tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56486929674867639732024-03-14T01:15:53.627-07:00Brooks BlogMatthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-26127303204634922892014-02-02T11:12:00.003-08:002014-02-02T11:12:45.682-08:00Bunk Bed Giveaway!Epoch Design stocks their furniture in Costco stores, and the company is giving away a McKenzie Twin bunk bed set from the Redding store! We've been planning on putting our boys into bunk beds soon anyway, so this would be perfect to have their room set up for years to come.<br />
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The drawing happens tomorrow, so wish me luck!Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-91969120344656772462011-11-15T21:40:00.000-08:002011-11-15T21:51:40.766-08:00Result of Shutterfly House PartySo, with a promo code for 15 free cards, and 40% off all Christmas cards (through tomorrow), Matthew and I completed our design for our Christmas cards! You can check it out below. We're sending out a small number this year and emailing everybody else, but this way you can all see it.<div><br /></div><div>We took the photos in red clothing on Labor Day. If this is an actual end to a blogging drought, I will post more pics from that and some from Halloween and other activities soon. Don't hold your breath, but right now I'm feeling inspired. We'll see!</div><div><br /></div><div>The most exciting thing in my life as a mom right now is having Naomi almost perfectly potty trained. I'm sorry if you read this in 10 years and get embarrassed, Sweetie, but it's been a long time coming and I'm thrilled! Naomi and I have also been doing preschool together and that has been really positive for both of us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Matthew just finished his soccer season as a coach for the city. He already knew three of the kids on his team, and right now is looking forward to doing it again next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eli is still cheery as ever and is climbing up and down stairs, busting through a 7th tooth, starting to cruise, and letting go of things for half a second before falling down. Today at the park he was squealing as I pushed him in the swing - he likes to go almost as high as his big sister!</div><div><br /></div><div>Other than the above, I've been working on new recipes and new crafts and finishing old crafts. It's been fun and I just wish I had twice as much patience with the kiddos and housekeeping! But I'm getting plenty of opportunities to develop it. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Good night until next time, whenever that might be!</div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-59453951652974283582011-11-15T21:35:00.001-08:002011-11-15T21:35:38.756-08:005x7 Folded Card<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height:482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height:350px; text-align:center; padding: 0;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1AZtGbdszcs3SQ&cid=SFLYOCWIDGET&eid=115"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/1AZtGbdszcs6/1AZtGbdszcs6dD/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1321421729000/0/" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;"></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="height:55px; background-color:#f4f4e9; text-align:center; padding: 15px 0 15px 0; line-height: 19px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span>Gift Wrapped Christmas Card</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewSEOText" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>Turn your favorite photos into <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards" style="color: #6666cc;">personalized Christmas cards</a>.</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</span></div><img width="1" height="1" border="0" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=msc&c2=blogger" /></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif);"></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-21051294121926119192011-03-05T14:08:00.001-08:002011-03-05T14:08:29.027-08:00Eli's Birth Announcement<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height:482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height:350px; text-align:center; padding: 0;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/1AZtGbdszcs6/1AZtGbdszcs6cW/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1299362687000/0/"></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="height:55px; background-color:#f4f4e9; text-align:center; padding: 15px 0 15px 0; line-height: 19px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span>Mod Marquee Blue Baby Announcements</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewSEOText" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>To see Shutterfly's birth announcement designs, <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birth-announcements">click here</a>.</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</span></div><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=msc&c2=blogger" /></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif);"></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-26914595919803843912011-02-17T15:25:00.001-08:002011-02-17T15:46:33.091-08:00Eli's 1st Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdXzwXoSTzb6sv7CsS2GRPas_2DtVxmYozAZ3BnoVuFADuZxZrmDOOgK_CHaKlOURN_mv2rhdvVdTFus9D2WpfE9sjYyNeOhZFVkts907T3KAuVykAmz10gJe2aCydyFOTjMyP14QrdLl/s1600/Mom+makes+it+better.jpg"></a><div>Here are a few pictures from Eli's first week at home.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSNLoWpZWdiSCcuw2TocPtRv_ZG5vxca-Wszn3jjTYG-ckUzPK31chZsguLHeLaavcIuzclKvEUT2kcwdRpOG7JcJQRdfq6WO58DE0zmcir6eeDBFqdBCfBTCy9CJ09cVK8zBleua_N_y/s1600/Family+Stroller.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSNLoWpZWdiSCcuw2TocPtRv_ZG5vxca-Wszn3jjTYG-ckUzPK31chZsguLHeLaavcIuzclKvEUT2kcwdRpOG7JcJQRdfq6WO58DE0zmcir6eeDBFqdBCfBTCy9CJ09cVK8zBleua_N_y/s400/Family+Stroller.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574805420545374162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our family of four out for a walk with our fancy (new to us) stroller</i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6NLOSbwvSZY-14CHkyT5gmCO2-NyZc0ND23Qtd1kxMZcmCKIIuW6Zr932AQE0ECtJQ8Ex_q9-vQow3NPvX05aUde54q774jWs9D0_cPgKIKei91itPZrdmUL0xMt-aCU0rMDNWnu0wC/s1600/hates+being+naked.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6NLOSbwvSZY-14CHkyT5gmCO2-NyZc0ND23Qtd1kxMZcmCKIIuW6Zr932AQE0ECtJQ8Ex_q9-vQow3NPvX05aUde54q774jWs9D0_cPgKIKei91itPZrdmUL0xMt-aCU0rMDNWnu0wC/s400/hates+being+naked.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574805417594010178" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Eli hated being naked, like here when he got his first sponge bath.