tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10551037200265104532024-03-13T15:51:06.865-07:00The Currier CourierJeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-59410363260513394002010-11-19T19:39:00.000-08:002010-11-19T19:48:05.633-08:00Tickling the Ivories<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3g-mPseWBLq9V95NX1M7x_PBU8pKedGaP3SmlrYthThNkwNb30oT0u1GH2IfkLS-1qPers_OPiLqnvGr0x8T8jzuVUHzV_D9sxtnXCASmjB7jiR0IZyXsvZARm5orx7GZf_DNJZPbKEE/s1600/piano+girl.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/AVvXsEg3g-mPseWBLq9V95NX1M7x_PBU8pKedGaP3SmlrYthThNkwNb30oT0u1GH2IfkLS-1qPers_OPiLqnvGr0x8T8jzuVUHzV_D9sxtnXCASmjB7jiR0IZyXsvZARm5orx7GZf_DNJZPbKEE/s320/piano+girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541471740426923938" /></a><br />Brynne has been enjoying her piano lessons, which she started taking this fall. For the first time in her young career, she stepped in front of a crowd of around 60 people at a piano recital tonight. Her ivory tickling wowed the audience with "Jolly Old St. Nick" and "Aloutte." See for yourself in the link below:<center><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Brynne's First Recital.wmv">Brynne's first recital</a> (2:17, 35Mb)<p><br />Brynne especially loved her flowers from Mommy and Daddy. We can't wait for her next big performance!<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfr_je3npRs72UkYwdNdJL2PiQk1iAul0VNi7Fais9t-Lygqlp-g5R8EY8wqvt5WRMMw0JepZJO7cgYpjVLbRPSUqHd-bk-a75vMc-a0_gChoIIbNbcaloP-Q8osq8ExkZHzD_LYEhIIg/s1600/flower+girl.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/AVvXsEgfr_je3npRs72UkYwdNdJL2PiQk1iAul0VNi7Fais9t-Lygqlp-g5R8EY8wqvt5WRMMw0JepZJO7cgYpjVLbRPSUqHd-bk-a75vMc-a0_gChoIIbNbcaloP-Q8osq8ExkZHzD_LYEhIIg/s320/flower+girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541473304535162290" /></a></center>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761251009592290367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-65796971114808635792010-07-30T18:09:00.001-07:002010-07-30T18:24:42.421-07:00Vacation Time!<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Happy Summer!!!! We just got back from a great (but short) trip to Hershey Park and the Crayola Factory. Be sure to check out the photos I posted on Facebook that really highlight the trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">We woke up bright and early to head out Monday morning. We arrived shortly after the park opened and quickly made our way onto the rides. At Hershey, the girls rode their first wooden real wooden roller coaster (I think it was also mommy's LAST wooden roller coaster ride....it really rattles my head in a bad way) as well as their first loop-da-loop coaster ride (the Sooper Dooper Looper). I believe the log flume reigned supreme as Catrina's favorite ride while Brynne preferred the stomach dropping sensation of the "Falcon" (a ride where you ride in a cage and it spins fast and takes you up). Both girls fell in love with the pirate ship ride.... we had the pleasure of riding this one just after eating. Yay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Tuesday morning we got up and hit the Chocolate Factory where we were able to make our own chocolate bars! This was so much fun. Now, I know you're thinking it... what did we do with our chocolate bars at the theme park? Luckily, Hershey provides a bag holding service! Once we finished there we decided to hit the water park first to try to avoid the long lines from the day before. We went on various water slides and enjoyed the cool interactive water area where they frequently dump a HUGE bucket of water all over the awaiting masses. I stood out of harm's reach with the camera :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">On Wednesday we headed to Easton, Pa to see the Crayola Factory where the girls had some hands on creative fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">All in all it was a great way to celebrate the half way point of summer. Coming up the girls will be going to Phillies Bridge Farm Camp as well as the Ulster County Fair. So much summer still to come!</span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jQzH_q5RgmA9vcjkrxoSFlRkSVs1Wo1P1f_B-Tp8VbdaXdAbGeKe1iepVoqxBQ2rfg7VGhzSqx_BWZPAGa2pS5K-W52ChTz9HJvvMfsq7RMNzMgfmAaihGgqCV7c9R28QPYCQY0hGAk/s1600/IMG_3394.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/AVvXsEj2jQzH_q5RgmA9vcjkrxoSFlRkSVs1Wo1P1f_B-Tp8VbdaXdAbGeKe1iepVoqxBQ2rfg7VGhzSqx_BWZPAGa2pS5K-W52ChTz9HJvvMfsq7RMNzMgfmAaihGgqCV7c9R28QPYCQY0hGAk/s400/IMG_3394.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499874740510499762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kEHEa42UPvUjOZrpKGJSZgopBLTcahrOoeH3hJmdFCP74OSHUMJbTmHBJwKCtH0ITrpue3z-Y-KkiXEOVsNr8EYo5H1qaonZw8uILpS__q3YyH4Q1MqH1JR9N48n50Jx7B9cp-vizx0/s1600/IMG_3349.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLH3V3T18tihgiCXPsNt8ddGRxf7QoLDSdNlxIfht2r4rq8bHzjeksnwTDWJG1kCqfDKX9iQ08Gh-bwvJZyHEAlgAUoi1eT3eGmH_XnoFoQMlOKrLzU1hTCNTfEDbuLHKz_nUk3WBDZ8/s400/IMG_3254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499873632218781954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9cd-ia0xMwnr8Q6o53kMWnOeGLNK7_nzUayHMztajLFs5DFGLJ1qPb08Sj2gCV2GYHIim8kcxezYk9Ui5Esy17S5K-0FKDdUus7TpyQGUcM-AVGtUvEoxRkgpxxr3q9tVtbXKTqBiKM/s1600/IMG_3249.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/AVvXsEhj9cd-ia0xMwnr8Q6o53kMWnOeGLNK7_nzUayHMztajLFs5DFGLJ1qPb08Sj2gCV2GYHIim8kcxezYk9Ui5Esy17S5K-0FKDdUus7TpyQGUcM-AVGtUvEoxRkgpxxr3q9tVtbXKTqBiKM/s400/IMG_3249.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499873616623751074" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-2871270656550081502010-07-18T19:56:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:03:45.017-07:00Off to the Races!<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Holy Cow, is it July already??? Luckily, we've had a pretty quiet summer thus far so I don't think I've been too neglectful in updating the blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Recently, Andy decided to train for a 5k. We have many friends who are runners so they've been spurring him on with their tales of training and racing. He finally ran his first 5k on Thursday and did very well (hey, he finished! I ran a mile on Saturday for the first time and KNOW I couldn't make it another 2 and survive). Our best friends, Ed and Kelly, ran with him. The girls and I were their loudest cheerleaders. The girls then participated in their own children's races and were rewarded with popsicles and t-shirts! In truth though, the girls were happiest just checking out the cool snapping turtles in the pond.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K2R4rnq-7jkVJkHgc7JcdN5KVu3X5kdTLYv9JfRJTdDse-Jq1G0AHTVWMkmOyzOtC_5-opTT4ex5lI-3HCZ43aEVruQNJFI3nn3AAuuKC2pbEIBcx3kEDPmOnOBCKTP0DyIxDU1QPXw/s1600/IMG_2250+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K2R4rnq-7jkVJkHgc7JcdN5KVu3X5kdTLYv9JfRJTdDse-Jq1G0AHTVWMkmOyzOtC_5-opTT4ex5lI-3HCZ43aEVruQNJFI3nn3AAuuKC2pbEIBcx3kEDPmOnOBCKTP0DyIxDU1QPXw/s400/IMG_2250+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495447247878962434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1NxGcFERZFndjj-FEKYu8pW3-YPpXuTPMawrGc9NxX6wNzWaJAv-SNJNdez0aKmxdOM7e-jseYYq_43Dij5hcEldGWSrFkEd4fWqtuy7Hn86-ZM4vugggcgyiXOw9nPqWfWojKFu_Rk/s1600/IMG_2254.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/AVvXsEgo1NxGcFERZFndjj-FEKYu8pW3-YPpXuTPMawrGc9NxX6wNzWaJAv-SNJNdez0aKmxdOM7e-jseYYq_43Dij5hcEldGWSrFkEd4fWqtuy7Hn86-ZM4vugggcgyiXOw9nPqWfWojKFu_Rk/s400/IMG_2254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495447239374728946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTc1MPMvhyh96Kz2y1OoB6o1d1CKh2nekFCcMyUk5ifDqNqhJkjpZFp_AeaO8BHJdYAbZqy4v3-PFncHvNFhMVy5hyphenhyphencVnGHXCWhzX9watYxZKanjNtc4H2mv4z5ecf-NHewSTKpyc-B0/s1600/IMG_2221.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/AVvXsEgLTc1MPMvhyh96Kz2y1OoB6o1d1CKh2nekFCcMyUk5ifDqNqhJkjpZFp_AeaO8BHJdYAbZqy4v3-PFncHvNFhMVy5hyphenhyphencVnGHXCWhzX9watYxZKanjNtc4H2mv4z5ecf-NHewSTKpyc-B0/s400/IMG_2221.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495447229007261138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4Oib07UjaazKj1P7amOCvWFjM8ZOO8xEaxePhso6OfqP-ijjIzCwS1jhoE31wXUk0jIjVWChiLPq6mL_p_CAOIxjgyTf6glC8Dcatj1-m_f227wUO3JU6B-ilhSXF5x2ZhaotG8To2s/s1600/IMG_2251.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4Oib07UjaazKj1P7amOCvWFjM8ZOO8xEaxePhso6OfqP-ijjIzCwS1jhoE31wXUk0jIjVWChiLPq6mL_p_CAOIxjgyTf6glC8Dcatj1-m_f227wUO3JU6B-ilhSXF5x2ZhaotG8To2s/s400/IMG_2251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495447224804242290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvdxUZFoRB6R4sz-N2rjBAHhqaktg0YdyhiHFi3-LJGgK68s3nchyphenhyphen3cwIeHjGcblkdDxp_m7zvtPP46WdrzpKg97fcXlqNd3DY9023A35pJvtktegNUgNKqJz18yqV_ehyphenhyphen8afX1dIBrg/s1600/IMG_2241+copy.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/AVvXsEilvdxUZFoRB6R4sz-N2rjBAHhqaktg0YdyhiHFi3-LJGgK68s3nchyphenhyphen3cwIeHjGcblkdDxp_m7zvtPP46WdrzpKg97fcXlqNd3DY9023A35pJvtktegNUgNKqJz18yqV_ehyphenhyphen8afX1dIBrg/s400/IMG_2241+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495447215367116946" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-11120419243230343102010-06-27T15:08:00.000-07:002010-06-27T15:17:41.618-07:00Recital Cuties!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnhJqs6nCAeJfXxYU4cyiHog24vwSV28AqaYPSJkijVop2xVdvPzLuaOd_Dfhlvm9SNRso1IubAxbxDKNM5L4GQllVf0B3ZTZPzozwVopnkclqPQDe80R1s_fR4mu95lsPAeDNjL86oo/s1600/IMG_8202.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnhJqs6nCAeJfXxYU4cyiHog24vwSV28AqaYPSJkijVop2xVdvPzLuaOd_Dfhlvm9SNRso1IubAxbxDKNM5L4GQllVf0B3ZTZPzozwVopnkclqPQDe80R1s_fR4mu95lsPAeDNjL86oo/s400/IMG_8202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487580324411338258" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">So our dance school year came to a glorious end with our recital on June 13th. The girls were HOT HOT HOT (you needed sunglasses to be in the room with them) while I even got in on the act as I performed my very first tap recital.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Brynne broke her arm just before Memorial Day Weekend so she was forced to perform in her cast. It has since come off an she's making a great recovery.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">One of the best parts of the weekend was celebrating with the family. We had a great representation from both the Currier and O'Neill sides in attendance! Thanks everyone!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvOm_WASJ7yZ1RDnreV7muRrmJj3cAQAEKRBca4bKnUaaoGRc37ntWX9WHDnXEOdxCBKB69jr2uRC0mhGQHco-Y-CuhG9LERt2FcgUS-X4Y8NqMDfSVDb_dh_OYdj-36joWpg56v22kE/s1600/IMG_8209.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvOm_WASJ7yZ1RDnreV7muRrmJj3cAQAEKRBca4bKnUaaoGRc37ntWX9WHDnXEOdxCBKB69jr2uRC0mhGQHco-Y-CuhG9LERt2FcgUS-X4Y8NqMDfSVDb_dh_OYdj-36joWpg56v22kE/s400/IMG_8209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487580312555611026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4HNQZpgjESJYWHbfkjBOhLODD-BWxS18UvmWMuOx5Kt5c3q5hmbpXLo0L9iJ5lmXjSCDhYBSfL-9r_DKJwUQGmiTHkcN5NOTQXOORaWQi-Qbc49ThdrVXufcaRIEBsNrm54NxRKCdCQ/s1600/IMG_8205.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4HNQZpgjESJYWHbfkjBOhLODD-BWxS18UvmWMuOx5Kt5c3q5hmbpXLo0L9iJ5lmXjSCDhYBSfL-9r_DKJwUQGmiTHkcN5NOTQXOORaWQi-Qbc49ThdrVXufcaRIEBsNrm54NxRKCdCQ/s400/IMG_8205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487580304100319874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgn2jQ9FPxBeTdmNSk7AYeP3jqfeHLJWD3IzQAtGsPSnwTJtw0f-ug_yuYAr4Y0PBLzHAGKQzBDFNfpdCZ_SPPTk6cKc35-1-uFp9jcvPlLpDpBAbhDM1y88DBRJ9dBuri1uXGhMQQ5Q/s1600/IMG_8192.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgn2jQ9FPxBeTdmNSk7AYeP3jqfeHLJWD3IzQAtGsPSnwTJtw0f-ug_yuYAr4Y0PBLzHAGKQzBDFNfpdCZ_SPPTk6cKc35-1-uFp9jcvPlLpDpBAbhDM1y88DBRJ9dBuri1uXGhMQQ5Q/s400/IMG_8192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487580296096765458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-4959472540841580382010-06-09T19:25:00.000-07:002010-06-09T19:40:09.035-07:00The Graduate<div style="text-align: center;">No, we're not talking about Dustin Hoffman. On June 3rd, Catrina passed a milestone in her young life - her graduation from Playschool!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwW5a185J-CdEbpX-DbG-YcGCZSN221snb2Sw1p_V0UnNdhpXXUkcDPb8oHCaXEcriKddL2P12kLb4CDPxshpW0TfGkG57dXQWNfKd6PgfBb0hzkYpLHLLP28k6jYYGGGL_CM5PIkyLI/s1600/C+graduate.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwW5a185J-CdEbpX-DbG-YcGCZSN221snb2Sw1p_V0UnNdhpXXUkcDPb8oHCaXEcriKddL2P12kLb4CDPxshpW0TfGkG57dXQWNfKd6PgfBb0hzkYpLHLLP28k6jYYGGGL_CM5PIkyLI/s320/C+graduate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480968331109067570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Click below for footage of our princess at the big event:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.currier-online.com/Catrina%27s%20Playschool%20Graduation%206-3-10.wmv">Catrina's Playschool Graduation</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />(Note: the file is very large (200+ Mb) and takes about 15 minutes to watch. The Currier family is also not responsible for any motion sickness caused by Daddy's lack of video skills.)