tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25341591223104831932024-03-20T20:58:17.801-04:00All about AtticusAtticus Preston Holzhacker was born at 10:57 PM on Saturday December 6th, 2008. He weighed 10 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 22 inches long. This blog is so that his family and friends can watch him grow and change. Enjoy!Gillian Lord Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066803149886042930noreply@blogger.comBlogger379125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-2254961848035751242011-03-28T16:11:00.003-04:002011-04-04T21:08:41.995-04:00BLOG MIGRATION!<span class="Apple-style-span"><b>With the arrival of Emmeline, and Mom's refusal to attempt to maintain two separate blogs, we've created one new blog for the entire Holzhacker-Lord clan. Please visit us at the new Adventures of Atticus & Emmeline:</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>See you there!</b></span></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-3827362330802121612011-03-18T20:28:00.002-04:002011-03-18T20:28:55.580-04:00I'm a big brother!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My little sister arrived Saturday, March 5th at 2:04am - I am now officially a big brother!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGVb_syhRe84DZyfgyxEDZ1S4dC64LSYW9Gg-foZ9rlUoHv_WFZ-Jt_1TbTyZOMsWEgS7DFscVcJfpjscHfsYBhnuTgAAW2dHyKQjLN9bNWXLLz26-y9vpdbG-i5ztmXzTJgcTyk8XwM/s1600/emmeline1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGVb_syhRe84DZyfgyxEDZ1S4dC64LSYW9Gg-foZ9rlUoHv_WFZ-Jt_1TbTyZOMsWEgS7DFscVcJfpjscHfsYBhnuTgAAW2dHyKQjLN9bNWXLLz26-y9vpdbG-i5ztmXzTJgcTyk8XwM/s320/emmeline1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Her name is <strong>Emmeline Paula Holzhacker</strong> and she weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 21 inches long. Isn't she beautiful?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlQFlc0bs0QXtR2zEn92tRwaJQ54GMgh21jP3S-HY-R6t1wp-dTzeQFYnEf7HKEBPfH3ooIXh90UmQyrznj6IDCkeFOmkkPYcgLqHGya9ZwTBvEIELprr7dxpClXu-MyWd7UCpf3eqYE/s1600/emmeline2.jpg"><br />
</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Daddy and I are both very happy to finally meet her.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLWPzjLSoJoTFcNdbUwE7VsTFhARc18JTWh_CLVUUqtAZfpF305BudX_vQZv8g0DiquExHGL3ZjdNQVdHZPCLs50NaH9DZoMIFXg87lEPNM_1U4obD-RdaMYHy7-9gluTGEiYYLfiY6M/s1600/emmeline3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLWPzjLSoJoTFcNdbUwE7VsTFhARc18JTWh_CLVUUqtAZfpF305BudX_vQZv8g0DiquExHGL3ZjdNQVdHZPCLs50NaH9DZoMIFXg87lEPNM_1U4obD-RdaMYHy7-9gluTGEiYYLfiY6M/s320/emmeline3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And I can't seem to get enough of her. I want to hold her and touch her and cuddle with her. (My Mom says I keep saying "touch it?" "hold it?"...)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlQFlc0bs0QXtR2zEn92tRwaJQ54GMgh21jP3S-HY-R6t1wp-dTzeQFYnEf7HKEBPfH3ooIXh90UmQyrznj6IDCkeFOmkkPYcgLqHGya9ZwTBvEIELprr7dxpClXu-MyWd7UCpf3eqYE/s320/emmeline2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Welcome to our world, Emmeline!</div>Gillian Lord Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09066803149886042930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-53722529582959583812011-03-17T21:16:00.003-04:002011-03-17T21:24:35.641-04:00Big Boy BedAfter I climbed out of my crib several times, Mom and Dad decided it was time for me to get a big boy bed. But first, we had to build it...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ7QktDPEVvGwqkCCuxu6gZYpSaIvM-7SayhmewqPgWr8gnkvdRmS7Djag_1lIeeWd40ugkKwqHy3rC16eqfCDN6-2IcCExxYBGxh5BHxy72ljJADFc3liMjdF98m7-fY99embktflG4/s1600/004.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ7QktDPEVvGwqkCCuxu6gZYpSaIvM-7SayhmewqPgWr8gnkvdRmS7Djag_1lIeeWd40ugkKwqHy3rC16eqfCDN6-2IcCExxYBGxh5BHxy72ljJADFc3liMjdF98m7-fY99embktflG4/s320/004.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Luckily I was there to help Daddy out with the tools and the banging.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIZvFTtWHyqswu1FeKjvsiQYfsVwcpjDIRbtSfdTHcMCVaZKKPq9CHMX1r2EbBfFsZL7WCBgui7dBp1nRkkWi7v8YgHeo2sqnqN84vCn0JkizCHc1JWhY7ZyCoTwUhMmL6TdrtUwaMVM/s1600/005.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIZvFTtWHyqswu1FeKjvsiQYfsVwcpjDIRbtSfdTHcMCVaZKKPq9CHMX1r2EbBfFsZL7WCBgui7dBp1nRkkWi7v8YgHeo2sqnqN84vCn0JkizCHc1JWhY7ZyCoTwUhMmL6TdrtUwaMVM/s320/005.JPG" /></a><br /><br />"Here you go, Daddy."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_IXw4EkpLKLnvMvyBjsAGcs2YqkECoKu9lKvNYeAq5Ib13nV6laHktB54_5RJUqdPUhAp79nGalglZot-pI3hNnIzrL8lGdXzk8jZavsxDngl0yjMH7G2YqPc4eY3Ztmv_lkRScGaLU/s1600/006.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_IXw4EkpLKLnvMvyBjsAGcs2YqkECoKu9lKvNYeAq5Ib13nV6laHktB54_5RJUqdPUhAp79nGalglZot-pI3hNnIzrL8lGdXzk8jZavsxDngl0yjMH7G2YqPc4eY3Ztmv_lkRScGaLU/s320/006.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This piece goes riiiight here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ro6PKRIVlBAIM0XiYbdREjKvHUdlQlPKSvQLQpw7yFWemFkyk3Eet4rvHviKIt82QqfGebN2RQP1Ez31cMJHMDo_fW_n2rQRn6Qmme7orljSsqYsxYq-qOcOa-WDD9jnKmbfXlQXSzI/s1600/008.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ro6PKRIVlBAIM0XiYbdREjKvHUdlQlPKSvQLQpw7yFWemFkyk3Eet4rvHviKIt82QqfGebN2RQP1Ez31cMJHMDo_fW_n2rQRn6Qmme7orljSsqYsxYq-qOcOa-WDD9jnKmbfXlQXSzI/s320/008.JPG" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ro6PKRIVlBAIM0XiYbdREjKvHUdlQlPKSvQLQpw7yFWemFkyk3Eet4rvHviKIt82QqfGebN2RQP1Ez31cMJHMDo_fW_n2rQRn6Qmme7orljSsqYsxYq-qOcOa-WDD9jnKmbfXlQXSzI/s1600/008.JPG"></a>Oh, looks like we'll need the drill for this one. I'll get it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ro6PKRIVlBAIM0XiYbdREjKvHUdlQlPKSvQLQpw7yFWemFkyk3Eet4rvHviKIt82QqfGebN2RQP1Ez31cMJHMDo_fW_n2rQRn6Qmme7orljSsqYsxYq-qOcOa-WDD9jnKmbfXlQXSzI/s1600/008.