tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52772276558199446662024-03-05T21:32:26.357-08:00it's the little things...musings from a colorful eclectic worldcyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-3494867765844733472024-03-05T06:38:00.009-08:002024-03-05T06:38:56.507-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYhsm8UFNFuvHc0AEKz0d7UXSD6zabURN9b00TghNlYtL18zylNWmneVRwX292uZdxddg8yC0ZzzlLkBJKihUhQKXzaJoaaSbFBdiUlvsmdRrXqM0EsF5ySBce6SbVthskqRRw0FpmPA/s1600-h/IMG_3176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070556066716458930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYhsm8UFNFuvHc0AEKz0d7UXSD6zabURN9b00TghNlYtL18zylNWmneVRwX292uZdxddg8yC0ZzzlLkBJKihUhQKXzaJoaaSbFBdiUlvsmdRrXqM0EsF5ySBce6SbVthskqRRw0FpmPA/s200/IMG_3176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-20642741962539990642024-03-05T06:38:00.008-08:002024-03-05T06:38:46.436-08:00an ode to summer by Jason<div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTmT6mFYQfZ1XWXOW_gZ9EUsVE1TsWtH82yDt11GGPHFaBWaBTPa_hPnpmhKvtTLadlN7ROl-xiOr1nGaf1cSAb7bV2EMkh7JzL41YQfljteWsWVxjSouVCIY831sNIcGztgLnZ5Za2GN/s1600-h/IMG_0591.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344269261505112370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTmT6mFYQfZ1XWXOW_gZ9EUsVE1TsWtH82yDt11GGPHFaBWaBTPa_hPnpmhKvtTLadlN7ROl-xiOr1nGaf1cSAb7bV2EMkh7JzL41YQfljteWsWVxjSouVCIY831sNIcGztgLnZ5Za2GN/s320/IMG_0591.JPG" border="0" /></a> We'll its getting into summer here in Spain and we're already starting to spend every day at the pool. Colby is getting brown and Cyd's pink sunburn is becoming a fixture. James is as white as ever, and I often have to wear my sunglasses when i'm with him at the pool. Colby has been going off the diving board and they have a nice waterslide. He's the only one under the age of 6 that is allowed to go, i'm quite proud.<br /><br /><div>We're looking forward to a summer of fun, sun, and trying to keep the boys from killing eachother. Our next big evolution is the move back on base to the fishbowl. I think it's going to be a good thing and i know that he boys are going to love being able to walk out the front door and play with other kids. It might be nice to not have to entertain them for a while. Our next big trip isn't until Germany in August, but we're in the works for trying to see if we'll go to holland or Italy for the fourth of July. because our Itakly trip next week has been canceled... Stay tuned. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344273841650254418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVP6ztDYm3K2l8aQxdT5H2ro8rs6_AnxJq0QlvJKsJspYdLA_Efb9CdBhX6gqdRGUOwLj7MCckjA6yuNjWHdia62zx6Ee1l7qbtfdOJFCIfNwA6NbMOn4dEfU00PdOq91Be6RXxufQB4u/s320/DSC_1004.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344275491057098930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr-_lYS3WTz6UP2bIBX5enQwkLatrt5f6QgHfq0t-yjTkJo-tqjrrlqZTjAZJjpVvUN2RA3uWJqr0RmvJmKM8UwzS8qZqIWdq4Do_ou-mFrLgTIp-yQt6mMad4RDA_1r2lShzYmT40KZU/s320/DSC_1024.JPG" border="0" />last weekend we went to Madrid. here are few pics from the trip. We went to Retiro Park and decided to take a paddle boat around the Park. It was the best thing we did the whole trip! the boys loved it and so did we .<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344273837349375122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS20BA5d83wjp_CvAMFx1-K2qRzrRzQ4j7ahbunVHY_fGsZ0KwPBagt3Ceo6qAUfOvFtC4GKPSIA0Bt8K12vMIjZl7z4we34_llTDMNF2NpZm9o674gQtdVsva5X9OQAU3LRVX-XPBOIW2/s320/DSC_1000.JPG" border="0" /> Each boy got to row the boat and then Cyd and i switched kids mid stream! it was halarious! we had the best time! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344273847868508466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDwEB2RkVfS-brGpfUyZaLKbbwWZd2H2kpoHYtLm_QA4gUUgfce_QGTXQPfOnmzewF7iPKll-Hs4X_Jjb2TMyCGfqjxfiHyKa1axgAMtUoRRH_Fm3xCzocCSjUbj02mBvb6Aflhrf1B2o/s320/DSC_1032.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344273848661491474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_V-Ab_zc59Deu8Y0KY_s8eZwL7txsOh0d6KqqlS2JdMDSxjgbi_kYjaZGPbrhIaEyl9hdNLyJyECOFhrHLjFNNFmiOkqKZQnBY9JT1oXz32iG64CqkE9QBFaj2Pca7U_vkgqHe8M9Veay/s320/DSC_1075.JPG" border="0" /> Miss you all and we'll try to post some more stuff soon.</div></div></div></div></div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-20758891653328001772024-03-05T06:38:00.007-08:002024-03-05T06:38:41.918-08:00okay, maybe not tomorrow.....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361724883643550178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-feC_T_cvcQLNsJzqE7W-Ba2z_WzrmpWqWH7QmfWFvRcslssq1w5qF8z3BxLyzvyP0oHrtW1tBd1jQzjD8kAjuvsc2EFFFKvmqhRUOHACIRKkmx8Vp328naneIQEKtGbdrm8tQRfJMMGV/s320/CSC_1916.JPG" border="0" />PART 2 <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>so we drove for about 2 hours through the german and holland counrtyside...it was beautiful. We made it to our hotel around 930pm and it was a total flashback from the 70's! it was awesome and the veiw from our room was amazing!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361724856053856130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANIfTphJZykiRo9oIpNyBToc0hptTbC8Zx5OLJFuaJ3WmqK3YBUctVqwtPlL6ZmEwEZSV4jRpyF6pn3f9VDPmDnDsYr6HoFfDgncTa4YPHFn2u2JzlhIU-my60hQBiYbjz9LdJUiftElT/s320/DSC_1874.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361724869494424162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJQhf-syTJpCchGeCL59fWu8fJ9NcPsNFxBkk90LErKkTqbl-AjB4kgBVXaF7PUlXf6B3gu0_MPzHZBrXjkrovIac3z19Xqp5hE6uNlbzM22junFMs6gEumZJnslMz7tzfINNLOMK8mIk/s320/DSC_1881.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361724865415084514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEF8Ms4IgbB5hsyuOtNYw1yiYhx7GHUyDr6osu-dLFkIydHTEo61uRqErtxH1Pa9rDr6EzNvaT6fpjZJUPcRVTrPxGXe87icbzU_hQuOTNRR-Rpmq3d8o66PjNWsObxyqK4qdqZKa73twB/s320/DSC_1876.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361724874187677634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyS8MDbr0IMPCSmaDrJZ0FJ6xcNE0366H_UFhJ4inWjLbGLfRlzwo0F15QDQDVVYAwrwFfrImAW5zkFtb4z_Ng9ICuwoCbRWZrllQFjND3LhCGTY__7jXpjKBrWhBv5KYCg3OoHqXlw_Q/s320/DSC_1883.JPG" border="0" /> it was so fancy!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361730097498743778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-qNbs5uMxsdCaj7jm6OK2wq59YX99ZcojioQX3BYqboOIDs6K4D5Ecr2bFb-A77zcnuGuqiDuBwZLSZaPsB1wZ39fko-IY1GEkKg6nZOXsgnQWrhw15q8R3XNEc5OuvGLCrz4chQIlQo/s320/DSC_1884.JPG" border="0" /> so we headed downstairs for some dinner {Colbs brought his lego loot} since it was still light outside at 10pm!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361730101529960562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCD-FxVrmTS37Zi5oyHhLAelvJxOMXkb6pU_UJ8Hj6P80rSVW8N1nwm1C16nQWrNwf6PLQD4D_J-5arVvuEikX-cnqp0XvjwwaMD5r0338G1tO-s3VrCmNAZ_G9Xa7YPxo9CbzRCSpAlr/s320/DSC_1890.JPG" border="0" />and Colby discovered an age old fave of the Netherlanders.......<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361730106103148594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TnlZkun91kQU6Jl1BLqajB5cOUeqnSVFSZFmKnOmNbUtwoVvu9dMHc6BDqz6b-FAmxHxnkOnt9vAL8vlmfh4h_tkj-Sa9a7uSrx7v-PPmHGRgbm6NKW6iyk4RwG2pSL7tXeXz7ouXCAI/s320/DSC_1894.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Fries and mayo</span>! holy moly! he is in love! and as the sun was setting we setteled into our beds for another day!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361730109875981746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc9D0eRHNoG7rY6h08RPxyxKN8Abd_89we6g0Xp5q-BBxORp0hyKcZ67JZki2k80zDWpcc_J0rOtJx8dXOuZy8-a_IW9A1LBrjQjb71453_k4R9zG5DJJ9U7bkRfxPXBf9ZoeOgx9Lip0/s320/DSC_1895.JPG" border="0" />the next morning we awoke to ducks quacking outside our balcony! so of course the boys had to go down to feed them! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361730118004376946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKmBhjwoGa4TIFI9IbVlOc2QEGamibTtifUrPLRTPHnDUo4svGPfyGa4HVMCKmb0WHUjB3SzhcTTy6kBgnqpgNaqJKaD_6mL1T38pvFEBMsnMktph6T8ovG-P4GCy52LECWknxO1OzZCS/s320/DSC_1902.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361732807551357666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sQgQhMVzE3IpvWokX9aIRHAZRZ1LABQ3cDeSJ_fcRKXnhups_y_S1V1FjG0gsu560g5OqL1kn7zXu9CLvL8BDyUhcLjgmDZw-slglSgX0E23Avop6WY_e9gj5tM7s-DQwlR3EX-xfe0W/s320/DSC_1909.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361732802995060850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsqCZFy2S0im3ltZYTHVBlRL1xG600QJzuzevZMxGUwWAJm8-garadZADl1O1AHhJt1dTBDYSZ5ylKqw40clLXrs6G_iblhsbUDKxG9MpJqPD5SQ3IqXbWdrnzvenZ1lHXpoIuxJPCMpf/s320/DSC_1913.JPG" border="0" /><br />after the duck feeding we went to a little seaside town. it was beautiful and quaint, right on the water.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361732819742259666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00jBeOfMXm2mW1LXrEq7eZXgG1Rc5ocliCaplFAPCyjC3sTPyfF60yjNTKJONcH4jmwpVSusCd0L347-dCun1yDeotipONpjWWNhMoaifRtgrD3z9LCG4sPJ9j6uO0riKBMP2TJFs_e3S/s320/DSC_1944.JPG" border="0" />all the houses looked like this.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361732815077695698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YgdyVny1Igav4uDtPzqY9OcR6MNpRJAFhbA3VEVg9x9TwoIJKEKavQ9Uu1rCQW5j82w432qN8PEOZsW01_B7M7Ef3_WgvC32QjDmTYco3uoZeIwHucI7sW7Zru7dowtFsAtlNH2vcArm/s320/DSC_1938.JPG" border="0" />here are the boys at a gift shop. in the big ole clogs!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363609555012521682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB9lXastCZY07u49qJXZwf8xEyhmBKM9f18TRwcR-Rvr3rfkJoYZ_sNmUM9iL4MhMWF6wq-koYlscznsmZDLZyj6MuJKpoLDEHRvNFZSVqz9EedAF-JvFbQ0PDcJ52mK_x2ZNvu7uYeS0/s320/DSC_1948.