tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62230364932668349142023-11-15T23:51:27.108-07:00leigh leigh lumpkinleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.comBlogger515125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-65640954744513965312012-06-02T11:39:00.000-06:002012-06-09T23:46:38.039-06:00NYC: the foodWe tried to take photos of all the food we ate, just so I could do a blog post about it. Honestly - eating in NY was one of the best parts about it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street meat. Our friend has been telling us about THE BEST gyro cart. When we called him to find out where it was - it was only a few blocks away from us. It was delicious - and messy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little treat was staring at us from a window. We stared at it through the window for quite some time before we decided to take him home with us. We also bought an almond thing like this, but ate it before we could get a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a Cuban restaurant. I'm the one who requested Cuban, but after we ate all this food I remembered that what I had wanted to try was a Cuban pressed sandwich. Here we had roasted chicken - SO GOOD, shrimp creole, avocado salad, fried plantains, and creamy chicken pasta. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little ice cream cone from someone with a cooler on a cart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">italian ice - yummo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seriously good salad! Which I almost forgot to take a photo of. I want to recreate this at home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This root beer was all fancy and natural. But it didn't actually taste very good. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NY slice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First thing I got - a pretzel. It actually wasn't that good. It was pretty dry and they all looked like that. The mustard did make it a bit better. And we still ate it, of course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">macarons! I'd never tasted these before and I thought they couldn't be that great because they're all shades of pastel. But I was wrong. They are SO good. I've even tried making my own since being back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">flavors: almond, orange blossom, coconut, lavender & honey, lemon, chocolate ginger, creme brulee, and pistachio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute little bottle - and the drink was good too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">samosas - my fave. but the mint chutney was not as good as I'm used to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">can't go wrong with chicken tikka masala</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little chocolate gelato...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...which we bought from this adorable place. Everything inside looked SO good! I got mango gelato.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;">And there you have it. We enjoyed (pretty much) every last crumb of it.</span></div>
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My mom and dad came to stay with the kids - which was very nice of them. Thanks Mom and Dad.<br />
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It was a great trip - we did lots of things we'd never done before. I'd only been to NY once before and only for an afternoon. Dan goes all the time for business, but he's usually in a different part of the city. Here are some of the pics I took.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We loved that there were so many details in the old buildings. This was in the lobby of Emily's apartment building.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We passed this Ray's Pizza - but I don't think it was the REAL Ray's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The signs at the Lego Store at 30 Rockefeller Plaza ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... were all made of mini figures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail of a doorway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from the top of the Empire state building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the New York Public Library - it was SO cool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't go all kung fu on the train - or do. It's hard to tell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love me a Japanese garden - in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cherry blossoms - Brooklyn Botanic Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brooklyn Bridge - we walked across from the Brooklyn side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purl Soho - had to stop in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We figured we walked about 20 miles the whole weekend, but if we weren't walking - we were taking the subway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hex windows at the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/visit-the-cloisters">Cloisters</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">doorway at the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/visit-the-cloisters">Cloisters</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">To sum up: We had a great trip. We slept in every day, did whatever we wanted to, got to see a lot of cool stuff. I'm glad I don't live in NY - there are way too many people. This trip also helped me remember that I'm grateful to be a mom and get to stay home with my kids. </span></div>
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I saw this bug on the way in and thought it was awesome. Did you know me when I used to have a bug? <br />
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Henry learned how to walk down steps on this trip. He insisted on walking this whole trail. Luckily it was only a mile. (This was the first time we'd done the windows trail and it was fun and short with 3 arches).<br />
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The boys (and especially Charlie) were constantly asking me to take pictures of them on rocks. So here is the perfect seat for Charlie.<br />
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Luke learned a great new trick. He's all about efficiency. <br />
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This is one of the windows arches (I think North.) (Charlie refused to be photographed here.)<br />
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Another arch we hadn't visited before. (I think it's Turret Arch).<br />
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Here is the entrance to Sand Dune Arch - our favorite. <br />
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This is part of the reason it's the favorite. Sand all over the place. Everyone could stay for hours (except Dan and me.) The other reason it's the favorite is because there is climbing all around it and you can sort of go on top of it (although you're not supposed to climb on the arches, ever.)<br />
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We went to Denny's. The first time we went to Moab we went to Denny's for dinner and it was terrible. The boys loved it and have been begging to go back ever since. Apparently they think there is only a Denny's in Moab. I figured we could go back if we got breakfast foods and it all turned out okay.<br />
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<br />We also hiked Negro Bill Canyon. It was a 4.5 mile roundtrip hike with several stream crossings (which I think kept everyone going.) We were all beat by the end of it.<br />
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<br />Luckily it ended up at this gorgeous bridge (Morning Glory Bridge). <br />
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We also did a lot of swimming in the pool, eating at good restaurants, and playing at this awesome park we found. It had all kinds of xylophones and really fun stuff to play on too. We'll definitely be back!leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-55303115615707352182012-03-09T13:20:00.000-07:002012-03-09T13:20:00.107-07:00a few other thingsJust some random stuff that we're up to around here.
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Here is Henry excited to see me come home. He also gets excited when Dan comes home or when the brothers come home.<br />
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Here were Sam's efforts on marshmallow toothpick structures one day.<br />
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Here Luke asked me if that was a mole on his tortilla.<br />
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Here I got to go out to dinner with just Jack. He talked about video games the whole time.<br />
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And here is a little update on the band. We recently got a microphone. As soon as it was hooked it up - Charlie started singing We Built This City on Rock n Roll by Starship. He does not get sick of it. Maybe he'll be our lead singer.</div>
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The Set List<br />
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1. Mental Obsession by Tullycraft<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
2. Here Comes Your Man by the Pixies<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
