tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28953137648144910282024-03-20T02:02:31.666-07:00Just East of WestAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-3932651261543455442012-01-17T07:40:00.000-08:002012-01-23T04:50:49.661-08:0037th post, 37 weeks!<span style="font-family:courier new;">Well I haven't blogged in a really long time, but I thought it might be a good time to share my belly gallery seeing as how we're full term and all, and before the little cutie makes his appearance and steals all my thunder!<br /><br />I started taking pictures at week 9 and I have to admit that more than a few of them were not taken at exactly the week that it says they were. I'm a pregnant mom of a 2 year old, a few cheats/shortcuts ARE allowed, as are waist down shots so you can't tell whether my hair and makeup are fixed or not :)<br /><br />I also started off with great intentions to have the same pose every week. That all flew out the window when we went back to the US to renew our visas with just under a week's notice. So some of them are some random shots that I just went back and guesstimated what week I was in at the time.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiWim-Ojg4xr8O_TC2svfeszAydu1tzs8lW-MwnchOTFB-96rxq8UcdAeB_yNQAfIK-nC76mz-c_pV-tglC2cke2a1PrMsYdxSNF7IvmfUWXKmDoCZYtfEYgQFR5ZRF5q7oUeD_xQ_Sp-/s1600/9+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiWim-Ojg4xr8O_TC2svfeszAydu1tzs8lW-MwnchOTFB-96rxq8UcdAeB_yNQAfIK-nC76mz-c_pV-tglC2cke2a1PrMsYdxSNF7IvmfUWXKmDoCZYtfEYgQFR5ZRF5q7oUeD_xQ_Sp-/s400/9+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698628913917594418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEmc3HOZKFCJldn0qvQHZI61JP9mfB3kvZf61uFlldFKqc3Jn7j6olQjrPsWqrd_lI8FtIQxx_sA7c0I1L6iC6AXfYm0SF8EOALTxq9snM1Mve-xyiT8vtr2Nruvg_bAzLj1dWKerLQ1O/s1600/10+weeks+crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEmc3HOZKFCJldn0qvQHZI61JP9mfB3kvZf61uFlldFKqc3Jn7j6olQjrPsWqrd_lI8FtIQxx_sA7c0I1L6iC6AXfYm0SF8EOALTxq9snM1Mve-xyiT8vtr2Nruvg_bAzLj1dWKerLQ1O/s400/10+weeks+crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698628910404018850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BfVH1Nbxfqbst72Ml5cdcLAelf4GskwDCF-EbSdPdcgdUi4FszI-7OGT06E4M82QnpzP7UpYUnkAN7bEOaWZUZr5KyoICR0jH0B6_G9sUk-F52QOdmIUqXnxyDm2w5HGXdUiuukSEnmj/s1600/11+weeks+crop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BfVH1Nbxfqbst72Ml5cdcLAelf4GskwDCF-EbSdPdcgdUi4FszI-7OGT06E4M82QnpzP7UpYUnkAN7bEOaWZUZr5KyoICR0jH0B6_G9sUk-F52QOdmIUqXnxyDm2w5HGXdUiuukSEnmj/s400/11+weeks+crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698628927876655746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-26ALWUjvush7nN08hSHSrVrAoPWc1MCYEzVsFOcUwF3vXbihEi1PXVAyln3UFYHCn4odPIqoShGte5WBMJGyW_a_e_jBRsHvjTTNX335EIGC2YViha0cE-7pPKI8hU-RcqGqhHX2-QCY/s1600/12+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-26ALWUjvush7nN08hSHSrVrAoPWc1MCYEzVsFOcUwF3vXbihEi1PXVAyln3UFYHCn4odPIqoShGte5WBMJGyW_a_e_jBRsHvjTTNX335EIGC2YViha0cE-7pPKI8hU-RcqGqhHX2-QCY/s400/12+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698628933115937602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EeHhq29XS7kPwALJ1gXpynKkKqlJ7WCBhyphenhyphenoUZaxLfTCxDyZH2h34cEBr9niVUnOXV8w8CLO2LghAJ27q1WYq7A2T8JxuZaVEoe08fdS5VAEnx-kJU4L-DbcdTPJzhFB4htN8CUXhDRak/s1600/13+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EeHhq29XS7kPwALJ1gXpynKkKqlJ7WCBhyphenhyphenoUZaxLfTCxDyZH2h34cEBr9niVUnOXV8w8CLO2LghAJ27q1WYq7A2T8JxuZaVEoe08fdS5VAEnx-kJU4L-DbcdTPJzhFB4htN8CUXhDRak/s400/13+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698628943922398978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST9KP8P-IE0JaBCTr_hOp7QYMeUztKJFowmOkDW9Oz0VbxnFLsMMw5CmO0TmaAS95FQSPkaiiFHGpYHgo2XHeJ92ijIFYt8zU50mEhdhL7NztM9UJiBv2VvtSUOHVfrTGc1UaO4lnDXd3/s1600/14+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgST9KP8P-IE0JaBCTr_hOp7QYMeUztKJFowmOkDW9Oz0VbxnFLsMMw5CmO0TmaAS95FQSPkaiiFHGpYHgo2XHeJ92ijIFYt8zU50mEhdhL7NztM9UJiBv2VvtSUOHVfrTGc1UaO4lnDXd3/s400/14+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698630400429372162" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">You can tell I was finally starting to get over morning sickness! </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZFP31VJWjZWgNrufQEJkHqo6XoZ8KS8zae6TQF1SVS9gA4_GRBBGcjFzODodwMkaOcQMGINgdc4cUXNq2ue-btGj0ZLzzb7qKywDmDLV_w3UoRkI1m5FfDWVsfxrYJDHDSq4DjDQruwn/s1600/15+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZFP31VJWjZWgNrufQEJkHqo6XoZ8KS8zae6TQF1SVS9gA4_GRBBGcjFzODodwMkaOcQMGINgdc4cUXNq2ue-btGj0ZLzzb7qKywDmDLV_w3UoRkI1m5FfDWVsfxrYJDHDSq4DjDQruwn/s400/15+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698630388228355858" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Please ignore hole in shirt, haha! </span><br style="font-family: courier new;"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_ty2ftPm_S-iquVsjQgzcmPqtJZF6P-SBiM5JWax84BHpNvzEwbJ_l3b-VLTeLjZojbMjF7Uno7lFFWM1pe5Iv6Zz7jhVssCxCpysBco9uAbD77t5s62jZjcC2vkJMbNyOF3ZRxIJ3t4/s1600/16+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwiO_MdqDJYHoAM82_OosGuBbWPYpOJugZliqR7guxX3SCSQzlsHmYNHO5lyGeXZRQrx1JsqgUaU6mLcrTsWyPC7dOEf3B9XSsNKmNM6caVmwIOb0dK9m0x3n1dLxuxs9LBRnvCGuNyvS/s400/24+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802072982609794" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Now for the boring, guesstimating pictures! </span><br />24 weeks (ish)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisseYnON06QuL1vrSak-rN_eorzHS-x9o7lllUQHhxjl600pZ1FDXN2GrzM1cMyvilrZ0ZirQURYj48fZBCNVKYXgVDPI1dAcF-Xwl3NEQIG89qeNTnT56KaafSgkV6ZlbHsQi8wtIk49/s1600/25+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisseYnON06QuL1vrSak-rN_eorzHS-x9o7lllUQHhxjl600pZ1FDXN2GrzM1cMyvilrZ0ZirQURYj48fZBCNVKYXgVDPI1dAcF-Xwl3NEQIG89qeNTnT56KaafSgkV6ZlbHsQi8wtIk49/s400/25+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802077230311442" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">We were at a Halloween party; baby dressed up as a jack-o-lantern!<br />25 weeks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr5sn-Kz3u5RPlBDB2j6314WHwGkSStxfogINoOwckYX7nAhm72WEORxCZ4s19zuxP7YoeX_Jjp_JiKnumna-UVQLKhrxHYJ6WdldYpBNdaqI5AvI6-QQO1md8Of39NibmHv3_vQrz62T/s1600/26+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr5sn-Kz3u5RPlBDB2j6314WHwGkSStxfogINoOwckYX7nAhm72WEORxCZ4s19zuxP7YoeX_Jjp_JiKnumna-UVQLKhrxHYJ6WdldYpBNdaqI5AvI6-QQO1md8Of39NibmHv3_vQrz62T/s400/26+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802074346411170" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">It's a boy!<br />26 weeks<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xLn9NtTAaZWGDcliIXeqNl-N_lyO5CelhAcSBsuiAPCPDcNyTwCmr8g7lXLoaZo__uCJhUJ24qnL_1h5_Q5wGO_xTYU5gUw_Rb3b1OvPSZjv8hJv26c2D4pN0r3TGAv1xdKLlB8bn4f8/s1600/27+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xLn9NtTAaZWGDcliIXeqNl-N_lyO5CelhAcSBsuiAPCPDcNyTwCmr8g7lXLoaZo__uCJhUJ24qnL_1h5_Q5wGO_xTYU5gUw_Rb3b1OvPSZjv8hJv26c2D4pN0r3TGAv1xdKLlB8bn4f8/s400/27+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802115294557778" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">27 weeks<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZGnhTaIN_DuLkAZ-szm6XMW6Q9u_4UDV3Bj61vZlEMmS6SyUbc9dSBnD_Q8LfYK1a1FkmnLSnMpoada39LGPahK7-Pz9PeI_o3YXeRX73kKu_bAyQk3MVqdJeZthyO7GjnP5560UImue/s1600/28+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZGnhTaIN_DuLkAZ-szm6XMW6Q9u_4UDV3Bj61vZlEMmS6SyUbc9dSBnD_Q8LfYK1a1FkmnLSnMpoada39LGPahK7-Pz9PeI_o3YXeRX73kKu_bAyQk3MVqdJeZthyO7GjnP5560UImue/s400/28+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802116880325826" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">28 weeks<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmP0RNUcEHlYHpYxI0J3taJVD02mMaRQMAXV2hjQsJ_vtYwYaURslYvK-4DWkwLzyqKRa-VCVP6mjvvX9zaaZ15mLMgIJEAYrkPpuFMgl6kyyc18B7gDIzprCRVRNJe6njGxGJtv3-i7Z/s1600/29+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmP0RNUcEHlYHpYxI0J3taJVD02mMaRQMAXV2hjQsJ_vtYwYaURslYvK-4DWkwLzyqKRa-VCVP6mjvvX9zaaZ15mLMgIJEAYrkPpuFMgl6kyyc18B7gDIzprCRVRNJe6njGxGJtv3-i7Z/s400/29+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802406879314578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu7WO-XwMvCVlBEfevvwqnzwZ9vDqYiRtW0dW_Yn8nHBBI8Aus4vdbrKffi9R8H9JC8PNelvzbMn0L8IIdpYJjC-BoLqW0ZhfQRM0jrjCLhdsdwZ8S_40IYjztGVv3mmMBUU_9f3H1G9Y/s1600/30+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu7WO-XwMvCVlBEfevvwqnzwZ9vDqYiRtW0dW_Yn8nHBBI8Aus4vdbrKffi9R8H9JC8PNelvzbMn0L8IIdpYJjC-BoLqW0ZhfQRM0jrjCLhdsdwZ8S_40IYjztGVv3mmMBUU_9f3H1G9Y/s400/30+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802415830584002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49qJyY7yTscbGcJ9KWoZfU5jnm9Foi6f3WM7t4q5zWMqUhIZnXmGv8rdW7gh8yluBLuKk_rN3TVjtkYIU8R4D95oninpgkHd0ReMrRt5hpZvT8HdirPF8PxA8USe3SfG45NzrbOgiEaqU/s1600/31+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49qJyY7yTscbGcJ9KWoZfU5jnm9Foi6f3WM7t4q5zWMqUhIZnXmGv8rdW7gh8yluBLuKk_rN3TVjtkYIU8R4D95oninpgkHd0ReMrRt5hpZvT8HdirPF8PxA8USe3SfG45NzrbOgiEaqU/s400/31+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802417985597218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJYCxGY9U3PmHiB5b6I0RZlqlcGc5hbQHkfmRYdHxqLhUnFkn8YGA4IVURcDFA2W27h7WWSKQH06DgjrwLO6j8745eOnTX3X7pg7C4xPsEQ1-jMo-zyx2rIl_XP6c6qeFATpxq-PzlR-S/s1600/32+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v7VBUpRIQKJYY2p5dJf1rNS5M1y-3gzuFgVRqOQeBv4V7TTPpTXNTlP5nHAxnxpbZYmdYcJc_H3SeQFtmlm1WKGv82FYIhBfji7T7BrJpEUy4fLeMjaiUY8aZhyphenhyphenVNfCpHvKQJIsaJ-sR/s400/34+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802989474480018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr79tPaasqvzL0HuSQiqRpK7CyR5Ik2qHhJ9qTPLCHMRpZDx4Kv3SJOOL2wBnufwMfsQo1RcI_f2FzM0uc3NtNYkjlQq6ZQ5Uwdk1zAJ_-ca7GnzbU-BbeGn17rYx3l8vB0DtFOlMBWqP/s1600/35+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr79tPaasqvzL0HuSQiqRpK7CyR5Ik2qHhJ9qTPLCHMRpZDx4Kv3SJOOL2wBnufwMfsQo1RcI_f2FzM0uc3NtNYkjlQq6ZQ5Uwdk1zAJ_-ca7GnzbU-BbeGn17rYx3l8vB0DtFOlMBWqP/s400/35+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700802996310246482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-k9mamwUTW1AEyuMnzaPT1rXVCAXirCYaDxWk7MQwKpkSQxgP0ROfk8dVSNg9NjveOH2ToAu-yyWY3ICyNYFUp5v1KKg_J0w3fOKJLSWkv9mzPwo6gG3QqvMj4zTuYx9jPQ4il9VeTKW/s1600/36+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-k9mamwUTW1AEyuMnzaPT1rXVCAXirCYaDxWk7MQwKpkSQxgP0ROfk8dVSNg9NjveOH2ToAu-yyWY3ICyNYFUp5v1KKg_J0w3fOKJLSWkv9mzPwo6gG3QqvMj4zTuYx9jPQ4il9VeTKW/s400/36+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700803001788190498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Ok, so I wore the same outfit two weeks in a row... you can tell that two factors are in play here: 1. pregnancy brain in full effect, and 2. way fewer clothes to choose from these days! </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVxntzvDTfjP8_feE4bj2TvNxHn_k9aVjOAi6lu_rDWsUAxIiH5i7dnUte8w8pIroIRwLpPtzICGUdpJzniN5T8Bm_fE0B1yl-PVUNS1FfGKRRM1JyGFyuT0XLE4v6h1Zp14LslO3MEls/s1600/37+weeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVxntzvDTfjP8_feE4bj2TvNxHn_k9aVjOAi6lu_rDWsUAxIiH5i7dnUte8w8pIroIRwLpPtzICGUdpJzniN5T8Bm_fE0B1yl-PVUNS1FfGKRRM1JyGFyuT0XLE4v6h1Zp14LslO3MEls/s400/37+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700805745014356898" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier new;">And we're full-term!!! So thankful and excited to meet our baby boy! </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-86891764173189812972011-10-31T20:20:00.000-07:002011-10-31T20:56:54.326-07:00Found it!<span style="font-family: courier new;">A few nights ago as I was putting away laundry I noticed that my bottle of foundation was missing from its usual spot on my dresser. I searched high and low all over our bedroom and bathroom thinking I had lost my mind. I hadn't moved it not that I could remember, anyway, I mean the pregnancy brain has been pretty bad so you never know... Anyway, after several minutes of searching and becoming more and more puzzled I walked into the living room to find this: </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH2zfP_m233miktI7j3czRoD4Eu3zAS1HIuyiUMV6GvEt4WNg-5Os-2Ad937EdhGKyEvMCHVsdVNeXysnruVgtGU5jLzr7K-iA8vNvLOcjef4kAjPFePTJ8f6mzhcP5HOJ_FqnhIJathT/s1600/October+2011+120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH2zfP_m233miktI7j3czRoD4Eu3zAS1HIuyiUMV6GvEt4WNg-5Os-2Ad937EdhGKyEvMCHVsdVNeXysnruVgtGU5jLzr7K-iA8vNvLOcjef4kAjPFePTJ8f6mzhcP5HOJ_FqnhIJathT/s400/October+2011+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669862608267612162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Yes, it's a masterpiece made by Shortcake. The little sneak had strategically hidden behind the couch where Daddy couldn't see her and thought she was innocently playing with her toys.