tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73399575441720251362023-11-16T05:56:29.192-05:00Live. Love. Laugh.Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-83285716206132313832016-12-18T11:54:00.003-05:002016-12-18T11:54:49.707-05:00Newest MoveThis page, and the one I linked you to last year is no longer in use (I mean, I guess you already knew that...) because...<br />
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CarrieCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-6465653160726000602011-07-19T12:07:00.000-04:002011-07-19T12:07:00.444-04:00Brett and Shay - Sitting In a Tree?????And for the final leg of our vacation, we stopped in Lafayette/Brookston on our way home to visit my dear friend Amy who has recently relocated with her family to Camp Techumsa (I KNOW it's spelled wrong..I'm too lazy to google it, but that's how it sounds) :). Anyway, hanging out with Amy, Bryn, Shay and Liam is a regular playdate for us. And this was the first time we'd visited their new digs. I'd always said that Brett and Shay would make a cute couple (she is just 6 months older) because they are both blonde haired, blue eyed little ones. As soon as we got there, Shay grabbed Brett's hand and led him all over camp. It was adorable, so the camera had to come out to snap up the cuteness.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VPrpUsWd1dPK3QpuAMpSwN_Vu1rJnZ-ryaCSqovNUrOTaz2WuVdpFZv_4NdJPz-wNXJj603tUYpV-ShpxtgB-bTio0LepSHz34WVcVgMveCArpyn1szejdO4rAWEDhDcETGm-MUKYmE/s1600/100_4686.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VPrpUsWd1dPK3QpuAMpSwN_Vu1rJnZ-ryaCSqovNUrOTaz2WuVdpFZv_4NdJPz-wNXJj603tUYpV-ShpxtgB-bTio0LepSHz34WVcVgMveCArpyn1szejdO4rAWEDhDcETGm-MUKYmE/s320/100_4686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627834362842305906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYobutL2dpG7ayWdBTfv2jmJd36ukdO3y18ShNCPv_TkotVShqM6GrYFRL6DskJQxd9hOrEcVU2gFNgCvdsjE897HwKdS5wYGCGKecTe3cXQGVNX_YGOyww8Jjqx4pd1p7Kmw-D1r-A/s1600/100_4685.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYobutL2dpG7ayWdBTfv2jmJd36ukdO3y18ShNCPv_TkotVShqM6GrYFRL6DskJQxd9hOrEcVU2gFNgCvdsjE897HwKdS5wYGCGKecTe3cXQGVNX_YGOyww8Jjqx4pd1p7Kmw-D1r-A/s320/100_4685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627834352496561746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl7CxyqwRHL_OBB4fISSThK6OW8B-tBGCbLSxYwqdDlBjvArE4v0qeC2l3HZ4TKhKOatFrDNoEbYObKI5SjsKPTt1nXbyjbY6hlPJpJ9bv5bNvXBBWHu9pL21S9wQrRWfIktd1LpGkOs/s1600/100_4683.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl7CxyqwRHL_OBB4fISSThK6OW8B-tBGCbLSxYwqdDlBjvArE4v0qeC2l3HZ4TKhKOatFrDNoEbYObKI5SjsKPTt1nXbyjbY6hlPJpJ9bv5bNvXBBWHu9pL21S9wQrRWfIktd1LpGkOs/s320/100_4683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627834377851999938" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-35645167095094638522011-07-18T12:00:00.000-04:002011-07-18T12:00:07.729-04:00Annual Guilty PleasureSo, the main reason we spent a few days with Rick and Tina was because Tina and I had our annual NKOTB show to attend. This will be the third summer we've gone (and we had gone the fall prior...so 4 separate shows..well 5 technically because one summer we went to 2 shows). We dug our shirts back out of storage...we bought these two summers ago, but with our pregnancies last summer, we were in maternity wear.<br /><br />We still have the Indy show to attend on the 26th with my dear friend Nicole, and I can't wait!<br /><br />Here are Tina and I pre-concert. Not looking too shabby for 2 girls who had just given birth 9 months prior!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBQx6GKCj3kpby-bkdRMAnGr2G7dtmmT5ornR9ena4Zx6VeDQfGkRnm5OLp8Tq3yS9cKVigMozWs6tpBzGV3llvy4SXWRgdW5bJ3gCuly4zBrmt2hJer35eo_2SZitF9QXKTJKaIb0Gc/s1600/100_4680.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBQx6GKCj3kpby-bkdRMAnGr2G7dtmmT5ornR9ena4Zx6VeDQfGkRnm5OLp8Tq3yS9cKVigMozWs6tpBzGV3llvy4SXWRgdW5bJ3gCuly4zBrmt2hJer35eo_2SZitF9QXKTJKaIb0Gc/s320/100_4680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627832160880310866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiAOC3Tp0jJ9Tc9gvqwRKowj9HDBiZFiI7_1Bb2Fa3EI_8kpzPdJufgM8fiasL-388bYQw52S8LEReEzUtOWQz_aNy4W2a2WvuFyDBoFfJjDBrZmC_f-Fx_PYsMfWJaU33eA-u_u24cs/s1600/100_4681.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiAOC3Tp0jJ9Tc9gvqwRKowj9HDBiZFiI7_1Bb2Fa3EI_8kpzPdJufgM8fiasL-388bYQw52S8LEReEzUtOWQz_aNy4W2a2WvuFyDBoFfJjDBrZmC_f-Fx_PYsMfWJaU33eA-u_u24cs/s320/100_4681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627832170083766818" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-70997590434287638672011-07-17T12:54:00.000-04:002011-07-17T12:54:00.596-04:00Pool Time!Of course we had to have a little kiddie pool time at Tina's house. And, of course I was there with my camera! Evan wasn't feeling well so he didn't join in the festivities, but Brett chilled for a bit, Kaia enjoyed perching on the side of the pool and posing, and Luke was so adorable...he was a little splash-bug. He seriously sat there for like 15 minutes, just splashing away..giggling and enjoying every moment of it :).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYMOmuqxrHbAJbvkIfhUFBrsuNFgWaMgzmjNa91gH502gCaERTvlL4DC4UbMWuej3HUJqzZQYACyUe321EuIbvBoGG3ss8TTuMIBlKwKEaG5coOLvmOnE3N2n3ll3lcKWwto5yEhjIMU/s1600/100_4673.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYMOmuqxrHbAJbvkIfhUFBrsuNFgWaMgzmjNa91gH502gCaERTvlL4DC4UbMWuej3HUJqzZQYACyUe321EuIbvBoGG3ss8TTuMIBlKwKEaG5coOLvmOnE3N2n3ll3lcKWwto5yEhjIMU/s320/100_4673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627831022075802034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjHasRVyE7fePphsJKom_0DvcF7tf_ujN4HhWLJoEQAtdRBzA1XIEQRB22sa9LQ7UP-SkGeyKjk6SMw8nenpvX8nLIEW-7TeD80K_w0VhwiNJkAW8P4sxbyBMNE1l6MhxfSuZaxDwZiQ/s1600/100_4679.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjHasRVyE7fePphsJKom_0DvcF7tf_ujN4HhWLJoEQAtdRBzA1XIEQRB22sa9LQ7UP-SkGeyKjk6SMw8nenpvX8nLIEW-7TeD80K_w0VhwiNJkAW8P4sxbyBMNE1l6MhxfSuZaxDwZiQ/s320/100_4679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627831015850569234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEj3PiIWw0XQXRUmf8r6YnBvF_NmmQoKP5D9efN6xwPQJWTz1SyDoZbUla0UZ231-7oKVYsgNVy2y39NnCaoF_PwDMsUt6UIDnArpAOAxLHc3QPF1Bv1sjZIAKW3pdMj1NzjewBVZfzI/s1600/100_4668.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEj3PiIWw0XQXRUmf8r6YnBvF_NmmQoKP5D9efN6xwPQJWTz1SyDoZbUla0UZ231-7oKVYsgNVy2y39NnCaoF_PwDMsUt6UIDnArpAOAxLHc3QPF1Bv1sjZIAKW3pdMj1NzjewBVZfzI/s320/100_4668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627831005909701154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvToqLmH8kcavf-fvfhjCncELkDjfXMgqOQRG2i-BcgwqKhHNv6CoiCoi8esgLvZnZYoQLqP-w31GuqXnWYG7V1RkErQzfiBvEYS19QBz3mqnW6dQMSMDqJQ1R6s732g0aLG6LSd1PPg8/s1600/100_4670.