tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165657792024-03-23T12:51:49.840-05:00Life With Emilia'Journey to Emilia' has graduated to 'Life With Emilia'. Sharing our lives with a wonderful toddler who is full of life, energy, excitment & love!!!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-17174350476729790582007-12-18T21:05:00.000-06:002007-12-18T21:15:06.490-06:00GOTCHA DAY ANNIVERSARY!!!I cannot believe it's been a year today (yesterday in China) that our sweet little girl came into our lives!!!<br /><br />We love this little "Peanut" so much, and in the words of Jerry Maguire - "She completes us!!!"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ozxXd1SZHF1tEiOjZNByT35ZGeot3x_3Q1I7_kAQ6QENP_42y5DqmzybNPeVHYk5ksXN9Rj_G6G4UVrPRtviDxiRDjZUHyv-3wjeNhy47AkvcpRPd28bT_qBS3KyI_UvXvGxuQ/s1600-h/Duplicates+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145515598183303106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ozxXd1SZHF1tEiOjZNByT35ZGeot3x_3Q1I7_kAQ6QENP_42y5DqmzybNPeVHYk5ksXN9Rj_G6G4UVrPRtviDxiRDjZUHyv-3wjeNhy47AkvcpRPd28bT_qBS3KyI_UvXvGxuQ/s320/Duplicates+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtkxI6X9I9w7VvGesY9w-vPnZ86uNZbB2PDVOgoLXsOOcFDQrTn8eHJUzkr5jBoPB9xkwlLmVkOu818J-QqjZVDN1t6Ndw4ehDue1hp05F8o0IB1cSHaiaRVrLPHmGWo8RrKiGw/s1600-h/Duplicates+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145515443564480434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtkxI6X9I9w7VvGesY9w-vPnZ86uNZbB2PDVOgoLXsOOcFDQrTn8eHJUzkr5jBoPB9xkwlLmVkOu818J-QqjZVDN1t6Ndw4ehDue1hp05F8o0IB1cSHaiaRVrLPHmGWo8RrKiGw/s320/Duplicates+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We went to Bo Ling's tonight to celebrate - and although it's Chinese - it wasn't China. lol</div><div> </div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-62934156729600739882007-12-14T19:51:00.000-06:002007-12-14T20:07:07.823-06:001 Year Ago Today We Were Off To China<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZjYDhryWdgVEY3o5i4B4r79Fo8y8CLY-QnNUs9yK3SbMcGX4ufiwJrDj9BW6scydzfS9HR5PJ1-sQ_3eUzwxE2VsucNZYflfyFEK2OTd6Whb-00RRlmvSx_-YNM2PluEkQTMPw/s1600-h/Duplicates+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144013313533051250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZjYDhryWdgVEY3o5i4B4r79Fo8y8CLY-QnNUs9yK3SbMcGX4ufiwJrDj9BW6scydzfS9HR5PJ1-sQ_3eUzwxE2VsucNZYflfyFEK2OTd6Whb-00RRlmvSx_-YNM2PluEkQTMPw/s320/Duplicates+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oYvu1wOcv-NmAjaCivYRmIvJyln4E9_336DYxCL_YZ6Zyc93a7Y_E3l4S7dblKYHUd9ZRqo7aBXPSyGkgF1QVj_x-mgEBRFd3ZHGu20Ak15Y5e6qzWYU0FMIm7ayJK8No62G-w/s1600-h/Duplicates+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144013107374621026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oYvu1wOcv-NmAjaCivYRmIvJyln4E9_336DYxCL_YZ6Zyc93a7Y_E3l4S7dblKYHUd9ZRqo7aBXPSyGkgF1QVj_x-mgEBRFd3ZHGu20Ak15Y5e6qzWYU0FMIm7ayJK8No62G-w/s320/Duplicates+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />One year ago today we were on our way to China to meet little Emily. It was a very <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><u>LOOOOOONG</u></span> </span></strong>trip....but <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><u>SOOOOOO</u></span></strong> worth it.</div><div></div><div><br />I can't believe it's been a year already - but some days it feels just like yesterday.</div><div><br /></div><div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-21977450115905749922007-12-12T21:58:00.001-06:002007-12-12T21:58:52.719-06:00Beginning of Emily Month!! :)<div><embed src="http://widget-f3.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564253921523&site=widget-f3.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:400px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564253921523&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-f3.slide.com/p1/432345564253921523/bb_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564253921523&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-f3.slide.com/p2/432345564253921523/bb_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-50555550966929184172007-12-12T21:14:00.001-06:002007-12-12T21:37:03.798-06:00Baby Girl's 1st Turkey Day<strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Here I am....playing catch up again!! :)</span></strong><br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-cc.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564253920716&site=widget-cc.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564253920716&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-cc.slide.com/p1/432345564253920716/bb_t040_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564253920716&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-cc.slide.com/p2/432345564253920716/bb_t040_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-5158788034432672672007-12-12T21:03:00.001-06:002007-12-12T21:03:11.895-06:00Cute November Pics<div><embed src="http://widget-ed.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564253920493&site=widget-ed.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564253920493&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ed.slide.com/p1/432345564253920493/bb_t043_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564253920493&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ed.slide.com/p2/432345564253920493/bb_t043_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-25564173886652713652007-11-21T23:06:00.000-06:002007-12-12T20:27:19.354-06:00Road Trip To Chicago (11/9 - 11/11)We have been meaning to get up to Chicago for years (and especially since Emily came home) and the opportunity finally presented itself at a good time.<br /><br />About 10 - 11 years ago, while John was still running Chicago, he met someone that has become very special to us. Her name is Elvira (a.k.a. Emily) and she owned/ran a restaurant by the motel that John stayed in whenever he was there. She has kept in touch with us over the years - and like I said, has become very special to us. In fact - our Emily got her name from Elvira. So, we knew that these two must meet.<br /><br />Elvira just turned 90 this past October - so now was as good a time as any. :)<br /><br />So off we go......................................................<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyf-ZtRPYsgtprTmhFRYd1SE4BWWkOiMFAyoy2fqYHaEWdIURee2LPwnnuzmSL3oCXkrHxMN4Gd-ho' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO21hJYsEUs6a9MHTkRPRA_EYLQvlXouEuLx1em-569eCtPCtIvyblMIdoVcnJy0XB-syKMmRt5pcjIc9LTZa5RCd_dqiebTK2kcSP8JnhbK7dMw4RRJd3oQfm9BN1N9ifZlcZAw/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142169416897067890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO21hJYsEUs6a9MHTkRPRA_EYLQvlXouEuLx1em-569eCtPCtIvyblMIdoVcnJy0XB-syKMmRt5pcjIc9LTZa5RCd_dqiebTK2kcSP8JnhbK7dMw4RRJd3oQfm9BN1N9ifZlcZAw/s320/Chicago+2007+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />You can just read her thoughts by the look on her face: "Don't tell me she's going to be having that camera going off in my face all