tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65519708267076157002024-03-21T23:56:51.760-04:00SACHS FAMILY BLOGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-6521099239433038462012-01-27T13:04:00.002-05:002012-01-27T13:29:31.819-05:00playdates!The girls have been having fun and staying busy with their friends even on cold rainy days.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3hWy_HCCltcYxLqPQlTGtlcNAmOrA26dog_cBHrPd8vvzdK1urd3Q_y54Red-x0v_EI8SkRBALV1F0yFYcqKnAa6vOAjK5EvwFfSljc2vgRoe7QCky3z1OUkZaNOMPdZVbYKRYfHMO8/s1600/IMG_3325.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/AVvXsEhw3hWy_HCCltcYxLqPQlTGtlcNAmOrA26dog_cBHrPd8vvzdK1urd3Q_y54Red-x0v_EI8SkRBALV1F0yFYcqKnAa6vOAjK5EvwFfSljc2vgRoe7QCky3z1OUkZaNOMPdZVbYKRYfHMO8/s320/IMG_3325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702380316774379026" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9pjZRjqhzF1nf0viCfcFUgfvZrsMMlklr7lHbuxj3v-e1sCzmRlBFq5FYIat42k4njqzemzFeExwyprFrQZtQTq3cDkq29vnLjwTYiURDJUUJHOhKoP1rUDLrjxg8Z8BkdiIIRSZVkY/s1600/IMG_3324.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/AVvXsEhx9pjZRjqhzF1nf0viCfcFUgfvZrsMMlklr7lHbuxj3v-e1sCzmRlBFq5FYIat42k4njqzemzFeExwyprFrQZtQTq3cDkq29vnLjwTYiURDJUUJHOhKoP1rUDLrjxg8Z8BkdiIIRSZVkY/s320/IMG_3324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702380310293037874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikwygMreNdmIxqJ2JTOc0__z7pMRnOvMSEV5WAUSz2bx_ei5YnYftOXQn8-Lgw9JPcnGblofMmoeRYnkTrsFBrSGYBfzsk8C8YsrDrKTOJrjDKLV8MYdIx_HdRBq5ILGwB0bpSl3BluA/s1600/IMG_3312.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/AVvXsEjikwygMreNdmIxqJ2JTOc0__z7pMRnOvMSEV5WAUSz2bx_ei5YnYftOXQn8-Lgw9JPcnGblofMmoeRYnkTrsFBrSGYBfzsk8C8YsrDrKTOJrjDKLV8MYdIx_HdRBq5ILGwB0bpSl3BluA/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702380306341396162" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Eaia-3JI7p1tpjVmLRa7G5nsgMKG9Mg7hNasvOXMjrEJfljJ1oqsun99rXsvgXzl0KSYkHXR0jO0LFJHKuL1udyxhepfNdkiXw3qcP6yiQNub4OR6ISJW0Wnyd3YMozYx7_HmVzH4L4/s1600/809.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/AVvXsEj8Eaia-3JI7p1tpjVmLRa7G5nsgMKG9Mg7hNasvOXMjrEJfljJ1oqsun99rXsvgXzl0KSYkHXR0jO0LFJHKuL1udyxhepfNdkiXw3qcP6yiQNub4OR6ISJW0Wnyd3YMozYx7_HmVzH4L4/s320/809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702380327493030322" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-40895137961892837342011-12-31T11:07:00.006-05:002011-12-31T11:21:56.181-05:00Our new houseWe still have a lot of unpacking to do, pictures to hang, and furniture to fill the space, but we're starting to settle in. Here's a sneak peak...<br />Dining room looking into the den:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_KYxmS14Li_qvtY9PUgYi_dsfhqoztu6ZvBFtmw16piNcC3XtKl8EZUzxcII981Cun8xSHVOSRjQkdErIRxInoW2izSB3m2xzLWYnp3x88x3LNfrwzdHxcyxrYXDAk93_OJ8bS6gpgo/s1600/991.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/AVvXsEjM_KYxmS14Li_qvtY9PUgYi_dsfhqoztu6ZvBFtmw16piNcC3XtKl8EZUzxcII981Cun8xSHVOSRjQkdErIRxInoW2izSB3m2xzLWYnp3x88x3LNfrwzdHxcyxrYXDAk93_OJ8bS6gpgo/s320/991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692325768119530658" border="0" /></a>Mudroom off the kitchen:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafNAm18Ph1-83NmCcO9-O-wZNLES7d4kHeuFA41JSRg7bJWSQAghz6UNhL66FQCegvjnYreEm-bj9FXms8zM5-0Ukw439nunBfZQgVf643tv1mEEIBeWHyhOOv1crrIGakZIyuvD4M0w/s1600/993.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/AVvXsEjafNAm18Ph1-83NmCcO9-O-wZNLES7d4kHeuFA41JSRg7bJWSQAghz6UNhL66FQCegvjnYreEm-bj9FXms8zM5-0Ukw439nunBfZQgVf643tv1mEEIBeWHyhOOv1crrIGakZIyuvD4M0w/s320/993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692325765239373794" border="0" /></a>Kitchen. We love the cool light w/ the pulley above the built-in breakfast table:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQcWmhHorXba77jSXUJ5v9MNxTpOeYWsxxTNeDNOLYP9jT-0RFeO-xi325r4sg2-1xL3ZyuJfXvmPoe8Uy6tJbrIUhDB9w9hGpoOMxewHImiDfzGNvpubEn_MyibWXeXQDvtH2R6SYy0/s1600/995.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/AVvXsEhHQcWmhHorXba77jSXUJ5v9MNxTpOeYWsxxTNeDNOLYP9jT-0RFeO-xi325r4sg2-1xL3ZyuJfXvmPoe8Uy6tJbrIUhDB9w9hGpoOMxewHImiDfzGNvpubEn_MyibWXeXQDvtH2R6SYy0/s320/995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692325758063924434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EU_LoJIzfhM7cMpXl60Pm05MGMlwOd3Jemip4HtVVrM0SLC_iDfRe6URXKf1SIHNEqMilNEP4aMZ-9vze0ZQsTgYoMm50T3zgV_5zIvVcLQZCmSCAQTRsNGd7c-LCzCP4FtoEjLQMzw/s1600/996.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/AVvXsEj0EU_LoJIzfhM7cMpXl60Pm05MGMlwOd3Jemip4HtVVrM0SLC_iDfRe6URXKf1SIHNEqMilNEP4aMZ-9vze0ZQsTgYoMm50T3zgV_5zIvVcLQZCmSCAQTRsNGd7c-LCzCP4FtoEjLQMzw/s320/996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692325384687794354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxa5ao1Sa71Wn73o1uHkguL1VOVcvfoTQEzbL6o_8z-JH1Jkao7rrXUErE_xCuB01AT8bQL18K8BU3q0J4Zn4WUS8FpiXpiA5TmDlVCsUVAco_Gn3UGrx25h5GX2Vagd1RSypnRUqZIY/s1600/985.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/AVvXsEgFxa5ao1Sa71Wn73o1uHkguL1VOVcvfoTQEzbL6o_8z-JH1Jkao7rrXUErE_xCuB01AT8bQL18K8BU3q0J4Zn4WUS8FpiXpiA5TmDlVCsUVAco_Gn3UGrx25h5GX2Vagd1RSypnRUqZIY/s320/985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692325778920893170" border="0" /></a>Above, Rachel enjoys morning cartoons in the den. 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She insisted on a princess cake, so we comprised and had princesses playing in a ball pit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC6BVA_z9-TmGpZZ71bkLWfUvElBTDQBcQJ5cGYB4IMuRAeZ1tD9FEJL6aN68RD84c93yixto-3w0iP6Png3TEcCBEYchWZ6SqtLKgxok8WAqZXRfsXvhYRJO3C9SFuNCw_5r10Gzdvg/s1600/332.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC6BVA_z9-TmGpZZ71bkLWfUvElBTDQBcQJ5cGYB4IMuRAeZ1tD9FEJL6aN68RD84c93yixto-3w0iP6Png3TEcCBEYchWZ6SqtLKgxok8WAqZXRfsXvhYRJO3C9SFuNCw_5r10Gzdvg/s320/332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579123386917859074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip8hhqP_jZJEPl8NSeUtwRS8DAMlnUl3Hp8O3g8GwD_Malapp2-37100vcPx2Vrp68_F5Pi5nRTwlP7NEs4lgvOvYv6CG25nQ1sj-v8IJjzmKBidZZGXbbpOisfIzCemU7ccs5jvoWU8/s1600/346.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip8hhqP_jZJEPl8NSeUtwRS8DAMlnUl3Hp8O3g8GwD_Malapp2-37100vcPx2Vrp68_F5Pi5nRTwlP7NEs4lgvOvYv6CG25nQ1sj-v8IJjzmKBidZZGXbbpOisfIzCemU7ccs5jvoWU8/s320/346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579123398328280850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhngpIVxiDzaUlE0AGljf0NpnF6dapeUSNP7iApqeJasjr9qbgmmWq5blBOHRWv7HxCT8YM-Xrj7dmPtnDvUbnp-yXyD73f8rhiubbqNik8J45FsCwmdbWFI2GTFATUNhuuLMH4tC6T7k/s1600/340.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhngpIVxiDzaUlE0AGljf0NpnF6dapeUSNP7iApqeJasjr9qbgmmWq5blBOHRWv7HxCT8YM-Xrj7dmPtnDvUbnp-yXyD73f8rhiubbqNik8J45FsCwmdbWFI2GTFATUNhuuLMH4tC6T7k/s320/340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579123391552515394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja2gbc9ntzljH03UuoyXiNyn7kYygPbdfk2R-8IWeHZVCT6FrQ8YFnoD2_Wei8AJwdZLD8SQiSumNOgVLJ3_HoV4WZQ_yzlhdd_Fe7O1jYhodiNge4SqFI21TcQDg4LQYPHjZLwDpBCw/s1600/321.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja2gbc9ntzljH03UuoyXiNyn7kYygPbdfk2R-8IWeHZVCT6FrQ8YFnoD2_Wei8AJwdZLD8SQiSumNOgVLJ3_HoV4WZQ_yzlhdd_Fe7O1jYhodiNge4SqFI21TcQDg4LQYPHjZLwDpBCw/s320/321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579126266906419762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX42ah2N7BDisYOBoNsehhlJXZZJHCPGPFKvlq-TwqePGcp5TqrKrjXf-sQQy9WFHNyVlvablBhsWc3t-h6p5FGRm-GnvlZzDTGDwk4Zibby6dXPAaRCdE1j8P1qNP-TKg7qp2TUVwHO0/s1600/317.