tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30126832731121985412024-02-07T17:56:22.605-08:00Sabine Johanna & Sofia SusannePete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-88560215305614620722010-06-08T13:14:00.001-07:002010-06-08T13:22:17.570-07:00Sofia meets Sabine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oxQT7DKDEue0XDdOJeV6WJ_5HiNs3KlV3CUw7coLys-uKAnzdBhKwR3l6-lnUP0p2uDnRZU4VLarXtifMjtCVNbZ92OJ1sJHO-liyjvYJ-dA7qpLvC3LAEODe51_vTZ9rBlIb_LWyW-r/s1600/DSC00601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oxQT7DKDEue0XDdOJeV6WJ_5HiNs3KlV3CUw7coLys-uKAnzdBhKwR3l6-lnUP0p2uDnRZU4VLarXtifMjtCVNbZ92OJ1sJHO-liyjvYJ-dA7qpLvC3LAEODe51_vTZ9rBlIb_LWyW-r/s400/DSC00601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480499332607577218" /></a>Sabine has been very sweet with Sofia and often asks about "the baby".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyvKZV0W5GNhIOeFpFUDG_kPOf5I1UKRTKki3vH2iu_0CVI0GJWAoBwKbIA9jh9zkR7lSf9xuRIzUbhobFM1z9c33kawYPDlJITJlX3x45GyJn73rxe2czySZMvVpt-MNGqRJhubfCfYK/s1600/DSC00584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyvKZV0W5GNhIOeFpFUDG_kPOf5I1UKRTKki3vH2iu_0CVI0GJWAoBwKbIA9jh9zkR7lSf9xuRIzUbhobFM1z9c33kawYPDlJITJlX3x45GyJn73rxe2czySZMvVpt-MNGqRJhubfCfYK/s400/DSC00584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480499350444703474" /></a>The first meeting went well, with a little sliver balloon bribery.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMw9kOGP2fHRuIYcKFfjMnulOnKt9Lf5sfPReE1bNsVcMSecVxjyydq7D-tdzMV7YIr9JphjcffylsjNEkUtHIH4DD7eOhz0KAclBvlpYB8VhizIwYAq7Lxza_nQg0Y_yzjfjKeIsDRss/s1600/DSC00592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMw9kOGP2fHRuIYcKFfjMnulOnKt9Lf5sfPReE1bNsVcMSecVxjyydq7D-tdzMV7YIr9JphjcffylsjNEkUtHIH4DD7eOhz0KAclBvlpYB8VhizIwYAq7Lxza_nQg0Y_yzjfjKeIsDRss/s400/DSC00592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480499360336901138" /></a>The new family.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRAAP1mh5J8P7kXwHbz1opyOa0K1ERteaKy4PCIAfOy2KfYX1mudA3mtZceHuJEIefGAi0KB0Cbw40LdFt2G-W4HobfHIijjp94VyKUnqJPYm9w_fgejqOO33GS3bGecsU0MWrZhuYAhM/s1600/photo_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRAAP1mh5J8P7kXwHbz1opyOa0K1ERteaKy4PCIAfOy2KfYX1mudA3mtZceHuJEIefGAi0KB0Cbw40LdFt2G-W4HobfHIijjp94VyKUnqJPYm9w_fgejqOO33GS3bGecsU0MWrZhuYAhM/s400/photo_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480499373101844994" /></a>Look at those giant feet!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblCzIB_b-C-kb3_guDqMuaheHqZD0mWYfaRpldGZyWeZq9Byf8oogq9Yp62UAL18FNDa49mAO1RZmFWQ9xs63y2uTXHgQWMm5CbE9IFAFiYe_jncWRe4dHQZrmXgkZ4oI2H0f5ePmMESl/s1600/DSC00605.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblCzIB_b-C-kb3_guDqMuaheHqZD0mWYfaRpldGZyWeZq9Byf8oogq9Yp62UAL18FNDa49mAO1RZmFWQ9xs63y2uTXHgQWMm5CbE9IFAFiYe_jncWRe4dHQZrmXgkZ4oI2H0f5ePmMESl/s400/DSC00605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480499368343780226" /></a>Oma and Sofie relaxing.</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="400" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=4ab1e16490&photo_id=4683284614"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=4ab1e16490&photo_id=4683284614" height="400" width="300"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a><br /><div><br /></div></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-39398002497322759942010-06-08T12:04:00.000-07:002010-06-08T12:30:53.383-07:00Meet Sofia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdVzRVTsiZmSiAzcsrjhVJjBNBb0P3iYmiurX69dV1AnV3nW_DebK8eCe-3Enoq5lBqLwmG0FpOmUSWYQlisn__FGAjq5LEFbolQUaTJvvUcRztEu-EqwBHC_qgXhX4GVlVaNCm3u6Zjg/s1600/DSC02295.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdVzRVTsiZmSiAzcsrjhVJjBNBb0P3iYmiurX69dV1AnV3nW_DebK8eCe-3Enoq5lBqLwmG0FpOmUSWYQlisn__FGAjq5LEFbolQUaTJvvUcRztEu-EqwBHC_qgXhX4GVlVaNCm3u6Zjg/s400/DSC02295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480483645802303874" /></a>Sofia was born at 2:40 am on Thursday, June 3rd. Both she and Heather are doing great. Heather started labor at around 4pm and we went in to the hospital at around 10:30 pm. It was a relatively easy labor and birth (especially compared to Sabine) and she came out lickety-split. The doctors and nurses were running for their glove and gowns, it was pretty amusing. <div><br /></div><div>Heather was a real champ through the whole labor. She didn't cry or scream or swear, just huffed and puffed through the contractions. I thought the contractions must not be that bad until the nurse asked her how her pain was on a scale of one to ten. One being fine and ten being the worst pain imaginable. I couldn't believe it when she said <i>seven</i>! I would have been begging for mercy at four...<br /><br />Sofie is 7 lbs and 19 inches, which is 1 lb and 1 inch smaller than Sabine. So far she has been much more mellow than Sabine, which is nice! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcu3Bcb9WxACKTlAHWYaQP6-r-1dJWmsHE6ZP0k6XAKINCu4DKW_4xXzIudXpE61FJ-wic-8U1i68ESekckZltJ_rijeHqL3XtxnOy8SL-MLwWLqZrZDkGykCrJkJMcVyA1thOkfUH055/s400/DSC00558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480111269921120946" /></a>Well, turns out we were wrong, but we really thought Nuevo was coming early, so we asked Oma to fly in a week ahead of time. It worked out well nonetheless, as she and Bine quickly re-bonded.<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1M4ie4FcFLaic_WOMJDeD4bMlOR-Iz0mM6SKgQzbNz0CjazwQZnXh__0UwIi4gEAEFfZBtf98FghhwXMZMd1fK-4e29_9zTtzJF5YLK9pFjF4eRQY2eVPsyujWJf-3IiPs-bLCOQsiQn/s1600/DSC00564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1M4ie4FcFLaic_WOMJDeD4bMlOR-Iz0mM6SKgQzbNz0CjazwQZnXh__0UwIi4gEAEFfZBtf98FghhwXMZMd1fK-4e29_9zTtzJF5YLK9pFjF4eRQY2eVPsyujWJf-3IiPs-bLCOQsiQn/s400/DSC00564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480111389504285714" /></a>Enjoying one of the 2 non-rainy days in the last 3 weeks.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3T5npgpgjWJXL0DvZFz2W3L-zJuqITnhlXRFdkCZ7e5OsT1tNgMFFM8v8Js7ijzxM4jIqcCZIyxqXTrBbPdQ8FAd54Y9SaUeMj29P3UujnAdKR5iAWQU3yeqY34CbC5bLNmvp6dDnWcH/s1600/DSC00527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3T5npgpgjWJXL0DvZFz2W3L-zJuqITnhlXRFdkCZ7e5OsT1tNgMFFM8v8Js7ijzxM4jIqcCZIyxqXTrBbPdQ8FAd54Y9SaUeMj29P3UujnAdKR5iAWQU3yeqY34CbC5bLNmvp6dDnWcH/s400/DSC00527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480111151927986114" /></a>Car trouble!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb1KB5JxE5sbK0APZ0gRfFR8RbYlzQeopAdOjg8-QTLog1MtkxdqMpr_bjNXIEo978KI5maeYcnXc9oqSeHxO_Hgo23YCpCQXA6hqFVC1ebBb9wcn6avtFFKzyXyKaT_-Pvt-gcpkpsFt/s1600/DSC00526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb1KB5JxE5sbK0APZ0gRfFR8RbYlzQeopAdOjg8-QTLog1MtkxdqMpr_bjNXIEo978KI5maeYcnXc9oqSeHxO_Hgo23YCpCQXA6hqFVC1ebBb9wcn6avtFFKzyXyKaT_-Pvt-gcpkpsFt/s400/DSC00526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480109576400784274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_tUtukPTR0lXTMu-zEMveA2pLB0GDuIeTenRj6QG4kKcaj0IhlD44-9UcBM62bwezIdZ7E8X-WQE9UV5RugqawOFU-QGbFvdhnpTAHGVeoDSdtZFYQ_BfY1MQ_VEEFRxVm0fqHlUqtiJ/s1600/DSC00522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_tUtukPTR0lXTMu-zEMveA2pLB0GDuIeTenRj6QG4kKcaj0IhlD44-9UcBM62bwezIdZ7E8X-WQE9UV5RugqawOFU-QGbFvdhnpTAHGVeoDSdtZFYQ_BfY1MQ_VEEFRxVm0fqHlUqtiJ/s400/DSC00522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480108940219908978" /></a>Taking a big bite of a burger.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclUj-ZsVYUOCa5eXefF0AMTG6czMbDNsIl5PXhPrsePSINybqrSpkzC1senuZvmVLmbP0SEusnpz3D1cq0vDATb3KgfMT4VVE75-sVcNSzw4vzppC9_DJtWQWbWCcQIHkp8wjUlTqNQDf/s1600/DSC00513.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclUj-ZsVYUOCa5eXefF0AMTG6czMbDNsIl5PXhPrsePSINybqrSpkzC1senuZvmVLmbP0SEusnpz3D1cq0vDATb3KgfMT4VVE75-sVcNSzw4vzppC9_DJtWQWbWCcQIHkp8wjUlTqNQDf/s400/DSC00513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480108930488055570" /></a></div><div>Hanging out with mommy in her new hat.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYkJpUE1BZAt-pQ3Y9Y7xNhVH1Tk38ZTAsxuugXDloDvouG7DmlYBuvSNOLNOA_NOs82dgxREcKvwySKDQMMsI8XwYrhIrklXhaLr1lnE4-EoUxfnROV-V-OL41GQriOfuDyUhwzL791p/s1600/DSC00570.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYkJpUE1BZAt-pQ3Y9Y7xNhVH1Tk38ZTAsxuugXDloDvouG7DmlYBuvSNOLNOA_NOs82dgxREcKvwySKDQMMsI8XwYrhIrklXhaLr1lnE4-EoUxfnROV-V-OL41GQriOfuDyUhwzL791p/s400/DSC00570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480111477603992210" /></a>Snuggling with Oma.</div></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-54422374084632159952010-05-27T20:40:00.000-07:002010-05-27T20:56:55.306-07:00Last chance catch-up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyeJJ_WOkHOhyUAWtMRiTW6B-UniKJFHmzLk9OVpEDhiZEvuoyczc7BSW0A9Cf1kBMB4IGQn71buIEBCm34krmJZhgr3nInTKMYqWKBu-aOWr2FBMCOiHPdMlElZgoGKrAFCkqFmX4K6t/s1600/DSC_0495+copy.