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQKdVlzROsWMdHPwJTVFFeTrFxHriDRRRrpXzJ_ZfzjZKny51reEi_xAoojPyyO1lEbPeLkRbi2nv_OHnva28pZnf_BBTjmdq39A0M_GEMJsoIP_zimry_ctdW54H0TKPASpuavrjUds/s320/009.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585223738419257810" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ta-da! The finished piece!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbRHv4PfM4EuwbLAl0dhy29g2RtUSQwQtobgjm03OXx1H6odZWKO5NAhgLAcCM8uOaoxFq8RjbNFoOhA_zfgupf085TL4UGKM19yqllUUrewUkdnPrdfav3OC7hJWnepXTHPrZhTV4zM/s320/010.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585223744652377474" /></div><div><br /></div><div>And here it is all made up, with my special shark sheets on it.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O8YYlIB4oCXaKdo4PWIeYskyospuHbXwd5ORWUq8s3FlK_lTvonlsekGyqB11_GdtH-6TPQunclTYBkPidzRZSSVhpkj2Lqgerg1PfJFssM96JthN1xHQjNqZs8VLxztyRoalVlvr1M/s320/013.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585223747360202994" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Even Kody thinks it looks pretty comfy.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-tK2byubm-sBl6xQz7XXsuNkJ1a40vw633Fa_9zU-I5PIbs1I4ucNb1d7MaIlKn63w7w3Evqlw-jlPwIKmHAVAIkT0KqMs2EhIJ72OTHK7kI-NVx_iC8324QoBiB27ETQKv8BryFGuc/s320/014.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585223755694859170" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Goodnight everyone!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ro6PKRIVlBAIM0XiYbdREjKvHUdlQlPKSvQLQpw7yFWemFkyk3Eet4rvHviKIt82QqfGebN2RQP1Ez31cMJHMDo_fW_n2rQRn6Qmme7orljSsqYsxYq-qOcOa-WDD9jnKmbfXlQXSzI/s1600/008.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XaDDQxrYug7TKcyuYyYP9v-DNiFx9b8zyPTZwLrE651-EAConT6GaKaTaed85sFacxcOc7dIyzrKsEY2VhWeyuATpsSy1u3sIJJTaCxmnnwUeFftXNmwFGtIyyH77IXGYGmxLWP-gjc/s320/016.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585223762770131298" /><div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-57549784666838748702011-03-17T21:14:00.000-04:002011-03-17T21:14:20.920-04:00Presents from my Aunt RachelMy aunt Rachel sent me gifts for my birthday and Christmas all the way from Europe.<br /><br />When I opened the box, I said, "WOWWW!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSv__5iq9_9Ubuz2bQQlGYvzR7we9jYh1Uk7RPyFuAQF_7z8zk5Bl97nONcNGIteI3jLUIn_V28eYt3V62_1GyaTSeATwnf0ayZReoW2I4H9TYIjsiXk3VgU2ClnO0i4gk3HRsKK3ri0/s1600/024+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSv__5iq9_9Ubuz2bQQlGYvzR7we9jYh1Uk7RPyFuAQF_7z8zk5Bl97nONcNGIteI3jLUIn_V28eYt3V62_1GyaTSeATwnf0ayZReoW2I4H9TYIjsiXk3VgU2ClnO0i4gk3HRsKK3ri0/s320/024+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Inside was this great toy garage with police cars and a real working siren.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60619d_iNhXaKFJ185T7H_P0J04JIgSvtzaTcw3qcIJg_A5qUXKVJ9Hf5Z9zzU8S5k1p42EP0TPRKS43JNg1nbNwEInh1Ni9rGIvOfXmnUsaDC6FyQYOVgsOOS2q_UiIAF951KWpCNB8/s1600/025+%25284%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60619d_iNhXaKFJ185T7H_P0J04JIgSvtzaTcw3qcIJg_A5qUXKVJ9Hf5Z9zzU8S5k1p42EP0TPRKS43JNg1nbNwEInh1Ni9rGIvOfXmnUsaDC6FyQYOVgsOOS2q_UiIAF951KWpCNB8/s320/025+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />She also sent me this way cool Wild Thing t-shirt.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGFJDh9dMi6xYEhUHPBN52PlmXKdV3JMwpkQn76B6l3x6INzMoxOgpATP9hSOJp15ICootyyT56weTyRsWr0uJ2QpkepB1RV60LMD-bU6bOPrlzGq-o_HQ3uZw04WKMdh-2PfQsALU6I/s1600/027+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGFJDh9dMi6xYEhUHPBN52PlmXKdV3JMwpkQn76B6l3x6INzMoxOgpATP9hSOJp15ICootyyT56weTyRsWr0uJ2QpkepB1RV60LMD-bU6bOPrlzGq-o_HQ3uZw04WKMdh-2PfQsALU6I/s320/027+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Thank you Rachel - hooray!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI48Xvv4NnIr-CD8qfgMxmCcY1Kr7eQwyLn23TFJpk0sOiIAY_J1NMbdsHmah18nZrYhmucmR4vRADxvxffzeUsD66mmJzYpsS2vg7ArWSi4xL9fxJ5ic1bkiJede9H8jNFj-o1vV-l9g/s1600/026+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI48Xvv4NnIr-CD8qfgMxmCcY1Kr7eQwyLn23TFJpk0sOiIAY_J1NMbdsHmah18nZrYhmucmR4vRADxvxffzeUsD66mmJzYpsS2vg7ArWSi4xL9fxJ5ic1bkiJede9H8jNFj-o1vV-l9g/s320/026+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-50305238411316474392011-03-17T21:10:00.000-04:002011-03-17T21:11:01.309-04:00"Tent and Tunnel!!"My grandpa sent me this tent and tunnel for Christmas. Mom and Dad thought I was overwhelmed by all the presents at the time and so saved it until January. Boy was I excited to see what it was.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHjJ4AQk_27437_GDrnfd9bVBJJvzLqAM9m57Fbop6kZH3riGspmGvJ36h0l0ucHfZjqJPZzNN3-TO5EsIfawuxI8nuxYYCMJ-RsqlyaUDhb6f8G62QEZpm9OEqD7ZRPa764CIzfNHjo/s1600/012+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHjJ4AQk_27437_GDrnfd9bVBJJvzLqAM9m57Fbop6kZH3riGspmGvJ36h0l0ucHfZjqJPZzNN3-TO5EsIfawuxI8nuxYYCMJ-RsqlyaUDhb6f8G62QEZpm9OEqD7ZRPa764CIzfNHjo/s320/012+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />We put it up right away, and in I crawled.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUO7MQ7c1JlWdFwcIhNf9wCLzu6vZ9TGOXuzUngl1bmkWw5xWTDNncPm6Ok907YKsDAyfGtsjfT4e99CadUoffx-XQg5LVbfIf9AZTGzv7jR87bxJovkV8mWU6dNt46h3XQwhwknmUwZk/s1600/017+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUO7MQ7c1JlWdFwcIhNf9wCLzu6vZ9TGOXuzUngl1bmkWw5xWTDNncPm6Ok907YKsDAyfGtsjfT4e99CadUoffx-XQg5LVbfIf9AZTGzv7jR87bxJovkV8mWU6dNt46h3XQwhwknmUwZk/s320/017+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Peek-a-boo, here I am! In the tent! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMtuDQpnrTngAYxQHohhB2J2mv8zKABqqEzrRTVooBJLpKwq53FEiEuRTesoxe6INjwEjwx-NvXG4dOk8Z3tP8ZHNdCZOAfiqxJ3qjHv6aX9uZhZMuydcZQVawzsKVYcBeGEsaXHbqDI/s1600/018+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMtuDQpnrTngAYxQHohhB2J2mv8zKABqqEzrRTVooBJLpKwq53FEiEuRTesoxe6INjwEjwx-NvXG4dOk8Z3tP8ZHNdCZOAfiqxJ3qjHv6aX9uZhZMuydcZQVawzsKVYcBeGEsaXHbqDI/s320/018+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Look, even Mom and Kody came in to join me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1imdtz9vafsbdMMxF2sxDEojAtRRAfsX9NoArT-6DNgMTD4RPYuKgvQ5pf_q71_VMMJosgx22hz9kPm44Fgr9J__ri8zgMZBRuD0CjsSYLwlQKppEhq0sGYxjOx6-gyVbD-O5dX58FUg/s1600/022+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1imdtz9vafsbdMMxF2sxDEojAtRRAfsX9NoArT-6DNgMTD4RPYuKgvQ5pf_q71_VMMJosgx22hz9kPm44Fgr9J__ri8zgMZBRuD0CjsSYLwlQKppEhq0sGYxjOx6-gyVbD-O5dX58FUg/s320/022+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Thanks Grandpa!<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-80411652956598781032011-03-17T21:08:00.000-04:002011-03-17T21:08:34.567-04:00More fun at Strong Museum of PlayNow that I'm in daycare all the time, we don't go to the museum as much, but Daddy took me the other day and we had FUN!<br /><br />I love riding in the Sesame Street cab,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rXjuldWOTa3GTQpd3Rh4edX-TLBRDHcl5EOcAlkcjuEnWnjOhNu12vrvi9VQfhzQXTlB3wiKfubbfozi7EGfk1wwlKoNCJl52rN14hoyL6jNB2g59NDK6EYDSEWWPRygekaN9D1Xpr8/s1600/009+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rXjuldWOTa3GTQpd3Rh4edX-TLBRDHcl5EOcAlkcjuEnWnjOhNu12vrvi9VQfhzQXTlB3wiKfubbfozi7EGfk1wwlKoNCJl52rN14hoyL6jNB2g59NDK6EYDSEWWPRygekaN9D1Xpr8/s320/009+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />and going down the slide!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAObgyp8vFCGWeQ8nYz5d1YWeX7Zsiky2ZofLj4a6vHQz_zV-IZwZarGZpdIt2BxZrrPLX83xpbnzj0A0sL8g_FmJ7aKP432PjzLYwqlwJPbGk8a5TEyuFObi7aHW7uh8MtxGv3P95zI/s1600/011+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAObgyp8vFCGWeQ8nYz5d1YWeX7Zsiky2ZofLj4a6vHQz_zV-IZwZarGZpdIt2BxZrrPLX83xpbnzj0A0sL8g_FmJ7aKP432PjzLYwqlwJPbGk8a5TEyuFObi7aHW7uh8MtxGv3P95zI/s320/011+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-77148509693208450752011-03-17T21:06:00.000-04:002011-03-17T21:06:59.632-04:00"Special treat"I went through a phase in January where I was sick for weeks, on and off, with a stomache bug. The upside of this misery, though, was that Mom and Dad introduced me to a special treat they call "popsicles."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8S3TsJx-arpKtBhfnPPtGesRgdfTVdwAFPV2BOUYmr1hx7H-_TmEcwEwBgzXq9N-rNS9Spo5qz3RR8WT4VQcwAKiwjDA7t10UwAbig18p9ugrOG4K4m07ySz6_1UIvVlb6kPeWtE5EQ/s1600/004+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8S3TsJx-arpKtBhfnPPtGesRgdfTVdwAFPV2BOUYmr1hx7H-_TmEcwEwBgzXq9N-rNS9Spo5qz3RR8WT4VQcwAKiwjDA7t10UwAbig18p9ugrOG4K4m07ySz6_1UIvVlb6kPeWtE5EQ/s320/004+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Oh yum!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_YcvPtA2AndNETOniPuDHCSuniC3BP7OJuQPtbByzRSeAIIsXzpner7bZgrxwFf-HduY-ULWkjUeziSDXED27a3lH_ZSKEG2wbraaoAcjX6icYNoQ-7cOnVZi6RlZK9cyLeeANEOH7s/s1600/006+%25283%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_YcvPtA2AndNETOniPuDHCSuniC3BP7OJuQPtbByzRSeAIIsXzpner7bZgrxwFf-HduY-ULWkjUeziSDXED27a3lH_ZSKEG2wbraaoAcjX6icYNoQ-7cOnVZi6RlZK9cyLeeANEOH7s/s320/006+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-36041063981676044472011-01-09T20:56:00.000-05:002011-01-09T20:57:02.635-05:00New Bike-icle!My Uncle Adam and Aunt Amy gave me an <em>awesome</em> new bike as a birthday/Christmas gift.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP8Mt3LbfHj5-OANXNjfKv73hZtG4lFQiX2McVP9HPg6tEYS5OhLlkkBEVTkGI-s-J5e8Tuc_nGQXJ66hPexMcoJCC7yXwjLmnJIrDywxdisDNJH8FJFqGNS8GCtvHTd2NzUU65NgEOE/s1600/032+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP8Mt3LbfHj5-OANXNjfKv73hZtG4lFQiX2McVP9HPg6tEYS5OhLlkkBEVTkGI-s-J5e8Tuc_nGQXJ66hPexMcoJCC7yXwjLmnJIrDywxdisDNJH8FJFqGNS8GCtvHTd2NzUU65NgEOE/s320/032+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Every morning I come downstairs saying, "New bike-icle?" to make sure it's still here. (Who can blame me for my confusion? Why would you call it a "bike" if the real word is "bicycle"? Really.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevFIgO8BE61OyVCXcYrsNFEI7y-a9xaUvRw1T_UhM8u2Jsc0ORegMw1EZ4I5KRiieCjFuPNswsjaBEEXksDKzj9m4-Gp_CsL2A3hYj27oBBpX5FHCuiw0w9oQaLOEXpoIMDpfJHYi1ko/s1600/033+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevFIgO8BE61OyVCXcYrsNFEI7y-a9xaUvRw1T_UhM8u2Jsc0ORegMw1EZ4I5KRiieCjFuPNswsjaBEEXksDKzj9m4-Gp_CsL2A3hYj27oBBpX5FHCuiw0w9oQaLOEXpoIMDpfJHYi1ko/s320/033+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Thank you Uncle Adam and Aunt Amy. I love it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYybUWu6-8a_p0qw56CV5hipyCb4g2mMqbGqR_uohCI-NpLW7ch_xRmpNj5FtTE-ztFCSsc8JLAe5HoYXsvKV_JKNg9iGjeamF50MJVePsBwgZkLj2W4Kfaqy9FY8EV9semPNzjAlYcp0/s1600/028-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYybUWu6-8a_p0qw56CV5hipyCb4g2mMqbGqR_uohCI-NpLW7ch_xRmpNj5FtTE-ztFCSsc8JLAe5HoYXsvKV_JKNg9iGjeamF50MJVePsBwgZkLj2W4Kfaqy9FY8EV9semPNzjAlYcp0/s320/028-1.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-11637172470270440682011-01-09T20:52:00.000-05:002011-01-09T20:52:58.340-05:00The best present of allI think there were gifts and stuff, but the best part for me was this big box that we used for wrapping paper.