</i></span></div></i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdXzwXoSTzb6sv7CsS2GRPas_2DtVxmYozAZ3BnoVuFADuZxZrmDOOgK_CHaKlOURN_mv2rhdvVdTFus9D2WpfE9sjYyNeOhZFVkts907T3KAuVykAmz10gJe2aCydyFOTjMyP14QrdLl/s1600/Mom+makes+it+better.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdXzwXoSTzb6sv7CsS2GRPas_2DtVxmYozAZ3BnoVuFADuZxZrmDOOgK_CHaKlOURN_mv2rhdvVdTFus9D2WpfE9sjYyNeOhZFVkts907T3KAuVykAmz10gJe2aCydyFOTjMyP14QrdLl/s400/Mom+makes+it+better.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574806342148466018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 336px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>But mom can make it all better</i>.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeL18IOWHiUnn0IZ7dWVOI5HdTeHwd_jaMW99toVi1ue9vkRCCdRIG5nIcZxSRHu-ZnAdDoRrJPBHXu1kRt59j-8MylFGWRIwL6aMQ4g3Pm4sr93_SQhU51ldt6y85u4YDup-qGRcAx-Z/s1600/Watching+the+Super+Bowl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeL18IOWHiUnn0IZ7dWVOI5HdTeHwd_jaMW99toVi1ue9vkRCCdRIG5nIcZxSRHu-ZnAdDoRrJPBHXu1kRt59j-8MylFGWRIwL6aMQ4g3Pm4sr93_SQhU51ldt6y85u4YDup-qGRcAx-Z/s400/Watching+the+Super+Bowl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574805414130528914" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Dad and Eli watching the Super Bowl</i></span></div></i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b3KZvnekrjCXKRVay7ZUAt0Rz_UiLdYXdvxdeAxRFOV2-ijGwXRPsmGQc-vvpC_G0F3xZeUGCTC62YDJNumLwKX4ulHDDHjge1NuKJwVNUBuQnj_GQ1DJQUtA_Z3xZNxc2WkmC3fwHid/s1600/Squish+Face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b3KZvnekrjCXKRVay7ZUAt0Rz_UiLdYXdvxdeAxRFOV2-ijGwXRPsmGQc-vvpC_G0F3xZeUGCTC62YDJNumLwKX4ulHDDHjge1NuKJwVNUBuQnj_GQ1DJQUtA_Z3xZNxc2WkmC3fwHid/s400/Squish+Face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574805409694611698" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Squishy face.</i></span></div></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ7nyQlq4DOA5iDAcFuBEwqnwwqN4LlZIOORxpcHW354xAkRzVEZnX1hMueLRpe8RTp7GrLhTfnqKO0eKMjFuYDzJoIFkQ-lyK5bLSjg-7vSUiSHz6cyd5msxSLIM2q-yGefnk7JUI9Gf/s1600/Dad+%2526+Eli+profile.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ7nyQlq4DOA5iDAcFuBEwqnwwqN4LlZIOORxpcHW354xAkRzVEZnX1hMueLRpe8RTp7GrLhTfnqKO0eKMjFuYDzJoIFkQ-lyK5bLSjg-7vSUiSHz6cyd5msxSLIM2q-yGefnk7JUI9Gf/s400/Dad+%2526+Eli+profile.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574805404551063730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dad and Eli relaxing</i>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Eli had lots of visitors his first week.<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZlQ0IfC60IchgxUwzyYuUCO7ShHz1ORfScYAYHWX83Me0EsQmwngFd5pCtjC7en7F2rIUdg1z5sg9ODHD3HdQRO8qHBFG2_0lKyaMDxcRidBdRKOvncUTJfAM1zgZ6-XwG94MElDib2b/s1600/Gpa+Keith+Naomi+%2526+Eli.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZlQ0IfC60IchgxUwzyYuUCO7ShHz1ORfScYAYHWX83Me0EsQmwngFd5pCtjC7en7F2rIUdg1z5sg9ODHD3HdQRO8qHBFG2_0lKyaMDxcRidBdRKOvncUTJfAM1zgZ6-XwG94MElDib2b/s400/Gpa+Keith+Naomi+%2526+Eli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574804276988378466" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grandpa Keith holding Naomi and Eli.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbfy79ep00symuu5KymaLXIvEzNkthYs1wk9I6mGotwb5w2i7w9zJ4_nF7k6KZVMEFtCaFpaVc3PO9Fvt_BdlhL2NblnIPbjbR_5x93ctGhVzyfFr7p8I958RtrGTJV4mSUAwRuQ3xrTE/s1600/Gma+Kathy+with+Eli.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeuB2TPNaVK83ofvOCTYeCtu2Hda33Ye3Ra9v5MicifMcR1h5NGWjYBJSdFROPWkRa0RvRJ0T4IX2mr0Rkf94rEbnYH21ryEXNpzJAnITbGD2lY0-z_WwZ5SUivVSKk9pbPwBw5eOq9ak/s1600/Gma+Beth+with+Eli.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeuB2TPNaVK83ofvOCTYeCtu2Hda33Ye3Ra9v5MicifMcR1h5NGWjYBJSdFROPWkRa0RvRJ0T4IX2mr0Rkf94rEbnYH21ryEXNpzJAnITbGD2lY0-z_WwZ5SUivVSKk9pbPwBw5eOq9ak/s400/Gma+Beth+with+Eli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574804270778905826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hanging out with Grandma Beth</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT5xbjxSAnmiZJ_IIXIYIqYIKr1u-l6FnRbLCKSsm-euHydXB3RePcQbcijPZW8Db7kD-JbsAAw7wnvb7bvGqlwMPtvbFGmdERkxzCZQ9fVMcnjT5rd_XVXGszsiwwiDKX_xyYHLY6PyH/s1600/Auntie+Krista+with+Eli.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT5xbjxSAnmiZJ_IIXIYIqYIKr1u-l6FnRbLCKSsm-euHydXB3RePcQbcijPZW8Db7kD-JbsAAw7wnvb7bvGqlwMPtvbFGmdERkxzCZQ9fVMcnjT5rd_XVXGszsiwwiDKX_xyYHLY6PyH/s400/Auntie+Krista+with+Eli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574804266753150546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; "><i>Auntie Krista got a turn too</i></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbfy79ep00symuu5KymaLXIvEzNkthYs1wk9I6mGotwb5w2i7w9zJ4_nF7k6KZVMEFtCaFpaVc3PO9Fvt_BdlhL2NblnIPbjbR_5x93ctGhVzyfFr7p8I958RtrGTJV4mSUAwRuQ3xrTE/s400/Gma+Kathy+with+Eli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574804273733740450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 336px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grandma Kathy showing off her newest grandkid.</i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6m1cWnpc0o0g5LdKZ5PAMtmrUnJYsxk8er7-bLjLqvwZty38NMv_-9r_xWCdiJJ8oId6eZKlNF3bJlu197bO2xSNsZu3IV0g8jqwoVrKDOfF6nI8kOoq09nDvSmP2BRmX9_YsMQ4ADCJ/s400/Gpa+Tim+with+Eli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574804284404725314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 336px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grandpa Tim and Eli.</i></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-28573069162800932672011-02-03T10:11:00.000-08:002011-02-03T10:15:36.098-08:00Naomi's Visit<div><br />Our friend Merrilee who Naomi is staying with while we're at the hospital made the long drive to Paradise so that Naomi could meet her little brother the evening of his birth. Here are a few pictures.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS5hb_7k0LSicKSwIlSdduSQv6rU-9yXfwOwvf9VaVBK5B0kFPvVV8uKD-jdRKWlNP-YtRNmDnX4T6vGuhnk1DRhU9L4Rhh0zbqWsaR8Git5Ifh-KG17J3-b_1doEJsd7Hc_eE4G2vaEx/s1600/NaomiwithBook.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS5hb_7k0LSicKSwIlSdduSQv6rU-9yXfwOwvf9VaVBK5B0kFPvVV8uKD-jdRKWlNP-YtRNmDnX4T6vGuhnk1DRhU9L4Rhh0zbqWsaR8Git5Ifh-KG17J3-b_1doEJsd7Hc_eE4G2vaEx/s400/NaomiwithBook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569528474686033250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoHIqZmikxb1MXEHkxNRN0vBJ_wdIiCylmf8-M7FnQTqqvsDe_M2THvfGRVUJ6dki6RwBbDUaoo-aXeBreErEi5Z8pztp_5CS1m6hJ8Px3xvoayEaAYgETBVSt2LFnJnfQ301R-hw9nzo/s1600/NaomikissingEli.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXt_XncjaZvVUpnFT6DzMFlpeZL0E5IGbRmWSA9ovgtJFnu3DhpRlVQhNoM_z6GPAPvGGhGmPRq_Fy9OS5uR8TYax8r96a3nA1QfoRhJCmhO3D1Xql0VBiWdjZGHLJ93pIrTSwUNnZeW74/s400/NaomiEliDogPJs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569528239697921442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLExMv8JpIp_wXgZ4lquKU1P-EfzX-69777eKrMka9eJLcieneQ0AyBLS5c1bewHeZs5DqxaskiEki3poSwr_tMKXAy3P6kd3PAhlFf5Q-Q0vndZuXcOB-4tKtiP3kjolYyG6-r8326Ob/s1600/MomNaomiEliholding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLExMv8JpIp_wXgZ4lquKU1P-EfzX-69777eKrMka9eJLcieneQ0AyBLS5c1bewHeZs5DqxaskiEki3poSwr_tMKXAy3P6kd3PAhlFf5Q-Q0vndZuXcOB-4tKtiP3kjolYyG6-r8326Ob/s400/MomNaomiEliholding.