tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80093551716606386142024-03-05T02:29:24.567-05:00Emily & CompanyThe latest and greatest news and pictures... for anyone who thinks my world is as interesting as I do... Mostly for those of you who are soooo far away! Miss you!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-46588526116741217882011-08-25T09:57:00.004-04:002011-08-25T10:23:03.094-04:00OUR WEDDING!!!<div>Here are a few LATE photo albums and a video from our Wedding in May....</div><div>
<br /></div><div><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27022850?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/27022850">Emily and Mitch</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2911575">CF</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></div><div>
<br /></div><div><table style="width:194px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns/WeddingPhotosCreativeFocusProofs?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_T8p9oM7bRU/Tfd-2lAPkWE/AAAAAAAAaKo/gsRwNnEtRXA/s160-c/WeddingPhotosCreativeFocusProofs.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns/WeddingPhotosCreativeFocusProofs?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Wedding photos - Creative Focus Proofs</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>
<br /></div><div><table style="width:194px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns/May2011WeddingWeekend?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3pD9OGmamNY/TejylX5aEDE/AAAAAAAAaLE/lkHPiaqF3SI/s160-c/May2011WeddingWeekend.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns/May2011WeddingWeekend?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">May 2011 Wedding Weekend</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>
<br /></div><div><table style="width:194px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns/May2011Honeymoon?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pvVigu99i_k/TelLEJ0HNUE/AAAAAAAAaTA/o0S7ZI9ZFOI/s160-c/May2011Honeymoon.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns/May2011Honeymoon?authuser=0&feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">May 2011 Honeymoon</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111861518439949114113">https://picasaweb.google.com/111861518439949114113</a> Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-84824018210235922042011-04-12T12:04:00.003-04:002011-04-18T12:57:14.894-04:00Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-14050443432727437262010-07-01T15:17:00.000-04:002010-07-01T15:17:49.122-04:00June 2010<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/0PKC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_9LOtpeGdGkg/TBpxTq9obaE/AAAAAAAAPc4/60S-_j91LgE/s160-c/June2010.jpg" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-46058960814457152722009-10-09T09:27:00.003-04:002009-10-09T09:51:50.427-04:00BIG, WONDERFUL & EXCITING NEWS!!!!Friday October 2nd, in Las Vegas, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br />Mitch asked me to marry him!!!</span></span> <br />It was one of the best days of my life, and I am proud to call him my "Fiance"! It is a perfect fairytale story, which I have already began a separate post for.... <span style="font-style: italic;">Coming Soon</span>... <br />In the meantime, here are a few pictures of our special day...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zbw_NtF6xTzNgrFSpv0qw3Jgt8ugH9HTwCz0_6zYugFu5T4x8_gGF3t3ZBTCeIGMV_tb-Q-6vYm1-R9a5dPhYhnNSFM5nQch1sKFym7AjqUoYAIDXykCLAy2qCtZfftfFYD9FEKULdBY/s1600-h/PA031942.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zbw_NtF6xTzNgrFSpv0qw3Jgt8ugH9HTwCz0_6zYugFu5T4x8_gGF3t3ZBTCeIGMV_tb-Q-6vYm1-R9a5dPhYhnNSFM5nQch1sKFym7AjqUoYAIDXykCLAy2qCtZfftfFYD9FEKULdBY/s400/PA031942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390594821868715330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVxI7WU7kRo6mIAJXI2AKPuw2nkigQ55V5RHH2BTmfg14bl-gnEukWZrBPsxTPhSpbKYbUA4PiuTxBaPPAwwWmoghXjK2WMfiqNtgGBTFICHnCMno1GASZvX2HDUzYpu3KrSACbW8iaTo/s1600-h/PA031985.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVxI7WU7kRo6mIAJXI2AKPuw2nkigQ55V5RHH2BTmfg14bl-gnEukWZrBPsxTPhSpbKYbUA4PiuTxBaPPAwwWmoghXjK2WMfiqNtgGBTFICHnCMno1GASZvX2HDUzYpu3KrSACbW8iaTo/s400/PA031985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390594837410698658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu_mjKrlA6m3AT7IzIyAFDcV-T4xOiiuDOr3EuBReahPuwgHqJmK3Oi8SrWxG6LVweqqvihVlyHaLTKOhS_uvTpP9WBlv82PMbSGE5Su4kXQaRZcvh04tMa_ZdZ4Nl_3sK6WMlIH0Oe7E/s1600-h/PA042006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu_mjKrlA6m3AT7IzIyAFDcV-T4xOiiuDOr3EuBReahPuwgHqJmK3Oi8SrWxG6LVweqqvihVlyHaLTKOhS_uvTpP9WBlv82PMbSGE5Su4kXQaRZcvh04tMa_ZdZ4Nl_3sK6WMlIH0Oe7E/s400/PA042006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390594829587869794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhyphenhyphenvv4OIw7GSwEFxQUiLatf70SlnQNyxlDZqdBWBLPhfsBhDGMoMWHjSkS9Xxyj__udzfncL7Eyq9cA8hkl7f_vxvi5D3h91QxFJSMp2MOuAraJNpAHRigXFTtWH_AiP6hpPPMIxviJun/s1600-h/PA031979.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhyphenhyphenvv4OIw7GSwEFxQUiLatf70SlnQNyxlDZqdBWBLPhfsBhDGMoMWHjSkS9Xxyj__udzfncL7Eyq9cA8hkl7f_vxvi5D3h91QxFJSMp2MOuAraJNpAHRigXFTtWH_AiP6hpPPMIxviJun/s400/PA031979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390594844357554898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iePXRVXRezirInj1tqlSyfKy25lAfYeifl4T8trkMnyl8v635IrCDlKsKUgjSdT5IeBXqSSL7YboGs4OV-ovn2tX9k3r-S2Vn1uTrWwcVDM2K_Vvbd8bzpbpnuwrdgoOiZlNb5HVHTij/s1600-h/PA052154.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iePXRVXRezirInj1tqlSyfKy25lAfYeifl4T8trkMnyl8v635IrCDlKsKUgjSdT5IeBXqSSL7YboGs4OV-ovn2tX9k3r-S2Vn1uTrWwcVDM2K_Vvbd8bzpbpnuwrdgoOiZlNb5HVHTij/s400/PA052154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390594851889469218" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-40247090128167366832009-02-12T14:42:00.005-05:002009-02-12T15:19:25.709-05:00Hello out there.... Here we are...Just checking in...<br />Yes, we are still alive and well and busy as usual! Sorry for my incredible delinquency!! It is not due to the lack of pictures, events or stories, just the lack of time. I will catch you up soon!....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvaw8-T9DshLzObncAB78mIJD6plZAIRxX9h-ExY0BKKzSrd41qKdDCQDd-5HlM3jWClQUy9F3YEmMt5WSvTCEohL5toN6WAoKI27jOqZW4jpZuHYhyyQPIFcEHY2KbwvOuhu2XhHUmkU/s1600-h/P1120254.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvaw8-T9DshLzObncAB78mIJD6plZAIRxX9h-ExY0BKKzSrd41qKdDCQDd-5HlM3jWClQUy9F3YEmMt5WSvTCEohL5toN6WAoKI27jOqZW4jpZuHYhyyQPIFcEHY2KbwvOuhu2XhHUmkU/s400/P1120254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301999571437169362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ9T0xEaedVnefuP0vPSdyXrMI620JM7waLjIEEz2S1gVxArsry-o21RY8Gxxxd-e_NAyNm1NWx8CTS6rhIG3AvSXVykvQGti1xKvpbCpcYptmJX9VlVdq7La9zL8CY1BBVplKMO7Perd/s1600-h/P1120245.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ9T0xEaedVnefuP0vPSdyXrMI620JM7waLjIEEz2S1gVxArsry-o21RY8Gxxxd-e_NAyNm1NWx8CTS6rhIG3AvSXVykvQGti1xKvpbCpcYptmJX9VlVdq7La9zL8CY1BBVplKMO7Perd/s400/P1120245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004279501717346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIhswSKSs2aOv5GU2rBtIZxn02H0v5pTxQRoHsNykLScv7qVO-TKt7v3_lj0fTVzYO02XvX-mLtWQy0Dz9PidU4g1RFe225dMYofOus6C9Dnxf3HOspqOwJ4VuKrnMCKEjZ4MOrnI3Cbr/s1600-h/P1020189.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIhswSKSs2aOv5GU2rBtIZxn02H0v5pTxQRoHsNykLScv7qVO-TKt7v3_lj0fTVzYO02XvX-mLtWQy0Dz9PidU4g1RFe225dMYofOus6C9Dnxf3HOspqOwJ4VuKrnMCKEjZ4MOrnI3Cbr/s400/P1020189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004277295846082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUhu4zjLusL1ZPupzKxToQbrkaJJLk1pdcyU0FnCbeAAgxtrLL2VYGX_bJmWl7bbiDm1ZxYyM5hyphenhyphendulwPFlXKBOVrlWfTv96_IdVMK1Xlwe2KjjUI-wIJ8fkOG9jxwuOogAKsxD9aP-Ir/s1600-h/P1290316.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUhu4zjLusL1ZPupzKxToQbrkaJJLk1pdcyU0FnCbeAAgxtrLL2VYGX_bJmWl7bbiDm1ZxYyM5hyphenhyphendulwPFlXKBOVrlWfTv96_IdVMK1Xlwe2KjjUI-wIJ8fkOG9jxwuOogAKsxD9aP-Ir/s400/P1290316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004283921776370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeNmA_4yDez7Begv1JejNlebeRXSZJjq7ChO9R4nxO1t0IYeqNHHqA4VvZpYWXRnH3G_rVDUWi3j3VelScRWmtsdQxocgeRMgecUJXsVskL7sczIxZv8y7Q_L26yfxa19jZC76DVkqDJw/s1600-h/P1040197.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeNmA_4yDez7Begv1JejNlebeRXSZJjq7ChO9R4nxO1t0IYeqNHHqA4VvZpYWXRnH3G_rVDUWi3j3VelScRWmtsdQxocgeRMgecUJXsVskL7sczIxZv8y7Q_L26yfxa19jZC76DVkqDJw/s400/P1040197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004271499514626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRRU3e1r6NC07zv1cnU9l-jx1EYUthOv648GI9Etc4aUPSMpVMQwR2JRoEPbsSeOkuA-NGuPGgxEsjV24cs6R6TQbEZ3MnwnDiXpAxAMkJZOn4OUMbVayhax5J5nwJUbpnS1eAlRpBZTj/s1600-h/P1110234.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRRU3e1r6NC07zv1cnU9l-jx1EYUthOv648GI9Etc4aUPSMpVMQwR2JRoEPbsSeOkuA-NGuPGgxEsjV24cs6R6TQbEZ3MnwnDiXpAxAMkJZOn4OUMbVayhax5J5nwJUbpnS1eAlRpBZTj/s400/P1110234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302004279602936386" border="0" /></a><br />That is, as soon as we stop goofing and dancing around at the beach, playing with friends, and just plain having fun, long enough to load up some pictures... Hope everyone is great! xoxo!<br /><br />Love, EmilyEmily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-15432897911322679852008-11-12T10:59:00.002-05:002008-11-12T11:17:57.896-05:00Our hearts go out to the Whatcotts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqM-LqxhK2a_D4aNQGhIaMJXxphqPr_pg2beoGmXnprlw3IJeyV9OWPi6Ong8x-wHrEn5m-7kRf4q_yRVnH4SLVS9Xt9ItJX5APr17MT0kE79s0mA_nUGHmvOoib5p51o1KJ68TBNxu0/s320/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqM-LqxhK2a_D4aNQGhIaMJXxphqPr_pg2beoGmXnprlw3IJeyV9OWPi6Ong8x-wHrEn5m-7kRf4q_yRVnH4SLVS9Xt9ItJX5APr17MT0kE79s0mA_nUGHmvOoib5p51o1KJ68TBNxu0/s320/IMG_0342.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My friend Nick, who I grew up with, and his sweet wife, Janessa, lost their precious, 6 day old baby boy, Cole Gary Whatcott. We are heart broken by this news. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family. <br /><br />http://colewhatcott.blogspot.com/<br /><br />http://www.realitycharity.com/view_item.php?listing_id=4017Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-50264160201884750232008-11-05T13:22:00.002-05:002008-11-05T13:39:17.692-05:00http://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynnsHappy November Everyone!! I can't believe we are already in this wonderful (and might I add - EXPENSIVE) season!! I have a few new fun posts in the works, but I'm finding it difficult to find (make) time to add all of our fun adventures. Also, I realize that some of the pictures are small and hard to see. What I'm getting at, is that I recently discovered that all of the pictures from my blog (and much MUCH more) are also on my Picasa Web Albums which can be viewed directly at:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >http://picasaweb.google.com/</span></a><b id="lhid_personaurl"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/emilylynns"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >emilylynns</span></a><br /><br /></b>I'm sure most of you will not find this very interesting, but hopefully at least my family will. Also, there isn't any of my charming commentary on the Web Albums. Although some of you (I hope) enjoy my ramblings, I suspicion that a few of you could do with out. And perhaps there is someone, somewhere, who just can't get enough of us... and hopefully its someone I know... lol! Actually that really isn't very funny. Fellow bloggers should watch out for strange comments on their blog... I have had a couple and I <span style="font-weight: bold;">WILL</span> be making my BLOG <span style="font-weight: bold;">private</span> very soon. So again, <span style="font-style: italic;">if you haven't already</span>, please send me your e-mail addresses if you would like to continue to view my lovely blog!