tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15310287968182828482024-03-13T21:26:24.479-07:00The Porter'sSonny, Emily, Taylor, and CharliePorter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-44852104025980924612012-03-03T09:34:00.001-08:002012-03-03T09:39:24.841-08:00Look who turned 6 months old!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQdAzSBKZ7ftAm8vXpVzZFCyarjoheKTi-Gx9ZMbVrK-uw9e66YqaBYt0cMdnbiH0_gsJK0KWw77LpT4e0iHnRSF8TkZIhcv8TtYDSbveBoD88UUPEVajBN3RftAzrcoYiKtq-B7aWL0v/s1600/charster+6+months+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715726061005532882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQdAzSBKZ7ftAm8vXpVzZFCyarjoheKTi-Gx9ZMbVrK-uw9e66YqaBYt0cMdnbiH0_gsJK0KWw77LpT4e0iHnRSF8TkZIhcv8TtYDSbveBoD88UUPEVajBN3RftAzrcoYiKtq-B7aWL0v/s400/charster+6+months+007.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-75647919533096842122012-01-21T20:19:00.000-08:002012-01-21T21:04:36.542-08:00ChristmasChristmas was spent in our home here in Washington. We spent it with just our little family this year. We weren't able to go down to California because Sonny's work schedule has been totally crazy. He managed to get a week off after Christmas but wasn't supposed to go out of state for it. I know, I know, why call it a vacation then? yay for the military... anyways, he was scheduled to work all night long the night before Christmas Eve and also all night long Christmas Eve. He ended up not having to work Christmas Eve (THANK GOODNESS! ) Merry Christmas to me! We had a really good time together :)<br /><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700312631767085666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSjy8d5Dfj-5t8MQwxmV7wjG70GreEFnyoi47ofSc7XpUn7aLgpbOfRGC3amYA3zRnuo33-jIdkBqWdmNkrQ_HveiRjnPwZh4zJKDM0vacgmTd8YwySolW4VsnY23snchSL6u4nBvFeic/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+021.JPG" />Look what Santa brought Charlie!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700312625388822482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxe2aU7t_cikqD8iEaRIJ4Ld875kpC_I1_tkpSR_pfJNxwLiJ2bKKbNM_SmUV_jwF2ww2-8Ht5lU2UR1j0dAkM7bcW6y7STUPnVyVDZ9Nal9CCPvbiTshbv8BXOcej1PhtGp3K8mj8AZgu/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+019.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpOXm2rRehMYa37xuzSQyURdySqO_RX2-yTR2oh0c0kyO6aFsuwvqATcwwtnH-kj9TlaPlbET7gp4Q9sP4YpelEtXxav2osxSb__N0yZRcDs94_8PRGdEcFdQzc333jzkD647sQl2zWo1/s1600/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700311245777776978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpOXm2rRehMYa37xuzSQyURdySqO_RX2-yTR2oh0c0kyO6aFsuwvqATcwwtnH-kj9TlaPlbET7gp4Q9sP4YpelEtXxav2osxSb__N0yZRcDs94_8PRGdEcFdQzc333jzkD647sQl2zWo1/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+015.JPG" /></a><br />Taylor got a lot of Ninjago Lego sets this Christmas. Here he is hard at work, deep in concentration, building away.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NVNQe6lOEQJRx070F3jZzKZjNqCJL2s49-cVXTXI2X30sITRDzKCE7hKD0yuFoupfCuFuyZHUmbpODy-WpILlRZKlwubEvvejN0hyphenhyphen8r1YmMn2URl3gZRJT20leT32YQd7-3Mtefc8zJs/s1600/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700311238741871746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NVNQe6lOEQJRx070F3jZzKZjNqCJL2s49-cVXTXI2X30sITRDzKCE7hKD0yuFoupfCuFuyZHUmbpODy-WpILlRZKlwubEvvejN0hyphenhyphen8r1YmMn2URl3gZRJT20leT32YQd7-3Mtefc8zJs/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+014.JPG" /></a><br />We all loved having a real Christmas tree in our house again this year. We even got to chop it down ourselves!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700311228532810674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJmjBYEeiqgTJVvBSE4xm0HT1vKEdqRfPjqA5a7T3z3Fl6v3hkggO5w5wogUBk10GPRZxHt2KVNNTNJu8iko6DDOLAhbA8u43saonifP1KoB5CjmAMrmuUa9iAvilxhEAsl30FOijUJfq/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+013.JPG" /><br />Charster helping dad open his presents<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700311219185212130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3qWxDODnBcT5KJSbsEqZT5AN0yucVPIMKkUhyA2FI6nL-F0kwGwiaSr_fMtiYlCBf02Ew33Lez0qhrT2xIddJhWt6B72s2xlMt5yNosKiJPFP3igjQTN8kZ55UhEXgxsDOVr1Px2Qdvc/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+012.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700311215764349218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lrumdWPHFn3tu8Q2lGFFrIsBeDaQT4oPSPn8W1unhA3GFEeFIgYzoE-bYBieCJSzoY82VfJXaaDaX00cpBCwR0MsfuBZzR4qHhtzAXCIGI0Rfo8qXuadmxiGPf_bARL-dgjwkcW7fQ-D/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+011.JPG" /><br />Opening presents</div><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700308204890386530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZL9cGvGV1X1wXsh_7R8X5c15uqSagh_YfeGRs-g-L1hZ_Rk3uu7bb9A5zgaoe4AKgseXKyIGFOgzmrj_uz7ZIvoIBQwlP0dUv6nSTTL3ris4gYHgrZIxzOd5-3j7kLtm4fkaMke4FADz/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+010.JPG" />Like I said before, he's ALWAYS just in underwear...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700308201520989186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowAhvYIcsSQqJvPJ7z4E9AzG5QyeD0-MnOYWCbo26hAnRlPBMqKXbFgqwzVnjidGH2gKXdqjCpzHFzksDY5UUQVFfljX7A3XMpt_3gZmpm4MEUN5l4bKlKQOskfyeWRTzdq_DgDOUSsT-/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+008.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700308185357282882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-Mk8SvcIRrf44qItqntFDRid5sTIbWhGgWr1SlNY3OIUTBk4CPCA2Y9O1MDHbvjpVTF_XO2ntJv31WxHEP499AmAQ5r2OoLlriBCqrLK3jlw-FWYmU88D8-pwXal2S30W4VTy8ClKWEW/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+007.JPG" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700308166791805602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhhOYtYGYzt-A8mmcwpQHcmLSqQ5gmAL2u-4p24nroGCW9aYEb3Xbm0W_Yye4Rtoqx_vGJIX7gDA4hlgL6b1spuOMrrepPi0EE70T4KZoMfiuOQo-Tmx1PC7ahp64lurQ7_LvRoBkOlD8/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+005.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><br />Our Charster boy!</div><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700308163898911282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyapqZDmjnw-_jG8ngsjMQQxUVO06t8keAqe0-9YHQHpdBo4XMPq1dze6Mgf_P9O53MhXY9kP986NLP5Dk2NXrn-lfYSi821RsDIlYqj8LIqjzuI4L2n9jHyXa0t9OWo_mFAG9XmzFSzqh/s400/charlie+laughing+and+christmas+2011+002.JPG" /><br /><br />My 2 little guys in their handsome Christmas jammies! Love these kids!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-6241815005907548962012-01-21T11:15:00.000-08:002012-01-21T20:19:05.822-08:00TaylorAbout a month ago I did a photo shoot of Taylor. I was planning on giving some pictures of the kids to my parents for Christmas and realized I didn't really have a lot of recent ones of just Taylor. So I told Taylor to run around and I would take a few pictures. This is what I got: Oh, that first photo is one I stuck in there and then couldn't figure out how to delete. But isn't it cute anyways? It's one of the few photo's where I'm wearing makeup! Ha ha I figured I better take one with me and Charlie while I had it on. <br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700289346606067010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcM5QjCejtgkzrw__HF5r90JML0D4WZJ99khDuy-_Pij5ninGC2cSXxazfjOsn2hSo-7u5FlzuQQtQdVWceeo6rWXW6UD2Pt0rtIyDvTWDWFwQSOHsGLCGq2nEJOB8SL223gX0iavqOk2L/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+037.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9qJ_GSwl6XMUcY0vyvVeRheVdqk5_pQAyUeypEJmszXKmSIdfNxzrX09J9E6KnoPUN0FyMWZ81VI1dVfvE6jRLzJy2otMFHeuKfCYJn55AsgH_1PLg9O_rhJxRDzhViRc31ea3aA2UTi/s1600/Taylor-+Dec+18+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700289339412110114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9qJ_GSwl6XMUcY0vyvVeRheVdqk5_pQAyUeypEJmszXKmSIdfNxzrX09J9E6KnoPUN0FyMWZ81VI1dVfvE6jRLzJy2otMFHeuKfCYJn55AsgH_1PLg9O_rhJxRDzhViRc31ea3aA2UTi/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+035.JPG" /></a><br />Tay likes to crawl around in his sleeping bag and pretend that he's a worm.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG6PmXgQJrU8-ZGsqItRrAOnU3_pByBm_8nlXEET212cLxw85aeKWi2pzt_e540FppsmDTCRKXMVhQvL9vTHh_DegtEVN4xOQqOd0RIM1HXHe78Txy4YTDDPQcfKw17TWw67OcIcbRewA/s1600/Taylor-+Dec+18+029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700289328623121250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG6PmXgQJrU8-ZGsqItRrAOnU3_pByBm_8nlXEET212cLxw85aeKWi2pzt_e540FppsmDTCRKXMVhQvL9vTHh_DegtEVN4xOQqOd0RIM1HXHe78Txy4YTDDPQcfKw17TWw67OcIcbRewA/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700285256322451938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhj1kx099ejl3sOyL-tAa2poYeniY-lUqYNb0Mf5giVCwo_6vfTcw9vAak_O1mW8cfXpBDBvhZ49FlJAzup1dJrfNlfaWvNoSaB7mugBmDtYi0305ApiLnLaV4dJbkCmNtaf8ES3bjhadx/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+028.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>What a wacky guy! He is such a fun boy lately- I've really enjoyed him. 4 years old is my favorite age of his so far. <br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700285250816298642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vFfWVkKgmtfdRl_P-nWFh2jSsovt_Y4WWchwOptDQcefEtWeS-zkWnMHslnftAhK7OWqygaf3baidYZ5Z4ctjpoRGj-ERTXesdcy3T7GPI4P-cIHigm47V-NZyKJaUrBqeo3kYTRmMa3/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+023.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700285243605800562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcebbJ6eLOF-8OuF48x7FPOd56edbcQOaC6T45EtBEylv8-HZ-uuBcz-9YiDH6BB-QoVt5P5sayUQUk85MOz9JDLGC3GIMnV7jJw829mMiZcJ2wtqyKDeEcYXRqKrChtlQyW8Fn8LFZg9h/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+017.JPG" /><br />Cuddling with his stuffed dog, Butch. Oh, and there's a little bit of Charlie's legs in there as well!<br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700285234972710130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM5s8gvMeoYiyGnS-TPDeLqnEGz4wGbq9pve2A8APOZMfyjOObY2DdRiCCq6vKxYnaw_3I_XciCcGRQu-CM1qlpXIeuEjN7Vko84WJ2gQCuuW_E9uA8VgG85ahTYaZDNIRAMfh8fRDdTj/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+014.JPG" />He was pretending he was a cowboy</div><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700285227853763218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7816fWY5cKq5_Pu0_7yFp1JlToH7T_h_a6dcq-JkqdLmFZOCBa0TrkC9HuG9Bbek9o0C9OiXihCFVkTijbpndLxdxSywmJ6qm20X5DUVwMbznOqq4Fj2-VzGPJEUZYIufN5K7pT3dkvY/s400/Taylor-+Dec+18+004.JPG" /><br />Taylor is almost always in either his boxers or underwear like all day long. I don't know what it is but I find it hilarious, especially in the middle of winter, with snow outside! He never gets cold! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-6583755772141763342011-12-20T16:08:00.000-08:002011-12-20T19:43:08.020-08:00A 3 month's old photo shoot for CharlieSonny's family came up to our house for Thanksgiving this year. At that time, my brother-in-law took some photos of Charlie. These were taken about a month ago, when he was 3 months old. I wish we could have taken them outdoors but it's been so super cold lately. I didn't want to freeze my little guy! But I'm glad we have a photographer in the family who does a great job. Thanks Myles!<br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688419981724217346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ahe-kFrNZi-Qy6Lc6PqAowViEr8n3GD-mSSvww3TigKVRtbCbtp3ofPG1QInWfL6UjErEj756Ymazp7x2X48Nr8wpLKvYvqmEVPCYM42BUqfxzy9qxNJ0fH7TBhRPHNRgRRyml7sg99m/s400/1212.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688419973603992354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EIYPwi2F3_6GFiRmyR7_7jmitWqiC_gQokDEvmvsWL2jyXpDfCEhP_fHnTt1-93RNvRF2j5Hze2PGufnnqDqyzXfX64TdkXyAbymBW8A7bUc33nVnuezK-So9GWDeyqSK0qN2T9i2Twt/s400/77.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoUZiMrCF0c39JuiLjcYJrbzqZczHH7MG2Jop1heszLIyk_kCPTD9cGLobQD_MH0As3bFOgCud0lDS1JA0K-TMxxwiyRLh7lBIpd-o6X5S4yQZJMC9pr0eyVxjNjHA9yNrgvncRaOAw5r/s1600/1010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688418842759597218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoUZiMrCF0c39JuiLjcYJrbzqZczHH7MG2Jop1heszLIyk_kCPTD9cGLobQD_MH0As3bFOgCud0lDS1JA0K-TMxxwiyRLh7lBIpd-o6X5S4yQZJMC9pr0eyVxjNjHA9yNrgvncRaOAw5r/s400/1010.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688418834190188194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqqMXA3U8sylqGJZw7NynAqX-ka5EOr54YMeynNvajBQbTzH3b2ZnP5d67x_kk1qpuvj5grmfYYYN0S7Y1m7I3_4MrNJYtb-FJBHwV6YzNawBoI5IMISBOZI-p6lyEV3SkXOLbJC6Rbmr/s400/88.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688418815577354818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmgQR4bHcBh7e-sENiXzYkVdcekZp56Piw7nyapJclR3Tk7TALnwyEd5NxSCSyDDdP1NyJctopikW1t6jTvq2VvR9eErsZI4N0dJ_3pbN4-pe-4ZrfqFrevcnxLgMmT2ADFQCRUAzQWIy/s400/55.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688418802438186290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75vOGXniCecHG0952Eplm_mDzz2F6wgIDqaQ00isx4bH6uf4jZOR3zx7-lUXjK335W32A4yq8pE9IJ55vWP4uahsf5NlITjkkjL4gD_ZsX6Arb6pT1ipuzCA5kXtNh7eHxDb5mIe941ZQ/s400/33.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688418798098071026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptQ0fZqCEuNs8rQIbV3wuCuGY_kempInxvk0jfZn2JHcQwcivx_kt91thvvOeGpwb9eM-FMmhK0EcCTCH3Es2abb6AHoBnQUh37G9s76CLCywGK_VPkhDLWcDpezfFRxsvAc5ZMtdOxft/s400/11.jpg" />This last one is my favorite. Such a sweet little guy- he is such a happy baby, like seriously all the time :) He is a huge smiler and wakes up every morning with a cute smile on his face. I love him so much. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-83667972245609245562011-12-20T15:55:00.000-08:002011-12-20T16:08:23.779-08:00Pictures from November<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bQigowK7HX6mZPcXhFos_hMJSp9safnZkR9MWsJAxOHFlHiSbeA1mgvX938T5k5RiExZb8xu4Csdk9Q9mtvNv9Fem-WHV4yQfcXDsSUFiHgsfbZfoh15GFztMz3dxVTM3eVliSZI-Hkt/s1600/charlie+and+tay+and+christmas+pictures+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365150715248386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bQigowK7HX6mZPcXhFos_hMJSp9safnZkR9MWsJAxOHFlHiSbeA1mgvX938T5k5RiExZb8xu4Csdk9Q9mtvNv9Fem-WHV4yQfcXDsSUFiHgsfbZfoh15GFztMz3dxVTM3eVliSZI-Hkt/s400/charlie+and+tay+and+christmas+pictures+005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTd7lNAox5zD73pnDhsmCC7u75h5bC9Q4xNaqAH2X2vIh3hN-MVy5l0zS9bqv3e4YzhF74hdfDwRq2OzGSmSXON-5U5toMOTdgW2Nr5WbD9wzp85uKZJtCW6sTeZ_rrE7x_BlPNK6JSO9/s1600/tay%2527s+toys%252C+ninja+shoes%252C+and+charlie+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365125392882994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTd7lNAox5zD73pnDhsmCC7u75h5bC9Q4xNaqAH2X2vIh3hN-MVy5l0zS9bqv3e4YzhF74hdfDwRq2OzGSmSXON-5U5toMOTdgW2Nr5WbD9wzp85uKZJtCW6sTeZ_rrE7x_BlPNK6JSO9/s400/tay%2527s+toys%252C+ninja+shoes%252C+and+charlie+015.JPG" /></a><br />Charlie at 2 1/2 months old<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwX2AvJ4sF5S1kvZn_X-Vwr2ZHh1LbauVWXZfWdH_wbDVSpnrc29mafNhG56u-Fc5oq7WW-xv-H3UvBm6mfkzEiNFVTghYsFjIHPVH_V9GKBGJTdlsJfjljOpX8T_t2hN_PiLIzlauIavp/s1600/tay%2527s+toys%252C+ninja+shoes%252C+and+charlie+017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365116754029218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwX2AvJ4sF5S1kvZn_X-Vwr2ZHh1LbauVWXZfWdH_wbDVSpnrc29mafNhG56u-Fc5oq7WW-xv-H3UvBm6mfkzEiNFVTghYsFjIHPVH_V9GKBGJTdlsJfjljOpX8T_t2hN_PiLIzlauIavp/s400/tay%2527s+toys%252C+ninja+shoes%252C+and+charlie+017.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365109936015314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJLuoh_Gn26gKeJs3yl2Mxx9tmd5kd2dE9b80tdd_AU3r4Jtoty-F9Cm0HIN1pd-BAFqJ3x_K_SOkMMaOIyzyac2aHaAge67nAWtN6Fr4k-c42e3W3pRE-zoBlLFv6IH48o24l1hNe_3m/s400/tay%2527s+toys%252C+ninja+shoes%252C+and+charlie+025.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688365099236698706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfI2IHyAnOIuMQUHi4HKFtQBZQcOtuYM6ig52hNfSQfifPPoSblDaMthLlrb-P_0UiDLEIasnTyI7h8fYV_wmHwx8w_O9VhVfHo09vRnHGFE1B4uK5kIRMZEmLamwMWLoHjmG_9H0D5g1/s400/tay%2527s+toys%252C+ninja+shoes%252C+and+charlie+013.JPG" /><br />Taylor is really into crafts lately. His favorite is cutting paper up and using lots and lots of tape to create something. He recently made these "Ninja shoes." I think they are pretty dang cool!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-50978173884495658492011-11-22T21:13:00.000-08:002011-11-22T22:22:59.048-08:00Update... geez, I am a slacker when it comes to blogging...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg109RfLFvHT5-r2DJWZLZ3J_boXX06SjYXVtI4D24oI5iLRix8Gkm7tlp5K_MoXyElhjo9e8j8iHKPzzEBhrauRXJdauCMqp4pMvd7UMpCK5rRgJCHYEioZBLxBoWLr1sgJpDEQz-PqURZ/s1600/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678062985385793122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg109RfLFvHT5-r2DJWZLZ3J_boXX06SjYXVtI4D24oI5iLRix8Gkm7tlp5K_MoXyElhjo9e8j8iHKPzzEBhrauRXJdauCMqp4pMvd7UMpCK5rRgJCHYEioZBLxBoWLr1sgJpDEQz-PqURZ/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+022.JPG" /></a> I can never think of clever titles for my posts so the best I could come up with is "Update." ha ha. Anyways, here's Charster- that's what we all call him in our house- Oh man, too bad it's so blurry.