tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144983652024-03-13T23:43:12.624-07:00Robin's Blue EggA little bit about me, but mostly pictures of Alayna being a kid.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-81886597701144851792012-07-11T23:22:00.001-07:002012-07-11T23:22:47.549-07:00New photos! Just not here.Hi there...<br />
I have a bunch of great photos posted to Google+. If you want to see them, come join me there. <br />
Thanks!<br />
--RobinAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-44496417196831955852011-09-03T23:10:00.000-07:002011-09-03T23:10:28.725-07:00Alayna is a goofball and always has been... So, I was going through some of my photos today, and I found the set below (from Christmas 2006). <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cracked up laughing and had to share. Then I looked at the recent photos, and, amazingly, I found some of the same faces. I love you, my little girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mcgvwV7rCKs/TmMUpTFXLqI/AAAAAAAAAhE/Wsk0bv2iKlc/s1600/Alayna+Faces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mcgvwV7rCKs/TmMUpTFXLqI/AAAAAAAAAhE/Wsk0bv2iKlc/s400/Alayna+Faces.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(One note about the center top photo: yes, she is sleeping under her bed)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-59819620278368080802011-06-15T00:11:00.000-07:002011-06-15T00:11:30.393-07:00Portland Field TripWith all the budget cuts to schools, Sexton Mountain Elementary (Alayna's school) has been very lucky to be able to keep PE and Library and Music classes. For the last two years, however, they haven't had any field trips. There was one earlier this spring, where they walked to the local wetlands to do some restoration work with the SOLV team. But, they haven't had any of the 'get on the bus and drive far away' field trips that everyone remembers from elementary school. All this is preamble to say how special last week's field trip was. All the kids from the multi-age classes (2nd and 3rd grades) rode the buses to downtown Portland, where the parent volunteers waited for them. We broke up into groups of 1-2 kids per adult and wandered through downtown. (Yes, there were that many volunteers) Each group was given a list of places to visit, with some facts about each, some questions to answer about a few of the stops, and some things to watch out for as we wandered. It was a really fun morning. We met at Pioneer Courthouse Square, walked to PSU and through the park blocks, to the library, and then down to Portlandia, before heading back to the square for lunch. After lunch, we headed to the Chinese gate, and down to Ankeny Square, and to the river, and then took the Max back to the square to regather and send the kids back to school. My Google Earth map with that path says we only walked for a little over 2.5 miles. It definitely felt like more than that. Alayna and I were in a group with Arielle and her Mom. The girls were real troupers. For a couple kids from the suburbs, getting to see an active downtown was a bit of an eyeopener, and they really seemed to enjoy it. I was really glad that I got to go on the field trip, too. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3ON3ALCEjE/TfhXXQDXoyI/AAAAAAAAAfE/pPsJWkVqWcY/s1600/DSCN1146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3ON3ALCEjE/TfhXXQDXoyI/AAAAAAAAAfE/pPsJWkVqWcY/s320/DSCN1146.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alayna's arm span is exactly one Lincoln plinth</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-byFzGLtNlpA/TfhYCpxsgrI/AAAAAAAAAfM/5gslGmM9Evg/s1600/DSCN1166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-byFzGLtNlpA/TfhYCpxsgrI/AAAAAAAAAfM/5gslGmM9Evg/s320/DSCN1166.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sexton Mountain takes over Pioneer Courthouse Square for lunch</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6EthwvIxLWY/TfhYXh__OiI/AAAAAAAAAfU/b3j-DLLiTj4/s1600/DSCN1184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6EthwvIxLWY/TfhYXh__OiI/AAAAAAAAAfU/b3j-DLLiTj4/s320/DSCN1184.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alayna and Arielle attempting to read Chinese</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BDye3ff9hWc/TfhZsv7wTAI/AAAAAAAAAfY/Fheu-1Pf-ms/s1600/World+Flowers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BDye3ff9hWc/TfhZsv7wTAI/AAAAAAAAAfY/Fheu-1Pf-ms/s320/World+Flowers.