tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690391950825313382024-03-13T15:57:56.018-07:00All the Little BlumklotzsArynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-64948712559449767702009-11-01T09:00:00.000-08:002009-11-01T09:27:01.755-08:00HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw99HCd6DJtm7Dw226knm4m9rChL7R_2ZpH_uSnd96QHOYzWD0Cy5VMkdIq2frNm4BHX-EMqnw5KcnQHgtPHmIcCJ-tBYIz1SZhrulzECpwqe_0bQAKMrBvCXV3A4dqAImWowY8qYcdk/s1600-h/Halloween+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399182030144387714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw99HCd6DJtm7Dw226knm4m9rChL7R_2ZpH_uSnd96QHOYzWD0Cy5VMkdIq2frNm4BHX-EMqnw5KcnQHgtPHmIcCJ-tBYIz1SZhrulzECpwqe_0bQAKMrBvCXV3A4dqAImWowY8qYcdk/s320/Halloween+025.jpg" /></a> Well..... we had a pretty successful fright night here in Portland. Between the parties and candy hunt on Mississippi Ave and late night (OK late for kiddos) trick or treating and imbibing (for the parents) in Irvington we all did pretty well. As you can see from the photos Kathe was a saucy witch and Ike was a furry pumpkin, although the pumpkin suit did not stay on too long.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiobNAvTB5OxD39IydrDXkwCqL1GVKuPlj-ARyCaykBnC_a0Jpm3S_st3-ySAvUnKPLoFehLKlWrpGLJ_I6c6sx95pOOH2tC-8wupNfzXscJ7JnbuYiJWjk7Gktx7D7VmRGFergtnT7X4/s1600-h/Halloween+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399182035361172194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiobNAvTB5OxD39IydrDXkwCqL1GVKuPlj-ARyCaykBnC_a0Jpm3S_st3-ySAvUnKPLoFehLKlWrpGLJ_I6c6sx95pOOH2tC-8wupNfzXscJ7JnbuYiJWjk7Gktx7D7VmRGFergtnT7X4/s320/Halloween+012.jpg" /></a> Ike during his short stint in costume.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5aKpMevcpL975c-nwGu3IPobYTTmY11hwGaD2Fsc4XMa4bWlATN5kk8gvT2NCE4JmMo2G1YiHGb_8NAkU0YFNjt9PmEYZ0Na2Y6tnTIr1NtUyjUZH2Iz4KfwYibejC5K7BdpTW_sAvg/s1600-h/Halloween+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399182047856730786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5aKpMevcpL975c-nwGu3IPobYTTmY11hwGaD2Fsc4XMa4bWlATN5kk8gvT2NCE4JmMo2G1YiHGb_8NAkU0YFNjt9PmEYZ0Na2Y6tnTIr1NtUyjUZH2Iz4KfwYibejC5K7BdpTW_sAvg/s320/Halloween+018.jpg" /></a> Kathe and Gillian (the twin witches of Monroe St). This was taken outside of Black Wagon (our friends store) just as the madness was beginning.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgWRI51TYhJGywImeIXtDoT8Zh__1StiGB-fU3D99Dnrc_56hIwezEPqP3rmnJ9EWobBOHnwn04MgaOlqJcGLK3FAWPiudeby6oVkz0TnvelM00RLNCbxRd6fFjjc9eyhnLxGnoCDJso/s1600-h/Halloween+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399182042274922338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgWRI51TYhJGywImeIXtDoT8Zh__1StiGB-fU3D99Dnrc_56hIwezEPqP3rmnJ9EWobBOHnwn04MgaOlqJcGLK3FAWPiudeby6oVkz0TnvelM00RLNCbxRd6fFjjc9eyhnLxGnoCDJso/s320/Halloween+011.jpg" /></a> Working on their scary faces.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXbQuHWVy21h1nsKaX3zh5LNiDW0-UOVVoh2bW9HDcneYDAh8LVAcc8tYog56y8QteNZ4qJp516FQdBUsi0Fp6e4wuH2IB20_4QGUDg-8GkHX1qB_kzczlqO41hSkT3ucAJDv0LMHgek/s1600-h/Halloween+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399182041426300210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXbQuHWVy21h1nsKaX3zh5LNiDW0-UOVVoh2bW9HDcneYDAh8LVAcc8tYog56y8QteNZ4qJp516FQdBUsi0Fp6e4wuH2IB20_4QGUDg-8GkHX1qB_kzczlqO41hSkT3ucAJDv0LMHgek/s320/Halloween+006.jpg" /></a> Showing off her pumpkins.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyVyW9gzrCD-cCx9cXshYW6I9ScoeJHrspYiAl5BSTWXsighXkTn1K4TS2cYnmMz41VW46zGLK-MO_VF2FfgSW7t0kKwfUmoI6gFf9TFpx4OmmFvoJDg8c-jbfLR-fZS8VIT7A6Ixyzw/s1600-h/Halloween+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399184948763344514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyVyW9gzrCD-cCx9cXshYW6I9ScoeJHrspYiAl5BSTWXsighXkTn1K4TS2cYnmMz41VW46zGLK-MO_VF2FfgSW7t0kKwfUmoI6gFf9TFpx4OmmFvoJDg8c-jbfLR-fZS8VIT7A6Ixyzw/s320/Halloween+045.jpg" /></a> Calvin and Ramona<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOIn8Ho8pm29amEzIVkSgnf8nJpmvGdGqDoeCA0tdpBfn00ebLXvQAqsNKZ41O5mccTlJDuTpbJ01zcbblKG6tF8Xjh1bhQQIlhNi04k6pjhefDOI67sUxiUPz5zSSQGUltxZ3JZIqhI/s1600-h/Halloween+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399184939759261682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOIn8Ho8pm29amEzIVkSgnf8nJpmvGdGqDoeCA0tdpBfn00ebLXvQAqsNKZ41O5mccTlJDuTpbJ01zcbblKG6tF8Xjh1bhQQIlhNi04k6pjhefDOI67sUxiUPz5zSSQGUltxZ3JZIqhI/s320/Halloween+033.jpg" /></a> We hit every store and restaurant on Mississippi.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgR0eQ2z8zzNshZ8Q2Ds8m5mES23a_IxhyRTr10lCKNinH3zr6clFUPw5v2IFigL-dEIdXnACS2J2QRsu3CXQld99VDTrfFbYmCqcjD9kFf-NEis4zMjCgPDB_h-lbQkGV3mTx9JW_-o/s1600-h/Halloween+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399184932482338434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgR0eQ2z8zzNshZ8Q2Ds8m5mES23a_IxhyRTr10lCKNinH3zr6clFUPw5v2IFigL-dEIdXnACS2J2QRsu3CXQld99VDTrfFbYmCqcjD9kFf-NEis4zMjCgPDB_h-lbQkGV3mTx9JW_-o/s320/Halloween+026.jpg" /></a> Asa the tiger!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZf5UKV7g2mtmpQWjyyLWYY3OFFlgudmAvZM8TzFRkyISPXgaHbgX6wvmy1kBrsAZ69sN6cjfga6uS5R34HxoR3hIJwBQlOo-UtThXsJJnTDqt25MLQdIcRyqg7-D5o1VzYPYxQrYzr_w/s1600-h/Halloween+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399184931056528610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZf5UKV7g2mtmpQWjyyLWYY3OFFlgudmAvZM8TzFRkyISPXgaHbgX6wvmy1kBrsAZ69sN6cjfga6uS5R34HxoR3hIJwBQlOo-UtThXsJJnTDqt25MLQdIcRyqg7-D5o1VzYPYxQrYzr_w/s320/Halloween+023.jpg" /></a> Ike assessing his loot early on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYXpL13-jThibDfZteU6Prma2GRqBSlP49c2jxSXecg-SbBPYRkr6abDQUbsjbvleIiJ0Z_1N5JA5HLAhRtKNmIAnjHsg1ipzVXm-sw0e0ndQviw607TJ8x_eR0FA9Vhm7jPA-7A9gnE/s1600-h/Halloween+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399184925352857250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYXpL13-jThibDfZteU6Prma2GRqBSlP49c2jxSXecg-SbBPYRkr6abDQUbsjbvleIiJ0Z_1N5JA5HLAhRtKNmIAnjHsg1ipzVXm-sw0e0ndQviw607TJ8x_eR0FA9Vhm7jPA-7A9gnE/s320/Halloween+014.jpg" /></a> Ike and Caleb (the chicken) comparing their candy collection.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3ogCLA_j0NWwW3ptQKEWpok6Aptr5ZKhmixyOxwSh2vTEdS9fmwpuq89lY1kK1vwnPpJUaGNTXV6ernCtGtaSlI6eyAiWgOVzGPUAa8_M_usQNeb4LqOeTKNPyHMBHh5-bpFKSViGyU/s1600-h/Halloween+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399185970242759202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3ogCLA_j0NWwW3ptQKEWpok6Aptr5ZKhmixyOxwSh2vTEdS9fmwpuq89lY1kK1vwnPpJUaGNTXV6ernCtGtaSlI6eyAiWgOVzGPUAa8_M_usQNeb4LqOeTKNPyHMBHh5-bpFKSViGyU/s320/Halloween+058.jpg" /></a> We don't know this kid, but he made a pretty cool Headless Horseman.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWMLzVd2-3opj5MXiNdkfZD2tUvK8so9Zd_8YlxEa04whDjCD33gnJRtbulWBqLjoT1wRmr-Br-DTlT5QIjILTDVGze0EYf6D36jXHik0PmjB6QKlHgYFElvChNnV4ZLgIOZ1RBV6Ujk/s1600-h/Halloween+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399185963533719890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWMLzVd2-3opj5MXiNdkfZD2tUvK8so9Zd_8YlxEa04whDjCD33gnJRtbulWBqLjoT1wRmr-Br-DTlT5QIjILTDVGze0EYf6D36jXHik0PmjB6QKlHgYFElvChNnV4ZLgIOZ1RBV6Ujk/s320/Halloween+056.jpg" /></a> Kathe & Isabelle.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnhbMUPe57ZxK1fKfwj-AxTkO4PnU3jALsZCi8ZSplRwbO17QByBSnZe5dEnGLATMUNi9h8Sjx96M7SHeywYFZYgJYDuDF-Dt-ems1jRGWjVjkgn72IW8zCo-h44DBt7BTTyJnXveEYI/s1600-h/Halloween+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399185961865591266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnhbMUPe57ZxK1fKfwj-AxTkO4PnU3jALsZCi8ZSplRwbO17QByBSnZe5dEnGLATMUNi9h8Sjx96M7SHeywYFZYgJYDuDF-Dt-ems1jRGWjVjkgn72IW8zCo-h44DBt7BTTyJnXveEYI/s320/Halloween+054.jpg" /></a> Monroe St Mafia seen here. From left to right: a black widow, a ladybug fairy, Prince Caspian, Peter Pan, Ike as himself, Asa the Tiger and Kathe the Witch!</div><div> </div><div></div><div>After a couple hours trick of treating on Mississippi we stopped for pizza w/ our posse and then moved on to Irvington where we hooked up with Kathe's school chums. Irvington was madness! We traveled in a big group - lots of parents and kiddos. All the houses had candy (we even went to Kathe's teacher's house) and one house even had beer, wine and grillables. </div><div> </div><div>Today the kids are counting and organizing their candy. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>So, how was your Halloween?