tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78382761872536478282012-01-30T21:12:05.849-08:00M, J, Lucy, and now Oliver!Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.comBlogger3191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-91470260468116061812012-01-30T21:04:00.000-08:002012-01-30T21:12:05.868-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_uHKQbUowDk/Tyd3OzVEQbI/AAAAAAAAAKc/B4vgU6VeVD0/s1600/Lucy1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_uHKQbUowDk/Tyd3OzVEQbI/AAAAAAAAAKc/B4vgU6VeVD0/s320/Lucy1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703658549268464050" /></a><div><span >It turns out that The Project Room is not only a good place to present art, but also an ideal children's birthday party venue!</span></div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kC4AF1mxJ7A/Tyd3Kau1lzI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/hKCsk7NdxYs/s1600/Lucy4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kC4AF1mxJ7A/Tyd3Kau1lzI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/hKCsk7NdxYs/s320/Lucy4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703658473946191666" /></a></div><div>Crown-making was one activity...</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zQf84cyYv84/Tyd3Gerh6cI/AAAAAAAAAKE/1RadHRRDz9w/s1600/Lucy6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zQf84cyYv84/Tyd3Gerh6cI/AAAAAAAAAKE/1RadHRRDz9w/s320/Lucy6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703658406286584258" /></a></div><div>...and eating cupcakes was another </div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hb3xXoMTWis/Tyd3BzrVtSI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/ECwGZ1lrzEQ/s1600/Lucy3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hb3xXoMTWis/Tyd3BzrVtSI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/ECwGZ1lrzEQ/s320/Lucy3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703658326023583010" /></a></div><div>The Layin' Around Brothers* enjoy a moment of reflection</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RXblv7AdMI/Tyd2-Gr3IMI/AAAAAAAAAJs/KRVHlwQ2FHQ/s1600/Lucy2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RXblv7AdMI/Tyd2-Gr3IMI/AAAAAAAAAJs/KRVHlwQ2FHQ/s320/Lucy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703658262406570178" /></a><br /></div><div>Some of the crew during a break from the dance floor</div><div>*Papa and Bubs named themselves this in honor of their love of doing- well, not much.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-9147026046811606181?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-40053370082602330052011-11-01T20:22:00.000-07:002011-11-01T20:27:47.288-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bOc8iyLHg3s/TrC4Lf2UBQI/AAAAAAAAAIs/Pkyh_ZlQi7o/s1600/hallowenn4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bOc8iyLHg3s/TrC4Lf2UBQI/AAAAAAAAAIs/Pkyh_ZlQi7o/s320/hallowenn4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670234438526829826" /></a><div>Two fairies and two elves, ready for some candy!</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bOc8iyLHg3s/TrC4Lf2UBQI/AAAAAAAAAIs/Pkyh_ZlQi7o/s1600/hallowenn4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7a71LLLpKL4/TrC4HOdpVHI/AAAAAAAAAIg/H8b08pAB9xk/s1600/hallowenn5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7a71LLLpKL4/TrC4HOdpVHI/AAAAAAAAAIg/H8b08pAB9xk/s320/hallowenn5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670234365140489330" /></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7a71LLLpKL4/TrC4HOdpVHI/AAAAAAAAAIg/H8b08pAB9xk/s1600/hallowenn5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-i9y6T92kM/TrC4CgA8k0I/AAAAAAAAAIU/Pp9tyd5yw80/s1600/hallowenn1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-i9y6T92kM/TrC4CgA8k0I/AAAAAAAAAIU/Pp9tyd5yw80/s320/hallowenn1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670234283952608066" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-i9y6T92kM/TrC4CgA8k0I/AAAAAAAAAIU/Pp9tyd5yw80/s1600/hallowenn1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Our handsome elves walking through the neighborhood<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_B4LpjZM2Io/TrC33PWXYYI/AAAAAAAAAII/1FGushV_rdM/s1600/hallowenn2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_B4LpjZM2Io/TrC33PWXYYI/AAAAAAAAAII/1FGushV_rdM/s320/hallowenn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670234090500481410" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_B4LpjZM2Io/TrC33PWXYYI/AAAAAAAAAII/1FGushV_rdM/s1600/hallowenn2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The "pumpkin fairy" with two "nosy grandparents" ( their title, not mine!)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0WnGEssh5HU/TrC3vgpSQlI/AAAAAAAAAH8/QBkCJijrEl4/s1600/hallowenn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0WnGEssh5HU/TrC3vgpSQlI/AAAAAAAAAH8/QBkCJijrEl4/s320/hallowenn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670233957704286802" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4005337008260233005?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-2271784351102637512011-09-07T14:31:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:32:31.208-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kj0oQ5tc174/Tmfi5gXh8hI/AAAAAAAAAH0/_foaANMnQ1U/s1600/Smile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kj0oQ5tc174/Tmfi5gXh8hI/AAAAAAAAAH0/_foaANMnQ1U/s320/Smile.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649733735128625682" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-227178435110263751?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-85362713687802891082011-09-05T19:45:00.001-07:002011-09-05T19:52:47.321-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x1_0jIMHwa4/TmWKYNCuc6I/AAAAAAAAAHs/rRqLN4940QE/s1600/CB3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x1_0jIMHwa4/TmWKYNCuc6I/AAAAAAAAAHs/rRqLN4940QE/s320/CB3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649073456028742562" /></a><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x1_0jIMHwa4/TmWKYNCuc6I/AAAAAAAAAHs/rRqLN4940QE/s1600/CB3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>A warning that Chicken did not do anything normal in any of these photos, starting with this one...</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j2DmctIlULY/TmWKUtXdVOI/AAAAAAAAAHk/KLKiKBl6xAE/s1600/CB9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j2DmctIlULY/TmWKUtXdVOI/AAAAAAAAAHk/KLKiKBl6xAE/s320/CB9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649073395986158818" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j2DmctIlULY/TmWKUtXdVOI/AAAAAAAAAHk/KLKiKBl6xAE/s1600/CB9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Road trip!</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJNx1Odls9g/TmWKPgbv-oI/AAAAAAAAAHc/5AqY1uOnA6Y/s1600/CB8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJNx1Odls9g/TmWKPgbv-oI/AAAAAAAAAHc/5AqY1uOnA6Y/s320/CB8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649073306615151234" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJNx1Odls9g/TmWKPgbv-oI/AAAAAAAAAHc/5AqY1uOnA6Y/s1600/CB8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Buried in sand!</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CFOaBwvy6Iw/TmWKISNAq-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/oTJik_ib_d0/s1600/CB7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CFOaBwvy6Iw/TmWKISNAq-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/oTJik_ib_d0/s320/CB7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649073182536149986" /></a></div><div>Eating at a restaurant!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CFOaBwvy6Iw/TmWKISNAq-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/oTJik_ib_d0/s1600/CB7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1txrneftONs/TmWKD2n4K5I/AAAAAAAAAHM/OxuWjqzXRr4/s1600/CB10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1txrneftONs/TmWKD2n4K5I/AAAAAAAAAHM/OxuWjqzXRr4/s320/CB10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649073106413169554" /></a></div><div>Papa and Bubs chillin' in our beach cottage</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1txrneftONs/TmWKD2n4K5I/AAAAAAAAAHM/OxuWjqzXRr4/s1600/CB10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e9Gf67slnCM/TmWJ1mH2xiI/AAAAAAAAAHE/b2yt2SYTt-8/s1600/CB4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e9Gf67slnCM/TmWJ1mH2xiI/AAAAAAAAAHE/b2yt2SYTt-8/s320/CB4.jpg" border="0" alt="" 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catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6v0QO937_w/TmWJr1m6vtI/AAAAAAAAAG0/2YGrMCBSRi0/s320/CB6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649072693823848146" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6v0QO937_w/TmWJr1m6vtI/AAAAAAAAAG0/2YGrMCBSRi0/s1600/CB6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Dropping sand on Papa's head!</div><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rB5Wkaj1Xo/TmWJm0jWSuI/AAAAAAAAAGs/YtHD3pUnIpQ/s1600/CB5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rB5Wkaj1Xo/TmWJm0jWSuI/AAAAAAAAAGs/YtHD3pUnIpQ/s320/CB5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649072607641094882" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rB5Wkaj1Xo/TmWJm0jWSuI/AAAAAAAAAGs/YtHD3pUnIpQ/s1600/CB5.jpg" onblur="try 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bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Deb97b419331b4875%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D31133667B21A8EA1DCE46B15D15F340CCDD4D75B.6D990003C26FBC779A7C9D2F72335C9E3F614EFE%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Deb97b419331b4875%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DbM3zsv2N9ik19fQDvRYqY-SmP0Q&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-1100022687302275632?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-76433143276462678922011-06-30T16:08:00.001-07:002011-06-30T16:18:07.699-07:00<div>These photos are in random order, but you can totally tell which ones are most recent by how much older he looks!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aHW76T2UZvs/Tg0Dzi5NSJI/AAAAAAAAAF4/uQ8EtgcJnpU/s1600/O5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aHW76T2UZvs/Tg0Dzi5NSJI/AAAAAAAAAF4/uQ8EtgcJnpU/s320/O5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624155693730580626" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQHx1MM19fo/Tg0DeHThBaI/AAAAAAAAAFw/VYb79bZWkxA/s1600/O3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQHx1MM19fo/Tg0DeHThBaI/AAAAAAAAAFw/VYb79bZWkxA/s320/O3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624155325547480482" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fySxhYlEcvw/Tg0DaLV7zVI/AAAAAAAAAFo/Rp2iDquDEbQ/s1600/O2.jpg" onblur="try 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src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o8vQu74P_pM/Tg0CTKoPlWI/AAAAAAAAAFY/GWia0bAImus/s320/photo-132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624154037949535586" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QfVCmVwEHXI/Tg0CKzg52hI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/hGCffxYLmdk/s1600/Thinking.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QfVCmVwEHXI/Tg0CKzg52hI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/hGCffxYLmdk/s320/Thinking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624153894305782290" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2zgeoRut5iQ/Tg0CG9usMDI/AAAAAAAAAFI/uKMTCDflyf0/s1600/TPR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2zgeoRut5iQ/Tg0CG9usMDI/AAAAAAAAAFI/uKMTCDflyf0/s320/TPR.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624153828328484914" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eQFO9wwcpB0/Tg0CCAhigSI/AAAAAAAAAFA/m7mYL6-pp5A/s1600/WMommy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eQFO9wwcpB0/Tg0CCAhigSI/AAAAAAAAAFA/m7mYL6-pp5A/s320/WMommy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624153743179284770" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7643314327646267892?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-76866219609891260332011-06-17T12:50:00.001-07:002011-06-19T09:32:04.046-07:00<div>Oliver Smith Van Nostrand</div><div>Born June 14, 4:18am</div><div>8 lbs, 10oz </div><div>20 inches</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bkHUAafj2f4/Tfuxs0gn05I/AAAAAAAAAE4/BlmmlB9cQag/s1600/baby13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bkHUAafj2f4/Tfuxs0gn05I/AAAAAAAAAE4/BlmmlB9cQag/s320/baby13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619280343642657682" /></a><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bkHUAafj2f4/Tfuxs0gn05I/AAAAAAAAAE4/BlmmlB9cQag/s1600/baby13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsB3Onf69Zc/TfuxE20ktMI/AAAAAAAAAEo/VuvqIdtiE9w/s1600/baby1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsB3Onf69Zc/TfuxE20ktMI/AAAAAAAAAEo/VuvqIdtiE9w/s320/baby1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619279657068442818" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FsB3Onf69Zc/TfuxE20ktMI/AAAAAAAAAEo/VuvqIdtiE9w/s1600/baby1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1fMlWNxSqxM/TfuwwBFXHhI/AAAAAAAAAEg/nvpVtsxRdJk/s1600/baby2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1fMlWNxSqxM/TfuwwBFXHhI/AAAAAAAAAEg/nvpVtsxRdJk/s320/baby2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619279299045957138" /></a><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1fMlWNxSqxM/TfuwwBFXHhI/AAAAAAAAAEg/nvpVtsxRdJk/s1600/baby2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9ad0YpZNONQ/Tfuwn3hrdGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/36WUYkvBH98/s1600/baby3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9ad0YpZNONQ/Tfuwn3hrdGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/36WUYkvBH98/s320/baby3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619279159041422434" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9ad0YpZNONQ/Tfuwn3hrdGI/AAAAAAAAAEY/36WUYkvBH98/s1600/baby3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5xkLNsc_kJU/TfuwegHbVJI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/bUaL2fb_8ls/s1600/baby10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5xkLNsc_kJU/TfuwegHbVJI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/bUaL2fb_8ls/s320/baby10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278998138475666" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Many more photos to come!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7686621960989126033?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-42367830324212487642011-06-09T09:15:00.000-07:002011-06-09T09:24:07.616-07:00<div>This is an annual celebration in which the children who are heading off to kindergarten take part in a special ceremony. Chicken was there to show her support and take part in circle time. And yes, she dresses herself these days in case you were wondering...</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AFoUbZ1hWgE/TfDypgmTZuI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZJG7sWRpTiY/s1600/Log_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AFoUbZ1hWgE/TfDypgmTZuI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZJG7sWRpTiY/s320/Log_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616255530270156514" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AFoUbZ1hWgE/TfDypgmTZuI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZJG7sWRpTiY/s1600/Log_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>The boy next to her (Gus) is sort of her apprentice- she tried really hard to get him to do all the right motions. I think this was the moment when they were singing about a tower and she said, "Gus, I don't see your tower!"