tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50963174660920661642024-03-21T11:36:26.543-07:00SiglervilleFollow the amazing adventures of both Rachel Marie & Megan Elizabeth with their way-too-cool-for-school parents.Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-89780965216883719542011-03-27T19:42:00.000-07:002011-03-27T19:55:47.988-07:00Sunday March 27th 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKoY4n6215LvV_Rvr2Uo_2d5xj3WlecIAAo4aw-9Pm7lJYSTOZYRsW5JgjfRhE-lBLIjqH3zwCYu5wVqdf9Nw9RF_iL5pDpva9iAY1qXGWc2T-GTEwJf2JVd5bU8x8-A_r2yx3HxxV90/s1600/P1010028.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588958996176005698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKoY4n6215LvV_Rvr2Uo_2d5xj3WlecIAAo4aw-9Pm7lJYSTOZYRsW5JgjfRhE-lBLIjqH3zwCYu5wVqdf9Nw9RF_iL5pDpva9iAY1qXGWc2T-GTEwJf2JVd5bU8x8-A_r2yx3HxxV90/s320/P1010028.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOlROqsXAMkYkwDdthdsHR4ZQdIiBDxh0VU-n9cfgNa3zjEVOzy9IBTBqPssAeIMTFXymzgYg2fYmp0KfSd_U-gGuMcq1Vg6apR2it7ej5WL8iLXHQUPz-itMdMYyBsC_j47SRHA1yZ4/s1600/P1010027.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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For those who do not know what the Little Gym is - It is a franchise that has a huge huge, well padded room for kids to play in. Within this room, a gym it could even be called, are balance beams, hanging rings, uneven bars, tiny basketball hoops, and all sorts of things that a little kid would enjoy to play with. We had a total of 14 kids come for the party. The kids ranged from 2-5 years old and seemed to all have a blast. These were children from Rachel's daycare and also children of co-workers. Plus some neighbors and their children were invited. Megan was awesome and did not have any real issue in the 90 minutes the party went along. Megan is doing great and has grown a full inch and weighs a pound more since she was born. There is nothing to really report, and that is a great thing. Aunt Jackie, Cousin Jenna, and Grandma Wendy also were in attendance. I am not going to talk much about Ohio State other to say that once again, they broke my heart. Here are some pictures.... </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-27874167583788276032011-03-11T20:16:00.000-08:002011-03-11T20:28:32.647-08:00Friday March 11th 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qgN5K6kvXj3AsilnWvACnHWGfSUNrUCbrg3yesj8Bqqn-sQ5PIb0KXwfGtYnPxJHRQGAdxfiQE6wYlRmgWI1laJWJuCdySSF4Zr_ahncOUhtPfAedRNzCceNBWpePQ-osxbBa9KCWOE/s1600/P1010034.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583044960239490274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qgN5K6kvXj3AsilnWvACnHWGfSUNrUCbrg3yesj8Bqqn-sQ5PIb0KXwfGtYnPxJHRQGAdxfiQE6wYlRmgWI1laJWJuCdySSF4Zr_ahncOUhtPfAedRNzCceNBWpePQ-osxbBa9KCWOE/s320/P1010034.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1AAEoNTgrQqMoFLDeYNXFto_9LJmJsDHtucHgCyfQ0ioDw6pwJ7VsXIFnQJTl5wGOv0HROMKdK9r0yl9ZR8SrKoGMiADgwZxXXt4fT-WTaGSORzOYbxE9eMAdW4orzZG9F8R4EFaQqs/s1600/P1010042.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583044121916979938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0trGRhiBjB54MY8FeVAW39nOmArpNhQ-fs6PGivMJ4WroSNxZecgcGGUeaZTibtnxszcS258dopjM18WfEEwvCDn5j0PoSNiMBjz-8gFLJjx0wnWyo5jOD_DvhFvKLrOv3KXM0g_dGaU/s320/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Lisa and Megan are home and resting. Both are doing well. Rachel is happy that the baby is here and has been an anger so far. We will see how long that lasts...</div><div></div><br /><br /><div>Here are pictures from both the camera (higher quality) and our iPhones. There are even a few of Rachel thrown in from last week - decked out in her Ohio State gear. She loves rooting for Ohio State and runs around the house screaming Go Hio State - Go Hio State. We also like to play the Wheres Brutus game when they are on TV. When i notice the big mascot on the screen, (usually in the stands and far from the court), i pause the TV and Rachel likes to find him. It is our version of the Where's Waldo.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-83045176808787825532011-03-09T20:22:00.000-08:002011-03-09T20:48:02.094-08:00Wednesday March 9th 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFKTs1CiSVB7ratnNFErsBMh1ROWTQpa_aAg_vpYTv4b5o7aJ9wuqg0SyWGfmip9zz5djV7cjaBr2CO8P4tPjcWg9i0iTogse9Pld_WUpKp0pjQ1ySMlu2gdTge0tqMP0rfeOqtMgLEk/s1600/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582308032114734802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFKTs1CiSVB7ratnNFErsBMh1ROWTQpa_aAg_vpYTv4b5o7aJ9wuqg0SyWGfmip9zz5djV7cjaBr2CO8P4tPjcWg9i0iTogse9Pld_WUpKp0pjQ1ySMlu2gdTge0tqMP0rfeOqtMgLEk/s320/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+004.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyQ81aKk7WtYoglMWVcMJr6to4QZdhyjOOaeiQWOGQqzZF1c_WVIo7XG74R3VnYp1XQZEHAwzGQeFTpi3qMyzR0x8FQWVrvgzEYzkPCKWXHspzb4F0atEYAcNhEdux5vZlQtl67TNaKE/s1600/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582308027016576562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyQ81aKk7WtYoglMWVcMJr6to4QZdhyjOOaeiQWOGQqzZF1c_WVIo7XG74R3VnYp1XQZEHAwzGQeFTpi3qMyzR0x8FQWVrvgzEYzkPCKWXHspzb4F0atEYAcNhEdux5vZlQtl67TNaKE/s320/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0Z9G291PdnrCLkvhXXqbtDUAVRYTvm9pS9P1jBVs00BXyD2KcQLtXEk7jZVoegB0TnvjjgAQCAbAxMGmoB0xYrP8VjgqT7t8on8KooHbkfDFl_d32u4q6y5WALV-g935QlKyn07eMTQ/s1600/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582308023646335506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0Z9G291PdnrCLkvhXXqbtDUAVRYTvm9pS9P1jBVs00BXyD2KcQLtXEk7jZVoegB0TnvjjgAQCAbAxMGmoB0xYrP8VjgqT7t8on8KooHbkfDFl_d32u4q6y5WALV-g935QlKyn07eMTQ/s320/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpzYQ1hYH7y_n5pX37AoByw_7OrKpnv4eUb731jZCsho1DBkeMYzei6wYvU_HboHDl-TpOK14zhMdAFdaLsuSqA8vCJ5QPfYxISWgOkcMJ-RIzsRdowPvrqI8LMxfME1tXNflLgJwdRk/s1600/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582308019825983490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpzYQ1hYH7y_n5pX37AoByw_7OrKpnv4eUb731jZCsho1DBkeMYzei6wYvU_HboHDl-TpOK14zhMdAFdaLsuSqA8vCJ5QPfYxISWgOkcMJ-RIzsRdowPvrqI8LMxfME1tXNflLgJwdRk/s320/Lisa_Iphone_02_16_11+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Hello.<br /><br />So many things....Please welcome into the world - Megan Elizabeth Sigler. She was born tonight at 7:18pm and weighed in at 7 pounds and 14 ounces. The delivery went as well as could be expected and Megan and Lisa are both recovering in the hospital.<br /><br />Rachel turned 3 today..both her and Megan will share a birth date, March 9th. Exactly one week after me. So that will make it easy to remember for me...<br /><br />Lisa originally had a due date of March 3rd, so Megan is a week late. Lisa had an appointment to be induced on Friday if our new friend decided to keep hiding. We were of different opinions on whether it would be a good thing for them to share a birthday or not. I feel that obviously it would be easier for the parents (obviously) and that the kids would not know any difference, so they really would not care. Lisa felt that it would make the kids feel less special because they had to share the day. In the end, it really did not matter what we thought because nature did its own thing!