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxu-F6WjIF20XlhfRqLXEBu8anLZK2JCPDfRxtQ-wlIhKAdEwGqiqa0NZABbAmkko7gqyK7eTxvzQEeGlWv-AXdyx4X0i8rVEF1prXM-wdOx3hI4kLCWKEF0vzlASHCY5pqm_vFuangGK/s1600/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678062978102999602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxu-F6WjIF20XlhfRqLXEBu8anLZK2JCPDfRxtQ-wlIhKAdEwGqiqa0NZABbAmkko7gqyK7eTxvzQEeGlWv-AXdyx4X0i8rVEF1prXM-wdOx3hI4kLCWKEF0vzlASHCY5pqm_vFuangGK/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+019.JPG" /></a><br />Ha ha, he looks so cute in hats. Plus, it's getting so dang cold here!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN3LBBWnSLTux-L_st6QIuxuB6jhlETnqf0sJ85Me5hu7yE453hTbAwRnK9XqoC-gAliiuZfIb-1wBkvDaVuquZ3IDp-udSuVCdUqSMXJ1aj7Wxqw_0MiCjQMxmTfaM0NrCIM1JuaG-rd/s1600/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678062971890649154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN3LBBWnSLTux-L_st6QIuxuB6jhlETnqf0sJ85Me5hu7yE453hTbAwRnK9XqoC-gAliiuZfIb-1wBkvDaVuquZ3IDp-udSuVCdUqSMXJ1aj7Wxqw_0MiCjQMxmTfaM0NrCIM1JuaG-rd/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+006.JPG" /></a> Suddenly Tay doesn't enjoy being in pictures. Weird.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678060866150946978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CZjnw1SP1rTL9mJNxdPzuUkWn6QHjPEjrnlxJMU5GXsg4r06lYyGhNhe4ERJl3wKgGxbCHlK0WepHIGudUdj1yDS-NUBKSc5iUcBNjMKPMJpDLtS1ck30QrcT-VDKTWvlNt62AAsnFBL/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+018.JPG" />Love this one.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678060860601837586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpfK-XKjeNTRm__89kZ14lqCQN1TpmiKrWGTA1P-kBkXkLwYqDsKEITTIJpaqxgjGAHmQLB984n3u-lXRhauVBiKTBj_pb-cCTZjB2Bx4NEAeyTOoeGI2JPJ_Uebtu5Cs28YCDSyCV0xF/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+014.JPG" /><br />Grandpa Idaho came up for Charlie's blessing the beginning of this month. It was fun to visit with him again. <br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678060853906670962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCy25VxqhwojDjXdKVIjx4LE5kNdx7QoRlYnMblEzGUHXv4r5KNgOEsM07ybV2rWmpAmsvlwpd3X56xIJWVIbG_TUtV6lrAma_er-Hv-fnGT2uSUbqDjkou5USr3UVNdj100s6uVafuAw1/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+005.JPG" /><br />Charlie's blessing day. <br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678060839600962066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJPu8ffP8ECa7SaeH4cGp80VTEf3l14bY7YwOkPxx3igD52g6W-o29eG_rT8gakHfUuYvzbc_GoYbLxVPrpu5HVS89JkR8Idh0BGziieDrdiu5If7bh9RckM3HLoIXU4o9dpo0qntC2LB/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+003.JPG" />My mom was also able to come up for the blessing. So proud of her second grandson!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678060833050176338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNanB1BlahVNrLWHJapFcbdahGZB5uVwlnw6tBi5S4p3CM5rzyiF11lwBYEq4PD70whYHfJQdksdIkmVkiTEYixpJP_2Afu8xpJbBzGB-3sw8iCN77nXEjfz7iwP2idiKp_k8gfao522Lu/s400/charlie%2527s+blessing+and+visitors+001.JPG" />Doing some crafts with Bami (that's what Tay calls my mom).<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678058938052002466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrToVoFibsWHpebze1E2Si-YXK5mA_31lSXilfZTwFdehX4ZtKqbRZFmnub3FeqymdorQZUcadgZLKsz_0spIOA4MEdz4_r3aXAGCW6h7uZ4izswwaxZouRn35oUyghHNtDgxKLCncZR5/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+022.JPG" />We visited Lattin's Country Cider Mill back in October. What's better than eating a carmel apple and checking out some baby ducks?<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678058930302489330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsdDEjVCaBTx_8TBEGp37xWM28hZEZzbH5O8N64h2Yraz9u499NFyU547P2sUf4FYKZPcbGwg7RkaVdxuYJf8Kb02DDGWPo09fWA_nhLobl4_EOlPSIXygtQw79IWR4SqrVkmdnSvFuWn/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+032.JPG" /><br />Pumpkin picking out day<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678058924271367682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ziuosd-1nICHz9XRi4PPQgnpXt-_V7as0aUjZ8ufVCl4wGffPHIvFNfWYxLRFkay7gIkbcY8QgHbl7A0Jhm3z861h9msfk4mUmBXXD8c6ZH9YC9-kcp3sSPvM-ecEHIQwfuWQpnr1fM3/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+030.JPG" /><br />My 2 fun guys, minus baby Charlie who slept through his whole first pumpkin patch experience.<br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678058913162807506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIOdVKyoikpGf2vaL7WvKUBNnJuoYXo2mke7Z9cr_Iics5hbSbmNshgpewVL2BE4maLpxegr1Z55VDmoli6om3BPgS4iRghcBPCV2mp21XVFQTe3p6w7IrvPNErxYANVNOt6gibpISCwj/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+026.JPG" /><br />Like I've said before, Charlie sleeps like an angel when we pack him up and go places. At home, it's hit and miss. But his daytime sleeping is improving, thank goodness!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678058910441242322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX4HeQNqzTrqf7c0t17A3qRXFBiVbAb2_kp7Ov5v2MYN1qzRmMKL6N-7y8HawSP7O6YDi5qgcl4BJpWvTrtc8kN5CK0weFzCNEQjhmLAOpnlpoVjvgG7IyX5NYi3eMkn_ZmKKsk2U32cU/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+021.JPG" />So snug :)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678056487568481362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uzz7CKZMwma3mvNdkTiqIU_umue-zrHjUG2jdXMBKMe7xH4srAms26mvA73wNGugEsZPIuWpsFNeLMvjaZVxHKEE1q-E0CsYKPXCbaIys9gGSXh3z658bRk4tW5U6ohJkuuw20xPCqnW/s400/Charlie%252C+Tay%252C+and+Halloween+2011+014.JPG" /><br />Tay was a ninja this year for Halloween. He is REALLY into ninja's right now, especially the Ninjago legos. His buddy Jackson, Captain Rex, went trick or treating with us.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678056472775857154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcYEvwViT_nYcfeDJ6w1hh3VHrQ6VfUKD0-QMhkqOaOYsl8pb3Jx5x3AKFpHf1Cb5vj9xYokmcnH4oiRkIJMD5dmFlMoexSma0JjgJIr_igngvhrnECaGvp1aCQ6TnqH70_X8MfIMrcqh/s400/Charlie%252C+Tay%252C+and+Halloween+2011+013.JPG" />My bat and ninja boys!<br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678056471523273506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzQ666z8823S7ssrLNL4gH-JPjQD1fMmOCLwYq-a8oVWsmmsyOG2Kzcvkn8oKuQYQYOrSAabPZ-t9puFVtUoUUHir1rSrJGfDQot008hQZoqB6He8x3fkQ7yWbQBt_EdUosLgxd5rHmKa/s400/Charlie%252C+Tay%252C+and+Halloween+2011+011.JPG" /><br />This Halloween was pretty cold so we took Charlie out trick or treating for a little bit and then I took him back early to get warm. Sonny stayed out with Taylor and ended up getting tons of goodies.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678056456981475282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCycUrhmppEhX512zOh7FmtE6O772933nKi8S0MIUf2NPPQo809rqj8OOKVzXMSkRf8SgapmnxO9Lj1e9_zk410v5kpanKW33nuQDTYazntbLz_DfM3-x5FSh4HLKEpoIMpgfu9DINxafV/s400/Charlie%252C+Tay%252C+and+Halloween+2011+004.JPG" />This is where Charlie watches me make dinner every night. He is such a happy baby, wakes up with a huge smile on his face every morning, and is starting to laugh now. Such a little cutie! I can't believe how big he is. He's so incredibly long!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678056454466475698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B49qLqa64OxjFn_ol0Ob3HoAYJSEcVUGGwio3Qr8knKgnU_vTv_oWxc4GL1fF9mfE1JUmBvi9GLb8b_rnXJHvQjT2vlE4mvMLGZ6jY-JEDv9Cl4PUw89cV51OzLfjhbVVoibL2hOaEIp/s400/Charlie%252C+Tay%252C+and+Halloween+2011+002.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-83909107473718780162011-10-25T11:37:00.001-07:002011-10-25T13:29:54.819-07:00Pictures of my 2 little guys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdZsXjgqws8U3qTD0jEpOuj9-A04L5kKxBmP-elMPxgUr6KkkNaZTwVbdQGLIawh2cBzRQGtu0hLDb7bVycFMctr5mJfFvx1mmZ4pAx2jft6_kqqp19Bwq3EIhWkLxDwN_5JzpY5zhfDf/s1600/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667502230051324290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdZsXjgqws8U3qTD0jEpOuj9-A04L5kKxBmP-elMPxgUr6KkkNaZTwVbdQGLIawh2cBzRQGtu0hLDb7bVycFMctr5mJfFvx1mmZ4pAx2jft6_kqqp19Bwq3EIhWkLxDwN_5JzpY5zhfDf/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+050.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAtvqOdzQTsJXbbbWA7A-LBOZrC8WOfplng7_BvusTD17X2sSysu4zpcKRAZUJyHTZ9T0gCPCXdJmMQVUiX9WQPtRPbCiLkvVoEtUOsXHIjSrNIi1vJZ9HEub6Os3uN158VfSRNTpRb1u/s1600/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667502217978864162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAtvqOdzQTsJXbbbWA7A-LBOZrC8WOfplng7_BvusTD17X2sSysu4zpcKRAZUJyHTZ9T0gCPCXdJmMQVUiX9WQPtRPbCiLkvVoEtUOsXHIjSrNIi1vJZ9HEub6Os3uN158VfSRNTpRb1u/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+049.JPG" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667502212540568466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi17VNs3J4PnymuD3m1bj6V4wx8EquJ_iJ5K_LQEACcu-WOB83W45be2vCxX52K5uX21udK8VolSa90cz4_7plB0kUD2zt6EQs0hP9KfKBEWoqxl6EslZFwZl2YmQzjGGq02VI279O-NIj/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+037.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667502202234970546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGljvGtNYTjZ4usXIAigct8z71STCoTY0YTvupDGuWAyxMTGG-tRp32c1DI3iiwr7jUEtottqpXqYeQ4cHSBf4uJwAYpNkFb4zzK1koT6KWlT6arJc4cW0Focy3D6F1W4HxQs9u_RuI_Z/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+038.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667502199404212978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMf1IAl0n8dQn-NIrToE9EPOeb12x1_-TFRrdLQ1sdMqH6HxNX8oKfupMamuwLy-0IjhP3T4B32H2PNRWh42ecRk3rsRf05duaC_WkhUPcuCP_S-dYEus1MV9sSF3zLSK-pUNghbmHylF/s400/old+videos%252C+pumpkin+patch%252C+and+charlie+035.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-81459280746401731122011-09-07T14:10:00.000-07:002011-10-31T22:15:56.156-07:00All the wonderful details...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrYoTtOAnWOEyLufggzlth9kD6KmNKiMrq-u-GLTUvYyjZvWK9Kj9H-XZsSaU8mhjbr207LBx5_Ja0skuCs0ZDsoYTi2pfCQO8cJoz_hguaqzLIEmWHFpTxGFRn47RiT_FklE_qH0-jl5/s1600/misc+and+Charlie+037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650545801877258482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrYoTtOAnWOEyLufggzlth9kD6KmNKiMrq-u-GLTUvYyjZvWK9Kj9H-XZsSaU8mhjbr207LBx5_Ja0skuCs0ZDsoYTi2pfCQO8cJoz_hguaqzLIEmWHFpTxGFRn47RiT_FklE_qH0-jl5/s400/misc+and+Charlie+037.JPG" /></a>Charlie Alexander Porter turned 7 weeks on Monday! Every day those 7 weeks, I've been trying to finish this blog entry and just never could. Geez, am I busy! And time has already gone by so fast.<br /><br />Charlie is a little doll and I am enjoying him a lot. It has been a while since I have taken care of a newborn and I am learning everything all over again. It's weird how much I forgot how to do. Taylor is really loving being a big brother! He is such an incredible help to me. I am glad that I waited 4 years to have another one. Taylor is big enough where he can do a lot of things by himself, which is totally awesome :)<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650545800189338802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKCGETo8v0Jy1xZGZcs43WF-yPiHKjRMS4IFLoQZEGty5-AgPVWyKnWNOPVD6IXYatZ_bGoo78MFQTQmXa5cakARb_QKBpxxlRB9VWB_1hkwAaIm-TYHcGmWkOrWfS59NlnVWGxxqcVim/s400/misc+and+Charlie+020.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Taylor took this picture :) These pictures are a couple weeks old and he already looks way different! Charlie is such a big boy, a lot bigger than Taylor was, by almost a whole pound. He's almost 2 inches longer than Taylor was too. Every morning Taylor says to me, "Mama, doesn't he look bigger this morning?" It's so cute :) But he's exactly right- he really does look a little bigger each day. He is already wearing his 3-6 mos clothes. Charlie has some of the same features that Taylor had as a baby but a lot of his looks are so much different. Charlie's complexion is a lot darker than Taylors was. I remember Taylor being so fair skinned. Charlie is a bit of a stubborn sleeper. He did really well the first 2 weeks, sleeping in his own crib in his own room the very 1st night. He is still in his own room but has grown to be real catnapper. He sleeps on average for about an hour a day, unless I go out somewhere. I find myself quite often packing him and Taylor in the car or taking the dog on a walk just to get him to sleep most days. So needless to say, my house is a total mess, you know, muddy dog prints all over the wood floor, carpet total nastiness, the works. I'm trying not to care but I like to have a neat house! Oh well, anyways, Charlie smiled at me and Taylor around 1 mos old and rolled over from his stomach to his back at 6 weeks! It's too cute. I stressed out so much with Taylor as a baby and I am really trying hard this time around to enjoy Charlie and to enjoy being a mom more.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650545790636327202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgFvRxYrqsWRG-BOMxRf2bpKijOWMLLLD3suiV5_z0Ay5FgzHMmK71-KY6u4wrMVjQNWaAMAMF85hz_Xk7yeWV5XD6eoeR0AJa04yyMKWYKU6Epo4uBg3N6X2BC2LKFJuaMb61WHgiQCI/s400/misc+and+Charlie+005.JPG" /><br />My mom was able to come and help for a whole month. I came 2 weeks early with Taylor so I had her come early, just in case I came early again. My dad also came down for a week to do some projects around my house. He built me an awesome fence for my backyard! Pictures to come soon. It was fun to have both of them around for a while. I realized how much I miss being around family. I feel like I'm out of the loop up here in the Northwest. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, as far as the birth story goes, I have to say that this time around was a whole lot better! Everything happened so fast with Taylor, with the c-section and all, that I had no time to think about anything or enjoy the process. This time around was the complete opposite. I found it a little nerve wracking just waiting around for the signs to go in to the hospital but in general, a lot more relaxed. I was out and about doing things with my mom until the day before I came. I made sure I was a lot more prepared and it made the big day go way more smoothly and peacefully. I had had a few contractions at night for a few days and then on Sunday, the 28th, I started having them like 1 every 1/2 an hour or so. They weren't very strong at all so I just kinda decided to wait it out. As the day progressed, they became stronger and closer together that by about 10 pm, they were about 5-10 minutes apart. I was watching Masterpeice Mystery, one of my favorite shows, I found myself not able to concentrate on the show (which hardly ever happens with my Masterpeice shows, hee hee). I felt like it was time so Sonny and I headed to the hospital while my Mom stayed home with Taylor. We checked in around 10:30 and was evaluated in the triage area of labor and delivery. They determined that I was at a 3 and about 50 % effaced. They told me that I needed to be a little more dialated in order to be admitted. The nurse suggested that I walk around the hospital for about 2 hours... I was like WHAT? 2 hours? I seriously thought they were joking. But I gave it a whirl- Sonny showed me some of the departments he had worked in and stuff. I made it to about 45 minutes and then couldn't walk around anymore. I returned to the triage area and they told me I was at a 4-5. Wow! that happened quick! I told them I wanted to bet the pain meds started right away and they informed me that they would get all the paperwork/orders submitted etc. They transfered me to the delivery room soon after that. I still hadn't received anything, no epidural, nothing yet so I was dying!!! It took them another couple hours until the anesthesiologist came. Before she came, they did give me some kind of pain med, a short lived one, that didn't really help at all but was enough to tie me over until the epidural. Once the epidural was administed, I grew really dizzy and nauseated. They told me this happened to a lot of women so I spent the next 2 hours or so vomiting off and on. SO MUCH FUN. After that calmed down, I tried to get some sleep but what with all the wonderful nurses bugging me and checking me, I didn't sleep a wink. Anyways, so to finish up the story, around 7 am that morning, the 29th, they told me I was ready to push and by 8:43 am, he was out. Madigan being a practicing hospital, there were what seemed like millions of people in the room watching me give birth. But at that point, I didn't care, just wanted it to be over with. I was very proud of myself for doing the Trial of Labor after C-section and it being a success. Did I mention that it was totally awesome to be able to hold Charlie right after he came out? Didn't get to do that with Taylor. So neat :) </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>So that's the story. About a 12 hour labor- not too bad. I'm still not fully recovered but almost. I had a little bit of tearage and have experienced a bit of incontinence so the doc says that'll be a while to recover from all that. But I am so happy to be a mother of 2. New pictures to follow- hopefully sooner than later :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-7131359868745024882011-09-04T15:53:00.000-07:002011-09-04T18:46:33.789-07:00Charlie Alexander PorterIntroducing Charlie Alexander Porter! Charlie was born August 29th @ 8:47 am, weighing in at 7 pounds 11 oz, 20 3/4 inches long. More details to come later. Here are some recent pics. ps: ignore the non-makeup me... that's just how I roll these days.