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX42ah2N7BDisYOBoNsehhlJXZZJHCPGPFKvlq-TwqePGcp5TqrKrjXf-sQQy9WFHNyVlvablBhsWc3t-h6p5FGRm-GnvlZzDTGDwk4Zibby6dXPAaRCdE1j8P1qNP-TKg7qp2TUVwHO0/s320/317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579126258890913826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4L-JHRZL6HR1hTA9958IYLN2hneAvZ7uN01HjwJVNxprlJCO407FRvs_TRyGRrujZtit8DluE3xcSQyA9OpDlPi5HrmpXxh_3msJSKxK-OqkM18oipAvFqa6muRvr35Oi8nw0OW3s98/s1600/306.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4L-JHRZL6HR1hTA9958IYLN2hneAvZ7uN01HjwJVNxprlJCO407FRvs_TRyGRrujZtit8DluE3xcSQyA9OpDlPi5HrmpXxh_3msJSKxK-OqkM18oipAvFqa6muRvr35Oi8nw0OW3s98/s320/306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579126270000271186" border="0" /></a>Two of her favorite presents were a princess dress (surprise!) from her Nana and an Ariel mermaid doll from her friend Eva. Here she is modeling them both in front of the "picture wall" she created in her room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOyuh_JOARa6lRWJHnumjDi1uOAIjer4QOQIMrKxzN0oCO2YOAmsk-pR-eCDHZrFui2titu7Rsqgj53HCV-_K_LFC6WpTQhrsu4_TIAARMhpDUs1U-DqxKw13bZfZXzv_1nO1tcaWPPo/s1600/521.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOyuh_JOARa6lRWJHnumjDi1uOAIjer4QOQIMrKxzN0oCO2YOAmsk-pR-eCDHZrFui2titu7Rsqgj53HCV-_K_LFC6WpTQhrsu4_TIAARMhpDUs1U-DqxKw13bZfZXzv_1nO1tcaWPPo/s320/521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579123379584992674" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some other recent snapshots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKPJWYbSY7-CevVf1r-fusMC61K0ZsBZ27yzKuBOgbKgPv4lqM7_gB743JmJXhqFSkGpa1fdPE7vI-rm6v6hMxGMFwZP-gZuWh9ame7wx49dVtj9FNBVbIeHbS7Jowb0zwjh_igATCUo/s1600/534.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKPJWYbSY7-CevVf1r-fusMC61K0ZsBZ27yzKuBOgbKgPv4lqM7_gB743JmJXhqFSkGpa1fdPE7vI-rm6v6hMxGMFwZP-gZuWh9ame7wx49dVtj9FNBVbIeHbS7Jowb0zwjh_igATCUo/s320/534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579123379619890066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshRwuHyxdqm24zywZi03I2LDuTRtpUsLupZnMojlBh8_xqE235tyeWB5c39OxTBkH10v1J2r337_0nZuV9AsgnSh4s5hMuWchKDQyklWN2L3RdXfRPyTjXFvMjmncY2DrNu-narI2VYU/s1600/453.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshRwuHyxdqm24zywZi03I2LDuTRtpUsLupZnMojlBh8_xqE235tyeWB5c39OxTBkH10v1J2r337_0nZuV9AsgnSh4s5hMuWchKDQyklWN2L3RdXfRPyTjXFvMjmncY2DrNu-narI2VYU/s320/453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579127723678732546" border="0" /></a>Chloe is now sitting on her own, and as of yesterday, can get into sitting from laying down. Her current favorite toy is this piano:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF8g4Neuy-5BZmvVOdSFFdYvDmAA5bphN8_Cw0LmeYql7dh7UPNBcARRVfY0VSGZmuvgpdv5h1xJzVaK66vRx-Zg7BAti1hIrvd39nEnlFEgL0zMqnf9Jr9pm2tkK6vaUydGeDcJOHfk/s1600/195.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF8g4Neuy-5BZmvVOdSFFdYvDmAA5bphN8_Cw0LmeYql7dh7UPNBcARRVfY0VSGZmuvgpdv5h1xJzVaK66vRx-Zg7BAti1hIrvd39nEnlFEgL0zMqnf9Jr9pm2tkK6vaUydGeDcJOHfk/s320/195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579126243210057682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp82xs_xB5T0pc0uRd2GSIXWA2-zDY1j-Jsxr-QSYnIT2RzNOirrJMc_40qu5sIPg-wfVNhyphenhyphenlE3lF1NMUN6WszfbL-3HFFTP23wLgH49Kd0aGcPcldkpOI-K8YMNJdb6T2Bzxqn-Je08/s1600/498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp82xs_xB5T0pc0uRd2GSIXWA2-zDY1j-Jsxr-QSYnIT2RzNOirrJMc_40qu5sIPg-wfVNhyphenhyphenlE3lF1NMUN6WszfbL-3HFFTP23wLgH49Kd0aGcPcldkpOI-K8YMNJdb6T2Bzxqn-Je08/s320/498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579127725777394962" border="0" /></a>Rachel took this one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDOKFitQ7sGYchGL_mf6QbxlBgsIoWaxqbZ-2rTDOtpzjX1BPO88AymwIo5EHwSkaJsyvBtkUKyVLytM7GPTLX2eqRuaXjCq0hx_d7QpRWmLWadhGIlGsBpAU2XRokfoz2w1bui7j8MM/s1600/224.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDOKFitQ7sGYchGL_mf6QbxlBgsIoWaxqbZ-2rTDOtpzjX1BPO88AymwIo5EHwSkaJsyvBtkUKyVLytM7GPTLX2eqRuaXjCq0hx_d7QpRWmLWadhGIlGsBpAU2XRokfoz2w1bui7j8MM/s320/224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579126252107528674" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-48817295480277039482011-01-15T16:53:00.007-05:002011-01-15T17:47:44.592-05:00Lots of Firsts...We've been celebrating lots of firsts in our house over the past month...<br /><br />Chloe ate her first bite of food. Rice cereal and we're not sure she liked it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI4Eo2zIJ05mPMFoid0taehoW0F2V6fzxJMlpNmMC36Pm_vZbdEFi3bqb3adPIiIqky0_s9js0B74nL5OrCUly1Cz-8rHUhCSK_nwTPF9EvhFe0WUDgD74e4jLRHvy7TK_ZkGPbAY69E/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI4Eo2zIJ05mPMFoid0taehoW0F2V6fzxJMlpNmMC36Pm_vZbdEFi3bqb3adPIiIqky0_s9js0B74nL5OrCUly1Cz-8rHUhCSK_nwTPF9EvhFe0WUDgD74e4jLRHvy7TK_ZkGPbAY69E/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562535139964371650" border="0" /></a><br />Chloe celebrated her first HALF birthday. The day she turned 6 months we took her out to dinner at Clyde's of Chevy Chase, the same restaurant we took Rachel to when she turned 6 months. She sat in a high chair for the first time and also tried peas for the first time. Unfortunately, she didn't get to try her ice cream for the first time, Rachel enjoyed it for her:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9V-2710Mwo20va8Tx5Ce1mctjl3ECLIFd3EDGad0gmUcgKMpTZ2ZtQdJigQkNWus8UGp-dDarmKUNiFWemLJYNwrPDZir-mjVVoEv_yThbMankm_a9K4LfR1oSQRTiHu9vT4PGvUpdk/s1600/IMG_7282.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9V-2710Mwo20va8Tx5Ce1mctjl3ECLIFd3EDGad0gmUcgKMpTZ2ZtQdJigQkNWus8UGp-dDarmKUNiFWemLJYNwrPDZir-mjVVoEv_yThbMankm_a9K4LfR1oSQRTiHu9vT4PGvUpdk/s320/IMG_7282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562536248366585874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjER3xuyOUwAHcqwGzeVGJcq6jNsMU-UP6pReXOmf89FER9uoDRk7a0No95rsFkKgwBL8KlnAfvJpLD60MbsHQWWmsvKLHn6ojKl8gnnH-Qg0AYUcJ5K0VcB5S7wQbwta1gwMSjXbXiT5Y/s1600/IMG_7285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjER3xuyOUwAHcqwGzeVGJcq6jNsMU-UP6pReXOmf89FER9uoDRk7a0No95rsFkKgwBL8KlnAfvJpLD60MbsHQWWmsvKLHn6ojKl8gnnH-Qg0AYUcJ5K0VcB5S7wQbwta1gwMSjXbXiT5Y/s320/IMG_7285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562536244060256658" border="0" /></a><br />Some of the new firsts...Chloe learns how to sit on her own!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcRrdrWAUKtv6cgfVnLJ2fmb2fkJNsYEQ5UhxWfkXaYU55wwOlHJWrFKgUn0TVR-IDkydhfwFuChR3BpViAiHtdRBbavYTAXlLOAzHNpFvW7xlN36DxFTfheQFdg-MheARKvIO6mR8cE/s1600/IMG_7317.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcRrdrWAUKtv6cgfVnLJ2fmb2fkJNsYEQ5UhxWfkXaYU55wwOlHJWrFKgUn0TVR-IDkydhfwFuChR3BpViAiHtdRBbavYTAXlLOAzHNpFvW7xlN36DxFTfheQFdg-MheARKvIO6mR8cE/s320/IMG_7317.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562536239721162338" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful smiling baby girl!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAKaTV-TcV7xNNwxZ8eFpwTIopXWaUuVa4srEc9aBKKhjvnmrqU1RkV8dEw1SLajX0Eqas2TvGrUnr2i5wfwnZSiqM4H1Dl67dusbaQ8VK-PAz6zar7-oQxIGJh5Gl2JdUMwqetb8qfY/s1600/IMG_7228.