tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61898770557203974152024-02-19T08:56:05.005-06:00FourHandsFullFamily HappeningsRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-82096365807542854072010-02-16T23:46:00.003-06:002010-02-17T00:02:17.871-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Lincoln is doing some medical work in Haiti right now. Check out his blog for more info:<br /><a href="http://lincolnwestfallinhaiti.blogspot.com/"><br />http://lincolnwestfallinhaiti.blogspot.com</a><br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-90036613757565425282010-01-02T23:27:00.006-06:002010-01-13T13:27:24.183-06:00Here are some pics of the kids that I took during the summer. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-34.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2233785415200984884&site=widget-34.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2233785415200984884&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-34.slide.com/p1/2233785415200984884/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2233785415200984884&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-34.slide.com/p2/2233785415200984884/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2233785415200984884&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-34.slide.com/p4/2233785415200984884/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-29430525236437543782009-12-23T00:33:00.008-06:002009-12-31T21:42:01.027-06:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z_FxZf-JVJCF3s0ydS5_62ZuTshkOpHeKA5LEoIRJqWResh7T50EKtB9QGk9lVTDx9anhpvYTUDTR7GRLLraA6nWPoR6GFZx05YfgHb-9SvJebpAawbmeW0TeuDlql0Uh0gRBNYGgtM/s1600-h/weihnachten1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z_FxZf-JVJCF3s0ydS5_62ZuTshkOpHeKA5LEoIRJqWResh7T50EKtB9QGk9lVTDx9anhpvYTUDTR7GRLLraA6nWPoR6GFZx05YfgHb-9SvJebpAawbmeW0TeuDlql0Uh0gRBNYGgtM/s320/weihnachten1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418720337939561506" border="0" /></a>May the <a href="http://www.lds.org/topic/christmas/">Spirit of Christ</a> be with you all!<br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-28694727374943544482009-12-23T00:32:00.039-06:002010-02-16T23:46:29.325-06:00Family Reunion in OR<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />For Thanksgiving we were able to go to the Krantz reunion in Elkton, OR. It took place on <a href="http://www.big-k.com/">this beautiful 2500 acre ranch.</a> The Krantz family is Lincoln's mom side of the family. She has 12 siblings and a few were able to make it with their families. Grandma Grace was so happy to see all of her offspring, especially a few of her great grand children.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yYRBgOZinck&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yYRBgOZinck&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><img src="file:///D:/DOCUME%7E1/LincolnW/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /> <img src="file:///D:/DOCUME%7E1/LincolnW/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yYRBgOZinck&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7RcO9EwVsQKUmCSLxDBU9YBa8caEDxfAZReZRmA34ZZRmv519i86bLemctWvHrv3tkM14C3hGVwPhi-MS1pcChXBhFYo3EP8WEK5hNYltNNxAzQlChSUnn7GPIZfKYSW3X8gACT5hUo/s1600-h/IMG_0856.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7RcO9EwVsQKUmCSLxDBU9YBa8caEDxfAZReZRmA34ZZRmv519i86bLemctWvHrv3tkM14C3hGVwPhi-MS1pcChXBhFYo3EP8WEK5hNYltNNxAzQlChSUnn7GPIZfKYSW3X8gACT5hUo/s400/IMG_0856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418572467583861074" border="0" /></a>Luca and Mariah. Mom, can I marry Mariah later?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nCs3ktvE1jiudKvF1go3ztG4EQsbfw-FjiuXulfWcdoqLaoFeQfgzemHLkxU4d2PHJ-lPeJOKKqI5HIr7SHL7rlwRGNFBQbqoWxbqQQoZsoqIBCUh3qMd_Z-LUmLQUkxX0_ym4Axogc/s1600-h/IMG_0855.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nCs3ktvE1jiudKvF1go3ztG4EQsbfw-FjiuXulfWcdoqLaoFeQfgzemHLkxU4d2PHJ-lPeJOKKqI5HIr7SHL7rlwRGNFBQbqoWxbqQQoZsoqIBCUh3qMd_Z-LUmLQUkxX0_ym4Axogc/s400/IMG_0855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418572051951399858" border="0" /></a>Second cousins once removed and their great grandma Grace. I think they were watching UP.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwzVgXBR44s1UwUODgHJkKCn22mwIyUCM8WOi0g2ehyUKUwnBA3EKLGPpAMEy9iEcaidDJPOhIYbeTxwkQYVGNRwIEdtp9jcXqzc4ZolsD7YyF2OhskBt-PGkhJWpV0F3B1NGvX9uVi4/s1600-h/IMG_0831.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwzVgXBR44s1UwUODgHJkKCn22mwIyUCM8WOi0g2ehyUKUwnBA3EKLGPpAMEy9iEcaidDJPOhIYbeTxwkQYVGNRwIEdtp9jcXqzc4ZolsD7YyF2OhskBt-PGkhJWpV0F3B1NGvX9uVi4/s400/IMG_0831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418572037916646290" border="0" /></a>What happened to these guys? :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxMVREjPZmSpv2sCQ8g-Xsbl8ofbnD7-kiqkCbF4Vzu1ULW_1_wgnlFS-Al49vFqXVzgciqduAaxk9W43UGqMSSTwq4Tn-VSjq_QwPlN85fAP2STlT_QA6WMM-aZlS6_mbFmqHMpNeuY/s1600-h/IMG_0852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxMVREjPZmSpv2sCQ8g-Xsbl8ofbnD7-kiqkCbF4Vzu1ULW_1_wgnlFS-Al49vFqXVzgciqduAaxk9W43UGqMSSTwq4Tn-VSjq_QwPlN85fAP2STlT_QA6WMM-aZlS6_mbFmqHMpNeuY/s400/IMG_0852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418572045371101186" border="0" /></a>The cabins didn't have a bath tub. For now a sink will do. I think Ava had peed her pants. :(<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iTgR7m6dOjKrt72zU9fBwv4PENJBj5ZyXzpKGllJxvPGUme20tAZafZOoRTf1XCrIOcuMVc-KJROJ954ERehPJ9dniQ_chukmUc40i3zoUFMpOFesu3pZ-qfZQCMcC6NBhMHXtolxQ0/s1600-h/IMG_0857.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iTgR7m6dOjKrt72zU9fBwv4PENJBj5ZyXzpKGllJxvPGUme20tAZafZOoRTf1XCrIOcuMVc-KJROJ954ERehPJ9dniQ_chukmUc40i3zoUFMpOFesu3pZ-qfZQCMcC6NBhMHXtolxQ0/s400/IMG_0857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418572030150127874" border="0" /></a>One day we went to see part of Lincoln's dads family, who lives all over OR. We got to see grandma Mae, uncle Randy, aunt Carol and their wonderful kids.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DOM4NxV1QgB4ziAj-2IZlAKIMUgt5AWGJV6_eHljKUQJk9esz0-uAeBBMjua4KTn0i05PQAv6_ofmlhBFddTMJ491jg8FgT8ZqS2c8eqSkh9PmJrLLhrKzyeDPbOlYiB1h41adxOb5Q/s1600-h/IMG_0863.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DOM4NxV1QgB4ziAj-2IZlAKIMUgt5AWGJV6_eHljKUQJk9esz0-uAeBBMjua4KTn0i05PQAv6_ofmlhBFddTMJ491jg8FgT8ZqS2c8eqSkh9PmJrLLhrKzyeDPbOlYiB1h41adxOb5Q/s320/IMG_0863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418567695467994402" border="0" /></a>Here's uncle Dylan (Lincoln's sister's husband) playing with the kids. They had such a great time with you, Dylan! Thanks for hanging out with them!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Xz3xDHBcksOd8MXFzgUUgB7J-SSMNufGVeMNRG4p9v2wFIu-pwfbWyToekynaEWma-d0c9RC2WXWtu2nNh1rrEi0KVqivJboGlLW16RfNEgz1Mr-iYgucworiWXBPqHIpWGEku1fq3E/s1600-h/IMG_0862.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Xz3xDHBcksOd8MXFzgUUgB7J-SSMNufGVeMNRG4p9v2wFIu-pwfbWyToekynaEWma-d0c9RC2WXWtu2nNh1rrEi0KVqivJboGlLW16RfNEgz1Mr-iYgucworiWXBPqHIpWGEku1fq3E/s320/IMG_0862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418567708983969602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2t5PRw0vMS9YNGI2z_5uXVLUyMYihc17-fjjLDFL3huDpgzZnA3h4KhThTpy6Gb5hB_U38ISEXKLz-9Jtkpwqhzw-7y5sDYu-VvkDiK5xCXcxf4yYWm40AGhMNVpydBnsasYM15-hgY/s1600-h/IMG_0864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2t5PRw0vMS9YNGI2z_5uXVLUyMYihc17-fjjLDFL3huDpgzZnA3h4KhThTpy6Gb5hB_U38ISEXKLz-9Jtkpwqhzw-7y5sDYu-VvkDiK5xCXcxf4yYWm40AGhMNVpydBnsasYM15-hgY/s320/IMG_0864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418567689038191170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzJ-IPMFfhEM75gQLYEl01pVPl71HwHBVbXiyTHZ9Vkaugn5fRbaP2y96egV7u2nnc7LrTGSVdM92PNljgJIIuJn8sdqbn2DnP2vMHKUzECOitLTBdteFKqmqEXLZO0EPyZB1wsdwxm0/s1600-h/IMG_0865.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzJ-IPMFfhEM75gQLYEl01pVPl71HwHBVbXiyTHZ9Vkaugn5fRbaP2y96egV7u2nnc7LrTGSVdM92PNljgJIIuJn8sdqbn2DnP2vMHKUzECOitLTBdteFKqmqEXLZO0EPyZB1wsdwxm0/s320/IMG_0865.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418567681511026818" border="0" /></a>And here is beautiful Katie, Lincoln's cousin! She's so good with kids! You'll be a great teacher!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvcRGPhiBzBLoUOJrVAXHQkN9eW2j_oiEu0VRmkxxZHaszzm52znJ7U0zKAUeMZG2cn3bHzXj5gfYojZzT8PrI8Lj-W_geqAYnydG7pEuEBERm02jWFNDrB4fMSn7LzQkOtA3zdwOd2k/s1600-h/IMG_0884.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvcRGPhiBzBLoUOJrVAXHQkN9eW2j_oiEu0VRmkxxZHaszzm52znJ7U0zKAUeMZG2cn3bHzXj5gfYojZzT8PrI8Lj-W_geqAYnydG7pEuEBERm02jWFNDrB4fMSn7LzQkOtA3zdwOd2k/s400/IMG_0884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418575328450918882" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-51523314778111795372009-12-23T00:32:00.029-06:002009-12-24T00:43:29.965-06:00Christmas Tree Hunt<div style="text-align: center;">Going Christmas tree picking seems like a fun activity...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5jOxQDi0tGpCoH_8M2ZaEwrps_56xwu3t82ccSnWWPq-ncmD7jF_YV-MeGOFXXQy1vQ1xNPZKxn1UIzX08yjiVurP223nW3C0DrIXCnHJqaU06WLISl3g88PSbk4LsDRbPXJPav9e-Y/s1600-h/IMG_0994.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5jOxQDi0tGpCoH_8M2ZaEwrps_56xwu3t82ccSnWWPq-ncmD7jF_YV-MeGOFXXQy1vQ1xNPZKxn1UIzX08yjiVurP223nW3C0DrIXCnHJqaU06WLISl3g88PSbk4LsDRbPXJPav9e-Y/s320/IMG_0994.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418560777063815298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0eddkc2LOk0CuBIxdjuNyX-kaa_NqXAvudxyScB14iqV6rAHkeVNePzoZ3nAClrRdMGoA92EgC3dz2XYuWorOpUiGE5kTyafcwChhOzm2gmsoor00YNOZL6eVBReTLXzrQJTLrIELpg/s1600-h/IMG_0997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0eddkc2LOk0CuBIxdjuNyX-kaa_NqXAvudxyScB14iqV6rAHkeVNePzoZ3nAClrRdMGoA92EgC3dz2XYuWorOpUiGE5kTyafcwChhOzm2gmsoor00YNOZL6eVBReTLXzrQJTLrIELpg/s320/IMG_0997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418560769505922786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHjDA2y9229LWFuYVLBEtJw2dU7uABgxVaxGVB6VB-f8fuFHxTFWp5gTWh2hpCdik4FPnpRz9fbFLdphnJ9o3TuWI2fyFKNIJ8FWVROBQZSxuklRZQtyKGw0SAIALiWX28y_7TUxPOdg/s1600-h/IMG_1011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHjDA2y9229LWFuYVLBEtJw2dU7uABgxVaxGVB6VB-f8fuFHxTFWp5gTWh2hpCdik4FPnpRz9fbFLdphnJ9o3TuWI2fyFKNIJ8FWVROBQZSxuklRZQtyKGw0SAIALiWX28y_7TUxPOdg/s320/IMG_1011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418560759984742002" border="0" /></a>...It was only fun for the first 10 min though. Then everyone started getting cold and tired of walking through the snow. Finding THE right tree is a problem, if you have 4 little kids and both parents are perfectionists. The tree was only $5 with a Christmas tree permit from the local forest service.<br /><br />I just have to show these pictures. Otherwise one might think we only have happy moments in our little family.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOrbrAsE-mw9Gw58HMp6PveLLh4CE4hmfM0J0_-eznnGnG9c8JAqhqHQsseA9XnJgXBoLOplSodJghil_TeS3P8PcspcaS2JPLrmzE7_cW0F-jr-AIi_gl01FxYpToMQdW069Z7FLQR8/s1600-h/IMG_1012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOrbrAsE-mw9Gw58HMp6PveLLh4CE4hmfM0J0_-eznnGnG9c8JAqhqHQsseA9XnJgXBoLOplSodJghil_TeS3P8PcspcaS2JPLrmzE7_cW0F-jr-AIi_gl01FxYpToMQdW069Z7FLQR8/s320/IMG_1012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418559670596960274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8y7GAhVgFz3fYX8tOptS3nOSuTqnmzO3bC4YwIXDv8aGOqBbFGfra0uhc0JMeYxaAgeUzae-JHGR-Y9efNZE9b3cs1BJL80e68zJ3sqQ8tsMtfCVr8FY9TxpgkfrRD3yBCxr8-pEXyYU/s1600-h/IMG_1013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8y7GAhVgFz3fYX8tOptS3nOSuTqnmzO3bC4YwIXDv8aGOqBbFGfra0uhc0JMeYxaAgeUzae-JHGR-Y9efNZE9b3cs1BJL80e68zJ3sqQ8tsMtfCVr8FY9TxpgkfrRD3yBCxr8-pEXyYU/s320/IMG_1013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418559660384548018" border="0" /></a>There, Ava is much happier in mama's arms. Lincoln ended up carrying Noa and the tree. Poor Leea had to walk back through the snow to the car. Next time it will probably help if I dress them in their snow gear. We didn't have any snow yet, so I wasn't expecting snow in the forest either. Well, the forest is in the mountains. Duh!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJlLABIl7IlTdBlZrriIfbool7eBgT4JPt3Jpq9hu5m_ekNfC4W96_HgyZ6_F7iWw4579-VrrfWuztiiwwQFnpS0I6xK7poIvZ_UefuySPAQ3wLd246P2ux96kc63nlmCnOY_q438q8M/s1600-h/IMG_1004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJlLABIl7IlTdBlZrriIfbool7eBgT4JPt3Jpq9hu5m_ekNfC4W96_HgyZ6_F7iWw4579-VrrfWuztiiwwQFnpS0I6xK7poIvZ_UefuySPAQ3wLd246P2ux96kc63nlmCnOY_q438q8M/s320/IMG_1004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418559650534216210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdXyeK-rXSOxk720UuYUm0I1kRTOLEzB0QcrfDrL0VrgcyA9ybNyxXGPqsfLTe_538XseUe8WOhd-IFAEcZLbbyRAOCMAu96QHTk4EiIEczOBuCCya4ixEP6Bx_PZv9FBEUNrwbEOKaE/s1600-h/IMG_1016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdXyeK-rXSOxk720UuYUm0I1kRTOLEzB0QcrfDrL0VrgcyA9ybNyxXGPqsfLTe_538XseUe8WOhd-IFAEcZLbbyRAOCMAu96QHTk4EiIEczOBuCCya4ixEP6Bx_PZv9FBEUNrwbEOKaE/s320/IMG_1016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418558483141457714" border="0" /></a>Ahhh, Christmas spirit in the house! We had all other things set up, but the tree is definitely the creme de la creme.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RE3k6Ayyn53WF4VPTUl0SnN09uDw04TO8KeIpT6nrTdz4pdAQB-5JwQ4YK4P3n7dY8S_2KTyplEm5WmGIBjlcVSbajPtFXWVRzTpmWvvRTyyNrFOXdjxBEaHkWWUNQQOoTgGmlAELE4/s1600-h/IMG_1020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RE3k6Ayyn53WF4VPTUl0SnN09uDw04TO8KeIpT6nrTdz4pdAQB-5JwQ4YK4P3n7dY8S_2KTyplEm5WmGIBjlcVSbajPtFXWVRzTpmWvvRTyyNrFOXdjxBEaHkWWUNQQOoTgGmlAELE4/s320/IMG_1020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418557855035395234" border="0" /></a>My friend was telling me how they pick their tree in the summer. We will do this next year!<br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-25917062339856840862009-12-22T14:09:00.011-06:002009-12-23T19:14:12.808-06:00Fall Fun<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2FfbvU8VDNA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2FfbvU8VDNA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Luca's friend Beau, that sadly moved away<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIxSVe4Si6Tq1vC0b-jKJH6_tv7espfagugz8tjf23bh46fHEZXlCq6hJ179ynvC5C5vz3qAb3Hdr_80MG_0r6o42_SlnRjjlutfxAlr916aMLIYIloSkxV74AP6P48lx-jCrEYcBmeY/s1600-h/IMG_0609.