tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089918081901862152024-03-12T20:35:01.464-07:00Nielsen CrewRyan Katie Nathan Collin*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-45075627703459447722012-06-14T08:44:00.001-07:002012-06-14T08:44:47.031-07:00movies, swimming and bikesLast night we took the boys to the drive-in to see Madagascar 3. It was a cute movie, even cuter was the conversation Nathan and I had on the way home at 10:30pm. "Time after Time" came on the radio so I turned the volume up, to which Nathan responds, "What's this?! This is not hip hop, this is not rock. It isn't even classic rock. This is just singing, and I do not like singing!" lol I guess he's not a Cyndi Lauper fan. A little later, "Mom do you know what old hip hop is?" Me: "What?" Nathan: "Old School!" That kids makes me laugh so much every single day!<br />
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I love my sweet boy Collin too. Aren't he and his friends the cutest little swimmers you've ever seen?<br />
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The biggest thing to happen this week was Nathan learning to ride his bike, no training wheels!<br />
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<br />*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-42093848769815994302012-06-05T13:57:00.001-07:002012-06-05T13:57:08.499-07:00One Fish, Two Fish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dr. Seuss book. For our learning activity we made patterns with the
rainbow goldfish crackers and then practiced adding and subtracting with
Swedish fish candy, yum. Next, we made pretty mosaic fish and finished
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<br />*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-79240908439378778582012-06-01T08:24:00.000-07:002012-06-01T08:24:07.452-07:00AndrewSince I'm blogging again, I can't forget to add the most important thing that has happened since I stopped posting last year. We had a baby! Andrew was born March 4, 2012 7 lbs 11 oz 19 3/4 inches. He has since grown A LOT! He is a happy baby and we all love him so much. These are some pictures taken by my wonderful friend Michelle Peterson from <a href="http://michellepetersonphotography.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Peterson Photography</a>.<br />
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Yesterday was Nathan's last day of preschool. They had a tea party at school so he picked out his outfit. I think he looked so handsome, don't you think? <br />
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I set up a maze with crepe paper going down the hallway to surprise him when he woke up. After we ate donuts and I told him I had some fun games for him to play. Hopefully, he doesn't expect this much excitement every morning this summer.<br />
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<br />*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-992198789096361072012-06-01T08:07:00.001-07:002012-06-01T08:07:56.118-07:00Pirate DayThis day we decided to be pirates, which happens quite often at our house. We read <u>How I Became a Pirate</u>, colored Jake and then watched Jake and the Neverland Pirates. I also had them do a little alphabet scavenger hunt, just so the activity was somewhat educational. They had to bring me objects that started with the letters in Pirate. Once they finished I handed them a treasure map I made. It sent them all over the house, ending at the fridge where a treat was waiting inside. Lots of fun!<br />
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Today we had a "Lion" day. We read one of their favorite books Deadliest Animals</div>
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Next, we watched Lion King 1 1/2</div>
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Last, we played a game I call Lion Tail Tag. I attached a tail (or yellow tube sock) to their back with a clothes pin. I told them they had to crawl around like a lion and try to steal each others tail. A pretty intense wrestling match followed, but I think they enjoyed themselves and I loved watch my little lion cubs play.</div>
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</div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-32014119334625419322011-03-28T07:36:00.000-07:002011-03-28T08:00:10.700-07:00My cute kids having fun<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgilYmRyrZGMyTjNbJ8vmVNLNRMksig6bjwFwJQnDkMFN11-6eDOB9ZCMtvzWW7zlehBDqZWXDZarh5iwpDRNeXjG5lE2wCCbTaEU4w7gZuTr8W8SzmNqRp5UIggY3k2z1uHK-rzH_dRY/s1600/DSCN0359.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgilYmRyrZGMyTjNbJ8vmVNLNRMksig6bjwFwJQnDkMFN11-6eDOB9ZCMtvzWW7zlehBDqZWXDZarh5iwpDRNeXjG5lE2wCCbTaEU4w7gZuTr8W8SzmNqRp5UIggY3k2z1uHK-rzH_dRY/s400/DSCN0359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589142757606342754" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan got a new bike!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBs0hIUxeVhscn-g17ECvEMbLgb_67gbLdyzfkIXsd9Fmzqw8K72cpecSdAZkYNuHdCnBVS9eZ5udLauAwqzZij8DDJpEC2OF8SwbENxrYoEmSTWDF-bmw-53z1FWV6r_097bR62hWzk/s1600/DSCN0344.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBs0hIUxeVhscn-g17ECvEMbLgb_67gbLdyzfkIXsd9Fmzqw8K72cpecSdAZkYNuHdCnBVS9eZ5udLauAwqzZij8DDJpEC2OF8SwbENxrYoEmSTWDF-bmw-53z1FWV6r_097bR62hWzk/s400/DSCN0344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589142746235069954" border="0" /></a><br />We went down to Long Beach with some family to go to the Aquarium. It was one of the best Saturdays we've had.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X1TM9ohELsExZAm8Bx84HD72_30D_28JfKXSf8B6onNoe-8ObONP71S5BjUxK32uwAEjOgKFiLV90heiMWuRhyphenhyphensZy57R8smLRJrgwLq7IGoH4nAY4aPf0U4RE9ZGhGR0-lGySvq0QoY/s1600/DSCN0342.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X1TM9ohELsExZAm8Bx84HD72_30D_28JfKXSf8B6onNoe-8ObONP71S5BjUxK32uwAEjOgKFiLV90heiMWuRhyphenhyphensZy57R8smLRJrgwLq7IGoH4nAY4aPf0U4RE9ZGhGR0-lGySvq0QoY/s400/DSCN0342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589142741844280146" border="0" /></a><br />The boys with their cousins.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6DwqVPgNyE4M1B_WGE3Plp5jFlp4kz-y-21ZwKvhZftUEiys2DTBMdQ6wRrC67TP1U1stQKvkg_yVRP6KnTGsRpZrNIlW_ifkHwu6PxpZuMpNsfVndPqSYO56AweAcL9cr0ELjRpTiY/s1600/DSCN0331.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6DwqVPgNyE4M1B_WGE3Plp5jFlp4kz-y-21ZwKvhZftUEiys2DTBMdQ6wRrC67TP1U1stQKvkg_yVRP6KnTGsRpZrNIlW_ifkHwu6PxpZuMpNsfVndPqSYO56AweAcL9cr0ELjRpTiY/s400/DSCN0331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589142739506748418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LSCkdmN7L887GXmKx6DRnzsTDNr9iUVhBwX-c7cDkIpej_c7le4PsXpmQeX4hRSi7IQ074tKP4okkK4oDDlZJ2zRWuQDeYvvlM2erfWXQLKnzgAITltoiFQhL3_L6OrxutUva9gaIiI/s1600/DSCN0324.