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363609562001431906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uVwrEAzTIWZeR_FPJXQoqGMCId84xX6VsXe9ztnW6mU6B8iZg-L_bcC2AMeg_Zas5YMnBE-gKBYq5D6Dgn6nxUQdwTIYiY3TuoWehyXxe6Jivm44gEsJ_Pn8voFZH6iecF0pE_JVUZH7/s320/DSC_1947.JPG" border="0" />then we went to a cheese and clog factory!!!! it was neat to see how it's all done. the smells....were interesting...Colby did'nt like it AT ALL! this guy totally looked like Dwight Shrute from * the office* total beet farmer in his clogs! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363609564790267218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NC5xoAPEZ6lHyX32Z4RKluk_x5Z8upA50oNKsk1XYZX74KmrX2lJpBcqA1hSyWtADpsIjgWKub7mc37YcJ4OK-Ck5ahN3v9phy-qD694X4GtxZ2PwGO8vS0agjCRCogI9JowHX2oCgJ_/s320/DSC_1971.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363609576041282962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnASa-wHfzI17wqBALGqHJH6V7tjwbONjjOmbpPEK7dT-9pPmJVMb_ps4FIrATcpdLiXma4aL9k1IB-RMHWkSfV7YsP_kI06XEQpnGqCbxOBX5wAGdpVqERZxlVADEJi0c4DC8hsth5Xu7/s320/DSC_1969.JPG" border="0" />here he is holding his nose!!! HA! HAA! with Jason and I behind the silly people! <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>next we were off to the Windmills...by this time the boys were tired {jason included}. so here are the only pics from that trip.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363615411758959938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4apEltH8iHryuCszTxoFNfmx5PDD8J0OwJqPWXa8rtxVK6w5s6XpWJ9Av5N0TOZZdCWWzbI8vSR76V9SlQMD_1Xam2kXaL46l51g4UkBgliexoXKXpsU-nKUEUr4nRztxUv3Y16ATakT8/s320/DSC_1975.JPG" border="0" /> look at the two grumps! wow...those faces!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363615404980951170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FzSMk1WdHybBDJVUQxOWsjrVBCZNrs6J8wPtaq4RPk6Z7ypmapLbefKfYhstJyaZOMc1yWpP1thksyTznL572LBDbPFTnpBy6qvcKiBDtHL9SOeHXSU1J07tRli_gWZMurCT9kleINs6/s320/DSC_1974.JPG" border="0" />after we got some food and rested we found a park. check this out!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363615401316671362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVhnKbfpPFn3l6vTO-EXdVu7KYvjdqlwFSHt2vi_kM2-4EAs3Eka1GhrWGRsIXEowOiZY4btydF_wWQdAMeWCsqQVTBNTQRDOmDWVH20cwIFB4gQOuwAgWcAqij-I7ISEH3AsoZteWIVb/s320/CSC_1818.JPG" border="0" />TO BE CONTINUED....</div><div> </div><div>Amsterdam :)</div><div> </div><div>loves<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-73599143832554708832024-03-05T06:38:00.006-08:002024-03-05T06:38:28.510-08:00new addition....we've finally done it! We have added a new member to our ever growing family! ......since we are staying put for a while we decided to get a dog! She is a yellow lab, about 2 years old and soooooo sweet! Her name is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lola</span></span></b>. We have had her for 5 days and she hasn't barked once! she is very well behaved! We love her. especially Colby! he has been wanting a dog for a long time. Jason is pretty happy , too. ;) Here are a few pics....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRaEnGCEfrLbkoknBqz8oVUeuuxfj9UkOzKF_YqxUNvZApA_FnUF2Zn_lXaTOHKXMXZ52gK45lgTCcxS0k44QBNIIz_IzCVZ1NDr-sT1Nfa9n40FKtz6umLhAvY3ijywDuncRhdIrEpM/s1600-h/DSC_1795.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRaEnGCEfrLbkoknBqz8oVUeuuxfj9UkOzKF_YqxUNvZApA_FnUF2Zn_lXaTOHKXMXZ52gK45lgTCcxS0k44QBNIIz_IzCVZ1NDr-sT1Nfa9n40FKtz6umLhAvY3ijywDuncRhdIrEpM/s320/DSC_1795.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426945970310635794" /></a>this is the first day as we were bringing her home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPHPIBuzoZnGdVuky1FgYbCie8k9LwGusrZtxGjpoCWAyI1c75RTiQmjgpGcCC-e20ocmPOsg0rmF1FEyEHD8qhs8OD1Fq3kUyam-geea-Rf8O4xabM6rzGwwBUJHsgCEf7lrsqHTd6U/s1600-h/DSC_1801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPHPIBuzoZnGdVuky1FgYbCie8k9LwGusrZtxGjpoCWAyI1c75RTiQmjgpGcCC-e20ocmPOsg0rmF1FEyEHD8qhs8OD1Fq3kUyam-geea-Rf8O4xabM6rzGwwBUJHsgCEf7lrsqHTd6U/s320/DSC_1801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426943816624479010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wLQKfrsgiBTGMSKY0ypt4QsqnBwwelCX40qkVbevSEMhu3CKQpH3jL_zpvlyqctcJYzZffrtYn72dIwoH1Lqf5NhgCpPtULnggUkyMknyP1xSpsruI6ax8FyJKoIxy451LM4hN8HNqs/s1600-h/DSC_1803.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wLQKfrsgiBTGMSKY0ypt4QsqnBwwelCX40qkVbevSEMhu3CKQpH3jL_zpvlyqctcJYzZffrtYn72dIwoH1Lqf5NhgCpPtULnggUkyMknyP1xSpsruI6ax8FyJKoIxy451LM4hN8HNqs/s320/DSC_1803.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426943808774233938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfOr0f_1OYbFwdYaR9culc2VnR78IyBudS5jLr9-4DQA-DkK80Go9elMNwBfn4ebQ1eO0C_bBrov-B4XFiiXVec1gq8ejSDc5w9RI147h-oPMzaUmSjKuJu6nicenfOfHd2aScn5yMVQ/s1600-h/DSC_1800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfOr0f_1OYbFwdYaR9culc2VnR78IyBudS5jLr9-4DQA-DkK80Go9elMNwBfn4ebQ1eO0C_bBrov-B4XFiiXVec1gq8ejSDc5w9RI147h-oPMzaUmSjKuJu6nicenfOfHd2aScn5yMVQ/s320/DSC_1800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426869610322335586" /></a>We hope she will be a perfect fit for this family! Kitty......she's not to thrilled. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few more pics from San Diego.</div><div>The annual Family Pic! On the deck at Grumps and Nana's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8Bb_w4sH8zl4wqKIqGCigULOr72Byxys7Yjw-cvzFsHq43HUSmzA22EJLClV_Gpoyy3gyjNcyrPUH-AH-KeG9I_-FTSaRDaESFDtvpDB00NO3-uyE2tLpQ6kZb1G0HMo3yJ5XztSDKA/s1600-h/DSC_1651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8Bb_w4sH8zl4wqKIqGCigULOr72Byxys7Yjw-cvzFsHq43HUSmzA22EJLClV_Gpoyy3gyjNcyrPUH-AH-KeG9I_-FTSaRDaESFDtvpDB00NO3-uyE2tLpQ6kZb1G0HMo3yJ5XztSDKA/s320/DSC_1651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426869608094400018" /></a>While at Knott's we got Nana on a ride!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth2NOljeejFgmUnt5R2LfbtaZ2hoJNoNkdyXQdVEVs5U_YaD1N61VgrtAZJH93bGW0IgclSHs-1XWQxYlnpMBxWeQpU_ddW3gXM_8RKpnQGl0u5tIUH4gwMflJhLogQXqGJwiBFfGMTk/s1600-h/DSC_1297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth2NOljeejFgmUnt5R2LfbtaZ2hoJNoNkdyXQdVEVs5U_YaD1N61VgrtAZJH93bGW0IgclSHs-1XWQxYlnpMBxWeQpU_ddW3gXM_8RKpnQGl0u5tIUH4gwMflJhLogQXqGJwiBFfGMTk/s320/DSC_1297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426869601181275186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YmZpxONzJ4sX2hoGzFKwlbBhqBgEisEMGb5-1hqf1JUkIVYIAbtxBGxL9LhlBKFqTbou7HH720ar2Q6VZhYnivObyONywxIiKZ53pXkWfFkO9TMvmSzEr9MueL-bgv1Zo1YpMv3d41c/s1600-h/DSC_1232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YmZpxONzJ4sX2hoGzFKwlbBhqBgEisEMGb5-1hqf1JUkIVYIAbtxBGxL9LhlBKFqTbou7HH720ar2Q6VZhYnivObyONywxIiKZ53pXkWfFkO9TMvmSzEr9MueL-bgv1Zo1YpMv3d41c/s320/DSC_1232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426869591538558610" /></a>I was getting flak for not putting any pics of GRANDPA on the blog, so here it is! </div><div>loves</div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-74486820319459573792024-03-05T06:38:00.005-08:002024-03-05T06:38:25.641-08:00happy 4th! {early}<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaZ5zr5NvTEyQ_ufv5Vtte53weh-oJ42KLL5fXjJw4rN02crM-1F-I_O85inkCxd6UnGBMZD0ty88_HnmiiXJja5h5cvhcOmCYx6cFOPyIaIptha3A9W6szBq6QITHJVrMtiNxwUnr045/s1600-h/4th+of+july+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353976773846878210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaZ5zr5NvTEyQ_ufv5Vtte53weh-oJ42KLL5fXjJw4rN02crM-1F-I_O85inkCxd6UnGBMZD0ty88_HnmiiXJja5h5cvhcOmCYx6cFOPyIaIptha3A9W6szBq6QITHJVrMtiNxwUnr045/s320/4th+of+july+066.jpg" border="0" /></a>because.....we are off to <span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Holland</strong></span> and <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff00;"><strong>Germany</strong></span>!!!!! WWOHOOO WEEEE! im so excited! can you tell??<br /><div>anyhow, here is a little Partiotic cheer! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353976782186142626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiFa6mfMPySfyKsGuGuSEcO0NtTiXOurhF95aeEZxs-bWZaO59A-r0TrvDnsenG9GvVmDmhyc24vLKXAW7WVLwN5iPVUxCKlULa21hV1_LUTxynMMYRnSqQirUarb7qK9notz0dE2Ee-u/s320/4th+of+july+044.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353976787007895570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIWPCrETHZFoPDGG_qkTui-VW4bRK0lpC9ta3UzKMveZsG4QXZx21UDptS1wPHrGpiFX5SdSWAEC-1srCoW5K5Imqd65XmeY9pJ4w_BmIgEevC3BZr7hDtDmBoShCt230WyNxjlgGjDht/s320/4th+of+july+046.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br />lovescyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-76929001004764017542024-03-05T06:38:00.004-08:002024-03-05T06:38:23.082-08:00boooo-tastic!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtySQXSz_POvTF_Bnn7DqRyW-U8JxvVoMpHudvxSGNaFGduNbvtW16jKX8oyE1goVEnNeiwaxiNeGFGIx-3kwUsnMxvBTqfR5TWY-LOv38l0opl22iArZ0yu0ZjR-IqC4FzqvKqbwSvQ/s1600-h/October2009+333.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398357301355261778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtySQXSz_POvTF_Bnn7DqRyW-U8JxvVoMpHudvxSGNaFGduNbvtW16jKX8oyE1goVEnNeiwaxiNeGFGIx-3kwUsnMxvBTqfR5TWY-LOv38l0opl22iArZ0yu0ZjR-IqC4FzqvKqbwSvQ/s320/October2009+333.