tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23421867304312003882024-02-20T07:55:06.057-08:00Melinda, Darin and KaiDarin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-47170452884996297952010-12-21T20:19:00.000-08:002010-12-21T21:25:22.890-08:00Holiday Festivities<div align="center">Happy Holidays! We have been enjoying lots of Festivities this season, and it all started off with our Thanksgiving dinner. We spent the day at home and cooked "Thanksgiving for 3" by ourselves. It wasn't anything fancy, but we had a lot of fun....We watched the Macy's day parade, made dinner, went to Harry Potter 7, and then came home for left overs. It was really fun to spend the day with just the three of us.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk_qHuo3RWXlb9kReXprbx6SMvkvBuatX47Er8lZ1tzUJw_z32npvX7nPiSEetkZC_f8HZ_N_PYV2uAMbVWHeqJ5HQEZmedWd6h06XkAffOwzWS6Wdcn7-xqGyF_6yj7qE7rUq8AuNuES/s1600/DSC09875.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553367270837720082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAk_qHuo3RWXlb9kReXprbx6SMvkvBuatX47Er8lZ1tzUJw_z32npvX7nPiSEetkZC_f8HZ_N_PYV2uAMbVWHeqJ5HQEZmedWd6h06XkAffOwzWS6Wdcn7-xqGyF_6yj7qE7rUq8AuNuES/s400/DSC09875.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgooMiWjCOlRRR6ABifSZZ9e4ROvXuq04pz4OK69eti9pcv7pLVf1xa23Kdq3LVoycDP8KMr-hPIE49kztMzALf1dvTlLeZT_0Rv1TadelOtv_zWiJf24062cX5Meb40RGvd9OUBToFVx/s1600/DSC09869.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553367266185242002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgooMiWjCOlRRR6ABifSZZ9e4ROvXuq04pz4OK69eti9pcv7pLVf1xa23Kdq3LVoycDP8KMr-hPIE49kztMzALf1dvTlLeZT_0Rv1TadelOtv_zWiJf24062cX5Meb40RGvd9OUBToFVx/s400/DSC09869.JPG" /></a> The next day, we put up our VERY first Christmas tree, and Kai was in HEAVEN! He loves the tree, and every single day that it has been up, when we walk in the door he runs to the tree and says: "Lights, Lights, Lights" indicating he would like us to plug it in...he is not allowed to touch the lights, but he sure loves hovering while Darin or I plug them in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogssn5Taa_P9UJscDJgATcy98AqubZHpASZzY0yW8oPwTpniariQIclrACXuSHNFAUafHTzn4SECBREhRicF5z45gyFEZqKa2vRu4ddp17tK8A_Pvx3qq7Fkg2Nzm5JVNdMVgKCq17Ko1/s1600/DSC09914.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366945911071106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogssn5Taa_P9UJscDJgATcy98AqubZHpASZzY0yW8oPwTpniariQIclrACXuSHNFAUafHTzn4SECBREhRicF5z45gyFEZqKa2vRu4ddp17tK8A_Pvx3qq7Fkg2Nzm5JVNdMVgKCq17Ko1/s400/DSC09914.JPG" /></a> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYxwIKlimL0qqvxT-UfnkYWVjWnyNQV684tDp51vfNZCakJJKF0rBia-kPJ85RluxmZwWRCjo5vxuYLhoFIQjFjgnPw2Y-RLFHtMZozdh09E0htG_iLbDawofDLtTFH3besQGn7EQMAz8/s1600/DSC09908.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366941481935250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYxwIKlimL0qqvxT-UfnkYWVjWnyNQV684tDp51vfNZCakJJKF0rBia-kPJ85RluxmZwWRCjo5vxuYLhoFIQjFjgnPw2Y-RLFHtMZozdh09E0htG_iLbDawofDLtTFH3besQGn7EQMAz8/s400/DSC09908.JPG" /></a> One of our Holiday adventures included "Zoo Lights" at Utah's Hogle Zoo. We went with our good friends Joelle, Phil and Natalie. Natalie is a few months older than Kai, and he LOVED chasing her around (I'm not sure she loved it as much as he did).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD_Ocf2TTKf5hjsaoN8nu9iMXMxtTBZZ5UbfrZ8H60DwH3G4RTp2NnJ5ip6rX5-7huEDUj7eN39UksRDqZ0AkfUw2N7TkDG22kh9YQEX-VFOnyCyT8CHDmh-Htid75H4ubdTpPQ9srufj/s1600/DSC09944.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366938418181954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD_Ocf2TTKf5hjsaoN8nu9iMXMxtTBZZ5UbfrZ8H60DwH3G4RTp2NnJ5ip6rX5-7huEDUj7eN39UksRDqZ0AkfUw2N7TkDG22kh9YQEX-VFOnyCyT8CHDmh-Htid75H4ubdTpPQ9srufj/s400/DSC09944.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8189kS9pBYscKL6MdOHVNwhiHPVcItW3E6Z9xn_1EWKFYjLMuzWSuXoMI1kLCGSD3UgI6yVO97VLdnh2RemOZ4d5cjN8tW99MaK49VQ3eU7VAjWHa89ObyRIH86IwwWtFAaJDTDEoqGIg/s1600/DSC09941.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366549114389378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8189kS9pBYscKL6MdOHVNwhiHPVcItW3E6Z9xn_1EWKFYjLMuzWSuXoMI1kLCGSD3UgI6yVO97VLdnh2RemOZ4d5cjN8tW99MaK49VQ3eU7VAjWHa89ObyRIH86IwwWtFAaJDTDEoqGIg/s400/DSC09941.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFYHDUtlV6waQ7XkeYV_WcXxIN0sDTPLhJse-N5-etNhRhw4C9LkioEY1txWBWlHqmkSKUi0vtd_gxOl7wglRa_MWRpsBV2Vk7J7fn64QwyFfw09D6_M1ZZ_Jc1SwQPt9qNXWj5YAvm2E/s1600/DSC09963.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366546407209602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFYHDUtlV6waQ7XkeYV_WcXxIN0sDTPLhJse-N5-etNhRhw4C9LkioEY1txWBWlHqmkSKUi0vtd_gxOl7wglRa_MWRpsBV2Vk7J7fn64QwyFfw09D6_M1ZZ_Jc1SwQPt9qNXWj5YAvm2E/s400/DSC09963.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaKQTRl84DzAuwHuD5Xqt2Dq5qqDbKjj7IeeN1C8MYD419YcqCGyqb3CWhuy4CzcmlfP6j3_SQPEMKdO7d3Dt-JKHc1G8SX_XZfLmIVC8UQ5-7Le2m4GLscnVQvrOVqZSv7R3Jrl3ofk4/s1600/DSC09948.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366536640235698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaKQTRl84DzAuwHuD5Xqt2Dq5qqDbKjj7IeeN1C8MYD419YcqCGyqb3CWhuy4CzcmlfP6j3_SQPEMKdO7d3Dt-JKHc1G8SX_XZfLmIVC8UQ5-7Le2m4GLscnVQvrOVqZSv7R3Jrl3ofk4/s400/DSC09948.JPG" /></a> And yes...the hat on top of Kai's head looks like a girls hat, because it is a girls hat...We forgot Kai's hat at home, so Natalie was kind enough to lend him one.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8otmDlyJMlAMM_ahcG1XbOQHzR52w_89RuYDl8N7Y8CsapwsRShrQiO-LRar3dvA7rySFP4bIEZlcm0dPoom9IvPDpIyR0VtJrDR2u3c7LMBhg_4gcaITNbibV5FmAWoyAvPudwDsTGC/s1600/DSC09993.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366533280338466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8otmDlyJMlAMM_ahcG1XbOQHzR52w_89RuYDl8N7Y8CsapwsRShrQiO-LRar3dvA7rySFP4bIEZlcm0dPoom9IvPDpIyR0VtJrDR2u3c7LMBhg_4gcaITNbibV5FmAWoyAvPudwDsTGC/s400/DSC09993.JPG" /></a>What a fun night...I think we will make it a tradition (What do you think Whelan's?)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwG4-D8RgXWqvf4wvs_ctCd4FL5Ur_Vn2IBRFlqSLNBhUNRdgJeZD0H7Nld09L928s9ND8cm5SgTCQ8xyjyB30_Zhu9Gw-GQdIkYzjWF8JhqjG57NY8ItAsvgjvHT3ghyphenhyphenY9nz2YocJ7ge/s1600/DSC09999.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553366527947048786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwG4-D8RgXWqvf4wvs_ctCd4FL5Ur_Vn2IBRFlqSLNBhUNRdgJeZD0H7Nld09L928s9ND8cm5SgTCQ8xyjyB30_Zhu9Gw-GQdIkYzjWF8JhqjG57NY8ItAsvgjvHT3ghyphenhyphenY9nz2YocJ7ge/s400/DSC09999.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center">Darin was out of town during the Simar Family Christmas Party (his Mom's side of the family), so Kai and I celebrated with them, without him. Darin's Grandma is 93, and she is so good with Kai. She really loves the great grand kids, and he loves her too!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BCsvD8NsteeKdeqkfOxYbJIytzp3_HMZ2bBO1XGrBAOjdYOwNPchdjPRFD2CFYPal4Xbd82VfUw1f-TDUHAdeKp3rLlhOjfkFQGo0Dp7CYCCxRT3BoWKWPPz8ieQndeeJuYp0Ahvkw7-/s1600/DSC00001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553365837339575522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BCsvD8NsteeKdeqkfOxYbJIytzp3_HMZ2bBO1XGrBAOjdYOwNPchdjPRFD2CFYPal4Xbd82VfUw1f-TDUHAdeKp3rLlhOjfkFQGo0Dp7CYCCxRT3BoWKWPPz8ieQndeeJuYp0Ahvkw7-/s400/DSC00001.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm7xKuTsVzEUL8igLuWwQP4QKBd7XcQr6m11MtTPMZJAwS9HuVGwpcyDZ_3q75rLyvNkEX__uCBraEJ1ht3rkdORWNJoP-LXsA89rGsd8vqd4ST7xmfv7zyx2Hj8e4ZEougs8ysc_eLCq/s1600/DSC00004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553365830006225602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm7xKuTsVzEUL8igLuWwQP4QKBd7XcQr6m11MtTPMZJAwS9HuVGwpcyDZ_3q75rLyvNkEX__uCBraEJ1ht3rkdORWNJoP-LXsA89rGsd8vqd4ST7xmfv7zyx2Hj8e4ZEougs8ysc_eLCq/s400/DSC00004.JPG" /></a> Kai was infatuated with this dog, and chased her around the house, until she couldn't take anymore and would literally hide from him for long periods of time. Isn't it nice to borrow other people's animals so that your kid can get their "animal fix" and then come home to the NO PET ZONE???<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Zw14O4mK_gwkYiJsJjY08HaDvxx8mIb5-Peh8ePsiRC7Po-1OUlkzUXIhy4Qm95TO1WYPAsltBsY5Bs-s-zv8HPTMSVzMzhdOV_5hXiyNKlG7w7lQn3rJtuAdbPDEY1MFKyKrXwuyctw/s1600/DSC00012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553365824782640338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Zw14O4mK_gwkYiJsJjY08HaDvxx8mIb5-Peh8ePsiRC7Po-1OUlkzUXIhy4Qm95TO1WYPAsltBsY5Bs-s-zv8HPTMSVzMzhdOV_5hXiyNKlG7w7lQn3rJtuAdbPDEY1MFKyKrXwuyctw/s400/DSC00012.JPG" /></a> Tonight we drove around and looked at Holiday Lights. We had a great time, and ended the evening with Hot Chocolate. Kai had never had Hot Chocolate before, and when I took the lid off and he saw all the whipped cream, he about lost it. He couldn't get enough of that creamy white stuff. Finally we just gave in, and dumped all the whipped cream from our glasses into a little lid for him. He got a spoon and went to town...It's Christmas RIGHT?<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukyjXp25t6rIO5rbGf8XPpaw0wvvZHulkzCSu2HCSvn6wVDvYvaSp9dscJqbeYqvpVu_u4uh1QKtVJYvE4wOQL1AuIrN3c4wqjk8Ahmsd-fDajfE-l6b30o5ouw12eAjBxPrrrgoJMR4a/s1600/DSC00029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553365377239017346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukyjXp25t6rIO5rbGf8XPpaw0wvvZHulkzCSu2HCSvn6wVDvYvaSp9dscJqbeYqvpVu_u4uh1QKtVJYvE4wOQL1AuIrN3c4wqjk8Ahmsd-fDajfE-l6b30o5ouw12eAjBxPrrrgoJMR4a/s400/DSC00029.JPG" /></a> And this is his post Whipped Cream resting daze. He really needed a break after all that indulging. What a little cutie!<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzGxWZESdkErXmEPMnWeCV5hFuQfuuze9e1R_LavSQSbFeOC0hewfkcQKooAo-vj92-tWOy5kmm6VuIZWjBIPDetRy6CvKtPLvkwXClrLeQXRbL95aJB-A3mFlV-IMzvRoOy-2Qvy6aKl/s1600/DSC00021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553365372682916162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzGxWZESdkErXmEPMnWeCV5hFuQfuuze9e1R_LavSQSbFeOC0hewfkcQKooAo-vj92-tWOy5kmm6VuIZWjBIPDetRy6CvKtPLvkwXClrLeQXRbL95aJB-A3mFlV-IMzvRoOy-2Qvy6aKl/s400/DSC00021.JPG" /></a> Merry Christmas Everyone!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-3064710149335750052010-11-28T19:19:00.001-08:002010-11-28T19:29:42.579-08:00Little MonkeyKai was a little monkey for Halloween this year. Incidentally he is also obsessed with Banannas, so it was a perfect fit. In fact, both times that he wore his costume (which he borrowed from cousin Beckett) he was so preoccupied trying to get his face close enough to the fake bananna in his pocket so that he could bite it, that he never even noticed all the other kids eating candy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWprojXOKYSvNsbMISziMwrRSkO6C2LINBuQAwkpgA4p-h60Y6eZZJd5B41PefCy09oRQqqRGS5ACh6YhywYkQ9s8oMO-5l_A5C46u0wC0q63B39HtkR5v7Tx3Ei1kqHh1VNgpY6Nenymd/s1600/DSC09781.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544806556368473394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWprojXOKYSvNsbMISziMwrRSkO6C2LINBuQAwkpgA4p-h60Y6eZZJd5B41PefCy09oRQqqRGS5ACh6YhywYkQ9s8oMO-5l_A5C46u0wC0q63B39HtkR5v7Tx3Ei1kqHh1VNgpY6Nenymd/s400/DSC09781.JPG" /></a> We spent Halloween Weekend in Washington helping my step dad Chuck celebrate his 75th birthday...it was a lot of fun, and Halloween night we went trick or treating in some neighborhoods near my Mom's house. Kai doesn't really know about candy yet (we have yet to let him indulge), so Darin and I divied up the goods...best Halloween Ever! Thanks for the candy little Monkey!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftMVUZB6R4gJ23pvzgGTR49YrW9kB2nYB10PTgLk4xoKvcKOy6JFjXsTtae6xvCkmtqCdDw4ecHcCx7txqYJwH1qyWHcm1quQFUj7DGyBzG7e1YiUsUKotA0W_RhWg0jhjb264I_E6nTC/s1600/DSC09831.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544806552127642274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftMVUZB6R4gJ23pvzgGTR49YrW9kB2nYB10PTgLk4xoKvcKOy6JFjXsTtae6xvCkmtqCdDw4ecHcCx7txqYJwH1qyWHcm1quQFUj7DGyBzG7e1YiUsUKotA0W_RhWg0jhjb264I_E6nTC/s400/DSC09831.JPG" /></a></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-55470837528132574902010-11-19T20:29:00.000-08:002010-11-20T07:14:18.062-08:00I see London, I see France...We spent the first two weeks of September in London and Paris...I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to blog about it, but after spending the last few hours looking at our pictures, I think I might have been putting it off subconsciously because now I am so sad the trip is over...it really was the very best traveling I have ever done.<br />We started off in London, and although Kai and I had terrible jet lag, the scenary could not have been more "lovely" as the British would say.<br /><div align="center">This photo was taken right outside our hotel room, and is one of the many entry ways to Hyde Park.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNIMsguoVETtJUiX4LlTkyITGCQZ7I9XzmrrMS-Rea12OQMYZhoKAuVcpSK_MppQp-t0lcw2ePViS2ziOWZboMEK68iEJwOeJkjVnP58aEEMx-un6pG2oCUWWkgVavyOdftyy3AnMVdqE/s1600/DSC08583.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506896234971042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNIMsguoVETtJUiX4LlTkyITGCQZ7I9XzmrrMS-Rea12OQMYZhoKAuVcpSK_MppQp-t0lcw2ePViS2ziOWZboMEK68iEJwOeJkjVnP58aEEMx-un6pG2oCUWWkgVavyOdftyy3AnMVdqE/s400/DSC08583.JPG" /></a> St. Pauls Cathedral<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoLnOMRATw6yemrjiW76VMPNPSVpNYrwO4IviPvCCQMtzVBwjQUoawnnOBLOfpajVdO6pRAJ5-wGTzLt9W408QNIXwMJ88nj9JnqBPakjGP_-3fpN39Zdb5vfx5A5XuLj0xAzqtat0u4W/s1600/DSC08670.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506890445448738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoLnOMRATw6yemrjiW76VMPNPSVpNYrwO4IviPvCCQMtzVBwjQUoawnnOBLOfpajVdO6pRAJ5-wGTzLt9W408QNIXwMJ88nj9JnqBPakjGP_-3fpN39Zdb5vfx5A5XuLj0xAzqtat0u4W/s400/DSC08670.JPG" /></a>Downtown London<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUvJnHTCRYdi0nJk2sRqsN82W9lA6vF8-wzvrZngllIGTt3NodIOIbcF-aIhqLFeOwPg9i3zo2hQtrwzsEA4EYbKTdLg_a9gIVXGgFFLW0F8SZD5oCyOQIKa_D56NOd1xKnT_GELjc1ij/s1600/DSC08677.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506882820434258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUvJnHTCRYdi0nJk2sRqsN82W9lA6vF8-wzvrZngllIGTt3NodIOIbcF-aIhqLFeOwPg9i3zo2hQtrwzsEA4EYbKTdLg_a9gIVXGgFFLW0F8SZD5oCyOQIKa_D56NOd1xKnT_GELjc1ij/s400/DSC08677.JPG" /></a> Big Ben<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506881038836306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhYoZOHjWfNk-WTZc4VQLuDPuneAmb_jv_QPzzduq3pJp7LTbFXTKBcOSqtkBX2_RcmOnsTCgs9_tCQVymy1anXTCSHf1SEN04-DqSYOyNxT8XkQOhMN8cri7s1wEa09ERgxruRT99bVU/s400/DSC08700.JPG" /> The London Eye and the River Thames<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOrlIHla3VGRbRqsx4hpcN8NzH3Y-3Se7Qrkzu0stzRiJSRyiizrMqMk_GSvTynsTTZhDO15qVBcG21OfdWvCei3B0AaQDqOqJ7s4k0h84SgWuf07GY9d4a0KJE3wGASfXYbbb_FCtTda/s1600/DSC08705.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506876763690354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOrlIHla3VGRbRqsx4hpcN8NzH3Y-3Se7Qrkzu0stzRiJSRyiizrMqMk_GSvTynsTTZhDO15qVBcG21OfdWvCei3B0AaQDqOqJ7s4k0h84SgWuf07GY9d4a0KJE3wGASfXYbbb_FCtTda/s400/DSC08705.JPG" /></a></div><div>British food was fun to eat, and even more fun to order...