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LSCkdmN7L887GXmKx6DRnzsTDNr9iUVhBwX-c7cDkIpej_c7le4PsXpmQeX4hRSi7IQ074tKP4okkK4oDDlZJ2zRWuQDeYvvlM2erfWXQLKnzgAITltoiFQhL3_L6OrxutUva9gaIiI/s400/DSCN0324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140514717111698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoBqcyEd2eYGsXqYLBE2hxj5KeEsX6WlCPO31swdGFmaTc9EEBXBHMgTJuqxODkxToZc-GReikZ65Rh71hi1kGMmfUTDwuZdYqkE6SQKrqkqnGxzTMSvht0UbyGbVZh0rzBAyzC8xN20/s1600/DSCN0316.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoBqcyEd2eYGsXqYLBE2hxj5KeEsX6WlCPO31swdGFmaTc9EEBXBHMgTJuqxODkxToZc-GReikZ65Rh71hi1kGMmfUTDwuZdYqkE6SQKrqkqnGxzTMSvht0UbyGbVZh0rzBAyzC8xN20/s400/DSCN0316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140504501190274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluC3iVXULvCNwwoZaDarjv0TCRoDWX5y4kXGC2dmSq1we05ovB5rSwvGxvpr2PIUbwUxJ9A-o0xKGPg1Lzn5Ph31_wxf2GYS5X39wOEYWDEKkX-GWE-TUtWeCEgpa82jOKob3j8OTe64/s1600/DSCN0285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluC3iVXULvCNwwoZaDarjv0TCRoDWX5y4kXGC2dmSq1we05ovB5rSwvGxvpr2PIUbwUxJ9A-o0xKGPg1Lzn5Ph31_wxf2GYS5X39wOEYWDEKkX-GWE-TUtWeCEgpa82jOKob3j8OTe64/s400/DSCN0285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140501809761938" border="0" /></a><br />We also went to the Tar Pits a while back. Nathan wants to be a paleontologist so he loved it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3YHzndZj_0vHL26NAz49DHQxu7vCeq_AFWguppOUXPeE2UoNGQMfjU40sQOQ7Kwr3AQ4QvKTHlEGHIxfZjKdW4m0IM0n3UAZzj5lhzEE9Rzqc7nzqk4qcv2i7muPJPeojDUheHqkwec/s1600/DSCN0279.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3YHzndZj_0vHL26NAz49DHQxu7vCeq_AFWguppOUXPeE2UoNGQMfjU40sQOQ7Kwr3AQ4QvKTHlEGHIxfZjKdW4m0IM0n3UAZzj5lhzEE9Rzqc7nzqk4qcv2i7muPJPeojDUheHqkwec/s400/DSCN0279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140491711128002" border="0" /></a>Back when it was raining a lot, we made some edible play-doh one day. Nathan played with it while Collin tested just how edible it was.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqerNx7wJypfIq7mRficvJaLG3jLL5FiJOIOGOnkd-4E9W7eBbgLvWcVxgteTTlQPgkuVJxmuL_8Cf_eNhFqTf4ligzIHx-Nt55oCLkKS7mnxJp8KueqJMXAaHlKisgpYcyNqNLWJxlEg/s1600/DSCN0272.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqerNx7wJypfIq7mRficvJaLG3jLL5FiJOIOGOnkd-4E9W7eBbgLvWcVxgteTTlQPgkuVJxmuL_8Cf_eNhFqTf4ligzIHx-Nt55oCLkKS7mnxJp8KueqJMXAaHlKisgpYcyNqNLWJxlEg/s400/DSCN0272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589140488210913858" border="0" /></a><br />I had to put another Disneyland picture with our group we always go with. I'm so glad we have friends to meet down there.<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-22446803533457405122011-01-04T08:35:00.001-08:002011-01-04T08:36:55.268-08:00Our family this Winter<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDz6yWiMYajC42uhk73L9SNB4v-Tf4htg3RXlEG-DH6Ubxj_At11j2no3l3EQjirQSwjow21xoo5v0Cz0ucIDnIEJJzQDXqT_XtM0uS0tAtAvSvxYkCkL8wJEOoUPvLMpvobGVvNGE5Lg/s1600/RSCN0239.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDz6yWiMYajC42uhk73L9SNB4v-Tf4htg3RXlEG-DH6Ubxj_At11j2no3l3EQjirQSwjow21xoo5v0Cz0ucIDnIEJJzQDXqT_XtM0uS0tAtAvSvxYkCkL8wJEOoUPvLMpvobGVvNGE5Lg/s400/RSCN0239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558370452053778738" border="0" /></a><br />New Year's in Utah<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaBX7Cd2QdHbDi_VuiMvkOIIZZ1cDw5qy9QeXlKURUEIzcA42tUrlbhYwAHxC68BI14yANHEIL3U_l6jLyRjmROhaycxVOFAj0hBy9Qi3ynadXjOLyy3v3JHrl5qWf-mK2mPPOIMjIro/s1600/RSCN0212.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaBX7Cd2QdHbDi_VuiMvkOIIZZ1cDw5qy9QeXlKURUEIzcA42tUrlbhYwAHxC68BI14yANHEIL3U_l6jLyRjmROhaycxVOFAj0hBy9Qi3ynadXjOLyy3v3JHrl5qWf-mK2mPPOIMjIro/s400/RSCN0212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558370446552727138" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas in California<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmtC67YfPasYGWKdC-h7uUlwiCeRH3K3kCeZqc68Xs3lHoBu54uywP2ro9as5t1NyYNluIOyWu65C7wupbRmcVDDy-U8VnLLtLPPufm1ky56GMU71g-dPqoTzfm6_Jz0939Y-IJHTroo/s1600/Tahoe+Family+Photo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmtC67YfPasYGWKdC-h7uUlwiCeRH3K3kCeZqc68Xs3lHoBu54uywP2ro9as5t1NyYNluIOyWu65C7wupbRmcVDDy-U8VnLLtLPPufm1ky56GMU71g-dPqoTzfm6_Jz0939Y-IJHTroo/s400/Tahoe+Family+Photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558370441886628242" border="0" /></a><br />Vacation in Tahoe<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-29672370269288774832010-11-22T07:29:00.000-08:002010-11-22T07:43:03.739-08:00Disneyland and Football<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__Y_eDwoTmEIA8Sze-3mbVmdpY6dOskqgOOlaXTbpujLZzci84UUdJPIlwRVcWMX2v8n1h5zJV7mmXKSrrb93_6X7TA9plGcu1CrClhyphenhyphenvUm5ZER4RzvAgFR_0Y0L9CdfOpAV-EMuWEz8/s1600/103_4390.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/AVvXsEi__Y_eDwoTmEIA8Sze-3mbVmdpY6dOskqgOOlaXTbpujLZzci84UUdJPIlwRVcWMX2v8n1h5zJV7mmXKSrrb93_6X7TA9plGcu1CrClhyphenhyphenvUm5ZER4RzvAgFR_0Y0L9CdfOpAV-EMuWEz8/s400/103_4390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542399597957308018" border="0" /></a><br />We love Disneyland! I'm even more excited to go now that my best friends Stacy and Audrey and their kids have passes. More good times are to come.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY50-wRhWByKVn3R707cBGDt1Gq3qmO_HtI-LREaopumod57O16VRGaGZMQZk7PXGFmH5FxcljTWF9alYD89Eb7n26qJ-uqDCAY2fN_c8cIGWS0A0o8hiU0EwlWVZ01GCuwOI8uP-KjB8/s1600/103_4389.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/AVvXsEiY50-wRhWByKVn3R707cBGDt1Gq3qmO_HtI-LREaopumod57O16VRGaGZMQZk7PXGFmH5FxcljTWF9alYD89Eb7n26qJ-uqDCAY2fN_c8cIGWS0A0o8hiU0EwlWVZ01GCuwOI8uP-KjB8/s400/103_4389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542399589770932930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ebt_W1cGY6iC7swXigemawfvYBKJ4rrFMm26vHaTwY3AMnMQW61BupEwtW_X8O9sJgD5Ow-Pom5-nxWxoBu1B8lf5ugjnM2Y4juSKt_rZsFY-evpkbUmtnvSRNOUOs6jWThQeRlEQes/s1600/103_4392.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/AVvXsEj5Ebt_W1cGY6iC7swXigemawfvYBKJ4rrFMm26vHaTwY3AMnMQW61BupEwtW_X8O9sJgD5Ow-Pom5-nxWxoBu1B8lf5ugjnM2Y4juSKt_rZsFY-evpkbUmtnvSRNOUOs6jWThQeRlEQes/s400/103_4392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542399579184247922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBb07meY0bbhw-VWvYjd95VMKDl_caoxCXF8p3VRkHp9fz_R1ZF0NX_cdLMO-2BhF4SLKCE99gcMexMnLfwzYBxdm_DxRGOJit1Ej5lkr5-HvGW3W7CRQeCE9NnpEe2wYPfVsiCK70MD0/s1600/103_4386.