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569528232733017490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DGXp7JHqIKU5TLoZNoQQ3bGPB4k4JuZIWMkKduMeiDmKb1915-nvIavgU_Fc7bhPxiPC9vAXuJswLmDjGhHbz9R7ot5cUSHnBlurNEUFFAFuLD7YieHOmqMbIRF5x8n1uJIgnjFishcL/s1600/MerrileewithEli.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVqyM7Jfk2iIZBIDlNzDVM70-bne1rMQoCV55H8XDtAAQa2W4n394-ySikB3a39sE_f8tV_Gw8BG8VwVoEjjq_Cux3UkYM7_wQpckzcHRRr7PJE9AW0G5VnYg2kIh3AdvBJ-hC7A1B9A-/s400/DadNaomiEli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569528226436103698" /></a>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-34770256470436699042011-02-02T08:39:00.000-08:002011-02-02T13:21:08.095-08:00Eli James Brooks<div>A few pictures from his first few minutes.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_8YGQ15yttbUTG4GNVaQB9Pa6qGlAt_zH5vYZwlaSFmxuHvGdP4fN1sg6doK5G0KU8KKGrrPp4dssqg9LaCy25_gHayy4PceD9dCE6DRry395FlAsTP4Rr_2lhfFuRI_VbyAO5FlP3dA/s1600/With+mom.jpg"><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/AVvXsEjpwUj16sKe_7iQm5Ex7e5xrznklzezpxnGER8IwXlZuUrDweb0vEU4lCFIf6mgPqenLuLFtyB6D_MSw9vf_Xfvrb-zaZb5W_YC-RsyZEYKR-9GXuPGHIrb3-FzMV-GHNt-ATOxHPvDQVMj/s400/3+of+us.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569205097393645154" /></a>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-79374887397484032432010-07-12T16:32:00.001-07:002010-07-12T17:36:30.730-07:00Camping at Lake Tahoe<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZmpKcFTpdeYDBOTrhPpteR3riiN9XZSpyk_5bT2QzTG8wD0AVi3NvfFiG3yGBEkay7KEp5c0w70pbSbrBVvc7hwfllXpQtQi_SDlWnBPC_mKJ1jBy9WyiMbO6QYisPO6fgquesHtOYag/s320/DSCN0123.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493169531165486818" />Auntie Krista shared her tent with Naomi quite a bit. It was nice for Naomi to have a clean place to play.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1MIOy8EpQrFYK8IuDPYarqJRDMaWjQVIVaV6mNqSTgTG_NlmLftRAo-q4zYHn79GZEBxCveu3uH7ITV0esCtceEO6AoZrdHNSJlECKRuRfcbMd5d65X6Sf1FK7Tw3JEs5rIjhMSTu8kI/s1600/DSCN0131.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1MIOy8EpQrFYK8IuDPYarqJRDMaWjQVIVaV6mNqSTgTG_NlmLftRAo-q4zYHn79GZEBxCveu3uH7ITV0esCtceEO6AoZrdHNSJlECKRuRfcbMd5d65X6Sf1FK7Tw3JEs5rIjhMSTu8kI/s1600/DSCN0131.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1MIOy8EpQrFYK8IuDPYarqJRDMaWjQVIVaV6mNqSTgTG_NlmLftRAo-q4zYHn79GZEBxCveu3uH7ITV0esCtceEO6AoZrdHNSJlECKRuRfcbMd5d65X6Sf1FK7Tw3JEs5rIjhMSTu8kI/s320/DSCN0131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493178818791260258" /></a>Pinecones make the best natural toys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT_K_CKjREl3AqzIwEt0jq7JP1wVWjldYSNUOZk0aeXFFFDkSkacgjXyzM7385t6Bib0c9CCx1nYcs_UAYTrtzwMjneOsRmcj2hRaaYaR6qYsN_0WyuMcI9EO7OGtd0Fw7ngh_QSUaIfK/s1600/DSCN0139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT_K_CKjREl3AqzIwEt0jq7JP1wVWjldYSNUOZk0aeXFFFDkSkacgjXyzM7385t6Bib0c9CCx1nYcs_UAYTrtzwMjneOsRmcj2hRaaYaR6qYsN_0WyuMcI9EO7OGtd0Fw7ngh_QSUaIfK/s320/DSCN0139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493178813440116690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJfKuOPwCHlNx17_rwI9LqUaI1rW5xpK6BZ0tXCGPufYjqWmC1YgVbvqq9kuZwePYlmbhKxz1GhrGdchfYkADHHXs3nPw52uAki6-EZ7bqQM6YxoW-5ZodsDwFBEo2QWAR96C8b3lE11x/s1600/DSCN0144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJfKuOPwCHlNx17_rwI9LqUaI1rW5xpK6BZ0tXCGPufYjqWmC1YgVbvqq9kuZwePYlmbhKxz1GhrGdchfYkADHHXs3nPw52uAki6-EZ7bqQM6YxoW-5ZodsDwFBEo2QWAR96C8b3lE11x/s320/DSCN0144.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493178804674312050" /></a>So proud of herself!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K2L2sqLYuH8tKs8RIzA9AoPbYm8hStVgWDpnSybrLnBQ9j96TX067glo9m-SrlYBCGYSWWVRasUYhpaBzRP0MUEXjl9W46xhyphenhyphentpn5wCBsBNmqHcKxsP3jqS4XmFr0o2hL-naI0C6jkZO/s1600/DSCN0155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K2L2sqLYuH8tKs8RIzA9AoPbYm8hStVgWDpnSybrLnBQ9j96TX067glo9m-SrlYBCGYSWWVRasUYhpaBzRP0MUEXjl9W46xhyphenhyphentpn5wCBsBNmqHcKxsP3jqS4XmFr0o2hL-naI0C6jkZO/s320/DSCN0155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493178793930980546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YvY9JwD40Bh3qoPQ1d62tpNAMqCP70INQtTJsehCkkNaP5K8VvY-yyExvoBapjY3UHz37ruOyCglH_J-pDWoZ6SdCoXXtxLsZe_BFXYtlyDdARV93W7IInowQDx7TwaTlQ9VQxGiNREn/s1600/DSCN0160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YvY9JwD40Bh3qoPQ1d62tpNAMqCP70INQtTJsehCkkNaP5K8VvY-yyExvoBapjY3UHz37ruOyCglH_J-pDWoZ6SdCoXXtxLsZe_BFXYtlyDdARV93W7IInowQDx7TwaTlQ9VQxGiNREn/s320/DSCN0160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493178781694146450" /></a>We hiked up to the Lily Pond for a picnic lunch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yTZd1q-ZYdzcCCIe3iV1ycMPEMxCxST7b-TJmjrcZYsxtqNyg93_y9Q2pfKEuy1OCOHRiwMHQVJDS_kzZe3j3HWdacKyo5PbVHEdkja7k0kBb8tOYPFgnSjlor7p_4ekCo6Dpd5lMjMy/s1600/DSCN0164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yTZd1q-ZYdzcCCIe3iV1ycMPEMxCxST7b-TJmjrcZYsxtqNyg93_y9Q2pfKEuy1OCOHRiwMHQVJDS_kzZe3j3HWdacKyo5PbVHEdkja7k0kBb8tOYPFgnSjlor7p_4ekCo6Dpd5lMjMy/s320/DSCN0164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493176062130585554" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yTZd1q-ZYdzcCCIe3iV1ycMPEMxCxST7b-TJmjrcZYsxtqNyg93_y9Q2pfKEuy1OCOHRiwMHQVJDS_kzZe3j3HWdacKyo5PbVHEdkja7k0kBb8tOYPFgnSjlor7p_4ekCo6Dpd5lMjMy/s1600/DSCN0164.JPG"></a>Matthew got to carry Naomi for our hike. She enjoyed shaking the canopy to add a little more challenge to his walking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pZtFIQeBlLVpQSevytInzAgyJKUWBdHjGMqy1Y_o-llyYiVNS4dq4gw-CQSF9OCkQGUZ5UgYIGF_U5osL1ke2FoR7UQXPR9BpK1M5-3Sp3cKaUuGyVNGTMwcFuOM76rDLtmBVIyaBukA/s1600/DSCN0182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pZtFIQeBlLVpQSevytInzAgyJKUWBdHjGMqy1Y_o-llyYiVNS4dq4gw-CQSF9OCkQGUZ5UgYIGF_U5osL1ke2FoR7UQXPR9BpK1M5-3Sp3cKaUuGyVNGTMwcFuOM76rDLtmBVIyaBukA/s320/DSCN0182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493176052287783826" /></a>The last night we went out for dinner and stopped by this park/public beach in Tahoe City