weekend!!!" LOL<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh195khdf1Nj-KWWyx1gXCuzWgtfaZCysPf0857rw7rNnUiEc5hYlrZ5VqpIrk_nW89AYnueiM4sf04Q0x10dlxkiNL1lyE_OdlcvRjDlg7UnnHM8Y9_VC8Bj_6yU0_CMc7X24hZA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142169279458114402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh195khdf1Nj-KWWyx1gXCuzWgtfaZCysPf0857rw7rNnUiEc5hYlrZ5VqpIrk_nW89AYnueiM4sf04Q0x10dlxkiNL1lyE_OdlcvRjDlg7UnnHM8Y9_VC8Bj_6yU0_CMc7X24hZA/s320/Chicago+2007+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0tInoU7JNKLveP6nWrGzJe-GnQpfgs8UwV4S4-BQTmj5G25cu7GF7_yG9kUifN-jH9NZ7hKpCqWBSqtucaceMzi9JvyhDzDCnuSopKhUfGThTvXjJVuE5xsdT0q-C5hqZOq8Ag/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142169142019160914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0tInoU7JNKLveP6nWrGzJe-GnQpfgs8UwV4S4-BQTmj5G25cu7GF7_yG9kUifN-jH9NZ7hKpCqWBSqtucaceMzi9JvyhDzDCnuSopKhUfGThTvXjJVuE5xsdT0q-C5hqZOq8Ag/s320/Chicago+2007+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPtuiE8weQdQTnqJmnGva-eOlal2ngPHM_Ss9VrPgdPl8_D11FDnrIpvN6oZMd5XX3qIMCvJWVxv5sM2n8sEiPtiqUzfNr-b1NtcdObtjkliUxRPeYQw2J0IWSEOdjAaM7xa3_w/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168965925501762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPtuiE8weQdQTnqJmnGva-eOlal2ngPHM_Ss9VrPgdPl8_D11FDnrIpvN6oZMd5XX3qIMCvJWVxv5sM2n8sEiPtiqUzfNr-b1NtcdObtjkliUxRPeYQw2J0IWSEOdjAaM7xa3_w/s320/Chicago+2007+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKYX-S80cw-HFYHjLZ3Nhg4Nw1jiAO26VAvYuZaxW01cw2_Mek7V0rZ1fyGtnJpz-im_YcDz7NEzSOgg2XKXHJk1h1pMVemaQ3_7qmc1aCFsz-KDPbwDAvA_6izvMxE5LyQkZZw/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168789831842610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKYX-S80cw-HFYHjLZ3Nhg4Nw1jiAO26VAvYuZaxW01cw2_Mek7V0rZ1fyGtnJpz-im_YcDz7NEzSOgg2XKXHJk1h1pMVemaQ3_7qmc1aCFsz-KDPbwDAvA_6izvMxE5LyQkZZw/s320/Chicago+2007+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love this picture!!! LOL<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmwiO6QsNO9_woTnWHmOJ5LjSvCeus5xxtdTsb7J2qQjKwUL9u_da9CZh5dmDbqJZi7CJ9SvRQ2kywFAD_m39tn5ELGNyHNR8131_M5p_NvmfIzAMnAt8EEtCh-piEjLKm3HXqQ/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168648097921826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmwiO6QsNO9_woTnWHmOJ5LjSvCeus5xxtdTsb7J2qQjKwUL9u_da9CZh5dmDbqJZi7CJ9SvRQ2kywFAD_m39tn5ELGNyHNR8131_M5p_NvmfIzAMnAt8EEtCh-piEjLKm3HXqQ/s320/Chicago+2007+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We're trying to get her away from the Bink (which she's not having any part of) so in our first attempt, we cut the tip off of this one - and she thought it was pretty funny to stick it on her finger and wave it around.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeFf_xlL-2mPhF3azX2zY19sCKNWXey5BPu8ca7XmA_H54Svng2u63l8fjE0kKw3RJd74Rj_dCXpgM1hcqe5glBgsYIzZJzq9vm3cjHQzo6HbdM9tZzjLHoEjOBF-hCdCL6sbXA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168489184131858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeFf_xlL-2mPhF3azX2zY19sCKNWXey5BPu8ca7XmA_H54Svng2u63l8fjE0kKw3RJd74Rj_dCXpgM1hcqe5glBgsYIzZJzq9vm3cjHQzo6HbdM9tZzjLHoEjOBF-hCdCL6sbXA/s320/Chicago+2007+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoua1d5GGeufV8IgRqvjJMJXNzhfCVKCwfEvV9MAzgGx4ieNmKQMKDyM2706BrUDtJxKYEXCluptD1ZFRYQVxyP1XUixPwzl1eaAtErMKKY-xp4SIT0PuKSjfRVdGIW04nODJLA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168364630080258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoua1d5GGeufV8IgRqvjJMJXNzhfCVKCwfEvV9MAzgGx4ieNmKQMKDyM2706BrUDtJxKYEXCluptD1ZFRYQVxyP1XUixPwzl1eaAtErMKKY-xp4SIT0PuKSjfRVdGIW04nODJLA/s320/Chicago+2007+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Riding with her new friend Snoopy<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUImA9risYfqNXxZ20qbEbvdw9u9LYqX2o_oblQkmjzBKpjS84XQx8Y5tLXQCdQFVJHNFzjmV29SaEsX5UJBaitokTu0JPbNTvLNtCtyxxLF9QamNPXDlYTtq0zVlklUv3HB8lg/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168214306224882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUImA9risYfqNXxZ20qbEbvdw9u9LYqX2o_oblQkmjzBKpjS84XQx8Y5tLXQCdQFVJHNFzjmV29SaEsX5UJBaitokTu0JPbNTvLNtCtyxxLF9QamNPXDlYTtq0zVlklUv3HB8lg/s320/Chicago+2007+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoying our time with Emily at Mama Luigi's Italian Restaurant</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaerD8zFDPU_L6MM513t0NJs6VJXeHikZ22xbRDhhxX4G7DiGLbrZHmDooZJFMfOjD4QCOWnFIKbapeCMwKZTaPqOYrlRMokYOarAVaPE18Ccv_qe3Zgbg4_LeEsGCq-7Nao-jsA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142168072572304098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaerD8zFDPU_L6MM513t0NJs6VJXeHikZ22xbRDhhxX4G7DiGLbrZHmDooZJFMfOjD4QCOWnFIKbapeCMwKZTaPqOYrlRMokYOarAVaPE18Ccv_qe3Zgbg4_LeEsGCq-7Nao-jsA/s320/Chicago+2007+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz-2w4scKZ2FwAtmAwEoGfqd3yRlm41MGoXhPF1xsiJUTte-8DUScWaB58r5GgNyIpPsaVnJv3IDOqZDfj9HpU9_URdaQoc-RTBn9XN4Cubc9pBIaeuV7HPmDjFNh-xOaObKUcA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142167900773612242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz-2w4scKZ2FwAtmAwEoGfqd3yRlm41MGoXhPF1xsiJUTte-8DUScWaB58r5GgNyIpPsaVnJv3IDOqZDfj9HpU9_URdaQoc-RTBn9XN4Cubc9pBIaeuV7HPmDjFNh-xOaObKUcA/s320/Chicago+2007+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The 2 Emily's sharing a laugh<br /><div></div><div></a></div></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVzGkg2dtiMhRz2ovRHHfqt944BfcNbuSHH95BsArs0yelAEoTdGbAJMXm6wHXewRbaZNqPg0vM1IWKJHlZ0AVD4EJ-F0ig9VBdpyyWVgvm14oUGgPIZFmznldU_oOl6yzty6kw/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142167724679953090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVzGkg2dtiMhRz2ovRHHfqt944BfcNbuSHH95BsArs0yelAEoTdGbAJMXm6wHXewRbaZNqPg0vM1IWKJHlZ0AVD4EJ-F0ig9VBdpyyWVgvm14oUGgPIZFmznldU_oOl6yzty6kw/s320/Chicago+2007+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Wake up sleepy head!!! :)<br /><br /><div><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwq7JGQwRioU5pLi3_fx9VlRWzr8lsjhPbljCyuO3WNAa50TNa6JZ-EfKRFDc55Moc2cIsMR8TB1hhq95OvgSmmcCXGw1a2Y3yGQP4Ur_nXKK15YJfvuwwNytf1SOE5w2iE80ow/s320/Chicago+2007+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />First glimpse of the Sears Tower<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVDUHxiHhGB7jDF2gfGcNj3K-IqXuXEUIL1-hFs2lKEd7RBCZlBE6Z9bF1-u667p0KKmvTsJ4ejrAEXCiKpSoQU6g2CiT8atcFE-TqORv9BWyuCqIQzFu1dn411LYNKm9R55lsg/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142167084729825938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVDUHxiHhGB7jDF2gfGcNj3K-IqXuXEUIL1-hFs2lKEd7RBCZlBE6Z9bF1-u667p0KKmvTsJ4ejrAEXCiKpSoQU6g2CiT8atcFE-TqORv9BWyuCqIQzFu1dn411LYNKm9R55lsg/s320/Chicago+2007+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdg3xRxnghwWHtYfxLgR2zJWTVFubu-SBajRZQb0DwUgwlSqo9ObIvjB_3qG4rIZPi0WZ7vkWX12cRHr2qY1VYCuk-lIoWQZU4agnMnmtbo_dGG6FGUx0pl8q8VmLRih0I0G-rQ/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166925816035970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdg3xRxnghwWHtYfxLgR2zJWTVFubu-SBajRZQb0DwUgwlSqo9ObIvjB_3qG4rIZPi0WZ7vkWX12cRHr2qY1VYCuk-lIoWQZU4agnMnmtbo_dGG6FGUx0pl8q8VmLRih0I0G-rQ/s320/Chicago+2007+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I thought this looked like something out of the movies :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy84IxvI3Ed7MBkQs2oyx10I-aSli5tivQKfnxz7WsPsshOi7YACFFJXaQRKbgAI7CBWo3JL-4ULRFaKrtAqnYjnnNaHTHvbLYpLPDtD9QHhVgPaV_QsMpUkPSZrfBDCIMWTcHg/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166762607278706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy84IxvI3Ed7MBkQs2oyx10I-aSli5tivQKfnxz7WsPsshOi7YACFFJXaQRKbgAI7CBWo3JL-4ULRFaKrtAqnYjnnNaHTHvbLYpLPDtD9QHhVgPaV_QsMpUkPSZrfBDCIMWTcHg/s320/Chicago+2007+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweG5QmkJReibx-6JfTBHcODxSVwWFSR4Vi8xyJZ7UZyupTfbrLbOt7lgoI9TNt3qGv7MekWWYoGLTcqJuVXnd_TuSuslzsBRsxBPK5NRqLhY2O7gOxqfgdOH6VUf_OqtgwnqlcQ/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166607988456034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweG5QmkJReibx-6JfTBHcODxSVwWFSR4Vi8xyJZ7UZyupTfbrLbOt7lgoI9TNt3qGv7MekWWYoGLTcqJuVXnd_TuSuslzsBRsxBPK5NRqLhY2O7gOxqfgdOH6VUf_OqtgwnqlcQ/s320/Chicago+2007+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRosMQsQBFfH9Sxai64rLZEsle2uLOKJEEFV8wBXPc6YFsl56x6lskFAIM7nvR25UbYN36w8Z28CqRa5-ETE_Jvts03poBOwJ7lHj5nWxmsaSq_3-IwpIvdAwenra9HBALX0r8w/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166466254535250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRosMQsQBFfH9Sxai64rLZEsle2uLOKJEEFV8wBXPc6YFsl56x6lskFAIM7nvR25UbYN36w8Z28CqRa5-ETE_Jvts03poBOwJ7lHj5nWxmsaSq_3-IwpIvdAwenra9HBALX0r8w/s320/Chicago+2007+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This was at one time (in fact for 40 years) the restaurant that Emily owned (and this is where John met her