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrS-j_M08SoQHTDG8spsf4rFkHGiDfheTtvdyCfaPc-s3xlTX_Dduexvs2q8G2wX1_Ut_OKqp-SZ_0rJbzQKvN_iikSdl2hlL4oe_8JJlKjHNkZUlTqCA6H0gyylzTneQOareBjKDCL8/s1600/016+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrS-j_M08SoQHTDG8spsf4rFkHGiDfheTtvdyCfaPc-s3xlTX_Dduexvs2q8G2wX1_Ut_OKqp-SZ_0rJbzQKvN_iikSdl2hlL4oe_8JJlKjHNkZUlTqCA6H0gyylzTneQOareBjKDCL8/s320/016+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />I liked it so much I insisted on eating my breakfast in it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_1W5O_Mwsdw4A9NnfFgBpM0FF1ZPX2M36NBBV-rx6dg303Y81w1iVZwkskBZkHYb9cHCgGLgxwqPA6Gp4aV08Cov7Xs8nTXU-11k2pkhPxRYKm0JnviN8qukRrKjeZ67rJb1NteG0Nw/s1600/019+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_1W5O_Mwsdw4A9NnfFgBpM0FF1ZPX2M36NBBV-rx6dg303Y81w1iVZwkskBZkHYb9cHCgGLgxwqPA6Gp4aV08Cov7Xs8nTXU-11k2pkhPxRYKm0JnviN8qukRrKjeZ67rJb1NteG0Nw/s320/019+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />See, my tray fits right on it like it was made for it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhUjbUwyPt9EvZLQZsPjP_aRgCwc76mtGHVI4Fc8LorDAEBy2r_n8lDlXKeXqnmHGff0S1Omk41IfyiLyNTa9406FA1crg6HYXXZkMbv32yJ3xR1u_6q2eHel9grxekhKohER-6c4wLg/s1600/023+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhUjbUwyPt9EvZLQZsPjP_aRgCwc76mtGHVI4Fc8LorDAEBy2r_n8lDlXKeXqnmHGff0S1Omk41IfyiLyNTa9406FA1crg6HYXXZkMbv32yJ3xR1u_6q2eHel9grxekhKohER-6c4wLg/s320/023+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-30168233234007487082011-01-09T20:50:00.000-05:002011-01-09T20:51:00.152-05:00Christmas secretsI was so excited to see that Santa came during the night, that I climbed right up into the chair and had a quiet chat with him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kidemxKdEHTiRqEDdTXGGFagRSo0_plsiXKyI1alM2nD9RxjOCoQKQwrhNdEd4YHKgwKJ77lC_oF6Wdlzm_P-utE1jasNvAG9ujJPqIqZ2NUsZlgQkM-zdayu9034fmi6Tk6JWR_cQs/s1600/009.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kidemxKdEHTiRqEDdTXGGFagRSo0_plsiXKyI1alM2nD9RxjOCoQKQwrhNdEd4YHKgwKJ77lC_oF6Wdlzm_P-utE1jasNvAG9ujJPqIqZ2NUsZlgQkM-zdayu9034fmi6Tk6JWR_cQs/s320/009.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />I asked him if he liked my hat, but he didn't answer me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDCc0gsWai-HX0pCIf8DM-6D4LQQAqVlmZsAe9ONQcYcyfplthj-v6ABptINKOUsS2wUF1_8wT7p_jjZpFlp6_yEwAUkLD0XBK-xhyphenhyphenOdRS1srsj8zEK1vZWAB4gjkWdTsyJ9d3XfCb_Y/s1600/011.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDCc0gsWai-HX0pCIf8DM-6D4LQQAqVlmZsAe9ONQcYcyfplthj-v6ABptINKOUsS2wUF1_8wT7p_jjZpFlp6_yEwAUkLD0XBK-xhyphenhyphenOdRS1srsj8zEK1vZWAB4gjkWdTsyJ9d3XfCb_Y/s320/011.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Thanks for coming to our house, Santa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMfMW7895-BEd62wJy3ZJQ8_aZOKSHQiALL1xENU4mHnpSnCFmYp1jtdpiz9zqD21rCEt4eJpcVS9EfpWu64Fkp8c7Qgl_ki8twvNKcHZC1BvlVtRfjg3Qif-cfy_CPNzxffy9Co3-IE/s1600/013.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMfMW7895-BEd62wJy3ZJQ8_aZOKSHQiALL1xENU4mHnpSnCFmYp1jtdpiz9zqD21rCEt4eJpcVS9EfpWu64Fkp8c7Qgl_ki8twvNKcHZC1BvlVtRfjg3Qif-cfy_CPNzxffy9Co3-IE/s320/013.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-62629970162122846692011-01-09T20:44:00.001-05:002011-01-09T20:48:25.463-05:00O Christmas TreeDaddy got us a beautiful Christmas tree, which we finally put up the weekend before Christmas.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25gFACfrha0CMmJcgtLK39gl5zovZQIJAn21t_raKwQ2jFQTeVfkDHnwhWTU5n3_VrV3JpRamJorpd9qYV2Ln_bLRhxSLS_qEqZh7r45QG22oBaqoP_arYGDogQ-S5yQkvocgybQe7iw/s1600/001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25gFACfrha0CMmJcgtLK39gl5zovZQIJAn21t_raKwQ2jFQTeVfkDHnwhWTU5n3_VrV3JpRamJorpd9qYV2Ln_bLRhxSLS_qEqZh7r45QG22oBaqoP_arYGDogQ-S5yQkvocgybQe7iw/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mommy hates doing the lights, but I think it's fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-85AtHAIVy3x18xb9-omnqJoOCKdYp5ikfcmzl9hrOrKvoCdOhH3o9e1Y0MMypSr2UEGsoyJBNuHZYkfB5z0xUCp3Z4Y3kpT8gfSkbpMpo0lZH2Msw6knrco0CnF8gi4MJZLEqJ3NyQ/s1600/003.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-85AtHAIVy3x18xb9-omnqJoOCKdYp5ikfcmzl9hrOrKvoCdOhH3o9e1Y0MMypSr2UEGsoyJBNuHZYkfB5z0xUCp3Z4Y3kpT8gfSkbpMpo0lZH2Msw6knrco0CnF8gi4MJZLEqJ3NyQ/s320/003.JPG" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-85AtHAIVy3x18xb9-omnqJoOCKdYp5ikfcmzl9hrOrKvoCdOhH3o9e1Y0MMypSr2UEGsoyJBNuHZYkfB5z0xUCp3Z4Y3kpT8gfSkbpMpo0lZH2Msw6knrco0CnF8gi4MJZLEqJ3NyQ/s1600/003.JPG"></a><br /><div>When I woke up on Christmas morning, it was all decorated, too.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-85AtHAIVy3x18xb9-omnqJoOCKdYp5ikfcmzl9hrOrKvoCdOhH3o9e1Y0MMypSr2UEGsoyJBNuHZYkfB5z0xUCp3Z4Y3kpT8gfSkbpMpo0lZH2Msw6knrco0CnF8gi4MJZLEqJ3NyQ/s1600/003.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb9fzdEJ8-KpDoNM-_iwxn3JpakhmXtMONKRrHWNXCSRrwHvOMN7X1ix5gJfdoCXIKs7yI87o2kZ1K8_pjHtLLurPDvOyci0XxRb-AHDP6JgRguODjnAI8GjwP4445dgyHa5wiRu9foE/s320/014+%25282%2529.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560367850515379794" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas, everyone!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb7ko4UAdQs6rCVHNiC_QVH7kPmesVWRPc-wAoHSmWbEPHIZMSj8pqs67hve37ChqjT4TQTYfwYlQvHbR07mNfx0N_6yr59Z5xKQ7VTLncisyGo30FXPcS2K1n1lCOT0o3u5k5fLEoOU/s320/005.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560367844198296962" /><div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-82814990863612148272010-12-19T17:24:00.000-05:002010-12-19T17:24:45.301-05:00I still love bathtime.After we wash my body and my hair, it's swimming time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiREyHn1l51XvjjTHmFuTaVlWqFhcBsJDuCB_QFbxy5cp3LDtdZ6_QX_n-YnfeWRRSZbYo_g-QvxiXWQYM9O7wRVzJxNyDJtWT4k5QWPl2YHfHya4T2wfmGMWpC4gpS0ByXlOBxWXlRko/s1600/055.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiREyHn1l51XvjjTHmFuTaVlWqFhcBsJDuCB_QFbxy5cp3LDtdZ6_QX_n-YnfeWRRSZbYo_g-QvxiXWQYM9O7wRVzJxNyDJtWT4k5QWPl2YHfHya4T2wfmGMWpC4gpS0ByXlOBxWXlRko/s320/055.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Once the water's all gone, we do "nite nite tub" where I pretend to go to sleep in the bath tub.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtegjtAFgC2l4Gz6Um-NAJ7aTViwPpAJUjlOP8ZoqWbbZMqitKUY6Zdrm49oluv9qnXPInnbpx9UcnkElDWMvWm5aaW9OzZI_Cm17HQwioeIazl3o-3hhzOnwdBX3KDl3xqQmAh6ISCIs/s1600/064.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtegjtAFgC2l4Gz6Um-NAJ7aTViwPpAJUjlOP8ZoqWbbZMqitKUY6Zdrm49oluv9qnXPInnbpx9UcnkElDWMvWm5aaW9OzZI_Cm17HQwioeIazl3o-3hhzOnwdBX3KDl3xqQmAh6ISCIs/s320/064.