</div><div>My first meal "Bangers and Mash" </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHvTiMUcrkF8DVA0V0-5loyjhHWY_fgKkyUjipQW6r7E8AYFnZmB5GTs_Ij8VMbe64AAa7gjO27BDxo_sZ80haDWrzNoHz_l9xlnAwOKW38XrIunOcDVjubBH7IN_gXIh-EpGydgSUXzc/s1600/DSC08712.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506023872669234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHvTiMUcrkF8DVA0V0-5loyjhHWY_fgKkyUjipQW6r7E8AYFnZmB5GTs_Ij8VMbe64AAa7gjO27BDxo_sZ80haDWrzNoHz_l9xlnAwOKW38XrIunOcDVjubBH7IN_gXIh-EpGydgSUXzc/s400/DSC08712.JPG" /></a> </div><div>The Millenium Bridge</div><div>I was quite surprised to see how well they had reconstructed it since everyone knows that the "Deatheaters" totally demolished it in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU5159wu0BGucU6tjxvlnxmDFkmOzQP0VrhoOewsvX4nTE5S6m9xlUpcGPnRAYm6B6nwtFXbrdu8eYEoH4SBYDnKnlsmMl07kbjFP6ixRVnHnUjRZtmnEtqHKe5ZECyYQYkAMMzAulI4k/s1600/DSC08767.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541506001566503298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU5159wu0BGucU6tjxvlnxmDFkmOzQP0VrhoOewsvX4nTE5S6m9xlUpcGPnRAYm6B6nwtFXbrdu8eYEoH4SBYDnKnlsmMl07kbjFP6ixRVnHnUjRZtmnEtqHKe5ZECyYQYkAMMzAulI4k/s400/DSC08767.JPG" /></a> <div>The Tower (castle in downtown london)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUFGHHNbASf9IDA-A8HsidbPN1PtrDnZQyIrNhtQlVsCLlDWmOFcf5ES4iuKTGapJGuyr02hFvzo0YZNugVag7vW-JY6EHbnIB8fXDbNO8rfWyBy-RA2UkP_iy7R0FTBCX0sEKFhHa4T9/s1600/DSC08801.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505996561237058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUFGHHNbASf9IDA-A8HsidbPN1PtrDnZQyIrNhtQlVsCLlDWmOFcf5ES4iuKTGapJGuyr02hFvzo0YZNugVag7vW-JY6EHbnIB8fXDbNO8rfWyBy-RA2UkP_iy7R0FTBCX0sEKFhHa4T9/s400/DSC08801.JPG" /></a></div><div><div>The London Bridge </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGpF6kZn43ldgHnxCeKVYWOoXczz1-N5MuAsf7ucIabEXujwWa4oXge04bb5PDbY6fiIz0sL2AV8Tfpz9Zm0x0-j7eFWhHKTi-A0xJ0BG_VPpst_U23UervBaLpKMWwCYQdbVeEXZ8lUM/s1600/DSC08810.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505985208105698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGpF6kZn43ldgHnxCeKVYWOoXczz1-N5MuAsf7ucIabEXujwWa4oXge04bb5PDbY6fiIz0sL2AV8Tfpz9Zm0x0-j7eFWhHKTi-A0xJ0BG_VPpst_U23UervBaLpKMWwCYQdbVeEXZ8lUM/s400/DSC08810.JPG" /></a> </div><div>We walked along the South Bank of the River Thames for hours and hours. There were street performers everywhere doing amazing things. This sidewalk "chalk mural" was one of the most impressive.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VZ1rgqB1UGaMvyz42Cxs2bhrHG9bAi1Lac91uqvNkeB0wns2G_u14lygqMql5gCyM7wza4j4WQuuXE4lkknxZ3bjd-0uJ_FnOWBXav9P1pKmTujMc2qUSEg4MyiVhJicEkLubdnrefXy/s1600/DSC08845.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505175332482322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VZ1rgqB1UGaMvyz42Cxs2bhrHG9bAi1Lac91uqvNkeB0wns2G_u14lygqMql5gCyM7wza4j4WQuuXE4lkknxZ3bjd-0uJ_FnOWBXav9P1pKmTujMc2qUSEg4MyiVhJicEkLubdnrefXy/s400/DSC08845.JPG" /></a></div><div>We spent part of each day wandering through Hyde Park, and Kai even made some friends on the play ground. I'm not sure if it was the accents or what, but British children seemed so much smarter than American children???</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSA8cM9ilICIAH0k89U-TerZVSTgr8tU16ETLl1M02A3BQJqe09pkK9d8j9b6ZyWdpgAH8GTKdvFjsT65baI0JYVAgSR4X6nV5ajIfU9rY_W-iVqH1Gw001jwjU5UJLT47QE5dzBTraeY/s1600/DSC08871.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505164122165138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSA8cM9ilICIAH0k89U-TerZVSTgr8tU16ETLl1M02A3BQJqe09pkK9d8j9b6ZyWdpgAH8GTKdvFjsT65baI0JYVAgSR4X6nV5ajIfU9rY_W-iVqH1Gw001jwjU5UJLT47QE5dzBTraeY/s400/DSC08871.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx4v5bDSgQOP9Bwg_vBqbR_HfR9bYYIHik2WRW3xSZcuxZd1SpX_L99XDfrXVxkA4FeUZnfrmZw2Wq_7ar-pzy-3NR-AEzP9UrV7I8GsyiTa_6cINCV8x2gaSN_0yQeSuzmD0jZAqcU4W/s1600/DSC08880.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505160824995730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx4v5bDSgQOP9Bwg_vBqbR_HfR9bYYIHik2WRW3xSZcuxZd1SpX_L99XDfrXVxkA4FeUZnfrmZw2Wq_7ar-pzy-3NR-AEzP9UrV7I8GsyiTa_6cINCV8x2gaSN_0yQeSuzmD0jZAqcU4W/s400/DSC08880.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Speakers Corner (in Hyde Park) was definitely one of the highlights of the trip (absolutely Darin's favorite part). Every Sunday rain or shine the corner turns into an "open microphone session" of sorts. People from all over the UK (and the world) show up in the corner with milk crates, soap boxes, chairs etc. and stand on them in order to be seen and heard as they share there thoughts on anything and everything with anyone willing to listen. The beauty of it is that everyone listening is welcome to talk back to the various speakers. Most of the people were talking about politics and religion, so it was really, really entertaining.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoAJe2IL8mNYNo0zA4vnf3ECQFnCtDc7FvPwPAcM-l__YkI6f3_jHGsinKzzOpI0Lh0wLQbjOOruYcQbKgh_ypFFeuZ-HrNP9FSSmNF7VmcRbupJWNXxpuTYzRkEEOfzMGh-vf7lPEzEB/s1600/DSC08892.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505151963282690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoAJe2IL8mNYNo0zA4vnf3ECQFnCtDc7FvPwPAcM-l__YkI6f3_jHGsinKzzOpI0Lh0wLQbjOOruYcQbKgh_ypFFeuZ-HrNP9FSSmNF7VmcRbupJWNXxpuTYzRkEEOfzMGh-vf7lPEzEB/s400/DSC08892.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrZQ1dt9sgL1hNvxDhRr4-US9f8uc33_gojKLFwRRRe3JjE6xn5VWRMUBxVJneGU5FpUoZbt19ykfLrBzHJ1H4E9y-xGr-QG1DoaCS0j-V2fAPjUlHV2KsAToinzaBZFUqNm7j3kmseDe/s1600/DSC08894.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541505145451623666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrZQ1dt9sgL1hNvxDhRr4-US9f8uc33_gojKLFwRRRe3JjE6xn5VWRMUBxVJneGU5FpUoZbt19ykfLrBzHJ1H4E9y-xGr-QG1DoaCS0j-V2fAPjUlHV2KsAToinzaBZFUqNm7j3kmseDe/s400/DSC08894.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div>We took a paddle boat out to the Princess Diana Memorial, and had to rest several times on the journey...either paddle boats are A LOT of hard work, or we are just seriously out of shape.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JXr7yiMoMTNw1NeSTOl1oMknG7RqtbRZUhh6_oujuCXC3oYk3stRh42e71-5SrGvl9VbyfE29aw7tr3mDMKpV9hmXzgh37jrD7iylxxexcqo9gW-Z-nE9KLBBV76SoLNc9jtagi-RKE4/s1600/DSC08914.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541504230567309874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JXr7yiMoMTNw1NeSTOl1oMknG7RqtbRZUhh6_oujuCXC3oYk3stRh42e71-5SrGvl9VbyfE29aw7tr3mDMKpV9hmXzgh37jrD7iylxxexcqo9gW-Z-nE9KLBBV76SoLNc9jtagi-RKE4/s400/DSC08914.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDGWGdn_pZ9MwJwFqqZFtWXxQqFi46Y-Uk2cNdByJ5lhRl8gmcgC1zX579XAoiC-lHFBRKsEFzCXtww9-pOL94BGPSWuFRSGRQbt6HONKtPzRZ9rvwfwg3oQIs6uoaKVNvvjAx_yyXnrb/s1600/DSC08922.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541504219492130178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDGWGdn_pZ9MwJwFqqZFtWXxQqFi46Y-Uk2cNdByJ5lhRl8gmcgC1zX579XAoiC-lHFBRKsEFzCXtww9-pOL94BGPSWuFRSGRQbt6HONKtPzRZ9rvwfwg3oQIs6uoaKVNvvjAx_yyXnrb/s400/DSC08922.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>Shopping in Piccadilly Circus</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeIA34qugBQdYtDBeSDPdmxs6_18LS-g3jxMSgiGOQA4PhjNKea4rdJ-SUDYh_xVxWcHQ2BVlT_Jr61ypLFBPfw6vk2SUIGklfcLPw4-0po8QLdQ5KfM_DR4EF4rj96zi4AV5d0ldMKih/s1600/DSC08962.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541504210812925634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeIA34qugBQdYtDBeSDPdmxs6_18LS-g3jxMSgiGOQA4PhjNKea4rdJ-SUDYh_xVxWcHQ2BVlT_Jr61ypLFBPfw6vk2SUIGklfcLPw4-0po8QLdQ5KfM_DR4EF4rj96zi4AV5d0ldMKih/s400/DSC08962.JPG" /></a> </div><div>I was in love with telephone booths...they really were THAT charming. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UZPaoArsrv-yyykdfFcVUalpfbjgSklzRGhuh_MRJBOx1Vs8vPqGPnti20VGM_qL0J_OK47Rq4MPyPzAlBowEwsXzBUpG3AtPftYzk8cQS6fzzVnDcqA60uLwwo6eQXY3xZnnoBHJy16/s1600/DSC08985.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541504208969338098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UZPaoArsrv-yyykdfFcVUalpfbjgSklzRGhuh_MRJBOx1Vs8vPqGPnti20VGM_qL0J_OK47Rq4MPyPzAlBowEwsXzBUpG3AtPftYzk8cQS6fzzVnDcqA60uLwwo6eQXY3xZnnoBHJy16/s400/DSC08985.JPG" /></a> </div><div>One of the best things about London is that most of the attractions are Free to visit. We spent a few hours in the British Museum which was absolutely amazing. Even Kai loved it. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxHKlXzDyC71wrL7GQCMf0AsdKtXi_Xqr8gRVsmN0iczkPiu7n2bz9jFRbCmz3XtQUHnnyadRqM8P9Frj8RriXDDUDKNp3I7jqJjxRi3dXRcjRBC2DYM5UHcFFvAUtKVCMBhInVXdHRpa/s1600/DSC09044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541504198005493858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxHKlXzDyC71wrL7GQCMf0AsdKtXi_Xqr8gRVsmN0iczkPiu7n2bz9jFRbCmz3XtQUHnnyadRqM8P9Frj8RriXDDUDKNp3I7jqJjxRi3dXRcjRBC2DYM5UHcFFvAUtKVCMBhInVXdHRpa/s400/DSC09044.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1k8PQ-c7vhWVXHb_bjChAq7XrXxQPLTbc0hbphAFnYmaDfcdg36OhKF0Rw4qiOfRxzzo7HKRQgocmqMy5SXY5ltUGRWcmfKTLp6yZkSyqc0TXl5tYMemmzsDD3IfeyQBcwl1EBPgb9m1/s1600/DSC09052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541503223208620018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1k8PQ-c7vhWVXHb_bjChAq7XrXxQPLTbc0hbphAFnYmaDfcdg36OhKF0Rw4qiOfRxzzo7HKRQgocmqMy5SXY5ltUGRWcmfKTLp6yZkSyqc0TXl5tYMemmzsDD3IfeyQBcwl1EBPgb9m1/s400/DSC09052.JPG" /></a> <div>Kings Cross Station was everything I dreamed it would be and more...how could we not visit platform 9 3/4's right before the opening semester of Hogwarts was about to begin???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCrgkIOg6eLLP6xfhDlA1EuqCwzr0BBWQPYGT4sMKS0-24F69fSl2HZ5Wlag0YhRD7JsltyQ5K_xZyyHNNzh4NaeUY-bPX29QuxCkh3u6gU-q3EEWSRT4xqMAn64L7rmaI_7P9h4XGUPz/s1600/DSC09079.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541503213472284850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCrgkIOg6eLLP6xfhDlA1EuqCwzr0BBWQPYGT4sMKS0-24F69fSl2HZ5Wlag0YhRD7JsltyQ5K_xZyyHNNzh4NaeUY-bPX29QuxCkh3u6gU-q3EEWSRT4xqMAn64L7rmaI_7P9h4XGUPz/s400/DSC09079.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf-aXUgriYT0tOJZmrN9zDJJ_ueeTN2bzEfEaubq3ATbaz8_wFgEscJzNSuNPV4CychmUl20IVNj-JQwaqLqR8XM9ZWGciClTQ8UipUvR-L_EYpQh-_qxVRK-vOA3Er3nPekXDM7tynyO/s1600/DSC09073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541503211836265202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf-aXUgriYT0tOJZmrN9zDJJ_ueeTN2bzEfEaubq3ATbaz8_wFgEscJzNSuNPV4CychmUl20IVNj-JQwaqLqR8XM9ZWGciClTQ8UipUvR-L_EYpQh-_qxVRK-vOA3Er3nPekXDM7tynyO/s400/DSC09073.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Leaving London was hard to do, but the fact that we were leaving on a train headed to a small town in Western England made it a little easier. This is the train station we got off in to get to Bath. It felt like we were in a movie.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL3Cb7tLsykhuP6B6d3yzLEG2XkrRCF6Hr9GPNVc0ncqHr4flo0ZIHh8ciTEWN8BsnMuoNlzCMboKKWr1AYwP2eyTMtlhu63v-6R5PKFg1tan8lBzEYwgZUWtFTDsZVRjn0PskhYTk4Br/s1600/DSC09101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541503200981590722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL3Cb7tLsykhuP6B6d3yzLEG2XkrRCF6Hr9GPNVc0ncqHr4flo0ZIHh8ciTEWN8BsnMuoNlzCMboKKWr1AYwP2eyTMtlhu63v-6R5PKFg1tan8lBzEYwgZUWtFTDsZVRjn0PskhYTk4Br/s400/DSC09101.JPG" /></a> View of Bath from the train station.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SZwfrSUIV0ixgtATej-xo03rWJLwKRymRAgSRcBOkA2AR-WRtqYo1LqCqDhDyRiyWm26wbQYuBJf2NMmE017DtB16IDzXYEPHRDNTFTLt-SRrkeMk0c_GGtB5E4RYCXiJvIk2Qs31HFW/s1600/DSC09129.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541503195523937698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SZwfrSUIV0ixgtATej-xo03rWJLwKRymRAgSRcBOkA2AR-WRtqYo1LqCqDhDyRiyWm26wbQYuBJf2NMmE017DtB16IDzXYEPHRDNTFTLt-SRrkeMk0c_GGtB5E4RYCXiJvIk2Qs31HFW/s400/DSC09129.JPG" /></a></div><div>More Bath...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTMv800Qg0HPCk8ZO9flbxVlDHnEbHxG9VDz46GncWb-auai7ZTpw6fneKYCwKj99YD11kYRpTLooDNhUBsZ0kEbeRTSOqGq_lIDBS7WYiGjeZXv6Iq5lISlhBH2HVFnQ5szFY48hh7ni/s1600/DSC09138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541502309304251474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTMv800Qg0HPCk8ZO9flbxVlDHnEbHxG9VDz46GncWb-auai7ZTpw6fneKYCwKj99YD11kYRpTLooDNhUBsZ0kEbeRTSOqGq_lIDBS7WYiGjeZXv6Iq5lISlhBH2HVFnQ5szFY48hh7ni/s400/DSC09138.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wALZYA1BZE7JrdWSNoUf6DR2VuVn6Q1j3ta9B1Wpl8OUHFnOEI1av_ytfSth0GqFpqLb9SXAiGINeKsbq7ZDaLn80yHK8PzvOrkzSr1sK4g9gp1njxAZXVyFENuemiCqJiaRA9Ve2IKg/s1600/DSC09158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541502306980083666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wALZYA1BZE7JrdWSNoUf6DR2VuVn6Q1j3ta9B1Wpl8OUHFnOEI1av_ytfSth0GqFpqLb9SXAiGINeKsbq7ZDaLn80yHK8PzvOrkzSr1sK4g9gp1njxAZXVyFENuemiCqJiaRA9Ve2IKg/s400/DSC09158.JPG" /></a>Stonehenge is about an hour away from Bath, so we joined a small little tour company for a few hours and visited this historical place. It was really fascinating to learn about how these stones were carried without any modern technology hundreds of miles and then stacked on top of eachother...thousands of years ago.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhqKoLK_hvYYtFDkThlkyhwzw5pdMcgx3GQKFaiCfXOjW19s494AcWd7UM0RMY2wK9cTC6PZ3EibpeZgaoACEtx3yj93lEpLH7s_g1AcgQpQC7Ob43Mt5iuhT6F6v5EK6-4V07ovqYgrY/s1600/DSC09170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541502298194458178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhqKoLK_hvYYtFDkThlkyhwzw5pdMcgx3GQKFaiCfXOjW19s494AcWd7UM0RMY2wK9cTC6PZ3EibpeZgaoACEtx3yj93lEpLH7s_g1AcgQpQC7Ob43Mt5iuhT6F6v5EK6-4V07ovqYgrY/s400/DSC09170.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzv1KXO5dGmqYkbnZG7HitLFmuv56cthqmOfl-U7nOKJSRbqBocrQRAqsvaxUUmpKJ4X7zBJGOjANbLIoqzDLRXoKrWvQKS1SFEkUeF7reA9pVWBWbn8w-Ou2dUsh1XuCJ3uCn_ymmhJNd/s1600/DSC09177.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541502293623675682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzv1KXO5dGmqYkbnZG7HitLFmuv56cthqmOfl-U7nOKJSRbqBocrQRAqsvaxUUmpKJ4X7zBJGOjANbLIoqzDLRXoKrWvQKS1SFEkUeF7reA9pVWBWbn8w-Ou2dUsh1XuCJ3uCn_ymmhJNd/s400/DSC09177.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>Welcome to Lacock...oh Harry Potter filming sites, how I love you!</div><div>This is the oldest standing village in all of England, incidentally it also happens to be the place that they filmed Harry learning to fly in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Also, Lacock village is one of the places they filmed Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. The village itself was built in the 1200's.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmPkPn9KM8Kl52vZ6fC_bb_E3AwI6NhqD2g6nsv_UYcySjulK6tozqzPTdr1zawt-89KahcKkQ2QBc43ds6O0zvEiqSK7wpNyO0rz2JGvFq77afEfB5qUZsyFxjTxUz46MyFZ_iM-pZ2N/s1600/DSC09208.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541501576132335906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmPkPn9KM8Kl52vZ6fC_bb_E3AwI6NhqD2g6nsv_UYcySjulK6tozqzPTdr1zawt-89KahcKkQ2QBc43ds6O0zvEiqSK7wpNyO0rz2JGvFq77afEfB5qUZsyFxjTxUz46MyFZ_iM-pZ2N/s400/DSC09208.