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAKaTV-TcV7xNNwxZ8eFpwTIopXWaUuVa4srEc9aBKKhjvnmrqU1RkV8dEw1SLajX0Eqas2TvGrUnr2i5wfwnZSiqM4H1Dl67dusbaQ8VK-PAz6zar7-oQxIGJh5Gl2JdUMwqetb8qfY/s320/IMG_7228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562536240715625410" border="0" /></a><br />First day of the New Year, we had a party with friends!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cp9LFqQzPlI1nQ2hL5u4cBM1qA0KU9K695tLrGGzq6kNRrImsaLntVHiCjxaOqqOTUUfJZz8aIrtzY8nyAO9oVhJ6NOpV1ASIPVTC_Gz0x2FQpsqMfYLnWMyhCx1s496oGzJmvwDPzU/s1600/IMG_7147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cp9LFqQzPlI1nQ2hL5u4cBM1qA0KU9K695tLrGGzq6kNRrImsaLntVHiCjxaOqqOTUUfJZz8aIrtzY8nyAO9oVhJ6NOpV1ASIPVTC_Gz0x2FQpsqMfYLnWMyhCx1s496oGzJmvwDPzU/s320/IMG_7147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562536234522473266" border="0" /></a><br />Rachel got her FIRST haircut finally! Well, it was only the bangs that got cut, but it was very exciting! And she modeled her new style with pride afterward.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN21JTDCbg6B8Nzp3HfwK6VtS9n7P7JCusjpQdmbpwYsYdbCECr4aganlNe_ZpyivLQc3LHWicGCaXX16Bh4jD9ReM50XhrXQ87gvCmXtHO0l2fkxNaZtqWSeJDMuWDV12hJsL3pPScuc/s1600/IMG_7115.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN21JTDCbg6B8Nzp3HfwK6VtS9n7P7JCusjpQdmbpwYsYdbCECr4aganlNe_ZpyivLQc3LHWicGCaXX16Bh4jD9ReM50XhrXQ87gvCmXtHO0l2fkxNaZtqWSeJDMuWDV12hJsL3pPScuc/s320/IMG_7115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562535148291688386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnGc0HdYPKEOmD_vdN7qHaq_4l2HfHWgcTVld8fufUJfO0yyB9tnkfx5BxvPC5Z9QKDFOuy9Mvo8nLjtttL2_Uy_Z1rDE4Qc9hef1u3wOmJtglQYq0zhdQ3-4cujG5_pSH1A9AnuPtLk/s1600/IMG_7122.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnGc0HdYPKEOmD_vdN7qHaq_4l2HfHWgcTVld8fufUJfO0yyB9tnkfx5BxvPC5Z9QKDFOuy9Mvo8nLjtttL2_Uy_Z1rDE4Qc9hef1u3wOmJtglQYq0zhdQ3-4cujG5_pSH1A9AnuPtLk/s320/IMG_7122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562535147798880226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI4Eo2zIJ05mPMFoid0taehoW0F2V6fzxJMlpNmMC36Pm_vZbdEFi3bqb3adPIiIqky0_s9js0B74nL5OrCUly1Cz-8rHUhCSK_nwTPF9EvhFe0WUDgD74e4jLRHvy7TK_ZkGPbAY69E/s1600/008.JPG"><br /></a>Chloe on the swings for the first time! She loves it just as much as her big sister.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0r1NOh9fFxXFChAfohg1dg7zWBSo9FfHwGcPzppCTerVDGbgVNvOweQOo-jrH9olAd57wZqbdXNjtOWUZ90jxJ_T3MRNXLPIjZythWSCs7XZMsAF1tQwuOyglP5TuAw1nlXaTqvUNMw/s1600/IMG_7330.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0r1NOh9fFxXFChAfohg1dg7zWBSo9FfHwGcPzppCTerVDGbgVNvOweQOo-jrH9olAd57wZqbdXNjtOWUZ90jxJ_T3MRNXLPIjZythWSCs7XZMsAF1tQwuOyglP5TuAw1nlXaTqvUNMw/s320/IMG_7330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562535133583061042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLOW_TtxIbyALAdfvEYRdpqYhKj_8M04L7SqhilBjEmMW_lNb7MOgT84hcXP5eS6MCPfv8eWg3Vq8FHn5CF_d4T4Xm_5tOsqLmo9BFo-_0iVDBewHYrVlzEDDWnjQ-OOP9295L2lPc3o/s1600/IMG_7345.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLOW_TtxIbyALAdfvEYRdpqYhKj_8M04L7SqhilBjEmMW_lNb7MOgT84hcXP5eS6MCPfv8eWg3Vq8FHn5CF_d4T4Xm_5tOsqLmo9BFo-_0iVDBewHYrVlzEDDWnjQ-OOP9295L2lPc3o/s320/IMG_7345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562534321889547234" border="0" /></a>HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvA5h4SiGklnL8rMzUNw9ygTp8hIvWIDdBoxZp8zibc9bErbYgHsO1K20GlLF1I0LqRqtINR5R-N4_7bK8OmtLHfmDnDtMi1E_9iOly5E51o19PdIIi39WOXFc34R2FdfQA41GN8J3p8/s1600/IMG_7098.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvA5h4SiGklnL8rMzUNw9ygTp8hIvWIDdBoxZp8zibc9bErbYgHsO1K20GlLF1I0LqRqtINR5R-N4_7bK8OmtLHfmDnDtMi1E_9iOly5E51o19PdIIi39WOXFc34R2FdfQA41GN8J3p8/s320/IMG_7098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562535143258027538" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-2430277880842020342010-12-05T08:37:00.005-05:002010-12-05T08:42:36.238-05:00RACHEL'S FIRST ICE SKATINGRachel loved her first experience on ice skates (despite a couple of falls). She was a natural!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGavcMMqw45dNaTTD4dGLcsbjP6WFiCL1rOxuL9_HVCMYv8W-GmDV1P-1mQ0DpAKWyszi4I8uQE-C_4lwmrSf0ctBa85F1Uq_yFsaVjgAJS3OZD5nTSej1Xfzy8lUU0j_SZk93adAS270/s1600/042.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/AVvXsEjGavcMMqw45dNaTTD4dGLcsbjP6WFiCL1rOxuL9_HVCMYv8W-GmDV1P-1mQ0DpAKWyszi4I8uQE-C_4lwmrSf0ctBa85F1Uq_yFsaVjgAJS3OZD5nTSej1Xfzy8lUU0j_SZk93adAS270/s320/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547192422028632482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vj84YrxWCEhhXwcgrt3RmnEhyfc2JVBQqOdCqg9IKsuK02U-NXtHNMAg6uiVNMX36tw0OwDGJQHKJjmBOhdaQ3lc1hMsUHX3bNzJMfF7_nQM4zHkqEJRnPjVo9l32ARrRzjTyXezFTQ/s1600/038.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/AVvXsEj6vj84YrxWCEhhXwcgrt3RmnEhyfc2JVBQqOdCqg9IKsuK02U-NXtHNMAg6uiVNMX36tw0OwDGJQHKJjmBOhdaQ3lc1hMsUHX3bNzJMfF7_nQM4zHkqEJRnPjVo9l32ARrRzjTyXezFTQ/s320/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547192348560352258" border="0" /></a>Chloe enjoyed staying warm in her stroller and slept through the whole thing!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-23844323218908221382010-11-22T08:34:00.003-05:002010-11-22T08:42:43.531-05:00If you've been wondering where the pictures of Chloe are...finally getting some on the blog. She's just about four and a half months old now. Rachel is figuring out how to get lots of smiles and giggles out of her, and making sure she gets lots of tummy time.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_35KIM3swC8z1p9vsj3xMOlsSqnDWByK68_BrgyWboCxMpObcMG1PmNM-Z2Jf0Qp9jcJHTJjzl6md2oasRx4CJpoH7lx-YZp3B2S1g-HpDaJAICU8WFUR5P0y7FQuc1thVC-NA2i3rw/s1600/1012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_35KIM3swC8z1p9vsj3xMOlsSqnDWByK68_BrgyWboCxMpObcMG1PmNM-Z2Jf0Qp9jcJHTJjzl6md2oasRx4CJpoH7lx-YZp3B2S1g-HpDaJAICU8WFUR5P0y7FQuc1thVC-NA2i3rw/s320/1012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542367335615948642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFPI-eU5ispFn_NDYYLmzP2Rt6ExjHvG3I5Cs4gqtwLj_WfcyLybNMqTxVzE1svTwuUqX3otHh4VQniI0oqq6s0A_20bJI0Bewu3PvMVyRlPLpPHNO601TCjdO17wXtpnAP-kGhJgyMg/s1600/165.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFPI-eU5ispFn_NDYYLmzP2Rt6ExjHvG3I5Cs4gqtwLj_WfcyLybNMqTxVzE1svTwuUqX3otHh4VQniI0oqq6s0A_20bJI0Bewu3PvMVyRlPLpPHNO601TCjdO17wXtpnAP-kGhJgyMg/s320/165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542368276978999730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDoqIruHe53CAG4i3lvPJMzXInWFhbrI_bvN3W5cQanrp0FukneGiccQLG5OsMg24uh1W_Z5RTsvZvS49YY60fNzjWk8GmksecmdSKEblC18exvo91q2l3FeoK8phLi24sXxwMxQb2ms/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDoqIruHe53CAG4i3lvPJMzXInWFhbrI_bvN3W5cQanrp0FukneGiccQLG5OsMg24uh1W_Z5RTsvZvS49YY60fNzjWk8GmksecmdSKEblC18exvo91q2l3FeoK8phLi24sXxwMxQb2ms/s320/058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542368507904271698" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-61901059766710476022010-08-28T16:30:00.004-04:002010-08-28T16:37:09.877-04:00Rhode Island<div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few pics from our trip to Rhode Island that other people have sent us...we'll post more after we download them. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNemMHQy5wbas9Fn3HtkHiauduN5NkDZaqkAGo0w60WDUEy2YiBYPY55tpwkWYhyphenhyphenpXm2zY5_nbL5HTJ8T0IHyPsmiN2AIPboHQWjok-YyHCLoo_FnfzCrGhVJKw6w1RCYYqgRHXviUMwI/s400/rachelava.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510561572583603378" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTJr11N8SddM9F_DpWQWF9lYV8BE902WYQCSNnUJ3-IKzCdKqhDQrSNuszte8expjhKFDf4Z8SNsyJga13qPZDK4kKusTDE6cF0HSf61UnO2J3giNvBMlhk810FDrAgOr8dljmwl7UxU/s400/012.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510561543918825490" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbtCCLC3pw0DNWnn75OwpDJoMDmzlf6oni-dZjRgv_jMy7Ele7O8T6qs8F7zI9mzONemcR1zjRkf-ZCIDhhndXUSUPBT_HZuFnu0X-PYhgf_jJAmbbfHCHM0sKSIuKmsx2425JSqbhBU/s400/009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510561559292676018" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyHLhSNhOrUR9uaGIBRh5Ez4Gg8p9ECS0dYDRCLtsces83w6BGq5Yqi7CO6OA8FHxHgCs6wU6qFjdUTtAZxswgbbiSSRIl4MB44cx9HEY9CudLwUk6STn0Sh0vOKg48ew35YQufmdgR0/s400/029.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510561555028552754" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7PJEUMYTRpkiQ96i_yVfPdmHx0HcwpNizloMVts1sk8kgEe4VwzU-FneIUqEntnx_lQ8uegkby8ehmkEz0qKJxYyi-NvcFenpZ4IS1S0SmcpKwz1EcFu9UqzJtUnfnTeRuZIANWFLME/s400/dadrach1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510561566276138802" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-32521294633542121142010-07-05T11:42:00.005-04:002010-07-05T11:46:51.722-04:00July 4th Bike Parade!Happy 4th of July. This morning we decorated Rachel's "buggy" and rode in Kensington's Bike Parade... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfw6xmbEAWkpkUsIOyeothHI-Bw-YprU-8i8KAM6klsg5lGv7OrDymCi5A9NcmvVOSisJyLKPsE6qYYPwhsEN-Yf9GSWUj7mpzXFhYL_8uCZ64REz-dws_Ka186O1EAnYMVe3T6y-TxmU/s1600/IMG_1219.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhfw6xmbEAWkpkUsIOyeothHI-Bw-YprU-8i8KAM6klsg5lGv7OrDymCi5A9NcmvVOSisJyLKPsE6qYYPwhsEN-Yf9GSWUj7mpzXFhYL_8uCZ64REz-dws_Ka186O1EAnYMVe3T6y-TxmU/s400/IMG_1219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490448566950434754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZkq50_eKXY3CNbP461XpMfgtSnETquCuq64_LhY5KSdHLVALkzeibUI75NXL28S0IzbXZDg3lgvPLryQmXmffh_QpSovHJzk9eWv3rtRBPEEfIGF_FsjhzXYUrrM0NVdk3f_AiPYIFI/s1600/IMG_1222.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUg9xsS91FJSCqhos78mlzL3ANyDaOwMhxjjrqDD8YoKcexjCzeblzK7-Rox51TZ7Q07IY1xDeH85UbjIdMNVXmwleXvlXIc5GO6cy9toV78Lx_hpvq_7TJCMOlyw_s7aNkp1JHwhpxyM/s320/IMG_9518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480911344167610642" /></a>Our little gymnastics star...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwu7kOvsxmSeEJBd0g0pX41ga7Z2bHZ7l5fzmc7Vvywr1KKcof28B8PE9xI39VZzr8FMrFJ8IDIIFc9PkrxwjzdaGhY9EuRQ5JT1kUPS7vnKxAtsR8STlTKI2nfnZqG8CBQWvmv9wznxg/s1600/IMG_9642.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwu7kOvsxmSeEJBd0g0pX41ga7Z2bHZ7l5fzmc7Vvywr1KKcof28B8PE9xI39VZzr8FMrFJ8IDIIFc9PkrxwjzdaGhY9EuRQ5JT1kUPS7vnKxAtsR8STlTKI2nfnZqG8CBQWvmv9wznxg/s320/IMG_9642.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480911157952037794" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-14808203243328037382010-05-07T17:20:00.004-04:002010-05-07T17:27:10.818-04:00YAY May 7th!We had a perfect morning at the DC Flower Mart at the National Cathedral...carousel rides, smoothies, friends, and we even found a ladybug headband!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468641258680027826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FYMiq7lsZkx5WzmY8ZYrVbO0XU78rGcXubXr5iRyJZaTV5qdBzT2aotYDtdc6dylH2PE3aPjB8q9jnLkJSuA0DjE6cfYlbxrlqt1C09VX78sQuBWA0HTF9_nMar8kRtHridPvllumeU/s400/flowermart.jpg" />And tonight is Rob's big book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Bethesda...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtu8o8XFYl8aAdmuWv5r_PVqRykX5A9uciZ9HYzQ7PJ_vtl0ZxyzHe9pgJ9iqAphJpgykgHhtJ5vIsdlEedwjmPAvUA6bRGvaKnFGF-PhR9Mv141mjyGBBvXrQIvK6f0xQfH2Ud3CIL0/s1600/booksigningposter.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468642145242548050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtu8o8XFYl8aAdmuWv5r_PVqRykX5A9uciZ9HYzQ7PJ_vtl0ZxyzHe9pgJ9iqAphJpgykgHhtJ5vIsdlEedwjmPAvUA6bRGvaKnFGF-PhR9Mv141mjyGBBvXrQIvK6f0xQfH2Ud3CIL0/s400/booksigningposter.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-31213233217626934582010-04-26T15:10:00.003-04:002010-04-26T15:17:57.606-04:00What Would Rob Do? Now in Bookstores!<div>It's official! Rob's new book, "What Would Rob Do?" hit bookstores over the weekend. </div><div>Here it is on the bookshelf at the Barnes & Noble in Rockville, MD. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Bethesda store sold out of the stock on the shelf on the first day (good sign!). </div><div>The best story so far is that the sales person who sold Rob's mom her copy, gave her a hug when she bought it! </div><div><br /></div><div>The book signings start next week! www.WhatWouldRobDo.com</div><div> </div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvL57oy-UKNouqzCrC-DWtgKm7C_jsd5DpWQVrzWI-c_6VxStuyDpTkwyL9fsXrrud1CaQCgBFqudxOd7oCRGhjaKAyLXJvDRkIdqAdKwUeCW00DbHXjwGtNdq4jq2lND-JD6sCjB4Gt4/s1600/onshelf.jpg"><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/AVvXsEgvL57oy-UKNouqzCrC-DWtgKm7C_jsd5DpWQVrzWI-c_6VxStuyDpTkwyL9fsXrrud1CaQCgBFqudxOd7oCRGhjaKAyLXJvDRkIdqAdKwUeCW00DbHXjwGtNdq4jq2lND-JD6sCjB4Gt4/s400/onshelf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464526597168561890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa4qExI1bAo1KmDIq9_3f3s-tcjPj5VAtgdpuOG86VPF2fc-OcvwvuNvZeHVU6JFJcjudE1iTm4ozWD_KhS-yPlSHAP7i9W2CwoLfqgbNdcQjpMKWXFgsIe_I66q4LyI-MqsMEawgWL4/s1600/barnesandnoble.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/AVvXsEjTa4qExI1bAo1KmDIq9_3f3s-tcjPj5VAtgdpuOG86VPF2fc-OcvwvuNvZeHVU6JFJcjudE1iTm4ozWD_KhS-yPlSHAP7i9W2CwoLfqgbNdcQjpMKWXFgsIe_I66q4LyI-MqsMEawgWL4/s320/barnesandnoble.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464526003796963906" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-69658434425531543122010-04-18T17:05:00.014-04:002010-04-18T17:39:23.577-04:00LAST HURRAH BEFORE BABY ZAZA!We had a great time on our vacation to the Dominican Republic. <div><div>Here's our little swimsuit model posing on the beach...</div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461587140910243554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGC8MzHolEKXzVpFZYa9vdf4bRYeW_13ZNlwDvUmqLthb2Tz1DHt8BYnpzi6v2cxMFwZ7NfuDeLY967ScyEO6N8wx2n4PuAPfvE2jvknp_qEOvxqakn1HIgAdU0TVluSE5pe3Hjmfj48/s400/617.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div>And just dabbing her face with some "sand makeup"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEfwJ9K6vD_HnHDVdB6fkyaTUI90zhLDphGhuPeWUHqKpcd_BJcI0DtaOvJ1cNSoWH2ipIHCMsKlhOSiqgiJBsACHgf0RgMSQnnIaHBgOr25W9LKOGFGaBE_ZECfU1ll282ZrfAZmqe4/s1600/IMG_0938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461590628263820386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEfwJ9K6vD_HnHDVdB6fkyaTUI90zhLDphGhuPeWUHqKpcd_BJcI0DtaOvJ1cNSoWH2ipIHCMsKlhOSiqgiJBsACHgf0RgMSQnnIaHBgOr25W9LKOGFGaBE_ZECfU1ll282ZrfAZmqe4/s400/IMG_0938.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Making sandcastles with Dad...