tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44497749508940755842024-02-19T04:10:29.012-06:00Veronica and MadeleineEoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-44093679289539998182017-09-27T13:13:00.001-05:002017-09-27T13:13:01.634-05:00Veronica and Madeleine want to take over the blog!It has been a long time since we have used this, but when I showed it to M and V recently they wanted to take over! So without further ado here are your new bloggers.<br />
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V here! I think that this blog needs some videos so we are bringing "video.com" to life, if you don't know what "video.com" is (because we keep it pretty quiet). It is educational videos about nature, writing, and maths, reading, and more. Our next one will be about maths, because we have only ever made videos about nature, because of that our 2nd video is going to be about writing then reading. We will post a video as soon as we can. I'll hand it over to M now. 😋 Bye<br />
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Hi guys M here. I would love to share my idea with you. I thought that we could make one video a week which is not educational but super funny instead 😋. You will love it, I promise.<br />
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<br />Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-69173890547265558582011-07-06T14:38:00.004-05:002011-07-12T00:48:52.273-05:00Relaxing at Watab in JulyFourth of July weekend at Lake Watab<br /><div><br /></div><div>Relaxing by the lake.<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbTENiWNTTd3RHdrXXkMAvpqzmeTLUF4-I5tGAxATRupMsM_q8jAad90Iffp2wuml5XNXiB6bQdBXXkyM7n_XmEDmJqROliMHRrw5XZI7SFi5rdMn0uIV9zYvLICgrJZ0mmTXdBgF-UA/s320/Video+78+0+00+03-08.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628338302956598338" /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2RhE_QliJaG14lujkIL4Y0lnD-7nRoSxD08BOhG88IZXzpveYi9hyj1Sd7U_WzdByRYEglpwMhFtL0ngjSkDnYjzs9mPb4mf7-7XtNPAfr8ISkFxOlPARwpYuDslBWCVErvMQGtYQhs/s320/Video+78+0+00+21-27.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628338292612292338" /></div><div>Playing in the water.<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qsPxesEXY8RMkBrllHZ3xjeGwMWmJtUeI6M4VVeoL2UZ34Fqc0gUSZBlwhBSomW3j8lYtwAv5jkDKcrwcSOhhqu8lc46B1YLbH3s3NikkRAcu3JMp3OTOhMDKhLF5ugcF4oCU_8FzDE/s320/Video+84+0+00+04-16.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628338283390871714" /></div><div>Heading back in.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRkZX62x4T1abcPys9SLe3dm4XcauxOre5kQWdS9tdQnwQCDs_F6z1LfhpymZByuP9raV1JMwq9wu7tDyerUQ6cYAzJ7DR-6U_qgxEuPawq_4sxD12CqcFpvgOLRZHk4p3lHK0lgpGOc/s320/Video+85+0+00+05-01.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628338282318446066" /></div><div>Maddie taking a break from the sun.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgn3YGR_BZmoTrKk1t3VmZUFgmz8p1ygG3Ew2C5J-vqjNuYcoC8nOSot9NsoOTpEF6iqUjFQbuWm6flC6ErVdf6-HexDs3MfqoCEASOhframuobi6M2CmBcTNdI6eXnF3Uy4Vu-8s4xU/s320/Video+86+0+00+32-15.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628337388617611010" /></div><div>Veronica getting things swinging.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g5ptqxaBIfmgE6FddoBgiBq0_6wfnZgWLSK2yyJkeTEQgH9-iLFSn1Ea7FSZvhWgScldIvFWPpqcJ3KHb2dsue0jIeFHCM0ZU5gk7SzEUpaKaaYO2r1Av5f-m9aBOf6Da9xV01p945w/s320/Video+90+0+00+08-14.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628337376081218098" /></div><div>Giving a concert (they decided that the canoe is the stage)<br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3Cm1zmDSVncbUKzrHKISHyNn_J-9j0hRX4PKPoy-j-ZHu1_NV6j7K9KIqHGaEDPlN9saxD_0wz9aICAIDv44ia_3hIZudnziR6l3i73vMl7Q_nbWoZoi3kD71vVj-O4t17iWZkr9A1g/s320/Video+96+0+00+40-02.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628337367174706082" /><br />S'mores!<br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JHNPpBxpxeuUui_Vr7U-h8x85glsqa_Zr-oORcBVnMJMC3jWKGxIbLWWMI9QTVqsA5s0pxXPDUaHfbEdneFzhPh8dY44GRmvV0SBUXv9djVJCLr3Nu63Q864RGmLsiPnDSC5ynOb90A/s320/Video+99+0+00+06-07.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628337355404098418" /><br /><div>On a ride at the St Joe's festival</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TBYaV2uZzckBj1bb7rHWKeZsJCcr-dUgv0A0OeQjepQw37Tu1E8bUkGbseTYgw6-PYj5TVHbRPEV8Y6tSzQ60S-7l37QuAM8aUZggeuB2-FJ4mXhnpAlT9HbA00yG3-jf1wOucnd6Ro/s320/Video+103+0+00+31-14.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626327647470909426" /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7rNoFohc4XfRDCBwMZoVyhSSZ3o_SSIPqzgvAltVYMNHSrdBATX9H0SYL1f8bC65gBjYRjn7HZr5W5-adu00n5yRU189ONE2giTvvYZHTyBwEXXiCzyj5reXsJIIjGPWBsKajwKCFO8/s320/Video+103+0+00+03-01.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626327653193212018" /></div><div>Pirates in the Watab Lake Boat Parade</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0mBc9Z3GOmBEY7UKq8odwCHnjEXO_DgCpllFn7uJAKSrKpamXMTLtv25O1_cBNxAnGyw1j3VkshObLEtoVyURAWrRnHeBudFFkq_PjwGJLJ4CV6OOvmpXjKBfo8wtlxqMUQ_Alhw7as/s320/Video+119+0+00+00-02.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626327698019858866" /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxFsWE_eb6Y4sNQc3laH-55TtbqIdWOPr4-QiBaMcAoVYSbEgs9_fo8uWZRATdNLtRm36Nv3PnO2i7VDfmwILIYyMdsP8SQj1DJ6WIhYmdnHuZtBTIJGCGBc2Fy462ghQjnmWOyV35_I/s320/Video+115+0+00+16-30.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626327667485558050" /></div></div></div></div>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-87441074104547484062010-03-01T20:48:00.003-06:002010-03-01T22:17:00.282-06:00A Couple Ditties / M&V's Favorite Songa<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcHk5fTaq_FJJ3xiAtU93x5GmDK2INb6L_ZjAn0VgkrGu09zzXoTYg6KXoNdic4UQJPO-nPcLE_tUs412Mcw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>They love the Birthday Song... almost as much as chocolate!</p><p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxOmhDGHrOJkIiZIpRsZcN0wLD2dLsmsmXo9MpOHJNg_yihqXEgKBBTOgV06TpA_G5b-RHMnlbk7XwxzNkRjA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>And the wheels on the bus, well, you can never have too much of it... </p><p> </p><p> </p>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494552136534684926noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-8089243208610890362010-01-08T21:03:00.008-06:002010-01-09T08:50:42.133-06:00It is a whole new ballgame<div><br /></div><div>After lunch today Veronica, Madeleine and I went through our normal routine. New diapers... talking about how it was time to walk to night-night... rounding up their blankets... going to their room and then tucking them in to their cribs for naptime. </div><div><br /></div><div>I then left and went to eat my lunch. During which I could hear a lot of chatter and playing coming from their room, which is not unusual as they like to talk to each other before they sleep. </div><div><br /></div><div>But when I was cleaning up the kitchen after my lunch there was an unusual occurrence. Two little Chihuly* heads sauntered in to the kitchen and announced "I woke up"</div><div><br /></div><div>Veronica and Madeleine have figured out how to climb out of their cribs!