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKoSkUvHKaanopk4h5BL6iff7VqgSmLqbcV_CegT8vYAEYco_srPQORTCZXL_gsJFXGwC3Fzhz0Mtif1V8dfgTWFjTDyw59mkALYKOe7j1KH7z9dC8OzoYWDvMRjJ6lOT_hPwfXckGPEj/s1600/DSC09216.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541501562099582466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKoSkUvHKaanopk4h5BL6iff7VqgSmLqbcV_CegT8vYAEYco_srPQORTCZXL_gsJFXGwC3Fzhz0Mtif1V8dfgTWFjTDyw59mkALYKOe7j1KH7z9dC8OzoYWDvMRjJ6lOT_hPwfXckGPEj/s400/DSC09216.JPG" /></a> Our Hotel was a couple of miles outside of Bath on a hillside over looking the most most beautiful farming area. The Hotel itself was a stable for animals more than 400 years ago, it continued to be added to and remodeled until it now resembles a small castle. It was a very authentic way to spend a night in the England Countryside<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OhByFiH-e7kPRPm4oLP3kaulCp5ISXTs5lXxmv-voERTY1xC7-GzIO-rCyseOJ5sAmo6a4ZszEfhoJzeR7snzxSl3-Eu0JEZ5WtfHDoKamJvYDqB38lK0SoDiOQZzSoX3iqTK1CZS9MS/s1600/DSC09254.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541501555404613778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OhByFiH-e7kPRPm4oLP3kaulCp5ISXTs5lXxmv-voERTY1xC7-GzIO-rCyseOJ5sAmo6a4ZszEfhoJzeR7snzxSl3-Eu0JEZ5WtfHDoKamJvYDqB38lK0SoDiOQZzSoX3iqTK1CZS9MS/s400/DSC09254.JPG" /></a> This is the view from our window.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmf0PcoVcDk-WFLdzNyGT3VG6HF2t_zvP8fi9a1bgIhEz5hdCdQ4Qu0gkiSL_aTNJNU_NbQTppAMF7ajrZkP3sW2h8R9UhwVezTRPotFFkyXvlWeQyc2xyl9v0yW8xN_E25iGrtTORJ3a/s1600/DSC09270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541501549439040642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmf0PcoVcDk-WFLdzNyGT3VG6HF2t_zvP8fi9a1bgIhEz5hdCdQ4Qu0gkiSL_aTNJNU_NbQTppAMF7ajrZkP3sW2h8R9UhwVezTRPotFFkyXvlWeQyc2xyl9v0yW8xN_E25iGrtTORJ3a/s400/DSC09270.JPG" /></a>Back at the Train Station...Paris, here we come!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbQ-4H9D5hlfVyNWoJlHpwEckRsOnUDmhW2kJp1i9SzbUxkd2QukxHNFIJaloewBmED4XlksUEIu9cgiVnJfIUkju_rh2-qoUdYJy7srYkjILbNN72aybLvWnXsCLoOJtBoxzxrMvfqs6/s1600/DSC09273.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541501533288552722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbQ-4H9D5hlfVyNWoJlHpwEckRsOnUDmhW2kJp1i9SzbUxkd2QukxHNFIJaloewBmED4XlksUEIu9cgiVnJfIUkju_rh2-qoUdYJy7srYkjILbNN72aybLvWnXsCLoOJtBoxzxrMvfqs6/s400/DSC09273.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Parlez Vouse English???<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ExmoK-WIWa6URBBj6gNmTZQ8kMlHMINoN60y7JKm4vdu3mWcX6zkj6JECV5I_gPFWeIc1AEare2O6CZjyHelasSiqKoOHpncyVpHGNUY25nt6cPyBNzNjg8H4aNKFeO1haI5QU8iMaLG/s1600/DSC09293.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541500397745075170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ExmoK-WIWa6URBBj6gNmTZQ8kMlHMINoN60y7JKm4vdu3mWcX6zkj6JECV5I_gPFWeIc1AEare2O6CZjyHelasSiqKoOHpncyVpHGNUY25nt6cPyBNzNjg8H4aNKFeO1haI5QU8iMaLG/s400/DSC09293.JPG" /></a>Parisian Streets<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsZUvFl36akC9WRBiKyzAPC7GhIHK4kdCoYiCFNZx5mNjl4Feqhl3mvcBsyvmw3kHmNDfCYS2t7bFrxZsCLWJ2zH7tM366dwGG92GlvKyibwnDvk12J7S9sQcUGxR6oFoSg484hY-ltmU/s1600/DSC09305.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541500393903162962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsZUvFl36akC9WRBiKyzAPC7GhIHK4kdCoYiCFNZx5mNjl4Feqhl3mvcBsyvmw3kHmNDfCYS2t7bFrxZsCLWJ2zH7tM366dwGG92GlvKyibwnDvk12J7S9sQcUGxR6oFoSg484hY-ltmU/s400/DSC09305.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Catherdral Notre Dame<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6q66rgGLyRw6-FGd-cD8yszo0mRkSGvweLjSVIyTPNQHdXkYXaSHK-Xyrd3KrwTf_EGfZqRT9vBO4BkKVsEc3TLssA-OXumTzQ8bi8tEvVC6nMNOijFAmmDGmHW1xhtnNAAto5vSjBaE/s1600/DSC09303.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541500379209337266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6q66rgGLyRw6-FGd-cD8yszo0mRkSGvweLjSVIyTPNQHdXkYXaSHK-Xyrd3KrwTf_EGfZqRT9vBO4BkKVsEc3TLssA-OXumTzQ8bi8tEvVC6nMNOijFAmmDGmHW1xhtnNAAto5vSjBaE/s400/DSC09303.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zW-f5tBVwntLcWNaRfqZjLXVL5QdHJsSOD7Q-RA6C5dMf4qV2ak_xOqtGO8F-1nqh0JHOFrsFW-s7YftcIe9p00K_M8zTg4SiQUdEspubgiEnmjmx5JN0E1rVP7nYhfGGbC_PdmKzt5c/s1600/DSC09319.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541500367399609138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zW-f5tBVwntLcWNaRfqZjLXVL5QdHJsSOD7Q-RA6C5dMf4qV2ak_xOqtGO8F-1nqh0JHOFrsFW-s7YftcIe9p00K_M8zTg4SiQUdEspubgiEnmjmx5JN0E1rVP7nYhfGGbC_PdmKzt5c/s400/DSC09319.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Gma-jfvg73ARoSDTyDl3zGoIy2iJgXwHLHh6f1HDcnhDSTUfl258YNIpFcRxCluCOuyUtgjNAeq15SZYqiQuOtrh_xMw93wbwjW6LMRpJ8GjI47RiSrUZ2qYmJudVMOTZtFqCEmDzLY/s1600/DSC09329.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541500358953276834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Gma-jfvg73ARoSDTyDl3zGoIy2iJgXwHLHh6f1HDcnhDSTUfl258YNIpFcRxCluCOuyUtgjNAeq15SZYqiQuOtrh_xMw93wbwjW6LMRpJ8GjI47RiSrUZ2qYmJudVMOTZtFqCEmDzLY/s400/DSC09329.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65_UQRXtR6MuhBZ2djjhLH-YDGdi5umPuOvJi7u0tOmRjjJE66E1O4nQ4DP-zXugo-U1Fb20NnZeQJOwkHsjpYVWXdX1LnKo3BjWiuIXEJshh5nNRZV6oTtbXf2Ts98wp05jQMrI0lqLC/s1600/DSC09327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541499611802604562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65_UQRXtR6MuhBZ2djjhLH-YDGdi5umPuOvJi7u0tOmRjjJE66E1O4nQ4DP-zXugo-U1Fb20NnZeQJOwkHsjpYVWXdX1LnKo3BjWiuIXEJshh5nNRZV6oTtbXf2Ts98wp05jQMrI0lqLC/s400/DSC09327.JPG" /></a> The first day we were in Paris, we walked around the city for hours. There literally were not enough hours in the day to see everything in Paris. Walking along the Seine River was beautiful...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywfQW5dx5uxDfnrtgQXNiJRndDnXomwDvDVhprAkQ_uBn0IUhMlmAzrgrKTuYHBBBtf3C-bhJ6oAa5wjUg36RMyOJVpSFBWkaGCN4qEvVaichntWISmJD2oNQRmdkkbgsPXCkTsZHIK5K/s1600/DSC09337.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541499600100233058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywfQW5dx5uxDfnrtgQXNiJRndDnXomwDvDVhprAkQ_uBn0IUhMlmAzrgrKTuYHBBBtf3C-bhJ6oAa5wjUg36RMyOJVpSFBWkaGCN4qEvVaichntWISmJD2oNQRmdkkbgsPXCkTsZHIK5K/s400/DSC09337.JPG" /></a> </div><div>And of course, Miseur Eiffel<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzUDkCtnITG7VX7h8JHOwlr1nTFHHKHGV28aip5-68h_85Zfs1YFpuWDYrrIMFKn2Rfj1Pbp5hnYSmrvxCFrzSqXvqlFpTzcpfTo6rWFeXYjHItpgUSm3ZnvTpew5D4acWY2H3XDZ3ZX7/s1600/DSC09356.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541499595763263474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzUDkCtnITG7VX7h8JHOwlr1nTFHHKHGV28aip5-68h_85Zfs1YFpuWDYrrIMFKn2Rfj1Pbp5hnYSmrvxCFrzSqXvqlFpTzcpfTo6rWFeXYjHItpgUSm3ZnvTpew5D4acWY2H3XDZ3ZX7/s400/DSC09356.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiDrkoJSNsFY22xbrUDRqfRwmN5Ls5pmchuaTvGUCvOf0FF3UG7_86YqKMyu0kz95VYhLjcHUJwczs4dxQ3ijMSNefvDhTLNCRYHe4APoNredEbciUB9e8eiK6uy4Ek_2ffGnG-yPFnKi/s1600/DSC09351.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541499589158396050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiDrkoJSNsFY22xbrUDRqfRwmN5Ls5pmchuaTvGUCvOf0FF3UG7_86YqKMyu0kz95VYhLjcHUJwczs4dxQ3ijMSNefvDhTLNCRYHe4APoNredEbciUB9e8eiK6uy4Ek_2ffGnG-yPFnKi/s400/DSC09351.JPG" /></a> <div>From the top</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVhdnOCdS5XB1Hl1y4LqTrup_Gac323cQtGFtkFX3vw-ZdOZGF4v_qddek6vEpebUKf7lwJUza4xWzaRxdKEShFTIJIcZM3OsiGcLg0mpotDXfTLkZO9oAYvGc0Bm02NtZOCJU1UNT9AM/s1600/DSC09565.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541499580316882610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVhdnOCdS5XB1Hl1y4LqTrup_Gac323cQtGFtkFX3vw-ZdOZGF4v_qddek6vEpebUKf7lwJUza4xWzaRxdKEShFTIJIcZM3OsiGcLg0mpotDXfTLkZO9oAYvGc0Bm02NtZOCJU1UNT9AM/s400/DSC09565.JPG" /></a></div><div>From the Bottom</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jwqx4u-7ZaZL-9hrYaT47m6Ivv3UnvG1s7iEzw_vdsztS7XO97aXTblsgPjGZUZXQeSSTo3KwHHtBn0WHBHGJJwl3-9ZnHkrhsO_omEX3CIV89-azxGhE-PNEAXTQ1PVnUiAV82BRup2/s1600/DSC09603.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541498850121117378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jwqx4u-7ZaZL-9hrYaT47m6Ivv3UnvG1s7iEzw_vdsztS7XO97aXTblsgPjGZUZXQeSSTo3KwHHtBn0WHBHGJJwl3-9ZnHkrhsO_omEX3CIV89-azxGhE-PNEAXTQ1PVnUiAV82BRup2/s400/DSC09603.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0BJAg6Q9BQbIneGR5vGjO14Xw3GuiWqf1FZGV-nTvK6oxRC-1djZcbvO0p821Uoh5ppcNvtHPz2ZYl4ENMMUknld3j5Inf7vljRra3wahPJwqWDGfn2PxZAwV9Rj57qMRXqdL4N2mk-L/s1600/DSC09403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541498843778795858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0BJAg6Q9BQbIneGR5vGjO14Xw3GuiWqf1FZGV-nTvK6oxRC-1djZcbvO0p821Uoh5ppcNvtHPz2ZYl4ENMMUknld3j5Inf7vljRra3wahPJwqWDGfn2PxZAwV9Rj57qMRXqdL4N2mk-L/s400/DSC09403.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>There are statues all over Paris, it was like walking through an outdoor museum.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex_f6V30nPZLOCUewzSnoOy3TjVakiGKSAVZG98nF1ACE3WmWCyuDymXo_2RY3t7yf9K017KZX70CTRZWS99mflIzruAzIZ31Y1sz6hlyHiGWJm_kLvSEp11rB50JZNSz2li2q3Brdnv-/s1600/DSC09372.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541498840639689474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex_f6V30nPZLOCUewzSnoOy3TjVakiGKSAVZG98nF1ACE3WmWCyuDymXo_2RY3t7yf9K017KZX70CTRZWS99mflIzruAzIZ31Y1sz6hlyHiGWJm_kLvSEp11rB50JZNSz2li2q3Brdnv-/s400/DSC09372.JPG" /></a></div><div>Our favorite Parisian area was the Mont Marte district. Artists, crepes, and street performers by the dozens.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH6sjngHc9Vu41_C-eWcg178HYfJPc3koCQ46Zm-zahjI1xhv86uBTY1Seb2CqBTCyLizDi2x-Um3Y6K8biHvfYrr273Xl0ElIs94S7d-9A8B0teCXITpSuS7sipwdOdOOG8FhXtl_2Kr/s1600/DSC09422.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541498830037273826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH6sjngHc9Vu41_C-eWcg178HYfJPc3koCQ46Zm-zahjI1xhv86uBTY1Seb2CqBTCyLizDi2x-Um3Y6K8biHvfYrr273Xl0ElIs94S7d-9A8B0teCXITpSuS7sipwdOdOOG8FhXtl_2Kr/s400/DSC09422.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi656mqlvXHrWIa_tuLLTJXJr6vkz7zKA9XuJMHxsJKj1008G79t_hGnj9RkU9U4vcfHfkvr1HZ_efIMHbTX3_-tGAUsKJmfff5vjcbruUy7zY_SwmFhgeBri0JIVZHn0sKsqQFnox20-Bh/s1600/DSC09456.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497943620056034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi656mqlvXHrWIa_tuLLTJXJr6vkz7zKA9XuJMHxsJKj1008G79t_hGnj9RkU9U4vcfHfkvr1HZ_efIMHbTX3_-tGAUsKJmfff5vjcbruUy7zY_SwmFhgeBri0JIVZHn0sKsqQFnox20-Bh/s400/DSC09456.JPG" /></a>Kai made friends with the most talented soccer player I have ever seen. He taught Kai all of his tricks, and Kai hasn't stopped talking about playing in the next World Cup since.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKlSbXAdqoTDo-JkaDnR9De76xK-cO1sUbFjgkPhQv_RwzmIm3oRChff7gOd8GmtR5Hld3VTzlRj7f5dleDzfy-SuKUkS-LivXlcyfyqQ56_oz0OEaI9D2_IY8lcus08QZZ1bt2rxruUj/s1600/DSC09483.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497941456384626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKlSbXAdqoTDo-JkaDnR9De76xK-cO1sUbFjgkPhQv_RwzmIm3oRChff7gOd8GmtR5Hld3VTzlRj7f5dleDzfy-SuKUkS-LivXlcyfyqQ56_oz0OEaI9D2_IY8lcus08QZZ1bt2rxruUj/s400/DSC09483.JPG" /></a></div><div>Kai had his portrat drawn by a local street artist.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-tWBHDsGEIziFkUdk1UlegSFKKo9d3-B9LjbJl53jACpa07dv9AXvCli-SrSr2OUg9JSBaI1bmbesHC2Trkq4GV9emD2Q3eLTZ9J_3vimM39I-lxrrsKVnXVgSmIKlPSPVxC_9up_XFi/s1600/DSC09510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497933556750002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-tWBHDsGEIziFkUdk1UlegSFKKo9d3-B9LjbJl53jACpa07dv9AXvCli-SrSr2OUg9JSBaI1bmbesHC2Trkq4GV9emD2Q3eLTZ9J_3vimM39I-lxrrsKVnXVgSmIKlPSPVxC_9up_XFi/s400/DSC09510.JPG" /></a> Crepes! Crepes! Crepes! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBjKivW7afoTDthtpO5sc3NerngcARYeILiJC94asSe_C-78vyvw0XyVPs_KQOmMaXndayzaBWiJFY6aJXnorwF5nqQudemWWXvcWMxUrLHdlzLx5_-XI8hRutTdez3-Wuj8Rd4aFW6cT/s1600/DSC09518.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541497922752364626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBjKivW7afoTDthtpO5sc3NerngcARYeILiJC94asSe_C-78vyvw0XyVPs_KQOmMaXndayzaBWiJFY6aJXnorwF5nqQudemWWXvcWMxUrLHdlzLx5_-XI8hRutTdez3-Wuj8Rd4aFW6cT/s400/DSC09518.JPG" /></a>Even if I didn't buy a pastry, I still made us stop at every single Patisserie just to check out the scene.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeipqTzy-g2jWB8NAYyVVFDDsh1uspt9rgD-ExrfmPtGnzGJeYEYJPyBTgUHUnqDuZxVK3gF_KDO3q0nUvQh1L1aUjjzPuRIpGfoB0-T-8nH2TrxoYRc9EgI_aRoBXiEPDIDIxjIVsg2OW/s1600/DSC09524.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541486559585023666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeipqTzy-g2jWB8NAYyVVFDDsh1uspt9rgD-ExrfmPtGnzGJeYEYJPyBTgUHUnqDuZxVK3gF_KDO3q0nUvQh1L1aUjjzPuRIpGfoB0-T-8nH2TrxoYRc9EgI_aRoBXiEPDIDIxjIVsg2OW/s400/DSC09524.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcQY9UnL5N9tFDaHWpVTVfxWk5U5iyWVJ5GOViDqbjPdrkvTxBtjuFkQO91mdqK3lUYbFrVHdrALVbmdFpUWW95I7nK7cE8wnYxHgJgZ6oPcG2AeI_dYT5ZJpQqgIR7RdP1I7WyEVUqrX/s1600/DSC09529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541486553125032914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcQY9UnL5N9tFDaHWpVTVfxWk5U5iyWVJ5GOViDqbjPdrkvTxBtjuFkQO91mdqK3lUYbFrVHdrALVbmdFpUWW95I7nK7cE8wnYxHgJgZ6oPcG2AeI_dYT5ZJpQqgIR7RdP1I7WyEVUqrX/s400/DSC09529.JPG" /></a></div><div>the MOULIN ROUGE...we only saw it from the outside.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaAM4O14V-_cgyyseaHuXvL2-yuw0GK-TZQ3IhddlikdU7DnNJY7W6w-h4GIGy6Cr7o034gJ2CeyfF3UWHx_A744RD4TpbvEiA7MlRcistlD1q-eNmqwIZhxw0Qu9kPOvRmw9rIu0BdNS/s1600/DSC09535.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541486542710964386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaAM4O14V-_cgyyseaHuXvL2-yuw0GK-TZQ3IhddlikdU7DnNJY7W6w-h4GIGy6Cr7o034gJ2CeyfF3UWHx_A744RD4TpbvEiA7MlRcistlD1q-eNmqwIZhxw0Qu9kPOvRmw9rIu0BdNS/s400/DSC09535.JPG" /></a>Arch De Triomphe<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEGfl3PX4mZUs6vkdaMqq1VVYB61nlA8VuVs3wunRdHkZqeRLgOfYCrXscIFtVHLKuel0xtX-zhmM07NV28d4a-PynJX87GtWYh8zaiOHs44oYqkIvozr-7YzKfRXskwdd5T4By3C2mhO/s1600/DSC09623.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541486539477517330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEGfl3PX4mZUs6vkdaMqq1VVYB61nlA8VuVs3wunRdHkZqeRLgOfYCrXscIFtVHLKuel0xtX-zhmM07NV28d4a-PynJX87GtWYh8zaiOHs44oYqkIvozr-7YzKfRXskwdd5T4By3C2mhO/s400/DSC09623.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cmHzDW2kc0Ro2X820dHEDkB_CuR2yP-9sOMpk6aSZGhbmgKhTzegxvERXZvGCwB199BKJ6hDrp20sgkgYaZAofBZPJJCgBKLh4jCzeXpofvIUb9qpB7foyXX7nEZWB9QqjBtKHgVUGHY/s1600/DSC09632.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541486529065976162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cmHzDW2kc0Ro2X820dHEDkB_CuR2yP-9sOMpk6aSZGhbmgKhTzegxvERXZvGCwB199BKJ6hDrp20sgkgYaZAofBZPJJCgBKLh4jCzeXpofvIUb9qpB7foyXX7nEZWB9QqjBtKHgVUGHY/s400/DSC09632.JPG" /></a>The Louvre<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge8DSHjuiLujG9MUTzv_A8-YQlcG1V02EJvtQiMMgVGWICG1flEcPRBxy60gOG-3Gc9gkLscr1-U5zlC3nludGu2Xpj1bTyVNF1RubvLT1-b245fRGpY8j3PMtVZzHYeNdBZ1rBuKEaDR/s1600/DSC09663.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541485406761682690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge8DSHjuiLujG9MUTzv_A8-YQlcG1V02EJvtQiMMgVGWICG1flEcPRBxy60gOG-3Gc9gkLscr1-U5zlC3nludGu2Xpj1bTyVNF1RubvLT1-b245fRGpY8j3PMtVZzHYeNdBZ1rBuKEaDR/s400/DSC09663.