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvToqLmH8kcavf-fvfhjCncELkDjfXMgqOQRG2i-BcgwqKhHNv6CoiCoi8esgLvZnZYoQLqP-w31GuqXnWYG7V1RkErQzfiBvEYS19QBz3mqnW6dQMSMDqJQ1R6s732g0aLG6LSd1PPg8/s320/100_4670.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627831034543458690" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-53892335547476166552011-07-16T12:45:00.000-04:002011-07-16T12:45:00.783-04:00Time Flies!How time is a-flyin' with the second one! My beautiful baby girl is 10 months old already (well these pics were taken a month ago, but you know...). She is really developing quite a little personality already. I can see her being a CEO, after she graduates high school as captain of the cheerleading squad and president of her class. Little girl is charming and DETERMINED. Seriously. This is the one that will give me gray hairs. Oh, but how I love her so :).<br /><br />Anyway, here's a little post dedicated to Kaia. By this time in Brett's life, I'd written at least 3 times as many posts about him, so I feel like I need to have a few here and there just for my little ladybug. Here are a few with mommy and daddy taken at Rick and Tina's house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilerUXKh4yo_beuN4xy8jSOz1oIDJ62zpZaSw6yauASflFoYDX40r3Wy1cuQZmJ1zhwli_7odctZcixcOPphQBQWwpV2k-0zsEOMSdhwtQNsFYFi5qT9hWJecjLRc8l1Qu_qG9GFiv2Zw/s1600/100_4645.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilerUXKh4yo_beuN4xy8jSOz1oIDJ62zpZaSw6yauASflFoYDX40r3Wy1cuQZmJ1zhwli_7odctZcixcOPphQBQWwpV2k-0zsEOMSdhwtQNsFYFi5qT9hWJecjLRc8l1Qu_qG9GFiv2Zw/s320/100_4645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627829122131022802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVifC6JwlUSjO97yPinaGBkUQ8FkRqwdqrUgSSfHUQVRmLVsYBcVk1_N-E6tqsyXwr7C5uO2uF0gBgZPQZ0HUBk-5mJJx9cX-hMezuZRVBHSISmVGY18xoz5KOYEQkfN1F6EedLlx5WY/s1600/100_4644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVifC6JwlUSjO97yPinaGBkUQ8FkRqwdqrUgSSfHUQVRmLVsYBcVk1_N-E6tqsyXwr7C5uO2uF0gBgZPQZ0HUBk-5mJJx9cX-hMezuZRVBHSISmVGY18xoz5KOYEQkfN1F6EedLlx5WY/s320/100_4644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627829105510629650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlazEwD5cKkqo3f93WafKNuSlZ7b7o_V9GTMrc7n-Jp2LdU2VfxkEb661k0v6KYddv0Ru60uGDbof4471yRbpgew7fSjg-gayq_lU_Wh039g6nykEXtGd8d-GFLcPtYvnvIFiAadA31I/s1600/100_4641.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlazEwD5cKkqo3f93WafKNuSlZ7b7o_V9GTMrc7n-Jp2LdU2VfxkEb661k0v6KYddv0Ru60uGDbof4471yRbpgew7fSjg-gayq_lU_Wh039g6nykEXtGd8d-GFLcPtYvnvIFiAadA31I/s320/100_4641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627829105404160610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhd3vn89jNLuhWwSxXFAKG9e2NBmN9huJcLo7kllWXDcL6pBOesN6_fFsft1yJ2SKoP7us1BNRrfilAk6AKm6kUiaESa13ALbVjyVvdW7VceiVISlqELoa1rdDW6DxQHwR_gkL0Loa8w/s1600/100_4643.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhd3vn89jNLuhWwSxXFAKG9e2NBmN9huJcLo7kllWXDcL6pBOesN6_fFsft1yJ2SKoP7us1BNRrfilAk6AKm6kUiaESa13ALbVjyVvdW7VceiVISlqELoa1rdDW6DxQHwR_gkL0Loa8w/s320/100_4643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627829124998501506" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-65786368794342726762011-07-15T12:36:00.000-04:002011-07-15T12:36:00.916-04:00Kaia and Luke, Sitting In a Tree...What a better post to follow my previous one than one about Tina's and my youngest kiddos. Oh loyal readers (all 2 of you, God Bless You!) will remember that Tina gave birth to her adorable baby Luke 2 weeks after I delivered Kaia. Since then we "betrothed" the two of them (okay, well not really, but you know...) and they are so darn cute together! I really think they would make beautiful babies together...a long long long way in the future...but I'm not biased or anything ;).<br /><br />Cuteness to follow....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jx_wPwgYRYkw6T6Op4Onovb1WzqtSyXzPllouEKH-TlCEssZXOg_aRzlCR_fuOxxfE5dCyFqsu1QjpGadrNQg-q_Jo5EVjJ5okmijvlc_eyLx6YE1oRazhSEg8Qp6wsR9nbz9wybFbg/s1600/100_4659.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jx_wPwgYRYkw6T6Op4Onovb1WzqtSyXzPllouEKH-TlCEssZXOg_aRzlCR_fuOxxfE5dCyFqsu1QjpGadrNQg-q_Jo5EVjJ5okmijvlc_eyLx6YE1oRazhSEg8Qp6wsR9nbz9wybFbg/s320/100_4659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627827153754236306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3yFTnKSVtTYUvz4v-cLkI4CXwEaEMB7OAKEYqyEXDAyBR6zcYohCdGZAYOcyjwh3ODvZIc4lnGt2C78hpDiKgzd-sIezAmHOJTdViJvLa36tSEeN_U1ev2fE8XJ5eLKn1R8TuAStKDI/s1600/100_4655.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3yFTnKSVtTYUvz4v-cLkI4CXwEaEMB7OAKEYqyEXDAyBR6zcYohCdGZAYOcyjwh3ODvZIc4lnGt2C78hpDiKgzd-sIezAmHOJTdViJvLa36tSEeN_U1ev2fE8XJ5eLKn1R8TuAStKDI/s320/100_4655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627827143454279586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTk5UW3HhqLRgNnHD7UjE03aIwVQc32oTohouQfY_i4llbC-Lxu_PV8BZsWKJyyOXoOngHjKR3tSgvVGQCDIC5RM0gp4u1j01oRWdoDKUjp8Wp-6YtpUt22ELsKsXIrldWKnfyz-LsG4/s1600/100_4667.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTk5UW3HhqLRgNnHD7UjE03aIwVQc32oTohouQfY_i4llbC-Lxu_PV8BZsWKJyyOXoOngHjKR3tSgvVGQCDIC5RM0gp4u1j01oRWdoDKUjp8Wp-6YtpUt22ELsKsXIrldWKnfyz-LsG4/s320/100_4667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627827133780081458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5o_r2nQ6FUdMqdbCkrAnCpbsC1SuvQ6D6RTpqAKo6w-3T4W2dHwP5VPrGimcoKCHNLskaibNiV4pt1vaFN6TqKV91fQGS395w6mF69MFtpgXNFU6AY7HMBY_nFbmQGNI1Dk6NQksoTU/s1600/100_4630.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5o_r2nQ6FUdMqdbCkrAnCpbsC1SuvQ6D6RTpqAKo6w-3T4W2dHwP5VPrGimcoKCHNLskaibNiV4pt1vaFN6TqKV91fQGS395w6mF69MFtpgXNFU6AY7HMBY_nFbmQGNI1Dk6NQksoTU/s320/100_4630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627827156301096386" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-59615891291186671762011-07-14T12:27:00.000-04:002011-07-14T12:27:01.583-04:00Best BudsFor our next part of our trip. we went to visit my BFF Tina and her family for a few days. She has a son that is a bit older than Brett named Evan. I've blogged about Brett and Evan many times in the past. Well, they continue to be best buds every time they see each other. They had lots of fun playing...everywhere! Here are pics of them taken at a couple of different playgrounds. Listening to their conversations continues to crack me up as well. We've also gotten to the point where we let the boys have their own "slumber party" when we either stay at their house, or they stay at our house. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsn4YUxmRy2Uy6CXdKpdjgThin8Gtgovk4wri-MRHz1NHdVNZVfImlh9xzuYyaVeY67Uv3LC8BAxi7mZxTxQuAUCIa5cLVDFNu016TqB75J7SuPb8RhYfthFpe35guHNTZnp9utLAWaJ8/s1600/100_4653.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsn4YUxmRy2Uy6CXdKpdjgThin8Gtgovk4wri-MRHz1NHdVNZVfImlh9xzuYyaVeY67Uv3LC8BAxi7mZxTxQuAUCIa5cLVDFNu016TqB75J7SuPb8RhYfthFpe35guHNTZnp9utLAWaJ8/s320/100_4653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627824478152256146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMhf0YxKYh61l7HJrczmTTN7ki4opotr7dRVNYyP3Yx3pQiMJnm5oEUywqFblXIOjBaRdj20F4WacyGz_cj9K-fbNjBIiH2IEQp8S1CBxS9NqSjHp0G9HoLCfGkF1e1BtuVk2cIRxPa4/s1600/100_4637.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMhf0YxKYh61l7HJrczmTTN7ki4opotr7dRVNYyP3Yx3pQiMJnm5oEUywqFblXIOjBaRdj20F4WacyGz_cj9K-fbNjBIiH2IEQp8S1CBxS9NqSjHp0G9HoLCfGkF1e1BtuVk2cIRxPa4/s320/100_4637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627824386248186866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTOJhbVE_q7a4PP_69mpoP5d8PxYRh4WgWFzDdKuD2j2ak6Pd7376MtBwWmKuH-29jga2kiCmQQRsM4FsRx1Kby-rwXwMhqkldwmS_fORItnoMy_qaIukTnoNnjJEpjsxusPBDkdPea4/s1600/100_4652.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTOJhbVE_q7a4PP_69mpoP5d8PxYRh4WgWFzDdKuD2j2ak6Pd7376MtBwWmKuH-29jga2kiCmQQRsM4FsRx1Kby-rwXwMhqkldwmS_fORItnoMy_qaIukTnoNnjJEpjsxusPBDkdPea4/s320/100_4652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627824484288971058" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-38947048382137686882011-07-13T12:24:00.000-04:002011-07-13T12:24:01.003-04:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh130oJPrPf-D5KW2agj0hA0YBmqjL-ErZbVRbVQ98X2cA_78vY4ADiTcmjaSE-qHeeHKSLQVNC-sCnNe2BPgS_B5jCU4TYwJDSoOnPji3rbtInBirCqApJLhFz5vYS4c2iy2MJ_DqjwBI/s1600/100_4589.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh130oJPrPf-D5KW2agj0hA0YBmqjL-ErZbVRbVQ98X2cA_78vY4ADiTcmjaSE-qHeeHKSLQVNC-sCnNe2BPgS_B5jCU4TYwJDSoOnPji3rbtInBirCqApJLhFz5vYS4c2iy2MJ_DqjwBI/s320/100_4589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627822683950835426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7lZAqXYG_4I0r3PlEpZLcY4jvk9wk8m7_b-WgJel2dscwnuyd3AAa-fazRaaI5GHCyyh7-8_cVef2MO64trFRqp9y_XjaO2N7Gc9s9a1i_Ho0cbiqu2wV9Q_B5oXCVlXt0KU961fEqs/s1600/100_4590.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7lZAqXYG_4I0r3PlEpZLcY4jvk9wk8m7_b-WgJel2dscwnuyd3AAa-fazRaaI5GHCyyh7-8_cVef2MO64trFRqp9y_XjaO2N7Gc9s9a1i_Ho0cbiqu2wV9Q_B5oXCVlXt0KU961fEqs/s320/100_4590.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627822694569109794" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-57326916640348067342011-07-12T12:17:00.000-04:002011-07-12T12:17:00.530-04:00DuPage Children's MuseumNext we visited the DuPage Children's Museum. It's nothing like the Chi Mu in Indy. Totally different, but completely perfect for Brett's age. So much to see and DO! Sand tables, water tables, musical instruments, etc., etc. He LOVED it! Unfortunately I was too busy "hearding sheep" to get good pics of the museum, but I did manage to get some at the end.<br /><br />Looking at these makes me laugh. Here are just a few of the "semi" good pictures I was able to get. Looking at them all, is like a study in getting a good picture of 4 people (with 2 of them being 3 and under :)).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms_Ur9dznaTDkZjzUvjHI_lnQIGf5AOviB9E3tEFbgn3DRHhOMbfSVK_ps90AB6Dnb4Fg0_QjJE1R7Iyo2hHLhUFRRVjj0-mGa6nvkvYQLwOrxuWM6ycUUSTwKgRxqOA4yl3v9eLfK_M/s1600/100_4615.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms_Ur9dznaTDkZjzUvjHI_lnQIGf5AOviB9E3tEFbgn3DRHhOMbfSVK_ps90AB6Dnb4Fg0_QjJE1R7Iyo2hHLhUFRRVjj0-mGa6nvkvYQLwOrxuWM6ycUUSTwKgRxqOA4yl3v9eLfK_M/s320/100_4615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627821733348121602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd1evbWzMyxPAU3HyQhZjwnN7U4MIcv8kMhckt7_2aiUJxDm3P-lwC9j5ysDe1ydc_9NLtCzeRX7LHjJidnX5LffDZ-b9CbRQbhD_tx1ocTdzb6qAJlRTVCrYFVGMzJ0XqdZLlsr5AfI/s1600/100_4620.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd1evbWzMyxPAU3HyQhZjwnN7U4MIcv8kMhckt7_2aiUJxDm3P-lwC9j5ysDe1ydc_9NLtCzeRX7LHjJidnX5LffDZ-b9CbRQbhD_tx1ocTdzb6qAJlRTVCrYFVGMzJ0XqdZLlsr5AfI/s320/100_4620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627821721561173826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkSnifPjQqSvvIav7UM-ekPMBLufUB3AXRPSVjMRQS4MMa5FDXqJ3rGbHVnyVxP-dCy5Vaj4soAxpRh6j_La99ron0yZasNKfqJwd6Ojk4iVsh5wUBqUDv_KZiu4-stGJwQrSUVdd9uU/s1600/100_4624.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkSnifPjQqSvvIav7UM-ekPMBLufUB3AXRPSVjMRQS4MMa5FDXqJ3rGbHVnyVxP-dCy5Vaj4soAxpRh6j_La99ron0yZasNKfqJwd6Ojk4iVsh5wUBqUDv_KZiu4-stGJwQrSUVdd9uU/s320/100_4624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627821714660181058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfKDqtNic-3MYklsehoLi7f303BhDK2-tF1jrWazEyoxc6GCrzG1chydV_niDd9ExQPIzuFvu5IroJbxdHjLiu8EsVZ8xqZRRnpt2h4rK6dYofixYw-Xyy8NlQbUX8xrvnUkCkXhWsk4/s1600/100_4619.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfKDqtNic-3MYklsehoLi7f303BhDK2-tF1jrWazEyoxc6GCrzG1chydV_niDd9ExQPIzuFvu5IroJbxdHjLiu8EsVZ8xqZRRnpt2h4rK6dYofixYw-Xyy8NlQbUX8xrvnUkCkXhWsk4/s320/100_4619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627821738273401010" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-53119734938921210992011-07-11T12:09:00.000-04:002011-07-11T12:09:00.258-04:00Brookfield Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9OumbKBS3_WtcGdQc8IQdfdDYxInEW-P-HHWYYzjXZn9o5xlmn6Nn93ASiY3S9HtyLWpp_VFLS7HV0f7v-dtXcJssC9PclTFB38i2AX_U558oP_4zDCe86F-s39_T5XwluMhYHMMZs/s1600/100_4595.jpg"></a>The next day (after the Sox game) we made a trip to the Brookfield Zoo. It was a PERFECT zoo day...mid 70's, breezy, not a cloud in the sky. I think that both kids had a great time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9OumbKBS3_WtcGdQc8IQdfdDYxInEW-P-HHWYYzjXZn9o5xlmn6Nn93ASiY3S9HtyLWpp_VFLS7HV0f7v-dtXcJssC9PclTFB38i2AX_U558oP_4zDCe86F-s39_T5XwluMhYHMMZs/s1600/100_4595.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9OumbKBS3_WtcGdQc8IQdfdDYxInEW-P-HHWYYzjXZn9o5xlmn6Nn93ASiY3S9HtyLWpp_VFLS7HV0f7v-dtXcJssC9PclTFB38i2AX_U558oP_4zDCe86F-s39_T5XwluMhYHMMZs/s320/100_4595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627819850333667330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDc6o9BfkDC4kUEZBOX860MDBHJd8KGeYGrBpF_r4GrGj3KxL9a5mAkH2UhFZtrGdNwSvpSLGXpnVM8qgBMWXdFq_CcX3czDeeeEK3RV0qAL-4nC75SKB6ZkJF5O9XZW5_7NZi5NKO0Y/s1600/100_4611.