<br /></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761251009592290367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-30087657365670389262010-05-11T19:12:00.000-07:002010-05-11T20:15:46.630-07:00A Whole Hand!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDGGHkk_w4Kin3f1UEls2-JDgHnKo56x7fpbO9GaNGpuwOE-JMCriMH-a0pNT5E1jfPfQTFjjVj75xK5RTGzrxdVJlYH1iTAmdrkRKxXGCVkXZBXPez6tRWBe465tAfiIXayyv-dOCQs/s1600/May+11+10+032.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblB4UzfNhlnO1t31kIF4s5u9qJCeTdkpv7vjmekzXuLJKKqcDr2pSGOISm0yBo614Wy1naxBbnsolh7Vf7jmXMa6Xv9Di9WhYkjI6zCG8Mr5XN-1VvdTWoKqULx-c8Vbmvku275iURU0/s1600/May+11+10+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblB4UzfNhlnO1t31kIF4s5u9qJCeTdkpv7vjmekzXuLJKKqcDr2pSGOISm0yBo614Wy1naxBbnsolh7Vf7jmXMa6Xv9Di9WhYkjI6zCG8Mr5XN-1VvdTWoKqULx-c8Vbmvku275iURU0/s400/May+11+10+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470214256544068562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yes, that's right, Catrina is FIVE!!!! One whole hand.... one half decade!!!!<br /><br />The buildup actually started weeks back when we had the "how many days until my birthday countdown began". This came to a climax yesterday when Catrina announced she was 4 and "five quarters"... yes Catrina.... let's make working on those math skills a priority in 2010.<br /><br />The birthday extravaganza began on Mother's Day with a small celebration with Grandma and Grandpa Currier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfDTNfyEmMyL-t2dCCMnioKAz6mRQ-tn8WQzI1SmbC-Cd3A09Wdjy4Tgqv1Q5SXi8PfEfsyY3iwkuSygypLTm9ANzDJ5RNyY8O5wLbDKgeTDhbUsmjH8srz9WDocbI35OsjU8DVQvfHE/s1600/May+11+10+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfDTNfyEmMyL-t2dCCMnioKAz6mRQ-tn8WQzI1SmbC-Cd3A09Wdjy4Tgqv1Q5SXi8PfEfsyY3iwkuSygypLTm9ANzDJ5RNyY8O5wLbDKgeTDhbUsmjH8srz9WDocbI35OsjU8DVQvfHE/s400/May+11+10+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470214267433979138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFgRYL7Oax0jHUEw89LYA5MVJpKopb7I7my9MB1KBWJh9MokxoVJarg6rjsL03QJ4C_nMO_Vw8yy-CnESDwsgC9nMS9UcfkOKC3MlnaZAqEXpa8aVeYkexIEbkAxZgRXiM_2emmdwmd4/s1600/May+11+10+016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFgRYL7Oax0jHUEw89LYA5MVJpKopb7I7my9MB1KBWJh9MokxoVJarg6rjsL03QJ4C_nMO_Vw8yy-CnESDwsgC9nMS9UcfkOKC3MlnaZAqEXpa8aVeYkexIEbkAxZgRXiM_2emmdwmd4/s400/May+11+10+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470214249300627746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next up, we had a visit from the Hough children. This was cool because it was the first time Lindsey and Catrina had been reunited since they had moved to Texas when both girls were babies. Lindsey is 3 days older than Catrina so we were able to celebrate both girls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDGGHkk_w4Kin3f1UEls2-JDgHnKo56x7fpbO9GaNGpuwOE-JMCriMH-a0pNT5E1jfPfQTFjjVj75xK5RTGzrxdVJlYH1iTAmdrkRKxXGCVkXZBXPez6tRWBe465tAfiIXayyv-dOCQs/s1600/May+11+10+032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDGGHkk_w4Kin3f1UEls2-JDgHnKo56x7fpbO9GaNGpuwOE-JMCriMH-a0pNT5E1jfPfQTFjjVj75xK5RTGzrxdVJlYH1iTAmdrkRKxXGCVkXZBXPez6tRWBe465tAfiIXayyv-dOCQs/s400/May+11+10+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470216012043178658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then it was THE BIG DAY. Brynne, being an awesome big sister, came bounding into our room to announce that as a b-day gift to Catrina... she had cleaned her room (and she HAD!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoZ6LoGSJkqGyhj0FB-NqWFprAvRHBC7KHGCWdYN9ROhZI9mAu3TwkFitLUGP3ZV8UB57hJ9H3Eu33zTa1f0btZqntWfFMuuu38KMkLz9GO_vcnzgJxGDSJEZkj2VhazNuE6BtiLRQtE/s1600/May+11+10+040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoZ6LoGSJkqGyhj0FB-NqWFprAvRHBC7KHGCWdYN9ROhZI9mAu3TwkFitLUGP3ZV8UB57hJ9H3Eu33zTa1f0btZqntWfFMuuu38KMkLz9GO_vcnzgJxGDSJEZkj2VhazNuE6BtiLRQtE/s400/May+11+10+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470215990231396674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Every big day has to get off to the right start so Catrina decided that bacon and apple juice is what every growing girl needs (she might also consider a defibrillator) and a rapid gift opening before jetting off to school. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoUWRXTIWXraYy7DS8FTInPWObbC7MUobvlkBdBYjEnSrEw_L8jDn7fZIlIJF935FNX81GHZEFNgpcs0TufYxfdcLQUvlEeqlAXjy3jfBrHN7JDLFL68NGlXBh5Jl6C787cCx-ncM1dY/s1600/May+11+10+038.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoUWRXTIWXraYy7DS8FTInPWObbC7MUobvlkBdBYjEnSrEw_L8jDn7fZIlIJF935FNX81GHZEFNgpcs0TufYxfdcLQUvlEeqlAXjy3jfBrHN7JDLFL68NGlXBh5Jl6C787cCx-ncM1dY/s400/May+11+10+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470216007646786338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_A7oy7TYUE9mTC0QjYBKPKG9-Bjfe-vxPsS5ftvfdZLWQ7WyS54PO9Gc9PRrA97DHIGF_bULzZHRifz3UE6pjBa4i9znS_xJTfPdhvoT_WYhIct8JSAmyV4ZWrfMmEFAIRJW1B3ie_g/s1600/May+11+10+051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_A7oy7TYUE9mTC0QjYBKPKG9-Bjfe-vxPsS5ftvfdZLWQ7WyS54PO9Gc9PRrA97DHIGF_bULzZHRifz3UE6pjBa4i9znS_xJTfPdhvoT_WYhIct8JSAmyV4ZWrfMmEFAIRJW1B3ie_g/s400/May+11+10+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470215997722889362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We then had the playschool kids over for some pizza and partying. The weather was COLD but we made them all play in the yard and they just enjoyed climbing and swinging and sliding for a few hours.<br /><br />You'd think that would be enough for one day... but oh no... there was more. Dinner! Every 5 year old's favorite... steak and corn on the cob (ok the corn was a concession for Brynne who is going in to get her pre-braces tomorrow and probably won't be able to eat corn for a while). Catrina DESTROYED her corn and even ate some steak (I had to tell her that steak would make her stronger since she was going to the POOL). Daddy, Brynne, and Catrina went swimming and then to ice cream.<br /><br />Ahhhh what a great birthday!!!! And she still hasn't seen Marnie and Paw-Paw so there's more action to come!<br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-47164164260688968262010-04-24T18:07:00.000-07:002010-04-24T18:35:49.486-07:00An Update from DaddyWarning: This is a post from Daddy, pictures courtesy of his (precious) iPhone.<br /><br />Daddy set a target of the end of April to get the garden ready for planting, and thankfully this great weather we've had has cooperated. The family garden was expanded at the end of last year (thanks Grandpa!) and thanks to Daddy's new tiller, getting it ready for this season was a piece of cake. Here's the finished product, ready to be planted, before the fence went up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa0tXeCEDF0yBDOGxm8ron50Hyc-F5RyDgJP6cw0mnHf1gLanZxv7-lR-MEtLUHJqbpquwwaCuTdjdZIFgvUDB_84LK88x6JuQVgXVHQWx-jd0dydEp63_yoDjJgsbZ8LFGUsTKp_A0M/s1600/Picture+207.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa0tXeCEDF0yBDOGxm8ron50Hyc-F5RyDgJP6cw0mnHf1gLanZxv7-lR-MEtLUHJqbpquwwaCuTdjdZIFgvUDB_84LK88x6JuQVgXVHQWx-jd0dydEp63_yoDjJgsbZ8LFGUsTKp_A0M/s320/Picture+207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463879289018623874" border="0" /></a>Catrina and Brynne both helped by removing many rocks and by generally playing nicely while Daddy tilled and dug. Catrina befriended a worm she found and even called him Wormy. I'm not sure if he thinks she is a friend considering her manhandling and putting him in a bucket then dousing it with water. The girls are excited to expand the crops this year to include (Brynne's favorite?) brussels sprouts. Stay tuned.<br /><br />Today, we took out the fishing poles, picked up some night crawlers, and headed to the SUNY New Paltz campus where the girsl did some fishing. First they practiced their casting in the yard and I'm still not sure how they both ended up with their eyes intact. Here is Brynne sporting her first catch of the season using her new Hannah Montana fishing pole (because who doesn't think of Miley Cyrus when they think of bait and tackle?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XIMJJaSnCy5lsFbE0Fo9I99p9-iVaEHRZFT5f0Y2atXRxT7JaBPEbSe1Lhoik1bVFdUKW3TXzfMs-vgkcVIGWGB6nAsxN598p8_KxqOiKJVCJlEy_zU6y75ie5U7cmcYmRkK8Lugj_I/s1600/Picture+032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XIMJJaSnCy5lsFbE0Fo9I99p9-iVaEHRZFT5f0Y2atXRxT7JaBPEbSe1Lhoik1bVFdUKW3TXzfMs-vgkcVIGWGB6nAsxN598p8_KxqOiKJVCJlEy_zU6y75ie5U7cmcYmRkK8Lugj_I/s320/Picture+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463880791411491826" border="0" /></a>Brynne got off to a furious start in 2010, picking up where she left off in 2009, by catching a dozen fish in less than a half hour. I told her we needed to find her a new challenge since it was a matter of seconds that the worm hit the water until I was yanking the hook out of the fish's mouth. Fish of Cayuga Lake, beware!!!<br /><br />Catrina got into the act as well, catching several fish herself and even getting the worms out for Daddy to bait. Here she is proudly with her first catch this year:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttJF1-fAN1Dh83JnQ9QznVVbl9G6EZ9VQcJNt52ajp4EOaIoP1ufmUaOoDNZgOQKQSo3cQE0AYZuSoQI_O0FwSqa84QB4EJQPn8SSMn1xiIpvSnBzewXhmC3HvHb0nGAgJttcpXmb45Y/s1600/Picture+166.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttJF1-fAN1Dh83JnQ9QznVVbl9G6EZ9VQcJNt52ajp4EOaIoP1ufmUaOoDNZgOQKQSo3cQE0AYZuSoQI_O0FwSqa84QB4EJQPn8SSMn1xiIpvSnBzewXhmC3HvHb0nGAgJttcpXmb45Y/s320/Picture+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463881428621362578" border="0" /></a>Brynne is also attending Art Class this spring and brought home her first masterpiece this week, a pencil drawing of a persian kitty:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88SH-W30YUZT6vG8zpNMnc-xF_xGMalZhBiU1k6iI9YJ5ecTgeM3T6seO6dPju9nkBuoJCH0KbkHKYSDOHVeOKfRb-jX2-oQCG0eKoiWMj7v0-xpVPNyMiw18jEtJBEfOYm5dJDfqBgE/s1600/Picture+154.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88SH-W30YUZT6vG8zpNMnc-xF_xGMalZhBiU1k6iI9YJ5ecTgeM3T6seO6dPju9nkBuoJCH0KbkHKYSDOHVeOKfRb-jX2-oQCG0eKoiWMj7v0-xpVPNyMiw18jEtJBEfOYm5dJDfqBgE/s320/Picture+154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463882218018714386" border="0" /></a>Please, no reproductions. I have a feeling this one may fetch quite a bit at Christie's.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761251009592290367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-75638698030795763212010-04-22T06:24:00.000-07:002010-04-22T06:39:39.944-07:00So... What's New and Exciting?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">... well nothing much! But we haven't been great about updating so I'll just mash up a bunch of our recent activities.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The girls had their spring break and you wouldn't know it was spring by the weather! The first 2 days of the vacation saw torrential rains so we found a great INDOOR aquarium in Norwalk, Ct and spent a few hours checking out the fish, seals, otters (Catrina's favorites) and frogs (you-know-who's-favorites)</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXfRwz5MJBrt_LLe9CND6VEVsWsYmE7P7kUxw61OJdPfD1rbtXTg57JpmhBrwC_u4QCxnAeKf8Elflh5NYMsxiz6ovs04VGVQ7qbZBJXgXnJDIoZjKbejJZoMR2VjViJTmlURcySHD3s/s1600/jellies.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXfRwz5MJBrt_LLe9CND6VEVsWsYmE7P7kUxw61OJdPfD1rbtXTg57JpmhBrwC_u4QCxnAeKf8Elflh5NYMsxiz6ovs04VGVQ7qbZBJXgXnJDIoZjKbejJZoMR2VjViJTmlURcySHD3s/s400/jellies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462955929002599986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwrSg1WbYabsg09OtgKpLJAPVRbP0mvTZk2Zze0etbthxT5S2a5Px06ml_h2GJSM2FWTOjDVG8B3xe5R8B9ARMKFmzxcdtIQQJJmI6oRRX544SyYRHZ3ICl87QbIqM9VX1g8saxdU6L8/s1600/frogs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwrSg1WbYabsg09OtgKpLJAPVRbP0mvTZk2Zze0etbthxT5S2a5Px06ml_h2GJSM2FWTOjDVG8B3xe5R8B9ARMKFmzxcdtIQQJJmI6oRRX544SyYRHZ3ICl87QbIqM9VX1g8saxdU6L8/s400/frogs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462955926356437602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnO0n87z4dbA__Kuww0b3FDXWmDwNoMXREwN4i5RFqgPjmsf_nqqpPoBCxIGQNvJH19ZPXPwUQ5fDPRuzPk0IDSbihozxTKbsWO6VGzN1kU-hTQrgCsU6dQEk0Z2hCihV1TyCT51hUSg/s1600/fish.