when he went in for breakfast one day - and we've been friends with her ever since)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIl0CbWkXAycB5VQbRQSNqwiL5FQtw0oQsXSC7EDeRkw0D0XZ97kqR4RfYdnNY1yFcfqAKYJWa9RUwZa5fLaTFhpMyXb2pOkJCSXSaAXZQ0KTOIpnrpGXIVFY-crz0TbstKzKeBw/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166328815581762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIl0CbWkXAycB5VQbRQSNqwiL5FQtw0oQsXSC7EDeRkw0D0XZ97kqR4RfYdnNY1yFcfqAKYJWa9RUwZa5fLaTFhpMyXb2pOkJCSXSaAXZQ0KTOIpnrpGXIVFY-crz0TbstKzKeBw/s320/Chicago+2007+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the hotel that John used to stay in when he ran Chicago<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizz7ZDqFfCLbZMQsE2r965tQNmj_8HBBuVtI5oV18ketuU9_yLYrB-Q_Wq0fKm8Y210RvM_-Td-yWQAYJ4z8tN7w7RWT7u1e-gKU6j1IQkfDWq8i3WCz8CYjK3-k4lP3_fGBpVxg/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166148426955314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizz7ZDqFfCLbZMQsE2r965tQNmj_8HBBuVtI5oV18ketuU9_yLYrB-Q_Wq0fKm8Y210RvM_-Td-yWQAYJ4z8tN7w7RWT7u1e-gKU6j1IQkfDWq8i3WCz8CYjK3-k4lP3_fGBpVxg/s320/Chicago+2007+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Getting some Chicago pizza (we must not have gone to the right place - cause I wasn't impressed)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7CxxJeQ6O0tWr2HsdSZnV2iY4KHW7oqIx_3cVeD3Ghi51ikASCRk1tWHhr-f8wZq0fLj_r_UE6krORf4r8fuvsGKY0Wefb-P4r9olYSU9FLjRJJWyfGtX1U7EbCev3-rtKrh5Q/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142166015282969122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7CxxJeQ6O0tWr2HsdSZnV2iY4KHW7oqIx_3cVeD3Ghi51ikASCRk1tWHhr-f8wZq0fLj_r_UE6krORf4r8fuvsGKY0Wefb-P4r9olYSU9FLjRJJWyfGtX1U7EbCev3-rtKrh5Q/s320/Chicago+2007+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWz02ZJBzFSd1fu0EZToh9ifunZnN-ZYXPTfbsRX89bTTU2_EBk2BM_8r9zg2CVRjXieX3RJymtdb9VJd-sG4-GGq_DVbQTMkSV38yOoyKlg9zG5_P8PCnojV9qJ3WrwIcb51jA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142165882138982930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWz02ZJBzFSd1fu0EZToh9ifunZnN-ZYXPTfbsRX89bTTU2_EBk2BM_8r9zg2CVRjXieX3RJymtdb9VJd-sG4-GGq_DVbQTMkSV38yOoyKlg9zG5_P8PCnojV9qJ3WrwIcb51jA/s320/Chicago+2007+041.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Baby Girl catching some z's (all that riding around can get tiring)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqTviZvbmgU_yzo-IHUZjLe0K_Ry08wb4HRl4g3UJsFGKgBMP-eqA_Y2oyU1mgC13arv2CiVmRj5nDYqca6x__ZZjTMkobUlo1aMKrbwP6hLOYC-BBiZQdCTJpS2TZ25Z1CxZkA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142165731815127554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqTviZvbmgU_yzo-IHUZjLe0K_Ry08wb4HRl4g3UJsFGKgBMP-eqA_Y2oyU1mgC13arv2CiVmRj5nDYqca6x__ZZjTMkobUlo1aMKrbwP6hLOYC-BBiZQdCTJpS2TZ25Z1CxZkA/s320/Chicago+2007+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I think this is a cool picture of the Sears Tower<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9SuDNnfinyvAAM_T3BdShyphenhyphen4bKVXV8yPS_osQW6MJIwTKuyxklhTwmTYem2dtx7Gg4-POj6SGJRS8WsCqrSqhdWPImblO2OIkeKHbDmuPjrWWYHZUVlkuTxqlCWQ2xcYNmKmF2Q/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142165474117089778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9SuDNnfinyvAAM_T3BdShyphenhyphen4bKVXV8yPS_osQW6MJIwTKuyxklhTwmTYem2dtx7Gg4-POj6SGJRS8WsCqrSqhdWPImblO2OIkeKHbDmuPjrWWYHZUVlkuTxqlCWQ2xcYNmKmF2Q/s320/Chicago+2007+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a 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If you know me - you know I'm a movie freak. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkMfLdeOKfMkpRNz7_qj-z04LQke9pG-itO3a4m2Z6nzqp_FX0OR5Cm4_wY4dbr1Cxplu2BD09aYgU5s-Dqz3KtkCBXodjkID3H6JPeP-G50-ibzZYoB3bzJH3Mi-o_ff5gdhyphenhyphenA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142162510589655282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkMfLdeOKfMkpRNz7_qj-z04LQke9pG-itO3a4m2Z6nzqp_FX0OR5Cm4_wY4dbr1Cxplu2BD09aYgU5s-Dqz3KtkCBXodjkID3H6JPeP-G50-ibzZYoB3bzJH3Mi-o_ff5gdhyphenhyphenA/s320/Chicago+2007+081.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRZ7OVVtOtzivEBjuD1N7F3WcBnVaRPnk0_ewkCCe74LsEiI92w_Hh6QtP6f4e_sODB6SmtbXnYv7t-ZG3w7LGOelipi69cjp2ge2IvK3y8a1EyhN9OPvIIJ3BpnJVQ9-IpKJmA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142162132632533218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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We still think our store in KS is way better.<br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimZL6LlZAI4XMWv-p_SD85FjX7c9GZ-V21M6VVToEyFJEAUQpMO4kRW94R1_5qwmeWlmBTdwtvb06EBgQ3qFg2GHYiQi0kevBTa_0APXXKp_IrNFNvKmY23Ujrvd185BVoCJdWA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135529534499668866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimZL6LlZAI4XMWv-p_SD85FjX7c9GZ-V21M6VVToEyFJEAUQpMO4kRW94R1_5qwmeWlmBTdwtvb06EBgQ3qFg2GHYiQi0kevBTa_0APXXKp_IrNFNvKmY23Ujrvd185BVoCJdWA/s320/Chicago+2007+108.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzOCIjEYhiFv4Fa2xPRyvzEz4vhfBVy7l8P37Q9kcaEC9nBXkwlndepTrhtomiOM0dBpOTrUIzEBk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>People have a tendancy to honk A LOT in Chicago - and John was making me a nervous wreck...cause he was just having too much fun joining in the honking!!!!</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLthFF4KAwZzSHTUUUCcsxuZZVP6TSRTtU6-3yfDsxxjht0iS4OLCaVns7osCmbt1DQqMd4MajLU6DSgE0wp21P2z9WCtLv6qrTSTrp6v3to9EAg0qUU-MehMYXDIxgMrQzq-uUg/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135529216672088946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLthFF4KAwZzSHTUUUCcsxuZZVP6TSRTtU6-3yfDsxxjht0iS4OLCaVns7osCmbt1DQqMd4MajLU6DSgE0wp21P2z9WCtLv6qrTSTrp6v3to9EAg0qUU-MehMYXDIxgMrQzq-uUg/s320/Chicago+2007+113.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Baby Girl has a fascination with remote controls............</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATkPO9NnrAiKyGJQqVEJQJwtFyeP-42FPR1fxxs1U6j-ARqHa_R3TgbbJkAGpFFeTlJyWjY2TFNbX6ix4VjIhZQ-1bkR8zdo4byEzkOW5EQrRLTfxuVnF14JsUA7DHYtLHD0Ww/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135529040578429794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATkPO9NnrAiKyGJQqVEJQJwtFyeP-42FPR1fxxs1U6j-ARqHa_R3TgbbJkAGpFFeTlJyWjY2TFNbX6ix4VjIhZQ-1bkR8zdo4byEzkOW5EQrRLTfxuVnF14JsUA7DHYtLHD0Ww/s320/Chicago+2007+114.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And very large shoes!! LOL</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifu23QA2h8DIGtHR3tGAxTxdLUoaN-mnaMykj4BBxs1fCKiy1lZpb_bPUoGZsIODlZPA9Fv6m1h6vfr9y7EDNlmskH2jtf3LSwP4lGd61a2Zz6W7lqJRCFeONeJ1dr743X3gWgQ/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135528525182354258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifu23QA2h8DIGtHR3tGAxTxdLUoaN-mnaMykj4BBxs1fCKiy1lZpb_bPUoGZsIODlZPA9Fv6m1h6vfr9y7EDNlmskH2jtf3LSwP4lGd61a2Zz6W7lqJRCFeONeJ1dr743X3gWgQ/s320/Chicago+2007+135.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Heading back home - and it's time for a Scooby Snack<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIPRAHYdWnp3t4c54QannU_BGTaQdrnRBGXvxBQ3kbpWPHSoOtcZCVOrFet_YiWBKdM11kIZDLGtbKzGO86lsd88DPl13ulfJtwdBWKSSPo1BUlg9meOyl11vq96EGhk5VK8tJQ/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135528336203793218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIPRAHYdWnp3t4c54QannU_BGTaQdrnRBGXvxBQ3kbpWPHSoOtcZCVOrFet_YiWBKdM11kIZDLGtbKzGO86lsd88DPl13ulfJtwdBWKSSPo1BUlg9meOyl11vq96EGhk5VK8tJQ/s320/Chicago+2007+137.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The "Mad" Musician - LOL<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdIcrERqQS47XuHwu2b8BJkdBsddOjqqWIK7KBHjTxf7R4Ottjl934JO2wqbEq3C4UJ0qUISYLvdcsOBVklWnJ7nmvI9cJfO7gv4P0MsKBBgrUbE0k2FcnbU92WQknN_knPExKA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135528151520199474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdIcrERqQS47XuHwu2b8BJkdBsddOjqqWIK7KBHjTxf7R4Ottjl934JO2wqbEq3C4UJ0qUISYLvdcsOBVklWnJ7nmvI9cJfO7gv4P0MsKBBgrUbE0k2FcnbU92WQknN_knPExKA/s320/Chicago+2007+139.