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully I was able to get them to go back into their cribs to take their naps (otherwise I may have not retained my sanity). But later tonight we got them to show us how they got out of their cribs. Enjoy the video.</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyC_wv2pVHoyN_2uhlWPgagxjQeQOwsJR2p110S10Jwsu4MRdmezDBPox29jxOlBqWZ2ZUV_9ECdenhMc3lsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>As impressed as we are by the athleticism of V and M, we couldn't let this continue so while Heidi was giving the girls their bath tonight I converted their cribs to toddler beds so they can climb in and out of them at will (and more importantly... safely). </div><div><br /></div><div>It is a whole new world, which begs a few questions:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Will they stay in bed when they are supposed to sleep?</div><div>- Will this change the morning routine? (I suspect this should be stated "How will this...)</div><div>- How often will we find them sleeping in the same bed?</div><div><br /></div><div>Tonight they got out of bed once and wandered around... but seem to be staying in bed after the second round of tucking them in. I am very happy that this is happening on a weekend when we are both here to establish the ground rules for the new game.</div><br /><div>* If you are unsure why I call them Chihuly heads... it is because their hair often reminds me of the blown glass sculpture in the lobby of the MIA by Dale Chihuly... you can see an image of it here:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.chihuly.com/installations/public/Art/sunburstB.html">http://www.chihuly.com/installations/public/Art/sunburstB.html</a></div>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-3404449180400239012009-12-16T05:56:00.000-06:002009-12-16T05:56:00.706-06:00Looking Forward to Christmas<div><br /></div><div>Enjoying the first snow of the year.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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the car... both V and M said "more shopping"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAyqFWkJ_ZdLu1PYKah8NPds9yb9lyoyTfgOMEVA3ZgpFw4NS8MQaQSTMLlHFPvKAKI13lo_rWJpRjIFtEeho8dOGHOmzMPXqwTolPrizg-ZGExZ-popfuweoJon4VW4PPdN9zvSHvkc/s1600-h/IMG_4973.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not sure whether this is a good thing or not... but it was cute.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAyqFWkJ_ZdLu1PYKah8NPds9yb9lyoyTfgOMEVA3ZgpFw4NS8MQaQSTMLlHFPvKAKI13lo_rWJpRjIFtEeho8dOGHOmzMPXqwTolPrizg-ZGExZ-popfuweoJon4VW4PPdN9zvSHvkc/s1600-h/IMG_4973.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAyqFWkJ_ZdLu1PYKah8NPds9yb9lyoyTfgOMEVA3ZgpFw4NS8MQaQSTMLlHFPvKAKI13lo_rWJpRjIFtEeho8dOGHOmzMPXqwTolPrizg-ZGExZ-popfuweoJon4VW4PPdN9zvSHvkc/s320/IMG_4973.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2B6vVsNUT3Y16y02QyxE0V_VVOHvCNEvl4LdN8qmzImjVnLEb2gGn2AGIbnLYNg-FJQjLVwOdyBLuAs7P1TmamGURd5pzYIFgRfsl4AT3kOLtffaEqkbXn8q4WFQUOdkNazD_RRKACk/s1600-h/IMG_4117.JPG"></a>Enjoying a meal on the new patio.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisclaQa30_YgrwqQiRHF6PPGHzHP21cQsn7fZF8b53K2Tf6LPZsRQfoMVw2ysamEVmywk41iem9J36h-zTbmv1tE5OYiM42F8efEHGbuw4fMPmMmUJIXL10ghWAHBfsC6t5SwvjXX12E/s1600-h/IMG_4563.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisclaQa30_YgrwqQiRHF6PPGHzHP21cQsn7fZF8b53K2Tf6LPZsRQfoMVw2ysamEVmywk41iem9J36h-zTbmv1tE5OYiM42F8efEHGbuw4fMPmMmUJIXL10ghWAHBfsC6t5SwvjXX12E/s320/IMG_4563.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a 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</div>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-7872510100078313012009-12-15T05:54:00.001-06:002009-12-15T06:12:17.953-06:00St. Paul Conservatory<div>A fun day a the St Paul Conservatory with Mama and Theresa.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTVhuAu8GDiIu-kCzjyyp-S16xMDCOStTVriCIpNzT-0NsKmCWY0UFvrVjkcF0hJscEv6pEp9BrycCEYmBWP6zDKmNmzUoEOG1ZWq9l34SK8qg6iq6_qqfV8XiJz4vvW6fodeICgL1B4/s1600-h/IMG_4612.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTVhuAu8GDiIu-kCzjyyp-S16xMDCOStTVriCIpNzT-0NsKmCWY0UFvrVjkcF0hJscEv6pEp9BrycCEYmBWP6zDKmNmzUoEOG1ZWq9l34SK8qg6iq6_qqfV8XiJz4vvW6fodeICgL1B4/s320/IMG_4612.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a 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They got to get dressed up as a lion and tiger (roar). They got go to a party. They got to go trick or treating. One fun fact is that as much as they enjoyed going door to door, saying "trick or treat", and getting something in return... it wasn't until the end of the night that they knew that the things that they were collecting were candy. Needless to say, this was an exciting revelation. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNmKdyXfG-JsZqhbBh-XWtk7BOeLhQsTN4cjWsnZNsaS1RCU4cXd2ljqyIldGehiHpb-s0KmQcUzO_d6bxIqGyponxgGBxJmNvR9RqWlxA_8lkCAUx4LVeVQnEEaCWy_shXsZ0wkNHQw/s1600-h/IMG_4806.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNmKdyXfG-JsZqhbBh-XWtk7BOeLhQsTN4cjWsnZNsaS1RCU4cXd2ljqyIldGehiHpb-s0KmQcUzO_d6bxIqGyponxgGBxJmNvR9RqWlxA_8lkCAUx4LVeVQnEEaCWy_shXsZ0wkNHQw/s320/IMG_4806.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9B8OeKvXPSrLJh6CBQx2g2Om8GWxtQHWeWkPN1EbCgr6rseCF9ExMtSAmIJaBXxkHdA_laHRGml7YPH3MXYPnANZcu6sr9IRpfpRtA94dbAXH24F75vvUdrmgh_hJVw-_O847rfgkHE/s1600-h/IMG_4825.JPG"><img alt="" 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that the bathroom may be the funnest room in the house.</div><div>(Pictures of potty training and making T.P confetti were purposely left out... but are also fun in the bathroom)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzSO8vaQLXh1rD50QaOyoOiSy5wwD2HzigF16Qt_phOPiqufykX8BNtfcghumYEJbtzmNz2XTxDufBk6ABzRvVtJyIvZmbIw4u2cpZXeYW9j-KKxp_GsPorrLpqC9Vbq_3umifqm1fpI/s1600-h/IMG_4546.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzSO8vaQLXh1rD50QaOyoOiSy5wwD2HzigF16Qt_phOPiqufykX8BNtfcghumYEJbtzmNz2XTxDufBk6ABzRvVtJyIvZmbIw4u2cpZXeYW9j-KKxp_GsPorrLpqC9Vbq_3umifqm1fpI/s320/IMG_4546.