<br /><br />While Rachel turned 3 today, she does not know it. We purposely never told her it was her birthday and because she has not yet figured out how to read a calendar, she was none the wiser. Rachel is aware that her birthday is sometime soon, but just does not know when! The reasoning behind this trick is that we are mean. That is why. Honestly, Rachel wants a birthday party and has been asking for one for months. There was a stretch late last year where it seemed like she went to 5 parties in a 3 week span (i know for a fact she had 3 in one day she went to). She had those fun times stuck in her head and keeps asking - "when my burtday pahty?" She has done this for months. And with Megans due date so close to Rachel's b-day, we did not want to risk having to cancel it. So the plan has been to have it at the end of the month. Aunt Jackie and cousin Jenna are coming for a week during spring break, so we figure to have her party then. We will invite the daycare kids and friends with children out someplace for a little party. Lisa wants something simple like Chik-Fil-A and i have heard good things about the local 'Little Gym' who hosts those kinds of things and lets kids play in a huge area.<br /><br />I will post more pictures once i bring camera home from hospital. These were taken from the trusty iPhone. If i had to tell you the celebrity that she most looks like, i would have to say the kid from 'Two and half men'. And that is no compliment... Haha, i am guessing that will change.</div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-75312928224023158672010-12-28T14:48:00.001-08:002010-12-28T14:56:35.629-08:00December 28th 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfGUekHTyv-vsxOT9kwoS24x9Ttyy77dikhgLctwBLQkjmSoYbwvLbF1SvGeIfbh7iP9WwsGWssjHyNeTnPOsHvPCqmkEaTC-5PupQJeIdKpWFhamE-KQi95ARlnB4wUwxLfrDIyOn4I/s1600/P1010029.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555870825079631042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfGUekHTyv-vsxOT9kwoS24x9Ttyy77dikhgLctwBLQkjmSoYbwvLbF1SvGeIfbh7iP9WwsGWssjHyNeTnPOsHvPCqmkEaTC-5PupQJeIdKpWFhamE-KQi95ARlnB4wUwxLfrDIyOn4I/s320/P1010029.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VuykphKXdZMnS-ZEBS9P5jWxhQiierqUgomBlbYf5i22rbwAxHxZRRDuw2MeNIWGtqONqa0AQ9ZH34KGSeaHalCmDMjau-OBcKSciPWTLTEtK83ICdx6jzzr-0GK-tT8nWUf_MOeTRg/s1600/P1010026.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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Rachel sat with us during Christmas eve service (instead of going to childcare) and behaved fabulously. She held the candle and holder and seemed to enjoy herself. She had a blast unwrapping all of her gifts on Christmas morning and loved every minute of it. And once Christmas was over, she forced us to take down all lights and decorations. in her head, Christmas was over, so there was no need to have a tree up or decorations. She sure is opinionated!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>All three of us are doing great. We are looking forward to the new baby in March and Rachel is real excited.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are some pictures from Christmas.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-58271540136827090172010-10-31T15:57:00.000-07:002010-10-31T15:59:59.118-07:00Halloween 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAbWL_hGOqWdCthjHiBoDCPigVUGKg_NFzOCQsQT645XCts46kBO7fl0iBQaxgYcTDKA0CMYyTcUC0E6IRqM9a3JBOMn5aPM615XsSZMPl9hx7UAm-v-JLBVRfDk-cPt95rmjgSH4SXI/s1600/P1010005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534348646325071042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAbWL_hGOqWdCthjHiBoDCPigVUGKg_NFzOCQsQT645XCts46kBO7fl0iBQaxgYcTDKA0CMYyTcUC0E6IRqM9a3JBOMn5aPM615XsSZMPl9hx7UAm-v-JLBVRfDk-cPt95rmjgSH4SXI/s320/P1010005.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYPuGVioLeLpvKLZCbynlcXUBC1ke0nrdQzSXu7RjD7MjpdfMZIh_H3-2solOzd6BWIlvU7_4mnQYNHb1vYtWmrnI2Wm7ZuFce8R4ezuscjijSiFqESXPmfMbqMvG_GmsOnMYBP_cF5s/s1600/P1010004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534348642909936082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYPuGVioLeLpvKLZCbynlcXUBC1ke0nrdQzSXu7RjD7MjpdfMZIh_H3-2solOzd6BWIlvU7_4mnQYNHb1vYtWmrnI2Wm7ZuFce8R4ezuscjijSiFqESXPmfMbqMvG_GmsOnMYBP_cF5s/s320/P1010004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPVf6S4RSWHKBUzZm_nIAZzcr4NtzDkoNOOMgM6W_h3PnZPkwrr2afbzSg2vqrA86Rxx12Q_LC3MSRPpMO-QT-ZZOQGd_MGA177FTgmlwWrA_fDI7jhd5EOBFj7LEuzJbQXcHJRFbkHY/s1600/P1010003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534348633057411362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPVf6S4RSWHKBUzZm_nIAZzcr4NtzDkoNOOMgM6W_h3PnZPkwrr2afbzSg2vqrA86Rxx12Q_LC3MSRPpMO-QT-ZZOQGd_MGA177FTgmlwWrA_fDI7jhd5EOBFj7LEuzJbQXcHJRFbkHY/s320/P1010003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-49279991179825176792010-10-13T17:57:00.001-07:002010-10-13T18:00:01.034-07:00Wednesday October 13th 2010We are having a girl! Lisa and I went to the doctor yesterday and had the latest sonogram. The doctor was confident that there were no boy parts and that Rachel is going to have a baby sister. Due date is still early March. Rachel is excited and keeps telling us that she is going to be a nice big sister. She is awful cute.Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-14341950912066128232010-10-13T17:54:00.000-07:002010-10-13T17:56:44.246-07:00Wednesday October 13th 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVIND6vcay4Bq1uVgrmbyiMqSeAazpdnqy2TQGbPANzQB7_XJfIe2rTooVtcV9js7gjRhzSS03jOO4GUH84Fct2E_cpAbto7bRp19mDXn_lLneXpFKAkv7meZSuERtBlDfM3tJojXTq0/s1600/P1010006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699303138453490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVIND6vcay4Bq1uVgrmbyiMqSeAazpdnqy2TQGbPANzQB7_XJfIe2rTooVtcV9js7gjRhzSS03jOO4GUH84Fct2E_cpAbto7bRp19mDXn_lLneXpFKAkv7meZSuERtBlDfM3tJojXTq0/s320/P1010006.