tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45030318867852891742024-02-07T20:13:42.382-05:00Clan McFarlandTeagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-2459306067962210482011-01-25T11:31:00.000-05:002011-01-25T11:32:30.737-05:00Travels with Aaron (as of Jan 2011)<img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=t&chtm=usa&chs=440x220&chf=bg,s,336699&chco=d0d0d0,cc0000&chd=s:9999999&chld=OHPAVAWVNYMDIN" width="440" height="220" /><br/>visited 7 states (14%)<br/><a href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/visited?region=usa">Create your own visited map of The United States</a>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-10558937791763015552010-05-26T22:43:00.000-04:002010-05-26T22:44:15.133-04:00Teagan's Travels as of May 2010<img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=t&chs=440x220&chtm=usa&chf=bg,s,336699&chco=d0d0d0,cc0000&chd=s:9999999999999999999&chld=AZCAGAHIINKYMAMIOHORPATNVAWVWANYSCNCCT" width="440" height="220" /><br/>visited 19 states (38%)<br/><a href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/visited?region=usa">Create your own visited map of The United States</a>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-71836792446533218592009-04-20T19:08:00.026-04:002009-04-21T15:02:42.245-04:00Grand Adventure WestSo I guess this is where I'll write out our grand adventure West for prosperity sake. :) There are 118 pictures over on Facebook. If you read this and want to see them, head over there. It's limited to friends only though, just fyi. I'll post a few highlight pics here but not a hundred of them.<br /><br />In typical McMillin fashion, what started as Matt taking a trip to Seattle turned into a big family vacation spanning from Seattle to San Francisco. :) So, we spent 10 days for our 10-year anniversary visiting people I hadn't seen in over 10 years. It went something like this....<br /><br />Wednesday, April 8 we left EARLY from Cleveland to fly to Seattle. Thanks to Andrea for driving us to the airport and then returning our car to our house for us. We left at 7am, flew through Minneapolis and arrived at 11am Pacific Standard Time. The kids did well with the flights. Nothing really to report.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEfrImL5mxgLRJiUu_gew4v4_517NW6kW9UE0bKxykhxXPgNiiFVFwKkNn_uLQCKN5tWpbSwIGXvC3gn3U5-qleqNpgW09cYuS8E0yS2qlDyTFa-0CUypN49Bq6rqFQ1m5JLJwImdzIM/s1600-h/MattCaelSleepOnPlane.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEfrImL5mxgLRJiUu_gew4v4_517NW6kW9UE0bKxykhxXPgNiiFVFwKkNn_uLQCKN5tWpbSwIGXvC3gn3U5-qleqNpgW09cYuS8E0yS2qlDyTFa-0CUypN49Bq6rqFQ1m5JLJwImdzIM/s200/MattCaelSleepOnPlane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327209527925769458" border="0" /></a><br />Uneventful plane ride<br /></div><br />When we got there we found our rental car and our hotel. Thanks to Michelle for finding Cedarbrook Convention Center in Sea-Tac, WA. It was near the airport, the highway and walking distance from the gaming convention and was generally a VERY cool place to stay. It's set back from the main strip on something like 18 acres of wooded property with a pond and a nice walking trail. In our building there was a 'parlor' (lobby) with a TV with DVD and complimentary snacks (fruit, chips, chocolate covered things, string cheese, yogurt and water). At 9:30pm every night they stock deli sandwiches for what they call "raid the pantry"...also free. LOVE LOVE the free snacks. :)<br />Plus there was a complimentary extended continental breakfast and the room was lovely.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rj7gsYbou3_mRigUGMzEQTYmU937n7tjXEO7sLEcLiqSBqtRXA8mP7cqHpq4UzsvYluZahn4ukv_Od7Onn6ykcPhcVArxNdWVXgrx4RCCHuKH9JjgPJE8VdfbED2jXg_ZA2HcOWFYQI/s1600-h/105_1157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rj7gsYbou3_mRigUGMzEQTYmU937n7tjXEO7sLEcLiqSBqtRXA8mP7cqHpq4UzsvYluZahn4ukv_Od7Onn6ykcPhcVArxNdWVXgrx4RCCHuKH9JjgPJE8VdfbED2jXg_ZA2HcOWFYQI/s200/105_1157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326918037256926242" border="0" /></a>The back of the Cedarbrook grounds<br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids on our walk, Cedarbrook<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, after getting settled we went to pick up Michelle and head downtown to Pike Place Market for lunch and sightseeing. It was chilly and overcast, but very tolerable. Pike Place Market..HUGE! Had nice hangouts and foodstuff and back to the room.<br /><br />Thursday, April 9 we went to Seattle Aquarium which was a lot of fun. It's small, but still plenty to see. Teagan had fun dragging Michelle all over the place. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV0ceatGoMnR13u4ARY5NG3XU1GEgf8LpqD9xtbRVUXj_fZ16otx_Bjbe-v7ruhJmhzDS6IcgUpOAxL4h8oJdNSePzyrMFwh7cEAvy9GKqMLEmtbRX167MY_-rFPCJJBT0dP0TazZjXw/s1600-h/105_1055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV0ceatGoMnR13u4ARY5NG3XU1GEgf8LpqD9xtbRVUXj_fZ16otx_Bjbe-v7ruhJmhzDS6IcgUpOAxL4h8oJdNSePzyrMFwh7cEAvy9GKqMLEmtbRX167MY_-rFPCJJBT0dP0TazZjXw/s200/105_1055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327205820050145538" border="0" /></a><br />Michelle, Teagan, Matt at Seattle Aquarium<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8rbadLWXmKqUoa48IN1WALtXmLK515j1tC4j4i47xwbg-OHJ3QHcngxxdaTXBBgtEtZ1g7muuZr_uQuFZjqfzHW7v6C5V2Rn-EHz1vHQS3nhyd6EWowjy-Olh7joQnGIyN3yyOVSKFU/s1600-h/105_1059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8rbadLWXmKqUoa48IN1WALtXmLK515j1tC4j4i47xwbg-OHJ3QHcngxxdaTXBBgtEtZ1g7muuZr_uQuFZjqfzHW7v6C5V2Rn-EHz1vHQS3nhyd6EWowjy-Olh7joQnGIyN3yyOVSKFU/s200/105_1059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327205822189162770" border="0" /></a>Cael explores the octupus<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Then to the Space Needle and Experience Music Project. Personally, I think $16 is a bit much for a trip to the top of the Space Needle. There was some interesting literature up there, but in hindsight probably would have been better to have lunch in the revolving restaurant. The EMP was a lot of fun. They had an exhibit about Jimi Hendrix (whom I love) and poster printing which was cool. They have a sound lab which would have been much more fun without the kids since they couldn't reach most of the instruments anyway. Both Teagan and Cael LOVED the virtual drum circle though. Very promising for involvement in future drum circles. :) The night ended with attending the Spring Sing at Michelle's kids' elementary school. It was packed. They did a nice job. Good times!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3PjYpb7ng4GRCppCUegp63diSQrxRyIu5IgQFHanGE3kSpE5dLqGgjmpbbqJ8K3KWenf3wUPOCLHoJFyu4UXJcetOv8lZ-WdzLQEKkwi5XmDP8bAHHANyxLaeYSaxAcouc7tE9uK2uY/s1600-h/105_1095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3PjYpb7ng4GRCppCUegp63diSQrxRyIu5IgQFHanGE3kSpE5dLqGgjmpbbqJ8K3KWenf3wUPOCLHoJFyu4UXJcetOv8lZ-WdzLQEKkwi5XmDP8bAHHANyxLaeYSaxAcouc7tE9uK2uY/s200/105_1095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327205829186816466" border="0" /></a>Teagan and Mama, top of Space Needle<br />(Cael was sleeping in the stroller which wasn't allowed past security so he didn't go up)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbwFbKTYJ-oP9zGi9H8EhwqbkwkBnXqIIZYXnjZr1ENoKAd_bb9WN40E3u-khgc5JlWDYBHuU7nMWy0ih3lRgXwPmcROtCgNDV7yNmftaq_Bak9zXUr6ql9AdLfHK-oL9NdzHhasWyI0/s1600-h/105_1128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbwFbKTYJ-oP9zGi9H8EhwqbkwkBnXqIIZYXnjZr1ENoKAd_bb9WN40E3u-khgc5JlWDYBHuU7nMWy0ih3lRgXwPmcROtCgNDV7yNmftaq_Bak9zXUr6ql9AdLfHK-oL9NdzHhasWyI0/s200/105_1128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327205838823905106" border="0" /></a>Teagan and Cael pose for a picture, bottom of Space Needle<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS1mLS7B9JBGYkptwBZhsu3ic4Uuii1Q-m2oRKgqHouZpZjuX9nQiroGOMAkBR-ieEHJ5xoHAwEAWW_90AbWSdzoMFYe3zrIN23NcWXnUcXfk1WRh3YtG8y39il3sDcoN9m-edqtghyphenhyphenI/s1600-h/105_1115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS1mLS7B9JBGYkptwBZhsu3ic4Uuii1Q-m2oRKgqHouZpZjuX9nQiroGOMAkBR-ieEHJ5xoHAwEAWW_90AbWSdzoMFYe3zrIN23NcWXnUcXfk1WRh3YtG8y39il3sDcoN9m-edqtghyphenhyphenI/s200/105_1115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327205833623196642" border="0" /></a>Teagan and Cael at virtual drum circle, Experience Music Project, Seattle WA<br /></div></div><br /></div><br />Friday, April 10 was mostly spent at Norwescon at the Doubletree and while there were plenty of fun costumes to look at, there wasn't much gaming going on so we ended up back at the hotel for games and a movie.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Sf7MVjOFYYrFIXZT70oyb2rX_25atKdTukkpn_bgCbySsnz93tvkijg3VsVLtyHn0-Cv_FIztxI902gZ9jFzFB8aGgsjH4nVslr_zjOMw6sHyW61Zw4nuuVSQRmkY6onECkQ8dlQWuQ/s1600-h/105_1130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Sf7MVjOFYYrFIXZT70oyb2rX_25atKdTukkpn_bgCbySsnz93tvkijg3VsVLtyHn0-Cv_FIztxI902gZ9jFzFB8aGgsjH4nVslr_zjOMw6sHyW61Zw4nuuVSQRmkY6onECkQ8dlQWuQ/s200/105_1130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327207934746373826" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan tricks in the lobby<br /></div><br />Saturday, April 11 we took Teagan (4 1/2 years), Cael (10 mo) and Alisdair (11 yrs) to Woodland Park Zoo for their Easter festivities. Teagan collected eggs with the 3-5 year olds and we saw some really nice animal exhibits. The kids really enjoyed playing at Zoomazium which is their indoor playground, complete with huge tree, boulders and caves. Michelle's son William joined us after his baseball jamboree for teriyaki dinner and dessert. Can you say Best Tiramisu EVER!?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS00RtjtqAK_AfqiPh_fBU_8WB7N6AZqHU0Kzj45-M3h496gQ3NVy1KDf4QYnbCS7iqwjFygZkmFbX87FS9eUl3UnIjJPcFsNLoeim-zNB8-rOW-PdxhpWfWbboMhg-J45hMZFzSDIrI/s1600-h/105_1174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS00RtjtqAK_AfqiPh_fBU_8WB7N6AZqHU0Kzj45-M3h496gQ3NVy1KDf4QYnbCS7iqwjFygZkmFbX87FS9eUl3UnIjJPcFsNLoeim-zNB8-rOW-PdxhpWfWbboMhg-J45hMZFzSDIrI/s200/105_1174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327207942754533106" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan at Woodland Park Zoo Bunny Bounce<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnnSqG51t79k85ZsfhLFMtoMOTSSG8az1fBDRwCRQEN_q_pMhjizxJ8LioeJgqkgBvskSc_sqoTwe5bLmgRkDbv7V-MVFwKEAFxUqHzv1CpFjAb5FcidwD2JOA5UZR9IX4VJXdS4B84s/s1600-h/105_1188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnnSqG51t79k85ZsfhLFMtoMOTSSG8az1fBDRwCRQEN_q_pMhjizxJ8LioeJgqkgBvskSc_sqoTwe5bLmgRkDbv7V-MVFwKEAFxUqHzv1CpFjAb5FcidwD2JOA5UZR9IX4VJXdS4B84s/s200/105_1188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327207957208784002" border="0" /></a>Alisdair and Teagan at Zoomazium<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsGjWYt6EzmyN7EHP73unDNmtGeVYwxIflnEc4OzYmlLy3crZSxMb4EiFVrNvCQLCzcWNgIIuQ0j00G7fyUqPkbp-sJESqeDp58S7sIOFOyf_8Uwfrt9GnlzHbhxVtLM6vsdhYRvAIak/s1600-h/105_1177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsGjWYt6EzmyN7EHP73unDNmtGeVYwxIflnEc4OzYmlLy3crZSxMb4EiFVrNvCQLCzcWNgIIuQ0j00G7fyUqPkbp-sJESqeDp58S7sIOFOyf_8Uwfrt9GnlzHbhxVtLM6vsdhYRvAIak/s200/105_1177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327207946320741218" border="0" /></a>Cael liked the Zoomazium too!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVdrB9YL-0VCe2l9tfWWo-52StBSrlNzNtyBDEJmaP3HZLGTB4l9hsobgNfmvbDW5Y9pX8fstyzJuk_o1VH0Un-TUTuPH-3Cf9GForawhuYrpL9IPrlC-rLVos-hHMr5z90JEDRMSUdg/s1600-h/105_1214.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVdrB9YL-0VCe2l9tfWWo-52StBSrlNzNtyBDEJmaP3HZLGTB4l9hsobgNfmvbDW5Y9pX8fstyzJuk_o1VH0Un-TUTuPH-3Cf9GForawhuYrpL9IPrlC-rLVos-hHMr5z90JEDRMSUdg/s200/105_1214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327209511566297170" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5QqqFLwgJ6GnwmXTr-FYO9dN4gY-JzhsCZfSwMp8wMrPWSWjdAWmq9eqMJr4oX79HePNRQyrLj45nGyHfXeLDQXqt58VUfk3Kly6kwocxRx5MdVEi5GYBoiFpo9hZ2YxUKFbkrbqYKE/s1600-h/105_1215.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5QqqFLwgJ6GnwmXTr-FYO9dN4gY-JzhsCZfSwMp8wMrPWSWjdAWmq9eqMJr4oX79HePNRQyrLj45nGyHfXeLDQXqt58VUfk3Kly6kwocxRx5MdVEi5GYBoiFpo9hZ2YxUKFbkrbqYKE/s200/105_1215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327209513904341410" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Will, Michelle, Alisdair Teagan, Heather, Matt, Cael<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Sunday, April 12 was breakfast at the hotel and then on the road to Portland. We made it to Pioneer Courthouse Square before noon so we could see the Weather Machine, but when nothing happened by 12:15pm we found out from a security guard that it was under repair. Bummer!<br />We hiked our way over to Powell's City of Books. A full city block of books. It was immense! We detoured for a yummy lunch at a cafe and chocolatier. Well worth it. Powell's was awesome too!<br />Then we headed out towards Bagby Hot Springs on the recommendation of my brother. However, after 2 hours and no acceptable lodging near the hot springs we turned around and ended up driving down to Eugene instead.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1QTyx7hVB3oMiYiXAwEENCg8AWVt75EUg4Sl3aUr7L0jDkMuCDl3pER899OCrYF_yDBojh2BxDvPyMs2ZS_miLR_zHn458Ao2ASxF4Hy8W7L7HSR50z8EKeptMMWRqr82W0KD5-z2CY/s1600-h/105_1220.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1QTyx7hVB3oMiYiXAwEENCg8AWVt75EUg4Sl3aUr7L0jDkMuCDl3pER899OCrYF_yDBojh2BxDvPyMs2ZS_miLR_zHn458Ao2ASxF4Hy8W7L7HSR50z8EKeptMMWRqr82W0KD5-z2CY/s200/105_1220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327209526427731746" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KqALPI7ApjPPr26GItp8MXc3OdSQCAwPcPwTt41Qq_h3UgaDgTvf9sZjc4vRHK2oL3c4sm9hiCvc1iUC2YHka35CTYOpNlTkRXU3wDDM9Ohvpd907T0cR_b3GWXnTLfD73gDTH6eDUU/s1600-h/105_1238.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KqALPI7ApjPPr26GItp8MXc3OdSQCAwPcPwTt41Qq_h3UgaDgTvf9sZjc4vRHK2oL3c4sm9hiCvc1iUC2YHka35CTYOpNlTkRXU3wDDM9Ohvpd907T0cR_b3GWXnTLfD73gDTH6eDUU/s200/105_1238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327211989579330242" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoj2TUSIKpw_uo1hjAQ5nCu992H0V1Y5ccWea6MrUd09P59OfNSS_Gu3JwGYuoCtbTGW5xT4DG6jIZkD325vLY9-dXlBvaGrsuvHpQLC_8qKwN1opX4DvlpVtNTxN3Ds22ZR2HNY8X5Y/s1600-h/MakeShiftBedForCaelEugeneLoft.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoj2TUSIKpw_uo1hjAQ5nCu992H0V1Y5ccWea6MrUd09P59OfNSS_Gu3JwGYuoCtbTGW5xT4DG6jIZkD325vLY9-dXlBvaGrsuvHpQLC_8qKwN1opX4DvlpVtNTxN3Ds22ZR2HNY8X5Y/s200/MakeShiftBedForCaelEugeneLoft.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327211474307807682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>The Weather Machine; The Road to Estacada; Cael's makeshift bed area<br />Portland, OR Whiteaker Hostel Loft Eugene, OR<br /><br /><br />Monday, April 13 was spent in Eugene, Oregon. After getting diaper laundry and breakfast out of the way, we spent the day with Walter, Christina and their 6-year old daughter Sierra. The girls hit it off great! We had a delicious lunch at Cornucopia, coffee at Laughing Goat, played on the playground until it got too cold and rainy. We retired to their house for cards (Frank's Zoo and Palabra) before dinner at Pizza Research Institute. SO much fun! Love Love Love this family.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4r4fctUCwaH2Pe6ytFYfIYrrk-N0FMlVkdAXXR86Z7f_x44SQ_HwyaWIByrmhW9rsjQHIPvJfZFSzLMxgql9zRjWfCkzL-oV5gjyxZRkpc8aqH4pZTcAW3cfs__xgU6OC56avqUckDQ/s1600-h/105_1253.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4r4fctUCwaH2Pe6ytFYfIYrrk-N0FMlVkdAXXR86Z7f_x44SQ_HwyaWIByrmhW9rsjQHIPvJfZFSzLMxgql9zRjWfCkzL-oV5gjyxZRkpc8aqH4pZTcAW3cfs__xgU6OC56avqUckDQ/s200/105_1253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327211479315397794" border="0" /></a><br />Cael, Heather, Teagan<br />at morning coffee<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hDxQKGS6TD6h1CJztKBHIonVgYbKSOjkRhew50SDjwFw75ePTzLTogPSofm8AHB7QUklT4Bw7DJR16xUddutpHDb75Q6qxfrt89IxML7oba4A8ScHpqvLfw295uQxPwgeJESY-MBW1s/s1600-h/105_1268.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hDxQKGS6TD6h1CJztKBHIonVgYbKSOjkRhew50SDjwFw75ePTzLTogPSofm8AHB7QUklT4Bw7DJR16xUddutpHDb75Q6qxfrt89IxML7oba4A8ScHpqvLfw295uQxPwgeJESY-MBW1s/s200/105_1268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327211488592235090" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R8gSlIbI1uq6Dp9k5RiEF8i2vN5VmAWzSPlhzIVUiAlF-5L-jVwOaWjV9hHIsBWZsylfX78EeY11fSqJOIb7Lwqt_wl9T8f80xXL1Nq5kzRVd_asJrN1_NvdTjeXS4-H_YFFvgETPW0/s1600-h/105_1260.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R8gSlIbI1uq6Dp9k5RiEF8i2vN5VmAWzSPlhzIVUiAlF-5L-jVwOaWjV9hHIsBWZsylfX78EeY11fSqJOIb7Lwqt_wl9T8f80xXL1Nq5kzRVd_asJrN1_NvdTjeXS4-H_YFFvgETPW0/s200/105_1260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327212851049917442" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgr6xfOCOwU0ZkYWio82nnNk-5WQUSnMuEJ7PGuXzhjUnK0g4gRQgioZBc2bl7x55_JAOfY7lcovDC_pW4hallLkGyynwFggYiDcuy-2jL9OAaAVSp6rU_pfF6wfJVn_UdTwNQ7S-OJM/s1600-h/105_1271.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgr6xfOCOwU0ZkYWio82nnNk-5WQUSnMuEJ7PGuXzhjUnK0g4gRQgioZBc2bl7x55_JAOfY7lcovDC_pW4hallLkGyynwFggYiDcuy-2jL9OAaAVSp6rU_pfF6wfJVn_UdTwNQ7S-OJM/s200/105_1271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327211490187871362" border="0" /></a><br />Sierra; mocha monster; Teagan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ivU64JzrT8zb79ph0DMV8k4AZyvfz8JTPS9uxTm5Zp1SU2bCaHxGoWdCIzUgYagK5-717CeIywpCWISSMYOgsCcV3ksA0qTq6m9YeMv65TajG_TgAGtGcDuXi7AOI1B-T7BGjSWlupM/s1600-h/105_1285.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ivU64JzrT8zb79ph0DMV8k4AZyvfz8JTPS9uxTm5Zp1SU2bCaHxGoWdCIzUgYagK5-717CeIywpCWISSMYOgsCcV3ksA0qTq6m9YeMv65TajG_TgAGtGcDuXi7AOI1B-T7BGjSWlupM/s200/105_1285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327214602643938722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNncTYnO3RIvxjiAgCuZFR2DcXSH-oQleqhcD5Gu5KEWPKObreDLvkuvcmNvNgupPVKH47dhn7Eg8sJ6zuLP8hH2Uc2wErh4QCMAnOvOnL397EaPHuPQ6z59ig5MoBExctJJiAnRKW6bc/s1600-h/105_1297.