<br /><br />Good bye for now, more to come soon!<br /><br />Love,<br />EmilyEmily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-12783399344274493302008-11-04T16:00:00.000-05:002008-11-04T16:01:06.971-05:00HALLOWEEN!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwj_xkTvBZP3Sqap6EB3GMpAhUMKPSj223JDtSsgZce2rhzAPV-gmMpe9rV7gjz4D1QlkwBW8I33byWa9zzZNeepl0eCoaaJa_p9AORSTNxhGuroXqK1RcEvoczE9jjJWVRMVT0Pldf40/s1600-h/collage.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwj_xkTvBZP3Sqap6EB3GMpAhUMKPSj223JDtSsgZce2rhzAPV-gmMpe9rV7gjz4D1QlkwBW8I33byWa9zzZNeepl0eCoaaJa_p9AORSTNxhGuroXqK1RcEvoczE9jjJWVRMVT0Pldf40/s400/collage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am trying my new fancy Picasa program... hope this works and is big enough to see because it was super easy!<br />So here you have it... our <span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>HALLOWEEN PICTURES!!! <br /></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">We had a great day and night. Mitch and I visited Anthony at school for his Trick or Treating Parade. Later when I picked him up from school we went right to Mitch's. His neighborhood has lots of kids and fun activities. They threw a great Halloween party with bounce houses, slides, activities, food.... etc.. etc... Mitch's parents came over to hang out with us and hand out candy while we were gone. Unfortunately it POURED RAIN most of the night. But since it was warm no one seemed to mind. The kids thought it was brilliant because they now had a water slide! We hung out with our friends, the Frenkels in their garage for a while waiting for it to stop raining so we could walk home, but it wasn't letting up, so eventually his Dad picked us up. It was was great! We were all 3 soaked to the bone, but happy none the less! Thanks to Mizner's Preserve, The Frankel's, and The Freifelds for a great night full of sugar!!! </span><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-87444300759785968952008-10-24T12:28:00.003-04:002008-10-24T16:08:32.825-04:00Pumpkin PatchWe had a great (hot) time at the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">PUMPKIN PATCH</span> this year! I always love our pumpkin patch pictures because they are so colorful and pretty! We all started out in orange, but Anthony, being the defiant child that he is, changed his clothes at the last minute. Oh well. As he says (learned at school): "You get what you get and you don't get upset!"... a brown shirt and green John Deere cell phone it is! Maybe I'll get better pics next time. aka - this weekend! 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Let me take one more</span>.."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcFK4zxIF98MbsZQNxl5pDsnw6TIYnl2iZimHhAJF9OoiiK0Bw9AWbiHLuuzw2BsvFjpXBa1XWhhyphenhyphen_sbpSuTFGFaF9tSrbW5sEwNs9dtidbeMk5fFh0jmrR4hLMJDxY1P-9dPOpW_1LK8/s1600-h/IMGP8827.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcFK4zxIF98MbsZQNxl5pDsnw6TIYnl2iZimHhAJF9OoiiK0Bw9AWbiHLuuzw2BsvFjpXBa1XWhhyphenhyphen_sbpSuTFGFaF9tSrbW5sEwNs9dtidbeMk5fFh0jmrR4hLMJDxY1P-9dPOpW_1LK8/s400/IMGP8827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260736170021364130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLxCQUcuOydu7v1bJZ8cb-r0-AEb6ru_0FoC2LMuqgyGFyef50e0K83D7CPqtwi2VQYqCfggOjHwggQ4_hBZDW4iAGURFgCM8yF86xt-egB2YEaeYa3QWzNuvsmFGyUks2SpGWIy98ZJY/s1600-h/IMGP8826.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Carvin' Punkins:<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Anthony went across the street to take pictures of me doing ALL the WORK!</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRfZWei0m2jo7JX6ZjnFEl4dQ7Bi3WTBTEImM6ku2LULOJpACKOcZz1OAgl3IXg3HrZtyq8SR1dQ5wN_9tipz4IPw0UhoqjZYH8-o3EZnB3RwUiAZHbuCQMQc0y7DETlcQ8Vpw_R6swYh/s1600-h/IMGP8871.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRfZWei0m2jo7JX6ZjnFEl4dQ7Bi3WTBTEImM6ku2LULOJpACKOcZz1OAgl3IXg3HrZtyq8SR1dQ5wN_9tipz4IPw0UhoqjZYH8-o3EZnB3RwUiAZHbuCQMQc0y7DETlcQ8Vpw_R6swYh/s400/IMGP8871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260740820243172642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d0JMT8y9YFnGgWvi4c8HT7eOV3PQTjLa50KJQgQgv9_CGgKO5Pe_VT8HkV0bQ_nkiE-q70h_yynKCoS6_RxH-LsI1VHL-TKLhb_h6wTKTI2XDCesfKTwfC9pIZ6kpo5fQGVk5GdwdEoy/s1600-h/IMGP8880.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 196px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGI_v3ieEDk-LQ_p1VpsVvRFRdRw8fccg-SxvfPslxURfeN_XooTIYG6Uv9Wp4EXobLdYt4F9YSDqgkqL6i5FwYir-OoKPLsAzVVbDJRRRrCwkganHaNppmOIFkKLfMGviuGARLtXmQ0wg/s400/IMGP8895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260754565399198114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>The above picture is a classic Anthony expression that means "I'm done"!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Pumpkin Patch Pasts:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">October 2007:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-D2-JgTm0JApUUF_2zJYKqVha-YVWhOwOj6apl4fumvKKpB9BlqnBBEoiYwEhtHmLP1jbK2DcYGwpPWe1a7h17AwKHWwyeELM2knrY_z58PcLWOCzkY7EPX8coZ1cN500jKzKPsLBwLi/s1600-h/IMGP4505-0001-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 196px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HsDaoUzdTDe9__hZbGU5qgOC8RBKzg-bho1AnGpewzx16JIL4eWi-56WiuCUC9Kj8AdnVKG6L94pbB-6vNsxNtUGZnUrAsj9WvlU8zD80eVX2uyqBnYwFT_I1qjY_hnh6b55hfgtS4Si/s400/IMGP4536-0001-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260812332929968210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">October 2006 with Mia:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOmt2dNFNlEDWWreC9B5U3C_Tj6QbkLEoHh6QtRxF7uma8VPUHQPHkfRy6cJ7KELzi-Qn5ol3F6QJqkXPpIh8waxM6mnQeUrnCfMRPofkkcAGDwTfS8ZYXo2wxtUsQAOGtUa1O3Ex_POE/s1600-h/IMGP1744-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOmt2dNFNlEDWWreC9B5U3C_Tj6QbkLEoHh6QtRxF7uma8VPUHQPHkfRy6cJ7KELzi-Qn5ol3F6QJqkXPpIh8waxM6mnQeUrnCfMRPofkkcAGDwTfS8ZYXo2wxtUsQAOGtUa1O3Ex_POE/s400/IMGP1744-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260807496522936658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhUTncOmfNnbCQ-2nawNpAk8KZGmCIvnPvEYWNdB-HFHgusmAa02XbG7-i_XMLD-kH5t0u2zuRJk7JVBvl2vjUy_ZBgyyHHSXn5YchVMVkg7FpzPLJs_BsMLPewYncp2gY3PElDQ5BbW-/s1600-h/IMGP1729.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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He is 6 months old (one of my very favorite stages) here with Grammie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdxHBTDkPpPGgRFq4at2eXXr6ZdDpXdlkfDetWTS1_QRxtgiSjeH7283xV1B_o4HlIJUd6McDz36MTC1zsmca5ZFbJKiFHZXJM5WrdKSm5cvO7dsp4kzSj3K27vtIk_a13Odx7uusl12H/s1600-h/IMGP0162-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdxHBTDkPpPGgRFq4at2eXXr6ZdDpXdlkfDetWTS1_QRxtgiSjeH7283xV1B_o4HlIJUd6McDz36MTC1zsmca5ZFbJKiFHZXJM5WrdKSm5cvO7dsp4kzSj3K27vtIk_a13Odx7uusl12H/s400/IMGP0162-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260807482147752354" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-65770400001056162592008-10-19T16:27:00.002-04:002008-10-20T12:27:54.647-04:00Soccer Practice...Mitch just started coaching his new soccer team this season... <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">7 Year Old Girls</span>, with his friend Lauren! Lauren's daughter is on the team and they coached her older daughter's team together a couple of years ago. They had their first practice on Tuesday. Anthony and I tagged along to cheer them on... oh, and because Anthony thinks he is the assistant coach. It was a beautiful night and a great place to hang out. The girls will make a great team! We are excited for lots of practices and games! The park and weather are such a treat!<br /><br />This is Anthony in full coaching mode... The spiderman gloves make him play and coach better... he begged the whole time we were there to put on his entire hot, bulky costume on, which he did when we went out for sushi after practice. 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color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >"Strawberry Patch"</span> (last weekend). It is such a cool place! You walk into a little Mom & Pop market in the middle of a old strip mall and you go out the back door to this amazingly huge property full of gardens, animal, birds, picnic areas... that you would never know existed. It's like Alison's Wonderland (I think- although I don't actually remember the movie)! Again, there were no strawberries to pick (out of season), but we didn't mind. We enjoyed the sun and the shade and the extremely hot, but beautiful out doors. Mitch and Anthony reconnected with the parrots they fell in love with before. Anthony conned Mitch into a big cookie and some magnet rocks and I conned him into a heart shaped lucky bamboo. We are so spoiled! But we do appreciate it! 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And how cute are they??!!! Emily, Gene and Julia came over to Mitch's on Sunday. After the kids swam we had a little BBQ dinner outside and then we walked over to the playground. Mitch's home is almost to the end of this dead end street. Its so nice that there is very little traffic and lots of kids playing & riding bikes in the street.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7i5bqmnS6I8etY_83rU_Pf020rsIsssmu5GB5bJlRfoVaty5lEM2hdqEsQNPj4PrxVBkuf3uzaAj3Mbeluh8BgUCXUpIafv6pXpako8Fo-eJKnii1x-rqGSdGTlibgSsFXG8KjCK1-CH/s1600-h/IMGP8750.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7i5bqmnS6I8etY_83rU_Pf020rsIsssmu5GB5bJlRfoVaty5lEM2hdqEsQNPj4PrxVBkuf3uzaAj3Mbeluh8BgUCXUpIafv6pXpako8Fo-eJKnii1x-rqGSdGTlibgSsFXG8KjCK1-CH/s400/IMGP8750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257805387594810226" border="0" /></a><br />It is still the the high 80's here, but Anthony insisted on wearing his sweats so that he could go faster down the slide. As for the swings picture, I'm pretty sure by this point the kids had stopped saying "higher!", and were holding on for dear life as Mitch and Gene pushed their limits... I think they had just as much fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1feuJVz5Ozf_ppz1gLMEb9Bl-WcLWKvzGe7iSbPj-VhtFZP_9-rMXlnBCTnk3JXZk40r618WBppgD2MJC242SngQm-7W928pX6jNZnDFD7lPobpePqFc6tHNHaTGTDihTZdB0Z6TBa09/s1600-h/IMGP8751.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1feuJVz5Ozf_ppz1gLMEb9Bl-WcLWKvzGe7iSbPj-VhtFZP_9-rMXlnBCTnk3JXZk40r618WBppgD2MJC242SngQm-7W928pX6jNZnDFD7lPobpePqFc6tHNHaTGTDihTZdB0Z6TBa09/s400/IMGP8751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257805391708093474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5F0Ws0lRFp8g_o-rpRJeYQVfGrxUY7Ajhm4zXMyEgH6NCMreMK6JteUA3Hxh_WN0NoMxZis6Qsbatuw_GNj67YvjLBewKafRAkUnsw4ZlzjdHligYx1RlMoq8KmVFbp67_3cCwOSURNI/s1600-h/IMGP8760.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5F0Ws0lRFp8g_o-rpRJeYQVfGrxUY7Ajhm4zXMyEgH6NCMreMK6JteUA3Hxh_WN0NoMxZis6Qsbatuw_GNj67YvjLBewKafRAkUnsw4ZlzjdHligYx1RlMoq8KmVFbp67_3cCwOSURNI/s400/IMGP8760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257805394276143986" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-78958460598384630602008-10-15T15:08:00.001-04:002008-10-16T16:04:14.651-04:00Splash Adventure Water ParkOn Saturday we went to this great little water park right down the street from our house. We met my friend Tiffany and her husband Aaron and there two little girls, Mila and Ellie there. My friend Candace also came (who I just reunited with after about 7 years when I ran into her at Anthony's school with her little 3 year old boy, Kevin). And then Emily, Gene and Julia met us as well, so it was quite a party... I should also mention that while we were splashin' and slidin', Mitch was removing mulch and bushes and laying a pallet of new sod in his yard. It looks so nice and gives us much more soccer/baseball/football space. Yay! Thanks Bubbs!<br /><br />First, the never ending "Mean Mother" sunscreen battle... and we're off!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kx4dyPU-W0BtSe8HWUvQzHW_QiZOyM01cAKfM9raot9S_1fwTruMEFWEYLuhmanaKgM7J7w_3Wou2nhmnwKx5BQXFjcKiIG7_pVleYtnP_Iw_hpwIpwiC8mFJTt8NrOPT06t4AH8poOS/s1600-h/IMG_1430.