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv667VroNJEuIzRBqyf_rwTW404Xt4vHWHXU0DaHjDDpul57WVQJTt48BN3UgskJvHfJCPKvTU7wrJzC24fMsdgujOasXKkPZuo2Y9ZeehutpxwGiNyaB9bLyUNPZ_y81Hwx0vWb5tv8/s1600/P1010005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699298840002322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiv667VroNJEuIzRBqyf_rwTW404Xt4vHWHXU0DaHjDDpul57WVQJTt48BN3UgskJvHfJCPKvTU7wrJzC24fMsdgujOasXKkPZuo2Y9ZeehutpxwGiNyaB9bLyUNPZ_y81Hwx0vWb5tv8/s320/P1010005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk1OWzK8tH5D9QNvzUhzi3C1kPEZO69em4JYiF52xsz2szpN9F08PRELoILLpT-V2DDWJb-SJGVQjwsEfyNEChcHL_1uP3GYr0RhY4mcwsg3yTxSWHEO4VwtIba_3jH-1o62fY9hJ8I0/s1600/P1010007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699180644788898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk1OWzK8tH5D9QNvzUhzi3C1kPEZO69em4JYiF52xsz2szpN9F08PRELoILLpT-V2DDWJb-SJGVQjwsEfyNEChcHL_1uP3GYr0RhY4mcwsg3yTxSWHEO4VwtIba_3jH-1o62fY9hJ8I0/s320/P1010007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK9iIc7Rx5nE6_oliNZ87w3EnK9tvXGB_KGvJxwuWvuha13jixuiRvzxWWljxVOnbiGbT68bJAPELyquKbZHGdDN6qapVw6QKls03yavrTR3Zpfmgkb5ynP4QjBVz4mIx3YvaBjBfsBc/s1600/P1010003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699178004691682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK9iIc7Rx5nE6_oliNZ87w3EnK9tvXGB_KGvJxwuWvuha13jixuiRvzxWWljxVOnbiGbT68bJAPELyquKbZHGdDN6qapVw6QKls03yavrTR3Zpfmgkb5ynP4QjBVz4mIx3YvaBjBfsBc/s320/P1010003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_dXBFkfsKQClP0V7_8P-QT64Q8QN_HwbOOvoZOgmMEJpArCduwtIWNB72P_3kgOUI1YGmToa3Tqdh7QPhQGnKuc6_yZQRyAi07taqknaVQgZ1piN0AYuFiIvrqkLZqDYz8b77jpZGRM/s1600/P1010001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699173437625074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_dXBFkfsKQClP0V7_8P-QT64Q8QN_HwbOOvoZOgmMEJpArCduwtIWNB72P_3kgOUI1YGmToa3Tqdh7QPhQGnKuc6_yZQRyAi07taqknaVQgZ1piN0AYuFiIvrqkLZqDYz8b77jpZGRM/s320/P1010001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-42795907607318534742010-09-21T14:48:00.001-07:002010-09-21T15:11:45.682-07:00Tuesday September 21st 2010Hello. Life is wonderful and we are all doing great in Virginia. Lisa has started her new job at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">LGS</span> Innovations. She seems happier, so that is nice.<br /> Lisa is also pregnant and due in March, so there is also that. We won't find out the gender of the new baby for a few more weeks, but we will let you know as soon as we do. The estimated due date is March 3rd, so that hypothetically puts the new baby right between me (2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span>) and Rachel (9<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>). It should make for a very interesting March.<br /> Rachel is doing awesome and getting bigger, smarter and cuter everyday. There is not a day that goes by that she does not make me laugh, smile and be amazed at her. She is truly a blessing and we love her dearly.<br /> My work is going good. August was my best month (ever) sales wise, so that is nice. It was perfect timing to coincide with the time off (and lack of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">paycheck</span>) Lisa had between jobs. I know how fortunate we are to have jobs and how lucky we are to be keeping our heads out of water. I know how <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> of other Americans and specifically <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">midwestern</span> people are struggling. <br /> Below are some pictures taken with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">iphone</span>. Lisa and I have just upgraded to the new 4G and they are fabulous! The video and camera are upgraded and it is really neat talking face to face with the video.<br /> There are also new pictures we took a dew weeks back when we went as a family to the local animal farm. I took better pictures of Rachel on the tractors. We really could not get any good pictures with Rachel and the animals because they are fenced in and she would not really pose by them.Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-58998979907967593732010-09-21T14:41:00.001-07:002010-09-21T14:47:54.622-07:00Tuesday September 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt7cTNL-cJZsVEb8c5lpaRgWeLkZLJ0Apk_Ps3dOngHsGLhjvzyxeHjU7MwhwMZx02nAfiyqgVnuVOzz_EBVkUJ44AJectvitNe9eEAQ4Te4d0Veu959H-EciOk5eOVPBmw4dNRLB4Mg/s1600/09-21-10+iphone+vidoes+%26+pics+195.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519486708353826658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt7cTNL-cJZsVEb8c5lpaRgWeLkZLJ0Apk_Ps3dOngHsGLhjvzyxeHjU7MwhwMZx02nAfiyqgVnuVOzz_EBVkUJ44AJectvitNe9eEAQ4Te4d0Veu959H-EciOk5eOVPBmw4dNRLB4Mg/s320/09-21-10+iphone+vidoes+%26+pics+195.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvw9F8OUtL_bu8ks-Co4DrtJwB1l6Vk-N-zQ4Gc81-NaKaCvkDurylwS5CC6CYAH1HjFoISOoLuBXgRBXkJjbxkJz1Zp9TpHwnyI1P5RI4HMhyphenhyphenxXaUqPlaIfEYSiNS2ZDUy1tDQXu29I/s1600/09-21-10+iphone+vidoes+%26+pics+191.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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We have not been taking nearly as many pictures and videos that we should be and Rachel is just growing up so fast. She is almost 2-1/2 years old (she will tell you if you ask her) and is just getting soooo tall. The top of her head is almost to the kitchen counter tops and she is able to reach things off of all tables and counters. Rachel eats and eats but does not put on any weight. She literally is a little ball of energy that just goes and goes. She still only weighs about 31 pounds and is skinny as a pole.<br /><br /><br />I know i am biased (extremely), but Rachel is one of the smartest kids in the world. Seriously. She remembers everything and can tell you all about colors, numbers, animals, letters, cartoon characters and she is fluent in 4 languages. Ok, i made that last part up. But Lisa and I spoke other languages, i have no doubt she would be talking and learning in 4 languages. You can mention a name or a fact and or something trivial and she will literally remember it a month later. It is amazing how that sponge of a brain is working for her. She is also almost completely potty trained. She still has accidents but she is about 85% of the way there!<br /><br />The three of us are enjoying life and happy. Work is going great for me (too good. i have to spend a few extra hours each week at night trying to get caught up on quotes and orders for work) and Lisa (by the time you read this) will have quit her job at Ericsson/Ascom. She has been there almost 10 years and it is time to move on. She has been unhappy for a long time. Lisa has a job offer and is going to accept it in the morning.<br /><br />Lisa and I have talked about some of the pictures I am posting and while some may show a lot of skin, i don't think there is anything wrong posting them. Plus i am hoping that someday it will make her extremely embarrassed. Really hoping. Some of the pictures were taken of Rachel playing in her fort of couch pillows and blankets. Some of them are of a time when she decided to strip her clothes off and run around in her birthday suite. And others are from when she went to a local petting zoo and farm.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-7888690005840374972010-03-11T15:07:00.000-08:002010-03-11T15:11:20.933-08:00Thursday March 11th 2010*quick update - Rachel had her 2-year old doctors checkup. She is 34.5-inches tall which puts her in the 75<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> percentile for girls height at that age. She also weighs 24-pounds and that is in the 10-15 percentile for weight. So to summarize - Rachel is an tall skinny kid.Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-66779747774421812992010-03-09T16:22:00.001-08:002010-03-09T16:40:48.571-08:00Tuesday March 09 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_E8c4I-680-8m2Hgc3ZCepmh_BoJk8_TiMPwQSKScbTDM3eBl85HzyzxQeUO3dCM-uMn3F_l17C9gctXgKUqHUenHwdjwqeJSE4-9N_5M82JHnm1KNkN9-IeMkGgCNeeiI51qCYMN1o/s1600-h/P1010024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446797600263544178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_E8c4I-680-8m2Hgc3ZCepmh_BoJk8_TiMPwQSKScbTDM3eBl85HzyzxQeUO3dCM-uMn3F_l17C9gctXgKUqHUenHwdjwqeJSE4-9N_5M82JHnm1KNkN9-IeMkGgCNeeiI51qCYMN1o/s320/P1010024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVVKz6eqykgJXC6iyef87WPhQMiCMn4HBv91v-CIAx29sWrY86B_6mSxx5NqeEWvVqZVkWBfZulWoRmZ5YD32lmu2lKHbE3EY3cQBuwl2e51b38XHVO_06X6om0d7r3oDkYqvMgMJdeg/s1600-h/P1010026.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHfgSUmsNLmbPtQi78J41qnUAiyTxmaAvksxKJGaNqaE1ItWx5fJpM1d5FS7JnOmta-2YG7ReWWpWTr7G7DLqcYscmjC3TpOfmABg_yMwNjZr6ZTBUtk74GKwT1VGHpgWYPpe4AB7UdA/s1600-h/P1010026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446798596015683858" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO1FXkrcxgUyUVLomTxiVM4YN9J009INgGcCAI_iWSxB45guU1c4FE0G04C1jna3i5uiBNDeIRMfRRD5BoEWcuPAEUY_mzSF9WPgUfSUsYU6ZFe5j7nIbS-1IAbKNJsRcNL-0OjrDp0Q/s320/P1010077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYAU4bJNgrFsemRyGmAbWnXUQL_CS5xlLwLGn6AXigFLIap0m4EvtnWEYUHzjfLzE3OcDvyealt8VJw_pVY1fnNed0qPtQK_VPjlcMhe3Fgwd10M0QPOn6qVv3cDXNGjeyTjgUVB8zbI/s1600-h/P1010081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446796901081482146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYAU4bJNgrFsemRyGmAbWnXUQL_CS5xlLwLGn6AXigFLIap0m4EvtnWEYUHzjfLzE3OcDvyealt8VJw_pVY1fnNed0qPtQK_VPjlcMhe3Fgwd10M0QPOn6qVv3cDXNGjeyTjgUVB8zbI/s320/P1010081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Happy Birthday Rachel! Rachel turned two today and time has just flown by. It is just amazing how much of an adult person she is compared to the baby she was. She communicates with words and actions instead of just grunts and cries. She has her own personality and it is just breathtaking to watch her. I love you Rachel.<br /><br />Rachel does not fully comprehend what is so special about her birthday but she thoroughly enjoyed the 'bella balloon and the cake and presents. Even though we did not buy her anything of note, she has a tricycle or small bike in her immediate future. We took her to Toys R Us to try and pick out a small wheeled contraption but none seemed perfect. She did not seem to be strong enough in the legs to pedal a tricycle but the 4 wheeled walking bike seemed to be something that would soon be outgrown. We are still looking for the right thing...<br /><br />Rachel got a small tray of Brownies as her cake. Lisa bought some red 'neon' icing to put on the brownies but it was barely noticeable on it and all it did was turn Rachel's mouth and hands bright red.<br /><br />Rachel has her 2 year doctor appointment tomorrow, so we will have height and weight posted later.<br /><br />We are all doing fine. Work for both of us is a bit stressful and while we are thankful to have jobs, there is a reason it is called work and not fun.<br /><br />Here are some pictures taken from tonight. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-48712594502487633472010-02-07T09:35:00.000-08:002010-02-07T09:51:42.203-08:00Sunday February 7th 2010<div><div> We are still alive and have survived the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">snowpocalypse</span>. We received about 20 inches of snow (give or take) and have dug our driveway and car out. We lost power on Saturday for about 6 hours (3:00pm to 9:00pm) but were coping quite well. We had the gas fireplace going for heat and lots or candles and flashlights. Lisa and I were even prepared to actually talk and converse for a whole evening. But luckily that was avoided when the power came back on and we were able to catch up on some TV shows backlogged in our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DVR</span>. We do not have any <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">satellite</span> signal and it seems that we will be without <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Directv</span> for probably a few days. Our dish is on the roof and covered in snow and there is now way to get up there at this time to clear it off. With the weather not expecting to get above freezing at any point until <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Thursday</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Friday</span>, we are going to be TV less for a few more days. Luckily we do have lots of old shows we have not seen yet saved in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">DVR</span>, so we have that going for us.</div><div> </div><div> Rachel went out and played some in the snow today and had a blast. Here are some pictures.</div><div> </div><div> Oh yeah, they are calling for 5-10 more inches of snow on Tuesday, so lucky us.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT3ivQQt07v3zuEb4Mklfmrck-GCpXjAKTASnEqmYuhzQ5lGR9INIGdWxJRNRxOXjUKFTP8Qo1Zq3VSAav60b9rmE0Xjpjo8cVIZM9O5s8bqR4NJ_ncup6rIy0V0VKVsGdopE-NXjurw/s1600-h/P1010025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435558514948179410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNT3ivQQt07v3zuEb4Mklfmrck-GCpXjAKTASnEqmYuhzQ5lGR9INIGdWxJRNRxOXjUKFTP8Qo1Zq3VSAav60b9rmE0Xjpjo8cVIZM9O5s8bqR4NJ_ncup6rIy0V0VKVsGdopE-NXjurw/s320/P1010025.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K3QIdZZoiyYENVbiliRq8BXIimc1TFx6cRvMOx62DHFOvIX22ah02wCjESXbb8Ns17j6oYOa68hNBTdc9NJUWgm9zNX4NbI77eBfwACIpOv3QMbuyPVa-P9KarRC3FKTDserYLspg2k/s1600-h/P1010022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435558496811347474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K3QIdZZoiyYENVbiliRq8BXIimc1TFx6cRvMOx62DHFOvIX22ah02wCjESXbb8Ns17j6oYOa68hNBTdc9NJUWgm9zNX4NbI77eBfwACIpOv3QMbuyPVa-P9KarRC3FKTDserYLspg2k/s320/P1010022.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9moC4bmRJs491uPUPUdp0VQ3XrWyyf8Gl1nf6XcoEe7-5C-8ZezJVpr8ZAR1hcWY_xZ9P-R6YqRnSzOK76csI8jZfqPtkuH6nCbamWIwpQXAUbBNu_6rLHdTE0NxNDOGUPxSE9Q4IDI/s1600-h/P1010024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435558508065590530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9moC4bmRJs491uPUPUdp0VQ3XrWyyf8Gl1nf6XcoEe7-5C-8ZezJVpr8ZAR1hcWY_xZ9P-R6YqRnSzOK76csI8jZfqPtkuH6nCbamWIwpQXAUbBNu_6rLHdTE0NxNDOGUPxSE9Q4IDI/s320/P1010024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbgVP4us4hyphenhyphenApBp1mKn9JqGUwUqXYOrFame2tRQGW4CGR3Ukub6DCXMi216v4604Mz3eEbzfcO5OGctE0NPh1UmGS65o8LC3_lZ25o_RwNzBi993HG7KlCyVj67Oz7zyn-mmOAKq4L8k/s1600-h/P1010023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435558499472154658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbgVP4us4hyphenhyphenApBp1mKn9JqGUwUqXYOrFame2tRQGW4CGR3Ukub6DCXMi216v4604Mz3eEbzfcO5OGctE0NPh1UmGS65o8LC3_lZ25o_RwNzBi993HG7KlCyVj67Oz7zyn-mmOAKq4L8k/s320/P1010023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZIWqunt4KPadBgZOG4HZlVbW319HERzoAW3_16XRUCKkQE3qeJ5rFFWG9bxBeecRGkT0IWPm0fFyuPUuNDgSqvECfbt3fZQiwN3ctazR1WUMO9fpb0DB5BlHFhWukONK-tEXuYxhwtY/s1600-h/P1010026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435558491795481730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZIWqunt4KPadBgZOG4HZlVbW319HERzoAW3_16XRUCKkQE3qeJ5rFFWG9bxBeecRGkT0IWPm0fFyuPUuNDgSqvECfbt3fZQiwN3ctazR1WUMO9fpb0DB5BlHFhWukONK-tEXuYxhwtY/s320/P1010026.