tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26864288801343129352024-03-13T12:53:46.916-07:00our little familyjesse, mary, & parkerscentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-70249153751814175622010-10-05T12:58:00.000-07:002010-10-05T13:29:07.811-07:00hot air balloon festival<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">a while ago, parker and i went to the highland village hot air balloon festival. they have balloon races, food vendors, rides for little kids, and music. however, i think we got there a little too early. the races were at 7 am, definitely wasn't going to get there <i>that</i> early. food vendors weren't open when we got there, so we couldn't eat anything. so we were left with walking around the gift vendors and checking out the rides.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">on our walk to the event. he was ready to go! (he was actually running, even though it doesn't look like it)</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxXHInZS_Vv47LPpl2JLaRChkqbneIXuE3AhxgKVlkh9IwVGpEDxGmgVzyhOsZ9zOoiJddvDO5u4MgsoSotu6nKhdLolNMkhT6uIAS9bDF6PIMOyIOZUm8dz7BHIUJ6j6izTMdBjZKeXe/s320/IMG_3083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658562884993794" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>our first ride was the merry-go-round. he was his first time and he loved it.<br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieJ_u7MmLhC8h8FBcTCqP3Jigvmm1jd2_lrB43w60SikzqTsbJmG2IUk0d2nMZG437l7_5qQGLUvpMj31vq2yxIgXckaT53NXAxDqd33I7sheSIs7AHcaWIwuoZUCFciUbr8puXgjfaMv/s320/IMG_3087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658568957371842" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the funny part was that he kept turning around and saying the the "forseys" were coming to get him :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkOpstQXEiMcaxPcty019dkescuZnIkvSRf7m3-XxykFun3OAMuvombjNDoHLWqJP1Ap-kTxsRIJER2Jl9N6bDTaYJwJ3BplSyi9Wv8Kvw7wG5aMdxGt0DpNDtoGPw0fdX3ucuSt8iAAD/s320/IMG_3089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658572522600274" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">it was extremely hot this day and they had kindly put up misting stations.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO_C5VX6Z__gJDYJMeBCEEK2-c-nseAS-_tr76oP8_1UFi9aAFej_bz2mxukzsA-mC46Nl7qJn9wsc88R2vNMTx1IghIL_hoyFpcA-pmpSMBf1bqKqZzlgEdsCyfO-nZhKDEYf9CxTgRd/s320/IMG_3095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524658588460862290" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">the festival was right on the lake, so we made a little trek down there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlBbr0Qx-nV3SzAvCrUbt-NsmXLS5hMX5Qh33VV-rW-x_3yIitJH5uQh0YyPBITjO58SC4b-L-ZFgaBaL31RHoH9HnsJLcidCqLh3keuLyUYRY0neJlSqPsyAQu9xBULST1njh6Q27aeY/s320/IMG_3103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524660307756572770" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">he also rode on the little train and totally got a kick out of that one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCJtJb3An_dH_uJLEVGvyab025UQimSEu7BaSJnEelWruYXGDa2GKvqD4MQdqHuLWaCqIRT_GD582xkw1XiZdQooMSEBOLK0rc4egBaJl9qhHPpKpgZ6qzKymD8Uw5tGcbiAusieE91so/s320/IMG_3107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524660314421050178" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and the coolest part was the pink firetruck! it was a breast cancer firetruck. you can sign the truck for anyone who has/had breast cancer. it was awesome!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-hXs0hOG5kcYCnVNBq2k_bWnOa9LSmdJct_ilgUeo0CpG7usgs7vD8G6lBIYJAUnU5hfA21IZPOCkHGKmKnitbxCUCpTp1nvUVvBQfWF440oOBcX8dU3PFQG31lqZeLP7ZoYwGMQ3jnH/s320/IMG_3085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524660302383341346" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and to prove how hot is was...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYSsO7ntIFqgBcuNkifkSEnNlWV1WzU638kimomrP4zMVQyJIIKndPSmaAsgPEkUMUYhp9XpYxfd71_l-Jc2C1VfWgsPyBGfn5KjSp7hghqGEOgLB9Sa-1npFkvDvpmWu954ke5bd4B9d/s320/IMG_3112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524660320544085474" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">those red cheeks, sweaty hair, and a lot of water :)</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-72755697442198916372010-10-05T12:29:00.000-07:002010-10-05T12:58:22.532-07:00a "new" kitchen<div style="text-align: justify;">i know, i know! it's been forever. i've been slacking really bad, but i've also been super busy. so...to start off, we have a "new" kitchen! we finally got around to painting it. with someone's help, of course, and that would be jesse's dad, jeff. here are the gross before pictures of our green kitchen (the previous owners really liked frogs, no joke)...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQHYuP7sfU2WvPAQ1FIXXGfhPOtt1XUYl3r8S4R3BwliWKdZ2_tCnAl_7nrl6X6gKGGhAI7S5O9CB9yKqNy37rtuRnHfOqIv8APOv_Awh9QWsjrlc4glsBrs7TKdgfQhwHuz0ZpQ91UVT/s320/IMG_3114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524648392746212690" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aiYQ9Zi9zXf3v8-bsUZr5Azhu9RjD9k8Ntgyuj69DWybIhTbADGinHqxQp_rrLCxFoQG48RtekgBo3gsYEoJl1zQZz3TJDXiUYHjKIF4jJ6ovoMN7WMs7WJ85TsQbU2-R3rUP_avlwQd/s320/IMG_3115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524648690715393474" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYWgqHdyyiFWZGGf-mqIYGdpV_YJvMXheugMef4DsmdTciFJhVGgGkcUymAioGmfrq1F6yRFU9XYvSZbRDPXozMTIyEhA9XjqWuJK-0fQUTCUB0jd6sZjM5o0XU2kDMyIyGp0s8OapYoZ/s320/IMG_3116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524648858031502354" /><div style="text-align: center;">and the much better after...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-L_C11iVlmXYf1rwfY2kMI9bM0shYSWOjDmQohCAd-XArtVzgaBCQvZOapQSNjK4Vt2CHCJLMqewdCcx8843gCMxmpeSDZeeoIb2VyhT8nW_TObGHGlkvw1shtKmvogRvKMWKAKeulRjB/s320/IMG_3325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524649471963874658" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGIuRt6Y5a7P8fa6UXv35dvCNOO-Xq0-VSSypEIJSKU26DCbZRFWdAHm3YmTR-RNVFcWwzlYgefPp6lRYkgZmL-Rui8LaA_XFCD0kCC86d8v9eBbJN0GYnIUjyum8OgDCCoXKnmuW7GIj/s320/IMG_3327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524649848206741602" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VO5Z4_XySpoZF5Gi-yD7D6alyN1SipSVFfKVZEDL4DpR52idvHoDJIKofBJLbHMqXLRObw-KtdqZfmaL9M8MCoKPyLJBMIbqFpt1Za2Cm-0-c99Ts0x-cu-9TVlCwywRQLUY3u5UFJbB/s320/IMG_3328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524650069231432610" />so much more airy! i love it! it is creamy cucumber from olympic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and just for fun, here are some of the during photos...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXz_GjXKdbNQNrUuWTPu79zx4LfgxvFG_TeDzehLj6tECSeGL7mPV_HsrPsz69TcP2GXCnUIyB-xsukgoQm-O5bBnOS6XxhiTXFyzzXDfjowMa5n88qx_Nos1jsWGlyZUFcecsHNcjuxO8/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524651729178578274" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1NRrJX4TE-GeciLnsiSsSgdGT-mUSlRScnAQMRqQ9GhqtChkb1Ub6KompCdbvk81km7hyuMlt1zy8B_i9SAKNrVSGDi2WCQuL7eKHzYoKh017NPfOLVcFAu-9vJr-XolcvTjMKjT3kum/s320/IMG_3165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524651735795413394" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSOgt_WKiWt244UAGcdGq9GOXvLDoz-A5pKgsq9rGB1VthLbbJsshRGi42u-J0G2oU-S2UtlRvwgda-pmpulzw2edjQviJ1ceYPsbXMmJtiUa1nHQfSK1641-besSyPuTZCKNj73bzYiO/s320/IMG_3353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524651749063141714" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6VnETciD7Qah614ZK_mwwqQYnSEMqJDrF69VFoiuiqm1brOxmN8oRgWzCqXMoxBOwtxWIFUd970AhhhL5AM6XvDwSJ-6Y9DgUbtUJ4CzzcwvCyYHXI1AogmMKeP7JfEBA1Y9T2p-FtKI/s320/IMG_3360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524651737537269282" />and this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKcDJtviEanhyphenhyphenWJbue0J4YnYIMMu49xH0p40e1C4jgOEX8X7Kng37gq5F3twj9hBFLQT2N06UrZnmW0ERDf9fN2FLFeoEV_tNY3uYaTQ2VFXmSlTbKrzXAP9rWHqAsJpjLjTtoAsuh8Yv/s320/IMG_3160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524651757459608434" />resulted in this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5B76EPhYIMSk33b6CsMou7gWc8JVhpDyQVZgBTPEAfAH0t8m-fj4VqfWzxeDlrzRCNkK_u1Cf9X2iboNQUFxceLCw0oU0BIlXY0krPfSfvT20PnkvMbromJcRqmuxlVmMefV-xObXDD0/s320/IMG_3169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524652754434867634" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">all the popcorn stuff from the ceiling. may not look like a lot here, but it was so hard to get out.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and that would be the newest update to the house. and although i'm writing about it now, it was probably about a month ago, now. i'm so behind! but we would definitely love to thank jesse's dad for helping out. he's definitely much faster than we are.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and i promise i'll try to keep up more from now on!</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-13966276135904494032010-08-14T08:14:00.000-07:002010-08-14T08:24:40.390-07:00sneak peek<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we know he's our child because he likes sushi :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM5T8OP2zbQhh5-9o-20kJ-ezjxY4sc-cS5x2Vsca2WLEhFQT8bgRh3Cdz2dnfo15V1FFj7BCx8TJN5ULTvyLRswllV_GDNTn6zCGNOaySe5Hv8adyIZ8X5HsiipYw58Fcby-S5BUPqyl/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505284450429725186" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">parker's chalkboard is now officially complete. i was able to find a little container at ikea to put his chalk in. it was in the "as-is" section for $.10!!! what a deal!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7R_VbZS0jVg7wYIWkELc1ruFtkHYROHCI4iCBkcmppa7RFA60Toxm0zoi1m8oBWB_I2CcsIH2NDR7NbiJbidsHeqxIObIGj0wSoh1atrE3_gZ4c8YXf9U8cGFFvPYFNpzlHb6K8CTgrMp/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286293418460898" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the sneak peek...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFljshyphenhyphenGaoiuaDil879RRK2fURlYkKflhLQuR3odC8IlvyO-W3DFoPm88X5chY7rKMzmXwGr4vfKKykgNACpmhOEtDLq_u6Vi7u3Hyh-DJXum3HPSbpeHubbPEcVpD_aUHMS1aBPhA5UH6/s320/IMG_3068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505286545592435746" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's not finished, so details and more pictures are coming.</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-53513716095963521292010-08-12T08:20:00.000-07:002010-08-12T09:02:46.814-07:00new additions<div style="text-align: center;">lately, in my enormous amounts of extra time this summer, i have been trying to fix up a few things around the house. in the almost 2.5 years that we've lived here, i'm just now getting around to actually making it look like we live here. so...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">our laundry room needed some help. the rod that was being used to hold extra coat hangers and jesse's work shirts was a shower curtain rod that you twist to tighten to the wall. well, it never really tightened that well. i guess it couldn't take the weight of the shirts and was always falling and consequently tearing the paint from the way. so it was high time we fix it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i went to lowe's one day and happen to come across these guys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zzVeYE5ER3yvJtf8lUKABckx-Cul5nRnNeLTYys8ECtyJ_uCvqSl4weokQad8M4jU0WJQVZDtmglfLmil1NTs3bpLGGpeE_KwA5lH23bwuPHrmFr0OCyrRtAqw76fo7DU5KG3zL0iJ0N/s320/080307016645lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504544942714644194" />so all i needed was a wooden rod and we're good to go!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so my dad came over to help me put it up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rUbb4sD795Aiyhz-PgVBvC2JNrE03K6I2-2pvtYv-jPipLsVSg8lSJCL0mjLE8ALAdNL1oxEQ5Q1PD2Aaq-qB3FfvthF2Z1WBag8V3LLrWAh0ICuye3gVJwOuiMRr0SNJbtqOh4ic4Pe/s320/IMG_3037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545267355205858" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEYaOm1T6tjnfELG-J_XOKeVMFTySJawfRtOkEvzACyLhtXkP7nNLk-rsnL6yfUMtbvSo7vjJq_NCoQzbmsLdm8bjFv4nH63xIwIoHkTBHNy7T3RzCuecQxAPqeUiDRkevC_LhKnDkAHu/s320/IMG_3040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545441012924370" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJzxYAdSl4U_6vIMm9C7qw8q5XDDCWchJnKNoh4CqkqjZcABHiNqthmEe44p4IVLtcTIAtVMVzL5qdByB9NGXv8bifP8TvogTJeNoZFg7qFyY1suIpq2tv6Ti7N_fx0CCFzkTP-GALz8q/s320/IMG_3042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545615296017666" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCfCgrXiHkh-5ORYCbPxVdqNa4pQgmo3JovFqDjR13aii7Nu138c31uCZzpwnaX8HzriIWbN1anmLsTAYowv7Shq65gfzsMFY8-ahcZKHWpWyoP9G7ATKARV32gEZ_0AfAXlt3AHHiA4o/s320/IMG_3043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545771740319090" />and ta da! much better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwssQLa7O4dLEV4FBK_mba0J_xrRQyy1yQG4Hp6dploUxu-R934hY4L5N3_vpVHScS1oI9Sk19TkTNrOsnkWCSg5c6O9t2Z0kqrQPKZMXi1YzPwkrUARR3dsOcBo7CRNMuZhnO7PWF8RzH/s320/IMG_3047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545948322843266" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and please disregard our green kitchen, we still haven't painted. it is on my to do list though!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and there used to be blue striped curtains covering the laundry (when the kitchen was planned on being blue and white), but they were taken down since we've changed idea of colors. now, the curtain rod that was there to block to laundry room has been transplanted to here...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLXcA4CIgkVv_kML1xE8GPZwbOy7wMmmf8uJGRQPyljqQUv_nOGyoKV-O9K60oAxT6nw3O5PkO-khbPCMJeM5swirVLnk6JOoL1nr4Y7JigiHFg2s32v9HZsVjKDcxd80Zmt7e5JkM38y/s320/IMG_3055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504546776880349874" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the finials on the ends were too big to fit in the area over the laundry room, so i've got to source out a new one for there. the old rod is now over our sliding door to the back yard which was previously these annoying vertical blinds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbBMC9oEEs9ssoalrtBETh4Qy-q33dUw8WHVzhMqEevsNymz80kCZmUsqB5fSb0plJA75YJCpFZ485oqiyUcU9gRenjBT77zha5AsvTunbytuRWRdPnbRnVuLPZoLl6x_0QIcD32XOh50/s320/840216002630lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504547501605436786" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">some were beginning to point in the wrong direction and weren't closing right...they were just a pain. and now it looks like this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_mv4vXtpW52qRzDItL2avT8JJB47DomkwxQlEXHR4oB_z-Tz3PYu_fYEYwRJvHnrl6PzRTnLM6jrZnJ_FCJo4LFjuNUkfaVdwhFGiwPSiWbBNyLDCe11-8c8sknK_oUdES9DjwquwTvZ/s320/IMG_3057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504547871363190290" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">yay!! however it will change in the near future...again. those curtains are actually for the laundry room, once we find a new rod. they will be replaced with some white curtains. but, trust me, it's way better than the vertical blinds that were there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i did this one a while ago, but haven't mentioned it. i made the end of the kitchen cabinet a chalkboard for parker.