tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22697270812789693302024-02-07T22:57:15.910-06:00Murray...Party of ThreeThis is our journey of "we" becoming "three"...the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-29550366243580835022011-08-09T22:34:00.008-05:002011-08-09T22:45:00.917-05:00We're officially a party of four!<div align="center">You can now find us here:</div>
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<br /><div align="center"></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-8324776079769556242011-08-02T23:40:00.001-05:002013-05-18T13:22:38.202-05:00Ready When You Are!Dear Sullivan,<br />
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I have watched your 3D sonogram a hundred times, I've rearranged the clothes in your closet and remade your crib. I moved the bassinet beside our bed a few inches to the right to make sure its in the exact perfect spot. Sat in our bed and stared at it. And then moved it back again. Your momma is going crazy with anticipation! When will you get here?! I've been holding my breath with every little pain I feel wondering if its going to lead to your entrance into the world.<br />
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I've enjoyed growing you and love having you close to me all the time, but my arms are starting to feel empty without you in them. It's a funny feeling to long for someone you haven't even met yet.<br />
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Your big brother has started calling you "Van". I guess out of the three syllables in your name that's the easiest one for him to grasp. He's ready for you too. He likes to knock on the door to your room and go in and look around.<br />
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I don't know how I'll handle the sight of both of you at the same time. The thought of it is just too much and I can't think of a word to describe the joy I'm going to feel holding you both in my arms. I have literally cried at the thought of introducing the two of you for the first time.<br />
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I've been making myself (and your Dad) ridiculous lists of things to do before you get here. Things like: 1) organize the craft table in the basement. 2) condition the leather couch 3) rearrange the garage. And then I convince myself you haven't arrived yet only because we haven't done these things. But everything gets crossed off the list and I go back to rearranging your closet.<br />
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I know you'll come in your own time, but we're ready when you are my sweet boy.<br />
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My whole heart,<br />
Momma<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39lhdIL0-yBrWT9TBizb0gswqzrRi8nyzWqvSyXy8o-p5BTY1vGMXtXJFdeZLwnTaEMp2NTiY31UNj4CK8kDltyN1q0R-ER28HhG05zIcB2IR9BNI2gJtul7E9eG_tVta6w1QCUgHxAQh/s1600/boys%2527+room+034.jpg"></a>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-19428640001094239222011-08-01T09:30:00.001-05:002011-08-01T22:43:00.963-05:00The boys' roomsWe finally have both of the boys' rooms together!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><strong><em>Sullivan's Room</em></strong>:</span></span><br />We were able to use all of Max's baby stuff and put a different spin on it for Sullivan.<br />We went with a circus theme (minus scary clowns). Basically everything in the room is from Max's nursery but we threw in the color red to give it a different feel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Oz2gSEtqNIb_WKXREq2vmzntLNsNF_W-pR-V-0mcKwjPobocjBo5TlUzucll8_ux1CfeKujpQ6ao8xGWRn2zD42Whld48l-yxOq0BgDnjCgeUIuo3EMzf9lc5tqQIUfdP-4GWZDF7ELQ/s1600/boys%2527+room+094.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636093859603162610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Oz2gSEtqNIb_WKXREq2vmzntLNsNF_W-pR-V-0mcKwjPobocjBo5TlUzucll8_ux1CfeKujpQ6ao8xGWRn2zD42Whld48l-yxOq0BgDnjCgeUIuo3EMzf9lc5tqQIUfdP-4GWZDF7ELQ/s400/boys%2527+room+094.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Yf85DIbvy54q0dgvjy36L11gdDbt8XuOWnhB6S-4gMCprzMnlaBrE3QJ9ekBtn7QeratnmkwFDsZ516EWNiB5L1mJOQDNrK2DjP64kAHSxhyphenhyphensE670p0JIt1_eNJKgDRaI2bCX6y8wM-p/s1600/boys%2527+room+097.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636093873914245394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Yf85DIbvy54q0dgvjy36L11gdDbt8XuOWnhB6S-4gMCprzMnlaBrE3QJ9ekBtn7QeratnmkwFDsZ516EWNiB5L1mJOQDNrK2DjP64kAHSxhyphenhyphensE670p0JIt1_eNJKgDRaI2bCX6y8wM-p/s400/boys%2527+room+097.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXatQYROTkM-MaeAu91NFMGmcrfGlOhY25vXCtRMWH1K8lcBrc0YPk1FAojDV2C5tqqdwbzDvE0zKGu-qPKivXAoudpBmLxJvp4dXwCVQ0JEa4ggQMZJGR5Ak4apCrYiIJO8Q_Oo9hC4j7/s1600/boys%2527+room+096_picnik.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636093869540062322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXatQYROTkM-MaeAu91NFMGmcrfGlOhY25vXCtRMWH1K8lcBrc0YPk1FAojDV2C5tqqdwbzDvE0zKGu-qPKivXAoudpBmLxJvp4dXwCVQ0JEa4ggQMZJGR5Ak4apCrYiIJO8Q_Oo9hC4j7/s400/boys%2527+room+096_picnik.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP-lkrpQIYYpkUHoH5vauxWie-HcM2ykfa9VgKARAe6EiKzqxgEz6QL9p1aeEtnsnJQZsDYD2K6uYNrSlOEkruAhFcKf0h3XTHeWiImW9MUr_T59bfzGDYWeA8E8T8tWn-Ijs8gsRYWHk/s1600/boys%2527+room+018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636093851693453394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP-lkrpQIYYpkUHoH5vauxWie-HcM2ykfa9VgKARAe6EiKzqxgEz6QL9p1aeEtnsnJQZsDYD2K6uYNrSlOEkruAhFcKf0h3XTHeWiImW9MUr_T59bfzGDYWeA8E8T8tWn-Ijs8gsRYWHk/s400/boys%2527+room+018.jpg" /></a><br />Mom, Gram and I made this pendant for him. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjh3D1hQIX-rs5LvAOIXyHIloY2VYVVskn__sV8gblWGxA_vtO1DtMo1x6sVtUe1QPZv_YlTUBszYocrKY1Wa3QLf27AHEWTJRnxCEe8oul4BvOT9GoreHJwSqPdU1ywv2BHjynjtZ3C4/s1600/boys%2527+room+100.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636094317215854418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjh3D1hQIX-rs5LvAOIXyHIloY2VYVVskn__sV8gblWGxA_vtO1DtMo1x6sVtUe1QPZv_YlTUBszYocrKY1Wa3QLf27AHEWTJRnxCEe8oul4BvOT9GoreHJwSqPdU1ywv2BHjynjtZ3C4/s400/boys%2527+room+100.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkpfvX2ja2kqkRaN5i3jjRtaPP_NaucnAe4ueYTaUmeBQkn_Bad9RsTIBkWIOu38jUetJ_JgNj1YBvzcKQT_yuxsCX1BnQbCTJOJvCATFXLd3Y5VURMxW-i2J1CM1HRgTHjBUMdI8DU49/s1600/boys%2527+room+006.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 326px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636093846065123218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkpfvX2ja2kqkRaN5i3jjRtaPP_NaucnAe4ueYTaUmeBQkn_Bad9RsTIBkWIOu38jUetJ_JgNj1YBvzcKQT_yuxsCX1BnQbCTJOJvCATFXLd3Y5VURMxW-i2J1CM1HRgTHjBUMdI8DU49/s400/boys%2527+room+006.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUa9aEK-KUADnHz-IXnoFNQ6dIHrZJ_Qofe448xStGYONX41SMVAokeUEXfp9JwpKrrDfmEB2czUnv0Y7bJYr9zrecgy_DvJmXti5y0mE6JM5aQ_kBXThRzimhsoth31qboMP5WiBiSdu/s1600/boys%2527+room+103_picnik.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 385px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636094321524468098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUa9aEK-KUADnHz-IXnoFNQ6dIHrZJ_Qofe448xStGYONX41SMVAokeUEXfp9JwpKrrDfmEB2czUnv0Y7bJYr9zrecgy_DvJmXti5y0mE6JM5aQ_kBXThRzimhsoth31qboMP5WiBiSdu/s400/boys%2527+room+103_picnik.jpg" /></a><br />Ok, Sully, we're officially ready for you to arrive!<br /><br /><em><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Max's Room: </span></strong></em><br />I adore Max's big boy room. Its such a random compilation of colors and unrelated items but it feels like a place that is really "him". What I like most is that nearly everything in it has a special meaning or a story behind it. Even the dresser was mine when I was young.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy6-nh6GXb3tKCqgrP7Pvig8Tqad9LG3RUmn3XkP44alA29aeUMTWiQ4cGzsXQ2DFFQrExbSM675QNnTw_Tq5tzyxjGBCXVJOMS_soGya9UyUWJtUy611kSrdfB0j84pwybm3kC5KzVmb/s1600/boys%2527+room+085_picnik.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092829490664210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy6-nh6GXb3tKCqgrP7Pvig8Tqad9LG3RUmn3XkP44alA29aeUMTWiQ4cGzsXQ2DFFQrExbSM675QNnTw_Tq5tzyxjGBCXVJOMS_soGya9UyUWJtUy611kSrdfB0j84pwybm3kC5KzVmb/s400/boys%2527+room+085_picnik.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfyq5q_x247afUR3oyMarOuu3DfKx-L2mCe7m7KQ_TQfQZRzoA037X0-36uh7zeK_PfvuGWpleY-zYUGU7TBrGkoVTlCPIThs2ewUp3fnzbCuP-nNdl7zDY1b2vc8kBXptYGnUkljkswB/s1600/boys%2527+room+037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092097833831522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfyq5q_x247afUR3oyMarOuu3DfKx-L2mCe7m7KQ_TQfQZRzoA037X0-36uh7zeK_PfvuGWpleY-zYUGU7TBrGkoVTlCPIThs2ewUp3fnzbCuP-nNdl7zDY1b2vc8kBXptYGnUkljkswB/s400/boys%2527+room+037.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILkw08KIKPovxKIHYBPe0JfuglUCtnipocxq95yMVcJbwe17DxJeV2YftWnTmNPqhTq12wJ-BKoUTgtN4abIGoNq0dz59lQ6vn9exxCAB_B3KUkHRX8-3Qfh6ZiV_IKOGUMOrp0_YxTV1/s1600/boys%2527+room+079.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092820719248690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILkw08KIKPovxKIHYBPe0JfuglUCtnipocxq95yMVcJbwe17DxJeV2YftWnTmNPqhTq12wJ-BKoUTgtN4abIGoNq0dz59lQ6vn9exxCAB_B3KUkHRX8-3Qfh6ZiV_IKOGUMOrp0_YxTV1/s400/boys%2527+room+079.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj8JUKrwDY7WWya3A5N05FJyVNgFBMvSOVWyIPEFPG6ZAKWBYq5P2PzJX2B1br28sSnLE20pzrdtNfJHtCfVvmAO24YmcYDJ7IJg2thfEgrkwRrxlLF5zOZwG8g6DeFX5EQAH2rYH4Ac1/s1600/boys%2527+room+071.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 286px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092130046819490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj8JUKrwDY7WWya3A5N05FJyVNgFBMvSOVWyIPEFPG6ZAKWBYq5P2PzJX2B1br28sSnLE20pzrdtNfJHtCfVvmAO24YmcYDJ7IJg2thfEgrkwRrxlLF5zOZwG8g6DeFX5EQAH2rYH4Ac1/s400/boys%2527+room+071.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkB2w18Utz0HAiSDHj1V1Q0ph3hmXu1uQpE2PaGoPmncRv5xodsF6K5cf3lD56Nvmabjkv7feLpbDHGA0s0EBSPiHQyHBoXyXneqpqthbFKQ8pVyAbiJYPWhpUoqSfugF12NsM862rUu9/s1600/boys%2527+room+064.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092120560311522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkB2w18Utz0HAiSDHj1V1Q0ph3hmXu1uQpE2PaGoPmncRv5xodsF6K5cf3lD56Nvmabjkv7feLpbDHGA0s0EBSPiHQyHBoXyXneqpqthbFKQ8pVyAbiJYPWhpUoqSfugF12NsM862rUu9/s400/boys%2527+room+064.jpg" /></a><br /><em>(You can see Max's little suitcase beside his crib. Packed and ready to go! :)</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpY566PngNv_Jxi-Lb4MiVsP8R1059UWLt3MS7RE-Lq45bOhyphenhyphentyGY1RqOFrn9kS57qr4RIeaKczo7JtFyEPQcYLni5oiNRhSVTZEwarwJXjC8fFlfO6P8PULmT-bX5AxTIvx5WqECJ3L3/s1600/boys%2527+room+056.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092114000162866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpY566PngNv_Jxi-Lb4MiVsP8R1059UWLt3MS7RE-Lq45bOhyphenhyphentyGY1RqOFrn9kS57qr4RIeaKczo7JtFyEPQcYLni5oiNRhSVTZEwarwJXjC8fFlfO6P8PULmT-bX5AxTIvx5WqECJ3L3/s400/boys%2527+room+056.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr_Y80Kyyt1yVk9d6DtYfWxq4dxKOE-SDsWsoXz62XvI71pfKnTKIaynjB2N3EYIfWKpcMGl9QKOsWiWCRFpLsQKGqlkxMHXNV1OSSs0RAOpre7DI7qbKJ2IRm47spqugbI5hV8J7gM03/s1600/boys%2527+room+049.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636092104515280162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOr_Y80Kyyt1yVk9d6DtYfWxq4dxKOE-SDsWsoXz62XvI71pfKnTKIaynjB2N3EYIfWKpcMGl9QKOsWiWCRFpLsQKGqlkxMHXNV1OSSs0RAOpre7DI7qbKJ2IRm47spqugbI5hV8J7gM03/s400/boys%2527+room+049.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Putting his puppy night-night.<br /></em><br />Normally mixing different colors of wood and throwing a black chair in a brown room would bother me, but something about it all works. My mom would call this room eclectic :)the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-45880461251313729242011-07-24T20:46:00.000-05:002011-07-24T20:55:49.230-05:00Waiting for Sullivan<div align="center">Here are a few things we've been doing to pass the time while we wait for Max's little brother to arrive...<br /><br />1) Max is learning to sort colors using his magnetic letters. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2npb6mK2smXLBUHor7KCRAkw8sQaj7BVB1_juhPAHz0zF29OUXuqUN8SjF3iYhDruq6Lh-3aW7KMVyUqBN4g7oWK8y2CtBoW3fjcNSeXCZ2TLwKQuPeqNWbufT69PiIkuWJPL_278rrTr/s1600/DSC_0482.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632358134025632562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2npb6mK2smXLBUHor7KCRAkw8sQaj7BVB1_juhPAHz0zF29OUXuqUN8SjF3iYhDruq6Lh-3aW7KMVyUqBN4g7oWK8y2CtBoW3fjcNSeXCZ2TLwKQuPeqNWbufT69PiIkuWJPL_278rrTr/s400/DSC_0482.JPG" /></a><br />Unfortunately spelling SULLIVAN isn't quite at his skill level yet so I helped with that :)<br /><br />2) We made this chain to count down the days until my due date. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAOFDXC9TikUol9vGCvzFBL2AQ_TupcbVLLeODcTbNDsQ89SHJ_dq7vrquHj8f9CqFPOUhOfl-UziJc3TsqUwRZi9MVrl8YaQulhUajuH14ZNQzlwgy1RIB8W5wsPjBO0OQz7bA5s-l6n/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+022.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632380845128842770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAOFDXC9TikUol9vGCvzFBL2AQ_TupcbVLLeODcTbNDsQ89SHJ_dq7vrquHj8f9CqFPOUhOfl-UziJc3TsqUwRZi9MVrl8YaQulhUajuH14ZNQzlwgy1RIB8W5wsPjBO0OQz7bA5s-l6n/s400/sidewalk+chalk+022.jpg" /></a><br />Max just likes the act of pulling/tearing the paper. I tell him every evening that we're "one day closer!!!" which makes him clap with excitement, but I don't think he actually knows what exactly we're one day closer to.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QzKoaYxFsfLEETSaFIQp6baB1uVKnQXAsaB2VFViSSB0yjj5xGAtxCCHYyCwnbJbv636bL7DVaf6h1r-gIxWuCspwKCrxZGqpkkkOVmxuvkj4gCnBYhxe6f0Ah2wqpdxArISHGkf74Xd/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+026.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632380848732966770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QzKoaYxFsfLEETSaFIQp6baB1uVKnQXAsaB2VFViSSB0yjj5xGAtxCCHYyCwnbJbv636bL7DVaf6h1r-gIxWuCspwKCrxZGqpkkkOVmxuvkj4gCnBYhxe6f0Ah2wqpdxArISHGkf74Xd/s400/sidewalk+chalk+026.jpg" /></a><br />I have a feeling (wishful thinking??) that we won't make it to the last link on the chain...<br /><br />4) Max loves to kiss Sullivan and point to my belly and say "baby".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBM_xBswQFqoxMN9MNO7cPI_J7tm8Jw1AVWYh96eW-0DLZfZfpl8s6UC6_K-qNX71U1kfNzgRgQmqykfM_8NQVPwuBu0MM1zU4WOewh-39jvKN4JsTNh-Fa1QGdE-UpPckyYLJemmYat6/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+047.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633093704576778466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBM_xBswQFqoxMN9MNO7cPI_J7tm8Jw1AVWYh96eW-0DLZfZfpl8s6UC6_K-qNX71U1kfNzgRgQmqykfM_8NQVPwuBu0MM1zU4WOewh-39jvKN4JsTNh-Fa1QGdE-UpPckyYLJemmYat6/s400/sidewalk+chalk+047.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Love for Sully.</em><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyiH5jlh2ZreTQ1e9enR0B7nUCAs703Sem2seN1U08y9tlG2vYsj8CuRcUgbJHQdB3Nq7FMdqtCi249n0TFKzCsmWD43zoV6QvX6_J6oTxz5lIP61ncKcvu72O3Jl5u9Fa_M_M1fhJY9E/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+053.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633093699894660546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyiH5jlh2ZreTQ1e9enR0B7nUCAs703Sem2seN1U08y9tlG2vYsj8CuRcUgbJHQdB3Nq7FMdqtCi249n0TFKzCsmWD43zoV6QvX6_J6oTxz5lIP61ncKcvu72O3Jl5u9Fa_M_M1fhJY9E/s400/sidewalk+chalk+053.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Going in for a big kiss.</em><br /><br /><div align="center">Every night when he goes to bed I tell him to say goodnight to Sullivan. He pats my tummy and says "nigh-nigh Van".<br /><br />5) There are scribbles of Sullivan's name throughout the house on random pieces of paper, coloring books and the backs of bills. I write his full name spelled out, then his initials, and even nicknames..."Sully" or "Van". Even our walkway is welcoming him in sidewalk chalk. And I'm so happy to say that we finally chose a middle name for him that feels right...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW0rxAw5VFzeg-LCz8prCzoo4_QD8TXUPxODrtskZFmrwPjQWAf3gR513c5VyX7s88BGlY55MXUd92U_TTxGlJKecnmWi_yjgecTFf4dvK5BwPa6oiAHamqM9vYTUOa0gkSXaP9lCKFVN/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632366292025376386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW0rxAw5VFzeg-LCz8prCzoo4_QD8TXUPxODrtskZFmrwPjQWAf3gR513c5VyX7s88BGlY55MXUd92U_TTxGlJKecnmWi_yjgecTFf4dvK5BwPa6oiAHamqM9vYTUOa0gkSXaP9lCKFVN/s400/sidewalk+chalk+016.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBEW2IpKUF9IrmhrW8xeTz82NwphALZYhLm0EH4u9AAE0xt4qqBZ8lz7LZpfr9O3J4bDkwoPMBKAsk3dKybuGB_I78wUkM1YG6Q9uMoBnqBji3gMz5uX9dhTtCePuyMPPwqXFxpiT-nTu/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632366309898652450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBEW2IpKUF9IrmhrW8xeTz82NwphALZYhLm0EH4u9AAE0xt4qqBZ8lz7LZpfr9O3J4bDkwoPMBKAsk3dKybuGB_I78wUkM1YG6Q9uMoBnqBji3gMz5uX9dhTtCePuyMPPwqXFxpiT-nTu/s400/sidewalk+chalk+008.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6Ete2h77qO8qLz9TLSfRdJQrK-m2Lv8_fp74qVab7ZFfNptoT-n0C81W-jLWrOCIkJBm_Vy1_DhDOciUnXG82sWo8vr8M5PVYcPlpcddWfI7S2SxWUc5Abv1E86uJqVtaHO7e6I0wKSw/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632366308476745586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6Ete2h77qO8qLz9TLSfRdJQrK-m2Lv8_fp74qVab7ZFfNptoT-n0C81W-jLWrOCIkJBm_Vy1_DhDOciUnXG82sWo8vr8M5PVYcPlpcddWfI7S2SxWUc5Abv1E86uJqVtaHO7e6I0wKSw/s400/sidewalk+chalk+010.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB0MAD5YALcffTnyFg8CSCTxk3oh2IXKbEjFaYIe2Tb5vZ27auAOJovfvjXSUEX1B_IroSuA5orbRyIUEQGF6TV6y1NMYUi343fsuBsbgOzrZM3A6a7OW5y3JaCSzk9zNGATiQKRJI4fS/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632366287539499490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB0MAD5YALcffTnyFg8CSCTxk3oh2IXKbEjFaYIe2Tb5vZ27auAOJovfvjXSUEX1B_IroSuA5orbRyIUEQGF6TV6y1NMYUi343fsuBsbgOzrZM3A6a7OW5y3JaCSzk9zNGATiQKRJI4fS/s400/sidewalk+chalk+017.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkTqp04WJtyCoJsyx8SRhP8VVcuBeVdJBTc0jsNPa01y63-j3nh4xZnmN-SlN1_Y0b7GRViBGv7qk5pjk_dWam3Y3Z-SPO-2nOOkCyjkqmmrTLCNBArJaRU9bBnlACFIlHUs7medrfBQ9/s1600/sidewalk+chalk+015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632366296323445634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkTqp04WJtyCoJsyx8SRhP8VVcuBeVdJBTc0jsNPa01y63-j3nh4xZnmN-SlN1_Y0b7GRViBGv7qk5pjk_dWam3Y3Z-SPO-2nOOkCyjkqmmrTLCNBArJaRU9bBnlACFIlHUs7medrfBQ9/s400/sidewalk+chalk+015.jpg" /></a><br />Random pic: The day we moved into the new house they were pouring concrete on the sidewalk out front. I caught it just before it was too dry etch our name in it.</div></div></div></div></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-36222473579269581962011-07-19T21:37:00.001-05:002011-07-19T23:01:13.188-05:00Introducing the next Rory McIlroy...Max has been watching a good amount of golf lately. I'm sure it sounds odd that out of all sports on TV golf happens to be my favorite to watch. Its relaxing and I get really into the individual players and their stories. Billy thinks its comical that I will fight him over watching 5 minutes of a Royals game on television, but will spend hours watching golf.<br /><br />We were tuned in to the British Open this weekend and Max would sit with us contently. Intermitently he would point at the screen and say "Goff!"...just to be sure Billy and I knew what it was that we were watching.<br /><br />We decided that if he was ever going to be the next young golf prodigy he atleast needed his first set of clubs. Rory McIlroy was driving a golf ball 40 yards by the time he was 2 years old. No kidding. So my little Maxman better get busy since he's already over the toddler hill at 17 months old ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfhVKLBK-gRIWhAEbDX-KIvmyme114fmtG-rDkof15s9-LvYWTUDtmVJi7V9hhYU3UuD2AL-cSyvQgY1T56GTRYQ1wknSrfyuqMogbOeWPEuZ8K06NY0oSfemnJ4jMGzrFgJaLWA7YB5i/s1600/Golf+038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274620038425618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfhVKLBK-gRIWhAEbDX-KIvmyme114fmtG-rDkof15s9-LvYWTUDtmVJi7V9hhYU3UuD2AL-cSyvQgY1T56GTRYQ1wknSrfyuqMogbOeWPEuZ8K06NY0oSfemnJ4jMGzrFgJaLWA7YB5i/s400/Golf+038.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4CcRPT-zSo-Epljz79cIWAz_RolM-PMUE5wWUPy3VzGcFqGAWSbEEBsm1whKkGN8rZGQ3L7RgccMCX0xOJCLI6NKYgigt54JWc5epa5XYO8uAaqFQrMLIzWLbIuyVqcSnikOiJwpnomB/s1600/Golf+037.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 298px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274610445484306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4CcRPT-zSo-Epljz79cIWAz_RolM-PMUE5wWUPy3VzGcFqGAWSbEEBsm1whKkGN8rZGQ3L7RgccMCX0xOJCLI6NKYgigt54JWc5epa5XYO8uAaqFQrMLIzWLbIuyVqcSnikOiJwpnomB/s400/Golf+037.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJi8QHdeuwA92cIPUJiL5hH70rTDyMYkRnpQRpmF_OIza0dxh8hYsSLuwmu294zJtUYAm6vfrSHZAcjUiJpUUBmerp9vNFxuNYHXR7r_7GAZyuv0miQLZH3Hk4_o_KkFxKJ4gA10YoJ1t/s1600/Golf+015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274268414997154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJi8QHdeuwA92cIPUJiL5hH70rTDyMYkRnpQRpmF_OIza0dxh8hYsSLuwmu294zJtUYAm6vfrSHZAcjUiJpUUBmerp9vNFxuNYHXR7r_7GAZyuv0miQLZH3Hk4_o_KkFxKJ4gA10YoJ1t/s400/Golf+015.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ7hW6jW18EPVx77Vd_B66wiWn8_8LDJRndV41SYPKLBMSK6fVTrNpVOw8bgeqqtPp58PzvftJpcHuRd8Orvr8mMEAT__AV5rKCEtBXdVOdezA2gSCqxurGREkF1cl2ZD4-jgq5LTcF39/s1600/Golf+014.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274260869692210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ7hW6jW18EPVx77Vd_B66wiWn8_8LDJRndV41SYPKLBMSK6fVTrNpVOw8bgeqqtPp58PzvftJpcHuRd8Orvr8mMEAT__AV5rKCEtBXdVOdezA2gSCqxurGREkF1cl2ZD4-jgq5LTcF39/s400/Golf+014.jpg" /></a><br />Max played with his new golf set all afternoon. He'd put the ball on the floor and whack at it. We admittedly need to work on the swing a little. He also thought the little "putting cup" it came with was a hat and tried to wear it on his head. Like I said...we've got a few kinks to work out, but we're making progress :)<br /><br />Getting lessons from our in-house golf pro...Dada.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ACgEvb1LiMJ3p6Qh5YDakr724R2-YiXGYYLm4sIx5Aku4onDZVKnSeh-v64KlIJhIYWwRtIVw3sixGIUDdaRbesr_UeFmleM-IJoMehv20jDliyiXRlVizaNS8HQxnpXIWkmdPqRtGW0/s1600/Golf+023.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 336px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274280068799010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ACgEvb1LiMJ3p6Qh5YDakr724R2-YiXGYYLm4sIx5Aku4onDZVKnSeh-v64KlIJhIYWwRtIVw3sixGIUDdaRbesr_UeFmleM-IJoMehv20jDliyiXRlVizaNS8HQxnpXIWkmdPqRtGW0/s400/Golf+023.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-Qbj_lpTjoIQO1B1i3P4p1FMG918TTwaqEOdcNefnAdJ5jx-e0GSmcRpIcQTTtjy_QX3E-o-kPZ1uG4jkSC38H14noykSN3LwsAAil-ybDK-lo6b7SxpYQZ5vJnumDQ38ykSjAYdSWqh/s1600/Golf+018.