<br />The medium: mommy's bottle of foundation<br />The method: finger painting</span><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">The result: one little girl in big trouble!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Sadly I did not have time to get a picture of her face as her Daddy carried her to the shower because it was priceless, think mug shot on a two year old add lots of liquid foundation and you get the idea.<br /></div><br />Never a dull moment around here, I tell you! <br /></div></div></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAti7BcTYWsGGo-bLgaOPkXb60RySXQ98SylO9vKp-_vo-mpSHNART5ce2m9ADiFq42FkUbJjHYs59icDD9OtsW8br_K7kwibBzGpljYdi-RQdMegqKYGBbZ4yxNDQ2nvRO8Zg1egVxrX/s1600/October+2011+119.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBPZTDfpG3Lfi2bIaV-LjWk5-9eCdir2D_fmWmG6UvkvD2p3MF1E4BNTn1GGKJNOwfqjWTAiY9vTQ9-UhxHGWJ3QXujQwOxiaBze0_IecQ_r58Ar5NvYzBa9QXtkyeRYALBnKHlZXp_-I/s1600/October+2011+121.jpg"><br /></a>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-26060373156398861932011-09-21T05:55:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:00:53.800-07:00I'm sorry you missed it...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">There was a concert at the park today...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloilh2u4E7PtVHqVR6PXuZ7AjBPUDwvDTao_00n6W4BXxpVgUl9l5BsM2uyc0HOu-3idJfqLVjEpHbQt9YYUUtgBU5PenEAay1e1NtVo6yB9prQUfPFVU4CtBJqXD9VI_8GaofiOTKSqE/s1600/iphone+849.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloilh2u4E7PtVHqVR6PXuZ7AjBPUDwvDTao_00n6W4BXxpVgUl9l5BsM2uyc0HOu-3idJfqLVjEpHbQt9YYUUtgBU5PenEAay1e1NtVo6yB9prQUfPFVU4CtBJqXD9VI_8GaofiOTKSqE/s400/iphone+849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654796191395114034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHTN8eZHK3YTQ8mbiosHaJjbM-mFKdNsXVFMpWiSLjlh0VvEYex_1LWo2-FXLNqipvB5HA5ys31RFyJuLoaRv79G-SfrNUrsqJ07iciwJ1fP1HLhkgcP34ZihRUmi7Tn8uMsQBd-BIGbs/s1600/iphone+850c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHTN8eZHK3YTQ8mbiosHaJjbM-mFKdNsXVFMpWiSLjlh0VvEYex_1LWo2-FXLNqipvB5HA5ys31RFyJuLoaRv79G-SfrNUrsqJ07iciwJ1fP1HLhkgcP34ZihRUmi7Tn8uMsQBd-BIGbs/s400/iphone+850c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654796194515353378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHfRtnQ6iGBOY5PQzUQ2TUMKFQ7WFmzfKFKvtkxSLuVKScflM7v3_OeeiuGcYMKhjuE_PXjO0Ls2LbLomqbP_rNwJKF1KdmB387aJvOs15i22Stp62CIK3NXWQj81evshH9jFKc55dgEi/s1600/iphone+852.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHfRtnQ6iGBOY5PQzUQ2TUMKFQ7WFmzfKFKvtkxSLuVKScflM7v3_OeeiuGcYMKhjuE_PXjO0Ls2LbLomqbP_rNwJKF1KdmB387aJvOs15i22Stp62CIK3NXWQj81evshH9jFKc55dgEi/s400/iphone+852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654796195979353954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2wiXuqf8o43rEnGufaWqgoqLoDTeAR-fjJg4vxttNGyv1Hwqa9a6_ihkVgALEOevAsTi-zRzSYJiQxDLI7UrgtEBoWuIT9cnSjvS_TuTOEDBHhK7joW7pwR9b2BY_3hyphenhyphenDXbeVunqIjb5/s1600/iphone+851.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2wiXuqf8o43rEnGufaWqgoqLoDTeAR-fjJg4vxttNGyv1Hwqa9a6_ihkVgALEOevAsTi-zRzSYJiQxDLI7UrgtEBoWuIT9cnSjvS_TuTOEDBHhK7joW7pwR9b2BY_3hyphenhyphenDXbeVunqIjb5/s400/iphone+851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654796193103873410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">So sorry you missed it. I'll let you know if the tour is coming to a city near you.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-60728529281974586532011-09-02T06:36:00.001-07:002011-09-09T08:21:53.173-07:00InstaFriday<span style="font-family:courier new;">It's InstaFriday time! A fun and quirky way to share your week through cell phone pics :) </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj9depg6vlqoBjyyBRKUzU4GYjbH4hV_zQhZ4REmDrOHeK2cgoRrKqIZ7QPg3fLvV5C5XzwsButky0wZmNnVcjq-Kr31AWWQe_DM4Mzg-wBGMMWf2W7yW8tF85GY5cdLf5H_Wpu-peUAo/s1600/insta+sept+2+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj9depg6vlqoBjyyBRKUzU4GYjbH4hV_zQhZ4REmDrOHeK2cgoRrKqIZ7QPg3fLvV5C5XzwsButky0wZmNnVcjq-Kr31AWWQe_DM4Mzg-wBGMMWf2W7yW8tF85GY5cdLf5H_Wpu-peUAo/s400/insta+sept+2+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647759058783463010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Mmmmm... Dr. Peppery goodness! Thanks, Sarah :)</span> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7H0Pnw-dYOr4DkMXYzghBIeR8OUEUQNz0U_enjlPbuQeiMW7PJCJKWsibSczONwdO94FS-o3X55fk46aO-_IeBBvOA5e4l-NoUCcddTxMNZAnrxfu1mtXf53a6C__api6qX9zcp7yUYZ/s1600/iphone+833.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7H0Pnw-dYOr4DkMXYzghBIeR8OUEUQNz0U_enjlPbuQeiMW7PJCJKWsibSczONwdO94FS-o3X55fk46aO-_IeBBvOA5e4l-NoUCcddTxMNZAnrxfu1mtXf53a6C__api6qX9zcp7yUYZ/s400/iphone+833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647759055593884834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Another fun treat from Aunt Sarah's care package :) She's obsessed, she plays for almost an hour each time, sitting still, in her high chair, pinch me!<br /><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3g3xy87Nmzbz9eZaugGJUUlgbNxS5L2VzB5Cs8gvcJFnOmF1JHIw6EQgHfAoSzBrXxOh84dW23x3KQ3cHOv1T8xjXY7XhM7vh8iAvbI6XD9FZRiUtQWiVM-qh1i0RUWblya3ixKpq_0gu/s1600/insta+sept+2+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3g3xy87Nmzbz9eZaugGJUUlgbNxS5L2VzB5Cs8gvcJFnOmF1JHIw6EQgHfAoSzBrXxOh84dW23x3KQ3cHOv1T8xjXY7XhM7vh8iAvbI6XD9FZRiUtQWiVM-qh1i0RUWblya3ixKpq_0gu/s400/insta+sept+2+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647758145350773826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yoga at the park?<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YkJ2bckv7WklVNLAHHzZ4lG5Fh38fIPqY1w6BwT33YisvA5I5IPKT5UZdtOGBNiJRlG4olP2SOcG4_bRwHfU9YACdndU3w-K2oNFoMsjnVkXPzCwE3WC7_OfGXsKS3eG2VpxAtloqC3t/s1600/insta+sept+2+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YkJ2bckv7WklVNLAHHzZ4lG5Fh38fIPqY1w6BwT33YisvA5I5IPKT5UZdtOGBNiJRlG4olP2SOcG4_bRwHfU9YACdndU3w-K2oNFoMsjnVkXPzCwE3WC7_OfGXsKS3eG2VpxAtloqC3t/s400/insta+sept+2+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647758143698025026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Smallest taxi ever!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfauEu2KHYgpXwNBleh7CmMagI5GclBKv2V1wY531MlLFoRMFp3eeDZfgIJ-C-5byQSl2FkpFGQL5HPL3Jr9V5z4PAuFL0VWXV-X50Z_BWEbp4jKFMaI_1UQjJRdNbF400i9hvC6ogrvtJ/s1600/insta+sept+2+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfauEu2KHYgpXwNBleh7CmMagI5GclBKv2V1wY531MlLFoRMFp3eeDZfgIJ-C-5byQSl2FkpFGQL5HPL3Jr9V5z4PAuFL0VWXV-X50Z_BWEbp4jKFMaI_1UQjJRdNbF400i9hvC6ogrvtJ/s400/insta+sept+2+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647758137231313570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Construction of a house in our neighborhood. Check out the "staircase" made out of thin logs tied together with rope. Looks as though they are also using it as a clothesline!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh533gPmfgIjYUzf0E0TCSuMBu7iEq2jUjpRyTdULMSbjCy0vII5oaAaRBEEWSMHqi0SS01qt7oJLfkxinbwYKTjb2SoF371uhRHz_lHJfim2nT4XQN79v87xhCjnF41OB_Vj3-mkJHYCfh/s1600/insta+sept+2+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh533gPmfgIjYUzf0E0TCSuMBu7iEq2jUjpRyTdULMSbjCy0vII5oaAaRBEEWSMHqi0SS01qt7oJLfkxinbwYKTjb2SoF371uhRHz_lHJfim2nT4XQN79v87xhCjnF41OB_Vj3-mkJHYCfh/s400/insta+sept+2+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647758132026529698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">What a ham! </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6beBmaAVY8plcsGliCVRvGJnIM_g530nOe3YE61gE1fxtIiTnPCAXCxU_hNR2o0BTGgdydsEjvy0pdq-aWTqXkITSQdg20pcmqQjSxvBNPhOYVtYQZeknPY5KyhHL4h_L3RV3GAJJqAS/s1600/insta+sept+2+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6beBmaAVY8plcsGliCVRvGJnIM_g530nOe3YE61gE1fxtIiTnPCAXCxU_hNR2o0BTGgdydsEjvy0pdq-aWTqXkITSQdg20pcmqQjSxvBNPhOYVtYQZeknPY5KyhHL4h_L3RV3GAJJqAS/s400/insta+sept+2+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647758151716009634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Pretty shadow</span><br /><br /><a href="http://liferearranged.com/"><img alt="life rearranged" src="http://liferearranged.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/instafridaybutton.jpg" border="0" height="120" width="200" /></a><br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-72010143990918156462011-08-22T04:47:00.000-07:002011-08-31T17:29:53.267-07:00Monday, Fun-day... Second Edition<span style="font-family:courier new;">For family day last Monday we went to our city's botanical gardens. I only recently found out that they have botanical gardens here and had been wanting to check it out. It made for a fun day outdoors! Which is kind of hard to come by in the big city.</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgZ-9T1lL_ofCqESN1hrOlgBtxNIVJCraNrC-USXtq5QjsO2wHq9xHvjdd8s8ZLjfFiuUwG1M5UjdYr_KPQs4ma-ir48QuB5UUKhGpYi20hoX8X79HTjgniYoVuRX9FXvVkDo87TKX0Fa/s1600/August+2011+562.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgZ-9T1lL_ofCqESN1hrOlgBtxNIVJCraNrC-USXtq5QjsO2wHq9xHvjdd8s8ZLjfFiuUwG1M5UjdYr_KPQs4ma-ir48QuB5UUKhGpYi20hoX8X79HTjgniYoVuRX9FXvVkDo87TKX0Fa/s400/August+2011+562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643991942367155986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Now trying it on her own. </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAfGtQFFJV7WNhCI070C3ihBvqdJxvX5ye-GIklEY6KqjhewuPO7-BrkqK8PFh3LOQlTo2bXwHd_f4owVqL1lwegPoS9HvySLYLt_GRfaAFAGfcDyUWjwjBcAugzJ1uztqbUxLiXUBIU-/s1600/August+2011+556.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAfGtQFFJV7WNhCI070C3ihBvqdJxvX5ye-GIklEY6KqjhewuPO7-BrkqK8PFh3LOQlTo2bXwHd_f4owVqL1lwegPoS9HvySLYLt_GRfaAFAGfcDyUWjwjBcAugzJ1uztqbUxLiXUBIU-/s400/August+2011+556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643991935149061634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">By the end she decided it was way more fun for Daddy to hold her and jump because she got to go higher than she could on her own, our little thrill seeker! </span>
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<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-12408955423722374172011-08-22T04:08:00.000-07:002011-08-22T04:41:43.998-07:00Special Delivery!<span style="font-family:courier new;">I liked watching Mr. Rogers as a kid. I know I'm probably in the minority of people who will admit that, but it's true! I always loved when the mailman (can't remember his name) would come and leave a package. He'd always say, "special delivery!" We ALWAYS feel special when we get mail from the states. Shortcake got fun birthday package from her aunt and uncle a few days ago. She was napping when it came and I decided that we'd save the package and not open it until her Aunt Sarah woke up and could get on skype to watch her open it. I made the tragic mistake of not hiding the package until it was time to open it though. I forgot how few days it had been since she got to rip into her presents at her birthday party, silly me!</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVxZVZnefMfSwmEPsk1fErB5TE46gW-C3kymF1QwgwPKqixKa7nZtrxWEI_B8nIlM0d1K1eie9QYtjmGKDmYVHgnJiQmPWWASrKZw3ozp81JNed2s-LAsfrDiuBOKiAKEyiX1RosWQcad/s1600/August+2011+588.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVxZVZnefMfSwmEPsk1fErB5TE46gW-C3kymF1QwgwPKqixKa7nZtrxWEI_B8nIlM0d1K1eie9QYtjmGKDmYVHgnJiQmPWWASrKZw3ozp81JNed2s-LAsfrDiuBOKiAKEyiX1RosWQcad/s400/August+2011+588.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643637861977224482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">She had just woke up from her nap, hence the really crazy hair. I will concede that it's always kinda crazy since it's half curly half straight and kind of a mullet right now. Ok, it IS a mullet right now, but I am scared to cut her hair!</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmM30bpSapI6jkE2xrxuGCpt7GemOUkwqyqS8bt_MLDyeJhXN5iF5AieBatpHspyJYj6q4f8VtQY1pdpPhulxivXX-uXXBhmCZFvCjJUQFz9PyCC0a8ihQvSkBdhKwGdBC2hqOnS0BCcS/s1600/August+2011+591c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmM30bpSapI6jkE2xrxuGCpt7GemOUkwqyqS8bt_MLDyeJhXN5iF5AieBatpHspyJYj6q4f8VtQY1pdpPhulxivXX-uXXBhmCZFvCjJUQFz9PyCC0a8ihQvSkBdhKwGdBC2hqOnS0BCcS/s400/August+2011+591c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643637867300987682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">She immediately started ripping the paper off the outside. We let her since we knew that she couldn't get the packing tape ripped open by herself and we were still waiting for it to get late enough to call. So sad that no one will help her! </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8zrL6z5poIDUO1KPXbD2EshyUcPyVwimUhGIgsS4QB81jQ_t5wMIAR85rtitFBReoh9_A745vJ417zCUKbRPdS23ah3gxTjfqHFNgUMQkQOXLvU3rVa9TOH1RTnihC_5QVNxPh5SaktB/s1600/August+2011+590c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8zrL6z5poIDUO1KPXbD2EshyUcPyVwimUhGIgsS4QB81jQ_t5wMIAR85rtitFBReoh9_A745vJ417zCUKbRPdS23ah3gxTjfqHFNgUMQkQOXLvU3rVa9TOH1RTnihC_5QVNxPh5SaktB/s400/August+2011+590c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643637863956153042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">She looks like she's not sure if she's supposed to be doing this.