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd1dtSwwjLGK2OKfMar7aj5K2dK6qmgUSomkcyy3pZONOqs7RCI8rY8VS6OGdcoyFmsyu3IJPQouBz2Hqvds94qdfDpP08jpWk1mtk1HgUJSqeQLHIfY8tHunsEg1hm1kj5mOTjP5ihEJ/s320/IMG_2332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504552909361756434" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i just need to find a container that i can screw into the cabinet to hold an eraser and the chalk. parker seems to like it though, that's all that matters :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCPd9UhoLagv5NXTkEuRpa8Evx61mLkc4mVWiWZb94LvpzsER81grCCplSuYKmp0uj_QU0pkFt2jtHp8uWPaNnnVZ1ZmuWIga8_BLQrNJJ7I5v5akXqkR30Yy0tg25XLMZub7DLBQOb-d/s320/IMG_2349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504553532663707346" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and last but not least, we now have a compost bin!! i'm pretty pumped about it. less trash, better soil (once it's all decomposed), and better for the environment. i got the tutorial <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/08/younghouselovedotcompost/">here</a>. it was super easy and super cheap. and since i had already started planning on making one, i started collection kitchen scraps and lint early. so i had plenty to add to the bin when i made it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">started by drilling some holes on the bottom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVH2PiEvUIpm5kjOvNeC7lSscdFPqVwdZDs-sOKaDNzBoXgfWmMyQfV00rkMTw-XG2EWpSYyZolxh_wNWyojeUzvpDaCUZw6R-p2sgkLvjZbXUU_dtY-D4U1oBf4Nh3vbBUfiQvAnnjv_/s320/IMG_2987.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504549476338836146" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">then added some leaves, dried weeds, and dirt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhGaYSjLT2q4n7u99aBmHInBGO9DD9Q3CnOE59vwlJhVvytuKhdBZdzAJM5jfPyYRSfG2Cbg8rKuakEVHg4glZoEl_l3Ul4M8DHUi2WbwxYhbvZeE7npVWnRxRsUjpt9XLh1sW_9-3yax/s320/IMG_3022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504549898599948978" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">added in all of our kitchen scraps (banana peels, egg shells, cucumber skins, lint, carrot leaves, strawberry tops).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNvnM2Py6khdRcUCdHmtvyetJqXc-cgX0hAEwbX0DCJq-grnJVhwvs3E7xdrithUR8nYJ7Y5JIqNa7M1w2S6YD0OVukwpYrG84TvpOXJ6A_qH426wE9sr6tUTQABpmKdXm3jcp297Z2L8/s320/IMG_3024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504550437254922482" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">then mixed it all up and put the top on. drilled some more holes in the top. then set it to the side and you're done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0B3LXQDSfzuk30ORqqIn_ZG7e5YHF5bEVpSZ2_hErkTS5NYUqG5TIWT7jkQpzdZxHA0rHBSCHa56U4ESl1XYM8aDCUgQkWIFLD4Gs4P8kWnpt2U32wFZUF_kfXaCUBn-SmH-QyyaBjpw/s320/IMG_3027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504551091775397682" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and that would be all the newest additions to our casa. the kitchen is my biggest to-do right now and i desperately want to finish it. so i'll keep you updated!</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-31438456736855889482010-08-11T11:24:00.000-07:002010-08-11T11:49:02.484-07:00what's parker up to lately?<div style="text-align: center;">a few pictures to let you see what parker's been up to lately:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvPJaLNiYQBC5m2Q3DVqgB9xFE9qFNQuVea2FmD5W5ibCRIrNCrboqCCnPTbhUuGu6m20Wd3oOTSZ19Q97_wFQ4mUnsxdxhKqoHEnc3vLrK_xqNmDE5KPHjbxrwbtXmQ3KeXAwfFn2n0D/s320/IMG_2756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504222076572426450" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">baking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtTYZuDD55A347x1UvLAuZvjFpug1DxqsZkFXHJcwgphgc_xzlKtr789yi0eBRAaJC1CnTH4t3Wk-4YZkS3VwL3GtlKkgvSsj7CyGF-O_tkDkc8MuetUrENxCPBccEOCOO04JtWqr93FH/s320/IMG_2777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504222892675750978" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">playing in the water with reed...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R0rnBe0SHUYmk2zH-wt6vbcjcdvwE0gl6N1T6N5puOcjmA09SHZ069u-F6hlCTVh5a3KDlZZsUwelUASmoo_NIbP5APYQoQYiGK7GG7KPIrHajUaN2oNT0dlDQqqerXL-uZqUAR658CC/s320/IMG_2788.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504223214081523410" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and with worms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdA-DQNO6zYchzSJQuVsNcUjPV09Al-OSJ9lCgBgavmoRKFdy_t2aC7d8dbaQxBTHLj_M1uZteZ-be1E26MtQbZPSZ0Zb2guR3Wd6_rhP0UIZ6APjaxg-XCxuIKjbSLwILGC1hLQtTw1I/s320/IMG_2866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504223847161540466" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">attempting to work out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N2rjO9ayFUBJV7WwFgD8sjYfiIsZtUvtNFyc5S0ev5jziCwLuMAJ1fD2UNJT_7FMHWr6s2iKI482Ctt6HAkb8O9oEvznbtRvSdHF6xG3aqUYmtPCcQV3yJGVEDU7chicxNi9ex_k9RJP/s320/IMG_2936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504224419420832530" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">legos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAYZxRWAwFbu9Fbz4yktzI2Zu_rScBGPItlhCjhEEkpIPdlPdS2ip7AveUKT96XIALh-_GnWGHKy9sxdiSQLX0pC75T8w3a85uYRmjPdSOeTHBDvS2drxr1_BmRplEuEsQ22keIpO0lX9/s320/IMG_2939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504224805711505602" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">helping with dinner (which helped him to actually eat :) )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUAQKGZIoPM9NdKJBK0lNa_C1Hcu5OQq7QFhqP2mE2MgF1KJlu2n1pT8ZzkRyXoZgRRUv0ja7mMIAUb9gA4fOTJ4q9tUz7RYCdnTJe99OOhDeO4LFuwvFsbonTTe6qm7Bn69Nol5YLjXF/s320/IMG_2951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504225275829682242" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">golfing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nmNSn6kIwljbZ-9uu5M8rutIi8WLMzKHbct20ehhvHPW14YqVIaNIuQlryEqkbL-sPQDevTTT51UymHbIb7xtFkQPDj_-j78mGuBXcfJdbPoS4Rnro86weI-GdHfBMdoUCE3FVHmwfUI/s320/IMG_3028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504225639419767122" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and lining up cars...everywhere!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">stay tuned for some new additions to our house.</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-81826438873684786212010-07-28T08:00:00.000-07:002010-07-28T08:24:02.424-07:00charlotte!<div style="text-align: center;">this past weekend i finally made the trip back to my hometown of charlotte, nc. and by finally, i mean that it's been 8 years since i've been back! it was awesome! the change there was ridiculous, but it was also 8 years of change. so many new neighborhoods, shopping centers, expansions and natural growth (i miss all the trees).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i stayed with my best friend since middle school, sangeeta.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0gYJpUgIb2L3TjP3410MvPAB9SzaDYNXkU0Yh5MT48yT9G4d7HMSSCvWr90fY6ontcl07QLJMlqA8Wia10FfvDZPnpJSVu6sGxzVZfaAMvYR8SGqjFUS68Ukba_HRCczBOQvudbabWqE/s320/37856_828025208920_23927767_44388198_4270798_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498972941534611378" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we started out my trip with visiting my old houses...i miss them dearly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmoPIy8qzTxMqgILyHretE_WGLQlE12YBkI6vhvRwRZqXvxNEw5JZ-KEWg8SD1-5b5mXrMtFZLrN_MYdGQf8I-Cf9F3ykyB1gbz6GmGW3WTnMCTGF2aLBBPrBl2yoZAEJ1vlnDvUbdzl2/s320/IMG_2878.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498973221764194626" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this was the last house i lived in and the one i remember the most. my room is the top 2 right windows :) the people have painted some; the shutters used to be black and the door was white. my dad planted the huge tree there in the front. it was pretty much the best house ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we drove around a lot on friday when i got there. i was so excited i just wanted to check everything out. we went and saw my other house, my elementary school, a few shopping centers. we stopped to have lunch at this cute little italian place called <a href="http://www.rotellipizzapasta.com/">rotelli</a>. i had stuffed shells, delish :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and while driving around, we had to go get sangeeta's car fixed. so we stopped at the dealership and i ran into an old friend's dad. he mentioned that my friend, jessica, had actually just been there. so we gave her a call and she came back to see me. haven't seen her in even longer than i've actually been back to charlotte. and we've known each other forever...like since diapers :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx-o_0Vj8lwBv0ESdabO3unJaQ2WCQ5yY0ZFPY_ZFt6cLyNuOMQxPJoGj-nB5lPlOWp7fHx_hwYwOwrEC29N3nDJ_q6ggcpq9HPnGYXdtbT8X5mEy1-iDVy4L0x9jbqB3ulCHD-GZSGWi/s320/IMG_2883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498975695916081810" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">that night i got to enjoy and old favorite, cherry blossom. we used to go there a lot. i always got shrimp fried rice, so i had to get it again. and it was amazing, just as good as i remember.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and i've been asking jesse about going to 6 flags every now and then, but we have yet to go. so, needless to say, i was pumped when we decided to go to <a href="http://www.carowinds.com/">carowinds</a>. we went with sangeeta's sister, gayathri, and our other friend's sister, anusha. they added a new roller coaster, the intimidator. it was intense...90 miles an hour, long, and lots of "hills."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7x-uf1L5avI8N9uG5nakYeZaplmK-Y1H-En3JCGtozhXVQdS256sFsB90AoaQClBxTgaVmHfSXstMhSCYR6pP3EfhHw-PUE5Pph6IFI1C3Zln2B03JRRcujS7GuQaqcp33R83yeyJx7P/s320/IMG_2886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498975083835963730" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">sunday, we got to go to another old favorite, <a href="http://www.park51cafe.com/">park 51</a>. we used to eat here a lot too. expect i was so young that all i ever remember getting was those tiny boxed cereals haha. i went for more of an adult meal this time, ham and cheese omelet with home fries and a biscuit. yummy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">had lunch at <a href="http://www.macados.net/">macado's</a> in concord mills (for those of you in tx, it's basically the same at grapevine mills). and went shopping at aerie...got an awesome deal on some shirts and pants. and somehow we managed to make it over to <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/?id=788">southpark</a> (which has grown like crazy; it's basically like a mini galleria) and then dinner at our friend neeli's house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">neeli's mom cooked chicken curry. i'm not a spicy food eater, so she made me a small portion that was much milder. but everyone was freaking out thinking it was going to be too spicy, but it was AMAZING! it was so freaking good, no joke. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkSsUk6squspcz8fWICPuIw37Gc2tfHJvcN4hUURcza_glFvic2HW-hasN1NBuA1NCCbFHvRfWLSGs-LCd4qk0TtgJt-xN95yrhoUmmkShswERx4nrD5W5uVk_iIKOFhdglJaHwibyM-o/s320/IMG_2896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498977568590841154" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(anusha, neeli, sangeeta, me)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">minus my early flights (left dallas at 7:40 and left charlotte at 6:10), my trip was awesome! thanks vijayagopalan's for letting me stay with you and atyam's for cooking me dinner!!!</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-43939142088687484932010-06-08T13:51:00.000-07:002010-06-08T14:27:31.473-07:00redecorating dilemma<div style="text-align: center;">lately i've been over-obsessed with trying to finally figure out how we're going to decorate our house. i think it's cause i'm actually home all the time now, so i'm constantly see everything and running ideas through my head. kinda makes me crazy at times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm always checking out etsy to see what they have new and came across this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq-L18FVKsrUicVJFh-MsLzO0YecC_RUEi4hSLy9VIvg5bmbXhh9KVKh_KSlP27YJ5Huf1ncnji2Fesvy90WtLukqhiokQ8he2euUShsUgiGGFZAdC_gqBF-1fcI-xiPbLSRcg03DfhnE/s320/il_430xN.147086751.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480508770885823458" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48137193/kirie-01-bamboo-clock?ref=fp_feat_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">decoylab shop</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i feel as though i need to make a spot for it! i'm in love!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we have no idea what we want to do with the house: colors, accessories, places for things, etc. there's no telling where it'll end up. but in my hours of navigating through my new favorite blog, <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/">young house love</a>...i'm in love their <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/photo-gallery-2/">house</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">not only have i found ideas from sherry and john's house (yhl), but i've so many other ideas from link to other websites and what not. here are some of my favorites:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQfiD4vMCPpuCZCtCACRm5P83SF5IA-FgvU0SP_DIXvDrrNTU5mGOvc6VGa4QT2ynISITsmQjuRgNAWLmZGV166yqVA-y7o0JOy8GtO_U_GHkCn7B2SomLnc15I6yRgOJvOj_0uAiR-ai/s320/4641932873_71879a1ab8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480511967571187602" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: </span><a href="http://tart-house.blogspot.com/2010/05/before-and-after-master-bedroom.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tart house</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjn5Sbgu2FfFwlSr7Vu8NxWCSO2Ii1AKycSllOxd706dbMuxigkEgYImpLB_nE8SyUWqyfrue0aNxguN0iEGrPVpS1JLvAsYgn4mInAOSmN0SvhyL-Tc1K_kARwPAFtRreTyXHLh4gSnh/s320/travis3_after.