tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47245456539503190742024-03-14T05:26:30.554-07:00ClairvoyantBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-85045547713262637622013-02-05T08:57:00.000-08:002013-02-05T08:57:24.611-08:00Sledding!
Claire went sledding for the first time yesterday. She had a blast and wanted to know when she could go again.
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-66606619610296138482012-11-04T10:05:00.001-08:002012-11-04T10:05:22.934-08:00A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEg2JIsBVhSfKahd0A96ep-0qoMccQMYkdkK6I2d66zfuoFV8G5kNLlaCwtDgxtxifGBCFsnZsF_lbnX9bJERJq8HtSkBou8FUCqukQR2lYMcwOfpwnGAU6UHFoXK13caASpmDGya-_A/s1600/2012-11-041.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEg2JIsBVhSfKahd0A96ep-0qoMccQMYkdkK6I2d66zfuoFV8G5kNLlaCwtDgxtxifGBCFsnZsF_lbnX9bJERJq8HtSkBou8FUCqukQR2lYMcwOfpwnGAU6UHFoXK13caASpmDGya-_A/s400/2012-11-041.jpg" /></a><br />
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We had a fun trip to the pumpkin patch this year. Claire is old enough that she can pull the wagon of pumpkins. We carved them a few days before Halloween - even still the squirrels had a huge feast on them. </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-83593107732017076572012-11-04T09:54:00.001-08:002012-11-04T09:54:37.568-08:00First Day of 4 Year Old Pre-School<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cQA6DZgAa2RTEu8NggdDQauFCRAf4lvIz64CiXFxX2r_4X3Aaxq87XKkiSj5Fdc7bADkMfo_ADPmIkv2mmhVxc5dgkYA_5bB8CSPhS2UVKM7Hk7VhdeRpVgQRonOWZZJn13WY_eaqYU/s1600/005.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cQA6DZgAa2RTEu8NggdDQauFCRAf4lvIz64CiXFxX2r_4X3Aaxq87XKkiSj5Fdc7bADkMfo_ADPmIkv2mmhVxc5dgkYA_5bB8CSPhS2UVKM7Hk7VhdeRpVgQRonOWZZJn13WY_eaqYU/s400/005.JPG" /></a><br />
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Can you tell I'm emptying my camera today? Claire was all smiles for her first day of Pre-School.<br />
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And, I'm here to report that her first parent-teacher conference went well too. If only they will all be like this. Her teacher told us that she's alot of fun to have in class. She doesn't freak out if something doesn't go her way (unlike at home). She also was able to identify all her letters, numbers, shapes and colors. The most interesting thing to me was that they do some kindergarten readiness assessments at the beginning and end of the year. One is to draw a picture of herself - her teacher said it is really good that she draws herself with a body and not just a face or a stick. Things that I never would know are important... Yay, Claire!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-82380422209179038232012-11-04T09:48:00.001-08:002012-11-04T09:49:07.785-08:00Happy Halloween<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysh-CeLbT5umoL0zb9Xb3hA0UIwZaPnUU0QQnqNq6Be2MJ5djxHsB1iH3Y5Nvkfv-F93VRgFXRip32PZsJj6XjbqSqtCccvAmGePGWjxyaBKCqLVnZrwFceBIXF3rSMGDcpCBvwVHKdE/s1600/Recently+Updated.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysh-CeLbT5umoL0zb9Xb3hA0UIwZaPnUU0QQnqNq6Be2MJ5djxHsB1iH3Y5Nvkfv-F93VRgFXRip32PZsJj6XjbqSqtCccvAmGePGWjxyaBKCqLVnZrwFceBIXF3rSMGDcpCBvwVHKdE/s400/Recently+Updated.jpg" /></a><br />
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Claire had a great week of Halloween festivities. A parade at school with some songs, ballet with costumes, and trick or treating. She had alot of fun!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-65544451628913307052012-11-04T09:37:00.001-08:002012-11-04T09:38:10.491-08:00Leaves<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2V_s8uvgcK3WuAR7Ehmljp8npwf4VQlBlNoEv97bXl-5QPtSBQeDsNW2WblJu8RlzOXbDX80xRWFaWGl4jee0c99mIJJjfaW2K9rXKU9qUYnqYXxvFtUdn_IYg7wrcbEtS055o_EH4w/s1600/2012-11-04.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2V_s8uvgcK3WuAR7Ehmljp8npwf4VQlBlNoEv97bXl-5QPtSBQeDsNW2WblJu8RlzOXbDX80xRWFaWGl4jee0c99mIJJjfaW2K9rXKU9qUYnqYXxvFtUdn_IYg7wrcbEtS055o_EH4w/s400/2012-11-04.jpg" /></a><br />
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We did leaves yesterday. Claire had fun with the rake, the blower, and jumping in piles of leaves.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-26886089866646487592012-09-02T16:37:00.000-07:002012-09-02T16:37:20.070-07:00SparklesClaire was asking my dad about the day she was born.
"How did I get my name?"
"Well, your mom and dad thought about it for a few months and when they met you, they decided to name you Claire. When the nurse asked what your name was, they told her 'Claire'. She said, 'That is a beautiful name for a beautiful girl.'"
"They could have named me Sparkles."Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-83779180559330163702012-09-02T12:16:00.001-07:002012-09-02T12:16:34.280-07:00Michigan (Long Post... Lots of Pictures)We just got back from a week in Michigan where we had a great time. The weather was good enough to swim every day and it was breezy and cool at night - great sleeping! Jeff said that he needed to check Claire for gills when we got home - the girl dolphin jumped her way up and down the shore.<br />
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-53952069747961061032012-09-02T09:56:00.002-07:002012-09-02T09:56:56.596-07:00Weekend at Grandma'sWe went up to visit Grandma, see a parade, and swim in her pool. Claire had a fun time.<br />
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-27793559310472202192012-09-02T09:45:00.000-07:002012-09-02T09:45:28.172-07:00ButterfliesClaire and Jeff like to get caterpillars and watch them turn into butterflies. This is the second year we did it and Claire enjoyed it more this year than last.<br />
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Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-91108704347949219462012-06-03T17:27:00.001-07:002012-06-03T17:27:19.456-07:00Bein' FourMe: Claire, did you have a special birthday weekend?