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<br />Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-77368312473850165882011-07-28T09:32:00.001-07:002011-07-28T16:17:07.216-07:00Crazy days!It looks like it's been since April since I last blogged. Wow, how time flies. Things have been crazy busy around here!!! I guess busy is subjective really but it's been crazy for me at least. I don't like being too busy and it seems like it's been out of control the last couple months. With Sonny in his residency, being pregnant, having a dog- it has been really overwhelming at times. <br /><br />Sonny is now in his 2nd year of residency. He changes rotations every couple months and the hours vary depending on what department he's in. He is doing ENT right now and the schedule has been pretty nice. Starting Friday he will be doing Opthomology, which he says will be an even easier schedule. In about a month, around the time the baby is due, he will be in Plastic Surgery. I'm hoping that will be a lighter schedule too but who knows. His favorite rotation so far has been Anesthesia, mostly because he got to work by himself at his own pace. Lately he has found time to return to doing stocks again and work out at the gym. I'm glad he has time to have a hobby, besides just working.<br /><br />Taylor is getting to be such a big boy. He seems to grow older every day. I love this age because they say the funniest things too. His personality has really come out. He is a crack up and I really enjoy being his mom and playing with him. With the baby on the way, he has been such a great help to me. He helps so much with the dog as well. I am excited that he will be such a good big brother. He still likes legos but has now started an obsession with camping. We've been on a few trips lately and he is really into RV's- he calls them camping trucks. He is saving up money to buy one. ha ha! He is really interested in insects and loves to read books about them. His favorite are Cinnabar moth caterpillars, which we found in a field near by. The weather has gotten nice, finally, so he spends a lot of time outside with his best friend Jackson. He is crazy about otter pops and any type of "dessert." <br /><br />Jane is now 7 months old and is still a handful. I have officially concluded that puppies are way harder to take care of than a baby. She needs constant supervision and stimulation or she gets into trouble. I've only gained about 16 pds so far and I attribute that to her totally. Because of her, I have been on walks daily the last 6 months. Even though I don't feel like going most of the time, I know it's good for me and for her. She is so much fun to take on hikes because I can take her off the leash, and she especially enjoys herself around water (as you can tell with all the pictures I posted :) ) Golden Retrievers are truly water dogs. We have come pretty close to getting rid of her a couple times, because of her bad behavior, but we are trying to stick it out and enjoy the positive things she brings to our family. I know that in about 2 years or so, she will be the perfect family dog. <br /><br />As for me, I have 4 1/2 weeks left until I pop. I'm finding myself a lot more anxious and nervous this time around. I think I'm mostly concerned about taking care of Taylor, the dog, and the newborn. It's also because everything happened so quick before with Taylor, having a c-section and all, and I'm trying for a vbac this time around. It's a fear of the unknown I guess. I'm so glad my mom will be coming down soon to help me. But it has been fun getting the nursery ready and I am also loving the summer!<br /><br />With all the busyness, we've been on a few trips the last couple months. Taylor, Jane and I drove down to Utah in April for my brothers BYU graduation. We spent Easter down there with a bunch of family and had an awesome time. Sonny gets 2 weeks of vacation a year and decided to use one of his weeks in Idaho in June. It was a family reunion for his family and spent mostly in Rigby, Idaho. Taylor had a fun time with all of his cousins and Jane loved running around Sonny's brothers huge backyard. Sonny was able to take a few day trips with the guys in his family. They went fishing, motorbiking, and rafting. He truly needed and deserved the vacation. The girls went out one night to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Playmill Theater in West Yellowstone. It was a small production, very family friendly environment. Taylor even came along and loved it. We had listened to the soundtrack for a couple months before so we both knew all the songs! This last weekend we drove out to Seaside, Oregon to spend some time with Sonny's dad. We hung out at the beach a lot and visited with Sonny's aunt and uncle too. It was perfect beach weather! It was fun to get a couple trips in recently because I probably won't be getting out much when the baby comes. <br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634458253933939314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgiUmWBOdeG8g65Up6Ke-mwYHT78-YOY6k0FgnkKWzLc7_5T-grrFyTK1ib35_zO4v7Hm24zOUneZqVqZ29zvUJRtprrMArbkZyjRl8TXzski9CiMiA9RtcqiG8sVrfWPy9fkv38tMkmu/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+064.JPG" /><br />The water at Seaside was the perfect temperature. It was super shallow too with small waves.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634456796934879634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPAoxSuI57yqEU3d4tnbfMPBjZ0b9UdF3fNrMhKcCW89v-BhyphenhyphenzirDC0aYOilcgIyVTBEw28_RblvF9oyVtTuaU-yMhEMM0eyl5WXeRCDJX4HnxJv-eif_kCKWUzQl-l_lYUyFKCnmR85l/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+063.JPG" />Sonny had a good time with Jane in the water. When Sonny threw the ball, Jane would swim out and get it and bring it back to him. It was so cool! Dogs are so cute to watch when they swim :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u-T5mVLTuLt3whEF8Kafmv7Q71VdyhiIM0ZTCx-C8mVr3Na_fa-vWd3Q06wIwkKIhV0UNiHIvd1SMQYOnxHxkK0FmICv46JLHU1MM7OZk97DSYA3es3L7i1eeZCFQP9PRrZIVhCLm-hy/s1600/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634456791870730770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u-T5mVLTuLt3whEF8Kafmv7Q71VdyhiIM0ZTCx-C8mVr3Na_fa-vWd3Q06wIwkKIhV0UNiHIvd1SMQYOnxHxkK0FmICv46JLHU1MM7OZk97DSYA3es3L7i1eeZCFQP9PRrZIVhCLm-hy/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+062.JPG" /></a> Look at Jane doggy paddle!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634456787708595714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj3D7y29UFnzrgKedDvWEfo2u8QDEeQWK0awdsLXkrTgBPO8rgKZ9wods1kC1KISWdnOx1IY9VNOtF_fO34Sqw3s1X2IFoLhU0m45PDG6iQy-MyVTTF4N7WuN3Oa5shsEmlSb7egYv47J/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+058.JPG" /><br />She was in heaven!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634456781322074610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDUesczEG6jMQaeMPnY6zrYGM91RW4dQ_rTzrIxXYnWP81o8aN-TQkjbYnLxCAJFhL4NLi2mr6u8p1P5SrmvlFCXDmdeSkdyyCGjmqHsuB1Bk0JichpRfKOBzlOV3NytGgCV2gXK1GZU9/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+055.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634456762605727266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc3mVrv-NimjZwbmJqeFQjHY9iWIzDTo3qUR1o_TmuT6bbP_hWTnnPDAcICG2u9L78_4Lkfd8SnBfP4guEQBb9AHUoyzHFDBDmkU7mXkKewSbfnAMU6D9HtrIsMfEWImRzpIoM02gJ2ir/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+049.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>You can't tell but Sonny is flying a kite here. I forgot how much fun it is to fly a kite at the beach. <br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634443804401100258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvjDLXOw735qSiQSu5JXqD1gTPRyjyrp_HPVjAL_ySAj_V0gQz29xEY-waFD8a1LwuxVMrvDXVP8o9i0k_Aj_LF-Z01QfrqWkLafjJCyuvAUDxEyKE8EIkB96RCPl6i0HPtocTJ_wa3gc/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+061.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634443795454401154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ee_fBmFttqKln9IChVfCfh8powpiB9VUhsNJ4hyphenhyphenmgPJX43O7IJJVmymX8q_XJdLi7sCeMPzX-RLgrZ2mD7QLIdQUZ84aWfIaxNYtWatXyow8calsN6pyrV9XG20G_xh3x2a94ieHzXgP/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+059.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634443787528730162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsb6GRMDkN1SCthZwvfouZ4tvAGAOACwz1buMZfgspOPM_Xu1VYu0KNsGCcR6HnUGInRawHc8U_q6OdwvKe-SwlnlrIg_5y1QvJ68fmnA29K51LTKTM6TM-YHGgMEHJvtG5jGdE7fVSmQ/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+048.JPG" /><br />It was so nice being at a sandy beach again. I miss that warm sand under my feet! Sure beats Washington's rocky beaches.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634443784326245570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyjG2furlM8b_quMp_I9BNosVPpc0WSHACY5DwCnVimo_4ejuDgQx0x3p7UJkFfS4UF6GtQNlC_eewG1jgIAFkOj5isrJl7iWmhESk0JxQsY_QIcO2srdypknhVMp6sSJ_2ALws01dMaw/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+057.JPG" />Taylor with all of his gear. He is truly a beach bum, like his mom. We concluded on this little getaway that we have to live near the ocean. It's an absolute must.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634443777128656546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUre7shA4kYjDH-jSumo0-QYq6y6LI5P3W5j66C0oxLeuqPFm-kb_CwBIfz1yRRQqKGnubqYnvO6PsQnabuhp2O5UU10OX3Kja0Qh4owucVhtXsjiP46mo-tZ8Xta1IjK2PiWnZIbzNYhi/s400/Easter%252C+Idaho%252C+and+Seaside+2011+051.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>Janers found some crab... yum!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-18251157283224568062011-04-15T19:50:00.000-07:002011-05-13T21:54:37.483-07:00Baseball and a quick update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkikPMw1xZF9FUuHqXAdiE5hBG0ogjNAVAsovWbv3QWqfL6g_29rrSHoA_BGVM-krtHqHIZtTQwU-b9Dvz9MRFD2KOcwb6MBEknmtQ8MmCjpdE-e0dZiXPgCk5oIkvVwIVFHUD0bYbf_-/s1600/tay+and+jane+and+tay%2527s+1st+baseball+game+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596009926046625458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxH7QhjkVYiIp6_bIL_S8VSKHS2GewB4Vm3PaMQ5BiQXUvol2n_ca9UvWWPybxSkEJYW1xDO40CyTSR3umRdL8keWbE9AR67OG-AvrVz4yGByUXXXYyW7JDBD-XOreEebpK4XCskVtfMew/s400/tay+and+jane+and+tay%2527s+1st+baseball+game+003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Above is a couple of pictures taken at some of Taylor's baseball games. He is having a good time at them. It's funny to watch boys his age play baseball- most of the time they are out there digging holes, dancing around, chewing on their gloves... ha ha. Once and a while, somebody hits a ball and the whole team runs for it. Taylor has hit one ball without the tee but most of the time, ends up using the tee. About half of the games and practices have been canceled, because of the rain. So goes sports in Washington! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The computer that we usually use crashed a couple weeks ago. All of my recent pictures are on it. So, as you can guess, the future posts will not have pictures. It crashed in the most inopportune time, for Sonny mostly. He was just about to give a powerpoint presentation at work to some of the general surgeons and residents. Yikes! So it was a rough day for him. Anyways, just know that Taylor has grown a little bit older, Jane has grown a whole lot longer, Sonny has gotten a little more tired, and I have gotten a lot more fat. I think you get the picture. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am now 24 weeks along and feeling ok. I've been having some acid reflux, at night mostly, and am still trying to fit into my jeans. Some days it works, others, not so much. I found some cute stretch pants at Target and wear those most of the time. I get to have another ultrasound in about a month (the one and only good thing about being a high risk patient). I haven't even started getting the nursery ready- it's still the dog's room/office/weight room/library... I have a feeling I'm going to go early, like last time. I'm trying for a v-back and the doctors said that I have a good chance of succeeding, since I had the c-section as an emergency and didn't really even experience the labor process. It'll be nice to deliver in the same hospital too that Sonny will be working at. The Ob-gyn department is delivering 250 babies a month! Because of the way the deployments work, it kind of works out that way. Hopefully I won't be giving birth in some hallway somewhere in the hospital. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Taylor and I made a trip to Utah last month for my brother Kyle's graduation at BYU. My parents flew in from California and made the long drive with us. We brought Jane along too and surprisingly, she did really well. Well, not really a surprise really- in reality, she did better than I did. I hate road trips! But we made it there and back without going crazy and had a fun time visiting with lots of family there. We spent a nice easter with my aunt and uncle and cousins there. It was really great to get out of Washington for a bit. Sonny unfortunately had to stay behind and work. Bummer. But we are looking forward to heading to Boise next month for a family reunion with his side of the family. Sonny is counting down the days until he is done with his first year of residency. He has worked so hard, especially in this last general surgery rotation, and really deserves a nice vacation. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, that's what we've been up to the last month or so. We are looking forward to the rainy season being over and seeing some sun already! The summer's are really nice here though- just wish it would last longer than like 2 months. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-85705489064160663902011-04-12T16:56:00.000-07:002011-04-12T17:08:09.209-07:00BOY!It's official... we're having another boy! We were all very surprised- we all thought for sure it was going to be a girl. But I like surprises...Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-63132037706372190802011-03-30T17:53:00.001-07:002011-03-30T22:29:48.873-07:00Recent thoughts and happeningsThis time of the year in Washington is REALLY rainy. Even though we've lived here for almost 2 years (in June), I am still not even near getting used to it. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever will. It's your fault California but I love you for it. Ya, the rain still bothers me... A LOT! And now that we have a dog, I think I notice it even more. Having to dry down Jane with a towel every 10 minutes can get taxing, especially with an ever increasing belly. But I gotta admit, walking a dog in the rain isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm getting pretty good with holding a leash, an umbrella, treats, and Taylor's hand all at once! And the daily walks have done me good as well- some much needed exercise. So along with the rain, Taylor has started Baseball- following in his fathers footsteps- ha ha. Just you wait babe, he's doing piano lessons next! No- I'm glad he is doing sports. He really enjoyed his gymnastics class so I knew he would like this as well. He is the youngest one on his team but has so much fun with it. He looks so cute in his cleats and glove running out there with his teammates. I think he's going to be a master at defense- at least he takes after me in something :) He also celebrated his 4th birthday on the 19th. We had a Lego Star Wars party for him. He is crazy about Lego's right now and could spend all day playing them. I've spent many an hour on his floor, looking at instructions books, attempting to put space ships together for his Storm troopers, Clone troopers, Hoth Rebel Troopers... ya, that's right, I'm now a Star Wars expert. I know all the dudes names. We had fun junking out on pizza, cheetos, and candy at his party and I even tried to make a lego shaped cake. Looked retarded but tasted awesome. Jane is now 15 weeks and has started obedience classes at Petsmart. After one class, she already knows "sit" and the "watch me" commands. She is pretty good at fetching too. I am anxious and excited to see what this class does for her. I'm hoping it'll help with her biting problem too. But I am starting to enjoy her more now- those first couple weeks were rough. But that's what I've heard from every puppy owner. I think she's finally starting to fit into our family. We are going through treats and bones like crazy! Now to get all her vaccinations finished up and our bank account not so dry- ha ha. I am now 18 weeks pregnant and am beginning to feel the weight of it. My back has gotten a lot worse with the weight and I am just trying to tolerate it. Let me add that my buttox is all bruised from my lovenox injections. Awesome eh? Yep, tons of fun. I'm hoping to get my ultrasound soon and find out what it is! I'm on a waiting list at Madigan Hospital (the military hospital) to get it done and I'm going crazy waiting for them to call me to schedule it. The hospital is so busy! We're still all hoping for a girl. I am still trying to finish my Charles Dicken's book from like 6 months ago- crazy I know! And I'm excited to watch PBS the next couple months to watch my Masterpiece Classic shows. For the most part, Taylor and the dog are keeping me busy. I don't know how people with 4 kids or something do it. Here are a couple of recent pictures : <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590093016520792194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEN_b0ViDidqpflM0zvlGPDa-6hX7HChLDT9cP7nc2rm-Brttq-KMyp8m-V43w8XXJ2l1SkbL_KEu2rC3hdFdXqRZZBCDzBTIQnGisPm1f-j79ZpJJNUKrEeJc-UlykQObZGsQ0QKA5ps/s400/Tay%2527s+baseball+and+birthday+020.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590092627555497138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktkAeDKa6ncf8-C53q78b_m2-rNYdy9s8hweiBOEJglMWfTQBAtTId7fGhBgcn-PJ4Rid2tVhkfNFmau3wb5DywZRV5Qemlu8jzei1fVj0D0hK9tNrgbxx-9ihPwlIi_3cfci7_fcJpXH/s400/Tay%2527s+baseball+and+birthday+017.JPG" /> <br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590092621745463202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffGpG2cfTRA5Q8FAAofA9t1eZqwbfMYh8RBv2rg_uPhyphenhyphenLrRlm_Tk4Ve5xOCZ_SA9eueMbPneO9KYFwF9dhhLolQp8whDczLXgvwQUsGWcjsEIoxoIlstZK8wILGeC6GVmfP76ifkSxvbx/s400/Tay%2527s+baseball+and+birthday+014.JPG" /> <br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590092613907156834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvcWSZZ7trfFT3ePam_vBVCcezVt5hJcIW9YuiXdEACCDmzeFU2NrHiOWMQuILfKa7OzXV2AnMGEL8o_AoPyawbwmQyxpZJp-rxpfIWaCBeoQTsqMpHyUh1PuqIQF-jzLhidGgwWZy39f/s400/Tay%2527s+baseball+and+birthday+008.JPG" /> <br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590092604985329442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BLgOfvLOCLDzE3KvBTP6kiaaqnq3b3e57xv5IrTzIcrD7PJhxz1wWYJIOzMSq2YtMXgRlwQhIZStjoJXILDLA_frJmvAHOCCImFGALsWbECJlHUx3CRgxO8MOZqL3PFw2-CfGZTkskht/s400/Tay%2527s+baseball+and+birthday+004.JPG" /> <br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590092601655437394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVVPQDgEpfjGRXhM0snNtl-EVFGCYogR0-htfEYw2Uw46a8ZYp9hC87f9gt_EUvg9n_9fxknibJ1-MGKN1rlZ8MxJzLqjRV4ui1on8yXRBV_b7bkXO0eL12hyphenhyphenDuhenr5AddulO-feIx77/s400/Tay%2527s+baseball+and+birthday+001.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-37791139261130047802011-03-12T10:10:00.000-08:002011-03-21T16:11:10.388-07:00I'm back baby!!!!!!!!Hello there friends, family, and strangers who read my blog! Guess what? I have decided to start up my blog again. I took a year hiatus. Not sure why really. Well, you know how you get out of mood to do something or just plain get sick of it? That's what happened to me. But now lucky for you all, I'm back :)<br /><div><div><div><div><div></div><div>It's pretty much impossible to update you all on what we have been doing since last April, but here is a list of big things I could think of:</div><br /><div>1. Sonny started his Oral Surgery residency June of last year. The first year consists of rotating through different departments in the hospital. Some of the departments he has done so far are ICU, CCU and Anesthesia. His hours haven't been too bad at all. But I'm sure I'll be eating those words very soon; He's doing General Surgery next...</div><br /><div>2. Taylor turned 4 last saturday. He had a Star Wars themed party. He is such a sweet boy. I will talk more about what he has been doing in a minute.</div><br /><div>3. We bought a 2nd car, a 2006 Toyota Sequoia. I am really loving it.</div><br /><div>4. We've taken several trips to Utah, California, and Idaho. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>5. We've added a new addition to our family- a 3 month old golden retriever named Jane. She is quite the puppy, to say the least. She is such a beautiful dog but is the queen of biting and has already experienced a brutal spurt of roundworm. total yuckness.</div><br /><div>6. One of my favorite people in the whole world passed away, my Grandma Rosa. She was one of the most classy, brightest, and funniest people I know and I think about her and miss her every day.</div><br /><div>7. Man, I can't think of anymore but I know we have been doing stuff. Oh, one last thing... I am pregnant and due with baby #2 the end of August! We are all very excited. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>So I've decided to put my back problems on hold for a while and am trying really hard to remain faithful and still believe that someday it will get better. But most of the time, it is more difficult than you can imagine. Somedays I don't even want to get out of bed. But I was sick of putting off having another baby. So we decided to pursue that instead, even though it meant 9 months worth of lovenox injections (a blood thinner- I had a kidney clot in 2003 and whenever I am pregnant, I have to be on them) and progressively worse back pain. But to me, it's worth it. I am also enjoying decorating our house (especially when my mom comes to visit and buys me a ton of stuff!). We have been exploring the Pacific Northwest a little more together as a family as well. We are trying our best to tolerate the rainy weather- we are in the middle of it right now. Good thing I got a pair of rain boots a while back :) Gotta have those in Washington. We make frequent hiking trips and drives to the ocean with Tay and the dog as well. Taylor is really enjoying the dog. </div><br /><div>Now about Taylor :) He is growing up so fast and is such a big boy now. This age he is at is my favorite so far. He is fun to play with. I make sure to make time to play with him everyday, just one on one time, no dog etc. I was a little worried at first about the 4 1/2 year gap there will be between him and the next baby. But I think it will turn out great and I think deciding to get a dog at the time we did was good for him too, to warm him up to not having all the attention all the time. But he is hoping for a little girl, as are Sonny and I. Taylor just started playing baseball in a city league here. He is so cute to watch and is really having lots of fun. His favorite thing right now is Legos, in particular Star Wars legos. His best friend lives 2 doors down from us so they play daily and have lots of fun together. He is such a big help around the house and likes to help me clean the bathrooms! right on! I look forward to blogging about him a lot in the future. I love him so much. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>Here are some recent pictures: I tried to make a Vietnamese noodle soup (my obsession right now) but it turned out like crap. I'll just stick with the restaurant stuff. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669679198729554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnUgRnb9V8237EjjUcTWtpYzc7VE4ckthmr1yikH2XdTZZmaVTFY1LturCKPuX1r_K36nd1FPtxekcFAw72IDY2vMQRPgHIMlfyPmRQR3012RzlzUNzVNmMnM9MvItd_5HXikiytpVVoJ/s400/Jane+Feb-March+2011+043.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669668160132338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVKAZhNnZpBuBioWgeob9r96NUMqfdrp1WuQnVRi6AP6lef6zQwgXVs6G0Si0oT3Qlr9z8xd37RwiiMdbuKJwrERFXHC5r1ZgNqsuTqQ3JFc-qLK11ulrnBR7lR_DaHBtEmUpJgL0_pm8/s400/Jane+Feb-March+2011+053.JPG" /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669664379198722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZK0_ABel1cmz6x_B9TtZ0iMWkx6e4yIsgI4-TnT1mhtaW0lcCNirN-huFahcIvnOVSoh9SMvl0w3uMROblnSwmAYo-ior06xOJIIY_t-SC6gMNUPtVFv-quUs9rndhH3X07jzP95FdeX/s400/Jane+Feb-March+2011+011.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669652111420274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIRwSGrJ8tA7PywXlL8NUZZaXXd4IsgsPxLvn5KLJXVYKwWwvXuo5zydblSVGdJdqo0Stu-Eni1ET9V_B8zRC2p0JE8L2nElESAglpgwD375cg5b0E7n1Iv4SgKucGx9TpLAr3FpQf2t_/s400/Jane+Feb-March+2011+061.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586669657494018994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKshp6Uge8QcwEGjGwxckFPwfhBQL9SR41_bJ0qk3zWoYw2ulp7Qw9s9H_Jcsl60Idd8_fZwfL330ApupLiuck8oHUfJ_ejTGJjQmgHTSWQuWpAbfpxRthOfKOPHiPwpKxSDgHmhRkbMkd/s400/Jane+Feb-March+2011+005.JPG" />Taylor took a gymnastics class for about a month a while back. That's him on the balance beam above. He was quite good.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-71746765668308802882010-04-29T09:00:00.000-07:002010-04-29T09:19:46.102-07:009 yearsMy husband and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary yesterday! I know everybody says this but it's crazy that it's been that long. I think once you hit 10 years than that's a biggy. Sonny and I bought ourselves some baseball equipment for our presents this year. Sonny got a new bat and I'm getting a new glove. Yay! I haven't had a new one since I started playing softball in middle school. So we're ecstatic to start playing some ball! I had a couple of doctors appointments (still trying to figure out this dang back problem!!!!!) yesterday so it seemed like just a normal day. But when I got home, we decided to hit up a new place in Tacoma. Sonny found this place called "Southern Kitchen," a restaurant that had been featured in Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food Network and, I guess, Oprah also likes it too. Well, she was right. It was fabulous :) I had the Southern Fried Chicken with mashed potatoes, corn, and candied yams. Sonny tried out the Cajun Catfish. We realized when we got there that they didn't have a kids menu so Taylor ended up eating a basket full of french fries. Aren't we great parents? Anyways, so we stuffed our faces and boy, does that food sit hard in your stomach! But we had a great time. We'll be going out to dinner, just the two of us, next tuesday night so I'm excited about that too. We are now, as I type, getting ready to leave for the Great Wolf Lodge for a night. It's like a huge indoor water park so we are stoked about it! Taylor, I'm sure, will be in heaven. So I better go and get ready!Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-17509866621710446822010-04-19T07:58:00.000-07:002010-04-20T09:14:25.323-07:00A visit from 2 grandmasA couple weeks ago we were lucky enough to have both of Taylor's grandmas visit. They came down to wish Taylor a happy 3rd birthday. What nice grandmas! Sonny's mom came to visit first and Taylor had a really good time with her. Taylor had a bit of a fever the first couple days she was here so we didn't get out and do much. But we did get to eat out at a couple great places. We also went to our favorite beach in Steilacoom where Taylor showed her all the neat little crabs and other sea creatures. We spent one day doing a bunch of yard work, getting a spot of land ready for the garden. But most of her visit was spent building some totally awesome storage shelves in our garage. We have been storing everything in closets and are now super excited to have some storage elsewhere. Sonny and her were hard at work for less than a day and had the whole thing built! Watch out Extreme Makeover Home Edition! Thanks so much Gini :) We really appreciate it.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461869025827263138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKm72GjGeil1sIQ112uDpIcWHiw5Y3g93YpELva6ZhxKkWZFw0otTzWqUO3hs2bljR2nZnP-7i0o8RL_DE7WP1gCkgccdK89fxrrQsVpwYbzQvrKsWEtNUW7kqKboBd3yPhrDZ2ZvltyZ/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+128.JPG" />Sorry, these next couple pictures are out of order. Sonny went to Virginia to attend an Oral Surgery class and Taylor and I went to our beach on a Sunday afternoon. Surprisingly, we couldn't find a single crab. I must have looked under every single rock. I think the tide was too high and they were already back in the water.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDSX1WFvt0yawpSQVziyOvtAFsgD52DIhJ4R-2sG3h_cxdq7Hq4lLgL2yUx_5I7Ri1FQfDO4XQ3XG22WXWjwSSp44y6s_nEiHYelP0Pl2dy0gwgbAMjKAWRa6mNk_exV3fVBuxrsYHyqz/s1600/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461869014164473554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDSX1WFvt0yawpSQVziyOvtAFsgD52DIhJ4R-2sG3h_cxdq7Hq4lLgL2yUx_5I7Ri1FQfDO4XQ3XG22WXWjwSSp44y6s_nEiHYelP0Pl2dy0gwgbAMjKAWRa6mNk_exV3fVBuxrsYHyqz/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+119.JPG" /></a> When the tide comes up at night, there is this one little spot where a pool forms. It's just the right depth for Taylor to wade in and throw rocks without me having to watch him so closely.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBUDM9nHa-S9yCdb5edN1hLgPlZ1-Z6YFBeIIXFN5wSIvyJG-dhjznsoKjIZJyw5JLPnL9fMan66klw0DWzHVXzwC5z4l2TfRfhietQyvuiWzpvlBHMOKZt50SESaOdmYVLibkuERycui/s1600/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461868313489823698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBUDM9nHa-S9yCdb5edN1hLgPlZ1-Z6YFBeIIXFN5wSIvyJG-dhjznsoKjIZJyw5JLPnL9fMan66klw0DWzHVXzwC5z4l2TfRfhietQyvuiWzpvlBHMOKZt50SESaOdmYVLibkuERycui/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+116.JPG" /></a><br />Holding a crab. To bad it was dead :(<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs24wlORedwuedWSkr29QDgt8OYq6SRrIbegtnFF5SRfdHW3cBpZEzs0UyvP9NYuvKGky-s-FQnUtd1HNJunI_wIwCvI8YYH86fpoAKTEX6ofL6MB_HVQAf9-T1SLHVOtw40m0MKQfGCg/s1600/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+091.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461868302051661826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs24wlORedwuedWSkr29QDgt8OYq6SRrIbegtnFF5SRfdHW3cBpZEzs0UyvP9NYuvKGky-s-FQnUtd1HNJunI_wIwCvI8YYH86fpoAKTEX6ofL6MB_HVQAf9-T1SLHVOtw40m0MKQfGCg/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+091.JPG" /></a>My mom came to visit right after Sonny's mom left. I love when she comes to visit! Taylor and I count down the days until she get here. Taylor calls her "Bami." We lived so close to her for 4 years during dental school and had a really hard time moving last June. She came just in time to celebrate Easter and what a fun time we had with her! We had an egg hunt in our backyard and did some other fun easter activities. We also worked on the yard a lot. My mom was nice enough to buy some pansis and marigolds for my garden and some other plants. My favorite part of her visit was spending a couple days doing some major decorating. Since moving into our new house 6 months ago, I have been wanting to decorating it. My mom gave me some good designing deas and tips and bought me some cool stuff for my kitchen etc.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461868279834647026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkTvc8bjIVhyCMjb-qvCoPOZb9feMEM8A9bFaLxvzHrJkGrUvsMMj50O3PZroXRFtsdoObLXpgwwaSWdelDhy9GZk-6AowJOFc1KEqp_I_y7r1ZqpyCMX_YmgxfbRSLIx0s4Fhyphenhypheni5_EIp/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+089.JPG" /><br /><div>Taylor and I planted three blueberry trees in this very area today. We are looking forward to eating fresh blueberries soon.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461868274741081346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VRbDg982sEg1Xo6NoxcgZAOrB4qAms5ofHrQMyWMOaCuj4AaZZZrDBh8xVODfVyZ-xb_asIEH2rMoxDTHdpcOpi6dhZWD-26x-yJJOGiyB73YNK0Fax7kS4mgWmJFizHSiczCKW78n-6/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+083.JPG" />Some of the marigolds and pansi's in a cool looking new pot my mom got us. Love it!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461868262629946706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22st8Y3xkH_aAnPesp0d71UVurzijrX_XrCEHGlIjjvN08xYglAlNiGIUPZ_oNkgC1bg0tWBstWAO-AVYe2hsBCQEVBesAHxYceh9GESace9LzLeJ3gSdNgBIPex_0lTt8JKHJb4G0SNl/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+070.JPG" /><br /><div>This is where my little garden will be this year. It is a bit rocky (the rain does not help that situation at all!) so I bought some chicken fencing so that I could sift some out before I plant the vegetables.