVo1Dgh7D-cMU9E1n4O5_Z0sgb-k_wKqkP8HzGsb2ABv/s200/100_2711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324384086760736738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Who needs the mall Santa when you have the Meacham's Annual Christmas Party! The real Santa goes there anyway and even gives presents and we can take all the pictures we want! I hope you're reading this Mall Santa!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQfBTUFD8o_tRWFL9xgbjMUHnBuXV0zuHIeSOuRnV4iy_7_Lxt6wdnTRxyVZ87QCNl5vMF00y5o5_fN5vJgIOtP69thsQ0Swj6i8hKG_oDu_p7MuHntO0P6SBHguASCPgl9PBuCUPbHOI/s1600-h/100_2730.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQfBTUFD8o_tRWFL9xgbjMUHnBuXV0zuHIeSOuRnV4iy_7_Lxt6wdnTRxyVZ87QCNl5vMF00y5o5_fN5vJgIOtP69thsQ0Swj6i8hKG_oDu_p7MuHntO0P6SBHguASCPgl9PBuCUPbHOI/s200/100_2730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324385228778881986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-zbqwqzsomaNl8oSbzWSTF2qP2GpZlXEteTiEjArTg4dO4EBRqBaFUg94_qLkGGLh3hf5fBtzhObKusLd4rGIZw-cVX8j_1RgsUYhL1MI9eXGrNdZwUBPmfMof_2MEXzID_Yuwmbe8bq/s1600-h/100_2748.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-zbqwqzsomaNl8oSbzWSTF2qP2GpZlXEteTiEjArTg4dO4EBRqBaFUg94_qLkGGLh3hf5fBtzhObKusLd4rGIZw-cVX8j_1RgsUYhL1MI9eXGrNdZwUBPmfMof_2MEXzID_Yuwmbe8bq/s200/100_2748.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324385241102829730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvRTnW8_3VKuXh3PuxlYf3UUP3Yu3yNtn5DeJk2omIp1wb7wrd-xYEs8Ayd6iO8jrMiR-ypMxw8e8RzMnqpkyKrjuxjOUrtDYS_-74-dIlRuT67anUIPv6WCQTkFT03ry7W5uiKXoWC-i/s1600-h/100_2741.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvRTnW8_3VKuXh3PuxlYf3UUP3Yu3yNtn5DeJk2omIp1wb7wrd-xYEs8Ayd6iO8jrMiR-ypMxw8e8RzMnqpkyKrjuxjOUrtDYS_-74-dIlRuT67anUIPv6WCQTkFT03ry7W5uiKXoWC-i/s200/100_2741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324385234445718770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z1gBDFjMCmYZZFVgXIp-0vqjmzEdO9xYAk-AAJMbt6IY4Mb1UwNiolU2E89WdesAk6blrDGX9dyQ9Ji8VTOdHkqvxi5ZRv4KPwa0eQLC-Wh1y3yUshAr-9OK4xDhQJUIB8iRx49LPKle/s1600-h/100_2737.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z1gBDFjMCmYZZFVgXIp-0vqjmzEdO9xYAk-AAJMbt6IY4Mb1UwNiolU2E89WdesAk6blrDGX9dyQ9Ji8VTOdHkqvxi5ZRv4KPwa0eQLC-Wh1y3yUshAr-9OK4xDhQJUIB8iRx49LPKle/s200/100_2737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324385234539175202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhZQ2zAyuwPpCPipWBsxcjs5XWjbOCd4_3SMQePbo8R4wz9eEYrPhL8U3VX95Zul2_I7eyGdkj4ClZXr4zI7LtQpiTH2owlRCNb8DNcflDyV09WBsakMPaXsvaUb-EVq1artQHn2pstiT/s1600-h/100_2733.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhZQ2zAyuwPpCPipWBsxcjs5XWjbOCd4_3SMQePbo8R4wz9eEYrPhL8U3VX95Zul2_I7eyGdkj4ClZXr4zI7LtQpiTH2owlRCNb8DNcflDyV09WBsakMPaXsvaUb-EVq1artQHn2pstiT/s200/100_2733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324385232626952802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, here I am at the end of my Christmas blog without actual pictures of Christmas. I am pretty sure we took some, but apparently they have forever sunk into that eternal dark pit of computer crap. That's very unfortunate.nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-89056206940542656602008-11-30T12:46:00.001-08:002008-11-30T14:37:36.291-08:00Thanksgiving Through Lex's EyesThanksgiving was so awesome this year. It started for us the day before Thanksgiving! We spent Wednesday with Cortney's family at Laura and Bobby's new house. The turkey dinner was delicious, and we overate of course. The kids were able to break only one bowl, so it was very successful in all! We walked to their park afterwards and watched Cortney try to kill some neighborhood kids on the merry-go-round. It's no wonder those things were taken out of public parks years ago! It was so cold, too! I was a genius and forgot jackets for the kids. But it was 70 degrees when we left our house! How was I supposed to know it was going to get cold! Anyway, it was a lot of fun, and we were so glad we got to do it. I, of course, forgot my camera! I did remember the pie.