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBedbz3x9i18wM5sUmB1gc7WuGD-El6poJ5cu_Fse5lA20_6Jjt-Xe3XFXze4jV18ThtZ1S8c7nN8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />This just cracks me up...watch her fingers</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaCsTp5If3xCOjPMzrNxiA3iZ4EOuipZm-tXe6jQNdhGre-RPRZCuZ4pLpysqPLd_eq0HeZohqnzPZojne4D3Jws6pykI-pSqEqQrjBlKBw7LYy268W0sicNOvIH2gERryObcow/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135527863757390626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaCsTp5If3xCOjPMzrNxiA3iZ4EOuipZm-tXe6jQNdhGre-RPRZCuZ4pLpysqPLd_eq0HeZohqnzPZojne4D3Jws6pykI-pSqEqQrjBlKBw7LYy268W0sicNOvIH2gERryObcow/s320/Chicago+2007+142.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful fall colors in Hannibal, MO<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pNgRi7BGdJ1xyeZ0yW789Mao95lEbIOp15UWV-7o0-dX8ADQH_-7DKFfYN1GYEc2MhA6aSViJI6MCrGe7VtWtby07d030kijxU9IHp5MZVme0ABnNnWw8BSTTgcK9QCHaZz7-A/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135527597469418258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pNgRi7BGdJ1xyeZ0yW789Mao95lEbIOp15UWV-7o0-dX8ADQH_-7DKFfYN1GYEc2MhA6aSViJI6MCrGe7VtWtby07d030kijxU9IHp5MZVme0ABnNnWw8BSTTgcK9QCHaZz7-A/s320/Chicago+2007+144.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Are we home YET?!?!?!?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p8_j_yrVSlUG0T5aElT42S5i_fmX-MANuxS3yvBjnDAIRRkU16B_sNyMj4YvVVXovsXzYoZBgPzhdBFVhNfwskZdehyphenhyphenZ5-5a2VtshJiGt5gNzKcdfJVA0BDRAT1nyEvr6hr-dw/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+146.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135527395605955330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p8_j_yrVSlUG0T5aElT42S5i_fmX-MANuxS3yvBjnDAIRRkU16B_sNyMj4YvVVXovsXzYoZBgPzhdBFVhNfwskZdehyphenhyphenZ5-5a2VtshJiGt5gNzKcdfJVA0BDRAT1nyEvr6hr-dw/s320/Chicago+2007+146.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZkBjH0I7ZsAjIP7aZJPmD11OVpn-hPTlyBZdLqm468jEdtP9mLV3uFlcJuKYeFquPge4SuqtZ1AZL6WvYwOuiToYyUEJqd6_iFq6uaZZB73gXzM8g_Edq9w3T9KkYkadjBRmDw/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135527240987132658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZkBjH0I7ZsAjIP7aZJPmD11OVpn-hPTlyBZdLqm468jEdtP9mLV3uFlcJuKYeFquPge4SuqtZ1AZL6WvYwOuiToYyUEJqd6_iFq6uaZZB73gXzM8g_Edq9w3T9KkYkadjBRmDw/s320/Chicago+2007+150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Emmy "Simply" loves apple juice :)</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIatEjjB8lgUGlJqtlydwa6hHPzJvHvy451q0rfxQ7Qvcq9jnbFy1JhpY_u1YD0G4wcfM53oqzC9nliDPdHp5cLB-APhuNJIvNSaXt5oKdDUd7NrZ50HohX6AcdP1_Dt6g3RScA/s1600-h/Chicago+2007+153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135526953224323810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIatEjjB8lgUGlJqtlydwa6hHPzJvHvy451q0rfxQ7Qvcq9jnbFy1JhpY_u1YD0G4wcfM53oqzC9nliDPdHp5cLB-APhuNJIvNSaXt5oKdDUd7NrZ50HohX6AcdP1_Dt6g3RScA/s320/Chicago+2007+153.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sleeping Beauty</div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />We had a lot of fun on this trip - and Emily is such a wonderful little traveler. Like I said previously, we have plans to go back for a visit in the Spring (one of several road trips we have planned). Maybe even take in a Cubs game. :) </div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-71666446427523685152007-11-21T22:20:00.000-06:002007-11-21T23:03:22.019-06:00GARTH!!!! (11/5/2007)WHAT A SHOW!!!! Night one of a nine show gig - and it was so fun!! We were initially suppose to go the 5th & 6th, but decided we didn't want to be away from Emmy two nights in a row, so we did night one and had a great time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb4GNP0c6pW1XlxtruiQf82LNhtLG-ghUW80SFyC0cJWkWnpVRm3ySHK5iSJUvh8Q_p-U4nvAzVQYML_dm1M4iQCLdjIlO-SRT-ufrar1vYPhgt7lw9ZvHWP1NLIDPEQ66x1AcA/s1600-h/Garth+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135518878685807314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb4GNP0c6pW1XlxtruiQf82LNhtLG-ghUW80SFyC0cJWkWnpVRm3ySHK5iSJUvh8Q_p-U4nvAzVQYML_dm1M4iQCLdjIlO-SRT-ufrar1vYPhgt7lw9ZvHWP1NLIDPEQ66x1AcA/s320/Garth+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqtzpSOu2_cT6Q5VUK64NkkZr46uBIThAQ6WRMVJeBciSFu5soiC8c-_pwtEVVs6g8ncdr9uTDnI5ajctcLfjz_VZYVhdq1PVOzFU9o5xkqcSCIcpdCTPeYf7pFznEZ2sQvz61g/s1600-h/Garth+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135518620987769538" 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November Pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGFzVdKljMN0fWkIkIvT_S7fMxqpDBYZZDdv80lNsEKpNB4TzLwhOZeCaHkaIzY6ONyjC5m-3m28xnBLXLByjQG4Zfh1mez7fT6tLAa7dpk240QwTMM9KzXz1ApTbcJzC_D4mNw/s1600-h/Nov+3+2007+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135512414760026610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGFzVdKljMN0fWkIkIvT_S7fMxqpDBYZZDdv80lNsEKpNB4TzLwhOZeCaHkaIzY6ONyjC5m-3m28xnBLXLByjQG4Zfh1mez7fT6tLAa7dpk240QwTMM9KzXz1ApTbcJzC_D4mNw/s320/Nov+3+2007+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Just a cute picture!! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYStQ9FNcZm4W2M4M9ofxx3GNGI8giPPVQzOouswhjr90kkeUIioQl4vHPnMYcaj13rDyNgvi6ffqo6viLO40OGc08krXr1VcsP6ZSrmNhf8F-EHUDSe1Byv-ehZ2JfAitEIzDg/s1600-h/Nov+3+2007+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135512187126759906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYStQ9FNcZm4W2M4M9ofxx3GNGI8giPPVQzOouswhjr90kkeUIioQl4vHPnMYcaj13rDyNgvi6ffqo6viLO40OGc08krXr1VcsP6ZSrmNhf8F-EHUDSe1Byv-ehZ2JfAitEIzDg/s320/Nov+3+2007+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Visit from a little ladybug (actually - we had a visit from a TON of ladybugs!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp7jHqhS8AknC9gYT8hYTRBr9TLwktEc548SaEzwU-EQqWUh9RJqTDoLUV-n5-TsNl0pdRbpkThAKx6BZr_fNCjv7pkDwABw88yCc9loNVM0lOBdGipmCrU1dOVPpwRDBR7B6IQ/s1600-h/Nov+3+2007+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135512071162642898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp7jHqhS8AknC9gYT8hYTRBr9TLwktEc548SaEzwU-EQqWUh9RJqTDoLUV-n5-TsNl0pdRbpkThAKx6BZr_fNCjv7pkDwABw88yCc9loNVM0lOBdGipmCrU1dOVPpwRDBR7B6IQ/s320/Nov+3+2007+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />What's HE doing there?!?!?!? lol <br /><br />Actually, Tony was a bday gift from JJ (he's been trying to get this for me for about 4 months). I think he looks really good in the living room. (hee hee)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-72637249598882641312007-11-03T20:25:00.000-05:002007-11-03T21:08:23.541-05:00One Year Ago.....It was <strong><u>one year ago yesterday (11/02/06)</u></strong> that we saw the beautiful face of our little girl for the first time. The comment was made last night that it doesn't seem like it's been a year - and yet at the same time it feels like she's always been with us. We love this little girl so much, and we can't imagine what our lives would be like without her. We thank GOD for her everyday!!!<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>ONE YEAR AGO WE SAW THIS FACE, AND FELL INSTANTLY IN LOVE!!!<br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPIiabeZo6Roq8-KgcCKkz-_Cmv2awrZC9JEG-4vGkRAg66lyvRAKjffUdMP-wMChXE_Y_pCoicdFcIJgOWzrlDGekmwyzjMnl7-y3yqV_M7lqq1EOkUasPbw2ZADUuuuGHv-Sw/s1600-h/Emily+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128797435412654914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPIiabeZo6Roq8-KgcCKkz-_Cmv2awrZC9JEG-4vGkRAg66lyvRAKjffUdMP-wMChXE_Y_pCoicdFcIJgOWzrlDGekmwyzjMnl7-y3yqV_M7lqq1EOkUasPbw2ZADUuuuGHv-Sw/s400/Emily+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoystg4lSxAP51iOEta1f-pVXZKYh18Qk5DOLYGCbOqBmVXNOJNtiCUiL5tMAgmjls8X9SOfHxaE9Q3tijGnweKdwI_50fq4B1ahaBQL_tfArlK6jMvwT1qdvO54HAMblrlSZLg/s1600-h/Emilias+referral+Picture+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128797306563636018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoystg4lSxAP51iOEta1f-pVXZKYh18Qk5DOLYGCbOqBmVXNOJNtiCUiL5tMAgmjls8X9SOfHxaE9Q3tijGnweKdwI_50fq4B1ahaBQL_tfArlK6jMvwT1qdvO54HAMblrlSZLg/s400/Emilias+referral+Picture+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>WHAT JOY THIS BABY GIRL HAS BROUGHT TO OUR LIVES!!!