tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90236895734717985042024-03-21T05:51:24.827-07:00HerpcrazieMy personal rant on being a mom, knitting, pets, biology, and anything else my pretty little head comes up with.herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-65919038482608252522011-08-01T11:41:00.000-07:002011-08-01T11:43:30.698-07:00Hackers/Spammers Suck!Facebook and hotmail accounts were hacked by spammers over the weekend. These people SUCK! At least facebook froze the account, so they can't use it anymore. But, I don't know what's going on with hotmail. I can't get anyone to respond. I've submitted requests using their damn forms twice over the weekend (only allow 1 request in a 24 hour period) with no reply at all. If I can get back into hotmail, I can get my facebook back up. GRRRRRR!!!!herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-49728680438519766742011-04-28T12:23:00.000-07:002011-04-28T12:25:49.913-07:00<div align="center">Putting baby down for a nap.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJC1kwn7vtQ79mPrLa6J-vOHGF_DESYhkE9Dsc_lTrq34fegLpeCy7Cl97xDH5fHRDbnRKsd73naFfZ9gQi3V1JLVQKFFO3qQP0QtE4_oXHgpmyfsHdQGSX5IL6swlbUFWGwkBD2RDGI/s1600/liamdoll4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717377971746690" 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/AVvXsEhjJC1kwn7vtQ79mPrLa6J-vOHGF_DESYhkE9Dsc_lTrq34fegLpeCy7Cl97xDH5fHRDbnRKsd73naFfZ9gQi3V1JLVQKFFO3qQP0QtE4_oXHgpmyfsHdQGSX5IL6swlbUFWGwkBD2RDGI/s320/liamdoll4.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sliding baby down the slide...very fast!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e_wpYW21oM7DCst1VbWdbGRHBsssQFITdrUBTlb1qdIT5XlFPa0YFn2W_pkS7aBW6ZyoI6VWHlF8FqYhUm1gA_AF-tZA5P3g-arjBttxXHGTNygypsEXsgv92Pbn06K7lBWjlSAqLeA/s1600/liamdoll3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717377676794370" 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/AVvXsEh4e_wpYW21oM7DCst1VbWdbGRHBsssQFITdrUBTlb1qdIT5XlFPa0YFn2W_pkS7aBW6ZyoI6VWHlF8FqYhUm1gA_AF-tZA5P3g-arjBttxXHGTNygypsEXsgv92Pbn06K7lBWjlSAqLeA/s320/liamdoll3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This was the babies 3rd or 4th bottle...and no diaper!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYdDjOoTn7Y0ppud9nMicZlEV28EWvqG7OQLas2tXhd97Y_532wk68DaXgFPi-lSNWQMB3Z-H0amsNKAoxDRghB_ji5FUXY9MzfkjEAIkGsl5l_QG-hez3vdu8A83w2_nN0c6iNyUvPs/s1600/liamdoll2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717372323727682" 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/AVvXsEjrYdDjOoTn7Y0ppud9nMicZlEV28EWvqG7OQLas2tXhd97Y_532wk68DaXgFPi-lSNWQMB3Z-H0amsNKAoxDRghB_ji5FUXY9MzfkjEAIkGsl5l_QG-hez3vdu8A83w2_nN0c6iNyUvPs/s320/liamdoll2.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was all just too darn cute not to capture!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdSMzVxr2TGXrYXIYBTvd9c3coIYN1HpihJb5b3MDZgZhHt_abYQ_uimf2AKwey_xQgX59sa0OL0jE5xyG5sX7NXL4T_hYrUDuYHdA_ObnTftZn-bBgwgQtSFJqw0Y3LE0F7W4fogAgM/s1600/liamdoll1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600717367421572642" 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/AVvXsEgCdSMzVxr2TGXrYXIYBTvd9c3coIYN1HpihJb5b3MDZgZhHt_abYQ_uimf2AKwey_xQgX59sa0OL0jE5xyG5sX7NXL4T_hYrUDuYHdA_ObnTftZn-bBgwgQtSFJqw0Y3LE0F7W4fogAgM/s320/liamdoll1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-83489974489634575592010-11-27T21:32:00.000-08:002010-11-27T21:37:50.944-08:00November update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglay_mpypsjUxTSWuhGm00ChcSfsTIhFfioT8LkoQxwy8X657_tQsIYDc3l4zhgLc8WuObAHTuHP7CSvUc_IjNb2Qb03x07NWPwCZrZMBKb8-axckWQ0iTbY4NKj7FoT-KQGXbOKUxO5w/s1600/IMG_0609.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544470165385471842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglay_mpypsjUxTSWuhGm00ChcSfsTIhFfioT8LkoQxwy8X657_tQsIYDc3l4zhgLc8WuObAHTuHP7CSvUc_IjNb2Qb03x07NWPwCZrZMBKb8-axckWQ0iTbY4NKj7FoT-KQGXbOKUxO5w/s320/IMG_0609.JPG" /></a> Brendan tossing the ball around in the backyard with dad.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dWSFyWGnPAQvKOIPwJ-X8JHAXhB37qNRTuRgREIAYw1y09tLpiWOjP4MqMc865jim6tLkUTQt02NfmjQ1q_Q6t9NPLvixwegLfrKLWjeF-6QPn2pwQDhsYlwx3X5jD4Sj1FgTM1C4E/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544469963335855202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9dWSFyWGnPAQvKOIPwJ-X8JHAXhB37qNRTuRgREIAYw1y09tLpiWOjP4MqMc865jim6tLkUTQt02NfmjQ1q_Q6t9NPLvixwegLfrKLWjeF-6QPn2pwQDhsYlwx3X5jD4Sj1FgTM1C4E/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" /></a> This pretty lady has been frequenting our backyard the past few weeks. A welcome visitor, to be sure!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKhfCLCE7j1sjPmkMkrlEe3WUDMYBuobwIsHiGGM2NV5rvpgEiOSEhSrPaGbODd8nZmBug-_h22I6PRE9wSTWvxlcnlkwyvzhMkMHchLgtZ_VFiwI6gfMIKlezQb17gPD44iys89loTE/s1600/100_7939.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544469865714420002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKhfCLCE7j1sjPmkMkrlEe3WUDMYBuobwIsHiGGM2NV5rvpgEiOSEhSrPaGbODd8nZmBug-_h22I6PRE9wSTWvxlcnlkwyvzhMkMHchLgtZ_VFiwI6gfMIKlezQb17gPD44iys89loTE/s320/100_7939.JPG" /></a> Dad getting the rough treatment. In case you're interested, the boys are blowing raspberries on his back.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5h43DV8azr0JfT4QmmShKa2WrXDKrVhbbu6T0-_94mWmHQkIs_02oIQtLecwh_tbT8i1pIw61Bi0JhvTRgoAUgKvFOwXybr38IVFkqMFC9N0SXllA5MGnd3xQF6hFGozPeMilH02srY/s1600/100_7932.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544469680251230482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5h43DV8azr0JfT4QmmShKa2WrXDKrVhbbu6T0-_94mWmHQkIs_02oIQtLecwh_tbT8i1pIw61Bi0JhvTRgoAUgKvFOwXybr38IVFkqMFC9N0SXllA5MGnd3xQF6hFGozPeMilH02srY/s320/100_7932.JPG" /></a> Liam being the ever-helpful little guy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-16644930262313677892010-09-20T11:18:00.000-07:002010-09-20T11:26:48.025-07:00Reptile show yesterday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYG97HCw5vLAIUNAhRvubFNErj6AxbglU7pTHIsTXUyLEWUEJQB2LGu2DzXaxT3gcS-ZFsf-LU_7BfNIpw9Ynh7A-qGQjsKZJkI18i6ESEAwjcgtUo76O470gds4kmJ3NrwYrTHYwfVj4/s1600/100_7801.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062819290919314" 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/AVvXsEhYG97HCw5vLAIUNAhRvubFNErj6AxbglU7pTHIsTXUyLEWUEJQB2LGu2DzXaxT3gcS-ZFsf-LU_7BfNIpw9Ynh7A-qGQjsKZJkI18i6ESEAwjcgtUo76O470gds4kmJ3NrwYrTHYwfVj4/s320/100_7801.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brendan enjoying the smaller non-vertebrate members of the show.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e6at05Yf2ve7agcjp9hhSVXvZ0DBdQtVh2AmICyUHuTpWixS63bc7Ok7hK7kOEvXafkVTFm2KX-Gp0KYbRT6g37hfVl8J2HTiORV58nKUUuB96sgJ6_HGpS9iP-QPblvPOAAgTTVG7k/s1600/100_7792.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062719891450626" 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/AVvXsEj5e6at05Yf2ve7agcjp9hhSVXvZ0DBdQtVh2AmICyUHuTpWixS63bc7Ok7hK7kOEvXafkVTFm2KX-Gp0KYbRT6g37hfVl8J2HTiORV58nKUUuB96sgJ6_HGpS9iP-QPblvPOAAgTTVG7k/s320/100_7792.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam wondering what the heck this thing is!