tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22032064938270850252024-02-07T11:25:15.066-08:00The Zeltner Zoo!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-66042210439478365012011-03-22T15:10:00.000-07:002011-03-22T15:51:12.073-07:00here we are... alive at last!ok. so im not dead. i repeat, we are all alive.<br />
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not like you would know it with my complete lack of posting here. its not like i forgot about it, the problem was, i was just so far behind, that i never had enough time to catch it up! and since i use this blog as more of a personal and family journal, i didnt want to just forget about the past, and start from where we were currently, i wanted to actually CATCH UP. the problem was, the longer i waited until i had enough time to catch up, the more time went by and i REALLY needed time to catch up!<br />
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but here i am, sitting in the customer lounge at DCH honda of temecula, getting my oil changed, with nothing better to do (i did bring my new parenting book, but this actually sounded more intriguing to me then my book- even though its overdue from the library!). so i figured i had enough time to type out my last year and a half! get ready for a long one...<br />
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my last post was caden and rylans second birthday (forever ago!!!). right after that was ethans 1st birthday at the end of september! sorry i dont have any pictures to post cause, remember, im not at my home computer. we had a small party, family only, over at guajome park in oceanside. it was simple and fun! playing with all the boys around the park, opening presents, and eating cake. the cake part was ethans favorite, of course, and manages to smear it all not, not only himself, but my mom (grammy) as well!<br />
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october was mine and chris's birthday. chris surprised me with tickets to see 'Wicked', down in san diego. we made a day of it, doing some shopping in PB, getting lunch at our favorite sandwich shot (EZ-J's!), dinner at Kitima's (my fave thai restaurant in Hillcrest), Wicked, downtown, and extraordinary desserts afterwards. it was a great day!<br />
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november was, well, november. i dont really remember much (this was two thanksgivings ago!). december was christmas- and my most memorable moment about that was playing football with the family on christmas eve. my lovely husband decided to tackle me (for serious!), and i split open my absolute favorite pair of jeans at the knee!!! granted, they were only $3.99 (the best deal from the best store EVER!), but to this day, i still wear those jeans and think of that day. we had a great time as a family, its been a long time since we all played football like when we were kids!<br />
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christmas was great- we did christmas morning at OUR house for the first time. both the zeltners and the craigs came over, so we didnt have to go ANYWHERE! the boys favorite gift was their new red scooters, and ethan got his first bike (or trike, i should specify). they were so cute coming down the stairs on christmas morning, in their little blue snowflake pajamas!!! christmas morning is the best.<br />
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honestly, i dont really remember much about that following jan-may, it was just a combination of having three very active toddlers (now that ethan was walking so well), taking care of grandma, (who was getting more challenging by the day), and my now exponentially growing business. my first christmas season as a photographer, i was averaging 15 shoots a week!!! i was still charging very little, but since i was soo busy i was actually making a decent amount of money. i think i paid for pretty much all of christmas that year.<br />
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now that chris was out of the police academy, and got his first (small) raise, and not having to pay for rent since i was taking care of grandma, we really set our sights on getting out of debt, with the hope of eventually buying a house. the market was really dropping, and it seemed like the perfect time to buy our first home!<br />
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we spent the next 7 months saving every penny we could, trying to get out of debt (the police academy really got us in some decent debt, after buying all the supplies, and hardly getting paid), and with me making money with my photography business as well, we made some real headway. in 7 months, we paid off a total of 17k in debt (between credit cards, cars, etc).<br />
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in the spring and summer of 2010, we had some fun though as well! we went to the lake in june, yosemite in july, and i went to visit my dear sweet best friend shawntae berry, who lived in colorado. she had just had a baby and i surprised her with a visit!<br />
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i was absolutely LOVING my new photography business. i was working really hard on expanding my skills, upgrading my equipment (chris bought me the brand new canon 7D in april, and a 24-70mm 2.8 L lens to go with it!), and i really think i was improving. as i continued to get busier, i raised my prices once, and then again in august of 2010. i redid my website, then redid it again, trying to get more and more uniformed ('branded', i guess you could say). its been really healthy for me in more ways than one. its a great creative outlet for me, gives me a little bit of time for me to get away for the craziness of the boys, some socialization time, as well as the opportunity to make some money in the process.<br />
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in august, my mom decided that she wanted to move grandma in with her. at this stage, grandma was becoming a lot more work (complete diapering, very physical labor picking her up and showering her and all that), but at the same time, i didnt think that we had saved enough to buy a house, so i fought to keep her for a few more months! we agreed that i would take care of grandma until the end of the year (in exchange, i would be making less money for taking care of her, since my older brother was in need of some help for school, that way we would both be able to get the help that we needed).<br />
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just so we could find out a little bit more about our options, chris and i decided to stop by a chase bank to see what kind (if any) house we could afford. and it was amazing!!! we went in with our financials (W2's, acct statements, etc), and after talking with her for half an hour or so, we ended up leaving with a pre-approval letter to buy a home!!!! it was absolutely shocking, cause i had no idea we were on a position to do so, let alone a pre approval letter for $300,000!! we were really excited. it also helped us get down to business, as we needed to save over $10,000 in just a few months for our down payment.<br />
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as we began looking for homes, we started considering our options. in oceanside (basically the most affordable city in san diego county), 300k would buy us about this....<br />
3, MAX 4 small bedrooms<br />
around 1500 sq ft<br />
older home, not a super nice neighborhood, with much older schools<br />
a neighborhood with a lot of minorities, therefore higher crime rates, and even worse school records.<br />
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as we continued to look around, in vista, escondido, san marcos, we had the same options, and some even worse. then chris suggested temecula. so i started to look and see what kind of house we could get for moving 30 minutes north and slightly inland....<br />
4-5 decent size to large bedrooms<br />
2200-3000 sq ft<br />
larger yards<br />
MUCH nicer neighborhoods with great HOA amenities<br />
newer, nicer communities<br />
GREAT schools (the temecula school district is one of the best in the state!)<br />
lots of church members and really strong wards.<br />