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fq4dWDuN6ss6HhH4nN0NHkHwKjMy6cZL3HVpmdA9jGnqebWbzdYaVXC4atrhRlrimwNthR1sdJ42ynoslBnyvyrqw3Gb-KtIDAiR0yJdWu56MTpw4jDKorDlDUdqX5dgKO_bnLpzU9k/s1600/IMG_0912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461590473867799394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fq4dWDuN6ss6HhH4nN0NHkHwKjMy6cZL3HVpmdA9jGnqebWbzdYaVXC4atrhRlrimwNthR1sdJ42ynoslBnyvyrqw3Gb-KtIDAiR0yJdWu56MTpw4jDKorDlDUdqX5dgKO_bnLpzU9k/s400/IMG_0912.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div> </div><div>Putting her feet in the pool in her purple dress, "just like mommy!"<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7ezJ9ovzs9bSW70Xn9RREoCv1_OE6jpRQEai0U0Ch6fx8Un_WTh4AWuDnwAP0LGYclycvsWVEsqX7lA-VTe6GCPj7c_RPj0GXEJe1n_aryt9Ud1A0xck7oX5y-qQHR9fUTTd8yd1_7I/s1600/IMG_0958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461590309236336946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7ezJ9ovzs9bSW70Xn9RREoCv1_OE6jpRQEai0U0Ch6fx8Un_WTh4AWuDnwAP0LGYclycvsWVEsqX7lA-VTe6GCPj7c_RPj0GXEJe1n_aryt9Ud1A0xck7oX5y-qQHR9fUTTd8yd1_7I/s400/IMG_0958.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div><div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>And enjoying relaxing time as a family. (Rachel refused to smile here b/c she was slightly afraid of the guy taking the picture).</div><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461594750055168418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UEKcKvjgSEsxCBQpfTgFtYr2JfbF_fwOJVnRzZgXpz_ki9kUyVtCxIkTdjPg1bFadj3RDCBa6fsaW86zDbcS843fIJa-lyUO6_qhokyjTjsEht9_SpHJU4d-09ks_QDZHvrOD6yV66U/s320/642.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><br /><div><div><div>Oh, and did we mention that "baby zaza" was there too? He/she liked the dominican music and was kicking like crazy, especially in the middle of the night (Anna is now 7 mos pregnant).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihikgXuFjJ7C7OmTM-7DWWDC4LlBVQKkz0bStQDsKlsJrHqAJbIviJa2LoVrbswhqRPLWlnrfpWe7mdY37B6Z6Xjx3A3PdHAa0ogW-rlM_Nqr5oDOpsaelX1RIi3Hg_3yvz-bsLVlKbio/s1600/IMG_0941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461587841414963890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihikgXuFjJ7C7OmTM-7DWWDC4LlBVQKkz0bStQDsKlsJrHqAJbIviJa2LoVrbswhqRPLWlnrfpWe7mdY37B6Z6Xjx3A3PdHAa0ogW-rlM_Nqr5oDOpsaelX1RIi3Hg_3yvz-bsLVlKbio/s400/IMG_0941.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>And we had such great beach reading...hint, hint!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461593306729078594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVKNSyZMokazJE04MU1FK9QpUNtHBVd8pZjA3xNismR5dTfTasWur2_kyjbrhZ42sVy0T9s64vSjroH_kw_D865P_rQn23qtChCirvPcjyTpggSVd_xjlXhVZQLPMGjOXEdXXPpAsRoA/s400/IMG_0969.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-17061021476864491212010-04-07T13:40:00.013-04:002010-04-07T13:57:32.502-04:00Rachel gets a medalYesterday was the last day of gymnastics class and they gave out medals for participation. Here she is on the "podium" and admiring her medal afterward.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457452582255273442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkA4slcZU8JVhK6zsbp1xFKZKChWux4QiLUr5fIQc7nrrNX51lmW0xpOAAWhrV7rFlkLF3xH9Da-4Ovtsw7zSpbv2pDBjCu_u21LT4cHHXmtdzjX3MvVxXCkAz6cDdJ6f7H7p6AwYeT4/s320/IMG_0730.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457453169009713170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3hfy_j9CCq4o5-B2R-JUcc8PzQ-9GePojXwTsLWsIz8pUQyr1UmdFm5Se9DBtzXjSHX2uok-KSu6waaf52_X3FYtNpUl5IveDL3f54qKgkslmgIqPhoAYVhI2NQVQpBMniAF7O9KGpY/s320/IMG_0733.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>And here are a few other pics from this Spring...</div><br /><div>Our trip with Amma and Bopa to Williamsburg (here we are riding the shuttle). It was so nice to visit with them! </div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457454480977422594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVy5_08H4IwYuxmiGzHVTk6g-GCyvb0R83rTQjeBHVzHNNE24z_dXaKRbpHA5V9nkp6HMIk7N3Gur8BC3VAIGpq1YKROlrts25en_vQsiCaJFzmG6OhNXFpwUYYA5N1SJDxODWWTCtDx0/s320/IMG_0626.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div>What a nice day we spent playing in the cherry blossoms at Brookside Gardens with Abby...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457455598317227874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsuXuaJof-BDsVFmp_P9ud-lmvSVAS-DTg8yGBVRwMnMHFqyRVzjFUVD1fNL2h1kTe3wC4RuYQ6rJzGjM6PKZTKqGsbkmEV_iTKnmDMqQwftlNS7FMFgxkI-bGkYNGyATzcV-_dZyF8k/s320/IMG_0647.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457454124219997138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNmjxKjmpigeUJERVk6bAbHjXU-Gqbqp7xzNv7eJ2njGzvO9MbC_3_Sh8X3pFiqaiEyPAXuaMuAEHBjhHtuKjB7rYwh6MwUWv2qFRIaPWwVwbkcmDcmX1o73BBiZuL1kA_xPMQLhxaY8/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457455193287433538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8Qr8eRYP0tNpmpS14V2jQpuhR9VnTiNhUPlfuqOcm8osbYjZlXVfhmUFXdUbkZar1UstWjjb4BYBLSMZlaa_1aq7BLWcm8v8JvZb4UIVamjSCEl_SGG2h1rcTcsAZ7nV2FIZ9uv5p2Y/s320/IMG_0655.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div>We're even having fun on rainy days around here!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457454304314890882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR3twimc-ljh3zzgE34SN4jkYLPbc1AWBAY3Sj_EpRlicZoA1RspKO_Y2ef9auJj5USw-nfMwsg74N0mbmyrQWF8QZXm9_BhkCjsg9jA4YF33Oq6IbX4fkqmguvPMEJp_rIXHiRCmHFU/s320/IMG_0644.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div></div><div>And of course, all we talk about these days is PAINTING!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457453055899522018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVXOrArKHWV8bOPIAtAtkCTGJ85AO8_1gnsFT8wFh12IikJ7y8PuiT_2hGoHa2ezRznZ7McKzi9DtbEc_3MySff2bRMZREbpxCkjo2aHIO_r0KSs_nYt8U8C3nfNzK7__ciHFObnGPRo/s320/IMG_0676.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-62001805903921593172010-04-05T12:55:00.003-04:002010-04-05T13:02:34.796-04:00Today Rachel discovered painting with sponges and had a great time making art in our backyard. Spring has finally arrived in Washington, DC and the big cherry blossom next to our house is in full bloom. It's pretty spectacular!<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGFXpFNTaYKmYuXNLJMdyi51wQ5Or4T99D9WG98ygswvqam0dJ-NXkVML9pg1lssvx-jiZzWKOLLvLhvYVL_7YuRAuYwF9919hJvh9fU0Eru0fzNrHE49ss-ygKZCba4qWI6rAjUBot0/s1600/painting+and+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456698726216432610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGFXpFNTaYKmYuXNLJMdyi51wQ5Or4T99D9WG98ygswvqam0dJ-NXkVML9pg1lssvx-jiZzWKOLLvLhvYVL_7YuRAuYwF9919hJvh9fU0Eru0fzNrHE49ss-ygKZCba4qWI6rAjUBot0/s400/painting+and+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpkDzOL-U07fBAC9jsrSG3Fn2aWP2QnFcj2A-PC5xcG-j9m5X8j1snh9VfaIN11wXluTN1y54tsDrEjLUrFgGhV5HkRI5fraZ1bHk293xeCZjgPXEuH-kwlKGq7N3gs2fLbUm1dcGl2k/s1600/painting+and+tree.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-75948544340703469132010-02-08T10:15:00.008-05:002010-02-08T10:29:21.143-05:00Snowpocolypse 2010Here are a few pics from the big snowstorm. We were pretty snowed in for a couple days, so we snuggled up on the couch, made a fire in the fireplace, watched a lot of Mary Poppins, and even baked Rachel a cake. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435893795720978386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYvKHbX18AudHnAVUhrg1ihwIA41byr9apINq53fbZp9iYfoL_IthEiAlvdaiu8xYp-c5MwDv8EN5dI-67bJ3AWxdsxPQ1PrlSj3eV1We5aZZ_Nz1nBD_zJ9dJe7C1daEoLIZWyRNwcU/s320/snowstorm2010+088.