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxGofgcA2h1t18k68dH02mAGA1WJxlzVYBrAiXf4MvQuuHshV68CNGaKwLebEE_48zUnryIne4ewJo1ZhCGjv9zBmQze5tLhRvx0PRPRvWQek5hvRRCYlUMfPyLECJoQlkvxbGM0sPso/s1600/100_7787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062634710212930" 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/AVvXsEiUxGofgcA2h1t18k68dH02mAGA1WJxlzVYBrAiXf4MvQuuHshV68CNGaKwLebEE_48zUnryIne4ewJo1ZhCGjv9zBmQze5tLhRvx0PRPRvWQek5hvRRCYlUMfPyLECJoQlkvxbGM0sPso/s320/100_7787.JPG" border="0" /></a> Snakes, snakes, so many snakes!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1ik7fstM-3hwWlR5JfgxSqSpi4yKCeTovLQq8VVjorOr3vn5tpjX8SiYwJYnoZvn3ZKlZ2jwgvi5eziSISQKVoThu5LAs47BozbOS_iNG0Iu8HV2DT4kBMDPLyQ0OlB4sSuvpaxYF-0/s1600/100_7786.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062533972801634" 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/AVvXsEgx1ik7fstM-3hwWlR5JfgxSqSpi4yKCeTovLQq8VVjorOr3vn5tpjX8SiYwJYnoZvn3ZKlZ2jwgvi5eziSISQKVoThu5LAs47BozbOS_iNG0Iu8HV2DT4kBMDPLyQ0OlB4sSuvpaxYF-0/s320/100_7786.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam getting a better view than he's used to.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPjXsQvOSg9d7iFFiiLa5fjkt8vEQvOPaClPfCuDIjWT_m7FSgWT3itcAc4SysvcBYX4mcMNFR0i16neBjA1jfcW_j0FCJLV_ohKS0YGoPGq72ASbBJo3DWsjOZj7NsIBWeCHEyy9E-I/s1600/100_7772.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062432699834098" 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/AVvXsEiEPjXsQvOSg9d7iFFiiLa5fjkt8vEQvOPaClPfCuDIjWT_m7FSgWT3itcAc4SysvcBYX4mcMNFR0i16neBjA1jfcW_j0FCJLV_ohKS0YGoPGq72ASbBJo3DWsjOZj7NsIBWeCHEyy9E-I/s320/100_7772.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the many strikingly-colored chameleons. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI3s5oCYbeQL39g1X6NbJAeUCQRndgBuJ3LSCWTsKk4-ZMeHXfRdJaQVMWW5gUhyta3smTPvTn86QG1nVRbMcPxHS_aTub1F6IHrsWEGhVLhVVNqnvBrapro44bOvV8NzMTLy55ajFBA/s1600/100_7768.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062311813461202" 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/AVvXsEitI3s5oCYbeQL39g1X6NbJAeUCQRndgBuJ3LSCWTsKk4-ZMeHXfRdJaQVMWW5gUhyta3smTPvTn86QG1nVRbMcPxHS_aTub1F6IHrsWEGhVLhVVNqnvBrapro44bOvV8NzMTLy55ajFBA/s320/100_7768.JPG" border="0" /></a> Brendan stared at this display silently for several seconds. I wonder what was going on in his mind?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva0o7Ms0DKzi7A94fq6-zYJIMFHAQ11i3RxaTrsvjsXF2XzNxdp21BaMHv2C_o-eWkRpL5Dhv9L4B070Xf2qg1Uc7PhtswFH358ZsvZpOvCERDhLLrp0kx3sho8CP3x-6Q2FhlxkGIQc/s1600/100_7761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519062173026447698" 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/AVvXsEjva0o7Ms0DKzi7A94fq6-zYJIMFHAQ11i3RxaTrsvjsXF2XzNxdp21BaMHv2C_o-eWkRpL5Dhv9L4B070Xf2qg1Uc7PhtswFH358ZsvZpOvCERDhLLrp0kx3sho8CP3x-6Q2FhlxkGIQc/s320/100_7761.JPG" border="0" /></a> So much to look at, so little patience for all of it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-72730959468240795812010-08-10T09:54:00.000-07:002010-08-10T09:55:35.830-07:00Friday and Saturday in the High SierrasBrendan and I camped out along Hwy 89 in the high Sierra's this past Friday night. It was chilly, but we were prepared! Sleeping was horrible, as the campground was too close to 89, but otherwise, it was a ton of fun. Photos to come.herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-62533422909193754132010-07-11T10:50:00.000-07:002010-07-11T10:55:19.930-07:00Denver visit<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw7Trt6O1VqZnUhRCBU2QYfnCw3z5IYW0Bj7tCDxHGhaw9s4KO_2vJLQx0Ni8QVNU-qSjzKd9ZfD13WtcGblToobg2_O3RUOARdLgcDVuen7HewxzG8xmWf6KfxbpyF3jkJ8Si0V1AGs/s1600/100_7667.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492708512686245234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw7Trt6O1VqZnUhRCBU2QYfnCw3z5IYW0Bj7tCDxHGhaw9s4KO_2vJLQx0Ni8QVNU-qSjzKd9ZfD13WtcGblToobg2_O3RUOARdLgcDVuen7HewxzG8xmWf6KfxbpyF3jkJ8Si0V1AGs/s320/100_7667.JPG" /></a> Giving Grandad a hard time during our visit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8LUf50aLJNr9-WzjBrFRHoV-tqhy1UL-YJHuWfd3zRrd4OkQHgC01iO1Zq0JQxGMLWIJEFhrzFhrOQxJD4xISKGJE3xk0I5Kfcza5EHArrkE561K8JGyzLVdagiBNTZOjQh_chZrAww/s1600/100_7660.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492708503545928482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8LUf50aLJNr9-WzjBrFRHoV-tqhy1UL-YJHuWfd3zRrd4OkQHgC01iO1Zq0JQxGMLWIJEFhrzFhrOQxJD4xISKGJE3xk0I5Kfcza5EHArrkE561K8JGyzLVdagiBNTZOjQh_chZrAww/s320/100_7660.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-29859482192203023352010-07-11T10:44:00.000-07:002010-07-11T10:50:17.885-07:00Butterfly Pavilion in Denver<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUA0FMHrvngy10zckmpN-qiVzac4810VfBd2C91MuPSpGWUE5jmrEhFR5-cbusbYNUm6LotNajjG1Z2uS-5sCXEMXLTZgzEGEnGb2gWz2UeUaQR5MDOOXG8zEqrvtitADweN1zg-PE2g/s1600/100_7658.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492706949422907298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUA0FMHrvngy10zckmpN-qiVzac4810VfBd2C91MuPSpGWUE5jmrEhFR5-cbusbYNUm6LotNajjG1Z2uS-5sCXEMXLTZgzEGEnGb2gWz2UeUaQR5MDOOXG8zEqrvtitADweN1zg-PE2g/s320/100_7658.JPG" /></a> Hmmmm...can we say, time to go?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlMc8Gpyy2iQpPAAsloPMeNNj4_7smlTlLCqPaol2zm9wry83EtPVIavdevFoxWo6wjEVpFyLAc_X72virxDjuBrXWFokt1_Va5WPIffoR5vfzVytaiqY4dYSNotsa7urcFh05i4mJGU/s1600/100_7652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492706945271298818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlMc8Gpyy2iQpPAAsloPMeNNj4_7smlTlLCqPaol2zm9wry83EtPVIavdevFoxWo6wjEVpFyLAc_X72virxDjuBrXWFokt1_Va5WPIffoR5vfzVytaiqY4dYSNotsa7urcFh05i4mJGU/s320/100_7652.JPG" /></a> One of the many pretty specimens at the Butterfly Pavilion in Denver.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hCevqDTlQfES7ug1kpI-XvpN6woI8jd1e6dNYXrudagdGn6d-HHk-zcbKkGPI40N3TrESJG4-HCYh7FU60aypxSiZ0t-Tg9TSbygVkjMarRUkq6SBsEQ5ugtDCXe5h81jvkqRnt95kM/s1600/100_7646.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492706937483071922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hCevqDTlQfES7ug1kpI-XvpN6woI8jd1e6dNYXrudagdGn6d-HHk-zcbKkGPI40N3TrESJG4-HCYh7FU60aypxSiZ0t-Tg9TSbygVkjMarRUkq6SBsEQ5ugtDCXe5h81jvkqRnt95kM/s320/100_7646.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJxBbCaTFLO-Jm8hUU8D8yg8xDIpmL0s_JnaYmiNDqireRirIxxkTmM_VizGVduecrvfr1ZY2vo6J0Y9LGwUoiOlEqdbkxBNSBSvm4kltUhUYG8ivS81VUkOQSlkvwFXoqVh-R4SxuUo/s1600/100_7630.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492706928048504306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJxBbCaTFLO-Jm8hUU8D8yg8xDIpmL0s_JnaYmiNDqireRirIxxkTmM_VizGVduecrvfr1ZY2vo6J0Y9LGwUoiOlEqdbkxBNSBSvm4kltUhUYG8ivS81VUkOQSlkvwFXoqVh-R4SxuUo/s320/100_7630.JPG" /></a> Could use one of these at my house<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEYP2ig9CpfEWFkvSxUueHVlj5Asu5WG2thdlHMyMpJwMGeUhtSBEaTzUFBID3zFpH1vlxgr0W5aMUJk0eYRO7wkm29eUUNyHVjKqA590Ln-QuRQxqLJ3rO6rmbtWOV0VIdeiENmRqrA/s1600/100_7621.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492706921596871442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEYP2ig9CpfEWFkvSxUueHVlj5Asu5WG2thdlHMyMpJwMGeUhtSBEaTzUFBID3zFpH1vlxgr0W5aMUJk0eYRO7wkm29eUUNyHVjKqA590Ln-QuRQxqLJ3rO6rmbtWOV0VIdeiENmRqrA/s320/100_7621.JPG" /></a> No pinching the starfish, dear.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-9014110232352361672010-07-11T10:39:00.000-07:002010-07-11T10:44:24.086-07:00Denver Zoo<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1zWSLueaszgy1pgkYMAdyLlc1MZvKZxa3Jde_TudF6WulxioLaW13AW6E8H2zKCTC4Ee9SnnWmt3rbWrVMqUkqCxH-8z1xUaMCJhq9A_YIjbd-IdI4-OTaYhSEeAQOmbXFd9uRK5gbs/s1600/100_7615.