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Sometimes, like in this picture, I closely resemble a trussed turkey...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-h-amWRZoAH3dNjNOvFzab9qDTLkRPtP_4j-aKP6gk_qC3Dk_qoXypxIVDSGVkbErtCCN-sOi624TkQiT7GprMQU78dDGf0ewin4xP4RL5QPFVIX4eEgCJjURaymdhVF_ixIuxvHLsY/s1600/058.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-h-amWRZoAH3dNjNOvFzab9qDTLkRPtP_4j-aKP6gk_qC3Dk_qoXypxIVDSGVkbErtCCN-sOi624TkQiT7GprMQU78dDGf0ewin4xP4RL5QPFVIX4eEgCJjURaymdhVF_ixIuxvHLsY/s320/058.JPG" /></a><br /><br />But it's fun fun fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LzWYKQfn586Rw0ppclHQXBbykA3n1VZH3d8BrJwXZOP-n5KNtqfgqW_MpY4Q9VY0NLXMsRnYlu1mXYkK56fmIyMMTUpA7-gSnylaXzTImO9pDV0Hmnx7l-Ca6-bGzOR3vWKX4qvMeRc/s1600/065.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LzWYKQfn586Rw0ppclHQXBbykA3n1VZH3d8BrJwXZOP-n5KNtqfgqW_MpY4Q9VY0NLXMsRnYlu1mXYkK56fmIyMMTUpA7-gSnylaXzTImO9pDV0Hmnx7l-Ca6-bGzOR3vWKX4qvMeRc/s320/065.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-47174661444230132072010-12-19T17:22:00.001-05:002010-12-19T17:26:00.150-05:00My birthday dinner.After playing, it was time for dinner. We all wore our party hats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmgRlyHgelGPmfRle_5Tw9iMsNkOKeFgX_VbdVoGm8RmEnDzsVdzgIkVHbDkukYJe124903t0ByO-AhlNr2HDIhdrvm73bjgYvQd2XJ0p6EA9DI9X4mET-u52S9lhDUzcvIk_9rdKq9I/s1600/037.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmgRlyHgelGPmfRle_5Tw9iMsNkOKeFgX_VbdVoGm8RmEnDzsVdzgIkVHbDkukYJe124903t0ByO-AhlNr2HDIhdrvm73bjgYvQd2XJ0p6EA9DI9X4mET-u52S9lhDUzcvIk_9rdKq9I/s320/037.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And I spoke to my Aunt Gillian, who wished me a happy birthday.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsv9o0NzFgok0lh86ZimYdU7WOkPk6d671g7X9bAzKsH5mZ3ETYD_DS0-Oa6Bx0TenjTFhmLDga1chIkC07uERqTnlUUKAilkVLBueRgvd286oKy40SZJoRFh9tK4GUBQjsyQt4hbPZRw/s1600/038.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsv9o0NzFgok0lh86ZimYdU7WOkPk6d671g7X9bAzKsH5mZ3ETYD_DS0-Oa6Bx0TenjTFhmLDga1chIkC07uERqTnlUUKAilkVLBueRgvd286oKy40SZJoRFh9tK4GUBQjsyQt4hbPZRw/s320/038.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Then we had cupcakes...YUMM!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMQh4gYlCHINgVVyunsJRL2dZepS2NYn8ehvPRhBCKvSZ_WCT06V466nERQy0kpxA84GFL5hpoGzJ1vCblZym0JsLOgDMHa3KZjxvMB6AbDhwq2fTzGkU0AGKYYSo7Ux2JA9Q5BwdxN4/s1600/049.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMQh4gYlCHINgVVyunsJRL2dZepS2NYn8ehvPRhBCKvSZ_WCT06V466nERQy0kpxA84GFL5hpoGzJ1vCblZym0JsLOgDMHa3KZjxvMB6AbDhwq2fTzGkU0AGKYYSo7Ux2JA9Q5BwdxN4/s320/049.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And because it was also Chanukah, Nana had jelly doughnuts, too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtyNraJZcNHLIZJCqUknBdykjptbBaPZ4C2vsf5ysSyo8qS3JD0w5MZDYE9WLovf3CCyJ3h6WtIowllQMKLgdPncV1LynWw6Q3sN5cwASPvz2-vbAO9n58mO0UdhCWXwVJ8tV4niIlk8/s1600/050.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtyNraJZcNHLIZJCqUknBdykjptbBaPZ4C2vsf5ysSyo8qS3JD0w5MZDYE9WLovf3CCyJ3h6WtIowllQMKLgdPncV1LynWw6Q3sN5cwASPvz2-vbAO9n58mO0UdhCWXwVJ8tV4niIlk8/s320/050.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It was my best birthday ever!!<div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-8414319857686205562010-12-19T17:17:00.000-05:002010-12-19T17:17:48.962-05:00Happy Birthday to Me!I had my 2nd birthday on December 6th. Can you believe it?!<br /><br />We went over to Nana's house to celebrate. I played with my dump truck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6gPNsFDb3p567bTjG42sZZ8BizB3gb-rzYPUBjRh7cucRj-5T_C7tfzoFAnFGGmWSN4fglUNn6khxl7V20we92n5yg4Bi845FdwnzTMhKgkiil8ZQJgFc49LYCESPjIp2NBTAiEhDi0/s1600/017.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6gPNsFDb3p567bTjG42sZZ8BizB3gb-rzYPUBjRh7cucRj-5T_C7tfzoFAnFGGmWSN4fglUNn6khxl7V20we92n5yg4Bi845FdwnzTMhKgkiil8ZQJgFc49LYCESPjIp2NBTAiEhDi0/s320/017.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And Mommy and I played with my workbench.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY27HZQnF-QD03N-fkZVnEAT3_jq9sL69uOKHnEEibFLIPoDf2zjMEVDCLw-udeWqko2T_AzTdYCrQQpKHyD1on9qV7hxUv8QNaJfkQ1ETmiuhF5Jv_kk-XvNRkXTjQCBeDt-PfEbnhsM/s1600/021.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY27HZQnF-QD03N-fkZVnEAT3_jq9sL69uOKHnEEibFLIPoDf2zjMEVDCLw-udeWqko2T_AzTdYCrQQpKHyD1on9qV7hxUv8QNaJfkQ1ETmiuhF5Jv_kk-XvNRkXTjQCBeDt-PfEbnhsM/s320/021.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the AWESOME drum that Vicki gave me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NzVP5hMwLU3li-3C9tU0rMrXlEN4dfn0ctTSoE-28UiiU8NnB7V5ZNEJPOZmHXLgYqdyxGPudcSg6BD5jpZrXStNfkT3QNt7yJCxjeKDTNmP7W1aQ3xZ8vYTvmURKwz2E1k84V_6dm8/s1600/025.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NzVP5hMwLU3li-3C9tU0rMrXlEN4dfn0ctTSoE-28UiiU8NnB7V5ZNEJPOZmHXLgYqdyxGPudcSg6BD5jpZrXStNfkT3QNt7yJCxjeKDTNmP7W1aQ3xZ8vYTvmURKwz2E1k84V_6dm8/s320/025.JPG" /></a> <br />Uh-oh. Do you know what happens when you get so caught up playing that you forget to change your diaper...?<br /><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzl9peciH31_WYEWqlYn7q9QqH6v8rjCg8HgFvvryJiZb0K6xXdk_enZo2TaFhUAvePV0NUNMDgVYa-WkKrkwsEsSyYNWiSd-OCx6fwccu4miFZ6QU967U8iLPjr2uevXqb0R-sGpnqw/s320/029.JPG" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-1973368815508813102010-12-19T17:14:00.000-05:002010-12-19T17:14:27.888-05:00A visit from OpaOpa came to visit us not to long ago. I showed him all the important stuff, like how to work the VCR. <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dMdbFvjA44DhbrA1-FDeuHJGcRlOAMBH4PNQFz1QAPL8pys35YlvWXJVIl1-SrDymShn0Fs36zJRAZ0rEgs_DwvUlfqA7v_S79PnbqaOZ5BPOqgZbvJNCiulL8dEgPqVACAsy-MRBGk/s1600/014.