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kx4dyPU-W0BtSe8HWUvQzHW_QiZOyM01cAKfM9raot9S_1fwTruMEFWEYLuhmanaKgM7J7w_3Wou2nhmnwKx5BQXFjcKiIG7_pVleYtnP_Iw_hpwIpwiC8mFJTt8NrOPT06t4AH8poOS/s400/IMG_1430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257832730697440386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa5epbCoAgx3gK8sdNbBnImu0Wbhbe4fsSmTYp2f4zuC0RlZWfcfW-kCf9EJTuvk_PcXVQy6H6U3sM3dcfgoe6HPELuGO7GzqEOefn8HxE0Vq3qk_pmeKaTRHxkoVJhKVP9sayZ-GR5GM/s1600-h/IMG_1483.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwa5epbCoAgx3gK8sdNbBnImu0Wbhbe4fsSmTYp2f4zuC0RlZWfcfW-kCf9EJTuvk_PcXVQy6H6U3sM3dcfgoe6HPELuGO7GzqEOefn8HxE0Vq3qk_pmeKaTRHxkoVJhKVP9sayZ-GR5GM/s400/IMG_1483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257831458263627746" border="0" /></a><br />This is Candace, Kevin and Anthony in the first picture and Aaron, Mila and Ellie in the second. Oh, and by the way, Candace is 8.5 months pregnant and such a good sport! I had no intention of going down any slides since Anthony is big enough to go on his own, but since Candace did, I really had no excuses... Thanks a lot! Oh well, it was fun anyway... even if I did look like a big fool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gbK8PgCNC7IyQVVdFR4R-jvZIVsn8Ed0wII2OGTJR4fYmY4vN-Xrw3MnugzVlpEfYfqyZc1Gv0My6iQK8Vc3SeyZAk6ldq1fVgqulGCkZLxKKwMlWgLIElnxKADjGnFWaO_tgW60ZpLp/s1600-h/IMG_1438.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gbK8PgCNC7IyQVVdFR4R-jvZIVsn8Ed0wII2OGTJR4fYmY4vN-Xrw3MnugzVlpEfYfqyZc1Gv0My6iQK8Vc3SeyZAk6ldq1fVgqulGCkZLxKKwMlWgLIElnxKADjGnFWaO_tgW60ZpLp/s400/IMG_1438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257835224292997026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nvy0mPK0BUZ5UjxX2M_YIubTa0EaRkDm5hcpAO5ByOHGSe4nQ-l2rXPI59jTOnzGyB4J3_a2VeWBSyqZO4NQrVG9ZWl_izQa_8cLw4JaHsU2lyJOeff7p4TtKbgKXn06t-UwsEtQsN3M/s1600-h/IMG_1428.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nvy0mPK0BUZ5UjxX2M_YIubTa0EaRkDm5hcpAO5ByOHGSe4nQ-l2rXPI59jTOnzGyB4J3_a2VeWBSyqZO4NQrVG9ZWl_izQa_8cLw4JaHsU2lyJOeff7p4TtKbgKXn06t-UwsEtQsN3M/s400/IMG_1428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257835221987632674" border="0" /></a><br />Round ONE:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtFl_o0YOGHAmZ3eQsNaVeyqbQ8RzmxtA7v55xoC9DaUxU0wIYCeYu72IKvF9icPL2ScM2Du8Ifl8RTdylarihuzUxmafSsR98yUXeX0uwkq_2A72JtU34foCJRscQ8CflDsAAmtT47cL/s1600-h/IMG_1480.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 477px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtFl_o0YOGHAmZ3eQsNaVeyqbQ8RzmxtA7v55xoC9DaUxU0wIYCeYu72IKvF9icPL2ScM2Du8Ifl8RTdylarihuzUxmafSsR98yUXeX0uwkq_2A72JtU34foCJRscQ8CflDsAAmtT47cL/s400/IMG_1480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257835223324986530" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>"Ride Em' Cowgirl!"... Yes, this would be the foolishness I was referring to...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg4DRe427KcXt5APpHL2buKaMUnraUvXoG6DT52uWdcbl5hCAn__t-5F1_fcbmLxNbaOY3x8KCJ6KbNxmCc_tG7a1Il82VNArBJwVfMZ5575a5VzZJ3Yq_erkdMNsBtNBBtMBo9rDwzbL/s1600-h/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggg4DRe427KcXt5APpHL2buKaMUnraUvXoG6DT52uWdcbl5hCAn__t-5F1_fcbmLxNbaOY3x8KCJ6KbNxmCc_tG7a1Il82VNArBJwVfMZ5575a5VzZJ3Yq_erkdMNsBtNBBtMBo9rDwzbL/s400/IMG_1443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257832741565573778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEMcs31SDVAAW0MX3_Q-TEruKOOZcirpBuzWMDpLEvo1e_H2Bnm09JSqgZNADjt_1wl696Sr15b3TXlZZVm7YmjPaP4IjPodFwOL-ZLU9gR473iDI8Os3q0fVefw6jHSNMtLbqdJ-EDlF/s1600-h/IMG_1462.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEMcs31SDVAAW0MX3_Q-TEruKOOZcirpBuzWMDpLEvo1e_H2Bnm09JSqgZNADjt_1wl696Sr15b3TXlZZVm7YmjPaP4IjPodFwOL-ZLU9gR473iDI8Os3q0fVefw6jHSNMtLbqdJ-EDlF/s400/IMG_1462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257832745407497410" border="0" /></a><br />Anthony was just plain crazy and would do anything to make it a bit more daring!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6UMRT27Yg0BR3X1tWGw4uB3IxxsozXSujC6GxRsgzMBga7UrOnB_knb7UOhD5TfqGA_bkO5UgmNP7rk5hHePmwEDa8Ji07VWW4_zuFsYw9QIFR0Q1kXZPtGkvo5aqz4E7MX1A7RBmj5L/s1600-h/DSC00880.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6UMRT27Yg0BR3X1tWGw4uB3IxxsozXSujC6GxRsgzMBga7UrOnB_knb7UOhD5TfqGA_bkO5UgmNP7rk5hHePmwEDa8Ji07VWW4_zuFsYw9QIFR0Q1kXZPtGkvo5aqz4E7MX1A7RBmj5L/s400/DSC00880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257831460465629426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamBa8IBEtC5H6DFYMLADD_vOE8GVuXWi5eDqykbK4-NqkklLtOwilNCzUzpxUoxA_tbxcX_dIpOxyG9LnOK0sH7FMWILqyX_UgIkaVYStGgjj19gzxOyEytSg5v3EHc16W-VqYEPTJZal/s1600-h/DSC00877.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamBa8IBEtC5H6DFYMLADD_vOE8GVuXWi5eDqykbK4-NqkklLtOwilNCzUzpxUoxA_tbxcX_dIpOxyG9LnOK0sH7FMWILqyX_UgIkaVYStGgjj19gzxOyEytSg5v3EHc16W-VqYEPTJZal/s400/DSC00877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257831467566192562" border="0" /></a><br />The clouds rolled by for a minute, but no rain on our parade! Julia took a little rest to soak up the rays..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gyQ6d6IjR9s5r90ldsBZJlYEEmnFYnwIq_b4uFSjH1CzOQ4Rd-0DxlsK9N3mmr3Joxrj4C2K4u1cza_wuKIo0QxUTJZg-lpWBqXPI3l-HtewSayts76yiZsKDUYT1pTwzR4c5rBfhaJT/s1600-h/Julia+water+park+Oct+11+08_281.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gyQ6d6IjR9s5r90ldsBZJlYEEmnFYnwIq_b4uFSjH1CzOQ4Rd-0DxlsK9N3mmr3Joxrj4C2K4u1cza_wuKIo0QxUTJZg-lpWBqXPI3l-HtewSayts76yiZsKDUYT1pTwzR4c5rBfhaJT/s400/Julia+water+park+Oct+11+08_281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257835226485460914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnSk4bKljh6MrgONyMf5K0eG4m4QsvcodV_7_Qtgmx_f9d6L6xRw_L0ADYgtng4xgIFQxfeCn-XhOnQexHXObw0RFucDE_QpfE-hGgEc2rHs1LxTzGXiz7tPlYhdC9oxu4QtYTsi66mjj/s1600-h/of=50,590,442.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnSk4bKljh6MrgONyMf5K0eG4m4QsvcodV_7_Qtgmx_f9d6L6xRw_L0ADYgtng4xgIFQxfeCn-XhOnQexHXObw0RFucDE_QpfE-hGgEc2rHs1LxTzGXiz7tPlYhdC9oxu4QtYTsi66mjj/s400/of=50,590,442.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257835227570811650" border="0" /></a><br />And that's a wrap... It was a great day with lots of fun friends!!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-82988409016339847712008-10-14T16:19:00.000-04:002008-10-17T11:48:53.854-04:00ROCK ON!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWKGFvF2cJQEuTSfTjpV_aoLzTjOPVU0DAvqnOI5JZcVr3r3Jq7AhGDWmfxPjvUoVGyc8A57ERrA5hOXRddgv2DxZLhtsTA25FzctFICD3uR9VcnWZ4GjxA1_5FR9wRaehGwXEdgR75lh/s1600-h/IMGP8689.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWKGFvF2cJQEuTSfTjpV_aoLzTjOPVU0DAvqnOI5JZcVr3r3Jq7AhGDWmfxPjvUoVGyc8A57ERrA5hOXRddgv2DxZLhtsTA25FzctFICD3uR9VcnWZ4GjxA1_5FR9wRaehGwXEdgR75lh/s400/IMGP8689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257855126170357058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc45-jX8BujsMqU78DvLeQCXhaaSW8FYgcJD3cXRhSsxtcQ-v7wGutEBh-D327asz5pRG0vhgHyyi3U9l_ZjyXO24RrD-K4S004DuEAISqK1wh4Gx_S52jrH4ki-gQ-jEKTAke3StWBjj/s1600-h/IMGP8691.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc45-jX8BujsMqU78DvLeQCXhaaSW8FYgcJD3cXRhSsxtcQ-v7wGutEBh-D327asz5pRG0vhgHyyi3U9l_ZjyXO24RrD-K4S004DuEAISqK1wh4Gx_S52jrH4ki-gQ-jEKTAke3StWBjj/s400/IMGP8691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257855131267404546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsS-9HzGbAqQHsugiviotmV8ozSEozpOtW1DBVcuIVHYwl2ChGdZD8sCTy-N4GYgxJ1JJ3kpNp_VSbwOIBZ6PGHQJ5Q8WVPrlzlDaEm0mpgx-OLA1bom6yx8w1MiOPO5S8SbinwVoqyj3/s1600-h/IMGP8697.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsS-9HzGbAqQHsugiviotmV8ozSEozpOtW1DBVcuIVHYwl2ChGdZD8sCTy-N4GYgxJ1JJ3kpNp_VSbwOIBZ6PGHQJ5Q8WVPrlzlDaEm0mpgx-OLA1bom6yx8w1MiOPO5S8SbinwVoqyj3/s400/IMGP8697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257855138487422418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNK7e2Tli4KRl4dvbNZ62Ys45hoM-1OPkK_HNPseaAgucbKmzMc6fTc4u8jz_pDVyBrESg0DOCc6bLDoc8hn-fmtbzwuJMe5ZzR25uhtogEQinU50XS1RBhNQYff9hmOF2AuT70JycA4TF/s1600-h/IMGP8696.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNK7e2Tli4KRl4dvbNZ62Ys45hoM-1OPkK_HNPseaAgucbKmzMc6fTc4u8jz_pDVyBrESg0DOCc6bLDoc8hn-fmtbzwuJMe5ZzR25uhtogEQinU50XS1RBhNQYff9hmOF2AuT70JycA4TF/s400/IMGP8696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257855137827937250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Two Great Concerts and 5 amazing artists!<br /><br /></span></span>Two weekends ago, which happened to be the wettest, rainiest day of the entire year, we went to an outdoor amphitheater with Joyce, Paul, Nicole and friends, to see <span style="font-weight: bold;">COUNTING CROWS, MAROON 5, & AUGUSTANNA!</span><br />We had hope that the weather would clear up since we had lawn seats under the stars, but we came in our "ready to be drenched clothes and ponchos"... and boy were we ever drenched!! We were able to upgrade our tickets to be under the awning since so many people didn't show up. So that was nice, but it is very open so the rain still blew in. We didn't care! It was so warm that it really didn't matter that we were soaked. We had such a great time and all three performances were absolutely amazing!! What a talented group!!<br /><br />Last weekend Mitch and I went to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary J. Blige & Robin Thicke</span> concert. My camera was dead, so sorry no pictures. We saw her last year and she is always unbelievable! It was an extra special treat to be able to see Robin Thicke at the same show! We had great seats on the floor and felt like we were really part of the show! I have been playing Robin Thicke in my car and Anthony really likes him too. He always want to hear "The Magic Cup (Touch)" song. We both love being able to play my ipod in the car and he loves to make requests... mostly for Garth Brooks, or Bob Marley, or Alicia Keys, or Rhianna... and his new favorite, Jordin Sparks! Now he always asks "Who sings this song?" and "Did you see them at the concert?" Too cute!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-79300048711833976732008-10-10T13:04:00.000-04:002008-10-15T16:56:21.897-04:00Warner Update - 6 Months OldMy sweet and funny adorable nephew, Warner, is 6 months old! I can't believe it! He looks a lot like his Mommy (my sister - Abbie) and a little like his Dad (Brandon), a little like Anthony, (who also looked like Abbie), and a lot like Grandma Smith, which makes us want to squeeze him all the more! I'm dying to get my hands on him at Christmas! I saw him when the day after he was born (in April) and again at the beginning of June. But he will have grown so much by the time I kiss his cute face in December. I'm so glad he likes to listen to Anthony and me talk and sing on the phone. His belly laugh melts my heart! Anthony talks about him everyday and always has a stash of things to send to "Baby Warner". 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width: 215px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l8xo5Tzpgm1PFIMcg7QXW1uXtGGKNpZkovCp42iYZNX2AIZ3ZMhrYScXz4C8DfFAQ7_0C04Ykz1jC6UnMfzvs_K-de9Zz5WMoGTXBjDTF6Zw7-juNswxx4IoNVO54kOGkl-Ci8jvqXCq/s400/P8121472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257045978207440514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Half-Birthday Warner!!!