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/AVvXsEjBb07meY0bbhw-VWvYjd95VMKDl_caoxCXF8p3VRkHp9fz_R1ZF0NX_cdLMO-2BhF4SLKCE99gcMexMnLfwzYBxdm_DxRGOJit1Ej5lkr5-HvGW3W7CRQeCE9NnpEe2wYPfVsiCK70MD0/s400/103_4386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542399553814782658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgET6UcQVn94C7RMcfjCf6nvPHETlypeeeI2-zgYgRF76KqZ0G4-JhnCEHwClWTCI6xnrNShYgGYQKj9-wkSeLm8QxgEk88EwdfqQSNz2tao9XF1Bp6MsJPFw5U1kVajw6HO1_KRZEAlLw/s1600/103_4385.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/AVvXsEgET6UcQVn94C7RMcfjCf6nvPHETlypeeeI2-zgYgRF76KqZ0G4-JhnCEHwClWTCI6xnrNShYgGYQKj9-wkSeLm8QxgEk88EwdfqQSNz2tao9XF1Bp6MsJPFw5U1kVajw6HO1_KRZEAlLw/s400/103_4385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542399541398599858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSSVCQAZ7OMNvy6-kJS9y_0-L7cdQFvVPX0PDdnC11o7J95-qmcXpd8uNBawdw49fzXKasE1E-fdDf1KYTMgfuhpUE7PrPMTL91DRrNyzr1IM9ZfG942EdsYXET9FRwgCUbB36IJVArE/s1600/103_4416.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/AVvXsEhrSSVCQAZ7OMNvy6-kJS9y_0-L7cdQFvVPX0PDdnC11o7J95-qmcXpd8uNBawdw49fzXKasE1E-fdDf1KYTMgfuhpUE7PrPMTL91DRrNyzr1IM9ZfG942EdsYXET9FRwgCUbB36IJVArE/s400/103_4416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542397449284087202" border="0" /></a><br />The Raiders. The past 6 weeks, Nathan played in a pee wee flag football league in Fontana for 3 and 4 year olds. It was a lot of fun watching him run around. I wouldn't go as far as to say Nathan loved it, there were days he didn't want to play, but it was a good experience, doing an organized activity. Maybe he'll be more prepared to start his real sport, baseball.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCCAJFc2TKQZ1BVEL4HB0D-fAH9TbkUGJbgoMvBb_qIKG-vkoqq3oLElwNv7xZKDEXpctb-ozZ9tnVvUXZQm72AP5q8IUN7MpToZgN09lZv4Nbj6b1hwSj-FOC5YLoJmtB4Rz1Tsxv90/s1600/103_4414.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/AVvXsEjwCCAJFc2TKQZ1BVEL4HB0D-fAH9TbkUGJbgoMvBb_qIKG-vkoqq3oLElwNv7xZKDEXpctb-ozZ9tnVvUXZQm72AP5q8IUN7MpToZgN09lZv4Nbj6b1hwSj-FOC5YLoJmtB4Rz1Tsxv90/s400/103_4414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542397437218051218" border="0" /></a>Getting his award.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycbwh5CEGIyM9zgdg6-kaDPiqv_Q4-Wc0lpOvb7E99VR9W6R4Wger3rWsKJUgaAKRDERbpwTNNJeRFtAXlfLIlxmuzTzR6LEwyJhg3nuN1U36M7VmXRW9VCIWBoaaxvGutEA4qzH1wDY/s1600/102_1012.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/AVvXsEhycbwh5CEGIyM9zgdg6-kaDPiqv_Q4-Wc0lpOvb7E99VR9W6R4Wger3rWsKJUgaAKRDERbpwTNNJeRFtAXlfLIlxmuzTzR6LEwyJhg3nuN1U36M7VmXRW9VCIWBoaaxvGutEA4qzH1wDY/s400/102_1012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542397428621982322" border="0" /></a><br />Running with the ball. One of the hardest things to teach the kids was to run in the right direction. It was so cute to watch.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60oYeRbkJcynSfHBKgGGkHn0mFbyTIV2lV6LsXoAP1vt853sX0oT3B-AOJ8CHHtCZ6KH5p7uhdiIKv_zPdSaI5_Q0-PIgZmc2zDTRZV0J4iJ3WK6ZtrrKL0Uvm6YK6YXZqplcVqPTZ3I/s1600/102_1009.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/AVvXsEj60oYeRbkJcynSfHBKgGGkHn0mFbyTIV2lV6LsXoAP1vt853sX0oT3B-AOJ8CHHtCZ6KH5p7uhdiIKv_zPdSaI5_Q0-PIgZmc2zDTRZV0J4iJ3WK6ZtrrKL0Uvm6YK6YXZqplcVqPTZ3I/s400/102_1009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542397425438002402" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan practicing playing catch. None of the kids could really catch. In the games, they just handed off the ball.<br /><br /><br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-1602873378713484952010-11-01T07:35:00.000-07:002010-11-01T07:45:02.773-07:00Halloween 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjW5lllUZSVbNDIqI0IR6eHwD5Ma-UsNvtp8qdCHyH65B2tmS5B3g-Er_9RAYcDXPPrKmlIk7wGkJrGRJS3hEL-0BcXB3bzEL-_4LHaGfM7JzRIydZb1qk7e1Ia4RjnhupGiO8GE9_7g/s1600/71940_1509180528233_1195948084_31190600_935098_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjW5lllUZSVbNDIqI0IR6eHwD5Ma-UsNvtp8qdCHyH65B2tmS5B3g-Er_9RAYcDXPPrKmlIk7wGkJrGRJS3hEL-0BcXB3bzEL-_4LHaGfM7JzRIydZb1qk7e1Ia4RjnhupGiO8GE9_7g/s400/71940_1509180528233_1195948084_31190600_935098_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591728240880274" border="0" /></a><br />Trick or Treating with Stacy, Spencer and Cody.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTz66A4sgx_axfnvfREfHNTht41vsaAp88UgXlyqOR7RWiXgi65FnoChQbyMp8IySDqJ6wK1jJ5mzFCC8-U8UfuosPLKSjFTDuoE92K6GWlwfibVGbe8gir6orWWhrU6t5WH-CCVMoyc/s1600/73920_1509178888192_1195948084_31190589_1826041_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTz66A4sgx_axfnvfREfHNTht41vsaAp88UgXlyqOR7RWiXgi65FnoChQbyMp8IySDqJ6wK1jJ5mzFCC8-U8UfuosPLKSjFTDuoE92K6GWlwfibVGbe8gir6orWWhrU6t5WH-CCVMoyc/s400/73920_1509178888192_1195948084_31190589_1826041_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591725497316066" border="0" /></a><br />Cutest yoda ever, look at that smile!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw-DCOVDpEQM5ic8BP43zXgtxHzG1t7i_JVscWJlS7OMuA9ga_IV-KfjJVcza0XCPxVvVkKNARjUi4om3ZBq3zQH5-IoQ_oM0Or0wdpvhu9PxJsMo8J_PjjfG9epyG6aoB8OJXeXyDdo/s1600/73659_1509179528208_1195948084_31190593_4661708_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw-DCOVDpEQM5ic8BP43zXgtxHzG1t7i_JVscWJlS7OMuA9ga_IV-KfjJVcza0XCPxVvVkKNARjUi4om3ZBq3zQH5-IoQ_oM0Or0wdpvhu9PxJsMo8J_PjjfG9epyG6aoB8OJXeXyDdo/s400/73659_1509179528208_1195948084_31190593_4661708_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591720767548210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEcdJv7HECc0JoYS2WyXytk-D3iOCjJ00Ny8T-wgsdh1RJ_9wQ8OLVQTNNx_UAIxFqs7oLYkv116BItQi8mgyKuiHl2FXHzzakQfdIjNUjZxAfooK6t1lT4K6mP0JQ_i6mgTDI_Hcw5M/s1600/102_1050.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/AVvXsEhIEcdJv7HECc0JoYS2WyXytk-D3iOCjJ00Ny8T-wgsdh1RJ_9wQ8OLVQTNNx_UAIxFqs7oLYkv116BItQi8mgyKuiHl2FXHzzakQfdIjNUjZxAfooK6t1lT4K6mP0JQ_i6mgTDI_Hcw5M/s400/102_1050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591365117596258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2NAWvXEbq7LgPLkI9Ajs8MEmr6c5ciyH5IRTKwXA07pXgaiQB1j_LuFeGPXBcf8Hn1VGG0Zw8gt5Filb4xqKM-GYTW_0BWBxPLCpvdVMNCIc9IN24aTIipWFBTgJr1t8lFqvZL4mJkM/s1600/102_1041.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/AVvXsEjr2NAWvXEbq7LgPLkI9Ajs8MEmr6c5ciyH5IRTKwXA07pXgaiQB1j_LuFeGPXBcf8Hn1VGG0Zw8gt5Filb4xqKM-GYTW_0BWBxPLCpvdVMNCIc9IN24aTIipWFBTgJr1t8lFqvZL4mJkM/s400/102_1041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591348460980274" border="0" /></a><br />Having fun at the ward Halloween party.