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDToXUsQPWk3wbRl6F8HoouVXKVBhCfz6AKw09TZQtLmHWvxg88Oi8NcBYakAj9I2EUR6vR9IGrULuY_w2zYep8RWDsxdUFHj12YCf321w0CXpWkdzI0dtxzfThkgAkbLqkWrtGk4ammA/s1600-h/105_1288.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Walter, Teagan & The Playground; The Lapchynski Family + Teagan outside PRI<br /></div></div><br />Tuesday, April 14 we had to head down towards Northern California. Our goal was to drive along the coast from Grant's Pass, OR to Oakland, CA. It was a bit chilly and Cael was particularly fussy, but the drive was gorgeous! We drove 13 hours and only made it to Ukiah, CA (110 miles north of San Francisco). We got to look for whales, walk on the beach, hug a redwood and generally enjoy a beautiful day driving through the mountains and valleys of Northern California. No complaints there!<br /><br />Now, I have been accused of posting loads of "people pictures" so I give you a landscape tour of the trip from Southern Oregon to Northern California.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnnEK73f9D3_Cgx2QzgU5S1BEgR1w_lhIRvGtKQ-yXnMYqoNqwN4Nm_y19QKfHLIFJZMZnzUQWZd8RSrSEYchA0lkQxWSzJHLw7OGg8bDfkiJPgCFOfeAWt3oPetEMD3oO7Eyli7vji8/s1600-h/105_1300.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnnEK73f9D3_Cgx2QzgU5S1BEgR1w_lhIRvGtKQ-yXnMYqoNqwN4Nm_y19QKfHLIFJZMZnzUQWZd8RSrSEYchA0lkQxWSzJHLw7OGg8bDfkiJPgCFOfeAWt3oPetEMD3oO7Eyli7vji8/s200/105_1300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327213963590553858" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNxCnlsrnndXXr4gzVboaZdxmXlP2_kGHyrGzRyPcWtBEi_eYYED73SjpSGHMzZ3mt9auL5pvUGGqAV_TAU3s__SL7J9r3v3-KczslCFEgdTVNKsOoyHGKHcXq-pQQ5QeB8JLx4pJBaQ/s1600-h/105_1315.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSasxaOIqjMCf2K_T872ZRX5MLC6UZ_BaJGEAUqzlebiSENqpIMyJdWB0GK6meQvQGcnwVdj3r5vpfX7c6sX2i4uOj0TxIJ39GUCqYqZBJCYl-ahNgSH5qe7LWO48YRnkYlGLPhOxhSE/s200/105_1344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327214623177050274" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfQ4cYJmwnJEx91-kT0WAuRSNWWnP4j-iHo91xG57cayLMS1OhRYSjUa4xkG01u2XTzFTRZkXsiMscqwkijbkekYTdG1zZiPVGSZEzdNvO5LZwj9v5H2JCFpD9NtOOxYgD5PCFzwFM38/s1600-h/105_1334.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfQ4cYJmwnJEx91-kT0WAuRSNWWnP4j-iHo91xG57cayLMS1OhRYSjUa4xkG01u2XTzFTRZkXsiMscqwkijbkekYTdG1zZiPVGSZEzdNvO5LZwj9v5H2JCFpD9NtOOxYgD5PCFzwFM38/s200/105_1334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327214604145897538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now back to People Pictures. haha<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQMrGh9eBoiWHWpgB5xg4qIVoS9EIAn7DuZ34FcfNhcuyWU-opJ7Envm83bb-kyCTIrU3Fa3K2l2gycJ6zEYuNlBeWdyCh3hz3WRoi_GnxiK1_T2ASvpMuW-CYF2vNLAshm3qc55lK14/s1600-h/105_1339.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQMrGh9eBoiWHWpgB5xg4qIVoS9EIAn7DuZ34FcfNhcuyWU-opJ7Envm83bb-kyCTIrU3Fa3K2l2gycJ6zEYuNlBeWdyCh3hz3WRoi_GnxiK1_T2ASvpMuW-CYF2vNLAshm3qc55lK14/s200/105_1339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327214611092133314" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2P4nxDBYR5jsXPMxnFa7aqjfTn37KtxSwAXWfvHp8L5ZWKMl25sLXk-2fIXpPxpj1wIh6ntA4TkLxXsErh7xqLC0QRqxPwP2-sZTzciHXIrZYcaa3HtTFF9qd-kOaG-NVbxBOII-EQc/s1600-h/105_1340.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2P4nxDBYR5jsXPMxnFa7aqjfTn37KtxSwAXWfvHp8L5ZWKMl25sLXk-2fIXpPxpj1wIh6ntA4TkLxXsErh7xqLC0QRqxPwP2-sZTzciHXIrZYcaa3HtTFF9qd-kOaG-NVbxBOII-EQc/s200/105_1340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327214619444282962" border="0" /></a><br />The McFarlands Meet The Redwoods<br /></div></div><br /></div><br />Wednesday, April 15 we finished the drive down to the San Francisco Bay area (to San Jose, actually) and after having some suprisingly tasty lunch at a little Italian seafood place on the strip, we visited Winchester Mystery House. What fun! We ended up taking the 65 minute tour (unfortunately we couldn't take the little ones on the behind-the-scenes tour) and then visited the rifle museum, garden and arcade (Matt, haha). We then drove up to Stanford Medical Center so I could see my Uncle Bill who was back in the hospital that morning after a fainting spell at home. He's under treatment for leukemia right now and the theory is that he was just dehydrated. Unfortunately, when I got up to his room he'd just been wheeled down to ultrasound so I wasn't able to see him. We headed back to San Jose to my cousin Maya's house where we were met by Marissa (her 2.5 year old daughter) and my aunt Sandy. I haven't seen Sandy in probably 25 years (seriously!!). So we caught up while we waited for Maya to get back from dropping my aunt Leah off at the airport (she'd flown over from her vacation in Las Vegas for the day for testing as she's the most likely bone marrow donor for my uncle) Confused yet?<br />The rest of the evening was spent going to dinner and hanging out with my cousin Maya and her family. Which was AWESOME! Circumstances being what they were, their guest room was unexpectedly available and we hadn't booked a hotel yet so we stayed with them. Thanks to them for their generous hospitality!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28BmojRz1QM_-Ie4d40Jo-ZS9z3gE5Psyn4Ip0dTOJDHLjD4deEtzwflgGsVGb3J8P87tSrv22p3d-vlkepQJQDAM7EQPzdDlREAZu_BRVuGrpIl66sP2BNZepqOiyEN5YopReH5-PjM/s1600-h/105_1361.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28BmojRz1QM_-Ie4d40Jo-ZS9z3gE5Psyn4Ip0dTOJDHLjD4deEtzwflgGsVGb3J8P87tSrv22p3d-vlkepQJQDAM7EQPzdDlREAZu_BRVuGrpIl66sP2BNZepqOiyEN5YopReH5-PjM/s200/105_1361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327217696918567554" border="0" /></a><br />I have a million pictures from WMH. They are on Facebook.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkMXO2pM7-g3RjmrHyATsxK5LEOVsYH8J1maJoHfyNF0UMtHyaZhSb1tz_kc-py8yTsDKqbdrKmi2mQybHINlKkBCI1JALvY4f-tfsIBXuTRmYqaZwWpPzjDvuz-GZfmilnQCbsIZHOI/s1600-h/105_1403.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkMXO2pM7-g3RjmrHyATsxK5LEOVsYH8J1maJoHfyNF0UMtHyaZhSb1tz_kc-py8yTsDKqbdrKmi2mQybHINlKkBCI1JALvY4f-tfsIBXuTRmYqaZwWpPzjDvuz-GZfmilnQCbsIZHOI/s200/105_1403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327217706800127090" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLVPW7Xal2Tb3o6UavOzpQBZw-A_vVI8_EBjlucFXVUp4skEzihobiM8cFy4gWjhRor8xC0qXUgiAPc2uRBk8JLTsQ15oEujW6PdOCMnFcLhXg4YNEhW0EPreM4Z0nsN9LCr_D-KtDUg/s1600-h/105_1405.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLVPW7Xal2Tb3o6UavOzpQBZw-A_vVI8_EBjlucFXVUp4skEzihobiM8cFy4gWjhRor8xC0qXUgiAPc2uRBk8JLTsQ15oEujW6PdOCMnFcLhXg4YNEhW0EPreM4Z0nsN9LCr_D-KtDUg/s200/105_1405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327217711313151410" border="0" /></a><br />The Girls: Teagan & Marissa and Marissa & Teagan<br />(the cousin bath: a McMillin tradition?)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaKX63OjreSrfbEiAYOVsxONuhLWJ6-wEHhP4sWp6gs-FaI4u7avf2gH90syg5YSImyCxuT1eOfjTVRd9xBjS9K9n0fcqTScfW05xgEEvQ3vsCzZmkt848FNAXNghNPM4q75D1H2nB0M/s1600-h/105_1410.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaKX63OjreSrfbEiAYOVsxONuhLWJ6-wEHhP4sWp6gs-FaI4u7avf2gH90syg5YSImyCxuT1eOfjTVRd9xBjS9K9n0fcqTScfW05xgEEvQ3vsCzZmkt848FNAXNghNPM4q75D1H2nB0M/s200/105_1410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327217713538533522" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiSQjNhqwZHbRCv6UKPX9NcLhFWCuY2ZYH3YyP3MZes5FZJyEJtzB5-HFZSEvm3PbZw0_-hL5t5C3Fvfbtx42ttvwIR_eN3RO5cFJ5bKV7Fl3s4H_2IO1vo2zGZ2u5fMOQz3k5hG_Cns/s1600-h/105_1420.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiSQjNhqwZHbRCv6UKPX9NcLhFWCuY2ZYH3YyP3MZes5FZJyEJtzB5-HFZSEvm3PbZw0_-hL5t5C3Fvfbtx42ttvwIR_eN3RO5cFJ5bKV7Fl3s4H_2IO1vo2zGZ2u5fMOQz3k5hG_Cns/s200/105_1420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327217718227375954" border="0" /></a><br />The Boys: Tyler & Cael; Tyler (and Heather)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9u-4cAR2dFca7OY9CsyZVkvSDMajTil35ZpO9Ltmg65KXmZirpvOkjVY5kR3S1cilm42bbM78Z7OaEgYirZWfy5D3zLCtIMiOYprTxX8Hb7OndbkvNsLV2VX7JL1CtAzpWqHD2ZhSunM/s1600-h/105_1427.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9u-4cAR2dFca7OY9CsyZVkvSDMajTil35ZpO9Ltmg65KXmZirpvOkjVY5kR3S1cilm42bbM78Z7OaEgYirZWfy5D3zLCtIMiOYprTxX8Hb7OndbkvNsLV2VX7JL1CtAzpWqHD2ZhSunM/s200/105_1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218368582685938" border="0" /></a><br />The Marcus Family at breakfast<br />(should have made them really take a pic, ah well)<br /><br /></div><br />Thursday, April 16 after a lazy morning with Maya, Dave, Marissa and Tyler we headed up to San Francisco for a little tourism. We met with Mark and Abby for lunch at WeirdFish. Mark is another writer for CCP/White Wolf. They then took us to this cool little sci-fi bookstore. Good times! From there we went to Fisherman's Wharf to see the seals,etc. We had lunch at Boudin Bakery & Cafe so Matt could guarantee he'd have seafood on the coast. They are also known for their interesting bread sculptures so that was fun. Then it was time to head over to Oakland. As it turns out our friend Sarah (from back in the day of Sufficient Grounds in Toledo) is living in Oakland as is my friend Matthew. We were able to spend a little time visiting with each of them that night. So much fun!<br /><div style="text-align: center;">SAN FRANCISCO<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLnuM-XwoikEu6T4mFPDyEY0vcY8fnAOI7h_UooOrMweTuN4Tfkswdj5KT0Q1fd3rvoNVgTbobqAypx-mtkHQEHWKvXdaolfmjfYZJoR1gbGNusTKGtD_pnhSTrWKC6wIb48Dpqkf1X8/s1600-h/105_1432.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLnuM-XwoikEu6T4mFPDyEY0vcY8fnAOI7h_UooOrMweTuN4Tfkswdj5KT0Q1fd3rvoNVgTbobqAypx-mtkHQEHWKvXdaolfmjfYZJoR1gbGNusTKGtD_pnhSTrWKC6wIb48Dpqkf1X8/s200/105_1432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218371453090610" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu99R9d7j8gTa8FkgO6XYvTHWfqYoaP5uzapEhoUyjp4LqjciEYfGEXtDrP6JJxyeYr7qDBn6LBVD5tnNRzxcxEHD9_fYA_EDA8Nfetr89yreJ9EOzPkW5qFZZxM26Xw4rQejj9NPowY/s1600-h/105_1452.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu99R9d7j8gTa8FkgO6XYvTHWfqYoaP5uzapEhoUyjp4LqjciEYfGEXtDrP6JJxyeYr7qDBn6LBVD5tnNRzxcxEHD9_fYA_EDA8Nfetr89yreJ9EOzPkW5qFZZxM26Xw4rQejj9NPowY/s200/105_1452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218375871702258" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3bfGuXKAlUkLQS4nHFpTZGwpQSLc5HdydoFTAkMv6gU_LazJayJIfYri_mKrdtuerUFCAZ8qclx1M3TKotZRvaEwobL3ZBbAdy8sWMssD6qLZhwOzTPW7YSJpFiu8WBQJEcesI3oSE0/s1600-h/105_1457.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3bfGuXKAlUkLQS4nHFpTZGwpQSLc5HdydoFTAkMv6gU_LazJayJIfYri_mKrdtuerUFCAZ8qclx1M3TKotZRvaEwobL3ZBbAdy8sWMssD6qLZhwOzTPW7YSJpFiu8WBQJEcesI3oSE0/s200/105_1457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218384182464658" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBPWapNBzLBpOG1JLwKFJX7SUEGynHYOupr6Zadg-5E4BntsQJ2aS_dIJQOkv9XV8XBWcq9fqk3AyV_84_bbCfazBVtLbMlrkferz2Mjso0Vr31wBsNR800npWLtnOpUlH_krSl2zV90/s1600-h/105_1461.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBPWapNBzLBpOG1JLwKFJX7SUEGynHYOupr6Zadg-5E4BntsQJ2aS_dIJQOkv9XV8XBWcq9fqk3AyV_84_bbCfazBVtLbMlrkferz2Mjso0Vr31wBsNR800npWLtnOpUlH_krSl2zV90/s200/105_1461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218395876287858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />OAKLAND<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbDBBegVwHDIoTnDgJE7o-IYtcFiRDBiiBktIjE05Lv_Hz9BC18LVJbC4aLD3lxL-IPDCXua9uotZCxjRl4uyA1XBL2dndS5bpkka_eOpUzlwFRrRLZDBKRzgANaawoV75QPJrGCWuew/s1600-h/105_1468.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbDBBegVwHDIoTnDgJE7o-IYtcFiRDBiiBktIjE05Lv_Hz9BC18LVJbC4aLD3lxL-IPDCXua9uotZCxjRl4uyA1XBL2dndS5bpkka_eOpUzlwFRrRLZDBKRzgANaawoV75QPJrGCWuew/s200/105_1468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218634285315762" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen2F96j5Z3T3sClLRu42X5asZBuVGlPxxONDu1y3w3F1ddcQTY0M4bMXNpZnhl2C-mv8jkIA3a_8_uufta1QgRHmmWnEYWeUw9mbHSGWaCwevK15jKDthqmZniuOkUFLpOEvb9j3yqsY/s1600-h/MatthewKlecknerSteamPunk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen2F96j5Z3T3sClLRu42X5asZBuVGlPxxONDu1y3w3F1ddcQTY0M4bMXNpZnhl2C-mv8jkIA3a_8_uufta1QgRHmmWnEYWeUw9mbHSGWaCwevK15jKDthqmZniuOkUFLpOEvb9j3yqsY/s200/MatthewKlecknerSteamPunk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327219178761315122" border="0" /></a><br />Left: Sarah & Hazel + Fam<br />Right: Pic of Matthew from his LJ (should have had Matt take a pic of us, alas)<br /><br /></div><br />Friday, April 17 we got up early and made our long trek home via Salt Lake City and Minneapolis before arriving at 10pm in Cleveland. The kids did VERY well on the trip home too. Matt's mom picked us up at the airport and brought us home again, home again.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjagqjZ746y8cAaI-G3qkKJovhotRJBUq6cLGWsfX4WaZe3toCBHCwP-3051i5YrBUeadu_XJjEja4Wyr4hyQrhE08ShIQYGEWCgFbM8beDBD9cDHQv2r4hlNUedKTOYZ_JSnO9SeSMkI/s1600-h/105_1472.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjagqjZ746y8cAaI-G3qkKJovhotRJBUq6cLGWsfX4WaZe3toCBHCwP-3051i5YrBUeadu_XJjEja4Wyr4hyQrhE08ShIQYGEWCgFbM8beDBD9cDHQv2r4hlNUedKTOYZ_JSnO9SeSMkI/s200/105_1472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327218639494082498" border="0" /></a></div><br />SO, all in all. I count this vacation as a HUGE success. In typical fashion we crammed A LOT into the time we had. Matt is learning to be more flexible about plans and that worked out extremely well for us this time. :) We both agreed we'd happily do this trip again, but with a few modifications. It'd be nice to hike through the Redwood National Park next time and more time in the San Francisco area would have been lovely too. So...next time! :)<br /><br />So I imagine if you made it all the way through this in one go you might feel a little bit like we did after the whirlwind trip out west! :) Hope you enjoyed the ride! I know we did!<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-15327157370671785692009-03-23T19:44:00.005-04:002009-03-23T20:00:37.073-04:00March updateOk, I know it's been a while. Most of you know I'm on Facebook and are there too so you've heard what's going on and you've seen the pictures, but just in case. Here are a couple of Cael and Teagan from today.<br /><br />Life keeps keeping on. Cael is getting teeth #5-8 simultaneously but is keeping pretty good temperament through it. Just not sleeping so well. Teagan is still in preschool and juggling playdates a few afternoons a week. Her storytelling and imaginary play is expanding greatly. She now plays multiple roles (with different voices and everything) within a story and the stories are getting much more elaborate. Her favorite theme to play right now is pet shop where she is the officer who finds a mean cat and asks the sarge/master if she should throw it in the lake or give it to the pet shop, then she plays the pet shop owner and the little girl who buys the cat and teaches it to be nice. :) So cute.<br /><br />Anyway, on with the pics.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIX3IeTZl2Lt-4qRixXP-13p_BhdZAhjsVVS7EQYXoYCaThUhU6xPXjq__Kwb9KI9a02MH8L_hLf0JYB1wmjM_S552Ix8wrcNnh9SGYdYR_U-YLMKS-FAmXG2dAbSa0ET1dMoWqBXwcU/s1600-h/Teagan+Smiles+32309.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIX3IeTZl2Lt-4qRixXP-13p_BhdZAhjsVVS7EQYXoYCaThUhU6xPXjq__Kwb9KI9a02MH8L_hLf0JYB1wmjM_S552Ix8wrcNnh9SGYdYR_U-YLMKS-FAmXG2dAbSa0ET1dMoWqBXwcU/s320/Teagan+Smiles+32309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316534870967272018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqVfB7e1xfjMqhwAEYAXY36EOpX19Yz5TDi5ddNf_lU_T-NFaY3PpWqAGPx7IHwlS6yXx_W7AfyoOH068D5VsxY_beZG1WvCcZDfKs1a81dXFsgi__r7IknnL9uwLjB0FF2NQ_pSRvhA/s1600-h/Teagan+LoungeClose.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqVfB7e1xfjMqhwAEYAXY36EOpX19Yz5TDi5ddNf_lU_T-NFaY3PpWqAGPx7IHwlS6yXx_W7AfyoOH068D5VsxY_beZG1WvCcZDfKs1a81dXFsgi__r7IknnL9uwLjB0FF2NQ_pSRvhA/s320/Teagan+LoungeClose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316534868307082258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My kids love the camera!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rBOiVvEAXM9PFKqdbfyVx-bjys1tM6ACQE-pbuGLj7K96gKFC-HxQDcbfMAYyh0YhnglrbV_N_NtH0-0PQQ_woPpOT8V69jV71DSmBQj15zDgoUt1KyMhIBZ74HiYw4BIMfpMEEYeNM/s1600-h/Cael+Ham+32309.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rBOiVvEAXM9PFKqdbfyVx-bjys1tM6ACQE-pbuGLj7K96gKFC-HxQDcbfMAYyh0YhnglrbV_N_NtH0-0PQQ_woPpOT8V69jV71DSmBQj15zDgoUt1KyMhIBZ74HiYw4BIMfpMEEYeNM/s320/Cael+Ham+32309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316534849520044754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Mghkqgpmxldr9NK1KGD43LMudtGDZDOtf_9qoqbzpYZHAmqYy0t02dLLHUsVv_MCm7oRKf6Poi3eT_8BxIGhzwOPQ5Hc-xxKx5D5dfne4IzpoSUUNjqycOwOjXJxQGLwHjos9fmqSVg/s1600-h/Cael+Ham2+32309.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Mghkqgpmxldr9NK1KGD43LMudtGDZDOtf_9qoqbzpYZHAmqYy0t02dLLHUsVv_MCm7oRKf6Poi3eT_8BxIGhzwOPQ5Hc-xxKx5D5dfne4IzpoSUUNjqycOwOjXJxQGLwHjos9fmqSVg/s320/Cael+Ham2+32309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316534851765229618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After previewing the movie and reading the book, we took Teagan to see Coraline.<br />She thought some parts were scary and that the book was better, but that she really<br />liked it.<br />Here she is with button eyes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdLhyZ2yoXhig2UG8sEl65HqwAM4qW2i68Wh4RaBhvqpwdgplNxk78xXu9RXC9KDmx_IMH2eW587kZ3qiVFex2zhyphenhyphenlevA7juOA1FfOeSz89IOxL5RTSHB4JU0Oh9B22g6BCflY470rbw/s1600-h/105_0794.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdLhyZ2yoXhig2UG8sEl65HqwAM4qW2i68Wh4RaBhvqpwdgplNxk78xXu9RXC9KDmx_IMH2eW587kZ3qiVFex2zhyphenhyphenlevA7juOA1FfOeSz89IOxL5RTSHB4JU0Oh9B22g6BCflY470rbw/s320/105_0794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316535669026091026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and did I mention that Cael has started pulling to stand now!? He's definitely on the move.