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where in the world are you, today? </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-13315749226474262912011-06-04T14:17:00.000-07:002011-06-04T22:41:44.737-07:00Hayhurst Triathlon<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txm8zA7bpF4/TeqdEeNsL-I/AAAAAAAAAew/XSEvp5ACb38/s1600/DSCN1007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txm8zA7bpF4/TeqdEeNsL-I/AAAAAAAAAew/XSEvp5ACb38/s320/DSCN1007.JPG" width="240" /></a>Alayna finished her first triathlon today. She had a great time and I am very proud of her. When she was done she kept saying, "I'm so glad I did it!" She did a 50 yard swim, a 2 mile bike ride and a 1/2 mile run. She walked for some of the run, but she finished strong with a run to the finish. The bike portion was definitely her best part, even on her old, heavy bike. At the finish line, there were two kinds of medals, the bigger ones for the parents who participated with the kids, and the smaller ones for all the kids. She saw the two types and immediately asked for a bigger one. She's very excited to do this all again next year. The triathlon was a fundraiser for the Friends of CARRA (<a href="http://www.friendsofcarra.org)/">www.friendsofcarra.org)</a>, which funds research and support for kids with arthritis. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzf2J3fK270cuWocdoyK89NYo_VbQ_Ym0qobZrYTkRQZgWOqewxYPoIEnQxRXHGdiv_PUSn9U9N9Z4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swimming! (Alayna is in the second lane from the bottom)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This year's Christmas trees came from the same farm as last year. It was a lovely day, but a bit cold. Alayna wasn't with us this year, but it was still fun. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3O8n-NxgCI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/qOuIOR25kLM/s1600-h/IMG_3481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3O8n-NxgCI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/qOuIOR25kLM/s320/IMG_3481.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3O8lXFxS9I/AAAAAAAAAZs/H6aQrF677vE/s1600-h/IMG_3469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3O8lXFxS9I/AAAAAAAAAZs/H6aQrF677vE/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">(Roger takes such wonderful photos, don't you think?)</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">The littlest tree came home with us. Alayna and I decorated it with a lot of bright lights and a lot of old and new ornaments. I think it turned out well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3PBJtcVrAI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/NM86GwLHHb8/s1600-h/IMG_3488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3PBJtcVrAI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/NM86GwLHHb8/s320/IMG_3488.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also helped Mom and Dad decorate their tress, which was much larger. Alayna got to go up on the ladder to hang ornaments. It's a little hard to see here, but Mom has a death grip on the back of Alayna's pants. </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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These kids have certainly been busy in the last few months.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436882049717879010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3OvaxshwOI/AAAAAAAAAZc/qempQ0SmXlo/s320/IMG_3386.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436882065230215474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/S3Ovbre9OTI/AAAAAAAAAZk/iJIC9Ld0YhU/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-25500068365035325032009-11-20T23:13:00.000-08:002010-02-10T23:21:59.915-08:00Me=really busy<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SzxPDGTPmsI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/M8NV3q6hwyk/s1600-h/P1000033.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SzxPDGTPmsI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/M8NV3q6hwyk/s320/P1000033.jpg" /></a><br />I know I haven't posted anything in a while. I'll try to catch up soon. Just stop looking at me like that, OK Dad? </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-8164334008531312832009-10-31T21:17:00.000-07:002009-10-31T23:45:46.503-07:00Halloween... or the one night a year when you expect your kids to pretend to be someone else and beg for food.Happy Halloween to all!<br /><br />This was a fun year. We took Alayna to Forest Grove to do the Trick-or-treat downtown, followed by some more trick-or-treating . It was great fun to see all the kids (and adults) in their costumes. We saw an ATM machine, a laundry basket, and both Mario and Luigi. But wait, before we get there, we must start with Lisa's party last weekend, and the pumpkin carving Friday night...<br /><br />My friend Lisa's Dad has a small garden (only about 10 acres), and he grows all kinds of wonderful things, like pumpkins. So every year they bring home a bunch of pumpkins and have their friends over to help dispatch them.