afterwards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBJuZqWguIeZRVj5hExnPVyiwcT2DUISSs0sH_NgBOiMBqYkeEx4zejQ7tq8KYxEshx74NNt4Vp9oSIX6OoS6a8OKvQfnpcyUeW7br87zqcOD0nRcYSGgl2RWxHVehs6k4FZ3s_3ki2Le/s1600/DSCN0188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBJuZqWguIeZRVj5hExnPVyiwcT2DUISSs0sH_NgBOiMBqYkeEx4zejQ7tq8KYxEshx74NNt4Vp9oSIX6OoS6a8OKvQfnpcyUeW7br87zqcOD0nRcYSGgl2RWxHVehs6k4FZ3s_3ki2Le/s320/DSCN0188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493176047549651490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEuj4RXUa23GIS1WdCDsPnRdja8T7VXD3-a9DKMN_GPJhNkFnD1visVYzhJv5PmE_vB61HQJenuKuhVOOjaj9PMLNbrwHcyN9XNZT59bW9ZPe7h4myyz_Kv74lQHRQrgPB6r2N6ZJu3Py/s1600/DSCN0193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEuj4RXUa23GIS1WdCDsPnRdja8T7VXD3-a9DKMN_GPJhNkFnD1visVYzhJv5PmE_vB61HQJenuKuhVOOjaj9PMLNbrwHcyN9XNZT59bW9ZPe7h4myyz_Kv74lQHRQrgPB6r2N6ZJu3Py/s320/DSCN0193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493176037537360386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EALKKLRcOyy-i9tDER_JlJXbVgpb4QlJy5OZDh3blG-afYu10xIGrqT0vwWlenbvXHZfDvIeRZN7AM4tuoVcGDvjlLlRBAhe6qnYOmZrOLPhv6nepgyhPmoOTbvV_pfw-wmOEakqVSKW/s1600/DSCN0200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EALKKLRcOyy-i9tDER_JlJXbVgpb4QlJy5OZDh3blG-afYu10xIGrqT0vwWlenbvXHZfDvIeRZN7AM4tuoVcGDvjlLlRBAhe6qnYOmZrOLPhv6nepgyhPmoOTbvV_pfw-wmOEakqVSKW/s320/DSCN0200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493176028672033666" /></a>Naomi really liked grabbing handfuls of dirt and letting them flow down her arms and shirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo5UC8n_IjmPc6YyJHfdAlBYf0diDVbEtDm8lndy2JlzAtqZzE6GcIwhVCCEfboob0bVA76en-c0JSoQvscsJQyL-iKwX5RPZUqy-DWn8BT-dI1ZrFTB70DjgQ4Xv3O_nbPL6cB47iRlS/s1600/DSCN0210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo5UC8n_IjmPc6YyJHfdAlBYf0diDVbEtDm8lndy2JlzAtqZzE6GcIwhVCCEfboob0bVA76en-c0JSoQvscsJQyL-iKwX5RPZUqy-DWn8BT-dI1ZrFTB70DjgQ4Xv3O_nbPL6cB47iRlS/s320/DSCN0210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493172986715678130" /></a>A first S'mores experience - the sticky marshmallow didn't go over very well, though she mentioned the crackers and chocolate as yummy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mZKzLiPWEbAdSih9KZ1tYOcMjykOw1lq_I3Ij9xn0AyiCUOnHl3gnh8aVUWCs4jDlgVDMnXJot4nKhsyg1dfdhfjgXG_eQIxHO0cUlQJgNgpw2L_rKI4Whd7N1gVXv1ETU7r4YHSyy8G/s1600/DSCN0216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mZKzLiPWEbAdSih9KZ1tYOcMjykOw1lq_I3Ij9xn0AyiCUOnHl3gnh8aVUWCs4jDlgVDMnXJot4nKhsyg1dfdhfjgXG_eQIxHO0cUlQJgNgpw2L_rKI4Whd7N1gVXv1ETU7r4YHSyy8G/s320/DSCN0216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493172979043840514" /></a>I promise we didn't do this to her hair! After getting her head sprayed with mosquito repellent three days in a row and sleeping with a beanie on, this is the result.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo_QZKeoHedW0rnq24dETaeN9JJoJKB6tD9gRI7nEOdzN1c2LNfXx72EUGfxHne4LvLwlaejf78WDTPfGRZKe2FXvTHbxIdrozNq7il1A-3X-pABFe-b3syIZ14l_NzVFt6RoJ_rNrDFC/s1600/DSCN0231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo_QZKeoHedW0rnq24dETaeN9JJoJKB6tD9gRI7nEOdzN1c2LNfXx72EUGfxHne4LvLwlaejf78WDTPfGRZKe2FXvTHbxIdrozNq7il1A-3X-pABFe-b3syIZ14l_NzVFt6RoJ_rNrDFC/s320/DSCN0231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493172970661637298" /></a>After a picnic at D.L. Bliss on our way out of town, we went down to the beach to say hi to the local geese.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OeEJ6pt-tdqBi31NOm-pD2w1fg7TUvwQVSOzlV7gKmA9E9CiC652q1lDkK3_kMkLo4-2ZJ8klnLSsiRCGG9jVYHWT-d7W3ptv3QWRdF_1TVQ8kEWVFOeelWtaplQl4bph0oOugKBpy7u/s1600/DSCN0234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OeEJ6pt-tdqBi31NOm-pD2w1fg7TUvwQVSOzlV7gKmA9E9CiC652q1lDkK3_kMkLo4-2ZJ8klnLSsiRCGG9jVYHWT-d7W3ptv3QWRdF_1TVQ8kEWVFOeelWtaplQl4bph0oOugKBpy7u/s320/DSCN0234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493172963683247602" /></a>During the last days of our vacation we stayed in Roseville. Naomi got this Dora helmet at a garage sale some friends of ours were having. She was excited to have both her new hat and her forggie pajamas on at the same time.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-14923773635070919022010-06-08T11:14:00.000-07:002010-06-08T11:49:23.382-07:00Boggle<div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2kkbUM1hZf_o1fcWX7XjEpQEy7U4bq-GH5VT0PGsnFrjLwk1pi0F8kVXY9P57KpB8Pf6yKoSLv6Uqm_jmAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Naomi did this for 45 minutes this morning. I got it out because she loves letters and puzzles more than anything right now. And it let me get some work done. She is my mechanically-minded little girl! Where could she possibly have gotten that from??? (Me and Grandpa Keith is the answer.)</div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-58406176868456291242010-05-19T19:44:00.000-07:002010-05-19T20:04:15.710-07:00Father Abraham<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxorYuOmk3VurVsbqa85SGljx4SSDBR66PdmxudVR50UcilmcnqPbVy_oQtg1rDEd8VjnTjuEBAVK8Z8K4Agg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Here's a little video of Naomi doing the motions to "Father Abraham" with her daddy.</div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-30267290800070295952010-05-03T15:36:00.000-07:002010-05-03T15:53:29.611-07:00Testing the Sprinklers<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwb3EdfFlCY9S6RnMQGRKeh3V4kNssa_HSB5e6xGGoet2iZBWLHagPbUQ5j-fO63muFPLqD6BJvJBbQgK_Dxg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-47841288081293196252010-01-08T18:07:00.000-08:002010-01-08T19:22:06.342-08:00Christmas<div>We had a wonderful Christmas with our families in Roseville. We are truly blessed to have both sides of the family in one place so that we can celebrate with everyone every year. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was Naomi's second Christmas but this time she was actually able to really enjoy some of the Christmas activities. She had lots of fun going Christmas Caroling with our Faith Bible Church family and looking at Christmas lights with the Hallsten's in Roseville. On Christmas morning she opened presents and had fun playing with her new toys. Here is a small sampling from Christmas.</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHe0DqsGY_Z27Q-LM8gHV9A3Tp0KvqvwS6qeOfaPtIbsSaqqEg9jYm59kWN1pf8yWbfI0w-b5dkve5UEBq81s4pMIxosa0svVBNeTc45HCRT129Ts6jFHRJfD5ImhmLi3iLXDQ8X8bc8d/s1600-h/IMG_1563.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHe0DqsGY_Z27Q-LM8gHV9A3Tp0KvqvwS6qeOfaPtIbsSaqqEg9jYm59kWN1pf8yWbfI0w-b5dkve5UEBq81s4pMIxosa0svVBNeTc45HCRT129Ts6jFHRJfD5ImhmLi3iLXDQ8X8bc8d/s400/IMG_1563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424574209543667506" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Here's Naomi all bundled up for Christmas Caroling.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are a few videos from Christmas morning at the Hallsten home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyifSaEORDz5cCB1sfBdo-QMTLH_ZvXUpKXfiYaz9TmHFhOgWh43zuuciRbb0qgC_RCfHBAYR9MPF6X7qdnqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2Xy0PcGYHzYE0LNZc-3n4ptIdrbFDZ-pkjjPidRl95M33EF67Y79Io7QVu2R8LaCCa060DmJcpx7lHfuQSw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyS9tof0olAFWWDMhtqsR3M8_o5IIg4dj8xT0Kl-RJsVV6iWkxEeZVqfEe_P5hfDysbXdSFKU-m0GtqKhKm' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Later on Christmas day we went to Matthew's brothers house for food and gift opening for his side of the family. We hope all of you had a blessed time this year celebrating the birth of Jesus with your loved ones.