<br />He's pretty well figured out crawling (as long as it's not on wood floors) and is moving effortlessly in and out of sitting and as of TODAY he started pulling all the way up to his feet and taking a few supported steps!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWGkcX7eBbVxRdwHptzBG4wdPv3OSxh_DjYH4gzPIKjFIEADDJ1s2Yy3pmPruibdcBmUVVpAhXgaEuzdwTuvhnLArRCIABCpQC6Tj07tCfYp4Y5sVTI6KaTE0nE3ILAb8hDca8jXemAE/s1600-h/105_0844.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWGkcX7eBbVxRdwHptzBG4wdPv3OSxh_DjYH4gzPIKjFIEADDJ1s2Yy3pmPruibdcBmUVVpAhXgaEuzdwTuvhnLArRCIABCpQC6Tj07tCfYp4Y5sVTI6KaTE0nE3ILAb8hDca8jXemAE/s320/105_0844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316535658244444306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Look out world, here I come!Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-67062911534040818672009-01-10T21:08:00.005-05:002009-01-10T21:21:40.271-05:00Photos Jan 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW11egzjaqWO1RkXH5MKmLZpGhiUEN8tJAoRbHpsDwvpYQlMZ-LUM2X0EPXsjcuqukMExZSZE2zjsr20-5BQScKDJraxRiEvE33_GgpLuMVS9t5nw0yGVj33_z-JTCdoczPhZexXvdWYs/s1600-h/105_0371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW11egzjaqWO1RkXH5MKmLZpGhiUEN8tJAoRbHpsDwvpYQlMZ-LUM2X0EPXsjcuqukMExZSZE2zjsr20-5BQScKDJraxRiEvE33_GgpLuMVS9t5nw0yGVj33_z-JTCdoczPhZexXvdWYs/s320/105_0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289855239761251010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98zSTzPQS8GPjFuB0H5Fr8pmDDdifOegubF_nhhqVgQI05pPJoyaCUnIgsaAdqA021f87d-6VqD9G4mZw8K9kU8KTdagYoECaoW_cu8EVS5YCfpel97mCtMpYJ_H-Xqk7BYC4TewiN5Q/s1600-h/105_0371.JPG">If you haven't checked out Facebook and want to see more pics or hear more about what's going on, head over there. Plenty posted.<br /><br />I'm so far behind here I might just jump ahead. Here are some pictures of Teagan and I playing in the snow today ans then just random pics<br /><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_I3IRJA5AHeWtVJneX_EFCDZN1-XGgKuKLfVx6P1t2keN6_G9aq7Bx9pU7WiAdxc1JT0WkQmw-BKf6nUWlMHsU8VGmuON76fgjrAzzoRKERCji0E-V1Cyu8DtzT1Za-bllMosAVokDg/s1600-h/105_0421.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_I3IRJA5AHeWtVJneX_EFCDZN1-XGgKuKLfVx6P1t2keN6_G9aq7Bx9pU7WiAdxc1JT0WkQmw-BKf6nUWlMHsU8VGmuON76fgjrAzzoRKERCji0E-V1Cyu8DtzT1Za-bllMosAVokDg/s320/105_0421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289854136903416018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcrgPLQoiE36bN_DOBrxT_4yVLzSaZWQZ2Vc1GecWyCU7i8JRofl1rNmhVJdkZYf-kkdep_GY3eJwC0ha0sigJkE23wPLv2IETsxI9_BGDAd5-3AXlLU617KwpfegjHe4O2bfIgbdthQ/s1600-h/105_0422.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Plenty posted.<br /><br />I'm so far behind here I might just jump ahead. Here are some pictures of Teagan and I playing in the snow today.Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-22851549730363380332009-01-03T06:24:00.000-05:002009-01-03T06:30:14.597-05:00FacebookI've recently discovered the joys and mayhem of Facebook. <br />Check it out! There are TONS of photos in my albums there. <br /><br />I'll post here again soon. I haven't forgotten I need to finish<br />blogging the Hawaii trip and now there's the story of Auntie Jenn and Brian's<br />visit over the holidays. It's been a whirlwind of a 2 weeks and they finally<br />had to return to Australia yesterday. :( Before they left there were sparks<br />of conversation about the next great McMillin family adventure. Maybe the ecovillage<br />in Mexico? Mom says, "start saving". :)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-71462168310824200012008-11-23T10:05:00.012-05:002008-11-23T11:14:32.103-05:00Hawaii, part 3: BeachesFirst, an overall agenda for our week. Mostly for my sake:<br />Mon: Slaughterhouse beach snorkeling<br />Tues: Iao Valley<br />Wed: Maui Ocean Center (aquarium), Luau in Lahaina<br />Thurs: dying from space plague, Maui Tropical Plantation, Matt to airport<br />Fri: Molokini<br />Sat: Brian/Jenn to airport, Haleakala & Winery at Ulupalakua Ranch<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Sun: Drive along northern coastline of West Maui, Mom/Dad to airport, Paia, we fly out<br /><br /><br />Kahana beach, just outside our condo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKbc9tu9PsVKbTWfX4yFHhNiq7iAYaFqWf8N6v4IASsXvn1IWJaMUBX6S9hivkheu7t_QPuUmlrMOD1n6DK6Dk82bYMEnd8znhECS_VhfMtLytfgURZnZ4Yl3w1gWN2Z5W2YGa4SzjAA/s1600-h/103_0133.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKbc9tu9PsVKbTWfX4yFHhNiq7iAYaFqWf8N6v4IASsXvn1IWJaMUBX6S9hivkheu7t_QPuUmlrMOD1n6DK6Dk82bYMEnd8znhECS_VhfMtLytfgURZnZ4Yl3w1gWN2Z5W2YGa4SzjAA/s320/103_0133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271877956242251346" border="0" /></a><br />Gavin's first visit to the ocean<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRswFiTDnHrV2hpulGQ0eupWJzuM8vqnJUcwu4bgbnx4396B8Ffbtwl3wZ_W7IbfBs4WhvIC-vOWv-ESK2HktSSwFaeOIGK4zAjOytDdZT9VHD1-H7c14jw4409_ESc_RG6trHp88-Bm4/s1600-h/103_0138.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRswFiTDnHrV2hpulGQ0eupWJzuM8vqnJUcwu4bgbnx4396B8Ffbtwl3wZ_W7IbfBs4WhvIC-vOWv-ESK2HktSSwFaeOIGK4zAjOytDdZT9VHD1-H7c14jw4409_ESc_RG6trHp88-Bm4/s320/103_0138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271877959745131074" border="0" /></a><br />Cael's first visit to the beach. It was windy. He<br />liked digging his toes in the sand, but then the water came up<br />and it was a bit shocking to us both! This is the only photo I have of<br />us on this outing. Keith has the rest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDJRXcWnyzriXMl-4_6_IWUG7QjyP1lOju0oPv6ofzGqkOtuN5L15MBmjRh0xVQOmldMN287wS0K0XXUIe9CvE6ftDY_Ds-gjVU4TTXJ7GAN3CoxPQJQ4Q6VBPZIiSCK1TJ7EruZCPYY/s1600-h/103_0142.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDJRXcWnyzriXMl-4_6_IWUG7QjyP1lOju0oPv6ofzGqkOtuN5L15MBmjRh0xVQOmldMN287wS0K0XXUIe9CvE6ftDY_Ds-gjVU4TTXJ7GAN3CoxPQJQ4Q6VBPZIiSCK1TJ7EruZCPYY/s320/103_0142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271877966857126850" border="0" /></a><br />Keith and Matt took Gavin and Teagan out for a swim<br />at Kahana Beach.<br /><br />One nice thing about going to Maui with Brian and Jenn, who lived there for 7 months, was their knowledge of the best beaches to visit. Our first snorkel from the beach was at "Slaughterhouse Beach" and it was gorgeous!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWBr8JYYI_4yUnbshMWj8BzI9NaKNiUl3XVwDSUfhPDfjvsw5-40ZQDXfT5sKSDpcqnLgSTvy6zIk-PxYexUUZ8u2n5Bdgzrl-zUlUHKE1Cqdu2OBAxXaZ6vVG15bMtwGxOCeqmQT7Ws/s1600-h/103_0145.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWBr8JYYI_4yUnbshMWj8BzI9NaKNiUl3XVwDSUfhPDfjvsw5-40ZQDXfT5sKSDpcqnLgSTvy6zIk-PxYexUUZ8u2n5Bdgzrl-zUlUHKE1Cqdu2OBAxXaZ6vVG15bMtwGxOCeqmQT7Ws/s320/103_0145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271880234038687426" border="0" /></a><br />View from the road<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1u1WFqLaamX0LLmWPJP3gFxfn5fYTB-GfmMmjMXupaAWyKXntvV0RT7i9s3CxP7x8ZYtwu7RXN5Jr0fuPWrWKVqPvJl2N2RXnEA_aruTsGenM5AAGtK_U1RQqilcSwELJHpZpXdjqcQ/s1600-h/103_0153.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1u1WFqLaamX0LLmWPJP3gFxfn5fYTB-GfmMmjMXupaAWyKXntvV0RT7i9s3CxP7x8ZYtwu7RXN5Jr0fuPWrWKVqPvJl2N2RXnEA_aruTsGenM5AAGtK_U1RQqilcSwELJHpZpXdjqcQ/s320/103_0153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271880237686982642" border="0" /></a> I brought the porpoise pouch thinking we'd go in, but Cael mostly slept and Teagan went in for a few minutes, but then came back to the beach, snacked, slept and played in the sand. Teagan declares "I don't like the waves, Mama".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdmSRUPSYg6DHXnGqJeXXNdkYUlvF2hGqeXcmhChYfjhYFzrZo40fz-SPMV5BAa0hFUjZIjUSmSaMl0rN2QgctGNTBI2l7_mxMphb7DJn1LJPkMaGsjr77YBgzidAuM3sb-qRz0g0_I0/s1600-h/103_0160.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdmSRUPSYg6DHXnGqJeXXNdkYUlvF2hGqeXcmhChYfjhYFzrZo40fz-SPMV5BAa0hFUjZIjUSmSaMl0rN2QgctGNTBI2l7_mxMphb7DJn1LJPkMaGsjr77YBgzidAuM3sb-qRz0g0_I0/s320/103_0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271880268897360466" border="0" /></a><br />Liz, Keith and Gavin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOZ-R9LTnkQHXsYC47UMq8vonxfqP2emLYCz-klGNxydPS3z-udC9qbRM0v343I8BtVYcat5m2xCxUrsZZ3u2Z0mAwiXYWfmbFH-HbUoJIg-yWK6dvdMWKwmVR-QCRSMGp5MqbCyKz68/s1600-h/103_0157.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOZ-R9LTnkQHXsYC47UMq8vonxfqP2emLYCz-klGNxydPS3z-udC9qbRM0v343I8BtVYcat5m2xCxUrsZZ3u2Z0mAwiXYWfmbFH-HbUoJIg-yWK6dvdMWKwmVR-QCRSMGp5MqbCyKz68/s320/103_0157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271880261272730914" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan *looks* fearless as she heads out to Matt. I think this might have been before she met the waves for the first time<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47rgMT6MOEeNPVVGt6UsvTAlFq9Ppb_XkaNLnV8QzZPK-SdjY7UmZGOIA2e7eaexBxtqb_N6LtaaGh6g-ZFAJd2vrjitJdVTfnzGFkxL5CCv5tKVKhEAPkut3kVNyIrEsiPxIRJTeup0/s1600-h/103_0165.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47rgMT6MOEeNPVVGt6UsvTAlFq9Ppb_XkaNLnV8QzZPK-SdjY7UmZGOIA2e7eaexBxtqb_N6LtaaGh6g-ZFAJd2vrjitJdVTfnzGFkxL5CCv5tKVKhEAPkut3kVNyIrEsiPxIRJTeup0/s320/103_0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271882463477505858" border="0" /></a><br />Gavin gets a little mama love<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1BkTMi3m4EL4vtnd6sfumdEWJRGLbEk9mvTahyDMFMajofqljx3wuR9LdF2nseMvShm-3dCch4zhi9yjS4Wp6p2H7poNA4uLAdUUwcUJHwprdFw0Gu4vprwC4GDOa5BwKr9rL0aA4dA/s1600-h/103_0168.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1BkTMi3m4EL4vtnd6sfumdEWJRGLbEk9mvTahyDMFMajofqljx3wuR9LdF2nseMvShm-3dCch4zhi9yjS4Wp6p2H7poNA4uLAdUUwcUJHwprdFw0Gu4vprwC4GDOa5BwKr9rL0aA4dA/s320/103_0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271882479377006450" border="0" /></a><br />Auntie Liz plays in the sand with Teagan and Gavin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5gnomyVGwbzuHQL5HzJFqCBQ3-6LyAID_srZUCpnhcmaf_sZW9D4pVf62Vk4c2VCgS5Stak1JgilGrefJjBIBzo9ZpR0s1GOrputPRcDxZppPaLWnHVhN8pizQKMIpZCpU1OKmW-SKQ/s1600-h/103_0172.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5gnomyVGwbzuHQL5HzJFqCBQ3-6LyAID_srZUCpnhcmaf_sZW9D4pVf62Vk4c2VCgS5Stak1JgilGrefJjBIBzo9ZpR0s1GOrputPRcDxZppPaLWnHVhN8pizQKMIpZCpU1OKmW-SKQ/s320/103_0172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271882483128446578" border="0" /></a><br />Grammy gives up on the waves herself and holds a sleeping Cael while I go snorkeling.<br />Thanks Mom!<br /><br />And last but not least, on our last day we went to Paia, a little town not far from the airport. We stopped at a little park on the way and said hello to the ocean for the last time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi627xpUGm39A0r_G2kQyqJ1RLkDcwrXpUm6eK6uZvgZwnjIBB-YTZ_zMwqYtch6DTdnG3H2llEW3LIZN-SV3JiqYlyUpJjiKSbjrN64oXZ0Eb0kl4ELRPP56xyigT0dg9HQjuSXEYMhSQ/s1600-h/103_0467.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi627xpUGm39A0r_G2kQyqJ1RLkDcwrXpUm6eK6uZvgZwnjIBB-YTZ_zMwqYtch6DTdnG3H2llEW3LIZN-SV3JiqYlyUpJjiKSbjrN64oXZ0Eb0kl4ELRPP56xyigT0dg9HQjuSXEYMhSQ/s320/103_0467.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271885620939636258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEHjlFI42qcVnMfNDtC_cuiANf7N4jrE7j6mDr9-AdXzc-A1PxXwgfQkvuE1waa2s-E-Mf5iJ9cNxpHh42zI5VoYJoPGlxTaWnKDYdvvp_p-k76C0EcNyaGRFt0zzUEj6OAzzwVwACzw/s1600-h/103_0462.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEHjlFI42qcVnMfNDtC_cuiANf7N4jrE7j6mDr9-AdXzc-A1PxXwgfQkvuE1waa2s-E-Mf5iJ9cNxpHh42zI5VoYJoPGlxTaWnKDYdvvp_p-k76C0EcNyaGRFt0zzUEj6OAzzwVwACzw/s320/103_0462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271885594542965202" border="0" /></a><br />The last of the McMillin clan left on the island<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAaXGdPQU-uby6Pw4J9oiX2X0LEf_bTENDQfPa7bnPs_BFKPBmhrSphSQQZNXRNAeddBKDYplP3tyQUj7fyIYxtT4ojfzEU6KHyJasI4ijn-P16_cPhlQc-Wk7YLNX2tQJheLNcF01Tk/s1600-h/103_0466.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAaXGdPQU-uby6Pw4J9oiX2X0LEf_bTENDQfPa7bnPs_BFKPBmhrSphSQQZNXRNAeddBKDYplP3tyQUj7fyIYxtT4ojfzEU6KHyJasI4ijn-P16_cPhlQc-Wk7YLNX2tQJheLNcF01Tk/s320/103_0466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271885618687815906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fLHviNGn2frl5gm0AoQdVjO6MRthD0Xq17aOmi2skcBt63_q6FRkSeOxCFL9qtoviNZXTAOFROyJ6VHaZkoYN5FckryyvB_cyp__IXnh-430wI9kfBYMe7i1Ka22h6_XfA4AUosDlpQ/s1600-h/103_0475.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fLHviNGn2frl5gm0AoQdVjO6MRthD0Xq17aOmi2skcBt63_q6FRkSeOxCFL9qtoviNZXTAOFROyJ6VHaZkoYN5FckryyvB_cyp__IXnh-430wI9kfBYMe7i1Ka22h6_XfA4AUosDlpQ/s320/103_0475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271886373711676114" border="0" /></a><br />Cael before - Cael after<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6UoA0Rs95W2zOgxs7VpkCNtjU0A5BiXRQorzHZgzD2Y8dVr44lODai-MfnqfTU8mKYSnhNL7hDEzRQvErC2spWoF5X1KlAWhUdrqW260HmBHVCIS2CeT06vnKT1N9bMuQ8MVueiXCxc/s1600-h/103_0463.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6UoA0Rs95W2zOgxs7VpkCNtjU0A5BiXRQorzHZgzD2Y8dVr44lODai-MfnqfTU8mKYSnhNL7hDEzRQvErC2spWoF5X1KlAWhUdrqW260HmBHVCIS2CeT06vnKT1N9bMuQ8MVueiXCxc/s320/103_0463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271885609309251346" border="0" /></a><br />Tree on the beach (if you know me, you know I LOVE trees)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-13466601094215475142008-11-23T09:36:00.004-05:002008-11-23T10:04:04.946-05:00Hawaii, part 2: loungingAfter much discussion in the planning stages, we finally opted for a 3 bedroom condo on the beach just down the road from my aunt Leah's studio timeshare in Kahana located in West Maui. It was an upstairs unit, but had an upstairs loft and really felt like a house. Matt, Teagan, Cael and I had one bedroom downstairs with a queen and twin bed. Keith, Liz and Gavin (with rented crib) had the second bathroom downstairs with doors that closed off the living room and their own entrance to the main bath. My parents had the master loft bed and bath upstairs and Brian/Jenn slept on the sofa bed. There was a galley style kitchen open to the dining room/living room with a large sectional sofa. I think we borrowed some extra folding chairs from my aunt's studio apt so when all 12 of us were there, we could fit around the dining room table. :) Oh and let us not forget the lanai. Also everything was really open with cathedral ceilings, lots of skylights and slatted windows that opened to the sound of the ocean. Just outside the condo was a grassy area the kids could run, a gate to the beach and a swimming pool.<br /><br />When we weren't running around visiting the sites, we just hung around, played with the kids and caught up. (kinda the point of the vacation)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKlPyrjurVThX28tcy3V6Ai2LNMN_hGqYqZlDOBN4JdkuQJwuBoh-Q7eCBk3W4VTJKR2Gw5DR92Ht0FtKnUBADe_KBwpyAF5kD0Q7-HS6xvrX9DKjBPtL0vG7XlMT8Eu9FshyphenhyphenqhuuJM0/s1600-h/103_0124.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKlPyrjurVThX28tcy3V6Ai2LNMN_hGqYqZlDOBN4JdkuQJwuBoh-Q7eCBk3W4VTJKR2Gw5DR92Ht0FtKnUBADe_KBwpyAF5kD0Q7-HS6xvrX9DKjBPtL0vG7XlMT8Eu9FshyphenhyphenqhuuJM0/s320/103_0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271862586929852418" border="0" /></a><br />Our first morning all the kids were up circa 6am so we decided to puppy-pile<br />Auntie Jenn and Uncle Brian. :) Good morning! Welcome to the world of having kids!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaidwgROd7pe3Pie1_E1Luv4B1eFULdqxsTtXs1kh7x1zQoDD_LO-csddracjVhqXk26BUCpTi7P7jWNJ_9uaEfG3CRg96jlShxG1npFhyphenhyphenrFtbAXnh6RPG3yqcm0jCluUYOfXrCZE0LCs/s1600-h/103_0384.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaidwgROd7pe3Pie1_E1Luv4B1eFULdqxsTtXs1kh7x1zQoDD_LO-csddracjVhqXk26BUCpTi7P7jWNJ_9uaEfG3CRg96jlShxG1npFhyphenhyphenrFtbAXnh6RPG3yqcm0jCluUYOfXrCZE0LCs/s320/103_0384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271864378232622194" border="0" /></a><br />Brian and Cael<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5jhkW8dExyfXGZb_D3lW_zDsGXLu-UKIyS7vNUPDCvM-PX5fEyW5ubHDteF_iA_G4YrmERT-5KDVc5iny3WjjPgLdpdRlsOJoVAi720Qr2-UIFKJ1SA9xHNKIdDP9-ksZnsOOgdPzag/s1600-h/103_0182.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5jhkW8dExyfXGZb_D3lW_zDsGXLu-UKIyS7vNUPDCvM-PX5fEyW5ubHDteF_iA_G4YrmERT-5KDVc5iny3WjjPgLdpdRlsOJoVAi720Qr2-UIFKJ1SA9xHNKIdDP9-ksZnsOOgdPzag/s320/103_0182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271864368361549490" border="0" /></a><br />Gavin, probably causing mischief, as all 15-month olds do :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcL23Ijjz3WeIDVFWi1XvyJN-sXUMFACi7Wr2OKcALoQOqgW6GgUGbRaEK5zC5hs-uDCWZpg42I7-9bnB_MEyixmHgs4dg709xWaTTCLYNV7npH3yz6qQDJmD-2pM41G0Fx3WXimZDN0/s1600-h/103_0173.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcL23Ijjz3WeIDVFWi1XvyJN-sXUMFACi7Wr2OKcALoQOqgW6GgUGbRaEK5zC5hs-uDCWZpg42I7-9bnB_MEyixmHgs4dg709xWaTTCLYNV7npH3yz6qQDJmD-2pM41G0Fx3WXimZDN0/s320/103_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271864364502528930" border="0" /></a><br />Matt, Cael and Teagan hanging out watching a movie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn99pT-QbPr8m8O7xe88IfUXgrY4zMblZhNgmWBMtyq7N81lvBG8s1wbI74dgegR-k7TB19HPE1UP4izQRwuHW5qZ-hN2QIoknt9h31SS2K5xT51HUJyyzu0OkNxeoHpvubsIrRJUl8I/s1600-h/103_0382.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn99pT-QbPr8m8O7xe88IfUXgrY4zMblZhNgmWBMtyq7N81lvBG8s1wbI74dgegR-k7TB19HPE1UP4izQRwuHW5qZ-hN2QIoknt9h31SS2K5xT51HUJyyzu0OkNxeoHpvubsIrRJUl8I/s320/103_0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271863623069294690" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Brian and Teagan play with her new wombat puppet<br />while Cael looks on<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC71ts-AHeCUgdg08F_tP78iAdUcCf_2kxz_YK8uizsBmatAwxTAXbZrvxS939JlldUuAfwfWx69cHiiL9e10-avm_msJv2EWaPxxQpfvwqUA9MJNDFqHw7J9LfOPwCsWXBWyyp9pjGuY/s1600-h/103_0128.