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-81236922237401392572009-10-17T14:10:00.000-07:002009-10-17T14:37:18.770-07:00Happy FallIt's almost Halloween, but so much has happened since summer that we want to bring you up to speed! First off, Kathe started Kindergarten at Irvington School, her daddy's alma mater. It has been a great experience so far. She's making lots of friends and really enjoying herself. Here she is on the first day of school.<br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCxePEexu0KSZzj0u7Ul8F-nPPs8y52ScBZ2VBWZnUKjlWggHcnsc7prcwvDf6HRr8U2htB4j4ynW7_QQ3zfKeT74sAG-ToeLCPNcLmJKbR1EgD8HEeniyjYyQrhQkozEtC9193u5kcc/s1600-h/School+starts+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393683508437644546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCxePEexu0KSZzj0u7Ul8F-nPPs8y52ScBZ2VBWZnUKjlWggHcnsc7prcwvDf6HRr8U2htB4j4ynW7_QQ3zfKeT74sAG-ToeLCPNcLmJKbR1EgD8HEeniyjYyQrhQkozEtC9193u5kcc/s320/School+starts+012.jpg" /></a><br />Here she is showing her school pride.</p><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1H5t8Q1zbARitfXddc4t2vaRgit4BgoehI8CGbEt55QBsHEwj4ituXQQxqBKk-9O_ltv0KGGJuQTUCJ2fDPTerfO7tOaYoIvj3Bt4XcjajWBI14UjKA7UY_uFoDxYM760fDx86R-IpM/s1600-h/School+starts+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393685310913035330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1H5t8Q1zbARitfXddc4t2vaRgit4BgoehI8CGbEt55QBsHEwj4ituXQQxqBKk-9O_ltv0KGGJuQTUCJ2fDPTerfO7tOaYoIvj3Bt4XcjajWBI14UjKA7UY_uFoDxYM760fDx86R-IpM/s320/School+starts+032.jpg" /></a><br /><p>Ikey's getting in on the action too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6bOOxh5_YwbPK0u4xKdatQgr0PPVs3GePDPT_gTdcbuwTe157J9n1laNE9_oGRiMM40ASBcGGEvwwOW0jHPtyNL5ZHl4m5nPjf0e0-V0g8n-mSVDT1xLURaDa2d1sMyVsxVepvpCqas/s1600-h/School+starts+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393684070061601714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6bOOxh5_YwbPK0u4xKdatQgr0PPVs3GePDPT_gTdcbuwTe157J9n1laNE9_oGRiMM40ASBcGGEvwwOW0jHPtyNL5ZHl4m5nPjf0e0-V0g8n-mSVDT1xLURaDa2d1sMyVsxVepvpCqas/s320/School+starts+014.jpg" /></a> </p>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-30211086980712667232009-08-26T14:59:00.000-07:002009-08-26T15:10:06.584-07:00Ikey is 3!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPK9W3bQJvuP3pLjdchpk4QoStOlIqkBOIRfpMq-a4VfbzbXpbv4vj937FA3z8znd01Z2gqqo_PvVRJZKG4AMJ9GIrtHmIOt6AV5tlyv9N51YhBDQcDPQar78yPjL3Sr79CYFAcB2XM_0/s1600-h/Ike+bday.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374396685362861506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPK9W3bQJvuP3pLjdchpk4QoStOlIqkBOIRfpMq-a4VfbzbXpbv4vj937FA3z8znd01Z2gqqo_PvVRJZKG4AMJ9GIrtHmIOt6AV5tlyv9N51YhBDQcDPQar78yPjL3Sr79CYFAcB2XM_0/s320/Ike+bday.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Ikey turned 3 this summer and boy did we tear it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It would have been great if all of our friends and family could have been here, but it would have been a tight squeeze. One of the beauties of a summer baby is that you can always throw the bday party in your backyard.... except of course if there is a torrential downpour, which is what happened to us. So we had 40 or so people in the house, 1/2 of them kids, 1/2 of them found hiding in my closet. Chaos reigned, but we had a great time and Kathe taught Ike how to open presents. </div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynf3AMoKkyRtjrgarBRwYQPiqyHjXA0ufLN3rSqBK1-XnXRMCLMwsUJpnsW7Q3mk17W2p1e2d9zmWRODsEDgRCy_ZClyaawF5wFoJIGrb08kzCFZzyavXjyexdy2Cj7gPvcc4__DuWxs/s1600-h/Ike+bday+6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374397165543694578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynf3AMoKkyRtjrgarBRwYQPiqyHjXA0ufLN3rSqBK1-XnXRMCLMwsUJpnsW7Q3mk17W2p1e2d9zmWRODsEDgRCy_ZClyaawF5wFoJIGrb08kzCFZzyavXjyexdy2Cj7gPvcc4__DuWxs/s320/Ike+bday+6.JPG" /></a> That's our neighbor Scott holding court with the kiddos.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG5mDKa_8gZ0Ng1VHHiNm8esVux7D_RwDzdETPfhyphenhyphendhb-eFR7EZ5BDsCOd4e4RfX7B1IUXR_cBA0hvoenJh6X-9_gkYSQ1TvC-JLr402lWpcc3_bhyphenhyphenG0MR4WhwogKtUeUBs6saptnUEc/s1600-h/Ike+bday+5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374397040666032306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG5mDKa_8gZ0Ng1VHHiNm8esVux7D_RwDzdETPfhyphenhyphendhb-eFR7EZ5BDsCOd4e4RfX7B1IUXR_cBA0hvoenJh6X-9_gkYSQ1TvC-JLr402lWpcc3_bhyphenhyphenG0MR4WhwogKtUeUBs6saptnUEc/s320/Ike+bday+5.JPG" /></a> How cute are Jason and his little sister Beth? And tell me she's not working that party hat!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX25ObgSD-YX15GBOxbmUdgIMx_gwpL2zWxYteLNCllCa-4wKs049B8CGzMKGNSEasfbi4fvC4SM-9krY2FdqLIV_pwN_jb4tbLpsJxcnKQiB7G3TPSCSPyMGD75vKOnNlUO5qpfsTCM/s1600-h/Ike+bday+4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374396930996565650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhX25ObgSD-YX15GBOxbmUdgIMx_gwpL2zWxYteLNCllCa-4wKs049B8CGzMKGNSEasfbi4fvC4SM-9krY2FdqLIV_pwN_jb4tbLpsJxcnKQiB7G3TPSCSPyMGD75vKOnNlUO5qpfsTCM/s320/Ike+bday+4.JPG" /></a> Ikey loved having his big cousing Jordan at the festivities!<br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLYPFrOK0vtNu4e8SYyDSSQGhXpJXohHqz0MVs_K5EaBrr29Nvc2elljtGsYIJjmkqBBdrdcHKzu5pFTNh9sM0CxyCEaEXJO0AEvdDoxYvo4p1IhwAvT4chkAC47BsU4HTAJ-9OqKZng/s1600-h/Ike+bday+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374396849372315986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLYPFrOK0vtNu4e8SYyDSSQGhXpJXohHqz0MVs_K5EaBrr29Nvc2elljtGsYIJjmkqBBdrdcHKzu5pFTNh9sM0CxyCEaEXJO0AEvdDoxYvo4p1IhwAvT4chkAC47BsU4HTAJ-9OqKZng/s320/Ike+bday+2.JPG" /></a><br />Getting busy with some cupcakes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIwxDyhrfwjAoNccRSAAo-A7VPIQNkc_qqPU3qRiofIFPnJafOawCqWd42hjQCq7NA_2ybVx6hDyOZWvho1hwVDINjZo9xQMosaA6U7KhvQ_jYjIZTcGEKbr9KHY0vYHrusQMlYl2gW4/s1600-h/Ike+bday+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374396781373686194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIwxDyhrfwjAoNccRSAAo-A7VPIQNkc_qqPU3qRiofIFPnJafOawCqWd42hjQCq7NA_2ybVx6hDyOZWvho1hwVDINjZo9xQMosaA6U7KhvQ_jYjIZTcGEKbr9KHY0vYHrusQMlYl2gW4/s320/Ike+bday+3.JPG" /></a></div></div></div><br />Cute little birthday boy!Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-41187966890885114002009-08-19T13:19:00.000-07:002009-08-21T15:28:55.504-07:00Summer 2009!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH8lOObcDD3ItAhyphenhyphencappsiniv6QugU6L3nKKyYd0MyIdhvKGIl_8Grr-lmXvp-uGf2Yd6v5YuUBBkygtkO_aCVvBGN-SHiMhe7FkmzFqV-7vzplj8qOZzcb7q6PryDfJ4D7VetMaqNvY/s1600-h/IMG_0607.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775323991122418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAH8lOObcDD3ItAhyphenhyphencappsiniv6QugU6L3nKKyYd0MyIdhvKGIl_8Grr-lmXvp-uGf2Yd6v5YuUBBkygtkO_aCVvBGN-SHiMhe7FkmzFqV-7vzplj8qOZzcb7q6PryDfJ4D7VetMaqNvY/s320/IMG_0607.JPG" /></a>It's been way too long, we know, but we are back, hopefully for good. We have spent the summer very close to home barely venturing outside the city limits. We did have a nice hike on Oak Island just outside of Portland on Sauvie Island. We are hoping to make a new Sunday tradition out of it. If you come for a visit we promise to take you!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNwpbZBepGLwQtwb6Of9eGqachuifnHO867dM5WIb5H8KhF6WXZLPqZvujupHE5oPorp7CU_TjdBoS52ZBFo6rrXkeJiD_cVjO5qhQL6YYFjiIrNn1t545L6UMcUpxcSG_HkRrpSjTaA/s1600-h/Oak+Island4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774866272795346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNwpbZBepGLwQtwb6Of9eGqachuifnHO867dM5WIb5H8KhF6WXZLPqZvujupHE5oPorp7CU_TjdBoS52ZBFo6rrXkeJiD_cVjO5qhQL6YYFjiIrNn1t545L6UMcUpxcSG_HkRrpSjTaA/s320/Oak+Island4.jpg" /></a> Exploring the marsh off the Oak Island trail<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9DjzDZgzzGIWH1dq376xcQ92ShU4ljuGUszkcdQ3Hg6QmtBE7AZjrFlngL3pLe1RqOXLfXFVxz2WuVad_IhrnHNjIhpSTHl2E49ILuHQuUpfhihHTZntZoY81bqBf2kJx0aMnBVRrOg/s1600-h/Oak+Island+hike.