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>so we went to the first of our Halloween shindigs last night! it was the hospital party! We all dressed up and i was incharge of the face painting booth <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398355220275099826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP9ONuI1xGceyj_MyS08ZoVR7OEhZ_WlWR8ZtC2MqbXuWAsWVmR3jU4OraoiqmUmUI731rZq1r7m4bK4_mIVlqnhASwalpD-Os4eC7aTZq_YeFsTQcAItCBvQk7H-N4uSx4tORvsg4Gk/s320/October2009+325.jpg" border="0" />and making the signs. i made this one<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398353304212057090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL_yYWkxUTSNblrNDFfTJ6SfuJtc3mO3DB5IS3Y36sUKwTc_PTt2V6yMqK9n_5HS-cfU-CeXdPEBDPZIHzMIWCJchPfqyPb3e9Enw8zJAem_7ZNCoabWpR65ycmpRaG9wdspb3_FJdW8/s320/October2009+397.jpg" border="0" /> and Jason and James made this one!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398355225608055954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnrGouVYRR4M9ztHNC6xOQznlaGQS0RPY7kL0YuyZ7vSZlOdwdNEVi32jWkaL_-jfMMYaQz9oyuGI4Am-MhrmqD0mCvGXunhOdEoLVISMu_oz3Doy8jiOLllUhs0eiGV3SWvgI0ihsN0/s320/October2009+395.jpg" border="0" />it was a blast! here are a few pics...Colbs in all his mummy makeup<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398355211762356146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtF-c4sRKj7p0UN3RnlMVRdxd9NjRNPPukbM34vpsUkqZa0q4ej6kEL4xaxhAhT1e1vjKYw62nnOVwqOQY_uwnezyZkxFj96gk1DZNHshqSxjW0_NwneaJMxp2GNqk2Qa-2E5H_lkaEPA/s320/October2009+420.jpg" border="0" /> with *Buddy* the Elf {aka Jason} <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398353301239827298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuFq4DnHw4Uhf2szdrjVCUqPDcfxKvfeOjIIFYSaujczzkUWp3FPJXVtbDhJ2jqisbgyq-Hj8nkQZLuDhvSFWPJIWMAEbBgaiFBdZ2L433RkgyxwHrYifxi5DguX-KO_Zpgr-WZKoVsI/s320/October2009+326.jpg" border="0" />Jonah as George Monkey, that lasted all of 10 minutes<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398353309524766450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPkjHmWWDSkdeHiyPHD3Kpt2PJKSsD7eKycqT5HzZm8oTJHwFMqSX6P6t_L7ZGJGS1UtCD0_Z9zUijuNNQiuricUcDD1bbL4ek8pQWSmGTte81ShryvUkAEaaUeYVzmU-1m2_CbgJO14/s320/October2009+398.jpg" border="0" /> and James with the *nerd herd* all ghoulish skeletons<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398355217002489170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWAwvOnjEQPekw8vmdcs9A81xQgvpKxwt1uNVjKXP5Hyhvn8iksvvD8O8vROtdgSpzL7ZEifaWkdKPW1MLbgAnT_sWwkKYfE_lntwTVMzH6erJQTrQ_tjIfHdeZgtqCW_0oRkn3WMk4U/s320/October2009+327.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398356539981336514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQPWsS_XaM4ePKhCFYNa3z_LALbXm3jeSQtxMJI9XFs_hBXBRo3XmA-PXrQ6nPGotP2L2hsrJetTwyvsDElD4D8vo50wSb6eWpghyphenhyphenh3hk8OCgPlAO4i_sJZVR0yLPSPxZgUKYy5GirVs/s320/October2009+428.jpg" border="0" />then me as the wood sprite! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398353311434198466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI4ttPcU8Z3x5z7nY6HZ35a7frIlU7KRkkPFfHkrQbXdLjYDIFxpzCl9im-fHwCnvxTdJTNuNlkfOQD8jaLyDWCcUk8DeVtW3A5gKMiosgNRnd4MnzvX-9zI29w_4sqt5kqw85yDuF44/s320/October2009+419.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398353308744029330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGHeXVwS7N9992qPhV4bBc3B9qTsptUNvghhj7AnlkPtLhFAJIVoWNo3Pr1_duao1cpblB2DK5ksBnGfRCtudC-FpsObd0rl_18j-bjizM1AVGD_F1-7hS2rdFEqLN1rKCVsz0r0kUDQ/s320/October2009+407.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398355228775913058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAfx7RsnH05ffxuohxVYGEQYEL3ojIymGZIhDxa67doTSnXWq2mPBear9qrBz-29GKVy5bXZYdXjejnqVExqqu59XKTbF7eFR1o3DgYolvAegDHhsh-MSJfeNwUOkHD-ho69wS1pR1Lg/s320/October2009+402.jpg" border="0" />you all know i take a million pics...and i had to take pics of my makeup! i did gold shimmer all over my face and a rust eye. with fancy feather lashes!!! love it! then i made my head piece! it came out cool.</div><br /><div>hope you all have a bootastic halloween!</div><br /><div>i wanna see pics!!!</div><br /><div>loves</div></div></div></div></div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-2780612516790396482024-03-05T06:38:00.003-08:002024-03-05T06:38:19.902-08:00sweetness...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLVPy7s0d4YUpLDbsZ93c0ZUqHUOvxwNQhuEbng3ntsI_7Jbw6NYaDLBGwKT-O0Kc_4NiU3wZ6U_ku1q75dYkXqMvZ2r14XY1cInqgf3EE1iQ5JFhpQr1wFbGE-kD822Qce1s11ZaJBM/s1600-h/20069_1366007311395_1268031338_31096195_1700761_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLVPy7s0d4YUpLDbsZ93c0ZUqHUOvxwNQhuEbng3ntsI_7Jbw6NYaDLBGwKT-O0Kc_4NiU3wZ6U_ku1q75dYkXqMvZ2r14XY1cInqgf3EE1iQ5JFhpQr1wFbGE-kD822Qce1s11ZaJBM/s320/20069_1366007311395_1268031338_31096195_1700761_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438021020752095698" border="0" /></a><br />congratulations to our dear, dear friends! Jeni and Ariel had their little bambino yesterday!<br />he is perfect.<br />welcome to the world, Leo.<br />we love youcyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-4863469053555865062024-03-05T06:38:00.002-08:002024-03-05T06:38:15.623-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wanted to add this to the record. James, Colby and I did a nice bucket list activity of snorkeling at La Jolla Cove. Lots of fun; James even got over his hesitancy of going out in the ocean. Beautiful fish, seals, good times. Trying to get as much fun as possible before heading over to Italy. </div>
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James contemplating the beauty of the ocean. <br />
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<br />cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-7532641125941470912024-03-05T06:38:00.001-08:002024-03-05T06:38:12.599-08:00we've grown...and moved and moved...<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well, well, well... the Palmer Family has been busy. We moved from glorious Spain to Chicago...</div>
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welcome to the world, little one.<br />
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Here he is now, at 5 months old! <br />
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lovescyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-38551379493951549402024-03-05T06:38:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:38:03.230-08:00<span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">happy birthday</span></strong>. <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">to my </span></strong></span><a href="http://erikap.typepad.com/the_world_i_live_in_and_l/"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">life long friend</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">......i hope today is as wonderful as you are.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">enjoy it baby!</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span></strong>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-9879587360949840352024-03-05T06:37:00.008-08:002024-03-05T06:37:59.940-08:00just smile and wave boys, just smile and wave....that's our new moto.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435540674894334674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCUuVBrUnLbyYT9zyyA3cw_WWc_Or76CEyInIc-MYGEBKcNZgnIvE32efc8TwiDsfxxPVD_qEQP6JLzbJTByOW3pWQnWaU3rTDArJnrpzWAT7k8ct6wEcDDXxfsJEww6S_Cqmw200xSo/s320/feb2010+002.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>we are begining to feel like this region of Spain is losing it's <span style="color:#ffcc00;">luster</span>. We <span style="color:#ff0000;">love</span> Europe. But Andalucia......the people are not the most considerate of folks. So, instead of getting all agro when they cut us off, or cut us in line at the store, or give us the *gas face* as we drive by, we are simply going to *<strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">smile <span style="color:#33ccff;">and</span> wave</span></strong>*. We tried it today, and boy, the reactions were remarkable. Jason and I got a good laugh! it made us feel better. for sure!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435540667745203234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4XAJFUbaIR6vgVbtBGKpw-r0QWpb62IS5yTOf_0kYn7OY44dodeBNPi8YYdoqqaWWg7zlfSD4bbvTpDzWNSFL070bn_dl_cshb_2EkD99VEH5HNG6cfXYY4iLFE6vzalImzCd4Z-7Qg/s320/feb2010+140.jpg" border="0" /></div><br />Anyhow, we've just been hanging around the <span style="color:#cc33cc;">casa </span>and settleing in after a busy year of traveling. Here a few pics from the last few days!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435537040150347458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRymeGeTZ0hpuCzuBEEn5PkqchFh3OrRyedm06xKKLLkKcU6TGQwfXZDr8EDmAUCmEnGgs7L6RbSCx625u_dn9LIN1x-EW6LNL1b4msaWhMaqL0imUYPyXpnmWoUftk89Tcq8a8k-IIgo/s320/feb2010+042.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435537032490189442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0vuBjLgtK79QrwolIRwz3zxt_QwTX4-tH1gbwrljAGOgcqHYwsh56CtyAXbC29-QmZWwFIIJ8gmtc0HBC2hNPJitU6IVOvWVQAgJ37mM_jFK7Bbh0yQiHLRjabmNlw-9jIZaQepbt_I/s320/feb2010+113.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div>lots of trampoline time!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435537059112974818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXHC6hJugE-PtwbrCyMvFq-4GanpQaCqfnpv5zNNQdvHMmyzYZeTeEOLw2Um3OPOrUChvxY0WdlEvUqKDQUtqoE1Hkr3tmB0Ens8w4oqec8DjuaBEbnzxBd8pWa-wV4EriaAVQR8BWRs/s320/feb2010+108.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435537053808688530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xPfKRDkYXom0ETBPMvJOtoHyiNisEnH9tPeu3pN9kr7iQhetMrh52iTZBMIUFl-Vj-0DpvExHZRfZrsKXwFDvp_I8tuE-yo4sc8P8epTUL6bSLU9O148IKd4ZB-mVI0fcr81MLlJMSE/s320/feb2010+083.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435537043284824786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5qLfRNN__-m21MAq49KHrhPLyvxxKW342PoBnvDOjZ8tJ4vg_YSxmQj6k4VOCMBc06rOX3SdhG6k_1QydPK8zbg0CcTUjPz6iveRalnuuttRJ1PuedmP61d1yh7qaOuaLG119w7iORA/s320/feb2010+072.