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC71ts-AHeCUgdg08F_tP78iAdUcCf_2kxz_YK8uizsBmatAwxTAXbZrvxS939JlldUuAfwfWx69cHiiL9e10-avm_msJv2EWaPxxQpfvwqUA9MJNDFqHw7J9LfOPwCsWXBWyyp9pjGuY/s320/103_0128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271862608401592034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cORtnBeTXJnKnhkD0mK4n7wbdwPOy7VbY2UjFKeN0X4cZC3q3awRss9uNbqV7DgV-sy8SHLgch5r-UHoVVhXUQuQy1CncXsxCxpzu633BeOIFv2KCyXzuizs7MjsoYg2xmIEGvmb37c/s1600-h/103_0127.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cORtnBeTXJnKnhkD0mK4n7wbdwPOy7VbY2UjFKeN0X4cZC3q3awRss9uNbqV7DgV-sy8SHLgch5r-UHoVVhXUQuQy1CncXsxCxpzu633BeOIFv2KCyXzuizs7MjsoYg2xmIEGvmb37c/s320/103_0127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271862606684429074" border="0" /></a><br />Speaking of puppy-piles :) <br />Left to right: Auntie Jenn, Auntie Liz, Teagan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9-ov9iZspQnb70htdBz6wRon-D9LjbQIc-04J5_RPyKFFtcZGkMkoTQFVZqZMV6x4oIcJj_wNfR2AeKf8uu18WAeGpgVpTZb5EMJxcfv_tcqcjCkcR2ptP_aMnbhZRck4C8rap5TBxQ/s1600-h/103_0125.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9-ov9iZspQnb70htdBz6wRon-D9LjbQIc-04J5_RPyKFFtcZGkMkoTQFVZqZMV6x4oIcJj_wNfR2AeKf8uu18WAeGpgVpTZb5EMJxcfv_tcqcjCkcR2ptP_aMnbhZRck4C8rap5TBxQ/s320/103_0125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271862598382892514" border="0" /></a><br />Brian reads stories to Teagan. She loves her new "Josephine loves to dance" book about a kangaroo that wants to be a ballet dancer.Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-3201173046648936292008-11-23T01:49:00.003-05:002008-11-23T02:01:00.192-05:00Hawaii, part 1: travelAs previously mentioned, we had to leave at 3:30am on Sunday, Nov 9 for the airport. The best priced flights were through Akron/Canton and all flights to Hawaii (regardless of airport) leave this area at 6-7am. Just do. So, with little to no sleep, we headed to the airport and got checked in. There were issues with the reservation, but mostly it was sorted out by Keith/Liz before we got there. Omg, it was SO cold on the way in and also, we had a moment of realization when we arrived that there was no way we were getting 2 kids and all our luggage in without a cart. This commences our first travel by air with 2 kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwi58JbpkpMRjUebpwDJUrT4kNLPyhLF9vd1dssIQLMkoxlck67SHiskPviq4POESbGr9Bk1W3SaFtXJ3tmdDsoyvhXHwfWriylGe-kezbNiyF4RuBvObYrxsw_cGQaNH3B_gyvf_1S8/s1600-h/103_0112.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwi58JbpkpMRjUebpwDJUrT4kNLPyhLF9vd1dssIQLMkoxlck67SHiskPviq4POESbGr9Bk1W3SaFtXJ3tmdDsoyvhXHwfWriylGe-kezbNiyF4RuBvObYrxsw_cGQaNH3B_gyvf_1S8/s320/103_0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271742639506153218" border="0" /></a><br />Cael's first flight: Akron/Canton, OH to Atlanta, GA.<br />Then there was a 5 hour flight from Atlanta to San Francisco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaghalha4tT1bL08W9lI381Dy3yDIjJNSvgghcVxhDpDtZp-shT4IocQonLc_-YTDkwG36xUeeNtLXjCmWxaG_TSMHgDBNg-txPcFBr4WeKIyfXt8H8k7cShViBcJvJvqWX1MjTD5U4CE/s1600-h/103_0113.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaghalha4tT1bL08W9lI381Dy3yDIjJNSvgghcVxhDpDtZp-shT4IocQonLc_-YTDkwG36xUeeNtLXjCmWxaG_TSMHgDBNg-txPcFBr4WeKIyfXt8H8k7cShViBcJvJvqWX1MjTD5U4CE/s320/103_0113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271742642201075554" border="0" /></a><br />San Francisco, CA to Kahalui, HI (Maui)<br />We were fortunate enough to have an extra seat in our row and rather than have Matt move back from his single seat, I let Cael stretch out and sleep...which he did for almost the entire 5 hour flight. Yea! Such a good little traveller. Teagan, meanwhile, kept herself occupied with videos for most of the flight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9xeyybGO0zODgiboydnxfhho7cTAK35kPlDbd38MM3ylolA3Q_iX12jykv2JXtK2chkOQfkVlHl01fQtnpmEJp1XdbtBM9965KAZso7y_cZaLfvPrYIAChlzii8ZuYbiFl33_gWn-Mc/s1600-h/103_0116.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9xeyybGO0zODgiboydnxfhho7cTAK35kPlDbd38MM3ylolA3Q_iX12jykv2JXtK2chkOQfkVlHl01fQtnpmEJp1XdbtBM9965KAZso7y_cZaLfvPrYIAChlzii8ZuYbiFl33_gWn-Mc/s320/103_0116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271742645730075266" border="0" /></a><br />Also, as luck would have it, the people in front of us were willing to switch with Keith and Liz to allow them to have a whole row to themselves too meaning Gavin got his own seat. Whew!<br />We'd learn on the way home that really it's even better if they sit behind us :)<br /><br />I wish I'd had a picture of the lot of us going through the airport security. I know on the way home we were a force to be reckoned with. :) You might imagine the sheer volume of baggage there is when travelling with 3 small children for 14 hours. Somehow we survived. :) More from HI later.Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-64032046703710164322008-11-22T14:48:00.012-05:002008-11-23T01:48:03.526-05:00Flowergirl TeaganDear readers (ha ha),<br />You may remember that we were planning a trip to Hawaii when we heard the great news that our friend Ben had proposed to his girlfriend Jami and a Nov 8 wedding date was set. This was the intended departure date to Hawaii, but fortunately we were able to move that back a day. As a result, Teagan was invited to be their flower girl and here are some photos of the big day!<br /><br />Unfortunately, I'm not so great with indoor photos with not-so-great lighting so I don't have much worth showing from the rehearsal. It went smoothly. The kids were fairly cooperative, everyone seemed to have a good idea of the plan and what few little kinks were worked out. Note, Jami's son Jon has become quite a dear friend to Teagan and was the ringbearer. At the tender age of 5, he's already stated he plans to marry Teagan. :) Teagan's not so sure. :)<br /><br />On with the photos!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4nr9MfmMxcfouZUPLahCjDcS3T57fs1MC7hDW2XuyrQ9yQE5I6oLf3GW-QdDCeGA3R8NIUBSdmCQxvL6nyKrf7Ar8waWJGnud30Ppv5Ju5ErXRbPZZeAPnkYAMJ0R65j4K8pKkoD57o/s1600-h/103_0030.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4nr9MfmMxcfouZUPLahCjDcS3T57fs1MC7hDW2XuyrQ9yQE5I6oLf3GW-QdDCeGA3R8NIUBSdmCQxvL6nyKrf7Ar8waWJGnud30Ppv5Ju5ErXRbPZZeAPnkYAMJ0R65j4K8pKkoD57o/s320/103_0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271734514894176482" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-oBg9PKBO3lWvZLwL0Y-f7l2Jd4I7e1YUbEYwrVAjiS_zlga0iXHyjRakRyr1MJGQV48H8gREi1Cl_jTnLDxgQzPIU4UlNacvd4GSg4xyhCYfdv1Fv1NOmgTZRgRiyyw4x8DXSELUrM/s1600-h/103_0048.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-oBg9PKBO3lWvZLwL0Y-f7l2Jd4I7e1YUbEYwrVAjiS_zlga0iXHyjRakRyr1MJGQV48H8gREi1Cl_jTnLDxgQzPIU4UlNacvd4GSg4xyhCYfdv1Fv1NOmgTZRgRiyyw4x8DXSELUrM/s320/103_0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271734524593867970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Flower girl Teagan and ringbearer Jon practicing their walk down the aisle<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg4cRfl4n1tek9q75Bk5ZG7gzuUVWH_cWC3GWdIUveShJPOaztQzLSEAqdrCvInQiFjIIR9g79eR78XYIeBhTrsOdsAM-0UvcdK0IPaNZTcVfBF8_x0Gul1ZBJW2pEGn2Ff6yjef7m4E/s1600-h/103_0024.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg4cRfl4n1tek9q75Bk5ZG7gzuUVWH_cWC3GWdIUveShJPOaztQzLSEAqdrCvInQiFjIIR9g79eR78XYIeBhTrsOdsAM-0UvcdK0IPaNZTcVfBF8_x0Gul1ZBJW2pEGn2Ff6yjef7m4E/s320/103_0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271734519764401842" border="0" /></a> Matt and Cael hanging out in the back<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKUl3vmfEgAwplaKdDpEgvNkzVEJeoy5_lqREsbQlala2i7ywddouYClr3VN02AoOcIEs1oADKBf536O3QqFpoD8zD3fOw6-AidWYp9-6g5iv9ckB6tKl2T0J9qhgFWszSTL5633D-mQ/s1600-h/103_0053.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKUl3vmfEgAwplaKdDpEgvNkzVEJeoy5_lqREsbQlala2i7ywddouYClr3VN02AoOcIEs1oADKBf536O3QqFpoD8zD3fOw6-AidWYp9-6g5iv9ckB6tKl2T0J9qhgFWszSTL5633D-mQ/s320/103_0053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271734534251057058" border="0" /></a><br />The Boys<br />My brother Keith and his long-time friends Luke, Ben and Edmund<br />(left to right)<br /><br />Also, most of my wedding pictures were teh suck as well...here's what I could salvage...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhZpTxrBwgJhI4psmARXpYNrhChVQA6Q6aqzzkbZO2OVw5GJvJ6ps9K8KmoZoqS4-V7eNFtY1aGV3qmzDzdFpBNzDYPGVPMNgpu-wKAyfoBzfpU85z-HRAYIgiusbP4BY79mWKifc8DM/s1600-h/103_0066.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhZpTxrBwgJhI4psmARXpYNrhChVQA6Q6aqzzkbZO2OVw5GJvJ6ps9K8KmoZoqS4-V7eNFtY1aGV3qmzDzdFpBNzDYPGVPMNgpu-wKAyfoBzfpU85z-HRAYIgiusbP4BY79mWKifc8DM/s320/103_0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271734542830236034" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan and Cael at the hotel suite. Yes, he's wearing a dress shirt and pants. He wasn't too thrilled about it either. This is the only photo you'll see too as he slept through the wedding (thank goodness), made early rounds at the reception, nursed and then was back to sleep again.<br /><br />I do wish I'd gotten a video of Teagan trying to get everyone to do the "coolie dance" at the hotel suite. She was quite enthusiastic :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ebAKBy7R6cqX3A6zMfuuLQ-fw-Klp1tb_6NMmG5u1WYfUHMqv0x8rbtDpnklaO_xiDL_A_JRZpGe1opIPFblrQcLCLBHvB235NRkIJporlx-oE5ikQ5d-mayTvHbgYck0jbzZLlzgUQ/s1600-h/103_0070.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ebAKBy7R6cqX3A6zMfuuLQ-fw-Klp1tb_6NMmG5u1WYfUHMqv0x8rbtDpnklaO_xiDL_A_JRZpGe1opIPFblrQcLCLBHvB235NRkIJporlx-oE5ikQ5d-mayTvHbgYck0jbzZLlzgUQ/s320/103_0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271735706873169778" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan and Jon all dolled up :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvTDoKkkMag39ErWL2fnG7jz1MUpI1Hjv7iy9DOom7XvrqAwg89TSEKlXS8iIGExKAB2ONxmngAl32So_C0rGBDrPcaU3IDyX8prYXyIKKL1aADNRKT6kxu3YdR23MP7jMz4ooK7C5wE/s1600-h/103_0092.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvTDoKkkMag39ErWL2fnG7jz1MUpI1Hjv7iy9DOom7XvrqAwg89TSEKlXS8iIGExKAB2ONxmngAl32So_C0rGBDrPcaU3IDyX8prYXyIKKL1aADNRKT6kxu3YdR23MP7jMz4ooK7C5wE/s320/103_0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271735711518152434" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJLP3lLF8z1z2l-MXUPRHFHWThNh4NXwj-MFmDB5Z5RC3qX2Y9u5JwdqetYFKPYFHlh_WkXeTg2fVSuYlbuDscMNkTKSfQU8t3x46HWwQYRoq7W1anP-Yr60KcCOuHL7nSQGRJXq6PyU/s1600-h/103_0091.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJLP3lLF8z1z2l-MXUPRHFHWThNh4NXwj-MFmDB5Z5RC3qX2Y9u5JwdqetYFKPYFHlh_WkXeTg2fVSuYlbuDscMNkTKSfQU8t3x46HWwQYRoq7W1anP-Yr60KcCOuHL7nSQGRJXq6PyU/s320/103_0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271735717874681266" border="0" /></a><br />They had both practiced dancing at home before the wedding, not that you could tell.<br />We kept reminding Jon he had to be gentle on Teagan. They did have a good time though!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9vEAl3iwj9LZDENL6Syb-kC_muBx-zCng0ZB4o_uBr9Imu6FZYr5-peXxFlLprRqRc-6tdRRIasBjER7bd8eaWY7o-Xhdl3CkxW_wXrMIj_u9yyn36jAaPFGO-Scd8LcTXC7MPbAEHo/s1600-h/103_0105.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9vEAl3iwj9LZDENL6Syb-kC_muBx-zCng0ZB4o_uBr9Imu6FZYr5-peXxFlLprRqRc-6tdRRIasBjER7bd8eaWY7o-Xhdl3CkxW_wXrMIj_u9yyn36jAaPFGO-Scd8LcTXC7MPbAEHo/s320/103_0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271735736730361138" border="0" /></a><br />Grammy, Teagan and Auntie Liz dancing on the sidelines during the wedding party dances which included a first family dance with Ben, Jami and Jon. So sweet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb8rH6TmFbwAYVvokjyD_aWXu-kwdMCaAZLA4QykWBxDWpUORAN1hOGIV8Q3sDAyGhf_KbOLwQoxYWxGGgdywc6LvjmfYv9uVNdRUtpMstIDfjS1er1Qn6Ue8fLSIgfS7Tpu6qTTAKDk/s1600-h/103_0101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb8rH6TmFbwAYVvokjyD_aWXu-kwdMCaAZLA4QykWBxDWpUORAN1hOGIV8Q3sDAyGhf_KbOLwQoxYWxGGgdywc6LvjmfYv9uVNdRUtpMstIDfjS1er1Qn6Ue8fLSIgfS7Tpu6qTTAKDk/s320/103_0101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271735722494042290" border="0" /></a><br />The happy couple<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOFra1UcbHR4FTN5taQhBx5mSIKVGOKWFUpCSXBKKDFdbGP1ZrzzQf9tP10UpkPpqh2gulMAU6hTIMAewrwmpR25Mn4eaAjAHgDc5ekQrQcJVMQD7r7WKWogxtJGKYATosA91cosZGAI/s1600-h/103_0106.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOFra1UcbHR4FTN5taQhBx5mSIKVGOKWFUpCSXBKKDFdbGP1ZrzzQf9tP10UpkPpqh2gulMAU6hTIMAewrwmpR25Mn4eaAjAHgDc5ekQrQcJVMQD7r7WKWogxtJGKYATosA91cosZGAI/s320/103_0106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271735913248428786" border="0" /></a><br />A true mama! When Jon decided to lay down on the floor<br />during the reception, Jami joined him without hesitation.<br />Ben was being attentive, as always, and Teagan was in her usual<br />state of curiosity and need for being involved. :)<br /><br />All in all, things went very smoothly for the wedding as well. We are very happy for them and hope their lives resume a more normal state soon. :)<br />We didn't stay too late as we had to get Teagan to bed before leaving the house at 3:30am to get to the airport for the trip to Hawaii. That post will be up soon! Stay tuned.Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-4821219573001608712008-10-14T10:13:00.001-04:002008-10-14T10:13:59.370-04:00Midwives found to aide babies survivalA study out of Australia....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/midwives-found-to-aid-babies-survival/2008/10/09/1223145542010.html">http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/midwives-found-to-aid-babies-survival/2008/10/09/1223145542010.html</a>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-54778268048898717792008-10-04T22:31:00.006-04:002008-10-04T22:51:46.762-04:00Random Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNMzUhyphenhyphen-ZPh3O5X6LoYY9AkFYpk_9kDjWqkDgj4gqGHSS0ubaNkacTEIigZiuDTyLAFN13aZ00WfHSSFaavpo2Qu62MO72Vnb2IVi-80p0pfpueArV639zgvXNiEt5QHfa-x4munTMpE/s1600-h/101_3357.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNMzUhyphenhyphen-ZPh3O5X6LoYY9AkFYpk_9kDjWqkDgj4gqGHSS0ubaNkacTEIigZiuDTyLAFN13aZ00WfHSSFaavpo2Qu62MO72Vnb2IVi-80p0pfpueArV639zgvXNiEt5QHfa-x4munTMpE/s320/101_3357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253494018751545730" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F9sMQiPtSR9UPocQkNLKyZ0cRXdSmeYz_GGlTixHfiSlbrZrYCr8vtBzmxLrhpK8Pe-2KIi1glCIMZ2RRHKF2-K0lZAcXIn17KJkC9SKk3Cuxi2zIMdI12QP0o2HooyG2KPlOKhgLrs/s1600-h/101_3343.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F9sMQiPtSR9UPocQkNLKyZ0cRXdSmeYz_GGlTixHfiSlbrZrYCr8vtBzmxLrhpK8Pe-2KIi1glCIMZ2RRHKF2-K0lZAcXIn17KJkC9SKk3Cuxi2zIMdI12QP0o2HooyG2KPlOKhgLrs/s320/101_3343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253492811032330402" border="0" /></a><br />Above: Cael and his chameleon :) and yep, he just fell asleep while I was cleaning<br />Below: Hydrocephalus Association walk Sept 26 at Mayfield Heights Park...SO GREAT!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSj0kZUJCTg1_GEoVYwUXN3Hua8w6GYb-mvv3cxIiayV26zZ-43jerJf6wqybNB8ZnSEMoBt4_28-jCnXiFL7A2ysy2NDWEgrBGhqUWbCIC2TN7iE70LZeBpqFhppY3VIzTlIjw5R2ZQ/s1600-h/101_3266.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSj0kZUJCTg1_GEoVYwUXN3Hua8w6GYb-mvv3cxIiayV26zZ-43jerJf6wqybNB8ZnSEMoBt4_28-jCnXiFL7A2ysy2NDWEgrBGhqUWbCIC2TN7iE70LZeBpqFhppY3VIzTlIjw5R2ZQ/s320/101_3266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253494025059440418" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kECV-eQkAbMxTlA11B6P7D-ztbk_yNz5m7iOvt64lRCFnvBXb47PlcyPy-GlL7woBTPNMC-UT26tEuqp4OlSNBTPFHVjdPkjOqeqvf6lXiklYjwJowNfPmy4Ml636qbwVk7j8SQ16s8/s1600-h/101_3272.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kECV-eQkAbMxTlA11B6P7D-ztbk_yNz5m7iOvt64lRCFnvBXb47PlcyPy-GlL7woBTPNMC-UT26tEuqp4OlSNBTPFHVjdPkjOqeqvf6lXiklYjwJowNfPmy4Ml636qbwVk7j8SQ16s8/s320/101_3272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253494029301996162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw44IBtD8Y1c69aOfaKglCg_W1b766Wm-YOu4tgM_0MJn7CAFaQ1ZS2i5Nq7zjelbEo-xNiOBmBcnyhk1aPucTeGkOvja4Or14u8FcGv5_9ZdEBd2CKK4QVPSJyQKnzUdaO9sibKWTv8/s1600-h/101_3280.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw44IBtD8Y1c69aOfaKglCg_W1b766Wm-YOu4tgM_0MJn7CAFaQ1ZS2i5Nq7zjelbEo-xNiOBmBcnyhk1aPucTeGkOvja4Or14u8FcGv5_9ZdEBd2CKK4QVPSJyQKnzUdaO9sibKWTv8/s320/101_3280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253494033053399010" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan had such a wonderful time. Here she is schmoozing with the high school gals that were doing face painting and temporary tattoos. See Teagan's collection. I think she ended up with 4 paintings and 3 temporary tattoos :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiGytuv_2ehP4Z8YWHZ8TleJgmZhHWX_Qk0P0h3fXLQ9xKZNS1zX35vs9gR-xxqsvoqgDk1GVvu3e49zae3KIJngD748OXsT_n41Di_z61htAtSfgsG6p5LQdQWziKZHzAnyjVuc8mGE/s1600-h/101_3323.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiGytuv_2ehP4Z8YWHZ8TleJgmZhHWX_Qk0P0h3fXLQ9xKZNS1zX35vs9gR-xxqsvoqgDk1GVvu3e49zae3KIJngD748OXsT_n41Di_z61htAtSfgsG6p5LQdQWziKZHzAnyjVuc8mGE/s320/101_3323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253492795724301906" border="0" /></a><br />I made a pair of recycled wool longies! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4E6bQvARpvq2OMdetWqthD7oWw_faQfYIv0be48V23xV0W5d2zzWWstN28GST5T3ifjrR90rU281ey8s09Md1-5Dqf_Hxi07A_NwxeWj5Lk3U3Tv0ABlQsukluNyWDkSBSONZdP22FQ/s1600-h/101_3332.