tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308937012024-03-14T14:49:33.010-04:00Miss FlowerLaurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.comBlogger919125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-82074921727416120562011-11-18T19:59:00.002-05:002011-11-18T20:16:30.579-05:00She's Here!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ53CX0mpcvJ4WQXmdccFwRTB3WHDBw7Y2BDX39_FFXKoJ9nimMmZVPnWPBbO4d0GwNGU5x6rJw8bg_DIZLDnb07T4oW9KaEyOeihRXdBYytJf3pCIEFK1IiRdsS5e9gkumzeng/s1600/Madelyn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ53CX0mpcvJ4WQXmdccFwRTB3WHDBw7Y2BDX39_FFXKoJ9nimMmZVPnWPBbO4d0GwNGU5x6rJw8bg_DIZLDnb07T4oW9KaEyOeihRXdBYytJf3pCIEFK1IiRdsS5e9gkumzeng/s400/Madelyn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676505539516629090" border="0" /></a>Our little miracle has arrived!<br />This is Madelyn Louise<br />She weighs 7 lbs 8 oz<br />and is 20 1/2" long!<br />Everyone is doing well!<br />Dad can't stop smiling and Mom is still in shock! =)<br />We Love Madelyn!!!<br /></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-41005588871892423032011-07-22T20:47:00.000-04:002011-07-22T21:05:32.301-04:00Hummingbirds!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8WhEevSIreAQ72ehE9B2F3NfDJG7lIlXLZVRPeGQgunes0hIWAcqzNrdstc5K2VnVY-yzE8NRSt_bf-KFFXV-OPJOwO7FJqtNsJWYrnnTVLYAAM7SWPCx-ahz0_gvnEXDaeCSw/s1600/2011+060.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8WhEevSIreAQ72ehE9B2F3NfDJG7lIlXLZVRPeGQgunes0hIWAcqzNrdstc5K2VnVY-yzE8NRSt_bf-KFFXV-OPJOwO7FJqtNsJWYrnnTVLYAAM7SWPCx-ahz0_gvnEXDaeCSw/s400/2011+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630379426062770418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We love to watch the hummingbirds that visit our feeder. We were surprised that they were so busy at the feeder since it was raining so much, but it didn't seem to bother them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbP8GtW2V5AJlj0k0iEf6lVsHM3-kRQzZbtsJGcsOapQn8memR1HO6ByvbIQaIsixgnOxeXKTZmXwotWi024Aj7reiLDSbaCW362WJVV1LakbKzkp7Vitx6GQ7hkelYzxSH11IA/s1600/2011+045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbP8GtW2V5AJlj0k0iEf6lVsHM3-kRQzZbtsJGcsOapQn8memR1HO6ByvbIQaIsixgnOxeXKTZmXwotWi024Aj7reiLDSbaCW362WJVV1LakbKzkp7Vitx6GQ7hkelYzxSH11IA/s400/2011+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630379416743077810" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The hummingbirds stopped coming around as much as they were since they were nesting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOXligXl9V-I1FO8aFgaShMkR1qDRwepilPDdHcVagCqax7gnyuG5iulciPACEZaPaGr0yDZ1UL-nLnaZya5gLrpYOl-mhFqmS9wRnjaMov6wAIyva-VItG0Aw2jE8NT1uT6EdQ/s1600/2011+043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOXligXl9V-I1FO8aFgaShMkR1qDRwepilPDdHcVagCqax7gnyuG5iulciPACEZaPaGr0yDZ1UL-nLnaZya5gLrpYOl-mhFqmS9wRnjaMov6wAIyva-VItG0Aw2jE8NT1uT6EdQ/s400/2011+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630379412994229954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Now we have more that are coming around. We have a new feeder for the window, but it is hard to get pictures of them using it. They seem to use that feeder more as the sun is going down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_xSNRhNi6siiZhnophUKJcg222WVEkPfT7WliV8ppin0o3P_ARkTS7lsPnzSebiwjyOMbCi7471rCVTXmcHhtNgVBBnU6iS08DlHU1k_k5X_y2QFBaA5vjElsTFLGCjRJ2lASw/s1600/2011+065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_xSNRhNi6siiZhnophUKJcg222WVEkPfT7WliV8ppin0o3P_ARkTS7lsPnzSebiwjyOMbCi7471rCVTXmcHhtNgVBBnU6iS08DlHU1k_k5X_y2QFBaA5vjElsTFLGCjRJ2lASw/s400/2011+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630379423467739330" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">They are so tiny that they just amaze me. The babies we have coming are very tiny. We had two males fighting over the feeder the other night when we were on the deck. We couldn't believe the sounds they were making.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-42349500256947321392011-07-19T15:34:00.000-04:002011-07-19T15:57:38.355-04:00Dragonfly Hunt!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnC8AVVXeHJZmL02WVdpZfV2DoPIOuZzqqFmvrw4OGLXsFBiXlWpvvl0FOvtiNeWkTWDcVD8lJDs1cBBWaTkktTYGMCiMCwASZNvG7S01eKiRLSREUvZRn_y_NsIeYwK1V43eCSA/s1600/2011+491.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnC8AVVXeHJZmL02WVdpZfV2DoPIOuZzqqFmvrw4OGLXsFBiXlWpvvl0FOvtiNeWkTWDcVD8lJDs1cBBWaTkktTYGMCiMCwASZNvG7S01eKiRLSREUvZRn_y_NsIeYwK1V43eCSA/s400/2011+491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345905253829026" border="0" /></a>Widow Skimmer~ Female<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHOyZUXsH7WAOOGwoFfZnhvStlcQOPg9h0R5fGkZNS9OWbDesfSl2-4D9XBaKBz1DHbwtQgkdTUf7UfQ16pK_0opscUtcw2mxSvKHF84SjNPnAbtj2QX8vpz4kxYqdCQUyS7OTw/s1600/2011+497.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHOyZUXsH7WAOOGwoFfZnhvStlcQOPg9h0R5fGkZNS9OWbDesfSl2-4D9XBaKBz1DHbwtQgkdTUf7UfQ16pK_0opscUtcw2mxSvKHF84SjNPnAbtj2QX8vpz4kxYqdCQUyS7OTw/s400/2011+497.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345907816796786" border="0" /></a>Common Whitetail ~ Male<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssQGoNDA6P2_cjv8CysWLLUxYeh2KDmdpCMGLDczurzSzVF8k0JAP8C6Tvcw_f0XBN6wOMGNcFoquyFkMI24S5Fjv-78WfY5gmrK9yvsd7ghWtTG5qc5TZdo0nF6Oj3lksY8ZWg/s1600/2011+462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssQGoNDA6P2_cjv8CysWLLUxYeh2KDmdpCMGLDczurzSzVF8k0JAP8C6Tvcw_f0XBN6wOMGNcFoquyFkMI24S5Fjv-78WfY5gmrK9yvsd7ghWtTG5qc5TZdo0nF6Oj3lksY8ZWg/s400/2011+462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345762888118162" border="0" /></a>Window Skimmer~ Female<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Un0_s4QGkJcfpWi69WqBhLfk1IpgzlGJsfqjcX4kjn55MY0bV4J74zJ6rVMaiM8NgKOAcMLnxhPyL_BK3_2_zV6Xee3lrY0IoKAjvDmDBJSjPdALw7eUH1OyFFuWQZlaLRYzNQ/s1600/2011+435.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Un0_s4QGkJcfpWi69WqBhLfk1IpgzlGJsfqjcX4kjn55MY0bV4J74zJ6rVMaiM8NgKOAcMLnxhPyL_BK3_2_zV6Xee3lrY0IoKAjvDmDBJSjPdALw7eUH1OyFFuWQZlaLRYzNQ/s400/2011+435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345750164253138" border="0" /></a>Seaside Dragonlet~Female<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXSrOjCLHfjn0J0caJcMNulT8N6U9AO6GQSsddIL6biUOaKqFkqX9-a6FP-dUF9j2i_eojjPS6KvZm32w-lPnBUguwXgDM2rYL9u-BJKqhfTvK1ZlXfEaRSuFX_aVaabVMGIp0A/s1600/2011+425.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXSrOjCLHfjn0J0caJcMNulT8N6U9AO6GQSsddIL6biUOaKqFkqX9-a6FP-dUF9j2i_eojjPS6KvZm32w-lPnBUguwXgDM2rYL9u-BJKqhfTvK1ZlXfEaRSuFX_aVaabVMGIp0A/s400/2011+425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345747181227970" border="0" /></a>Dot tailed Whiteface~ Male<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmFwPyRB0n8de7hRi831yOnb6xR_n3PqKbJOK9c0pVEyasknkyuz9pKUEupfw6gu3Da3BHWk7w_hRDt3me2nsDReoIZKDvFRT-t4Mqipw0zuIWsGGdiH5LCHaax7RapL1kTImJw/s1600/2011+339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmFwPyRB0n8de7hRi831yOnb6xR_n3PqKbJOK9c0pVEyasknkyuz9pKUEupfw6gu3Da3BHWk7w_hRDt3me2nsDReoIZKDvFRT-t4Mqipw0zuIWsGGdiH5LCHaax7RapL1kTImJw/s400/2011+339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345746187411218" border="0" /></a>Eastern Pondhawk ~ Female<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB0I98ihMk2LgsVs-YXVOchp9MrrJYL8nYV6EcF_vhq5fZK8ka-qGCXAQiLtOdtncc-5j2_FG_hYXVZwcEp6Qa-sNNla9_iEPyadJFzU9WWakAM3SzUAeHoWnzCeaEHYPZaid-w/s1600/2011+469.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB0I98ihMk2LgsVs-YXVOchp9MrrJYL8nYV6EcF_vhq5fZK8ka-qGCXAQiLtOdtncc-5j2_FG_hYXVZwcEp6Qa-sNNla9_iEPyadJFzU9WWakAM3SzUAeHoWnzCeaEHYPZaid-w/s400/2011+469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345760939605426" border="0" /></a>Eastern Pondhawk ~ Female<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtczD-2HXnkr3DGIB3Hwdasv11A26FHN9Nxv8dNKNiSfAemQsQ4-WVYjoryeMCcFTttLMYSB73nEmAv1-ujjvOKebP6lvl5hNNhfidMVmqnW1E5GrAvA1ggXxzDlhc1P7RiWUUg/s1600/2011+312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtczD-2HXnkr3DGIB3Hwdasv11A26FHN9Nxv8dNKNiSfAemQsQ4-WVYjoryeMCcFTttLMYSB73nEmAv1-ujjvOKebP6lvl5hNNhfidMVmqnW1E5GrAvA1ggXxzDlhc1P7RiWUUg/s400/2011+312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345529862787810" border="0" /></a>Eastern Pondhawk~ Male<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PiyGmHFvB8ynyAB0SDzBEZUCVq0TNra83A0eotqmcf68EpofZI1L0crEggwF4NTQdkwmuVbxjg8-wUdD-oqF_HpCotWnknJOstPrVJQkkQKcHOisD14yfWzIteciFYkkcacvHQ/s1600/2011+305.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PiyGmHFvB8ynyAB0SDzBEZUCVq0TNra83A0eotqmcf68EpofZI1L0crEggwF4NTQdkwmuVbxjg8-wUdD-oqF_HpCotWnknJOstPrVJQkkQKcHOisD14yfWzIteciFYkkcacvHQ/s400/2011+305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345524343957026" border="0" /></a>Eastern Pondhawk~ Male<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbCGHrjvydzmrKEJC8dFJoUwfCZaIPAEhC63rkOx0IZ6LVx2hqk-4Tf02tOFpuaJrddNJGSVvPeGnKgtUxjp6pT72V5i4za8t6Rje9RDEq0nW7AkfJBEMHnwSdx5muwxvhbbuJA/s1600/2011+297.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbCGHrjvydzmrKEJC8dFJoUwfCZaIPAEhC63rkOx0IZ6LVx2hqk-4Tf02tOFpuaJrddNJGSVvPeGnKgtUxjp6pT72V5i4za8t6Rje9RDEq0nW7AkfJBEMHnwSdx5muwxvhbbuJA/s400/2011+297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345525001311426" border="0" /></a>Eastern Pondhawk ~ Female<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uhvnnca0XyetcQ_du2r5aPUxhQ1FDd-AmMZ2N2HVKiJzkyXJNO3zvh0qbK7G3PXlBu-a_1_TUj0Ibb91wBuLztrvtAWDkhi5i5W0Ty2O0QJpzA_7nyNZBCwac66y9EGam4i7-A/s1600/2011+282.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uhvnnca0XyetcQ_du2r5aPUxhQ1FDd-AmMZ2N2HVKiJzkyXJNO3zvh0qbK7G3PXlBu-a_1_TUj0Ibb91wBuLztrvtAWDkhi5i5W0Ty2O0QJpzA_7nyNZBCwac66y9EGam4i7-A/s400/2011+282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345521613473266" border="0" /></a>Dot tailed ~ Male<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uN00mKWaEW4egxT6jZBa1U9aDXHmDX7GatkIPIMlLJdQIHOqtrmU9nRQqbvE3zjKW25EX89hvzEX8hbyyqa53E1jOncGx8e6VTJKUV6VaHxEBNLoWqW1ArSc1Al_FlpDVLJEZw/s1600/2011+318.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uN00mKWaEW4egxT6jZBa1U9aDXHmDX7GatkIPIMlLJdQIHOqtrmU9nRQqbvE3zjKW25EX89hvzEX8hbyyqa53E1jOncGx8e6VTJKUV6VaHxEBNLoWqW1ArSc1Al_FlpDVLJEZw/s400/2011+318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630345530268029586" border="0" /></a>Widow Skimmer~ Female<br /><br />We took over 200 pictures between the two of us. Here are some of the best ones.