3. 1st Things 1st by Phantom Planet<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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4. Boys Don't Cry by The Cure<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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5. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying by Belle and Sebastian<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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6. Whenever You're Around by The Ocean Blue<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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7. Pure by Lightning Seeds<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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8. Confetti by The Lemonheads</div>
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I have never enjoyed running. Ever. I've run one real 5k race and the only reason I wasn't last is because Dan let me hit the finish line right before him. The person who came in last had gotten an injury. Dan read the paper the whole time. It wasn't fun.<br />
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<a href="http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51122/10K-Novice-Training-Program">This is the training program </a>I'm doing. When I'm done with it - I'm going to start the <a href="http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51131/Half-Marathon-Novice-1-Training-Program">half marathon training</a>.<br />
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This one for Henry is the same pattern she made for Jack and Sam and several other grandkids. (I should dig up those photos ...) How many of these have you made Mom?<br />
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This one for Luke looks very bright red, but in real life it's a more normal red. Luke requested red when my mom asked him if he wanted one, but when he got this Christmas morning he refused to try it on. I had to bribe him with candy to take these photos and he hasn't put it on since. Hopefully it will get worn soon!</div>
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Even though I love instagram I'm going to make a better effort of documenting things on this blog. I'm sure you guys don't really care, but it is kind of like a journal for me. One I'd like to have for later.<br />
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I may be doing a bit of catch up - but for today I'm going to leave you with most of my instagram photos. If you're on <a href="http://blog.instagram.com/">instagram</a> - come find me - I'm<a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/leedledeedle/"> leedledeedle</a><br />
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It was the day after Thanksgiving, but that's okay.<div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnZRt4y0fVOC33zqwaUUHJYLGJaQlogiOM47mrScG2HRbbhJ_mZnBRjDck0k-JS2fXdN9jVivRYjeONRdWeNlAl65RWUnkJB75Ad7PeDyVvcVQZyUt4jztGQV285dN8MafYVpAqmgPEPF/s1600/001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnZRt4y0fVOC33zqwaUUHJYLGJaQlogiOM47mrScG2HRbbhJ_mZnBRjDck0k-JS2fXdN9jVivRYjeONRdWeNlAl65RWUnkJB75Ad7PeDyVvcVQZyUt4jztGQV285dN8MafYVpAqmgPEPF/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165054415289346" /></a>Here is everyone at the beginning. Already some tears - but they soon stopped.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwak4YXjW3WlplmSth35FkaEMPtjadiACMzA4KB5vZXuaHwIMykw9t9UxNhVYWgs-adQ91cNztTquPw0l0hbVf6cV2igOuxJrtH4-itrrZa74EXZpHgrjFWe0l9NAscDhvpQEwq6eHCgMe/s1600/017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwak4YXjW3WlplmSth35FkaEMPtjadiACMzA4KB5vZXuaHwIMykw9t9UxNhVYWgs-adQ91cNztTquPw0l0hbVf6cV2igOuxJrtH4-itrrZa74EXZpHgrjFWe0l9NAscDhvpQEwq6eHCgMe/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164516984157138" /></a>One of the games we played was that one where you put your forehead on a bat and spin around, then walk somewhere so that we can all see how dizzy you are and then laugh at you.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg0NSv5kg_xlvDCd9xz4swsghEdxZBARD8Z0MCQ4tiAtth7Rfini5KyV899b185-CgbiAQvvm5Xb1VXhhr6qdQlvDQ_lIAbaP9nPnINTmGFLH3LaCusywXD95SYpe0sKICXFumNZayOpS/s1600/025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg0NSv5kg_xlvDCd9xz4swsghEdxZBARD8Z0MCQ4tiAtth7Rfini5KyV899b185-CgbiAQvvm5Xb1VXhhr6qdQlvDQ_lIAbaP9nPnINTmGFLH3LaCusywXD95SYpe0sKICXFumNZayOpS/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164531315785810" /></a>Luke didn't quite get it and put the bat in his mouth and then spun around. 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I mean, he is a baby, but you know - not a little baby who gets bundled up.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE_MwqnzJhWIkjfyR81YDC9jj_mlj5UJ93lvygwUuXBK68NP3For46iOTki6NlMmQdxFC_0xowwFasHdOsVcrgT3xUVknbZKXytRTxrzkEy7qISZd6D2IKH0b69w-sJmM3GJYqihTtDBO/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE_MwqnzJhWIkjfyR81YDC9jj_mlj5UJ93lvygwUuXBK68NP3For46iOTki6NlMmQdxFC_0xowwFasHdOsVcrgT3xUVknbZKXytRTxrzkEy7qISZd6D2IKH0b69w-sJmM3GJYqihTtDBO/s400/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683164502758048450" /></a>Sam won Chubby Turkey - the game where you have to stuff as many marshmallows in your mouth and still be able to speak. Sam definitely stuffed the most in his mouth. I think Charlie got one in his mouth.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IJWACjw21DcgAVEkIinxtJPbs6n2eY1kwPIQpW8U7bs-Cp5kyJ9K5jzKsRgUm1g9ClTdJ2UI3selUSltAXjskcfLa916V4SzNFwS3eX-vhpup1hGKxAB6lJ61zvY78IddsfHf-iBeRmt/s1600/039.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IJWACjw21DcgAVEkIinxtJPbs6n2eY1kwPIQpW8U7bs-Cp5kyJ9K5jzKsRgUm1g9ClTdJ2UI3selUSltAXjskcfLa916V4SzNFwS3eX-vhpup1hGKxAB6lJ61zvY78IddsfHf-iBeRmt/s400/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165077339686546" /></a><br />This was the game where, as a team, each person makes a certain part of the turkey out of pipe cleaners. The kids actually liked this one and it was inside, so they warmed up a bit.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiuY7LbFW1wFR6U2oYHfN4D8jrOcZ_hd4mXxcVZGs9DZeT2YuzdX-rPQnr8yCljZlwYS9hjKU0APoVwcCCpR93F4Yl-MdlvzLTZ6TQY-CJJLPtWvbcpPbsajLALk8lFsSmoUA7HZ7V6DZ/s1600/038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiuY7LbFW1wFR6U2oYHfN4D8jrOcZ_hd4mXxcVZGs9DZeT2YuzdX-rPQnr8yCljZlwYS9hjKU0APoVwcCCpR93F4Yl-MdlvzLTZ6TQY-CJJLPtWvbcpPbsajLALk8lFsSmoUA7HZ7V6DZ/s400/038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683165059861653330" /></a>There were tears and crying, and some people quit early, but it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without that - would it?</div><div><br /><br />I also wanted to let you guys know that another Amy friend of mine is having a giveaway for some earrings from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leedledeedledesigns">etsy shop</a> - over at <a href="http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/">Diary of a Quilter</a>. She's also offering a discount - just in case you're not done Christmas shopping yet.</div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-51741145558595355222011-12-01T10:12:00.007-07:002011-12-05T23:12:43.486-07:00Happy December!I'm so excited it's December! I've been working a lot on Christmas presents and organizing my house, so I haven't had too much to blog about. Though I think I'll have to wait until after Christmas to post most of the presents - I will have some other fun stuff to show you soon :)<div><br /></div><div>But I did hit a milestone on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leedledeedledesigns">my etsy shop</a> last week! After I announced that I was having a sale - I hit 100 orders sold! Yay! </div><div><br /></div><div>And so - I'm doing a little giveaway over at my friend Amy's blog - <a href="http://www.amylouwhosews.com/">Amy Lou Who</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Go over and take a look!</div><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leedledeedledesigns?ref=si_shop"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHL7MJ3gncSiVQ0KTc1QIeXd41fsrKtXSsoJXbcbGoTFb5VreEB8yI7HIl_0f1bvkUucAG45ng-fwKQuKcK_somHEmiN-sjXbEZSdtjgw7gZapqtHdTdgBUokchpe86qnAxhOcraxZEOP/s400/130-leedee.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681210558444696818" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></a>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-64806748743046067072011-11-24T09:12:00.002-07:002011-11-24T09:14:58.984-07:00Happy Thanksgiving and a sale!<div>Hi everyone. Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to let you know that I've recently updated my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leedledeedledesigns?ref=si_shop">etsy shop</a> with a lot of new stuff and I'm having a little sale. Everything is 20% off! (I'll refund you 20% of your entire order once I've received payment). <div><br /></div><div>There are a lot of great gifts in there for your friends, your wives, your daughters, your moms, and anyone else you can think of!</div><div><br /></div><div>Please go over and check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leedledeedledesigns?ref=si_shop">my shop</a> :)</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab-SisNvqdyqv9d2DessOS56tcJsGhYoKSKe32TCsD0ZwcE_9zCIbpS4e_1x85r_2DoK-NQFsqOl85EVx0IW3xHJj12ADZuosxWqdslzy5EhYoGgtOatvIGmT4uwBufjztodLJ1ZTDCI/s1600/166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678259759246328786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab-SisNvqdyqv9d2DessOS56tcJsGhYoKSKe32TCsD0ZwcE_9zCIbpS4e_1x85r_2DoK-NQFsqOl85EVx0IW3xHJj12ADZuosxWqdslzy5EhYoGgtOatvIGmT4uwBufjztodLJ1ZTDCI/s400/166.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUzzHPrdrIo0HxtEr9Ws2dHgZGoN3ffNnq2_Q0khARjcO7roD6QsY4KNCpHIB5LX3aM7k0_OyC61HxCWZoH3_H31qM7wqslZY3VUtoeWbBMM2mwBIFCE4J0uW5Rx9s0dOynYl4uoa2a0/s1600/130.