tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49462796805953439402024-03-26T23:37:49.464-07:00Life in the Fast LaneDocumenting the everyday lives of my sweet three miracle kids!Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-5699452886990615732013-03-08T16:21:00.003-08:002013-03-08T16:21:47.416-08:00Favourite StuffiesStuffies are all the rage in our household. Each have their own personality and a name that suits them. They often travel with my kids. Buckled into seat belts. Shoved into backpacks for sleepovers. Hugged and smothered all night. Cousins bring their stuffies over and they play for hours. Hands down, they are the most played with toys in our house. So I figured they deserved a page in my kid's scrapbooks. I told the kids that they could each pick their "top 12" favourites... it was so hard for them to narrow it down!
Here are Elijah's...
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Eden's...
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and Evie's...
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<br />Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-53126951785482027342012-05-31T01:16:00.000-07:002012-05-31T01:16:28.893-07:00Once Upon a StoryIt's no secret that I am a classic book lover. I had an idea in my mind for some time now: To grab my camera, take some of my vintage books, an old desk and three adorable kids into the open air for some photos. I happened to already have three adorable kids in my possession (along with a stack of vintage books). All that was missing was an old-looking desk. That was taken care of a couple of weekends ago when my sister Mel and I found this dilapidated desk at the side of the road, adorned with a "for free" sign. It must also be mentioned that my sis-in-law, Angie, provided the basket, No Frills provided the organic apples and my dad provided the field:)
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"And the fox put them all in socks in <a href="http://www.kellscraft.com/JohnnyCrowsGarden/JohnnyCrowsGardenCh01.html">Johnny Crow's garden</a>"...
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And then there's Tom Sawyer... that boy is always getting himself into trouble!
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Aunt Sheryl found a vintage copy of Longfellow's Evangeline for our little Evangeline a few years ago. It was Longfellow's most famous work in his lifetime. We haven't actually read the whole poem yet as I had a notion it would be a bit complicated for Evie. However, we're currently reading Ginger Pye in which nine year old Rachel refers to how she "cries through the sad poem Evangeline". Perhaps Evie might be ready for it:)
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“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
- Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
</i>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-13909555693074840472012-04-14T18:42:00.007-07:002012-04-14T19:23:33.967-07:00Science FairTo be honest, when I was first approached about doing a project with the kids for the Science fair, I wanted to respond with a big, "NO, thanks- sounds like lots of work and a big mess!".... yet I knew the kids would love the chance to exhibit what they have learned about Astronomy over the last two years. They LOVED putting together their project. Evie did her own research and the older two did all their own typing (and in the process, learned how to type the proper way!). What a great learning experience. Evie remembers so many facts because she took her education into her own hands. Best way to learn is to discover it for yourself. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhqoVZQV4rdlHwbSTLgWneXGP0yX8EZ5s3w5gGTl5Pe6Izi4crgdMUw6rnP_NOy8Itg3rsWW0D9wycpUqqrqycHwsj0REzyCDIJwQ-TUgPgCOVQZ3bkMNUwFXTMusWXKYsz83NwCx2iA/s800/IMG_0850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731438890193793138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyRrtulFpWIbGy7qhmOkzDiTGkMuCcVxplvpdKEcIBISmSrrtRWygmDlsCmBJ6pGvQsReyC5IQL_0VcjpS7EsaZM8au7NskZ8bhKneu4q6FG746StRIit4bbQzM0eLn9uspsq6dxR8W4/s1600/IMG_0842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyRrtulFpWIbGy7qhmOkzDiTGkMuCcVxplvpdKEcIBISmSrrtRWygmDlsCmBJ6pGvQsReyC5IQL_0VcjpS7EsaZM8au7NskZ8bhKneu4q6FG746StRIit4bbQzM0eLn9uspsq6dxR8W4/s800/IMG_0842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731438880449724770" /></a><br /><br />My cousin's wife is already getting started with homeschooling her little guy, Brennan:) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qXedH5oWboKSdRxnp-VQPhPocCtbfjZL8BhLJLmcI5LJZpdb-Gx-lejJ_ueGQ7H65LOsbJj0EM8ROUP3JaHmjS9ZauI4JNBjrcBmps1gGdMmmfm_KD_E-Neyy3euu_BLyo3P4-GeH6Q/s1600/IMG_0817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qXedH5oWboKSdRxnp-VQPhPocCtbfjZL8BhLJLmcI5LJZpdb-Gx-lejJ_ueGQ7H65LOsbJj0EM8ROUP3JaHmjS9ZauI4JNBjrcBmps1gGdMmmfm_KD_E-Neyy3euu_BLyo3P4-GeH6Q/s800/IMG_0817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731440373610911618" /></a><br />My sister Beth and her little guy, Lincoln...