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so after seeing the HUUUGE differences in what we could buy and general cost of living, we decided to look for homes ONLY in temecula. we found a lot that we liked, and almost immediately had several offers accepted. we narrowed it down to two houses, one house was HUGE, 5 bedrooms, huge yard, newer, nicer, but NO Hoa amenities (pools, parks, etc), and a second house that was quite a bit smaller (2200 sq ft), 4 bedrooms plus a loft, smaller yard, but in an amazing community called paseo del sol. paseo del sol has 5 pools and hot tubs, numerous parks and tot lots, basketball courts, tennis courts, and miles of gorgeous trails. we decided to go with the smaller house, thinking that it would be better to have all the amenities while the boys were still so small.<br />
we began the process of escrow, and what a nightmare it turned out to be!!! we had problem after problem, would solve one issue and then three more would pop up. when we had the house inspection, everything was great. then we had the appraisal- which is where we hit our biggest snag. the house didnt appraise for what we bought it for- which made me nervous- thinking it was already worth less than we bought it for and we havent even moved in yet? that started a huge doubt in my mind... and i just couldnt feel good about the house after that. i had always liked the house, but was never like- "oh my goodness, its perfect, i have to have it!", like so many people had told me i would feel when i found "THE" house. i looked at it kind of like wedding dress shopping- i would instantly know that it was 'the one'. on paper, it seemed like a great house, but i just never felt all the good about it. i LOVED the community, just not the house. i setted for the house, BECAUSE of the great community.<br />
after the house didnt appraise, we had some problems with the seller (he had agreed to pay the closing costs, but now didnt want to since he now had to lower the price of the house). since we had already given our 30days notice at the house we were renting, i knew that we had to find a house ASAP, or we would be homeless!! so i did one last look on the MLS, and saw a new house that had just popped up and caught my eye. it was a house in the same community, but much much larger! instead of 2200 sq ft, this one was 3000 sq ft, 5 bedrooms PLUS and office. it wasnt on a culdesac, like the first, but was listed for 300k. on a whim, i called me realtor and asked her to put together an offer for us. it was a bank owned house, which normally takes weeks, or even MONTHS, assuming you even hear back at all! i figured it was a long shot, but i thought id try. Marci, our realtor called us back the NEXT DAY- telling us that our offer had been (amazingly) accepted!!! <br />
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we hadnt even seen it in person, so we went up the next morning (just myself and marci), to go and see the house. and it was AMAZING!!!! it was huge, with big huge tall ceilings, big bedrooms, a huge sideyard with RV parking (already concreted and fenced). it was excatly what we were looking for. nothing had been upgraded (original1996 white tile kitchen, linoleum kitchen and bathroom floors). that was perfect for me, since i didn have to pay for someone elses upgrades, i would be able to get the biggest house i had seen in our budget, and then take the time to upgrade and change it exactly how i wanted it. only downside, it was further away from the tot lots, and not on a culdesac. but IMMEDIATELY, i knew that this was the one.<br />
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we cancelled our first escrow, (which was scheduled to close in 2 days!!!), and began a new escrow with our perfect house. i now knew what everyone meant when they said, when you find your house, you will KNOW!!!! i got the perfect house, AND in the neighborhood that i wanted so badly!<br />
since we started escrow all over again, we now had 3 weeks where we were scheduled to be homeless. my amazing mother and father agreed to let all 5 of us move in (kicked poor uncle ben out of his room to sleep on the family room floor!). we did the move in 2 parts, one saturday we moved all the furniture out of the house, into a storage unit in temecula, so the entire house we lived in was empty of everything except for food, some suitcases, toys and a TV. we lived like that for a week, then made the switch to my parents house. it was definitely crowded there! but my parents and siblings tried really hard to make it work. i am so grateful for that. it was hard for me too, trying to keep the kids from making too much of a mess, cleaning up after them, and just trying to keep the general chaos and noise that we bring along with us down to a minimum!!<br />
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THEN, the flu hit. it started with the boys, each having it for a couple of days, TONS of throw up, diarrhea, overall grossness. as soon as we thought one boy was done, a second boy would come down with it, and then the first would have a relapse. we did this for a week. not eggagerating, one day we (or should i say, my mom), did FIFTEEN loads of laundry from throwup! beds, blankets, clothes, towels, sofa cushions- it was BAD!!! then i got it. and yet again, my mother was there, taking care of the boys, AND me, while i laid on the couch or floor and trying not to puke all over everything! it was a nightmare. toow about a week and a half for it to go through everybody.<br />
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meanwhile, our escrow could not be going worse. the same problems that we had the first time- and then some!-happened again. our mortgage agent person was an idiot!!! you think she would have gotten out the kinks the first time!!! and an even bigger problem, we had a $150/day late fee for not closing escrow on time. total nightmare. we were even afraid that the bank might pull out and we'd be stuck, if we didnt close soon. we ended up closing 3 WEEKS late- accruing over 2500$ in late fees, that were not our fault. it sucked- royally. at least i know next time to get a mortgage person i can trust who actually knows how to do her job!!!<br />
so 6 weeks after being at my parents house, we FINALLY closed escrow on our new house.<br />
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and i am in love.<br />
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we moved in december 15th, just a week before christmas. by the time christmas came, i was almost entirely unpacked, set up, and even had the christmas decorations up!<br />
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our first christmas in our new home was awesome. the zeltner family came up christmas eve, and the craig fam came up christmas day. we didnt go anywhere!!! got to play with the boys and their new toys in our first home. love it.<br />
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we have now been in our home for 3 months, and i could not love it more. we have already done a great deal of work to it, and its really starting to come together! we retiled and painted the laundry room (dark brown and light sky blue, with some moulding), the laundry room (the light sky blue- we have the tile for it, but havent quite gotten there yet). we filled in a really awkward built in hole for a TV in the family room, and then painted those walls, three a pretty warm light golden brown, and one accent wall, a very dark cinnamon red. i painted an accent wall in the living room/entry way, a super dark brown from floor to ceiling (25 ft!), and hung homemade white wooden picture shelves 8 ft wide, and a vinyl letter quote in white with my favorite quote "the secret to having it all, is knowing you already do!". we have painted green stripes in the living room and dining room (the living room is green, white, and brown). we have done the entire large room with wainscoting, and 3 inch window casing on both the lower and the 6 24in skylight windows on the vaulted ceiling!). upstairs, we have painted the twins a city-themed room, dark blue on bottom, two rows of chair rail moulding, grey road in the middle, light blue on top, with the main wall painted three different colors of a sillouetted city skyline, complete with glowing yellow windows in the sky scrapers! Ethans room has been done with a vintage surf feel, with an olive green main color, with bright orange and red, light and dark blue vertical stripe sets on each of the 4 walls (each stripe set is about 3 feet wide). we just ordered a 3 ft metal stop sign for the twins room, and 3 vintage metal surf posters for ethans room. were still looking for an old beat up surfboard to paint and cut in half to mount for shelves!<br />
next to paint is the front bedroom, right now the 'learning room', where all our educational, preschool toys go. which will be the guest bedroom soon enough. maybe? if we dont have another baby soon???? <br />