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-90954832574229335402010-02-05T20:37:00.001-08:002010-02-05T20:55:04.903-08:00Friday February 5th 2010It is 11:30 pm on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Friday</span> night and we are upon the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">snowpocalypse</span>. There is already 7-inches on the ground and the "experts" are calling for 18 to 30 inches by Saturday night. Washington DC is freaking out and people have been on edge all week. Grocery stores are all bare and look like they have been looted. It is actually quite amusing to watch people get so uptight about snow.<br /><br />The only concern i have is that it is a wet and heavy snow falling and that could be real bad. I already have branches in my tree hanging real real low with all the snow on them and the snowstorm is just beginning. I will not be surprised if power will be lost at some point for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">alot</span> of this region. The trees are not used to snow and ice hanging on them and there will be down power lines. I just hope we are fortunate here. I foresee having no power for the super bowl on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sunday</span>. It is just my luck. And even if we do have power, my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">directv</span> is not so good in heavy snow and rain. We have already lost all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">HD</span> cable channels and i am not sure what my dish is going to do if there is a few feet of snow covering it on my roof. So even if we have power, i might not be able to watch the super bowl. /crosses_fingers<br /><br />Rachel and I survived this past week with Lisa in Sweden. The two of us laughed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">alot</span> and played. Rachel <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">surprisingly</span> had very little crying and fits. (crap, our power just flickered and everything went off for a second. i just had to reboot this computer...there is no way i will have power by morning i fear) Rachel is doing great and is healthy and growing. She will be two in a month and it amazes me at how quickly time flies by.<br /><br />I have to go and start preparing for the power to go out...extra blankets and such. There is a snow emergency declared and people are supposed to be off the streets. I am gonna have to think of a back up plan.Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-43099286514692458272010-01-04T17:28:00.000-08:002010-01-04T17:41:59.276-08:00Happy New Year (01-04-2010)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNCPGNR-6uTHqU6atrfysV9hu_zWRrpBgsGbVhjZJJNud_iy-ZqeugUEGuVn02bd4pX60lie-5SuL-zw4o7r78AVBWMt6jsGAvQwMsUfW8T4vOXU77EKa1jkuTD11ksgOMnam_dodo2o/s1600-h/P1010023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423064919643644194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNCPGNR-6uTHqU6atrfysV9hu_zWRrpBgsGbVhjZJJNud_iy-ZqeugUEGuVn02bd4pX60lie-5SuL-zw4o7r78AVBWMt6jsGAvQwMsUfW8T4vOXU77EKa1jkuTD11ksgOMnam_dodo2o/s320/P1010023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVt1G8kSQjdOwyYDagm7_xbpU2zuhwTO_uzJFSihWUd6G75qDje9Q547N3ZQWKmy5PEjRLJs517pdE52kXp6cvcboFCRegKtkTh0AYebI5lVHFUOuawgBWOa-Nf07YNOCuYrSgqvHR5o/s1600-h/P1010022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423064911949817266" style="FLOAT: left; 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Time just seems to fly by with work and family. We are doing great and Rachel is growing both physically and emotionally every day. She is so smart and amazes me daily. Rachel is awesome! She runs the house and (tries) tells us what to do and how to do it. She has a personality and is so humorous. She will laugh with you and try to make you laugh. Rachel is silly.<br />Here are some pictures from our visit to Cincinnati at Thanksgiving with Rachel and her cousin Jenna. Lisa and Jackie thought it would be cute to dress both girls up in the football dresses of their daddy's favorites team. So Jenna is a Bengal cheerleader and Rachel is a Browns cheerleader. There are pictures from Christmas morning and Rachel opening presents. There is also a few pictures of Rachel in her Santa dress. We kind of forgot to take a picture with her in it until the end of the day. There is a picture of her and me playing peek-a-boo with the covers. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-47267901219967590552009-11-08T21:12:00.000-08:002009-11-08T21:24:57.601-08:00Sunday November 8th 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_IOo5p2bAuPy2V2yAaDQI96cx0EkOjrxikCT4UadXyZ5es22M8OrNXgUMqjpbQHtbV_dej0fBxeDz3C2id25L4dEgZ6qYVEqzgrOi38Ty9_jLfzjF5fNBNr0hvtY-rFEHkb2l5nRFHs/s1600-h/P1010350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401970292821174930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_IOo5p2bAuPy2V2yAaDQI96cx0EkOjrxikCT4UadXyZ5es22M8OrNXgUMqjpbQHtbV_dej0fBxeDz3C2id25L4dEgZ6qYVEqzgrOi38Ty9_jLfzjF5fNBNr0hvtY-rFEHkb2l5nRFHs/s320/P1010350.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijM57PzevQFALh1owW4wPa_f8rYOexFo2qfefVA3Ju2DhHzuvGYrVzk4Mv0mwK7mjJ88Wnp0oNiXXg_VqsnrG5glIL7Oxop0P1DZp63xpPA66aoS6bqINb86RYDWr-HYu9oba-BODkgc/s1600-h/P1010351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401970289929203938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijM57PzevQFALh1owW4wPa_f8rYOexFo2qfefVA3Ju2DhHzuvGYrVzk4Mv0mwK7mjJ88Wnp0oNiXXg_VqsnrG5glIL7Oxop0P1DZp63xpPA66aoS6bqINb86RYDWr-HYu9oba-BODkgc/s320/P1010351.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrg8WtlC8OPWPJkOs0CQGfPOwAv_QJwhb_Lv_ZwQ34aFFNricK5l-515oyCtYnAoY4ZIcYilylI1uxbZx_1Ut_q_DgTwwIvu_7r7_J8Ke4XVfSt281i4fr4wEc7m5wT5LhRNTiwAvaTI/s1600-h/P1010349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401970286893748626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrg8WtlC8OPWPJkOs0CQGfPOwAv_QJwhb_Lv_ZwQ34aFFNricK5l-515oyCtYnAoY4ZIcYilylI1uxbZx_1Ut_q_DgTwwIvu_7r7_J8Ke4XVfSt281i4fr4wEc7m5wT5LhRNTiwAvaTI/s320/P1010349.