<br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398992117675625810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0SudcwjVI/AAAAAAAAAXo/xWP161kfGvo/s320/023c.jpg" /> Alayna got to carve her own pumpkin, with a little help.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398999737718994402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0ZqAUq9eI/AAAAAAAAAXw/Mxvj_EZvlB4/s320/015.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398999746923457042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0ZqinL6hI/AAAAAAAAAX4/TdhFj8BH5-0/s320/022.JPG" /> There were some very creative carvers...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399005568484138610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0e9ZnaXnI/AAAAAAAAAYY/xdLtfPvc0oY/s320/051.JPG" /> And some very large pumpkins...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399004638714809426" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0eHR9ITFI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/sOzlPraKfQE/s320/064.JPG" />After most of the carving was done, it was time for the pumpkin roll. We rolled or threw pumpkins down through the woods to see how far they could go. Some of them made it pretty far, and the largest ones made very nice splats against the trees.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398999751070618370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0ZqyD8kwI/AAAAAAAAAYA/9dvxLi5hZdM/s320/042.JPG" /> Friday night, we carved pumpkins with Mom, Dad, Jen and Roger. We carved some good ones, too.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399008947861878210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0iCGx2dcI/AAAAAAAAAYg/A6lzyjlXZTI/s320/098.JPG" />Ok, back to Halloween...<br />Main street in Forest Grove was quite busy. The fire department was giving out glow sticks for all the kids to use when they went out later after dark. I think most of the town was there. It was a lot of fun.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399013644464388018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0mTe_Jd7I/AAAAAAAAAYo/qUqNfDrozRY/s320/011+(2)c.jpg" />Back in May, Alayna had a part in the Broadway show at church. We made her a poodle skirt for the show, so, voila, instant Halloween costume.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399013669094218610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0mU6vW23I/AAAAAAAAAZI/lmIBYMDIwdo/s320/008+(2).JPG" />We all dressed up a little. Mom wore her pumpkin shirt, and Hannah (Jen and Roger's dog) wore the pumpkin hat until she managed to get it off her head.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0mT4DkUtI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Aap4rBLc6PU/s1600-h/018+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399013651193811666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0mT4DkUtI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Aap4rBLc6PU/s320/018+(2).JPG" /></a>After taking all of FG's candy, we moved on to my parent's neighborhood. She only hit a few houses, but it was enough for a six year old and her family.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0mUu_DcFI/AAAAAAAAAZA/5FaGg20hFSc/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399013665938829394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Su0mUu_DcFI/AAAAAAAAAZA/5FaGg20hFSc/s320/035.JPG" /></a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-31204821360220734692009-10-19T00:00:00.000-07:002009-10-19T00:43:44.746-07:00The Great Pumpkin Adventure 2009<div>It's October, and a sunny day in the midst of a lot of rain, so, the only thing to do is to go to a pumpkin patch, get a little muddy, and pick a pumpkin, or seven. We found a great, new (to us) pumpkin patch in North Plains. It's called Lakeside Farms, and is, surprisingly enough, located next to a large pond they call a lake. It was a lot of fun.<br /><br /><br />You could walk to the patch, but, as they have a lake, there is a better way to travel:<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394207724337452434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwTWHXNVZI/AAAAAAAAAW0/_vDV-WNpPM0/s320/IMG_3105.JPG" />There were two lake monsters and a shark that came out of the water next to the boat, and a little stand with pirates and a cannon.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394207738578545778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwTW8ajLHI/AAAAAAAAAW8/BiPCcnYeSA8/s320/IMG_3123.JPG" /><br />On the way back, we took the train, which was also very fun.<br /><br /><br /><div>There was a great bunch of old farm equipment that was probably full of germs, but the photo op was too great to pass up. So, here's Alayna on a tractor... <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394204163139357250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwQG03aykI/AAAAAAAAAWU/_KvstQJOpGQ/s320/IMG_3129.JPG" /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394204175426963810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwQHipAyWI/AAAAAAAAAWc/DlvNCLUtTM0/s320/IMG_3140.JPG" />... and an old wagon.