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512157813303826" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: don't know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DFEv1erdp9Dtp6jYF42ywVFkj-7XOAcU6SU_UTmYewnZ-LLFjnVtpJ9tXbHtdBTZQLIWA7I9DsNkuVYPQfxIrw5nKSeRj-sk4wLFnK8_IpxH8Li6EIO6dLouADgYA2-b2tji41qJ_qCz/s320/img60m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512464663057714" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: </span><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/classic-single-wide-sink-console-white/?pkey=csingle-sink-consoles"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pottery barn</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22idyQMWnfbY1bddklDXl1xO3Xi1cNezlkVpHYWyelCfucpRJOxtmxKIvfig_PL9dMaX0Zddbpo3piK2i0krR8MtoaSklT4cEntmWG_3a7-fNYG0ymKqItLbL5oHBNwEzAAVCJoX4GcSf/s320/4301225657_e5f93d15cf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480512653533504770" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: </span><a href="http://tart-house.blogspot.com/2010/01/diy-door-desk.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tart house</span></a><br />i love that the desk is a total diy project! it's made from 2 doors, a bookshelf, and 2 table legs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCpwk-0_mOSWeoVXRx5BvcvUEmL5XfbFZWMXQgJezK2nP4HhOBcGsqZ_delvbHRSgsmOscJjhuD5yBKLSP647PjMrGZbvpo1WkBZbIzJaQyVbAMwSOgkRRhl_cZXVFogwxFoeLMHDkjjD/s320/bonnie-RR-pic4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480514103246446674" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: </span><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/05/reader-redesign-makeover-magic/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">young house love</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5nm2zGfzm2JMSGJTlPOxUBMepXd2CMo7c_iFX2IkJRyiMbcZjHXd0BxYMgwTY3ZBQHzVut8PPhouMYS808chOEIxIQFp2fejjnqgfuLBoRVZqC4W3ZYJQWxbSaO5UqBv2d21N8n9Bs11/s320/IMG_0166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480514781807327714" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: probably better homes & gardens or something like that.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTBTwyz6dNs7qKSnnnZLdK6exm9dBivK-IjglqPdXd2m_ju_Me9lOZb0G5WtgVHcV_xSM4grT7eR4TomzkxuSd6IYYiRrmklxmucKHVyLNO6vtVqF4jDqaBARuePMlB6jsAlqUGM2v_J9/s320/a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480515116489989810" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: don't know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">how fun would that be?! to have everyone over for a party and then go outside to watch a movie. love it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp2gjo819gPaLNkO4AdwNBisJPD5fGHhqS0EejqzVeg6gaYMUo5iuTnM2RLGeyHxlwtzmY6lsbhAuoGIYWN6S1JJGcSlF5DvpxMS9PanENLC2mGb2M0dd7LxIC-Ch9aZ-5_Tug80iChIA/s320/beach-porch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480515448519597986" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">courtesy of: don't know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">notice the background there? yea...we don't exactly have that here in north texas. i can still dream, right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">as you can see, i love open storage. so that will somehow be worked in. and i've read that in smaller houses, you should have a color that is worked in throughout the house to make everything go together. so now, what color?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">what colors have you painted your house? do you have a recurring color? how did you decorate? let us know. help us with some ideas!</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-16878503751025877432010-06-05T14:47:00.000-07:002010-06-05T15:26:19.553-07:00swimming and reorganizing<div style="text-align: center;">as you know, i've been watching my friend's baby, reed. well the other day, katy had the day off and invited us to go swimming with her and reed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i was pumped! and thought parker would be too, but it wasn't as easy to get him in the water as i thought it would be. he mainly wanted to walk in and out just on the stairs. he was very scared to actually get in the water and even when i got him in the water, he was death-gripping me to hang on!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">reed on the other hand, enjoyed the water! he even kept trying to climb out of his little boat. i just told katy that he's a very ambitious swimmer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYBE6haYjelKLSIV_-BDV6I-h4Pp8kxbleGINqpFgRkWYMo-BjNR53VTnu-bw4s5puSuuHH-900UFtgGvc1gfWNcXwwGA_AN4ot8rGzxM33utVYYV7ah-u3UnjWb6GnklLloefT4BNTiF/s320/IMG_2096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479410742821419938" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3c1-PR8D3XYUnbjIOGJMUTQlTvyl1dfcO63GfFPOvsOXAbtFM1oTUszWV0lGwC04Ap5LdeQOBN0zGx5ULexXDzMPknByDnIV_WoTLvLTR_YuH8AxByY4jrRQH5Sakp6M77Ol4e1SFDgp/s320/IMG_2104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479410979829855010" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-Jlkv9-_z2DAd_A5k5Pzp4JyxqOwT3lnlDKAFh6n2PdWNZc7RhYaVAtodplOOYY3u6TtFI3ZIEL8v-KXSNxgMXiwLGjl5L-kDcippXVefLr5NRc6m4r0K-OSgmBc8_IbNNzQLVo2rNK1/s320/IMG_2118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479411438700938578" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuk7l4LqId8fWHDYKnvgwkIAJQJ73kuPYqj6ig9SHBfxMMOQwHCedl3_aiY7b2KtaStobf-njK8gWX8DlNk9ObPgIu1o4ouKnwlwAQ8SNsriT368t8uErOinyaM5hdykdcEFNFb59lgZX/s320/IMG_2116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479411676573010178" />luckily for both of us, the pool wore both the boys out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">let's just say, they both got a REALLY good nap that day :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and on a side note, we just reorganized our office, which i tried to start on my own because i got overly excited about my ideas and thought they would just come together. little did i know! jesse and i talked about it the next day and finally came to a decision about what we wanted to do. and i'm HORRIBLE at taking "before" pictures. so seeing the amount of space available now does not mean anything to you if you can't see how unbelievably crowded it was before. but anyways, here is our "new" office.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQU1SLAzjtbjKM5t8MS_4N9Y3_uH8idUT9D5RosxHJ1JC5T2Fq5xVRd9BAl2gGCM6XLUsdhUuu1DpQ0KMKYIitXDmDdTUpBkH-x80njJD8p5QIBYkytPlfD6mP5hHuJM9Psv0_qfAu0jt/s320/IMG_2281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479413463406806002" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the bookshelf on the right used to be where the black shelf is. and where the bookshelf on the right is now, there used to be another bookshelf there (we're getting rid of it). the black shelf is now my scentsy product area (side note: last month was my best month yet! i sold $724!!! so if you have any questions or want to <a href="https://maryjones.scentsy.us/Home">buy</a>, let me know).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRW0Slp_3qm0dZBHKcscDfvRZS8qT6P3u60pDjKDVE7rr6DyWbKpINEPIhREupdna2YVWB37NhlINTYRSgVRG8mHWazKdui2JIrtSFUiOpPfC2RXDMQ3W-Ds4SzUvo0jl3zDcOJlq5XyF/s320/IMG_2282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479414334325945234" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">there was a square table where the long one is now. and the long table was still there, but to the left. and the workout bench was thrown in the room before too. already sounding crowded? i know! be glad you didn't live here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBvDb-Qk6D4qSEY3dl4A4F26uvxpYFZHBKf-cEYMaQ9Rnbmy97zreewE46BHHSWVqoR0f5wai8wpGmcFbAOLDnRTjG_IDLyJEE4y_MPne1PIpNdWXeocSxf4lvEFrXD-Hb2zzAZwb-kPT/s320/IMG_2284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479415407119159394" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">to the left of the desk used to be a matching small bookshelf, which had all of our school stuff on it. and now all the school stuff is consolidated to the bottom shelf of the black shelves. and to the right of the desk used to be a filing cabinet. oh, but we're not done yet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN6VkldBRrMiw-tay-_hCZks4LUcjPuen7U_YeLtLC18FO4u-ihL0ihVxtNSq38cE2zjruCroB2FSMMo1r70Aqea-A6uoThWskSBYL9M7_qGliqrJv47tdYV-X2oZPE4-FZzYiqKX0n3-/s320/IMG_2283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479416078611603874" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">filing cabinet is now in the closet. and for the big shocker...all of that stuff in there, used to be on the long table that is still in the room and the square table we took out!!! and although it may not look like a lot...it's A LOT. both shelves go beyond what you can see, so there is more.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we're not completely done with getting everything up and off the floor, but it is soooo much better than what it was before. trust :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we eventually want to paint the walls a light gray and the tall bookshelf black. it's our black, white, and gray office. i'm kind of excited about it! i think the black and white will make it seem a little more sophisticated and formal. can't wait :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and last thing, i promise! i just remembered this picture the other day and realized i never put it up. it's one of my favorites of reed. we keep trying to get him to smile cause i still don't think he's completely comfortable being in a new place. so jesse tried to do what he did with parker when he was younger...just running with him. he loved it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3lLz44VlA2oGU3mnE-v-F9LexZHKEkX8_GLZL7zmKjduGOOA8PN3s2B7xMoLapnWGsiuC25bP_JgK_NZ1j6UW6a-OT81Rurbvu_K63q-xm9iRyVrZkicM6215yUTiSRKwsXtrX_LpR0O/s320/IMG_2022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479418754179327714" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i hope that gives you a smile :) i LOVE reed's smile!</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-33637720550827235772010-05-29T17:06:00.000-07:002010-05-29T18:04:26.659-07:00a three-day catch up<div style="text-align: center;">i got lazy on thursday and never posted about the day, had to work friday night, and so now i'm posting all 3 days (including today) together. get ready :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">thursday i wanted to go to the park to let parker play and then we'd go for a walk afterwards. jesse wasn't too keen on the walking idea, so we ended up going to a different park so that he/we could play basketball. he ended up calling our friend jacob and he came out to play with jesse. which turned out better because jesse wanted more of a workout from it and i definitely wasn't the person to do that for him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfbFt8sF4uZmq3K57uyjsPKB8HqyFCb2Y0IqRKgPHd3PD-gDshWmmP91QZ20VXNjidSEgjVCrv_IWAdrWDNQH6JBIkN8g5TyW1OQcktmC0sOWR8OhcDIq2hh1EhurdY_2DAPzPIf89V9F/s320/IMG_1903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476849010802406722" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKAgUIANmxLA5bBkV-KjtR935s9cxFM7jXa8o7boQrOvDWYzj150mdoXrpe2hfR8ggormhMyTZdk9BEpo21hK7A4o_GvKo-ktbQfGqxFFXtbOEofhJ0vpND79tfEz70APRedh8jLJmgTy/s320/IMG_1947.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476851427295643186" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ36F6tYkdJk8uehgdSLazQ7bZh4f7oIg_MqQi13SaLuzFXMx8uI_5nHm6SREIn2KoLw5h8VU9nUdjmQd_SPIBjgDZY6uQZNI-ISvPKmzgz-_yalPhlcXywLalWeUJQrLkayWoobdzr5lq/s320/IMG_1951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476851788093506162" />parker does NOT like to be dirty. i've determined he's not really a boy haha. if he gets something on his hands, "yucky mommy yucky." anything in his shoe, he has to stick it in the air, "yucky mommy yucky." he won't continue until it's off his hands/shoes/legs/etc. i'm working on this one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2gIhjWi1zHXIlfcnJ-YQ50Wc2G9feuq-ohLJ9TmOEK_NhZQIPZGXCBJQwB1-OGxYsPxQXmtR5omRbMyfvzZ7q_rQvh88EXX5oXdTZEJGENsmWchxSdgJGLoKRbFofa1ZlC21Yd9OkmXV/s320/IMG_1922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476849805437234066" />he tried to chase after a butterfly...wasn't too successful on that one. but it was quite entertaining watching him run all over the place :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eyO5RgG_YioeR66un9TGiT1yrX0lVVPYaxW2nOm0L06YNmvgdkgMgqIlxipuvTGEWzLm0DAe2zAZAothg0igW9qr7xh9AJL6BvBdXIdAE8RecNaeiBRzrsYtHz4LMyfy9NV4AQFnz538/s320/IMG_1935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476850197887773954" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNiTmpahe3w6hOMaKy6YMK1YE_wzYDpqceMHOfrYWjr3dmQHMSxYkpl0EhUh4XkamO5lW1yggNP0kMVsUUmXL-MrPMhzg2Hii9Rf_qfoPlKj4K_YYE_LcKOcVjKy4oAIbVNDzBpaKV3oN/s320/IMG_1938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476850482824777122" />the boys playing some basketball. it was quite hot this particular day. we were burning up, everyone bright red. and i somehow was the only person to get a slight sunburn. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">after our morning at the park, we had the afternoon with reed again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZgOrCB86MPu2lZBdu9-IBQ6ZVSw9VkvrNjedDb6dXJNr1Au7ja78rh490xJbCxlJFDuDYk7v26mbSNAkgzabrPceVDg_wdjjYfmjSBzqNhvmiqqsJ03WyFPo33NGGaUIXMiork48Dc7w/s320/IMG_1957.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476851157153534930" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHtTORys7WFcwb_8mAef8nlYeewxXHIBC7J4xnYaXSIMtWBuQvPLt6iPDqyTw5XdD8Zfy4wuBighXrIZ5oqwH0E5Qm8RDEUP5rf-kteYXysrMJoGzRKIkb4L3s9GA7SDSM4ujVwfvusLJ/s320/IMG_1961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476852396107126578" />i find parker to be quite interesting with his toys since reed has started coming over. i pull out old toys that he never uses and that would be good for reed. and the second reed starts to play with them, "parker's toy mommy." all these toys sit right in front of him in his room everyday, yet he doesn't play with them. but if anyone else dare touch them, he gets upset. again, still working on the sharing concept. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAJVI2Fv3YvQS2nCe-DLaqiQjaD9q2NjpqpTNY9zBdIdObQng5CMZHbT-f5S4RfR_5ZXoVDuK1t9HkLERB5CxkCp5Apt_L1Ahtw01-bu4SvYjkdiTCFgvuL00YOSb8Xwdf9JRI9bv3IjJ/s320/IMG_1970.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476853314457560754" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmrK-dnl-t_O4GidkffqslRBqwEtnQvh9cVp-NLd_er3QzZYhjqp8E7eo2DyiT6Zjs7_SWp3HaYWJMYhwOSF9iMVcRZdvlYZmIA63OqQXmQINjTf7LkXqsNTE4uizdgIF6dhD3KEPzQqP/s320/IMG_2000.