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnO0n87z4dbA__Kuww0b3FDXWmDwNoMXREwN4i5RFqgPjmsf_nqqpPoBCxIGQNvJH19ZPXPwUQ5fDPRuzPk0IDSbihozxTKbsWO6VGzN1kU-hTQrgCsU6dQEk0Z2hCihV1TyCT51hUSg/s400/fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462955921605832082" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />We traveled to Webster for Easter this year and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. It was just a tease of what the late spring and summer will be bringing us. For the first time ever, the girls were able to do their Easter Egg Hunt without winter coats!!!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1zTpVQZYilR0GWUFMGEqsF6SbDCVVuLstver3Hpltrj-aaJ1fnNw8kehLgj8p4qu16l948EdZmcy01-LkGJAePKSy4JIL7AY0l8chJVzWFBsU2pfTVCiDIHwDqy9_1A9CuFOvj0FAmg/s1600/April+6+10+037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1zTpVQZYilR0GWUFMGEqsF6SbDCVVuLstver3Hpltrj-aaJ1fnNw8kehLgj8p4qu16l948EdZmcy01-LkGJAePKSy4JIL7AY0l8chJVzWFBsU2pfTVCiDIHwDqy9_1A9CuFOvj0FAmg/s400/April+6+10+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462953796959709778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDAeAnaqyWhUQZTmUTghXUj4_q1oY4rS0yeZAExn-V5mhwJIlSWTHTKVuZWtrEKUjmJy6BHyW9-uDtisQZLlOGmA_FCAMXEJ2DCDBDNuWynTx3kKPIt_4IKZGBP5kihD2FN65NhjRk3I/s1600/April+6+10+026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDAeAnaqyWhUQZTmUTghXUj4_q1oY4rS0yeZAExn-V5mhwJIlSWTHTKVuZWtrEKUjmJy6BHyW9-uDtisQZLlOGmA_FCAMXEJ2DCDBDNuWynTx3kKPIt_4IKZGBP5kihD2FN65NhjRk3I/s400/April+6+10+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462953783180257042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA3uM4qHnJDpVgfnfbY_XViiWeOakufuXjOmGeCWDuM9hz_DBj2-f6a1KvhazRcZdArk6M_L81X36GNrxHDhip6SR3rf-WnIAhnySTEazuTylEgmxXIFW96PS3A1DAHzjqDOh7QwFWvc/s1600/April+6+10+006+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA3uM4qHnJDpVgfnfbY_XViiWeOakufuXjOmGeCWDuM9hz_DBj2-f6a1KvhazRcZdArk6M_L81X36GNrxHDhip6SR3rf-WnIAhnySTEazuTylEgmxXIFW96PS3A1DAHzjqDOh7QwFWvc/s400/April+6+10+006+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462953778267283762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Since then we've been outside soaking in as much as the nice weather as we can!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPic8GzF3sxvHZCTVSgnEXGzEbL6_26b__hHSp4fUBGc87YAoIWbRON16NtZVHGKglT730Uyn8_FuU0n4RP8uh_aOPE80q8_qVMtAIATano5UUKrzStRC0gjlXYQlSFp6CZJcgsiiZtg/s1600/April+7+10+027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPic8GzF3sxvHZCTVSgnEXGzEbL6_26b__hHSp4fUBGc87YAoIWbRON16NtZVHGKglT730Uyn8_FuU0n4RP8uh_aOPE80q8_qVMtAIATano5UUKrzStRC0gjlXYQlSFp6CZJcgsiiZtg/s400/April+7+10+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462954540969523762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KtaqM0XcBLQZeHG2DA24doKSGJKaAc5BIKXt_V7QWr1beISeHc0gMDn08nco9Nu4XZbtNzELZfEEyhZrhddvad-QE1i8I_IPIDk0b4pESfkOsv0oeO0l51D5sm8vFSb2AVkPgwhNweg/s1600/April+7+10+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KtaqM0XcBLQZeHG2DA24doKSGJKaAc5BIKXt_V7QWr1beISeHc0gMDn08nco9Nu4XZbtNzELZfEEyhZrhddvad-QE1i8I_IPIDk0b4pESfkOsv0oeO0l51D5sm8vFSb2AVkPgwhNweg/s400/April+7+10+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462954537632527922" border="0" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-69406651501517777882010-03-28T17:09:00.000-07:002010-03-28T17:30:17.162-07:00March Madness<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Well, March Madness these days refers to Andy's attitude towards his beloved Syracuse who had an earlier than anticipated exit in the NCAA tournament. But, on the bright side, the end of March signals the upcoming baseball season which is when I get really excited.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">On Friday, Catrina had her school's Easter Egg Hunt which is always fun. It was bittersweet (as all playschool moments are these days) since this is the last year that we will have kids in that school and we've been so happy there.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqmJRxOCcTNV8pZk2FDTyR7jUamPf2VCniQBaCO0-dqsi5U171gCdQ5CaZ5GG55OBDsNAzRJLsUUOcyuorYpITuBPC6qBD5j7CZz-I1AcIgo4UJqYaGru_F7c14JITJQnHABGaoQt0Sk/s1600/IMG_4995.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqmJRxOCcTNV8pZk2FDTyR7jUamPf2VCniQBaCO0-dqsi5U171gCdQ5CaZ5GG55OBDsNAzRJLsUUOcyuorYpITuBPC6qBD5j7CZz-I1AcIgo4UJqYaGru_F7c14JITJQnHABGaoQt0Sk/s400/IMG_4995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453844033486558082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSw0RyRA8lmo-z2IRanEzKYrqFlL3ipXR5JLtZoUZJimQHUgFq5HiiQ9Vy_X6DXJWNL6ASwrVYLwBgNJtS0lQHVVMsc4-bbrewSJ_za7y_FdaEY_ybKePAHHWuG3zg-Xop9rom-K-7qQ/s1600/IMG_4987.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSw0RyRA8lmo-z2IRanEzKYrqFlL3ipXR5JLtZoUZJimQHUgFq5HiiQ9Vy_X6DXJWNL6ASwrVYLwBgNJtS0lQHVVMsc4-bbrewSJ_za7y_FdaEY_ybKePAHHWuG3zg-Xop9rom-K-7qQ/s400/IMG_4987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453843994367029570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpo3pq5RtDCQ6ESkCO1SUOFrNkMUsuyc7Nc-ylEsmRcUZ20n_lX99PRyyoBITT6E5LM1xLcVAUyqIWaXylXfueylc1JCv0WWJkdGwjbsKKEHN9vfEV__eQXE_fpPQYSXwMNVXYRMLq8Q/s1600/IMG_4992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpo3pq5RtDCQ6ESkCO1SUOFrNkMUsuyc7Nc-ylEsmRcUZ20n_lX99PRyyoBITT6E5LM1xLcVAUyqIWaXylXfueylc1JCv0WWJkdGwjbsKKEHN9vfEV__eQXE_fpPQYSXwMNVXYRMLq8Q/s400/IMG_4992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453844018987010818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPi6l1FXnfNN9Ha1pmU2mSCCfkhq56s2D30eqtgwvLPihyphenhypheng3P0qp_4yWzpwIUJrSxwsbCkLEkzwUi2ba9FzYQtcbEE0GL6yXWbGRlGfcLQJit3G25_NpanLBm1BaaO7l5rU32xTfrXGg/s1600/IMG_4994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPi6l1FXnfNN9Ha1pmU2mSCCfkhq56s2D30eqtgwvLPihyphenhypheng3P0qp_4yWzpwIUJrSxwsbCkLEkzwUi2ba9FzYQtcbEE0GL6yXWbGRlGfcLQJit3G25_NpanLBm1BaaO7l5rU32xTfrXGg/s400/IMG_4994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453844013221829506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRkGNuz13OYJnBtC_AA6uaPAGjudyjBOKn21KRDeBr-S4v-MKr6lA80WmQwPn085Xj2VU6kdLGN71pAwy2Qjq-B8xfb-cyCCrGGfNb7alXmtYLNCscY8tcvnV0hqDDRlHTtAXgh0FdpA/s1600/IMG_5000.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRkGNuz13OYJnBtC_AA6uaPAGjudyjBOKn21KRDeBr-S4v-MKr6lA80WmQwPn085Xj2VU6kdLGN71pAwy2Qjq-B8xfb-cyCCrGGfNb7alXmtYLNCscY8tcvnV0hqDDRlHTtAXgh0FdpA/s400/IMG_5000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453844003070686530" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">On Friday night we got a little silly around here when the girls decided they wanted to sleep together in a tent. This brought back memories of the awesome tents my brothers and I would build in their room and we'd be allowed to sleep in it. Now, in those days, the laws governing tent dwellings weren't very strict but I made sure that Brynne and Catrina had a nice, semi-safe little tent. Here's a few photos I snapped of them sound asleep. So adorable:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vqnzWnx95mmE0kyI7_mlFkoVYsuFI077vxrDv5gIkerqkeRk5yuDQ4pagY0HCljMXGxY91Wg-JIEx_Wa7UUp20PoEmYrYMwI8gQMtMz_b445TkCVyfqzzyfKNFafWzelHeLuDGmWYDE/s1600/IMG_5029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vqnzWnx95mmE0kyI7_mlFkoVYsuFI077vxrDv5gIkerqkeRk5yuDQ4pagY0HCljMXGxY91Wg-JIEx_Wa7UUp20PoEmYrYMwI8gQMtMz_b445TkCVyfqzzyfKNFafWzelHeLuDGmWYDE/s400/IMG_5029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846427296561890" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WFgeD15Xaoctw9_a4Ntl228I4klnqHUqkW1vOjIKM_WtTeambD2Qsnb0bwBF6AI7sptPwD4ORMZJFBSnqMoci1QnILUpgkUwMIlEZ6xGz8an1UHcv_eC22i_zEwOs2axHmWKMtmiphw/s1600/IMG_5031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WFgeD15Xaoctw9_a4Ntl228I4klnqHUqkW1vOjIKM_WtTeambD2Qsnb0bwBF6AI7sptPwD4ORMZJFBSnqMoci1QnILUpgkUwMIlEZ6xGz8an1UHcv_eC22i_zEwOs2axHmWKMtmiphw/s400/IMG_5031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846441621725538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLSs11QckdAHx-0kWMGn_mJ_18GJulyZU6X__L5KBWaEfHFkyI5wuTOQmxingBBtavqXzj8RAar0lCcD8q_Grd34irY0Kx91l6vct7g9KB6X0sA1X34FGY1en-o07JssuvB-Wli9UdYs/s1600/IMG_5030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLSs11QckdAHx-0kWMGn_mJ_18GJulyZU6X__L5KBWaEfHFkyI5wuTOQmxingBBtavqXzj8RAar0lCcD8q_Grd34irY0Kx91l6vct7g9KB6X0sA1X34FGY1en-o07JssuvB-Wli9UdYs/s400/IMG_5030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453846436713942210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vqnzWnx95mmE0kyI7_mlFkoVYsuFI077vxrDv5gIkerqkeRk5yuDQ4pagY0HCljMXGxY91Wg-JIEx_Wa7UUp20PoEmYrYMwI8gQMtMz_b445TkCVyfqzzyfKNFafWzelHeLuDGmWYDE/s1600/IMG_5029.JPG"><br /></a></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-78603590027707304912010-03-02T19:50:00.000-08:002010-03-02T20:10:54.551-08:00We Bleed Orange and Blue<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">When Andy bought 10 tickets to the Syracuse/Villanova game back in early December, he knew it would be a good game but he didn't know it would be one for the ages. The build up was going strong for weeks before the game. Both teams were moving quickly up the rankings. At game time, Nova was ranked 7th and Cuse was 4th. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />It was touch and go just getting to the game. With 20 inches of snow in New Paltz and Webster, getting there was in question but Andy was not going to be denied just because of a little snow! We actually got an early start on our trip to Webster since the girls' schools were closed on Friday for the 3rd straight day.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br />Saturday morning dawned with even MORE snow in Webster so Grandma, Grandpa, Brynne, and Catrina decided to go out and build a huge snowman.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08WGwF90B-BCD6_fUJDjr8VR9BrJy50bG2Yiw2129jbkNP74vvRierW70dA2aN4iwayj5hPDsr1uMh6YkWsx1akLZcc4yw8WLqeg7Z78E0JJpw1NocyWaOSuc0pQWKw1PoslXbWUmIYk/s1600-h/Feb+27+10+020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08WGwF90B-BCD6_fUJDjr8VR9BrJy50bG2Yiw2129jbkNP74vvRierW70dA2aN4iwayj5hPDsr1uMh6YkWsx1akLZcc4yw8WLqeg7Z78E0JJpw1NocyWaOSuc0pQWKw1PoslXbWUmIYk/s400/Feb+27+10+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444254414825056018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_rq4xBP5Crwh1mOKVi5udgOJAQHyXpww5YFOmGmqFPjkUxZJx4dTFX4S9yPESgZNksteK1LP00i61H3fHVQl-XxIyzxF5qZeb5kXfMfRFZy2nEiD3wYGI98uIYbzcPakanBtR966CEo/s1600-h/Feb+27+10+021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_rq4xBP5Crwh1mOKVi5udgOJAQHyXpww5YFOmGmqFPjkUxZJx4dTFX4S9yPESgZNksteK1LP00i61H3fHVQl-XxIyzxF5qZeb5kXfMfRFZy2nEiD3wYGI98uIYbzcPakanBtR966CEo/s400/Feb+27+10+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444254410785874850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Then it was off to Syracuse. We got in game-mode by hanging out and watching #1 ranked Kansas lose. The atmosphere was electric at Faegans as the chant of "We're #1" echoed. We then made the trek up to the dome to hang out with 34,616 fans... an on campus record.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The game was fantastic... the energy was enough to blow the roof off the dome and I believe Andy may have shed tears of joy.... Cuse emerged victorious!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIlp1mCXcHogqnb0DS_rtd_8ZuvA_lS8Xbl3qGNbCtD2WhSwJMYs755c32xZE68qHSzdVjdCfwykn872_vXdc1ogN08wuEeOdOYNqy0RGuQm5ZMjejkp_sOFQm2QlTqXMpj5ya9I_TIs/s1600-h/Feb+27+10+050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIlp1mCXcHogqnb0DS_rtd_8ZuvA_lS8Xbl3qGNbCtD2WhSwJMYs755c32xZE68qHSzdVjdCfwykn872_vXdc1ogN08wuEeOdOYNqy0RGuQm5ZMjejkp_sOFQm2QlTqXMpj5ya9I_TIs/s400/Feb+27+10+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444254399584011746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVRgZpfmg4aPUT5q2VCaw3h64ILrSP7A4QKQKGBvXNshFjwn3JzzB_EkwrYlvdwdVEOCGNg7LdpFwhmYgeLK834Ub6i5Pavdci7M_rzB3ricmnf9bd-y832DaeEp3bRgY5Wp4hk4ZNCw/s1600-h/Feb+27+10+071.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVRgZpfmg4aPUT5q2VCaw3h64ILrSP7A4QKQKGBvXNshFjwn3JzzB_EkwrYlvdwdVEOCGNg7LdpFwhmYgeLK834Ub6i5Pavdci7M_rzB3ricmnf9bd-y832DaeEp3bRgY5Wp4hk4ZNCw/s400/Feb+27+10+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444254396538762610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />We left the Dome as snowballs rained down from ecstatic fans who all knew that come Monday, Syracuse would be the #1 ranked team in the country.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAZCSNqbzIw3eA6FLmPyLaxgrhKOyvBOUQ3nJjtSdat7EZ7bKtnpsSoHrMHHdBXOioJSWGaKF2qVlqF-ajHq0UNUIOK63Il3QP4eExwFWAdzLEwcuCTDi3bTqH-IKnm1v1BNnazlaDUg/s1600-h/Feb+27+10+091.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAZCSNqbzIw3eA6FLmPyLaxgrhKOyvBOUQ3nJjtSdat7EZ7bKtnpsSoHrMHHdBXOioJSWGaKF2qVlqF-ajHq0UNUIOK63Il3QP4eExwFWAdzLEwcuCTDi3bTqH-IKnm1v1BNnazlaDUg/s400/Feb+27+10+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444254388804914114" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-1011259491984731062010-02-22T09:35:00.000-08:002010-02-25T08:45:51.224-08:00Build a Bear Action<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Brynne's half month long birthday celebration culminated in her awesome party at Build A Bear. She was only allowed to invite a few friends but they all had a blast. We highly recommend parties there based on the experience we had. All the girls were able to choose a cute bear and an outfit. Brynne even went home with an autographed bear and photo of the party. We then went home for some cake and presents. After several birthday events, it's safe to say that Brynne had a happy birthday!