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4E6bQvARpvq2OMdetWqthD7oWw_faQfYIv0be48V23xV0W5d2zzWWstN28GST5T3ifjrR90rU281ey8s09Md1-5Dqf_Hxi07A_NwxeWj5Lk3U3Tv0ABlQsukluNyWDkSBSONZdP22FQ/s320/101_3332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253492803327962018" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLN7VDpAjcMPOKiw9gIjDjSVYbHfDQrQR0ll3P8wefEY65HDsB6Rn1-XyWr7jIQwlyAzoUQENw1nvqu_GIjb-CAJ9c2KTR4u2KhAf3eKAKJDDgPI4Mf80WHH014Ulc8T3J3sVUWnjdH28/s1600-h/101_3337.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLN7VDpAjcMPOKiw9gIjDjSVYbHfDQrQR0ll3P8wefEY65HDsB6Rn1-XyWr7jIQwlyAzoUQENw1nvqu_GIjb-CAJ9c2KTR4u2KhAf3eKAKJDDgPI4Mf80WHH014Ulc8T3J3sVUWnjdH28/s320/101_3337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253492807815059698" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan on picture day. What a ham!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Clp80HG1bBHVlUf02DjcgCZuhcKjXcNHhVWPwzhyphenhyphenqmkcNewTyh-tQI8AlFo8gG03NL_3fMZ5ak3BbYIwm70hpKtgMk_BbdfWqCSVeVxeZCrDKTvyChZBO9rW7vimvEdkn5yH7sywsc/s1600-h/101_3350.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Clp80HG1bBHVlUf02DjcgCZuhcKjXcNHhVWPwzhyphenhyphenqmkcNewTyh-tQI8AlFo8gG03NL_3fMZ5ak3BbYIwm70hpKtgMk_BbdfWqCSVeVxeZCrDKTvyChZBO9rW7vimvEdkn5yH7sywsc/s320/101_3350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253492818719456770" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBI0d_It0_W7FqETCYBkPhQTe4VVmgNPJPXBP-2QRvgRmyYR0V8yt_Zdc0r65z8dvJNd8ja6oGJ6d8eP0PZ_LqIEbjIRE0oA9LggPgfkHqMOdRMojatSqcAxVeKgyLAnOxzqSSN5ljNA/s1600-h/101_3221.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBI0d_It0_W7FqETCYBkPhQTe4VVmgNPJPXBP-2QRvgRmyYR0V8yt_Zdc0r65z8dvJNd8ja6oGJ6d8eP0PZ_LqIEbjIRE0oA9LggPgfkHqMOdRMojatSqcAxVeKgyLAnOxzqSSN5ljNA/s320/101_3221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253496926661266002" border="0" /></a><br />Cael's monster booty longies arrived!! OH and his weeKilty!<br /><br />Just pulling some favorites as of late. Just because I don't post, doesn't mean I haven't been keeping track via photos :)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-39551531529411105472008-10-04T21:04:00.011-04:002008-10-04T22:28:13.523-04:00Birthday wishesListening to The Backyardigans.. "into the thick of it..." Feels a little like that here. School is well underway and there is much going on. I don't know if I have it in me to go into all the details, but I'm going to at least post about Teagan's birthday party. Teagan says it was "awesome-cool". :)<br /><br />Nana (Matt's mom) really outdid herself. She planned a Dora the Explorer Extravaganza! Everyone Teagan invited came! I believe there were 9 kids including my friend Robyn's kids Alyssa (4) & Aiden (2), nephew Gavin (1), "boyfriend" Jon (5), a boy I treat Kyle (4), and 3 friends from school: Carter (3), Angelina (3), and Cami (3) and Cael (4 mo). I suppose I should mention that Teagan dressed like Dora :) She really embraced playing the part.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzdIuT9N7SoReNJVbHSs__r-0XToyMMK7YZs621wM7yGphEdKIMPyKZFz6dIioEuvU-nLaCqRl-pJ_xUoFy7PUSSXhZWmzPh2rkiPg2YY58KJ1owfUdXs4UhOyb41prHRaCdtSqzQUH0/s1600-h/101_3358.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzdIuT9N7SoReNJVbHSs__r-0XToyMMK7YZs621wM7yGphEdKIMPyKZFz6dIioEuvU-nLaCqRl-pJ_xUoFy7PUSSXhZWmzPh2rkiPg2YY58KJ1owfUdXs4UhOyb41prHRaCdtSqzQUH0/s200/101_3358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253477606811976050" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />While we were waiting for everyone to arrive, they snacked on cheese and grapes and colored and played with Dora playdoh playscapes. Matt & Cael stop for a picture. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIzWiM7w1x-91ogT1v_eKNUYRHNiJPnUpgjciloJL5USlDb0kgT6CJKYS2WTTaHihNzz9_7faiIgzq5W50S6s4UikscMSvVSZnnUF-Kh7pGuQCnyqHLjXwCuuDCacPucMg_1vk2KojOU/s1600-h/101_3360.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIzWiM7w1x-91ogT1v_eKNUYRHNiJPnUpgjciloJL5USlDb0kgT6CJKYS2WTTaHihNzz9_7faiIgzq5W50S6s4UikscMSvVSZnnUF-Kh7pGuQCnyqHLjXwCuuDCacPucMg_1vk2KojOU/s200/101_3360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253480445466705330" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaLIJkjzinbuICOybeQgXJFybeEpc_JXteHmu5I1U6w-LFfK6Br2QQAgGJW19Fd8nUcaZW5yzo9I67Wu0V_7CohyphenhyphenxiFlrGfycJ-ZyuLJ_3b8JsO6clNBMOgKlUeuz0HJVs9Xx97eGcxM/s1600-h/101_3365.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaLIJkjzinbuICOybeQgXJFybeEpc_JXteHmu5I1U6w-LFfK6Br2QQAgGJW19Fd8nUcaZW5yzo9I67Wu0V_7CohyphenhyphenxiFlrGfycJ-ZyuLJ_3b8JsO6clNBMOgKlUeuz0HJVs9Xx97eGcxM/s200/101_3365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253484569188078130" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXjbL1Al7vhi5QTxDuHxQSsQjumgNLCwrTOiqBK1_D4iHhn9OktfcRensdTI1h2i49uW7ULNLNd4J4y4s_Zs0GcYkEptk-r9gT8HlmVgmb9ITlHbekOk7SlgCB4ihibarLqr7pNnEAxs/s1600-h/101_3375.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXjbL1Al7vhi5QTxDuHxQSsQjumgNLCwrTOiqBK1_D4iHhn9OktfcRensdTI1h2i49uW7ULNLNd4J4y4s_Zs0GcYkEptk-r9gT8HlmVgmb9ITlHbekOk7SlgCB4ihibarLqr7pNnEAxs/s200/101_3375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253484566905512306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then they went on an adventure to find the candles that Swiper swiped (complete with a swiper that says "You're too late. You'll never find it now" :) and backpacks with binoculars, compasses, and of course maps). They all wore their explorer hats and really got into the adventure. They used their maps to see that they had to go over the river (a long blue shower curtain with construction paper rocks), through the tunnel and to the pond (a swimming pool filled with stuffed animals, some of which had candles taped to them & Swiper). Teagan had Boots to help. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLTJ48FPfmoytrpM2DU8eHpWfEO2Mgaoih6veqT3E_PSs9r-OtORr74c_qO6hPKF-0u8Pa2Df47kfujvNY4gsRY4acVSru3ZWHLv3jvMS0UOUim9Y6sbNaGgXG5-TcdEOx-agk-lUYUM/s1600-h/101_3373.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLTJ48FPfmoytrpM2DU8eHpWfEO2Mgaoih6veqT3E_PSs9r-OtORr74c_qO6hPKF-0u8Pa2Df47kfujvNY4gsRY4acVSru3ZWHLv3jvMS0UOUim9Y6sbNaGgXG5-TcdEOx-agk-lUYUM/s200/101_3373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253478658876878290" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vYKBWUT1Jgk95dmV3lMpqSNly2aLkQZ9ix26w3ZYLuBrJHGHkrLnABmc29MI8cSWKYkECz4aCviKwLLVUWOoGv2uvYqb-Tc6MByqFnr9QuPQ0dfAO2RpmgeRSJuAh8d2fxs3nbVhnJE/s1600-h/101_3377.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vYKBWUT1Jgk95dmV3lMpqSNly2aLkQZ9ix26w3ZYLuBrJHGHkrLnABmc29MI8cSWKYkECz4aCviKwLLVUWOoGv2uvYqb-Tc6MByqFnr9QuPQ0dfAO2RpmgeRSJuAh8d2fxs3nbVhnJE/s200/101_3377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253477610965190962" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS3PyF8NOB6yeiJ4rsqlhkETwn3gRYu6l5IGzDQRpNel2NYHaVbmA1ZCs2iThx4Gc8AZoXbWLg1Ies456ZkLuF2MXRmvV3xNA6GdsVZ0p8RC48QkWnDTxhBQCTKB56HSLQeg47KjW5Ds/s1600-h/101_3381.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhS3PyF8NOB6yeiJ4rsqlhkETwn3gRYu6l5IGzDQRpNel2NYHaVbmA1ZCs2iThx4Gc8AZoXbWLg1Ies456ZkLuF2MXRmvV3xNA6GdsVZ0p8RC48QkWnDTxhBQCTKB56HSLQeg47KjW5Ds/s200/101_3381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253477615809703506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcH3FjUhX9_A_bHjSm0xk2R4raMItETnB60QX1hNJtqVfIOrCwNwjEUVqO85hdZKz1FA1PjmE7Cybz7ajdaL7pbg76hSg9GdsXHhcrEDA10OgTDiI2i1jdTm4Z1fMdkKBUXf8ggbbhiA/s1600-h/101_3383.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcH3FjUhX9_A_bHjSm0xk2R4raMItETnB60QX1hNJtqVfIOrCwNwjEUVqO85hdZKz1FA1PjmE7Cybz7ajdaL7pbg76hSg9GdsXHhcrEDA10OgTDiI2i1jdTm4Z1fMdkKBUXf8ggbbhiA/s200/101_3383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253477621127434546" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfM-SwwnQMquvPuzOuYwJ-frFc41MGIgV5URRdvgPLZN03-81zJ5IZOSstY35Ma_fZ2d3DuPM3nheM4WrXAoy_rYXxmeo5syEdYRsa9gtHmjrIfki2hyphenhyphenkXSZ-CmErfkSQjYDxaUFiH5E/s1600-h/101_3392.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfM-SwwnQMquvPuzOuYwJ-frFc41MGIgV5URRdvgPLZN03-81zJ5IZOSstY35Ma_fZ2d3DuPM3nheM4WrXAoy_rYXxmeo5syEdYRsa9gtHmjrIfki2hyphenhyphenkXSZ-CmErfkSQjYDxaUFiH5E/s200/101_3392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253477619101649682" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHrthLRERXRBXKQYWcSRfBXaU9O_W218XXIU7H9_GSphyZ3RLcEY06uGlDlFb9ybnVhKSOWANkgAGflnUEhIPTOwypgECgy4eC6yPtPWToGqoGNqQS17ORGj03hhMPZpp_8QErNmXMHs/s1600-h/101_3404.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHrthLRERXRBXKQYWcSRfBXaU9O_W218XXIU7H9_GSphyZ3RLcEY06uGlDlFb9ybnVhKSOWANkgAGflnUEhIPTOwypgECgy4eC6yPtPWToGqoGNqQS17ORGj03hhMPZpp_8QErNmXMHs/s200/101_3404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253478676821543090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After they found the candles they had a star scavenger hunt. Each kid had a color star that they had to find on the bags of their treats. They all needed adult help and everyone had a great time trekking around the small wooded area behind Nana's house. Each kid had about 10 things to find ranging from sunglasses and small chalkboards to bendy robots and whistles. 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All natural hot dogs, bratwursts, sauerkraut, mac'n'cheese, baked beans, Dora Jell-o jigglers, applesauce... Then gift bags for the kids. Score! More playtime. An awesome cupcake cake that had the adventure landscaped across it and homemade ice cream. More playtime and then once everyone left, we let Teagan open the pile of gifts while Gavin played with the paper! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKbQGbJdihxnHRBv_H4xnwdEcgVzF6cj2ayUbuZvdNQZS_4cDToS226ACXue4lVld7RkDwcI_hqWBvD_cCjNZBwSrv1ePCD5pt5rZVYawnfnvPgMK2yNkEvkj4cyVxB51uRxefmkb-54/s1600-h/101_3443.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKbQGbJdihxnHRBv_H4xnwdEcgVzF6cj2ayUbuZvdNQZS_4cDToS226ACXue4lVld7RkDwcI_hqWBvD_cCjNZBwSrv1ePCD5pt5rZVYawnfnvPgMK2yNkEvkj4cyVxB51uRxefmkb-54/s200/101_3443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253479564868483026" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJw5cFQ6YpguxCI8gR4HUFGS3toUhDtizJuLePgobST1a_szzwdXnJXZLcNkaRPnEMkCal8U_Ar-nhBs3RZhax5oWlMqiBjZjOXE7ViqfiM0hcWkuWm250mTKk50VCWRIZJrIjvHU-tI/s1600-h/101_3446.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJw5cFQ6YpguxCI8gR4HUFGS3toUhDtizJuLePgobST1a_szzwdXnJXZLcNkaRPnEMkCal8U_Ar-nhBs3RZhax5oWlMqiBjZjOXE7ViqfiM0hcWkuWm250mTKk50VCWRIZJrIjvHU-tI/s200/101_3446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253480440024981042" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTCNHBD8b_qz8J0LNAhThgn19UNdPvPGmbHDemFvTy9KClC5cVTAgnx2BnEGUveNPuMsGS8S3KYMWsuzI1ROfV5qxM5YWwqn74UV54BgT3aqwej_AppJH9QOo3KKpVZ-CFVaZmso6azo/s1600-h/101_3449.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTCNHBD8b_qz8J0LNAhThgn19UNdPvPGmbHDemFvTy9KClC5cVTAgnx2BnEGUveNPuMsGS8S3KYMWsuzI1ROfV5qxM5YWwqn74UV54BgT3aqwej_AppJH9QOo3KKpVZ-CFVaZmso6azo/s200/101_3449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253484591932154066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />It really was awesome-cool. Everyone was very impressed and had such a great time!<br />Teagan turns 4-years old on Tuesday. I'll wait til then to make the birthday reflection post.Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-81881653850949663222008-09-02T10:09:00.003-04:002008-09-02T10:31:45.594-04:00First day of schoolWell, it's true. As I write this (with one hand as Cael is in my lap), Teagan is at her first day of preschool. She'll be in Mrs. Cooke's 3-year old/3-day program on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:15-11:15a.m. Teagan has said, "Her name is Mrs. Cooke but she doesn't cook much of anything" :)<br /><br />Our morning went pretty smoothly and yes, we made it to school with a few minutes to spare. Fortunately it's about a mile from our house :) I gave Teagan 3 choices of outfits this morning and she insisted on the purple top. I need to get some brown socks. She didn't want a shower (she bathed last night) and agreed to let me braid her hair instead (the hair was pretty wild upon waking). We used the spray-on conditioner and that went well. It even tamed it enough that we didn't have to braid it, but she still wanted the braids. Go figure! This is new. Normally she doesn't like anything in her hair. We had a test run on Sunday with braids. We'll see if they make it til the end of class. :)<br />As soon as she was dressed she asked, "Are we going to school this very minute?" I assured her we had some time to have breakfast and get our stuff together. I was good and packed her bag last night with her paperwork, requested dish soap and labelled ziplock bag of extra clothes, but I went through and showed her each item. She had her usual breakfast, which is to say, not much... an organic vanilla milk box and less than half a strawberry cereal bar on my insistence. We'll see how that goes over as snack isn't until near the end of class and she's used to snacking whenever she likes. Once we were dressed and packed and ready to head out the door we got her bookbag on (which is very large comparatively, but she needs to be able to put art projects in it) and she said "Okay, Mama, I'll see you later" as if I was just going to let her go on her own. :) So independent. I let her know that I'd need to drive her to the school and that I'd pick her up (with Grammy) after school so she could go to Grammy's with Cael and I'd go to work then.<br /><br />She didn't have any problems leaving with the class. She was able to find her nametag with a little direction to narrow the field of choices. She was almost left behind as she was at the end of the line and had stopped to visit some older girls at their lockers. The rest of the class had continued on and Mrs Cooke was wrangling the lone screamer of the group, but Teagan ran to catch up and made the corner and then I left. Whew!<br /><br />I wish I'd thought to bring the camera in, it was really cute to see the whole class line up and head down the hall. :) Here are a couple pics from this morning before we left though. :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckqr2HIuYF1eQ9pjS6YgP6oa4fgpLEKjevyOg26PBefUc_H0bSaAXK2tVz50j3LLqupJTy3XCGHo0CbHVCjB2_pgCKEUdh5FiwMn-qJ9rTw3Vqa116RkL5wNPKTx0PPV_8-ht5QmVXDg/s1600-h/101_2948.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckqr2HIuYF1eQ9pjS6YgP6oa4fgpLEKjevyOg26PBefUc_H0bSaAXK2tVz50j3LLqupJTy3XCGHo0CbHVCjB2_pgCKEUdh5FiwMn-qJ9rTw3Vqa116RkL5wNPKTx0PPV_8-ht5QmVXDg/s320/101_2948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241429979012429666" border="0" /></a> The height shot. I imagine we'll use this tree each year to measure. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FWYTan_RiFK33nNg14QCQ87biWUtbVONyHxcQST4i0ZV5CcDOANBrkUKCClw-uCq0JW5eMQ095oWXOlgSXm7EUjlTXwEt2yqYp7fNg8roO5CyEQbSKyKSx88nRWkXWV6OmFQr7YXDrE/s1600-h/101_2955.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FWYTan_RiFK33nNg14QCQ87biWUtbVONyHxcQST4i0ZV5CcDOANBrkUKCClw-uCq0JW5eMQ095oWXOlgSXm7EUjlTXwEt2yqYp7fNg8roO5CyEQbSKyKSx88nRWkXWV6OmFQr7YXDrE/s320/101_2955.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241429981158339458" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1RkHiVonwUa9WJzW4aPP-fkWQ8YnUw9Qnkv_pZ1aE2ngE43Xtrl9xejp8G6VY7rWAf8-v70XNUETBpXsDOESH_6m7Foq6V0zuCpXQgAyFqffdiLWodrn7aewZiQvxokUrJEdqiTe4Fw/s1600-h/101_2956.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1RkHiVonwUa9WJzW4aPP-fkWQ8YnUw9Qnkv_pZ1aE2ngE43Xtrl9xejp8G6VY7rWAf8-v70XNUETBpXsDOESH_6m7Foq6V0zuCpXQgAyFqffdiLWodrn7aewZiQvxokUrJEdqiTe4Fw/s320/101_2956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241429988883366690" border="0" /></a><br />Couldn't decide which picture I liked better so you get to see both. :) She looks so proud!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5BZYxB7Ci1wUtcUPoBE1uf1Ktb7p3Iq7-YEVJxu5E3cmtTS954BI_JpvkJTjYX_kRoPncB0MquzGkNc3H4zdi6vpkcpyK-9Av-6P66O_1LvUAXo2CWSXzVv1T5ANY5_GIBWfbD63u7g/s1600-h/101_2949.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5BZYxB7Ci1wUtcUPoBE1uf1Ktb7p3Iq7-YEVJxu5E3cmtTS954BI_JpvkJTjYX_kRoPncB0MquzGkNc3H4zdi6vpkcpyK-9Av-6P66O_1LvUAXo2CWSXzVv1T5ANY5_GIBWfbD63u7g/s320/101_2949.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241429990345389970" border="0" /></a><br />The hair and the backpack she picked out. Wild, huh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15FFTS81PqMQLf6pDNgUuuhsRjJu4q0HD7r7KlDg3FeO5G6VaNRFhG9Ukn9Sy9DQKcINp505IyplHZfDHWq7oRXRVadJDiP7xELAO8aCpHMy79Z67_KisCR9mo9UyQNUAO25jEx8RWRM/s1600-h/101_2961.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15FFTS81PqMQLf6pDNgUuuhsRjJu4q0HD7r7KlDg3FeO5G6VaNRFhG9Ukn9Sy9DQKcINp505IyplHZfDHWq7oRXRVadJDiP7xELAO8aCpHMy79Z67_KisCR9mo9UyQNUAO25jEx8RWRM/s320/101_2961.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241429994940126722" border="0" /></a><br />Cael sees his big sis off to her first day of preschool. Yea!!Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-27065542143791731622008-08-21T00:33:00.007-04:002008-08-21T01:01:26.257-04:00Another comparisonLooking back at how the two kids measure up.<br /><br />Teagan, at her 2 month checkup was a mere 7 lbs! Cael was 11 lbs, 12 oz.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geocities.com/flutterby628/sweetblacksupine2crop.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.geocities.com/flutterby628/sweetblacksupine2crop.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6oVhcopelhc28QO1nr1SakcAAUdDP8QMc3JMRkT7TWsEI3lkwJ47v5-IborXUmtCYRjJLgxkmsH1sexv-DKUnQJBizErRftWJ35GJ9Xjq5hHQOnvxFe2YRLsMqte-QhbAetilir4Exo/s1600-h/101_2003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6oVhcopelhc28QO1nr1SakcAAUdDP8QMc3JMRkT7TWsEI3lkwJ47v5-IborXUmtCYRjJLgxkmsH1sexv-DKUnQJBizErRftWJ35GJ9Xjq5hHQOnvxFe2YRLsMqte-QhbAetilir4Exo/s320/101_2003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236826594193012210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Top: Teagan at 2 months Bottom: Cael at 5 weeks<br /><br />Now, here's where it gets fun because by 3 1/2 months, Teagan was 12 lbs. Cael is just under 3 months and about 12 lbs, so let's see....