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476853667963160178" />friday i started the day off trying to let parker play in the dirt...since we're having the "being dirty" issue. when we were doing the yard work in the front, he wanted to help and was kinda playing with the dirt. so i bought him some gardening gloves and a little shovel. i took him out front and told him to go play in the dirt, go dig. didn't want to but for about a minute... :( but he did look cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBBXWfVD0qqrofrxd8PWNwfjBTE86h6hOhm9r8LquyF-Fjs3sh4SNjVNduR99ExAqe0sXbXZ-8lBlUBlRZ2xiJoDb2YTFazYw2DxGUUTZ-hBhWXMUyshBViGynGY9zDvtqnigpC3invb6/s320/IMG_2035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476854164466658818" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bd3kLYtIA2VDjqM8OTWYku_0J4CwoA0f3DTMkrhBAtpTmunlb-5HyIy5Y9tI1p5avbryG8Sr3Ehcs79uE4hv-VmTxb9zmlxFlzFft3yWqLAv1lUaY8qc9Ie3Kk3cfFB4tEPP48t4eNRr/s320/IMG_2039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476855231938402338" />we even found a fuzzy white caterpillar and 1 of the hundreds of rolly pollies in our yard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFqGuL7_5enMG3Iowy6_cZR4W_X7K7EPM8zF_jZPwehBZ0hGp3B44yZ3qGfh3ZENrRKzmoL0RKe-3yTvHw34W8J28OJOXeNxYox9mgNjVKbRBLE-27Pps70WyK4J7QEak5LbyPDQuctcP/s320/IMG_2044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476855066863032690" />i have also started to experiment with big-boy undies. not going so well so far. i spoke with 1 person a while ago about potty training their daughter. he said they just put her straight in big undies and she didn't like the feel of the pee running down her legs, so she quickly learned to tell her parents that she needed to potty. well, parker will tell you he pottied, but still hasn't grasped the before part to that. and it doesn't seem to bother him that much. it seems this is going to be much more difficult than i was hoping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipynbaojKBEFGQReQVZv4ZuCaLyIYhSKcRYbK7Mln0scMRsy1tBkA-p7c691p_pshlWUFTnQLlvpGtwp-rzhKnlg8H1K90BACe2fcoH8G7XW77YSOZSE4H0Ikiv0DPW8apOgzkEs-16vh9/s320/IMG_2054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476856878913752914" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">his big-boy undies and his favorite new chair. an outdoor foldable monkey chair that he wants to take EVERYWHERE.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and finally, we're at saturday. today my dad came over to see about wiring a wall with cable. we're trying to rearrange our furniture in the living room and move the tv to a different wall, but it doesn't have a cable hook-up. and lucky for us, my dad is the expert :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPHWMdTAGWJJ4WXEM-ccGzZag6Lj98P3VwAA2bVO_X38tTrO5N1hCph3pxXjBEP44ppUCn0Aws7dPcsycoOJd_ri7szgUf53vfW5Mo2TP9DDHjXAp3um6HyQHzvmYLfmm-0ykA9SHek4_/s320/IMG_2058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476857805390364162" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms6zU7-IrTSc0oyh111OvHve0bvagvtiQEDubDogR16NdQ7tLTnPlsTrg_LmRzwbpwejGf2ecdWsqTK4fxXbzl8qgLeWehHvwz4bfB3P5styl8foQoUKTU2ONSO0g29IeG4cKDe5_dQbJ/s320/IMG_2061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476858188791574242" />parker ran to get his tools to help my dad. how cute! he's such a sweetie :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlEnMygXCJgXnANigrHDNkx6ZXVsRsaMcQHRsi8uFvAAnDTkyPLKRTVEXbzM5mKTAnY53kqFoh9hlbTNsuZWhkOkgXTbrgzfdGVglnI-hJP0_jc3Dlg8qAE9XfQMp9BWcytnTUPJf_qLh/s320/IMG_2072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476858898484300194" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">dad started getting everything together and was all excited because he figured it out (there were a few run-ins to start). and he joked he was so good, until he dumped everything out of his tool box... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81uBUldBd7f-xPYJ5fFpHmUDhPwR5w2AT3GdTncjzPGNLjnVzWaKfmjKPmCNRSNBORUeRtAKr6Jh3WdPth-iXFRu8Fp8so87KAGTrZLEkMbxgxF77uH_5QlwSx6T9g2prgxAMXF_Ui-W5/s320/IMG_2079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476860079745468210" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">sorry dad! i had to. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganKrMckCZhwhZag-jR0ai1K-rgBeccU_RbZWSvXWnv1n3k_kRv3cgsaluM6txdHbA61InxlzoAv7fLOAUWcqquWvYwpIzdiWHXXN0Tv8wB976zBzYnG-sje95nPyO4CCrotACcJjY_rsA/s320/IMG_2084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476860626399852738" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">needless to say, he got everything hooked up like i knew he would. i forgot to take a finished picture before i pushed the sofa back. but it's all hooked up on the inside. now he just has to hook it up on the roof. so hopefully in the near future we'll have a completely different looking living room! i'm excited about the prospects of that.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and so tonight i will be relaxing and waiting for jesse to come home. i'll be watching leap year and starting on a new project for parker. and as of right now, it looks like this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrSeszmbsUOCTnzaFM7IqS-0Y8boPqzFtgSWG2aIOCr9OAxw4BTKIVsRdfG_eBEPBvPaAytG5s6VSPus4oXB2xLDfSfbQzxnSMYV7m69DYsOa_ONcZdpjmdfRaCuonMqhgpTNybrbIrVM/s320/IMG_2091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476861721941889490" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">you'll have to wait for the finished product to see what it is! stay tuned for next time :)</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-83893825258148087562010-05-26T18:45:00.000-07:002010-05-26T20:02:44.074-07:00water fun<div style="text-align: center;">since we decided to keep parker home for the summer, i've been trying to find free/cheap fun things to do. over in highland village they have a water feature that shoots out water and i've seen a ton of kids out there playing. so today i decided to take parker. luckily, no one else was out there when we went :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrFixHT7rtIgBnlsJbSHk4uTVxzrdAWmYi-AJ59sUEZdkAad-C6mYOGwXlmie8bPA81oJX0id7M9KF9i1MOdqR0ypw-XReF_qqF9jd4TyTXEkW2t0WCiFzbyskgSCqK-NLltogYYflIVI/s320/IMG_1813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475760796805103954" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">he was very hesitant at first to go by himself. i had to stand with him at one of the spouts for a while. i kept sticking my foot out to get him to do the same. most kids love running through the whole thing, but he never would. he mainly stood by 1 the whole time. he's a strange child at times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeuqJs1dPLdMqd8KzGgC7Wcvy84OykCvgvefmx6ZxYTMiyKUHxN3hdUTt21Xcu1CChHn2wJOluJoiFQf0QMc1kCl_68xNeWVwuC82LzxPq-kJnD6XcAuoOWm5CnscJGr6eKQeFapI0oHE/s320/IMG_1818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475762944292885074" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqzTu56wV-iGEThOrIgrTxqBLOzCMb9YxBKUBrT4EhY_Oba9WrK1aG_rd-QPNAADY2JzwpXi4E7Q7NTFdwVJ8jtjBPaj8JT8HFOvVd38-ftPmhwCYS7TNGvEZO2ki2QvU9Y8G9HswGUc0/s320/IMG_1826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475763139359193874" />he was trying to stick his head in the water/drink it. and he was quickly stopped for trying to drink it. you could smell all the chlorine just from standing by it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxilJxDTgheRdO578-NoNyUsrnhuniHvTHCRyqp4ra2jbbwdvhhZ0snqZWRHMM0Pcrvw7M-CR1MDLOqCSjuvLG1o7SJpgzS0va2puuX5U6eeziyt-Eb7hr9c-rzNJk1UZ31f1Xpr9EBxf/s320/IMG_1836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475763551031765010" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaj8bltTZEsNbdXTDKdEgiZ9_z_IXAigjfy-GF-RvsqmRwGLNiuzCpH-r6AMntX2wB65WPHj12NVCiQjXbp69dHd4lsya2opoMsdX1qJ_NFk-ArJSZ2MzI-GAWYDXdxkC93OYAw4qVIUJv/s320/IMG_1839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475764633704660850" />today was also the first day that reed came over!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouVwKgkhIM5mzIQy4TOMm6HJ6Q-x4lhtXqABuzhr7na_y3TSPxmQL6tCDjKICHISqfPg8eye6LYqoseqU5NBmH8P4O1YO7Mvo9r783DV3swBI_ODf5n5-Gx8Xk2PUP21qI3evot1S9nqz/s320/IMG_1844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475765009216306066" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">he is my friend katy's baby boy. he's 1 and absolutely adorable. we've babysat him 1 time and parker had a blast with him. just baby this and baby that. and was even upset when he had to go to bed because he couldn't play with reed anymore.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">well, today marked the day they get to spend a few days a week together for the next 10 weeks. parker now has a playmate and i, obviously, get to experiment with taking care of 2 kids. it's a handful! but lots of fun watching them together. katy and i are hoping for BFFs haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VRCneJ57uzEnYQ7SuZUROdWwvgDt8z21P4GtGK2QuzQYRaObWhdzBnxmWgN25gItfCHAvj-l-gZ227aVvG80k73ctIV30feGPp9qfQX36phLGuCq0hkSn723T1LnAc35pZJwppJIejKU/s320/IMG_1845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475765911141298578" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqGPhwhvRN1nX5wxO4s5Tg1rrYoxGUSbqwRN7YAXIPIxJhZva3Sqd5QlnlTAFfIUxOPVPY0TXqCF17KR1D-Rdxoz6d-mmOgcT_BEqfwcZgiZJQ30DCCb6LMgCyByzl8ufpYwuuvr3XBxq/s320/IMG_1848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475775497333575042" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxR2kX_W-LBvAq0xh21TKBRwiwYwbl8piSdwCapTkaaSXhnAOJu82Wg_0N6TZPw00roYivJ5kB-bg5erOo_CZrxGvpFbgTJLzeHkbZHnFt7Z827rFHBW-P7SHQHqk03XUEn4dMFEIAp1YV/s320/IMG_1852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475775825968758098" />parker gave reed kisses because he started crying. how sweet :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76sXgKhQt21YLOjLqDtr4skgBqLFtDM_shSB83SMFPfAQUYr_92oxjdP-q_HqJmni-c-IJeoWHIQKaPKujjt-SGB_yLlskPNefrWmHSpf9rQqBIZvhV2YOUBuOiWDiLUPzkJ9qRkirbNM/s320/IMG_1855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475776243616792258" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and that would be parker trying to "talk" to reed. he started at a good distance and gradually got closer and closer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FI4-9Vy9YKvbSEvhqPQFbfxcd3LyTm7VptLMV6Q4AOIXTyr-HuQCMPL-IIe9jGd7slzWiOjU0G7cmEF0VCZ1tdI_mvDiJTvc7QAzcNDhRfc2IWwulwoWRVaace86RANbzR6Xyek0ovvz/s320/IMG_1887.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475776747870202738" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i think this is 1 of my favorites! they were watching shark tale.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI13cLwUnd_-KuRpQ46NdiMlgvEbejQ9Jnla3cf9i2wkHQwflAKRfBZK8b1FwJqIZFO5X2jpXBCZ_J5AMUjAPMiSyOucUQmvgMNuzyj4MjQWVC4-ahSbTlc1JGp3mXAHkSBN-oVIeWsFyd/s320/IMG_1896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475777157857396338" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">katy said reed loves to put in and take things out, so i found this lovely little toy in parker's room. he loved it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so we played this fun little game of "reed's gonna get you." parker was running around everywhere the whole time, but every time that i started to walk around reed would follow me. so i decided to tell parker that reed was gonna get him. so parker would proceed with squealing and laughing...reed would start to smile. so i'd start leading reed towards parker and EVERY TIME parker would run and get on the rocking chair. and this is reed "getting parker."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqDa6E6Mm-k8vrTH6O707kZcgmivFuU5qz61c0UH2ee5jMXNTsMv5YWd8TSTMfB9WBIZKbMqyU0PloIw7zjQ6SCQfVdUnpELbetg5d_xRfy0cHGH1VlMcjPMXhFEW1U8T8PpR9o7ayjbA/s320/IMG_1899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475777647888931810" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and parker had to protect his toys haha.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">day 1 went well...we'll let you know how the rest of the days go! definitely going to have to work on the whole sharing thing. i kind of thought parker might be somewhat ok at it since he's been at daycare with a bunch of other kids. but not so much. it'll be a project.</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-67410647068707621522010-05-25T07:26:00.000-07:002010-05-25T07:47:34.745-07:00we now know about yard work<div style="text-align: center;">last saturday my dad came over to help us clear out our front flower bed. it was pretty nasty...full of weeds and overgrown plants. i forgot to take a before picture, so here is the best i had.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8trDTOcfGtO8NcfWdeYhScniodbVClIxMl5GBvgSKAQDcROhnrbB9DFCesHH4t8gGDtuRZnON8_hYAR0NnfdLGmOqBaN64r4HlU0p1KwUs5B74O-X4pwSQoLqvg-E7KDZnVShHTjtO7a/s320/HR2631162-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475214440345365762" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is from when we first looked at the house. the flower bed on the left was way worse than that the other day. you couldn't even see the front of the house, practically. lots of weeds!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and here is the finished product...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjMJshzSE0T3erEisg0okVE_-PM9at6pxE5vfirVGU6nvNWoIeXoswiGGuC4urM4CFs3IoFBQoI3st1XPLtmgKR4-Tkkmp6dKcU9qGx2tBS5Xm4nKwzhm36irsJcY1u5NaVF6LL5YVupH/s320/IMG_1757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475214862555500706" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">look at all that crap! ugh...it was a pain. but even parker managed to "help."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BUzUbyMiw5uUVbAU81u6UI8QX24flFh94-OHxvv3kdeMSSSsBfYfMwc9kM84-RIH89qwB4XodHujXSDGHVftEXydAGKWT34AkGApdhyphenhyphenIINuaIDTa7ozt2QHEDAgH0LrFdI_i09-dRx26/s320/IMG_1759.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475215414451974994" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we now have 3 rose bushes left. they are all trimmed down pretty far right now. but now, what to do with all that area?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">well...as i was looking through my new favorite <a href="http://www.homespunforte.com/">blog</a> yesterday, i have an idea :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21Rb5AzVFg8tdwTWAS_BAstVyoLGdRTfGBCVXbi7j3N3lpl-fALT8k49QzTmdAeHOZZDlazrFs12K6CKSvcTBEAvkLNwj9mnJgv3Cp-QFuWOwLhmXJpONQwulhV39PpPGzOLjVy8lsQHf/s320/GroverPorch01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475216021381520818" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">how adorable?! it's her front porch. and she lives in california, so it fits right in and looks so cute. but we could totally make it work for us, right? what do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">anyways, after our day of hard work (and a wonderful morning at the <a href="http://www.coppellcommunitygarden.org/coppell_farmers_market.php">coppell farmers market</a>), we enjoyed the live music at work. we were having an event at all the stores: bugs, buckets, and blues. and it was nice to actually go to work and not have to work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S5mbTdoBtioRACBAz2SBbxC0tZt36eS2-cT_Wd8wKfCIWNTKjs6My6CHSWGcq8BRUxWVf0HeJKFnoBq_YMhqddCtg9lxtuMT7KACdcZFA1kl1WbQsJFrF-hPNXTaCjAL_217hcNUQPt-/s320/IMG_1781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475216964688613490" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i had a way-to-strong chocolate martini (geez aaron) and grilled tuna with crabmeat butter. delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOfBkjW0eaNtDrOqpd9KG1NdHO5iWzNgsIIuePjNtmokkPPKQCyEws4Ftlf1bsrt1YI7N6r0lHEXaXkfVUY479li-YAWWVGW-qbSuHm1NYc-7onUwCIJ_hiRNedHg8b11rU4msWuZEQx0/s320/IMG_1789.