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492705113790634370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1zWSLueaszgy1pgkYMAdyLlc1MZvKZxa3Jde_TudF6WulxioLaW13AW6E8H2zKCTC4Ee9SnnWmt3rbWrVMqUkqCxH-8z1xUaMCJhq9A_YIjbd-IdI4-OTaYhSEeAQOmbXFd9uRK5gbs/s320/100_7615.JPG" /></a> Who doesn't love penguins?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcuOxoudf5dePb62KUl2mnMdbY-gj3wlGH6wXyemPaYYMqwlSJvkQZnVs6XXoEnvzSp65mqwtU62rmGcgPcMFeLQluPckjJKzdNOhISxWxz_2gtj3V8K1olNx1DbAsw7qts-2UyMKftU/s1600/100_7611.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492705103865492290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcuOxoudf5dePb62KUl2mnMdbY-gj3wlGH6wXyemPaYYMqwlSJvkQZnVs6XXoEnvzSp65mqwtU62rmGcgPcMFeLQluPckjJKzdNOhISxWxz_2gtj3V8K1olNx1DbAsw7qts-2UyMKftU/s320/100_7611.JPG" /></a>They had an amazing herp section, including some great fish! I loved it and if my feet hadn't been aching at that point, I'd have wanted to stay an hour longer!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdIlGi-K4QFJKMtHHjtfYUsAwV-y9frmk9IEZ-DC4rBAKWYQU4A_2LRcHNgNkErG03R4NE2XjOorsFyeSP8z5_YZ4a78TZWxNhpszFKn3iCwNmTS7tcJ9XgCOjHF1mD8L_AdrDiU93Qk/s1600/100_7610.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492705094505880770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdIlGi-K4QFJKMtHHjtfYUsAwV-y9frmk9IEZ-DC4rBAKWYQU4A_2LRcHNgNkErG03R4NE2XjOorsFyeSP8z5_YZ4a78TZWxNhpszFKn3iCwNmTS7tcJ9XgCOjHF1mD8L_AdrDiU93Qk/s320/100_7610.JPG" /></a> Why do all zoos have them?<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-18248084366301788112010-07-11T10:21:00.000-07:002010-07-11T10:39:16.781-07:00Gram's visit<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHV33Tbq0R51QGOinj1wbff5MsIPqt4zNjqJ3OEYOC_2tBl_GRPcgS9xRzKHvgJ1d-68pd-ECKn4O8cT3ciVv2NXaSyN0qLxdB8FAwO2RunGx9mPuZszMPv0sxFACd6af5wtCqfyIFu4/s1600/100_7604.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492700760864328882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHV33Tbq0R51QGOinj1wbff5MsIPqt4zNjqJ3OEYOC_2tBl_GRPcgS9xRzKHvgJ1d-68pd-ECKn4O8cT3ciVv2NXaSyN0qLxdB8FAwO2RunGx9mPuZszMPv0sxFACd6af5wtCqfyIFu4/s320/100_7604.JPG" /></a> Giving Gram goodbye kisses<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvPHhzzbnqNb5BsKyflywCxfB_L396eEDPFfTmsRC7urZiEu0WeMJyrOFUQruQn2bSitvb3DoMFBk1xBiDxp8Y09eoZhbu5-Qrsww81s_DY5F6YeL7BwWJtLYajIlIZntTTlvaVuPsMU/s1600/100_7593.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492700750287599730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvPHhzzbnqNb5BsKyflywCxfB_L396eEDPFfTmsRC7urZiEu0WeMJyrOFUQruQn2bSitvb3DoMFBk1xBiDxp8Y09eoZhbu5-Qrsww81s_DY5F6YeL7BwWJtLYajIlIZntTTlvaVuPsMU/s320/100_7593.JPG" /></a>He spent the whole visit on the back porch, blowing bubbles with Gram-Gram.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXeEbWj951PQor6eLaSf43iUhiFcQQ-1PL-KgMTDQr-oJs8FrC_tNsbx47UWEJUVrdO54yQgx-BF7aRvO2FT41zFzxO5vI4USPOyPHtWR00LnTGiqCB5-CEjK2_ZfYuFvpkMNjYPuPwI/s1600/100_7585.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492700738864861074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXeEbWj951PQor6eLaSf43iUhiFcQQ-1PL-KgMTDQr-oJs8FrC_tNsbx47UWEJUVrdO54yQgx-BF7aRvO2FT41zFzxO5vI4USPOyPHtWR00LnTGiqCB5-CEjK2_ZfYuFvpkMNjYPuPwI/s320/100_7585.JPG" /></a> Spongebob times deux!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-52734444074061165102010-05-05T14:24:00.000-07:002010-05-05T14:58:21.187-07:00The end of lactationThis is my own tribute to the efforts I put into my lactation. Giving up lactation permanently is difficult, and I am left grieving of sorts. Be forewarned! If you don't want to read much personal detail about my lactation experience, don't read it! Honestly, I'm only writing this for me, not for anyone else and I don't care if anyone else ever reads it.<br /><br />For 42 of the last 85 months, I have fought tooth and nail to produce breastmilk for my boys. I have left countless meetings, ignoring the stares (sometimes glares) of my peers to search out some space that was at least partly private to strip half-naked and "hook up." I have struggled through countless other meetings where I felt I faced dire consequences if I left, waiting in pain, hoping I didn't start leaking before the meeting broke up. I'm sure I have lost much respect in some peers' eyes because of my making time for lactation, but I find that loss to not be a loss at all. I thrill in the bonds I made with other women who, upon hearing of my need, shared with me a bit of their own struggle with breastfeeding and going back to work, while they helped me find a way to succeed in the moment. Bless those women! <br /><br />I have cried many tears over each of my babies when I could not succeed at feeding them at the breast. I have doubted myself, questioned my sanity, wondered at how I could give them a good start in life when I couldn't even breastfeed them--the simplest of all things in childhood, or so I thought. And then I discovered breastpumps. I have had a love/hate relationship with the pumps that have come into and out of my life. The bottom line is that I couldn't have done it without them. I do not grieve the end of my pumping days, but yet, I find I cannot toss the machinary aside callously. It has known me more intimately than anything else in this world for those 42 months.<br /><br />I am proud of so much. Of myself, that I alone gave each of my children nearly 2 years protection with my own immune system, bolstering their own protection and ensuring fewer sniffles and coughs in their infancy. I can count the number of ear infections for both boys easily on my own fingers, maybe just the fingers on one hand. I am proud that I now have two very healthy, robust boys, who love the world and approach much with an eager enthusiasm. They radiate health. I am proud of the many ounces of extra breastmilk that I shared with other babies that had no supply of their own. I am proud that I let nothing stop me from being able to look back and say these things.<br /><br />I am utterly thankful for the love and support I have received over these years from fellow moms struggling with their own lactation. Not all have been as lucky as me, but all of them wanted nothing short of the best for their own children. All of us have had incredible odds against our successes at one time or another. All of us struggled. Those that made our effort harder often didn't realize they were doing so. My own dear husband has asked me a few times "when are you going to stop pumping?" I don't know his motivation in asking this each time, but I suspect it was partly asked out of frustration for my insisting upon making time for pumping and the inconvienence that would sometimes bring. I don't blame him for his feelings. It's not something he can understand. And, it is also a distinct difference between us. I make my way through conflict with dogged determination, with the assurance that if I make up my mind, I will see it through come hell or high water. It is my unreasonable inflexibility that creates my success. My husband approaches conflict differently, although his own method can be just as effective.