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geocities.com/flutterby628/TeaganJan12smiles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.geocities.com/flutterby628/TeaganJan12smiles.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEC21RoBKjcqArrPX-wjBwCRGBiTsidlSopPFRwGk_GJIqKa_Q7G3n4gcHFLVhk5-ny9Xay7Cv9iCiQKC2Iz2TYwlSB4BZ1BjYB97o7KVhH2LcvlLm_2oRSh-E9wUC1J0yTn8nHpmtZg/s1600-h/101_2808.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEC21RoBKjcqArrPX-wjBwCRGBiTsidlSopPFRwGk_GJIqKa_Q7G3n4gcHFLVhk5-ny9Xay7Cv9iCiQKC2Iz2TYwlSB4BZ1BjYB97o7KVhH2LcvlLm_2oRSh-E9wUC1J0yTn8nHpmtZg/s320/101_2808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236828108018255378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Top: Teagan 14 weeks Bottom: Cael 10 weeks<br /> (I'll try to get a better smile photo)<br /><br />And yet here's Teagan at 5 months:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geocities.com/flutterby628/WebFeb19Teaganphotolong3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.geocities.com/flutterby628/WebFeb19Teaganphotolong3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Anyway. That's all I've got for now. They are awfully cute though!Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-75499234987045097322008-08-20T22:31:00.005-04:002008-08-21T01:02:30.070-04:00A Week AwayThe subject is really two-fold. The first is, omg school starts next week?! And Teagan starts school the week after! Is it possible?! It seems so fast.<br /><br />The other is what I'll expand on. We spent the last week away! First to Columbus for the annual Ohio School-based OT/PT Conference. Teagan stayed with my parents, THANK YOU THANK YOU and Matt came with to keep Cael nearby. An adventure to be sure, the three of us in a single room. It worked out alright, I think. Matt didn't sleep as much as he normally does what with "the little snuffle-snort", as we call him, waking in the middle of the night. The first day of the conference was intruiging. Barbara Connolly, PT spoke about dyspraxia. It was a condensed 16 hour course in a 6-hour session. The next day was "Addressing Sensory and Motor Needs through an Educational Team Approach" which was not-so exciting. Dinner at an Irish Pub with Jeff & Angela and a trip to Jeni's Splendid (and they mean Splendid!) Ice Cream. Yum!<br /><br />THANK YOU THANK YOU to Andrea who brought Teagan from Cleveland to Columbus so we could complete the trip to Indianapolis. The convention was alright. It went by fast. Definitely some things we will do differently next time, including staying downtown again. Staying off-site didn't save money, I don't think with the drive and paying for parking for two cars and the convenience-factor shouldn't be overlooked. Next year I will take time to play some games too and be firmer about making plans with people. Anyway, got to see some out-of-state friends, of whom I didn't take pictures, sadly. I spent a ton of time with the kids, which was stressful at times, but overall lovely.<br /><br />And here are some photos of our time together...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab4k4mjNzqfDGVbXF21kr2bFgIeU7RvH8YtAMYt5d56LmxuYfv8aLDfmjYRDysdjCzWEKucsgMbgddJRILy5uFoMoICzx9BOwOW2ynHzoFUFdlO4ZCAx75oQ3wXsWprZ81-_g9SEs-A0/s1600-h/101_2766.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab4k4mjNzqfDGVbXF21kr2bFgIeU7RvH8YtAMYt5d56LmxuYfv8aLDfmjYRDysdjCzWEKucsgMbgddJRILy5uFoMoICzx9BOwOW2ynHzoFUFdlO4ZCAx75oQ3wXsWprZ81-_g9SEs-A0/s320/101_2766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807445197817746" border="0" /></a><br />Silly Nekkid Time :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim7JJtKy-OH_18phan3lvfack6psge6DtnF4UUPjRzO2LHxooUSul0vFMWD-ZEaKbKjfxYs7hSayS1mtW2oqUdoluvq7y6kgevh4Rc-9XYoalAd0Q_yo_0dt5qMo6NL8Ss1pwnYTU2x0/s1600-h/101_2791.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim7JJtKy-OH_18phan3lvfack6psge6DtnF4UUPjRzO2LHxooUSul0vFMWD-ZEaKbKjfxYs7hSayS1mtW2oqUdoluvq7y6kgevh4Rc-9XYoalAd0Q_yo_0dt5qMo6NL8Ss1pwnYTU2x0/s320/101_2791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807451121399602" border="0" /></a> Teagan adoring Cael. She still loves to pet him. :)<br /><br />After bath-time...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7036sTPdxAK4Yvgvu95usSUPjGECUsLOZu8vgN7OqlSTPOByE37ujAHgIhFPkYm5oNerecf_Qkm0IrkvRE2Y6QV5Lc83u4xZ5C_UYBb7SKfVnRzbfyQAnRGZrr4iCw7o2NBpSrj114k/s1600-h/101_2848.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7036sTPdxAK4Yvgvu95usSUPjGECUsLOZu8vgN7OqlSTPOByE37ujAHgIhFPkYm5oNerecf_Qkm0IrkvRE2Y6QV5Lc83u4xZ5C_UYBb7SKfVnRzbfyQAnRGZrr4iCw7o2NBpSrj114k/s320/101_2848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807458557877890" border="0" /></a>.....more giggles!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKao5Pzg5huN3aF91KY3DHQ0FwXQ5e2dcJA5k4eAzUUaIqQOZ9i9F2MV5_9OFTvs5i81dJae9QQo8ZnDOVnbOrpA4GCF1ntwVauuWCqCWgNdE2QSNUqXyByfaEKUx6N_CMcGaofvnQh8/s1600-h/101_2862.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKao5Pzg5huN3aF91KY3DHQ0FwXQ5e2dcJA5k4eAzUUaIqQOZ9i9F2MV5_9OFTvs5i81dJae9QQo8ZnDOVnbOrpA4GCF1ntwVauuWCqCWgNdE2QSNUqXyByfaEKUx6N_CMcGaofvnQh8/s320/101_2862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807832454927458" border="0" /></a><br />A self-portrait. 2 of my 3 loves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOefvFVQZyuMN06jX0Qrmg0Rla0j2bVXQRfSlqY8vyxrOSDwqFYVKWFK539qpH19Uunn3kiOfjuzVcv7cpmpoU64zW-bqP2I84O3BBD3A7GhUbnEMmeLYiYnw9tOH5zRyvlXD4WePF8w/s1600-h/101_2815.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOefvFVQZyuMN06jX0Qrmg0Rla0j2bVXQRfSlqY8vyxrOSDwqFYVKWFK539qpH19Uunn3kiOfjuzVcv7cpmpoU64zW-bqP2I84O3BBD3A7GhUbnEMmeLYiYnw9tOH5zRyvlXD4WePF8w/s320/101_2815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807456096418082" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR9G7vHsqWb5u9ZzUiNBOVnfMkilk2OPMHNP8IztW4dslA0-HHn2ltOScSC5JuZvvDviKY5fF_M5i_rTAbRC9YvKt87v43I0OCKAtu6kYkhkgWM7MIc5fxOSj9OecaC0aOMpZtPyjFhI/s1600-h/101_2832.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNR9G7vHsqWb5u9ZzUiNBOVnfMkilk2OPMHNP8IztW4dslA0-HHn2ltOScSC5JuZvvDviKY5fF_M5i_rTAbRC9YvKt87v43I0OCKAtu6kYkhkgWM7MIc5fxOSj9OecaC0aOMpZtPyjFhI/s320/101_2832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807463026217010" border="0" /></a><br />Matt's birthday dinner at Mikado.<br />Matching Hypnotoad shirts (Thanks Mom!)<br />and Matt with his little girl<br /><br />Sunday before we headed back to Ohio, we stopped at the Indianapolis Children's Museum. It was awesome! Wish we'd had more time to spend there. Definitely a highlight and we will make it an annual stop whilst at GenCon. One of the special exhibits was about comic book superheroes. Here's Teagan running around in a Flash costume! :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e5FfFple7rt7SXk8JUkQRR69SlpxKveGSIYpaNITc7x4401HHnI56HgeaY7EgouPBJH9VlNvfNAjspe_RD8i54WVi7OlUmXXj7roU3Xbtmx8JpjKjfUmeZCiKJHCIFte6PslvZH9Tys/s1600-h/101_2880.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e5FfFple7rt7SXk8JUkQRR69SlpxKveGSIYpaNITc7x4401HHnI56HgeaY7EgouPBJH9VlNvfNAjspe_RD8i54WVi7OlUmXXj7roU3Xbtmx8JpjKjfUmeZCiKJHCIFte6PslvZH9Tys/s320/101_2880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236807840453563122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And that's all she wrote... for now ;)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-86809970056611297952008-08-09T16:52:00.007-04:002008-08-09T17:27:17.981-04:00Stats and FlowersCael had his 2-month check-up with the nurse practitioner on Wednesday.<br /><br />He is now 11 lbs, 12 oz and 23" long which puts him in the 50th percentile for height and weight and having gained nearly 5 lbs in 6 weeks! Everything else checked out fine. He's met all his milestones for 2-months and is even showing an emerging responsive smile and coo. It's adorable. :) I'm trying to get a picture of it, but it's hard to capture. :) He got his DTaP immunization for diptheria, tetanus and pertussis which are most common in our area. I'll be taking him back in 2 weeks, along with Teagan, to get his next shot (either HiB or Prevnar) and the rest of her shots needed for preschool. Then before Hawaii he'll get the other immunization and possibly a second DTaP since we are travelling during cold & flu season on an airplane. He did fine with the shot. Actually recovered quickly in the office, but was fussy off and on the rest of the day.<br /><br />Speaking of Teagan's shots for public school, we got the letter in the mail today about her preschool schedule. We have a parent meeting on Aug 25. On Aug 26, she gets to go to school for an hour with some of her classmates to get acquainted and then she starts Tues Sept 2. :) Her first monthly tuition is due August 15th! How much does preschool in Berea, OH cost?, you might ask. $120/month for 3-days a week, 3 hours/day.<br /><br />Meanwhile, last night we got a call from Auntie Liz requesting our presence at David's Bridal as Jami and her bridesmaids were dress shopping and the wedding dress & coordinating flowergirl dress were discontinued, but in the shop. Time to buy! I've included pictures. Teagan was a riot! She wanted to know what her boyfriend (Jon, Jami's son) would say and then she wanted a purse and hat. :) Such a cutie!<br /><br />On with the pictures....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61_nMZXQhvpc9Ra6Y3jpCTbSnpgUkn6ghYzJqeq-bnyokG5WXdAIahOfUw56Q-gNAk88MVaseLUq4ZqzgXuUsqhtPiBHmgxXsG9tQ4dnPBccIJKR1ubMR8p_OxYdmEBBOBXgNzQh5TtM/s1600-h/101_1680.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61_nMZXQhvpc9Ra6Y3jpCTbSnpgUkn6ghYzJqeq-bnyokG5WXdAIahOfUw56Q-gNAk88MVaseLUq4ZqzgXuUsqhtPiBHmgxXsG9tQ4dnPBccIJKR1ubMR8p_OxYdmEBBOBXgNzQh5TtM/s320/101_1680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232627241021602066" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE290t85kGOb8XRJOsS5rqjL380s08h8SeJMdhT4MC9p5nKBqtuAxAfosu5Oqg2lqp-fsDd0durDySyjQGvCQ_miQJLCI4x2l3PvWNc-TR1N-CANkYKlmwWLW7-WccMHEeLrUq0nPwOQY/s1600-h/101_2696.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE290t85kGOb8XRJOsS5rqjL380s08h8SeJMdhT4MC9p5nKBqtuAxAfosu5Oqg2lqp-fsDd0durDySyjQGvCQ_miQJLCI4x2l3PvWNc-TR1N-CANkYKlmwWLW7-WccMHEeLrUq0nPwOQY/s320/101_2696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232629457790893666" border="0" /></a><br /> Cael June 12, 2008 vs. Cael Aug 5, 2008<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8G8XTp2uJ0hMfFURnfxSi8ja5Vv1xMWXlLRsUWBCGgxfbcxplZl0viDNYhhrqTn0w_4mOL8OoQfSGpdy-rbg_yxaOD9A5Tbh01Dw_vxOv6-SdtLy7XrJf7W6tHS6AKtY1rfX0biWhF8/s1600-h/Teagan+flowergirl1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8G8XTp2uJ0hMfFURnfxSi8ja5Vv1xMWXlLRsUWBCGgxfbcxplZl0viDNYhhrqTn0w_4mOL8OoQfSGpdy-rbg_yxaOD9A5Tbh01Dw_vxOv6-SdtLy7XrJf7W6tHS6AKtY1rfX0biWhF8/s320/Teagan+flowergirl1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232627248516213810" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlMvZU4N0EAe2X9oS3ZjwcAh8PFHtbg7_qC8wJhWHv7hgF1cwDMGu7jPb4-csgNdiCFRLcG0imBJbvuXTqhBNZRKQED1_veEobc_ztX1axPqouNnoOOFFlxDzzDKwnEC4hisnpwT0XKY/s1600-h/Teagan+flowergirl2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlMvZU4N0EAe2X9oS3ZjwcAh8PFHtbg7_qC8wJhWHv7hgF1cwDMGu7jPb4-csgNdiCFRLcG0imBJbvuXTqhBNZRKQED1_veEobc_ztX1axPqouNnoOOFFlxDzzDKwnEC4hisnpwT0XKY/s320/Teagan+flowergirl2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232627250123409154" border="0" /></a><br />Princess, I mean, Flowergirl Teagan. Just FYI, the bow will be black to match the<br />bridesmaids dresses. This is almost an exact replica of Jami's dress, btw. The bridesmaids<br />will have red (maid of honor) and black (bridesmaids) dresses in a similar style, matte sateen fabric with the same sort of pick-up style skirt. :) Gorgeous!!<br /><br />And while I'm here....<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy 1st Birthday, Gavin!!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNJ2IVWwjVhtVtTRO_bQlHy0fpD4NlS1M1esBUgjwWCGtxsYBIw59sBsVVOKV3ChjscN2VY0Ei8buRft4cy6KH8nKJADGXQ44iQNf9BK5u_wjFu3cabrWI91vXzm_-sXOH_BaSGtUrz8/s1600-h/101_2728.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNJ2IVWwjVhtVtTRO_bQlHy0fpD4NlS1M1esBUgjwWCGtxsYBIw59sBsVVOKV3ChjscN2VY0Ei8buRft4cy6KH8nKJADGXQ44iQNf9BK5u_wjFu3cabrWI91vXzm_-sXOH_BaSGtUrz8/s320/101_2728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232627255915521618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugcovw6PR5ViaUDbcdbTwCwKiDmg6g3dHeNXM8QfQAVWS3V9E4zcIt8gLXYE9rzmNiF6joGRJQjPpL6L6MMBY3wKRSEY0yk7oEjF2PEuz6oJJ17vAjpa-wzme6k-cZN48LJMg1uj8R_U/s1600-h/101_2726.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugcovw6PR5ViaUDbcdbTwCwKiDmg6g3dHeNXM8QfQAVWS3V9E4zcIt8gLXYE9rzmNiF6joGRJQjPpL6L6MMBY3wKRSEY0yk7oEjF2PEuz6oJJ17vAjpa-wzme6k-cZN48LJMg1uj8R_U/s320/101_2726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232631573488187106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Keith and Liz hosted a fabulous 1st birthday party for Gavin at Oak Grove Picnic Area in the Brecksville Metroparks. The weather was great. They cooked up hamburgers and hotdogs, made homemade potato salad, had grapes and watermelon, and a delicious almost-casada cake. (sans custard layer...so basically white cake with whipped cream and strawberry layers) So yummy! They had gift bags for each of the kids (including Cael), a frisbee and kite (until it got stuck in a tree), bubbles, swings nearby and most importantly lots of close friends and family. It was a pretty awesome party for a very awesome kid! (and awesome mama and daddy!) Congrats on surviving your first year as parents, Keith and Liz! Love you! The adventure continues!! :)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-42763709407848283682008-08-04T22:58:00.004-04:002008-08-04T23:30:13.210-04:00Forsaking sleepI really should be sleeping, but instead I'm catching up on oh, billing, LJ posts to try to sell dipes, and this mini post.<br /><br />Life is consuming, but I have been taking some pictures. So now I share a few of my favorite recent photos.....and I just realized that I'm in most of these.<br /><br />So Some Things we've been up to...<br /><br />Teagan has been working on her photography skills. She LOVES to take pictures with my camera. Prior to this photo the exchange went something like this:<br />T: Mama, say "Hotdog"<br />Me: Hotdog<br />T: Did you just call me a hotdog?! :) (just like when she gets her photos taken)<br />so cute. Here's the pic she took.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyEjiOQx57Y8o1kThnXceYgxOAx972LIwuJ5mwxK8gsCrFkO6a2eGdSr64Tzm4dbACsoLhD2BWgezQ0rE67V3VQm_L7cHMuJti7kn2Lve_R1IxgcPtMkvbn7Kf2J2ZSNuXGHOSJmT8SY/s1600-h/101_2528.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyEjiOQx57Y8o1kThnXceYgxOAx972LIwuJ5mwxK8gsCrFkO6a2eGdSr64Tzm4dbACsoLhD2BWgezQ0rE67V3VQm_L7cHMuJti7kn2Lve_R1IxgcPtMkvbn7Kf2J2ZSNuXGHOSJmT8SY/s320/101_2528.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230864681547235442" border="0" /></a><br />And she likes to take pictures of herself too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjzPW07RaHSiIlE1cvZVVLq6tE_pxsn-zDAczXoe5aN80rysIeCazcqEgm4_ra764rByl1v4vepAFa6GMqUiroMi3w303IBQceQ7Ta6MgIzqeWmfwgZ91zpHJRh07zM6W2tC_7LsWitA/s1600-h/101_2533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjzPW07RaHSiIlE1cvZVVLq6tE_pxsn-zDAczXoe5aN80rysIeCazcqEgm4_ra764rByl1v4vepAFa6GMqUiroMi3w303IBQceQ7Ta6MgIzqeWmfwgZ91zpHJRh07zM6W2tC_7LsWitA/s320/101_2533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230866632980396370" border="0" /></a><br />Mom got this bike from the girl across the street for $5.00. :) Teagan's tolerance is still very short, but we're excited just the same.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxxNEs80DHpHxq1XjP6xZH21T6ddpk6kt1pXk_2HocfIFDFGjKWjQJGgc1JgcEJueeW_lSBosxkvYY0XcJbrTreAXJ3bfjh-kOS6eliPpdvOYfGu-jHxDPb6JSG-SlRNLwesWkWkib38/s1600-h/101_2571.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxxNEs80DHpHxq1XjP6xZH21T6ddpk6kt1pXk_2HocfIFDFGjKWjQJGgc1JgcEJueeW_lSBosxkvYY0XcJbrTreAXJ3bfjh-kOS6eliPpdvOYfGu-jHxDPb6JSG-SlRNLwesWkWkib38/s320/101_2571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230864688844695154" border="0" /></a><br />Cael is officially 2 months old now! At 8 weeks I took this photo. It might be a new favorite.<br />I don't have his stats until Wednesday, but he's growing! Oh is he growing and I think his social smile is emerging!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWABJviJdP1Y19OQ7P3P1rFS8zozHWeLZWy6YwkcFeG3k6bbFeBVHl-xemQj4YHJHQZNhIoqH9qLZQXPkV54mA_qXj3v5-lwvdeyYpgiCRXZhL8CNrpX3r-fuGgsx1ZmqQQRD2lf0wvew/s1600-h/101_2478.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWABJviJdP1Y19OQ7P3P1rFS8zozHWeLZWy6YwkcFeG3k6bbFeBVHl-xemQj4YHJHQZNhIoqH9qLZQXPkV54mA_qXj3v5-lwvdeyYpgiCRXZhL8CNrpX3r-fuGgsx1ZmqQQRD2lf0wvew/s320/101_2478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230864704252519666" border="0" /></a>Last weekend we were busy. Friday we went on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. They had a special "The Little Engine That Could" ride. It was a nice afternoon. Here's photo from Andrea of my brother Keith, his son Gavin, me, Cael (in the sling) and Teagan. Teagan really loved the inflatable train and the pet zoo with pony ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZNZDEJ7fVjv71nZu4qCEQiek1IhHfDLupy92WE1Xft9Kga5Ko1lMRSuNvahIoXsxWB55SUqS1ZKYVH7LD68UJaT39THjHikvNdFZsrBM90OtbTGKXm6yKF3d1I1Rq-R2MyD4E-csUcI/s1600-h/Train+Day+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZNZDEJ7fVjv71nZu4qCEQiek1IhHfDLupy92WE1Xft9Kga5Ko1lMRSuNvahIoXsxWB55SUqS1ZKYVH7LD68UJaT39THjHikvNdFZsrBM90OtbTGKXm6yKF3d1I1Rq-R2MyD4E-csUcI/s320/Train+Day+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230864703098606578" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday we(I) walked 2.4 miles to the other side of Berea for an ex-coworkers party. Teagan had a great time with the other kids. She was so good. It was nice to get some exercise and have a sense of pride in walking rather than driving. No pics.