<br /><br /></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-90888806942159491422011-07-17T21:27:00.000-04:002011-07-17T22:05:53.676-04:00We have made it to 20 weeks!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4QmQz7LI9cYwEpyHjAAk9Ah3gV_8o5YMArdAjJY5steRw7cSkFWQ-hW_srwE8WnaXhMA2pGzFWCIuYrfc0NHJvRopZwXOY7NSmhQenEFNOrMMYpAfG6Fs0rGydAFPso5_mX4Fw/s1600/BG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4QmQz7LI9cYwEpyHjAAk9Ah3gV_8o5YMArdAjJY5steRw7cSkFWQ-hW_srwE8WnaXhMA2pGzFWCIuYrfc0NHJvRopZwXOY7NSmhQenEFNOrMMYpAfG6Fs0rGydAFPso5_mX4Fw/s400/BG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630507372741145074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">On July 6th we had our 20 week sonogram to make sure our little miracle was growing ok. We found out that everything was growing normal and at the right speed. We also found out that we are having a Girl. She is very active. She was moving so much during the sonogram. It was so much fun to watch her. She had her feet on her shoulders for most of the sonogram and her little hands and feet were going like crazy</span></span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We love you Baby W!!!</span></span><br /></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-81077951221274100912011-05-22T12:10:00.000-04:002011-05-22T12:28:33.745-04:00What A Miracle!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFooDZBkujXEARjr89C5mj0PwLqKTv6_L_DOPR9rlfnyhgmEbmFWbfP6lBFlmZ1_BsFqKPUW1mSjrQ0XS4urcgkA6e1Ihf6bRRAe6Woklv8p-5vFEG8q6XHp0eWtQC4ev2xMTjA/s1600/B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFooDZBkujXEARjr89C5mj0PwLqKTv6_L_DOPR9rlfnyhgmEbmFWbfP6lBFlmZ1_BsFqKPUW1mSjrQ0XS4urcgkA6e1Ihf6bRRAe6Woklv8p-5vFEG8q6XHp0eWtQC4ev2xMTjA/s400/B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609577727507379378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Chris and I have been married for 17 years. We have been through many rounds of Clomid, have had test after test done on both of us, have been through months and months of infertility treatment and have tried In Vitro Fertilization all with no luck. We both thought that us having a baby was never going to happen. We thought that the only spoiling we were going to be able to do was to our 4 nieces =)<br /><br />Well, life has been crazy in our house for the past 14 weeks. Yep, we are 14 weeks pregnant. All we can say is that this is a huge miracle. We are both beside ourselves. We don't know if we are coming or going. My doctors are watching me very closely and everything is falling into place. The baby is doing wonderful. Needless to say we are overjoyed and our family and friends are so excited for us.<br /><br />We will keep all of you updated as things progress.</span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-87106584009001118162011-03-20T17:04:00.002-04:002011-03-20T17:10:45.572-04:00Perigee Full Moon!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8_fRHoJ8fLt6Q9x0nS4XsyPfBBCxjyq-f0nLRoAkm1f-dZ-1bFDg6XI1pGLS4V8KLg2BE_Ec10eVIcIa7D_JB-1pEsWV7NUtAVwej0kuZ8jho9-WH-V5zwq9NMgC4wdrF5qEDg/s1600/Full+Moon+3-19-11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8_fRHoJ8fLt6Q9x0nS4XsyPfBBCxjyq-f0nLRoAkm1f-dZ-1bFDg6XI1pGLS4V8KLg2BE_Ec10eVIcIa7D_JB-1pEsWV7NUtAVwej0kuZ8jho9-WH-V5zwq9NMgC4wdrF5qEDg/s400/Full+Moon+3-19-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586271121179275010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chris and I went out for a short drive last night to get some pictures of the "Super Moon." It was amazing how close it seemed and how bright it was. Shortly after taking some pictures, it was covered by clouds and we came home. Not sure if the man in the moon ever showed his face again last night. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you get a chance to see it?</span><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-21355611711188009822011-03-16T16:08:00.003-04:002011-03-16T16:45:18.626-04:00Amazing!!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNu3G0Ihu7-DEVc8H_mEMVAtSdQwU42uuw8YsKEViW6s6RyFmE35VYh_a8VmXSZnJtE0u1OwPx2tFpRdDWE2Q3ei4mJBYwW8fbxtS5dIfySxJea_Uk4YGOvOumk87dTFKwI2ABAQ/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNu3G0Ihu7-DEVc8H_mEMVAtSdQwU42uuw8YsKEViW6s6RyFmE35VYh_a8VmXSZnJtE0u1OwPx2tFpRdDWE2Q3ei4mJBYwW8fbxtS5dIfySxJea_Uk4YGOvOumk87dTFKwI2ABAQ/s400/J+%2526P+2010+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584772380263849554" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />2 friends and co-workers of mine had a house fire on Sunday and lost everything. They have two boys and no home. Everyone at work has been collecting what ever we can for them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohzh787Q7oUIYxNEhOaT66UsEfmXEEt6DoefyQn2f4Z9JvSLoPrVT97rUBtdNdwKHMUD54Meic4RXV9iSwjf_SUUVvUyUw4Po8fKTYtu9uG7woIVnbciUa4ndSxGQtK0b73pQnw/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+119_picnik.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohzh787Q7oUIYxNEhOaT66UsEfmXEEt6DoefyQn2f4Z9JvSLoPrVT97rUBtdNdwKHMUD54Meic4RXV9iSwjf_SUUVvUyUw4Po8fKTYtu9uG7woIVnbciUa4ndSxGQtK0b73pQnw/s400/J+%2526P+2010+119_picnik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584772374142539410" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I was at Mom's today getting some clothes she had for the mother of the family and mom asked if they needed a highchair and a pack n play. I texted my friend to find out. While waiting for a response, I found out that Jerzie would be getting off the bus at Gramma's today, so I stayed so I could see her for a few minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS9lzcCenx9X21z_-JKmdihdwB88Ie_lVftWB5U2GvBYagTpJr2cHmp6YblItIL_7SX1A206gVr5OTol38XlNyPQmVbyYI8YBuKDl4YErdhcLSJnvNGPNuDgUCUwCknRMd_e5sQ/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+133_picnik.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS9lzcCenx9X21z_-JKmdihdwB88Ie_lVftWB5U2GvBYagTpJr2cHmp6YblItIL_7SX1A206gVr5OTol38XlNyPQmVbyYI8YBuKDl4YErdhcLSJnvNGPNuDgUCUwCknRMd_e5sQ/s400/J+%2526P+2010+133_picnik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584772371625308994" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Needless to say, Jerzie didn't want me to leave so I was there longer than I had planned. Not a big deal since I don't see her as often as I should. I was getting ready to leave and I asked Jerzie if she would close the door behind me. Of course she wanted to know what was in the bag, so I told her about the fire and what had happened. She said "I wish if I could help" then shut the door.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEPtgoATVmJWlLrOSzWW0_5-b8osaqWnq01raqGSvw8UtyqrN4BCb6tXmlzJuplQwqPWEVmfKieNZscJHNTB0G_w-6zqTsPUzQCndSFcSuuE_vtrVBmhahJeAKt9SPqhIIAaxsQ/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+134_picnik.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEPtgoATVmJWlLrOSzWW0_5-b8osaqWnq01raqGSvw8UtyqrN4BCb6tXmlzJuplQwqPWEVmfKieNZscJHNTB0G_w-6zqTsPUzQCndSFcSuuE_vtrVBmhahJeAKt9SPqhIIAaxsQ/s400/J+%2526P+2010+134_picnik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584772366530592066" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I was walking to my car and my phone went off. It was a text that said my friends could use the highchair and pack n play, so I went back in to Moms to get them. Jerzie wanted to help me bring the stuff to the car, so I gave her stuff to carry. She said to me "the baby lost all of his toys?" I said yes he did. That was really bothering her. I told her the little boy was the same age as her sister and that he had an older brother.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMmZYCoFUbBZTcDsZm0_vQs6ecqrwLqu2lcUncz_9oq-oSBznBmgvGW0aCukjwuF0ZVsJW82ozlDto9CBGzx-AH-nRWOE9t-MTgLHsY5BBEpRzJwwRdLWz8AaAZj_w12VK4Y-WA/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+143_picnik.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMmZYCoFUbBZTcDsZm0_vQs6ecqrwLqu2lcUncz_9oq-oSBznBmgvGW0aCukjwuF0ZVsJW82ozlDto9CBGzx-AH-nRWOE9t-MTgLHsY5BBEpRzJwwRdLWz8AaAZj_w12VK4Y-WA/s400/J+%2526P+2010+143_picnik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584772362706726738" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We went back into the house and Jerzie went running for her toy box and said "I wish if I could give the baby some of these toys." Gramma and I explained to her that a lot of people were helping the family and it was really nice of her to think of the little boy. We also told her "maybe you have something at home that you and sissy don't play with anymore."<br /><br />I emailed my sister in law when I got home because I wanted her to know what Jerzie did. They are going to see what they can find that the girls don't play with anymore. Just a reminder, Jerzie is 4 years old. Are you helping those in need around you?<br /><br />Jerzie Shea we are so proud of you!!!<br /><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-48275222890573452222011-03-05T12:43:00.002-05:002011-03-05T12:55:34.246-05:00Sucked In!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8DPoAzBqBQrJgB8pB0MgT2PWoEzZSKrVTYSfgPNd8OnfE7A5Xqe8unSah-FdUt5OaRF3HQeCTTPcFdbaQj1NqI3QpGQFxTZldS3MncSUqonXzTRKbJkQmhnvC-2zNueAGR2pGQ/s1600/facebook_logo.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8DPoAzBqBQrJgB8pB0MgT2PWoEzZSKrVTYSfgPNd8OnfE7A5Xqe8unSah-FdUt5OaRF3HQeCTTPcFdbaQj1NqI3QpGQFxTZldS3MncSUqonXzTRKbJkQmhnvC-2zNueAGR2pGQ/s400/facebook_logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580653081270082994" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Sorry we haven't been Blogging very much lately. It seems we both have been sucked in to Facebook.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOs3hPWePRDHk7CTkVeWJVb3IPvomd_-tWpAmjlDd12j0ivb6fnBAVyP2Y_Cl4DjJ2kUGkLYGBwRnLIfx5R_i4j7CZ3zlhYZ7Ib89vL4U3qj6BDHOulOb0Du2sjD5u3EDFFBbnw/s1600/farmville-iphone1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOs3hPWePRDHk7CTkVeWJVb3IPvomd_-tWpAmjlDd12j0ivb6fnBAVyP2Y_Cl4DjJ2kUGkLYGBwRnLIfx5R_i4j7CZ3zlhYZ7Ib89vL4U3qj6BDHOulOb0Du2sjD5u3EDFFBbnw/s400/farmville-iphone1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580653073171660450" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">From farming, to checking up on our friends and family, posting little blurbs of what has happened in our day to day activities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHbUeNfzskM6Bt-OpEAYj9JXWtAzBk16pMOx9-0fR2Xk659-B9z-oVPvCAL2GQ4nwCR_JH5gb7jyAFf_BUdVwWK9gKuPfs0j_eU2nGs5xauq8MJXTKHPZcqQKj3gECsgT7otGUw/s1600/bejeweled_blitz.