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJocRaI3OkJW1q2hWsSAd8PDtaVfRIHyjolV6QgnWoMuAKbutJu3LomCZJdQegJwo_ftqR_83RKfLydZQMPd4bB_cIlP23SUCXzHEoDMpM32_J3kI_rOnrjIUurtu2SDCGXyDLmGbM3c/s1600/IMG_0820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJocRaI3OkJW1q2hWsSAd8PDtaVfRIHyjolV6QgnWoMuAKbutJu3LomCZJdQegJwo_ftqR_83RKfLydZQMPd4bB_cIlP23SUCXzHEoDMpM32_J3kI_rOnrjIUurtu2SDCGXyDLmGbM3c/s800/IMG_0820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731440364532138210" /></a><br />And her other little guy, Maddox...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhU9S73_TlxBtHb_BKUU9_3eFMxuBJLWi7Xu7BkbEk1xKQ-j6o56siLN2CaiX84EYxvsh7v7bT0lDLG3oRIzxp2YPyG5nCqu9Ft4sBBHMZEj9muYeFa-aFF8ohH55_KUZCHe9DVEzwZM/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhU9S73_TlxBtHb_BKUU9_3eFMxuBJLWi7Xu7BkbEk1xKQ-j6o56siLN2CaiX84EYxvsh7v7bT0lDLG3oRIzxp2YPyG5nCqu9Ft4sBBHMZEj9muYeFa-aFF8ohH55_KUZCHe9DVEzwZM/s800/IMG_0854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731440358290936226" /></a><br />My niece, Reese, did her project on the beetles that they raise at their house:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB23rYPZFtxWPqsZjnoKog_PcexYdZ-M6JSXwZMtT_bmfsx2oIJKQuskcvgyiSz0a_unbvGBrYBMrhR0hfMi-ZMZBbD1WIeUHjJC6JgsyNtxdeahLcd-ymEhr73-KizwdSSxMFLp0OpY/s1600/IMG_0868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDB23rYPZFtxWPqsZjnoKog_PcexYdZ-M6JSXwZMtT_bmfsx2oIJKQuskcvgyiSz0a_unbvGBrYBMrhR0hfMi-ZMZBbD1WIeUHjJC6JgsyNtxdeahLcd-ymEhr73-KizwdSSxMFLp0OpY/s800/IMG_0868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731439534524633858" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqNCnq5QrTZ12JLNrhl95DmPEmDBQrtdmIlPrrJ-I1dlhK2ko-rIzlryBjWRSZbu1noMpfI8x7C7zVgo5NylWCa6av-AzLU-UdkAAiLI5urEIZQdzYgwizOPkIAc5JeYS0gfoUCVjf0Y/s1600/IMG_0866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqNCnq5QrTZ12JLNrhl95DmPEmDBQrtdmIlPrrJ-I1dlhK2ko-rIzlryBjWRSZbu1noMpfI8x7C7zVgo5NylWCa6av-AzLU-UdkAAiLI5urEIZQdzYgwizOPkIAc5JeYS0gfoUCVjf0Y/s800/IMG_0866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731439523848589682" /></a><br />My mom is such a big supporter of the homeschooling community. Love her!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOKKpeKO-_HNprCZ-rikcL-ixKLf6txPwEmXi6kjz3RqIYH54J5dV_vqA7oe0QC4ne_BrVQX3hjijRsY0QuTca_OC_MFqFuMp_cJJ27Kva87B8hY-uvONnHYm8IsXCx3cpZk1XgZc3fw/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOKKpeKO-_HNprCZ-rikcL-ixKLf6txPwEmXi6kjz3RqIYH54J5dV_vqA7oe0QC4ne_BrVQX3hjijRsY0QuTca_OC_MFqFuMp_cJJ27Kva87B8hY-uvONnHYm8IsXCx3cpZk1XgZc3fw/s800/IMG_0829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731437712432089682" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPDTXYiss9vK88p9KbLZ0JVrxRZTfT_xEAqBIl9laARpbGhloc5nUhfobdxUIbh_akF2Jy7MI2uVsfdvtKzs1V4U9vkkQvy4ZpayLzqYisaEeZylqRQLB4KQ1RnIu0WykjDpPkHGQfgk/s1600/IMG_0815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPDTXYiss9vK88p9KbLZ0JVrxRZTfT_xEAqBIl9laARpbGhloc5nUhfobdxUIbh_akF2Jy7MI2uVsfdvtKzs1V4U9vkkQvy4ZpayLzqYisaEeZylqRQLB4KQ1RnIu0WykjDpPkHGQfgk/s800/IMG_0815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731437326103239074" /></a><br /><br />Reese did a great job presenting her project- I was so proud of her because she has a big fear of speaking in front of crowds! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5ioNDuaOMzNwIcfBs74AOxJAx8DBEIQjtP6tU2QCjorxYV115_R3Axeufda6px2qNwFe4nft3cbimHca_bDyz73LQwFg6vH1zYIaeJ5fITWzMr5-G9XTh6z2x_KS2-3lEMEdFePIXVQ/s1600/IMG_0813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5ioNDuaOMzNwIcfBs74AOxJAx8DBEIQjtP6tU2QCjorxYV115_R3Axeufda6px2qNwFe4nft3cbimHca_bDyz73LQwFg6vH1zYIaeJ5fITWzMr5-G9XTh6z2x_KS2-3lEMEdFePIXVQ/s800/IMG_0813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731437321856012770" /></a><br /><br />As much as we've enjoyed studying Astronomy, we are very excited to move on to our next Science topic... but I'll save that for a different blogging day.Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-5216497318935241922012-03-28T20:31:00.002-07:002012-03-28T20:41:54.005-07:00Living in the Fast Lane!Thanks to Tante Sonya for these awesome t-shirts that match the theme of our blog so nicely!! (and by chance, they match the kid's 3 orange bikes too:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVVrnmytBce-yzqIfqr8PPTUQmlXby4nPYnboA9XytmQiHjQC3sIVA7wfpymowtpv44jtOmkKXzHvDvSS0aE0YuP3TjHDTWoFYzxWiQoPeXsldBxevB31TLMyEfqUBdr5iAO4oo2MI8U/s1600/IMG_9796.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVVrnmytBce-yzqIfqr8PPTUQmlXby4nPYnboA9XytmQiHjQC3sIVA7wfpymowtpv44jtOmkKXzHvDvSS0aE0YuP3TjHDTWoFYzxWiQoPeXsldBxevB31TLMyEfqUBdr5iAO4oo2MI8U/s800/IMG_9796.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725157666461132770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxt0h5OlFDnPrdR51qMdH8gy1jshf3amEAjZJNXGunyCO86iNosv7wHCE6OVElqgUmRCz_RpRZ6XZDLoC3v2r-LbCk97mX4kZM1Lb2GOl6SRRF2lJUS1shmXMKurSBoqfB_RgXl6Mlqg/s1600/IMG_9843.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxt0h5OlFDnPrdR51qMdH8gy1jshf3amEAjZJNXGunyCO86iNosv7wHCE6OVElqgUmRCz_RpRZ6XZDLoC3v2r-LbCk97mX4kZM1Lb2GOl6SRRF2lJUS1shmXMKurSBoqfB_RgXl6Mlqg/s800/IMG_9843.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725157689795375650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf2kyYKLO47941ZyuUl3KEF7sl0LYXcBj7TzSmTgflzpM4ZKkIuQjtjdWfb0tXH0BKA6HCnR8M-g7x5StvK-E0QrKN6EFJ1WiwUXAwiQnwSbECj5if9-TM_yUF9yqiYLVEZwIoXeh3gk/s1600/IMG_9815.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf2kyYKLO47941ZyuUl3KEF7sl0LYXcBj7TzSmTgflzpM4ZKkIuQjtjdWfb0tXH0BKA6HCnR8M-g7x5StvK-E0QrKN6EFJ1WiwUXAwiQnwSbECj5if9-TM_yUF9yqiYLVEZwIoXeh3gk/s800/IMG_9815.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725157676736139122" /></a><br /><br />I'm so happy for the warm spring weather! It's been a nice change from hearing them beg to play video games to hearing them beg to go for a bike ride every day! :)Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-9977317433316595312012-03-20T20:07:00.009-07:002012-03-20T21:06:02.809-07:00Anne of Green Gables Tea Party on the first day of SPRING!!It's the first day of Spring and we are having a historic warm spell here in Ontario! It has been exciting to see our garden in blossom in MARCH! Here are our first spring flowers, crocuses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQGfKBLkUpKrmseNhfopmv2cApL2p3IPD1XNgDglNLsPgPRuRixhi2tadKF2W4q_v10ySauVXUd2hVp4NnOal5v-OmTBheeHeXTmXeF0-whWSWUM9J6X2yBsuA9tVUZrIG5Bo5YPwTqA/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQGfKBLkUpKrmseNhfopmv2cApL2p3IPD1XNgDglNLsPgPRuRixhi2tadKF2W4q_v10ySauVXUd2hVp4NnOal5v-OmTBheeHeXTmXeF0-whWSWUM9J6X2yBsuA9tVUZrIG5Bo5YPwTqA/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722182740650617666" /></a><br /><br />We thought that a fun way to welcome in Spring would be to have an Anne of Green Gables tea party. I just read the book to Evie and her cousin Cassidy over the last month and a half. The girls loved it and were the perfect ages to read the book too. The giggled their way through the whole thing. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITUqZKiobtLBRNUZ4Kq53ySSufQQ6pUUTx1kSCTT_p-xHBmSR9nahCye9exeJBMtRF6kXFiZjf9iySdCgqJg0hyphenhyphenkBT3YVgf5nFFYqm-CTdQLft6uij5VMgsMVDX5uykN6HKgbXrYwU6U/s1600/fatherseye-2007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITUqZKiobtLBRNUZ4Kq53ySSufQQ6pUUTx1kSCTT_p-xHBmSR9nahCye9exeJBMtRF6kXFiZjf9iySdCgqJg0hyphenhyphenkBT3YVgf5nFFYqm-CTdQLft6uij5VMgsMVDX5uykN6HKgbXrYwU6U/s800/fatherseye-2007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184606407400850" /></a><br /><br />We started preparations a few weeks ago. Cassidy and Evie did some baking together and we froze it for the day of the party. We wanted to have a four course tea party as suggested in the Anne treasury book that we have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqE0DiDx49FJOa3E7DRKXc_E7WpvEaMwCxSJ3ZNxbdPElb7qess27NiyrLth36W6R-k79sCHgi7ZxKvKg5epKSXUNjDs9wrPxiYogTh_khrhziShAzg3K4C4kP2XuMtzCks5GoPSH8q4/s1600/fatherseye-2075.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqE0DiDx49FJOa3E7DRKXc_E7WpvEaMwCxSJ3ZNxbdPElb7qess27NiyrLth36W6R-k79sCHgi7ZxKvKg5epKSXUNjDs9wrPxiYogTh_khrhziShAzg3K4C4kP2XuMtzCks5GoPSH8q4/s800/fatherseye-2075.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722183238780928626" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq61Pfwl71eiCYj9ug3WfuwuHSpCpFzquS8zCfcZoOt79VihjSH-LSTA06K3C7N0-6l9B2Dv-_ZPlCMvQzfDw4EUn99cHt4MGYXwME0za839DsIpWoraiRTiqntlAS9oDmTI3-fQ5SuY/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq61Pfwl71eiCYj9ug3WfuwuHSpCpFzquS8zCfcZoOt79VihjSH-LSTA06K3C7N0-6l9B2Dv-_ZPlCMvQzfDw4EUn99cHt4MGYXwME0za839DsIpWoraiRTiqntlAS9oDmTI3-fQ5SuY/s800/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722182734677724114" /></a><br /><br />The Anne of Green Gables cook book also had a recipe for Raspberry Cordial so we made that too! If you remember from the book, the cordial is what Anne was supposed to serve to her bosom friend, Diana. However, she accidentally served her red currant wine and the tea party was cut short because Diana became drunk! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFEScfq269ca-xGxEZet-J0JF0aURDAH1tFTmQHO72J5ZMVXdlYlQvqspv4OHutwUSzzLnuX2iPbgXfWZ5L-VLVycOZGR1j3-LKOvE81ogsEbx9yRV1BQAf8Kn-OmXS4vDuz9DDLkXpo/s1600/fatherseye-2008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFEScfq269ca-xGxEZet-J0JF0aURDAH1tFTmQHO72J5ZMVXdlYlQvqspv4OHutwUSzzLnuX2iPbgXfWZ5L-VLVycOZGR1j3-LKOvE81ogsEbx9yRV1BQAf8Kn-OmXS4vDuz9DDLkXpo/s800/fatherseye-2008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184595098164274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6HhqORjhmdx2zmmtLvTrlqUH39P8FI0Y7JNXscQ76bDbwkfgaHIAB-X9yS2Db9O2vO7TmHdOQsVPMYoiCuesrQIpCskfdgCMbMxImHC8_jGiJ4oHEJ3Jo35cqF2iTTcrDhMeIBx9xxI/s1600/fatherseye-2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6HhqORjhmdx2zmmtLvTrlqUH39P8FI0Y7JNXscQ76bDbwkfgaHIAB-X9yS2Db9O2vO7TmHdOQsVPMYoiCuesrQIpCskfdgCMbMxImHC8_jGiJ4oHEJ3Jo35cqF2iTTcrDhMeIBx9xxI/s800/fatherseye-2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184589805899794" /></a><br /><br />I found this vintage Anne pop up book at a thrift store yesterday:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWNVYG-umJksIkxZBv6MXfv59zbP13bEp5W91JqvUEpMhun5S2Ba2kgzDfE4Wx9DsGKMrWhs4OYMyW_xMr61FEo5K66c03SCp9ebPTJNBtg9TXpIj1cmXA-seMr4CejZPPuhnhn20Wcg/s1600/fatherseye-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWNVYG-umJksIkxZBv6MXfv59zbP13bEp5W91JqvUEpMhun5S2Ba2kgzDfE4Wx9DsGKMrWhs4OYMyW_xMr61FEo5K66c03SCp9ebPTJNBtg9TXpIj1cmXA-seMr4CejZPPuhnhn20Wcg/s800/fatherseye-2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184581780437138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_vNI32Vhj_tdmtjnSeKN6tyERXj_qId0qSr9gRUlcarpT0ySgxNuBQih7SRLDHOGQ79yqk5_Sc7mY0IFT9yf-Z_-dSLvRQJ6Ur8RtA-zXzwfPf8a4ssZMpqXm5xN4EVUJa6vElhksik/s1600/fatherseye-2015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_vNI32Vhj_tdmtjnSeKN6tyERXj_qId0qSr9gRUlcarpT0ySgxNuBQih7SRLDHOGQ79yqk5_Sc7mY0IFT9yf-Z_-dSLvRQJ6Ur8RtA-zXzwfPf8a4ssZMpqXm5xN4EVUJa6vElhksik/s800/fatherseye-2015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184323992195826" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oZcrYROzO-uuKJ6rqV-h7TB0biswAbRKjvA_HVSOJyNEA6mw0e25pfpUT4awOtP1QkITPBlKqNEIMA3HZmP-cP_9MhKiUqYGPwGMAURQ7fTRot9AD-7MqLV-VbGb-F4HGi-ztVpFSw8/s1600/fatherseye-2019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oZcrYROzO-uuKJ6rqV-h7TB0biswAbRKjvA_HVSOJyNEA6mw0e25pfpUT4awOtP1QkITPBlKqNEIMA3HZmP-cP_9MhKiUqYGPwGMAURQ7fTRot9AD-7MqLV-VbGb-F4HGi-ztVpFSw8/s800/fatherseye-2019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184315204350866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8FMAUxd2uPxXXSutmS9Mf5dhe2SQBq6n_c_ClE_Ic8SKNU1TRShDFVcb0X_HcBG9lLQSfTWIyAHMcoMH0P5bcBpacHLO2cDj0qE2JGvwfFlhBP-uVGdZiBxO0i7L9zYJCSumn1fFofU/s1600/fatherseye-2076.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8FMAUxd2uPxXXSutmS9Mf5dhe2SQBq6n_c_ClE_Ic8SKNU1TRShDFVcb0X_HcBG9lLQSfTWIyAHMcoMH0P5bcBpacHLO2cDj0qE2JGvwfFlhBP-uVGdZiBxO0i7L9zYJCSumn1fFofU/s800/fatherseye-2076.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722183230299784322" /></a><br /><br />Evie baked the biscuits all by herself this morning. She wasn't sure how she'd like biscuits as she's never tried them before but she quickly became a fan:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabdyTTBfm12q21fZfqsa2VOponXRKBsdd3YmcIHLaR6X_-CTTjwOLSP44yO1VdoyucFN6099eO1AexOwLul_mRvR1Dm0ox5klnixLbs2NsnnnjkWXFzDuP3Bizwtg0kLG2cx9NxnRh0w/s1600/fatherseye-2027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabdyTTBfm12q21fZfqsa2VOponXRKBsdd3YmcIHLaR6X_-CTTjwOLSP44yO1VdoyucFN6099eO1AexOwLul_mRvR1Dm0ox5klnixLbs2NsnnnjkWXFzDuP3Bizwtg0kLG2cx9NxnRh0w/s800/fatherseye-2027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184310786720770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTpeH26by3nP63iOXHjvywOssGt49dDZOVhmJta23d8CKr3PNBZBnbD-Fk1ZxHsv8I_c4r-08BP6JJYJsKVkOP_t0jTp8vfezoGAioPv8sOlNqBjE45znlpnCHc7REYZpZQpOWY1NH1Y/s1600/fatherseye-2028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTpeH26by3nP63iOXHjvywOssGt49dDZOVhmJta23d8CKr3PNBZBnbD-Fk1ZxHsv8I_c4r-08BP6JJYJsKVkOP_t0jTp8vfezoGAioPv8sOlNqBjE45znlpnCHc7REYZpZQpOWY1NH1Y/s800/fatherseye-2028