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyeJJ_WOkHOhyUAWtMRiTW6B-UniKJFHmzLk9OVpEDhiZEvuoyczc7BSW0A9Cf1kBMB4IGQn71buIEBCm34krmJZhgr3nInTKMYqWKBu-aOWr2FBMCOiHPdMlElZgoGKrAFCkqFmX4K6t/s400/DSC_0495+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476162007809680594" /></a>Well, it's Thursday night and it feels like things are starting to happen with Nuevo. Heather is in pre-labor and we think that we might have a Memorial Day weekend baby. So, here's a last chance to post some Sabine pix and video before she has to share the stage with her little sister...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJwqyBZeR_dAzKFSpxCvOQX8IrQvyeahwx0_TzfLRR9uBh4Zqu2JpjW72rkU2bWIzlQZNjV3U-4psSBuvUQT5z077a483kCwTmrd16L4s83x50VF6dxbu_Z0V6GekIBWJ5CAFl77ozlSL/s1600/DSC_0552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJwqyBZeR_dAzKFSpxCvOQX8IrQvyeahwx0_TzfLRR9uBh4Zqu2JpjW72rkU2bWIzlQZNjV3U-4psSBuvUQT5z077a483kCwTmrd16L4s83x50VF6dxbu_Z0V6GekIBWJ5CAFl77ozlSL/s400/DSC_0552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476162018154617794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNBXsEmJl5q9wSpCCmVs2Nz0cG4yWBOvlMYMKflkJAb7pLn5oQZSMrBWg4ATdy437OzT2fbWR0PUv72gr7om3GNRtPupa4IgBPJj7ChCT-0a_dd5Xb-79yzt22hSkrxyjfT05Osx94E2c/s1600/DSC_0489+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNBXsEmJl5q9wSpCCmVs2Nz0cG4yWBOvlMYMKflkJAb7pLn5oQZSMrBWg4ATdy437OzT2fbWR0PUv72gr7om3GNRtPupa4IgBPJj7ChCT-0a_dd5Xb-79yzt22hSkrxyjfT05Osx94E2c/s400/DSC_0489+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476162000350325746" /></a>Bine had fun playing in the sprinkler with her friends Jane and Casey. Their mom Jodi took these excellent photos.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Nj0aytpU1D9OVjP_M1HkXj2jjJOiO-NfNOmHSUONusRngMA8qiR31_0ybynuxtassa8MUx-Q5naWxVDaL3SA9PklBMVEnELqWwIYMBLfXfdIkye4XYcDGLHwY5rYClHBWvncwvkNhpt7/s1600/IMG_0792.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Nj0aytpU1D9OVjP_M1HkXj2jjJOiO-NfNOmHSUONusRngMA8qiR31_0ybynuxtassa8MUx-Q5naWxVDaL3SA9PklBMVEnELqWwIYMBLfXfdIkye4XYcDGLHwY5rYClHBWvncwvkNhpt7/s400/IMG_0792.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476161989006586738" /></a>Blowing on dandelions - one of her favorite activities...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYgdQ4hGhZ_4wzPTHySMA9uO0ePG9SfiaeYO8BEIWZQhlNMd_0eX-Ref0a0D2Imu51E85mqBjc2Gvf7MlXasx-NN3AEIuam0SGzLhNJBJPoZhAM9pat-QcHbagp3xqGTQSd_2Yx8fJCHR/s1600/IMG_0790.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYgdQ4hGhZ_4wzPTHySMA9uO0ePG9SfiaeYO8BEIWZQhlNMd_0eX-Ref0a0D2Imu51E85mqBjc2Gvf7MlXasx-NN3AEIuam0SGzLhNJBJPoZhAM9pat-QcHbagp3xqGTQSd_2Yx8fJCHR/s400/IMG_0790.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476161982269265410" /></a>Bine loves music. Here she is rocking out to a marimba band at the farmer's market. And I'll let her have the last word...</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=943f581ee2&photo_id=4644947418"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=943f581ee2&photo_id=4644947418" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-19958580144359036792010-05-20T22:06:00.001-07:002010-05-20T22:24:53.951-07:00Catching up with Sabine, Part IV...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcNfXAgBCGq3_wSMxTFGixVYGMNztPm04TC4bCaANnkOh6TTZ4jIhWC2OJ6u0bHMQnH3FGx62PdXJqrhe2Urdsro1pwYcHYOVLW0JAwddx81gmNk72jz0wKGkw6poS3yBBy7t5rxevJtG/s1600/DSC02268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcNfXAgBCGq3_wSMxTFGixVYGMNztPm04TC4bCaANnkOh6TTZ4jIhWC2OJ6u0bHMQnH3FGx62PdXJqrhe2Urdsro1pwYcHYOVLW0JAwddx81gmNk72jz0wKGkw6poS3yBBy7t5rxevJtG/s400/DSC02268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473586160459461250" /></a>Bine loves playing with water!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s6quxMij0989FQQO4CEt3gE6AHcryL2oYGXcq1Mgz6CiE1M02JcCmJmO2_9358XposZHVlF9vATuRnvdTsP3fmleVsJSRPfgijhcQhHRlWFn4UNq4LPPFi7Ki0BO7CBk9EeDyvYHnv2A/s1600/IMG_0735.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s6quxMij0989FQQO4CEt3gE6AHcryL2oYGXcq1Mgz6CiE1M02JcCmJmO2_9358XposZHVlF9vATuRnvdTsP3fmleVsJSRPfgijhcQhHRlWFn4UNq4LPPFi7Ki0BO7CBk9EeDyvYHnv2A/s400/IMG_0735.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473586156650899410" /></a>We took a fun overnight trip to the beach in mid-March.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_W43hdzFU58-M4-93Icz4efNrvXUUB94Af52Dds2ZRJ421I47570fBL-Ukqxo7mt62eUsESbwkoqiTkQeAj7lLRiAHbdqGRgvhj1VERecIRz7oM3TLNaB1K6iFEOxhhD2G68-5ggHhcP/s1600/IMG_0739.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_W43hdzFU58-M4-93Icz4efNrvXUUB94Af52Dds2ZRJ421I47570fBL-Ukqxo7mt62eUsESbwkoqiTkQeAj7lLRiAHbdqGRgvhj1VERecIRz7oM3TLNaB1K6iFEOxhhD2G68-5ggHhcP/s400/IMG_0739.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473586141792697298" /></a>Getting snuggled down for the hour and a half trip back home...<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FACQ9uUjKnDFyKiEN1j_6NNNFWYzU9RfPC-ceOjEKPWJPKAWysSuswEmfR7mNfLgmNm8Snpj02bp9dd8TPDkYo8vsYIGkD4Gc2P17AagX72ySpaR6PC_6n7gvVZ9J3CeGmbVIUMgFGVu/s1600/IMG_0744.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FACQ9uUjKnDFyKiEN1j_6NNNFWYzU9RfPC-ceOjEKPWJPKAWysSuswEmfR7mNfLgmNm8Snpj02bp9dd8TPDkYo8vsYIGkD4Gc2P17AagX72ySpaR6PC_6n7gvVZ9J3CeGmbVIUMgFGVu/s400/IMG_0744.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473586136797228402" /></a>Out to eat with the lovely Ficht ladies.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NWpILgCMUZmGU3REnbsfz1O6Pe4x9ZIDWv3R2ODJ7zJMki3dMSsMgZAWcIfZzMPrsJx7A0mC91fjeu5vOY3YhrH8epNwcMAU4gehKheWZggy_KyjOiASpISaGqPPtREo2JK0e4s6IHIM/s1600/IMG_0761.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NWpILgCMUZmGU3REnbsfz1O6Pe4x9ZIDWv3R2ODJ7zJMki3dMSsMgZAWcIfZzMPrsJx7A0mC91fjeu5vOY3YhrH8epNwcMAU4gehKheWZggy_KyjOiASpISaGqPPtREo2JK0e4s6IHIM/s400/IMG_0761.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473586129376986274" /></a>Decked out in her rain gear for those Spring showers...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXc0ZN8k40YIKFhm8bWCzX9UILTd_ruQrK67KEw_MJhDwapM3VVLNdG8RzMcbj36gMeGgVezOlZDmOtIeImzV3fr0lQO39HE4-xg70_Ri9l0oSeFqkQY03z591que9_rktOcypsbiVQSS/s1600/IMG_0769.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXc0ZN8k40YIKFhm8bWCzX9UILTd_ruQrK67KEw_MJhDwapM3VVLNdG8RzMcbj36gMeGgVezOlZDmOtIeImzV3fr0lQO39HE4-xg70_Ri9l0oSeFqkQY03z591que9_rktOcypsbiVQSS/s400/IMG_0769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473585780692128498" /></a>Fun with stickers...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOkobn53tVkXAbWKdtw-smvxETgkgnSf6_xr5KTZc_GLaAL2cfqyjZqFcdA74wowTrYtSSqBAAw7tYeWlyYTfhtPdM0KvKSF_3lvHhGpcdEJzDhDm2FIrRe7sfPurN9l159U-YZk_Y5kA/s1600/IMG_0775.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOkobn53tVkXAbWKdtw-smvxETgkgnSf6_xr5KTZc_GLaAL2cfqyjZqFcdA74wowTrYtSSqBAAw7tYeWlyYTfhtPdM0KvKSF_3lvHhGpcdEJzDhDm2FIrRe7sfPurN9l159U-YZk_Y5kA/s400/IMG_0775.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473585773479433570" /></a>The latest Ralph Lauren model...?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8IlDZAGnFZZUJlwCdiUd5SU7NS5mPAa79zp40yt2mLcq6tZ336JalnEWD7G51LcPff48OEYvBMXfld_5P3vU8Zx04tw08waRk2GKD6wTjT4ene-fIY1dfSe-9cvYwbV25SmDcBN5kNVD/s1600/IMG_0778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8IlDZAGnFZZUJlwCdiUd5SU7NS5mPAa79zp40yt2mLcq6tZ336JalnEWD7G51LcPff48OEYvBMXfld_5P3vU8Zx04tw08waRk2GKD6wTjT4ene-fIY1dfSe-9cvYwbV25SmDcBN5kNVD/s400/IMG_0778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473585763956123154" /></a>Oma sent Bine a very special book!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk38Y8dp9K7kHwch5DJOluXGp3mmudmANjVZ5ramZp3qNLCERDzE52eMEm210SH_0z25rFzLhwLLFRVEnw68CxLs-KMWOIbdvhbGdGYJYRESnZOs20HbRo73rPl3vxAVeCmgbTFSpXZJf/s1600/IMG_0781.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk38Y8dp9K7kHwch5DJOluXGp3mmudmANjVZ5ramZp3qNLCERDzE52eMEm210SH_0z25rFzLhwLLFRVEnw68CxLs-KMWOIbdvhbGdGYJYRESnZOs20HbRo73rPl3vxAVeCmgbTFSpXZJf/s400/IMG_0781.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473585759197418274" /></a>Enjoying a library book...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk4GvjWKYuZxYIUQ-MfAGnpFwM4Lho-zuwZfZGUp9BUaW8MDkZos-ZNDfsnqmz0lyYJH9d9TDkkOzbctMsubtGCjmul7negyXAji2hyphenhyphenEk4_hULzm-j0RTfR1gcx1fHhsNjqx84gaJWigZ/s1600/IMG_0783.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk4GvjWKYuZxYIUQ-MfAGnpFwM4Lho-zuwZfZGUp9BUaW8MDkZos-ZNDfsnqmz0lyYJH9d9TDkkOzbctMsubtGCjmul7negyXAji2hyphenhyphenEk4_hULzm-j0RTfR1gcx1fHhsNjqx84gaJWigZ/s400/IMG_0783.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473585751693876082" /></a>Bathroom joyride...</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, the brewpub on the corner opened last weekend. It's pretty impressive. Good article on the ever improving neighborhood <a href="http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127430456477643800">here</a>.</div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-69283065256958276762010-05-20T21:43:00.000-07:002010-05-20T22:01:45.944-07:00Omi's April Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RD4TIgAumNYi87joKQ1dTr3o-qTTxzI25xhGkuqtIchole19nCI29Mk5-VS4mQ-TACaxg-2L8GNTS9VYTJU3byj1OCBAiM4dogbml_TNBUHhyphenhyphenyi9GbAIgEAroCsTVFzpCkXHCQIZEC2u/s1600/DSC00054.