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678259751698308418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUzzHPrdrIo0HxtEr9Ws2dHgZGoN3ffNnq2_Q0khARjcO7roD6QsY4KNCpHIB5LX3aM7k0_OyC61HxCWZoH3_H31qM7wqslZY3VUtoeWbBMM2mwBIFCE4J0uW5Rx9s0dOynYl4uoa2a0/s400/130.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR6Fy-bitCgeLxsbFt5TNBnNK6uSrdQE7a_SaEE6ryPcWXhgq7zpktwqPVyRQcNiiSdnohS-e_YaQHemSWva2n7r_LCNqPXxn7VQvTQvQ9A-ofktNrOmePgHd6lH259zN7XOJq-lMtQY/s1600/219.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678260408979190514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR6Fy-bitCgeLxsbFt5TNBnNK6uSrdQE7a_SaEE6ryPcWXhgq7zpktwqPVyRQcNiiSdnohS-e_YaQHemSWva2n7r_LCNqPXxn7VQvTQvQ9A-ofktNrOmePgHd6lH259zN7XOJq-lMtQY/s400/219.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqvUqOZBUQeBdQ1OiAwW-ddNPSBn62zkKGjm2b65S1hTlFO1YsRxtn-lcHmfV-E038HDByguR8u21ejOJ6e1tqOdr7cWZiLcFyLdeOTnwDF2O73rJSsy9Oq7R6RouHbbwGrkoku14NEk/s1600/124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678259747607279330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqvUqOZBUQeBdQ1OiAwW-ddNPSBn62zkKGjm2b65S1hTlFO1YsRxtn-lcHmfV-E038HDByguR8u21ejOJ6e1tqOdr7cWZiLcFyLdeOTnwDF2O73rJSsy9Oq7R6RouHbbwGrkoku14NEk/s400/124.JPG" /></a></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-20369439623810048522011-11-18T14:55:00.005-07:002011-11-18T15:17:10.238-07:00Henry is one<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshhcoXHyck67PXE3n1qJ5AuIn94TAlaH4xI8gJyA9yw7D8Lt-o_GsQXfsNo7aFs1McZ1WREGVgPOgskG-h-Fid1IlxPVKGLg52TlaYtOPyUG35e27oirsFv5-w5SB0xhqxMMCviM8WT3J/s1600/november+2010+084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshhcoXHyck67PXE3n1qJ5AuIn94TAlaH4xI8gJyA9yw7D8Lt-o_GsQXfsNo7aFs1McZ1WREGVgPOgskG-h-Fid1IlxPVKGLg52TlaYtOPyUG35e27oirsFv5-w5SB0xhqxMMCviM8WT3J/s400/november+2010+084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676462386734844130" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoB2H1_6j4O-sl-wwgf6VneNlWqK68WQIIR2pwZyCst9mgpz4EJ1W90FE-XEwKPipK9MZ2HTSzLoKdj-BsDbBnBb_i53OHBbUet_nbaSoTuvmG69QTswwXLevvToASK4aHuMrg7N-_Ijm/s1600/041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoB2H1_6j4O-sl-wwgf6VneNlWqK68WQIIR2pwZyCst9mgpz4EJ1W90FE-XEwKPipK9MZ2HTSzLoKdj-BsDbBnBb_i53OHBbUet_nbaSoTuvmG69QTswwXLevvToASK4aHuMrg7N-_Ijm/s400/041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676459680713738226" /></a><br />I can't believe it's already been a year. I'm happy and sad all at the same time. Henry is doing lots of cute baby things and lots of annoying baby things. For example, he loves to give me a nice hug when I get him up - I love it. He also loves taking <i>everything</i> out of its place - cups, blankets, clothes, garbage, toothbrushes, toilet paper, anything.<br /><div><br /></div><div>A few other things he's doing right now:</div><div><br /></div><div>Trying to walk. He's gone about 10 feet before, but he prefers crawling.</div><div>Screaming like a girl. It's very painful to listen to.</div><div>Loves pooping in the tub. </div><div>Loves playing the piano.</div><div>Loves getting tickled.</div><div>Loves eating. Everything. Especially apple cores he finds in the garbage.</div><div>Loves his dad. He cries when he leaves and is so happy to see him when he comes home. </div><div>Plays hide and seek behind his blanket. Adorable.</div><div>Drooling - all the time.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI-0A47O8wxUcC5a4S-oJv8MMP-_N1D4YJoUwHHTEQfvuaLTToJBolYz9KL04YyG5wB4XpvYbphKkhkFXA4Fu2jH0LfbBD62XQW9Iq7ZwmVe_VKDybu5RT2NQqOL2x5j51hsGQHKjTIOa/s1600/040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI-0A47O8wxUcC5a4S-oJv8MMP-_N1D4YJoUwHHTEQfvuaLTToJBolYz9KL04YyG5wB4XpvYbphKkhkFXA4Fu2jH0LfbBD62XQW9Iq7ZwmVe_VKDybu5RT2NQqOL2x5j51hsGQHKjTIOa/s400/040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676459671020468162" /></a><br />Here were the cupcakes I made for Henry's birthday. They were super easy and fast. (from <a href="http://onecharmingparty.com/2010/10/21/halloween-school-party-food-station/">One Charming Party</a>).</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cCVdBlnR3YxkzC6A2kMR3U0sLYNPt7m0C56Ewuo6GFd2SN7UStfc2Qb2peI04g5woVhK2ZRyMHQ7CNm55_qDrMrz34GZJd7gwvxxVJYrNBtMvEOHas5lI_Du_DIYw7gclTsWsRbhTACs/s1600/022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cCVdBlnR3YxkzC6A2kMR3U0sLYNPt7m0C56Ewuo6GFd2SN7UStfc2Qb2peI04g5woVhK2ZRyMHQ7CNm55_qDrMrz34GZJd7gwvxxVJYrNBtMvEOHas5lI_Du_DIYw7gclTsWsRbhTACs/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676459666265425122" /></a><br /><br /></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-44078189079918662212011-10-31T21:33:00.009-06:002011-10-31T23:07:42.634-06:00Halloween 2011Henry was an owl this year. I used the <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/masked-owl-costume">Martha Stewart costume pattern</a>. He kept pulling on his little glasses until they stretched out so much that he couldn't keep them on. But luckily everyone still knew he was an owl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mLVaADc85F0CnYqkbWHR2FWPPnEw_hORRz8xnDz-EmvLF29LFvkRl9QCr5DXFHOQPKOireZnJ1c0MTc5Q46brjuclI2qpdh_qBlS73JO-M9AyZxS_3bGymp_4GHbA4o3cTivQiZH5y98/s1600/031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mLVaADc85F0CnYqkbWHR2FWPPnEw_hORRz8xnDz-EmvLF29LFvkRl9QCr5DXFHOQPKOireZnJ1c0MTc5Q46brjuclI2qpdh_qBlS73JO-M9AyZxS_3bGymp_4GHbA4o3cTivQiZH5y98/s400/031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669871669983367426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZ92ukyigtXB9CbYlmo0ZI5M3BWHL_MyI-liaXa86Ibnu4e4Xebn-Xv1Q7YQ1_zlsOsz_2JO6A8ggyNGDjyByijLx1NbCz6hR8hw0A0ziZQeKBH3btSUvRll3sm7qaV8RLL-DW55tpY7l/s1600/034.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZ92ukyigtXB9CbYlmo0ZI5M3BWHL_MyI-liaXa86Ibnu4e4Xebn-Xv1Q7YQ1_zlsOsz_2JO6A8ggyNGDjyByijLx1NbCz6hR8hw0A0ziZQeKBH3btSUvRll3sm7qaV8RLL-DW55tpY7l/s400/034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669871658060078866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TiCi3AxUx4SP5W2-w11XKtcZdTIqy597Rkrh41A3EMXtgmgrFsUrCRHFp37ZclKTCHjD0eiC4lIUutNF0QDLUmn_WFL2sCbGfNcqPMjUegZfZjaVtN4Jd5rauPA3LWqOUpr8_8zCoH_k/s1600/032.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TiCi3AxUx4SP5W2-w11XKtcZdTIqy597Rkrh41A3EMXtgmgrFsUrCRHFp37ZclKTCHjD0eiC4lIUutNF0QDLUmn_WFL2sCbGfNcqPMjUegZfZjaVtN4Jd5rauPA3LWqOUpr8_8zCoH_k/s400/032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669871654363112914" /></a><br />Luke was a fish this year. I have made this pattern before - and it was so hard I swore I'd never do it again. But Luke asked for a blue one, so I made him a blue one. What a good mom I am.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv671N-hf3sYs4PpUAjfxKziCYry5qHF98JGIlxE0MZPglV85Pqxyj6PWwKbJm8IT4YpGeibebS00H1FqLOQAhES_1li4_kJbZoA4Vl2DPw5zjFnk3FYpI1xkIEK7dTOGni2hyphenhyphenzT2ZxOu/s1600/011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv671N-hf3sYs4PpUAjfxKziCYry5qHF98JGIlxE0MZPglV85Pqxyj6PWwKbJm8IT4YpGeibebS00H1FqLOQAhES_1li4_kJbZoA4Vl2DPw5zjFnk3FYpI1xkIEK7dTOGni2hyphenhyphenzT2ZxOu/s400/011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669869386127001426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo8nedPOQT2u3ft5IyCGoYdcD2tDDwiWJxDFzYVwd_kX6qZO6CwatNSBwiQD3ES4-udSAfQgJ4FN6eWcywGtYQUpEJlycsTIbYRwRuQqfUofoIt-efOyhona1hK95NWOgfCqIzuAYroob/s1600/009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYo8nedPOQT2u3ft5IyCGoYdcD2tDDwiWJxDFzYVwd_kX6qZO6CwatNSBwiQD3ES4-udSAfQgJ4FN6eWcywGtYQUpEJlycsTIbYRwRuQqfUofoIt-efOyhona1hK95NWOgfCqIzuAYroob/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669869370994940434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tAeerIFdckCk9HkZEoFeHeXAOqbiQCxRY0e8xPjLNHodlZ52q_oYREnlOBO65zW6fsDhxiQ-ZPZB7Q4JNo2tfQFVlINwsy4-3A2mZKWr0ExFVEvC7iky7Kte335h0blhAIOIqdzgIHB1/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tAeerIFdckCk9HkZEoFeHeXAOqbiQCxRY0e8xPjLNHodlZ52q_oYREnlOBO65zW6fsDhxiQ-ZPZB7Q4JNo2tfQFVlINwsy4-3A2mZKWr0ExFVEvC7iky7Kte335h0blhAIOIqdzgIHB1/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669869367947927618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSu-tRFlwL5xJWAtocC8tVvZ6sthdNmBJWKQR4KYltzeZaoP4lroTMJ9bs9sJdawMaCJszAG_EkhNQlfc0yZB-7BL_h7ZWEiiKyNqFU5NVVPUqjWYKnURkYcZ94OhQ8DIu0qOA2glw0wO/s1600/017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSu-tRFlwL5xJWAtocC8tVvZ6sthdNmBJWKQR4KYltzeZaoP4lroTMJ9bs9sJdawMaCJszAG_EkhNQlfc0yZB-7BL_h7ZWEiiKyNqFU5NVVPUqjWYKnURkYcZ94OhQ8DIu0qOA2glw0wO/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669870733002742962" /></a><br />Charlie also wanted to be a fish. He used the costume I made a few years ago. Thankfully he didn't want new colors. (Fish costume pattern - <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/patterns/sewingpatterns.pl?patternid=4382">Simplicity 4926</a>)<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR2EX-3LFeQ5GWR_8qTWzeUMrlSwF1hFaoNVpHW-YYvF3pl9HVlOtmuxp-c7d-Kh2sTuLakcpJ1ahnRF20FOAxLFVxiF7b4Sf6y5oUxOCBX0FiXv9yueNUGAIjX131haLM3P19-zLg3ym/s1600/027.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR2EX-3LFeQ5GWR_8qTWzeUMrlSwF1hFaoNVpHW-YYvF3pl9HVlOtmuxp-c7d-Kh2sTuLakcpJ1ahnRF20FOAxLFVxiF7b4Sf6y5oUxOCBX0FiXv9yueNUGAIjX131haLM3P19-zLg3ym/s400/027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669870745335066658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYFvHqFpAXbsvZXwYysoCqe4MUEDC51rZcT8ni0XHlj_AfmoeSe9M5iOHNhLAHdfVmGb5tpOKy6-r61r-OXGiGsVD8Nr2sVWQmGvNW7lMrrZPtsWtO3xgAeadt2QS2ZgxjLUX_zKf3AT-/s1600/020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYFvHqFpAXbsvZXwYysoCqe4MUEDC51rZcT8ni0XHlj_AfmoeSe9M5iOHNhLAHdfVmGb5tpOKy6-r61r-OXGiGsVD8Nr2sVWQmGvNW7lMrrZPtsWtO3xgAeadt2QS2ZgxjLUX_zKf3AT-/s400/020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669870738554799506" /></a>Sam was a robot. I told everyone this summer that I'd love it if someone were a robot and Sam obliged. He's good like that. He ended up ditching his arms after a few blocks of trick-or-treating because they made him too hot. He also couldn't hold his candy bag and put candy in at the same time, so I held his bag the whole time. (Robot inspiration <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/119898312/">here</a>).