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774745457645650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9DjzDZgzzGIWH1dq376xcQ92ShU4ljuGUszkcdQ3Hg6QmtBE7AZjrFlngL3pLe1RqOXLfXFVxz2WuVad_IhrnHNjIhpSTHl2E49ILuHQuUpfhihHTZntZoY81bqBf2kJx0aMnBVRrOg/s320/Oak+Island+hike.jpg" /></a> Looking for herons<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQthiOgAqIDisVzJc2tCzAEcOF3HRAl46ULHTSKjI2xlKVP7C5EmPOAqN6XiMzhyphenhyphenReWGMa0O3EG3V0VUtGkJ9MkfmCDO66JewJrw3Sqt33jJO9m1KFj9CJfyM5ZOoEfmL9UpcfHSJSrlY/s1600-h/Oak+Island2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774571267253714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQthiOgAqIDisVzJc2tCzAEcOF3HRAl46ULHTSKjI2xlKVP7C5EmPOAqN6XiMzhyphenhyphenReWGMa0O3EG3V0VUtGkJ9MkfmCDO66JewJrw3Sqt33jJO9m1KFj9CJfyM5ZOoEfmL9UpcfHSJSrlY/s320/Oak+Island2.jpg" /></a> <div>Racing to the beach</div><br /><div><div>Aryne has been toughing out the rough economy by working her tail off and trying to sell as many houses as possible. She's even started a real estate blog. Check it out at <a href="http://www.arynesblog.blogspot.com/">http://www.arynesblog.blogspot.com/</a>. Kathe has been bouncing around the camp circuit since mid-June - zoo camp, theater camp, Spanish camp, soccer camp and just plain ole campy camp. She has taken a couple weeks off to spend some quality time hanging out with Aryne & Jason and be bored at home. There were a few adventures to the Chinese Garden, a hike at the Audobon Society and the Japanese Gardens, and some fun time spent swimming. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiNXkRqSqky7H2092_oyke4xpA2S3imQFe76fvt32y4-rQeta387jDOD-bMfILk7TVHIRjtCStIWBeDcSOCf9pS9GXZNiiZubhURQrVON9yvoFfwQAmQnVkzBPuHF2Vh5ahyphenhyphenxhy3ztjY/s1600-h/IMG_0552.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776169797458002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiNXkRqSqky7H2092_oyke4xpA2S3imQFe76fvt32y4-rQeta387jDOD-bMfILk7TVHIRjtCStIWBeDcSOCf9pS9GXZNiiZubhURQrVON9yvoFfwQAmQnVkzBPuHF2Vh5ahyphenhyphenxhy3ztjY/s320/IMG_0552.JPG" /></a></div>Kathe at Portland's Chinese Garden<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4qjlNcl0mfKdtRBmFee4eTIclacX2G1ZkZPubi6WvsBDO2MWiuJQNjDrpopvM6wiIa3FiiZPLDfAapb96bnt-dL3woJIxRkMUNorYAVeBrM13bX7PfrHMXlZgpglSCcog6kOa33hFyU/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371776719995469522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4qjlNcl0mfKdtRBmFee4eTIclacX2G1ZkZPubi6WvsBDO2MWiuJQNjDrpopvM6wiIa3FiiZPLDfAapb96bnt-dL3woJIxRkMUNorYAVeBrM13bX7PfrHMXlZgpglSCcog6kOa33hFyU/s320/IMG_0593.JPG" /></a> <div>Kathe and her friend Mavis hiking at the Audobon Society<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPXe9lvUAhnMT0J5zMlrbztqM7e6L-9ccdZhaOLAf70VPj-Z75o2UA1eTtV1tiMJiPX87gIVMUqiE6plu_vR5DkfXKb5vTQIn-QzN_BbQawNxF1eXedhjKnp0l9C6UbEtnDZbhP3XmhI/s1600-h/IMG_0571.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371777329487953298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPXe9lvUAhnMT0J5zMlrbztqM7e6L-9ccdZhaOLAf70VPj-Z75o2UA1eTtV1tiMJiPX87gIVMUqiE6plu_vR5DkfXKb5vTQIn-QzN_BbQawNxF1eXedhjKnp0l9C6UbEtnDZbhP3XmhI/s320/IMG_0571.JPG" /></a></div><p>Kathe workining on her kicks at swimming lessons </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK_IHS4prlz3ePe38PsQGOBKdlP5ODQHCRmw-vFDRzgrngHWhpX0R1w6AYcY7O_DffYeuR2ipiwVxUAODXFEgPN8j-BSfsZuDwH9QTKCnUxn5cHcQjVQdZgHm6kmcwqfpKWG7xzBf4Zo/s1600-h/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778046170174418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK_IHS4prlz3ePe38PsQGOBKdlP5ODQHCRmw-vFDRzgrngHWhpX0R1w6AYcY7O_DffYeuR2ipiwVxUAODXFEgPN8j-BSfsZuDwH9QTKCnUxn5cHcQjVQdZgHm6kmcwqfpKWG7xzBf4Zo/s320/IMG_0577.JPG" /></a> <div>Jason teaching Ike to swim </div><div><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Syr7vE4ds9UUY1Io33kzoHRiaAlFks3ZkQR8ZmcaIlHRWwfaap7eKpY3T66txTLlEtG4HDPdg4g4tnDjgl7d1P17J8fCA1Axw6IdqpK0dYSrmGXNxb3I60mYLKZ_S_gacYRDiNnDeVg/s1600-h/IMG_0600.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371778832110685218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Syr7vE4ds9UUY1Io33kzoHRiaAlFks3ZkQR8ZmcaIlHRWwfaap7eKpY3T66txTLlEtG4HDPdg4g4tnDjgl7d1P17J8fCA1Axw6IdqpK0dYSrmGXNxb3I60mYLKZ_S_gacYRDiNnDeVg/s320/IMG_0600.JPG" /></a> <div>We have spent a lot of time in the garden too. Jason has done a great job planting and harvesting our crops. We had delicious blueberries - you can see Kathe hiding behind the bushes above - peas, cukecumbers, lettuce, kale, herbs and we are just starting to get ripe tomatoes. Soon we'll have delicious sauce!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcztPyLvVfcczwjQvqw21NF-LLFDNcQhaiYEyJwAi3z-xYdHJyTfYARd8V3RfY6oNJxRJFEgHchvcaf_Ce3VdgOLibNfsgCI7h442vxS1aHWWAfVW8NVvv45tXXa1dGu_YLP_18WIQUQ/s1600-h/IMG_0603.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371779909909077858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcztPyLvVfcczwjQvqw21NF-LLFDNcQhaiYEyJwAi3z-xYdHJyTfYARd8V3RfY6oNJxRJFEgHchvcaf_Ce3VdgOLibNfsgCI7h442vxS1aHWWAfVW8NVvv45tXXa1dGu_YLP_18WIQUQ/s320/IMG_0603.JPG" /></a>Impressive huh?</div></div></div></div></div></div>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-41437579444686366982008-09-07T15:03:00.000-07:002008-09-07T15:31:02.862-07:00First Day of School!!!!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Kathe is officially school age! She had her first day at big kid school - Boise Eliot School on Friday. We met her new teacher, Ms. Phillips on Wednesday and two days later she was in her uniform and ready to go. She will be in school Monday through Friday from 8:40 to 3pm learning all kinds of cool stuff! This will be her educational home for the next 10 years! Boise-Eliot is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span>-K through 8, so she will be here until she starts high school in 2018! Here she is looking cute as a button and showing her school colors. </span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3s2XbUkmZVmAd9FwnC7Hdjafy1Switg-pUIL2_qchTKukuUkEvTM0iFhsisOfEL6t3jbh1PTC4sdabWi26HaeJtc1kvSyH0_KQX35sO1zdVLvMWkSRFTPEZWFgfcpihITrEo82vSOI0/s1600-h/Kathes+first+day_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243403965561044882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3s2XbUkmZVmAd9FwnC7Hdjafy1Switg-pUIL2_qchTKukuUkEvTM0iFhsisOfEL6t3jbh1PTC4sdabWi26HaeJtc1kvSyH0_KQX35sO1zdVLvMWkSRFTPEZWFgfcpihITrEo82vSOI0/s320/Kathes+first+day_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Kathe was super lucky to have a very special friend walk her to school on Friday - DR. RAINBOW!!! He flew in special from Philadelphia with his full on rainbow suit and harmonica. Here they are getting ready to head down the street.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvONIpmYCRqUlSpF3_Nl6xpdi4on2U8_I_B5CUMa3ksdPbe8ZTrYK991nXJakSOsqSWAG4MXwK1jYPuweuCZcQladnF-RKKUfa0XeGkEfkkDYyWPdNsNxkjYI9tYPHSknAFdef7QMnzjA/s1600-h/KatheGata_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243404519638889810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvONIpmYCRqUlSpF3_Nl6xpdi4on2U8_I_B5CUMa3ksdPbe8ZTrYK991nXJakSOsqSWAG4MXwK1jYPuweuCZcQladnF-RKKUfa0XeGkEfkkDYyWPdNsNxkjYI9tYPHSknAFdef7QMnzjA/s320/KatheGata_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh... and there they go, down Monroe street. What a great way to start the school year, and you can bet those other kids were way jealous!!!! Dr. Rainbow got lots of surprised looks from parents, teachers and students (not to mention a few <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">TriMet</span> bus riders), but the best reaction was from an older lady who saw him at Grand Central Bakery after we dropped Kathe off. She told him he looked great (natch), but also made sure he understood that he could (and probably should) get a version of his hat in green so that he would be prepared for St. Patrick's Day!</div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eoaO9A9j9FSSYCAhvDqLTwJyrkc6P79XRlpxuzf334qppEtWC2A1Y4bLTCXe516fuvP7R9RI4LVS5PrT5KdH_5C8UWGNv6kxlzYCe2zI0lxKeyaQ6UT27aOVDYX8O1ym73OycglzXY/s1600-h/KatheGata3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243404530513418514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eoaO9A9j9FSSYCAhvDqLTwJyrkc6P79XRlpxuzf334qppEtWC2A1Y4bLTCXe516fuvP7R9RI4LVS5PrT5KdH_5C8UWGNv6kxlzYCe2zI0lxKeyaQ6UT27aOVDYX8O1ym73OycglzXY/s320/KatheGata3.jpg" border="0" /></a> As you can imagine the first day of Boise-Eliot was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">preceded</span> by Kathe's last day at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pocketsfull</span> of Posies - the daycare and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pre</span>-school that has been her home away from home for the last 4 years! We were sad to day good-bye, but only a little b/c Ike will be there for the next 2 years. The kids gave Kathe a big send off. Here they all are below. The girl to the left of Kathe is her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">BFF</span> Evie. They have been in school together since they were 6 months old and they will both be at Boise-Eliot too. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Conceivably</span>, by the time they graduate high school they will have gone to school together for 18 years (just about their entire lives!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5qxHBBNOfYXXw8qpDUx_jwMKCCU4BH24-v_RU84is_iTuBcneLHX54_sHq3AM5eG6MCILHQEEN_dX-tw_iYnnhSGdY1jj3g5WYE19jHrBD8Euk9_3qe9bloq_uaw0sgVMv594H23FmE/s1600-h/Posies2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243404533860019842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5qxHBBNOfYXXw8qpDUx_jwMKCCU4BH24-v_RU84is_iTuBcneLHX54_sHq3AM5eG6MCILHQEEN_dX-tw_iYnnhSGdY1jj3g5WYE19jHrBD8Euk9_3qe9bloq_uaw0sgVMv594H23FmE/s320/Posies2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ike hasn't been up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">to</span> much other than ruining our sleep, speaking in complete sentences (holy cow!), pinching everyone he loves and singing songs - other than that he's a pretty boring kid. Here he is showing Jordan his cross over moves on the keys.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxmtn_O7LZThOb5LBfnQhb235Rl5jDTN2iFUuozWAWDjZkiuGYRba-MwTzMwIJU-cz6FTTPnp18flUtjkNpHMZLMy9Yy9823iy9zcAmm3d17YyuHmS4IU0ok_m5FdHlh6WCJpEGv5SwE/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243409223328825570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxmtn_O7LZThOb5LBfnQhb235Rl5jDTN2iFUuozWAWDjZkiuGYRba-MwTzMwIJU-cz6FTTPnp18flUtjkNpHMZLMy9Yy9823iy9zcAmm3d17YyuHmS4IU0ok_m5FdHlh6WCJpEGv5SwE/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_JordanIke.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-30765181279983047432008-09-02T21:21:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:58:14.721-07:00Bye Bye Summer<div>We've been so lucky to have had a really fantastic summer here in Portland. While we're sad to see it end, we definitely said "Good-bye" to summer '08 with a bang - Maia and Jason got married. We had a crazy busy weekend - wedding, cocktail party, brunch and lots of hang out time with Beth, Jeff and Jordan who came in for a quick visit. No one was more exited about the wedding than Kathe! Look how pretty she looked in her new pink dress, braids and sparkly flip flops.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmgGOfBd61k91efLwl9EXmiHKg68rBsxltWLbVaDsvTFaTAKL_KA9-ahuCXWKzJipCQcnuUQRbKbTEME3k0Oq6ketdUecKyHHNrlWwEsrvmKCR1sDK0txVWhBP1S5Nmjh_dlSzfXnznU/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241653601962017762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmgGOfBd61k91efLwl9EXmiHKg68rBsxltWLbVaDsvTFaTAKL_KA9-ahuCXWKzJipCQcnuUQRbKbTEME3k0Oq6ketdUecKyHHNrlWwEsrvmKCR1sDK0txVWhBP1S5Nmjh_dlSzfXnznU/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_0094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Check out Kathe's moves on the dance floor. Here she is mixin' it up with her Pops! (note the change in footwear)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6JVwsJ83WhWILatCbgSQjthrep9bg9DqnHWLWVv0sPQ4kik8PiL89abINEbD4PALHzKitgpXhHQ6ei6djgpGwzzYqcfOMTx_ahWiHBhgaZE-SQoUdvsc74FtzWaePU9-ZVmk-6F-faY/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241646749713211666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6JVwsJ83WhWILatCbgSQjthrep9bg9DqnHWLWVv0sPQ4kik8PiL89abINEbD4PALHzKitgpXhHQ6ei6djgpGwzzYqcfOMTx_ahWiHBhgaZE-SQoUdvsc74FtzWaePU9-ZVmk-6F-faY/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_0090.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here Jason, Jeff and Jordan enjoying their Eggs Benedict.<br /><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgIntLFlHTsbZFwijlBCuGPZT4plBFUrmRrbMggzVGJ6q5s9gL6R3djo7YaFkiKquDt2oSItCTy0kV2FFMAcu8ThFh8SBH-rPwDG9LiHvax848YvJLXbUpwYzfZNvmWbF7zOwabMYuVw/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241647602557427074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgIntLFlHTsbZFwijlBCuGPZT4plBFUrmRrbMggzVGJ6q5s9gL6R3djo7YaFkiKquDt2oSItCTy0kV2FFMAcu8ThFh8SBH-rPwDG9LiHvax848YvJLXbUpwYzfZNvmWbF7zOwabMYuVw/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_0089.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p>We had so much fun with Beth, Jeff and Jordan - WE REALLY MISS THEM!!!! Here are some more fun shots with them!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDPvNPsuMMTMKEonZj4Kk9gD0cTVaP_-zDiPFTLl3K4PS6pHrMWl3DIFUsqypzOgnsWFIeLazPUUvAGnOusEZTAtdz3BqLox03RqWtK7nMkfS16lgepqK-FZmduWEBpOowBKbe09wQvo/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241654286876370066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDPvNPsuMMTMKEonZj4Kk9gD0cTVaP_-zDiPFTLl3K4PS6pHrMWl3DIFUsqypzOgnsWFIeLazPUUvAGnOusEZTAtdz3BqLox03RqWtK7nMkfS16lgepqK-FZmduWEBpOowBKbe09wQvo/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jordan teaching Ike how to play chess,<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWNpc1QuPpu6_WU9fLYTq8lxAE1UvTG0qnxxX8gmK0Bv1hlidxHB6Dv8T7tLGcaeZFFK3estmJ5eCNtCvnnoSljoVOSt1y_GVScWFlQhiID9NDPqbm8-nQoXt7R02IVp40FymjyYVSPI/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241649882634517922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWNpc1QuPpu6_WU9fLYTq8lxAE1UvTG0qnxxX8gmK0Bv1hlidxHB6Dv8T7tLGcaeZFFK3estmJ5eCNtCvnnoSljoVOSt1y_GVScWFlQhiID9NDPqbm8-nQoXt7R02IVp40FymjyYVSPI/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_0044.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grammy and the kiddos. Check out Jordan's cool specs....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkWtqUvN1GYmqAjclkMnfC02HoAVM03NOD6X9x8g8bXmb9RIoB0olCVMwA1-xOa2IVbG2UwgTie3P8nUCIxQ-IZ68QqjK1hoSzOliR7ah0KYIQLt3X0605pKs7i5UhhyphenhyphentHiHHJNRAVXs/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241649883364962386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkWtqUvN1GYmqAjclkMnfC02HoAVM03NOD6X9x8g8bXmb9RIoB0olCVMwA1-xOa2IVbG2UwgTie3P8nUCIxQ-IZ68QqjK1hoSzOliR7ah0KYIQLt3X0605pKs7i5UhhyphenhyphentHiHHJNRAVXs/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_grammy%26kiddos.jpg" border="0" /></a> In other news...</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwitnVSC_-IU1RNJyn7nNA0FSZDV5CPLz4BSXS5X2Enu1HSenv2Pjr3ikLMdxk4pXkesj_l279aoxFBkHEZ4J6SwpOa3BwWfNQ-ahL33wwWEd2ivgTZmCq_bQPxc2iGqowwYyxByHZrQ8/s1600-h/Maia"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241650872308885842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwitnVSC_-IU1RNJyn7nNA0FSZDV5CPLz4BSXS5X2Enu1HSenv2Pjr3ikLMdxk4pXkesj_l279aoxFBkHEZ4J6SwpOa3BwWfNQ-ahL33wwWEd2ivgTZmCq_bQPxc2iGqowwYyxByHZrQ8/s320/Maia's+wedding+weekend_Ike.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Our cute little Ike got a nice new haircut, we even had to get him some product to rub into it. On the flip side he has been exasperating his Mommy and Daddy by waking them up in the middle of the night demanding milk. Through most of the summer we've obliged him b/c it was only once a night, well this weekend he kicked it into high gear - 4 times. Moms even had to take a nap on Sunday afternoon. So, we bit the bullet and started the Ferberization process once again. So, last night he cried and cried and called for us for 3 hours (12 to 3 to be exact). Once he drifted off, Kathe was up peddling snake oil. Once we got her back to bed, Ike was up at 6am. Aryne finally relented and gave him some milk so that she could get more than 30 minutes of uninterrupted sleep. At 7:30 Ike was up and raring to go, like he'd slept 12 hours straight. A morning spa appointment and an afternoon of napping was in order for Moms and Pops, but alas we had to work so no rest for the weary. So, please just don't get us started on the Republican convention....</div>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-23576358446237566982008-08-24T09:18:00.000-07:002008-08-24T09:31:19.333-07:00Backyard Fun<span style="font-size:130%;">We have had some very lovely summer weather lately and our backyard is a great place to hang out. Check out Jason churning the compost and Kathe climbing in the tree.