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RD4TIgAumNYi87joKQ1dTr3o-qTTxzI25xhGkuqtIchole19nCI29Mk5-VS4mQ-TACaxg-2L8GNTS9VYTJU3byj1OCBAiM4dogbml_TNBUHhyphenhyphenyi9GbAIgEAroCsTVFzpCkXHCQIZEC2u/s400/DSC00054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580421971218818" /></a>Omi came for a really nice visit in May and was here over the Easter weekend. Time to break out the bunny ears! Omi hid the chocolate Easter eggs around the house in her usual creative fashion and Bine was finding them for days after. <div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf1SItTvGHS3ccjYa1GDsUTo-jOlSCD-Co0JUNWJmozx3v119NW31YHgGAFnuTC0YGC3qdFNPhananHoZiv08uzM3RaTgx7tyIdHuk75xFi-umkPYDRsdTX744WR3llAEM97BRJsVQ1L1/s1600/DSC00096.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf1SItTvGHS3ccjYa1GDsUTo-jOlSCD-Co0JUNWJmozx3v119NW31YHgGAFnuTC0YGC3qdFNPhananHoZiv08uzM3RaTgx7tyIdHuk75xFi-umkPYDRsdTX744WR3llAEM97BRJsVQ1L1/s400/DSC00096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580880760061314" /></a>We were excited that Omi got Bine a bike trailer and we took it out for a trial run up by the Columbia.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYPLpE_PyyMt0uqxtjBpvMdJo2foFYtdLp353R1JsT2UeEl7Ek6LrDNe1ZnL7FCBNgWdZy0FAQCUMyAv0S2poF-3Z2xAMFsFoZAfu_Upce0BdnCzkr2bhAYadNhvaQO2WHJ2fmpUWxoOV/s1600/DSC00079.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYPLpE_PyyMt0uqxtjBpvMdJo2foFYtdLp353R1JsT2UeEl7Ek6LrDNe1ZnL7FCBNgWdZy0FAQCUMyAv0S2poF-3Z2xAMFsFoZAfu_Upce0BdnCzkr2bhAYadNhvaQO2WHJ2fmpUWxoOV/s1600/DSC00079.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYPLpE_PyyMt0uqxtjBpvMdJo2foFYtdLp353R1JsT2UeEl7Ek6LrDNe1ZnL7FCBNgWdZy0FAQCUMyAv0S2poF-3Z2xAMFsFoZAfu_Upce0BdnCzkr2bhAYadNhvaQO2WHJ2fmpUWxoOV/s400/DSC00079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580868309650018" /></a>Bine really likes blowing the seeds off of dandelions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirlpFQbyvNTCzZDPahrYfEWLE0cqr9YTVoEpo5DONzmy9Rnnpq8aTN0PedDR-zbV7pfCS3dqVGGIkstYP3Gqofr0PGt00eBJsRTf2K8Xz1xWllE7W18bfOCEQAAl0vUjwMxBnMJH8xymY/s1600/IMG_0335.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirlpFQbyvNTCzZDPahrYfEWLE0cqr9YTVoEpo5DONzmy9Rnnpq8aTN0PedDR-zbV7pfCS3dqVGGIkstYP3Gqofr0PGt00eBJsRTf2K8Xz1xWllE7W18bfOCEQAAl0vUjwMxBnMJH8xymY/s400/IMG_0335.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580406733603602" /></a>3 generations, out for a very late Easter brunch.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyBWqONDbJQ9LKAMc2b-qcBIeRv6_kLR68UNvdqYWvq_q-u38WkYgKVf42YMx6q-58muL4O0FrjbfpRs2rlxWttNDDQx35XGYC9srNJgE2UjH9VHMZk9EQpEVRJf2gvjK-wPPa_WwfCGv/s1600/DSC00032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyBWqONDbJQ9LKAMc2b-qcBIeRv6_kLR68UNvdqYWvq_q-u38WkYgKVf42YMx6q-58muL4O0FrjbfpRs2rlxWttNDDQx35XGYC9srNJgE2UjH9VHMZk9EQpEVRJf2gvjK-wPPa_WwfCGv/s400/DSC00032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580399874757378" /></a>Snuggling up for a family portrait.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTJLCzDhFWCVXHs1zzORqSQGAtrH6LEpmihMrOiCgCGLf29oro_nZQe66skZlY5_RXlHQdTO1TRtLzu82VEw6M9z6mCkICOX2j8_f53hU0L327C_07XUYeDi7hjN-bBc9Pfzn9_HX0ZPd/s1600/DSC00006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTJLCzDhFWCVXHs1zzORqSQGAtrH6LEpmihMrOiCgCGLf29oro_nZQe66skZlY5_RXlHQdTO1TRtLzu82VEw6M9z6mCkICOX2j8_f53hU0L327C_07XUYeDi7hjN-bBc9Pfzn9_HX0ZPd/s400/DSC00006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580387410430690" /></a>Bine loves Neigh-Neigh!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4fssB0vvSFXXuq0XQPDcw-NHtmTz76zIldtlTIVl4UQ-xdjWANP10vtOCcO3e3S5Vp3YYHdhSYaW7ItUydywKGgnpxGMssrpXZVAVcto1VuXzKjpljzd3X5pBH5GY75bFCtv5DCyycxN/s1600/DSC00067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4fssB0vvSFXXuq0XQPDcw-NHtmTz76zIldtlTIVl4UQ-xdjWANP10vtOCcO3e3S5Vp3YYHdhSYaW7ItUydywKGgnpxGMssrpXZVAVcto1VuXzKjpljzd3X5pBH5GY75bFCtv5DCyycxN/s400/DSC00067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473580429924626898" /></a>Already concerned about her weight??</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-53187393021950977432010-03-08T20:58:00.000-08:002010-04-06T21:53:33.333-07:00Winter in AZ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByjngSXo9aqytcUtNCNJUEiOkc0rQYkxJ7uNDg5kmuxEJDvgKGt6Jg_fGaLqiD3apnNQ_ILh2wHFQjvR-uhx5kexXbl2_mthUzNzFeWzA1m1KgkXzl11iHIUCggAl7Us7VXjYK6-Z_lip/s1600/DSC02223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByjngSXo9aqytcUtNCNJUEiOkc0rQYkxJ7uNDg5kmuxEJDvgKGt6Jg_fGaLqiD3apnNQ_ILh2wHFQjvR-uhx5kexXbl2_mthUzNzFeWzA1m1KgkXzl11iHIUCggAl7Us7VXjYK6-Z_lip/s320/DSC02223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456871540918926962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had a fun visit to Tempe to see Grandma and Grandpa - who is now known as Gigi to Sabine. Bine went on a long walk at Camel Back and later got to meet some cousins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVMx_JiKjYa22sbFPlz92An_GKC_eSzQZhRVZtFGBPOaTQsv0nyyCORI_HgbpzxZkYd3BPi3rSw1_TLYKybcRfGYRuDhOgI8PvkJhNXmKTjD42kLuWoX-BJWJUdFyxTOyA9mcUSg46fVo/s1600/DSC02226.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 211px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVMx_JiKjYa22sbFPlz92An_GKC_eSzQZhRVZtFGBPOaTQsv0nyyCORI_HgbpzxZkYd3BPi3rSw1_TLYKybcRfGYRuDhOgI8PvkJhNXmKTjD42kLuWoX-BJWJUdFyxTOyA9mcUSg46fVo/s320/DSC02226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456870377677228050" border="0" /></a><br />She also scored some cool new shades, a tutu and of course shoes from Grandma. Here she is in her new finery. Please note the Packer football...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YdFqHUGjOopgpctJEGgPaPVwvg-UwvXduEVwDig6ZFgxbDCP-uNvfS2B6hsrR_QMJempRyeRxaWqgv3ozxB0JoYYPftbnvUDCaNkHppL0iELAF7mFGMOxkr1mM-kDd0TNRi0HePTctue/s1600/DSCN0554.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YdFqHUGjOopgpctJEGgPaPVwvg-UwvXduEVwDig6ZFgxbDCP-uNvfS2B6hsrR_QMJempRyeRxaWqgv3ozxB0JoYYPftbnvUDCaNkHppL0iELAF7mFGMOxkr1mM-kDd0TNRi0HePTctue/s320/DSCN0554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456869739685005570" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>She also got some quality time with the grandparents which is always fun.<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DFpv-ajHeFb5ihIOkTvbNqKUDmMl6LVcML_DEsyqO2By9DNt0Ob1DgXvNXcVVOBcGR6LQQQJZCY7CeL1xOd09MIwGfJ527KHW1KH9E9XxBz530uM3jBFbezvKWG5W5IWL9RYnAhw3SzQ/s1600/DSC02245.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DFpv-ajHeFb5ihIOkTvbNqKUDmMl6LVcML_DEsyqO2By9DNt0Ob1DgXvNXcVVOBcGR6LQQQJZCY7CeL1xOd09MIwGfJ527KHW1KH9E9XxBz530uM3jBFbezvKWG5W5IWL9RYnAhw3SzQ/s320/DSC02245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456871120236653170" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Mama Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426225452104787969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-90013224093089932432010-01-03T21:45:00.001-08:002010-01-04T06:46:05.584-08:00More Xmas in Iowa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOY8RV2uvmkQuc6DvBvlFl7jUGbFmK6Gdy_JNv_eyXdBwt1WhhqZQIoFKb1Hx5cKZ9c2nkzMYVvSZfdBCjGVs5iL1agyyLCTd93vwYehDmrZudf5IPmasxYisral6nxlZaSz0XyYjBBcI/s1600-h/DSC04235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOY8RV2uvmkQuc6DvBvlFl7jUGbFmK6Gdy_JNv_eyXdBwt1WhhqZQIoFKb1Hx5cKZ9c2nkzMYVvSZfdBCjGVs5iL1agyyLCTd93vwYehDmrZudf5IPmasxYisral6nxlZaSz0XyYjBBcI/s400/DSC04235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422757251032932402" /></a>Christmas chaos!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvPM_7RsuiXLrV5St2iLi_AH_kBVEBL3e8lM-KNXJTHfLzBYSvwyfnMWX_R8m4B-HxBMLAhTbF_Ajz55xcvPBwmKI8SuRTLt6NcivRKwT6eXLvjSWtUnWAOGTD1TygbPNb4vmwuB9qden/s1600-h/DSC00026.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvPM_7RsuiXLrV5St2iLi_AH_kBVEBL3e8lM-KNXJTHfLzBYSvwyfnMWX_R8m4B-HxBMLAhTbF_Ajz55xcvPBwmKI8SuRTLt6NcivRKwT6eXLvjSWtUnWAOGTD1TygbPNb4vmwuB9qden/s400/DSC00026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422759046878057906" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivLd8M9RCRFHFjhs9MFRnmLJA2-uycW5Si9Xaf2trx-zdve-MddZ2D_jKItaTZr4zmmlyrdIxvpzkLlSzjrhtLpQkNvKgqq9ElyzLrePT8KffjgAR09UU5iC2bkfSVuq4KBE7n5MfjnbP/s1600-h/DSC00015.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivLd8M9RCRFHFjhs9MFRnmLJA2-uycW5Si9Xaf2trx-zdve-MddZ2D_jKItaTZr4zmmlyrdIxvpzkLlSzjrhtLpQkNvKgqq9ElyzLrePT8KffjgAR09UU5iC2bkfSVuq4KBE7n5MfjnbP/s400/DSC00015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422758940521803394" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDObc_y5ZDkJhrlEEgwEeQKpnQSwGh9heYtlDlnKOLiswJw-3__IvxY8x3JLP4H5qzf0glw_EdF9uJOIhOsQqapdXESnBePp-RX-391FHDmqgLejdiUjoWqtkBifKJ1Xh-jGEChL5tzQbF/s1600-h/DSC00014.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDObc_y5ZDkJhrlEEgwEeQKpnQSwGh9heYtlDlnKOLiswJw-3__IvxY8x3JLP4H5qzf0glw_EdF9uJOIhOsQqapdXESnBePp-RX-391FHDmqgLejdiUjoWqtkBifKJ1Xh-jGEChL5tzQbF/s400/DSC00014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422758824832229170" /></a></div><div>Fun in the snow.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnK08bH_kSWeylysMkz1ISp6Alrj9-VFq9zBDP7MIy4SL7Xw3qR4fQKHu6ddFERRSB3hqFo0ikp5x1ocMekIqNd1cz0pg2c34qwMw5KoxnLoZy05JtJJHNvOJ-21rEEd_-obHrOWDoHLu/s1600-h/DSC00012.