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Lisa made it back from Sweden safe and sound. Rachel and i survived and had a great time. There were no horror stories or even any significant problems to mention. Rachel had her moments when she cried for her Mommy, but they were far less than i expected. Lisa came home to a really messy house, but other than that, i would give myself an ' A' for the week.</div><br /><br /><div>Nothing else of note is going on here. Rachel got her first application of the swine flu vaccine on Thursday and that went fine. Obviously, she did not like the needle in her leg, but other than that, it went well.</div><br /><div>Rachel is still not talking clearly but she knows many words and slurs them when trying to speak. If you spend any time around her, you know will easily figure out what she is saying.</div><br /><div>Just off the top of my head, she says - ball, teeth, keys, yes, no, crackers, cookies, banana, feet, book, and dora. She understands each of those words and knows their general meaning.</div><br /><div>She can also identify numerous body parts and will point to them if you ask her where they are. Among those are eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hair, neck, shoulders, hands, feet, knees, elbows. </div><div> </div><div>Just out of the blue this week, she started wagging her index finger saying NO NO NO. And she would giggle when she finished. </div><br /><div>Rachel is awesome! Here are a few pics i took today after church.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-82607800611284936012009-11-01T19:47:00.000-08:002009-11-01T20:21:47.072-08:00Sunday November 1st 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX-1hUJMEmOwrUszAbrgtQtwoQSoeJ43JavszcnZ92otaSDKI5VssgBPMZCbtlEoqYbAwua-TUdMtDsorKyaIAo8OqrV3Wkmsnz8YSIaVWe7YPxV4wNYMGItjMKs7wR9viVVq2H1fEm8/s1600-h/P1010348.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399356517376116706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcX-1hUJMEmOwrUszAbrgtQtwoQSoeJ43JavszcnZ92otaSDKI5VssgBPMZCbtlEoqYbAwua-TUdMtDsorKyaIAo8OqrV3Wkmsnz8YSIaVWe7YPxV4wNYMGItjMKs7wR9viVVq2H1fEm8/s320/P1010348.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH7dyR0D9Oi0Qafb3UhNh5S0Wumrwos3zFteVH-Xb2p1li3F9m2EHhy7iigolxKVJe7QnvJkEyn-KKbqefELtb_8Oo3k5vRkBdbld-iFsPngBOxfWy789ptbite0tPTi4Pv3JB9pyGMI/s1600-h/P1010346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399356516042393858" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrd-tgyvl6vWKhl5VII8bIWKOf46PLXXerNa8FSgKAy-w6HxctZi1IXPZCX93FTdqKIYlVhkOF08tG_huYJzO_3flJeeQDqLKzi3r8klSnUHLePfuimbT-LpqjsHQTfLfIBd-pvr9-Vso/s320/P1010310.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlRbnFuqorD1g_1Dhf-2bJlkAWwI-2mmd_12vpdkCei0acF7P_FggL8xXftK1QxzTzhzRWAR8AwZ-DOZTY1-M71X_4W9ukrxtSX_viEB7XRRcScoeHuiDMzJe8lTqgXbhojFKnjwcocs/s1600-h/P1010307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399355908666793826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlRbnFuqorD1g_1Dhf-2bJlkAWwI-2mmd_12vpdkCei0acF7P_FggL8xXftK1QxzTzhzRWAR8AwZ-DOZTY1-M71X_4W9ukrxtSX_viEB7XRRcScoeHuiDMzJe8lTqgXbhojFKnjwcocs/s320/P1010307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Hello from Virginia. Lisa is currently in an airplane somewhere over the Atlantic ocean heading to Sweden and Rachel is sleeping in her crib. Today was the first night in what i expect to be, a very sad week. We dropped Lisa off at the airport around 3:00 this afternoon and it will be Daddy & Rachel until Thursday evening. Tonight went pretty well but she did keep repeating 'mommy' over and over. But there were really no tears about the lack of mommy (yet!). The rest of the week will be interesting for the two of us.</div><div>Rachel dressed up as a lady bug for Halloween and I have included some photos from the past few days. There are photos of her dancing (a jig) , some are her licking her bubble making wand (yuck), some photos after she had some chocolate and it is on her face. There are a wide variety of photos. These pictures are from Friday and Saturday. Enjoy.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-69158812503414491402009-10-08T15:17:00.000-07:002009-10-08T15:40:25.436-07:00Thursday October 8th 2009When I got home from work tonight, Rachel and Lisa were at the playground at the end of the street, playing on the slide. Here is a video (taken from my iphone) of the 'big' girl. If you turn the volume up, you can hear her say 'Mommy and Daddy'.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx1RuOn1egtj1b-HRGT5Oj2meoATQ-sF9wHhQbaaFQID30Us8tEwn0_9ZMMKV4vKzjnuQBMQW1gacY9TnSbZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-72244465557048588812009-10-02T06:30:00.001-07:002009-10-02T06:58:59.851-07:00Friday October 2nd 2009We are still alive and doing well. It has been months since i have posted anything and i apologize for that. Our batteries died in our digital camera and I had to order replacement batteries off of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ebay</span> because no one seems to make the batteries any more. Best Buy and Circuit City no longer carried them.<br /><br />Rachel is awesome and is getting taller and skinnier. She eats and eats and is not picky about any kind of food. She will eat anything you put on her plate.<br /><br />Rachel is still not talking much. She points and grunts at things she wants. But she does say about 20 words, just not clearly. examples are bah=ball, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cacka</span>-crackers, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">buhb</span>=bubbles (she likes to play with bubbles in the yard). But she does say Daddy crystal clear and that is nice. She also likes to say 'Uh Oh' whenever she see something that does not seem right to her. examples of her saying Uh Oh would be when the TV is paused or shut off or when something falls on the floor.<br /><br />Rachel knows exactly what she wants and how she wants it. It is great watching her develop a personality and grow up. She is very bossy and will come and grab your hand and lead you around the house to do her bidding.<br /><br />I will post some pictures soon but as of right now, we do not have any because the camera has been without batteries.<br /><br />Lisa and I still have jobs and do not see that changing anytime soon, so we have that going for us also.<br /><br />I will take pictures over the weekend and post early next week.Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-79303408989746452682009-07-10T18:47:00.000-07:002009-07-10T18:59:02.592-07:00Friday July 10th 2009Hello. After work tonight, Rachel found (i think Mommy gave her) some pan lids. She was walking around banging them, so i grabbed my iPhone and grabbed a good video spot (on the couch), and here it is. My camera work got shaky towards the end and i apologize for my finger getting on the screen. Hope you enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzTog9hOagWf2midJpG5uTxQ2hAcJ0hyhq0SEpB3F_k1itSsuPR0qbOLKIYLGdSURI22gDjUThrLJOOQjGqDw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-37998147434433731912009-07-08T17:19:00.000-07:002009-07-08T17:34:00.698-07:00Wednesday July 8th 2009Hello. Rachel is feeling much better and Lisa is on her way. Lisa still does not feel the greatest but she is better than she was this weekend. I am surprised that I did not catch the bug because i am usually susceptible.