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHAmqxgX_MlL2UIgoHdERKj-Shp59s_urIjBB_25B_I-ApImD3tlorZYAO2G3ZIeIGH4sIIQmSgxsiwcsJfYE6kWnDE8tYiDRL2ELgV5oQ_hLrGYyAuN1c7CDPFsGjQ9T80408oVCYsKo/s1600/August+2011+593.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHAmqxgX_MlL2UIgoHdERKj-Shp59s_urIjBB_25B_I-ApImD3tlorZYAO2G3ZIeIGH4sIIQmSgxsiwcsJfYE6kWnDE8tYiDRL2ELgV5oQ_hLrGYyAuN1c7CDPFsGjQ9T80408oVCYsKo/s400/August+2011+593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643637883240304466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">I was thoroughly impressed that the wrapping paper was even still on it, since some of the packages we've gotten in the past are so beat up that the box isn't even square anymore! The saying, "I love you too much," is from Mark's younger brother Joel when he was little. Now the whole family uses it all the time :)</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L-JcZgD5r6OMaqS1sKWTuYgo_nbzduPxp16RpqCBHZezjYsEgIIkfuV6FgNHXigIum37iVWKiXVIHb8RJ9i-dI-LY16E4rSJyPP4_gru6vh_XQajkOdP-n_eWsX_ged3JCPbxvRp1Y-x/s1600/August+2011+592c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L-JcZgD5r6OMaqS1sKWTuYgo_nbzduPxp16RpqCBHZezjYsEgIIkfuV6FgNHXigIum37iVWKiXVIHb8RJ9i-dI-LY16E4rSJyPP4_gru6vh_XQajkOdP-n_eWsX_ged3JCPbxvRp1Y-x/s400/August+2011+592c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643637875737965362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Almost has all the paper off. Now how do we stall her a little longer?!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fdArpkOGUCp2at5XJY15n5oJ8KWGLBdzG4_TmdVbdQYFVfN3XK6MFEDMWk-e5z2FT-240djY2gnfzkirQE4uMArX5y0pK1s9BjP9Vs-NenSXLQ-3ObPB2wOC3jJE1yb9jDrcSyAPQqnn/s1600/August+2011+597.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fdArpkOGUCp2at5XJY15n5oJ8KWGLBdzG4_TmdVbdQYFVfN3XK6MFEDMWk-e5z2FT-240djY2gnfzkirQE4uMArX5y0pK1s9BjP9Vs-NenSXLQ-3ObPB2wOC3jJE1yb9jDrcSyAPQqnn/s400/August+2011+597.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643638401910757442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Yay! Aunt Sarah's up and on skype :)</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIrOZeenlbjM20ai0_-38SwwrxjSCreBSds8ISKLIFNYa5VBrH14l-e0XkrMDGdzpiYD7JwcX4r_WMO1ImkTyJ4oE8O-VKW6gZ1y6dTKkTmk8-2d4pRusMz2plg7KMRc_asuj2kKJMdGF/s1600/August+2011+598.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIrOZeenlbjM20ai0_-38SwwrxjSCreBSds8ISKLIFNYa5VBrH14l-e0XkrMDGdzpiYD7JwcX4r_WMO1ImkTyJ4oE8O-VKW6gZ1y6dTKkTmk8-2d4pRusMz2plg7KMRc_asuj2kKJMdGF/s400/August+2011+598.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643638406663394274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">She was so excited about her Disney Princess band-aids! </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">She got lots of goodies, including some yummy candy. There were even some things for mom and dad- some new maternity clothes for me (will be needing these a LOT sooner, what they say about subsequent pregnancies is true you do show sooner!) and a Dr. Pepper cake for Mark.</span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;">
<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgis6MfZ7ebWIoj-lwea1K-Ogseru-ld70okJsjC3tg2mDw2ACukdiTKvjtqhtRuPmKkcBS04XdiM-9O06mPDKNcItZcyf3JvoNROvSKPCmdd72e1HL8aviydJReuFHXOKnXTOzFf4FRg/s1600/August+2011+600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgis6MfZ7ebWIoj-lwea1K-Ogseru-ld70okJsjC3tg2mDw2ACukdiTKvjtqhtRuPmKkcBS04XdiM-9O06mPDKNcItZcyf3JvoNROvSKPCmdd72e1HL8aviydJReuFHXOKnXTOzFf4FRg/s400/August+2011+600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643638409145323634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> This is one of her first tastes of Sour Patch Kids. I am so sorry to say I didn't get a picture of her initial reaction. The pucker was priceless! But fortunately Aunt Sarah got to see her do it on web-cam :)
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<br />Thanks Alton, Sarah, and baby M for the awesome package! We loved everything you sent and most of all we love you too much!!!
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<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-70926433331238798222011-08-19T05:29:00.000-07:002011-08-19T08:44:40.808-07:00InstaFriday Time!<span style="font-family:courier new;">I can't believe it's already Friday again! Where did the week go?
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<br />Happy Friday...hope your weekend makes you smile, not pucker!
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<br />Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-39484105290781378512011-08-16T01:27:00.000-07:002011-08-16T01:41:12.883-07:00Breaking and entering...<span style="font-family:courier new;">We have been victims, if not of breaking, of entering at least...
<br />A few mornings ago as I was getting Shortcake up for the morning I noticed a little "visitor" in her room. Something was moving over by her bathroom door. My first thought was, "mouse!" Then as I looked closer I realize the "mouse" didn't have any fur. It was frog. I do not kid! I grabbed my broom and opened the front door for the sequel of <a href="http://justeastofwest.blogspot.com/2011/06/leapin-lizards.html">this post</a>.
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<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Just in case you aren't already impressed with my safe and effective reptile broom removal skills, let me add that the entire time I was holding a 26lb. two year old in one hand and a broom in the other. She wanted so much to get down and play with Mr. Frog, but I knew that wouldn't end well for anyone. Sorry Shortcake, no pet reptiles in your future, even ones that literally drop in on you :) </span>
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<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-50319474819130410792011-08-14T03:22:00.000-07:002011-08-14T04:01:38.070-07:00Insta... Sunday<span style="font-family:courier new;">Well according to the wisdom of Rebecca Black, I am a couple days late for InstaFriday, "...and Sunday comes afterwaaarrrds." But I figured I would go ahead and do it for 3 reasons:
<br />1. Because I'm a mom, so Friday is no different from any other day, but I'm grateful for that :)
<br />2. Mark's weekend starts on Sunday, so it's almost like Friday, right?
<br />3. It's my blog; my rules apply; InstaFriday on Sunday is allowed!
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<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-28581873879821264642011-08-09T08:57:00.000-07:002011-08-09T10:24:14.099-07:00She's two... boo hoo!<span style="font-family:courier new;">Shortcake is TWO today and I'm having a hard time admitting it. She has grown up SO fast!</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">It was actually a really anticlimact</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">ic birthday because we had her party on Sunday, but she partied enough on Sunday to make up for it :)</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVM2XlnAn_mjyI_VJ5MChunabFgXRUgKgj40Fl0USp-XBDeISE1q0iLv0jGBbTP1ThMLfutW67T_DTEhl0BCWdiMsm5f4amEvp0BFuWbnm9l30kpbrrhod57HwmdzDFEDuOOBfHm20anI/s1600/August+2011+256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVM2XlnAn_mjyI_VJ5MChunabFgXRUgKgj40Fl0USp-XBDeISE1q0iLv0jGBbTP1ThMLfutW67T_DTEhl0BCWdiMsm5f4amEvp0BFuWbnm9l30kpbrrhod57HwmdzDFEDuOOBfHm20anI/s400/August+2011+256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638887531694361378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Warming up the crowd. </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE0ZZ4sdgKi_GP7fN1_Cq7UB7jZNY1k38F1NOJBcANPiug87ci6SKWpKSCYygExpaqHq_BelG0oOrOGnytdlRjHznCpyGqVwUJMpV9tlP2SquEqYbZQwi7wm_ZafzW6fwGptHGzNIhqNF/s1600/August+2011+269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE0ZZ4sdgKi_GP7fN1_Cq7UB7jZNY1k38F1NOJBcANPiug87ci6SKWpKSCYygExpaqHq_BelG0oOrOGnytdlRjHznCpyGqVwUJMpV9tlP2SquEqYbZQwi7wm_ZafzW6fwGptHGzNIhqNF/s400/August+2011+269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638887540421404914" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">My first attempt at a three layer cake. It turned out ok, but I got the icing too runny and I had to put it in the freezer to keep it from collapsing. </span>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wK3Vv2yjIGu-Jrk5GI4lnGPQr8uLKR88D68m1MC5kLWHxkMga4kxpwXuu4n0RhxXi2Wnroa3F3IEDAESPjg38rdtNHr-zMYqw2GFHiAgs_7bN4aDgrHLStImAOaDj5MVdhBdSPYpRpqV/s1600/August+2011+267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wK3Vv2yjIGu-Jrk5GI4lnGPQr8uLKR88D68m1MC5kLWHxkMga4kxpwXuu4n0RhxXi2Wnroa3F3IEDAESPjg38rdtNHr-zMYqw2GFHiAgs_7bN4aDgrHLStImAOaDj5MVdhBdSPYpRpqV/s400/August+2011+267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638887538056728354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Her first look at her cake. She looks a little suspicious for some reason. </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp1laWH9VNIyx_ukupME2w1LqPSeTCCAq9qKty74LGm-mIhGZr1-GWw4MweHrsFRLljzHAPtQpcdV6Bm_ChOi87pUaUcX56o0o6FaFsegweCY57wWj20njL76PbelvBR3io-1o9M2xEM3/s1600/August+2011+272.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBp1laWH9VNIyx_ukupME2w1LqPSeTCCAq9qKty74LGm-mIhGZr1-GWw4MweHrsFRLljzHAPtQpcdV6Bm_ChOi87pUaUcX56o0o6FaFsegweCY57wWj20njL76PbelvBR3io-1o9M2xEM3/s400/August+2011+272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638887546729534178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">I got so caught up in making decorations and the cake that I forgot candles! Lame, I know... So what did we do? Substituted matches instead. We are well aware of how redneck that sounds :)</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5au3imLusJ55yT_fMcjwFBYGAL6b0Pnk5LVTUI4QUehhvLQftctoLWMkRFadqYavXobUXzIz70KIcMsCL9hFil5_IhwTnQ_cXC1V36I1cP1ggrPrlIQ7GJCZC6GZSflRywPwzRgcm5oq/s1600/August+2011+281c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5au3imLusJ55yT_fMcjwFBYGAL6b0Pnk5LVTUI4QUehhvLQftctoLWMkRFadqYavXobUXzIz70KIcMsCL9hFil5_IhwTnQ_cXC1V36I1cP1ggrPrlIQ7GJCZC6GZSflRywPwzRgcm5oq/s400/August+2011+281c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638887549582504194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Present time. This girl LOVES books! </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbItYHjP7dvda-YRGtZXW1gRSfyll_6gOvi1nfIxj7Mgs3g3CgADq-7RrW8hDgKOcP7BKdGHGVXWLNwyoKFuC3lITpkMRPTC9G54dlLIbVBu_g6lXeol9vAyc6wMgjS3gHNA20D5UNcM68/s1600/August+2011+286.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbItYHjP7dvda-YRGtZXW1gRSfyll_6gOvi1nfIxj7Mgs3g3CgADq-7RrW8hDgKOcP7BKdGHGVXWLNwyoKFuC3lITpkMRPTC9G54dlLIbVBu_g6lXeol9vAyc6wMgjS3gHNA20D5UNcM68/s400/August+2011+286.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638890293365753266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">She was so excited about the book that she didn't want to move onto other presents. </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4mNyZvEVG0kU_CDcpC_pPGPJgfMP8WMKhPHpqcKmR2cx7Ej7g_3AXmru4APD1GFIzaMQ4fUAp3QH4E7plPrKGGYjYXd6BZZF7Jx_4zVKG_Hq4LzRTCcYWbzeNckUd3-I2eGQX4_wbL76/s1600/August+2011+378.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4mNyZvEVG0kU_CDcpC_pPGPJgfMP8WMKhPHpqcKmR2cx7Ej7g_3AXmru4APD1GFIzaMQ4fUAp3QH4E7plPrKGGYjYXd6BZZF7Jx_4zVKG_Hq4LzRTCcYWbzeNckUd3-I2eGQX4_wbL76/s400/August+2011+378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638890296294521954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">She got a color Magna Doodle. She was really excited about it. She has played with it every day since.</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtpBEBe_nJAjTpSvuC7lCmwncYKIsaZablOpQZYd343wFgt381Gg48zFCo3nLN9OKfofnXw_VlQFuLf67pNfD0D1EjEvgp50SrvQpFdofeA4rmS4tJoYajmYacFWo-5_S3ODt1fZeg5Oc/s1600/August+2011+390cb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtpBEBe_nJAjTpSvuC7lCmwncYKIsaZablOpQZYd343wFgt381Gg48zFCo3nLN9OKfofnXw_VlQFuLf67pNfD0D1EjEvgp50SrvQpFdofeA4rmS4tJoYajmYacFWo-5_S3ODt1fZeg5Oc/s400/August+2011+390cb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638896269005933026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">She got a Disney princess doll, Sleeping Beauty. Did you know that Sleeping Beauty's name is Aurora? I do now! I told her that her doll is a princess, so since then she has started saying "princess."