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs2WMq-03loXtd1oYBtfI_UUs-N9Jf43H_es3eFObtZJoWz80O4RaQs9YB2R21HklHZkDhdmtJWA0s8xeCApBOdZ82SR5hkeefUG2rRYxTNfrUDeMUFebIJqjN_dbzkR2OqAfmZWJjX5b/s1600/DSC09697.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541485400313652706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs2WMq-03loXtd1oYBtfI_UUs-N9Jf43H_es3eFObtZJoWz80O4RaQs9YB2R21HklHZkDhdmtJWA0s8xeCApBOdZ82SR5hkeefUG2rRYxTNfrUDeMUFebIJqjN_dbzkR2OqAfmZWJjX5b/s400/DSC09697.JPG" /></a> <div align="left">I'm not going to lie, I spent a good majority of my time in Paris eating...it didn't help that our hotel had an all you can eat breakfast spread, which was NOTHING like American Breakfast...can you say "Chocolate Croissants, Baguettes and Nutella, Fresh Fruit, Waffles, Eggs, deli meats, and delicious cheeses", it was amazing. Not to mention every night we ate delicious cheeses, meats and breads. Our last night in Paris we went to a grocery story and bought our own picnic food. We walked to Luxemborg gardens and had the most delightful picnic you could ever imagine.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1uxgKLBrM7kMU2qpoafwAlFzXJKhKN83MVgVgVcX5tY9d566M5sGhSW32ZGRx7Cbk9VOiXdr6Nct-1mvFqfkonLpojLJO50kYx3oWn5hW3bIWDwP-pgOCAwcFr9WO2kRSUmR3oMCfngI/s1600/DSC09698.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541484987865986130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1uxgKLBrM7kMU2qpoafwAlFzXJKhKN83MVgVgVcX5tY9d566M5sGhSW32ZGRx7Cbk9VOiXdr6Nct-1mvFqfkonLpojLJO50kYx3oWn5hW3bIWDwP-pgOCAwcFr9WO2kRSUmR3oMCfngI/s400/DSC09698.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left">Oh European vacation...how I miss you. If we could find jobs in London...I'd be on a plane tomorrow.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-3039098588743392532010-10-22T07:50:00.001-07:002010-10-22T07:54:37.633-07:00Blog...WHAT BLOG???Really, the title of this post says it all. The Fall is my CRAZY time at work, so I have neglected my duty to document what is going on in Kai's/our lives. We spent the first couple weeks of September in Europe, which I will blog about someday soon. In the meantime, here are a few links to the media interviews I have been doing in conjunction with my work at the YWCA.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kued.org/?area=outreach&action=contact&day=2010-10-15" target="_blank">http://www.kued.org/?area=outreach&action=contact&day=2010-10-15</a><br /><br /><a href="http://connect2utah.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=113126" target="_blank">http://connect2utah.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=113126</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story/YWCAs-Week-Without-Violence/BBgBE3wEzEKkRNw3RQ2CPw.cspx" target="_blank">http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story/YWCAs-Week-Without-Violence/BBgBE3wEzEKkRNw3RQ2CPw.cspx</a><br /><br />Maybe not as exciting as a trip to Europe...but atleast it's a post.Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-42597725323936176262010-08-22T20:23:00.000-07:002010-08-22T20:41:25.215-07:0048 hours with the GrangesMy sister Anne and her kids were in Denver with her inlaws for a week and a half, and had a couple of days to sneak away to Utah for a quick visit. I had the day off, so I flew to Denver early in the morning to drive back to SLC with them. We had a great drive, and when we got to Salt Lake, the marathon of playing, shopping and eating began.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Rl7qiBZB6txTxZIaUp5v2hmIeE41b15p4WD45EYJ2Rpkgf3bskFg8zeqPhcFuy-BYqaOdnYlhAydp86ShkbQTUrVfC_W-9nmDMPV0P2Ap0ObEQRMt-_s-MZXxIhCt1KRsrOxHFNrXpg/s1600/DSC08362.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508442469941058130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Rl7qiBZB6txTxZIaUp5v2hmIeE41b15p4WD45EYJ2Rpkgf3bskFg8zeqPhcFuy-BYqaOdnYlhAydp86ShkbQTUrVfC_W-9nmDMPV0P2Ap0ObEQRMt-_s-MZXxIhCt1KRsrOxHFNrXpg/s400/DSC08362.JPG" /></a> Anne wanted to head down to Provo for some food and errands, so we put both boys in the double stroller...it was so cute, but I'm not going to lie, pushing them around did not encourage me to want to have another child anytime soon.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-cCnAAE6gzWNiaLhZu4nCIwqlygvSzAaxjQ4Z_EhhhTUVesJLeN5Sgphm4WlZ1beZQkvlTXlm4ClbVuzZkUZFcCi-wobtRpw2WiinnygVUW4XCltjn273PHrQ58fFNkvfiZ880pN8BOx/s1600/DSC08375.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508442304349779922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-cCnAAE6gzWNiaLhZu4nCIwqlygvSzAaxjQ4Z_EhhhTUVesJLeN5Sgphm4WlZ1beZQkvlTXlm4ClbVuzZkUZFcCi-wobtRpw2WiinnygVUW4XCltjn273PHrQ58fFNkvfiZ880pN8BOx/s400/DSC08375.JPG" /></a> Elle was so beautiful, and she sure did like cuddling up to Uncle Darin!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIXkrG1Enlw_ppBadclG6L_Do2RCSOgaWj77byldfXnakOVehnCr3nz9geZDbqntEhxynrku9dqDgF1R9dUnR_FhWJs8ZDX6xsx9c-gmMZugwoeZviq9WdLNBJeXayEBCA1eaEakpVjzB/s1600/DSC08416.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508442158647418722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIXkrG1Enlw_ppBadclG6L_Do2RCSOgaWj77byldfXnakOVehnCr3nz9geZDbqntEhxynrku9dqDgF1R9dUnR_FhWJs8ZDX6xsx9c-gmMZugwoeZviq9WdLNBJeXayEBCA1eaEakpVjzB/s400/DSC08416.JPG" /></a> Beckett and Kai spent some time running through the fountain, and Beckett was so excited...he was literally jumping for Joy the entire time!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaaEhDyROlDeLwdqdzjTRIOMLjX1GP4y80zxJWNQW0PhfdnKJl1EBDn6FmZQpKEh9vqOfN9_cNmrm74Ym6Lud4mGdRZMT5ci_myjmC8SEfyxOSVynbaavfJYHvPFpiOahg8Nv4NUPtOKy/s1600/DSC08386.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508442044589234978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaaEhDyROlDeLwdqdzjTRIOMLjX1GP4y80zxJWNQW0PhfdnKJl1EBDn6FmZQpKEh9vqOfN9_cNmrm74Ym6Lud4mGdRZMT5ci_myjmC8SEfyxOSVynbaavfJYHvPFpiOahg8Nv4NUPtOKy/s400/DSC08386.JPG" /></a> Uncle Tyler came in for a few hours on his drive to Florida, and Beckett and Kai could not get enough of him...he chased them around the fountain.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbnI-TYD1gZoEBjQEEubEYdB4ay2urOYMH8EWgOGB7d2nfpvARSVeBtzMDMr7kjFDQ5WqwXH4-vgtnTValnefMKgAhrF3RJpNA-ImxfUnD3ezx8H_W6YKwvbjbPLDONhHJi7TMOYquryh/s1600/DSC08425.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508441913715469362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbnI-TYD1gZoEBjQEEubEYdB4ay2urOYMH8EWgOGB7d2nfpvARSVeBtzMDMr7kjFDQ5WqwXH4-vgtnTValnefMKgAhrF3RJpNA-ImxfUnD3ezx8H_W6YKwvbjbPLDONhHJi7TMOYquryh/s400/DSC08425.JPG" /></a> Me and my little guy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMg9QRM9CyvMBoFn6P8NOhYtF8Hr6jdBCaIYbn7Ew6hdG2y22AAHYDhfGy7NHHjs_fDHDfJ-AxwuYtH8ICBUdW-sa6DZorObf-AVWICJOs_7VxIwDCSuSZizT_Lii4r0neryEOwmJal31/s1600/DSC08429.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508441641230732594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMg9QRM9CyvMBoFn6P8NOhYtF8Hr6jdBCaIYbn7Ew6hdG2y22AAHYDhfGy7NHHjs_fDHDfJ-AxwuYtH8ICBUdW-sa6DZorObf-AVWICJOs_7VxIwDCSuSZizT_Lii4r0neryEOwmJal31/s400/DSC08429.JPG" /></a> The morning they left, Elle was fussing while Anne was loading the car, so Kai kept running to her car seat and rocking it back and forth. A few times he tried to get in with her, but luckily I was protecting little Elle (he would have tried to buckle up on top of her). He sure loves that little baby!</div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-18891633164202173022010-08-22T20:12:00.000-07:002010-08-22T20:22:49.217-07:00Patterson CousinsDarin's brother Brian invited us over for dinner a few weeks ago, and we had so much fun visiting and playing with the kids. Ethan is getting so big, and Kai kept trying to hold him. When someone else would pick him up, Kai would say baby pease, baby pease, baby pease. He sure did think we were taking that little guy home with us, and was not too happy when we got in the car without Ethan.<br /><br />Darin loved holding Ethan too, what a cutie that little guy is!<br /><br />Briana and Garrett were having so much fun running around outside, showing us their toys, and riding their bikes/scooters. We love those kids!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKHabgLd77a6xMB6t0AljGXkGBn8NvpkYp1bfTBl7REgpZRortbBSAdkj4r5ERqdm3mB3BGZqsfaCQQiJeUwP05cvpy523uxqDuJHVRV40HY6BsHtwO8JUkcghmeDZHQ36Xsitv-9Qo1R/s1600/DSC08332.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508439119846594770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKHabgLd77a6xMB6t0AljGXkGBn8NvpkYp1bfTBl7REgpZRortbBSAdkj4r5ERqdm3mB3BGZqsfaCQQiJeUwP05cvpy523uxqDuJHVRV40HY6BsHtwO8JUkcghmeDZHQ36Xsitv-9Qo1R/s400/DSC08332.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT44QtVWTH2nEJYLVagKy-FY2pHfFrdFDYDPdUBBdjUTjeJRystfA6Mq39HHtmug_JEHBAF2EWvGP2ggH1zewP1Dwl3YXPLy_H3Xi72Elq43BZ7qvyH0taZbYsrj_ZIbyfwVBCrQlsnqlw/s1600/DSC08350.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508438984894769058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT44QtVWTH2nEJYLVagKy-FY2pHfFrdFDYDPdUBBdjUTjeJRystfA6Mq39HHtmug_JEHBAF2EWvGP2ggH1zewP1Dwl3YXPLy_H3Xi72Elq43BZ7qvyH0taZbYsrj_ZIbyfwVBCrQlsnqlw/s400/DSC08350.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHMVe2c44C8a7Z0hZpzWa3ReU1xIZzGrbz9BodjK24gT_96Rzzxd4jAopQDG3J6WgAW4x1g_9A5iZYaZaPvET5bRqYsLGpik1U0Hgn3rbMqhqn3RdixwwzUI10vCwn88HqGNILmVpd0eA/s1600/DSC08353.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508438685179158082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHMVe2c44C8a7Z0hZpzWa3ReU1xIZzGrbz9BodjK24gT_96Rzzxd4jAopQDG3J6WgAW4x1g_9A5iZYaZaPvET5bRqYsLGpik1U0Hgn3rbMqhqn3RdixwwzUI10vCwn88HqGNILmVpd0eA/s400/DSC08353.JPG" /></a> </div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-3377130260600958362010-08-22T19:53:00.000-07:002010-08-22T20:42:59.252-07:00Field TripKai's school class is always taking the cutest field trips (in the theme of whatever they are learning that week). A few weeks back they were learning about farm animals, so his whole class went to Wheeler Farm, and I tagged along. Kai was especially enamored with the geese.<br /><br />In fact, he enjoyed his time with the Geese so much that when his teachers pulled out a bag of smashed up stale crackers to feed to the Geese, Kai spent almost 5 whole minutes intently observing the other children throw their crackers at the geese. He had a look of confusion on his face the entire time. When it was his turn to get a handful of crackers, his teacher handed them to him, and he turned around and began running in the opposit direction of the birds. As soon as he was far enough away, he plopped himself on the ground and began shoving the crackers in his mouth as fast as he could get them in. He stared the birds down with a look that just screamed "their is no way you guys are getting any of my crackers!"<br /><br />It was hilarious!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPV7Zke8o99vzACZQbq93KruWfCANARnKteeMWjPb4snP0it4VNSC7ErBcB890j3sqq2m1EK6LJIa8dBc_TFh628K-6a_yfUDQ7uY03rHRAVEo1oxxP9ZRTErwrV6SX4k74RWrwwKA4nP/s1600/DSC08235.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508434147518867586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPV7Zke8o99vzACZQbq93KruWfCANARnKteeMWjPb4snP0it4VNSC7ErBcB890j3sqq2m1EK6LJIa8dBc_TFh628K-6a_yfUDQ7uY03rHRAVEo1oxxP9ZRTErwrV6SX4k74RWrwwKA4nP/s400/DSC08235.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZt1vfJuQdol9tuEqA3T9CGu1709ssSHZUi3u6fn8DAyy0UIoVpR60-tOD24cAeGapAj8BZ5Weowc3ukT0wVs7s3M9ah5Tee7hL6Sz0Fq4nP3zY0Ymvbg0XDSHzgeLsRGMNWtARN0ffrfn/s1600/DSC08240.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508433854514100802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZt1vfJuQdol9tuEqA3T9CGu1709ssSHZUi3u6fn8DAyy0UIoVpR60-tOD24cAeGapAj8BZ5Weowc3ukT0wVs7s3M9ah5Tee7hL6Sz0Fq4nP3zY0Ymvbg0XDSHzgeLsRGMNWtARN0ffrfn/s400/DSC08240.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhpHAZnuEVyYTo_nOWAvP3pE0jhkUAi_piUMhvhIQpdPaI8bl9FGeCjA2xl4tnx2RnmNu_DxgfkR-11S4j5SPVA8W_ditR7ZyTtQKttIHsHCt50WyFaOoeV8HCg-Z_OK3Ba2F7fU2nixj/s1600/DSC08246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508433663363501954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhpHAZnuEVyYTo_nOWAvP3pE0jhkUAi_piUMhvhIQpdPaI8bl9FGeCjA2xl4tnx2RnmNu_DxgfkR-11S4j5SPVA8W_ditR7ZyTtQKttIHsHCt50WyFaOoeV8HCg-Z_OK3Ba2F7fU2nixj/s400/DSC08246.JPG" /></a> Kai getting his crackers,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1hukLpKMKED7PkEbKiT7m9-7jwgsAlu-SDv8oAcYZ0q4FRWgj82XvzSaxUQOrsl0_NyRUgbHP9pKG_Cf6ueMqUuF3IWlyBH5rW_ml0eu6YA1DNE3FOQ_pMz-51hrE4GtrLLq2I5bavnc/s1600/DSC08247.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508433516293955106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1hukLpKMKED7PkEbKiT7m9-7jwgsAlu-SDv8oAcYZ0q4FRWgj82XvzSaxUQOrsl0_NyRUgbHP9pKG_Cf6ueMqUuF3IWlyBH5rW_ml0eu6YA1DNE3FOQ_pMz-51hrE4GtrLLq2I5bavnc/s400/DSC08247.JPG" /></a> On the run...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ9DEFVlkSp8v0Y0FHLKw0vyhXNiCpUFJoSMEbypetOvloNJGph-7Aq1CTck_HXipUR8JVMcja9wEl1TlFXTj6ujpGz4ZOxqxfHzo-4gkMqi8JSCGk0CupyX4TDfh797DKDbSwS9jXtbm/s1600/DSC08249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508433392064324034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ9DEFVlkSp8v0Y0FHLKw0vyhXNiCpUFJoSMEbypetOvloNJGph-7Aq1CTck_HXipUR8JVMcja9wEl1TlFXTj6ujpGz4ZOxqxfHzo-4gkMqi8JSCGk0CupyX4TDfh797DKDbSwS9jXtbm/s400/DSC08249.JPG" /></a> Basking in his victory!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvQkMBY1ZliHObsAbBU6hCHmBDqqeajM1v1Zrc_favNdaTkqfAA3UNAh__uii4IQCsSPfRyyZTi_lAZ9Ts-vqXXt1v9Dwq8peOmhW2ViLMMCUDWw5dEGsxU5y0XdR2CQ96g-tFvSyTE22/s1600/DSC08254.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508433263234619538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvQkMBY1ZliHObsAbBU6hCHmBDqqeajM1v1Zrc_favNdaTkqfAA3UNAh__uii4IQCsSPfRyyZTi_lAZ9Ts-vqXXt1v9Dwq8peOmhW2ViLMMCUDWw5dEGsxU5y0XdR2CQ96g-tFvSyTE22/s400/DSC08254.JPG" /></a> And finally, he spent some time with his friends enjoying the pigs. It was the best field trip ever!!</div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-30612128266757705872010-08-22T19:36:00.000-07:002010-08-22T19:53:20.634-07:00The Great OutdoorsI can't believe I have lived in Utah for 6 years, and have never taken advantage of all the beautiful hiking trails within 15 minutes of our house. We have been desperately trying to remedy the situation this summer by taking one hike per week. Kai loves being in the mountains, and gets especially excited when we run into the occassional squirrel, snake, butterfly, or even swarm of mosquitos. We are having so much fun, and trying hard not to remember that summer is quickly coming to an end.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQmMsbfIsHyHPcBBVlFTRfZrth5fRdIZ1OLCPh8WgiQEg2UjYkY2eeWfpSX77a8aJ55E89ao6a2FhfBkztBrDTeBdZpOXtF8qa5nKQI79JvDMc_QJYzXbb8awQlOKXjbBFq-CK9d10O-V/s1600/DSC08212.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508429437073481394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQmMsbfIsHyHPcBBVlFTRfZrth5fRdIZ1OLCPh8WgiQEg2UjYkY2eeWfpSX77a8aJ55E89ao6a2FhfBkztBrDTeBdZpOXtF8qa5nKQI79JvDMc_QJYzXbb8awQlOKXjbBFq-CK9d10O-V/s400/DSC08212.