<br /><br />I have sold me old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">iphone</span> 3G on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ebay</span> this week. I actually sold it for more than i paid for the 3GS and after paying the fees (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ebay</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">paypal</span>, shipping), i actually made about $15. So I would have to say it was a great upgrade for me. If you are curious as to why the older phone is more worth more, it is because you can take the phone and use it with any carrier and not have to have a 2-year service commitment. With my new phone, i paid $299 for it but had to commit to a 2 year service plan and had to use AT&T. The person who bought my phone now can take the phone and use Sprint or Virgin or whomever they want and not be locked in for two years. For some reason (thanks AT&T) my phone was eligible to be ugraded but Lisa's upgrade would have been $499 and we decided that even though we could recoup alot of that selling her old phone, it was not worth upgrading yet.<br /><br />My work is going fine. Sales are down but it could always be worse. We could be trying to sell construction material in Detroit. I truly do feel for you peeps back in the heartland. Lisa has some potential changes happening at her work and we are keeping our fingers crossed about that.<br /><br />Tonight before bed, Rachel was in a very playful mood and here is another video of her dancing. I tried to get her at floor level and i think it turned out cute. I promise i will start using the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">iphone</span> video for better things than Yo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Gabba</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Gabba</span> dancing, just not yet.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwQk20AF89w6xzrKTivTZFI6QHdnBenRfwcxSq9PEQLO2GCAb-AV9msx642L4OLMnOUe4nD9mnOiS_5R7U4Iw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-9771342800762473422009-07-05T17:48:00.000-07:002009-07-05T18:08:19.068-07:00Sunday July 5th 2009Today is our 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> wedding anniversary. Time flies by when you are having fun. My two girls have been sick all weekend and it has been a very quiet holiday.<br /><br />Friday evening started with a trip to the emergency room. Rachel woke up Friday around 2:00am crying and was hot to the touch. She had a fever around 101 and Lisa gave her some stuff (either <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">children's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Motrin</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tylenol</span> - just not sure which). All day <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Friday</span> she was warm but pretty much acting like herself. But before bed she was not acting herself and Lisa took her temperature again (with a head scanner). It said 103 and we debated taking her to the doctor. I suggested she try the forehead thermometer again and it then read 105. So we decided to do the emergency room right then! Of course, once we get there and check in, Rachel runs to the toys and is dancing and playing and flirting with a 3-year old boy who was there playing. They take her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">temperature</span> rectally and it comes back roughly 101.5. The test her for flu and strep and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">doctor</span> finds blisters in her throat. She is diagnosed with foot, hand, mouth disease and we are sent home. We are told to alternate between <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Tylenol</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Motrin</span> for the next few days and keep an eye on the fever.<br /><br />Lisa woke up Friday with a sore throat and has been sick and achy all weekend. So my two girls have just not been doing so well. I have tried to do my best but there is only so much when Rachel keeps waking up in the night crying and not wanting anything to do with Daddy.<br /><br />The doctor weighed Rachel and she was 20-pounds 4-ounces. So she has broken the 20-pound barrier.<br /><br />Here is another iPhone video i took of Rachel tonight watching her Yo Gabba Gabba show before bed. She is still not completely herself, so there is not as much wiggling and dancing as normal but there is enough...<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwuxXd-gSyu3-hRlz__gLdvngbczB9c7FR-wQ0xBpLQ5xEm5vX4dLX7i4R8_ezH80iNJa4mGmiQuc6e9no' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-5281034880142677782009-07-01T17:57:00.000-07:002009-07-01T18:02:07.501-07:00Wednesday July 1st 2009<p>Hello everybody. We are doing fine here in Virginia. We are looking forward to the long weekend coming up. Work has been rough for both of us but at least we both have jobs...So we are thankful for that. I upgraded my old iphone yesterday to the new 3GS mostly because a coworker showed me how great it shot videos. Here is the first of many Rachel videos taken from my new iphone. It is of Rachel dancing and clapping during the map song on Dora the Explorer. Enjoy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz0bIVX293jT1AkB4QP6Fd0izew0Lnh6_z-s-3Pzre77yM1ZZdUGnfB0WiWyL0xWlJCtmC_krRHMFF7jZ7VPw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-14881006110882322582009-06-24T16:48:00.000-07:002009-06-24T17:17:20.214-07:00Wednesday June 24th 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsHOtnjDCGfRtozqp80hF7SZTj6Uyc_k1iiATpaUz3wMKqmsw6-8IfqMEXoIpa-EJITIgHV8uGyVmi9JrOfzTZGLgzuLFRE6jZoLjCfqMU7-SLhp4h_IKTcXV2G1WVod1XhgN961vl20/s1600-h/P1010276.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351049687622881586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsHOtnjDCGfRtozqp80hF7SZTj6Uyc_k1iiATpaUz3wMKqmsw6-8IfqMEXoIpa-EJITIgHV8uGyVmi9JrOfzTZGLgzuLFRE6jZoLjCfqMU7-SLhp4h_IKTcXV2G1WVod1XhgN961vl20/s320/P1010276.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ktjs38_D7XGEE4_7Ua2t1k_KsWaPVfkcy85IxGoqb8P6TAjo2IiR4ofU2no1Z_iHmpSDaiuX1VnPLw_xNuVRhGiAkKQrIw0FWfBQjrUWmhbvaRXeFnkGJp7csW3aqRujNnqV5WNTOd0/s1600-h/P1010283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351049572661454930" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7qdWE_uaVg7zJXWV5Oh16uWpbE5sTr1nWg7Fet6SD3_8z2osyN5yxaUG87vuGSFl9XoCQzzg5qwxSpBC4bEqS1JL2lLiPGZ3DHLEmKfaXL3bhmwcSsiKCm-SnpMfHWtYAlpvj9HN56k/s320/P1010268.