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 263px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274276215865394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-Qbj_lpTjoIQO1B1i3P4p1FMG918TTwaqEOdcNefnAdJ5jx-e0GSmcRpIcQTTtjy_QX3E-o-kPZ1uG4jkSC38H14noykSN3LwsAAil-ybDK-lo6b7SxpYQZ5vJnumDQ38ykSjAYdSWqh/s400/Golf+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I think he needs a caddy...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0Hg33IPTgF_M5rU3GhM_UAY_IiihR_W2KUq3x6lv8TSRrUhfGuTiOnZIQbisiUkbOfaG0_pxxhlRRwezyYq_aRpGdaA_fcsXI2OgCPcJy7xoodLhw5IbUgvfCfP140utYtTDhDZcUPIT/s1600/Golf+008.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 252px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631274254488955698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0Hg33IPTgF_M5rU3GhM_UAY_IiihR_W2KUq3x6lv8TSRrUhfGuTiOnZIQbisiUkbOfaG0_pxxhlRRwezyYq_aRpGdaA_fcsXI2OgCPcJy7xoodLhw5IbUgvfCfP140utYtTDhDZcUPIT/s400/Golf+008.jpg" /></a>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-57154045219159810072011-07-14T07:02:00.004-05:002011-07-14T10:23:52.560-05:00The Color BlueDear Max,<br /><br />I'm convinced that the color blue was made for you.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t2WF1TbSJ7rDeb0ZMnjnmPrHI3Pr4-elC76MmA3foO685DofSlLl4wrDy3v_JE3e9rYsw6p9B_fXzeb-lOCPeqDauSXCA6u1-i-60NKvCg3ezq3GlUm6xKAEXxgVWvt0iJonbdTdmz78/s1600/DSC_0479.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629216345961803490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t2WF1TbSJ7rDeb0ZMnjnmPrHI3Pr4-elC76MmA3foO685DofSlLl4wrDy3v_JE3e9rYsw6p9B_fXzeb-lOCPeqDauSXCA6u1-i-60NKvCg3ezq3GlUm6xKAEXxgVWvt0iJonbdTdmz78/s400/DSC_0479.JPG" /></a><br />When you're wearing this color and the light hits your eyes just right they are the brightest aqua blue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImneNlIeLFrmNUnZ3Gaj-8xvhBxXeHVsdeVCUxtHEvRLnqLRDCs2_3LMGCAJnNx-Wu4yCL1TsAgOTOX0CtR566_lMTQWAE3OOWCrkQVWMGKknj2ZezYuH8zg6P71XjG_tOM6724BxSwpH/s1600/DSC_0476.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 339px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629216351953976754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImneNlIeLFrmNUnZ3Gaj-8xvhBxXeHVsdeVCUxtHEvRLnqLRDCs2_3LMGCAJnNx-Wu4yCL1TsAgOTOX0CtR566_lMTQWAE3OOWCrkQVWMGKknj2ZezYuH8zg6P71XjG_tOM6724BxSwpH/s400/DSC_0476.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My whole heart,<br />Mommathe Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-40729472275797434792011-07-10T23:05:00.001-05:002011-07-10T23:14:30.230-05:00Finger PaintingFirst of all, whoever decided this activity was to be called "finger painting" did not have kids. Or hasn't met my kid. Or maybe had older kids with a sense self control when they decided that the paint would be restricted to the fingers only. What we did was more like whole-body painting. Not that I expected he'd only get paint on his hands...it was just comical to me to say the words <em>finger painting</em> when my son was standing in front me looking like this...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6RCwXdx_xZ9kAT4hbyHnpZ7rP5j87rO79AnUKyPVzLRujYYnlYvhs-7TIHI9ph_SllpHSN3SuLBlMqYicsuJhnAxrnJse0SBpWhaHPdKL-tr3YHpbxdtEwZXLqQ0hjMAjGf9-7ojwowY/s1600/DSC_05211.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 253px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627935170650977314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6RCwXdx_xZ9kAT4hbyHnpZ7rP5j87rO79AnUKyPVzLRujYYnlYvhs-7TIHI9ph_SllpHSN3SuLBlMqYicsuJhnAxrnJse0SBpWhaHPdKL-tr3YHpbxdtEwZXLqQ0hjMAjGf9-7ojwowY/s400/DSC_05211.jpg" /></a><br />I guess maybe Max is a little young to be finger painting but it sounded like fun. Especially since coloring and scribbling on paper are at the top of his list of things he loves to do these days. When he sees a blank sheet of paper he always asks "color? color?"<br /><br />Plus his Aunt Erin and Uncle Matt got him a gift certificate to <a href="http://www.tpindesigns.com/T-Pin_Designs/T-Pin_Designs.html">T-Pin Designs</a> for his first birthday and we needed some artwork to create our cards from.<br /><br />It didn't take him long to catch on to the concept.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrE2yDtPrLF856lO59kyurF-L79tV5X3wmoHkoxtw6v8hdS-RU3Q2lsk-dzeHePfzAprRJaMiq1w9atLRE38AQH7_MbNVVXJPiPiAK5YnupoY-ffCxZxa9i1_aRMvUXltPdfqu97AJXDg/s1600/DSC_0475.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 360px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627937184406608274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrE2yDtPrLF856lO59kyurF-L79tV5X3wmoHkoxtw6v8hdS-RU3Q2lsk-dzeHePfzAprRJaMiq1w9atLRE38AQH7_MbNVVXJPiPiAK5YnupoY-ffCxZxa9i1_aRMvUXltPdfqu97AJXDg/s400/DSC_0475.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Max was in the groove. It was like watching a crazy little artist create a master piece.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyNSLDflT4XfBmvpXRE0hP7zNse8hH05s8lAY_l1NIDWJIbExizdfv21Ee75HJ_1jhbErujvFBr5ijtvQm612qIX8xCeNLzdoU4AtQJ9je-vtcyMOZhXM9xsq4YzjTUvVOQds6XO2l99s/s1600/DSC_0483.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627937188251763394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyNSLDflT4XfBmvpXRE0hP7zNse8hH05s8lAY_l1NIDWJIbExizdfv21Ee75HJ_1jhbErujvFBr5ijtvQm612qIX8xCeNLzdoU4AtQJ9je-vtcyMOZhXM9xsq4YzjTUvVOQds6XO2l99s/s400/DSC_0483.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVU-Ze2FkcYFPujPQF9Y7sy4vboBAjvc7z5cnVZ2pLmOxkh8oTWWb6y-sRCN5Tm436i5UYorHLdFQIoNtXMWbdEKp1bHkFztHBk_rVtBspldOer-qCJqxTzDYupOAXGMyvGxSr5gmquS3/s1600/DSC_0487.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627937189086417010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVU-Ze2FkcYFPujPQF9Y7sy4vboBAjvc7z5cnVZ2pLmOxkh8oTWWb6y-sRCN5Tm436i5UYorHLdFQIoNtXMWbdEKp1bHkFztHBk_rVtBspldOer-qCJqxTzDYupOAXGMyvGxSr5gmquS3/s400/DSC_0487.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzdfBG0YLosgPr3qj0IGET-oSdtu3srrhOQ2mZAkKBoHm3f9G9z2tHmhgLQ6a9-0k5ZQqN2dvvDo-CRxO7r6sJ7t6bT_aGRIFIHoNjTni1ICieqOAJztavzfueo5OOtGpK4-aNPPUZIcI/s1600/DSC_0496.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627937196614830946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzdfBG0YLosgPr3qj0IGET-oSdtu3srrhOQ2mZAkKBoHm3f9G9z2tHmhgLQ6a9-0k5ZQqN2dvvDo-CRxO7r6sJ7t6bT_aGRIFIHoNjTni1ICieqOAJztavzfueo5OOtGpK4-aNPPUZIcI/s400/DSC_0496.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixryZnXonG2InjT6AwO1OPQsLeaA-Gx-ND3KGkeADZtIXWqciDiI4Uwr9vd1OSMRnafHAwELj2MF_mfyjWnL15RVkrs60jz5K0GCnzAuNA9j0rD-PK8OrVNk8qCUwm7viKT7_9Llg4lAkv/s1600/DSC_0502.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627937202251028818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixryZnXonG2InjT6AwO1OPQsLeaA-Gx-ND3KGkeADZtIXWqciDiI4Uwr9vd1OSMRnafHAwELj2MF_mfyjWnL15RVkrs60jz5K0GCnzAuNA9j0rD-PK8OrVNk8qCUwm7viKT7_9Llg4lAkv/s400/DSC_0502.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC6APk4Mmf5rMWaY52yCg3p_rj-G1fdryjBlyHm4uQZO_TxBXvU1aImr6ZSCsQ31ZDEqnYGK9qBiyVRr3vxb56n_lIE4mip0qQTQYwYF1GgWxFM4Bh5TwZZXmVmT_mhN_4vg3XQnM4OKc/s1600/DSC_05181.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627939054001879890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC6APk4Mmf5rMWaY52yCg3p_rj-G1fdryjBlyHm4uQZO_TxBXvU1aImr6ZSCsQ31ZDEqnYGK9qBiyVRr3vxb56n_lIE4mip0qQTQYwYF1GgWxFM4Bh5TwZZXmVmT_mhN_4vg3XQnM4OKc/s400/DSC_05181.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9J3UZI-QF8uhaq92-nLpz82clU2V5zvU88BkvmTW5wjeRRv8i5xbvdURl5haGWr6gTtDgD9LE0q7-5FDOJA0xWObE3-jlp2RB_PwRjpFDPLEkTu7wPP2Y_GAIzF0gdhqegCpYPtz2wzZ/s1600/DSC_05081.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 324px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627939051447637170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9J3UZI-QF8uhaq92-nLpz82clU2V5zvU88BkvmTW5wjeRRv8i5xbvdURl5haGWr6gTtDgD9LE0q7-5FDOJA0xWObE3-jlp2RB_PwRjpFDPLEkTu7wPP2Y_GAIzF0gdhqegCpYPtz2wzZ/s400/DSC_05081.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLV1ChZksCDFMSxyB0VCJsqJ-tsQtQCIX7aO30yGA5lnz1jxNmmzaKVJkKcH6W6rQBbvpaCX_2M_17owU-HDT_6VgXVL22NxY4mMA6H86RjkVgLoI0-7JHgiuECbJSqHDzm7Cb-FYA5jv/s1600/DSC_05061.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627939827402001762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLV1ChZksCDFMSxyB0VCJsqJ-tsQtQCIX7aO30yGA5lnz1jxNmmzaKVJkKcH6W6rQBbvpaCX_2M_17owU-HDT_6VgXVL22NxY4mMA6H86RjkVgLoI0-7JHgiuECbJSqHDzm7Cb-FYA5jv/s400/DSC_05061.jpg" /></a><br /><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627939060588213746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIFc9yzVmg6xL7kp8R8qkQkrRcr7grvkRnTnu-fzRV_-1Dv14I-jK78UtD0dUdFxAjPMYY51cGd_yV5H-pQaB2u3uftCpn6IDlPNi0h2gTnOvS-z24OWgxRfQJJvaAeHBCRothMP47z15/s400/DSC_05221.jpg" /><br />My creative genius. Ready for a bath.the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-31582314311195537492011-07-08T09:35:00.003-05:002011-07-08T11:40:57.190-05:00If summer had a flavor......I think it would taste like watermelon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqUMaMOCzOvkyNJjlpsMXzxLkxDDgNvWkCZ2RkeuHc_7FTjXz2Ci09hp0L-euIPInoEDEJP-PtcIBqhV0YRipjyRF85dk5KMed_2Ujht1nwozfgpwCKzfvrNCzvyI7RshyphenhyphenQJyykRV7Kg4/s1600/4th+of+July+-+Watermelon+-+109.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 292px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626660392465233954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqUMaMOCzOvkyNJjlpsMXzxLkxDDgNvWkCZ2RkeuHc_7FTjXz2Ci09hp0L-euIPInoEDEJP-PtcIBqhV0YRipjyRF85dk5KMed_2Ujht1nwozfgpwCKzfvrNCzvyI7RshyphenhyphenQJyykRV7Kg4/s400/4th+of+July+-+Watermelon+-+109.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbhnZH58HUvqqiSvWadrBUuut-Miy2BQ7X92pOdtgu9BPKi3S5SMoxOLLjHYLuo4e66Q6JfxcXaqkg4ds5gNKIOKlHFdUeRovSoP4ineQD6IY8Bp_Ls7kDOg70JpNgap2K1U8oF4gUgbX/s1600/4th+of+July+-+Watermelon+-+109.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN1ox8cQtiZ5buXL5RihO3Tp04VB8r_2QPxop1a_xeuJtYTrTYTo4EW1F3mjEsxenTJ6MtB55GhTqvyqnr0EXKL5DB5EZ1lCPG7qwdbKbaEIE_CQh-47POle_pvg98tyXQvyGBAtUeuRD/s1600/4th+of+July+-+Watermelon+-+106.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626656086230536034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN1ox8cQtiZ5buXL5RihO3Tp04VB8r_2QPxop1a_xeuJtYTrTYTo4EW1F3mjEsxenTJ6MtB55GhTqvyqnr0EXKL5DB5EZ1lCPG7qwdbKbaEIE_CQh-47POle_pvg98tyXQvyGBAtUeuRD/s400/4th+of+July+-+Watermelon+-+106.jpg" /></a>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-43912502777512536142011-07-07T07:56:00.006-05:002011-07-07T11:00:02.479-05:00My point of view : 34 weeks<div><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVmxLuP_sQMa5yvDff0q4q1HxgW8VaXwuqv3Zvxdtq5rP0e1MCmd9Eq1jyq4jkPVVxQflIxYySqFXfjq8Z22OKiZeutgPS7pFRFR670EHSSkZxZMbLWhc_M3gZxOX9-RXYEn39-WtxlL1/s1600/Summer+674.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 354px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625993289606124354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVmxLuP_sQMa5yvDff0q4q1HxgW8VaXwuqv3Zvxdtq5rP0e1MCmd9Eq1jyq4jkPVVxQflIxYySqFXfjq8Z22OKiZeutgPS7pFRFR670EHSSkZxZMbLWhc_M3gZxOX9-RXYEn39-WtxlL1/s400/Summer+674.jpg" /></a></em><em>
<br />Photo taken by Billy on our way to lunch the other afternoon.
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<br />Here I am <em>about</em> 34 weeks pregnant with Max...maybe more like 33.
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<br />And now here I am at 34 weeks with Sullivan.
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<br />Aside from the fact that I definitely look bigger with Sullivan, I've surprisingly had less weight gain. Billy swears I already look as pregnant as I did the day I delivered Max (why, thanks for the compliment honey :), but I can tell you I definitely don't feel nearly as uncomfortable or ready yet.
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<br />Its kind of interesting to compare the two experiences. There are a lot of similarities, but some definite differences too. I started showing at about the same time with both...around 17 weeks, but I'm expanding much more "out front" with Sullivan where as I was "wider" with Max. I almost wish I had done the belly cast with Max now, just to see the difference since pictures can be deceiving.
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<br />With Max I felt great, but I was categorized as "high risk" due to blood test results fairly early in my pregnancy. It caused a lot of worry in the beginning even though I knew deep down that everything was going to be fine. I read all the books, took my blood pressure every day and spent my free time strategically buying up every item that I could possibly need for a newborn baby. I wasn't one of those crazy paranoid pregnant women, but I definitely was much more "focused" last time.
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<br />With this little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">butterbean</span> I feel just as great, with only one exception...lack of energy. To be more specific...I actually HAVE energy, but I also have a very skilled mini energy-zapper that happens to live in my house. I don't have the luxury of laying around, taking long baths and reading "Pregnancy & Newborn" with my feet up every evening. This time I'm chasing my sweet little mister around the house and hoping I remember to take my prenatal vitamin at some point during the day. All while the stack of unread pregnancy magazines is growing on the nightstand.
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<br />One of the greatest advantages of experiencing this a second time around, though, is that I'm 100% confident in what my body is capable of. Even with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">scary</span> news last time that I might develop <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">pre</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">eclampsia</span>, my body took it day by day. Slowly putting together the most perfect little baby and taking care of both of us. Keeping him safe and healthy and growing.
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<br />Its so wild how little control we actually have over the whole process.
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<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Counterintuitive</span> to what people might think, everything about this pregnancy feels more relaxed and less rushed. I have so much more on my plate, but I'm not worried how I'm going to get it all done this time. Maybe I've given up on trying to be in control or maybe I'm in denial. Either way I'm blissfully floating through this experience like I don't have a care in the world.
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<br />I'm very aware that my life is going to turn <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">upside down</span> again once the baby is born. But I'll get it figured out. I felt like my world was spinning out of control when I saw those two lines on the pregnancy test many weeks ago and now look at me? I would have never guessed how peaceful I would feel in just a short amount of time.
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<br />At any rate I know the real challenge still lies ahead.
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<br />In the meantime, I’m enjoying the calm that comes with the familiar experience of growing a baby and the confidence I have in myself. It may not last forever, but it sure feels good right now.</div>
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<br />the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-68064043413246779412011-07-05T19:38:00.001-05:002011-07-05T21:52:18.700-05:00Independence DayWe had such a memorable 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> of July this year. We spent most of our time outside. Max in his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">swimmy</span> diaper. A continuous rotation of meat coming off the grill and the smell of fireworks in the air. I felt like we were well on our way to giving Max the kind of Independence Day I remember as a kid.<br /><br />I will credit our dear friend, Julia, with bringing the patriotic spirit to the party. She introduced fireworks to Max and convinced me to let him stay up to watch the display at night and I'm so glad we did. <br /><br />This was actually the "3rd of July". We had a little gathering with close friends and neighbors...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRplrQ_BcGUkvIDVyrOoveiREEwnt5Zebt21LO2qgfz7VC-Je2HmM_NnbxgNFUNpsioy7r20exdKTVfwVLzSRfs61BRTTAATD_1y_bZamAbRiLmbOe7S_AG6T-n2k3j92pTUZ_f37WMrMs/s1600/Summer+569.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 365px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625945750698331042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRplrQ_BcGUkvIDVyrOoveiREEwnt5Zebt21LO2qgfz7VC-Je2HmM_NnbxgNFUNpsioy7r20exdKTVfwVLzSRfs61BRTTAATD_1y_bZamAbRiLmbOe7S_AG6T-n2k3j92pTUZ_f37WMrMs/s400/Summer+569.jpg" /></a><br />Julia brought smoke bombs and Max was so excited. Not only because they were shaped like a "ball", but he loved trying to catch the colored smoke in his hands. We went through the whole package pretty quickly. As soon as one was finished he'd run over and ask for "more ball?" and then carry it over to Julia to light.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pc2onfFRRnlagl-Wr5k6UIU-0lraDKt_tikz1IAWAqh3eHrNYkguK5wtgbAHkEAjtjgd4qazQXHUAEpp14ikO_sRStKV09asIcX2d33ZRUvas1V9xVN7SqUiLlDRWKjUR15sKLKlPNtU/s1600/Summer+578.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625945759912306290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pc2onfFRRnlagl-Wr5k6UIU-0lraDKt_tikz1IAWAqh3eHrNYkguK5wtgbAHkEAjtjgd4qazQXHUAEpp14ikO_sRStKV09asIcX2d33ZRUvas1V9xVN7SqUiLlDRWKjUR15sKLKlPNtU/s400/Summer+578.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKggJQGxr-NQyhXU8avfd1XeLBgVnXUU4TrF-WH_KQJvKMTX_7Q-xFm9IrkzWfcQUAESu5-vrg8FL6gWrmwjBZe2JIwiNtIwQonC2gs2Bx_FQxBvM2l0om8YvASStanxT6cZ53Uy0_980G/s1600/Summer+599.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625945775764104914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKggJQGxr-NQyhXU8avfd1XeLBgVnXUU4TrF-WH_KQJvKMTX_7Q-xFm9IrkzWfcQUAESu5-vrg8FL6gWrmwjBZe2JIwiNtIwQonC2gs2Bx_FQxBvM2l0om8YvASStanxT6cZ53Uy0_980G/s400/Summer+599.jpg" /></a><br />Lounging with Aunt Erin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtOzM2WELCzmpFK9_5bN1RCX9Lc81xiCc_yVGHcfJInRseEyUnBkUd07N-GMDoH216dQ82f7WG8vgFyr7otF9Z1NOtc3Hkq2k9CMmWhWpBb0Mp3k9iB9_DJgUIxK0dHkTMSux83hImI-I/s1600/Summer+590.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625945769422934978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtOzM2WELCzmpFK9_5bN1RCX9Lc81xiCc_yVGHcfJInRseEyUnBkUd07N-GMDoH216dQ82f7WG8vgFyr7otF9Z1NOtc3Hkq2k9CMmWhWpBb0Mp3k9iB9_DJgUIxK0dHkTMSux83hImI-I/s400/Summer+590.jpg" /></a><br />The next coolest thing ever was Snap Pops! I thought he'd be scared of them but he had a blast throwing them on the ground and hearing the pop.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyFmz3iFABMDIwpMVARRZg-Mn9Ttv4vWBVHfKMzgJI86IzXpp6sF-7LYw5JyhgfwXhP9tL_bP-4QCH-UL6AHuhAUA_etRmJevIh0VM009YR6Nx7ZQPP_tLRIl30wEPa09glz4JLexj72K/s1600/Summer+651.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 346px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946157575801506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyFmz3iFABMDIwpMVARRZg-Mn9Ttv4vWBVHfKMzgJI86IzXpp6sF-7LYw5JyhgfwXhP9tL_bP-4QCH-UL6AHuhAUA_etRmJevIh0VM009YR6Nx7ZQPP_tLRIl30wEPa09glz4JLexj72K/s400/Summer+651.jpg" /></a><br />Uncle Matt helping with the aqua socks :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gfZWbhoP20gcbO9t9h9YmJZuA6MQE4IwRwHfxXEy4oVETuZEXIjCwjm4P_LeKm3iiaEox_RUL1Swe3RbyGddBCp5yLHEJInwzK1uwHFjn2yBprIr6YqUKR3hIGGTg1O7bUdt0q4o9il_/s1600/Summer+625.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946149073836514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gfZWbhoP20gcbO9t9h9YmJZuA6MQE4IwRwHfxXEy4oVETuZEXIjCwjm4P_LeKm3iiaEox_RUL1Swe3RbyGddBCp5yLHEJInwzK1uwHFjn2yBprIr6YqUKR3hIGGTg1O7bUdt0q4o9il_/s400/Summer+625.jpg" /></a><br />Starring contest with Sam...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADiyD0zhNsNAxJJVoj3jPyOZKfh5-RNMPIUFTnECX_lJgMJ1voJp72oBsgbXss7SKKx2x7j7zx6h6rq-M1aU4ueqopr06JVOznOFyavd5iK10F6uO6MOxaIASJBy9oFo8R1NUejCZ7Nnq/s1600/Summer+620.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946143410285842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADiyD0zhNsNAxJJVoj3jPyOZKfh5-RNMPIUFTnECX_lJgMJ1voJp72oBsgbXss7SKKx2x7j7zx6h6rq-M1aU4ueqopr06JVOznOFyavd5iK10F6uO6MOxaIASJBy9oFo8R1NUejCZ7Nnq/s400/Summer+620.jpg" /></a><br />Can I get in trouble for a picture like this??<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4c5mbjcYrdO_fpW9Xs0TyKs7blEglT8_N0bT6ukVa8nokX1nauCfx-Trrb0Q2KurvB4Te4knSGpQHvWGB4vDxlR_ANyMF9yaVkLfuH1zwFH0rpImIKiIgLn127JVhC2fAeeEngkMXAor/s1600/Summer+601.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 314px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625945788025201330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4c5mbjcYrdO_fpW9Xs0TyKs7blEglT8_N0bT6ukVa8nokX1nauCfx-Trrb0Q2KurvB4Te4knSGpQHvWGB4vDxlR_ANyMF9yaVkLfuH1zwFH0rpImIKiIgLn127JVhC2fAeeEngkMXAor/s400/Summer+601.jpg" /></a><br />Julia and Max<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdZUClp3kZ9MOVOmHhn0senUALwLdmVE7Jc1MoHIGXkwVdzRE1sKrDKLk5lpKI5OOIBMOw3Ru2Eu0zzwXg_96zcXsqOQfPnW-ctA5t8eWIYGhI-xLQDQN-HMnvboJi_jCWrXbR6eNX-1v/s1600/Summer+618.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946122187385010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdZUClp3kZ9MOVOmHhn0senUALwLdmVE7Jc1MoHIGXkwVdzRE1sKrDKLk5lpKI5OOIBMOw3Ru2Eu0zzwXg_96zcXsqOQfPnW-ctA5t8eWIYGhI-xLQDQN-HMnvboJi_jCWrXbR6eNX-1v/s400/Summer+618.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2t8UKbSq0pePN2c6bBgHKDU1hYycFoU5i6_igqMIffdrKV5K3Rh9KTp0nensKHb9Z3RI92lPPt52jsiI_Hl0SMstlExU1mSXGFt6Fo2q9OSrJTEckn9kYCjygg2YjDUyRLNjXpAYCBza/s1600/Summer+615.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946113138454786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2t8UKbSq0pePN2c6bBgHKDU1hYycFoU5i6_igqMIffdrKV5K3Rh9KTp0nensKHb9Z3RI92lPPt52jsiI_Hl0SMstlExU1mSXGFt6Fo2q9OSrJTEckn9kYCjygg2YjDUyRLNjXpAYCBza/s400/Summer+615.jpg" /></a><br />This looks mean, but he kept asking us to splash him in the face. He just laughed and laughed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpV-z5GTHrsSykxMgsxFaS-_6bDjoFXqdoTVgrQVqmmZg7zs7qyDBe4q1A434xJ4pptFIOPMWdngX375IEObO9m4R_MABrprZh3NhmNGCyXmidg3x3UIne6svVyCDWh7O2lFs_POg9pAV/s1600/Summer+658.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946452031727250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpV-z5GTHrsSykxMgsxFaS-_6bDjoFXqdoTVgrQVqmmZg7zs7qyDBe4q1A434xJ4pptFIOPMWdngX375IEObO9m4R_MABrprZh3NhmNGCyXmidg3x3UIne6svVyCDWh7O2lFs_POg9pAV/s400/Summer+658.jpg" /></a><br />I have no idea how many brats and dogs he had throughout the day. Check out the little sausage legs too :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ePD1cEy9i4XXgTQ3eQR_htNlvqdy8EUhSfhaWuzeRNmOSZ7mc7X97BpvzHa-XZq9mGT9b7qYZmfO-FXH-3ZxKMsEs99iIj4FxqpiftwbRjpI-bA1ZYK1KspcMNs7hFNEFoVsVrIvhtwF/s1600/Summer+657.