<br /><br />These 42 months of lactation stand as a testimony to the dedication I have for my children. They are more than 42 months of good nutrition. They are a symbol to my determination to doing everything I can to helping my children have a good start in life. Underneath it all is the love I have for them. Although my breastmilk is nearly gone, and will never return, the love for my boys continues on, nurturing and encouraging them in the moments of their lives.herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-23088106848343120162010-04-02T11:01:00.000-07:002010-04-02T11:11:49.773-07:00March updateBrendan's first basketball game:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WWEE_vN96mr8AVh3RxQpIRQ-x_GPpZE3x94NJAeZpGf79xtg-pzFdorQhFdbFVQhTI2t4Fi84vSjYkRmvmVJvpofz_TR7LNm1-g09sTbxVFaiF-EGCKSgzoWzgdY-HhsCo-flZcBU4E/s1600/IMG_0487.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455603300456925122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WWEE_vN96mr8AVh3RxQpIRQ-x_GPpZE3x94NJAeZpGf79xtg-pzFdorQhFdbFVQhTI2t4Fi84vSjYkRmvmVJvpofz_TR7LNm1-g09sTbxVFaiF-EGCKSgzoWzgdY-HhsCo-flZcBU4E/s320/IMG_0487.JPG" /></a> Running drills at basketball practice:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj_yUydJO7fsjERONpHcF91e2xvXP17vuZxMh6GlFerWXipQGWb21N9Ojp7UXsAtnA1anNOt8qyic0UKigQ-dZ0t1Qtcmv86a4iFUWFHXgNNKJBYUE9Pw-fHG3E4iRwbg7LUkQX8QpqA/s1600/IMG_0442.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455603290934156370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj_yUydJO7fsjERONpHcF91e2xvXP17vuZxMh6GlFerWXipQGWb21N9Ojp7UXsAtnA1anNOt8qyic0UKigQ-dZ0t1Qtcmv86a4iFUWFHXgNNKJBYUE9Pw-fHG3E4iRwbg7LUkQX8QpqA/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" /></a><br />Celebrating his 7th birthday at school:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgX1TTCAKxvMv59DjOsknpaN15rQqPTZL9nXaBifyiibKyK3oz8reUKeJLgGYPZ_fNbdQi2l4wAm6pGNfTSYNVQjLQSGXzsYmGDcaARki6Oo28NuiCvy_15A5HfZa4kVF_fsqx2vaeNw/s1600/IMG_0417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455603283040062386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgX1TTCAKxvMv59DjOsknpaN15rQqPTZL9nXaBifyiibKyK3oz8reUKeJLgGYPZ_fNbdQi2l4wAm6pGNfTSYNVQjLQSGXzsYmGDcaARki6Oo28NuiCvy_15A5HfZa4kVF_fsqx2vaeNw/s320/IMG_0417.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Liam in the daycare play yard:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMzlmCyycUOLhCXzmSA8I6HTJlrumOsqMn1fr5uzhw1puWdMYvAIrmW0L4Mk95D47pAVmAlg8R_iPARSJQszjRWg-2Tl1VvQiA-W3z5TJbjvQWxJsTGejyinCk1rpsQF0W4CGHJ7d5rw/s1600/IMG_0379.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455603272755244050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMzlmCyycUOLhCXzmSA8I6HTJlrumOsqMn1fr5uzhw1puWdMYvAIrmW0L4Mk95D47pAVmAlg8R_iPARSJQszjRWg-2Tl1VvQiA-W3z5TJbjvQWxJsTGejyinCk1rpsQF0W4CGHJ7d5rw/s320/IMG_0379.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>At the creek behind our house:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3lvtpfaBRwFsMHn5m2xniUNbCL955LsSSCb4t7qSFT0-3CB4mb1V6H7ucnJmZYeZ4Im4hhfWRhJb7mWnarEW8Vu5zaD21RXZyD75q9LjySV-FDj2UHOrH8nR0r80cfUETDECPbrbLXM/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455602729802210514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3lvtpfaBRwFsMHn5m2xniUNbCL955LsSSCb4t7qSFT0-3CB4mb1V6H7ucnJmZYeZ4Im4hhfWRhJb7mWnarEW8Vu5zaD21RXZyD75q9LjySV-FDj2UHOrH8nR0r80cfUETDECPbrbLXM/s320/IMG_0347.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Roaming the wild open space by the creek (well, HE probably thinks that):<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQr4o4T95ZzUIVLKeFgLm0rE7y3dUwx1R39NoQA45LLP7U3-r0y90OMOVM6U933O2ve3EFumJx_k0Hj4myNW07syq-2w50DAqXRVvsCadY7Ll633es3lyZJCIth7yAxAtse9otsNOMd0/s1600/IMG_0330.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455602727194337538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQr4o4T95ZzUIVLKeFgLm0rE7y3dUwx1R39NoQA45LLP7U3-r0y90OMOVM6U933O2ve3EFumJx_k0Hj4myNW07syq-2w50DAqXRVvsCadY7Ll633es3lyZJCIth7yAxAtse9otsNOMd0/s320/IMG_0330.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Playing with dad:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PVBL0ikc72Fas_AEG4BoZQBQQyrQVl_gMDzz6_RLxolMjHEJktsViTzFiI0LQDVhY-MLttYPw7oSzVlAhY6NEG_a7JHvjMEL-prUpntL8Jb_s8xQpSLVgPW-VaVrez-neeLRxFAJIhA/s1600/IMG_0327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455602719236898914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PVBL0ikc72Fas_AEG4BoZQBQQyrQVl_gMDzz6_RLxolMjHEJktsViTzFiI0LQDVhY-MLttYPw7oSzVlAhY6NEG_a7JHvjMEL-prUpntL8Jb_s8xQpSLVgPW-VaVrez-neeLRxFAJIhA/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Watching dad and Brendan playing basketball:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph-EAreg9_ikEOiHCuWsWtb4JETe5r4XkeqibUeC4at3AlF02lDZOqGJDiUKZkXBV5gn0CkC8NUGSU4oCNjSHwXgqVix2ROSxvXDNAptjMCLMtldihjq3vSFjUPN9QrPMyVucIvnPLcE/s1600/IMG_0311.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455602711740508562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph-EAreg9_ikEOiHCuWsWtb4JETe5r4XkeqibUeC4at3AlF02lDZOqGJDiUKZkXBV5gn0CkC8NUGSU4oCNjSHwXgqVix2ROSxvXDNAptjMCLMtldihjq3vSFjUPN9QrPMyVucIvnPLcE/s320/IMG_0311.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Why won't Ozzy let me touch him?"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3amPBvKMKvb0PD61SLQHXzmMSxbaD3xj47fDFzD47-i1hIoO9_39FHo4SY4h1dAwszAzCv4oZ-1pBNKdEsBTZB6OJRtVOCgSrjC9Gz20-oQVWDIwg5OQiCHblORDF_RqCCEd1NGxhSA/s1600/IMG_0290.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455602691369703762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3amPBvKMKvb0PD61SLQHXzmMSxbaD3xj47fDFzD47-i1hIoO9_39FHo4SY4h1dAwszAzCv4oZ-1pBNKdEsBTZB6OJRtVOCgSrjC9Gz20-oQVWDIwg5OQiCHblORDF_RqCCEd1NGxhSA/s320/IMG_0290.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-1469100055860761672010-02-01T20:37:00.000-08:002010-02-01T20:42:38.749-08:00Weekend of Jan 30/31<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oUUd3AxA_sBZDyGFdsvRrgZjSRxcPABBoT0goCdgzdhi4OJU_gavGWtaF4DKPy2xRXySyBqh_xyHGLVadY5eJ1YYRZCQ32TCfJVG7gJvqDBjYixUuOH-tUrjhi9AmDMiZogeSLs1NBo/s1600-h/IMG_0256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433501448824007874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oUUd3AxA_sBZDyGFdsvRrgZjSRxcPABBoT0goCdgzdhi4OJU_gavGWtaF4DKPy2xRXySyBqh_xyHGLVadY5eJ1YYRZCQ32TCfJVG7gJvqDBjYixUuOH-tUrjhi9AmDMiZogeSLs1NBo/s320/IMG_0256.JPG" /></a> We visited Effie Yeaw Nature Center this weekend, and the boys had a ton of fun scrambling along the trails and throwing many a rock into the American River. Both of them came away quite wet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHHGS5cC0ukqd9NT_oGhEjG2PpgFIX2i3Ef8VByrEn2DH4xrEOM7nv45zhfcZYTZlDYursOH8RWql24FjdAkAzZI6gT9PJF_RZfZlnzmU7QHFu2bg2uyZEr6Bwf_KfB_hWxru2Uf8Mek/s1600-h/IMG_0271.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433501433487607154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHHGS5cC0ukqd9NT_oGhEjG2PpgFIX2i3Ef8VByrEn2DH4xrEOM7nv45zhfcZYTZlDYursOH8RWql24FjdAkAzZI6gT9PJF_RZfZlnzmU7QHFu2bg2uyZEr6Bwf_KfB_hWxru2Uf8Mek/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29YpZ_cck70qFR_pTysiuCsRuLyJaGye3kMFPyrbNOrz5GzkvlfCC_n_96i60sS5-bOlChYIytCxn96d57KPl3MEWYUCaoF3UROH1icIlSTqKtRk1yTGNrZTpK1Ojgd77qCUTcYsdj-o/s1600-h/IMG_0233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433501422010186962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29YpZ_cck70qFR_pTysiuCsRuLyJaGye3kMFPyrbNOrz5GzkvlfCC_n_96i60sS5-bOlChYIytCxn96d57KPl3MEWYUCaoF3UROH1icIlSTqKtRk1yTGNrZTpK1Ojgd77qCUTcYsdj-o/s320/IMG_0233.JPG" /></a> Ozzy desperately hoping to be rescued. Liam loves him to distraction.