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475217462007047522" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">jesse had his fill of 9 pounds of crawfish for the season.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9YyV_WqJGAYV1756P6ltyyFN8YroD6sFAmvGfGmKzc105n0ayE29Ib8AsY1_Z3dao8HN49FK1F-REGjx2ZVkIYpBxHC-DX1vhazzsWgw804OirNR8x844vMXHby-IylZa6dD6TOC3iGj/s320/IMG_1792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475218088521567266" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and parker was intent on the band the whole time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIIQhcvZ0Smun6AiNksO4Pfx1KbtnvXHHRW105tx6uMrAGdLeUcPYiqIa3NQ3ad2pitRZhSZFsSHK6_3yJYicCmmGWArDgX86OMnmsSJVzgqTMcB7-Ua-JNv3ms6Oa8lxxfH2fNNhypbx/s320/IMG_1799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475218544432579234" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXdwN5CTrqTdir1Ezm4u8dSpdyJTUriBI5Dao__g00-RrfDvPuAA-PQzpjufgrgHqt-AknMn30k8ExAAxUKkrKqUCfdYdBMogg32BXobD6XDp14EKc9dQ3M-GWG4V5ny9mRKS-l2pyOzl/s320/IMG_1801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475218866892032418" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">what a great day! :)</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-75339188569540959622010-05-25T07:20:00.000-07:002010-05-25T07:26:02.594-07:00parker used the potty!<div style="text-align: center;">yes, it is true. he FINALLY used the potty!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBE61z_Sxvq7oC9zfRojTHLAFnqQl13itsRfqkiYMIRYw5sBIGn6vnRL06nLulYoxQ-BmdoFpzV46P0gDjaBe_rpGu6JmBZtyA1zBh_33ikT9Y4_8Hmm4SS7849HrkQg5DX8u0HQFolPW/s320/parker+potty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475213452397624226" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">he was proud. but unfortunately hasn't used it again... :(</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-85443154669766461172010-05-20T08:40:00.000-07:002010-05-20T08:51:05.503-07:00our first grilling of the season<div style="text-align: center;">i knew i would have a hard time keeping up with this, but i definitely didn't think i'd wait THIS long. it's been a while.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">anyways, we grilled chicken the other night for the first time this season. it was quite yummy :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgpYFxm7glH4hHtqW9pYF9IfZjp-G8HoWMxM5H0xV5H6A3Z3dZihsuUkp1-R-RE4p2U7_U11gdRP5FLGxmtYxR99JEbDRmhWd_PPYEpWpc0RlWvMZDttU7qdv7599E0HNQQStykZcbtAM/s320/IMG_1412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473378285109911442" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and while jesse grilled and i cooked rosemary citrus potatoes (our favorite!) inside, parker enjoyed some wonderful time outside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFq06mVRN80oAhseVYFYyVVi5U9aIRewnym-FSEJHlP6DumASeU8d4ELOo4Z6MS2mkL2DFYsjAV53FVe_t_qfOTbfLVz6PnTOhm_ZSyGSvIUkLYONymLRDHEP_1K4PzqmIoEAMrISgSYw/s320/IMG_1387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473378769932888610" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51cjaSHOAsH1F0XN-cCtpUG4hdLRiUQdCPAscH2xDunbhiZjOMaH0dz686QyspUTp5mNw8fd8y_-5wEzwz5Gy2W1iwOq6r0JWAin9lAyAh6fL3addhBUyRcCmMz74yU-ysOyHW5bZmcdc/s320/IMG_1394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473379096384224738" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and we even found LOTS of rolly pollies. he's obsessed. and it's also the only bug i'll pick up, so maybe that's why. haha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpewrkwH9Icygq1NELtK6FUgM8wB233-6SF2OKdON45mEpBPnOobKL6Q9aYPYVyVt04_2hbFj3J5DUIN_e1rdA3HwVdIVhLXTVoBTnB6eEY4GKdv2eXG0mu5Btx0qtRFfaKJpzHJe3kkc4/s320/IMG_1399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473379611121370354" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">in the end, we had a very delicious dinner. and many more to come :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW54bLni3D9F9PWPlV2jI1C_njNAJMhk8LoyOcgZSu7-DyNp1WmeeV2ZGU4IG1fIUqNzu1QqjFvGkVvzAtuNZrqDtOIz1wvJi5-3ekAunh9uQYifsZqvbUOxh3-tks9Bkzaj-Ic3Ok8O94/s320/IMG_1413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473380000915352706" /></div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-69806464851361535952010-03-29T19:32:00.001-07:002010-03-29T19:39:25.340-07:00it's been a while...sorry!i know i know, we haven't posted in a WHILE. we're sorry. and because we've waited so long, i've forgotten about half the stuff that happened.<div><br /></div><div>but most recently, jesse and parker have started this new thing. jesse says "ohhh baby." parker replies with "ohhh daddy." and it just goes on and on, back and forth. so when it was introduced to me, parker would reply with "ohhh daddy!" so i would tickle him and so forth. so then i'd try again and get the same response!</div><div><br /></div><div>we've definitely noticed just from this how much parker is growing up. he knows exactly what he's doing. it's crazy to think how smart he is getting. but, now the tables have turned and all the responses are "ohhh mommy" :)</div><div><br /></div><div>the best story with this new little game is when parker and i went to see jesse at work. we were leaving and driving down the road, playing the little game. but i was getting "ohhh daddy" responses, so i kept getting him in the back seat. i'd stick my hand back there and tickle him or tease him. then we got close to a tree with christmas lights strung through it. parker said "lights" to point them out and followed it up with "ohhh christmas tree!!" oh my goodness it was hilarious! it was awesome.</div><div><br /></div><div>"ohhh baby"</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-44871253705706344812010-02-19T12:35:00.001-08:002010-02-19T12:44:15.525-08:00snow!!<div style="text-align: center;">we got record snow here in texas! we had snow in december, but it all turned to ice. this was play-snow, as i'm now calling it. so we definitely had to do just that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">parker all ready to go outside.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK81DnIUUTKvp8UJN9jP7Az1ORvEiH5zf5FUhB5wwjBRyj_yHInOi3kXJtHvyh8rY7qxXSmOIftLendlFBf9mwHwfj6HOMX5Xfh56RL_DmNNTUJx9hwOgJe3U0dDMIcU-N5QY-FQIZiFX/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056181852943986" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">view of our street.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSOa7uz5j4pQgNYBEVlGXho5PDjVXGy8_6IMTvJfIazMCwFtC9RdLhmTX4jeUSMLlOjkB-4piwP5lB_048aV_yx39yplRuNp55Bcx_lj92eemjOPiwn3WknUKvsIDRJwL3bLomqdz-PLS/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056292487566594" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the house.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZPOXqd8Xq0J_U-dzmL6x_u9XP3vJsh3GaY97m5mlM-P4rOnCJRHHJZZ3YdqY0UMPqxhGwmP814gP2ccoxKF9BOozy3psJh6Q9ID965Mcy7RlZxYbsGlAUDGQiI9rCURbg6FwJaBO4VBV/s320/IMG_0410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056645109981794" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">oh he loved it!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_c5V6yacoX22tZrirAK-OfWgtJMBrco-RaBP2ULGzKxhGOfiUolKbGpR8k_Fc8m-jiD8j5OstGooA_d5WyarBm8KjzKo9ai0PkaGZxtmBc29FmkuKKS0uX-F2FoyevemauRel62iGAyp/s320/IMG_0403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056410519955042" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7dQ2flb4hvMHSDZ6_pZMyupWFfF2W5SypttT-b4W9W7pwGomnnVGb6CmMkkendPqkUdEEgWrnjSXbCieVBqdHGbaZFmMeVqvY-A8B7lVOjl3rvPJGjjEq0QNehqXOEctMb5Uo8iLfXzB/s320/IMG_0405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056516899453858" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW5UG0CVxXRwcYlrPwkxUEtqEYssMXpXZ8Zbeju-aURnWCe_5xFqBpj46RnmCLkgZYZloiFu0xGQqO_QC4s-Vo2PNkZgdzVmcwseaKiQrT6WZnQMUB2lj98nkg3DKyJ4kIl2Ty2B4RyJ7/s1600-h/IMG_0414.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">our attempt at a snow angel. i couldn't get a picture of him doing it since i had to actually make him do it. but at least we got to make one.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW5UG0CVxXRwcYlrPwkxUEtqEYssMXpXZ8Zbeju-aURnWCe_5xFqBpj46RnmCLkgZYZloiFu0xGQqO_QC4s-Vo2PNkZgdzVmcwseaKiQrT6WZnQMUB2lj98nkg3DKyJ4kIl2Ty2B4RyJ7/s1600-h/IMG_0414.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW5UG0CVxXRwcYlrPwkxUEtqEYssMXpXZ8Zbeju-aURnWCe_5xFqBpj46RnmCLkgZYZloiFu0xGQqO_QC4s-Vo2PNkZgdzVmcwseaKiQrT6WZnQMUB2lj98nkg3DKyJ4kIl2Ty2B4RyJ7/s320/IMG_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056856045834002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">during our snowball fight!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kRo5qOzc67epTnY3vyloIElPvJfsvC7o9dwIBAf7gbK68qkqQg7K1dtsE60wr_XHGzmqKLoVAqMsppqPo5AcNiSGjZL5pBnpHlS6-cRlQ8VgPikQoqb6nlGDAERQGKWNPS16bO2J26yw/s1600-h/IMG_0413.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kRo5qOzc67epTnY3vyloIElPvJfsvC7o9dwIBAf7gbK68qkqQg7K1dtsE60wr_XHGzmqKLoVAqMsppqPo5AcNiSGjZL5pBnpHlS6-cRlQ8VgPikQoqb6nlGDAERQGKWNPS16bO2J26yw/s320/IMG_0413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440056761695941106" /></a></div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-75617036108076785762010-02-19T12:06:00.000-08:002010-02-19T12:35:18.519-08:00homemade play dough<div style="text-align: center;">sorry for taking so long to post! still trying to get used to all of this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we've had some pretty nasty weather lately. no fun playing outside right now. so last week i decided to try and make parker some play dough! he was even good enough to help...after a little coaxing with some grapes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the coaxing so he wouldn't flip out.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDU1nJAxxuQJ9_K0rW3zeCRFad8ueV9vzKdgnlWwcGEn8v2zHDxuC6YQv3CZVmTUAw6_sMd9ANGucC2PXo2rR4o-PIpu_MT5EfOSmJThFPXS0ujOAz_tI_vy6ldoM7u6Py4H6aLAxYp5u/s320/IMG_0373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440049562724989778" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">measuring out some flour.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviiJF5U_HhmrWJKSjNhPD6Uysf5Fj2o8RnBafVC4jy1umoaOPeimdXTzLYK1C5HyCGAYBbu85iHb70U5E_ZfjLAtBfyRXRNkSSCDQ0Xfo6fTHlibb-dPMO4-Le8W43Bt-4Gx6BMGGUGe2/s320/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440049853006045090" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">helping to pour it in.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmwA2VfQFK3VjuEq8SyUoiNeyxk0MteCvC7Lm317ZvNP7d4NhfUkuGQvHCQj7aqmiZoswd-L3ihcBSJIc8tQwtxfoJsi5QEGWjpBmm6cDk1w4kLxE8QVGTRjeEwFE5ZWjjyKM2JQj18M0/s320/IMG_0377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440050364663420674" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">shaking the life out of the food coloring!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzNfQuBCtPlbwIXnBmX8vdcCaKJt7hccUQQl_idvZSBBPfuWJsY9Q8DeKmFxWCjqOHqUfs9YWRnCoHdvMjnYlXBPvpgg414SWeSnpZdmgx0keWWG-9N7v85esnUbfE_bL2rabvFAEWX-x/s320/IMG_0380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440050639643131826" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJrgKAyJ_7yE-t5lSjf6ZNcJLoXe0PWLl9DOh6H82c3VEbvmmv0SgMAM6IYruEzpykiqqYI8H8c9rC_4o0De2gJ3cbmQVKPI1wuWfMbFBLqJhLrZnXtfc8_luhGwSogWs-BABZzfnulrd/s320/IMG_0381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440050916685983698" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">now, i made this with our vita-mix and when we watched the demo, the thing seemed virtually indestructible! well...i followed the instructions: blend on high for 5 minutes. at about 45 seconds left, it stopped. i burned it out. how awesome. and our play dough looked like this...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFcXRbzeHXVA_oC18qKGlfYppQAvoSB8oh9Snf3Y3ndW_L_8KCsZaXnd_mGaiNv1rmJ9a8qKoIHSasK4U_oke0RVaYdKzQ122ohJ6dfVbVy0Fk6nQts1TBoZq-wv7pdW8aIV8pXzpr0ri/s320/IMG_0385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440051165315397922" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it turned out fine, just slightly different texture than prepackaged play dough. it was a little stickier. and VERY hard to get out of the blender. but either way, parker had fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_65KQn08BlgGZ6G6DddCIhmXM_CJ12SzAVuvtL2lmqBCSed1Z0uCXSKucduydh5UAQ7r50IzSwzhbjGWEMzRNWIlRGD-1YMvGT0nBv5lPSDcZpMPvLw7BBnCheBWBM0Cuf-q-QGNZprj/s320/IMG_0389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440053256756168258" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OWEchmbqrxqYnwnPrqhF2lCkmeRaKSto-TlQRbh9lhRuTxnAVDPPUny10Gs9_aKO33BTlz2qHg5-A21A6VhhYeEx__X5rVnuYYSZvdcNvhMuovptNGRX_-mamn_00sIHgDpgDDiw-d3D/s320/IMG_0393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440053859148049906" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and then the blender was left with this wonderful play dough all stuck under the blades. it was "fun" trying to get that out!<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfh3yZYu2-mnu7vTX1M88RobiiixEmTBpkN-CkLsqS8A7Hq0UdD-MxIG9bOv7OminuBBIA4Cd3jtLNDBulS6Ucw_bzp9N_fAXvMQLW89Yp7_xcHBviYuUlZdlg6WA977NuqasiqTfSXxxU/s320/IMG_0386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440055269975870498" /></div></div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-39263270834173819632010-02-06T14:35:00.000-08:002010-02-06T17:05:40.846-08:00Mary's Birthday (as Narrated by Jesse)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">So, Mary's birthday was February 1st and she had school all day long, so we decided to go to the Dallas Aquarium! We started out the day by going to Mimi's Cafe and enjoying some delicious breakfast (around 10:30 AM). The day before I had been shopping and my debit card was not working, so we were relieved to be able to use it when we payed for breakfast. Our next stop was going to be Massage Envy for some R&R - so I called and asked what they had open. The lady told me that they had opening starting at 1:30 (it was around 12:00) so I decided to go ahead and go get Mary her presents I had been planning to get the day prior but couldn't (stupid debit card). We went to Ulta in Southlake and she picked out another ultra-absorbent hair towel to use while her other is in the wash. She also got some make-up that was "organic" but not USDA certified (it's better than not organic at all I suppose). We go to pay out and I try to use my debit card only to be told that it could not be run - it was being declined. Mary ended up paying for her stuff (which I DID repay afterwards) and so we made our way to the Chase ATM to make sure we could still go to the Aquarium. My card started working again and I got some money out to use for the days festivities and off we went to the Aquarium. We pull up to the parking area and start looking around for an attendant to pay for parking only to find a large metal box with slots for you to put your money in. It says $5 but we see people walking right past it and just going straight to the building. I decide to put a couple bucks in just to make sure we were safe and we started heading up to the entrance. As we walk up this long and winding walkway (which was winding for the sake of being winding, not for any real purpose) we see some birds in a netted area not making any noise, just sitting there. As we get closer to the paying area the birds started making some sort of a weird noise that we thought could have been the people walking up behind us...very odd. In any case, we pay for admittance and start heading in looking around, heads on swivels. We see some more birds walking around, some foliage, and then we notice running water. We looked to see one of my favorite animals of all time, a penguin!