<br /><br />On Thursday, we spent Thanksgiving with my family. Danny, Sarah, and their kids drove down from Colorado, so we were all together again. The last time they were here was for Dad's surgery, but Cortney wasn't here. But this time, Cortney was here, Danny's family was here, and we were all together. We also had Grandma and Grandpa Nelson, Uncle Jim, Cory, his girlfriend Mindy and her daughter Chelsea with us for dinner. The house was pure chaos! It was really a special Thanksgiving. It started for us at 3:45 am with Cortney getting up to smoke his first turkey. It takes several hours, and he wanted to make sure that the turkey was perfect. There were a couple of moments of fear and panic, but the turkey did turn out perfect! When we got to my parent's house, the Ping Pong Tournament of the Universes started. The Chinese would've been jealous. I'm not sure who won (it changes with everyone you ask), but I do have to say that the basement smelled like a men's locker room and for some strange reason the Champion's Belt is shrinking! Weird! Then we had another delicious Thanksgiving dinner where we overate and got sick, again. We then attempted to clean the kitchen, had the first round of pie, and then we went and drove the racecars at Speedway (is that what it's called?). Dad still thinks he's the fastest, but we all feel bad for him on a regular basis and let him win. But, after 2 races, several T-bones, deadly spin-outs, sore muscles, taunting, fist throwing, and a few bruises, fun was had by all. Except maybe mom; she got stuck with all the kids, watching from the side. It was probably good she didn't race. She is a fun target (Hey look! It's a deer!). After the race, we went back to Mom and Dad's and had the next round of pie and watched the kids continue with the chaos. It was so wonderful! I was actually very sad to see the day end, for many reasons. Cortney had to leave Friday morning to go back to Philly, and then it was only a matter of time before Danny and Sarah and family left. At least we had that day, and it was a good one. It will definitely go down in the Crandall Book of Awesome!<br /><br />So, in a moment of desperation and need, I gave Lex the camera and responsibility of taking our Thanksgiving pictures. At least I remembered the camera this time! He was my star photographer! He took 130 pictures! So, here are some of the pictures he took and how he perceived Thanksgiving. There were a lot of pictures of Molly (his cousin who he is attached to at the hip, but who lives in Colorado), their dog Dexter, and random objects, but they were so fun to look at. He got some pictures I never would've gotten. I'm impressed! The pictures aren't in any order, whatsoever. I had to laugh at the picture of the neighbors awesome bouncy house taken secretly through the trees!<br /><br />Danny and Sarah, we miss you! 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksaT4dQ01kteprGPSh0pxkjqVhPYKpNaHmTIJL9L9nl_sTkS3L3wswIXLIZyxpcT9hwv6CvXIpbfqoW32daPOeq9ohx8QYNRJUIzUhJzQaEbtNe1_xU3HnF2Bssgq7iClCm_4SZWGwpYT/s200/20081127+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-8029304758537040562008-11-30T12:31:00.001-08:002008-11-30T12:45:23.842-08:00Liam's Nativity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKzOedsma-7xDLmsRqtTO3bUqjPUHcPYGwdxuviuCFjwr1lpw5cv_qZeI-NKYoRP3vJDZy5fSxzeECXfzqEJuIhvGQ9T1kCd5-9hEJgccnVOFFQmSmUPydoq7b1gMvQPgkWw6oGHa3L6E/s1600-h/20081130+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274551092101762098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKzOedsma-7xDLmsRqtTO3bUqjPUHcPYGwdxuviuCFjwr1lpw5cv_qZeI-NKYoRP3vJDZy5fSxzeECXfzqEJuIhvGQ9T1kCd5-9hEJgccnVOFFQmSmUPydoq7b1gMvQPgkWw6oGHa3L6E/s320/20081130+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>So this is Liam's version of the Nativity. I'm not even sure what to say. When Dad saw the pictures he thought that Liam was a smart boy because if the dinosaurs were around they would be protecting the Baby. I'm sure he's right, but I don't think that's what Liam was going for....</div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-67539417814310247192008-11-12T08:13:00.000-08:002008-11-12T08:18:41.603-08:00Liam's Hat .. or is it Cinoculars (binoculars)?<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomWwoyeX72I7KJKk8O2021L6KJiP45ZR0QIK7P56_9DJDgbktL9FZKmrLD_IZvvHtCfxJOoxFyV7TcAVSaCOFGiBUmNwGzJDVirPl2wJtmlqJ4v6jL7WmEvcFj9olF8LbiRIypUKr9gse/s1600-h/20081104+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267805165225505794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomWwoyeX72I7KJKk8O2021L6KJiP45ZR0QIK7P56_9DJDgbktL9FZKmrLD_IZvvHtCfxJOoxFyV7TcAVSaCOFGiBUmNwGzJDVirPl2wJtmlqJ4v6jL7WmEvcFj9olF8LbiRIypUKr9gse/s320/20081104+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This is just the front view. I know that it all looks like a normal pair of cinoculars invented by a kid, but ....