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDc6o9BfkDC4kUEZBOX860MDBHJd8KGeYGrBpF_r4GrGj3KxL9a5mAkH2UhFZtrGdNwSvpSLGXpnVM8qgBMWXdFq_CcX3czDeeeEK3RV0qAL-4nC75SKB6ZkJF5O9XZW5_7NZi5NKO0Y/s320/100_4611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627819844281387442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiToc9Db2Cawo_ba05_AsFgnmfilBD97wuuxKSH36TPse7XMCavEJzkq6Jvk7GRxPYp9dhzMxwvQMkyKv__ghe4PatcLSXvbd0PaatvhYIksFY0pSF0vRr1x-XmLvqNom9TpU_TN3kDKE/s1600/100_4613.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiToc9Db2Cawo_ba05_AsFgnmfilBD97wuuxKSH36TPse7XMCavEJzkq6Jvk7GRxPYp9dhzMxwvQMkyKv__ghe4PatcLSXvbd0PaatvhYIksFY0pSF0vRr1x-XmLvqNom9TpU_TN3kDKE/s320/100_4613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627819838190883986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0hZlkXCivHpHhGw4_vXju2T379ZJfQGR7Jj1s3rZg1kMIDGA6XzSj1WogCXikvWZZ_cMV2fhDt875XnAQWGcWO3fnBKAoEJb9rfEoM0wCrpkgNOO0ZfIixq94XWjofOCfessAxaLvqQ/s1600/100_4608.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0hZlkXCivHpHhGw4_vXju2T379ZJfQGR7Jj1s3rZg1kMIDGA6XzSj1WogCXikvWZZ_cMV2fhDt875XnAQWGcWO3fnBKAoEJb9rfEoM0wCrpkgNOO0ZfIixq94XWjofOCfessAxaLvqQ/s320/100_4608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627819830265101682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MOOlj3d4gldoeDuML9RzK84kuTtfB_MnjiAqRUqvKemHZuvfpDN-KWoZ7uwvcnpzhK8FVlA-Jv6MnN49inGac5lW-w6GfArjoLY4eSLVOuS0gTGvlTnLdjIN5I2BEskJR2S6ROIZYws/s1600/100_4581.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MOOlj3d4gldoeDuML9RzK84kuTtfB_MnjiAqRUqvKemHZuvfpDN-KWoZ7uwvcnpzhK8FVlA-Jv6MnN49inGac5lW-w6GfArjoLY4eSLVOuS0gTGvlTnLdjIN5I2BEskJR2S6ROIZYws/s320/100_4581.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627819866160234546" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-56400454518302806572011-07-10T15:57:00.003-04:002011-07-10T16:04:57.570-04:00Root For the White SoxOn June 11th we went up to Chicago for a week-long stay. It was our vacation this year...we didn't go to a hotel or a cabin or anything, rather we stayed with family and friends. It actually worked out really well because the kiddos are so small right now, and we had a lot of people around to help watch them so I could occassionally take at least a mental break.<br /><br />Anyway, the first half of the week, we stayed with Steve's family, and we went to our annual White Sox game. This was Kaia's first game and we got her a certificate (as we did for Brett) to put in her baby book.<br /><br />Another cool thing that happened at the game was that Kaia said her first word...I am counting it anyway. She looked right at Brett as he was walking down the steps, pointed at him and said "Bep!". No doubt, she was trying to say "Brett".<br /><br />I'll try to write a few more posts about our trip up :).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX9vK7uzFxgyACrCFpX9GHfwVAO1vHteiYTjz4s3UDQCIe6lULLXfoZqoVMQQ5rznbY3SINHzBD1fK1Vh3DbmuJPx4PDJaIyU0EhAiRcP9r5EmNcG01HImWhxV9BgEuXmMSnBsBti8pI/s1600/100_4541.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlX9vK7uzFxgyACrCFpX9GHfwVAO1vHteiYTjz4s3UDQCIe6lULLXfoZqoVMQQ5rznbY3SINHzBD1fK1Vh3DbmuJPx4PDJaIyU0EhAiRcP9r5EmNcG01HImWhxV9BgEuXmMSnBsBti8pI/s320/100_4541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627816448133623362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudgOWcwLfYY_rh-S84xqEAebhaYvtl43hCWxL7kiMToELe0pvWQ4f5qDm6EqWpyR_ctoJGNvaAcJeqFGwo6MSjS532KVBrvbirvzH78BDB_kt4cnTc0poUIZArE17OrZ15GfNjdTwO4w/s1600/100_4559.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudgOWcwLfYY_rh-S84xqEAebhaYvtl43hCWxL7kiMToELe0pvWQ4f5qDm6EqWpyR_ctoJGNvaAcJeqFGwo6MSjS532KVBrvbirvzH78BDB_kt4cnTc0poUIZArE17OrZ15GfNjdTwO4w/s320/100_4559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627816440108153170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj-EXZe7vjqOYd7Zn8VMNMQJEfPethPMrRfsqw8VSho9ULJhqQ8RDZ6438cJbU7E-6gLSXpTKQytqrxxkB8VdMo_n8yc32jr8wrOVyPyr_9N9KWHw3BKt3KJFDwedPa5GGQdJCu4d3HA/s1600/100_4565.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj-EXZe7vjqOYd7Zn8VMNMQJEfPethPMrRfsqw8VSho9ULJhqQ8RDZ6438cJbU7E-6gLSXpTKQytqrxxkB8VdMo_n8yc32jr8wrOVyPyr_9N9KWHw3BKt3KJFDwedPa5GGQdJCu4d3HA/s320/100_4565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627816432742940066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjMoKD9E0fLdOE_zExWo4TgY1eH5En_5EDcV16D_WEPP5lBi7L4i1bCb5yIqavCUeHmQgcJPev-gdL7Eja_zu06u5a3SvpiDcZd-1SusnxlO-j5XwvSW3SjdEPbh-K65aLOAn1OSsPD0/s1600/100_4532.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjMoKD9E0fLdOE_zExWo4TgY1eH5En_5EDcV16D_WEPP5lBi7L4i1bCb5yIqavCUeHmQgcJPev-gdL7Eja_zu06u5a3SvpiDcZd-1SusnxlO-j5XwvSW3SjdEPbh-K65aLOAn1OSsPD0/s320/100_4532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627816452903978866" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-57564373454222882502011-06-17T12:29:00.000-04:002011-06-17T12:29:00.284-04:009 Months OldWhew! I think I'm finally caught up! (for now anyway :)).<br /><br />We took Kaia to the doc at the beginning of June for her 9 month stats.<br /><br />Here are pics of her by the Teddy Bear chair right before we went to the doc.<br /><br />And here are her stats!<br /><br />Weight: 18 lbs 4 oz (42nd percentile)<br /><br />Length: 29 inches (91st percentile)<br /><br />Head: 44.7 inches (71st percentile)<br /><br />I am beginning to sense her daddy in her based on her height! She's going to be a tall one!!!<br />:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybZuCwuUN7GMptqzXJV_5ejF8JX1c8XLxBj-t1gsfWIU3FO-GJdz03dChFgqbX2KppMP3IUycSVUDywhvjzyyUV8jmhLYDKXWeX4skDwGERNm911xHQGZTRyBY5Qdv_MORsBe3QmeWco/s1600/100_4522.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybZuCwuUN7GMptqzXJV_5ejF8JX1c8XLxBj-t1gsfWIU3FO-GJdz03dChFgqbX2KppMP3IUycSVUDywhvjzyyUV8jmhLYDKXWeX4skDwGERNm911xHQGZTRyBY5Qdv_MORsBe3QmeWco/s320/100_4522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615995934887996578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zL3yNT0MYoR8RaWqbBrEQ6EkF55PODIUR9qvd1oUNpfcN6yxazRljKiqPQrbravoLqofxKOKnP7cJ1qseLTMncXqS149h-qLlt72j85xKrPWqqgrWDjO9qd0hcb2H2t06HqCXWMEYmU/s1600/100_4528.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zL3yNT0MYoR8RaWqbBrEQ6EkF55PODIUR9qvd1oUNpfcN6yxazRljKiqPQrbravoLqofxKOKnP7cJ1qseLTMncXqS149h-qLlt72j85xKrPWqqgrWDjO9qd0hcb2H2t06HqCXWMEYmU/s320/100_4528.