Claire: Yep.
Me: What was your favorite part?
Claire: Bein' four.
That about sums it up. She is really impressed about being four. "Now that I'm four, I don't need to wear sunblock.". "Now that I'm four, I'm one of the big kids. I'm not a baby anymore."Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-76024367078124813862012-06-03T14:45:00.001-07:002012-06-03T14:47:33.960-07:00Busy, Busy, Bithday Weekend<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIvvNjl3i8K-B03a5LvNIL5CQdbAsmUebgXxxTGAZa42K-1sTZG7FYaAa04YzkVnsnYuA558G82C1WtsjqRrpO7Pwj6PS74dw2niXfU4tf55Uzf7jn77Em0fHmautiHZyXV7lbp3ARag/s1600/006.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIvvNjl3i8K-B03a5LvNIL5CQdbAsmUebgXxxTGAZa42K-1sTZG7FYaAa04YzkVnsnYuA558G82C1WtsjqRrpO7Pwj6PS74dw2niXfU4tf55Uzf7jn77Em0fHmautiHZyXV7lbp3ARag/s400/006.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiJoLjM_6X3REQs6frnrsMUcdHv8qUV6Se60jlUTMB2TGSrRYEtpEVRmYHXsx8PbfTkmnhSWl2mOtI4RGG_CaNu4EHDElnh1QntCTS4TNWxHXE_H5cu0k2tK5DoXwW7iPXY2W1_j_1fQ/s1600/012.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiJoLjM_6X3REQs6frnrsMUcdHv8qUV6Se60jlUTMB2TGSrRYEtpEVRmYHXsx8PbfTkmnhSWl2mOtI4RGG_CaNu4EHDElnh1QntCTS4TNWxHXE_H5cu0k2tK5DoXwW7iPXY2W1_j_1fQ/s400/012.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Today is Claire's 4th birthday. We had a party yesterday with alot of her cousins and friends. Today we went to the zoo and played in her new "Flower Power" sprinkler. We all had a great weekend (as evidenced by the fact that as I write this, she's passed out on the couch). Can't believe she's four - I have no idea where this time is going.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-89304905251134626412012-05-18T15:03:00.001-07:002012-05-18T15:04:15.372-07:00Ballet Recital<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuNU-FE8UmeGw3gSbHR6cczQU8Xtc7wRd7gU6Pb6pLbIE3l4cEdTwd90Eqkdo__judY3sBmw5zgIsmvC1T3srLjW42HuOZsi23Ajb70ZfFXEdqrpOg7Cr501zn4TgC3sPhA1XY-ltis8/s1600/126.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuNU-FE8UmeGw3gSbHR6cczQU8Xtc7wRd7gU6Pb6pLbIE3l4cEdTwd90Eqkdo__judY3sBmw5zgIsmvC1T3srLjW42HuOZsi23Ajb70ZfFXEdqrpOg7Cr501zn4TgC3sPhA1XY-ltis8/s400/126.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN2a7casR0gePWw4zj5fZvLGLrYp6L-ZrZEVtQpUJPBEEO33Ebu1w7TD6b0yvs4ccQ-MpA5M3P1hE599HvhpsUwQjWDNlFwMIkg_RAvdFlF_8Hk40qsCpSVg0o9gaYlLN8YNvq9to6Ec/s1600/133.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN2a7casR0gePWw4zj5fZvLGLrYp6L-ZrZEVtQpUJPBEEO33Ebu1w7TD6b0yvs4ccQ-MpA5M3P1hE599HvhpsUwQjWDNlFwMIkg_RAvdFlF_8Hk40qsCpSVg0o9gaYlLN8YNvq9to6Ec/s400/133.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM3Sv9u6ps6xKuRf2rPpZHsoUYuNRiLwP4enAKDobZ6wTJGdrx_yW0Xb4YJpxk_xioOcBoiPQTgj23r3hiju6_bnN2NbDtGZ3FxVdWZVqWjdY-qkeRK5X4DBF-8WpzmLwI02hEG02rWE/s1600/138.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM3Sv9u6ps6xKuRf2rPpZHsoUYuNRiLwP4enAKDobZ6wTJGdrx_yW0Xb4YJpxk_xioOcBoiPQTgj23r3hiju6_bnN2NbDtGZ3FxVdWZVqWjdY-qkeRK5X4DBF-8WpzmLwI02hEG02rWE/s400/138.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViNdnKt1glQ07rzJyOu2ELQ6He-2_bU46ya6fnGzAnojV0bbfsab7THXnrUGKI5hw90LCX9RSup0VdAIqg5NFMmqjXt0W2Y2r3yjnTLrD3lfIstXXRyFCrLvehbQkuFAjHnftrJrcuaE/s1600/139.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViNdnKt1glQ07rzJyOu2ELQ6He-2_bU46ya6fnGzAnojV0bbfsab7THXnrUGKI5hw90LCX9RSup0VdAIqg5NFMmqjXt0W2Y2r3yjnTLrD3lfIstXXRyFCrLvehbQkuFAjHnftrJrcuaE/s400/139.JPG" /></a><br />