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHbUeNfzskM6Bt-OpEAYj9JXWtAzBk16pMOx9-0fR2Xk659-B9z-oVPvCAL2GQ4nwCR_JH5gb7jyAFf_BUdVwWK9gKuPfs0j_eU2nGs5xauq8MJXTKHPZcqQKj3gECsgT7otGUw/s400/bejeweled_blitz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580653073777875234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">To trying to beat all of our friends and family on Bejeweled Blitz. Time just seems to get away from us. Hopefully when the weather gets better and we are out more taking pictures we will do more posting.<br /><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-91021274554249821242011-01-30T12:06:00.004-05:002011-01-30T12:50:24.785-05:00Winter!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PI_cvWB8HSV8QIG1prSnv-RIvZl2m4sqL8Icu9Ve0BVWuvDXEEDCsy1mfx78mQ2AMXWWEdcm7hHje3ZPThrJeGYUB3RUcIXxht3n46KgFIUgRM62zoqwTqjpZaJhvL5QwDvfIQ/s1600/winter2011+268.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/AVvXsEg_PI_cvWB8HSV8QIG1prSnv-RIvZl2m4sqL8Icu9Ve0BVWuvDXEEDCsy1mfx78mQ2AMXWWEdcm7hHje3ZPThrJeGYUB3RUcIXxht3n46KgFIUgRM62zoqwTqjpZaJhvL5QwDvfIQ/s400/winter2011+268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026994563418610" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Chris and I tried to go for a walk in the woods yesterday, but the snow was way too deep to walk. In some spots it was past my knees. We took a few pictures before turning around and going back to the car.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPU-bbcT4vr_sSm0jjmBLeFicK26jNPfW2adWuczVPpGEm3t53i65u5VVOjQQ_9mv5jlJq4Y75DvvPvhtLBLOBCt3UN7msjN0FR4ZvJA7PPBXsQB3btP_CU7KB2vvhfHymRKMIg/s1600/winter2011+162.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/AVvXsEhKPU-bbcT4vr_sSm0jjmBLeFicK26jNPfW2adWuczVPpGEm3t53i65u5VVOjQQ_9mv5jlJq4Y75DvvPvhtLBLOBCt3UN7msjN0FR4ZvJA7PPBXsQB3btP_CU7KB2vvhfHymRKMIg/s400/winter2011+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026993195407890" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This little guy was being shy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5TEpn7nwxJOpQ9ErMR8EwzODoRev-gsXDNVkxXq1lwrtunddWWW99PWBOmGMXuudzpvHRhuezZyiK8STZMTk7DpWnWJkOHzANRdubNl7D-X4MVZO1EPR88A_nlqIT9aSoomq3w/s1600/winter2011+164.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/AVvXsEgH5TEpn7nwxJOpQ9ErMR8EwzODoRev-gsXDNVkxXq1lwrtunddWWW99PWBOmGMXuudzpvHRhuezZyiK8STZMTk7DpWnWJkOHzANRdubNl7D-X4MVZO1EPR88A_nlqIT9aSoomq3w/s400/winter2011+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026991676021298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I don't think this one heard us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMbL7n8ISVXRKFAYcy7cDo4wZWatz374jGzl4u5IV8OMWyrg0UFkdzUll2SvvIg9DgbNIIwiY7pyZAZBsJZDYFeUBBmQNrmZU52Vbx1UfjZapFGCRAJygmpPtJViWszFCRQhsrw/s1600/winter2011+272.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/AVvXsEhhMbL7n8ISVXRKFAYcy7cDo4wZWatz374jGzl4u5IV8OMWyrg0UFkdzUll2SvvIg9DgbNIIwiY7pyZAZBsJZDYFeUBBmQNrmZU52Vbx1UfjZapFGCRAJygmpPtJViWszFCRQhsrw/s400/winter2011+272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026764152680162" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the trail we normally go down when we go for our walks. It looks like someone was doing some cross country skiing. It started snowing as soon as we got out of the car.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JAskhXBl8kQUmooFR8JEes8SFt-D9nWFUE-T51j7RP7oByoERhiyq1rQOsAIL0I-TjI_c3adIenEvQQOx-b3CS8ArNmT6_W_OVYG4qO72lg5T-R0SXKcinKaX_wMbanlCLh0MQ/s1600/winter2011+277.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/AVvXsEh4JAskhXBl8kQUmooFR8JEes8SFt-D9nWFUE-T51j7RP7oByoERhiyq1rQOsAIL0I-TjI_c3adIenEvQQOx-b3CS8ArNmT6_W_OVYG4qO72lg5T-R0SXKcinKaX_wMbanlCLh0MQ/s400/winter2011+277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026759380994770" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Loved how these pines looked covered in snow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim5QdstKPnCU-o0CAkUB1i3lkAtlCcu1C0cwwNouCYgWvNEfJGYPP3MTgdBBwCF3bJnSZWdIqdmyWjiplUqU8giJR39JO7lY3-tCUzzmbc7i8i6re1YkjgsbBcBHx4fhwon_6Sg/s1600/winter2011+281.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/AVvXsEhim5QdstKPnCU-o0CAkUB1i3lkAtlCcu1C0cwwNouCYgWvNEfJGYPP3MTgdBBwCF3bJnSZWdIqdmyWjiplUqU8giJR39JO7lY3-tCUzzmbc7i8i6re1YkjgsbBcBHx4fhwon_6Sg/s400/winter2011+281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026756799531666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I had to get a picture of this tractor when we drove by it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVM5dE52eK0oHSyu26rqcyHHpqIT1K1NPtZrsnG97x7osgBGNQCsz0vx1IVjpawvKgVVPBkcgzO-fIshiumf2D_esnBG550kLsaY1AZnzzknQ7oqx4TkXsdqkfaRfLpfNBCFfjg/s1600/winter2011+290.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/AVvXsEjmVM5dE52eK0oHSyu26rqcyHHpqIT1K1NPtZrsnG97x7osgBGNQCsz0vx1IVjpawvKgVVPBkcgzO-fIshiumf2D_esnBG550kLsaY1AZnzzknQ7oqx4TkXsdqkfaRfLpfNBCFfjg/s400/winter2011+290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026752650279058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The next two were taken from the car window on our way back home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKSQ3Qpky2OgZIUtmzbXl5JAdeHoKBquql1fcSOpkqVenBhxlFBcKpk5B51OUeFn0-qLsFru0mvWzBSYO_bw5LtkTNIK4virJcC8KSDJqm9k624RhgdeVvFAY89KMEj5jl9trsA/s1600/winter2011+295.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/AVvXsEhHKSQ3Qpky2OgZIUtmzbXl5JAdeHoKBquql1fcSOpkqVenBhxlFBcKpk5B51OUeFn0-qLsFru0mvWzBSYO_bw5LtkTNIK4virJcC8KSDJqm9k624RhgdeVvFAY89KMEj5jl9trsA/s400/winter2011+295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568026748129269298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">It snowed most of the day yesterday.<br /><br />Sorry we haven't blogged much lately. We only leave the house to go to work, so we haven't been taking many pictures. It has been way to cold for us to go on our winter hikes.<br /><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-3959349302678328922011-01-16T20:37:00.000-05:002011-01-16T21:43:41.714-05:00Christmas Snapshots!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxKz9p5yP6Gx8wZso1SZLQpix-90pP9Rw7gq3GsLx07DV63uPu0RQGwUNhe3QsbuuxyVjcr0CsOwjSVTgrxIZndOHMK6W7JR54TofNEJUqfk5UoLqYjfSCoXKbmUxNAPePZDDTg/s1600/Christmas+2010+207.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxKz9p5yP6Gx8wZso1SZLQpix-90pP9Rw7gq3GsLx07DV63uPu0RQGwUNhe3QsbuuxyVjcr0CsOwjSVTgrxIZndOHMK6W7JR54TofNEJUqfk5UoLqYjfSCoXKbmUxNAPePZDDTg/s400/Christmas+2010+207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562886184232004242" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Two of our Nieces at Grandma's house </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> on Christmas morning</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. I thought I had already put these on, but I couldn't find them on here anywhere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6GUmtLfL9gtciyzTRlb6203r8G3jxO4lSGikWgoKNqwKhmYyVXIFC9nnmjWcqne9jiIOcbn0CDUgsSOoIv7lDaFuZOB3L9aeAuZ0Beqgjb4g8gVaSx_sb9GNqncNI9xfDwKqA/s1600/Christmas+2010+208.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6GUmtLfL9gtciyzTRlb6203r8G3jxO4lSGikWgoKNqwKhmYyVXIFC9nnmjWcqne9jiIOcbn0CDUgsSOoIv7lDaFuZOB3L9aeAuZ0Beqgjb4g8gVaSx_sb9GNqncNI9xfDwKqA/s400/Christmas+2010+208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562886110892581602" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Jerzie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof9zYhVmh_VGLwVg8pehYeRWWAqcOpAoePD-8P64bE3lvSjYEj91ml8CGF7DpoJLkYifTSdNUwLD2Jj25GRc7EuJuOnsESXf4bihsblKGl9Wd7fNABehfy2hKP5VSR27y_FTnzg/s1600/Christmas+2010+211.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof9zYhVmh_VGLwVg8pehYeRWWAqcOpAoePD-8P64bE3lvSjYEj91ml8CGF7DpoJLkYifTSdNUwLD2Jj25GRc7EuJuOnsESXf4bihsblKGl9Wd7fNABehfy2hKP5VSR27y_FTnzg/s400/Christmas+2010+211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562886105445735362" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Payton<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzDg5Xq08OHUTmzSQVZxFDHl3o3lQDuU2DGDvF2ViE5WxDw8x8AAOMpCRJqv7BW27UwWZ3vaKiMMmqJZ8oYMde940h2_Foy6WfMu_NSXjDEreHD7nTinf-fb2HL7nx8UAOjW-bg/s1600/Christmas+2010+213.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzDg5Xq08OHUTmzSQVZxFDHl3o3lQDuU2DGDvF2ViE5WxDw8x8AAOMpCRJqv7BW27UwWZ3vaKiMMmqJZ8oYMde940h2_Foy6WfMu_NSXjDEreHD7nTinf-fb2HL7nx8UAOjW-bg/s400/Christmas+2010+213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562886095330061026" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Payton<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1jPva0zCcpOqwVM-ezjemX3iQasaWZ8b9mUvJbgCiFVTv9Dh9jW3oN7aPMuRYwowDBrJ-uRei_ngI1i_a0_T4z94Z7ErW8AzGHv_PjLCSifcPfCpIfFYBgOd4oAS1UYakrc2-g/s1600/Christmas+2010+219.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1jPva0zCcpOqwVM-ezjemX3iQasaWZ8b9mUvJbgCiFVTv9Dh9jW3oN7aPMuRYwowDBrJ-uRei_ngI1i_a0_T4z94Z7ErW8AzGHv_PjLCSifcPfCpIfFYBgOd4oAS1UYakrc2-g/s400/Christmas+2010+219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562886086442898354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Jerzie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dy0jgRIhRwtofnzx40DCSJVKNd0Sqt1JF6hqIB90lxpg-KNMNpbQnAVUgUmKd_X24yPbxjXI_rcgwBUov19hCBwuqgERsTKbw-UwQhBjlRaDanimUlc-9treWOTRdYDRf7CMOw/s1600/Christmas+2010+227.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dy0jgRIhRwtofnzx40DCSJVKNd0Sqt1JF6hqIB90lxpg-KNMNpbQnAVUgUmKd_X24yPbxjXI_rcgwBUov19hCBwuqgERsTKbw-UwQhBjlRaDanimUlc-9treWOTRdYDRf7CMOw/s400/Christmas+2010+227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562886090005390706" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Payton and Her jewels!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sBxldprKxN8Byv1pTDUFlm78PF_ajJp-5Tq0pcHr91YemNn7IZ91mluZv0EYxqht8_fjB5cb90FLfg8pyTzAfiR_-uL5cZyYBZzU5x2l3PEw99rkVhCIpuSI8kBx5kFO8HsPNg/s1600/Christmas+2010+242.