tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26115543019856218262024-03-13T18:10:41.696-07:00VandeFamilyVandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-48142909881187008072009-09-16T21:13:00.000-07:002009-09-16T22:08:20.429-07:00I Love Hearing Her Giggle!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dznlCw59p4IM5j9HXxuZ6nX0nO6Ue-e2DnqrVZ3rmUatHLmTQms9wAdzLhy23gDgzLyyckfQVnQHseiexnRRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-2578332445406737502009-09-16T20:43:00.000-07:002009-09-17T16:30:51.412-07:00She's Walking!!! Wabbly, but Walking!!!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyeus14PNrxbDgz7X9h-Nkaavp7raknkUM77uy8O71-pm4EV06iXYWrO7MGqNhk2QeuzO0NBlg0PrxSuHnqMQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDW_Eh7c1aHU1BLMQU9yL3MyJzC8X6aKfzeRrQsZYWxOovUyr52srXNFnSZGrIr-W6gsjWlocdkLt11qcV' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzoVGt5mhzeIh8BsweTAY5s9d2tXhUlv35zqKJsNzdMLEq1NiQQuGkEYkOIvkWHA_caakl1TdcOxzI9CgFREA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-52669146562829810902009-09-16T20:24:00.000-07:002009-09-17T06:27:12.594-07:00Crusie to Ensenada for Len's BirthdayHappy Birthday Len! Let's cruise to Ensenada. Len and I have never been on a cruise, so I decided to give it a try. And, yes, we took Scarlet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIpz750ni176PxeohhvOgPoZyl1uYsR0CS0ft2jXt5TURA0WwAy1Uov94Rpv8r98HPh35GpNn4CVkVFOzBd0TPG_FPPSON_KB45WY0mHMQ4Zd-ejNBirTLwOMogfnyjqTYgztI5XMkjI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIpz750ni176PxeohhvOgPoZyl1uYsR0CS0ft2jXt5TURA0WwAy1Uov94Rpv8r98HPh35GpNn4CVkVFOzBd0TPG_FPPSON_KB45WY0mHMQ4Zd-ejNBirTLwOMogfnyjqTYgztI5XMkjI/s320/Scarlet+%232+142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382275365662259362" border="0" /></a><br />When we got on the boat in Long Beach, this was the view from our window - the Queen Mary!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlBXSGk5FJV2kb0XNv61L-PBjcszq1QzwY-80eREYFrbRvp-1MdLe_SCjKYq-7zkSMlZavM9t-9S7WwhqdsebuLKNgN7C803XZNxEQ6IwP3_ZpEz7VGOfTv6cOY5ewrsFNRq08vjEN9g/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlBXSGk5FJV2kb0XNv61L-PBjcszq1QzwY-80eREYFrbRvp-1MdLe_SCjKYq-7zkSMlZavM9t-9S7WwhqdsebuLKNgN7C803XZNxEQ6IwP3_ZpEz7VGOfTv6cOY5ewrsFNRq08vjEN9g/s320/Scarlet+%232+144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382275357721216610" border="0" /></a>We boarded on Friday and woke up Saturday morning in Ensenada. Here, Scarlet is watching us come into port from our window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_ucBVtwygBufBvm01onYN6Bwl8cqSKCaWj9v3rysblowKbs4rdkDth6VcIEXYThMq2svXTiycKhwoudjzf_v99S2q61qRpCNsqYwrMg3hAyKxyWXQL-TSt6gMAl7RCRUvPPpFrkp_ak/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_ucBVtwygBufBvm01onYN6Bwl8cqSKCaWj9v3rysblowKbs4rdkDth6VcIEXYThMq2svXTiycKhwoudjzf_v99S2q61qRpCNsqYwrMg3hAyKxyWXQL-TSt6gMAl7RCRUvPPpFrkp_ak/s320/Scarlet+%232+146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382275350252998386" border="0" /></a>She loves going on vacation. Honestly, she really understands it now that we have been on so many. On this one, she slept in her crib every night and every nap (twice a day) except for one nap, she needed to sleep in bed with me (but she still slept). Not such a bad deal! She also gets excited when she sees luggage and waits patiently in security lines and is very calm and sweet when going through metal detectors.<br /><br />Do you see the Mexican flag in the background? She's an international traveler - with a passport!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwv9Hd-Otps2SgWXYT05HLVWwEDt__xh5IWfJPPZUKu0H1VVFAohV7ok6flmzOF59GHoh1PIAAueqIA-fTra8eUbT8HXohXEKfZjLWLKkrSpWB8x73hu3LWzlaiy5hqchsYqySGkfhvE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwv9Hd-Otps2SgWXYT05HLVWwEDt__xh5IWfJPPZUKu0H1VVFAohV7ok6flmzOF59GHoh1PIAAueqIA-fTra8eUbT8HXohXEKfZjLWLKkrSpWB8x73hu3LWzlaiy5hqchsYqySGkfhvE/s320/Scarlet+%232+149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274812541755234" border="0" /></a>She really liked the window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zNqzp-4fdNaYMa7u7-BEkZF7MKEA_8GbVVeBSfD_20F3i6UBpMNdMgTyCC7CgVutvXZmVA22DeIFZ2CYW7Uj6k0SCtimcrJOfbUwwEDVQw4nf0EVFjj-9jnR5zJSXdOUtz5_nhU4ZPI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zNqzp-4fdNaYMa7u7-BEkZF7MKEA_8GbVVeBSfD_20F3i6UBpMNdMgTyCC7CgVutvXZmVA22DeIFZ2CYW7Uj6k0SCtimcrJOfbUwwEDVQw4nf0EVFjj-9jnR5zJSXdOUtz5_nhU4ZPI/s320/Scarlet+%232+150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274801720843458" border="0" /></a>It truly was a big boat. 13 stories. Oh - we're in Mexico here, by the way!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMslg05AlFcyp35kmor8WgC-4ov2rCi_25BumyC_irSF8IOK9sa9WgiZf_MipjPh5m5Gsk0s2BBdyKH5djaI_fc1CI4g-FI7kIybN99kWAfssQwmhExf_kILELRCoeQJp97W_xs1nH-k/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMslg05AlFcyp35kmor8WgC-4ov2rCi_25BumyC_irSF8IOK9sa9WgiZf_MipjPh5m5Gsk0s2BBdyKH5djaI_fc1CI4g-FI7kIybN99kWAfssQwmhExf_kILELRCoeQJp97W_xs1nH-k/s320/Scarlet+%232+152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274797622551474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsMlrr3vggrOQKKmSaXFiCpWhLoTkhgbLx4DiwckLQf1IzxaEzuCZdwa1gxGbCtw12JwpHzeFuX-jQ4fnupVycuhCWG9Eenuw_JsJ66hIXZrkuz0zPKlf5NFj2QYdt5l5rkuPtqR__dQ/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsMlrr3vggrOQKKmSaXFiCpWhLoTkhgbLx4DiwckLQf1IzxaEzuCZdwa1gxGbCtw12JwpHzeFuX-jQ4fnupVycuhCWG9Eenuw_JsJ66hIXZrkuz0zPKlf5NFj2QYdt5l5rkuPtqR__dQ/s320/Scarlet+%232+153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274786149396098" border="0" /></a>We toured this building. It was pretty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWuVDJvD6rJOQxklhyphenhyphenb0rUXkX97ahKYy1xJskbC-SHFNMkcOdhG4rjYjG6JGLctu4Gfqwp9UHBjwvr3653SCLzIHFvig2aWf12ItxrQsrONhPBoW8rHm6RfGMXvFam3Cr9SIJyCvboag/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWuVDJvD6rJOQxklhyphenhyphenb0rUXkX97ahKYy1xJskbC-SHFNMkcOdhG4rjYjG6JGLctu4Gfqwp9UHBjwvr3653SCLzIHFvig2aWf12ItxrQsrONhPBoW8rHm6RfGMXvFam3Cr9SIJyCvboag/s320/Scarlet+%232+161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274781319338450" border="0" /></a>Here is an island near La Bofadora - the Blowhole. There are only 3 blowholes in the world, and one is near Ensenada.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBtQF-Y0QP5HZS-QtngUxeXUN9N20gdxZXeJyZWMM7bSFRr9f31k6YAjEhHdJzI2qM4rf3ML9Z7MaPRasrFiXKOhat5EakSjiijZxcsm-4BdEs8i08S2UOG5lpn-fkV2j0U4xY6IWzks/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBtQF-Y0QP5HZS-QtngUxeXUN9N20gdxZXeJyZWMM7bSFRr9f31k6YAjEhHdJzI2qM4rf3ML9Z7MaPRasrFiXKOhat5EakSjiijZxcsm-4BdEs8i08S2UOG5lpn-fkV2j0U4xY6IWzks/s320/Scarlet+%232+167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274224255398034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1D7Hp2P13XrpZ5qJ-PLSfh4O9ghaDwBuk6DF4bHznUIavVUwC4FldsVGHWsVNnAXCso77HGfhBTeEAWPc4oA5iNZjpOm7-J6xFXr4afw9sE8qrU3MA5fFW4R70kHq79YHdkRjef4hGw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1D7Hp2P13XrpZ5qJ-PLSfh4O9ghaDwBuk6DF4bHznUIavVUwC4FldsVGHWsVNnAXCso77HGfhBTeEAWPc4oA5iNZjpOm7-J6xFXr4afw9sE8qrU3MA5fFW4R70kHq79YHdkRjef4hGw/s320/Scarlet+%232+168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274215304013170" border="0" /></a>And here it is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GO-fLuQSxeB0ZoyFn_fVN5dzYWPzEiO9BtOV1ase8eq75e1i6OCUBJqlEwPd3Udmt5-cR3YKe2ohdk7mwGKgg7ofWCk77JixvVB6mdj5Ol0VGntlEi9NS8E2-rWXBOZbzaMw3qS6bEE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+169.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GO-fLuQSxeB0ZoyFn_fVN5dzYWPzEiO9BtOV1ase8eq75e1i6OCUBJqlEwPd3Udmt5-cR3YKe2ohdk7mwGKgg7ofWCk77JixvVB6mdj5Ol0VGntlEi9NS8E2-rWXBOZbzaMw3qS6bEE/s320/Scarlet+%232+169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274209861003874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVTxKSxn9RONflE0L4sdylNQ3T_FXTlO9iR74orikQ-wP6TB4PtBhyphenhyphenDXtu3B3vFIbIIiU0Dlhf5c9SaUz92GRyf48RUfUh26FeyrpcoREFfCqvhg1kAy9Iyi6Vt1emgTHJ-3d7YxIBqs/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVTxKSxn9RONflE0L4sdylNQ3T_FXTlO9iR74orikQ-wP6TB4PtBhyphenhyphenDXtu3B3vFIbIIiU0Dlhf5c9SaUz92GRyf48RUfUh26FeyrpcoREFfCqvhg1kAy9Iyi6Vt1emgTHJ-3d7YxIBqs/s320/Scarlet+%232+171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274200129953954" border="0" /></a>Near the blowhole is a market. We managed to get out with very little damage. But, we got Scarlet some sandals and some maracas. She held onto these maracas for a full 24 hours straight. She cried if we took them from her. But, eventually, the novelty wore off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-bXK7RBO1jS8t-kGfMscM5a5dIPgsqpt9zRx_mDGK9mWKWpIVTKeekx4ya1STAZ0J5BzLSy6OEg2PYrXtFtKn4-YWXMjsKG_M2ydgV3KUiVyqkzeBenT8gAkhEGgmPDhyRMVF7pwis8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-bXK7RBO1jS8t-kGfMscM5a5dIPgsqpt9zRx_mDGK9mWKWpIVTKeekx4ya1STAZ0J5BzLSy6OEg2PYrXtFtKn4-YWXMjsKG_M2ydgV3KUiVyqkzeBenT8gAkhEGgmPDhyRMVF7pwis8/s320/Scarlet+%232+173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382274191926893330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkMhxm6ivFHSEUbXFnXkgZkDILofkpyhVUP6FkgzU0hmzyee4eJeKUPSJnm_a0I4eSJKQG3VtJPWlvxQFsbFZhzXhUAMUuwpH7VRYP25hJT-MX5Ft03FFKsPBVM148-j5UaM7-f8GUVg/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkMhxm6ivFHSEUbXFnXkgZkDILofkpyhVUP6FkgzU0hmzyee4eJeKUPSJnm_a0I4eSJKQG3VtJPWlvxQFsbFZhzXhUAMUuwpH7VRYP25hJT-MX5Ft03FFKsPBVM148-j5UaM7-f8GUVg/s320/Scarlet+%232+174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273629217446018" border="0" /></a>I just love seeing her sleep.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt4OMT6Re-HhJBu3T3GYsxXOUegRp62E-1uZK0vM6RWscnPZ5CZ1ded2gyqUyhlmcljj1zKC0p_umExrHRQ36hLbZGiHgcqMT7dTTQzINCWlj4HZwdyuCZThfW0QZ7Ds7yb6hqmrXErA/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtt4OMT6Re-HhJBu3T3GYsxXOUegRp62E-1uZK0vM6RWscnPZ5CZ1ded2gyqUyhlmcljj1zKC0p_umExrHRQ36hLbZGiHgcqMT7dTTQzINCWlj4HZwdyuCZThfW0QZ7Ds7yb6hqmrXErA/s320/Scarlet+%232+175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273620473520018" border="0" /></a>Here is the cruise ship Saturday night. What a beautiful sight!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTQpYSPXkG383k1Kn9AX-KM270Wg-B-8huM042BBNBpR68kfcC__J8_6H4l3xAnsXiRzab9Y6qUhjU7bOMuOfRCeGfx2LuOZevcLX_EFF-yMdI-OnNqBbleNMibCrTv-SobPuByS_Wk4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTQpYSPXkG383k1Kn9AX-KM270Wg-B-8huM042BBNBpR68kfcC__J8_6H4l3xAnsXiRzab9Y6qUhjU7bOMuOfRCeGfx2LuOZevcLX_EFF-yMdI-OnNqBbleNMibCrTv-SobPuByS_Wk4/s320/Scarlet+%232+177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273617001077794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCEYSXGD-DtUbW6E4rm0nMUjMXSRG83j267Yz15SbaPl5B-MQt0r_HK0YSQ4s7a0QTNNdZcl9q6-HvafSO17hBd-5Lw894WykVOLJIge-q8_TSamAEvaJfOQAZelv4ce5xfEfS6Js7lk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCEYSXGD-DtUbW6E4rm0nMUjMXSRG83j267Yz15SbaPl5B-MQt0r_HK0YSQ4s7a0QTNNdZcl9q6-HvafSO17hBd-5Lw894WykVOLJIge-q8_TSamAEvaJfOQAZelv4ce5xfEfS6Js7lk/s320/Scarlet+%232+179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273606403381938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJafufdzMxU1QdyS9Obow3jhVjg6PYh4juLjw-Vr5jNd1jicur4hWnM4BCBXJdSMHoi8naWGdgUTYHTh4TdTeInjaCmX7yGTRJ5GPN-UnKSENno_xWl18qEGad7jo5MJtkvLPmmn1E_5Y/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJafufdzMxU1QdyS9Obow3jhVjg6PYh4juLjw-Vr5jNd1jicur4hWnM4BCBXJdSMHoi8naWGdgUTYHTh4TdTeInjaCmX7yGTRJ5GPN-UnKSENno_xWl18qEGad7jo5MJtkvLPmmn1E_5Y/s320/Scarlet+%232+180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273604374166114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMU-E0mwk9lw1YFwkRYBCASdJW0-yI4RbhOx0ABkL2AbHaaWiLCQMeyG6b3K5CTtkgQxqRDIZZ25betZEFBhDOEsQb84Ni-G0tQJ9gRjYdQfKHb6ng2Ce63Ui8lCkT4aGp8RCUuNFdDk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMU-E0mwk9lw1YFwkRYBCASdJW0-yI4RbhOx0ABkL2AbHaaWiLCQMeyG6b3K5CTtkgQxqRDIZZ25betZEFBhDOEsQb84Ni-G0tQJ9gRjYdQfKHb6ng2Ce63Ui8lCkT4aGp8RCUuNFdDk/s320/Scarlet+%232+181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273160332249362" border="0" /></a>On Sunday, we had a "fun day at sea." Scarlet loved walking around the ship...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxyUIJXXpCPpf4I6MRbFPoBo4t8yxVkgTu9yXy2FFw7LPlnNLxVLvFkplFk-wJjN5T7jfmkYR1L0RrhNzua1PfaBRA50UWOI_qMqiQfLhpRGORr-CQghJR5NLQNQFRftThlCjut_8BrI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxyUIJXXpCPpf4I6MRbFPoBo4t8yxVkgTu9yXy2FFw7LPlnNLxVLvFkplFk-wJjN5T7jfmkYR1L0RrhNzua1PfaBRA50UWOI_qMqiQfLhpRGORr-CQghJR5NLQNQFRftThlCjut_8BrI/s320/Scarlet+%232+183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273151899846722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvFJfWZBfHNYgcT1eg_t4nhNPxbIuMiqv2m29YRIJLx4L80Lys9ILTp3BfkvElKlhtTbYkJKdui3HlPaq0Ibhp5uzZm0Si5cheDKaq1sFUdiRHfI30SrvVAssKWKSN7n0GO3avYli2Yk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+198.JPG"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_XweMKnls3_HixMmVPYyaMpoQ7L_LvCyKV2KjakFzkUvvcKnKbB9sWhHuRxAXDkFT-3oYshvmA49gveJIXw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><br /><br />We couldn't see any land at all on Sunday. It really was beautiful.