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfnEBCJCwqI2FeWhS5V7BCNQ_3JMphFEZQu8HbOKOrUbaYm90jWjTPhFnHYlUmRI75N1aA2qLuqFXmH7CM5qGBkzpKEKLzd8E8aU2xzbfBD5efKPwylYP8bm-GjVrbtecJh7b33KXYloF/s1600-h/IMG_0163.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfnEBCJCwqI2FeWhS5V7BCNQ_3JMphFEZQu8HbOKOrUbaYm90jWjTPhFnHYlUmRI75N1aA2qLuqFXmH7CM5qGBkzpKEKLzd8E8aU2xzbfBD5efKPwylYP8bm-GjVrbtecJh7b33KXYloF/s320/IMG_0163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435268899419879378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#660000;"><b>It wasn't really doing anything, just hanging out on a rock but it was still cool. As we continued, we saw more and more animals. Mary was the designated camera person and she got a TON of pictures, but I will spare you from ALL of them and just put some of the cool ones. So as we continued on, we got to see some cool looking toucans (see below),</b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpToCE_zyTdwUvbjMRJxzuRFiOkHjW3gknt6tdIRn5WzjWtcDISV6uoUWtxFX8SKjXZ8ZkP5g9pYmLGf8O_Gu9MuYm89Bxq_Ysa2a_CFu7vRg-THDPy89jEaS19Xkzx8GldMDb-zqbaPys/s1600-h/IMG_0175.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpToCE_zyTdwUvbjMRJxzuRFiOkHjW3gknt6tdIRn5WzjWtcDISV6uoUWtxFX8SKjXZ8ZkP5g9pYmLGf8O_Gu9MuYm89Bxq_Ysa2a_CFu7vRg-THDPy89jEaS19Xkzx8GldMDb-zqbaPys/s320/IMG_0175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435269895056279506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">an anteater, and even a SLOTH just hanging around in his tree. We heard the sound of a waterfall and smelled salt water so we knew we were starting to get close to the water. We rounded a bend while still checking out all of the cool little exhibits and things. As we got out into the main room we saw a large area of salt water with an island in the middle. There were all sorts of things swimming around in the water and we noticed two specifically from about 3 stories up. One was a large gray creature that we had NO idea what it was...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpCYVy7Sfwx2HuTwXkvUu1UZGdiKWyhQlrKX8g1ydue8uEEjRDwaIHgu0jG9N6nZ3P9p2XRCvUeBHCu1Hqkv1e5qYu3qWjDOu-1NiKsV-Ats1SCa-IPeq0DqQ-wlcxY_sb05zahgvFloI/s1600-h/IMG_0169.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpCYVy7Sfwx2HuTwXkvUu1UZGdiKWyhQlrKX8g1ydue8uEEjRDwaIHgu0jG9N6nZ3P9p2XRCvUeBHCu1Hqkv1e5qYu3qWjDOu-1NiKsV-Ats1SCa-IPeq0DqQ-wlcxY_sb05zahgvFloI/s320/IMG_0169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435270927969659810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">We also saw something large and red going around in circles along with the large gray matter. We started getting excited about what it could actually be! As we continued down the path, we checked out some more little exhibits with birds, and frogs, etc and started wondering, isn't this an AQUARIUM not a ZOO? But nevertheless, it was still pretty cool. As we rounded another bendy area in the path we saw a Big Daddy Croc just hanging out back in his own area. The signs also said piranhas were in the same area as the croc and I wondered, who has to take care of this tank, pobrecito!?</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw69G2p9nX97tEjT_EFXGmMW73gbD9l5EFLt_EssokLY5JLjkDB_LXxPXULu2pbu6hLICJvHHfSTejzDJMPLySM8h3pX8MlBSbaWLVFdkKUXrAR4nZ6y90DJ2yCkiK-ZyqTGIhdZtrtw02/s1600-h/IMG_0180.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw69G2p9nX97tEjT_EFXGmMW73gbD9l5EFLt_EssokLY5JLjkDB_LXxPXULu2pbu6hLICJvHHfSTejzDJMPLySM8h3pX8MlBSbaWLVFdkKUXrAR4nZ6y90DJ2yCkiK-ZyqTGIhdZtrtw02/s320/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435272380497468866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;">We continued along the path checking out some more little side exhibits and saw some cool stuff. One of the better pictures of the bunch was of a poisonous tree frog that had lots of cool yellow spots on it. It was hanging on the glass and we thought the flash might mess up the picture but it came about perfectly!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL8fgUhnsNIc5UtGqZTZ5fn6DlWnA-5HNJOiBMGKY4fJ4D1EgD9dBiPIyV3oaY56n-2zKrEuw-TG0ydAzLVF1HRRETwAXRCklgk969gjeZiptdlRXNenfzMcUfn5uhmKjLVGnT0Y_4h3n/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL8fgUhnsNIc5UtGqZTZ5fn6DlWnA-5HNJOiBMGKY4fJ4D1EgD9dBiPIyV3oaY56n-2zKrEuw-TG0ydAzLVF1HRRETwAXRCklgk969gjeZiptdlRXNenfzMcUfn5uhmKjLVGnT0Y_4h3n/s320/IMG_0186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435273080659891874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">We kept walking around the bend and it came back out near the waterfall etc. so we took a look again for the gray matter to see if we could tell what it was as we got closer. Unfortunately, still no clue at this point.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtEiI_hyphenhyphenQ6fHwvX2qywg83I2Rvgpcacdx4Q3fbR_h3KApB-dYjdmuL7FCUhOIn9YBqtHqGNE7gb9bVh4aaOhnr5xvR-nNjrJ8nB9HKFsvlce9J1Duc1JcWEL92a-VZgYUvE4VZBN6rKPe/s1600-h/IMG_0190.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtEiI_hyphenhyphenQ6fHwvX2qywg83I2Rvgpcacdx4Q3fbR_h3KApB-dYjdmuL7FCUhOIn9YBqtHqGNE7gb9bVh4aaOhnr5xvR-nNjrJ8nB9HKFsvlce9J1Duc1JcWEL92a-VZgYUvE4VZBN6rKPe/s320/IMG_0190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435274180903780802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">So, we continued on our journey, with each level bringing us closer and closer to the large area of water. All of a sudden, the twist went inward a bit and we saw a dark area with some exhibits. This was the "creepy crawly" area. They had some snakes, spiders (which we never really got to see except one tarantula) and bats. Mary tried to get a picture of the bats but the dark lights didn't turn out real well on the camera. This picture is only to remind her of those darn bats that she was freaked out about! :)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-WFvhoOIaNbFHNMHwgwjkWprcgWn84zu5wCvgU0kFXfeF7fbsiFt9TLBY27VXFQl_9YKBJkSFJy9Wqe8P6935Yc0tLb_UcQkXmqEw54anZhjcVZu_EhfpEekcV4K2qTMYBQ5EGb8asNW/s1600-h/IMG_0203.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-WFvhoOIaNbFHNMHwgwjkWprcgWn84zu5wCvgU0kFXfeF7fbsiFt9TLBY27VXFQl_9YKBJkSFJy9Wqe8P6935Yc0tLb_UcQkXmqEw54anZhjcVZu_EhfpEekcV4K2qTMYBQ5EGb8asNW/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435275080696804610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">Then, we came out of the dark area and saw a little kid with his face practically pressed against the glass of another exhibit. He also kept sticking his hand up and over a little testing whatever animal this was. His parents warned him and he stopped but it piqued my interest and we approached it. It was a BABY Croc.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Df_ooadh39jQaCgfJ13OJ_lcgLVYSKfe8RvWMBoqFma7BFiG5M4eL9ceUDtqLiDmoob2BlEsOzdEQ4bQK4AVjHUXI799CnveLWMso7IBYwqFjc_WiC9S_TKaPyuTq4lBymwjfCG8TFeR/s1600-h/IMG_0204.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Df_ooadh39jQaCgfJ13OJ_lcgLVYSKfe8RvWMBoqFma7BFiG5M4eL9ceUDtqLiDmoob2BlEsOzdEQ4bQK4AVjHUXI799CnveLWMso7IBYwqFjc_WiC9S_TKaPyuTq4lBymwjfCG8TFeR/s320/IMG_0204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435275665058773346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrZ2vG8JvhhiY_fHp86n8T9ekQVOnWJfRDdxL4SEFobhxZ339v-wY5dURvqaMvzOHJS5IN8xjWPRQyzQuyEaF_SMx4Y-MyBL3-pYfg7JhvGlI6aEjN2V6xLytEwJw5_ytv9Nm4yO_cS0k/s1600-h/IMG_0205.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrZ2vG8JvhhiY_fHp86n8T9ekQVOnWJfRDdxL4SEFobhxZ339v-wY5dURvqaMvzOHJS5IN8xjWPRQyzQuyEaF_SMx4Y-MyBL3-pYfg7JhvGlI6aEjN2V6xLytEwJw5_ytv9Nm4yO_cS0k/s320/IMG_0205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435275951843263602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">We then saw that the exhibits were starting to become more and more fishy! The next area had a bunch of cool things...some eels and a worm looking eel thing...it was really gross looking.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMflPOWRVfTg2EYJSZ3BPBSg8nkzLfy2ySewKwu7l-5SESA_oAIOekrOKeWJB4ksJ3cqF26Khc5hruqSpS8Ddgaoa20G_CpQBYZFQs1shtAzimLf-mfMY9Wne55PQ1y_bn5muaY1MWVmrh/s1600-h/IMG_0209.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMflPOWRVfTg2EYJSZ3BPBSg8nkzLfy2ySewKwu7l-5SESA_oAIOekrOKeWJB4ksJ3cqF26Khc5hruqSpS8Ddgaoa20G_CpQBYZFQs1shtAzimLf-mfMY9Wne55PQ1y_bn5muaY1MWVmrh/s320/IMG_0209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435276917475901506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja653SJ_58bpXPE47-JGqP11pWVvVD325W0TzpbxaJV3mBWC6NTLpgu0P8x92AsbSw7k4COzgrHs1uTkKqYoJLHiMuTcVOX4U5Q4yGwdD5CTW0OzLHALs17GCwa-SiKyHRYLMJtfSXDiXX/s1600-h/IMG_0206.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja653SJ_58bpXPE47-JGqP11pWVvVD325W0TzpbxaJV3mBWC6NTLpgu0P8x92AsbSw7k4COzgrHs1uTkKqYoJLHiMuTcVOX4U5Q4yGwdD5CTW0OzLHALs17GCwa-SiKyHRYLMJtfSXDiXX/s320/IMG_0206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435276652204356994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">We then came up on an area that had a BUNCH of rays as well as some ducks floating around above them. I made sure to go over and bend down to about eye level with some of these rays and it was really cool to see them flutter up and down on their edges to move around. It was also really cool to see the "eyes" of the ray (spots that look like eyes that is).</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEIZy8kn0m2sFqvi3eCRMdDGGaF5CVfs483TR9dSH0iAwAA1VXkQPwP7dSUoTkl-5Z34Ohu47DMxDDZwfWmVrONhoVqlztpXu2Zcjp6J-SHPyQjjDYmVMQ8pQnomw4Fvd1t4omLNnY7yr/s1600-h/IMG_0225.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEIZy8kn0m2sFqvi3eCRMdDGGaF5CVfs483TR9dSH0iAwAA1VXkQPwP7dSUoTkl-5Z34Ohu47DMxDDZwfWmVrONhoVqlztpXu2Zcjp6J-SHPyQjjDYmVMQ8pQnomw4Fvd1t4omLNnY7yr/s320/IMG_0225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435277846657831058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">So,There was also an area with a bunch of turtles. We witnessed one trying to climb up onto the sandy shore looking spot and then I notice a whole lot of them all bundled together under a heat lamp. It was kinda cool watching them all fit on each other and on the rocks.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhU7s88GRqi87OVR2XYhvowEUPxtIYf9sHTPJ-XuO9FB41i-ydsIppOPqNVmdgCTnAa9jpmHUHbhFbcSbYwFi1KtKC22nlnlQ9zPDVwDAc60tEArkp0CbuYsDzluEtWc8wvqXyg2y464c/s1600-h/IMG_0233.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhU7s88GRqi87OVR2XYhvowEUPxtIYf9sHTPJ-XuO9FB41i-ydsIppOPqNVmdgCTnAa9jpmHUHbhFbcSbYwFi1KtKC22nlnlQ9zPDVwDAc60tEArkp0CbuYsDzluEtWc8wvqXyg2y464c/s320/IMG_0233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435278534286789522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">The path then winded out again so that we were seeing the waterfall and such again. We looked for the gray matter and finally came to the conclusion that it had to be a manatee! Mary made sure to get a good zoom picture when it surfaced and opened its nostrils - it was really cool and BIG!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JfiDZ639qKGmLJwHAEzz26ue1Bl-OcpQfPiQsRgMakc0K4RgC1iFlm5nw2opGcJG_KWWDnEVnG0wYemwsZXhVqRXIHr-WY1DBQhTHqzHe1QqYbCaKS8QD2bNJuyfhpT8JP0Jwp9KJHgG/s1600-h/IMG_0237.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JfiDZ639qKGmLJwHAEzz26ue1Bl-OcpQfPiQsRgMakc0K4RgC1iFlm5nw2opGcJG_KWWDnEVnG0wYemwsZXhVqRXIHr-WY1DBQhTHqzHe1QqYbCaKS8QD2bNJuyfhpT8JP0Jwp9KJHgG/s320/IMG_0237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435279454615997570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhhujn2z6dM5BkpWnlAQUaXQ8ISPDa8ika5wBrqfJuDNlA73N8ulqsrRNl6OndpizLzcXzEgaQWet-6M4NknUZRAypzU1uhCWqMLOeKG13QszfwUApqZ0q-N1NZ3Ha-rKoiX5GcGTnRpq/s1600-h/IMG_0235.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhhujn2z6dM5BkpWnlAQUaXQ8ISPDa8ika5wBrqfJuDNlA73N8ulqsrRNl6OndpizLzcXzEgaQWet-6M4NknUZRAypzU1uhCWqMLOeKG13QszfwUApqZ0q-N1NZ3Ha-rKoiX5GcGTnRpq/s320/IMG_0235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435279444170136146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">There were also some ducks that were floating on the surface of the water and we kept checking them out and the next thing we knew, well - the picture tells it all! HAHA!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLoQddOk26B6n3OYNamKmim65PCOU8NZe9I_pME1ehFFHbBDI6vFPxMIBcXEneQIojlW1rasMY2QtLvZEsnTZFjO91GkbOxV-t4DcWhV4F03p-CHtv1kAL4dzWj3nIETDT5_U2WBmaV3B/s1600-h/IMG_0243.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLoQddOk26B6n3OYNamKmim65PCOU8NZe9I_pME1ehFFHbBDI6vFPxMIBcXEneQIojlW1rasMY2QtLvZEsnTZFjO91GkbOxV-t4DcWhV4F03p-CHtv1kAL4dzWj3nIETDT5_U2WBmaV3B/s320/IMG_0243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435279996849642370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">This picture is specifically to show the SIZE of the gray matter (manatee) in comparison to the ducks on top of the water.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbSvX9RrB4xlARxyooZ4Apej58wDuUqIGQ8w3Uu1mT4tkcmors1TT5vp6Wsd2HqlTNW_NmFcTW46xjlUaV1l1Rxx6vibh_4KNY2Ug-RZHYeFErqonlFbwrlt6Mdb6h3bxZDD7nbjjg1b_/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbSvX9RrB4xlARxyooZ4Apej58wDuUqIGQ8w3Uu1mT4tkcmors1TT5vp6Wsd2HqlTNW_NmFcTW46xjlUaV1l1Rxx6vibh_4KNY2Ug-RZHYeFErqonlFbwrlt6Mdb6h3bxZDD7nbjjg1b_/s320/IMG_0245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435280482417741298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">We continued on to see some random birds and a couple owls (the head turning thing creeps me out a little bit). We thought we were done and started wondering AGAIN why is it an aquarium if most of the exhibits aren't water creatures. Then we saw an opening to actually go down below the water level and check things out down there. When we came down it was a huge glass wall (reminiscent of the movie "Closer") where we finally got to see up close the gray matter. It turned out there were two of them and they WERE manatees. One was active and floating (the one we saw) and the other was sleeping maybe? Though I swear I saw his eyes open and he did float to the surface and then come back down...There were also some large turtles in there too.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoqI3MxokHK1cXTnxQhzaPW_o0jCE7qjrGgS2q6in3P7Ibr-rsMKA41eAEpbieFXuUPwiKp9Egv6dvOTomvsWCl9DOMA4YU6q39p2KxtapEeLCOSlvQWE1qEaQoMDNMNC-D4UDhK6px7m/s1600-h/IMG_0260.