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Claire had her ballet recital this past weekend. She loved dressing up and performing her "Teddy Bear Ballet". The highlight of the show for us was when she kept waving to us and searching the audience for more of her adoring fans.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-57619326082809240242012-05-18T14:50:00.001-07:002012-05-18T14:51:52.862-07:00Easter (Better Late Than Never)<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6K_-XUzgv1FNAccrX6HoxgsQcoeV5v_3M-CPD-JMhyrKcYy9nKSFKg9Spdw_YdwDzY-Y725xckH2Kzg_ykAzm4bE2oemEF50YvdgO2n6qUlNfAQp81C8_6QQ58WgFcirMYyS6hZni528/s1600/049.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6K_-XUzgv1FNAccrX6HoxgsQcoeV5v_3M-CPD-JMhyrKcYy9nKSFKg9Spdw_YdwDzY-Y725xckH2Kzg_ykAzm4bE2oemEF50YvdgO2n6qUlNfAQp81C8_6QQ58WgFcirMYyS6hZni528/s400/049.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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We had a busy Easter filled with egg hunts and family. Claire had a blast and for once the weather cooperated a little bit. At least we didn't have to wear winter coats over Easter dresses.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-3176974976905911252012-05-18T14:33:00.001-07:002012-05-18T14:33:43.018-07:00Last (Gasp) Day of School 2012<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXTRNKwHp1ccC1EbcvS6JeHW6krZcbJQcFfEdigic-U9PcXS2OVmFNheuruewikmx6s2BvjAfsjjg7CrDD0L5DoyjrZD7DowlZS-MSsZXxNALuQoLAYiclBdVyX7YO9EiENEUggHVXEo/s1600/143.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXTRNKwHp1ccC1EbcvS6JeHW6krZcbJQcFfEdigic-U9PcXS2OVmFNheuruewikmx6s2BvjAfsjjg7CrDD0L5DoyjrZD7DowlZS-MSsZXxNALuQoLAYiclBdVyX7YO9EiENEUggHVXEo/s400/143.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTpssmDLF7t_KUVP0wCCftHi8Qo3DlkqoGAUy5q0552p5XtOhxqiUdMRaVUNrLFoixi4wypKXI6F-iNTH9DFe2SXwyzLm3JCzS8kQpl5eQqG1oMlB_D2uyRFw2Y6PLmwD79Uebc9Bo5s/s1600/154.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTpssmDLF7t_KUVP0wCCftHi8Qo3DlkqoGAUy5q0552p5XtOhxqiUdMRaVUNrLFoixi4wypKXI6F-iNTH9DFe2SXwyzLm3JCzS8kQpl5eQqG1oMlB_D2uyRFw2Y6PLmwD79Uebc9Bo5s/s400/154.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOE92XblQuVFaMGBMa-A5kcLuoIVM0cksvyIYN2BCydgrWkmiJ5G1BDOsoENvx8pBMbiDVvEwAFG1L_MtQJcHyL4ZZGlc27AGImEvn_GV6-Sz1EZtXyj-KDsgdX_I72La_fH8uIS_ZBc/s1600/165.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOE92XblQuVFaMGBMa-A5kcLuoIVM0cksvyIYN2BCydgrWkmiJ5G1BDOsoENvx8pBMbiDVvEwAFG1L_MtQJcHyL4ZZGlc27AGImEvn_GV6-Sz1EZtXyj-KDsgdX_I72La_fH8uIS_ZBc/s400/165.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12wd9E-hiNq6sxC1r02IqTXFhyphenhyphenT7qvou1uuDk_aI8AP-Jv_ji_x5Cozx3dyHU0PiC2bY1RELupB_9Ro-nEpCvWbU3DLhAIqEViy9NdqfugrasO5lafxjcF_SxtWhNRwbRtSbNKP898eQ/s1600/020.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12wd9E-hiNq6sxC1r02IqTXFhyphenhyphenT7qvou1uuDk_aI8AP-Jv_ji_x5Cozx3dyHU0PiC2bY1RELupB_9Ro-nEpCvWbU3DLhAIqEViy9NdqfugrasO5lafxjcF_SxtWhNRwbRtSbNKP898eQ/s400/020.JPG" /></a><br />
(Added for Comparison - She looks alot older now)<br />
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Claire's last day of school was this week. She had a great year - and made alot of progress from September when she cried when we left her to now. According to her end of year report card, "Claire is an efficient worker... and a joy to have in class." Here's hoping "efficient worker" doesn't mean "races through her school work". </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-34335224558243890052012-03-09T10:19:00.001-08:002012-03-09T10:20:16.652-08:00More Christmas<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXFRGwoO7s60RY8cCuS6x3NbiiVmX5HKYAS_kwtxvHZqSg87rFI0xuKfa80LCndQ2QE9X62KGJxaNqeLsovq2QUqXfCkpd41u1Df6YWSzYR0UfZh5fGpyTiVk1eCy-oO3iuAfemwJdfU/s1600/065.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXFRGwoO7s60RY8cCuS6x3NbiiVmX5HKYAS_kwtxvHZqSg87rFI0xuKfa80LCndQ2QE9X62KGJxaNqeLsovq2QUqXfCkpd41u1Df6YWSzYR0UfZh5fGpyTiVk1eCy-oO3iuAfemwJdfU/s400/065.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-Prx1fA7wcS12FuD781xwOPk6U_jpz9aD-Kg9CVot-67B8A3bBAIoePY3wWHa5zTFtPDTSclmySDbMxCB7dKCfKegR_D01f0Zt5i3WrmSCQQoqJ2ndkovzIYAhefeT5kqBRyDSm6u14/s1600/077.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-Prx1fA7wcS12FuD781xwOPk6U_jpz9aD-Kg9CVot-67B8A3bBAIoePY3wWHa5zTFtPDTSclmySDbMxCB7dKCfKegR_D01f0Zt5i3WrmSCQQoqJ2ndkovzIYAhefeT5kqBRyDSm6u14/s400/077.