<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mhGh13ozWQ8/TfDyhy0SGiI/AAAAAAAAADw/bOpgobSA6ec/s1600/Log_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mhGh13ozWQ8/TfDyhy0SGiI/AAAAAAAAADw/bOpgobSA6ec/s320/Log_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616255397721676322" /></a><br /><br /><div>This video didn't come out very well, but here it is anyway:</div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-e556212407b7b97a" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3De556212407b7b97a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5E7FC744678B4863FA4921FD208A58A218D35166.34495204330C577DD377C22EE45EBEF7B93AF7A5%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3De556212407b7b97a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DYgymUBCfbY3y33EGwq0233LX9sw&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3De556212407b7b97a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5E7FC744678B4863FA4921FD208A58A218D35166.34495204330C577DD377C22EE45EBEF7B93AF7A5%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3De556212407b7b97a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DYgymUBCfbY3y33EGwq0233LX9sw&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4236783032421248764?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-8060488506228943412011-06-07T15:31:00.000-07:002011-06-07T15:39:29.573-07:00<div>Chicken wanted to do a photo booth photo by herself the other day, and this is what she came up with- very Warhol I thought, especially with the face paint adding some drama:</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSXqyLaq9cA/Te6n-dzGyGI/AAAAAAAAADo/6dDkv61qx1g/s1600/PhotoStripfinal.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 76px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSXqyLaq9cA/Te6n-dzGyGI/AAAAAAAAADo/6dDkv61qx1g/s320/PhotoStripfinal.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615610476970297442" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DSXqyLaq9cA/Te6n-dzGyGI/AAAAAAAAADo/6dDkv61qx1g/s1600/PhotoStripfinal.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Andy Warhol, circa 1963<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MM9v6wNlZ7g/Te6nGDQJN0I/AAAAAAAAADg/u14KrRPlrAI/s1600/1998.1.2749.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 62px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MM9v6wNlZ7g/Te6nGDQJN0I/AAAAAAAAADg/u14KrRPlrAI/s320/1998.1.2749.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615609507771660098" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-806048850622894341?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-65441777492079296462011-05-23T15:10:00.000-07:002011-05-23T15:31:44.763-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXR-J8pa2AU/TdrfcqqKTWI/AAAAAAAAADM/31EmJ47uSbk/s1600/IMG_8040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXR-J8pa2AU/TdrfcqqKTWI/AAAAAAAAADM/31EmJ47uSbk/s320/IMG_8040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041969423830370" /></a><div>Here it is under wraps, awaiting its new owner...</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sXR-J8pa2AU/TdrfcqqKTWI/AAAAAAAAADM/31EmJ47uSbk/s1600/IMG_8040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFnN5cts7cI/TdrfWDmOzuI/AAAAAAAAADE/lseTmH0FlvI/s1600/IMG_8045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFnN5cts7cI/TdrfWDmOzuI/AAAAAAAAADE/lseTmH0FlvI/s320/IMG_8045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041855859150562" /></a></div><div>The reaction after she peeks under the paper and sees what it is</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFnN5cts7cI/TdrfWDmOzuI/AAAAAAAAADE/lseTmH0FlvI/s1600/IMG_8045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nzsM7wJOgTk/TdrfPYqGJ4I/AAAAAAAAAC8/_Q1XltBDKJo/s1600/IMG_8053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nzsM7wJOgTk/TdrfPYqGJ4I/AAAAAAAAAC8/_Q1XltBDKJo/s320/IMG_8053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041741253420930" /></a></div><div>YAY</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nzsM7wJOgTk/TdrfPYqGJ4I/AAAAAAAAAC8/_Q1XltBDKJo/s1600/IMG_8053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-29eUUfkoy5k/TdrfJUBC3vI/AAAAAAAAAC0/jvvphcJqdy0/s1600/IMG_8059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-29eUUfkoy5k/TdrfJUBC3vI/AAAAAAAAAC0/jvvphcJqdy0/s320/IMG_8059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041636928282354" /></a></div><div>A moment of serene reflection before the first ride </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-29eUUfkoy5k/TdrfJUBC3vI/AAAAAAAAAC0/jvvphcJqdy0/s1600/IMG_8059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pJhxVQLExOI/Tdre8sx52AI/AAAAAAAAACs/f1SMgQoG1QE/s1600/IMG_8071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pJhxVQLExOI/Tdre8sx52AI/AAAAAAAAACs/f1SMgQoG1QE/s320/IMG_8071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041420237363202" /></a></div><div>Mommy and Chicken accompany their giant smiles on the way to the park</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pJhxVQLExOI/Tdre8sx52AI/AAAAAAAAACs/f1SMgQoG1QE/s1600/IMG_8071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abFSFlqZbDk/Tdre1YSLZ1I/AAAAAAAAACk/shVaAvcVOgQ/s1600/IMG_8074.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abFSFlqZbDk/Tdre1YSLZ1I/AAAAAAAAACk/shVaAvcVOgQ/s320/IMG_8074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041294476502866" /></a></div><div>Chatting with strangers along the way</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-abFSFlqZbDk/Tdre1YSLZ1I/AAAAAAAAACk/shVaAvcVOgQ/s1600/IMG_8074.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lGnGlui1WMk/Tdrenyd2JhI/AAAAAAAAACc/TnboC3IAKVA/s1600/IMG_8075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lGnGlui1WMk/Tdrenyd2JhI/AAAAAAAAACc/TnboC3IAKVA/s320/IMG_8075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610041060986594834" /></a><br /></div><div>And a very brief ride by clown-in-training, Papa</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6544177749207929646?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-72180368620771735582011-05-17T15:14:00.001-07:002011-05-17T15:16:57.865-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2gFasYpYVDs/TdLzs60RxQI/AAAAAAAAACU/gKX4v_UYn-4/s1600/FH-110428-JVN-4005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2gFasYpYVDs/TdLzs60RxQI/AAAAAAAAACU/gKX4v_UYn-4/s320/FH-110428-JVN-4005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607812439058007298" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kB5hokZzsAA/TdLzlX3CxSI/AAAAAAAAACM/d3j8gdYxDB4/s1600/FH-110428-JVN-4006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kB5hokZzsAA/TdLzlX3CxSI/AAAAAAAAACM/d3j8gdYxDB4/s320/FH-110428-JVN-4006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607812309415281954" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NmiFo-3aE2Y/TdLzdfWA6aI/AAAAAAAAACE/0Pohwwa3bAk/s1600/FH-110428-JVN-4012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NmiFo-3aE2Y/TdLzdfWA6aI/AAAAAAAAACE/0Pohwwa3bAk/s320/FH-110428-JVN-4012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607812173985278370" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Photos by Frank Huster (www.frankhuster.com)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7218036862077173558?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-64338628043416323302011-05-12T11:13:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:35:35.185-07:00<div>The Chicken participated in TWO May Day Celebrations at two different schools. Here she is in both!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6cmSuSiXZm4/TcwkOe3UruI/AAAAAAAAAB8/7Z3ERSBy0E0/s1600/MayDay1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6cmSuSiXZm4/TcwkOe3UruI/AAAAAAAAAB8/7Z3ERSBy0E0/s320/MayDay1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605895467391299298" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ne89IeYOFzg/TcwjyE3SRgI/AAAAAAAAABs/huS5LfvkmFM/s1600/MayDay5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ne89IeYOFzg/TcwjyE3SRgI/AAAAAAAAABs/huS5LfvkmFM/s320/MayDay5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605894979375482370" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeVRMsjf4xQ/TcwjteU5i9I/AAAAAAAAABk/tmSbAb85Pd8/s1600/MayDay4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeVRMsjf4xQ/TcwjteU5i9I/AAAAAAAAABk/tmSbAb85Pd8/s320/MayDay4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605894900311231442" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1DHiNqRxzlY/TcwjkYJPN9I/AAAAAAAAABc/Inj_tU9cNE4/s1600/MayDay2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1DHiNqRxzlY/TcwjkYJPN9I/AAAAAAAAABc/Inj_tU9cNE4/s320/MayDay2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605894744032884690" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6433862804341632330?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-83067094356996661402011-05-08T07:08:00.001-07:002011-05-08T07:10:38.571-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-8d5aa4a32a5c7b11" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D8d5aa4a32a5c7b11%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4A914CDAEB9C45155891291CE5F07DB0DCC1DFA2.53A5566BBF791EBCFEC86331EED2B2513E38339B%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D8d5aa4a32a5c7b11%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Df_5OlT7qbsDuwR9YNfwiDc2Rbvc&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D8d5aa4a32a5c7b11%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4A914CDAEB9C45155891291CE5F07DB0DCC1DFA2.53A5566BBF791EBCFEC86331EED2B2513E38339B%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D8d5aa4a32a5c7b11%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Df_5OlT7qbsDuwR9YNfwiDc2Rbvc&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b02ed3eaa4a67324" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db02ed3eaa4a67324%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6C19E265D44E30E61059898C3EDBFF25261AEA41.6033E1F3F028B29E02B6960BD22A597FA8BB611E%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db02ed3eaa4a67324%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DEkao_aGGPN_u5O_J5IEbaiZMsCI&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v1.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db02ed3eaa4a67324%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6C19E265D44E30E61059898C3EDBFF25261AEA41.6033E1F3F028B29E02B6960BD22A597FA8BB611E%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db02ed3eaa4a67324%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DEkao_aGGPN_u5O_J5IEbaiZMsCI&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8306709435699666140?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-5669048903168364092011-04-30T18:42:00.001-07:002011-04-30T18:47:06.448-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZD7gNGkwyGc/Tby6-5GhMjI/AAAAAAAAABU/85DOY_F_32Q/s1600/Discovery.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZD7gNGkwyGc/Tby6-5GhMjI/AAAAAAAAABU/85DOY_F_32Q/s320/Discovery.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601557626184872498" /></a><div>Grandma Marion visit and Discovery Park!</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZD7gNGkwyGc/Tby6-5GhMjI/AAAAAAAAABU/85DOY_F_32Q/s1600/Discovery.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbUxTUNSGxs/Tby67pgyy6I/AAAAAAAAABM/SfSwCo6_CGg/s1600/ChildrensMuseum.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbUxTUNSGxs/Tby67pgyy6I/AAAAAAAAABM/SfSwCo6_CGg/s320/ChildrensMuseum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601557570460502946" /></a></div><div>The Children's Museum!</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qbUxTUNSGxs/Tby67pgyy6I/AAAAAAAAABM/SfSwCo6_CGg/s1600/ChildrensMuseum.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wu24CNmTiOk/Tby63gWxYBI/AAAAAAAAABE/c9_kcaYA6XM/s1600/Swim.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wu24CNmTiOk/Tby63gWxYBI/AAAAAAAAABE/c9_kcaYA6XM/s320/Swim.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601557499283070994" /></a></div><div>Swimming with Papa!</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wu24CNmTiOk/Tby63gWxYBI/AAAAAAAAABE/c9_kcaYA6XM/s1600/Swim.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9iRMZhKiA_0/Tby60C4R9yI/AAAAAAAAAA8/_pDxTWFqYnc/s1600/Facepaint.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9iRMZhKiA_0/Tby60C4R9yI/AAAAAAAAAA8/_pDxTWFqYnc/s320/Facepaint.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601557439830947618" /></a></div><div>Facepainting!</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9iRMZhKiA_0/Tby60C4R9yI/AAAAAAAAAA8/_pDxTWFqYnc/s1600/Facepaint.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tdhZyU07Lh8/Tby6viz49FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/qRuaX5RMxCc/s1600/ProjectRoom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tdhZyU07Lh8/Tby6viz49FI/AAAAAAAAAA0/qRuaX5RMxCc/s320/ProjectRoom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601557362503119954" /></a><br /></div><div>The Project Room!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-566904890316836409?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988192576545103715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-91634895461519525802011-04-21T14:27:00.000-07:002011-04-21T14:31:18.974-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EHZRAoL6MkU/TbCh9b7lmnI/AAAAAAAACMk/FP56glpLWGY/s1600/Glasses1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EHZRAoL6MkU/TbCh9b7lmnI/AAAAAAAACMk/FP56glpLWGY/s400/Glasses1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598152413663304306" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95UytXMTAN8/TbCh6OIujeI/AAAAAAAACMc/DjMzzJhzT24/s1600/glasses2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95UytXMTAN8/TbCh6OIujeI/AAAAAAAACMc/DjMzzJhzT24/s400/glasses2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598152358420712930" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtOCLQ7y6H4/TbCh1C-mN_I/AAAAAAAACMU/5Hrexxvn1ts/s1600/glasses3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtOCLQ7y6H4/TbCh1C-mN_I/AAAAAAAACMU/5Hrexxvn1ts/s400/glasses3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598152269526087666" /></a><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtOCLQ7y6H4/TbCh1C-mN_I/AAAAAAAACMU/5Hrexxvn1ts/s1600/glasses3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LguciCj11z8/TbChxQemR5I/AAAAAAAACMM/z4bDfzVitJ8/s1600/elton.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LguciCj11z8/TbChxQemR5I/AAAAAAAACMM/z4bDfzVitJ8/s400/elton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598152204430493586" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-9163489546151952580?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-12195368481362212402011-04-06T14:02:00.000-07:002011-04-06T14:03:55.932-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-931e1675b0d12c91" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D931e1675b0d12c91%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6F11A78680E1EE54F8D29CD1378E07B8912C50A6.6966BDC5DA7055C58ED3B14DFF85BA65D21F5257%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D931e1675b0d12c91%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D7sPQ6aLxc1hC4ypAmsliw3X5AWs&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D931e1675b0d12c91%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6F11A78680E1EE54F8D29CD1378E07B8912C50A6.6966BDC5DA7055C58ED3B14DFF85BA65D21F5257%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D931e1675b0d12c91%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D7sPQ6aLxc1hC4ypAmsliw3X5AWs&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div>Chicken loves eating all kinds of things with chopsticks. Here she is during a quiet moment with a bowl of noodles...</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-1219536848136221240?