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/AVvXsEj4sBxldprKxN8Byv1pTDUFlm78PF_ajJp-5Tq0pcHr91YemNn7IZ91mluZv0EYxqht8_fjB5cb90FLfg8pyTzAfiR_-uL5cZyYBZzU5x2l3PEw99rkVhCIpuSI8kBx5kFO8HsPNg/s400/Christmas+2010+242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885910477239714" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Opening their beanbag chairs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSGEFnBFE5ywqwS697BcGcquJIPX0t2tGA3xGhyriRHFo1HFH73r64ZDRLK09lHDM-DGSL6SCVfMpHS9aB-xEtCp9YBp48sfBiJhHoKg9vsXHwAoFsoI_am_qb6AWXHnrRO1gGg/s1600/Christmas+2010+244.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/AVvXsEieSGEFnBFE5ywqwS697BcGcquJIPX0t2tGA3xGhyriRHFo1HFH73r64ZDRLK09lHDM-DGSL6SCVfMpHS9aB-xEtCp9YBp48sfBiJhHoKg9vsXHwAoFsoI_am_qb6AWXHnrRO1gGg/s400/Christmas+2010+244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885905744771522" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">What are they???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmOV1yyep-7iTEBDEDo2AMg3Ro3KfemJO16i-Bm-go68HZ_viiK_KRfizDof5u8JQCMeH-KIJ2P7idUx2o2oo9KmnFrrXlaUSOUBrQbC9SkNtVkmh5VVNq4pht5eBhUunwB3hAA/s1600/Christmas+2010+247.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmOV1yyep-7iTEBDEDo2AMg3Ro3KfemJO16i-Bm-go68HZ_viiK_KRfizDof5u8JQCMeH-KIJ2P7idUx2o2oo9KmnFrrXlaUSOUBrQbC9SkNtVkmh5VVNq4pht5eBhUunwB3hAA/s400/Christmas+2010+247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885904121119090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Payton is loving it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNy3wiHCJ4AQCeCo6YH2kGx7i32MRkoMNVDgIEdvVy5n37OhWye4-bpbLRkXMy-gHzd80hvrx2aFvD0tspFkZwOX_pHnU52tphIioAm5lJF95A76oOLPbjWhYSLoBEd2mrLDidQ/s1600/Christmas+2010+249.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNy3wiHCJ4AQCeCo6YH2kGx7i32MRkoMNVDgIEdvVy5n37OhWye4-bpbLRkXMy-gHzd80hvrx2aFvD0tspFkZwOX_pHnU52tphIioAm5lJF95A76oOLPbjWhYSLoBEd2mrLDidQ/s400/Christmas+2010+249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885898713844898" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Nap time!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopGhnjiNEirgzl9Xag7Rj5lZ7dikHwHJLqJXlbO3qNAyOn1FQqsfbR2A7plfLYaf1sD_KEv2B89hP9PFYua2BRVCq0ktub2t-w75Bvo7obOzKp0UuPUqAK0EABqSrqRlRM4dshQ/s1600/Christmas+2010+250.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopGhnjiNEirgzl9Xag7Rj5lZ7dikHwHJLqJXlbO3qNAyOn1FQqsfbR2A7plfLYaf1sD_KEv2B89hP9PFYua2BRVCq0ktub2t-w75Bvo7obOzKp0UuPUqAK0EABqSrqRlRM4dshQ/s400/Christmas+2010+250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562885899415120050" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This is comfy!<br /><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-74614017134639196712010-12-30T21:13:00.000-05:002010-12-30T22:10:53.235-05:00Homemade!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEDA4nb0oT95ca8F86eWfA66F49bTUv2Slpy-CZP53c0MENR6ltEJOZ_nLxqlvhoD1GE3wIJNvmMndJEFctLVOXwAX6QMJgsiuSpOdID06lbxGzop3ytf2fs5QpfHPACSMXEsVA/s1600/Christmas+2010+152.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEDA4nb0oT95ca8F86eWfA66F49bTUv2Slpy-CZP53c0MENR6ltEJOZ_nLxqlvhoD1GE3wIJNvmMndJEFctLVOXwAX6QMJgsiuSpOdID06lbxGzop3ytf2fs5QpfHPACSMXEsVA/s400/Christmas+2010+152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556169229333733250" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are a few items that we made for Christmas gifts. This was my Godmothers recipe for homemade fudge sauce.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8u2XTTYeZi7lPa4qqG5J_G-bBEVOlGXj4oTldEFxhxVx6YSlWIcoDwy-C3anl7A6yuIhDotht0zrQiDQ2tlrtC-2mGgV2_XZeQCOI1j9vwJUTSiMfwrQAfPo5pwFE5bYL4qYZg/s1600/Christmas+2010+156.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8u2XTTYeZi7lPa4qqG5J_G-bBEVOlGXj4oTldEFxhxVx6YSlWIcoDwy-C3anl7A6yuIhDotht0zrQiDQ2tlrtC-2mGgV2_XZeQCOI1j9vwJUTSiMfwrQAfPo5pwFE5bYL4qYZg/s400/Christmas+2010+156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556169150503070290" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We put these gift baskets together for family gifts for Christmas eve. They have the chocolate sauce, chili sauce and garlic salsa that Chris and I made.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNP_AUUrB1Ar4Bv9EX8f4X72_kfmuRrPK4o2xvKVTy3A6y9Ko6o4aiLyOwhRXRkfr2KNEvmE4Ol61WmxrsnsPBtGrjF2cJK4S0dCtq_3ZKD2sn7jHRtnv24LfGh2aX_pPe2IjcQ/s1600/Christmas+2010+157.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNP_AUUrB1Ar4Bv9EX8f4X72_kfmuRrPK4o2xvKVTy3A6y9Ko6o4aiLyOwhRXRkfr2KNEvmE4Ol61WmxrsnsPBtGrjF2cJK4S0dCtq_3ZKD2sn7jHRtnv24LfGh2aX_pPe2IjcQ/s400/Christmas+2010+157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556169146421501058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">These ones are for Chris's side of the family. Same thing in them but we added a bag of white trash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLu8WjRs0w7SR-zeuImmrvEaQYLjyEu42SGoUqVP2G72ohRxBUn-5GSKKg4bEwsAJefmJ1pU6_RKlXUlRxEy34ky-TZoStsApFu1PTyGBKJ7eenkts0_8yO2IHUEweoM_vyeLeg/s1600/Christmas+2010+160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLu8WjRs0w7SR-zeuImmrvEaQYLjyEu42SGoUqVP2G72ohRxBUn-5GSKKg4bEwsAJefmJ1pU6_RKlXUlRxEy34ky-TZoStsApFu1PTyGBKJ7eenkts0_8yO2IHUEweoM_vyeLeg/s400/Christmas+2010+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556169140870174962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This is what Mom, Tabatha, Jerzie, Payton and I have been working on for our Christmas craft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW_JXKwtezZpGwAAICSLAlJOxeUn6na2s-lrn075HMC4KWMZGXuH8WCWTuTydjYOReTMujamh2KiPa88Qc5O24CgtcsLxbRcYUaVLbBmv9pimxs3fM7kF7We_xf6-VKUUZeL2hw/s1600/Christmas+2010+164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW_JXKwtezZpGwAAICSLAlJOxeUn6na2s-lrn075HMC4KWMZGXuH8WCWTuTydjYOReTMujamh2KiPa88Qc5O24CgtcsLxbRcYUaVLbBmv9pimxs3fM7kF7We_xf6-VKUUZeL2hw/s400/Christmas+2010+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556169142589000498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We had so much fun making these.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KbFkOzYAarJO1UfSuUUV9GvHEJPP9ghWklb18c5LLpnro1aWiTV49wrF99Ksu-osp4A-Dkyay_nAm7tbkToBL_0RJNvAJ3MX2fJpxquL8J69Z-2QOqk9pubCk3yVTAIoz9NTLg/s1600/Christmas+2010+167.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KbFkOzYAarJO1UfSuUUV9GvHEJPP9ghWklb18c5LLpnro1aWiTV49wrF99Ksu-osp4A-Dkyay_nAm7tbkToBL_0RJNvAJ3MX2fJpxquL8J69Z-2QOqk9pubCk3yVTAIoz9NTLg/s400/Christmas+2010+167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556169138697503362" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I made these ornaments for everyone also. We put them in the baskets. I wish I would have made more. I only made one for myself. We made a few more items, but believe it or not, we forgot to take pictures before we wrapped them.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-7309714439328961022010-12-22T15:14:00.000-05:002010-12-22T16:01:59.056-05:00Our Trees This Year!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfJh6JAh2HCU3rQozQ1u-G_Vt7BzdNlcoBc_GZDyVu86YKXGLx2Y2E4BKvVZnSaTXntX3HxZEN4-6YaqRkmmnZVXaNY7FGRCgAdrm6wdxw53HprG-vplwLgrW_Plr8eGJS-Qhxg/s1600/Christmas+2010+003.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/AVvXsEhtfJh6JAh2HCU3rQozQ1u-G_Vt7BzdNlcoBc_GZDyVu86YKXGLx2Y2E4BKvVZnSaTXntX3HxZEN4-6YaqRkmmnZVXaNY7FGRCgAdrm6wdxw53HprG-vplwLgrW_Plr8eGJS-Qhxg/s400/Christmas+2010+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552567152616268322" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tree #1 (our NASCAR tree) is up and decorated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9u-F46UZt2F-UaAUDvY9Wfp0TjFPj4hovD6iqk-ee5hlOVXuekXjtYnefmlCTWRyhHx_r1I45scpyAgi04Zqe6o_vkUNQiobiwNB0-O9YOsW3mvH_c1BNzjkds6OtQRCPXKmrg/s1600/Christmas+2010+004.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/AVvXsEgp9u-F46UZt2F-UaAUDvY9Wfp0TjFPj4hovD6iqk-ee5hlOVXuekXjtYnefmlCTWRyhHx_r1I45scpyAgi04Zqe6o_vkUNQiobiwNB0-O9YOsW3mvH_c1BNzjkds6OtQRCPXKmrg/s400/Christmas+2010+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552567088327369954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the first year we have used a white Christmas tree for our NASCAR tree. The ornaments show up so much better than they did on the green tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wdis4YpDBmAa1LbmjMADRcdOc_7wYBLMjEUVB_4wHj-8wSXhOA4NFc4czGzsNSry-uGasacTM6eLAgjJy56e3SjtcRso9o-se_UE34RGCAIWTn5noCaaCDTcAKM0oVqb3NNdVA/s1600/Christmas+2010+028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wdis4YpDBmAa1LbmjMADRcdOc_7wYBLMjEUVB_4wHj-8wSXhOA4NFc4czGzsNSry-uGasacTM6eLAgjJy56e3SjtcRso9o-se_UE34RGCAIWTn5noCaaCDTcAKM0oVqb3NNdVA/s400/Christmas+2010+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552567084689780034" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tree #2 ~ Snowman Tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraeKvCE5XTY5rNS0UQC9wocU1vSfIbfZs1lbE2a0pnpNGlJ9wWO6SpLwYBzEf_o_F1UgT4Iy-O-GJm9pHTNW0D2g0S6GmNpw0trNw-CPKtNP_NJmJ3RNdtpl3OAR5YdtDwTXXZQ/s1600/Christmas+2010+031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraeKvCE5XTY5rNS0UQC9wocU1vSfIbfZs1lbE2a0pnpNGlJ9wWO6SpLwYBzEf_o_F1UgT4Iy-O-GJm9pHTNW0D2g0S6GmNpw0trNw-CPKtNP_NJmJ3RNdtpl3OAR5YdtDwTXXZQ/s400/Christmas+2010+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552567080413336018" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tree #3<br />I have had this tree since I was a little girl. While Mom and I were shopping we saw these ornaments and thought they would be perfect for the tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkD1GYzmWNrbXkIY4U6-yf3iAaTA9haAzzolS_Iz3oh38G0ytw5rz0L0l8y3-6hi0wVq6-ortzEMYs_hj4I5YwCP_o-GaMGjVA4vhPeIbdVWcfVgg_B5Z5lw6Dj4FvvYb_uVszA/s1600/Christmas+2010+058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkD1GYzmWNrbXkIY4U6-yf3iAaTA9haAzzolS_Iz3oh38G0ytw5rz0L0l8y3-6hi0wVq6-ortzEMYs_hj4I5YwCP_o-GaMGjVA4vhPeIbdVWcfVgg_B5Z5lw6Dj4FvvYb_uVszA/s400/Christmas+2010+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552567081855183026" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tree #4 ~ the real tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iLGNGgP56i7FKQETvLOLDMwBKd8Rff3ZGXT1aIUfJ4hMmy5akQiv_wUIcwH-yOY_EWkCtlxoG-qU9acMPf8Z424-XnYuIoNRTFvfvMGnMSGrmJzmB-Tg5lz3sXwewclVcpPGYw/s1600/Christmas+2010+063.