<br /><br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYI3QEZCtnkLcJsFfNf2yJNuqbwRAFFofiwqbRXSr67E2s53q38EiSyCgz3xsk-LXsCqjRLjDIg6K3hWVIiiJJpJ5MFmip7MGYKy0oTu63vGPFlSXHAn1Rqe_i9tbuZ-1aMUsPcO-rrQ/s1600-h/mixing+compost2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238119802182771842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYI3QEZCtnkLcJsFfNf2yJNuqbwRAFFofiwqbRXSr67E2s53q38EiSyCgz3xsk-LXsCqjRLjDIg6K3hWVIiiJJpJ5MFmip7MGYKy0oTu63vGPFlSXHAn1Rqe_i9tbuZ-1aMUsPcO-rrQ/s320/mixing+compost2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2tEaq8fzn-SklLN2_YkhNDmLYIhf_RxIL6J0abAO06FVOgGtrEFn3G6sCIDPfBAFGF6z1hqprsVIduDu7YCa5RCQfKm9my2HGvwUEHDAcp9B5Qxx6d6LK1kN-3UZGN3i6Av8xY40AqU/s1600-h/Kathe+in+tree2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238119968811895058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2tEaq8fzn-SklLN2_YkhNDmLYIhf_RxIL6J0abAO06FVOgGtrEFn3G6sCIDPfBAFGF6z1hqprsVIduDu7YCa5RCQfKm9my2HGvwUEHDAcp9B5Qxx6d6LK1kN-3UZGN3i6Av8xY40AqU/s320/Kathe+in+tree2.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> We are doing lots of urban farming this year. We've had a lot of lettuce, peas, green beans, blueberries and herbs. Now the corn and tomatoes are starting to look edible. When Ike sees the tomatoes he says, "APPLES!" and tries to pick them. Corn on the other hand really does look like corn especially in the photo below. Not quite ready to eat and who knows if it will taste good. We can always turn it into chicken feed. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kKNqj9qhQ7m-ivl2Q0PeVkKmGXVfG_2rY6DGZhlQDIGQzhLtVDgIiJNUfLM53moONQN_73AVU6sbB3rtPbxBMaTbGOKvCXIfh6IYcoeQ8NPpjKvrBz_odZaSPeU3K-O_wyZR732SrAs/s1600-h/Corn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238120764641506594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kKNqj9qhQ7m-ivl2Q0PeVkKmGXVfG_2rY6DGZhlQDIGQzhLtVDgIiJNUfLM53moONQN_73AVU6sbB3rtPbxBMaTbGOKvCXIfh6IYcoeQ8NPpjKvrBz_odZaSPeU3K-O_wyZR732SrAs/s320/Corn.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Our neighbors planted a beautiful trumpet vine on their side of the fence, problem is all of the flowers bloomed on our side. Good for us, bummer for them.</span> </p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45JxXzxaCuQX2AvHSiZFOSQBxTR-KQ8NguqClCt-AuwrOZEpqoZXBIOoVCWcs5otygVRQO2tWww3Y6kYBf_WtISB69-ZJ8pwZ6giWr2xMkB3TqIiNUrADoN2eCLVcJTkG_VJHUKzoyDI/s1600-h/Flowers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238121292519808658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45JxXzxaCuQX2AvHSiZFOSQBxTR-KQ8NguqClCt-AuwrOZEpqoZXBIOoVCWcs5otygVRQO2tWww3Y6kYBf_WtISB69-ZJ8pwZ6giWr2xMkB3TqIiNUrADoN2eCLVcJTkG_VJHUKzoyDI/s320/Flowers.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Not wanting to post without including a photo of the boy, here is Ike munching on some cheese... </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS_nNMfT2zv0hA8xq_UKi3WUsYe5YNruR-ePn8zxOiLebkS_Zx78rVf6_e_7XsVppdmNjNlJeF3fsifPNR_i4ZPctYVEhFnq94p8LSy_wyJnga95lx57fiEsXEgjIBa6aglCjKkmvWjk/s1600-h/Ike+&+cheese2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238121730467423154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS_nNMfT2zv0hA8xq_UKi3WUsYe5YNruR-ePn8zxOiLebkS_Zx78rVf6_e_7XsVppdmNjNlJeF3fsifPNR_i4ZPctYVEhFnq94p8LSy_wyJnga95lx57fiEsXEgjIBa6aglCjKkmvWjk/s320/Ike+%26+cheese2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-30139343546425708192008-08-18T13:42:00.000-07:002008-08-23T23:14:07.252-07:00Keep on bloggin'<div>I'm trying, really I am! This blogging biz is a lot of work. I don't know how those millions of bloggers out there do it. I mean ya gotta take the photos, ya gotta upload and edit them. Then ya have to think of something snappy to say! And, besides is anybody reading this blog anyway? Sheesh!!!!<br /><br />Well, the latest news is that Moms is taking a photography class. So she's actually learning how to use that fancy digital camera and even develop her photos on the computer. Her favorite subjects, of course are Kathe and Isaac (see below). </div><div><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9T-FOmAXe6rLnLEJ5ien0Iit9xu2leGlq8eCnlU4gLAevq5WOnlonEuv-zxHwitaSsMVfu4CAnKbJCMc_aMwqEH3AhAgCYBAFGLmD37qbXWgIFF7Bfsulxs3ijQVneuOELTOXEckmOg/s1600-h/K+&+I+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237963269298350034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9T-FOmAXe6rLnLEJ5ien0Iit9xu2leGlq8eCnlU4gLAevq5WOnlonEuv-zxHwitaSsMVfu4CAnKbJCMc_aMwqEH3AhAgCYBAFGLmD37qbXWgIFF7Bfsulxs3ijQVneuOELTOXEckmOg/s320/K+%26+I+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgsnfVjon5otjLoRGgapQR4ihKF5OGC7SqBF9iyWWcKJ_PkSU-CKPQoIqqxlTIB5A_LF7_jq4KIkmJhy7KL9TQpCwil2grAIbwKdFb1eFsJgnV7cAv_5Rh7vbS0cCSHOTOWxWH-yUWoU/s1600-h/K&I+artistic.jpg"></a>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-81347203056268844552008-08-09T13:56:00.000-07:002008-08-09T15:09:38.974-07:00Back on the horse (literally)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd0vabBFgNZbg3xGo-hO5OzK7psQrp7ObpzzxV3Z2zMbqdK83iM-zS96I5aKF9wm1t2VFkwMBKPKMbzjWO8hSWhU2wR5ZqIK9Qm9eLKyhO5dJKeRcd2-A6O-lPT1VSqIvHUZeiyE9sZM/s1600-h/Horses2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232626593181093586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd0vabBFgNZbg3xGo-hO5OzK7psQrp7ObpzzxV3Z2zMbqdK83iM-zS96I5aKF9wm1t2VFkwMBKPKMbzjWO8hSWhU2wR5ZqIK9Qm9eLKyhO5dJKeRcd2-A6O-lPT1VSqIvHUZeiyE9sZM/s320/Horses2.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We heard you missed us, you really really missed us so we are back by popular demand. We know you can't get enough of us Blumklotz folk, so we are back in the saddle and ready to regale you with the details of our lives. Since you haven't heard from us since the beginning of 2008 there is a lot of catching up to do. How 'bout we just give you the summer highlights. The photo above is of Beth and Kathe in Sunriver, a beautiful resort community in Central Oregon. We spent a week there celebrating Grammy's 70th birthday. One of the highlights, as you can imagine was the horses!!!! If you ever get the chance to talk to Ike on the phone his favorite thing to say is, "Big horsies, Sunriver, black one..." Is pretty cute...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRhrzO6c-Fphde3-3s7uBiXrMefJqf7HwN0sDMqMwsaXRLppQ8XZ5rVylJysxYY3CKruGVPGGSszcJb7jCyzs25oPhaxrbYYau7o8FBwqhvs80Po8PsA45Sa7fF4DKJOKNmWrshL6WbI/s1600-h/IMG_3611.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232628289909241474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRhrzO6c-Fphde3-3s7uBiXrMefJqf7HwN0sDMqMwsaXRLppQ8XZ5rVylJysxYY3CKruGVPGGSszcJb7jCyzs25oPhaxrbYYau7o8FBwqhvs80Po8PsA45Sa7fF4DKJOKNmWrshL6WbI/s320/IMG_3611.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here we all are in beautiful Sunriver</span>!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaEklA5Gotv-iMokLAkPoHGpAxrsrs8V8E_LpoyyCUcfnImYg4aOa0OkcEavNCYqMSjD8yJPHbXuGGHQGkgFPgp73IFpVZ68S-_KFFFbpkB99C2oPkJQMtrggaH8E0Y_2ISQyf4IvzYs/s1600-h/IMG_3652.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232630364915001122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaEklA5Gotv-iMokLAkPoHGpAxrsrs8V8E_LpoyyCUcfnImYg4aOa0OkcEavNCYqMSjD8yJPHbXuGGHQGkgFPgp73IFpVZ68S-_KFFFbpkB99C2oPkJQMtrggaH8E0Y_2ISQyf4IvzYs/s320/IMG_3652.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After Sunriver we returned to Portland to celebrate two special birthdays - Ike's and America's. Here are Ike, Kathe and Jason getting the cupcakes ready.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCosKUwKu8vhoRbz0EuXzFtSRC-e0qBVF21EV6svBoOEjRcp5NG4Wh1qrebqhCVnN43UUaVBXV8bpK5d25oOmz998ZO7OXAGSfNyOqH96nGbHgsPen4cMvV4CxJjSVPyH5CL7Ljr-5fpo/s1600-h/bdayboy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232635632439269826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCosKUwKu8vhoRbz0EuXzFtSRC-e0qBVF21EV6svBoOEjRcp5NG4Wh1qrebqhCVnN43UUaVBXV8bpK5d25oOmz998ZO7OXAGSfNyOqH96nGbHgsPen4cMvV4CxJjSVPyH5CL7Ljr-5fpo/s320/bdayboy.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is the birthday boy enjoying his cake!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDm285LwcBstu15Jj3ieV1342HglhObE-IUy4ZsBqcYwgewsxSVZk1yUfRv6R58Oi-sgkPBACKLC0YJPaLKjWvGdbIvafUzt6b0jzf7tPRKm2Fam684-5U4mb9cXH21nWTFmdKIpwmo4/s1600-h/fireworks5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232631405923019618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDm285LwcBstu15Jj3ieV1342HglhObE-IUy4ZsBqcYwgewsxSVZk1yUfRv6R58Oi-sgkPBACKLC0YJPaLKjWvGdbIvafUzt6b0jzf7tPRKm2Fam684-5U4mb9cXH21nWTFmdKIpwmo4/s320/fireworks5.JPG" border="0" /></a> Out here in the Wild West it is not only legal for regular folks to set off fireworks, it is encouraged and Monroe St did not want to miss out on the fun. Here are Jason and Jordan getting ready to ignite our arsonal of dangerous and frightening fireworks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAxwtp71AGuOwraCEUKk82nA2dRPztviQS9vVYRd722AJMGXKErO23vx9UgGawaousjPZvhs6AoQ7LpRjut3gqjvx9FGIMqM5BTbdS3C2jhnIavhm5wx8Q6nxmTjUNIsYYPAS8EiOPqo/s1600-h/fireworks8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232634301888785858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAxwtp71AGuOwraCEUKk82nA2dRPztviQS9vVYRd722AJMGXKErO23vx9UgGawaousjPZvhs6AoQ7LpRjut3gqjvx9FGIMqM5BTbdS3C2jhnIavhm5wx8Q6nxmTjUNIsYYPAS8EiOPqo/s320/fireworks8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDb1VzWV3yCvznQT19-1AnA5-cMQAwZho_zGN9lDEjs_5GyamsCGPdW5uv9YSx9VyIXWaApYbvh-fZy5kO5WGbwjBpv7YBp934HArB8kzIS1BWveXSJs51esQ-eAWxuqlXt9fIJDuuFlo/s1600-h/fireworks7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232633709563230706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDb1VzWV3yCvznQT19-1AnA5-cMQAwZho_zGN9lDEjs_5GyamsCGPdW5uv9YSx9VyIXWaApYbvh-fZy5kO5WGbwjBpv7YBp934HArB8kzIS1BWveXSJs51esQ-eAWxuqlXt9fIJDuuFlo/s320/fireworks7.