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If you are still following this blog, first of all thank you for your persistence, considering we haven't posted anything in over three years!<br />
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Since that time, a lot has happened in our lives, not the least of which is a call to move back to Africa to serve as long-term medical missionaries in Burundi. We have started another website to share more about that journey, and our stories will continue there. Please head on over to find out more. <br />
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Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-5436841645550360042012-03-12T09:32:00.001-05:002012-03-12T09:32:10.471-05:00Happy Birthday Liam!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Liam just turned 3! We had a party at Ozark Mountain Gymnastics for him. </span> He is all about Toy Story right now, so we went with it! He and Zeke dressed up like Woody, and Mommy was Jessie. </div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> The kids were able to run around, jump on the trampoline, and of course play in the foam pit! </span>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Liam had a blast and got lots of fun presents. He dresses up like either Buzz or Woody almost everyday!</span> </div>
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"To infinity - and beyond!"</div>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-9783611969324429642012-01-10T00:38:00.000-06:002012-01-10T00:38:25.300-06:00A Wonderful Season of LifeWhat a season in which we find ourselves. The Bratvold side of the family really multiplied this year! <br />
Last Christmas my parents had 1 grandchild. <br />
This year they have 4 grandchildren!<br />
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I had Zeke in 2011 and my sister had not one, but two darling girls in August! John and Kari came to Missouri from Portland in November, then Kari was able to stay all through December! John came back at the end of December and we all had a family Christmas and rang in the New Year together! Ok, so only John, Kari, Logan and I were up to ring in the New Year.<br />
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Christmas was at our house for both sides of the family! I completely went overboard and did 3 trees, 3 wreaths, 2 chandeliers, and a staircase. I loved doing it though!<br />
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We had a great time together, made many of memories, and my sister took a TON of pictures. Literally. Like 700 or something crazy like that.<br />
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My Aunt Gail, "Gigi", was able to come up from Florida to spend a week with us. Thanks to Jerry for sparing her! We missed him and Cameron too.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just think Liam looks so big here! Isn't he such a big boy?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A framed print of Kari's two little sisters sitting on our boots (awwwww)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Matching sister jammies...what?! Oh c'mon, you know it's still cute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strike>My gift to myself.</strike> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Logan's gift to me:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of matching my house, my Mom completely outdid herself and made me adorable oven mitts and potholders. Love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Theeee coolest </i>present of the day was to Logan from my parents. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then he thought maybe this was a joke, or really a gift for me, when Barbra Streisand and Dionne Warwick were in there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Beatles! An original <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> album!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Logan spent much of the afternoon examining these albums and looking them up online. What a neat gift. We will treasure this collection!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas was a great time with family, but the guys were completely wiped out!</span></div>
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<br />Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-75905596955194638952012-01-09T16:44:00.001-06:002012-01-09T16:44:38.210-06:00Happy Birthday, Zeke!Zeke is one year old! His birthday was January 6th. We celebrated a little early because my sister and her family were still in town for Christmas. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What fun to be able to be with family for his first birthday, because we were in Kenya on Liam's first birthday!!
Here are a few highlights of the day:
Just waking up and getting ready for "My 1st Birthday!"
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He wasn't so interested in the cake. He just had fun feeding us!
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Mimi and Me
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Taking this new toy for a test drive!
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Play Ball!
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May 2012 be even better than 2011!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-64604756366542450942012-01-03T09:49:00.000-06:002012-01-03T09:49:37.677-06:00Christmas with the BanksNot Christmas with the Kranks, the Banks! We were far from Kranky. It was great. The cousins slept in their snug little beds with coordinating jammies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We woke up early Christmas morning to a glowing tree full of presents.
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We opened several presents before it was time to get ready for church. It's always so cool when Christmas falls on a Sunday. What an opportunity to keep focused on the real reason of Christmas. Both Aletheia and Liam seemed to understand the story of Christmas. We talked about it several times through the day. They had so much fun together!
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The adults had fun too! We had quality time in the kitchen while Granny watched the kids. New Year's Resolution: spend more time with Logan's brothers and my sisters-in-law!!
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We told our friends, <a href="http://doctorsmclaughlin.blogspot.com/">Eric and Rachel</a>, that we are finished blogging. It sounded a little sad, and too permanent, so maybe I will still post every once in a while. We will see if anyone is out there following!
Christmas was fun with Logan's family and with my family. We hosted the Banks in our home on Christmas Eve and Day, then the Bratvold family a few days later. Along with celebrating the New Year, we also have already celebrated Zeke's first birthday! He is not 1 until the 6th, but we went ahead and did his party while my sister was in town.
Since I am out of practice blogging, I really do not have anything clever or profound to say. Instead I will just upload a few pictures of our recent family photoshoot.
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I hope that inspiration will strike soon for another blog post. Happy New Year to all!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-86418973140434808052011-07-22T12:41:00.010-05:002011-07-22T13:47:31.577-05:00Portland!We found our camera! Yay! We have not taken any pictures on it since we went to visit my sister and brother-in-law in April. Wow! So, here is a very late post about the fun times in Portland.<br /><br />My sister is expecting twin girls, and thus one of the main reasons for the visit: I wanted to see her in her pregnant cuteness!! She has done an amazing job taking care of the little girls and is already a wonderful Mommy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdWOJH2IvzVU-KRY3CrUx1XvOHy778o5f_vjrUFMSBVDtsHXZ3tM74jL-GZmvmSG6vC_cLgRMMkWRfL02RX02uNIZKRkwR7NGm3qzX1JA_oJ8uqNcF3JF7pJC-5fDOqetffolThHQvmQ/s1600/photo+%252840%2529.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/AVvXsEibdWOJH2IvzVU-KRY3CrUx1XvOHy778o5f_vjrUFMSBVDtsHXZ3tM74jL-GZmvmSG6vC_cLgRMMkWRfL02RX02uNIZKRkwR7NGm3qzX1JA_oJ8uqNcF3JF7pJC-5fDOqetffolThHQvmQ/s400/photo+%252840%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632246957115140146" /></a><br />She, Zeke and I went to her Baby Shower where she got totally loved on and showered with gifts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sF_-c4OtFVdzcUojGceOTKs1EcNJ61iHdH5MEdBw39EUdnzfAlSHymYPJPEEiqQcez6TBpMxbwctCy087yZdc7aTMPFRMHpOTVlzKoKv9UWym6G0wO4FAwJ5ZZMFr492g5iW4y5epb0/s1600/New+Camera+-+Baby+Shower+088.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sF_-c4OtFVdzcUojGceOTKs1EcNJ61iHdH5MEdBw39EUdnzfAlSHymYPJPEEiqQcez6TBpMxbwctCy087yZdc7aTMPFRMHpOTVlzKoKv9UWym6G0wO4FAwJ5ZZMFr492g5iW4y5epb0/s400/New+Camera+-+Baby+Shower+088.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632238693643056370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6rhyAdkXD1J-ZUn0tOVwZNwlxzRud3p7hu4-1zIKXEr0tBd5Q9vUOntK0XKRPly_R1WB2jymkKej_eM5gqG81KT9LIUsU0VYuEC5qBm56iPIPF1ivbOULGMw8QzHUsgP8lgTU9_SqfA/s1600/New+Camera+-+Baby+Shower+053.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/AVvXsEhC6rhyAdkXD1J-ZUn0tOVwZNwlxzRud3p7hu4-1zIKXEr0tBd5Q9vUOntK0XKRPly_R1WB2jymkKej_eM5gqG81KT9LIUsU0VYuEC5qBm56iPIPF1ivbOULGMw8QzHUsgP8lgTU9_SqfA/s400/New+Camera+-+Baby+Shower+053.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632238699155831010" /></a><br />Liam had a blast in Portland! It rains all the time, and he loved tromping around in his rain boots! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-hCxSFeyG8AZDs4UDFb6N2M-nE0CmUFiyr-L8gPvmTl3vEO8Sifkg1jXWyH6XhPFN4DAU0fccKAfqSvjtKd13FnvuGXoUKx_ud1rOCxSGYeV_U0DtXkxSp-WRUbCiCd7zK_fVF4UOxg/s1600/photo+%252842%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-hCxSFeyG8AZDs4UDFb6N2M-nE0CmUFiyr-L8gPvmTl3vEO8Sifkg1jXWyH6XhPFN4DAU0fccKAfqSvjtKd13FnvuGXoUKx_ud1rOCxSGYeV_U0DtXkxSp-WRUbCiCd7zK_fVF4UOxg/s400/photo+%252842%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632243525718090514" /></a><br />There was always something going on in the big city and lots of trucks to watch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwYmB9LJQsAIleI3EOfTi6xqN2BuxZeE-YkC5kqw5YVDleTyy-xS8Dfb3yom6rPffqXxRqT9nop_nI99FKV5rBUM9XKbq-50WyVHlnWMHbCKGgHjbzFhxSb3Sv0CF8VQs4PFOm_n4cBQ/s1600/photo+%252839%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwYmB9LJQsAIleI3EOfTi6xqN2BuxZeE-YkC5kqw5YVDleTyy-xS8Dfb3yom6rPffqXxRqT9nop_nI99FKV5rBUM9XKbq-50WyVHlnWMHbCKGgHjbzFhxSb3Sv0CF8VQs4PFOm_n4cBQ/s400/photo+%252839%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632244695277463810" /></a><br />We even went to this cool little restaurant that serves only gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, and is set up in an old school bus. There are tables actually on the bus that is decorated so fun. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNf9WYL4smqGPiFF39okL6bpIWvazBF_p7Yx25sADvjC1wbLNJKxkufdrNmg1Zq7AcR85XbkW72Vqeo8ixb5VQpFEQlazUixq8pvOoKqU2e404e3GrUJMHRema0F4AGPbP8VL3dMFRV0/s1600/photo+%252844%2529.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/AVvXsEjUNf9WYL4smqGPiFF39okL6bpIWvazBF_p7Yx25sADvjC1wbLNJKxkufdrNmg1Zq7AcR85XbkW72Vqeo8ixb5VQpFEQlazUixq8pvOoKqU2e404e3GrUJMHRema0F4AGPbP8VL3dMFRV0/s400/photo+%252844%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632243511273054226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb3UJwAOhrGVZm3Hd3CJ7lr2NkDGxcNC0WZcUcNL1NvNLLSu2xU3v7EZWCcyqdRvMSoFgZ4heEmLOMIQEO6DiooiLO1aUi7MW9kXuMkUhUzmEIIW3fkoiPufcPE8YFOeB5wlarXqbmGQ/s1600/photo+%252843%2529.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/AVvXsEgEb3UJwAOhrGVZm3Hd3CJ7lr2NkDGxcNC0WZcUcNL1NvNLLSu2xU3v7EZWCcyqdRvMSoFgZ4heEmLOMIQEO6DiooiLO1aUi7MW9kXuMkUhUzmEIIW3fkoiPufcPE8YFOeB5wlarXqbmGQ/s400/photo+%252843%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632243520264540274" /></a><br />Liam, of course, wanted to "drive!" He was in heaven!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx8_qOw_DfvF2sBzUieRT2r860NJBw9Ae3Hy9L_Yf2c1C8EhrVfmuISEHgWkT3KX4YL3uwvPDBeOIN2A-2Y5xwoj8n17z2HlgVBSD4Fu_4jWUhpII101it_GHgVCsZFmI1XsXXmSwvVo/s1600/CIMG2406.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/AVvXsEjlx8_qOw_DfvF2sBzUieRT2r860NJBw9Ae3Hy9L_Yf2c1C8EhrVfmuISEHgWkT3KX4YL3uwvPDBeOIN2A-2Y5xwoj8n17z2HlgVBSD4Fu_4jWUhpII101it_GHgVCsZFmI1XsXXmSwvVo/s400/CIMG2406.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234219124257186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv728-rYeDrqM3X5YJWGv3aNikUI8CoqocNWppLgGFdlMW-OX2RXjerqfPgAf6nhgU2DJqkSgJwz6Obp7eocpBeS3qOhpURbZMCEKf0e0TWIim2rIrZL1m0UoLz8p7al4l_3y4ZuORJ-g/s1600/CIMG2405.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/AVvXsEiv728-rYeDrqM3X5YJWGv3aNikUI8CoqocNWppLgGFdlMW-OX2RXjerqfPgAf6nhgU2DJqkSgJwz6Obp7eocpBeS3qOhpURbZMCEKf0e0TWIim2rIrZL1m0UoLz8p7al4l_3y4ZuORJ-g/s400/CIMG2405.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234216206179122" /></a><br /><br />One major highlight was being there for Easter. We went to John and Kari's church, Bread and Wine, which meets in a coffee shop. So cool. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfcQMb40wZTFmz8UkoEneUwX77HuvursWQVLxwNZqk5uVUdG9Ds0n5W-fWSxgUuuMhv7WEz0oWS3PbRKQP5XuVxonak3XOUwQyijx2btb3c_PGHaUGf2QVWyCVGxKt-wkmoSl3BLb8_U/s1600/CIMG2413.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/AVvXsEhSfcQMb40wZTFmz8UkoEneUwX77HuvursWQVLxwNZqk5uVUdG9Ds0n5W-fWSxgUuuMhv7WEz0oWS3PbRKQP5XuVxonak3XOUwQyijx2btb3c_PGHaUGf2QVWyCVGxKt-wkmoSl3BLb8_U/s400/CIMG2413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234230686522002" /></a><br />One girl brought her pet lamb with her! So Portland. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFI_jeuyHmQTKxdrlvnTrrtzAAXTN4bZ1fsqBonuhdCfJZUJh9e4A5WsB4YgBQ52gT75NdcM7aJM5JJZGUk5KW74vDrKjSd0tk4ajtCeEimd1h5PwOyymZXSAXMBVVrMg8ml5aXXKLig/s1600/CIMG2410.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/AVvXsEgOFI_jeuyHmQTKxdrlvnTrrtzAAXTN4bZ1fsqBonuhdCfJZUJh9e4A5WsB4YgBQ52gT75NdcM7aJM5JJZGUk5KW74vDrKjSd0tk4ajtCeEimd1h5PwOyymZXSAXMBVVrMg8ml5aXXKLig/s400/CIMG2410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234223979263522" /></a><br />I dressed my poor little boys in Missouri Easter clothes, but it was Portland weather!! They were good sports and after Liam got dressed he said, "You're so handsome." <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzSPh3aWCyHuORdEOvikxUpB6hmL1dv7vuDr1T_KPxZwRkCBVGVLoDjkZy7_h1oYI6VqQx1zzVokHJtlThM67HQGMXMiRfiExKz9LTlbG1wdr26GwPg0CkR8bgSvIBr96dWEbFcp-998/s1600/CIMG2416.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/AVvXsEhKzSPh3aWCyHuORdEOvikxUpB6hmL1dv7vuDr1T_KPxZwRkCBVGVLoDjkZy7_h1oYI6VqQx1zzVokHJtlThM67HQGMXMiRfiExKz9LTlbG1wdr26GwPg0CkR8bgSvIBr96dWEbFcp-998/s400/CIMG2416.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632236336168125778" /></a><br />Yes, Liam you ARE so handsome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RNNq7vavo14m4jcc8c6O4kMtrisBc-v8IzHcUFtIaEmW0qwOipW5wI27bdd9R5z5yHiIglx0Ros3NuH1YPvyciSBYIQVy-bp2kYhNvOiPMOCeiJRb2KMxYeCYCRllBlYE-0_CRsMC_0/s1600/CIMG2417.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/AVvXsEj2RNNq7vavo14m4jcc8c6O4kMtrisBc-v8IzHcUFtIaEmW0qwOipW5wI27bdd9R5z5yHiIglx0Ros3NuH1YPvyciSBYIQVy-bp2kYhNvOiPMOCeiJRb2KMxYeCYCRllBlYE-0_CRsMC_0/s400/CIMG2417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632234227700305970" /></a><br /><br /><br />And so brave!! Liam fearlessly climbed this Lion at the Portland Zoo and gave it a good ROAR! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNniDCvm4lBaSy3lD5DnhSFkmPkt4O6Mk6l5evoX6OUUr48Gr93uwOOlY31PdwHCLDNtZw1A9cioygYjDt_zrEkKiaNBnpqI2-yjykOpkaUQkgWlqaugX0h2vCcCWH52orzkK1TFJwpA/s1600/photo+%252841%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNniDCvm4lBaSy3lD5DnhSFkmPkt4O6Mk6l5evoX6OUUr48Gr93uwOOlY31PdwHCLDNtZw1A9cioygYjDt_zrEkKiaNBnpqI2-yjykOpkaUQkgWlqaugX0h2vCcCWH52orzkK1TFJwpA/s400/photo+%252841%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632243534017533010" /></a><br />He went to their local park almost every day to swing under the BIG trees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypEUz7vky45dsRyQ0tuTofewIGutmbGGoftIVs9VHUzVDdWa6GkqU1FymuRq5wayQhMzLvQrFxRwuPqfChUpOY5edYxzfRMk2Tl5rZJs1Lw2-xPIzUg0-7_XQoEqWsuDjtkkbdJ_QmTQ/s1600/photo+%252845%2529.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/AVvXsEgypEUz7vky45dsRyQ0tuTofewIGutmbGGoftIVs9VHUzVDdWa6GkqU1FymuRq5wayQhMzLvQrFxRwuPqfChUpOY5edYxzfRMk2Tl5rZJs1Lw2-xPIzUg0-7_XQoEqWsuDjtkkbdJ_QmTQ/s400/photo+%252845%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632243511580735794" /></a><br />We had so much fun and I can NOT wait to go back and meet my sweet little nieces!!<br /><br />Here is the beautiful mom now in July (3 months after our visit) counting down the days!! Stay in there a little bit longer girlees, you're almost done!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RbB4dybjey8xqfOr7-6BGxrzP4v0oAUdgtKLU-u7FBuYQ0ZRTwDlXzarES52-kinqCjJaU6_9TW84rsuGoDBA7HWbaAqqFTK9Bw-_eBZobFvwqDA7RBc-v2fLc3VKysbzergEWzWgqo/s1600/photo+%252846%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RbB4dybjey8xqfOr7-6BGxrzP4v0oAUdgtKLU-u7FBuYQ0ZRTwDlXzarES52-kinqCjJaU6_9TW84rsuGoDBA7HWbaAqqFTK9Bw-_eBZobFvwqDA7RBc-v2fLc3VKysbzergEWzWgqo/s320/photo+%252846%2529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632248544109053922" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-55068631777656791412011-06-20T10:36:00.004-05:002011-06-20T11:08:19.466-05:00a few not-so-great picturesWe can't find our camera.<div><br /></div><div>I know this is no excuse, but here I am, trying to make an excuse for the lack of blogs. It is more fun to blog if I have pictures! </div><div><br /></div><div> I do take pictures with my iphone on a semi-regular basis though. So, I have emailed a few of those pictures to ourselves so I can upload them from the computer! </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is what has been happening recently:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWpLldTgtTgu_4YUMHyFOaotBrbT4FI-hsvK-GmJvIbzBHHtEJJbNZCGEU-d3-5lGffIg1M6O-54ZBeHZEHOBR8Oi64Xhrrxv1YNLn5p215eh8_hYvgT0gYlzAsF4D-7TAnawO9oPAoY/s1600/photo+%252838%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWpLldTgtTgu_4YUMHyFOaotBrbT4FI-hsvK-GmJvIbzBHHtEJJbNZCGEU-d3-5lGffIg1M6O-54ZBeHZEHOBR8Oi64Xhrrxv1YNLn5p215eh8_hYvgT0gYlzAsF4D-7TAnawO9oPAoY/s400/photo+%252838%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620332621014551714" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>GiGi came to visit!! My mom's Floridian sister came through Springfield to hang with the boys a few days, and now the two of them are going to Portland for a while to help my sister ready her house for the twins who are on their way!! Which reminds me......maybe our camera is in Portland! We had it there in April......hmmmm.... More about our Portland visit later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Father's Day! Here are the boys with Daddy:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZPjJij_pZL7OW-ws8xCsTR2yCxzvXiE0XAowVeudm5OO5toroyXPAXF31RJpzkPDmfKQqh_n5JMxJKnGCOASzZSN-nH6jtfBTCmdoioOYFuXr4wjv8_7KFJfTLTTziqUBVi4dy5CUVU/s1600/photo+%252836%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZPjJij_pZL7OW-ws8xCsTR2yCxzvXiE0XAowVeudm5OO5toroyXPAXF31RJpzkPDmfKQqh_n5JMxJKnGCOASzZSN-nH6jtfBTCmdoioOYFuXr4wjv8_7KFJfTLTTziqUBVi4dy5CUVU/s400/photo+%252836%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620332656401222994" /></a><br />And with Papaw!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPKHAqgfaUKLBuNJocQXsh3-tZdbKL6zcs8EAz8ZgKZQDl7Abi7Yf13gcRUAOyAiesfMBeEPS-m1jD3pt_FWGitoluVIRehY21uRwcY1TXfC8LKH7G8F4JOslf8IDSJCmRrQGHeSMn98/s1600/photo+%252837%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPKHAqgfaUKLBuNJocQXsh3-tZdbKL6zcs8EAz8ZgKZQDl7Abi7Yf13gcRUAOyAiesfMBeEPS-m1jD3pt_FWGitoluVIRehY21uRwcY1TXfC8LKH7G8F4JOslf8IDSJCmRrQGHeSMn98/s400/photo+%252837%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620332643661901506" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Father's Day to Grandpa too! The boys missed you!</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of father.....Daddy is always coming up with some fun game for his sons. Most recently, it was pulling them around the house on a towel. Slightly dangerous maybe, but that's what makes it so fun right?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw2McOlulAv_gLGGftc3nUSn56dgVI_SMixOO2eVdSnK9OL1LRFI6GRdurh3L2UPjk_l1gIAke8aqZSWaTJCA8O17uf3z4PENdhVzu_n46agGssg60tpQMaUASb0Ed4p3zelyTM1XvJY/s1600/photo+%252835%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw2McOlulAv_gLGGftc3nUSn56dgVI_SMixOO2eVdSnK9OL1LRFI6GRdurh3L2UPjk_l1gIAke8aqZSWaTJCA8O17uf3z4PENdhVzu_n46agGssg60tpQMaUASb0Ed4p3zelyTM1XvJY/s400/photo+%252835%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620332635137735442" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Liam and Zeke have loved being outside this summer. Which means running through the sprinkler, swinging at the park, running through the grass, and watching ants on the sidewalk. All this and more to make two very worn out boys!!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmlJ6ZcOBbp8DdDoWBk7fxfW1rvtYQ7fNcii1NHBmt9zr3q2J3CymVbWnAVviaAOc57S64qR-nwTSUy79iGrcs5H6fNOGN5YOLefqw1_tPaW0SE7Nuq8cWpgGRIruk8AyGlvynwDN3wY/s1600/photo+%252834%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmlJ6ZcOBbp8DdDoWBk7fxfW1rvtYQ7fNcii1NHBmt9zr3q2J3CymVbWnAVviaAOc57S64qR-nwTSUy79iGrcs5H6fNOGN5YOLefqw1_tPaW0SE7Nuq8cWpgGRIruk8AyGlvynwDN3wY/s400/photo+%252834%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620332624288180274" /></a><br />Again, sorry for the not-so-great pictures. But I wanted to post something, clear or not. Hope everyone is having a good summer!!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-18453509819906682612011-06-04T08:22:00.002-05:002011-06-04T09:02:09.847-05:00Camp out!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Liam and I had a fun campout this week. I'm looking forward to taking him camping and floating in the summers when he is older. I thought we would start by just setting up the tent in the backyard.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">He "helped" me set up the tent... which meant he wanted to take the mallet and hit everything with it. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OwiVMMwhhvxu0QtPjXJ3WcM-nEYah9S3w4J-LvA0qxSdrdG5aKvIuht5J1IJ75_kgP4GDqr0IbX2cyBYTOxULpR78zpwqjXP9zxuEpvbvENIRBeKGzDnhdRX1HX158KufQZmYJpk98I/s320/photo+%252825%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> and we had a "campfire" in the backyard, and enjoyed some S'mores. I think this was also a first for Liam. He would rather have raw marshmallows and graham crackers. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurPj_srE3nv0JeoOaQAzWqfB6A4sEcRLHzV6tgPVKFnBr2KOQrxRZxliVMVrFaBZbO8tpKliB0dfVKlTrhjTYIvaiPi790QOBhoisPtuuQh7YFSWMNcar8wXBIuYdnuljrZcPLx6B5Ho/s400/photo+%252831%2529.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614357936936315586" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia1OiovfPu8EeSqDf4m7tqhd3xM-WxCn7F2mOWRnfjX2i5VUI-TBe70czC0EaEeI5ae3h_3d1G-rt6E4Zpa1_3OnwBp27Guz711QKS1Tq6yEukTo0QpG6HvAtG59Gg_UFWCYfnWs6-Kc/s1600/photo+%252833%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia1OiovfPu8EeSqDf4m7tqhd3xM-WxCn7F2mOWRnfjX2i5VUI-TBe70czC0EaEeI5ae3h_3d1G-rt6E4Zpa1_3OnwBp27Guz711QKS1Tq6yEukTo0QpG6HvAtG59Gg_UFWCYfnWs6-Kc/s400/photo+%252833%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614357928239060306" /></a></div></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Liam was fascinated with the flashlight. Especially as the night got darker, he wanted to have the ability to have some light in the tent. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXfF4iZ9Ny09JVR38jxXGdkxXBgruaGE_qagzxkKYjAs_SqvCArhKQCyiVX674JxKln5EwB1pstEVz9Y1B0XwcsvwVW3lnfriEXJ4tPZ2aC68foCe01Uw9LKMbEdDhD-pyddoJbcVz6U/s1600/photo+%252832%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXfF4iZ9Ny09JVR38jxXGdkxXBgruaGE_qagzxkKYjAs_SqvCArhKQCyiVX674JxKln5EwB1pstEVz9Y1B0XwcsvwVW3lnfriEXJ4tPZ2aC68foCe01Uw9LKMbEdDhD-pyddoJbcVz6U/s400/photo+%252832%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614357926453979426" /></a><div><br /></div><div>We didn't get to sleep until well after 10 pm, which is 2 hours past his bedtime. He just wanted to crawl around the tent, and explore every corner. Then he went through the phase were he kept asking to see Mommy. She was inside taking care of Zeke. My hopes of him making it outside all night were slowly vanishing... </div><div><br /></div><div>He kept getting distracted by the outside noises. Bugs cricketing, birds chirping, planes flying by overhead, or helicopters on their way to the hospital. Sirens in the distance (he wanted to go see the "ambubance"). We read his bedtime books several times, and I sang his bedtime song many times. Finally, I turned on the noise maker on my phone (I use it for Zeke), which helped drown out the distractions. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't sure he'd make it, but we slept out all night! Then the next day he didn't want to get out of the tent, so I think he had a good time...</div><div><br /></div><div>Zeke missed playing with big brother in the tent all night, but had a good time watching the smores. It won't be long until we all go on campouts together. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapLQKi2HzPNiWvGNvxzVocj32l8PC4NxA8xs_0nQFOgW0UvRG8SclG-7-c29CX9hb8R-kP4xwyEw5U3qwOfmbRxXv3y159uqbTe0XCKfkTRFnX6llDGwxoULGav2cdxrSzlMgj7N9i3w/s1600/photo+%252827%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapLQKi2HzPNiWvGNvxzVocj32l8PC4NxA8xs_0nQFOgW0UvRG8SclG-7-c29CX9hb8R-kP4xwyEw5U3qwOfmbRxXv3y159uqbTe0XCKfkTRFnX6llDGwxoULGav2cdxrSzlMgj7N9i3w/s400/photo+%252827%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614357920549833106" /></a>We had a fun first camping outing. I can't wait for the next one. And I don't think Liam can either. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-68574168286744672512011-04-03T22:59:00.003-05:002011-04-03T23:19:09.725-05:00The Little Guy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBKoHjOPQ2C_6ziEzy29IsW5CXxB3_u3R71UCbilnJDirhyIs6uBxlggkfmSIXTGm2hITrpPe-N7cCIaAq_j0UnGSGZfYeZ31RIBZM5jIuxBhWzD9G6xUSbz9bK_Nswn5s6TieQVB_YQ/s1600/photo+%252826%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBKoHjOPQ2C_6ziEzy29IsW5CXxB3_u3R71UCbilnJDirhyIs6uBxlggkfmSIXTGm2hITrpPe-N7cCIaAq_j0UnGSGZfYeZ31RIBZM5jIuxBhWzD9G6xUSbz9bK_Nswn5s6TieQVB_YQ/s400/photo+%252826%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591574064625477602" /></a>My past couple blogs have been all about Liam, so I thought I would post a couple pictures of Zeke. He is starting to interact with us now. He smiles, laughs, and coos. His smile is extremely adorable, so I wanted to share it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSSnSnwnEghrDz_f6YvqvVIBSB2Nho0yh2eVlmPgXwnxAFztjzYX8yeeElRQH9sbQvwoGYJxD4U1NtnneJM1AJLjjNisAYnUTqZubeyyZPCkoH1vmYLSCX0GKIpheMuKT5nI4QbKSaEk/s1600/photo+%252825%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSSnSnwnEghrDz_f6YvqvVIBSB2Nho0yh2eVlmPgXwnxAFztjzYX8yeeElRQH9sbQvwoGYJxD4U1NtnneJM1AJLjjNisAYnUTqZubeyyZPCkoH1vmYLSCX0GKIpheMuKT5nI4QbKSaEk/s400/photo+%252825%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591574060513551410" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-86763100561421657812011-03-30T08:06:00.003-05:002011-03-30T08:32:41.706-05:00On the Farm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67NiDN_s6ga3MolbX3YqjyNJmpBpnFNNiGCgQGX5JwT4lhBln4kS2wLs26_LhzQKtB02e5RUJPnV-FgmGPp8OBdeFrXjzPia37gQMjW6O40fcrrjArUoZdThGbsejiZOJZBjiZaUayKE/s1600/CIMG2356.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEg67NiDN_s6ga3MolbX3YqjyNJmpBpnFNNiGCgQGX5JwT4lhBln4kS2wLs26_LhzQKtB02e5RUJPnV-FgmGPp8OBdeFrXjzPia37gQMjW6O40fcrrjArUoZdThGbsejiZOJZBjiZaUayKE/s400/CIMG2356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589861431990366274" /></a><br />Liam has always loved animals. One of his first words was <a href="http://banksoffshore.blogspot.com/2010/01/liam-mooing-video.html">"Moooo" in Africa</a>. We do not have pets, but he reads about animals all the time and watches the neighbor's cat.<br /><br />He has one book that categorizes animals like "In the backyard", "In the water", etc. His favorite page is "On the Farm." By the way, I had to laugh because the page with Zebras, Giraffes, etc is titled "At the Zoo." How neat is it that Liam has seen those wild animals in their native habitat while we went on <a href="http://banksoffshore.blogspot.com/2010/02/rhino-up-close-and-personal.html">Safari at Masai Mara!<br /></a><br />Anyways, we recently took Liam to the <a href="http://www.parkboard.org/info/city_parks/rutledge_wilson/index.html">Rutledge-Wilson Farm</a>, which is a farm that is part of the Parks system here in Springfield. Kids can look at the animals and then play on the playground that looks like a barn. He had a blast!!<br /><br />Here are the highlights below. I won't comment on every picture because several are just of Liam! If you have a toddler, you know it can be difficult to get a picture of your child's face, much less a clear one! So here is our fun day "On the Farm!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzvSz5vGQSb7JxHnDB0mU28BrWURsJYx6Edvi6odUgYdUaMz3cYbLo18SyqX-dkfTXywhoGCGbjrKVCh8ujplXj9vLlARJosN-5RlOC-Msud0LaGzKTtslTl_LjaQAFf3pkXaEIxovfQ/s1600/CIMG2345.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgqzvSz5vGQSb7JxHnDB0mU28BrWURsJYx6Edvi6odUgYdUaMz3cYbLo18SyqX-dkfTXywhoGCGbjrKVCh8ujplXj9vLlARJosN-5RlOC-Msud0LaGzKTtslTl_LjaQAFf3pkXaEIxovfQ/s400/CIMG2345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589861442840235986" /></a>The stare-down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0PpFxZcV_MYwE42RBEIpxHRqBbcogX_LzKi8NhVFKcDkl14JpFJ5wQVbI5f4j-1lQDE7zjXiOMIiBsBU2Dw6Q3dfR7S_A4kziiI6_7VdDP6GcOtkfq8ys2gV-YI2tgT5eTaqdUKJ5jU/s1600/CIMG2358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgr0PpFxZcV_MYwE42RBEIpxHRqBbcogX_LzKi8NhVFKcDkl14JpFJ5wQVbI5f4j-1lQDE7zjXiOMIiBsBU2Dw6Q3dfR7S_A4kziiI6_7VdDP6GcOtkfq8ys2gV-YI2tgT5eTaqdUKJ5jU/s400/CIMG2358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589860871901894754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArTnJfwxYdUbv3gNC6fqzQQEtsPgld4DY1e7ZkZZGx_izkpLWmK9piQhtc9I-N-quJ0MtWAM0FQ_uwUrHHKgXuRQzSVPD4whRGW-t718RBMt_uWCMLPxkNyhCncugoGbi4rrPIdwXGyM/s1600/CIMG2364.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgArTnJfwxYdUbv3gNC6fqzQQEtsPgld4DY1e7ZkZZGx_izkpLWmK9piQhtc9I-N-quJ0MtWAM0FQ_uwUrHHKgXuRQzSVPD4whRGW-t718RBMt_uWCMLPxkNyhCncugoGbi4rrPIdwXGyM/s400/CIMG2364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589860862146167298" /></a>Just can't get close enough!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaimbU5z6wIVF37SaRhXNqQxo5sO7oY_mTLVjE-lUCMv2Rk7DuwyBABzsB7JqLTdmT1zogI5b66KsdDfpi48AozOUO9HJDAfVyiwuxvKfZesfFCnQ0d1-hoS0sSJoY_C_jYVNnyYOKpgs/s1600/CIMG2365.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgaimbU5z6wIVF37SaRhXNqQxo5sO7oY_mTLVjE-lUCMv2Rk7DuwyBABzsB7JqLTdmT1zogI5b66KsdDfpi48AozOUO9HJDAfVyiwuxvKfZesfFCnQ0d1-hoS0sSJoY_C_jYVNnyYOKpgs/s400/CIMG2365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589860857614178562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoAE_QYDhH4IGIAaC9T_e0PL1IIV0kmV7JhX_9jia94aX5ghD8wfn-ANPN3UzOe56J8q1y5KYUjSlnZh92jO9-ZqSvrbm3JoFVA4bpwwlUCmufe4pjIMaQ_gAzHKRFf9uoOPjPIr1duA/s1600/CIMG2370.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhdoAE_QYDhH4IGIAaC9T_e0PL1IIV0kmV7JhX_9jia94aX5ghD8wfn-ANPN3UzOe56J8q1y5KYUjSlnZh92jO9-ZqSvrbm3JoFVA4bpwwlUCmufe4pjIMaQ_gAzHKRFf9uoOPjPIr1duA/s400/CIMG2370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589860859363961106" /></a>This one is for Uncle Levi: Turkeys and Tigers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xC7fgJrCrIxwOAMzyGpq9Ow0LyCXejcPSOUpnp-3W2Agx6-AUFbQcXT6ah-zOLRNmxaBqAYaf0oqdN4lv32YTpUcmlJvrvRLJhpnwCw0Kpo7OJYgyQpUR9QLJLaZeQ2wYPG9klk-Fx0/s1600/CIMG2374.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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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/AVvXsEhIg2K_YanBUllB_n0dQOqjOBwAObJyFFVUdMa1cG8qK3h9AUo4ozNrZcNEDdimEHqLf8cwyJ9OIzVZOcF6isEPqhsbg8z4AnWO1MEvGVBIB-lYeuUjPqU3H4mrq4BA31hDGEScgrRcnQw/s400/CIMG2381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589859817887489250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9IRJ4LWRverAhqLZ6JlWJ2jQLjoHTZpHhkAefe-PcR7HlQy7deKaTQbC_sMkFOCc6-FNQe36Fj4j4Hs6XtqJD8OyWVuqPAKzpwLiXlY58p8Tic0DYsBZyRJ6u8__SDOS41erkEht2ng/s1600/CIMG2387.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhz9IRJ4LWRverAhqLZ6JlWJ2jQLjoHTZpHhkAefe-PcR7HlQy7deKaTQbC_sMkFOCc6-FNQe36Fj4j4Hs6XtqJD8OyWVuqPAKzpwLiXlY58p8Tic0DYsBZyRJ6u8__SDOS41erkEht2ng/s400/CIMG2387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589859817041632514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oqnvabtPDNFPK-MZqWZv5rfw6foDQt9JcYkPiOliJjuTXvB2OMYfjg5-MlkatfuV4n_6WN8Unz6E-W9ygw6voFCu0Afk_75jCCYQ9r2u2gnGm13UE1tkNrL4wx7TUH1j_OBm5o5UpfA/s1600/CIMG2394.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEi_oqnvabtPDNFPK-MZqWZv5rfw6foDQt9JcYkPiOliJjuTXvB2OMYfjg5-MlkatfuV4n_6WN8Unz6E-W9ygw6voFCu0Afk_75jCCYQ9r2u2gnGm13UE1tkNrL4wx7TUH1j_OBm5o5UpfA/s400/CIMG2394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589859809691510034" /></a>Trying to climb the ladder. Mommy had to help a little.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aIGp_z6-irRidVhWyM5878ThGCNoC7vF9WbDM2u3eG5-sphb1PKeEunUdQXd84lz3ckgXVKgMCLrPPOee0oWYPaWB6fjGGe2ztMrOxe1Ln5o48cL79xGvqNVQlcdjMA28wJm5KEDZLQ/s1600/CIMG2398.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEg1aIGp_z6-irRidVhWyM5878ThGCNoC7vF9WbDM2u3eG5-sphb1PKeEunUdQXd84lz3ckgXVKgMCLrPPOee0oWYPaWB6fjGGe2ztMrOxe1Ln5o48cL79xGvqNVQlcdjMA28wJm5KEDZLQ/s400/CIMG2398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589859807970737858" /></a>Here he sits in denial that the park is closing and he has to go home. Hopefully it will warm up again soon and we can go back!!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-64239271194536133432011-03-08T07:55:00.016-06:002011-03-08T10:15:27.491-06:00Liam is TWO!Party time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyKKZ5tpAqfgTM7TZSCgaogzdiy19ITXS_rhDdx3RvDfDaNhwDozb9aF591PJPDg4sNifP7tozvfAzKBKVOBXKrMTWgLszWrEZaTd1QEpkwbbmSEsw6ojVrosj17ZKqukZHAayDW4U-o/s1600/CIMG2313.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/AVvXsEhFyKKZ5tpAqfgTM7TZSCgaogzdiy19ITXS_rhDdx3RvDfDaNhwDozb9aF591PJPDg4sNifP7tozvfAzKBKVOBXKrMTWgLszWrEZaTd1QEpkwbbmSEsw6ojVrosj17ZKqukZHAayDW4U-o/s400/CIMG2313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581742954759214562" /></a><br />Can you believe it? Liam is 2! Well, in some sense it feels like Liam already was a two year old. People have always been surprised how young he is, based on what he is doing and saying. He has been like that his whole life! Walking at 9 months, speaking 40 words by 12 months, counting to 10 by 18 months, saying the ABC's by 20 months, etc. <br /><br />He surprises us every day with new words or phrases. Just last night Liam raised the two arms on his C3PO doll and said "Praise the Lord!" He can color purposefully with a crayon. By that I mean if I say "Liam, color this foot red", he can do it! Not inside the lines or anything, but right on the foot area at least. He stacks 10 blocks, but the 11th always seems to fall! He loves to run, jump, walk backwards, wrestle with Logan, roll (or crash) anything with wheels, throw balls, read books, and watch Duck Tales.<br /><br />We got his hair cut this week so he would be all fresh for his party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjgDS5pYYtn2wavfWxqANIBFIkQ1KhY97MmfkVSM0PmBMrTnuwr8qo-c_ibEBue9DTC2Z7QoqwyYw_r6SiZkxsIpcue2KwdcBvnwxaijjKeW3MI3DiBUrluZo30WL0Cs8XhhaqtO_Y7E/s1600/CIMG2291.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/AVvXsEhHjgDS5pYYtn2wavfWxqANIBFIkQ1KhY97MmfkVSM0PmBMrTnuwr8qo-c_ibEBue9DTC2Z7QoqwyYw_r6SiZkxsIpcue2KwdcBvnwxaijjKeW3MI3DiBUrluZo30WL0Cs8XhhaqtO_Y7E/s400/CIMG2291.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581740870805947506" /></a><br />Last year we were in Kenya for his <a href="http://banksoffshore.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-birthday-liam.html">first birthday</a>. We <a href="http://banksoffshore.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-liam-birthday-pics.html">celebrated with the Kenyan children</a> in our neighborhood and had a <a href="http://banksoffshore.blogspot.com/2010/03/liams-birthday-party.html">party with the other missionary kids</a>. Luke and Riley were there, but no Grandparents. So this year we had a party just for the Grandparents! And Auntie Clarice, who has kind of adopted Liam as her boy! Can I just say up front that Liam did amazingly well at his party. As well as you could ask a two year old to do at least.<br /><br />He was so excited to have balloons in his house! He would jump up and down and say "look at all the balloons!" <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR0riFB-KgHSRGTV0Ajsv1rSHdMfyS660cmAqaEHSAFZ36YgO3iNSgDlIWgm0dWsnHa9kJMyXOfy87yVgC9YrTn6hS_LldA4pWbmaG06okfBSdNu02L4rTRrX70j8vck1UXdgXdP6a0s/s1600/IMG_2091.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/AVvXsEiCR0riFB-KgHSRGTV0Ajsv1rSHdMfyS660cmAqaEHSAFZ36YgO3iNSgDlIWgm0dWsnHa9kJMyXOfy87yVgC9YrTn6hS_LldA4pWbmaG06okfBSdNu02L4rTRrX70j8vck1UXdgXdP6a0s/s400/IMG_2091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581713870876025378" /></a><br />Logan tied a big bundle to the stairwell and next thing we know, the little guy some how knocked them loose and they were floating to the ceiling! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciVJuqCgUqRX23x0mh1Jifw9j-b_oEbtt2_DKYcWn5HZ7AO3CPiV23_w0na7caX8nYXT0DA6cGme4pZXNzcZfv1-oApv4HcNP_m25cd6jyPR-ljAX1iVip33ZByQcUEAxealz1dcKG0Y/s1600/CIMG2311.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/AVvXsEhciVJuqCgUqRX23x0mh1Jifw9j-b_oEbtt2_DKYcWn5HZ7AO3CPiV23_w0na7caX8nYXT0DA6cGme4pZXNzcZfv1-oApv4HcNP_m25cd6jyPR-ljAX1iVip33ZByQcUEAxealz1dcKG0Y/s400/CIMG2311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581713877656980466" /></a><br />He just stood on the stairs looking up saying, "oh no what happened?" Daddy to the rescue. He got them down and the party could continue!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-ecy5-ZOCoEKxBfE2Xe4r1RyFOOPOYoAlzKJBIQ5XJtcUCZkBUPrGalUU_fpilNAogjYnb9caApYA7HrsQVwoLbHgNC7GJ9lvfKZ8ESo8PzCPa5qtThC4Czs8W1fTA-iLEPOEemNrRo/s1600/CIMG2323.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/AVvXsEhl-ecy5-ZOCoEKxBfE2Xe4r1RyFOOPOYoAlzKJBIQ5XJtcUCZkBUPrGalUU_fpilNAogjYnb9caApYA7HrsQVwoLbHgNC7GJ9lvfKZ8ESo8PzCPa5qtThC4Czs8W1fTA-iLEPOEemNrRo/s400/CIMG2323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581716498599688242" /></a><br />His cake was a chocolate #2 decorated like a road with cars on it! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTisF5PBlhkxaQPRuECQx-tNcFCYbaR23vsfmna9ULY80swQqjcwoD7mRWSGS1RL5bey6sR5xtpmFH0KSX7av0a8DZfIhkpCfkKVUQA_tGryfgpLSvBjaQ-_Ec19-wCAOMxzkV9GPQx0/s1600/CIMG2305.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/AVvXsEhHTisF5PBlhkxaQPRuECQx-tNcFCYbaR23vsfmna9ULY80swQqjcwoD7mRWSGS1RL5bey6sR5xtpmFH0KSX7av0a8DZfIhkpCfkKVUQA_tGryfgpLSvBjaQ-_Ec19-wCAOMxzkV9GPQx0/s400/CIMG2305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581718037433367378" /></a> He was much more interested in the cars than the cake that is for sure! I think he took one bite and then ate the grapes on his plate instead. Then off to play with his new cars! I wish I ate more grapes than cake! Same with the car shaped cookies: he just drove them around until they crumbled!