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DJh6SQG_YLIbJbZnxE7yaYO6vnqqjtIllU1maZgYAPR1fsIzu5Ex6UdSNZWXqc3StYLjakG_8ztv2MwTcS-aF0CoCbyTR3o3yCXDOAlWfX3T_MGb8oH6Eqt0CuJYPy8MthCc-jgI-Rw/s1600-h/IMG_4557.JPG"><img alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqisHFgguSk1dtXOXtzG6QfKGPv-EevvkFqTL4s0qjAN_F49QM_T0hMZ1JuOOPZf3R98wY_mpswuZm2A9ru3m1F1OeolpVe88crX12flDiMSX8m_H_f9TLa6PwdT8cwQMBDgmGA76N4Y/s1600-h/IMG_4424.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqisHFgguSk1dtXOXtzG6QfKGPv-EevvkFqTL4s0qjAN_F49QM_T0hMZ1JuOOPZf3R98wY_mpswuZm2A9ru3m1F1OeolpVe88crX12flDiMSX8m_H_f9TLa6PwdT8cwQMBDgmGA76N4Y/s320/IMG_4424.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Walking with Papa.</div>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-39115367115286941652009-12-15T05:49:00.002-06:002009-12-15T05:59:45.208-06:00At the State Fair<div>V and M had a lot of fun seeing the animals and going on the rides at the State Fair.</div><div><br /></div><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFYGoc4k_9BjywgRZk7ztjRNu1czo1ko68-AuhDhtNbq1_y18pWcLdTPGiMfPCiy2I79sQVyK2mnoymlFjDPCe2_g3q9KpHjEKUWhgXGA0_fUGPNMXAyHJyLuy38oH68hjCsZix5OkPM/s1600-h/IMG_3961.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFYGoc4k_9BjywgRZk7ztjRNu1czo1ko68-AuhDhtNbq1_y18pWcLdTPGiMfPCiy2I79sQVyK2mnoymlFjDPCe2_g3q9KpHjEKUWhgXGA0_fUGPNMXAyHJyLuy38oH68hjCsZix5OkPM/s320/IMG_3961.JPG" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-42925343359414866242009-10-04T08:24:00.000-05:002009-10-04T08:24:25.369-05:00Toddler Talk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MUrXHWuYbBMg828vBHehCHFDJbb7uytJKexT062wH19dTVcJfk1bjOIMt2E1b8vKPktKMt7w0wCJySHwCIdr7lgynr22QTOy8lSUI2FBqvNDw9g2Qc81kJKi8Jc6zm8vzJ0ohJJmcoAa/s1600-h/MVI_3812.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MUrXHWuYbBMg828vBHehCHFDJbb7uytJKexT062wH19dTVcJfk1bjOIMt2E1b8vKPktKMt7w0wCJySHwCIdr7lgynr22QTOy8lSUI2FBqvNDw9g2Qc81kJKi8Jc6zm8vzJ0ohJJmcoAa/s320/MVI_3812.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><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>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494552136534684926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-84443724200124646852009-05-21T13:37:00.006-05:002009-05-21T14:24:06.668-05:00Videos!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxyu_Jug0nKNMZQER3ru6YlsPW3dM8ijIWRrZsIvhS7Cb75TEH4PcZggzI9r6KtTJB6zr6nadmTIWQEHrIdZw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />They certainly need a bath. But do they want a bath?<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3wWYtH5jGt7-ZGSfKda899znrhSuaUzkgu6dH94KIq7WqwZmnL4kLQQ2E0g_fcDT1H0gAu71HsuuMe59L5A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />They like to do the Chicken Dance. Should we be taking them out to Polka Nights?<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypFR-ZM9ZNDtVgclVzIffaNct1K9qtCWNVcRcyWj5Ry3a8EI3IjEc4AfaijCSZCY2jWIBZEtTyVrih3fpKsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here is why they need their baths. Did you notice that they even got food on the wall?<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCzVidBrhHP0PaCM4pk5p9-yQi-Gz-dj4gMDjeyzs4-cqYugyfvDQETlz19ml-YJ8iRHwXUgucGNYZp34_' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Does it get any better than sisterly affection?<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7kLFaP71y0Asbsc3sHffEfE1MMqpY5xNTQs7Rz589E5z3DEQfhXHWTuBZOFEk7S7tJ35AiZAg8kPeTseDgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />I probably should have led with this video. You are here to see them walking aren't you?Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-28108374355223345642009-04-26T23:00:00.000-05:002009-04-26T23:00:01.165-05:00No longer babies... not quite toddlers... Boddlers!Madeleine and Veronica would like you to know that you should call them by their full names because they are so grown up.<br /><br />They talk on the phone (or at least pretend to).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0auRxVNWClrN1hhNedcGm8UjbRmDnRSDPHfbm2e0HJ42ocC5qqGsE94RDB_0ZqvyUJzQUOrvQ4779QCqx0pEuZQJF-fd44RavbBf7aoTe1oObGd6vGQloqFyxOSPvgZrNzBfKMH9w1LY/s1600-h/IMG_1856.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0auRxVNWClrN1hhNedcGm8UjbRmDnRSDPHfbm2e0HJ42ocC5qqGsE94RDB_0ZqvyUJzQUOrvQ4779QCqx0pEuZQJF-fd44RavbBf7aoTe1oObGd6vGQloqFyxOSPvgZrNzBfKMH9w1LY/s320/IMG_1856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329202344297499666" border="0"></a><br /><br />They want to sit in the big chairs for dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZRfAAD8CY41kV1PfurmAfSOxAKa3CI-OfPOIuezjQa9BwT6p0sK1f9wJPQgb736nbVGTVTCx8ZScWqMGTgmQXy9unHYdknQnmIGxFLJ8FnLsQowm_oSyfbPw6k8XkOGiG8WWFUSzAus/s1600-h/IMG_1643.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZRfAAD8CY41kV1PfurmAfSOxAKa3CI-OfPOIuezjQa9BwT6p0sK1f9wJPQgb736nbVGTVTCx8ZScWqMGTgmQXy9unHYdknQnmIGxFLJ8FnLsQowm_oSyfbPw6k8XkOGiG8WWFUSzAus/s320/IMG_1643.JPG" alt="" border="0"></a><br /><br />They can eat with forks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjTCVtO4XATJOvXEZWOamNOZO2VwPLNgqOJkrf9Z8ij_J05kcMlJ_iIQ5HBrzJ36t2231PNw0wKEMPO_er2Ss2PaTP0Rp4p6DGUd6QIfwm-QvWeZ0jwT5bWnHXS6pRWwasyJxiQtQAho/s1600-h/IMG_1647.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjTCVtO4XATJOvXEZWOamNOZO2VwPLNgqOJkrf9Z8ij_J05kcMlJ_iIQ5HBrzJ36t2231PNw0wKEMPO_er2Ss2PaTP0Rp4p6DGUd6QIfwm-QvWeZ0jwT5bWnHXS6pRWwasyJxiQtQAho/s320/IMG_1647.JPG" alt="" border="0"></a><br /><br />They like to read books ('read' does mean flip the pages and chew on the cover, right?).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWfeT00SR9hNpxO8sNtY08veES-iWQypFtCDMmd44d8c4zUAN12ggx8gHlPxZDRCioNrrmiQDoXaMPSTqJpwvkcNNzrTPasELz89E0GOqYo7P4gXjS5n71nXydsozwdaqVIH2TqjOnWk/s1600-h/IMG_1834.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWfeT00SR9hNpxO8sNtY08veES-iWQypFtCDMmd44d8c4zUAN12ggx8gHlPxZDRCioNrrmiQDoXaMPSTqJpwvkcNNzrTPasELz89E0GOqYo7P4gXjS5n71nXydsozwdaqVIH2TqjOnWk/s320/IMG_1834.JPG" alt="" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUv17Do-SDGlpERN9K6Sy9abUttotEad2Jx27_aBtA6hY3IfnJUH_WF6uhFQQeNAg0exjtQwqUFcB2ehbddhWyTpFvaB2zv-e40baLQLyH2AyXNfWrjfruSAExaInox2QN1SI13JTWsg/s1600-h/IMG_1646.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUv17Do-SDGlpERN9K6Sy9abUttotEad2Jx27_aBtA6hY3IfnJUH_WF6uhFQQeNAg0exjtQwqUFcB2ehbddhWyTpFvaB2zv-e40baLQLyH2AyXNfWrjfruSAExaInox2QN1SI13JTWsg/s320/IMG_1646.JPG" alt="" border="0"></a><br /><br />They want to have a beer... on second thought, maybe they can stay Maddie and Ronica for a bit longer.Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-4448480131442242182009-04-25T09:24:00.017-05:002009-04-25T18:34:56.818-05:00Back in March, we all went out to Tucson, Arizona for spring break. Though I have to say we were exhausted at the end of the week, it was a great trip and everyone had a good time.