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>It has been forever since I last posted and I have to apologize for that. We have been busy with work and have not really taken many pictures the last four weeks. I will do better about that.<br />We are all doing great here in Virginia and there is nothing significant to report. Rachel had her 15-month checkup and she is still perfect. She is in the 75<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> percentile for height and 10% for weight and head circumference. Basically she is a tall skinny kid with a cue ball for a head. But she is a cute cue ball child. Rachel still does not weigh 20-pounds. She is 19-pounds and 12-ounces. </div><div><br />Rachel has fallen in love with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tv</span> show called Yo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gabba</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Gabba</span>. It is a crazy,<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">psychedelic</span> kids show with strange creatures that sing and dance. It was created by some former musicians and the name comes from a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ramones</span> song. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Alot</span> of underground bands guest star and play kids songs. It encourages to get kids dancing and each episode teaches kids new dances in segments. It is a show that is not too bad for a parent. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Alot</span> of college kids get high and watch it for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">trippy</span> colors and music. Rachel goes wild during the show and dances and thrashes the whole time. It is quote adorable. She also has 4-inch figurines of the 5 main characters and plays with them constantly. We have about 20 episodes on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DVR</span> and Rachel HAS to watch one before bed or there will be hell to pay. When she is not dancing, she likes to crawl into a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">laundry</span> basket and get comfy. She giggles and screams and encourages me to pick the basket up and make her fly. There are pictures of her in the basket.</div><div><br />And speaking of dancing, Rachel is a dancer! No matter the time and place or music, if Rachel hears it, she will bust a move. She just loves wiggling around, moving her arms and legs and dancing. I will get some video and figure out how to post it here. We were all at a store the other day waiting in line and 'You can't touch this' by MC Hammer was on the speaker. She was going crazy dancing for all the people. She would quit when she realized people were watching but would soon forget and start dancing again.</div><div><br />Here are some pictures taken in the last month. Again, most were from same day or two. She has only had her hair up in little pigtails a few times. It just so happens that it makes us remember to grab the camera. I will get more pictures to post soon. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5096317466092066164.post-25245684851305196642009-05-21T16:56:00.000-07:002009-05-21T17:17:10.628-07:00Thursday May 21st 2009<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Mc1nAGGipZciCBzuIx2uXvUTT8IzaLRte_tSAt1o50rYDtLPDgv1hzj2xhSmrP-adjMPSWDRNtPk4tL1BG_5BAomkSXY7Si81uI-m7W0qhT5LFCwMF-J7szx0nNFK6d2nHIWHXNKuA/s1600-h/P1010241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338434613129825234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Mc1nAGGipZciCBzuIx2uXvUTT8IzaLRte_tSAt1o50rYDtLPDgv1hzj2xhSmrP-adjMPSWDRNtPk4tL1BG_5BAomkSXY7Si81uI-m7W0qhT5LFCwMF-J7szx0nNFK6d2nHIWHXNKuA/s320/P1010241.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O3ALPLID56TYpT56TiGBy32hZghfuinU_YdlAdOfejvUUy3TNecVadn2xoDf0Eig8fzL9G5HS-11liDjwdDh0V2O-heU9e_K0sIGC6EULa1DeTo_grkUkSeji70ocycIu4L90BqZIsg/s1600-h/P1010239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338434619950385602" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHiBtMnB9YjZg8c49kxhe4MfeTE6mmQB1wPUm4GN6r_dNX2Z-WNle_vH_4rrOXTCGMAxSk0dnXkHQMPBuxKpfTTgnGs6W0dhJCZ-yY4_bTrhK4h-tWfRxyUdwMpDMwggbGsiZ18lGjdU/s320/P1010256.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxVXczdjKVJ8rk1UmoYuhxLjEkVINBJMMJmxloxW_T2Z2N0foowrrX_G6gpIRMuNHMltqwroQL2pVy2IwKvrSmR5EBZNHPrdmKgaR9KRdBCGxGHo2XPZoDjt6PfyNpyFOuTF-csgdGdA/s1600-h/P1010255.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338434035814256178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxVXczdjKVJ8rk1UmoYuhxLjEkVINBJMMJmxloxW_T2Z2N0foowrrX_G6gpIRMuNHMltqwroQL2pVy2IwKvrSmR5EBZNHPrdmKgaR9KRdBCGxGHo2XPZoDjt6PfyNpyFOuTF-csgdGdA/s320/P1010255.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>One more work day until a 3-day weekend. I have been looking forward to that for at least a month. Not only is it nice to have a day off from work, but it is another day that we can spend the whole day with Rachel. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>During a standard weekday, i see Rachel for 90 seconds in the morning. She usually comes running into my bedroom screaming Daddy and looking for me. At this point I have usually already hit the snooze button a few times. She looks at me, smiles and giggles a little bit and if i am lucky, i get a hug or a kiss. Then Lisa and her are off to go to the babysitters. Then i get home around 5:15 and Lisa and Rachel come in at about the same time. We then have about 2-1/2 hours before she goes to bed. She is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">usually</span> asleep by 8:00pm. So to total, on an average workday, i get at most 3 total hours of time with my daughter. But on weekends and days off, i get to spend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">alot</span> more time with her, and i like that. So i am looking forward to the long weekend, not only to recharge the batteries, but to spend an extra whole day with Rachel.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Us three are doing fine. My work is still going strong. Lisa is doing good and she is trying to get adjusted to the new company <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ericsson</span> has sold her division to. Rachel is doing great and learning more and more everyday. She is starting to get real whiny and throws fits when she does not get her way. She has massive mood swings. Crying one minute and giggling the next. And she does not like to be told 'No'. This is not a fun stage.</div><div><br />I do not want to talk about that debacle last night with the Cavs. I hope the players slept as poorly as i did. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pictures of the adorable Rachel playing outside. There are also some pictures of her playing right after she pulled her pants off (still in a diaper).</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Big_Papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04669248597293167331noreply@blogger.com3