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394204182556419666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwQH9MzplI/AAAAAAAAAWk/krkRZxkzxcA/s320/IMG_3157.JPG" />There were even pony rides. Alayna's pony was named Raven. He was a very nice pudgy pony.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394213237173778770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwYXARz-VI/AAAAAAAAAXE/qRgr9PjJqQs/s320/IMG_3122.JPG" /><br />Alayna getting a wheel-barrow ride on some of the pumpkins.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394204191708816258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/StwQIfS6I4I/AAAAAAAAAWs/qVHKXBdZ0mI/s320/IMG_3142.JPG" /><br />Once Jen and Roger added their pumpkins to the wheelbarrow, we had a good pile. It was a great pumpkin day.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-135631027719629242009-09-15T22:22:00.000-07:002009-09-15T23:02:41.567-07:00CampingAlayna and I went camping with Jen and Roger in the Tillamook Forest. It was very nice to get out of the city and into the woods, even if for just a night.<br /><div><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381937270227206082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SrB7brtT_8I/AAAAAAAAAVk/i8tLtgAoaNg/s320/IMG_2818.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381939102170209106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SrB9GUOj21I/AAAAAAAAAVs/-AKBOZPmNtI/s320/IMG_2832.JPG" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left">We went to the beach for a little while. It was a perfect fall beach trip: cloudy and cold, but Alayna waded in the ocean anyway, and so did Hannah. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381939113094761986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SrB9G87LTgI/AAAAAAAAAV0/GgTTcJwXgZ8/s320/IMG_2847a.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381940342895701570" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SrB-OiSkbkI/AAAAAAAAAV8/8V1FJjtxhqM/s320/IMG_2866.JPG" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left">After the obligatory, and much desired, visit to the cheese factory (squeeky cheese!), we went to the Wilson River so Alayna could swim. It was much warmer there than at the beach. She swam for about an hour, crossing and re-crossing the current, and racing Hannah for her toy. We gave her a little head start, and she beat Hannah most of the time.<br /><br /></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz811uI79gcn7QhBnPlBnv3jGpQuEB7ZRJub0Ha3MREChCTIfLq3wpfJKrw7ircYbhL0HKG7JdRdd8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p></div><div></div><div><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-47837867530775983082009-09-10T00:58:00.000-07:002009-09-15T23:01:14.120-07:00First GradeAlayna's first day of "big kid school" was Tuesday. Now she gets to eat lunch in the cafeteria, have PE and music classes, and be ever so much smarter than those pesky Kindergarteners. (Not that she wasn't already smarter.) I don't want my little baby to grow up. Maybe in 12 years I'll be throwing her out the door, but for now, I just want to make sure she's happy.<br /><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379747695878083250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sqi0BroKErI/AAAAAAAAAVU/wJhyKjXc5pM/s320/1st+day+of+school.jpg" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sqixs1PYYUI/AAAAAAAAAVE/OPIVrwk1G4Q/s1600-h/IMG_2788.JPG"></a> Her teacher is Mrs. Goei. She seems very nice, and willing to give Alayna all the hard books she is ready to read.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SqixtLTzceI/AAAAAAAAAVM/L1uMrgczkok/s1600-h/IMG_2789.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SqixtLTzceI/AAAAAAAAAVM/L1uMrgczkok/s320/IMG_2789.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">First day riding the bus:</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381941058075041090" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SrB-4KinHUI/AAAAAAAAAWE/KAcBVF_o5Fk/s320/IMG_2908.JPG" /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-6862452016897202802009-05-24T00:29:00.000-07:002009-05-24T00:38:42.456-07:00Reading!Alayna's favorite things are her books. She looks at all the pictures over and over, she will only go to sleep listening to one of her stories on CD, she loves being read to, and she loves reading to others. One thing I didn't know, was that she could read them silently. We were cleaning the house today, and I got caught up with a magazine article. Alayna was supposed to be cleaning up her room, but she got distracted, too. I didn't hear anything out of her room for a little while, so when I went to see what she was up to, this is what I found. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339291340812863650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shj5L4l4SKI/AAAAAAAAAU8/mlXZLpfDRAA/s320/IMG_1333.JPG" border="0" />She was halfway through a Junie B Jones book, and she said she read the whole thing, she wasn't just looking at it. It looks like all this practice really is paying off. We had to clean up her room together later, but I was glad to see her doing something new.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-15548510484569903442009-05-18T00:13:00.000-07:002009-05-24T00:29:18.108-07:00The Blanket Tent<div><div><div>Alayna worked on this tent in stages for a couple days last week, then she spent the rest of the week sleeping in it. I had to take pictures of it because I just love taking pictures of her sleeping, and because it was such a creative construction. You can't see the internal structure here, but there were tunnels so she could get in, and get out the other side to get to her CD player. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339288392414187506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shj2gQ82z_I/AAAAAAAAAUs/zOEAvjJywWs/s320/IMG_1328.JPG" border="0" />You can see how she built it by stinging blankets between the drawers of the desk and her bed, and then draping a top blanket over the stringers. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339288392449389858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shj2gRFP9SI/AAAAAAAAAU0/2BFEsD1RZ4w/s320/IMG_1330.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339288389840024178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shj2gHXIMnI/AAAAAAAAAUk/XZXXtXOkQeo/s320/IMG_1325.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-21417581338580539622009-05-15T23:35:00.000-07:002009-05-24T00:11:52.577-07:00CHUCC Broadway Show<div><div><div><div><div>Our church's incredible choir put on a Broadway show with as many theatrics as possible. We got a bit of musical theater history, thanks to music director Rodney's excellent narration. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339284336014120978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shjy0Jrt2BI/AAAAAAAAAUE/t1hLGW4t85Q/s320/IMG_1269.JPG" border="0" />Many of the choir members had featured parts, which allowed us to hear everyone in a different way. My parents did <i>Do You Love Me?</i> from <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>. It was really fun to hear them singing in front of people, by themselves. They did great. Mom said she was nervous, but you couldn't tell. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339284349745900178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shjy081oKpI/AAAAAAAAAUc/bnQNFHCRy6U/s320/MVI_1306-1.jpg" border="0" />Alayna got to have a small role, too. She danced with her Papa to <i>Greased Lightning</i> from <i>Grease</i>. Alayna's friend Haydn also got to dance. They were so cute together. The little greaser and his little rocker girlfriend, dancing with their grandparents. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339284341577319346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shjy0eaFg7I/AAAAAAAAAUM/oV-RRadX6Sk/s320/MVI_1312-1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339284340556671682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shjy0amvqsI/AAAAAAAAAUU/6-lYR18hMUA/s320/MVI_1312-3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339284333755184850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Shjy0BRJNtI/AAAAAAAAAT8/zW98ER_Vtko/s320/IMG_1319.JPG" border="0" />Some of the pictures are screengrabs from the video, so you'll have to forgive me for the low quality. </div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-46461340667910176152009-05-10T15:43:00.000-07:002009-05-10T16:35:08.535-07:00Mother's Day WeekendOkay, I'll admit it, most of the time I work, go home, eat dinner and read with Alayna, watch TV, work, go home, etc. But this weekend was too nice not to do something fun. It's been 70 both days, nice bright sunshine. The clouds are coming in a little, now, but it's nice to warm up after a cold, wet winter. To celebrate the sun, Alayna and I had a little picnic on the porch on Saturday. Alayna got a new swimsuit, and she had to try it on, and then she left it on. After lunch, Alayna played Barbies with Maggie keeping an eye on her.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgdbG9pgQsI/AAAAAAAAAS0/nvkhCtxug4E/s1600-h/IMG_1232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334332458829628098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgdbG9pgQsI/AAAAAAAAAS0/nvkhCtxug4E/s320/IMG_1232.