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gZ85rn5AnQfafb-QHBRrImeMnvxPiD7m1De-zwD8q8aGMlD8aNSSRO07A1PVcSjMNO73jBfqbD36bOUAmRojl8tN2XPzrUyei6a-PZiMDCgDicS_RwNkMPEkb4V8oEbc14tDYor7Foc/s1600/CIMG2317.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/AVvXsEh_gZ85rn5AnQfafb-QHBRrImeMnvxPiD7m1De-zwD8q8aGMlD8aNSSRO07A1PVcSjMNO73jBfqbD36bOUAmRojl8tN2XPzrUyei6a-PZiMDCgDicS_RwNkMPEkb4V8oEbc14tDYor7Foc/s400/CIMG2317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581718264186429778" /></a><br /><br />He sat at his new table from Mommy and Daddy and opened his presents one by one taking time to enjoy each gift. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdYmlrWJy-2bH4Z3uGlIdIJEluOx2mtZ6qvcXRDiktAOJi4taAnf1kN4HBb7sB1uBeaQ9vnodPy5fslCSa1CMlanOL0tFWy6sV606Vf-AMr368ddrTf1zO1ncD4Lk9ArBPLRnzyEKMKE/s1600/CIMG2328.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/AVvXsEiZdYmlrWJy-2bH4Z3uGlIdIJEluOx2mtZ6qvcXRDiktAOJi4taAnf1kN4HBb7sB1uBeaQ9vnodPy5fslCSa1CMlanOL0tFWy6sV606Vf-AMr368ddrTf1zO1ncD4Lk9ArBPLRnzyEKMKE/s400/CIMG2328.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581716503050676994" /></a> It was so precious. His very first present was a stack of Dr. Seuss books from Aunt Kari and Uncle John. He plopped right down on the floor among all of his unopened presents and started "reading" his new book! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj317yQJeU7RSw-7oITJbm7eADJqnDy2MUYpM0_J-6mB1uS_hAbMoidS1SIOwigadJXAOkWlaq0UZ-wr0FeqO1Yved7bXLcJh8172ikz5v3HLpeBL9pOuChwuCOS8QLoRUhoOqUdABZjao/s1600/IMG_2110.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/AVvXsEj317yQJeU7RSw-7oITJbm7eADJqnDy2MUYpM0_J-6mB1uS_hAbMoidS1SIOwigadJXAOkWlaq0UZ-wr0FeqO1Yved7bXLcJh8172ikz5v3HLpeBL9pOuChwuCOS8QLoRUhoOqUdABZjao/s400/IMG_2110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581714698144238210" /></a><br /><br />He played with each train he got,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yJsHXV-z6ZatQ6eFKvPdaMW55_vif7Lr9A9lmQyNluM6SNfQ7fyQ6U8UqdyO8gvCp_Bzxf7wBOq-KpD5zbq5GJusvLsLgOaI1IPQQXQyzqg8onu0Yfe29fWLB-1MB6nojSaNbOuRrko/s1600/CIMG2343.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/AVvXsEh0yJsHXV-z6ZatQ6eFKvPdaMW55_vif7Lr9A9lmQyNluM6SNfQ7fyQ6U8UqdyO8gvCp_Bzxf7wBOq-KpD5zbq5GJusvLsLgOaI1IPQQXQyzqg8onu0Yfe29fWLB-1MB6nojSaNbOuRrko/s400/CIMG2343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581718675702132978" /></a> read each book,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytmHUT6EmZXScrqAERQ2_9-3UgrglFeg_0KS-AruT0Hxo4SuM7hF50KnblRLylhpa1WbERFYFrrVzP4QBpBPGddNnrylZWDP9R8wUpY6Py1MZXyKNVqAWx7pvdrOlbV2ePBfu0ZxY_GM/s1600/IMG_2117.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/AVvXsEiytmHUT6EmZXScrqAERQ2_9-3UgrglFeg_0KS-AruT0Hxo4SuM7hF50KnblRLylhpa1WbERFYFrrVzP4QBpBPGddNnrylZWDP9R8wUpY6Py1MZXyKNVqAWx7pvdrOlbV2ePBfu0ZxY_GM/s400/IMG_2117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581719372651865762" /></a> rode the motorcyle/tricycle from Mimi and Papaw, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3aw_MmqHugron2eIPxbYvZb0PBk0gqXiOc7lh8yexLkT9dYM54LP7dD3YsLPVdIqAwIm_A8CUTaQCL3A8TFTlYtL4mPESqO_7cP1ORoJ_aDRAwCPIzuU5SzboNQKG9H79MFDSxksG3s/s1600/IMG_2078.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/AVvXsEiL3aw_MmqHugron2eIPxbYvZb0PBk0gqXiOc7lh8yexLkT9dYM54LP7dD3YsLPVdIqAwIm_A8CUTaQCL3A8TFTlYtL4mPESqO_7cP1ORoJ_aDRAwCPIzuU5SzboNQKG9H79MFDSxksG3s/s400/IMG_2078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581719457438410402" /></a>and shot some hoops in his new goal from Granny and Grandpa! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8yipZ0Gv2I7s8TAv2oq3hPe087ggoo83ccU1y6Z2we5X4iZFpD-LS2LrGvUqR6oBmLq5KYozrFjU3UwR2RmxqU5arXrSGIaMQ94QXdwVySgBkADE5FkaTEgRsWQznOCkHA10whn9ERw/s1600/IMG_2128.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/AVvXsEgH8yipZ0Gv2I7s8TAv2oq3hPe087ggoo83ccU1y6Z2we5X4iZFpD-LS2LrGvUqR6oBmLq5KYozrFjU3UwR2RmxqU5arXrSGIaMQ94QXdwVySgBkADE5FkaTEgRsWQznOCkHA10whn9ERw/s400/IMG_2128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581719121848857906" /></a><br />It was a fun day for everyone! Even Zeke!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oPHeM1x0GvoZGs6sI5aB7TgOHot98cbkvN4vONHy2Owy4DTUr9UVGYIUny2noxJsvtAYlnoKK0PqRjeqQhe6mKV3Hl7xc_Ui6yS3kM-8CfnioTKM4MfUEzlzCWOXCPxdqxJ-Dk6C_Yg/s1600/IMG_2096.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/AVvXsEh0oPHeM1x0GvoZGs6sI5aB7TgOHot98cbkvN4vONHy2Owy4DTUr9UVGYIUny2noxJsvtAYlnoKK0PqRjeqQhe6mKV3Hl7xc_Ui6yS3kM-8CfnioTKM4MfUEzlzCWOXCPxdqxJ-Dk6C_Yg/s400/IMG_2096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581718857549485826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAAWxKRpaa_dvt-vEzW5FZdZG27TJGu-WBJllBpFjJqn4VkvxI1i3LzbOHGZ7ndtZFGScGHkVUTIBBDVXDT3SaMbk8VtavvJzpDA50nrPD68dGQdoiLnUJGtOCIasWjunaNBbMw7L8h8/s1600/CIMG2329.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/AVvXsEgxAAWxKRpaa_dvt-vEzW5FZdZG27TJGu-WBJllBpFjJqn4VkvxI1i3LzbOHGZ7ndtZFGScGHkVUTIBBDVXDT3SaMbk8VtavvJzpDA50nrPD68dGQdoiLnUJGtOCIasWjunaNBbMw7L8h8/s400/CIMG2329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581718528646966978" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-6249480344507730842011-02-04T08:21:00.005-06:002011-02-04T09:39:47.091-06:00Snow Days!Logan sure has gotten good use of his Christmas present mega-shovel this week! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_ebC5B0t4wBI4Nok5rHs8_f-T6l5az5eS-ZmoYDNqyLK83biP18DTV5kBQEzW48WcqUYy8gWrr4NPmM2lWBfGrlwDo1J8yVFYLkTZI7Iil-q1Edx938B7zpD0XaopsjggN0hJgKK_qM/s1600/CIMG2171.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/AVvXsEjZ_ebC5B0t4wBI4Nok5rHs8_f-T6l5az5eS-ZmoYDNqyLK83biP18DTV5kBQEzW48WcqUYy8gWrr4NPmM2lWBfGrlwDo1J8yVFYLkTZI7Iil-q1Edx938B7zpD0XaopsjggN0hJgKK_qM/s400/CIMG2171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569841621457341666" /></a><br />He shoveled our drive, walkway, and porch with his new toy. Liam watched from inside saying, "Daddy working so hard!" Of course he wanted to join him out there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Z1E5hAVk1DWmGfqYqus5vkXzFj-oUt9bX9vL5jpGbnXGVTJIY_4m9L1cXMb_ZsjEiigMHHdZqJ5SiI1u2hkpy8P3Ugjot7XnJVM71u_LH7SktBmwZ3K7YkAuZatTfHskZ-sU4DsHyX4/s1600/CIMG2170.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/AVvXsEi-Z1E5hAVk1DWmGfqYqus5vkXzFj-oUt9bX9vL5jpGbnXGVTJIY_4m9L1cXMb_ZsjEiigMHHdZqJ5SiI1u2hkpy8P3Ugjot7XnJVM71u_LH7SktBmwZ3K7YkAuZatTfHskZ-sU4DsHyX4/s400/CIMG2170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569841613963495714" /></a><br />It seemed like it took forever for me to dress him! Not to mention Zeke was screaming while I was trying to get a squirmy 23 month old into a snow suit! I breathed a sigh of relief after I sent him out the door.<br /><br />Daddy was left to deal with the troublesome mitten for the next little while! I was watching from inside the warm house!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvJv4EgyBqVk1YUP-ZCSQrI2TCB3YOAPJ7wU_8dqM8XCwEZSqPHqpUI5TB4KqdLGhOKewBSPSHJF2YMaScjMGl0J77FBl0X4829ry7W3OtshLFjxS3cCsiTvTk5zJwJEGowkQlGN6YL8/s1600/CIMG2175.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/AVvXsEhtvJv4EgyBqVk1YUP-ZCSQrI2TCB3YOAPJ7wU_8dqM8XCwEZSqPHqpUI5TB4KqdLGhOKewBSPSHJF2YMaScjMGl0J77FBl0X4829ry7W3OtshLFjxS3cCsiTvTk5zJwJEGowkQlGN6YL8/s400/CIMG2175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569841633774233554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8hbHnjpM_EWNeP8deGe4sE3eTXIv9UHXZ6cuExagPEALEz8wvNuzPJ_U6ziGo2XkEHAHfACVdFDYsVexweYC3jAd0Mg-Kqtf4wXwel4hGY1-BfJSzJd_Zv9zC10zbwnO5jR2Jgq46dI/s1600/CIMG2174.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/AVvXsEiU8hbHnjpM_EWNeP8deGe4sE3eTXIv9UHXZ6cuExagPEALEz8wvNuzPJ_U6ziGo2XkEHAHfACVdFDYsVexweYC3jAd0Mg-Kqtf4wXwel4hGY1-BfJSzJd_Zv9zC10zbwnO5jR2Jgq46dI/s400/CIMG2174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569841627700023954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuxKHAlW5Oge2WTPuFcjNYJwMa6NeLaWtT-0V_ymGcBMG4KDwCMQe9JaRC0h6TJpq0Q0V5IoESHQjJOjsQtKxjtyc1Z08U187qVW0rluBCDrI9PcErl_QuaRrcBVqsYkB4y9z-c9yffg/s1600/CIMG2173.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/AVvXsEjwuxKHAlW5Oge2WTPuFcjNYJwMa6NeLaWtT-0V_ymGcBMG4KDwCMQe9JaRC0h6TJpq0Q0V5IoESHQjJOjsQtKxjtyc1Z08U187qVW0rluBCDrI9PcErl_QuaRrcBVqsYkB4y9z-c9yffg/s400/CIMG2173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569841626686595314" /></a><br />The guys tromped around the yard in the snow that was much deeper for the little one than it was for Logan! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutumsii7yjp8YjRAfALwJ8uJzv0LBCxbLV__5pEVfc9lrrzOPTnHf_jKjd2JNiDXCSnRMal4A9D199EMoFZKAmvAf7_wyhj-QFRPMaCBmW-o8q32So1K1EuUX05XHQOV4ZC_MxbcQ-Cs/s1600/CIMG2187.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/AVvXsEjutumsii7yjp8YjRAfALwJ8uJzv0LBCxbLV__5pEVfc9lrrzOPTnHf_jKjd2JNiDXCSnRMal4A9D199EMoFZKAmvAf7_wyhj-QFRPMaCBmW-o8q32So1K1EuUX05XHQOV4ZC_MxbcQ-Cs/s400/CIMG2187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569858062241305378" /></a><br />But Liam loved it of course!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyQsAUe24SssnlO17lodNsKYq9Kz1jWGeJsenss1a3tpL2mSQC5BPkrb2ZuWkZIRO8FY5jn2XkLMj6aSKtrm5-7CTvWSz78EgE1xusQKv4kScVGjXaULiZG-NI-fY7KBgIZQeDLwx-UU/s1600/CIMG2180.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/AVvXsEgZyQsAUe24SssnlO17lodNsKYq9Kz1jWGeJsenss1a3tpL2mSQC5BPkrb2ZuWkZIRO8FY5jn2XkLMj6aSKtrm5-7CTvWSz78EgE1xusQKv4kScVGjXaULiZG-NI-fY7KBgIZQeDLwx-UU/s400/CIMG2180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569857428562193266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgbP5J4kW2yGdAMHwInF-KYg5CtvKTfVacjMvg4wRkq6MdqNhoIfkknOs3y_c5A8yBaF8XUycnknOxsIb3E9mGxq0988plcqI6Gxtd6ziDVv1Rqv22b2xpY_9SpdhnfUHnXD9ex1sXds/s1600/CIMG2189.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/AVvXsEgJgbP5J4kW2yGdAMHwInF-KYg5CtvKTfVacjMvg4wRkq6MdqNhoIfkknOs3y_c5A8yBaF8XUycnknOxsIb3E9mGxq0988plcqI6Gxtd6ziDVv1Rqv22b2xpY_9SpdhnfUHnXD9ex1sXds/s400/CIMG2189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569858066512699122" /></a><br />Sometimes he said, "Daddy hold you" when he wanted to be carried. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSClqjmRj5eUR3Ut9H6zcq0pbIKrDwxMTfToFVO91bAK9gg6AS_NAWs3J1wle2jjyzAomMRVqvFvLCRdokPQt_Fl5nX7WYQnxsLfK3TAckrn8K4KYSJwJR8pevtMlaCF2gqnnyo1UqNHc/s1600/CIMG2190.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/AVvXsEiSClqjmRj5eUR3Ut9H6zcq0pbIKrDwxMTfToFVO91bAK9gg6AS_NAWs3J1wle2jjyzAomMRVqvFvLCRdokPQt_Fl5nX7WYQnxsLfK3TAckrn8K4KYSJwJR8pevtMlaCF2gqnnyo1UqNHc/s400/CIMG2190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569858065416962002" /></a><br /><br />They wanted to build a snowman, but at that time it was just too powdery to do it. Maybe later! For now, just marching in the deep snow was good enough for Liam!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwdVTrMfRdq-59aSWFEbupxNMRMm6DMGdnO1GXz6-rZ22y2sALBX8mDtOSbbfgClfhuY4KwcehuGrFi8RKyo5k8dTrc9X4PFguxm1qrNBhQKJieGmhlXCUMDfLPa_bt4IbDpFVsWD1XY/s1600/CIMG2184.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/AVvXsEgxwdVTrMfRdq-59aSWFEbupxNMRMm6DMGdnO1GXz6-rZ22y2sALBX8mDtOSbbfgClfhuY4KwcehuGrFi8RKyo5k8dTrc9X4PFguxm1qrNBhQKJieGmhlXCUMDfLPa_bt4IbDpFVsWD1XY/s400/CIMG2184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569858057308348930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTlcsGbhkDFxyB48FyEr4VNWh4Kljwxgwws9pgo3QztaWFdBIVBtZ_t1J1STndOgEGQIRFmqWdPhNF7b9P8wQuOeBFg4hnUqJgK2Ui6ms-iKONt2gJrbSiqwuAZzLpAQf9EUISIIzfCE/s1600/CIMG2182.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/AVvXsEgfTlcsGbhkDFxyB48FyEr4VNWh4Kljwxgwws9pgo3QztaWFdBIVBtZ_t1J1STndOgEGQIRFmqWdPhNF7b9P8wQuOeBFg4hnUqJgK2Ui6ms-iKONt2gJrbSiqwuAZzLpAQf9EUISIIzfCE/s400/CIMG2182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569857427240570146" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-89276271272267280782011-02-01T08:47:00.008-06:002011-02-01T10:00:06.722-06:00My BoysWell, I am sitting here watching another beautiful snow fall. This one is supposed to be bad, so I am assuming Logan's day will be even longer than usual because, unfortunately, hospitals are very busy in winter storms like these. We pray for his safety and the safety of all who are out in the weather across the Midwest.<br /><br />Liam is sipping on his milk, nestled in his favorite little rocking chair watching Bugs Bunny. I love watching him do whatever it is he is doing - he is just so precious! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU02HZlHlXkk8LBXsgJpdJ0WhBrvWOCwbL6UevO6NLSDpzlCOMDTjjGuNOMwRChJ3KwCjeAS78yaVYBVXdMmxyFayGVVXePLfFta-x7zdQDmW4juxh7471F6WexnOoOtayhcy0MR4JL4/s1600/CIMG2112.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/AVvXsEiPU02HZlHlXkk8LBXsgJpdJ0WhBrvWOCwbL6UevO6NLSDpzlCOMDTjjGuNOMwRChJ3KwCjeAS78yaVYBVXdMmxyFayGVVXePLfFta-x7zdQDmW4juxh7471F6WexnOoOtayhcy0MR4JL4/s400/CIMG2112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568734016647384578" /></a><br />Sometimes it is hard to think of him as the big boy, and not still my little baby! He is growing up, but he still likes to suck his thumb and tickle his ear with "fluffy," or play with Mommy's hair when I hold him. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2lVaWfWU5d155XT3Ynw7-YKRzVhHG1gt2VeYX_locnS5eYTFXhlOIXWdA8YfOCPgCC5K7yHpgQUTYEJlN6HG-tvr_QOPMmteFRgyT9yuZSd7ET0-nn6GgujlPj3j2z8vske-fNKDVVI/s1600/CIMG2142.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/AVvXsEhs2lVaWfWU5d155XT3Ynw7-YKRzVhHG1gt2VeYX_locnS5eYTFXhlOIXWdA8YfOCPgCC5K7yHpgQUTYEJlN6HG-tvr_QOPMmteFRgyT9yuZSd7ET0-nn6GgujlPj3j2z8vske-fNKDVVI/s400/CIMG2142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568738710497014562" /></a><br />I am trying to teach him some skills to help him be more independent now that Zeke is here. For instance: eating a banana without help. Previously I would cut it up into little bit sized pieces for him. But recently, I have begun teaching him how to take a bite right off the banana so i do not have to do everything for him. I began by holding the banana for him and he did great, but just took huge bites! With a mouth he could barely close, he would still get out, "more banana!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezQ41IPGJp0rF7K_Fb6-iCYNLSj_fibg7h8aXpejfj8d1lH0-INg6gq-7DuhsbnKojP0cf5BwdH7phB5UgfV84JWgdwJ0dqPQwNr4AQCoIiiOOXe5yTJhKf4sNFb9L5yNf27tOtuXkGo/s1600/CIMG2137.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/AVvXsEjezQ41IPGJp0rF7K_Fb6-iCYNLSj_fibg7h8aXpejfj8d1lH0-INg6gq-7DuhsbnKojP0cf5BwdH7phB5UgfV84JWgdwJ0dqPQwNr4AQCoIiiOOXe5yTJhKf4sNFb9L5yNf27tOtuXkGo/s400/CIMG2137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568734025742372738" /></a><br />So, I set the banana down on the plate and said he could eat it. I guess I didn't explain enough or something because he missed one step: picking it up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjNo0oz6szZJAyE9Yk-GAJKHt1MrERl3yZdwJC-LuHoLcRcZ_3YldRkK48Lvsry5AgL5_agYtTe2m-9fUBrf-qqYhGW-PDdMFaKxWYLrqq_EBoguJlOSWXJ4sypC-wBiq8MBNUdten4k/s1600/CIMG2134.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/AVvXsEhjjNo0oz6szZJAyE9Yk-GAJKHt1MrERl3yZdwJC-LuHoLcRcZ_3YldRkK48Lvsry5AgL5_agYtTe2m-9fUBrf-qqYhGW-PDdMFaKxWYLrqq_EBoguJlOSWXJ4sypC-wBiq8MBNUdten4k/s400/CIMG2134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568734019197645778" /></a><br />Maybe that is just the "Banks" in him that he does not want to get his hands dirty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihzd0xfffkzFPBViMqL36ZWfPZmZ76v3WhC8mndXFEEyQ7XSFEIdOVSS7PjZlAVxQYQ-YMrDmhGua_NFJGbdCCYUC3eeZAD96as30nSbQeACi6-zLccZ8AVc-gUe-oVcnNt4JHRw9lLQ/s1600/CIMG2139.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/AVvXsEhihzd0xfffkzFPBViMqL36ZWfPZmZ76v3WhC8mndXFEEyQ7XSFEIdOVSS7PjZlAVxQYQ-YMrDmhGua_NFJGbdCCYUC3eeZAD96as30nSbQeACi6-zLccZ8AVc-gUe-oVcnNt4JHRw9lLQ/s400/CIMG2139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568744190387341874" /></a><br />One of the first questions people ask is, "How is Liam doing with Zeke?" I say he is doing as well as we could ask! He was unsure at first, but he really loves him now. He says, "Liam hold little baby Zeke again." Only he puts his hands on top of the baby, not under him. So I can not really let him "hold" his brother completely yet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41xeItFPINsqoM7ey5tErUIer0AokbkhiJOKPcJTKzct7pkFnFeUG-fs48r9wgihkqsYLT0OON_8NDLtuJ-13OcPU9mqpoljpXhQ9QNp3zr2_FuwaFwrwBRopUpKupR88ZWxUIf2_LPc/s1600/CIMG2155.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/AVvXsEi41xeItFPINsqoM7ey5tErUIer0AokbkhiJOKPcJTKzct7pkFnFeUG-fs48r9wgihkqsYLT0OON_8NDLtuJ-13OcPU9mqpoljpXhQ9QNp3zr2_FuwaFwrwBRopUpKupR88ZWxUIf2_LPc/s400/CIMG2155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568734039517752498" /></a><br />They both have jammies that have a lion on them and Liam loves to wear the Lion pajamas, especially if Zeke has his on! Here he is pointing to Zeke's lion for you to see. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBAxbOiXvclcq-EHsqPzpHeWcsb8xAlH4a86H1x0udMHA7Ao1RRcmZ3gU7dmiborNK8OdmF8V7exxNPo7qbH8uGJAq0Qfy3Jf66aPnekc2WhtuO6ydF5YnwI4NTMKkSAdge8Ll-BMKVM/s1600/CIMG2160.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/AVvXsEgBBAxbOiXvclcq-EHsqPzpHeWcsb8xAlH4a86H1x0udMHA7Ao1RRcmZ3gU7dmiborNK8OdmF8V7exxNPo7qbH8uGJAq0Qfy3Jf66aPnekc2WhtuO6ydF5YnwI4NTMKkSAdge8Ll-BMKVM/s400/CIMG2160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568734033484188290" /></a><br />His only offenses toward his brother are not mean spirited, but in fun. Nevertheless, he does have to get punished because Zeke should not fly to the moon in his baby swing, Zeke can not catch a soccer ball yet, and Zeke does not want applesauce or cheese for a snack. Liam is ready for him to play and stop just lying around!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkJsyNf0SrsFiOOGlowfcB3pL0h9zETFOpAhwbl5lrb8KGnSk6-a3ys4JX0aJi8B2ZY9yVhb4ImwfQocd9AEcSJe-4ssr8szeeiBy_ra7SK_ugf-YQkIf7Rs43HC8s7TBXtw_W95xdis/s1600/CIMG2131.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/AVvXsEhHkJsyNf0SrsFiOOGlowfcB3pL0h9zETFOpAhwbl5lrb8KGnSk6-a3ys4JX0aJi8B2ZY9yVhb4ImwfQocd9AEcSJe-4ssr8szeeiBy_ra7SK_ugf-YQkIf7Rs43HC8s7TBXtw_W95xdis/s400/CIMG2131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568734395167587746" /></a><br />Because Zeke does sleep quite a bit, Liam still gets plenty of Mommy's attention, and more importantly, Daddy's attention! He loves to go upstairs and play the guitar with Logan, ride horsey, and throw his balls around. <br /><br />This past weekend was gorgeous weather, like in the 50's! So all four of us went to the park. Ezekiel slept in the stroller while Liam played, ran, and did his favorite thing: SWING! He just swings and watches all the kids playing in the park. This picture doesn't capture the joy, but trust me, he loves to swing! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfehgP4FlP9OOkgBVkwN5NRS0n3gcY0AgbqSI8tefN-EGI16aAE05ZangYr2BWSpcwztjaGRSqC_ikfCRQtbN98dbDqETRbQvMIkSFn80XCCsKYz3HmOl-0uJ67G1hnL3brk5yyhdMpOM/s1600/CIMG2167.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/AVvXsEhfehgP4FlP9OOkgBVkwN5NRS0n3gcY0AgbqSI8tefN-EGI16aAE05ZangYr2BWSpcwztjaGRSqC_ikfCRQtbN98dbDqETRbQvMIkSFn80XCCsKYz3HmOl-0uJ67G1hnL3brk5yyhdMpOM/s400/CIMG2167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568748241999740898" /></a><br />All in all, the transition is going well. I love my boys!! There are more friends and family who have not gotten to meet Zeke, than have, so I will really try to update the blog. Christopher and Lindsey got to come up from Arkansas to hold the little guy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6yk611jMRhXxtadS7qU8InVI_sR-Nb0BRd5HlncHs5deYpdsCW33WK7bASDD5_aKpvLqbPJ8OOSlCttHxLVtNSFeo9nNxwj5Uhy7DQPbJncHfWxIfxnfsYW2wKu7MZEoteaAG7Re-GM/s1600/CIMG2164.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/AVvXsEhq6yk611jMRhXxtadS7qU8InVI_sR-Nb0BRd5HlncHs5deYpdsCW33WK7bASDD5_aKpvLqbPJ8OOSlCttHxLVtNSFeo9nNxwj5Uhy7DQPbJncHfWxIfxnfsYW2wKu7MZEoteaAG7Re-GM/s400/CIMG2164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568750088973704898" /></a><br />But many others (i.e. my sister!) have not. So, here is what he looks like sleeping in your arms if you hold Ezekiel. What a brave little man in the making, huh!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyWKMhe_yhU96dUkRkVR4X5HoHa4jHDOmMihdxT_j5UzbEgykkckZYYhZ1fWPp5IW3fzOrpCDinkOPWTGUNSYx7PSc1uUrEUv0rkzh8rSiHyMTOMQQDz2KZxKt2e9bwuvsr8OdPQSrmg/s1600/CIMG2117.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/AVvXsEjlyWKMhe_yhU96dUkRkVR4X5HoHa4jHDOmMihdxT_j5UzbEgykkckZYYhZ1fWPp5IW3fzOrpCDinkOPWTGUNSYx7PSc1uUrEUv0rkzh8rSiHyMTOMQQDz2KZxKt2e9bwuvsr8OdPQSrmg/s400/CIMG2117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568749156973649474" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-81576656202058593522011-01-27T08:16:00.008-06:002011-01-28T09:46:44.949-06:00Granny and Grandpa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaH6qAvs7y7DZm9zUL-pjL67ohWnycqwst5dmIbHoaER2DUZt781ERK6q2rMl9txpf8xTTzF4vU5fhZPlrBt8wYcxFJHIpTuOCZP99NRuRa6mT3cemyfyuogwUSShnTrO2WFjmGvj-wA/s1600/CIMG2162.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/AVvXsEiKaH6qAvs7y7DZm9zUL-pjL67ohWnycqwst5dmIbHoaER2DUZt781ERK6q2rMl9txpf8xTTzF4vU5fhZPlrBt8wYcxFJHIpTuOCZP99NRuRa6mT3cemyfyuogwUSShnTrO2WFjmGvj-wA/s400/CIMG2162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566869705814182306" /></a><br />Last week Logan's parents came to visit the boys and stay at our new house for the first time! They were our first overnight guests, which I loved, and the boys had a great time too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yLab_RxyCFz0yy7O6IrsSDXSvW9c84l-eCjJLsnqEx7Im5J1fY1aamLTea3bLyxq8bL9tk4VuBh-e80HYl9y28iXQ9Vfcrky_-WduOp_14ZJVcvOI0eO9cl9RkRKM45uq_coibAFSZk/s1600/CIMG2103.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/AVvXsEg4yLab_RxyCFz0yy7O6IrsSDXSvW9c84l-eCjJLsnqEx7Im5J1fY1aamLTea3bLyxq8bL9tk4VuBh-e80HYl9y28iXQ9Vfcrky_-WduOp_14ZJVcvOI0eO9cl9RkRKM45uq_coibAFSZk/s400/CIMG2103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567257285435331474" /></a><br />Liam really took to Grandpa being at his house. He constantly wanted to play with him! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWZWG7ZNLbofkzvBl02vdZ7RPm0yS84ocToE4gerX7xSZfcA2zuLGBmz7ay9yyjqgwI8RbQX9nkGbD8NJJfNZ1y_3UTibsByqJzVXRKje69eGmAUBdydb8KkOvfe5YgTYxVexgJbpfds/s1600/CIMG2099.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/AVvXsEhYWZWG7ZNLbofkzvBl02vdZ7RPm0yS84ocToE4gerX7xSZfcA2zuLGBmz7ay9yyjqgwI8RbQX9nkGbD8NJJfNZ1y_3UTibsByqJzVXRKje69eGmAUBdydb8KkOvfe5YgTYxVexgJbpfds/s400/CIMG2099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567254673850664466" /></a><br />He liked his white beard, his low voice, and his hat! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6xAoc2ARIIEgrcaxKs7_0eZQ4HhGH8dTsTIWz7xfto2RMIay2X7pEHZ9pKuKAh_UMJ6VD_6OQLihLF2McJkbNLUb3XPfHA-2zF9Dxc6ef88a-qrgdP0xtCPg_o-GXFHdcQ0zwtZ3cOc/s1600/CIMG2129.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/AVvXsEhf6xAoc2ARIIEgrcaxKs7_0eZQ4HhGH8dTsTIWz7xfto2RMIay2X7pEHZ9pKuKAh_UMJ6VD_6OQLihLF2McJkbNLUb3XPfHA-2zF9Dxc6ef88a-qrgdP0xtCPg_o-GXFHdcQ0zwtZ3cOc/s400/CIMG2129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567254679493724610" /></a><br />We had a beautiful snow while they were here and got "snowed in" for a couple days. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkjN_Z1FYyorYiu2WvLGIjzQsAEqmFZuyvy-doChmtmZCa-l48K31n2Ttx6tHWPnDtJ6mq0_q9cN4Ta3SPkR5j4tkNppjBFnRyfPyb6DZAn2quiPS8zaX6FvGRXdDRtXo4DWh-mALVyg/s1600/CIMG2123.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/AVvXsEjfkjN_Z1FYyorYiu2WvLGIjzQsAEqmFZuyvy-doChmtmZCa-l48K31n2Ttx6tHWPnDtJ6mq0_q9cN4Ta3SPkR5j4tkNppjBFnRyfPyb6DZAn2quiPS8zaX6FvGRXdDRtXo4DWh-mALVyg/s400/CIMG2123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567254689333034034" /></a><br />It was a chance to watch the snow fall, sit by the fire, and take turns napping! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ty8dSt7_7LR7CudzyO8ramwXV-mOC1q5EhVyBeV0TozrPx9WSxqDMs4CNUNnrL-rBHgpq-Ub5V0wZBVOX43OMmCTicVXpHbfSKwIddHhGFq8S6s6jPXZjZeCdUMPKjoE7gvb5R9zOcw/s1600/CIMG2133.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/AVvXsEj0ty8dSt7_7LR7CudzyO8ramwXV-mOC1q5EhVyBeV0TozrPx9WSxqDMs4CNUNnrL-rBHgpq-Ub5V0wZBVOX43OMmCTicVXpHbfSKwIddHhGFq8S6s6jPXZjZeCdUMPKjoE7gvb5R9zOcw/s400/CIMG2133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567256988878078242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLs5oO0_rJKScrO6-3fbYtJILEfdFE4CFFIuuwQ_wOvwAQI3sC88OcGI84N1BoeY_9xKWu-3ZGS7NKAmRITyU5I-hkzmWA4duPR_WTyuJMnk36aaQ95H1KsxoQq_JPMTSfmNb7OpKPfM/s1600/CIMG2121.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/AVvXsEgoLs5oO0_rJKScrO6-3fbYtJILEfdFE4CFFIuuwQ_wOvwAQI3sC88OcGI84N1BoeY_9xKWu-3ZGS7NKAmRITyU5I-hkzmWA4duPR_WTyuJMnk36aaQ95H1KsxoQq_JPMTSfmNb7OpKPfM/s400/CIMG2121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567254692200925730" /></a><br /> Liam took a lot of energy of course, but with four adults we all got some play time... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIN1vddYX8IcwXHzk0rF_6Hgzl3QPl_7bBWAk-LO2JH-huo9ee99ZiGoe1gGVTMsfY0sd3SCN7yWHif77gUTpM05dHiMUQS5Mdpkz2J_tnnGFHYXr6MyHvtYlMSPiyddEOoTDwPXmEhcg/s1600/CIMG2148.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/AVvXsEiIN1vddYX8IcwXHzk0rF_6Hgzl3QPl_7bBWAk-LO2JH-huo9ee99ZiGoe1gGVTMsfY0sd3SCN7yWHif77gUTpM05dHiMUQS5Mdpkz2J_tnnGFHYXr6MyHvtYlMSPiyddEOoTDwPXmEhcg/s400/CIMG2148.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567254697382268626" /></a><br />...and some rest time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ARICN3UDCszW_qJLg6zl_pexFcTI5NX6vGqCbX8mO-AZJj5TcclTCbIBmfx9SFgzDznrqvDaA7ujnLE0bK6b0LEq1gJzgoUOEpx2uXCnoSjC5w0IfT3Dh9035_QBFbLom7IL8owo9c8/s1600/CIMG2107.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/AVvXsEh-ARICN3UDCszW_qJLg6zl_pexFcTI5NX6vGqCbX8mO-AZJj5TcclTCbIBmfx9SFgzDznrqvDaA7ujnLE0bK6b0LEq1gJzgoUOEpx2uXCnoSjC5w0IfT3Dh9035_QBFbLom7IL8owo9c8/s400/CIMG2107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567260729458967746" /></a><br />Zeke was constantly being held for a whole week, so now all I have to do is break him of his "I won't sleep unless I am being held" habit! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD-asDxNVY9oAlqcjiHHCIfiuOwKrEMdNhIRxqRb6ekpoXvXjt2lws-CCMc2TnZydZI29z0ubtsf5sKPbJJWoI8MRyx-1gWM_V7wJA088bZRdf8ekCu4NmGAuHWfpO5Ri5FDGHdEtl3A/s1600/CIMG2101.