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbEppD48_e-oJRe37Rr1StilxpNj9mrjI6fY4Frzy9KLPU5w8eq2PkImtzbgoxvjR44-gS2DFCLd7QbTV9O1WMs-9ZHnCOnXjQExv_XE3S0EE4PQ0JeV5hD5OLsof0PsxRCfFQYLM1D4/s1600/102_1038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCT6rLCQfEyY1nIocEITkPmm-aBz9V2_Y8GFXTEbs9Cr9xovSsmjDnPIrNV_vivRMY-5KCmC3uO9L3kwLRwaWVbKasoOZODz0ApMnX1K_Eu8QghXgqNOgTAmfCYV84PJ3k0Sk7JHa4h8/s400/102_1033+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534591321525066354" border="0" /></a>He only put his hand in the pumpkin for the picture, I cleaned out all three pumpkins, but that's what moms do right?!<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-20986368976768321272010-08-07T09:07:00.001-07:002010-08-07T09:20:21.188-07:00Catching up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIsPblpGuZ6SlYkmscAl9wlb38Q0z-1nPcctSf058JUS51kTPaJuHq4yDZO3CVq9Hx3PTVuSkVB9AdBGml-F0q2rD-6evmfukwSyxqhQOzjj4Puj3wnO8zBw9kjBjCISBrFsOwrkEYV0/s1600/102_0964.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/AVvXsEjHIsPblpGuZ6SlYkmscAl9wlb38Q0z-1nPcctSf058JUS51kTPaJuHq4yDZO3CVq9Hx3PTVuSkVB9AdBGml-F0q2rD-6evmfukwSyxqhQOzjj4Puj3wnO8zBw9kjBjCISBrFsOwrkEYV0/s400/102_0964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701944088496402" border="0" /></a>You have to love summertime! We've been living it up about every weekend. Collin loves the ocean (I know he isn't smiling, but trust me)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JIqAmO5h8NaEbRVNXHWVxc4Nt9ywc5G-lcyjtw-f5kHg289GlkbXIwxDKtokjy9RjhdhFrZ9xAA-p377NYJhXim4um7sCL7AYqL14u5Sz7FSafx4HULyfAdcC8bcd9xQ6rjlJvdg_NE/s1600/102_0955.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/AVvXsEi6JIqAmO5h8NaEbRVNXHWVxc4Nt9ywc5G-lcyjtw-f5kHg289GlkbXIwxDKtokjy9RjhdhFrZ9xAA-p377NYJhXim4um7sCL7AYqL14u5Sz7FSafx4HULyfAdcC8bcd9xQ6rjlJvdg_NE/s400/102_0955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701940719268594" border="0" /></a>Nathan rode a Ferris wheel for the first time with Grandpa down in Balboa. We also discovered how much our boys love seafood; shrimp, crab and lobster.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwZVijoNaiC5F7YEhFTboLxhxcJkL2weQUIlEcMMZS-okCmPwlau7dV0fbLaHpcs-zm-JZmu19K8k5Xe8qK0gsffr6Dq45ZulHbSzOWTXUUhoklGymDL8Q8T0htnXRrqE-zkQnUQmeZg/s1600/102_0939.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/AVvXsEgdwZVijoNaiC5F7YEhFTboLxhxcJkL2weQUIlEcMMZS-okCmPwlau7dV0fbLaHpcs-zm-JZmu19K8k5Xe8qK0gsffr6Dq45ZulHbSzOWTXUUhoklGymDL8Q8T0htnXRrqE-zkQnUQmeZg/s400/102_0939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701930824666690" border="0" /></a>We went to Matt and Wendy's wedding. It was so beautiful and we love them so much!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuw3SmqKfsordUpgmfkwD0kz82yFECYyEPkGtSVMo5dT3lAUaPq3yCZ6qMDYSKeENDRQgY7d5yrEzfuelg8kxPIcJuepZeMd5KyhBXTZEHbzQwqEGOORuoo7UNPC6arvGYzLkk735BC8/s1600/102_0914.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/AVvXsEiFuw3SmqKfsordUpgmfkwD0kz82yFECYyEPkGtSVMo5dT3lAUaPq3yCZ6qMDYSKeENDRQgY7d5yrEzfuelg8kxPIcJuepZeMd5KyhBXTZEHbzQwqEGOORuoo7UNPC6arvGYzLkk735BC8/s400/102_0914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701365955621186" border="0" /></a>I have the best husband who lets me go out with me girls often and boy do we have a good time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEyGsfJEIRZcn0XRQhM4OE45Ty6oQnl0RjVsdTsaLl0fUOstDDxmsxhI5Q5iBiKFYH6INcyQxavCI76K5qmnUliqnkG6gvxmzUa4bi-lU8Bc4HpOBPUD7N0MvSNl4Bt_Edv4kRvIC0aY/s1600/102_0896.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/AVvXsEjkEyGsfJEIRZcn0XRQhM4OE45Ty6oQnl0RjVsdTsaLl0fUOstDDxmsxhI5Q5iBiKFYH6INcyQxavCI76K5qmnUliqnkG6gvxmzUa4bi-lU8Bc4HpOBPUD7N0MvSNl4Bt_Edv4kRvIC0aY/s400/102_0896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701356615793026" border="0" /></a>This year Fourth of July was WONDERFUL! All our family, including most the Utahans were here to swim, bbq and light some fireworks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAeIcRcPtFSu4h53sEQF5U9hE9i-sjkeAehaWOv7xdLRkxUBfFXdjA5dpwGMzMoGmB0gDyUdS-bb1PTA_csD0QcDRWH9rFwNBb0JHT14D9qmgaCtSDDxeJboU8cEtEm_eUi0jr68ogts/s1600/102_0887.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/AVvXsEjYAeIcRcPtFSu4h53sEQF5U9hE9i-sjkeAehaWOv7xdLRkxUBfFXdjA5dpwGMzMoGmB0gDyUdS-bb1PTA_csD0QcDRWH9rFwNBb0JHT14D9qmgaCtSDDxeJboU8cEtEm_eUi0jr68ogts/s400/102_0887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701353513086066" border="0" /></a>I love this picture of Collin at the beach. He was so cold, just hanging out eating some grapes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-XEiZ98fUMfmVJy93SGcmHlH1PcPzLTlvpvqv19JXGBHhyRh5ZOLRgi46U9Sia7-Z8SQePRTCFOOAdQ4EhWWbGwsSfT3VKoP2k1zQLCo_-jGbvKEit0Qq7oazTnM7uC0VMvhmSnEZ-M/s1600/102_0877.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/AVvXsEik-XEiZ98fUMfmVJy93SGcmHlH1PcPzLTlvpvqv19JXGBHhyRh5ZOLRgi46U9Sia7-Z8SQePRTCFOOAdQ4EhWWbGwsSfT3VKoP2k1zQLCo_-jGbvKEit0Qq7oazTnM7uC0VMvhmSnEZ-M/s400/102_0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701344459114498" border="0" /></a>We went to an Angel's game with Uncle Justin. Which means Nathan had someone else to bug about getting some cotton candy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgWGriRS-4oXiqQM2hCRh9tNNTlsqoWmDBSzZ1eEeuVu9v8aDuT-pdBvaP8MS8G9MNwqwdkoSEBiiBmx9pG5g0Qx6rdPgNhJ32xo1UCAJzHYj7zeN2QiowygGNQLrd2BgtJSM2k4VR98/s1600/102_0815.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/AVvXsEjjgWGriRS-4oXiqQM2hCRh9tNNTlsqoWmDBSzZ1eEeuVu9v8aDuT-pdBvaP8MS8G9MNwqwdkoSEBiiBmx9pG5g0Qx6rdPgNhJ32xo1UCAJzHYj7zeN2QiowygGNQLrd2BgtJSM2k4VR98/s400/102_0815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502701336228542962" border="0" /></a>In June, Ryan and I went up the coast for our fifth anniversary. We stayed in Morro Bay and went to Hearst Castle. I would pack my bags and leave again tomorrow to go back up there if I could. It was the best weekend.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-38587983513466828152010-05-22T20:33:00.000-07:002010-05-22T20:41:55.635-07:00Let's go for a run!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAOQLmYIx7_UlJTbZ9a-JLNyyHhWzwQeBjHkfg_xw_v7PTYRj0ycT1dSoj_wrPHyZDuAj6RXXE3za5iX5hqqaDYL3qlfJusMkU4Wuyjw-3GKzkgtumBwhvEDqkJawI0pFwiWPWV4kJIc/s1600/10k.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/AVvXsEgVAOQLmYIx7_UlJTbZ9a-JLNyyHhWzwQeBjHkfg_xw_v7PTYRj0ycT1dSoj_wrPHyZDuAj6RXXE3za5iX5hqqaDYL3qlfJusMkU4Wuyjw-3GKzkgtumBwhvEDqkJawI0pFwiWPWV4kJIc/s400/10k.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474304361807877426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My new favorite hobby, running. I started running with some girlfriends a few months ago and now I'm addicted. A few weeks ago my friends and I ran in the Aflac Iron Girl down in San Diego. Abby and I ran the 10k. Never in my life did I think I would run 6 miles, but now I can't wait to go further.