</div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-17010897686594117502010-01-08T17:47:00.000-08:002010-01-08T18:07:07.583-08:00Go! Go! Go!Naomi's official first word is Go. She started saying it in late December. At about that same time she also started understanding and responding to much more of what we were saying. Here are a couple of videos that Emily took of Naomi saying her first phrase (go, go, go!).<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnZlZ8rehBlcHUtU3x5_RMsSAaLxdMZiNH1Iyha1NV5MIAflHDLm-09sCtlTLhNw5_d204dzwGQBttlMpvPw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2-VMZRPC6IR5kdvn-AXIeP0w4RdZDg0PsemFPeEa40lpbpnJQ1gJCv2VagIrcxJ9XM3MAGY3cy4sGDEpg7Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Since these videos were taken Naomi's communication has continued to explode. She has a number of words now (although her use of them is still somewhat inconsistent). She says "ball", "girl", "daddy", "go get it" and (joy of joys) "T.V.". She also imitates many other words and sounds that we make. She can clearly understand much of what we say and will sometimes respond to simple requests like "let's go upstairs" and "shut the door". Her signing has also improved significantly and she babbles almost constantly. We're going to have real chatterbox on our hands soon.</div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-8784799090012899822009-12-18T16:39:00.000-08:002009-12-18T16:44:31.492-08:00Future Seamstress?The other morning Naomi got hold of Emily's Quilter's Measuring Tape and decided it made a great accessory. She played it with it for over an hour and walked all over the house wearing it. Here's a quick video.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxCf1EPlT5xKHy8nCXpnr7kt6iyROJ5fs6FOgYlYNod_luLtxvSXDFP1InjN_-AFQVdYSllLqyJZMJ0Zonwiw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-79818863957137007902009-12-11T17:04:00.000-08:002009-12-18T16:15:53.131-08:00Christmas Tree Hunt<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">On Saturday November 28th some friends of ours from church (Rick and Bobbie Green and Troy and Kimber Caldwell and their son Curtis) took us along for their annual Christmas Tree hunt. They drove us up with them into the Mendocino Forest where for a 10 dollar fee you can cut your own Christmas tree.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a short video of us tromping around in the snow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwR-qnl2Zr19mjmdL-dGjrT4Q9kwafG09XxaqejYOKFKV9Ku9NYNP7aW7V7lc6aRorKHD9MmLNG9PRaM8WCSg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>We had a lot of fun visiting with our friends on the way experiencing the snow and looking for the perfect tree. We found a beauty. A 9 foot silver tip fir, the biggest by far we've ever had. Naomi had fun too (mostly). Here are a few pictures from our hunt followed by a couple showing what the tree looks like set up in our house.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppidsgWnW-vsFl27iuQc_OwWMdMopzVPWq54pcI-coJUA8XHqL5Pn5PNIne_lntzm_RrrurK4jBDIucBzp26zHj28cN5hB_Het71RXa3P3SdOt3QWB2Ee5yRh11JVYIUwFdtVjkBEwYqS/s400/From+Kimber+3.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416732015787997154" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A family picture by the side of the road before starting the search</i>.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TGUvGLC77hvhcF70MSowFrshUPfAciSm6OoNWOq1HT-MLMyHv7edQLdJsjaaCgqV-r2THKa1dasrR6t_NPbYYajoc5ez55yjPrMYBLJ7Xd2iAtQ5Pi3PdF7s_OuYCprtoUnV-d2DONaD/s400/From+Kimber+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414157159432582674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><i>Here we are with our tree, newly discovered, shortly before we cut it.</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXdiaGW5muDkkL_b8E0VriAIXZrWDgRiFER-TQ0MKO7AWOnZIgJYlxxAwOfH0NcreYrFoqSZtXSoetwNoBb3fO4zGoSvDX-qKVX3dSTKkjhmkGwWP51qcJVQGWYHiOOOV_Kqxqb-2MZGq/s400/11+28+09_0347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414157169916956578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Matthew and Naomi pose in front of the tree set up in our living room right after we got i</i>t home.</span></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPly4mvKB-IVRjPlUk-L1r6ocEVpBxayTSCiB1m-Xn6rAy-IbJC1ytFxt9TmQ8m9RsKklwMagVTXFPBH64Lz-MnIlW9ncPjDQePMXfwFT9sd9n5km2uxX0XOj491Zbq3_rvf4_EzoxesX/s1600-h/11+28+09_0351.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPly4mvKB-IVRjPlUk-L1r6ocEVpBxayTSCiB1m-Xn6rAy-IbJC1ytFxt9TmQ8m9RsKklwMagVTXFPBH64Lz-MnIlW9ncPjDQePMXfwFT9sd9n5km2uxX0XOj491Zbq3_rvf4_EzoxesX/s1600-h/11+28+09_0351.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPly4mvKB-IVRjPlUk-L1r6ocEVpBxayTSCiB1m-Xn6rAy-IbJC1ytFxt9TmQ8m9RsKklwMagVTXFPBH64Lz-MnIlW9ncPjDQePMXfwFT9sd9n5km2uxX0XOj491Zbq3_rvf4_EzoxesX/s400/11+28+09_0351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414157174879872770" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here's the final product. A beautiful tree fully decorated and lit. We've really been enjoying it</i>.</div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-68925702755777131192009-12-11T16:54:00.000-08:002009-12-11T17:03:54.047-08:00November random pictures<div>Here's a few more random pictures from November</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKntQXod4xLYhg_ckSPqD3hRS37XUhE_3a59Kt8VLx5Zukj99KcBR3Th6_cnfW297VIoKM0Yr0bvq6xq7bO9hYjsTwrMr8gvyHwHBcaL6pkDIiBSKGIpo8K_mp5I20X3UNVVZJxJaYbFBQ/s1600-h/11+24+09_0368.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/AVvXsEiKntQXod4xLYhg_ckSPqD3hRS37XUhE_3a59Kt8VLx5Zukj99KcBR3Th6_cnfW297VIoKM0Yr0bvq6xq7bO9hYjsTwrMr8gvyHwHBcaL6pkDIiBSKGIpo8K_mp5I20X3UNVVZJxJaYbFBQ/s400/11+24+09_0368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414147382083197266" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;">Naomi playing with the plastic flowers on the basket we received (filled with goodies) for Pastor's Appreciation Month in October.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXUHrBUrJroXaVI55za6GMnuAEucJBqxXemEkOeLuqwuD-_Jx9ue8w3KoO693PtUAmpnjxxxAhIJYlUkwqFWdrSQDEj78klEOSj0ziFBrhdVlpe2MIqmMcKubm2LsXCHMfGzI_OiC73OD/s1600-h/11+24+09_0362.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/AVvXsEipXUHrBUrJroXaVI55za6GMnuAEucJBqxXemEkOeLuqwuD-_Jx9ue8w3KoO693PtUAmpnjxxxAhIJYlUkwqFWdrSQDEj78klEOSj0ziFBrhdVlpe2MIqmMcKubm2LsXCHMfGzI_OiC73OD/s400/11+24+09_0362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414147371680682130" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our growing kitties Misty (head on right) and Thunder (head on left) sleeping together on the Family Room sofa.</i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS2AtToNqNrv27UHUUXSdjZNxRCUwPVC90b9uU3q4FHjVmNkFU9UQAC2vKOCUcJFG1XpsxQOYmDRXIfLnFAlbrpRZTgaZre8SLxuUMortvV3F5zJhmO52cHz6gW4VoxZnHcUAzsNzMFWl/s1600-h/11+25+09_0359.