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-gmQqbgw_3OgVSg6f5IF_UnH2kvxqBNPOc8vfdYmBefJHYSsuoqU4TKNZW2fOKbMIJITc8zvAzZgY-hdPMZSlLF3tr4hCG388TGUWdVArBMOfHZd2H5b7GvhK6FaIlUHNsItzmq8-L8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-gmQqbgw_3OgVSg6f5IF_UnH2kvxqBNPOc8vfdYmBefJHYSsuoqU4TKNZW2fOKbMIJITc8zvAzZgY-hdPMZSlLF3tr4hCG388TGUWdVArBMOfHZd2H5b7GvhK6FaIlUHNsItzmq8-L8/s320/Scarlet+%232+185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382281164300586322" border="0" /></a><br />Even though food was available to us 24 hours a day (Len was in heaven), we also went to a sit down dinner every night. Our waiter was very sweet, from Macedonia. And Scarlet loved trying all kinds of new soups. After a while, though, I think she got tired of it all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK9Koul6ZUbqcaRbRTEjMDVE7liyz819ipQKYVPR1IgPOByPMqhw9qlGd3FFsM7iidSeh7gCcMEJJUMKbUT3yWiv9ecdL8QMGKeyg6P9wa4GkTz34p2GXiacxLedT99EO4t0eQrSIWmk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK9Koul6ZUbqcaRbRTEjMDVE7liyz819ipQKYVPR1IgPOByPMqhw9qlGd3FFsM7iidSeh7gCcMEJJUMKbUT3yWiv9ecdL8QMGKeyg6P9wa4GkTz34p2GXiacxLedT99EO4t0eQrSIWmk/s320/Scarlet+%232+187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273139904955842" border="0" /></a>See, three soups to try...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEcSWxh3Tbq-2gGfuZ-JwA5ETYpxaJwtSe8ZJ5Xz8wE85l2Eb3QQQbkfI7QJkYb9W0IkgdH2DFyzoYE_KPo5EO5pq4KV_jUHVXY-pjw85cS5ba2mViSvmKZfyrQAHUpOiSe6z9bFN9jw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEcSWxh3Tbq-2gGfuZ-JwA5ETYpxaJwtSe8ZJ5Xz8wE85l2Eb3QQQbkfI7QJkYb9W0IkgdH2DFyzoYE_KPo5EO5pq4KV_jUHVXY-pjw85cS5ba2mViSvmKZfyrQAHUpOiSe6z9bFN9jw/s320/Scarlet+%232+188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273130399676450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwRTUNFUqCE5RP_RSV_EOw0kmCNv_2CVJtNEQ6Krj7JlWfLT15qPZtwAwj4fJ24H64XX-wQFBAV_wWw9sQw-wTgA-APJIBc21YRyp4DUY7ysYxHLihTHyGl_I3lVt5dPpfMJRrj_Z7LU/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwRTUNFUqCE5RP_RSV_EOw0kmCNv_2CVJtNEQ6Krj7JlWfLT15qPZtwAwj4fJ24H64XX-wQFBAV_wWw9sQw-wTgA-APJIBc21YRyp4DUY7ysYxHLihTHyGl_I3lVt5dPpfMJRrj_Z7LU/s320/Scarlet+%232+191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382273127895448754" border="0" /></a>Happy Birthday to you!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeOAl48xkAhHfYmL8DibBqfnaVyClqKLcsspccJb7pLmj_ZtBP786qbxWY1ioMrHDRiMxbQvC224ZQiza3opXzT05uQFUFKA9Q7Xjqt0DDYVJ_rleOje4ZxL0Netl7vwGchCfZ72NYSI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeOAl48xkAhHfYmL8DibBqfnaVyClqKLcsspccJb7pLmj_ZtBP786qbxWY1ioMrHDRiMxbQvC224ZQiza3opXzT05uQFUFKA9Q7Xjqt0DDYVJ_rleOje4ZxL0Netl7vwGchCfZ72NYSI/s320/Scarlet+%232+192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382272680988116498" border="0" /></a>Our steward made animals out of towels for us each night - to add that special touch. It was cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6-lVhXmK3F9aYn-vG5Bs-5FJ-SaclA0ZyioNlUlNlpeJ9ED6pNQUBBQyagmMV_cR6ZREAukeWRpCt54NdVomH-nQHEVt6f8OLy6Zn9IZs9X8gDuET3j4QsXUksbUToxuHHvMWrBWesY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6-lVhXmK3F9aYn-vG5Bs-5FJ-SaclA0ZyioNlUlNlpeJ9ED6pNQUBBQyagmMV_cR6ZREAukeWRpCt54NdVomH-nQHEVt6f8OLy6Zn9IZs9X8gDuET3j4QsXUksbUToxuHHvMWrBWesY/s320/Scarlet+%232+195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382272673834345778" border="0" /></a>Here's our room - not bad, huh? Around the corner on the right was Scarlet's crib - an actual crib, not a playpen. To the right was the bathroom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV5wb4QAMBsigZOaOyZAxGOE3X6VdS1MV-SP0JzQv-bO7YWqRVvvylEpsN6lUwNHU_YeuQRNPZuqmzKcez8LFM-OYCcVqxR7V6wE2QrKEUAMvaG4bP9Om_3H6TnnF0b9cMLwSe6CAgmE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV5wb4QAMBsigZOaOyZAxGOE3X6VdS1MV-SP0JzQv-bO7YWqRVvvylEpsN6lUwNHU_YeuQRNPZuqmzKcez8LFM-OYCcVqxR7V6wE2QrKEUAMvaG4bP9Om_3H6TnnF0b9cMLwSe6CAgmE/s320/Scarlet+%232+194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382272661564080450" border="0" /></a>This was the "aviary." It was very surreal to be onboard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQBovqXZnIYTk8RhrL0HVo7svZYtJXL3WHEA7U-GIdqD-hq7ZG_Myvlvd2Ah9_jeQIa6jfxVFNQq-E6RaC9u5gZz_5IAhuzuJ6lis3YqWhnXDYsXJ38MOQi1Wb8_Qd43gSXyt-zEP9BE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQBovqXZnIYTk8RhrL0HVo7svZYtJXL3WHEA7U-GIdqD-hq7ZG_Myvlvd2Ah9_jeQIa6jfxVFNQq-E6RaC9u5gZz_5IAhuzuJ6lis3YqWhnXDYsXJ38MOQi1Wb8_Qd43gSXyt-zEP9BE/s320/Scarlet+%232+197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382272658138676930" border="0" /></a>And Monday morning, we were back in Long Beach and all of us were ready to head home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvFJfWZBfHNYgcT1eg_t4nhNPxbIuMiqv2m29YRIJLx4L80Lys9ILTp3BfkvElKlhtTbYkJKdui3HlPaq0Ibhp5uzZm0Si5cheDKaq1sFUdiRHfI30SrvVAssKWKSN7n0GO3avYli2Yk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvFJfWZBfHNYgcT1eg_t4nhNPxbIuMiqv2m29YRIJLx4L80Lys9ILTp3BfkvElKlhtTbYkJKdui3HlPaq0Ibhp5uzZm0Si5cheDKaq1sFUdiRHfI30SrvVAssKWKSN7n0GO3avYli2Yk/s320/Scarlet+%232+198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382272648733866498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" contentid="FAILED" height="266" width="320"></object>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-26207546666865735482009-09-16T20:13:00.000-07:002009-09-16T20:24:32.463-07:00Happy Birthday Babies!!!When you join a mom's group, you get the love and support from women who are in the same stage of life as you. You get to watch your babies grow together. You get to watch the milestones happen in all of them around relatively the same time. AND, you get to go to a bunch of birthday parties around the same time of year because they are all about the same age! So, we are one baby away from them all being 1 year old! Scarlet was the first, and then Zachary. Here's his:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6D6aNaHLDSMhODlKOejVGBZkXW8uWBh_EqTQKIWkSfyQJFHXLluG37uk2yZJ_eAjR72WSQplK1kzCirkkJ-gizAiWP3Dm2xgEz6BFuzXO_5WeKo1OvkT5sA-iuwFiBRI1Ag_Oiejt7I/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6D6aNaHLDSMhODlKOejVGBZkXW8uWBh_EqTQKIWkSfyQJFHXLluG37uk2yZJ_eAjR72WSQplK1kzCirkkJ-gizAiWP3Dm2xgEz6BFuzXO_5WeKo1OvkT5sA-iuwFiBRI1Ag_Oiejt7I/s320/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382271219980269250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AiDXdcIj9PksncNQ1yCmqCCB4mcbu5FxzkCj8AXolDHR_x1McK9sKSTzPhoFrlE1jUXPYHnGuzcSOLqvFep9aL-GpBxm6aOtlGBZztNw-NopaPE0D3vI220v7QriGCQRIai8v6VJWwE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AiDXdcIj9PksncNQ1yCmqCCB4mcbu5FxzkCj8AXolDHR_x1McK9sKSTzPhoFrlE1jUXPYHnGuzcSOLqvFep9aL-GpBxm6aOtlGBZztNw-NopaPE0D3vI220v7QriGCQRIai8v6VJWwE/s320/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382271209442286274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6JS8rIXlcK2tKWbDF6MNMDjkZOxhr974NErWjg5Ch9PL4Vz4lmVSCUbEfKYdHUjfHt75lCT7OfJZlX1i8RKf0h_pOLtFzlWbCiRWhm8MErCCGDl6P176e85px1W_ejetmdVY7iwNC6M/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6JS8rIXlcK2tKWbDF6MNMDjkZOxhr974NErWjg5Ch9PL4Vz4lmVSCUbEfKYdHUjfHt75lCT7OfJZlX1i8RKf0h_pOLtFzlWbCiRWhm8MErCCGDl6P176e85px1W_ejetmdVY7iwNC6M/s320/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382271202322967986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPk-iXRk5A9mKVa-tGVgj7A2WmfhF8g67ij8qy6GNjlui9DJ02HZjl9RoQsA6kQe9RUFZSg1ae2NXdJzTOZOXB5bcBCblb08_bT_NJfGd087QksH2PZ2vv5FiC4HXGlH_m7QIWFohit0/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPk-iXRk5A9mKVa-tGVgj7A2WmfhF8g67ij8qy6GNjlui9DJ02HZjl9RoQsA6kQe9RUFZSg1ae2NXdJzTOZOXB5bcBCblb08_bT_NJfGd087QksH2PZ2vv5FiC4HXGlH_m7QIWFohit0/s320/Scarlet+%232+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382271195367569922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqsv1Lzhfd7wK5NXX9eUfNL-xgvzZ6QFuzF8x2EwzVZbt_SnRRRKu52gad-Z2F5F_tK2HhqRSgfUGBPilvbwgTHq-eEzQoiFKsUlabg-za4iWpqUhmaYpIrc_lv02P1KtQt4iM0kEwn4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqsv1Lzhfd7wK5NXX9eUfNL-xgvzZ6QFuzF8x2EwzVZbt_SnRRRKu52gad-Z2F5F_tK2HhqRSgfUGBPilvbwgTHq-eEzQoiFKsUlabg-za4iWpqUhmaYpIrc_lv02P1KtQt4iM0kEwn4/s320/Scarlet+%232+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382271191977841810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptCn_pYg1APBeipmCO42f8p4O0a6h78K9KUtbsu7nziIUrQu_XBCl0Oasdqv3xIVYu96A_MnT4N6W-WuXkE85A5S46wbk2S4WkG7_wBuuSovJHw4vobZePmf1mifEg0QyPdABKO76CDA/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptCn_pYg1APBeipmCO42f8p4O0a6h78K9KUtbsu7nziIUrQu_XBCl0Oasdqv3xIVYu96A_MnT4N6W-WuXkE85A5S46wbk2S4WkG7_wBuuSovJHw4vobZePmf1mifEg0QyPdABKO76CDA/s320/Scarlet+%232+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382270289305390626" border="0" /></a>And here's Thomas'. But, that's all I got! I think I was pictured out...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9SFRFdaYyVvFYPEx0cnpmx1BUbkbH5YD7G-kMLh57KCXQUbKftYu1LiSmsoJQiGPdLr114f44Nrd1epcw7Cy0f-5x-DpVwCtF0HLa0yMB8CShyphenhyphenjkRmQxvOhHnDMYmMsekdvSRMzWyeY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9SFRFdaYyVvFYPEx0cnpmx1BUbkbH5YD7G-kMLh57KCXQUbKftYu1LiSmsoJQiGPdLr114f44Nrd1epcw7Cy0f-5x-DpVwCtF0HLa0yMB8CShyphenhyphenjkRmQxvOhHnDMYmMsekdvSRMzWyeY/s320/Scarlet+%232+137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382270285275094530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpVjOeLRnY-uXowPSrz1w2f6mELwAeLGORWC3TNtZY7WPQZLClFL13qKCWbzOa0clKCpbzWz0QMKzcF48KwVzrUQdLe4aF40OkBA3tnqYYvoTkM-E_AgoYgE6LSYHjzrzB_rsW9xgzm0/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpVjOeLRnY-uXowPSrz1w2f6mELwAeLGORWC3TNtZY7WPQZLClFL13qKCWbzOa0clKCpbzWz0QMKzcF48KwVzrUQdLe4aF40OkBA3tnqYYvoTkM-E_AgoYgE6LSYHjzrzB_rsW9xgzm0/s320/Scarlet+%232+136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382270274241664322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyUJde-P5QgeP1YnKwQ-p2pKjzO8q0dEjttnVIZSU-Fvcwg_cIuA-RTE8w0O710fQ6zEAnIeInYpX_YtIq7xobKtveteIog-2nHh2pY0pHay7Ln4rMPn-Fpfjun1qiarC1gRFQ4Uwao8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyUJde-P5QgeP1YnKwQ-p2pKjzO8q0dEjttnVIZSU-Fvcwg_cIuA-RTE8w0O710fQ6zEAnIeInYpX_YtIq7xobKtveteIog-2nHh2pY0pHay7Ln4rMPn-Fpfjun1qiarC1gRFQ4Uwao8/s320/Scarlet+%232+140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382270260720642866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYY3s0KQ_lmGgkCIwQnSfuz7M4VlBGSC0ZzX9eJlI4eKC-WTDfeTX18NqZ4O8JojGvRW7zGdZ_cGy6_LJ_IYNf7-yfZWTedRzRPB3P2tdfqtPbYpxsX3IsokRKUH9TerivnzrZWZJt-eE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYY3s0KQ_lmGgkCIwQnSfuz7M4VlBGSC0ZzX9eJlI4eKC-WTDfeTX18NqZ4O8JojGvRW7zGdZ_cGy6_LJ_IYNf7-yfZWTedRzRPB3P2tdfqtPbYpxsX3IsokRKUH9TerivnzrZWZJt-eE/s320/Scarlet+%232+141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382270256365427218" border="0" /></a><br />But Scarlet LOOOVES these parties!VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-78106703599690853052009-09-16T19:14:00.001-07:002009-09-16T20:42:17.492-07:00Weekend Getaway to Seattle, WashingtonSo, the weekend before school started, I decided to put our family on a plane and go to Seattle! I wasn't totally crazy (only a little), since we had friends who were only going to be there for two more weeks. So, we headed up to see them and their babies. It was Molly and Alex - with their twin girls - who I have a link to their blog on mine. We met Molly and Alex on our trip to England when both Molly and I were pregnant. I really wanted to get all three babies together and it was a great opportunity. We really had a great time!<br /><br />So, here is Scarlet on the plane. I would love to say these pictures are of her first plane ride, but since we went to Georgia... technically, this was her 4th plane, I think. She was an old pro!