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435540656414932322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ll5uQu-3TSlG30n2iuu9ugszBGsOKFmcaGpwiwDcTIQo1AxtXyXdU1J_YhYM2TetvrD_zPWN-FpSOjsgt3WU0UpTpFpfM1TIarZv9XK7nwTQwNpn77SL5MoZWQrFT2O-voUcWAZj0Io/s320/feb2010+133.jpg" border="0" />and learning to ride a bike.....without training wheels!!! sorta....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435540659419234546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28aVPyjC3yYM9Y7_jUn2qrYEx4GX3OdIA6DtBWeoAaGwI8xQLgjcUhLIR8RCg4SJORdIA6S-Z-BOC7P2SE42ZGnrWh98QmD2zvuDYd1tWmugiNhR3bAILFwomQARe55xeBGQz6SZC0dQ/s320/feb2010+001.jpg" border="0" />and family hikes at the *Reserve Natura* <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435540683360477858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy0zvOkSC36sR9AAunSr5W4Cdi_8y15LVPK35akt7t-OPHQ6YvRyPsAbS6QYycCRL6TvhEQMh8WwyPF4tlOVwVDY_BjBXSZUuUAm6JG3wZrMRkvIIqiupngPBik_LjgrlCgdn5wkqzRg/s320/feb2010+022.jpg" border="0" />fun times had by all.</p><p>what's up with you?</p><p>loves</p>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-10518189797202554672024-03-05T06:37:00.007-08:002024-03-05T06:37:55.611-08:00Adventures through Central and Eastern Europe<div><div><div><div><div>So we had the extreme pleasure of having the Grumps in house these past three weeks and Cyd and I (yes it's Jason posting), decided to take advantage of the free babysitting by going on a road trip. We flew into Frankfurt Hahn airport via Ryan air (it really is the Greyhound of the European skies), rented a car and headed east.<br /><div><div><div><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Our first stop was Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber (I'm sure I spelled that wrong, but hey they should speak english right!?) It's a great little mideaval (how do you spell that?) town that's been pretty much intact since the 30 years war in the 1600's. Our Gasthaus was in a beautiful little square, you can see some of the pictures.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's Cyd having a "sparkling beer", German beer with Sprite. I mean really, what's the point. I guess if it's the only way i can make her drink beer, so be it. The next shot is of the main fountain in the square. Apparently this was the only source of water for the folks in the town. I hope that<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbJ8RTTlUTW7daRqvKfYF7xrqDd_8yrUnhmJDyJHZtv8U6oZJT-1r4w6q9N2Mwp2nBGtg-KJ3oi6zEvu9v4Hgi4v78snhyphenhyphennZK9Orlw02xWPSSxtuCAdMsA55V72aGXuGpRbDZxF4gs8s/s1600-h/Picture+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377290824238297970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbJ8RTTlUTW7daRqvKfYF7xrqDd_8yrUnhmJDyJHZtv8U6oZJT-1r4w6q9N2Mwp2nBGtg-KJ3oi6zEvu9v4Hgi4v78snhyphenhyphennZK9Orlw02xWPSSxtuCAdMsA55V72aGXuGpRbDZxF4gs8s/s200/Picture+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj3Gpu5YEizujx4jE_mH5znQfWPrbk8sgGxaPc-VqOCwbb6nfZfYtAgwZJoT4Bb3uWF354elefpMWVifN4Um8rME3_RPakQeRhaQEIJchlDs5hUWsVD42ZzVT2kxolE0UBymV2JBp1r4/s1600-h/Picture+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377290797580371442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj3Gpu5YEizujx4jE_mH5znQfWPrbk8sgGxaPc-VqOCwbb6nfZfYtAgwZJoT4Bb3uWF354elefpMWVifN4Um8rME3_RPakQeRhaQEIJchlDs5hUWsVD42ZzVT2kxolE0UBymV2JBp1r4/s200/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK65nRSE8nWfErzQDELHB_gkWe1SA_Y5bRdOnVk-AxlhemdD6Jv7ILKCE8Ack1VFmgk4xXjrzsOD_Tr9vYIZHqjVjzULX_LPw5XFUSxfZzNzv0JFn7XU-x_1Iq5SSpdyOz4mNhCRelYU/s1600-h/Picture+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377290809085525554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK65nRSE8nWfErzQDELHB_gkWe1SA_Y5bRdOnVk-AxlhemdD6Jv7ILKCE8Ack1VFmgk4xXjrzsOD_Tr9vYIZHqjVjzULX_LPw5XFUSxfZzNzv0JFn7XU-x_1Iq5SSpdyOz4mNhCRelYU/s200/Picture+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfNkw3ZVgL4pxp4EXEORiQaXYMEhNX37FB9Lr7-XyguPJOZl8fgeIZf0Qv_TrKKtwP7epiVPFg4tVpkAcX_lYn4IlsDExRGNxrHkm8QF708bhyjdL0np71DFo7ZdbIK_bfvu9OOfnUZs/s1600-h/Picture+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377290784796279170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfNkw3ZVgL4pxp4EXEORiQaXYMEhNX37FB9Lr7-XyguPJOZl8fgeIZf0Qv_TrKKtwP7epiVPFg4tVpkAcX_lYn4IlsDExRGNxrHkm8QF708bhyjdL0np71DFo7ZdbIK_bfvu9OOfnUZs/s200/Picture+002.jpg" border="0" /></a>'s not the case now because there were a lot of pigeons. The next shot is of me at the town wall. I think at this point we were so tired from the first day's trip that we just walked around and tried to soak in what we could. There was a wine festival going on that night, and there were a lot of drunken Germans floating around. Drunk Germans, really gave us the "Real Experience" of Germany.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I would have to say that Rothenburg was probably one of the top five highlights of the trip. If we do get back to Germany it would be nice to go there again. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377295346869395426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPDwIACC9k777neO5tMoMT5lepvfEAGX7Eu-EVDusjaO_VzH4Wq0KXXtILdazYgN-QtU7mgfNgGDk2nUkU6nyUiMKSsW4iMDYgzY7uc9ZpT1IyvxgQQ2U_VdJr1dthzt6inuFK7Q0CB8/s320/Picture+022.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div>This is the square, immediately to the left was our guest house. It's like Disneyland isn't it? I kept expecting Snow White and Goofy to pop out of the alleys and start singing "It's a Small World".<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377295335679302786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwVEdTQInFpqFSlVCCuVMIqLKJbbUnfaP-2t96pWAJDcEnKpqX0RtQ2kca_E0LljaqAJYGcRaV3A_PdKbMRtBgrvtlcrcKNeo2WVcQ03XxFoaM_SP8ujbW6-ZxSdQxBgw3M6ha4-G4PY/s320/Picture+020.jpg" border="0" />Time for an espresso in the European style. They also had something called "snowballs" (of course it was in German). They were like fried doughnuts in a ball. The Germans really know how to fry things.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377295330212093154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QqGdp171j01B2RgrdF44LW_uALK0sZRrswROlS2YsF14LATKW4Nq1fbs_0O8W0GIZS_X7sgMdpZ0UL93arIyuIwHTZLLeudfwUBcB8zzs6TJFF7sNVhTMpOxFJHaNWbeuylXpNWHs2U/s320/Picture+014.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><p>Here's big lova at the fountain. She wanted me to delete this, but hey, I write the blog this time I get to pick what photos are on.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377295324448500386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxb0Az48zGsO7Q-oSXxd3msopNAM9xj-NGnJ1MvddsCEjj6wZivD8qyvWsT-DFtOFHpCchYOxJ4bEiQHZTQQqR9YtN3HjYGA6jViqO9a7s6OolLHYf2CCJ3febUoTFahRBGnoKYkewvE/s320/Picture+013.jpg" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377295315500641506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0fcmroblhzAbQwYaYJxJu5sAGPjPJGjgX1KKA5Lli8z0R9ujIVHuLxbSYwBj4oRSDLeMBRwUA7GFmKde3qzJTC-u4UaIXsnIazphymtX1FhVsx5Hgsj8qooy2861ilqIife4oKUyJqY/s320/Picture+012.jpg" border="0" />Here's some picture of a "Christmas town". Cyd and I split up and while I was learning about the long and illustrious history of Rothenburg, Cyd was getting her "shop" on by going in some of the crafty stores. Christmas stuff is a big sell there in Germany, Cyd made quite a few purchases. I didn't get a picture, but my big find was the oldest kitchen in Germany that was in a nearby Abbey; I don't know, which is best, crafty stuff or history?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5C4xlyJFHPwaxrtV9hzFMqtB34lA2bbJuYnqJmfUyFMEGyDfywh3wOl5tkdOYUj9qK5JishCRiekmAjio04wzATmhdd5MGUP0WtvPd51lB4ZR8TtYV9y9Kjna-VLjFc8OrBB-HXj0xEk/s1600-h/Picture+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377299205647335922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5C4xlyJFHPwaxrtV9hzFMqtB34lA2bbJuYnqJmfUyFMEGyDfywh3wOl5tkdOYUj9qK5JishCRiekmAjio04wzATmhdd5MGUP0WtvPd51lB4ZR8TtYV9y9Kjna-VLjFc8OrBB-HXj0xEk/s200/Picture+023.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Here's a view down the road to our guest house, we were really lucky with the weather the whole trip. It got a little cold at the end, but the first few days were amazing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmT5Gd1d5pdPitPQZUGeUuSld3zmIKbF3AzGrUDPAXKYj2u-7YyYC7VtgtZZCZuJXHPuHl1mtRfWYaPCoLv42RkF6ANlIwr8QFfmtA_LViKO6rOgL7qalLmkCB2Gbe1e2TCEU-QkK5H0/s1600-h/Picture+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377304721879723522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmT5Gd1d5pdPitPQZUGeUuSld3zmIKbF3AzGrUDPAXKYj2u-7YyYC7VtgtZZCZuJXHPuHl1mtRfWYaPCoLv42RkF6ANlIwr8QFfmtA_LViKO6rOgL7qalLmkCB2Gbe1e2TCEU-QkK5H0/s200/Picture+026.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Now onward, to the Czech Republic! Somehow it would sound so much more romantic to say that we headed into Czechoslovakia, but alas, those days are over. It's amazing that just a few years ago it wouldn't even have been possible. Besides the transition from uptight Germany to the more g0-go captialism of the Czech Republic, it's not really that big of a deal to cross the border. We weren't even stopped. We had to get some Czech Crown money vs. the Euro and the language was indecipherable, but otherwise smooth sailing!<br /><br /></div><div>Ah Prague. What a beautiful city, and in it's day a political powerhouse. Communism really dimmed it's lights, but for us tourists, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmavrqv5fSFHMc0l9v5lWY_ZtUEJxFHVwMzgee7MyUN5QKIUCusQtZUGha-nTdEXAagCNLq2AZ7poKpmrqs8KVpfxSmfbGIPWdP-8CuBkMnH8xnjP8Y-HuWZsDTF6MfrSh6Lfq3BeG2Ts/s1600-h/Picture+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377304751571419234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmavrqv5fSFHMc0l9v5lWY_ZtUEJxFHVwMzgee7MyUN5QKIUCusQtZUGha-nTdEXAagCNLq2AZ7poKpmrqs8KVpfxSmfbGIPWdP-8CuBkMnH8xnjP8Y-HuWZsDTF6MfrSh6Lfq3BeG2Ts/s200/Picture+032.jpg" border="0" /></a>really kept it as a snapshot of time. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiFOGpTLOVrwlbrekoFPfsXQr9dp_ymiB0coKJuB0o9M_sEqGq1_sD_ReIIcLMxU1JBN2-u99yFNlAQ1YoDXpQUUu5EUIt6HhlJO89uJc2S3OzsEhb0oVlX4LF3wp6TXQvw98g1A8X9w/s1600-h/Picture+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377304728969436482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiFOGpTLOVrwlbrekoFPfsXQr9dp_ymiB0coKJuB0o9M_sEqGq1_sD_ReIIcLMxU1JBN2-u99yFNlAQ1YoDXpQUUu5EUIt6HhlJO89uJc2S3OzsEhb0oVlX4LF3wp6TXQvw98g1A8X9w/s200/Picture+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lots of gothic architecture and buidings stuck in time from the 1700's. Some fun communist block buildings too just to mix it up. I was surprised at the amount of art nouveau buidlings. I guess nothing was torn down from the 50's until the Velvet revolution in the 90's. Good for them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQ7BgGWE0t-98Rc2ebFvqzV_J3kO5xH4TNJr8Nc6gubrtcAW-WFeaRtz3AXZ6ZFstijwM4jqhcjhIFOTCJhL5xCahaoR_jMDErWBao7M804ltq6B7_NTPMd8b1nZYTmVMMWe10npdlW8/s1600-h/Picture+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377304738991101938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQ7BgGWE0t-98Rc2ebFvqzV_J3kO5xH4TNJr8Nc6gubrtcAW-WFeaRtz3AXZ6ZFstijwM4jqhcjhIFOTCJhL5xCahaoR_jMDErWBao7M804ltq6B7_NTPMd8b1nZYTmVMMWe10npdlW8/s200/Picture+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm standing in the middle of Vene lausch square in Prague. It felt like a real city with real bums and pollution. So much for clean Europe right?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TECZOp5yDFqENJhs2ew56hR5snsdIS9hI2iDoYqa0Rsu9IH1whWJfTDgk9PR7rIzdrxANCTe20-WyMMd58ShNPflVhwQn8FgrzXzXT_HI4hLjHRIsPwVDn1oiAJ9cYNUaAq3mJs3jeU/s1600-h/Picture+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377311734307363554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TECZOp5yDFqENJhs2ew56hR5snsdIS9hI2iDoYqa0Rsu9IH1whWJfTDgk9PR7rIzdrxANCTe20-WyMMd58ShNPflVhwQn8FgrzXzXT_HI4hLjHRIsPwVDn1oiAJ9cYNUaAq3mJs3jeU/s200/Picture+042.jpg" border="0" /></a>Part of Prague Castle. Seat of power for the Czech royalty for over 800 years, for what it's worth.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2-ScP-a28g-H4Ylj_CdOfaRpMXaF29s1QN542uKP5LI37rsFABbrA3yOVhUzhBplJER79yvOlsxo1FTJYxR9wYVw9_e_Po1Kjv2t-OcVV7obVrqmtDPysVrWCFDQK9LURecNHwuuJQs/s1600-h/Picture+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377311747053576114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2-ScP-a28g-H4Ylj_CdOfaRpMXaF29s1QN542uKP5LI37rsFABbrA3yOVhUzhBplJER79yvOlsxo1FTJYxR9wYVw9_e_Po1Kjv2t-OcVV7obVrqmtDPysVrWCFDQK9LURecNHwuuJQs/s200/Picture+043.jpg" border="0" /></a>Astronomical clock in the main square. When it chimes, a little skeleton rings a bell and characters from the 1500's (the first animitronics, screw Disney) come out and do a jig. Tourists love it (and so did I of course).</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xqd6EHVmPlrhAWxRcvyjfUrhiVo1R6d69Gjt93a2NaBu7DcUOKVWZ_-UKm4TfzwOJ97GMXyKDrOeUiM3u98lrxyMKqpfOkGlHmdbZlEWNGMQiVVk1178sRWjpEidSmF21C3T_YwpspA/s1600-h/Picture+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377311756219732066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xqd6EHVmPlrhAWxRcvyjfUrhiVo1R6d69Gjt93a2NaBu7DcUOKVWZ_-UKm4TfzwOJ97GMXyKDrOeUiM3u98lrxyMKqpfOkGlHmdbZlEWNGMQiVVk1178sRWjpEidSmF21C3T_YwpspA/s200/Picture+048.jpg" border="0" /></a>Charles bridge. Layed down in the 1500's. Great statues. Beautiful and romantic at night.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF5TYZZwxarcKhY4VysfouVfJVzqmsCTkxbkurw0pKf2JiUfD62uiaZAfCDOPWyIc3gzg0zkrXvm199aIK7t8gXRCc9zN6REUScFC6ida8LTqNMbmfqQP7Gl6N8fjk9n-Oigebn6J4-M/s1600-h/Picture+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377311728788632514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF5TYZZwxarcKhY4VysfouVfJVzqmsCTkxbkurw0pKf2JiUfD62uiaZAfCDOPWyIc3gzg0zkrXvm199aIK7t8gXRCc9zN6REUScFC6ida8LTqNMbmfqQP7Gl6N8fjk9n-Oigebn6J4-M/s200/Picture+038.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here's a beautiful art nouveah town hall in Prague. It's really something with the stained glass and great turn of the century decor. They still put on Mozart and Dvorak operas there. It's a wonderful piece out of time</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCTMVOCRWXn_FST_WME0I-s-p_jVPzV9dANGutZhrqQqM5ju8FpFEaWOuV3HMOl8NF2TaFBGG5TjlsagAdYn8QsTFeQKbJFGLDJrB5D1L7bdeopSNSVnmWYHQ8QHkRwg4vjmGXwXIYKw/s1600-h/Picture+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377311719294878930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCTMVOCRWXn_FST_WME0I-s-p_jVPzV9dANGutZhrqQqM5ju8FpFEaWOuV3HMOl8NF2TaFBGG5TjlsagAdYn8QsTFeQKbJFGLDJrB5D1L7bdeopSNSVnmWYHQ8QHkRwg4vjmGXwXIYKw/s200/Picture+033.jpg" border="0" /></a>Finally, a shot at a true Czech wonder of cuisine. The roasted pig leg (or knuckle as Cyd likes to call it). It's all the rage in traditional Czech pub cuisine. They give you a whole pig leg on a spike for around 10 bucks. It's actually really good, but suspiciously, the next day i had a really bad case of the Czech revenge (ala Montezumas revenge, I'll let you figure it out).</div><div> </div><div>O.K., that's enough for now. I'll give you more Czech tomorrow, finish up our trip with a tour of Pilzen, Munich, Heidelberg, and our hillarious passport adventures next time along with a great post of Colby and James first days at school, a must see. Stay tuned!!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-11026092483233075032024-03-05T06:37:00.006-08:002024-03-05T06:37:23.673-08:00Here we Go!!!First post in an extremely long time - and it's going to be a start, or re-start of our European adventures. A lot has happened since the last postings, too much to keep up with, so let's start with the most recent. We'll start with the end of the time on the Boxer. The last moments on the Boxer were up in Seattle during their fleet week. The ship and a few destroyers headed up to do some patriotic duty. It was a lot of fun, but very bittersweet; leaving a good duty station is always like that.<br />
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Dan Lund and I at the Pike Place Market.<br />
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Dowtown Seattle in the distance and Mt. Ranier. </div>
cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-12112595122202110332024-03-05T06:37:00.005-08:002024-03-05T06:37:18.310-08:002 down...1 to go...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IDpA07AyCgWIr-ormQsR7CdwhNrnigWdS9gr_MHWTeiQ4Sfp_rs_7m1i-OMdz9GiUMvsrH1Pgpq4v2h6jTg0wEG4PzKnbzF6xDwL9IHuQ-Tqikmnk67y115lqsaBnHWAmLvSAn5Rmck/s1600/spain+map"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IDpA07AyCgWIr-ormQsR7CdwhNrnigWdS9gr_MHWTeiQ4Sfp_rs_7m1i-OMdz9GiUMvsrH1Pgpq4v2h6jTg0wEG4PzKnbzF6xDwL9IHuQ-Tqikmnk67y115lqsaBnHWAmLvSAn5Rmck/s320/spain+map" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517807447644925506" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsjwenirqMUWi9DDFM50uBlvmctsXsafPNa2e6uCPSnm7Ut1Ih5RGbUOb-DjlxLCz7V-1Z98UStvbFsbQzZhhRWmXUqS5tGaAF5WN4HhsDGR8WUrau8Xe0hf32KjOxflGzAsRtwsWSFc/s1600/ronda-spain-1.jpg"><br /></a><br />We arrived here in lovely Spain, two years ago, today.<br /><br />Times flies when your alive...<br /><br />We have had an amazing 2 years! We have seen the world! now as our last year is beginning, I am feeling sad to leave our home. Jason is talking to Detailers about where we are going to be headed next, getting our last trips in before it's too late, and thinking about all the good times.<br />I will miss this place. I will miss Europe.<br /><br />Change is good, yes? I believe so. Another chance to turn it all around.<br /><br />lovescyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-17100037739912998972024-03-05T06:37:00.004-08:002024-03-05T06:37:15.925-08:00the face of a kindergartener...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378064205070854482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkp-S88PXOCxqHIHAI9Fm-5_Wd_Nkp1TLQAcsHFFGKQF1LeLR1ciekDfEwBwVvSiLjO-URJG9bPNpdLN5lKl3eYi1ErFGxYYUytkqM9y-FmaMydinMqiFSkPM7qgzaiSsALpGyWiEULW0/s200/IMG_1410.JPG" />and 4th grader! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378064222378506274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKPhdxfYlYMlk_HsxtDMJpACaCzRjGX8aadLc4VLP9sG8Ckg_mjaYGWjXpzyfYgcgY2zb9kA5tVjVM3IRL7dDFUno-GB-NRACDOtNL0FbRqbZei1UpLrFFJNE_0kG3IQWy54Z6vtt8ig/s200/IMG_1416.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378064214496937474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHoWPXuCpBDiCXMd9GFJ1M6XB2Uik4SC86Ybl7d2Vp_I4WI67IFRBAFd6Y0DPgXAHOo2P4kIfjNNHRzbS6aWiN-fyj4u6dywwJcgcVAzvtYo083L8XJ_uJFOxeDucwjsGd08limZQD-8/s200/IMG_1417.JPG" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlJvm1H_tA6dhIG6upAhfJwjKn1qAO4qXni8Dh3XHbIDH7sa1WDwQe0wIlIWBaP1Y9deuJbP2Anog1TJMK0EJ3aGpzrKBeNp_fqc6p-FDlbO6aowqNffLgToVzXEvsKdFUchJIy0qMCo/s1600-h/IMG_1416.JPG"></a>WOW. the first week of school just finished up and we all survived! Colby and James both like thier teachers and they are adjusting to the new class rules.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><br />hope you all have a great first day! <div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>loves</div></div></div></div></div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-18276210971421787822024-03-05T06:37:00.003-08:002024-03-05T06:37:12.866-08:00bucket list<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few more things off the bucket list for Chicago. We went to Navy Pier for Military Appreciation Day! The boys rode the ferris wheel, the swings and FINALLY went in the funhouse maze! They had a blast! <br />