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-72887888865178332242008-10-08T00:15:00.004-04:002008-10-08T00:56:49.707-04:00Halloween Excitement...We always get excited for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Halloween</span> to roll around. This year we just couldn't stand the wait anymore, I suckered in and bought Anthony the costume he wanted since he has been pretty consistent on what he wanted to be.... A <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SKELETON</span></span>! He loves the costume so much, that he has hardly taken it off in a week. He will either be sick of it by Halloween, or it will be filthy! My fear is the next best thing to be is Tinkerbell!! He's been slightly obsessed with fairies since we went to a little girls birthday party on Saturday and Tinkerbell was there making balloons, painting faces and playing Neverland games. She was great! Anthony kept touching her wings and asking if she could fly. Of course she told him yes, if she thinks happy thoughts and uses her pixy dust. He came home from Nunu's the other day with a pair of beautiful fairy wings. She said of all the swords and toys in the store, all he wanted was the wings. The whole ride home was a discussion about why he couldn't fly, but fairies and birds and airplanes could.... tough to explain to a 3 year old, but he insists on logical answers. He's so cute and very thoughtful. The moral of this story is: Everyone pray the the skeleton costume holds up so I don't have to take Tinkerbell trick-or-treating!!!<br /><br />Look how cute he looks! The sad thing is, that is a pretty good representation of what his legs look like! Hopefully they will straighten out more as he grows!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LMEcJ9qL-HQULUA9-aOiFNrfkSsLcZibyibPW-k_lDZtZ9mleUWtCPCdrpiPDLJ6qy_kzQvqDT1-Uw3lVrtfA86eVQ9SHVqM4X04nhJwJO3cTnasdAdxYcVYnAixvXtHHvoxuwFpjNur/s1600-h/IMGP8682.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LMEcJ9qL-HQULUA9-aOiFNrfkSsLcZibyibPW-k_lDZtZ9mleUWtCPCdrpiPDLJ6qy_kzQvqDT1-Uw3lVrtfA86eVQ9SHVqM4X04nhJwJO3cTnasdAdxYcVYnAixvXtHHvoxuwFpjNur/s400/IMGP8682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254635200858136082" border="0" /></a><br />Just to give you an idea of how much we like Halloween, here are a few pictures from<br />HALLOWEEN'S PAST:<br /><br />Two spiders and a Hula Girl, who transformed into a crazy Doctor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcnNGTneqCatN7YNeSnTe0awdc1QQ6shgKAZgEF1evSX-g_UGmfRA9tjFVBtfKLCJD1PPSXpVx7Hy-oEy3OyJA76_rtJi8efzH497iQpzYqnaVfYvUU7LWviQWDMkoKt_Wu0MWeV7OcXp/s1600-h/IMGP4688.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcnNGTneqCatN7YNeSnTe0awdc1QQ6shgKAZgEF1evSX-g_UGmfRA9tjFVBtfKLCJD1PPSXpVx7Hy-oEy3OyJA76_rtJi8efzH497iQpzYqnaVfYvUU7LWviQWDMkoKt_Wu0MWeV7OcXp/s400/IMGP4688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254635207910894450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mL9DIzLtrwFDxRnm-yjJsYiD_lC37bfg1edzPNI8G9sABhwDB5G-sD554e3E2f_h4LQH9q80RJFdBdwsF3awAUE4alVMHYRnHjVGTI-idqY1jKesAgJVlbNGdRieAqEKR2L-r0mbGEcq/s1600-h/IMGP4634-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mL9DIzLtrwFDxRnm-yjJsYiD_lC37bfg1edzPNI8G9sABhwDB5G-sD554e3E2f_h4LQH9q80RJFdBdwsF3awAUE4alVMHYRnHjVGTI-idqY1jKesAgJVlbNGdRieAqEKR2L-r0mbGEcq/s400/IMGP4634-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254635199393978994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3Hw41QwHAGlGveyUEk_O_LtADVDuELuOqffh0VMV0Oj3WeI0vh1h8Nlcfh8vx97DQfuHF4YdZA_jOhbL7kgJUoBqnJsFmjmeCIEAWfAlQdgDUPJ4uxFBZ2rfsbnHIkWVjHz3Bl8QVl-7/s1600-h/IMGP4702.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3Hw41QwHAGlGveyUEk_O_LtADVDuELuOqffh0VMV0Oj3WeI0vh1h8Nlcfh8vx97DQfuHF4YdZA_jOhbL7kgJUoBqnJsFmjmeCIEAWfAlQdgDUPJ4uxFBZ2rfsbnHIkWVjHz3Bl8QVl-7/s400/IMGP4702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254640771580380562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Superwoman and Elmo... with Mia and Grace as a Ladybug and a Pumpkin! How cute are they!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiKYDownWcRB9Y8Z5PQ-d9B8QhSdtvtYtYKvkoPF629-UUpicDeBqgEfTMEVPTW62Ifj8gL-yVEkAFjubsQny5GJ5V1UmMTk9MpDYsO9JfBbVt9YWlRAsu09sBqIHcw_oEYLf0LkwknDR/s1600-h/IMGP1755.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiKYDownWcRB9Y8Z5PQ-d9B8QhSdtvtYtYKvkoPF629-UUpicDeBqgEfTMEVPTW62Ifj8gL-yVEkAFjubsQny5GJ5V1UmMTk9MpDYsO9JfBbVt9YWlRAsu09sBqIHcw_oEYLf0LkwknDR/s400/IMGP1755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254640778888799730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DeyeypSanlUkXVG59OuP2fnaevF883xs6Gf2LFrLaz0OXh0wLaSdy9XXUykxioR5BopbfKJHDWm64NgcB7kL_9ihW7tkSkGIyJIFyviP5469Nzv5uvW6KUszUp1V4Gyi_-HyXQEKRX2r/s1600-h/IMGP1816-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DeyeypSanlUkXVG59OuP2fnaevF883xs6Gf2LFrLaz0OXh0wLaSdy9XXUykxioR5BopbfKJHDWm64NgcB7kL_9ihW7tkSkGIyJIFyviP5469Nzv5uvW6KUszUp1V4Gyi_-HyXQEKRX2r/s400/IMGP1816-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254640777148550034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRpHnevsz3DKzkJ3rZrv0_y9vxYMdD9HVQz-NvdJY6O6Gz_3DEzogYPQMW6CmaJ07P1dd-JlTEigenW2BmU72N9A2yDqqKbch0RHsTe7i3cY1Of9fNPKcZ44QJ_65TFf4TQy2AWfNhvSd/s1600-h/IMGP1828.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRpHnevsz3DKzkJ3rZrv0_y9vxYMdD9HVQz-NvdJY6O6Gz_3DEzogYPQMW6CmaJ07P1dd-JlTEigenW2BmU72N9A2yDqqKbch0RHsTe7i3cY1Of9fNPKcZ44QJ_65TFf4TQy2AWfNhvSd/s400/IMGP1828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254640778075461682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWifjKoEK2KEMai58L5ZUNplHkqYRUJ7s1xGZI1TDXXh4hat_hFyY_QDMtz8keW17SfnWzMj9qA7q9uIoFH56Bm6_F0xlaYyYZfOfFQMMf4Bd1Ur7ZXJ2ktJUsTNhcmOs1x_FiXGHa_HR/s1600-h/IMGP1833.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWifjKoEK2KEMai58L5ZUNplHkqYRUJ7s1xGZI1TDXXh4hat_hFyY_QDMtz8keW17SfnWzMj9qA7q9uIoFH56Bm6_F0xlaYyYZfOfFQMMf4Bd1Ur7ZXJ2ktJUsTNhcmOs1x_FiXGHa_HR/s400/IMGP1833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254640781299277394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And finally, Pocahontas and the Alligator with Kyler as a Horse! So funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eMSA5Y4yX2RO4a6HgxTxIouX4FFO7t-tl94t4b9k7iZkCCW5Gum9OWcWUjz3GKLkYRm7MF4BbiPCDCa81v3RsmXVodGZ3071ree2FpU4XoiIgHFVrikZ_UHjFHC7wLTgwFRRDd4K0YwK/s1600-h/IMGP0201.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eMSA5Y4yX2RO4a6HgxTxIouX4FFO7t-tl94t4b9k7iZkCCW5Gum9OWcWUjz3GKLkYRm7MF4BbiPCDCa81v3RsmXVodGZ3071ree2FpU4XoiIgHFVrikZ_UHjFHC7wLTgwFRRDd4K0YwK/s400/IMGP0201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254635212659522194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsBZ_RobKkK8ajHV1Z0-7h2x_LlESKbZZliqaMfcTdQXhjJhbQLSwB2exX0jZrXUDP0oXKJJFNpz7HBF4OdguIAVISdMAY2PONAnEHKsOMaz3nOhTifpKlH-mJfFtslbx9VYmWhoex8n6/s1600-h/IMGP0246.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsBZ_RobKkK8ajHV1Z0-7h2x_LlESKbZZliqaMfcTdQXhjJhbQLSwB2exX0jZrXUDP0oXKJJFNpz7HBF4OdguIAVISdMAY2PONAnEHKsOMaz3nOhTifpKlH-mJfFtslbx9VYmWhoex8n6/s400/IMGP0246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254635204924723378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hope we can keep up this year!</span></span>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-70873909363177150332008-10-07T23:20:00.005-04:002008-10-08T00:13:07.634-04:00A much needed nap!Last Sunday afternoon at some point, as I was drawing letters with Anthony, my head started to nod and I could not keep my eyes open... Mitch and Anthony started reading and playing and I passed out cold. I woke up a while (a long while) later to the beautiful sound of NOTHING... oh, and a little rain and thunder... Where could they be??? I went to the garage to see if the car was here and this is what I found...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRPd-hqoQZjqKb-V7y35qawclF0BNmfsQhxmkhJMtw5BIfd3epd-dus9tlFxWwqabw4ChT6pZgfBAHYXQN_2YIQrmH1s4QygbstsuC2lc5R_vxoAjvrl9WqO_x0X-F7yXcxk8n45qjOJf/s1600-h/IMGP8630.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRPd-hqoQZjqKb-V7y35qawclF0BNmfsQhxmkhJMtw5BIfd3epd-dus9tlFxWwqabw4ChT6pZgfBAHYXQN_2YIQrmH1s4QygbstsuC2lc5R_vxoAjvrl9WqO_x0X-F7yXcxk8n45qjOJf/s400/IMGP8630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254618769751536274" border="0" /></a><br />Mitch and Anthony (in their matching workout clothes) painting beautiful rocks!... Apparently, they had made a race car with some sort of mold and clay and were waiting for it to dry so they could paint it... and of course paint can't just sit around not being used, so that is where the rocks came in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMTT2ogR9wmvYARNy__wWEeBU4KtEiUaddO2BKZiBpYvGtcaPgBbLYcUwbSLTxSgEwVNxpRwHteZwICTDgQgg9xmxZrKploobbBfAvPnN5s8AEs6DJPDbtJDlIsrcmKT2iz2bm8QBb3W2/s1600-h/IMGP8631.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMTT2ogR9wmvYARNy__wWEeBU4KtEiUaddO2BKZiBpYvGtcaPgBbLYcUwbSLTxSgEwVNxpRwHteZwICTDgQgg9xmxZrKploobbBfAvPnN5s8AEs6DJPDbtJDlIsrcmKT2iz2bm8QBb3W2/s400/IMGP8631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254618769996860914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsUQ6wYZTrfKVgnvSPkdDLzFjNb3O4Mv_9CrqksJwzfcb-63XprzVG-xbmWfl2lB5Rj6ZyK34_Tjw2olXSarSEIjqpd3zOipOhUPru2Pd2mbhzBVNN0AryTvheCV-s4A3C3Ut7JJj2_1b/s1600-h/IMGP8666.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsUQ6wYZTrfKVgnvSPkdDLzFjNb3O4Mv_9CrqksJwzfcb-63XprzVG-xbmWfl2lB5Rj6ZyK34_Tjw2olXSarSEIjqpd3zOipOhUPru2Pd2mbhzBVNN0AryTvheCV-s4A3C3Ut7JJj2_1b/s400/IMGP8666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254622349438130578" border="0" /></a><br />It looked like so much fun that I even got in on the action and Anthony took over as photographer... Not bad, huh?... Look at him sweating!! Is it fall yet???<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8ZyKENEyq2kIuoKAAdoZI3DjJ8ud3tx_lJGfT9qeMnsRlq0qWUNz4lV8txTeCGSv7xfHALVtSR8DI_46RT7yl_zt_-nx9z0fy0wSiaLZPy10sNCd9nnrMfDL7sPKgPc2rGiHj3DJh4f2/s1600-h/IMGP8638.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8ZyKENEyq2kIuoKAAdoZI3DjJ8ud3tx_lJGfT9qeMnsRlq0qWUNz4lV8txTeCGSv7xfHALVtSR8DI_46RT7yl_zt_-nx9z0fy0wSiaLZPy10sNCd9nnrMfDL7sPKgPc2rGiHj3DJh4f2/s400/IMGP8638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254618776627907634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YNPyh2498bAYfgiNgtzRECeUpfET22I-0tYRB7HPsCGgFyX-VQX4ni1n9XAs9-ClH3SUjZECjI7lXvSsjdrCAv7cxDeTkNDuqKAttv6ID-cwLkur73ClBQPp1cvBltpZtBflxuwEtNdX/s1600-h/IMGP8655.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YNPyh2498bAYfgiNgtzRECeUpfET22I-0tYRB7HPsCGgFyX-VQX4ni1n9XAs9-ClH3SUjZECjI7lXvSsjdrCAv7cxDeTkNDuqKAttv6ID-cwLkur73ClBQPp1cvBltpZtBflxuwEtNdX/s400/IMGP8655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254622342293397682" border="0" /></a><br />He took some nice shots of us, of "Mitch's poor car in the rain", of himself, and of Mitch with my new car while instructing him to "Bend down and give it a kiss, and say I love you car!" So funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHj64BW0sJFLM2E6rqSPYCwPzAtrMpq8H2U1fd_LQRTwphJcdhRK2d_Fe06mllQjFUVSyG9MYJxFPaTU6X6HprcotnMFl0lzeM3Wqn4PLEpzEPt6GT1HUOH8PDRQtjaQjcMl7sOoRVdgc/s1600-h/IMGP8642.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHj64BW0sJFLM2E6rqSPYCwPzAtrMpq8H2U1fd_LQRTwphJcdhRK2d_Fe06mllQjFUVSyG9MYJxFPaTU6X6HprcotnMFl0lzeM3Wqn4PLEpzEPt6GT1HUOH8PDRQtjaQjcMl7sOoRVdgc/s400/IMGP8642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254618779090964898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_IMmRP2yN4TXvmREnN44MKgkU9UYEbJnkqBpNe5qjpgiGB-K2yd8MPNcZZ9GcCloGiF96TiORO49bf-kbUH7NzfYGlBgT_i0_w9V051ykSFg8o5yx_B_2XX309SotCL5Auk7QBHg2Nic/s1600-h/IMGP8651.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_IMmRP2yN4TXvmREnN44MKgkU9UYEbJnkqBpNe5qjpgiGB-K2yd8MPNcZZ9GcCloGiF96TiORO49bf-kbUH7NzfYGlBgT_i0_w9V051ykSFg8o5yx_B_2XX309SotCL5Auk7QBHg2Nic/s400/IMGP8651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254622338509490002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJivPzKHVTMknMnfIz7yjujzqVz_n6-2Jlp_vpBCegUD41SZsWuhHplvhp-4eDL7WlFvEmACrxfK4cV6Zowvg1JG1PCJhK9ZBNFV8Y2uGg-ZM9kTppHLyVJ1syjcrRAlb-YRXfhAVHyvv/s1600-h/IMGP8649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJivPzKHVTMknMnfIz7yjujzqVz_n6-2Jlp_vpBCegUD41SZsWuhHplvhp-4eDL7WlFvEmACrxfK4cV6Zowvg1JG1PCJhK9ZBNFV8Y2uGg-ZM9kTppHLyVJ1syjcrRAlb-YRXfhAVHyvv/s400/IMGP8649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254618781757781746" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few other pictures he asked me to take the other day. He found these shoes at Target and refused to leave without them because they were "just like Mitchell's". He was so excited to wear them that he cried when I wouldn't let him sleep in them. So he wore them to school with his "cool jeans" in the blazing heat! By the way, he is covering his ears in our driveway because he was watching a tractor dig up the road where a water main broke. It was pretty hard to pull him away from that!