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hint, hint....<br />
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anyways, looks like my car is ready, which means i should go. check and make sure that chris is actually checking stuff off his to-do list, and not sitting on his phone playing phase ten! :) ill try and finish the catch up later (dont hold your breath!), because meanwhile, with all this house stuff, the twins turned three, ethan turned two, and we met all the awesome people in our new home of temecula!!!<br />
if you actually read all this, leave me a comment, and maybe that will leave me pushed to to finish the post!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-40217024958320769402009-10-25T21:07:00.000-07:002009-10-25T21:42:54.773-07:00CADEN and RYLAN turned two!!!I cant believe that my two tiny little preemie babies are already two! This happened back in august, but seeing as how i am not exactly up to date on my blog- I'm just getting around to it. I havent even had time to edit the photos yet!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqaB3JDxaLSV38RDfBESsE6wnatopmYIi8izdUXmka4G0M5qu8xdYmMXhmmMMOi97FEPG0vEs51m9zZcADTuAkG9EgBNwFdLu3e_SeUGF92H3QvourKFF90yviHPCK52gf66LL-fRb8I/s1600-h/boys+2+birthday+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqaB3JDxaLSV38RDfBESsE6wnatopmYIi8izdUXmka4G0M5qu8xdYmMXhmmMMOi97FEPG0vEs51m9zZcADTuAkG9EgBNwFdLu3e_SeUGF92H3QvourKFF90yviHPCK52gf66LL-fRb8I/s400/boys+2+birthday+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396758830615319778" border="0" /></a><br />It was a 'CARS' themed party- seeing as how they are pretty much obsessed with the movie. They could watch it all day every day and never get bored (tempting sometimes!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWUAbuUactPuwZust8-gjqEz2ETiLPFSnt_mGuLSYWVc4MGSY0YNGCQtn6_WViNgKs2YNeqbSIxoOjrOONoFDhFsW6m8nORSdueKpbNRHUgOcm_kBenCV4FM5g6JgNvqoeiSDLGiUWS4/s1600-h/boys+2+birthday+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWUAbuUactPuwZust8-gjqEz2ETiLPFSnt_mGuLSYWVc4MGSY0YNGCQtn6_WViNgKs2YNeqbSIxoOjrOONoFDhFsW6m8nORSdueKpbNRHUgOcm_kBenCV4FM5g6JgNvqoeiSDLGiUWS4/s400/boys+2+birthday+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396758840981980802" border="0" /></a><br />The boys were hilarious. All of those presents- and all they wanted were two little quads that our new good friends, Melissa and Brenton bought them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXALgy4b4kufMygj-BY2vjPka27loqDXBbhD7cN5pcoqGwPvyTTuZF4EhPraQUhm0T9BnsB1KbaLZo8p_pmZ6kIGMEdDRixH0RSzM4NV0hVhlLmygXRkg2PeYa_FW9TkMFOobiOb1sBcs/s1600-h/boys+2+birthday+057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXALgy4b4kufMygj-BY2vjPka27loqDXBbhD7cN5pcoqGwPvyTTuZF4EhPraQUhm0T9BnsB1KbaLZo8p_pmZ6kIGMEdDRixH0RSzM4NV0hVhlLmygXRkg2PeYa_FW9TkMFOobiOb1sBcs/s400/boys+2+birthday+057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396758844518949458" border="0" /></a><br />They werent really all that interested in their cake either- it was Ethan that got the leftovers and went crazy!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUJmC9mJR-7Ayusm7q-jLF9Q9Ns87rRXKc_Lo8A7IfBCuTuecNJr5TAfStafBsOp65-nPy3TJMh6jxhLyowzcAMH1a6WRxNG81JkGNRUgGB3A2cujqvDLk4A7d6ZJ0JaB5S-LAzOXh-k/s1600-h/boys+2+birthday+078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUJmC9mJR-7Ayusm7q-jLF9Q9Ns87rRXKc_Lo8A7IfBCuTuecNJr5TAfStafBsOp65-nPy3TJMh6jxhLyowzcAMH1a6WRxNG81JkGNRUgGB3A2cujqvDLk4A7d6ZJ0JaB5S-LAzOXh-k/s400/boys+2+birthday+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396758853076787314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5w-Utng9Q2fjFsvMBkMI8neCjptSVmSdXjBB34H0Z7CWYJeh8i0ms3IqUXZ-2JqPIkw5Zjtk_dXx1RXrEKelnEjkEWPlF-JgcTMQ2IUro59vyciHwcQTDW3Ca5S0kT3uU6Zpt7gOv1XQ/s1600-h/boys+2+birthday+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5w-Utng9Q2fjFsvMBkMI8neCjptSVmSdXjBB34H0Z7CWYJeh8i0ms3IqUXZ-2JqPIkw5Zjtk_dXx1RXrEKelnEjkEWPlF-JgcTMQ2IUro59vyciHwcQTDW3Ca5S0kT3uU6Zpt7gOv1XQ/s400/boys+2+birthday+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396758857510023298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7qnVezzOZo0PnJkHJz365bak0M_ckH5Hz7t8r6gF7jB_AQnlpMswjN4SdO_40hTsLIeULa6YQ9fAt-_E6ttFdM4EtZEjntXsu5PudEKNZH7PS6a1qXpN2nT41c6ySpTVUK9RsswVRrY/s1600-h/boys+2+birthday+103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7qnVezzOZo0PnJkHJz365bak0M_ckH5Hz7t8r6gF7jB_AQnlpMswjN4SdO_40hTsLIeULa6YQ9fAt-_E6ttFdM4EtZEjntXsu5PudEKNZH7PS6a1qXpN2nT41c6ySpTVUK9RsswVRrY/s400/boys+2+birthday+103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396762720758575890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All in all, it was a great time- i still cant believe that the boys are already two whole years old... seems like yesterday... sniff...sniff...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-65117526499865141092009-08-19T16:06:00.001-07:002009-09-04T16:41:52.646-07:00Catch-up!LONG TIME NO BLOG!!! :)<br /><br /> So- it has been on my to do list for a very long time now- so here I am. and considering that this is also my journal (of sorts)- I really need to play catch-up! Here is a short synopsis of what has been going on with the Zeltner Zoo as of late!<br /><br /> Chris finally finished with phase training- and arent we glad that it's over! So much stress, and serious pressure for Chris. There was someone watching him at all times, writing down the littlest things that he did wrong. I mean, it is practically in the handbook that FTO's are NOT allowed to tell their trainees that they did something good.<br /><br /> Chris got assigned a permanent station- San Diego South East- which is pretty much as FAR as you can possibly get from Oceanside. Big surprise- NOT! He really likes his squad, and likes even more to be all on his own. It's still a little wierd to imagine him all by himself, like a grown up cop! :) I'ts even funnier to imagine him in the uniform- because he can't drive to or from work in his uniform, I really never see him in it. Once when he first got it, and once at graduation!<br /><br />Caden and Rylan just had their second birthday- which was so surreal! We had a little party with all the family and a few friends. They got some new cars and motorcycles from mommy and daddy, as well as a new POTTY! (we'll hopefully be starting that up soon- oh joy!). Grammy and Grandpa Craig got them an awesome rocking horse on springs, and they love it! Grandma and Papa Zeltner got them individual trips to Chuck-E-Cheese's, complete with rides, pizza and more! (Rylan just went last night and had a blast!), as well as an IOU for an electric/gas kid quad as soon as they are big enough! (It's what Chris wanted to get them- but i kept telling him they were too small!)<br /><br />My not-so-little Ethan is turning one in a few short weeks! I cant believe that he's so big already! His first word was uh-oh (after the fashion of his older brothers!), and shortly thereafter, 'ball!'. He tries so hard to keep up with his brothers, its really rather adorable! Sad though, when he works so hard to get to wherever they are, and they just see him and move on to somewhere else! He is my little fireball- and quite the funny man!<br /><br />Things have been even busier for me (I didnt realize that could be possible!). My photography side business is really starting to kick in- and im scheduling anywhere between 5-10 shoots a week. Its been a great opporunity to make some extra money (Chris had to take a huge paycut because of the city budget crisis), so its an amazing blessing! We would really be in trouble without it, so I started it in just the nick of time! I love going out and doing photoshoots- its a real creative outlet for me, as well as a nice break from adventures in baby-hood back home! The boys love spending extra time with daddy. (I only schedule shoots when Chris is off work and home).<br /><br />So when im not chasing kids around the house, attempting to clean, forcing grandma to eat, or working with the kids on their speech and infant education, im sitting in front of my computer screen, trying to edit a picture or two before the next cry tears me away from my seat!<br /><br />All in all- everything is pretty great. We are so lucky to have all that we have, the boys are growing and healthy, and momma and daddy are happy!<br /><br />Ill post pics of the birthday parties soon (ethan will have his very first one soon!)<br /><br />And- our very first family picture where we are ALL smiling! woo hoo!