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461866195311718306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRFm9t5aDrCjtmmFZHJ5FvN_1lzUFsSaDLHCJxr4FV-fAtKH_l6Jjjq83ZrOYfmyVuSkvjRAMJWeHzbSfiyfpVtf5qr6HHCOTXE6zFNI5TpdsEaF_3lev7nZBfAxJp9HLFGIKKL-x-fdA/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+060.JPG" /><br />My new clock<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461866181184973298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ2g0whFX8Bd_Bct6_ngU7LtBNBaItIXbstzh-C7lfIWA6OUly-Jz-QTOONxJV6NrRYauUam3l4pzuAi7PRo0lvkf9DhqNT57vVnZutd8P2YoTKD8ZNlUgS2vChrHsJNvUkYUhkKqgUo_/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+059.JPG" /><br />My mom and I went to Joanne's and got the grapevines to put on top the cupboards and we found most of the baskets at the Goodwill. It makes my kitchen a little more homy now :)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461866168314125618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXz8nX2sflxUxkD5Z4_vG3k1Fpjd0LIdCl1DqkzAejtxwltdP0_0JQauvws3M213xLPVasti-QWxFHl-Q_ZKDM5Ik2IvGOo56CbUrYryRQVh8JGU7dlCBRcO2SLNLOa_hskj6eajILIHrN/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+048.JPG" /><br />The Easter egg hunt in our backyard. There weren't many places to really hide the eggs well but Taylor still loved it.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461866163518973234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRBzN4WpbhFkSW3E6kFURDGNJfZ2jIFFZ3zNBT262F1QmSeL6h2a6YcjMz1e62ZUVI1y_XgkBN7zUMUm8O7Iu9PUYLuqEnLYXqIT844eYKifA4Czc4K8N2AgIUpZ-ibEn5tgnxOrz_v2C/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+040.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461866148958033234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuUnWz6lvEQc5ZkYFX_-BTwDh6kP09-5Wx3sYofVHQABn4Go2oDGEeRw_1v53xqjxOolS-eb0EsCPM0ME70ECgz1799tY1gj-AzaWv2abzGI9gnnutbBTRqx97phd5M_X4VXiCxcQAUE0/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+028.JPG" />I asked Taylor to make a funny face and here it is<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461864551929369762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioba4XChi7Fo00-h5OtM72SmcXhf6R8ytBXLSywEMQ_VO2-lrTIOVQ-eRayNHxo7lFcBrZRwiJF2NOt52P9d5ZtlMAdKbJ8fW-KodLdfs9un6q47x5Bukh7qFckL4T_pRbbhYa_BIoS-_J/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+021.JPG" /><br />Tay and his "Bami"<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461864546212216802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxKhlZbaH5dneWTMeMWs6FiH8Nfqw-0tBzPKJ2JTeQZwgf9jc7F8wuKREXEG7yrEO42x_FxhKY_JObVZGsj7qIVb-RcBjgXFXTgk2wKopeQN1DtZEg-wJ4fu6chzXkwr5AENGo8LHqUea/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+012.JPG" /><br />We made some easter treats, of course!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461864535826809138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARUZAXnAdD9VzH4sDhX66TSUN8oCb0bmvGx8l5WHuwV0__8dD0VQbXs4T_gmylI52dbcgEICVcyhFH0Mopq45hU-Qh0EQ2EL_Vm1evpW-mx2QdCS-hwFvRH1IZkpiuascT2vTRE3dtSGs/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+007.JPG" /><br />DuPont had an easter egg hunt with lots and lots of kids. He was hesitant at first but ended up getting a few eggs.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461864525275460322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilm5U8fiDVcSIDDQGQdBVlWYM6nWH9g5NhhsX86IDq7Z8fcR6AooJqPo2lRnRJaKlorkbe-ycHOcxFyS6EKgLG1BFsR2teVQTJDWXI8tuNXSdlxynzpJoJDM9451o6u-Fkjuc_gS5NBBFQ/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+004.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461864506508523842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQn3gqK4SNCeoSgnubSwjQJ_yrna4QlaLpvzCk0uoH0Xy02iHZo5x4EP4MFttRSGciFn3vjbeYRrOjc5jRlhTed5RUnwzsLcAQTysyqJcWaAkbvGOUa6UERReztPuqT0gZIzsSdlAiwzZ/s400/Easter,+garden,+and+beach+003.JPG" /><br /><div>We had a good time with the two grandmas and we hope to see them again soon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-55235275632961378762010-04-12T23:32:00.000-07:002010-04-13T15:21:46.444-07:00Taylor's 3 years old picturesHere are the yearly pictures we took of Taylor, and a few of our family too. I tried to coordinate our outfits. They didn't turn out as well as I was hoping but oh well, they're just pictures I guess, right? I always have too high of expectations. It started out pretty rough with Taylor and then the lady warmed him up. She had to bring out a bunch of sports equipment for him to play with. That is why he is holding something in each picture. I guess you do what you gotta do to get some pictures taken :) Oh, and don't you just love the train that Sonny is playing with in the family picture? I asked him to put it down but he just couldn't let it go. hee hee! We ended up going to JC Penney's and buying the cd that had these poses, and a lot more too. And we had a coupon that gave us a free 8x10. We chose the one with Tay wearing the baseball glove. I wanted to buy a 16x20 of us that same day but decided that we would shop around for a better rate. Anybody know of any store or online company that has a good price? Well, enjoy! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459750313113599714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdN6h6n1JP0G-XeJAS-6l7U2eo4jWqBaUSU8J8OdDA_ZQIL8WnOhklhyphenhyphenI389viIa7fmBcPLOveePbeqSA4WgFWkW2oVUmFR3pmaxiMgdtItal4OEe7DT4DTWI8gbRXzdIOLmOuqXK3kYi/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-6.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459750319466046354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAQXwpOHt5kA9tdsR_9X_MUpms_zjpOkz7vNkjeiVEZmV0FRy-BrKJmn9a4DEFVZLgeaHxJaPaEI9EcyDZ4uQOBl0GLb1A9cgI0E_FB-HtM9nFGc_nDBI9QCkgNmmdBA8aISLrUeB0JDB/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-23.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459750302945004722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01ZqTSyq8JtKxlm82RYno6N1uah-wAWoL7LRfRXVFzlx4b21o7l-9MRlAJxx2r7u6UwZjYUeOv0rcisY6d5MuuWDMEYl7FUbYkKmHeRlJW6mjfmcRUfzU2LbIc3p_fsQwuHHTythFLCR2/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-4.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459510492925122418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fCMpf1gt2wffa1i_t6B3zCi3RNXZBYJ_pFkJYsUGup7EynQCwZ3x95uJsKl_P4lSeVyEMJclTz24JNmvYP7YSTP_8JfzP65SDy5vciOL-P2g8JJ-Mv4s65O5KiZlw7yzDQg80vePEyvW/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-44.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459510488044106450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77AB5amCuivj0jxg3YRnvIzyRgvqYcmOpWhQsyEumnIBgmyZfaB2OODYInLNJq_vgSrwuJKR4n3k8voIq9JU4VxZHGYMOf1J7gUCW6nBa1fYSDt-32coy6jHqEDk3YDHVSMMyeXCIWeOH/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-41.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459509194143846146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciCHNKPWxnQanL03hbl2RJzX9C8vTTey1SYKAi9wldP2UcqtSD3BF2dtiocjkeQH3dqC560Yt44STZfW4o_t8A_h50cdqio1_bzMS_zqTlZHl5NEGfkKj7I9pP5HDIYSO6ix19WhZCOcA/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-25.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459509182848787506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj859lWmnF0VDVDKoEe0LRHFv6rLK4xe111IkbgZ4uv1FS_Vx8C_KlXyTIOSkKBu2x7laye8eCSkG_OuM5cSt_nxKjuQGKASOnRcm-M_2IQA37yzypxLA_aS8b-pZqaZO7B8gRSEl9EJCEW/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-19.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459509174988815906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI_xX8-5JVzT-uK8GVC3L38Zvu8knwkAi5QLWrTkmXYW1UkiggbNFK9Sa6AlR0YvLzuctK_yVO9XDxQXzphzVVGrnlSJArParIpAhfSWwcyrB5o7anIN7gHxY2oh-8v7OO9KpDidWuwwf/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-14.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459509164429546738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqc_p_eEiPxbiQk-FnQq2rrCV4hhKDFlPEdQNl_KLLzFW1L4Athyu2GhpDfzaHXUt834bG1gGbebv6cArpsvDgeKURTsAS1oehrdgC_ZSFwP-mG3uWxHnt1ixkAx4NfIVzH2i2wKgVlZP/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-10.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459509151523168194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7Iim4b8YLHUgr5XdZ5M2iIhdKp8nxe-Qdd-XpBHD39D1nA5zNQIXyG_dPtdD0r_qiqFn92DKQH-km_tNLhSHKgglpEiZU_6o_q01VRumXkwYpt4qrMmPrhUlPJGDs4ivSYDYo6Rdf8kD/s400/P100-LTPP0100124093JCP-8.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-74456604957056446262010-03-25T20:15:00.000-07:002010-03-28T19:58:46.038-07:00Happenings in Washington StateWell, since my last post, nothing major has happened up here in Washington State. We're just waiting patiently for the rainy season to be done. No such luck yet; it is raining as I speak, or should I say, write. If it's not raining, then it's pretty cold. We've had a few sunny days the last couple of days stuck in with the many rainy and cold ones and have spent a lot of time outside on those ones. We have really enjoyed using the nice community green in the front yard. Taylor has fun playing with his friends in the neighborhood on it. All the little boys bring their toys out and they all get a lot of practice "sharing" them.<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452781058435532578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrsyzPjz4iwqVk75lzeHGMD5FgUPp2QATs4JJbyiSA0h8R1b4V-E7FwIWfstlNHoeL4fG1hpkvX3ret4qvWXhRv36dLHqEPle9nmNlgZ5E_GwbGp46Pws-fSAVyn4mzuVUkWH6JYU-71j/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+002.JPG" />Taylor is STILL into his swords, I can't believe it.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452781047633540114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoehu_hA2j56T_mflhhzJAO6xWX4wv_QB2FSlbiGG47W5K74CC2ZdtovCilvT1FqaShXq1gLE0bfMFE5pCRffJIvkvFkoivRcpmZhO4Od70BUg-qTxxLxGucbla6ilOBlDdhIp8Z5OC6m2/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+040.JPG" />A couple weeks ago, Sonny had to go a "Dentac Birthday Ball" for work. He had to go in the military dress blues. I liked the top half of the outfit (made him look like a pilot) but made fun of his band pants! Ha ha! He lucked out and found them used at the thrift store on base, where a lot of his collegues bought them brand new. I was invited as well but decided to use the admission price for some cute clothes instead! Good thing I didn't go because Sonny said it was a total drag, really really boring.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uAy-tqUYcto31cV-MnuRKliqB4YO3yTp4Rzw7g-XFOfAN2ve2heOl7BQ4SOS1FQCY8u5u13vLSSJdlhg7E5iQZOJOmaIDSvrK5KSJEqTcAuAW31jfXgBKCb-zt1OAiG57Ub1JRyovnWz/s1600/hike+and+tays+birthday+047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452781042133429810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uAy-tqUYcto31cV-MnuRKliqB4YO3yTp4Rzw7g-XFOfAN2ve2heOl7BQ4SOS1FQCY8u5u13vLSSJdlhg7E5iQZOJOmaIDSvrK5KSJEqTcAuAW31jfXgBKCb-zt1OAiG57Ub1JRyovnWz/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+047.JPG" /></a><br />"Doing stocks"<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452781031265605042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Wzk00UA3WnWj-0arA23nBrVntj2AcNiVARqVwNI3Tz9WGegXR9sM3Tt8xEPd2Mf10PWxwqlKlDxQqK4NtbopWz59_vdkPITamZV7jUGXOT0yh9kAao1Tq51uaR2lVX-eN2Y09Dbqh3p/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+048.JPG" /><br /><div>Taylor also had a birthday on the 19th. He turned 3! He had a lot of fun opening his presents, having chocolate muffins and orange juice for breakfast, and then going to Chuck E Cheese. The first time Taylor went there he was a little too young, so he really enjoyed it this time around. We ended up staying there WAY too long though (3 hours, just playing games, talk about overstimulation!) For dinner we went to McDonalds and let him run around in the play area.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452777528477783698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73E0ZuBAtZubpo1lx6BLLkHVkyHdOsHAmyHiZNrhfQkaQm8xzNcj5j0BWEytXjs6XJES64Q6oJO5XpUxJUaPs8zmttPQ7mTgEjVeSWkyMDwePQXDTLoSNPzPUpk_IxhywRc70Kfub9fBb/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+074.JPG" /><br />My mom gave him this scooter and he is in love with it. He calls it his "roller skater." How cute :) And sonny found this plastic armor at the thrift store for a buck. He calls himself the "knight in shining armor."<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452777519933176882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6t4pem4z7MinbKLrOW7J_bz9Ps6wh1Ygu7OwNTqDTIrLSnISczysOnKAYCnAwoNsA-gSXq_qEAqVkcsaW_jRIYpwU7WeFGQDXQ-Gi0VzMFC4lfb5IKVaK1u6gx7ZOPDwI_vtf5t_V6gO/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+075.JPG" /><br />The skater in action!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452777512201092594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6X3MTTPKXqHbLq41Aox6BrUJfkkmeRuoJt1DVPwkGk-5sxqfn6Y-T100IisnwyRDhZv7w5-eMjtPmjHVCMpy-NUbKQnEl1gBATRHxWU-36N73PMZbc7pOyvgeAA63V_xvVGYp6vOtRNw/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+076.JPG" />Chuck E Cheese<br /><div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452777498277664226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0i2pjRF1OWc1zIGdBMAWpw3DkEiXGs4KUI-qD7hdygixvi75zm5MEA9M0P0hb2onKv0gzZPEsQWud5G7HfQGC3m0ipxjAs-LMp6e-QZLjiIzBdvIN42RusqPz-xErL5DOwZNwog4skfO/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+101.JPG" /><br />I found a recipe for chocolate cake on allrecipes.com. It didn't turn out so well. It tasted ok but just looked strange. The recipe called for red food coloring so the chocolate cake part was red! Weird. Taylor has really been into Scooby Doo lately so we made that the theme.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452777490639434162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdYR8WWIamZy6Z1quZc9YLx4LIdhyphenhyphenGxmZ1DWV1tYUmA6isY00xJNuMAzarSaHkmlb50poHG5XFQ8FOCNgWvm5V4I427711kIHXrKNvirohH5ifb0EChbFCYaDire9nSpi-O13Yw3B3JdG/s400/hike+and+tays+birthday+104.JPG" /><br />Last but not least, we FINALLY decided to change his crib into a big boy bed. He did pretty good for a couple nights but now plays for like an hour and then falls asleep. Naps are pretty much non-existent but I can get him to play by himself in his room for about an hour, which is better than nothing, I guess. Taylor is doing really well with potty training. He has begun to tell me he has to go instead of me asking him all the time. Our next tackle is getting him to go in different pottys. And he has also recently learned his ABC's which is totally cool, I think. </div><div></div><div>And I am still working on getting my back better. I'm going to the Physical Therapist, getting trigger point injections, and experimenting with accupuncture. As soon as I feel enough improvement, we plan on having another baby. So for the time being, we are just living life here in Washington and looking forward to some warm weather!<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-77100864261576559632010-03-05T13:16:00.000-08:002010-03-05T15:17:44.291-08:00The past monthThis last month has been full of rainy days and a couple days of sun. My cousin talked me into dying my hair blond back in November and now Taylor and I are twins! But man, it's tough keeping up with it and stuff but worth it because I think it suits me. I was a toehead (is that how you spell it?) when I was little so I'm going back to my roots.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI2KjCxPf0a0LvNvM-IEDVLv37JP6300w2tELMc2hum_NFP1wO28FVBnZmg3ZgCW-SY0r8a0B9xzJKHQrfrFZigYlUfECCMhS8b1p10AWM7DSAHVsF0t9O4mXKXm9O7KUD0XCUebqFimc/s1600-h/first+potty,+cake,+and+a+sunny+day+027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445271599294271922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI2KjCxPf0a0LvNvM-IEDVLv37JP6300w2tELMc2hum_NFP1wO28FVBnZmg3ZgCW-SY0r8a0B9xzJKHQrfrFZigYlUfECCMhS8b1p10AWM7DSAHVsF0t9O4mXKXm9O7KUD0XCUebqFimc/s400/first+potty,+cake,+and+a+sunny+day+027.JPG" /></a> The days that it has been sunny, we have been having lunch outside.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaMQykmEehcgxMJalmsD2OMV4t3vfrT0tUgRWCKzeOo5REwVRoJLMhvtkEg8f4FawIfzK75HAa_XEoUbtyN4Rs4TNtC8RRwEmkkqDFcqpBjpvJa2M5rx5m_ySoP15nN49s3YHmuqXcF_s/s1600-h/first+potty,+cake,+and+a+sunny+day+016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445271585791747938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaMQykmEehcgxMJalmsD2OMV4t3vfrT0tUgRWCKzeOo5REwVRoJLMhvtkEg8f4FawIfzK75HAa_XEoUbtyN4Rs4TNtC8RRwEmkkqDFcqpBjpvJa2M5rx5m_ySoP15nN49s3YHmuqXcF_s/s400/first+potty,+cake,+and+a+sunny+day+016.JPG" /></a><br />When it rains, we do a lot of crafts at our kitchen table. Taylor loves to cut and is really good at it! He cuts out little shapes and then glues them to paper. Lately he has been asking me to draw the letters out for him. He is really interested in letters right now. And while he does art stuff, it gives me a chance to work on my cookbook. I'm trying to organize all my favorite recipes into one big cookbook. Below is one of Taylor's sculptures, "Frosty the snowman."