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-20031975729323270242011-03-26T19:21:00.001-07:002011-03-26T19:26:53.000-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-it3QJSmHP2c/TY6f7MALrJI/AAAAAAAACME/FUUda2ihauU/s1600/MJ2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-it3QJSmHP2c/TY6f7MALrJI/AAAAAAAACME/FUUda2ihauU/s400/MJ2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588580026796453010" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, you read correctly: fifteen years ago today, J and Smitty declared their love for each other and for matching 1996 fashion.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-2003197572932327024?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-88058627399047125812011-03-26T16:06:00.001-07:002011-03-26T16:10:06.229-07:00<div>GG (aka Uncle Greg) took Chicken to Gasworks Park yesterday to meet up with a lovely little girl named Maya- here are some of his photos!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-INDclXGKCgM/TY5xxaGWiAI/AAAAAAAACL0/7-bmFDQlnjM/s1600/GG2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-INDclXGKCgM/TY5xxaGWiAI/AAAAAAAACL0/7-bmFDQlnjM/s400/GG2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588529281246857218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qkf0Dx-Dh3c/TY5xuZzDW0I/AAAAAAAACLs/VwX1q2kHUA0/s1600/GG1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qkf0Dx-Dh3c/TY5xuZzDW0I/AAAAAAAACLs/VwX1q2kHUA0/s400/GG1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588529229626301250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6cwMQqJlTEc/TY5xmnK4lNI/AAAAAAAACLk/qwSS9YGKYvs/s1600/GG3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6cwMQqJlTEc/TY5xmnK4lNI/AAAAAAAACLk/qwSS9YGKYvs/s400/GG3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588529095776965842" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8805862739904712581?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-34854973846991836252011-03-14T11:12:00.000-07:002011-03-14T11:21:57.664-07:00<div><div>I just got this today from good friend Amelia: Lucy and Asher in Central Park- August, 2009</div><div>Look at Chicken take the initiative!</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QTu3cX5k4eE/TX5ck2ichXI/AAAAAAAACLc/TqKxm5Szk0k/s1600/LucyAshy2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QTu3cX5k4eE/TX5ck2ichXI/AAAAAAAACLc/TqKxm5Szk0k/s400/LucyAshy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584002376171029874" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nGoUrEKoo1A/TX5a3Jd-ecI/AAAAAAAACLU/xhxt4uKG40c/s1600/LucyAsh.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nGoUrEKoo1A/TX5a3Jd-ecI/AAAAAAAACLU/xhxt4uKG40c/s400/LucyAsh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584000491466947010" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3485497384699183625?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-50058555587823349402011-03-10T20:29:00.001-08:002011-03-10T20:33:16.799-08:00<div>Chicken has the honor of being a flower girl in Tim &amp; Willow's upcoming wedding. Today she tried on her dress!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRbuNask3yg/TXmlbYpiY0I/AAAAAAAACLM/wh7YRKcPmXE/s1600/flowergirl3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRbuNask3yg/TXmlbYpiY0I/AAAAAAAACLM/wh7YRKcPmXE/s400/flowergirl3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582675102994162498" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRbuNask3yg/TXmlbYpiY0I/AAAAAAAACLM/wh7YRKcPmXE/s1600/flowergirl3.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v_2xDDFo0UA/TXmlU-FgYLI/AAAAAAAACLE/laBoK-O4b1I/s1600/Flowergirl1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v_2xDDFo0UA/TXmlU-FgYLI/AAAAAAAACLE/laBoK-O4b1I/s400/Flowergirl1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582674992784498866" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-824446b7d96b7af1" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v17.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D824446b7d96b7af1%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D779F91E466D0EBF3579C9CF93030BDA64DE6F6A2.1A998A041FF7EF453C8459CC22B44166CA085C9%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D824446b7d96b7af1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DcMDfYd5fxiox4Dwdw7q6BxTpjIU&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v17.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D824446b7d96b7af1%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225967%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D779F91E466D0EBF3579C9CF93030BDA64DE6F6A2.1A998A041FF7EF453C8459CC22B44166CA085C9%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D824446b7d96b7af1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DcMDfYd5fxiox4Dwdw7q6BxTpjIU&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-5005855558782334940?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-15470032035817339812011-03-03T20:20:00.001-08:002011-03-03T20:33:16.036-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqdo531sa3g/TXBqwrpkJyI/AAAAAAAACK8/Do9z6xXtxu4/s1600/Sf10.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqdo531sa3g/TXBqwrpkJyI/AAAAAAAACK8/Do9z6xXtxu4/s400/Sf10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580077322895370018" /></a><div>Thanks to Lucy's grandparents Davi and Dapa who stayed home with The Chicken, we took a three-day alone trip to San Francisco- it was filled with things we don't usually experience: like winter sun and good sleep!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqdo531sa3g/TXBqwrpkJyI/AAAAAAAACK8/Do9z6xXtxu4/s1600/Sf10.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1ScM5BMOBNg/TXBqDa5ntoI/AAAAAAAACK0/e1Kj917aamE/s1600/Sf4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1ScM5BMOBNg/TXBqDa5ntoI/AAAAAAAACK0/e1Kj917aamE/s400/Sf4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580076545305196162" /></a><div>Old friends reunion!</div><div>Evan (from Lexington!) and Kamila, Smitty, Jimmy, Rach (from GW!), Jess, Jamal (hiding- from Piscataway!) and Jessica. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1ScM5BMOBNg/TXBqDa5ntoI/AAAAAAAACK0/e1Kj917aamE/s1600/Sf4.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N9_70Hz4TGw/TXBp6btDfxI/AAAAAAAACKs/JzLz0hQzMLY/s1600/SF1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N9_70Hz4TGw/TXBp6btDfxI/AAAAAAAACKs/JzLz0hQzMLY/s400/SF1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580076390902103826" /></a><div>Rach and J.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N9_70Hz4TGw/TXBp6btDfxI/AAAAAAAACKs/JzLz0hQzMLY/s1600/SF1.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOCxX1C3gis/TXBpy8GLdMI/AAAAAAAACKk/Hn9NlsCAfLE/s1600/SF2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOCxX1C3gis/TXBpy8GLdMI/AAAAAAAACKk/Hn9NlsCAfLE/s400/SF2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580076262158464194" /></a><div>Kamila and Smitty</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOCxX1C3gis/TXBpy8GLdMI/AAAAAAAACKk/Hn9NlsCAfLE/s1600/SF2.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGHRQK0CFCU/TXBpgIMOd8I/AAAAAAAACKc/OfZxeDkNDs8/s1600/120Pierce.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGHRQK0CFCU/TXBpgIMOd8I/AAAAAAAACKc/OfZxeDkNDs8/s400/120Pierce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580075938987538370" /></a><div>Every visit to SF must include a trip to 120 Pierce, where </div><div>Taryn and I lived for two crazy years...</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OeumCGpmJz8/TXBpPu0nb8I/AAAAAAAACKU/FoOQY5OmYmQ/s1600/Sf7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OeumCGpmJz8/TXBpPu0nb8I/AAAAAAAACKU/FoOQY5OmYmQ/s400/Sf7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580075657299718082" /></a><div>And outside Taryn's old bedroom!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OeumCGpmJz8/TXBpPu0nb8I/AAAAAAAACKU/FoOQY5OmYmQ/s1600/Sf7.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa7CoDIcgSU/TXBpA3Iq1WI/AAAAAAAACKM/NbOruShcO_4/s1600/SF8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa7CoDIcgSU/TXBpA3Iq1WI/AAAAAAAACKM/NbOruShcO_4/s400/SF8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580075401833272674" /></a><div>Showing the belly in Golden Gate Park</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa7CoDIcgSU/TXBpA3Iq1WI/AAAAAAAACKM/NbOruShcO_4/s1600/SF8.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wAyn1YV2prU/TXBowJZpSXI/AAAAAAAACKE/P7C7orq_Ucc/s1600/SFfriends.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wAyn1YV2prU/TXBowJZpSXI/AAAAAAAACKE/P7C7orq_Ucc/s400/SFfriends.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580075114678536562" /></a><br /><div>Another photo of our group... hope to see you guys again soon!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-1547003203581733981?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-74029773684192155522011-02-16T14:03:00.000-08:002011-02-16T14:49:58.673-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DhU_GHdV65I/TVxKU93OYlI/AAAAAAAACJ8/gKpRIwB4Z9A/s1600/Reever1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DhU_GHdV65I/TVxKU93OYlI/AAAAAAAACJ8/gKpRIwB4Z9A/s400/Reever1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574412162841862738" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DhU_GHdV65I/TVxKU93OYlI/AAAAAAAACJ8/gKpRIwB4Z9A/s1600/Reever1.jpg"></a>Reever and Chicken posing in front of the custom wooden gnome furniture he made- amazing!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DhU_GHdV65I/TVxKU93OYlI/AAAAAAAACJ8/gKpRIwB4Z9A/s1600/Reever1.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Jza65uzRmo/TVxKHbykTrI/AAAAAAAACJ0/q2-EHSXnfwM/s1600/Reever2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Jza65uzRmo/TVxKHbykTrI/AAAAAAAACJ0/q2-EHSXnfwM/s400/Reever2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574411930357223090" /></a><div>The Grandpa/Chicken art studio was constantly in business!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Jza65uzRmo/TVxKHbykTrI/AAAAAAAACJ0/q2-EHSXnfwM/s1600/Reever2.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cXOjyXTEbUo/TVxJ8IR-0zI/AAAAAAAACJs/BC3zaUnMFsk/s1600/Reever3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cXOjyXTEbUo/TVxJ8IR-0zI/AAAAAAAACJs/BC3zaUnMFsk/s400/Reever3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574411736141714226" /></a><br /><div>Decorating Grandpa's birthday cake</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7402977368419215552?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-47976979704155671622011-01-30T19:59:00.000-08:002011-01-30T20:09:34.521-08:00<div>Lucy's Birthday party was everything she wished for: lots of friends, lots of cake, and lots of gymnastics! Here she is showing some of her moves...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0dc6HuuI/AAAAAAAACJg/GrtFmnLCVyQ/s1600/Bday2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0dc6HuuI/AAAAAAAACJg/GrtFmnLCVyQ/s400/Bday2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195669871016674" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0Z9C9unI/AAAAAAAACJY/1EeVdJSWsds/s1600/Bday1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0Z9C9unI/AAAAAAAACJY/1EeVdJSWsds/s400/Bday1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195609778567794" /></a></div><div>Kalina and Chicken</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0VPKfWWI/AAAAAAAACJQ/OsasMKXzvUo/s1600/BDay3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0VPKfWWI/AAAAAAAACJQ/OsasMKXzvUo/s400/BDay3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195528742623586" /></a></div><div>Resting after some rigorous jumping</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0VPKfWWI/AAAAAAAACJQ/OsasMKXzvUo/s1600/BDay3.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0ODqDj0I/AAAAAAAACJI/izAZYy9IiaU/s1600/BDay4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0ODqDj0I/AAAAAAAACJI/izAZYy9IiaU/s400/BDay4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195405394710338" /></a></div><div>Some of the gang: Kalina, Nate, Parker, Cash (in awesome flight suit), Kai and Isa</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0ODqDj0I/AAAAAAAACJI/izAZYy9IiaU/s1600/BDay4.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0Ip9IwhI/AAAAAAAACJA/PSpyd_xZJOI/s1600/BDay6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0Ip9IwhI/AAAAAAAACJA/PSpyd_xZJOI/s400/BDay6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195312596075026" /></a></div><div>Blowing out the candles (and clapping for herself)</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0Ip9IwhI/AAAAAAAACJA/PSpyd_xZJOI/s1600/BDay6.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0EAGVoRI/AAAAAAAACI4/VAhU_6vzL_s/s1600/BDay8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0EAGVoRI/AAAAAAAACI4/VAhU_6vzL_s/s400/BDay8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195232640901394" /></a></div><div>Everyone eating cake and popsicles</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUY0EAGVoRI/AAAAAAAACI4/VAhU_6vzL_s/s1600/BDay8.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUYz-5mOK6I/AAAAAAAACIw/8sI9xsnYi2M/s1600/BDay7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUYz-5mOK6I/AAAAAAAACIw/8sI9xsnYi2M/s400/BDay7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568195144996236194" /></a></div><div>Frosting!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TUYz-5mOK6I/AAAAAAAACIw/8sI9xsnYi2M/s1600/BDay7.jpg"></a>And some jumping...<br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-683be31b6fc1572b" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v13.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D683be31b6fc1572b%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6459C81AD461391B074199AC607B04AAE3E5F560.74FA1BC8561892ABDCC81CF47D9BD8A8F76C78BF%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D683be31b6fc1572b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DzAM1Os0UDTzucOXhqVNNgtc4yJ8&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v13.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D683be31b6fc1572b%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6459C81AD461391B074199AC607B04AAE3E5F560.74FA1BC8561892ABDCC81CF47D9BD8A8F76C78BF%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D683be31b6fc1572b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DzAM1Os0UDTzucOXhqVNNgtc4yJ8&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to everyone who came to the party!!!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4797697970415567162?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-70696286807281847822011-01-24T19:59:00.001-08:002011-01-24T20:24:29.360-08:00Since Seattle has no snow, we found some a bit north at a place called Happy Trails, run by the wonderful and spritely Happy Jack. They drive you in a horse-drawn sleigh to a sledding hill, which is outfitted like ye olde pioneer campsite, so all we needed was some food and our hot chocolate mix!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5Kz_ZfRcI/AAAAAAAACIM/aPWkwBZIlYA/s1600/Sleigh2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5Kz_ZfRcI/AAAAAAAACIM/aPWkwBZIlYA/s400/Sleigh2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565968446528636354" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5MnQDP28I/AAAAAAAACIk/fgl8_fl__o8/s400/Sleigh7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565970426683710402" /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Chicken makes a friend on the sleigh ride</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5Kz_ZfRcI/AAAAAAAACIM/aPWkwBZIlYA/s1600/Sleigh2.jpg"></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5Kz_ZfRcI/AAAAAAAACIM/aPWkwBZIlYA/s1600/Sleigh2.jpg"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5LoEKI_8I/AAAAAAAACIU/j6b2PeRw8ks/s400/Sleigh4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565969341159636930" /></div><div>This is one of the only moments that Chicken isn't cackling with laughter- she REALLY likes sledding- a lot more than she likes being in a family photo</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TT5MRxwGwuI/AAAAAAAACIc/K2NLgjExkNU/s400/Sleigh3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565970057773105890" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And some videos! 