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIxSVe4Si6Tq1vC0b-jKJH6_tv7espfagugz8tjf23bh46fHEZXlCq6hJ179ynvC5C5vz3qAb3Hdr_80MG_0r6o42_SlnRjjlutfxAlr916aMLIYIloSkxV74AP6P48lx-jCrEYcBmeY/s400/IMG_0609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418159727144470626" border="0" /></a>My friend Jamie had planted too many pumpkin seeds. The results were over 70 pumpkins shortly before a big move. While she kept some to practice shooting, we got to take a lot of them.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHkK61gIlAKhDSkVd8ddfC07TAimRAKpF5G_uvRFKVxKWU8ApH2VaGn-Aklchyh6o06gUWQD2j42y8Oo3H1_adFTZvATlVt3aWlV26_r4Ffanajzi9bXrIv4sf1vYE6MHWQ8ESculzNo/s1600-h/IMG_0607.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHkK61gIlAKhDSkVd8ddfC07TAimRAKpF5G_uvRFKVxKWU8ApH2VaGn-Aklchyh6o06gUWQD2j42y8Oo3H1_adFTZvATlVt3aWlV26_r4Ffanajzi9bXrIv4sf1vYE6MHWQ8ESculzNo/s400/IMG_0607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418159724086422818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZEzfu_mFUTNxfqBSlOfQnUhHW7Ufvat0ZbCnXzgilucavAQWmOALB1VWPB4DucIKdmz31vIvs9hq-VWF9TMgEAO2gvIX-AyYzojzsZhVlC9k0CgW8PPP8msGUryoTpa5RrDJ0oD-0MA/s1600-h/IMG_0610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZEzfu_mFUTNxfqBSlOfQnUhHW7Ufvat0ZbCnXzgilucavAQWmOALB1VWPB4DucIKdmz31vIvs9hq-VWF9TMgEAO2gvIX-AyYzojzsZhVlC9k0CgW8PPP8msGUryoTpa5RrDJ0oD-0MA/s400/IMG_0610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418159734120153986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfAUhCNZ8_cMM_AFCmBesL27IFUyDqrIPAiohaHq4_uSMr6U_zyIaqPYTNJFWAaahTXw2iely4y3QD2LxgixqlK4Lz2kgxO17XpTqax7P4ZF60gf6ZZIAextyIveOxfGmyW_QtoaQCdk/s1600-h/IMG_0611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfAUhCNZ8_cMM_AFCmBesL27IFUyDqrIPAiohaHq4_uSMr6U_zyIaqPYTNJFWAaahTXw2iely4y3QD2LxgixqlK4Lz2kgxO17XpTqax7P4ZF60gf6ZZIAextyIveOxfGmyW_QtoaQCdk/s400/IMG_0611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418159743960340690" border="0" /></a>What to dowith lots of free pumpkins? We made them into pumpkin puree...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMo-xRMGxIkr7mj83g0OfCeJtPwueY0CcTtJI9DcTPyZPY3l6PLxF4HBNzzErgdFXzKQK3co3XGfmGZCJNKz1-9HBomT4k8HSFh83UgfwO6tkBS8zczMNOimwmzm7GbPmIQ5qjzaYRYw/s1600-h/IMG_0721.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMo-xRMGxIkr7mj83g0OfCeJtPwueY0CcTtJI9DcTPyZPY3l6PLxF4HBNzzErgdFXzKQK3co3XGfmGZCJNKz1-9HBomT4k8HSFh83UgfwO6tkBS8zczMNOimwmzm7GbPmIQ5qjzaYRYw/s400/IMG_0721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418165976154650098" border="0" /></a>...roasted the seeds and...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHWNEVQqU5TIhmA-Ev_O-2LdwSujSCTVIH8ib8JHP_ZaXfhv10VBC_I0m5HJskPfXqTyTI3IrBPlBR3kW1fiD8fqdZmaNiKcWOBWEyHUNv2DV-hYgEtw3vIKConDVxR2IYf1Hhc94_0k/s1600-h/IMG_0746.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHWNEVQqU5TIhmA-Ev_O-2LdwSujSCTVIH8ib8JHP_ZaXfhv10VBC_I0m5HJskPfXqTyTI3IrBPlBR3kW1fiD8fqdZmaNiKcWOBWEyHUNv2DV-hYgEtw3vIKConDVxR2IYf1Hhc94_0k/s400/IMG_0746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418167747473119042" border="0" /></a>...made jak-o-lanterns.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs3YGD-G0VV6Q4vUaJPyaTz7tnxCBNHZoP90mqS0k9KMu_zvCUVPA9laWQFcr8rV-jkcFbade0g9rP-e27Vyv_A_STsJKhMejSlDOUDdcuA4Qm3MJy28fVRaHwO3Ei7UhsEcerzfeE9Y/s1600-h/IMG_0803.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNs3YGD-G0VV6Q4vUaJPyaTz7tnxCBNHZoP90mqS0k9KMu_zvCUVPA9laWQFcr8rV-jkcFbade0g9rP-e27Vyv_A_STsJKhMejSlDOUDdcuA4Qm3MJy28fVRaHwO3Ei7UhsEcerzfeE9Y/s400/IMG_0803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418170262257985794" border="0" /></a>Clothespins help when eating pita bread or stuffed tortillas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK3g5fX8tqPLKlnLMVJi_XDo3XToOf2rltRy6XI3_Z82bhebia_9VIX_iilkrdjTCHxkw4bt6rRLiw0qcKwZTknVpEQjPT3j2HQf_dF9xedNsz-dHtgSBBRbF5gMb40T1dOl409d_tb0/s1600-h/IMG_0726.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK3g5fX8tqPLKlnLMVJi_XDo3XToOf2rltRy6XI3_Z82bhebia_9VIX_iilkrdjTCHxkw4bt6rRLiw0qcKwZTknVpEQjPT3j2HQf_dF9xedNsz-dHtgSBBRbF5gMb40T1dOl409d_tb0/s400/IMG_0726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418167743222274962" border="0" /></a>Luca enjoying all the leaves.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5eGCBZgwKVVcZwIemgJTnpAXuIHgobP2cBoUJ5njYAMfKDdRlPq7QQh4-F2vHA-wCffpVTuUJmqfmkd3nRwW9F0yRKXuADCwAfYF3TCV4KZO-auFG-FD8NQ7Q-r-K4f2fg5YHM5PAMg/s1600-h/IMG_0805.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5eGCBZgwKVVcZwIemgJTnpAXuIHgobP2cBoUJ5njYAMfKDdRlPq7QQh4-F2vHA-wCffpVTuUJmqfmkd3nRwW9F0yRKXuADCwAfYF3TCV4KZO-auFG-FD8NQ7Q-r-K4f2fg5YHM5PAMg/s320/IMG_0805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418186087691000018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNWcsqPIGRQEbt3cEWWP0rXFgiNOib3ZcptwReyzCA-cAapp1gm3uewdLLnrzgfztbcnH_6rnfoJ4Lw4Vpbbxz5PgRB6KKTnGBvkjabfX3aIouDI1lrpR-SIPTxCR_b7H9Mad2gkmozs/s1600-h/IMG_0704.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNWcsqPIGRQEbt3cEWWP0rXFgiNOib3ZcptwReyzCA-cAapp1gm3uewdLLnrzgfztbcnH_6rnfoJ4Lw4Vpbbxz5PgRB6KKTnGBvkjabfX3aIouDI1lrpR-SIPTxCR_b7H9Mad2gkmozs/s400/IMG_0704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418165970017637858" border="0" /></a>Luca has been getting into playing the piano randomly. He's been trying to play songs by ear. I'm glad we brought the old free clunker from MO.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2QuUBa8ccM6lxb63X33wxlXFGrRsRwZO6uT46sVUdnOoXtiNSHGVamRW-Tz4YyupMDsE8-my3FgU1FJhR7PWIeXmVWyCpnneyDNNyFPzU63yPTgQvoUDpZ7LIsOWEKc_xGPKpTl99Es/s1600-h/IMG_0790.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2QuUBa8ccM6lxb63X33wxlXFGrRsRwZO6uT46sVUdnOoXtiNSHGVamRW-Tz4YyupMDsE8-my3FgU1FJhR7PWIeXmVWyCpnneyDNNyFPzU63yPTgQvoUDpZ7LIsOWEKc_xGPKpTl99Es/s400/IMG_0790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418170251995309554" border="0" /></a>A good sorting activity from http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/ I love her blog!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-VOpT3p72ulnMdpTl1CQbbDTlJ-EJ66ULEODJC73NnpJotNDHY81aI2yfIPpWnt10PzLDgHCE5O2dOFO2WuOUByfD0uLOKISITBsUDqdAIWZYoIwreTNiPU50sq09TEICyFJBdO1kM8/s1600-h/IMG_0605.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-VOpT3p72ulnMdpTl1CQbbDTlJ-EJ66ULEODJC73NnpJotNDHY81aI2yfIPpWnt10PzLDgHCE5O2dOFO2WuOUByfD0uLOKISITBsUDqdAIWZYoIwreTNiPU50sq09TEICyFJBdO1kM8/s400/IMG_0605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418159711429839234" border="0" /></a>Noa loves his Thomas suitcase!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKsGT1-IoNKiaF7og7VM01Om8k2TRVr86DtTEpLxr-x-PXGhyphenhyphenUvRwb8kCREBHVMZ4qh0JMEFJWM4XlH4agUkIN8UoSduECL-O87iAQsgtgG4Ya4KuR6qwI_jvfNIVovMRmp3AgHlCCK8/s1600-h/IMG_0665.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKsGT1-IoNKiaF7og7VM01Om8k2TRVr86DtTEpLxr-x-PXGhyphenhyphenUvRwb8kCREBHVMZ4qh0JMEFJWM4XlH4agUkIN8UoSduECL-O87iAQsgtgG4Ya4KuR6qwI_jvfNIVovMRmp3AgHlCCK8/s400/IMG_0665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418165961074127266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpiPBc2WeqTyzgrOmlZWbtMEE6_tQovryUYP51Rd7N2dDLyMaOzM7EoP7zJ7DPToePpcQLJLidgDkSthYVw1qEz2vv8zb2tA_ZNkHla29efZstRat_grYXLXl1KV0fJwNOwcU04HYGD0/s1600-h/IMG_0628.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpiPBc2WeqTyzgrOmlZWbtMEE6_tQovryUYP51Rd7N2dDLyMaOzM7EoP7zJ7DPToePpcQLJLidgDkSthYVw1qEz2vv8zb2tA_ZNkHla29efZstRat_grYXLXl1KV0fJwNOwcU04HYGD0/s400/IMG_0628.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418165959856265090" border="0" /></a>Don't eat at my house! Noa might have slobbered over the food!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06ELmYsjwK-I1-ETBSENwifzeH7wxX_ZIZ0A6e_1h5TN74OKc9FqTg6dR2rr8MMDpQXlTLSOgqgrMSiIFevrORsKHv3rYxi7Sf0MKzP-Y3yevTst22RkQtZvZzzjvUH7DbyZ833fQl2Q/s1600-h/IMG_0772.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06ELmYsjwK-I1-ETBSENwifzeH7wxX_ZIZ0A6e_1h5TN74OKc9FqTg6dR2rr8MMDpQXlTLSOgqgrMSiIFevrORsKHv3rYxi7Sf0MKzP-Y3yevTst22RkQtZvZzzjvUH7DbyZ833fQl2Q/s400/IMG_0772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418170228625789026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Az46L2LTJ-0ow-MKsCTH_h7HkAyNJPcvGPj5IL5H_Nn6RKnhOgEafMp3QVvivXtBnJSEVX8mZOAXO3EyvB1p4m-VLvuUiVJqWlxKsNey0MamqCIkdxyTe0GTrlZrA0bxZc0EfKLLis/s1600-h/IMG_0773.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0Az46L2LTJ-0ow-MKsCTH_h7HkAyNJPcvGPj5IL5H_Nn6RKnhOgEafMp3QVvivXtBnJSEVX8mZOAXO3EyvB1p4m-VLvuUiVJqWlxKsNey0MamqCIkdxyTe0GTrlZrA0bxZc0EfKLLis/s400/IMG_0773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418170234441859618" border="0" /></a>Leea is so incredibly artsy. These are dalmatian ears adhered to the skin and hair with tape.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwgUwtiD9PmL7ZwR-mvc7xs2TD_xlQZ0jKWlRMqTbf8Q9hdfbZJBHbTdERdO8ms3REFZ1YjWXoCDhWpDSZCkjslQZR3m77TvWwvFALu_qBSqhbHKqOAJbm-pEUgt_7D8QytZn_78AXA8/s1600-h/IMG_0725.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwgUwtiD9PmL7ZwR-mvc7xs2TD_xlQZ0jKWlRMqTbf8Q9hdfbZJBHbTdERdO8ms3REFZ1YjWXoCDhWpDSZCkjslQZR3m77TvWwvFALu_qBSqhbHKqOAJbm-pEUgt_7D8QytZn_78AXA8/s400/IMG_0725.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418167737933850002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfm_4CHPqXFeBoqI_9W4YvBc-9WV9tlXa268PkPQq8jmXywKKj-IuTSV6ecH2-An624IMemJdbqjgynSrkfVpvnW7LaHAeSn0tn9xeskMNM7031A1Pn8dk1EDBwdb1CUzW3k8qMWuUOU/s1600-h/IMG_0722.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfm_4CHPqXFeBoqI_9W4YvBc-9WV9tlXa268PkPQq8jmXywKKj-IuTSV6ecH2-An624IMemJdbqjgynSrkfVpvnW7LaHAeSn0tn9xeskMNM7031A1Pn8dk1EDBwdb1CUzW3k8qMWuUOU/s400/IMG_0722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418167733199876226" border="0" /></a>Martians?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnx388v4Yq7NOl1REaiuF-TRXYE1CHPu4phpUPj2_6QTv7_VODkLkFvCE3LHFtBwzF03_YmdIW7bpd9lPGEAfqLX37hzYu2DrBrva_sVrQEBfiBgsqMSwQHrbt2AgI7mrroAG63qsMXdc/s1600-h/IMG_0688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnx388v4Yq7NOl1REaiuF-TRXYE1CHPu4phpUPj2_6QTv7_VODkLkFvCE3LHFtBwzF03_YmdIW7bpd9lPGEAfqLX37hzYu2DrBrva_sVrQEBfiBgsqMSwQHrbt2AgI7mrroAG63qsMXdc/s400/IMG_0688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418167721658623586" border="0" /></a>You might have guessed what one of the kids' favorite toy has been for the last couple of months: Mr Groucho glasses!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHOiw1jzAQZR4si0EPZxVEN1cpyKMQTYCOVR7ahh_Xrg0oDDibYMxiwIsNX3fq00qaQywp-4xxiA_fPPKKZ2Xq6RGegZdwaEzpGcN9BRvc93BknnCAZguR5vVyDyN0DDQyjDJOuMAxEU/s1600-h/IMG_0815.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHOiw1jzAQZR4si0EPZxVEN1cpyKMQTYCOVR7ahh_Xrg0oDDibYMxiwIsNX3fq00qaQywp-4xxiA_fPPKKZ2Xq6RGegZdwaEzpGcN9BRvc93BknnCAZguR5vVyDyN0DDQyjDJOuMAxEU/s320/IMG_0815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418186097023414114" border="0" /></a>More Mr Groucho<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NwiAiKLw5cn4j7i4VmuMs_nMZpA6dLraYs6oQyjCYY3Ac473L_wLMmX2N-y7QcNgcPcMM2WrN9bC0qOwixVQvaBxG_MpC7SeAmOS1y71vRwtaCky5d8W_ZkXekOA8J7X1nC5GwvKxtE/s1600-h/IMG_0828.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NwiAiKLw5cn4j7i4VmuMs_nMZpA6dLraYs6oQyjCYY3Ac473L_wLMmX2N-y7QcNgcPcMM2WrN9bC0qOwixVQvaBxG_MpC7SeAmOS1y71vRwtaCky5d8W_ZkXekOA8J7X1nC5GwvKxtE/s320/IMG_0828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418186110662532226" border="0" /></a>One of Leea's home made costumes.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWzDrhsDyyRqCYM7PTXGDcbN9iWpin4yUZf6LA596wKB8xUcUMs6aX2Y_8-F_5CJR9HfwC_fbxP7X9hCR4NnOdzLaPAsv4n9eQcuYY9eJs88kLlz3Xc-42ZZm359mP8KTwPvL74DsucE/s1600-h/IMG_0932.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWzDrhsDyyRqCYM7PTXGDcbN9iWpin4yUZf6LA596wKB8xUcUMs6aX2Y_8-F_5CJR9HfwC_fbxP7X9hCR4NnOdzLaPAsv4n9eQcuYY9eJs88kLlz3Xc-42ZZm359mP8KTwPvL74DsucE/s320/IMG_0932.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418319844858261074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6rUKqJx9Fch6WNQVaSrLW-yGU5JyBiqvTi9ITmrQh-r0mu3tlBiRaD8Itotnkfjk_MgenDtVtm2yGprz1wlyVUi3FHqiD_nvAdrr5Q4PmiX2dujMoy4DSJmnGBUDGHUmZ0tdQk0rQC0/s1600-h/IMG_0930.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6rUKqJx9Fch6WNQVaSrLW-yGU5JyBiqvTi9ITmrQh-r0mu3tlBiRaD8Itotnkfjk_MgenDtVtm2yGprz1wlyVUi3FHqiD_nvAdrr5Q4PmiX2dujMoy4DSJmnGBUDGHUmZ0tdQk0rQC0/s320/IMG_0930.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418319837671474786" border="0" /></a>Homework Indian style.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdkTlwtAUWM6K8Fr5V_8OnDtIK46iIWnBLqODfRQCTnNhssh8qyUNAvwu8U8robRbsKMhs5Yir_B6ZQ8NU7ssF4YqW8iFGIp8JsrmMWd2eHZu61ZkdZ8YW91Ns_ZkMA9r2MVCh2_TkK0/s1600-h/IMG_0935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdkTlwtAUWM6K8Fr5V_8OnDtIK46iIWnBLqODfRQCTnNhssh8qyUNAvwu8U8robRbsKMhs5Yir_B6ZQ8NU7ssF4YqW8iFGIp8JsrmMWd2eHZu61ZkdZ8YW91Ns_ZkMA9r2MVCh2_TkK0/s320/IMG_0935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418319851013391122" border="0" /></a></div>Ava is becoming quite the artist.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcGPWB84ByBbTMvlvyZujgp8p4XHSOHjYJnOL8cuFVZltOw_1XuQcfzQ2fyh743ae6P22C38pbYxbPIXAhrwAoX97DdXrzY1_ZrqRKWRptpVyEiD04h_54IrBV1viqOWantCGHtVaW-c/s1600-h/IMG_0777.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcGPWB84ByBbTMvlvyZujgp8p4XHSOHjYJnOL8cuFVZltOw_1XuQcfzQ2fyh743ae6P22C38pbYxbPIXAhrwAoX97DdXrzY1_ZrqRKWRptpVyEiD04h_54IrBV1viqOWantCGHtVaW-c/s400/IMG_0777.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418170243831856098" border="0" /></a>This picture doesn't show it very well, but Ava looked like some person from a bad 80's work out tape. Priceless!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO-DkONhZfTGQeuO40qn4saS4qdwzj-_Wo3dc9F7D8g7qQMze_rXEndinUjnF3IwP7UJ2J11_lT3IqfjrcL9qVDX6dawBTR1rNhRP_WGo3h_06ff7Nt_xyUzwfCQIJbd-rNANoQbrSs0/s1600-h/IMG_0820.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO-DkONhZfTGQeuO40qn4saS4qdwzj-_Wo3dc9F7D8g7qQMze_rXEndinUjnF3IwP7UJ2J11_lT3IqfjrcL9qVDX6dawBTR1rNhRP_WGo3h_06ff7Nt_xyUzwfCQIJbd-rNANoQbrSs0/s320/IMG_0820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418186107744706610" border="0" /></a>The hair do would have been great with her gymnastics outfit! :) Ava and Noa both love gymnastics and can't wait for Tuesdays.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q9r6QQyA213jxLrVosCzV7EFzMjeTXRovwClhcaHqnPIHXoCjblwxLT6VRoUJrvCCEsQI2cO7RNsX8Pwef33SJwE02naLgoXg5GhbI93xV9zHY1xWYRMqlPR02YUl46dghPD_IJTLXM/s1600-h/IMG_0913.