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_r9zAdO8nDsNE7BFu6ZzXKLj9lMsqzIVQ_RF5GyqEHG_Bo8Eid8jGO5wJE8IPFBqUq_AIcumeeYcFCZDOxPDvau7ddl2xEVZMSPv51wAl-dm2boTE-prf9Ewhfdm2vsEN-sy_pQGD-g/s1600-h/a+family+pictures+025c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_r9zAdO8nDsNE7BFu6ZzXKLj9lMsqzIVQ_RF5GyqEHG_Bo8Eid8jGO5wJE8IPFBqUq_AIcumeeYcFCZDOxPDvau7ddl2xEVZMSPv51wAl-dm2boTE-prf9Ewhfdm2vsEN-sy_pQGD-g/s400/a+family+pictures+025c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377761545984314930" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-4929293914381597242009-06-22T13:48:00.000-07:002009-06-22T14:00:52.335-07:00And the circle of Karma continues...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sorry I havent been on here in a while- Things have been even crazier (Hey, I dont call it The Zeltner Zoo for no reason!!!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />So my random thought of the day- there really is such a thing as karma!!! :) </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> So yesterday, my grandma's dumb dog peed all over the carpet. And its not like its the first time either! She just forgets to take her out, and I (of course) have to do all the clean up. That dog is like her child to her- which is no big surprise, considering. And most of the time, I dont mind the dog. Well, anyways, so the dog pees on the carpet in the family room. Im ticked off, and grandma will not accept blame for anything! </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> First, the dog didnt do it. She would never do such a thing!!! Then, She has NEVER done anything like that before!! (yeah, right). Then, because I put the dog outside and made her stay there (for like a half an hour), my grandma plays the martyr... "So do you want me and misty to stay outside ALL DAY????". ;) Lets just say I was not at my most patient that day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />So today! Im changing the boys out of their jammies. The doorbell rings, and its one of my photography clients, here to pick up the CD of her sons photoshoot. Caden is running around in a very full and wet diaper! I get to chatting and voila! Caden is now running around completely naked! </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />A couple of minutes later, Im in the backyard (Caden is now dressed), and grandma comes out- carrying the cushion to her old, disgusting, smelly blue chair.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /> "Look at this!", she said, "those boys just came into my room and got my chair all wet!" She was totally ticked! I dont think she understood exactly why it was wet... but boy she was mad about it!<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><br />All I have to say is this.... THANK YOU KARMA!!!</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><br /><br />SORRY GRANDMA... YOUR DOG PEES ON MY CARPET.... SO MY SON PEES ON YOUR CHAIR! SO THERE!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />hahaha... and the circle of karma continues! I seriously laughed about it for like an hour!</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-50157160642363952902009-06-07T21:11:00.000-07:002009-06-07T21:19:27.318-07:00The Grand Launch of JOIE DE VIVRE PHOTOGRAPHY!<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So Im not the first, and certainly not the last, to begin a photography business. These days, I swear there are million of us so-called photographers, so at least I can laugh about it! But hey- If I can make a little extra money on the side- why the heck not, right?</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And honestly, I really LOVE taking pictures. Kids, babies, families, they all just melt my heart. AND (not to toot my own horn or anything), but i am pretty dang good on photoshop- if I do say so myself!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So here it is- joie de vivre photography! Ive done 4 shoots so far this last week, and have five more coming up this week. Its pretty awesome. So check out my website if you want- let me know if Im crazy!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">http://www.joiedevivreimages.blogspot.com !</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCdtAUsp3Vt-wO3nGjIcjuJByNPoVDkKiS74Q4tkHQ2DXlOnlwm5XrWc1ZstIgkTXeEwJYfEeKGhp73K84-qSa88rakUBumixz0xNs_tV7QJ-6oYWyow-IGd1i9EbT_O5Un9lUktqOuw/s1600-h/ryver,+annabelle,+evelyn+053c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCdtAUsp3Vt-wO3nGjIcjuJByNPoVDkKiS74Q4tkHQ2DXlOnlwm5XrWc1ZstIgkTXeEwJYfEeKGhp73K84-qSa88rakUBumixz0xNs_tV7QJ-6oYWyow-IGd1i9EbT_O5Un9lUktqOuw/s400/ryver,+annabelle,+evelyn+053c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344805957510582754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_umDym4Gm4Xc8aTjMNOrko20C3GGTYZQshGjcyh55ncCYDS84TilPZFIfkCwDCcRpMAe7sCazdoYmBLIuRYn7P5lQXEjygPYzWrlDLHvTJGUqZNdRVr7K-0cIKTJrwV2muG2mjRsUgzI/s1600-h/tyra-+triplets+184b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_umDym4Gm4Xc8aTjMNOrko20C3GGTYZQshGjcyh55ncCYDS84TilPZFIfkCwDCcRpMAe7sCazdoYmBLIuRYn7P5lQXEjygPYzWrlDLHvTJGUqZNdRVr7K-0cIKTJrwV2muG2mjRsUgzI/s400/tyra-+triplets+184b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344805968473783170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWp4G6p0_x8bfLmKpILCHna_WqnZwwBP3txVj-fN_eHE1XtmUCBe3PtPI0iVhX56jq3vwwitcpZx_e7Y2g4WSh-whEpWOss8fgv4h2hT6-fGAjVPgWepd_Uz039tam10zdTPW7Ls5T2C0/s1600-h/denise+095b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWp4G6p0_x8bfLmKpILCHna_WqnZwwBP3txVj-fN_eHE1XtmUCBe3PtPI0iVhX56jq3vwwitcpZx_e7Y2g4WSh-whEpWOss8fgv4h2hT6-fGAjVPgWepd_Uz039tam10zdTPW7Ls5T2C0/s400/denise+095b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344805948080990882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh3clCSyp6K5qQa6V0_E3RSFjXCrBs8P6zxrb3jY7XaS8aoP89hMrYjykPIwOpGH-baaXRs7C2RxLbwX5hE7YzxKmxFBMXuC-NVIlwIvuBeBJMMKzpyGnF0Gr72qggdhx-Dww_dKBLgc/s1600-h/ryver,+annabelle,+evelyn+310b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh3clCSyp6K5qQa6V0_E3RSFjXCrBs8P6zxrb3jY7XaS8aoP89hMrYjykPIwOpGH-baaXRs7C2RxLbwX5hE7YzxKmxFBMXuC-NVIlwIvuBeBJMMKzpyGnF0Gr72qggdhx-Dww_dKBLgc/s400/ryver,+annabelle,+evelyn+310b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344805964261806946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPwBpHz7ARn45_S16AVuMxfvxtHcfWXnbCKi78kj-cH1nmqOG7qlUNCpytiEOeIPGQ6j0zq46nbuOL66rcDAA8BdkjGhfs47aljJy0YLHgJiCp342y_wauDaOQ_jBta5pAPzFs1jmcRo/s1600-h/denise+081b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPwBpHz7ARn45_S16AVuMxfvxtHcfWXnbCKi78kj-cH1nmqOG7qlUNCpytiEOeIPGQ6j0zq46nbuOL66rcDAA8BdkjGhfs47aljJy0YLHgJiCp342y_wauDaOQ_jBta5pAPzFs1jmcRo/s400/denise+081b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344805955382093266" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-45170701878408854952009-05-23T14:09:00.000-07:002009-05-23T16:33:47.310-07:00STRAWBERRY PICKING!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQZu12qeBsWQbOiN375SN9EGoOKxch7h7qRkAoasd23Al0o8RZSORNaTtgtUNDLxWW3DbKJxRjLh68nJBszAnXZX5owugnv7XnA9t7QVzUXs_wusvOjKIOwtMCD7uDeMITxqS_UtzDdo/s1600-h/strawberry+picking+053b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQZu12qeBsWQbOiN375SN9EGoOKxch7h7qRkAoasd23Al0o8RZSORNaTtgtUNDLxWW3DbKJxRjLh68nJBszAnXZX5owugnv7XnA9t7QVzUXs_wusvOjKIOwtMCD7uDeMITxqS_UtzDdo/s320/strawberry+picking+053b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339138957534203938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So, I have been out of homemade strawberry jam for a LONG time now! And we finally picked a day to go and pick some strawberries with the boys! I figured they would have a good time running around, eating strawberries, getting filthy, you know... theyre boys!<br /><br />But I really had no idea exactly what I was getting into!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiNsMhoixjLzaBe_bXPolinEIRXQaDn3fpUFyfzulLi38-itkqi5K0Yt8gNWKWf-VfIziGCI85r0e5w8_CC9-Qw94e7iOY3GHtQfNalpXG-2xTL2LBIYr3Vk4yhyphenhyphen8vYDCsZfLvlYZrOQ/s1600-h/strawberry+picking+066b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiNsMhoixjLzaBe_bXPolinEIRXQaDn3fpUFyfzulLi38-itkqi5K0Yt8gNWKWf-VfIziGCI85r0e5w8_CC9-Qw94e7iOY3GHtQfNalpXG-2xTL2LBIYr3Vk4yhyphenhyphen8vYDCsZfLvlYZrOQ/s320/strawberry+picking+066b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339138966486719442" border="0" /></a><br />It took us like 2 hours to pick 4 buckets. Rylan only wanted to be held- he didnt like all the mud in the aisles. And Caden had to be watched constantly, because he especially liked the GREEN strawberries, and the ROTTEN ones! Nevertheless, we had a good time, got some good strawberries to make some jam, and some great pictures!