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Here Jonah is channeling Daddy...or DJ Lance Rock!<br />
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Mr. Scoops is five months old!! Wow, already...<br />
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This is the beach right down our street! We live on the cliffs of Lake Michigan! I will miss the summers....they are almost worth making it through the dreaded 8 months of winter!<br />
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one of our fave summertime activities is biking around the surrounding suburbs. The North Shore has many bike paths!<br />
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lovescyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-19185968504858224752024-03-05T06:37:00.002-08:002024-03-05T06:37:10.797-08:00be mine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UbESR2jTY-GHmo4rlY-uL65HaVhyphenhyphenp68wM055zLaukXSwnFB9GVrBwBX2qHFos8AtgyHyqraB-9ldmBn1tcxbG-zVnJMHYyeCK5WOAyHoBeyQFGNVaOFt9wfFhSn39BZmh08Uncj24eg/s1600-h/IMG_1053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UbESR2jTY-GHmo4rlY-uL65HaVhyphenhyphenp68wM055zLaukXSwnFB9GVrBwBX2qHFos8AtgyHyqraB-9ldmBn1tcxbG-zVnJMHYyeCK5WOAyHoBeyQFGNVaOFt9wfFhSn39BZmh08Uncj24eg/s320/IMG_1053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438015880787754066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Happy Valentines Day!!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-o3BsT32Wy0maSrWV0ePTPbdKixENnXZNcH_O7n2lY-JT512AUMeNgDMJ0dB_R6q1_23bmgE8IBGJ8OzdDKgAwCBmqFGNFw3eFXV4MevWqYCMpFLdqLwvUVWAL2NCAkgNzg71rfs6s4/s1600-h/IMG_1045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-o3BsT32Wy0maSrWV0ePTPbdKixENnXZNcH_O7n2lY-JT512AUMeNgDMJ0dB_R6q1_23bmgE8IBGJ8OzdDKgAwCBmqFGNFw3eFXV4MevWqYCMpFLdqLwvUVWAL2NCAkgNzg71rfs6s4/s320/IMG_1045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438010791103489138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">kisses on all your pink parts...may your day be as sweet as you are!<br /><br />loves<br /></span>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-22667794405367525962024-03-05T06:37:00.001-08:002024-03-05T06:37:07.919-08:00eeeekkkkk!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0p3WfdT0Ca3hcdhV5Hlk5q5tVneUzu2DZEF8MgBnhs0TcXdhVUTOSiQXUTJBYMWQ5QEO5NhtisWpBEao4Pvt6kdIssH7CkG2mtDI5e3tKfI22Z-uYog1IfAt46nXmp1Gldd1wwfj1NF0/s1600-h/new-moon-poster-official.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338385900119361890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0p3WfdT0Ca3hcdhV5Hlk5q5tVneUzu2DZEF8MgBnhs0TcXdhVUTOSiQXUTJBYMWQ5QEO5NhtisWpBEao4Pvt6kdIssH7CkG2mtDI5e3tKfI22Z-uYog1IfAt46nXmp1Gldd1wwfj1NF0/s320/new-moon-poster-official.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>is all i have to say...</div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-27244512598566522202024-03-05T06:37:00.000-08:002024-03-05T06:37:04.280-08:00what a beautiful place i have found in this space, that is circling all around the sun...<span style="color:#ff9900;"></span><br /><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359703977428437010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzD_UyKnvMLvaElzxU8llW7XfXUwF3H6g9Cb69qwnm9EmLTgbyGy7P8AfmFkMixnPYCwju_exVExqfU9yPWABPRrcSVQo5Oj6bko_7MfbBSl7pwiB70pAoCi9A_SE0RZvyhKCgUz1Ip6T3/s320/CSC_2056.JPG" border="0" />we have returned from Amsterdam....i am in *<span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>lovelovelove</strong></span>* wow. Holland is a beautiful country. I would love to go back and expiereince it without my wonderful boys, but it was great, nonethelesss. </div><div></div><div>of course, it would'nt be a *<span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>Palmer Family Vacation</strong></span>* with out some sort of shenanigans.... <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>first things first, we arrived in Germany and it was raining. We got our rental car and began our journey to our hotel, which was supposed to be a relaxing first day in Germany, hang by the indoor pool and prepare for the next days activities....Let me tell you what really went down, we start driving and re start to hear a thumping sound...we think *oh, a flat tire, great* so we decide to pull over, let me first say this is a <span style="color:#00cccc;"><strong>BRAND NEW CAR</strong></span>. only 12 kilometers driven. We finally get to an exit and the car looses compression and we kind of drift to the shoulder, praying that we are not going to crash! I get out of the car, check all the tires and they all look good, so i go around to the back of the car and place my hand on the hatchback and it is covered in OIL, OIL is <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>SPEWING</strong></span> out of the back of the car!!!! we freak out! We <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>NO SPREKENSI DEUTSCH</strong></span>!!!!! how are we gonna fix this! i have like 20 euros on my cell and don't have free roaming! We try calling the <span style="color:#ff0000;">AVIS</span> people and there is no answer!!! <span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>WHAT, NO ANSWER AT THE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE LINE!!!! SERIOUSLY</strong></span>? we try like 10 times, nothing. i use almost all my minutes and we are stuck, in the middle of <strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">BF</span></strong>Germany, with the boys. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359705843772929986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBFB82KPxyOwkxh-l1uz_hrZZmUKC2bNFAMykX7rXZihe-dOZPDVdN41wUEHBPJipvxynTRaP7oUIVKVv2dxgurU5tdL_NogoEoUA-oBQCM3HCwvg7LBkSxuntSS4IOsVD_PxaSUxMyK9/s320/DSC_1719.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359705839835257474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZ7tV31cemn16Fqs-PqGLgMIZcmInSl_T4IFLEWpCHmTmEfttvtxnZNE7G-vwRnbcvOugmh_US7DN9gXzoyFM_Ln6TxVzUL7yZTXjY8y1r1lxXcWiBW00dxyQTul1LH7_Iygw5KBqZKsk/s320/DSC_1724.JPG" border="0" />oh, and it's pouring rain. So Jason decides to get out and walks like 500 meters to the emergency call box and there is <strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">NO PHONE</span></strong>, only a bar that you pull and hope someone will come. so we wait. I keep trying and leaving messages for the AVIS people and Jason keeps trying the call box. nothing....<span style="color:#00cccc;">FINALLY</span> we get ahold of someone at AVIS {an hour and a half later} and they say they will send someone in an hour. So, the tow truck shows up and they don't speak ANY english, so they motion for us to stay in the car and begin to attatch the car to the tow. It lifts us up on the flatbed and we keep trying to ask if we should get out of the car, but they say no. so we are literally o the back of the tow truck driving down the freeway to the shop. <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong>WHAT!!! NEVER IN THE STATES WOULD THAT HAPPEN!!!</strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359705858130257570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjK3WHJjROimmqYq8Ds6AOghQ9VRm0EPkRIzLBJ0DyWE2ppdzD0bcS4C8AhizEhvfVAfiDhjwtg50_jqWJWH6Ec4U9RK3avZUa6lq1miOGu23mCImgjQ9ff2InK7SeG_eB3VkwSEHOYmE5/s320/DSC_1727.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359705854644305490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH5o7tu8IhIRtJX4ueOWvT2W5MJ3K6Pfk_zd6QJZgqXrWG879kC9hfmOBaEO1BGOM145Hdq-k0WgGgtUfoPjFg2Qv4mbSSfBxxTM6MU9kBfI_iXIENUoi3yMdLu9W6x0aGilgcKRuT0iE/s320/DSC_1730.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359712501849303618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj479_fFYpEl_FuPfoOBR-kSnI52SVJRnNkSgC-9SGzieRwHcnRV9ayWWDpPaU-oV72Z0WfxwquJg8r-cCrlKqNeiQVoGhJYFmyEraOQQT1QEvVdfM3F-PjF0Pq2KakWVPzQwfEIMWXNr/s320/DSC_1732.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359712506687174866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj83SRNfJrPQf_j25WCeI76mo6kS1Txxrqt0Fx1OCRTWNnu_8NzbqpoAjRujjRjaTNIY0w7xVowLrrK2X3d02JCjnA1FZFtI7FDL5ZG1n7xHOZ9UQZFuG_W7zni_2nwAF9gMbp8XZU42Dr/s320/DSC_1728.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359712496836454738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFeiGAF9p6JZyoPEEtQ4bcS6v4aRYjmzwyfg2lm9Z60NfIpoqIlfB1XmxoGrpx7IzQGZ2NkkSkhZfAQiNYfBdex6dAsUmSe-vUmJ1ui1SYuIj5CwHXuTp5-062w925w2PLmDIprCmzil3/s320/DSC_1744.JPG" border="0" />here is our reflection in the window of the car shop. just <span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>CRAZY</strong></span>! we got a cab and it took us to a random gas station where anther car was waiting for us....so we then begin our drive to the hotel...we were supposed to get there around 2 in the afternoon...we did'nt actually arrive there until 10:30pm! so we get there, exhausted and we get our rooms. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>HOT</strong></span>. the <span style="color:#00cccc;"><strong>AC</strong></span> is busted! we ask for another room, the pretty much say *go to he** and we are in a hot box all night. misery. could this trip get any worse? and that was only the beginning. </p><p>the next day we head out into Klon for some sight seeing and kid zoo action. It was a <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>MUCH </strong></span>better day. the boys and I had a great time at the zoo and Jason went to the Museum. We met up for some schintzel <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359718359081764610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEHWd1inDi4TvrMjl4Y4xKY8n5KgtQYcVcfALMESIWHzkPrnxR5-A0MOofsjIMlGrP89JX4o_FDTS7TDVpkJuK7fDAA04-fxOZNoLBkXddoODnMt4JvcWGpuZqYSlTMDEsdZeVJePtyKf/s320/DSC_1820.