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946444815937874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ePD1cEy9i4XXgTQ3eQR_htNlvqdy8EUhSfhaWuzeRNmOSZ7mc7X97BpvzHa-XZq9mGT9b7qYZmfO-FXH-3ZxKMsEs99iIj4FxqpiftwbRjpI-bA1ZYK1KspcMNs7hFNEFoVsVrIvhtwF/s400/Summer+657.jpg" /></a><br />Playing with the neighbor boy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ar8ILdS9h6NALOUmyz_is4NeOp-26nqVkLYryNk1uwLX7Vh5rz1Uuf2J1mctwbWqcpxLNCqjgeDRk4VCfjLZVRluLv2SBggTLEKW1FI1_2oKHPkyQK54pu9JXKh6yNNdDeE6GShujXxt/s1600/Summer+684.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 365px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946485535620002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ar8ILdS9h6NALOUmyz_is4NeOp-26nqVkLYryNk1uwLX7Vh5rz1Uuf2J1mctwbWqcpxLNCqjgeDRk4VCfjLZVRluLv2SBggTLEKW1FI1_2oKHPkyQK54pu9JXKh6yNNdDeE6GShujXxt/s400/Summer+684.jpg" /></a><br />Billy and Julia ran the fireworks display out front.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY42hVwyrbCQ2hHZy_qHCnnsUL_rf6jHg7AyxUdr35skM_45StLSrm1eEBVhrQ6A1HyYie8nuX7StUijp6T5vEYM08Nybag28m70qH3dzhcGOc0S9-KJzQXQQi1uwxbMYj20II2a2ubKAa/s1600/Summer+665.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 273px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946463744115538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY42hVwyrbCQ2hHZy_qHCnnsUL_rf6jHg7AyxUdr35skM_45StLSrm1eEBVhrQ6A1HyYie8nuX7StUijp6T5vEYM08Nybag28m70qH3dzhcGOc0S9-KJzQXQQi1uwxbMYj20II2a2ubKAa/s400/Summer+665.jpg" /></a><br />All ready for bed, but getting to stay up late to watch fireworks. He was being mesmerized by a sparkler in this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NBXRbWEly9NNcuNV9phDEgN7IUqeQuIIVvFOLmrHSWV4pDLmBAkLqcb8cfRN6ZrOGoPCTTiqklioMo46_xsS346zBhh4sLJhrqty7oYykEwiKrvSLiFAxXICscqkQFa1N6hZllreoIok/s1600/Summer+696.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 395px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946859516636706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NBXRbWEly9NNcuNV9phDEgN7IUqeQuIIVvFOLmrHSWV4pDLmBAkLqcb8cfRN6ZrOGoPCTTiqklioMo46_xsS346zBhh4sLJhrqty7oYykEwiKrvSLiFAxXICscqkQFa1N6hZllreoIok/s400/Summer+696.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroWFtzXf4BjeoQcd9ZFO9EDZ0DCO8cyNEdDwq5fsXcJZu5osIcDeDcRU1F_Yw58XnlMrQ1aR4XmIwPw6ydlQK1P88N_iq0f9aWJKb-aP5scM4P7FLpM65h1H_JkGlZdlJJOmBj3zgSfLn/s1600/Summer+681.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 294px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946472498862706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroWFtzXf4BjeoQcd9ZFO9EDZ0DCO8cyNEdDwq5fsXcJZu5osIcDeDcRU1F_Yw58XnlMrQ1aR4XmIwPw6ydlQK1P88N_iq0f9aWJKb-aP5scM4P7FLpM65h1H_JkGlZdlJJOmBj3zgSfLn/s400/Summer+681.jpg" /></a><br />"Look at that Uncle Matt!"<br />Well worth keeping him up until 10pm.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx20MLd_jlf99eO_ZUsjDFggztBuEX1ckFp5_LpW7KyQNA0OO58hJ_bQmruJZW-ooyLzjMrilUTTu_phUscqqapmXRyzSu6mgqPgu4OjZJ_9dknab6oq95CfUJWe0UC7dpdgma9AXndeNq/s1600/Summer+690.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 335px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946844465488050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx20MLd_jlf99eO_ZUsjDFggztBuEX1ckFp5_LpW7KyQNA0OO58hJ_bQmruJZW-ooyLzjMrilUTTu_phUscqqapmXRyzSu6mgqPgu4OjZJ_9dknab6oq95CfUJWe0UC7dpdgma9AXndeNq/s400/Summer+690.jpg" /></a><br />Then the ice cream man stopped by!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGuZTYh5W6NkoTqhnKpMEP_iza2i2EdVqn4qyKALRGBJbXhV2FJHZMjPt1K_quBX0zQLve8jXkt__1gGhgI1kQprDn6pwbgle0aALhlGNc80vhb1cYloT-a0300QwuZiycxVNl3RfGW9t/s1600/Summer+694.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946873513174434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGuZTYh5W6NkoTqhnKpMEP_iza2i2EdVqn4qyKALRGBJbXhV2FJHZMjPt1K_quBX0zQLve8jXkt__1gGhgI1kQprDn6pwbgle0aALhlGNc80vhb1cYloT-a0300QwuZiycxVNl3RfGW9t/s400/Summer+694.jpg" /></a><br />What's more American than a Bomb Pop?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqhl-9uguo7ssw8rETSohuERp1e3TD2ADA0ZPOJPpcw1PWPEPCckZxgFT-dVhjNPV-BJC-yaQhFTRAERpYCJPtFcQ8q9JiLKqqx6ZIlDtQr3f2OcwB_VR1w8CVKCoPne2-lQZjnL6Rx5w/s1600/Summer+695.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 316px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946852211803330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqhl-9uguo7ssw8rETSohuERp1e3TD2ADA0ZPOJPpcw1PWPEPCckZxgFT-dVhjNPV-BJC-yaQhFTRAERpYCJPtFcQ8q9JiLKqqx6ZIlDtQr3f2OcwB_VR1w8CVKCoPne2-lQZjnL6Rx5w/s400/Summer+695.jpg" /></a><br />I think this will go down in history as one of Max's favorite days that he'll never remember. The thought of this wonderful day (among many other wonderful days he's had) not making it into his little memory bank makes me a little sad. But I like to think these experiences are helping to form his view of life and how truly fantastic it is.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7PBxq1r3vTiCGlUu603VHJYz7Xpde1WoaqrkenYjOG2NwqU31KFf3k6r5qUspJtS_OrweIjDy2pKZlyndXoVoP1YocorYlxWYGXagsncSJyeo052JlblySKqP5OvKtPQl_f1ZbbncSVJ/s1600/Summer+686.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 353px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625946840338328114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7PBxq1r3vTiCGlUu603VHJYz7Xpde1WoaqrkenYjOG2NwqU31KFf3k6r5qUspJtS_OrweIjDy2pKZlyndXoVoP1YocorYlxWYGXagsncSJyeo052JlblySKqP5OvKtPQl_f1ZbbncSVJ/s400/Summer+686.jpg" /></a><br />With Max in bed we ended intermission and awaited the finale.<br /><br />The next day we went to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lolli</span> & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Boobo's</span> house to celebrate. My parents have the best yard and courtyard for outdoor gatherings. When I was little we went to my grandparents farm and had celebrations just like this one.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMhKYWiH6THg-fPfPiltk3T0IR_xFNEw4H3CCPCWyuvtRLR4VdTWDqKHFoAythTi0Icgg5X91jDYCMlPsUop4VMW0rgORJ6MMZIi6Y4uAqBy-OKBe1_PvsBOh2TGsWrck_ZxqQCdLpI2x/s1600/Summer+724.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 396px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625947249800613218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMhKYWiH6THg-fPfPiltk3T0IR_xFNEw4H3CCPCWyuvtRLR4VdTWDqKHFoAythTi0Icgg5X91jDYCMlPsUop4VMW0rgORJ6MMZIi6Y4uAqBy-OKBe1_PvsBOh2TGsWrck_ZxqQCdLpI2x/s400/Summer+724.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lolli</span> pulling Max in the wagon with his new ball.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6GanWVh_g_ergBXwCshHr1vsA4GiffhV_Us-TB1_HKgJGHp_5tp83dlRqi4wR2v00pgFQ_WOWwGloDFsA-lC7Q5x8iDYGJnKTz7H6KU6lmE8njuaNMnQRARMbu_vYUwQq8phbbZuoZDi/s1600/Summer+720.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 290px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625947242971876770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6GanWVh_g_ergBXwCshHr1vsA4GiffhV_Us-TB1_HKgJGHp_5tp83dlRqi4wR2v00pgFQ_WOWwGloDFsA-lC7Q5x8iDYGJnKTz7H6KU6lmE8njuaNMnQRARMbu_vYUwQq8phbbZuoZDi/s400/Summer+720.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxz9U7hK1BvwLgvaLhGTbV6vzqO5EPP9DBONAZ7L1Y2MqMlwJak4qvWpnzCs76csIzVI7lPseDR9cWxEr71bpmiZTNw97vrF4-7bRxdyqx2_-KbcUxv0R6I_Z094SdHejlJe-7HQqGOmX/s1600/Summer+733.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625948153045060626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxz9U7hK1BvwLgvaLhGTbV6vzqO5EPP9DBONAZ7L1Y2MqMlwJak4qvWpnzCs76csIzVI7lPseDR9cWxEr71bpmiZTNw97vrF4-7bRxdyqx2_-KbcUxv0R6I_Z094SdHejlJe-7HQqGOmX/s400/Summer+733.jpg" /></a><br />Max loves this tractor as long as you don't turn it on :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n5IO3olKCuNaSbTWn-v3RvVz55DL9PQDauIEYl75LfglEsaS8_RxwZp5_sxbYHLjbqTlJdMo5Ahua6y8fGzlorUKOV8Mwg9kQZUl0Vxu6wB1SLIJ8ppTF8aDc_oBLOfocwXjOePFH-2I/s1600/Summer+745.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625947280232018994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n5IO3olKCuNaSbTWn-v3RvVz55DL9PQDauIEYl75LfglEsaS8_RxwZp5_sxbYHLjbqTlJdMo5Ahua6y8fGzlorUKOV8Mwg9kQZUl0Vxu6wB1SLIJ8ppTF8aDc_oBLOfocwXjOePFH-2I/s400/Summer+745.jpg" /></a><br />More pool time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4Axcx3SgYzmVCbahsoZmJyu0tt9QrVkTuPBoz8gb2EUNqg6g_ZjJUh2R_DideQD8med3lFCbPBaobvPQCi4IMVOavaWi-D6BJxMmt-OpRo4QQAgpbVj-xwZU3_iwK5kzIsMPpPvaGrkB/s1600/Summer+768.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625947904209793938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4Axcx3SgYzmVCbahsoZmJyu0tt9QrVkTuPBoz8gb2EUNqg6g_ZjJUh2R_DideQD8med3lFCbPBaobvPQCi4IMVOavaWi-D6BJxMmt-OpRo4QQAgpbVj-xwZU3_iwK5kzIsMPpPvaGrkB/s400/Summer+768.jpg" /></a><br />I think Max would tell you that the killer diaper rash he got from having a soggy bottom all weekend was worth it :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidwZDOPTIbpNmWSL4MDH2qyC1Fpsun-kVRTHc4pJA63AynSWJEdnKfcreFRGGGhwHk-qa5fgO2m4vX_C3Jwok6cU0t1YBpkjsyukEYuzLGO14xWYsFnjPaABRxLFqGU19YDGONShH39yY/s1600/Summer+762.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625947888500710466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidwZDOPTIbpNmWSL4MDH2qyC1Fpsun-kVRTHc4pJA63AynSWJEdnKfcreFRGGGhwHk-qa5fgO2m4vX_C3Jwok6cU0t1YBpkjsyukEYuzLGO14xWYsFnjPaABRxLFqGU19YDGONShH39yY/s400/Summer+762.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqup5H60YZ01JJ4hUzw_11dKfZPHrY0D92lx9WLUU4ihAt-a-JiuaygihrIr5BlOIhC7RX5UBjAAcogyXgizq-fS3RLWFOtUsr0isiwOrrJdAM5jSJhqQg5FFfy8K67MokPGvsc3c2WdI/s1600/Summer+757.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 330px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625947872714441314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqup5H60YZ01JJ4hUzw_11dKfZPHrY0D92lx9WLUU4ihAt-a-JiuaygihrIr5BlOIhC7RX5UBjAAcogyXgizq-fS3RLWFOtUsr0isiwOrrJdAM5jSJhqQg5FFfy8K67MokPGvsc3c2WdI/s400/Summer+757.jpg" /></a><br />I feel lucky that we're able to give Max these experiences with friends and family.the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-38245489274580906602011-07-03T13:04:00.004-05:002011-07-10T23:23:28.318-05:00Royals GameHaving a little boy has totally changed the way I feel about sports. Other than sporting events being a reason to have a party involving dips and chili or an excuse to have a few beers on a Sunday I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">could've</span> cared less.<br /><br />Now that Max has a clear love for all games involving a ball I catch myself being much more interested in them. I search the TV for any game that Max and I can watch together and I was genuinely excited to go to the Royals game with him last weekend. It's amazing how his short, toddler attention span suddenly becomes so focused when sports are involved.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0skxn8dSUZ-eEGGgOkSkZVbzS1NciicL3k1UAdrIddT1C117aWkpW1zU6SHdmRY8uiZ3I0vctvVIxtMJsH1o_osbgWQK-tLgCSYlApM4AxYjVmy4vBRcro_91M6aipZsjyxGhl2vcOW9/s1600/Summer+516.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625591776398557314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0skxn8dSUZ-eEGGgOkSkZVbzS1NciicL3k1UAdrIddT1C117aWkpW1zU6SHdmRY8uiZ3I0vctvVIxtMJsH1o_osbgWQK-tLgCSYlApM4AxYjVmy4vBRcro_91M6aipZsjyxGhl2vcOW9/s400/Summer+516.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38dsUXS4ArSWfBVVHb24D97l64NVlNVK-S9enwwYzXgxgdAGGD4ebeS2_6eA-iBHrZNuHme1GZ-vqWNuFimxy_N-235Cj_1KN7zVL8MP6xfGeEpY8TM7unZX8RrssxJW8rLsCwr1yHxvH/s1600/Summer+506.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 280px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625591757320524306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38dsUXS4ArSWfBVVHb24D97l64NVlNVK-S9enwwYzXgxgdAGGD4ebeS2_6eA-iBHrZNuHme1GZ-vqWNuFimxy_N-235Cj_1KN7zVL8MP6xfGeEpY8TM7unZX8RrssxJW8rLsCwr1yHxvH/s400/Summer+506.jpg" /></a><br />SO into the game. This little super-fan clapped for both the Cubs and the Royals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqZvM_SPWX3goF3LWSLFt5OmVGkSGC6ASfHuSl86fe1UUvZMFkeRJL0mypXpR7YUDxih6WUjazgfc10jT9HUTViSPd6ENyN8O286519_31yFl6jlgYSVlSTE1z8FWanhujjQrG1TM122s/s1600/Summer+437.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625591788824280514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqZvM_SPWX3goF3LWSLFt5OmVGkSGC6ASfHuSl86fe1UUvZMFkeRJL0mypXpR7YUDxih6WUjazgfc10jT9HUTViSPd6ENyN8O286519_31yFl6jlgYSVlSTE1z8FWanhujjQrG1TM122s/s400/Summer+437.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-BrDrsGzV6hkDYJh7_AGWtVsipBCdBrnCsxE8OufM0WEJOH2mlqzJK9h_O8PcxlW8dDT24SGHs-4Q3GBa2oyjFG2CMbBdKuUfWxqRSidtz349JIeJ_pC442JpwLG6XolGXILYZ6GD2-X/s1600/Summer+510.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625591779957328898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-BrDrsGzV6hkDYJh7_AGWtVsipBCdBrnCsxE8OufM0WEJOH2mlqzJK9h_O8PcxlW8dDT24SGHs-4Q3GBa2oyjFG2CMbBdKuUfWxqRSidtz349JIeJ_pC442JpwLG6XolGXILYZ6GD2-X/s400/Summer+510.jpg" /></a><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Throwin</span>' back a few cold ones...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCbPfHDPOdfCj7cTYpOrDVtygBkTQ8C3o_8ZoWbrEQ1Q1tYRrjOCKk2c-k-UWVs1Y3r5z408WOKeQ75WSjUCHcE43aOoBsT01OnkEJJujf0Au4oZzIAfmJJ_RhZLfztn5uboqSg0sTRDB/s1600/Summer+513.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625591783842948850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCbPfHDPOdfCj7cTYpOrDVtygBkTQ8C3o_8ZoWbrEQ1Q1tYRrjOCKk2c-k-UWVs1Y3r5z408WOKeQ75WSjUCHcE43aOoBsT01OnkEJJujf0Au4oZzIAfmJJ_RhZLfztn5uboqSg0sTRDB/s400/Summer+513.jpg" /></a><br />Face covered in mustard and ketchup as it should be at a ball game.<br /><br />Aside from feeding off the joy he gets from sports I figure I need to learn all the ins and outs of the games anyway. In the future when its one of my boys out on the field, court or course I'm going to be all over it. I'm afraid I'll be one of those crazy moms dressed in my son's "number" and yelling obscenities at the ref. Oh the unexpected joys of having a boy :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43EUDODmU-m3QVMa9VABc7IlF48BksttUsMclElwS4Dpkf6ohPc02VEkIEFs-3uTcISnXWP1RWTjanRAJviHUJDWdmlzgFzsrbD5mvuP8v_ydO1ztBZgXhfPwVxiSJ31Juz6tYncpir5F/s1600/Summer+463.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625594193362928354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43EUDODmU-m3QVMa9VABc7IlF48BksttUsMclElwS4Dpkf6ohPc02VEkIEFs-3uTcISnXWP1RWTjanRAJviHUJDWdmlzgFzsrbD5mvuP8v_ydO1ztBZgXhfPwVxiSJ31Juz6tYncpir5F/s400/Summer+463.jpg" /></a><br />Here's a shot of my next little ball player.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6Jwl9CS9ufi-MEKTv3w1pP92bGVeeLQsF14Z384Sel1J7JnvR2LERHEezE9tYwFpSPlgAA8yVSMpNPwuZ-z9n7vuTW8kne5189d83aQ01cgBuNc7sg8WPdRwbpjslXPVZqy5YCQOZ6ix/s1600/Summer+462.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625594183985588578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6Jwl9CS9ufi-MEKTv3w1pP92bGVeeLQsF14Z384Sel1J7JnvR2LERHEezE9tYwFpSPlgAA8yVSMpNPwuZ-z9n7vuTW8kne5189d83aQ01cgBuNc7sg8WPdRwbpjslXPVZqy5YCQOZ6ix/s400/Summer+462.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLNFWNhs0zLaJTeX2ulPV7c8g502Ep8QMCePL1b9gkfSePet6VbUvWi532Puk3yrdNhL7J0mhfuli8IRB_ihSyGdVAmT92g5jJPZi8HDQQsnVIlRHNYJLIf-fz3XNP6VlpG6XpTSsgG8G/s1600/Summer+446.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625594177368786802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLNFWNhs0zLaJTeX2ulPV7c8g502Ep8QMCePL1b9gkfSePet6VbUvWi532Puk3yrdNhL7J0mhfuli8IRB_ihSyGdVAmT92g5jJPZi8HDQQsnVIlRHNYJLIf-fz3XNP6VlpG6XpTSsgG8G/s400/Summer+446.jpg" /></a><br />Tracking stats...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe2-sMsi6C3vmzJ8ThDhdIEGGV39wiVlP5bUE52-g8aL2tNqmpsQ2lCLDr2OpatPhQrhLlFOa28qA3dT4luW6Dm7NvX8Y-LqQo9ZTu599XQqV77cwKHhSjfWCWmQgZXIvk8A1a03G08jF/s1600/Summer+443.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625594171007505362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe2-sMsi6C3vmzJ8ThDhdIEGGV39wiVlP5bUE52-g8aL2tNqmpsQ2lCLDr2OpatPhQrhLlFOa28qA3dT4luW6Dm7NvX8Y-LqQo9ZTu599XQqV77cwKHhSjfWCWmQgZXIvk8A1a03G08jF/s400/Summer+443.jpg" /></a><br />No time for kisses Dada...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQR-R8kZAlrgfnPh5vZa1T16xjXFsg1JFE7iuWeYHNS6M0u6ICujscpx8DsCH2o9U7mpmnOuGydFwtxya5mNO3N0xVzZjgyKog71QwCmmf4Au963PbXw47Cim0VmAgW64k0rdN-5c7OTn/s1600/Summer+441.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 281px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625594166453553394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQR-R8kZAlrgfnPh5vZa1T16xjXFsg1JFE7iuWeYHNS6M0u6ICujscpx8DsCH2o9U7mpmnOuGydFwtxya5mNO3N0xVzZjgyKog71QwCmmf4Au963PbXw47Cim0VmAgW64k0rdN-5c7OTn/s400/Summer+441.jpg" /></a><br /><br />There are a few other "perks" we enjoyed during this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">outing</span> that solidified Max's belief that sporting events are well worth living for.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWmXfiipVu22aMja1_HMqJk37b8svUbM5NNv6QATzY343-8R4K1cG7OIziJAw08Cq2NyCE3EjMptjylkiRjC0H2OXfIMSQdFxQ869gCQ2nQKiv-InKlKW9LWxQ1LE69m7tHA4Lnf9H2CP/s1600/Summer+494.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625595669423546322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWmXfiipVu22aMja1_HMqJk37b8svUbM5NNv6QATzY343-8R4K1cG7OIziJAw08Cq2NyCE3EjMptjylkiRjC0H2OXfIMSQdFxQ869gCQ2nQKiv-InKlKW9LWxQ1LE69m7tHA4Lnf9H2CP/s400/Summer+494.jpg" /></a><br />We had Billy's company club box so we had nice, cushy seats in the shade. Plus it was great to be able to go in the A/C when Max's cheeks got a little flushed.<br /><br />The room came <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">equipped</span> with tons of food and cookies at a level that Max could reach :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaNOrGfeV780U9iogZXephlxAFjH6xqRbkuV5pe2n_Ze3r7j_lpdM99xW4RlA2fC7WVpGLbKX5iHUbLV5edLiTAIg9E6N0lI68Kvc2oRvCSwul7iaW4vR3hmI0xUWwUc5JTVGku9nzpcj/s1600/Summer+491.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625595660440553906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaNOrGfeV780U9iogZXephlxAFjH6xqRbkuV5pe2n_Ze3r7j_lpdM99xW4RlA2fC7WVpGLbKX5iHUbLV5edLiTAIg9E6N0lI68Kvc2oRvCSwul7iaW4vR3hmI0xUWwUc5JTVGku9nzpcj/s400/Summer+491.jpg" /></a><br />As if the cookies weren't enough the dessert cart makes stops at the suite as well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfM_dhFOlJN6NSdg8PWueV6lPU_UZ3K_8M2_B9AP8HAnvPHRnmfabF-2hZMA8N_cccO0HbZU2wgAwsAFgYrY45xkcC8jojc8_sQKVfiVLHyUwQwSU19AN2c7FaCXVEW4wWhKkwT7q1BNrc/s1600/Summer+466.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625595653603874290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfM_dhFOlJN6NSdg8PWueV6lPU_UZ3K_8M2_B9AP8HAnvPHRnmfabF-2hZMA8N_cccO0HbZU2wgAwsAFgYrY45xkcC8jojc8_sQKVfiVLHyUwQwSU19AN2c7FaCXVEW4wWhKkwT7q1BNrc/s400/Summer+466.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQcsyHoHEPP9tbMxwVsQo68K0fBx8elEoJRuimSu35kBOn3pTBTNKdg9lJKPKVt4WFtej9RX4R9QePJamw5W6pXDYIi8Q2KYFQhyphenhyphenIUoFjuVaP0eztSFMaCQzXvl4cm4tKpIX9DU1ohR26/s1600/Summer+464.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 381px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625595653149063970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQcsyHoHEPP9tbMxwVsQo68K0fBx8elEoJRuimSu35kBOn3pTBTNKdg9lJKPKVt4WFtej9RX4R9QePJamw5W6pXDYIi8Q2KYFQhyphenhyphenIUoFjuVaP0eztSFMaCQzXvl4cm4tKpIX9DU1ohR26/s400/Summer+464.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI2doXc44hOg0RGg0SKtpWi-nkR_dT0Thh_oLf1wBeq_HZtYhA-eo8jy0SMwJfRHSRlkhej4jOgJC0g5qj7ECOs5ly2cUH2CXTsZPo_a9wBHFW7SoOy8wbdRGI9JS9Z3IjPssuX_dmlD6/s1600/Summer+470.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 331px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625595654613774018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI2doXc44hOg0RGg0SKtpWi-nkR_dT0Thh_oLf1wBeq_HZtYhA-eo8jy0SMwJfRHSRlkhej4jOgJC0g5qj7ECOs5ly2cUH2CXTsZPo_a9wBHFW7SoOy8wbdRGI9JS9Z3IjPssuX_dmlD6/s400/Summer+470.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After the ice cream we took Max out to the little water park in the outfield to rinse off.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV059Zy3d1Fl4PNTPyHp89z7Qdwccj0RjJCTxrv6Ya_th1xjGOSHfC5IKvZDR4f4Fp-D10BK2tSuaGfTtC2vmEtSk-2I9TudbY24fTp37otDLiLntI4dmfneD2uGJcanQgdHSKx-3wTwe/s1600/Summer+483.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 312px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625672459920421682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV059Zy3d1Fl4PNTPyHp89z7Qdwccj0RjJCTxrv6Ya_th1xjGOSHfC5IKvZDR4f4Fp-D10BK2tSuaGfTtC2vmEtSk-2I9TudbY24fTp37otDLiLntI4dmfneD2uGJcanQgdHSKx-3wTwe/s400/Summer+483.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUAmLAg-sM3H5UfbdJ8zkq2Uyn16Xw43YfedpKf6r1yvdvo4itALMH-MhF2Xrn2ffgnl4J7tNGrdnlw9BCRL8__czorkYXQl7FBhs6L1FylS6kKIRIBPz28065StpNi2Yty7dZpC7tGBZ/s1600/Summer+482.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 322px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625672453819428802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUAmLAg-sM3H5UfbdJ8zkq2Uyn16Xw43YfedpKf6r1yvdvo4itALMH-MhF2Xrn2ffgnl4J7tNGrdnlw9BCRL8__czorkYXQl7FBhs6L1FylS6kKIRIBPz28065StpNi2Yty7dZpC7tGBZ/s400/Summer+482.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6U5zDItOtUcGEAumcYjGo2iANklJZaABFSOKXgUZuTzY7xcbpKoA22XRxFNZbbQe9iSRSt05XH0akdsJClxsuL3OlHQXrEZZnH-IIFoeeZLP0WIyAEbT9X5GyiOHis7pRgMvNWKNkH_a/s1600/Summer+484.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625672462261168962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6U5zDItOtUcGEAumcYjGo2iANklJZaABFSOKXgUZuTzY7xcbpKoA22XRxFNZbbQe9iSRSt05XH0akdsJClxsuL3OlHQXrEZZnH-IIFoeeZLP0WIyAEbT9X5GyiOHis7pRgMvNWKNkH_a/s400/Summer+484.jpg" /></a><br />This is how Max looks after a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hot dog</span>, grapes, pineapple, pasta salad, chips, three cookies and two scoops of ice cream...followed by 20 minutes at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">waterpark</span> in 100 degree weather. He was one pooped puppy.<br /><br />And just for fun, because you know I love to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">reminisce</span>, how is it possible that <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb5UKraDDYSWkLB0qJXk42S011BfN81OcxkUPy3SZTTp6jy1kyFvu_WnPahW7VkgOb68QyfJRbVM_ep4q3LiMvbT3RD2ckj6FmOAl-7lf7YSICAiWRzZvj4E3JEPn5eaYJQ_cbyiNnBl8/s1600/max+405.jpg">THIS</a> was only last year at the Royals game??the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-16503084069021685572011-06-28T22:22:00.003-05:002011-06-29T20:03:56.219-05:00Sweet DreamsDear Max,
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<br />I love to peek at you when you're sleeping and the house is quiet. It brings so much peace to my heart to see you tucked in safe and sound.