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615995939837089826" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-39923415472164111062011-06-16T12:23:00.000-04:002011-06-16T12:23:00.301-04:00Pool Time!We FINALLY got out Brett's kiddie pool from his 2nd birthday over Memorial Day Weekend. I know, I know...I am guilty of not getting it out for over a year, but last summer was so darned HOT, and I was pregnant (and miserable). But, this summer I am not pregnant and I have much more energy, so we got it out for the first time ever.<br /><br />Both of the kiddos LOVED it, and I had fun photographing their new swimwear :).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWP_4uUVyOtAfDEQtr2vk7NYqmwA3md4ne3QM1bu2Wp7-3676_H_cYR07bdeantFtBQBGMjpIJRaY2tFo_vk1AqDtph-cIXms9F9iJw1WKJ7paNMWOAdlx9psU8HF4C5BaaO8h-hgUjY/s1600/100_4483.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWP_4uUVyOtAfDEQtr2vk7NYqmwA3md4ne3QM1bu2Wp7-3676_H_cYR07bdeantFtBQBGMjpIJRaY2tFo_vk1AqDtph-cIXms9F9iJw1WKJ7paNMWOAdlx9psU8HF4C5BaaO8h-hgUjY/s320/100_4483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615995030068214914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jU8AmizkZ4GfKxevHGJPnCaS3ZGVGQYM6SEUWRiaPsXZZAo6m-2Ngr1t5QeioZD8K4YgARZ0To5DQpRIm5HVj0I5GmG4CmCRCiRMzQBtneftyE4aaG8wu90K2SojMKCW19FEisNFTrU/s1600/100_4521.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MrE7FobCakoIekPUPLxBCLb_8d0hmM4frMIspfVhrJluWTP-4Hgr5gaXnWAF6QjYmOAWqL6-E6MCU2dukORwVIZJBauv_PpJvDsQUD8BGWB8njPCWtFi0HTMb6K2TFAsEyulDZXfkIc/s320/100_4508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615995009938969202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTacKgMRrOz_fW6aylRo0O4RdkornFM07rS2GpUdwmCAWHBebWBIj_bMke2tp7Lku6N4X91aq3XK2lp5p4dtdAiWa8STygazhTMdmls_fvFGcubBcydf-09aj3otu3d0qk-Gj0z28Cyo/s1600/100_4478.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTacKgMRrOz_fW6aylRo0O4RdkornFM07rS2GpUdwmCAWHBebWBIj_bMke2tp7Lku6N4X91aq3XK2lp5p4dtdAiWa8STygazhTMdmls_fvFGcubBcydf-09aj3otu3d0qk-Gj0z28Cyo/s320/100_4478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615995036443341634" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-25393342938112868632011-06-15T12:10:00.000-04:002011-06-15T12:10:00.502-04:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNn0le1PtHGgwpzfhyGOgKGwXkUWKrA78sMXMvDqAMsWukDOx-loVBHlFJNVfaKFgEYghAGP48Zd8-944EXd9IGvYRukUWtkJBN4rgvLi5LSGcZSUy9KAZ76x5Y2C3btCRZ2Azgdx847c/s1600/100_4466.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNn0le1PtHGgwpzfhyGOgKGwXkUWKrA78sMXMvDqAMsWukDOx-loVBHlFJNVfaKFgEYghAGP48Zd8-944EXd9IGvYRukUWtkJBN4rgvLi5LSGcZSUy9KAZ76x5Y2C3btCRZ2Azgdx847c/s320/100_4466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990899170067858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlCeLXF8Hka2CcXp-cMFX-EyaBvXJ32KnX7SjdV1gh7tlfLv_TjwZkZinGIP9caZ4Fv7_5BzhCU1K9aMAw01uPun04uvNnu5lZgmAb3PLqZZtkVaA5JhAYvgqb0XQVXke0S_E94E-23M/s1600/100_4447.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlCeLXF8Hka2CcXp-cMFX-EyaBvXJ32KnX7SjdV1gh7tlfLv_TjwZkZinGIP9caZ4Fv7_5BzhCU1K9aMAw01uPun04uvNnu5lZgmAb3PLqZZtkVaA5JhAYvgqb0XQVXke0S_E94E-23M/s320/100_4447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990901081275794" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-29552425996775271272011-06-14T12:02:00.000-04:002011-06-14T12:02:01.023-04:00Planting FlowersThese pictures were taken, I believe, in early May when Steve and I were planting our flower beds. It's so nice that the kiddos are able to finally enjoy fun in the sun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gwwXCoYZTz_w1K3d46WJSLYOaZlGhFdoyMHccGzn8gg3jGDzMrdukM5PH9wjB01inugS8iO80D58zi7VyIgJZvsDxnwdZ7tMqhl3a7lMX-j_vVqyjAhdv9F7a0nmibQ2LPEM4foaLos/s1600/100_4420.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gwwXCoYZTz_w1K3d46WJSLYOaZlGhFdoyMHccGzn8gg3jGDzMrdukM5PH9wjB01inugS8iO80D58zi7VyIgJZvsDxnwdZ7tMqhl3a7lMX-j_vVqyjAhdv9F7a0nmibQ2LPEM4foaLos/s320/100_4420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990057269831746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JjbUjMbeeeFdEb0s90cl43ldE8F7duEwZbac3LrrjofqQrvU_Pn73I0M_EQjeG3qrPE_kMT3_dKc0Y9F9lEkaDz0AWIUKBzgo7LhK7qXcANHRv1ChR9tPtjfJZ3hk4ryckxmgO3WQEM/s1600/100_4433.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JjbUjMbeeeFdEb0s90cl43ldE8F7duEwZbac3LrrjofqQrvU_Pn73I0M_EQjeG3qrPE_kMT3_dKc0Y9F9lEkaDz0AWIUKBzgo7LhK7qXcANHRv1ChR9tPtjfJZ3hk4ryckxmgO3WQEM/s320/100_4433.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990046123896594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHqeWUXAoc_XcKwQhfu99AUpiZFzWB48fKYNzkYKrbhNuh7DwRwzhFc4tlRGqqenCjxDtQTmvqtu8s_gOas6JkcWw7SrDx_1XFzaA2bbgIGSyqJFBhhm_J163H4OrkxmobWQcWkU6mIA/s1600/100_4441.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHqeWUXAoc_XcKwQhfu99AUpiZFzWB48fKYNzkYKrbhNuh7DwRwzhFc4tlRGqqenCjxDtQTmvqtu8s_gOas6JkcWw7SrDx_1XFzaA2bbgIGSyqJFBhhm_J163H4OrkxmobWQcWkU6mIA/s320/100_4441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990037035596562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom02wh-KeA_Sm4r2N7xrAtrFdphWHE5jUOEFsL7oXC5nOX97MTmCci6_Zt_CSy3DLEvOFCOiRjFFDcTtreZHdsrDhDyJEfXFKiW4KU7jc50_72YUZ7LhI-fLoLXfNGuXn06QlszI3q1A/s1600/100_4439.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom02wh-KeA_Sm4r2N7xrAtrFdphWHE5jUOEFsL7oXC5nOX97MTmCci6_Zt_CSy3DLEvOFCOiRjFFDcTtreZHdsrDhDyJEfXFKiW4KU7jc50_72YUZ7LhI-fLoLXfNGuXn06QlszI3q1A/s320/100_4439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990033552463570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5Ez6cfPrffNW48zL1PNZrqb8p1xjlkv7y-J2i2ANmtEGguIjZy9JRod53Klgjg4dfHXCuE7QhrEAmClIHaMXBGx9vkmUPUqbGd14o6x34qVnAJ9qP78voStBqodZKUVNbjcr8xRhD4E/s1600/100_4412.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5Ez6cfPrffNW48zL1PNZrqb8p1xjlkv7y-J2i2ANmtEGguIjZy9JRod53Klgjg4dfHXCuE7QhrEAmClIHaMXBGx9vkmUPUqbGd14o6x34qVnAJ9qP78voStBqodZKUVNbjcr8xRhD4E/s320/100_4412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990065787144082" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-25647109346750064982011-06-13T12:58:00.000-04:002011-06-13T12:58:00.667-04:00Family PicturesOn April 29th (Kate and William's Wedding Day..hence I remember the date), we had our first ever family photos taken! My friend Andrea has a good friend, Mare, who is a professional photographer. We had her take our pictures at Holcomb Gardens at Butler and were very pleased with how they turned out!!!<br /><br />I have a feeling we will try to make this an annual event, as Brett is already 3, and we've not had them done before.<br /><br />Here are a few of my favorites....