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUSwsA3isMu7evP50h_l4345tMuiVOQkVLpRyrQg0sgFHa2zIaeBPyOJVPRDcVH4yOGhDGNwYDVVndp_fezo2MMM7-5ZtThLzjGzH5d2uaAG2W3ov-WOlCGVDI_pB1DeBgfqUxp6iiK7N/s1600/August+2011+397c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUSwsA3isMu7evP50h_l4345tMuiVOQkVLpRyrQg0sgFHa2zIaeBPyOJVPRDcVH4yOGhDGNwYDVVndp_fezo2MMM7-5ZtThLzjGzH5d2uaAG2W3ov-WOlCGVDI_pB1DeBgfqUxp6iiK7N/s400/August+2011+397c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638890310176696338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">The last gift we brought out was this little furball. She was so excited. She absolutely loves dogs, loves!</span>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtSPpvw_S3Fa8y2R7UF0S3NyGdzMPNIhacBQuuZUv_Hx28SkHHs3HQp8AZM_UsVE9XaJ8fwZ9mBadcOT65bbH2xP5YdDH1fBYXctizszx3CTtbIKL10hZ-Of6seU_9NKULAYugVoC_6Ij/s1600/August+2011+402c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtSPpvw_S3Fa8y2R7UF0S3NyGdzMPNIhacBQuuZUv_Hx28SkHHs3HQp8AZM_UsVE9XaJ8fwZ9mBadcOT65bbH2xP5YdDH1fBYXctizszx3CTtbIKL10hZ-Of6seU_9NKULAYugVoC_6Ij/s400/August+2011+402c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638890309847163026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Walking her new "pet." </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHsRbnlN8sHYFwuEKEh4tqR2XKIfSpmUZHFn3GUxxUtPkN4zTtsL0YaHFO2ZQcr4RXFbclgHu7MxiJ2kds6KVUuajrbMFBW69HfAcm0ENRLLvXfqDVBBKoNiZTdMd7ZON_uYtWKBkMIwq/s1600/August+2011+406.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHsRbnlN8sHYFwuEKEh4tqR2XKIfSpmUZHFn3GUxxUtPkN4zTtsL0YaHFO2ZQcr4RXFbclgHu7MxiJ2kds6KVUuajrbMFBW69HfAcm0ENRLLvXfqDVBBKoNiZTdMd7ZON_uYtWKBkMIwq/s400/August+2011+406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638892048676585666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">I love this picture. She is a happy girl!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ur6gxq7ZWKLT2XE8SO6lngZc6SlO-3uOJHKhHodUKag95dCRPSrJV_o_iYQMqEV4WrArbGn_xwn10go00axRrEx0JNJ0vR5dPVqRNWb-tUX1yc6Lq9FsOtMr516bj1WIlEnGi_Ac6bkz/s1600/August+2011+423.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ur6gxq7ZWKLT2XE8SO6lngZc6SlO-3uOJHKhHodUKag95dCRPSrJV_o_iYQMqEV4WrArbGn_xwn10go00axRrEx0JNJ0vR5dPVqRNWb-tUX1yc6Lq9FsOtMr516bj1WIlEnGi_Ac6bkz/s400/August+2011+423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638892058165930962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">She decided to try on Aurora's shoes. The girl is obsessed with shoes. </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk3cog_VAHDflBnkDbqH8phc0LBdyS8JOiN14vy6SvB0eWjk31R25X0sWWLQJ2N0jXQDcXs7eZIWSyz0cxr2MKDyrvlABUi6OGqnvoPWraC-9ojY3_JXGfe167XaKLF7xJAeP9nBM4QMN/s1600/August+2011+425.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMk3cog_VAHDflBnkDbqH8phc0LBdyS8JOiN14vy6SvB0eWjk31R25X0sWWLQJ2N0jXQDcXs7eZIWSyz0cxr2MKDyrvlABUi6OGqnvoPWraC-9ojY3_JXGfe167XaKLF7xJAeP9nBM4QMN/s400/August+2011+425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638892057939670898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">She then decided to try and put Aurora's shoes on CH. Not sure how I feel about those tiny pink flats with black dress socks! But it was fun game. </span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCxW1CJXz00cgF9ZiPDEuKZB5iMCNUIrtNQlYP5Cj9567aCWBLYBqbK_SWrwWd1DGaLJ1cxn8K7ItWgIOUoWM6sVIr24FvZx6akpeO8lVYKXMfcNKA8-tFROds52iN4C5-16ixg2gj9Ab/s1600/August+2011+407.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCxW1CJXz00cgF9ZiPDEuKZB5iMCNUIrtNQlYP5Cj9567aCWBLYBqbK_SWrwWd1DGaLJ1cxn8K7ItWgIOUoWM6sVIr24FvZx6akpeO8lVYKXMfcNKA8-tFROds52iN4C5-16ixg2gj9Ab/s400/August+2011+407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638892055783166530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Speaking of shoes, she got some adorable light up tennis shoes. She had to model them right away. She had plenty of helpers and admirers.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Shortcake will be getting a new nickname- Big Sister!!! We are thrilled. She doesn't seem to share our enthusiasm yet. I think we have conditioned her to say "no" to the questions because we laugh at her. She just seems so sure of herself when she says it, but I am convinced that will all change. She's going to be a great big sister. I just know it! </span>
<br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-50857181728850281022011-07-31T09:42:00.000-07:002011-08-01T04:54:43.596-07:00Keeping her busy<span style="font-family:courier new;">Well as you saw last week, it is not a good thing for Shortcake to get bored... One day, to keep her busy, I decided to see how she would do with making a collage. I cut up pieces of const</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">ruction paper and put some glue on her paper, then showed her how to stick the pieces to her paper.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGEmMqjIxjzWuxUR2EIfnI-Ag17cv04y_1NYQAXgVNGdgoR85dmh-Jb7XMinjLIwCoEKADN-UbNseuYvZlFbs_CBv2V3GIU7DZ4qmVdGoCBWljg6-7xGOPFla8g2eLxaQgtmm3VHQVMa6/s1600/July+2011+737.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGEmMqjIxjzWuxUR2EIfnI-Ag17cv04y_1NYQAXgVNGdgoR85dmh-Jb7XMinjLIwCoEKADN-UbNseuYvZlFbs_CBv2V3GIU7DZ4qmVdGoCBWljg6-7xGOPFla8g2eLxaQgtmm3VHQVMa6/s400/July+2011+737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635852137265168578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">She loved the glue. It was a major treat for her to get to hold it and do it herself. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt1eSMScgcCCpbtxxs7d_NbEORCaPgnIVpdQ6K2nWY_T71cnT58_r5xilpcd2Td2WBvm9x6Yp_ZV7sGaH7JSVObtov3llSHAQoTMFLTpU5R2X8b4hE6fDdvM8fMnYjYUDx4xLSMXrpN9e/s1600/July+2011+739co.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt1eSMScgcCCpbtxxs7d_NbEORCaPgnIVpdQ6K2nWY_T71cnT58_r5xilpcd2Td2WBvm9x6Yp_ZV7sGaH7JSVObtov3llSHAQoTMFLTpU5R2X8b4hE6fDdvM8fMnYjYUDx4xLSMXrpN9e/s400/July+2011+739co.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635852146162968066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ujmNthdULI5Xyy67f3p81TEBOeJGKsbJxQRnUeErUS5vKODhCisRLEyqC2UtMGbYgOChhlVxg35Tsjt2nNib5nAtODP1xma5rTKWY2COHx7DJ7ZjovSb3NMD0-OXHt07BajyhIgEmgor/s1600/July+2011+748.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ujmNthdULI5Xyy67f3p81TEBOeJGKsbJxQRnUeErUS5vKODhCisRLEyqC2UtMGbYgOChhlVxg35Tsjt2nNib5nAtODP1xma5rTKWY2COHx7DJ7ZjovSb3NMD0-OXHt07BajyhIgEmgor/s400/July+2011+748.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635852148139805906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">"Oh glue, how I love you!" </span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ujmNthdULI5Xyy67f3p81TEBOeJGKsbJxQRnUeErUS5vKODhCisRLEyqC2UtMGbYgOChhlVxg35Tsjt2nNib5nAtODP1xma5rTKWY2COHx7DJ7ZjovSb3NMD0-OXHt07BajyhIgEmgor/s1600/July+2011+748.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvQ0k6zlHQ2FmDwYOMvhqF_sCkbMnDXfpo8NfgeaKQrKWc56aPjOLq7CaahOqW-vB5h80XwQFuhKbjl3MyNwTsv7E-DmJhE5-yUA3QRkJvJc3mYyWGqU5nam6NKg9RB99ICr3337RkxYO/s1600/July+2011+773.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvQ0k6zlHQ2FmDwYOMvhqF_sCkbMnDXfpo8NfgeaKQrKWc56aPjOLq7CaahOqW-vB5h80XwQFuhKbjl3MyNwTsv7E-DmJhE5-yUA3QRkJvJc3mYyWGqU5nam6NKg9RB99ICr3337RkxYO/s400/July+2011+773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635852158217231266" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">When they are busy doing this, they cannot be doing </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://justeastofwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/someones-been-up-to-no-good.html">this</a><span style="font-family: courier new;"> :) </span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVmuEKcjDBslWNiXOjm9TmxKFQiG3A0VIHJWhc4HYlG1WlS2XpBsrmh4wWbPHR7AVnUWAUUIH2IrxkGn8hGObQIBKlEYoAtCibzc_Rdu8gVr7IxAxxmzhOSZTyTE9N_Viu-KU2hMIqRcr/s1600/July+2011+767cb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVmuEKcjDBslWNiXOjm9TmxKFQiG3A0VIHJWhc4HYlG1WlS2XpBsrmh4wWbPHR7AVnUWAUUIH2IrxkGn8hGObQIBKlEYoAtCibzc_Rdu8gVr7IxAxxmzhOSZTyTE9N_Viu-KU2hMIqRcr/s400/July+2011+767cb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635852152423659682" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Checking out the finished project. I'm not sure how much she actually enjoyed putting the stickers and papers on as much as she just enjoyed the freedom of playing with the glue stick, but either way it kept her busy for half an hour! I'm pretty sure I actually glued most of the things on the page, but oh well... it still looks good on the frig. </span><br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-79178411911885114552011-07-25T05:37:00.000-07:002011-07-25T05:44:46.411-07:00Someone's been up to no good...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">She was playing <span style="font-style: italic;">quietly</span> in her room.<br /><br />I should know better by now...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_h62tUnooJPi3lKGD5bktIIQ0JQz6rx1T_VCJDweUErPgKS5_krYZOpu2OwhTRdsZDllxBHrGZ8OQsOy_N6CsLxJLU__AZPjV7O-32x76yydoC08dDkNi_kGW6iJd_X6fK3aWBlwzI5z/s1600/July+2011+778c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_h62tUnooJPi3lKGD5bktIIQ0JQz6rx1T_VCJDweUErPgKS5_krYZOpu2OwhTRdsZDllxBHrGZ8OQsOy_N6CsLxJLU__AZPjV7O-32x76yydoC08dDkNi_kGW6iJd_X6fK3aWBlwzI5z/s400/July+2011+778c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633268686429512946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Knows she's in trouble! </span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0fvQfBJQI5A9uWQuOzKL2agPqM4urZ4aFXTeyC8ElHKKqIDX3b_TCJ051VGHdBvQ9ZUrx2PiRLOU-vIfhDlqPgsyoCh19V5vX9GT07rMzECb8E0Lnjv0arHiUxjzBcwksEixS2x3j8Wi/s1600/July+2011+779.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0fvQfBJQI5A9uWQuOzKL2agPqM4urZ4aFXTeyC8ElHKKqIDX3b_TCJ051VGHdBvQ9ZUrx2PiRLOU-vIfhDlqPgsyoCh19V5vX9GT07rMzECb8E0Lnjv0arHiUxjzBcwksEixS2x3j8Wi/s400/July+2011+779.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633268692813999330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Not cool, Shortcake!<br /><br />You're looking at an entire box of cornstarch and most of a bottle of powder, just in case you were wondering.<br /><br />Happy Monday!</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;"></span><br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-84039407855807620512011-07-21T20:25:00.001-07:002011-07-22T08:05:13.318-07:00Insta-Friday<span style="font-family:courier new;">Thought I'd jump on the Insta-Friday train over at <a href="http://liferearranged.com/2011/07/instafriday-10/">Life Rearranged</a>. It's a fun and quirky way to share about your week using only cell phone pics :)<br /><br />These pictures are actually from the last three or so weeks:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb48ceGxE46WuYugRZt9tin2oDCBv-VHpRErib1i56qYLnSxK02xhEnySD8GORkh0uMdf-bThFyY0cGGzlbVUTpwtuegOmbNZVvgkfk7ApXyAuYlt5ybtKg3qI-3Bx7yvkEwXn5n0C_8JE/s1600/iphone+612.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb48ceGxE46WuYugRZt9tin2oDCBv-VHpRErib1i56qYLnSxK02xhEnySD8GORkh0uMdf-bThFyY0cGGzlbVUTpwtuegOmbNZVvgkfk7ApXyAuYlt5ybtKg3qI-3Bx7yvkEwXn5n0C_8JE/s400/iphone+612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632027588920236626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Just a little game we play called "let's see how many bows mommy can fit on my head before I rip them all out in about 1/2 a second." It's pretty popular around here. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7GxlxlQ8hxDknMNUIa04TkyH0sPhiUyqyiYbdyK3Uad8o72O0PGzcGpBiZxZCVBFsd7oFw2-DYx4zFpe_aK0TKqfYhSTCqi4upZsdaNyzY0b7iII4QuejkOX13OP6HNHCRXArXs4VZkz/s1600/iphone+618.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7GxlxlQ8hxDknMNUIa04TkyH0sPhiUyqyiYbdyK3Uad8o72O0PGzcGpBiZxZCVBFsd7oFw2-DYx4zFpe_aK0TKqfYhSTCqi4upZsdaNyzY0b7iII4QuejkOX13OP6HNHCRXArXs4VZkz/s400/iphone+618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632027582431617794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">The blue tarp covered structure was home to some of Shortcake's friends. Their parents are construction workers and they were building the house next door. Sadly they moved away this past week. She loved playing with them and they were so sweet to her. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8q8YqcW1ITmI5_s4KIBR1-uu3QumGLmoRM0B5r-mD6QF4tdJzTNX9Bg-iBeziGDDfM5uX8mb_k5U-KlO1OCXEDsm5S-rzYlm3VoV9vzL49_U6f3C_O8eiKj3wPASfZJO2Tq63tjef-sz/s1600/iphone+644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8q8YqcW1ITmI5_s4KIBR1-uu3QumGLmoRM0B5r-mD6QF4tdJzTNX9Bg-iBeziGDDfM5uX8mb_k5U-KlO1OCXEDsm5S-rzYlm3VoV9vzL49_U6f3C_O8eiKj3wPASfZJO2Tq63tjef-sz/s400/iphone+644.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632027582662393410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">She LOVES dogs! This "so ugly he's cute" little guy, belongs to one of our neighbors. She always gets a huge kick out of seeing him when we're out on a walk.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOGJ2IronTq9JbNizvSrGrj5FPnciuFG_llr8O5PmyiQFM0_vxSuY62MVH-v2vNFiug-g36Fzbf1NigDYGcgg-EZBmlh8eZNZSYNaMYK-2PTKil55qES921YuWh81TzZ2SxzbulTZ4GsO/s1600/iphone+654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOGJ2IronTq9JbNizvSrGrj5FPnciuFG_llr8O5PmyiQFM0_vxSuY62MVH-v2vNFiug-g36Fzbf1NigDYGcgg-EZBmlh8eZNZSYNaMYK-2PTKil55qES921YuWh81TzZ2SxzbulTZ4GsO/s400/iphone+654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632026927972825122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Water is something I certainly took for granted in the US. In India, not only can you not drink the tap water, but many people also don't have enough of a water supply where they live so they have to pay for one of these big tankers to come and fill up their water tank. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSnySAUSy18So_yMTnyftCe00YHj1-pHIn4vwSbMWlK9ds-b-jezRBEDnbfni8Ulm-qK0WfOwQStjVNZvBBaa1G5cTqQ2qp1oyZrSW4Oo5kgcAgAHVKePo9tGrHBY_oE1Gp3jlFxbxkkR/s1600/iphone+608.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSnySAUSy18So_yMTnyftCe00YHj1-pHIn4vwSbMWlK9ds-b-jezRBEDnbfni8Ulm-qK0WfOwQStjVNZvBBaa1G5cTqQ2qp1oyZrSW4Oo5kgcAgAHVKePo9tGrHBY_oE1Gp3jlFxbxkkR/s400/iphone+608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632027593811515554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">She tried the Donald Trump look. I told her it wasn't really working for me. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fHbiDLRwi0ZODdQ0uCAK4eY5zaM-HcFJwJXm6bt_hYSboKVW7MjUm6IUBF1eYFFpFw2h61LknF-lesUryiDG5nUmaTUjH6rQy7R6yOt-oWymDxBCFb94QhwDOlMFAjsyvLKYXPICUzhy/s1600/iphone+656.