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyWVHT-Vy-BDOmfreFb-zS3PmTljWzEVl1YjSSRCa6KSs3g21zj4P0oO5Pe_Sjws3F3HZamoI6Y1_BpkiX1ALXss6eg8mDYtJIQAuxf2KNRk0wN6l0OntqPLFz8CXCAv14RtEi6pkYEQ/s1600/102_0785.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/AVvXsEhGyWVHT-Vy-BDOmfreFb-zS3PmTljWzEVl1YjSSRCa6KSs3g21zj4P0oO5Pe_Sjws3F3HZamoI6Y1_BpkiX1ALXss6eg8mDYtJIQAuxf2KNRk0wN6l0OntqPLFz8CXCAv14RtEi6pkYEQ/s400/102_0785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474304360882453650" border="0" /></a>Me, Jenny and Abby after the race.The greatest friends in the world.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBJdXUWcWziT3slfuN65x4vBfP7NWSWLKt-rqlTKn90-zX0OD1BL9KvkXngpUyE5L2uhiw3SSP8fkI4auwmZHu7Tr7ixFct9i-lDBy2pyXXsRGc0PKJr7qVjUsT9piELP6K4raK22RqU/s1600/102_0802.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/AVvXsEgLBJdXUWcWziT3slfuN65x4vBfP7NWSWLKt-rqlTKn90-zX0OD1BL9KvkXngpUyE5L2uhiw3SSP8fkI4auwmZHu7Tr7ixFct9i-lDBy2pyXXsRGc0PKJr7qVjUsT9piELP6K4raK22RqU/s400/102_0802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474304350481881234" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend we all talked our husbands into running the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department 5k Mud Run. 3 miles of hills and pits filled with mud and water, running through it, crawling through it and getting stuck a few times. It was a blast and we can't wait to do it again next year.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KSgYGG917-WpT0r7euVhD5WWtjlRBP5biBjYNd8OSIvHAvOWBkT1_qouNsnOSlQDOdESuCT60ls_ynL_C5kVNyHSLm4OLEPQ89OzeFSa-tKyH2GpzAw_nddXcYo6HRwKfUJMVPhSg0I/s1600/102_0798.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/AVvXsEj8KSgYGG917-WpT0r7euVhD5WWtjlRBP5biBjYNd8OSIvHAvOWBkT1_qouNsnOSlQDOdESuCT60ls_ynL_C5kVNyHSLm4OLEPQ89OzeFSa-tKyH2GpzAw_nddXcYo6HRwKfUJMVPhSg0I/s400/102_0798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474304342754934034" border="0" /></a><br />I love my husband. I'm so glad we got to do this together, we make a great team.<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-19923232959892895592010-04-15T06:54:00.001-07:002010-04-15T06:56:24.118-07:00Sea World<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhXAuIfZu-05EYoLP-48p68TD9_qKkeRx-Y844KOHmlmk20hk8gu8_EihCDO-f-FkOdx8VxwtKQELVeceU2ziFP0vba0oxr2fgqxaMoSdwv_nFaXCL0Enj2_xa95NXIxHiEJzQr82xXg/s1600/102_0765.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/AVvXsEjGhXAuIfZu-05EYoLP-48p68TD9_qKkeRx-Y844KOHmlmk20hk8gu8_EihCDO-f-FkOdx8VxwtKQELVeceU2ziFP0vba0oxr2fgqxaMoSdwv_nFaXCL0Enj2_xa95NXIxHiEJzQr82xXg/s400/102_0765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460362384831119186" border="0" /></a>Thanks to my wonderful friend Katrina we were able to go to Sea World yesterday for a great price. We had a blast with all our friends. Nathan and Collin really enjoyed watching Shamu and Nathan even got to touch a bat ray, unfortunately I didn't take very many pictures.<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-82497838511035999352010-04-15T06:48:00.001-07:002010-04-15T06:59:47.737-07:00Utah and Juniper's baby blessing<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgEV43_4gCkJVRJQQbhc6SsDWvoC70iSBXBPrALXem1wm5rx-lJv6N9dtyo4CM-TNLPNiWxHdnMrxVaNPweaFAtI9dPDu5YcNKvIQ8J6djrsxj7HdtE1wIZUboZJT9WqzrqbyCDz3eSM/s1600/102_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/AVvXsEgHgEV43_4gCkJVRJQQbhc6SsDWvoC70iSBXBPrALXem1wm5rx-lJv6N9dtyo4CM-TNLPNiWxHdnMrxVaNPweaFAtI9dPDu5YcNKvIQ8J6djrsxj7HdtE1wIZUboZJT9WqzrqbyCDz3eSM/s400/102_0721.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460361253508379538" border="0" /></a><br />All the Nielsen's: Justin, Cam, Rillene (NANA), A'Lea, Collin, Katie, Ryan, Nathan, Duane (GRAMPIE), Melissa, Miles, Bridget and Chloe, Adrienne, Juniper and Kyle.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CllxOfPUgIiu5JJPA_8fYMaTs4dhWYpDOFeHD0X5v4Ev9LMXyhfWQiQEBcXr_uNetGywPyxsGf7JTgue4iLUOirYvy3yMGpP4rw5pijq947oNcs-wwaCtwQ2EvAimgaSkZv5GYvJ5rw/s1600/102_0733.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/AVvXsEi7CllxOfPUgIiu5JJPA_8fYMaTs4dhWYpDOFeHD0X5v4Ev9LMXyhfWQiQEBcXr_uNetGywPyxsGf7JTgue4iLUOirYvy3yMGpP4rw5pijq947oNcs-wwaCtwQ2EvAimgaSkZv5GYvJ5rw/s400/102_0733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460361245032486866" border="0" /></a><br />Grandpa Frank and Grandma Marilyn with all their Great Grandkids.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLT5cWeUtx9nfizrqCWqsNifN0PkPU29RmQzNwN-jPR5GdCp9Gj21taTdNAj-ICtoZzaIYWGmRptA6iSclY5giyIzYSUFg6yEUaUq79qI9rLBBnc-PC359tF-pbU6fJvHQS0EZHCIsqz4/s1600/102_0724.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/AVvXsEjLT5cWeUtx9nfizrqCWqsNifN0PkPU29RmQzNwN-jPR5GdCp9Gj21taTdNAj-ICtoZzaIYWGmRptA6iSclY5giyIzYSUFg6yEUaUq79qI9rLBBnc-PC359tF-pbU6fJvHQS0EZHCIsqz4/s400/102_0724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460361238167968242" border="0" /></a><br />Our new niece, the beautiful Juniper Kylie Nielsen<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxYx7BgWi2skprxQq33GXmcrUwVHzL1jPtJZ_DbDYwpVT2PvP3Fm8OqAkjQWRC8Aq6voltabPu-Hvkfv568zOu4WClWVjVeubE-HZx5gcq12W-wcuGayHUTT0B2SipGNVi6dw_lGbJvc/s1600/102_0723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLuX1qyuAYH12L_4X_TcbSgzyDT3iBYK0wy4GtHgNWxN7FppULA19zNdJ0GWQPcyYhf5hEk_akMEVhAS7nD6pJHg9yQNahgkq27BqZ4VwYvZm81OeKZJpzCtoupi1iYrwLGsJsWgBIzM/s400/102_0674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447094795676344386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lcOkL6xA24yHFrUZtrLe7Nmeo7Ocw45w_rw7KowsTS4CPOxK2wS7VVNC1-M6yv-qEy9ar3XhjR16rL-G1hIXwO_kpr_ilQU_B2syMbFiB-LsM6j_8iYZkV8zAvqQp4A43nb3GMVximI/s1600-h/102_0671.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/AVvXsEi0lcOkL6xA24yHFrUZtrLe7Nmeo7Ocw45w_rw7KowsTS4CPOxK2wS7VVNC1-M6yv-qEy9ar3XhjR16rL-G1hIXwO_kpr_ilQU_B2syMbFiB-LsM6j_8iYZkV8zAvqQp4A43nb3GMVximI/s400/102_0671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447094788751975842" border="0" /></a><br />Well maybe he's not a better scooter rider than his brother, but Collin definitely enjoys trying to do whatever his brother does.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-13116256905045534242010-03-03T18:49:00.000-08:002010-03-03T18:53:36.802-08:00Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGS9rxVzDmqyW7Z-_lHxVa3q-955SX7M46bPcrWzEsHPxOIEh7H1o64Wppm2-iSX7OFAloiCUsuuDGEmPiyo07r2DcBNWnoJdy_kQSGGfyOn06Q1_Hy3_GJLc0jyxBtaaNNK-3XqhhK0/s1600-h/102_0644.