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/AVvXsEitD-asDxNVY9oAlqcjiHHCIfiuOwKrEMdNhIRxqRb6ekpoXvXjt2lws-CCMc2TnZydZI29z0ubtsf5sKPbJJWoI8MRyx-1gWM_V7wJA088bZRdf8ekCu4NmGAuHWfpO5Ri5FDGHdEtl3A/s400/CIMG2101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567261710648177010" /></a><br />So we all miss having the extra help here at the house! Come back Granny and Grandpa!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-29387189166449597492011-01-20T13:45:00.005-06:002011-01-20T14:02:15.314-06:00Christmas Day!I know Christmas has come and gone, but this year was our first Christmas in our new home!! So I wanted to document it a little, even if it is late. Here are a couple of pics of our living room and our main tree:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqUJ3CgliFKbE2QBQzSFcTsRnDtW-ZM4qCIZNB59GzeWuJ9tpFmDvB4euYNjnnJmOL_yQswO8XRlPZIqFDK5vXIsUsDx9xu3z2jROL8DncrgeZGcyDS8yaulkyw7MIyzSdsyCVQAOCLA/s1600/CIMG1939.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/AVvXsEjBqUJ3CgliFKbE2QBQzSFcTsRnDtW-ZM4qCIZNB59GzeWuJ9tpFmDvB4euYNjnnJmOL_yQswO8XRlPZIqFDK5vXIsUsDx9xu3z2jROL8DncrgeZGcyDS8yaulkyw7MIyzSdsyCVQAOCLA/s400/CIMG1939.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564357771719539410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSsdI3Vpta6MENJfX3ZJP1-Hd0t_0IdmaqwWu_WTH_U3acHLg_7o5l3hI15uIQQM-Q3XFioHQpCVFgPoIJMN1Jfey3R6wTFbNEWhGkgrn6Q5XjWRRUCd-Fd2Wii7Uv6j25QQOX85VTj4/s1600/CIMG1940.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/AVvXsEhwSsdI3Vpta6MENJfX3ZJP1-Hd0t_0IdmaqwWu_WTH_U3acHLg_7o5l3hI15uIQQM-Q3XFioHQpCVFgPoIJMN1Jfey3R6wTFbNEWhGkgrn6Q5XjWRRUCd-Fd2Wii7Uv6j25QQOX85VTj4/s400/CIMG1940.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564357768649670722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC81gxMGdqsaS5I66wNWAmcE_hwiDZ9ppOzK9rBTyPIFpvLXyZkXu10AlFYwWqgbGBIQGCZfHJqmTwxX_01d7H_9eHxnkgdUHnr5Hj8KSBGw5YN5847F_Mt8eXS96b19zlhDIV-ukK58/s1600/CIMG1937.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/AVvXsEhUC81gxMGdqsaS5I66wNWAmcE_hwiDZ9ppOzK9rBTyPIFpvLXyZkXu10AlFYwWqgbGBIQGCZfHJqmTwxX_01d7H_9eHxnkgdUHnr5Hj8KSBGw5YN5847F_Mt8eXS96b19zlhDIV-ukK58/s400/CIMG1937.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564357762424461634" /></a><br />Mimi and Papaw came over for brunch and a little play time. If you ever come over, be prepared to get zipped up tight and get your shoes tried on by a certain little boy! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yv4UF9UTCv_ZQivW1OMoQ_li8z1akCJoiMq7-jKf3dMB62_rnSc5Yc-PXAQh5AaQmsjT0zGMcxXlUVc8c-6YbaDIkINzmyq3QV6TKSZ1uHU31SczuOhBNnY_Ye6qm3pS1KjB4t3xC5Q/s1600/CIMG1983.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/AVvXsEi2Yv4UF9UTCv_ZQivW1OMoQ_li8z1akCJoiMq7-jKf3dMB62_rnSc5Yc-PXAQh5AaQmsjT0zGMcxXlUVc8c-6YbaDIkINzmyq3QV6TKSZ1uHU31SczuOhBNnY_Ye6qm3pS1KjB4t3xC5Q/s400/CIMG1983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564358967458472850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaapXYLAINbL99Xgq6acQLa83jl6c3Hwh_dGtOxG4xpZWx16NMkZz1HDZv1Gxn0WgRqEmBkzcJBIzAh_WNTAemVjOCqwakAvKJuC9cMM_TDd0XPU6MAdrHpglD2J6DQJANB_SFJG0mmU/s1600/CIMG1982.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/AVvXsEidaapXYLAINbL99Xgq6acQLa83jl6c3Hwh_dGtOxG4xpZWx16NMkZz1HDZv1Gxn0WgRqEmBkzcJBIzAh_WNTAemVjOCqwakAvKJuC9cMM_TDd0XPU6MAdrHpglD2J6DQJANB_SFJG0mmU/s400/CIMG1982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564358955831105842" /></a><br />Even though we did Christmas with my parents on Christmas Eve, they had to bring just one more gift for the grandson to open Christmas morning!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0cqt6El1JTJy7lURyC3sLBh0i5lpozX6OJb5zV4miHDBricoLHwTmkk_qxT4Nkvhe8G0rWm1sFv7eI_3NBhXdlJk-UbFQAK815IgT-PLJ4P7wfRwxghfo3Gw4QbWuzHXqerVBma-nY8/s1600/CIMG1985.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/AVvXsEgk0cqt6El1JTJy7lURyC3sLBh0i5lpozX6OJb5zV4miHDBricoLHwTmkk_qxT4Nkvhe8G0rWm1sFv7eI_3NBhXdlJk-UbFQAK815IgT-PLJ4P7wfRwxghfo3Gw4QbWuzHXqerVBma-nY8/s400/CIMG1985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564359150656272210" /></a><br />Liam did not complain! It was a cozy little Christmas in our new home. Next year will be a little crazier with TWO boys almost 1 and almost 3! I better start getting ready now!!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-18578673290264068992011-01-20T13:17:00.003-06:002011-01-20T13:30:35.459-06:00Christmas EveChristmas Eve was spent with my parents in their home. Even though we are able to be there a lot, it still was nice to go "home for the holidays."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5RQLtQSnP4CNGwDeuWPo1O8MZ0xmOIxxQaqziNNh0rXMvPqntm4uWE5VdLRIvEuuvn1Kccwijn_X4hDWb67If-CyrbDaBut-OZqKFxU-3dGN6GaxetOycTdZNpexZrgplXo7ybvqTgs/s1600/CIMG1944.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/AVvXsEiw5RQLtQSnP4CNGwDeuWPo1O8MZ0xmOIxxQaqziNNh0rXMvPqntm4uWE5VdLRIvEuuvn1Kccwijn_X4hDWb67If-CyrbDaBut-OZqKFxU-3dGN6GaxetOycTdZNpexZrgplXo7ybvqTgs/s400/CIMG1944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564351062353048290" /></a><br />We really missed Kari and John. We did get to skype and talk on the phone a couple times. Liam was really sad to only get to talk to them on the phone!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWETgs5S1f-vAHoqjhTMnyMkZXidzo2uztQYO8NzaIwOSmyAPAbYfgMGu4ra213cCXsZEXw1zQw8iZv3nIHhs_8aOEQHFfutZ6LlmwRkVKA3BQUxIsI_qRCytBlGjqKkDGBttuAGROto/s1600/CIMG1948.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/AVvXsEjyWETgs5S1f-vAHoqjhTMnyMkZXidzo2uztQYO8NzaIwOSmyAPAbYfgMGu4ra213cCXsZEXw1zQw8iZv3nIHhs_8aOEQHFfutZ6LlmwRkVKA3BQUxIsI_qRCytBlGjqKkDGBttuAGROto/s400/CIMG1948.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564351040622636210" /></a><br />Mimi hand made several ornaments representing what Liam is into right now: airplanes, helicopters, cars, tricycles and big trucks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRsKV6dbOKlbLJSO_wc_ntyy3fI8vYECvrKNydNTPpiWQzshw9BkyKJ45f2ujAdJmSXKnm2GeHam7j9uSsZWIDSEy6dNBI0Rf1p_NRGAuHJznyKn3T0brq_G4baYZPXob4-zw8xh5giA/s1600/CIMG1952.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/AVvXsEjCRsKV6dbOKlbLJSO_wc_ntyy3fI8vYECvrKNydNTPpiWQzshw9BkyKJ45f2ujAdJmSXKnm2GeHam7j9uSsZWIDSEy6dNBI0Rf1p_NRGAuHJznyKn3T0brq_G4baYZPXob4-zw8xh5giA/s400/CIMG1952.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564351048003361474" /></a><br />He also jumped for joy when he got his new tent! He and Papaw had a great time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTu-EFHVs3QeOB3NcKSVJvHM2lA8-mqChBLHdEmLzkk4Ibh0Cdu6mqQ9lw2o0s7GCneZO7FLn03Vh1d5ZdE4ls8QAbtr_S_EEEZsM4lc12YN8LnQ4-sUOT3TwP0eQwLerkgZykxHp0_4/s1600/CIMG1966.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/AVvXsEjHTu-EFHVs3QeOB3NcKSVJvHM2lA8-mqChBLHdEmLzkk4Ibh0Cdu6mqQ9lw2o0s7GCneZO7FLn03Vh1d5ZdE4ls8QAbtr_S_EEEZsM4lc12YN8LnQ4-sUOT3TwP0eQwLerkgZykxHp0_4/s400/CIMG1966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564351045912672610" /></a><br />Logan got a monster snow shovel that is coming in very handy right now with this weather!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAN-f25iGlY7J0JK6AKdkDaTZ2Hby_bVSwOCVXDPtRK_G4ak_UmnJHiIDU5ywgGtEgo7KIKDcIFJnRcXVL9KzixkIpC3euKK472PqpwnEoSx1XgTqBIsuwPau0QKO_JaVsMIYBn2whDk/s1600/CIMG1965.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/AVvXsEinAN-f25iGlY7J0JK6AKdkDaTZ2Hby_bVSwOCVXDPtRK_G4ak_UmnJHiIDU5ywgGtEgo7KIKDcIFJnRcXVL9KzixkIpC3euKK472PqpwnEoSx1XgTqBIsuwPau0QKO_JaVsMIYBn2whDk/s400/CIMG1965.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564351068344700002" /></a><br />Liam was a little sick at that time, but overall a good time was had by all! <br />Merry Christmas!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-88413473431522301632011-01-20T11:33:00.009-06:002011-01-20T12:04:46.048-06:00Christmas at New Years!We did the Banks Family Christmas at New Years this year at Levi and Sarah's house! It was fun to have everyone together for both Holidays rolled into one!<br /><br />We made personal pizzas...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eds-jb_VjL-dgcuVpU7bYb2ROwSOoY3oe8xHvfzTLuv-ttKsxtVkyzbjwukc4qiK7lRxkNid7XFDr7qS_L01thX8-td_m5qvfbaSA7YEk5Kec1hVFU4_HO8fNUyJ8-01OTLE0BJjt1o/s1600/IMG_4736.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/AVvXsEh0eds-jb_VjL-dgcuVpU7bYb2ROwSOoY3oe8xHvfzTLuv-ttKsxtVkyzbjwukc4qiK7lRxkNid7XFDr7qS_L01thX8-td_m5qvfbaSA7YEk5Kec1hVFU4_HO8fNUyJ8-01OTLE0BJjt1o/s400/IMG_4736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564324814309183714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQcUG5IEVtbqUVQCnXGmkL2yL_7-2Q4VxCHX7OXgyCBinHbfkiYOTnjB7LN_6pR-Q27k_srMh5Y6gZYKHPY4ifFiSXdaMcTQLotCzYbEceZaxEZ4KNelZA36JKkfXJ_xyQxAsCjzkRl8/s1600/IMG_4737.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/AVvXsEiTQcUG5IEVtbqUVQCnXGmkL2yL_7-2Q4VxCHX7OXgyCBinHbfkiYOTnjB7LN_6pR-Q27k_srMh5Y6gZYKHPY4ifFiSXdaMcTQLotCzYbEceZaxEZ4KNelZA36JKkfXJ_xyQxAsCjzkRl8/s400/IMG_4737.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564324814077323026" /></a><br /><br />And the traditional Banks silly New Years hats!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf-Be8sdPAa-oWzPSNnrHOEexrRn3a9edcW-uqle9Qa_NjZVzyzyEydyZgGTJ8Y2hjYOaN6rznH7-2kbDm2tnJxJFdziGa9FLaNHQHc3Fn1S9MadROIcC8qIFPnsYfNvXkGOCE-L8WFw/s1600/CIMG1991.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/AVvXsEiUf-Be8sdPAa-oWzPSNnrHOEexrRn3a9edcW-uqle9Qa_NjZVzyzyEydyZgGTJ8Y2hjYOaN6rznH7-2kbDm2tnJxJFdziGa9FLaNHQHc3Fn1S9MadROIcC8qIFPnsYfNvXkGOCE-L8WFw/s400/CIMG1991.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564329538910957506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RtsjOWE8UhXQLiD-oY4dTjnCoR-DBamSmLKDJP3cOSe2Y2hsSzz3P1lMqp3APXjoZ4UcjIYVOgOL6kcwBf26RCs8ODr1HdeOai1pmMMWhiY0ZUhpuWUYRGoh9GgsYuWqoRPZ02wMfpA/s1600/IMG_4742.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/AVvXsEg_RtsjOWE8UhXQLiD-oY4dTjnCoR-DBamSmLKDJP3cOSe2Y2hsSzz3P1lMqp3APXjoZ4UcjIYVOgOL6kcwBf26RCs8ODr1HdeOai1pmMMWhiY0ZUhpuWUYRGoh9GgsYuWqoRPZ02wMfpA/s400/IMG_4742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564325812886252226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxr-CvoSAmzidohbcDciLZCCUCTngp6w3fJrhGGcsZu53aXZtvByzLhSJuc3qy3GrpnkUzsDUmm_v-Jw-XWcFxMJJI_l6ua-GVHlYfB1LGDanI0jcXXmGVKSlTbu6ndEnhuKE7f8DrtY/s1600/IMG_4755.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/AVvXsEhzxr-CvoSAmzidohbcDciLZCCUCTngp6w3fJrhGGcsZu53aXZtvByzLhSJuc3qy3GrpnkUzsDUmm_v-Jw-XWcFxMJJI_l6ua-GVHlYfB1LGDanI0jcXXmGVKSlTbu6ndEnhuKE7f8DrtY/s400/IMG_4755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564324828515961746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrrLbGfF1q5hyphenhyphenZbPmO4yLkex2iuz1Cy3fzh99x2azQRHTFBL3Z0U0AvTO9OWsKsMMZtP84nEW1BRgQcXsm0TzOeKy_z9h_usJxMOpUpnRwgeuJeRzLx0ALsLjDUWnVYjMB1cjCw8shuI/s1600/CIMG1994.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/AVvXsEinrrLbGfF1q5hyphenhyphenZbPmO4yLkex2iuz1Cy3fzh99x2azQRHTFBL3Z0U0AvTO9OWsKsMMZtP84nEW1BRgQcXsm0TzOeKy_z9h_usJxMOpUpnRwgeuJeRzLx0ALsLjDUWnVYjMB1cjCw8shuI/s400/CIMG1994.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564329535828900930" /></a><br /><br />New Years morning became Christmas morning and we all got some goodies!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3qulgoV5oy7cJv7yZp1P6Z2tLwQr7xNrP096M_w0vEMGlY4lIGlnY26dF3IKuZPtVOiDyvdGXQr0XWwQJtVKfx3w4dnIoLeRrUtNAxSg8DCJ-9gtHaeIlIFOTelPTpKQJETkQ232YH8/s1600/CIMG2007.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/AVvXsEiB3qulgoV5oy7cJv7yZp1P6Z2tLwQr7xNrP096M_w0vEMGlY4lIGlnY26dF3IKuZPtVOiDyvdGXQr0XWwQJtVKfx3w4dnIoLeRrUtNAxSg8DCJ-9gtHaeIlIFOTelPTpKQJETkQ232YH8/s400/CIMG2007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564329546895416818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYSYNW1L1w2hJlZUR97Rvd5JB3-OXILQZSZXxQM7inIGT3ih1BaqQ7Z3K02g5ycocHeGkdSHYzYPoC1M9nhP_tTFLs3SEU4QlPjbYxf4Ugw95PuawT49VW3EvIqvIAjM5fNPFx1fcWzk/s1600/IMG_4796.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/AVvXsEgTYSYNW1L1w2hJlZUR97Rvd5JB3-OXILQZSZXxQM7inIGT3ih1BaqQ7Z3K02g5ycocHeGkdSHYzYPoC1M9nhP_tTFLs3SEU4QlPjbYxf4Ugw95PuawT49VW3EvIqvIAjM5fNPFx1fcWzk/s400/IMG_4796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564325319591961218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIUa1GzUgB0ao5W547axQ8DGCuFvAv87EB5M6NPepSqoYJiE_T-Ehex3K6JDEdIXKwtIg1IeGLW7oYAyGFVJhld6TLJpfnK1p6KOn9ge7X-rFEuRZuaG0QY4-cyedi4k3vjP_JIoXaqI/s1600/IMG_4806.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/AVvXsEiAIUa1GzUgB0ao5W547axQ8DGCuFvAv87EB5M6NPepSqoYJiE_T-Ehex3K6JDEdIXKwtIg1IeGLW7oYAyGFVJhld6TLJpfnK1p6KOn9ge7X-rFEuRZuaG0QY4-cyedi4k3vjP_JIoXaqI/s400/IMG_4806.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564327099065255074" /></a><br /><br /><br />Liam loved playing with Aletheia!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Im_dAhAdQjX_F9n4a7jbuxaP6k5KI09Dfs8vNKPyf_ijMVfwft-tX4SPkKjItWiNCrdOe84SYTjODfCVtm8CVB_HuFgRmDF9M7KAHw0OVBwZOGnDmEkgm3BSZb4lfGQ8djSxAoREM50/s1600/IMG_4804.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/AVvXsEi0Im_dAhAdQjX_F9n4a7jbuxaP6k5KI09Dfs8vNKPyf_ijMVfwft-tX4SPkKjItWiNCrdOe84SYTjODfCVtm8CVB_HuFgRmDF9M7KAHw0OVBwZOGnDmEkgm3BSZb4lfGQ8djSxAoREM50/s400/IMG_4804.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564325326367550578" /></a><br />He absolutely loved her hats, toys, books, and pretty much her whole house!