</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPxBG50GUca1E841ssifbII-0q52qtQXmj3z-PUP9jUU_8ricTTQ-x80vslyyK2GPkjwOGEue2Q3kIs76lKvo-8hIT21DLPIsFjjxnB-zONzCxJ9ttpWRBqVB7bsL3_YPgiToG_GPRGIM/s1600/069.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPxBG50GUca1E841ssifbII-0q52qtQXmj3z-PUP9jUU_8ricTTQ-x80vslyyK2GPkjwOGEue2Q3kIs76lKvo-8hIT21DLPIsFjjxnB-zONzCxJ9ttpWRBqVB7bsL3_YPgiToG_GPRGIM/s400/069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669872581072603682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpeqr2AzQX6iAwZJ30AJGlNhSrYioGyQreDaCLJTxfgtcnxh4ce4RuSUx36rkd5_RPCQWPODkHR5_KA-1E4-4GuuXVfwLlmoBab1dazzdA0RTGFaxKjwMG13TpUtaWnXDk5CTLc3k60dO/s1600/048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpeqr2AzQX6iAwZJ30AJGlNhSrYioGyQreDaCLJTxfgtcnxh4ce4RuSUx36rkd5_RPCQWPODkHR5_KA-1E4-4GuuXVfwLlmoBab1dazzdA0RTGFaxKjwMG13TpUtaWnXDk5CTLc3k60dO/s400/048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669872575414758162" /></a>Jack was a viking. I had asked if someone would be a viking too because I really wanted to make this beard. We were going for <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/163981441/">Stoic the Vast</a>, but we ran out of time on the armored skirt thing and the arm bands. I think it worked out okay. I'm loving the beard. (Beard inspiration <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/35337778">from this girl).</a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsWbpfUiJjGFU8CsNVm6xi4MwA7je8BzXMnBegrSB4-j7P2i9-gorwj0Al7EL8BiwIYd7Lt7ywi2Uo32PrltuAThE1GlxwSl-UT-T-y5-hzJFyr3LhtBxG__Rj3Sd4hpn2J1VC_H3vdRC/s1600/072.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsWbpfUiJjGFU8CsNVm6xi4MwA7je8BzXMnBegrSB4-j7P2i9-gorwj0Al7EL8BiwIYd7Lt7ywi2Uo32PrltuAThE1GlxwSl-UT-T-y5-hzJFyr3LhtBxG__Rj3Sd4hpn2J1VC_H3vdRC/s400/072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669873884818724914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bUKzf5I-Kqhcya42Sj85TVGz0dGp9dHannvg2UkJgNGlAvbRgeRaUKKJMuTcVbO_phfFCW39nl7bnBzgmbny68RdDcTZ40vV-oOsGMB3PTGrRbQUmuSFiUcJTQbk7oYUyumFEQrUrjfF/s1600/080.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bUKzf5I-Kqhcya42Sj85TVGz0dGp9dHannvg2UkJgNGlAvbRgeRaUKKJMuTcVbO_phfFCW39nl7bnBzgmbny68RdDcTZ40vV-oOsGMB3PTGrRbQUmuSFiUcJTQbk7oYUyumFEQrUrjfF/s400/080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669873902823583042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWWj6juJbBnyKvwSL8NZhYMn_nbTRPa_0eZU1fPIeAB6KBRacax04JUAvn96g5yDeBL0wze0CxC-oCnctuiYKQMfchbHudBCT_tvf2WDd_2GBDhRwxa4nXilD4Fsz2jSpzbS4fr6dJPdV/s1600/078.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWWj6juJbBnyKvwSL8NZhYMn_nbTRPa_0eZU1fPIeAB6KBRacax04JUAvn96g5yDeBL0wze0CxC-oCnctuiYKQMfchbHudBCT_tvf2WDd_2GBDhRwxa4nXilD4Fsz2jSpzbS4fr6dJPdV/s400/078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669873894416800818" /></a><br />And that's it until next year! Time to start working on Christmas presents :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div>If you'd like to see my Halloween costumes from years past <a href="http://leighleighlumpkin.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween%20costumes">click here</a>.</div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-60430852459382499582011-10-03T22:00:00.007-06:002011-10-03T22:00:06.519-06:00Phoenix: Part 3In July we went to my sister's wedding in Phoenix. We drove there and took as many photos of vintage signs as we could. Here's what we got on this trip.<div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgwgInFvcx46yeYwjeClUUyd67JpK_qVsOYguZo8XE9RslHnYAczIkFKwhbeqJ1FEgXxpZgHku3ODn2-jmayrmM9qXjs7Lh9BfmQ5gmHm4W2duDNo8wO9PQh-pVXKC0P_jmrozeYA4bYV/s1600/121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgwgInFvcx46yeYwjeClUUyd67JpK_qVsOYguZo8XE9RslHnYAczIkFKwhbeqJ1FEgXxpZgHku3ODn2-jmayrmM9qXjs7Lh9BfmQ5gmHm4W2duDNo8wO9PQh-pVXKC0P_jmrozeYA4bYV/s400/121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659120338859771810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgew3tmxtDD4QHzUNioftxO0oGganzSwjRzA32wPxiBFUZobsebBHf-cZuO-x2WRCgQ8AR-OwpmfrAY_OXscV1AfAzuuBxg8jzq4fKrY7vBKDbSD_-xUTsJMNf2nzD4e_lFtLC9rQLqQebw/s1600/110.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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I guess I shouldn't make promises anymore. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>I did post Sam's birthday. But I didn't post anyone <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">else's</span>. So here they are.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Luke's birthday was this summer. He still had that crazy hair back then. He made several different faces when asked to smile. He also wanted a monkey cake. I used one from Martha Stewart.</div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2lITvPxUUFM3cZDEwepSh5S6sXNJfGu4d08u3L9FoGf7Vuu09NuRpllPK8LKotAAxpVcfzNmBszKqwQuPMl7lJb_d0RoKdVvOskUHV9JaiWPrsDxYg4ONZmrKTsb_3sIhsk9-HveEvdL/s1600/036.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088997126296482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2lITvPxUUFM3cZDEwepSh5S6sXNJfGu4d08u3L9FoGf7Vuu09NuRpllPK8LKotAAxpVcfzNmBszKqwQuPMl7lJb_d0RoKdVvOskUHV9JaiWPrsDxYg4ONZmrKTsb_3sIhsk9-HveEvdL/s400/036.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA3I6YvKQvpGCFLPXane5fK0rThTH7ckJPFPjyZ101GU2NlyRc-ezkh-HOWKHmHpL1tH9Q333rVkCa8Sha5Kdg-ap-H5CglZqLo2gH1K8PpI_rF-vR9D6JGZbou1gtp8LpIJTBGef4QwC/s1600/032.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659088991185266274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA3I6YvKQvpGCFLPXane5fK0rThTH7ckJPFPjyZ101GU2NlyRc-ezkh-HOWKHmHpL1tH9Q333rVkCa8Sha5Kdg-ap-H5CglZqLo2gH1K8PpI_rF-vR9D6JGZbou1gtp8LpIJTBGef4QwC/s400/032.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CMaqFrogoB6_kNuOUkh0br1VQHr-5ZFtpA0EJpYqGM92cZiJwGPcaMOol8M29cKv5hkrvP6fVjhxneXMBBcviYhfSeiHudyOEKg_uUvsnetGKEAe07LdB6WD5YANP0YBOFpkUsfW4Y-C/s1600/031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659087949707458754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CMaqFrogoB6_kNuOUkh0br1VQHr-5ZFtpA0EJpYqGM92cZiJwGPcaMOol8M29cKv5hkrvP6fVjhxneXMBBcviYhfSeiHudyOEKg_uUvsnetGKEAe07LdB6WD5YANP0YBOFpkUsfW4Y-C/s400/031.JPG" /></a><br />A few things Luke's up to:</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He LOVES Henry. Or as he calls him - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hemry</span>. He's always trying to play with him and help him out. Usually he is helpful. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He asked me to teach him how to play the piano. I tried, but Charlie was better at it and Luke knows a song now - which he plays over and over again. I think he's ready for more.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He's starting preschool here pretty soon. It's sad to have him gone, but it will be good for him. He's starting to recognize letters and numbers and he will have a lot of fun. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He is still very attached to his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">blankie</span>. But he will take substitutes. Which is nice because the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">blankie</span> gets pretty gross. He calls it his little spot <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">blankie</span> and he has a quilt on his bed he calls his big spot <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">blankie</span>. I love it. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Luke has started pronouncing things correctly. Things like </div><div> </div><div>"Luke" - used to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wuke</span> or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wukie</span>. </div><div>"Charlie" - used to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chay</span>, then <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Charwee</span>, now Charlie. </div><div>"<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">blankie</span>" - used to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">bwankie</span>.</div><div>I guess they're all L things, but he <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">over pronounces</span> the L - which I love.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Luke has also started helping around the house. It may take him a while to get a job done, but he can pick up the toys or take out the garbage. He's also a pro at wiping things with a wet washcloth.</div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5wXIM5iCBSODICUskmq6PlUXm7Lv6zzYteK_HcsD9YObEJybba3jQbi-6hOhu5wJzu37Uf1VI1Thwb6z0lSq5rV4iAfsYxFvg-6FYLtQpKUqqwfJX8_tSMc_jg7USTaAkIZR0iYL4WoJ/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659087941157067170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5wXIM5iCBSODICUskmq6PlUXm7Lv6zzYteK_HcsD9YObEJybba3jQbi-6hOhu5wJzu37Uf1VI1Thwb6z0lSq5rV4iAfsYxFvg-6FYLtQpKUqqwfJX8_tSMc_jg7USTaAkIZR0iYL4WoJ/s400/004.JPG" /></a></div></div></div><div> </div><div>Charlie had a birthday recently too. His and Sam's birthdays are entirely too close together. He really wanted a killer whale cake. I wasn't that impressed with my rendition, but I think Charlie was. I used black outline frosting and black sprinkles. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Some things Charlie's up to these days:</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He's into duct tape. He's been making bookmarks that he plans to sell at school. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He really loves video games. Most of my time talking to him is spent trying to get him to think of other things to do besides video games. Thankfully there's duct tape. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He LOVES little Henry. All my kids have always loved the babies that come to our house, which I really appreciate. They all talk about when they are going to be dads and have their own kids. Cute. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He loves his math homework. I'm not sure if the teacher has talked him into this or if he really likes it - but every time he comes home with it he tells me how much he loves his math homework. It's pretty funny. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Charlie has also been going to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jiu</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jitsu</span> </a>gym with Jack and Sam, learning the fine art of arm bars, choke holds and the like. He seems to enjoy it. Although he did take a break for a while and complained to Dan that he thought it was supposed to be more hitting and punching people. (There really is none of that.)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Just a cute photo from Charlie's birthday. We were waiting for some of the kids to arrive so Sam (who also loves duct tape) started showing everyone how to make wallets. One girl didn't want to stop even though we were starting the games.</div><div><br /><div href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHXkgU8hD0doRVYkbgbMDtEhABMRT1AwSAfiPAv2Kbq7kYevnuRo4IUO6fcyNY1CSOb7UVz9pv8YzDd8QGAM9vw3eKLkN5Ti1x5E0mST72jnROWsXYpNfwQxvbS2j6b4DMaZsHIhRpS09/s1600/007.JPG" a="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659087943328031122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHXkgU8hD0doRVYkbgbMDtEhABMRT1AwSAfiPAv2Kbq7kYevnuRo4IUO6fcyNY1CSOb7UVz9pv8YzDd8QGAM9vw3eKLkN5Ti1x5E0mST72jnROWsXYpNfwQxvbS2j6b4DMaZsHIhRpS09/s400/007.JPG" /></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVPt-DQnauev64vbOa-IfD93EZI_vldiXslT_5EJ-BxxD3WtWtV1xvh_KsYWgmsJJ4jtXzCrwegBZnDclqNUkEyWIuFpWGRjbQNiIXq1ubzmalPlqrbAXIslW83PlvgQ-xgIifFH7trBO/s1600/139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659108021640434914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVPt-DQnauev64vbOa-IfD93EZI_vldiXslT_5EJ-BxxD3WtWtV1xvh_KsYWgmsJJ4jtXzCrwegBZnDclqNUkEyWIuFpWGRjbQNiIXq1ubzmalPlqrbAXIslW83PlvgQ-xgIifFH7trBO/s400/139.JPG" /></a><br />And while we're here I'll tell you a few things about Sam, since I didn't do that on his birthday post. </div><p>Sam loves his duct tape as well and spends a lot of his time making wallets, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">ipod</span> cases, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">iphone</span> cases. He plans to sell them at school soon and has <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">amassed</span> a quite a collection. He has also given many of them away.</p><p>Sam likes to do things with his hands and has just learned how to cross-stitch. Some of you may think that's just for girls, but if he turns out to be a surgeon - he will be a very good one. </p><p>Sam loves his little brother Henry just like everyone else does. He often gets him up and plays with him if I'm busy <s>sleeping, on the computer</s> doing something else. He can also make him a bottle.</p><p>Sam has been helping me a lot lately. I asked him just today to unload the dishwasher. He did it happily. Then I asked him to sweep the floor. He did it happily and when he was done asked if there was anything else he could help with. </p><p>Recently Sam saved up a bunch of money. About $50 - a lot for our house. I think he got a lot of it for his birthday, but he had some big plans for it. It has slowly been spent, but always when he buys something for himself, he buys something for his brothers too. Especially the ones with no money. </p><p><br />On to Jack. His birthday was this summer and it turns out I don't have any good photos from it. Dan took a video of us singing Happy Birthday, but I'm not sure I should post a video of a bunch of kids who aren't mine. </p><p>So these photos are from Spokane - which I still haven't blogged about.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsj5TxMNURfALgyuU9O4ExzGFdXcG2TGQf37kSMHz1V-k_XpTAy5Qd66FG2xTwlAy1DC-FLR_-4Zt694eT1Zf1gjHPvxcZKAneh4HOKQ_m5EOf6bZlOXY0iDNQ3u0VHVhXxJn52STrMmV/s1600/043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659102796893519202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsj5TxMNURfALgyuU9O4ExzGFdXcG2TGQf37kSMHz1V-k_XpTAy5Qd66FG2xTwlAy1DC-FLR_-4Zt694eT1Zf1gjHPvxcZKAneh4HOKQ_m5EOf6bZlOXY0iDNQ3u0VHVhXxJn52STrMmV/s400/043.JPG" /></a><br />Here he is with his best friend/cousin Jordan.</p><p><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659101316097377154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9JnRdWY2TiH3ciihFZeBCtVEsqCwU3CqfK4HZpRJsJ5d8DgKatzt0-9-akq1RpRaLnONGx0OniLOzJFzxhYqaHXMg_MeyRdrG0Fv-a7LCD4OhnN9drJGA9KeOn65X_WklsInfB_ma1Qk/s400/046.JPG" /></p><div> </div><div>A few things about Jack:</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He's been taking private cello lessons for about a year now and is almost finished with Suzuki book 1. He enjoys it - which means he's sticking with it. We love it too, but it's hard to get in all the practice time. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He's also taking piano lessons and loves it. He's been playing a lot of Jazz lately which is something I never played. So it's kind of fun to have something different.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Jack is very helpful and an excellent older brother. He makes bottles for Henry, puts his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">pjs</span> on, changes his wet diapers, and does a lot of jobs. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He still loves <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">Legos</span>. I don't think he'll ever stop loving them. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He is still attached to that hat. If he could wear it to school and church he would. </div><div> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pDtKVLa-l8In3EGdgudbLibMSZ6euQgjHw3r5wkyXPa9tDOFQniqPd54xMiT0UvhgOUUqhOGZe_9xj_FdT-1rSopBYGm5_6GsuxnjPWHpWmg6YqpB2g3yAWqFojfa72U98qNLo4SmulR/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659105821919026226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pDtKVLa-l8In3EGdgudbLibMSZ6euQgjHw3r5wkyXPa9tDOFQniqPd54xMiT0UvhgOUUqhOGZe_9xj_FdT-1rSopBYGm5_6GsuxnjPWHpWmg6YqpB2g3yAWqFojfa72U98qNLo4SmulR/s400/008.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSbboLaHCBINGnJt0H__a8kNYlv3WY6gzWONi0a7Wk-GpB1DOF7McrfjmdaumBcXYBaholoOW0mPqQA5FkQhJzBKSyOEtniagSkCwuUvdgqszU_G0GHTKRtic40QXcRVjV_DGO3y24t7w/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><br />And even though he hasn't had a birthday - here's what Henry's doing:</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He loves to reach up to the piano and play. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He loves to eat food by himself. Lately he loves sweet potatoes, peaches, and bananas. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He is usually a pretty happy guy. But he really hates it when he can tell we're all out here and he doesn't get to be with us (like for a nap). He doesn't want to miss the party.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He loves to find cords and chew on them. I should just put all our old, shorter (non-strangulating) cords in a basket for him to play with. The kids spend a lot of time barricading him or the cords - like in the photo below.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>He has the biggest thighs of any baby I've ever had. Not sure what that means for him in the future.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJqaWHP1s8bpwU9C66mm24SO-luJo6NS_gAzdzI71jM4_l8VKuIQLbV92s3AyMotcibAVRFtQJY93MEEPOs6jDljuZB_vsdvIOOdnm66x-yzYi-6d1Pmfqlp95U6qimYQh-I8l8wMQiTR/s1600/002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659105809337667282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJqaWHP1s8bpwU9C66mm24SO-luJo6NS_gAzdzI71jM4_l8VKuIQLbV92s3AyMotcibAVRFtQJY93MEEPOs6jDljuZB_vsdvIOOdnm66x-yzYi-6d1Pmfqlp95U6qimYQh-I8l8wMQiTR/s400/002.JPG" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiTht2jewoQCY6COxliy73zWbJvMILq-o87SdPKUXRCQI31mDC7A6K3qcBFMMDaGca9kJG93QZKEfuiT-quEyOFBem0OgBRMkOLTsTHgWVEAlaGnTQF4F0fw8RXJX-_zcUU8Gu_Gq8Icq/s1600/006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659105814012621234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiTht2jewoQCY6COxliy73zWbJvMILq-o87SdPKUXRCQI31mDC7A6K3qcBFMMDaGca9kJG93QZKEfuiT-quEyOFBem0OgBRMkOLTsTHgWVEAlaGnTQF4F0fw8RXJX-_zcUU8Gu_Gq8Icq/s400/006.JPG" /></a></div><div>And there you have it - my 500th post! If you got to the end and read that part - I feel like you should get a prize or something. But what would the prize be? </div></div></div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-8508352082271582072011-09-09T09:51:00.004-06:002011-09-09T10:23:52.858-06:00a birthday and some catching up<div><div><div>Well, I've been gone from the blog for over a month. Things were much busier during the summer than I expected them to be. I thought that once school started, I'd have a good chance to catch up - but then we decided to paint the living room and I've had some really horrible headaches - so here I am finally getting around to something.