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham6_rjDxhiHxdF8GvwUKTTSJAyTwMLEKuHs4Xr7aN0opwIpkPXh6euGqBgmAFR_wS63qk2sUg3hfEx4-24q4Tkv-Rfbh96n7lW8MlYRpJ2UI7AdQrMjPMS0-9VWybHFV3b1IoJ9bqoDs/s1600/carrie+026+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham6_rjDxhiHxdF8GvwUKTTSJAyTwMLEKuHs4Xr7aN0opwIpkPXh6euGqBgmAFR_wS63qk2sUg3hfEx4-24q4Tkv-Rfbh96n7lW8MlYRpJ2UI7AdQrMjPMS0-9VWybHFV3b1IoJ9bqoDs/s320/carrie+026+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615987956180946514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2Yk-f3l4bxUwL4CV4n7MKl_5zA5PJvvslGsHqkocBSRHJ2IN5wuXMUuLm3p1LcQckbssS7KtTUkkbhxnY-fIoBgr_55IkQ3THXzqf2MBP37QCuVVn0sdZimX-jv1vpI5Eu9wcxK5TTw/s1600/carrie_002_copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2Yk-f3l4bxUwL4CV4n7MKl_5zA5PJvvslGsHqkocBSRHJ2IN5wuXMUuLm3p1LcQckbssS7KtTUkkbhxnY-fIoBgr_55IkQ3THXzqf2MBP37QCuVVn0sdZimX-jv1vpI5Eu9wcxK5TTw/s320/carrie_002_copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615987946700016754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx12dQ0-ZGoNPim6FSXmSb9udMcE9JHIsvFiUTXe6I8XRTWhujS5Quj5GH6eAM1ZD7P1rDIH7qnx1LtndZk2zh4CZZpEcQf7Not5yOCN65mgINY637kz_Xlpq_klzjYNYHl_lXfYIEhM/s1600/carrie+007+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx12dQ0-ZGoNPim6FSXmSb9udMcE9JHIsvFiUTXe6I8XRTWhujS5Quj5GH6eAM1ZD7P1rDIH7qnx1LtndZk2zh4CZZpEcQf7Not5yOCN65mgINY637kz_Xlpq_klzjYNYHl_lXfYIEhM/s320/carrie+007+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615987962570507426" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-76487607389501732202011-06-12T11:59:00.000-04:002011-06-12T11:59:00.422-04:00Big Girl!So I haven't been blogging about Kaia's progress, but this girl has taken off...literally. In early April she started crawling (just over 7 months) and now she is majorly cruising and takes her hands off for short periods of time. She also uses a toy walker that she pushes very well. She is currently 9 months old and I expect she'll be walking within a month or two. These pics were taken over Easter weekend as well.<br /><br />She has also cut one tooth and is working on a second. She also claps and "dances" when she gets excited. Anyway, just some updates on her progress!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi_a7f5hqXxG8uA0aJ8hWeTq4LyZ5jWQkwmy65KkkkuJ2nwQzdPm4V1X44jvndYGmNZ5QfJiNMZfVp5SBTLJFb8q8a-b9M9cGVgNl7KjM2mr-engOnz-iZVx6m0aMK_8gnzrIa60uyoc/s1600/100_4334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi_a7f5hqXxG8uA0aJ8hWeTq4LyZ5jWQkwmy65KkkkuJ2nwQzdPm4V1X44jvndYGmNZ5QfJiNMZfVp5SBTLJFb8q8a-b9M9cGVgNl7KjM2mr-engOnz-iZVx6m0aMK_8gnzrIa60uyoc/s320/100_4334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615880344382682386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4JyhX0k6HHsQciRYEU-3pemT5b97T3_roGPHi-nPcRkeo6U3qfBJjuZr3oj4IFzJxE1ZJT9CPi-CARSZRH-USrvDZszzf8ndQNDoxMQMTOvlWZT4kpm7JqlSCt6siW58V1QdbGiApLs/s1600/100_4329.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4JyhX0k6HHsQciRYEU-3pemT5b97T3_roGPHi-nPcRkeo6U3qfBJjuZr3oj4IFzJxE1ZJT9CPi-CARSZRH-USrvDZszzf8ndQNDoxMQMTOvlWZT4kpm7JqlSCt6siW58V1QdbGiApLs/s320/100_4329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615880342283021490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sfcd035gmAQ63ro7BcPmH3a81zmAu9Px7wsR9Tzd-PB0Insxsbwp11rzWBtX9ZStFi84RI9WDsRNdlRceOfWFTqRRXj-Ft-j65KSzM3ducnhTkwHgXu5k3S6O-iZ0v3RykzlpOrqJcA/s1600/100_4391.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sfcd035gmAQ63ro7BcPmH3a81zmAu9Px7wsR9Tzd-PB0Insxsbwp11rzWBtX9ZStFi84RI9WDsRNdlRceOfWFTqRRXj-Ft-j65KSzM3ducnhTkwHgXu5k3S6O-iZ0v3RykzlpOrqJcA/s320/100_4391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615880353929472658" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-77882308057728150722011-06-11T11:56:00.000-04:002011-06-11T11:56:00.055-04:00Uh ohThese are from April... before she outgrew her saucer. I have to laugh because Brett did the same thing as a baby...getting stuck underneath it. I'm pretty sure I blogged about it then but it would take too much effort to find it and link to it again, so if you care to, you can look for it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozeU6kPhQnYHej7waNhhmmW7IF3a2b0uev50Dnv9-SfkI7lEBlTSmvosZzeHPbBBYcMNULIcyvmIGMS39fZ4-ebu_8XGJwOlTS0eSuXb5MyHaM1Wg_Udf0oIT5ziHi3WABVCSMmeZvY0/s1600/100_4195.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozeU6kPhQnYHej7waNhhmmW7IF3a2b0uev50Dnv9-SfkI7lEBlTSmvosZzeHPbBBYcMNULIcyvmIGMS39fZ4-ebu_8XGJwOlTS0eSuXb5MyHaM1Wg_Udf0oIT5ziHi3WABVCSMmeZvY0/s320/100_4195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615878909792309154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHuiJ2VMW-uc9LGMyPHtgowPFWhN6XThxaA4hRyzBLqYMLzFyTxwSGnQ7UwIWNntf6Qr_tZUtvLX3OjYEUDZCEIubfXumKbNLUCVTdroEsL2o92UA_VtkCxs11_AiXLwsTUAptNmJIss/s1600/100_4192.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHuiJ2VMW-uc9LGMyPHtgowPFWhN6XThxaA4hRyzBLqYMLzFyTxwSGnQ7UwIWNntf6Qr_tZUtvLX3OjYEUDZCEIubfXumKbNLUCVTdroEsL2o92UA_VtkCxs11_AiXLwsTUAptNmJIss/s320/100_4192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615878916524036898" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-91040748815711893962011-06-10T11:12:00.000-04:002011-06-10T11:12:00.160-04:00Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgdC4gGCn5pSLcZfEhkfX6fiRa9e1c3x5Ip6dePB5ws1tFLVT4C3Ji_hChRx32sogbbRvEXlTucka1UGUWY-kgGerEBMiAMXVutM16PwHu2cOmTFTSs_JCgr5f7DujBugqB2MRSI4qKc/s1600/100_4360.jpg"></a>This year we spent Easter weekend at Steve's parents house in Chicago and came back and had Easter dinner with my family.<br /><br />The kiddos got to go on an Egg Hunt the day before and Brett really cleaned up!<br /><br />Here are some pics from the weekend...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgdC4gGCn5pSLcZfEhkfX6fiRa9e1c3x5Ip6dePB5ws1tFLVT4C3Ji_hChRx32sogbbRvEXlTucka1UGUWY-kgGerEBMiAMXVutM16PwHu2cOmTFTSs_JCgr5f7DujBugqB2MRSI4qKc/s1600/100_4360.