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WzFufncC40VhABaLnHVHDCI_JJiFtXOwHQA46qr97SjZE3kE3SKhjbWGWYhGA1rcJiNdDaMsGvTdRA1rdTYpw4sVULtxHeAw3MM_3QwSGa7OXQqeQD6W6bxmBwRgsmBf4E_qNGG9hdM/s1600/IMG_4730.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/AVvXsEi4WzFufncC40VhABaLnHVHDCI_JJiFtXOwHQA46qr97SjZE3kE3SKhjbWGWYhGA1rcJiNdDaMsGvTdRA1rdTYpw4sVULtxHeAw3MM_3QwSGa7OXQqeQD6W6bxmBwRgsmBf4E_qNGG9hdM/s400/IMG_4730.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564324807125170370" /></a><br />They played very well together and I hope they stay close friends through the years!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5KMKVYiux8Drs2KYg57L3INexdCMbLWHSPB77zisS1XOJadwRKCUPQBnLa1QoPUa0yZKrLbwp6fCmUpfp4FE6KoAn2GlnVbR4_zPNA22f3ZA-BEltJ9qRm4kxJFriEL9DqnKFPE7w44/s1600/IMG_4734.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/AVvXsEie5KMKVYiux8Drs2KYg57L3INexdCMbLWHSPB77zisS1XOJadwRKCUPQBnLa1QoPUa0yZKrLbwp6fCmUpfp4FE6KoAn2GlnVbR4_zPNA22f3ZA-BEltJ9qRm4kxJFriEL9DqnKFPE7w44/s400/IMG_4734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564326657311525538" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-66773857896431698702011-01-20T10:40:00.006-06:002011-01-20T12:19:35.387-06:00Fun with the Family!It seems that Zeke coming two weeks early, really caught me off guard! We wanted to post about Christmas and New Years, but did not get around to it in time! Well I am snowed in today, and thought I would post a couple pictures from our Banks Family Christmas at New Years!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovvn6jg_kJabSDGHMAI2dkOoqyARhahrCpghfD7Dq3AGPHK0F_xwOVDZ_44O75zu6MkefYkX7VNMQewdWB7ViCxFLAh5wnoWG8_Zg5YsjRAu4-rVuGBm7H2ZLrCZVycusYFs-RmMqaSI/s1600/CIMG2031.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/AVvXsEhovvn6jg_kJabSDGHMAI2dkOoqyARhahrCpghfD7Dq3AGPHK0F_xwOVDZ_44O75zu6MkefYkX7VNMQewdWB7ViCxFLAh5wnoWG8_Zg5YsjRAu4-rVuGBm7H2ZLrCZVycusYFs-RmMqaSI/s400/CIMG2031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564310652684823282" /></a><br />On New Years night, Granny watched both the toddler cousins while we got some adult time in. We went to an arcade/bowling ally in Columbia, MO with Levi and Sarah and Grandpa.<br /><br />The brothers ready for a duel:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5Am6FevDR9ff8_zKRRhsko_uX7Pa2vqTvVLMimspfLLjZU8NrvCEr1nvYZkIRVJADSulR91jyDYmXbX9NvDjPzST_AeE5_pLZ548ldt9pyhz2vjFNmQLz1SAqynrjX1imFE2Nxcd_7E/s1600/CIMG2017.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/AVvXsEgs5Am6FevDR9ff8_zKRRhsko_uX7Pa2vqTvVLMimspfLLjZU8NrvCEr1nvYZkIRVJADSulR91jyDYmXbX9NvDjPzST_AeE5_pLZ548ldt9pyhz2vjFNmQLz1SAqynrjX1imFE2Nxcd_7E/s400/CIMG2017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564310647484117778" /></a><br /><br />Grandpa with two of his daughters-in-law:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcTaen3_a61pOVzgkUKDcOMGef8nlkUtiH4IZ1jXAciPrZRbv-ucs0t0XtwTv3pm5LxoEDLW9I6vPhx3Dsxg2vPHyCkxCM35tCy1eD-ZzCdF8Uf8eMw4ze1gUQNf3KltgC6ar5Fa1I0Y/s1600/CIMG2020.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/AVvXsEjpcTaen3_a61pOVzgkUKDcOMGef8nlkUtiH4IZ1jXAciPrZRbv-ucs0t0XtwTv3pm5LxoEDLW9I6vPhx3Dsxg2vPHyCkxCM35tCy1eD-ZzCdF8Uf8eMw4ze1gUQNf3KltgC6ar5Fa1I0Y/s400/CIMG2020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564310656190442610" /></a><br /><br />Logan and I remembered that a couple weeks before Liam was due, we also went bowling! Here we tried to recreate a photo we took two years ago while I was carrying Liam!<br /><br />Here I am with Zeke at 37 1/2 weeks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rBJhE1E2o2jIC9od1D7hqAyKYdVG5Ut7VtXZ2SPjkkD1PzskgiAbgnN2eeJKYoiKySoyBezwCd3-TI5WSWmezpPH-jcqC2CoU_tMM4LHcABIQUjqkm3ujv5Dbegl2wOh3wDu0OunI6w/s1600/IMG_4811.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/AVvXsEi1rBJhE1E2o2jIC9od1D7hqAyKYdVG5Ut7VtXZ2SPjkkD1PzskgiAbgnN2eeJKYoiKySoyBezwCd3-TI5WSWmezpPH-jcqC2CoU_tMM4LHcABIQUjqkm3ujv5Dbegl2wOh3wDu0OunI6w/s400/IMG_4811.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564331387559364034" /></a><br />And with Liam at 36 weeks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2omFNtDO6U5i-MXf1YjrW940JtHaKSZ_nKa4HlHb_UyRczPy1IHNK5dLqLFbkIGfd5YOnxDsn8__2aRKVZGhibM_FKNQbWDC4M9AH2URnn002XQSEq_f2fFtDzIjfDiX5juxnQ1bRuY/s1600/Jacob10th+023.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/AVvXsEgX2omFNtDO6U5i-MXf1YjrW940JtHaKSZ_nKa4HlHb_UyRczPy1IHNK5dLqLFbkIGfd5YOnxDsn8__2aRKVZGhibM_FKNQbWDC4M9AH2URnn002XQSEq_f2fFtDzIjfDiX5juxnQ1bRuY/s400/Jacob10th+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564310867364556626" /></a><br /><br />Today (the 20th) is Zeke's actual due date and I am thankful he is already here with us!! Too bad he missed all the Holiday fun!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-7384742533317275552011-01-12T09:55:00.005-06:002011-01-12T10:27:55.890-06:00Winter Wonderland!It wasn't "the first snowfall of the winter," but certainly the most accumulation we have had so far! <br /><br />On Monday evening the snow was really starting to come down about the time Daddy was getting home from work. Liam heard the garage door and ran out to greet Logan. And he just lit up when he saw what was falling from the sky! He ran to the driveway and just stood looking straight up smiling. <br /><br />"Snow!" he said. I had him come back inside and got him all bundled up and sent him outside with Daddy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHBXhtTMmqLqm8jSh2o9FNRKaQ1YpUYw1RrtIQNDQVLYmtEjA_cKURglz1WffYlt3L02DZ3Pg4zUSfzrUmBZopnxbe6w43t3Uf5j4SIAwmx-tY7VVE6iFLYDoSR7LmC-jsSi45BHgiFQ/s1600/CIMG2087.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/AVvXsEgkHBXhtTMmqLqm8jSh2o9FNRKaQ1YpUYw1RrtIQNDQVLYmtEjA_cKURglz1WffYlt3L02DZ3Pg4zUSfzrUmBZopnxbe6w43t3Uf5j4SIAwmx-tY7VVE6iFLYDoSR7LmC-jsSi45BHgiFQ/s400/CIMG2087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561335855719826242" /></a><br />The first thing he did was dive down and roll around in this mysterious white stuff. The shock of the cold hit him and he cried a little. But, after he realized the true definition of cold, and that it would not hurt him, he was fine!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgkelM7Q3LxWVsfpR0Q0IblwgvdyS2DP6iN5WsyC6FHovzScG4s1oOBoNmgAH8NjI0pbj366kp0rHSJ0tSh8BYeODWEuuDKfodaYrgtK7xKuLsp_DnuLS6_27ZY6PEmGzv6zn0b4PQwI/s1600/CIMG2085.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/AVvXsEjxgkelM7Q3LxWVsfpR0Q0IblwgvdyS2DP6iN5WsyC6FHovzScG4s1oOBoNmgAH8NjI0pbj366kp0rHSJ0tSh8BYeODWEuuDKfodaYrgtK7xKuLsp_DnuLS6_27ZY6PEmGzv6zn0b4PQwI/s400/CIMG2085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561330499813457506" /></a><br /><br />He ran up and down the sidewalk and watched it fall under the streetlights. Then they headed back to our front yard to make some snowballs! Logan taught him how to gather the snow in his hands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDJIckq2Rx_BUO_031uiQia2vboJ8Ho2aqIDtFDCxjITTiK5QfNb9mUffH_nshyphenhyphenNwjjUhstt0bmaXY7SCCGOLCRQ9FO5GeEChqrPU3iaSXHRUY-YSWitNY9U0tQ0NHXQC_yFSaQkW1Vs/s1600/CIMG2082.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/AVvXsEhBDJIckq2Rx_BUO_031uiQia2vboJ8Ho2aqIDtFDCxjITTiK5QfNb9mUffH_nshyphenhyphenNwjjUhstt0bmaXY7SCCGOLCRQ9FO5GeEChqrPU3iaSXHRUY-YSWitNY9U0tQ0NHXQC_yFSaQkW1Vs/s400/CIMG2082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561330489850090466" /></a><br /><br />Then Logan would say, "Go throw it at Mommy!" Liam would parrot, "Go frow to Mommy!" But then it would stick to his mittens! I know, I know. Those are not the right kind of mittens for snow. But I tried to dress him so quickly, and the good mittens just would not go on!! It was so cute how the snow would stick though!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvueAQ2acuPd34yggginAiYZWE52lhoI8noWRGIEkSffTJ2y6yAiyCV67QCqkkGHGmXNnTfOz6Jt6b_kdYy1HhC9GTznIHsrga01AP_2KhAYCvKBvEnbWNfFmqI5SIoskQEbYtTEkRJio/s1600/CIMG2079.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/AVvXsEhvueAQ2acuPd34yggginAiYZWE52lhoI8noWRGIEkSffTJ2y6yAiyCV67QCqkkGHGmXNnTfOz6Jt6b_kdYy1HhC9GTznIHsrga01AP_2KhAYCvKBvEnbWNfFmqI5SIoskQEbYtTEkRJio/s400/CIMG2079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561330484703300434" /></a><br /><br />Then Logan got to teach him how to clap his hands and watch the snow go swirling off the mittens. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pLSfgmoSygneNKpgO_yy8cOSKiLHRQRxgneUJL5lVHi2pF-0XtzTqD9mJb2uR7OFydWN5Frl1SCr8w5dIqB2reEsUgM6mKNx-zU48jFAq55S83IFUSLadhVHskt-vfMQu39Ad-AKjzY/s1600/CIMG2089.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/AVvXsEg7pLSfgmoSygneNKpgO_yy8cOSKiLHRQRxgneUJL5lVHi2pF-0XtzTqD9mJb2uR7OFydWN5Frl1SCr8w5dIqB2reEsUgM6mKNx-zU48jFAq55S83IFUSLadhVHskt-vfMQu39Ad-AKjzY/s400/CIMG2089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561330503869993442" /></a><br />It was such a sweet Daddy-Son experience, it almost made me teary! Liam loves his Daddy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzEJizFB7h9dTWEc0QWhThP76A54gUu8tbwdo5nUghxG98FBAh4WQUKNyH8eQS_2NXfZb6QI6FbbvFH-pCn7eoiZHxXJXj55hfVlWoMGZE5lbIR1Pnh3_Ud8EDZWyKcTEnGgX3zUEVHQ/s1600/CIMG2090.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/AVvXsEgmzEJizFB7h9dTWEc0QWhThP76A54gUu8tbwdo5nUghxG98FBAh4WQUKNyH8eQS_2NXfZb6QI6FbbvFH-pCn7eoiZHxXJXj55hfVlWoMGZE5lbIR1Pnh3_Ud8EDZWyKcTEnGgX3zUEVHQ/s400/CIMG2090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561334115827685394" /></a><br /><br />When they came inside I wished Liam was old enough for hot chocolate and marshmallows! That will come soon enough. The only thing he was thinking about was "Liam take a coat off." So Daddy helped him get undressed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPG1DIxOY32_zb2AAKChJPydByTVtXxIHU4aPKVCw2aPXFK7e6dEOF4C0zx8MJcFz_WVTSVYYLq4oqLarqezaz-g9Q6kbu3U07zZKNttftKlqb9MiIiU1ptq9FWCIMw2wRrNX0jGBS7Yc/s1600/CIMG2091.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/AVvXsEjPG1DIxOY32_zb2AAKChJPydByTVtXxIHU4aPKVCw2aPXFK7e6dEOF4C0zx8MJcFz_WVTSVYYLq4oqLarqezaz-g9Q6kbu3U07zZKNttftKlqb9MiIiU1ptq9FWCIMw2wRrNX0jGBS7Yc/s400/CIMG2091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561334116770935282" /></a><br />And Liam helped Daddy get undressed. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjossFicXa77KU1TbuWR1orjLsTt1jzDNhLSlqZa1hB9VLzYDvowSuE0YM78rNgZ15gd8X1Mkn-vdaXlqdpDNY1rz7GIcfWtwEINFEM_L_xBH1E9Zj17p-dgTTNEMZ8U_8iiitEwpERV9k/s1600/CIMG2093.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/AVvXsEjossFicXa77KU1TbuWR1orjLsTt1jzDNhLSlqZa1hB9VLzYDvowSuE0YM78rNgZ15gd8X1Mkn-vdaXlqdpDNY1rz7GIcfWtwEINFEM_L_xBH1E9Zj17p-dgTTNEMZ8U_8iiitEwpERV9k/s400/CIMG2093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561334119156315426" /></a><br />Logan let him bring a snowball inside and they put it in a cup to watch it melt. Liam's first science lesson! But, he was a little more interested in Daddy's hat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TDMnJSCwfXAraIqqVaxhVBCvOKUVfrP4nLSBIDRV4YmfoA6Ntfu6hvDrLH_1Xb2X4ZlU9cLP7VQ5YEfDZ1u673Dm-EkwwTEM4iIZpJHYmn5OgsBRC-RsFFZOltTPri5uKnB_Y3zD5G8/s1600/CIMG2094.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-TDMnJSCwfXAraIqqVaxhVBCvOKUVfrP4nLSBIDRV4YmfoA6Ntfu6hvDrLH_1Xb2X4ZlU9cLP7VQ5YEfDZ1u673Dm-EkwwTEM4iIZpJHYmn5OgsBRC-RsFFZOltTPri5uKnB_Y3zD5G8/s400/CIMG2094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561334121530638642" /></a><br /><br />What did Zeke think of all this? He was perfectly content to stay snuggled up in bed. I think he will be more excited about next year's snow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67aN3AkboeZd2mtDpQDys_GSJrW1-dyc33NcAL7wvZ62wL_1Z0bQEUbqOy56BNm-dYUb5pWNhBeaf5wDAXHdAbyclj_EN1ODxMVZaQXLlbOOLQIWxlMOnaWElffbfY60uIHBOeAn_z1g/s1600/CIMG2096.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/AVvXsEg67aN3AkboeZd2mtDpQDys_GSJrW1-dyc33NcAL7wvZ62wL_1Z0bQEUbqOy56BNm-dYUb5pWNhBeaf5wDAXHdAbyclj_EN1ODxMVZaQXLlbOOLQIWxlMOnaWElffbfY60uIHBOeAn_z1g/s400/CIMG2096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561330482337514706" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-14589297744082258832011-01-12T09:35:00.005-06:002011-01-12T09:53:40.310-06:00Bringing Zeke HomeSorry we haven't blogged since Zeke was born! Obviously, there are a lot of adjustments around here with 2 boys now!<br /><br />We brought Zeke home on Saturday. It seemed like just yesterday we were bringing Liam home! I wanted to post a few pictures because coming home from the hospital has quite a tradition on the Bratvold side of the family.<br /><br />My dad, Larry, was brought home on a snowy day in December in a special homemade outfit. Well, 27 years later the same outfit was on my sister, Kari, the day she went home from the hospital. Then 2 1/2 years after that, I wore the precious outfit!<br /><br />Fastforward 28 years and I dressed my sweet first born, William Justice, in this keepsake. Here is Liam the day he came home from the hospital after he was born March 2, 2009.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclA2cMlogv4W9XLBsFTdjF2ewJIpor3T-0LmWPiIOSqNywDb5kJVyA80wqisuJMH8N-RWMmr6sY9OtUKawReRj9pHhNpID1NX6JZz1oXvfyJWjP9Nz7NlhySGqyopoTzMhRBXXXlp6Ak/s1600/Baby%2521%2521%2521+115.