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359718347687087586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX9T-82y46g1CimMAl1H9F2bBT8Y-YCyETt6nOQi_avVY_4hPnLjQ8C3OOPnLjNHwgvs4e5FsCs8hXSpqXFN8IIU-aHDEQr4azpOLmwpytkPN0DNTQqfk1qNY2Z8PKfNlT-qSo0eU_RzJ/s320/DSC_1824.JPG" border="0" />and Jason took the boys, minus James on the Sky tram over the Rhein and James and i went into the city and saw the cathedral and walked along the shopping streets.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359718354864675282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn9gFgBNPVVpxPss5jJJhd7rTSYJIMrijhsrP3W7e0oFwIUoqVtSRkMNcDnUO2ihgdjeTQRklv29LIw8YNv4cEnLWuMYATDBDriV0A2yNW_Uc_FaWkvb1XSxhhrHBc7iApFBsl1cpuAqS/s320/DSC_1834.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359718370239013106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMIZEwxeeN_Fmh6RTfey_GDV1pagaEUqjrijNpy9RWJrUbmTRGMTg8UCMfTG9WK26PFsYdqLcmQ66F34uetMFrlBQJQf8rzFhJSZ2zDdJqPKHP4sIYlkUOF5kD0zGuZJDcbc6r4vVfoE4/s320/DSC_1842.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359720370113007746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvNmuSDYkJ-BzwrWckZt5l9yk2mCPCHF6gHw9X2u6MIiAhaR_HTpj2t4ejeKF1hgtwnMS2FVcBjeIR2a5_f_ynmYIryaREWXuWpbBWWynTG2EYK2Ifhrun_DsW3cBV536Vkd32L3VMiPW/s320/DSC_1836.JPG" border="0" />we found a <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Starbuck's</strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359720374410992210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFjqJ3zj3u-NAVlibv_D1-y4WdQofH7d0vuu9KUWwL-ms_Na_R-7qolUGTn_3f_47HVGfMj6p1vnkCfSKAYLx_aQCp3D9LgkNtgYsHsj3UqmZ3VX4wNqLQ1IzCcUu1M-ij7K4t1Pv67Ai/s320/DSC_1838.JPG" border="0" /> and James got a *spaghetti and meatball* ice cream!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359720379714955186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDr4QAWEP1XO95QDa3QMARm_QySj8lnVjIvV13K5RWJjYBp3SaaANldPdcqYhgLU96iZwnqRV3s3BK2HracWbDStyQpDeLVLuHNIjHF3-d0ma-AWdeSu41btIUIyCA4RfVo9hHkRJPjWf/s320/DSC_1839.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359718374122652066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1Kkx-ixTJDVNfth5XNfT2-4q00vrKdYY_eFdS4bDN8-olQpWHgMBEWDkA6fXfmehuWrsJjWqZu0Y1RIvoKqcKb9CKhYNRsRI4k63kKHyPx2xsItGV_v70xONnGY-Mi66sAKSqlqZVjvT/s320/DSC_1843.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>and it just so happened to be *<span style="color:#ff0000;">G</span><span style="color:#ff9900;">A</span><span style="color:#ffff00;">Y</span> <span style="color:#33ff33;">P</span><span style="color:#3366ff;">R</span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">I</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">D</span><span style="color:#ff9900;">E</span>* in the city of Klon that day! i took this pic of these chics hair. it was cool. </p><p>we found a lego store and Jason and the other boys met us there and that is how we finished our day in Klon. We got back to the car and </p><p>drove to Holland...</p><p>part 2 tomorrow...</p><p>loves</p>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-31210210904641725732024-03-05T06:36:00.014-08:002024-03-05T06:37:00.502-08:00...is anybody out there?<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371276813002031794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUqgp5lgiqSSO8RjPDUO02jCb5nBvNI8Pejs8zpYGWKRtnxVBn-CVk89Wc6TH5vT0k_flOIZANNQEFBzDuxg2I5Br8EzcnjYiAOWS2f7BztwRi2952D6uKzJuESvRiKhWvbW3mKSah0Q/s320/august+2009+018.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>hi everyone....sorry i have been so out of touch lately. We are gearing up for a trip to Prague on the 24th and school starts the day after we return.</div><div>here is a little recap of the last few weeks!</div><div>So, we went to Amsterdam, there is Jonah next to the *a*<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371268425327911922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBVU72MgQzeBvIkmMKfv0gP2dN-G_-iXh-fJ3BtQtD_yIl5wMTZ9AjFIEvlckrak6jp0ohHQwxb6xmyxdYkFaaUcsvzVmzulsuT6nTxlR-w_IkHYpDzYJQvfSkwQgQvcAlYp5TPjBxG0/s320/holland+and+germany+386.jpg" border="0" />here is James in front of a statue of Anne Frank, in front of her house. The line was unbelievable so we did'nt get a chance to go in.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371268431594598274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB7BYX5w8Ho46ESDSjj-TDihyphenhyphen6UHC0CpdIETUisVcKbL0pJlop614Vnb7IZkdj51ejMKdrcCztphz5ICqUv83zW4s2Cfnnq7nWOqKkIAF2Q261agOH677EEkL43pYiUi55mgsjbkX3jbo/s320/holland+and+germany+398.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371268455337929650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDkXChuQcvDv2y0zuSgIRJlzj3KmW-7JEDI9QshQyYFWxSBeq1qE_1IGXXTa3hy9L1pP2K42UEBaRmKRYgb1hHOuBAPNQf0WeroMUvo1HaoRizGuoYD4ro1uc0AAc_pWkIXv62G5Ev6g/s320/holland+and+germany+397.jpg" border="0" />beautiful canals...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371268440454042450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqxDjZHZ1c_fesVeFMv-OUq5sn3x55T1c5HjSN1rodKtmAVI_infJChz3TS29q_nMV9Hq3zUF_LxV-rystFfjyUYFtSoyPz__2YsXgBJK3RYrpQ9rzeInEcB3BViWdiKdqYgAum4ySPg/s320/holland+and+germany+380.jpg" border="0" />Shelby our babysitter from San Diego came for a visit and she stayed for almost a month. It was nice having her here. Jason and i took off on a nice weekend getaway to Mallorca.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371271244127478226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR1s0x-XXQk-xGohsHeZ_4YHveDrV6nhaxv7qnUOBaHZ-1zUqaDWXwdzZjvgOxatgfXjqLDhlzbsFz3g9e2jD-Gp3I5XIAtwik0nORU4I6uCjWnLYQY9Ndjv9iUSUBPBgoMEB9_lZ3I8/s320/double+trouble+2009+094.jpg" border="0" /> We spent 3 days there. It was nice to just hangout on the beach together doing....nothing! we read and ate and relaxed. One day we went into the city to site see, like in the cathedral in Palma, Gaudi re did the altar. it was cool<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371274926984468434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-AE70uOzEz6XorIFnB_ap2EfbM9pD4wVJIMofKIHyUjJd8j_OJsjVwKd20g_w3f0Sotv7KLEKSpwy1W0lZ9iQEsfUtlybT4M4FTSeBCLCL9mMPAL4Ogcnmp06oB7Lrgn6FRqmObXhhA/s320/double+trouble+2009+090.jpg" border="0" />and as we walked throught the city we came across a mansion that you could tour. this was outside in the entryway.....peculiar and interesting.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371274953118888082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyxoMQoK-30aHZMvR875IwJ7Bi_sI2m3UH0kJlskcyH4DF_I9eQbAYYGhXL2haf_OcZxEIbCFtcVE-zg1POfn9L-e10GslqwQqlMA_UlQY59YKp-OJbzr49HQOE2KUZmrouWOxacg0jw/s320/double+trouble+2009+043.jpg" border="0" />but mostly we just hung on the beach. I never realized how tiring it is to be LAZY! wow. we were exhausted.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371271234274905746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JPKQCvtrR95JdDHR3fuRUT8NOHNm013Nu5pM_JYIgsHJzxbvou9kjV4tkSEJvu7yykinexhIqLvPS_ogb0aMIv6L-ibLXQ8s6LpLEODdcVzuwgvojvurIaOTzqsOkfwGUwTasxczolk/s320/holland+and+germany+647.jpg" border="0" /><br />We also celebrated 2 birthdays in the month of July!!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371271239644388242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQXyht-gHS-PgelBlBl5EyX-EaHq0JlnyK9dsCMH1VuPKimK1UxABvWNuZoaWpSPM6i-GrGzrAjgugbZHW69WCyQzsl-qI3SmWrqvNmPPL3AZLNnwI4WcrbkIUepQG1vSHBjDdljhHlY/s320/holland+and+germany+651.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371271223975526146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U1W0_n93rrCZpKR7gvm1cjo6VSLBFnnPGlSs1PG5V9bpfkYCTQal42rAb507OBLWwy_HLmVFLLHtkxWu1a62euR3-L2QAJn3sUTxpDQj9sDmKMlcADfI54RoyR-7ZIxvlnSZnoiRsYE/s320/holland+and+germany+659.jpg" border="0" /> look at how cute they are! We had it at the housing pool and it was great!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371274943873902162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAA1-tYkz3ehNpsrtqLTqlEAi_L0S9HbaYaESIb1pqKaQppdPB72ncU8b60CQrqeH3Or2s88OLDeQt4V-IPN3srjOjXQwie6hUmouIf0skzDrcAeq45u4XxquOe5agHRBK6OFH03LZ2g/s320/double+trouble+2009+025.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371274934954548866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOGSI94-3_Bv83vC1cOZp3VsFaoTqPR8gQDOF5R8KhI_HipUtKcSEi41SqYA3bZ3GMqcSdHbFW-sXUmIwvxOnpiPuO_ZNx8GYddxeZ9az9mt5K12osjtvbzrGNmzcQ-HiuVv-Dy7HpA/s320/double+trouble+2009+006.jpg" border="0" />the grand finale was a balloon fight!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371276775160227250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pfLqtahzg3mbhgRD_eBNr-_GAwB-kcRLbSdoKZrjRx3OjSXx1k_tN8uY9SytRFaSj0p4nQtjhVzgdUCtEwX5_53G8em9E64j2MKfZ1Cm8gwwJShoDTwdLafbah8QCC1IQkoz7vrg3nQ/s320/double+trouble+2009+063.jpg" border="0" /></div>and James got his cast off!!! her was alittle scared when the tech came at him with the buzz saw! But it healed fine. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371271219090224434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQPlB4ST5xFXO2fFxt1LiKQoghGMOGRlP4MbSYB0p0oAQOQeORYMomuJngKSIKWb-2pjAWkLJx8MkZ3zmIPesRFx0DuvDyEuWyTg3uSo8Zb8zW2HDU7ktVyobJjo3wyZ3cM73rpi37LA/s320/holland+and+germany+597.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>soccer starts next week and James is auditioning for the childrens theatre production of *the Prince and the Pea* we'll see! </p><p>loves</p>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-33772333897440090202024-03-05T06:36:00.013-08:002024-03-05T06:36:58.222-08:00lookie loo!