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnK08bH_kSWeylysMkz1ISp6Alrj9-VFq9zBDP7MIy4SL7Xw3qR4fQKHu6ddFERRSB3hqFo0ikp5x1ocMekIqNd1cz0pg2c34qwMw5KoxnLoZy05JtJJHNvOJ-21rEEd_-obHrOWDoHLu/s400/DSC00012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422758700555483554" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPY51R9QSokFqpAF2vE6zJ-KpzKQPikF-QTL-tR1njfd7Fnt6rJmpR80SpUf1MbZBhNdYbEnX1kT3fMu694pwRKGkcAjVSvKisGNH_brtF0j5g72_X10VfJ5yyKj2qMDYtYBmXa96qcNf/s1600-h/IMG_0638.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPY51R9QSokFqpAF2vE6zJ-KpzKQPikF-QTL-tR1njfd7Fnt6rJmpR80SpUf1MbZBhNdYbEnX1kT3fMu694pwRKGkcAjVSvKisGNH_brtF0j5g72_X10VfJ5yyKj2qMDYtYBmXa96qcNf/s400/IMG_0638.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422757270196416978" /></a>Time to eat...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhh4QG0oiQK88eKsiBlaH5L_KqNd6YLHsGJkrPzA5YEcH_ssnMy98ILWJHv0uT26CNMH5D7h04E6CwMI6WUFDmPYnmr7YgshfE3akF6CMHBU5xfb2KHbwPTnUofhCbFvDDz-mNQK_CX_b/s1600-h/DSC02186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhh4QG0oiQK88eKsiBlaH5L_KqNd6YLHsGJkrPzA5YEcH_ssnMy98ILWJHv0uT26CNMH5D7h04E6CwMI6WUFDmPYnmr7YgshfE3akF6CMHBU5xfb2KHbwPTnUofhCbFvDDz-mNQK_CX_b/s400/DSC02186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422758599713126978" /></a>Sabine in her dirndl.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsLVrO5Y3gSJXwDFtZ101uWA3aZnPQ3hMSnet-vbaKSRRjOkcjGOujF6Bhy7uTx9Td5fb_AUmDNZrtWEHUPxhf8ctXTTpLrnGrBJigfmN5LI8_NcDOLvFaUjk5W-RXj0fphP44M_UWdD4/s1600-h/DSC00007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsLVrO5Y3gSJXwDFtZ101uWA3aZnPQ3hMSnet-vbaKSRRjOkcjGOujF6Bhy7uTx9Td5fb_AUmDNZrtWEHUPxhf8ctXTTpLrnGrBJigfmN5LI8_NcDOLvFaUjk5W-RXj0fphP44M_UWdD4/s400/DSC00007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422758450350238610" /></a>Mike enjoying some peace and quiet.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRJ783f4C7Q_OSMootwpN6QWVzI1m8_b9oN5tlIWJRAUu-i9R-fXA7cGHHcdW2zHwquf6lzsVhfYqRIkGl77OPSLDL9ahJhMUhbA7bFdFKOmPMxvQAFRXKOe8QNYwSucJScL7D4r4dtOU/s1600-h/DSC02148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRJ783f4C7Q_OSMootwpN6QWVzI1m8_b9oN5tlIWJRAUu-i9R-fXA7cGHHcdW2zHwquf6lzsVhfYqRIkGl77OPSLDL9ahJhMUhbA7bFdFKOmPMxvQAFRXKOe8QNYwSucJScL7D4r4dtOU/s400/DSC02148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422757255329946290" /></a>Generations...</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=11310a5753&photo_id=4243969972"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=11310a5753&photo_id=4243969972" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>More bath time fun.</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=b08a6705f3&photo_id=4243957402"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=b08a6705f3&photo_id=4243957402" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Being attacked by bears....</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=1cf854ba4c&photo_id=4243951272"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=1cf854ba4c&photo_id=4243951272" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>Bine can't get enough of the Itsy Bitsy Spider.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWevglfRPPBK_cyNR-MkAC9XpEt7zbdpjSQtDN6syLuP6uqQqQIV7hezsjr9soblZ7irX6lER9mWnLCnNa-NCaJpreGcas2hpLRr19opY8HTs-PA20aCAq5RNR1g9WB2NWD-yX-fXpFkI8/s1600-h/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWevglfRPPBK_cyNR-MkAC9XpEt7zbdpjSQtDN6syLuP6uqQqQIV7hezsjr9soblZ7irX6lER9mWnLCnNa-NCaJpreGcas2hpLRr19opY8HTs-PA20aCAq5RNR1g9WB2NWD-yX-fXpFkI8/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422757238975290738" /></a>Sabine, the accomplished traveler!</div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-22656458234812078602009-12-26T11:57:00.000-08:002009-12-26T12:24:53.775-08:00Christmas in Iowa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2IvgW2SsJkzxXQWMq6jp_hqf8FI8nycoSfNxIk_6Q3IojUBKLlKPZpWC2axJx0STc377h_xN2pSdmBsfPnpALYbOeEetXV2Cpafl9AJF84Ng3U3l3WCQNzucddI0GCtHje6HMMzVbAys/s1600-h/DSC02164.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2IvgW2SsJkzxXQWMq6jp_hqf8FI8nycoSfNxIk_6Q3IojUBKLlKPZpWC2axJx0STc377h_xN2pSdmBsfPnpALYbOeEetXV2Cpafl9AJF84Ng3U3l3WCQNzucddI0GCtHje6HMMzVbAys/s400/DSC02164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419639848424582082" /></a>Christmas cousins (Penelope, Sabine and Nicholas).<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNtum1RfT1OaEKnYjPzQmXjEzFRVjL6wilw2-lIB38hBlkbvzRXvxL2OwMQ8BegHVQ4299gY-Xrl8BsBjkZnptus7iGEmI0JRsGS9hiW2tRv_66c2xQkYxg54iY_sXwCZRR7wERwcWqYr/s1600-h/DSC02174.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNtum1RfT1OaEKnYjPzQmXjEzFRVjL6wilw2-lIB38hBlkbvzRXvxL2OwMQ8BegHVQ4299gY-Xrl8BsBjkZnptus7iGEmI0JRsGS9hiW2tRv_66c2xQkYxg54iY_sXwCZRR7wERwcWqYr/s400/DSC02174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419639852037425938" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFncFpuOMS8LdppQxtObJwUxJKxXTA3__KgfUo8IrTRP7pysJB0ZPvYKIzZvp9U6nFiJNEZclLzQbExMEYq2MxtB4Q6oEGg9J8SZj2biR_H_Lx8drL0rWe07eJNQ2i7tTHhBm5GVhVK7Jd/s1600-h/DSC02150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFncFpuOMS8LdppQxtObJwUxJKxXTA3__KgfUo8IrTRP7pysJB0ZPvYKIzZvp9U6nFiJNEZclLzQbExMEYq2MxtB4Q6oEGg9J8SZj2biR_H_Lx8drL0rWe07eJNQ2i7tTHhBm5GVhVK7Jd/s400/DSC02150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419639840991483810" /></a>Bine having fun with mommy and daddy.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwTTEX8YVY7P-XYV4bOUT0T_kePh-aR6ARRsi9TOIdPsGwrbUHw26NIwBemKtkZ3Gg3YjmcP-Yar_vrwwTbva756XDv3TEE2NTIBMDH0vO_3y81SXdn36efqTpVS1csoLvc5aefHl6Zht/s1600-h/DSC02142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwTTEX8YVY7P-XYV4bOUT0T_kePh-aR6ARRsi9TOIdPsGwrbUHw26NIwBemKtkZ3Gg3YjmcP-Yar_vrwwTbva756XDv3TEE2NTIBMDH0vO_3y81SXdn36efqTpVS1csoLvc5aefHl6Zht/s400/DSC02142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419638604459606130" /></a>Bine playing with the awesome easel Arlene and Mike made her.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX19SirVhlsjm5HqGYEsyTj14DtWD5K1xBBxvWs3dePSKMTXk6o4644ErwV3MbesWSzcE4s-cgUKIk4dpM10J9dhCdNPdied2VZvuKhb5UoIFA0YwN6B5UVz6DiOJDSQLmIpUiB2yhbvXf/s1600-h/DSC02131.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX19SirVhlsjm5HqGYEsyTj14DtWD5K1xBBxvWs3dePSKMTXk6o4644ErwV3MbesWSzcE4s-cgUKIk4dpM10J9dhCdNPdied2VZvuKhb5UoIFA0YwN6B5UVz6DiOJDSQLmIpUiB2yhbvXf/s400/DSC02131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419638591624325394" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2DLQLFaPlNI773jTQmgJG7s28rEMUkiupcxG0r7GGz_r57vJS22zKZTIKJTiGNGO0Hd4LYDNpiCG5S5vUtDp8tNXKfF4itX_4HN0IL-z4K3KfGPhEggh3kd_VSEbIBDFSwxiR-YGfIEp/s1600-h/DSC02135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2DLQLFaPlNI773jTQmgJG7s28rEMUkiupcxG0r7GGz_r57vJS22zKZTIKJTiGNGO0Hd4LYDNpiCG5S5vUtDp8tNXKfF4itX_4HN0IL-z4K3KfGPhEggh3kd_VSEbIBDFSwxiR-YGfIEp/s400/DSC02135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419638584570218402" /></a>Christmas morning is crazy! Bine really bonded with Uncle Scott.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXV7End8vdTfncIwEc5rNVZXbC12U123NpOGMyyRl93ShosAi4z3tUQB73vEKzPQK0NIVdRq1NkkS9IBLqYr2_SZFMNj8LW52ykUZaGW06YfiMkZPztQgFPfrH1BWKcF8wywTblaVBT6U/s1600-h/DSC02176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXV7End8vdTfncIwEc5rNVZXbC12U123NpOGMyyRl93ShosAi4z3tUQB73vEKzPQK0NIVdRq1NkkS9IBLqYr2_SZFMNj8LW52ykUZaGW06YfiMkZPztQgFPfrH1BWKcF8wywTblaVBT6U/s400/DSC02176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419638578702010146" /></a>Playing in the snow.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs15BjbNf0oqn3ji9MxuWvmSaTSynJaXCVK9vBKKYVtu0Lf7Y2X1pEyYJi8cZaK7OecK4UDS8I0Sfqq4ABoJPWA2t6-LRUyNFsHWIe23oV0uexZQvD1-Cy4qPHB8YxNoDxDmlTPEN7pSM/s1600-h/DSC02120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfs15BjbNf0oqn3ji9MxuWvmSaTSynJaXCVK9vBKKYVtu0Lf7Y2X1pEyYJi8cZaK7OecK4UDS8I0Sfqq4ABoJPWA2t6-LRUyNFsHWIe23oV0uexZQvD1-Cy4qPHB8YxNoDxDmlTPEN7pSM/s400/DSC02120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419638569701030226" /></a>Time to get clean!</div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-84954547503123180452009-12-20T20:39:00.001-08:002009-12-20T21:14:50.803-08:00Waiting for Nuevo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtStD5rbI_e3Tb25iVUrNxapxvm19fRDU8esCcCcq6N8rFrHzB9GFTJBJHrof3oCDGrZBlkI6FV0-yV06-t3OodTN3ByC00J9ZpghmDHJntvuNQWP5V6fxdTW79QVHgHcekKKG9pZz1GI/s1600-h/DSC02106.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtStD5rbI_e3Tb25iVUrNxapxvm19fRDU8esCcCcq6N8rFrHzB9GFTJBJHrof3oCDGrZBlkI6FV0-yV06-t3OodTN3ByC00J9ZpghmDHJntvuNQWP5V6fxdTW79QVHgHcekKKG9pZz1GI/s400/DSC02106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417544643147957666" /></a>We are officially announcing the appearance of Nuevo, due June 8th. Nuevo is at around 16 weeks and doing great. Heather had another really rough bout of morning sickness in the first trimester, but she is healthy and feeling pretty good now. We will probably find out the gender at our next ultrasound in early January.<div><br /></div><div>Since Sabine was known as Huevo in her early development, we figured Nuevo would be a good name for the new baby. Nuevo was not really planned, though we did want to have another baby - but not quite this soon (not that we're complaining). But, we think having the siblings so close in age will be good for them. And the age difference of 20 months will be similar to that between Heather and Scott.