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlxdOYZ1fXPXWSNGTOidxWjwwco2QVkKfvo-JlVvQTs68bV0R2Ocl9PE_k2MXBLb7HM2eLAuPh7APSvzcxtSMGdHTjD_42r0ZmHJb-lBU1F4sEn20D3zTailZFG5GIoqEyxn6-5YhYgs/s1600-h/strawberry+picking+050b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlxdOYZ1fXPXWSNGTOidxWjwwco2QVkKfvo-JlVvQTs68bV0R2Ocl9PE_k2MXBLb7HM2eLAuPh7APSvzcxtSMGdHTjD_42r0ZmHJb-lBU1F4sEn20D3zTailZFG5GIoqEyxn6-5YhYgs/s320/strawberry+picking+050b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339135014833727202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ovCBrFBcsH3356tgZOhk9PWiyOYKIz_25J0Qtlqqvh4uDExqDhcBMId-7a_csQzyWgnRmFwGS-41DNm22WfSLx_yWNZ_ykV5Ne40MSk-haHhsmYNbLkbAxqhSja9mxI_Yy19OaKr83U/s1600-h/strawberry+picking+037b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ovCBrFBcsH3356tgZOhk9PWiyOYKIz_25J0Qtlqqvh4uDExqDhcBMId-7a_csQzyWgnRmFwGS-41DNm22WfSLx_yWNZ_ykV5Ne40MSk-haHhsmYNbLkbAxqhSja9mxI_Yy19OaKr83U/s320/strawberry+picking+037b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339136225139807538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUzSbtLPeK7x4O7TWjF8DlRwhkW-rlflvl25lD-AiJlr_1BVh_Gs4d-95HeFfj5Vzx-l8EbuyEc6snPVaBm0i_R5s6e1qmWAQa93iAN_xmrWKBFJlqUHTbWlw8h_ASdPJUEqiGhXr5is/s1600-h/strawberry+picking+031b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUzSbtLPeK7x4O7TWjF8DlRwhkW-rlflvl25lD-AiJlr_1BVh_Gs4d-95HeFfj5Vzx-l8EbuyEc6snPVaBm0i_R5s6e1qmWAQa93iAN_xmrWKBFJlqUHTbWlw8h_ASdPJUEqiGhXr5is/s320/strawberry+picking+031b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339136218565389682" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-71255857537410553752009-05-23T14:03:00.000-07:002009-05-23T14:09:28.559-07:00Today's Rylan-ismSo, I truly believe that Rylan is the sweetest child I have ever seen. He will share ANY toy, ANY drink, ANY food that Caden wants him to.<br /><br /><br />For instance- today, Rylan had been out with my mom to run some errands. They stopped at McDonalds for lunch. He brought home some left-over chicken nuggets and fries. We put him into his chair, next to where Caden had been eating (or shall I say, NOT eating) his lunch, carrots and sandwiches. Rylan looks at Cadens tray, and GIVES him a nugget and some fries! HOW CUTE IS THAT!<br /><br /><br />HOWEVER... Rylan can also be a vicious little thing... most of the time when caden steals toys, or whatever, rylan just sits and takes it... but other times, he turns into Mr Hyde and BAM! Takes a chunk out of Cadens leg, arm, neck, whatever is closest and just clams down with his piranha like teeth!<br /><br /><br />Bottom line is this- Rylan is 90% the sweetest thing you ever saw, and 10% Get Those Teeth Away From Me!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />But I love him just the same!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-56414971685121844582009-05-13T13:56:00.000-07:002009-05-13T14:06:17.343-07:00Today's Caden-ism!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> So I know I need to start a notebook to write in all of the cute things that the boys do and say. Well I havent gotten one yet, so I thought I would write it in here!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /> So Caden LOVES to eat chalk (and candles, and crayons, and anything wax, and rocks, and dirt, etc)- but he knows that when I catch him with it in his mouth it goes bye-bye. I'm hoping that it will work!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /> So yesterday, I am lounging in my bathing suit in the sun, Ethan's in his jumper, and Caden and Rylan are coloring with chalk on the patio. Two minutes later, I open my eyes, and Caden is over in the side yard, playing with the wheels on the trash cans (of course), with the bright orange chalk in his mouth. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><sp> I call his name out... he looks at me, IMMEDIATELY takes the chalk out of his mouth, bends over, and starts randomly coloring as fast as he can!!! And then stands back up and looks at me... </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />As if to say, </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br />"</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >ITS OK, MOM!!! Im coloring, coloring, coloring, can you see?... DONT TAKE IT AWAY!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br />That little stinker! Anyways, it was cute, so I thought I'd put it up!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-58320401037035739312009-04-17T14:47:00.000-07:002009-04-17T15:07:39.740-07:00EASTERI have so many new posts to write, so I better get at least one done today! (and nap time is almost over already- dang!)<br /><br /><br />Easter was so much fun this year! The twins (I have to start referring to them as 'the twins' even though I hate it- but I cant say ' the boys' anymore, because I now have three of them!) were old enough to realize that eggs had yummy things in them and would hunt for them! They had 3 baskets each, and 2 different Easter egg hunts, one at the Gma and Papa Zeltner's house in the morning, and one at Grammy and Gpa Craigs house. By the end of the day, they were professional egg hunters!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GF_MN1-5UxVFgTB6lePA_ZQnHD45Y3hbDr_A1If2KJwxd176Iy4SoIpwOGhoGB1ljCQCPKcIMeCWn0sW_O6mqxYb6BOjEgbB7ZCsS4M9tvVaRMv589LOL_9N0XDqWawEJidLMgpvvbQ/s1600-h/easter,+jeremy+trip+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GF_MN1-5UxVFgTB6lePA_ZQnHD45Y3hbDr_A1If2KJwxd176Iy4SoIpwOGhoGB1ljCQCPKcIMeCWn0sW_O6mqxYb6BOjEgbB7ZCsS4M9tvVaRMv589LOL_9N0XDqWawEJidLMgpvvbQ/s320/easter,+jeremy+trip+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325782983673801314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cadens strategy was to shove as many eggs as he could into his basket, not trying to open any of them, while Rylan had to open each egg as he went along, checking out the goodies inside!<br />We had to slow Caden down so we could give Rylan more time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaM-Aqh76zmhEsHWxn87vW5ixbMeT6t5CN4AZeDOtw4TkwVH8Kn2zBbgkf3FNjJsvEi2RAZwoQAHItVvLTmVKv-vRq8CsYJnMZBlWfiJEWgMNnEZSZAWx8n50xutazOUWFOjyRtZS5JeQ/s1600-h/easter,+jeremy+trip+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8Hr4g0EHv3CXS0x8rWC7UxvQIpLYCQmym8yDuJCLdVutFRhzgqb_GXk7NNAuRgSigGYncqOZsvBfvny5-f30BSO1v0-__eMlocCOdGg91XqUOuvWCv_XKUOJTSCLVXokVMdzRUwTHsQ/s320/easter,+jeremy+trip+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325782998833429618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSChKbdnnQiBPRuLCPOOp5Rr-Wv7T_ciCg-VZRtIxwFaKPRevJWQoy3OVM_qJAVOP9wsRLhrVAvg51TU4QJa9VBkwmSxPEjH9ebyqHEqIxWfdaUyCkJXIjQr8m6alMHtduKKUwdxzRe-Y/s1600-h/easter,+jeremy+trip+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSChKbdnnQiBPRuLCPOOp5Rr-Wv7T_ciCg-VZRtIxwFaKPRevJWQoy3OVM_qJAVOP9wsRLhrVAvg51TU4QJa9VBkwmSxPEjH9ebyqHEqIxWfdaUyCkJXIjQr8m6alMHtduKKUwdxzRe-Y/s320/easter,+jeremy+trip+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325782983196787778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ethan just sat and watched, hopefully knowing that his brothers would have to share in their treasure!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphQypDFm-W_DopUL8AcBMe4-1xVOHk2KyHZKsKSetdUoRyUI_NSI5dlninr2DmvpbdmrBvjWTsqZsrjBx-Raxmm5xtM-mwxlIjrmLIyPJdjEpW-9Ksaa9emcW5zn9_Z5x8Psjgs9VUzY/s1600-h/easter,+jeremy+trip+054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphQypDFm-W_DopUL8AcBMe4-1xVOHk2KyHZKsKSetdUoRyUI_NSI5dlninr2DmvpbdmrBvjWTsqZsrjBx-Raxmm5xtM-mwxlIjrmLIyPJdjEpW-9Ksaa9emcW5zn9_Z5x8Psjgs9VUzY/s320/easter,+jeremy+trip+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325784441257771938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is so fun to watch and see how different these three little boys are in temperament, personality and growth!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-7603547438312737792009-04-04T12:57:00.000-07:002009-04-04T14:15:09.598-07:00The Wild Animal Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSqditzZH6-tVh1TdEcRbzSuxFMlkGipnGhgVeOmIaYK-KbH779yXsJ8F8Ixjh8lIX4oAKM2GY0j98dY0U5J0fTX7gQXNj3DKBTq78vEnRtrd6v3ntRvm_KIrDv6A_idVQhpxR9vSEj8/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+017+copy_filteredcrop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSqditzZH6-tVh1TdEcRbzSuxFMlkGipnGhgVeOmIaYK-KbH779yXsJ8F8Ixjh8lIX4oAKM2GY0j98dY0U5J0fTX7gQXNj3DKBTq78vEnRtrd6v3ntRvm_KIrDv6A_idVQhpxR9vSEj8/s320/wild+animal+park+017+copy_filteredcrop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320943623586506658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We have been planning to go to the wild animal park for weeks now. Then came the rain, then the wind, then flu season... but we finally made it there last weekend. Armed with food, snacks, juice galore, emergency back-up snacks (fruit gummies) and emergency-emergency- cant-get-the-kid-to-stop-crying-snacks (cookies and brownies) We finally made it there!