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dMdbFvjA44DhbrA1-FDeuHJGcRlOAMBH4PNQFz1QAPL8pys35YlvWXJVIl1-SrDymShn0Fs36zJRAZ0rEgs_DwvUlfqA7v_S79PnbqaOZ5BPOqgZbvJNCiulL8dEgPqVACAsy-MRBGk/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br /><br />He lost interest, but I kept at it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDEqI3IBsynKOMDASbukzd1MB9ZQ_BbHRQ44CiV2_L8Q9hGJ0foh9XdJxW4AzlmS93tWB9u68niBi36jVC-X8PGYN6QFY-ik0MDgH8Bd6aEuUYOSEDuAIL4Kv4SgwC0XpwRy95It-Lcw/s1600/015.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDEqI3IBsynKOMDASbukzd1MB9ZQ_BbHRQ44CiV2_L8Q9hGJ0foh9XdJxW4AzlmS93tWB9u68niBi36jVC-X8PGYN6QFY-ik0MDgH8Bd6aEuUYOSEDuAIL4Kv4SgwC0XpwRy95It-Lcw/s320/015.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-79229824788312804882010-12-19T17:11:00.000-05:002010-12-19T17:11:20.769-05:00More playing.After dinner we had more play time. For me, that totally meant getting Daddy's belt, Ollie's collar, and Nana's mop and rocking out. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTbvOVqa1qcrAqyUvuJm_UBDL5gyOFyHudloXJ4Ew8ThGriMbxbtpItB9PVTBIRICH6IEOgIiaKRW880sGe4v4fUMFQAwACYE1euPcpx5M-750q6rMZv-EXngBxA5smrzanzb2jA1WZk/s1600/010.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTbvOVqa1qcrAqyUvuJm_UBDL5gyOFyHudloXJ4Ew8ThGriMbxbtpItB9PVTBIRICH6IEOgIiaKRW880sGe4v4fUMFQAwACYE1euPcpx5M-750q6rMZv-EXngBxA5smrzanzb2jA1WZk/s320/010.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />What?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dBO3tz_MH4-zkohZ2K-z9fRd6fAmLQNQBQnn9JoyTfXrOFRjUBtrvc4maApZcI-F6Wo58XEgQl4kqooD7cMADwdlvu_Mde0Tz111VI8RtBS_ByU7JuXjon6eVMGZcS5CEoO2XR-KIhw/s1600/009.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dBO3tz_MH4-zkohZ2K-z9fRd6fAmLQNQBQnn9JoyTfXrOFRjUBtrvc4maApZcI-F6Wo58XEgQl4kqooD7cMADwdlvu_Mde0Tz111VI8RtBS_ByU7JuXjon6eVMGZcS5CEoO2XR-KIhw/s320/009.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-53067400969959480782010-12-19T17:09:00.000-05:002010-12-19T17:09:40.510-05:00Turkey Time!Then it was time for dinner. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCNEHj3Zwuvfs05j0maYiPzZLTpmGx7-Lf0lS07iUfsJZi54f88iLSR9lPHlIro0QNjuFTsdZ6FzXQnfRnBiKVq1uzNDdNX7zuS2-kWy0uYC33pSqljIN8T6DkuLcJ3nq72tbLjNJoiw/s1600/002+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCNEHj3Zwuvfs05j0maYiPzZLTpmGx7-Lf0lS07iUfsJZi54f88iLSR9lPHlIro0QNjuFTsdZ6FzXQnfRnBiKVq1uzNDdNX7zuS2-kWy0uYC33pSqljIN8T6DkuLcJ3nq72tbLjNJoiw/s320/002+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hooray for turkey!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVl8TivhJ5v6_Q8XH0UwPp92BV3tghPyABCvNkqE28nW4thVtDlqZqebySua0Tm0kgJJ720KLSPpZpXhDlSG4Vr1vOKSyttXghpk3k8xA23e70dMS5FHcDbizxe9zDwKQ_8QOj_jpAC8/s1600/003.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVl8TivhJ5v6_Q8XH0UwPp92BV3tghPyABCvNkqE28nW4thVtDlqZqebySua0Tm0kgJJ720KLSPpZpXhDlSG4Vr1vOKSyttXghpk3k8xA23e70dMS5FHcDbizxe9zDwKQ_8QOj_jpAC8/s320/003.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I was mesmerized by the candles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYacq8oe47MPHossGMH-BKwCNAlGlO3WuiHrqnxhQEsyA9ZQqBsBDvGCkquJqGYJo488GbbzsdXc80ry3hyphenhyphenIISxjbOLYtpSd7P-8f8PDCt39At4TU-3g898Te9sefLML9bXpkCxTeEyFI/s1600/013.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYacq8oe47MPHossGMH-BKwCNAlGlO3WuiHrqnxhQEsyA9ZQqBsBDvGCkquJqGYJo488GbbzsdXc80ry3hyphenhyphenIISxjbOLYtpSd7P-8f8PDCt39At4TU-3g898Te9sefLML9bXpkCxTeEyFI/s320/013.JPG" /></a><br /><br />But even more entranced by the sparkler Nana broke out at dessert!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddYijmekCGksIFyGDF5UoLVvjAc3gwJANQaE4NWbtJLj8LEDF6CHJu-sZr70eeg-DyPpCsF8X5Wy2jUBYPv_SgdaZmte9Uf30caBBNapeJKWNAo-XEd8ChaKOusZAmi-R7ox6PTC6HAM/s1600/012.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddYijmekCGksIFyGDF5UoLVvjAc3gwJANQaE4NWbtJLj8LEDF6CHJu-sZr70eeg-DyPpCsF8X5Wy2jUBYPv_SgdaZmte9Uf30caBBNapeJKWNAo-XEd8ChaKOusZAmi-R7ox6PTC6HAM/s320/012.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-3050952695277041752010-12-19T17:06:00.000-05:002010-12-19T17:06:56.040-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!We went over to Nana's house for Thanksgiving dinner. But before dinner, we played!<br /><br />I love to ride on her carousel horse.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiSNAbHMWpcPDq983kQYFzCzVAzm1DduJzs7x4qS2NbNWIJnIPJ95thDjRKYe_Y3LYanMsiG5lRsWUA4Tjjg7UsXbjsKBJUjGPUDB_2ioxtEFswnSQ8jgBuow3v14Tc0bJDOmF0Xkkr4/s1600/001+%25282%2529.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiSNAbHMWpcPDq983kQYFzCzVAzm1DduJzs7x4qS2NbNWIJnIPJ95thDjRKYe_Y3LYanMsiG5lRsWUA4Tjjg7UsXbjsKBJUjGPUDB_2ioxtEFswnSQ8jgBuow3v14Tc0bJDOmF0Xkkr4/s320/001+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And Daddy and Uncle Adam and I played with blocks,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKugdeXaFH9x342RfiUwDJTXmVWjL0ds1VoqHlvGaYr14KN9lMRBsBdiw0wFNGT8YIfz1srh9FMHyFmSBOd83krBC0DqiYCWKJwH2hyphenhyphenwocB_bjHbouzs2buchQOTyJ2RsD1NlIuukn7wo/s1600/006.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKugdeXaFH9x342RfiUwDJTXmVWjL0ds1VoqHlvGaYr14KN9lMRBsBdiw0wFNGT8YIfz1srh9FMHyFmSBOd83krBC0DqiYCWKJwH2hyphenhyphenwocB_bjHbouzs2buchQOTyJ2RsD1NlIuukn7wo/s320/006.JPG" /></a><br /><br />and jumbo legos. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNacmYFUmj57OSEO8ZM99Lv4FOkwkEMdscB17G7cICzWdzsO2bgTX44ZxVyHLrg5CQgA1ib9bDk8quAiOH6HrwjWyBwjBNBqABFNh9ndhLO0yE2sSSKJi4-JWE4tJf4THWiSwOFr-dQY/s1600/008.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNacmYFUmj57OSEO8ZM99Lv4FOkwkEMdscB17G7cICzWdzsO2bgTX44ZxVyHLrg5CQgA1ib9bDk8quAiOH6HrwjWyBwjBNBqABFNh9ndhLO0yE2sSSKJi4-JWE4tJf4THWiSwOFr-dQY/s320/008.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Good times!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpIKk3YFm8TxjCwNWi23c8IQocID24i8khtHlprJVvDKJJINxEV-3yTs2dK2SHcy-TJo-xkcvPLvPgvtnjDGwZIcbyQ1R7k-Kk7pJM2_tRq1uzLuWC8DP43Yd95B0IQDQ9fUbwK8pQT8/s1600/007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpIKk3YFm8TxjCwNWi23c8IQocID24i8khtHlprJVvDKJJINxEV-3yTs2dK2SHcy-TJo-xkcvPLvPgvtnjDGwZIcbyQ1R7k-Kk7pJM2_tRq1uzLuWC8DP43Yd95B0IQDQ9fUbwK8pQT8/s320/007.