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/AVvXsEiSS2AtToNqNrv27UHUUXSdjZNxRCUwPVC90b9uU3q4FHjVmNkFU9UQAC2vKOCUcJFG1XpsxQOYmDRXIfLnFAlbrpRZTgaZre8SLxuUMortvV3F5zJhmO52cHz6gW4VoxZnHcUAzsNzMFWl/s400/11+25+09_0359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414147366035268594" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Naomi sharing her toys with her Great Grandma Hallsten.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-31701908926646117462009-12-11T16:33:00.001-08:002009-12-11T16:54:24.876-08:00Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: left;">After we bought our house we decided it would be fun to host Thanksgiving this year. We weren't sure how many people would actually be able to come but we went ahead and invited both sides of the family. Much to our surprise pretty much everyone within a day's drive decided to come. When we added it all up we ended up with 32 guests (35 total people).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That was too many to squeeze around tables at our house so we got permission to use Faith Bible Church to host the main meal. Everyone who came brought food to share which left us with just the turkey and whipped cream. All in all it wasn't much more work than putting on our own Thanksgiving by ourselves would've been. We had a great time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After the main meal we took a break for people to visit and/or go to the park. Some of the guys even played some touch football. Then everyone met back at our house for dessert where we enjoyed a variety of pies and hot drinks (and cookies for the kids). The weather was beautiful which allowed us to use our back porch for additional seating and while it was a bit snug everyone was able to enjoy their dessert just fine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a wonderful time. It was so great to see so many family members and have them meet each other. It was also neat that everyone got to see our church, our house and a little bit of our new home town. Thanks everyone who came for making it such a great celebration of God's blessings in our lives. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We were having so much fun we barely got the camera out. Below are a few pictures that Emily snapped at dinner. If any of you who were here have some good pictures from that day we would love to see them.</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6qxf9SgHjKUddLlkZY4WyhLwrK1UGY0quDHc-fM-2GFaVIj5l1lSWRQwRnM_XcZuixSO7UrjbKxuBOXmHluYaB0Z-n3aPPNuzIa_bHmuKQXMfKpeczZS2woILY6uB1pm2Rs2r-GdvJJn/s320/11+26+09_0357.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414142468405446450" /><div><i>(from left) Emily's Aunt Laura, Dad, Keith and Mom, Beth</i></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA2H94nbGmeY-z_R4S6LLxmWdTmUGeRFgWxKUu11Jxuzv_TLpJ471Qajvwi31_vsm1GWdL-0bZTobLtT-gjNbHqPuUGgiCxBvL7Y-hnUQj8foM_p3-uMa1w1M3lwP0B97Nd2ucJ6b4For/s1600-h/11+26+09_0356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA2H94nbGmeY-z_R4S6LLxmWdTmUGeRFgWxKUu11Jxuzv_TLpJ471Qajvwi31_vsm1GWdL-0bZTobLtT-gjNbHqPuUGgiCxBvL7Y-hnUQj8foM_p3-uMa1w1M3lwP0B97Nd2ucJ6b4For/s320/11+26+09_0356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414142066159251474" /></a><i>(from left) Matthew's grandparents (mom's parents) Alice and Don Gibbons with their son-in-law, Dave and middle daughter, Lori</i><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKZFTl4Vf3xhB9xdpgTCiWVrI3dW33Ojkge3ehrtKj7bba3wKfahXxOKPq6yLUlZXpLEPTDIYksop3FPYvl_FXfUTn4KBSNqEpsJ4Z1BBuLhK1bbnTVGTYL4eNP0PXXkqyOUCfcgaZrph/s1600-h/11+26+09_0355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKZFTl4Vf3xhB9xdpgTCiWVrI3dW33Ojkge3ehrtKj7bba3wKfahXxOKPq6yLUlZXpLEPTDIYksop3FPYvl_FXfUTn4KBSNqEpsJ4Z1BBuLhK1bbnTVGTYL4eNP0PXXkqyOUCfcgaZrph/s320/11+26+09_0355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414142061914304242" /></a><i>Matthew's sister Christy and her husband Andy with Matthew</i></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing_wsT2xrkNugWvsLVitKYyaUFtzeBE76A5a_bWWuDSNuxeNhfBKb7VSX0EnB2KwNsWKcZ32quNVKOP2istptnJg0V3uW0e12ZppmbUD4EcuqWTmsGg_oINHxovWNLQJ8vlrXWfG7Jghd/s1600-h/11+26+09_0354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing_wsT2xrkNugWvsLVitKYyaUFtzeBE76A5a_bWWuDSNuxeNhfBKb7VSX0EnB2KwNsWKcZ32quNVKOP2istptnJg0V3uW0e12ZppmbUD4EcuqWTmsGg_oINHxovWNLQJ8vlrXWfG7Jghd/s320/11+26+09_0354.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414142053974301122" /></a><i>Matthew's Dad, Tim, Mom, Kathy and brother-in-law Andy</i><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOORpkd_329uu7_jBIzxgMMvMZKn8FRj1Evpc4ipWY1piQ4A9QhD7MZCxxqsbWDDPvdAlGOVnP0Z1WOnMF9JBQSb8vTTvbkxwZCeXPTSUHjc5o5ld0KwMHqcic2c76eKqKj9G4EbGmuS/s1600-h/11+26+09_0353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOORpkd_329uu7_jBIzxgMMvMZKn8FRj1Evpc4ipWY1piQ4A9QhD7MZCxxqsbWDDPvdAlGOVnP0Z1WOnMF9JBQSb8vTTvbkxwZCeXPTSUHjc5o5ld0KwMHqcic2c76eKqKj9G4EbGmuS/s320/11+26+09_0353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414142044399084578" /></a><i>Emily's grandparents (Dad's parents) Hap and Beverly Hallsten with her uncles Roger and Tom.</i></div><div><i><br /></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDprCLwKPITaS5Xg-lqg9d6k5_5RRrxAJTyI-gLvH9z_ZJagq70Y7MpLMnwF4axiRGD-KfG1Dz3u1vwTikIlL8o3gUYyfZGNpTS7HZfDNMPCP9WeyhqsEr90yWptWWXkEzPVt6qv2IT7Pd/s1600-h/11+26+09_0352.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDprCLwKPITaS5Xg-lqg9d6k5_5RRrxAJTyI-gLvH9z_ZJagq70Y7MpLMnwF4axiRGD-KfG1Dz3u1vwTikIlL8o3gUYyfZGNpTS7HZfDNMPCP9WeyhqsEr90yWptWWXkEzPVt6qv2IT7Pd/s320/11+26+09_0352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414142037365861250" /></a><i>Matthew's sister-in-law Shandela and Great Aunt Miriam.</i><br /><br /></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-66999224542510250332009-12-11T15:52:00.000-08:002009-12-11T16:31:35.213-08:00Walking (for real)<div>Naomi took her first unassisted steps came on Saturday night, November 20th. By Wednesday morning (November 25th) she was walking on her own a fair bit. Here's some video of her walking while we were setting up for the big Thanksgiving Day shindig at the church.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxyTOvFnbJNAY5uJynYRM0GNAmNKFWzj0HkuZAScPUvXhNCq1IOLS3vFBd9CCTlMU7_5ZnBntHmLDmxZH1Lbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-70164624718411423892009-12-11T15:30:00.000-08:002009-12-11T15:49:48.781-08:00Knee Walking<div>Between her crawling only and walking on her own stages Naomi went through a phase where she frequently would get around by walking on her knees. This gave her the stability that she was comfortable with while allowing her the freedom to carry something in her hands and keep her eyes looking around the room.</div><div><br /></div><div>At first she would only go a few feet this way but eventually she got to the point where she would frequently "knee walk" across a room. She would still crawl and cruise a fair bit but knee walking was a big part of how she liked to get around.