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLbFV9sfxfjI9_-sVqUeugdzDxjpmRfPZ8qyYS61lGcDNhyphenhyphenYILB4hi_AgzRRHqaWPspPCseClEEBbuemAqe3QBttGVFDj6OPACtzruAViSq9rzUZ8fSf0cQeu-5nYjWoU6n3rVsMGCh4/s1600/080.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLbFV9sfxfjI9_-sVqUeugdzDxjpmRfPZ8qyYS61lGcDNhyphenhyphenYILB4hi_AgzRRHqaWPspPCseClEEBbuemAqe3QBttGVFDj6OPACtzruAViSq9rzUZ8fSf0cQeu-5nYjWoU6n3rVsMGCh4/s400/080.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtr3hJSL_MJBAGREwR96ApPVU__LB1-cGD6d3BXZgYb6zLlQlr80JNxJttMxx7UlkHWRCzJEgOBHNxWTc4USo4SqORa4Pfp2ios26qUZrKpb4AGE6wgISvsmNcdOubJUuCTDqGpSLWho/s1600/094.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtr3hJSL_MJBAGREwR96ApPVU__LB1-cGD6d3BXZgYb6zLlQlr80JNxJttMxx7UlkHWRCzJEgOBHNxWTc4USo4SqORa4Pfp2ios26qUZrKpb4AGE6wgISvsmNcdOubJUuCTDqGpSLWho/s400/094.JPG" /></a><br />
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Here's a few more from Christmas. Claire was super excited for Christmas this year. She insisted on putting out cookies and water for Santa ("Water is better when you're thirsty, Mom") and putting them on the floor by the fireplace so he'd be sure to see them. We all had alot of fun this year.</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-18278367808697711472012-03-09T10:16:00.001-08:002012-03-09T10:16:43.649-08:00Christmas in School<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcYgQG_TojeFumzyLoB8Fa72e2CKaKR286lUmNanYCgWoYo4p9AeI_cnePhPmOeguH1u9_fSH5GwxSdDoUqULcArQ6KsPIED01vQu5lc0SF3otqL2QJ09rab6ja75ao5rke_JYuvCGZ8/s1600/001.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcYgQG_TojeFumzyLoB8Fa72e2CKaKR286lUmNanYCgWoYo4p9AeI_cnePhPmOeguH1u9_fSH5GwxSdDoUqULcArQ6KsPIED01vQu5lc0SF3otqL2QJ09rab6ja75ao5rke_JYuvCGZ8/s400/001.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oc9QtI4EqYCOZ3ZRP_8_Mx86L4zHvkGZMdTS31nJ2TYtrRF8TPg35YLcTmUizmAlUp8uN5TTII5UIDNUAtdvuHY-4ZgLKzriMDfgpq9Cn918sy5MUoCvElg2hy7whKJDJG8HrloFg3k/s1600/005.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oc9QtI4EqYCOZ3ZRP_8_Mx86L4zHvkGZMdTS31nJ2TYtrRF8TPg35YLcTmUizmAlUp8uN5TTII5UIDNUAtdvuHY-4ZgLKzriMDfgpq9Cn918sy5MUoCvElg2hy7whKJDJG8HrloFg3k/s400/005.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVwDLBZvf2CabThxjOVyBlRZ4NLvL-HNFja_km6mmh_Juy1cjqt8oYyY032PYKKYX0L3r3PXtvF4FNrRinpKIht8dQ9mdfkc403CKSsCPK4JVY5edYaFUwd1rPRzFCvRDBFOs6IB4zlo/s1600/013.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVwDLBZvf2CabThxjOVyBlRZ4NLvL-HNFja_km6mmh_Juy1cjqt8oYyY032PYKKYX0L3r3PXtvF4FNrRinpKIht8dQ9mdfkc403CKSsCPK4JVY5edYaFUwd1rPRzFCvRDBFOs6IB4zlo/s400/013.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNLnfk4Slxhb9hsZFh-vvr0rYX-Ewf6kOrbYBITJsdxo7UgfoJ_wbE2QYZVPmIAsZdtwZKXSoJ_SHaQvmyW2h9MdkXxDm7KijOeDQ2rSM_pHtOxZ37tvOieklUCqECcgZ3gBgZ5Ve6d0/s1600/017.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNLnfk4Slxhb9hsZFh-vvr0rYX-Ewf6kOrbYBITJsdxo7UgfoJ_wbE2QYZVPmIAsZdtwZKXSoJ_SHaQvmyW2h9MdkXxDm7KijOeDQ2rSM_pHtOxZ37tvOieklUCqECcgZ3gBgZ5Ve6d0/s400/017.JPG" /></a><br />
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So, I'm a little behind on my blogging. I finally emptied the camera of pictures today and found some gems.<br />
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These are from Claire's Christmas ballet class and pre-school program from before Christmas. </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-59018575552869631302012-01-17T07:06:00.001-08:002012-01-17T07:06:30.539-08:00Snow Day!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG2sWjLD79F9DpobjGWFF6XMEYZ_OWAGBfSI5bc4lLYnoZFfyQfdopu0OOei2aARCoPjm5Rfm1qwVV9-2hQVrUEP1LS3N2EnaVnuKjRnjvb7DxVhy5WHw4f3GJS9Xq3KC06dW7bbWebU/s1600/Claire+Snowman+2012.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG2sWjLD79F9DpobjGWFF6XMEYZ_OWAGBfSI5bc4lLYnoZFfyQfdopu0OOei2aARCoPjm5Rfm1qwVV9-2hQVrUEP1LS3N2EnaVnuKjRnjvb7DxVhy5WHw4f3GJS9Xq3KC06dW7bbWebU/s400/Claire+Snowman+2012.