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-23850142507651046732010-11-13T20:42:00.000-05:002010-11-13T20:43:05.572-05:00BIG NEWS!!!Every night before bath time, I sit on the potty. Usually I just sit there for a few minutes and say, "potty," and then get off and get into the tub, where I promptly pee in the water.<br /><br />Well, tonight was different.<br />Tonight something HUGE happened:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP2gNizf4sHGc2ls1zOEJ1MX126sc-QmZfbKipVQGJBhPGc2hS5IsuD1XQ1FdTGu2SYHfTYMKNQ7Woqq4q8o3QTKBUJc5Ix1iUO_TtfW8jmS3bN-S5gtuosOEEPoVfjMF4v-Fw9NSTB8/s1600/001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP2gNizf4sHGc2ls1zOEJ1MX126sc-QmZfbKipVQGJBhPGc2hS5IsuD1XQ1FdTGu2SYHfTYMKNQ7Woqq4q8o3QTKBUJc5Ix1iUO_TtfW8jmS3bN-S5gtuosOEEPoVfjMF4v-Fw9NSTB8/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I sat down and went pee pee in the potty! We were all very excited and screamed and laughed and sang the "Atticus went pee pee in the potty! Woo!" song for a long time. Hooray!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqTeq6sqeYrTL1PpxEaDxS2KALca1w75Jb2OeBgR5bAeImObzHRn-XO0q3b2_Ugm4TioHmy52MOAYdz0EmUHfdWpWuLg4uVamcCBmuMKfwPkFJ0dMIMaf9iBy2kCMZf_2SSvr5Ya0fo8/s1600/002.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqTeq6sqeYrTL1PpxEaDxS2KALca1w75Jb2OeBgR5bAeImObzHRn-XO0q3b2_Ugm4TioHmy52MOAYdz0EmUHfdWpWuLg4uVamcCBmuMKfwPkFJ0dMIMaf9iBy2kCMZf_2SSvr5Ya0fo8/s320/002.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-80113233885455170472010-11-11T21:46:00.003-05:002010-11-13T22:13:25.398-05:00The mac & cheese seriesWe had lunch at a diner with friends last weekend. After much consideration, I ordered the macaroni and cheese.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTmoKL2mgNbzJJBRWyhE3q4DgTP63Ebjraar4dymToCZErJAwYZkwbqACOA5fWRbCKds08QC9f0sEgmAYsAYddN0ls57441r2O0LShkDyTlvj__V5pZb9MKsEQCB7qDh7rtAbY1-38Us/s1600/033.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTmoKL2mgNbzJJBRWyhE3q4DgTP63Ebjraar4dymToCZErJAwYZkwbqACOA5fWRbCKds08QC9f0sEgmAYsAYddN0ls57441r2O0LShkDyTlvj__V5pZb9MKsEQCB7qDh7rtAbY1-38Us/s320/033.JPG" /></a><br /><br />As you'll see, I started off with my spoon. It wasn't without incident, as you'll notice from the few cheese splatters in my hair, but it was fairly civilized.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJmZnY9ya8H-L184GCOYzcITkL4jazmp4u_4wrX7AFVlzY5ukUg3uG7mOTWcQkuYSdv6EK_OQnjSd-uSixMaRQXWEOS4A2CPzBgX5kyJBlUupjNZ5HBXRptlBeUvpxPg-MXc6iZ1YjzM/s1600/035.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJmZnY9ya8H-L184GCOYzcITkL4jazmp4u_4wrX7AFVlzY5ukUg3uG7mOTWcQkuYSdv6EK_OQnjSd-uSixMaRQXWEOS4A2CPzBgX5kyJBlUupjNZ5HBXRptlBeUvpxPg-MXc6iZ1YjzM/s320/035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Things began to go downhill, though, when I abandoned the spoon and went at it with my hands.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8e0_uoIW1I7q2afLysfXts1ycPXezf2qvqS3OelPTwOxJZPBNLbfQYSM6iAVfJ2OC3VVLfb7ULu3KISSE1s11IsxtCzpGBJ96nLNMSdwZOKofy8ZqlYRF15veyN32YVlk4xSg_IJcr0/s1600/036.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8e0_uoIW1I7q2afLysfXts1ycPXezf2qvqS3OelPTwOxJZPBNLbfQYSM6iAVfJ2OC3VVLfb7ULu3KISSE1s11IsxtCzpGBJ96nLNMSdwZOKofy8ZqlYRF15veyN32YVlk4xSg_IJcr0/s320/036.JPG" /></a><br /><br />From there, really, there was just no turning back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d5RGFMDVU_AXLJrQMgI-H9y-tbntuABYNZTXQW7OTKbfhISl6Y8lO3ZL6p2Bm-0oAs1h6AtLUA59OqBbsFInZhDhCoKYYnLDcOv7F1G4lZ94A_DQyv8a5jvcvi4RBa3Z4gtGYao8QSQ/s1600/037.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d5RGFMDVU_AXLJrQMgI-H9y-tbntuABYNZTXQW7OTKbfhISl6Y8lO3ZL6p2Bm-0oAs1h6AtLUA59OqBbsFInZhDhCoKYYnLDcOv7F1G4lZ94A_DQyv8a5jvcvi4RBa3Z4gtGYao8QSQ/s320/037.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Mom got me cleaned up in time to pay the bill though. I think I'll put this on the card...<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87nEyTxmEeiGWApogJ71A3_IXj37cgr9ah0d4e4BeHKFe3ylTkRiKmfYwxSaC2v_a53umn3kEFqRcqXP-L51YNE-f2UW5UcWIVNPZEftRLGlhjgATYK6yO_LGehn6Rve-97okAonPkyQ/s320/038.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538489378893768962" /><div><div><br />But I'll leave some cash for the tip.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T1eCFzEw1GlgQv9iH-XVstfJrWSbIp-o7VD6wj40DlpkkGhFCv57cStcQjRni08gu-4Vtf5BGLr3NxBFFydl0jn75vs3F6gm8ssV1sQz7TWxIntTIEqcul_wqfeRzV00Kno7Euy1iQo/s320/039.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538489381298226098" /><div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-59305222460090953612010-11-11T21:43:00.000-05:002010-11-11T21:43:13.956-05:00Out with the boysIn keeping with how Mom and Dad have raised me so far, Dad took me a friend's brewery opening. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMJbx87FB7x5Zjnr6o6d3YmcCoK5LTQFvgXoQioP3eywOvJLDnuAky8Qtx3EOpZ9CizOEWCYR9dbJeBTmco_YXmsWmkH03gv2SYbbUuGP_rfLHyyHVBn3d1Lt1kG0SFhlvAPmMc26tiw/s1600/032.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMJbx87FB7x5Zjnr6o6d3YmcCoK5LTQFvgXoQioP3eywOvJLDnuAky8Qtx3EOpZ9CizOEWCYR9dbJeBTmco_YXmsWmkH03gv2SYbbUuGP_rfLHyyHVBn3d1Lt1kG0SFhlvAPmMc26tiw/s320/032.JPG" /></a> <br />Yep, that's me in front of two beer taps. What about it?<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-54816997853088044962010-11-11T21:40:00.000-05:002010-11-11T21:40:13.863-05:00Happy Halloween!I was so excited to dress up in my monkey costume. It even comes with its own banana!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFhhizwRPzI-P-42Ux-0mKt4bH9BRqjPQ2CWRQ_9mpl9Maa-RWwCOwtWXpAxWBbob6QA9ck0VpsA9ZYyktmvYg0UuyWJFTORIegiwQGn-cryweBhN5y2MO2mY_3vbHP322pK1aDDwK7I/s1600/026.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFhhizwRPzI-P-42Ux-0mKt4bH9BRqjPQ2CWRQ_9mpl9Maa-RWwCOwtWXpAxWBbob6QA9ck0VpsA9ZYyktmvYg0UuyWJFTORIegiwQGn-cryweBhN5y2MO2mY_3vbHP322pK1aDDwK7I/s320/026.