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>Sam's birthday was last week. He requested an ice cream robot cake. I tried to talk him into having a robot dance contest, but he wouldn't even consider it. They did destroy a pinata, eat pizza, and watch Rio. So that was fun.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVkgSO4t8TQnocns8SlXpimMovSwYQVV8YsBjL0p8K5tQJ85LDoW6Oa3sG3hZppp3gOnoerfgM7EOEYX2ZaTQERe8vP0irmblX9hhkgWUThV3j3h7kjDMU8nSjMsa4-K1-uA77R_DyEye/s1600/003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650395788336023554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVkgSO4t8TQnocns8SlXpimMovSwYQVV8YsBjL0p8K5tQJ85LDoW6Oa3sG3hZppp3gOnoerfgM7EOEYX2ZaTQERe8vP0irmblX9hhkgWUThV3j3h7kjDMU8nSjMsa4-K1-uA77R_DyEye/s400/003.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObvx_Fv_mLcFcCKOeblf4MQwi6gizz0Bzl-2u821vZ2-QYmj62An9v0uoSDX0m4HIvr3gQvJeaew6R4I6eNEQOmT9-HujNSHc_vQkHVm1yqtRUSnkW3dACEpeJSjOHJz-j_iliD58CCW0/s1600/005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 300px; height: 400px; display: block; cursor: pointer; " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650395796950555122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObvx_Fv_mLcFcCKOeblf4MQwi6gizz0Bzl-2u821vZ2-QYmj62An9v0uoSDX0m4HIvr3gQvJeaew6R4I6eNEQOmT9-HujNSHc_vQkHVm1yqtRUSnkW3dACEpeJSjOHJz-j_iliD58CCW0/s400/005.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be updating some more soon, very soon.</div></div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-73003320871312961282011-07-26T22:41:00.004-06:002011-07-26T22:56:31.899-06:00these guys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeyOBOhlHemI5rgUufFupttWJxsId6cfXQhVPbYgBC6Ey2umJ5xq8F04rV6J4T2nDil9vMs9UT96ih0Ge2hDg4UrGjxjfufV1GnPi5NDUU58PLamn9gzyHsyep6yX60KTtOK6ZxZgTO-e/s1600/294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633889877136374146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeyOBOhlHemI5rgUufFupttWJxsId6cfXQhVPbYgBC6Ey2umJ5xq8F04rV6J4T2nDil9vMs9UT96ih0Ge2hDg4UrGjxjfufV1GnPi5NDUU58PLamn9gzyHsyep6yX60KTtOK6ZxZgTO-e/s400/294.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Cute, right? They're even cuter since they're at my mom's for the week (except Henry). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Today I stripped some paint in the stairwell - a difficult task with all the kids here. I also spent way too much time on the interwebs. Did I tell you I started <a href="http://pinterest.com/leedledeedle/pins/">pinning</a>? I also tried to get my pouch done for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1633419@N20/">pretty little pouch swap</a>, but couldn't finish because I didn't have the right size or color of zipper. Lame. I also went out to dinner with Dan and Henry. That was nice. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>There are about 100 things on my list to do - so I won't be getting them all done. But hopefully I get <em>something</em> done. I'll give you a report after the kids get back.</div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-18771800560042279602011-07-20T08:42:00.003-06:002011-07-20T08:50:00.446-06:00progressI spent the better part of last weekend painting the basement. It looks so much better and brighter down there now! I also moved 3 bookcases and their books down and put them where they'll be living. It's starting to come together! Maybe by the end of the year we'll be able to watch TV down there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJJ_o5pdu5botMlQxi7zR7eH0MXpaHmV8FahKsue2MTfZVPVoyUT0OlaCakWR0X4XXe-hehXjOm5Wi5SKd0oxM5zcjMJLPhmEba13-KW8cjo60ja8Qifi_DW5dhqj1o5NsScvDVBBvGk/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445646425181666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJJ_o5pdu5botMlQxi7zR7eH0MXpaHmV8FahKsue2MTfZVPVoyUT0OlaCakWR0X4XXe-hehXjOm5Wi5SKd0oxM5zcjMJLPhmEba13-KW8cjo60ja8Qifi_DW5dhqj1o5NsScvDVBBvGk/s400/003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMMH4Hc5oCx28o_LLjkJsqKy6njqH_YZxSIn0TNYoE0eeIpgvZw28JJeiZ_K2mutXexUlhRnsgM2KwDSQH8vomfu1qw7H2EEkcWyUgB4WUedbjN_27SDnDbeozF3HfuL9na8txGkF91M/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445643986583106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMMH4Hc5oCx28o_LLjkJsqKy6njqH_YZxSIn0TNYoE0eeIpgvZw28JJeiZ_K2mutXexUlhRnsgM2KwDSQH8vomfu1qw7H2EEkcWyUgB4WUedbjN_27SDnDbeozF3HfuL9na8txGkF91M/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AyRs8etbmA1pz78JenemxLCCuIAAW51A6cZYk-9aJ3m0NTsh6FpDijEPpmNp4VRWTi-fSqGsgxTqNDHGL51wxGXAQxMYHAKxCDm7Kuf_AALBbkYN6QHTVdh2bkzMiwXs8sIlXdIKqjY/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445638823752146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AyRs8etbmA1pz78JenemxLCCuIAAW51A6cZYk-9aJ3m0NTsh6FpDijEPpmNp4VRWTi-fSqGsgxTqNDHGL51wxGXAQxMYHAKxCDm7Kuf_AALBbkYN6QHTVdh2bkzMiwXs8sIlXdIKqjY/s400/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />More progress - little Henry is getting himself up to standing! He's been crawling around finding every cord he can get his gums on (he only has 1 tooth that he got last week) and it won't be long before he's even more mobile. It's going by way too fast!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKCf4SMc66_YiCo0CEkWeqRvgn51pBPZgh2h8nrLBK7nUuVnhSu7xNmH8yieWr801BXvqTcVq86VjdoQy4uXD3EvPbtXrg-lp_rMrnAgmocWE29pYq7adItrKTdNybMoBLcsrNEB6BRA/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631445650671828914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKCf4SMc66_YiCo0CEkWeqRvgn51pBPZgh2h8nrLBK7nUuVnhSu7xNmH8yieWr801BXvqTcVq86VjdoQy4uXD3EvPbtXrg-lp_rMrnAgmocWE29pYq7adItrKTdNybMoBLcsrNEB6BRA/s400/007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-10635971169968500522011-07-17T09:14:00.002-06:002011-07-20T16:27:01.366-06:00Phoenix: Part 2One of my <a href="http://saratheblogger.blogspot.com/">best friends</a> lives in Phoenix and she invited our family to stay at her house. It was so much fun. The kids played together and swam as much as possible. They're already asking when we can go back. Sara and I played the piano duets we used to play together and played Rock Band with the husbands and talked and had a great time. We'll have to go visit again some day. Thanks for letting us come Sara and Aaron!<br /><br />Sara's oldest is just a few days older than Jack. They had a great time together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikafoGPXOrqCXp0luxHtia9Q3nKxnI7aR2XDbGvx3zCvHBDOQZuBdzcDKmW9CTgIAnx-F791xDTgDOtSbVGoqWXFtN_q61GFnk5Cxp2Skyzs3PyvwL0I75aURgeCWWGeHidABAx6EVAxk/s1600/114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629229172422622530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikafoGPXOrqCXp0luxHtia9Q3nKxnI7aR2XDbGvx3zCvHBDOQZuBdzcDKmW9CTgIAnx-F791xDTgDOtSbVGoqWXFtN_q61GFnk5Cxp2Skyzs3PyvwL0I75aURgeCWWGeHidABAx6EVAxk/s400/114.JPG" /></a><br />All the kids together. They all got along really well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmpTcTteyKhA3a3ZNuNW68tcHxMaSCqFYUnnvR54uCMSFjPvN1T3B7mZc2DrGZmpDyNXC19HeJGdhq8muF5npmRhdS8Z8veoEAaWwowaprv9n2Tpm_A7siSurYbtf0TakxZbfDkNX_Kk/s1600/111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629229168602942002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmpTcTteyKhA3a3ZNuNW68tcHxMaSCqFYUnnvR54uCMSFjPvN1T3B7mZc2DrGZmpDyNXC19HeJGdhq8muF5npmRhdS8Z8veoEAaWwowaprv9n2Tpm_A7siSurYbtf0TakxZbfDkNX_Kk/s400/111.JPG" /></a><br />I just thought this was a cute picture of Henry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJihSvPvYJ6FpuEhj-81y2-LzwyO0Bhyv3GnrCPs5EU-1ZknPDR3qX_6RQOAyDdjBo1e3MY018l4CMKbqgdkzaLoD-HzA70ahrn8f_xpxvg9rrJ2-cpWpQ5UkhH_Lhj6hlDJ1-iej8srQ/s1600/117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629222379650419490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJihSvPvYJ6FpuEhj-81y2-LzwyO0Bhyv3GnrCPs5EU-1ZknPDR3qX_6RQOAyDdjBo1e3MY018l4CMKbqgdkzaLoD-HzA70ahrn8f_xpxvg9rrJ2-cpWpQ5UkhH_Lhj6hlDJ1-iej8srQ/s400/117.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I used to live in Phoenix when I was in high school. I thought it would be fun to go see the old house and neighborhood so we went. In that neighborhood, right around the corner from my old house are 2 Frank Lloyd Wright houses. This first one was completely leveled and they are rebuilding it. I guess it will look like this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ_wQV2uf1yh73_Qhe0WgZjScKgLSZQHOir49no8ysW_IAbwsRkkOJV8M71E_pTkPcqQTZgnUhTZGr79cWKXscrfR93wzI5FZXR_sUc80VOIC1hvvCHLFWStqToDqbTEZ0ByioA39j3jd/s1600/097.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631559117140131298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJ_wQV2uf1yh73_Qhe0WgZjScKgLSZQHOir49no8ysW_IAbwsRkkOJV8M71E_pTkPcqQTZgnUhTZGr79cWKXscrfR93wzI5FZXR_sUc80VOIC1hvvCHLFWStqToDqbTEZ0ByioA39j3jd/s400/097.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The next house had a construction gate around it. I'm not sure if they're leveling it, or if it's just part of the same property as the other one. I have always thought this house was awesome. I don't think I could ever see either of them very well when I lived there. It seems like they used to be covered up with a lot of plants. Maybe so people like me weren't driving around trying to look at them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjLO-PTbRVhqoCHFLc_M1L4XDkaCOP7fi-16AEI85NhgvTrMnEzNzXiLMmz7C0PEV8MOn0LNwk06U9anSpyZeCvfUotveqU1wmaNXAwsRnIwdls2-JhpXJwJqQifY5_ky2jt16Wv8L4s/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631479586627633042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjLO-PTbRVhqoCHFLc_M1L4XDkaCOP7fi-16AEI85NhgvTrMnEzNzXiLMmz7C0PEV8MOn0LNwk06U9anSpyZeCvfUotveqU1wmaNXAwsRnIwdls2-JhpXJwJqQifY5_ky2jt16Wv8L4s/s400/043.