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoqI3MxokHK1cXTnxQhzaPW_o0jCE7qjrGgS2q6in3P7Ibr-rsMKA41eAEpbieFXuUPwiKp9Egv6dvOTomvsWCl9DOMA4YU6q39p2KxtapEeLCOSlvQWE1qEaQoMDNMNC-D4UDhK6px7m/s320/IMG_0260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435281729358267282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsUNsmoD1c8uqYTlndunRwKouLP18pvBWDw3SXWyTCSadVGaqgEzUQi_IEucK_BVUNFI0FoEgQ4cR0RShzl7D6bc47C5l70dP4qSborbIMIJ3x2LStaPIbn_1voZNu89pcHObSj2Dikxa/s1600-h/IMG_0257.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsUNsmoD1c8uqYTlndunRwKouLP18pvBWDw3SXWyTCSadVGaqgEzUQi_IEucK_BVUNFI0FoEgQ4cR0RShzl7D6bc47C5l70dP4qSborbIMIJ3x2LStaPIbn_1voZNu89pcHObSj2Dikxa/s320/IMG_0257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435281721007034658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCn_EpzKBAWL2gNhDKYHmFx2TSLdn1sPhR4otarBKrg4bEoowGLVJ2bJj1PmfqZRogYfkeAFUauJaNKEtyttM7i-rf-Dc2flz9oyUfaaOUdCujNPklN2yRAcLiHa1PiaaOv3i0un1HIeB/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCn_EpzKBAWL2gNhDKYHmFx2TSLdn1sPhR4otarBKrg4bEoowGLVJ2bJj1PmfqZRogYfkeAFUauJaNKEtyttM7i-rf-Dc2flz9oyUfaaOUdCujNPklN2yRAcLiHa1PiaaOv3i0un1HIeB/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435281711088859314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">There were a bunch of other exhibits along the way including a "Dori" (from Finding Nemo), a sea dragon (similar to a sea horse but on steroids and camouflaged), and Jellyfish! The picture doesn't do them justice - they were really cool looking - glowing and all!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA1qsPMJ6RZmguM4LX17gDCG18sZ2zevXvhmFwvYLs1C2LolV7Nkxp7V4DDcLEHFX6gm7i6d2tYMqIDfKWtHMOlT9hqmTqlx7TTRYJVLr_G9QbLNPtF6CawQ7QI7bCDHlkqD9KbMAa8w_/s1600-h/IMG_0273.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA1qsPMJ6RZmguM4LX17gDCG18sZ2zevXvhmFwvYLs1C2LolV7Nkxp7V4DDcLEHFX6gm7i6d2tYMqIDfKWtHMOlT9hqmTqlx7TTRYJVLr_G9QbLNPtF6CawQ7QI7bCDHlkqD9KbMAa8w_/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435283233123646674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh303KFRjN31UOSExbX7GaVNh8Sn2mCIFwdDdbTqDNzlEQHrM0Pn6Xiz5C6iKrwFIrp-2z1IhlBTVBtinKkMBnurMW3EOvh2_rzP-qYXRXiJX85aKeYnXKj6z1shubusI13aidl3xG7r9Zj/s1600-h/IMG_0269.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh303KFRjN31UOSExbX7GaVNh8Sn2mCIFwdDdbTqDNzlEQHrM0Pn6Xiz5C6iKrwFIrp-2z1IhlBTVBtinKkMBnurMW3EOvh2_rzP-qYXRXiJX85aKeYnXKj6z1shubusI13aidl3xG7r9Zj/s320/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435283225983505282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp7OUnDHuWKaTyoY1XUjB2Q9g9Kw7xLKkxQjwc6T4i-u6C4ngYzuXU3AC3NYLqPhMBorF2bzK1IhKI0Yxah5pbEDtoUN5UowX-YKs8PiorCWiu6Ybjn96ea4qSl4SA_ub0v_lFEAHOSip/s1600-h/IMG_0263.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKp7OUnDHuWKaTyoY1XUjB2Q9g9Kw7xLKkxQjwc6T4i-u6C4ngYzuXU3AC3NYLqPhMBorF2bzK1IhKI0Yxah5pbEDtoUN5UowX-YKs8PiorCWiu6Ybjn96ea4qSl4SA_ub0v_lFEAHOSip/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435283215496697362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">The next area had some coral and such - it was pretty sweet and I think it was one of Mary's favorite parts...funny we come to a aquarium and see all sorts of oddities and cool things and she loves the coral...that's my chica! Also, there's a picture of an octopus' tentacles peeking out of a hidden cove...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTAJCrmvO6W33i2dCbKITZGT0Z1iYdIRQXQs6w56bs1f2JSdT5JD-j07MLgqNO4zdyk3YBrTuNqzClA1srpJWdlQsi2SfEfo-h37WUOTWVZLE_PFYkvrte-p76ozjbt8N2L28KCxrcfeF/s1600-h/IMG_0286.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTAJCrmvO6W33i2dCbKITZGT0Z1iYdIRQXQs6w56bs1f2JSdT5JD-j07MLgqNO4zdyk3YBrTuNqzClA1srpJWdlQsi2SfEfo-h37WUOTWVZLE_PFYkvrte-p76ozjbt8N2L28KCxrcfeF/s320/IMG_0286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435284531514741330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZzRJSoGhhpJkrSz0pJmKTocFU6OIICXBDZ9aBs25FzU2TrbSBmgydS4lXe8oJ5_Vjnq-Mt_9BHEWQCs5K3NvgD0OhUJddXUqSjMNbmCY1xDuoQQw7srbhcI5TpXeSHKWAKSygu1hICOH/s1600-h/IMG_0291.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZzRJSoGhhpJkrSz0pJmKTocFU6OIICXBDZ9aBs25FzU2TrbSBmgydS4lXe8oJ5_Vjnq-Mt_9BHEWQCs5K3NvgD0OhUJddXUqSjMNbmCY1xDuoQQw7srbhcI5TpXeSHKWAKSygu1hICOH/s320/IMG_0291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435284526164573906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDdCPZhtukyFoSL0LV6UG_4DSgGbaEa0NA4ceAUmDqRJN8FCTlXrasNBZ7BFI4W3Rogz7Kbiy5jaLZry4VjKnkps1WsPviUZNU__uHo0o8GGab_5jMgLjFdpMSSPH0wj1i5RCejZVrSXn/s1600-h/IMG_0284.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDdCPZhtukyFoSL0LV6UG_4DSgGbaEa0NA4ceAUmDqRJN8FCTlXrasNBZ7BFI4W3Rogz7Kbiy5jaLZry4VjKnkps1WsPviUZNU__uHo0o8GGab_5jMgLjFdpMSSPH0wj1i5RCejZVrSXn/s320/IMG_0284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435284511587953026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURKAAEA-8eHSI0DrQbX3gZJ36pN5wWGBrap7UmfOpMgeZyxM8SbuY5w-6e9ze7sR2soUjZVW20mv-mFu9nUu44JZfR_sVmGyoVyC9COFwAeqKqV5MR31O_n22KNmglfHqLBaQmWjErIBV/s1600-h/IMG_0282.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURKAAEA-8eHSI0DrQbX3gZJ36pN5wWGBrap7UmfOpMgeZyxM8SbuY5w-6e9ze7sR2soUjZVW20mv-mFu9nUu44JZfR_sVmGyoVyC9COFwAeqKqV5MR31O_n22KNmglfHqLBaQmWjErIBV/s320/IMG_0282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435284508196398802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">So, after that we were pretty sure it was over and we went by a gift store that had signs saying exit. We asked the cashier where the "Shark feeding" was because it said it started at 2:30 (it was about 2:15) - and he then directed us to yet another area. This one had a bunch of exhibits of things from around the world. We checked those out and saw some people inquiring about doing a wedding there and it definitely brought up some ideas with us. :)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#660000;"><b>We then came upon an enclosed tunnel with some sitting room on either side. We saw lots of rays floating by and then SHARKS! We sat down about 5-10 minutes before the feeding was supposed to start and pretty soon the corridor had several groups in it. The time came and we were all pretty confused at what exactly the sharks were being fed and then we saw pieces of squid splashing above us and floating around in the water. It was soon followed up by shrimp halves and half fish! Mary was totally grossed out by all of this. Here are the pictures we got of the sharks:</b></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RsMYDMPvtVc5cf-QqVHY_iMkM_SdhFtWNk1TpOAj7sn0lHE_64t6tawlpknRfTXUkNZ7lWAgpNTAoEMiKsG-RnymoAGsPouXltFARJ25_gI-S-BmM_yyRL75ahUcaGVfN6ZiR3gSBva7/s1600-h/IMG_0308.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RsMYDMPvtVc5cf-QqVHY_iMkM_SdhFtWNk1TpOAj7sn0lHE_64t6tawlpknRfTXUkNZ7lWAgpNTAoEMiKsG-RnymoAGsPouXltFARJ25_gI-S-BmM_yyRL75ahUcaGVfN6ZiR3gSBva7/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435288084729655522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvNz7aLe76wNrXPcdzqEPrs4GHitNzZmOoikPUSO64YvFkkv3gA_eq3FXMB-qo00scfUdbZvKZM4xRCbHbukNTdEcAt2GOn42gOgS05TKGJ-EGgNdDMcotOBKlao16wefsVgrteaMn5Ol/s1600-h/IMG_0306.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvNz7aLe76wNrXPcdzqEPrs4GHitNzZmOoikPUSO64YvFkkv3gA_eq3FXMB-qo00scfUdbZvKZM4xRCbHbukNTdEcAt2GOn42gOgS05TKGJ-EGgNdDMcotOBKlao16wefsVgrteaMn5Ol/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435288075596155890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCejijJQB9Nw2r-70k95gcIkFyHJdSoVFzOK599yuX4vPcfhbYq-kXjSniZ3dQ3OzJQF5Oi3xkFQVb867xh3MSc64ZfvrfBH3q_maVTUwEqy7iJdsrTeE_fjd30XDXfPjSCPGV2-AtMIK/s1600-h/IMG_0302.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCejijJQB9Nw2r-70k95gcIkFyHJdSoVFzOK599yuX4vPcfhbYq-kXjSniZ3dQ3OzJQF5Oi3xkFQVb867xh3MSc64ZfvrfBH3q_maVTUwEqy7iJdsrTeE_fjd30XDXfPjSCPGV2-AtMIK/s320/IMG_0302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435288068827001266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57F83wcEqMlkEyDRJDnFUSn4QUq5vcGLam0fcsUHpKtxY8xACNdrQM8EAHKsdvufZEaSte4Ck0YmhcfPR7QXl01-3Ybekw8TuMYS5sos47iPgDIhJppKor-tMvpD-ycof-pGCqFaSVd7T/s1600-h/IMG_0300.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57F83wcEqMlkEyDRJDnFUSn4QUq5vcGLam0fcsUHpKtxY8xACNdrQM8EAHKsdvufZEaSte4Ck0YmhcfPR7QXl01-3Ybekw8TuMYS5sos47iPgDIhJppKor-tMvpD-ycof-pGCqFaSVd7T/s320/IMG_0300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435288065509658898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndh5UVYxcvVMP2XXZhEN1gVXlOfF0fsut_T5h3duB3KBtQpY5XU_kDxGiUwaKAy-jitKhHlV18NveJf2rgmDGEdDe8duC8hN_Wdd0B98l1Mn8iIcvKj06VRCTIxaYy9XI7e11jMCH3rWV/s1600-h/IMG_0299.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndh5UVYxcvVMP2XXZhEN1gVXlOfF0fsut_T5h3duB3KBtQpY5XU_kDxGiUwaKAy-jitKhHlV18NveJf2rgmDGEdDe8duC8hN_Wdd0B98l1Mn8iIcvKj06VRCTIxaYy9XI7e11jMCH3rWV/s320/IMG_0299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435288056485016482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:arial, fantasy;">So, we thought we had seen it all and walked toward the way that said exit and sure enough there was ANOTHER area...although this one didn't have a lot of stuff going on. We got to see Baby Jaguar's mommy (any Diego fans out there?) as well as Mary's FAVORITE ANIMAL - Flamingos!!!! They were honking at each other and nipping and ruffling their large pink feathers...Mary loved every minute of it too. It kind of sounded like the sound sturdy bendy straws make when you blow through them...In anycase, here are those pictures:</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX4vkGRc_NrWZ9JScO8K65PEru42jYmXTHCSn7bGKPrs1YY2mN-2iwiRHyfSoKcEFu_hzeN5YNL5gNCvcjJWPRfKCzjzPKsnu7wUkGJaZkDpkbLmja765PCGCxf8XNV3b3rTBf4kmNlQp/s1600-h/IMG_0334.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX4vkGRc_NrWZ9JScO8K65PEru42jYmXTHCSn7bGKPrs1YY2mN-2iwiRHyfSoKcEFu_hzeN5YNL5gNCvcjJWPRfKCzjzPKsnu7wUkGJaZkDpkbLmja765PCGCxf8XNV3b3rTBf4kmNlQp/s320/IMG_0334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435289486936470034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7Fm5WA7epHIF2FDnEbap-KXfhlZabjUBQqEOy0wmHkPWETL2GbaTy797hBfvzw5RIo5lNs5xluFRfJkc-4gteP5gC9LC8377dK-lXsucDiC4-uXn7b5LR0Qr4sUN-0e_TYDDn2D0udy7/s1600-h/IMG_0331.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7Fm5WA7epHIF2FDnEbap-KXfhlZabjUBQqEOy0wmHkPWETL2GbaTy797hBfvzw5RIo5lNs5xluFRfJkc-4gteP5gC9LC8377dK-lXsucDiC4-uXn7b5LR0Qr4sUN-0e_TYDDn2D0udy7/s320/IMG_0331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435289478890878786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3owtHkKyFvuCt7M5LSjTb_FIQq6gLt2Oh4Mr3Eue5LQUW0EIwUrHTfMI-WiO6Aj3fPsOpFyQ5_SaoWkrS3iWNUe_DCotT9JWGoyoJVBvoFIfstgLJwEl6Rf7wTEFxhBAjqqYjOmvS7uW/s1600-h/IMG_0329.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3owtHkKyFvuCt7M5LSjTb_FIQq6gLt2Oh4Mr3Eue5LQUW0EIwUrHTfMI-WiO6Aj3fPsOpFyQ5_SaoWkrS3iWNUe_DCotT9JWGoyoJVBvoFIfstgLJwEl6Rf7wTEFxhBAjqqYjOmvS7uW/s320/IMG_0329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435289472545456754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUMpv7Kz_Fd-jrj060c_nDsyDMY0a-8wCgBd6UFyDMpYkGYcrxczmAUNaPL1Bzq3Ktwf6nH_cNPqQms7sMoQOVehmftyMcqcoC7VUHSgyIs3oQzKMmJ_um1Bg40t9cOF-70-vcEoMYJCG/s1600-h/IMG_0328.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUMpv7Kz_Fd-jrj060c_nDsyDMY0a-8wCgBd6UFyDMpYkGYcrxczmAUNaPL1Bzq3Ktwf6nH_cNPqQms7sMoQOVehmftyMcqcoC7VUHSgyIs3oQzKMmJ_um1Bg40t9cOF-70-vcEoMYJCG/s320/IMG_0328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435289462988704050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69emhyphenhyphenrKXCPN02ivIOusD9pryxGL-u2j4goKRrnrK-R6cdCz8Ate7DYO_k_sFFuzm0STwZePlo3rE_MH0XTuPfmIupptzsqyoU8nGW4OplUl-sswYCg7pWlPBziAkU57IgO2uHAgtNBuF/s1600-h/IMG_0327.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69emhyphenhyphenrKXCPN02ivIOusD9pryxGL-u2j4goKRrnrK-R6cdCz8Ate7DYO_k_sFFuzm0STwZePlo3rE_MH0XTuPfmIupptzsqyoU8nGW4OplUl-sswYCg7pWlPBziAkU57IgO2uHAgtNBuF/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435289460135051634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#660000;"><b>We had also passed the otter exhibit earlier and had not seen otters in it. Well, 3:00 they let the otters out and we got to see them splash and play and nip and jump and swim - it was pretty cool.</b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u7RzQb0YJQ243rK15Q-5kiqPvniU9XBo5AS0TbBfMlTkxB53hAWeDhPaaJXIkLYIwn0u54snZKZMPKRQqFb5j8yFv3TKeYKFmJT85mL7F6HXki0s9GwpQOaGxJlyCdevElixqTMkbSJK/s1600-h/IMG_0345.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u7RzQb0YJQ243rK15Q-5kiqPvniU9XBo5AS0TbBfMlTkxB53hAWeDhPaaJXIkLYIwn0u54snZKZMPKRQqFb5j8yFv3TKeYKFmJT85mL7F6HXki0s9GwpQOaGxJlyCdevElixqTMkbSJK/s320/IMG_0345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435290454743998658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#660000;"><b>And that was our day at the Zoo/aquarium!!!!</b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rUQJ1GAMOvef35PlcBqm3IroDuPAP90tL96w00s9cvPap-g64IdcYXLDBQ85i-R3r9_X_vSWpXvX7_tAFCwNBU4BM1kkVtEC0BkS9FVyhX_7byW7Aqbarwi9EOvjU2hWeAik9ytYR7u-/s1600-h/IMG_0296.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rUQJ1GAMOvef35PlcBqm3IroDuPAP90tL96w00s9cvPap-g64IdcYXLDBQ85i-R3r9_X_vSWpXvX7_tAFCwNBU4BM1kkVtEC0BkS9FVyhX_7byW7Aqbarwi9EOvjU2hWeAik9ytYR7u-/s320/IMG_0296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435301157113527746" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, -webkit-fantasy;color:#660000;"><b>We're still working on the massage part because after all of that, we were kinda pooped. Hope you enjoyed this adventure with us as much as we enjoyed it!!!</b></span>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-40734833589120031112010-01-28T18:29:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:59:40.074-08:00soda or cancer?<div style="text-align: left;">i mentioned before that i was starting to read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ecoholic-Environmentally-Friendly-Information-Products/dp/0393334287/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264732348&sr=8-1">ecoholic</a>. well, it's amazing! i love it.</div><div><br /></div><div>most of the books i've been reading tell you what to do. stop using so much of this, you can find a company for that, use more of this, don't eat anything with that in it. but this book actually names names and gives facts. she tells you that a certain company is saying they're organic, but they're really not. telling which ones to look out for and which ones are safer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>i keep reading things and wanting to post about it, but then that would take away all the information you would find by actually reading it! i don't want to spoil it for you. so you definitely need to go get it from the library or buy it (used, of course). i got mine from half price books.</div><div><br /></div><div>i did come across something in the book today though. and i'm sure it applies to many of you. it's about soda. i'm not a huge soda drinker; if i do, it's sprite. when we're at home, i pretty much drink water, it's quite tasty! i can't get enough of it. but because of that, i get a little carried away at work sometimes. it's so easy to just grab a cone cup and take a little swig of sprite and dr. pepper. which, by the way, is so utterly wasteful! i really need to start taking my water bottle again so i'm not using so many cone cups.