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFJTMenVDfaA5BUN02Q73PxE2Ca4A2lTMFgfrLnkD7CnX3TddXCX6pr6Sqz0EBFE2ENwAFQSuWqh6pWLL9ECt5t7SNuhCZoIV5ZocqBPMpFsMiInfTwGT8ZGGACWJNTqY0LpWlmX5m7tj/s1600/DSC08203.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508429294788379186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFJTMenVDfaA5BUN02Q73PxE2Ca4A2lTMFgfrLnkD7CnX3TddXCX6pr6Sqz0EBFE2ENwAFQSuWqh6pWLL9ECt5t7SNuhCZoIV5ZocqBPMpFsMiInfTwGT8ZGGACWJNTqY0LpWlmX5m7tj/s400/DSC08203.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDMGIDSilv94OQh3zU298w89ePNCweMCpd8Spjo9O2VNWAc8MCSn9Pvv8WTVnBcvq4hZWaU5VgUV2t5nXBQWmPq6eItGgmlrgdWq3JiS2eiTGZtAASXVitES4ZpGy0cUNYzC3SXN89d3_/s1600/DSC08196.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508429138757136882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDMGIDSilv94OQh3zU298w89ePNCweMCpd8Spjo9O2VNWAc8MCSn9Pvv8WTVnBcvq4hZWaU5VgUV2t5nXBQWmPq6eItGgmlrgdWq3JiS2eiTGZtAASXVitES4ZpGy0cUNYzC3SXN89d3_/s400/DSC08196.JPG" /></a> </div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-34728870183629979032010-08-22T19:27:00.000-07:002010-08-22T19:36:03.765-07:00You Gotta Wear ShadesKai is always taking mine and Darin's sun glasses and gooping them up, popping out the lenses, breaking the stems etc. We decided to get him his own...he LOVES them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwrX7MEJWO9iGJrykpvJDpH8NnWQ2SygAnX3KmxnMUxyYEIZtYdJYj7sHRSlwh7QyN6HS-vEetEI32B4TqigD9XIxMX4aK-tzZXAy_RtgIlHRUvKT_mFGZQv_aFqFyG4mpYhvwlUCX69k/s1600/DSC08157.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508426905095951426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwrX7MEJWO9iGJrykpvJDpH8NnWQ2SygAnX3KmxnMUxyYEIZtYdJYj7sHRSlwh7QyN6HS-vEetEI32B4TqigD9XIxMX4aK-tzZXAy_RtgIlHRUvKT_mFGZQv_aFqFyG4mpYhvwlUCX69k/s400/DSC08157.JPG" /></a>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-44204237791482293942010-07-27T18:31:00.001-07:002010-07-27T18:44:25.629-07:00Ode to Doctor MetcalfLast night we went to a retirement party for Kai's life-long pediatrician. Not only did we stand in line for an hour (their were at least 100 families there to say goodbye), but I definitely shed many tears when it was finally our turn to hug him and wish him well. Dr. Metcalf is the most caring and compassionate doctor I could ever have imagined for our son. I feel so sad about his retirement and subsequently our need to find a new pediatrician...no one will ever compare to Doctor Metcalf. We love you Dr. Metcalf!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY6u76gwMWRFzjEgha-d8cZiLeXxLRb2G2xuLXBZ3qZMIyRRNDpdUBHAgUNpkoIAlPqngyP1ypSiK8k5-vFQuYRntzX_jPfV68d3RY48803Xdvda2tCpe9glGfJbAMorBFAxD41BdL_1g/s1600/DSC08223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498764817157073634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY6u76gwMWRFzjEgha-d8cZiLeXxLRb2G2xuLXBZ3qZMIyRRNDpdUBHAgUNpkoIAlPqngyP1ypSiK8k5-vFQuYRntzX_jPfV68d3RY48803Xdvda2tCpe9glGfJbAMorBFAxD41BdL_1g/s400/DSC08223.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswQ9HaesYlzGf9hZEAtLxtbPI9wZJ9CyJbdlLRQhoPiBwynmtnUbIg1Yn9DyQ0eIIN2awcT83cSnPJx3mCgptbq-FHfsPLKuXNMR4Y-HhG0otVdE9YMbnBlmLmz4taf0zBq52jZgEocNo/s1600/DSC08218.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498764638442742194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswQ9HaesYlzGf9hZEAtLxtbPI9wZJ9CyJbdlLRQhoPiBwynmtnUbIg1Yn9DyQ0eIIN2awcT83cSnPJx3mCgptbq-FHfsPLKuXNMR4Y-HhG0otVdE9YMbnBlmLmz4taf0zBq52jZgEocNo/s400/DSC08218.JPG" /></a> </div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-27219010004663123352010-07-24T16:11:00.000-07:002010-07-25T08:19:30.264-07:00Summer Happenings (1 of 5)Every year we go to the SLC Arts Festival with Maggie, Sina, Leila and Ben. This was Kai's second year, but the first year he and Leila were old enough to run around and play. They loved the kids corner, and had fun "creating" their own art.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwSIaBSFiSEGEyVhmrifrOEaRl_dkszb25JMB92kBVtTH2y_BRJNO8XuQSYpfQprKegRqI8hqehoeyI9hA6j_bhqjyFNxTecu3YMmKsUBGp2NqyR5bLKjnUhYiox-2Nsgl-UIRihEKP9F/s1600/DSC07546.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497615171078644594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwSIaBSFiSEGEyVhmrifrOEaRl_dkszb25JMB92kBVtTH2y_BRJNO8XuQSYpfQprKegRqI8hqehoeyI9hA6j_bhqjyFNxTecu3YMmKsUBGp2NqyR5bLKjnUhYiox-2Nsgl-UIRihEKP9F/s400/DSC07546.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNON1f1dWtcpxFSIrPL54ZC69tqVPeGyxDrU22d8n3c0D1mRMkRJHNcrgFk3wMMy9ggXn3qciP88whMqLJPl7ypg-AWqp-KbgQgshZyA08lHgqFwXdEoSjWpB-J6jqNBHTVqeFi15glQY/s1600/DSC07549.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497614890857265346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNON1f1dWtcpxFSIrPL54ZC69tqVPeGyxDrU22d8n3c0D1mRMkRJHNcrgFk3wMMy9ggXn3qciP88whMqLJPl7ypg-AWqp-KbgQgshZyA08lHgqFwXdEoSjWpB-J6jqNBHTVqeFi15glQY/s400/DSC07549.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnFP2rum3Fy_9ar3lU2zmgchjHlYZj9_hG89h510ebaYptgDwbJhCRGy4EmI_3K9-BVWxNdMQikt5mMOhBBdBLp_f91-MoR2mXj7ZMzxO5BTNVqkW7ImWK3BDiXx7AQP8vZkLqLWBNnxH/s1600/DSC07568.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497614748240201218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnFP2rum3Fy_9ar3lU2zmgchjHlYZj9_hG89h510ebaYptgDwbJhCRGy4EmI_3K9-BVWxNdMQikt5mMOhBBdBLp_f91-MoR2mXj7ZMzxO5BTNVqkW7ImWK3BDiXx7AQP8vZkLqLWBNnxH/s400/DSC07568.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXz1m23-a1niE6vIvEtxMrOwVqaBAzlHRVQrRoPqN0qBRd-YzYxT1PNSDcqLofnjQEaF-t_l3gBtZ-wBWyuf6usGKAKe0dBpklxdGmmTFokgcdEfORSkc_4mgxd8sF42Wfd_rY3ZK2yir_/s1600/DSC07560.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497614587149748306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXz1m23-a1niE6vIvEtxMrOwVqaBAzlHRVQrRoPqN0qBRd-YzYxT1PNSDcqLofnjQEaF-t_l3gBtZ-wBWyuf6usGKAKe0dBpklxdGmmTFokgcdEfORSkc_4mgxd8sF42Wfd_rY3ZK2yir_/s400/DSC07560.JPG" /></a> We loved the kids corner too...nothing like a little family teeter-totter! Yay for the Arts Festival, we'll see you next year!</div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-27595258672228153682010-07-24T15:52:00.000-07:002010-07-24T16:11:11.219-07:004th of July (2 of 5)My brother Todd and his family were in Utah for the Fourth of July, so we celebrated together with fireworks and fun in the back yard. Evee, Owen and Kai enjoyed watching Todd and Darin "blow things up". It was fun, and great to see Todd and Onjali and their kids. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC_nE3Mj2mRSgL2s1DxUxGkLkorHZnxSjMb2EBcKzYkdCwO86v6l76M3S1r5YxlS96JnYPUt2H8H8aXU1cpm486fXZaoO9zgwaAZC0ZkPb-x7Zt4K6khsdOBTFEOCcCflnZ0ruhC1A3Kg/s1600/DSC07942.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497610977318958258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC_nE3Mj2mRSgL2s1DxUxGkLkorHZnxSjMb2EBcKzYkdCwO86v6l76M3S1r5YxlS96JnYPUt2H8H8aXU1cpm486fXZaoO9zgwaAZC0ZkPb-x7Zt4K6khsdOBTFEOCcCflnZ0ruhC1A3Kg/s400/DSC07942.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEjJqYWqULtaxuxC5r4szAKOrAvWqHf_s0lXpInlwwVR-BUT-47VYyAa-teJb_e0VH_p_ZmfqTNi1Rp5h70LLpxWRw_931CcYyzeyOoRLiRPMZ-UXF1WjG4z0Q8Yr3odGUnk2zS0fXxSq/s1600/DSC07952.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497610615205982226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEjJqYWqULtaxuxC5r4szAKOrAvWqHf_s0lXpInlwwVR-BUT-47VYyAa-teJb_e0VH_p_ZmfqTNi1Rp5h70LLpxWRw_931CcYyzeyOoRLiRPMZ-UXF1WjG4z0Q8Yr3odGUnk2zS0fXxSq/s400/DSC07952.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7WTIRQOJEFghUYnfmelV-S9PxDkiIq8RArgUWcG33TBJIQBKtADv9JIRoN4YFTzLPB9I6JKzi8_bWg5gSGXjnHA1_TTSaL9IPjyN0uM0eZAScNUxNS5fiIJZEIpyxh952UBkzBcbP4Mu/s1600/DSC07968.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497610291420292946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7WTIRQOJEFghUYnfmelV-S9PxDkiIq8RArgUWcG33TBJIQBKtADv9JIRoN4YFTzLPB9I6JKzi8_bWg5gSGXjnHA1_TTSaL9IPjyN0uM0eZAScNUxNS5fiIJZEIpyxh952UBkzBcbP4Mu/s400/DSC07968.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilc3KYhJDIKAXinLh0sItEweL-CGC4Wt7tBf4Vfcq8fjS6ObM__Oaq62cQiQytVF4ajuAs0Wn3ORlG3EW9-RXHRyj8yUWeby-dGG9S3NELRi_N1odsRoqoH-2J4U_39RWb2haRH63dItb/s1600/DSC07981.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497610104028152050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilc3KYhJDIKAXinLh0sItEweL-CGC4Wt7tBf4Vfcq8fjS6ObM__Oaq62cQiQytVF4ajuAs0Wn3ORlG3EW9-RXHRyj8yUWeby-dGG9S3NELRi_N1odsRoqoH-2J4U_39RWb2haRH63dItb/s400/DSC07981.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIDe-ZKeI1UxKY_moOMD_TOqE5P_JS858HlTiWDC4ClRzcZHgGqiFYewmqYP3UkoH1ozU8_lFSDzE7hK3wnuD26MdR6BgL4ykLoWRR6qHVZR5aoAcPt08-P01g2tUDV7KFtYQN6k_YxwJ/s1600/DSC07983.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497609934950574162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIDe-ZKeI1UxKY_moOMD_TOqE5P_JS858HlTiWDC4ClRzcZHgGqiFYewmqYP3UkoH1ozU8_lFSDzE7hK3wnuD26MdR6BgL4ykLoWRR6qHVZR5aoAcPt08-P01g2tUDV7KFtYQN6k_YxwJ/s400/DSC07983.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-15210530434248190972010-07-24T15:30:00.000-07:002010-07-24T15:50:12.201-07:00The Infamous Liberty Park (3 of 5)This summer, we have spent approximately every other day playing at Liberty Park. Kai LOVES the "water park" where all the other kids run through the spraying hoops and shooting fountains. He has recently ventured into the world of the "big kids" and is now willing to join them in the water fun. Darin and I love to watch him, but every now and then he gets a little nervous, and needs one of us to come rescue him from the water...I am sure you can imagine how much we like getting soaked in our clothes. Kai sure thinks it's funny.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzS4RkLe-1yE9RmnL9pAudRFy-bI-7yEoVpooRQaFMBnYFYkYJmhkwcajPQ_lI24UTX8NfeJNMQufYhwJdsEWPKl3sj26LWFlCulRLXCgNjf8XYfgiHbvGCZGQDBfPR-Or7N_n6seI5uZ/s1600/DSC07999.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497605933717223122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzS4RkLe-1yE9RmnL9pAudRFy-bI-7yEoVpooRQaFMBnYFYkYJmhkwcajPQ_lI24UTX8NfeJNMQufYhwJdsEWPKl3sj26LWFlCulRLXCgNjf8XYfgiHbvGCZGQDBfPR-Or7N_n6seI5uZ/s400/DSC07999.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuSspuX1NUosNsiqx66gBt0yK-eobtFpv6mpTjMFIuToJsMamyEM3n_uABMyXywLAviXf3h5DfPhPqtqSr9o1MA2TbCqQceicD_7P58Nn2S23SZSIFv9LDtQWp0-4V7xo1aQEBo72ivt8/s1600/DSC08007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497605539616242722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuSspuX1NUosNsiqx66gBt0yK-eobtFpv6mpTjMFIuToJsMamyEM3n_uABMyXywLAviXf3h5DfPhPqtqSr9o1MA2TbCqQceicD_7P58Nn2S23SZSIFv9LDtQWp0-4V7xo1aQEBo72ivt8/s400/DSC08007.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2pEScLQ290k5bVoph0LaRu5fdE-HXcDAX16bTPVUvZfwSO5-CVPClAnwdL9CUoOz3zKw20kbInD8HEwitgY_M7s0v_0EkktTy_xSq3sCAqjGlJdFfjcsmpJDAWAPzokEEHeml05UogB9/s1600/DSC08009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497605358292599538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2pEScLQ290k5bVoph0LaRu5fdE-HXcDAX16bTPVUvZfwSO5-CVPClAnwdL9CUoOz3zKw20kbInD8HEwitgY_M7s0v_0EkktTy_xSq3sCAqjGlJdFfjcsmpJDAWAPzokEEHeml05UogB9/s400/DSC08009.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8B7Oi2Yu2PJG3AkGD-Xtb5hFVI8RvJWBrzvGMK23zeI_xqSauVlsq60wfk_8vcf9PFeMVCUQ8B0jqZFZ6eyjuwDKmKMcUjMJUEsAsCCb2HLlvOkPQd3vdJTDaXFB2p-3cPEAatBkI7qo/s1600/DSC08021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497604996288809810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8B7Oi2Yu2PJG3AkGD-Xtb5hFVI8RvJWBrzvGMK23zeI_xqSauVlsq60wfk_8vcf9PFeMVCUQ8B0jqZFZ6eyjuwDKmKMcUjMJUEsAsCCb2HLlvOkPQd3vdJTDaXFB2p-3cPEAatBkI7qo/s400/DSC08021.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt2s8AZ-eTqnrDjVCddPjOWe7cqHszU5bytXRAGe3NBOu9etJF4xORad52yXCiDItwXhlSZ5Nuj266qliDoCENKzcEhV5oxweWIwSvi93GJsYtFrKuQypLVJlJt0FJkfLWj3YxTT0MHvy/s1600/DSC08049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497604688745725522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt2s8AZ-eTqnrDjVCddPjOWe7cqHszU5bytXRAGe3NBOu9etJF4xORad52yXCiDItwXhlSZ5Nuj266qliDoCENKzcEhV5oxweWIwSvi93GJsYtFrKuQypLVJlJt0FJkfLWj3YxTT0MHvy/s400/DSC08049.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK6HiXm5FRJ09qQr0wLBAgfLa551IOxiN85UOwxa7RuJ5d-1ySdvYQY6uN8yIrjBqdMXc0Qn-TI0HaurbTK4L-DosNxm6e-TCnCmfrcgtwNK3liX22Quzawe2-e6cIEQT5zoXbQdZanBR/s1600/DSC08026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497604121010984786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimK6HiXm5FRJ09qQr0wLBAgfLa551IOxiN85UOwxa7RuJ5d-1ySdvYQY6uN8yIrjBqdMXc0Qn-TI0HaurbTK4L-DosNxm6e-TCnCmfrcgtwNK3liX22Quzawe2-e6cIEQT5zoXbQdZanBR/s400/DSC08026.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-78519843251494390202010-07-24T15:18:00.001-07:002010-07-24T15:30:05.411-07:00Kai and Natalie (4 of 5)Kai has become great friends with our friends' daugther Natalie. They play so well together, and even share toys. It helps that Natalie has quite an amiable disposition and doesn't mind having her personal space violated regularly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXFtzi1j8CRTNRbQL4SCfSQj0Zyk2-UQr3upCUQXVIZmLTgvgotfG941XTquATZg1MYK3Bi1GJwdNZKuN2aeQJ9KWLPoicoOa8ZGbhcgcviDVYOvF3hqJUdXPN-JsVSFQ-TtNYi_qbOqL/s1600/DSC08050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497602025916962002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXFtzi1j8CRTNRbQL4SCfSQj0Zyk2-UQr3upCUQXVIZmLTgvgotfG941XTquATZg1MYK3Bi1GJwdNZKuN2aeQJ9KWLPoicoOa8ZGbhcgcviDVYOvF3hqJUdXPN-JsVSFQ-TtNYi_qbOqL/s400/DSC08050.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFghId-U_k0z0sui9P2-82n6ltOzZxoy1IOzlSH16bZOVqXppclOUZanrMLyAPSfVo_Oaj6BePX3SkgXo3eC3uY_v1h77hFiIXls-8DHIp7lZe_2e0nb_IDzYeMDr9Xb35Yj6z7SE90GG8/s1600/DSC08058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497601799047519698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFghId-U_k0z0sui9P2-82n6ltOzZxoy1IOzlSH16bZOVqXppclOUZanrMLyAPSfVo_Oaj6BePX3SkgXo3eC3uY_v1h77hFiIXls-8DHIp7lZe_2e0nb_IDzYeMDr9Xb35Yj6z7SE90GG8/s400/DSC08058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzRfb5kkJeDEcFtJgvAs7DsL1Ty_nvVNc-MM37M_Hru5wMBz4J8GnMDTOJHiH6vo68UopAd6JHfV4FYa_8DczrGLx3CsAQJC7xJqweJfPp1k52MZxk1zi0Pz6eHSrUp12nODA-nuj4gWZ/s1600/DSC08066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497601605321457554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzRfb5kkJeDEcFtJgvAs7DsL1Ty_nvVNc-MM37M_Hru5wMBz4J8GnMDTOJHiH6vo68UopAd6JHfV4FYa_8DczrGLx3CsAQJC7xJqweJfPp1k52MZxk1zi0Pz6eHSrUp12nODA-nuj4gWZ/s400/DSC08066.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJLPAawzmqkk5x7JXygDTzKr8hi3RPJ25AezSWxMyLYpe_myBNwRA20Y_5-Jird2eU4a66APQgL1VA7SB4i0cHmzrWgVBJoIh8LwEhHkwqlXDlyEiUj96sr2d8z7Wc-Hh34aamUNEeAvI/s1600/DSC08067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497601429296595554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJLPAawzmqkk5x7JXygDTzKr8hi3RPJ25AezSWxMyLYpe_myBNwRA20Y_5-Jird2eU4a66APQgL1VA7SB4i0cHmzrWgVBJoIh8LwEhHkwqlXDlyEiUj96sr2d8z7Wc-Hh34aamUNEeAvI/s400/DSC08067.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0rgqwD0xTFHaiWstEZtbMAWejktEqF4IF17LrvtLdMnvCvHNjHJomlq8_6w8SAayZ3e9AmyKj0VAJUWC99AP6ikZv7glV2eD9CL1uWKed5TITpbwhcPBa0An1qyv_HmNlv5ERm-_2f3a/s1600/DSC08072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497601162575401538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0rgqwD0xTFHaiWstEZtbMAWejktEqF4IF17LrvtLdMnvCvHNjHJomlq8_6w8SAayZ3e9AmyKj0VAJUWC99AP6ikZv7glV2eD9CL1uWKed5TITpbwhcPBa0An1qyv_HmNlv5ERm-_2f3a/s400/DSC08072.JPG" /></a> It turns out Natalie LOVES Ranch Dressing. Don't worry sweetie, we have a costco size bottle all ready for your birthday. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZa3w73vy5t4EX1jA9jvQP-Tz_xL6XDB9EyafQsMu0to1wmbmgtS-TIRJAc8m4hhvph5AvjGwxCx_lGGQ0JsgiZOHtkTA4th6Yri8P1gNZC_bucq5sSjcJg1A8sg6WtQMjWifaLcFkQFX/s1600/DSC08088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497600894936934354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZa3w73vy5t4EX1jA9jvQP-Tz_xL6XDB9EyafQsMu0to1wmbmgtS-TIRJAc8m4hhvph5AvjGwxCx_lGGQ0JsgiZOHtkTA4th6Yri8P1gNZC_bucq5sSjcJg1A8sg6WtQMjWifaLcFkQFX/s400/DSC08088.JPG" /></a>Kai has become famous for "comandeering" Natalie's drink cups. It doesn't matter how many fancy drink cups we provide him with...he only wants to sip from Natalies. The amount of spit these two have exchanged is probably in violation of a million health codes...but they sure do love it. Thanks for sharing Natalie!!</div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-34928377027697589422010-07-24T14:43:00.001-07:002010-07-24T15:17:57.955-07:00Hiking (5 of 5)Darin and I recently realized, that as much as we LOVE to travel, and explore the world, the area we live in is beautiful, and has much to be explored. With that in mind, we hiked up to a couple of different lakes in the beautiful canyons above Salt Lake City. Kai especially loved it, and mentioned once or twice that he wishes we would take up camping so that he can enjoy the outdoors more...we may or may not consider his request. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOjElhnvEPNfc7jt1K1DZp19nagviKGC4bp8_MornEAhPwW-CopnMvi8GHAQhu6lODY_b_iaVUFcg4br8_6N7fldIX3i9cyo9Mx_Izvu_3whW4rzzD2cL94B8FkLpC08htk35Hpl9GSpd/s1600/DSC08143.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497599087972192754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOjElhnvEPNfc7jt1K1DZp19nagviKGC4bp8_MornEAhPwW-CopnMvi8GHAQhu6lODY_b_iaVUFcg4br8_6N7fldIX3i9cyo9Mx_Izvu_3whW4rzzD2cL94B8FkLpC08htk35Hpl9GSpd/s400/DSC08143.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m-Zx5LFvMJ4xm17qN0yrOY6Q5EnX1TxDyB6d69GWVaN2TXSoUro3ATDuTpIzajO2jVqK2x-eNHfVKEnoNO9YvFmug_chyphenhyphenp-djgdVL16yDWokZOKhVOXXRiKi4C0d6s6KooRITZycK-YD/s1600/DSC08145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497598849761648290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m-Zx5LFvMJ4xm17qN0yrOY6Q5EnX1TxDyB6d69GWVaN2TXSoUro3ATDuTpIzajO2jVqK2x-eNHfVKEnoNO9YvFmug_chyphenhyphenp-djgdVL16yDWokZOKhVOXXRiKi4C0d6s6KooRITZycK-YD/s400/DSC08145.JPG" /></a> </div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-56853411083665675942010-07-04T14:36:00.000-07:002010-07-04T16:16:59.875-07:00Cousin Beckett and Beebee EllieMy niece Elle was born a few weeks ago, so Darin, Kai and I ventured out to Connecticut to introduce ourselves. She is BEAUTIFUL...we loved spending time with her, but Kai was her biggest fan. Every moning his head would pop up out of the crib and he would start saying "beebee, beebee, beebee?" He loved her!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_jrBgGutgtNlmG4_SXoAXQv6Im7cGJgZz50mX69XGXaFl0v8cri-SgD-W9_B4RjnC0K-KBkJv4-j8_GC3rz_0sLY7mfqD2q_KJ0j2_WfeKJHa8LnaKg1ui2o59pJXONTWDV23oFSOlc-/s1600/DSC07583.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490183749582617506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_jrBgGutgtNlmG4_SXoAXQv6Im7cGJgZz50mX69XGXaFl0v8cri-SgD-W9_B4RjnC0K-KBkJv4-j8_GC3rz_0sLY7mfqD2q_KJ0j2_WfeKJHa8LnaKg1ui2o59pJXONTWDV23oFSOlc-/s400/DSC07583.JPG" /></a><br />Kai discovered that his lifelong best friend is none other than his very own cousin Beckett Ross Grange. The two couldn't get enough of each other...although, Beckett did love to hover over "baby-Kai" just a tad. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8vPUdwQzMSQ9PI8S_G7frwMc4J3o9x7mWAYWnCzgDnNk0HiokyEY8cOf0YPkBw3GZNPSNk70azIJc87Uch7B78JzXIFRg-kqzScHXV_bUg2nkCIFYNonO95s-3C1pJ185dcd2yJdIMK5/s1600/DSC07610.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490183564730628930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8vPUdwQzMSQ9PI8S_G7frwMc4J3o9x7mWAYWnCzgDnNk0HiokyEY8cOf0YPkBw3GZNPSNk70azIJc87Uch7B78JzXIFRg-kqzScHXV_bUg2nkCIFYNonO95s-3C1pJ185dcd2yJdIMK5/s400/DSC07610.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Zq7-U7MOFVhCiUZmPFM235pmapV5rB_9EP9FPZMXiXERGgfFK7N0BdeP_Z45KWeA_y-d7mxFciQBWof0vMWTrDc9RxjJpq-OxV0dYOHXzU2snJsK0VsGjC32OqgsJESjbRW0yvjQe7-H/s1600/DSC07621.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490183399149505330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Zq7-U7MOFVhCiUZmPFM235pmapV5rB_9EP9FPZMXiXERGgfFK7N0BdeP_Z45KWeA_y-d7mxFciQBWof0vMWTrDc9RxjJpq-OxV0dYOHXzU2snJsK0VsGjC32OqgsJESjbRW0yvjQe7-H/s400/DSC07621.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SUCx-rVvEV55wJAATsZ3L5SdhiJst1q7AHqAqiuUNHD-bf8OcxYIsVVKIAF0gpz6oNoM0mU4D_XFQ6GeyxPeMXvDe4uosfqAbRwd2pqKxwc1-PHSwYbQjDcNG1OSd6QdTsBhVAYqoJHt/s1600/DSC07625.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490183220870763346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SUCx-rVvEV55wJAATsZ3L5SdhiJst1q7AHqAqiuUNHD-bf8OcxYIsVVKIAF0gpz6oNoM0mU4D_XFQ6GeyxPeMXvDe4uosfqAbRwd2pqKxwc1-PHSwYbQjDcNG1OSd6QdTsBhVAYqoJHt/s400/DSC07625.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58akJCKOr7d9ZTsEvuNvhQLlgfQ21qDoudTbQCFKDnoQs2KvYOT8yqG66yNkfLSa-80lW7fwhl5EU4CIt5EQP76c-Wu96fDvJf9somqqb0hPVVJIPBLSAUjgun0OXt7Bdg-Wr6FH-BZe3/s1600/DSC07683.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490182996255012146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58akJCKOr7d9ZTsEvuNvhQLlgfQ21qDoudTbQCFKDnoQs2KvYOT8yqG66yNkfLSa-80lW7fwhl5EU4CIt5EQP76c-Wu96fDvJf9somqqb0hPVVJIPBLSAUjgun0OXt7Bdg-Wr6FH-BZe3/s400/DSC07683.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhdsCNhElqpsRQUuHrF8RVHXq4gIG44AePfvAh0uibbJcn2Bc6h_NuLN8EzdnKrV72tvqAvlcKec3asSP_kgv2qZHX4Gbfx6BScFwLC3SraINiLVzAHmUl5rc9mKOxyoNl4ZeKHAtC8tk/s1600/DSC07757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490182818758207986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhdsCNhElqpsRQUuHrF8RVHXq4gIG44AePfvAh0uibbJcn2Bc6h_NuLN8EzdnKrV72tvqAvlcKec3asSP_kgv2qZHX4Gbfx6BScFwLC3SraINiLVzAHmUl5rc9mKOxyoNl4ZeKHAtC8tk/s400/DSC07757.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7LfQG-OpuG5Gj69WKG-lLAfy9xOOqrc3OIwAbxjFvvbbkw_KU0A-keDVfzUIO-CsdTQPC6ZI4uqzwwGhQUri-dOzAqswYJ-qbLPPH-TtPnQ0t72Ku3TswzKI2sl6emkVg6kGeXX-KN9s/s1600/DSC07777.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490182527760705378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7LfQG-OpuG5Gj69WKG-lLAfy9xOOqrc3OIwAbxjFvvbbkw_KU0A-keDVfzUIO-CsdTQPC6ZI4uqzwwGhQUri-dOzAqswYJ-qbLPPH-TtPnQ0t72Ku3TswzKI2sl6emkVg6kGeXX-KN9s/s400/DSC07777.JPG" /></a> Dan and Anne took us on the greatest day trips! The first trip was to New Haven where we ate famoue "Frank Peppe" pizza and visited the YALE campus. Most of the buildings were built in the 18th century and the architecture was amazing. 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home of THE CAKE BOSS. It was awesome to say the least, and although Buddy did not come out to meet me personally, he wanted to, as evidenced by the guy who brought out samples of delicious baked goods for everyone in line (he couldn't just send them out for me, it would be bad business...right?)<br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9RIf6iF1oe96zz23GttA9vpRVksHRDvLmncmNCT5fOGjoBUam4NsAUOkqW1aLZzGfVWb9DSpnqCgj8TTUx3dwm6MnZtkYyTS6LOU5CNOb4Oo5MULnt-27brLwTEknQn6Z6u03rOGYio0/s1600/DSC07819.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490179594760102130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9RIf6iF1oe96zz23GttA9vpRVksHRDvLmncmNCT5fOGjoBUam4NsAUOkqW1aLZzGfVWb9DSpnqCgj8TTUx3dwm6MnZtkYyTS6LOU5CNOb4Oo5MULnt-27brLwTEknQn6Z6u03rOGYio0/s400/DSC07819.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEWVWpF2jFuf62f4ROUd5uNhu9Dk_8ycI7L68o_DN-EtuHyNV8obW-DrHDGWn9cHnBej3FJtZf7aWHkRtAlAnbHmeEjRLGeC0yKSd9AK3JY6h6kNNCGStS0u380lFPWB87L4nBKw7xZ-t/s1600/DSC07829.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490177981725117090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uHUJMyu2yxFwYDKHY2yeUBuKIGcDpw5B998X6V-Ew0u1Pd-RGQ9AJuPCPGJozm1lLRiER9rWJk30ItmqY_O2r7MgpJfsS6J_7TzXTTXbRO-0GeFG6YysuPU5zeAo4kaLgl_XVwVKLpI1/s400/DSC07877.JPG" /></a> The kids got to stay up late our last night, and they enjoyed watching AVATAR before their tearful goodbye embrace (ok, there weren't any tears, but mainly because they didn't actually understand that they wouldn't be playing with eachother the next day). </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWpGPxl7w9kVc86c9wG6SU7nsHLWmogVzrQdb5-qKR2Mcs1WUJ9oh2q2YpFz8lYIw6f_ZU9YbaCih4OSHVyqlBY16d2KNwLoSVLskvUr19zijPh9s_AdnPCYGX4IiLhD2vaTynYmwoE73/s1600/DSC07898.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490177586887633842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWpGPxl7w9kVc86c9wG6SU7nsHLWmogVzrQdb5-qKR2Mcs1WUJ9oh2q2YpFz8lYIw6f_ZU9YbaCih4OSHVyqlBY16d2KNwLoSVLskvUr19zijPh9s_AdnPCYGX4IiLhD2vaTynYmwoE73/s400/DSC07898.JPG" /></a>What a great trip! Thanks <strong><em>Connecticut Cousins</em></strong> (and Anne and Dan), you guys are the best! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-64061126233103276012010-06-26T15:03:00.000-07:002010-06-26T19:28:59.918-07:00Spaghetti FaceKai loves food. Recently he discovered how much fun it is to slurp spaghetti noodles. I know I probably should have put the camera down, and taken advantage of a great teaching moment...but he has his whole life to use utensils and napkins, right?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxo1h1vL0eVjEOQ38SzGiUp87OkFeq1w5eLD_7XyXaJrNsYtejSojJDI13JfXbYwz-Bh5CWWZvybVqDjT9NxDyYOzmvnB072dBd6MUPAGLMDeWsa_FJwnG71klZIq5Av3TrIYfMgSxgNL/s1600/DSC07371.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487208101691705026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxo1h1vL0eVjEOQ38SzGiUp87OkFeq1w5eLD_7XyXaJrNsYtejSojJDI13JfXbYwz-Bh5CWWZvybVqDjT9NxDyYOzmvnB072dBd6MUPAGLMDeWsa_FJwnG71klZIq5Av3TrIYfMgSxgNL/s400/DSC07371.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UQhhzV9pq_u4BeQFfLyhTZr-PuM8b4rywrNwO8TVdmDgSNJ_mtW4KfKx3VgipZB44AQiGUtL4_LBRA4RtpLY8NTpUnMcOBT9zDqtDkV4nfNzfFz03CwsWLalbAbyCKQFVBCVI2iG0A5A/s1600/DSC07374.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487207902499552546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UQhhzV9pq_u4BeQFfLyhTZr-PuM8b4rywrNwO8TVdmDgSNJ_mtW4KfKx3VgipZB44AQiGUtL4_LBRA4RtpLY8NTpUnMcOBT9zDqtDkV4nfNzfFz03CwsWLalbAbyCKQFVBCVI2iG0A5A/s400/DSC07374.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVtVSN3CtjjXQbDXmncXCldMPY1kexdPiKXmaayKXiJhjHwRbyTJDuSPqsQvMPt7xvInccQXhKAFbLNRJqGTP5R6wZyMSMz1ipPdyK1ov1kBKrR-WSOS11ugBWAAjW0Bft3-h6NWU_s0e/s1600/DSC07376.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487207742248658546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVtVSN3CtjjXQbDXmncXCldMPY1kexdPiKXmaayKXiJhjHwRbyTJDuSPqsQvMPt7xvInccQXhKAFbLNRJqGTP5R6wZyMSMz1ipPdyK1ov1kBKrR-WSOS11ugBWAAjW0Bft3-h6NWU_s0e/s400/DSC07376.JPG" /></a> </div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-43358258187534632572010-05-25T19:48:00.000-07:002010-05-26T20:51:29.656-07:00Mexico, Costa Rica and PanamaIsn't vacation great??? I love <em><strong>almost</strong> </em>everything about it...<em><strong>almost</strong></em>. Coming home is always such a drag because their is so much to catch up on (hence the reason I am just now writing about our trip...11 days after we got home).<br /><br />Here's the scoop:<br /><br />We left SLC at 12:50 AM on May 8th, and flew over night to Ft. Lauderdale. When we landed we went straight to the port, and borded our ship. Kai's favorite part about the ship was eating...of course!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw5Q_lwi8brehoweBGCxJXDkK3z6A9MwkPVadzb7HSR36hZCVshrJHHaRktcwdgVcLaOO3bYw4PRsP4p7MoEMS15-76PxSvD9towKrEjZ6CKIVMLq6Gh550J4pygBVb3NZykxi6c2MB90/s1600/DSC06682.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475421487384895378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw5Q_lwi8brehoweBGCxJXDkK3z6A9MwkPVadzb7HSR36hZCVshrJHHaRktcwdgVcLaOO3bYw4PRsP4p7MoEMS15-76PxSvD9towKrEjZ6CKIVMLq6Gh550J4pygBVb3NZykxi6c2MB90/s400/DSC06682.JPG" /></a><br />Kai and I spent a lot of time in the pool. This is a picture of us the first day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5WM7dr6GaAtw-2sl6YwnKagF_YLqEshvIOBPsIUme7SDdzV2jzzck802bYHe9ECtTLQ8-ELjKfr2IamhDkZEUSuDGSVYbJc95XwQ1gX04-IzW4zXt73zB1lZGNbQQR2r8RL1hvC2OBWW/s1600/DSC06701.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475421223307462962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5WM7dr6GaAtw-2sl6YwnKagF_YLqEshvIOBPsIUme7SDdzV2jzzck802bYHe9ECtTLQ8-ELjKfr2IamhDkZEUSuDGSVYbJc95XwQ1gX04-IzW4zXt73zB1lZGNbQQR2r8RL1hvC2OBWW/s400/DSC06701.JPG" /></a>Kai discovered "ice" on the ship, and he and Leila had a great time playing with it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jdQAluEIEZXRfW5tpvTDc341enD9XEiC_e9HvrIKy_l6bM7wjxMhoYDtCQTeT6OpD7FU8ntkfKMEv9arbqC4SAJgMdy-PA_2tLZLlLQI26HTACqdAz4wsYn3bBkwHDujbQpr-SdhRslx/s1600/DSC06740.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420995448521650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jdQAluEIEZXRfW5tpvTDc341enD9XEiC_e9HvrIKy_l6bM7wjxMhoYDtCQTeT6OpD7FU8ntkfKMEv9arbqC4SAJgMdy-PA_2tLZLlLQI26HTACqdAz4wsYn3bBkwHDujbQpr-SdhRslx/s400/DSC06740.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8w9o4Cja-HW6asvoV9IcSYNd3ZygyqcI36Z25P9ruN5Jc4WPDW4LpYmT0jCIeeYw-kv6Og73Me63BifMgOM0cM59MfTSaqpDntfJXzxX7w-0AuClCYyNoZUeT5RdyJ3HEmXM-FimaF3NJ/s1600/DSC06757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420893232788034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8w9o4Cja-HW6asvoV9IcSYNd3ZygyqcI36Z25P9ruN5Jc4WPDW4LpYmT0jCIeeYw-kv6Og73Me63BifMgOM0cM59MfTSaqpDntfJXzxX7w-0AuClCYyNoZUeT5RdyJ3HEmXM-FimaF3NJ/s400/DSC06757.JPG" /></a> On dress up night, the little guy was dressed to the nines...sports coat and all...he was the talk of the ship. :)<br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbqzstxnq-400_m8-6tEKxUtXErd-dlo7zJeDe6nHTUROJmHJbIqMPKF_i0R-L_iZS03y7pIrl8nGz8aU4_5Cq1mDUWjykWEh8sLu1-HHyUQzHqBG3VeKHwcM9QqDW-4aXss9TIqs3ieV/s1600/DSC06796.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420767370315442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbqzstxnq-400_m8-6tEKxUtXErd-dlo7zJeDe6nHTUROJmHJbIqMPKF_i0R-L_iZS03y7pIrl8nGz8aU4_5Cq1mDUWjykWEh8sLu1-HHyUQzHqBG3VeKHwcM9QqDW-4aXss9TIqs3ieV/s400/DSC06796.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div align="center"><strong>MEXICO:</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div>Our first stop was in Cozumel, Darin and I were here on our honeymoon, so it was fun to go back and see some of the same places we visited right after we got married. Kai loved swimming in the ocean, and kept pushing Darin and I away, so he could "swim" on his own.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCxSiYPK31V_OZtxnqgQxA3JMM6ymiCJHb_7D5AkX0NQb8Mk-iMP0fi3oiHm6b0vSUCmdeav8FlA5n_eWm3t69EfsjjGP_-AtZGFnl3W1fZFQYiToFFDjGq9l7nkpxsxzehC9CviKi_U8/s1600/DSC06847.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420634356278946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCxSiYPK31V_OZtxnqgQxA3JMM6ymiCJHb_7D5AkX0NQb8Mk-iMP0fi3oiHm6b0vSUCmdeav8FlA5n_eWm3t69EfsjjGP_-AtZGFnl3W1fZFQYiToFFDjGq9l7nkpxsxzehC9CviKi_U8/s400/DSC06847.