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iLGNGgP56i7FKQETvLOLDMwBKd8Rff3ZGXT1aIUfJ4hMmy5akQiv_wUIcwH-yOY_EWkCtlxoG-qU9acMPf8Z424-XnYuIoNRTFvfvMGnMSGrmJzmB-Tg5lz3sXwewclVcpPGYw/s400/Christmas+2010+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552567076917434274" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tree #4 all lit up.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-81529131461188251052010-12-18T17:51:00.000-05:002010-12-18T20:42:50.207-05:00Photo Shoot!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyITCWFrMxRdMSBG81xxxsJm3lHa9ljVAi9K1lKFWw5198Ewbkb0adqytuT_VV90p0W2dgazQHwuDNzq0Aw51gOdLJa3-Z9-AvIvN1cAN-_e7uWFQM6R0_XIDxIaajEYUY8zlTCA/s1600/Jerzie+and+Payton.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyITCWFrMxRdMSBG81xxxsJm3lHa9ljVAi9K1lKFWw5198Ewbkb0adqytuT_VV90p0W2dgazQHwuDNzq0Aw51gOdLJa3-Z9-AvIvN1cAN-_e7uWFQM6R0_XIDxIaajEYUY8zlTCA/s400/Jerzie+and+Payton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549191137802044626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jerzie and Payton<br /><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjZj9S4X1adfdWMzabosC6xPCTLmIhCrXGqaUZ4IZTy1TrEoCoBNOAJDG2fzaA2BfOsagCLwtBPb4hs67yRJmHRPyIBoKj8kRkINdvc93-3p9kIJ8LPQBYiTwMqyGJgNi18auKw/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+144.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjZj9S4X1adfdWMzabosC6xPCTLmIhCrXGqaUZ4IZTy1TrEoCoBNOAJDG2fzaA2BfOsagCLwtBPb4hs67yRJmHRPyIBoKj8kRkINdvc93-3p9kIJ8LPQBYiTwMqyGJgNi18auKw/s400/J+%2526P+2010+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549191138584641906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqPTJn6s-8E3rS5kBJCjaaHFPaJSxeTE7RQAVbmqkzbLPf9vFZNwQUDDftTywrMU8oosPdR-LY9jqaVnwwMUy8L-VkzF_L6zv_c8pGZsQMoSSoo0UJIUbtn2QyhIvDyEOijcCLQ/s1600/J+%2526P+2010+136.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I did this photo shoot of our nieces Jerzie and Payton a couple weekends ago. Mommy and I just let the girls play and be themselves. We had a good time taking the pictures and the girls seemed to have a fun time also.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-952402285197109532010-11-27T09:19:00.000-05:002010-11-27T09:23:12.301-05:00Thanksgiving Dinner!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfmQHCBdijVBpCeDHWrKoJNgW3-x-VzB2VLg6jBbw62nItVpyuSPc2PZwOiR144YEJ7GkwInFTRMy_ske5CzTtghwKWhdklD4AOwyAZa-S2AFcp_ncUB49aBA8THJAghp788G-w/s1600/Thanksgiving+2010+004.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/AVvXsEhgfmQHCBdijVBpCeDHWrKoJNgW3-x-VzB2VLg6jBbw62nItVpyuSPc2PZwOiR144YEJ7GkwInFTRMy_ske5CzTtghwKWhdklD4AOwyAZa-S2AFcp_ncUB49aBA8THJAghp788G-w/s400/Thanksgiving+2010+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543955788637446818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Notice the cute turkeys on our plates that Grandma, Jerzie and Payton made for all of us.</span><br /><br />It was my Moms turn for Thanksgiving this year. We go to my Moms every other year and Chris's Mom and Dads every other year. Mom wouldn't let any of us bring anything for dinner. She worked all day on our meal. We had Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and Gravy, Waldorf Salad, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Corn, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Sauce and rolls. If you left the table hungry shame on you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBofbL834L_o2GzjqDVQVc1nEvpC0m26cDfnQ7h2a_2FFt724LCIh38wZOalgqqEBqCyZv8eE6LFM6e3f71JN6M1LUQT-9g_GjT30AhpuEiN4nrrvej5dBrVQ-eI_16NMBRI4oQ/s1600/Thanksgiving+2010+003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBofbL834L_o2GzjqDVQVc1nEvpC0m26cDfnQ7h2a_2FFt724LCIh38wZOalgqqEBqCyZv8eE6LFM6e3f71JN6M1LUQT-9g_GjT30AhpuEiN4nrrvej5dBrVQ-eI_16NMBRI4oQ/s400/Thanksgiving+2010+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543955782533054722" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Payton couldn't wait to EAT!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJjyMJaQ_oUi2rbAgajXZlrNYrB9m280n9lAMtgON5l37faY4uR5Y8sOH5cAqiJPnXV_dD0PQlVNcKLyQ8N63QgA48K7YO00_4EEyMu2jDuvOIi3dxCbxMKYLOhcN4EJqZl6uUw/s1600/Thanksgiving+2010+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/AVvXsEhlJjyMJaQ_oUi2rbAgajXZlrNYrB9m280n9lAMtgON5l37faY4uR5Y8sOH5cAqiJPnXV_dD0PQlVNcKLyQ8N63QgA48K7YO00_4EEyMu2jDuvOIi3dxCbxMKYLOhcN4EJqZl6uUw/s400/Thanksgiving+2010+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543955785628665586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">In between dinner and dessert, Payton and Mommy looked at black Friday ads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjmrSbbMd5H9gMVDM8I2B9ncpQizz_AU9Yjo7A2mIEh-GMGpDH1iDtmtINFEsqkfcUxs9wzCmzqhVPFhsZtSmDg2REBHEe2_KHkCMn9CA1TWRdwbthHSkb_H5vUYOLcn9luxynA/s1600/Thanksgiving+2010+012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjmrSbbMd5H9gMVDM8I2B9ncpQizz_AU9Yjo7A2mIEh-GMGpDH1iDtmtINFEsqkfcUxs9wzCmzqhVPFhsZtSmDg2REBHEe2_KHkCMn9CA1TWRdwbthHSkb_H5vUYOLcn9luxynA/s400/Thanksgiving+2010+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543955778734646498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Jerzie and Daddy on the computer. Daddy was letting Jerzie type the web site he wanted to go to.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDqCKiOETDiTOW_UgWlt89zPN13cbNm-3LQHcbcEPbli8z67Bklw4GsJN21GjT2zPfpnN-q1MEF82ui-9MEpuE03Dz0jssjrXEKYfaUMwh4KdfJUsRMm5rxbKVqhzCvRUxnkGBg/s1600/Thanksgiving+2010+018.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/AVvXsEjMDqCKiOETDiTOW_UgWlt89zPN13cbNm-3LQHcbcEPbli8z67Bklw4GsJN21GjT2zPfpnN-q1MEF82ui-9MEpuE03Dz0jssjrXEKYfaUMwh4KdfJUsRMm5rxbKVqhzCvRUxnkGBg/s400/Thanksgiving+2010+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543955776336016914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">And finally dessert. Mom made two different pies. Pumpkin Chiffon and Dutch Apple. It was very nice to for all of us to get together for a meal. Thanks for doing all of the cooking Mom. It was all delicious. <br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-14690756620657044652010-11-20T00:48:00.000-05:002010-11-20T00:48:00.317-05:00'Tis The Season!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6RbbKtBAwRV0ZHw4cx4xex678nT4HvjrHB0i4vplGP3AVvbmy_gDzu9YsNG-Y39WNIgUun65TrhK-gaL4dkI1CO8gr_I3fQmuu6xLDLGcnwhdzyKsfeG0xJNQKkWj8YOGTD6bw/s1600/Summer+2010+427.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6RbbKtBAwRV0ZHw4cx4xex678nT4HvjrHB0i4vplGP3AVvbmy_gDzu9YsNG-Y39WNIgUun65TrhK-gaL4dkI1CO8gr_I3fQmuu6xLDLGcnwhdzyKsfeG0xJNQKkWj8YOGTD6bw/s400/Summer+2010+427.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541445016699147458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is opening day of shotgun season here in western New York. Good luck to all of our hunting family and friends. </span><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-52522794430953129592010-11-06T15:08:00.005-04:002010-11-06T17:47:10.092-04:00Week-End At Allegany!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NUgZq95K786thk_TJZz0X7xuXLUllcQ_NFDCNAAeCXyr8LFIhCCu46o6IGXmRWEBaM8eao9koTjFjIe0vrCJWQJB7Z5Wu2yHU6FOQ5cW6Ld_6k_gujRg0EnIXNZ2XQCK1i7hhQ/s1600/Allegany+2010+001.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/AVvXsEh4NUgZq95K786thk_TJZz0X7xuXLUllcQ_NFDCNAAeCXyr8LFIhCCu46o6IGXmRWEBaM8eao9koTjFjIe0vrCJWQJB7Z5Wu2yHU6FOQ5cW6Ld_6k_gujRg0EnIXNZ2XQCK1i7hhQ/s400/Allegany+2010+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536516067144315634" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">On our first night at Allegany, hubby decided he wanted to get the truck closer to the fire pit so we didn't have to unload all the wood that we brought with us.<br /><br />Not such a good idea........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcgyjtWTTyvHu-lwls7Zu9rbnCxKs1VXRL4rDLC-02N9kqokIJ4CzG_U8ImzAkEBjL8CEU__LwxhOQGdCS03VQTPV-9KgOKyARQKwDPzU4W38-hxY8dNDB6OrR_RUY3a7P60Qeg/s1600/Allegany+2010+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcgyjtWTTyvHu-lwls7Zu9rbnCxKs1VXRL4rDLC-02N9kqokIJ4CzG_U8ImzAkEBjL8CEU__LwxhOQGdCS03VQTPV-9KgOKyARQKwDPzU4W38-hxY8dNDB6OrR_RUY3a7P60Qeg/s400/Allegany+2010+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536516062055826530" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The wheels are spinning, but he isn't going anywhere. He was backing up just fine, but he hit a muddy spot and started sliding down the hill sideways.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAhPwy7-VHvgUnTyWn6Att2lq5I1R0NfWva0YelZmTpXi2qa6W0aP9u3Kvvm7qZnmrE4GeTo1s1U-k9dqny9eauoJGel6VXSyKsQeRl_fCe94RqmMbbLCGKwmleEvar65Y0cKEw/s1600/Allegany+2010+063.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/AVvXsEhyAhPwy7-VHvgUnTyWn6Att2lq5I1R0NfWva0YelZmTpXi2qa6W0aP9u3Kvvm7qZnmrE4GeTo1s1U-k9dqny9eauoJGel6VXSyKsQeRl_fCe94RqmMbbLCGKwmleEvar65Y0cKEw/s400/Allegany+2010+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536516050825463186" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Yep, it sure was sinking. He worked on trying to get it out for a few hours with no luck. We drove to the lake to call my brother to bring a chain and a jack with him when he came out on Saturday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArH2R8xGi5eJ6Mer8wV_fe_s4KRSIYQ4sLDri9UfTABxeJG7DOVcouBcrvkB3iaPV_wNvKL6sTePnHSQLc9-aCrVyaGIsCI95NacMyBSnlQU-FJSOWqTGejQcUshI8RDu4U_JmA/s1600/Allegany+2010+064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArH2R8xGi5eJ6Mer8wV_fe_s4KRSIYQ4sLDri9UfTABxeJG7DOVcouBcrvkB3iaPV_wNvKL6sTePnHSQLc9-aCrVyaGIsCI95NacMyBSnlQU-FJSOWqTGejQcUshI8RDu4U_JmA/s400/Allegany+2010+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536516044632645042" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">It isn't looking good. Behind the truck is a 20+ foot drop off and on the side of him is another drop. The drivers side door won't open because it is against a stump.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2IDm5fGDs5pecEHXPW-cDaVtdAl28Z6U_AoD5jD7pXdTWFx0gUFBZlLOtgCvCPzyEctgyfX6cDwiLoOZu5TYeEhC5_jYEmTYfTXyeeYN4uk05L3vhyfmPuyan0bmlwCuD0nXzA/s1600/Allegany+2010+082.