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKtUX3tFacFoDuUCNRwF8IjGG9DGGeMcg6_vnlSC6pdMb-rp7cMqV4hxEHf8Y6fUUsmT0OLXt4mTM2zR94LnfOQgLsVpQvclJpUNZ7KY8J-h9Fi1yQ56TuzFz9Yxr_6it7Hzj-3DO704/s1600-h/IMG_2918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKtUX3tFacFoDuUCNRwF8IjGG9DGGeMcg6_vnlSC6pdMb-rp7cMqV4hxEHf8Y6fUUsmT0OLXt4mTM2zR94LnfOQgLsVpQvclJpUNZ7KY8J-h9Fi1yQ56TuzFz9Yxr_6it7Hzj-3DO704/s400/IMG_2918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442204098118081362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkAw4NWwUvYYhR3pS7v_bbU3z0s2tTfae98IXF4SEoys6wjYhDcAK7j3dgll0t_WM589eItOZmwBcEqHuHIN-3YIxq9tpwaKjn4yLlBEXibg5MGM9W6s5Gv7v7cqCVrqRulgsfZLF9G4/s1600-h/IMG_2948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkAw4NWwUvYYhR3pS7v_bbU3z0s2tTfae98IXF4SEoys6wjYhDcAK7j3dgll0t_WM589eItOZmwBcEqHuHIN-3YIxq9tpwaKjn4yLlBEXibg5MGM9W6s5Gv7v7cqCVrqRulgsfZLF9G4/s400/IMG_2948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442204118039101298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduSJ18qLMgSj-w4X-UEfeURFRyOvuy6IqE62KnDDRir4nQTy1yimZopfYErGBHcZwJNlaMcC-bN4jHqqrWxuf9HuTY730vyglTgna0xlxllhC92Wf_GoGlRCNQbahruTnUHbpsns35oE/s1600-h/IMG_2897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduSJ18qLMgSj-w4X-UEfeURFRyOvuy6IqE62KnDDRir4nQTy1yimZopfYErGBHcZwJNlaMcC-bN4jHqqrWxuf9HuTY730vyglTgna0xlxllhC92Wf_GoGlRCNQbahruTnUHbpsns35oE/s400/IMG_2897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442204107734830786" border="0" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-17855983158785987932010-02-15T06:52:00.000-08:002010-02-15T07:01:52.575-08:00More Birthday Action<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1sLuFQ_1LYavjl2yon1D37PUBodhqs5fNbUdlbP_0jKz6kv3LmfW5UZmzf-Y50AM9jUruA_syGIEWPlqot9zf_42WwlBaTQWbxOCK-8AEfwxGMUEgupuumNJbPn5p1sE6WIK8Ic4RpM/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+008+copy.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Brynne's having an extended birthday this year since we had to schedule her party for Feb 20th (Build a Bear apparently doesn't do birthday parties the weekend of Valentine's Day) so more photos will be coming.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHz8SBKqdTZMwffgCCEoFBNoR65bssayNoYhRblU2qKv7QKCH6oeYxLkRJezvHzZZ6fgNmHpkuCmWj-2i00I9uqQDDQ4oH4TEwSxusTVlOnt89YMWCOb0KI7w-pYr_R5WSj68sGLMVJHY/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+053+copyright.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKGZtNogKdhS3V3-ylNGvhJsIglzWnENcAcXOLkq1nPo0iQ-qfGC2Sob2vAVvv2dgVqI8NfJKSWL175iKs7FMgTXehI68ecg0BULPCtImEVecfJFEgLmSvpKgMD27tvhqYvHlFd7wA4g/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+015+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKGZtNogKdhS3V3-ylNGvhJsIglzWnENcAcXOLkq1nPo0iQ-qfGC2Sob2vAVvv2dgVqI8NfJKSWL175iKs7FMgTXehI68ecg0BULPCtImEVecfJFEgLmSvpKgMD27tvhqYvHlFd7wA4g/s400/Feb+11+10+015+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438484625768090194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqDKiKPMqMAIzmCsY5RJn3zaA4ajGRR3IRdzrpZrg2k2sM4OiknStIuBb4grw0_32fdYWUj0oKdAZzCRUAgqDAn6YEsOcgLx15d2PtVXyX1tlezIdq-ZIE4mHDDcSJllij65bPHHAa5c/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+020+copy+hair+bow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqDKiKPMqMAIzmCsY5RJn3zaA4ajGRR3IRdzrpZrg2k2sM4OiknStIuBb4grw0_32fdYWUj0oKdAZzCRUAgqDAn6YEsOcgLx15d2PtVXyX1tlezIdq-ZIE4mHDDcSJllij65bPHHAa5c/s400/Feb+11+10+020+copy+hair+bow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438484617371251330" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Birthday Dinner with Our Neighbor:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjQ22at1HggUgnOHlDe_yqO8a8q2FKrwVvrex2OXKEGxJTD3_wlNKuKdva6LkUiMonhvh3QkTdsHMSBWEPYV0lIjZZlJwYwQUV2vF1IXIEE7ZOxzN3bALMd6kWIQ3rcih0TG8JX7Bc58/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+026copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjQ22at1HggUgnOHlDe_yqO8a8q2FKrwVvrex2OXKEGxJTD3_wlNKuKdva6LkUiMonhvh3QkTdsHMSBWEPYV0lIjZZlJwYwQUV2vF1IXIEE7ZOxzN3bALMd6kWIQ3rcih0TG8JX7Bc58/s400/Feb+11+10+026copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438484606208499282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ok, ok... this photo came from a b-day party that both girls went to this weekend but it was very festive and fit with the theme of this post and I just think it's a pretty cool photo:</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHz8SBKqdTZMwffgCCEoFBNoR65bssayNoYhRblU2qKv7QKCH6oeYxLkRJezvHzZZ6fgNmHpkuCmWj-2i00I9uqQDDQ4oH4TEwSxusTVlOnt89YMWCOb0KI7w-pYr_R5WSj68sGLMVJHY/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+053+copyright.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHz8SBKqdTZMwffgCCEoFBNoR65bssayNoYhRblU2qKv7QKCH6oeYxLkRJezvHzZZ6fgNmHpkuCmWj-2i00I9uqQDDQ4oH4TEwSxusTVlOnt89YMWCOb0KI7w-pYr_R5WSj68sGLMVJHY/s400/Feb+11+10+053+copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438484631838532914" border="0" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-52875810912063329492010-02-12T20:29:00.000-08:002010-02-12T20:34:52.108-08:00Happy Birthday Brynne!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoxfE3VdE1DQE8wcMjbHSKtwXxulJ0gzUBugWE-ukxDxDxu-Wt5li9ug6VsALMjN3dN01wtgAt8rZZe8Irn3Blz4iPCMOtQ4d46z0xG7bfjTcQVR5bspDAfbZ5UKTPoAjNocgy2YlqzE/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+009+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoxfE3VdE1DQE8wcMjbHSKtwXxulJ0gzUBugWE-ukxDxDxu-Wt5li9ug6VsALMjN3dN01wtgAt8rZZe8Irn3Blz4iPCMOtQ4d46z0xG7bfjTcQVR5bspDAfbZ5UKTPoAjNocgy2YlqzE/s400/Feb+11+10+009+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437581694848970114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">A day late but that's ok... (Had to make sure I had some photos to go with the write up)</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">You've come a long way baby!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">You are a much loved little girl. 7th Heaven indeed.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Love, Daddy, Mommy, & Catrina<br /><br />2003:<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gRV8bDieWT7UDvvOY_neI2DWrSswiIMlOnlS4Blg0AcD9B5LQjPUgRCDxlQPtYD9C91hFQn_mJNXAFnBY84GFpJqv8nxXOh0yWCFZAWxQ8FbUsjSIz8O8QX4ZRMnjH7yTuveHEMl1Zs/s1600-h/newborn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gRV8bDieWT7UDvvOY_neI2DWrSswiIMlOnlS4Blg0AcD9B5LQjPUgRCDxlQPtYD9C91hFQn_mJNXAFnBY84GFpJqv8nxXOh0yWCFZAWxQ8FbUsjSIz8O8QX4ZRMnjH7yTuveHEMl1Zs/s400/newborn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437581233231216754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">2010</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHCe6SGXw2ZhEbPQfjvEg4tlCBVv2aqQe3OxXFprIuKTYXyXmC2uCOG8IfxJW_piuhpxpd-E9yTjL0qRTsTeiBwnKA1YqGh8XMTW-HfdXE-MKuqtWTCZE3sYzN-DxGFi3UlVAJr0opns/s1600-h/Feb+11+10+008+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHCe6SGXw2ZhEbPQfjvEg4tlCBVv2aqQe3OxXFprIuKTYXyXmC2uCOG8IfxJW_piuhpxpd-E9yTjL0qRTsTeiBwnKA1YqGh8XMTW-HfdXE-MKuqtWTCZE3sYzN-DxGFi3UlVAJr0opns/s400/Feb+11+10+008+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437581228133865570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-39691373136956363362010-01-26T17:46:00.001-08:002010-01-26T18:12:08.630-08:00The Winter Blues?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8QY9HoIPFMS2Gpp3AmKoSrlgxnDmNuDokS9XK72U99ffJG2xZFcd8pOC_VEg7y-p2WKx_HPc53r86B_z5oIH-jH9dohyhzoNaM1PWJsFvx88KbUuoPpFImWN2MDEQpY-QJwrxxrpttg/s1600-h/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+002-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8QY9HoIPFMS2Gpp3AmKoSrlgxnDmNuDokS9XK72U99ffJG2xZFcd8pOC_VEg7y-p2WKx_HPc53r86B_z5oIH-jH9dohyhzoNaM1PWJsFvx88KbUuoPpFImWN2MDEQpY-QJwrxxrpttg/s400/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+002-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233924345821202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Not around here!!!!<br /><br />This weekend we went to <a href="http://www.mohonk.com/index.cfm">Mohonk Mountain House</a> for some ice skating with the girl scouts. We scored a great deal on the skating fee at this really exclusive resort so we had to take advantage of it. They have a gorgeous skating pavilion with a HUGE fireplace. It was a great family time.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMFhyFzmvUYqjhS7ECI-IO6yP_NInzkLeNkGI8yf1kyixbdcYgtW1gxMMYDY7xKwhGIPcGOrv-8HjhUvrwWj8R838GWVdkdWS70ZZ8HD2ux_jml8ui2BMgqNAvMXnCjjTeGtw5Tx3HXU/s1600-h/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMFhyFzmvUYqjhS7ECI-IO6yP_NInzkLeNkGI8yf1kyixbdcYgtW1gxMMYDY7xKwhGIPcGOrv-8HjhUvrwWj8R838GWVdkdWS70ZZ8HD2ux_jml8ui2BMgqNAvMXnCjjTeGtw5Tx3HXU/s400/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431232327409685634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9I-HxkucXFd4UKUDaNakOPvoZEFDKb8n5l9myJRYQlTp_jH_ktetPtOanrLn5BCDPJ2KVqSdShw4kFqVtYUp1Sd7lxFC3LUiqG5J6arcJkSJTQn0RRZ9oPbAv19FfpIohdBLExbqOC4M/s1600-h/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+018.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9I-HxkucXFd4UKUDaNakOPvoZEFDKb8n5l9myJRYQlTp_jH_ktetPtOanrLn5BCDPJ2KVqSdShw4kFqVtYUp1Sd7lxFC3LUiqG5J6arcJkSJTQn0RRZ9oPbAv19FfpIohdBLExbqOC4M/s400/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233919941202450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpj1NmrYt1bFLNkNrLg2FCVmacRWnAXFEKkPjSzUvQxrSXlGYfUSxh-xSTD1n_uUcu2-T8Ki48bSWORXbc3eVGAb6KUFo0zdfn9gUVtwX_nYFtYfoJEzVaEyWEYIoi0xOBRcumPewLvI/s1600-h/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpj1NmrYt1bFLNkNrLg2FCVmacRWnAXFEKkPjSzUvQxrSXlGYfUSxh-xSTD1n_uUcu2-T8Ki48bSWORXbc3eVGAb6KUFo0zdfn9gUVtwX_nYFtYfoJEzVaEyWEYIoi0xOBRcumPewLvI/s400/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431232315212605090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX50iX-b6xGzR84SO-50qUU1H0V7uDKFzKGA9wWQwSwiqva-N8ImEktjsmYRriNMcoUHTNDRqKubxuC-YmdgWUkneZmNn2e0zZlK1rLykOnfrD9w932AS2DIqYXExG4G2edQVLh9NUoMI/s1600-h/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+004-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX50iX-b6xGzR84SO-50qUU1H0V7uDKFzKGA9wWQwSwiqva-N8ImEktjsmYRriNMcoUHTNDRqKubxuC-YmdgWUkneZmNn2e0zZlK1rLykOnfrD9w932AS2DIqYXExG4G2edQVLh9NUoMI/s400/Mohonk+Skating+Jan+24+10+004-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431232311583865650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">For an added bonus... Andy was able to hang up our awesome canvases this weekend too. We couldn't be happier with how they turned out and how they serve as a daily ( & prominent) reminder of our great trip to Ireland.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJMxPCDDr1btztQ4tCSz0UnQ1VP3S0iKf8GzQL_3Rra4mAydTKnKDFJQAKiUKyRo_NxVNveVwcca26mUfBXevbyMBvIO55S-zCPExK2VGwbtNiAsOuWhE7ti6zX_rmRAxw54b3VDIlxk/s1600-h/Jan+23+10+016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJMxPCDDr1btztQ4tCSz0UnQ1VP3S0iKf8GzQL_3Rra4mAydTKnKDFJQAKiUKyRo_NxVNveVwcca26mUfBXevbyMBvIO55S-zCPExK2VGwbtNiAsOuWhE7ti6zX_rmRAxw54b3VDIlxk/s400/Jan+23+10+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431232320555995282" border="0" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-39709639828468316432010-01-17T06:16:00.000-08:002010-01-17T06:34:02.625-08:00An Ordinary Week<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Yep... just another run of the mill week here at the compound. The snow is beginning to melt so no more sledding and we're just getting back into the swing of our normal schedule with school and dance and choir and gymnastics.<br /><br />Brynne had a great week at girl scouts and I was lucky to be the parent helper. We worked on bird feeders.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCFNvRSuUk7WhSczG78jvCvaOEH4gBc1fzvI0ib9C8XuSAMoMzSmOiuMfYFNc9uuTC53-2UlJcyVb73EZdFRI-9f4QnknipK90nlUTA8A2RB2J0hWdY6e_JTxpKg6LDPfQ-RaoAP0tl4/s1600-h/Jan+16+10+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCFNvRSuUk7WhSczG78jvCvaOEH4gBc1fzvI0ib9C8XuSAMoMzSmOiuMfYFNc9uuTC53-2UlJcyVb73EZdFRI-9f4QnknipK90nlUTA8A2RB2J0hWdY6e_JTxpKg6LDPfQ-RaoAP0tl4/s400/Jan+16+10+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427714018450186130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HOvPAZmCFziSir-w72q7WZEfCNrKSY4ZhxAc2iVuSDPUaeoeokf4x8kaQsleNbI5AeeoOYxGwxdFZW4T3mnvB7uLp7o1l8T0BJATb7TQUKKtPtDozmWnwbY3tIj-B1jhDgZNFeYWApc/s1600-h/Jan+16+10+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HOvPAZmCFziSir-w72q7WZEfCNrKSY4ZhxAc2iVuSDPUaeoeokf4x8kaQsleNbI5AeeoOYxGwxdFZW4T3mnvB7uLp7o1l8T0BJATb7TQUKKtPtDozmWnwbY3tIj-B1jhDgZNFeYWApc/s400/Jan+16+10+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427714014731048642" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Catrina was once again the victim of mommy with a camera as I insisted that she pose with the hat I knitted. I just learned how to knit (bought a hoop and watched a YouTube video... easy!)