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p></p><p></p><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Even small children are allowed to play with fire in Portland! Check out Kathe with her sparklers! She was a little nervous at first (see photo w/ Grammy below), but once she got the hang of it here was no stopping her!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTneZ5DGDyAZK7phl6b-uvzjVWeLWkoF32mOuE3NRImYHGQn0KpjZq-65gUtjdesz58kYvT5eBrFLP1DA26SqMWk0wKGG2AfW4Kf1ijg0EkwQ_hXpAEmyRxpHF9N-Y28KoGU_OoLzy6c/s1600-h/grammykathe.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232638540140814418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTneZ5DGDyAZK7phl6b-uvzjVWeLWkoF32mOuE3NRImYHGQn0KpjZq-65gUtjdesz58kYvT5eBrFLP1DA26SqMWk0wKGG2AfW4Kf1ijg0EkwQ_hXpAEmyRxpHF9N-Y28KoGU_OoLzy6c/s320/grammykathe.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Later on all the neighborhood kiddos (the Monroe St Mafia) came over with glowy sticks. Since it was still pretty light outside, Jason took them all to the bathroom to see if the glowy sticks really worked!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFR2DzXwUJ7Z9aofs1PgSbM_W32Sghn6Q2KlYxgP1UMDN1ZAoWxJQBRShACTyR8Lx1qBqLTSqKhaf4ha8Drqkfp6wtDzQRLhMNaRv24ZPektDF1gF_7jScGQK9W7U_93u2bktz9Yn3w8/s1600-h/glowylites.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232639470578094626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFR2DzXwUJ7Z9aofs1PgSbM_W32Sghn6Q2KlYxgP1UMDN1ZAoWxJQBRShACTyR8Lx1qBqLTSqKhaf4ha8Drqkfp6wtDzQRLhMNaRv24ZPektDF1gF_7jScGQK9W7U_93u2bktz9Yn3w8/s320/glowylites.JPG" border="0" /></a>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-91873976307792382632008-02-07T14:19:00.000-08:002008-02-07T14:45:51.079-08:00Smiling Ike<span style="font-size:130%;">Some readers of this blog think that Ike is a sad little guy because there are so few photos of him smiling. "Au contrare," we say. Nothing could be further from the truth! Not only is he the cutest little boy in the world, he is also the happiest as evidenced by the following photos. See for yourself! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here is Ike yukkin' it up at Kathe's birthday party...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFnkzYcyP3zM5zvk8CgYCCUTjkzMyEjN_L2agmMOi9ZATXtaViB2Rx_eC-PPfKW4N2rSFGoHmAj-VHHic9MeqjBe12n0_WSHOR1Ef4YN5zumMYvYsjt2gpzl-lNYd1sf7HDH18XCVgmg/s1600-h/smiley1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164370306874280658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFnkzYcyP3zM5zvk8CgYCCUTjkzMyEjN_L2agmMOi9ZATXtaViB2Rx_eC-PPfKW4N2rSFGoHmAj-VHHic9MeqjBe12n0_WSHOR1Ef4YN5zumMYvYsjt2gpzl-lNYd1sf7HDH18XCVgmg/s320/smiley1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's something that always makes Ike happy, BALLOONS!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFjiD2GsjGYMtit-dAEyPF9UGj1-itNHRTGhTIW4Y1eV-M64OEP2nWvmReu_My-4F79dkUnxb6Xg3rjISUSajAiVG5IyYi5N_L3IQhsKVTrUNCRKqQ70BYN0sB0DdyTpZp-UB9VlF6vo/s1600-h/smiley2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164370921054604002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFjiD2GsjGYMtit-dAEyPF9UGj1-itNHRTGhTIW4Y1eV-M64OEP2nWvmReu_My-4F79dkUnxb6Xg3rjISUSajAiVG5IyYi5N_L3IQhsKVTrUNCRKqQ70BYN0sB0DdyTpZp-UB9VlF6vo/s320/smiley2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Finally here he is laughing and smiling with one of his favorite people, Grampy! </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCBnL2yHVA6mm7lmhTu_Ckl693irMV133z-dyfaoq_7BEJoWZqXUOAikPpdOzOWLDLyxsNRiXJOvEXEoVMMVgydWi-v3-UrirCOh7C-y4enoJIThP9A5aEuGOi3kNtjBsWE7F_npoc2Y/s1600-h/smiley5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164372544552241938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCBnL2yHVA6mm7lmhTu_Ckl693irMV133z-dyfaoq_7BEJoWZqXUOAikPpdOzOWLDLyxsNRiXJOvEXEoVMMVgydWi-v3-UrirCOh7C-y4enoJIThP9A5aEuGOi3kNtjBsWE7F_npoc2Y/s320/smiley5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTvEJK38yAT2lbsWB3NoZEe8vpIJmfw7yBCY8Q-RO_ZezNnGQY1zyrw-Ojc7pyCEuXqGgNYLgIBXwlJB7UP81wyXG_Z9k8cXZZvqqJyLzUKUWEFWQJ7py3cIbnPEr1i6CXvdEz8qA1IE/s1600-h/smiley4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164372102170610434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTvEJK38yAT2lbsWB3NoZEe8vpIJmfw7yBCY8Q-RO_ZezNnGQY1zyrw-Ojc7pyCEuXqGgNYLgIBXwlJB7UP81wyXG_Z9k8cXZZvqqJyLzUKUWEFWQJ7py3cIbnPEr1i6CXvdEz8qA1IE/s320/smiley4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibefLcHHC6IVuuKrXpc_JJHF3_r7vdMqbnJO4d5qMcZc4eNG37tr9CYn9nJbPHnNKWm7kIqYJKOBd9MGYqZX3JXY9DmB1gxMgxd_gSthg7B63AhZZpRtrIjpAB0mSlYTmJo0E7_sfU0zc/s1600-h/smiley3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164371616839305970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibefLcHHC6IVuuKrXpc_JJHF3_r7vdMqbnJO4d5qMcZc4eNG37tr9CYn9nJbPHnNKWm7kIqYJKOBd9MGYqZX3JXY9DmB1gxMgxd_gSthg7B63AhZZpRtrIjpAB0mSlYTmJo0E7_sfU0zc/s320/smiley3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">See, he really is a happy little guy! </span></div>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-24822458380059255222008-01-13T12:18:00.000-08:002008-01-19T21:43:35.705-08:00Grammy's Birthday<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">We ended our holiday season with Grammy Joyce's 70th Birthday Celebration on December 30th. She insisted that she didn't want a party, but we couldn't resist. Here she is on her special day.</span><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMiAqLMXoFk33cOXucORQldrPrCu7PENIUY-zYV03sMzADJhrDKla6dLCXz4lZdgra4lQv2I4dAaA4J9ri6ffYO4udG4ywJ3f6UsTlqpKqBf2U4BvMrLvm7sDqIVX6bhNAjAUrGwoVnY/s1600-h/grammy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155063163884473010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMiAqLMXoFk33cOXucORQldrPrCu7PENIUY-zYV03sMzADJhrDKla6dLCXz4lZdgra4lQv2I4dAaA4J9ri6ffYO4udG4ywJ3f6UsTlqpKqBf2U4BvMrLvm7sDqIVX6bhNAjAUrGwoVnY/s320/grammy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Here are Beth, Jordan and Kathe making extra special cornbread to go with Grammy's birthday chili.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtjocu0nONp34gyrh9FDKFR_NSamRvZYrffoRFyoJBh4lUZnJzRYtJuAkb0N1tuEjXwrtp5DTQGzbfKADxn6Q9HY8m1x-1OZUdgGFv9jgQS3FriigENYEAY7jyIkrWaWgk40D1q-c0x0/s1600-h/Cornbread.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155060771587689106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtjocu0nONp34gyrh9FDKFR_NSamRvZYrffoRFyoJBh4lUZnJzRYtJuAkb0N1tuEjXwrtp5DTQGzbfKADxn6Q9HY8m1x-1OZUdgGFv9jgQS3FriigENYEAY7jyIkrWaWgk40D1q-c0x0/s320/Cornbread.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcv1dZGQszL6d_GLXaY7h2ZreQgZGluVQHkySPKq4c5eLLmCYG5IXFh8foYu0ixcusDKvGKERR_eYoCHNTGOpme3v-ZSrDwTyO0qpEU55ZSqpBY9IS5uBtrFxrQCGdB2ZiEb91KDHfGM/s1600-h/kathe+and+jordan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155060784472591010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcv1dZGQszL6d_GLXaY7h2ZreQgZGluVQHkySPKq4c5eLLmCYG5IXFh8foYu0ixcusDKvGKERR_eYoCHNTGOpme3v-ZSrDwTyO0qpEU55ZSqpBY9IS5uBtrFxrQCGdB2ZiEb91KDHfGM/s320/kathe+and+jordan.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's is Grammy's beautiful birthday cake!</span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /><br /></p></span><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgorjlamUqNsIE34GSy4CW584-1NptDnw9TMXjR0rbXM2oCPSQltxj8hAOActgQaSCsHR8Lbtq4iCnn5VE2wY2ILxpuhOUAU4dfeoOinph-FEBCDBALnxvqqlT2OCStGBKkdu6fX6vqo/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155063808129567426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgorjlamUqNsIE34GSy4CW584-1NptDnw9TMXjR0rbXM2oCPSQltxj8hAOActgQaSCsHR8Lbtq4iCnn5VE2wY2ILxpuhOUAU4dfeoOinph-FEBCDBALnxvqqlT2OCStGBKkdu6fX6vqo/s320/cake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And finally, here are shots from her rockin' party! Ike really loved Grammy's balloons. He calls them "boons" and he loves to play with them, even while he's eating.