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/AVvXsEis2IDm5fGDs5pecEHXPW-cDaVtdAl28Z6U_AoD5jD7pXdTWFx0gUFBZlLOtgCvCPzyEctgyfX6cDwiLoOZu5TYeEhC5_jYEmTYfTXyeeYN4uk05L3vhyfmPuyan0bmlwCuD0nXzA/s400/Allegany+2010+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536516044983200418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Notice Hubby in the truck trying to drive it out after they jacked it up and put wood under it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAfPG4ivyzhNkMgHLx-AYlEb3vPmwYHOZPhXrgucLTp3ENIbWnm9aNYjto80IFcPIrN3VQPfzD4SrBJ3b_yT8_KmNNnLHr-48f11jXpxPE_KwyAhcJ5_6AsTIQaJzy2gVHgGe7A/s1600/Allegany+2010+086.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/AVvXsEjZAfPG4ivyzhNkMgHLx-AYlEb3vPmwYHOZPhXrgucLTp3ENIbWnm9aNYjto80IFcPIrN3VQPfzD4SrBJ3b_yT8_KmNNnLHr-48f11jXpxPE_KwyAhcJ5_6AsTIQaJzy2gVHgGe7A/s400/Allegany+2010+086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536515839679340690" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">After sliding a little further down the hill, they hooked a chain to the back end and pulled it back up towards the cabin. Then they hooked the chain up to the front.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vbqbKRQSyfy-XGqE9pWOEzFkONXAnZ0GOYkuDxQpoTYAXIxw48hnOHCC2FLRp_D3IqhAVWMMiW2SkZpK_8ejoqzqyZnPahn0pXQ9iFp_0zuO7IOZngjdIYbLKxQaoV31m6Qfyg/s1600/Allegany+2010+088.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/AVvXsEj4vbqbKRQSyfy-XGqE9pWOEzFkONXAnZ0GOYkuDxQpoTYAXIxw48hnOHCC2FLRp_D3IqhAVWMMiW2SkZpK_8ejoqzqyZnPahn0pXQ9iFp_0zuO7IOZngjdIYbLKxQaoV31m6Qfyg/s400/Allegany+2010+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536515829701264402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Don't hit the propane tanks PLEASE!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbD4TekNPqQpELPJFezVMAUAcfQM2Z-qVogquc03JA1gaLDax8j9Gp-6Gri9wOl-T2-n1Ggjp5CTAhXvWonnb3rzKQN1jdtzAEd3AAFzuCLaRkNfdECf0cWtHDb9bJ6lyD5ZJflg/s1600/Allegany+2010+092.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/AVvXsEgbD4TekNPqQpELPJFezVMAUAcfQM2Z-qVogquc03JA1gaLDax8j9Gp-6Gri9wOl-T2-n1Ggjp5CTAhXvWonnb3rzKQN1jdtzAEd3AAFzuCLaRkNfdECf0cWtHDb9bJ6lyD5ZJflg/s400/Allegany+2010+092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536515824636739474" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Keep driving!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCvpbvGCQoowp-qkN0XtGJMmxtl2AZtN-w5EsYiUTVpl8mOlo50MCj0vxwh7UF0Yp39fi_k3_vEGiV_GKDICv8ykLfiAXhtilIckjp6363AeWttSZmvE_dzATiC6BlEFMYAfUZw/s1600/Allegany+2010+093.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCvpbvGCQoowp-qkN0XtGJMmxtl2AZtN-w5EsYiUTVpl8mOlo50MCj0vxwh7UF0Yp39fi_k3_vEGiV_GKDICv8ykLfiAXhtilIckjp6363AeWttSZmvE_dzATiC6BlEFMYAfUZw/s400/Allegany+2010+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536515820414898834" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Yes! Two days later he is OUT!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVe8bB1Gwtol3AaZ1BRsGfWK7OR6eVfWVfYYCD4z_L4N7wvm5n_egI23sqK0p3JOIf2MPFP7H7bZXFemeRcSQWM7V1Rd02WInAIq51pK1fKaPlzWXnGG5PLcptYEDFpmvp_qS7g/s1600/Allegany+2010+096.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/AVvXsEjOVe8bB1Gwtol3AaZ1BRsGfWK7OR6eVfWVfYYCD4z_L4N7wvm5n_egI23sqK0p3JOIf2MPFP7H7bZXFemeRcSQWM7V1Rd02WInAIq51pK1fKaPlzWXnGG5PLcptYEDFpmvp_qS7g/s400/Allegany+2010+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536515820783130834" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">"Uncle Chris you sure did make a mess" and "you were really noisy" is all that Jerzie kept saying to him.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-92230817548046643002010-10-21T13:38:00.001-04:002010-10-21T14:10:14.344-04:00A Few Vacation Snapshots!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-OrJ-gxQk3D5QOPwdf_U-qWbvWAMQ2x3HY4LfPgEPlL2Uf8KaFmfHcxrXflL-rooV4btAY3hyphenhyphen959INkIWpRF6tq5owsjIv5X4PBmWzNDtUwJWYTAu7HTn2VlDzGGVwrbBz5XlA/s1600/10-17+1.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thursday 10-14<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIP8CZ2kFAdfGj0coPoa_tmPLny16AqG3ozEX1V74DC5ZwEW1bl20jEZkfrG7rnUQBH-L03EH1LShzhjyxX2ceedWrn5DJWPryrvEQWMBtfkXV1VjRxALIPP2KabxB26LJIU1-w/s1600/10-14.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/AVvXsEgdIP8CZ2kFAdfGj0coPoa_tmPLny16AqG3ozEX1V74DC5ZwEW1bl20jEZkfrG7rnUQBH-L03EH1LShzhjyxX2ceedWrn5DJWPryrvEQWMBtfkXV1VjRxALIPP2KabxB26LJIU1-w/s400/10-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557403883465362" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Outside our room</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObH5Lzcj8eMXRbL-Wli8GwoLQsc4rrXOUiekfDo1D9KQI3eEEwWLTxwx5xUxV87WVGrxt0B3yOz_7d9GdfzRoXqv5_WWV5MbLIl9bDk0qGBH0zvoigfZNEkH2t1hkc73INu4Wpg/s1600/10-14+1.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/AVvXsEgObH5Lzcj8eMXRbL-Wli8GwoLQsc4rrXOUiekfDo1D9KQI3eEEwWLTxwx5xUxV87WVGrxt0B3yOz_7d9GdfzRoXqv5_WWV5MbLIl9bDk0qGBH0zvoigfZNEkH2t1hkc73INu4Wpg/s400/10-14+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557393276461106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">AuSable River at Whiteface Ski Center</span><br /><br />Friday 10-15<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_4WfiVrE3TqPcCcYHue75xYI3-2mUGfQu9A6XswjSfzWNIbmWDoViKfv2TJWaC8TehdAEkjOtkKkVkk2njfaA_T0v_2pDDzE-yauTvIFb30QISfFi-GIy_Y8J9BPPPN7Lb0h9Q/s1600/10-15.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/AVvXsEgl_4WfiVrE3TqPcCcYHue75xYI3-2mUGfQu9A6XswjSfzWNIbmWDoViKfv2TJWaC8TehdAEkjOtkKkVkk2njfaA_T0v_2pDDzE-yauTvIFb30QISfFi-GIy_Y8J9BPPPN7Lb0h9Q/s400/10-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557211449423010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rt. 86 ~ We were told that it was going to snow, but the locals said it wouldn't stick. Hmmm.....</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVxAMqwnTaKY54kIf7AICmHn31ZwC-u2WbNzDaBh7b6iYEtw-JhIOYpBTblMzp0S9gCSl5FVciGr_ZdLj3uQsb4-O4esQUl3luw5CUdhhHduHS_KMKlTmzfQNIDs6Bfb_tmjdPg/s1600/10-15+1.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/AVvXsEhmVxAMqwnTaKY54kIf7AICmHn31ZwC-u2WbNzDaBh7b6iYEtw-JhIOYpBTblMzp0S9gCSl5FVciGr_ZdLj3uQsb4-O4esQUl3luw5CUdhhHduHS_KMKlTmzfQNIDs6Bfb_tmjdPg/s400/10-15+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557209779532146" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gazebo behind our hotel</span><br /><br />Saturday 10-16</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aY5XX7he-_JpQIUWigPd7bKvUt4K_owT-SXBnYkaiEzm8AfWu6MiRLkf0cNPlK9zucWc5mtxCzX9ImiYeL_Tyx2OdPKxqMus4ok0vZcqGMC5DTMNIywCMwVfR_ydlgSdUJWj_A/s1600/10-16.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/AVvXsEh6aY5XX7he-_JpQIUWigPd7bKvUt4K_owT-SXBnYkaiEzm8AfWu6MiRLkf0cNPlK9zucWc5mtxCzX9ImiYeL_Tyx2OdPKxqMus4ok0vZcqGMC5DTMNIywCMwVfR_ydlgSdUJWj_A/s400/10-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557204865835298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mirror Lake ~ saw some Lake Trout that were spawning. Some of them were over 3 feet long.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPGlaw5u0pLhctY56QNX9VHaUGuJnTP2ZkdgTboUbTYKsoahV4c7gqh2QqGyEBBYOVWcQXkTxz0hZ19hHMvxYHHSga1J_A7jUYIZvinJn50pAGQoGj3c2rwpRkDL-Hi_vS4kTsA/s1600/10-16+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPGlaw5u0pLhctY56QNX9VHaUGuJnTP2ZkdgTboUbTYKsoahV4c7gqh2QqGyEBBYOVWcQXkTxz0hZ19hHMvxYHHSga1J_A7jUYIZvinJn50pAGQoGj3c2rwpRkDL-Hi_vS4kTsA/s400/10-16+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557195660843714" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">A little bit of snow is still left.</span><br /><br />Sunday 10-17<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG47PXoSqNcMdWXjsM5EElb_sCo22XQnrTQjIbIP1-WGQAAi0KfC7wfihYQQHmRMSUtePPy5ZbsqMSD3Up-oe2YfeiP06Wqa1CdbN7y1xn4msQWyPd_fdFl5W6ruao5IfyaJGuRg/s1600/10-17+1.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/AVvXsEhG47PXoSqNcMdWXjsM5EElb_sCo22XQnrTQjIbIP1-WGQAAi0KfC7wfihYQQHmRMSUtePPy5ZbsqMSD3Up-oe2YfeiP06Wqa1CdbN7y1xn4msQWyPd_fdFl5W6ruao5IfyaJGuRg/s400/10-17+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530556940245299954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Road to Axton Landing</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL87IFtwnjrFEwjuThG41nUeClamXBVYFqQHoqHYiiTAcI11ML0SKFES579MpHISJn4wd00xVTSCDGEqUxensRvQ1rp6GbPgo6vR-Zv-f_1FbLvNhrDWGzGN508-HlIEHn9d0Qgg/s1600/10-17.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/AVvXsEiL87IFtwnjrFEwjuThG41nUeClamXBVYFqQHoqHYiiTAcI11ML0SKFES579MpHISJn4wd00xVTSCDGEqUxensRvQ1rp6GbPgo6vR-Zv-f_1FbLvNhrDWGzGN508-HlIEHn9d0Qgg/s400/10-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557190065178162" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sunset on Rt. 3</span><br /><br />Monday 10-18<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyfTpzzlJ3T4QmriaVJnKaY3f6_p_EKY6Y_s5ce-o_yTGyA2SXxXC_MAwKffnRbcbCk0DQoUYW7GnLaowDg8zT5dgMZcMRT_ca1JlE7q1fFdeludh3Cj441gMvtLICK26hycpAg/s1600/10-18.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/AVvXsEgMyfTpzzlJ3T4QmriaVJnKaY3f6_p_EKY6Y_s5ce-o_yTGyA2SXxXC_MAwKffnRbcbCk0DQoUYW7GnLaowDg8zT5dgMZcMRT_ca1JlE7q1fFdeludh3Cj441gMvtLICK26hycpAg/s400/10-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530556934358611314" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Buttermilk Falls</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkr1DvS6iCozqgqHiVAGthfRCBhJWjE6TSB9m8TgB1LTwCKGaEulBPVbwyz-uXxnYteaLdvZ49U4Eo237zi3bpOjYSwfjPlgaVsp2jEYmsrNgqAJC3V5uBKRILTj5Xcc-dAg5Qw/s1600/10-18+1.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/AVvXsEhRkr1DvS6iCozqgqHiVAGthfRCBhJWjE6TSB9m8TgB1LTwCKGaEulBPVbwyz-uXxnYteaLdvZ49U4Eo237zi3bpOjYSwfjPlgaVsp2jEYmsrNgqAJC3V5uBKRILTj5Xcc-dAg5Qw/s400/10-18+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530556922634273090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bog River ~ slow shutter speed to show water flow</span><br /><br />Tuesday 10-19<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBiVUpO1jcn6qfJctcC-4lkRcsqYA0zzBH7zpZu6hdZutF413Io2D4zYp1FNbCipVhT_Xy07kvszDEe5DXRnplVxe6srRXi3SSAgrVTFSBLtiDCWfm3M9lr0TXXjYobv9BGY4kQ/s1600/10-19.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/AVvXsEhNBiVUpO1jcn6qfJctcC-4lkRcsqYA0zzBH7zpZu6hdZutF413Io2D4zYp1FNbCipVhT_Xy07kvszDEe5DXRnplVxe6srRXi3SSAgrVTFSBLtiDCWfm3M9lr0TXXjYobv9BGY4kQ/s400/10-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530556921121954386" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pull-off on Rt. 73</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFJLZeP_nM05YtnXtLABPzqV6Lut9AcMK0221nkAoamxNWZN5m1MJm1JxuNyuaLCjSGjMe9GatNBkkL9x3v8n2U43PcUpcK10kGUncbdImeaZBXOMSq6yiYmeljbFujhiiA7EHA/s1600/10-19+1.