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fHbiDLRwi0ZODdQ0uCAK4eY5zaM-HcFJwJXm6bt_hYSboKVW7MjUm6IUBF1eYFFpFw2h61LknF-lesUryiDG5nUmaTUjH6rQy7R6yOt-oWymDxBCFb94QhwDOlMFAjsyvLKYXPICUzhy/s400/iphone+656.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632026918446060978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Random little donkeys that live by the dumpster down the street from us. They're kinda cute, but kinda scraggly too. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fetQDskoBoWZNh1oE2Au-BPvsqCqZOPZbjQOuGmVwvQSTZZXVn1bfbXF8XtTplEx_8xwYrxMmeqHxpuqPLviiviR2CE2UM_-IfriEnq7kmsNGj-q9Ynq4PmCLx6zq_5_Udl-e8oEtLyK/s1600/iphone+664.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fetQDskoBoWZNh1oE2Au-BPvsqCqZOPZbjQOuGmVwvQSTZZXVn1bfbXF8XtTplEx_8xwYrxMmeqHxpuqPLviiviR2CE2UM_-IfriEnq7kmsNGj-q9Ynq4PmCLx6zq_5_Udl-e8oEtLyK/s400/iphone+664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632026913861947042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Chasing an ant. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x7wBeCNfE2I_o_N5C4EU8jIJlwc_UjZIvtdG-z-EwWUi5OKZ1_-w3fBYNQ16xZukWVwPvbCw7jylMcONsq66J2hBwepHY7K530g1R3rjX1c12mKUaFM2ceuol6xJl81h9pY4kI16sNgi/s1600/iphone+675.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x7wBeCNfE2I_o_N5C4EU8jIJlwc_UjZIvtdG-z-EwWUi5OKZ1_-w3fBYNQ16xZukWVwPvbCw7jylMcONsq66J2hBwepHY7K530g1R3rjX1c12mKUaFM2ceuol6xJl81h9pY4kI16sNgi/s400/iphone+675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632026910571682242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">More random animals. It's extremely common to see water buffalo wandering all around our city. Not so much cows here where we live, mainly water buffalo. They are HUGE, but at the same time, usually kinda skinny. Many people have asked if this means that the milk we drink comes from water buffalo instead of cows. I have no idea, and I'd really rather sty in the dark on this one! </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-qEGzOojioWehUZtOmBTRuipMZO4vnZNnPWGrGWxK1VMIWzlTTIwMAA0Fr7wwrK13DHJA2LDBuq8uj10IJ3SoPou1Bp85itJSu8RgA8vlC0pWE1Il-Rwzaq-QXPSCSNY9rNtxMq8anbW/s1600/iphone+620.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-qEGzOojioWehUZtOmBTRuipMZO4vnZNnPWGrGWxK1VMIWzlTTIwMAA0Fr7wwrK13DHJA2LDBuq8uj10IJ3SoPou1Bp85itJSu8RgA8vlC0pWE1Il-Rwzaq-QXPSCSNY9rNtxMq8anbW/s400/iphone+620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632026933771477874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Mommy's birthday lunch. Love this little sweetie so much! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Have a great weekend and maybe even join in the fun by linking up over at Life Rearranged :)</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="http://liferearranged.com/"><img alt="life rearranged" src="http://liferearranged.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/instafridaybutton.jpg" border="0" height="120" width="200" /></a></span><br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-78909600909295894902011-07-20T09:04:00.000-07:002011-07-20T09:43:16.912-07:00Monday, Fun-day<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Mark's weekend is Sunday/Monday, so on Mondays we usually try to go and do something fun together as a family. This past Monday we went to an outdoor food court beside the lake that is in the middle of our city. It has a little game area with rides for younger kids. Sadly, it doesn't open until 2pm and that is Shortcake's naptime. Fortunately, she had no idea and didn't even seem to care that the rides weren't actually doing anything. She ran around and climbed on each one and just pretended that she was driving them.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfo9tLDfXpRDBddJAb7Ee8LQ2Nmja2Q8AWIMMvTcU6Qt5ptGfSKFXwGgwb_fYUj6pyQXaBCgkq1UFnWsv6NYhCu471SpqzC_ffiToBPjhc65OFoP7o0wtwvn-X1JZZdtm1MLwEmcRwn33/s1600/July+2011+662.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtVuof5eBpV4MQY505FoBWY-ckcIXls5CtD8b1cdhvTOryIZnKm7EXCUX670E8nlDnrD1KeHW6zEX1QklZIKqFuQ6b0FPHD2qIA8dLVJUqQBPthnZYaeqMKMrCDOxE5G6kpZbWtsAliZT/s1600/July+2011+614.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtVuof5eBpV4MQY505FoBWY-ckcIXls5CtD8b1cdhvTOryIZnKm7EXCUX670E8nlDnrD1KeHW6zEX1QklZIKqFuQ6b0FPHD2qIA8dLVJUqQBPthnZYaeqMKMrCDOxE5G6kpZbWtsAliZT/s400/July+2011+614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631468894810951426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Not a great start. Apparently she really meant it when she said she doesn't want to be a cowgirl. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP8oopjPF5KCKqllA2jrY2Ny7IsB5icFjNftBE82XDoged6EWta954IZWrqG4tI7rb1QDwtr-nsQrHl2qamlHrTcmSpQctChvB1vBRbn6bFX7h3Fl_Xkd95jMggHPNI26zYeSjTrtB8T3/s1600/July+2011+610.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP8oopjPF5KCKqllA2jrY2Ny7IsB5icFjNftBE82XDoged6EWta954IZWrqG4tI7rb1QDwtr-nsQrHl2qamlHrTcmSpQctChvB1vBRbn6bFX7h3Fl_Xkd95jMggHPNI26zYeSjTrtB8T3/s400/July+2011+610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631468892601729298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">It got so much better. She climbed in nearly every train car. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OTfLBOTj8Srj0qMUJDve9EXAYzVrX1fVIyxweDrOLFvY0jhKKVl3J8TKEy2Y-7CRpOIFsu36K2xkaa9Rf18PxGNW0xWancpOhIYeqHo9Q1j685PHVtmw1VorUnCIM7V9fe0fzTzl4w-f/s1600/July+2011+654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OTfLBOTj8Srj0qMUJDve9EXAYzVrX1fVIyxweDrOLFvY0jhKKVl3J8TKEy2Y-7CRpOIFsu36K2xkaa9Rf18PxGNW0xWancpOhIYeqHo9Q1j685PHVtmw1VorUnCIM7V9fe0fzTzl4w-f/s400/July+2011+654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631469741619693890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">They usually have boat rides that take you out to see a big Buddha statue that is in the middle of the lake. Apparently not today though... The was/is cracks me up!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17d6uZS72sExQYDIQv8F2fNzL0xuJVRE8iXj0Wj8AlMNMxDcg3GkAeTpgFRnP6x-EhFT1mDSEsXKMZNa_J5FdGVK6PPuKUOzOPnyTh9LxbDj89uCfxkpRia4lBl1Jq3nRRrXRFIU5sbaq/s1600/July+2011+662.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFwoB5sxkkhyphenhyphenAL2BT5dcX5DEog0JxKI-2Mg_q4ynyfTT3JQrsQrN5u5Ec3LznTp3YuqBYRASqQ-AI3srzsHLF9YO_tUN88HlpAXXa5sk8qIvgU4tqHjEPyEqB64KJ-oVyMz-LlcBYRs90/s1600/July+2011+620.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFwoB5sxkkhyphenhyphenAL2BT5dcX5DEog0JxKI-2Mg_q4ynyfTT3JQrsQrN5u5Ec3LznTp3YuqBYRASqQ-AI3srzsHLF9YO_tUN88HlpAXXa5sk8qIvgU4tqHjEPyEqB64KJ-oVyMz-LlcBYRs90/s400/July+2011+620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631468907634286722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">The steering wheel was barely hanging on. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-iUGttr6HIYjgFQvHCKY3oOziwxz5Mck5ZCA_5W9OPHhWlKiH8DaBNlV8wQCUXS8D_A2RRpAv-cwNQDib2hmhjuiZD8CTrBsFAqY2nQoK6DJRmUCVwo0HSrMi5KyZqaSOWE62BTjbEz_/s1600/July+2011+650.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRyuiPT0pwVPAAOgqUm6raWyH5wLAz27HsOIRUnccr2Box-fQfKflJnvSveLQOg95EZTjsPdV1prnCIzNpY7HvS6Pjwaaxxr0gx-99k0ocb-b3EK41zewRnJKZ_Yz5yGUqVUtTxP9FpUF/s1600/July+2011+619.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRyuiPT0pwVPAAOgqUm6raWyH5wLAz27HsOIRUnccr2Box-fQfKflJnvSveLQOg95EZTjsPdV1prnCIzNpY7HvS6Pjwaaxxr0gx-99k0ocb-b3EK41zewRnJKZ_Yz5yGUqVUtTxP9FpUF/s400/July+2011+619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631468901166833106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">They even had a little miniature pirate ship. I'm not sure what it does when it's actually operating. But she liked sitting in it for about a second. </span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP8oopjPF5KCKqllA2jrY2Ny7IsB5icFjNftBE82XDoged6EWta954IZWrqG4tI7rb1QDwtr-nsQrHl2qamlHrTcmSpQctChvB1vBRbn6bFX7h3Fl_Xkd95jMggHPNI26zYeSjTrtB8T3/s1600/July+2011+610.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHtCILzOAlCutQMTt-mKs1zSP4NQMIByUv0RNWvAI0TzpDO2HN-0RE0QpATgyxHoWZ3pKt9JJXtkp9TqJYLQMaTs77KJDrTfpRviT_-jfnMuYOTvYPeNrgiheDL3e7IeVSacYJqe2tGxB/s1600/July+2011+630.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHtCILzOAlCutQMTt-mKs1zSP4NQMIByUv0RNWvAI0TzpDO2HN-0RE0QpATgyxHoWZ3pKt9JJXtkp9TqJYLQMaTs77KJDrTfpRviT_-jfnMuYOTvYPeNrgiheDL3e7IeVSacYJqe2tGxB/s400/July+2011+630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631468912016414194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFF7Hr280921tRD9aHEl_MziNAq-Ogbox8fiONhYKHN_3TA_MUGz4Av9yoi23OKE_YhKPKxLr1ufpSEZz8tkJU3JzG9UZy5Xi7po8HSdNpeg8Nu2kaf5SiszVpQHm2UOaVdvazxe6JXTU/s1600/July+2011+651.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFF7Hr280921tRD9aHEl_MziNAq-Ogbox8fiONhYKHN_3TA_MUGz4Av9yoi23OKE_YhKPKxLr1ufpSEZz8tkJU3JzG9UZy5Xi7po8HSdNpeg8Nu2kaf5SiszVpQHm2UOaVdvazxe6JXTU/s400/July+2011+651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631469736963457826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Oh, how I love this little face!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-iUGttr6HIYjgFQvHCKY3oOziwxz5Mck5ZCA_5W9OPHhWlKiH8DaBNlV8wQCUXS8D_A2RRpAv-cwNQDib2hmhjuiZD8CTrBsFAqY2nQoK6DJRmUCVwo0HSrMi5KyZqaSOWE62BTjbEz_/s1600/July+2011+650.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-iUGttr6HIYjgFQvHCKY3oOziwxz5Mck5ZCA_5W9OPHhWlKiH8DaBNlV8wQCUXS8D_A2RRpAv-cwNQDib2hmhjuiZD8CTrBsFAqY2nQoK6DJRmUCVwo0HSrMi5KyZqaSOWE62BTjbEz_/s400/July+2011+650.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631469733142486290" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c8Aq4ftYSvNf2JPeVor4r55zqHT8K4toZAfy0_hY4-8DIyAx00BCpI174HszepdRTusn9Ajd5If2yYwDUOr7QZEy-A2rlFlQFpIfYeN4UohQ6QxdoxMHuEd67gA0egfLQymgUGv2nZU9/s1600/July+2011+659.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c8Aq4ftYSvNf2JPeVor4r55zqHT8K4toZAfy0_hY4-8DIyAx00BCpI174HszepdRTusn9Ajd5If2yYwDUOr7QZEy-A2rlFlQFpIfYeN4UohQ6QxdoxMHuEd67gA0egfLQymgUGv2nZU9/s400/July+2011+659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631469742948266898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">View of the lake. You can see the Buddha statue I mentioned off in the distance. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfo9tLDfXpRDBddJAb7Ee8LQ2Nmja2Q8AWIMMvTcU6Qt5ptGfSKFXwGgwb_fYUj6pyQXaBCgkq1UFnWsv6NYhCu471SpqzC_ffiToBPjhc65OFoP7o0wtwvn-X1JZZdtm1MLwEmcRwn33/s1600/July+2011+662.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfo9tLDfXpRDBddJAb7Ee8LQ2Nmja2Q8AWIMMvTcU6Qt5ptGfSKFXwGgwb_fYUj6pyQXaBCgkq1UFnWsv6NYhCu471SpqzC_ffiToBPjhc65OFoP7o0wtwvn-X1JZZdtm1MLwEmcRwn33/s400/July+2011+662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631470437958027474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Our one sad little attempt at a picture in front of the lake. Before she saw this:<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTk-izRrHYMA6rNWos0Gvoh4so-QVLSM_uLwNezpCEd7STRTnd_hes_gv-OlkcYJvYS4-_vV0kO7_MXl35zt9pNFI2Hp0xdnDSinrG30kASsiOR3PBVrJkWPytb4YLbAqjjLjAhOTJR0Z/s1600/July+2011+663.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTk-izRrHYMA6rNWos0Gvoh4so-QVLSM_uLwNezpCEd7STRTnd_hes_gv-OlkcYJvYS4-_vV0kO7_MXl35zt9pNFI2Hp0xdnDSinrG30kASsiOR3PBVrJkWPytb4YLbAqjjLjAhOTJR0Z/s400/July+2011+663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631470439709315746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">They have a gift store at the food court. I guess because this is a place where a lot of people go to have their birthday parties. Leaves no excuse for forgetting a gift!<br />"Sorry, Shortcake, it's not your birthday", and "no, you cannot have that Valentine's teddy bear".<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxLkLlYdRcOJ7iEpRHrcsqwIbKG2O-ORGtv-JzYEaPcaAsXOF8IOTQGaeVlMuVnycooEXqaiDzmpNLdro6O6P1tC1IJm7uttVIfWaiXEStw9VI-wBWdWZWrK2sMfnYOpCAassVR2IcPKw/s1600/July+2011+671.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxLkLlYdRcOJ7iEpRHrcsqwIbKG2O-ORGtv-JzYEaPcaAsXOF8IOTQGaeVlMuVnycooEXqaiDzmpNLdro6O6P1tC1IJm7uttVIfWaiXEStw9VI-wBWdWZWrK2sMfnYOpCAassVR2IcPKw/s400/July+2011+671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631470443326676114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">The floor was really cool. It's made to look like a game of snakes and ladders. I love how colorful it is. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRUERdta4p-43xSYkwbIP6uX_wJOwkSTKiTxaAiYK-YA_zdfVeN7XHC7YmOXhla4y5HsZ9R_fBp5hpD4mr3zo6FhpAu73cglTs2LOw1xGnleMqxMHVWOq8SVn4rVLI25p_WBtzbk_bSZf/s1600/July+2011+670.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRUERdta4p-43xSYkwbIP6uX_wJOwkSTKiTxaAiYK-YA_zdfVeN7XHC7YmOXhla4y5HsZ9R_fBp5hpD4mr3zo6FhpAu73cglTs2LOw1xGnleMqxMHVWOq8SVn4rVLI25p_WBtzbk_bSZf/s400/July+2011+670.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631470442390869218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Ending the day with some ice cream.<br /><br />It was a fun-day :)<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-91363818067726677502011-07-14T19:53:00.000-07:002011-07-14T20:41:10.413-07:00Our life with skype<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Since we've been living in India, skype has become an integral part of our lives. Almost like a member of the family. And we're very, very thankful for it! What did people living fa</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">r apart do before skype? Our daughter is able to get to know her grandparents and other family members more and more each week, even though she only gets to see them in person about every</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> year and a h</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">alf. She knows skype all too well. S</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">he knows the sound it makes when it's dialing a call and will run to the computer and sta</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">rt "talking." Very cute! </span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-sIg85ZB16UdB-DqLFHuwxfJzylzXui7NJR12eykU4Hc-CJlfsYNQjOwS8G6gT9oii_Yj3PxiOdXkWYBB_lbOsC1ViJZnEnooSKCHzEDEtvB1u_Y48ofWlBQbW9KiyVi-T6IpnpRkVI_/s1600/skype+maddie+newborn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-sIg85ZB16UdB-DqLFHuwxfJzylzXui7NJR12eykU4Hc-CJlfsYNQjOwS8G6gT9oii_Yj3PxiOdXkWYBB_lbOsC1ViJZnEnooSKCHzEDEtvB1u_Y48ofWlBQbW9KiyVi-T6IpnpRkVI_/s400/skype+maddie+newborn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629410382870516722" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">This is one of my all-time favorite photos! She was just a few minutes old. It was their very first time to lay eyes on her :) </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcby_KAkkMhBUPqtNt54l8YDk-AW6IPoPM7iyIzvIqcLVLXKSNL9b1HA-1Bl55u7zbp54zCBdrOxddMIlR_fyWoRxgSXU3rdUB7jbDE8ueCix3J9AS1xQT_oErmGr5ZZTZcn1e68umWMYN/s1600/skype+nan+nan+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ9eHM0x5X-j1qHT3Y0hPg1wj1LYzi9v84XgRbR9d40cvBbh-cux1NHwZ6m7eruWnUs3rwE89gYhFXqr1_7ofljn5TIYqKPgbkujW7PE8bsZgrf6Y0yGZiCn6BHcuA14gOFn59WgmkEfw/s1600/skype+nan+nan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ9eHM0x5X-j1qHT3Y0hPg1wj1LYzi9v84XgRbR9d40cvBbh-cux1NHwZ6m7eruWnUs3rwE89gYhFXqr1_7ofljn5TIYqKPgbkujW7PE8bsZgrf6Y0yGZiCn6BHcuA14gOFn59WgmkEfw/s400/skype+nan+nan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629416925801502226" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Here she is at about 7 months wishing her great grandma a Happy Birthday</span>.