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How's your mother?<br /><br />Papa: Three books, then bed.<br />Lucy: No, five books.<br />Papa: How bout four books.<br />Lucy: How bout THREE books.<br />Papa: Deal (sucker).<br />Lucy: Deal (sucker).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3471682549113670364?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-35416737299099380332011-01-12T18:19:00.000-08:002011-01-12T18:23:37.521-08:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-5f0fabdeac529a5f" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D5f0fabdeac529a5f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D336EB7FC3C319CF0CAA2135EAD1432C536B8E7A8.505C2EA170680D133EDE14E1560D68B05D7BBF97%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D5f0fabdeac529a5f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DuNBjrZ_NfnWvh0HJFvlzhwl2_CI&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D5f0fabdeac529a5f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D336EB7FC3C319CF0CAA2135EAD1432C536B8E7A8.505C2EA170680D133EDE14E1560D68B05D7BBF97%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D5f0fabdeac529a5f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DuNBjrZ_NfnWvh0HJFvlzhwl2_CI&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3541673729909938033?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-37769994148041245402011-01-07T21:19:00.001-08:002011-01-07T21:25:44.488-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0hU4ciUI/AAAAAAAACIE/AXjPJUFwIYU/s1600/HCparty%2B001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0hU4ciUI/AAAAAAAACIE/AXjPJUFwIYU/s400/HCparty%2B001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681118390487362" /></a><div>Lucy chooses her Candy Cane Dress for the occasion (thanks, Davi &amp; Dapa!)</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0hU4ciUI/AAAAAAAACIE/AXjPJUFwIYU/s1600/HCparty%2B001.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0cbIjCEI/AAAAAAAACH8/SGe-3bvMQRs/s1600/HCparty%2B007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0cbIjCEI/AAAAAAAACH8/SGe-3bvMQRs/s400/HCparty%2B007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559681034169288770" /></a></div><div>Doing her "little teapot" impression...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0cbIjCEI/AAAAAAAACH8/SGe-3bvMQRs/s1600/HCparty%2B007.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0WvmrhRI/AAAAAAAACH0/fmGrbVlyqBw/s1600/HCparty%2B008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0WvmrhRI/AAAAAAAACH0/fmGrbVlyqBw/s400/HCparty%2B008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559680936585168146" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0WvmrhRI/AAAAAAAACH0/fmGrbVlyqBw/s1600/HCparty%2B008.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0O8E2R9I/AAAAAAAACHs/Gj41Enr_gb8/s1600/HCparty%2B012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0O8E2R9I/AAAAAAAACHs/Gj41Enr_gb8/s400/HCparty%2B012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559680802493974482" /></a></div><div>Waiting for guests to arrive...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0O8E2R9I/AAAAAAAACHs/Gj41Enr_gb8/s1600/HCparty%2B012.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0EkcD63I/AAAAAAAACHk/iwXfeEPMGjE/s1600/AmeliaJasper.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0EkcD63I/AAAAAAAACHk/iwXfeEPMGjE/s400/AmeliaJasper.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559680624350194546" /></a></div><div>Amelia and Jasper</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0EkcD63I/AAAAAAAACHk/iwXfeEPMGjE/s1600/AmeliaJasper.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0AGQ5ZcI/AAAAAAAACHc/PJzGjRlo6Pg/s1600/LucyKai.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSf0AGQ5ZcI/AAAAAAAACHc/PJzGjRlo6Pg/s400/LucyKai.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559680547530827202" /></a><br /></div><div>Kai and Lucy</div><div>We wish we had more photos of all the great friends that were there! We'll do better next time...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3776999414804124540?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-76306453000296053072011-01-05T11:32:00.000-08:002011-01-05T11:39:33.502-08:00<div>Lucy is really into this PSB show called "Sid the Science Kid." I assume this statement was from that: </div><div><br /></div><div>Mommy: "How's your pizza?"</div><div>Lucy: "Water can freeze and turn into ice, than can melt back into water, then turn to ice again. This is called Reversible Change."</div><div>Mommy: "Uh, right, I knew that..."</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7630645300029605307?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-53014075310820604232011-01-02T16:30:00.000-08:002011-01-02T17:06:45.246-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEd2zKMUWI/AAAAAAAACHU/1ISRKCPtIok/s1600/xmas4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEd2zKMUWI/AAAAAAAACHU/1ISRKCPtIok/s400/xmas4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557756242435002722" border="0" /></a><br />We had a fantastic holiday with Smiths and Van Nostrands- and it rained almost every day for two weeks, so this image of Lucy was a common sight in our neighborhood...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdvuedF_I/AAAAAAAACHM/s0gHzQz5MnU/s1600/xmas2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdvuedF_I/AAAAAAAACHM/s0gHzQz5MnU/s400/xmas2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557756120918726642" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Chris (Coo Coo Kee), gets a prime carousel viewing spot (we have so many photos of Chicken on a carusel they have been omitted here for reasons of redundancy)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdrBDezqI/AAAAAAAACHE/KGjjWQDu8ag/s1600/xmas3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdrBDezqI/AAAAAAAACHE/KGjjWQDu8ag/s400/xmas3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557756040006520482" border="0" /></a><br />Riding the beloved Monorail<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdkrxJuGI/AAAAAAAACG8/LA9RkAHEA5A/s1600/xmas5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdkrxJuGI/AAAAAAAACG8/LA9RkAHEA5A/s400/xmas5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557755931213281378" border="0" /></a><br />Baking gingerbread cookies with Uncle Chris, Grandma Marion (Dama Mooie) and Aunt Sarah (Mimi)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdZinaaII/AAAAAAAACGs/LG0f425Pyu4/s1600/xmas1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdZinaaII/AAAAAAAACGs/LG0f425Pyu4/s400/xmas1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557755739777951874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdJegYfsI/AAAAAAAACGk/hAnf48VglQo/s1600/xmas7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEdJegYfsI/AAAAAAAACGk/hAnf48VglQo/s400/xmas7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557755463796817602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcyd8iaWI/AAAAAAAACGc/roIxn7X2E28/s1600/XMas2010%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcyd8iaWI/AAAAAAAACGc/roIxn7X2E28/s400/XMas2010%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557755068509481314" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas morning: presents from Santa in foreground<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcksjtj3I/AAAAAAAACGU/3n7uKSwdRME/s1600/XMas2010%2B014.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcksjtj3I/AAAAAAAACGU/3n7uKSwdRME/s400/XMas2010%2B014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557754831913717618" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy and Papa...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcZdYqFjI/AAAAAAAACGM/Nra5rHmsjW4/s1600/XMas2010%2B016.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcZdYqFjI/AAAAAAAACGM/Nra5rHmsjW4/s400/XMas2010%2B016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557754638862259762" border="0" /></a><br />...and a Christmas Chicken<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcCdeRGMI/AAAAAAAACGE/W2kjW2ed-mE/s1600/XMas2010%2B018.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEcCdeRGMI/AAAAAAAACGE/W2kjW2ed-mE/s400/XMas2010%2B018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557754243748796610" border="0" /></a><br />An out-of-focus shot of the whole group: Papa1, Mimi, Uncle Chris, Mommy, Dama Mooie, Uncle Greg (GG)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbuxlIx4I/AAAAAAAACF8/DnhpZAllY30/s1600/xmas10.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbuxlIx4I/AAAAAAAACF8/DnhpZAllY30/s400/xmas10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557753905548937090" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy's Christmas present-opening seat<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbpFSOiMI/AAAAAAAACF0/keVWRsDFpkc/s1600/xmas8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbpFSOiMI/AAAAAAAACF0/keVWRsDFpkc/s400/xmas8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557753807759116482" border="0" /></a><br />Wearing as many gifts as possible at one time<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbhvvcezI/AAAAAAAACFs/F1BpBLCzGYA/s1600/XMas2010%2B022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbhvvcezI/AAAAAAAACFs/F1BpBLCzGYA/s400/XMas2010%2B022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557753681717001010" border="0" /></a><br />Wuhoo! Lucy asks for a conga drum and Santa delivers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbEdbZMwI/AAAAAAAACFk/4cG-WfjajTU/s1600/xmas9.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEbEdbZMwI/AAAAAAAACFk/4cG-WfjajTU/s400/xmas9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557753178584855298" border="0" /></a><br />Aunt Sarah's award-winning footwear from the Festive Sock Competition<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEa_uvsEeI/AAAAAAAACFc/iY-4kfqkadQ/s1600/xmas11.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEa_uvsEeI/AAAAAAAACFc/iY-4kfqkadQ/s400/xmas11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557753097334034914" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas Dinner in the making<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEa1h6omNI/AAAAAAAACFU/RQtpbeFDrzM/s1600/XMas2010%2B028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TSEa1h6omNI/AAAAAAAACFU/RQtpbeFDrzM/s400/XMas2010%2B028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557752922091591890" border="0" /></a><br />And a tired girl!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-5301407531082060423?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-62874612821747345922010-12-31T16:09:00.000-08:002010-12-31T16:20:57.610-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5yTi47NRI/AAAAAAAACE8/jyk0QQHX3-8/s1600/XMas2010%2B001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5yTi47NRI/AAAAAAAACE8/jyk0QQHX3-8/s400/XMas2010%2B001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557004670330418450" border="0" /></a><br />Chicken gets herself psyched for the big day<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xuciGaxI/AAAAAAAACE0/P3Avu6vHIik/s1600/XMas2010%2B002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xuciGaxI/AAAAAAAACE0/P3Avu6vHIik/s400/XMas2010%2B002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557004032968911634" border="0" /></a><br />Then she draws a picture titled "Mommy with a Baby in Her Belly"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xnMHoHBI/AAAAAAAACEs/jgekwtINrgs/s1600/XMas2010%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xnMHoHBI/AAAAAAAACEs/jgekwtINrgs/s400/XMas2010%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557003908303821842" border="0" /></a><br />Then she has her mind blown by a three-day gymnastics camp- it's like a squishy version of heaven!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xeSrdibI/AAAAAAAACEk/cRV3EuYUXo8/s1600/XMas2010%2B004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xeSrdibI/AAAAAAAACEk/cRV3EuYUXo8/s400/XMas2010%2B004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557003755445914034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xVBPqn5I/AAAAAAAACEc/FNZNHdfGVTU/s1600/XMas2010%2B006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xVBPqn5I/AAAAAAAACEc/FNZNHdfGVTU/s400/XMas2010%2B006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557003596147105682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xK-BGhKI/AAAAAAAACEU/jnukzCzdIsw/s1600/XMas2010%2B005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TR5xK-BGhKI/AAAAAAAACEU/jnukzCzdIsw/s400/XMas2010%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557003423482021026" border="0" /></a><br />I'm squinting from the glare of my gymnastical awesomeness<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6287461282174734592?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-44016045240142614702010-12-21T11:38:00.000-08:002010-12-21T11:39:43.900-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRECXPpgNeI/AAAAAAAACD4/HT7R1f2mGAg/s1600/lucy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRECXPpgNeI/AAAAAAAACD4/HT7R1f2mGAg/s400/lucy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553222413885388258" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4401604524014261470?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-34103574379083762622010-12-20T20:24:00.000-08:002010-12-20T20:47:20.669-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAt1CV6CbI/AAAAAAAACDg/C8e3TdRCF-8/s1600/Tree%2B002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAt1CV6CbI/AAAAAAAACDg/C8e3TdRCF-8/s400/Tree%2B002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552988729732893106" border="0" /></a><br />Our favorite Christmas Tree place!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAtqkDxNHI/AAAAAAAACDY/Zz8O0PRLso4/s1600/Tree%2B005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAtqkDxNHI/AAAAAAAACDY/Zz8O0PRLso4/s400/Tree%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552988549805061234" border="0" /></a><br />Running through the aisles to find the perfect tree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAtf75-ZgI/AAAAAAAACDQ/lA0aqdJ6_RQ/s1600/Tree%2B006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAtf75-ZgI/AAAAAAAACDQ/lA0aqdJ6_RQ/s400/Tree%2B006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552988367227872770" border="0" /></a><br />Chicken really wants this tiny one...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAuyveeo0I/AAAAAAAACDw/tYQG6aHGB28/s1600/Tree%2B017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAuyveeo0I/AAAAAAAACDw/tYQG6aHGB28/s400/Tree%2B017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552989789820461890" border="0" /></a><br />...But we all agree on this lovely option<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAs3m6p6MI/AAAAAAAACDA/QU0bsDDQrnY/s1600/Tree%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAs3m6p6MI/AAAAAAAACDA/QU0bsDDQrnY/s400/Tree%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552987674398812354" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy- now an expert- discusses the ins and outs of tree shopping with many people, including this neighborhood friend<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAsmS8kXhI/AAAAAAAACC4/WKkMDBf8v3g/s1600/Tree%2B020.