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBStyVyJg04gjgPsTmFrhYtGclssfUheMkG8GayYGG1O2XcDzs49mUsM4dMCKfGVwrMsJLFIWo9GR3Y9Ue_udylyzSLSgmlLPZB1noffv6Q9HleWpgpsm0Bo0SskRliFxB-opaRHFcKg/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433501414855883602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBStyVyJg04gjgPsTmFrhYtGclssfUheMkG8GayYGG1O2XcDzs49mUsM4dMCKfGVwrMsJLFIWo9GR3Y9Ue_udylyzSLSgmlLPZB1noffv6Q9HleWpgpsm0Bo0SskRliFxB-opaRHFcKg/s320/IMG_0202.JPG" /></a> Hmmmm, up to no good? Yep!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSd1jk6FemYl_oRVLqrQju8mATVRoccb19gmgpO5zGXpVp0RRQ_bwfiPfDLzc54f8AG_gs_rAwXB4BjwDzIXDhyphenhyphenfSwQL8yKEMFwuWdBbEAm6HQudLyshSMnwVro_rJjH22Bj5_JMHYtc/s1600-h/IMG_0200.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433501402208137858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSd1jk6FemYl_oRVLqrQju8mATVRoccb19gmgpO5zGXpVp0RRQ_bwfiPfDLzc54f8AG_gs_rAwXB4BjwDzIXDhyphenhyphenfSwQL8yKEMFwuWdBbEAm6HQudLyshSMnwVro_rJjH22Bj5_JMHYtc/s320/IMG_0200.JPG" /></a><br />See? Definately up to no good!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-38749494568367284002010-01-25T10:58:00.000-08:002010-01-25T11:03:30.455-08:00Bathtime!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVPDh5_cTgaVR3QfZ09bI4f4yGMmc4U7RLSJsBR_76MWrVBCAmgxfXaUDnCOElnPVyAAyOQz070FjX0kJEK2mdYMf_HTBX5I6uyklGN5_mEPRVXeQwEFLwB1M-JpMXGErWbGVkcm9M28/s1600-h/100_7440.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430754416715170018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVPDh5_cTgaVR3QfZ09bI4f4yGMmc4U7RLSJsBR_76MWrVBCAmgxfXaUDnCOElnPVyAAyOQz070FjX0kJEK2mdYMf_HTBX5I6uyklGN5_mEPRVXeQwEFLwB1M-JpMXGErWbGVkcm9M28/s320/100_7440.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhXb-GsjAGwaBLaNAfcFSQ1XCIp9TnJa_ob0dKTtBXq4M3T5DbAYaiZ1-9jrbTzzsm47Pcsskk_ejm2w-8HEiSSV7zNk9bM9CkcOpDMsuhlAWpHJJJqzaUZM-ZoaQLvnCAGLn-43W2_g/s1600-h/100_7437.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430754410583507154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhXb-GsjAGwaBLaNAfcFSQ1XCIp9TnJa_ob0dKTtBXq4M3T5DbAYaiZ1-9jrbTzzsm47Pcsskk_ejm2w-8HEiSSV7zNk9bM9CkcOpDMsuhlAWpHJJJqzaUZM-ZoaQLvnCAGLn-43W2_g/s320/100_7437.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcbpka1UkNx2PsFtTlGrlFSC2pK_PS1bwAz_iPY-R2vOOoY4ghgT9y7Bzs5LsstGk4eKdWMqwWazHTrDnycEZBK-6EQoN2IqKLhJGqRA59gyV_qIO2sXdXRt5SCGv1bKCg0VKOradT-E/s1600-h/100_7429.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430754400753137986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcbpka1UkNx2PsFtTlGrlFSC2pK_PS1bwAz_iPY-R2vOOoY4ghgT9y7Bzs5LsstGk4eKdWMqwWazHTrDnycEZBK-6EQoN2IqKLhJGqRA59gyV_qIO2sXdXRt5SCGv1bKCg0VKOradT-E/s320/100_7429.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL0f1Z-q-XobX2iaK61I092UwpyobQv4yMTqG2p9JFE4mz4AxoXNL9TZH3Ce9e_OBGm4yPydvqFFbmXZQsNwYISozLNhqBIgg4gTzWuJfw89YhUKu-S1CEZ8cjk0B8c84t3r1W8j6cA4/s1600-h/100_7422.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430754391764665298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL0f1Z-q-XobX2iaK61I092UwpyobQv4yMTqG2p9JFE4mz4AxoXNL9TZH3Ce9e_OBGm4yPydvqFFbmXZQsNwYISozLNhqBIgg4gTzWuJfw89YhUKu-S1CEZ8cjk0B8c84t3r1W8j6cA4/s320/100_7422.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8Pk86Isd8ss2_pFP0aFj9koAPZZJM4Aa6gWqWVKm5fdE_hLO1O4LxvREO_lWlYA4TtZ3yDyu_ZQSJzMooNqLKSLHCSmB3ZP1GP4-racAqyXBAba7qGE8R-htbTWLLn8Ge5t0ygAoaZE/s1600-h/100_7416.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430754383798607602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8Pk86Isd8ss2_pFP0aFj9koAPZZJM4Aa6gWqWVKm5fdE_hLO1O4LxvREO_lWlYA4TtZ3yDyu_ZQSJzMooNqLKSLHCSmB3ZP1GP4-racAqyXBAba7qGE8R-htbTWLLn8Ge5t0ygAoaZE/s320/100_7416.JPG" /></a> Looks innocent, huh? Well, that little cherub is enjoying crashing that jetliner into the ocean, full of passengers! Lovin' every minute of it, too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-8208572640707668572009-12-09T08:20:00.000-08:002009-12-09T08:27:57.954-08:00Liam and Brendan playing together<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNW8CWHLsAOUX-Tz88qneg_U7lgvwWCwvYU-6zec9NpQsyugWUJI4ETsLl6mNrxIN6l_i8ENIE_zNgt9zWiwfpbnaj6t-5DqAz6ZqSBztphwFKHB3kV__g6U2F626yu47adZA2wREKp4/s1600-h/Picture+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413273480114896018" 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/AVvXsEjZNW8CWHLsAOUX-Tz88qneg_U7lgvwWCwvYU-6zec9NpQsyugWUJI4ETsLl6mNrxIN6l_i8ENIE_zNgt9zWiwfpbnaj6t-5DqAz6ZqSBztphwFKHB3kV__g6U2F626yu47adZA2wREKp4/s320/Picture+069.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brendan is TRYING to do his class workbook. Liam is trying hard to convince Brendan to play with him. Let's see who wins...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZw3Nodz0cE80vag-ho_xMYBnVYXH9e-7_P5g8PFnel6A2j54p_MFsTUPmsSITfJnTl-KJBlemQcMrmewxVQU5S3RuwaRkeiBhv0vr-HvRiOXvtJmvhqgY1zq2UlY8GKTwZgvHuP60hQ/s1600-h/Picture+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413273327473924002" 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/AVvXsEjkZw3Nodz0cE80vag-ho_xMYBnVYXH9e-7_P5g8PFnel6A2j54p_MFsTUPmsSITfJnTl-KJBlemQcMrmewxVQU5S3RuwaRkeiBhv0vr-HvRiOXvtJmvhqgY1zq2UlY8GKTwZgvHuP60hQ/s320/Picture+063.jpg" border="0" /></a> Still trying...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fImtOF46drGqKJaBSIPvRVFXQQHBrEWknHCvr04CTN9jzAR05hnI-PnacfM120LTqopAI_0cOmHpVLWIQIRxSBuiiveOGVBJ-R-a-w1yj2C9RHOvJsGR5tmvvcBc7EeM4WM40F7rja4/s1600-h/Picture+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413273325867993570" 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/AVvXsEj8fImtOF46drGqKJaBSIPvRVFXQQHBrEWknHCvr04CTN9jzAR05hnI-PnacfM120LTqopAI_0cOmHpVLWIQIRxSBuiiveOGVBJ-R-a-w1yj2C9RHOvJsGR5tmvvcBc7EeM4WM40F7rja4/s320/Picture+051.jpg" border="0" /></a> Still trying...mom ended up rescuing Brendan. He was determined to work on the exercises!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTchTKDEpZAZeGTBmW4scV0hx7Scd25rs4jsucSOqVqoBx6PbfrLbZ8ZGjLrVImgEIcwWFr14seGB2HJG8622thPbFuNOdtef-TtsIt5GGEARxooqjDF-K2b3T_IP7WsE9jLpc4ahKsDI/s1600-h/Picture+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413272998839020562" 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/AVvXsEhTchTKDEpZAZeGTBmW4scV0hx7Scd25rs4jsucSOqVqoBx6PbfrLbZ8ZGjLrVImgEIcwWFr14seGB2HJG8622thPbFuNOdtef-TtsIt5GGEARxooqjDF-K2b3T_IP7WsE9jLpc4ahKsDI/s320/Picture+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> Brendan's turn to be pushed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GOnhuAhg_wjqKl0rlGcgNQBXPKotgQD096m2nQjRDX6FQ1ZPErfZykRFbjZAW-ptDpkqnBfPOgmdwqrQmFr268LzVzL4-BMgivNYEVliaEbOwCEZaY-SCmXe0-ghXPPgrawtWpanAX4/s1600-h/Picture+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413272888641737682" 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/AVvXsEj1GOnhuAhg_wjqKl0rlGcgNQBXPKotgQD096m2nQjRDX6FQ1ZPErfZykRFbjZAW-ptDpkqnBfPOgmdwqrQmFr268LzVzL4-BMgivNYEVliaEbOwCEZaY-SCmXe0-ghXPPgrawtWpanAX4/s320/Picture+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> Big brother giving Liam a thrill ride!