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6C3KN58MKd6yNje8Q3x9rO52wohYRGfCoDEpWcabO6rY-F1MLhH1K_x4eEJz2YSqTbXW2l7_NTp3QpdN_9KERzYzDPOFF5xiLbW3KdhPTiNwSfz9LlmUAJkwhKepYhd5cJ1kksdEm7sl/s1600-h/IMGP8673.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6C3KN58MKd6yNje8Q3x9rO52wohYRGfCoDEpWcabO6rY-F1MLhH1K_x4eEJz2YSqTbXW2l7_NTp3QpdN_9KERzYzDPOFF5xiLbW3KdhPTiNwSfz9LlmUAJkwhKepYhd5cJ1kksdEm7sl/s400/IMGP8673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254622352255079170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7VfC1G5XOZoOh0dMR3iJwCsGDnVeEVcNDUw4KD6VNWm93GLkd8fEfR61_qijp0Ilmq8vKcDYD5lGKYQs6xSN_lJ8AnbXHP3Ww_JOoI7HKMedYFG2BenhXVpFruq9fntacz8ASSVmIcvO/s1600-h/IMGP8676.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 457px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7VfC1G5XOZoOh0dMR3iJwCsGDnVeEVcNDUw4KD6VNWm93GLkd8fEfR61_qijp0Ilmq8vKcDYD5lGKYQs6xSN_lJ8AnbXHP3Ww_JOoI7HKMedYFG2BenhXVpFruq9fntacz8ASSVmIcvO/s400/IMGP8676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254625673015923138" border="0" /></a><br />And off to school he goes... We love DinoMight!<br />I wish I had a picture of Mitch and Anthony eating ice cream after school last week. Mitch beat me to his school (his gym is right next door), so he picked him up and walked him over to the ice cream store while they waited for me. <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >*Note the earlier post that car seats don't fit in Mitch's "practice car"...</span><br />Anthony was excited to have Mitch come to his school and obviously excited for ice cream! I, on the other hand, was just excited not to have to pay the $5 late fee! Thanks Mitch! You are very good to us both!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-34116026394137324432008-10-02T11:58:00.002-04:002008-10-02T12:16:09.787-04:00What we are up to and MY NEW BUSINESS!Hi all!<br />I just want to apologize for my "POSTING DELINQUENCIES". I will catch you all up soon. For now I have been loving my new car, swamped at work, and busy playing with Anthony and Mitch. I had a little ear infection and Anthony has had a little cold. Besides that, I have been filling my very small amount of spare time with growing <span style="font-weight: bold;">my new online business</span>. This has been very exciting for me and I hope to soon be bringing in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">big bucks</span>! If I haven't had a chance to speak to you about it yet, expect a little e-mail explanation soon, or feel free to ask. <span style="font-weight: bold;">It is a perfect way to bring in some easy (and decent) income with no overhead, inventory or products to sell! Why couldn't I have found it sooner??!!</span><br /><br />I'll leave you with a few Anthony quotes:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">"I love myself... And I just want to fart on somebody!"</span> This was at the dinner table.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">"Mom!!, I'm frigging out!! I just found another Dolphins new jersey in my closet!!"</span> For the record - "frigging" is NOT an acceptable word and I don't know where it came from, however, it is still pretty funny! I've never heard him say that before... and there was so much dramatic enthusiasm it was very hard not to laugh, but rest assured he didn't see it! What he found was the same jersey (or as he says, "new jersey" ha ha!) that I keep putting away in different locations because I'm tired of seeing it on the floor.Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-23506614136695090532008-09-22T12:47:00.002-04:002008-09-22T13:04:29.182-04:00MY NEW CAR!!I hope you love my new <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >2009 white Altima!!</span><br />After way to much research and headaches, I am very relieved (mentally and financially) to have actually made a decision and pulled the trigger on a new car! I was so nervous to change from a SUV to a car and thought I would not like it, which is probably why I had such a hard time making a decision. But I am happy with my purchase (actually lease) and definitely feel that this was the best deal and fit for me. It is almost 2 days old and so far, I don't miss my Pilot at all (granted <span style="font-weight: bold;">I still have it</span> and haven't attempted to move any large objects with my car)... HaHa! It is so much fun to drive! It feels so light and quick and easy to handle. It has lots of fun features that even Anthony appreciates! Such as, the intelligent key (meaning I never use it, just keep it in my bag), an Ipod connection, a sunroof and a very sporty, cool look inside and out. The pictures don't do it justice, but the chrome trim is nice and the color is beautiful! Thanks to everyone who voted and helped me with the decision!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_M-5hEOfPxNhYpXrNW0OzJOj4V1ROC_u2eMpYDFMOpWleOJ7mPiX1PLRArTci8QykKtOMbPKo3i7BO_Hm7C-tLfJrpg08m_IdvOr-HGIKD72adD4sgH8un4-myGLhqVGneDO4rwEcH0-S/s1600-h/IMGP8603.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_M-5hEOfPxNhYpXrNW0OzJOj4V1ROC_u2eMpYDFMOpWleOJ7mPiX1PLRArTci8QykKtOMbPKo3i7BO_Hm7C-tLfJrpg08m_IdvOr-HGIKD72adD4sgH8un4-myGLhqVGneDO4rwEcH0-S/s400/IMGP8603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248888689549712434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUIzVE-D5pV1ipDmpdKlw72CmVLlQTyTiIEibad_UKX3O3XIhJxd9Lg5MSqt0ecgEV3JErNKVymxGLMV6Sh43GsMLhOXJVCp-iYegBIMj86uc2gt4lHFH_S5Dz-e-VtrkWACqYSfo3NXe/s1600-h/IMGP8602.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUIzVE-D5pV1ipDmpdKlw72CmVLlQTyTiIEibad_UKX3O3XIhJxd9Lg5MSqt0ecgEV3JErNKVymxGLMV6Sh43GsMLhOXJVCp-iYegBIMj86uc2gt4lHFH_S5Dz-e-VtrkWACqYSfo3NXe/s400/IMGP8602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248888698722378386" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-9351162760125446272008-09-18T10:07:00.005-04:002008-10-07T23:13:41.571-04:00Matthew's Bounce House Heaven Birthday PartyMitch has the best neighbors. Lissa and Jeff who live across the street have 2 cute boys, Matthew (5) and Jared (almost 2). We love to hang out with them and let the kids swim or ride bikes in the street. These pictures are from Matthew's very fun 5th Birthday party. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrtDEtPC33Xgbz_g1weMeawYlhmb1vvprbsVMel9XfNlfo1tSfpagD3vWYCbFz85IhubynkgjXP2-KjpWgCa71dtT_RuuFmYi_baNr4h0cEzfSxySwlhEbMz6JVVG8m03qB0zFiA4I3pF/s1600-h/IMGP8571.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrtDEtPC33Xgbz_g1weMeawYlhmb1vvprbsVMel9XfNlfo1tSfpagD3vWYCbFz85IhubynkgjXP2-KjpWgCa71dtT_RuuFmYi_baNr4h0cEzfSxySwlhEbMz6JVVG8m03qB0zFiA4I3pF/s400/IMGP8571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247367327165445842" border="0" /></a><br />Anthony is on the bottom right next to (or on top of) his other friend, Asher.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0GWeTy1BNk71BQdH_ShtFU8HFufuJqY81gfdixLUiCpSXUIbZN9ls7zdO22iyVBzLkz0QLnc-Aib9PSo1QeiXh4DGEOia1HzH3_RznivrQPgbENJ3RdyunBeEWvQhrMjNmy4ANWxBXdu/s1600-h/IMGP8560.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 147px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkamGJ6NgYISQn9UaPVqwDE8MLHZRYDhYd0BuXtMBComaWZu_JNz380G2bG57nUCYqtzx4wjbqz3rHIhJ3-t5vNNqlGqcHy2RX0ezJ0PBbIG4qQf8KCGcwY-aEPy7runYk8mrBX7b5w8U/s400/IMGP8567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247363651906920370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoHtXyGaknSrfRAZg_3BcPyDFPhWt4FbCyvQElUwB4Nfe4jSb0cHgzOpwHP0-tH5caU0UtdMkV_CQS_4sbRkGvtAKwHnji5lX2M1s3IHksVs6PmKVPnNFtIZE8egW4RDhejMr1fu9lOCv/s1600-h/IMGP8569.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoHtXyGaknSrfRAZg_3BcPyDFPhWt4FbCyvQElUwB4Nfe4jSb0cHgzOpwHP0-tH5caU0UtdMkV_CQS_4sbRkGvtAKwHnji5lX2M1s3IHksVs6PmKVPnNFtIZE8egW4RDhejMr1fu9lOCv/s400/IMGP8569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247367322056728802" border="0" /></a><br />Good job babe!<br /><br />Thanks for a great party guys!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-12495517383748666562008-09-16T00:24:00.001-04:002008-09-16T12:22:14.313-04:00Fun Times... Silly Stories.... and more pictures...<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >THE NEVER ENDING POST...</span> Take a deep breath and jump in... the water is warm (pun intended - Ha Ha)... Here are a few recent events in no particular order (that would be way too difficult):<br /><br />I know everyone is tired of seeing the pool... but you couldn't possibly be as tired of the pool as I am, so suck it up and look at a few more pictures... When will it be winter??? Of course I'll be telling a different story when I get to Utah in December and freeze my buns off!<br /><br />Anthony has become very brave!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZUzKb2iVCvNqkImA4Ig4etBXBJjypH6uz4cCTuUTy5zY2OqYSmTXZzT_u0oCj3fO0M34h1IK5ipUecxQ4GhRbEsYR5VluuXlm7i7FWwkqBcM_-JSxiXbvo4SWDbOFNwnjfhz4tlvtL8t/s1600-h/IMGP8504.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZUzKb2iVCvNqkImA4Ig4etBXBJjypH6uz4cCTuUTy5zY2OqYSmTXZzT_u0oCj3fO0M34h1IK5ipUecxQ4GhRbEsYR5VluuXlm7i7FWwkqBcM_-JSxiXbvo4SWDbOFNwnjfhz4tlvtL8t/s400/IMGP8504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246419129426517346" border="0" /></a><br />This is his "Maniac Twist Jump" into the pool. Thanks, buddy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjAgbW8a77GQymKGoK_qImFiX1U4mEycoA0mUQXAc92ebwABTTWh4idm1_R2UqZ8RGzmqx8ADdOIRSI3EeJp03gNDzxXEgn5juIsQauuLhIENL1Qc1vJqkckt-wcslrs3lDrkjoR9xOch/s1600-h/IMGP8506.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjAgbW8a77GQymKGoK_qImFiX1U4mEycoA0mUQXAc92ebwABTTWh4idm1_R2UqZ8RGzmqx8ADdOIRSI3EeJp03gNDzxXEgn5juIsQauuLhIENL1Qc1vJqkckt-wcslrs3lDrkjoR9xOch/s400/IMGP8506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246613106489930482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicKutRsFGh64aS62h8VCDHbdQILp5FbkXZb3rmKKMo1NCWtdJVC8twIoVPBxq-g1aUePx52hlxvTnKcuw5ZZupNjpor_RNqh1cbGKsjKgcg-Pp6ECzzsWOyAPZS-DNxKwmVV5HHI2ViGH/s1600-h/IMGP8512.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicKutRsFGh64aS62h8VCDHbdQILp5FbkXZb3rmKKMo1NCWtdJVC8twIoVPBxq-g1aUePx52hlxvTnKcuw5ZZupNjpor_RNqh1cbGKsjKgcg-Pp6ECzzsWOyAPZS-DNxKwmVV5HHI2ViGH/s400/IMGP8512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246613108915458258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqPWOpZzeKs2i-63301HXjJ2BumzqD-olWcDribmB0O4X_w3haIdsZHsEahN5-ioQ3r-MSa8Khshin_O5f3CBDoxOF1vTQ_SX7lJpahCHt8_zQoLz1on6LToeSWfobyWwPne_4_lQCYHH/s1600-h/IMGP8494.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqPWOpZzeKs2i-63301HXjJ2BumzqD-olWcDribmB0O4X_w3haIdsZHsEahN5-ioQ3r-MSa8Khshin_O5f3CBDoxOF1vTQ_SX7lJpahCHt8_zQoLz1on6LToeSWfobyWwPne_4_lQCYHH/s400/IMGP8494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246419114737330546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mcidt-cmtVicseYU1joiq94pQ23KyWgLfmSJxGzrvF1fZjWrpwucKkAEza3Z-aDGnunOHr2EV4O8Ma7kD3KDdzuSaEsUah7qtyGZXLeFI00Zwqm-4cwtgf8gOQbuceV_dm71Ht9NLy6x/s1600-h/IMGP8502.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Mcidt-cmtVicseYU1joiq94pQ23KyWgLfmSJxGzrvF1fZjWrpwucKkAEza3Z-aDGnunOHr2EV4O8Ma7kD3KDdzuSaEsUah7qtyGZXLeFI00Zwqm-4cwtgf8gOQbuceV_dm71Ht9NLy6x/s400/IMGP8502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246419123376311714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzfndvnVeusQ99O6N4WLXUB0LsYuNIsqnUioMekKu1Xt8V5ftjJEHc21NwdgNJZKMgyVoJjlpElki9kVAJxuSbXV59nEdbDMqbOZVkWhbpXDd12aBn3jqGBzcNc9tI1hGpbJBqE959l_M/s1600-h/IMGP8509.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzfndvnVeusQ99O6N4WLXUB0LsYuNIsqnUioMekKu1Xt8V5ftjJEHc21NwdgNJZKMgyVoJjlpElki9kVAJxuSbXV59nEdbDMqbOZVkWhbpXDd12aBn3jqGBzcNc9tI1hGpbJBqE959l_M/s400/IMGP8509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246613114124262898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a lovely day with Emily, Gene & Julia. The kids played in the pool for a while which was an extra special treat because they live in the community we moved from in February, so he played with all of our old neighbors that he used to see all the time. Then we had a nice dinner at their house. Anthony even taught Julia his silly camera face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYp_Ry5HusO6AoCMEj4uWTUWZUBJZDUEthwJpeOeEPAb4aI-0GUGVxoq9F8DX0hKnTztMhHqPOfXbhEklCqagCgTWnod-xVs2FjUzyE3slKW2h-whJu-MdL-uq3B76Gi0Rvh3mslLjf4k/s1600-h/IMGP8487.