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGJyCRW4ZZiIJ6oewZbsVAwesGdrq79bdQeMJ4mog16NZvO3_ZO_RgENokd8ZsfC7Jnh7mQlFbXlteMVTdezc3henOe7bqLGWpYcjA9kboykB9OveZMezyvH1duSVWQhzEW3qxUeeXJ8/s1600/Claire+Snowman+2+2012.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGJyCRW4ZZiIJ6oewZbsVAwesGdrq79bdQeMJ4mog16NZvO3_ZO_RgENokd8ZsfC7Jnh7mQlFbXlteMVTdezc3henOe7bqLGWpYcjA9kboykB9OveZMezyvH1duSVWQhzEW3qxUeeXJ8/s400/Claire+Snowman+2+2012.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />I'm terribly behind on posting pictures from December - the pictures are all on my camera still. One of these days I will get caught up, but in the meantime, here are some pictures from Claire's snowman building extravaganza yesterday. She gets super wet playing in the snow, but refuses to come inside. She had alot of fun.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-83497714296395318522011-11-28T07:48:00.000-08:002011-11-28T07:48:47.293-08:00Playing in the Leaves<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA9ETUvw4eshruttGb06MV0JvnttpsmZxA9VEXzUJX1LDo4ySYc6CRlhA2Q8wm0We3jApYUgdXfHz9Gkp4roVo2m44pYuIYJNkXG1aTL4ja_N5KO4x3PWpFeMWxM-C0YMMClKBvl2e6k/s1600/016.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA9ETUvw4eshruttGb06MV0JvnttpsmZxA9VEXzUJX1LDo4ySYc6CRlhA2Q8wm0We3jApYUgdXfHz9Gkp4roVo2m44pYuIYJNkXG1aTL4ja_N5KO4x3PWpFeMWxM-C0YMMClKBvl2e6k/s400/016.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCkj50LxedgqpQC_Cx0eSAKXGG7rch0lNlqGitxkDke3hOOZnx7r-M7UI9LE92x43UXGO082Ml_tTHiMgwHNXEh31B-hI32SndM46rJC9_4vuMga69lCgs54_Wxn0ZPvEfCMxHleJ4cs/s1600/021.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCkj50LxedgqpQC_Cx0eSAKXGG7rch0lNlqGitxkDke3hOOZnx7r-M7UI9LE92x43UXGO082Ml_tTHiMgwHNXEh31B-hI32SndM46rJC9_4vuMga69lCgs54_Wxn0ZPvEfCMxHleJ4cs/s400/021.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvjO2NUL1nehFLmohfBx3dGTTCJ6UqyVIvCX3xzUYwgdP-jainG_qwmPf3wNytDdUY7zFKOHYARS-386SN978eD-bBmfA0q5cMNQY1yYmQXVjWknKJhwGuFZ7uCUcx24z-l_5AjxdN0U/s1600/027.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvjO2NUL1nehFLmohfBx3dGTTCJ6UqyVIvCX3xzUYwgdP-jainG_qwmPf3wNytDdUY7zFKOHYARS-386SN978eD-bBmfA0q5cMNQY1yYmQXVjWknKJhwGuFZ7uCUcx24z-l_5AjxdN0U/s400/027.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW1fbjZdA-zHAwcMGnQHxx2vA3H3EZTzML32j-zjLyC5-jVtk0yPMPbma8JCtjxp75TQb5-0YBBCwiafqQcZHicrTmsLv3nqS3SxeePkFPYWPvsoBMyzpIYo4ZoY6MEY8XCun0LNj74o/s1600/037.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW1fbjZdA-zHAwcMGnQHxx2vA3H3EZTzML32j-zjLyC5-jVtk0yPMPbma8JCtjxp75TQb5-0YBBCwiafqQcZHicrTmsLv3nqS3SxeePkFPYWPvsoBMyzpIYo4ZoY6MEY8XCun0LNj74o/s400/037.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />We had a beautiful fall. The leaves were so pretty and the weather was fairly mild. Claire loved playing in the leaves while they lasted. They're mostly gone now. Bring on Christmas!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-46892792598894272512011-11-28T07:44:00.000-08:002011-11-28T07:45:06.247-08:00Thanksgiving Weekend<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K25MQOaAnrJHThxWXqogP5bBLkAacrcgf47eJe91VYKEAoR_fOeo5oAQwrLM6I7i4l8FGvMYNg7GEKnNAIL6YgyAaEYCg3RLIWA8K__oK1XlV-lP5RR3Dllt8DleWcXBe7TKKz6H8jA/s1600/100.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2K25MQOaAnrJHThxWXqogP5bBLkAacrcgf47eJe91VYKEAoR_fOeo5oAQwrLM6I7i4l8FGvMYNg7GEKnNAIL6YgyAaEYCg3RLIWA8K__oK1XlV-lP5RR3Dllt8DleWcXBe7TKKz6H8jA/s400/100.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4QHRG8N-iRis76WPpzeM9ihpGwIj8AfT8Tj3zZmpcyE4AYqfGMl1ywtyHusbmeIKPlW0VWlTPXYKLYU22SIK68zKNkU5ma8Pp1oM3R8KkIk_Nfq1tEWapD16q9Ob90SBor0e9-wSU_w/s1600/061.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4QHRG8N-iRis76WPpzeM9ihpGwIj8AfT8Tj3zZmpcyE4AYqfGMl1ywtyHusbmeIKPlW0VWlTPXYKLYU22SIK68zKNkU5ma8Pp1oM3R8KkIk_Nfq1tEWapD16q9Ob90SBor0e9-wSU_w/s400/061.