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-32809323277034321302009-11-09T13:57:00.001-08:002009-11-09T14:20:22.257-08:00An update on our family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAN1QRBTG80Qvq-HzE6wvRHPgsGMnjtK0aj-Ol238q8NanqAhqgh72cm6CjX8pXrtjkc3cy7JpNRHO-D_tJOAWr8q62BWlzaWOTyIT3aYDg7Q0-H4UYhsrsFo7n6XipMw_lYcyWTnZkY/s1600-h/100_7305a%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402231338530888898" 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/AVvXsEgFAN1QRBTG80Qvq-HzE6wvRHPgsGMnjtK0aj-Ol238q8NanqAhqgh72cm6CjX8pXrtjkc3cy7JpNRHO-D_tJOAWr8q62BWlzaWOTyIT3aYDg7Q0-H4UYhsrsFo7n6XipMw_lYcyWTnZkY/s320/100_7305a%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> Marc and Brendan playing "football" yesterday. The rules they play by seem to mostly involve who can tickle the other the most.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Hea2BRM36HovdYm7Seassep3RA59ejx62lSseEoXXp7sW4Avq4IUcBpyyolEncwbgqyZfAdvSf2lfSC08i9pOeH-BgStnBo2uC0xeizopNi-n21TXzr0EJ1iawoBwIbDZAWQYPamfTA/s1600-h/100_7281%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402230908455915730" 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/AVvXsEj5Hea2BRM36HovdYm7Seassep3RA59ejx62lSseEoXXp7sW4Avq4IUcBpyyolEncwbgqyZfAdvSf2lfSC08i9pOeH-BgStnBo2uC0xeizopNi-n21TXzr0EJ1iawoBwIbDZAWQYPamfTA/s320/100_7281%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a> Liam dressed up for Halloween. We took him to a few of our neighbors to say hello. Brendan decided he wanted to stay home and pass out candy, so that's all the trick or treating we did this year.<br /><br /><div>An update on the family:</div><div></div><br /><div>The boys are both doing well. Brendan is doing fairly well in school. His academics are good and behavior-wise is doing well, too. We are seeing much improvement over last year. We are considering transferring him to another Montessori school (part of the same Charter as the one he goes to now) that's a 10 minute WALK from our house. I feel particulary silly that I didn't know about this campus. Seems like him going there is an opportunity for him to make friends in our neighborhood for a change. If this does happen, it won't be until the school year is over, though. It's a hard decision to make, as we have become very attached to the teachers at the campus he's going to now.</div><br /><div></div><div>Liam is great...actually, that's his status quo! He's a pro with walking now, improving his skills daily and even attempting stairs standing up on occasion. He can clearly say "ball" and "dog." He's also got a small army of molars, although he still has some left to come through. He decided a little while back he wants nothing to do with baby food, so he's pretty much gone from just bottles to bottles and adult food, abeit cut up. He's startlingly quick, and seems to understand most everything we say. When asked for his shoes, he goes to get them. When asked to lie down on the changing table so I can change his diaper, he does (well, SOME of the time, anyway!). He's into EVERYTHING, which means we are in full use of various locking mechanisms and swearing under our breaths when we forget to lock up. He watches us closely and is right on us when we don't lock up. Within seconds, the contents are strewn about the floor. </div></div><div><br /><div></div><div>We'll be spending Thanksgiving with Marc's mom and gram and then we'll be home for Christmas. I'm excited about spending Christmas at home. It'll be the first time in 15 years or so that we've planned to do that! I've already knitted personalized stockings for the boys and am planning to fill them in the usual Wilkendorf manner. :) My personal tribute to grandad! I have a zillion details buzzing about in my head on what I'd like to do and what might be fun for the boys. I feel like I'm 7 years old again!</div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-82550820729892537322009-09-24T13:11:00.000-07:002009-09-24T13:24:32.829-07:00Liam in the daycare playyard<div align="center">These are hot off the presses, taken just this morning, folks!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd815Sm_b1KonsOxZEPqDnC6BhaP54F5Abwz0tuRo2TtWTCoRaGm4xfFLITGeRMZYY0BVNye5c7nrtZNMgbAPvce1pO5gB-mUmA3WA11ne6eKZtO7ml82FBi_w282Na976dQfwlWPzrTo/s1600-h/Picture+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385132112334113250" 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/AVvXsEjd815Sm_b1KonsOxZEPqDnC6BhaP54F5Abwz0tuRo2TtWTCoRaGm4xfFLITGeRMZYY0BVNye5c7nrtZNMgbAPvce1pO5gB-mUmA3WA11ne6eKZtO7ml82FBi_w282Na976dQfwlWPzrTo/s320/Picture+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Rolling around on the blanket.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEeNz954RwVsptJCaj_eM_gQ_qSNjYzxrLBlroHj0371F_-Y2i16vg7GEsqzstF2kAR_DqHw8wz2Zd0BJ-8Gy_9qNjWoHke5FkSxkdzOgVSyDsx4s2LE_Yo1o3iAeCVn7L_Ka2yLq_2Y/s1600-h/Picture+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385132108339789666" 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/AVvXsEiKEeNz954RwVsptJCaj_eM_gQ_qSNjYzxrLBlroHj0371F_-Y2i16vg7GEsqzstF2kAR_DqHw8wz2Zd0BJ-8Gy_9qNjWoHke5FkSxkdzOgVSyDsx4s2LE_Yo1o3iAeCVn7L_Ka2yLq_2Y/s320/Picture+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> One very happy baby!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX19eE-X-R1sB090vrAvQHxXjbbDxzIEniUXCuxzqSTviW4UaWwSaNO7hM7IFgLUObUqxTftsK1qgvW1hKm4O76Xwld9A4sM3agJXq_0V87ufZzcxJHmNougt0KAXP3fspC8LZDt4hnXk/s1600-h/Picture+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385131721600082642" 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/AVvXsEhX19eE-X-R1sB090vrAvQHxXjbbDxzIEniUXCuxzqSTviW4UaWwSaNO7hM7IFgLUObUqxTftsK1qgvW1hKm4O76Xwld9A4sM3agJXq_0V87ufZzcxJHmNougt0KAXP3fspC8LZDt4hnXk/s320/Picture+028.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">He loves to carry objects around in his mouth.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw3l4I0gm-BSNsaWo4FXntz4wCxz0oFVdS9Xbut61GtMPWZiQgyk603hs8UbrMqKyYr1gtuDhgsVm_U76e5kR3IU4MDf2IJGWqIfMjHOAQHxJYh-wrfpbPHCUN2Uft3Ri75O63IXi7L4/s1600-h/Picture+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385131704247102034" 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/AVvXsEhiw3l4I0gm-BSNsaWo4FXntz4wCxz0oFVdS9Xbut61GtMPWZiQgyk603hs8UbrMqKyYr1gtuDhgsVm_U76e5kR3IU4MDf2IJGWqIfMjHOAQHxJYh-wrfpbPHCUN2Uft3Ri75O63IXi7L4/s320/Picture+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hmm...what to go after next?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-87244682389038077552009-08-22T11:24:00.000-07:002009-08-22T11:27:51.578-07:00The many faces of Liam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHylenVVb3hetDibKbU3yzooFoHuEWPvJpH72HQYhngifuyuN4Xjw5yzRxyoHW8Y16qdXawuzw5MOcY1uYJyYwxsZAJVLMOnbC5oKlpzh44EiVWO4JuPJtkSNKxB6BWBO2Og5RsbuPPQA/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372856344444538402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHylenVVb3hetDibKbU3yzooFoHuEWPvJpH72HQYhngifuyuN4Xjw5yzRxyoHW8Y16qdXawuzw5MOcY1uYJyYwxsZAJVLMOnbC5oKlpzh44EiVWO4JuPJtkSNKxB6BWBO2Og5RsbuPPQA/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9HGA1daOsxunlvBHUJspKFF28fYi_-wEty9Ba2UxdXo91Z0ACySGGUkkI7It-q5DI7flqbsso8C-W1bB0Lpd5R5jEomMxcnxpYTom-0GtRXw2x_NZRDz3goDElHnZf7ITA-arbfWUT4/s1600-h/IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372856335773557010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9HGA1daOsxunlvBHUJspKFF28fYi_-wEty9Ba2UxdXo91Z0ACySGGUkkI7It-q5DI7flqbsso8C-W1bB0Lpd5R5jEomMxcnxpYTom-0GtRXw2x_NZRDz3goDElHnZf7ITA-arbfWUT4/s320/IMG_0023.