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgdC4gGCn5pSLcZfEhkfX6fiRa9e1c3x5Ip6dePB5ws1tFLVT4C3Ji_hChRx32sogbbRvEXlTucka1UGUWY-kgGerEBMiAMXVutM16PwHu2cOmTFTSs_JCgr5f7DujBugqB2MRSI4qKc/s320/100_4360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615872117881025634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuytygIJVFUQkCu8JERLMt7VDCEdZmyVKKRWz5eMVnDqCwswEIGLdhTAxA2aDF60wEcI3lKa_SSaC-lTGlBvqF575tdqpcTHn2Gm6FxwP66QLqrI-85iLBrMENG_pdXnxQzedlY22avuY/s1600/100_4343+-+Copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuytygIJVFUQkCu8JERLMt7VDCEdZmyVKKRWz5eMVnDqCwswEIGLdhTAxA2aDF60wEcI3lKa_SSaC-lTGlBvqF575tdqpcTHn2Gm6FxwP66QLqrI-85iLBrMENG_pdXnxQzedlY22avuY/s320/100_4343+-+Copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615872109523548466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv7bYuf76jd_4fxZAruNsUgGe8rcjtU55rpAp8dY2VNROUMD2lCX2DlLVOYAVKVv981h7TGPVn1lB29YK1sqjVhybZO24VZluf4m1Wm38Diga-wmMZgEppooDybRgw15wzSTJqrrGOk0/s1600/100_4342+-+Copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv7bYuf76jd_4fxZAruNsUgGe8rcjtU55rpAp8dY2VNROUMD2lCX2DlLVOYAVKVv981h7TGPVn1lB29YK1sqjVhybZO24VZluf4m1Wm38Diga-wmMZgEppooDybRgw15wzSTJqrrGOk0/s320/100_4342+-+Copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615872100121020802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7Vvk5PQUFF6j_gmXOh2MC2PrUa-c3ADPlx5unTN8dRa3nDzobDIuYEdX1XYr9rKY4yhpSrqoMEhF8DfZ6gzbulEQS_04nv5LwLnoj5rXspnTT4kQ01-8KjYXOMoN2hSLYi2i9U8hQJ4/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7Vvk5PQUFF6j_gmXOh2MC2PrUa-c3ADPlx5unTN8dRa3nDzobDIuYEdX1XYr9rKY4yhpSrqoMEhF8DfZ6gzbulEQS_04nv5LwLnoj5rXspnTT4kQ01-8KjYXOMoN2hSLYi2i9U8hQJ4/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615872093713048514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeHdNGrEBvpO3pDgMdFnOGiC_oOvGq-kriQnbfE4xRfqRj-lq1e3IfSaDif2ikOL_0Zl7wVIJbzSI__J7aSRBffBFaiBNP8SkeZ1FWu2KAqivP_Itq5PezZBCz2wzYw0PTbMH6fjbUKA/s1600/100_4311.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeHdNGrEBvpO3pDgMdFnOGiC_oOvGq-kriQnbfE4xRfqRj-lq1e3IfSaDif2ikOL_0Zl7wVIJbzSI__J7aSRBffBFaiBNP8SkeZ1FWu2KAqivP_Itq5PezZBCz2wzYw0PTbMH6fjbUKA/s320/100_4311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615872127192176978" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-29389445964931338942011-06-09T11:17:00.001-04:002011-06-09T12:18:54.587-04:00Brett's Birthday Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtAqd12vXkKOYCrM3ggtcvQhhRvehO_8K7S-6mW-HYCLXDipbi9sRVTBo0dQXDJgDlaf90FmVDcIwlrKFmEBSXtAFlaXgtns9EW9QI7T_rqNZLSawO4LALFUGhLlcujkKgMHPaCa09Zs/s1600/100_4243.jpg"></a><br />The weekend after Brett turned 3 we had his party.<br /><br />Due to weather, we had the party at my parent's house (our house is a matchbox and couldn't hold everyone...we were planning to have it in our backyard).<br /><br />And, ironically, or not, Brett's theme was The Backyardigans this year. So we had Pablo and Tasha plates, napkins, etc....<br /><br />Here are some pics of his birthday.<br /><br />Steve and I gave him a Power Wheels VW Beetle that looks like my car. He loves it!<br /><br />He's growing up so fast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtAqd12vXkKOYCrM3ggtcvQhhRvehO_8K7S-6mW-HYCLXDipbi9sRVTBo0dQXDJgDlaf90FmVDcIwlrKFmEBSXtAFlaXgtns9EW9QI7T_rqNZLSawO4LALFUGhLlcujkKgMHPaCa09Zs/s1600/100_4243.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF_7-abGVhuRkGt-Oz0MEV0ts_BP-Gt4IDAx9SeN5xBk_dkuvrQ_15dig9MsWhsn4NjUU7JehaGkDfUjDSD08y-MwyrECTLjyrkKKRhBshSe-II6z4hcEZHwusPsUsFVQoiKHsGdnPsI/s1600/100_4245.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtAqd12vXkKOYCrM3ggtcvQhhRvehO_8K7S-6mW-HYCLXDipbi9sRVTBo0dQXDJgDlaf90FmVDcIwlrKFmEBSXtAFlaXgtns9EW9QI7T_rqNZLSawO4LALFUGhLlcujkKgMHPaCa09Zs/s1600/100_4243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtAqd12vXkKOYCrM3ggtcvQhhRvehO_8K7S-6mW-HYCLXDipbi9sRVTBo0dQXDJgDlaf90FmVDcIwlrKFmEBSXtAFlaXgtns9EW9QI7T_rqNZLSawO4LALFUGhLlcujkKgMHPaCa09Zs/s320/100_4243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615869880964734578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OfiFA-ZtIrNu5TA5g0UvUvBKIjJ0uMTZEqwkVng_yUW16nJXi2Osa-JxIcZyX76lxCRhgr9_eEtcoKYkdP_ldh-AJyL-PjStslPCWvcwPRHT5EUkPt0dm2hOxydaYjrfPoR8ZKGscl4/s1600/100_4251.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OfiFA-ZtIrNu5TA5g0UvUvBKIjJ0uMTZEqwkVng_yUW16nJXi2Osa-JxIcZyX76lxCRhgr9_eEtcoKYkdP_ldh-AJyL-PjStslPCWvcwPRHT5EUkPt0dm2hOxydaYjrfPoR8ZKGscl4/s320/100_4251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615869865729393458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSPATh_ngUKgtoFkJxAxIvRZLYLTHIA8AwiwJ4ZNFL_ebTdS9H8OnX3mwkjWOlA_dlqPOHy5s2za2e37ImDcC0z4DLDlJq96WrsVZ6SYpafxL9sL8ZcqeHVloz7Auc9cGDJ0Fuj2Aw3g/s1600/100_4252.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSPATh_ngUKgtoFkJxAxIvRZLYLTHIA8AwiwJ4ZNFL_ebTdS9H8OnX3mwkjWOlA_dlqPOHy5s2za2e37ImDcC0z4DLDlJq96WrsVZ6SYpafxL9sL8ZcqeHVloz7Auc9cGDJ0Fuj2Aw3g/s320/100_4252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615869856078073586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HM-seZuiC79ar4YQI3uBnyviVH0kwwC9CBHhreHmBPtvaARk1rK25W_LZP_0SNaWba7StQLWpxxoIHji3i9RTmEj9YGa-rtdCzAmg8eclMVcLq92IhXp4bvf_8SHgeTkylEJwA0IrI/s1600/100_4227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0HM-seZuiC79ar4YQI3uBnyviVH0kwwC9CBHhreHmBPtvaARk1rK25W_LZP_0SNaWba7StQLWpxxoIHji3i9RTmEj9YGa-rtdCzAmg8eclMVcLq92IhXp4bvf_8SHgeTkylEJwA0IrI/s320/100_4227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615869890915463618" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-30027910718722323202011-06-08T11:07:00.002-04:002011-06-08T11:12:08.630-04:00Brett's 3 Year StatsOkay, let's see how many blogs I can speed through while Kaia is napping...<br /><br />Brett turned 3 on April 14th<br /><br />On his birthday we went to the zoo as we normally do. But he had his 3 year appointment first.<br /><br />Here are his stats, with pic by the teddy bear chair (taken on his birthday):<br /><br />Height: 39 1/4 inches (83 percent)<br /><br />Weight: 28 lbs. 4.8 oz (15 percent)<br /><br />Still tall and skinny!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm2sZDYBE3u6-nDj6P8DISIBKrMbfQAVsqV17_PbT88eeMPQyAtYwvwFTLheHuUhueiT7jJLTEII9r01lFzAHMND5pUYtDBwUtF9-geFMwJ9UPPZmADZbV9vJBcBV6nU7jR7An5Qb1DA/s1600/100_4217.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm2sZDYBE3u6-nDj6P8DISIBKrMbfQAVsqV17_PbT88eeMPQyAtYwvwFTLheHuUhueiT7jJLTEII9r01lFzAHMND5pUYtDBwUtF9-geFMwJ9UPPZmADZbV9vJBcBV6nU7jR7An5Qb1DA/s320/100_4217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615866501709317570" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-32207276048383773342011-06-03T15:34:00.002-04:002011-06-03T15:55:10.563-04:00129Whew! It's been a long time! Have you missed me??<br /><br />In all honesty, I am not sure if and or when I will ever seem to get back to blogging. I am in a very unique situation right now where Steve is working from home today and I have a break to blog.<br /><br />Brett and Kaia keep me super busy these days...with Kaia crawling, I have to watch her like a hawk....and my internet access is pretty limited to my Blackberry...I'll check my Facebook on the BB, but really that's about it. No way am I going to try and type an email, let alone a blog, on that thing!