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_beM2GySWgEKh0iVgIUUkD_N2LJ3VMNdgvWeN34DgCa3ISDGA2VzzGfi7Q-ZFT-rwOZgueeord5ERr4MrTgpo6bUe_7MQbqrD-E5rWHx44ErT791vo7l49YCCQNVhM14AecbCDCa6kY/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+021b_filtered.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_beM2GySWgEKh0iVgIUUkD_N2LJ3VMNdgvWeN34DgCa3ISDGA2VzzGfi7Q-ZFT-rwOZgueeord5ERr4MrTgpo6bUe_7MQbqrD-E5rWHx44ErT791vo7l49YCCQNVhM14AecbCDCa6kY/s320/wild+animal+park+021b_filtered.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320929160815060786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went with Chris's parents and sisters (good thing- we needed the help!). Between 6 adults, we figured we could handle the three babies... that was, until we lost caden! He absolutely insisted on walking BY HIMSELF!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUPlaV9zMvz2dSYYoF9ST4fm5z8WqYnRQnRYkZku8-OGP-6EZmsAldZUWqXS4cePRoCUR7rbPNvnxNftfIiQR2q9AUPC85EZ9m9aZ4G5RvzbQ0CLIr2DJpBCkZMyuV_NVviXWL6iWIL4/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+032+copy.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUPlaV9zMvz2dSYYoF9ST4fm5z8WqYnRQnRYkZku8-OGP-6EZmsAldZUWqXS4cePRoCUR7rbPNvnxNftfIiQR2q9AUPC85EZ9m9aZ4G5RvzbQ0CLIr2DJpBCkZMyuV_NVviXWL6iWIL4/s320/wild+animal+park+032+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320929904199178978" border="0" /></a><br />He did great at that, the only problem was, we all just assumed that somebody else had him! he was only lost for about 45 seconds, but i about had a heart attack during those 45 seconds! He had gone up the next set of stairs and was wandering down the swiss family robinson walkways. Needless to say, he was holding somebodys hand AT ALL TIMES after that!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu5tJBLRsa2l86jdIBGz2LiBaKJR5FQPWzkXREXTaXF_0qkP8DaRyK0vIMePzpj4ioIpP8lUBTM357PNfoaEOv_HF0H0tqyhKhK-bBzQ0uvFJgtDa7U0qDbLgluLrtfXxlf78wFBBCuw/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+069+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu5tJBLRsa2l86jdIBGz2LiBaKJR5FQPWzkXREXTaXF_0qkP8DaRyK0vIMePzpj4ioIpP8lUBTM357PNfoaEOv_HF0H0tqyhKhK-bBzQ0uvFJgtDa7U0qDbLgluLrtfXxlf78wFBBCuw/s320/wild+animal+park+069+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320947075051233602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrz1aRs-MzzKW38V-n_o_S5XzWVNjrJOJD6fyt6cDsC3wmEgkU3_pn3QuvXg1cBJOahyphenhyphencu3hNmRuGZ9O2tVVD0IxHPODh85mEJ1_mO2ZQy2QyVZ14zBq00UgY4LbVnMjwJxL1-DQOUYs/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+074+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrz1aRs-MzzKW38V-n_o_S5XzWVNjrJOJD6fyt6cDsC3wmEgkU3_pn3QuvXg1cBJOahyphenhyphencu3hNmRuGZ9O2tVVD0IxHPODh85mEJ1_mO2ZQy2QyVZ14zBq00UgY4LbVnMjwJxL1-DQOUYs/s320/wild+animal+park+074+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320947079996285490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The boys had a great time in the petting zoo, until a dumb deer knocked rylan over trying to get more food from him... he didnt really like that much. The liked the bird show, Rylan laughed a lot. Caden was motivated to stay because of the chips I fed him!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They also loved the tram ride thingy (journey acrosss africa)- not so much because of the animals (they were kind of far away to see), but because they were in a 'car' with no carseat! They were fairly obedient when it came time to take pictures, although most of the time they were dying to explore and didnt stay in one place very long, so i got a lot of pictures of the back of their heads!! Overall, they were incredibly well behaved, for not getting a nap, and we stayed until after 3!And ethan, of course, was my sweetest angel! He really is the best, happiest baby! We now have season passes to the WAP and the zoo, so if anybody wants to go- let me know!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5iLxlO_tkyqnZY5cojLGYS6hQXleHaHjFVGtrGQelnqa0pxEuUd6XEaHp3CLmFmOhbFidXZ1EHKN6ZEbgouuUzGDHmnlm2rEhq-ISa30SeuBbCzgRgf5x4Iw3ZufFr67Ud1lqPxzw9A/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+055+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5iLxlO_tkyqnZY5cojLGYS6hQXleHaHjFVGtrGQelnqa0pxEuUd6XEaHp3CLmFmOhbFidXZ1EHKN6ZEbgouuUzGDHmnlm2rEhq-ISa30SeuBbCzgRgf5x4Iw3ZufFr67Ud1lqPxzw9A/s320/wild+animal+park+055+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320947071481726162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFzrLDzNMq7vXXFaSIXAK1YTSqGyENrrbhC7U37vUGAaCwiLXDe7H1kl8pbTl_eGCota9yt4uN2vxeP8pLLKZllqTUYISlCK-3eVfzACvlLwqIItAKPs6mgCVKbt_YzHMTVqLOd3fW6g/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+031+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFzrLDzNMq7vXXFaSIXAK1YTSqGyENrrbhC7U37vUGAaCwiLXDe7H1kl8pbTl_eGCota9yt4uN2vxeP8pLLKZllqTUYISlCK-3eVfzACvlLwqIItAKPs6mgCVKbt_YzHMTVqLOd3fW6g/s320/wild+animal+park+031+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320943628152326162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins2wZU-ljJUni7j7X2RQHnx9lkcShC00CQ_YzoaKB9uTEQLi5WKejUZF2Kz21izrsJCmQpScHJ9Y1nTiuFTEG1Z8ytb41jv8frIuBrGXbkRueT8C_yoseUQAG2Gd_Eg6d7Il8BFKgTL8/s1600-h/wild+animal+park+016b_filtered.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins2wZU-ljJUni7j7X2RQHnx9lkcShC00CQ_YzoaKB9uTEQLi5WKejUZF2Kz21izrsJCmQpScHJ9Y1nTiuFTEG1Z8ytb41jv8frIuBrGXbkRueT8C_yoseUQAG2Gd_Eg6d7Il8BFKgTL8/s320/wild+animal+park+016b_filtered.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320943619126823394" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-62985007672324254662009-03-27T12:13:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:22:45.829-07:00a day in the life of a toddler...<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, here it is, a good day in the life of a zeltner toddler. <br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4juxQ-pU8CBZK563Ne5Fri3irSyD0LnyVJwK4RpqHvZUi8HXj6HSpcMcgpfQOXljBSB7645xqEdIuQTaPYMzW93HEQNsu9zNeiK4w3YjY9QVCi44bsRsipFGtWvwVBvdbwRc2trTXCY/s1600-h/playing+outside+trees+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4juxQ-pU8CBZK563Ne5Fri3irSyD0LnyVJwK4RpqHvZUi8HXj6HSpcMcgpfQOXljBSB7645xqEdIuQTaPYMzW93HEQNsu9zNeiK4w3YjY9QVCi44bsRsipFGtWvwVBvdbwRc2trTXCY/s320/playing+outside+trees+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317950216445986450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Chris had the day off, so that always means a happier mommy and more trips out! They woke up to a new toy outside in the backyard (a pop up train thingy- $8 off craiglist!)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyR_i7UPJQ22Ge_KvEfjEPn73WV-n5UVoddh-XBE6JS77SxuLJX-vEY5wxFjuwwu0icjI8h8zI78-Jin93jZ7DvJ0s1RMfcGmlJ8V_Gg8Xm_HQMPBvhBHV3K6si6btrGSDgNF__OA7zE/s1600-h/playing+outside+trees+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyR_i7UPJQ22Ge_KvEfjEPn73WV-n5UVoddh-XBE6JS77SxuLJX-vEY5wxFjuwwu0icjI8h8zI78-Jin93jZ7DvJ0s1RMfcGmlJ8V_Gg8Xm_HQMPBvhBHV3K6si6btrGSDgNF__OA7zE/s320/playing+outside+trees+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317950203164255010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OiWHBaV-0y8whIBCaZ_iR878fR-RoXpn2gddjJqj1CjYp1l37X7JlggccMapKi4xhSYc3KIgO6U3D7Ge8N43QelpTX7zlAdz7f2pC2eLZvQgmIrimfWoQ_t9EY0fh4THuUT01MFMKfg/s1600-h/playing+outside+trees+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OiWHBaV-0y8whIBCaZ_iR878fR-RoXpn2gddjJqj1CjYp1l37X7JlggccMapKi4xhSYc3KIgO6U3D7Ge8N43QelpTX7zlAdz7f2pC2eLZvQgmIrimfWoQ_t9EY0fh4THuUT01MFMKfg/s320/playing+outside+trees+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317950217492702850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaJRcXzeTbiZLL-faVLGTOkvgpTLiBePatggqmDBeTaQViH7_MOa3diNUh09qbBWbbTLyg7jiSfR3KZjkV3cMundh7_NyL0yPgmFyPZwfD8SE76CbORoVbE2ewwqy5H4uzfeR7wOcauE/s1600-h/playing+outside+trees+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaJRcXzeTbiZLL-faVLGTOkvgpTLiBePatggqmDBeTaQViH7_MOa3diNUh09qbBWbbTLyg7jiSfR3KZjkV3cMundh7_NyL0yPgmFyPZwfD8SE76CbORoVbE2ewwqy5H4uzfeR7wOcauE/s320/playing+outside+trees+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317950210247296610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />So after that, we took the boys to the mance buchanon park in oceanside. We have never been there before, and they have the BEST play equipment!