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQgFHOmKq22zyFfz5HiGwKLdWAcEeIcSW5JNYATgNZrDtzL1QRtww5nlSV838GQmbyc7VWjlR-TRab0jO2clr5NYmDKd2DZWKhlNNut6xf3dQeMrRbq7BsdT4st20HJ_0AAp5hYVCuBw/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372856327080154786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQgFHOmKq22zyFfz5HiGwKLdWAcEeIcSW5JNYATgNZrDtzL1QRtww5nlSV838GQmbyc7VWjlR-TRab0jO2clr5NYmDKd2DZWKhlNNut6xf3dQeMrRbq7BsdT4st20HJ_0AAp5hYVCuBw/s320/IMG_0022.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-59179779317064292472009-07-19T10:51:00.000-07:002009-07-19T11:03:35.415-07:00Puerto Vallarta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0HZCv7BqMnPwy1R760EcLANUw2rNQtNS_2q4mWiShL4qtjwZyvwCeOXpbfNEN8_IRZXa0OIWkvG0u9F7Z-IhE4OmO36bmxxfBwy4LqIOTSg0LNPZrkbMxmolkSAbo8Q8O2nP0iny4Kc/s1600-h/IMG_0446.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360232402914295714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0HZCv7BqMnPwy1R760EcLANUw2rNQtNS_2q4mWiShL4qtjwZyvwCeOXpbfNEN8_IRZXa0OIWkvG0u9F7Z-IhE4OmO36bmxxfBwy4LqIOTSg0LNPZrkbMxmolkSAbo8Q8O2nP0iny4Kc/s320/IMG_0446.JPG" /></a> The view from our room.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV2LDxpBEjMGSrqHP8FtqGHgiBkPtbg_f3ctM64lDESrdn4Kjp_96pzgISP6t9xQxr7o1vncI0sqkIYctubsXJ43kwtz5eKPi98B9Uquwr0YbNy9vjpIOZkGf2ic0VUv43zPPR81zglw/s1600-h/IMG_0476.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360232396471855010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiV2LDxpBEjMGSrqHP8FtqGHgiBkPtbg_f3ctM64lDESrdn4Kjp_96pzgISP6t9xQxr7o1vncI0sqkIYctubsXJ43kwtz5eKPi98B9Uquwr0YbNy9vjpIOZkGf2ic0VUv43zPPR81zglw/s320/IMG_0476.JPG" /></a> The glorious pool, where we spent the bulk of our vacation.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_wr_4HmUnZV5eRuBB_0TJhzo0QSwH6JvZWhAwn4T1ImxJ6OFji55-5sOwccd5u8hXyrFhAAF_X-KmbdNmgDsP22IGZQzztpbMWq_SiR4XMlWcofMultXuIuJsCL6aMeTAvWjrEVs1U8/s1600-h/IMG_0472.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360232392932535586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_wr_4HmUnZV5eRuBB_0TJhzo0QSwH6JvZWhAwn4T1ImxJ6OFji55-5sOwccd5u8hXyrFhAAF_X-KmbdNmgDsP22IGZQzztpbMWq_SiR4XMlWcofMultXuIuJsCL6aMeTAvWjrEVs1U8/s320/IMG_0472.JPG" /></a> The swim up bar. Our favorite spot!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-RN0FTUjKpeHKx5p3_EAmJKsHKSOE1jH2a0HcfJ3nXMeQSmsuMp4XE_Jkq6ivXwEzUWP1ZUGSvtNmmZReASpSttIOGdhEmghPDz1HDN9h1bvq7GMq5uH6bbYDeB7lJUBcQQ85KSj_44/s1600-h/IMG_0442.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360232388004739314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-RN0FTUjKpeHKx5p3_EAmJKsHKSOE1jH2a0HcfJ3nXMeQSmsuMp4XE_Jkq6ivXwEzUWP1ZUGSvtNmmZReASpSttIOGdhEmghPDz1HDN9h1bvq7GMq5uH6bbYDeB7lJUBcQQ85KSj_44/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" /></a> One of our mealtimes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBAQP7C8mujeNIwoG9evWh9vcA5EO8XOecA8DxwqG7GEZZTR6likK5zhxzBg4FL5wpf6jLM3-Pb8HnPD3_zxv-OC7fE5tuoDSJVNrhMRa2K_C8x1taVyqOhoHXzDDmFlGkaWHwtXn7TE/s1600-h/100_7075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360232387175198946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBAQP7C8mujeNIwoG9evWh9vcA5EO8XOecA8DxwqG7GEZZTR6likK5zhxzBg4FL5wpf6jLM3-Pb8HnPD3_zxv-OC7fE5tuoDSJVNrhMRa2K_C8x1taVyqOhoHXzDDmFlGkaWHwtXn7TE/s320/100_7075.JPG" /></a> The beach was Brendan's favorite place. He loved the surf.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-50783301914980144652009-07-19T10:38:00.000-07:002009-07-19T10:51:19.788-07:00Brendan's Kindergarten graduation in June<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA74lWBQvn9vta5KXLQnemfeVHCrFPNzZ4i3xtlyJuewzAKC7s7QrjPNvQJvEelM-BuHbi5soPwhFLPIZa9yYqd8ShaGt_E5Bu2ImPiYDC8i9_dNMLcWvtCSXnA2bS8JPrzP7VLEvqiTA/s1600-h/IMG_0433.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229870167290018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA74lWBQvn9vta5KXLQnemfeVHCrFPNzZ4i3xtlyJuewzAKC7s7QrjPNvQJvEelM-BuHbi5soPwhFLPIZa9yYqd8ShaGt_E5Bu2ImPiYDC8i9_dNMLcWvtCSXnA2bS8JPrzP7VLEvqiTA/s320/IMG_0433.JPG" /></a> The entire Kindergarten class at CMP, with diplomas in hand!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaR_zxjlJTfTonQwMR0sYneS1eKhfJBKmJYcWOFI7XNYyMib7hpZb7qP4mA_E_AUrH-wztvIwZe2C_C8aHymFmL3Kc-8W5A9NKfu8Div-JIpaBzoHYWgBy_6DEZMu38ekVPQa0CYu1X4/s1600-h/IMG_0408.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229862959693122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaR_zxjlJTfTonQwMR0sYneS1eKhfJBKmJYcWOFI7XNYyMib7hpZb7qP4mA_E_AUrH-wztvIwZe2C_C8aHymFmL3Kc-8W5A9NKfu8Div-JIpaBzoHYWgBy_6DEZMu38ekVPQa0CYu1X4/s320/IMG_0408.JPG" /></a> Brendan receiving his diploma from the principal.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSxdl0TTzcgCI2wREPrOhCKevk7h2SnJohkR82_rMdZnDedgq_Va9BIrMBewCv5DVZFk0k8t3uMmJFfNAjjFU8jYqta6Pf3iw0YcBcSPiiQb_NzM7bWjgmlf7S3nff9HOsghrNYo5BKg/s1600-h/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229856668033922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSxdl0TTzcgCI2wREPrOhCKevk7h2SnJohkR82_rMdZnDedgq_Va9BIrMBewCv5DVZFk0k8t3uMmJFfNAjjFU8jYqta6Pf3iw0YcBcSPiiQb_NzM7bWjgmlf7S3nff9HOsghrNYo5BKg/s320/IMG_0383.JPG" /></a> Marc and Liam, hanging out before the celebration began.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF7JULW2aE26FhoFqF8d0VPEjvTd02cN0wPBK532hUg-cww16ag98kIvCfvzl7rpYjSF5D0sUXM-mmUfaA7TnU1ydNT3wqjPvob2G7zp3w151ONuv7DaBndFoQ9kKFRJlI8g4Z140J28/s1600-h/IMG_0373.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360229853125221266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMF7JULW2aE26FhoFqF8d0VPEjvTd02cN0wPBK532hUg-cww16ag98kIvCfvzl7rpYjSF5D0sUXM-mmUfaA7TnU1ydNT3wqjPvob2G7zp3w151ONuv7DaBndFoQ9kKFRJlI8g4Z140J28/s320/IMG_0373.JPG" /></a> Liam and I, hanging out before the celebration.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-40983990393382110732009-05-28T20:46:00.000-07:002009-05-28T20:49:27.926-07:00Baby quilt for daycare<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3Fqlzc5IroEL8XhinQEthtA6QZitXVO-flzyWAd85CwcByAQac5BFHJNIQ9PJKuBXYFMx3Y-ZCEoSqPUY-etfIwLNm0-VScd4Bme8wYudQA8_WAoDKuvJ73dP3Zg5aTvD369_bZPUWU/s1600-h/100_7020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341087821227393410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3Fqlzc5IroEL8XhinQEthtA6QZitXVO-flzyWAd85CwcByAQac5BFHJNIQ9PJKuBXYFMx3Y-ZCEoSqPUY-etfIwLNm0-VScd4Bme8wYudQA8_WAoDKuvJ73dP3Zg5aTvD369_bZPUWU/s320/100_7020.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCzu1BhJvIeQE7BgbFirNgL_HY1peC8jljIElPXGq7MGpZ2QUpb0TfMynSPHF5Oa9VoPeTG422deOnfHgWPfHPaFtA5z-Iowluz3NZBAHicNbl83okPQ8rB90HEMJlJGEocUPrCKhhzU/s1600-h/100_7019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341087815648110994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCzu1BhJvIeQE7BgbFirNgL_HY1peC8jljIElPXGq7MGpZ2QUpb0TfMynSPHF5Oa9VoPeTG422deOnfHgWPfHPaFtA5z-Iowluz3NZBAHicNbl83okPQ8rB90HEMJlJGEocUPrCKhhzU/s320/100_7019.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNzQIP5zo8vk-9lJcdgF4Ys89zao95qUf8YFWI8UNq1gQlt6vl2DKwBe9vIv8H1snAAbTBM93lA4k_0J6oQlDfu58MFHhIyjRo8qTeVpWidGWwvDv4nfiyZXIz5sV56MyeFMsBohs0oI/s1600-h/100_7017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341087809864443810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNzQIP5zo8vk-9lJcdgF4Ys89zao95qUf8YFWI8UNq1gQlt6vl2DKwBe9vIv8H1snAAbTBM93lA4k_0J6oQlDfu58MFHhIyjRo8qTeVpWidGWwvDv4nfiyZXIz5sV56MyeFMsBohs0oI/s320/100_7017.