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYp_Ry5HusO6AoCMEj4uWTUWZUBJZDUEthwJpeOeEPAb4aI-0GUGVxoq9F8DX0hKnTztMhHqPOfXbhEklCqagCgTWnod-xVs2FjUzyE3slKW2h-whJu-MdL-uq3B76Gi0Rvh3mslLjf4k/s400/IMGP8487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246415034630594194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E45zcaV_T4z1NZ-SAVgGQYsU6HYC04WrO2tPkRXP6NezgECUvVNWW9ZshkYEQVESYXU2mN013Ay2Pl-SeOEGix6vuqGVQSCKL0b7sCO5blZq2t9ipa8cthQoJBYaVCKIP5v2hTCtUel9/s1600-h/IMGP8485.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E45zcaV_T4z1NZ-SAVgGQYsU6HYC04WrO2tPkRXP6NezgECUvVNWW9ZshkYEQVESYXU2mN013Ay2Pl-SeOEGix6vuqGVQSCKL0b7sCO5blZq2t9ipa8cthQoJBYaVCKIP5v2hTCtUel9/s400/IMGP8485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246415031634082098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOJ-qPcZq7vwrqsh3vMZ5mhlTkcahOkoOwl7GkP8sL9YvTfYtyA6E0CHDk4Rf6gosHUqpSDG_eYh246XVymVvp8YtZ8Z7jhIKMvZabHvcJNvxFaiSjgMqoCk_AGUKnr9n9kxHsL3Gq0FM/s1600-h/IMGP8474.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOJ-qPcZq7vwrqsh3vMZ5mhlTkcahOkoOwl7GkP8sL9YvTfYtyA6E0CHDk4Rf6gosHUqpSDG_eYh246XVymVvp8YtZ8Z7jhIKMvZabHvcJNvxFaiSjgMqoCk_AGUKnr9n9kxHsL3Gq0FM/s400/IMGP8474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246409345348405602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Goofy Anthony is always creative (aka strange)... He found these rubber gloves (rubber gloves are an odd obsession he has) and put them on his feet (Or did you do that, Mitch??), anyway, he then proceeded to run around the house clucking like a chicken. I couldn't get him to speak English for an hour! It was pretty funny! I wish I had it on video!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqiMxv55JdCqO4qQNGPC5GB9aj6xUttGNCHvu7EcN946qlFXQAumwe0L5T86BjV244CxmBH3vQRFYkmNdRtdDvyqZ0JhVaIn_W6T0SIQILcJazc0aAosk4NiZS4-nBgnUimRh932izmiZ/s1600-h/IMGP8463.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqiMxv55JdCqO4qQNGPC5GB9aj6xUttGNCHvu7EcN946qlFXQAumwe0L5T86BjV244CxmBH3vQRFYkmNdRtdDvyqZ0JhVaIn_W6T0SIQILcJazc0aAosk4NiZS4-nBgnUimRh932izmiZ/s400/IMGP8463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246415042888345842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgANyEqMfyuaomJx0SvwnmWkS5mKz7UQqe1dMpTopwcWq52XOb-ADkITKOCjX3531UtLVGiXyARzW3Io-_0oI4jbx0YL2CHAyc2WBhGfVOfvo3yTCIMoNCTh_4cwC6LGvbqjyn9dLi7oy/s1600-h/IMGP8473.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgANyEqMfyuaomJx0SvwnmWkS5mKz7UQqe1dMpTopwcWq52XOb-ADkITKOCjX3531UtLVGiXyARzW3Io-_0oI4jbx0YL2CHAyc2WBhGfVOfvo3yTCIMoNCTh_4cwC6LGvbqjyn9dLi7oy/s400/IMGP8473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246415058983357090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXW-HgjVUruWdlme3O5kd5ZkiiGoeWfmza7DDVsGrhpeg91hOMNCQD7a0HGkNNqsna8Fiw4jqA-HXJlh8FhZ-UNsQvvTQS2t74891xU1dF8KLWKvuXYYvLcam3_VnIAxoY9qv2IOIichX/s1600-h/IMGP8465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXW-HgjVUruWdlme3O5kd5ZkiiGoeWfmza7DDVsGrhpeg91hOMNCQD7a0HGkNNqsna8Fiw4jqA-HXJlh8FhZ-UNsQvvTQS2t74891xU1dF8KLWKvuXYYvLcam3_VnIAxoY9qv2IOIichX/s400/IMGP8465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246415049174798866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3ilYbhI6SUCjBe3M2CDJUUjl5TIZwN7cglXBg_v-Rvuf1pBi4d1WNVkGksXY7Ej4iXqrTQ8mizKZ_mmo0h4XQ38LrNRMX-cTV-rpyTRaH3S-Um3vVBkih2TxZ5EA5yid4zlqUONuhuRC/s1600-h/IMGP8466.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3ilYbhI6SUCjBe3M2CDJUUjl5TIZwN7cglXBg_v-Rvuf1pBi4d1WNVkGksXY7Ej4iXqrTQ8mizKZ_mmo0h4XQ38LrNRMX-cTV-rpyTRaH3S-Um3vVBkih2TxZ5EA5yid4zlqUONuhuRC/s400/IMGP8466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246419111359875314" border="0" /></a><br />He likes rubber gloves so much he chose these as his "1 thing" in Target's dollar isle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczdPvTWR3VyWIEx9GVMUVPAI665E5P-3nBSZwk1wPZV_nVmtWeOnhn6y4Nod-EAwkRqQSajUeSAtpZrRRIcPHyqKg8WNAc1TS3vN-uWXEjGbI2frBtV_Xplx4EOLAF97-OykjZa_tmOQ7/s1600-h/IMGP8299-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczdPvTWR3VyWIEx9GVMUVPAI665E5P-3nBSZwk1wPZV_nVmtWeOnhn6y4Nod-EAwkRqQSajUeSAtpZrRRIcPHyqKg8WNAc1TS3vN-uWXEjGbI2frBtV_Xplx4EOLAF97-OykjZa_tmOQ7/s400/IMGP8299-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246399237014821250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Marc and Giovanna had us over with Matt and Sarah and their 2 cute little girls Ava and Jordanna. We had a great time! Anthony and Max hit it right off and after a few laps in the pool, disappeared into the bedrooms to play. We kept sneaking in to make sure all was well and finally on about the 3rd or 4th check Marc and I walked into Valentina's room to find it ransacked with no one in it. We turned around to find them and there they were, right in the bathroom sharing the stool, each brushing his teeth with an electric toothbrush, just smiling at us like they were so proud of themselves. They had out the fluoride, listerine, pre-blue rinse, 2 toothpastes and I think even the floss... I sure this was all Anthony provoked as he has been quite brainwashed with oral hygiene. Anyway, Marc and I just stood there shocked looking at them. We didn't know whether to praise them or yell at them, so we just turned around so they wouldn't see us laughing. By the time I got the camera out Max had already begun cleaning up. I wish I had that picture! They eventually cleaned up the mess and then got ready for a "sleep over". They had so much fun. Sorry about the toothbrush! We owe you one!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN09X5moV5gbZdkcwWrYIJKMvq6WIrKHunHXEFU3pxiIlghgLRggLIoaPh1Y8b8BOQPxs7n9taNuhsW3SCytnij1BvR52pWOAGjyBNh3_sb_vGKZXrPwExAEI417JS2ZvyYVOSlT6MoIrk/s1600-h/IMGP8453.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN09X5moV5gbZdkcwWrYIJKMvq6WIrKHunHXEFU3pxiIlghgLRggLIoaPh1Y8b8BOQPxs7n9taNuhsW3SCytnij1BvR52pWOAGjyBNh3_sb_vGKZXrPwExAEI417JS2ZvyYVOSlT6MoIrk/s400/IMGP8453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246409319222067650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh_tkkIDCQ-L0lqwfer0DyVm6ELqKMcnbkee4WAs1A2KvEcGDftH9yTYqCdIAdcQFVqzrc3CgHyuJVHLb266GWDrIOpnbct_6dZeYpoWvcWf2G-Npk0fxvzMSzmICpmV9St6fg5dlgU_E/s1600-h/IMGP8456.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh_tkkIDCQ-L0lqwfer0DyVm6ELqKMcnbkee4WAs1A2KvEcGDftH9yTYqCdIAdcQFVqzrc3CgHyuJVHLb266GWDrIOpnbct_6dZeYpoWvcWf2G-Npk0fxvzMSzmICpmV9St6fg5dlgU_E/s400/IMGP8456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246409324075225490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmgm8c6qVaRb20tj2SyIQiZhvr6WoefTQoA9JVhZwaSVWPEqKAYXwLCu6EN3eInTZc3XnPuh2iGqDHntdI-vCWZmehXJcQXbOJW7uMGCwbk4BmzaUVnc2LMOr1nAO7TwqIH5WNdFpAunR/s1600-h/IMGP8458.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmgm8c6qVaRb20tj2SyIQiZhvr6WoefTQoA9JVhZwaSVWPEqKAYXwLCu6EN3eInTZc3XnPuh2iGqDHntdI-vCWZmehXJcQXbOJW7uMGCwbk4BmzaUVnc2LMOr1nAO7TwqIH5WNdFpAunR/s400/IMGP8458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246409330853350786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH_7V1InFOTADlkDPWS1JyPRKZtQkpWNo4dMhy0qUjuHdxRDyyCi6PIFd4bJZbze2nf_t-wHJym7enxpWGGn32jg3NcCb4wGzPk3Q6wpri0IbGiz7ufjtJaPR0E4m1Ru_PQWXt7DGQdYt/s1600-h/IMGP8460.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH_7V1InFOTADlkDPWS1JyPRKZtQkpWNo4dMhy0qUjuHdxRDyyCi6PIFd4bJZbze2nf_t-wHJym7enxpWGGn32jg3NcCb4wGzPk3Q6wpri0IbGiz7ufjtJaPR0E4m1Ru_PQWXt7DGQdYt/s400/IMGP8460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246409335838695874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We took a little evening outing to the beach... So nice!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxo7v_scADqXtGqJzUOTKXlH-U2W8wsWwqk4Ju4CEc3vNs2vVVyuiEOrn0sfXj_XlEazteY_GwAua6qoXGV5OfUIA8pzl1b6YbJJWuypd4H74FKTg_E7uYu33PgTeCUa3QCX7CA5VlJIu/s1600-h/IMGP8365-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxo7v_scADqXtGqJzUOTKXlH-U2W8wsWwqk4Ju4CEc3vNs2vVVyuiEOrn0sfXj_XlEazteY_GwAua6qoXGV5OfUIA8pzl1b6YbJJWuypd4H74FKTg_E7uYu33PgTeCUa3QCX7CA5VlJIu/s400/IMGP8365-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246404150663803026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi9dstRIRdkgiw0qieOBLE1RCZQsDjW7PEggOC9Rkz_RtPF1i3FdqOFPivCGsxksw9Wl7R6-CnRvvQcvgKL7t_a0j_Fgqb1oDNgb2P4AQCI8LX-Mq2RPvEKsAL-07FC5RtefLScwyfG33/s1600-h/IMGP8369-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi9dstRIRdkgiw0qieOBLE1RCZQsDjW7PEggOC9Rkz_RtPF1i3FdqOFPivCGsxksw9Wl7R6-CnRvvQcvgKL7t_a0j_Fgqb1oDNgb2P4AQCI8LX-Mq2RPvEKsAL-07FC5RtefLScwyfG33/s400/IMGP8369-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246404158068187954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNFpzr0JkM3FxxzIgCzKe7CeZU1LfLMTy8_zwM0YgCmo8YUYVKXbw8CNTU7aNlijpav6IxIf0OGUYbjW2kpXS3BzqC8O0IGCqtIITzgJ84NWTHL4ockXlSgCd4dwArW7TMvjQt_r0jv2n/s1600-h/IMGP8371-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNFpzr0JkM3FxxzIgCzKe7CeZU1LfLMTy8_zwM0YgCmo8YUYVKXbw8CNTU7aNlijpav6IxIf0OGUYbjW2kpXS3BzqC8O0IGCqtIITzgJ84NWTHL4ockXlSgCd4dwArW7TMvjQt_r0jv2n/s400/IMGP8371-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246404161716536322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMEFK92ErL4-lT3MUD-PSNQq-lSdqAEe45B5YFDYZ35amNAKKPtmFL3N7h2k-NfH-dn81ZfI4-RCwjdHKeFxHnK8a_3hVdU1w58Hx-O_gbVbCK4H0Jon2Qoc5Z8IE_VpOj7OiVc4SUV_B/s1600-h/IMGP8364-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMEFK92ErL4-lT3MUD-PSNQq-lSdqAEe45B5YFDYZ35amNAKKPtmFL3N7h2k-NfH-dn81ZfI4-RCwjdHKeFxHnK8a_3hVdU1w58Hx-O_gbVbCK4H0Jon2Qoc5Z8IE_VpOj7OiVc4SUV_B/s400/IMGP8364-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246404141863310002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just can't shrink this picture because it's too cute! My sweet boys! Sometimes I even wonder if the love me as much as they love each other... Probably, I guess they do... but it sure makes me happy to see them so sweet and loving to each other! Although... Mitch does look like he's a little in pain... He does have a tight squeeze!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtXbeIGLrM4bes4z-tqY4JEJo-rUHWvR5GlJ1ljuZSNw2o3SkHtaVLLdwZh0vZplYjesjwE_v0iX9uH45RyP_22UvdlCgJpBGqAF4XBMRebTQfhWz1ThlcWh4VnAyk7POp2rwZq_3zBdz/s1600-h/IMGP8305-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtXbeIGLrM4bes4z-tqY4JEJo-rUHWvR5GlJ1ljuZSNw2o3SkHtaVLLdwZh0vZplYjesjwE_v0iX9uH45RyP_22UvdlCgJpBGqAF4XBMRebTQfhWz1ThlcWh4VnAyk7POp2rwZq_3zBdz/s400/IMGP8305-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246400685152855938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These pictures are at the Wites's beautiful home. They invited us over to play and have lunch. Mark and Jen have two cute boys, Asher and Leo. They are about 1 year older and 1 year younger than Anthony. And although the kids played great together, they especially love Mitch. Most kids seem to not notice his size and facial hair and mistake him for one of the kids. As always with the Wites', it was a very nice day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMr9flACI_rL2oAJx-7diMddvQ0ALZXIEUrdSRK-0Cj6ac6eMt0FtDYx75WwS19H7zhZPbIwUWW5aia7zU2QgER8a5q7mUAhNj6bO9w0fbyDwZtBFP0-0OJLox43jjJ1F5d0ESsjqsA8V/s1600-h/IMGP8345-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMr9flACI_rL2oAJx-7diMddvQ0ALZXIEUrdSRK-0Cj6ac6eMt0FtDYx75WwS19H7zhZPbIwUWW5aia7zU2QgER8a5q7mUAhNj6bO9w0fbyDwZtBFP0-0OJLox43jjJ1F5d0ESsjqsA8V/s400/IMGP8345-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246400705350307554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6ncA_9nGwSaJdoT3kE03T4YUgOCg2-NaoGHXfrn4CdtkrLhPUd_8ArzNdD65e-rEG5-GsdeQFQYLhNKNeL_wK4uY2Au6C_uWnohN3qgbmpjw7qJntmcBCnvy1SxjbQyN4W7OmPtCqBAM/s1600-h/IMGP8319-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6ncA_9nGwSaJdoT3kE03T4YUgOCg2-NaoGHXfrn4CdtkrLhPUd_8ArzNdD65e-rEG5-GsdeQFQYLhNKNeL_wK4uY2Au6C_uWnohN3qgbmpjw7qJntmcBCnvy1SxjbQyN4W7OmPtCqBAM/s400/IMGP8319-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246400698761806946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBa8GSci1I8iaVePHGFdrmeF5m2NfAz2BVhV1dPgcZGOT0tDB9ZSqGOt94i22IFTqsxSantbKEi5_8ttD2s603GPJe_93l4OszDM99VBw1eF_YWW5B1HFSJlWpjGFNJ5EY8cSLllSQGcT5/s1600-h/IMGP8346.