</div><div><br /></div><div>When she started walking just before Thanksgiving we decided we better get some video of her walking on her knees like this before she gave it up altogether. A number of people told us that they had never seen a child move around in quite this manner. Here's a sample of Naomi knee walking from November 25th (the night before Thanksgiving).</div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7-G6ZCLUcBy3ak7w5YgZzIbNt-cEOFPvxLxmpHSuN-p5mA491j2LvJPGI-5X8Vvrd6L6u8lZffj-Sz0BEgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-62044843553460100982009-12-11T15:23:00.000-08:002009-12-11T16:32:26.099-08:00Towel WalkingNaomi had been cruising along furniture for quite a while and loved to walk while holding Mom and Dad's hands. Once in a while she would walk holding only one hand but in mid-November she made a break through. Occasionally she could be persuaded to walk for a while holding on to nothing but the end of a kitchen towel held by Mom or Dad.<div><br /></div><div>Here's an example of her towel assisted walking from November 21st. She took her first unassisted steps on her own initiative that evening.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwruthw1WUWe4WDVyS7mgz_rm_oBX5GGMEAkFaH8_cz3qDhK5LG__Pvr8sLKqUg2QfDe29p-ui69GH47O43tA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-75272836586343862742009-12-11T15:07:00.000-08:002009-12-11T15:23:13.937-08:00Ellie's adoption<div>On November 19th we made a quick trip down to Roseville to celebrate our niece Elizabeth's adoption. We were so glad that the adoption was final after almost 2 years of prayer, waiting and bureaucracy. Congratulations Ellie and the whole Dane Brooks family. </div><div><br /></div><div>Naomi had fun watching her cousins play and playing a little bit herself but you could tell she wasn't quite sure how to fit into the chaos, being used to playing by herself or with a grown up. Here are a few pictures.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIoIP8lfW5OZSFJPwcUqlZyiMqeh04uK7loAEoRINhFZaHMyEiaNOtPIwzCMBhQaI_2qDtWYJqAwkeoFsrk4DoDbI5epHLcDPinXo6NE7FylKLhP7b9DttnQot8ez1eDqhHpgNgCcqalx/s1600-h/11+19+09_0400.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIoIP8lfW5OZSFJPwcUqlZyiMqeh04uK7loAEoRINhFZaHMyEiaNOtPIwzCMBhQaI_2qDtWYJqAwkeoFsrk4DoDbI5epHLcDPinXo6NE7FylKLhP7b9DttnQot8ez1eDqhHpgNgCcqalx/s320/11+19+09_0400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414121271152141778" /></a><br /><i>Ellie's adopted parents Dane (Matthew's brother) and Shandela with their kids Emmaleigh and Koen along with Elizabeth (Ellie).</i><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdRagPWv-orhNcnli_Uuim9tlCtJjLYLuCpVNXWk-iBf09OlnnzvjIHegXKhoMXayffJiU22mEthhP0DC4Cj8MS_hqAnlw_DzB9t_8ZplHqlp4ZmztUdGz3hgMP0pMstnJNVihUJnoVOT/s1600-h/11+19+09_0395.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdRagPWv-orhNcnli_Uuim9tlCtJjLYLuCpVNXWk-iBf09OlnnzvjIHegXKhoMXayffJiU22mEthhP0DC4Cj8MS_hqAnlw_DzB9t_8ZplHqlp4ZmztUdGz3hgMP0pMstnJNVihUJnoVOT/s1600-h/11+19+09_0395.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdRagPWv-orhNcnli_Uuim9tlCtJjLYLuCpVNXWk-iBf09OlnnzvjIHegXKhoMXayffJiU22mEthhP0DC4Cj8MS_hqAnlw_DzB9t_8ZplHqlp4ZmztUdGz3hgMP0pMstnJNVihUJnoVOT/s320/11+19+09_0395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414121262815469282" /></a><br /><i>Naomi taking in the chaos around her.</i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWvYUHp9kNWNmhyJp8a0B81rz9-v-2dq98ZHxEZf82FkG0NQ-1mzITLobjYQtP7C4xaoaqgsNzeTiqTg9NedAawQJacC8Ol3Mo2MlpqrPs6BRN_Essky02-v9oYIh0MiCBaSH0x-vYzVS/s1600-h/11+19+09_0388.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWvYUHp9kNWNmhyJp8a0B81rz9-v-2dq98ZHxEZf82FkG0NQ-1mzITLobjYQtP7C4xaoaqgsNzeTiqTg9NedAawQJacC8Ol3Mo2MlpqrPs6BRN_Essky02-v9oYIh0MiCBaSH0x-vYzVS/s1600-h/11+19+09_0388.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWvYUHp9kNWNmhyJp8a0B81rz9-v-2dq98ZHxEZf82FkG0NQ-1mzITLobjYQtP7C4xaoaqgsNzeTiqTg9NedAawQJacC8Ol3Mo2MlpqrPs6BRN_Essky02-v9oYIh0MiCBaSH0x-vYzVS/s320/11+19+09_0388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414121257993901506" /></a><br /><i>Elizabeth enjoying playing dress up with one of her gifts while big brother Koen pouts in the foreground.</i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LpuWjr_ka8je1ZwNUt5p6CDJdG5S6T17Ljo_E5FOtmVka_ZU23Xd2pYtMcE7Q6mPEjpjdTeMtBrMvQp1JdxeId3-v8cxkdd8-7vDQVf368DKiw0s9ovDZutm_47tEGRgrJuaCC6NTk3V/s1600-h/11+19+09_0379.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LpuWjr_ka8je1ZwNUt5p6CDJdG5S6T17Ljo_E5FOtmVka_ZU23Xd2pYtMcE7Q6mPEjpjdTeMtBrMvQp1JdxeId3-v8cxkdd8-7vDQVf368DKiw0s9ovDZutm_47tEGRgrJuaCC6NTk3V/s1600-h/11+19+09_0379.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LpuWjr_ka8je1ZwNUt5p6CDJdG5S6T17Ljo_E5FOtmVka_ZU23Xd2pYtMcE7Q6mPEjpjdTeMtBrMvQp1JdxeId3-v8cxkdd8-7vDQVf368DKiw0s9ovDZutm_47tEGRgrJuaCC6NTk3V/s320/11+19+09_0379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414121245427538754" /></a><br /><i>Naomi looking up in awe at her big cousin Emmaleigh.</i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyQiLCxyEFhMrwarDpPpX136uuMz9RS15R9zkNN2BFiheGpoWx2HEvh6NcACzlGdYMg5hIaUF6CECuf-yyksvyYI81Ip8pMsDbUrn37rkxHtzDAfHV2mpoy4xbChIOCHJKphCFuMgN1JF/s1600-h/11+19+09_0371.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyQiLCxyEFhMrwarDpPpX136uuMz9RS15R9zkNN2BFiheGpoWx2HEvh6NcACzlGdYMg5hIaUF6CECuf-yyksvyYI81Ip8pMsDbUrn37rkxHtzDAfHV2mpoy4xbChIOCHJKphCFuMgN1JF/s1600-h/11+19+09_0371.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyQiLCxyEFhMrwarDpPpX136uuMz9RS15R9zkNN2BFiheGpoWx2HEvh6NcACzlGdYMg5hIaUF6CECuf-yyksvyYI81Ip8pMsDbUrn37rkxHtzDAfHV2mpoy4xbChIOCHJKphCFuMgN1JF/s320/11+19+09_0371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414121236128748562" /></a><br /></div><div><i>Koen enjoying some time on his Mommy's lap.</i></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-21920709133374420222009-12-11T15:04:00.000-08:002009-12-11T15:07:50.066-08:00Jean Quilt<div style="text-align: left;">Emily recently finished the Jean quilt she's been working on (off and on) since we got married. Taking a quilting class on Monday nights gave her the dedicated time to finally finish it off. She's really enjoying her class and is already full speed ahead with her next project. Here's a picture of how the Jean quilt turned out (it's huge and will be great for picnics).</div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4MkGs4cFVkFBeB3ffkYf7Xeq-rHT_KXRaZ3LUeP9Be1d1JKuh1dnfElC1Q_juJ4rBp6sx5FDkmTqlh9CqXdiFpxMGYzhSIQDYjzNV9bxDxhzBr9w6wfgN4iBtQmlvTmXygfR-yHZYNLK/s400/11+09+09_0401.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414119084379188066" /></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-26591507305651643992009-12-11T14:57:00.001-08:002009-12-11T15:04:10.608-08:00Halloween<div>This year we finally got to use the Halloween costume that we asked Shandela (Matthew's sister-in-law) to hold for us for "someday" since well before Emily was pregnant. Here are a couple of pictures.