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcby_KAkkMhBUPqtNt54l8YDk-AW6IPoPM7iyIzvIqcLVLXKSNL9b1HA-1Bl55u7zbp54zCBdrOxddMIlR_fyWoRxgSXU3rdUB7jbDE8ueCix3J9AS1xQT_oErmGr5ZZTZcn1e68umWMYN/s1600/skype+nan+nan+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcby_KAkkMhBUPqtNt54l8YDk-AW6IPoPM7iyIzvIqcLVLXKSNL9b1HA-1Bl55u7zbp54zCBdrOxddMIlR_fyWoRxgSXU3rdUB7jbDE8ueCix3J9AS1xQT_oErmGr5ZZTZcn1e68umWMYN/s1600/skype+nan+nan+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ9eHM0x5X-j1qHT3Y0hPg1wj1LYzi9v84XgRbR9d40cvBbh-cux1NHwZ6m7eruWnUs3rwE89gYhFXqr1_7ofljn5TIYqKPgbkujW7PE8bsZgrf6Y0yGZiCn6BHcuA14gOFn59WgmkEfw/s1600/skype+nan+nan.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcby_KAkkMhBUPqtNt54l8YDk-AW6IPoPM7iyIzvIqcLVLXKSNL9b1HA-1Bl55u7zbp54zCBdrOxddMIlR_fyWoRxgSXU3rdUB7jbDE8ueCix3J9AS1xQT_oErmGr5ZZTZcn1e68umWMYN/s1600/skype+nan+nan+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcby_KAkkMhBUPqtNt54l8YDk-AW6IPoPM7iyIzvIqcLVLXKSNL9b1HA-1Bl55u7zbp54zCBdrOxddMIlR_fyWoRxgSXU3rdUB7jbDE8ueCix3J9AS1xQT_oErmGr5ZZTZcn1e68umWMYN/s400/skype+nan+nan+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629416930606067554" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: courier new;">Nan Nan is 85, I'm sure she would've </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;">never </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">believed this would even be possible if you'd told her 50 years ago that someday she'd be able to see her great-grandbaby through a computer screen in another country! </span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcby_KAkkMhBUPqtNt54l8YDk-AW6IPoPM7iyIzvIqcLVLXKSNL9b1HA-1Bl55u7zbp54zCBdrOxddMIlR_fyWoRxgSXU3rdUB7jbDE8ueCix3J9AS1xQT_oErmGr5ZZTZcn1e68umWMYN/s1600/skype+nan+nan+2.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ9eHM0x5X-j1qHT3Y0hPg1wj1LYzi9v84XgRbR9d40cvBbh-cux1NHwZ6m7eruWnUs3rwE89gYhFXqr1_7ofljn5TIYqKPgbkujW7PE8bsZgrf6Y0yGZiCn6BHcuA14gOFn59WgmkEfw/s1600/skype+nan+nan.jpg"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcj99PF6aGSl97bLSseqX-ihx8Bw-OkSVRHU_Rm1o1kkp8JYekFeDgCOtLRY5TRbn-XTrH0QZ0E_jubw7m4iOzoz7XlYZNBf3t-DVnDTgBxHcc4CusxVf0iCxFfRLjQPgyWNU93TDmI8eo/s1600/July+2011+542.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcj99PF6aGSl97bLSseqX-ihx8Bw-OkSVRHU_Rm1o1kkp8JYekFeDgCOtLRY5TRbn-XTrH0QZ0E_jubw7m4iOzoz7XlYZNBf3t-DVnDTgBxHcc4CusxVf0iCxFfRLjQPgyWNU93TDmI8eo/s400/July+2011+542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629410384250833970" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">Talking to her sweet little cousin.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBPUKofEiTrr8Bl-uI74iWx95d_9EO0xvx0oLWU35wRhcQFdIuTVXAXNCMTVgnaKNGfV1B6pESXFcgY7WG58jz15klPF4cXU_qhdQeL9QMiEQwxHjej88n8dtVmSY5afVgllI7udLjBHK/s1600/July+2011+548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBPUKofEiTrr8Bl-uI74iWx95d_9EO0xvx0oLWU35wRhcQFdIuTVXAXNCMTVgnaKNGfV1B6pESXFcgY7WG58jz15klPF4cXU_qhdQeL9QMiEQwxHjej88n8dtVmSY5afVgllI7udLjBHK/s400/July+2011+548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629410396291819234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">Giving kisses</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Yay, for the great aspects of technology! </span><br /></div></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-88493716999142153762011-07-12T09:58:00.001-07:002011-07-12T10:14:31.087-07:00A little help from my friends<span style="font-family:courier new;">Remember that Beatles song,"With a Little Help From my Friends" that was the intro to The Wonder Years? We love that show in this house. Know what else we love? Adoption! It's so amazing to hear other families' adoption stories, amazing! The other day I read a story on another blog that mentions a family who needs a little help. Here's how you can be a part.<br /><br /><br />The blog world is really an amazing network of people, who become real life friends and help each other in amazing ways. I love to see technology being used for GOOD! Wanna know how you can do some good?! You could help bring a sweet little boy home from Ukraine to his forever family. His name is Davis and he has been diagnosed with Down Sydrome. His family can't wait to get him home to love on him, but adoption costs a lot of $$$. But if each of us helps a little, well, that's not a lot for each of us, plus, Amy is giving away some incredible prizes that some generous folks have donated. Please consider helping this wonderful family. I don't know them at all, but I feel connected with them as a family who is in the adoption process. I feel so blessed to say that as far as we know we have received 100% of our funds to complete our adoption. How wonderful if we can help this family say the same soon!<br /><br />Click <a href="http://jupinfamily.blogspot.com/">here</a> to get all the exciting details and see all the awesome prizes! Here's a teaser, one of them is an iPad! You'd donate $10 to have a chance to win an iPad, right?! How much better when you are also helping out a sweet little boy and his family! Sweet indeed :)<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-44009658374343911172011-07-10T08:55:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:50:37.578-07:00Recap<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">It's been a bit since my last post and we've had some fun things going on, so just thought I'd give a short recap of the last two weeks.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRP1lceQbub5k91CAVy2KwwciJ8lQ9fXrNIt-_XMRYwUlz3HC5sXuWmfPVbQ2Anv_eTzXfkVN4HCkAxg2jJdy7zEIHfUTj2CYndt44nImvYTZyEifF9cdevWROAoCntEJnhAkM-HlWCbAk/s1600/July+2011+377c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRP1lceQbub5k91CAVy2KwwciJ8lQ9fXrNIt-_XMRYwUlz3HC5sXuWmfPVbQ2Anv_eTzXfkVN4HCkAxg2jJdy7zEIHfUTj2CYndt44nImvYTZyEifF9cdevWROAoCntEJnhAkM-HlWCbAk/s400/July+2011+377c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627753317576643986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">Lil' Miss America hopes you had a wonderful July 4th! I know we did, twice! Complete with chicken (of course), baked beans, apple pie and lots of other goodies, not to mention some really loud fireworks. She and I actually missed the fireworks because it was getting past some little girl's bedtime (Shortcake needed to go to bed too). But I won't say I'm all that sorry. Fireworks in India are REALLY loud. As a speech pathologist, all I can think about is the permanent damage I'm doing to my hearing when I am too close to them, even with ear plugs. They are very pretty though. </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijB519nCQEFVBkthZEsfFiNC8N1K1Vr__bczqn2wxsb2QhFCfCnvPBjU7a_zah6h0IJo-z07C3dPJ9Z1VS9TiYQfu1MxiM3km6mGhAvDTqI-f8UCoQ8XRWwU0Brz7_hpJS7SoztnRACua/s1600/July+2011+415c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijB519nCQEFVBkthZEsfFiNC8N1K1Vr__bczqn2wxsb2QhFCfCnvPBjU7a_zah6h0IJo-z07C3dPJ9Z1VS9TiYQfu1MxiM3km6mGhAvDTqI-f8UCoQ8XRWwU0Brz7_hpJS7SoztnRACua/s400/July+2011+415c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627756746097552626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">When mommy forgets the bib, you get stuck eating baked beans out of a Dixie cup with a napkin bandana, at least it's patriotic! </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6gKqZa-XlArgmPvVKG2K7c6_dw2Ul6PMZkpp0rDE59jF28pNpxHXARkYAB0F7gQCtfs7MIKP2wvVY7eQwv17UTW5d6jqO9FTZwFOo_lYbTiCCghaWMsfSwKkOYOcHvwGKfyKgpCl-3uN/s1600/July+2011+405c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6gKqZa-XlArgmPvVKG2K7c6_dw2Ul6PMZkpp0rDE59jF28pNpxHXARkYAB0F7gQCtfs7MIKP2wvVY7eQwv17UTW5d6jqO9FTZwFOo_lYbTiCCghaWMsfSwKkOYOcHvwGKfyKgpCl-3uN/s400/July+2011+405c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627756742324840866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">Lauren's (one of our co-workers), mom was in town. She brought lots of fun decorations and party favors from the US, including this awesome headband for Shortcake :) </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">~~~<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">Two days after the fourth, we celebrated my 32nd birthday. Yes, I'm that old. But I don't feel it...yet. </span> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZttnkwJapYDjaAtRuMNBTmFqyRHVj_eLTnnI17Op4ZXPcTPGter-UMVg3zBDVcpOiX6IJzOs65ePyHyqllmFaIKAptmxNQ38BYmN4WFGNTZTCODOgWFS41_t4wC3shUfVNSczzgxwtiBi/s1600/July+2011+527.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmcq3xs0wpeveIu7SF9ScxE-NaluKq7JCegj1P7KX52GrtrjRjh-vTys4h7t1iEP3gcoSMhnWidbEk3TI40m0aOa_5zZm-YGjXYcmlCXQH4S0mezRqvVS6qt1aNyjsl1DNkcfQJI1lHTV/s1600/July+2011+475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmcq3xs0wpeveIu7SF9ScxE-NaluKq7JCegj1P7KX52GrtrjRjh-vTys4h7t1iEP3gcoSMhnWidbEk3TI40m0aOa_5zZm-YGjXYcmlCXQH4S0mezRqvVS6qt1aNyjsl1DNkcfQJI1lHTV/s400/July+2011+475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627756748258462994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">It was a theme party, but some of us were able to just come as ourselves and fit right in :) What's a redneck birthday party without a cake with fireworks, a homemade Nascar t-shirt, and a baby on each hip in just their diapers. Yes, mine has a tattoo. No, they are not both mine! Life hasn't been <span style="font-style: italic;">that </span>eventful. The other little cutie is Shortcake's new best friend! He and his parents have been here for the last few weeks and it has been so fun for her to get to play with him. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWN1sFbznOZurIH8xPuKaVDvD8x3V7tj_MMUYZkf4pj-mbFdsfLdp6OQVp_ASMjaXnd5zafOiw78ev0eo5pEgfa_w-H-9LJtrQ1NgTUVK8qmrfTzifyERKT7iBH4YEmpUcimd9st4xx4n/s1600/July+2011+491.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWN1sFbznOZurIH8xPuKaVDvD8x3V7tj_MMUYZkf4pj-mbFdsfLdp6OQVp_ASMjaXnd5zafOiw78ev0eo5pEgfa_w-H-9LJtrQ1NgTUVK8qmrfTzifyERKT7iBH4YEmpUcimd9st4xx4n/s400/July+2011+491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627758934372480082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">Immediately after this picture was taken she started crying because she was so jealous that I was holding another baby. She really does like him, as long as mommy is not holding him. And then she cried because we had the nerve to try and make her wear Christina's awesome cowgirl boots. I wanted them for myself!<br />I wanted them <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> bad! </span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdnOFh9hh1S6GpaBKCmaaar0Tf9i7EAtjiCIu8G1KtBofWi1Ccf3WxZqag_-46pB7J507l_b93AxsZOphdHZ11G1McBfsbi6MiyvVWfzxKPdrSvuj3I63hX1OsyLWPk9ZRBashdzZfyVX/s1600/July+2011+482c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdnOFh9hh1S6GpaBKCmaaar0Tf9i7EAtjiCIu8G1KtBofWi1Ccf3WxZqag_-46pB7J507l_b93AxsZOphdHZ11G1McBfsbi6MiyvVWfzxKPdrSvuj3I63hX1OsyLWPk9ZRBashdzZfyVX/s400/July+2011+482c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627756755157582306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">I don't wanna be a cowgirl! </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />~~~<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRP1lceQbub5k91CAVy2KwwciJ8lQ9fXrNIt-_XMRYwUlz3HC5sXuWmfPVbQ2Anv_eTzXfkVN4HCkAxg2jJdy7zEIHfUTj2CYndt44nImvYTZyEifF9cdevWROAoCntEJnhAkM-HlWCbAk/s1600/July+2011+377c.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERRIzDwuPG8IXSFcAOzZ6XeJ9UViZCq-xIxbuBWDwt_PyaXTCGAnvmUZlyb9sYW0ZVNDfPDvZTeL18-ERmY9HcpOnbhZcSO1dJKwDJ_hed1Tok01ZDmIwKohrXJLL9bm19WXAKIQ9Lub-/s1600/July+2011+524.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERRIzDwuPG8IXSFcAOzZ6XeJ9UViZCq-xIxbuBWDwt_PyaXTCGAnvmUZlyb9sYW0ZVNDfPDvZTeL18-ERmY9HcpOnbhZcSO1dJKwDJ_hed1Tok01ZDmIwKohrXJLL9bm19WXAKIQ9Lub-/s400/July+2011+524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627761713616480802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Last, but certainly not least, she learned to blow bubbles ALL BY HERSELF! </span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RshoLbMBZGALA1XjOnE8YswXpS6h7yU2xzv4RJ5xxW5O1C_zqPu5Fq4g5kOGETz7eyXp-ctDLrmRPwpdEoRn4rhkNQsKn5cZYYNLGkxuKEc-A-GHCDIE5RDblualV0TEQqLiUQIyvSBJ/s1600/July+2011+518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RshoLbMBZGALA1XjOnE8YswXpS6h7yU2xzv4RJ5xxW5O1C_zqPu5Fq4g5kOGETz7eyXp-ctDLrmRPwpdEoRn4rhkNQsKn5cZYYNLGkxuKEc-A-GHCDIE5RDblualV0TEQqLiUQIyvSBJ/s400/July+2011+518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627761703653797890" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZttnkwJapYDjaAtRuMNBTmFqyRHVj_eLTnnI17Op4ZXPcTPGter-UMVg3zBDVcpOiX6IJzOs65ePyHyqllmFaIKAptmxNQ38BYmN4WFGNTZTCODOgWFS41_t4wC3shUfVNSczzgxwtiBi/s1600/July+2011+527.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZttnkwJapYDjaAtRuMNBTmFqyRHVj_eLTnnI17Op4ZXPcTPGter-UMVg3zBDVcpOiX6IJzOs65ePyHyqllmFaIKAptmxNQ38BYmN4WFGNTZTCODOgWFS41_t4wC3shUfVNSczzgxwtiBi/s400/July+2011+527.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627761719688900322" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOCcpD5g4fQi5UKfW-VYQJJ5wl3xLLtXm4bQZIuDVwuhJwaJUbVLlRGzuCCt1F0ZXF-2PhVx1Tk-0sJ8U7qGYW_rIqTaE6HF-fJSsOkWq89wcLTU0rBbDoIdmqM9jrkbavG1P1hKsrfNz/s1600/July+2011+521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOCcpD5g4fQi5UKfW-VYQJJ5wl3xLLtXm4bQZIuDVwuhJwaJUbVLlRGzuCCt1F0ZXF-2PhVx1Tk-0sJ8U7qGYW_rIqTaE6HF-fJSsOkWq89wcLTU0rBbDoIdmqM9jrkbavG1P1hKsrfNz/s400/July+2011+521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627761706638455778" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;">Caught one! So surprised and proud of herself. She just keeps proving to me that she is getting so big, but still, I refuse to admit that she isn't a baby anymore. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt my friends! </span><br /></span></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-77930669960326775612011-06-27T05:21:00.000-07:002011-06-27T05:47:05.609-07:00Leapin' Lizards!