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/AVvXsEiOl6y3DWMxJ8tPVI1aIDkkdkyHdIEEQrBSrj0ueoeiMKwOXBRri89KFZX3ViPR9ziz1Q0xNdFOPS_Ar_QCOV7EyRP5nM3r1XFh4JzETQp85OMCSoFpLrVR21QJpLhFxj2IgyZ-qRh72uk/s320/102_0636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444606312898284098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Collin and his best friend Natalie. You can just tell these two like being around each other. Lucky for me, I like being around Natalie's Mommy too. It's good to have great friends.<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-16373171767505731192010-02-17T13:10:00.000-08:002010-02-17T13:16:30.377-08:00Finally!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1NySIiEoQWo_QfWyhQAbxUzsHMdJiuAi0v2f_63cJa9ctgURrO-gFWPAnyFiEUFX0_JoIq0fLK2JVe2OgXt4gonnRk6BShciSaU1T1iuo4IgBreLsHqFkmJKM8MmmMCR5h46cg02wBg/s1600-h/DSC00057.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/AVvXsEiC1NySIiEoQWo_QfWyhQAbxUzsHMdJiuAi0v2f_63cJa9ctgURrO-gFWPAnyFiEUFX0_JoIq0fLK2JVe2OgXt4gonnRk6BShciSaU1T1iuo4IgBreLsHqFkmJKM8MmmMCR5h46cg02wBg/s320/DSC00057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439324230328740706" border="0" /></a><br />Collin's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyR82mNCz-o6g07PqeoNC2ILL2-pSbP1lW-j5X_i3SJLtxB3cl56xBLVjdk5PUsTx3XyfHGcZv17pxARFk5q78QUVko0wgOFhKViovQEvfXRF8zWo80niagw_V_StTHOvYQ8c20urWcmU/s1600-h/DSC00068.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/AVvXsEjyR82mNCz-o6g07PqeoNC2ILL2-pSbP1lW-j5X_i3SJLtxB3cl56xBLVjdk5PUsTx3XyfHGcZv17pxARFk5q78QUVko0wgOFhKViovQEvfXRF8zWo80niagw_V_StTHOvYQ8c20urWcmU/s320/DSC00068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439324215269966834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTyAlFlYlb_sEGUTJSCHloJyCDhPMMXZ2t5VELU_fBdc4U7zAEXWH9PGwHyrvuumx7a_b1CdSjG_hRkYA1puJ5ZFGtOkkP7vst_-J4Dz7HVix_0Oa1j-ee539ULX6tnjtG0fTouoX1RQ/s1600-h/DSC00066.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/AVvXsEjwTyAlFlYlb_sEGUTJSCHloJyCDhPMMXZ2t5VELU_fBdc4U7zAEXWH9PGwHyrvuumx7a_b1CdSjG_hRkYA1puJ5ZFGtOkkP7vst_-J4Dz7HVix_0Oa1j-ee539ULX6tnjtG0fTouoX1RQ/s320/DSC00066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439324208159667506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPj1PtO6AcOCs1JGFBJB0VbkKqEFHQvEuv6G6bqiVmHuOV-hKJYwOPZacLQD4V7WwHnuRCXi_1SqRMxKax3vlH_9K2oK0zjIO3Rnc-KcDWFC20RPQIKvvGbgm6hUG8ngx8f5QAJwXrxr0/s1600-h/DSC00056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPj1PtO6AcOCs1JGFBJB0VbkKqEFHQvEuv6G6bqiVmHuOV-hKJYwOPZacLQD4V7WwHnuRCXi_1SqRMxKax3vlH_9K2oK0zjIO3Rnc-KcDWFC20RPQIKvvGbgm6hUG8ngx8f5QAJwXrxr0/s320/DSC00056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439324202003156002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLfui59wOOHlFHsOfITRRsbip1pOZQVnVaUGMBex_tJH-PedKmDlXZ4G5kpb_QGTRb-VZpHZm4TF1H2XO5u7IlmSqZJoY8f0lJlpUPh4XtRTDkz5v64oxxr_iQiJv4SzU0SHQA3EDhDE/s1600-h/DSC00051.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/AVvXsEjMLfui59wOOHlFHsOfITRRsbip1pOZQVnVaUGMBex_tJH-PedKmDlXZ4G5kpb_QGTRb-VZpHZm4TF1H2XO5u7IlmSqZJoY8f0lJlpUPh4XtRTDkz5v64oxxr_iQiJv4SzU0SHQA3EDhDE/s320/DSC00051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439324186418648978" border="0" /></a><br />So the battery on my camera died the day of Collin's birthday party and we just used the video camera to take some pictures, but that led to me taking forever to upload the pictures to my computer. Now I'm finally posting Collin's first birthday pictures. His little party was so much fun and he really loved his cake.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-90736170528059981132010-02-13T15:32:00.000-08:002010-02-13T15:41:33.509-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkvWQjhWkwllw8vui4og5IvT6wBR6lA2gzCENDkZtEf6E_GsnAXNLhABiFdIM5omitUwjEk23_PWicxVgOJ95XWx_be5cyyXweW7LDwPn6d9BJfgZ9ofA8dqYTIYwZLCKZQtXGtgJE30/s1600-h/102_0621.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/AVvXsEjlkvWQjhWkwllw8vui4og5IvT6wBR6lA2gzCENDkZtEf6E_GsnAXNLhABiFdIM5omitUwjEk23_PWicxVgOJ95XWx_be5cyyXweW7LDwPn6d9BJfgZ9ofA8dqYTIYwZLCKZQtXGtgJE30/s320/102_0621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437875807333805586" border="0" /></a>I saw these super cute Valentine's Day bags on one of my favorite blogs <a href="http://eoberrys.blogspot.com">Made with Love and Glue</a> and had to make them. Now keep in mind I am a very beginner sewer so you can only guess how proud I am that I finished them, before Valentine's Day even. I'm going to fill them with a little toy and some cake balls I made (you can see them in the background) and hopefully my kids will enjoy them. Here's a couple more pictures of the inside and the back. the tutorial is from the blog <a href="http://ourscoop.blogspot.com/2009/01/valentine-chair-backers.html">Our Scoop</a>. Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's filled with lots of hugs and kisses from the ones you love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOmquM9pE2az5hXhBpsvjZa6p5ERsDUdzbPPd8z4hbpaFKDfv8Rgro8nMGasObREjdgLIsnJ3VtOY75UvtG4kwzsVORuaBNgDZ-AEZo9Vbz0uXhMqjn5T-obO__JdIwLZCFZFeLXov7w/s1600-h/102_0622.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/AVvXsEigOmquM9pE2az5hXhBpsvjZa6p5ERsDUdzbPPd8z4hbpaFKDfv8Rgro8nMGasObREjdgLIsnJ3VtOY75UvtG4kwzsVORuaBNgDZ-AEZo9Vbz0uXhMqjn5T-obO__JdIwLZCFZFeLXov7w/s320/102_0622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437875797608966002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07CYzDH8GtCc21IeqNAaoSALe2AFv_vcmXQAhn2LhGZd71ITbJw2dD-4Tux7_eHLvoR5mnN3nbsX4jLf75STR2TVu0DIIHszLBnAa6xnFMPzvQuZIglugIWlauzWwrdz9WZy-CPARBes/s1600-h/102_0623.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/AVvXsEh07CYzDH8GtCc21IeqNAaoSALe2AFv_vcmXQAhn2LhGZd71ITbJw2dD-4Tux7_eHLvoR5mnN3nbsX4jLf75STR2TVu0DIIHszLBnAa6xnFMPzvQuZIglugIWlauzWwrdz9WZy-CPARBes/s320/102_0623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437875790454764066" border="0" /></a>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-17505566748668408062010-02-02T07:12:00.000-08:002010-02-02T07:19:11.338-08:00What not to eat when you are trying to lose weight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9V3k_ZlDf87bNOkVF6x8LiTCD0fyEqAcuRpeJvsOqA4uYdS4xgB6HVeSB3fyISNcZ8UpmIY7NgYowvIrgcC2oGao8h7cx4iactNbqcbzbtBa223OKyWDL9MNqvzEtoC5JK7XpBfqa94/s1600-h/102_0606.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/AVvXsEir9V3k_ZlDf87bNOkVF6x8LiTCD0fyEqAcuRpeJvsOqA4uYdS4xgB6HVeSB3fyISNcZ8UpmIY7NgYowvIrgcC2oGao8h7cx4iactNbqcbzbtBa223OKyWDL9MNqvzEtoC5JK7XpBfqa94/s320/102_0606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433665273135555250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><h2>Ingredients</h2> <!