... but I only know how to do one stitch. Oh well<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EZlasiNruvlVNVdmNwoN01UlT43-mIPmtuxibrBA9YlRKOWV4qeSpyKMXLoZTu9NeUMufil6I82freuT3ckGhXvHuaa7XD_Cm2iZ2WyoTXY1Rg2D2D0b2SDYJz2AK8F6PCtwItptbfk/s1600-h/IMG_1958+copyright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EZlasiNruvlVNVdmNwoN01UlT43-mIPmtuxibrBA9YlRKOWV4qeSpyKMXLoZTu9NeUMufil6I82freuT3ckGhXvHuaa7XD_Cm2iZ2WyoTXY1Rg2D2D0b2SDYJz2AK8F6PCtwItptbfk/s400/IMG_1958+copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427714008356419554" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Then it was off to the great outdoors for photos in her sweater from Ireland (I can't take credit for that hat!! Santa got it at H&M)</span> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOwUN_jH4sTgvl8TVILa8Emqa3RDonoueOTOVujOpW9IfEqHYyUUGGu-JYQ8VV9cK_BXLk6OOPh4gSBK4bnydkusQSwkv2empj3aeojozjkBVz-NAhJiNMfFhDa9JisA4Nml-L0UVNRY/s1600-h/IMG_1977+copyright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOwUN_jH4sTgvl8TVILa8Emqa3RDonoueOTOVujOpW9IfEqHYyUUGGu-JYQ8VV9cK_BXLk6OOPh4gSBK4bnydkusQSwkv2empj3aeojozjkBVz-NAhJiNMfFhDa9JisA4Nml-L0UVNRY/s400/IMG_1977+copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427713999802627170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuRat-ahJEfZchfKK8TgYqu8zWTBUw2dL7J_YN4ac1ZPb8bM-4Nw7ldjibEQlKMljIkOT2FWeyRdKg0P7ULGz_k7SoWA6No3GHySaVe3lTuEqHvT8JO1UOOmyNk3uwDMz0eZWlu8PlpU/s1600-h/IMG_1989+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuRat-ahJEfZchfKK8TgYqu8zWTBUw2dL7J_YN4ac1ZPb8bM-4Nw7ldjibEQlKMljIkOT2FWeyRdKg0P7ULGz_k7SoWA6No3GHySaVe3lTuEqHvT8JO1UOOmyNk3uwDMz0eZWlu8PlpU/s400/IMG_1989+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427715921804384786" border="0" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-31904566693444043002010-01-03T18:23:00.000-08:002010-01-03T18:37:58.014-08:00Sleigh ride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k9MZ6hKRGOTub8SUY_poPg4viiHyNS-U25cAwFNKVn2jqrOkFD9CT4c0XO1CESETt8O2RumkIvCXLB1p4GjzWpPceJErzRxO21aJN-bouwNLz59SVUmTyvEfk6vrazqug4C1WAxCD2Q/s1600-h/IMG_1684+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k9MZ6hKRGOTub8SUY_poPg4viiHyNS-U25cAwFNKVn2jqrOkFD9CT4c0XO1CESETt8O2RumkIvCXLB1p4GjzWpPceJErzRxO21aJN-bouwNLz59SVUmTyvEfk6vrazqug4C1WAxCD2Q/s400/IMG_1684+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422708222055237634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This Christmas, Santa brought the girls (Meg included, as you'll see below) a new sled. This is unlike any other sled we've seen before - it's called the Zipfy Luge and it's about 2 feet long, weighs around 2 pounds, and can hold up to 250 pounds. Check out the footage below showing off the huge mountain in our backyard:<br /><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Brynne%20on%20luge.MOV">Brynne on luge</a><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Catrina%20on%20luge.MOV">Catrina on luge</a><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Meg%20on%20luge.MOV">Meg on luge</a><br /><br />The girls also got a snowboard courtesy of Paw-Paw, and this has been more the favorite than the Zipfy. They need to work on their stops a little, although their current dismounts are quite stylish (if not humorous):<br /><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Brynne%20snowboarding.MOV">Brynne snowboarding</a><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Catrina%20snowboarding.MOV">Catrina snowboarding</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4rdya-lZtTw-AS9NvSAmevovVguR-g-HcctHlpJ108joWKPpTK_00sn1Vb5h5rghAyvdHTtQsf3h7xyaaGWHTLhRNuUXvltmBJplXCihCVXPldjuBbUNZWzHd2OrTAL6PZXL_oatapI/s1600-h/IMG_1696+copyright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4rdya-lZtTw-AS9NvSAmevovVguR-g-HcctHlpJ108joWKPpTK_00sn1Vb5h5rghAyvdHTtQsf3h7xyaaGWHTLhRNuUXvltmBJplXCihCVXPldjuBbUNZWzHd2OrTAL6PZXL_oatapI/s400/IMG_1696+copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422708229655413602" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761251009592290367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-42239423514525350642009-12-27T12:08:00.000-08:002009-12-27T12:43:28.433-08:00Merry Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBl2VJdjg5iiHbs_SSzbMcyIHOO1FTKKyXEcN9KEXzwGgkxx2olHrxV12aibm-AZgQAh3-UW31LHQLiH9Q60NA3PEpoY4OGzCUwoMr-i-LkNmWe-RiwilBnd1yDSYv5CCxxpwGRuHjtlQ/s1600-h/Christmas+09+053.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7L1yrY-Z1-1aCqECpekbPu7Y0YVS4glVq7fj61GURrzVBo4DVPEEhAWfuSavzVDpBDPp5PwM-nPuaDqVecKspFASTfQ0EZ69_8cAG1y9GjA5uIUdiUlL5g366KLUMA7W7_aJb-Dtg90M/s1600-h/Christmas+09+012.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPa6t672yYnfPOimxncjG8DiKvggSEPYe46mEpiRA2FjFlLBCYotjcOqHWQSeWY2buv78_OXMupuzATtaQqY3Xd4nsMfAqt9Td3Y6zFTj5Z2D8Stwd54kLe7xCa_fd_BYdB2v1MXJSao/s1600-h/Christmas+09+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPa6t672yYnfPOimxncjG8DiKvggSEPYe46mEpiRA2FjFlLBCYotjcOqHWQSeWY2buv78_OXMupuzATtaQqY3Xd4nsMfAqt9Td3Y6zFTj5Z2D8Stwd54kLe7xCa_fd_BYdB2v1MXJSao/s400/Christmas+09+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420012852586442706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Christmas 2009.... always a wonderful time of the year for the Curriers. Unfortunately this year, both girls were stricken with a pretty nasty stomach bug that kept them from really having a ton of energy leading up to the big day. In fact, Brynne had to leave school early on PAJAMA DAY of all days. She was not happy! Even now, Sunday, Brynne is still not 100% better... poor kid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8fGLEe-KRoHi2SAoWFiLgstKSQBVFamx5ggMNVONW6-uGPn1qhfMzTMIL4dVahf5rMv-IayoW9QTZFOJjlLFAZDQgZ9jrM5SLGvaYr0S0SanyDQDW9hjebyDY5Y9_axNa2O_f0C5mKU/s1600-h/Christmas+09+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8fGLEe-KRoHi2SAoWFiLgstKSQBVFamx5ggMNVONW6-uGPn1qhfMzTMIL4dVahf5rMv-IayoW9QTZFOJjlLFAZDQgZ9jrM5SLGvaYr0S0SanyDQDW9hjebyDY5Y9_axNa2O_f0C5mKU/s400/Christmas+09+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420012862236247778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But Santa was generous to them no matter how they felt. He brought them each a Nintendo DS and Andy and I had breathed a huge sigh of relief that none of the gifts had a million tiny pieces.... and then the grandparents showed up and obliterated that relief. So now the house looks like a giant toy store threw up all over our family room. Andy and I are going to ignore the mess as we enjoy our new Wii Fit Plus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAVrl18TU5qlp9AOsqXbb-IJZ42BS7Txc_xmicRvHjajTxUieJzZC00VFax1wbepnfDMYfQyvG9jVKYy5qgogZrKEQYcAHq3_CjT14LB8bNdSCelKtbVwHqr1QdqS1n2e02R7Wyw1vPo/s1600-h/Christmas+09+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAVrl18TU5qlp9AOsqXbb-IJZ42BS7Txc_xmicRvHjajTxUieJzZC00VFax1wbepnfDMYfQyvG9jVKYy5qgogZrKEQYcAHq3_CjT14LB8bNdSCelKtbVwHqr1QdqS1n2e02R7Wyw1vPo/s400/Christmas+09+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420013803312216562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7L1yrY-Z1-1aCqECpekbPu7Y0YVS4glVq7fj61GURrzVBo4DVPEEhAWfuSavzVDpBDPp5PwM-nPuaDqVecKspFASTfQ0EZ69_8cAG1y9GjA5uIUdiUlL5g366KLUMA7W7_aJb-Dtg90M/s1600-h/Christmas+09+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7L1yrY-Z1-1aCqECpekbPu7Y0YVS4glVq7fj61GURrzVBo4DVPEEhAWfuSavzVDpBDPp5PwM-nPuaDqVecKspFASTfQ0EZ69_8cAG1y9GjA5uIUdiUlL5g366KLUMA7W7_aJb-Dtg90M/s400/Christmas+09+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420013798218585186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sunday we decided to walk off all the steak, lobster, and ham with a walk on the Walkway over the Hudson. It was a beautiful day to get out there and enjoy the weather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS9BzGfxLd_BTeR1byBUi5kfvHWRcDg_PlKQhkeq5J2PflZx7MzY85RSUft2i9YCu2HKxBsuSqQlT6BVaszKcyBv1TTahBL26sA4N1jRX91PPbXxXS8i-nQa4FLImOZJH7n82M9KhHwg/s1600-h/Christmas+09+057-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS9BzGfxLd_BTeR1byBUi5kfvHWRcDg_PlKQhkeq5J2PflZx7MzY85RSUft2i9YCu2HKxBsuSqQlT6BVaszKcyBv1TTahBL26sA4N1jRX91PPbXxXS8i-nQa4FLImOZJH7n82M9KhHwg/s400/Christmas+09+057-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420018042208980226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6scB6IFW_qDqaxDHMYhSRqMpOFWylORXvjEhK4H3My0GTSFb9HX4kc3vW1I_l2i6f-Cpw8lktVA9xaZ4Z48SpZKdOlEaDn9AAClm8ZGOCSbluVKPdwTZHmb80j3VYPcdoI8adAhBDTik/s1600-h/Christmas+09+058-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6scB6IFW_qDqaxDHMYhSRqMpOFWylORXvjEhK4H3My0GTSFb9HX4kc3vW1I_l2i6f-Cpw8lktVA9xaZ4Z48SpZKdOlEaDn9AAClm8ZGOCSbluVKPdwTZHmb80j3VYPcdoI8adAhBDTik/s400/Christmas+09+058-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420019321094393346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBl2VJdjg5iiHbs_SSzbMcyIHOO1FTKKyXEcN9KEXzwGgkxx2olHrxV12aibm-AZgQAh3-UW31LHQLiH9Q60NA3PEpoY4OGzCUwoMr-i-LkNmWe-RiwilBnd1yDSYv5CCxxpwGRuHjtlQ/s1600-h/Christmas+09+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBl2VJdjg5iiHbs_SSzbMcyIHOO1FTKKyXEcN9KEXzwGgkxx2olHrxV12aibm-AZgQAh3-UW31LHQLiH9Q60NA3PEpoY4OGzCUwoMr-i-LkNmWe-RiwilBnd1yDSYv5CCxxpwGRuHjtlQ/s400/Christmas+09+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420019312330119378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We hope everyone else had a wonderful holiday as well. We're looking forward to a relaxing week with Andy taking his final week of vacation and me having only a few scrapbooking projects on my to-do list now that the holiday rush is over.<br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-54611254756589248802009-12-20T18:42:00.000-08:002009-12-20T18:59:37.264-08:00So Fancy.... and So Very Sweet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4PZE4g5X_4_zqx4usz_nMFGuP6fJQewdRAuaYs_Qc3r8rNcZqb3VoA6elbFwaSYPoMaNkIJ-DDprEhtOxPDEtpViEKonw3L6L5VcfDjD7F5TXFOjckxt4ujj243rxVrQhSOv7kUsZNo/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+031cancel.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Today began with the biggest letdown of a snow storm that this family has ever seen! The weather forecasters had called for anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow overnight and I awoke to.... nothing! How boring! Since we had already canceled our family get together in Long Island (THEY got over a foot!) we saw it as a sign from God that we were meant to attend the Fancy Nancy book signing up in Kingston. Let me tell you, these girls totally ROCKED the Nancy look. We went through a couple of outfit options but settled on the perfect petti-skirts and boas (which I have to thank my past years of bachelorette craziness for having those babies at the ready!). Not to brag, but the Currier Sisters were by FAR the fanciest Fancy Nancy fans in attendance.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnotM4zsAWSX81RExe62O1J48pDbB-KG09uf761h8ZflTqXRSVggm65N5K49tZsS0SB2bJNIp8ez2ZTJKS20PsSDTNsVcNe-WOz49Xnb7RAByLmEgZVBat3XPUWjHKljoVZDefvfhyJI/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+002+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnotM4zsAWSX81RExe62O1J48pDbB-KG09uf761h8ZflTqXRSVggm65N5K49tZsS0SB2bJNIp8ez2ZTJKS20PsSDTNsVcNe-WOz49Xnb7RAByLmEgZVBat3XPUWjHKljoVZDefvfhyJI/s400/Dec+20+09+002+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417516583006711106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQYjb2Xca9v3SGX0ZwTF41u1r2l1YdK2YHfXZJl7FvavpAhywzc4rezNKVQZ1rkAa5olql2g4anaQIbPyJ1GyIfVrl9pTgu5ySFJ-652RzXfS2am8T4UIMwlBCi0O_g_B-EuPtq7-Cnw/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+006+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQYjb2Xca9v3SGX0ZwTF41u1r2l1YdK2YHfXZJl7FvavpAhywzc4rezNKVQZ1rkAa5olql2g4anaQIbPyJ1GyIfVrl9pTgu5ySFJ-652RzXfS2am8T4UIMwlBCi0O_g_B-EuPtq7-Cnw/s400/Dec+20+09+006+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417516573927007906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbN_2_SGe5Mklx_BzRJS0wl1y-f28v0XazdUedr4yg8JxoR8Dql7AIwkfAtOCKbdl2TAsFUrqz14fo012xA4PgwxedVZyZc0-Xe_MuJtU7tRugB0zZ09zt714nIpvFwTm8-nHNRk4NOY/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+008+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbN_2_SGe5Mklx_BzRJS0wl1y-f28v0XazdUedr4yg8JxoR8Dql7AIwkfAtOCKbdl2TAsFUrqz14fo012xA4PgwxedVZyZc0-Xe_MuJtU7tRugB0zZ09zt714nIpvFwTm8-nHNRk4NOY/s400/Dec+20+09+008+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417516563661327298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The big moment!