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAsmS8kXhI/AAAAAAAACC4/WKkMDBf8v3g/s400/Tree%2B020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552987376980352530" border="0" /></a><br />We place a 12pm wake-up call to Uncle G so he can help carry our tree home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAsVbwHc1I/AAAAAAAACCw/Bf0Lx7xgwsY/s1600/Tree%2B022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TRAsVbwHc1I/AAAAAAAACCw/Bf0Lx7xgwsY/s400/Tree%2B022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552987087286268754" border="0" /></a><br />After decorating, Lucy arranges all the gifts "under" the tree (my little curator!)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3410357437908376262?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-88778441757827766762010-11-16T14:34:00.000-08:002010-11-16T14:37:00.558-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TOMHYfZvGmI/AAAAAAAACCo/iMO2_FZ5_kk/s1600/tutu%2B002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TOMHYfZvGmI/AAAAAAAACCo/iMO2_FZ5_kk/s400/tutu%2B002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540280083923540578" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes Chicken overdoes it when she dances around the house in her tutu, thus necessitating a brief rest...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8877844175782776676?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-54642708733084815592010-11-04T19:59:00.000-07:002010-11-04T20:11:15.295-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN01OMuPCI/AAAAAAAACCY/WAbP1-2KBiI/s1600/Halloween+004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN01OMuPCI/AAAAAAAACCY/WAbP1-2KBiI/s400/Halloween+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896824661818402" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy's OTHER costume was a monkey- here she is visiting our friends Sarah and Jack (with banana)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0qNMixOI/AAAAAAAACCQ/NgxRABeN1_c/s1600/Halloween+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0qNMixOI/AAAAAAAACCQ/NgxRABeN1_c/s400/Halloween+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896635414070498" border="0" /></a><br />Doing her best to get out the door...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0W39eajI/AAAAAAAACCI/IxArAfL27fI/s1600/Halloween+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0W39eajI/AAAAAAAACCI/IxArAfL27fI/s400/Halloween+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896303296211506" border="0" /></a><br />At the Zoo Halloween Party!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0J6dlpAI/AAAAAAAACCA/BiQTSX82RWw/s1600/Halloween+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0J6dlpAI/AAAAAAAACCA/BiQTSX82RWw/s400/Halloween+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535896080629474306" border="0" /></a><br />It was hammering rain the entire two hours we were there, but baby Monkey (as she asked to be called) had a nice weatherproof costume. Mommy got very wet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0ARMQxfI/AAAAAAAACB4/s70JQZeJqRk/s1600/Halloween+011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNN0ARMQxfI/AAAAAAAACB4/s70JQZeJqRk/s400/Halloween+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895914932127218" border="0" /></a><br />Peering down the meerkat tunnel<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNNzuLsRLVI/AAAAAAAACBw/WaeK1r1LZSQ/s1600/Halloween+024.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNNzuLsRLVI/AAAAAAAACBw/WaeK1r1LZSQ/s400/Halloween+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895604218113362" border="0" /></a><br />Back at home the next day: Costume #2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNNze-fmJdI/AAAAAAAACBo/bSeZn-yrof4/s1600/Halloween+021.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNNze-fmJdI/AAAAAAAACBo/bSeZn-yrof4/s400/Halloween+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895342977263058" border="0" /></a><br />The maple tree and the lumberjacks<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNNzQOtrTHI/AAAAAAAACBg/GljMGzhI4mE/s1600/Halloween2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNNzQOtrTHI/AAAAAAAACBg/GljMGzhI4mE/s400/Halloween2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535895089633250418" border="0" /></a><br />Trick-or-treating, Papa Lumberjack hauls his tree in a wagon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-5464270873308481559?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-85739960626182720472010-11-03T21:51:00.000-07:002010-11-03T21:52:00.218-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNI73vTOOyI/AAAAAAAACBY/0B6jfeQrOSA/s1600/halloween.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TNI73vTOOyI/AAAAAAAACBY/0B6jfeQrOSA/s400/halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535552720767695650" border="0" /></a><br />We cut down a pretty cute tree!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8573996062618272047?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' 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bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3De986680d5373d954%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D31EA8E3CFB05411DA612C578D439A60703D6B20C.625D9180E375A0A4F11BF41556E63EAA2230E47D%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3De986680d5373d954%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIFDodsnwxZkS5Q4aRGvwFljHJVs&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6041307405105705248?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-64234350673032972332010-10-21T18:39:00.001-07:002010-10-21T18:40:19.254-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TMDrSdFDhaI/AAAAAAAACA4/cR_yrfEnlaw/s1600/lucyjess.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TMDrSdFDhaI/AAAAAAAACA4/cR_yrfEnlaw/s400/lucyjess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530679044686972322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Refocusing this site after two straight posts about Uncle Mark. This picture pretty much represents my life.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6423435067303297233?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-50814087983772249062010-10-21T18:34:00.000-07:002010-10-21T18:38:03.169-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TMDq2yNzBTI/AAAAAAAACAw/rDcJPmcTv50/s1600/tasti.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TMDq2yNzBTI/AAAAAAAACAw/rDcJPmcTv50/s400/tasti.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530678569324447026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Mark and Aunt Ali just opened a Tasti D-Lite shop in their town. It's already getting <a href="http://http//www.ctbites.com/home/2010/10/14/advertisement-tasti-d-lite-is-coming-to-fairfield.html">rave reviews</a>. If you are in the area, stop by!<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Mike/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-5081408798377224906?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-6501716181468111502010-09-29T15:57:00.001-07:002010-09-29T15:58:55.676-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TKPEZ-amp2I/AAAAAAAACAk/y_JXig0XcCo/s1600/mark2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TKPEZ-amp2I/AAAAAAAACAk/y_JXig0XcCo/s400/mark2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522473518616717154" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="text"><br />For more about Mark, his photos, or his evil twin, please head to <a href="http://www.marksmithphotos.com">Mark Smith Photos</a>.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-650171618146811150?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-3714767348031565512010-09-15T21:46:00.001-07:002010-09-15T21:48:26.323-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TJGhgPyhRvI/AAAAAAAACAc/h15qpmhcJvg/s1600/firstday+003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TJGhgPyhRvI/AAAAAAAACAc/h15qpmhcJvg/s400/firstday+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517368593871881970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TJGhUAknZnI/AAAAAAAACAU/2vUEGvxvfNA/s1600/firstday+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TJGhUAknZnI/AAAAAAAACAU/2vUEGvxvfNA/s400/firstday+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517368383628600946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Getting ready for the first day<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-371476734803156551?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-91510931829129604962010-09-08T23:21:00.000-07:002010-09-08T23:32:20.677-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIh_QouovvI/AAAAAAAACAE/7h3xxdCHSMI/s1600/Glacier+156.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIh9xsvRHQI/AAAAAAAAB_U/vVZuuv2l368/s400/Glacier+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514796036491648258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIh9Xx_cx3I/AAAAAAAAB_M/NTB4j8nVmz0/s1600/Glacier+104.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIh9Xx_cx3I/AAAAAAAAB_M/NTB4j8nVmz0/s400/Glacier+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514795591225100146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIh9FANUH0I/AAAAAAAAB_E/N11Xxbs8MfU/s1600/Glacier+096.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIh9FANUH0I/AAAAAAAAB_E/N11Xxbs8MfU/s400/Glacier+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514795268623834946" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-9151093182912960496?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-31977801019672739212010-09-07T01:16:00.001-07:002010-09-07T01:35:37.833-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX5O2eR3XI/AAAAAAAAB-8/6fKFpYp8To8/s1600/Glacier+089.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX5O2eR3XI/AAAAAAAAB-8/6fKFpYp8To8/s400/Glacier+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514087352321039730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX5DcUQXTI/AAAAAAAAB-0/KPXOWEkKdIk/s1600/Glacier+087.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX5DcUQXTI/AAAAAAAAB-0/KPXOWEkKdIk/s400/Glacier+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514087156321115442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX43qAdm9I/AAAAAAAAB-s/F08utwhf548/s1600/Glacier+084.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX43qAdm9I/AAAAAAAAB-s/F08utwhf548/s400/Glacier+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514086953837763538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX4jerGVOI/AAAAAAAAB-k/13OpE-BAwY8/s1600/Glacier+069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX4jerGVOI/AAAAAAAAB-k/13OpE-BAwY8/s400/Glacier+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514086607197983970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX4ZS1QjAI/AAAAAAAAB-c/l1R8AXG8gK0/s1600/Glacier+067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX4ZS1QjAI/AAAAAAAAB-c/l1R8AXG8gK0/s400/Glacier+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514086432220679170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX4M0PRWbI/AAAAAAAAB-U/XoKRIuPHMgE/s1600/Glacier+063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX4M0PRWbI/AAAAAAAAB-U/XoKRIuPHMgE/s400/Glacier+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514086217849854386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX37zY2KHI/AAAAAAAAB-M/WhFljeAiStg/s1600/Glacier+061.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX37zY2KHI/AAAAAAAAB-M/WhFljeAiStg/s400/Glacier+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085925563803762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3tZyNl9I/AAAAAAAAB-E/gjmhOteYEuE/s1600/Glacier+052.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3tZyNl9I/AAAAAAAAB-E/gjmhOteYEuE/s400/Glacier+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085678172706770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3iHwOwEI/AAAAAAAAB98/haUdfQ9g6D8/s1600/Glacier+049.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3iHwOwEI/AAAAAAAAB98/haUdfQ9g6D8/s400/Glacier+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085484353994818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3XbdIU1I/AAAAAAAAB90/tEwECt0JHGE/s1600/Glacier+037.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3XbdIU1I/AAAAAAAAB90/tEwECt0JHGE/s400/Glacier+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085300664030034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3OB0WhAI/AAAAAAAAB9s/xuFBTY8HnV0/s1600/Glacier+035.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3OB0WhAI/AAAAAAAAB9s/xuFBTY8HnV0/s400/Glacier+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085139163284482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3Cx-2unI/AAAAAAAAB9k/cKXd3zy7fHg/s1600/Glacier+017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX3Cx-2unI/AAAAAAAAB9k/cKXd3zy7fHg/s400/Glacier+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514084945933810290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX2xYTJjtI/AAAAAAAAB9c/uuK_Uq8-hms/s1600/Glacier+003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TIX2xYTJjtI/AAAAAAAAB9c/uuK_Uq8-hms/s400/Glacier+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514084646981832402" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3197780101967273921?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-46844233982738562272010-08-23T22:44:00.000-07:002010-08-23T22:46:57.894-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/THNcv5_oC6I/AAAAAAAAB9U/5HysFn6-LVM/s1600/Glacier+154.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/THNcv5_oC6I/AAAAAAAAB9U/5HysFn6-LVM/s400/Glacier+154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508848747295542178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More Coming...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4684423398273856227?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-3723590077416656642010-08-10T16:15:00.000-07:002010-08-10T16:18:05.873-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TGHeEM8UboI/AAAAAAAAB88/oZn-XULV3vk/s1600/lucynomads.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TGHeEM8UboI/AAAAAAAAB88/oZn-XULV3vk/s400/lucynomads.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503924383398522498" /></a><br /><br /><div>Whilst doing contract work, I've been spending time at <a href="http://www.officenomads.com/">Office Nomads</a>, a coworking space in Seattle. Sometimes, Lucy stops by.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-372359007741665664?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-29775680276627697352010-07-28T12:53:00.000-07:002010-07-28T12:54:21.171-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TFCK11yGS-I/AAAAAAAAB8w/cjhfEPXsxw4/s1600/walkin.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TFCK11yGS-I/AAAAAAAAB8w/cjhfEPXsxw4/s400/walkin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499047802594282466" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-2977568027662769735?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-88378906332897105502010-07-27T11:43:00.000-07:002010-07-27T11:45:02.388-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TE8o8tlnVtI/AAAAAAAAB8o/BffiVz4bfXo/s1600/jun4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TE8o8tlnVtI/AAAAAAAAB8o/BffiVz4bfXo/s400/jun4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498658693537289938" border="0" /></a><br />Ilaria and Chicken rode the bus many times over the past two years. Here's the little lady waiting at the bus stop in her athletic gear.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8837890633289710550?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-62904071788726033752010-07-26T09:48:00.001-07:002010-07-26T09:54:49.305-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TE28h5RRafI/AAAAAAAAB8g/naaDg_dVb40/s1600/IMG_3949.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TE28h5RRafI/AAAAAAAAB8g/naaDg_dVb40/s400/IMG_3949.