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br />Then it was off to our Saturday night dinner and Wii at my parents' house (till midnight). My dad kicked Alayna's butt in bowling before she went to bed. Then Jen discovered that you can bowl sitting down and over hand, you just can't score much over 100. Today, our neighborhood group hosted the coffee hour after church, so Alayna got to play on the playground for much longer than usual while I helped clean up.<br /><br />The Holy Trinity Catholic church down the street from our church has a bunch of painted fish on the fence. As we drive by, Alayna will try to count all of them, but doen't usually get past 30. Today, we stopped so she could count them. Turns out, there are 269 fish! There are a few spaces, so there were probably more originally. Here is my favorite, and one of the ones Alayna said was her favorite:<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgddYNMHipI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NRVhFOwVs_I/s1600-h/IMG_1235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334334954082372242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgddYNMHipI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NRVhFOwVs_I/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgddYRynVzI/AAAAAAAAATE/WfqZgOW1ipg/s1600-h/IMG_1240.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334334955317581618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgddYRynVzI/AAAAAAAAATE/WfqZgOW1ipg/s320/IMG_1240.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgdeJyGZCQI/AAAAAAAAATU/OBclufr3mM8/s1600-h/IMG_1238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334335805804054786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgdeJyGZCQI/AAAAAAAAATU/OBclufr3mM8/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334342432238299650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 58px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgdkLffbagI/AAAAAAAAAT0/GRQRd1PwVNQ/s400/IMG_1267.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334342427416469026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 77px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SgdkLNh0HiI/AAAAAAAAATs/SxFPXFrr9l8/s400/IMG_1266.JPG" border="0" /><br />I think this fish might have been painted by a boy: note the lightning, and the trees on fire.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sgdd4c2f7uI/AAAAAAAAATM/nFu8mJPO8VA/s1600-h/IMG_1246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334335508042477282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sgdd4c2f7uI/AAAAAAAAATM/nFu8mJPO8VA/s320/IMG_1246.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We stopped at Shari's for lunch on the way home, and I got a rose, just for being a Mom. That was fun. I guess I get payed for this gig, after all.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-66219350947047557082009-04-29T19:52:00.000-07:002009-04-29T19:52:13.363-07:00A Short Spring Storm<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SfkSXJM3avI/AAAAAAAAARc/wb_5A1wbuoM/s1600-h/IMG_1199.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SfkSXJM3avI/AAAAAAAAARc/wb_5A1wbuoM/s320/IMG_1199.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a very short storm this evening, but it produced the most beautiful rainbow. It hailed a little, too.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-38868949954973860692009-04-24T21:15:00.000-07:002009-04-29T21:36:47.767-07:00Science Fair<div><div>It's amazing to me that my little baby is in elementary school, and able to do more than just walk and talk. The latest evidence that she's not quite so little anymore is that she did a project for the school science fair. She was one of about six in the kindergarten and first grade to do a project. She attempted to make rock candy. I suppose she leaned something about patience, as the crytals still haven't grown much. She made a lovely poster for the fair, though. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkqg1F1PnI/AAAAAAAAASM/btYoGqPCAPA/s1600-h/IMG_1184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330338377465413234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkqg1F1PnI/AAAAAAAAASM/btYoGqPCAPA/s320/IMG_1184.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkqgo7daHI/AAAAAAAAASE/bXJfYV-IwQc/s1600-h/IMG_1191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330338374200682610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkqgo7daHI/AAAAAAAAASE/bXJfYV-IwQc/s320/IMG_1191.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-9197877968613783802009-04-12T20:53:00.000-07:002009-04-29T21:14:59.845-07:00Easter 2009<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkj-N4kjGI/AAAAAAAAAR8/5DS4y6GV0JI/s1600-h/9215d3bd-25f6-11de-a4e9-0019d18c6233w.