<br /><br />Sunday we did the 15th Annual Richfield Sweet Corn Ride....a family 10-mile ride. Lovely day. Keith hauled Teagan and Gavin in his ladybug trailer. We were joined by Liz and Mom. Dad rode the 25-mile with the Konsens and Matt, my darling, watched Cael so I could get back on my bike for the first time in almost a year....it felt great! No pics.<br /><br />And last but not least, Cael's been loving his nekkid time.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPiar8PGPA3ycjAapU4fkHVH4vFK2nqk4IUtbG_BE8E5ejmxFc681k-cvbaad_WXiclGXhAS2mmNQaKc05pz7E7Ecm4VdrqWdqGAeMjVzSD8J0DXODd18iAZG7lyYsbLngC9pkI6EHT8/s1600-h/101_2522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPiar8PGPA3ycjAapU4fkHVH4vFK2nqk4IUtbG_BE8E5ejmxFc681k-cvbaad_WXiclGXhAS2mmNQaKc05pz7E7Ecm4VdrqWdqGAeMjVzSD8J0DXODd18iAZG7lyYsbLngC9pkI6EHT8/s320/101_2522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230864668115336658" border="0" /></a>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-36257157471993660202008-07-09T14:07:00.006-04:002008-07-12T09:22:46.229-04:00Has it been too long?Life is happening in this weird time-space-continuum. Slow, slow, slow paced at home and yet to find time to do much seems hard to come by. When there is an outing, it is a monumental undertaking and yet not all that complicated...just really time-consuming.<br /><br />And whenever I finally sit down to get something done (like this post) Cael starts to fuss. Doesn't matter if he's been fed, if I've just set him down or if he should be by all intents and purposes...ASLEEP.....<br /><br />(several hours later)<br /><br />Trying to think of what we've been up to....<br />July 4th was fairly uneventful. Teagan was in a "young patriots" parade in my parents' neighborhood (quite by happenstance...she had spent the night). They decorated her tricycle and he made a flag and had ice cream. Sounds like she had a good time.<br /><br />(2 days later)<br /><br />July 5th had us visiting friends for a somewhat impromptu engagement party. Ben went to high school with my youngest brother. They were both in Dayton for college before Ben joined the armed forces (not sure which branch) and was sent off to Iraq. He's back now and has been dating Jami for a while now. (not sure of the exact duration). Jami has a son Jonathan, who will be 5 years old next month. We like them all very much. They are getting married in November and have asked Teagan to be the flower girl. We didn't think this would be possible as we were scheduled to be in Hawaii, but that may be postponed long enough to attend the wedding...seeing as how my brother will be in the wedding party. I believe the plan will be wedding Sat Nov 8, leave for Hawaii Sun Nov 9. But that's neither here nor there. Somewhat related....they are hoping to move up to Brecksville which means Teagan will have another friend nearby, which is great news. Stay tuned. The party was fun.<br /><br />July 6th we had our Big Sister/Little Brother party. It was lovely. Sue made lots of very tasty food and overall it was pretty laid back. Two of our friends came with their kids (Penelope, soon to be 3 yrs; William 6?; Alex 8 and Mia, also soon to be 3). Overall, pretty small turnout but lovely just the same. Thanks to those that did make the effort to come help us celebrate despite the holiday weekend. :)<br /><br />Well, onto the pictures as I don't want this post to go another day and it's time for me to get Teagan down for nap. Oh! Matt, Cael and I went to see a double feature at the drive-in Wednesday night. We saw Wall-E....very cute, and The Hulk...decent superhero flick. Cael managed to sleep through both movies!! Meanwhile, Teagan had her first sleepover at Nana's since she got the new bed. Of course, she didn't SLEEP in the convertible bed, but maybe next time. Tonight Matt and I are going with friends to see Hellboy2, oh yeah! Very exciting! And Dark Knight (the next Batman movie is next Friday). My folks are watching Teagan AND Cael. This will be Cael's first time staying with someone other than a parent. I've only been able to leave him on 2 occasions to run to the store while he napped and once so far for a treatment session.<br /><br />Did I mention I picked up the extended school year contract? It's pretty light. 6 sessions each for 2 kids (each once a week, one for 30 minutes and one for 60 minutes). I'm able to bring Cael with me for the 60 minute session as arranged with the parent and so far that's working out alright. I leave Cael home for the 30-minute session.<br /><br />Ok. Pics and then nap....and of course, who's waking up?<br />You got it! Cael!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpb-hYQ2YN3WB_ySW_dL9zsRuQDG21p4O72pE97BASprjk0kLsX-JO0nyDwIkIgD7xdRvxguXbGZobjyd3Lp_IxXfu8tCMPbDhEpPF5zmkQYB0isXYhrRVk_YXHo8843jhYePA-4w1K4/s1600-h/101_1857.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpb-hYQ2YN3WB_ySW_dL9zsRuQDG21p4O72pE97BASprjk0kLsX-JO0nyDwIkIgD7xdRvxguXbGZobjyd3Lp_IxXfu8tCMPbDhEpPF5zmkQYB0isXYhrRVk_YXHo8843jhYePA-4w1K4/s320/101_1857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221832711261138866" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFDuZK9Gl8bMgTvW9Q0WNxEO7coD0KYG4BrNYYOn07ojlT8Xk7-moNfF0HLLMNBsgNWWGT2ly8ocE8nOVk1q-KzNq4-M6fvzz9q8qBvAwFjIb9WmB3_jCdtDE1VXDw2wJvTVXIbQdu5s/s1600-h/101_1877.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFDuZK9Gl8bMgTvW9Q0WNxEO7coD0KYG4BrNYYOn07ojlT8Xk7-moNfF0HLLMNBsgNWWGT2ly8ocE8nOVk1q-KzNq4-M6fvzz9q8qBvAwFjIb9WmB3_jCdtDE1VXDw2wJvTVXIbQdu5s/s320/101_1877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221832713139941826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Below: The new shark diaper sent from Morgan, Jon and family in GA. It's soft too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjCG-YkIZBC3gS7oSbyQvxcMmj83oEm9pwLIFyxaxB6jZRASAZ3UXiVTKp3ODKu3KzkEEo5N6WfT_4OWkwazsmiDrEnT7vAnsOFAwN_VB8Z_n1Xkd8cUmOEMqw1YMMIcqM6iU-8ZStPk/s1600-h/101_1994.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjCG-YkIZBC3gS7oSbyQvxcMmj83oEm9pwLIFyxaxB6jZRASAZ3UXiVTKp3ODKu3KzkEEo5N6WfT_4OWkwazsmiDrEnT7vAnsOFAwN_VB8Z_n1Xkd8cUmOEMqw1YMMIcqM6iU-8ZStPk/s320/101_1994.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221832719135010050" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPDWvwMyc_LrQW25yWfE7ZTFAYMFuHUthVoZl5P7Dcb1qNFkufhpCxg1wId31lGG8CS0X9g8gpdlwaPeeeMZ9vd08eQW_t4fX5gOdersE2rPewhsjVvqGjuZDVekQdkQ2eCAttxMiO0A/s1600-h/101_1884.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPDWvwMyc_LrQW25yWfE7ZTFAYMFuHUthVoZl5P7Dcb1qNFkufhpCxg1wId31lGG8CS0X9g8gpdlwaPeeeMZ9vd08eQW_t4fX5gOdersE2rPewhsjVvqGjuZDVekQdkQ2eCAttxMiO0A/s320/101_1884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221833556746986002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_O_UOH9yQSuSQnct5xGKefDMBYMrJrT17euT5u6Cal7t2PP-1dhhn7VQlKdLyMk29rNJPctOfIZV9euZ7SA_vQmUwT-QhZUz7_HtcdSykwASZTwUnuuPPakIik6S-iQ93xNVbrMOmHyM/s1600-h/101_1987.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_O_UOH9yQSuSQnct5xGKefDMBYMrJrT17euT5u6Cal7t2PP-1dhhn7VQlKdLyMk29rNJPctOfIZV9euZ7SA_vQmUwT-QhZUz7_HtcdSykwASZTwUnuuPPakIik6S-iQ93xNVbrMOmHyM/s320/101_1987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221832723943625842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok, not a great picture of Cael and he's wear a huge cloth diaper, but he is getting chunkier! :) I can attest to the amount of hours he has put in working on getting the chub on ;)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-78881357520404133302008-07-01T23:54:00.007-04:002008-07-02T01:02:40.118-04:00Photo Shoot July 1So, we made it to Portrait Innovations today for our first professional photos as a family of four.<br />It didn't quite turn out as I'd hoped as we got a late start and then got lost (following internet alternate directions) limiting the amount of time I had to feed Cael. All in all I think we did alright. Here are some highlights.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDEu4uTLXrPOGwnkF7jmuUto8_h0hQ6QZz0O1TfH0BJ-37o0mGHZWOe9NjpMg009cObsJZPhX0PiNKeOentZdE6vZVBj_9SGMQsn13NFXPOs9HiYUvYJMPt-TiBJBRhIC2sVyfkgkwZY/s1600-h/family+blackyellow+close.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDEu4uTLXrPOGwnkF7jmuUto8_h0hQ6QZz0O1TfH0BJ-37o0mGHZWOe9NjpMg009cObsJZPhX0PiNKeOentZdE6vZVBj_9SGMQsn13NFXPOs9HiYUvYJMPt-TiBJBRhIC2sVyfkgkwZY/s320/family+blackyellow+close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218266095670659394" border="0" /> </a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fM1dukUaYXnP8zXYT4HIeUIP3CJTq73vWOPNLd6BC6bdtT4fcWF2XjYENqgwIRYHNKI_qoZhd7GEJNXZTmQgltBHQfvkICYSLwKiBwEj5m5PgZSI7lrseErXNfX9z4rncylUowyskR4/s320/Teagan+Smiles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218266587012468770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBxvx62jT2FzduNV5XhM1cY4eKZJO1ebdpXpgv5OJcWOAnLz3EWA50ik7gsCUWxoSQQadROJKoGCEuVNeQs7SBcJEd26I3kNhpt0_iDdJZXRJUTeu7pelOxOYlrpVJqwuz2_4fFrFpjo/s1600-h/TeaganCael+blue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBxvx62jT2FzduNV5XhM1cY4eKZJO1ebdpXpgv5OJcWOAnLz3EWA50ik7gsCUWxoSQQadROJKoGCEuVNeQs7SBcJEd26I3kNhpt0_iDdJZXRJUTeu7pelOxOYlrpVJqwuz2_4fFrFpjo/s320/TeaganCael+blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218266097150099554" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Tnde4eE-yAFMY4Q7Pfz5riTEf9RAxEuhnRDo2c_BmJusMEDXGY90sK-dh9jW9JeqAPNmT4glFDAYctXtK9RLef82-QhTD6jXrGNJGSidU6NaaAyu2Z1G6S-CB-fZoCuNa9hFMnEllmg/s320/Family+blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218266092595644466" border="0" /> </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Tnde4eE-yAFMY4Q7Pfz5riTEf9RAxEuhnRDo2c_BmJusMEDXGY90sK-dh9jW9JeqAPNmT4glFDAYctXtK9RLef82-QhTD6jXrGNJGSidU6NaaAyu2Z1G6S-CB-fZoCuNa9hFMnEllmg/s1600-h/Family+blue.jpg"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuxnthRJrx5T_Jl91oerqKLMa2pC2cNTmdV2hKyRkZ2n8P4QfkE3WXZ9HoZ45T51csp2zQpWLvi61ha2GsCN8WJzMXf5emc-Ixr5glpyHQ5aDvJUCE4KQtH_eK9IsfniAxbW1D4eI39M/s1600-h/MattCael.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuxnthRJrx5T_Jl91oerqKLMa2pC2cNTmdV2hKyRkZ2n8P4QfkE3WXZ9HoZ45T51csp2zQpWLvi61ha2GsCN8WJzMXf5emc-Ixr5glpyHQ5aDvJUCE4KQtH_eK9IsfniAxbW1D4eI39M/s320/MattCael.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218266591856805682" border="0" /></a></div>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-89329371815412594972008-06-22T12:58:00.003-04:002008-06-22T13:15:16.771-04:00Hot off the pressI guess we are going to answer the question: Can there be TOO many pictures of the kids in one month's worth of posts? I don't expect I'll keep this sort of pace, but I have some new pics and thought I'd share.<br /><br />Another attempt at taking a picture of Teagan and Cael. Teagan likes holding him -for about 2 minutes at a time :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpihpGXre01LiDQGFLXvh5tyhefcAgfhEinI26c2P3MMmxR_SS_Su01WToJEpstsyBrtvZQ1tLRlEOu-JV93TG5d5fVhYBnUmTpv8W229UN_Bgk02WkCcK5MTiWpy7-6yvDnSR6fKTfA/s1600-h/101_1837.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpihpGXre01LiDQGFLXvh5tyhefcAgfhEinI26c2P3MMmxR_SS_Su01WToJEpstsyBrtvZQ1tLRlEOu-JV93TG5d5fVhYBnUmTpv8W229UN_Bgk02WkCcK5MTiWpy7-6yvDnSR6fKTfA/s320/101_1837.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214752298360123090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today we went on our 5th Most Excellent Race benefitting Achievement Centers for Children<br />Keith, Gavin and Grammy joined us. It was a lovely morning as usual for our 5K walk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeAjvRZ2IilT0JYzEsEuYYXua92LboopweHd0Jov0SyDNnBKFTcVaRv9SmwlUmecaMEsKvRM4vRTwQz2MZVnkKwow6Cc0Ltww-0LRSbrSOKmj-2WLJRqqKTSxsCd3mt68_JLzHbOztnw/s1600-h/101_1845.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeAjvRZ2IilT0JYzEsEuYYXua92LboopweHd0Jov0SyDNnBKFTcVaRv9SmwlUmecaMEsKvRM4vRTwQz2MZVnkKwow6Cc0Ltww-0LRSbrSOKmj-2WLJRqqKTSxsCd3mt68_JLzHbOztnw/s320/101_1845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214752305757577170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6haVcnrk3sa-sU84aTmISvnWx-9GMH62Ve0j61Ph-VtGo9c6G9heCJbtHxt1bk5ccvnmbo_JWt6uKam3HurzsbZCDSeNhNYaSCVUaAIdNTNEVIV3pxYrGTWuTOAACaWVUO7vbv8QbK68/s1600-h/101_1847.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6haVcnrk3sa-sU84aTmISvnWx-9GMH62Ve0j61Ph-VtGo9c6G9heCJbtHxt1bk5ccvnmbo_JWt6uKam3HurzsbZCDSeNhNYaSCVUaAIdNTNEVIV3pxYrGTWuTOAACaWVUO7vbv8QbK68/s320/101_1847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214752306592890786" border="0" /></a><br />Cael's first Most Excellent Race<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFtXvRHJgtVAy4K_Re87J_dMmsaNvh5Qq9ZBXSL3BOkhf1U341kmKjU6vFMgaFMDT5FeXCeohIARmYxoI_VJYSGg0I9ZmEAnnIuZObn9_Hb0AK9r-ceu9-iNYDmq91xZjiLb3qGhgxu0/s1600-h/101_1849.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFtXvRHJgtVAy4K_Re87J_dMmsaNvh5Qq9ZBXSL3BOkhf1U341kmKjU6vFMgaFMDT5FeXCeohIARmYxoI_VJYSGg0I9ZmEAnnIuZObn9_Hb0AK9r-ceu9-iNYDmq91xZjiLb3qGhgxu0/s320/101_1849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214752314673228786" border="0" /></a><br />Our family of four, plus a balloon octopus :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQxRx6KBTo23EsRH5K860iIXFrhOoNTZ-Zz-ntZVh5NFG5ibel8MKHcCoSkW7gxIII5eI7-tyUb3HGyOj0U2ZCQf6CaYTuyi11uJHa7_OZkhfj_5AmWxehjh-4sXYLrowdNJlh4tsZUo/s1600-h/101_1851.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQxRx6KBTo23EsRH5K860iIXFrhOoNTZ-Zz-ntZVh5NFG5ibel8MKHcCoSkW7gxIII5eI7-tyUb3HGyOj0U2ZCQf6CaYTuyi11uJHa7_OZkhfj_5AmWxehjh-4sXYLrowdNJlh4tsZUo/s320/101_1851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214752321195484194" border="0" /></a><br />Teagan watched a show about making puppets yesterday.<br />Today she decided to put on a show with her socks as puppets :)Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-32206216227947298592008-06-20T19:51:00.005-04:002008-06-20T21:39:25.116-04:00Birth Story- Long , Unedited VersionI should be working on reports, but this has also been lingering so here goes:<br /><br />The Birth of Cael Rowan McFarland<br /><br />Baby Moon's pregnancy was fairly uneventful other than a little spill down the last few stairs at the end of February which left me with lingering sacral pain that I managed with stretching, a warm water exercise class and visits to a chiropractor. Starting somewhere around week 23 or so Colleen (my midwife) said I was measuring 5 weeks ahead. That is to say my fundal measurement was larger than my actual gestational age. However, we felt confident about the due date based on last menstrual period and fairly regular pregnancy testing back in the fall. Plus the ultrasounds at 6, 9 and 20 weeks all matched the gestational age. What this did mean is that by the time I was 35 weeks I looked like I was 40 weeks and everyone assumed I'd be having the baby any day. Little did we know this was true. Coincidence or not.<br /><br />The date was June 2, 2008. One month and 2 days before the due date. The last week of school. My mom came over on her way to the airport (picking up my Dad who was returning from his biomedical conference in Amsterdam) to get Teagan. They were all going to the Brew Kettle for dinner, but I wanted to go to my warm water class. I had missed the week and a half between Wednesday dinner dates with Matt, Memorial Day and being sick and overworked with the influx of end of school meetings, evaluations, etc. Anyway, class was uneventful and pleasant. It's always nice to be in the warm water pool and I hung around after class chatting with a few ladies and having some "tummy time". The pool is the only place I've been able to lay on my belly for many, many months. I was concerned that Moon might be transverse. I had mom and Keith feel before they left and spoke with Liz who said that when she thought Gavin was transverse, it was actually just the shape of her uterus. Either way, I figured I was getting down to the last month and should be spending time on hands-and-knees and prone in the water to help his positioning. Plus it's just relaxing! :)<br /><br />After class, I got dressed and went the bathroom as usual. Only when I thought I was done I had a strange sensation: warm fluid exiting my body without any sense of control. Either I just experienced urinary incontinence or I was leaking amniotic fluid. I stood up to leave, but more "water" came out so I sat down. It was clear with a slight pink tinge to it. I tried this maneuver a couple more times with the same result. Stand up, leak, sit down. I knew my "water had broke" and my reaction "You are kidding, right?! 35 1/2 weeks!" I decided I'd better get a hold of Matt, only I wasn't sure where he was. He was supposed to come to the gym to walk on the treadmill, but having only been in the water class and the locker room myself, I didn't know if he was there or home or what. Plus, you aren't supposed to use your cell phone in the locker room (though I suspected this would be an acceptable exception). At 8:30pm I texted Matt: "Where are you?" to which he replied "Home". I texted "In locker room. My water broke. No joke" and he called. We decided he ought to call Colleen. Since he was on his cell phone, he called her on the landline while I waited. She asked where I was and when he explained she told him to have me call her when I got home. I called Rae (our doula) who just happened to be with Colleen in the delivery room. We were supposed to meet Rae that evening for our 2nd prenatal appointment, but she had to cancel because another one of her women had gone into labor around noon. I spoke with Colleen briefly who said that I could come in and labor or go home and labor and come in when I was ready. I decided I definitely wanted to labor at home. I called my mom to let her know what was going on as she was the other person scheduled to be there during my labor/delivery. They were just arriving home from dinner. Matt walked over to Lifeworks to bring me a pad so I didn't soak my pants on the way out. We opted for one of Teagan's cloth diaper inserts to use as a pad. :)<br /><br />When the manager came into the bathroom she asked if she should call 911. I kind of laughed. I wasn't having contractions, just leaking. :) So we went home and packed for the hospital. I wandered around the house collecting things on the list that we had from Rae's packet. Matt helped by getting the carseat out and trying to get it cleaned up. I'm sure I had him do other things but I can't remember what now. I was a bit scattered. I remember there was a lot of debate about whether he was going to go to the grocery store for snacks and pads, but ultimately I didn't want him to leave and anything we would need they would have at the hospital. The next couple of hours were mostly me wandering around the house collecting things on the list, Matt making phone calls to various people (his mom who went to pick up Teagan from my parents and his gamers to cancel for Tuesday) and both of us trying to get some rest figuring we had a long night ahead of us. I called Lynne (my "boss" for the school contract) and emailed the teacher and family for the Tuesday morning IEP meeting I wasn't going to be attending. The light cramps turned into heavier cramps and then into contractions that were 8 minutes and then 4 minutes apart. I couldn't rest. I just kept going back to sit on the toilet and eventually I went outside to walk.