<br /><br />Our first outing was to the Desert Museum and the Saguaro National Park where we got a good introduction to the fauna and flora of the area. Veronica enjoyed playing with the bronze Javelina while Maddie practiced standing with Grandpa.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE2Y98IKd_Bd61S_pwnyC2wcn4pvh94UR8-pyqMyf8T05Fp-h-tx1HdM0Bs4lXRzjLBcczlVysPaW4hSNzr-SVAszILRDAidQ48NEGeleMnE8Q0ZXsKS4r7a9-ARL8scUzGMBpH5x3fs/s1600-h/IMG_1339.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE2Y98IKd_Bd61S_pwnyC2wcn4pvh94UR8-pyqMyf8T05Fp-h-tx1HdM0Bs4lXRzjLBcczlVysPaW4hSNzr-SVAszILRDAidQ48NEGeleMnE8Q0ZXsKS4r7a9-ARL8scUzGMBpH5x3fs/s320/IMG_1339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6YQnKKh2kY0oeDa5Qu6jeL8Kn3nCODjYFt_DDipmx62rOv0ZK-1r0H16vkQZGLE8YI8iWXc_TA4OhPmum0zof6tI-kKDqPr7wLcUzvJAxL3bdZt1y49d7l5PMgMyhwX5IhhWM4yVlNI/s1600-h/IMG_1341.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6YQnKKh2kY0oeDa5Qu6jeL8Kn3nCODjYFt_DDipmx62rOv0ZK-1r0H16vkQZGLE8YI8iWXc_TA4OhPmum0zof6tI-kKDqPr7wLcUzvJAxL3bdZt1y49d7l5PMgMyhwX5IhhWM4yVlNI/s320/IMG_1341.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everyone enjoyed playing in Kid's Corner at the visitors center of Saguaro National Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZldsavPiUZsF2anebsl6Z0XAEHJtXvx-l_oqEM8Zyy17NL8TIleh7F6PUd4HMDz0yXarka8KC_f7GDqWnGENf2G2ha74FrqGsfhS91YfVz5MIwW4dCwvlxrHoo-oInXZMWg9t3QO9JQ/s1600-h/IMG_1358.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZldsavPiUZsF2anebsl6Z0XAEHJtXvx-l_oqEM8Zyy17NL8TIleh7F6PUd4HMDz0yXarka8KC_f7GDqWnGENf2G2ha74FrqGsfhS91YfVz5MIwW4dCwvlxrHoo-oInXZMWg9t3QO9JQ/s320/IMG_1358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328636651511201298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGitBiKcbz5fvQtLWlibaj5l4Kxe5cMC6h6js3cy4lUOKjsHTpggVLUH7O89DoZWosI1DQOEV6yIMDE27vETQOlgdEjO9IXtldw7mJLRIRcRErmkNMXEMoXjYKUKQDR5ncDfkks7VtNXs/s1600-h/CIMG7728.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGitBiKcbz5fvQtLWlibaj5l4Kxe5cMC6h6js3cy4lUOKjsHTpggVLUH7O89DoZWosI1DQOEV6yIMDE27vETQOlgdEjO9IXtldw7mJLRIRcRErmkNMXEMoXjYKUKQDR5ncDfkks7VtNXs/s320/CIMG7728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328636669964066642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Heidi and I enjoyed the extra eyes and hands to help with V&M so we could have some time to scurry about among the Saguaro and look at some petroglyphs.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgIeOzLTNyTWw-aT326kStug-YLTFJarbuQABL5WA77Ja7hyphenhyphenLwkuxgM0FkHBjclkxGQQkwh_BuZEMzwzfhODdaH4TNW6LlZLMDn059sGAseB2S9ttxxfrQ1jVhVHqrnbrk2zUAgQv888/s1600-h/CI1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgIeOzLTNyTWw-aT326kStug-YLTFJarbuQABL5WA77Ja7hyphenhyphenLwkuxgM0FkHBjclkxGQQkwh_BuZEMzwzfhODdaH4TNW6LlZLMDn059sGAseB2S9ttxxfrQ1jVhVHqrnbrk2zUAgQv888/s320/CIMG7711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328636667078063474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFU4Heiu9bLwIWotM-jj0rz9p6B8RRn8N_DhGawfhubue2gTqHW7V9b1RHHVzVD5qiRhrzvoHQvxpqh83NVUigJwUAtfzwhdTSQhX9QZ80ZnDq6HM0eJQ7WCtagpTYfgEgaXSIr-ijnc/s1600-h/IMG_1384.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFU4Heiu9bLwIWotM-jj0rz9p6B8RRn8N_DhGawfhubue2gTqHW7V9b1RHHVzVD5qiRhrzvoHQvxpqh83NVUigJwUAtfzwhdTSQhX9QZ80ZnDq6HM0eJQ7WCtagpTYfgEgaXSIr-ijnc/s320/IMG_1384.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To keep Maddie and Veronica safe Mama and Grandma were sure to keep them well lathered in sunscreen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjec2ZYwsHD7V_UShz6FBV2LOn49MdlUk9Lh2ZTL93U2Q-Ox_jzKFQkjxfun8gZt0YRA75mkmcbQMXK-BSHwwccfifRi9iZStRf3DaAf8vKM5iXglmdyRaN8Lmx6teMneLLrSeATMPRKo8/s1600-h/CIMG7722.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjec2ZYwsHD7V_UShz6FBV2LOn49MdlUk9Lh2ZTL93U2Q-Ox_jzKFQkjxfun8gZt0YRA75mkmcbQMXK-BSHwwccfifRi9iZStRf3DaAf8vKM5iXglmdyRaN8Lmx6teMneLLrSeATMPRKo8/s320/CIMG7722.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ronica and Maddie enjoyed these matching little trucks. They liked riding them, pushing them from behind, and especially pushing each other around in them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z2P126l51r3KMQGua_D0YGPVYzzWoZkjLXk9akWgKW9i3wZFm55DQJ4DwnAMOslsz3GglOsoZbYX0fqgMJNrwnx9FaDvQALDaMGmKBvQ3-aPGSFj0dG6EXCrzAAOVaIbJVCgY_oO0Hw/s1600-h/CIMG7770.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z2P126l51r3KMQGua_D0YGPVYzzWoZkjLXk9akWgKW9i3wZFm55DQJ4DwnAMOslsz3GglOsoZbYX0fqgMJNrwnx9FaDvQALDaMGmKBvQ3-aPGSFj0dG6EXCrzAAOVaIbJVCgY_oO0Hw/s320/CIMG7770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328637245255576402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQWEmhKzdVjBWGUhvMfzDNl0Oiq75BnQDpS16qvmxtqyM8U1Imr3ljlzCmIS0KBxvLAe3o-5CkveTmGkTpldszkm24jQtXdLAi5LH_4LrYda1YDy0jJZtffH9RnZxKB1Racs8QHxvJnY/s1600-h/CIMG7850.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B5YW2AkOFWqDCz424Ad_UQ3iOUsfPtRuJtflSptT2Jl_opqsWg1lAM9OzZPbHKyc7HXN3nJm6IH08_oylTN7PAUfeaAXhyphenhyphenxr5Ptl36hZGgFAJxoY-vcBOU7qH7R9oLmBtj_TUMwozQk/s320/CIMG7780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328637875161049938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Veronica and Maddie were looking for two more to play bridge at their little table.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemisAVjuSq1kY836EvGpKxvCcCmzPiOQjR7MjS-_73ewcsH5GALnyNjb2OIsc8Nv3XwVsBU5-Az-SAzg7iz7tK-ZQyJzWYXfHYRuyqldGUlah4HrjSPE3loo-5CX7KOuuFld4-c5qD2g/s1600-h/CIMG7745.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemisAVjuSq1kY836EvGpKxvCcCmzPiOQjR7MjS-_73ewcsH5GALnyNjb2OIsc8Nv3XwVsBU5-Az-SAzg7iz7tK-ZQyJzWYXfHYRuyqldGUlah4HrjSPE3loo-5CX7KOuuFld4-c5qD2g/s320/CIMG7745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328637230727365842" border="0" /></a><br />It's a little fuzzy... but this is a moment of sisterly love at a mexican restaurant. They like showing affection by touching foreheads (with each other, their parents, anyone they like).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwVh3qUffd65FMq0lHVVcN_Tu_iB41XYbaBN59MY76QfW4U3kpL_sarI3NLY3Q8FuM3bqDsqDw0fn3zKsRgCSmzFNjIhUEwhnuuvQ87dt0YyIxW_vO1EC7at8G0XkuKTDN4VgD5-AeB4/s1600-h/IMG_1441.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwVh3qUffd65FMq0lHVVcN_Tu_iB41XYbaBN59MY76QfW4U3kpL_sarI3NLY3Q8FuM3bqDsqDw0fn3zKsRgCSmzFNjIhUEwhnuuvQ87dt0YyIxW_vO1EC7at8G0XkuKTDN4VgD5-AeB4/s320/IMG_1441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328636660199095650" border="0" /></a><br />Veronica is enjoying taking a bath in the kitchen sink.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lpW94Jd1H1aODQqn1-wVD3zHFZaACBfLcCwo0fP6bBBvWbT1uK7Jle3PQ6CZAEhTSVVDpXqAwIEH4VNzbhyAXJCuTJGeM0_RmW5ZL6GuKu4VuEClARLPNicxc6c8ftzeKYQQ-krfV1E/s1600-h/IMG_1400.