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1j81NDW20IASeNs7wKfZSPukG1iJ5-TguDFuX_uiWwnhEPl9nPqG0HMv66jAAhZeMs9-c7AnnGNQ959OElbAl04dVhK4aZsApr_81DcVovxHWuwe9jzlYQFoiFPd6F3Ym7dH1JjgLK0/s1600-h/buchanon+park+%26+cadens+tv+watching+006b_filtered.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1j81NDW20IASeNs7wKfZSPukG1iJ5-TguDFuX_uiWwnhEPl9nPqG0HMv66jAAhZeMs9-c7AnnGNQ959OElbAl04dVhK4aZsApr_81DcVovxHWuwe9jzlYQFoiFPd6F3Ym7dH1JjgLK0/s320/buchanon+park+%26+cadens+tv+watching+006b_filtered.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317961254941442674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsBpEI43oEKWqxsNM13Gt7UQZPAXRE5ZvqgmWpuK8ybLXQbe_wyvXlFwmwVaogx80KSMCNsqEh5VKny0hgVQ-0Igss15eE7Go2BLiTUC2TGq2XvtBO38dQ08roPDEw88q8WbvX-AIb28/s1600-h/buchanon+park+%26+cadens+tv+watching+049bcopy_filtered.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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We went swimming in their hot tub, ate pizza for dinner, and grammy gave the boys lots of ice cream for dessert! (unfortunately, i dont have any pictures of that part- my camera was temporarily lost- under uncle ben's butt on the sofa!:)<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">must be a hard life to be a toddler huh? and tomorrow... we go to the wild animal park!</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-35998701390448173582009-03-27T10:41:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:44:01.724-07:00youre a winner!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qCc5ehHpm5Y-p6UiHtEXN2NnLKaTyZFOzxoO41Obizbk7HStevkSO8pNq_BDtgsvG0tp69P6QjzsKP-yDM0pIucT_YzmaStFqkWGNDqF5k1fbiLr3CWL1wOzt_suYXe6MKYeRrTPqdE/s1600-h/YoureAWinner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qCc5ehHpm5Y-p6UiHtEXN2NnLKaTyZFOzxoO41Obizbk7HStevkSO8pNq_BDtgsvG0tp69P6QjzsKP-yDM0pIucT_YzmaStFqkWGNDqF5k1fbiLr3CWL1wOzt_suYXe6MKYeRrTPqdE/s320/YoureAWinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317924637263157586" border="0" /></a><br />Heck, i thought it was cute... LOVE the picture, it made me smile. and sort of similar to chain emails, here you go!<br /><br />The first 5 people to respond to this post will receive something made by me. What I make will be my choice, but it will be made just for you. Since I only really have 5 readers, that means that you’ll all probably get something<br /><br />This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:<br /><br />1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!<br />2. What I create will be an original and it will be made just for you.<br />3. It’ll be done this year (might be December 31st, but you WILL get something) and I will post all of my original creations as they are completed.<br />4. You will get no clues what it’s going to be. Heck, I don’t even know what it will be. I might paint or draw something. I might compose a jingle or short song. I might even write a short play just for you. Who knows? Whatever it is, it will be a surprise!<br />5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange<br /><br />The catch? The catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.<br /><br />Happy commenting (AND posting!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-13780708851770286092009-03-17T16:39:00.001-07:002009-03-17T16:42:41.444-07:00new title!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwvqSVn4oKFp_pfFXpCuAMCcLBgSbPR_IGggmP-DqTS-k_hNvXbQXhqwSAXaQt9DKb4OkSKck0ye9_rb7_TWKRjm-ia2EygxOh7tbucMez06i4CaLq_wF5apRez1durQ6PRLGtik7yKg/s1600-h/blog+title+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwvqSVn4oKFp_pfFXpCuAMCcLBgSbPR_IGggmP-DqTS-k_hNvXbQXhqwSAXaQt9DKb4OkSKck0ye9_rb7_TWKRjm-ia2EygxOh7tbucMez06i4CaLq_wF5apRez1durQ6PRLGtik7yKg/s320/blog+title+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314306148187974322" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, it must be sad that I spent the boys ENTIRE nap time creating a new header for my blog. Ive seen so many of my friends with these adorable blogs- and i wanted one too!<br /><br /><br />so there you go. I have a new header! AND i think its pretty cute... let me know what yo think of my crazy time waster!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-4500703316924106842009-03-10T18:25:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:36:38.023-07:00cool whip mania!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecpPpKP644XQuLaaQ2jqkUok9QxcnHwtLDML14ArLc9d5G8KQ3YBHl-s_OT8BhxcltmNgLbpClOpFKAPEQvP0hPepL-rDuG70eP4knXuBtuTDLzqijYYz6oIaeapU447ri897Ujya5N8/s1600-h/cool+whip+playtime+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecpPpKP644XQuLaaQ2jqkUok9QxcnHwtLDML14ArLc9d5G8KQ3YBHl-s_OT8BhxcltmNgLbpClOpFKAPEQvP0hPepL-rDuG70eP4knXuBtuTDLzqijYYz6oIaeapU447ri897Ujya5N8/s320/cool+whip+playtime+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311737450182055154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi_oyCPnED_GNSAUR9Y9MIfP-gsuzw7lKuErLFgWc28ONxFqrQLw0DD5xa5seaxz4yta7W3xKNxw1aJ3bphMu6wsdSRpM_z6Kh2L1QB_-zV83zb7ebRFH2vqWTVOuRESeR7p4740XSpI/s1600-h/cool+whip+playtime+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi_oyCPnED_GNSAUR9Y9MIfP-gsuzw7lKuErLFgWc28ONxFqrQLw0DD5xa5seaxz4yta7W3xKNxw1aJ3bphMu6wsdSRpM_z6Kh2L1QB_-zV83zb7ebRFH2vqWTVOuRESeR7p4740XSpI/s320/cool+whip+playtime+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311737439800414098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8K6bdTAPkCmNqquilaFTRAc2Y493s3tF6bFMSerIgKJOXRLXv57AGCwkxr_K4At6CCsnGHas6f9dspicvZi2joPiyGvHAXBJQe37ngqR7XQ_UKaF2uHtvqQQoQffehixbaojCvWYK1w/s1600-h/cool+whip+playtime+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8K6bdTAPkCmNqquilaFTRAc2Y493s3tF6bFMSerIgKJOXRLXv57AGCwkxr_K4At6CCsnGHas6f9dspicvZi2joPiyGvHAXBJQe37ngqR7XQ_UKaF2uHtvqQQoQffehixbaojCvWYK1w/s320/cool+whip+playtime+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311737427958203970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHxRIetMz-bM39od_AMHNRDkqOrGCJntZDYh5j9Vuh8hshddM-_q5AUbAoJD1TQLIpj2o3H4e2DveHnzf35DZid2alSqXR6IpxUY6bYuzRuxxg-SuwDL9k5pczlwWTr0fqX2eEvSrc7E/s1600-h/cool+whip+playtime+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHxRIetMz-bM39od_AMHNRDkqOrGCJntZDYh5j9Vuh8hshddM-_q5AUbAoJD1TQLIpj2o3H4e2DveHnzf35DZid2alSqXR6IpxUY6bYuzRuxxg-SuwDL9k5pczlwWTr0fqX2eEvSrc7E/s320/cool+whip+playtime+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311737425439471410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISq3416Ov8wlP-0F-wVgutGP-eYyVgGsW_UPx5d4hb8bcsoi3IAFiYgR7XFyRAKd8_Wzdf2sc28cDusbJ0ViyHW_QyjLEXiUiYFF0PI0KQYd3OCJjRMdEPkDKPqoEsMQFId5_JTm_64A/s1600-h/cool+whip+playtime+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISq3416Ov8wlP-0F-wVgutGP-eYyVgGsW_UPx5d4hb8bcsoi3IAFiYgR7XFyRAKd8_Wzdf2sc28cDusbJ0ViyHW_QyjLEXiUiYFF0PI0KQYd3OCJjRMdEPkDKPqoEsMQFId5_JTm_64A/s320/cool+whip+playtime+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311737419095263298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">As a fun/educational experience, Allison (the boys teacher) brought over some cool whip and food coloring... i looked forward to it- but knew it would take longer for the clean up than the actual playtime! nevertheless- it was totally worth it! the boys cracked up, practiced 'drawing', using a spoon,colors, and pointing. it was priceless! here are the pics!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> AS A SIDE NOTE- LITTLE ETHAN SPROUTED HIS FIRST TOOTH TODAY! YAY!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-56492258482078317762009-03-09T13:26:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:36:06.522-07:00SICK SICK SICK!<div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I dont know if it is because my boys are preemies, or if their immune systems are lame, but i swear- every 2 months they get sick!!! and with three boys, when one gets it- they all get it.</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" > <br />Caden got it first, coughing like crazy... three days later, ethan got it, and added the runny nose. three days after that, rylan got it, and he got it worst of all! fever, sore throat (he refuses to eat), cough, and more snot than you can possibly imagine!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >It wouldnt be so bad... if there were three of me! they all want to be held and cuddled, dont want to eat (which is no good for rylan considering he still barely weighs 20 pounds- although he has probably lost some by now), and they dont take very good naps! And being a mom who schedules like crazy- when my routine is screwed up- my life is screwed up! poor chris- he had to leave for a new shift yesterday (new training officer in a new area), and leave a crying wife and two screaming children (luckily my ethan was being a sweetheart at that moment and was playing in his exersaucer). </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >I know, one of these days i will yearn for the time when i had three children under 18 months- but that day is certainly not today!