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498258010584214002" border="0" /></a><br />This is Ilaria's final week as Chicken's nanny. In honor of her outstanding work and immense level of tolerance for everyone in our family, we will be posting a different photo from the Classic Chicken Archives every day. Here is one from the early days of eating real food, although things have not gotten much cleaner since then.<br />Ilaria is moving to Scotland for work and college, so we have already planned for her to be early morning Skype nanny!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6290407178872603375?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-42888200444809207822010-07-19T20:48:00.000-07:002010-07-19T20:55:37.015-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TEUdPIZAxGI/AAAAAAAAB8E/CqIkV8q1kEs/s1600/Reeve_photo2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TEUdPIZAxGI/AAAAAAAAB8E/CqIkV8q1kEs/s400/Reeve_photo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495831066063193186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TEUdKUB-LnI/AAAAAAAAB78/IACIVvp6gcU/s1600/Reeve_portrait.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TEUdKUB-LnI/AAAAAAAAB78/IACIVvp6gcU/s400/Reeve_portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495830983288434290" border="0" /></a><br />A photo of Grandpa Reever and a portrait of him by Chicken. Discuss.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4288820044480920782?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-8241999886613330112010-07-15T17:59:00.000-07:002010-07-15T19:55:12.724-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-49d4ba029097b5c5" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D49d4ba029097b5c5%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3BA258ECB7A61E6679C63D50643A6744250E29C1.281C67FF8F3F72229758EC4BD4CF2ECA48753A63%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D49d4ba029097b5c5%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DkMaHWUjMG4EYmk4SszR91h6ceZo&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D49d4ba029097b5c5%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3BA258ECB7A61E6679C63D50643A6744250E29C1.281C67FF8F3F72229758EC4BD4CF2ECA48753A63%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D49d4ba029097b5c5%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DkMaHWUjMG4EYmk4SszR91h6ceZo&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-824199988661333011?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-77802507831305842582010-07-13T20:57:00.001-07:002010-07-13T21:01:22.071-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TD015mgiAyI/AAAAAAAAB7s/lniHBRJUU0Y/s1600/July4_5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TD015mgiAyI/AAAAAAAAB7s/lniHBRJUU0Y/s400/July4_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493606384167682850" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy and Chicken with Grandma Marion<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TD011YRi0oI/AAAAAAAAB7k/yAQO1xboGq8/s1600/july4_6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TD011YRi0oI/AAAAAAAAB7k/yAQO1xboGq8/s400/july4_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493606311627248258" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy, Chicken, Papa and Uncle G. in their rainy-outdoor-party hats<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7780250783130584258?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-20614560391251232552010-07-07T16:36:00.001-07:002010-07-07T16:38:35.941-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDUPy9Xa4uI/AAAAAAAAB7c/HoYKpumEM1A/s1600/Balloons.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDUPy9Xa4uI/AAAAAAAAB7c/HoYKpumEM1A/s400/Balloons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491312688788857570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDUPp479ikI/AAAAAAAAB7U/eFw34Nd712E/s1600/Balloons2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDUPp479ikI/AAAAAAAAB7U/eFw34Nd712E/s400/Balloons2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491312532981123650" border="0" /></a><br />These are from about a month ago: Cameron, Alma, and Chicken<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-2061456039125123255?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-28210463291930915542010-07-04T10:40:00.000-07:002010-07-04T10:43:31.969-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDDH-L_9N5I/AAAAAAAAB7M/j8J0ptpEeSU/s1600/july4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDDH-L_9N5I/AAAAAAAAB7M/j8J0ptpEeSU/s400/july4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490107816951494546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDDH5l8J1mI/AAAAAAAAB7E/_QKRAyjVRmY/s1600/juy4_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDDH5l8J1mI/AAAAAAAAB7E/_QKRAyjVRmY/s400/juy4_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490107738015520354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDDHzxd1ogI/AAAAAAAAB68/5KraKnXEwwE/s1600/july4_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TDDHzxd1ogI/AAAAAAAAB68/5KraKnXEwwE/s400/july4_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490107638030377474" border="0" /></a><br />A special message from Chicken: /irtyut3a1y7y<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-2821046329193091554?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-89819222460122727522010-06-19T20:05:00.000-07:002010-06-19T20:29:23.695-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2I6O5RDBI/AAAAAAAAB6s/rtFxhktxY5M/s1600/june2010+455.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2I6O5RDBI/AAAAAAAAB6s/rtFxhktxY5M/s400/june2010+455.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484690455219211282" border="0" /></a><br />Our layover flight is delayed- boo!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2IdVENSXI/AAAAAAAAB6c/cXplFnUkLAc/s1600/june2010+485.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2IdVENSXI/AAAAAAAAB6c/cXplFnUkLAc/s400/june2010+485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484689958659508594" border="0" /></a><br />Davi and Dapa meet us at the airport- Dapa showing support for Lucy's favorite Sesame Street character<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2H5gUqAsI/AAAAAAAAB6M/3RfxMmZaKRY/s1600/june2010+488.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2H5gUqAsI/AAAAAAAAB6M/3RfxMmZaKRY/s400/june2010+488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484689343205999298" border="0" /></a><br />A moment of reflection at the zoo (ha!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2HAprPIwI/AAAAAAAAB58/6WxthjDwILg/s1600/june2010+379.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2HAprPIwI/AAAAAAAAB58/6WxthjDwILg/s400/june2010+379.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484688366464082690" border="0" /></a><br />Holding her own at the all-you-can-eat buffet...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2KOccfKQI/AAAAAAAAB60/3yKECFRs580/s1600/june2010+428.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2KOccfKQI/AAAAAAAAB60/3yKECFRs580/s400/june2010+428.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484691901965609218" border="0" /></a><br />...and finishing with some ice cream (note the buffet-induced glazed look)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2HRz32-lI/AAAAAAAAB6E/gtx8m1gSEro/s1600/june2010+417.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2HRz32-lI/AAAAAAAAB6E/gtx8m1gSEro/s400/june2010+417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484688661259156050" border="0" /></a><br />Looking for ducks in the pond with Dapa<br /><br />PS. Coo-coo-kee (Uncle Chris) drove up from Evanston to hang out but we have no photos- if you have any, Chris, send them on over...!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8981922246012272752?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-86871254806120722362010-06-19T20:01:00.001-07:002010-06-19T20:05:30.777-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2EwFpgsyI/AAAAAAAAB50/DYuOzD5tGlY/s1600/june2010+397.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/TB2EwFpgsyI/AAAAAAAAB50/DYuOzD5tGlY/s400/june2010+397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484685882892006178" border="0" /></a><br />Striking a pose at the bus stop<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8687125480612072236?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-77197305706347781502010-06-09T22:57:00.000-07:002010-06-09T23:02:16.993-07:00Just excited for the wrong team (well....Luis will be happy)<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-19a47a2cf35fa99f" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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I love my friends and family. Leave a comment.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Lucy!<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-679afcdf793280c0" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v9.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D679afcdf793280c0%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D295891A982BC28B909F9DA5391D58712492F4555.4D708CC69A0C2CB82CE6135685D5A569CDF86917%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D679afcdf793280c0%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DCIbTRMaEaApOAHKMPkSaBzIjnGc&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed 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src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S_r9KWfdvHI/AAAAAAAAB44/ARlJkn60QtA/s400/Lucy_Cash1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474966651300330610" border="0" /></a><br />Jumping maniacally on the couch while little Bo Brazon looks for an escape...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-935076408656148130?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-79795883314445906382010-05-20T15:25:00.000-07:002010-05-20T15:26:13.644-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S_W25bjs9LI/AAAAAAAAB4A/UvEQluFv8PM/s1600/potty.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S_W25bjs9LI/AAAAAAAAB4A/UvEQluFv8PM/s400/potty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473482019905008818" /></a><br /><br /><div>The look says it all.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7979588331444590638?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-43008590364523890302010-05-12T15:41:00.000-07:002010-05-12T15:42:46.223-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S-su1TFEDfI/AAAAAAAAB34/6qgKS76Xvbg/s1600/lucykai.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S-su1TFEDfI/AAAAAAAAB34/6qgKS76Xvbg/s400/lucykai.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470517665561054706" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S-su1TFEDfI/AAAAAAAAB34/6qgKS76Xvbg/s1600/lucykai.jpg"></a><br />This is from a few months ago, but we just saw him, and the picture is great.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4300859036452389030?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-74006707932577143402010-04-29T19:53:00.000-07:002010-04-29T19:54:59.915-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-db1f1b34d3124632" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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value="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dcf9e18057f2e0af3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5EEBE0F043768B837B99BCF6FBBA0BA9F4A6041B.56DD8CA3CF6352B33C37961FCE1E3335F393CEA1%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dcf9e18057f2e0af3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D3LfM_aG0iLgVamrY7VRI6jDB3Qg&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v20.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dcf9e18057f2e0af3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330225968%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5EEBE0F043768B837B99BCF6FBBA0BA9F4A6041B.56DD8CA3CF6352B33C37961FCE1E3335F393CEA1%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dcf9e18057f2e0af3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D3LfM_aG0iLgVamrY7VRI6jDB3Qg&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4419844525926173704?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-33690395077021381382010-04-07T09:22:00.000-07:002010-04-07T09:25:19.921-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S7yxanNsnEI/AAAAAAAAB1g/HzDjoymfPKk/s1600/download.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S7yxanNsnEI/AAAAAAAAB1g/HzDjoymfPKk/s400/download.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457431919227345986" border="0" /></a><br />We could create an entirely separate blog just featuring carousel rides, but here is one little snapshot from a few days ago at Seattle Center<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3369039507702138138?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-60229031816806452772010-03-26T15:22:00.000-07:002010-03-26T15:38:19.471-07:00Jess and I got together 14 years ago today.<div><br /></div><div>Around that time:</div><div><br /></div><div>The first season of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZI1qkNNlNM">Major League Soccer</a> kicked off.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAZthLPMcZY&amp;feature=related">Everything but the Girl</a> was #1 in music.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7moGlHRNi8">Birdcage</a> was #1 in film.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Doesn't seem that long ago.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6022903181680645277?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-72547315139028338852010-03-24T22:13:00.000-07:002010-03-24T22:27:33.533-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rzCyVRGSI/AAAAAAAAB0k/M3UuQvbnSlg/s1600/lucy+002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rzCyVRGSI/AAAAAAAAB0k/M3UuQvbnSlg/s400/lucy+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452437528081668386" border="0" /></a><br />Chicken finally gets her wish of having a "Ha-kuck"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rzPcTjHSI/AAAAAAAAB0s/1aDZpfFBG8w/s1600/lucy+008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rzPcTjHSI/AAAAAAAAB0s/1aDZpfFBG8w/s400/lucy+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452437745507179810" border="0" /></a><br />First, a car is chosen- Chicken goes with the VW Bug<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rywmC-4BI/AAAAAAAAB0c/JnW_bKjTDLU/s1600/lucy+005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rywmC-4BI/AAAAAAAAB0c/JnW_bKjTDLU/s400/lucy+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452437215546105874" border="0" /></a><br />Second, the ha-kucking begins<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6ryBYfjBgI/AAAAAAAAB0M/0ZM6u9iJA3w/s1600/lucy+014.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6ryBYfjBgI/AAAAAAAAB0M/0ZM6u9iJA3w/s400/lucy+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452436404453967362" border="0" /></a><br />Then a fancy up-do that makes her look like a little ballerina<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rxoUs5sxI/AAAAAAAABz8/-vzcVc8KSM8/s1600/lucy+015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rxoUs5sxI/AAAAAAAABz8/-vzcVc8KSM8/s400/lucy+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452435973939507986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rxWqIO2ZI/AAAAAAAABz0/yNjfeaVsgIA/s1600/lucy+018.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6rxWqIO2ZI/AAAAAAAABz0/yNjfeaVsgIA/s400/lucy+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452435670453639570" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7254731513902833885?