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<br />I snuck in this night to stroke your hair and cup your chubby little cheeks in my hands knowing that there are only a few more weeks of you being my one and only little guy. There have been so many changes for you in the past few months...moving, giving up your bottle, giving up your pacifier (except for night-night), traveling, getting a new bed...you have made each transition effortlessly and I could not be more proud of you.
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<br />I'd stressed for weeks about how you were going to cope with each change. Planning the perfect strategy to make it as easy as possible on you. Each time I didn't even have a chance to follow my plan because you adapted so quickly. I know you're going to be the same way when your brother arrives. I'm so blessed to be your mom and I love the little person I see you becoming. </div>
<br />I used to always say that morning was the most precious part of our day together, but lately it has been beat out by night time. Your Dad and I have already worked out a plan so I can keep our most special part of the day the same even after Sullivan arrives. Our night-night routine is something so important to me and I can tell you feel the same way. </div>
<br />As soon as dinner is done you ask me "Baff?! Baff?!" enthusiastically. You LOVE bathtime and definitely do not let me forget that it's next on the agenda after dinner.
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<br />After your bath you run naked down the hall to your room and immediately start pulling books off your bookshelf. I annoy you with the tedious process of putting on pj's. Then comes the best part...we read books and cuddle on your big comfy chair and give eskimo kisses and laugh. You point out my eyes and my ears and my nose. Then I go through and list all of the people who love you. This list is long but you just lay in my arms and listen to everyone's name that I count off.
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<br />Then I whisper in your ear "It's night-night time. I love you" as I lay you down and cover you up. Sometimes you turn over and close your eyes right away and sometimes you hold out your hand so I can do "Little Boat"...a little poem that I say while drawing circles in the palm of your hand. I cherish every moment of this part of our day when you're my calm, sleepy little boy.
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<br />I will do this every night for as long as you'll let me.
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<br />My whole heart,
<br />Momma
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<br />This particular night, you felt really attached to this book. You wouldn't let me put it back on the shelf so I tucked you in with it. Hours later when this picture was taken you still had a pretty good grip on it :)
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<br />the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-32973195506324038032011-06-28T07:45:00.000-05:002011-06-28T11:45:04.199-05:00Saturday it rained.<div>It was one of those <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">drizzly</span> rains where you're not sure what speed to turn the windshield wipers on in the car or whether you should bother with an umbrella.<br /><br />This put a serious cramp in our AM plans. Max has been loving his new backyard and to tell him he couldn't go out to play was devastating news. </div><br /><div>Instead we got out the Play Dough. This distraction worked for a little bit. I can't believe I only had to tell him one time that it wasn't food to eat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkOeeVLpoYl3IYZjRYXIc5YhnqJlmDPenUhAfREFHeYOJcvqQzhJ58mczfZnTC1F_put0eFW2AM7IZC8jHDaFuQ5pcB7ybI3VKxDZzmezSF_h5-Y_jxRY2VK3pXIMpjIhvDHJawvFPoZ3/s1600/Summer+400.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623308084697912834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkOeeVLpoYl3IYZjRYXIc5YhnqJlmDPenUhAfREFHeYOJcvqQzhJ58mczfZnTC1F_put0eFW2AM7IZC8jHDaFuQ5pcB7ybI3VKxDZzmezSF_h5-Y_jxRY2VK3pXIMpjIhvDHJawvFPoZ3/s320/Summer+400.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpdFbZPc8gVrqu0SjaobXSI4Mpnhe59i1zE4BNsLT8IZg03dPTxr32OVsaZElls6QEOamJVQvTuLYi-YJGxe9GT-iKT5OjtMhXOz8Bvk5-lDEKOLneNLblQE0wwduh_1Rr51UiZ0LE_wI/s1600/Summer+405.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqDRX7BQBxB4ZZqhmODdgVnkBdPGVsskoeG6XsYb1g9IAf2UgwXAs9Q4CnvQBj26-jRaG4JqJaeOfafVLnNXrKEuNM74O_bCTTLmr6Xv5k4g_sUAphs0kW3AZQGdkkannlLMyRA_2HvcK/s1600/Summer+399.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623308090063889698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqDRX7BQBxB4ZZqhmODdgVnkBdPGVsskoeG6XsYb1g9IAf2UgwXAs9Q4CnvQBj26-jRaG4JqJaeOfafVLnNXrKEuNM74O_bCTTLmr6Xv5k4g_sUAphs0kW3AZQGdkkannlLMyRA_2HvcK/s320/Summer+399.jpg" /></a><br />Once he was bored with that activity the FedEx guy arrived just in time to drop off a new toy for Max. We tried to put it together for him but he just wanted to sit in it and eat his snack.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEhKgD7H9Gis8sUhK3NaTjPMzXuF7gadq8d3WZL4JklPlwjQlmATGDElohA2M8rWIhFQQImMqTc4QMUYCzD_OsA2TGwLgI0QrbSA-0DX3IYAj2y5QY_Hwyy2Ctji1U75jeAaz41O6jqor/s1600/Summer+432.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623308881781303746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEhKgD7H9Gis8sUhK3NaTjPMzXuF7gadq8d3WZL4JklPlwjQlmATGDElohA2M8rWIhFQQImMqTc4QMUYCzD_OsA2TGwLgI0QrbSA-0DX3IYAj2y5QY_Hwyy2Ctji1U75jeAaz41O6jqor/s400/Summer+432.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrrejpN2CaKIis1NiIyf-9KHPPR223feAb_pGBooG8qvpy-oK_pbdL1nyIkSu9rRtRTtvnAxK46G2GZAa1ra9QdRBjHvXCItftJYeEmJPazkvaZJ8AuPBvNG4tahvkYcqyencQ1SiXezS/s1600/Summer+430.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623308890764596018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrrejpN2CaKIis1NiIyf-9KHPPR223feAb_pGBooG8qvpy-oK_pbdL1nyIkSu9rRtRTtvnAxK46G2GZAa1ra9QdRBjHvXCItftJYeEmJPazkvaZJ8AuPBvNG4tahvkYcqyencQ1SiXezS/s400/Summer+430.jpg" /></a><br />Note the picture on the front of the box...Max kept looking inside the box for the puppies that are pictured on the front. He'd turn the box over, shake it and then look at me with a frown and say "woof woof??" Max's first experience with false advertising :)</div><br />Finally I gave in and let him go outside. There was no thunder or lightening, so I figured if he wanted go get wet I wasn't going to stop him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hs7k-nJcoJhmPfPTYMv7pKFjWJ8Tb1MI0cgCNeBqC4TmOvNhoKwcsQosIVVRosKx_qTszepUtMNWdmc9-Esfpi1kCjRqb_Xl_mwm_H_YapvazZHJadzKydeMaJHhsV7rlT8r_-5QLyAK/s1600/Summer+429.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 311px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623312297781757138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hs7k-nJcoJhmPfPTYMv7pKFjWJ8Tb1MI0cgCNeBqC4TmOvNhoKwcsQosIVVRosKx_qTszepUtMNWdmc9-Esfpi1kCjRqb_Xl_mwm_H_YapvazZHJadzKydeMaJHhsV7rlT8r_-5QLyAK/s400/Summer+429.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MaOV760P0CnmDyZ4vXpzRwh-YQxrWg5eTbdGn03KDtdmyuxtOiLfa2XVAI1hsGLKhl8LknMp55DkZrs2QcAsPjrHie6pRcxxnUjdC4F_mLYJLp-L1ip2I0RFmRMDQ2AqiZc6L2V666pT/s1600/Summer+419.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623308109764527522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MaOV760P0CnmDyZ4vXpzRwh-YQxrWg5eTbdGn03KDtdmyuxtOiLfa2XVAI1hsGLKhl8LknMp55DkZrs2QcAsPjrHie6pRcxxnUjdC4F_mLYJLp-L1ip2I0RFmRMDQ2AqiZc6L2V666pT/s320/Summer+419.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I just stayed in the dining room and watched him splash in the puddles. He was in heaven.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlJ2obTfibs-KpcrObBiLqG1I5VfOmwx0McUQdo0jgKiDhsz6l_WSp5LU8bjYRu-_CrIHujXgXLuzV2yVGN2Bh0zM5LASIe2lxCwiPOzNpdH3SApj-4i2z4Dgvdpk3TW8u_zzjM4-oz3U/s1600/Summer+417.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623308100890117506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlJ2obTfibs-KpcrObBiLqG1I5VfOmwx0McUQdo0jgKiDhsz6l_WSp5LU8bjYRu-_CrIHujXgXLuzV2yVGN2Bh0zM5LASIe2lxCwiPOzNpdH3SApj-4i2z4Dgvdpk3TW8u_zzjM4-oz3U/s320/Summer+417.jpg" /></a> </div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-60521484790338707552011-06-25T20:44:00.000-05:002011-06-25T20:54:51.928-05:00Li'l StinkbombI've called Max "the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span>" since he was just a few days old. I don't know where it came from, but it just seemed to fit him. I'm guessing it originated from the explosive newborn diapers that he was famous for.<br /><br />I say it in an endearing way and most of the time I don't even realize it when it comes out of my mouth. However, a few weeks ago a lady at Target frowned at me when I said to Max: <em>"<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">STINKBOMB</span>...you don't always get everything you want"</em> (as he was trying to catapult himself out of the shopping cart when I took a toy away).<br /><br />What was with the disapproving look? Is "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span>" inappropriate or maybe just a weird thing to call your kid? Or maybe she was reacting to his fit. Either way, I got a little self <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">conscious</span>.<br /><br />So that evening I asked Bill if it was normal to call your child a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span>. Most kids have cute nicknames ending in "bear" (as I side note...I've already taken to calling Sullivan "Sully-Bear", which might be worse than <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span> from a little boy's perspective). Billy reassured me matter-of-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">factly</span> that it was fine to call Max a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span> since it was true. That response made me smile. Max IS a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span> so why not call him that.<br /><br />It turns out that I didn't invent the nickname and finding this t-shirt made me feel better....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcxS5O2g9LHta8p9Kezwi9OwmyLry-2Hj79IJdP4zwYmBX0qfAfBCsTANuONS3LM0qOnkhrd-7rongJa3l4Mzb9jJ3NPFnGBbIsQPkRPvSQme3JZ-WQByO4fDw50hFeVWlPdMnTUtl1ZB/s1600/Summer+347.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622335970305808610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcxS5O2g9LHta8p9Kezwi9OwmyLry-2Hj79IJdP4zwYmBX0qfAfBCsTANuONS3LM0qOnkhrd-7rongJa3l4Mzb9jJ3NPFnGBbIsQPkRPvSQme3JZ-WQByO4fDw50hFeVWlPdMnTUtl1ZB/s400/Summer+347.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It has to be normal if they print it on a t-shirt, right? I probably shouldn't follow that logic, but if there is a demand for tiny <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span> t-shirts I'm not the only weird parent who has given their kid a gross nickname.<br /><br />Max is wearing his new shirt proudly...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsA8sWsEivfEHzCyMrtPkIwYqcuv7rkIa_02-NOVztdB08X9vPjY7EgmOQDWwHQbcL02vEgDmro4mpAQREu4LATqXLInL2yBvSgt0rPDOczuNgDzaOwTXMGvFl18S3lyk664y1IXzAHx6/s1600/Summer+367.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 265px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622335745421091234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsA8sWsEivfEHzCyMrtPkIwYqcuv7rkIa_02-NOVztdB08X9vPjY7EgmOQDWwHQbcL02vEgDmro4mpAQREu4LATqXLInL2yBvSgt0rPDOczuNgDzaOwTXMGvFl18S3lyk664y1IXzAHx6/s400/Summer+367.jpg" /></a>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-15348784023729010232011-06-22T21:21:00.005-05:002011-06-22T21:40:42.681-05:00Father's DayWe had a very simple Dad's day by most accounts. Breakfast on the back deck, opening little gifts around Max's "schedule" and a trip out to the Bass Pro Shop to show Max some animals.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOUbqRmE4v_Cysv3nPTecnFNfrIsWHQzyxFUTx14HEKh8ZVjRZKpK1Hj8tAvBF7LK1P39dWnmr94zHhA1_Nb0I4bpdhZJJ-1sj5KaBIPkKF2EbhdpvOAIJax1ZaBVhBdT_dQ6V4df629F/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+119.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 271px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621224754332017634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOUbqRmE4v_Cysv3nPTecnFNfrIsWHQzyxFUTx14HEKh8ZVjRZKpK1Hj8tAvBF7LK1P39dWnmr94zHhA1_Nb0I4bpdhZJJ-1sj5KaBIPkKF2EbhdpvOAIJax1ZaBVhBdT_dQ6V4df629F/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+119.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Trying to get a little more powdered sugar on his french toast.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpurXmolfsyfvwcV4sEYbJ989MZE2hFy5n8Z0IFCOrrOyFUIBRgY3LXCgyGGy9TYSAE5esyd83K5AzXV1pOTs1SZrZclLKou9s5SyxfkRKyrLOOwn_xRO4oTTKlUhJnW33DwaTY2WytGiE/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+112.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621224740610981282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpurXmolfsyfvwcV4sEYbJ989MZE2hFy5n8Z0IFCOrrOyFUIBRgY3LXCgyGGy9TYSAE5esyd83K5AzXV1pOTs1SZrZclLKou9s5SyxfkRKyrLOOwn_xRO4oTTKlUhJnW33DwaTY2WytGiE/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+112.jpg" /></a> </div>French toast, turkey sausage and grapes makes Max very happy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsht70891p5igWvVLxbBCkzIw8BEAcEypoVsHZ7eUhgz_eGSuTZ8D7SAmU4KI3rmvuF4NIP9CAc6wypKzdiNg3daHhC3I2G7uhMhmo-RWGIqIs_eCHFXEJhc1WF_Qzmy00-dFf38fvKyj-/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+122.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 316px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223961238568034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsht70891p5igWvVLxbBCkzIw8BEAcEypoVsHZ7eUhgz_eGSuTZ8D7SAmU4KI3rmvuF4NIP9CAc6wypKzdiNg3daHhC3I2G7uhMhmo-RWGIqIs_eCHFXEJhc1WF_Qzmy00-dFf38fvKyj-/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+122.jpg" /></a><br />Loves to share with Dad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAMSz5ywzMFa8CezojktHc5l5nZuxolKBfBBkLvTiWQoAQXQL-obPM6ik_vClHdqfC1BI514vt-5vR6YViveTsD5LV8bZTHz9xk9wEPqxEaGFlS8JlSEjF2LxMhuaY3BrXCMoNNAW5RDL/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+128.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 337px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223955801997970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAMSz5ywzMFa8CezojktHc5l5nZuxolKBfBBkLvTiWQoAQXQL-obPM6ik_vClHdqfC1BI514vt-5vR6YViveTsD5LV8bZTHz9xk9wEPqxEaGFlS8JlSEjF2LxMhuaY3BrXCMoNNAW5RDL/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+128.jpg" /></a><br />Max was so excited to show Dad the musical card he picked out at Target. It has been spurring spontaneous dance parties around here all week.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdy6yNXW4PSl2PnokSE5iQqKa0_Yrzs7MsjUDcNETFYn-Jq8IxCR0PH_EhxwCjlndzH4mONKwCE7p9GmJkrntlSxOLIkY9k0jDslFkpI-sfbNk7h2ZBQtIKh4zjp6LFIdABJ6hrQOymow/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+154.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621224774410640882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdy6yNXW4PSl2PnokSE5iQqKa0_Yrzs7MsjUDcNETFYn-Jq8IxCR0PH_EhxwCjlndzH4mONKwCE7p9GmJkrntlSxOLIkY9k0jDslFkpI-sfbNk7h2ZBQtIKh4zjp6LFIdABJ6hrQOymow/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+154.jpg" /></a><br />Max wanted to take little break from opening presents to play with his train set.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyN2MQVIfccmRX1CTuV6Ye_Du0au0iGzJzYK1PhciCUZqmj8OEYR-orDM3JBaudC5PzOTdKQoHAuEd4UHs2Xr1_mprgLgY-Q0PpR5c5hr-Io7FQLUtwiVSKHoTXpq2r1Kwy0Ih-TF6c_KM/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+137_.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223948620830914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyN2MQVIfccmRX1CTuV6Ye_Du0au0iGzJzYK1PhciCUZqmj8OEYR-orDM3JBaudC5PzOTdKQoHAuEd4UHs2Xr1_mprgLgY-Q0PpR5c5hr-Io7FQLUtwiVSKHoTXpq2r1Kwy0Ih-TF6c_KM/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+137_.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Back to Dad's gifts...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcrA7wFYFvTTsrOOC6zZ_v0I8Dz1YzzvZOlVCbyDHVDeYycWBV-9qczO3B1JSjwaTns8I7suu5VSlSWXFVP3GcD9hsEj97YaO3gx9nNvrSAhBve5hVYVzy3RQxaPYWvROT1hdOk714iuc/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+144.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223941038231298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcrA7wFYFvTTsrOOC6zZ_v0I8Dz1YzzvZOlVCbyDHVDeYycWBV-9qczO3B1JSjwaTns8I7suu5VSlSWXFVP3GcD9hsEj97YaO3gx9nNvrSAhBve5hVYVzy3RQxaPYWvROT1hdOk714iuc/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+144.jpg" /></a><br />And then decides to chill on his favorite rug...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkDeqR92oBZYJCN7VaeNffNZjFY4EiJPmqkv35hM9J0bKmk6r1Fz_4CeQbnczaOhn3bJjmfQVRY1ypMlmfUq_xeACvf_Jf3TtUPOcDvYz8_ldHLFe-ovxS4I_up7lB2b9bN_NIWHSyELp/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+147.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223938428560690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkDeqR92oBZYJCN7VaeNffNZjFY4EiJPmqkv35hM9J0bKmk6r1Fz_4CeQbnczaOhn3bJjmfQVRY1ypMlmfUq_xeACvf_Jf3TtUPOcDvYz8_ldHLFe-ovxS4I_up7lB2b9bN_NIWHSyELp/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+147.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ONGVN-ToCg7eZ4U4WpXIWfNah8d6dWxD1RW5UKxA4xt7BrU5DLyBJzov5q2bJrvYO_M6LuC5g9DHQBYLl6xf8PTJ6HVpGX7sbDlI1-Y3SzMLAFx9oaoV1P_ftP5-UJ1cuU2NuwWOn1E2/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+152.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223287316358066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ONGVN-ToCg7eZ4U4WpXIWfNah8d6dWxD1RW5UKxA4xt7BrU5DLyBJzov5q2bJrvYO_M6LuC5g9DHQBYLl6xf8PTJ6HVpGX7sbDlI1-Y3SzMLAFx9oaoV1P_ftP5-UJ1cuU2NuwWOn1E2/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+152.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfbo2KU2Nh5dxooJpyMIaXb6bTFv2PCgjUjdV2oT-HJ2j128TeAw9LwipXVce7Gtytj_wYN0B6F8RMrrqPZictDCCZY3EhMwjG1u8nT5qwl02h44NulpTKjJSbOXGzfKwjR2zQLsEKZF0/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+150.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223279975635330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfbo2KU2Nh5dxooJpyMIaXb6bTFv2PCgjUjdV2oT-HJ2j128TeAw9LwipXVce7Gtytj_wYN0B6F8RMrrqPZictDCCZY3EhMwjG1u8nT5qwl02h44NulpTKjJSbOXGzfKwjR2zQLsEKZF0/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+150.jpg" /></a><br />At Bass Pro:<br />Checking out the enormous fish.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Kh4CEPYAc52iXrAxh2tnj34yhOzwOv1NKisaIY2tVYUa17OEG6WFNhOKDjCyOQfNgYaC2ac5WPjTMag9kVdBSW6NPpCGRLBbxWKC_cuwRzPs1ej-A1FirQSTjCBImep2olpZvqDTmW9/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+171.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621222022985945074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57Kh4CEPYAc52iXrAxh2tnj34yhOzwOv1NKisaIY2tVYUa17OEG6WFNhOKDjCyOQfNgYaC2ac5WPjTMag9kVdBSW6NPpCGRLBbxWKC_cuwRzPs1ej-A1FirQSTjCBImep2olpZvqDTmW9/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+171.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggjb5PqyL6ss9-T8Zy_tuhEhQ3lDUBX_03uukes0vpGqFRakF78BHS9QTnGCnuZmjr1xudlSVkjoDUnsczGfaK8C9IySUGKgfG0e4uNqKrCbwVxaH1V-RV1qUs0o6uqHqjD52U8R5VG1p/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+173.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 304px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621222039732144466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggjb5PqyL6ss9-T8Zy_tuhEhQ3lDUBX_03uukes0vpGqFRakF78BHS9QTnGCnuZmjr1xudlSVkjoDUnsczGfaK8C9IySUGKgfG0e4uNqKrCbwVxaH1V-RV1qUs0o6uqHqjD52U8R5VG1p/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+173.jpg" /></a><br />Driving a boat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWL-l-J2oKHUElhDsdUgRojIJHw4Ch4QWuhcsoL3-2iVgi_ePiVAqKRo6qzZB-vU0aWaHfCgNYjcSNmHnt2mIZxAC3_CBw3AQWdcB863pPUekPtXTOtwzxQZ1LcCPcwdiUh114Syri-2d/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+180.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 328px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223267314441986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWL-l-J2oKHUElhDsdUgRojIJHw4Ch4QWuhcsoL3-2iVgi_ePiVAqKRo6qzZB-vU0aWaHfCgNYjcSNmHnt2mIZxAC3_CBw3AQWdcB863pPUekPtXTOtwzxQZ1LcCPcwdiUh114Syri-2d/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+180.jpg" /></a><br />Looking at the ducks<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtCcOA64i81Y1DozyTu4y6zgAqUy8tVFz4Ot8xPzhXAygK04k4r2x9jKmWJtubMhL0R6jYszDDQSkUzkz6rvzfBci9tYYHZVY3uArts1oPDWqH_Mx3dmoCvumww5J00QAnlKi8FQTRNui/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+177.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621223270843998130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtCcOA64i81Y1DozyTu4y6zgAqUy8tVFz4Ot8xPzhXAygK04k4r2x9jKmWJtubMhL0R6jYszDDQSkUzkz6rvzfBci9tYYHZVY3uArts1oPDWqH_Mx3dmoCvumww5J00QAnlKi8FQTRNui/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+177.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUYgRADMVCuNBPuvd4q7I-KMMMMSdpalA80pHP0RWlEUNmiqwmijQHYuwsJDTbE91wpBpXAjaXlbbxJgWljG6SG-HQQ5RSQmN-1eS4s1e0S5nl7YEnoX9KdIqvCQ7NLnCURYkbJXACNGD/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+165.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 288px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621222033144567970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUYgRADMVCuNBPuvd4q7I-KMMMMSdpalA80pHP0RWlEUNmiqwmijQHYuwsJDTbE91wpBpXAjaXlbbxJgWljG6SG-HQQ5RSQmN-1eS4s1e0S5nl7YEnoX9KdIqvCQ7NLnCURYkbJXACNGD/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+165.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWSwOzzUYbsJyIFV0hWAxC7U3yLSH1fllMU5GlkNmQRnUOqxG5CL4iW-65YVg4nHLnE2Eu6eGa_vAhwINFMK-sN9Ewf-V9BnZy4AEGyOOhqZGn1lSxslh2H8zckIQbw95X8dFZgxl_1YF/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+169.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 282px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621222028574699762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWSwOzzUYbsJyIFV0hWAxC7U3yLSH1fllMU5GlkNmQRnUOqxG5CL4iW-65YVg4nHLnE2Eu6eGa_vAhwINFMK-sN9Ewf-V9BnZy4AEGyOOhqZGn1lSxslh2H8zckIQbw95X8dFZgxl_1YF/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+169.