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Still on a Frank Lloyd Wright kick we decided to check out <a href="http://www.franklloydwright.org/fllwf_web_091104/Tours.html">Taliesen West</a>. There are quite a few tours available and I would love to do any of them, but we had all the kids and it was about 115, so we just walked around where we could (which was just the parking lot). </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I love these little square details on the roof.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGLGTWjJ1E5Z58m58OgCPQCSi76WJ52R-eIsme24_IXvxk4fQ_jxJ3uozcxZhE6KTkBjmYoxa27ZuHdkF5wKdertXj9jmEOURnpqhs66s8bWbAfZf5UStcGmq1Z13iDjwSe6mMlctAiM/s1600/050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631479601587530402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGLGTWjJ1E5Z58m58OgCPQCSi76WJ52R-eIsme24_IXvxk4fQ_jxJ3uozcxZhE6KTkBjmYoxa27ZuHdkF5wKdertXj9jmEOURnpqhs66s8bWbAfZf5UStcGmq1Z13iDjwSe6mMlctAiM/s400/050.JPG" /></a><br />This design is all over (at least where we could see).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgRS8vxlJCEn1yRI-u6zDQLnaOzQMHeHkAa05WhdLhVfoNLMvwQ0NcjfrUUs0-pHvRVxtvFf_d1Cip2PKGMgk2uC4O7iRtYROxBIBMsByCtuK-81QUNBYIdqgELgPHd9nNQTPUjAmHTw/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631479599001594690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgRS8vxlJCEn1yRI-u6zDQLnaOzQMHeHkAa05WhdLhVfoNLMvwQ0NcjfrUUs0-pHvRVxtvFf_d1Cip2PKGMgk2uC4O7iRtYROxBIBMsByCtuK-81QUNBYIdqgELgPHd9nNQTPUjAmHTw/s400/045.JPG" /></a><br />Here's the super cool gold sign Luke's standing next to. Can you see TALIESIN WEST in gold lettering?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfzTA1pr1PeVcRyw9BkXGGZNs_bECX2txUbRBhn1SyPSaZlPqR3W9HqVCsIaO6LaccFzBDscrgQqwmlG-RJB33Go1nEcJRUkZ-QpiqtshWs1_8nyVZ3-xYnwkUEVQSnOFuBEqhpPvNAI/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631479588923784866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfzTA1pr1PeVcRyw9BkXGGZNs_bECX2txUbRBhn1SyPSaZlPqR3W9HqVCsIaO6LaccFzBDscrgQqwmlG-RJB33Go1nEcJRUkZ-QpiqtshWs1_8nyVZ3-xYnwkUEVQSnOFuBEqhpPvNAI/s400/044.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-29169554287831394012011-07-14T08:42:00.001-06:002011-07-14T10:10:17.731-06:00Christmas Letter Back IssuesJust in case you want some extra laughs, I have reposted (with a few edits) our previous 4 Christmas letters. There's one from 2003, one from 2005, one from 2006, and one from 2007. (We skipped 2004). They are listed under the label <a href="http://leighleighlumpkin.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20Letters">Christmas Letters</a>. I plan to post 2009, but it could take me a while.leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-79115951901564047012011-07-14T08:39:00.006-06:002011-07-14T09:16:11.168-06:00Phoenix: Part 1My little sister Emily got married a few weeks ago near Phoenix. I hadn't been there for 20 years. It was hot. But not as horrible as I thought it would be.<br /><br />Here are Emily and Cy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXqwZ8YR63n5BJouJwtQfj94CEXwDwU9kp8LJAgdwAaKsjM1vqm_fO973gAPSNOPkkDZU-xFqDvO2M3_dP33Q1TBktsVJDH_XPj8WdeTYurMmzJMf9PLiBUxiiIzXg_JcbYcUbydIMe4/s1600/265922_130160070402273_100002248411213_235095_4441898_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629222356492228466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXqwZ8YR63n5BJouJwtQfj94CEXwDwU9kp8LJAgdwAaKsjM1vqm_fO973gAPSNOPkkDZU-xFqDvO2M3_dP33Q1TBktsVJDH_XPj8WdeTYurMmzJMf9PLiBUxiiIzXg_JcbYcUbydIMe4/s400/265922_130160070402273_100002248411213_235095_4441898_o.jpg" /></a> Isn't her dress adorable?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjEDSWtA_OnPjnpLK6uuxUM7XNXcTQ3a5ucyJM_Na9gzg3eZPIMRNLiWg9eZWD9VV2AYndQ2OPXlqGih_ceh6I-73dVD2YEUNJwLlV8G_Tc18KKMhxZlpz0GNFiO8VnwXtVfo6uuwGn8/s1600/265922_130160073735606_100002248411213_235096_6212188_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629222357183220130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjEDSWtA_OnPjnpLK6uuxUM7XNXcTQ3a5ucyJM_Na9gzg3eZPIMRNLiWg9eZWD9VV2AYndQ2OPXlqGih_ceh6I-73dVD2YEUNJwLlV8G_Tc18KKMhxZlpz0GNFiO8VnwXtVfo6uuwGn8/s400/265922_130160073735606_100002248411213_235096_6212188_o.jpg" /></a> Here's our whole family minus Zach and fam - who weren't able to come. I made most of the yellow ties in this photo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpfYX82XlOjSAT-0_wmslte8JKe4JNtUqmCJviCaTdM6B6J855RKjoKfcZwAXNUiHPN7BF-RFqlMvHHogXbg5WrOR3dAR-DGCcX-XmCqG3CNqgcicWswE8hRD62RaegS8yz47k8QJlVw/s1600/280854_249042268439186_111874365489311_1059419_4964788_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629223626324490946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpfYX82XlOjSAT-0_wmslte8JKe4JNtUqmCJviCaTdM6B6J855RKjoKfcZwAXNUiHPN7BF-RFqlMvHHogXbg5WrOR3dAR-DGCcX-XmCqG3CNqgcicWswE8hRD62RaegS8yz47k8QJlVw/s400/280854_249042268439186_111874365489311_1059419_4964788_o.jpg" /></a><br />Charlie cooperated on photos. I think he was bribed by my dad (who loves to give out dollars to grandkids.) Plus - I think he really loved his tie.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHGYByKgaorveZzBZ7yAaBOrTP7YDrD5ZmAnL1ebLYCEOddPEq-km4Lo9JcbqY2R_lsJZJEfsR53bozY1vRyXOAHmQqnUU2ZYawwQUsh72kpCrg5tq3cXSO1u6nJdZWhdboZuN2iuiqs/s1600/067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629222370978636194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHGYByKgaorveZzBZ7yAaBOrTP7YDrD5ZmAnL1ebLYCEOddPEq-km4Lo9JcbqY2R_lsJZJEfsR53bozY1vRyXOAHmQqnUU2ZYawwQUsh72kpCrg5tq3cXSO1u6nJdZWhdboZuN2iuiqs/s400/067.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Luke was pretty mad about something. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVJDrDmL5_43XqFGenXzb1BOzoD0Sx8o64eA8ezV2XLpw2pBs9Uer5x4wSqvO0sm9YfDfquNsWwCVQtmZ8uIkJFbyCyZa2TxDuigegaPApNiXw04tAvr3sQDGPkS_7tZxWZL0jmL18B8/s1600/063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629220121023831010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVJDrDmL5_43XqFGenXzb1BOzoD0Sx8o64eA8ezV2XLpw2pBs9Uer5x4wSqvO0sm9YfDfquNsWwCVQtmZ8uIkJFbyCyZa2TxDuigegaPApNiXw04tAvr3sQDGPkS_7tZxWZL0jmL18B8/s400/063.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Then he got happier. Dan probably gave him candy. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaR8OCQt38zKXBSEc3uFcPj4HEd5extU3ZNrj5PSueoO8HQaxZmGEYCmiIPBY8zZHJSea470us84NbJKG2RcoMFs0tCuNlgp0X7-fn9z2u3ysoc2wtam7T3_FQvlaG0K4XgBtLISQt2dE/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629220132916834066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaR8OCQt38zKXBSEc3uFcPj4HEd5extU3ZNrj5PSueoO8HQaxZmGEYCmiIPBY8zZHJSea470us84NbJKG2RcoMFs0tCuNlgp0X7-fn9z2u3ysoc2wtam7T3_FQvlaG0K4XgBtLISQt2dE/s400/073.JPG" /></a> Henry with my dad.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDkbFAVScWvTiyGqJ160wHUaSgmnsyMdPpkm1huROFs370GXe1R92BjazTk_3q1rm03xfibOVRHj1z3plwk0201rhryWLmyGRu_-rN-50Qfo3fxgTXhU-eHNSEDmvV1f2yIU-rE-ChNo/s1600/066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629220117407520658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDkbFAVScWvTiyGqJ160wHUaSgmnsyMdPpkm1huROFs370GXe1R92BjazTk_3q1rm03xfibOVRHj1z3plwk0201rhryWLmyGRu_-rN-50Qfo3fxgTXhU-eHNSEDmvV1f2yIU-rE-ChNo/s400/066.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-73122704021231353552011-06-30T11:12:00.002-06:002011-06-30T11:12:00.323-06:00This guy is cute!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxIjdhYl9TR0uh-N7McKsuIGLn3NkEeSyrH-X6MemkIGRQnc1j-lTz-351mnlZSTeTZW1N1HLG5yXsTq3OC7hlrRIyPJUDcARvYj2f3G0QSv_slrmNnMvfxNyIlHOOeIonCoAy4xQ_uo/s1600/134.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622949318371711010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxIjdhYl9TR0uh-N7McKsuIGLn3NkEeSyrH-X6MemkIGRQnc1j-lTz-351mnlZSTeTZW1N1HLG5yXsTq3OC7hlrRIyPJUDcARvYj2f3G0QSv_slrmNnMvfxNyIlHOOeIonCoAy4xQ_uo/s400/134.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_XVzreHQi8T9esr3WbF-sYonIkKipBb38ASMXQdPi-Yr4Xp9I0IbLtQ9psCubTIL_NZLIOFya6v3VssbuzZLk1Gv74A3cuW80nzDuEcwlv0QNqyqPdLNY2oXQobuhkg-rI5zxANt7mE/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622949311113685842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_XVzreHQi8T9esr3WbF-sYonIkKipBb38ASMXQdPi-Yr4Xp9I0IbLtQ9psCubTIL_NZLIOFya6v3VssbuzZLk1Gv74A3cuW80nzDuEcwlv0QNqyqPdLNY2oXQobuhkg-rI5zxANt7mE/s400/047.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4q5ovQVwCv3aXUaBIjrg7139sLwcMemZUfDUKVKypPJpriVFk8N2GMQScLBtaviLFXBu1a9KIaZReZyzC12lsd1VLIg6ZTO1ErSIAsh4Ha6cGlrdK7HPho2JBvQjsZQqSfUt6i1zoS4/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622949301845259026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4q5ovQVwCv3aXUaBIjrg7139sLwcMemZUfDUKVKypPJpriVFk8N2GMQScLBtaviLFXBu1a9KIaZReZyzC12lsd1VLIg6ZTO1ErSIAsh4Ha6cGlrdK7HPho2JBvQjsZQqSfUt6i1zoS4/s400/039.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>He's pretty nice too. But when he gets mad - he is a screamer! Right up there with Charlie.</div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-46464213006356835582011-06-27T10:30:00.005-06:002011-06-27T11:11:30.611-06:00the basement<div>Finally getting around to posting about this. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevnoqQbL_RPYEBskvyyykfW2WBxOfS0d0IQFWHXXQ7GilowxkPNwCvVCAj7rYAC4zNUPRGqkW9i5I3r_3gAJwI_b90lbf7y7kYYyitnNwyLPtUoYCYhH7ZdxgFfu-XUhrXgjXNm9RWfo/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622941984886749474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevnoqQbL_RPYEBskvyyykfW2WBxOfS0d0IQFWHXXQ7GilowxkPNwCvVCAj7rYAC4zNUPRGqkW9i5I3r_3gAJwI_b90lbf7y7kYYyitnNwyLPtUoYCYhH7ZdxgFfu-XUhrXgjXNm9RWfo/s400/018.JPG" /></a><br />This used to be our basement floor. It used to be a nice fir floor.