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q9r6QQyA213jxLrVosCzV7EFzMjeTXRovwClhcaHqnPIHXoCjblwxLT6VRoUJrvCCEsQI2cO7RNsX8Pwef33SJwE02naLgoXg5GhbI93xV9zHY1xWYRMqlPR02YUl46dghPD_IJTLXM/s320/IMG_0913.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418319823931749266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everytime Ava sees a laundry basket, she goes straight to it and starts folding laundry. She's the biggest helper in terms of laundry.<br /></div><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S-K6IG4A410&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S-K6IG4A410&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-50036056989784304582009-12-22T13:36:00.005-06:002009-12-22T14:07:44.421-06:00Silverwood<div style="text-align: center;">The kids had finished a reading assignment a while back and got free tickets to Silverwood. Grandma watched the twins and we got to go with Luca and Leea. They even had a reduced admission fee of $20 for bringing in 4 cans of food for a food drive.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FQTDdsveODYEat01wXXV8Ja7uwbGAUPMWwzWQ6vOTpPMjmEne7Q8q6FYgMPK5beVIN0iMNinouM29vMdJyOPbzagGJCJXluCfmJ4dHrg-JzfMmL9JO5Wc1-96bMI3k9t5V_wQpO8io/s1600-h/IMG_0498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9FQTDdsveODYEat01wXXV8Ja7uwbGAUPMWwzWQ6vOTpPMjmEne7Q8q6FYgMPK5beVIN0iMNinouM29vMdJyOPbzagGJCJXluCfmJ4dHrg-JzfMmL9JO5Wc1-96bMI3k9t5V_wQpO8io/s320/IMG_0498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418152650417858290" border="0" /></a>Lincoln's awesome bee shots with the macro setting on our little Canon.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc9amv4k5TK4UFTKhlJ-uUtPkyJ5RCULBxLV_OE5Rk0gVKwmFt0Ud0QxpjudA6AjyVeIG3yl7Rrn2GbjxiOG5whN15E4X9A9DxR25r5fkzxx07HnBh9jd2w-6uqMDNZGTeoEoWRjJWcg/s1600-h/IMG_0499.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc9amv4k5TK4UFTKhlJ-uUtPkyJ5RCULBxLV_OE5Rk0gVKwmFt0Ud0QxpjudA6AjyVeIG3yl7Rrn2GbjxiOG5whN15E4X9A9DxR25r5fkzxx07HnBh9jd2w-6uqMDNZGTeoEoWRjJWcg/s320/IMG_0499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418152642496224562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GobdwsyiJ9wv7mCSapjRwlo0eGQN_glRis37-JYc0eY93PRhRlSamb-w5NrbwWGKOgIlMXIKiMK00SbrjohGN-u6W4Hir4Gliz_XRkeB-NtD6JxPQnHRJhWLrqFEsi-GN2FRUX0wFgg/s1600-h/IMG_0500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GobdwsyiJ9wv7mCSapjRwlo0eGQN_glRis37-JYc0eY93PRhRlSamb-w5NrbwWGKOgIlMXIKiMK00SbrjohGN-u6W4Hir4Gliz_XRkeB-NtD6JxPQnHRJhWLrqFEsi-GN2FRUX0wFgg/s320/IMG_0500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418152131441249026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqpbYl9ZAEQSCXw2xYrtnDu7qP5m8MTjE38kOSCC4eojoVQkPsBoOV45RXMSVRwyv73JI-0S3VnRbBHLWJH8gky3IFjdthHvF7vewwCLu0azUgnTfGjZCVuZUh0hpryn7GumaLgYaefc/s1600-h/IMG_0502.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqpbYl9ZAEQSCXw2xYrtnDu7qP5m8MTjE38kOSCC4eojoVQkPsBoOV45RXMSVRwyv73JI-0S3VnRbBHLWJH8gky3IFjdthHvF7vewwCLu0azUgnTfGjZCVuZUh0hpryn7GumaLgYaefc/s320/IMG_0502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418152123593102274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_iVlgiJBQE1GymHt4RGY0aWbviesdp5_69LVtDTk-st8CtdDnwnfcypM0tNOWsW-R6WhcnTT1UoU3lA0626Qp0bkVRGRNdHZ_uJiPsn8yiP7BquIyUCHnnyiQPUgIYGckZI2IgtwrnI/s1600-h/IMG_0504.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_iVlgiJBQE1GymHt4RGY0aWbviesdp5_69LVtDTk-st8CtdDnwnfcypM0tNOWsW-R6WhcnTT1UoU3lA0626Qp0bkVRGRNdHZ_uJiPsn8yiP7BquIyUCHnnyiQPUgIYGckZI2IgtwrnI/s320/IMG_0504.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418152117097538898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyhb5DK50vyfjNZmM9kv6OBOGFh-Mkgn92EAe7bw2nNfhaYnZLe96ikvOsAKZRmhxAHs-Ljt50dwpH14oCTOti2dy3Gob8fmFID8HxGk9ziQ0tccslxsECfTKkHCH2EN09Ul-q-uI__w/s1600-h/IMG_0506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyhb5DK50vyfjNZmM9kv6OBOGFh-Mkgn92EAe7bw2nNfhaYnZLe96ikvOsAKZRmhxAHs-Ljt50dwpH14oCTOti2dy3Gob8fmFID8HxGk9ziQ0tccslxsECfTKkHCH2EN09Ul-q-uI__w/s320/IMG_0506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418152108741992210" border="0" /></a>After going on the roller coaster, we knew what was Leaa's new favorite thing to do! The rest of us could care less, but she wanted to do it again and again. It might have been the fact that her body is shorter and didn't feel like her head was going to be chopped off by going under the tunnels. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tj0gS1-vpv4LlbBXhAFan30rII-DUssRL_0RI2X6fqxFdSC2qaScFxrYAk6mdRzcNyY7E_h8a_pM-9WZXRIibjk1R67PK7LGvLpFypUKQcr-sZlrT7C372nbi90sJXcmZvARRqIgKGU/s320/IMG_0330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417947920813880722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VU_Ebgx8jFk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VU_Ebgx8jFk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We threw a little princess party for Leea and her friends. She has 3 class mates and they're all girls. I sewed these felt crowns. They were super easy and fun to make and the girls decorated them with gem stones. We played some games and had ice cream. Lincoln was even able to join us and read a couple princess books.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fww2RCWcX2fRzura0AiP3TdKUki81H074Q0S3t9ZljO88ntcP1CrR53H6yhmYezSF4-ypzwOrKwE5gU14h_qZEZ0F7M_hMxbTptpTF8IKGljdnLfLNQkx92uMih5SZ8VOOqJmiDeDJs/s1600-h/IMG_0481.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fww2RCWcX2fRzura0AiP3TdKUki81H074Q0S3t9ZljO88ntcP1CrR53H6yhmYezSF4-ypzwOrKwE5gU14h_qZEZ0F7M_hMxbTptpTF8IKGljdnLfLNQkx92uMih5SZ8VOOqJmiDeDJs/s320/IMG_0481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417947930389974834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC36-WCw60LUbdg4ouIqGMUahITOMe3Q-poB1bpHNjyxuT9XVWC7EZFrxhOccw58X7ycV_FNy5YqD65cLMBaWcu-I127XriFciqjHMzNWVXvPfBr9kpj1Moxhz62M_-QSmNAgXE3eKZQE/s1600-h/IMG_0488.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC36-WCw60LUbdg4ouIqGMUahITOMe3Q-poB1bpHNjyxuT9XVWC7EZFrxhOccw58X7ycV_FNy5YqD65cLMBaWcu-I127XriFciqjHMzNWVXvPfBr9kpj1Moxhz62M_-QSmNAgXE3eKZQE/s320/IMG_0488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417947934174184194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy04-j7mN2oZgj5L5NLJK1cL25AVDeWnytNLQsbEch_Ktf_fJJyBn1_OCJbI__PtkIPBUaTCugbN-ZjdkqXkB5dFHODny1XEK7Zc4emXGJH51OpYOy3cs73qNGxZquDngTamO_kOMtA5o/s1600-h/IMG_0490.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy04-j7mN2oZgj5L5NLJK1cL25AVDeWnytNLQsbEch_Ktf_fJJyBn1_OCJbI__PtkIPBUaTCugbN-ZjdkqXkB5dFHODny1XEK7Zc4emXGJH51OpYOy3cs73qNGxZquDngTamO_kOMtA5o/s320/IMG_0490.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417949725049657602" border="0" /></a>There's and awesome toy/homeschool store in this tiny town. The owner homeschools and has good knowledge about quality toys and learning materials. I never expected a store like hers in a small town. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCAckYroeGUgiTcCm3H1GWIU7Yb-cSXz0P23DXBWsepija68T8LPQEYkuyjR2efddC828Dcd5kZyJiooK0ygfloCFtoFT29YMoQJTn8sz51BAx0P25e3_tYcew6WzdLGtZCtEzSTJGOM/s320/IMG_0476.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417956102306714450" border="0" /></a>All this summer fun made these kids really tired. Imagine sleeping in Ava's position! Ouch!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU88Xw8XroUaDDVijlnoio2CkIylQk0Zm2pdOaRXta4SXvVCJ2wjTwZqtbvb4TDVu0lqwmghlJgBUkFG2n9sbOYau7mfCtW3qLDRQTc7VwnOez7Tffwcj8Mr5z6SjvDTTY_0HnPfr6P9w/s1600-h/IMG_0493.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU88Xw8XroUaDDVijlnoio2CkIylQk0Zm2pdOaRXta4SXvVCJ2wjTwZqtbvb4TDVu0lqwmghlJgBUkFG2n9sbOYau7mfCtW3qLDRQTc7VwnOez7Tffwcj8Mr5z6SjvDTTY_0HnPfr6P9w/s320/IMG_0493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417956113550401746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegIpDpixgStD3TM6iN_-M9mVe38JG_76wHfLYII_EICLNOtCB49QLYEflBA3o-MfctsNmrQfyMP3k96XFTESmG5pUouwhOclj24BqQmyksNNCRPYtgXNjW18-498GnW4foZZXdqsiSRk/s1600-h/IMG_0491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegIpDpixgStD3TM6iN_-M9mVe38JG_76wHfLYII_EICLNOtCB49QLYEflBA3o-MfctsNmrQfyMP3k96XFTESmG5pUouwhOclj24BqQmyksNNCRPYtgXNjW18-498GnW4foZZXdqsiSRk/s320/IMG_0491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417956110720855762" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-83756179919466309822009-12-20T23:44:00.012-06:002009-12-22T18:10:42.811-06:00Our new placeFor those of you who had been wanting to see our new rental place: Here it is! We really like it. It looks a lot smaller than it is. There's an upstairs with 2 BR and a fairly large basement as well. Maybe I'll take some time to take pics of those later.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYat-4GxLlfCYYYTbxPxz6zCryvpHgwHyAsLiqX-5qG1yW6k2_tMnExmEIcsdy5HLwtJwHvDmWesCJ-OO-wVpoll78_pHocN9Qq_OirZGbEl3gaETQl5QyDDSjawIQk1z2Ixymp-7X14/s1600-h/100_2325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYat-4GxLlfCYYYTbxPxz6zCryvpHgwHyAsLiqX-5qG1yW6k2_tMnExmEIcsdy5HLwtJwHvDmWesCJ-OO-wVpoll78_pHocN9Qq_OirZGbEl3gaETQl5QyDDSjawIQk1z2Ixymp-7X14/s320/100_2325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417930884196762498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6Kauo9TRVBAzMZjZerHcgBZoHAhp5ONNj_NTiunSYddXmgmg5r-N1UjmTtiHQLRxwHprIKR2YLQ8RXeZgGab_d9keTVNh8B2A0O2ehBnEGMw7Co7Zf9lRvKmvFpod5_tDz0Uj3Nolbo/s1600-h/IMG_0378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6Kauo9TRVBAzMZjZerHcgBZoHAhp5ONNj_NTiunSYddXmgmg5r-N1UjmTtiHQLRxwHprIKR2YLQ8RXeZgGab_d9keTVNh8B2A0O2ehBnEGMw7Co7Zf9lRvKmvFpod5_tDz0Uj3Nolbo/s320/IMG_0378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417572790407568402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5efVXkIBDYqLaS4CtO_V8oYlrI4nqQzF96QilhmFhy77K25qdcx2-xovGcaoA687kCZk4KZC-zLXNDPwmKn4VM7STmTTvjKPheTRPFSYFrjNud2lRq7H_k-3_wo8hLjPBTbzQDssvvg/s1600-h/IMG_0379.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5efVXkIBDYqLaS4CtO_V8oYlrI4nqQzF96QilhmFhy77K25qdcx2-xovGcaoA687kCZk4KZC-zLXNDPwmKn4VM7STmTTvjKPheTRPFSYFrjNud2lRq7H_k-3_wo8hLjPBTbzQDssvvg/s320/IMG_0379.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417572793523728994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFe4AoEyn-mcTmU89hfSs0GdsJBlxU-3Gc4Xttky6B1zc0cXLHP3xgmUDeRSfTWhNY6NZw8MBaeO8yvVHPWsxlAtsRP4vHhLhDwQxlY3jvO5An9crIHQldtKrZpnjepQT-2YOj2NMaVs/s1600-h/IMG_0373.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFe4AoEyn-mcTmU89hfSs0GdsJBlxU-3Gc4Xttky6B1zc0cXLHP3xgmUDeRSfTWhNY6NZw8MBaeO8yvVHPWsxlAtsRP4vHhLhDwQxlY3jvO5An9crIHQldtKrZpnjepQT-2YOj2NMaVs/s320/IMG_0373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417572764237363394" border="0" /></a>My friend <a href="http://melodyaa.blogspot.com/">Melody</a> painted the barn <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQJoiIN5ke4G8EYRpns82z6f9Ay1W6nTqBketGpd5t5OCDSnsStYFDKMv_iDUDnYtI3vnoQHH6s6WPzkiqXoIyyMZfDsjsUolUvOWhR_YE7HoW0WU-OokArP_C_MBk9-RzqvPx7UtNoQ/s1600-h/Available+Prints+page.jpg">painting in the back</a>. I love it, Melody!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdIOpM-Ddsjt3swRQAY6kQyihosqOqMXgjjy3jOizSHwGmXscMJNus6Mq47HILyEr50XN5ef5HlQM72-QadsBjK_bLa9slMxwmi_gy3pR3K3o3rm6B4-EzhhVaUrCdUcjXdETCji9Hqo/s1600-h/IMG_0377.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdIOpM-Ddsjt3swRQAY6kQyihosqOqMXgjjy3jOizSHwGmXscMJNus6Mq47HILyEr50XN5ef5HlQM72-QadsBjK_bLa9slMxwmi_gy3pR3K3o3rm6B4-EzhhVaUrCdUcjXdETCji9Hqo/s320/IMG_0377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417572779283518450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lEBwCHdfrf7Xek-zUwj7peA6yveC8FZCuK3H4QSeFcaH9yqb-nPZNWFEmIG5F72J6uIpWXijkeEpQrrFZ7AyE2xItJqQEHe_FYtS5_mtbtNL2O2Kwhs_E9hfXqrxWcXXVWjXzkvMusE/s1600-h/IMG_0375.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lEBwCHdfrf7Xek-zUwj7peA6yveC8FZCuK3H4QSeFcaH9yqb-nPZNWFEmIG5F72J6uIpWXijkeEpQrrFZ7AyE2xItJqQEHe_FYtS5_mtbtNL2O2Kwhs_E9hfXqrxWcXXVWjXzkvMusE/s320/IMG_0375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417572773156437618" border="0" /></a>The kids have always slept together and even though we had the space this time, we still put them together. This BR is downstairs, right next to our Master BR, so we can be close to them. The two BR upstairs function as our play and school room.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe59EZDgFIHs4pZ89WKJrwOWpS72o-9Kx6tuXYW8McG9RSU-UbUrG_HIKvpkNRhtKZl0QGhPI49PjupcEGYGIuqk7Cz2ypDpc3EZpTfehnvku286pBkbJUbhduPiP5GEdEsSa0Jyy1Sts/s1600-h/IMG_0371.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe59EZDgFIHs4pZ89WKJrwOWpS72o-9Kx6tuXYW8McG9RSU-UbUrG_HIKvpkNRhtKZl0QGhPI49PjupcEGYGIuqk7Cz2ypDpc3EZpTfehnvku286pBkbJUbhduPiP5GEdEsSa0Jyy1Sts/s320/IMG_0371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417564646469269522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalBYYTDhjnJXyu5C7vwg0oMjcb7h7PHM4CzkpE8fbW6X1blMC-C7yZVJwKKt892e0ZDdY0zJroXX-_J20IB6AfMVMEV1ScrsskBzNAiPGXQHEdZaoTf_PvksB_5I3yfm8OY4He9m8pcM/s1600-h/IMG_0368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalBYYTDhjnJXyu5C7vwg0oMjcb7h7PHM4CzkpE8fbW6X1blMC-C7yZVJwKKt892e0ZDdY0zJroXX-_J20IB6AfMVMEV1ScrsskBzNAiPGXQHEdZaoTf_PvksB_5I3yfm8OY4He9m8pcM/s320/IMG_0368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417564638923224850" border="0" /></a>Here's the wardrobe my parents gave me when I left for the US the second time. It's old (like 200 yrs) and beautiful! Thank you so much, it means a lot to me! My friend Debbie painted the pretty tulip painting. I love it, Debbie!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz48o5VfOpy3hdpv8BrdIjU7w1h3f29kImfRuUUCs7xWf7ciCooXFuSBmHfP-r9DDFfJxJAniEHUyZgAzWhhRWag3OIZK0cNEZ1mUbQXYHFsryGH4r8iPWhHX7ShzLznUw4Bkxe8dc_uU/s1600-h/IMG_0367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz48o5VfOpy3hdpv8BrdIjU7w1h3f29kImfRuUUCs7xWf7ciCooXFuSBmHfP-r9DDFfJxJAniEHUyZgAzWhhRWag3OIZK0cNEZ1mUbQXYHFsryGH4r8iPWhHX7ShzLznUw4Bkxe8dc_uU/s320/IMG_0367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417563077030774850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwn2uOmADSJ4nxp9yjgt7yWy5If5lhO2_J3WI3ofPb7CREUvXkn7mxYa5Ii-6fJSHU6tlGQ_5FVrrTfaveHu_KhUNQCCcbNuW2deAuE0b0Yugh2-a7C0ZwdG5QevhAGDTpGDzCzNoS1Y/s1600-h/IMG_0363.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwn2uOmADSJ4nxp9yjgt7yWy5If5lhO2_J3WI3ofPb7CREUvXkn7mxYa5Ii-6fJSHU6tlGQ_5FVrrTfaveHu_KhUNQCCcbNuW2deAuE0b0Yugh2-a7C0ZwdG5QevhAGDTpGDzCzNoS1Y/s320/IMG_0363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417563069241791410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRUtrkXjla-7aLx7JX7_UCLK5rORlOXeObISSR_hpT6yGVm1dFSOQP_xRwOV6b5KkhhBxHC-rMaOU3Zm13CVPy2o_GoEmmsL7qmhuaJh77BEfhYz6sJlUbtlj6zSns0WAZuc3j6SdYDc/s1600-h/IMG_0357.