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/AVvXsEhIFJLZeP_nM05YtnXtLABPzqV6Lut9AcMK0221nkAoamxNWZN5m1MJm1JxuNyuaLCjSGjMe9GatNBkkL9x3v8n2U43PcUpcK10kGUncbdImeaZBXOMSq6yiYmeljbFujhiiA7EHA/s400/10-19+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530556917298493906" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Chapel Pond<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We are having a great time.<br />Many more pictures to come when we get the time :)</span><br /></span></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-56288103334819915512010-10-12T13:24:00.001-04:002010-10-12T13:44:06.333-04:00Allegany State Park!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzti5E59jxbcH4F6bQbxsJEg6NYpuc_x0KPdrTOyVEIuyd1xFb6tRqeE5K9yxFagbKd2PYQwKxycZE8KBuFlo93oYoIwrw7HK4n9ca7g555e6ZTgcaf-YMtTG8h3s8Uq6uGjS3gw/s1600/Allegany+2010+059.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzti5E59jxbcH4F6bQbxsJEg6NYpuc_x0KPdrTOyVEIuyd1xFb6tRqeE5K9yxFagbKd2PYQwKxycZE8KBuFlo93oYoIwrw7HK4n9ca7g555e6ZTgcaf-YMtTG8h3s8Uq6uGjS3gw/s400/Allegany+2010+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527212040574588850" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We got home from our 4 day camping trip last night at about 5:00. We had really good weather, although at night you didn't want to get too far away from the camp fire. We had frost one night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8pyJpMEIQ6vyuIvCA1iBAXtRcP3I0ZpjLgQbF20aF7662P0QHzOomobfNrWFgBMfJ3wySuS7h3FNNQSueNrJaxVZtoyqVygsko-9W_PKfeN8Yk2H0mmYQZa94NZqWFdzUBQvAQ/s1600/Allegany+2010+169.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/AVvXsEig8pyJpMEIQ6vyuIvCA1iBAXtRcP3I0ZpjLgQbF20aF7662P0QHzOomobfNrWFgBMfJ3wySuS7h3FNNQSueNrJaxVZtoyqVygsko-9W_PKfeN8Yk2H0mmYQZa94NZqWFdzUBQvAQ/s400/Allegany+2010+169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527212024979216850" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">It is a good time away from everything and to spend time together as a family. There were 7 of us camping in two cabins. My Mom, my brother, Sister in law, our two nieces, Chris and I go every year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJReUMczOjr28MpLQN-vxJKbgXr8l9JTGtFe53vMTH-M5adJqCWZbm1_u7UcvR6pyKOGU9Kt5xyLEFyb8JxyuwIWmHstelmweEemHsxdwYMlC38voSkbHP8LmF1QBdhA1Fa3S_w/s1600/Allegany+2010+250.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/AVvXsEinJReUMczOjr28MpLQN-vxJKbgXr8l9JTGtFe53vMTH-M5adJqCWZbm1_u7UcvR6pyKOGU9Kt5xyLEFyb8JxyuwIWmHstelmweEemHsxdwYMlC38voSkbHP8LmF1QBdhA1Fa3S_w/s400/Allegany+2010+250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527212007335994530" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We can't believe how fast the days go when you are outside enjoying nature and the beautiful weather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBurJQUMX3Y9A3LvtV5nqWv3rYqpWV2KKB9mb_uY5mP148m31vxFQVrkPJDLK4iGx20Pa-rkJl2Qxl_xM-W3H5W2S7R1EMHhxGiwaX1vcdV1it_vZz41BVT0_wDD4wF7Vo4SYAA/s1600/Allegany+2010+279.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/AVvXsEihBurJQUMX3Y9A3LvtV5nqWv3rYqpWV2KKB9mb_uY5mP148m31vxFQVrkPJDLK4iGx20Pa-rkJl2Qxl_xM-W3H5W2S7R1EMHhxGiwaX1vcdV1it_vZz41BVT0_wDD4wF7Vo4SYAA/s400/Allegany+2010+279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527212002466927954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We took lots of walks and enjoyed all of the fall colors. This is our favorite time of the year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXSS_1_fCkp8XyqrzXXtV0teTspYJqDPrVn0vXN-8-mIUmUDsuVGLtp4A5k7gTzCNcT813gHRYgYR2kJEWl7D54l_rljbl25IMQzOgTv-PCRlz8G9fDflEHCp8SPT2sSn9WZNMA/s1600/Allegany+2010+287.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/AVvXsEhzXSS_1_fCkp8XyqrzXXtV0teTspYJqDPrVn0vXN-8-mIUmUDsuVGLtp4A5k7gTzCNcT813gHRYgYR2kJEWl7D54l_rljbl25IMQzOgTv-PCRlz8G9fDflEHCp8SPT2sSn9WZNMA/s400/Allegany+2010+287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527211993836239298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We took a lot more pictures and will be sharing soon. Chris and I are packing to head to the Adirondacks first thing tomorrow morning. We are really looking forward to our trip.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-69497047470285842512010-10-04T09:43:00.002-04:002010-10-04T11:15:56.202-04:00The Countdown Begins!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixOrmmJLsLxoF5ucCpYI0ZPvYwN2so6HfMiL-06p4eYYUVAFXbagCbpeYVuW7O_Zx6yE2ORR5c6XzuWF26WPRaOy_wvrFGeetD-ph2EYNWCLMk1a31eMO0OWABOesjxct2WUXlw/s1600/Allegany+2009+127.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/AVvXsEjixOrmmJLsLxoF5ucCpYI0ZPvYwN2so6HfMiL-06p4eYYUVAFXbagCbpeYVuW7O_Zx6yE2ORR5c6XzuWF26WPRaOy_wvrFGeetD-ph2EYNWCLMk1a31eMO0OWABOesjxct2WUXlw/s400/Allegany+2009+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523993051445771154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the past 4 years, our family has been renting a cabin (or two) at Allegany State Park on Columbus Day weekend. We have been going to Allegany on Columbus Day for around 30 years, maybe even longer. We have a big picnic and everyone brings a dish to pass. We spend the day eating, playing and eating some more. It seems that a lot of our family has stopped coming due to the fact that most of them have moved out of town. When we were younger, Mom always said how nice it would be to rent a cabin for the weekend, so 4 years ago we finally did. There have been a few years that we have had snow on picnic day. We are sure hoping that we have nice weather this year.</span></span><br /></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-2318682544042491122010-09-26T11:11:00.000-04:002010-09-26T11:49:55.632-04:00Another Visitor!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_I3iJeAlKe83moHGpMZWaaOp8lww7rgVg3qA7LKKhKct50Y4y2TkjAjazJt2I7eVpoT4FHnaxPGUnWy66t-28pdht04zzm7s3Hm80UBBdfsmiwwJv63NFzxCCmPV5xEzr_CHwg/s1600/New+Camera+2010+114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_I3iJeAlKe83moHGpMZWaaOp8lww7rgVg3qA7LKKhKct50Y4y2TkjAjazJt2I7eVpoT4FHnaxPGUnWy66t-28pdht04zzm7s3Hm80UBBdfsmiwwJv63NFzxCCmPV5xEzr_CHwg/s400/New+Camera+2010+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515643083567450418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We have a visitor in the small pond that Chris made for me this year. He is pretty shy. When we get close to the pond he jumps back in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMzLkS6j_ojQctm9qN27VNa5EWEEokOnj45adVesEWrJJDUexXcRPjhj6vKmxmVgIpAXhhxMC6sIuo5jZNhCp5wpyLol2JL6M99jMgvMlKzZxsRTG97OYagzkPpTpddchCnsIyw/s1600/New+Camera+2010+041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMzLkS6j_ojQctm9qN27VNa5EWEEokOnj45adVesEWrJJDUexXcRPjhj6vKmxmVgIpAXhhxMC6sIuo5jZNhCp5wpyLol2JL6M99jMgvMlKzZxsRTG97OYagzkPpTpddchCnsIyw/s400/New+Camera+2010+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515643080509110114" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I was able to get a couple pictures of him before he realized I was there.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-48510183497152303082010-09-23T09:04:00.003-04:002010-09-23T09:30:19.607-04:00Happy Fall!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcuL2OCHh16qXY0VMC69JYHBE5lsLpq2pwMak2cpuwfh0iXSBxhMECuOew1wgGmpQfdiDLaF4pVEuM0dkgeJZNFMahKkF_a3O-4PsZ74Skm_C6IfXcxxbl4BY39Td3q1zlO8DgA/s1600/New+Camera+2010+253.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcuL2OCHh16qXY0VMC69JYHBE5lsLpq2pwMak2cpuwfh0iXSBxhMECuOew1wgGmpQfdiDLaF4pVEuM0dkgeJZNFMahKkF_a3O-4PsZ74Skm_C6IfXcxxbl4BY39Td3q1zlO8DgA/s400/New+Camera+2010+253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520094360726569282" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Since I have had a lot of time on my hands, I have been doing some stitcheries. I'm not sure what I am going to do with them yet. Hubby has to make some frames for them when he gets time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDs32rkMX-vI4sGwI_2l6GGdncyfXIq858C_ZXteF8gk6p04b7zx2RCxB4Z1auOyLMigpK_JD7xe6b-M2Mm6ZIg4tupp8IltFR75B5NG_V1LkCgHppQt1N7YuvZAwE5wnwYwqA/s1600/New+Camera+2010+248.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDs32rkMX-vI4sGwI_2l6GGdncyfXIq858C_ZXteF8gk6p04b7zx2RCxB4Z1auOyLMigpK_JD7xe6b-M2Mm6ZIg4tupp8IltFR75B5NG_V1LkCgHppQt1N7YuvZAwE5wnwYwqA/s400/New+Camera+2010+248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520094360199155394" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I still have to tea dye them, but I figured I will be making more so I might as well do them all at once.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2QjvnlHumF1RO2Hd6lAQDVhaf-mzwlTT1a9A5Z-b3-4mlei9hFJklnXqUdE_Mzw817bI1DEU_BwNYe9pRESaW1N2AXxlE1uduMEUKDp2i5HEAUPC8N6s4eElotPTE2NEBnY0Fg/s1600/New+Camera+2010+244.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2QjvnlHumF1RO2Hd6lAQDVhaf-mzwlTT1a9A5Z-b3-4mlei9hFJklnXqUdE_Mzw817bI1DEU_BwNYe9pRESaW1N2AXxlE1uduMEUKDp2i5HEAUPC8N6s4eElotPTE2NEBnY0Fg/s400/New+Camera+2010+244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520094352060030578" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I like to do these while sitting in front of the TV. They are also easy to travel with since you don't need to bring much with you.<br /><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-78405915689934931982010-09-05T12:12:00.000-04:002010-09-05T12:18:26.228-04:00Almost Late!<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bOWCmwvWrHDtRvdOgz2gSagOE8TyiTlqpxU1Nb-QH7bzbGWNyNcG3An-XNHVkd2SooWViDqsgqzuZeffu76GDtQd2mN1kPZeRbovNeujOTXXdvkrX2mbehBvRrU9UyKkaulIPg/s1600/New+Camera+2010+133.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512009972239717618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bOWCmwvWrHDtRvdOgz2gSagOE8TyiTlqpxU1Nb-QH7bzbGWNyNcG3An-XNHVkd2SooWViDqsgqzuZeffu76GDtQd2mN1kPZeRbovNeujOTXXdvkrX2mbehBvRrU9UyKkaulIPg/s400/New+Camera+2010+133.