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYBusaetI0KBKAohP1ElIPfNT4A7fslnN06gF4-Pcp0db3yuIPAbMkfvJNs12GdrCQIeP6rYFDAi6tfq4cGdJ_-I3UgLnGU9HbyjHabVXZcqufD2Jwmwmf2EldGLgZoRgb-yMexVFwJfi/s1600/DSC06875.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420479601915522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYBusaetI0KBKAohP1ElIPfNT4A7fslnN06gF4-Pcp0db3yuIPAbMkfvJNs12GdrCQIeP6rYFDAi6tfq4cGdJ_-I3UgLnGU9HbyjHabVXZcqufD2Jwmwmf2EldGLgZoRgb-yMexVFwJfi/s400/DSC06875.JPG" /></a> This is one of my favorite pictures of my two guys...doing what they do best...eating!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0t6-P5UTukDnzJ4zDl34ROfdfPM4iUHZ7yhzY6LB8GGKFSZlG9N__MVdekv22r0JotfyMzpYqZblBv38Uzs49eHDUVfUElY9Z15VIEZAwkoU9j0Wtmbl6ezoWb7-H58kCQWiQC4G8p6e/s1600/DSC06906.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420310281114674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0t6-P5UTukDnzJ4zDl34ROfdfPM4iUHZ7yhzY6LB8GGKFSZlG9N__MVdekv22r0JotfyMzpYqZblBv38Uzs49eHDUVfUElY9Z15VIEZAwkoU9j0Wtmbl6ezoWb7-H58kCQWiQC4G8p6e/s400/DSC06906.JPG" /></a> Darin and Kai played together for hours and hours everyday, in the pool, in the play room, and in the dining room. They were attached at the hip the whole trip.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNr1rpTOb5V6BLp_pWqmxLjqgh1Ujgd4g0qA-ZSZ_E4Zt5vFgy4eo1wZBKXpKVqpH65gmw8137abff2OXoy_p2kqyriRM1fRS6Gt6-RCaBhI_i_zuB7G3KWpq8_0rHxOfLfD2yoZbgNxc/s1600/DSC06924.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475420102238960386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNr1rpTOb5V6BLp_pWqmxLjqgh1Ujgd4g0qA-ZSZ_E4Zt5vFgy4eo1wZBKXpKVqpH65gmw8137abff2OXoy_p2kqyriRM1fRS6Gt6-RCaBhI_i_zuB7G3KWpq8_0rHxOfLfD2yoZbgNxc/s400/DSC06924.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT-2j7b-yAYIoOzRitAl9D5Q_XCwhsilghnU4WGN50QKOtMK0h4ir1QcPzZksp_i4GXlRpGx1ZZnAmZjJj6s0PwssUo1c6RNDQojVOUii173ZxJFvaInaOwVgcSh9i8q6IeuaGs9L4gQY/s1600/DSC06936.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475419963542025842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT-2j7b-yAYIoOzRitAl9D5Q_XCwhsilghnU4WGN50QKOtMK0h4ir1QcPzZksp_i4GXlRpGx1ZZnAmZjJj6s0PwssUo1c6RNDQojVOUii173ZxJFvaInaOwVgcSh9i8q6IeuaGs9L4gQY/s400/DSC06936.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong>COSTA RICA:</strong><br /></div><div align="center">I can't even begin to describe how beautiful Cost Rica is. We visited a Bannana Plantation, toured the rain forest, and rode a boat through the canals of Tortuga. We loved the people, the fruit, the iguanas, the sloths, the monkeys, the "blue" crabs, and even the 103 degree weather with 110% humidity (well, maybe not the humidity).<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeZUUZdJTEhZcf1dfeKxOmEJk6uuJVYb37JRua0BSza2Jpez637emPNiyCn1jfTQMFFSRZ8nmOrSR5tvsraVHgaVYeFdTmnBOlU-BkprDHuFAovX75e91IOGEQVGCZxu70b70z2D_GS-e/s1600/DSC07010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475419727344482114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeZUUZdJTEhZcf1dfeKxOmEJk6uuJVYb37JRua0BSza2Jpez637emPNiyCn1jfTQMFFSRZ8nmOrSR5tvsraVHgaVYeFdTmnBOlU-BkprDHuFAovX75e91IOGEQVGCZxu70b70z2D_GS-e/s400/DSC07010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5r1myzODkpiYWKhrmuhv7lK_DzYe2zavpfBNZtWH_MLO_V_lW9hhdn42R5LOWG-5eJrVJDDCx4mRd3A1wxXN1zXIGfzcVV7BY0TpWZ9djSySfKms58OF8U611bOd3Ed1bbluMjp3EaiB/s1600/DSC07048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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It was amazing to me to watch the intricacies and details of this process.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTFHF8bzj_Sz86EGp-CKeaKNnE3umOdnfrI4T1hAxIjzlzaFFTAntJF87GrTGYocbMe16ybvBY6TEO1NXHH00-34ot_wXi9O2nuOQwwdgtOlwiZuIoFaWJ4a5kCfbrzsoY8I2e6FcubWQ/s1600/DSC07153.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475417630046014370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTFHF8bzj_Sz86EGp-CKeaKNnE3umOdnfrI4T1hAxIjzlzaFFTAntJF87GrTGYocbMe16ybvBY6TEO1NXHH00-34ot_wXi9O2nuOQwwdgtOlwiZuIoFaWJ4a5kCfbrzsoY8I2e6FcubWQ/s400/DSC07153.JPG" /></a><strong>PANAMA CITY:</strong></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>We spent a day in Panama City, and loved seeing so many incredible buildings and beautiful architecture. I will tell you one thing I could have done without...the heat/humidity. It was only 2-3 degrees warmer in Panama City than it was when we were in Costa Rica, but it felt like a 20-30 degrees warmer. You could literally swing your arm and see the moisture in the air move.</div><div> </div><div>We also visited the ruins of "Old Panama City". It was really fantastic to see such incredible ruins and since Kai picked up walking on the trip, he loved stumbling around checking out the old ruins.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA8RZrLwRWwOpUo_PJJiTq2ytBunMomATY0PUdiaWE3y9l5Y7ABo8gTtbS0ZXRVYTh6xZtevDkJyY0JCh5_dUkNCbK59an_GmGYSXL7FB-BibqiLUudsffecBQ2BFnX5pgvDWquZB0ET-/s1600/DSC07198.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475417455397181570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZA8RZrLwRWwOpUo_PJJiTq2ytBunMomATY0PUdiaWE3y9l5Y7ABo8gTtbS0ZXRVYTh6xZtevDkJyY0JCh5_dUkNCbK59an_GmGYSXL7FB-BibqiLUudsffecBQ2BFnX5pgvDWquZB0ET-/s400/DSC07198.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziy9BV6tKAYTabhiKbodBwPD05Oh-2ea7p3HAXo9RZlrQ4vtYuiIniG61gtL2KDVhFvf02yI0FaA2hynLGi9Atv1e7DheFk7bwK5xV3lmbVZyeD2ticjHuUJiqXbht43OIE96DHvS2tXM/s1600/DSC07225.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475417183860959058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziy9BV6tKAYTabhiKbodBwPD05Oh-2ea7p3HAXo9RZlrQ4vtYuiIniG61gtL2KDVhFvf02yI0FaA2hynLGi9Atv1e7DheFk7bwK5xV3lmbVZyeD2ticjHuUJiqXbht43OIE96DHvS2tXM/s400/DSC07225.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="left">Kai and Leila loved being together, and on the second dress up night, they snuck off to a corner of the dining room to play alone.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePjfOlvR8lhJsvSKLkNEwpvno4_5MzAsdhfm6OoUWmixSZwRNYajSqBqjWlFpga9E_lDn8AMGq1Dc0-t3DLETFyG9eqlaxMjAg-Jm7PHaTx-cenP3N_j0aQNQ0vddWP0zv-Ocs0zayvih/s1600/DSC07263.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475416593600822834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePjfOlvR8lhJsvSKLkNEwpvno4_5MzAsdhfm6OoUWmixSZwRNYajSqBqjWlFpga9E_lDn8AMGq1Dc0-t3DLETFyG9eqlaxMjAg-Jm7PHaTx-cenP3N_j0aQNQ0vddWP0zv-Ocs0zayvih/s400/DSC07263.JPG" /></a> Finally our last day at sea was lots of laying out, napping, reading, and playing...best of all we loved spending 9 days with each other.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiep0kbfQW1nOQmai1Lnkiy5id2C471Ix4yqT8lcSwYwKE6_N7SHcc3DvV_qMBwkW6EvPysmgLaFlx42LTpgtvMrjM6iW-u_LBVPcqREcgCwt_P8HtoQVSMJxqPU0fGByoE7zYF9x1WLdaN/s1600/DSC07328.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475416080122790514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiep0kbfQW1nOQmai1Lnkiy5id2C471Ix4yqT8lcSwYwKE6_N7SHcc3DvV_qMBwkW6EvPysmgLaFlx42LTpgtvMrjM6iW-u_LBVPcqREcgCwt_P8HtoQVSMJxqPU0fGByoE7zYF9x1WLdaN/s400/DSC07328.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Like I said, I love <em><strong>almost</strong></em> everything about vacation...minus the coming home part.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-89365015945838233802010-05-07T13:13:00.001-07:002010-05-07T13:29:55.107-07:00Mothers Day SurpriseKai gave me the sweetest mother's day surprise ever...<br /><br />When I showed up on Thursday afternoon to pick him up at his "class" (aka daycare), he was waiting with a wrapped package in his outstreched arms. He handed me a gift that he made in class. His teachers created ceramic plates and pressed his hands in it to make the cutest little hand prints. He painted over them himself. It was adorable. The best part was after I opened the package, he kept taking it from me and "re-giving" it to me approximately 20 times before I tricked him into getting in his car seat and leaving. What can I say, the kid loves Mothers day.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwm78DL-n43hTR703-A5pkvjubmm1U92t9Ih0Ibl3_jqpXJV0Yiw5yJ9BUI_T2PMrjuX8fWJDCDdyO37j7mXoVKTAaJk2QAje8stH-C_b0YIeycMZlh1EXpcUZA0mUDJt_vEjXomHEo3d4/s1600/DSC06676.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468625980523555010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwm78DL-n43hTR703-A5pkvjubmm1U92t9Ih0Ibl3_jqpXJV0Yiw5yJ9BUI_T2PMrjuX8fWJDCDdyO37j7mXoVKTAaJk2QAje8stH-C_b0YIeycMZlh1EXpcUZA0mUDJt_vEjXomHEo3d4/s400/DSC06676.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIWDiUuN2Hk5qq4nSB25MDDmOBX26uLKBLAvAfI3DR6AX3LssQ4h2NfArnM81iROSNlwca3Z9R6z4cHD2BFt60tzklRKtYa8YfFTGMUIkDPWRVR2Vh-R2ITsmg3ZPqA46gf_3AgJC3Oho/s1600/DSC06679.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468625692297092786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIWDiUuN2Hk5qq4nSB25MDDmOBX26uLKBLAvAfI3DR6AX3LssQ4h2NfArnM81iROSNlwca3Z9R6z4cHD2BFt60tzklRKtYa8YfFTGMUIkDPWRVR2Vh-R2ITsmg3ZPqA46gf_3AgJC3Oho/s400/DSC06679.JPG" /></a> </div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-22812143862592343732010-04-15T19:07:00.000-07:002010-04-15T20:22:42.902-07:003 Days of Birthday Fun!!!How did this guy...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVD9vrjel8pLrVV8DNRqmXggW0Hf4bzDYEpMBtm1hPDZnHFUw3AqHywNpa0nXOlSc_awzC6d9eFlBTLj-uRY5iFTXe1GNEoaQ5D0Dd5pVxIKhNkBkJREQ7pS0x6uqXGksY-mryN1l3lcsU/s1600/DSC02366.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460562292468353906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVD9vrjel8pLrVV8DNRqmXggW0Hf4bzDYEpMBtm1hPDZnHFUw3AqHywNpa0nXOlSc_awzC6d9eFlBTLj-uRY5iFTXe1GNEoaQ5D0Dd5pVxIKhNkBkJREQ7pS0x6uqXGksY-mryN1l3lcsU/s400/DSC02366.JPG" /></a> Turn into this guy... <div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9xp23mkQag10DBc0aJ8IZassrExYODIVhdEriaLNQFzYLDpP1mdtqQsb96lw2Gz_cb5Nk4NNupU5U3X1zVZFMbtMSoDZO9GsjxZJNku-ef9YGZ97Nps_ATagEt3loCLDVA-vXSYv_Yvr/s1600/DSC06502.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460561673681778466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9xp23mkQag10DBc0aJ8IZassrExYODIVhdEriaLNQFzYLDpP1mdtqQsb96lw2Gz_cb5Nk4NNupU5U3X1zVZFMbtMSoDZO9GsjxZJNku-ef9YGZ97Nps_ATagEt3loCLDVA-vXSYv_Yvr/s400/DSC06502.JPG" /></a> In just <strong><em>ONE</em></strong> year??? I sure don't know, but here is how we celebrated...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Day one:</strong> We started the day off at his one year check up. Both Darin and I were certain that although he has been in the 8th percentile for weight since he was born, he was definitely going to topple the charts, and come in somewhere around 70th or 80th percentile at his one year. Boy, were we disappointed. Only 20th percentile (still, quite a bit higher than 8). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Next, Kai and I headed to the swimming pool for some birthday splashing. He LOVED the water, and cried when I had to pull him out for lunch and a nap.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The crying didn't last long, because soon enough we were off to his "school" (daycare) to share some cupcakes with his friends. When we arrived, his teachers had decorated the door and made him a special birthday hat. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28YwZZreY2Vp27Y9IM1ohYcjeyDRFaOmxjXoS2gH42j8fLDI9BTbfGl8x3_5p6HkZvVrdrwQ8hY51OJ9paaZGyDysDH3woYp8WLiBihNkS7ol4Jvqsak8a_7kgV9dfc_18cGTpgi_Io4s/s1600/DSC06287.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460561450690830706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28YwZZreY2Vp27Y9IM1ohYcjeyDRFaOmxjXoS2gH42j8fLDI9BTbfGl8x3_5p6HkZvVrdrwQ8hY51OJ9paaZGyDysDH3woYp8WLiBihNkS7ol4Jvqsak8a_7kgV9dfc_18cGTpgi_Io4s/s400/DSC06287.JPG" /></a> Kai LOVES his teachers, and loved sharing cupcakes with them.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsxpB06JBijNEZNkUBNQM1XVlahiueI54MtB48H7NLkKL8tl609Zk3GIPkvhxEuDHdQPg1aa1ActeRhmWl63D7nS836CrqDWbApGiqutqWzx_kCagglmfHwuO1JNipohlPP8nV7mhC0Dj/s1600/DSC06305.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460561333320795058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsxpB06JBijNEZNkUBNQM1XVlahiueI54MtB48H7NLkKL8tl609Zk3GIPkvhxEuDHdQPg1aa1ActeRhmWl63D7nS836CrqDWbApGiqutqWzx_kCagglmfHwuO1JNipohlPP8nV7mhC0Dj/s400/DSC06305.JPG" /></a> He wasn't so sure about sharing his cupcakes with me, since he yanked the frosting right off of my cupcake and shoved it in his mouth before I even knew he had it.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Cd9Uf8f8m45h7IfvHkqqZUnKxXpT4hBiAgF8UCmt8y9Nk4top9erBin4SqDcm3ZiCHkuEuhK2QBdFalxAQwLjgizISmrn86Ox4OSZKi05nVWsKp6BpnGUibzqhKF7GzBrVe5gfVl1Pz8/s1600/DSC06313.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460561171585965618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Cd9Uf8f8m45h7IfvHkqqZUnKxXpT4hBiAgF8UCmt8y9Nk4top9erBin4SqDcm3ZiCHkuEuhK2QBdFalxAQwLjgizISmrn86Ox4OSZKi05nVWsKp6BpnGUibzqhKF7GzBrVe5gfVl1Pz8/s400/DSC06313.JPG" /></a> After sharing cupcakes at his school, we picked up Darin from work and headed to Kai's birthday dinner...the waitress brought him his own special "appetizer" plate. He loved it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-N9nLWfJ-cvLVc-YUd9e_gHq9jt4kpC9f6nYrQ1EyTX1IJ0KSati-U3Gn3lVIHwiklxA3k48Jk_OGEPD33xxh4pPI1WjsTi25tGLi-FqrIaU9T2aNoTlB_d9vioHcjGHhhbMfe1a3Z0i/s1600/DSC06343.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460561030707210274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-N9nLWfJ-cvLVc-YUd9e_gHq9jt4kpC9f6nYrQ1EyTX1IJ0KSati-U3Gn3lVIHwiklxA3k48Jk_OGEPD33xxh4pPI1WjsTi25tGLi-FqrIaU9T2aNoTlB_d9vioHcjGHhhbMfe1a3Z0i/s400/DSC06343.JPG" /></a><br /><strong>Day Two</strong>: We invited Kai's 3 best friends to join us at the zoo for some animal watching and cake eating.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0d5BTXrrc4leV1ar3DSsRgio_jpjWIWYp_NmakaH9ykMSgRTGSjtjevpXkJBS8aO9H81fYTZOZWji6QB4Lz-fi2X7oTQ3plMKe1CtZkGLNCpCqSZxLura2RqGURv2NMbzH6EVgO32qmC-/s1600/DSC06368.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460560628660769090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0d5BTXrrc4leV1ar3DSsRgio_jpjWIWYp_NmakaH9ykMSgRTGSjtjevpXkJBS8aO9H81fYTZOZWji6QB4Lz-fi2X7oTQ3plMKe1CtZkGLNCpCqSZxLura2RqGURv2NMbzH6EVgO32qmC-/s400/DSC06368.JPG" /></a> My friend Joelle (also the mother of Kai's friend Natalie) made us this amazing cupcakes/cake, complete with zoo animals and edible grass. She brought it over to our house the night before, and suggested that I tell everyone that I made it...I laughed, as I explained that NO ONE would believe me. It looked amazing, and tasted even better. Thanks Joelle!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3uQPZlvLyYaZ5LStGW4CftrVaO5acQqjxj4GkEkM_lIqG2Ug2GYZ3av1vRZD1syanwxVOb8KN0zVU-RMoNvNLGtuxoDGZAnAdh62_cnCsTL0XmDx21CZ9_Lybr-TPV2uQgxcvfWoFXne/s1600/DSC06371.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460560497527706482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3uQPZlvLyYaZ5LStGW4CftrVaO5acQqjxj4GkEkM_lIqG2Ug2GYZ3av1vRZD1syanwxVOb8KN0zVU-RMoNvNLGtuxoDGZAnAdh62_cnCsTL0XmDx21CZ9_Lybr-TPV2uQgxcvfWoFXne/s400/DSC06371.JPG" /></a><br />These are Kai's 3 friends...notice they are all ladies, which he affectionately referred to as his "entourage" all day. :)<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADF-srGmOCiPGE4jIwdLOyr11FBUHcdt7lgyOokcEdBBDkng08O3rKynwHIElSXvaeQZQTBUygOV3WpdT-Oxg4RTo-BydbC8ynVrRWcpx-jR9CUrEV8Up2m-RzQlUdYxen6bvolBafcsy/s1600/DSC06379.