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRUtrkXjla-7aLx7JX7_UCLK5rORlOXeObISSR_hpT6yGVm1dFSOQP_xRwOV6b5KkhhBxHC-rMaOU3Zm13CVPy2o_GoEmmsL7qmhuaJh77BEfhYz6sJlUbtlj6zSns0WAZuc3j6SdYDc/s320/IMG_0357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417563060203173554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yHwYyteUpq6vKIXugsgLiYJ2Rf35sON-Vi2aQ0XJmZgzD3g2VbyViYuBMvyOwVG39UtYrkEXAZXKqHzehu4n3BIIXFKDXb_f9bbAN21-nPbMcpGeqkALSI7hFGJaktyM9fpv9sDcGvU/s1600-h/IMG_0355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yHwYyteUpq6vKIXugsgLiYJ2Rf35sON-Vi2aQ0XJmZgzD3g2VbyViYuBMvyOwVG39UtYrkEXAZXKqHzehu4n3BIIXFKDXb_f9bbAN21-nPbMcpGeqkALSI7hFGJaktyM9fpv9sDcGvU/s320/IMG_0355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417563057296802802" border="0" /></a><br />We like the heated floor tiles in the bathroom. :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QENisbT6frzZNINsQmatFdhpMGACL87ctLkZvxZtX8bOW4-xTVBH5nRKK36U_AYfjd-vBmA_Yi1A874mgsl_SLWhEwGjZ2BzmEGonsj_tlYXA34kz35LgaljphaIq5_51cAhmhlZSc0/s1600-h/IMG_0352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QENisbT6frzZNINsQmatFdhpMGACL87ctLkZvxZtX8bOW4-xTVBH5nRKK36U_AYfjd-vBmA_Yi1A874mgsl_SLWhEwGjZ2BzmEGonsj_tlYXA34kz35LgaljphaIq5_51cAhmhlZSc0/s320/IMG_0352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417563046133209522" border="0" /></a>These are the 2 boards that I had been wanting to finish since the 4th year of med school (2yrs ago). My friend Jamie in Spokane has a vinyl business, so I painted them and she made the letters. She gave us the last one (FHE) as a goodbye gift. Thanks, Jamie!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Qtx2ew3SmPdPNxoAhK3U_0-k7kbU0YYnnFPq6QCGABbVRrFr_mCToTwris4KCSDf2OoULzkG9JE-VakYAyrANuRAMn4BQo6ggARXScSOvFc8KmNmWf6XHxBBx1J3xELI8s2XSikF0E4/s1600-h/IMG_0381.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Qtx2ew3SmPdPNxoAhK3U_0-k7kbU0YYnnFPq6QCGABbVRrFr_mCToTwris4KCSDf2OoULzkG9JE-VakYAyrANuRAMn4BQo6ggARXScSOvFc8KmNmWf6XHxBBx1J3xELI8s2XSikF0E4/s320/IMG_0381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417930907950143298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbSJFCQ5gZ83ibnXc7lBt3-O7iir7MPaaJhfQesl-mystXRGPSv77OuRJdPQ9HtYYlFZoM3lybe5iwVq4a1D7U1DFI9WnfJQdIKlaaIsrSDJlFH5ZRK7kZYsPKovP-dpjJznUXo_7s7I/s1600-h/IMG_0382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbSJFCQ5gZ83ibnXc7lBt3-O7iir7MPaaJhfQesl-mystXRGPSv77OuRJdPQ9HtYYlFZoM3lybe5iwVq4a1D7U1DFI9WnfJQdIKlaaIsrSDJlFH5ZRK7kZYsPKovP-dpjJznUXo_7s7I/s320/IMG_0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417930902653630386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7n_HVoM9-lu_9VD7Tb6pw-bkZx-MQwRdhhvgPIcFFRLI1tfnKtQL9CloYvdHMbNmfKbyTDMEI-o1k2B0Wacx7qIPi5q9-pQ0DUAav_ntfeKYGjYEIRwC8UccP04QAoByY_Z3R6GZV9k/s1600-h/IMG_0380.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7n_HVoM9-lu_9VD7Tb6pw-bkZx-MQwRdhhvgPIcFFRLI1tfnKtQL9CloYvdHMbNmfKbyTDMEI-o1k2B0Wacx7qIPi5q9-pQ0DUAav_ntfeKYGjYEIRwC8UccP04QAoByY_Z3R6GZV9k/s320/IMG_0380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417930895607855458" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-49495873378057732272009-12-20T22:43:00.004-06:002009-12-22T18:06:40.913-06:00Classical Christian EducationRemember when I was so sad to leave the kid's previous school? I had no reason to worry, as both Luca and Leea, as well as Lincoln and I love their new school.<br /><br />Before moving here, we had come for a day to check out their new potential school. We checked into the public school and a Christian school, returning home with very mixed feelings and knowing I wouldn't want my kids to attend either school.<br /><br />The decision was made, I was going to home school. Until one day, a few weeks before school started, we were looking for houses in our new town. We drove by their new school and we both said, let's check it out. We immediately liked everything they had to say and after talking to the teachers, we were settled.<br /><br />I knew about the school they attend now, but their web page made it look like a very stiff school, compared to the school they had just attended in Spokane. Plus we had never heard about the learning style. Indeed they're both VERY different, but we have discovered a new wonderful way for our kids to learn: <a href="http://www.foundationsacademy.org/about.htm">Classical Christian Education</a><br /><br />Now they receive an excellent education (and we think it's even a low cost program compared to what other private schools charge in Spokane) and one bonus we all enjoy is a 4-day school week. They get so much done in their small classes, that Fridays can be used for whatever you want (the older kids have a lot of homework though). It's my home school day now. I found it a very nice compromise. We get to go on field trips, do whatever I think the kids need to work on and we have Spanish with our native speaker that day as well.<br /><br />The kids have not complained once since they started. They have wonderful friends and are in a Christian environment all day long. The pray and bless their day and food. I even like the school uniforms. Growing up with girls bullying me about my clothes, I find it only an advantage. One thing less to worry about.<br /><br />We're really happy to have found such a wonderful place for our kids.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Leea with her teacher<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbPkcdcSLus4fKpUcOvG3PBe5Fc9e8DupRjOzW77HmYtjp_8359iH6Y5Efft0CI0hMtafF8Tm3fOpuuHn0OYLA2hNciRxHoPd85lM80y9CeMIT5AhQNB9O0kTBlV_WsTjY84kxcr2Wn0/s1600-h/IMG_0303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbPkcdcSLus4fKpUcOvG3PBe5Fc9e8DupRjOzW77HmYtjp_8359iH6Y5Efft0CI0hMtafF8Tm3fOpuuHn0OYLA2hNciRxHoPd85lM80y9CeMIT5AhQNB9O0kTBlV_WsTjY84kxcr2Wn0/s320/IMG_0303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555622190224258" border="0" /></a>The "Schultuete" is a German tradition. Kids receive it there from their parents when they start school. It's usually filled with little toys and candy. Leea started Kindergarten this year. <a href="http://fourhandsfull.blogspot.com/2008/09/back-to-school.html">Luca got one last year as well.</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_E7N6hUyFLqVqhb1SLF2HOtHGq0uAiBCpsfrxpJSF7Y7PJdbqONjR0qK3WWHWzkVrlfatBAu7rSSD1mly6hlMR4K5esRSnERpZfoAhrX-kJU_LGpEldzOJF8hgZD3e9Z2HcjuA_wbjg/s1600-h/IMG_0305.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_E7N6hUyFLqVqhb1SLF2HOtHGq0uAiBCpsfrxpJSF7Y7PJdbqONjR0qK3WWHWzkVrlfatBAu7rSSD1mly6hlMR4K5esRSnERpZfoAhrX-kJU_LGpEldzOJF8hgZD3e9Z2HcjuA_wbjg/s320/IMG_0305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555629856441106" border="0" /></a>Luca with his teacher<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnyJTuINrO4xCzaK7YSQwCyWNDs_NjeQfgjsLuyrpbROaKz7GOdEFVKWbmtli34wfgkx0tN3krHGXhqAEtaBh_HUmvAiLxEPEg8MvX3BhWHNr6ussKDIDcjXTKj26-VQsuVfA1jB1fe8/s1600-h/IMG_0310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnyJTuINrO4xCzaK7YSQwCyWNDs_NjeQfgjsLuyrpbROaKz7GOdEFVKWbmtli34wfgkx0tN3krHGXhqAEtaBh_HUmvAiLxEPEg8MvX3BhWHNr6ussKDIDcjXTKj26-VQsuVfA1jB1fe8/s320/IMG_0310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555653236004514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vabLq2SpCoK5-ajLXcWCh8z97zYiocbKK7W2K26qqJUl2JMv6__roOhpcKsXBOfNPpf6HLlGQrXoC8htuiIKy1two2fXe-UMikoXx6I9SzwRh4wExLNVjiIJqrE6c5PppIKNRYwr-HM/s1600-h/IMG_0309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vabLq2SpCoK5-ajLXcWCh8z97zYiocbKK7W2K26qqJUl2JMv6__roOhpcKsXBOfNPpf6HLlGQrXoC8htuiIKy1two2fXe-UMikoXx6I9SzwRh4wExLNVjiIJqrE6c5PppIKNRYwr-HM/s320/IMG_0309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555645561177186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28nPSWJzTzldbz4aTUoOGmZfmW10EsYTIZt5FQT0Mw0JFN_KHnJ1cyk0j8ZB0k_GzZJ2L5e8mKVpPHjSJoSApLyJjL_RQC6p5UZOFzwhIFC_XAKJrfVJc1kNYq9Svngg22zIA7W9qdnw/s1600-h/IMG_0306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28nPSWJzTzldbz4aTUoOGmZfmW10EsYTIZt5FQT0Mw0JFN_KHnJ1cyk0j8ZB0k_GzZJ2L5e8mKVpPHjSJoSApLyJjL_RQC6p5UZOFzwhIFC_XAKJrfVJc1kNYq9Svngg22zIA7W9qdnw/s320/IMG_0306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555635299687218" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-23226191692544944342009-12-20T22:16:00.006-06:002009-12-20T22:43:12.176-06:00Black LakeWe became friends with Leea's old ballet teacher in Spokane. She's a retired Neonatologist, that now lives close to our new place. What is amazing is, that her ballet school is completely free to anyone. Her philosophy: If you've got a talent, share it! Isn't this awesome? She's taught ballet for many, many years, even while she was working as a doctor. Luca and Leea both took lessons from her and loved her. She's kind and fun, yet firm and they did a wonderful rehersal, right before we went to Germany. I'll have to dig up the video. She said we're always welcome to come hang aound and explore her property and use her equipment (canoes, kayaks and paddle boats).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are canoing with kayak paddles. It works great! We had been thinking of buying kayaks, but now we don't have to for a bit longer.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5BrNrI1F3K0lFYkYtmtYcDGaDOSZiCUu4eEBWk9F8Z6ZbGLqNP5UoD-Fl1wSH8IMi32__uRv_hkDPkK9cgtm1re69ATQMY0yDueKpy5mEL7x4U3kEJmBr5aa0CAbpkgLzl2KyG0ete0/s1600-h/IMG_0228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5BrNrI1F3K0lFYkYtmtYcDGaDOSZiCUu4eEBWk9F8Z6ZbGLqNP5UoD-Fl1wSH8IMi32__uRv_hkDPkK9cgtm1re69ATQMY0yDueKpy5mEL7x4U3kEJmBr5aa0CAbpkgLzl2KyG0ete0/s320/IMG_0228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417540343153756242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUNKtKPKhqr5JAuSuu17ROrnTTowNHN7EzAc_qhYmI58CDLgzZVDMhYkhd4jTApAul3bSB4f2OAl2Y_NsAU4eiBUXWRWZ78eSClKT45ljgyoPoROO7JJtwlcP8i7gKZY-llriJva02LI/s1600-h/IMG_0231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUNKtKPKhqr5JAuSuu17ROrnTTowNHN7EzAc_qhYmI58CDLgzZVDMhYkhd4jTApAul3bSB4f2OAl2Y_NsAU4eiBUXWRWZ78eSClKT45ljgyoPoROO7JJtwlcP8i7gKZY-llriJva02LI/s320/IMG_0231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417540352281688722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgPDo6Evn2VePSmeZPsx47MPh_e4L0v0kM_9HiigdmNuR-csKQ4oEEWQ2TbYgkWNQbfX2WBjOZfjIpaOXm9kWn-UcC0d3LHFcZu1X6JDrsBwCVC4XTi8xr6rQ2VQyRMJoLKMU0PjoFAY/s1600-h/IMG_0232.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgPDo6Evn2VePSmeZPsx47MPh_e4L0v0kM_9HiigdmNuR-csKQ4oEEWQ2TbYgkWNQbfX2WBjOZfjIpaOXm9kWn-UcC0d3LHFcZu1X6JDrsBwCVC4XTi8xr6rQ2VQyRMJoLKMU0PjoFAY/s320/IMG_0232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417540365811624354" border="0" /></a>The kids were so excited for the real horsie rides! Eva, dear sister, you could come ride western style with our friend!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1gfwwItkrYvyDptaHoRl3YQGZVr9mFF7R5b5jR13_hn0hlaJ4j8qlWyvZUpc0x7sTITf1RxK_Eh_Av2zUMQ7EaQalVAFTdGQ1by9M6NwQKOVHifrPdAt2f-Q1ghBv6ry1scZS4lSxcQ/s1600-h/IMG_0237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1gfwwItkrYvyDptaHoRl3YQGZVr9mFF7R5b5jR13_hn0hlaJ4j8qlWyvZUpc0x7sTITf1RxK_Eh_Av2zUMQ7EaQalVAFTdGQ1by9M6NwQKOVHifrPdAt2f-Q1ghBv6ry1scZS4lSxcQ/s320/IMG_0237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417540361330600306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVm1sPtj1cCcWbVPIvzb2X75zP_mOqNmLUvG3xM2d-xe4CKi4-T5TA8SKdnBOmromk0OgyWAvIxmF8v7cQEvKc6RwbYkfgLE8Ic863cOJe0_1hsDeF1C5uTEqjSgBmrRkpbF1GoeB_fU/s1600-h/IMG_0245.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVm1sPtj1cCcWbVPIvzb2X75zP_mOqNmLUvG3xM2d-xe4CKi4-T5TA8SKdnBOmromk0OgyWAvIxmF8v7cQEvKc6RwbYkfgLE8Ic863cOJe0_1hsDeF1C5uTEqjSgBmrRkpbF1GoeB_fU/s320/IMG_0245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417541658363462066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7LwAtodbxZ479M2OYJbNDMEvwNq1MoIfGs-SsPt0hD1WslSmNLUTAl7iHyV7Dgm7k45xUUCrWH7cACv_8Ldl7ICetJwhlxdciI7mWN7-e1p6eMw2rmO1JdrgRodeANICS9w28hBgXQ0/s1600-h/IMG_0247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7LwAtodbxZ479M2OYJbNDMEvwNq1MoIfGs-SsPt0hD1WslSmNLUTAl7iHyV7Dgm7k45xUUCrWH7cACv_8Ldl7ICetJwhlxdciI7mWN7-e1p6eMw2rmO1JdrgRodeANICS9w28hBgXQ0/s320/IMG_0247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417541665108251714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSM1DvaiTnHNCkf1bsMOzkvx1Y4pc5_qJ2ebqtbglDHaIv2pv3XKBqmS9XhEjLndnGECObHBKRomiPV8b0_OqcwPSnIta_3ZsbA80EWbQSS6IM_pE-s8AGjK3PMAGLykePSEwezq5v-Y/s1600-h/IMG_0242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSM1DvaiTnHNCkf1bsMOzkvx1Y4pc5_qJ2ebqtbglDHaIv2pv3XKBqmS9XhEjLndnGECObHBKRomiPV8b0_OqcwPSnIta_3ZsbA80EWbQSS6IM_pE-s8AGjK3PMAGLykePSEwezq5v-Y/s320/IMG_0242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417540373590453362" border="0" /></a>Beautiful waterfall on the way home.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrDCpYRWYA77DIKNK1T0ZV4pqdnpnwA6lKXBe3cJfX5qNBnIyE6Cw2h-QuUsw-jINhXrJNF4769EknfdVGEcxa93ZHlRUw3MU0h2CNSoXxvizAsrnQig3RaqjpIQkBoVuxAAvQ4KRtuI/s1600-h/IMG_0250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrDCpYRWYA77DIKNK1T0ZV4pqdnpnwA6lKXBe3cJfX5qNBnIyE6Cw2h-QuUsw-jINhXrJNF4769EknfdVGEcxa93ZHlRUw3MU0h2CNSoXxvizAsrnQig3RaqjpIQkBoVuxAAvQ4KRtuI/s320/IMG_0250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417541678894004002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1zbG-1IN4T9adpj08JIToMoNILKIsNfiPLaN3ETUbPCy4GOPXiSeOCOl6KUtoagR4WeGHq4X0uEnEKE5BaONC0KLouajnCbLLJtMWHfza4fbzq54HjSsFhhAcXBbWNcri7-eOCtgSHg/s1600-h/IMG_0251.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1zbG-1IN4T9adpj08JIToMoNILKIsNfiPLaN3ETUbPCy4GOPXiSeOCOl6KUtoagR4WeGHq4X0uEnEKE5BaONC0KLouajnCbLLJtMWHfza4fbzq54HjSsFhhAcXBbWNcri7-eOCtgSHg/s320/IMG_0251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417541688312731842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfMm4kWkhr6CI_HQpvgg1-zCJEj2ikvi8A8zXATCwyMqR2qKp_yhXMnRZSUlRWMukrpwdZZHnG2PD8SGlbCRPfJUJ6OIoqprPFeLf-PLcFmcJb0ab1I8YnonjNAMC1d6l80MT2uEPzww/s1600-h/IMG_0248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfMm4kWkhr6CI_HQpvgg1-zCJEj2ikvi8A8zXATCwyMqR2qKp_yhXMnRZSUlRWMukrpwdZZHnG2PD8SGlbCRPfJUJ6OIoqprPFeLf-PLcFmcJb0ab1I8YnonjNAMC1d6l80MT2uEPzww/s320/IMG_0248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417541673392475250" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-7224599094389855932009-12-20T21:33:00.009-06:002009-12-22T18:12:45.238-06:00Summer in SpokaneThis is how we enjoyed our last few weeks in Spokane. We all hung around like sloths and enjoyed the warm weather! :) Here's Leea's example.