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Bad Mommy only took a few pictures, but let me tell you, I make one darn cute primate.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKCRAiPk2L447Gtizxopb7bDurSZBNu59fvt23jcS16xD9UzE3gCo_1GCJTb6OUPeWl829CErBnDYzxfricQtQxrXqAfkfJOlZ-ftv4UmnmluWWewAXDIaaKfKoIA4GRyaH70JuE53Cw/s1600/025.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKCRAiPk2L447Gtizxopb7bDurSZBNu59fvt23jcS16xD9UzE3gCo_1GCJTb6OUPeWl829CErBnDYzxfricQtQxrXqAfkfJOlZ-ftv4UmnmluWWewAXDIaaKfKoIA4GRyaH70JuE53Cw/s320/025.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-9579338616055387102010-11-11T21:38:00.000-05:002010-11-11T21:38:29.438-05:00I scream, you scream...Believe it or not, besides one unsuccessful taste when I was very young, I'd never had ice cream before. So Mom and Dad gave me a little treat after dinner the other night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI992_93KQAaqTwG0P1vmbz0FJ-G7Ryq9sWZu-zAmlR_HRXbudOSmSDkFOkfGTxGysnWLs9jzdCo3fi3TkDSmN7b_AMyKfik-XHGhhFUzrFujPzhkaSto_y1gzF3thhKwv4srxfBhORMU/s1600/021.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI992_93KQAaqTwG0P1vmbz0FJ-G7Ryq9sWZu-zAmlR_HRXbudOSmSDkFOkfGTxGysnWLs9jzdCo3fi3TkDSmN7b_AMyKfik-XHGhhFUzrFujPzhkaSto_y1gzF3thhKwv4srxfBhORMU/s320/021.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />I wasn't too sure about it at first but I finally took a taste... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3enxM93U17dClhOLr2V3XpYGKLABgb9IXN2mfh_hlMAhD_iBrUk20kAqjN1G8DwXFqfG9gRwUzmxkm1SKHUViMNO1pa2Mzy22RRJzZOp7nwCcetog-KvNDqXzD_BCL2iFgxVcbuJ-50/s1600/023.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3enxM93U17dClhOLr2V3XpYGKLABgb9IXN2mfh_hlMAhD_iBrUk20kAqjN1G8DwXFqfG9gRwUzmxkm1SKHUViMNO1pa2Mzy22RRJzZOp7nwCcetog-KvNDqXzD_BCL2iFgxVcbuJ-50/s320/023.JPG" /></a> <br /><br />Oh WOW! Why have you been hiding this deliciousness from me?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSziysC9oU9qVO79HVNE8SzJzuvt7-7k3Pr1z7GQVS1Rm2aBDueXS0TBSrU1SEOmVlaFhXJwIqVqpbB-mDikH5zadd4et7uoaNqVLBjnI_SXP7uK6sKYgNv_vAgK58dSbyF8XJtjDD10U/s1600/022.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSziysC9oU9qVO79HVNE8SzJzuvt7-7k3Pr1z7GQVS1Rm2aBDueXS0TBSrU1SEOmVlaFhXJwIqVqpbB-mDikH5zadd4et7uoaNqVLBjnI_SXP7uK6sKYgNv_vAgK58dSbyF8XJtjDD10U/s320/022.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-43061582478338450862010-11-11T21:34:00.001-05:002010-11-11T21:36:03.492-05:00"Pumpkin-Face"Yes sir, with Halloween fast approaching, I knew what that meant. Time to put the "face" on the "pumpkin." Boy was I excited!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPWxy0LI90pKla7JItX8LXlcYUOKc6nuIV755BVQEi9ieIudq3CtsXfCSP82Ssl1WiT2MUk17lYPksT3GM1OalWO02Q0INWPniJGH-PNUgATVDrPXhqxcpEXVBmvF3IlvZuxz4IYaRlQ/s1600/009.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPWxy0LI90pKla7JItX8LXlcYUOKc6nuIV755BVQEi9ieIudq3CtsXfCSP82Ssl1WiT2MUk17lYPksT3GM1OalWO02Q0INWPniJGH-PNUgATVDrPXhqxcpEXVBmvF3IlvZuxz4IYaRlQ/s320/009.JPG" /></a><br /><br />First Daddy cut off the top.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ-NZ2Va1_Kt4Q7eutCgNmiPpjjinHLUX9lJ9zOlwhnPus-trdsI9fSZihIbZiTs4ZRBYB7ME4OlHkj3fKJIwWpTtInn1v2MhBiK_0V-qQ9hzAlSdIhXyFkh0CTUs0Y7svkIvRti9ZGQ/s1600/008.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ-NZ2Va1_Kt4Q7eutCgNmiPpjjinHLUX9lJ9zOlwhnPus-trdsI9fSZihIbZiTs4ZRBYB7ME4OlHkj3fKJIwWpTtInn1v2MhBiK_0V-qQ9hzAlSdIhXyFkh0CTUs0Y7svkIvRti9ZGQ/s320/008.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then Mommy and I took all the goop out. I was a little unsure of the sliminess, so I used a spoon while Mom used her hands.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgVkUm-hLGw1LynGC5Apksv7H76oLs9kO9USaP3BjQbSRGjBfsAh7Z8vdA_BRO7_mHdFwX_dtLjUFYc0REZJwVYXiZlLa_XNw-jLzPIj3nk8cEHuh4lucJ_hl90flnomBwv16lvQVmUA/s1600/016.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgVkUm-hLGw1LynGC5Apksv7H76oLs9kO9USaP3BjQbSRGjBfsAh7Z8vdA_BRO7_mHdFwX_dtLjUFYc0REZJwVYXiZlLa_XNw-jLzPIj3nk8cEHuh4lucJ_hl90flnomBwv16lvQVmUA/s320/016.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Then I checked to see if everything was out, and I yelled "pumpkin!" into the hole a few times to be extra sure.<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vxE3ce3vuuEOsok3digdh7UBP92VX6nXLgRCR0CB9PN9mSNJLch2r8IMYy-bi_1bswwATiaBRMY7xzu2emyeZMfJxy7SdS8qcqzzc32QGud301_a-t9duwfEF2kDaKEmzXt3rBoG-NQ/s320/013.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538486269293834818" /><div><br />And then Daddy put the face on it! Isn't it great?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6q6D7Mga_z5JQs1wiHzsg2mEB9h-viQ6rAzafyKWOhodnA2W5LKpLu0JumPgPS_d2yCwv_kWbTy_-eFgHyH6qjOi9JktYR6DCDAy7jwiHSI9kpkooQZZUv2tjlI7OZVK40Tdh3Elm0w/s1600/020.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6q6D7Mga_z5JQs1wiHzsg2mEB9h-viQ6rAzafyKWOhodnA2W5LKpLu0JumPgPS_d2yCwv_kWbTy_-eFgHyH6qjOi9JktYR6DCDAy7jwiHSI9kpkooQZZUv2tjlI7OZVK40Tdh3Elm0w/s320/020.JPG" /></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534159122310483193.post-68272076915655038962010-11-11T21:31:00.000-05:002010-11-11T21:31:12.619-05:00Growing, growing, growing.For some odd reason I like to sit like this in/on my chair... But the real purpose of this picture is to show you how LONG I am. I'm over 3 ftl tall now! Don't I look cute in my fish pajamas?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHfQAk21JbqYxSVBDYT00wzD4niKC0E73xNbkMqF7mxZg1IB_t0cHJcuOtxMGYK60AYA9N35D2aGV6sdGwHbJ1uwQYcnv9KEGE926iPGkE2AUBI4YFaRvgFSiHXabx9SfaD4QHqXXPWg/s1600/007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHfQAk21JbqYxSVBDYT00wzD4niKC0E73xNbkMqF7mxZg1IB_t0cHJcuOtxMGYK60AYA9N35D2aGV6sdGwHbJ1uwQYcnv9KEGE926iPGkE2AUBI4YFaRvgFSiHXabx9SfaD4QHqXXPWg/s320/007.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118174870403612051noreply@blogger.com1