--concordance-begin--> <ul><li class="ingredient">1 1/2 cups lukewarm <a class="cimotif" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted green; color: green; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">water</a><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; position: static;" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" width="10" height="10" /></li><li class="ingredient">1/2 cup granulated <a class="cimotif" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted green; color: green; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">sugar</a><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; position: static;" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" width="10" height="10" /></li><li class="ingredient">1 envelope active dry yeast</li><li class="ingredient">2 eggs, slightly beaten</li><li class="ingredient">1 1/4 teaspoons <a class="cimotif" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted green; color: green; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">salt</a><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; position: static;" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" width="10" height="10" /></li><li class="ingredient">1 cup evaporated <a class="cimotif" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted green; color: green; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">milk</a><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; position: static;" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" width="10" height="10" /></li><li class="ingredient">7 cups <a class="cimotif" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted green; color: green; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">bread</a><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; position: static;" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" width="10" height="10" /> flour</li><li class="ingredient">1/4 cup shortening</li><li class="ingredient">Nonstick spray</li><li class="ingredient"><a class="cimotif" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted green; color: green; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">Oil</a><img style="border-width: 0pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; position: static;" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" width="10" height="10" />, for deep-frying</li><li class="ingredient">3 cups confectioners' sugar</li></ul> <!--concordance-end--> <h2>Directions</h2> <p class="instructions"> Mix water, sugar, and yeast in a large bowl and let sit for 10 minutes. </p> <p class="instructions">In another bowl, beat the eggs, salt and evaporated milk together. Mix egg mixture to the yeast mixture. In a separate bowl, measure out the bread flour. Add 3 cups of the flour to the yeast mixture and stir to combine. Add the shortening and continue to stir while adding the remaining flour. Remove dough from the bowl, place onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Spray a large bowl with nonstick spray. Put dough into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a towel. Let rise in a warm place for at least 2 hours.</p> <p class="instructions">Preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 350 degrees F.</p> <p class="instructions">Add the confectioners' sugar to a paper or plastic bag and set aside.</p> <p class="instructions">Roll the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut into 1-inch squares. Deep-fry, flipping constantly, until they become a golden color. After beignets are fried, drain them for a few seconds on paper towels, and then toss them into the bag of confectioners' sugar. Hold bag closed and shake to coat evenly. </p><br /><br /><br />Found this recipe for Paula Deen's French Quarter Beignets and had to try them . . . boy I'm glad I did but I don't think I should make them again until after I know I fit in my bridesmaid's dress. Hope one of you likes the recipe and enjoys these yummy doughnuts as much as I did.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-75091327092631252952010-01-04T12:56:00.001-08:002010-01-04T12:58:42.634-08:00Christmas 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq_JOFDDipV38K6WwBhdKx0xiW7UDXVeNAZ9rMFwRwJwBaomxJAQApvp7NgPrfbd07ZCNuHDoSy_Hst27F7lOAF3AmG-QcwJO-pQawMI1pTBhAndnB1ygDRsw-StrB3o0W2g_J-L_2Cg/s1600-h/102_0540+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq_JOFDDipV38K6WwBhdKx0xiW7UDXVeNAZ9rMFwRwJwBaomxJAQApvp7NgPrfbd07ZCNuHDoSy_Hst27F7lOAF3AmG-QcwJO-pQawMI1pTBhAndnB1ygDRsw-StrB3o0W2g_J-L_2Cg/s320/102_0540+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422991754168867746" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas is much more fun when you have little children. Watching their faces light up with joy melted my heart. I am so thankful for my family and the Christmas season.<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-21166652416838768152009-12-23T07:36:00.000-08:002009-12-23T07:45:15.195-08:00A Pirate Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_drYBh_dWSUubpiPKdto6VS4yw9foPQdGExqeLqBe7-mVbWtkBZ8B6t-68JTQgSnBRL_8rg4d-IoGFN-UPa6ZAcXkprqFbPLXu1BXHgvrz-TgA89N7I0cTfGRvLINPWbbUTIjItAlXgw/s1600-h/102_0515.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_drYBh_dWSUubpiPKdto6VS4yw9foPQdGExqeLqBe7-mVbWtkBZ8B6t-68JTQgSnBRL_8rg4d-IoGFN-UPa6ZAcXkprqFbPLXu1BXHgvrz-TgA89N7I0cTfGRvLINPWbbUTIjItAlXgw/s320/102_0515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418457292765425314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3UfirZdE36O9G9v2cRc7_Sn3pd6DHhCasq7AC2W6Q_VInQG9-FnebXVjl2IQkpP70oGyekLuGuzgsfCq306UhTzrLaZA41T6spM2lqikfZQrci9-_poN6GLOzaJin1ik65pRZPDVnfo/s1600-h/102_0521.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/AVvXsEh6qDvNZuT7FpuuaphwW0I84j4ueC4pfsc-j2JDueDdapoWZa2cQsSVBSwv09sz5cVNy4vVnWIt_yGlM8RJhmG4YUbURt62p0mynste7yJbiodwoEzHrFjHCZsQ0DX2NX65yK2D4vGTtWE/s320/102_0525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418456830181322562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnUZFfy2x1vbGWJr8_gqp7gUN5rmeSpEHBqIUEpdDZY0TcZL_OyLM6jFiUu1dF51WGrqM0Ueu0zosiQcoaP-LMkQbVnCdev0Fo1-nwzLjnYOv0baFwGHNtPO_UgAswMRAmMpj5I9PfiU/s1600-h/102_0537.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/AVvXsEgvnUZFfy2x1vbGWJr8_gqp7gUN5rmeSpEHBqIUEpdDZY0TcZL_OyLM6jFiUu1dF51WGrqM0Ueu0zosiQcoaP-LMkQbVnCdev0Fo1-nwzLjnYOv0baFwGHNtPO_UgAswMRAmMpj5I9PfiU/s320/102_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418456817289280130" border="0" /></a>Nathan turned three yesterday and we packed our day full of fun, friends and family. We started off by canceling our plans of going to the park due to rain (boo) but it worked out because all his friends came to our house. He had a blast playing with Dillon, Cooper, Ethan and Avery (that girl knows how to hang with the boys). It was so cute to watch them all try t o play hungry hippos together, they are growing up so fast. That night we had my parents and Ryan's grandparents over for dinner. Nathan loved his pirate cake and the tons more toys he received. My favorite part was the big hug and kiss he gave me that night when he said thank you for the party.