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" > WHEW! now i feel better, and can go back to my normal cheerful self! .... </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >Wait... theres a baby crying... OFF I GO!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-75909263146643823832009-02-22T13:37:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:43:07.372-08:00FINALLY! I have my computer again!I can't even begin to explain my JOY at having a working computer again! Since we moved into the new house (more on that later), our computer has been crashing. After hours and hours or trying to figure out what the heck was wrong (and the help of two computer dudes)- turns out, the only problem was that our wireless card was plugged into the USB hub, and not a high speed 2.0 port. So everytime I booted up, the dumb wireless card jammed the system and crashed it. SO RIDICULOUS!<br /> Life has just been that much harder without a working computer and internet! First and foremost- i missed my photoshop! secondly, so much of my life is on the internet! online banking, email, my church calling, EVERYTHING! i had to go over to my parents house everytime i needed to do something, and lug the three boys (not to mention grandma- more on that as well to come soon) in the car to go to my moms house.<br /><br /> YAY~ what a relief! ITS SO GOOD TO BE BACK!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-60266790406139033912009-01-07T13:19:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:41:30.898-08:00Chris's Graduation!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP359Xfc5oK5xeOMEKGkfLBWx9WfDatkzm5cAAgc2eq2UpEhQCIivD9hZfUP8Io4bgqqmTb2dpL0QV0VR36exOxZoCJdYQN6wMKhDOnprXqwMp6-23iP8V8DBaPW7eak13AnEeksNU44/s1600-h/P1060610b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288975721683150930" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP359Xfc5oK5xeOMEKGkfLBWx9WfDatkzm5cAAgc2eq2UpEhQCIivD9hZfUP8Io4bgqqmTb2dpL0QV0VR36exOxZoCJdYQN6wMKhDOnprXqwMp6-23iP8V8DBaPW7eak13AnEeksNU44/s320/P1060610b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LLdviEquuyVb51_TKpOb9xef9h_DcDh9B_yTWaDhlRxhtYL61HnzHt0DW0M9TPsPyyMKzOcpzXIqFg-87TPWDponKzZbcfuSkNVbzfyL3D1jm_rT6pWKDEfSIAMvXwpq8ucA2WkrwBs/s1600-h/P1060605b+copy_filtered.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288975714430073298" style="WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LLdviEquuyVb51_TKpOb9xef9h_DcDh9B_yTWaDhlRxhtYL61HnzHt0DW0M9TPsPyyMKzOcpzXIqFg-87TPWDponKzZbcfuSkNVbzfyL3D1jm_rT6pWKDEfSIAMvXwpq8ucA2WkrwBs/s320/P1060605b+copy_filtered.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDzOposhlqdRF_-IeByud9SgiMfS1skkXurP97xgyizpVidIsPyPebRjv5rFlhz9wUKezpxrjCDU6ehN7Og8kdisspmQmjffvdqpWwEA7-yaziMLCpmUxcPq-C6CMIMkinw9P0Uutufw/s1600-h/P1060597b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288975700497641730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDzOposhlqdRF_-IeByud9SgiMfS1skkXurP97xgyizpVidIsPyPebRjv5rFlhz9wUKezpxrjCDU6ehN7Og8kdisspmQmjffvdqpWwEA7-yaziMLCpmUxcPq-C6CMIMkinw9P0Uutufw/s320/P1060597b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL6XAZVdBxcSo35hCSPY3yWfb8smAhfmWGP50eVXg2UvbrAy_w__8kMjCzcqXZWTNjkpF_N_2br_Ziacf4j4YVwkfk55bKMkIMO7DIIVz0_HjFLk2IiqBAsgrPvaJPRnktwjXGOkowpY/s1600-h/P1060590b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288975688057690114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL6XAZVdBxcSo35hCSPY3yWfb8smAhfmWGP50eVXg2UvbrAy_w__8kMjCzcqXZWTNjkpF_N_2br_Ziacf4j4YVwkfk55bKMkIMO7DIIVz0_HjFLk2IiqBAsgrPvaJPRnktwjXGOkowpY/s320/P1060590b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOduSe7t7uhTGmTApgByU1mVIIQFfK-xThKhpCLj5IHLOiduj30tcd2JHyylPi5rJdx3IRBXpKrIHMxW3qO6GteHitftHJE9JhyPAWypvhjG50NCa6amrwFSFdUJLipuf3G_B28H2TZ4/s1600-h/P1060592b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288975679403760722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOduSe7t7uhTGmTApgByU1mVIIQFfK-xThKhpCLj5IHLOiduj30tcd2JHyylPi5rJdx3IRBXpKrIHMxW3qO6GteHitftHJE9JhyPAWypvhjG50NCa6amrwFSFdUJLipuf3G_B28H2TZ4/s320/P1060592b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So, after six long months, Chris finally graduated from the San Diego Regional Police Academy on monday night!<br /><br />Graduation was something we have looked forward to for a long time! The ceremony was nice, not too long (which was great considering my mom an I were struggling with three boys the whole time!). They had a nice video they put together with pictures taken during the academy.<br /><br />Overall, it was a huge relief knowing that I didnt have to iron his stupid uniform every day, no more studying for tests, homework and gun cleaning, et cetera.<br /><br />Chris just found out today that his first rotation is going to be in the Western Division (Hillcrest and North Park), working graveyard. He is excited, but I'm a little apprehensive about getting used to the hours. He is most excited about being able to carry his gun anywhere he goes now! Oh yeah, and his badge looks cool... :)<br /><br />YAY for graduation!</div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203206493827085025.post-45402931106314770792009-01-06T14:17:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:41:01.539-08:00Christmas morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRwnNF_Px_vdHg6_Sa8xVsB1Y1Jja9P1xmLbxivvn55tmesF1B_ZBhRmigO_ntp2oiA4o4JJ0vpQEKrD38c8sjj1DpI0BZCZdkTMG0RxH6LUJN_enzUykH3ZKtd3KpRb4UKoAzA6elSY/s1600-h/christmas+morning+2008+069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288312772662259426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRwnNF_Px_vdHg6_Sa8xVsB1Y1Jja9P1xmLbxivvn55tmesF1B_ZBhRmigO_ntp2oiA4o4JJ0vpQEKrD38c8sjj1DpI0BZCZdkTMG0RxH6LUJN_enzUykH3ZKtd3KpRb4UKoAzA6elSY/s320/christmas+morning+2008+069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoW7vFIIrKpsGaRf99wCnpnDQho4-1PRI90n7iJqhtuK_ZJ_xIPDoDeKDwvvxCYTSU9YlQUbz3Y5_Jy_-P-cO8J3e8NoIzgIbBMIMg1-u8TafwW964x8lTzborK-M05TiJw8z_-Vy5yU/s1600-h/christmas+morning+2008+064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288312759430463314" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJ9ai3VRQa9SSVfvqpxmz7x6B-c8cqDah-7qwU1MWxrlBDjrsPk45nmVSEKhzsgrxeU2vtjKrDby9qzaA3uHlugJ-zTw_AmnxB-my05cA07MWuaOSOMedis-Wd_1zovFp-PdMxgGtBIU/s320/christmas+morning+2008+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLpJtpgmZrOjwm92cZdA8yPO8PYsp-rmHai3vEL06vaMVc9G9bWLvxGLsd7hcZICREizv5brYN-6IfxJQdGzhd4wMfzDL6XIXxxPFa4dCXMX9yng-hn_mP4Nbbr49_DIhM1-n4bzr3Gc/s1600-h/christmas+morning+2008+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288311391520281058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLpJtpgmZrOjwm92cZdA8yPO8PYsp-rmHai3vEL06vaMVc9G9bWLvxGLsd7hcZICREizv5brYN-6IfxJQdGzhd4wMfzDL6XIXxxPFa4dCXMX9yng-hn_mP4Nbbr49_DIhM1-n4bzr3Gc/s320/christmas+morning+2008+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Christmas morning 2008 was so much fun! Last year, the boys were really too small to do anything but take pictures, so I was really looking forward to watching the boys open presents, play with their new toys and have a grand old time!</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Caden and Rylan are just reaching the stages where they get bored REALLY FAST! They constantly need new things to do, to explore and to learn, which is really fun, but so exausting! We had gotten them some games, cars (their new obession) and little tricycles! Best of all, they got a little tikes castle with a mini rock wall and a slide... it was their FAVORITE!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I couldnt have asked for a better christmas morning- they tore up paper (which they are normally NOT allowed to do), jumped on boxes, rocked on their new bikes, and learned how to go down the slide all by themselves!</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Little Ethan had a good day too! He sucked on a candy cane, rocked on his new panda bear rocker, and got a new jungle mobile (for the crib he will soon be moving into!)</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Not that I didnt receive anything great, but I could have not gotten a single present all day, and still have been overjoyed this last christmas morning!</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Hope you all had as great of a day as I did! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2