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435892755354262210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3CT5PhRJWLUT1wXsxSGTFrsmDUuUsNYPsEnbJvbK1F-igQyhylj4Zaem49Jr_BQot_1qqPdsy0pRsIRNyjsjPuzU2t4S8k2v_KZJlysWP6j4IX2AhpwJK9J29OkSyzF4LYRI6S6m69M/s320/snowstorm2010+082.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />This was how much snow we had about halfway through the storm...<br /><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435892165289355074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHAWZEarpO7Kcnfoak3jRQxuDGrT1MJntrRLK8M1PbjDD0HfiWHTs1MpQQLjRuBUNIItXAgB4i9NnCv-iQMBee9jbrzTZ4yCp_xYg1dMc5srE6J68h3JU3DVDsBqpCgFujgdPMm_ILio/s320/snowstorm2010+074.JPG" border="0" /><br />Nothing stopped us from getting outside to have some fun...not even the unplowed roads and downed power lines...<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6AdXr2gmppYJ3Rt8vRW5kaR1TThmMUj0NrjFZTo_j45cV_weiZen7DCcYD6Cz-athcZna_dtEPwK8TIvaVFcwUxRBzj3_ecoX5gdw6pF5itliOqIv_5NhO8SREI8tPKuXEzR85WqUio/s1600-h/snowstorm2010+080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435892389244085874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6AdXr2gmppYJ3Rt8vRW5kaR1TThmMUj0NrjFZTo_j45cV_weiZen7DCcYD6Cz-athcZna_dtEPwK8TIvaVFcwUxRBzj3_ecoX5gdw6pF5itliOqIv_5NhO8SREI8tPKuXEzR85WqUio/s320/snowstorm2010+080.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Two days after the storm and there are still no commuter trains coming through town (no buses or metro either)...but it's beautiful and sunny now and perfect for bundling up and taking a stroller ride...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435893282995887442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldiFLgQztsDJEev8QdHt-b7pl4G7CmctMKpQMMvzrryl40V9Fb_DsRxzoWUDCbOtzu6dKh2q-ZDpdpdk8EVcA_jYaN5iIPm7zwVu3Rv04LVwCOwBLGi6CtuXUY4kefu8J9YXfeJ6ixIA/s320/snowstorm2010+105.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435893081556062498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwd_tgfjXGGNAZW75Vv49G22cYuuhtgdLdRZ2TYnrsz5Z8GKOHdRbLDY8BuyuYor6p0XCt0jy30auQVK2PLd1IWFkRdICZFCQpwV2vy1voMa1Hf1hPBUiWix9_WAd5kvqGEjg4O2f0XQ/s320/snowstorm2010+103.JPG" border="0" />The big snowstorm was a lot of fun, and luckily we didn't lose power (unlike some of our friends). Kensington got almost 3 feet of snow and there is another foot forecasted to fall tomorrow.<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-68010920037287557372010-02-08T09:54:00.008-05:002010-02-08T10:14:08.703-05:00rachel turns 2...Rachel turned 2 on February 4th. Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoiMVBUUohdklZnW76Lupv3tsxi3FSS6shxLesujLV4Gv98IWlDYKSS7B1-KHIbSdZot3OF7sGROxSdXhXQKwm5c1iCSI2m7TCOyINF1vUUKAEfv5KyVMMXVdY9FpTIbFW0c9dwv6GH4/s1600-h/rachelbday2010+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435887455247528290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoiMVBUUohdklZnW76Lupv3tsxi3FSS6shxLesujLV4Gv98IWlDYKSS7B1-KHIbSdZot3OF7sGROxSdXhXQKwm5c1iCSI2m7TCOyINF1vUUKAEfv5KyVMMXVdY9FpTIbFW0c9dwv6GH4/s320/rachelbday2010+055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div>These days her favorite things are: </div><div>*toddler gymnastics class</div><div>*eating chili, turkey pepperoni, chipotle, and of course cupcakes!</div><div>*reading books, especially Max and Ruby, Personal Penguin, and Only One You.</div><div>*sledding on a boogie board and trying to eat snow when mommy and daddy aren't looking.</div><div>*singing "Baby Beluga," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and her madeup lyrics to the Dora the Explorer theme song.</div><br /><div>Here are a few recent pictures of her enjoying her birthday....trying on the fairy costume that her friend Ava gave her, visiting the fish and gorillas at the zoo on her birthday, eating her favorite: Mexican food, and taking her balloons into the bath with her.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7e7bjV9CrceyqX1U3fRvOy-44SYANr2XbOhGMVi6pZejfighyINPbsq5H7NjQk95lHh1QMSe_XJQGnUMXVtPmH4_ToVqBh5UfEOyWOQxqPbs9jlvSG3niK4BAq0hDidVtldvGrAREX4c/s1600-h/rachelbday2010+094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435887699932415186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7e7bjV9CrceyqX1U3fRvOy-44SYANr2XbOhGMVi6pZejfighyINPbsq5H7NjQk95lHh1QMSe_XJQGnUMXVtPmH4_ToVqBh5UfEOyWOQxqPbs9jlvSG3niK4BAq0hDidVtldvGrAREX4c/s320/rachelbday2010+094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890526101611762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2E3gvbKMknPfXaPOgPX2lN6pw4JNCyC_M1L5fgJzX1KZzcLzW80ByRTC8hBknQKY3epuUXn23P20GmhV_7k945bls98aKMltEzQOIxBeX30sotYoAYDqoeIIagq67lhUJl0N6tbMwvQ/s320/snowstorm2010+047.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHBoQMoRUiwvv1QgzlhmQSEKMkN9xfbzjY9DYGSdPQmWm571Yy8jFbH2Jgo1hnACqbrQfjjPiMn70IfXt-5P3Oe_7KiyXseps8ArMxff6JWQpChmQ4lAFiN5Y-aDC9WfokhlGHH1KfbA/s1600-h/snowstorm2010+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435888285220716210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHBoQMoRUiwvv1QgzlhmQSEKMkN9xfbzjY9DYGSdPQmWm571Yy8jFbH2Jgo1hnACqbrQfjjPiMn70IfXt-5P3Oe_7KiyXseps8ArMxff6JWQpChmQ4lAFiN5Y-aDC9WfokhlGHH1KfbA/s320/snowstorm2010+032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890671456096066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOObdBkHp9ZBpwJk2vYP-8jtkam2hjurGghiuZTPx4rxohkAcmUJwj2Abs2rFlB52y7K6CE1qwLfa-fJZJB7tecJ-nOBMJvrEdmYTXT0xKjehhJPNlSfAs1jhOPUWIf77jWIv6C4qHRD0/s320/snowstorm2010+063.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdja_EWjftfAjmiWylzTabyaK3Sp48463QrqzDsEljuqgYwTtv8RAx-Ze7kCrft15iGeswhaEB7NmkKRRtBM9PRHDd8CPu65pqkvT8jvyJIfgISaHqvgee4CG0FWGBPpkPZhHR3cNALmg/s1600-h/rachelbday2010+128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435888038332169346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdja_EWjftfAjmiWylzTabyaK3Sp48463QrqzDsEljuqgYwTtv8RAx-Ze7kCrft15iGeswhaEB7NmkKRRtBM9PRHDd8CPu65pqkvT8jvyJIfgISaHqvgee4CG0FWGBPpkPZhHR3cNALmg/s320/rachelbday2010+128.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-41351400743557237322009-12-20T09:51:00.010-05:002009-12-20T10:10:35.134-05:00Snowy Sunday!Can't believe we got almost two feet of snow yesterday. We've been sledding, shoveling, and making snow angels. <div><div><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417335722537371842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWX409VqE6t7gY8BwK2c5hP0Wo5i3mYHpaiYlgalZE79xM6_sXr7He75SdoYaqAcYMWiLQHSQNr-YJPtWFLfFERxrr_vzQ1EPYH23vdvkrNNu9XxAmL_gBzNXKgEkjagz1VgXJJPw6wo/s400/dec+012.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417331969550531634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLji4qLnosVQ5kC0ed4m97HQo_uL_IqXKyapNT3rJL0EJA2A8HG4noADeZu6mTkz_75FrWGn80iOaQNR5lU_-DO89CZQcrRb5-E4_2iCO5M6kQVtuUIlygyp1nW8PNp0QoB5U30dRv9YE/s400/dec+006.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417332798522137122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue0OAegVDi8HbX_zAbyR3O9z_ObNLnosBMRCw5-ibdgp6yClruDmTZqUoBPVr8GYmRJbmRxAiQRpAXS143Figcs6Lg__Ns6tm_9cwDQChr1lh8-KayjVgE585dPVmASIDE-2Aa9UVzU0/s400/dec+023.