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Wi-SfxvQRv62JPoWV6rec_bsgSDWiGq-miH-sAl1aMsLnAJPJvtvr94yCNCP275kDDxAr3qsHX99uSeOLFIfBaN6FqniNbzwmp_cLfCanblusZNa97RxlIoEZKoWedCApa8-5zCEivQ/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Wi-SfxvQRv62JPoWV6rec_bsgSDWiGq-miH-sAl1aMsLnAJPJvtvr94yCNCP275kDDxAr3qsHX99uSeOLFIfBaN6FqniNbzwmp_cLfCanblusZNa97RxlIoEZKoWedCApa8-5zCEivQ/s320/Scarlet+%232+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261947368076482" border="0" /></a><br />Len got a little annoyed with me when I was taking this picture. He really wanted me to take the drinks and I was snapping away. You know how it is in those tight cramped planes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RBO00hEsbTGLXNNfVMVNCrqjqqyRwNOQirvEJtCNjNQ1t2WiVVL4BS_7nbHDwHIl4a1A7C6nrmVKvRmM47R7nvkWQWDN5GjeLCOyq1Jia8Lo5IR-y1-0iJiIzd8bX8vy_XT_l5rFakY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RBO00hEsbTGLXNNfVMVNCrqjqqyRwNOQirvEJtCNjNQ1t2WiVVL4BS_7nbHDwHIl4a1A7C6nrmVKvRmM47R7nvkWQWDN5GjeLCOyq1Jia8Lo5IR-y1-0iJiIzd8bX8vy_XT_l5rFakY/s320/Scarlet+%232+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261935771380610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKcs7qrXWuP_7tZkdaIGDpNuJ3nrI4HRifchP2070HEqe1MGAwmll4ecsiMXmV9LmVWTxAjXQvt5zwSBiAJak0Hhl8niXvexdYcqvGb6bqU10Y_xDLCkXm7V2K8nE9ydbHk6latXK6Cw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKcs7qrXWuP_7tZkdaIGDpNuJ3nrI4HRifchP2070HEqe1MGAwmll4ecsiMXmV9LmVWTxAjXQvt5zwSBiAJak0Hhl8niXvexdYcqvGb6bqU10Y_xDLCkXm7V2K8nE9ydbHk6latXK6Cw/s320/Scarlet+%232+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261931148920978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMs_bqLBZkawUnS_qiSQfBVVv1EVqI8LubU-g4BxKO4Sq9Qs30JSlEXBHC1zkpbNXg5cFuulGlG84Il510gnoDLMesiUB3kJvyi24eJx6PtihL5sCFdEIwcdjKVV92NNzHzK7MarJ6ao/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMs_bqLBZkawUnS_qiSQfBVVv1EVqI8LubU-g4BxKO4Sq9Qs30JSlEXBHC1zkpbNXg5cFuulGlG84Il510gnoDLMesiUB3kJvyi24eJx6PtihL5sCFdEIwcdjKVV92NNzHzK7MarJ6ao/s320/Scarlet+%232+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261109780484722" border="0" /></a>What do you see?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUrdurwpcS1CjQZpvVtXCruCLGN7MoJ1AzQeJmlJ0fbmSodNzW1cpANfzyp0B4wIu82SQoNGg93HCP_v7f5-iqewJhN46bKy_Gt20kYvMtP3EpIhlEubs0MuK5a52ChMNaAihvR6YgFo/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUrdurwpcS1CjQZpvVtXCruCLGN7MoJ1AzQeJmlJ0fbmSodNzW1cpANfzyp0B4wIu82SQoNGg93HCP_v7f5-iqewJhN46bKy_Gt20kYvMtP3EpIhlEubs0MuK5a52ChMNaAihvR6YgFo/s320/Scarlet+%232+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261099278062274" border="0" />She was a little tired.. and so were we!</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfUJNA3cjTBCD7kMZlkUEuY5Jg1DRODv8gqRRJoqluQXPa9yEw2FOvlS1HBYnrB_xldOQC74N7tld72aWRY76GITOog0HgECYxDO2iBMP1cnQv1YMRV1r2NHrwbR1aHSAi1fsksGlCGc/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfUJNA3cjTBCD7kMZlkUEuY5Jg1DRODv8gqRRJoqluQXPa9yEw2FOvlS1HBYnrB_xldOQC74N7tld72aWRY76GITOog0HgECYxDO2iBMP1cnQv1YMRV1r2NHrwbR1aHSAi1fsksGlCGc/s320/Scarlet+%232+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261957511154626" border="0" /></a>We had a stop over in San Francisco... So, we stretched our legs. She was also very busy practicing walking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Dkuqq3BmI-u5d6qpsnuZEkfWEL-FJTeUCgJejO4us5xUmCODBn2y_Gim9mlfXSkHQeQHvbsM7hjjA1_OOXDTMVdadp_YKCAbRyq-XR9d0Ip929cHEV1vmcoddg0ZFNpWuo3vSE-9LqU/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Dkuqq3BmI-u5d6qpsnuZEkfWEL-FJTeUCgJejO4us5xUmCODBn2y_Gim9mlfXSkHQeQHvbsM7hjjA1_OOXDTMVdadp_YKCAbRyq-XR9d0Ip929cHEV1vmcoddg0ZFNpWuo3vSE-9LqU/s320/Scarlet+%232+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261088068905090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlL2En1LS-pZQmEXILkYMvsy1jsd-VwhZ9gqHXa18znPJkd2DKihXtF0bQSnKJ6AycbdKCcl3uNbvDGkuuvJP3AOZghNHgc_2-4ldkKYsdjh8HavISSjc13xkP-WKv88atWTN97ByMf70/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlL2En1LS-pZQmEXILkYMvsy1jsd-VwhZ9gqHXa18znPJkd2DKihXtF0bQSnKJ6AycbdKCcl3uNbvDGkuuvJP3AOZghNHgc_2-4ldkKYsdjh8HavISSjc13xkP-WKv88atWTN97ByMf70/s320/Scarlet+%232+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261083320332626" border="0" /></a>It was pretty late when we got there (I think it is about 10:00pm here when we are sitting down to dinner), but instead of fighting Scarlet to go to bed - we have learned to go with the flow on vacations - We were hungry and she was wide awake...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCKk4iX3HtxuN9i2mHwsF-svrqiJPhwgPd2uZEueLD6G0l59Auth3GBZrBVS3y6lWNCRP8mFTljveoF5rdNuEhGrQelAHaPWwkaUWhWUjNGK1t7bfoWECXpSldDBvpDjqAJTqEoJrUow/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+130.JPG"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWjzndqD5VAiIXBJs2v9C-0YOdPvyhmEITzgxqNMY3ixkGgGGiGy6v7gWyZvPXra0YNz4Kq8dQxbdH-TIiOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><br /><br />The next morning, we took a walk along the waterfront...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaULsoKN927uiWYRroUi9hR05W_Ls8eNftactDUD9qrLTZIoN9F0iRvOfePWJoT_Q91p3i3vcqWrrgUXsGnkXNEPsBJHulYHYNjiWpemPDDKcTcAPhfP91FLn1wbhyP3wDaFG-ckrySE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaULsoKN927uiWYRroUi9hR05W_Ls8eNftactDUD9qrLTZIoN9F0iRvOfePWJoT_Q91p3i3vcqWrrgUXsGnkXNEPsBJHulYHYNjiWpemPDDKcTcAPhfP91FLn1wbhyP3wDaFG-ckrySE/s320/Scarlet+%232+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382260359513560354" border="0" /></a>This is the original Starbucks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf59zK5vjeZPeYkPDHIrIU9fVO6wDjorFEwTyFEC7Zjmw-GawxnZMzyy49Yen7FT2Z1XW5GN2Nq131kfUQbppJ1PBS4dt29ZnQKQNHUO4abnXaisI3ftvEZJXoAqMcY_EUQEIKvS2D5Lw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf59zK5vjeZPeYkPDHIrIU9fVO6wDjorFEwTyFEC7Zjmw-GawxnZMzyy49Yen7FT2Z1XW5GN2Nq131kfUQbppJ1PBS4dt29ZnQKQNHUO4abnXaisI3ftvEZJXoAqMcY_EUQEIKvS2D5Lw/s320/Scarlet+%232+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382260347546950498" border="0" /></a>Ah, Seattle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEShuntNZuSa9SyAGUYJGSYEgqbLFWmPIZG8bWMwHpOugB5xFfHGbbPuhVbEyFzF-5kx372n2nGgIXRjs0JK_16oBpPrUzbKoWbEprgZxtLqlVeG0MV8foZLsj2yTfH8xsy0_fMq4gH4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEShuntNZuSa9SyAGUYJGSYEgqbLFWmPIZG8bWMwHpOugB5xFfHGbbPuhVbEyFzF-5kx372n2nGgIXRjs0JK_16oBpPrUzbKoWbEprgZxtLqlVeG0MV8foZLsj2yTfH8xsy0_fMq4gH4/s320/Scarlet+%232+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259889813526050" border="0" /></a>And here they are!!! The girls... From left to right: Scarlet, Zoie, and Eliza.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS0f16HhEJWz386aUnn81FVq2KcY0k80g5LrP3WihFkCNbRkVjdsUbVHohuNgUyhO1x5RZ8utEBO67HmpdY4LwRAcGhyUPRTpJtumDsvCjRFN2lJbsCki6qyf8GyVL5m2jgXhmi3sA2c/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS0f16HhEJWz386aUnn81FVq2KcY0k80g5LrP3WihFkCNbRkVjdsUbVHohuNgUyhO1x5RZ8utEBO67HmpdY4LwRAcGhyUPRTpJtumDsvCjRFN2lJbsCki6qyf8GyVL5m2jgXhmi3sA2c/s320/Scarlet+%232+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259882555373362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFWoqsVzWxLJdn5ztt4I_e9mAPi_QnV4AmVmjpgVO0OW02b3COH4Z7FJG7CPT2FY3jizr0rURbC02d03b4h8qvxX7UF2CnXOOxzfuQPKlgTR4NxQA-3gDyvmqJ0RugGuj4-bhc4lEtp8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFWoqsVzWxLJdn5ztt4I_e9mAPi_QnV4AmVmjpgVO0OW02b3COH4Z7FJG7CPT2FY3jizr0rURbC02d03b4h8qvxX7UF2CnXOOxzfuQPKlgTR4NxQA-3gDyvmqJ0RugGuj4-bhc4lEtp8/s320/Scarlet+%232+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259878754357378" border="0" /></a>And here we all are - Not the best picture, but it's the only one with all of us. It honestly is not easy to get a picture with three babies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSqRrT0jb4CEl3TcVj9lkf-iMZimHGLrv83fq4a0G0JnAlqElpy46FGb6kGu3-vbTyA2oEplkvD8DFbuT2DSygyD6VTBhciPZNEfBXbwONZ59DIcivgvuNn3xq9urH32pfs2nQ8tIWzs/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSqRrT0jb4CEl3TcVj9lkf-iMZimHGLrv83fq4a0G0JnAlqElpy46FGb6kGu3-vbTyA2oEplkvD8DFbuT2DSygyD6VTBhciPZNEfBXbwONZ59DIcivgvuNn3xq9urH32pfs2nQ8tIWzs/s320/Scarlet+%232+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259870355641410" border="0" /></a>So, Molly and Alex were staying on the 19th floor of a beautiful apartment building overlooking the city and a slight view of the water. Scarlet LOVED looking out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pKPta3tNBtlNUI-ajWd4XmidmSViYfO-h4dx_jlaNquRPlpfwZvYVD_qCGzD3etRqc9BYKOLCKczZJozzakGs96GysvCVH9_fhXNfTPhmjvNGeTPq0tK9K8J-qekvhxDFK8Elr_4rMM/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pKPta3tNBtlNUI-ajWd4XmidmSViYfO-h4dx_jlaNquRPlpfwZvYVD_qCGzD3etRqc9BYKOLCKczZJozzakGs96GysvCVH9_fhXNfTPhmjvNGeTPq0tK9K8J-qekvhxDFK8Elr_4rMM/s320/Scarlet+%232+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259861780994386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpcvjYPSLdiA-FynaooBNmylDje9Lkr0CYwR9o9jWTA9urH9vhaj8hvIwgpvl8c0_FpnX4eiC2ypT7Hq27gEWB114gF_2JMbkhRKgBNoRovcIuJ1b97wkcRFhMNJlHKFWwxjK6mY3MDE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpcvjYPSLdiA-FynaooBNmylDje9Lkr0CYwR9o9jWTA9urH9vhaj8hvIwgpvl8c0_FpnX4eiC2ypT7Hq27gEWB114gF_2JMbkhRKgBNoRovcIuJ1b97wkcRFhMNJlHKFWwxjK6mY3MDE/s320/Scarlet+%232+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259180531470866" border="0" /></a>She also loved getting to know Zoie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLIpfAUFcKe-ZRpvpiaRt2lAgZQfOe62LKOME2IhXImMDWYctzUpeo3iNI2Dl4nGz8Bpi7lfFLk3OV5m1zaawmjEHyxV6EW7h7vIfMEPA2TskMiYBa4oUI02UXpBHsxeQNELryPDUc_4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLIpfAUFcKe-ZRpvpiaRt2lAgZQfOe62LKOME2IhXImMDWYctzUpeo3iNI2Dl4nGz8Bpi7lfFLk3OV5m1zaawmjEHyxV6EW7h7vIfMEPA2TskMiYBa4oUI02UXpBHsxeQNELryPDUc_4/s320/Scarlet+%232+055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259172842868642" border="0" /></a>Ok girls, look at me.. on the count of three..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fpz9x4-LNqQ0UDjXYaM1dZg-QBBjEHTSH7L81uzz8SH13ODeEY_sMOlPEo_8zd_fgIDhI7W1lon4giA8gW7NQPbgfiEP03xR2WU-Ft1JHGZvAy09Mp6Cuo7-q2lYH7GJh_4Mx9Xg60E/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fpz9x4-LNqQ0UDjXYaM1dZg-QBBjEHTSH7L81uzz8SH13ODeEY_sMOlPEo_8zd_fgIDhI7W1lon4giA8gW7NQPbgfiEP03xR2WU-Ft1JHGZvAy09Mp6Cuo7-q2lYH7GJh_4Mx9Xg60E/s320/Scarlet+%232+057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259166750702514" border="0" /></a>Look - over here, girls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEXIkg62L6ZAKvb5icx1b1R5BrR5uIuxgOZDZHLOzUdKDYAZOOZxaIUfWzYi3P95i_uDv-w0FxHBRKXzvLW2ozwM5DlM5lwtUczBKjMlijAqqZsR5naJJJkMyn3b1nvWYXSDFZnhuGE8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEXIkg62L6ZAKvb5icx1b1R5BrR5uIuxgOZDZHLOzUdKDYAZOOZxaIUfWzYi3P95i_uDv-w0FxHBRKXzvLW2ozwM5DlM5lwtUczBKjMlijAqqZsR5naJJJkMyn3b1nvWYXSDFZnhuGE8/s320/Scarlet+%232+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259160848332194" border="0" /></a>Hey.. Over here!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTLfuDHUVH1yE6cMBF0eG8z0GLOjSyCz6ThLoHH1epWcNFyBk9hHP8F-61UPE2kJGFK6d19aam65lccHgugfhnaaprRJboeS7B7vNXlbTKuwPPzMfGNuBgqxHZ_9rtvJfAkY3XGle_1g/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTLfuDHUVH1yE6cMBF0eG8z0GLOjSyCz6ThLoHH1epWcNFyBk9hHP8F-61UPE2kJGFK6d19aam65lccHgugfhnaaprRJboeS7B7vNXlbTKuwPPzMfGNuBgqxHZ_9rtvJfAkY3XGle_1g/s320/Scarlet+%232+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259150533744882" border="0" /></a>There we are. I was so happy to get this picture.. All of them looking at least in my general direction.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwE_6BsC-E0mgvt_6-rJFEIG9MYAjbs-d01U9aePfYmo-4bVSX7iLJZqxoNL69cHNSv4d9UtBzeF2R7_iXbZ9g_y9loWJ-3Inr5tZkDnN3dcQa-7zlkLiH4zAf-dxS23eSF28HpwuUUoU/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwE_6BsC-E0mgvt_6-rJFEIG9MYAjbs-d01U9aePfYmo-4bVSX7iLJZqxoNL69cHNSv4d9UtBzeF2R7_iXbZ9g_y9loWJ-3Inr5tZkDnN3dcQa-7zlkLiH4zAf-dxS23eSF28HpwuUUoU/s320/Scarlet+%232+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258555879098802" border="0" /></a>Molly - you are an angel!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9pxKIXw1QOIMin_EzGwP2LTkJw-51XdKxMdZT6rfo-1SeH008cZg-QTapK9zc3JGavl4NIsnSyNzAoniKuSscmZO5yWyRvjfI3o62ReAKcaqIMKhlIiakmx4HuOWh_f2_kGfHQ2JedY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9pxKIXw1QOIMin_EzGwP2LTkJw-51XdKxMdZT6rfo-1SeH008cZg-QTapK9zc3JGavl4NIsnSyNzAoniKuSscmZO5yWyRvjfI3o62ReAKcaqIMKhlIiakmx4HuOWh_f2_kGfHQ2JedY/s320/Scarlet+%232+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258551390790594" border="0" /></a>I love when Scarlet falls asleep anywhere when we are vacationing. I think it is so cute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFs3UuEKKH-6_K7oD_DBZv2oEyGNKGS6tKB0Z0qK3hB4aJBllqZ3wDG7VyqKEoeLxSLtlatdNSdPIfA_h8_53iFyOT0a3q6jt7cwl5F2U4IAtMdYlx8FlK4b_FeQTze_AUk054cbeUD4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFs3UuEKKH-6_K7oD_DBZv2oEyGNKGS6tKB0Z0qK3hB4aJBllqZ3wDG7VyqKEoeLxSLtlatdNSdPIfA_h8_53iFyOT0a3q6jt7cwl5F2U4IAtMdYlx8FlK4b_FeQTze_AUk054cbeUD4/s320/Scarlet+%232+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258536142346482" border="0" /></a>Here's the tallest building in Seattle. It's called the Columbia Center. Apparently it has a much better view of Seattle than the space needle, so Len wanted to go up it. On our climb up the street (Seattle is like San Francisco), we then discovered that they are only open during the week. Therefore, we couldn't go up.. I was relieved and he was disappointed, but surprised to find out I have a slight fear of heights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh916D-kMUlX5wzzmWUnLFtSecjA2Xv7sTbjibpp1Ewuh-y17h76qVXaRyAzr1_xQJeGss9Qxa3b_gfysoI8Rd-qFuIy7mEX7gsYpjP63h4NakwLFhVIrK-kvE2lobukLOp1DGDDyVqvgI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh916D-kMUlX5wzzmWUnLFtSecjA2Xv7sTbjibpp1Ewuh-y17h76qVXaRyAzr1_xQJeGss9Qxa3b_gfysoI8Rd-qFuIy7mEX7gsYpjP63h4NakwLFhVIrK-kvE2lobukLOp1DGDDyVqvgI/s320/Scarlet+%232+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258529970693746" border="0" /></a>My gosh, Molly, how do you do it???? It was dinner time for them and I was helping her hold them. What you don't see is Molly holding Scarlet while she balanced her jar of food for Zoie and Eliza.