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330331185755491426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkj-N4kjGI/AAAAAAAAAR8/5DS4y6GV0JI/s320/9215d3bd-25f6-11de-a4e9-0019d18c6233w.jpg" border="0" /></a>The official Easter portrait.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SfkiYqKWoII/AAAAAAAAAR0/ciKqklCzF3U/s1600-h/IMG_1136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330329440999612546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SfkiYqKWoII/AAAAAAAAAR0/ciKqklCzF3U/s320/IMG_1136.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Easter Egg hunt at church. They held the hunt inside due to the rain. The very tall munchkin is Pierce, one of Alayna's favorite people. He was the high-schooler in charge of the K-2 egg hunt.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SfkhMGXsJ4I/AAAAAAAAARs/odCOwj1PPI4/s1600-h/IMG_1146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330328125721814914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SfkhMGXsJ4I/AAAAAAAAARs/odCOwj1PPI4/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" border="0" /></a> Alayna with Papa and Grandma<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkgp6YeWXI/AAAAAAAAARk/ej46oGYZDd8/s1600-h/IMG_1143.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sfkgp6YeWXI/AAAAAAAAARk/ej46oGYZDd8/s320/IMG_1143.JPG" border="0" /></a>Alayna and her doll, Isabella. When we went to get Alayna's Easter dress, there were these really beautiful dresses that came with matching doll dresses. Alayna was heart broken when they didn't fit. So I did the next best thing and made Isabella a dress to match.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-75752808478283903972009-03-11T19:23:00.000-07:002009-03-11T20:01:10.067-07:00Ski TripIt's high time Alayna learned to ski, or at least so says my sister and her husband. My dad works with someone with a ski chalet near Ski Bowl, so we rented his house for the weekend. It was a lovely and comfortable townhome with an outdoor pool nearby. (I forgot to get photos of us at the pool.) Alayna had her first ski lesson, and she loved it. She was just the cutest ski bunny out there. There was one baby (probably 2 years old) that was out on skis, but Alayna was still the cutest.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhyO8HBCeI/AAAAAAAAAQE/4cu0Fz2Od6o/s1600-h/IMG_0866c.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhyO8HBCeI/AAAAAAAAAQE/4cu0Fz2Od6o/s320/IMG_0866c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Alayna and her instructor headed over to the flat part to practice wearing skis.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhyPJmIcSI/AAAAAAAAAQM/i7Sy2XjMP_I/s1600-h/IMG_0894.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhyPJmIcSI/AAAAAAAAAQM/i7Sy2XjMP_I/s320/IMG_0894.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the first trips down the hill.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhyPkpOHuI/AAAAAAAAAQU/_8cko08sZBE/s1600-h/IMG_0907.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhyPkpOHuI/AAAAAAAAAQU/_8cko08sZBE/s320/IMG_0907.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mom and Dad and Alayna in the lodge for a break at lunch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jen helped Alayna ski after lunch. It snowed pretty hard intermittently, but it was never miserable. Alayna got pretty tired after they were skiing for a little while, but she was a real trooper for a long time.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzCpfpEjI/AAAAAAAAAQk/XrR6mTHb7Js/s1600-h/IMG_0917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312122249819001394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzCpfpEjI/AAAAAAAAAQk/XrR6mTHb7Js/s320/IMG_0917.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzDKdLFEI/AAAAAAAAAQs/VClCv5oKf58/s1600-h/IMG_0955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312122258667017282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzDKdLFEI/AAAAAAAAAQs/VClCv5oKf58/s320/IMG_0955.JPG" border="0" /></a>One of Alayna's favorite things are icicles. And the community had a lot of icicles. The ones on the tops of the buildings were humongous. Here's Alayna with one of the more managable ones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">After we all got back from skiing, and rested a little while, we went snowshoeing around the lake. Looks like something out of a postcard, doesn't it?</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sbhzd_I2gHI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/T_aVunQK56M/s1600-h/IMG_0965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312122719485460594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sbhzd_I2gHI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/T_aVunQK56M/s320/IMG_0965.