<br /><br />So in a few ways I've fallen off the face of the earth...<br /><br />I have so much to post, so many pictures....Brett turned 3, we have professional pictures taken, Easter happened, Kaia started crawling, cut a tooth, had her 9 month appointment....and that's all that's just off the top of my head...<br /><br />Unfortunately, those pictures are on the desktop computer and as Steve is working on it, I am on our laptop.<br /><br />So, to the number at the top of my post...well, that ladies and gentlemen is a happy number that greeted me on the scale today. I did it, I broke back into the 120's...granted I'm not quite where I want to be...my comfortable weight is between 120 - 125, but lots of hard work is paying off. I'm into a bunch of my old clothes...and after I shed about 5 more pounds I should be able to see the rest come out of storage.<br /><br />That number also signifies why I haven't been blogging. I've been working out like a madwoman during naptime, and usually if I'd blog, it would be during naps. So something had to give.<br /><br />I've publicly discussed my weight struggle before on here. I gained over 60 pounds when I was pregnant with Brett, didn't take it all off, put some of it back on before I got pregnant with Kaia and had a pregnancy wrought with gestational diabetes. I also felt like a whale the second time around.<br /><br />So, as soon as I was able to, I started on the treadmill...and now I'm up to working out 6-7 days a week at home, 30-90 minutes a day either on the treadmill or doing workout DVD's....my budget and schedule doesn't allow for the gym, but I really prefer the convenience of this anyway. I'm also counting calories and still breastfeeding...which is the tricky part...but I think I've found the correct balance of working out and calories to still lose weight while supplying enough for my baby. It can be tricky! And, it's not been easy...baby weight really WANTS to stick to your bones and holds on for dear life. But I am feeling better, and am able to keep up with my crazy kiddos better that I ever have before.<br /><br />Anyway, just a quick synopsis of what's been going on in my life. This is the biggest break I've ever taken from blogging, and this blog is primarily dedicated to my kiddos, so I really need to get back and post about them. Hopefully soon :).Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-2671308222625948462011-04-27T07:12:00.000-04:002011-04-27T07:12:00.494-04:00Wordless WednesdayI know, I am like 2 months behind on blogging...but I'll start by taking baby steps..<br /><br />Here's a Wordless Wednesday for ya :).<br /><br />Thanks to Amy P. and Bryn for the sticker...we obtained it while helping them move last week.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAjkP14YvFnIcV4OTi0dJcjPKSU-YEBHBcFTMP7TFSfGAol3w_4mGEVOmMrimJRVAy8s6cCoMvA53uoVvgj5V47W44BJKSxZ1MTJodZ_OdUD3ozKu0Ab3NEyIcTLfXUGOKg0wFYP2peA/s1600/100_4257.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAjkP14YvFnIcV4OTi0dJcjPKSU-YEBHBcFTMP7TFSfGAol3w_4mGEVOmMrimJRVAy8s6cCoMvA53uoVvgj5V47W44BJKSxZ1MTJodZ_OdUD3ozKu0Ab3NEyIcTLfXUGOKg0wFYP2peA/s320/100_4257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600080823669766978" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7339957544172025136.post-12941809669339387272011-03-03T11:31:00.003-05:002011-03-03T11:39:39.264-05:006 Months Old!Wow, time really flies with the second one! Can she really big 6 months old ALREADY?<br /><br />Kaia had her 6 month appointment yesterday and here are the stats:<br /><br />Weight: 16 lbs 4 oz. - 60% percentile<br /><br />Length: 26 1/2 inches - 77% percentile<br /><br />Head: 42.5 cm - 52% percentile.<br /><br />Following are pics of my silly kids. Notice that Kaia still likes to "mug" for the camera, even in the middle of a tackle for big brother. Maybe she'll be a model if she likes the camera so much! :) And, of course, Brett has to get in on the action when I'm taking pictures :).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFtvSF5dmxnX7cBpCWajBJz8HXaegaq6Eu6rVSDq4lja3VNhEeZe7g472LUnRwJkKeUp0FBCCcBssWpahyphenhyphen93ImWRKfjj9iDEH1KtfEwxNzmQ2CeEamdtBdbbPtGVgmcWWPvI1zl5oPQQ/s1600/100_4093.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFtvSF5dmxnX7cBpCWajBJz8HXaegaq6Eu6rVSDq4lja3VNhEeZe7g472LUnRwJkKeUp0FBCCcBssWpahyphenhyphen93ImWRKfjj9iDEH1KtfEwxNzmQ2CeEamdtBdbbPtGVgmcWWPvI1zl5oPQQ/s320/100_4093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579893884429346882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2-3BfhxnvfOMQnD2Uq3XvxuQsmm_pM8gP763vCqNMSivvNzC5MAJDsNXu29quFweecu_aUh4L-Cn4U42La6-A_NfMPpWeUfQwic0cwScI2IlHipI9yJoUcVwfckPyLi0iLIldx_9EHA/s1600/100_4098.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2-3BfhxnvfOMQnD2Uq3XvxuQsmm_pM8gP763vCqNMSivvNzC5MAJDsNXu29quFweecu_aUh4L-Cn4U42La6-A_NfMPpWeUfQwic0cwScI2IlHipI9yJoUcVwfckPyLi0iLIldx_9EHA/s320/100_4098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579893878002166546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz_LeeAcbKyvMlzTgDYYvt2jY8f5Zjde8tC-J79JnxCUritnIdchOFOEscQRJGim8jaO5zwSeCG0pHwcmMvrM8GIu2wdOWd_1fa0esZd20GKUHz6EmbYfL3ePU64wFOXTbkPq8YElcts/s1600/100_4102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEz_LeeAcbKyvMlzTgDYYvt2jY8f5Zjde8tC-J79JnxCUritnIdchOFOEscQRJGim8jaO5zwSeCG0pHwcmMvrM8GIu2wdOWd_1fa0esZd20GKUHz6EmbYfL3ePU64wFOXTbkPq8YElcts/s320/100_4102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579893874205953762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroGV10VWjqnnkzu_-8oh17f7NGRfl9FoO1eVOVFPdmcYvq0S0pz1izCHyGwtNEvMmXFqKp6hUvSG-SRkCYLJgyDYoj_-desNdsmPwyQNQ4qXjUPhNTwc5odxDtdcZFc1Zn1pAM8LvY5s/s1600/100_4105.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroGV10VWjqnnkzu_-8oh17f7NGRfl9FoO1eVOVFPdmcYvq0S0pz1izCHyGwtNEvMmXFqKp6hUvSG-SRkCYLJgyDYoj_-desNdsmPwyQNQ4qXjUPhNTwc5odxDtdcZFc1Zn1pAM8LvY5s/s320/100_4105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579893865281478434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMu5ap7ldpKk_heyFgtf-8PHOas-SPSkVNbHFgOPIQiscNdr0XVYOokT7m0EfTriOxKZdWVcI6-PFoKmCiBwI0st8RnUz1pURWnvdFcIKeuTU8oGk5JyfQLbslrbGg-bc71bH0MH3ook/s1600/100_4114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMu5ap7ldpKk_heyFgtf-8PHOas-SPSkVNbHFgOPIQiscNdr0XVYOokT7m0EfTriOxKZdWVcI6-PFoKmCiBwI0st8RnUz1pURWnvdFcIKeuTU8oGk5JyfQLbslrbGg-bc71bH0MH3ook/s320/100_4114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579893857131513346" border="0" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04425772874733800224noreply@blogger.com0