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lpW94Jd1H1aODQqn1-wVD3zHFZaACBfLcCwo0fP6bBBvWbT1uK7Jle3PQ6CZAEhTSVVDpXqAwIEH4VNzbhyAXJCuTJGeM0_RmW5ZL6GuKu4VuEClARLPNicxc6c8ftzeKYQQ-krfV1E/s320/IMG_1400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328636658085390642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now just because Heidi and I were on vacation from our jobs... Veronica and Madeleine still put in full days exploring everything and anything... from the pots and cable outlets to the cabinets in the kitchen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_Hy9muzdF-OqEW5fYXeLxxZz2PsK8kxIjfQwGEKj1ngQZ0Vv-fZKlqUo8Ggul9tS-6mLR57mtF6Rad8uMux1_aX2Hkvk_UDOM42PhzlLgihLsxQSIOFtPdyeQv33wJKkhGURqXUWXYw/s1600-h/CIMG7896.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_Hy9muzdF-OqEW5fYXeLxxZz2PsK8kxIjfQwGEKj1ngQZ0Vv-fZKlqUo8Ggul9tS-6mLR57mtF6Rad8uMux1_aX2Hkvk_UDOM42PhzlLgihLsxQSIOFtPdyeQv33wJKkhGURqXUWXYw/s320/CIMG7896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328638407161342258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CiPLyCFAfy5ASL9QrTFSExc5KRkd9IjGD5KAu7NIFem_67GQA01Cuz4OegVerQbMnMbk-GkRjofiOPxiFlg1tjneEhB9clFGjqmm5tQh3bEB3ygc6Gpo67oOZECUE0gP07w1kjtBMpk/s1600-h/IMG_1559.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CiPLyCFAfy5ASL9QrTFSExc5KRkd9IjGD5KAu7NIFem_67GQA01Cuz4OegVerQbMnMbk-GkRjofiOPxiFlg1tjneEhB9clFGjqmm5tQh3bEB3ygc6Gpo67oOZECUE0gP07w1kjtBMpk/s320/IMG_1559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328638773632421810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDpwUCIpBGhzO14LfPxNyzgfJcGPJhMi3syjFUxz7WTjMa2_hfl8igGuQvcmj320qArv61BLCO1UFZLmbNjViAdVfw2D0lqjyGtnZpaq5mQzqWByAQgL2lQnTc8frBIH05UCdw62YKH8/s1600-h/CIMG7901.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDpwUCIpBGhzO14LfPxNyzgfJcGPJhMi3syjFUxz7WTjMa2_hfl8igGuQvcmj320qArv61BLCO1UFZLmbNjViAdVfw2D0lqjyGtnZpaq5mQzqWByAQgL2lQnTc8frBIH05UCdw62YKH8/s320/CIMG7901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328638412842783442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHiHdBYpoxBRU03VybI-MMOZ99Gu6TaiY_IQK9adG0UXiwF-EH76Vg-uH-MSiqH5Bf8eMx7XiweILhyphenhyphenqR0UvTdWA64wUaK99Ee1hJJtQmdLzaSsi-CkgiVjwOIgHdsYCyvXEY55uElK0/s1600-h/CIMG7748.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHiHdBYpoxBRU03VybI-MMOZ99Gu6TaiY_IQK9adG0UXiwF-EH76Vg-uH-MSiqH5Bf8eMx7XiweILhyphenhyphenqR0UvTdWA64wUaK99Ee1hJJtQmdLzaSsi-CkgiVjwOIgHdsYCyvXEY55uElK0/s320/CIMG7748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328637235057851106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As all good things must come to an end... at the end of the week we were back at the airport looking forward to heading home. Little did we know that neither of them would sleep a wink on the flight, Veronica would overflow her diaper onto Heidi's lap, and Madeleine would crawl under the seat to visit the people in the row in front of us. <br /><br />A good trip I must say.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ35utPPeaLwn5LsXj89WLP7yKY51-yzBciyeV-iOxPJ8E2PvPheRXF0yuN34CN9c9GN8YWxkIuhNqibfSXbfVurptjw5DK-YMW1h2O1qearPmoDVJ0H8qkVJw2xtjwPlUj6Agv1RcOM8/s1600-h/IMG_1608.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ35utPPeaLwn5LsXj89WLP7yKY51-yzBciyeV-iOxPJ8E2PvPheRXF0yuN34CN9c9GN8YWxkIuhNqibfSXbfVurptjw5DK-YMW1h2O1qearPmoDVJ0H8qkVJw2xtjwPlUj6Agv1RcOM8/s320/IMG_1608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328774880297511010" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-48693722576821543462009-03-24T21:22:00.009-05:002009-03-24T22:30:18.408-05:00Kinda Crazy Attempts at a Grandpa's Birthday Blog PostHello All... we just got back from a week in Tucson with Grandpa and Grandma... it was wonderful. While down there, M & V made great strides in saying "grandpa and grandma"... hence my attempts at the following videos to celebrate Gpa's birthday, which is today.<br /><br />M&V are also making high marks at "Mama"... they really crack us up however when they say "Dada"... and point to themselves! Eoin practiced saying Dada and pointing to himself so often, the girls seem to think Dada is a word used to refer to oneself!<br /><br />Here goes...these videos will probably only be interesting to the die hards. You know who you are....<br /><br /><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dytXUGreOsnE87I62kg--EVaWvVnpMNEeEQMXRWACmZdw-RPFAo_3zCklG1afOt7hr-RUex5vD-_Ri8uPMuFA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzejmcENYW11WFW7hFmpxD2K9PmWkRSDrS_6GYSj1h3DgAkfQhhEfawmm7OYrzClpqF84JOHocSHFlJfg7kKg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p></p><p></p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjUeb7lmQrRF8z1fWfxyoSfxqE9Q1alJn_u3ia35pZnbb_-ese_KYpNnzVbPUAo6idjq5WNwolEnHR_zEtpg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494552136534684926noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-83607121447898970462009-02-28T07:53:00.007-06:002009-02-28T22:42:30.069-06:00North ShoreLast weekend we all went up to the North Shore (that is the north shore of Lake Superior for the non-minnesotans) with friends Brooke, Charla, and Elizabeth for a fun in the snow weekend. Veronica and Madeleine loved the ratio of five adults to two babies because they got a lot attention (Heidi and I loved it for all the help we got watching V&M).<br /><br />Notice how this plays out at dinner the first night when everyone is focused on Veronica and Madeleine except for Heidi and me (behind the camera).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3FN-fRtm3FeD6kibpGNEIBwruAeDb29nh1IPnBI4xyqmrStrp7gLinbqnugwHHF2cp5ooHfVWrQtGFBIwKWLCaeWmTPq5cOegTDqZHg4Wcx-XouMhyvb3v_tFtp52WOuK5tUbMJlhoU/s1600-h/IMG_0800.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3FN-fRtm3FeD6kibpGNEIBwruAeDb29nh1IPnBI4xyqmrStrp7gLinbqnugwHHF2cp5ooHfVWrQtGFBIwKWLCaeWmTPq5cOegTDqZHg4Wcx-XouMhyvb3v_tFtp52WOuK5tUbMJlhoU/s320/IMG_0800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307850817237106818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Just like home, Veronica and Madeleine like to supervise all the action in the kitchen. Veronica is trying to pet Elizabeth and Charla's dog Clementine (pictured in the snow below), who was easily the highlight of the weekend for V&M. It was a symbiotic relationship as Clementine took it upon herself to make sure that any food that was dropped on the floor was cleaned up. Well... almost all of the food. Clementine was not the biggest fan of fruit, which was ironic as a lot of clementine orange slices made their way to the floor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeVO9xX_aVwP1hiXb2ncny_Mntot1HshcItiUeNuAQaiOrgOWsqIkQRkVdtAVU4N5SgwdV4zRfgVwUOhHWOKfIUqEUE9GdkiFELI62e7_cyDB5mH7iLjQxEe3CMWwdthqnxO3sXx5IkM/s1600-h/IMG_0809.