</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxRASwYmmf1cXui2nuCq2rKdAQbhm4d-kJ-C5PYci0kMjTYqJrIhTPJSVFvinky1jjQ3sMvBA6BY_Psg-jxNIsJlw5S7MzfV6c_Gl_NZBbEb9HBqmPK1JpF-yhzznaMwwbMEKCA/s1600-h/Nov+Misc+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128797130469976866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxRASwYmmf1cXui2nuCq2rKdAQbhm4d-kJ-C5PYci0kMjTYqJrIhTPJSVFvinky1jjQ3sMvBA6BY_Psg-jxNIsJlw5S7MzfV6c_Gl_NZBbEb9HBqmPK1JpF-yhzznaMwwbMEKCA/s400/Nov+Misc+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Our little book worm. :)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctcuyNg9bKycHd-cckTcwIDlUfjVIUdgTrhuEgkIoNb5fnIRRkMIRFGABDwgVhe7Z0_AihLq91avqR3dWpdz91aNjK-cMzGMSAPr6URInvE4BQjEVL3tFumblMLO0K4hyIETVyg/s1600-h/Nov+Misc+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128796851297102610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctcuyNg9bKycHd-cckTcwIDlUfjVIUdgTrhuEgkIoNb5fnIRRkMIRFGABDwgVhe7Z0_AihLq91avqR3dWpdz91aNjK-cMzGMSAPr6URInvE4BQjEVL3tFumblMLO0K4hyIETVyg/s400/Nov+Misc+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-18331651348627561682007-10-31T19:02:00.000-05:002007-10-31T19:51:29.338-05:00Happy Halloweenie!!! (From the Land of Oz)<strong><u>The cutest Dorothy EVER!!!</u></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8k4wuVVI15X6aBa5mdi0cC7nJXZJLBHnziDgTx3xKXF4j9tKNknb9YnH_mYFCfNTbtkrt4ap5AXPEADQExP_85_ihD_lJ71k6UjyjVcanT1YMsuXNGbGhgrOWFbjDQrpUS7eWw/s1600-h/Halloween+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127667004315314946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8k4wuVVI15X6aBa5mdi0cC7nJXZJLBHnziDgTx3xKXF4j9tKNknb9YnH_mYFCfNTbtkrt4ap5AXPEADQExP_85_ihD_lJ71k6UjyjVcanT1YMsuXNGbGhgrOWFbjDQrpUS7eWw/s400/Halloween+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUmhI1sgNSlyNbuVGnFzi-lApjwXl06AnNlNw9W3NhMcTMMLWkh4JrFSmYayxbnFD2WZc2Rfa33UjGNw4CKq-EjJJZdstBnRQRRG4hvgYZN4PzWroyXwp8TR13QnukLTfzkpCNw/s1600-h/Halloween+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127666776682048242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUmhI1sgNSlyNbuVGnFzi-lApjwXl06AnNlNw9W3NhMcTMMLWkh4JrFSmYayxbnFD2WZc2Rfa33UjGNw4CKq-EjJJZdstBnRQRRG4hvgYZN4PzWroyXwp8TR13QnukLTfzkpCNw/s400/Halloween+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXUzfMcKHjvtRn-9FAxk7Ttu_mxgAZTnkdPs955-xW0dZHWXJkFSE5sQmVOHpVLFUshEs1HGuz7hyphenhyphenopPrRWVt7bY8uu2NJF42ksXzIn7JVYDONHUMQd1W7QrrWlX-C186kHEP4g/s1600-h/Halloween+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127666622063225570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXUzfMcKHjvtRn-9FAxk7Ttu_mxgAZTnkdPs955-xW0dZHWXJkFSE5sQmVOHpVLFUshEs1HGuz7hyphenhyphenopPrRWVt7bY8uu2NJF42ksXzIn7JVYDONHUMQd1W7QrrWlX-C186kHEP4g/s400/Halloween+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL5OhPGcKFBvccl7G1dsxlBlcY-dnQm3miZg0UxZzwqfqWDUZ2zZjpLsYzRIeC6DkXvzNR0cqsm6L1bxLKukDlO1WRyABSeFXlX3dFTAoEP9zjD22x_4l164EwSqUh_bKtN6FLA/s1600-h/Halloween+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127666342890351314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL5OhPGcKFBvccl7G1dsxlBlcY-dnQm3miZg0UxZzwqfqWDUZ2zZjpLsYzRIeC6DkXvzNR0cqsm6L1bxLKukDlO1WRyABSeFXlX3dFTAoEP9zjD22x_4l164EwSqUh_bKtN6FLA/s400/Halloween+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Little friend Walker!! Too cute!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjXmuxbxjyw-p7lsshP6M3LTSHU4okLHqqhjfhk8aow5-wjR-4qWJMhXZx5ZHtKZgIn-V4jpxy_anTqWyNR5qwV1R-TVLrRomYxU6JI_89ed3vHnsSZEBgpeTqhb0s-oxwULACg/s1600-h/Halloween+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127666119552051906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjXmuxbxjyw-p7lsshP6M3LTSHU4okLHqqhjfhk8aow5-wjR-4qWJMhXZx5ZHtKZgIn-V4jpxy_anTqWyNR5qwV1R-TVLrRomYxU6JI_89ed3vHnsSZEBgpeTqhb0s-oxwULACg/s400/Halloween+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqHI4LJ5RWrBc3PJrD4MwlHs2FyaC-wZI9VZ8kR_cQBIsn7rqGLzj2Aj0pPIDrxKUpDd1KyLY0wz9O1WsPl7KDt5sin13tz5atWNTiCUsq2TL1XgcUiLeaQ4_3gP2DWwG2HteDw/s1600-h/Halloween+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127665376522709682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqHI4LJ5RWrBc3PJrD4MwlHs2FyaC-wZI9VZ8kR_cQBIsn7rqGLzj2Aj0pPIDrxKUpDd1KyLY0wz9O1WsPl7KDt5sin13tz5atWNTiCUsq2TL1XgcUiLeaQ4_3gP2DWwG2HteDw/s400/Halloween+049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPIVLQv3dglRTwSizCbb2VHwT246mBDHAgzrX76W7qpMaXK6bUPji_HYOEs67glhqJTE4qN6_oRT6AzZDkmfD2X3oAxhvtXV8hZYDRtb9Vl7CCAtgG-XiCWQgzHtJF8bVu6hu-A/s1600-h/Halloween+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127665020040424098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPIVLQv3dglRTwSizCbb2VHwT246mBDHAgzrX76W7qpMaXK6bUPji_HYOEs67glhqJTE4qN6_oRT6AzZDkmfD2X3oAxhvtXV8hZYDRtb9Vl7CCAtgG-XiCWQgzHtJF8bVu6hu-A/s400/Halloween+054.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We hope you all have a safe and happy <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Halloween</span></strong>!!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-85894598500656941262007-10-26T21:42:00.001-05:002007-10-26T22:06:56.216-05:00Rascal Flatts 10/25/07<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjfpHXlot6hbFRof0JpOSFt5AFS5A6E-5XekPnDR686vkxroXDea-Txbxozv-nnlV0f4BGGygGIomDH6GZkG7GDMhQJh29pmlqDcD63Yp5gSjeJxVzQD3Xnhoa2Ue5_y6w3MA_Q/s1600-h/47b7ce07b3127cce98549365783800000027108QcN2zZo3cA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125843554474961522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjfpHXlot6hbFRof0JpOSFt5AFS5A6E-5XekPnDR686vkxroXDea-Txbxozv-nnlV0f4BGGygGIomDH6GZkG7GDMhQJh29pmlqDcD63Yp5gSjeJxVzQD3Xnhoa2Ue5_y6w3MA_Q/s400/47b7ce07b3127cce98549365783800000027108QcN2zZo3cA.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />WooHoo!! I got to meet the boys before the show and thank God the picture came out good. They were very nice and I had a great time.<br /><br />As usual - they put on a great show (even John had fun!!) and already I can't wait for them to come back!<br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-ee.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564250701038&site=widget-ee.slide.com"></embed><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564250701038&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ee.slide.com/p1/432345564250701038/bb_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564250701038&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ee.slide.com/p2/432345564250701038/bb_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKHv4RBnB8Am3D2aOr-olhvMFIKgctP_BeHri_jOITv8hXDTVjfjwoCFxq0k_NAmw5EkbSEk25qg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-34798889283262240042007-10-26T19:57:00.000-05:002007-10-26T20:25:01.229-05:00Baby Blues BrotherShe's running away to "put the band back together" - cause she's "on a mission from God". (hee hee)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoWvVSBQPR1BUeGA3chNVPXSDm6vywanAbS9ODW8yhKvrxPebHFjG9VtRwbOTKEaCrMVq5zbxIDtmMJaRFkczEj5KvQ_Of13LgE8jTD5Xlcko8wyth7mAPMlWH1SNUyHtN3TH_w/s1600-h/Oct+Part+2+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125818592125037122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoWvVSBQPR1BUeGA3chNVPXSDm6vywanAbS9ODW8yhKvrxPebHFjG9VtRwbOTKEaCrMVq5zbxIDtmMJaRFkczEj5KvQ_Of13LgE8jTD5Xlcko8wyth7mAPMlWH1SNUyHtN3TH_w/s320/Oct+Part+2+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />She loaded up her car with her piano, monkey, pen and a