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Imdl8gHRtjz2BTrZAwTWRJYcOWA6IhmyqmRHzia6O4HlKuHBizLG727GJnSechVT6IqkPBx8AnC_awF2qgUcTb5cNXbA75LgV_9qQsatwLHzVRenbkXqkMyaHudft3GQKCWbvX-H1U/s1600-h/dec+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417332450955471170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Imdl8gHRtjz2BTrZAwTWRJYcOWA6IhmyqmRHzia6O4HlKuHBizLG727GJnSechVT6IqkPBx8AnC_awF2qgUcTb5cNXbA75LgV_9qQsatwLHzVRenbkXqkMyaHudft3GQKCWbvX-H1U/s320/dec+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYD_haabzkrRQG00prkxphuSKo5loYkq3BlclgTZJV3Jg4fSzOnpmayPV0Ex6bNUOoyLwz0ea1ApnT0FBXvB90zI_djSeDUgJ7GbiEV1StKTZt18iuap0Q_vOtt8Ydurj4j8pjtWc5eU/s1600-h/dec+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417332216879193554" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYD_haabzkrRQG00prkxphuSKo5loYkq3BlclgTZJV3Jg4fSzOnpmayPV0Ex6bNUOoyLwz0ea1ApnT0FBXvB90zI_djSeDUgJ7GbiEV1StKTZt18iuap0Q_vOtt8Ydurj4j8pjtWc5eU/s320/dec+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVIIBDFxYr_aEPcfL7reDbaSmDADWP0GFFfsiVHfONp_Lkzq987iUtqDdMhdti_OEAMS-1JKZW4xkX54zuD24aOHfA2WVdoOCB82ivHqe2T1f6pDH9BRJW6Y8dqCZ5e9cZpWjVBFCyZk/s1600-h/dec+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417333189118856002" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVIIBDFxYr_aEPcfL7reDbaSmDADWP0GFFfsiVHfONp_Lkzq987iUtqDdMhdti_OEAMS-1JKZW4xkX54zuD24aOHfA2WVdoOCB82ivHqe2T1f6pDH9BRJW6Y8dqCZ5e9cZpWjVBFCyZk/s320/dec+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_Z8QPuWa7zwB2n8kc7OU4TMvYqTzh59HhY5cvMAnhAZzwZCygVP70ni_1ngaVHO2RbtUSSHW8AEGie9BSCxr4wg2JtkRl9hPhZxs8ejYLklFm8KmlITUr9AkV32qBigGvaL2CJcdekU/s1600-h/dec+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417333019148647282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_Z8QPuWa7zwB2n8kc7OU4TMvYqTzh59HhY5cvMAnhAZzwZCygVP70ni_1ngaVHO2RbtUSSHW8AEGie9BSCxr4wg2JtkRl9hPhZxs8ejYLklFm8KmlITUr9AkV32qBigGvaL2CJcdekU/s320/dec+034.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_Z8QPuWa7zwB2n8kc7OU4TMvYqTzh59HhY5cvMAnhAZzwZCygVP70ni_1ngaVHO2RbtUSSHW8AEGie9BSCxr4wg2JtkRl9hPhZxs8ejYLklFm8KmlITUr9AkV32qBigGvaL2CJcdekU/s1600-h/dec+034.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_Z8QPuWa7zwB2n8kc7OU4TMvYqTzh59HhY5cvMAnhAZzwZCygVP70ni_1ngaVHO2RbtUSSHW8AEGie9BSCxr4wg2JtkRl9hPhZxs8ejYLklFm8KmlITUr9AkV32qBigGvaL2CJcdekU/s1600-h/dec+034.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-28113399817179669402009-12-13T12:39:00.005-05:002009-12-13T12:56:24.291-05:00Chilly Weekend in KensingtonIt's our first weekend in the new house in Kensington. I snapped this picture yesterday when we took an early morning walk to the town center. About three blocks away there's a cute little train station and a farmers market every Saturday. We also found some cute stores, a flower shop, and a great bakery. Kensington's Antique Row is right around the corner, too. It feels a little like going back in time. We are settling in and getting a lot of unpacking done especially today since it's so cold and rainy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ggrTytsDZQkjXcROjMriQq9kmE-2g5VhcCvw6tF35AfmFrkTWYSIiBMSiWa4OYVzd_1ng6ueQMwRVUfr0F8jpfD633_IHZ9aD4B5O6fz5R9TRjjY5U1MbM8Tim3iqjGDbNsi1OXIEhs/s1600-h/kensingtonstpaulpark.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414776979921539810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ggrTytsDZQkjXcROjMriQq9kmE-2g5VhcCvw6tF35AfmFrkTWYSIiBMSiWa4OYVzd_1ng6ueQMwRVUfr0F8jpfD633_IHZ9aD4B5O6fz5R9TRjjY5U1MbM8Tim3iqjGDbNsi1OXIEhs/s400/kensingtonstpaulpark.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-27271443548659086882009-11-30T14:56:00.003-05:002009-11-30T15:01:02.980-05:00Monkey HalloweenI know Halloween was a whole month ago, but I just got these pictures from my friend Sarah who was visiting that weekend, so anyway I thought I'd post them now...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClWWWFEkpeIflQPbRT_h3zEqVYBDj1Eko1rnI2iItT3aii6D51MRelJFioQu86_tf_f4WaGv5nOObbrWX-d3iMTkz0C-YRFdTAjgPq65xMhXpUB2fnsyuXOAZ0m7Gjto09P_rbP8Do5Y/s1600/halloween2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409988291889627714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClWWWFEkpeIflQPbRT_h3zEqVYBDj1Eko1rnI2iItT3aii6D51MRelJFioQu86_tf_f4WaGv5nOObbrWX-d3iMTkz0C-YRFdTAjgPq65xMhXpUB2fnsyuXOAZ0m7Gjto09P_rbP8Do5Y/s320/halloween2009.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409988716486052002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOk8nMhoqpmJzxb_fNsqhE7nr72hLlQcoHgESh0v8v8w6p2aj3bORDlRKNDhgGb91zKNpcPVQ56FM5KA8TFj0ru09uSd_VlOYzXFzlxy4LoVDcUt2kkH2tKb9ZG8_IDMeXB43uklS4GA/s320/halloweenfam.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-12823826333095054032009-11-22T20:16:00.008-05:002009-11-22T20:37:59.079-05:00Mazel tov to Anna's cousin Zach Tuchman on his bar mitzvah. He did a fantastic job, we are so proud of him.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407104346933289618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvF03kWCs2ZWTgrNcijS6xUaoOspEZBklqvAkF5_sFoeL7peJbSju8ExFZS07oxSj_ZS67VEf-Bqh76PDWF6Fl4jZXJslT7SFm2EawiQV-OlFOZ7AXIC6Z5_7mRprT8yKqkCfOnFZvmE/s320/IMG_0197.JPG" border="0" /><br />We had a great time seeing family. Rachel was particularly attached to cousins Alex, Grace, and Zach by the end of the weekend.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407103293529753986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcptVnceR6AwO-asvD2ekId6hf0ez75VDuxkctFrTTVMIyka0MyZHVlrKYH21aLdd0OXX4pTyLzF3A77Dmis0a0Ks4QTs0CLiex0Jy50ZhuYiQk15ae5kE8ufzCjOPhULjpPMzVrna_YQ/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Rachel's morning wakeup time of 4:30am got us to the ocean for a beautiful early morning walk.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407105452223998770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dcJTuH8606YI8BaV3LgTxIRuW-9IQe1ybWFvOGUkGnMX1NaMbC4Ux8NwkFC_AFEZ7Za0f-CuJZnVDnrH0hMpGRjmmNRW3mG7aP-YC6C0yKUF9TGtvB5HoM5XmCODsm50hCMMSnSsRGk/s320/IMG_0133.JPG" border="0" /></div><div><div><br />And the trip gave us a chance to catch up with Rob's cousin Judy and Todd, as well as some old friends we've missed, Ian, Leeron and Shaul, Sarah, Mitch, Noah and Sonya, and Rachael and Polly. It was great seeing everyone, we had so much fun with you all. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TVG_qQ4fnBfNERmf8QOGvnXfUCiPMciEpWGZXoTHPKepc36TlrMhzpxeNr30SerzIQS2FKQwuJyxyqjNvpblBa41O-F_cfZEjDDkDv8OnZGeNpc3daIEXrNYlqgFSXejNJGO1tNII4o/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407102944214094306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TVG_qQ4fnBfNERmf8QOGvnXfUCiPMciEpWGZXoTHPKepc36TlrMhzpxeNr30SerzIQS2FKQwuJyxyqjNvpblBa41O-F_cfZEjDDkDv8OnZGeNpc3daIEXrNYlqgFSXejNJGO1tNII4o/s320/IMG_0091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407102631531288962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTZZNIVhg_kyvAqJPTG42VKWz8azWjIeEb8JvTIXe1KB0havb8HRNS21JS0QA1-voPg4B0OwGlsh2c6XFfLiJl8KH4emvTEjrmArs_iTfE3hDvzInU9vbpcoeoxIU0NDx88VB9v0KWo8/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgvX3HsnA87_Erxp5BMjmRkqYAMGX8EohNYmaPtYdX2t_TDpc8lPSOfRMSKRE74V2RaWGSMgmUm4-xUk6vW7p18iCi_r7BeWG_JRAAREEIcj73r9Hg-zda7XVJB0sB2N5ppdT5IaW0Fk/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407102451823042290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgvX3HsnA87_Erxp5BMjmRkqYAMGX8EohNYmaPtYdX2t_TDpc8lPSOfRMSKRE74V2RaWGSMgmUm4-xUk6vW7p18iCi_r7BeWG_JRAAREEIcj73r9Hg-zda7XVJB0sB2N5ppdT5IaW0Fk/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigb7rR9EucLY-MqMLPA2i1LQRClKgdPlSsyvYzazaTYr3OWt-uf1z5tge5f-n6AXleImG2utgNbwfJzzXevhdP9sjPkAY6fxsZEDnB_BA4-T0O2G8hA6sJwjGrLzbKEDexT2Jl613o3k0/s1600/IMG_0032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407101994881863730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigb7rR9EucLY-MqMLPA2i1LQRClKgdPlSsyvYzazaTYr3OWt-uf1z5tge5f-n6AXleImG2utgNbwfJzzXevhdP9sjPkAY6fxsZEDnB_BA4-T0O2G8hA6sJwjGrLzbKEDexT2Jl613o3k0/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-65654185115878777322009-10-05T11:44:00.008-04:002009-10-05T11:55:53.180-04:00Happy Fall!Last weekend we visited our family in Philadelphia and I got to go apple picking with my cousins. We hung out in a pumpkin patch, too. It was a lot of fun....