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>anyways, back to the soda. this is from the book:</div><div>"When sodium benzoate (used to kill microorganisms in fruit juices and soft drinks) is mixed with ascorbic acid (vitamin C), as it is in many drinks, low levels of cancer-causing benzene may be created - the same pollutant that comes coughing out your car's tailpipe. In 2006 the FDA reopened an investigation into the problem preservative that had been closed 15 years earlier. New tests found the carcinogen in soft drinks at levels two and half to five times higher than safety standards. The FDA then tested 200 soft drinks and juices and found that 10 of them failed to meet those standards (including SunnyD, Kool-Aid Jammers, and the kids' juice BellyWashers, whose 2006 scores were off the charts). All the major offenders have been reformulated to eliminate the problem. Notably, some didn't test high enough to get the reformulation request but still tested positive."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>now i know it's a low level, but who wants to drink cancer?! and i apparently did, because i have a purse made out of those kool-aid jammers and i drank every single one of the packages...just for the purse. but thanks for making it mom!</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpk8sloMM9dDu4N9Ys9H3PZmvhdAZn24_ojuym_7fZEQRaS_zzkiCAhlo9J2nFgN6r1GQ4LXEips5cqnzb5M584DRd6DCiHqvAx-VFtsy4IbabedjDSv2BHcGSdPEzDFZLR8yJD5tDj0D/s200/IMG_0472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431988105703163362" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">although it doesn't sound like a huge issue, it still goes to show you that you have to be careful what you're eating and drinking. and this book definitely brings up LOTS of issues. every time i'm reading, i just keep thinking about all the crazy and harmful stuff our bodies are taking in. ecoholic keeps mentioning that in europe half the things we still allow that harm us, they don't. why is it taking america so long to start realizing it and putting it into action?</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-75370158802465550572010-01-28T16:23:00.000-08:002010-01-28T19:01:02.370-08:00door repair<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, -webkit-fantasy; ">i'm a little late on this one. last saturday my dad came over to replace our back door. it was rotten and rusted...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNB1oA6j9ZeQpHN8SagUkFDgsADh5crqsIWDimeqBnBVhdU85wUb_wufibY1Pm6Shvz6SNr_alokpiM6Om6xz2lDUIlelnyjZ1fZoUW3XO5us291DbhX56Aumw_ELP2rE4fX3Im-X6dyC/s200/IMG_0155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431963372482326642" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6JHeZ6D-6TAPwgJnTIplM6HEw8H0qy9UTrBAooRMl6nGiWlO9iuv_OkokMxXmObS7m4wWhQ7Flmc-PYyuEqq2sCpF77L-W1aZPMywERRnQSgNsOogupNoq90F6HPf4kuA5_IlU4YF4q7/s200/IMG_0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431963040280255410" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">we were starting to get a draft at the back door too. so that wasn't good. so my dad came over to help. we had to go to home depot to get the door. he had already looked at doors and found one for $99! we found out from the man that helped us that the doors had been marked down because the weren't selling and that they were normally $200 doors! good shopping dad :) parker helped a little, but rode a lottle...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSa9aRuF6x0GhW1f3gVzbfMloCB5isNtftMeMrqKUNMEKbUfrzOuH9HN5ozokY6yymUUva4t_6E7ufgXkR9f6aBNf2Ds0xGaXCQZmCZsGBNym2TuC20Dc0_g2AZnvfSGemljDCqjpjHA-L/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431990968422953026" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">got back home and the repairing process began...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyaewbEGcJNInAKfnkND0RBGps3neYUPReRegAoxKzOzm0Mgmifxfpf0_PRpLdXfk0YQN55uEXEvXsz76YOKgb5IIgSWa435TvP_Q5ok-JTeLyfYeNxzPTE_40C85RGrbtTxuKBn6-00U/s200/IMG_0140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431964317593323346" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-SrbTpaNhqS7seRao7xhI82QOn5_yMMh_t6zK1u4ug3xRb2mtkOIy13C-Kpyzoh3iY77jV_bOFiMImuMvITgps-WC1w1-QNGMMnc_NEgn0o3kUBSALRZ_iOg66LpCEnVPPITNx6kFKFs/s200/IMG_0142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431964793914822546" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPctW2hrtC6HjeHoH9I8AWMApNvNmVFsxCQiuGFVXyHJAJWCMiUHq_GvwkdIZ6dTTpbtfwLA6elyS53MQCuoo5c3Mx5B6e064owz6SwxJT-OY_3f9NXokedz-dHxRD-ymjxjA6TIkLrH1D/s200/IMG_0145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431965414658878242" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx8DfcuTZavnH67BrrLlBfVvt4fpexbRChA8Yu2AjpvHyS1oLtCOK98IMFN4jfp85SB4nMT0DSYEm8VLzUb6_W8Jz1kaqzMXewrbXtmJxvYw8Ha5uWRG50n7aaSZZTOP1vgfrNSYWyUxi/s200/IMG_0148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431966111178171746" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">ta da!! new door.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenhf9EzGAG7l9tyM5ITyMi3AvLLabCTIHFnuS8oHK-RPEQTL73ti3xeoBZIZndm0kxsONlFhnvS64Pj2i-KLHSGGM7N85mQuKpM_f4WNscT8-Aah7O2vlxQa9ruyyB4uXTBEEPifPxvAd/s200/IMG_0152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431967207941558562" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">obviously i've known my dad my whole life, but i still don't understand how he knows how to do all this stuff! even jesse commented later that he's always amazed by everything he's able to do. you don't just go to a class for all this. it's crazy!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">when i was younger, i didn't really help with a lot of the repair stuff, but i did pick up on a few things over the years. nothing grand, but at least i know how to paint, use a drill, use a hammer and screwdriver...the basics. i was even happy i was able to hang a shelf all by myself! for the first time, mind you.</div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-40567070170772343632010-01-20T18:20:00.000-08:002010-01-20T19:38:44.647-08:00birthdays, school, and potties<div>this is a little late, but last saturday we went to parker's cousin's birthday, anaya. she turned 7. it was a tumbling class. definitely suited for children that understand direction...parker was everywhere!</div><div><br /></div><div>everything started out well. he sat down in the circle...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVqhG5J_kgjTxR_5yMJfEyrmDNFSU_m799DxadRCPy9GwgmlaEvJ9OElZ0d7bhy9SQ-RKW0LHmIyy3FMeHPMt7GUnQc5x_7x-GJjIOrIydtyDydavl0bfg_ZNxrxI8AhMhOmKlsQAHL9D/s320/IMG_0090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429027224643798898" /><br /><div>he didn't want to crawl to the center though...<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTrPgtgl5Q5rclKQcVxKRnKfRmgu-ass1pEE2AytrPSYvEFu2tMBc4O5l6Q4k4OxN059-hO7ZIaFUU9RAP2lX4LN1QijX3tA5GU2X1e_7peYn2zJ4O3cpqV_Tg6KHVj7lljDTCU3M2ml1/s320/IMG_0091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429027381761532610" /><div><br /></div><div>he even took the time to chat with the birthday girl. and by chat i mean anaya talked and parker spoke parker.<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitElXkZhjChwE_L5NgGq8eG8w3jAsVFAM8ckWB8o4gR6GGiS_ZAtZZ3Wm-Udo4DnZwV8rDeR6LYC1u2kRMDSX6l3u3WGsWXJokvTpMYyCeZQdwAhM1kPWd5to99rPKFHgdWm_Oi_am4_Yf/s320/IMG_0092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429027563873890418" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHQ1EAxow8N9UGUZcxRjdVdsV_mch3RCZ5F-POEMyju_8EjixZ104slTmsxn7xvHCBrBuk1v7QJhGQNaw14NxDN8xng0VHXmMgj-4qG7xTL4eodlrERwyQASkHcSZ78FwUYujCHvO4G2v/s1600-h/IMG_0118.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div>and off he goes! so much for participating.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxUpOvq4EzruQ0gGOWjcrwbmRGjaO2kJ8rFAPwCW8ankikHTS6IaDOmvEGsCPWDp2AETiw5VCy-KZ9lpLuTGK7XxeqKbEnyOajLoS1Lh5gHJBqMtpQ56BhFYCqrSlbDBCq9a56JNzU0-M/s320/IMG_0093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429027678955641202" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHQ1EAxow8N9UGUZcxRjdVdsV_mch3RCZ5F-POEMyju_8EjixZ104slTmsxn7xvHCBrBuk1v7QJhGQNaw14NxDN8xng0VHXmMgj-4qG7xTL4eodlrERwyQASkHcSZ78FwUYujCHvO4G2v/s1600-h/IMG_0118.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div>he got in a little papaw time.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMhTbi3Wi26AqmOBvWUgSpBdQCyCON1KCWhXW7UTts7FSqVVafyHfd5eMQgSxxqkZUrEv8vk4YkLoPc16e_OKvLXm2ob3oyOQMJJq1zfKLgFARw5kb-IkgceQs9nSxvO0RY_BzuonlNLy/s320/IMG_0099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429027800744781730" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">anaya jumping on top of the block. then she jumped down and tumbled down a slope.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1f3gDx7-bk9yNV2PE836R8hfuTpJbbt1E4SuVUQ0UcaHI4r8njsvJqB-lUDxm7wHK1IY9OuyRFDbvGOAqAuI8ASOAs3eAu61zaAQUMi7ayedQV6YUY35vcYoD-LhrD7K0xn39WWQYP_FT/s320/IMG_0100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429027947723735490" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">and then she practiced some cartwheels. i love how i never managed to get a picture of the front of her. what a quality picture-taker i am!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZ8PnWDQhSdNGQQrhGRla7vo_3rnscBad1Nwe6W8CjUp4vV_pOaNrF5sU971HT8AUB_GNpez4NN4EoLzt4OODtu1DTq8jQTK_Z9NwaQLFmfcXigKehKub5ccjxVEqJxc1mEZ3THMV0mZB/s320/IMG_0104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429028058692871954" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">parker with daddy.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70xcFKUtcfD2PaYfThuGUBeNTxrmJ87p09KAXLI4Yyit7IQeGfMongwzUt9MgWsOVo0F4oYVZBynv8CrKdXxBFc568buxpSDJFK3j7WK4RJ0lFS0KDuKwdTDMpMWpJbm7rVd9Fh3yt2ag/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429028194897761794" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">and apparently wanted NOTHING to do with mommy.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE4luxQnPO5WE4EkBgcCtu7vJ0WPsLYYuDQxYQBsKEq8o81MZHodI6n7lLHZgNnD2asy4Lk3PN0XxkEoZFAineifU3W5Uxte1KsCvw4aIouHjqYI57kT9yH_Z8nHM76AKuwEXoGA3cihyphenhyphen/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429028344643478322" />until i turned him upside down!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHQ1EAxow8N9UGUZcxRjdVdsV_mch3RCZ5F-POEMyju_8EjixZ104slTmsxn7xvHCBrBuk1v7QJhGQNaw14NxDN8xng0VHXmMgj-4qG7xTL4eodlrERwyQASkHcSZ78FwUYujCHvO4G2v/s1600-h/IMG_0118.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHQ1EAxow8N9UGUZcxRjdVdsV_mch3RCZ5F-POEMyju_8EjixZ104slTmsxn7xvHCBrBuk1v7QJhGQNaw14NxDN8xng0VHXmMgj-4qG7xTL4eodlrERwyQASkHcSZ78FwUYujCHvO4G2v/s1600-h/IMG_0118.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHQ1EAxow8N9UGUZcxRjdVdsV_mch3RCZ5F-POEMyju_8EjixZ104slTmsxn7xvHCBrBuk1v7QJhGQNaw14NxDN8xng0VHXmMgj-4qG7xTL4eodlrERwyQASkHcSZ78FwUYujCHvO4G2v/s320/IMG_0118.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429028495769226258" /></a>and yes, it was a birthday party. and yes, we did have pizza and cake. but again, this proves i'm a bad picture-taker. i got no cake pictures, anymore anaya pictures, or present pictures. i think i should work on this.</div><div>but the party was fun and the older kids enjoyed it. happy belated birthday anaya!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, -webkit-fantasy; ">today i started school again. i'm excited for this semester because it's my first semester with classes that actually go towards my major. i'm taking earth science and environmental science. sounds boring, but i think it's gonna be fun.</span></div><div><div><div>lots of rocks, soil, plates, atmospheres, sustainability, water, and all that earthy-enivronmental stuff. so pumped!</div><div><br /></div><div>moving on to the little one (again)...we started trying to potty train parker after he turned 2, a little over a month ago. wasn't going too well, so we stopped. we kinda realized it was a little too early to push it since he still didn't understand anything.</div><div>within the last week he as done his business in the bathtub 3 times...not so much fun. so tonight, i asked him if he had to use the potty, which resulted in no. so i made him sit on the potty anyways, just in case. he sat there for about 15 minutes and nothing. so i put him in the tub and he started making his grunting sounds, asked him if he had to potty and he said yes! i was so excited...but unfortunately no. so my hopeful attempt at being pro-active didn't work out as planned...but he looked super cute sitting on his little potty :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWw0_Hc9XuFUtKdrOZGyrP-M_8WTe474WTIGHvQ5YTJ4NTR_GTFzng0m6Os8KQpBWGWKFmpXAK7PD5WrS5gCumU1_F7z_uBE3585auh8VzL5TXvYxBEr7DvqRxf8t65tJUOINMZ2ISvdy/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429026432730951890" /></div><div><br /></div><div>i've been catching up on some "green" reading and organization. my latest find is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ecoholic-Environmentally-Friendly-Information-Products/dp/0393334287/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264043341&sr=1-1">ecoholic</a>. seems interesting and has lots of links for online information. i'll let ya know how it works out. if you're around me a lot, you know i'm always with a new "green" book or organization book or cleaning book or something of the sorts. they're so intriguing now. i can't get enough of them!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686428880134312935.post-42097536225979117572010-01-18T09:14:00.000-08:002010-01-18T09:18:47.497-08:00welcome!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfjvsA_mGCYiMv8pKH9uKOm7FB0vsMwtfpok9Co77OzKp_baDd3xyUYU2vQzZHC1Ms5RDvAvT1VhesEArIH-8PCxxBXdITPkXmMQJdlB6UCPXT1JYx9KPk9Hi4zGMBrs3vRhhGl0N9lVB/s1600-h/IMG_8837.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfjvsA_mGCYiMv8pKH9uKOm7FB0vsMwtfpok9Co77OzKp_baDd3xyUYU2vQzZHC1Ms5RDvAvT1VhesEArIH-8PCxxBXdITPkXmMQJdlB6UCPXT1JYx9KPk9Hi4zGMBrs3vRhhGl0N9lVB/s320/IMG_8837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428130460500895698" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">this is our first time trying anything like this. we started it to keep in touch with out-of-town family, friends, and our scentsy customers.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">who knows what we'll be talking about: family, parker, new scentsy products and news, daily life, and our attempts towards being more green.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">make sure to keep in touch with us!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">see you soon,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">mary, jesse, and parker</span></div>scentoritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773237588208381962noreply@blogger.com0