<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXiHGJN_sXOiQkCUCpBLC0Biqxj_fKehImhCbh-KbSWkHnCHVSCBEUtAsC3-Z-BMGgqtCoGl-pzjLHzZKIvYCNwObnpx-XJpSfVDLaYDpMRCp08eS_zBDoDTkEziEI7BdQBa_ekAjpDml/s1600-h/first+potty,+cake,+and+a+sunny+day+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445271578505735154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXiHGJN_sXOiQkCUCpBLC0Biqxj_fKehImhCbh-KbSWkHnCHVSCBEUtAsC3-Z-BMGgqtCoGl-pzjLHzZKIvYCNwObnpx-XJpSfVDLaYDpMRCp08eS_zBDoDTkEziEI7BdQBa_ekAjpDml/s400/first+potty,+cake,+and+a+sunny+day+011.JPG" /></a><br />We crank open the blinds in the morning when we see that the sun is out. Then we lay on the woodfloor for a minute or so and soak in some rays.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445266722100882770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVn9J1Z3Oyeru3qq96Y774PCjxF7vRwpnHjE6m4ZuqRNRs9jdUnt3gyijKGlUVdrnMAQFEf5D0WlHU101Xw5EYb88AR5EVGGM9trhAWKDr6kXOD_m7L8xoZoIGcP__D08qQW_YkrL3bIPx/s400/animal+prisoners+and+glorious+sunshine+006.JPG" /> Yeah for sun!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445266712051216226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnleW46vaqqFbF7Dd8xhDEhB3YmU6ejjMK8_E6R-_Uahf9Qi_VjcSaavtEJxik0HiUMWk362jcnVgCg8ypiqVbLnXUByhiNzJcp4-aDtruoN_gzmr9_8JknrWMEyRRKIPftNIQCD0OmVtC/s400/animal+prisoners+and+glorious+sunshine+004.JPG" />Another thing that we do a lot of bring all of Taylor's stuffed animals downstairs and hide them under the blanket, in the "pirate cave." I'm in charge of guarding and protecting the animals (laying down with them under the blanket) while he goes back and forth upstairs to get his animals. This morning while we were doing it, I snuck a little nap in for a minute or so. This is one of my favorite games, you can probably guess why. Oh, and Tay likes to wear his belt around his waist, not even in the loops of his pants. Its a sure sign of piracy, he says.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445266695386283506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLjcc09NZidp4I_qEvZ4JOSp3hmE3HRPaU2ujGn57ckxo2PFgKPYlTcDAR5fBJC4KnachOuFqj3jdNsfal_t09RskFE6iFsE1Bv8UdHHOC3yO6Cka4o9cGhi85vTgpTpgsbZpt9coxH7F/s400/animal+prisoners+and+glorious+sunshine+003.JPG" />Taylor has always liked stuffed animals and has tons of them. Lately, he's decided that they are prisoners and need to be tied up. Poor little christmas doggy :( Sorry the pictures crocked.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445263106958534274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF3TYLTJ1AeCnkE95kETOHCRXH1Q-oBOVmS8vparDMoFT0CxogAkanxlBQqNN5o1zxeWxK6NsS15VN46QO_OQ6UzAiVv-lxUXKoQzquTowR4ZeM-6GFEm1F8T_GbMH1uBAZXIr8lz41IP/s400/animal+prisoners+and+glorious+sunshine+001.JPG" />When we moved in last October, we heard that there were a few little boys in the neighborhood for Taylor to play with. For the last couple weeks, they have been playing a lot. They like to play with Sonny too (hee hee). He's realized that he is the neighborhood babysitter.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445263099194502514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2yE4QZ_hXriSKTIGksZwxFttajci97ygVIRqvU-A2B6G7M3MQzqSh2SKWiYZwRVZKnLYtN2cGUX8vTcvPciteLQ56yzMcl0RAAF9vWEfi5yIJ-EtH9HdxkDFCVKNvkrXnAPfDSeCZg68/s400/taylor's+pose+and+his+new+friends+009.JPG" />Sonny in action<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445263090451254130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW45KTbpsTP1IZFMMJvqXtpP3Z8WJkOm04r24ufOn7fPPQyRYJ3j9RyY8_oQ4okRbopx-19P2HrfBoQXNsqrWCLDIyDmh1DkrA4a8TacX9LzHpsrPxgfUuopUJwrVeTmgfwQK6mAaLxmX/s400/taylor's+pose+and+his+new+friends+007.JPG" />I really really like this community greenspace!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445263081416960914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3uVuCnt8MGjFeC66ytAEKiDdk7xRCEXAx8U-INx2-dD10FeY6ltUutnOBE6scz8Y09FTNSvneGi79z6B6-79s35utSqzkAns1YfYGNPlByPo0Q41rTeql2kjsSmU7jBZbriOirQS5Pbl/s400/taylor's+pose+and+his+new+friends+006.JPG" />And the other day, Taylor insisted that I take a picture of him. He then proceded to pose like this. He cracks me up sometimes! He is so full of questions lately too. Whenever we see a kid at the park, an old man at the store or whatever, he asks me "What's his name?" And every night while I'm making dinner, he asks me "What are we having?" I'm glad that he asks lots of questions! He is so observant and sees things that I don't.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445263075272488162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-c3hnSAa24YYZ7t4zuEhZpyzvIPGBCbXUsl5_AT4HYZC08cMyNYe0imEYmSJbHToeOt4fe05r8tZ5eP7RJ8t4QT8cZdVPuef4SB70wCWv13BKQOAnjKGS8I6OgcyeiHkr2q1fLGhWHnJ/s400/taylor's+pose+and+his+new+friends+004.JPG" />I haven't got a picture of him with his backpack but the last couple months, Taylor has been going to "Tay Tay School." It's an hourly care center that they provide for military families. He's been going there about twice a week while I go to different doctors to try and figure out the back pain that I have been having the last 5 years. I'm so greatful that I found this place because otherwise, I don't know who would have taken care of him. Taylor really loves it there and sometimes, doesn't even want to come home. I'm glad that he is becoming so independent. He is also doing really great at potty training. Sonny is starting his residency in June so we are also getting ready for that. Ah! We have some great trips coming up the next couple months so we are excited about that too. So we are just hanging out here in Washington waiting for the winter to end (RAIN!) and for spring to start.<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-41937816048215877322010-02-10T20:47:00.000-08:002010-02-11T09:55:34.108-08:00Big DayTaylor did his first pee pee in the potty today :) I have been trying to spark his interested in the potty for many months without much success. He always said that he was "scared." Once and a while he would practice sitting on the potty for a few minutes and then be done. So this is a huge step for him! We are so proud of him and hope that the rest of the training goes well. I think he is going through some kind of growth spurt right now because he has been talking really well and seems really into learning letters and numbers. What a cute little guy!Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-12227574535294243532010-02-09T22:12:00.000-08:002010-02-10T20:21:25.122-08:00San DiegoLast week we traveled down to the San Diego area. Sonny attended a continuing education course in Oral Pathology on the navy base there for a few days. After those few days, we stayed another week just too goof off.<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436510443356328514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NC5PNGdZMdIgtHkUA8pwkIm0w1ZcPxMZwt3fdxhkIEZ9K_YjLT5XRSv5eZYX4lmPub93AzOdLRRV5wOPOXqNIRllidmgzzmHIPKSP43M3XjJn-84_luyrxrEzOA1hc3pvSzCgcVg0h2f/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+008.JPG" />These first couple are just some real cute pictures of Taylor that I had to include. Here he is helping me make Sonny's mudpie for his birthday.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436510431638978338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiT3fW2CtV3avEVtHY0H3dtL1eVO2oXQll_IqGXhiRB83Ihdhfuve_NkZH28XkBvwq3jKx8AGNqlBNUuwSsEMFTlJDxAevcLYwoTi2q9Vd-t61109jAj3JYNONBjKui59HMxTHUYWJBmSk/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+188.JPG" />He loves his little buddy, Butch<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436510424930975650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XIsstMja7hG656Zz7ze4ouKbK7XKVnXVdlktRVPTP07SMQs5Bu1nX883bxipJYvvs7dIlOe0Ck51iZDytlIKmGKShdMT4dZhjF7TO1IIGe1tiKbX2oD64BiZpsIMxqmwF8xJwiJqvKlz/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+177.JPG" /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436510418190160242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjUSy7i7-ph84WCTxPKaF8376srxc3jVoDANeoeE_r1KrLVMt-caA2H8UWFByFIvWyh9_O1uUN7s10-aZLc82mQchbX6DcLAPbOTzTXA1bwrAhQ2WXzftXPk2XFvawdJzsVCrAnzrfsuZ/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+163.JPG" />We met up with Sonny's brother, Bo and went to one of his trade shows at the convention center. We purchased this skim board for Taylor. We couldn't resist, it was $10.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436510407070187026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzxhNG1w9VXPa2Bish_17pxVDoGOZbd5_3Ttsp1XWLpkYeV-a7fMZC3AUhC5ZF6VJjppVz9zWDS6i8aVGl83364JJOUAyka8xHQLwPQ4_BIWDPJjXIRLcRVA5wwooxffUutmtqK3Q8hyphenhyphenu/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+161.JPG" />We spent a lot of time with my family too. They came down to San Diego and hung out with us there. Here's my sister and my parent's dog, Ringo. What a cute little pooch!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436507234186155250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n8ULI5STiPwdKxSNQxWj3XvfKQpRuPj8RRVQjvjv7od0z_-I7-LfZBBrAsWmNICH6T8S4J1qO-Y3dIuVqE2kKSHwZWTJsMBLcBRTo_u68DWUgOcqPNIhjwi21pAJNdQTfTo-hq37WLr5/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+171.JPG" /><br />Taylor is still really into taking pictures. Actually, he's pretty good at it. This one looks kind of psychedelic. Pretty cool.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436507226720848418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXE6SCMfgKGsjVI4g3ssCbi0QEkbeRUULBdZ2hLJ0WhyGO0Iy6YVZSIwcUBwIMS3P6g7GTdk_hcmoKbmqOf2stvhdnzVqOi1NU7fG9G-poXw8hjTSoD-2x4kFEIcH-Gl7WmVmCskX6qzi/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+164.JPG" />Taylor's post-modern art work. Seriously, I've seen pieces like this in museums (along with hangers just hanging from the ceiling... whoever decided that was artwork must have been on crack!) I thought Taylor's work here was halarious!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436507217991419314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GfSeNb4rMGLcKv_ET1rCvMmQf6aTX7ao5q_Ie-m8jXQZc5m2zP415igZNZ6fml4G9WZzXZnkZby1Ep3JPk_g5u_3diojZIkur1UZKaAbzlvuJK3xzEplSH1T3Qpjk0JEi6TM1yCzoSj4/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+134.JPG" />San Onofre beach. We stayed one night at a beach cottage right down on the beach. The tide was low so we found some neat shells and as seen here, a frisbee.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436507204402799922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDQ7VhT218oUV4uoAhQPGGRAp7cU84oSc8O135jdW9KXqvZiFK-yKArb21Bf6uQ_YB0EeFZ4mVwrmIK97wGBdwg2xFGkg579Gq_3RDO8DnG8Iz00133zR_Arb-rU1KPCgP02tFXT5AGe7/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+126.JPG" /><br />It was a rocky beach, like those we experience in Washington<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436507192222143458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7PUr-e1WSmvfdabh8Oh4hyphenhyphens2euzCqUQ2_q2QIfxexnFqzbOvOSJveAlCVkGMt-nGK-85A0WMjN8pdu70i2ELafrs_rdZXloM7NApslO6AkXda23hyphenhyphenldzhvcqlNYbMbO0ZSCBcrAaE-I2/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+140.JPG" /><br />The beach cottage<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436504650860470354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_SBkwToPQa9GvKIZNdMO7OsMU8aH9-L2sDNF4kwdj9jCbbZbQq_2d1Y3nA7tXNesR2bCcfmYFOhxs5Pny5iC7KZg9jq-NWQX_T6ZgyP9uQjBw91G7Ide-DOdaeVOerJTs2-RAME-RaDT/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+109.JPG" />We found a fun little spot in San Diego, the Old Town area. They had a lot of historic buildings and museum like shops. Therewas one little shop that must have had like a million windchimes hanging from the ceiling. What a sight! And what a sound!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436504640638216914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg7nXKYovbJ3EkfVn05F75ElyhmG2NfBOY1Gkyg6VjTzqZClaqCPzEKWIYP1VGZWWbQoW7nEFaXJerNRTbHU526vTexhPNdJ8NMBsn0EF-gZL3imG_YGm9eezyqV8Bw1YEtN5DDJhE6Ui/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+113.JPG" />I had to take a picture of this place, Cafe Coyote. It had out of this world chips and salsa. My kind of place.<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436504628780309458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLDpuCgH9TKVk_H-0doTVTSVvSIpYRDaLZ87VSjuHcSiJICTacrmOQx36X2sAQR0v-rP4iQqiOeY6IzrwnZ_9Ebez8xmsX1KIX3bo7xvvuKT-zU-lEqbMvRdkLYpaG207YpkWhQJO1nWy/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+111.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436504616533245906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignxBsPx4BTbJ1zxnA8sZJadz9myPzldS7xfDyal294yz72uZPM5lwoiw11eXPVC3SNgJ6bruH0Ypc6-AZCtfuhP7ePCgzjVekthNZHvhV2gq69pVHDO6NWq5IqyZR08AxH1sG0a9AIQtg/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+096.JPG" /><br />We had to swing by Balboa Park again, one of my favorite places in San Diego. A great place to just relax and explore.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436504606215297106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ1juListTYmw2YBiSpIXDSW_hJZHRuxbmS_0YVGbGPRbK-STyFs2oKhW5xDskucZfFEoW61Q5fNE4zm7RFljFwoYzhA1KLSQW8LzOtt-Lu_Qf7DTBwJ5tlr-OP-DYGuii0YTtE7dGO3U/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+072.JPG" /><br />Grandpa and Tay studying the coy fish<br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436499485962959074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIJ0ZwI7JEMgM9j3FBIHqxFI4PaTKePaU6SaDXGOVmiz-XS3zzFcWUFQ_gQgT9WuMnixc2aOVHvtSMj5OZuC2wBJOFMyp_uG94S4RPtE8ED41ej6FOi-S51EDkHSkP-kEr32KHdG_gJwd/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+088.JPG" /><br />I think I've posted this same picture on my blog before but I just love it so much. The palm trees, the beautiful building's reflection on the water... doesn't it look like a postcard?<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436499477434104386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsS5Jqfp6o5cEyczHRdMhyphenhyphenXvdblL4VzrzXpTSsGmue8wjO0rmi74UEk_WVWXnO0ycQKKoEhtxB-2FgZOw-RsQM5PScSfnXHErNNJHuWAfW0ynJnM4HGysymuLc-R8s53Iy8cbwdJ73Y-I/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+086.JPG" /><br />And I wish I could get this picture in black and white. I think it would be neat looking.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436499470439274386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfyT1NUPdqbEBIcy_dlK_ZQcyW1QurmqgMvqV-Q1e4aHzoaUdRrer3HC-PP1CssBQeiefZd8uy5E6nrxKD0OnWquf_TKULh5Q8Eu3PO6DOc7VTFk-fZ27LuLRUW9FM3u9GSfgK766YB5W/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+073.JPG" /><br /><div>I tried to capture the essence of this flower but really didn't do it justice. Balboa park has this indoor garden place ( really intelligent sounding huh, I forgot what they are called) with tons of flowers and plants. It's fun to walk around in.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436499460800744002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV89jUm53CnN5wtSCd4o4wS-s4gv-IFUbmbytz4d6RKlonrrAbVY_D-btmP_kbyhbHWwf1y-eG_VO7S4Z2KsSEfLAgt0OvhQiQEMZ7SlLgeChaMU7wxFB-2hezED77WOFYvlVVdowrebz/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+060.JPG" /><br />You might wonder why I took a picture of a door... Well, we drove out to Hotel Del Coronado again this visit. Supposedly the hotel is haunted by the ghost of a woman who died there. This is the very room in which the ghost resides. Scary! I was actually pretty spooked out when walking by it.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436499452296369122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d6mxBkgMJmNEKPvkWaPGanGmUMHhoe9VGpPLaU4HnMGXrF2SFjwUb76bKSe0GVf2EYoR8KfncbeVnhlTueE6AXw_d1Glw0JicCCr94-RgQ_jJ9-7M2mf3b6kyoNct2nGw7i9DQzBRNE_/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+062.JPG" /><br />My mom and I enjoying the warm weather. This hotel is one of the only hotels made out of wood still standing in the U.S.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436495968262467506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FAe-N-MA3iIBGVlMBMFlBYrGZX3QlBL08_L2TvH0XYELtLyzluQpjVBrpRj7IaXjVjZt69MX7KB3iO2a57yPFALqTkOArvwUrFqDT7YqA7vuINZMNC5R2sUavbZ_DgZDh2hSq144tEra/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+046.JPG" /><br /><div>Sistas chillin' by the fire at the beach<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436495955244556530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnEIbG7pghhviUilVmLgTHnwHFb-oAIGxjpzVZazWe0T6e-w2aGoBmqTJTcMo6GqMmJWshhEoTlv3pmBoRhZAZ9cndFI-WS5ZJjkeUpeatqwRBWholfdLyQ2D4k4K0mntXMtYLvSeCynI/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+043.JPG" /><br />Tinfoil dinners at the beach is the best!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436495945441130066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GhZc7SgVl-hINOVvOcsSQqoArXZDqXuBJ4KRvI8bvO3nyPb01u7JyIIXA7FQqxe4Sm8TI7cZmpdp1PxyI243OuXNMulX6x3epkraNb6sJgjUZFHOIYIPhXa8O5BUmq8zykBeTjn3thse/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+033.JPG" /><br />Sonny wanted to go to Korean B-b-que for his birthday dinner so went for it. We cooked our own meat on a grill on the table, which made the room super duper smoky.