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBa8GSci1I8iaVePHGFdrmeF5m2NfAz2BVhV1dPgcZGOT0tDB9ZSqGOt94i22IFTqsxSantbKEi5_8ttD2s603GPJe_93l4OszDM99VBw1eF_YWW5B1HFSJlWpjGFNJ5EY8cSLllSQGcT5/s320/IMGP8346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246649846595883698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgsNH9Pez62XlVQ3eT3SRjtfz3Of_YDeH42rmjwASWEY9fEUfI0O8aAtWLQ8jxmjLq24yduors_4rkQ-2X4Ct0zTPTzFV6-m4G1ikywYgLOejFUqcxbz7_WSwRKpzraUagtsb2fW239bu/s1600-h/IMGP8320.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgsNH9Pez62XlVQ3eT3SRjtfz3Of_YDeH42rmjwASWEY9fEUfI0O8aAtWLQ8jxmjLq24yduors_4rkQ-2X4Ct0zTPTzFV6-m4G1ikywYgLOejFUqcxbz7_WSwRKpzraUagtsb2fW239bu/s320/IMGP8320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246649837187628034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The bounce house pictures were taken at our neighbor's twin 3 year old boys' birthday party. The little girl on the left I wanted to bring home and adopt! For those of you who know my family... Doesn't she look like she could belong to a Smith??? This picture of Anthony was the last straw before I forced him to get a haircut. He is great once we get there, he loves Tracy and wouldn't dream of letting anyone else near his hair, including the silly kid places. Tracy is a good friend of mine who also does my hair. He no longer looks like the orphan below!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW991KEuGel4fBLBpW7v8yqvw8U6bA88wAUdCPFiG-IA4PgGAfHLcynaf1MUeEgsbLSXYYa2jPsvdYyHNOovlY5OzwLnK1yb-WVfZ287zY7nwZN6JN7KdlSYhCxIIDvm96WK2xx_RDLi5L/s1600-h/IMGP8351-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW991KEuGel4fBLBpW7v8yqvw8U6bA88wAUdCPFiG-IA4PgGAfHLcynaf1MUeEgsbLSXYYa2jPsvdYyHNOovlY5OzwLnK1yb-WVfZ287zY7nwZN6JN7KdlSYhCxIIDvm96WK2xx_RDLi5L/s400/IMGP8351-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246404110119688642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIy_FTaZ5iELxnVubt7mrxrg2oIvRcOyN7jYOVMP731IgjbkwU6Hek0lPbHkqaTBNhGgRtuHHXb1qAQfvnaUO9QT2IB6LYr4ea9_o65Mx7-rpKTOgAoMIPxybZf76AtDKvCc4Wy-Ki6Md/s1600-h/IMGP8350-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIy_FTaZ5iELxnVubt7mrxrg2oIvRcOyN7jYOVMP731IgjbkwU6Hek0lPbHkqaTBNhGgRtuHHXb1qAQfvnaUO9QT2IB6LYr4ea9_o65Mx7-rpKTOgAoMIPxybZf76AtDKvCc4Wy-Ki6Md/s400/IMGP8350-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246400712405618722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The pictures below are of a play date at Vinny's house. They play so well together and really are crazy about each other. Vinny has an older brother named Anthony (Tony), so Vinny always calls my Anthony "Anthony Mazza". It's very cute! His parents, Linda and Luis, are great too! Mitch and I enjoyed hanging out with them while the kids played. There will be many more play dates ahead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRVCdDo_U0wvcMN_ll2wKQDQOKWuE5awGVZyoyb8lxh7iBQKkr78JmUIHsNzXH-kphGcKIBOYlDf80QJE5AWCOn92fT1VtoJ4q-AIBThBl_nuOLR497ko2q3EZ5iJDVOXfoYBUouXSZa-/s1600-h/IMGP8265-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRVCdDo_U0wvcMN_ll2wKQDQOKWuE5awGVZyoyb8lxh7iBQKkr78JmUIHsNzXH-kphGcKIBOYlDf80QJE5AWCOn92fT1VtoJ4q-AIBThBl_nuOLR497ko2q3EZ5iJDVOXfoYBUouXSZa-/s400/IMGP8265-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246399183676794194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez9ic-KGPq__o7eUFR6WshbT7tmwLtvM_ryRwjGmQVxO195uUVcf4DwVUiF6lcaRcLpUuMBXQdszkkcdkAHDR1LspUELgTo_wUmRd71TW0vPwXlf1yF230LshO3cHy3r-vHeJvEtzkcLS/s1600-h/IMGP8255.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez9ic-KGPq__o7eUFR6WshbT7tmwLtvM_ryRwjGmQVxO195uUVcf4DwVUiF6lcaRcLpUuMBXQdszkkcdkAHDR1LspUELgTo_wUmRd71TW0vPwXlf1yF230LshO3cHy3r-vHeJvEtzkcLS/s400/IMGP8255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246399224521528162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZniSdObWjVT7t-RPACyRKtSxy03ZIh2YTI0EvTWg4i3cybrcezJXOEqYZsrHm1SYQVkm_YAZcSUD1d7vjsq2p5pLOXgNy6p8ZKEe9SYqa52AsufbItcVSkPhB7HqCj12QbMKO33cyJDlo/s1600-h/IMGP8257.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZniSdObWjVT7t-RPACyRKtSxy03ZIh2YTI0EvTWg4i3cybrcezJXOEqYZsrHm1SYQVkm_YAZcSUD1d7vjsq2p5pLOXgNy6p8ZKEe9SYqa52AsufbItcVSkPhB7HqCj12QbMKO33cyJDlo/s400/IMGP8257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246399185564185378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjUicop6USvWyBwSeRk4ZtwtZ6YbWtoyXS0aW6xnZml38U9Acxc7bKpsIsy3y1LLgV6tGSPePa4Ua31vdv_tomE-TfcBybsRqGa76gIWGoelrbmDwI8KAcsYiK7y44qUqh8oAETnXySDA/s1600-h/IMGP8264-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjUicop6USvWyBwSeRk4ZtwtZ6YbWtoyXS0aW6xnZml38U9Acxc7bKpsIsy3y1LLgV6tGSPePa4Ua31vdv_tomE-TfcBybsRqGa76gIWGoelrbmDwI8KAcsYiK7y44qUqh8oAETnXySDA/s400/IMGP8264-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246399192659431986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Whew! I'm exhausted after all of these kid activities! Time to put Anthony to bed, get a sitter and go out with the adults... no sun, no pool, and no jabber jaws... aaaahhh...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI3lrxTnq0dNTHwdi_iyjykU9xwuWzaujzJ6ivcrHZM565JqGF0T7Dua0-p0mRQOBPwT1vVNCvZJJGch0bMb2_U0gmbI0Qk4WUqMj1-0aKhVw2VYtjq2lp_jBEz_x6K9p8_OscrY58SkA/s1600-h/n851612299_682031_7551.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI3lrxTnq0dNTHwdi_iyjykU9xwuWzaujzJ6ivcrHZM565JqGF0T7Dua0-p0mRQOBPwT1vVNCvZJJGch0bMb2_U0gmbI0Qk4WUqMj1-0aKhVw2VYtjq2lp_jBEz_x6K9p8_OscrY58SkA/s400/n851612299_682031_7551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246614677935921682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xd28kbZe0HYfDopqizeOdIoHl7xRYe3vHtMKMkrqC6bpbkby2KBtCnFyXPPeuVdHYT9Fin5wi7jjehvkWrvLsYOrOUujoLQPozb2xF1XmAtZnMexziWIUXtTPfXsjO9CKEbjL0bHlxkN/s1600-h/IMGP8373.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xd28kbZe0HYfDopqizeOdIoHl7xRYe3vHtMKMkrqC6bpbkby2KBtCnFyXPPeuVdHYT9Fin5wi7jjehvkWrvLsYOrOUujoLQPozb2xF1XmAtZnMexziWIUXtTPfXsjO9CKEbjL0bHlxkN/s400/IMGP8373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246613119983463794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloiFz_99sDP0ij4iNpN3Poma89SLS7BqP_N919cYO5bs9JjrycSrgcjIXnFUV8kTv5ZRSZUzVfrAwarvt3EttdgCAhkuigYLzULkaysNhaxl5TypZwmBkevcW98FkaLp7LAfl6Due8i32/s1600-h/IMGP8374-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloiFz_99sDP0ij4iNpN3Poma89SLS7BqP_N919cYO5bs9JjrycSrgcjIXnFUV8kTv5ZRSZUzVfrAwarvt3EttdgCAhkuigYLzULkaysNhaxl5TypZwmBkevcW98FkaLp7LAfl6Due8i32/s400/IMGP8374-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246613121542377346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0xOe1OO4RGYG6BefYJtLhVTbSRBywSlbyoot7ns8fbtvX30E3l-YOlTHIymWVSJrN1dVDOCqS7cbpj4Yd6Rt-eJhWnUiq_fPfbqqlrhCC6XXo8YnXr-C4QJHE2d6VQUb0183wOQQIt3x/s1600-h/n851612299_682028_5004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0xOe1OO4RGYG6BefYJtLhVTbSRBywSlbyoot7ns8fbtvX30E3l-YOlTHIymWVSJrN1dVDOCqS7cbpj4Yd6Rt-eJhWnUiq_fPfbqqlrhCC6XXo8YnXr-C4QJHE2d6VQUb0183wOQQIt3x/s400/n851612299_682028_5004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246614681592772978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFPcJwEON22J8-JnyKMMKmCb1B0zL2Tc7uMV6xH9zWfGABDCowtj2RGWW_SQrev1t7d-9j-g4mGnYxxYA4YtYOSWxYS7hS6IqqrnrYdQ8GW1UQJh7sT73K8qb1lK6jsf9ft5jPD6_3TYV/s1600-h/n851612299_682030_6732.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFPcJwEON22J8-JnyKMMKmCb1B0zL2Tc7uMV6xH9zWfGABDCowtj2RGWW_SQrev1t7d-9j-g4mGnYxxYA4YtYOSWxYS7hS6IqqrnrYdQ8GW1UQJh7sT73K8qb1lK6jsf9ft5jPD6_3TYV/s400/n851612299_682030_6732.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246614680673858738" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-46066318642907528222008-09-15T16:38:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:49:06.604-04:00And the saga begins...I guess I figured I would eventually have to face the "Mom's house/Dad's house" war, I just didn't think it would be at the age of 3. The smart little sh*%@ said twice over the weekend:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">"Mommy, if you don't stop telling me to clean up my toys all day, I'm not going to come to your house." </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> </span><br /><br />It was the tone of voice that got me... very sweet and slow and matter of fact, like he was really giving me a real ultimatum. You know, exactly how I speak to him. He also informed me that Dad has more money because he lets him buy whatever big toys he wants at the store, not just one from the dollar isle. He said, <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">"You're going to have to get more money."</span><br /><br />Of course I replied to both appropriately and nicely, but it took a lot of will power to do so. Is this going to be the story of my life for the next 15 + years??? Ultimatums and requests for money??? Oh boy!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GRRRRRR</span>!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-45814013645390218092008-09-12T12:48:00.005-04:002008-09-12T13:26:07.679-04:00Show and Tell FridayTheme: Family - Anthony brought a UTAH Snow Globe<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeYzs7wuCNVqTkdM2l_ObwarNpFp4Gp096T7r8c-bw3JEGZnfJlKPwlV6rK8OTIWXoeto95ScCHUaaBSWalzuOVdvCTw94-JfGq5f2hUj2e3oHEODRas_OLg7eN4WzLFRNEzEzMhyphenhyphenxZNv/s1600-h/IMGP8547.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeYzs7wuCNVqTkdM2l_ObwarNpFp4Gp096T7r8c-bw3JEGZnfJlKPwlV6rK8OTIWXoeto95ScCHUaaBSWalzuOVdvCTw94-JfGq5f2hUj2e3oHEODRas_OLg7eN4WzLFRNEzEzMhyphenhyphenxZNv/s400/IMGP8547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245185368954562210" border="0" /></a><br />Anthony is doing great in school. He is learning a lot and is OBSESSED with learning letters. He constantly has a pen and paper or his magnadoodle and is quizzing me or telling me what letter words start with. He traces perfectly and does pretty good free hand too! He is a lefty so he has a tendency to write letters sideways, from right to left, and top to bottom.... Is that a lefty thing or a 3 year old thing? I don't know, but his teachers are great and work with him closely to avoid creating bad habits. He's very lucky to be in a small class in a great school with wonderful teachers and very fun friends! He surprised me the other day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance the whole way through. It was so cute and hilarious to hear his version of the big words.. like "the republic" is "The Publix" (which is our big grocery store here). He is very stubborn and knows he right about everything so its impossible to correct him on anything... like the statue of "Liverty" or E's have 4+ lines in them. Anyway, he loves "Show and Tell Friday's" and this week he needed to bring something that had to do with his family... So he picked this UTAH snow globe... so cute! On the left side of the top picture is his best little school friend Vinny and one of his teachers, Miss Sherrie. He and Vinnie are two little peas in a pod and always get along well. His teachers say they are quite a pair, she feels like she is on the streets of New York with Anthony and Vinny. Vinny has a 5 year old brother named Anthony (Tony), so he call my Anthony "Anthony Mazza" every time!<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzccRxD0laz-3D-6uU3_KjWwF7s9QrPMdMhWRC9RWjZ8TC0NB7IbRkMmI9ESMfPOh4ErYBas6k7P83Q6Op40dUpkcgMJ-iZ_kymXCx1wzj5hL6EqhdKnY63XbaFSbnsMhVe_Mxvwn2zru/s1600-h/IMGP8548.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzccRxD0laz-3D-6uU3_KjWwF7s9QrPMdMhWRC9RWjZ8TC0NB7IbRkMmI9ESMfPOh4ErYBas6k7P83Q6Op40dUpkcgMJ-iZ_kymXCx1wzj5hL6EqhdKnY63XbaFSbnsMhVe_Mxvwn2zru/s400/IMGP8548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245185365244114562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anthony was pleasantly surprised that he caught a baby lizard in our front yard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQ_2H96VUu_Cui4RXVzUVS3JKNRAZSD-NIYKApMBxNn8hZFwOZS4qR0OKWUvtYcJXuM0Npqew_dK4aBUbMdOrMT1LgSLUnYRYtdwc55pijaSaIRaX0cMSU94Nu1z0DTIt0URUTczKK1y4/s1600-h/IMGP8538.