</div><div><br /></div><div>We will keep you posted on all the latest Nuevo developments, as well as the latest news on Sabine. She is doing great and having a lot of fun. Recently she's been saying "at!", when she sees a hat. Tonight she ate ravioli and baked beans. She's walking really fast now and swings her arms a lot. </div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, after being unemployed for ten months, I got a job last month! You can imagine our relief, especially after having found out about Nuevo. The new job is a step up and more challenging than my old job, but I think that will be good for me. I'm the new Creative Production Director at <a href="http://www.pcdgroup.com/">Paulette Carter Design Group</a>, and the position is similar to my old job - half creative work and half project management. The nice thing is that I am really valued for my copywriting skills and will be doing a lot of it. </div><div><br /></div><div>The only down side is that I won't be able to spend as much time with Sabine and I already miss her a lot. She will now be in daycare full time - luckily she really likes it there. Unfortunately we can't get her in on Tuesdays, so we'll probably get a nanny for that day until a spot opens up. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy holidays to everyone, we are off to Iowa in two days to see Oma & Mike and Scott, Megan, Nick and Penelope.</div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-65059995193876835672009-12-06T11:28:00.000-08:002009-12-06T11:34:17.215-08:00Operation One NapEncouraged by Sabine's teachers at daycare, we've decided to take the big step of going from two naps to one nap. So far, so good. We're also trying to wean her off formula and the bottle. It's been fairly easy to wean her off the formula, we just diluted it with whole milk. So she's now at 3/4's milk and 1/4 formula. But she just doesn't want to drink from anything other than a bottle/nipple. <div><br /></div><div>We've also been trying to give her more solid foods and she is really liking that. She loves to eat what mommy and daddy are eating. Over 4 hours this morning, she ate an entire banana, a whole baby yogurt, a little scrambled eggs and a small bowl of cheerios and milk!<div><br /></div><div>Sabine loves her new early Xmas present....<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a81e7db82d&photo_id=4163951358"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a81e7db82d&photo_id=4163951358" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-4178218705110180592009-11-27T14:09:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:19:05.255-08:00Catching up with Sabine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCEG7M_xbDRXCIFg70m1dvYcwPUOoyloEb1NIMAzCeDzdDpVFZLxLBD5xLviS3Xvwk_YDE0ktupwQslzezXS2R0PcvUFfxWYpx9s7_Q2pavTsor5gM_aYxOXUJvaYEhEyzn8nz2yFz68y/s1600/DSC02079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCEG7M_xbDRXCIFg70m1dvYcwPUOoyloEb1NIMAzCeDzdDpVFZLxLBD5xLviS3Xvwk_YDE0ktupwQslzezXS2R0PcvUFfxWYpx9s7_Q2pavTsor5gM_aYxOXUJvaYEhEyzn8nz2yFz68y/s400/DSC02079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408909450293794002" /></a>Sabine had a playdate with Coleman twins, Jane and Casey, who are already big Beatles fans. Here Bine is watching the twins watching the Fab Four.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefle4dNOmvecC_WQt8gAQyL0Qlp8PyGBvwD_yV8DPwWh5BcWMCGqfvgwciIeYTAISYpbVTYtUnrhtz0CIhQv-wtvQhrrMDX-OP8ne8x8xczk7TfwIxuwNOHNh41I35yV_cdzkeF9KGB4k/s1600/IMG_0606.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefle4dNOmvecC_WQt8gAQyL0Qlp8PyGBvwD_yV8DPwWh5BcWMCGqfvgwciIeYTAISYpbVTYtUnrhtz0CIhQv-wtvQhrrMDX-OP8ne8x8xczk7TfwIxuwNOHNh41I35yV_cdzkeF9KGB4k/s400/IMG_0606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408909459585846546" /></a>Bine wanted to try on daddy's shoes...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiBbaVXhSEuRV4Vobj3WPZfVxhyxS0Thbhyphenhyphen1jWj8VmjiC8vTp8Y3zyMjT6sJ1NvbO2Nu0taeGfmWj67sZ-17mjvYafNc8hGQOSyOQ2zDUgRpxeg0SiGW9djgUHDsTZJ0iICzBu2dK6SqR/s1600/IMG_0604.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiBbaVXhSEuRV4Vobj3WPZfVxhyxS0Thbhyphenhyphen1jWj8VmjiC8vTp8Y3zyMjT6sJ1NvbO2Nu0taeGfmWj67sZ-17mjvYafNc8hGQOSyOQ2zDUgRpxeg0SiGW9djgUHDsTZJ0iICzBu2dK6SqR/s400/IMG_0604.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408909454460783410" /></a>Bine still loves wearing her bike helmet, even though she's never been on a bike!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rLGhsDHhoFstcxy_ZpH2q90SGpnFBX2hu-G_frlxXMkbxB6O1mnEx5XvZZvTmCS_PK5vgnfe6VvaXdKKao4UpfIDqAYKDAFvtfDMut0pWX6BEx_B-90XkQe6aAIbrEkVCZePHWfhhPS9/s1600/IMG_0596.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rLGhsDHhoFstcxy_ZpH2q90SGpnFBX2hu-G_frlxXMkbxB6O1mnEx5XvZZvTmCS_PK5vgnfe6VvaXdKKao4UpfIDqAYKDAFvtfDMut0pWX6BEx_B-90XkQe6aAIbrEkVCZePHWfhhPS9/s400/IMG_0596.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408909442254168274" /></a>Bine has a new trick for meal time - she bites down on the spoon and won't let go!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5PN8b1X1FOL2LVdcdlFNZKitMamJ7p8Jq1QQcKV8Xxg6PpFKiD6Xo47FXZa19_LPe24TyvHVXVQ4zWlHxO-bKvtnel8i1R-0ogJ8iyL2iODhRvad1by6Ivc73audDoaxqGpCvcrO8n2t/s1600/IMG00108-20091114-0922.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5PN8b1X1FOL2LVdcdlFNZKitMamJ7p8Jq1QQcKV8Xxg6PpFKiD6Xo47FXZa19_LPe24TyvHVXVQ4zWlHxO-bKvtnel8i1R-0ogJ8iyL2iODhRvad1by6Ivc73audDoaxqGpCvcrO8n2t/s400/IMG00108-20091114-0922.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408909436542637010" /></a>Here's a preview of what Sabine might look like with hair eventually...</div><div><br /></div><div>And, below are a couple of videos showing how well she is walking now.</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=24c9b53471&photo_id=4135812319"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=24c9b53471&photo_id=4135812319" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=b3cc652603&photo_id=4136595834"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=b3cc652603&photo_id=4136595834" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-70840259906237137632009-11-15T20:36:00.000-08:002009-12-20T21:31:23.292-08:00Now that she's OneSabine is so much fun these days. She is feeling better (getting over her 6 month "cold" since she started taking antibiotics) talking, and walking. She is also coming into her own as a fashion forward super-baby. She started wearing hats ... she insists on putting on big floppy summer hats or her bike helmet pretty much as soon as she wakes up. The bike helmet is huge on her but very cute.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoA2h-gm3E-vD6mnkZjs6472kcT67YjGh3TP36IMKUeZL45P0Wfhbx9PRqmAO4XtoBzhUn_MWfXXztIjwEUoGPhI8Evxne4BV6PL9WlvjDtsRzhju4BhgWk5KU20JvuMdI2r2U-vhbS0z/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoA2h-gm3E-vD6mnkZjs6472kcT67YjGh3TP36IMKUeZL45P0Wfhbx9PRqmAO4XtoBzhUn_MWfXXztIjwEUoGPhI8Evxne4BV6PL9WlvjDtsRzhju4BhgWk5KU20JvuMdI2r2U-vhbS0z/s320/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404557344263833442" border="0" /></a><br />She's now moved on to wearing both her summer hat and her bike helmet. She's a nut.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOSAl9fWivnt6YmGMLDeVp_Ob5cpYWDWZGD0xMSiITNm9U7BQ7tTJcgI-b5Ackz-gCl28uZG6U0qz8zlyPowOJSgofKZzKStZb9-OZk5nKGtU_48FDjWNm3Zgw8qRUK-RPbvDfCju0UxT/s1600/photo(2).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOSAl9fWivnt6YmGMLDeVp_Ob5cpYWDWZGD0xMSiITNm9U7BQ7tTJcgI-b5Ackz-gCl28uZG6U0qz8zlyPowOJSgofKZzKStZb9-OZk5nKGtU_48FDjWNm3Zgw8qRUK-RPbvDfCju0UxT/s320/photo(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404557877566560674" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-72958178857489298022009-11-01T11:35:00.001-08:002009-11-01T11:40:35.032-08:00Happy Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJBFtO7L4IE-80478U3iI_ivqvaoPNsXhavCI-wD8-jaKRt1XzdD-PNw3h4Kn4cS8_iUNsAEujsKQzujldWuw9dYGgUu9-lWpRWbFNg0ZdsgsMy43jjZ_5vxy3L_jhyMt35JVbSpUH1Zu/s1600-h/DSC02022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJBFtO7L4IE-80478U3iI_ivqvaoPNsXhavCI-wD8-jaKRt1XzdD-PNw3h4Kn4cS8_iUNsAEujsKQzujldWuw9dYGgUu9-lWpRWbFNg0ZdsgsMy43jjZ_5vxy3L_jhyMt35JVbSpUH1Zu/s400/DSC02022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399221364769021314" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvdgZbGtL-h-r_AaneL9GIJxn0Sj0U5CrCQlSmtPOyM4wpdNJownLEGQmFi8-tZT1AHMNGqvaxhWTuJj0SbyQv-lcwkm-Rfe-_jUW6I-iRXVfoBG0J6MpPKne9NddiNo4aVIYHIqxgNjv/s1600-h/DSC02026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvdgZbGtL-h-r_AaneL9GIJxn0Sj0U5CrCQlSmtPOyM4wpdNJownLEGQmFi8-tZT1AHMNGqvaxhWTuJj0SbyQv-lcwkm-Rfe-_jUW6I-iRXVfoBG0J6MpPKne9NddiNo4aVIYHIqxgNjv/s400/DSC02026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399221368115154834" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_AI2FqIIm2gQ_6VdnocmyhxcFPEv_bmsVyCYRTkP2xVZf1bzHhWheDLJUne0BVPHnM5IM3BUie4fR_DAwc979KKLSuXpQi0R0RTz_4BS7WevX7ovxNdJRrHH9-KByJRM4633JsEZszwr/s1600-h/DSC02030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_AI2FqIIm2gQ_6VdnocmyhxcFPEv_bmsVyCYRTkP2xVZf1bzHhWheDLJUne0BVPHnM5IM3BUie4fR_DAwc979KKLSuXpQi0R0RTz_4BS7WevX7ovxNdJRrHH9-KByJRM4633JsEZszwr/s400/DSC02030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399221377694809714" /></a>Sabine went trick or treating with Mommy and Cindy and brought home lots of treats.