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460560356702366994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADF-srGmOCiPGE4jIwdLOyr11FBUHcdt7lgyOokcEdBBDkng08O3rKynwHIElSXvaeQZQTBUygOV3WpdT-Oxg4RTo-BydbC8ynVrRWcpx-jR9CUrEV8Up2m-RzQlUdYxen6bvolBafcsy/s400/DSC06379.JPG" /></a><br />He sure loved eating his cake!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupnG3ei37kq6HZsK6N9H0kk3HblUf_xkptbbBgjGkd-d6p37ous5LTc_S3bKrRyR46DOtbqoCEW_qWUNzSyGoeRdtv5KjKGqZF8jqKK7NjtdJ3W6VGHtxc9Idc98lU7c1YABlKov96vfu/s1600/DSC06395.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460560217070398226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupnG3ei37kq6HZsK6N9H0kk3HblUf_xkptbbBgjGkd-d6p37ous5LTc_S3bKrRyR46DOtbqoCEW_qWUNzSyGoeRdtv5KjKGqZF8jqKK7NjtdJ3W6VGHtxc9Idc98lU7c1YABlKov96vfu/s400/DSC06395.JPG" /></a><br />His friends were so nice, and brought him really fun gifts...I'm not sure if he liked the presents or the wrapping paper more?!?<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjMJH4iImcubpY-mf2-m9dcxZLs7w-0vq-cg8Fi2EJvOJtG8dZ-jHWWAtsfyLDUNQD_-qccEeSs67nVt1TLkPbhtfI0RFWR5kCed9xDn88-ZvKfWv3hS3frrbIYZxRkqe8-7a1hVZWda3/s1600/DSC06431.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460560008452007698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjMJH4iImcubpY-mf2-m9dcxZLs7w-0vq-cg8Fi2EJvOJtG8dZ-jHWWAtsfyLDUNQD_-qccEeSs67nVt1TLkPbhtfI0RFWR5kCed9xDn88-ZvKfWv3hS3frrbIYZxRkqe8-7a1hVZWda3/s400/DSC06431.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>We spent a couple of hours looking at the animals, and Kai found out at the end, that this is the first of many zoo trips this year...he got a zoo membership for his birthday...YAY!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Day Three: </strong>Several family members mailed or dropped off presents before Kai's actual Birthday, so I set up this display to be enjoyed by all for a few days before Kai actually got to open his presents. (we don't really use our kitchen for anything else, so it became a great display area). Every time Kai was near the gifts, he was freaking out with anticipation (I think I enjoyed this more than he did).<br /></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldnTIoapV2lwKzkBDvxQ8ZPzP7qHTPzQ-09aTN1PxCOmndXu8sMNfTZ7qRnGHDbJWwDXbc91N6a3mEoQ4Zycoti21w1-7Y3waJboz1RdMQjc_5CMmW6dB_gK2Lfo5_0kWe1US3kI_DCGx/s1600/DSC06518.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460559668987401298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldnTIoapV2lwKzkBDvxQ8ZPzP7qHTPzQ-09aTN1PxCOmndXu8sMNfTZ7qRnGHDbJWwDXbc91N6a3mEoQ4Zycoti21w1-7Y3waJboz1RdMQjc_5CMmW6dB_gK2Lfo5_0kWe1US3kI_DCGx/s400/DSC06518.JPG" /></a> Sunday night, we had a family party with Darin's Grandma, and his brother Brian, Kristy, Briana, Garrett and Ethan. We had dinner, cake and icecream, presents, and Briana even read Kai stories before he went to sleep.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKRtNCDqb9IIXeyN1kjS8uj5afebj-XMj9E1Sy6h4RvjhUBh30CgusQwDQw0STQmg7LJy28uPvrZmc-YLopHdVhbAsbUoFszUVFYeYzEPCxzSB0PDSe-cfZ_YC2GYHAi-xqQTHML1IzAF/s1600/DSC06557.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460559501062814338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKRtNCDqb9IIXeyN1kjS8uj5afebj-XMj9E1Sy6h4RvjhUBh30CgusQwDQw0STQmg7LJy28uPvrZmc-YLopHdVhbAsbUoFszUVFYeYzEPCxzSB0PDSe-cfZ_YC2GYHAi-xqQTHML1IzAF/s400/DSC06557.JPG" /></a> Briana and Garrett were super great at helping Kai open his presents...he was a little too slow for them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X2qAEuqVuahdMdeKBySHhIE2NndxxD6-BBc3V12gIYCq9orEFZEjLyMXDITA09HHUU7zmFA4yRBgaOfVRCRs2U6RZt3yD9nB7caQkBrjDRXwbij4iKc3sJwRihHKXOBTqnS5FvR6JCn4/s1600/DSC06576.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460559342419765858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X2qAEuqVuahdMdeKBySHhIE2NndxxD6-BBc3V12gIYCq9orEFZEjLyMXDITA09HHUU7zmFA4yRBgaOfVRCRs2U6RZt3yD9nB7caQkBrjDRXwbij4iKc3sJwRihHKXOBTqnS5FvR6JCn4/s400/DSC06576.JPG" /></a> Brian and Kristy even spent some time trying to help Kai learn how to walk (he is SOOOOO close).</div><br /><div></div><div>What a great FIRST birthday...Thank you EVERYONE!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>P.S. next year, we will be celebrating his 2nd birtday with ONE party. :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-13365541091054025712010-04-09T11:52:00.001-07:002010-04-09T19:49:16.054-07:00Kai's First Hair CutSO...I knew we should get Kai a haircut eventually, but he has so little hair, I didn't want to take away from this precious commodity. However, after we took him in for his first haircut this past week, I realized we should have gone a long time ago for two reasons. One, he looked a little crazy pre-haircut, (see BEFORE picture below). Second, it might be the most fun thing we have ever done...If you have never been to "Cookie Cutter" with your little one, you are missing out. You walk in and the first thing you do is choose a cartoon for your child to watch on their own personal DVD player. Next, you choose a seat (rocket, airplane, horse, mini-car), and then if that weren't enough...you get a balloon and a sucker at the end...WHO KNEW GETTING YOUR HAIRCUT COULD BE SO MUCH FUN!?!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsq6v9Ka7jkLGw9pYLg2oNyt-Zs0Bej0ZmUhOQIcGo3tfV1F9oChqhrfoQ40D_9ZiK3hzWrnNHej-JFmmTE-z89LSCyJ_tA8KvYISiBt9d64t0mogfzVtJcA_K15h3dtw2nkoW36uVrhB/s1600/DSC06217.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458230349544839266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsq6v9Ka7jkLGw9pYLg2oNyt-Zs0Bej0ZmUhOQIcGo3tfV1F9oChqhrfoQ40D_9ZiK3hzWrnNHej-JFmmTE-z89LSCyJ_tA8KvYISiBt9d64t0mogfzVtJcA_K15h3dtw2nkoW36uVrhB/s400/DSC06217.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEzSZqBQVw3Hb_p4Hu7Nf3pbnZyUjvNsiQXf9KT_HVujDp552p9PKA7MzL0sGY3NLrpd71kh7DZlvCAbI5M89PRgcufv1E1SKSMwE8b-rdSoxUlCPiTLau1dRldYbpe3mGylVuCtncnky/s1600/DSC06222.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458230223292676930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEzSZqBQVw3Hb_p4Hu7Nf3pbnZyUjvNsiQXf9KT_HVujDp552p9PKA7MzL0sGY3NLrpd71kh7DZlvCAbI5M89PRgcufv1E1SKSMwE8b-rdSoxUlCPiTLau1dRldYbpe3mGylVuCtncnky/s400/DSC06222.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF3vnsNsWZo-oDncMLb8sIAS8uKjZt945DRxTpBPvLoWqvEIUccmWFORxahH0YERlJLUFlld5dCZ_KPvC-AI0npvr7KqbocNhabdmWi6fZqGd7zh3gosZuO3VoKWaodsTfHjOOJ7rUpma/s1600/DSC06224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458230032489124354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF3vnsNsWZo-oDncMLb8sIAS8uKjZt945DRxTpBPvLoWqvEIUccmWFORxahH0YERlJLUFlld5dCZ_KPvC-AI0npvr7KqbocNhabdmWi6fZqGd7zh3gosZuO3VoKWaodsTfHjOOJ7rUpma/s400/DSC06224.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SeWddDxqU8SXUtUkVL6eozQFiCeCeIevKZvX1ymxmDEBDhSmmQX792Dqj_YT-nDY6c5SkZ0bXqHrTb654-w7USNs1jNlOAZdno4Lx72I-9sL1ArCpncOu6t-NdFo2xQ0S504Vrw8xSz8/s1600/DSC06239.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458229898843936530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SeWddDxqU8SXUtUkVL6eozQFiCeCeIevKZvX1ymxmDEBDhSmmQX792Dqj_YT-nDY6c5SkZ0bXqHrTb654-w7USNs1jNlOAZdno4Lx72I-9sL1ArCpncOu6t-NdFo2xQ0S504Vrw8xSz8/s400/DSC06239.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:0;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>BEFORE</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9yaeLrZGTW4zP-tpHSQ68e2VqRedXNwiFj5eVNwYbjssbROdWTvmPvwodxWhnh2BP3sBn-KrRDMtlI_thKgisnwU9moHXD6ly-Y0QkJa_-kGsB_RSjMLcRq4HPZfxgUZ4LuHktECsUde/s1600/DSC06210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458229061235190962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9yaeLrZGTW4zP-tpHSQ68e2VqRedXNwiFj5eVNwYbjssbROdWTvmPvwodxWhnh2BP3sBn-KrRDMtlI_thKgisnwU9moHXD6ly-Y0QkJa_-kGsB_RSjMLcRq4HPZfxgUZ4LuHktECsUde/s400/DSC06210.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong>AFTER<br /></strong></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TkHvcQdS0K2n6PLKUvMcw2bp9S1db8UtZrzNQ6HiH5Nk9oucaQpuHJmp7yokgzd6GHMhXPHzfymA86n3U_krGbz-d21igiBBcbfxPnkaedqKP6K8PNGA89zZd5SodVRIwMXlcQcqmnQp/s1600/DSC06243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458228750145644162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TkHvcQdS0K2n6PLKUvMcw2bp9S1db8UtZrzNQ6HiH5Nk9oucaQpuHJmp7yokgzd6GHMhXPHzfymA86n3U_krGbz-d21igiBBcbfxPnkaedqKP6K8PNGA89zZd5SodVRIwMXlcQcqmnQp/s400/DSC06243.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="left">Kai keeps asking when he can go again. :)</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">P.S. Today is Kai's First Birthday (pictures to come later), however I wanted to mention that it turns out Birthdays rock when you are planning them for a little one...I am pretty jazzed that this is the first of many to come. </div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-54722594262195823542010-04-05T20:31:00.001-07:002010-04-05T20:48:58.560-07:00Spring Fun!Between Doggies, Swings, Slides, kindermusic, and a visit from Grandma Judy and Grandpa Chuck, Kai couldn't possibly have a better spring. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jItRRsK-oaT_q7gQ101ayPTOLyyfzjTTJWZ9qhZXRTC9REWEqJMvv1tN_ml-1wbZZrMsqGq5tLgDijrW49TJYvpiQpCheihcKn515wGY1sREyv3le-P-xog9x-Fp-rAnrgtv8iplvdwG/s1600/DSC06038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456865639706820242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jItRRsK-oaT_q7gQ101ayPTOLyyfzjTTJWZ9qhZXRTC9REWEqJMvv1tN_ml-1wbZZrMsqGq5tLgDijrW49TJYvpiQpCheihcKn515wGY1sREyv3le-P-xog9x-Fp-rAnrgtv8iplvdwG/s400/DSC06038.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3ksFWcdT3axPUnZ3TZflGHg8FWeahqHlTncwsVvClqHAkR2gC0Glc6hDSGDb4x4FPpIzkwvu0L4QY7gxF9-6XudDIdSMSrkCba38KlBXiGyqO2FgH0My7XQTjTdBxJ2i8FiqlzjUATUr/s1600/DSC06031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456864807454207154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUebak05SyHzIF65SkcGzpcinmkOkR12jFzuOlUSB2UkAaV8Ws1nBAtqc8rzoPH5T8xL5riVEl23cuFYTHqeD8Bc6yUwbLO7OHuGbRLri6g_oyy4c5XwVetC1a198duQslcn7Cj8twExd/s400/DSC06103.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6FxACv2ttRBH0F7Eg8mCGw30KNBxfun8YLI20WM1V-ncbizgkGI-cyMeIo-WMvl5F-382WdQPiR7i0UJUWYf7CY0YvgpTpAAGdvtanNUVqafE_mgzEs-jdqPWZUdJ6aPCTl4no8YxIky/s1600/DSC06069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456864799707687426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6FxACv2ttRBH0F7Eg8mCGw30KNBxfun8YLI20WM1V-ncbizgkGI-cyMeIo-WMvl5F-382WdQPiR7i0UJUWYf7CY0YvgpTpAAGdvtanNUVqafE_mgzEs-jdqPWZUdJ6aPCTl4no8YxIky/s400/DSC06069.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-38920793518433980212010-04-03T19:42:00.000-07:002010-04-03T19:52:28.102-07:00Tooth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1LzpL_JSluefhNv2iHhGZdUap2y2dZ_VfCaqWipn8bHnmlQkQxOqhJFOYGDxffCJSC8qvwpdMkYAKKKlJfcefhlbEowa4fg6mK-NW513RfVzhtdl9cYsQ6TpGzVTvOOcwSEY2fNcJ8qQ/s1600/DSC06184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456109382498199330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1LzpL_JSluefhNv2iHhGZdUap2y2dZ_VfCaqWipn8bHnmlQkQxOqhJFOYGDxffCJSC8qvwpdMkYAKKKlJfcefhlbEowa4fg6mK-NW513RfVzhtdl9cYsQ6TpGzVTvOOcwSEY2fNcJ8qQ/s400/DSC06184.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Kai's bottom right tooth started seeping it's way out of his gum a couple of weeks ago, but it wasn't very visible until this week. It's amazing to me that he has eaten everything in site for the past few months without teeth??? He LOVES food. Just think how much he will love food with teeth...HELLO Steak, Apples, Candy and other scrumptious goodies that you need teeth to eat.</div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-76787999493692008072010-03-30T19:40:00.000-07:002010-03-30T19:48:57.782-07:00Spring has Sprung (sort of)Last weekend we saw the sun for 2 days straight...YAY!!! We are on the cusp of spring. We spent as much time outside as we possibly could. Still a little cold (hence the coats), but we will take the cold as long as the sun is shining. Hope it's sunny where ever you are.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomHzzf_7qAnYR7XTJz4m-NofgGokoYAPCoKS_DnfOfHh0yhLK1ud0UYa_RGFRVC95WmjipHJgTcxP-xZKdj0U6sIBUB2oKnOwIsKiyEk2KkBYgPIdP3ge5Ull4KgyolGDaZRUxeRCKMYb/s1600/DSC05992.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454623623686102642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomHzzf_7qAnYR7XTJz4m-NofgGokoYAPCoKS_DnfOfHh0yhLK1ud0UYa_RGFRVC95WmjipHJgTcxP-xZKdj0U6sIBUB2oKnOwIsKiyEk2KkBYgPIdP3ge5Ull4KgyolGDaZRUxeRCKMYb/s400/DSC05992.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNUgWoDx6AOgqzLv6tSHwgXYYBrUVwR1mgBTF8ZlzqZm9WijkmJEZyVL6XhKqS5mCw9M34ObWqZbLwg7sZRzmwO_mcrRptCeyMLc5ATegtiYFnJqcLWAy7GudwFxVaVKGmwUgdp8Zx-NM/s1600/DSC05996.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454623618256644994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNUgWoDx6AOgqzLv6tSHwgXYYBrUVwR1mgBTF8ZlzqZm9WijkmJEZyVL6XhKqS5mCw9M34ObWqZbLwg7sZRzmwO_mcrRptCeyMLc5ATegtiYFnJqcLWAy7GudwFxVaVKGmwUgdp8Zx-NM/s400/DSC05996.JPG" /></a> </div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342186730431200388.post-4831418987019412562010-03-19T13:45:00.000-07:002010-03-19T14:08:06.251-07:00SEE KAI RUNKai has been wearing the same pair of velcro/strap baby shoes since he was 4 months old. Last week we finally decided to upgrade to a new pair of "big boy" shoes. Best part is...the new shoes were named after Kai (or atlease <strong><em>A KAI</em></strong>). So, the next time you need a cute pair of baby shoes, check out the brand "See Kai Run". <br /><br />Oh, and don't tell our Kai that his shoes weren't named after him, he's REALLY excited about having his own shoe brand. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvptKv05O8tmsU8Qg8dNgmUd70_HZ-ppAAPFs8LGCXlF7JQaVBWZ95ead47kvlZ7D_Kv3b2ae0TD3RHd6SZbnYfxGGPnFNZRw7lgGdfqFY9hqynA1gcl9XQ8v2CNgE_FWJyRRoY0dVMth/s1600-h/DSC05991.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450453373948797378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvptKv05O8tmsU8Qg8dNgmUd70_HZ-ppAAPFs8LGCXlF7JQaVBWZ95ead47kvlZ7D_Kv3b2ae0TD3RHd6SZbnYfxGGPnFNZRw7lgGdfqFY9hqynA1gcl9XQ8v2CNgE_FWJyRRoY0dVMth/s400/DSC05991.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u_zuN9YqxoOUr8UcJjVfYVzjnUcTh77LRsidoJBagtuLtW_mFY5tWMeK-yfUfclgnzYfxz8AIi4kU6pVxU0A1IY0z6a7aU2OnL6B-aDt-pc7L_2JDxI9UBEXgEHsMt5CgLcC81bxWbtS/s1600-h/DSC05990.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450453372378213426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u_zuN9YqxoOUr8UcJjVfYVzjnUcTh77LRsidoJBagtuLtW_mFY5tWMeK-yfUfclgnzYfxz8AIi4kU6pVxU0A1IY0z6a7aU2OnL6B-aDt-pc7L_2JDxI9UBEXgEHsMt5CgLcC81bxWbtS/s400/DSC05990.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG1iCwwANFiIHgS0KE-I1iwdWSnXjp_2OPJiy-kE2xsrJIJzsW3IrsCJemjO6Qp4gewT_hovX3x60hmddI7ElSI65k3w56lTRD1ac1Z0oys2p0ypJlnFHLNOkoi5CEoLFLe2qBGgtobN3/s1600-h/DSC05973.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450453362431786306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG1iCwwANFiIHgS0KE-I1iwdWSnXjp_2OPJiy-kE2xsrJIJzsW3IrsCJemjO6Qp4gewT_hovX3x60hmddI7ElSI65k3w56lTRD1ac1Z0oys2p0ypJlnFHLNOkoi5CEoLFLe2qBGgtobN3/s400/DSC05973.JPG" /></a> </div></div>Darin and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167147051222212663noreply@blogger.com5