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 158px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSqQUDokHWO0Re1NVc_-uYZ_ZHOVwb_ayaDqX8VTG4ywMfCpecM7Ut2_s3epwSQxvLlBysgWwE6ZH4rzD1IM30IWC2taa9Aj6Smg9R-GcoSXR-E7o_Wgb_AnsbUe8JFIlCGbIGy7V0bS-/s320/IMGP8541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245180465812397394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmzrrY7cxrqTIxUA5qB_ovvGKLnC3bsuRao7wMwSnUafnBs6tlQ6DeOvLa6Wtj9in0hYoID70NCISTFxJ5PNHxPJprvDc10WUCQI-PSwF7_CCN1nhLIfqcp-tPX9bYHD3MiTZ7tig4v2Z/s1600-h/IMGP8544.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmzrrY7cxrqTIxUA5qB_ovvGKLnC3bsuRao7wMwSnUafnBs6tlQ6DeOvLa6Wtj9in0hYoID70NCISTFxJ5PNHxPJprvDc10WUCQI-PSwF7_CCN1nhLIfqcp-tPX9bYHD3MiTZ7tig4v2Z/s320/IMGP8544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245180469455840898" border="0" /></a>Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-49170884144878440702008-09-10T13:41:00.002-04:002008-09-11T13:48:37.385-04:00Labor Day weekend BBQ & RodeoMitch decided to throw a little "Labor Day BBQ" on Sunday and invite a few people over.... 20 adults and over 20 kids later... we realized it wasn't such a small gathering after all. We were so glad that almost everyone came! Everyone had a great time and there were almost no injuries (little Jared bumped his head)! But considering that the kids were all jumping off the hot tub wall into the pool (which was full of kids), that's not too bad! Mitch was the grillmaster and did a great job, there was plenty of yummy food and even lots of leftovers! Here are just a few pictures:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq15m97q0mPKW6O-bMoszqBX3RTx1iO4JGjWIDfU25VcGfvFX0U5wULe5RwkwP47oTh85CaZLSeIuFWNSWtfQmwqRaVUL2kCsPMpVbBHBEFPUCogapgye4hJ-pq9sZnXQW4NPO_RmTrR3Q/s1600-h/IMGP8380.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq15m97q0mPKW6O-bMoszqBX3RTx1iO4JGjWIDfU25VcGfvFX0U5wULe5RwkwP47oTh85CaZLSeIuFWNSWtfQmwqRaVUL2kCsPMpVbBHBEFPUCogapgye4hJ-pq9sZnXQW4NPO_RmTrR3Q/s200/IMGP8380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244496840025072466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhIjhbunqYJHsU93giLfk-3A4Lv3OZQXaJKvaGHwlnNIVrXTjWeOTpmMPEZbJCfWOL3d70sWcEb37sy5QqPTs6f08uPpFWtz8-8B14VzHmkqhmTDsXVw0eR3jgMGtwBL3KtHQKkhJfoUe/s1600-h/IMGP8386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 191px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVplJ8IkxKDoYno36zP63OMX1Y_H0DhTCovnnV6jluqyi7UAHTELPJdstcEw2R6rBfTX9PWauuIoI4_mc04yrP4-GfT3495HrlRRnqhQA3ZpHlR5Q3V2kZ6lpv-PgqChvhwFYjV454TO-/s200/IMGP8393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244774052356429522" border="0" /></a><br />Anthony was so busy with the big boys that he wouldn't even look at me all day. Luckily Sander and Griffin adopted him for the afternoon. They took very good care of him, taught him to play football, and even made sure he ate. Thanks guys!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhuME3-hG8QeCD41JYWiqm5aT1dWaPLWTiCCpQmppuJJi_I7RPFBoN8IPsrJs50OC7xnnxW9m7iQJ0_eeVlKOe-CEYns8zLErMmWucMokB73Dl3bb2A1ujiCf7yAEU4JIhopcISnKz6F3/s1600-h/IMGP8395.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhuME3-hG8QeCD41JYWiqm5aT1dWaPLWTiCCpQmppuJJi_I7RPFBoN8IPsrJs50OC7xnnxW9m7iQJ0_eeVlKOe-CEYns8zLErMmWucMokB73Dl3bb2A1ujiCf7yAEU4JIhopcISnKz6F3/s200/IMGP8395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244774062188410162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCaUZXt3zFPKD1sj8e8fTV5ODOfRQQNOjZwjMhkJjDVLKZASHZsDHNnQ9fY8XiYVm0-C-exhCrbl6gWABlU-tZHNm6OMq-YVV-eWmxa-mpH9qRX9Lo8vrSgIV-hhzZOZVdf-L9ZUk68_r/s1600-h/IMGP8412.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCaUZXt3zFPKD1sj8e8fTV5ODOfRQQNOjZwjMhkJjDVLKZASHZsDHNnQ9fY8XiYVm0-C-exhCrbl6gWABlU-tZHNm6OMq-YVV-eWmxa-mpH9qRX9Lo8vrSgIV-hhzZOZVdf-L9ZUk68_r/s200/IMGP8412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244774997682860146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK39bvPtY-1ZUrGfE6l9OKBxWIMx5m4xswGl3in7oc8YWi7qxhzjPs_dnkvgmhyhNCI8rvx9IJ_tavMxr1lkQqebAzkn-8GlZOhNXhGcyJni5kdwQtoA64KRot9lrILibT8z-ir4HyBr4S/s1600-h/IMGP8399.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK39bvPtY-1ZUrGfE6l9OKBxWIMx5m4xswGl3in7oc8YWi7qxhzjPs_dnkvgmhyhNCI8rvx9IJ_tavMxr1lkQqebAzkn-8GlZOhNXhGcyJni5kdwQtoA64KRot9lrILibT8z-ir4HyBr4S/s200/IMGP8399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244774069495290962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist_Mcj2leHXEigF9CRwr1sctqHPIuiJGbEn5unejeJwPquK8cLXJ60XWbYGp70w2wRUeZBgR28PzwsLa6X8Tkrtw35ZM-8IYVfpq77w4h8t4ppDmzI00fsQiiOBohKhzBa_vF2Ng1vZOz/s1600-h/IMGP8402.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEist_Mcj2leHXEigF9CRwr1sctqHPIuiJGbEn5unejeJwPquK8cLXJ60XWbYGp70w2wRUeZBgR28PzwsLa6X8Tkrtw35ZM-8IYVfpq77w4h8t4ppDmzI00fsQiiOBohKhzBa_vF2Ng1vZOz/s200/IMGP8402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244774075643294626" border="0" /></a><br />It was Valentina's 3rd birthday! She was our guest of honor! Thanks for celebrating with us! We love an excuse for dessert!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCsNFaLK6ApHr38RFbp94qOK4CgD79ZSicICahNQ_J80TzBVxfu9oQ-HoZDbEcqpDfsV-qrVk6wUtyDOjWHq4oeuwHF_cYvIq3PaRZt2R8qaKQLtWczNTeKZMpj9V493bIuA43zVq3fc6/s1600-h/IMGP8390.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCsNFaLK6ApHr38RFbp94qOK4CgD79ZSicICahNQ_J80TzBVxfu9oQ-HoZDbEcqpDfsV-qrVk6wUtyDOjWHq4oeuwHF_cYvIq3PaRZt2R8qaKQLtWczNTeKZMpj9V493bIuA43zVq3fc6/s200/IMGP8390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244774048972580114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yTp4ObSCQR4Y5PyKPF8xQKHOLBcIED7uMsQj2NXIe0dy241N5lLtzwNyK9X8br2eqtMFjGu7finuXC2iHPKBEk5UGTIXGBGixiCP_XbzShy7P5yjo9QBLQMacKiStnNttvOlMc_hf-3_/s1600-h/IMGP8383.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yTp4ObSCQR4Y5PyKPF8xQKHOLBcIED7uMsQj2NXIe0dy241N5lLtzwNyK9X8br2eqtMFjGu7finuXC2iHPKBEk5UGTIXGBGixiCP_XbzShy7P5yjo9QBLQMacKiStnNttvOlMc_hf-3_/s200/IMGP8383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244496845188237778" border="0" /></a><br />The next day Anthony went to the Okeechobee Rodeo with his NuNu, his Aunts, and his cousins. They had a great time and he has been saying "YeeHaw!" ever since. Now he wants to be a cowboy... at least for Halloween. He even went out on the arena and chased a cow with a bow on his behind with all the kids! He has also been very concerned about a particular cowboy who got bucked and "broke his leg". Thanks to all the Mazza's for a great day! Feel free to correct my story if I got it wrong... this is the "3 year old version".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE27p-ygVBORK7fgumqnAumjeK6h18kAhtgTyg9vUmTCr4WGyuvTL9_zapxOAa2tsN1iBiIrsiCnT-Bug_wsfKS4BRIBXu0m7Ft9H1gFY-YsmdG7bjJvL3aofEBohN0nnfq-NTIYrORSLg/s1600-h/rodeokeys+034+%282%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE27p-ygVBORK7fgumqnAumjeK6h18kAhtgTyg9vUmTCr4WGyuvTL9_zapxOAa2tsN1iBiIrsiCnT-Bug_wsfKS4BRIBXu0m7Ft9H1gFY-YsmdG7bjJvL3aofEBohN0nnfq-NTIYrORSLg/s200/rodeokeys+034+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244784028359696898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD8S27L_bHiWuhJf3Il4087Vsde-0A5w9nTDiNatIxPgIGMgZOhR2YY0U1aL8SsidJ12kq7tr4y9rLV2wFlRTACMtX48SmefrDM1kSVz0GeY2Lb-HnlmlpIrzFbgKrjqyks103G0PYP77/s1600-h/rodeokeys+033+%282%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD8S27L_bHiWuhJf3Il4087Vsde-0A5w9nTDiNatIxPgIGMgZOhR2YY0U1aL8SsidJ12kq7tr4y9rLV2wFlRTACMtX48SmefrDM1kSVz0GeY2Lb-HnlmlpIrzFbgKrjqyks103G0PYP77/s200/rodeokeys+033+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244784052533006898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PrbbvRA_VnAm6uTMxKMPmRizF4XWBq_sMnUOHXY3rSHNp4EeJZ6C8vHvXqpT-8HpgPBSiyf9e16tHv1JgI8UzA8mzNGZWzYmy_hrir7R7Ikw-UYH3k7zfca_wJv1OyMhOjYVa8lY5QVB/s1600-h/rodeokeys+040+%282%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PrbbvRA_VnAm6uTMxKMPmRizF4XWBq_sMnUOHXY3rSHNp4EeJZ6C8vHvXqpT-8HpgPBSiyf9e16tHv1JgI8UzA8mzNGZWzYmy_hrir7R7Ikw-UYH3k7zfca_wJv1OyMhOjYVa8lY5QVB/s200/rodeokeys+040+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244784042870496738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxkQNmJZLqK1ZI6P1JHzuQFME5ygFrVyg5RYdjFFM5cNeQQy_JTE_HniOPsb1IP_FviMjnZoigbVhyJKb-vTxG7pOd5EWtjicux40qAoL6y4xdYj34kkx6Nkgpr8MwZhwCYqTTnGxtd-E/s1600-h/rodeokeys+036-1+%282%29-0001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxkQNmJZLqK1ZI6P1JHzuQFME5ygFrVyg5RYdjFFM5cNeQQy_JTE_HniOPsb1IP_FviMjnZoigbVhyJKb-vTxG7pOd5EWtjicux40qAoL6y4xdYj34kkx6Nkgpr8MwZhwCYqTTnGxtd-E/s200/rodeokeys+036-1+%282%29-0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244784038969707394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_onR4NTSQQGuCLuq5Ctj4IypIdpHh59M-Of7DOhg7sG3PxA0MHY34DoIeT1FX3PB2NsqFhVzkl3CG9ZXCtgmMz7zQXLnQHk8ResdTwPaNTAyGLDe7NCsGOEgUcnm8qPTqizsvV6wuTeNl/s1600-h/IMGP8434-0001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_onR4NTSQQGuCLuq5Ctj4IypIdpHh59M-Of7DOhg7sG3PxA0MHY34DoIeT1FX3PB2NsqFhVzkl3CG9ZXCtgmMz7zQXLnQHk8ResdTwPaNTAyGLDe7NCsGOEgUcnm8qPTqizsvV6wuTeNl/s200/IMGP8434-0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244784054533294674" border="0" /></a> Meanwhile... Mitch and I could be found working hard on our tans and zzzzz's.... all the way up until we got rained (poured) on!Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009355171660638614.post-12605571255033730442008-09-10T12:34:00.000-04:002008-09-11T13:00:12.096-04:00Funny Story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh7gXNbvz3GCKqNjUWbc_vbxVXxT_pZo2vcRMzIGMRa5T503buykh01HN0y9yc-FetqzN6UdE04UnMbhOPpgrVMVoAuI_co1sC30hbUaTuAJyF_GLl340dHMgViwjFawkX4QxSMvyjWna/s1600-h/0915071142.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh7gXNbvz3GCKqNjUWbc_vbxVXxT_pZo2vcRMzIGMRa5T503buykh01HN0y9yc-FetqzN6UdE04UnMbhOPpgrVMVoAuI_co1sC30hbUaTuAJyF_GLl340dHMgViwjFawkX4QxSMvyjWna/s400/0915071142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244804746486120626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dse81Qc5jJQm_pCbpKSe2AYtGuPVTvmsKV7_8pqA7Jyqsy5tqglyTW0UbK6GjlZPOeZvRx7B6OzJCzBhNebG5p4E5OAZqtmwQ2QIEzfEA-hDTRCW0I-d3-DBG5fEms2LtoW2WYUISHU8/s1600-h/0817071915b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dse81Qc5jJQm_pCbpKSe2AYtGuPVTvmsKV7_8pqA7Jyqsy5tqglyTW0UbK6GjlZPOeZvRx7B6OzJCzBhNebG5p4E5OAZqtmwQ2QIEzfEA-hDTRCW0I-d3-DBG5fEms2LtoW2WYUISHU8/s400/0817071915b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244804749050874034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">First a little background... this is Mitch's car... I think we can all agree that although it is lovely, it's just plain small! Anthony loves to sit in it and help him wash it and on a good day, sit with him while he backs it out of the driveway. Since the back seat (yes, it's there if you look hard enough) is only big enough for an expensive, special order car seat, Anthony's never actually rode in it but would really like to. Anyway... the story goes like this:</span><br />We are at Mitch's house and Anthony is out in the street riding bikes with his friend Matthew (almost 5) from across the street. Matthew is riding a big boy bike and Anthony's is small with training wheels. He says, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"My bike is little because I'm just learning, it's just a practice bike. When I get bigger I'll have a big boy bike like Matthew."</span> When they finish riding we go to park his bike in the garage and he says, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Hey! Mitch's car is little, just like my bike!! It must be his "practice car"!"</span> HaHaHaHa! <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Mommy, when will Mitch get big enough to have a big boy car?"</span><br />I don't know Anthony....Emily Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02095953578381884480noreply@blogger.com1