<div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5226f80eed&photo_id=4065525168"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5226f80eed&photo_id=4065525168" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br />Look who's becoming a real pro at walking!</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-66404683025050426152009-10-24T09:53:00.000-07:002009-10-24T10:15:11.065-07:00What does a one-year old do?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUbpLvNeRN1bZ0ref6M4NDxEGWcVq5-ze1xqnnb35Lrud_ICQtlUUIbY1p1euKs6C_WM1kBfnWb_-f8GHTTkER2XzRx0R4dAWDKZ-fxoA6miXmLlc9ZRVlY1tqAGfbEUHzlTzYqQ_RXvg/s1600-h/IMG_0242.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUbpLvNeRN1bZ0ref6M4NDxEGWcVq5-ze1xqnnb35Lrud_ICQtlUUIbY1p1euKs6C_WM1kBfnWb_-f8GHTTkER2XzRx0R4dAWDKZ-fxoA6miXmLlc9ZRVlY1tqAGfbEUHzlTzYqQ_RXvg/s400/IMG_0242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396211276776457442" /></a>Now that Sabine is one year old, we decided to list some of her new accomplishments.<div><br /><div>Her first words are "uh-oh", "quack", "hi!" and apparently "boo-ya".</div><div><br />She can't say "no", but she is great at waving stuff off and shaking her head vigorously. Especially when it comes to picking out her books at bedtime.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOK9QqVc2kh-us_lCJPXhVpWiZ38XZVgL2AVyeKY6nrs9w5tGpNCJ7kyogJustr49uMK6ivFkQ3l0qnLz0BTADSzC8bBn6iHodP3OKGBLbfONVdgNC_9ELRAko8Ib9k8cJGrF_ymv5mcc/s1600-h/IMG_0586.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOK9QqVc2kh-us_lCJPXhVpWiZ38XZVgL2AVyeKY6nrs9w5tGpNCJ7kyogJustr49uMK6ivFkQ3l0qnLz0BTADSzC8bBn6iHodP3OKGBLbfONVdgNC_9ELRAko8Ib9k8cJGrF_ymv5mcc/s400/IMG_0586.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396211294488957698" /></a>She's down to two naps a day, with three hours between them - leaving lots of times for walks.</div><div><br /></div><div>She is getting better at coloring and likes to dance to her favorite music.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRRN2UD7oShyphenhyphendvb3N8KvLNVn7Sgt4pNPmAOZexA_g6R35r8gNQSRQvFpZ00qI9F1i2aOEsFahpef5KpyBCw3_s2g_924cVw6A17K_miSjCo0iQiPIAs1Osp6mivjYTHdyEqKaxiOYWvYD/s1600-h/IMG_0577.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRRN2UD7oShyphenhyphendvb3N8KvLNVn7Sgt4pNPmAOZexA_g6R35r8gNQSRQvFpZ00qI9F1i2aOEsFahpef5KpyBCw3_s2g_924cVw6A17K_miSjCo0iQiPIAs1Osp6mivjYTHdyEqKaxiOYWvYD/s400/IMG_0577.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396211284575732354" /></a>Bine can hold her own bottle now and is becoming a pro with the sippy cup.</div><div><br /></div><div>She can pick up food off her plate and put it into her mouth.</div><div><br /></div><div>She eats 5,000 Cherrios a day.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WShbofK0tnx90sDM_Wyhphe_KW0j-WajwtvB1Fre6Fb4BYaHPi81lfG-fKcxgy_9sWWc0RFnO8WeEBSxaP1OgJtes6NhlNDsGwpEqsr_9YEEYaJjV2AICjzLgADHHSfj-oO0yfCgMNjR/s1600-h/IMG_0581.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WShbofK0tnx90sDM_Wyhphe_KW0j-WajwtvB1Fre6Fb4BYaHPi81lfG-fKcxgy_9sWWc0RFnO8WeEBSxaP1OgJtes6NhlNDsGwpEqsr_9YEEYaJjV2AICjzLgADHHSfj-oO0yfCgMNjR/s400/IMG_0581.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396211289738179106" /></a>She loves her bike helmet and has a good laugh looking at it in the mirror.</div><div><br /></div><div>She has six teeth - 2 on the botom and 4 on top.</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=1daac88b06&photo_id=4027889071"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=1daac88b06&photo_id=4027889071" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div>She's getting really good at walking now. These videos are a week old and she's already walking further and longer.</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ff55606d1e&photo_id=4028646744"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ff55606d1e&photo_id=4028646744" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div>She always has a new trick - lately she's ben scrunching up her face and loudly breathing in and out of her mouth.<br /><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-70486595607641901362009-10-21T11:06:00.000-07:002009-10-21T11:25:12.836-07:00Happy 1st Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXm1I6_Qr-Iiv15aX3g_YGRCAUMbPi3xAXXItaVt2UIZu3kOijy33ecKu3Bemb_QZ77rcZtXCEQrOns-ro75RzqpwOjNKe-iXs_JyTIVKS8Rwf2AgSqebsuxLSXqbthdwKfLvivF8trkY/s1600-h/DSCF4088.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXm1I6_Qr-Iiv15aX3g_YGRCAUMbPi3xAXXItaVt2UIZu3kOijy33ecKu3Bemb_QZ77rcZtXCEQrOns-ro75RzqpwOjNKe-iXs_JyTIVKS8Rwf2AgSqebsuxLSXqbthdwKfLvivF8trkY/s400/DSCF4088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395116843430171842" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId3XXmOyEEFxYa17lK_5lyt49RBfrsAbNvyPsrXbBOThxYnIg0sQ-7W6BzpYI02FTNMCnEiCQ6bSPn7AU_DjA4YMD2k5bQ8CbMbW3bqRAOgDXSh-kSjtiY62UllUMu_t6rjhyph1LStXp/s1600-h/DSCF4087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId3XXmOyEEFxYa17lK_5lyt49RBfrsAbNvyPsrXbBOThxYnIg0sQ-7W6BzpYI02FTNMCnEiCQ6bSPn7AU_DjA4YMD2k5bQ8CbMbW3bqRAOgDXSh-kSjtiY62UllUMu_t6rjhyph1LStXp/s400/DSCF4087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395117046110219170" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQdFtfrUqD_9q-T81SWz6u0QWsCJ2wghBgWT9WW4yjNqxEGlQAsp0mK7bTUIDIpEFInJVDi-AfHB9LjcD-rv6Pk0iZRMdoG9uRRMutEN71nvno4y-jIcVb-4gOSEWsodcqZqg-kzyXdhp/s1600-h/DSCF4079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQdFtfrUqD_9q-T81SWz6u0QWsCJ2wghBgWT9WW4yjNqxEGlQAsp0mK7bTUIDIpEFInJVDi-AfHB9LjcD-rv6Pk0iZRMdoG9uRRMutEN71nvno4y-jIcVb-4gOSEWsodcqZqg-kzyXdhp/s400/DSCF4079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395117037927920322" /></a>Happy first birthday, Sabine! We had a fun day and were really happy that Omi could be there for the big occasion. We started out with a trip to the <a href="http://www.rosegardenstore.org/thegardens.cfm">International Rose Test Garden</a> in <a href="http://www.washingtonparkpdx.org/">Washington Park</a>.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqnN93dDHIdqf0E-wgJuL3yirhuyxpoIJzcxjsW794G5jDDwlCZMRBlz68_tTcQAU3PnI10D0PQriLn17aPv9Dn8dOz-FtR6fzfad0-8iP129m6YRMetFbXxbJp0gdxV6bpePOpS7ZJDl/s1600-h/DSCF4093.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqnN93dDHIdqf0E-wgJuL3yirhuyxpoIJzcxjsW794G5jDDwlCZMRBlz68_tTcQAU3PnI10D0PQriLn17aPv9Dn8dOz-FtR6fzfad0-8iP129m6YRMetFbXxbJp0gdxV6bpePOpS7ZJDl/s400/DSCF4093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395116858184903346" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNJCRa3uh_HusE_jwDFm26FdxMKF-Vb2PWzm7gU1YGZ7Yckng86sTAZ_PUzPEBtLD-2lM3TkEQK-dfvJIwzAbYSDH_xft84LzWE1IJd2gW-LnsP6lM951eEHfsV9ajVB_wpiIHUPC5Rol/s1600-h/DSC02007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNJCRa3uh_HusE_jwDFm26FdxMKF-Vb2PWzm7gU1YGZ7Yckng86sTAZ_PUzPEBtLD-2lM3TkEQK-dfvJIwzAbYSDH_xft84LzWE1IJd2gW-LnsP6lM951eEHfsV9ajVB_wpiIHUPC5Rol/s400/DSC02007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395116849639591714" /></a>Then it was time for Bine's first piece of cake (made by Heather). She wasn't really into it, but the rest of us gobbled a couple pieces down.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffok48U67mwY-ozqAyctf5cnsUyORcpQTeWL9eOK1780pkjf_dRWzRxmpjoOwy5Fr8Rn8fNlSjobA29vFGEfZqcQUDVda09naq0Qjdrv6xgTRHkxdhwjeT__0vqBuZbKCWW8C4DHHLccr/s1600-h/DSC02020.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffok48U67mwY-ozqAyctf5cnsUyORcpQTeWL9eOK1780pkjf_dRWzRxmpjoOwy5Fr8Rn8fNlSjobA29vFGEfZqcQUDVda09naq0Qjdrv6xgTRHkxdhwjeT__0vqBuZbKCWW8C4DHHLccr/s400/DSC02020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395116871604682818" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDNP8CI03vLGDbRlg8SQQ49Dir_oIdbFaJ8_I6Tf1tx4q4FrEJxkfjlU4w4eO5v_rr7pbUZ6aRK2AL5ds2GG93EJT11zKy2yFI2IaQWMbWxCJR75gWIAn3__beoMj_xUdMzOqRGuIEdYF/s1600-h/DSC02019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDNP8CI03vLGDbRlg8SQQ49Dir_oIdbFaJ8_I6Tf1tx4q4FrEJxkfjlU4w4eO5v_rr7pbUZ6aRK2AL5ds2GG93EJT11zKy2yFI2IaQWMbWxCJR75gWIAn3__beoMj_xUdMzOqRGuIEdYF/s400/DSC02019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395116860383303650" /></a>And then it was time to dress Bine up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracht">tracht</a>, traditional German/Austrian garb. Sue sent a bunch of great hand-me-down's from her kids. Of course, lederhosen are for little boys, but she's too small yet for the dirndls. I wonder if she'll end up wearing a beautiful Austrian cape at some point...?</div><div><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=d7cfd1d54f&photo_id=4032749732"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=d7cfd1d54f&photo_id=4032749732" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><div>Here's a video of Bine riding her toy horse. Not really bought for her birthday, but we won't tell her, if you won't.