beverage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ciWskI7maXqn8nuA3RzodI3x-2N9WIFNZf3lk_PL4HnCZ1Lnssex59RxI0SrOBD5jS9x6Vib5rkOAjoz6AgShBeTmz1X0QBuXnd_hyphenhyphenjyrf9wbAgeKyKO5f8kNUILqIMVHoR_Eg/s1600-h/Oct+Part+2+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125818355901835826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ciWskI7maXqn8nuA3RzodI3x-2N9WIFNZf3lk_PL4HnCZ1Lnssex59RxI0SrOBD5jS9x6Vib5rkOAjoz6AgShBeTmz1X0QBuXnd_hyphenhyphenjyrf9wbAgeKyKO5f8kNUILqIMVHoR_Eg/s320/Oct+Part+2+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />She actually had the music going on the piano (see/hear video below)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDMsFmqOSVgkeaDL57wfPsi_9CnEcYvrQ7D05soZxw8QA1lzgjz_qj1gjHLzJc8en7KqZc_coTVVn9U_zlyFCNPlGHwmqJqnutDInmARY0xIKaofgP4na5Gv9-xAmxy4zlbMaXg/s1600-h/Oct+Part+2+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125817780376218146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDMsFmqOSVgkeaDL57wfPsi_9CnEcYvrQ7D05soZxw8QA1lzgjz_qj1gjHLzJc8en7KqZc_coTVVn9U_zlyFCNPlGHwmqJqnutDInmARY0xIKaofgP4na5Gv9-xAmxy4zlbMaXg/s320/Oct+Part+2+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDLWIPU2OQen9AIJ24CaqeCGO0zj-tPwMCCVXtS-DC0McRyF2F-SdbYetUX3OY9dQmzH2UdcKgixU' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Trying to hit the road - but not getting very far. :)</p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-13837292112612997662007-10-26T19:35:00.001-05:002007-10-26T19:53:27.333-05:00Mighty Big Shoes For Such A Small GirlThe other night, Munchkin got the inkling to wear Mommy's shoes around the house!! lol<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCI7JjlhCMizNq5ByeS-2axdP3xSx8-otOUi3J_KDch9sdzMCGgGCYozyQSvPoeg85bOgFhjBYuB6J9tEnlSN5BA4-ZuLMrZdUcBraYRuBb11aPKy48Il4GpI23inDTRYe0hodA/s1600-h/Oct+Part+2+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125809594168551954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCI7JjlhCMizNq5ByeS-2axdP3xSx8-otOUi3J_KDch9sdzMCGgGCYozyQSvPoeg85bOgFhjBYuB6J9tEnlSN5BA4-ZuLMrZdUcBraYRuBb11aPKy48Il4GpI23inDTRYe0hodA/s320/Oct+Part+2+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHPc5BKuSgbCTiqJI8zJlhyphenhyphenEJOwaMmhFCZuiCcN-IWEVjCGmoCh-Vz6XHqTJKGJlKKWsRJJtAoVUgeRdg8WrjlGbdBSAiOyqUoyJrGjFJnltRAHaCgZckzn6PlXwEjpa4R55SFQ/s1600-h/Oct+Part+2+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125809353650383362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHPc5BKuSgbCTiqJI8zJlhyphenhyphenEJOwaMmhFCZuiCcN-IWEVjCGmoCh-Vz6XHqTJKGJlKKWsRJJtAoVUgeRdg8WrjlGbdBSAiOyqUoyJrGjFJnltRAHaCgZckzn6PlXwEjpa4R55SFQ/s320/Oct+Part+2+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6yleOPJKTuIBRHmoZTUoE5HFmtnnvE95o21Zj0_PiKp5Q8ar17AkXBS1TVb2z9j9dHVQwo5tESVdFM1qdOG7C4qocnI7OlXx6pa5I8lT-4W25bmLL-aR5UcVKvsboQE1i_OS9g/s1600-h/Oct+Part+2+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125809001463065074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6yleOPJKTuIBRHmoZTUoE5HFmtnnvE95o21Zj0_PiKp5Q8ar17AkXBS1TVb2z9j9dHVQwo5tESVdFM1qdOG7C4qocnI7OlXx6pa5I8lT-4W25bmLL-aR5UcVKvsboQE1i_OS9g/s320/Oct+Part+2+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwJAlj_x37hxZ5UDNcJhefFN0klgdI1cIWRJL1m61UNpr93YLX4KLQtbeCxYf7vffE4SuWkYkGEuRw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-77437228933795939852007-10-26T19:15:00.000-05:002007-10-26T19:34:54.618-05:00Emmy's Cousins in the Pumpkin Patch<strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Tis the season for visiting the pumpkin patch, and Emmy's cousins did just that!!</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqUKGEOHEP7P_t_PQ8rXCaFITTO5dXirARC-zMyCmrFmKMQ7wkSParhBL5b10aNNCyFTYUT7z1cvIHm0Hi67jutbmLIUmwdcUyWrEUlSgddHtLGmXjvbUG-U4pwipOczOz8WofQ/s1600-h/10-12-07+-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125805062978054626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqUKGEOHEP7P_t_PQ8rXCaFITTO5dXirARC-zMyCmrFmKMQ7wkSParhBL5b10aNNCyFTYUT7z1cvIHm0Hi67jutbmLIUmwdcUyWrEUlSgddHtLGmXjvbUG-U4pwipOczOz8WofQ/s320/10-12-07+-12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Baby Rylee attempting to "blend in" at a patch in Gardner, KS. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxBjyKaP2VT6RXZH5FA8sSvP_DuFd6N5L3T6u4AqF0DLWyFDdbNhCK6JoZfPa_AmDB4ano6MOnoAgtt3bscgcdbIhT-9CXZeZynt7_NptsEHmFnH94wV4TMfZk1qCGPPyOPccbw/s1600-h/IMG_2187.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125804942718970322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxBjyKaP2VT6RXZH5FA8sSvP_DuFd6N5L3T6u4AqF0DLWyFDdbNhCK6JoZfPa_AmDB4ano6MOnoAgtt3bscgcdbIhT-9CXZeZynt7_NptsEHmFnH94wV4TMfZk1qCGPPyOPccbw/s320/IMG_2187.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Chapin visiting the Peltzer Pumpkin Farm in California. Lil Man is getting so big!!</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">These little guys are just too cute!!!</span></strong>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-24620114215298219142007-10-21T16:31:00.001-05:002007-10-21T18:00:17.426-05:00Party at the Pumpkin PatchSaturday the 20th we went to our friend Walker's 1st birthday party at Deanna Rose Farms, and we had a great time. It was Emily's first trip to the pumpkin patch too!<br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-ba.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564249303226&site=widget-ba.slide.com"></embed><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564249303226&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ba.slide.com/p1/432345564249303226/bb_t003_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564249303226&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ba.slide.com/p2/432345564249303226/bb_t003_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">Tidy Tilly strikes at the pumpkin patch!!! ROFL</span></strong><br /><br />The balls laying on the ground at the Pumpkin Skee Ball game drove her nuts - so she proceeded to pick them all up!!! :)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwdf7jRQspMyBFlmGav4H-3Jczw661Fcl8W1lhLXdww-Q2sBXNI_NmZUz6dpCOhdsZBum9BBY1JELk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-23547994039864088742007-10-21T08:43:00.001-05:002007-10-21T08:59:11.538-05:0030+ Years & It's Still Rockin!!!<strong><span style="color:#000066;">Pops - I thought you would enjoy this one. :) </span></strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK_nD8kVMjEsab6FnqXIXZpGrHd-Tyu3PiDMid5YmgZmrj85cha62CtICOqwXHSPhdBU4Lc_g2sAHwS5NLG-4ks-kSHXku9B4sD2DDIn9yqhxF1Ic2AYPRCNAQCIwm35MJoHLqw/s1600-h/dawn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123785856433257842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK_nD8kVMjEsab6FnqXIXZpGrHd-Tyu3PiDMid5YmgZmrj85cha62CtICOqwXHSPhdBU4Lc_g2sAHwS5NLG-4ks-kSHXku9B4sD2DDIn9yqhxF1Ic2AYPRCNAQCIwm35MJoHLqw/s320/dawn.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span><span style="color:#00cccc;">Dawn</span></strong><span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span>(showing some attitude) 30+ years ago in her little rocking chair</div><div align="center"> <br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLVuQv8aMOqAn_3UYqMc-NJCRe8i-XRMJprMPUtmB1km5GF_eBFcsiQ0upnFX8ssQWnejz_iq-b2ELsWSuPT4SNSHzmTobOogPFj9rXQR0g-t1AWmXgKZyCfyvW1Y6tP_B5g1YQ/s1600-h/Oct+20+2007+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123785607325154658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLVuQv8aMOqAn_3UYqMc-NJCRe8i-XRMJprMPUtmB1km5GF_eBFcsiQ0upnFX8ssQWnejz_iq-b2ELsWSuPT4SNSHzmTobOogPFj9rXQR0g-t1AWmXgKZyCfyvW1Y6tP_B5g1YQ/s320/Oct+20+2007+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#00cccc;"> </span><span style="color:#00cccc;">Emilia</span></strong> (refusing to look at the camera) sitting in the exact same chair 10/19/07</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">She loves this little chair!!! </span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-63447743415241682102007-10-13T22:18:00.000-05:002007-10-13T23:19:45.627-05:00Too cute!!!!Friends of ours (David & Shelley) who we met while in China, made a video of their little girls Ali & Lili that is too precious!!