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKT9rL328hEaUDFBY4BKxfpT4v4kTYbef0b3-eDJDnHuJMN2EcD4Ss4R4mJpuhBmNiJVv07JRqYw3D77HFAjK7ONo_KkviiD4_MEvNjA8BhzWLNazyeh-zfbvICtZbm2Cz7F0tlDuiss/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKT9rL328hEaUDFBY4BKxfpT4v4kTYbef0b3-eDJDnHuJMN2EcD4Ss4R4mJpuhBmNiJVv07JRqYw3D77HFAjK7ONo_KkviiD4_MEvNjA8BhzWLNazyeh-zfbvICtZbm2Cz7F0tlDuiss/s320/Scarlet+%232+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258525670168114" border="0" /></a>Here we all are going on the Underground Tour.. What a sight!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQErpm7igmaeRf5Wkl4OMOElKBn_NU5XBK1AGZgJEfFIrsnH5b7OBP202mtBSyJkEkPCxO6O9JmJ0O6w9beCGADiWHLv7EFWnZuEQSILMUItKjTvRo3BjyMP6H3U390SEvQTZ4o79Bvg/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQErpm7igmaeRf5Wkl4OMOElKBn_NU5XBK1AGZgJEfFIrsnH5b7OBP202mtBSyJkEkPCxO6O9JmJ0O6w9beCGADiWHLv7EFWnZuEQSILMUItKjTvRo3BjyMP6H3U390SEvQTZ4o79Bvg/s320/Scarlet+%232+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257942062701298" border="0" /></a>Underground, both Len and Scarlet were mesmerized. Scarlet did pretty well, considering we were underground for an hour and a half (we came up to the surface maybe 3 times).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUKPf-h4R7C9brC79_Yg8bCsGZE4vztJRIeTbij_N5mK7Rf1nDRAcHJipYZU8uRxV5JlS9ddJBc9ejkPePyd5TBoHYMsGvYJKXR00GIzLzEU8koBuKnW5G946AZuMCo2tl38jJ9qPXXM/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUKPf-h4R7C9brC79_Yg8bCsGZE4vztJRIeTbij_N5mK7Rf1nDRAcHJipYZU8uRxV5JlS9ddJBc9ejkPePyd5TBoHYMsGvYJKXR00GIzLzEU8koBuKnW5G946AZuMCo2tl38jJ9qPXXM/s320/Scarlet+%232+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257932292547842" border="0" /></a>Scarlet's first ride on a monorail - we told her it was a train.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgmN_f7L33qOfE7TFsWURu7SNvg2AhyphenhyphenroCMihiCUw0xf3sP1dkCpj5diSf-J1FamxCR7MNd9w-fUGgCW7XJC_QoeaAYMp0Zg1d2soNPX3n-_QhiAvcc8CyplXDmnuzzBR6yXcyrN-8kk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgmN_f7L33qOfE7TFsWURu7SNvg2AhyphenhyphenroCMihiCUw0xf3sP1dkCpj5diSf-J1FamxCR7MNd9w-fUGgCW7XJC_QoeaAYMp0Zg1d2soNPX3n-_QhiAvcc8CyplXDmnuzzBR6yXcyrN-8kk/s320/Scarlet+%232+105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257929221863426" border="0" /></a>These is a view of Seattle from the Space Needle - and do you see the tall building? That's the one Len wanted to go up - thank goodness we were only there for the weekend!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSP2kjg62Ca89LBMH5XeX35QLYwDIOqpkWv0-gLBjOTqvnWzTVKskKjI-O3aHxGdCjqruWN5vAHUAnFEmyUQSnae9NMOX491-088YddM9HcttSNHzwdAgv69ka69gOfUz7GVO6K0hPgU/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSP2kjg62Ca89LBMH5XeX35QLYwDIOqpkWv0-gLBjOTqvnWzTVKskKjI-O3aHxGdCjqruWN5vAHUAnFEmyUQSnae9NMOX491-088YddM9HcttSNHzwdAgv69ka69gOfUz7GVO6K0hPgU/s320/Scarlet+%232+115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257919423176530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AeLhe1LE5irNmzrczSoNzlqsjsrNZln-F9yotzP7lWucXhDjts4eicyz_IybrOYZWD7UbqAO-1Cgr5XojDy4lKLw6l9UEx6wmXYYYdMJAE8s7u_EcODiCY-1YtPNRnF5WnJ3bR-28ic/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AeLhe1LE5irNmzrczSoNzlqsjsrNZln-F9yotzP7lWucXhDjts4eicyz_IybrOYZWD7UbqAO-1Cgr5XojDy4lKLw6l9UEx6wmXYYYdMJAE8s7u_EcODiCY-1YtPNRnF5WnJ3bR-28ic/s320/Scarlet+%232+118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257909191019570" border="0" /></a>I think Scarlet was a little overwhelmed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1NZOTascV_8a99DP84Bn06zAfrn53Wt3J3nN2KF6tYCu38JIw0KAJAGzUNVHD981Cb9isVoUhu7slbG3A4SnpUQxobFNenJYlhNvBAOsoflmMZZwUL9zsijPk5jmK7fv9b9oqkBcVu0/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1NZOTascV_8a99DP84Bn06zAfrn53Wt3J3nN2KF6tYCu38JIw0KAJAGzUNVHD981Cb9isVoUhu7slbG3A4SnpUQxobFNenJYlhNvBAOsoflmMZZwUL9zsijPk5jmK7fv9b9oqkBcVu0/s320/Scarlet+%232+117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257138407932834" border="0" /></a>But she loved the big fountain!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenVqW36xh8VM0ZzPp1cZPcjFX6GdR702nu40XVydV_SjCWJitLEDBZyKSgqPHcRO_jxWmeyVygQ_mJ5fim7SIgNjjCemSz4TvOUuNkSkGVCeh7kPlIfe6c362cb4ZJggmREHwxYXNLTs/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenVqW36xh8VM0ZzPp1cZPcjFX6GdR702nu40XVydV_SjCWJitLEDBZyKSgqPHcRO_jxWmeyVygQ_mJ5fim7SIgNjjCemSz4TvOUuNkSkGVCeh7kPlIfe6c362cb4ZJggmREHwxYXNLTs/s320/Scarlet+%232+127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257133980898162" border="0" /></a>She really wanted to get down and crawl around. I wouldn't let her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNH_2Ltr53pt-jpiCsqeSnn3Si7ZIn9aTnkYCQgDOXTYSzrCWzWziODXwJ3yEFkCWKAQcTD4BTJtI-0XPp2aZSxAyPueWWjJmClSk4HZZJv-aqpxYdARAPvOBp3mBYFkJLhhqD1a4ZFY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNH_2Ltr53pt-jpiCsqeSnn3Si7ZIn9aTnkYCQgDOXTYSzrCWzWziODXwJ3yEFkCWKAQcTD4BTJtI-0XPp2aZSxAyPueWWjJmClSk4HZZJv-aqpxYdARAPvOBp3mBYFkJLhhqD1a4ZFY/s320/Scarlet+%232+128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257123113432274" border="0" /></a>Gotta have the classic picture, right?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCKk4iX3HtxuN9i2mHwsF-svrqiJPhwgPd2uZEueLD6G0l59Auth3GBZrBVS3y6lWNCRP8mFTljveoF5rdNuEhGrQelAHaPWwkaUWhWUjNGK1t7bfoWECXpSldDBvpDjqAJTqEoJrUow/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCKk4iX3HtxuN9i2mHwsF-svrqiJPhwgPd2uZEueLD6G0l59Auth3GBZrBVS3y6lWNCRP8mFTljveoF5rdNuEhGrQelAHaPWwkaUWhWUjNGK1t7bfoWECXpSldDBvpDjqAJTqEoJrUow/s320/Scarlet+%232+130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257116535590258" border="0" /></a>And here is my friend, Molly. We are talking about getting the babies together again in March - Len, Scarlet, and I are planning a trip to see them in Boston. I love traveling!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXGGbJuQJPbkThD3XwlubG7MJjFbp31bBC-uu0MagQX7uvau62hJijQe7sfx0RiFBBvb7gFC3A_ko0DoBIVRzB3SyZg2ER9Qos0C9UNWReKpENid4RiMQXkolpgmLZ4e6rDBHJEygDlw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXGGbJuQJPbkThD3XwlubG7MJjFbp31bBC-uu0MagQX7uvau62hJijQe7sfx0RiFBBvb7gFC3A_ko0DoBIVRzB3SyZg2ER9Qos0C9UNWReKpENid4RiMQXkolpgmLZ4e6rDBHJEygDlw/s320/Scarlet+%232+135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382257108775739170" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-86866653036722160752009-08-02T11:45:00.000-07:002009-08-02T15:39:47.618-07:00Wild Animal ParkOn Thursday, July 30 (for those keeping track, that was our 2nd Wedding Anniversary), we all went to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. We were exhausted from Sea World the previous day, but it was a much easier park to go through with than Sea World. There was alot of canopy shade and not a bad walk. All in all, we walked only about 2 miles that day.<br /><br />Here's Scarlet at the entrance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TGCVKWJxA6IR-gyMFHTHyO1h82qg-rc6bg8GUWs_uD54PPQxXGUHcGNlMRboiuvGKTzWKudIO2hHOi4ibNkLRbWdZfpsk_ooEHLCCw6Rpuy3kF88tVVaFCFQIncsaMzE9jiXOIj8qng/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TGCVKWJxA6IR-gyMFHTHyO1h82qg-rc6bg8GUWs_uD54PPQxXGUHcGNlMRboiuvGKTzWKudIO2hHOi4ibNkLRbWdZfpsk_ooEHLCCw6Rpuy3kF88tVVaFCFQIncsaMzE9jiXOIj8qng/s320/Scarlet+%232+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365497064135757746" border="0" /></a><br />One of our first stops was the gorillas, which she loved.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL5Hg8NlrvZP34CAEIWVfv5_e-loqfhnk8OYuWchdibMao4WCxqv8Tvp5OmcvnBfl2W9FB2sLAk9bTkq6EGRMuh2hnfBnPp0g-7qSAnnEtrq9zd1lFJRr6InxgimLl217NwqJ2bthK4w/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL5Hg8NlrvZP34CAEIWVfv5_e-loqfhnk8OYuWchdibMao4WCxqv8Tvp5OmcvnBfl2W9FB2sLAk9bTkq6EGRMuh2hnfBnPp0g-7qSAnnEtrq9zd1lFJRr6InxgimLl217NwqJ2bthK4w/s320/Scarlet+%232+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441902985077458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdIO2_yGHccU5R9zSgtKAWd6EwT1ovORW-ByDmuwi92DAqcXHb0Oo99eLLUOn6zB_hp77aTtmKY8V95V4KBz2XYYRfSY9vDjcJ0T7q5U9HN6ue79RgAxrrEo6e_jWqRYGaLVOP_ETzHk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+067.JPG"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxO5bA0ofTwoOujaPMLrB3Hlr56KevbjmIss2CQ0IpUw5kra8O2HbEk8vxbTnIhAfB9QtLHz3yqMT5mLcpB' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><br /><br />We also went into the South African Aviary, where they had a Scarlet Ibis.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfdWlEzMClES6KODVaBv6qm2a1WO5ab13-O_3g53nOXk40CisE3QgzyoLc4VcCR4L9dwb9gIxxLI3FPwpVq-Icer-2pLBbmv3CjFtLsHAWaNpw4e_r35fScmYN4xUE5CgdWyGrzosO_s/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfdWlEzMClES6KODVaBv6qm2a1WO5ab13-O_3g53nOXk40CisE3QgzyoLc4VcCR4L9dwb9gIxxLI3FPwpVq-Icer-2pLBbmv3CjFtLsHAWaNpw4e_r35fScmYN4xUE5CgdWyGrzosO_s/s320/Scarlet+%232+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441903554547266" border="0" /></a>And some beautiful parrots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQd56yg1iI3f2HMVqs93tRPTAyqXnF_u41QllsJJkZlQ5eRlbJI7pFXva9NbhBV5vjVp8LsgoMA6s0CYRMJ22REO436VMlNW1teuPUp5ywstXBrBbdB3XwVbptt7-AmTV45FnT67q3Z4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQd56yg1iI3f2HMVqs93tRPTAyqXnF_u41QllsJJkZlQ5eRlbJI7pFXva9NbhBV5vjVp8LsgoMA6s0CYRMJ22REO436VMlNW1teuPUp5ywstXBrBbdB3XwVbptt7-AmTV45FnT67q3Z4/s320/Scarlet+%232+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441502791742786" border="0" /></a><br />I like this family photo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczb8CWcyeUl0jxQBVMky4BB0_YknQcA0QAwRhY1P7UgNtRN2Q5S4HiEP5C7e2aCxaCHOIleFSoN-Vkt5iSS1GkaERDNAYsNAIN3vhCbHoHnX7NH5pIZqj-B8wWqHy3VYw1HJY1AxJsjc/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczb8CWcyeUl0jxQBVMky4BB0_YknQcA0QAwRhY1P7UgNtRN2Q5S4HiEP5C7e2aCxaCHOIleFSoN-Vkt5iSS1GkaERDNAYsNAIN3vhCbHoHnX7NH5pIZqj-B8wWqHy3VYw1HJY1AxJsjc/s320/Scarlet+%232+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441498269825266" border="0" /></a>Scarlet was amazed at all of the wild life.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gbRpR9Hc2NgRArAYxMi5PNv-T6PMWWFkFV663FFFTyqwJiKNJgjQJ7SWP4Lu-iXYdClEwBp4EAvI1ZslXlftamXWT_N6Q4GKNsOyJ-Fq8D316cBau_Qf5ZHA5QzqWgwozTH9mlwwKxo/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gbRpR9Hc2NgRArAYxMi5PNv-T6PMWWFkFV663FFFTyqwJiKNJgjQJ7SWP4Lu-iXYdClEwBp4EAvI1ZslXlftamXWT_N6Q4GKNsOyJ-Fq8D316cBau_Qf5ZHA5QzqWgwozTH9mlwwKxo/s320/Scarlet+%232+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441489981214194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3if7StmtlIEhyfv7WBU5zWIeYh8_JNILQXWii7pXdTfHx77gMLmRMKtzz7duUHdBsuCgNTQ_vNai4bPWUc3i3VQ-2sDzH4Dj9_u-YPnp3bqle6bHNIzDKhSP6St05l483A96shyphenhyphenA54E/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3if7StmtlIEhyfv7WBU5zWIeYh8_JNILQXWii7pXdTfHx77gMLmRMKtzz7duUHdBsuCgNTQ_vNai4bPWUc3i3VQ-2sDzH4Dj9_u-YPnp3bqle6bHNIzDKhSP6St05l483A96shyphenhyphenA54E/s320/Scarlet+%232+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441483476603938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEScpdqK7bX3Pw8HBeyGIlVF1KFivVMIxbZvG114e3JS_fQXUAnzpAB8f4LU8dMWyTTyw83dgkH4Lr0tv2xpx1C0_QwejOY_8M0NxW4QackIgVAdY-xyY4-JDh5nn97y5ohXTpUN1tFk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEScpdqK7bX3Pw8HBeyGIlVF1KFivVMIxbZvG114e3JS_fQXUAnzpAB8f4LU8dMWyTTyw83dgkH4Lr0tv2xpx1C0_QwejOY_8M0NxW4QackIgVAdY-xyY4-JDh5nn97y5ohXTpUN1tFk/s320/Scarlet+%232+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441482236085490" border="0" /></a><br />She was also super excited on the Safari Ride.