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeVO9xX_aVwP1hiXb2ncny_Mntot1HshcItiUeNuAQaiOrgOWsqIkQRkVdtAVU4N5SgwdV4zRfgVwUOhHWOKfIUqEUE9GdkiFELI62e7_cyDB5mH7iLjQxEe3CMWwdthqnxO3sXx5IkM/s320/IMG_0809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307849275149352546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6V7wJaq3KyPpWE7NuVRNg0IDvDKtHcXXeEVtxPAoovliB3DceE7TF1Th6nwW-kvXM_EFdpjlHmjEKPNa4EKRrom7EFlZPp-lH84W4AN4TEYpPL6cDQw_gIbPSx2l6M6KggODnq_QCuOo/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6V7wJaq3KyPpWE7NuVRNg0IDvDKtHcXXeEVtxPAoovliB3DceE7TF1Th6nwW-kvXM_EFdpjlHmjEKPNa4EKRrom7EFlZPp-lH84W4AN4TEYpPL6cDQw_gIbPSx2l6M6KggODnq_QCuOo/s320/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308074748703588818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Charla had the magic touch in getting Maddie to sleep. No I did not mix up my daughters... look a little closer at the shirt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnkhdrwuUghQY9d9KWI6D4PNqvhr07pnFAEv89KDEV_DYvObU0CzxnMcY8Lfv6WBtQ4B4KaX2JOmAgcEQ26QWKegM7ue20Y0yoZOgVzI1yWz6CBTG9OyBdxzpqZqBstxv6emQ84TqWR0/s1600-h/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnkhdrwuUghQY9d9KWI6D4PNqvhr07pnFAEv89KDEV_DYvObU0CzxnMcY8Lfv6WBtQ4B4KaX2JOmAgcEQ26QWKegM7ue20Y0yoZOgVzI1yWz6CBTG9OyBdxzpqZqBstxv6emQ84TqWR0/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307848926995111474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While Maddie took her nap Veronica enjoyed some only child time with her parents on the shore of Lake Superior.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju64bUKTtbd3eYMdAChoDlX8PK_xbblaLRDsDHCg0spyx_YVgpEuoPq-5n_i9WgWZlq6y_je5l1iiR_3j7P894Edq4Sw26qR0SqR4Xcign5LC5OHNquliIdiCaReW4mZ3_oGSsEeUrkzo/s1600-h/IMG_0827.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Whether she is at the table or in her highchair, she has taken to trying to stand in the chair. She will sometimes listen when you tell her "Chairs are for sitting." But only for a moment. Then she will start to edge up again, watching for your reaction the whole time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJj2iETc82euqtXR-Rp1PGYMb2EXNZnaEidOl04AF2_A1YES2P6Ufpy-S1fCl48AD3GwIl0WEX5le7hkE9S2wh7CPZ2p0OA7lfYcHumDARDjHwSZEif3dlzE4dyMXFgjB080kbIVV2Vo/s1600-h/IMG_0516.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJj2iETc82euqtXR-Rp1PGYMb2EXNZnaEidOl04AF2_A1YES2P6Ufpy-S1fCl48AD3GwIl0WEX5le7hkE9S2wh7CPZ2p0OA7lfYcHumDARDjHwSZEif3dlzE4dyMXFgjB080kbIVV2Vo/s320/IMG_0516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304691643337012770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Speaking of doing things to see a reaction. Veronica thought it was the height of humor to bite me on my toe to see what I would do.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmYyCRC_iSbQ30VNayI6hOkMutaCi7GR2ihYJcc9TlditydVZ2zlupvbPb09q6z2lgTL1wvlMQ3IpVxPZQD7aBQN6J7tnKgWsIiiPCF-xrHyKYOlxbn-UFwxIkwdtZlnsBHYk1oW3wv4/s1600-h/IMG_0676.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmYyCRC_iSbQ30VNayI6hOkMutaCi7GR2ihYJcc9TlditydVZ2zlupvbPb09q6z2lgTL1wvlMQ3IpVxPZQD7aBQN6J7tnKgWsIiiPCF-xrHyKYOlxbn-UFwxIkwdtZlnsBHYk1oW3wv4/s320/IMG_0676.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Both M and V love books and will often fight over them (they did more damage to a page of my linear algebra book than a shredder), but Maddie has particularly taken to Brown Bear ('buh buh'... not to be confused with 'book book' or 'ball ball').<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAndLEJnaRyt-ZaMvOFEoGy-0Vt5Vg5WPJEM4pLxOmJ2K8sA2BNV9VjJM725oMyMIPM8vJcQxy8_k4DTaHJKOrYKaHCBbY77rKamO1sdceP8taORCD5hhNm66e8NbyOg1rJxhY-3ONJQk/s1600-h/IMG_0780.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAndLEJnaRyt-ZaMvOFEoGy-0Vt5Vg5WPJEM4pLxOmJ2K8sA2BNV9VjJM725oMyMIPM8vJcQxy8_k4DTaHJKOrYKaHCBbY77rKamO1sdceP8taORCD5hhNm66e8NbyOg1rJxhY-3ONJQk/s320/IMG_0780.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of their favorite items these days is a little jar of Mentholatum. Not sure what Maddie is trying to do, but she sure was having fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFJipt_0WvVLmA4n4nvw5uaxlA-w0733kzoNLYNtn2MTYv_Vo6mYvUZEZU7rLnjaY4tediYo6jq_Gzcd3Rf4eZDVfKjTeB0zn447ZseAbbVTu4cb71MA1Zey0ynoOf-RSUinZPL7usgk/s1600-h/IMG_0655.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFJipt_0WvVLmA4n4nvw5uaxlA-w0733kzoNLYNtn2MTYv_Vo6mYvUZEZU7rLnjaY4tediYo6jq_Gzcd3Rf4eZDVfKjTeB0zn447ZseAbbVTu4cb71MA1Zey0ynoOf-RSUinZPL7usgk/s320/IMG_0655.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-31346054176294949712009-02-19T19:42:00.003-06:002009-02-19T22:54:19.637-06:00Being SocialVeronica and Madeleine are very social and becoming more so every day. People watching while out and about makes their day. Seeing them wave goodbye and (even more importantly) being greeted with ear-to-ear grins when we come home is heart wrenching. It seems that their social needs are becoming more important as their language develops. Clearly "buhh" means 'ball' and "buht" means book. While it is sometimes difficult to discern, knowing which they want can be the difference between a happy baby... and a less happy baby.<br /><br />Here are some recent pictures of them with socializing other people.<br /><br />Heidi took them out to cheer on their Grandpa Tom and his friend Wally at the City of Lakes Loppet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkBDgBGWDPgLGDdUinwW_9tlv1rz1XNRRcgzs9vQYvy5ApQC4p4ULZ3aBcOrt_bQK5PQwQkUEWtB15cCt-efd_7CZJBFzyL5adPPKkAEdR7JObfvu7u3Ei31M6x0VbhpRjI7HRkGKs0k/s1600-h/IMG_0608.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkBDgBGWDPgLGDdUinwW_9tlv1rz1XNRRcgzs9vQYvy5ApQC4p4ULZ3aBcOrt_bQK5PQwQkUEWtB15cCt-efd_7CZJBFzyL5adPPKkAEdR7JObfvu7u3Ei31M6x0VbhpRjI7HRkGKs0k/s320/IMG_0608.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ11s7SEOsfrD1cc2TYVLP11z5uAukDjdJt9e6JqfLtiSF47jTTwVU2CcJyWk3f6llQ8RQ_giQMvIztywEtQH41KcsVRQm9lXxuRC48eh9YW34_LQgAA5QECiqwLol3P-XDJoaWrpz2-M/s1600-h/IMG_0605.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ11s7SEOsfrD1cc2TYVLP11z5uAukDjdJt9e6JqfLtiSF47jTTwVU2CcJyWk3f6llQ8RQ_giQMvIztywEtQH41KcsVRQm9lXxuRC48eh9YW34_LQgAA5QECiqwLol3P-XDJoaWrpz2-M/s320/IMG_0605.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />M and V hosted another set of twins and were quite generous with their string cheese.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHfwPzv8WaodqFh7Yos6pBPTK4KFbE9BtRk-MmivpYpVwqJ-uYW4nx3tDoMIscZiHcNgqik2Jc4c3wWhxyHlreUXOLzkwillaK9Be523u139u2V-JMh4ZC8K-fSqO-Qf-dJGiqLbW4EQ/s1600-h/IMG_0597.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHfwPzv8WaodqFh7Yos6pBPTK4KFbE9BtRk-MmivpYpVwqJ-uYW4nx3tDoMIscZiHcNgqik2Jc4c3wWhxyHlreUXOLzkwillaK9Be523u139u2V-JMh4ZC8K-fSqO-Qf-dJGiqLbW4EQ/s320/IMG_0597.