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>From the outside we looked like an ordinary family milling around the Bass Pro Shop on a Sunday afternoon. And I guess that's what we are. Being on the inside of it, though, feels completely out of the ordinary. I look at the father that Billy is to our son and feel like there is <em>no way</em> anyone has it better than I do. That, of course, isn't true...but its an amazing thing to truly feel that this one person was put on earth for me and these babies. We are so thankful for this beautiful life that he works so hard to provide for us. </div><br /><br /><div><em>Billy, you are extraordinary in so many ways. Thank you for all you do. </em></div><br /><br /><div>I have THE biggest, out-of-control crush on this man...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1xBVYqcyk0t0pSBd3zP3TuWpMujT6JrOXm4soCOZRJKNx1D-o-UC3-TZxNVox855CmVs0LECsY7XB_FoJ9P1mJFmhAICfQTep5hTOOj9ei1FOhLV6ciFBxenvplHaZRF02SdCI0-forx/s1600/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+176.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621222017793019250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1xBVYqcyk0t0pSBd3zP3TuWpMujT6JrOXm4soCOZRJKNx1D-o-UC3-TZxNVox855CmVs0LECsY7XB_FoJ9P1mJFmhAICfQTep5hTOOj9ei1FOhLV6ciFBxenvplHaZRF02SdCI0-forx/s400/Father%2527s+Day+Wknd+176.jpg" /></a></div></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-20828982477588401792011-06-21T07:39:00.000-05:002011-06-21T09:48:37.862-05:00Tiny Baby<div>I've been going through Max's newborn pictures to try and remember those early days and how tiny newborns are. Here he is just a few hours old. I can't wait to have one of these in my arms again...</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYohdUuVMsdlUAlszwFZdiFvRSZk8H-fu48YYXjGLLTOE640rkoau5dDbQiaFV4BpOkV99nWsXJnh_Cn5snxBAT8uqbG2gvnZLRspcd6MbhMHQUgY2zhTcrnfF6D2KYZ-37MmV2wNDVvj/s1600/max+064.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 414px; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618179935739092162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYohdUuVMsdlUAlszwFZdiFvRSZk8H-fu48YYXjGLLTOE640rkoau5dDbQiaFV4BpOkV99nWsXJnh_Cn5snxBAT8uqbG2gvnZLRspcd6MbhMHQUgY2zhTcrnfF6D2KYZ-37MmV2wNDVvj/s400/max+064.jpg" /></a></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-89112827785521224682011-06-16T22:13:00.005-05:002011-06-18T20:58:20.600-05:00Sully's 3D SonogramBilly and I decided to do Sullivan's 3D sonogram solo. When we did Max's we had as many family members in the room that would fit, which was awesome, but this time around we really wanted to have some uninterrupted one-on-one time with our boy. Its more difficult to focus on this new little life when our everyday lives are always so busy. We thought Sullivan deserved some Momma & Dada attention all to himself. This little boy will be here before we know it!<br /><br />Seeing him kick and squirm on the screen as I felt his familiar movements made him become real. It was interesting to notice the differences from Max's features. Funny how you can have the same "ingredients" and end up with a completely different product! :) I had imagined he'd look exactly like Max, and he does have some familiar features, but his lips, nose and ears are all different. And we got to see his baby-bits on screen :) Kinda fun since we had to avoid the whole lower region during Max's 3D to keep the gender a secret. Let's just say Sullivan is definitely all boy and seems to be very proud of that fact!!<br /><br />These pouty little lips melt my heart.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ-BDXve19YKRc-jkSAvxTI8hfYrvgD0OIo8fdWF7RchEndjd86C3UNJ6MnQwHM_kGy50PhdMcqYxl31f07YypMB9GJXicF6yMJ-9PERm9G8duv7xphcPD_VkDLzoZGA32-LoSSMmZdGX/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+117.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 291px; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618462701092844290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ-BDXve19YKRc-jkSAvxTI8hfYrvgD0OIo8fdWF7RchEndjd86C3UNJ6MnQwHM_kGy50PhdMcqYxl31f07YypMB9GJXicF6yMJ-9PERm9G8duv7xphcPD_VkDLzoZGA32-LoSSMmZdGX/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+117.jpg" /></a> </div><br />Cute button nose...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV6MlaQlihwJcl7p4_yiELEVmgv53xm8Mp-JHgp5NgLGRl2pZO6K-k6AW7JRUFQ6EzLKOSptdm-VJOXD1vnqT-VH0rf2goLPWZG8pGkVorsCSPGYreUF4VPGZC-6gfBIFfvZhMG7xSfz4/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+089.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 358px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618462700340938610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV6MlaQlihwJcl7p4_yiELEVmgv53xm8Mp-JHgp5NgLGRl2pZO6K-k6AW7JRUFQ6EzLKOSptdm-VJOXD1vnqT-VH0rf2goLPWZG8pGkVorsCSPGYreUF4VPGZC-6gfBIFfvZhMG7xSfz4/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+089.jpg" /></a><br />Tiny ears! Looks like he didn't get his Momma's ears like Max did :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8P6tJNxX2Ed-QwRSz234eLE-1Edv98k70E9DKkbQal5fggwz1gIc7aC3tAy7lAaBr_CDFGJWYkWSXOa1Z7T6gmCbqclxatjLGVb0-q8Lu65rTvYjnq371DPsfeSyLqudkDtALygiwVo6/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+119.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618462707682386370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8P6tJNxX2Ed-QwRSz234eLE-1Edv98k70E9DKkbQal5fggwz1gIc7aC3tAy7lAaBr_CDFGJWYkWSXOa1Z7T6gmCbqclxatjLGVb0-q8Lu65rTvYjnq371DPsfeSyLqudkDtALygiwVo6/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+119.jpg" /></a><br />And he definitely got his Dad's long toes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjfvt75mJVFYnlFjw5tlXpq-wkbFvoRFDK1Y1ISczwD_WAbEttNYWjj-pwpG0mV4AU6an5stFC_E4R9wNV82yh9GryBeBSWD4t7_SsGF6Ich7zIrHhqwPDUjNMHgZnbZyC6Z3xzMXrhu-/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+080.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 252px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618462712584454514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjfvt75mJVFYnlFjw5tlXpq-wkbFvoRFDK1Y1ISczwD_WAbEttNYWjj-pwpG0mV4AU6an5stFC_E4R9wNV82yh9GryBeBSWD4t7_SsGF6Ich7zIrHhqwPDUjNMHgZnbZyC6Z3xzMXrhu-/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+080.jpg" /></a> </div>Of course, I still had to find a way to make a party out of the whole thing so we had a little get-together with our families to preview the DVD of Sullivan and have ice cream sundaes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFKWYkgYpIbVMBq_K2f-PbYQ5ysdo3DBp4-pJ-Jn872hHDru8J6eQhRS2YXSbEPCdz6MhNgBITJsjehRzc0C2GJVf0XY4SWmnBwcHU0eRckiHXwr0COPj16GJ1fB0Gh1vVH8PTniD4PM2/s1600/Sullivan+Sundae+Party+EDITED.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618087561863568098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFKWYkgYpIbVMBq_K2f-PbYQ5ysdo3DBp4-pJ-Jn872hHDru8J6eQhRS2YXSbEPCdz6MhNgBITJsjehRzc0C2GJVf0XY4SWmnBwcHU0eRckiHXwr0COPj16GJ1fB0Gh1vVH8PTniD4PM2/s400/Sullivan+Sundae+Party+EDITED.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlA87zJ31eLtNZHz3QRyCcQANMCxjs7K3hPYodRPpBimwpEtsQJ4T5Ey0bd93Q1EGTtmJkXGFWQVwVvXsUZ4Ca8QRdEyFcismJAVtZkIMvAnf8Q9VagcKlBXnvP1sJtAcgp2eP7HqOjM2/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+010.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618106979505269058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwS35YicD6X0tTGOhzjc7SF-6dfGjrs2mOakcKnV782IU3TH2xe2r7kaMkpicNkwlOZK7X5wU6FIWQPMvq3EnTjuE4pZc2aBdpGVUrEPZUkZsOGPlSmP5CILxnWs6Umy6jO8RyCj665ux/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+039.jpg" /></a><br />Max just mastered the straw recently so he was pretty proud of himself!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtcpFrFuZCTodl6z5WcpYnRCJpJxecMSXGhfG8ONXFU5T32PDp7lMGgOaH3MfoVMfNPIzqr2MYusvooDRlWPPr72zw0BvMfGSmdWj6WpLoHCBbBoBNFvoUr1cg7OcUeXhNBeA7Ht2KIUJ/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+010.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjm_yD9v1IcSqOxTW4CpPEGyEXQV02jBYcfK9DXqfa5flj31ZZcyVebg-tcnwoKSVyEMrhwCzMivWPqXx7E-HXQlSfLpc31YkYq64QQN3hAHO-_BLlPl2VYd5YBF_fR_ghsWOhNjDKS3M/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+043.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 297px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618106983358940162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjm_yD9v1IcSqOxTW4CpPEGyEXQV02jBYcfK9DXqfa5flj31ZZcyVebg-tcnwoKSVyEMrhwCzMivWPqXx7E-HXQlSfLpc31YkYq64QQN3hAHO-_BLlPl2VYd5YBF_fR_ghsWOhNjDKS3M/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+043.jpg" /></a><br />After ice cream and watching the DVD the kids had a great time playing together...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAcAGdNnrziPnh1LFpHRrwPotRAnjsXoU-HvOiTdqi2gzYAePlJrrAJapEKtYezM1BvP6LoKBA28qEKB3yETf_AEYVCPd0my8EVE-qrno-iocLNtQgR7nXazNFvwKZq00ddaLmCzO8D1v/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+056.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618106997491803618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAcAGdNnrziPnh1LFpHRrwPotRAnjsXoU-HvOiTdqi2gzYAePlJrrAJapEKtYezM1BvP6LoKBA28qEKB3yETf_AEYVCPd0my8EVE-qrno-iocLNtQgR7nXazNFvwKZq00ddaLmCzO8D1v/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+056.jpg" /></a><br />Keegan, Aunt Lisa and Max<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9L6x7DW5ol4XDabpOGBCzNheFTHp9SjfwPso9mYcpzqwlh7UksK2rUf0vnBz35R8zLxW8gjs3hDwd0C927c_G4iJ384R2uuv1ATmaAcsETS_Ih2XQwlo7k0RCwsSOhStMBZw9f5zj1hs/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+055.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 368px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618106988939192354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9L6x7DW5ol4XDabpOGBCzNheFTHp9SjfwPso9mYcpzqwlh7UksK2rUf0vnBz35R8zLxW8gjs3hDwd0C927c_G4iJ384R2uuv1ATmaAcsETS_Ih2XQwlo7k0RCwsSOhStMBZw9f5zj1hs/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+055.jpg" /></a><br />Finn helping Annabelle on the firetruck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC1tPlmrw306nhQFDdAX2TD7VdYWkvv9RRAOZPUUnIufOwcl1HonMVzOPGciyCb97GQcPOirNZaYqrcp3VqFuNyBDGjlcY12v89_Q8mXj3HnVJfF0RD999oP3lOehlY7g6Tsqp1nGhqyb/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+058.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 388px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618107788183860786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC1tPlmrw306nhQFDdAX2TD7VdYWkvv9RRAOZPUUnIufOwcl1HonMVzOPGciyCb97GQcPOirNZaYqrcp3VqFuNyBDGjlcY12v89_Q8mXj3HnVJfF0RD999oP3lOehlY7g6Tsqp1nGhqyb/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+058.jpg" /></a><br />Max showing her how its done.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvdNC4ze2J87SuJ8OGBXg2kKl6-WA0mR7qZN_iYnUjY1ncHZU8zo-ZpE0ZK_q4Q0QpHsfApqycu8mabEj8G7RPz06S69IbmIXIKySZdvcyQ9q8HToe8BqvI6FYK1g5rgl7oYP-Nmt8AZx/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+067.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618107789716258194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvdNC4ze2J87SuJ8OGBXg2kKl6-WA0mR7qZN_iYnUjY1ncHZU8zo-ZpE0ZK_q4Q0QpHsfApqycu8mabEj8G7RPz06S69IbmIXIKySZdvcyQ9q8HToe8BqvI6FYK1g5rgl7oYP-Nmt8AZx/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+067.jpg" /></a><br />Keegan helping Max drive the tractor.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF7EsNuKgJv2e3YLBq3dSCj6UyAvVMqWzNwdTUk91KuKP_jOcT6bbTp3bUFBWJuucq2QaxcXD964ql0VjhnHhTjKvH-y_5emFLn0n1ZHIiYBX4oZC1p9gcZBMmf0E2Abct2VtswlxsRjB/s1600/Sullivan%2527s+Party+062.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 322px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618107784422845378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUF7EsNuKgJv2e3YLBq3dSCj6UyAvVMqWzNwdTUk91KuKP_jOcT6bbTp3bUFBWJuucq2QaxcXD964ql0VjhnHhTjKvH-y_5emFLn0n1ZHIiYBX4oZC1p9gcZBMmf0E2Abct2VtswlxsRjB/s400/Sullivan%2527s+Party+062.jpg" /></a><br />Uncle Billy and Nora being silly.the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-37668938193949051802011-06-14T22:18:00.000-05:002011-06-14T22:19:18.285-05:00Savannah, GA : Part II<em>Ok, so picking up where I left off in the post below...</em><br /><br />Later in the evening after returning from the beach we went to dinner at the Pirate's House...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ak_e8GGs8gKmidEtBK-iP2XG3q3uo7HK9UuDR-cIHMY47XYwHXz5u6YpXOMrYhCuvSrai6YfqK0-7exXBFodua6PoekAgOjvCcll7NAp8hIVOnP4nAeeua_tv4xRtnVPOc6oC0SyjyXR/s1600/Savannah+051.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617917089038636162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ak_e8GGs8gKmidEtBK-iP2XG3q3uo7HK9UuDR-cIHMY47XYwHXz5u6YpXOMrYhCuvSrai6YfqK0-7exXBFodua6PoekAgOjvCcll7NAp8hIVOnP4nAeeua_tv4xRtnVPOc6oC0SyjyXR/s400/Savannah+051.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptJfC4XbBGsP1Dm3KBopyIrx0BaptChfQq2ukt_EGFP_C_79CAMK06EO_3F5CAiWqe8yHkTch05TmFVUt4tfW2uajOm15Vh05LedHsQcytzD2_kBFjiJKC0FUfUKwQsoPHzYmlzFIjy0M/s1600/Savannah+052.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 313px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617917092687784994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptJfC4XbBGsP1Dm3KBopyIrx0BaptChfQq2ukt_EGFP_C_79CAMK06EO_3F5CAiWqe8yHkTch05TmFVUt4tfW2uajOm15Vh05LedHsQcytzD2_kBFjiJKC0FUfUKwQsoPHzYmlzFIjy0M/s400/Savannah+052.jpg" /></a><br />The next morning Max helped Lolli in the kitchen making french toast for everyone.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eb6i4-xKLTVe2zBHn7kRvCq84tNLLoiclyt092YtP5RQHHR56cdrdTYlihyYbV6K1J4yDOeFygVOZrrTI_fN576RR7k49LiL60U53rP8J1UXe1Hvxrt6syfnZswH_6ZOVF0FHY_TRIas/s1600/Savannah+233.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 351px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617917102477008306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eb6i4-xKLTVe2zBHn7kRvCq84tNLLoiclyt092YtP5RQHHR56cdrdTYlihyYbV6K1J4yDOeFygVOZrrTI_fN576RR7k49LiL60U53rP8J1UXe1Hvxrt6syfnZswH_6ZOVF0FHY_TRIas/s400/Savannah+233.jpg" /></a><br />And then we decided to explore a little of Savannah...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6RT0yAfOnrJo0Vt6oec2cRjp7WN-MMvX1y_5KgsgSTsAIXhvRZ24EUSf38NR2WJpvkBmQQZis_zA3mXkSw_NwrYFKeL6IIJ8BJFVwt_pS3mQeDFclS4NSBx75AzrXeTStoVnRkPdgqD-/s1600/Savannah+267.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 304px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617917105676314242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6RT0yAfOnrJo0Vt6oec2cRjp7WN-MMvX1y_5KgsgSTsAIXhvRZ24EUSf38NR2WJpvkBmQQZis_zA3mXkSw_NwrYFKeL6IIJ8BJFVwt_pS3mQeDFclS4NSBx75AzrXeTStoVnRkPdgqD-/s400/Savannah+267.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFxQAy-vlNkpsyrYsZOh0iZwE4R7Pw9KMVw7otVi4RVcHhzi9CvXF-b4wK8303Dc9iQ9A82BmlMkUO7Z5nSJIESvWS4TsF1DlhRNXzI9AbsV6KnqTAKUnexBAD3IY1U-OCvthNbgbIqYT/s1600/Savannah+255.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 350px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617920275391990578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFxQAy-vlNkpsyrYsZOh0iZwE4R7Pw9KMVw7otVi4RVcHhzi9CvXF-b4wK8303Dc9iQ9A82BmlMkUO7Z5nSJIESvWS4TsF1DlhRNXzI9AbsV6KnqTAKUnexBAD3IY1U-OCvthNbgbIqYT/s400/Savannah+255.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vZ1IF0qdCgZZp3eudh4E3qDY0ta-7ALXZO9ZlPkhyphenhyphenOLF_M-SLt1yVU3VJ3mntahuQeuz3zRtFhWhaKPZN9fphebBWEIoMGiw5cDhgheSWyrdp2yUlKjuLEH9uhhdreQ9EXYT0-qbfqQz/s1600/Savannah+237.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617920268518903010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vZ1IF0qdCgZZp3eudh4E3qDY0ta-7ALXZO9ZlPkhyphenhyphenOLF_M-SLt1yVU3VJ3mntahuQeuz3zRtFhWhaKPZN9fphebBWEIoMGiw5cDhgheSWyrdp2yUlKjuLEH9uhhdreQ9EXYT0-qbfqQz/s400/Savannah+237.jpg" /></a><br />Later in the evening after regrouping back at the house we went to dinner at Paula Deens.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXJv3AGzNRZ3JZ9NLdbavtw1DI2xm82ogECr1OLFJBwQuX6Nf57tJb8cKaqlX_Z4DH1s2k0t4LzayRibVwxMQsMgvnCk2lB7kPTzna5ZVqDp7bFNOmwTXquyHeSlzdeIQK60pxxvCqdDc/s1600/Savannah+275.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617917108041140482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXJv3AGzNRZ3JZ9NLdbavtw1DI2xm82ogECr1OLFJBwQuX6Nf57tJb8cKaqlX_Z4DH1s2k0t4LzayRibVwxMQsMgvnCk2lB7kPTzna5ZVqDp7bFNOmwTXquyHeSlzdeIQK60pxxvCqdDc/s400/Savannah+275.jpg" /></a><br />Followed by a game of pool for the guys...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaeFKjcv_3oxyYovxnNOjzF93orp62WiqZONNpLGb-mJsaIkf2SNOAiil-xD5imIhFC5Xn89WWf39l2sJ4F5DEdicHZCM0nZThSA2Uu12IWCDSi6a_vwX-KSbxwGSEwzZgrpF1c2HxpEC/s1600/Savannah+287.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617921628777490002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaeFKjcv_3oxyYovxnNOjzF93orp62WiqZONNpLGb-mJsaIkf2SNOAiil-xD5imIhFC5Xn89WWf39l2sJ4F5DEdicHZCM0nZThSA2Uu12IWCDSi6a_vwX-KSbxwGSEwzZgrpF1c2HxpEC/s400/Savannah+287.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcaKpC5LSXgmI9WO5pMVv6-jHa9fhkQR_wUqKnYsT1E8o5DQZdPEZtZ7q4kzg8SZhN2fQ5YnUiGjtBSkbQxelovgt62r28qffU7l17hAExq4y6mVr7nKQyvjezNqfF5k8NgdZmsDoj2XL/s1600/Savannah+284.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 362px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617921621299430706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcaKpC5LSXgmI9WO5pMVv6-jHa9fhkQR_wUqKnYsT1E8o5DQZdPEZtZ7q4kzg8SZhN2fQ5YnUiGjtBSkbQxelovgt62r28qffU7l17hAExq4y6mVr7nKQyvjezNqfF5k8NgdZmsDoj2XL/s400/Savannah+284.jpg" /></a><br />On our last day we decided to take it easy. We hung around the house, did a little shopping, took naps, went to the water park up the street and cooked dinner in. I think it was my favorite day of the whole trip! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRN9Z_-hXnXFNU9VlhcpMVVsdFZGVVftAV2f1NGh0aRf__SojLDu11dzixxZMuUmzEM3dFYOJAeKhxKxawOJ_0q88fscEQ-gtgMnvi6CrqBkdmWtIrwc3hPn6Wpa7Pt3DAkb8zQvDTsJG/s1600/Savannah+431.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 295px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617925335087383554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRN9Z_-hXnXFNU9VlhcpMVVsdFZGVVftAV2f1NGh0aRf__SojLDu11dzixxZMuUmzEM3dFYOJAeKhxKxawOJ_0q88fscEQ-gtgMnvi6CrqBkdmWtIrwc3hPn6Wpa7Pt3DAkb8zQvDTsJG/s400/Savannah+431.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOn5hCyuWFkW85kkgX9SUtxzVoGyle72DGzyVctLE2qIy77I2Tk2lE5X15OgQ05-pUzMaqJL_Q8O2bwOTJpAQFIcXdVwRg6mMZ573tsuIqtY_bXjNNBKP9UpYV3YNhbTBa_Hiklqm7QSd/s1600/Savannah+390.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617925326613976946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOn5hCyuWFkW85kkgX9SUtxzVoGyle72DGzyVctLE2qIy77I2Tk2lE5X15OgQ05-pUzMaqJL_Q8O2bwOTJpAQFIcXdVwRg6mMZ573tsuIqtY_bXjNNBKP9UpYV3YNhbTBa_Hiklqm7QSd/s400/Savannah+390.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eSoKuSknMFACTPkozmmpe2t3OahK2_TGu0gzldhmqUioX5ohC4MWpwEb8813uwjvuouuUXbtv72RJ_XV1OQY84vEbWvMyb-208uT75IOaJhJmy2O0GBQoN9HJwHapb7siMV0i-0HkSwX/s1600/Savannah+370.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 312px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617925320819846850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eSoKuSknMFACTPkozmmpe2t3OahK2_TGu0gzldhmqUioX5ohC4MWpwEb8813uwjvuouuUXbtv72RJ_XV1OQY84vEbWvMyb-208uT75IOaJhJmy2O0GBQoN9HJwHapb7siMV0i-0HkSwX/s400/Savannah+370.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XeU5goXFHF9y7Zeru-uKdtbcqA7X8bNW9MTEHOmZVBXdBQldQUMc1LcpPF-YSXJGWwfW3qreR9_ds1IyjpJrHEG9Uz28VhDK9s2dSEALjaD_Ie9c0I_njyWtpRGQPm2-ACkseuu2K2Kj/s1600/Savannah+359.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 271px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617925318902833938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XeU5goXFHF9y7Zeru-uKdtbcqA7X8bNW9MTEHOmZVBXdBQldQUMc1LcpPF-YSXJGWwfW3qreR9_ds1IyjpJrHEG9Uz28VhDK9s2dSEALjaD_Ie9c0I_njyWtpRGQPm2-ACkseuu2K2Kj/s400/Savannah+359.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7J4HxeYecaH8PfpsWDX2uSTjHhVYDkDauJfynztyShKZjCOmjTdRvuUDb_JEslsdysvog5oMofVaRgr8yPlRQ-hDK3Ci-8rILdDWH6Nqh4nZSL1bP551q2lNoHvYw1vyXBuFXsM2Zvjen/s1600/Savannah+494.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 335px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617926789667819762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7J4HxeYecaH8PfpsWDX2uSTjHhVYDkDauJfynztyShKZjCOmjTdRvuUDb_JEslsdysvog5oMofVaRgr8yPlRQ-hDK3Ci-8rILdDWH6Nqh4nZSL1bP551q2lNoHvYw1vyXBuFXsM2Zvjen/s400/Savannah+494.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLW_TkULg7-QeKFn53QA6D8xFGaT1okVcuw0HuMTSViYOZtG8d-ZmA5bjJb9lJKxSGsODfz-jSwFm2GsvoE2W7CJ8NLuUPCg8T2wNQGm3r8AVqUBbKJA_t58i8hyfmf5nU-Bd0dHQ48tq7/s1600/Savannah+489.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 290px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617926783895837858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLW_TkULg7-QeKFn53QA6D8xFGaT1okVcuw0HuMTSViYOZtG8d-ZmA5bjJb9lJKxSGsODfz-jSwFm2GsvoE2W7CJ8NLuUPCg8T2wNQGm3r8AVqUBbKJA_t58i8hyfmf5nU-Bd0dHQ48tq7/s400/Savannah+489.jpg" /></a><br />It was a wonderful vacation full of so many memories. Can't wait to add another little person to the party next year!the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-63902705489747792472011-06-12T21:21:00.040-05:002011-06-13T17:22:29.901-05:00Savannah, GA : Part IDear Max,<br /><br />This blog is full of your little milestones and firsts. And this was a big one...you got to meet the Atlantic ocean on your very first trip to the East coast. It was probably the moment I was most excited for as I anticipated our family vacation.<br /><br />There is something breathtaking about being face to face with the ocean and there's no doubt you felt its vastness as you stood at the at the edge of the water. You ran toward it with such <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">enthusiasm</span>, but once you reached the waves you were a little intimidated. The largest body of water you'd ever seen was the pool in our backyard. Not quite comparable :) Even if you didn't love the water I did love your genuine reaction.<br /><br />You had a better time digging in the sand and looking for sea shells with Dada. You found one and gave it to me as you snuggled on my lap. That memory and that sea shell are priceless to me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicObtnRmN0coxcFWhKa34W7Ll0V5u4q4WZTZxpkYGPCoAUdbM4kAyciwcZuoOqd6vskLJH-KVA4JxrcGUFtmcy-A697riwqrINZ24Z8kzoaxuhwon68RkYnpK5GmwFhdLyrf7llxCc0Q7q/s1600/Savannah+096.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617728688005481986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicObtnRmN0coxcFWhKa34W7Ll0V5u4q4WZTZxpkYGPCoAUdbM4kAyciwcZuoOqd6vskLJH-KVA4JxrcGUFtmcy-A697riwqrINZ24Z8kzoaxuhwon68RkYnpK5GmwFhdLyrf7llxCc0Q7q/s400/Savannah+096.jpg" /></a><br />Started out so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">determined</span> and brave...