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxX-dwUCC6yrCDrXQQ0saLZTR8d8zfFDisQ1lWYHXSgiHF8wJiZOkmZ0iL8Dbei-YWzZd4IeH7iIB3hRZz9q7M2FNVuubgPNbh4A1zdId8sL8Xd8HhpHvtwzXcdhsPuB8GE5LugRRUmyW/s1600-h/20081104+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267805943143512130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxX-dwUCC6yrCDrXQQ0saLZTR8d8zfFDisQ1lWYHXSgiHF8wJiZOkmZ0iL8Dbei-YWzZd4IeH7iIB3hRZz9q7M2FNVuubgPNbh4A1zdId8sL8Xd8HhpHvtwzXcdhsPuB8GE5LugRRUmyW/s320/20081104+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>IT'S ALSO A HAT!!!! How clever is that? I want one.</div></div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-12787316284853443962008-10-21T13:34:00.000-07:002008-10-21T13:34:11.465-07:00Meet Meowers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVoR__3VWsw3SKMW-0eE8m6qs5kCLVZU1Az6G5kcGyFCbstfu4q7-GqEM1OE4aNEZvpLuOY47Ys7a_t6MQy8WXfvyJiJtBha84HlEs3va6SbXqipLRlIgWjxq8PppzmSiCDCOLLRcE9uP/s1600-h/100_2421.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVoR__3VWsw3SKMW-0eE8m6qs5kCLVZU1Az6G5kcGyFCbstfu4q7-GqEM1OE4aNEZvpLuOY47Ys7a_t6MQy8WXfvyJiJtBha84HlEs3va6SbXqipLRlIgWjxq8PppzmSiCDCOLLRcE9uP/s400/100_2421.jpg" border="0" /></a> So this morning I was in our backyard cleaning up the toys and shredded soccer ball (thanks Idiot Dog) when I heard Kitty meowing really loud. I didn't worry too much about it because she does that randomly. She mostly likes to wait until the middle of the night to do it, but I still didn't worry or care. Well, Liam started crying and came running up to me with two large, bleeding scratches on his little hand. I asked him what happened, and he told me that the kitty had scratched him. So I picked him up and brought him into the house to clean the scratches and put bandaids on them. I started to worry a little bit about Kitty at that point because the meowing was still loud and constant. I thought that maybe she was stuck or something. I figured I would fix Liam and then figure out what the dumb cat's deal was. As I was cleaning his wounds, the meowing got louder and louder and closer and closer. I leave the back door open in the mornings, so of course, it was left open when we came in the house. I looked over as the meowing got to an all time loud, and I saw this striped streak run through the door and to the laundry room where the cat food is. Then I heard ferocious eating and growling and something seriously chewing with it's mouth open. I thought that Kitty had seriously lost it. So, I finished with Liam and went to see what in the world had happened to Kitty. I got to her cat food bowl, and there was a little striped kitten (I swear it's Kitty's twin), eating like he hadn't eaten since he was born! Liam was ecstatic! I did everything to discourage this little guy, but Liam did everything to encourage him. Well, not long after, Cort called. I was relieved because I knew he would take my side and tell me to get rid of it. Nope. He was excited and told me to tell Liam to name it. It was originally named Cuckoohead, but it's been changed to Meowers, which I think suits him better. I think my name needs to be Cuckoohead because that's what I am FOR KEEPING THIS CAT AROUND!!!!! Anyway, there's still the hope that Meowers will just pick up and leave because he's going to get really tired of all the loves, but something tells me (even from the picture) that he's gotten really comfortable and isn't going anywhere.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-61008271204313750932008-10-05T08:36:00.000-07:002008-10-05T08:46:31.255-07:00G. Ji. Joes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOOppU-ONTaZEKELAgp3mEhTA78ZIcTuChiX8PGEMVTXeeGn_S4ihQKJS73Pg-sA4djaaVmO9qQyszxtRxhixcf505ZzTGZdTgCXJMN7aoJ-y9fkomDXWZmmvjh3ihHcPMCdAIHZR-xaL/s1600-h/100_2412.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253696424295562034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOOppU-ONTaZEKELAgp3mEhTA78ZIcTuChiX8PGEMVTXeeGn_S4ihQKJS73Pg-sA4djaaVmO9qQyszxtRxhixcf505ZzTGZdTgCXJMN7aoJ-y9fkomDXWZmmvjh3ihHcPMCdAIHZR-xaL/s320/100_2412.