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlZaUH1GQw3foRT34KzdHmQ2iyB3ZsgECfh1DD8jQpLgTyMAiSm3d9w7A_u4vsXfCbgtbtDSvyXglyuae35PVImtpLnbxE8k7UYXxXzZbf__opzHnfSJfmCrNpFn4M5obGMiCDqnGNaM/s1600-h/Ike+balloons2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155064911936162514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlZaUH1GQw3foRT34KzdHmQ2iyB3ZsgECfh1DD8jQpLgTyMAiSm3d9w7A_u4vsXfCbgtbtDSvyXglyuae35PVImtpLnbxE8k7UYXxXzZbf__opzHnfSJfmCrNpFn4M5obGMiCDqnGNaM/s320/Ike+balloons2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujHdUpk9nPu6xIiT0SFGMcXdTnsUmuaDL5xqDpPXTCj_P1rDMdopGTcpvAKMw4CFAddLMs3O4RAnYazpaTn7a3ySELrEUIFudrrGl0-gP8xmmrm7t65K4FcTjjnYzcZV8LTcBUiv98ug/s1600-h/Ikeballoons.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155064924821064418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujHdUpk9nPu6xIiT0SFGMcXdTnsUmuaDL5xqDpPXTCj_P1rDMdopGTcpvAKMw4CFAddLMs3O4RAnYazpaTn7a3ySELrEUIFudrrGl0-gP8xmmrm7t65K4FcTjjnYzcZV8LTcBUiv98ug/s320/Ikeballoons.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's Kathe giving us her superstar smile!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsZMYFJmm8co2wTjJhEXy5bkpULWS8uPGpZ7Y6EaekkarBBoV0ZQAH_1jWIW6iwj7zOY7NPilTJIJcvVKMzLKSFSGDp2S1-e5UZPbhKED5lDWq2Du8d5U8oqn8LhLpySDh5xDkrCQ2-M/s1600-h/movie+star.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156585446323063538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsZMYFJmm8co2wTjJhEXy5bkpULWS8uPGpZ7Y6EaekkarBBoV0ZQAH_1jWIW6iwj7zOY7NPilTJIJcvVKMzLKSFSGDp2S1-e5UZPbhKED5lDWq2Du8d5U8oqn8LhLpySDh5xDkrCQ2-M/s320/movie+star.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Kathe and Auntie Mel!<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyKG1eP-rAK4xReJ4bkLNEJM93oEcCtFoZRUl7n0hseCsl2pEaFxz1MwPcLwvp-99sVEvMq-bIciFgvj1X7Qkft5S8o7Q89OOcO82wQX6KYrjC_CciJQj1epdNzcYCu1pXljlpZ2grgg/s1600-h/Susbauer+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156585463502932738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyKG1eP-rAK4xReJ4bkLNEJM93oEcCtFoZRUl7n0hseCsl2pEaFxz1MwPcLwvp-99sVEvMq-bIciFgvj1X7Qkft5S8o7Q89OOcO82wQX6KYrjC_CciJQj1epdNzcYCu1pXljlpZ2grgg/s320/Susbauer+068.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>The Williams Family!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsJ2U3I7RANlv95kF2__LpsNQJbfuFnhL-cqKdPairDFoVvJbsxhyphenhyphen8ykIYCGIBPbSKM83QdATXqse3vVrqXhJ2eaFqWFotGVr6rnOMWQBHjLrD1DOgbO6aaY9lucI3BZyyJ51mkajBUE/s1600-h/williams+family.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156585472092867346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsJ2U3I7RANlv95kF2__LpsNQJbfuFnhL-cqKdPairDFoVvJbsxhyphenhyphen8ykIYCGIBPbSKM83QdATXqse3vVrqXhJ2eaFqWFotGVr6rnOMWQBHjLrD1DOgbO6aaY9lucI3BZyyJ51mkajBUE/s320/williams+family.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Birthday Grammy - we love you!!!<br /></p>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-74542521110095379542008-01-05T21:01:00.000-08:002008-01-19T21:44:31.650-08:00Happy Holidays - Part 2<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Christmas around here is a VERY big deal. The Blumklotzs (and the Williams) go all out. This year we extended the holiday as long as possible and yet we still managed to get Grammy's decorations put away and her tree recycled just after the New Year. I know much less busy families who still have all their lights up and it's already the 5th!<br /><br />Here are Jason and the kiddos on Christmas morning. They are dancing and singing because they're so excited to go to Grammy's and open their presents! </span><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zn9h46mqmv3AF4wph5WSE7fwBDJl276t0KZNHlphB6y6Ls6uZd1Z1N0mB8ayFJbSIaReUmek3scyTqTV20wy2efK4wsv3YqWt5BU5G3ZUlirrmQE1xdVda4G4q_LT5uVvCaxx1JmZZE/s1600-h/Dancin.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152243023933409746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zn9h46mqmv3AF4wph5WSE7fwBDJl276t0KZNHlphB6y6Ls6uZd1Z1N0mB8ayFJbSIaReUmek3scyTqTV20wy2efK4wsv3YqWt5BU5G3ZUlirrmQE1xdVda4G4q_LT5uVvCaxx1JmZZE/s320/Dancin.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">After a delicious meal with the whole family we spent most of the day opening presents. As mentioned in our last post we got this fantastic camera. Kathe got a way cool bike. Here she is riding around the neighborhood with Jordan. See it doesn't rain here all the time. In fact we even got a little snow on Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnI63lTJPvWLmo-WNTsRqtxVF3owvukGc30lZOTSr-T3GnAFW4Bg731axAxjbWVZEcFUxKBFVC_i6nBpKXjCN-akqUFMe2c-fYmPUmBFjb3aSb-Z0e0j6RHTNI5k4To9VKtoE3n7LSHI/s1600-h/Xmas+bikes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152244381143075298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnI63lTJPvWLmo-WNTsRqtxVF3owvukGc30lZOTSr-T3GnAFW4Bg731axAxjbWVZEcFUxKBFVC_i6nBpKXjCN-akqUFMe2c-fYmPUmBFjb3aSb-Z0e0j6RHTNI5k4To9VKtoE3n7LSHI/s320/Xmas+bikes.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LJJAIUij_twafYaSSXIVOGj8A-ASgTCiKoLh5PL6itAx0ZHTjxzeh59xt728EOsPKDYsfjMuj0_1p-h5y-LIV05MfxvDU7cg8YAZnOt_NTu8gvGS0kP58nZbxwzousf7HziGqadFQt0/s1600-h/Xmas+bike2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152246081950124530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LJJAIUij_twafYaSSXIVOGj8A-ASgTCiKoLh5PL6itAx0ZHTjxzeh59xt728EOsPKDYsfjMuj0_1p-h5y-LIV05MfxvDU7cg8YAZnOt_NTu8gvGS0kP58nZbxwzousf7HziGqadFQt0/s320/Xmas+bike2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Not to be outdone by big sis, Ike got some cool gifts too. Including a real drum (not a toy one). It turns out that he is a real music lover like his daddy. He often stands next to the stereo and shouts "more, more" meaning, put on some more music so that I can get down and boogie. He loves to bang away on it (so does Kathe as evidenced by the photo below).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85zHsWarb1_td6pbi4moP1VRHgidix1Rlk3czkaM53_R-yN6hCoDVD4_QIJblM0dPm_-gtICEa-u5IhsXhcZfc-wjB7TwQax5sq4pZo3-ILLJywa8DJMnORHejZ9GH1xvklE4L6np0SA/s1600-h/Drum.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152247529354103314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85zHsWarb1_td6pbi4moP1VRHgidix1Rlk3czkaM53_R-yN6hCoDVD4_QIJblM0dPm_-gtICEa-u5IhsXhcZfc-wjB7TwQax5sq4pZo3-ILLJywa8DJMnORHejZ9GH1xvklE4L6np0SA/s320/Drum.JPG" border="0" /></a> A few days after Christmas Bryan and Melissa invited us over for a holiday party.We had lots of fun playing with their Wii , watching Frosty the Snowman, eating, juggling and harrassing the pugs (Ike especially liked that last part).</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"> </span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Here are Jason and his lil' sis Beth enjoying each others' company. </span><br /></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152982196394986018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrFAiJKXqH2CxgsKesaJr-keww1NWc8jQKS60Gvc7hm7f3hs_q-5aTU1fk2WdZCV7HjO-AXDljGJTcuC0OAEiXpV4O_CepyKxUszJRtRVjI5_waNoHLINNOL0icYTFth87GuNx80uky0/s320/Jason+Beth.JPG" border="0" />Jeff posing with the nutcrackers.</span><br /></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyXlHEtKxf9y-o7QHRckIeBH-k_OZFih8K1Fi6IqYDVwoD8nIu-CEL1uFKzLvVBasF9LFaQ_Uist1aK_0JgPzROdThtNV6caBTDqpWR0S2mEvDFox2PEozykwd5O9Pepv8Yvv5oEqN04/s1600-h/jeff.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152982200689953330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyXlHEtKxf9y-o7QHRckIeBH-k_OZFih8K1Fi6IqYDVwoD8nIu-CEL1uFKzLvVBasF9LFaQ_Uist1aK_0JgPzROdThtNV6caBTDqpWR0S2mEvDFox2PEozykwd5O9Pepv8Yvv5oEqN04/s320/jeff.JPG" border="0" /></a> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Grammy and Jordan.</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><br /></p></span><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb8BjpeHQGGcJTMbxMC-fYR5IcMexVtmsyCvg1emVidZkPy5BRLG9LLa4b3Sl4XLq6FIdPREyqh6AdjSu23vauUimXmW8bbp3kA5q9v3kwcoQuQ0kcWBwDeNS9RrRxoyPPV63M07MjEU/s1600-h/Jordan+and+Grammy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152982209279887938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb8BjpeHQGGcJTMbxMC-fYR5IcMexVtmsyCvg1emVidZkPy5BRLG9LLa4b3Sl4XLq6FIdPREyqh6AdjSu23vauUimXmW8bbp3kA5q9v3kwcoQuQ0kcWBwDeNS9RrRxoyPPV63M07MjEU/s320/Jordan+and+Grammy.JPG" border="0" /></a> Beth and Jordan, adorable as always!