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdL2wvGVa3hw8zCmsdiPcorEvB92Xgvxoeax0kBaWAcoXv5NdgK4QL5NXNZg0FceEL1SuwSCbQWh4vu84p0hleqIdVgpbnZ7eV4swZf6KTFp6UsDc4MzEKaW7sMMaAAf8-3RHmepvCOlo/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdL2wvGVa3hw8zCmsdiPcorEvB92Xgvxoeax0kBaWAcoXv5NdgK4QL5NXNZg0FceEL1SuwSCbQWh4vu84p0hleqIdVgpbnZ7eV4swZf6KTFp6UsDc4MzEKaW7sMMaAAf8-3RHmepvCOlo/s320/Scarlet+%232+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440961517560290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9xdhMn6Cq5Dw9mfsyjiYDWpzRaeVam_fdvuAOMn5qdNXgqwQbeb0Gn0y8gDzs5xa9VkMt6rNTFUz4p8JyAb4nwRu-tUI8FoVWjmTFWS-eVuH-Q2syDBPRufW8xggn4Ow1Fh8JbMC95M/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9xdhMn6Cq5Dw9mfsyjiYDWpzRaeVam_fdvuAOMn5qdNXgqwQbeb0Gn0y8gDzs5xa9VkMt6rNTFUz4p8JyAb4nwRu-tUI8FoVWjmTFWS-eVuH-Q2syDBPRufW8xggn4Ow1Fh8JbMC95M/s320/Scarlet+%232+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440957133334306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyoeK6ivi2T2mO15VC3PP4bGk-KN2DL0x0yJPx4tL4ilqDgjE3oR53otZv5XgcAlBUpTMD3FxQXYzGCU7mmsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Ostrich<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0zJEGwIEGAVoVYMlmaEiDc4sZPplBJv_fRpAxZJI9RBueseIeRwm75YCK8b31-yTptFjGmYDebQAtdd2dTBWTV6E1cJFsMVJhi0JiVJfBLm_gm-qb2xcWPvIkKfcN_HeFD2fZKZVGhc/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0zJEGwIEGAVoVYMlmaEiDc4sZPplBJv_fRpAxZJI9RBueseIeRwm75YCK8b31-yTptFjGmYDebQAtdd2dTBWTV6E1cJFsMVJhi0JiVJfBLm_gm-qb2xcWPvIkKfcN_HeFD2fZKZVGhc/s320/Scarlet+%232+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440950541091410" border="0" /></a>Lion<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BgLso4aKlLvnPFDk7BomDSrk24FtGwEtFOVPcI2fZFjuqmHQIX1NNDWAjqM1w0NXgwa9wmNLPKyjcs_QVoxH3ul6b2tI62x6oIUkJ6Z4p2ZyYRU9KwzbJkbF8hbhW-Br9g03VpKSekw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BgLso4aKlLvnPFDk7BomDSrk24FtGwEtFOVPcI2fZFjuqmHQIX1NNDWAjqM1w0NXgwa9wmNLPKyjcs_QVoxH3ul6b2tI62x6oIUkJ6Z4p2ZyYRU9KwzbJkbF8hbhW-Br9g03VpKSekw/s320/Scarlet+%232+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440940698257330" border="0" /></a><br />This is inside the Lorikeet Aviary. These birds were very friendly (especially if you had food, which we did not.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvh-AVrx00Hts7Q0362mbYpPVOTt90voL0OlQc87RJDaSeZaYIc4NJ3dW1cJNMB7-WsV-rDHfSECeFR9q2QBTrQqKNxwVJ2WGwUz05EebRXQGoqMym26Oedneh_iuZbH8ttj6OdabyY8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvh-AVrx00Hts7Q0362mbYpPVOTt90voL0OlQc87RJDaSeZaYIc4NJ3dW1cJNMB7-WsV-rDHfSECeFR9q2QBTrQqKNxwVJ2WGwUz05EebRXQGoqMym26Oedneh_iuZbH8ttj6OdabyY8/s320/Scarlet+%232+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440364030034274" border="0" /></a><br />Here's one - a Rainbow Lory<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSpC5saykM7IhT-sDJAs8-JFfVkhFu6IbfLVVDb1po2s0bUk4s2K7WJcPxSfCHD5YLUhy6XceswPPaydFUCrW00FEnH1Itl6RVg2cXNvBTBqqskcZBp8hrsIvFZo6_EMbehyRMknbN9M/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSpC5saykM7IhT-sDJAs8-JFfVkhFu6IbfLVVDb1po2s0bUk4s2K7WJcPxSfCHD5YLUhy6XceswPPaydFUCrW00FEnH1Itl6RVg2cXNvBTBqqskcZBp8hrsIvFZo6_EMbehyRMknbN9M/s320/Scarlet+%232+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440359896012194" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Scarlet looking at a couple - though it is hard to see the birds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGOcdCPZmro5Kt4_Hs-z7OfjlEGWyKkXBjCgpidcjVJa_inPyYeDniNATEKXwU3-kJrwtI5D4Q9JlS37CDVH38v7ivdxasSuhyRiQpIyxK9xC5C_nDXVzguLXMc9RQJiT2TuUfV4apC4/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGOcdCPZmro5Kt4_Hs-z7OfjlEGWyKkXBjCgpidcjVJa_inPyYeDniNATEKXwU3-kJrwtI5D4Q9JlS37CDVH38v7ivdxasSuhyRiQpIyxK9xC5C_nDXVzguLXMc9RQJiT2TuUfV4apC4/s320/Scarlet+%232+064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440354412750898" border="0" /></a><br />Ah, the petting zoo. This even made her giggle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCEHelRw6QhVKqBaxvfKReUqyOg0lmwcmicX6njIL-jLlztrkhXLRZg_nrnPRq72hymuSOOnu-MOA6FnVthUuWGmMuJL2qFxzbZOKov8hIaRI_f8Zx9EVE7y3k5XKoI3Wt-hLKQ6MAgI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCEHelRw6QhVKqBaxvfKReUqyOg0lmwcmicX6njIL-jLlztrkhXLRZg_nrnPRq72hymuSOOnu-MOA6FnVthUuWGmMuJL2qFxzbZOKov8hIaRI_f8Zx9EVE7y3k5XKoI3Wt-hLKQ6MAgI/s320/Scarlet+%232+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440348599091634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdIO2_yGHccU5R9zSgtKAWd6EwT1ovORW-ByDmuwi92DAqcXHb0Oo99eLLUOn6zB_hp77aTtmKY8V95V4KBz2XYYRfSY9vDjcJ0T7q5U9HN6ue79RgAxrrEo6e_jWqRYGaLVOP_ETzHk/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdIO2_yGHccU5R9zSgtKAWd6EwT1ovORW-ByDmuwi92DAqcXHb0Oo99eLLUOn6zB_hp77aTtmKY8V95V4KBz2XYYRfSY9vDjcJ0T7q5U9HN6ue79RgAxrrEo6e_jWqRYGaLVOP_ETzHk/s320/Scarlet+%232+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365440347579731186" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-68789211072015558962009-08-02T09:13:00.000-07:002009-08-02T11:01:44.314-07:00Sea World in San DiegoWe spent Wednesday, July 29, at Sea World. Scarlet had the time of her life!!! The first thing we did was pile into Shamu Stadium and watch the killer whales. Here is Len and Scarlet waiting for the show. (It was extremely hot!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTWkr4eSRxS_xieynlhtGvthZbOaFTIg4EWV2wogXquXJXkh1zv31i6bDsUXVhYFeS2Im1tlgowXnfXxfd-b8iSh0GG98daQiIY-U5PO_CYQTLLYe7zm5ZtEfIpcYhlS_qDSqtTBIYo0/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTWkr4eSRxS_xieynlhtGvthZbOaFTIg4EWV2wogXquXJXkh1zv31i6bDsUXVhYFeS2Im1tlgowXnfXxfd-b8iSh0GG98daQiIY-U5PO_CYQTLLYe7zm5ZtEfIpcYhlS_qDSqtTBIYo0/s320/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402391183110914" border="0" /></a>You will notice in many of these pictures, Scarlet is holding onto her colorful beads. She usually doesn't have any kind of security object at all. However, at Sea World, I think she was so excited and overwhelmed, that the beads helped soothe her. She hardly ever let them go.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37m5pRElNO0yN3JDAaUPhvLQq3mzuYrAq3C1ou4EjvRRNHJAtXWX6ltju7SRXFkeU8ct_a_ejV4AzLKpyuwvXIQ8S-iZoZDgCATcl5vsWj2NFUIWjg2hJy6VsQl9drXU7GIgmv4xmtxY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37m5pRElNO0yN3JDAaUPhvLQq3mzuYrAq3C1ou4EjvRRNHJAtXWX6ltju7SRXFkeU8ct_a_ejV4AzLKpyuwvXIQ8S-iZoZDgCATcl5vsWj2NFUIWjg2hJy6VsQl9drXU7GIgmv4xmtxY/s320/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402386783644466" border="0" /></a>Ah, the Killer Whales!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtpARs-YeAkVgzTc6gJ9ggUm7aG4AVLqKBVgNtvYRjhuGHoHK8-hVSEQ49vUBU-kPUFNP7X7VNu1VMjIyoi41EmtszenU0Z-zhdF1T5UjNlNFLjCBUivtCC7y1qgs5GSNo2CcVdeygJw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtpARs-YeAkVgzTc6gJ9ggUm7aG4AVLqKBVgNtvYRjhuGHoHK8-hVSEQ49vUBU-kPUFNP7X7VNu1VMjIyoi41EmtszenU0Z-zhdF1T5UjNlNFLjCBUivtCC7y1qgs5GSNo2CcVdeygJw/s320/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402181699316706" border="0" /></a>And, notice Scarlet's hands. This is her way of saying, "I am SO EXCITED!!!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PE1Vjv51m9RUvv9l1T85VQyDhqWnp4YMW2uJ3wHSfOoktiLD-EhkkggMgV_6uhyphenhyphen07C32RQyBnUpTsRvyG1nCaCnqKCMqIVEWpWIdCv03XCn9zxonPVD-lHyqR2_hxm_kN-6R_qU9y8s/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PE1Vjv51m9RUvv9l1T85VQyDhqWnp4YMW2uJ3wHSfOoktiLD-EhkkggMgV_6uhyphenhyphen07C32RQyBnUpTsRvyG1nCaCnqKCMqIVEWpWIdCv03XCn9zxonPVD-lHyqR2_hxm_kN-6R_qU9y8s/s320/Scarlet+%232+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402180350090002" border="0" /></a>Uh-Oh - Here comes the whale - and we were sitting in the "Splash Zone!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-HgO8_Y8ZrF9FGR7lVLcEqAvyl-4IyrgUaJflKrRCLdO6NBRq0HT_-bO0SnyaCM7Ea2liSs0LaqFrtZNQiNCevtn8dIvLEIWxyy4A5itlgxh6LNKZCDL1AxDeQp0M6ixPGy1FTynj4s/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-HgO8_Y8ZrF9FGR7lVLcEqAvyl-4IyrgUaJflKrRCLdO6NBRq0HT_-bO0SnyaCM7Ea2liSs0LaqFrtZNQiNCevtn8dIvLEIWxyy4A5itlgxh6LNKZCDL1AxDeQp0M6ixPGy1FTynj4s/s320/Scarlet+%232+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402171454633970" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Scarlet after the whale splashed her. Oops! Sorry Sweetheart! - But she didn't seem to mind! - In fact, I think it helped cool all of us off. We did taste salty for the rest of the day, though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2n9E1y-zqXw8X3N4dgI1XswSlsOUtAOxokJ_Lhrk-Z7VqojQjRnb0eNKT6yftzAVLuofrpiNc_Hh0rn_JMMv51uweNvfyehZmWno4WyEY4NWP5OJFbDmRqJ_LTjcPi4oN4OC7u_xKw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2n9E1y-zqXw8X3N4dgI1XswSlsOUtAOxokJ_Lhrk-Z7VqojQjRnb0eNKT6yftzAVLuofrpiNc_Hh0rn_JMMv51uweNvfyehZmWno4WyEY4NWP5OJFbDmRqJ_LTjcPi4oN4OC7u_xKw/s320/Scarlet+%232+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402176306085378" border="0" /></a>Oh my gosh! She loved the penguins. LOVED!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QRMI2NgJDjQTQmr6yBhw-UAx217jlb7s8511P4v684Nyh7rvHMKSSIRBd3WwE9L5ZhkVQSuWhgKU2WLir9J9_XXdxU029-g599sWg8wRlcrvNzmMaGB19VhSss778IMZYO8mOrXp4_o/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QRMI2NgJDjQTQmr6yBhw-UAx217jlb7s8511P4v684Nyh7rvHMKSSIRBd3WwE9L5ZhkVQSuWhgKU2WLir9J9_XXdxU029-g599sWg8wRlcrvNzmMaGB19VhSss778IMZYO8mOrXp4_o/s320/Scarlet+%232+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365402167811581186" border="0" /></a>Here's the Arctic Circle. Most people walk through the exhibit part and go straight to the Beluga Whales and Walrus. We took our time though, since there was so much to show Scarlet. In fact, this is her first sight of a helicopter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf028NwzSoY6LftULAqACqE2J-gLYiZbASBWmUBqGaFxfnCLXTDfg1BQdyV-DfUnpxhFA5Sjr0bA4WnZQoxcrJejhewyEzuyzo0yK4h0QpXO3F7pVKEwa6DiRKrc_j7zu6ozfol71CQjo/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf028NwzSoY6LftULAqACqE2J-gLYiZbASBWmUBqGaFxfnCLXTDfg1BQdyV-DfUnpxhFA5Sjr0bA4WnZQoxcrJejhewyEzuyzo0yK4h0QpXO3F7pVKEwa6DiRKrc_j7zu6ozfol71CQjo/s320/Scarlet+%232+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401725820109042" border="0" /></a>She liked the walrus. I think she couldn't believe how big it was.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFSlX1hsFTY0LPRMAdUmZaGTlaOxVGE6JVz0J7nNCpQKWl4E69kGrtvMT4voKxOiYu_GM2fvQrermf150Hwc5bAEsImi4hVPVZOlX2aDPTP816qu1fxIrrhfziliwjteXC00aX0zzEjI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFSlX1hsFTY0LPRMAdUmZaGTlaOxVGE6JVz0J7nNCpQKWl4E69kGrtvMT4voKxOiYu_GM2fvQrermf150Hwc5bAEsImi4hVPVZOlX2aDPTP816qu1fxIrrhfziliwjteXC00aX0zzEjI/s320/Scarlet+%232+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401722087395058" border="0" /></a>Ok, it was when she saw these dolphins (which I personally also find to be extremely beautiful), that I realized my daughter might want to become a marine biologist someday. She absolutely loves being in the water and I think taking her to Sea World blew her mind - She learned there are other creatures out there in the world and some of them get to play in the water all the time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWmKwq1mWtP80lMmUP2et2KDU_cV7AcFpJLQqDsPazrLciqkhQZ5FKqD9-AEDLhULk_mKHMcgvrm0wSK6whC13_IOIblgt_WCeY8HzGSzqOGqwIkL5ePv8xDyNoHKCJd52t5eruyfIoI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWmKwq1mWtP80lMmUP2et2KDU_cV7AcFpJLQqDsPazrLciqkhQZ5FKqD9-AEDLhULk_mKHMcgvrm0wSK6whC13_IOIblgt_WCeY8HzGSzqOGqwIkL5ePv8xDyNoHKCJd52t5eruyfIoI/s320/Scarlet+%232+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401722756305730" border="0" /></a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpzripJQrzBX2hZuOelNyn8GlbzAq1q7eCSfvwoEp_pIwhhFXbs0j2wM0Z2AFnwFP4mGWBjjLIeV5jeLyZ0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Len wanted to go on this ride,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmqhg64U80EYWgNs_fMszGOuWjnLuA1b6WULBWzeepCMwPC7QyVsSkjlgZNp4xSN_XD_8EpyFR3OF5KxZDtaXXcJlcjgetfPQnfntH9vtivffacCDntsjENu6ZODmPsW5s-YN17azvEQ/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmqhg64U80EYWgNs_fMszGOuWjnLuA1b6WULBWzeepCMwPC7QyVsSkjlgZNp4xSN_XD_8EpyFR3OF5KxZDtaXXcJlcjgetfPQnfntH9vtivffacCDntsjENu6ZODmPsW5s-YN17azvEQ/s320/Scarlet+%232+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401717606279474" border="0" /></a>so, we went to the toddler park. She also got to meet Elmo and Big Bird.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvR9mNOHCrF1CM5Y-OPcq7Kr71HM8cNgxGfJpTJsfEzbBCYtl05vet9s5iwztrwEs8deJKB_PzNFh43knEVT-8ed7jbwmG1unWURXyanPBYQ1rOIKyeeHYBJrUwVcV5bkpZ5ZfESPQlY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvR9mNOHCrF1CM5Y-OPcq7Kr71HM8cNgxGfJpTJsfEzbBCYtl05vet9s5iwztrwEs8deJKB_PzNFh43knEVT-8ed7jbwmG1unWURXyanPBYQ1rOIKyeeHYBJrUwVcV5bkpZ5ZfESPQlY/s320/Scarlet+%232+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401713826177730" border="0" /></a>We took the ski lift across the bay. She wasn't too thrilled. She loves the water, but not heights.