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsiuH0htX30q7-PPXnkHRi1zm4p0Im5EbnidHh580pkjuidiWkvMb8oFpNxAkT2oRCauzF4R2GKmvWUy1U_OXyoIFWXIb4iihp-1pv38d3SIpp0g7ozd02abO-cTHsJUwip8OiOp4rf4/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622941971109745570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsiuH0htX30q7-PPXnkHRi1zm4p0Im5EbnidHh580pkjuidiWkvMb8oFpNxAkT2oRCauzF4R2GKmvWUy1U_OXyoIFWXIb4iihp-1pv38d3SIpp0g7ozd02abO-cTHsJUwip8OiOp4rf4/s400/016.JPG" /></a><br />When we ripped up the top floor, this is what we found. All the support beams underneath were totally rotten. We knew that many of them were rotting because parts of the floor were bouncy. But EVERYTHING was rotten. We didn't find one dry piece of wood.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBHw1rATJ3W8LSMYXNUvcTN1ORLNWPp-bNynpBsJFh6o4dmI7hSd-lU0cqh93Sd8ZD3242Q2ke-4fJwTWOImgjZ9-qrzom5djhEk1nICevSB4WDtpeEKjdsJzRJu957giLG7YpMr_5aw/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622942006297978178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBHw1rATJ3W8LSMYXNUvcTN1ORLNWPp-bNynpBsJFh6o4dmI7hSd-lU0cqh93Sd8ZD3242Q2ke-4fJwTWOImgjZ9-qrzom5djhEk1nICevSB4WDtpeEKjdsJzRJu957giLG7YpMr_5aw/s400/025.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLOTg-zxC7FegcrI68XJ8UGsVCD1LPFKqS4-rRbyB_4G0XcNqLbIlK6wgCsu-fUgsum__aKSzzLsAXaQUqdUq0LEqtHULrn6sszrb_ovNMgXH6n4pCS1b9Usm-JY3E_rNB6dihgO1_ms/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622941992240356434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLOTg-zxC7FegcrI68XJ8UGsVCD1LPFKqS4-rRbyB_4G0XcNqLbIlK6wgCsu-fUgsum__aKSzzLsAXaQUqdUq0LEqtHULrn6sszrb_ovNMgXH6n4pCS1b9Usm-JY3E_rNB6dihgO1_ms/s400/022.JPG" /></a><br />Here is all the wood piled up in the driveway. Ready to get hauled away. It took Dan and I about 4 hours to get all the wood off the floor and out of the basement.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzE28aV4v9AnuyFD4f2Ny0P73dnVoA6kJJyvSQ5bK3hOQhfoDRaxqS9Tv8qWRhA1RQDY8q4oV2nQ9bqrxnHjagFdpPlUuSkpDvVGjWqtW7lkxnxxzy8oJZzlw0kCytAd1BNH5C5BZvH18/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622939308263640226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzE28aV4v9AnuyFD4f2Ny0P73dnVoA6kJJyvSQ5bK3hOQhfoDRaxqS9Tv8qWRhA1RQDY8q4oV2nQ9bqrxnHjagFdpPlUuSkpDvVGjWqtW7lkxnxxzy8oJZzlw0kCytAd1BNH5C5BZvH18/s400/031.JPG" /></a><br />The boys were enlisted to clean up some of the tar paper and rocks. There ended up being a bunch of concrete slabs in between each support beam. So Dan and the boys hauled out about a quarter of it that day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoZzOuMTVgjJUdvYmOvZ4Pzz2Zo8RUTvlinydOpbL3QYzIN8aV-zJKSR6MYAi6yru6Gwqpyral3YutEjIxr0bWANQcBVRrbtVWAgDfsdeoVT_ue0MsnTZijvhIcycJXfkvWXqWAoRe6E/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622939314968923170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoZzOuMTVgjJUdvYmOvZ4Pzz2Zo8RUTvlinydOpbL3QYzIN8aV-zJKSR6MYAi6yru6Gwqpyral3YutEjIxr0bWANQcBVRrbtVWAgDfsdeoVT_ue0MsnTZijvhIcycJXfkvWXqWAoRe6E/s400/030.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFJ-53gGw615xVc6Ys9U8CV86yUF8XjKT-e8Qx-NLelexkuZrhrPnLkJ_Q48KxpIAO2Vpc7F1lICQ_EjiqNsog9UMtp7XSCOLkgB-FjRKolWMIkq5WxoxX5K7-i7saWabCaewNe5nDdo/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622939299998467330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFJ-53gGw615xVc6Ys9U8CV86yUF8XjKT-e8Qx-NLelexkuZrhrPnLkJ_Q48KxpIAO2Vpc7F1lICQ_EjiqNsog9UMtp7XSCOLkgB-FjRKolWMIkq5WxoxX5K7-i7saWabCaewNe5nDdo/s400/032.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1PCgSOfGuw4FzR7Pzd0TFq0ChSV5utNlJURvYdb5J1hLp-PSudj0CPe5oWjXjQYPQOdkdSRTilZVrZIMV-LWXiCZ7Ls1CX_J592E0trzts7UIJ-TwgUJXlN9uzFhp69R8XW_7kCGy4o/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622939290344124274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1PCgSOfGuw4FzR7Pzd0TFq0ChSV5utNlJURvYdb5J1hLp-PSudj0CPe5oWjXjQYPQOdkdSRTilZVrZIMV-LWXiCZ7Ls1CX_J592E0trzts7UIJ-TwgUJXlN9uzFhp69R8XW_7kCGy4o/s400/034.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div><br />Ready to pour the concrete.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmKpM4N82YUL_GDtpsK3b1GA1_lzDbl9tgzQqSxxcq_T0Rh7txislCBCHz1kSsmI0j0F2MAz9AirHmjiQeHehgOEXz0gVeOL9_dkVmzF4VAq0ES4jjMK4ow6pxnhFomRfEIVgoJrAI98/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622946421766590578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmKpM4N82YUL_GDtpsK3b1GA1_lzDbl9tgzQqSxxcq_T0Rh7txislCBCHz1kSsmI0j0F2MAz9AirHmjiQeHehgOEXz0gVeOL9_dkVmzF4VAq0ES4jjMK4ow6pxnhFomRfEIVgoJrAI98/s400/009.JPG" /></a> It was pretty cool to watch. We all watched the whole time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4C_xlNaGR_SKX7nu83eMV9aXKIirV6Ju3WW9lV7bNtcP18uemwHsmnSq4KEFVswm7mEDkLonLvk7E00KPnBEs30KjhxD8rxPSQvpMqd0Rmev3u8Z2yc6buqmD7LLNTXJZ-ioVcjzv4I/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622946424902623042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4C_xlNaGR_SKX7nu83eMV9aXKIirV6Ju3WW9lV7bNtcP18uemwHsmnSq4KEFVswm7mEDkLonLvk7E00KPnBEs30KjhxD8rxPSQvpMqd0Rmev3u8Z2yc6buqmD7LLNTXJZ-ioVcjzv4I/s400/011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YlHnvVMhy47pvNzQ0ctz7Nc85fQwRVaforJquMRsyZzPDDznAfgeU6Z0XrjAvTuXjxlQi1nNrdpeuwY9aXLzTdVbAaiFeg_qYwF5sofymqZQr0jzAJ2-c4cyRLpeialrYTl48aOHp_U/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622946432404302434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YlHnvVMhy47pvNzQ0ctz7Nc85fQwRVaforJquMRsyZzPDDznAfgeU6Z0XrjAvTuXjxlQi1nNrdpeuwY9aXLzTdVbAaiFeg_qYwF5sofymqZQr0jzAJ2-c4cyRLpeialrYTl48aOHp_U/s400/014.JPG" /></a> </div></div><br /><br />All finished! Dan also knocked some more plaster off this wall. There has been so much water damage over the years that the plaster just falls off. We are planning to paint the walls and ceiling white (they're all that horrible green). We need to make sure there's no more water leaking in before we frame in the walls and sheetrock. Anyone know anything about waterproofing basements?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxm8pnejJ3zLqN3sX6za__txQuKWKwgMTcpjolinPk1UhRZ7897Bd_fWiY3tMY0QO21h-ZE4cirUnMllvKP4jJMdHQpiONFKBAGDK-PrMfDFzTRv9xZfw6dxRlAIAQXU7SDwm8w-twzs/s1600/135.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622947439482506482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxm8pnejJ3zLqN3sX6za__txQuKWKwgMTcpjolinPk1UhRZ7897Bd_fWiY3tMY0QO21h-ZE4cirUnMllvKP4jJMdHQpiONFKBAGDK-PrMfDFzTRv9xZfw6dxRlAIAQXU7SDwm8w-twzs/s400/135.JPG" /></a>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223036493266834914.post-15284145349151691532011-06-17T14:15:00.001-06:002011-06-17T14:15:00.576-06:00stuffI did find my camera. Yippee! But then I decided that I should just do separate posts for most stuff. It will be better that way.<br /><br />These are one of my favorite flowers of all time. Favorite color for sure. Forget-me-nots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknINYx-b4byU2rPyUkQ9Q0Wopzn50cKaaDjfjUa2ynxpp62N2z4RxWwte4mBR0YMvqUfPT7diWHzsF3XYoRlv5e6Ift2BMvxtNMABBSLx4ZfAPBh5yjbGkKXHG2jklctYaXLYzcgU2wg/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618909066201233298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknINYx-b4byU2rPyUkQ9Q0Wopzn50cKaaDjfjUa2ynxpp62N2z4RxWwte4mBR0YMvqUfPT7diWHzsF3XYoRlv5e6Ift2BMvxtNMABBSLx4ZfAPBh5yjbGkKXHG2jklctYaXLYzcgU2wg/s400/027.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I planted a packet of these seeds a few years ago and they kind of move around from year to year. So cute. Johnny jump ups.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTixZ0r5D6-swFvqkPmgV9-y4AKzJNPRVREqV244ysxBuap5riqX0aULZgXuI8WAa5m9nbDDLMC2j83d65QeUjiYxD5cjevkjSZCa8XQ4teTPQEF346F1A8yZPqLaENSwkM0Ehag9-ao/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618909058344258226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTixZ0r5D6-swFvqkPmgV9-y4AKzJNPRVREqV244ysxBuap5riqX0aULZgXuI8WAa5m9nbDDLMC2j83d65QeUjiYxD5cjevkjSZCa8XQ4teTPQEF346F1A8yZPqLaENSwkM0Ehag9-ao/s400/031.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Sam and I went plant shopping and he begged me for this orange calla. He wanted all the colors they had (yellow, white, dark red) but since orange is my fave, we got orange. I love how it looks with this blue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPCtwJb0tdgweZKyOCZhRwrFiIjkuwSen8Re42JkhLpiDd7AveoVJZ1FqB_dDUXWPBitsm__GUk-v7jgAfLEQscC-vxbdSag-qrWmZ7RqTltb0T2ZCZ17KoRYJ9J7VF0QbLU75lSRITQ/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618909052626241794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPCtwJb0tdgweZKyOCZhRwrFiIjkuwSen8Re42JkhLpiDd7AveoVJZ1FqB_dDUXWPBitsm__GUk-v7jgAfLEQscC-vxbdSag-qrWmZ7RqTltb0T2ZCZ17KoRYJ9J7VF0QbLU75lSRITQ/s400/029.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And finally - the only photo I have from the girls trip this year to Park City, Utah. First thing we did - pedicures. Next thing - eat. It was a great trip! (Ashley, my sister-in-law was taking the photo).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHghGuBrp_Fk6vhoas8oRAig0ndiTqCXmZVpQvuVWn8wutmbYj7MezV5FJ34pUTzr1Bgv269NRiO2R2D9g1og4hvCM5Lz9hv8kAmCmmrjSC4TQ24MZn4VT7NrN-TVRGH-6HOaOZCvP1E/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618909049329543122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHghGuBrp_Fk6vhoas8oRAig0ndiTqCXmZVpQvuVWn8wutmbYj7MezV5FJ34pUTzr1Bgv269NRiO2R2D9g1og4hvCM5Lz9hv8kAmCmmrjSC4TQ24MZn4VT7NrN-TVRGH-6HOaOZCvP1E/s400/025.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508863734352087214noreply@blogger.com1