<br /><br />Check it out:<br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H5ftxYmClZo" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /><br />If you would like to check out their blog (and see some other hilarious clips) their link is: <a href="http://www.wildnoodles.blogspot.com/">http://www.wildnoodles.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Shelley - that "Mao Chip" is in overdrive girl!!! ROFL ;) </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-84138379536528568942007-10-13T21:33:00.000-05:002007-10-13T22:50:49.700-05:00My favorite commercialI <strong><u>love</u></strong> this commercial!!!! (Wonder why that is?!?!?? LOL)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.truveo.com/Sunoco-Tony-Stewart/id/1770798601">http://www.truveo.com/Sunoco-Tony-Stewart/id/1770798601</a><br /><br />I'd take Tony to the grocery store - looks like fun to me. :)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-56427342808140390062007-10-13T18:32:00.000-05:002007-10-13T21:42:42.258-05:00Meeting Great Aunt Sheila and Cousin MadisonMy dad's sister and her granddaughter came into town from Georgia for a vist - and they stopped by last night to meet Emily. Emily was a bit shy when they first arrived, but she eventually loosend up (as you can tell by the pictures).<br /><br />Madison is 11 years old, and before coming for the visit had already decided that wants to adopt from China when she's older. After playing with Emilia - she tried to steal her!!! ROFL<br /><br />It was great seeing Aunt Sheila and meeting Madison. Madison is adorable girl - and we'll have to make a visit to Georgia in the future so Emmy can meet the rest of the cousins.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8rof_Jwrrw1N2ccqWpYwVru9WpKTmls0tQ1e5AKnp9CWGIFoA0dq0J-eymoc5BXMhbm0vGS92lo5O5KficoZgb-zCuX9oNRLkwRgcxluemBa-hB4jvXq_6P1A5eqOxBV14TbMg/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120972150343204178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8rof_Jwrrw1N2ccqWpYwVru9WpKTmls0tQ1e5AKnp9CWGIFoA0dq0J-eymoc5BXMhbm0vGS92lo5O5KficoZgb-zCuX9oNRLkwRgcxluemBa-hB4jvXq_6P1A5eqOxBV14TbMg/s320/Oct+13+2007+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Emmy & Madison getting to know each other </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvce5X04O0RSmktPTBjA958zBO6XIt2JSgBQSvSf2IvE0BTf3rK1QhKyFk1MeD9KwqU-FMHuswt3FUWlSJgDRkg43PTTotYIsWyVYCI4vE8RVVlhYG_et9NbFiz8AXv0u9prpBsg/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120971922709937474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvce5X04O0RSmktPTBjA958zBO6XIt2JSgBQSvSf2IvE0BTf3rK1QhKyFk1MeD9KwqU-FMHuswt3FUWlSJgDRkg43PTTotYIsWyVYCI4vE8RVVlhYG_et9NbFiz8AXv0u9prpBsg/s320/Oct+13+2007+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> Emmy busting a move (and making Papa bust one too!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2rTLSIPKXt3604e8ob_VG90FkUW4kLiwdkE6jznFAH-_4hF7l5TEYPdSgeJhwAo0Yei4RmaxyduXfLfUa_hRAnIi7-OK-zJc2VjVNBLycQMm7UlK9-RSAtJejAwIakEdSg_jww/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120971682191768882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2rTLSIPKXt3604e8ob_VG90FkUW4kLiwdkE6jznFAH-_4hF7l5TEYPdSgeJhwAo0Yei4RmaxyduXfLfUa_hRAnIi7-OK-zJc2VjVNBLycQMm7UlK9-RSAtJejAwIakEdSg_jww/s320/Oct+13+2007+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Sometimes you just gotta march!!"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgD-M_ypHgO9rMKcCMjrxiLbhQTS4pKzTznZakB1ueJVqWiF9oWEKCLWetgatJWmvnSgrE-BUQPVSFRqR71ZLCY_9ebTcRXkGQ-IGDWzf00Q5wpyjQcRBJMdDaMK85NcGwjG2yA/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120971484623273250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgD-M_ypHgO9rMKcCMjrxiLbhQTS4pKzTznZakB1ueJVqWiF9oWEKCLWetgatJWmvnSgrE-BUQPVSFRqR71ZLCY_9ebTcRXkGQ-IGDWzf00Q5wpyjQcRBJMdDaMK85NcGwjG2yA/s320/Oct+13+2007+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> Cousin Madison just couldn't get enough of Emmy<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcykE5W9K_AXQS1F6x2ni-Fl0DJAzutLJBcu9Sf1O8SInhNbpDgaggFua2lEZEdxKsQl8YssfZ3KXCelLF_VjGP9cf8aU5MTyAyLMp-7hSytwox657Fa9qTrgzCfXzUYmCNfhOg/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120971299939679506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcykE5W9K_AXQS1F6x2ni-Fl0DJAzutLJBcu9Sf1O8SInhNbpDgaggFua2lEZEdxKsQl8YssfZ3KXCelLF_VjGP9cf8aU5MTyAyLMp-7hSytwox657Fa9qTrgzCfXzUYmCNfhOg/s320/Oct+13+2007+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> Driving her car in the house<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizk-FFHwazPIVIN4FWRUw724uChOZf6SKvx0m9gn6IIGnNsEsW4wMBNgL_0fWX60pNYbRLDMvb1I4Nhyphenhyphenh6lWjpwLDUp4OyeWbo2bNCEj37ks9VG98_hK6cBRFCFt5HfMHN2FT8ZQ/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120971020766805250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizk-FFHwazPIVIN4FWRUw724uChOZf6SKvx0m9gn6IIGnNsEsW4wMBNgL_0fWX60pNYbRLDMvb1I4Nhyphenhyphenh6lWjpwLDUp4OyeWbo2bNCEj37ks9VG98_hK6cBRFCFt5HfMHN2FT8ZQ/s320/Oct+13+2007+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12MHhtLFRMXhYzxWUqnVP7hgVChryP9NP89NFzRIw6EQp0XyQaKa0S0NaoK5azWdKbjXYWyOquADdVTEciV7Gr5PBQ1TgH2E30gnIxnqxNQmCIgwupt4AxW02dqWoRD0GG3YNkw/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120970788838571250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12MHhtLFRMXhYzxWUqnVP7hgVChryP9NP89NFzRIw6EQp0XyQaKa0S0NaoK5azWdKbjXYWyOquADdVTEciV7Gr5PBQ1TgH2E30gnIxnqxNQmCIgwupt4AxW02dqWoRD0GG3YNkw/s320/Oct+13+2007+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> Madison reading to The Princess<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslg4-eWQMFw45oRtw7boBVtQ-ZrDnGbxMt4hW9pnGL_FeuqKfRLcpnkz3GtbKbGINn5bJLm_Bltdy3yo_4gzalJ7PJjp4nFFyUgUdxrHaBqI1BfcujR-DprKa2BbrC-5eqVN21w/s1600-h/Oct+13+2007+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120970466716024034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslg4-eWQMFw45oRtw7boBVtQ-ZrDnGbxMt4hW9pnGL_FeuqKfRLcpnkz3GtbKbGINn5bJLm_Bltdy3yo_4gzalJ7PJjp4nFFyUgUdxrHaBqI1BfcujR-DprKa2BbrC-5eqVN21w/s320/Oct+13+2007+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Papa, Emmy and Great Aunt Sheila </div><div></div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-9026417895701797032007-10-13T17:18:00.000-05:002007-10-13T18:24:21.551-05:00Introducing the New Spice GirlLadies and Gentlemen....introducing Emmy Spice!!! LOL (1/2 Sporty Spice + 1/2 Baby Spice) Actually - that should probably be Spicy Emmy. :)<br /><br />We have had a week that I hope we don't repeat anytime soon. The poor little thing has been sick for over a week and I feel so bad for her. Fever, a nose that will NOT stop running - and now her poor little chest is congested. She has been a good sport about it - but the cabin fever has definately set in. We haven't been out of the house since last Friday (she's ventured out on the deck a couple times for a few minutes) but yesterday I layered her up and she ventured out in the yard for a few minutes. Got some great pictures and great videos.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwFF9krDkKMFXbIWaQXgN_LdXu6U01JiCH-8Dh_fVtyJU0V_ki2yuyTwz7WEezN3ghXjhJGHvKKJNz6jFLOfm_PKCwW_GCoRG_UNLlT_XlvcXGbSoBlDZMWvk-PtxQJ85TXO2iQ/s1600-h/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120957818037337298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwFF9krDkKMFXbIWaQXgN_LdXu6U01JiCH-8Dh_fVtyJU0V_ki2yuyTwz7WEezN3ghXjhJGHvKKJNz6jFLOfm_PKCwW_GCoRG_UNLlT_XlvcXGbSoBlDZMWvk-PtxQJ85TXO2iQ/s320/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYoTMBGUr5mxQrJPBVLFhz0rxXyOM43CMYTzLgDZRaOtkAG0-seG5FqrS0DsC4vZt11FWLpnTPD2oEMpNKBHBZEykp-Cw4cYDm8VeyZ0h6H0f2wVihj6ABznhc5MY_Fv6hx0Rng/s1600-h/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120957221036883122" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUc1LGvOdVEvAgcvu9MO97JndU6evZo01lOogwso3uk3P2iHunJe4KC9m957gx11kSwVNPQr9ydmI8CVxXp-Q-9fP_2nk6NRD9VSIU0hS_l88EmL1z8SW63qbwuZII9ELoSJmSyQ/s320/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+019.jpg" border="0" /></a>My new favorite picture!!