<br /><br />I'd been reading "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" in which the first 125 pages are birth stories from The Farm. Most of these women were told to go for a hike with their partner. It was a nice cool clear evening. It felt good to be outside even if I just wandered up and down the driveway breathing. The other thing I took from the book is the importance of staying relaxed. I went to a sort of open, relaxed jaw meditative breathing pattern for the evening. When the contractions were about 4 minutes apart and I continued to feel restless, I decided it was time to go to the hospital. Matt had been playing video games to rest and relax so when he got to a good stopping point we packed up the car and headed up to Lakewood Hospital. It was 11:22pm. We called Rae, Colleen and my mom on our way. Contractions were 3 minutes apart in the car. I was uncomfortable but still able to help direct Matt on how to get to the hospital and where to find parking.<br /><br />At this time of the night, you have to enter the hospital through the emergency department. I was managing alright as long as we stopped for contractions as we walked in. The 2nd shift nurses were leaving and I thought about all the laboring women they must see come in. Once in the waiting room Matt filled out the half sheet with reason for visit: LABOR!. A nice lady directed us to the phone that could be used to get a hold of someone sooner. We were directed to the end cubicle for registration. Two young girls (probably 20-years old each) were working the desk. One training the other. They asked for my social security number and date of birth. Several times as they were having computer problems. Labor continued to progress while they tried to sort out the problem. I wasn't able to sit anymore. I had to move. I wandered around the area. A baby in the waiting room was crying which just exacerbated the contractions. Then I was starting to get shaky. (Rae had asked if I was shaky or nauseated when we were in transit, but I hadn't been). Matt asked if we could skip this and get me to the floor, but they said "no, they can't do anything until we get you in the system". Grr. Finally I signed the paper and we got going. They offered a wheelchair, but I didn't want to sit down so I said I'd walk. And we did. The receptionists walked with us all the way up to the labor and delivery floor. (we found out later that they should have called a nurse escort). I was still focused on breathing and moaning with the pains now and slowing my gait when the contractions came. At one point they asked if I wanted to take the stairs or elevator. "Elevator! Elevator!" I exclaimed. I don't think they realized how far into labor I was; I'm sure of it.<br /><br />Once we got to the labor and delivery floor, they took us into the triage room. (also something, in hindsight, that was unnecessary) They took me the bathroom and asked me to pee into a cup. Yeah, right! I'd been on and off the toilet all night and right now it was all about the contractions. I tried, but when I told them (between contractions) that it wasn't going to happen they helped get me out of my street clothes and into a gown. I was assisted up onto a gurney (after having to point out I'd need a step stool which they borrowed from the lady in the next bed over). The triage room, by the way, is only big enough for two gurneys with fetal monitors between them. It's a very bright, very small room. Once on the gurney they attempted to put fetal monitor straps on my abdomen (not a comfortable procedure at this point) to get a reading of the contractions. I then promptly threw up all over the monitor, floor, nurse and gurney. I got changed into a clean gown. Then the nurse checked my dilation. Apparently I went from 8cm to complete (10cm) during the examination. The contractions were really strong at this point. I was starting to feel out of control and I suddenly was having what the nurses liked to refer to as "butt pressure". I needed to push. I didn't care where I was. They called Dr. Miller, the house doctor. I remember making eye contact with Matt at one point and that helped. I remember hearing that Rae was there. (turns out she wasn't allowed in triage due to space issues). After they came to the realization I wasn't going to be getting to a chair to transfer to the room and that I was going to have this baby SOON they moved me on the gurney to a labor suite. I remember Rae was there by my head as I left the triage room. She smelled SO good (vanilla) and her voice was calming and reassuring. She ran her fingers through my hair and I felt so much better. It really helped me get collected. Once in the room they had to wait through one contraction on the gurney before sliding me over to the bed. With the next contraction I was pushing Moon out. Rae told me I could lay on my side or sit up. I tried laying on my side, but that wasn't comfortable at all so I sat up and he was out! I didn't even really have to push, the contraction was enough to move him out. Cael was born at 12:26am on June 3, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs, 3.8 oz and was 20 inches long.<br /><br />Matt said Dr Miller was sort of just getting acquainted and situated when Matt had to direct his attention to the baby's head that was crowning! :) Dr. Miller has a very good energy about him. He put Cael up on my chest for several minutes before clamping the umbilical cord. Matt was allowed to cut the cord this time. They took Cael for a couple minutes to clean him up and suction his airways so he could breathe a little easier. Meanwhile I delivered the placenta. Colleen showed up then (having been paged 3 minutes before Cael was born) and got me cleaned up. My parents arrived. Rae made some coffee in her french press pot, had fresh fruit which she fed me and got me some cranberry juice. She gave me a foot massage, a back massage and recommended I take some yarrow for the moderate blood loss I was having. The nurses kept checking my blood pressure, my abdomen (which apparently was a little squishier than they wanted for a while) and the blood loss. I got to experience some rather unpleasant abdominal massages (almost worse than the contractions, really). Cael got to nurse for the first time shortly after birth. He took to it right away. Keith and Liz arrived not too long after too. We were all able to hang around the room and share in the joy of our newborn son.<br /><br />At around 3:30am everyone left. I stayed up and visited with the nurses. I was still on a natural high from the birthing experience. I breastfed Cael a few more times and then tried to get some sleep. Mom and Dad came back at 10am. Matt brought Teagan up Wednesday morning to meet her new little brother. "He's so cute!" she'd say. Teagan got a "big sister present from Cael" - a puppy that makes all sorts of sounds, responds to being fed by a bottle and pet. She and Grammy went down to the gift shop where she picked out a little stuffed giraffe for Cael. It's almost as long as him. Keith and Liz came back and brought Gavin and their infant carseat for us to borrow. It was terrific to be surrounded by my loving family. We'd have to stay through til Wednesday so the staff could keep an eye on Cael for any signs of infection since I hadn't had the Strep B test yet. Everything would be fine and Cael would come home with us on Wednesday afternoon....our beautiful, healthy preemie son!Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-39006891331309868752008-06-19T17:28:00.004-04:002008-06-19T17:43:36.208-04:00Baby Doll and More Newborn FluffIt's really hard to get a good picture of Teagan AND Cael at the same time.<br />Here he is looking like her baby doll. I promise you she's not trying to choke him; she just thinks having her hand on his chest keeps him safe or something ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUS2PXheMm77WXd-9V_09eHRM6OOet81D3n1B4kBKlBOIle2-KGEiHiVdi2aI3LU5RaPgCvoagUCeJoXx5hjsGHdxXsIJ6sF5Lv-rHFAvSVoPWYs-02r2rkf_eMS0nHIlZcbleAE5yCg/s1600-h/101_1738.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUS2PXheMm77WXd-9V_09eHRM6OOet81D3n1B4kBKlBOIle2-KGEiHiVdi2aI3LU5RaPgCvoagUCeJoXx5hjsGHdxXsIJ6sF5Lv-rHFAvSVoPWYs-02r2rkf_eMS0nHIlZcbleAE5yCg/s320/101_1738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213708320904287138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then there's more newborn fluff (aka more cloth diaper shots because they are awesome and someday I will sell them and it's nice to have pics on the baby)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6npy67kpKUIkHJfrnwfMrp7UuxI7yBRMp0oVe9vGgd3_dtkZckraRksby-LT5fj_nVwE_m23OA_8TOztXft6lT6FgkrWonV-3ayg96WLK-oO1if_ymmic09sBtSpGYqpJidry2whhoM/s1600-h/101_1697.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6npy67kpKUIkHJfrnwfMrp7UuxI7yBRMp0oVe9vGgd3_dtkZckraRksby-LT5fj_nVwE_m23OA_8TOztXft6lT6FgkrWonV-3ayg96WLK-oO1if_ymmic09sBtSpGYqpJidry2whhoM/s320/101_1697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213708308408915122" border="0" /></a><br />Above: The shark diaper my sis-in-law Morgan found. She sent me the link<br />and how could I refuse? It's a nice fitted with a velour inner. So soft.<br /><br />Below: The sock monkey diaper (ok, it's a small and we aren't out of newborn yet, but I just got it in the mail. It looks big, but fits at the waist and legs and contained the mess he promptly unloaded into it) :) Oh and did I mention I bought a sundress for Teagan in matching fabric? Pictures when it's warm enough for her to wear. Props to Summer at Sumbuns.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjnepYjS-nxMW4fJ0EFybpNd6h_-hIAnN-QbxXXBut74G6DpF-66R2UtmJ-h7aPXBJ0lZu0dxB34rqiKQN3Ne3hQrFLcP18uYFHcLuzFMZxmvyGOzjrsP1jOWAnN0Kv_NEQU9WEiqVNQ/s1600-h/101_1823.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjnepYjS-nxMW4fJ0EFybpNd6h_-hIAnN-QbxXXBut74G6DpF-66R2UtmJ-h7aPXBJ0lZu0dxB34rqiKQN3Ne3hQrFLcP18uYFHcLuzFMZxmvyGOzjrsP1jOWAnN0Kv_NEQU9WEiqVNQ/s320/101_1823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213708290681298226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wEP0qaQrFHEcD3-xLAvWfRZZchBSQbkFcgKtYDNDEkUUThYuP3TFDcESwXR5x6jIhNRGqpkLd7myZna7UwkX5DJjUax4UsrGWUNQNnD2jq8L6zkyi5fvbdfmUNhKX4lSJqzEtG4SzYU/s1600-h/101_1822.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wEP0qaQrFHEcD3-xLAvWfRZZchBSQbkFcgKtYDNDEkUUThYuP3TFDcESwXR5x6jIhNRGqpkLd7myZna7UwkX5DJjUax4UsrGWUNQNnD2jq8L6zkyi5fvbdfmUNhKX4lSJqzEtG4SzYU/s320/101_1822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213708302305657986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And a couple of pics of the nephew, Gavin with Grandpa and Dad on Father's Day at the zoo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhqE38xgexiZEsKNX0ei8Ui_E1mZ6kWa2V9pNMA5aXVbIHR-o83wpmqilYRYF1Tp1hbs-sq-ueS-kl7ZFAoief9Kha8CqcTnfr0v4RipxArKLsbboyFwn1IEK5phNz-0U_wlW7aOzBKA/s1600-h/101_1700.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhqE38xgexiZEsKNX0ei8Ui_E1mZ6kWa2V9pNMA5aXVbIHR-o83wpmqilYRYF1Tp1hbs-sq-ueS-kl7ZFAoief9Kha8CqcTnfr0v4RipxArKLsbboyFwn1IEK5phNz-0U_wlW7aOzBKA/s320/101_1700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213708316121903266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOyyg7dElCAhxhuvW561KyVQ_mekEW6OGb2prXWG78sE3c6ucOqZ-ZeXfMRqN9q0QCR1XKMo98BQnV18-HEiddci77dJLk7FbEQMPUOm8p0hRZfESFx5T-QvXdU7AydLzQM667UdXpIk/s1600-h/101_1701.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOyyg7dElCAhxhuvW561KyVQ_mekEW6OGb2prXWG78sE3c6ucOqZ-ZeXfMRqN9q0QCR1XKMo98BQnV18-HEiddci77dJLk7FbEQMPUOm8p0hRZfESFx5T-QvXdU7AydLzQM667UdXpIk/s320/101_1701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213711170282427010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What a cutie, eh?Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-21926035737599376942008-06-12T21:42:00.001-04:002008-06-12T21:50:55.611-04:00Someone stop me!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I can't help but take lots of pictures of my new little love. He's just so precious. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AVEi9uyZmPPB0QrLKhhqFLZKRxtQZSyeapJFBoMANN_A_-dQBcjxorGAcHwLVXhM8chyx2S5JoOCdYXKJ7QMWl8-W5dGntan1xNVVvBtYsBwd-ob6tp6autuVDpdRmf0r7_5fxP1g90/s1600-h/101_1662.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AVEi9uyZmPPB0QrLKhhqFLZKRxtQZSyeapJFBoMANN_A_-dQBcjxorGAcHwLVXhM8chyx2S5JoOCdYXKJ7QMWl8-W5dGntan1xNVVvBtYsBwd-ob6tp6autuVDpdRmf0r7_5fxP1g90/s320/101_1662.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> Cael in his new onesie from Andrea. I says "I'm new here" :)<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_Vj1fyVb6gyj7ugSTn7JjYP6HqUopYVfqP6cAHJ52LxHgbY73RUJTSwXpuIZ2q_YJJHT7QfsrwyH8LEx0d0XES_y7C71MdzIveK4-FLTdMF6e-HBoynMBI8jocUfB81e6HWNhxWADZY/s1600-h/101_1673.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_Vj1fyVb6gyj7ugSTn7JjYP6HqUopYVfqP6cAHJ52LxHgbY73RUJTSwXpuIZ2q_YJJHT7QfsrwyH8LEx0d0XES_y7C71MdzIveK4-FLTdMF6e-HBoynMBI8jocUfB81e6HWNhxWADZY/s320/101_1673.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> His strange yin-yang-esque pattern in his baby forehead fuzz<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkjV-W83YRtHGNZ2YY3FjW7eJ7Xt0Nl5fO9AV0Pd69KW19cBvV63_2AO8lNoBGiCioHrXCRWy1bhUmU59HyK_vMywfb9VxfiAUc6rVcQcaL78cg4ZgiJme9N4MtlChhnu4fTPgHC6ItM/s1600-h/101_1676.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkjV-W83YRtHGNZ2YY3FjW7eJ7Xt0Nl5fO9AV0Pd69KW19cBvV63_2AO8lNoBGiCioHrXCRWy1bhUmU59HyK_vMywfb9VxfiAUc6rVcQcaL78cg4ZgiJme9N4MtlChhnu4fTPgHC6ItM/s320/101_1676.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Above and below: Cael shows off his wool diaper covers. LOVE them! They seem to breathe well and stay dry to the touch even with with a wet diaper underneath.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLShVC2dhkeNbd6jiSRDNumxvnjPz9BO0xjnN7CH-WMvkQ7vSqfhcDId7GzEGSxv3EmetQYyAP59Rf4gg7xbsHxuBoT_1Bk-2-U7p69mVqx9CXcq7c3pNubJ4Qc_6dBHuzVq8OCYLdX0/s1600-h/101_1679.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLShVC2dhkeNbd6jiSRDNumxvnjPz9BO0xjnN7CH-WMvkQ7vSqfhcDId7GzEGSxv3EmetQYyAP59Rf4gg7xbsHxuBoT_1Bk-2-U7p69mVqx9CXcq7c3pNubJ4Qc_6dBHuzVq8OCYLdX0/s400/101_1679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211176297091006738" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZqZiTLrnIkczVTqODFlQFiU2-ctouQTV5GaVXHsbn7R_yZzMwYG2GRTqRQaGGYzxZJf6bV2gIRd0kUXoizs3S8ULSYHzCUb3dusv9izYfsLrfAPEyGMptcslhVm9htPELQJIc-Tqck/s1600-h/101_1682.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZqZiTLrnIkczVTqODFlQFiU2-ctouQTV5GaVXHsbn7R_yZzMwYG2GRTqRQaGGYzxZJf6bV2gIRd0kUXoizs3S8ULSYHzCUb3dusv9izYfsLrfAPEyGMptcslhVm9htPELQJIc-Tqck/s400/101_1682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211176325702679650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't include a pic of BigSis Teagan who was modeling her new head wrap (her jammie shirt...she's starting to get herself undressed and dressed in the morning now all by herself) :) Such a big girl! My little ham. ;)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Bs4EjYes00yLb6ZjCO04-ufzY6jNSag31Q_yYvGRzn0iffVfodCP5zUxQH_pm-06z3C-tiMJ_0KdTKkcbyhB_GcLv5BMik1Zp3o6mXle3ajW6wspekp_4XzKgbLdBB8c7fiWSSHn7kw/s1600-h/101_1684.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Bs4EjYes00yLb6ZjCO04-ufzY6jNSag31Q_yYvGRzn0iffVfodCP5zUxQH_pm-06z3C-tiMJ_0KdTKkcbyhB_GcLv5BMik1Zp3o6mXle3ajW6wspekp_4XzKgbLdBB8c7fiWSSHn7kw/s400/101_1684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211177376388787410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCpUl7ohHYPQxslXEvVMq862zsfdNu24LyUOEiXYQEF_JMIihBH3Sjy0k1zKs5TlwI-VWjwJ-Gne0gfv9STeYa3EZqmMFSowAdma3xJtbYe_EClhtuUS3yOazcfYpGy4BQrWnIyk5tEY/s1600-h/101_1679.jpg"></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503031886785289174.post-17909425485802554472008-06-10T08:56:00.003-04:002008-06-10T08:59:47.944-04:00new favorite picCourtesy of being "forced" to sit on the couch for hours a day..another pic of the kids<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i5kcDEhQBFHd8dWFBlF8Pv6bfnv5GPVd1iy68n6Q_TZ9vIlc6uHaCm3Hk37oSTzgvgDfwV4MWoMX5_8o8FOGaXL5HwsaG9uyUKZeJzEgiwUslNXjGVV-fWBFpVSV5deZSSA32KjH6sI/s1600-h/101_16141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i5kcDEhQBFHd8dWFBlF8Pv6bfnv5GPVd1iy68n6Q_TZ9vIlc6uHaCm3Hk37oSTzgvgDfwV4MWoMX5_8o8FOGaXL5HwsaG9uyUKZeJzEgiwUslNXjGVV-fWBFpVSV5deZSSA32KjH6sI/s400/101_16141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210236514612816930" border="0" /></a>Teagansmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06336169769068696505noreply@blogger.com4