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkK_cxHE5FS7TNA_YNcKbNvPxHljMmupkd7zvSXufDw0dH-eHgiwCJ3EIbY9BZavJGpsNAIrX7opqUDrTTFZTTEw5ijnDyOtKgq2MbPr_Yesqak366h1P9yeJIrmLCsq-E8RquTrNOfYw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkK_cxHE5FS7TNA_YNcKbNvPxHljMmupkd7zvSXufDw0dH-eHgiwCJ3EIbY9BZavJGpsNAIrX7opqUDrTTFZTTEw5ijnDyOtKgq2MbPr_Yesqak366h1P9yeJIrmLCsq-E8RquTrNOfYw/s320/Scarlet+%232+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401109178295170" border="0" /></a>Ok, here is her face when she sees the next exhibit. Do you see the excitement? What was she looking at?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNU38re0VpLptIJ3iNp1edlh2WUuC8A6Jxo260r7uF_i1rxCwLoB8Dpq3LXBMWXbh5_fh9Z0nAspsBOu2cGfb6rXIPsIGd4citkCCMpoAq6Ltwm4dqSYptgkxZbNFMBBqdtUfhfY_XQA/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNU38re0VpLptIJ3iNp1edlh2WUuC8A6Jxo260r7uF_i1rxCwLoB8Dpq3LXBMWXbh5_fh9Z0nAspsBOu2cGfb6rXIPsIGd4citkCCMpoAq6Ltwm4dqSYptgkxZbNFMBBqdtUfhfY_XQA/s320/Scarlet+%232+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401105375091522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNU38re0VpLptIJ3iNp1edlh2WUuC8A6Jxo260r7uF_i1rxCwLoB8Dpq3LXBMWXbh5_fh9Z0nAspsBOu2cGfb6rXIPsIGd4citkCCMpoAq6Ltwm4dqSYptgkxZbNFMBBqdtUfhfY_XQA/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+026.JPG"><br /></a>Sting Rays!!! And she LOVED LOVED LOVED petting them. (Don't worry - they remove the stingers with no harm to the sting rays or the babies.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdSlub8gPXrBuOlYQnPclbi_5Hp1pgVyW2xFvHW-5MTtwlbFCWkPG4t_gz84Y-1-29Uvz0MU8nR8h-QGL21qNFhJGm_ETNFfkv8HVTd-3FsIUnhh-JIELJUzmwxgdb6Cy4HnAYcXta94/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdSlub8gPXrBuOlYQnPclbi_5Hp1pgVyW2xFvHW-5MTtwlbFCWkPG4t_gz84Y-1-29Uvz0MU8nR8h-QGL21qNFhJGm_ETNFfkv8HVTd-3FsIUnhh-JIELJUzmwxgdb6Cy4HnAYcXta94/s320/Scarlet+%232+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401097549350818" border="0" /></a>She was so excited, she wanted to get into the pool and play with them!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-uXxuNItrHKioouTbv3XfTamioDZ4pM4LI_jP-xCJ3oxrEwLaUrpyTJG7RgU4lAZ3oFGnirrdCmI9bAkUlQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />We also rode the Sky Tower. It was a beautiful view of all of Sea World. Scarlet, however, wanted to crawl around and started to get a little fussy when we wouldn't let her. So, we decided after this it was time to go!!! What a great day we had!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk69DwTTNBsKaNv0AIYoDbAG2HgTjRUlKIBXbLMCo2nQovPsQxTDjz9OLvqBtf_nP4bjENcMVrtJkkxTvB8e_ofODtphcOjT-t6pglJ70tG1djUoBTaTe884VW8Qvawzr4NT2MTBK2is/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk69DwTTNBsKaNv0AIYoDbAG2HgTjRUlKIBXbLMCo2nQovPsQxTDjz9OLvqBtf_nP4bjENcMVrtJkkxTvB8e_ofODtphcOjT-t6pglJ70tG1djUoBTaTe884VW8Qvawzr4NT2MTBK2is/s320/Scarlet+%232+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401095693015298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU__M_7NADdG9sTs7BSfNNHqO7gbpNbzlQqMXfwBsOlQ8cso2bVnpgVlpxM4pCKfRBoYNwW5mTv4dB1O5KHqKw9WaOL6WFHkYoXJJhVaL7PoVM8G11z38bHoyd48BgOBMCKi30qI0xUA/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjU__M_7NADdG9sTs7BSfNNHqO7gbpNbzlQqMXfwBsOlQ8cso2bVnpgVlpxM4pCKfRBoYNwW5mTv4dB1O5KHqKw9WaOL6WFHkYoXJJhVaL7PoVM8G11z38bHoyd48BgOBMCKi30qI0xUA/s320/Scarlet+%232+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365401086648725250" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-69416661084821181642009-07-21T11:33:00.001-07:002009-07-21T12:52:02.780-07:00Climbing the Stairs<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxB1Hx92UYdj-xpVzKFe-W69x9AHWuBEprJ42dpOfSYMlCJMZwufZbToMNA365t7Ne0OVsXOtQZIi7Frd-5MQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />She has been climbing up the stairs since she started crawling (May 13), but she is now at the point where I felt a little secure enough to hold the camera (nervously, praying the whole time that she wouldn't fall back quicker than I can drop the camera)!VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-34429446547276976192009-07-21T11:27:00.000-07:002009-07-21T11:32:58.386-07:00Bye-Bye Da-Da<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnibRWYXH9eXKqVvIBbXNAHKHrrIku8MUW9zMteGf66Xawy6FVtJcpzL5_CyM_5vfmE7Rs5FF2KOhViH-915aRg5M3w22BQZsesSisdBdZZJAGWs0BRCBGqoUJ_ZsS6SEjWCbFGucIW9U/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnibRWYXH9eXKqVvIBbXNAHKHrrIku8MUW9zMteGf66Xawy6FVtJcpzL5_CyM_5vfmE7Rs5FF2KOhViH-915aRg5M3w22BQZsesSisdBdZZJAGWs0BRCBGqoUJ_ZsS6SEjWCbFGucIW9U/s320/Scarlet+%232+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360982065158434194" border="0" /></a>Once she got to the top of the stairs, she realized there is a ledge she can look over - and she got to see her daddy leave for work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFKTg-bsRkxrM5joDon4PG4iFgrlmdh44pUqkVByMHjVwU_3jyyR4COX9iPIQi0_m7ITLbcyjV-tkcyOTtldoOm9j2T49tRqzz3ydY6t7uxBvibl-lyKp2_7Q0U_pYjwly2pmcQ4bzH8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFKTg-bsRkxrM5joDon4PG4iFgrlmdh44pUqkVByMHjVwU_3jyyR4COX9iPIQi0_m7ITLbcyjV-tkcyOTtldoOm9j2T49tRqzz3ydY6t7uxBvibl-lyKp2_7Q0U_pYjwly2pmcQ4bzH8/s320/Scarlet+%232+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360982056325671730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qj_DCxZrQXRVh7eCbjKyBM0X-cC7p8UcK9MTllOQYaHwTH-_zXvcC6eQW54iLo4zMuvRz7CguiDO77dt7-cFKJREktkvQQiDs1XvpxRf3nzsnu7GcZyK0lwJXdKvyxrPmPU7NlM9pF0/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qj_DCxZrQXRVh7eCbjKyBM0X-cC7p8UcK9MTllOQYaHwTH-_zXvcC6eQW54iLo4zMuvRz7CguiDO77dt7-cFKJREktkvQQiDs1XvpxRf3nzsnu7GcZyK0lwJXdKvyxrPmPU7NlM9pF0/s320/Scarlet+%232+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360982044750360194" border="0" /></a><br />I accidentally put this picture in twice and have tried to delete it, but cant... oh well.VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-43716815709296389762009-07-21T11:22:00.000-07:002009-07-21T11:27:22.667-07:00Ahh, the Love of BooksEven though I have 2 weeks left of summer, I had to go pick up my new textbooks for teaching this year (they decided to go with a new publisher). However, I was not the first to crack open the book!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj565-yW5BhzscclBixqedhm6uObsnMRBRcxdz2-Id0QLH1qiJhIoaB2ciW-Z8utLAOaSfLy1yvnr2Jn7iTR2sPAmmR7Q5TmkEsmCkynd5qiOutOb0GvGOwskU6yjfQXRQ_ekRPpo_6Q6I/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj565-yW5BhzscclBixqedhm6uObsnMRBRcxdz2-Id0QLH1qiJhIoaB2ciW-Z8utLAOaSfLy1yvnr2Jn7iTR2sPAmmR7Q5TmkEsmCkynd5qiOutOb0GvGOwskU6yjfQXRQ_ekRPpo_6Q6I/s320/Scarlet+%232+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360981020387717106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbSvI5pU4xUkC-dWIcjFnIHqxRaYmiMtbePy5gY-BEvGrDaxwrRRBt-ySnCnPLp-YpmwwP7BG4ona8UY-Nm4Gs6CT-7Dd1hknJe13tyv8NYscgItMYneuJDbKzhkus1EC58FCnMTHlPA/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbSvI5pU4xUkC-dWIcjFnIHqxRaYmiMtbePy5gY-BEvGrDaxwrRRBt-ySnCnPLp-YpmwwP7BG4ona8UY-Nm4Gs6CT-7Dd1hknJe13tyv8NYscgItMYneuJDbKzhkus1EC58FCnMTHlPA/s320/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360981017415638754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDE_7pILVY8mlE1v3d7SyfbJRR0g40JJm1kHsNLt7hm0PCpWdcNA4YG8wsDAH61jA_ceK60rLMraxQuBGcQvI7NxEl5b5B2Puy8a0zxCGWUjqEcHoeOh3Uwdj9BgVAjriK9pwe6hEKGw/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDE_7pILVY8mlE1v3d7SyfbJRR0g40JJm1kHsNLt7hm0PCpWdcNA4YG8wsDAH61jA_ceK60rLMraxQuBGcQvI7NxEl5b5B2Puy8a0zxCGWUjqEcHoeOh3Uwdj9BgVAjriK9pwe6hEKGw/s320/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360981013172556482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS7rqCcVhcBMzryle4wakem8gqE54cp9X0MId7WArLDwuGKdvheM6wxBwEP3v18bi2T9g2KYaomzaJjTn0yJX9iXByT4WBD4R3yFfN7wy69KKPh1yCUs6SW1N5Nn5MGvjN-SeUwVduxg/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS7rqCcVhcBMzryle4wakem8gqE54cp9X0MId7WArLDwuGKdvheM6wxBwEP3v18bi2T9g2KYaomzaJjTn0yJX9iXByT4WBD4R3yFfN7wy69KKPh1yCUs6SW1N5Nn5MGvjN-SeUwVduxg/s320/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360981006908857186" border="0" /></a><br />You're not ready for 7th grade yet, Sweet Girl!VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-36891325723816536042009-07-20T08:52:00.000-07:002009-07-20T08:55:07.356-07:00DancingScarlet enjoyed another dance recital her Mommy made her family endure (hahha!!!) I was very excited to achieve a life long dream of getting up on pointe in ballet (not the shoes I'm wearing in this picture, but you get the idea). I also did a tap number, and apparently, Scarlet recognized me on stage both times I danced!!! You'll be up there soon, Sweetheart!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vmtp_p-OTHIBTdYdwb61HyqmUrlLyxNHJxAAetsWxOtoy5FQiAg-7euipz4HBDCkaKZOaz7TLRa0tAzqpLLb7mF8IuMO7zL8VHCZJhNf5x5QOE8ImpJ3YHr3u2pmuj0lJeW0hywih-A/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vmtp_p-OTHIBTdYdwb61HyqmUrlLyxNHJxAAetsWxOtoy5FQiAg-7euipz4HBDCkaKZOaz7TLRa0tAzqpLLb7mF8IuMO7zL8VHCZJhNf5x5QOE8ImpJ3YHr3u2pmuj0lJeW0hywih-A/s320/Scarlet+%232+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360571009535379298" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-38933943299938811172009-07-20T08:20:00.000-07:002009-07-20T08:52:49.948-07:00Scarlet Almost StandingI know the video is sideways. Sorry about that. I keep forgetting to turn the camera when taking a video... but this one was too cute to pass up!!!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw87_Q905JtnWscJHe_zwnSOyywuLSXYJJok5ONROJgCbzf3tNAf3d156N2FtEnsHitU_-ksAfX7L43aTsWog' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-69231192248721268912009-07-20T08:14:00.000-07:002009-07-20T08:20:14.011-07:00Scarlet is Trying to Stand!!!This picture is blurry because she's waving her arms around to try to balance and then kerplop!!! She falls. I finally figured out why babies wear diapers. It's so they don't hurt their rumps when they fall 1,000 times a day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaZyzvP6VNtBQXOUMKP-_Jzxf4wwMRKYKa7yLuOzg8nWuKLNAS-QnDi-3CIC3o_rBHFDZbyXaswLjpiFsXA5801rR2O4nsacDn2wGrV9PUAxUe1P4s8IgYL6eHQRW5EO21kXApD8VV28/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaZyzvP6VNtBQXOUMKP-_Jzxf4wwMRKYKa7yLuOzg8nWuKLNAS-QnDi-3CIC3o_rBHFDZbyXaswLjpiFsXA5801rR2O4nsacDn2wGrV9PUAxUe1P4s8IgYL6eHQRW5EO21kXApD8VV28/s320/Scarlet+%232+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360561724730171506" border="0" /></a><br />Where's Scarlet?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN739_b7J8GHTgXBIG8Fvhn1ntgxWxgGLDIv1UT3SnHqTdZ_3zlqe8x673ibnHB401JGpUW1Rp3BkHy4V-EaXJhP-SlQPQ5M8LtWHxe7tFjBu0YnNViN2uWXlBHRIjWESGOUIyyKRVzI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN739_b7J8GHTgXBIG8Fvhn1ntgxWxgGLDIv1UT3SnHqTdZ_3zlqe8x673ibnHB401JGpUW1Rp3BkHy4V-EaXJhP-SlQPQ5M8LtWHxe7tFjBu0YnNViN2uWXlBHRIjWESGOUIyyKRVzI/s320/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360561514847249858" border="0" /></a>Those are Mommy's keys!!! I like this because it shows her dancing legs. See, Scarlet rarely stands upright - she's always trying different stances and loves going up on her toes!! (Just like Mommy)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFoF4QIcx8AIVmCOFvEVeSf-V-dANitEHuqwmop5vAMld5dVza082kLZ4HowjbePlOCg7fSMXIEB_XzLSj4Y_pF8MwRuOxeNZGOLLMawg7llw2xtnkmHTrMQKq9Claefzq5wjMubn7g8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFoF4QIcx8AIVmCOFvEVeSf-V-dANitEHuqwmop5vAMld5dVza082kLZ4HowjbePlOCg7fSMXIEB_XzLSj4Y_pF8MwRuOxeNZGOLLMawg7llw2xtnkmHTrMQKq9Claefzq5wjMubn7g8/s320/Scarlet+%232+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360561508316103826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-y1s-5AZm3cWehVdORRe6G3kxVWj0Ye-QfGzbozV9aRBcYKQAwU2OyfYlk9E8R2dfYACAAxbovPFcYoJ1LVEG_AvfZ1PIH7yfR0LWhbAytqRVC6dIRjbcZABTbrOJcM02UZF-ND1bdc/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-y1s-5AZm3cWehVdORRe6G3kxVWj0Ye-QfGzbozV9aRBcYKQAwU2OyfYlk9E8R2dfYACAAxbovPFcYoJ1LVEG_AvfZ1PIH7yfR0LWhbAytqRVC6dIRjbcZABTbrOJcM02UZF-ND1bdc/s320/Scarlet+%232+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360561500182741794" border="0" /></a>See, here she is up on her toes!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5MnXClql6TmrNRh29IAjeXLOcMBftg7_GuzOTvCYt7xDqe_n4sOd83LxveQwR5PEygJeTYFvMAxdN2HFcJyYs4_2X91UIqVi-fdEqGJylp1NfiKRCNybxthCyZC1gvtt-K_2N_LA79c/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5MnXClql6TmrNRh29IAjeXLOcMBftg7_GuzOTvCYt7xDqe_n4sOd83LxveQwR5PEygJeTYFvMAxdN2HFcJyYs4_2X91UIqVi-fdEqGJylp1NfiKRCNybxthCyZC1gvtt-K_2N_LA79c/s320/Scarlet+%232+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360561495962863474" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-37274963560650630242009-07-16T21:52:00.000-07:002009-07-16T22:13:30.698-07:00Where Have I Been?Well, I was last "seen" here in March...<br />That's when I discovered facebook, and it is such a time-consumer.<br /><br />I then went with Len and Scarlet to Georgia to visit family and friends.