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld8EpoEGj-GqHOxzdrmPtGPZXD6Oqq99uHmaDOUQbTlQ26Gb7XHxL97WCQxuUcISaQOncSNgWJwV2lOGt4LRces596rXKCEYUemH8MAUHu7-yU9JTMWPQarPfzhrGmrPZs3JUJ9XhV72G/s1600/Savannah+104.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617728693733257058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld8EpoEGj-GqHOxzdrmPtGPZXD6Oqq99uHmaDOUQbTlQ26Gb7XHxL97WCQxuUcISaQOncSNgWJwV2lOGt4LRces596rXKCEYUemH8MAUHu7-yU9JTMWPQarPfzhrGmrPZs3JUJ9XhV72G/s400/Savannah+104.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHfBD-TmXj5JwefIm0SzkpWU9PKUnPWERqjOGy2e_WQZ6WnYW3odDZ3UL6FZs2-GsFTXKN7qXz8LVCKED_iLFOD9x760BdbndrDgq3P-23MVm1VCTkD5g9jpoEZdq6HDHRTO2eRwRIkKv/s1600/Savannah+111.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 282px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617728697735221186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHfBD-TmXj5JwefIm0SzkpWU9PKUnPWERqjOGy2e_WQZ6WnYW3odDZ3UL6FZs2-GsFTXKN7qXz8LVCKED_iLFOD9x760BdbndrDgq3P-23MVm1VCTkD5g9jpoEZdq6HDHRTO2eRwRIkKv/s400/Savannah+111.jpg" /></a><br />...and then got a bit hesitant...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW4uWShqUilw64e2mGPpdz0txe2ZdozVsVeYUUvKI0FuDbls3VN1FU5_n0wJgUwdioIdpnPZjPp1yK_o3g3KB2uuqaTQW1TtAyV8jufB8Ws7dFQ47LjiXFLqAxGo90emrFPbLzMYBmefD/s1600/Savannah+122.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 377px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617732635201383570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzW4uWShqUilw64e2mGPpdz0txe2ZdozVsVeYUUvKI0FuDbls3VN1FU5_n0wJgUwdioIdpnPZjPp1yK_o3g3KB2uuqaTQW1TtAyV8jufB8Ws7dFQ47LjiXFLqAxGo90emrFPbLzMYBmefD/s400/Savannah+122.jpg" /></a><br />...which <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">transformed</span> into pure terror...<br /><br />So Dad turned your attention to excavating sea shells.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPzJOKLgy_612F7kGN-Wm5-0YuDacbmukfI5rpQJBncyCsqmVwSgZ0-jZacTD2xUSHZH98QqlESSBqMu3o36uDaqMYzMBKkmj75R7ViDODBLo4gLO-UzChDuUu98p47O9cYmoOvYE1E9_/s1600/Savannah+214.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617728706602842290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPzJOKLgy_612F7kGN-Wm5-0YuDacbmukfI5rpQJBncyCsqmVwSgZ0-jZacTD2xUSHZH98QqlESSBqMu3o36uDaqMYzMBKkmj75R7ViDODBLo4gLO-UzChDuUu98p47O9cYmoOvYE1E9_/s400/Savannah+214.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPnCHfLYeSLkJKe57pwLlnmEph8sIsgLJyHA9QLRWqABwgKgdvM_iPJt2T4GszVJFNb5tK2nj_nB8NoQbAfO7Eqcmp2HpVGlCNz6C2nLjD6P2Q9ynl7hyphenhyphenhidk9hCZwrFJiaKRna0w4IW-/s1600/Savannah+221.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrAqttgreRU81mPma-2euA3CJuWWz27rn9BYYKDQzuTgFOQHvAq_KbckAgdkOuiCb9Eb3I3-Uy_IeliIvaN-ml26jelqQ4gCDo6FUQQci9PAjRDvoGpbWFTUkljEdfxfW0_5Y5qYqL72Y/s1600/Savannah+217.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617729353192239874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrAqttgreRU81mPma-2euA3CJuWWz27rn9BYYKDQzuTgFOQHvAq_KbckAgdkOuiCb9Eb3I3-Uy_IeliIvaN-ml26jelqQ4gCDo6FUQQci9PAjRDvoGpbWFTUkljEdfxfW0_5Y5qYqL72Y/s400/Savannah+217.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCwD77e_dsP66ov7RfRShgtrR4kR0Z3wR52YsRWf1S9YTHg3T-2fITIYZOhK39yG6yXV_szk6YTUK8FGDTGi1n6wfhgmKN7f-PQCIsC3ngvsbjDEfBQ9zjE2QCExLesN9mlv4FiqCV-Rv/s1600/Savannah+213.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617729351669021410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCwD77e_dsP66ov7RfRShgtrR4kR0Z3wR52YsRWf1S9YTHg3T-2fITIYZOhK39yG6yXV_szk6YTUK8FGDTGi1n6wfhgmKN7f-PQCIsC3ngvsbjDEfBQ9zjE2QCExLesN9mlv4FiqCV-Rv/s400/Savannah+213.jpg" /></a><br />Found me the perfect shell :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxYdqTjEfEAfR4YacLTWt8Rddbd3aX2pOpUbOFa0kvcwdAXpj2JZxVbwuAJTPbvkpP5UhoIFGJCxJ8lZxUOfWWr04lhwz-Yv5z7BP-wGQF71CpiSXeuuf18raC5IzLi2gptAIx3YNUWnR/s1600/Savannah+152.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617729369756224594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxYdqTjEfEAfR4YacLTWt8Rddbd3aX2pOpUbOFa0kvcwdAXpj2JZxVbwuAJTPbvkpP5UhoIFGJCxJ8lZxUOfWWr04lhwz-Yv5z7BP-wGQF71CpiSXeuuf18raC5IzLi2gptAIx3YNUWnR/s400/Savannah+152.jpg" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>From the beginning.........</strong><br />We packed up our bags and our baby and headed to Georgia to meet up with the rest of the Meyers family. We were curious how we were going to get our non-stop toddler to sit on our laps for the plane ride, but he did surprisingly well. I was also wondering if we were going to need one of those kiddie leashes to keep track of him in the airports, but between reading the sports page with Dad and riding the escalators he stayed entertained.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU14t4jHiG2BCnfu-ahu_iZj4xuvIV3lbxZmGW78KDnRsQkeDodcjqr22SfAlpvFY4NxHY5qx4DmlUXU9sVGJHQO1wg8gv4R8U50ZEHC2-qs64g8g3ip5KoYA_Mqyps8GQ2qxXIFHVJVwK/s1600/Savannah+004.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617740145823819010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU14t4jHiG2BCnfu-ahu_iZj4xuvIV3lbxZmGW78KDnRsQkeDodcjqr22SfAlpvFY4NxHY5qx4DmlUXU9sVGJHQO1wg8gv4R8U50ZEHC2-qs64g8g3ip5KoYA_Mqyps8GQ2qxXIFHVJVwK/s400/Savannah+004.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZVM9vtsezTBLi0aeS4sl2jbhZpSXw1AVZm9O3VhfNsQmduQgFI6mSc5R4_fTlOSEX_mF2FSsmxbolL_VmKo6ZF0t_zoJqAIdEjJdQwZBpqzuTJh29LBxWfNqjj9N0HP0yxd-hV2F7Zyn/s1600/Savannah+011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 388px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617740153943300930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZVM9vtsezTBLi0aeS4sl2jbhZpSXw1AVZm9O3VhfNsQmduQgFI6mSc5R4_fTlOSEX_mF2FSsmxbolL_VmKo6ZF0t_zoJqAIdEjJdQwZBpqzuTJh29LBxWfNqjj9N0HP0yxd-hV2F7Zyn/s400/Savannah+011.jpg" /></a><br />I love comparing the above photo to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX4Lmr_PBGDiDH_kdXkNixO1yy2gJMcvxuMll9NQa-_naBtrZv1RpEv8vdh8NTbiIm1yX8bu7Lf9qYBC58usvyp8XqDjxOnQvThFhZcnlHTC3vfHhjNeUpmyudLYOycMxUOha7INyH4us/s1600/jammin+on+the+airplane.jpg">this</a> one from our trip last year!<br /><br />When we arrived he was so excited to see everyone. Especially his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lolli</span> and Annabelle!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAGpOG8RHKughZQ4xyIw4hakc9Twzi7SISLcsxWzNj-leVky5Ose80B_4YQEo7UpCGjACqF31lEDk5ALdwV0gqmgfgUuxiLcu6R6qGyiI5QGGitvcUT_yFv-2S32_TATnRoyWc1qTb5QD/s1600/Savannah+016.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 355px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617742718808882898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAGpOG8RHKughZQ4xyIw4hakc9Twzi7SISLcsxWzNj-leVky5Ose80B_4YQEo7UpCGjACqF31lEDk5ALdwV0gqmgfgUuxiLcu6R6qGyiI5QGGitvcUT_yFv-2S32_TATnRoyWc1qTb5QD/s400/Savannah+016.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqkTV_fJAWFUYHKxTh6MKuuwBooqOH4ChfyazuncsfMPbp-tGbhbtZ1zPLifG6QAa-G4HzSxZxry4YR7Swf3dGRy8IWB2Fa_9ylZNInC9KYdjPOss8oVB3sv_B-mHlJoi1_UFobzrTZDr/s1600/Savannah+019.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 386px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617742729253804610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqkTV_fJAWFUYHKxTh6MKuuwBooqOH4ChfyazuncsfMPbp-tGbhbtZ1zPLifG6QAa-G4HzSxZxry4YR7Swf3dGRy8IWB2Fa_9ylZNInC9KYdjPOss8oVB3sv_B-mHlJoi1_UFobzrTZDr/s400/Savannah+019.jpg" /></a><br />The guys were just ready to relax...<br />But they got their share of baby-duty too :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn1zZa7kYlAbxzJp2rOUFvtk1mkqnMuM-prMpRlvVxs-Rwtfal24EMQIzwD13B_0iDHyc56UmVSvBd7xjmYlCqcTV7R1L_NeTOzc3dTyVEa0I5Nf39-FRNrHbZpEXXU6N9CnmCRBfX6-G/s1600/Savannah+038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617744689974946050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn1zZa7kYlAbxzJp2rOUFvtk1mkqnMuM-prMpRlvVxs-Rwtfal24EMQIzwD13B_0iDHyc56UmVSvBd7xjmYlCqcTV7R1L_NeTOzc3dTyVEa0I5Nf39-FRNrHbZpEXXU6N9CnmCRBfX6-G/s400/Savannah+038.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The first morning Billy, Max and I went for an early morning walk at a nearby park.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4GUXE272K4qrChlDEsNf51uldWlqDVi39J7ZF3ca9ciU9xgGhzms-53gamKlcKbeTjH9Ipn2_Kjx_9wug7HbzbLVM34suqMrvO9VcjEmgB3y3iLGZ1zMDK1FFnGmDVjQgK8k5odwxsQD/s1600/Savannah+021.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 333px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617747358303917970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4GUXE272K4qrChlDEsNf51uldWlqDVi39J7ZF3ca9ciU9xgGhzms-53gamKlcKbeTjH9Ipn2_Kjx_9wug7HbzbLVM34suqMrvO9VcjEmgB3y3iLGZ1zMDK1FFnGmDVjQgK8k5odwxsQD/s400/Savannah+021.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18ESGAugwpUT2zT8Mv9sR4cwkQ-DVcAlgbyyU386IX9PM8biz7LVbhyphenhyphenfCSEPLKAIkGvB0zhOFrGcUZfhY1A7Qh6igIu3J-zqc10pezWixZ5AZ3IJ71lExEk7Loc8Pvlv871w2ImNXQxht/s1600/Savannah+024.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617747473563536338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18ESGAugwpUT2zT8Mv9sR4cwkQ-DVcAlgbyyU386IX9PM8biz7LVbhyphenhyphenfCSEPLKAIkGvB0zhOFrGcUZfhY1A7Qh6igIu3J-zqc10pezWixZ5AZ3IJ71lExEk7Loc8Pvlv871w2ImNXQxht/s400/Savannah+024.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ_m8DCCz2XHaHa6DJS0VKAG1v6FRqRLI3frXHpQKE8O0YLKMnYblxgfTyGSxtzXFUC0EsBgbvbUgfPsH_-9ckeoNo1uuMmYop9Dd7FF3R35gPEKBcbTCdFP64rm85skrD4p0_tFIoDxs/s1600/Savannah+036.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617747354842211522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ_m8DCCz2XHaHa6DJS0VKAG1v6FRqRLI3frXHpQKE8O0YLKMnYblxgfTyGSxtzXFUC0EsBgbvbUgfPsH_-9ckeoNo1uuMmYop9Dd7FF3R35gPEKBcbTCdFP64rm85skrD4p0_tFIoDxs/s400/Savannah+036.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Then we all packed up to head to the beach for the afternoon. We stopped for lunch at the Crab Shack...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRB7qApkTT9oVoTk6EsOU3BKuWf8wcC3vK1Q5d5WPVKSkC5OMIM9HTsCIqnsq3HihHOJzqtuS4RRwN2_Sioo8U-v9XRBZ8QSrVw5hyxM_uVt326GqAddEpnwGV5msTc6zRkQUb9ao3Uzj/s1600/Savannah+039.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617748758760044706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRB7qApkTT9oVoTk6EsOU3BKuWf8wcC3vK1Q5d5WPVKSkC5OMIM9HTsCIqnsq3HihHOJzqtuS4RRwN2_Sioo8U-v9XRBZ8QSrVw5hyxM_uVt326GqAddEpnwGV5msTc6zRkQUb9ao3Uzj/s400/Savannah+039.jpg" /></a><br />They had LIVE alligators!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEeT9tFBBUhfWbicJhG9edFEu5mxGy2R-hgh1BKQ3g5jyI9d3RyoRcaeAEbcaPX2iIWHYiCijbvf6fV4ULHhRrPRdyoCI9fpzTdRwsyVcBtJ9YXjut45fU1bXT1OKWz8AMIy4QpFPE0ff/s1600/Savannah+065.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617750809852538050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEeT9tFBBUhfWbicJhG9edFEu5mxGy2R-hgh1BKQ3g5jyI9d3RyoRcaeAEbcaPX2iIWHYiCijbvf6fV4ULHhRrPRdyoCI9fpzTdRwsyVcBtJ9YXjut45fU1bXT1OKWz8AMIy4QpFPE0ff/s400/Savannah+065.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX95oeJam1d1RDZ6OSpCfqHbxOiFWadCf05W4PS4zHjWywtmKS7mIbbIjr719KVQkB79ulUbhJ7vSvqJanfy4glL7ywaKmlhyRjDKS72G44UDUZKOdIVre_iDLEuSQIdWcQWE3qrNEtZPC/s1600/Savannah+067.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617750816380911794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX95oeJam1d1RDZ6OSpCfqHbxOiFWadCf05W4PS4zHjWywtmKS7mIbbIjr719KVQkB79ulUbhJ7vSvqJanfy4glL7ywaKmlhyRjDKS72G44UDUZKOdIVre_iDLEuSQIdWcQWE3qrNEtZPC/s400/Savannah+067.jpg" /></a><br />Thank goodness this one wasn't real...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3O-9YIUc_jIQjfat7Tt_psj6_f5Ca-zPfz9AalF1bnzEdISQPKUjoc3aI6uP2E6a5sYLJSbsUUnO206uoFOBsdg0GH_RQAA8FAnDeZ-8_AKd1SKLlvbLS0o-i4GmQNAr75wVMx791hubw/s1600/Savannah+073.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 284px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617750821763343522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3O-9YIUc_jIQjfat7Tt_psj6_f5Ca-zPfz9AalF1bnzEdISQPKUjoc3aI6uP2E6a5sYLJSbsUUnO206uoFOBsdg0GH_RQAA8FAnDeZ-8_AKd1SKLlvbLS0o-i4GmQNAr75wVMx791hubw/s400/Savannah+073.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Off to the beach!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgba8ZyMrpwQ-jhYcp2sslxmNPKjsP7M9iORU-V1b9WdGX3xT0rsLOx5tdAUUwrhYmDQku-zQMgsVTEijA1hHArAAbVO_oRLwxVChFXVAVbRZXA8BvA6uFpdYz4pxWSydZX_snuN8aoqU3W/s1600/Savannah+077.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617756409982888978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgba8ZyMrpwQ-jhYcp2sslxmNPKjsP7M9iORU-V1b9WdGX3xT0rsLOx5tdAUUwrhYmDQku-zQMgsVTEijA1hHArAAbVO_oRLwxVChFXVAVbRZXA8BvA6uFpdYz4pxWSydZX_snuN8aoqU3W/s400/Savannah+077.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0mr0gx0gzq4ksboLr1ZkN3bJlflZNFGvxzSwQ8qE_F0I-N-s0XPSZstTvpiCuxqe3KF_k1qFki6_8fBCj9ltmba34J3fsJJr1dCwyGCqq0_qveBYOt5jFlgC-flbhdvy8i-G0V4YFKz-/s1600/Savannah+082.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGm-0G_52QmUy9srWxlpduu4lGa8XDDUGsf18pe9CWOOylZjiGEDL97y0XnZweFuiHW4pS4zdtbmbxj5ZPxDOyWOmjmBewhFhWvgu6mNZb9eHKKYSaqv3t_sxNGLahwlNCPjrrzA6fC7T/s1600/Savannah+084.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617775034798144466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGm-0G_52QmUy9srWxlpduu4lGa8XDDUGsf18pe9CWOOylZjiGEDL97y0XnZweFuiHW4pS4zdtbmbxj5ZPxDOyWOmjmBewhFhWvgu6mNZb9eHKKYSaqv3t_sxNGLahwlNCPjrrzA6fC7T/s400/Savannah+084.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscvAcQXXqiDLbATyvotw44Z_ofpZxWTlx2XWYPnz5XkT0gbFORN8B8xvYfirtKgcdEQfvlTs_4GorMUDJGvlG_eK94EZmDVkl57zMA4p3875EzQWfGFFYzNBaOmjqhseOdHcGigizf1Nh/s1600/Savannah+087.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617754280312997570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscvAcQXXqiDLbATyvotw44Z_ofpZxWTlx2XWYPnz5XkT0gbFORN8B8xvYfirtKgcdEQfvlTs_4GorMUDJGvlG_eK94EZmDVkl57zMA4p3875EzQWfGFFYzNBaOmjqhseOdHcGigizf1Nh/s400/Savannah+087.jpg" /></a><br />Max and I had to work out an arrangement with regard to sunscreen application. I could put his on IF I allowed him to put mine on. This deal saved us from a lot of foot stomping :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxDxDqmrAFk6WL5cqLd3q2mvF_Mt_j3esj73j74iq_bfzXpgW2WOSUb7nBWSfbMQt-sFgPXaYYinpSPHBSDuRc1tyuiuC2f2GRynxW7eJ20taLuTGlIhHrQ3D99jeMr8OwLix1I3uekmY/s1600/Savannah+086.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617754271844736706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxDxDqmrAFk6WL5cqLd3q2mvF_Mt_j3esj73j74iq_bfzXpgW2WOSUb7nBWSfbMQt-sFgPXaYYinpSPHBSDuRc1tyuiuC2f2GRynxW7eJ20taLuTGlIhHrQ3D99jeMr8OwLix1I3uekmY/s400/Savannah+086.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOuWSskT8dRfBKkI_RwqCqffsqzEubFKRAhEqRhjWppyavT7yEihEWpXZsttweCgAyj39FcoSMw8e04mVEIOJSxxnCzCWWVZXKGCExE4rXlAjqCgID747Dm4YmLo32VPR2l-4TlqzS73_/s1600/Savannah+094.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 376px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617761577643007874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOuWSskT8dRfBKkI_RwqCqffsqzEubFKRAhEqRhjWppyavT7yEihEWpXZsttweCgAyj39FcoSMw8e04mVEIOJSxxnCzCWWVZXKGCExE4rXlAjqCgID747Dm4YmLo32VPR2l-4TlqzS73_/s400/Savannah+094.jpg" /></a><br />My boys are so effortlessly cool ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJwa3sedZfvujJ838u0U7pmKObVeKOXFBj_j8WRdr7HziRw7h03ajdhhmMzDe-PVse6gvEQzwXWMO5uoM_NXbNPC6jcmx3ruuoP4hBseIZj0WFhkiVAaVnTL6NmlVNygiSwHsBik2zqaB/s1600/Savannah+139.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617766297078731570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJwa3sedZfvujJ838u0U7pmKObVeKOXFBj_j8WRdr7HziRw7h03ajdhhmMzDe-PVse6gvEQzwXWMO5uoM_NXbNPC6jcmx3ruuoP4hBseIZj0WFhkiVAaVnTL6NmlVNygiSwHsBik2zqaB/s400/Savannah+139.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0uNEHS6PA4y90c5AhqwASIgID6UUn9W0bFkoHceO2fJ6IAGNOqrT023ZOWTwYyuH75qOHktlnpbjHGtRu5vUOW6rSkbWCwPnzZ5bcyK4UC5weIaM8gh8f4JVupLWGkjYa3Yaaovl8mte/s1600/Savannah+128.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617766283344589330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0uNEHS6PA4y90c5AhqwASIgID6UUn9W0bFkoHceO2fJ6IAGNOqrT023ZOWTwYyuH75qOHktlnpbjHGtRu5vUOW6rSkbWCwPnzZ5bcyK4UC5weIaM8gh8f4JVupLWGkjYa3Yaaovl8mte/s400/Savannah+128.jpg" /></a><br />Everyone except my mom pictured here! (and of course Michael and Jane who didn't come along this year :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6vAIBrOx1rxr6v0CRg300J83m09PjtjDLXL7dn_K1SLnBhTQW6dU92kQEdGhHozID_hj5sStObS9RxvJOaKbodswZeCOFB7ARcr42dyCos_JY5qup6N4twfuG028fVxfyhHTXrIV8nYq/s1600/Savannah+134.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 364px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617766285117764418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6vAIBrOx1rxr6v0CRg300J83m09PjtjDLXL7dn_K1SLnBhTQW6dU92kQEdGhHozID_hj5sStObS9RxvJOaKbodswZeCOFB7ARcr42dyCos_JY5qup6N4twfuG028fVxfyhHTXrIV8nYq/s400/Savannah+134.jpg" /></a><br /><br />These were Max's last days (and mine!) of enjoying his pacifier and bottle. They both worked magic for the past 15 months and it probably was harder for me to part with these things than it was for him. We vowed to disappear them as soon as we got back from vacation so we'd have a clean break before Sullivan arrives. These pictures with his pacifier in his mouth look so funny to me already and its only been a week.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFeXs6H_h7Y2oj-GBc3iLWp9ieYlP0p7dl-4RmtyQaEHAX6LwystB1jmql2wY4Ue4E3CDyNcUpWufL0LfRDjqmULgnGSpntS-olSsubru8kExWqP1Bw3rUR3K-OpyjAScKkvqjfCVwl5z/s1600/Savannah+207.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617728700287572610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFeXs6H_h7Y2oj-GBc3iLWp9ieYlP0p7dl-4RmtyQaEHAX6LwystB1jmql2wY4Ue4E3CDyNcUpWufL0LfRDjqmULgnGSpntS-olSsubru8kExWqP1Bw3rUR3K-OpyjAScKkvqjfCVwl5z/s400/Savannah+207.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNEcBlxkm4Fj8KQaH3FdjBIm3LmKqDO7dJsUrv73aMG7jV_1WlTD2CjIcQOunuhd-4QYQrfyEZ8A7ku219fg_OptiN0JE82EQFhmPergzzE19hbP5vcGBKLyORwXjRsyQWbUdLJeC7h3L/s1600/Savannah+199.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 284px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617766300982589842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNEcBlxkm4Fj8KQaH3FdjBIm3LmKqDO7dJsUrv73aMG7jV_1WlTD2CjIcQOunuhd-4QYQrfyEZ8A7ku219fg_OptiN0JE82EQFhmPergzzE19hbP5vcGBKLyORwXjRsyQWbUdLJeC7h3L/s400/Savannah+199.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stay tuned for Part II from our trip. The amount of pictures I have is overwhelming!the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-64303512003565638222011-06-07T22:39:00.000-05:002011-06-08T09:54:08.046-05:00Memorial Day WeekendOur holiday weekend in photos...<br /><br /><strong>New Belgium "Clips of Faith" at Theiss Park</strong>:<br /><br />The first night of the holiday weekend we decided to conduct a little test -- are we skilled enough parents to get our 15 month old to sleep in the midst of a film festival?<br /><br />We decided at the last minute to pack up the blanket, our freshly pajama'd baby and a cooler full of snacks and head to Theiss Park like we did <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rvSP7EsUiSySUGFSZVPquKUn2c4kozueHaZ42KvjDhdFQrcBQKTWnQnBSqd7zANJ9ILj7YYL8V9evz7O1Tv1QKxdNIBmdS5IQDfiGc_-12A5xnhpVK-wZGFRD_wI5EYCAsIAdgsnc2ld/s1600/film+fest.JPG">last year</a> when Max was a little guy. We figured we might be able to stroll Max to sleep after a bottle and then put him in his little tent to sleep. Wishful thinking....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CFz_CI4aoZhXfsN5kOiUQJywA27SkXPASy9CHIK4PcaY_Ze3VmUw-2doMMP2EZ2A_OIYyA2bAfolhthvjEo4B-jaWF8VsLYWk-xQzwAeZqTK0vsS3CdBlxU2_Iii416Z-9RrlD_4P-Zd/s1600/DSC_1153.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615587181637321154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CFz_CI4aoZhXfsN5kOiUQJywA27SkXPASy9CHIK4PcaY_Ze3VmUw-2doMMP2EZ2A_OIYyA2bAfolhthvjEo4B-jaWF8VsLYWk-xQzwAeZqTK0vsS3CdBlxU2_Iii416Z-9RrlD_4P-Zd/s400/DSC_1153.JPG" /></a><br />People watching.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqYqQ8WkWRCCTKDBVaQyNxvrJaHBJZ3vBD6-ZFId3j0GfQl1ly6FdudV7cEnRtGoYj-fpXgL-yQpYP7p-viroYfG_pSHz8Y61e1O_LKh3B1ocEd7gnsTmORrsBCs39Yu57LlNIanmeRoy/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615586369068103442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqYqQ8WkWRCCTKDBVaQyNxvrJaHBJZ3vBD6-ZFId3j0GfQl1ly6FdudV7cEnRtGoYj-fpXgL-yQpYP7p-viroYfG_pSHz8Y61e1O_LKh3B1ocEd7gnsTmORrsBCs39Yu57LlNIanmeRoy/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" /></a><br />Back from a beer run with Dada.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yjUnGaP_4-fubKx3uK7G2n5hGNp-DolVYSJrlNWi6D90fOOvQ7qaSijb0jcf_YDvC691g1bB7e3HJjBtkbpy014pI7h1pnoSD1rPZGFZkRShF7uYlyWqaJai76gaKMGZga3ccmkUljb4/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615586353815878562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yjUnGaP_4-fubKx3uK7G2n5hGNp-DolVYSJrlNWi6D90fOOvQ7qaSijb0jcf_YDvC691g1bB7e3HJjBtkbpy014pI7h1pnoSD1rPZGFZkRShF7uYlyWqaJai76gaKMGZga3ccmkUljb4/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a><br />Pretty excited to have a cracker in his hand.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU2q_N2lTARb5EgnO4hJBPGvxGTe8_xAJRT40rVeP4JYrYy08Yko2ChHL2uTuS7qEY_QGxgwm8pGiHT-uyN29WIIvPTSaofIpYtQ8FlR4EN77hZ23QUF4xX42pLPGqLni7BmpwmOfA3fc/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615586358853697330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU2q_N2lTARb5EgnO4hJBPGvxGTe8_xAJRT40rVeP4JYrYy08Yko2ChHL2uTuS7qEY_QGxgwm8pGiHT-uyN29WIIvPTSaofIpYtQ8FlR4EN77hZ23QUF4xX42pLPGqLni7BmpwmOfA3fc/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" /></a><br />Checking out his accomodations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32DL_d524oqnyKmjdixLmYEtatLcD3pr7Hjo1UWVAFRZbn8GGlop6cVVN5OT_6hIfLzqMwEnmIuQMnLi_91k0c3JvsP74g3SAB3SX3fq0E4Hh52G079vH0AfygXRM-nhq5bjT_2DOgSD5/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615586375761548722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32DL_d524oqnyKmjdixLmYEtatLcD3pr7Hjo1UWVAFRZbn8GGlop6cVVN5OT_6hIfLzqMwEnmIuQMnLi_91k0c3JvsP74g3SAB3SX3fq0E4Hh52G079vH0AfygXRM-nhq5bjT_2DOgSD5/s400/DSC_0043.JPG" /></a><br />Ok...here we go...a bottle then a spin in the stroller...<br /><br />The results? We are not as brilliant as we thought we were. Max accepted our challenge and won this round. Last year Max slept through the entire thing and we had a beautiful night. This year we sadly had to pack up our little party after only two clips because Max wasn't having it.<br /><br />We had to leave before I could get my cheddar artichoke dip and gourmet burger from the Whole Foods tent that I had planned on ordering as soon as the stinkbomb was asleep. Which leads me to our wonderful dinner the following night...