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ8LfTruEofnJPCl_tA3IghlM1sS_-0c8ZgLx4vGGO5k9g-TgUT-cpKxzhmT7JDqJ2ZqXgqGWUqiz3KQ8AONIo5tIAYPSGJWlQnEjzefxPnRNNZ6mUpU20CY-U4qocKpImNk-PM6BYPA/s1600/065.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ8LfTruEofnJPCl_tA3IghlM1sS_-0c8ZgLx4vGGO5k9g-TgUT-cpKxzhmT7JDqJ2ZqXgqGWUqiz3KQ8AONIo5tIAYPSGJWlQnEjzefxPnRNNZ6mUpU20CY-U4qocKpImNk-PM6BYPA/s400/065.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A0qdvW_CcFUHWJdN8B4xZVDXSV60xqOtsZXiZO_PSNix3e6RrlexehQZNoHzm-Rc76hofIBvlVk3I_cHsqB8wBtnPjDQsJEmohlOqKENZ5c_jMVZjaTuxTKi0-3TkjH3QuM7YjZikX0/s1600/058.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A0qdvW_CcFUHWJdN8B4xZVDXSV60xqOtsZXiZO_PSNix3e6RrlexehQZNoHzm-Rc76hofIBvlVk3I_cHsqB8wBtnPjDQsJEmohlOqKENZ5c_jMVZjaTuxTKi0-3TkjH3QuM7YjZikX0/s400/058.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />We had a busy weekend of activities for Thanksgiving. We started with a football game that had almost more dogs than people and ended by decorating our tree with a visit to Santa in Wisconsin in the middle.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-39753729038289324122011-11-04T10:49:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:49:34.088-07:00Trick or Treating!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBUFGHnrZd5wH5Hsk4Ot_a_xLdSFXZLV1K86iFHrYT9vUfS2osorSbkMndjvOLZImmbo05yFbeMim9tVPfLjRLfVnjTvfz2FNRrTxNc5HDR0Z2AThUv6oxgUuVsEVzB7jBAjdQvvUCvs/s1600/304.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBUFGHnrZd5wH5Hsk4Ot_a_xLdSFXZLV1K86iFHrYT9vUfS2osorSbkMndjvOLZImmbo05yFbeMim9tVPfLjRLfVnjTvfz2FNRrTxNc5HDR0Z2AThUv6oxgUuVsEVzB7jBAjdQvvUCvs/s400/304.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsSWLntum95RD3d6aVvtj2WsXG0-YKDKOeSDQyQoANPyS82n20NbBrAo1DOEVAvw1xdPBpvNXmYYefVPqyin8BSseZHMKh8GangDwAjtzxB1L9qtKQrj6-0xXG66sVfhin4uAyasL3dI/s1600/335.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsSWLntum95RD3d6aVvtj2WsXG0-YKDKOeSDQyQoANPyS82n20NbBrAo1DOEVAvw1xdPBpvNXmYYefVPqyin8BSseZHMKh8GangDwAjtzxB1L9qtKQrj6-0xXG66sVfhin4uAyasL3dI/s400/335.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLwqc36eaucV4vxgXaGq80E7RI00aYr_QFLM8e8QaXSdy0FtWseH3q7BtaCyU7tieS6gY-lGeVfp78ZQ_Oe0K9_Ep4zVb33mun43FOBvNAFyq-4yted5d58Syfb9sJy_YTxVwlTovMMs/s1600/343.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLwqc36eaucV4vxgXaGq80E7RI00aYr_QFLM8e8QaXSdy0FtWseH3q7BtaCyU7tieS6gY-lGeVfp78ZQ_Oe0K9_Ep4zVb33mun43FOBvNAFyq-4yted5d58Syfb9sJy_YTxVwlTovMMs/s400/343.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_b-uXTo4rqUm6qAwk9_KgUrgivlssEVyZMODRUMogY7VGRIexM8mQDtiAiZYgin9KuoMbiWdeiVD7N_9TbNNhbRxDadnCXb8jHzZwaPOKaHGiIT9NbeX0xVENReVrDx4h_QFkay_IgQ/s1600/358.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_b-uXTo4rqUm6qAwk9_KgUrgivlssEVyZMODRUMogY7VGRIexM8mQDtiAiZYgin9KuoMbiWdeiVD7N_9TbNNhbRxDadnCXb8jHzZwaPOKaHGiIT9NbeX0xVENReVrDx4h_QFkay_IgQ/s400/358.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Claire had alot of fun trick or treating... she was delighted with the treats she received.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-86009294610019785132011-11-04T10:45:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:46:12.960-07:00Some Halloween Activities<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XqPLawAvj7VzdOWEIYTA6E_TVoEw3OUjDez1_IHN-P5Vd6y19YdPOV0FbcquGCa82cUcQmytX3caZD0nWYKeb0ZrSkJzjahbPSe8zGrL4Hane8pTAX-Q3JF8YM5DVaOaTjf-22hcC4Y/s1600/101.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XqPLawAvj7VzdOWEIYTA6E_TVoEw3OUjDez1_IHN-P5Vd6y19YdPOV0FbcquGCa82cUcQmytX3caZD0nWYKeb0ZrSkJzjahbPSe8zGrL4Hane8pTAX-Q3JF8YM5DVaOaTjf-22hcC4Y/s400/101.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21kIgdloCt7ZAa4ySfj5QWAlNvlmxb1H_jT8fIyevEPYOPy1XhbOqfQdgP-s2kp2JACqMzGaBvBY5BKwRnIEPtRxNHQxJO32ELsQSqg-kS8qq2U6NNKdVv574n-WLcIU3cdTWi0rey1A/s1600/234.