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436495940542541346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogXdm1P6dF2RT6GkvUjR3Gd_Sg5TD-S2JfqZwsNX4BYHdXfHzb3C4AJBmJhMgsfRY7uqP6uAts98HNWH5HmRqPRAuKL3Ih7fVkUEfKnsr4EuWPvHn_b7-fnlqsR1AvSBTK0qAGv_WEZT5/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+027.JPG" /><br />The goods on the grill<br /><div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436495935451402626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfTAVLEKjvSWTTZ04E31aZetF1iQ-0qbWoWdvljJoRVesA2baDkAJq4kKlafDDUWiLFla4A51rLyWavrTM4nyc0FI7HdglYnRsolf57u0gDEaptO2Bhw7GaPuFcPNx9CQ0xm2ubUN_mY7/s400/sonny's+cake+and+san+diego+034.JPG" /><br />After this trip, I'm pretty much 100% sure I want to ultimately settle in the San Diego area. It's California, but without the grimyness of L.A. There is hardly any rain but yet it's still green, no snow, the beach real close, and lots more. The only drawback, which is a big one I know, is the price of living. Hmmm, we'll start saving now!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-66546645342338715672010-01-27T21:32:00.000-08:002010-01-28T11:10:23.425-08:00You say it's your birthday... Happy Birthday to you!Sonny's turned 32 today! He shares the same birthday as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, lucky duck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvbjQkD9dYpnjJ9lmgDgXln9WrVk72PH19kJxEqs_-tx4xxFCFJUTlxhkuD-ezcB8HxdfkWNQdFFF8oaIJGcIHpTCgw3U13t1jwPM73iRXvY15Z_UfGOd-GQ9q1wxk4GH0KDLLRdeN808/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+017.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/AVvXsEhBvbjQkD9dYpnjJ9lmgDgXln9WrVk72PH19kJxEqs_-tx4xxFCFJUTlxhkuD-ezcB8HxdfkWNQdFFF8oaIJGcIHpTCgw3U13t1jwPM73iRXvY15Z_UfGOd-GQ9q1wxk4GH0KDLLRdeN808/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431662156046620178" border="0" /></a>Along with giving him "The perfect push-up" for his birthday (actually, he bought that for himself for his birthday), I decided to frame some of Taylor's artwork for Sonny. I have been saving a lot of his drawings and paintings since he was about 1. I'm glad that I did now. He loved it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipK_43Fd0VXJr-wFILX5pvne3tSDAxQUm04Zx0PfdtJOSUhqJRyOB0d21iQZS3oECxnhbzIHWEm29pnGeRAgE2Y-LWrm6mjbs05V9uZxUnXtgBnDmZkbVoEhM_kquhEU6s1Tk4Pdlobwso/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+016.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/AVvXsEipK_43Fd0VXJr-wFILX5pvne3tSDAxQUm04Zx0PfdtJOSUhqJRyOB0d21iQZS3oECxnhbzIHWEm29pnGeRAgE2Y-LWrm6mjbs05V9uZxUnXtgBnDmZkbVoEhM_kquhEU6s1Tk4Pdlobwso/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431662141446158930" border="0" /></a>I found the awesome frame at Micheal's for 40% off. I'm glad I found it because it goes perfectly with our Brazilian cherry wood floor. Sonny is excited to hang the display in his office.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1nRqQDmFZkhadujUvkRBOB8CLYeP5can5txNzhIx5Ko1xKbj1PDpvYoxroA5ho6xVYbvDJFNn45cRRQSmE8iCfrGS7Rduo6mBOWcdri0uBdm1ixRZm5FCXLhfVDAuX21JjSVztlEIlsw/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+011.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/AVvXsEgw1nRqQDmFZkhadujUvkRBOB8CLYeP5can5txNzhIx5Ko1xKbj1PDpvYoxroA5ho6xVYbvDJFNn45cRRQSmE8iCfrGS7Rduo6mBOWcdri0uBdm1ixRZm5FCXLhfVDAuX21JjSVztlEIlsw/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431661016314890610" border="0" /></a>For dinner, Sonny asked for a Chinese dinner. I found some really good Asian dishes off of this website, www.favfamilyrecipes.com. So I slaved away all day making some Orange chicken and Hawaiian Teriyaki beef. It turned about well! But the Orange chicken didn't have quite the crunch that say Panda Express has. But the sauce turned about really, really good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMhdmRnLcjv5-9kPpyCRXsjlQUJdUk9D8L_oSdlg_avP49KbFYZCqxlR6dCQXuLSAOEwbes899CGTaTfrhDtCeuOg8wOEF9sjN1rEto4gYQbwh88VDwUiteiZAVh1IN7VT4taODe80bnx/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+010.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/AVvXsEjUMhdmRnLcjv5-9kPpyCRXsjlQUJdUk9D8L_oSdlg_avP49KbFYZCqxlR6dCQXuLSAOEwbes899CGTaTfrhDtCeuOg8wOEF9sjN1rEto4gYQbwh88VDwUiteiZAVh1IN7VT4taODe80bnx/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431661010871517266" border="0" /></a>We decorated a little too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5M-HMASxkg881u-gdy4UbKZ3nkrzbW7lsQc1hd6reEUZXq_baT6CmMQn5sRnNvEK8R8Cwn_DpYIEDhpuyi0P4pcLCbWZvKF8Dkp_5jjv_DEZsGHtsnDxicboXtjH6fCKJ2a_oSwC5WBqQ/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+009.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/AVvXsEi5M-HMASxkg881u-gdy4UbKZ3nkrzbW7lsQc1hd6reEUZXq_baT6CmMQn5sRnNvEK8R8Cwn_DpYIEDhpuyi0P4pcLCbWZvKF8Dkp_5jjv_DEZsGHtsnDxicboXtjH6fCKJ2a_oSwC5WBqQ/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431660999125982690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xCTPPkdtMxzEJXBvG1Y5T1VUhFssVoftYCs5byc6KnR8v1UErMASpt1ZJLa6VnwN5cJva_sELSUMfQe4u5VkehdzKwfmy0RxfaFPCeDnFLghSSNxv9TD0xA0ybcQ8VQK9_wM-GxRfDUX/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+008.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/AVvXsEg3xCTPPkdtMxzEJXBvG1Y5T1VUhFssVoftYCs5byc6KnR8v1UErMASpt1ZJLa6VnwN5cJva_sELSUMfQe4u5VkehdzKwfmy0RxfaFPCeDnFLghSSNxv9TD0xA0ybcQ8VQK9_wM-GxRfDUX/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431660990613925058" border="0" /></a>Growing up, my parents always got me a bunch of cute, little gifts too. So I thoght that I would continue the tradition.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1u3y9JP7jKyOrZW0dYmF9szOEMRzhf8Ct9AUcb4MkoMMGiwjWCDT7_qfJsy8UOcs93hS8ym2SvyQvGh4QbrTaIWDbak8HlJa8fcRZmowgGEqp3BxzjZTqkHx7jtcVHcCm3YK152wSLtf/s1600-h/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+005.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/AVvXsEge1u3y9JP7jKyOrZW0dYmF9szOEMRzhf8Ct9AUcb4MkoMMGiwjWCDT7_qfJsy8UOcs93hS8ym2SvyQvGh4QbrTaIWDbak8HlJa8fcRZmowgGEqp3BxzjZTqkHx7jtcVHcCm3YK152wSLtf/s400/painting+and+sonny%27s+b-day+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431660983602893170" border="0" /></a>Another shot of the dishes. Hope you had a great Birthday babe! We love you.Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-87603680731138858812010-01-22T14:46:00.000-08:002010-01-22T15:30:35.508-08:00Emma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/emma/homeimages/poster_emma.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 216px;" src="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/emma/homeimages/poster_emma.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is for all you Jane Austen fans out there! Last year at this same time I remember blogging about Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit." This time it is about one of Jane Austen's classics, "Emma." It will be airing Jan 24th-Feb7 (every Sunday night for 3 weeks) at 9 pm on PBS.<br /><br />I was extremely impressed and moved by last years "Little Dorrit" and as my family can attest to, I raved about it for like a month straight. Having seen and loved that miniseries, I am hoping that this one will live up to it's predecessor. I have seen several versions of Emma (my favorite being with Gwyneth Paltrow) and am looking forward to this new one.<br /><br />If you are not familiar with the story of "Emma," here is a synopsis:<br /><br />Emma Woodhouse (Romola Garai, <i>Atonement</i>) was born with the sun shining down on her. The radiant, privileged girl grows into a remarkable talent for matchmaking, as observed by her loving but disapproving father (Michael Gambon, <i>Cranford</i>) and childhood friend Mr. Knightley (Jonny Lee Miller, <i>Endgame</i>). When the decidedly less privileged Harriet Smith arrives, Emma meddles with fate to find her a match, until her flawless intuition is called into question. Dissuaded from more matrimonial predictions, Emma nonetheless continues to cheerfully contemplate superior men — and meets one of her own in the handsome, gleaming Frank Churchill. But after being so busy managing everyone else's heart, does Emma know her own? A fiercely funny new version of the Jane Austen novel, <i>Emma</i> was adapted by Sandy Welch (<i>Jane Eyre</i>). <br /><br />As far as the actors go, I am interested to see how they do. I have seen several period dramas with Romola Garai and caught a few episodes of the tv series, Eli Stone. Jonny Lee Miller, who plays the lawyer, is the guy playing the part of Mr. Knightly.<br /><br />So, sounds good huh? And if you wish to see a preview or to learn more, visit Masterpiece Classic's website: www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ They also have a list of the other movies that will be playing this spring, one of them being a brand new version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."<br /><br />Well, hoping this will be good...Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-44760027404151797652010-01-04T14:37:00.000-08:002010-01-04T14:45:49.332-08:00Push ups<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwH52mLF8JfHeYCHASQJM4BU4Zhz6gkKS23JaOVKGXWm2_fnU0oj3WIh4LbP6QDuPzKGbmiJR63OVduxjKfiw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531028796818282848.post-80311820211298545092010-01-02T16:30:00.000-08:002010-01-03T00:09:55.711-08:00Christmas in CaliforniaThere is nothing better than celebrating Christmas in sunny California! I know people say that it doesn't quite feel like Christmas without snow but I beg to differ. Don't get me wrong, I love the song "White Christmas" and all but just prefer singing it rather than experiencing it. Taylor and I were able to fly down to Cali a little earlier than Sonny. Ha ha, he had to stay behind and work a little longer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixroC0-W-ATPh5yvZWbYnAunnay5T95kSevaCCwApyT8hyHTRzzz0E0vc4pZdw0uAWbcLs1Rohw-1otv1CCJz4XpC0NR7mVLwpE3V-8KT28Pi62fvEGn87-dSOyuci63h7CDYdpctbkqQ/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixroC0-W-ATPh5yvZWbYnAunnay5T95kSevaCCwApyT8hyHTRzzz0E0vc4pZdw0uAWbcLs1Rohw-1otv1CCJz4XpC0NR7mVLwpE3V-8KT28Pi62fvEGn87-dSOyuci63h7CDYdpctbkqQ/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422340518663834706" border="0" /></a>My dad built this treehouse in their backyard for Taylor. He's the only grandchild right now so he makes out pretty well (can you tell?). He had no problem going up at first but once he got up there and walked around a little and looked down, he got a little scared. With a little consoling, he was good to go again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87mCuLnEJhZbryjk5yoZ22G7ZEXMkQcqt4C4RPCVhwGyfnPAOChnaxFaBJnrwv-0WWD925SC0azLQXz0p0YF28ncBkkF_yb629ydsI8WbqxKBBZmYxc5KHBqV_UkQPD3Bxz5DRnSnL_Th/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87mCuLnEJhZbryjk5yoZ22G7ZEXMkQcqt4C4RPCVhwGyfnPAOChnaxFaBJnrwv-0WWD925SC0azLQXz0p0YF28ncBkkF_yb629ydsI8WbqxKBBZmYxc5KHBqV_UkQPD3Bxz5DRnSnL_Th/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422339937239284050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR57LXK4pHGSwe13M__1nBvYzfOtF05UdH8y6qfQci-96CgzBKL59yCtH321L9kPHx4SNowSOEllsLiOMD4Y0t7w-J0rxl6nhBSF4U8tq1jANmoyZUE-eIIXQgqvvU1VjQE8XgQ1CONZAH/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR57LXK4pHGSwe13M__1nBvYzfOtF05UdH8y6qfQci-96CgzBKL59yCtH321L9kPHx4SNowSOEllsLiOMD4Y0t7w-J0rxl6nhBSF4U8tq1jANmoyZUE-eIIXQgqvvU1VjQE8XgQ1CONZAH/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422339925703606626" border="0" /></a>Eating lunch in the treehouse<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJCPdwV3iZGjmx_mPJ4dVBgwVpiSKEwuz8cC7yn-WgPL78RGJgChL9A__gY6WIykUvNkaKjWlJOj4ynymAut4pLliG2y9ozFkIWhUWe62Bxxf1qYInmH3KUQHnzCFa1QKOs-G-VJ5bsN9/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJCPdwV3iZGjmx_mPJ4dVBgwVpiSKEwuz8cC7yn-WgPL78RGJgChL9A__gY6WIykUvNkaKjWlJOj4ynymAut4pLliG2y9ozFkIWhUWe62Bxxf1qYInmH3KUQHnzCFa1QKOs-G-VJ5bsN9/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422339918996010274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-rh0H4E3f-lFtTjKKplGTG9Xzdz0NiHoPEW-Zc6gQk315cpZPQUcv-t4cIbZ232YP1rJJFf-q3JOvzvfd7GHEHtT0wmgQJPMSUWVYQZ0J-l0yG8MU2RJS804A00cj7i7WxPKkTuhsRlU/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-rh0H4E3f-lFtTjKKplGTG9Xzdz0NiHoPEW-Zc6gQk315cpZPQUcv-t4cIbZ232YP1rJJFf-q3JOvzvfd7GHEHtT0wmgQJPMSUWVYQZ0J-l0yG8MU2RJS804A00cj7i7WxPKkTuhsRlU/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422339914884291522" border="0" /></a>We went to Disneyland about a week before Christmas and Bami (my mom) bought Taylor this lightsaber. We did all the usual rides and surprisingly, it wasn't too crowded. It's funny, I didn't realize how much I enjoyed having the annual passes and going so often until after we moved away. I guess that's the way it always is. You don't realize how good you have it until it's gone. We realized late that night, after Taylor had fallen asleep in his stroller, that he would have been tall enough to go on the Matterhorn. Man, that would have been awesome!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiSDny6qhfj63waFqRX4l2pkW4d4lQ2YWpsjJQQis3y65vCUAaiNbAmxqaXAQgEkk4Do356RRI9vGnBXCq0KDM15hAmJjl0T_hqjtoTIBHYJgZeI-cdu7XLlfKSoB_k0g9mp2KNggmSQB/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiSDny6qhfj63waFqRX4l2pkW4d4lQ2YWpsjJQQis3y65vCUAaiNbAmxqaXAQgEkk4Do356RRI9vGnBXCq0KDM15hAmJjl0T_hqjtoTIBHYJgZeI-cdu7XLlfKSoB_k0g9mp2KNggmSQB/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422339905733599458" border="0" /></a>It actually got pretty cold at night there (notice the coats and scarf). But that didn't stop us from looking at the lights. There are a couple blocks in Glendora that have every single house lit. It was fun to look at.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwPt5D8wmpxqACpaJyaars__cguQUWi7yjdYDPGtaWv6QaaKTpUitEWoCLdIMynRHtMfEDG4Kb8Es9Z5k20rmpyOC5c9aYupXNf9MdcnJdfwg6vNkRRwt-MvwKQyvvAnL9FGaJz6aYBab/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwPt5D8wmpxqACpaJyaars__cguQUWi7yjdYDPGtaWv6QaaKTpUitEWoCLdIMynRHtMfEDG4Kb8Es9Z5k20rmpyOC5c9aYupXNf9MdcnJdfwg6vNkRRwt-MvwKQyvvAnL9FGaJz6aYBab/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422336780207645186" border="0" /></a><br />We met my sister and her husband for some dessert the night before Christmas Eve. It was this little Asian tea house where we enjoyed some smothies with boba (tapioca balls) in it. I know, sounds weird but so good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXN6cuGUDwZbDgNdn_3mdVnvsbDajN9FuT2yu44egxz2j_4c6ZLjslQjLVyYmk3Kaf4CKkiusMz_sVKoqvwhk_dIlzPU95aIc_vquKjU0qzlGTolxXvnd54RmcQ-tyPXwUZwyV-U4dtZ7/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXN6cuGUDwZbDgNdn_3mdVnvsbDajN9FuT2yu44egxz2j_4c6ZLjslQjLVyYmk3Kaf4CKkiusMz_sVKoqvwhk_dIlzPU95aIc_vquKjU0qzlGTolxXvnd54RmcQ-tyPXwUZwyV-U4dtZ7/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422336770227681330" border="0" /></a>Thanks to my bro Kyle, Taylor was entertained most of Christmas Eve. Kyle plays the trumpet in the BYU marching band and happened to know the tune to The Empire Strikes Back (The Darth Vader Song). Thanks for being a good sport Kyle and playing it for Tay over and over and over and over...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOAXGTq2qjXiYJmHBvTDoeIkh8KQiJA4ocbKqD9MChkUfgSZf5hQWawMIEH6yndfNxTvk47VnMx5Tznngh5AM79tExqrUyI16nfOHRYoambuMv6hQ2RDP_5Eq1n4p-F3fSOwfxmBhRJYb/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOAXGTq2qjXiYJmHBvTDoeIkh8KQiJA4ocbKqD9MChkUfgSZf5hQWawMIEH6yndfNxTvk47VnMx5Tznngh5AM79tExqrUyI16nfOHRYoambuMv6hQ2RDP_5Eq1n4p-F3fSOwfxmBhRJYb/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422336761917268066" border="0" /></a><br />My parents on Christmas Eve<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cKbmH0uYm8YNHrimxLfAbEs8Ar-2gobuhj25mQhZGHC39DpcpbhEr_8pHL63n1QsEbD8jLkFcz-_RoDUwIymnU57_2EbZfaamSrn3FxqlqhDgpIeZ4PV-BwvToKd3JOY-N0Ulhhye2TP/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cKbmH0uYm8YNHrimxLfAbEs8Ar-2gobuhj25mQhZGHC39DpcpbhEr_8pHL63n1QsEbD8jLkFcz-_RoDUwIymnU57_2EbZfaamSrn3FxqlqhDgpIeZ4PV-BwvToKd3JOY-N0Ulhhye2TP/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422336755147893730" border="0" /></a>Christmas Eve dinner. I tried to make homemade rolls and was a little disappointed on how they turned out. Oh well, I guess it's an aquired skill. Maybe next year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyAJ1zhilaFXEW5fyDGtxlegZWMrZkM0v0hWFZ7UISNYKPFr9dUm5fMXpolY5L5fiXHY2NgHKyGjbmDQvhqMap_9ORMw2LhNEHoPDBHhKYan8T0KRY6FVyMaSVY0Ptwx0EOhvZEmr2bUz/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyAJ1zhilaFXEW5fyDGtxlegZWMrZkM0v0hWFZ7UISNYKPFr9dUm5fMXpolY5L5fiXHY2NgHKyGjbmDQvhqMap_9ORMw2LhNEHoPDBHhKYan8T0KRY6FVyMaSVY0Ptwx0EOhvZEmr2bUz/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422336746408021602" border="0" /></a>My sister, a regular Sarah Lee... Yes, it's true! Her name really is Sarah Lee!