<br /><br /><strong>Best. Meal. Ever.<br /></strong><br />After pouting about leaving the festival without the meal I had my heart set on Billy was determind to make it right. So the following night we planned to make the meal I had missed out on and was now craving like a crazy pregnant woman.<br /><br />We "splurged" on ground sirloin, special bakery buns, aged cheddar from the imported cheese section and the fanciest jar of mustard we could find. Billy grilled the burgers to perfection while I shredded the fancy cheese and made an arugula salad to top the burgers with.<br /><br />We made a homemade artichoke dip with grilled pita bread and also grilled balsamic-soaked strawberries as a side (sounds weird, but SO delicious).<br /><br />I had to take a couple food pics because we really, REALLY enjoyed making and eating this dinner...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJYowaHiHVn4qgL7qCzF5ICvqYlvN2H6aZ-wUZMGX5f1e6t1G3WyOoc1URJkl7B8KoId-2NUrZlwUzo39pkoBE8vXcojapQsuCDJiEsAW-GPFVsu6RgUUMcl7ZTQxubnAJfGU1zP1S1Ks/s1600/DSC_0052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 353px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615586383449634002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJYowaHiHVn4qgL7qCzF5ICvqYlvN2H6aZ-wUZMGX5f1e6t1G3WyOoc1URJkl7B8KoId-2NUrZlwUzo39pkoBE8vXcojapQsuCDJiEsAW-GPFVsu6RgUUMcl7ZTQxubnAJfGU1zP1S1Ks/s400/DSC_0052.JPG" /></a><br />The next morning we decided to walk up to our "new" neighborhood breakfast/lunch spot...Classic Cookie. They have ah-mazing cinnamon rolls. We ducked in quickly to buy a couple and grabbed the bench out front.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcqFoWLZa5yz2689EigAfLtaHvtgDNe0aUrMlAbYRJ4ui-cirnRL85JK-1nx64PqmPe9E7WJD1cbs6DFQdK0Lk_iN1IKSYuVLL1Qug9sy1_KyXNmhiFE9UNX6w1hCq-sJBX8wWlwDR7nq/s1600/Summer+009.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615591437561827634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcqFoWLZa5yz2689EigAfLtaHvtgDNe0aUrMlAbYRJ4ui-cirnRL85JK-1nx64PqmPe9E7WJD1cbs6DFQdK0Lk_iN1IKSYuVLL1Qug9sy1_KyXNmhiFE9UNX6w1hCq-sJBX8wWlwDR7nq/s400/Summer+009.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EKrV6oTQ2mTSXk9qWmJ0e5sZY0pG3wyajNTh0yb5x80wyZTzOUREO9ijBHys5RI2EDr8ofqUHArW7ixpkFUw-oGaMiVNHRVnKyXcTC_oSitzpVerlH69FFR1sAvRwj9KanGTehI2xKFC/s1600/Summer+017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 341px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615591442719906098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EKrV6oTQ2mTSXk9qWmJ0e5sZY0pG3wyajNTh0yb5x80wyZTzOUREO9ijBHys5RI2EDr8ofqUHArW7ixpkFUw-oGaMiVNHRVnKyXcTC_oSitzpVerlH69FFR1sAvRwj9KanGTehI2xKFC/s400/Summer+017.jpg" /></a><br />Stuffing cinnamon rolls in his mouth.<br /><br />Later in the day (continuing with the theme of the weekend...FOOD) we went to Bohemia Hill for lunch and snow cones. We ate at a little French crepe restaurant and we were completely impressed with our lunch. I'm already plotting when we'll be able to go back. Seriously...THAT good. Then we walked across the street to the snow cone stand that Billy's highschool friend owns...<a href="http://www.ftfsnowcones.com/home.html">Fresher Than Fresh Snow Cones</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvRZs8fX4UctICOcsAUYXoS_eE3ucmm1U06vHNtPHP5ucssYZ7G8vkqhWkJFVbsyy93gllIjEp3pZAWZj0Z0wBvuvE2WuuZJR1fdlZ3D61V-i8zPdaiOq29QWoPwzIR4n8A2Jl2r3YMJy/s1600/Summer+033.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615591447511158450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvRZs8fX4UctICOcsAUYXoS_eE3ucmm1U06vHNtPHP5ucssYZ7G8vkqhWkJFVbsyy93gllIjEp3pZAWZj0Z0wBvuvE2WuuZJR1fdlZ3D61V-i8zPdaiOq29QWoPwzIR4n8A2Jl2r3YMJy/s400/Summer+033.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-PRW9-YVi8AzdUs7AM6hAOuokbXhgisV9t-Dq9wTzRsqgniZ5yGWHlnlBlVZxwwqQ2AMq1YiurW7CBYxoIfE8_zEO1jcYP4UIZf2IBDHrK2Xi2neDw57-eznVoH3qnThzK9VzmESrOk7/s1600/Summer+042.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615591459724356322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-PRW9-YVi8AzdUs7AM6hAOuokbXhgisV9t-Dq9wTzRsqgniZ5yGWHlnlBlVZxwwqQ2AMq1YiurW7CBYxoIfE8_zEO1jcYP4UIZf2IBDHrK2Xi2neDw57-eznVoH3qnThzK9VzmESrOk7/s400/Summer+042.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoy70XsiYAJAA1tYwhZHsmaG1sodEIPLIM4GIS9Wj1enUJTFqF7Pqr6F4p1Df7WDL-OSL5C-Y0p7bglI-PZQHxQJV957Mv1QW4wdoLnzq3lxyr1IwNstjh9HUYJJzbUwBL0kX5F1K009Q/s1600/Summer+048b.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 351px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615591467953089138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoy70XsiYAJAA1tYwhZHsmaG1sodEIPLIM4GIS9Wj1enUJTFqF7Pqr6F4p1Df7WDL-OSL5C-Y0p7bglI-PZQHxQJV957Mv1QW4wdoLnzq3lxyr1IwNstjh9HUYJJzbUwBL0kX5F1K009Q/s400/Summer+048b.jpg" /></a><br />We hung out in the little nearby garden eating our snow cone sampler and watching Max run around. Our favorite flavors were watermelon basil, blackberry lavender and lemon prickly pear.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilntEIqiMbf4akQy5stQF_4qYmeVnnHVar4nPKssmu7CNJiexYjgIU0ZeoCoHFYb5gB2CK7y7NlVYKGLEEEiqaBNN4B0G8DPA2dLxWbPFuCNL9iCtEPZ6eb4Xwf5ad4UrYNO4ohA7Qm2kd/s1600/Summer+077.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 292px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593136104508642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilntEIqiMbf4akQy5stQF_4qYmeVnnHVar4nPKssmu7CNJiexYjgIU0ZeoCoHFYb5gB2CK7y7NlVYKGLEEEiqaBNN4B0G8DPA2dLxWbPFuCNL9iCtEPZ6eb4Xwf5ad4UrYNO4ohA7Qm2kd/s400/Summer+077.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY-foPqe8lFSADBauHELsQ6WKZoL2-GxxJo6f8n67NGfOKjWmhVjdPQ9d-u5o_SwrARfxB7x58BksGRxAJE8GnU3b8rOE-dHg-0WiOnxSk00GTSAVb1OtkLPO-UDqNYo6jlTWYSWAP6GW/s1600/Summer+073.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593127711543042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY-foPqe8lFSADBauHELsQ6WKZoL2-GxxJo6f8n67NGfOKjWmhVjdPQ9d-u5o_SwrARfxB7x58BksGRxAJE8GnU3b8rOE-dHg-0WiOnxSk00GTSAVb1OtkLPO-UDqNYo6jlTWYSWAP6GW/s400/Summer+073.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxakinkDQaK3IPsPLVyrIH4IakRtAzXBboPrbqBpPYrhTONMKlv4NqeKEmUWY4kZQn8xAI6tJZELLZJOVMtERXGzNux70ssrj26AvoXoPGztU_lj0ViC_95gvvEMBlRo4rRc892cLWGR_/s1600/Summer+063.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 294px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593118842524738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxakinkDQaK3IPsPLVyrIH4IakRtAzXBboPrbqBpPYrhTONMKlv4NqeKEmUWY4kZQn8xAI6tJZELLZJOVMtERXGzNux70ssrj26AvoXoPGztU_lj0ViC_95gvvEMBlRo4rRc892cLWGR_/s400/Summer+063.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRPs9r8JIfRFWGYCkWRSYlLS4AHT5EQllFkF1KU9omxI4RBJkD6DEg9KECJlwWdJngDdPihH7zlfKCvPwOoP9MoE1qQBc3rg76gJ4yFiwK9o2l9e91wI865-kjDXXgTXtWGJsWT48XksX/s1600/Summer+056.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 330px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593110736278626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRPs9r8JIfRFWGYCkWRSYlLS4AHT5EQllFkF1KU9omxI4RBJkD6DEg9KECJlwWdJngDdPihH7zlfKCvPwOoP9MoE1qQBc3rg76gJ4yFiwK9o2l9e91wI865-kjDXXgTXtWGJsWT48XksX/s400/Summer+056.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cosCZdBjx2fyAtQaMLpxScYnXJ-_0zq5IPCXni8xnjDx5CNKrYluGu2dICQX20LuGxBujzPu7su01MvjUcZVf89E_0qKiQYDLfOafqJezt_FCu2ekYb3U68Gkf8mr8OaG4lyVOXMID_-/s1600/Summer+094.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 296px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593140914133522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cosCZdBjx2fyAtQaMLpxScYnXJ-_0zq5IPCXni8xnjDx5CNKrYluGu2dICQX20LuGxBujzPu7su01MvjUcZVf89E_0qKiQYDLfOafqJezt_FCu2ekYb3U68Gkf8mr8OaG4lyVOXMID_-/s400/Summer+094.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP2EaglYjiB9EwQLwYdu7HnhexqRvyLxVilqrFKY8caRz2r9nbnSd1GCpNCwa-5lC-eEvYoEjIr-zPxgKZPbqecZxXaJ_E5HtW0uk5JtG_dM41iOLbwkNjMdEQpGv4ufSaUZPqqcn41FK/s1600/Summer+101.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593649677028322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP2EaglYjiB9EwQLwYdu7HnhexqRvyLxVilqrFKY8caRz2r9nbnSd1GCpNCwa-5lC-eEvYoEjIr-zPxgKZPbqecZxXaJ_E5HtW0uk5JtG_dM41iOLbwkNjMdEQpGv4ufSaUZPqqcn41FK/s400/Summer+101.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwAhwA_StIXum3tUM2zFie1H9AbKzI7xY1e9GpdpaVpyuIWOOn5Vgig8QUkokOaUEWMwfXzlfY_z6AdGiD1aTu955t-CMkBybJpW7Ta2L7LKZYp1upj_3UDS6Lg_PYWElFfE9MQJrUeWP/s1600/Summer+099.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 310px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615593644200391522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwAhwA_StIXum3tUM2zFie1H9AbKzI7xY1e9GpdpaVpyuIWOOn5Vgig8QUkokOaUEWMwfXzlfY_z6AdGiD1aTu955t-CMkBybJpW7Ta2L7LKZYp1upj_3UDS6Lg_PYWElFfE9MQJrUeWP/s400/Summer+099.jpg" /></a><br />When we returned home we discovered that our sprinkler system was on. We still haven't figured out how to set that thing correctly. The timing this particular day was perfect, though. 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Not by going to the lake or to a BBQ, but doing something that had real meaning and paid respect to those who have gone before us. Like all the things we do...I realize Max doesn't understand yet, but its about setting a principle and a standard for years to come. I was so happy when my mom called to invite us to visit my great-grandparents graves. I didn't even know we had realtives buried in a nearby cemetary and we ended up getting a family history lesson from my Dad which was pretty special.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8q7tiUi5jrqsNtzUVIPszixojrKoi0OHXIXDNlC6rWwR-hpkIOIN-x5zUtGw7pcutFSd16b2E0Ulhg_hZMNQC87VBWOaHf_Jjb1w9ZpDQf8Cle2fshehfQgi-FDrQAAXBMwcgKrHydl1/s1600/Summer+186.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 316px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615845741920051570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8q7tiUi5jrqsNtzUVIPszixojrKoi0OHXIXDNlC6rWwR-hpkIOIN-x5zUtGw7pcutFSd16b2E0Ulhg_hZMNQC87VBWOaHf_Jjb1w9ZpDQf8Cle2fshehfQgi-FDrQAAXBMwcgKrHydl1/s400/Summer+186.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ftHhHHOI4WOpkOx-1kYemnxHl5IjsOXz5xPJW1KQUw-r5e90FNVSsgDhim0xvcbRCR4-cNCQYXlB1VbHAwXAOcq3Gv-JKnjxCNiAKndiS7zjEQu5tWOsZGeHdykzl_VDDm8cDOomegEW/s1600/Summer+174_picnik.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615845737917898578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ftHhHHOI4WOpkOx-1kYemnxHl5IjsOXz5xPJW1KQUw-r5e90FNVSsgDhim0xvcbRCR4-cNCQYXlB1VbHAwXAOcq3Gv-JKnjxCNiAKndiS7zjEQu5tWOsZGeHdykzl_VDDm8cDOomegEW/s400/Summer+174_picnik.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr95DIK9hrVvou4zDX6K9kk7JAAgSwX3jTGWJYlIyf4Fvdp4oyylaLK0Obd4UKGmoDJcmYCADjLL9Ajnt35P2wn9aKF2wsqgcWdcFC3oDUuRPZ7vmK-D63-IxAJy0AqCZbGgUbN505Lm93/s1600/Summer+164.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615845729304275106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr95DIK9hrVvou4zDX6K9kk7JAAgSwX3jTGWJYlIyf4Fvdp4oyylaLK0Obd4UKGmoDJcmYCADjLL9Ajnt35P2wn9aKF2wsqgcWdcFC3oDUuRPZ7vmK-D63-IxAJy0AqCZbGgUbN505Lm93/s400/Summer+164.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDl4vYEDAr-FVmYS7_p5ygXWw8heuzlX096Pw6ghaBkFhPWZN_po32hatljR8wabUMNBxebFvcrk8ANfrp3mhdF0KZPi6YgY8i9VoqxXPteFOmgIlhBtFb3JKe5VYbri1QNxV_oRPRxfr/s1600/Summer+210.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 313px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615845719746002994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDl4vYEDAr-FVmYS7_p5ygXWw8heuzlX096Pw6ghaBkFhPWZN_po32hatljR8wabUMNBxebFvcrk8ANfrp3mhdF0KZPi6YgY8i9VoqxXPteFOmgIlhBtFb3JKe5VYbri1QNxV_oRPRxfr/s400/Summer+210.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQS7xzCIaTDhVSQvIt2y5GpqdkbX3HEemW6BaFCrfju3AQkzcpt7FpQT0MLCKqoNhoikvn0aqjY_8zmwvQklURj-RIurLnAQNEv1DdZIthmT_9UMTUGY4eXuzqfvTV6pmdTIUlUA2iJCi/s1600/Summer+276.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615846710870699410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQS7xzCIaTDhVSQvIt2y5GpqdkbX3HEemW6BaFCrfju3AQkzcpt7FpQT0MLCKqoNhoikvn0aqjY_8zmwvQklURj-RIurLnAQNEv1DdZIthmT_9UMTUGY4eXuzqfvTV6pmdTIUlUA2iJCi/s400/Summer+276.jpg" /></a><br />Smelling the flowers<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjqM4cV7epP9u5R7akrZRb5JmLS46tIzbmvZCeiFl3SmvaUuOCbpaHkvCoeZZ7boL0sgYecUN9dVTf0sgmaQfMRyBVcPzeFde8tDIYH8MuLW4XFpv5b6N8183ip5y9UMKlq75ALdOuWOw/s1600/Summer+231.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 256px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615845744249219858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjqM4cV7epP9u5R7akrZRb5JmLS46tIzbmvZCeiFl3SmvaUuOCbpaHkvCoeZZ7boL0sgYecUN9dVTf0sgmaQfMRyBVcPzeFde8tDIYH8MuLW4XFpv5b6N8183ip5y9UMKlq75ALdOuWOw/s400/Summer+231.jpg" /></a><br />Max stumbled upon Walter Cronkite. Random, but kind of cool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE-Dx8sO8J1OSbraSs7YNuExGFWZmriRGzp2gny-Bo87Tb8mrlm-zBjbeR-8vhC4Zr4kiRd7iKlGaMwn5MCx4T0-Ch2ree7Rz-d0OkY51-t_ZLwyuzc5od_mz1n_fXnL4lp7Xh_IVL9PM/s1600/Summer+304_picnik.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615846724789951138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE-Dx8sO8J1OSbraSs7YNuExGFWZmriRGzp2gny-Bo87Tb8mrlm-zBjbeR-8vhC4Zr4kiRd7iKlGaMwn5MCx4T0-Ch2ree7Rz-d0OkY51-t_ZLwyuzc5od_mz1n_fXnL4lp7Xh_IVL9PM/s400/Summer+304_picnik.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HQ3uIxwtme1raOF6H6r0egZ2ANMxAiyWEED6UQAwAmi5cblRMmw60xyKZJOFzQp8cRVQ4OvWyTJgwPcfn6bHhlusz6D6GOPqX9pfcTjTUZHxGNgu2UdKVfzg6dFbvJNRowX7QOrZSHTT/s1600/Summer+295.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615846717033380034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HQ3uIxwtme1raOF6H6r0egZ2ANMxAiyWEED6UQAwAmi5cblRMmw60xyKZJOFzQp8cRVQ4OvWyTJgwPcfn6bHhlusz6D6GOPqX9pfcTjTUZHxGNgu2UdKVfzg6dFbvJNRowX7QOrZSHTT/s400/Summer+295.jpg" /></a>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-56087757185132667622011-05-29T10:00:00.004-05:002011-05-30T10:53:28.032-05:00We've made it.I can't believe it. We're home. Last year about this time I wanted out of our old house so badly. I was done with it and the busy street and the pool and the ridiculous driveway situation. We put it on the market and it just became a "house" in my mind.<br /><br />As the months dragged on (and my hormones returned to normal levels) I became sentimental about the beautiful old house and I realized I had been a little irrational about the whole thing. I mean...Max wasn't even 6 months old at the time...he wasn't going to toddle out to the pool by himself or run out into the middle of 55th St just yet. I gained a little perspective, but still realized this was not the best home to raise our family in.<br /><br />Then I wrote this <a href="http://murraypartyofthree.blogspot.com/2011/03/home.html">post</a>. I didn't know it at the time, but everything was about to fall into place the way it was meant to happen in just a few short weeks into the future. And now after a whirlwind of packing and paperwork we're in our new place that fits all of our criteria and we finally feel settled.<br /><br />It has our needs (quiet street, 2 car garage, easy access from my car into the house) and also the things that make a house a real home for Billy and me (old neighborhood, walking distance to shops/restaurants, tree lined street). We also have many plans for this house and the additions we're going to make in the coming years. We see so much potential here.<br /><br />We're really excited about this new chapter in our lives. And as a bonus we get to add another little baby to it! We couldn't be happier with the way things played out. The wait was worth it and made us realize what is most important to us. I'm always amazed how the phrase "everything happens for a reason" consistently proves itself in my life even though I hate to hear it in the midst of a challenge.<br /><br />So now, with the craziness of the move behind us, all that's on the "to do" list is to make room in our hearts and our new home for little Sullivan. And I'm happy to just sit in my nest and await his arrival.<br /><br />Here are a few pics of what we've been up to in the new house:<br /><div>Max loves: the backyard (with no pool!!).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgBV6_gxl0IgEAeoNpBNJSWQFmTPIe2G0VIxQreEzDMfkbNAqCEw-t2U0TOMGG5h_Se_lOLmyI5s9fYFqLzMJyIYcuQsx0N1zku_s3HmJG7Qu8TfGMKD0aT4lnTlZqJNdmcXNdoZto87X/s1600/DSC_1064.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612499528015395634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgBV6_gxl0IgEAeoNpBNJSWQFmTPIe2G0VIxQreEzDMfkbNAqCEw-t2U0TOMGG5h_Se_lOLmyI5s9fYFqLzMJyIYcuQsx0N1zku_s3HmJG7Qu8TfGMKD0aT4lnTlZqJNdmcXNdoZto87X/s400/DSC_1064.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudt-mMcRiMlpzIZgdR93b1Dg-qxMS0gPAX3BmZmY7-PqJLUuTe4OIv3pcbptrnUBZ5VlC4eBST9Mp58VWcMOCxTlw1gL_LpAfigFbeVd4dcqs5oxm3Oq6aqqfQVzHenCw2OYjcpFRujJt/s1600/DSC_1093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612499535877198210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudt-mMcRiMlpzIZgdR93b1Dg-qxMS0gPAX3BmZmY7-PqJLUuTe4OIv3pcbptrnUBZ5VlC4eBST9Mp58VWcMOCxTlw1gL_LpAfigFbeVd4dcqs5oxm3Oq6aqqfQVzHenCw2OYjcpFRujJt/s400/DSC_1093.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNb0iihg8L34gULEYu-2JizuoTUdHx17IHBuyLb_bORcTJdL-nmGgMnP3_CMqd-ZtYECTy-WP9UCKUtYSXsVyVqkUHaeGvFr7ZvI7LFLPzZOPaOvJjZkgVKAlsTDzr1Ww8q7lQuoPxTap/s1600/DSC_1136.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 389px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612499538956188098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNb0iihg8L34gULEYu-2JizuoTUdHx17IHBuyLb_bORcTJdL-nmGgMnP3_CMqd-ZtYECTy-WP9UCKUtYSXsVyVqkUHaeGvFr7ZvI7LFLPzZOPaOvJjZkgVKAlsTDzr1Ww8q7lQuoPxTap/s400/DSC_1136.JPG" /></a><br />Washing hands and feet after playing outside.</div><br /><br /><div>Max loves: his new playroom <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmORbqneomuiefzoTd2MEwNbFtkHg_CPRtb4l4SNXsGmffd07gq-LhdroI3zo20jCvhmPWI4zO4kh35uan1fAbiUcMxwL35VyhjBz-l5L3FTsySLL56Vgc6xGc5cAr-CkgmcksG1MeHK9/s1600/Summer+146_a.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 290px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612525727560009714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmORbqneomuiefzoTd2MEwNbFtkHg_CPRtb4l4SNXsGmffd07gq-LhdroI3zo20jCvhmPWI4zO4kh35uan1fAbiUcMxwL35VyhjBz-l5L3FTsySLL56Vgc6xGc5cAr-CkgmcksG1MeHK9/s400/Summer+146_a.jpg" /></a><br />Read me books, Momma! All day. All day. All day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfHbL9CyG6QLirYm4fSmtnnsi9PHik6kdxzzOWDVrkxx2V6_dswTuXS7p0eUSwb5hut8mihwxAGthLqvjZSiHzrxzKN4HwIiwtXX3Du7jo0nYVjg895qQOvBEEjxx-h8u87GVPbyzlbxn/s1600/Summer+121_a.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612525722397111826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfHbL9CyG6QLirYm4fSmtnnsi9PHik6kdxzzOWDVrkxx2V6_dswTuXS7p0eUSwb5hut8mihwxAGthLqvjZSiHzrxzKN4HwIiwtXX3Du7jo0nYVjg895qQOvBEEjxx-h8u87GVPbyzlbxn/s400/Summer+121_a.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJc7c71P__gPwhWVn3H8hdiQgLZnCPNNlMdn5lfzOcJxedKDmUgaWQ3i2MCB_tHKX493v4tmB_tid0twRDrbBd_03Y0W9Pp_SubgDhPu8vw_hxMTRFu43hvScVEVxlXguXx6Z6lPff28d/s1600/Summer+119.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 348px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612525720245709666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJc7c71P__gPwhWVn3H8hdiQgLZnCPNNlMdn5lfzOcJxedKDmUgaWQ3i2MCB_tHKX493v4tmB_tid0twRDrbBd_03Y0W9Pp_SubgDhPu8vw_hxMTRFu43hvScVEVxlXguXx6Z6lPff28d/s400/Summer+119.jpg" /></a><br />"Vacuuming"<br /><br />Max loves: riding his fire truck in the living room<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVySmqI6Ao45c_uL9QBuFRY8FNHB701wHiQwW6okh6C3oUhZzV1KD0PA5dASf_Wu4HPLhuKAlJNJ-uVocMakfM506IWCINCNzG_aLxfj2D-dS11SNRmCOxOih8qv7lVI0vv1vTVt9akTJ/s1600/DSC_1014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612499547467488338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVySmqI6Ao45c_uL9QBuFRY8FNHB701wHiQwW6okh6C3oUhZzV1KD0PA5dASf_Wu4HPLhuKAlJNJ-uVocMakfM506IWCINCNzG_aLxfj2D-dS11SNRmCOxOih8qv7lVI0vv1vTVt9akTJ/s400/DSC_1014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>He climbs on and says "Go. Go. Go."</div><br />Max loves: to watch out the front door.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYWe4uv_n5wEeR6fUHvxrsKOVN_gSnyF9t3tY4f6sNMixNR7wKsDClCokjs5TGeU8sRb555ZVLvXMjR3w3NwQQ2rNykkmwaWxlC6CcCohq6NVw9VgdOdbcvShJt7Of0nq3tWWEuHngy7W/s1600/Summer+154.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 345px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612525733089379730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYWe4uv_n5wEeR6fUHvxrsKOVN_gSnyF9t3tY4f6sNMixNR7wKsDClCokjs5TGeU8sRb555ZVLvXMjR3w3NwQQ2rNykkmwaWxlC6CcCohq6NVw9VgdOdbcvShJt7Of0nq3tWWEuHngy7W/s400/Summer+154.jpg" /></a><br />The construction on our street has been a real treat for Max.</div><br /><br />Max (still) loves: to eat. Now in his new highchair in his new kitchen!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612499544274622210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_GS-uChD3uckdvJAWt3v5yPa_sepkEiwbGk_NIwacTW0WtEWN8CETlUcDmcQ5eRGwiEO-hsPiigbaQvd-GLsChPQu_VN5Hs6HgEJq3uDcE2-6m1mRrujw-sHilI6OXzdtz39fkyUDIyS/s400/DSC_0993a.jpg" /></div></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-69923326362185965142011-05-20T07:18:00.000-05:002011-05-20T13:55:04.492-05:00"The Land of And"<div>Do you know those commercials? I cannot stand them. I think its for some horrible restaurant like "Old Country Buffet"...I'm not even sure. But like anything incredibly annoying it got stuck in my head the other day. Through some weird stream of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">consciousness</span> I started thinking about the word <em><strong>and</strong></em> and its importance in my life. Such a tiny and simple word that connects some of the biggest pieces of my life together.</div><br /><div>For so long, it was just me. I was just Sara. One person. And then Billy came along and I acquired my first <strong><em>and</em></strong>. Sara <strong><em>and</em></strong> Billy. The addition of that <em><strong>and</strong></em> gave me someone else to consider and put before my own needs. </div><br /><div>With Max, my <strong><em>and</em></strong> moved forward again. Sara, Billy <em><strong>and </strong></em>Max. After that, my time, my energy and my focus all changed directions as our little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkbomb</span> rearranged everything we knew about responsibility and love. </div><br /><div>Last weekend, as I was laying on the couch thinking these weird thoughts while watching my "big" <em><strong>and</strong></em> and my "little" <em><strong>and</strong></em> play together, the littlest <em><strong>and</strong></em> of all gave me a solid kick in the ribs, reminding me that the position of our <strong><em>and</em></strong> is about to move forward again.