<span style="font-family:courier new;">In India, having little lizards in your house is just a reality that you have to learn to deal with. My husband loves to point out to me that they <span style="font-style: italic;">do </span>eat lots of bugs, and therefore we probably have way less bugs, which probably is true. So it's taken me awhile, but I've learned to be somewhat okay with the little "exterminators" in our bathroom, the occasional one in our living room, and even in our kitchen as crazy as that sounds (provided they stay far, far away from anything I want to eat, or cook in the future, which they surprisingly do). Even though they've never once even so much as offered me cheaper car insurance! But, in my bedroom? Completely.different.story!<br /><br />A few days ago I discovered one of our little friends in our bedroom floor. Shortcake was so fascinated and amused by him. She scared him behind some other objects in our room and I couldn't really do anything about him, nor did I really have a plan as to what I should do at the time. Then last night I sa</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">w him again under my nightstand. I tried to scare him toward the door, in hopes that I <span style="font-style: italic;">might </span>successfully get him to run out of our room, across our dining room and out the front door, a lofty endeavor, I know! He of course, ran in the exact opposite direction that I tried to get him to go in and JUMPED! I can't remember if it was at this point that I started screaming or when I discovered that there were actually not one, but TWO of them. Nonetheless, I remembered my trusty broom and went to get it to attempt to relocate the little guy.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxnG9HW-vghefRAgL9j2qmfS3XHVDQe5Ob8NMBtfwLtQ3cehheT0OmoYkVNmJ3Pj2lney0BYlbFmEJummTYNI9nTbVbT3QtS7z9NiFgWaEHfUxF0CFMjBHOLctborLybIaplQGnIh2hYJ/s1600/June+2011+359c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxnG9HW-vghefRAgL9j2qmfS3XHVDQe5Ob8NMBtfwLtQ3cehheT0OmoYkVNmJ3Pj2lney0BYlbFmEJummTYNI9nTbVbT3QtS7z9NiFgWaEHfUxF0CFMjBHOLctborLybIaplQGnIh2hYJ/s400/June+2011+359c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622876494328743250" border="0" /></a></span><br />I think that my big red broom was pretty intimidating because he got really still and would barely move. I persisted though, and it paid off. Somehow I was able to get the little guy all the way across our dining room and out our front door! I kept telling him that he needed to just go and never come back, out loud! Of course, just as I am having an all out conversation with a lizard and prodding him with my broom like a crazy lady, the security guard of our building's wife walked by. I'm sure she thinks I'm absolutely nuts now, if she didn't already that is! My one solace is that she speaks almost zero English and couldn't understand <span style="font-style: italic;">exactly </span>what I was saying. But then again, do you really need to have a great command of English to understand that a crazy lady is chasing a lizard with a broom?! I think not! <br /><br />Anyway, I got him safely outside to freedom and that is where I hope that he will stay, and not decide to come back and bring friends. Oh yes, and the other one got away, so yes, I still have one lizard living or at least visiting my bedroom from time to time. I'll save that one for another day and just keep praying he doesn't get in our bed between now and then.<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-87087632248611615812011-06-14T05:26:00.000-07:002011-06-14T05:55:44.802-07:00Mundane Monday... a little late<span style="font-family:courier new;">I really love being able to chronicle my week with cell phone pictures. It's great for my terrible memory. I'm really bad about friends asking me what I've done this week, or even that day and I totally blank out because I'm so caught up in the moment to moment, chasing around an almost 2 year old! I wouldn't trade it though :)<br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWtEDw99qHLTaqipXrP9_YEXcSaQCpBtoLTWSfj33ooKJJkCTh89OjH0YX0Gmph8fMpT_Pm0yxRBMyKT5jkLpTA3Wo1yVpm2SGGv2SfJld5Rgzyij9DHmJRBnuRLQTksA5VjQ2p1vBuGa/s1600/iphone+593.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWtEDw99qHLTaqipXrP9_YEXcSaQCpBtoLTWSfj33ooKJJkCTh89OjH0YX0Gmph8fMpT_Pm0yxRBMyKT5jkLpTA3Wo1yVpm2SGGv2SfJld5Rgzyij9DHmJRBnuRLQTksA5VjQ2p1vBuGa/s400/iphone+593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618053100492653122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">With her BFF. She loves this stuffed monkey so very adorably much. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouoCX-MHXk76g6IFcDIdX-_K5namzteUnlsJjcuP4rZ8d6tPEXrOaerYKmPjkVcgc2JLv45u-PCpBQeoMftTDyNhCs5NftWVYDOv-GVth_pFNAonYCrtNJblK8jX9MEqCu9jfmPEI5voN/s1600/iphone+603.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouoCX-MHXk76g6IFcDIdX-_K5namzteUnlsJjcuP4rZ8d6tPEXrOaerYKmPjkVcgc2JLv45u-PCpBQeoMftTDyNhCs5NftWVYDOv-GVth_pFNAonYCrtNJblK8jX9MEqCu9jfmPEI5voN/s400/iphone+603.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618051902778220354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Our neighborhood security guard just taking a little snooze.<br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MJVxAXnHunWPAnX8xZDobNJGHGsLcrcECz-5v7F3JnzBVLUk4vnSgVE8lKDkulbcH9F20rT4QTGPY1Z0ab1C8_qYLsvo3iXT90mPBOWHpYBxHyRM1wn7PX48D0Nt-WOVbUTrBujZ20ai/s1600/iphone+600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MJVxAXnHunWPAnX8xZDobNJGHGsLcrcECz-5v7F3JnzBVLUk4vnSgVE8lKDkulbcH9F20rT4QTGPY1Z0ab1C8_qYLsvo3iXT90mPBOWHpYBxHyRM1wn7PX48D0Nt-WOVbUTrBujZ20ai/s400/iphone+600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618052711111634066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Ice pops all the way from America, mmmm! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Not sure what she was trying to do, but the following sequence looks like a yoga routine. Meet Shortcake, the yoga instructor:</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWOugmnQ3YHbUd_EAy-WLwzcLxbi_p8vvTyPWZy9vRlM-y4iHc44rb7S8usekP1R7nLqYOJQ_a98BJ2wk1oPWdLY3rKBAHYf48kQP9pd2Ms2JK8Q84z2t_-U7QTfR8Vzw1AYef2lJ-4qr/s1600/iphone+591.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWOugmnQ3YHbUd_EAy-WLwzcLxbi_p8vvTyPWZy9vRlM-y4iHc44rb7S8usekP1R7nLqYOJQ_a98BJ2wk1oPWdLY3rKBAHYf48kQP9pd2Ms2JK8Q84z2t_-U7QTfR8Vzw1AYef2lJ-4qr/s400/iphone+591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618053280718512114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Ok, let's start off with the cobra. Holding toys in your hands is very helpful.</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzfRxF9rvig24k4ElA8ECt-SFG36X3jsv9GL_PGmO6THaUFzDabHFYWD4zF43A1O0hODeL_Sqe0jNe6S9BETGXClwnXGZolwLoF4Ltgtwi1HQhtq-BBQi8CD6rW87-aGNTBCAOGMZlE4t/s1600/iphone+594.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzfRxF9rvig24k4ElA8ECt-SFG36X3jsv9GL_PGmO6THaUFzDabHFYWD4zF43A1O0hODeL_Sqe0jNe6S9BETGXClwnXGZolwLoF4Ltgtwi1HQhtq-BBQi8CD6rW87-aGNTBCAOGMZlE4t/s400/iphone+594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618052722799864946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Move into downward dog...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam11mP6UQVvp9LyWv_1RQrFP9wfqLXsWB4H_foUsW_HAWpaHxXFzQZvXRB8PGotaC8lYwJYGAd-m_BWewaYjXzigFksAv_4UJvXFzK61rcABmMfI1zEOCUjWo9jZ9IrgY3CtA64G3xJ78/s1600/iphone+596.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam11mP6UQVvp9LyWv_1RQrFP9wfqLXsWB4H_foUsW_HAWpaHxXFzQZvXRB8PGotaC8lYwJYGAd-m_BWewaYjXzigFksAv_4UJvXFzK61rcABmMfI1zEOCUjWo9jZ9IrgY3CtA64G3xJ78/s400/iphone+596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618052719879743490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Cool down.<br /><br />Done!<br /><br />Happy Monday :)<br /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-83085258516385678272011-06-12T05:43:00.001-07:002011-06-12T06:07:39.742-07:00Seven Street Sweepers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrUkte7C5vEYGwkBAmyOVqKyZ3fzHHimakB5MPVAkfiqITceI1dT_AzUPfaZ-BoF4KP2V5IpTaX2ro8zi6DCKSqyBtp_EZixxMIFZAGDI18E2uiTPshYj5cQTw3xOC6fGDrcQK8-kHq92/s1600/iphone+559.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrUkte7C5vEYGwkBAmyOVqKyZ3fzHHimakB5MPVAkfiqITceI1dT_AzUPfaZ-BoF4KP2V5IpTaX2ro8zi6DCKSqyBtp_EZixxMIFZAGDI18E2uiTPshYj5cQTw3xOC6fGDrcQK8-kHq92/s400/iphone+559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617313459884224498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">The other day when I took Shortcake down the street to play at the park there were some ladies having their breakfast at the usual Indian hour of about 11 o'clock. They are ladies who work sweeping the streets in our neighborhood, by hand with a little straw broom. They wanted to see S and called her over. She went right over to them and played catch with each one, throwing her little Finding Nemo ball to each woman, one by <span style="font-family:courier new;">one</span>. </span><span style="font-family:courier new;">They were all laughing and thought it was so funny.She then proceeded to go around and shake hands with each of them. Then she wanted to sit with them, so they laid out a little towel for her to sit on, really sweet of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4TOOU47BbXMEd9bve-gtzX8oVmbAYjWZaFMRqAsFpz4HM7OYILqxSxXQuhyPiHxZr6EZokdpPjiyZ1-LH-ot7lsbT0fXnrVsiE_yav6glROQybRyf7JNz187MQH6WupBzGXuENXACwCd/s1600/iphone.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4TOOU47BbXMEd9bve-gtzX8oVmbAYjWZaFMRqAsFpz4HM7OYILqxSxXQuhyPiHxZr6EZokdpPjiyZ1-LH-ot7lsbT0fXnrVsiE_yav6glROQybRyf7JNz187MQH6WupBzGXuENXACwCd/s400/iphone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617316692360915458" border="0" /></a><br />As we were leaving she turned and waved to each of them and blew kisses in a really dramatic way. Which of course elicited many high-pitched "oohs and ahhs." She had them eating out of her hand :)<br /><br />In India, street sweepers are considered low caste and the profession is viewed as one of the most undesirable, since Indian streets are very not clean. I love how a small child recognizes them as what they truly are, people, just like you and me. I love that she made their day by stopping to acknowledge them and be friendly to them. Judging by the smiles she brought to their faces, I'm pretty sure they loved it too.<br /></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-42702841246075195432011-05-30T05:32:00.000-07:002011-05-30T05:52:56.513-07:00Mundane Monday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9ipfsZhLBVQBctfvqmupqsZZImKCqP4uQNoCuG7v1z-FMVVrREX0efhQbJRGgAljZmNYR99mTxPxtowaF26zJ6ub8aSb_VPbwVFSCpuhnJUPHPKGoWrsSJHjP36lQiL7txwXe8bvI189/s1600/iphone+557.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9ipfsZhLBVQBctfvqmupqsZZImKCqP4uQNoCuG7v1z-FMVVrREX0efhQbJRGgAljZmNYR99mTxPxtowaF26zJ6ub8aSb_VPbwVFSCpuhnJUPHPKGoWrsSJHjP36lQiL7txwXe8bvI189/s400/iphone+557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612487453003688834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Strutting her stuff with her sidewalk chalk. I love her, A LOT!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU1BxrO9u1qbC6qZZB2rU9yc-cKZMW4z3Pyu3vXPwdkNIY0I5V63MVqsqbEjjE4Om-V6x6yyNaHT1VYirM_tPBzqsUBywmLC5t0R5P4dH1d6BZcvoYrRtjT7ibDpDhQz8RLcCbIcKEQ-o/s1600/iphone+561.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU1BxrO9u1qbC6qZZB2rU9yc-cKZMW4z3Pyu3vXPwdkNIY0I5V63MVqsqbEjjE4Om-V6x6yyNaHT1VYirM_tPBzqsUBywmLC5t0R5P4dH1d6BZcvoYrRtjT7ibDpDhQz8RLcCbIcKEQ-o/s400/iphone+561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612487463858905586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Dear Sandhya, someone loves you a lot! I hope you can pronounce his name, because I can't. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBe170YKHGsyT9b7C5Si2iLf7HWPiPTrBiF75diR0JHPo2uUJQYalEQlo9H3_LfeRvPWpI_QlibOsQBUMdEfUkVyoBvcNr2o-zBto1U4ReCCcYHc5i9_7zk1qCmGNlPq_hSjv07yGbxdWG/s1600/iphone+558.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBe170YKHGsyT9b7C5Si2iLf7HWPiPTrBiF75diR0JHPo2uUJQYalEQlo9H3_LfeRvPWpI_QlibOsQBUMdEfUkVyoBvcNr2o-zBto1U4ReCCcYHc5i9_7zk1qCmGNlPq_hSjv07yGbxdWG/s400/iphone+558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612487459228266834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Dumpster across from the park that Shortcake normally plays in every day; the park, not the dumpster. Note the bicycle rickshaw that comes to get the trash and haul it away. Sorry earth, but a lot of my daughter's diapers are probably in there. Cloth just isn't cutting it anymore :( </span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4NDojnvKtsrtBhbEjVDCfzRpH4T0-AhfMUs3lupXa8TC7HfErE9karc0ejY03WHXDN4e3sRVVBZ9VNgLhDGEtyzh3xhpW5zac-fqXWXPwWex80smP8ynOKZRJLrE9aw_0b-hjlEevAms/s1600/iphone+556.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4NDojnvKtsrtBhbEjVDCfzRpH4T0-AhfMUs3lupXa8TC7HfErE9karc0ejY03WHXDN4e3sRVVBZ9VNgLhDGEtyzh3xhpW5zac-fqXWXPwWex80smP8ynOKZRJLrE9aw_0b-hjlEevAms/s400/iphone+556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612487455504583122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Learning to play cricket in the park with some friends. These two boys are really sweet and patient with her. They are best friends, the same age, and have the same name. I'm sure it gets confusing!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZYxdYJNoameU6ckkxr-Lk9g84_SJEpo9a0J2Cg-n18s_slNU1P0faaf-EIIA_oBYM1SoWA0goloupdb3fkOp_1kXbhNGPSPMGkv6pYZw-ZJf6L9fbNT3jdbeIO0gQtyGZhM_vThUk4a0/s1600/iphone+555.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZYxdYJNoameU6ckkxr-Lk9g84_SJEpo9a0J2Cg-n18s_slNU1P0faaf-EIIA_oBYM1SoWA0goloupdb3fkOp_1kXbhNGPSPMGkv6pYZw-ZJf6L9fbNT3jdbeIO0gQtyGZhM_vThUk4a0/s400/iphone+555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612487559954383394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Little miss INSISTED on putting on her swimsuit before going to have breakfast with friends. Mommy insisted on at least putting a skirt over it. She was not happy. Mommy won.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;"></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Here's to finding beauty in everyday life. Happy Monday!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-49992652547034556862011-05-24T21:23:00.000-07:002011-05-24T21:31:10.075-07:00Good Morning!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8GIOw3uVvFbV6dSo5HPT7HMis6l-Q-UCQjJEltITacf_b9amvv86hE9DlzBZ9EOapCwlVAeQQhgrySREl0jNVB5HjzhyphenhyphenKfvKApxPoveUekXicT6fthG_S440O1xAcfHoA0huJ-NTtQrj/s1600/iphone+398.