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21kIgdloCt7ZAa4ySfj5QWAlNvlmxb1H_jT8fIyevEPYOPy1XhbOqfQdgP-s2kp2JACqMzGaBvBY5BKwRnIEPtRxNHQxJO32ELsQSqg-kS8qq2U6NNKdVv574n-WLcIU3cdTWi0rey1A/s400/234.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96xrJpHObhgk6IAB8HOT916n7ShbDVJLmmHChHnBMA9jy8Eq6gk07hMulUJNljb-qbpEqyGdtpqdeercyS5VGxyt8O2wJrzPegr5xxAs3LW-77iOX9tt5N-_lHqYxh9y6t8f37T99adI/s1600/280.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96xrJpHObhgk6IAB8HOT916n7ShbDVJLmmHChHnBMA9jy8Eq6gk07hMulUJNljb-qbpEqyGdtpqdeercyS5VGxyt8O2wJrzPegr5xxAs3LW-77iOX9tt5N-_lHqYxh9y6t8f37T99adI/s400/280.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsPPqg9QqQMBNi55SAZbsbE877fTXhaU1HaEIcv-fJ3ffK2DVT9MhKi6gKFVWm96TR1Am5lEZ3TBmkArrlW8tpbRAaaj_BKdbstNgaiBmjd9uDD4jaYkrzzziSay67WE7Wqnrp6QMMsw/s1600/292.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsPPqg9QqQMBNi55SAZbsbE877fTXhaU1HaEIcv-fJ3ffK2DVT9MhKi6gKFVWm96TR1Am5lEZ3TBmkArrlW8tpbRAaaj_BKdbstNgaiBmjd9uDD4jaYkrzzziSay67WE7Wqnrp6QMMsw/s400/292.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />A Halloween parade at school, followed by carving pumpkins, followed by ballet in costume...lots of fun leading up to Halloween.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-9500484507509264652011-11-04T10:21:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:22:11.476-07:00Reunion Weekend<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgCjAgrH2F2jeg7PUSKQBUUOVV3xD4HHklBxNz4E_3zaLf3WDFQ5AeZCTIk49qqWz8LxmlOeVvorISRRhOyX3ynxJ2-I5b_O-yr00g2cfY5TVZW2QNCnM4L7ELON1J_BzniquYNIfWW4/s1600/022.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgCjAgrH2F2jeg7PUSKQBUUOVV3xD4HHklBxNz4E_3zaLf3WDFQ5AeZCTIk49qqWz8LxmlOeVvorISRRhOyX3ynxJ2-I5b_O-yr00g2cfY5TVZW2QNCnM4L7ELON1J_BzniquYNIfWW4/s400/022.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCWb71lBvv5mZQaTRFdHpGPb-nmnmVhOH70DPpTpr-5bNAc7DNBzUc5qkAUlDg6Fct9PHBPIl7ckQeSicTIu7GYxa-PRDgaDnPMvXns-hKKxPuwmY3C8_hG5U3b3qb5W73sRmYfuhwRI/s1600/032.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCWb71lBvv5mZQaTRFdHpGPb-nmnmVhOH70DPpTpr-5bNAc7DNBzUc5qkAUlDg6Fct9PHBPIl7ckQeSicTIu7GYxa-PRDgaDnPMvXns-hKKxPuwmY3C8_hG5U3b3qb5W73sRmYfuhwRI/s400/032.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KKiaVK82HwynUdgISYyU8bACekxLL9MwrIZcPpCXYezOzC9rUvkBS9QKe0-LyTF1I7g3nHfJ9lcxq3bfuVvCXQmY1TFzI2HU7LVvFShEEpxFiSKoIx3H1zBauHb-qAqnNZjoENK4ANU/s1600/040.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KKiaVK82HwynUdgISYyU8bACekxLL9MwrIZcPpCXYezOzC9rUvkBS9QKe0-LyTF1I7g3nHfJ9lcxq3bfuVvCXQmY1TFzI2HU7LVvFShEEpxFiSKoIx3H1zBauHb-qAqnNZjoENK4ANU/s400/040.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXyORnqNEzYJMYB60ZTK7fhcZr_1e_oxIfK3zTSbPz-bKev1KZ9eeacZlJATauldivqDCsxZT7yW9KB7EsgsFrcK6mh-lESriNr_D8pcxMWRw5Z6fXL9DlXdLzxI5NT0BYnPhtZVRDVg/s1600/051.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXyORnqNEzYJMYB60ZTK7fhcZr_1e_oxIfK3zTSbPz-bKev1KZ9eeacZlJATauldivqDCsxZT7yW9KB7EsgsFrcK6mh-lESriNr_D8pcxMWRw5Z6fXL9DlXdLzxI5NT0BYnPhtZVRDVg/s400/051.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />A couple of weeks ago I attended my 20th college reunion. Since it was in Chicago, Claire got to come along for brunch on Sunday with my college roommates. We took a walk in Lincoln Park and saw ducks, turtles, and a "Tick Tock Croc", according to Claire. Not so sure I saw the crocodile, but it could happen!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-46793231590986097492011-11-04T10:13:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:13:46.087-07:00Look what Claire (and Jeff) Made!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYuQkXEfBcGa2QPMDvAH03MwWUL4ULrp_rlM26JgTyxMRN3GWOCORTy7PSGPl87GyF0x-4F32OSfFBwKGhJxBxGxGeYxzUIcQL_h8DMIaIKCgFmFoT6ordzpe_vDZQyUYaaok9I2-R5I/s1600/001.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYuQkXEfBcGa2QPMDvAH03MwWUL4ULrp_rlM26JgTyxMRN3GWOCORTy7PSGPl87GyF0x-4F32OSfFBwKGhJxBxGxGeYxzUIcQL_h8DMIaIKCgFmFoT6ordzpe_vDZQyUYaaok9I2-R5I/s400/001.