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT-PfxiKnhvolCT7ZZ0PdvIaheQ33mDk4AXs2vHC2WsI3PzFAvWxwh4wmADeqhBQAor-186VkuzIamb6aJZ0CLUoxsOE0FLy3qD1JrBBlMRo4pxctf6eZSO43A2mCVPFM5aSSRxZar9A/s1600-h/IMG_0148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT-PfxiKnhvolCT7ZZ0PdvIaheQ33mDk4AXs2vHC2WsI3PzFAvWxwh4wmADeqhBQAor-186VkuzIamb6aJZ0CLUoxsOE0FLy3qD1JrBBlMRo4pxctf6eZSO43A2mCVPFM5aSSRxZar9A/s320/IMG_0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417529210692774546" border="0" /></a>The kids loved climbing grandma's apricot tree...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5iuZs4h9c4RumNJuchJwzsrsrc93d3AOJV96cyFYLXKq8ccBqHnEO35wJ8x36wM0r6qBray9ELSKj743JSCEvO1vxmIpKDYxCDlkhRfKT3zIA1cTdhMcw9kwMtdaFuWosTTPhD9GpFI/s1600-h/IMG_0160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5iuZs4h9c4RumNJuchJwzsrsrc93d3AOJV96cyFYLXKq8ccBqHnEO35wJ8x36wM0r6qBray9ELSKj743JSCEvO1vxmIpKDYxCDlkhRfKT3zIA1cTdhMcw9kwMtdaFuWosTTPhD9GpFI/s320/IMG_0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417529243813462482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDDH4euP5kiycDHBKsF0dNu9kOq2BPO2uVancIrP1mxFISaB9ZXMBENwFVciX3lo1SXpowPC7CRa2orU2jV7L8GZ9oakOer4mGYEBEyM3WAu2s_Y2LeJ_IH_71rrvHTl5RYOgfrgrGnE/s1600-h/IMG_0159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDDH4euP5kiycDHBKsF0dNu9kOq2BPO2uVancIrP1mxFISaB9ZXMBENwFVciX3lo1SXpowPC7CRa2orU2jV7L8GZ9oakOer4mGYEBEyM3WAu2s_Y2LeJ_IH_71rrvHTl5RYOgfrgrGnE/s320/IMG_0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417529231578159682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvmIBi6KeyiBJhl5AUg1RiBsSF233Zu1o5mMAQNvibAqTWntVSLQb4fPRDdPrqxZyBMUu9fUQ2EM-bNnrD82yARsd0MGaco7oKIYj5d4LdUzLJvLGaiI6gx4r2jwnFzzYqB9vB-WxsxA/s1600-h/IMG_0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvmIBi6KeyiBJhl5AUg1RiBsSF233Zu1o5mMAQNvibAqTWntVSLQb4fPRDdPrqxZyBMUu9fUQ2EM-bNnrD82yARsd0MGaco7oKIYj5d4LdUzLJvLGaiI6gx4r2jwnFzzYqB9vB-WxsxA/s320/IMG_0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417533618101049666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13vJLp4GlT51hN9k6WCktYqdeIP9L7RLXbggXoIa09Z0SZU0wQ0ERJhZId_Dl-PcV69dukV04s5GKyT15-NK3Vwh2kOoMt4iS-cAfhb_0nGEjEVeppDsNCvESouu6FApmPbJhhJeyb9c/s1600-h/IMG_0165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13vJLp4GlT51hN9k6WCktYqdeIP9L7RLXbggXoIa09Z0SZU0wQ0ERJhZId_Dl-PcV69dukV04s5GKyT15-NK3Vwh2kOoMt4iS-cAfhb_0nGEjEVeppDsNCvESouu6FApmPbJhhJeyb9c/s320/IMG_0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417530833872013234" border="0" /></a>...and running through the sprinkler. Don't know what had happened to their swim suits this particular day, but underwear worked just as well.<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XCEO760oX0S3vJ8ensrgIP_yX4u8gXya5AjQC7FY-zGlC43ENQ2KeGx8AjMRun2CnJA0v0EeTdWAtM0FVbS80Qq5vmIk06LhTVSfBD5mdnWQRHwkGg5Doe8MWHJ_ur-Sww0P9h7VZoI/s1600-h/IMG_0155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XCEO760oX0S3vJ8ensrgIP_yX4u8gXya5AjQC7FY-zGlC43ENQ2KeGx8AjMRun2CnJA0v0EeTdWAtM0FVbS80Qq5vmIk06LhTVSfBD5mdnWQRHwkGg5Doe8MWHJ_ur-Sww0P9h7VZoI/s320/IMG_0155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417529223117060994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdB66aW39iNjwxm1j0YUP4oZVp_ST3Sg4g-XRtSn15ZGTNJZNPnoU0ezZcyUOpg0K-25yiYD5rfI33ASXmpDs1B3lkVpyRetmIQ4ic9qAnglbcAmBk1JnQHO3wPW-xdwyw5rkepFicOes/s1600-h/IMG_0154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdB66aW39iNjwxm1j0YUP4oZVp_ST3Sg4g-XRtSn15ZGTNJZNPnoU0ezZcyUOpg0K-25yiYD5rfI33ASXmpDs1B3lkVpyRetmIQ4ic9qAnglbcAmBk1JnQHO3wPW-xdwyw5rkepFicOes/s320/IMG_0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417529220084718178" border="0" /></a>The top of Mt Spokane. You can see all the surroundings lakes from here.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyz-cxwS8Lp6hoXZ0Q4d3cwFTtjhszJz9-LEMQtATGnp29WNAroLLlCJ8z_PYLkNESpw-gPNHGLWQAWIRTgbCDTRvA0UsvKedfSFMxWwMFfhYbkDz53QqlIT5lAMBFmoBNTGyNxNKGH74/s1600-h/IMG_0203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyz-cxwS8Lp6hoXZ0Q4d3cwFTtjhszJz9-LEMQtATGnp29WNAroLLlCJ8z_PYLkNESpw-gPNHGLWQAWIRTgbCDTRvA0UsvKedfSFMxWwMFfhYbkDz53QqlIT5lAMBFmoBNTGyNxNKGH74/s320/IMG_0203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417530844591546290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ62FpdWTVLH-Shyx-Ur87zay4IFyj0FYkv9UpnDt8Q3cg5fZukExumMDsIB6UYfnzohMpvcs0Npb1uPuBIPztB_yfWaCvwPBa79e56G6vlZiK9va0MKJ5Yt4bnqs5231fPKl4nI-gF4/s1600-h/IMG_0221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ62FpdWTVLH-Shyx-Ur87zay4IFyj0FYkv9UpnDt8Q3cg5fZukExumMDsIB6UYfnzohMpvcs0Npb1uPuBIPztB_yfWaCvwPBa79e56G6vlZiK9va0MKJ5Yt4bnqs5231fPKl4nI-gF4/s320/IMG_0221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417560403307032162" border="0" /></a>Huckleberry Picking on Mt Spokane.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEP2Oz9emlXZQahZ5RPreyx9651adHMBSwpdUpGEkAR9Lb8iifsk8aLIHYgFQle932wBNAM7sgljmCROeoD2q1ucQmb4Xk609qLL59LQyat0-mWuiwQ-aXKxux6MO-vngIzXTaCCx4Nw/s1600-h/IMG_0205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEP2Oz9emlXZQahZ5RPreyx9651adHMBSwpdUpGEkAR9Lb8iifsk8aLIHYgFQle932wBNAM7sgljmCROeoD2q1ucQmb4Xk609qLL59LQyat0-mWuiwQ-aXKxux6MO-vngIzXTaCCx4Nw/s320/IMG_0205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417530854520555090" border="0" /></a>Grandma not only helped to take care of the kids, but without her help, we would have had even less berries. It took us a few hours to pick a little less than a gallon. That's how hard these little suckers are to pick. But it's oh so worth it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbM2BByC06K1OEIpPpliiIfHEnDeKEwncHAsrOnKe5QTuJz_vUk2fuiFVtWzhEj9Y0_fkPIGt0HOjBUKnyHNFRgg0GyUp95LR3Jy-9Ve9EUAHcpeKDFIxTqPHirMhl-S0L_1_5QUrOW0/s1600-h/IMG_0217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbM2BByC06K1OEIpPpliiIfHEnDeKEwncHAsrOnKe5QTuJz_vUk2fuiFVtWzhEj9Y0_fkPIGt0HOjBUKnyHNFRgg0GyUp95LR3Jy-9Ve9EUAHcpeKDFIxTqPHirMhl-S0L_1_5QUrOW0/s320/IMG_0217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417530861832595666" border="0" /></a>We all ate while we picked, but only the kids showed obvious signs of berry intake in form of big red stains around their mouths.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv7hRRudiiScRI0xsjsgPf5ml38hlawMkNkC7M7sQ60fIordHVBogBzf3840gA-Q0cgNgsJznwmp7JlfViN9q_zigX97eMOV11riqpZFwQGsOdk8H6MIxMN62CaLS-eFCulx3S0gxXJw/s1600-h/IMG_0210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzn-6pwmwSVHbg0tL5rcnK5qnshYyIxRGEm_puRY1oGIXS21SYfOeK_E0Oqhn9PPLTufLT1zTQjg9nqi1KL1ETS87wxLlLBFBIWJNADTx2XYPe5EaLzit4lp8qp37UJrJbBG6G4bS2SA/s320/IMG_0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417532299321196194" border="0" /></a>Beautiful Mt Spokane wilderness<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXnF-1RoxDTF5i89aPs9c1YU6Q32oKF7FCRNQmYUPKuMa6vSzTeni1rM8pDrM45QtZrupUM6hY908HQV4cTyiVefK9KcNGNijwbCwQ07W1LxQ40todevKmqtunHJ1X3-WxBht-2CCNr4/s1600-h/IMG_0218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXnF-1RoxDTF5i89aPs9c1YU6Q32oKF7FCRNQmYUPKuMa6vSzTeni1rM8pDrM45QtZrupUM6hY908HQV4cTyiVefK9KcNGNijwbCwQ07W1LxQ40todevKmqtunHJ1X3-WxBht-2CCNr4/s320/IMG_0218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417532308689696898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI3ja__Ga84il0RjofvMquGxXFzfCdaM72jZhYoeJrRWrxMCRjEKoFfXIotwvO7bMOblGB8U9ymXO_mB-7gZPPw3MSgdOlDnRfzRJOxapzSPBQhh9udl3yal3c3WtfUbg6eH-o77nVCU/s1600-h/IMG_0219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI3ja__Ga84il0RjofvMquGxXFzfCdaM72jZhYoeJrRWrxMCRjEKoFfXIotwvO7bMOblGB8U9ymXO_mB-7gZPPw3MSgdOlDnRfzRJOxapzSPBQhh9udl3yal3c3WtfUbg6eH-o77nVCU/s320/IMG_0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417532312031824914" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmm, huckleberry muffins!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7CakV4Frwz3fIIY217spolb-K2ldHo_Y0Wt17kPOtoNO_-GV3xvW0WXDFQQOZejZOYaJm-kdwbA7OB58Y-0LIytNapgLe2gN-rDrFI1G-XTCg9QEYl5pAlRPn_37dOVq75oHxKz-k5c/s1600-h/IMG_0223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7CakV4Frwz3fIIY217spolb-K2ldHo_Y0Wt17kPOtoNO_-GV3xvW0WXDFQQOZejZOYaJm-kdwbA7OB58Y-0LIytNapgLe2gN-rDrFI1G-XTCg9QEYl5pAlRPn_37dOVq75oHxKz-k5c/s320/IMG_0223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417532320608122178" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-38031691634580164862009-09-06T23:41:00.000-05:002009-09-06T23:43:17.920-05:00A lifetime garden to nourish your lifeI just found this on our local 4 H newsletter. You can grow this garden all year long, over and over with the results of becoming a better person!<br /><br />The Garden…A lifetime garden to nourish your life:<br /><br />First, plant six rows of squash.<br /><br />1. Squash dishonesty in all its forms.<br />2. Squash prejudice.<br />3. Squash fear.<br />4. Squash negativism.<br />5. Squash gossip.<br />6. Squash apathy.<br /><br />Then plant five rows of lettuce:<br /><br />1. Lettuce be kind.<br />2. Lettuce respect each other.<br />3. Lettuce be grateful.<br />4. Lettuce be patient.<br />5. Lettuce be faithful to our beliefs.<br /><br />Add three rows of turnips:<br /><br />1. Turnip to do your share.<br />2. Turnip to vote.<br />3. Turnip to help others.<br /><br />For spice, plant three rows of thyme:<br /><br />1. Thyme to teach and play with your<br />children.<br />2. Thyme to learn and grow wise.<br />3. Thyme to think about who you are and<br />why you're here.<br /><br />Finally, finish off the garden with two rows of<br />peas:<br /><br />1. Peas of mind.<br />2. Peas in your relationships.<br /><br />If you care for this garden, it will produce allRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-44969029508011089362009-08-12T23:55:00.003-05:002009-08-13T00:09:36.685-05:00Father/Son Campout June 2009Luca, Noa and I had an awesome time camping out at Clear Lake with a ton of other dads and sons from church June 5-6. We roasted bratwurst and marshmallows and sang to the guitar and violin around the campfire. We collected feathers and went fishing with poles and nets. Our favorite was kayaking across the lake together and chasing a beaver around in it. Luca did a great job paddling, too! There was lots of other beautiful wildlife including dragonflies, goose families, various ducks and colorful birds, and unfortunately mosquitoes. There was a lovely beach we enjoyed playing and digging at as well. I sure love my sons and feel blessed to be their dad. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJz4TQqR7XFUpfwRWhMVM0yobLP7-rlEigEMYBDtH-Mf6ZtKjKqCWPfWU3wBjvB0C90oKrlezAEmL-bS58VfcS_eOAhmhao0OKdiCqgnXt-naHBuQxxfmXuhcjRyFgH3xjtdyyeYOa4I/s1600-h/IMG_9483.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJz4TQqR7XFUpfwRWhMVM0yobLP7-rlEigEMYBDtH-Mf6ZtKjKqCWPfWU3wBjvB0C90oKrlezAEmL-bS58VfcS_eOAhmhao0OKdiCqgnXt-naHBuQxxfmXuhcjRyFgH3xjtdyyeYOa4I/s320/IMG_9483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369302965769182466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9cjYqirYm8cNiYwE93QrmDhGFiO-iJvk33pYQ3VXELi8IS5U3PePfoX_0MLNdJzYJUvf9FWwvfaov8sM9iHVE1RWcfPMRJyt8qN-GdtxzFls5Pvi4oV-LaEQ-QlLowBv7Ww8eKhRV48/s1600-h/IMG_9487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W-HEFkjY4ApqGbDvs7YkTLlyf22_ZSaeEMsHpuWMEf1ttSm_LC67jP0sXatHwpCk0IZrLDwjZmMANVU61gpMrkGaUaAzQ14P0YJE5omh9oP929JoKX1-7Mn3pIawNbQdUoEEw7Ro_B0/s320/IMG_9462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369300744106171442" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-17630700615039496532009-08-11T01:08:00.018-05:002009-08-12T23:59:24.376-05:00Germany 09Our old landlord asked us sometime in April:"Would you guys like to move out early?" Utterly surprised (He knew Lincoln had a commitment in Spokane through August) we said no, thinking why would we move out early. We had prepared a nice blog for him helping him to find new renters. He got a lot of responses from people already wanting to rent it. <a href="http://604w18th.blogspot.com/">Here are pictures of our old house for t</a><a href="http://604w18th.blogspot.com/">hose of you who have been wanting to see it.<br /></a><br />After a lot of thinking we decided it would be perfect to use the money we would not be using for rent to fly to Germany. We ended up moving into Lincoln's parents house the end of May, who agreed to take us in until now, before we're off to Colville. This seems like a long time, but the kids and I got to go to Germany in between for a whole month, while Lincoln was there with us for the first 2 weeks. Our stuff has been in storage in Colville already. It's been nice to be with Lincoln's family and for the kids to grow close to them, though I cannot wait to move into my own house after all these weeks.<br /><br />It had almost been 2 years since we were in Germany last. It was so nice to see everyone and have the kids get to know my whole family better. They got to speak so much German, it was astonishing how well they handled the whole situation. I'm so happy that they get to speak two languages and function well in both.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Leea slept like this for several hours on the way there...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFCcXSN21WbXIrheFXPX-X9q2q5XW8piFLtVHTY0Me-8xZC9nJeF0wxywxMAmbaXOiB9a0GLiCWOH-Sl8X-r4Plso6QC616RND9C1Bmz71WTMdCHaAM3CJjU31V3HEV9B6YE7dGR4PbM/s1600-h/Deu+064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFCcXSN21WbXIrheFXPX-X9q2q5XW8piFLtVHTY0Me-8xZC9nJeF0wxywxMAmbaXOiB9a0GLiCWOH-Sl8X-r4Plso6QC616RND9C1Bmz71WTMdCHaAM3CJjU31V3HEV9B6YE7dGR4PbM/s320/Deu+064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368912614925603426" border="0" /></a>One of the highlights was that Luca got to go to my old elementary school with my old teacher Frau Fallahi for one week! I had her for 4 years. It was great of her to let him come to her class, even though he was 2 years younger than the kids in her class. They took such good care of him, and most importantly he got to speak German all day long. Luca and Leea also got to go to preschool (3-6) there, but they actually didn't like it. I was hoping it would be a little more fun for them, but they were just sending everyone off for the summer and didn't have much going on. The kids were simply bored.