<br />We had a great time!!! Scarlet and I were there for over 2 weeks!<br />Here's a picture of all of us on a riverboat (one of the many modes of transportation Scarlet tried out for the first time).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e6ghpFkMpxwdgMBMUiYZg9jVGDtNYT7QdWX5z3oVorzE2XP7vTBCKPLGHKmRkOxHYt3lvJw6El7RCa9z5bhhSP52ePDVecAza8q11YcWDFnUNBAFUeRuC8xnHvhsOHfPCINUcuuxLUs/s1600-h/IMG_4815.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e6ghpFkMpxwdgMBMUiYZg9jVGDtNYT7QdWX5z3oVorzE2XP7vTBCKPLGHKmRkOxHYt3lvJw6El7RCa9z5bhhSP52ePDVecAza8q11YcWDFnUNBAFUeRuC8xnHvhsOHfPCINUcuuxLUs/s320/IMG_4815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359288257735348162" border="0" /></a><br />Aside from visiting family and friends, Len, Scarlet, and I also took a trip to Savannah, GA and loved it!!! The parks there are so beautiful.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIEzPrmOCcLGcLjdeZGqzJ4i_0_zHU7ISHfoGYKSPzpCcDO_gfSBco5NZ7xoKeLZs7wPTh-9b84NMhIbayPC9FmSOGzxBPGYjnC_rJxVOfDspC4R6Ap73WE08n9GN_YocmOmcw4lMUqk/s1600-h/IMG_4771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIEzPrmOCcLGcLjdeZGqzJ4i_0_zHU7ISHfoGYKSPzpCcDO_gfSBco5NZ7xoKeLZs7wPTh-9b84NMhIbayPC9FmSOGzxBPGYjnC_rJxVOfDspC4R6Ap73WE08n9GN_YocmOmcw4lMUqk/s320/IMG_4771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359288268609912930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3JjWhHLimr1fCey-8ZSavqgaRrOXFNvgm3gx-4KAiCiyoMVJ2BEC_cDF97_Vl9x3lcDGJH80rr7H8r4Gw4Dw_sh_HGHJk_Oa9rhuAfVGV8fLV3mN1MTUiIuqrY28riLlz1NOdwk24Eo/s1600-h/IMG_4770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3JjWhHLimr1fCey-8ZSavqgaRrOXFNvgm3gx-4KAiCiyoMVJ2BEC_cDF97_Vl9x3lcDGJH80rr7H8r4Gw4Dw_sh_HGHJk_Oa9rhuAfVGV8fLV3mN1MTUiIuqrY28riLlz1NOdwk24Eo/s320/IMG_4770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359288265779468530" border="0" /></a>Shortly after returning home, I threw myself into dancing again. I performed on the Sierra Madre Playhouse stage in a free-style dance to Phantom of the Opera. I loved doing this (but spent alot of time choreographing and rehearsing). It set me back into loving dance all over again and I joined a studio. I am performing again this weekend in Moultrie Academy's Showcase. I have actually achieved a lifelong goal and got onto pointe in ballet!!! I am very excited for my pointe debut!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMTCbXA64wLd0Zw_r__Jjqbo-CSTvQaSj9AKvLtL0Ak7fwQLr1Z7cCussiiHYmg3Vyc8vKQkqnzFb_xmVDc_H65a_W_RMcz7w2X_-A7iwWxWrHPcg7p5ewfTR1rnkQBSLJkBdnYAKgwo/s1600-h/IMG_5125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMTCbXA64wLd0Zw_r__Jjqbo-CSTvQaSj9AKvLtL0Ak7fwQLr1Z7cCussiiHYmg3Vyc8vKQkqnzFb_xmVDc_H65a_W_RMcz7w2X_-A7iwWxWrHPcg7p5ewfTR1rnkQBSLJkBdnYAKgwo/s320/IMG_5125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359288433012294194" border="0" /></a><br />In May, my computer at home started acting funny. However, we had no time to look into it, since I had to go back to work. I finished out the school year at my school helping out as a sub. It was nice to see everyone and get back into the swing of normal life. However, I am looking forward to having my own classroom and my own students in August.<br /><br /><br />After I got out of work in June, we then focused back on our comuter problems. Our computer had worms and hd to stay in the hospital for three days! We got it back and it seemed ok, but then we were spending so much time preparing for Scarlet's 1st birthday and getting a photo dvd slideshow ready for family and friends. It is a very cool slideshow - showing how much progress that little girl has made in one year's time!<br /><br />On July 4, we spent the night at a fireworks show with my parents. As some of you may know, I grew up with difficulty with my eyes. As many may not know, I was unable to actually see the fireworks in their true 3D form. About 10 years ago, that changed with one final surgery on my eyes - and I will never forget how beautiful fireworks looked to me the first time I really saw them. I cried and cried over their beauty. I never thought anything could be so beautiful!<br /><br />Until I saw my daughter watching fireworks for the first time! What amazement! She loved them so much - she was so tired, but kept her little eyes open so as to not miss anything...<br />WHAT BEAUTY!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31EJ9goVIlgjOYgjhJ9q4z3yUDVVC_0ed9-1d0KfzguaHyXHE_xDnIuRznPRPiiskw2kVGL2c8E0_kzAbAtCJdouoYUAz51UwRkVk0xN_pgLni60HI8_pgvMtnhUVnP9JUDXtjnmXqVY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31EJ9goVIlgjOYgjhJ9q4z3yUDVVC_0ed9-1d0KfzguaHyXHE_xDnIuRznPRPiiskw2kVGL2c8E0_kzAbAtCJdouoYUAz51UwRkVk0xN_pgLni60HI8_pgvMtnhUVnP9JUDXtjnmXqVY/s320/Scarlet+%232+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359288251078406690" border="0" /></a>5 days after the 4th was her first birthday. We had a great time at her party and have finally started to swim to the surface again. Unfortunately, she has had a fever for the last 2 days. They say it is due to a reaction to the vaccines. Thank goodness she didnt get all 6 shots at once, but I wish we had stuck to our rule of only one at a time. She is now battling the chicken pox and measles vaccines! We go to the doctor tomorrow and hopefully some light will be shed.<br />Through all of this, she still shows her strong fighting spirit.<br /><br />She is almost standing. I should correct myself. She is standing as long as you dont tell her and she is not aware of it. In fact, earlier this evening, I think I saw her realizing for the first time that she can stand and she was practicing. So cute!<br /><br />So, sorry to all who have checked and rechecked if I have updated. I am now back and hope to keep you updated more frequently!!!<br />Love to all!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-50111297976328429112009-07-16T21:39:00.000-07:002009-07-16T21:52:02.994-07:00Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here she is, Miss Scarlet Rose, at One Yar of Age!!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p_AG0UWd8AQcQeApDl1p-4AKOokiBzulmmbeOXMyeia4zOynSh94FVNZcpd8HULQEiIkOKIjqBVnUx7rCcBhX0aG1jBSrDaXI-ZrWAbEujJpYQectya5P_hoJVv05aH3_E2opCvHXt4/s1600-h/100_2304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p_AG0UWd8AQcQeApDl1p-4AKOokiBzulmmbeOXMyeia4zOynSh94FVNZcpd8HULQEiIkOKIjqBVnUx7rCcBhX0aG1jBSrDaXI-ZrWAbEujJpYQectya5P_hoJVv05aH3_E2opCvHXt4/s320/100_2304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359286745343345938" border="0" /></a>I love this picture!!! (thanks Amy)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBQJIUy8GdrP7fTPt-afFYORk-Pg-CzMu3y4CR50PsR7rHZrRbIMOBfZFM1q_RCHOWVWYWhZD93h19RMhITnUVlqBxkcGroyqENCR6UOZh-JH-aaCqB8s-h4QEZZnq0lzy8TMbakly9U/s1600-h/100_2311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBQJIUy8GdrP7fTPt-afFYORk-Pg-CzMu3y4CR50PsR7rHZrRbIMOBfZFM1q_RCHOWVWYWhZD93h19RMhITnUVlqBxkcGroyqENCR6UOZh-JH-aaCqB8s-h4QEZZnq0lzy8TMbakly9U/s320/100_2311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359286735859762722" border="0" /></a>There's my pretty girl, eating cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtK5mL9LoPczwE5y0tHbTlU1yQGlMW8S2ZH1k_-6qzCmo1CG-ea4MQ9_VtFEIjJrpsbLnhFaoQMOwh35Ai__XNUGElObkOMKNEWdrI8lEO_MK08MdlohD-2b-F94tLbiSF6M1LFmGlpI/s1600-h/100_2313.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtK5mL9LoPczwE5y0tHbTlU1yQGlMW8S2ZH1k_-6qzCmo1CG-ea4MQ9_VtFEIjJrpsbLnhFaoQMOwh35Ai__XNUGElObkOMKNEWdrI8lEO_MK08MdlohD-2b-F94tLbiSF6M1LFmGlpI/s320/100_2313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359286727577590034" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-46585872132011133532009-07-16T21:32:00.000-07:002009-07-16T21:39:25.883-07:00Happy 1st Birthday, ScarletWell, here we are - one year later! I can't believe she's one!!! She loved her party and loved the frosting. The cake and ice cream took some getting used to, but she eventually ate all of it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuc-6jQA4cDGcreShiPH9zQN0R7J2kAzg4qOpSTEoqCvJ5w89YsLlbRsIm2N6CMfFAT2Y9-uD9yXoOnt-bo4cn9pSmV2TC6XpL07lj4NKa0d7lqYreYToweoBdkhEqZFGdJ6Nb1mnHVI/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuc-6jQA4cDGcreShiPH9zQN0R7J2kAzg4qOpSTEoqCvJ5w89YsLlbRsIm2N6CMfFAT2Y9-uD9yXoOnt-bo4cn9pSmV2TC6XpL07lj4NKa0d7lqYreYToweoBdkhEqZFGdJ6Nb1mnHVI/s320/Scarlet+%232+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283108984901490" border="0" /></a>She loved having some water play at her party.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VK1pNFfGeGpqVMCa5Bivm4g8JJG95zmTwJyoh2XJG0h7_Oxrow6nFjNB4GP0lIwFOAmtGkntWbHnBVp3AzALihi1AsvzhkNmdTKAmLZwnmdtq-diof2ScnO1gzECDEUJ1xmQUm7rLvE/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VK1pNFfGeGpqVMCa5Bivm4g8JJG95zmTwJyoh2XJG0h7_Oxrow6nFjNB4GP0lIwFOAmtGkntWbHnBVp3AzALihi1AsvzhkNmdTKAmLZwnmdtq-diof2ScnO1gzECDEUJ1xmQUm7rLvE/s320/Scarlet+%232+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283100850538194" border="0" /></a>And she absolutely loved being paraded around in her new wagon from Grandma and Grandpa.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAtbM0qayZI_zRaq7071cHhh8Hj5UiVcOajtU3uPkj8YvEQ5c0Ruy8GhVs38dZn9SJVnIo8KtxDP6aONcsayu5BVUTI0n2g4yWRDIO2VijFSj5P5vWHfOKbNHi7Uf3Yo_lkJ8Z3u7tbY/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAtbM0qayZI_zRaq7071cHhh8Hj5UiVcOajtU3uPkj8YvEQ5c0Ruy8GhVs38dZn9SJVnIo8KtxDP6aONcsayu5BVUTI0n2g4yWRDIO2VijFSj5P5vWHfOKbNHi7Uf3Yo_lkJ8Z3u7tbY/s320/Scarlet+%232+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283096748367042" border="0" /></a>Mommy and Daddy got her some foam blocks to play with on her actual birthday. (As well as the party and everything that went with the party - who knew birthday parties were so much work!!!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6du5sdiIsqY9lD6Fb4z-gb3uCUhmXQs85D0YH6U4QhVkGQGyga9IjpMt_gZMLaqtEmnEeRshNfurlvj2-oUYKq0hJVrKvs7jOazl-T4KvTtQxypRMEb0F5BvuXBaUvDeZUwlF_0nTcs/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6du5sdiIsqY9lD6Fb4z-gb3uCUhmXQs85D0YH6U4QhVkGQGyga9IjpMt_gZMLaqtEmnEeRshNfurlvj2-oUYKq0hJVrKvs7jOazl-T4KvTtQxypRMEb0F5BvuXBaUvDeZUwlF_0nTcs/s320/Scarlet+%232+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283090464327618" border="0" /></a>Ahhh... We celebrated, just the 3 of us with Birthday Blintzes (they are like crepes) with strawberries... YUM!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1KDtewlixW1P-RHJ9Dwk50PfKqNTZnCopiqESkoT92PXc01wPLPVHjXaNwE8PuRp-7ZS8iRr68yJ-u66fCOwLGV8J3jtJp66QPYWPpfl3YnoGeZV2-ajdkrRgVzbpOiR69qEg50H6o8/s1600-h/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1KDtewlixW1P-RHJ9Dwk50PfKqNTZnCopiqESkoT92PXc01wPLPVHjXaNwE8PuRp-7ZS8iRr68yJ-u66fCOwLGV8J3jtJp66QPYWPpfl3YnoGeZV2-ajdkrRgVzbpOiR69qEg50H6o8/s320/Scarlet+%232+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359283084329929218" border="0" /></a>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-75374804881626396922009-03-03T11:33:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:39:38.949-08:00Sitting on Her Own<p>She's still a bit wabbly and doesn't stay up for long, but here she is:<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyk3CYSjti4V9A2unaZbEn4VXWHLse0eoL-hhSoqyeg_hqzGgPwnaRFW1anC7_3S_n6ZKAGuz2cHtUKRjjDeQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>There's a burp in this one... hahaha!</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2-nGUFhP02yR4lxHSq_i18OcvWOXhXHEFE9q5zGqWGK2Q-kMn-91tXQ0BKc6r90fxpCjPPfUKjJBNVfukLg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-30084102329960738932009-03-03T11:03:00.001-08:002009-03-03T11:33:20.637-08:00Shake, Rattle, and ROLL!!!<p>Scarlet is now rolling over alot!! She can roll from her tummy to her back, but that she's still not doing very much.... So, she is still relatively stationary... We are enjoying it!!!</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwh75uYWo25WYGFGOUmKCyx6dsgB8aNTByH-IIZeB3i2G9a2e6bauMk343ZYlm6muI3zgn47uPnpPMhlJs1tA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-44143889925538957882009-03-03T10:10:00.000-08:002009-03-03T11:02:53.022-08:00Moving and Grooving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVf6hLxoOF0AhEUAh4jung0jx409XZLNEbDEin9HFGyNq-5H8nLUiEGgpjg7wJ9lJXOH-WvJtWkM71UStMGHJxbqfoy7RTEoN-mhnQGocPE_A-KJXddLuZGe-M5cd5VDFYiK-qXtahZA/s1600-h/IMG_4489.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309038765870357986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVf6hLxoOF0AhEUAh4jung0jx409XZLNEbDEin9HFGyNq-5H8nLUiEGgpjg7wJ9lJXOH-WvJtWkM71UStMGHJxbqfoy7RTEoN-mhnQGocPE_A-KJXddLuZGe-M5cd5VDFYiK-qXtahZA/s320/IMG_4489.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>We got this as a gift for Scarlet. She LOVES it!!! I think that it is amazing that she can hold on without much help from me.