</div></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-69548691584857300832009-10-20T22:24:00.000-07:002009-10-20T23:17:03.692-07:00Omi's October Visit<div>We had a really great visit with Omi earlier this month. We had pretty good weather and got out to do some fun stuff. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy1POawfNfsFVqwa1L0tZdUooWWXcsoxksP6tEuPaswdOSBk9vwvrMlzRBqOoLE2xMOoytYEZ4jhOTjYzPn38nTYUDFcRlqCMm_HDShe480c0AD7bhE9rpjBZXesq70Ext8LS9Z0_cFpM/s1600-h/DSCF4006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy1POawfNfsFVqwa1L0tZdUooWWXcsoxksP6tEuPaswdOSBk9vwvrMlzRBqOoLE2xMOoytYEZ4jhOTjYzPn38nTYUDFcRlqCMm_HDShe480c0AD7bhE9rpjBZXesq70Ext8LS9Z0_cFpM/s400/DSCF4006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394924155241924994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayW2R5haoh_XYvpP1sbZzV25lE0-05qxHggH9rLu_4ysRG2clSlbaBLg4N0ZKB7BhnljUQWVv84zM4-qRXt-8mDH95TyYv9Bb7vh59HPU9Lhyj_7nhLvPU1gz57n_66L0Xf_kOdxCKfLh/s1600-h/DSCF4010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayW2R5haoh_XYvpP1sbZzV25lE0-05qxHggH9rLu_4ysRG2clSlbaBLg4N0ZKB7BhnljUQWVv84zM4-qRXt-8mDH95TyYv9Bb7vh59HPU9Lhyj_7nhLvPU1gz57n_66L0Xf_kOdxCKfLh/s400/DSCF4010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394924139326435474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFyL0zjwRxORTEu_-GCLmPdquHylL-eaOShz0R1aBlgQISF4zrwAoZDUhpcGBHbnWVfHUohw36OeuzKsCQlJlnk99LnYRFB8kgkvaMlga2AXIKzSR18LM0FCtrpAdLLzofBITeC9F8uz_/s1600-h/DSCF4011.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFyL0zjwRxORTEu_-GCLmPdquHylL-eaOShz0R1aBlgQISF4zrwAoZDUhpcGBHbnWVfHUohw36OeuzKsCQlJlnk99LnYRFB8kgkvaMlga2AXIKzSR18LM0FCtrpAdLLzofBITeC9F8uz_/s400/DSCF4011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394924123795610674" /></a><div>We headed out to the <a href="http://www.thepumpkinpatch.com/">Pumpkin Patch</a> on <a href="http://sauvieisland.org/">Sauvie Island</a> to pick up pumpkins for Sabine's first Halloween. We also hit up the vegetable market, petting zoo and corn maze (or The Maize, as it's known) and I ate way too much <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle_corn">kettle corn</a>.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQxNTkwMwTX8haZY9y2ftsGETZyTHjq7hyphenhyphenoUlDbrIa0ZQjMz7URJmB93wPRd6I0jAGLYDgzx-c5XFl7hMggwEohgD7Y1qRyXZo7JqP3d10_yAL_WahyVXslOJI8cctXOMRAbH2Ik6zHtQ/s1600-h/DSCF4017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQxNTkwMwTX8haZY9y2ftsGETZyTHjq7hyphenhyphenoUlDbrIa0ZQjMz7URJmB93wPRd6I0jAGLYDgzx-c5XFl7hMggwEohgD7Y1qRyXZo7JqP3d10_yAL_WahyVXslOJI8cctXOMRAbH2Ik6zHtQ/s400/DSCF4017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394924114637100050" /></a>An early morning with Bine!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsagNtpjU_jaNn_s9iR5hkQJiBhmJoTni9Yy9M-HXIb9YvjG6Pl4CMH3FYNCcX7nUdrkPnjaw780gvMJphUPc2P7HUJ2EjPnJzAIjl0S0iaH099_qhM92M2G0JYLVwT6_Hbji7FFA03rGo/s1600-h/DSC01933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsagNtpjU_jaNn_s9iR5hkQJiBhmJoTni9Yy9M-HXIb9YvjG6Pl4CMH3FYNCcX7nUdrkPnjaw780gvMJphUPc2P7HUJ2EjPnJzAIjl0S0iaH099_qhM92M2G0JYLVwT6_Hbji7FFA03rGo/s400/DSC01933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394923762603645474" /></a>Bine and Omi enjoying the autumn sunshine.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisN-TgAI5BAJlgQPoan5z1sZaero8rvLRNQ2LuMRfWDT3MPfNShhbNf5gUbAd7qqCBxg59gyMVgMoU1PQV0o5rTh3VzaxuyHnGIP2jGi_QN0JPWaN2drWsthE02b_xjCS9sznKM_nl1AxM/s1600-h/DSCF4036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisN-TgAI5BAJlgQPoan5z1sZaero8rvLRNQ2LuMRfWDT3MPfNShhbNf5gUbAd7qqCBxg59gyMVgMoU1PQV0o5rTh3VzaxuyHnGIP2jGi_QN0JPWaN2drWsthE02b_xjCS9sznKM_nl1AxM/s400/DSCF4036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394923757346104738" /></a>Look at all my teeth!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFomdkUgtSM1k5ebqRUubl6eTc5iuxeUhylPDCFwSSwlkQWLte6z12DU8FlTAfDaMfiKtdBqoGWv_rYQNRhf84O7H6FJsBD6o-Xfgi0YYGJ97vLiARMbDYmqG-td84EzwqO0jTTisLUw4I/s1600-h/DSCF4038.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFomdkUgtSM1k5ebqRUubl6eTc5iuxeUhylPDCFwSSwlkQWLte6z12DU8FlTAfDaMfiKtdBqoGWv_rYQNRhf84O7H6FJsBD6o-Xfgi0YYGJ97vLiARMbDYmqG-td84EzwqO0jTTisLUw4I/s400/DSCF4038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394923752757904194" /></a></div><div>Sabine and Omi snuggling in bed.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrKrAzPoHot3A9Vkuff7VBJum61nNNsxYRSEAVO3Z0cZwlCk04C6EdN4DYpNG41S0aj-XD4vvglqN2p1oQD0bvy4r_0Qd7_mSUZeb0huZOBel8qmrAWug_1V3-Neny3xdxbXCfeofSP8J/s1600-h/DSCF4053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrKrAzPoHot3A9Vkuff7VBJum61nNNsxYRSEAVO3Z0cZwlCk04C6EdN4DYpNG41S0aj-XD4vvglqN2p1oQD0bvy4r_0Qd7_mSUZeb0huZOBel8qmrAWug_1V3-Neny3xdxbXCfeofSP8J/s400/DSCF4053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394923744545249458" /></a>Bine graduated from her little inflatable duck tub and now takes a big girl bath.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JKoNEAmStm6a9qOkGRmTRl1GuLtn5-jRsBJ-E1MqTxS8Ncuz39vRNsJr-_0EVRWC9gSszliyYKkHS0z_-4K7bWVxeIvaVUNmrn2U7huy9Bvudo6RmRbrXmdKSWjfSE5BHQzrw840mmoC/s1600-h/DSC01954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JKoNEAmStm6a9qOkGRmTRl1GuLtn5-jRsBJ-E1MqTxS8Ncuz39vRNsJr-_0EVRWC9gSszliyYKkHS0z_-4K7bWVxeIvaVUNmrn2U7huy9Bvudo6RmRbrXmdKSWjfSE5BHQzrw840mmoC/s400/DSC01954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394923735607593426" /></a>What a pair of beauties!<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=022f136be3&photo_id=4030710249"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=022f136be3&photo_id=4030710249" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><div>Here's a video of Sabine doing her favorite thing: cruising around her playroom.</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a><br /></div></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-83794228655018086202009-10-09T15:38:00.001-07:002009-10-09T15:38:22.319-07:00Sabine Rocking with Omi<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=34048084e6&photo_id=3996765772"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=34048084e6&photo_id=3996765772" height="300" width="400"></embed></object>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-8100978769087255332009-09-24T15:12:00.001-07:002009-09-24T15:14:56.550-07:00Travel PortlandIn case you were thinking about coming to visit us....<br /><br /><object width="400" height="215"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PC5PDlKKIo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PC5PDlKKIo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="215"></embed></object>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-70566951697453729522009-09-19T15:53:00.000-07:002009-09-19T16:05:45.194-07:00Learning to crawlSabine's first crawl on September 14th. Crawling is okay, but scootchin' is still a blast!<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=51fcbd8cd8&photo_id=3934868413"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=51fcbd8cd8&photo_id=3934868413" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-15147657690779927442009-09-19T13:22:00.000-07:002009-09-19T16:04:50.543-07:00Photo shoot with Marty<div>Our buddy Marty is a professional photographer and stays with us when he visits Portland. He took some great pictures of Sabine during his last visit on September 12th.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFfMxaj3K7DM4ZvMD056tdYIit97W85q6vxCb-q2EFPJY66VB7lLwjeQwN2yz8eW4B5W_cOz-wqI2ELFX5hfemR2htkEXw4uhTPi216PzVG1aIjP5dNDzdvn0cU7o9iEIippJIrcu8un9/s1600-h/_MG_3731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFfMxaj3K7DM4ZvMD056tdYIit97W85q6vxCb-q2EFPJY66VB7lLwjeQwN2yz8eW4B5W_cOz-wqI2ELFX5hfemR2htkEXw4uhTPi216PzVG1aIjP5dNDzdvn0cU7o9iEIippJIrcu8un9/s400/_MG_3731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383279509871530466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjh5WtHddrJjvLN30-D4HhNaXXVaqj44BHOU7kWUC-cl6RSE-ynHbBqQZ_xghAKQdlOVU8J7RylH9NnJTjPMYe5jEE06FGEU2v5ii4bGgIbzm-ZjjYD7mHjccqMLvr-kKWEs9pUPkGDKw/s1600-h/_MG_3737.