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA0J8d1zEKzUrpXpS6oohccsdkJv-qnYpVanUJ06hDib5m9_qn3Vu5PUcPgWwEOn_Pat4ooICAtkbfECX8wMB8pv-sx4PlQfhyphenhyphenhqhBkZeR52N542zBOPD9qrNziTceWs545Qg9pLXaak/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+023+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA0J8d1zEKzUrpXpS6oohccsdkJv-qnYpVanUJ06hDib5m9_qn3Vu5PUcPgWwEOn_Pat4ooICAtkbfECX8wMB8pv-sx4PlQfhyphenhyphenhqhBkZeR52N542zBOPD9qrNziTceWs545Qg9pLXaak/s400/Dec+20+09+023+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417518376285867586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">After a short, but revitalizing nap by Catrina, the girls settled down to help Daddy make some delicious sugar cookies. It's now an annual tradition in the house and the girls love spending time decorating all of them.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6abzWx_yBpEBlR5c7TzBX3LI5Tgu1XOHCxBdUIAjt0fQDxn8A2AVQvzL-GQvLAIKVqHt7v2P32ao1VWJZ15D0mT1hw4zGLB-4mO7q0YNXJi47537O7O702Eu36oafy5Rv_hfKR-SyGmI/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6abzWx_yBpEBlR5c7TzBX3LI5Tgu1XOHCxBdUIAjt0fQDxn8A2AVQvzL-GQvLAIKVqHt7v2P32ao1VWJZ15D0mT1hw4zGLB-4mO7q0YNXJi47537O7O702Eu36oafy5Rv_hfKR-SyGmI/s400/Dec+20+09+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417518388961257858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4PZE4g5X_4_zqx4usz_nMFGuP6fJQewdRAuaYs_Qc3r8rNcZqb3VoA6elbFwaSYPoMaNkIJ-DDprEhtOxPDEtpViEKonw3L6L5VcfDjD7F5TXFOjckxt4ujj243rxVrQhSOv7kUsZNo/s1600-h/Dec+20+09+031cancel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4PZE4g5X_4_zqx4usz_nMFGuP6fJQewdRAuaYs_Qc3r8rNcZqb3VoA6elbFwaSYPoMaNkIJ-DDprEhtOxPDEtpViEKonw3L6L5VcfDjD7F5TXFOjckxt4ujj243rxVrQhSOv7kUsZNo/s400/Dec+20+09+031cancel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417518384538512162" border="0" /></a>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-51602816313362239372009-12-18T15:10:00.000-08:002009-12-18T15:15:23.319-08:00Silly Silly Girls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_AxkqzHs_2wqEoeiKHcInNQntgm7uJ3GOPJ2cXRq9Cd9kjXh7Plda4aKyfmJUuqvW6es28nHfxzKEesC6Yy068p5IUSUjKMOoBfYmaDsEsOYTxAeZVH8XarYMSMN79R2v9y9M8w_vXc/s1600-h/Dec+18+09+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_AxkqzHs_2wqEoeiKHcInNQntgm7uJ3GOPJ2cXRq9Cd9kjXh7Plda4aKyfmJUuqvW6es28nHfxzKEesC6Yy068p5IUSUjKMOoBfYmaDsEsOYTxAeZVH8XarYMSMN79R2v9y9M8w_vXc/s400/Dec+18+09+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416718086736539954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Coolest Sisters ever!</span><br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-47921019304023178022009-12-13T18:18:00.001-08:002009-12-16T13:49:23.124-08:00Brynne's First Candlelight Service<div style="text-align: center;">Tonight was our church's annual Christmas Candlelight Service. All three choirs perform several songs for the congregation and this year they even all got together and sang at the end. This was Brynne's first Candlelight performance and she did a great job despite being very sick the past few days. She rested up, avoiding church this morning and a birthday party this afternoon, just for her big day. Click below for THE performance (it's 6 minutes long and 24MB in size):<br /><br /><a href="http://currier-online.com/Brynne%20Candlelight%202009.wmv">Brynne's Candlelight Performance 2009</a><br /><br />You can actually hear Catrina in the background too. Just be thankful she stopped talking long enough for you to hear the choir! Thanks to Mommy for her videography skills. Daddy was performing too but thankfully there is no video evidence.<br /><br />Here are the photos as promised (sorry for the poor quality, I was multitasking!)<br />The Scene:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUNCBGGnASqpJEBd9oZv8LCuO7nRlY6MAiZw3g9KWRxB58pp-6tLfz_AOOY9m4-g0BMSxjt3UnCxG9NKLxh65iDky8l3Y4XFWvJFfcWku9uRzgQJyNtq1qf8TtJXM9NE9tTN-Sc2Iknw/s1600-h/Christmas+Concert+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUNCBGGnASqpJEBd9oZv8LCuO7nRlY6MAiZw3g9KWRxB58pp-6tLfz_AOOY9m4-g0BMSxjt3UnCxG9NKLxh65iDky8l3Y4XFWvJFfcWku9uRzgQJyNtq1qf8TtJXM9NE9tTN-Sc2Iknw/s400/Christmas+Concert+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415953040898253714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Waiting patiently:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjtHG5eDeYE5_v8NqGsXJwWCR8Sem2KmFs5bDEsDVS_850Tnt-ZunJiK-dBr-zhLs_6xxgRyysdwtKUw8-LZaTc69Hv6nUlOp19CzIE3yVLx7d_Lmzj9tbdFXaSdWyeS5Ui8wbPVew0A/s1600-h/Christmas+Concert+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjtHG5eDeYE5_v8NqGsXJwWCR8Sem2KmFs5bDEsDVS_850Tnt-ZunJiK-dBr-zhLs_6xxgRyysdwtKUw8-LZaTc69Hv6nUlOp19CzIE3yVLx7d_Lmzj9tbdFXaSdWyeS5Ui8wbPVew0A/s400/Christmas+Concert+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415953030196278354" border="0" /></a>Here they come!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7vTHPeIm4V0U82KUimbqzIdgpVhb0t65NiRJEQY5rAT5Q0Iwp3b46Khsj1omSdwGiMvvJa6la9A0IU2eEXRCqV2dmDMcv4Br7sPH_XZCKZ5Dw84S0_ZX3GAkLNqg-Oqeq2SNuFROZ38/s1600-h/Christmas+Concert+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7vTHPeIm4V0U82KUimbqzIdgpVhb0t65NiRJEQY5rAT5Q0Iwp3b46Khsj1omSdwGiMvvJa6la9A0IU2eEXRCqV2dmDMcv4Br7sPH_XZCKZ5Dw84S0_ZX3GAkLNqg-Oqeq2SNuFROZ38/s400/Christmas+Concert+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415954323799729794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcLpahipY1f-HpHB3p9Dmtn5JEv1_cqhMR9NmwIWDFPduzjU0382YBSKTmI5JEQlOM_w0JBXpcF_QCaHsmILK7V4tb1MAI8CgrUqV35_bUTZK7zkacoU1C2Yt4OknHUBlHqzbXLHPWE8/s1600-h/Christmas+Concert+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcLpahipY1f-HpHB3p9Dmtn5JEv1_cqhMR9NmwIWDFPduzjU0382YBSKTmI5JEQlOM_w0JBXpcF_QCaHsmILK7V4tb1MAI8CgrUqV35_bUTZK7zkacoU1C2Yt4OknHUBlHqzbXLHPWE8/s400/Christmas+Concert+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415954314378910242" border="0" /></a></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761251009592290367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-37054869569143567672009-12-11T09:52:00.001-08:002009-12-11T10:14:19.891-08:00Family Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LK1mS7wequzvOcRn10nh_1Xsyt7IJhWwiQKzS7vBJ8ZofODhXUQ4e3ExSKwvZJVfJMZ3IC9AopiHhzzqLhrsW8qCs1EBfD-0xYTjeWLwD0o_WMLI_UUJUK5Cu8OmSIVRBc6l6A5gSwE/s1600-h/Girls+in+Snow+Copyright.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PXyzQ0MLBTBl0uYe532bb8qnVUezOx1KLDYZmVc6lkqM3oP5BxAsk6Ve-AuIgYs0GA3LsL9aTWRZVBxKDgmfw5qq0w3zeERP-cJ3a0UsSruyfkqORQj3TA1KykIKNgBieo-D9-FUAJ4/s1600-h/Holiday+Photo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PXyzQ0MLBTBl0uYe532bb8qnVUezOx1KLDYZmVc6lkqM3oP5BxAsk6Ve-AuIgYs0GA3LsL9aTWRZVBxKDgmfw5qq0w3zeERP-cJ3a0UsSruyfkqORQj3TA1KykIKNgBieo-D9-FUAJ4/s400/Holiday+Photo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040272815286946" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">It's been a while since I've given you the scoop on the goings on within the Currier Clan. Before Thanksgiving we had our first parent/teacher conference with Brynne's 1st grade teacher. As expected, she is doing really, really well in first grade. She's doing so well that she will be going into 2nd grade for reading (deja vu?... if you recall, she went to first grade for reading while in kindergarten). She's making friends and finding her way socially as well so we are very pleased.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxc71e4HsC0d8OVcaE6z_jbpQdx0-RplsQQ7viDtMV8trixZfKoiKHrMruAkBCrd13XUcIJJHSazjuwWZvQJnSpR9TVkOd_jOdZfv9OgybCxhE5sEVZXkKhVeHhb1Q6TeaU1j1FYWMoQI/s1600-h/IMG_0059+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxc71e4HsC0d8OVcaE6z_jbpQdx0-RplsQQ7viDtMV8trixZfKoiKHrMruAkBCrd13XUcIJJHSazjuwWZvQJnSpR9TVkOd_jOdZfv9OgybCxhE5sEVZXkKhVeHhb1Q6TeaU1j1FYWMoQI/s400/IMG_0059+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040263490611890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Meanwhile, Catrina continues to enjoy her final year of Playschool. She is VERY social and has created quite a network of friends for herself. She is sure to be the social butterfly of our family.</span> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYCYib51v5jvN9izQqPjfnTSKUfWZpBNxlA7EcrKjqK1Z4i4uSpKSM6kzt89iUsttSi5OAx1o-EPyblQStiwFPJwPBq9WPL8eRsZaHf52S2QPLZR5WB-XMTVHYR7dW9M78BZC2XbERUs/s1600-h/no+actions+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYCYib51v5jvN9izQqPjfnTSKUfWZpBNxlA7EcrKjqK1Z4i4uSpKSM6kzt89iUsttSi5OAx1o-EPyblQStiwFPJwPBq9WPL8eRsZaHf52S2QPLZR5WB-XMTVHYR7dW9M78BZC2XbERUs/s400/no+actions+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040252979680210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOKMJPzCRrvvuMSEpyajJnqDLUYQCMlYCieLd0v78P5JxKACeBRh1dfbxCCf773zi1B4ufrVI5FR0NXYTym96PJtfzecGw7GG95g7lVfZdp0RfnnzxFiStZY232GUPm8Lc0ZEBwTrsFw/s1600-h/Catrina+Xmas+Copyright2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOKMJPzCRrvvuMSEpyajJnqDLUYQCMlYCieLd0v78P5JxKACeBRh1dfbxCCf773zi1B4ufrVI5FR0NXYTym96PJtfzecGw7GG95g7lVfZdp0RfnnzxFiStZY232GUPm8Lc0ZEBwTrsFw/s400/Catrina+Xmas+Copyright2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414040255737658386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Thanksgiving came and we went off to Rochester to spend time with the Curriers. While there, the girls were able to try ice skating for the second time and they have really taken a liking to it and Catrina is showing real skill.<br /><br />With December's arrival we have found ourselves in Christmas mode. We attended the tree lighting and caroling with Brynne's girl scout troop. We also cut our own tree again this year and the house is looking festive. Mother Nature has cooperated and provided us with a beautiful blanket of snow that the girls played in last week. We even had our first SNOW DAY!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOomxlQdy1Bmz8MmNT4bQ5sPZ_E2w29k_i5-Dv33nEb6qdDyqelypGJc2olJi_gpVPev8Uyl3UKDultwpPzDS3w-rkcBxbeI8xeTOKUri3tekHN8hk67Vd8QYIE7B6iwoYu_i5LqT2FR8/s1600-h/Brynne+copyright3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOomxlQdy1Bmz8MmNT4bQ5sPZ_E2w29k_i5-Dv33nEb6qdDyqelypGJc2olJi_gpVPev8Uyl3UKDultwpPzDS3w-rkcBxbeI8xeTOKUri3tekHN8hk67Vd8QYIE7B6iwoYu_i5LqT2FR8/s400/Brynne+copyright3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414042302227105186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a6Vs5-z2d5o2hb1M4prMqyR7qoWihknhewlmK-0yzuUpV1EdLerdBqPvcyaq4UmYSnj0wIeyfE1u4eCS7Fz_vSnpsxb5vvJ-_xxB8O-eUEvpCzs2A9yrSKgHB7J-o3moz7nv7F4AT9k/s1600-h/Catrina+Copyright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a6Vs5-z2d5o2hb1M4prMqyR7qoWihknhewlmK-0yzuUpV1EdLerdBqPvcyaq4UmYSnj0wIeyfE1u4eCS7Fz_vSnpsxb5vvJ-_xxB8O-eUEvpCzs2A9yrSKgHB7J-o3moz7nv7F4AT9k/s400/Catrina+Copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414042291756667074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LK1mS7wequzvOcRn10nh_1Xsyt7IJhWwiQKzS7vBJ8ZofODhXUQ4e3ExSKwvZJVfJMZ3IC9AopiHhzzqLhrsW8qCs1EBfD-0xYTjeWLwD0o_WMLI_UUJUK5Cu8OmSIVRBc6l6A5gSwE/s1600-h/Girls+in+Snow+Copyright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LK1mS7wequzvOcRn10nh_1Xsyt7IJhWwiQKzS7vBJ8ZofODhXUQ4e3ExSKwvZJVfJMZ3IC9AopiHhzzqLhrsW8qCs1EBfD-0xYTjeWLwD0o_WMLI_UUJUK5Cu8OmSIVRBc6l6A5gSwE/s400/Girls+in+Snow+Copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414042288737339714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqs0AHABhw4Pe2RcuLnjom7oafeqFXzOZHOpEL3POWE6RgSvHAfETgxvJV4fy-pzJUXdIJdURl1GT_ksD1SLlkywA4OHeuYOrOV48LjW2VHW4daf-m2vdmtY01vhxznreEVTwqnQ3rHQ/s1600-h/Abbie+Hat+Copyright+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqs0AHABhw4Pe2RcuLnjom7oafeqFXzOZHOpEL3POWE6RgSvHAfETgxvJV4fy-pzJUXdIJdURl1GT_ksD1SLlkywA4OHeuYOrOV48LjW2VHW4daf-m2vdmtY01vhxznreEVTwqnQ3rHQ/s400/Abbie+Hat+Copyright+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414042274603706242" border="0" /></a></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-69541148776246121752009-12-06T20:20:00.000-08:002009-12-09T06:36:41.283-08:00Day 7: Last Full Day. Killarney<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Oh how sad to wake up on Saturday and realize it was our last full day in Ireland.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We set off bright and early to take a spin on the Ring of Kerry.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />We noticed that the local radios were saying there was flooding and an abundance of rain lately (you KNOW the rain was bad when the Irish themselves are complaining about it) so when we pulled into Ross Castle we saw firsthand what they meant. The parking lot was flooded and several of the cute boats you can rent in the summer months were waterlogged.