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxf-M4Jis16tKRJZKkFLRe2OsxGSemtl0xv3qbOSkZg3zTZS62TlW-Eox9-tSOZtlVnvJy3_0UtcFGyGvaIl25QOT3hhJyHZlbTPX1tC5VwyMj3vTmiMhz3VNlRt0n7RBDUp2YArQVTw/s1600-h/jordan+beth.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152982217869822546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxf-M4Jis16tKRJZKkFLRe2OsxGSemtl0xv3qbOSkZg3zTZS62TlW-Eox9-tSOZtlVnvJy3_0UtcFGyGvaIl25QOT3hhJyHZlbTPX1tC5VwyMj3vTmiMhz3VNlRt0n7RBDUp2YArQVTw/s320/jordan+beth.JPG" border="0" /></a> Maia enjoying Ike's company while he wonders if she is trying to steal his ball.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl2FhMiV-Coe3FhUe3HBzvrMYRAPcUadFOnUD7NHnhJg849VSRsTnXvrRl1QarCOJNJp-HvNbm8YpxuQB8fcuWnrV5U4sTX2uVw3l361kbIjzPpVx6AYC113SBySoVwefLnELWlnHtZM/s1600-h/maia+ike.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152982226459757154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl2FhMiV-Coe3FhUe3HBzvrMYRAPcUadFOnUD7NHnhJg849VSRsTnXvrRl1QarCOJNJp-HvNbm8YpxuQB8fcuWnrV5U4sTX2uVw3l361kbIjzPpVx6AYC113SBySoVwefLnELWlnHtZM/s320/maia+ike.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kathe decorating the mini tree<br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eJgz55QsJtN6_BMwQ94g8hQXJKtOIaAYUJbcB5MVMFa-SpoZBXsgMKs4R363QAY9wNNQo77nUZyhg90yX6xU4x9Rx8ScjtNLr4NNoyQuxfzh8p8gb1wxOOiUyT4hOoSjdLefxgbIa6I/s1600-h/rock+roll.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152987646708484722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eJgz55QsJtN6_BMwQ94g8hQXJKtOIaAYUJbcB5MVMFa-SpoZBXsgMKs4R363QAY9wNNQo77nUZyhg90yX6xU4x9Rx8ScjtNLr4NNoyQuxfzh8p8gb1wxOOiUyT4hOoSjdLefxgbIa6I/s320/rock+roll.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;"></span>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-54580094113081598252008-01-02T21:14:00.001-08:002008-01-05T20:59:26.161-08:00Happy Holidays - Part 1<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">It's 2008 and our first resolution is to keep in touch with you! We hope to keep you posted on all the Blumklotz comings and goings, ups and downs and ins and outs. We just got a brand new teeny camera for Xmas so we've been taking lots of photos. No more excuses, we promise . We had a really great holiday season with family, friends, food and festivites galore. It all started out with a very fun Halloween. Take a look at the two cutie pies below.</span></span><br /></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnkJ1Vuj_DK6x0AbRMp0q6RwbTyvDafNbGEfXdAhGxgrTcwvmyEEW5z5jZfk1ncv0lMGY0dTysgFiBwSrwS4L3YePhXKCbfylSzHGf-gA4BCUwL6NZmVZHCXEQDXGwkGriA9Z0TmCDrc/s1600-h/Halloween.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151486993725196674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnkJ1Vuj_DK6x0AbRMp0q6RwbTyvDafNbGEfXdAhGxgrTcwvmyEEW5z5jZfk1ncv0lMGY0dTysgFiBwSrwS4L3YePhXKCbfylSzHGf-gA4BCUwL6NZmVZHCXEQDXGwkGriA9Z0TmCDrc/s320/Halloween.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Here are Ike and Kathe on their way to a very exclusive Halloween party at ultra hip Black Wagon (our friend Sarah's kids store). Ike is dressed as Duke the Dog (Duke is Kathe's favorite stuffed animal). Kathe, of course is dressed as Lucy the Elephant.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><strong>Hannukah</strong><br />This was the first year that Kathe really got into the spirit of giving - that is us giving gifts to her. She did indeed get lots of cool stuff. Including the pink leotard and tutu she is wearing below. She also enjoyed playing dreidel and collecting gelt. In the photo below she had just annihilated Paul at dreidel as evidenced by the column of gelt displayed on the table. She's our little winner! Don't you go believin' any of Paul's nonsense about that trick dreidel either!</span> </span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX04FRV38ZSVOtjIFcBFUDbul6k-tiS9L4RsTnYiizS80lzlOP73JwbHjimlnqugb3HV_pWI4oNk4sQCeOkm31K2mLcAxwBXw4gG4faKsjFT2WAG7uZosh6_cuSDZCAHSbmsBkA_rXV_g/s1600-h/IMG_3128.JPG"><p></a></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151487728164604306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX04FRV38ZSVOtjIFcBFUDbul6k-tiS9L4RsTnYiizS80lzlOP73JwbHjimlnqugb3HV_pWI4oNk4sQCeOkm31K2mLcAxwBXw4gG4faKsjFT2WAG7uZosh6_cuSDZCAHSbmsBkA_rXV_g/s320/IMG_3128.JPG" border="0" />In addition to nightly games of dreidel, we ate nightly piles of latkes. Aryne rivals only her grandmother Jean in latke making. You can tell by Ike's expression that they are delish. Kathe's expression tells another story however.... </span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxIJMC2xhBTKpWxy2tvp5qqsw23BfJl91xPZI-HmWlhb46lxxydhyphenhyphen3X2IQmFvzR5prXV1mTZNydufaYbEQSze79vD00-kxEV79Qf5HUjwwlnl7j751HDi3l5HTb-XaeZK_d5zdWpNgTc/s1600-h/Ike+loves+latkes.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151488277920418210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxIJMC2xhBTKpWxy2tvp5qqsw23BfJl91xPZI-HmWlhb46lxxydhyphenhyphen3X2IQmFvzR5prXV1mTZNydufaYbEQSze79vD00-kxEV79Qf5HUjwwlnl7j751HDi3l5HTb-XaeZK_d5zdWpNgTc/s320/Ike+loves+latkes.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKSp5l3zfFpa6JDh2OuMe3YOrI2JcZTxgtWEKyR-hVFgNGtjuF9XAVlhcTe13uQy_tQ8YHXgn2nKXBMxIMdvhHgcCEJ1bF9UI4epPkMuK4M0nuJk81-NwSb8eP4OlptAsSxDzKKP5yOY/s1600-h/Ike+loves+latkes.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG87A8Lno1vYh-MyoduS3ZWn2u2I6Jy7TLGjmzAvWV8hA5d-ObCKPkDrZgGaM2bzl-f1FEFbOQzT4Ll2QZeuTV_19hwmOq9OeMac8BTw6BLkewUMJikG_SfLkl8PinSJEd4wd_8HXZZk/s1600-h/Kathe+latkes.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151486448264350066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG87A8Lno1vYh-MyoduS3ZWn2u2I6Jy7TLGjmzAvWV8hA5d-ObCKPkDrZgGaM2bzl-f1FEFbOQzT4Ll2QZeuTV_19hwmOq9OeMac8BTw6BLkewUMJikG_SfLkl8PinSJEd4wd_8HXZZk/s320/Kathe+latkes.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Perhaps the best Hannukah present of all was a trip to the zoo for Zoo Lights. As is our tradition we went with Oliver and his family. It was loads of fun. It was Ike's first year, but he quickly decided that it was worth staying up late for</span>.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVudB_hpC3OTDhDHu27fwwSy9QtX1iB7vb1O_Lp-A93RBG8Qx_noLLqshXudDXA6T74CEdkozkV8I9s8XwjzK7UnGKq3ub_pMzV-jmM1fk5evMLWzoCJKNC7tCVet7jBSVBfPCSmjo43Y/s1600-h/Zoo+Lights.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151489729619364274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVudB_hpC3OTDhDHu27fwwSy9QtX1iB7vb1O_Lp-A93RBG8Qx_noLLqshXudDXA6T74CEdkozkV8I9s8XwjzK7UnGKq3ub_pMzV-jmM1fk5evMLWzoCJKNC7tCVet7jBSVBfPCSmjo43Y/s320/Zoo+Lights.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoWa7RrhjcYDnhOl1tJyJq_tzKFDG_0WXWuNm8NCskA0YRZs-ToZ0_xxR_TwHiwDZvICB0OtF32oV-vTU8j5uVRKYel_p9TUmtg2jWLALe5vpr353PVrGOkx1t7EZB4Oi06RuCy65neY/s1600-h/Zoo+Lights+2.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151490429699033538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoWa7RrhjcYDnhOl1tJyJq_tzKFDG_0WXWuNm8NCskA0YRZs-ToZ0_xxR_TwHiwDZvICB0OtF32oV-vTU8j5uVRKYel_p9TUmtg2jWLALe5vpr353PVrGOkx1t7EZB4Oi06RuCy65neY/s320/Zoo+Lights+2.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></span></span></span></p><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></span></span>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269039195082531338.post-45608911012557828162007-12-11T16:54:00.000-08:002008-01-05T21:00:54.715-08:00Lock, Stock and Two Crazy Kiddos!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqmj-p5gJa9cS2bfc3-ZR-Pnpw2wHxySWQkYA0JOb_wotyqLeufpOJwCxchYLWLq_WfKOmtObaobwSjFEb5muscadWgvAcwdp8i9d52lfZKrBZi0mdepO43Wx3ejJFNqnQWBBmxvMgxs/s1600-h/kookykids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143194234758129474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqmj-p5gJa9cS2bfc3-ZR-Pnpw2wHxySWQkYA0JOb_wotyqLeufpOJwCxchYLWLq_WfKOmtObaobwSjFEb5muscadWgvAcwdp8i9d52lfZKrBZi0mdepO43Wx3ejJFNqnQWBBmxvMgxs/s200/kookykids.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">After much coaxing, we have finally accepted the fact that you need more Blumklotz, so we've decided to set up this here blog. Over the coming months we promise to try our best to keep you abreast of the goings on of our little family. We'll try to stay current and we hope to keep you entertained. Here's our first shot - Kathe and Isaac's response to the holiday season!</span>Arynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559489348274191576noreply@blogger.com2