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">While packing my lunch for work the other morning, I noticed this little guy out our kitchen window. I went and grabbed the camera off the dining room table to try to get a couple of pictures.</span></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jv9GJqXLQVv7IuxKcGbFr9dSuXBlpeOQckqKZ0C_AgcdxCTwhxJ_c9mTyDlWo2bxn3PDccwj2f43GlDTOMcAvVz2sgXrmpau8bGSrHs8PuiSh62yvrZl9FJiOdK8KGcEo0mWdA/s1600/New+Camera+2010+134.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512009964214193042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jv9GJqXLQVv7IuxKcGbFr9dSuXBlpeOQckqKZ0C_AgcdxCTwhxJ_c9mTyDlWo2bxn3PDccwj2f43GlDTOMcAvVz2sgXrmpau8bGSrHs8PuiSh62yvrZl9FJiOdK8KGcEo0mWdA/s400/New+Camera+2010+134.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I took a few pictures through the window, then I opened our back door and propped the screen with my foot <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hoping</span> she wouldn't fly away. </span></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8vdCwp6A1SCQvaeI0mgpsaOTZ2186JGcjB8CpE0zr_9fN9mCmbZza1GyHd2EAvX2CSKOWdJBhiGtdx0LfSDVbHjUgUPxqBcBd3grWEBP_LyPdt-XTzIw7sd6kyyyk8Nr-c2PEQ/s1600/New+Camera+2010+135.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512009959261232898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8vdCwp6A1SCQvaeI0mgpsaOTZ2186JGcjB8CpE0zr_9fN9mCmbZza1GyHd2EAvX2CSKOWdJBhiGtdx0LfSDVbHjUgUPxqBcBd3grWEBP_LyPdt-XTzIw7sd6kyyyk8Nr-c2PEQ/s400/New+Camera+2010+135.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I guess she was too hungry to care that I was taking her picture. I am really enjoying our new camera and almost made myself late for work =) </span></p>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-6518410816286038992010-09-01T15:02:00.000-04:002010-09-01T15:43:50.990-04:00Hike!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O3ZbjQsgwj4ZkoAhrByvbIHp2BT1iEzyJx15tXEAQMMT9b5LdIwljzr3ENrxCgq_J3dMBno0jph3eKS0asVF-Q26r9XQAPsbvnf-D4YoE95LUkqMq8ZCJEr4NgCpS3hewl9Dzg/s1600/New+Camera+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O3ZbjQsgwj4ZkoAhrByvbIHp2BT1iEzyJx15tXEAQMMT9b5LdIwljzr3ENrxCgq_J3dMBno0jph3eKS0asVF-Q26r9XQAPsbvnf-D4YoE95LUkqMq8ZCJEr4NgCpS3hewl9Dzg/s400/New+Camera+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007554140952082" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Pearl Crescent<br /><br /></span>Chris and I went on a hike on Saturday to try out our new camera. We found a few things to take pictures of.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwgcom2ZESydC1zgKIs6_pUEoi42CYwUJ2s48rjmXyMAc5qfxPZ7aRrj7Yqplp7E1j6KJgFET3co1-fwV8twhuYXthMKr8DyEMgwPLMUJIYc209xFHUahcWPVttwZEMdDEcccIw/s1600/New+Camera+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwgcom2ZESydC1zgKIs6_pUEoi42CYwUJ2s48rjmXyMAc5qfxPZ7aRrj7Yqplp7E1j6KJgFET3co1-fwV8twhuYXthMKr8DyEMgwPLMUJIYc209xFHUahcWPVttwZEMdDEcccIw/s400/New+Camera+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007545847524914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Band-Winged Meadowhawk ~ Male<br /><br /></span>We went for a hike where Chris and my brother do a lot of their hunting. It is such a pretty area. We went to both ponds. Let me tell you, one pond was easier to get to than the other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm3Y0UcxL_SzpUiEXA-ttEgyiNOsfFYCesJfZRTXF25Zxn0diSVjJ5PAKziqf-W9R5LlbxbL9aKVlk0sCNo42On-ngqVdUzU5KRnL9ecRTGj2iuukNgy6hoHH4sLusyingEgbhg/s1600/New+Camera+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm3Y0UcxL_SzpUiEXA-ttEgyiNOsfFYCesJfZRTXF25Zxn0diSVjJ5PAKziqf-W9R5LlbxbL9aKVlk0sCNo42On-ngqVdUzU5KRnL9ecRTGj2iuukNgy6hoHH4sLusyingEgbhg/s400/New+Camera+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007528882456754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Ruby Meadowhalk ~ Male<br /><br /></span>We didn't know that this is where we would end up. We both had shorts on, not too smart on our part. Our legs sure took a beating. Darn wild rose bushes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAj3EMMWWJ7Wi7llTM3qAH3U8huFchRkzW47YaNcuwI6c01qZOc4Y3HhskZ3qCVh3k3NzPgIpHn8rzzCC2J-JnZZe0EvmTTptsBm-xFUjPXE5W7piiyzM9JRFnUUIJLrcdBFpzg/s1600/New+Camera+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAj3EMMWWJ7Wi7llTM3qAH3U8huFchRkzW47YaNcuwI6c01qZOc4Y3HhskZ3qCVh3k3NzPgIpHn8rzzCC2J-JnZZe0EvmTTptsBm-xFUjPXE5W7piiyzM9JRFnUUIJLrcdBFpzg/s400/New+Camera+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512007518679713586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Black Swallowtail Butterfly<br /><br /></span>We both enjoy going on these hikes. I just don't know why we don't do it more often.<br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-43134648682155574152010-08-30T21:01:00.003-04:002010-08-30T21:14:55.476-04:00Bloomin' Tuesday!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uYcrCcstCQhVx5r5KSk4oay8fHLvwF2Tbubef0hlNrGFPsLI6NhXfSRjMIWXpRbo-SCn4nsqytsMisAwGYlaOXs8mU9f7F2lamncYlrdd8xsChInspa2f5LEZotDxEWmES9ajg/s1600/BT+9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uYcrCcstCQhVx5r5KSk4oay8fHLvwF2Tbubef0hlNrGFPsLI6NhXfSRjMIWXpRbo-SCn4nsqytsMisAwGYlaOXs8mU9f7F2lamncYlrdd8xsChInspa2f5LEZotDxEWmES9ajg/s400/BT+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511373201430204226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our sunflowers that the birds planted for us have started blooming. I am obsessed with them.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just love the bright color. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzqG817i6m2rvKCc3NF-xTqZ8gsC68XEvv9g301qutPYI5LIGyvlXpnonp_vnEsreIBmHnU62l4bt7iiGv1633yZVzGhu_PHFcsc29P9cYY4O8ET4i1R5cIyRh5vZAUz5MXMQFw/s1600/New+Camera+2010+006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzqG817i6m2rvKCc3NF-xTqZ8gsC68XEvv9g301qutPYI5LIGyvlXpnonp_vnEsreIBmHnU62l4bt7iiGv1633yZVzGhu_PHFcsc29P9cYY4O8ET4i1R5cIyRh5vZAUz5MXMQFw/s400/New+Camera+2010+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511373192089063410" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The insides of them amaze me. I love nature's design.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneQMSbfVr7p3KDkP6JzEGdArqpz6ZDqQNW8WBCGQAfN42yqSLjfwTYoxzkTsAr5NnzcKxHiB8AfbogdXpsiPz2lgxASn5sjtMkHN2OhPgz6H7WWag9Wx5Ftp-F43kOoFs_hLy8Q/s1600/New+Camera+2010+039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneQMSbfVr7p3KDkP6JzEGdArqpz6ZDqQNW8WBCGQAfN42yqSLjfwTYoxzkTsAr5NnzcKxHiB8AfbogdXpsiPz2lgxASn5sjtMkHN2OhPgz6H7WWag9Wx5Ftp-F43kOoFs_hLy8Q/s400/New+Camera+2010+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511373178771670546" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a side view of the picture below. I'm not sure why it has all the little black point's coming out of it.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYKGuAWHDTrb8ixGtuUBFdbmgy4N9fQzy50qVuKFAHWWldvZumeOv8ucEDJmT4tfcFC0sfrJvxrS7T29AwVW0rGTGPHv-wyBX5O-wxzJoSISuCsztyKcQ0yM2T534d338YkPkuA/s1600/New+Camera+2010+123.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYKGuAWHDTrb8ixGtuUBFdbmgy4N9fQzy50qVuKFAHWWldvZumeOv8ucEDJmT4tfcFC0sfrJvxrS7T29AwVW0rGTGPHv-wyBX5O-wxzJoSISuCsztyKcQ0yM2T534d338YkPkuA/s400/New+Camera+2010+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511373169018002498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are many more buds on this stalk. More flowers to come.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlySHzU4K1ky0xA65DdiiqOQbOEoiPtnD9HXCbyWiVD67TBlXnn2jC6riOYw57xIgMtG0DXqpMcPbedxdzFb7FPj6bYr2hzhTOkQ_QuRo0YvRe_GeLAqd3_cxDVTEcZEpKqMdXA/s1600/New+Camera+2010+126.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlySHzU4K1ky0xA65DdiiqOQbOEoiPtnD9HXCbyWiVD67TBlXnn2jC6riOYw57xIgMtG0DXqpMcPbedxdzFb7FPj6bYr2hzhTOkQ_QuRo0YvRe_GeLAqd3_cxDVTEcZEpKqMdXA/s400/New+Camera+2010+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511373160931007378" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To see more of Bloomin' Tuesday Click </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://msgreenthumbjean.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-bloomin-tuesday_30.html">HERE</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span><br /></span></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30893701.post-46217380409331545872010-08-29T12:37:00.003-04:002010-08-29T12:57:00.433-04:00New and Improved!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEduULt7omPl1JpxTWHfTlbZdAhI14KW4itwXtRPy-huyrVC4NjxUrzkSuDbwKuKSpxEDydZdy2MuaVuZbdxzehO5kMG6QtjWDVsJ_BAHOUFn-avZPnYtEH7zokjWirY6ZLcDXKw/s1600/Summer+2010+721.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEduULt7omPl1JpxTWHfTlbZdAhI14KW4itwXtRPy-huyrVC4NjxUrzkSuDbwKuKSpxEDydZdy2MuaVuZbdxzehO5kMG6QtjWDVsJ_BAHOUFn-avZPnYtEH7zokjWirY6ZLcDXKw/s400/Summer+2010+721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510871983721654610" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After using our camera for over 4 years and taking 10's of thousands of pictures, it has started to make a strange noise when we turn it on. We are pretty sure that it is the lens mechanism that is going bad. Since we enjoyed this Canon camera so much and loved the pictures that it has taken, it wasn't hard to decide on a replacement. We aren't sure how long the old camera will last, but didn't want it to quit working while we were on vacation or at an important event. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQtDoAC8bS0L1QECAIpO-idcgbtQXbxOA9zJgYstuGWKejcL2bE-OkQhzbQHr1GzHf5ukaFtktRiKXJQzeEMyLVinHXcETjf0ulpwQXsyVTZI6qv21N54Gbn_Ga9u32jr4tbl-Q/s1600/Summer+2010+723.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQtDoAC8bS0L1QECAIpO-idcgbtQXbxOA9zJgYstuGWKejcL2bE-OkQhzbQHr1GzHf5ukaFtktRiKXJQzeEMyLVinHXcETjf0ulpwQXsyVTZI6qv21N54Gbn_Ga9u32jr4tbl-Q/s400/Summer+2010+723.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510871976601674738" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We took the new camera out on a hike in the woods yesterday. We really like having the 20x optical zoom. It is equivalent to a 560mm on a SLR without the added weight. We took quite a few pictures while we were out yesterday and the camera worked great. Check back soon for pictures of our hike.</span></span><br /></div>Laurie and Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.com3