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenO0w6-UqsWuWnJNvmP6v2hpS9ebAwW0c_eUkm00i13y33Ud3D95fqOnmjPc25iqVwvyBH3e1Om38SaceLTQOpEKzRruvChZlVxWbtwGuSa8inUcNfjV9u-NxMNMeFt4zsW3MRX7kCME/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+921+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenO0w6-UqsWuWnJNvmP6v2hpS9ebAwW0c_eUkm00i13y33Ud3D95fqOnmjPc25iqVwvyBH3e1Om38SaceLTQOpEKzRruvChZlVxWbtwGuSa8inUcNfjV9u-NxMNMeFt4zsW3MRX7kCME/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+921+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412998560880883554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRx2CMcvt21d8SzziOGFNSeCDTtcRNHirp5QBw4qaaZbWd1jawjb8ANPrXNfJ4Ylyhxbt0B4TVIwsEvjxss6SF9xvlFaX91O36FeZuh1hgD1YaNT2Jh0DbUymp4ushgEvIP8swEGxUis/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+923+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRx2CMcvt21d8SzziOGFNSeCDTtcRNHirp5QBw4qaaZbWd1jawjb8ANPrXNfJ4Ylyhxbt0B4TVIwsEvjxss6SF9xvlFaX91O36FeZuh1hgD1YaNT2Jh0DbUymp4ushgEvIP8swEGxUis/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+923+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412998555826314386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiTZKwIHN7LZrJC68jwTVfpF1cmoygsk4Uu557Zy7jc3NMLCdjpjhuPABzkfJFepc4eKPF8VY5qH08cJOWaiQWmQyKMBiDC8NDE1a1iw_holCWWfkicPmqylR3lhuK3WrN6PT83FHksA/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+925+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiTZKwIHN7LZrJC68jwTVfpF1cmoygsk4Uu557Zy7jc3NMLCdjpjhuPABzkfJFepc4eKPF8VY5qH08cJOWaiQWmQyKMBiDC8NDE1a1iw_holCWWfkicPmqylR3lhuK3WrN6PT83FHksA/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+925+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412998544265234306" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The castle was beautiful and in a great setting. It was closed for tours but that was ok with us as we had a full itinerary.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> Moving on we came across many wonderful sights, including a ruined abbey (complete with 'hidden staircase' to the upper floor)...</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k7nRnp0idV28VKID8aSI5A9tV1dWpxGbvN-abLlcBLTGMieTR46OR2-Ii8I1fzMzanfSyS9m6kdpYkxntlqnFP2irbw4EjZyvq-D6ahQYAkly2Y46Z-3WLCSeD_shF7y3iwuWFdST5s/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+948+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k7nRnp0idV28VKID8aSI5A9tV1dWpxGbvN-abLlcBLTGMieTR46OR2-Ii8I1fzMzanfSyS9m6kdpYkxntlqnFP2irbw4EjZyvq-D6ahQYAkly2Y46Z-3WLCSeD_shF7y3iwuWFdST5s/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+948+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413237856316564770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> a great waterfall, </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDinPr8oF198i0G6zAHni6z_42JrmajLcjHTQitE0b-G4kIaZMxZjXsCYNNbBRbGZgEWokKa3v1Q1ay6e8Ol4NgOgmmBVq_SeWYwYZH0jJ55eVsHSo4USPFNNRiTqJRfQ7j2tTMActS9U/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+962.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDinPr8oF198i0G6zAHni6z_42JrmajLcjHTQitE0b-G4kIaZMxZjXsCYNNbBRbGZgEWokKa3v1Q1ay6e8Ol4NgOgmmBVq_SeWYwYZH0jJ55eVsHSo4USPFNNRiTqJRfQ7j2tTMActS9U/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413237865098723538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">spectacular views,<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9GbnAvw3vawA-iYLcyw3VZGslSZp48ORPNxBqlpwpvCYWXgOOtl4DI1y4fnFDVR2iANxAuTDZ6-pk1DOMxTtOu9yiXRFvpXGCmX8yVUx59f6O3zm93Cmv8K8QpR5ZPDd4bBIGRFpYKw/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+970+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9GbnAvw3vawA-iYLcyw3VZGslSZp48ORPNxBqlpwpvCYWXgOOtl4DI1y4fnFDVR2iANxAuTDZ6-pk1DOMxTtOu9yiXRFvpXGCmX8yVUx59f6O3zm93Cmv8K8QpR5ZPDd4bBIGRFpYKw/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+970+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413239424897173138" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> and even MORE spectacular views. </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGHtRo7W42AVFLToP0U9sdgx_bVkmb6fXJG2FZAntwvVFicG2eyvNg_uf0w6sPIjKOkLWdljiwrxv_qMdWIkbWpBIBdGoLImtrwkDiFUMfKTeKZV4OpB4CtlJvf8JL4D21JSWNScOpXs/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+985+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGHtRo7W42AVFLToP0U9sdgx_bVkmb6fXJG2FZAntwvVFicG2eyvNg_uf0w6sPIjKOkLWdljiwrxv_qMdWIkbWpBIBdGoLImtrwkDiFUMfKTeKZV4OpB4CtlJvf8JL4D21JSWNScOpXs/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+985+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413239416111104850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj77Oc8bJcmo03bbuPSX-BBYz1NXhDHgi9cC-tNgbPWKMwXCylaLwd-EHh2IOOkc-RqkUs6GFleglpnxVUVqBOhJSSqo8SeA6INE8lmyfg4rcRlyWV6D1y6TD17q4uODArf4VHU4Hhbk/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+1036-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj77Oc8bJcmo03bbuPSX-BBYz1NXhDHgi9cC-tNgbPWKMwXCylaLwd-EHh2IOOkc-RqkUs6GFleglpnxVUVqBOhJSSqo8SeA6INE8lmyfg4rcRlyWV6D1y6TD17q4uODArf4VHU4Hhbk/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+1036-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413241471637841298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSaYSWZEf_UI9igERB5FKr4mbR93jjitA1lz8NICee3n4aJ6ZjUaHeGv_S56BNIpGQFY5zyCbNpPCsZVd4LZ7dEAkNxfdbsicqF00EHTwxho6j_bHD-WkVOl0iA_euyEXfqYhrKlcPh4/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+1007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSaYSWZEf_UI9igERB5FKr4mbR93jjitA1lz8NICee3n4aJ6ZjUaHeGv_S56BNIpGQFY5zyCbNpPCsZVd4LZ7dEAkNxfdbsicqF00EHTwxho6j_bHD-WkVOl0iA_euyEXfqYhrKlcPh4/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+1007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413241469463333874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kHoCvB2CsQI8J7fvRZKoxd_04tK-uyZyjsyGDtxmChwrvKABbeYtYAY-kqvBU7UibV9ER_IEYipjErzNbljy85VzVMt9h70R5bf1B1iXqJFcypBpQWqeuVINdK947Fqxg9uPlorxo9c/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+1000+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kHoCvB2CsQI8J7fvRZKoxd_04tK-uyZyjsyGDtxmChwrvKABbeYtYAY-kqvBU7UibV9ER_IEYipjErzNbljy85VzVMt9h70R5bf1B1iXqJFcypBpQWqeuVINdK947Fqxg9uPlorxo9c/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+1000+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413241458516926050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We finished the night by soaking in the culture that is FOOTBALL. We sat in a pub and watched the World Cup Qualifier of France vs Ireland (no, not the controversial game... that would be played a few days later). It was so much fun watching how excited the locals were to watch this game.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAvgFoZbk109hoLQe3emu_5emA3kPwq0DG_BbXay07WbE-2_wuk1lBYe3GtDKPExWITMQI3zfdpuDSAIjoaHYvQp9OJwm8VJMaYGnGEn2T2MrAJwIKDHmsh1kV4-DFe5uMf5ed_jaV5w/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+1057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAvgFoZbk109hoLQe3emu_5emA3kPwq0DG_BbXay07WbE-2_wuk1lBYe3GtDKPExWITMQI3zfdpuDSAIjoaHYvQp9OJwm8VJMaYGnGEn2T2MrAJwIKDHmsh1kV4-DFe5uMf5ed_jaV5w/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+1057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413244496198334530" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD4HivkP4V2lUSI-ZrwquhspNCVxqGsAwxV0gWD5N5HEE7Lt7osSEXh_5TXXbO3qb-NnnqxJse6LsZVmHSLk8zsbWyR9yInvtIhmL7CDY6JNQAxTOTJEE17QaVO5qno15sgKFwfhOTEE/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+1066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD4HivkP4V2lUSI-ZrwquhspNCVxqGsAwxV0gWD5N5HEE7Lt7osSEXh_5TXXbO3qb-NnnqxJse6LsZVmHSLk8zsbWyR9yInvtIhmL7CDY6JNQAxTOTJEE17QaVO5qno15sgKFwfhOTEE/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+1066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413244503846930162" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Overall, Ireland was the trip of a lifetime for us and we hope to be able to go back someday with the girls. Until then, we'll just have to keep looking at the photos.<br /><br />And now back to our regular program of kid cuteness!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SiBDxImzxI-qY7E1HP_Zy5OmIywg13E1TWSsiwUa8xnWb6Fb_80spDTkZzGx6h1bPyFJwVau94tJ8AZhKoTr5oK8lCc3wARfstFf9xQShsg-fWnf2Z0EwAxVdmE_Qf4PsM61NCrztz0/s1600-h/Holiday+Photo3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SiBDxImzxI-qY7E1HP_Zy5OmIywg13E1TWSsiwUa8xnWb6Fb_80spDTkZzGx6h1bPyFJwVau94tJ8AZhKoTr5oK8lCc3wARfstFf9xQShsg-fWnf2Z0EwAxVdmE_Qf4PsM61NCrztz0/s400/Holiday+Photo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413245256451325090" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-78258420038742825132009-12-03T17:30:00.000-08:002009-12-03T17:59:00.531-08:00Ireland: Day 6: Dingle<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Don't laugh at the name... Dingle ROCKS! It was recommended by a friend that we go to Dingle or really miss out on seeing one of the most beautiful day trips we would ever experience. She was right.... Dingle provided the most overall beauty that we saw in Ireland. Everywhere we turned was another beautiful scene.<br /><br />Town of Dingle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56TnQSCVSWxwiii2YWjv1inhl4uZxuLJy0yynffRLbI7fkifZBt715oqhifzFA1t3b-aYwqBJwpcwereUP-1OElr-i8wP9k5NlqwmuOaoflw75ueuL0qltlBXBuN32fHbepotnl3T_rQ/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+749+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56TnQSCVSWxwiii2YWjv1inhl4uZxuLJy0yynffRLbI7fkifZBt715oqhifzFA1t3b-aYwqBJwpcwereUP-1OElr-i8wP9k5NlqwmuOaoflw75ueuL0qltlBXBuN32fHbepotnl3T_rQ/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+749+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411190790991791810" border="0" /></a><br />I had to pause and take a shot of this handsome fellow... I was taking a photo above his head and he was standing there looking eager to please so I snapped his photo too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt3RzUjpkvuhRU5wE2SaZGedJqPxyHEq1A7xrJZhJEqC9WjAgdM-1QT1NxdkS6Wu7qvtelLhyFIWBTM9N3ARLm_PkJGN3Dy0cwYK1V6TU0lMgzFJIdIEFWDQOeRN9sDBnjF6G3P90V5A/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+730+copyright.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt3RzUjpkvuhRU5wE2SaZGedJqPxyHEq1A7xrJZhJEqC9WjAgdM-1QT1NxdkS6Wu7qvtelLhyFIWBTM9N3ARLm_PkJGN3Dy0cwYK1V6TU0lMgzFJIdIEFWDQOeRN9sDBnjF6G3P90V5A/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+730+copyright.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411190798703405682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We made sure to visit a ruined fort (with SPECTACULAR cliff views) as well as a settlement dating back before Christ where people lived in buildings dubbed "beehive huts". I, for one, would never sleep in one in fear that a rock would fall on my head but I guess ancient peoples were tougher than I am.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs86HHp_VARBaLf8TQSdrUSecp58SQ1C-ejqr9nlTsoIxwuTrArqnE5Jl4N-1jj6MfZby6Z7KzA_s90bppThV7Zg2bejEYGFSxobD7XgQnTCDzCGch8JYPO-iSocyh3_N8_6u1tJgQIIE/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs86HHp_VARBaLf8TQSdrUSecp58SQ1C-ejqr9nlTsoIxwuTrArqnE5Jl4N-1jj6MfZby6Z7KzA_s90bppThV7Zg2bejEYGFSxobD7XgQnTCDzCGch8JYPO-iSocyh3_N8_6u1tJgQIIE/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411191795865685090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ6n_ZB02KCZCoySmDYueyZqlrAgA1yDtTV26L-inEoGl67TizvWC3Rv5PavgHe-P3adeq3Lein40V1iVRUL7PbhgOEUyCKGPEXlGu0YzDCET0HMRSOYbk-AeQznwgixTBcpLpSTsDro/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ6n_ZB02KCZCoySmDYueyZqlrAgA1yDtTV26L-inEoGl67TizvWC3Rv5PavgHe-P3adeq3Lein40V1iVRUL7PbhgOEUyCKGPEXlGu0YzDCET0HMRSOYbk-AeQznwgixTBcpLpSTsDro/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411194505971625154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KyBrJ-RHfO68KSTOcbydGCmXd9EsstFl1-je6Gotgjzv2R7SmkPaT_efbsEosAQdlEPQYTr_glfy2tAvKsvn_dvuCO8jN-RH7qhyphenhyphendMyXUx-WAHMFQjrePI7npGX7C8lOu36EmZsd0Ak/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+861+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KyBrJ-RHfO68KSTOcbydGCmXd9EsstFl1-je6Gotgjzv2R7SmkPaT_efbsEosAQdlEPQYTr_glfy2tAvKsvn_dvuCO8jN-RH7qhyphenhyphendMyXUx-WAHMFQjrePI7npGX7C8lOu36EmZsd0Ak/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+861+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411194496106394914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7PUK-cnF2qkpkYYUHA4RHJ0JIg5Tv13p87MqttqSvJ72lWrKZ2Wx2WiNsnuTBqJdjZIcz-q8nt4tP6fh-Ve06O0gp_GQRfSjLgFJznfyQya-9YshmVIK2h7DPZnncpiJtLyFUXGX7-s/s1600-h/Ireland+Nov+09+775+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7PUK-cnF2qkpkYYUHA4RHJ0JIg5Tv13p87MqttqSvJ72lWrKZ2Wx2WiNsnuTBqJdjZIcz-q8nt4tP6fh-Ve06O0gp_GQRfSjLgFJznfyQya-9YshmVIK2h7DPZnncpiJtLyFUXGX7-s/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+775+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411191804077007346" border="0" /></a></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-49108199405738194282009-11-30T19:12:00.000-08:002009-11-30T19:59:49.318-08:00Ireland: Day 5: Doolin<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br /><br />We didn't realize it when we woke up the morning of Day 5 that we would be seeing the most stunningly gorgeous scenery of our lives that day.