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The world was safe this morning! The boys got up at the butt-crack of dawn (that means before the sun was up), put on their camo aka G. Ji (long i sound) Joe, loaded up their Tonka trucks, and made sure the day was safe to begin! I know our sleeping neighbors just don't realize how lucky they are to have the boys (and barking Idiot Dog) patrolling our backyard with their Tonka trucks at full speed. So, until the next mission ....</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253696432038260050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nrzKg8KswwKBG7xnRvaoI4v7DfIv4nxnBcSP_TruhbTwcyaVSkpmfQqC9v_SWDqW1lh2SXFOTreqdRwMhq9ZPdu9oT9ljB0yHl_hL7la5xjrSpYIrILOfqeGhSH9NCpllM6aVYq_A0Mo/s320/100_2413.jpg" border="0" />nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-74447100215021370792008-10-05T08:26:00.000-07:002008-10-05T08:35:34.456-07:00The Fit<div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10VFbGZFeRTGfnj8pK9hWbcAMuxExnS7brTnNbyMUgt41Y-2lDXi1CZ2xtK5G8_az0CeG8xSPvjxTQCjhO1rTPhyphenhyphenOosqZ3CD886KjoPtYSZk3doQvQEK8pLxPdmT3w9raEbR5mLprUCtH/s1600-h/100_2409.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253692669864881154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10VFbGZFeRTGfnj8pK9hWbcAMuxExnS7brTnNbyMUgt41Y-2lDXi1CZ2xtK5G8_az0CeG8xSPvjxTQCjhO1rTPhyphenhyphenOosqZ3CD886KjoPtYSZk3doQvQEK8pLxPdmT3w9raEbR5mLprUCtH/s400/100_2409.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EWzBXilODis6-Qi74nlxOaDoC8fftBA5nOFZ0q_p1JernIFuCRoX2Z4c45Kgf2jqPq18mVseatf0Jj4SS_ivgaZBH0XOBIxhhyLDrcqFIi7EEA4p4Fx_Y4Y2-SMouhMtSkKl1YwZuCgL/s1600-h/100_2406.jpg"></a>Here she is! In action! She was mad at something - who knows what it was, she just gets randomly mad. Anyway, I gave her these crackers for a snack, and here she is dumping them out. It was actually more along the lines of throwing them out, but the camera didn't catch that.</div><div><br /> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253693414459943330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7244MTEQGH5KG4X7wv8W6FQ4VqOXMF_IUppsKQCxYqZw7lvZMbxn410EYbEEXwwyJmwvDTvmPNs2lxIyaTiN_KQWAQfXCEqXPe6Zu9Th94SlJ75tquHMNw6WB50hC9HNwWSuSBOEVoVvL/s400/100_2406.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">What a sweet, little, angry monster!</div></div>nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-613192624402824862008-10-02T11:07:00.000-07:002008-10-02T11:22:40.766-07:00Awww ... Really?This post is a grumble about little boys. So, our pool salt cell thingy leaks and there is a tupperware (one of my good ones of course) underneath the leak to catch all of the salty water. Cort asked me before he left if I would go out every few days and dump the leaked water in the pool. Well, I forgot until today. So Liam and I went out there, and sure enough the tupperware was completely full. This said tupperware is wedged in an awkward sort of way under the salt cell thingy, so as I was maneuvering it out water sloshed everywhere, including on me. I finally got it out and picked it up and, of course, it spilled down the front of me. I'm feeling a bit frustrated at this point, but whatever. So, as I carry it to the pool, while continuing to slosh it all over my shirt and shoes, Liam says while pointing to the tupperware, "Hey, I peed in that yesterday!" AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY?! WHY?! <br />Why is it that if there is a hole or puddle or wall or insect or tupperware full of water it has to be peed on?!?! Will someone just answer me that?!?!?!nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776742584516885388.post-6855408112119657892008-09-29T16:29:00.000-07:002008-09-29T16:38:33.625-07:00Liam, the Funny, Funny Jokester!This morning as I was putting on my makeup, Liam stood there and watched me. I never put on very much during the week, if I put on any at all. I will smudge on a little bit of eye liner, one neutral color of eye shadow, and a thin coat of mascara. I'm all about being quick! So, as I was putting on my mascara, Liam says, "Mom, you look like a clown." He's such a funny, FUNNY little boy.nancyandcorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738255886295643157noreply@blogger.com1