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ItWwPrbhakPYnu_4-TI2aRBbVeteTyXTGuZpASxoErgMSnADX9oMTEovJLsn2CSIdvLAL661KDDkdoF6Sn4ZO8aY7oPuMvtWrwiLJ1Rh_VMhVKtYfus0iPiKMkhDJTidyqCfkbu6kWU/s1600-h/Deu+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ItWwPrbhakPYnu_4-TI2aRBbVeteTyXTGuZpASxoErgMSnADX9oMTEovJLsn2CSIdvLAL661KDDkdoF6Sn4ZO8aY7oPuMvtWrwiLJ1Rh_VMhVKtYfus0iPiKMkhDJTidyqCfkbu6kWU/s320/Deu+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368912623440651570" border="0" /></a>Luca and Frau Fallahi.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pV6txF4KCg0DA1OTuCYUqpUHfxbuaUxdQr5QzmW4CGlUq2t_HhHjn1XOMEHXZL9ZNOW2y7_qjwX8-pH5QVUWUfA_V4t5fJJmHeM5fMuG_ZQW2a7wabcBc83gdkJFexmm__VeNPfnnGo/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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If you can't tell, Eva's obsessed with rabbits. At some point she was breeding them unwillingly. I guess they kept getting pregnant until she figured out how rabbits multiply...Sorry Eva, this was ages ago....<br /><br />Noa<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhsgboUOZ3q-rTxb5uQzJmzpr7BPY3leY-3BrHHhoD1AkPYuzenBADcqMo4H4SBtEbULClBuaSr2VeRDSua6COVV7oPuN5RsRq83Hnff2AQ8r702RbQAaIz2gXXLpf5ziTJJ1BORQv1s/s1600-h/Deu+112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhsgboUOZ3q-rTxb5uQzJmzpr7BPY3leY-3BrHHhoD1AkPYuzenBADcqMo4H4SBtEbULClBuaSr2VeRDSua6COVV7oPuN5RsRq83Hnff2AQ8r702RbQAaIz2gXXLpf5ziTJJ1BORQv1s/s320/Deu+112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368917084214582146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q5ouX0LfeNqoeEmbO_Tr3ngcR43Q2IkDY-8tZmtZa_Psix2Z-bCG7M8SlXFzSb5BGHd8X89VVFZdkl5v5xznzPLV75Nh3eRX2z934fPLeNtLd1NaBwI_MoJuMJPMtXUEAOU90WOziIE/s1600-h/Deu+116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q5ouX0LfeNqoeEmbO_Tr3ngcR43Q2IkDY-8tZmtZa_Psix2Z-bCG7M8SlXFzSb5BGHd8X89VVFZdkl5v5xznzPLV75Nh3eRX2z934fPLeNtLd1NaBwI_MoJuMJPMtXUEAOU90WOziIE/s320/Deu+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368917937880307170" border="0" /></a></div>Ava<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1ht1yfhUNqn6BWQiZ87EcynbjGcQqC1GZxFBSlSQ0JS4mR7t_HURSd3MDNR3MXY0rZVjsAYBqe0arhbzAyYIbpvRc9JHBuKxnfnG_0CsUIH-uxBmtjy9BY9Nn8IPmDlLHu7FgVxHi9o/s1600-h/Deu+113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1ht1yfhUNqn6BWQiZ87EcynbjGcQqC1GZxFBSlSQ0JS4mR7t_HURSd3MDNR3MXY0rZVjsAYBqe0arhbzAyYIbpvRc9JHBuKxnfnG_0CsUIH-uxBmtjy9BY9Nn8IPmDlLHu7FgVxHi9o/s320/Deu+113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368917927348135106" border="0" /></a>Leea<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTgPWZm0t4rNhKLtHbxdvD7eYPEyXk_ho1fBTntvrBsXYieaMqpUliRjzN4XPKO6mh6YabDEpCa7iFkjnv2124jyoRkCgdcl2iQsl9OPfktUDU9zWYu61jdd60gAvYeJr1MVLbaKD-Qc/s1600-h/Deu+122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTgPWZm0t4rNhKLtHbxdvD7eYPEyXk_ho1fBTntvrBsXYieaMqpUliRjzN4XPKO6mh6YabDEpCa7iFkjnv2124jyoRkCgdcl2iQsl9OPfktUDU9zWYu61jdd60gAvYeJr1MVLbaKD-Qc/s320/Deu+122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368917948348547698" border="0" /></a>The whole family, without my dad.<br />Stephan, Matthias, Alina, Eva, Patrick,<br />Oma Sigrid, Uroma Maria, Lincoln<br />Noa, Luca, Leea, Rebecca and Ava<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh087lKwOHaqhJeIIV8mOheUJ68Q-k6VzQKtcmjMkQ-8OTrpPDsI0mKIsiO1sdEBLy8ZWL8JZDrHoC6TpyXfUjHdHwTRcARUgJUOH3EnvKS93kbfJ75AM1fyeaOkwbnVopA-9pgzmFUO9A/s1600-h/Deu+124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh087lKwOHaqhJeIIV8mOheUJ68Q-k6VzQKtcmjMkQ-8OTrpPDsI0mKIsiO1sdEBLy8ZWL8JZDrHoC6TpyXfUjHdHwTRcARUgJUOH3EnvKS93kbfJ75AM1fyeaOkwbnVopA-9pgzmFUO9A/s320/Deu+124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368917957030791346" border="0" /></a>Noa eating the good German bread...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjCjcBHmnpdkOu3j1gYDmGU1QD3tSo5GiKHVim78bTHqYDQW1HLEZL6BSkM4STGg6_EWuYNXnop-j2twVtRNuoqW-4Oh58PSLnLTnQ_mLv-X_Ntg7fxkgkpevmE85x10nGWWmbKFOGBc/s1600-h/Deu+188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Here he's got hair as well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrH8geYMUjVJbETAsyrOWGOH3JY27SQEWZjm2bnBQyWDOGDe0VLjsCGbBZMhE-lZsSpttYBIPQO43Z2Ff4dL7-m4g5pH4J-XDRzC0XmJvg1C2BWfipiWAk-nXo8281J7o9O8SwZCcukE/s1600-h/Deu+184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrH8geYMUjVJbETAsyrOWGOH3JY27SQEWZjm2bnBQyWDOGDe0VLjsCGbBZMhE-lZsSpttYBIPQO43Z2Ff4dL7-m4g5pH4J-XDRzC0XmJvg1C2BWfipiWAk-nXo8281J7o9O8SwZCcukE/s320/Deu+184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368919021830963362" border="0" /></a>We enjoyed having dinner with my mom's cousin Peter, his wife Karin and Karin's parents Dorchen and Gerd. Thanks so much for what you guys have done for us! You're truly amazing!<br />Look how much fun a few kids and adults can have with a 200 piece puzzle for kids! :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUBiCP8QNGpFbYOubmvjQNoIaOCN8-fIF9M5TdvRFDQbsRH5hKmMSXDO4_6BFSi9V41d8Pn_PCuyhWIeHu3aJTfwLy7sJZ61orJqysq5gMqbmQBfTui3gmS_5uAVOdiJ5PcirEHIYZN0/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUBiCP8QNGpFbYOubmvjQNoIaOCN8-fIF9M5TdvRFDQbsRH5hKmMSXDO4_6BFSi9V41d8Pn_PCuyhWIeHu3aJTfwLy7sJZ61orJqysq5gMqbmQBfTui3gmS_5uAVOdiJ5PcirEHIYZN0/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368921339603942578" border="0" /></a>Luca and me.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit09-G1_HkDaAb3rooYLaEH0thefGkw7KJJxH0m2tSQAY5rsx7_p0rot49k3-w6ywsjzbZbncnRVuhLwyxBfJtIAU4PHIa-aOteugXmM7HVUxWJ49x_76puTInRHRiRdtDOli_DacUeQg/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit09-G1_HkDaAb3rooYLaEH0thefGkw7KJJxH0m2tSQAY5rsx7_p0rot49k3-w6ywsjzbZbncnRVuhLwyxBfJtIAU4PHIa-aOteugXmM7HVUxWJ49x_76puTInRHRiRdtDOli_DacUeQg/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368921349363786882" border="0" /></a>Lincoln and Uroma Maria.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjukJSYyWT3Dn-htuBjbr5kTu2NTS8j-rQLe8xfPxhrb46DO1g6kN1LAHzu5uBO5rEHshgotLqXfbj1Pjwy0y6tkmqZRMn9agD4NgXF3uufz_7k4lnd8Z_6CCXVar_di91bgBjbXRxRY/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjukJSYyWT3Dn-htuBjbr5kTu2NTS8j-rQLe8xfPxhrb46DO1g6kN1LAHzu5uBO5rEHshgotLqXfbj1Pjwy0y6tkmqZRMn9agD4NgXF3uufz_7k4lnd8Z_6CCXVar_di91bgBjbXRxRY/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368921359167146754" border="0" /></a>Luca signing his first contract.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqr4WG1luu9rtnj-vOtANeFE4T7V2iZ6bvdzzLruwWntzc_jMCQunFUv3WNzksDnKiFaoQXxO3ThcQ89CwCwsBjCamS3Li5UE7d8BdtXjYndOlul2naQjwSeoa-jxepUCSiIlSqiPS_w/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqr4WG1luu9rtnj-vOtANeFE4T7V2iZ6bvdzzLruwWntzc_jMCQunFUv3WNzksDnKiFaoQXxO3ThcQ89CwCwsBjCamS3Li5UE7d8BdtXjYndOlul2naQjwSeoa-jxepUCSiIlSqiPS_w/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368921371092743442" border="0" /></a>Aktivspielplatz Fallersleben. It's a playground kids supervised by an instructor can build things out of wood or other materials. They also have animals. It appears to me that it's for kids socially neglected, as they have lots of instructors there teaching all kinds of things and mostly spending quality time with the kids. It's open to everyone, so we checked it out. Note the wooden VW Luca's sitting in! Folks, I grew up by the VW headquarters, if you didn't know that.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5rd3dH42ex5dj8Qz5kuqGKy_R-hP5AjyVIC8ULMPbQo9ZI1Jq14YzdHWnU46RsG4hYdV7-5O99L7rgzqzouvGikpqZH_7rqcFuVpxBvda-GAUiJfqQcn6v_SI5oIbEcg9zwBEzVuPio/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5rd3dH42ex5dj8Qz5kuqGKy_R-hP5AjyVIC8ULMPbQo9ZI1Jq14YzdHWnU46RsG4hYdV7-5O99L7rgzqzouvGikpqZH_7rqcFuVpxBvda-GAUiJfqQcn6v_SI5oIbEcg9zwBEzVuPio/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368921384443604482" border="0" /></a>Leea before she lost control of the vehicle and ended up on the lawn.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_9hPAidZPjIabN8DTTxamna1joiEZZwLjZAe_TEAryeoiq5OCJgbcxsTs-pnjofzpPO1Q-S5o6i5IF2ZeQcA7S4w7MRNWDUT2LZa-ClTV02R1DIIHiuIKDmVnhdubytk64SZixddLlY/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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She put all kinds of stuff from around the house in it. 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One of our favorite places ever.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs0DTGcFC20IX-hkicVit_yxyaGibapgsadspYNAjpULzlw040X0t_pNRtZYH70OkbEg0aFjg8jbAcl2MWsWj_5YCQGF97d96hJnDl2bPVgxvivATlyarDAzqShbd56tpAJayRjrtHws/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs0DTGcFC20IX-hkicVit_yxyaGibapgsadspYNAjpULzlw040X0t_pNRtZYH70OkbEg0aFjg8jbAcl2MWsWj_5YCQGF97d96hJnDl2bPVgxvivATlyarDAzqShbd56tpAJayRjrtHws/s320/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368951337324300514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6OTWjpFCY5ZK1VIrOFb41MKzghjEzh4-CXOV0Z3OoFfpJCdy5nuTScy6SwjKu3qOL29WDJQZf2UtJJ-pDg4qLN-bq4c9FTy1CoJS2lU9Kua4q4qGT9SQuYoadvfGdAvGutw0iw_zLf4/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6OTWjpFCY5ZK1VIrOFb41MKzghjEzh4-CXOV0Z3OoFfpJCdy5nuTScy6SwjKu3qOL29WDJQZf2UtJJ-pDg4qLN-bq4c9FTy1CoJS2lU9Kua4q4qGT9SQuYoadvfGdAvGutw0iw_zLf4/s320/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368951329862275058" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite places in my home"village" (It's more like a small town in US standards.) We used to go here quite often as kids and play in the river and by the old dam.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNVVY5_OIlDG8crYSvlquWG7st_QIS93zdfP0exK3LYB-4o33_CJLixbn6-hpPzQ_aISt4j1jXR1QM5p0hGGs5rPje_IxjAsRsuLjXVIYtTZrw4FjSd_BzXT4pBAB5oEyqrqo-R7sGjs/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNVVY5_OIlDG8crYSvlquWG7st_QIS93zdfP0exK3LYB-4o33_CJLixbn6-hpPzQ_aISt4j1jXR1QM5p0hGGs5rPje_IxjAsRsuLjXVIYtTZrw4FjSd_BzXT4pBAB5oEyqrqo-R7sGjs/s320/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368953281411592402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEj4SXwostvDIUyR0_a00gsqCbCU7_UL2F2Lq6M1ssWBzJ3P5E8yHIOx9hQvQu3rRDcYzOSmnpmuui6rljBVuDOI8PYBFtRWUnoMrc7QYObK0Kb0166CBQu_tFxrJYA7sQ1jr24kMNIY/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9nqSAt2F7_jimTBWfrz8DLzwps3jP_aX-zWwIcMc3Z8hEZKywRzh2AVC7rn5UTtjPLMojttwEsqoqnhWcGhz8J3qFI75pClQxfc-oGIGJdhiU-1X8-PUQT99BcE2kstvc5V5lMjMh74/s320/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368959515501807634" border="0" /></a>My dad got this accordion from a friend, and Lincoln being a natural could play it right away of course. Here's my mom trying it on for style.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozC5YuEs58fKO9JvNxeyF_nnC4NjC9XsYBiEEotg9VgvZwHrfcFSYUKXW7vX8r1VRbKcs6o7ifusZntoderWWJrXRo_I0aNdSHzWZqDaND9zoxTzUERGCvyAY9A2RgF7ro-bSg9Z9ix8/s1600-h/088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozC5YuEs58fKO9JvNxeyF_nnC4NjC9XsYBiEEotg9VgvZwHrfcFSYUKXW7vX8r1VRbKcs6o7ifusZntoderWWJrXRo_I0aNdSHzWZqDaND9zoxTzUERGCvyAY9A2RgF7ro-bSg9Z9ix8/s320/088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368959530330535154" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-31623953091786197422009-08-11T01:04:00.006-05:002009-08-12T22:46:44.724-05:00Allersee<div style="text-align: center;">We had so much fun several times at the Allersee in Wolfsburg. As a family we hardly went when I was a kid, but now it's our favorite lake. It's supposed to be the cleanest lake in Germany. Who would have thought. It's pretty close to our home. The kids are still raving about it and keep asking me when we'll go again.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's mermaid Leea.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTvv8o50NNfQSTLiYT6zP_FiJXzQjqGOkUkRYei41QnwP-pYEoYtF1ZnYrvZRyEjxqx9GFkNiFmqapGcQxqmq0yQvEa5Vgy_YQKLpJZ5qPb1rs7AiuKkSZ6UvhUkxlhOxiJOtOMfTUoI/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTvv8o50NNfQSTLiYT6zP_FiJXzQjqGOkUkRYei41QnwP-pYEoYtF1ZnYrvZRyEjxqx9GFkNiFmqapGcQxqmq0yQvEa5Vgy_YQKLpJZ5qPb1rs7AiuKkSZ6UvhUkxlhOxiJOtOMfTUoI/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368927943156733922" border="0" /></a>My mom feeding the kids Haribo fruit snacks....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIgvFw6mM6RPpomnKfbZNNeGvt1KzBlqucRNz8DZW0sBeq6wrfNXy8jfiJOTcAYvbSfjAwEKd03Ixi3AJ_tW46DoYNlQNXoy6Vfh_ZTpCQ3gstZS1wGvcnCwgUMxSUDUB7W7MLGQj-RI/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIgvFw6mM6RPpomnKfbZNNeGvt1KzBlqucRNz8DZW0sBeq6wrfNXy8jfiJOTcAYvbSfjAwEKd03Ixi3AJ_tW46DoYNlQNXoy6Vfh_ZTpCQ3gstZS1wGvcnCwgUMxSUDUB7W7MLGQj-RI/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368927987197838338" border="0" /></a>Papa and the kids digging huge holes and making forts.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9_kxNKn2wk-o_mO7noiVr2Jc5SAWj8ijcCVW4AnBt8XmJR-wFBzp0HngtG4OSYUcYkD1vY_td-8-BT_mXBAcR0mctX6c5Yab097LyYwiEpZpfkSbduDVR-KB-Yh8ZghPqtQd0kAmIuw/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9_kxNKn2wk-o_mO7noiVr2Jc5SAWj8ijcCVW4AnBt8XmJR-wFBzp0HngtG4OSYUcYkD1vY_td-8-BT_mXBAcR0mctX6c5Yab097LyYwiEpZpfkSbduDVR-KB-Yh8ZghPqtQd0kAmIuw/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368927975071166322" border="0" /></a>Luca ready for the water.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsVcMhCLHCK3D0T1nNdUEkXr0Teze4pPqFQv1yLNEQdxUHFVCVI9k4OZJiZpyp-Vcjdz8T_xs6dSFiuBOb9BeV8BHcnMf9OAtWJIYZ8s6Srrx5pb111e843iTRd4U8c53jlSNvXgvz1s/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsVcMhCLHCK3D0T1nNdUEkXr0Teze4pPqFQv1yLNEQdxUHFVCVI9k4OZJiZpyp-Vcjdz8T_xs6dSFiuBOb9BeV8BHcnMf9OAtWJIYZ8s6Srrx5pb111e843iTRd4U8c53jlSNvXgvz1s/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368927961603822386" border="0" /></a>Noa checking out the lake from atop his pail.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcKjzLVFGv-8_Ib6P9YNTfVHe0vwIzsugxcA8EPsmjgQa9YgaOBKvhzwWIqSJpV7U1U0NfrZwjH9GjhNdrby300ghUKgJlgivf_Olgk6e0xrzFzndVQNmdAxhxpAR4s9y15biZ-aeBN0/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcKjzLVFGv-8_Ib6P9YNTfVHe0vwIzsugxcA8EPsmjgQa9YgaOBKvhzwWIqSJpV7U1U0NfrZwjH9GjhNdrby300ghUKgJlgivf_Olgk6e0xrzFzndVQNmdAxhxpAR4s9y15biZ-aeBN0/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368927956657771570" border="0" /></a>Oma Sigrid and Ava.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj256ZWTKT8fwA_-64Gwk3UuUyhBFZx5myEVQO1i7dhNK56nRXrDtCarX2UNgdyAuEtQiAvITwLvnrxo9aY_o2JCpgNVdjPujG94uCZaVjSM3LXDlyh-i7EMU0jbNopri5SwGOTTSn15UY/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj256ZWTKT8fwA_-64Gwk3UuUyhBFZx5myEVQO1i7dhNK56nRXrDtCarX2UNgdyAuEtQiAvITwLvnrxo9aY_o2JCpgNVdjPujG94uCZaVjSM3LXDlyh-i7EMU0jbNopri5SwGOTTSn15UY/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368928417186427714" border="0" /></a>This is one of my favorite things from when I was a kid. Getting buried in the sand.