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/AVvXsEgclA2cMlogv4W9XLBsFTdjF2ewJIpor3T-0LmWPiIOSqNywDb5kJVyA80wqisuJMH8N-RWMmr6sY9OtUKawReRj9pHhNpID1NX6JZz1oXvfyJWjP9Nz7NlhySGqyopoTzMhRBXXXlp6Ak/s400/Baby%2521%2521%2521+115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561327280313140018" /></a><br />And now 22 months after Liam, it was Zeke's turn! Here is little Ezekiel Bravery saying goodbye to the hospital and hello to his new life!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_WdMmuykpuzETJGJmZDZGb3ss0DUOrr8fmtTtA9lUF5Qhq1gMmpMdlK1XLOn1zjHLauS3Y0DKRN0ispcj9qxw6OB2cPd9l-HDQK-e_e4lVYebdyK_PCB1LuEBNu4_ngYm7xjJwfZ7Jk/s1600/CIMG2067.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/AVvXsEh5_WdMmuykpuzETJGJmZDZGb3ss0DUOrr8fmtTtA9lUF5Qhq1gMmpMdlK1XLOn1zjHLauS3Y0DKRN0ispcj9qxw6OB2cPd9l-HDQK-e_e4lVYebdyK_PCB1LuEBNu4_ngYm7xjJwfZ7Jk/s400/CIMG2067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561325845555366610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCkfhu-htsHsJImMWF5Tppjg6j0s0ZXFnfY3Tfmc48cZc1MMzHpmJ4Q-1CCFPu6v35tmIpRE898ZowQ10E1-dw0Vmx9MaDal2FIoMZBrJJH6jfLA2e3USsPMj2wRrdukXck_AMSAW9GU/s1600/CIMG2070.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/AVvXsEgyCkfhu-htsHsJImMWF5Tppjg6j0s0ZXFnfY3Tfmc48cZc1MMzHpmJ4Q-1CCFPu6v35tmIpRE898ZowQ10E1-dw0Vmx9MaDal2FIoMZBrJJH6jfLA2e3USsPMj2wRrdukXck_AMSAW9GU/s400/CIMG2070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561326658977163874" /></a><br />I think the boys look so much alike! We will see how they grow and change. At this point, Zeke has dark fuzz on his head, but Liam had little to no fuzz at this point. What he did have was strawberry blonde. Both priceless gifts from the Lord!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-53151562814553987742011-01-06T22:07:00.004-06:002011-01-06T22:46:27.791-06:00Zeke's BirthdayWell, we have been way behind on blogging, so please forgive us. We may or may not get around to sharing the news of our recent move, or talk about Christmas or New Year's holidays. Because we have some much bigger news to share right now. <br /><br />Julie just gave birth to our second son, Ezekiel Bravery!<br /><br />She did such an amazing job! She is incredible! She had a great labor, and Zeke came in weighing just about a pound less than his brother did. But he looks like a champ. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7XQ0p56TKXzF9x_vBjvvUMiA-01hb4oTgX2ZR-Bt3HQWUWe9R2-m5sreYBp8D6PsbDMpBtWfchAXcogGAUegSOHAnjYmXiNy8Ub6RDqHYEV5E7lPxQJe5YwamAFwM7007todiXWX73M/s1600/CIMG2041.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/AVvXsEiT7XQ0p56TKXzF9x_vBjvvUMiA-01hb4oTgX2ZR-Bt3HQWUWe9R2-m5sreYBp8D6PsbDMpBtWfchAXcogGAUegSOHAnjYmXiNy8Ub6RDqHYEV5E7lPxQJe5YwamAFwM7007todiXWX73M/s400/CIMG2041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559298344510916962" /></a><br />Liam wasn't exactly sure what to make of this new baby. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL41ECIIDIb2oZDtr9j7SH6b52onXLiN7Xw5pFqtpDh8M0eljktsRzy7UI8NpxT_pSjncuYl3fShx5UB4EwF6wyx1UCpkGlUwS4TEsDVSkZEfzrNxrbHLmLd63nIMbXmendKo2mYlqq8/s1600/CIMG2049.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/AVvXsEgkL41ECIIDIb2oZDtr9j7SH6b52onXLiN7Xw5pFqtpDh8M0eljktsRzy7UI8NpxT_pSjncuYl3fShx5UB4EwF6wyx1UCpkGlUwS4TEsDVSkZEfzrNxrbHLmLd63nIMbXmendKo2mYlqq8/s400/CIMG2049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559298337539914914" /></a><br />He had heard us talk about "little brother" for a while now, but didn't really have his finger on what that meant. The thing he was most interested in today was that this baby had a hat on. "Baby wear a hat!" Then, "Take off the baby hat." When we wouldn't let him take it off the baby and put it on himself, he was pretty much done with the whole thing and ready to go. So, not quite what you would call a real "bonding" moment yet. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEOBGY1a8lgAgEzMhXgOWEDDhDXReLxtk_mGc0MClClT1-z-ITd8ZIVwZno40oE_zpmEKLlN1e_oCDZwIv6aQRTMU6TmK7Pog68AQJsX8lrjgawD-zkoc4mFiPqJcxKbU3QE1tGGEfmA/s1600/CIMG2058.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/AVvXsEhnEOBGY1a8lgAgEzMhXgOWEDDhDXReLxtk_mGc0MClClT1-z-ITd8ZIVwZno40oE_zpmEKLlN1e_oCDZwIv6aQRTMU6TmK7Pog68AQJsX8lrjgawD-zkoc4mFiPqJcxKbU3QE1tGGEfmA/s400/CIMG2058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559298330040169362" /></a><br />But we are so thrilled this new little gift is in our lives, and look forward to showing him off more to you soon, via pictures, or hopefully in person.Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-36390573206488865112010-12-16T19:10:00.002-06:002010-12-16T19:23:41.117-06:00We're still here...We've been so busy lately we haven't had time to blog! However, there has been a lot going on!<br /><br />A quick update...<br /><br />We finally found a house! We closed last month, and have been moving in and getting "settled." We love the house, and have been working hard unpacking, and painting (I'd estimate we've painted over 60% of the walls already by this point). <br /><br />Liam loves his new home, but wasn't sure at first. He wandered through the place a little hesitantly the first day, but grew to love it very quickly, and now calls it "Liam's house". He likes to walk outside with Daddy to check the mail, and to look at the neighbors' yards. One neighbor has a snowman that lights up in his yard so we always have to check it out, too.<br /><br />We wanted to wait to post until we could upload some pics of the house, but we haven't yet found where we packed the camera! Hopefully we'll find it soon, and we'll share some pics then. Until then, happy holidays!!!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-4716668127753183152010-11-07T15:58:00.003-06:002010-11-07T16:17:10.783-06:00Liam Goes to WorkI have <a href="http://banksoffshore.blogspot.com/2010/09/weekends-with-daddy.html">posted previously</a> how Liam watches very closely what Logan puts on to go to work everyday. Well, he has taken it one step further, and now Liam wants to be even more like Daddy and go to work himself.<br /><br />The other day I was in the kitchen and I heard Liam fumbling around in our closet. Usually this means he is finding shoes to walk in, but today was different. He was reaching as high as he could to grab one of Logan's ties. He wrapped it around his neck and said "Liam go to work."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6zqX1RziFyiLIkjRGK_sRq4Ge34oqWhLA9WEFZ3mTreX43E1QWwDbGFQeQUY1t7EX0suszJOxjIWsNTVVENxMwCUXiAMgikltg40U3DhFiuDRkXUScHQWTeCKn1CcXW9LlpwVLcYlQ0/s1600/CIMG1899.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/AVvXsEhP6zqX1RziFyiLIkjRGK_sRq4Ge34oqWhLA9WEFZ3mTreX43E1QWwDbGFQeQUY1t7EX0suszJOxjIWsNTVVENxMwCUXiAMgikltg40U3DhFiuDRkXUScHQWTeCKn1CcXW9LlpwVLcYlQ0/s400/CIMG1899.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536931816534102882" /></a><br />I said, "Oh, is Liam going to work? Ok, well bye-bye. Have a good day!" He walked out of the room, waved goodbye to my Mom and said, "Bye-bye, Mimi. See you later!" Mimi said, "where are you going?" As if we didn't know, he replied, "Liam go to work."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJpzuxl0XzrOfZxCe5D61nlgv1FaAnhegaUPBx9KsosgTPi1vSvxRsCp2ifyP8ldfGHdTyP_2KfuzNzxYBCUmJJDFaXa55J3cGh0Eai8lhD02eF4uavtAAENu58uuxZDLZw-2zz52dPk/s1600/CIMG1900.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/AVvXsEjHJpzuxl0XzrOfZxCe5D61nlgv1FaAnhegaUPBx9KsosgTPi1vSvxRsCp2ifyP8ldfGHdTyP_2KfuzNzxYBCUmJJDFaXa55J3cGh0Eai8lhD02eF4uavtAAENu58uuxZDLZw-2zz52dPk/s400/CIMG1900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536931817882755394" /></a><br />I wondered what he would do. He walked all the way to the garage door and sat down because it was locked. (All outside doors stayed locked these days!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqThLam2f_JlfgepqvJSDhl_rMPIKCE49yms-RnCPyrhJW9PdW6BvgafQZQMaIX8zVFt-qUsBhqdVzChxenSvPOx8LZuC9ljNbA-EdD5_6YuDZZSCO7gpuB98MOFK3fusQNlTvImqNuQA/s1600/CIMG1901.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/AVvXsEiqThLam2f_JlfgepqvJSDhl_rMPIKCE49yms-RnCPyrhJW9PdW6BvgafQZQMaIX8zVFt-qUsBhqdVzChxenSvPOx8LZuC9ljNbA-EdD5_6YuDZZSCO7gpuB98MOFK3fusQNlTvImqNuQA/s400/CIMG1901.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536931826816583410" /></a> <br />Maybe he decided this specific tie just wasn't right for him, because we went through this same routine with 4 different ties, except he started adding goodbye kisses! It just melted my heart. He wants to be just like his Daddy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jSXrrG9p5Zo9KPk-zg5f4-mC8JG55KCO2SKb5LGf9K47uC5KsLUBG8SCUeH5qJVaJ3R_ekNu9_yeiDlRY5xKlTsn1Yy-H_nHm0zb6mJiWdU4Q62fjUPicXv0ik0qfpwTKQykVvfWjwc/s1600/CIMG1904.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/AVvXsEj1jSXrrG9p5Zo9KPk-zg5f4-mC8JG55KCO2SKb5LGf9K47uC5KsLUBG8SCUeH5qJVaJ3R_ekNu9_yeiDlRY5xKlTsn1Yy-H_nHm0zb6mJiWdU4Q62fjUPicXv0ik0qfpwTKQykVvfWjwc/s400/CIMG1904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536931831437167154" /></a>Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224880151583192849.post-76789394345362861462010-11-05T09:48:00.008-05:002010-11-05T15:02:29.720-05:00"Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?""No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I do bite my thumb, sir."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUDLtfuEPb-u1LOZ_BO0F96j26bZGoUZ27GnMy3jcDeEg7cPQTd1pT_z1XZTHetVWBRxgouSniNpVlihePnBfoAbe_uxdq-xL1_bitRDXON4YVzlC8zzl8zr4eFJuXnTMuDIn_kpVV6I/s1600/CIMG1873.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/AVvXsEgjUDLtfuEPb-u1LOZ_BO0F96j26bZGoUZ27GnMy3jcDeEg7cPQTd1pT_z1XZTHetVWBRxgouSniNpVlihePnBfoAbe_uxdq-xL1_bitRDXON4YVzlC8zzl8zr4eFJuXnTMuDIn_kpVV6I/s400/CIMG1873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536077923423492290" /></a><br />So, Liam the Dinosaur was not quite AS happy with his costume on the actual Halloween night as he was a few days before! But he was a good sport. <br /><br />Basically he just hung out around the house and watched all the kids come to the door at Mimi and PaPaw's house. Some he would watch from a distance, and some he would want to see up close. There were a few scary costumes that made him cry. He would rush to Logan and Logan would pick him up and say "Daddy's got you." Then every time Liam was unsure of a kid's mask or costume, he would run to Logan and say, "Daddy got you."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnrTsTUkR3zhbTTQSIoi90D1RsxqgVRSwd8tVf0RU9mm62kqCffQNJ12-WN44aORlDKGlf4qd7rQtqeJD7erLfV7DniD21QDqfxSojz9Y-QabAcaezvp-ZMuLdQWUC-GrInKA-fYl0nY/s1600/CIMG1891.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/AVvXsEjbnrTsTUkR3zhbTTQSIoi90D1RsxqgVRSwd8tVf0RU9mm62kqCffQNJ12-WN44aORlDKGlf4qd7rQtqeJD7erLfV7DniD21QDqfxSojz9Y-QabAcaezvp-ZMuLdQWUC-GrInKA-fYl0nY/s400/CIMG1891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536078455980679778" /></a><br /><br />One little fairy princess was so cute, I guess Liam wanted to join her. He ran out the door into the dark to follow her. Logan raced after him and they followed the cute little girl to the next house. Liam even got a treat out of his trip! He didn't say "Trick or Treat", but he did say "thank you" to the nice neighbors. They gave him a Frankenstein sucker!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKujRxpnHD1OyIwpoeIjY5nuaam4zMsfLjnKmfFuYhjHWnGnqgIBilotK0Mb_9Nhx-4OSZq6-1UtOWoD-ps28_HuetYPQfizsGIJXapcIPI6RzD9FZSSboFn4o1FkdskLH7lA02EnB7g/s1600/CIMG1895.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/AVvXsEheKujRxpnHD1OyIwpoeIjY5nuaam4zMsfLjnKmfFuYhjHWnGnqgIBilotK0Mb_9Nhx-4OSZq6-1UtOWoD-ps28_HuetYPQfizsGIJXapcIPI6RzD9FZSSboFn4o1FkdskLH7lA02EnB7g/s400/CIMG1895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536079996141029874" /></a><br />We unwrapped it, stripped him down, and told him he could eat it. After the first taste he squealed and said, "oooooooo!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKK1QsR6Fp_t6do38SHpGCg3q_kApvh-GlLx95plfUlhyvFZjM6jJIGDAeKE7v_n1BQUnZ661UHIoPM6rTMxSWudG_cssLubGzxr5m9f-6nQTk_4FZsiUQGDruyXa0cKTFD2dKHVNGhw/s1600/CIMG1897.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/AVvXsEiBKK1QsR6Fp_t6do38SHpGCg3q_kApvh-GlLx95plfUlhyvFZjM6jJIGDAeKE7v_n1BQUnZ661UHIoPM6rTMxSWudG_cssLubGzxr5m9f-6nQTk_4FZsiUQGDruyXa0cKTFD2dKHVNGhw/s400/CIMG1897.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536080008416661874" /></a><br /><br />He had a grand time with it. Of course, he got all sticky. He crinkled up his nose as he looked at his hands and said, "Dirty, messy!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXltYP6UZYQRXPtUIrMBQVi8uIboXGxhNvNW7fHFEEahIjgexf8_w4WhJiNJQLPct25dikDErMmdp0RsqgwBV_-y10TqQmdByUgAMEVWHJXWFkYC98LZ4rLbTMnpp_G61iZAPFZsXCBBs/s1600/CIMG1893.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/AVvXsEjXltYP6UZYQRXPtUIrMBQVi8uIboXGxhNvNW7fHFEEahIjgexf8_w4WhJiNJQLPct25dikDErMmdp0RsqgwBV_-y10TqQmdByUgAMEVWHJXWFkYC98LZ4rLbTMnpp_G61iZAPFZsXCBBs/s400/CIMG1893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536079995254562242" /></a><br /><br />But, it was well worth the mess. He loved it, and we loved sharing the evening with our sweet boy!Banks Off Shorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755316070368500788noreply@blogger.com0