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvOWlp8VEIa2xTGA2wN-ohLfAIf3PKU8p2OyIfGuRNALgAFxzCoPzdixOxxV3Q_RuYTWlaPxpGwC1x4EZCtwfsBDB7SXr5Yw5eHMnkbA9O3Z7078fx-8kAnW70TRlCklz6J3TiP8BC5Q/s1600/006.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvOWlp8VEIa2xTGA2wN-ohLfAIf3PKU8p2OyIfGuRNALgAFxzCoPzdixOxxV3Q_RuYTWlaPxpGwC1x4EZCtwfsBDB7SXr5Yw5eHMnkbA9O3Z7078fx-8kAnW70TRlCklz6J3TiP8BC5Q/s400/006.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Claire and Jeff took a pottery class this fall and I wanted to share the fruits of their labor - a pumpkin with earmuffs and a turkey, aptly named, "Ham".<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-18265393716347755052011-10-09T07:45:00.000-07:002011-10-09T07:45:37.445-07:00Pumpkin Patch<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuEojvmiG66ZfF3a_q9FoCDq-lqdsGRTaeyCZkEDu6jgXwmpSmY1hyphenhyphen_06giniL7hS5snOsOejqo4MW8gSvg0R0e4h-WbgW8kHUR7cw35pN2iEifi_11b_w-0bsDFxMB89VpGY_MkplZI/s1600/028.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuEojvmiG66ZfF3a_q9FoCDq-lqdsGRTaeyCZkEDu6jgXwmpSmY1hyphenhyphen_06giniL7hS5snOsOejqo4MW8gSvg0R0e4h-WbgW8kHUR7cw35pN2iEifi_11b_w-0bsDFxMB89VpGY_MkplZI/s400/028.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo50b0tylNX6LeVEIuF_sS4dHs2Da3YvQ5w0IPHlHSiYhaXc4ebZh1XNJpF5vJIDOUUtl5g7aJFLGvk2ymK5_ZRg52WQnRj5XH5gQe6gJ_bOzlPwdxf4FHJ4O6OyHvLzADRToH007DG0/s1600/034.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo50b0tylNX6LeVEIuF_sS4dHs2Da3YvQ5w0IPHlHSiYhaXc4ebZh1XNJpF5vJIDOUUtl5g7aJFLGvk2ymK5_ZRg52WQnRj5XH5gQe6gJ_bOzlPwdxf4FHJ4O6OyHvLzADRToH007DG0/s400/034.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHwmXeEohrkBSky4Bl7SRRoWdKD-JkNAGoCQlSNPAQreMfGGU_B1fMJwV0UQe481RucNKE_1kHb54BGcG6tpHe7AC9HsSQax6StO2aj9c-tMyFekf1_DkeiZtn0Wcxgj7B1HuM0QfuoE/s1600/037.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHwmXeEohrkBSky4Bl7SRRoWdKD-JkNAGoCQlSNPAQreMfGGU_B1fMJwV0UQe481RucNKE_1kHb54BGcG6tpHe7AC9HsSQax6StO2aj9c-tMyFekf1_DkeiZtn0Wcxgj7B1HuM0QfuoE/s400/037.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcGu6qq4ZX_4qllFYwfN3PvfESaPWqedj4uDaufJKSWp6gREN-FdXznRJIlJ7T0xl0TOIEVdgNTC6BSy9fR57oFZHL1O9bkQGAL4zna_Frhnk8VvTr-j8zTUcvNwfTS0ig3e6O4-tvx0/s1600/062.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcGu6qq4ZX_4qllFYwfN3PvfESaPWqedj4uDaufJKSWp6gREN-FdXznRJIlJ7T0xl0TOIEVdgNTC6BSy9fR57oFZHL1O9bkQGAL4zna_Frhnk8VvTr-j8zTUcvNwfTS0ig3e6O4-tvx0/s400/062.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />On a beautiful 80 degree day, we took a trip to pick out pumpkins, apples, and a few other fun surprises. We had a great day.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724545653950319074.post-60179159955563844772011-10-09T07:41:00.000-07:002011-10-09T07:41:27.620-07:00School Pictures<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp095arNo4NCf1uuzLO7kfyW00oy_7ehRAHQB8kwqR8PwnWSQ1eNLd10Af_-lKqirGOXkR5LE8br2kK5xfr9odZSHw9Eu9B0A8rA0FMW91SHInsKPgtNZUBrTf-je2muVlL6es788NhjY/s1600/002.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp095arNo4NCf1uuzLO7kfyW00oy_7ehRAHQB8kwqR8PwnWSQ1eNLd10Af_-lKqirGOXkR5LE8br2kK5xfr9odZSHw9Eu9B0A8rA0FMW91SHInsKPgtNZUBrTf-je2muVlL6es788NhjY/s400/002.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUggE2LqZYSfZecxBTgurdcfLZBwqHJzafuKdJTKRJoGQR4sBI9CFUZRZidpmPjze4wvl_yGMEIJdDeNjywdHvQBpLkVsigaRY-9jWytPLMIrG5Vois9JwEWP9FrI3vY41jCxFPenvie4/s1600/005.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUggE2LqZYSfZecxBTgurdcfLZBwqHJzafuKdJTKRJoGQR4sBI9CFUZRZidpmPjze4wvl_yGMEIJdDeNjywdHvQBpLkVsigaRY-9jWytPLMIrG5Vois9JwEWP9FrI3vY41jCxFPenvie4/s400/005.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />Here's what Claire wore for school pictures. We don't have the pictures from school yet, but I snapped a couple before she left.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274274473335669415noreply@blogger.com0