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAzJhhuYWhOwhKDMQGTJwCqVbyyVwks5vtrYYPyM-3CVxpdhyVoyeNHW1pHlChyphenhyphenwhNJQljSoArsvNVhreUSGuNpFekvC90QXd2LRNIcYy64FFAf860yQmyPggwWq7gW6dOJpfPJmUcsnY/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAzJhhuYWhOwhKDMQGTJwCqVbyyVwks5vtrYYPyM-3CVxpdhyVoyeNHW1pHlChyphenhyphenwhNJQljSoArsvNVhreUSGuNpFekvC90QXd2LRNIcYy64FFAf860yQmyPggwWq7gW6dOJpfPJmUcsnY/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422333804493810482" border="0" /></a>Me and my sister Elizabeth just hanging out<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoE_brIaVkdoxaEuozPIzhpCsJI0jY_6BoFHVMXlvaGguPkH50RhwsQzhhgLmfNovLgRK6a1OP2Np08MSdTlaSp6qFzwR_QzmnyhXOMuVbgaS4Wdr_tUUC2RDDHC7EqQwH0j57ZnMNkEs/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoE_brIaVkdoxaEuozPIzhpCsJI0jY_6BoFHVMXlvaGguPkH50RhwsQzhhgLmfNovLgRK6a1OP2Np08MSdTlaSp6qFzwR_QzmnyhXOMuVbgaS4Wdr_tUUC2RDDHC7EqQwH0j57ZnMNkEs/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422333795227995554" border="0" /></a> Sonny being the cool dude that he is<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QoUKnXgtKCcJ1hVJ1j0-6ZndLdCYDPtrcmwX8HJG88f75eOi6qtKw239Z8aJIAoeI67snlTxkYDD5hYGJUp9gERG5dBNdBKOK8OULqDwrFw8KqEDTni21gH-1cS10naqIJnXu356uYf3/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QoUKnXgtKCcJ1hVJ1j0-6ZndLdCYDPtrcmwX8HJG88f75eOi6qtKw239Z8aJIAoeI67snlTxkYDD5hYGJUp9gERG5dBNdBKOK8OULqDwrFw8KqEDTni21gH-1cS10naqIJnXu356uYf3/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422333785329733042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iIb_jApZi_NuPrg7PToW0jlimxfeePNHaPHZJrJG442SQg-HTe0_kLxwXtajoY8kYVwHrIqYHB50qqCiYPy4NJXssE8dDzJbqNRDYA9uHHPtxwe8MQO1ew6YzCwlDrlUvQXCzEGVTonQ/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iIb_jApZi_NuPrg7PToW0jlimxfeePNHaPHZJrJG442SQg-HTe0_kLxwXtajoY8kYVwHrIqYHB50qqCiYPy4NJXssE8dDzJbqNRDYA9uHHPtxwe8MQO1ew6YzCwlDrlUvQXCzEGVTonQ/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422333776600471410" border="0" /></a><br />Every year Sonny gets a funny tee-shirt from my parents. This year it was a shirt from the the tv show "Entourage." I've never seen the show but I guess the phrase "Maybe you can have it all" is used a lot, or it's the theme, who knows. Anyways, Sonny was excited to add it to his collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j-zXMRj7G1wd5-A2oCWNWbGAmFtPWaudR2J-G4Qs3dj6BKKlFTrEM5xtXVzccXS5VNTGHXnq-sVDy1mPO0jWeWS7gTk4-x9ViNx8qUCtuaZ_0YZlOTVRzZZWuFvfd7-SE2E9VNfyAvER/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j-zXMRj7G1wd5-A2oCWNWbGAmFtPWaudR2J-G4Qs3dj6BKKlFTrEM5xtXVzccXS5VNTGHXnq-sVDy1mPO0jWeWS7gTk4-x9ViNx8qUCtuaZ_0YZlOTVRzZZWuFvfd7-SE2E9VNfyAvER/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422333772270718770" border="0" /></a> Of course, you gotta sing a few Christmas carols too on Christmas Eve too<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VDBL4rWK8TIJCQKtgGK7aBfhe-u2htdOTu_CgtI0D9dXPWuZw74NqMf7niP6Hsdmq6ccb05Wc7QnpjTnrHTPcyc_qDEC4BWO-Iijq7Sewsmqsmm7MLxy0B8va4yDO0Nllz6cozSFC3q9/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VDBL4rWK8TIJCQKtgGK7aBfhe-u2htdOTu_CgtI0D9dXPWuZw74NqMf7niP6Hsdmq6ccb05Wc7QnpjTnrHTPcyc_qDEC4BWO-Iijq7Sewsmqsmm7MLxy0B8va4yDO0Nllz6cozSFC3q9/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422331849552663826" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas Eve family picture<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxnM-LHIlkHFPV8Ws2sZm_zcx8_h7-VMmo0H3N5tIeBVgsoVvmKDjZOufOzirDxFCd7TQB6xc2dmrEmleniAoFSqFuCpPGfmrOYQm_k__ianArxBjsoxZu68rZ_CspDZhWmJk3TbrohAI/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxnM-LHIlkHFPV8Ws2sZm_zcx8_h7-VMmo0H3N5tIeBVgsoVvmKDjZOufOzirDxFCd7TQB6xc2dmrEmleniAoFSqFuCpPGfmrOYQm_k__ianArxBjsoxZu68rZ_CspDZhWmJk3TbrohAI/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422331840942124594" border="0" /> </a><br />My mom gave this tent to Tay. We TRIED sleeping in it upstairs on New Years Eve. That idea ended real quick!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonhtR6UYwk_Jve8mBYpIctC7YX0jdnyoInnziyMBZoEYKMNeHLdGUuuaoabRmvC-WKWfB9QQ92CvHC5oNNyX2llA7zDKdb_1giCiyeCW_tg9nm5iC-u2_P2rRWMQZc_6A2piFC_LJ_O2K/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonhtR6UYwk_Jve8mBYpIctC7YX0jdnyoInnziyMBZoEYKMNeHLdGUuuaoabRmvC-WKWfB9QQ92CvHC5oNNyX2llA7zDKdb_1giCiyeCW_tg9nm5iC-u2_P2rRWMQZc_6A2piFC_LJ_O2K/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422331831984733250" border="0" /></a>We also had a white elephant gift exchange. Sonny found this funny statue of a little boy playing soccer. Can you say CREEPY?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyu7DitE6q2H3TM14XL1eEg7ILQZ7tspHCKKkVHEh5rNUCdNIDZ_mMWdgcu4RhdL4PEwwCobhEkADCmaHoz4YNMKscY-5bHl3i_UJnfm_VI1ZoKODl6OiKx-mRVeTk3p3v5t0kTQrBD5r/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyu7DitE6q2H3TM14XL1eEg7ILQZ7tspHCKKkVHEh5rNUCdNIDZ_mMWdgcu4RhdL4PEwwCobhEkADCmaHoz4YNMKscY-5bHl3i_UJnfm_VI1ZoKODl6OiKx-mRVeTk3p3v5t0kTQrBD5r/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422331824390088658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQlg1eb3sUFS23iwSQyIK-loR-OpvL88BLG-06yrs8gSIkXAQBZFlRhmWWLnyf7NIgfJSG38Uu4yWV4nw_xUhtjRdnYbj1o77fOfdxvTiRZy7Tn5cMFsunzPibirweZFDGXaUqSgoYR5H/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQlg1eb3sUFS23iwSQyIK-loR-OpvL88BLG-06yrs8gSIkXAQBZFlRhmWWLnyf7NIgfJSG38Uu4yWV4nw_xUhtjRdnYbj1o77fOfdxvTiRZy7Tn5cMFsunzPibirweZFDGXaUqSgoYR5H/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422331813510679074" border="0" /></a><br />Sonny found a bunch of Thomas the train stuff on Craigslist for super cheap. What a find!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc9RUx-xKpfavxzqGo3IJkJqF7TLKLENPy_6F17O_QXNvwtL15CSRarkbmeYgktEb8slKRD02iBzAyQvJZBT9LTN_nbZ9SPSWuafd-Rgy3OrETZF2oSmXIMBLU44EpGHk-0hpkqtgvMou/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc9RUx-xKpfavxzqGo3IJkJqF7TLKLENPy_6F17O_QXNvwtL15CSRarkbmeYgktEb8slKRD02iBzAyQvJZBT9LTN_nbZ9SPSWuafd-Rgy3OrETZF2oSmXIMBLU44EpGHk-0hpkqtgvMou/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422327358682289938" border="0" /></a><br />So after opening all the presents and laying around lazy for a couple hours, what do you do next? Go to a movie of course! We went to see "A Christmas Carol" at a theater in Pasadena that only charged $3! Again, what a deal!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1UJtnBLZyksS0FI7avZ7fd-6TyJl5lEYQ5Iz8fk1MldArBDv6XcvzEy8BkWPTICS_qJ5gPOXHN_4uPdbH0DeUtPJoc7v_uX5SVG-CHHVUxKd267JUd0Fve_ziQCR6c6-u9yKdTsA6XBt/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1UJtnBLZyksS0FI7avZ7fd-6TyJl5lEYQ5Iz8fk1MldArBDv6XcvzEy8BkWPTICS_qJ5gPOXHN_4uPdbH0DeUtPJoc7v_uX5SVG-CHHVUxKd267JUd0Fve_ziQCR6c6-u9yKdTsA6XBt/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422327350101714546" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor really wanted to go to the beach too while in California and so we did, complete with a fire and all. Roasting hot dogs at the beach is the best! It was a little too cold to actually go swimming so we spent the day climbing rocks and hanging out by the fire. We had a good time feeding the seagulls. They took some chips right from our hand!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkQtTt4eg52-m5aRUi2ti2iIzqBMDHJ3bEFRVfj_AfywhLQa_11cHLg3zI8EcKFUyoh_TUbT0jrBXgExEPCw9P4oRB4Tuk7TBIUkR0i6V0EoRoxpw6bgU25BZwoGa26UsQ-6qcMB3LNIf/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkQtTt4eg52-m5aRUi2ti2iIzqBMDHJ3bEFRVfj_AfywhLQa_11cHLg3zI8EcKFUyoh_TUbT0jrBXgExEPCw9P4oRB4Tuk7TBIUkR0i6V0EoRoxpw6bgU25BZwoGa26UsQ-6qcMB3LNIf/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422327344120556178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBRvsehuSyYutCdMmITii3RWjpHht9MGxbgbmvFGtzfJVJ2tlwCkUpH8yW8PRx7WyZcuzrYE4R_WhvM5bQhz6hmUPnMmOKCSdAABzKMcEgOcxswF9piq3sXahTKkC3mXTLumFo_kkyFGZ/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBRvsehuSyYutCdMmITii3RWjpHht9MGxbgbmvFGtzfJVJ2tlwCkUpH8yW8PRx7WyZcuzrYE4R_WhvM5bQhz6hmUPnMmOKCSdAABzKMcEgOcxswF9piq3sXahTKkC3mXTLumFo_kkyFGZ/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422327333154969074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwtOCyxkkwl7bL-KxzUr6kgorIv0cs4shAsjmJCp96qwi1gNoXvqzaGMCK7tkRNBacb8m6hQfR86RDr2FX6EYkoACHVH4e5I5WecDosg_p9bTw0bld_T-Ds2FpnXfsvbNodWIB8AKtJIh/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwtOCyxkkwl7bL-KxzUr6kgorIv0cs4shAsjmJCp96qwi1gNoXvqzaGMCK7tkRNBacb8m6hQfR86RDr2FX6EYkoACHVH4e5I5WecDosg_p9bTw0bld_T-Ds2FpnXfsvbNodWIB8AKtJIh/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422327325512465730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZnDG284RudC5RUDAW6HgM3Ujk_pujsz6iPcFQX6eXh4lIlilJkd6vDRFa-cGFhqFlzmfiAu2QsPxs3oxTd99BSVuaBxcluqg6cCG3Rx0NfuBCDDqEkm8InwFzCIYPctlrQH4LV1ZGSVV/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZnDG284RudC5RUDAW6HgM3Ujk_pujsz6iPcFQX6eXh4lIlilJkd6vDRFa-cGFhqFlzmfiAu2QsPxs3oxTd99BSVuaBxcluqg6cCG3Rx0NfuBCDDqEkm8InwFzCIYPctlrQH4LV1ZGSVV/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422323829493656818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBGUwDm1j8U_LsmK4FQcidocU2N3O3CsvFuMheiM1goR9z3DMR5Jy5epKYyeeKiLcFOUAWi9hZfgV14Jo5bPVkLQdGqE7HGVON4QgTvFVSh0bkQsTS9mi_2bovRK1YyPK4U1SnGvI8TBg/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBGUwDm1j8U_LsmK4FQcidocU2N3O3CsvFuMheiM1goR9z3DMR5Jy5epKYyeeKiLcFOUAWi9hZfgV14Jo5bPVkLQdGqE7HGVON4QgTvFVSh0bkQsTS9mi_2bovRK1YyPK4U1SnGvI8TBg/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422323825849665826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiSI0Igt-9s_kPg_YiD_X4h3IIJoq5ybfPUDvxMRKUW5ld4GjbSHdE7E0ZEJ19jq24V0nxUJambnWvpzbfLRb7Ho9QT5W2wL8gtEKozp2OwMzfe4G1_CXmWLbHn8Iv7ppw1aW_YHNircX/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiSI0Igt-9s_kPg_YiD_X4h3IIJoq5ybfPUDvxMRKUW5ld4GjbSHdE7E0ZEJ19jq24V0nxUJambnWvpzbfLRb7Ho9QT5W2wL8gtEKozp2OwMzfe4G1_CXmWLbHn8Iv7ppw1aW_YHNircX/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422323819203838770" border="0" /></a><br />The last full day I was there, we took the metrolink down to Olvera St. in L.A. Sure beats having to fight traffic and finding somewhere to park in the city I always say.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIErxWwgbtvJoVICOZ2MyW4h7pPb4n6qknILGIwJ524_iRK92Lb404WAyl1FPXIxXOGNrDD2Ey_kH1HbMHanFk9qbqMVeOe6ZYgb_lZ_mca5-M0U_J09vu1SGMUPtEyejk0R5ZoJDVUNT/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIErxWwgbtvJoVICOZ2MyW4h7pPb4n6qknILGIwJ524_iRK92Lb404WAyl1FPXIxXOGNrDD2Ey_kH1HbMHanFk9qbqMVeOe6ZYgb_lZ_mca5-M0U_J09vu1SGMUPtEyejk0R5ZoJDVUNT/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422323813461847266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bwy4MyFVJo4OzGKlP-w8gejUDX58Jp4NQuKuUqVk4rF3IaZ6ldbRdNH2Jvlc-fb5hnLDUtMmMZkxWNlT1kX3-HYVJm2pN4uG2mVqo9k0x_4kfPy_kZDkZi5TmIL8ZcN5WKYXvTxOl-Jj/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bwy4MyFVJo4OzGKlP-w8gejUDX58Jp4NQuKuUqVk4rF3IaZ6ldbRdNH2Jvlc-fb5hnLDUtMmMZkxWNlT1kX3-HYVJm2pN4uG2mVqo9k0x_4kfPy_kZDkZi5TmIL8ZcN5WKYXvTxOl-Jj/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422323801027695218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6Ifjnbk2AGgv8m8D7Z0kq1eAzzlpLZktO0Jk6JkNlzXZEMXtjetBWLRzxa0b5ZsCZ0OurXyQaxyRcGsYZ6LjJPygJHe2DmZ4AUlqMlWow17szJWJwNWGm4h3ZSkaLXgdeN7KfJUeSv5-/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6Ifjnbk2AGgv8m8D7Z0kq1eAzzlpLZktO0Jk6JkNlzXZEMXtjetBWLRzxa0b5ZsCZ0OurXyQaxyRcGsYZ6LjJPygJHe2DmZ4AUlqMlWow17szJWJwNWGm4h3ZSkaLXgdeN7KfJUeSv5-/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422313188911954578" border="0" /></a><br />Tay really enjoyed looking out the window at everything<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjUZbvwQN50yb_cTksKm7tvEG3X5ZAtWp6LvHtCy5v4a-iDKTgLw258PQlJomNKQ7Q59usq4DjcHLC8f6yQC8xj6RgwgdW-o3feNS0HOF2ptx_Ny_16B1EGsFClEZLbAD7DyeYGqncLbh/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjUZbvwQN50yb_cTksKm7tvEG3X5ZAtWp6LvHtCy5v4a-iDKTgLw258PQlJomNKQ7Q59usq4DjcHLC8f6yQC8xj6RgwgdW-o3feNS0HOF2ptx_Ny_16B1EGsFClEZLbAD7DyeYGqncLbh/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422313179974883138" border="0" /></a><br />My studly brother Kyle being a true metrolink rider, holding onto the bar up on top!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMbzy_A3AMITl7pkbL4-HyY0fqNkMWSv_5aNjm-xjFOQuaR_w9MlQg-g2nlHxDA2ol-bcrtqcquHAI6o0EBrbbYk2Y9s5Z5SPSpCLEtmKnSRJ3bakNl-9SNRtJ280y3ihhdo9ssM3x9Pd/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMbzy_A3AMITl7pkbL4-HyY0fqNkMWSv_5aNjm-xjFOQuaR_w9MlQg-g2nlHxDA2ol-bcrtqcquHAI6o0EBrbbYk2Y9s5Z5SPSpCLEtmKnSRJ3bakNl-9SNRtJ280y3ihhdo9ssM3x9Pd/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422313176507435906" border="0" /></a> All of us making our way through Union Station, trying to find platform 9 3/4 ! That one is for you bosh! ha ha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRamSgBjBilIWmL6pt5ViwNv0bfrs66bmXAbm6nWRurF7eVRGpJSEgeHjVK0kNvpd6E0dnQH7EDXU9Juq_txFD0ocZ_E_uWtJ7IGpWL24CQPUTEhyphenhypheniNyJXzot4yC81rfIpQT7oYOtGXqV/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuRamSgBjBilIWmL6pt5ViwNv0bfrs66bmXAbm6nWRurF7eVRGpJSEgeHjVK0kNvpd6E0dnQH7EDXU9Juq_txFD0ocZ_E_uWtJ7IGpWL24CQPUTEhyphenhypheniNyJXzot4yC81rfIpQT7oYOtGXqV/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422313166631884322" border="0" /></a>Union Station was pretty cool inside, very beautiful actually, like an old-fashioned train station.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7orJiSe00sFbeVBpTxgETqO2E40Y30u4aRu8_pefIW0cNOPcluRxD7uV3nED5iYdRF3xYnroIDKNlxxSMG93LEnYiLv6hHC_P-hg-KdAPgYsndc0oE9EYhJByhrBxGJfBdltgpv388LV/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7orJiSe00sFbeVBpTxgETqO2E40Y30u4aRu8_pefIW0cNOPcluRxD7uV3nED5iYdRF3xYnroIDKNlxxSMG93LEnYiLv6hHC_P-hg-KdAPgYsndc0oE9EYhJByhrBxGJfBdltgpv388LV/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422313151408840162" border="0" /></a>Olvera Street, where we ate the most delicious mexican food ever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyIpnrYiW1RD-qGq4hOocutr0UAlMIY2rZvZzvaQ3h8szteZwFUgDBq8WtPvtlRi6gd8OCnRg5wJkW6wxMZR2sTgGK9mRBQKx1ZAVMtPVO9TIhYv977htUrtv14d7cmso69MgwTscSs_r/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyIpnrYiW1RD-qGq4hOocutr0UAlMIY2rZvZzvaQ3h8szteZwFUgDBq8WtPvtlRi6gd8OCnRg5wJkW6wxMZR2sTgGK9mRBQKx1ZAVMtPVO9TIhYv977htUrtv14d7cmso69MgwTscSs_r/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422306651115878418" border="0" /></a>We walked a little ways up to the Los Angeles Preforming Arts Center where they preform all the plays etc. They have this awesome fountain that shoots up and down. My mom got busted for running though it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNFxQmgFuT5l84sTJLcT5mhK8jjQPl6TJxqBNIppIwvaDNF0REv8aw8XwjdsG-4m96jm9nfHJ-uhSZMOMRb2nPKjmcuWmX0saaxdznRHgaZUYOCvUmfWU5FxGLYqMryn4R2pWPZNQqom8/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNFxQmgFuT5l84sTJLcT5mhK8jjQPl6TJxqBNIppIwvaDNF0REv8aw8XwjdsG-4m96jm9nfHJ-uhSZMOMRb2nPKjmcuWmX0saaxdznRHgaZUYOCvUmfWU5FxGLYqMryn4R2pWPZNQqom8/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422306645856896786" border="0" /></a>The Walt Disney Concert Hall. I'm not usually a fan of Modern architecture but I'm a sucker for this place. Isn't it awesome! It has been featured in lots of films and tv shows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJIqYXZXk29ulUPmN2i9_nWbXWYPNQzlKP0MYEbnqysJfHgM62yyQYfpor0Sj-AZ36SKWPsxnCSiG4RjKw6N8C1YnTFX_nviS5CH-0GVbMQvskLYgb0-SqMaLXL4NddDQAQijso1H1hCf/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJIqYXZXk29ulUPmN2i9_nWbXWYPNQzlKP0MYEbnqysJfHgM62yyQYfpor0Sj-AZ36SKWPsxnCSiG4RjKw6N8C1YnTFX_nviS5CH-0GVbMQvskLYgb0-SqMaLXL4NddDQAQijso1H1hCf/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422306636462673394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI16ToNsR1Fyt-CHm9XxO4hGbQvyM4yOXt3noHzQgUOJ0Z4th6hcbIoxumC73h9HBBcGtm-ysjXUAmf9TvR9WMvT2nJQx_KdbxDo8csgRl4-EFrHDl5wAGBledSPmQG6mzGRpkmqegZbL/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI16ToNsR1Fyt-CHm9XxO4hGbQvyM4yOXt3noHzQgUOJ0Z4th6hcbIoxumC73h9HBBcGtm-ysjXUAmf9TvR9WMvT2nJQx_KdbxDo8csgRl4-EFrHDl5wAGBledSPmQG6mzGRpkmqegZbL/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422306625277384066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCX-ixNE_0eoKrGCVsY1MRFTQev7DfM7YraY8JLZUIYzsN7iYKuUEzJB5UPy9rVg9U9mFmb3UQydIgtLqft0cZ1HHh5fgXCbrdC961BRaR5m4gz83LwtdgL-x8XPbjbZWaYQfVySTNTu4/s1600-h/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCX-ixNE_0eoKrGCVsY1MRFTQev7DfM7YraY8JLZUIYzsN7iYKuUEzJB5UPy9rVg9U9mFmb3UQydIgtLqft0cZ1HHh5fgXCbrdC961BRaR5m4gz83LwtdgL-x8XPbjbZWaYQfVySTNTu4/s400/christmas+cookies+and+snowman+190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422306621431617106" border="0" /></a>We had such a great Christmas with my family in California and are excited to come down again soon! I will always be a California girl :)Porter'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296824775841385539noreply@blogger.com2