</div><br /><div>Sara, Billy, Max <strong><em>and </em></strong>Sullivan.</div><br /><div>I wonder how many times our<em><strong> and</strong></em> will shift positions to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">accommodate</span> new important beings in our lives. Wherever my <strong><em>and </em></strong>ends up I feel very lucky for its existence in my life. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQmdCmW4eNCjBn_eEfVl_dgvZ-KvkVwokwVG0PNmdUQfhq30Q3wwEpPrqrboKFjpiORndqjz0NpYu8tMDnvxasLxBk2jxQmjLqSL4EZ4X9m-ekARWsnTa3rJBhaBrPMFoHXRA0iLFf0o-/s1600/Spring+810B.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608870461890845682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQmdCmW4eNCjBn_eEfVl_dgvZ-KvkVwokwVG0PNmdUQfhq30Q3wwEpPrqrboKFjpiORndqjz0NpYu8tMDnvxasLxBk2jxQmjLqSL4EZ4X9m-ekARWsnTa3rJBhaBrPMFoHXRA0iLFf0o-/s400/Spring+810B.jpg" /></a></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-48216196856075448232011-05-15T21:59:00.017-05:002011-05-16T11:01:41.167-05:00This week.I'm utterly exhausted. This past week has taken it all out of me. Moving, unpacking, trying to get our now "rental property" spotlessly clean and celebrating my 30th birthday. Oh, and I managed to make it to my dental appointment somewhere in the middle of all of that too.<br /><br />Little Max has been a trooper. The poor guy has had some interesting meals this week since we still haven't gone to the grocery store to stock the fridge. Random canned goods have come in handy. The first night we were in the house I couldn't even find the can opener though so luckily I found a single-serve can of Speghetti-O's in the kitchen cabinet. Did I buy that at some point? I don't remember packing or unpacking it. Did the previous owner leave it behind? I'm not sure. That and a slice of stale wheat bread spread with some peanut butter was his dinner. Then I gave him his bath but could only find our little travel kit that has old hotel shampoo in it. Good to know that my baby will not spontaneously combust if he doesn't have a balanced meal and a bath with his organic shampoo :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjH4_r_NTB3thumS6Int-RJ4mkcvgXqsaT2jAV3s2V36s_0NXtsZCcSy8qTM4XIzTBRp0kFJiYmOdIKMCAlPe6PUmmPDNW0FfL2PZHAI7xJTjiyY0RG3zMoPLBOBmkNlr4JeITVoFiCKR/s1600/Spring+764.jpg"></a><br /><br />Even with all of this craziness I feel really content. It finally seems like we're on the other side of the hill we've been climbing trying to get all of this to fall into place. I'll write more about the new house soon, but for now I'll just include some recent pictures of what we've been up to this past week when we haven't been up to our necks in boxes.<br /><br />Mother's Day Weekend<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwvytrvUhCOaokhXBN2_KVGA86OQhf7X80j5ItTlr-ApmZi1ywRmDkI-OdD9d9JkMmxzsRO87z0O99v2Y_wuYARsaxPz9NsbSOsi2L9271YHxEfkRyCnxQzsFhBqBKT6WNBu2RNAG_yIO/s1600/Spring+764.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607201995785729650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwvytrvUhCOaokhXBN2_KVGA86OQhf7X80j5ItTlr-ApmZi1ywRmDkI-OdD9d9JkMmxzsRO87z0O99v2Y_wuYARsaxPz9NsbSOsi2L9271YHxEfkRyCnxQzsFhBqBKT6WNBu2RNAG_yIO/s200/Spring+764.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFFNC48j1XM8fdKBQ2XB13fyB-kHqbvN0eqfSOF6xbkz5pNwdvy-Sth841nDGH-ZdatqCM1Bs4UuFlhO-3OTusUpquk9_1V-WkFNvDsajhSnSn87Bx3uf2s1e9tv8TljequoCt9uvgl07/s1600/Spring+783.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607202006057913666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFFNC48j1XM8fdKBQ2XB13fyB-kHqbvN0eqfSOF6xbkz5pNwdvy-Sth841nDGH-ZdatqCM1Bs4UuFlhO-3OTusUpquk9_1V-WkFNvDsajhSnSn87Bx3uf2s1e9tv8TljequoCt9uvgl07/s200/Spring+783.jpg" /></a><br />Saturday we walked up to Glace' with Grandma Murray for ice cream.<br /><br />And this is what I woke up to on Sunday morning :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz7S2eMfKAqDuxAWpL0_iR_hIae5vD-7nU7WmClBoGHc7vQuJfqLPJkcAW2nkpq7cgk928XGq6OI8lxMI_d5qp_fR34vcH9bsbSEdwO5K42EGafCNc6IxKQmome_PF-RQwpk95TKEqr_p/s1600/Spring+805.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607199978472153538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdz7S2eMfKAqDuxAWpL0_iR_hIae5vD-7nU7WmClBoGHc7vQuJfqLPJkcAW2nkpq7cgk928XGq6OI8lxMI_d5qp_fR34vcH9bsbSEdwO5K42EGafCNc6IxKQmome_PF-RQwpk95TKEqr_p/s200/Spring+805.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljrFqkveoztCqj6Wy9YpsgDlmffQOPG5Q3CoZaMxN7fkI8EBw_q74lemH584JqHEf2y4OHTSENOgE87O7U7nqWez2_ObkgCANnY0ugsnmOEvuQ_ZzqizXmmlkv_YiiB-A_05or2H1OaO4/s1600/Spring+825.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607199985440763938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljrFqkveoztCqj6Wy9YpsgDlmffQOPG5Q3CoZaMxN7fkI8EBw_q74lemH584JqHEf2y4OHTSENOgE87O7U7nqWez2_ObkgCANnY0ugsnmOEvuQ_ZzqizXmmlkv_YiiB-A_05or2H1OaO4/s200/Spring+825.jpg" /></a><br />Chocolate chip and fresh blueberry pancakes and pink tulips.<br /><br />Then we went to the zoo for the afternoon with the whole family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja4Vg96nJX3uD3h9BRJBUBxv8NwzYJ2fkbSp8R1KAGJMUa6IAbxhgQaTu_O3KWIYzPS7yXp7OmlcvOFBINz9VoUjXyY1W6bFeQmnAxVYnWL39HZP-vGl_gjJqO7xW8FUo7S4hqLozA7B3/s1600/Spring+561.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 144px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607199974742049106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja4Vg96nJX3uD3h9BRJBUBxv8NwzYJ2fkbSp8R1KAGJMUa6IAbxhgQaTu_O3KWIYzPS7yXp7OmlcvOFBINz9VoUjXyY1W6bFeQmnAxVYnWL39HZP-vGl_gjJqO7xW8FUo7S4hqLozA7B3/s200/Spring+561.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGys4VXdeqK59D-DKRNUXTUPf16RCmrnyxA9qfZqZgFCg7M1fas5MpxOcnFemxQTxAbgGsQman1Mdh0THRAKqgZ1oc2E6_OBcCe9H5KxXBD63MRfHjzhUbbfQ-8tM9yCU-jA1Un382JHr7/s1600/Spring+550.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607199970292429922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGys4VXdeqK59D-DKRNUXTUPf16RCmrnyxA9qfZqZgFCg7M1fas5MpxOcnFemxQTxAbgGsQman1Mdh0THRAKqgZ1oc2E6_OBcCe9H5KxXBD63MRfHjzhUbbfQ-8tM9yCU-jA1Un382JHr7/s200/Spring+550.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGitF-YmX9lXpKLjK3s5wVD6guvGsJkE5XebEqfU0YXpBXNrrx3sHisPFQsD_XmEEzJ-6fcEKq88lp9_JdO7JtTL0xsYOPnFkn-YftoK8mBuSPty-P3YRri5_YCAaRv4nytYM5QGpRI66/s1600/Spring+572.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607199965919932402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGitF-YmX9lXpKLjK3s5wVD6guvGsJkE5XebEqfU0YXpBXNrrx3sHisPFQsD_XmEEzJ-6fcEKq88lp9_JdO7JtTL0xsYOPnFkn-YftoK8mBuSPty-P3YRri5_YCAaRv4nytYM5QGpRI66/s200/Spring+572.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Max was so excited to see the animals. Especially the polar bear.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcAbscP6zYNri6FgjOxchfuUo5Ur3TReGtfIfaHMDhMERA_WCtId3KedNcedgjfUQq7IymjWNtx_logzk7sFplbM5yiz-Md_vYZx_KN9HWDjAjcfhDln2-nBvW5Dy1zDUVvjUU61dduGP/s1600/Spring+630.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607196734927928514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcAbscP6zYNri6FgjOxchfuUo5Ur3TReGtfIfaHMDhMERA_WCtId3KedNcedgjfUQq7IymjWNtx_logzk7sFplbM5yiz-Md_vYZx_KN9HWDjAjcfhDln2-nBvW5Dy1zDUVvjUU61dduGP/s200/Spring+630.jpg" /></a><br /><br />When we got home from the zoo Max was more than ready for his afternoon nap. So Sullivan and I went for a dip in the pool while he slept.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1BAy81TJkFjZmosgV9_S7tR6phiU74XLIsKcTY7ABhGRNE6HlKJh1LwtTXSczqT741Z-rzQoz-h-VLIBFFzg9ptu6un-XAFJuSqkfRhoDGMze4VzMw9eyUH3ZatER_v2EE8DPNjCE89b/s1600/Spring+502.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 186px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607196711116058578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1BAy81TJkFjZmosgV9_S7tR6phiU74XLIsKcTY7ABhGRNE6HlKJh1LwtTXSczqT741Z-rzQoz-h-VLIBFFzg9ptu6un-XAFJuSqkfRhoDGMze4VzMw9eyUH3ZatER_v2EE8DPNjCE89b/s200/Spring+502.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Then later in the day we went up to the garden to water our seeds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Bnch52Ze3t6I0u6SjHDPPoalIc1vB7yRQOK9zaCb4fqaBZxs4SW1Dx9Ou0shEAD2vRMyyRVVaixhInMNYKr1av7z1Q05nECSL5oyiqHuBm2Qhr0zze-sWEZrvKBbRBEiWH1bLQkl6rhD/s1600/Spring+654.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607196722724708306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Bnch52Ze3t6I0u6SjHDPPoalIc1vB7yRQOK9zaCb4fqaBZxs4SW1Dx9Ou0shEAD2vRMyyRVVaixhInMNYKr1av7z1Q05nECSL5oyiqHuBm2Qhr0zze-sWEZrvKBbRBEiWH1bLQkl6rhD/s200/Spring+654.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKWEICRErqIXmJm6_8-XnYRJ-DQasJLXtLd1xaXi8obMQv1OrnobbSR26bXdqzTr58pK_sE03yt_8zvDncBg6K10NOlNvCPP1KMv96Op2_Sen9Y9N2oC7yQUQIUxoUMJUKDKvYrte5KsU/s1600/Spring+666.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607196718227552530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKWEICRErqIXmJm6_8-XnYRJ-DQasJLXtLd1xaXi8obMQv1OrnobbSR26bXdqzTr58pK_sE03yt_8zvDncBg6K10NOlNvCPP1KMv96Op2_Sen9Y9N2oC7yQUQIUxoUMJUKDKvYrte5KsU/s200/Spring+666.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBLO1AfstD2j9rzNSaP_ocly5FOxfXkikpnueCbIzcBOLeXJ2GHB9Xi26Uwb_fJt6NBCEgoV-MS_78MzD13feSGxQ3CtyRxow8Fwab2HzjKpC2-jQwguAnldXhcTntrkPgz68SQvkZVfi/s1600/Spring+662.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607196720505966114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBLO1AfstD2j9rzNSaP_ocly5FOxfXkikpnueCbIzcBOLeXJ2GHB9Xi26Uwb_fJt6NBCEgoV-MS_78MzD13feSGxQ3CtyRxow8Fwab2HzjKpC2-jQwguAnldXhcTntrkPgz68SQvkZVfi/s200/Spring+662.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Monday evening we went to Quigley's for dinner to see our dear friend Dave on his last night. We had just closed on the house earlier in the day so we were also celebrating our new home!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-YlnHUaITOMbmt-KFhav6t2U2bzPle5cqgwf_dtpKiRv_wFOTZvlKdY0ZMGKe6wdlOg2npU5_I_yru9CfjcjGS0p7_v8rEaD9d_KXv5vCEoIqXbTsHuPIM73OOKXNWWRql6rJfclSpUR/s1600/Spring+671.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607187387960789410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-YlnHUaITOMbmt-KFhav6t2U2bzPle5cqgwf_dtpKiRv_wFOTZvlKdY0ZMGKe6wdlOg2npU5_I_yru9CfjcjGS0p7_v8rEaD9d_KXv5vCEoIqXbTsHuPIM73OOKXNWWRql6rJfclSpUR/s200/Spring+671.jpg" /></a><br />The boys.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkxsnqTPiKOceoM3jjGp_WCALGkjmJJ68TMD0o2sNLYzu8rYdMkc6K2wmvXkBXUAAvGCufCXwhpbasvuh2zCgU5pFGLtPTa3MtwMx1oEw3Qk7r0gPMAS4i1Xwpl4kjOfxKyKg5M-C_oLC/s1600/Spring+687.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 148px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607187384772952466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkxsnqTPiKOceoM3jjGp_WCALGkjmJJ68TMD0o2sNLYzu8rYdMkc6K2wmvXkBXUAAvGCufCXwhpbasvuh2zCgU5pFGLtPTa3MtwMx1oEw3Qk7r0gPMAS4i1Xwpl4kjOfxKyKg5M-C_oLC/s200/Spring+687.jpg" /></a><br />Coloring on the floor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xb-W3gi4WtE4L3DY2qLDPz_q8SV9y46JNJMFzmvfMNWz-xfUbrzhiJIg2G3zQ-woKV_h4p4KwVL8GUNViBtvFsOlkGDtjB8j7nGKKneeeCfrcp6RU0cJ_Thnia4y5HOppoU4ROnJeM0c/s1600/Spring+688.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607187380035708322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xb-W3gi4WtE4L3DY2qLDPz_q8SV9y46JNJMFzmvfMNWz-xfUbrzhiJIg2G3zQ-woKV_h4p4KwVL8GUNViBtvFsOlkGDtjB8j7nGKKneeeCfrcp6RU0cJ_Thnia4y5HOppoU4ROnJeM0c/s200/Spring+688.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRhhvZb4g1SlYr9HxonroEXXtQPha4tASVu0LH9iB2UCq7YO5TSLe8tHeaM40KHyTTMR3swoQDKVOy-_fXGUT1EzRf3uSOpHFdiClIgyvbq3qm_vtaveJdnZGZifRbBo4m2n_nJBuxril/s1600/Spring+692.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607187369267527330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRhhvZb4g1SlYr9HxonroEXXtQPha4tASVu0LH9iB2UCq7YO5TSLe8tHeaM40KHyTTMR3swoQDKVOy-_fXGUT1EzRf3uSOpHFdiClIgyvbq3qm_vtaveJdnZGZifRbBo4m2n_nJBuxril/s200/Spring+692.jpg" /></a><br />Eating corn doggies from a sharks mouth is way more fun than eating off the table like a civilized person.<br /><br />Saturday was my 30th bday party at the Blue Grotto. It was exactly what I wanted...I little gathering with the people I love.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrxmsVsBwWtld8EYb3Ckd96mE7dhgauWe6I56ReZQRgSn6mV8ND3irvkJdPN_ok8aKBTLOqRv3ynwCg_GJipLhIFnKus1U34jGKuHPdP-WC3f78kw_Cs_0FVMZpOmoCL5b2SRtW105yKD/s1600/Bday.png"><img style="WIDTH: 145px; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607334419908913090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrxmsVsBwWtld8EYb3Ckd96mE7dhgauWe6I56ReZQRgSn6mV8ND3irvkJdPN_ok8aKBTLOqRv3ynwCg_GJipLhIFnKus1U34jGKuHPdP-WC3f78kw_Cs_0FVMZpOmoCL5b2SRtW105yKD/s200/Bday.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMfFnbVUN4uvIzIVKA4vnGF38bKdLByMvhyphenhyphenxioPlQjjNjqTFjgiapTWA60CrBA3I4h_7DQWvsOOSfAuPH_WtoExu1RMmA4oaKkh4gfMGjEgIUnmD5U1thFH85Ud_fAe_AC0uKKiw_8QjY/s1600/bday2.png"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 165px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607334028574183074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMfFnbVUN4uvIzIVKA4vnGF38bKdLByMvhyphenhyphenxioPlQjjNjqTFjgiapTWA60CrBA3I4h_7DQWvsOOSfAuPH_WtoExu1RMmA4oaKkh4gfMGjEgIUnmD5U1thFH85Ud_fAe_AC0uKKiw_8QjY/s200/bday2.png" /></a><br /><br />Here's Max this Sunday morning getting a closer look at the collage of pictures my mom put together for the party.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9gbF174m4C44-BjKB3Y5u7HUbFtOCFOG00GcK5mgKe0zlo0y-Ddh4qlpZlVTQp9LbNRup6OFxa_kqUwLAU_mM2Yki731LaqrvQBea994hRuaTPE7B-xMyOua_vi6_vSM4LF87qnr8mSe/s1600/Spring+734.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607187364152160002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9gbF174m4C44-BjKB3Y5u7HUbFtOCFOG00GcK5mgKe0zlo0y-Ddh4qlpZlVTQp9LbNRup6OFxa_kqUwLAU_mM2Yki731LaqrvQBea994hRuaTPE7B-xMyOua_vi6_vSM4LF87qnr8mSe/s200/Spring+734.jpg" /></a><br /><br />From these images you can't tell how disorganized are lives are right now can you?the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-88734786999898254412011-05-08T08:57:00.003-05:002011-05-08T08:57:00.186-05:00Becoming a mother again<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604157585437157714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IBBXAnLdGgU1w2ZkSnxhO5zDTMJCPnjlTQZTrh8LhQVO0zuA2L5yuJNPMP0Dwm_RAT5mjqivTV32t15BBTPLIllOKLn0Fmjy7vtpcExIkmW7Cin-HGY3Kw6Esm__p0vKtMubEGUrVB_Q/s400/Spring+160b.jpg" /> You know what the best thing about being a momma is? You get to always be one. It's not a phase in life like being a teenager or being in your twenties that quickly passes you by...it's permanent.<br /><br />I can't stop thinking about how excited I am to become a mom again. To have the chance to bring another life into the world is an honor that I will never stop being thankful for. Max's birth was the single most defining experience of my life so far. It was the most physical. The most emotional. The most painful. And the most rewarding. I imagine most women would describe it this way regardless of how their little one came into the world (drugs, no drugs, c-section, etc). I know every birthing experience takes enormous amounts of courage. And every mom should be proud of that.<br /><br />It sounds odd, but I'm looking forward to being in labor again. Don't get me wrong...its the most ridiculous pain I've ever felt, but it's not a "bad" pain (if that makes any since at all??).<br /><br />I'm excited for all the aspects of becoming a momma times two. Some people are quick to point out that two kids means two times the dirty diapers, twice the expense and half the sleep. There's that. And two times the little smiles, twice the tiny, dimpled booty cheeks (my favorite part of all babies!) and exponentially more love.<br /><br />I can honestly say our inital reaction of feeling surprised and unprepared for this pregnancy now seems like a very distant memory. I find myself thinking "I can't believe this wasn't our idea!" on a regular basis because it feels so right for our family.<br /><br />Happy Mother's Day to all the Momma's out there! I hope you're getting all the love and pampering you deserve :)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604159687158561986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1PNk8TI_fC0jH_RVnKaEEuRBv7GqMNZKv12zSk_4CWWooBmojpl7Z1S7Qr-BT-ZoQPAoa8il7VwD4WOOUAmX3Y_zibjGTKvOCUXzyY8ZdzaJGMVt2jiOdcVH8GvJTrSlKoSd9IA6HBw_/s400/Spring+227.jpg" /></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269727081278969330.post-18000285773895091282011-04-30T22:24:00.000-05:002011-05-01T00:03:43.052-05:00The GardenOne of the best parts about the fact that we'll still own the house on 55th ST is that we get to keep our plot at the community garden. Our renter wants nothing to do with it. If he's hiring people to take care of the pool and lawn there's no way gardening will be on his agenda. :)<br /><br />We learned a lot last year and hope to have an even better garden this time around. It served its purpose by providing us with endless fresh arugula, spinach, chives and green onion but it just looked so disorganzied and sad. I'm determined not to have the most pathetic looking garden box this year.<br /><br />Plus we're excited to teach Max about planting and growing. I have a feeling we'll be spending many summer days with this barefoot baby at the garden. He'll be a good water boy. <br /><br />He's a natural already as seen below directing Dada with the shovel. Foreman Max.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx5rnaEIYAyIj-2_ZGjU4AbS16NrG3FRg0oo6HYhD0RSsRB0fQByIF57vNHRjCylf8svyrzZzpDxSlMw_bZ9fygc762dhFZOmhbkZpeEoJLACCdFLkDKCC9rqcMmYPsRkmVZB3nogo3Fa/s1600/Spring+136.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601600859227746178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx5rnaEIYAyIj-2_ZGjU4AbS16NrG3FRg0oo6HYhD0RSsRB0fQByIF57vNHRjCylf8svyrzZzpDxSlMw_bZ9fygc762dhFZOmhbkZpeEoJLACCdFLkDKCC9rqcMmYPsRkmVZB3nogo3Fa/s400/Spring+136.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UxMfm0bzQIwddPHVAuAzMo2um9VfEOSrtiHiakZHMVFl6u6Y2_wvwefPqiThU6-_bbhJHAy3Dbekt5LGpZhsqQC_qSnAL1ZidjSquFGhlsQY1UG2j-OC7IzhKqbXIlwYMwtwrLQaIEaP/s1600/Spring+142.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601600876148639714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UxMfm0bzQIwddPHVAuAzMo2um9VfEOSrtiHiakZHMVFl6u6Y2_wvwefPqiThU6-_bbhJHAy3Dbekt5LGpZhsqQC_qSnAL1ZidjSquFGhlsQY1UG2j-OC7IzhKqbXIlwYMwtwrLQaIEaP/s400/Spring+142.jpg" /></a><br /><br />For whatever reason our green onions came back in full force. They were gigantic. We pulled them out because there's something just not normal about green onions the size of a one year old.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFIiGLPkk3x9wyIsxtx44FHn6iIxKMIBHjCOlLFA9girpyKbD8LPPPr73iFCFStWsx7knfGn8_NTqSL_0wL9yM_hLH3uAmvJL7Un94mkwYFUgFN2HiP71ykFngiq6jjmhVXwxJkM32eNd/s1600/Spring+140.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601600868324426210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFIiGLPkk3x9wyIsxtx44FHn6iIxKMIBHjCOlLFA9girpyKbD8LPPPr73iFCFStWsx7knfGn8_NTqSL_0wL9yM_hLH3uAmvJL7Un94mkwYFUgFN2HiP71ykFngiq6jjmhVXwxJkM32eNd/s400/Spring+140.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9_Dzdu5aqXBhP7E_wyNpu6HmBzDmXnnq-553zb2wsR2HM2HeZfVT-ws9vHJWN_RmoCX2AuaV-gnw4tlocQSPh33EuQ9tg3RkmYFP4ZAEKEbpOCVtTwkIK3wx26XhN8mbXeIwNHo2qJRk/s1600/Spring+162.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601601755740544114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9_Dzdu5aqXBhP7E_wyNpu6HmBzDmXnnq-553zb2wsR2HM2HeZfVT-ws9vHJWN_RmoCX2AuaV-gnw4tlocQSPh33EuQ9tg3RkmYFP4ZAEKEbpOCVtTwkIK3wx26XhN8mbXeIwNHo2qJRk/s400/Spring+162.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We were teaching Max about planting and demonstrated how to do it by planting his feet in the dirt.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aI47U97NGObDhf2_t_a7qijn3XLh333uJA2g4S3sQY3EGFltaeMkl-4GAOrUT4oyx1tVJi-AAJYmGDoAuIfHMassaeHiBicMAco4FDOT87gQciAgIftwIj-YEJgpCgMCns3rf7MGZS1W/s1600/Spring+154.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 388px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601601754047189282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aI47U97NGObDhf2_t_a7qijn3XLh333uJA2g4S3sQY3EGFltaeMkl-4GAOrUT4oyx1tVJi-AAJYmGDoAuIfHMassaeHiBicMAco4FDOT87gQciAgIftwIj-YEJgpCgMCns3rf7MGZS1W/s400/Spring+154.jpg" /></a><br /><br />He caught on quickly and kept picking buds off the chives and then burying them in the dirt.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtbdwHkEUfC2Px1p9NK56metVLmmXYkPwprPM7DaYs3u3d8S7Qks7c1Q8TmGZSXcgw8PcNcMmADLCT-hUm8HzqzWhM2foBFxS-cOWvuGQMO7y2Y3n7S0k8UZaZJUYU89zqqz5725g2Nvo/s1600/Spring+151.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601600885773837874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtbdwHkEUfC2Px1p9NK56metVLmmXYkPwprPM7DaYs3u3d8S7Qks7c1Q8TmGZSXcgw8PcNcMmADLCT-hUm8HzqzWhM2foBFxS-cOWvuGQMO7y2Y3n7S0k8UZaZJUYU89zqqz5725g2Nvo/s400/Spring+151.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwbNl8LZqwtzjEJWWw0RhJ6K87INZxrSZNOsgIHPxvpqb9_ns2TUdA4iZH8E3o3Zb95fGrP9Lr2Q3RqRugWqjJqXfSIi3L0RP24HdVm5N5_dnIaAyV-2ksw2OhwRzI-AKvbidFZRZh52_/s1600/Spring+146.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601600882192407122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwbNl8LZqwtzjEJWWw0RhJ6K87INZxrSZNOsgIHPxvpqb9_ns2TUdA4iZH8E3o3Zb95fGrP9Lr2Q3RqRugWqjJqXfSIi3L0RP24HdVm5N5_dnIaAyV-2ksw2OhwRzI-AKvbidFZRZh52_/s400/Spring+146.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsq4NQRJMeIpyH_zDrMbq61mJcpLnTXATJ29Xk9u8T-UD4P4LEcyvSDqwDUFe9acUmxbcW1Ik0asdj8tppHGZiJ4ns9G6DnDDuoCNmPbBAuQezHooAu0Kd1kQQZaV_nG3qFGnYH1yTpz_/s1600/Spring+167.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601601759888237602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsq4NQRJMeIpyH_zDrMbq61mJcpLnTXATJ29Xk9u8T-UD4P4LEcyvSDqwDUFe9acUmxbcW1Ik0asdj8tppHGZiJ4ns9G6DnDDuoCNmPbBAuQezHooAu0Kd1kQQZaV_nG3qFGnYH1yTpz_/s400/Spring+167.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The sign of a successful afternoon in the garden...</div></div></div>the Murrayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684217931020509155noreply@blogger.com0