</p><br /><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUP9gXJGwCKA53aa6ZN7kFB0OYnfSlaWrTHwAndq6NmR9c4dppmzM3gOLEQyHT02294Uit00VxbbuIxb_QZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-18174917712866703182009-02-19T19:31:00.000-08:002009-02-19T20:35:41.077-08:00Eating Her Toes in the Bath<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHbLopRH9NMFy-tc2O9z6BBz9yacc-4hkOusAnsHaekbgtDMEGh92Aas2_bPKgm5DHZlu4qXlslhuVDaSzMA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLwtiFULVtSNhhNZzPMZ874OJINDhvzBEFcmhuRD3KL44gaB5rm7RGtWVh7KIIaLMcBAv8zYd5c8nsevYxXA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Just very cute!!!</p>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-69300557208186854692009-02-19T19:27:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:31:51.811-08:00Scarlet ReadingAt Parenting Preemies this week, we learned the importance of reading early... So, here she is!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vcgh63h0sZ6nR-NAFrdY7XYZgi0IPAWWVOG6X6f5AuSahMuCgr269oHh0U3w_0y-M6MuLPz7_q51JbwWO5WouglCM4p1X5qWgVL73nahi-SnC1qyUDcIaSeO-Qgw6Ti2jS3MruXzad4/s1600-h/IMG_4469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304716626796421954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vcgh63h0sZ6nR-NAFrdY7XYZgi0IPAWWVOG6X6f5AuSahMuCgr269oHh0U3w_0y-M6MuLPz7_q51JbwWO5WouglCM4p1X5qWgVL73nahi-SnC1qyUDcIaSeO-Qgw6Ti2jS3MruXzad4/s320/IMG_4469.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCYRit69JRMv7zAAASTKRa1Y_TMEtDC1SrOIxSh8t9gdT0AprVe_p5pgqnO1IWgN7XRxTDVEu2XF_JrEtHomf2IkT3cDL3LGDK5-LEQ1YwvaKncfIdq7aSN48ckEJT9c55Aeba9nohsg/s1600-h/IMG_4467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304716623108551522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCYRit69JRMv7zAAASTKRa1Y_TMEtDC1SrOIxSh8t9gdT0AprVe_p5pgqnO1IWgN7XRxTDVEu2XF_JrEtHomf2IkT3cDL3LGDK5-LEQ1YwvaKncfIdq7aSN48ckEJT9c55Aeba9nohsg/s320/IMG_4467.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZE6khKoAT6h9hVrjZ2PRTZfjtmDX6iwUAc1zCOtxvkLeTWsyvF9OLyenhSnYLglAOQuOwz_1uoa3cRxvfaEErbBEu7SyUBryZxuWbfb7mTBdoal0uGm207aZ7lKUrvSSELVa46zh_-U/s1600-h/IMG_4466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304716620822607954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZE6khKoAT6h9hVrjZ2PRTZfjtmDX6iwUAc1zCOtxvkLeTWsyvF9OLyenhSnYLglAOQuOwz_1uoa3cRxvfaEErbBEu7SyUBryZxuWbfb7mTBdoal0uGm207aZ7lKUrvSSELVa46zh_-U/s320/IMG_4466.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD8zRjb3btA6tCAavkg_yrslNuXOgdrinh7FCQCBPoeWN0FE7ssAxi4x9G0PgTsvNoSYczKRrywlwiBMHS4l5tEqDaZPM702NFnpBx6MUP4n9tAgL40oSoV7g28TZMOhEEww8sFYoFUE/s1600-h/IMG_4465.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304716619908175026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD8zRjb3btA6tCAavkg_yrslNuXOgdrinh7FCQCBPoeWN0FE7ssAxi4x9G0PgTsvNoSYczKRrywlwiBMHS4l5tEqDaZPM702NFnpBx6MUP4n9tAgL40oSoV7g28TZMOhEEww8sFYoFUE/s320/IMG_4465.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Happy Girl!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXypkU7XGb7Bz0KOt6_VRSSUT6VLwTo0SKWsMmFSpzTdN3Wb6w7xiJOg0HfGVc0V6LE2-uK0ZibD4bVsISfwfZDcv9tlRjlEBVG2Z0k-GHPdWmpUmxY6zBw6NQMd8T1gVwKORZUoEYTU/s1600-h/IMG_4463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304716614687723842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXypkU7XGb7Bz0KOt6_VRSSUT6VLwTo0SKWsMmFSpzTdN3Wb6w7xiJOg0HfGVc0V6LE2-uK0ZibD4bVsISfwfZDcv9tlRjlEBVG2Z0k-GHPdWmpUmxY6zBw6NQMd8T1gVwKORZUoEYTU/s320/IMG_4463.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-69460876044454627012009-02-19T18:40:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:26:04.547-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLZD2j9EialB8Euw354ne534qkMRUe3RbRGOZuEX1t4HvgXOdds8-R_Kn3xmWwPCAx6jxjO_SBNy1JJN6Q5A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Scarlet likes to taste everything... I mean everything!!!VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-57440084874864002182009-02-10T08:20:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:26:05.987-08:00Scarlet has always been a very happy girl. She is most happy in the morning. These pictures were taken of her just after waking up in the morning. These first two are in her rocking chair (that at night she sees as a torture chamber because it is where we rock her to sleep - the one thing she doesn't want to do, but she does it well!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-kdnwSwcHZf-o02bzwxpdRtO7EmlnZvVO1ja1ahYEBb7rZ9F-RXpwshrf83RSiez84WQ2Pdw10Kvnr3zutrSLkytiGwKcJAtkpD147L1eRvbqbS3fwMhy26ApgVa-5pdcGFTs51nc5M/s1600-h/IMG_4458.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301204757008290674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-kdnwSwcHZf-o02bzwxpdRtO7EmlnZvVO1ja1ahYEBb7rZ9F-RXpwshrf83RSiez84WQ2Pdw10Kvnr3zutrSLkytiGwKcJAtkpD147L1eRvbqbS3fwMhy26ApgVa-5pdcGFTs51nc5M/s320/IMG_4458.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBHYYhjl_OVcfgfVoGYym5dLpbX5x7Uw0_D0NPmP-HWLTGgxaD9xFS0Q1JpT4mpVxPwq9RkhlojzDN4Hunvf_IRDbQoz_aTQomTHBTxV8sEHC_q0tKPwQ1q0PBqy82PqcOFKB9I1zoHE/s1600-h/IMG_4457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301204755782228018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBHYYhjl_OVcfgfVoGYym5dLpbX5x7Uw0_D0NPmP-HWLTGgxaD9xFS0Q1JpT4mpVxPwq9RkhlojzDN4Hunvf_IRDbQoz_aTQomTHBTxV8sEHC_q0tKPwQ1q0PBqy82PqcOFKB9I1zoHE/s320/IMG_4457.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This picture is her in her crib seeing me for the first time in the morning. It is so special to get such a smile each morning. I was chatting with my sister-in-law, Stef, yesterday and she said that it seems like I am enjoying parenthood. Well, with a smile like this, of course I am! But honestly, I am feeling so much better than I have in months past. I really hope that all of the dark clouds are gone! So far, the skies have been looking clear!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEJns9E-C-MT0PStb2U9k1WsQaM10c1kQiTVxhfC6IA3s8Tksldf6V7MbTAI_q-mcBfZ8RA62jyHYOmEechCrkA84f2TLxoL_DfWm0IaO02UoWIF4YftQ10h5OJXcFC1cM4qK7MZlLTs/s1600-h/IMG_4456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301204758029255266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEJns9E-C-MT0PStb2U9k1WsQaM10c1kQiTVxhfC6IA3s8Tksldf6V7MbTAI_q-mcBfZ8RA62jyHYOmEechCrkA84f2TLxoL_DfWm0IaO02UoWIF4YftQ10h5OJXcFC1cM4qK7MZlLTs/s320/IMG_4456.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-77181586044207229632009-01-23T14:09:00.000-08:002009-01-23T14:15:37.961-08:00In the ReclinerWe just got a beautiful gift in the mail - thank you Helen, it fits and there is still room to grow!Scarlet insisted on doing a fashion show, so here we are:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJQLjKnRHLW-zQ_zUiYiimbXKRpy-FQAphlFn5-17VEuoFNAQoOKV6ssu_KPHkwRkualZYGwFU0rUqDk8ZvfGm_tY_xceruIUblCqZd_Bkj0k53nShF9ZDW7NvyLDD_QHmXIIaMa8FFI/s1600-h/IMG_4410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294615936698848866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJQLjKnRHLW-zQ_zUiYiimbXKRpy-FQAphlFn5-17VEuoFNAQoOKV6ssu_KPHkwRkualZYGwFU0rUqDk8ZvfGm_tY_xceruIUblCqZd_Bkj0k53nShF9ZDW7NvyLDD_QHmXIIaMa8FFI/s320/IMG_4410.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB0ZyVdYSdRuIBT9r5lGSwfSmwrlaFoa-RJAUXUT33VPN-CIGQi7sMiOjzbyYS_pWWfXkStcw7PywQoqqLRe9vmytgrjTZh0AHzmmUurg69YPj8sgVOrKIWAXCteyiD5uihDmFOnKOmA/s1600-h/IMG_4407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294615932886939330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB0ZyVdYSdRuIBT9r5lGSwfSmwrlaFoa-RJAUXUT33VPN-CIGQi7sMiOjzbyYS_pWWfXkStcw7PywQoqqLRe9vmytgrjTZh0AHzmmUurg69YPj8sgVOrKIWAXCteyiD5uihDmFOnKOmA/s320/IMG_4407.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAEEpDOcp7wwsp_C_HiZ1aDpSmRQaVLkkGYr8V5sSfMVBmbL9yeQaFTsfmXfO-aV2rtQpXQR6ZC2D86yeTE7eeU2pNhGaK46RcPiJR4yeVO-I5eAK9sQBOdmh9YdJLNko_yYEKvbPg8/s1600-h/IMG_4405.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294615928807217266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKAEEpDOcp7wwsp_C_HiZ1aDpSmRQaVLkkGYr8V5sSfMVBmbL9yeQaFTsfmXfO-aV2rtQpXQR6ZC2D86yeTE7eeU2pNhGaK46RcPiJR4yeVO-I5eAK9sQBOdmh9YdJLNko_yYEKvbPg8/s320/IMG_4405.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOpAtLGZWBVoxWzMSnMkhhNg6rVqwgDcF034nNen2SuC2I0BgWLfyBkt_YevyaSpjwMjpjaZ0mNRasdbRwWYPlIlgdEN_4CUq2nqZ30QVfWE5nxmPv0r7KqeYQ03Exxv_DLH04bBNIQA/s1600-h/IMG_4403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294615922095642706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOpAtLGZWBVoxWzMSnMkhhNg6rVqwgDcF034nNen2SuC2I0BgWLfyBkt_YevyaSpjwMjpjaZ0mNRasdbRwWYPlIlgdEN_4CUq2nqZ30QVfWE5nxmPv0r7KqeYQ03Exxv_DLH04bBNIQA/s320/IMG_4403.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611554301985621826.post-46906553944089265752009-01-10T11:36:00.000-08:002009-01-10T11:54:57.954-08:00Mom's Mission StatementFor my Mom's group, we all had to write a Mom's Mission Statement, something we want to teach our babies as they grow, so here is what I wrote:<br /><br />When you were born, you surprised us all.<br />9 weeks early, and oh so small!<br />3lbs, 3 oz and breathing through a hose,<br />Your hair, red and curly; your ear, a painted rose.<br />You were so beautiful and delicate and strong,<br />You caught the eyes of all of us who watched you fight on.<br />Most said you were eager to get started with living,<br />But I knew that hard push I felt was your way of giving.<br />You saved my life that late July night.<br />You chose to save us, thinking you'd be all right.<br />Then, there you lay in that hospital bed.<br />I watched you every day with fear and dread.<br />I watched you, I prayed for you, I held you, I smiled and I cried.<br />And you fought strong, you kept growing, and you survived.<br /><br />So, six months later, I can finally say we are doing well.<br />It was a long road to get here - with many stories to tell.<br />But, before we get to that, I want to pause and talk with you.<br />Let's slow down - you and I - before we get to all those things we want to do.<br />There are things I need to tell you; things I want you to know.<br />Cherish these words, remember them, keep them close as you grow.<br /><br />First, it is clear to all of us that you are very curious.<br />And if you can't figure something out, you get furious.<br />Keep your curiosity - explore this grand world through and through,<br />But also keep your cool - after all, my love, patience is a virture.<br />You've got bright beautiful blue eyes that are open wide.<br />Search this world - make nothing from you hide!<br />But remember to take your time and enjoy it all.<br />Each step in life is a miracle - no matter how silly or small!<br /><br />Second, we can also see that you are happy and bright.<br />Every smile you beam is like an enormous light.<br />You love to talk and interact with all of us,<br />And when we take you out to see people, you never fuss.<br />In everything around you, you are eager to be a part.<br />To see this joy and pleasure in you, it warms my heart.<br />Keep this excitement and happiness with you wherever you go.<br />A happy life - the greatest kind of life - is the life I want you to know.<br /><br />Third, you have courage and strength like I have never seen.<br />You are very independent - you are your own team.<br />Your body is strong, your mind is sharp, and your courage has no fear.<br />And when I see you wanting to be your own person already, I think, "Oh, dear!"<br />This independence, strength, and courage that you have will get you very far.<br />Use it to stand on your own two feet, blow the rest out of the water, and reach for the stars!<br />But, Honey, don't use it too much or you'll end up alone.<br />You could fight so hard that you'd find yourself completely on your own.<br />Learn to reach out and understand the importance of leaning on others.<br />People need friends, teachers, family members, fathers, and mothers.<br />We are all here for you - you have given us a thousand reasons to believe.<br />But, remember that looking back and asking for help is how you can achieve.<br /><br />Lastly, there are just a few things I want to impart.<br />Some are cliche; some come from the heart.<br />Look both ways before chosing which side of the street.<br />Keep you head in the clouds and the ground dancing under your feet.<br />There are no silly questions - ask each and every one.<br />Investigate, interrogate, inspect, research, and remember to have fun.<br /><br />Scarlet Rose, eveyone knows how sweet you are.<br />Remember that we all love you very much.<br />Remember, you are already a shining star!VandeFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534278792476328350noreply@blogger.com2