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghezkj-IyDA9Q0QnLbqEBn2xmpwgx7CxAgRC867JpwVvsVziqwwgB-m-VIDLTxQHIFm7yRidFvjZQzroah8XlQN1DCqq6haxhC6axOmYcLnwHw7_ADPQ-005CJ5AF9SN3S9HKM_LhhprrL/s400/_MG_3774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383279887393101058" /></a><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ef2e011156&photo_id=3916651901"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=ef2e011156&photo_id=3916651901" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-14603875266994714712009-09-16T16:38:00.000-07:002009-09-19T13:08:33.838-07:00A Visit to Mt Rainier with Bob & Sandy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn00DIFkl9wH6YlgRk_WidIDrEgV1n7AUq7Pu6t_Ujlo10M-2xq0M8cIl_wJGgznMh-cgUO1Gbx05SmYWxLFv1Bo_zXjizE_apO_XidokOEU_KAM96gmu0FWZKmKFtgEvoVb2SDCyAm6K/s1600-h/PICT0336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn00DIFkl9wH6YlgRk_WidIDrEgV1n7AUq7Pu6t_Ujlo10M-2xq0M8cIl_wJGgznMh-cgUO1Gbx05SmYWxLFv1Bo_zXjizE_apO_XidokOEU_KAM96gmu0FWZKmKFtgEvoVb2SDCyAm6K/s400/PICT0336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214487776444658" /></a>Last week we took a trip to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier">Mt. Rainier</a> in Washington, thanks to the generosity of Heather's Uncle Bob and Aunt Sandy. None of us had been there before, so we were really looking forward to the trip. I hate to give Washington props over Oregon, but I have to say that Rainier is much more scenic than Mt. Hood. It definitely felt more Alpine. We stayed at the historic <a href="http://www.mtrainierguestservices.com/accommodations/paradise-inn">Paradise Inn</a>, where I was surprised to find no phone, refrigerator, coffee or tv in the rooms. There was no internet or cell phone reception either. I guess that's what they mean by "free from modern life stresses and distractions". Don't they know I <i>like</i> modern distractions? I had to make a few calls and was sort of flummoxed by the wall of payphones.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ksOZwsBXkSm-YKDqUldu2RW6FVvMjBD0rhuuO5OL8rwGKP3jed8abryZDYQPpqPvnFZrldV5wvvSFE41HYUOhUjoso23P21QExOmpHeizr4BqTfRnh172X1m4jUixBA5AZIO3dIRmvq0/s1600-h/DSC01906.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ksOZwsBXkSm-YKDqUldu2RW6FVvMjBD0rhuuO5OL8rwGKP3jed8abryZDYQPpqPvnFZrldV5wvvSFE41HYUOhUjoso23P21QExOmpHeizr4BqTfRnh172X1m4jUixBA5AZIO3dIRmvq0/s400/DSC01906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214478769070434" /></a><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUAk51T_G_gZe_tPQuoXu_9WvlpearKysxsbjbC1uYEiaEh-68LZ1Lnx-OoB0NzLuoHAvekagYX_anS685VTFryrShz3bKHsutgd5G3dD5G3Jg2MR6uPbnprGMZqPjwF4PoQQa1l4XJFR/s1600-h/DSC01920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUAk51T_G_gZe_tPQuoXu_9WvlpearKysxsbjbC1uYEiaEh-68LZ1Lnx-OoB0NzLuoHAvekagYX_anS685VTFryrShz3bKHsutgd5G3dD5G3Jg2MR6uPbnprGMZqPjwF4PoQQa1l4XJFR/s400/DSC01920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214347689720770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTEsKJrVZofDOazaaY8vLsMzYG-VFG64IUkKiw2VTmoU_zatZU-m8fA9dBpemAiJn0sa1GfuRN9co2ukNQCeIHPYjTEkt_Khg3LMpsHCZz9V-yC9ognBu-iLCY2S4GJQ_OjHIPxKdF-AL/s1600-h/PICT0343.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTEsKJrVZofDOazaaY8vLsMzYG-VFG64IUkKiw2VTmoU_zatZU-m8fA9dBpemAiJn0sa1GfuRN9co2ukNQCeIHPYjTEkt_Khg3LMpsHCZz9V-yC9ognBu-iLCY2S4GJQ_OjHIPxKdF-AL/s400/PICT0343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214338558455106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8WUQRtrVpWsb8FxFw8w1w1-ymbyyKb8znCR-uo83SvI8Csgf0JnBa8XLX6D3G2VqcrezwJJ8mN5Cwz4ukwcJih3MCCYCZQD2NGsIC0M1v6qIk4ezOiy007c3wgUFIDg3CvFPUfxfLzHn/s1600-h/PICT0338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8WUQRtrVpWsb8FxFw8w1w1-ymbyyKb8znCR-uo83SvI8Csgf0JnBa8XLX6D3G2VqcrezwJJ8mN5Cwz4ukwcJih3MCCYCZQD2NGsIC0M1v6qIk4ezOiy007c3wgUFIDg3CvFPUfxfLzHn/s400/PICT0338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214323702202226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mtpy0KrFsytcqyod-zcfJnCLpMEyH_4cFMGmB6-JfH7oqG-BxRYY8gvekqe3DbZMY5Dbri1Y9pTaJ1RL8ps87cyHg-tPpNYMFaja0ybalF9svbBGJOjX61C7bIzCfiqeHosE73b87dB2/s1600-h/IMG_0224.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mtpy0KrFsytcqyod-zcfJnCLpMEyH_4cFMGmB6-JfH7oqG-BxRYY8gvekqe3DbZMY5Dbri1Y9pTaJ1RL8ps87cyHg-tPpNYMFaja0ybalF9svbBGJOjX61C7bIzCfiqeHosE73b87dB2/s400/IMG_0224.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214321354393074" /></a></div><div>We took some great hikes and Sabine had a wonderful time getting to know Sandy and Bob. They hit it off right away.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bxeUCS0wBomooaXhjkDLWO4My_WJPJ0DE_WQcYEoyqSyYn_XOkonrBw3G6tiEVwB29_Nw71fsNzcQti6zMwcDWUcdze62GIUAuouPu-arOROWYEJJmanA4w0ISW_y7wbXlnOcyROJ4GC/s1600-h/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bxeUCS0wBomooaXhjkDLWO4My_WJPJ0DE_WQcYEoyqSyYn_XOkonrBw3G6tiEVwB29_Nw71fsNzcQti6zMwcDWUcdze62GIUAuouPu-arOROWYEJJmanA4w0ISW_y7wbXlnOcyROJ4GC/s400/IMG_0537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214311453636914" /></a>Bine really knows had to take a good nap in the car. Heather and I had Bine in our rather small hotel room, so when we put her down for the night at 8pm, we waited in the dark for her to fall asleep. The idea being that once she was asleep we would watch a movie on the laptop with headphones or read with our little reading lights, but we both fell asleep, too. We woke up at 1 in the morning wondering what had happened. The next night I managed to stay up till 10 or so, but Heather and Bine both got a good 11 hours of sleep!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARi1gW2epWDPBK_HltRcWb9zm1rPDKQcTZjDzMC4xkygaEJLac8IT1iR4M8X5WS3Ykqc1CrrVhSLzmT_UiJzUivV8hyphenhyphenXApANtnS1Jyi-OUmpmMPrY7Ie2ww1go451eqkuIX4dSdR3hDnR/s1600-h/Seattle_fruit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARi1gW2epWDPBK_HltRcWb9zm1rPDKQcTZjDzMC4xkygaEJLac8IT1iR4M8X5WS3Ykqc1CrrVhSLzmT_UiJzUivV8hyphenhyphenXApANtnS1Jyi-OUmpmMPrY7Ie2ww1go451eqkuIX4dSdR3hDnR/s400/Seattle_fruit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383272154075598146" /></a>On Friday night we stayed over at the Custodio's in Seattle, where Bine showed off her ability to eat a giant piece of fruit. Once we got back home, Bine displayed her new-found standing skills for the camera. She's been making a lot of big developmental steps recently. She pulls herself up in the crib and couch and baby gate. She walks along the baby gate and makes the leap to the couch. She's also started to crawl a bit. More on that soon...<div><br /><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=0e3b99eae8&photo_id=3917442438"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=0e3b99eae8&photo_id=3917442438" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a></div><div><br /></div></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-56794939042824521732009-09-14T14:05:00.000-07:002009-09-14T14:10:29.077-07:00More movies...<div>These were filmed on August 30, 2009.</div><div><br /></div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=91db1608a6&photo_id=3873025837"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=91db1608a6&photo_id=3873025837" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a7ddc328bc&photo_id=3873027235"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a7ddc328bc&photo_id=3873027235" height="300" width="400"></embed></object>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-11817297168159755992009-09-01T21:10:00.000-07:002009-09-02T07:56:43.304-07:00Oma came to town...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipM2RwrpLFWO399OyjNbhQJOgn_W351eyy_5vSl8hth000pmIzO4Zy6ZJEZXnvktF5XT6d9yfh-k9pruvJlL2J5NM6lXhzyybGNd-oNhoLiDrR2ZQJwEtEq3iiLkxFu-KMA3Ivqob9OQja/s1600-h/DSC01872.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipM2RwrpLFWO399OyjNbhQJOgn_W351eyy_5vSl8hth000pmIzO4Zy6ZJEZXnvktF5XT6d9yfh-k9pruvJlL2J5NM6lXhzyybGNd-oNhoLiDrR2ZQJwEtEq3iiLkxFu-KMA3Ivqob9OQja/s320/DSC01872.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376721478759426882" border="0" /></a><br />...in August and it was very fun for Sabine! She got to play all day and get all of Oma's attention. Oma took great care of Sabine and helped so much around the house. I worked too much while she was here but we did get a chance to visit Mt Hood and <a href="http://www.timberlinelodge.com/">Timberline</a> and followed the <a href="http://www.hoodriverfruitloop.com/index.html">Fruit Loop to Hood River</a> for a delicious dinner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_79c1yLgxYiQKP_0pP1imxVJJD8IZlr1SevpWz0eXGfnaJoKZDxHqpse_w_rL-wX3o2UDbXh9ZSN_hjKY2vtCmSXFKGX5cd4VF7uNuT0_RS37xifT-3g3z3NbZP0FNNoN-WL35qOtaro/s1600-h/IMG_0210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_79c1yLgxYiQKP_0pP1imxVJJD8IZlr1SevpWz0eXGfnaJoKZDxHqpse_w_rL-wX3o2UDbXh9ZSN_hjKY2vtCmSXFKGX5cd4VF7uNuT0_RS37xifT-3g3z3NbZP0FNNoN-WL35qOtaro/s320/IMG_0210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376721297315941138" border="0" /></a>Bine got a whole new wardrobe from Oma which she needed since she's wearing 18-24 mos. clothes and she's only going to be 11 months soon. Thanks Oma. She also got a piggy bank that she likes to pet good night before she goes to bed....hmmm foretelling her future wealth?<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=4e50c9e422&photo_id=3873806054"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=4e50c9e422&photo_id=3873806054" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012683273112198541.post-77775896322443069092009-08-14T13:15:00.001-07:002009-09-02T07:55:35.026-07:00Scootchin'!<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5fb3c89443&photo_id=3821542594"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=5fb3c89443&photo_id=3821542594" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/"></a><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32908737@N00/" style="text-decoration: none;">MORE PICTURES & VIDEO HERE!</a><br /></div>Pete Besthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569538211707063755noreply@blogger.com0