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184304627156082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlz3_dSzDO7zE-FNJRgNAxOoTKW2kd0U1OrhAwjiWejXQle3AdAuafSfB64J1LW1l60RT9zHF8NEM6APURX60TO4Q3d0CGz0eF9zLjhKZAY4QP3277fz_3MuPjwrxrPDJSPlwWnfs-gc/s1600/fatherseye-2034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlz3_dSzDO7zE-FNJRgNAxOoTKW2kd0U1OrhAwjiWejXQle3AdAuafSfB64J1LW1l60RT9zHF8NEM6APURX60TO4Q3d0CGz0eF9zLjhKZAY4QP3277fz_3MuPjwrxrPDJSPlwWnfs-gc/s800/fatherseye-2034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722184299168139186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYvX8YlMaTWi2HUMMw2NP60vXF2o2evry0K8AH5yPvGy-ErP4HfJfjgG0vPFiY9VwY7jCLV8XYnxpvX7S1IbP0j186e05WMeD7xVkcp4cp6DKTTKzRoKf5cL3mATd28iDRW6A1lB3b44/s1600/fatherseye-2035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYvX8YlMaTWi2HUMMw2NP60vXF2o2evry0K8AH5yPvGy-ErP4HfJfjgG0vPFiY9VwY7jCLV8XYnxpvX7S1IbP0j186e05WMeD7xVkcp4cp6DKTTKzRoKf5cL3mATd28iDRW6A1lB3b44/s800/fatherseye-2035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722183923592116882" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm55ZFC9j5-ct4PF43yyN7rF_6olg1CGbB2G49OrUnda6PWN5765bdPYs8MWVimhW0C7eUwramPLBK-EgE6yV-WjpWfkjQOfCX7aNTWHDamrxeK2YTIL3OAZSr6i48mCAxT01oF2GfOhc/s1600/Untitled-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm55ZFC9j5-ct4PF43yyN7rF_6olg1CGbB2G49OrUnda6PWN5765bdPYs8MWVimhW0C7eUwramPLBK-EgE6yV-WjpWfkjQOfCX7aNTWHDamrxeK2YTIL3OAZSr6i48mCAxT01oF2GfOhc/s800/Untitled-8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722182397216309474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_zOjOZUYa9FZS2FAW1d7vAjpDkLrd3vualFFGuiwBkU1wS2p5F766eqK4CD5Z4KFbCmfI1BXtWl9V8z2H4adJPXDQrQXdc42oZQiL1PcRamTzOjKXqbcUnBPtNi_ooYPHXNAMVTTrIU/s1600/fatherseye-2077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_zOjOZUYa9FZS2FAW1d7vAjpDkLrd3vualFFGuiwBkU1wS2p5F766eqK4CD5Z4KFbCmfI1BXtWl9V8z2H4adJPXDQrQXdc42oZQiL1PcRamTzOjKXqbcUnBPtNi_ooYPHXNAMVTTrIU/s800/fatherseye-2077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722183220079010690" /></a><br /><br />My mom made the fruit cake this morning. Did you know that in the past, fruit cake was made in the fall and was placed in the pantry and served all winter because it kept well? That way there was always something to serve to unexpected company. The fruit cake my mom made was great, it tasted much better than the typical fruit cakes one might have at Christmas (yuck!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DOfzamMD3_gXvfUqHbRNUJQXEJwcccMznj38cjDQhWhn-_tXHCjS23YndeE5-5ledJHJG0ZnABN6AyKJp_4blEUP2lEJFkNCe0hZGKpW76Pm1NVH7eUoq-iWiANB1L4H85OCLjRROcA/s1600/fatherseye-2039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DOfzamMD3_gXvfUqHbRNUJQXEJwcccMznj38cjDQhWhn-_tXHCjS23YndeE5-5ledJHJG0ZnABN6AyKJp_4blEUP2lEJFkNCe0hZGKpW76Pm1NVH7eUoq-iWiANB1L4H85OCLjRROcA/s800/fatherseye-2039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722183913620282946" /></a><br /><br />We made the Maritime Gingersnaps from the Anne cook book. They didn't have sugar and were quite potent! No one liked them:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s4FRwp5yG3CGkCFqTXhlyjOLVNLNix94NwZqiy72zohrCCz6duYA5ffZSQCGzRCUYnqIPSpy1iotyQIzN4s7XgUP1I430N2IOeah__IMdVzbwaluPTAQo5szcybGZ_mIcNgIlAS0OeE/s1600/fatherseye-2040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s4FRwp5yG3CGkCFqTXhlyjOLVNLNix94NwZqiy72zohrCCz6duYA5ffZSQCGzRCUYnqIPSpy1iotyQIzN4s7XgUP1I430N2IOeah__IMdVzbwaluPTAQo5szcybGZ_mIcNgIlAS0OeE/s800/fatherseye-2040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722183909609923058" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHazPSbl7RnKpP9doHvZc1-zSMt0Pnw5rJN9UIHljbAj0PEUzqcLlWk2xRz4UpLfZYIvxxU9tKPJ-kEZsWKv4MuRi0CgRh0UbDcjHcn-sWV8cM4IJ_EWGrmJ09XBRIfVtOMJSKOtO_d8/s1600/fatherseye-2043.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHms_DlrP5kVQpF0nUdJ0EuAWR9yu5W1b024o6MPVTx_Q0xHDDAqnhfAWdvHB1tmOMIXMagKR_K-w5X_aB4YsuFIMlqtGZqOyT5zYSnqHbHMoT1L8TWuEhxmFacwFgxBnfkkUA6SH5P8/s800/Untitled-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722182411536938082" /></a><br /><br />Aren't they all "divinely beautiful" ??!