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzfYgYhGI/AAAAAAAAARM/brjJwg9iqL0/s1600-h/IMG_0980c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312122743474914402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzfYgYhGI/AAAAAAAAARM/brjJwg9iqL0/s320/IMG_0980c.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzeCWHPmI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/JuDgwAIIAbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312122720346390114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzeCWHPmI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/JuDgwAIIAbQ/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Collins Lake:</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzfPmNMHI/AAAAAAAAARE/FL3pkzjYUjA/s1600-h/IMG_0978.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312122741083418738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SbhzfPmNMHI/AAAAAAAAARE/FL3pkzjYUjA/s320/IMG_0978.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-57600459074021770722009-02-28T22:13:00.000-08:002009-02-28T22:16:38.508-08:00Hula!<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Saonhd-9rXI/AAAAAAAAAP0/jXdyAYZ69ts/s1600-h/IMG_0791.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Saonhd-9rXI/AAAAAAAAAP0/jXdyAYZ69ts/s320/IMG_0791.JPG" border="0" /></a>Alayna's hula skirt and coconuts actually came from Hawaii, so dancing to Lilo and Stitch seems appropriate. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SaooHAd7XaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/eog6mi26tDo/s1600-h/IMG_0789a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308099211659271586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SaooHAd7XaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/eog6mi26tDo/s320/IMG_0789a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-76098816625839281332009-02-28T21:18:00.000-08:002009-03-11T20:08:18.300-07:00Reading to the baby<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SaoawdSUMGI/AAAAAAAAAPc/s61DhlCF1uU/s1600-h/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SaoawdSUMGI/AAAAAAAAAPc/s61DhlCF1uU/s320/IMG_0835.JPG" border="0" /></a>Introducing Isabella, the baby Alayna got for Christmas. Today, she finally got her back-ordered matching pajamas. Aren't they so cute together? Thanks, Gramma! <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SaobmHDjgRI/AAAAAAAAAPs/cSRL_wpo4vI/s1600-h/IMG_0820.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308085452352487698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SaobmHDjgRI/AAAAAAAAAPs/cSRL_wpo4vI/s320/IMG_0820.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sbh8ffe2k-I/AAAAAAAAARU/A8Zoj9ktd7k/s1600-h/IMG_0845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312132640952194018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/Sbh8ffe2k-I/AAAAAAAAARU/A8Zoj9ktd7k/s320/IMG_0845.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-13927135831321714572009-02-21T00:16:00.000-08:002009-02-21T00:20:34.877-08:00The really hard puzzle<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZ-4WGYAnNI/AAAAAAAAAPU/eWH9zpYtkQc/s1600-h/195702.jpg"></a><br />My sister Jen is very smart, and a bit of a ham, and so is my Dad (he's the voice you hear). This is from Alayna's second birthday. </div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwKMbcOsEXw0eS3-z8m13VyBr90fN_ZhTo8ew7-7numbsWMBX5uC6LDza-C2ADKasLNzcxsW27C8aA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-77977240315960602412009-02-15T18:35:00.000-08:002009-02-15T18:35:40.240-08:00Pictures<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZjQ-6cga1I/AAAAAAAAAPM/2u7jUHsd_vU/s1600-h/2009-02-15.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZjQ-6cga1I/AAAAAAAAAPM/2u7jUHsd_vU/s400/2009-02-15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is what happens when you give two 5 year olds a digital camera and tell them to have fun. </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14498365.post-91669967127382558452009-02-14T13:21:00.000-08:002009-02-14T13:21:21.908-08:00Alayna's Valentine's PresentAlayna<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZc10HCFbOI/AAAAAAAAAO8/11KZdw7Dx-0/s1600-h/IMG_0644.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZc10HCFbOI/AAAAAAAAAO8/11KZdw7Dx-0/s320/IMG_0644.JPG" border="0" /></a> has been bugging me to paint her nails for a while. So I got some special nail stuff for her Valentine's present. It's sparkly purple nail polish and these really cute nail stickers. She's really happy. Alayna says she looks adorable. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZc10P4lUyI/AAAAAAAAAPE/iQzaubkbbtU/s1600-h/IMG_0647.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A7HsIyTEPkg/SZc10P4lUyI/AAAAAAAAAPE/iQzaubkbbtU/s320/IMG_0647.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07405845312207598356noreply@blogger.com1