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24HLgAZEIItWJFQeH086zR9YvathSVufQVqZMZW7tYlJ_cnAPOkuzT36MMzC7_7I4azwSxI0SZJLC0pEnOUSdo-imMCm5r5WU2K6BGc54vrCr3jhdRFob-B4tLkrnakoSnDSBt9nAeJ4/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24HLgAZEIItWJFQeH086zR9YvathSVufQVqZMZW7tYlJ_cnAPOkuzT36MMzC7_7I4azwSxI0SZJLC0pEnOUSdo-imMCm5r5WU2K6BGc54vrCr3jhdRFob-B4tLkrnakoSnDSBt9nAeJ4/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368928396511356834" border="0" /></a>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-26589313709113098352009-07-27T00:08:00.012-05:002009-08-12T22:44:54.942-05:00Snails Everywhere<div style="text-align: center;">My parent's backyard was full of snails. The kids had a blast collecting and studying them. They built little houses, fed and even accidentally killed them. Apparently snails do not like living in covered houses. :) I didn't know that either, and the next day they had turned all bubbly. They also do not like swimming pools, but by the time I discovered the pool the snails had already drowned. I suggested we just build a house without a roof, but the very next day the snails were gone - I wonder why! :) From then on we just gathered them and studied them, because we learned it is best to just have them live their own way and that they can't be kept as pets. Sorry to all creepy creature lovers out there who feel this is one step too far....but then think about those people who love escargot!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QjIqupQgYSOdfFE8moBgzo9SBqek3m_-4I6SCk89Jn7dra9AFhyNkp5nvystDTJJlSkuUnSP5c2yUOJ_mXO1jskD9BEwaiHZ13rne76aDtIkfZI3LV4sZX8u79VPdrdVqY7Y-O9xpx4/s1600-h/July+2009+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QjIqupQgYSOdfFE8moBgzo9SBqek3m_-4I6SCk89Jn7dra9AFhyNkp5nvystDTJJlSkuUnSP5c2yUOJ_mXO1jskD9BEwaiHZ13rne76aDtIkfZI3LV4sZX8u79VPdrdVqY7Y-O9xpx4/s320/July+2009+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368574957421378002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKHZqbUNj0T5ZN4fYX58fPjJtfXrNZ5bwFa5aUTPuJKFVAoLCsBC4F965wtvH2s01kMoaKjLCqtACX_ltewLL1LPvHb1isbHpFp8DK6SCkOVKuB6qQKaIbu3sSSTJiZFIBYiozX8ab8s/s1600-h/July+2009+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKHZqbUNj0T5ZN4fYX58fPjJtfXrNZ5bwFa5aUTPuJKFVAoLCsBC4F965wtvH2s01kMoaKjLCqtACX_ltewLL1LPvHb1isbHpFp8DK6SCkOVKuB6qQKaIbu3sSSTJiZFIBYiozX8ab8s/s320/July+2009+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368574966751446082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdJtkzRPILGm_Lotn4Sjo0nEij6Ew5P_N9Bru6IUK3_KjdartR1MBnp6dCp-gpuQsSLKSGyECyVVU0dhgpHA3w_j2e0gL9eMXG1RNCSXB-J2D94jIpgT7cWxvyus5k97GX6dH9Ro7kKM/s1600-h/July+2009+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdJtkzRPILGm_Lotn4Sjo0nEij6Ew5P_N9Bru6IUK3_KjdartR1MBnp6dCp-gpuQsSLKSGyECyVVU0dhgpHA3w_j2e0gL9eMXG1RNCSXB-J2D94jIpgT7cWxvyus5k97GX6dH9Ro7kKM/s320/July+2009+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368574958716206322" border="0" /></a>One of the snail houses.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8_0zT-B4lM-x4TCXjTjO0b8ZqT2UJXPSXnyeI46oqZqFe5LyrhiRsWkNuKGb5W24Bg2C3eX50ac27UTOJ_HbxgR8vm25iFMiCJEwa405rrk0pBAe27L3sh0dXvGoC6IaR4zKuU3QicU/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8_0zT-B4lM-x4TCXjTjO0b8ZqT2UJXPSXnyeI46oqZqFe5LyrhiRsWkNuKGb5W24Bg2C3eX50ac27UTOJ_HbxgR8vm25iFMiCJEwa405rrk0pBAe27L3sh0dXvGoC6IaR4zKuU3QicU/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368575309739349490" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leea loves little creatures. She was out in the backyard "taking care" of the snails a lot.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6Wgi3JFSlV4weIVzsdm688ZdxaUbdLipdGC933g8cgpYxJdwOSV-BpFIUun4VBxsZubJwQEzYE9X9qaXDakJ67jz-fEKtP-RxmVsQGLQJnu59d7MkZtZN8qxDWMf2An95x54_ztWmxE/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6Wgi3JFSlV4weIVzsdm688ZdxaUbdLipdGC933g8cgpYxJdwOSV-BpFIUun4VBxsZubJwQEzYE9X9qaXDakJ67jz-fEKtP-RxmVsQGLQJnu59d7MkZtZN8qxDWMf2An95x54_ztWmxE/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368576394262144594" border="0" /></a>This is at my friend Ulla's place. The kids in her neighborhood are into snails as well...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBJVKpLlrKQMGNPmS6hKrsVRQo6clZhb43jp4-Or8t2wDsEUGDqAiWxGKetJLYnG-Xx81IAjrGR36cGY1Pv7o664YkkEJ_Ah_2XE2vcFHnl4bOu70JBMRJKEG6OFafAt6AEnOzeXmfpI/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBJVKpLlrKQMGNPmS6hKrsVRQo6clZhb43jp4-Or8t2wDsEUGDqAiWxGKetJLYnG-Xx81IAjrGR36cGY1Pv7o664YkkEJ_Ah_2XE2vcFHnl4bOu70JBMRJKEG6OFafAt6AEnOzeXmfpI/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368576403225766098" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sJODXq3Kz4Y&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sJODXq3Kz4Y&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-40278027547561183182009-07-26T23:53:00.008-05:002009-08-12T22:40:43.305-05:00Schladen Snake Farm Visit<div style="text-align: center;">We went to the Schladen, Germany snake farm and got to see lots of snakes (more poisonous than non-poisonous), spiders and reptiles. Noa kept pointing out the Noa-, Ava-, Luca-, Leea- and Mama- snakes. He couldn't find a Papa-snake, because he apparently was at work (just like in real life - Papa is <span style="font-style: italic;">always</span> at work). When Luca was asked where the Papa snake works, he said, like it's totally clear, "In the desert!"<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrT9r599B1VNiAHYl0o66pQHvPnC784rYiHbmFXm6QoncD68GFfee20lpARN49NPoa2TqlzA1K2HpwwR6ctPSbGOF_Sa3hFoz8qVKm-fU4XU2Eeg040h661ATeT3o1zb7UqhXGEIgORJ4/s1600-h/July+2009+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrT9r599B1VNiAHYl0o66pQHvPnC784rYiHbmFXm6QoncD68GFfee20lpARN49NPoa2TqlzA1K2HpwwR6ctPSbGOF_Sa3hFoz8qVKm-fU4XU2Eeg040h661ATeT3o1zb7UqhXGEIgORJ4/s320/July+2009+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362999910070411122" border="0" /></a>The kids playing with a super poisonous black mamba.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR0UAa3r1uvF3LmvAZlrI3LQfcdkjolAjxMdGUteKFJ49rwqAMadKWoCncPI1lanKwtykGHkiqh1OkASG1S-bu5P9AaQ00Fbhi9Yh8lI4ZVYT1M2v-exeD9ODUW4sYCrr6sUdKIDDLhY/s1600-h/July+2009+087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR0UAa3r1uvF3LmvAZlrI3LQfcdkjolAjxMdGUteKFJ49rwqAMadKWoCncPI1lanKwtykGHkiqh1OkASG1S-bu5P9AaQ00Fbhi9Yh8lI4ZVYT1M2v-exeD9ODUW4sYCrr6sUdKIDDLhY/s320/July+2009+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362999902821664498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJZwqi9l-Xx-p0_u0ApitZ026rZwWyz6x4MEypJz_bnnbmx0J2g3WV9cDmCqOTQpe7Owctcd-JNSvatSaPP0GxKEGhBTHlgySyvwPZJtBAZHn0wQx4tQgogioKGR_c8UWS8Urdy8FRYk/s1600-h/July+2009+082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJZwqi9l-Xx-p0_u0ApitZ026rZwWyz6x4MEypJz_bnnbmx0J2g3WV9cDmCqOTQpe7Owctcd-JNSvatSaPP0GxKEGhBTHlgySyvwPZJtBAZHn0wQx4tQgogioKGR_c8UWS8Urdy8FRYk/s320/July+2009+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362999897952354610" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_rQd5JurmIY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_rQd5JurmIY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-7742438331518557162009-07-26T22:56:00.024-05:002009-08-19T11:48:11.268-05:00Nabucco and Moritz<div style="text-align: center;">My sister Eva was so kind to let us ride her horse Nabucco and a little pony called Moritz that stays in the same stable. Thanks Eva, we had a LOT of fun! And even though I'm terribly allergic to horses, it didn't bother me as much this time around...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...partly, because I wore this little contraption. I think I might try allergy shots before going again.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rnjUPvQsW6pnc8MEuccSfGNCCetHKe9HFN96Dx7ICuCmyVqXJuiCovXZ3AEJKp2el11GuzIIE_ARrnrt4_3JhkwtWKfhQi_tkxwStbBvI0MgtlAGKRX188IXMUy4oY3Kxb1Kb4j-fLQ/s1600-h/Deu+164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rnjUPvQsW6pnc8MEuccSfGNCCetHKe9HFN96Dx7ICuCmyVqXJuiCovXZ3AEJKp2el11GuzIIE_ARrnrt4_3JhkwtWKfhQi_tkxwStbBvI0MgtlAGKRX188IXMUy4oY3Kxb1Kb4j-fLQ/s320/Deu+164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368558006758356994" border="0" /></a>Luca on Nabucco.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqhPbBoyt4shsq1gsbLXxw6D3wBuEo18DzVqS9CNjqkncf6eI6itkm3rnaoaCGsxmxorCzY3okOffNtXpXERXJJRh1_unnFmU6S1-XyBjfNFa__1LCc4c8dBgteLw9L6NZMvNo4Pz7p4/s1600-h/Deu+136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqhPbBoyt4shsq1gsbLXxw6D3wBuEo18DzVqS9CNjqkncf6eI6itkm3rnaoaCGsxmxorCzY3okOffNtXpXERXJJRh1_unnFmU6S1-XyBjfNFa__1LCc4c8dBgteLw9L6NZMvNo4Pz7p4/s320/Deu+136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368558004150584962" border="0" /></a>The kids patiently waiting their turn. Bike helmets for safety reasons...I knew a woman who fell off a horse not wearing a helmet and died soon after. I won't let the kids ride without a helmet.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Dw7r4hQoufAw4cuQtUcNkxpGM0O0Y7_x1spm7mT-yGuR0-95uAI7TZ1huzqepSnMIDx-whMfd-FUr1xQk3X4YKgHOe068LGklkDtBfXawi1pzrtefZk-VDDT7dur6dv1_ezAddB1e6I/s1600-h/Deu+132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Dw7r4hQoufAw4cuQtUcNkxpGM0O0Y7_x1spm7mT-yGuR0-95uAI7TZ1huzqepSnMIDx-whMfd-FUr1xQk3X4YKgHOe068LGklkDtBfXawi1pzrtefZk-VDDT7dur6dv1_ezAddB1e6I/s320/Deu+132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368557976565622898" border="0" /></a>My mom helping out with the kiddos.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocWL1zaAZnPwIV17cM_TZ6FLQ_598MhtSchHSUlGf9FD9OeorjLbtqQcRyYAxrBqVFFusNLncpmiO6ZFf-Q_1VZQ4RImAvTsK_bfOMAx0axMqtgQcYGNi9bvZJJsM8AsBFHI8xShKQ9E/s1600-h/Deu+155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocWL1zaAZnPwIV17cM_TZ6FLQ_598MhtSchHSUlGf9FD9OeorjLbtqQcRyYAxrBqVFFusNLncpmiO6ZFf-Q_1VZQ4RImAvTsK_bfOMAx0axMqtgQcYGNi9bvZJJsM8AsBFHI8xShKQ9E/s320/Deu+155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368562396021444242" border="0" /></a></div>Lincoln was great at guiding the animals...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1bprmD9l_TQq8wX-2g0VBJmaw0QtRfbbrFcngFmLqlxWzg54CAGGtJ0DsIFSlnSva6Y9RTKJ-mppyuRGb04uz8njGfqFPQoMMrdCGYNrOKitliPIij0z-V6J_UDyrDrEa3e7izUANBQ/s1600-h/Deu+140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1bprmD9l_TQq8wX-2g0VBJmaw0QtRfbbrFcngFmLqlxWzg54CAGGtJ0DsIFSlnSva6Y9RTKJ-mppyuRGb04uz8njGfqFPQoMMrdCGYNrOKitliPIij0z-V6J_UDyrDrEa3e7izUANBQ/s320/Deu+140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368557993251926914" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ihRiNfftPFL4n4aS-1FhfRUJ22eydVJD1b-47h_Xog2ClN5Jzfjdujt8EKqdevs5QoFllGn18XOElKaLO7kyZb64y2bbQXtj4DjU4hqwVDDjWJ9nXZd9e3rfGQHifqbA8b0rIDRj-Xo/s1600-h/Deu+133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ihRiNfftPFL4n4aS-1FhfRUJ22eydVJD1b-47h_Xog2ClN5Jzfjdujt8EKqdevs5QoFllGn18XOElKaLO7kyZb64y2bbQXtj4DjU4hqwVDDjWJ9nXZd9e3rfGQHifqbA8b0rIDRj-Xo/s320/Deu+133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368557987659488674" border="0" /></a>...but when it came to riding Nabucco, he seemed too tall for the horse. It looked quite funny, though the picture doesn't capture it. I think we might have a video somewhere. Hi hi...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoxw9IspZtssDqGnkK8f1g4u-bKMkkzJ5WichbLRbjM0MocHA13wFzAcPVhGDBzwOAHOxZCtDAl7tG2k1VhWbPiT0nv9WsX-H_hirPoVfyr5FStGvJgiEgSOwAQgZE7z4BR41KCExxX8/s1600-h/Deu+156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoxw9IspZtssDqGnkK8f1g4u-bKMkkzJ5WichbLRbjM0MocHA13wFzAcPVhGDBzwOAHOxZCtDAl7tG2k1VhWbPiT0nv9WsX-H_hirPoVfyr5FStGvJgiEgSOwAQgZE7z4BR41KCExxX8/s320/Deu+156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368562386277280754" border="0" /></a>Tante Eva and Ava riding on Nabucco on another day.<br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnAXU-J4XLvc-tJTIsHd5aL7iUNjGDU7NpbSWd5BtK1AazVEpHehePkIIg7tFOg1cqEp-4uJPjCUeFT8scGsY8Xc21tB6lvlxnZB6LJ0WMQhz3U2O4KeSOAQeO51u_JZC2F1IdfhNGdM/s1600-h/July+2009+094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnAXU-J4XLvc-tJTIsHd5aL7iUNjGDU7NpbSWd5BtK1AazVEpHehePkIIg7tFOg1cqEp-4uJPjCUeFT8scGsY8Xc21tB6lvlxnZB6LJ0WMQhz3U2O4KeSOAQeO51u_JZC2F1IdfhNGdM/s320/July+2009+094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362994146450428626" border="0" /></a>Leea riding on Moritz.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe_OAg4Fd5rQOqixG9OiAlWlKIy6tfbAE7YDGXRXqkrJo8_T3XSjJPw5N8IaHFk6cgEkzTfofj1JUpIYEXBVjUY1jF8ndNDAGz3fAs0CxpQXpA-QnB37Q0nqM9sWhdpbK5MAefebQY40/s1600-h/July+2009+093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe_OAg4Fd5rQOqixG9OiAlWlKIy6tfbAE7YDGXRXqkrJo8_T3XSjJPw5N8IaHFk6cgEkzTfofj1JUpIYEXBVjUY1jF8ndNDAGz3fAs0CxpQXpA-QnB37Q0nqM9sWhdpbK5MAefebQY40/s320/July+2009+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362994899817267282" border="0" /></a>Luca and Moritz.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM7gX2Y3RIV2cWA6WII8hIVi_8YTBjNORFLJrnYpqjsX3bzncTzikm0FW5sVjOgU6t0AA_6isS4NKVZQgQzUKc1hn1WUt9umKSk3vn886nE54hNf_wxosNxtSFp6yuLKWYbDzIy4valE/s1600-h/July+2009+095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM7gX2Y3RIV2cWA6WII8hIVi_8YTBjNORFLJrnYpqjsX3bzncTzikm0FW5sVjOgU6t0AA_6isS4NKVZQgQzUKc1hn1WUt9umKSk3vn886nE54hNf_wxosNxtSFp6yuLKWYbDzIy4valE/s320/July+2009+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362994140339929474" border="0" /></a>Noa found a perfect spot for digging. What would Noa do without any dirt? Pretty soon the other kids joined him. I guess they needed some serious relaxation after the horse ride.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcGHv_seA2zLxYlcHnYFbEfuCyBSdZ_TDAVCACde4a9lthFkWFPPTe4SvTAQQPD7Ql4rWPvZJMa3pZWNX01xvpTs4-mTbbYs9AGKoVTv0A6VXjVjqtpcVxKiG2OpigYropkAw2c66E-Q/s1600-h/July+2009+096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcGHv_seA2zLxYlcHnYFbEfuCyBSdZ_TDAVCACde4a9lthFkWFPPTe4SvTAQQPD7Ql4rWPvZJMa3pZWNX01xvpTs4-mTbbYs9AGKoVTv0A6VXjVjqtpcVxKiG2OpigYropkAw2c66E-Q/s320/July+2009+096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362994133882625442" border="0" /></a>After the fun comes the clean up...starting with horse poop...