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom8cOuQ7b30PuHItRXPGzxIeEyskjdANz1Y1KxPPkPKuOD0IaZnQWOIZrIyDD6HK1l9Oa6mXNZ_EQb71NZ8XAgE12yKYVJkljwZPgkk9yJgFaDdkOFtQ1C0Pl93HKtFoVe1rZDw/s1600-h/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120956198834666626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom8cOuQ7b30PuHItRXPGzxIeEyskjdANz1Y1KxPPkPKuOD0IaZnQWOIZrIyDD6HK1l9Oa6mXNZ_EQb71NZ8XAgE12yKYVJkljwZPgkk9yJgFaDdkOFtQ1C0Pl93HKtFoVe1rZDw/s320/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiGBJbFsZR3Yxx9Ob05Xk5BjLI6YubLB9GPp_oSGAic9ruZxX_lYWV4of4Xa7TI3IyNKLC_uoksNUyyYz16FDJ3K9ZHNEr833p87N_IwOg6cV4su1oo00BfDJHuuGEECpsYfX5g/s1600-h/Emmy+Spice+Oct+2007+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120955820877544562" style="DISPLAY: block; 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It was to be "One Show - One Night".....well, that one night has turned into nine!!! (November 5th-12th & the 14th)<br /><br />Tickets went on sale this past Saturday at 10:00 am - and it was total Garth Mania in KC. Tickets were going so fast on Ticketmaster that by 10:01 I couldn't get tickets. I was so frustrated - but Garth called into Q104 a couple days earlier and told people to sit tight - he'd do everything possible to make sure people got tickets. Well, I sat in front of my computer for almost 2 hours trying to get tickets watching as the shows were added.....and it finally happened. SCORE!!!<br /><br />I'll be going to nights one and two....and if I could - I'd go to all 9. I'm so excited though to be seeing him on the first night. He is going to be so jazzed - <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">it's going to be crazy!!!!</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1BkY5fRWZqCD3jUZmA5zs_wqW_IzhAZxm8eRDDn9SoHTK6YtUHebomklvClB-Uovr2a6v22CKWDQiDBhyphenhyphenxZXir5b6so6m96f9nOxCgJnTTlS7rTqZc9fBqniCJQUUyzqxEvdTw/s1600-h/garth_detail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119934542079065122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1BkY5fRWZqCD3jUZmA5zs_wqW_IzhAZxm8eRDDn9SoHTK6YtUHebomklvClB-Uovr2a6v22CKWDQiDBhyphenhyphenxZXir5b6so6m96f9nOxCgJnTTlS7rTqZc9fBqniCJQUUyzqxEvdTw/s320/garth_detail.jpg" border="0" /></a>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-9117946037826857082007-10-10T23:20:00.000-05:002007-10-10T23:39:09.129-05:00Watch out NASCAR - the future #20?!?!?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmH99IzLOrNIPXxgYBo7z_fMtt79zqwt_CLUXtaii0Bg1b28dUACo4AcJvg44pOxs2tbhnnxvZoWQvke9NDbz_-fIRcxkouA3oamYZsmkqttF5zax4IEf-akCSgqf5aV1LmJuxA/s1600-h/NASCAR+2007+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119930762507844626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmH99IzLOrNIPXxgYBo7z_fMtt79zqwt_CLUXtaii0Bg1b28dUACo4AcJvg44pOxs2tbhnnxvZoWQvke9NDbz_-fIRcxkouA3oamYZsmkqttF5zax4IEf-akCSgqf5aV1LmJuxA/s320/NASCAR+2007+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFUPmZ2cNCGLWg2UhhRtxXTdH8cskgPl9hU96wGAnYVlEc20kHgES7syPbLKzsey8GpJpqHKnd_NBt0OA9wtsVXAgLZry1nmHVsv7fwvQ19ph6VWHM_2C3V0UPYSON0MCnoJeMw/s1600-h/NASCAR+2007+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119930504809806850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFUPmZ2cNCGLWg2UhhRtxXTdH8cskgPl9hU96wGAnYVlEc20kHgES7syPbLKzsey8GpJpqHKnd_NBt0OA9wtsVXAgLZry1nmHVsv7fwvQ19ph6VWHM_2C3V0UPYSON0MCnoJeMw/s320/NASCAR+2007+043.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SZ335oJeEMxThMHIIipxJvYkVzZhNa-cVort2qH11e7HGEG0YYKqMH5-O0TjqKzHx839rsBQb_QopOMkpRH2AFi49ZtVfbZB6XZ3HvRunQyd9kEI44OJ6MX4fc8ct-ZmR8JrPw/s1600-h/NASCAR+2007+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119930118262750194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SZ335oJeEMxThMHIIipxJvYkVzZhNa-cVort2qH11e7HGEG0YYKqMH5-O0TjqKzHx839rsBQb_QopOMkpRH2AFi49ZtVfbZB6XZ3HvRunQyd9kEI44OJ6MX4fc8ct-ZmR8JrPw/s320/NASCAR+2007+047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY9qrBUH3JYzTwDy4YsUxHosBMKAX4C_2dAtl8uDa0Coso_hRnjPjulEuafcfTo_avYqEPWN95cBjrgqSQnnlc2QPWZHcnrzXrV31zzj3UKPhvvSxZlJPsi6iOHHC_d0JhUIJ0g/s1600-h/NASCAR+2007+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119929843384843234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBY9qrBUH3JYzTwDy4YsUxHosBMKAX4C_2dAtl8uDa0Coso_hRnjPjulEuafcfTo_avYqEPWN95cBjrgqSQnnlc2QPWZHcnrzXrV31zzj3UKPhvvSxZlJPsi6iOHHC_d0JhUIJ0g/s320/NASCAR+2007+048.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><br />VROOM!!! VROOM!!!</span></strong></div><div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxomMFgtOhN0pPYtcRlhm70pJKNCbMWdVQSx_LIRa5CAl9rbTm1-sO8siQiNE7F1Uil4aMMMcK3DzI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-14516219026586016412007-10-10T22:36:00.001-05:002007-10-10T23:06:50.800-05:009/30/07 Nextel Cup Race - Kansas Speedway<embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-83.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564246205827&site=widget-83.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564246205827&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-83.slide.com/p1/432345564246205827/bb_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564246205827&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-83.slide.com/p2/432345564246205827/bb_t013_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p>John and I had a great time at the race on Sunday the 30th. We stayed for the whole event - through the rain, the rain delays, and the finish that I was NOT happy about. My boy (Tony) wrecked (thanks a lot Kurt) and I was so upset. Obviously, not as upset as Tony (if you saw the footage on tv - LOL). </p><p>We were 7 rows from the track - I didn't wear my ear plugs (smart)....and I paid for it. I had a hard time hearing for the next couple days!! :) Here's a sampling of the action:</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTWMVntXgdaCqDhaG36-Syvth7c6wlJkrWvN5159GuTcyn01IGYKSDnmECtF9odztwMIPIgvuXj4c' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-61262952873302661872007-10-10T21:10:00.001-05:002007-10-10T21:31:36.656-05:00Steven Curtis Chapman Concert 9/28/07<embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-af.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564246183855&site=widget-af.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564246183855&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-af.slide.com/p1/432345564246183855/bb_t043_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564246183855&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-af.slide.com/p2/432345564246183855/bb_t043_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p>On Friday the 29th - John, Emily & I went to see Steve Curtis Chapman in concert over in Raytown. He had Bethany Dillon and Sanctus Real with him, and it was a great show!!</p><p>Steven and his family are very involved in adoption and supporting orphans. The Chapman family includes 3 little Chinese girls - and they were with him (along with the rest of the family). The little girls are adorable, hysterical, and I bet they keep Steve and his wife hopping. LOL</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxrQvjZ-WpgTN5z9zzwQSHJe7U8qhJKp-xgSbVz_yLZ0eDIkHcZLgcq_9qG1VLkB-moaTfQnSVSjgw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16565779.post-51898982320554031802007-10-10T20:32:00.001-05:002007-10-10T20:32:39.691-05:009/28/07 Micky D Run<div><embed src="http://widget-00.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564246177792&site=widget-00.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564246177792&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-00.slide.com/p1/432345564246177792/bb_t016_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=432345564246177792&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-00.slide.com/p2/432345564246177792/bb_t016_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039856183114532064noreply@blogger.com0