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8GIOw3uVvFbV6dSo5HPT7HMis6l-Q-UCQjJEltITacf_b9amvv86hE9DlzBZ9EOapCwlVAeQQhgrySREl0jNVB5HjzhyphenhyphenKfvKApxPoveUekXicT6fthG_S440O1xAcfHoA0huJ-NTtQrj/s400/iphone+398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610505706105845634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">I saw this in the tailor shop neighborhood the other day. He's on top of another little shop there. I have no idea how he got up there...</span><br /></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-30154096999226892602011-05-23T05:41:00.000-07:002011-05-23T10:31:39.227-07:00Mundane Monday<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" >I have been inspired by a couple other </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" >bl</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" >oggers to do a regular (weekly, hopefully) post with pictures</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" > f</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:courier new;" >rom a day in my life. I used Instagram on my phone since I alwa</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">ys have my phone with me.</span> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0c6P72DBGGCB-yoJEpvzWsOjCP0hTvwCN3ir21jz2dVYwz_rF0rT-jaIqJieK8cM5Eul-mHdjaJ2LBu44gAg_lPRXMp-n1uQek0Sqoa7URTncKB7nzmk0yB2zq5LSAaW_N4W4qdE-rBm/s1600/iphone+449.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0c6P72DBGGCB-yoJEpvzWsOjCP0hTvwCN3ir21jz2dVYwz_rF0rT-jaIqJieK8cM5Eul-mHdjaJ2LBu44gAg_lPRXMp-n1uQek0Sqoa7URTncKB7nzmk0yB2zq5LSAaW_N4W4qdE-rBm/s400/iphone+449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609953806585814962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >I sure am thankful for sesamestreet.org! </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn93K3Ei8m-F6Pbf7BdmyGnZs9fu9JUtGtAS4kixxwfhKTR4CcDN5IAcEu7Mt46Z4-t__DVQdCcNF2ab1PMUWVk1HYV7BQe0ZigQf67946AAmGkwjvvVxzXZQeUkHUksqYCMJLWFCmTacs/s1600/iphone+444.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn93K3Ei8m-F6Pbf7BdmyGnZs9fu9JUtGtAS4kixxwfhKTR4CcDN5IAcEu7Mt46Z4-t__DVQdCcNF2ab1PMUWVk1HYV7BQe0ZigQf67946AAmGkwjvvVxzXZQeUkHUksqYCMJLWFCmTacs/s400/iphone+444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609954395427320178" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">If there's one thing I've learned in India, it's this, blow dry your hair NOW, because you never know when the power will go out :)<br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn0kMd-rAHj6VRqik0-K1pIqXbgb3XbMwdOe5CPqyxDLgQ_AqPz1izzGELBREQMOSfz4NTz-e2imCW28qdQ4yIOd2kcTekU0ugTT76X7dybGjqc2uz8gxJidvT6xRjGTxMyPhDUz532nH/s1600/iphone+434.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn0kMd-rAHj6VRqik0-K1pIqXbgb3XbMwdOe5CPqyxDLgQ_AqPz1izzGELBREQMOSfz4NTz-e2imCW28qdQ4yIOd2kcTekU0ugTT76X7dybGjqc2uz8gxJidvT6xRjGTxMyPhDUz532nH/s400/iphone+434.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609954957588810802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I'm not completely dressed without my toe rings. One on each foot means that I'm married.<br /><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ2f2zDGZTICuMDwz8PCaNtUBgqvMzGa4BVeiLumB6Kpc9OuW5ZeG3QZkBp9uu9g6MonpRng66m0KNxKX8mSROUOY_aPVgNbKJEoHB6_El3MJimryIWkkkvZ7OdVGFJ5uBbY6b93rM3D0/s1600/iphone+410.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ2f2zDGZTICuMDwz8PCaNtUBgqvMzGa4BVeiLumB6Kpc9OuW5ZeG3QZkBp9uu9g6MonpRng66m0KNxKX8mSROUOY_aPVgNbKJEoHB6_El3MJimryIWkkkvZ7OdVGFJ5uBbY6b93rM3D0/s400/iphone+410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609955603047881506" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span>This is Mark's friend Sid in Friday's newspaper. He's an actor in the local film industry. I guess you could say it's our state's version of Bollywood. Several states in India make movies locally since there are so many different languages spoken here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wQCq60Fayta6JkQ5EizeCvvMi_DuPLcov4S1cYSDIU817YDsNUC8Nfb-01vMUBLhyphenhyphenUgxypK1Q4BYsXFW0LjB-Nhk5boyWxEEu4joRA4y9KozSzSBe3Sb5hDXrpaA_EpY7Paw2hNWiGhZ/s1600/iphone+461.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wQCq60Fayta6JkQ5EizeCvvMi_DuPLcov4S1cYSDIU817YDsNUC8Nfb-01vMUBLhyphenhyphenUgxypK1Q4BYsXFW0LjB-Nhk5boyWxEEu4joRA4y9KozSzSBe3Sb5hDXrpaA_EpY7Paw2hNWiGhZ/s400/iphone+461.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609956695088127538" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Who told her it was OK to get this big, this FAST?!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mpGKkmV7itduhhVyy39bfr6EEhaYuNbwVKxREfd21MHsnfvLwgy8zeg1lPtXP8oK6dn-kDjPexeCpDaCfzYvCIYv5ZvidQBYyJZTYfolKzA5x49WlUGZvrFtqGUspz0Oh30XwuntlA21/s1600/iphone+478.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mpGKkmV7itduhhVyy39bfr6EEhaYuNbwVKxREfd21MHsnfvLwgy8zeg1lPtXP8oK6dn-kDjPexeCpDaCfzYvCIYv5ZvidQBYyJZTYfolKzA5x49WlUGZvrFtqGUspz0Oh30XwuntlA21/s400/iphone+478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609957335213627122" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Construction going on next door to our building. They are breaking up a big boulder to lay a foundation to start building a house. It's LOUD. It's interesting to watch. Shortcake loves to sit and watch them work. They work hard. In the really, really hot weather. The other day one of the workers had a pet monkey on a chain. I have no idea where he got it. Shortcake got to see it. She thought it was pretty funny. Her favorite toy is a stuffed monkey that she got from her aunt on her first trip to the zoo while we were in Ame</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">rica. Here, the zoo comes to us!<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmOHiQupUE9HHR7RTK8TJNw9If3yQ9eM3-eayurD1LujFgbuzmyH7sZlcKLNKnh7EFJpOtKXz68MOyv_Ulo3enajUTIO9G1q3xCSJAO55J6Xbe4loYIAiuB8yb25pqeNqdTh3bneih3P4/s1600/iphone+437.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmOHiQupUE9HHR7RTK8TJNw9If3yQ9eM3-eayurD1LujFgbuzmyH7sZlcKLNKnh7EFJpOtKXz68MOyv_Ulo3enajUTIO9G1q3xCSJAO55J6Xbe4loYIAiuB8yb25pqeNqdTh3bneih3P4/s400/iphone+437.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609960456343874114" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />My most favorite meal in all of India! Steamed dosa, it's sort of like a pancake made of rice and lentils served with this spicy lentil and vegetable s</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">oup called sambar. It's delicious. It's pure vegetarian. It's actually considered a breakfast food. I prefer it for lunch but I could eat it anytime because I love it that much. This steamed version was invented by a very popular local m</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">ovie star. He's a big deal around here. Stea</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">med dosa is a big deal to me :)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkMGGscpmHeaIbXx0KjyH-0ZHH3BTzaVzW0Gf_T6O51fvSQ9LcsLdnI1R7U0oe6uXhDq5Zl7pz_aE9pqnun__GMDUAl-50GXFEMbzjCQQaQo5QPkO5HAjDDD5k0s8fo58mHnN2c-3-TVG/s1600/iphone+404.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkMGGscpmHeaIbXx0KjyH-0ZHH3BTzaVzW0Gf_T6O51fvSQ9LcsLdnI1R7U0oe6uXhDq5Zl7pz_aE9pqnun__GMDUAl-50GXFEMbzjCQQaQo5QPkO5HAjDDD5k0s8fo58mHnN2c-3-TVG/s400/iphone+404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609963087073010578" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>We made a quick stop at my favorite local grocery store to pick up some ingredients for dinner. It has just about everything I need to be able to cook a meal for my family. Qmart, I love you!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKfTn9FTrS0-kcaWhH66a8cEtqMWbAQfQoewqL1evWcF4-4171vL28m98xC-XZPriYVS0JSSnkLgELbmunvm8NuJAQnaDQuo7dvvsRQycUY-WdI16qakMfYnH6ak94bsVwFQ7OmuutCe2/s1600/iphone+454.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKfTn9FTrS0-kcaWhH66a8cEtqMWbAQfQoewqL1evWcF4-4171vL28m98xC-XZPriYVS0JSSnkLgELbmunvm8NuJAQnaDQuo7dvvsRQycUY-WdI16qakMfYnH6ak94bsVwFQ7OmuutCe2/s400/iphone+454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609964168077489410" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Shortcake got an Easter package from her grandparents. In it were two bags of what used to be M&Ms. Sadly, American M&Ms are not made to withstand the Indian heat. They ended up in one solid block by the time they made it halfway around the world to our doorstep. They still taste AWESOME! You just have to have a knife to chip them off before you eat them :)<br /><br /><br />Happy Monday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></div>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-12868660177926990422011-05-18T09:39:00.000-07:002011-05-18T10:05:46.339-07:00TWO<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Shortly after my previous post about not having a time frame for how much longer our adoption would take, we got one. Not the one I was hoping for. We were told that it's go</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">ing to be TWO years. This is not what we were expecting to hear! We were really hoping that it could be sooner. It seems like such a long time, but when I look back on how long we were waiting for Shortcake, our little miracle, it now seems like nothing. It was all worth it. I'm sure that's what I'll sa</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">y when the next two years of our lives have come and gone. Looking back, when we hold our new little one in our arms, I can't wait to whisper in his or her ear, "you were worth it all!" Makes me think of this little <a href="http://www.thevintagepearl.com/products/largelayers_p32">lovely</a>. I'm sure every mother feels this way. I already feel this way about a baby I haven't even met, who now with the new time frame hasn't even been born yet. I felt this way about Shortcake the minute we found out she was on the way. They are worth it all. Whatever <span style="font-style: italic;">it</span> may include, sleepless nights, endless paperwork, having my fingerprints taken </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">more times than your average criminal. I know it truly is worth it.<br /><br />On a happier note, to go along with the theme of two,</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> here are two of the cutest little things I've ever seen :)<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNTMCupWdby36JJcX7O4ANaPkwi816EHGya7mynOh86CGRgTEWapHecg4NkNCObs3wKPh8GeXe9fSUy3fH5SHKvpt8NwU9c8aH1QgjYa04vFyVx9OTgoGs_KWy9CILZXvxvef3b8HKaik/s1600/iphone+360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNTMCupWdby36JJcX7O4ANaPkwi816EHGya7mynOh86CGRgTEWapHecg4NkNCObs3wKPh8GeXe9fSUy3fH5SHKvpt8NwU9c8aH1QgjYa04vFyVx9OTgoGs_KWy9CILZXvxvef3b8HKaik/s400/iphone+360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608102931253852658" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> Love this girl! Love those piggytails! Love that her friends at the park picked flowers and stuck them in her hair! Cuteness!!!<br /><br /><br /></span></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2895313764814491028.post-29784036205518968712011-05-18T09:08:00.000-07:002011-05-18T09:38:49.359-07:00Tailor Made<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">One of the awesome perks of living in India is really cheap tailoring. Which I love because if you </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">get a shirt home that doesn't quite fit right</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">, no worries!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuM0g-RPjoccZibWAiP_VZpPoIsPbPMCMRnZxSBvK6A261AqkgV6ZNb7kIe8xBV43-3FJEl4hki1M_d0J-lIVgbxshw0DLBoN-WkF6oPzT91-ETBmMCXGNQUJBm32fHK8xnSsDlFoe9Dd5/s1600/May+2011+435.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuM0g-RPjoccZibWAiP_VZpPoIsPbPMCMRnZxSBvK6A261AqkgV6ZNb7kIe8xBV43-3FJEl4hki1M_d0J-lIVgbxshw0DLBoN-WkF6oPzT91-ETBmMCXGNQUJBm32fHK8xnSsDlFoe9Dd5/s400/May+2011+435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608089426741455426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> Here's the outside of the tailor shop</span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > that my friends and I frequent.</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> It is tiny, probably 8 feet by 8 feet, maybe. Those big things in the window are air coolers filled with water. They work a little better than a fan and a little worse than an AC and take up lots of space and flood your living room floor if you forget that you are filling it and leave the water on too long. I'm speaking from experience...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBBc2b7jVRBHigV6WBmlwNycguKLglyYKD-J76nQ0btJeBHPgLpATQTulJMns58oE9qKI3geL45F83lpojjYfnho9fBk1bjszES2tS53CX1MnTADT-M-a6QBVPGOEX_l_LKwgy-e29-Mk/s1600/iphone+380.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBBc2b7jVRBHigV6WBmlwNycguKLglyYKD-J76nQ0btJeBHPgLpATQTulJMns58oE9qKI3geL45F83lpojjYfnho9fBk1bjszES2tS53CX1MnTADT-M-a6QBVPGOEX_l_LKwgy-e29-Mk/s400/iphone+380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608090499749027010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">This is our tailor. His last name is Romeo. I don't know how romantic he is, but he's got sewing skills that pay the bills. His sewing machine is manual, not electric, meaning he has to pump a foot pedal to get it to work. I'm sure it's the best option with all the random power outages here though.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbdX74M6cgkPKHBY7WOpsWHgIpWdl5KabxbOVbyaXuQfhxUzt4_9cudWyp3EaFDG1DVZ3RZg44q3HnZozYvrgb1x_KYCWdA8pFCFxvYjdpLucSlCVPY-7nbQB2PEczhq2Ug2MndNBKIP-/s1600/iphone+375.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbdX74M6cgkPKHBY7WOpsWHgIpWdl5KabxbOVbyaXuQfhxUzt4_9cudWyp3EaFDG1DVZ3RZg44q3HnZozYvrgb1x_KYCWdA8pFCFxvYjdpLucSlCVPY-7nbQB2PEczhq2Ug2MndNBKIP-/s400/iphone+375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608090972023794226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Here is Mr. Romeo with his dogs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">They are always laying in the floor of his shop. </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I wish I could remember their names... </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I will call them Montague and Capulet to stick with the Shakespearean theme of this post.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span></span>Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565822651396648007noreply@blogger.com0