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-86651275741327920862010-03-23T16:18:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:23:06.930-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6lMR2bKyuI/AAAAAAAABy0/gtEwjje59Ng/s1600-h/lucy3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6lMR2bKyuI/AAAAAAAABy0/gtEwjje59Ng/s400/lucy3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451972693459651298" /></a><br /><div>bores the hell out of Lucy*</div><div><br /></div><div>*seriously, I was discussing obviousness and how <i>Bilski</i> might affect making a case against, when she yawned** in what can fairly be described as a lion-esque manner.</div><div><br /></div><div>**Just looking at this picture makes me want to yawn.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8665127574132792086?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-41709205310459371412010-03-23T16:07:00.000-07:002010-03-23T16:13:56.433-07:00Lucy is...<div><br /></div><div>mocking us: "Lucy no - don't do that"</div><div>loving us: "papa gets big hug"</div><div>making us earn it: "hug missing - ok, tiny hug"</div><div>astounding us: "puzzle done - I did it!"</div><div>following the principles of Rudolf Steiner: "papa sew carrots, Lucy ride hobby horse?"</div><div>and</div><div>being every bit a 2 year old: "there's an elephant on my shirt!"</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4170920531045937141?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-87405924332549946272010-03-23T16:06:00.001-07:002010-03-23T16:07:07.866-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6lJc9AXxUI/AAAAAAAABys/iNuXqBTXNUE/s1600-h/kai.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S6lJc9AXxUI/AAAAAAAABys/iNuXqBTXNUE/s400/kai.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451969585669981506" /></a><br /><div>Lucy and her favorite person in the world, Kailynn. We can't wait until he is old enough to babysit.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8740592433254994627?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-13722856367666095632010-03-06T19:48:00.000-08:002010-03-06T19:51:04.470-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S5MiVaua9BI/AAAAAAAAByg/RiaHCqT3-tk/s1600-h/lucy2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S5MiVaua9BI/AAAAAAAAByg/RiaHCqT3-tk/s400/lucy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445734125767685138" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Uncle Mark, of marksmithphotos.com, was here and took some great pictures of Lucy. More to come, but please check his site for more and get in touch with him for all your greater Fairfield, CT photo needs.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-1372285636766609563?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-48372307963477294972010-03-01T17:56:00.000-08:002010-03-01T18:06:57.261-08:00Lucy does what most just-turned-two-year olds do. She is talking, learning that she is a separate entity in this world (and not one unified person named LucyMamaPapa), and is very physically active. Here are some details:<div><br /></div><div>She spells her name, Papa, Mama, Kai, and recognizes most letters.</div><div>She counts to ten while jumping with each number.</div><div>She throws one or two somersaults into her normal routine of walking.</div><div>She tells papa to move away, often using hands to papa's face to ensure compliance.</div><div>She likes Mike the Bike best in Dr. Suess' "One fish, two fish..." book, although she has never walked with ten cats on her head.</div><div>She and Olivia (the pig in the books) are kindred spirits.</div><div><br /></div><div>more to come...</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4837230796347729497?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-90891739775873255942010-02-23T09:53:00.000-08:002010-02-23T09:54:31.203-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S4QWUAiXYxI/AAAAAAAABx8/2HP-HsKmKAY/s1600-h/IMG_7107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S4QWUAiXYxI/AAAAAAAABx8/2HP-HsKmKAY/s400/IMG_7107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441498782767735570" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-9089173977587325594?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-10073756697351511812010-02-23T09:51:00.001-08:002010-02-23T09:53:17.243-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S4QVvihuByI/AAAAAAAABx0/oPEfMNfC_ao/s1600-h/IMG_7121.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S4QVvihuByI/AAAAAAAABx0/oPEfMNfC_ao/s400/IMG_7121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441498156236670754" border="0" /></a><br />Check out this hobby horse that Papa made for me!*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S4QVqK8Ak9I/AAAAAAAABxs/Le6uu4SqrjY/s1600-h/IMG_7122.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S4QVqK8Ak9I/AAAAAAAABxs/Le6uu4SqrjY/s400/IMG_7122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441498064005141458" border="0" /></a><br />*Created under supervision of a trained Waldorf school teacher during their weekly class<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-1007375669735151181?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-46079469912317421492010-02-12T19:54:00.001-08:002010-02-12T20:15:57.168-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YmU6MrYmI/AAAAAAAABxg/rGtt7msSMAQ/s1600-h/Curtains+034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YmU6MrYmI/AAAAAAAABxg/rGtt7msSMAQ/s400/Curtains+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437575740758123106" border="0" /></a><br />Ilaria and Lucy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YlfkwUPxI/AAAAAAAABxY/MZlgfuLY-Do/s1600-h/Curtains+042.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YlfkwUPxI/AAAAAAAABxY/MZlgfuLY-Do/s400/Curtains+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437574824468954898" border="0" /></a><br />Securing the party hat in preparation for the fun<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YlQdlug0I/AAAAAAAABxQ/qKtDsfsYkNM/s1600-h/Curtains+025.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YlQdlug0I/AAAAAAAABxQ/qKtDsfsYkNM/s400/Curtains+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437574564847452994" border="0" /></a><br />Greeting guests (Lara on the left)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3Yj2-rUnMI/AAAAAAAABxI/y9NADZtiRvY/s1600-h/Curtains+041.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3Yj2-rUnMI/AAAAAAAABxI/y9NADZtiRvY/s400/Curtains+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437573027541064898" border="0" /></a><br />Spacing out for a moment...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YjnsFXJLI/AAAAAAAABxA/Vr7vTOWn3DY/s1600-h/Curtains+039.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YjnsFXJLI/AAAAAAAABxA/Vr7vTOWn3DY/s400/Curtains+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437572764851971250" border="0" /></a><br />Blowing out the #2 candle on the blueberry pie!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YjDjf6rTI/AAAAAAAABww/BsG3YQh0eu0/s1600-h/Curtains+036.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3YjDjf6rTI/AAAAAAAABww/BsG3YQh0eu0/s400/Curtains+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437572144072142130" border="0" /></a><br />Playing with Kai<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-4607946991231742149?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-84333073384888616482010-02-09T11:00:00.000-08:002010-02-14T17:14:25.998-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3Gz4Q_IwYI/AAAAAAAABvY/JJgwT0bX1mg/s1600-h/lucymama"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S3Gz4Q_IwYI/AAAAAAAABvY/JJgwT0bX1mg/s400/lucymama" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436324004426727810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8433307338488861648?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-34056119563497014532010-01-28T12:18:00.000-08:002010-01-28T12:37:05.773-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0n64Z8yI/AAAAAAAABvQ/5gJM0aVDFpY/s1600-h/IMG_3931.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0n64Z8yI/AAAAAAAABvQ/5gJM0aVDFpY/s400/IMG_3931.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431891592243442466" border="0" /></a><br />We seriously rode the carousel about forty-seven times, with Lucy calling out who she wanted to to join her on the next ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0jb02NjI/AAAAAAAABvI/fiU6tPX_A8Y/s1600-h/IMG_3932.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0jb02NjI/AAAAAAAABvI/fiU6tPX_A8Y/s400/IMG_3932.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431891515187541554" border="0" /></a><br />It must be a purple horse<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0ZCuhKcI/AAAAAAAABvA/oDisGWRyueo/s1600-h/IMG_3923.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0ZCuhKcI/AAAAAAAABvA/oDisGWRyueo/s400/IMG_3923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431891336651418050" border="0" /></a><br />If you look closely beyond scene-stealing Aunt Sarah, you can see Chicken on her steed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0Qa3aCMI/AAAAAAAABu4/TYhTgm0bc3I/s1600-h/IMG_3912.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S2H0Qa3aCMI/AAAAAAAABu4/TYhTgm0bc3I/s400/IMG_3912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431891188512327874" border="0" /></a><br />Chicken and Da-Ma<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3405611956349701453?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-85410556156923380442010-01-25T15:25:00.000-08:002010-01-25T15:32:35.428-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14pkJlCRcI/AAAAAAAABuQ/-EuqFOS2AnA/s1600-h/IMG_3846.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14pkJlCRcI/AAAAAAAABuQ/-EuqFOS2AnA/s400/IMG_3846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430823901678683586" border="0" /></a><br />Things start out perfectly, but stamina becomes an issue somewhere around Gift #3...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14o_GlPXPI/AAAAAAAABt4/zH6RIVd4Z6o/s1600-h/IMG_3855.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14o_GlPXPI/AAAAAAAABt4/zH6RIVd4Z6o/s400/IMG_3855.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430823265219075314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14o3i5pDiI/AAAAAAAABtw/I5U3rrNRID8/s1600-h/IMG_3853.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14o3i5pDiI/AAAAAAAABtw/I5U3rrNRID8/s400/IMG_3853.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430823135381884450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14oxTgrqWI/AAAAAAAABto/piOHAK2Wqys/s1600-h/IMG_3859.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S14oxTgrqWI/AAAAAAAABto/piOHAK2Wqys/s400/IMG_3859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430823028171450722" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8541055615692338044?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-31690243056477175322010-01-19T14:00:00.001-08:002010-01-19T14:02:44.542-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S1YrrH_WyKI/AAAAAAAABtg/h0th4f-HMYY/s1600-h/Snow3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S1YrrH_WyKI/AAAAAAAABtg/h0th4f-HMYY/s400/Snow3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428574420720863394" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy experienced her first snow storm while we were in Boston! Here she is tentatively taking a walk with Mommy, Asher and Taryn in Cambridge<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S1YrnAZq50I/AAAAAAAABtY/4_ZZrD5e4UM/s1600-h/Snow2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S1YrnAZq50I/AAAAAAAABtY/4_ZZrD5e4UM/s400/Snow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428574349964273474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S1YrhAtOtqI/AAAAAAAABtQ/8T6U4HPsF2Q/s1600-h/Snow1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/S1YrhAtOtqI/AAAAAAAABtQ/8T6U4HPsF2Q/s400/Snow1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428574246967096994" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3169024305647717532?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-63370865899696787102009-12-31T16:46:00.001-08:002009-12-31T16:59:44.970-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1I4iO-5XI/AAAAAAAABtE/eR68dw0LgEc/s1600-h/may.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1I4iO-5XI/AAAAAAAABtE/eR68dw0LgEc/s400/may.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569662523467122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1Iwnhe2KI/AAAAAAAABs8/Py-fJZ6cokY/s1600-h/jun13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1Iwnhe2KI/AAAAAAAABs8/Py-fJZ6cokY/s400/jun13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569526504282274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1IuDwhv0I/AAAAAAAABs0/0zdYsi1TB9k/s1600-h/jun12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1IuDwhv0I/AAAAAAAABs0/0zdYsi1TB9k/s400/jun12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569482543972162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1IrpT2FlI/AAAAAAAABss/FaLX0EfcLK4/s1600-h/jun11.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1IrpT2FlI/AAAAAAAABss/FaLX0EfcLK4/s400/jun11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569441084610130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1Iou3QDjI/AAAAAAAABsk/DDQgW5juJcw/s1600-h/jun10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1Iou3QDjI/AAAAAAAABsk/DDQgW5juJcw/s400/jun10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569391035682354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1ImFhes4I/AAAAAAAABsc/xTGF9MbsXWA/s1600-h/jun9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1ImFhes4I/AAAAAAAABsc/xTGF9MbsXWA/s400/jun9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421569345578775426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1IjsdXGcI/AAAAAAAABsU/aOUtgaHYdIk/s1600-h/jun8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Sz1GIs1HIzI/AAAAAAAABmM/hDShtJR2BkY/s400/dec1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421566641710768946" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6337086589969678710?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-24624412854930606532009-12-21T15:50:00.001-08:002009-12-21T15:53:58.355-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SzAJ2wETo1I/AAAAAAAABl8/kL9Zy1xowpM/s1600-h/Lucy_larawedding.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SzAJ2wETo1I/AAAAAAAABl8/kL9Zy1xowpM/s400/Lucy_larawedding.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417841187947258706" border="0" /></a><br />We just got this from Lara who got married this summer! Chicken inserted herself into the photographer's view on multiple occasions- this is from when Lara was preparing to get her photo taken before walking down the aisle but was slightly upstaged by a certain someone who stepped in front of the camera...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-2462441285493060653?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-33200939188258968922009-12-16T21:34:00.000-08:002009-12-16T21:36:46.217-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SynDFK_vRHI/AAAAAAAABl0/EeKCLxJMXPQ/s1600-h/LucyTim.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SynDFK_vRHI/AAAAAAAABl0/EeKCLxJMXPQ/s400/LucyTim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416074520508187762" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy dons her superhero pajamas to help Tim mud a wall by using a dust pan. Good thinking!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3320093918825896892?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-56566555920988830272009-12-16T21:23:00.000-08:002009-12-16T21:33:36.278-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SynBAiO4lsI/AAAAAAAABls/AXMNMtFv7oU/s1600-h/lucysanta.