</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi3oSamiOBL0g3TMhFsNMXS81-n16fWgX3hQGswHpvy3jH3H4af6YG1HaFmpcELgN5JIXTlJpXAmsyR-fsF7aX3ktwWQkyetASUJvO1D0xEgDc338lE6KlUqW_jysMIS5o8oWXWaemPoN/s320/10+31+09_0405.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414117638690621602" /><i><div style="text-align: center;">Emily dressed as a bee holding Naomi in her Dumbo costume.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSnHdDI8BnFKJlK8hoWWMbazIMiHCPv5i23qhei2G4HbzKSI9iHZNrtterkbNn9sNDCTqLEx3ufwj6hKtzmmkJ2_Sn-kgYC_HcSxpISF-s9_L4nqfCSeqgaqxoSwqMda24pOaidzdUwWG/s1600-h/10+31+09_0406.JPG"></a><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSnHdDI8BnFKJlK8hoWWMbazIMiHCPv5i23qhei2G4HbzKSI9iHZNrtterkbNn9sNDCTqLEx3ufwj6hKtzmmkJ2_Sn-kgYC_HcSxpISF-s9_L4nqfCSeqgaqxoSwqMda24pOaidzdUwWG/s320/10+31+09_0406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414117642159305650" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here's Naomi posing with Julianna and Julia, two girls from Faith Bible</i>.</div></span></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-22465330878673715472009-12-11T14:52:00.000-08:002009-12-11T14:56:45.675-08:00Random Fall Pics<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here's a couple of pictures of Naomi that Emily took around the house in late October.<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg54Bpb7cH6bIXNOrlXBiTUcVrUthzc17rlmbbLrkany3yI5-_QGyBI9M9bSF9i1XZw6qdl24SY0YnFSeA1IQfKKCD5h8KRsk1qIsIqJmsABf2DrQ88pmWz6C254guefEH6JHUJ2UUEgH/s1600-h/10+30+09_0412.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg54Bpb7cH6bIXNOrlXBiTUcVrUthzc17rlmbbLrkany3yI5-_QGyBI9M9bSF9i1XZw6qdl24SY0YnFSeA1IQfKKCD5h8KRsk1qIsIqJmsABf2DrQ88pmWz6C254guefEH6JHUJ2UUEgH/s320/10+30+09_0412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414116195662948450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d_CftfNJFzQ6LDKRekC-4S_JhNXqKKJ_4TUdbNETlXR4arxNOxeT58cWnf9kYXQcpS80gess-N0msyWMdztS1PnzYzZhayonNQnT0vpKP4ZwDlubLy8Y0rAF5BZiev90-npb4aTV6KMB/s1600-h/10+30+09_0410.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d_CftfNJFzQ6LDKRekC-4S_JhNXqKKJ_4TUdbNETlXR4arxNOxeT58cWnf9kYXQcpS80gess-N0msyWMdztS1PnzYzZhayonNQnT0vpKP4ZwDlubLy8Y0rAF5BZiev90-npb4aTV6KMB/s1600-h/10+30+09_0410.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d_CftfNJFzQ6LDKRekC-4S_JhNXqKKJ_4TUdbNETlXR4arxNOxeT58cWnf9kYXQcpS80gess-N0msyWMdztS1PnzYzZhayonNQnT0vpKP4ZwDlubLy8Y0rAF5BZiev90-npb4aTV6KMB/s320/10+30+09_0410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414116188273976434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo9HxX0Xbo798VcbMDg07S9o9VgMMYQ2aFqiZUYjzK-Jckyv0MXsRTZmoM-1Of7vP9yC0G_645xxTwmgW_u8sI1ajtqCSQjLlRpZ_Jc3VFDwkvNnZF_BsJC8hQ6UcDDWkuoOKgF-SsGWE/s1600-h/10+30+09_0407.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo9HxX0Xbo798VcbMDg07S9o9VgMMYQ2aFqiZUYjzK-Jckyv0MXsRTZmoM-1Of7vP9yC0G_645xxTwmgW_u8sI1ajtqCSQjLlRpZ_Jc3VFDwkvNnZF_BsJC8hQ6UcDDWkuoOKgF-SsGWE/s1600-h/10+30+09_0407.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwo9HxX0Xbo798VcbMDg07S9o9VgMMYQ2aFqiZUYjzK-Jckyv0MXsRTZmoM-1Of7vP9yC0G_645xxTwmgW_u8sI1ajtqCSQjLlRpZ_Jc3VFDwkvNnZF_BsJC8hQ6UcDDWkuoOKgF-SsGWE/s320/10+30+09_0407.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414116183196430594" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648692967486763973.post-64882765304579595762009-12-04T17:50:00.001-08:002009-12-05T12:18:35.293-08:00Stair ProjectWe've been fortunate that even though we bought a bank owned home earlier this year it hasn't really needed all that much work. The one major projected we decided to take on this year was to replace the carpet in the stairway area and get a new banister for the staircase.<div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDHyryMkZCv8L2pMrr3rpLX-ZOFBj2V33nM1HfYJB9r6sBDv5XQYY9fSisv-K-Q-TJwLogWMObpIwBCss4DeVZmEcQTPihN6C3uBkOvnAA71ZAWjbS5m272PCcGxZOG0w0sV12qi7aMxs/s320/10+02+09_0437.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564360352820274" /></div><div><br /></div><div>To save money we ripped out the old carpet ourselves. Here's what it looked like.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWvXQLvJu1xTLIvWyZrYKTcW3OZchMv8ZEWsQTzK8inB5_ZUuGsuTA1fP_MfTHOhXP1EpgQs6Sri7RAkVXxDqQrI-c2bhI2dsXnPMU27WL5f9LpPraC8fnPbbX5IRg8mbBJxdm0SwtRci/s320/10+02+09_0443.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564368733018274" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Emily dismantled the metal banister and this is what we had for stairs for several days.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXouEhdklwHL9Q5ahzpPNU7ALVCrSp0jTrGwhSYl7-CR2KZu4fNGOkM-hYrmLR-z5LtOAu65mlHQoK3lq6clOQKoPyx5ID243vWitTz3RTDRpQkkQ7A3YSBXx-abtzLRIw0Oi0mEAhyphenhyphenU8z/s320/10+10+09_0430.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564376755571314" /></div><div><br /></div><div>A contractor in our church recommended a guy to build our new banister for us. We decided to go ahead with the all wood banister event though it was a bit more expensive.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkmhpNjdXWZCliJCCX1c9zm_ak-pXWcnTc7tBCEL3JK8wcI4nNjaGgbAFAS9PZveI7k9rVfZP820U_9AOBzbdysr1abDCRcP1KAJp2e1PFPhiNVSfidMq6YasGCM7qkYckOZ44xmu9bYV/s320/10+12+09_0427.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564386866843186" /></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of days before the carpet install guys came we ripped out the rest of the upstairs carpet.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzDHQ4xqkCEWTS-3y0JXm-Jx8AgUNQBtmIl7etNQOr5R5Up0Y4E-S1rqFDnrvf6TjFx37xbceCqLlf1qqYfy-uiYKNZqyVW02EhJHiSNdmpsq_8_YhpYDuTkL-n-HnzzGVs6N5qWRyCrl/s320/10+16+09_0425.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564728027747810" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh0ksbIx5r30CXpCIZP4sgFT71h4HidPeFHI4UCLkfyTmnkb3fDWpLbTiqd6EeKrGVS8VcQnThJB3jpCQHDsHoLHmqZtfdJRAwMl5DQ2LtvsH0TJ-BAU7DUBm146Gii_QljutIeR8NVxe/s320/10+16+09_0424.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564717994524978" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally the carpet was installed (a day before the Open House that Faith Bible threw for us).</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a lot of work and used up most of our home improvement budget for the year but it really looks great and we are very pleased.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjhzeaRkLyEcikcmdsAS4aFiIvT6x9O10U86BXWVmEUGkkq9pAkpN8rSjmCsWbiT8pHQgT3AU-Kwd_OZ_UVa0VA1smUMIwMPYBhl7fiIb3S0Q57QEmBUUVfSh_OcGmXaL-jAzgLJAHPUW/s320/10+16+09_0423.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411564397286419394" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Matthew and Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594648583406660167noreply@blogger.com0