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRK94jQ1yB0mWK14H_Rc_dOWnDDBkpBzKu2kxHBi0e_PgaD1dWqXlEoXw_FkrVCAT08I1KEn_tnJVWSsjZkdO_MScOvcDTPJWA8Puxmmc8SlEu7x3L54Wg46UVYiqYuLxfBSg_mBEFwOg/s1600-h/summer09+127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRK94jQ1yB0mWK14H_Rc_dOWnDDBkpBzKu2kxHBi0e_PgaD1dWqXlEoXw_FkrVCAT08I1KEn_tnJVWSsjZkdO_MScOvcDTPJWA8Puxmmc8SlEu7x3L54Wg46UVYiqYuLxfBSg_mBEFwOg/s400/summer09+127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389142729579173602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ-h7sfbJEhQ4hP1epQiMxeqPsL11_ITLB7p4zAE_XOlOMglgSXJRZYdku2zU6KnmJ2VYwZ7CrU7IW4ovj-Z0eALL7iDraMz95i6aSz5gxVdyo6LCRu1mUABnX75jxR_VKy_FayS02cw/s1600-h/summer09+144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ-h7sfbJEhQ4hP1epQiMxeqPsL11_ITLB7p4zAE_XOlOMglgSXJRZYdku2zU6KnmJ2VYwZ7CrU7IW4ovj-Z0eALL7iDraMz95i6aSz5gxVdyo6LCRu1mUABnX75jxR_VKy_FayS02cw/s400/summer09+144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389143879325265746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPppyb7ZsoW4BI_LnLiaixFqwMdc5yhDtyT81QGSWaKHTrWiLpY7ulKsJyCkw2jtm2b3cmG4LERDSU0vRuNQ_o6L53P521SPVizyAVJNP4Hi3muA4mppnUTfbz4rBREBVdXiX5vadhcCA/s1600-h/summer09+137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPppyb7ZsoW4BI_LnLiaixFqwMdc5yhDtyT81QGSWaKHTrWiLpY7ulKsJyCkw2jtm2b3cmG4LERDSU0vRuNQ_o6L53P521SPVizyAVJNP4Hi3muA4mppnUTfbz4rBREBVdXiX5vadhcCA/s400/summer09+137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389144225128915810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia22-38sf9ThnVYq5PY2wG-F7DC4NHfeGqhqCVnubdhthITlFNG3EnmU7ZPxBQrBouTAGNq0t51cJIUAT7zInsJ4ngmmtcKq89Xp4Oaiwh6lsbYXVptx_JOZ6HD_FOB_B9SKLxr6vSn2k/s1600-h/summer09+159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia22-38sf9ThnVYq5PY2wG-F7DC4NHfeGqhqCVnubdhthITlFNG3EnmU7ZPxBQrBouTAGNq0t51cJIUAT7zInsJ4ngmmtcKq89Xp4Oaiwh6lsbYXVptx_JOZ6HD_FOB_B9SKLxr6vSn2k/s400/summer09+159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389144446192564930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVc4LkVDphgXHpIm7_Pne_UsATIb_46p-7FP1Ba6a3e917TE1uDEghyphenhyphenJSfhpr40cvsswLb5wYABPMp8_6X3EiXZsHk4TVzGmTauCuWkFHK3Q_CJM00kzy8oJjUaIFHSNGPYjFU95BkG0/s1600-h/summer09+176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVc4LkVDphgXHpIm7_Pne_UsATIb_46p-7FP1Ba6a3e917TE1uDEghyphenhyphenJSfhpr40cvsswLb5wYABPMp8_6X3EiXZsHk4TVzGmTauCuWkFHK3Q_CJM00kzy8oJjUaIFHSNGPYjFU95BkG0/s400/summer09+176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389143687684958194" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-35453443487795778442009-10-05T11:27:00.008-04:002009-10-05T11:43:24.704-04:00Portland, Maine TripHere are a few pictures from our recent trip to Portland, ME for mommy and daddy's 4 year anniversary...<br /><br /><br />We visited the Portland Head Light, the oldest lighthouse in Maine.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WWPJLZH3aPg-VbEShqPTDn5KBIMDg83h6UXwZaipk2-ptuqPwetirfAXbjWUiOHYvKpsyqgTy1wJspcERCzYP4TEKHqCwOZ1LHsi1qyU1CWT4RK33nTn09xHndJJTxwp5cnkj4tiBoE/s1600-h/summer09+061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WWPJLZH3aPg-VbEShqPTDn5KBIMDg83h6UXwZaipk2-ptuqPwetirfAXbjWUiOHYvKpsyqgTy1wJspcERCzYP4TEKHqCwOZ1LHsi1qyU1CWT4RK33nTn09xHndJJTxwp5cnkj4tiBoE/s400/summer09+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389139088171218834" border="0" /></a><br />They had a lot of rules about staying on the sidewalks, but give me a break, it's not like I can read.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5fINWqgvDGpe6DKJNw5jVZ-m5jk22rm7SWxrO12BBUvpODeXrzlNiEEl_EDSiCmqhLbxORWdU_511y6cMJBDo1GxlVwWwr5qTOYPLRjNEQlHDMXudaJDl0sccmrr_DVnBmETynL7OjE/s1600-h/summer09+057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5fINWqgvDGpe6DKJNw5jVZ-m5jk22rm7SWxrO12BBUvpODeXrzlNiEEl_EDSiCmqhLbxORWdU_511y6cMJBDo1GxlVwWwr5qTOYPLRjNEQlHDMXudaJDl0sccmrr_DVnBmETynL7OjE/s400/summer09+057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389138829517106322" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am swinging in the toddler swings with mommy's friend, Alison Barrington. I think she's having more fun than me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1Q_JOrDLRIO_vk6gR5XgblKtqdzKCG_GpPTXKBR3n7OUNrCRDKEpUqdSYFhNT5r3rs11ztdxS9DIiLJdoP_R0Hbi5SJvLCvV3n-vqAZqfYfl6MWvjebtHzfNq9XlX7m9ZRF_lMAL6YA/s1600-h/summer09+075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1Q_JOrDLRIO_vk6gR5XgblKtqdzKCG_GpPTXKBR3n7OUNrCRDKEpUqdSYFhNT5r3rs11ztdxS9DIiLJdoP_R0Hbi5SJvLCvV3n-vqAZqfYfl6MWvjebtHzfNq9XlX7m9ZRF_lMAL6YA/s400/summer09+075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389139397943836098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here we are enjoying a nice Sunday morning in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We walked all around town, and I even got to read the comics!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIIOJ1F8z22HBCUqwg4GNxCqfvomWgFB9_HZ_8GHDdH42qALG8WPXo5O8rGbABLBf63IqvGXjkK4gL4lic57VXB9UywdFJ-i9RCMEbv4_aQJUd4JvB9v9KSMgaIiXdAG_k3LhunGhFD4/s1600-h/summer09+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIIOJ1F8z22HBCUqwg4GNxCqfvomWgFB9_HZ_8GHDdH42qALG8WPXo5O8rGbABLBf63IqvGXjkK4gL4lic57VXB9UywdFJ-i9RCMEbv4_aQJUd4JvB9v9KSMgaIiXdAG_k3LhunGhFD4/s400/summer09+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389141141931221842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOgDXUcLaNk0G0i38FgbM-lUs_1Yinb-GdZnhCaf2B07q4MNSbw6azKo4F7nTqW90qAcX_vtpWtDRTuOY_Qb3aHd4CbVtHWyGJQK0VkvKstONNZlqLOn0MPxebllzNPMQ-x2cJOAhFOM/s1600-h/summer09+098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOgDXUcLaNk0G0i38FgbM-lUs_1Yinb-GdZnhCaf2B07q4MNSbw6azKo4F7nTqW90qAcX_vtpWtDRTuOY_Qb3aHd4CbVtHWyGJQK0VkvKstONNZlqLOn0MPxebllzNPMQ-x2cJOAhFOM/s400/summer09+098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389140123332368514" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551970826707615700.post-28763766367761171412009-09-22T07:13:00.000-04:002009-09-22T07:14:03.071-04:00Rachel's first ballet class<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1HEdSmYPMXYXLaEraJExk1kr6tk7c77amwzrr3Qyecc7w8MpLlJQFaFks_1pBqBEPKXEOckTE3yYwXpjG-nV7zKsMzj8e4KsLliaF_rc_H0WQZlFtZ-TPiFj9pMFz20DKOhnWtEO4qU/s1600-h/photo(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1HEdSmYPMXYXLaEraJExk1kr6tk7c77amwzrr3Qyecc7w8MpLlJQFaFks_1pBqBEPKXEOckTE3yYwXpjG-nV7zKsMzj8e4KsLliaF_rc_H0WQZlFtZ-TPiFj9pMFz20DKOhnWtEO4qU/s400/photo(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384248344154924274" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0