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">creativity</span>.....<br /><br />i am in a very creative mood, as of late... and here is what i made this week!<br />first i made some shirts for some peeps here on base!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3fmLx0_9qV-OFkR7kxvdNmSZG_cHdILKOYvZRgKK6yKiSAyaCbkTmVQx8RK0oJwWbLZLAvSL3Jlgal6cVGpUVZzusf29-PeHkltufTASMkRxlzzYMzC2FfMcB5K2pltqdOCuPAFyuu8/s1600/IMG_2479.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3fmLx0_9qV-OFkR7kxvdNmSZG_cHdILKOYvZRgKK6yKiSAyaCbkTmVQx8RK0oJwWbLZLAvSL3Jlgal6cVGpUVZzusf29-PeHkltufTASMkRxlzzYMzC2FfMcB5K2pltqdOCuPAFyuu8/s320/IMG_2479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458586381802247218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16-odT4TooXQT2REs_cpsZ9WY2LUeoA2tJEct6x1jv-1S-j31e42T7XT61bLMVwFW1oF249ouXs4eAbPMxFHsK7gOd8ntDC05Zvvs106PLucvRLln0L3Wggpmgk9jNBBaYOxN-KdMX1U/s1600/IMG_2500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16-odT4TooXQT2REs_cpsZ9WY2LUeoA2tJEct6x1jv-1S-j31e42T7XT61bLMVwFW1oF249ouXs4eAbPMxFHsK7gOd8ntDC05Zvvs106PLucvRLln0L3Wggpmgk9jNBBaYOxN-KdMX1U/s320/IMG_2500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458586385026005810" border="0" /></a> then last night i decided to make silhouettes of the whole fam!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hfrLQRpTyf_OXgATdXwrGbidJmUFXv9f6K0E7BTSCT4KJVtSFKq0Faq7iFj839lpqjkdLkgh4k3Js7QdbsIuoe1UOYoHHBJnwyDilCsRYzjRmrl7g1SYknMo3ESSXg4H0QgaL23XJ58/s1600/IMG_2600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hfrLQRpTyf_OXgATdXwrGbidJmUFXv9f6K0E7BTSCT4KJVtSFKq0Faq7iFj839lpqjkdLkgh4k3Js7QdbsIuoe1UOYoHHBJnwyDilCsRYzjRmrl7g1SYknMo3ESSXg4H0QgaL23XJ58/s320/IMG_2600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458586364097362546" border="0" /></a> I *<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">LOVELOVELOVE</span>* how they turned out! it was super simple! and looks great as our family portraits! HA!<br /><br />anyhow, what are you up to?<br /><br />lovescyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-33846691966943139792024-03-05T06:36:00.012-08:002024-03-05T06:36:55.111-08:00merry merry and happy happy new year!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTq8RMHI5dzxkeqxCkowx_RVzAFi0WmknbcZq2RHlNg_PgfInj7ZiTb5RurOXY_86fBb2Mk9bDmTGUZ9KANu0RnW7S0JeTtd-vOX48w88FoG-jgKpNiIFd7IVknumfj2F_9eV2So71Dj4/s320/DSC_1348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426579723411056850" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">HOLY HOLIDAYS AND TRAVEL! As you all know, we were in the States for a month and on a cruise before that! We are home now, after almost 2 months. It has been a whirlwind year and a half. We are taking a short hiatus...At least until March....we hope. We all have the travel bug around here, so it may be difficult for us to stay put for 3 months. but we will try.</span></span><div><div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">Anyway, the first leg our *tour de states* took us to Virginia on a</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">C-5!</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqwAl2NxUOm99DMbmdrTQxOJ7IKhNqUbJn22vSYT66AcquorUwVEWvwJw83p_1XgvC_0oddG7OHXt8uDkAi2rjTA1uoGfBU2NbXvXorLu7s8jK_BaW5qTja-2nqt4uOHsJgNytnptpRM/s320/DSC_1142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426579701993092626" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>It was crazy! . I traveled with Grumps and the boys. Jason had to stay behind for a week because he had to work. We met up with a friend from right here in Rota and she was gracious enough to let us all stay at her place for the night! She is a saint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQg7tCT7FNHZXPxS3jExgbmAMYVaDZucY6jn-nsxL4oyS9SqXDYPfNPsdD4y3AayxAzLmWPP_xuLCjAnTWd1wwfcdPAri8e05TVYAJfjP_TuwTuX0f9oR2xbRGmLtPymE0yPLF7pOX5o/s320/DSC_1055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426576660347243938" />While in VA we went to a children's museum</div><div>and a Winter Wonderland!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhaf9O52ccT9niLte1oe-Ccg-Vt-eOgXKhVLQlj1jEEzv3tA_lSV2Pyl9IlXuCHAKCOO9D3sZjuoTvMyu3VPzQgV8BM8r4MxSNPqgeekQutXeNhdBCrSTPTvsEoOUkjUtQhwwPG2CERw/s320/DSC_1116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426576662958063362" /></div><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 212px; display: block; height: 320px; " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425858415705351474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UgQ1zc9N81Qi6zs2Hzz1RrvQWA7QP62MOy2M_Q7ZfsXFmBhA1C75pdAIevHT67tuKTZK-gigWlFcSQcZdjLc-p1UE44XdqRaSGEe8A-bfR5Iv9dkRaJTmnE6yt8vNdOPOp795ewWuzA/s320/DSC_1080.JPG" /><div>The next day we flew out to San Diego!!!! We arrived and were exhausted. it took us a few days to aclimate. After we rested we </div><div>went to all the SoCal HOT SPOTS!! Sea World, Knott's Berry Farm, Lego Land,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHJkeo6FIZGGnmnUN6WcZ8UZrD_HcRVfI7rQB8Oam2hOripfuWXwFPOSv66u5alnXQ5zWab_FnnZHMvdu4yBX6rwzAamYJyonvbkbi2FYgFLDoi776jfbfXAj5JOnabJI7TwVgbPRoE0/s320/DSC_1481.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426579715711285618" /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gxTqz0jIEr5r_L6nVLGo5VUhI9RPrtxFOXZKbW3F6S-_iuxdVeaSH1aYOSKa1bR61uB0R512-oOJbUu3FXduUz2Ze_Z_rMqAG4X_70fH3-MSfB2zvKi91NoyDxBzBkz5l4wVCt5PozA/s320/DSC_1412.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426579707743053778" />The Children's Museum!!!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnUfL1uQc7jPVQVoVtdvzMg62lOMioerl0nUr_DAVyLyLnw8V-RUQYo_lbHKr5vGggnph9nhLbXCRtVpUL47j8eI0juC3pFkr1mmPLeIj-HzEWMDSf4_fW5ovmz1qAy8PIJ1xrn5mqLo/s320/DSC_1190.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426579704042379282" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>we had a blast and spent time with fam and friends! We drove to Vegas on Christmas Day to see my Momma</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76PZdVD_ChdGZ7HrC2GXW_IxFyKHCAG-5olyYkgqldFDgJgsFMr5FnJNY0y-I0EuSYOT6T6C7rapfyNs9kFCx_ICFol5_hyhBsiOqvCs-m33-2ubclKM6yU2hxO17By-qgFRmXPppl-8/s320/DSC_1693.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426583732314119650" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAwK9NFb8VKmYwo0lLZYH-YyHs9_NRFYN_u6SAoKZp8JkipYDkoRlVUU4T0H5yy0SIwRd4kTulcqMJJGxNnK3HwsXdLaNCDvHMaZsX-tE81SQJik8fESl9QUXJAPas769EdI5d1WeQs0/s320/DSC_1706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426584098372890674" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Todd and Craig and Jeni and Ariel!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> Back In San Diego we met up with my dear <a href="http://christyscloset.blogspot.com/">BFC</a> and some other San Diego Friends!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbYdOExhByVyETqCLr0E-UkGzTw6Osl0j_-jUE2J2AKhnNs03GlVSr4NVsWoUaMqDbynNRjOM2KwC729v5Z9LVPFTJ6PXGixGS2_XGSpu4w_arID8pveXwKw1jjebVXhv58TgVBvzhY0/s320/DSC_1592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426583707949774962" /><div> we all spent quality time together. It was a lovely visit! I miss them all. It was great to be there with all our family. Hope your Hiolidays were grand and you all are having a great new year.</div><div><br /></div><div>more soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>loves</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div>cyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-34626167510273410622024-03-05T06:36:00.011-08:002024-03-05T06:36:52.137-08:00what a summer!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwd4Vf88HaRxjhCToT-RYhdeeMi67voOvFh5-ZnCRSnAcdDDydA6xnu1M2jh9vmGleSSsC6kEHMvCbMgDgHOel7rXC5RZdkhjNpWe8i1gZhhcFi-Y9_ydC52f2kAVs144psWwxm2zI3M/s1600/IMG_5178.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwd4Vf88HaRxjhCToT-RYhdeeMi67voOvFh5-ZnCRSnAcdDDydA6xnu1M2jh9vmGleSSsC6kEHMvCbMgDgHOel7rXC5RZdkhjNpWe8i1gZhhcFi-Y9_ydC52f2kAVs144psWwxm2zI3M/s320/IMG_5178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516077731160761746" border="0" /></a>School is back in session and we are starting to wind down for the fall. We all had an amazing tome on our adventures this summer! We spent a few weeks in the states, visiting family and friends. 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Wow, how time flies...The boys are excited about starting school and like their teachers! which is always a good thing. James is a fifth grader and Colby is in first and Jonah starts a pre-K program on Monday!<br /><br />Hopefully, I will have more time to blog....life is full of surprises, so you never know.<br />Also, a HUGE congrats to my bestest besties in the whole wide world!!! Todd and Craig! their newest venture has just launched and it is amazing! here is a <a href="http://www.fox5vegas.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4334265">link</a> and <a href="http://www.fox5vegas.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4334270&ref=nf">another</a> !!!! YOU ARE MY FAVES! if you are in the Las Vegas area, totally CHECK THEM OUT!!!<br /><br />hope you all had an amazing summer too!<br /><br />lovescyddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549904808812975108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277227655819944666.post-36469875539773272822024-03-05T06:36:00.010-08:002024-03-05T06:36:49.064-08:00I'm so cute! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Continuing the San Diego fun time bucket list. We took the gang to Aquatica Water Park in Chula Vista. The day started a little crazy, as always, but with free tickets from the military it turned out great. Poops really loves the water parks. He's just like his brothers. </div>
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