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SynBAiO4lsI/AAAAAAAABls/AXMNMtFv7oU/s400/lucysanta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416072241823127234" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the Nordic Heritage Museum for Yulefest, and Lucy was somewhat interested in Santa but not at all interested in sitting on his lap<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-5656655592098883027?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-86769033095747541182009-11-27T23:14:00.001-08:002009-11-27T23:15:19.962-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SxDN4xRha6I/AAAAAAAABlk/J-t5W7cVe7s/s1600/lucy3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SxDN4xRha6I/AAAAAAAABlk/J-t5W7cVe7s/s400/lucy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409049527655164834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's all she wants to wear. "too-too an ti[ghts]."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8676903309574754118?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-63939924765493049262009-11-17T19:55:00.000-08:002009-11-17T23:19:02.754-08:00CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BUBBERS!<br />Taryn, Nick, and Asher welcomed a new baby boy at 8pm Tuesday EST.<br />We hope to have photos soon!<br /><br />Update: His name is Jonah Elias and here is his picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SwOfoAOlNLI/AAAAAAAABlc/esCYzO4MMYE/s1600/jonah.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SwOfoAOlNLI/AAAAAAAABlc/esCYzO4MMYE/s400/jonah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405339487379469490" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-6393992476549304926?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-33982452232627461172009-11-09T21:18:00.000-08:002009-11-09T21:40:36.887-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5lYPU_WI/AAAAAAAABlU/z17tdIwDdyk/s1600-h/IMG_3692.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5lYPU_WI/AAAAAAAABlU/z17tdIwDdyk/s400/IMG_3692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402342173588127074" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Chris' birthday breakfast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5eZq4QtI/AAAAAAAABlM/T6-HwebCP-s/s1600-h/IMG_3693.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5eZq4QtI/AAAAAAAABlM/T6-HwebCP-s/s400/IMG_3693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402342053713035986" border="0" /></a><br />Chris appears overdressed compared to the other guest<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5WNnH6NI/AAAAAAAABlE/oA2kNusBU2U/s1600-h/IMG_3688.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5WNnH6NI/AAAAAAAABlE/oA2kNusBU2U/s400/IMG_3688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402341913037105362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5NwfcIpI/AAAAAAAABk8/o8ZeL7nv7eM/s1600-h/IMG_3682.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj5NwfcIpI/AAAAAAAABk8/o8ZeL7nv7eM/s400/IMG_3682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402341767781294738" border="0" /></a><br />Building towers!<br /><br />Gymnastics! Aunt Sarah and Coo Coo Qui come along to the most hilarious 45 minutes of Mommy's week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj4_Mwbm5I/AAAAAAAABk0/hDRQ_5V1Loo/s1600-h/IMG_3723.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj4_Mwbm5I/AAAAAAAABk0/hDRQ_5V1Loo/s400/IMG_3723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402341517670718354" border="0" /></a><br />Here is an image of Coach Bob (far right) demonstrating a move and Lucy doing something completely different.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj45-v3hYI/AAAAAAAABks/0-r1S7NGxJQ/s1600-h/IMG_3734.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj45-v3hYI/AAAAAAAABks/0-r1S7NGxJQ/s400/IMG_3734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402341428010911106" border="0" /></a><br />This is called a donkey kick<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj4wju-_RI/AAAAAAAABkk/dF5vhbDHBkE/s1600-h/IMG_3735.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj4wju-_RI/AAAAAAAABkk/dF5vhbDHBkE/s400/IMG_3735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402341266140626194" border="0" /></a><br />This is not called anything, but is a good start to that thing where you touch your toes to the bar (we have not learned all the terms yet.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj4oCQKJXI/AAAAAAAABkc/g-jyXvJlu1w/s1600-h/IMG_3714.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Svj4oCQKJXI/AAAAAAAABkc/g-jyXvJlu1w/s400/IMG_3714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402341119714010482" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for coming and see ya later!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3398245223262746117?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-87978872039303166742009-11-07T19:20:00.001-08:002009-11-07T19:37:00.308-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY6IvrLlPI/AAAAAAAABkM/-E21gOu_7Zs/s1600-h/IMG_3651.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY6IvrLlPI/AAAAAAAABkM/-E21gOu_7Zs/s400/IMG_3651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568724988433650" border="0" /></a><br />The bakers and their blueberry prepare for trick-or-treating<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY6DvixBbI/AAAAAAAABkE/q_wH7u2P9ZA/s1600-h/IMG_3647.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY6DvixBbI/AAAAAAAABkE/q_wH7u2P9ZA/s400/IMG_3647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568639053792690" border="0" /></a><br />Calculated time of face make-up toleration: approximately 10 seconds<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5_rj8dTI/AAAAAAAABj8/vvZUaXNlV9c/s1600-h/IMG_3613.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5_rj8dTI/AAAAAAAABj8/vvZUaXNlV9c/s400/IMG_3613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568569265517874" border="0" /></a><br />Aunt Sarah Mimi's pukie pumpkin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY57JQdOqI/AAAAAAAABj0/hGdReKV0OxM/s1600-h/IMG_3641.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY57JQdOqI/AAAAAAAABj0/hGdReKV0OxM/s400/IMG_3641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568491337497250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY52kJXEQI/AAAAAAAABjs/YuDA8fEb_I8/s1600-h/IMG_3645.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY52kJXEQI/AAAAAAAABjs/YuDA8fEb_I8/s400/IMG_3645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568412656144642" border="0" /></a><br />Co- costume seamstress Ilaria Crow (other co-seamstress Gramleenie)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5uLDSYnI/AAAAAAAABjk/v3FxwQtw_Sg/s1600-h/IMG_3656.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5uLDSYnI/AAAAAAAABjk/v3FxwQtw_Sg/s400/IMG_3656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568268480832114" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Chris rocked a fake mustache OVER his real one<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5m6YdPDI/AAAAAAAABjc/rQ-NM4vFRv0/s1600-h/IMG_3663.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5m6YdPDI/AAAAAAAABjc/rQ-NM4vFRv0/s400/IMG_3663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568143747136562" border="0" /></a><br />Chicken (er, Blueberry) and Papa Baker making their way around the neighborhood<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5hdtSXnI/AAAAAAAABjU/G2phERuRbx0/s1600-h/IMG_3666.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5hdtSXnI/AAAAAAAABjU/G2phERuRbx0/s400/IMG_3666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401568050150530674" border="0" /></a><br />Trick-or-treating is safe when you're wearing a body-sized cushion as your costume<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5alfpgOI/AAAAAAAABjM/lNYLe4LAuAs/s1600-h/IMG_3670.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SvY5alfpgOI/AAAAAAAABjM/lNYLe4LAuAs/s400/IMG_3670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401567931981725922" border="0" /></a><br />Chasing the blueberry that got away!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-8797887203930316674?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-17450271873332438242009-10-29T21:36:00.000-07:002009-10-29T21:49:10.552-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupvDEzkVoI/AAAAAAAABis/Rnmmtpmkrsc/s1600-h/Prehalloween+013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupvDEzkVoI/AAAAAAAABis/Rnmmtpmkrsc/s400/Prehalloween+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398249201977284226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our family is so dedicated to this holiday that Lucy has two costumes. Here is costume #1, Girl Giraffe, being debuted at library story time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Supunrm8_NI/AAAAAAAABik/mVgBh_LDhxM/s1600-h/Prehalloween+010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/Supunrm8_NI/AAAAAAAABik/mVgBh_LDhxM/s400/Prehalloween+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398248731357019346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupuHpMvnXI/AAAAAAAABic/G3q5wudD21g/s1600-h/Prehalloween+011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupuHpMvnXI/AAAAAAAABic/G3q5wudD21g/s400/Prehalloween+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398248180954406258" border="0" /></a><br />Note the certain someone infringing on the librarian's personal space<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupteJB49-I/AAAAAAAABiU/HqyIf7wvkR4/s1600-h/Prehalloween+016.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupteJB49-I/AAAAAAAABiU/HqyIf7wvkR4/s400/Prehalloween+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398247467944310754" border="0" /></a><br />Ilaria and the Chicken playing like tigers<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-1745027187333243824?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-72496355058562344042009-10-29T21:24:00.001-07:002009-10-29T21:25:36.963-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupqnvYQBFI/AAAAAAAABiM/grJqCfrSgzQ/s1600-h/pumpkinshirt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SupqnvYQBFI/AAAAAAAABiM/grJqCfrSgzQ/s400/pumpkinshirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398244334322582610" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7249635505856234404?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-17908126233443991182009-10-21T22:58:00.000-07:002009-10-21T23:06:14.193-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-2085c459049ec2d7" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" 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catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrvvqiW6f4I/AAAAAAAABiE/h4Py0AsOq8M/s1600-h/lucy9_09.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrvvqiW6f4I/AAAAAAAABiE/h4Py0AsOq8M/s400/lucy9_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385161293508018050" border="0" /></a><br />This is what I look like right before I grab the camera from your hands!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3462450981398620563?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-32340708387745355592009-09-16T20:34:00.001-07:002009-09-16T20:36:51.154-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGuvgXYi1I/AAAAAAAABh8/8qU_D68i3e0/s1600-h/IMG_0573.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGuvgXYi1I/AAAAAAAABh8/8qU_D68i3e0/s400/IMG_0573.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382275160849550162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGuqa_zjdI/AAAAAAAABh0/diVPKFM7tT0/s1600-h/IMG_0576.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGuqa_zjdI/AAAAAAAABh0/diVPKFM7tT0/s400/IMG_0576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382275073509133778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGukyK2JhI/AAAAAAAABhs/nzsOLQhr9g4/s1600-h/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGukyK2JhI/AAAAAAAABhs/nzsOLQhr9g4/s400/IMG_0577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274976650241554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGufbSYF9I/AAAAAAAABhk/7qnIW_bOeds/s1600-h/IMG_0586.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGufbSYF9I/AAAAAAAABhk/7qnIW_bOeds/s400/IMG_0586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274884608464850" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3234070838774535559?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-76067590960374259982009-09-16T20:31:00.000-07:002009-09-16T20:33:42.458-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGt9MMEu-I/AAAAAAAABhc/Z_XJFNSCuj8/s1600-h/IMG_0504.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGt9MMEu-I/AAAAAAAABhc/Z_XJFNSCuj8/s400/IMG_0504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274296439946210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGt3rvrG9I/AAAAAAAABhU/FBxnBG38ZgY/s1600-h/IMG_0485.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SrGt3rvrG9I/AAAAAAAABhU/FBxnBG38ZgY/s400/IMG_0485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274201831545810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-7606759096037425998?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838276187253647828.post-88390897302770939822009-09-12T20:02:00.000-07:002009-09-12T20:08:17.650-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-1fc2725b8c55b2b1" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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We know. We are trying, but we are very busy with work (curating), work (tech startup doing good things in the world), and eating blueberries (yes, she does other things, but not as happily). <br /><br />Here are some random pics to catch you up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHPfhTXPI/AAAAAAAABgk/TH0lHZznlHM/s1600-h/random6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHPfhTXPI/AAAAAAAABgk/TH0lHZznlHM/s400/random6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376391124146674930" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle G gets beat in basketball, gets beard shaved off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzIAI5WMgI/AAAAAAAABhM/gxeQDo33KGY/s1600-h/random.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzIAI5WMgI/AAAAAAAABhM/gxeQDo33KGY/s400/random.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376391959887098370" border="0" /></a><br />Lucy hanging in the bathroom, or Courtney Love, age 1.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzH2yBgsII/AAAAAAAABhE/U41y5dGhqBI/s1600-h/random2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzH2yBgsII/AAAAAAAABhE/U41y5dGhqBI/s400/random2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376391799128502402" border="0" /></a><br />Teeth!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHjkKMzfI/AAAAAAAABg0/xn7WnQOM554/s1600-h/random4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHjkKMzfI/AAAAAAAABg0/xn7WnQOM554/s400/random4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376391468989337074" border="0" /></a><br />Reading with the Reever (coming soon to PBS).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHaMZEJaI/AAAAAAAABgs/-Kvyr6M0p2E/s1600-h/random5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHaMZEJaI/AAAAAAAABgs/-Kvyr6M0p2E/s400/random5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376391307990410658" border="0" /></a><br />Reading alone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHt6wbOeI/AAAAAAAABg8/C1x_fqbTeLg/s1600-h/random3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ebOM1Fjj7IM/SpzHt6wbOeI/AAAAAAAABg8/C1x_fqbTeLg/s400/random3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376391646853937634" border="0" /></a><br />Aren't we cute?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7838276187253647828-3866741151985812422?l=vansmithstrand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269785605380342196noreply@blogger.com3