<br /><br />The day started out like the others, a nice, full breakfast (and a purse full of bananas..... hey, we're cheap what can we say. By taking fruit we saved ourselves a lunch, which was good since the lands we drove through to get to Doolin were pretty desolate). This land was called "The Burren" because it rhymes with "barren" (yes, I made up that fact)<br /><br />We set off and stopped along the way to see many interesting historic sights. We saw this ruined building along the way and drove down this teeny tiny and super bumpy road and ended up bottoming out our lovely rental (no damage done though!... and Andy made friends with some very friendly local dogs who just wanted to say hi as he was checking for damage)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6RTwn7DuZYcrTdh5caMcbwJzY4LXaqSITD9xILkrsZS8Yu6feqTtoO07bJ30mZsjneurAFpT_-HHt1Jul6GGp0K814oDTGGfp6TOVGFpp3C8KWwoA4MOdec3H488xFjgRKUh55d-DHw/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+569-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6RTwn7DuZYcrTdh5caMcbwJzY4LXaqSITD9xILkrsZS8Yu6feqTtoO07bJ30mZsjneurAFpT_-HHt1Jul6GGp0K814oDTGGfp6TOVGFpp3C8KWwoA4MOdec3H488xFjgRKUh55d-DHw/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+569-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410107655635841522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As we continued along we noticed along this road more than anywhere else in our travels just how varying the weather can be from one second to the next. You could be driving into the bleakest, darkest sky while just to the north or south, the sky would be totally clear. Some of our photos from this day show this point.<br /><br />Andy, bless his heart, did such a great job of mapping out our trip and finding points of interest. He really wanted to see Poulnadrone Dolmen.... an ancient tomb (well, they say it's a tomb) that dates back several thousand years before Christ. To look at it in photos... it looks enormous. We pulled into the parking lot and said "where is it?". We set off on our walk thinking it must be quite far since we couldn't see it from the parking lot.... alas... no... it was just smaller than expected. It was about 5 1/2 feet tall. Still, it looked cool and I got some cool photos of it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKD8sT0g4oKpi_GDHVOk1TTgb5fTyny8_mb1FaSXldOPgCRr9A6WjpvFFT8UvRvNhWLye3La4IIbPGn7DLOWNOYgpdfH8B7st90NrYY-gAzwveDsalM5-ApdIGiIjyeNE-dB9QO1XNhhw/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+575-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKD8sT0g4oKpi_GDHVOk1TTgb5fTyny8_mb1FaSXldOPgCRr9A6WjpvFFT8UvRvNhWLye3La4IIbPGn7DLOWNOYgpdfH8B7st90NrYY-gAzwveDsalM5-ApdIGiIjyeNE-dB9QO1XNhhw/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+575-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410107668373711042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Doolin:<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrl8V6j2vQOGAPCuKQpfnOtAyuPZZK-qo24GGwfp34Clzl5Efnc44rknMIeTmgrqv9qrO1s96AgFzjRSEwu5UhMj_uGMwc-ZDdXOfpDfx9UfB3P1s_qrBkhzKScobsrxulI2twueEvGw/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+607-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrl8V6j2vQOGAPCuKQpfnOtAyuPZZK-qo24GGwfp34Clzl5Efnc44rknMIeTmgrqv9qrO1s96AgFzjRSEwu5UhMj_uGMwc-ZDdXOfpDfx9UfB3P1s_qrBkhzKScobsrxulI2twueEvGw/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+607-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410108944427474162" border="0" /></a><br />As we pulled into the adorable town of Doolin, the sky turned dark and the wind kicked up to the point where I didn't want to get out of the car! Our bed and breakfast lady even said that the Cliffs (what cliffs you ask? oh, just wait) would not be good this day due to the wind and the rain. Not to be deterred since we had one day in Doolin, we set off in the hopes of seeing some awesome cliffs. As we pulled into the parking lot (that would cost us 8 Euro to park in!) the sky turned BLACK. I was pretty miserable since this was the one sight I really wanted to see. So we kept on driving and saw a cute town (that was under clear skies, of course!). After about an hour we decided that we had to go to the cliffs or miss our chance. As we pulled in the parking lot we were greeted by (another) beautiful rainbow (the Leprechauns must have gone broke while we were there!) and we set off on our walk. The walk was difficult since we had 60mph winds blowing us back. We never expected to see this:<br /><br />Cliffs of Moher:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymffuQU2LPMiSzAVu-43kNPG05TIowMZSdR8ptudSH5R1zFltDSn18uEQB6_kHBSC22O4P5Y0aOIMB7g75YT7VjFJQYS6xL8lJjDMmzLzZq5K2wFUWt2cLJx2IrzcUarXqnFNakOLzbw/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+628-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymffuQU2LPMiSzAVu-43kNPG05TIowMZSdR8ptudSH5R1zFltDSn18uEQB6_kHBSC22O4P5Y0aOIMB7g75YT7VjFJQYS6xL8lJjDMmzLzZq5K2wFUWt2cLJx2IrzcUarXqnFNakOLzbw/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+628-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410111557195513090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj7dV6kzR59178QI5rjl1ltrJX0sLRhJMrA5e63ibd5WhPRfTbsPTwMi96RMNvJ4jkkEyVa5nBoju8tlBcpkX9ZrmZQzxxhe2BX_tKTYwN0fhqYOVcit6W4-4dO43LGBQabSyXgh77cE/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+637-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj7dV6kzR59178QI5rjl1ltrJX0sLRhJMrA5e63ibd5WhPRfTbsPTwMi96RMNvJ4jkkEyVa5nBoju8tlBcpkX9ZrmZQzxxhe2BX_tKTYwN0fhqYOVcit6W4-4dO43LGBQabSyXgh77cE/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+637-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410111551850851938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisE2JkfAvOTgG1l9f3_hx6Sv_r6KWfiK0rju2Xy7n88amRiNEcyX3O5_wky2QXNKD1FhwU62CU3fSfrDOhxNT-jXzlPR-aqkcIm8fYxqTcP7-xKGT_raxPSpqHnvEOWTqNl-3-qadbxBU/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+665.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisE2JkfAvOTgG1l9f3_hx6Sv_r6KWfiK0rju2Xy7n88amRiNEcyX3O5_wky2QXNKD1FhwU62CU3fSfrDOhxNT-jXzlPR-aqkcIm8fYxqTcP7-xKGT_raxPSpqHnvEOWTqNl-3-qadbxBU/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+665.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410110081440784658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFiVpRWF2ymv6qmdSrTBkew_GxdDbnmsBdkaDpOyYSpMSZ4_2I8XmC0pptVj3qmUVP4z01PoyIVOopD6NfcXA6H0GUQqATBtCLcLvX96cXEoi587KVVOIHs6HQBp5VSExtf402ESoE1U/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+642-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFiVpRWF2ymv6qmdSrTBkew_GxdDbnmsBdkaDpOyYSpMSZ4_2I8XmC0pptVj3qmUVP4z01PoyIVOopD6NfcXA6H0GUQqATBtCLcLvX96cXEoi587KVVOIHs6HQBp5VSExtf402ESoE1U/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+642-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410108956837446162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As luck would have it, waiting the extra hour was perfect. We were able to experience the Cliffs at sunset.... heaven on earth!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5Axxci7sd1Nv_8xpVnUAlqrqa1VeqWmfBHYHmM6ilPxIdXFwdG2g691rFbs4KrZmDIkqmrIgOiLdxzWd4YWV26z-MYFDXpa6lDUAATVwN-v4rQ-tsXh6e-Eb6i8dGwGIONeKcub_l-g/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+701-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5Axxci7sd1Nv_8xpVnUAlqrqa1VeqWmfBHYHmM6ilPxIdXFwdG2g691rFbs4KrZmDIkqmrIgOiLdxzWd4YWV26z-MYFDXpa6lDUAATVwN-v4rQ-tsXh6e-Eb6i8dGwGIONeKcub_l-g/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+701-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410110085940660482" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055103720026510453.post-67988126723623922212009-11-22T10:28:00.000-08:002009-11-23T18:51:32.512-08:00Ireland: Day 4<div style="text-align: center;"> <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIgXwVuLRUAIauN-0IvsOaKavAzBlFTi-ujmj-adcaXDXGhdnLMfLNGHmBipg3AKgWPzKqwbeev2rYWhrExFj0elbRbtiYrCU7uuznWiikFqAwSn21rvdeZ23i0k2ip7sYWjc8C0TepM/s1600/Kylemore+Abbey+Panoramic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIgXwVuLRUAIauN-0IvsOaKavAzBlFTi-ujmj-adcaXDXGhdnLMfLNGHmBipg3AKgWPzKqwbeev2rYWhrExFj0elbRbtiYrCU7uuznWiikFqAwSn21rvdeZ23i0k2ip7sYWjc8C0TepM/s400/Kylemore+Abbey+Panoramic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407374244107859778" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Day 4 was MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to ME. That being said you can probably guess what the weather was like. Yep... rain. We ventured into Connemara National Park to see some great scenery and hit my 'must see' of the trip (Kylemore Abbey).<br /></span> <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHxXwHM93C9GWdKInJmsOOINKBOMiuuSlMLKHox0rrLdtPw6-DPqG8aL8kqgcH_O_EJGcA-lOeeo-dUUiLHoRknLF1mgJzuO70XSAc_qHMPajGE6ZenIONYIiu4bqDNeWYjNzKrbhmhI/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHxXwHM93C9GWdKInJmsOOINKBOMiuuSlMLKHox0rrLdtPw6-DPqG8aL8kqgcH_O_EJGcA-lOeeo-dUUiLHoRknLF1mgJzuO70XSAc_qHMPajGE6ZenIONYIiu4bqDNeWYjNzKrbhmhI/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407374226281180562" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Along the way we were treated to some fun (if not hard to find) attractions. We found "The Quiet Man" bridge.... featured in the John Wayne movie. The mountains were also saw were gorgeous (probably even more so in nicer weather).<br /></span> <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoTFPbm0qdYaj3RUiPSwcPeFXnB6-ZU7TriYeprPEO1Untuj5tb-JHH6YYUDoJ6t2n6HsO0U3sloQEErVlGDgya4BXv-NGA9VNw5m_F7_UUcoq_Dl1lc8lkcZAXUX2W7wNp_7z-Gx8II/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+365.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoTFPbm0qdYaj3RUiPSwcPeFXnB6-ZU7TriYeprPEO1Untuj5tb-JHH6YYUDoJ6t2n6HsO0U3sloQEErVlGDgya4BXv-NGA9VNw5m_F7_UUcoq_Dl1lc8lkcZAXUX2W7wNp_7z-Gx8II/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407374234977918626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Do you think this is what John Wayne looked like when he was putting the moves on Maureen O'Hara?</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSPvdr88SwrXA1le_KPsHuXTFU6gdExTJUA9ZDjaHSNiYgklJ4BCiGfhp1QFR-Uq8fj4bPLRU9S1UfcxnVdSDXbM6Bl7FVpqlnkdpK5YOJvEJgMGB8CaSgqQAZSo5Zdg4G5twLmZJ-tA/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSPvdr88SwrXA1le_KPsHuXTFU6gdExTJUA9ZDjaHSNiYgklJ4BCiGfhp1QFR-Uq8fj4bPLRU9S1UfcxnVdSDXbM6Bl7FVpqlnkdpK5YOJvEJgMGB8CaSgqQAZSo5Zdg4G5twLmZJ-tA/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407374228599112386" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Next on our list was a little excursion along the Sky Road. It was probably the worst weather we encountered on our entire trip. It was blustery and cold! Even Andy was wearing a hat!</span> <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ61fnl4Cnf4thGlMB-Qf7oqDhwtIfzjAht5k27CnEhBZ56jR7Izd07WtaTW0gcwb-hJaiG9nXsAtHwRR2Yv4-SNmh3NKhhKM5FsBn6757U9YVSGmYCNqMjM8wTty0p5ERvjvn8AZIV-4/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ61fnl4Cnf4thGlMB-Qf7oqDhwtIfzjAht5k27CnEhBZ56jR7Izd07WtaTW0gcwb-hJaiG9nXsAtHwRR2Yv4-SNmh3NKhhKM5FsBn6757U9YVSGmYCNqMjM8wTty0p5ERvjvn8AZIV-4/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407374215642357410" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Pressing on, we reached Kylemore Abbey in the early afternoon. The weather was quite blustery but I don't think it bothered us too much. We took a tour of the grounds and gardens and afterwards treated ourselves to some nice hot beverages.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMnaq9OVQQ01wobJuEuRaY2jn61viLKTPiGs-xGVXMYgy0LL-5dRBzGnxtFNmCVgazRjQOSeUoimFQO6Nr-B3YXIPab6y0-22rayQFc_tV4asGaV6hk7AvGC5Y768_yMrsHXVyjFbEwE/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+472-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMnaq9OVQQ01wobJuEuRaY2jn61viLKTPiGs-xGVXMYgy0LL-5dRBzGnxtFNmCVgazRjQOSeUoimFQO6Nr-B3YXIPab6y0-22rayQFc_tV4asGaV6hk7AvGC5Y768_yMrsHXVyjFbEwE/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+472-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407377226058419170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8mW0LfPl2n37EbFPMDlJEwE_v9q8oe7H-McKuvMnwxEswz5y98A6zjJyHG6UzH544XZ3lqIjqH2sRnT1NWsFylq1S6QCL7ytGi0gRQkZsWVocggLgWpTMC4LZ2rvMpDBSzRRS7KSyFA/s1600/Ireland+Nov+09+450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8mW0LfPl2n37EbFPMDlJEwE_v9q8oe7H-McKuvMnwxEswz5y98A6zjJyHG6UzH544XZ3lqIjqH2sRnT1NWsFylq1S6QCL7ytGi0gRQkZsWVocggLgWpTMC4LZ2rvMpDBSzRRS7KSyFA/s400/Ireland+Nov+09+450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407377219530190002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Back in Galway, we went out to the "King's Head" Pub in Galway. It was such a cool pub... the atmosphere was just what you'd imagine for an Irish pub. We followed our dinner up with a little walk around the tourist district. We heard some traditional music and chatted with some (you guessed it) American tourists.</span><br /></div>Jeune Girl Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947059780550767814noreply@blogger.com0