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-75888375002037333762009-11-04T13:22:00.000-08:002009-11-04T13:26:41.924-08:00Wannabe Crafty Mom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa1UhYWGyDW1MNaG66Cku5iX5NXZRyW-ERYiUqPg5DdtFcDkhZp4-RPeMRP4LPc4sbwgpI2oSYSJltZtlSJxF2yHZMVb9jjydMEVgNNUuAw1Ms9RolvJRPeSvGgb-vzUA3DyWwsGvGfI/s1600-h/102_0457.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/AVvXsEiPa1UhYWGyDW1MNaG66Cku5iX5NXZRyW-ERYiUqPg5DdtFcDkhZp4-RPeMRP4LPc4sbwgpI2oSYSJltZtlSJxF2yHZMVb9jjydMEVgNNUuAw1Ms9RolvJRPeSvGgb-vzUA3DyWwsGvGfI/s400/102_0457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400363004697488770" border="0" /></a><br />I'm so addicted to browsing craft blogs lately! There are so many cute things to make unfortunately my skills are limited. I just got my first sewing machine and am attempting to learn to sew. These are a couple of small projects I've made. Collin's asleep right now but I'll get a picture of him in the tie shirt when he wakes up.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-74604674908763182592009-10-17T16:18:00.001-07:002009-10-17T16:26:41.861-07:00The best time to go to Disneyland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TZVNaF3VpDsR99WBzIfr1I-6rO2EXlnsjLLktaOVhQniwyqL8Yn7u3bftT9fdF1KyV8jMojd-BihMRx2AUFzoS-WwoTUfISFwjJblx6StWJJKbf4ftDHc6EXvp9WOBOD33uQlGZq9ro/s1600-h/102_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/AVvXsEi7TZVNaF3VpDsR99WBzIfr1I-6rO2EXlnsjLLktaOVhQniwyqL8Yn7u3bftT9fdF1KyV8jMojd-BihMRx2AUFzoS-WwoTUfISFwjJblx6StWJJKbf4ftDHc6EXvp9WOBOD33uQlGZq9ro/s320/102_0368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393713865383511122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyESCMy8muqOFgtl7zBDuSlOJdaXMfeeeTAI4z-RJDEdsiIzfTDvsEbgu3EH4EV8wApXZxUQcpaab5th9t8x5pqJsVbbPq31sZx0DerZhstKCvpmOOH0FWXXY1oLVztaB5a6nzKmej38I/s1600-h/102_0366.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/AVvXsEjyESCMy8muqOFgtl7zBDuSlOJdaXMfeeeTAI4z-RJDEdsiIzfTDvsEbgu3EH4EV8wApXZxUQcpaab5th9t8x5pqJsVbbPq31sZx0DerZhstKCvpmOOH0FWXXY1oLVztaB5a6nzKmej38I/s320/102_0366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393713849638981794" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan's first time on the Matterhorn. He says he likes it and even asked to go on it again but he also says "it's okay Momma I just close my eyes and scream"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr_r9BUo-ZbljYzlrv3quDBCJ-YSBSP25NKRChY5bkZHPVU3dv9zcbdPiQOw85CNEL_Qy4baJstfxpLqbgCW726VcpARQqcJLI6bRi8A1H_S59KXtq6pSa7NtRfcD3YjtpkvpQrD4GrM/s1600-h/102_0396.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/AVvXsEhUr_r9BUo-ZbljYzlrv3quDBCJ-YSBSP25NKRChY5bkZHPVU3dv9zcbdPiQOw85CNEL_Qy4baJstfxpLqbgCW726VcpARQqcJLI6bRi8A1H_S59KXtq6pSa7NtRfcD3YjtpkvpQrD4GrM/s320/102_0396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393713841288981138" border="0" /></a><br />Collin's first time on the carousel, soooo cute!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2oF0Po-k-Gvw7JLRmIb4LitnKK8T2Aabd_Ga_WV3FqcEAbItyUB_DckjWFz31q1Ipix2aANDGfAxVWQupo3ecC66-5Ptrrdx9xrHbRfgGkLdhTZBUhy23vYuQIRpmRa-k_LIDqMidp8/s1600-h/102_0402.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/AVvXsEjV2oF0Po-k-Gvw7JLRmIb4LitnKK8T2Aabd_Ga_WV3FqcEAbItyUB_DckjWFz31q1Ipix2aANDGfAxVWQupo3ecC66-5Ptrrdx9xrHbRfgGkLdhTZBUhy23vYuQIRpmRa-k_LIDqMidp8/s320/102_0402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393713831907408354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love Disneyland in the Fall. It's <span style="font-style: italic;">usually </span>not quite as crowded and all the pumpkin decorations are so cute. Here are some pictures from our last couple trips.*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308991808190186215.post-72853107661757640132009-09-18T14:17:00.000-07:002009-09-18T14:24:38.039-07:00What's new<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozRW9smsnET4p-F6_sVhdYEBuR5uMGtv7olK1mSEHpP34AH0ZULPTyIDS185fdtoul_P05B8M8WeF2YDFKmxe9dZkZYoW38aAwT2AVO-IvyrgNv_TRtXBtKASfcl4Xqn8r4k71tyEOvY/s1600-h/102_0338.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/AVvXsEjozRW9smsnET4p-F6_sVhdYEBuR5uMGtv7olK1mSEHpP34AH0ZULPTyIDS185fdtoul_P05B8M8WeF2YDFKmxe9dZkZYoW38aAwT2AVO-IvyrgNv_TRtXBtKASfcl4Xqn8r4k71tyEOvY/s320/102_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382920819132219794" border="0" /></a><br />Collin started crawling<br /></div><br />Well I have been terrible about blogging lately. I always look forward to all of you updating yours but I'm too lazy to work on my own. Here's just a few things that have gone on lately.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCv8RE6aHjOx43__EVy17jbQ-0hFGi86wcOFU1pG2hh1dFElsLbt9bFmgFcaltnhH6CcP7EXvzZLk4zEUseAxl5saJmtvrkqyJa9CitUwIGuYdGU5YTLbSrJgBK2-R1heuUmKOkGmrAcQ/s1600-h/102_0346.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/AVvXsEiCv8RE6aHjOx43__EVy17jbQ-0hFGi86wcOFU1pG2hh1dFElsLbt9bFmgFcaltnhH6CcP7EXvzZLk4zEUseAxl5saJmtvrkqyJa9CitUwIGuYdGU5YTLbSrJgBK2-R1heuUmKOkGmrAcQ/s320/102_0346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382920789174218242" border="0" /></a><br />We got a cat. Ryan and Nathan named him TroTro<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2b8gH6a3c7PvXgB_ujQ-ICWCWX7ntq_FEHGQbWW4Rcf6OEscrQRwUjDhBLnH9y1qoFwe0teW3JS_Z6Nxd-dV9FJsqyzvCvPn2b_3FNbHMlwaeziAzoeRQdRwBuMX3UThRbzwCA6UQxM/s1600-h/102_0333.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/AVvXsEiY2b8gH6a3c7PvXgB_ujQ-ICWCWX7ntq_FEHGQbWW4Rcf6OEscrQRwUjDhBLnH9y1qoFwe0teW3JS_Z6Nxd-dV9FJsqyzvCvPn2b_3FNbHMlwaeziAzoeRQdRwBuMX3UThRbzwCA6UQxM/s320/102_0333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382920783169496162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi4k6kA8UbXVRyiAY-wAINy37aJyAtxjo8ojFUfLi23X_rygwsiifwCCtHYtFrrwMfqNN45_MMBLL5xED9_pHrqswpdvynQUD0BcU9NxVzwjVki5J9U3GVrcH12m1Wyn9zWg7FYwFBqE/s1600-h/102_0325.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/AVvXsEjmi4k6kA8UbXVRyiAY-wAINy37aJyAtxjo8ojFUfLi23X_rygwsiifwCCtHYtFrrwMfqNN45_MMBLL5xED9_pHrqswpdvynQUD0BcU9NxVzwjVki5J9U3GVrcH12m1Wyn9zWg7FYwFBqE/s320/102_0325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382920743839137922" border="0" /></a><br />And Nathan's imagination as well as his hat collection are growing. Lately he loves to be a pirate and a cowboy.<br /></div>*Katie*http://www.blogger.com/profile/13044159189847946328noreply@blogger.com5