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffBJOsjVwDhOd1KUv8e9gKquemMecSkJem2EnuKTktqKNe-o81zyCCYSdhSWa0laoXvuIbORpv6ccfP7Z1HDaw9i8WsQjiska0b4DPqnFg1s06IqjtTonUX3rdkfe2b7gtEEiENh645Y/s1600-h/July+2009+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Yay for hand-me-downs, love 'em...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HVAGGDNniHV5zwG4zyoVEGyr9joe918AIWiw78wo5JkE3QVpoopwNZQpIdNIUqTbBfDhSear9tR5sHuQ-zdx3wKxJsZs9OPayQpT3_BFIXYHtOH-O_c7jTWaCZ2_X-UF98vWLMbK9l4/s1600-h/IMG_1924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HVAGGDNniHV5zwG4zyoVEGyr9joe918AIWiw78wo5JkE3QVpoopwNZQpIdNIUqTbBfDhSear9tR5sHuQ-zdx3wKxJsZs9OPayQpT3_BFIXYHtOH-O_c7jTWaCZ2_X-UF98vWLMbK9l4/s320/IMG_1924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369300723674268914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYgHx9kTLo9k3188bJmChwXFuTTQou-RHGJfttwoYLO37DMN7mhPqF7jcgkqPwomwldC0hweDz3M-KlX5vgM_WFVnQb5Ku_V1LgLG-zfP2e-U79PBVgQnI7XzsnpHVa0TKt6-ERH6DSs/s1600-h/IMG_1931.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAigb2GYzhU58wm_e9RaNZgEYGxctwJiXoLxRSXgnPnAS8w4_PQCeIPZWK-CQNtcUbC0-FmPtArtbqQEFGD4BvHfJayz3EkSLtgpfMs01WZU51LYpIj1kgs3o6mA2yXB7f98mxqt-DAKA/s320/IMG_1907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369300715550755554" border="0" /></a>I just love Noa's expressions.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjFTR4R_H9-Is-j-oNEcY_AZAmaNHfL5zsz3fe4IOCt80GUUfNMpo1y6L5Kn2__dnMw21MuK0DgjYa8tzyrnWy6EV2eyDiBU_n478LWaqLixH-EQ6k6a0vTLxJZgMEN4NJI1XxrcnOYg/s1600-h/IMG_9392.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjFTR4R_H9-Is-j-oNEcY_AZAmaNHfL5zsz3fe4IOCt80GUUfNMpo1y6L5Kn2__dnMw21MuK0DgjYa8tzyrnWy6EV2eyDiBU_n478LWaqLixH-EQ6k6a0vTLxJZgMEN4NJI1XxrcnOYg/s320/IMG_9392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369294573383017666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVWkwDzN2Vvyv7mWVhk-mgaMcKJGjC7WK9Kc49iMWG0PYOugf2LO4IRNogQWqMbufnBGroCaS10xWb5-z0iuAZ9AGnbqoZANGA9UrAIXDD7KGnBLwiTVNc-3g26y31LJXTEr5t7UPgGE/s1600-h/IMG_9390.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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We were able to send Luca and Leea there only because we qualified for a big tuition discount. The kids have learned and grown so much since they started last year. The school is so hands-on and enriching that it's truly hard to find something that will compare in Colville. We especially love that the kids had music, art, P.E. and Spanish each twice a week. They also had reading buddies, at least one field trip a month and lots of fun stuff going on in their classroom besides the usual school stuff. One thing I especially like is that the whole school uses <a href="http://www.positivediscipline.com/">Positive Discipline by Dr Jane Nelson</a>. Each teacher is required to read the book(s) and act upon.<span style="font-family:arial;"> Dr. Jane Nelson </span><span style="font-family:arial;">has declared Discovery School</span><em style="font-family: arial;"></em> a POSITIVE DISCIPLINE DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL.<br /><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em>Here's the school's mission statement:<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;" class="subtitle" >We believe in INDIVIDUALITY:</span> <span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Each child is a unique and distinct individual to be celebrated.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Children learn at their own pace.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Learning takes place most effectively when one is accepted and valued.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;" class="subtitle" ><br />We believe in COMMUNITY:</span> <span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The community is a valuable resource for learning.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Contributing to the community is a personal obligation.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;" class="subtitle" >We believe in RESPONSIBILITY:</span> <span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Each person is responsible for his or her own behavior</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">. Learning is enhanced by ownership in the education process.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;" class="subtitle" >We believe in the JOY OF LEARNING:</span> <span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Education is a life-long experience</span>.<span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The arts are an essential part of learning.</span> <span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Learning is natural. Learning should be fun.</span></span><br /><br /></div>This was the kid's egg drop with Discovery School. At the end of the school year they had planned a bunch of fun things. I had never heard of an egg drop, but as I started researching the whole thing, it appeared to me that it is quite common in the US. Luca's egg survived in about half a gallon of jell-o in a jumbo yogurt container. We also had an umbrella on the enclosed container, but the teacher throwing the thing off the cliff never opened it. There was no weight limit. Some people had eggs embedded in watermelons thrown down the cliff. A teacher had one in a cabbage head, and there were several other random things containing food. Pretty wasteful, but I guess I don't count jell-o as food. :)<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS7pmKFbl3zRH1W8TW1kp7QYR3kQFdgxyztOMsi-AghG3HOIM7ZOXf6gCXKYg8ABWeaQJncTTpA5jzJhFAv6CXMgcNP1si5gTBQOHRdy2mdQ3lmZIAfADZtHVkmnntCLprU8wpxFFkkM/s1600-h/IMG_9558.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367443577749374418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS7pmKFbl3zRH1W8TW1kp7QYR3kQFdgxyztOMsi-AghG3HOIM7ZOXf6gCXKYg8ABWeaQJncTTpA5jzJhFAv6CXMgcNP1si5gTBQOHRdy2mdQ3lmZIAfADZtHVkmnntCLprU8wpxFFkkM/s320/IMG_9558.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2l3nw5-pp6OUj90XixpFv_XB4kT8xA1IXP4RB9pEafyVTWXC71rtPRawZRNSPxZ-oBHxRUcGNUL4FkA1eVTng8yPHAmVya97Zcx-JnJNxbF5HxzYaO1HYQyyBUUvOR4mdzmTZIxxhvcg/s1600-h/IMG_9570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367443615908487282" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2l3nw5-pp6OUj90XixpFv_XB4kT8xA1IXP4RB9pEafyVTWXC71rtPRawZRNSPxZ-oBHxRUcGNUL4FkA1eVTng8yPHAmVya97Zcx-JnJNxbF5HxzYaO1HYQyyBUUvOR4mdzmTZIxxhvcg/s320/IMG_9570.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmboIqMHMAeooYsHg6SvkYt-nHpixcl2bdyrFe6jnlk7lpecS1_SMc6cqo6oOPNqczxbfRnCGG3Kl8TW9lI6u2q_jBgWOfMmT-uqXM_PYS2joSnhZzPSck6dzYpTgcaLIcACyz_rPGIw/s1600-h/IMG_9569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmboIqMHMAeooYsHg6SvkYt-nHpixcl2bdyrFe6jnlk7lpecS1_SMc6cqo6oOPNqczxbfRnCGG3Kl8TW9lI6u2q_jBgWOfMmT-uqXM_PYS2joSnhZzPSck6dzYpTgcaLIcACyz_rPGIw/s320/IMG_9569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369126362086790642" border="0" /></a></div>Noa took a good mouthful of the red mass. This container also has Leea's egg in it.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="file:///C:/Users/Lincoln/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEu2A6QEcLfNlYQRT5kvppIGqWxvkRvm8jHCtRKQ-pa5sb6eYfghcVYpwfIlm_Hwh_LV7c5z3mTquZXBL2l9tHPgKOqaViqmiQAnPsKYPgR87ccaPbwqbdH6ysIpAK4agFRWxpDAovrI/s1600-h/IMG_9567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367443591068402226" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEu2A6QEcLfNlYQRT5kvppIGqWxvkRvm8jHCtRKQ-pa5sb6eYfghcVYpwfIlm_Hwh_LV7c5z3mTquZXBL2l9tHPgKOqaViqmiQAnPsKYPgR87ccaPbwqbdH6ysIpAK4agFRWxpDAovrI/s320/IMG_9567.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hers survived too. We built a giant bubble wrap pillow with Leea and put a little garbage bag parachute on it.<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFRp2iZk7HNrgMDrsPTxHc2Uy-_wB-0mUlcPrhyn6JhiXAZaCCLNHxI7Sakm0Dxjq-uogK83McY-qsP5JPCgav3scATwWaw2M8ADFpoj5rVpHEXHI3joMLX51Opf4ZMRydevyyVjc2U4/s1600-h/IMG_9564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367443586636626978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFRp2iZk7HNrgMDrsPTxHc2Uy-_wB-0mUlcPrhyn6JhiXAZaCCLNHxI7Sakm0Dxjq-uogK83McY-qsP5JPCgav3scATwWaw2M8ADFpoj5rVpHEXHI3joMLX51Opf4ZMRydevyyVjc2U4/s320/IMG_9564.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here the whole school rented the <a href="http://spokanecarrousel.org/">Looff carousel</a> for breakfast.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsdwPNxo-Fj8P0w_bRra-DRU67Kcu43y7HC8KONWkydLGYIMCtHQ9Jei-k8OUXsegdrQDAhvtAE3FxnpVH0-xGb5B6FIWdwMcR5jNOOZjR7t2FuhXxcvE8XCChkInGE7G92SG26bKGIk/s1600-h/IMG_9573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdOT1ttDd3S9zDLt6UwRPGE4ycQIfoGMKi09weYwshDTPERJDY23944DhtDmLKmlJ4ZbNY_yVl2WnHOHvapAvjqUP5UO-Tfpae8y6a780zpyK69Rl6VHVBPJ68cXfgu3b4PXIrKz98Sg/s320/IMG_1979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369120939763964690" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The kids with their art teacher Charlie Schmidt. <a href="http://charlieschmidt.com/">Check out his web site.</a> He's a great artist in all kinds of areas and well known in the Spokane community. He's also performed globally with his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6h7qxYgFac">nose dance</a>. Watch the videos on his page - he's really funny.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVHUu51XhKTmtR7PdjZjgPKiEiS9TXbNIhNlGJaEKdIwEbfohObyDeZsmEQuyEj8WDAD1wDQOt7f9mSI5_EyTgAGlCcvbecIV0F-FEa5atKC9d5upA3jqpEn3qZey_EwPaju5HIeSAWA/s1600-h/IMG_1981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369116133937234786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVHUu51XhKTmtR7PdjZjgPKiEiS9TXbNIhNlGJaEKdIwEbfohObyDeZsmEQuyEj8WDAD1wDQOt7f9mSI5_EyTgAGlCcvbecIV0F-FEa5atKC9d5upA3jqpEn3qZey_EwPaju5HIeSAWA/s320/IMG_1981.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-38495233705941657022009-04-12T18:06:00.005-05:002009-04-12T18:09:59.791-05:00Happy Easter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mQFNsfLDk4OKb080AW9NrlpLRk0kxOrU86VeCBA7aggG3UtyCZDhuTljvAPMidTHC73ZydwvH3hKqjvODOvjulAIT2ehAIBJDn_u71xdWElvSQu6rADOGlEm29TnkHH1Sgh4gzPMCvw/s1600-h/IMG_9151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mQFNsfLDk4OKb080AW9NrlpLRk0kxOrU86VeCBA7aggG3UtyCZDhuTljvAPMidTHC73ZydwvH3hKqjvODOvjulAIT2ehAIBJDn_u71xdWElvSQu6rADOGlEm29TnkHH1Sgh4gzPMCvw/s400/IMG_9151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323945553329446594" border="0" /></a><br />We had an Easter egg hunt at the park by our house with several other friends with little kids. Sure was fun! We are very thankful for the hope of the resurrection that we are reminded at this special time that Christ gives us. We hope you all are well! God bless you all!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-10172893703897044662009-01-29T15:08:00.005-06:002009-01-29T15:18:50.748-06:00Der Kleine Maulwurf- I Miss you, my Friends in all Parts of the World!I loved to watch the little mole as a kid all the time. I'm so grateful for youtube and people uploading all these wonderful old treasures from the 80's.<br />This is my very favorite video. The two of them have such a wonderful true friendship. It's great to watch even if you don't speak any German, because the mole just mumbles a few German words and you still get the content of the movie. All my kids, but especially my two 2 yr olds, love all the little mole movies. Enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKKRcyWcjNM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKKRcyWcjNM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-87735709705579453712009-01-13T15:07:00.004-06:002009-01-29T15:07:58.586-06:004 Random ThingsDanielle tagged me a long while back, but here we go:<br /><br />4 Random things<br /><br />4 Things I like about my husband:<br /><br />1. His desire to learn new things.<br />2. His interest in health and natural living.<br />3. His sacrifices for us.<br />4. He is a great husband and father, thanks for being so patient with all of us, Linc! :)<br /><br />4 Movies I can watch more than once:<br /><br />1. Live is Beautiful<br />2. It's a Wonderful Life<br />3. Spaceballs (remember ladies? Oh come on, just one more time)<br />4. Labor of Love (This one is also for Steffi, Iris and Kristin- Good times...)<br /><br />4 TV shows I watch: <span style="font-style: italic;">Don't have TV</span><br /><br />1. Pippi Langstrumpf with the kids (German DVD)<br />2. We like to watch all kinds of things on youtube<br />3.<br />4.<br /><br />4 Places I've been:<br /><br />1. Most of Europe, my favorite places are the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas.<br />2. Canada<br />3. USA, duh<br />4.<br /><br />4 People I email regularly: <span style="font-style: italic;">noone, unfortunately, thus this blog</span><br /><br />1.<br />2.<br />3.<br />4.<br /><br />4 Favorite foods:<br />1. Fresh strawberries<br />2. Sushi<br />3. Pasta<br />4. Fresh vine ripened tomatoes with mozarella cheese, basil& olive oil (insalata caprese)<br /><br />4 Places I would like to visit:<br /><br />1. Northern Europe<br />2. Mexico<br />3. Hawaii<br />4. Caribbean<br />and so on........I'd also like to visit Asia, Africa, Australia and South America.<br /><br />4 Things I am looking forward to in the next year<br /><br />1. Noa being potty trained<br />2. A <span style="font-style: italic;">perfect</span> body, hahahaha (I've been eating raw and working out like crazy)<br />3. Lincoln finishing his 1st year of residency<br />4. More moolah<br /><br />4 People I tag<br />1. Steffi<br />2.Nikkei<br />3.Tara<br />4.whoever feels taggedRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189877055720397415.post-46461013469869577832009-01-12T15:11:00.007-06:002009-01-13T16:21:45.779-06:00The Twins' IdiosyncrasiesPlease don't listen to my super high voice... :)<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6asXXYOjpnw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6asXXYOjpnw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Messy, but oh so fun! The kids don't normally lick the table like this, but I felt I shouldn't interrupt. Their behavior was just too cute.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LRSZQ3V58zo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LRSZQ3V58zo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Thanks Allegra for teaching me the above word! Every time I hear it, I have to think about you! :)Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17203861812635788351noreply@blogger.com3