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>This has been my project for the past 2 months or so. It's been a lot of work, but I'm very happy with the result. I did this to donate to the silent auction next week. My fingers are crossed some of the moms and dads will want it enough to pay good $ for it!</div></div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-86455678247283390372009-02-07T14:55:00.000-08:002009-02-07T15:00:28.308-08:00Photos of Liam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW7gd_K5G72CTolnDjyoECg_7uX7wvsdnVcOw29pxCrIWALq7B2_VlUO2VcJ-_zkAlnWQ-4BYmS2P-kI5CtfMTtbQnHy8vG9Q19vXVlP0EEyLcbbwniJ1pDT6SMeaero4DJzFbw59y-4/s1600-h/Feb+6l.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300193602596392770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW7gd_K5G72CTolnDjyoECg_7uX7wvsdnVcOw29pxCrIWALq7B2_VlUO2VcJ-_zkAlnWQ-4BYmS2P-kI5CtfMTtbQnHy8vG9Q19vXVlP0EEyLcbbwniJ1pDT6SMeaero4DJzFbw59y-4/s320/Feb+6l.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sitting up...kind of.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN33RiNEE4Zd59uf659Cbk_yksxEZpJVIEhSMAG4N6k2U4lW3HjlVP3Sha5QmYcPUDF1aEz539u4NUp7xlm-l4tcspfi_gFypFs_GZPGzdfV4YYGRNXvdyG9_sZqAAcMw2AOtWwrV_ouQ/s1600-h/Feb+2e.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300193596032933090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN33RiNEE4Zd59uf659Cbk_yksxEZpJVIEhSMAG4N6k2U4lW3HjlVP3Sha5QmYcPUDF1aEz539u4NUp7xlm-l4tcspfi_gFypFs_GZPGzdfV4YYGRNXvdyG9_sZqAAcMw2AOtWwrV_ouQ/s320/Feb+2e.JPG" border="0" /></a> Playing with those tempting toes!</div><div><br /><br /> </div><div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-68892645447766063452009-02-01T20:40:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:43:13.214-08:00Superbowl Sunday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDpYbnrufnIUfY4IThD0md-BltfKXGKgnDYkQJy1Ygh2dhfOfAg6TuzWE1JzxpWALi9mClCRG6ZriPJK3DB-duQJe9iu6ZccysxLEGI87dJNsDkiaL-W4nxlXQn3z9DgGsQ_x-QWf7fk/s1600-h/Feb+1c.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298055956551326050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDpYbnrufnIUfY4IThD0md-BltfKXGKgnDYkQJy1Ygh2dhfOfAg6TuzWE1JzxpWALi9mClCRG6ZriPJK3DB-duQJe9iu6ZccysxLEGI87dJNsDkiaL-W4nxlXQn3z9DgGsQ_x-QWf7fk/s320/Feb+1c.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV64OLhVpLqwBsiYm81oR_nsocVZkqpX3gyNne95OWnhHkupFrarLc_S1G8q2OYV71l6iQfD1QXWNe2ubBc-vPhs9or5aeEdhKXbHbAoVR40ipJKLpjnIjnhRtoAsHOnp3OXNh_zl1UoQ/s1600-h/Feb+1h.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298055950598789922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV64OLhVpLqwBsiYm81oR_nsocVZkqpX3gyNne95OWnhHkupFrarLc_S1G8q2OYV71l6iQfD1QXWNe2ubBc-vPhs9or5aeEdhKXbHbAoVR40ipJKLpjnIjnhRtoAsHOnp3OXNh_zl1UoQ/s320/Feb+1h.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Liam enjoying his gym while dad gets ready for the superbowl.</div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-72242605569406573172009-01-17T14:52:00.000-08:002009-01-17T15:03:42.622-08:00Said goodbye to Toad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWszvyaS6i1GT43NC3F8hXIqzEkDYdyCqik0ZVqzH2yWqc7d85myk3LSDT9PR2_Acz1npZnCE9brl7vvoTX_RwqSsIBJ-hBTs-RDXr9DPGqBhcbIboab7gYmVuXf6k9jOw-9lSb4J2XA/s1600-h/Oct+31f.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292400509035832210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWszvyaS6i1GT43NC3F8hXIqzEkDYdyCqik0ZVqzH2yWqc7d85myk3LSDT9PR2_Acz1npZnCE9brl7vvoTX_RwqSsIBJ-hBTs-RDXr9DPGqBhcbIboab7gYmVuXf6k9jOw-9lSb4J2XA/s320/Oct+31f.JPG" border="0" /></a> Toad at Halloween this year...still looking pretty good.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEm6mxeqMynewsdfrlJnp5GEh74mH3w7Lusbig8u63PbAy4zbO2nvO1tSm2O_VQ0-7y5myiAKZT5IiNaNAhaMJX66tk1CVw15Qq0tZEaFKwT_2rhcUynNZvXWuP3PccegbasJ4CYKCJs/s1600-h/Feb+9c.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292400503041410978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEm6mxeqMynewsdfrlJnp5GEh74mH3w7Lusbig8u63PbAy4zbO2nvO1tSm2O_VQ0-7y5myiAKZT5IiNaNAhaMJX66tk1CVw15Qq0tZEaFKwT_2rhcUynNZvXWuP3PccegbasJ4CYKCJs/s320/Feb+9c.JPG" border="0" /></a> Toad in February 2008. Enjoying the sun.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wm42COi7l6E8DDkwL3pxiXbxGsaGtjyLT_MjD2A-fDlLKGfMtO97ZnXMWvUqRZq_og0YBj4cF_TwPp6iWCeJYvhFnknjQGlpW_mE0yI_mtp1-XFaIFjlFe9C_gPE1lHJHjqy2UJxMZ4/s1600-h/Jan+13e.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292400493386028290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wm42COi7l6E8DDkwL3pxiXbxGsaGtjyLT_MjD2A-fDlLKGfMtO97ZnXMWvUqRZq_og0YBj4cF_TwPp6iWCeJYvhFnknjQGlpW_mE0yI_mtp1-XFaIFjlFe9C_gPE1lHJHjqy2UJxMZ4/s320/Jan+13e.JPG" border="0" /></a> All three kitties in Jan 2008.</div><div><br /> </div><div>Our eldest kitty, Toad, has been sick for a while now, but acutely so in the past few months. We've known he's been sick, but since he's so elderly (almost 19), had decided to make his last few months as comfortable as possible, rather than subjecting him to treatment after treatment and extended stays in the vet clinic. Today, we took him to the vets as the past two days, he had stopped eating and there was a look about his eyes that told me he was in pain. He weighed only 4lbs. We let them run some blood tests. He was extremely anemic and other problems, too, but so anemic that he would need all of his blood replaced and immediately. That would be just for starters. We couldn't stomach putting him through all of that. We made the decision that it was his time to go. He went very peacefully. He was such a good kitty, and I cannot image my life now that he is no longer in it. I've had him since I turned 18. Marc and I are both a bit in shock and hurting. I miss him very much...</div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-47491007132452848932008-12-14T12:12:00.000-08:002008-12-14T12:14:22.233-08:00buddies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEezjK8GA9VZRm1gVW3iIIUzpqe2wj6fKmzSCpM0W1AhbDWOKQULoL_lIK-3RgoRuewDFUnE8Y7qOTR5xqNzqNgvp3ACkmNm1rfEtQN6j1yyol1qVEGBFxWYQuzT9cQFpvNV6E4nQ3KQQ/s1600-h/Dec+6a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279741537310713554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEezjK8GA9VZRm1gVW3iIIUzpqe2wj6fKmzSCpM0W1AhbDWOKQULoL_lIK-3RgoRuewDFUnE8Y7qOTR5xqNzqNgvp3ACkmNm1rfEtQN6j1yyol1qVEGBFxWYQuzT9cQFpvNV6E4nQ3KQQ/s320/Dec+6a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023689573471798504.post-51024173609430014142008-12-14T12:09:00.000-08:002008-12-14T12:10:51.805-08:00Liam in his standing exersaucer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdtVM8Ycga1vNF-k0q6SyBBdPAPLGv8evS74KUwv3bIEPwSKMNug3fcqUIRDL6JycQ4uxzKksjabhadrtR4nqsgLQO4nx7NzsLYW9YP_Wb_KZfK4Y0-4Iy5TuBBhSOD6EqwYmILFw16s/s1600-h/Nov+28f.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279740652908077650" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdtVM8Ycga1vNF-k0q6SyBBdPAPLGv8evS74KUwv3bIEPwSKMNug3fcqUIRDL6JycQ4uxzKksjabhadrtR4nqsgLQO4nx7NzsLYW9YP_Wb_KZfK4Y0-4Iy5TuBBhSOD6EqwYmILFw16s/s320/Nov+28f.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>herpcraziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488992727266579933noreply@blogger.com0