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Maddie seems to have been a bit overwhelmed by the sheer chaos of babydom when Heidi's new mothers came to celebrate having survived the first year. Everyone had a lot of fun (including Maddie).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G8ZdEOM4P1YPcgNAIK0K066sQwbCJpRzA-cglNpi4kzxcehFremUqzHobthSnox4-QTr9pK3B4xXRZYyK0bW4Fc0noMrJzda4n9-y8SrgGmd36m4De9l8K4IQHlVpkBxF1hkYhldlfo/s1600-h/IMG_0453.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G8ZdEOM4P1YPcgNAIK0K066sQwbCJpRzA-cglNpi4kzxcehFremUqzHobthSnox4-QTr9pK3B4xXRZYyK0bW4Fc0noMrJzda4n9-y8SrgGmd36m4De9l8K4IQHlVpkBxF1hkYhldlfo/s320/IMG_0453.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-82733206434704168732009-01-19T16:39:00.006-06:002009-01-19T23:44:40.479-06:00Recent Videos<p>Veronica and Madeleine like to show affection in a somewhat unusual way. If you visit and see Veronica bending her head down and looking up at you then you should put your head down so she can give you a forehead kiss.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7zOmmTs8dcqjCrhT93Ul0NXarKgfcZxAT9aapQijZxGKo5_xVSP5xWoNG7Y8voF4IHq5NntHvtJwxN7sg9A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Both V and M are practicing standing. The record time aloft is 15 seconds, but that record is being broken almost daily so we fear that they will getting into more and more trouble in the coming weeks. </p><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyDQCpsgdnG7Tq3L-McNej8gdUgzdLLy3xZypLU6m-03ItrsX3yTYj3BwJImUWslYXZdN73-gSne7XmAdcC' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>We put V and M down for a nap today and after we left the room we started hearing laughter and jabbering from their room. We filmed these through the door. Notice that Maddie sees the camera in the second video and makes sure to tell Veronica that it is there. I think we may have to go to a spystore if we want to see how they behave when they think they are alone. It is pretty obvious that they felt that it wasn't time for a nap... though once they went down, they were down for quite a while. </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-ebYSrkk5EUjgtW6RRxhIdkG_i-oBmlZRTR9pe3jgjnkKt2gCjim7XIvGWD_RCEnSiC1D8Remxry61wwnvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqTzTkc-jkDvn1JX03L1iIWCB193kLNAaCIcF32brvRMN765Fx2P57gO19eObODLZjiUaGW_UK1e01-ef4Tw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-31650096074881085582009-01-19T16:34:00.003-06:002009-01-19T18:19:01.759-06:00Other Recent Pictures<div><div><div>Both Maddie and Veronica enjoy wearing hats... actually that isn't quite correct. They like to wear our hats. They are fairly indifferent to their own.<br /><br />Maddie wearing Heidi's hat.<br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:4362/6b0d2b90ff7978b076e9ae03c6aef26f/image/9a208d2b64f2ded4.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF6NNnrXN5dL4JdiHd9Cg6h-KfRwEnvZkv8g-TOMItuSKZi_6s8nr0C-QHju5LdNJYIHtdNARgQveWEx_q394UksB6R-QmJEgiPDBSeJnUXVxCp4L4-n8-snXiz_dmKTI2Wf_1Eri574/s1600-h/IMG_0027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293151444633504786" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF6NNnrXN5dL4JdiHd9Cg6h-KfRwEnvZkv8g-TOMItuSKZi_6s8nr0C-QHju5LdNJYIHtdNARgQveWEx_q394UksB6R-QmJEgiPDBSeJnUXVxCp4L4-n8-snXiz_dmKTI2Wf_1Eri574/s320/IMG_0027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Veronica playing under a laundry basket.<br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:4362/6b0d2b90ff7978b076e9ae03c6aef26f/image/ce9700b1baae302e.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RADGT4z-krwYDW9bGu7s1oDhjH-gm7BSl9GSz1kIhLMjPt6pK2xxDVmkvzv9h3ISeujV5Ox5dKhESOQgj7bnnZcER0B-WlmK8c5cqxDCJNfU7LZMReOTmxhnWdSha-Wc-_IG2ojZ_1M/s1600-h/IMG_0345.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293151437639746786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RADGT4z-krwYDW9bGu7s1oDhjH-gm7BSl9GSz1kIhLMjPt6pK2xxDVmkvzv9h3ISeujV5Ox5dKhESOQgj7bnnZcER0B-WlmK8c5cqxDCJNfU7LZMReOTmxhnWdSha-Wc-_IG2ojZ_1M/s320/IMG_0345.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Playing together in the box.<br /><br /><a href="http://localhost:4362/6b0d2b90ff7978b076e9ae03c6aef26f/image/308f23131c83f099.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDoxwuPig0pY44b8b6z7VE1GeM6sae3a7tK_jPQ86jfEnIrTANknPY8PvqIaPdheezAuZa7DcumUOlyFgnOgl6N4BzDu8Nrlst1z2ZTMmEaL91t-RHNPTFOPzN-aMlsLRVmftXX5GjhU/s1600-h/IMG_0372.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293151443557173986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDoxwuPig0pY44b8b6z7VE1GeM6sae3a7tK_jPQ86jfEnIrTANknPY8PvqIaPdheezAuZa7DcumUOlyFgnOgl6N4BzDu8Nrlst1z2ZTMmEaL91t-RHNPTFOPzN-aMlsLRVmftXX5GjhU/s320/IMG_0372.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Heidi gave the three of us matching pajamas for Christmas. I think that M and V pull it off a little better than I do. Heidi is mainly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of red. </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjHkoBvU32OsaN3bnOcCH01Xl4N5W_Wb7uoWiTbzQZgYVWokl6WfJr3ZJ87vBKuwdUVsqd4kxnmXcCL2rBBMdIDSqNLtE2v-fGXI-eA02JU4G0_NnkXQFQRwMTGptVtHTlL9zgBw-h2c/s1600-h/IMG_0208.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293151447639413922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjHkoBvU32OsaN3bnOcCH01Xl4N5W_Wb7uoWiTbzQZgYVWokl6WfJr3ZJ87vBKuwdUVsqd4kxnmXcCL2rBBMdIDSqNLtE2v-fGXI-eA02JU4G0_NnkXQFQRwMTGptVtHTlL9zgBw-h2c/s320/IMG_0208.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-86843200334445677262009-01-19T16:31:00.003-06:002009-01-19T16:36:10.453-06:00Playing with (under) Tables<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrlEwtCqOJH_r1_A9FWHJsB1m97wKXEUKQVLBqUMb3cziYcIbeBcJWyYtehTwJkvXxmDqUN-zyCoPBnbU9416nFP_ZC6OuMUmaZqG4SAFhDAjEeoH2MQZRvrLGJFzjc1SBCSFABbCvIo/s1600-h/IMG_0331.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrlEwtCqOJH_r1_A9FWHJsB1m97wKXEUKQVLBqUMb3cziYcIbeBcJWyYtehTwJkvXxmDqUN-zyCoPBnbU9416nFP_ZC6OuMUmaZqG4SAFhDAjEeoH2MQZRvrLGJFzjc1SBCSFABbCvIo/s320/IMG_0331.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUOkWKYG-b9hTlKKMlmD_7DEkz3UAdMPkDDBr5mXH1eGYrXTJaaBtO7YMAXjbBeUjHz6_rg9yFCFOQe-VlcvuWtRpyzSKw0O3JnvZlkWzQcpiZqUv25_JjcphEAgc-SQkSCCPUoLrwTM/s1600-h/IMG_0320.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUOkWKYG-b9hTlKKMlmD_7DEkz3UAdMPkDDBr5mXH1eGYrXTJaaBtO7YMAXjbBeUjHz6_rg9yFCFOQe-VlcvuWtRpyzSKw0O3JnvZlkWzQcpiZqUv25_JjcphEAgc-SQkSCCPUoLrwTM/s320/IMG_0320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvsqkfF-hQaX_iuJ_igwq4Aqe_4JCQZM1L-qTIGNDrjQkPE8spz7dzbDm_0gT9xaTsn85rsCn9rclrPhxLgSzv80d3xKjp6wshTT4JbXJ22_vLRWPwWq2PrY1A3KXMrSpgtjQrgo_FcI/s1600-h/IMG_0357.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvsqkfF-hQaX_iuJ_igwq4Aqe_4JCQZM1L-qTIGNDrjQkPE8spz7dzbDm_0gT9xaTsn85rsCn9rclrPhxLgSzv80d3xKjp6wshTT4JbXJ22_vLRWPwWq2PrY1A3KXMrSpgtjQrgo_FcI/s320/IMG_0357.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_FqHSFFTNE4zH97-GQTOB3M0CJUu0OuxTEKaZ7An78etHvs4OBjbmEYkJBtOTZqa5CvL5OJ70KWEIO_hj0R9WSQDZWPvalfHjdl9bXxmu4G92hrl10qqDKyWZgrv6cy8LFJOHDEJkq4/s1600-h/IMG_0361.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_FqHSFFTNE4zH97-GQTOB3M0CJUu0OuxTEKaZ7An78etHvs4OBjbmEYkJBtOTZqa5CvL5OJ70KWEIO_hj0R9WSQDZWPvalfHjdl9bXxmu4G92hrl10qqDKyWZgrv6cy8LFJOHDEJkq4/s320/IMG_0361.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-76547892135661314032009-01-19T16:03:00.004-06:002009-01-19T16:20:50.434-06:00First BirthdayMaddie and Ronica would like to announce that they longer wish to be called 'babies' as they are now one year old. They would prefer to be called 'toddlers' (or when their diapers are full: 'stinkwagons')<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzR775xoEhkq0WGT6gyWXSzRmlW7epDSRcmg0NJo6hOebN4wYUP1-jwRcd3ZEdOa_9FH357U4MgeBd7oxnX83-B-gdgEH983DmfqqMrHlJNg-i9fXhetRyDX4HSgKpmbS6MsHCsm-hASo/s1600-h/January+2009+089.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzR775xoEhkq0WGT6gyWXSzRmlW7epDSRcmg0NJo6hOebN4wYUP1-jwRcd3ZEdOa_9FH357U4MgeBd7oxnX83-B-gdgEH983DmfqqMrHlJNg-i9fXhetRyDX4HSgKpmbS6MsHCsm-hASo/s320/January+2009+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />While everyone else had to make do sharing one cake, Veronica and Maddie each had a cake of their very own (a cupcake).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWM1nxVSF8IZPha520CWjNiwqL_juIgjCgNHyLDMB6n5sH_Ia9oGo9HkGiBjx_N1CZwQA6bS-kjNUkX2qlxHkai9PdymOdXANHce26BSLB6naJseOzq80lCDG6jzmc4JSGzuoui-7KA4/s1600-h/January+2009+085.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWM1nxVSF8IZPha520CWjNiwqL_juIgjCgNHyLDMB6n5sH_Ia9oGo9HkGiBjx_N1CZwQA6bS-kjNUkX2qlxHkai9PdymOdXANHce26BSLB6naJseOzq80lCDG6jzmc4JSGzuoui-7KA4/s320/January+2009+085.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Which made for a bit of a mess.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjkFFEXOWcHnjfZD1TV7z9VzGJUe1qUvgpBImo6_536WM2UkoMZZN-QbH6HqfEETDIShK21qHOqa1gVZKntuIQCXwi2oL-wzpkrxtPOnFEMjW-RYZJoefPAq4cs_sbnW1JNT26jcThLY/s1600-h/January+2009+098.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjkFFEXOWcHnjfZD1TV7z9VzGJUe1qUvgpBImo6_536WM2UkoMZZN-QbH6HqfEETDIShK21qHOqa1gVZKntuIQCXwi2oL-wzpkrxtPOnFEMjW-RYZJoefPAq4cs_sbnW1JNT26jcThLY/s320/January+2009+098.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TMVQ1dbMoAZJM-AppZUqg9znPjMu1qGJBX0j16H91mcweE7c8C0uwK39dNetAXiNb7WGjdye6b0A4QNpkumId0EAOacMX-qjMvC54o1lU7L4fQYhUMzb3_G_OAVkguqNTmyM92NttpQ/s1600-h/January+2009+101.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TMVQ1dbMoAZJM-AppZUqg9znPjMu1qGJBX0j16H91mcweE7c8C0uwK39dNetAXiNb7WGjdye6b0A4QNpkumId0EAOacMX-qjMvC54o1lU7L4fQYhUMzb3_G_OAVkguqNTmyM92NttpQ/s320/January+2009+101.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Heidi and Eoin got to show off how they know all the words to 'Fifteen Animals.'<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmajoAyK4SRpUcHYRbgXKFy_o2d-u4nufhhuBOQGAVId6VZTJYOfeUhBXZC7uHUn74jmvb6uidV3ry6OiGCZzwV_yEAxd038J9om906SPZvo8mAb1RIuRVdmC2FxyUm0l6rbkZYUR5cw/s1600-h/January+2009+105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293130841985016722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmajoAyK4SRpUcHYRbgXKFy_o2d-u4nufhhuBOQGAVId6VZTJYOfeUhBXZC7uHUn74jmvb6uidV3ry6OiGCZzwV_yEAxd038J9om906SPZvo8mAb1RIuRVdmC2FxyUm0l6rbkZYUR5cw/s320/January+2009+105.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And Ronica and Maddie enjoyed their new playthings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHPvfBMOcJr6fVJSiQvKe2H-xoMIUdSQzmfjapoNBfto5wU_uIDIMjPdrpKcddB960ABk6WMgNMX_Tm-zJrOo0dDF_Qc_XEbk-ruItAHuYDKwtIRiCRmXxN5mYQXIfz3QspfJYmANEWY/s1600-h/January+2009+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293130848983831378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHPvfBMOcJr6fVJSiQvKe2H-xoMIUdSQzmfjapoNBfto5wU_uIDIMjPdrpKcddB960ABk6WMgNMX_Tm-zJrOo0dDF_Qc_XEbk-ruItAHuYDKwtIRiCRmXxN5mYQXIfz3QspfJYmANEWY/s320/January+2009+113.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-73263444832692460882009-01-19T15:43:00.001-06:002009-01-19T15:45:51.432-06:00First Christmas (aka: Naptime)Though Maddie and Veronica did seem to enjoy their gifts (particularly a phone of their own) they seemed to appreciate the surplus of people willing to hold them while they napped even more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ivAb80JXEZ1GjNLGPaI3U4Ib7LxDKGH3qBY52hicQFAh04c5Xc7oQo-GnvZXNBLVeyiCwh8DWWYZRDn-Sie_eKMvOhjD8jUZmUbVdKu_pPJU4-MIyiryeCmPb0NSDVj1iB9dkH3favY/s1600-h/IMG_0163.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ivAb80JXEZ1GjNLGPaI3U4Ib7LxDKGH3qBY52hicQFAh04c5Xc7oQo-GnvZXNBLVeyiCwh8DWWYZRDn-Sie_eKMvOhjD8jUZmUbVdKu_pPJU4-MIyiryeCmPb0NSDVj1iB9dkH3favY/s320/IMG_0163.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDvqg8s3MhL-vrWrgj5fKHmXzLiB6QtvJdrw8jQRg2R6_bHr_nL7Y2J1qOPXB9MQbUtyhKP5ci6UD5YVlt5oryrpfsZSrd9T4s76LIJWbpAtaroSY9QfofEjJSyQ8G9DvL70qw-z-AgE/s1600-h/IMG_0164.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDvqg8s3MhL-vrWrgj5fKHmXzLiB6QtvJdrw8jQRg2R6_bHr_nL7Y2J1qOPXB9MQbUtyhKP5ci6UD5YVlt5oryrpfsZSrd9T4s76LIJWbpAtaroSY9QfofEjJSyQ8G9DvL70qw-z-AgE/s320/IMG_0164.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsRnBgranDUD9F__f9QkJso3G084889U0oVbQmY5kuIk2sIPxYdkCQKzfAeEDb-UcIggYuixUv9G0Sh15LDmUYj1rCIzBoJdkOHS94yi7CE81bZoCAji5yVP5w54gJ9AEaBU91C2vL4o/s1600-h/IMG_0173.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsRnBgranDUD9F__f9QkJso3G084889U0oVbQmY5kuIk2sIPxYdkCQKzfAeEDb-UcIggYuixUv9G0Sh15LDmUYj1rCIzBoJdkOHS94yi7CE81bZoCAji5yVP5w54gJ9AEaBU91C2vL4o/s320/IMG_0173.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRrXEX8s3jR00FVoEpAvHQqkdjUTW4IcGflG2Kj9NbnhZ-NfEMY3kVj9oXqupPzlG2FOYnJRcB7JXLTeN70mlCzX6QIF6ubJO3YauFAN-6Jif4U_HdxR5F45EKxi-TIpU1ah54PEI3ro/s1600-h/IMG_0175.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRrXEX8s3jR00FVoEpAvHQqkdjUTW4IcGflG2Kj9NbnhZ-NfEMY3kVj9oXqupPzlG2FOYnJRcB7JXLTeN70mlCzX6QIF6ubJO3YauFAN-6Jif4U_HdxR5F45EKxi-TIpU1ah54PEI3ro/s320/IMG_0175.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eoinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09546800843656722891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449774950894075584.post-76966733019642293142008-12-18T22:45:00.000-06:002008-12-19T01:11:50.358-06:00What is a toy anyhow?With Christmas and Birthdays coming up this question seems relevent... V and M seem to enjoy handles, chairs and boxes as much or more than anything that was officially sold as a toy. Should we just get them random things at the hardware store for gifts? 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