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp_HmnXgVkRwKioRS-ZUKYYTx7AxCTXo7uvTNFC3QI3OPBjBSznWxz5BkhEWAUFvZtkY3Q7py-QF03c4V8m1QC_cgJTcakTT0miqQCf34HJabiezc1cU70BzsPXHx9Xk-XpcULmQ7B_4/s1600/Untitled-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp_HmnXgVkRwKioRS-ZUKYYTx7AxCTXo7uvTNFC3QI3OPBjBSznWxz5BkhEWAUFvZtkY3Q7py-QF03c4V8m1QC_cgJTcakTT0miqQCf34HJabiezc1cU70BzsPXHx9Xk-XpcULmQ7B_4/s800/Untitled-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722182405747446834" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-70253744492463490492012-03-07T16:34:00.006-08:002012-03-07T17:10:45.264-08:00Little Astronomers!We've been studying astronomy for past year and a half though the amazing Jeannie Fulbright book, <a href="http://www.jeanniefulbright.com/astronomy/">Exploring Creation with Astronomy</a>. <br />I can't say enough good things about this book. It explains astronomy in a simple way. It brings it to their level and is not a typical boring text book. The kids have learned so much! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUPexwmMmC1YFibOj3GFmPxJmxH6MGyK9b6EZbqDilxDtcO9pzHe_mc7sG0_mcLnPJUqjizK-F4dbw_QAabmagJYfEQa9-ZlfDDh8lBESJLUPDeeVIuqqOvNZqZNy3wHcNN7VyS3FLjo/s1600/Exploring-creation-with-astronomy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUPexwmMmC1YFibOj3GFmPxJmxH6MGyK9b6EZbqDilxDtcO9pzHe_mc7sG0_mcLnPJUqjizK-F4dbw_QAabmagJYfEQa9-ZlfDDh8lBESJLUPDeeVIuqqOvNZqZNy3wHcNN7VyS3FLjo/s800/Exploring-creation-with-astronomy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320646876325618" /></a><br /><br />Anyhow, we finally downloaded the Google Sky App for Android... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZOWnPPMDO85qGUtgAXvp6k4zUL8QTzFTOrdL9DwTChj1vN8RdvNXwS12mk3yz4vYsUgwMt4365dIrrXdNdNybg5mKXrnvdDk012xmonktuc9SAn3vIp7b3jGNAFRD8Kn5xlVxzF0ftc/s1600/IMG_7852a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZOWnPPMDO85qGUtgAXvp6k4zUL8QTzFTOrdL9DwTChj1vN8RdvNXwS12mk3yz4vYsUgwMt4365dIrrXdNdNybg5mKXrnvdDk012xmonktuc9SAn3vIp7b3jGNAFRD8Kn5xlVxzF0ftc/s800/IMG_7852a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320551500506546" /></a><br /><br />And for the first time this evening, we were able to find some of the planets that we've studied in the night sky. The sky wasn't very clear tonight so we are looking forward to exploring more with this new tool!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlbUIc4LTTLnqiA_qf3u-IKbF5JGD47pGYpGvZbujtozGWzPLxpATtY9SYZCpQ3l50G9Vn4hA-RQHq2zRI6o5rpZ1IVIhS833TYvtdakbRvAfASejZTCzCiCYyQaU5PryBkB1zk7ZGuc/s1600/IMG_7850a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlbUIc4LTTLnqiA_qf3u-IKbF5JGD47pGYpGvZbujtozGWzPLxpATtY9SYZCpQ3l50G9Vn4hA-RQHq2zRI6o5rpZ1IVIhS833TYvtdakbRvAfASejZTCzCiCYyQaU5PryBkB1zk7ZGuc/s800/IMG_7850a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320535158764274" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxN6SUjqi5BVZoxGKQ_q0tvcD2E8imwyBFRWHdJJQpc74oU0wFd81L2UTyI_PKK7E4GVt9un7dYIGCKG5bXsiDQikKG9n3SB2X2XV8umrfrUIz4uTycfRJbvfmLEqW8RSu0Za3laPiI0/s1600/IMG_7848a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxN6SUjqi5BVZoxGKQ_q0tvcD2E8imwyBFRWHdJJQpc74oU0wFd81L2UTyI_PKK7E4GVt9un7dYIGCKG5bXsiDQikKG9n3SB2X2XV8umrfrUIz4uTycfRJbvfmLEqW8RSu0Za3laPiI0/s800/IMG_7848a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320529088728642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxRhNZ-sdaBIt_cp5OQcJGxiNKxudsPdzalBPExOAkvsM0Yv1l22-mvrXDgoIyKGjwMllU7VnInxQD-nRPi1Wu6seDgtRDPtGxGYzD2rS8TZzpxNrUly2vi9P9TtPmruirJsF0eFvfw8/s1600/IMG_7846a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxRhNZ-sdaBIt_cp5OQcJGxiNKxudsPdzalBPExOAkvsM0Yv1l22-mvrXDgoIyKGjwMllU7VnInxQD-nRPi1Wu6seDgtRDPtGxGYzD2rS8TZzpxNrUly2vi9P9TtPmruirJsF0eFvfw8/s800/IMG_7846a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320524418803106" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1klu8__65HzHqtQsu7qqJOXqAuogiu-i7WaA-glUXRUJyaSAOTu3wbxgIMRvdR7wkmFabZNvsxJgCKL56DkvF48oRul4A6ytUSSWlMf0nVC_wQB1_JhhD6rYWlIiIfCvQmpIva72_7Y/s1600/IMG_7860a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1klu8__65HzHqtQsu7qqJOXqAuogiu-i7WaA-glUXRUJyaSAOTu3wbxgIMRvdR7wkmFabZNvsxJgCKL56DkvF48oRul4A6ytUSSWlMf0nVC_wQB1_JhhD6rYWlIiIfCvQmpIva72_7Y/s800/IMG_7860a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320541239310930" /></a><br /><br />Stay tuned for our upcoming Science Fair project. You might be able to guess what our topic will be this year ;)Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-62570197473400133502012-03-01T20:14:00.008-08:002012-03-05T10:30:48.020-08:00Big sister meets her new baby brother!Over Christmas, my cousin and his wife asked me if I'd be interested in photographing their upcoming birth. Interested I was! As the due date came and went, it ended up that a c-section was the necessary route to bring their little guy into the world. Even though it wasn't quite the birth (or birth photography) we all had hoped for, I was thrilled to be able to capture some images of their daughter meeting her sweet baby brother for the first time. <br /><br />Here, grandma gets the phone call that he has arrived... and that he's a BIG boy! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt6IgWZZmjxrKZV-UI2Kgydl0nDARn57oWyx59DvrhEt0Xnn9zqvpUq-2qX5lXtzgV_8I7MOP32qnq8lrCFVunw_e0V4CaoZ7LKUo4Hban5JpBgQaZ9T4rDUB7vLmtHl12OYOvpEbTvc/s1600/IMG_7077b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt6IgWZZmjxrKZV-UI2Kgydl0nDARn57oWyx59DvrhEt0Xnn9zqvpUq-2qX5lXtzgV_8I7MOP32qnq8lrCFVunw_e0V4CaoZ7LKUo4Hban5JpBgQaZ9T4rDUB7vLmtHl12OYOvpEbTvc/s800/IMG_7077b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715149597849050370" /></a><br /><br />Daddy gives big sister a sneak peak of little bro!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0evJVlDebgknYI-O_eW6_JlJFjjDCelgaDUcN9PumY9-LYsPZrETHWvnz9WdqqqvWGhishLBu7VNeNm8g2EDZauINcNaHS6yq6nWkDS2JxQ6iTNG7kNLRNHfPTg2GlUEjmiJCVzsaYeQ/s1600/fatherseye-2014a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0evJVlDebgknYI-O_eW6_JlJFjjDCelgaDUcN9PumY9-LYsPZrETHWvnz9WdqqqvWGhishLBu7VNeNm8g2EDZauINcNaHS6yq6nWkDS2JxQ6iTNG7kNLRNHfPTg2GlUEjmiJCVzsaYeQ/s800/fatherseye-2014a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715148713136427810" /></a><br /><br />And the amazingly strong and beautiful mommy must stay under care APART from her baby for hours... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqt44KET8nlj9748gJy3Y8tLALubMHUH2pB7e_o5_0OjltsSU9bnAqaJu9QAlQu1jotcSen-mu-BQQ4T_QX2ZGrg-bp6YAp0fXcAVYrn-4Zh6GU_AjRfEBP3nEH6j9aP52gxR8kxvRMo/s1600/fatherseye-2284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqt44KET8nlj9748gJy3Y8tLALubMHUH2pB7e_o5_0OjltsSU9bnAqaJu9QAlQu1jotcSen-mu-BQQ4T_QX2ZGrg-bp6YAp0fXcAVYrn-4Zh6GU_AjRfEBP3nEH6j9aP52gxR8kxvRMo/s800/fatherseye-2284.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715149150298185266" /></a><br /><br />And a big girl gets to meet a little boy who will change her life forever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuP5E9YTNx0TPHIZcLPs7p4Uo6ctWPor6psUmmy7M2V3izCrwVZlnIvqP_kp_vTkL6sXSCmXiHezp_qp0FmZQ_YKu9DGG_VLX-VVywk8iTUMKXKz4wMCXaBhs9Tyt_VIefJZgDjWDPZA/s1600/fatherseye-2049.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2A36Q4ASY6kRnZ-jFNzuX9l9n5R5iSo0JDSdp1Txep_tfkiT3fp2jpWjCUbhm3nOBCf-LW7TMi6nAzP-NeDWSOsxVZoZIUQbLtXEbw8g3P4cLxDD2aFwQ9miJjY3LBqfQoyBetHEkOWA/s800/fatherseye-2072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715148736474510018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u0XMbu3uZ2__tXvSFJXddbDiqsldcUwRU_WA8r8UIsuIeA5n6fVJFGX4rGNFk7lX02U1Aeqb7p9NtSYMHVLy7nmuxUkNI12gYkpz-sHUdVjTRzOkmPQd7DLYUXr3s-HJmsqnOGdIuLM/s1600/fatherseye-2070a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u0XMbu3uZ2__tXvSFJXddbDiqsldcUwRU_WA8r8UIsuIeA5n6fVJFGX4rGNFk7lX02U1Aeqb7p9NtSYMHVLy7nmuxUkNI12gYkpz-sHUdVjTRzOkmPQd7DLYUXr3s-HJmsqnOGdIuLM/s800/fatherseye-2070a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715148731803409554" /></a><br /><br />Congratulations to my wonderful cousins... it was such an honour for me to be a part of your amazing day! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv-IxcAatozNMcfUJ4c3FOMg5eE5WDJou7nOOaK049kvfRT34znDLoDhAvCY_DcWAiPArZP0-qEzpYlGTLNuzupZ7vVeiukQdHhFXMrvHkz2Z9XbZgd0aA1aWmHsWnyUBXdiH0efLd8w/s1600/fatherseye-2141.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv-IxcAatozNMcfUJ4c3FOMg5eE5WDJou7nOOaK049kvfRT34znDLoDhAvCY_DcWAiPArZP0-qEzpYlGTLNuzupZ7vVeiukQdHhFXMrvHkz2Z9XbZgd0aA1aWmHsWnyUBXdiH0efLd8w/s800/fatherseye-2141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715149037060039122" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-52289462523471952892011-03-10T09:45:00.000-08:002011-03-10T10:13:48.559-08:00Little Pilgrim's Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfkxZWMUVJq-X0PrBjG2ADiAMxaxTanx-B94Wnxh5tb6TI-aLaZhLGxmStVmIknu7ahIkZ4MSur1dYUNR-GOFtYlPfLZIrihCwj_Rw_UTrH_cyqXsxVxSdTZs6HtP3YEnO-JHDQWTleE/s1600/books.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfkxZWMUVJq-X0PrBjG2ADiAMxaxTanx-B94Wnxh5tb6TI-aLaZhLGxmStVmIknu7ahIkZ4MSur1dYUNR-GOFtYlPfLZIrihCwj_Rw_UTrH_cyqXsxVxSdTZs6HtP3YEnO-JHDQWTleE/s800/books.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582510007663195634" /></a><br /><br />I had another lucky thrift store find: Little Pilgrim's Progress by Helen Taylor. I got it for 50 cents... gotta love finds like that. I knew that I wanted the kids to hear Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan but wasn't sure when I'd start. Evie is probably ready but Elijah isn't. I usually love unabridged versions for most books we read but Pilgrim's Progress is so heavy and I didn't want to turn the kids off from such a great book. Little Pilgrim's Progress is the perfect answer... it's written beautifully, keeping the story intact. I love the short chapters- perfect for the kids to narrate back to me what they've heard. I read half the chapter and get Elijah to tell me what all happened. Then I finish the chapter and Evie narrates from where Elijah left off. They're really enjoying the book so far.Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-2226432046292009822011-01-18T21:12:00.000-08:002011-01-18T21:21:41.807-08:00Eden's Third BirthdayOur little princess is three! I must say, I love three year olds. Two year olds are adorable... but challenging! As much as I want to keep them little forever, I'm welcoming this new phase. She's potty trained. So much easier to reason with. And not colouring on the walls anymore. Well, maybe a little but at least she doesn't scribble all over them... she just draws little people. Cute.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL0WaZIdx4FnVA8rFhu1_BfY7hpNBRVLw8Th3lovN_XU2ngHJ9T9JBxXzL8-A0n49IQvy368rXRl1Uy9-PpxaiPliQeRFcqJfRh4fqW8mC1xgBWXI9dtc91_25m38PrhMbMes_XaGJcw/s1600/166299_482955040754_524380754_6365922_8251663_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL0WaZIdx4FnVA8rFhu1_BfY7hpNBRVLw8Th3lovN_XU2ngHJ9T9JBxXzL8-A0n49IQvy368rXRl1Uy9-PpxaiPliQeRFcqJfRh4fqW8mC1xgBWXI9dtc91_25m38PrhMbMes_XaGJcw/s800/166299_482955040754_524380754_6365922_8251663_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563760813943263906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dn-23R7GNCe3iTkKJuvqnU11jw5YUYYuVE6mBiWCjFYo-8V16JeD8Srk1sQpalj5ww92BOI4BkwX2vhgUD7rAEdgU2ni3mot5IDD_bdQcsANUWGKeHLB0OPePi4R-Nk9qe4CjnG2wi8/s1600/179069_482955790754_524380754_6365944_8079194_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dn-23R7GNCe3iTkKJuvqnU11jw5YUYYuVE6mBiWCjFYo-8V16JeD8Srk1sQpalj5ww92BOI4BkwX2vhgUD7rAEdgU2ni3mot5IDD_bdQcsANUWGKeHLB0OPePi4R-Nk9qe4CjnG2wi8/s800/179069_482955790754_524380754_6365944_8079194_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563760825935264610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafkIZ5a0HattxWOHwGkQ40bfYv7AHv1aon-pSVZk481C1rOCHIM1Qx-o97_fBdcdk8xbPWQRTFo_IOMoHr8W-a3nVFmiPIM3Ho2rYAh2BtlBT5elMqgvGeSFiEQKXT2My_D0EoR5XVR8/s1600/166156_482955140754_524380754_6365925_154575_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhafkIZ5a0HattxWOHwGkQ40bfYv7AHv1aon-pSVZk481C1rOCHIM1Qx-o97_fBdcdk8xbPWQRTFo_IOMoHr8W-a3nVFmiPIM3Ho2rYAh2BtlBT5elMqgvGeSFiEQKXT2My_D0EoR5XVR8/s800/166156_482955140754_524380754_6365925_154575_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563760814090842978" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWCQMtw3dyV1rdqbXRwFb7tJGtgVR6rBRT3NZ_kth8IOhX0BhasiOqC_lrHXwUKGcW5fsOikHOQDV2pJHoUsKZSdSItM5xPVLTg0tTFq8kvB-1K0D-HGq0PqgxHRJGh-FKTpAg0YlDCo/s1600/163801_482955960754_524380754_6365949_5325679_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWCQMtw3dyV1rdqbXRwFb7tJGtgVR6rBRT3NZ_kth8IOhX0BhasiOqC_lrHXwUKGcW5fsOikHOQDV2pJHoUsKZSdSItM5xPVLTg0tTFq8kvB-1K0D-HGq0PqgxHRJGh-FKTpAg0YlDCo/s800/163801_482955960754_524380754_6365949_5325679_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563760806114251554" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaJis7Uswch4HPVUd0l2LJ65dxV2jaPY5EQB0E4ZHOw9tUTfewbPHNqogj4NtJwIC3DIzOWK1bdP7CTuZwMcIq-ezSTr_5YC0DXL6hSo0saBptQqyeY1ZfzI2TadfD_UqP-LBS5MKKHk/s1600/162837_482955615754_524380754_6365939_2183981_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaJis7Uswch4HPVUd0l2LJ65dxV2jaPY5EQB0E4ZHOw9tUTfewbPHNqogj4NtJwIC3DIzOWK1bdP7CTuZwMcIq-ezSTr_5YC0DXL6hSo0saBptQqyeY1ZfzI2TadfD_UqP-LBS5MKKHk/s800/162837_482955615754_524380754_6365939_2183981_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563760771655630290" /></a><br /><br />Happy birthday to the cutest THREE year old ever!!Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-33725292679330700012011-01-18T20:30:00.000-08:002011-01-18T21:05:40.019-08:00Sock MonkeysWe're spending the week at mom and dad's while they're on holidays. It's been fun catching up with family here.<br /><br />Cousin Sierra came over today to teach Evie how to make sock monkeys. Evie's been asking for someone to teach her to sew for a long time. What better way than sock monkeys??! Sierra is the sock monkey QUEEN. She designs her own and has made dozens of them. What a great teacher she was! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ_ZbuKscgupU3nBACpZu4HhvxWk-nnYtqymRZRvH8at1GZ61ImkDLMKkm11uwk0_0FyEFAq_vEWL7aSSfCxPkpY8zPbKUoK4Mm1H0ow_dvExh3lJyB3scXNyuXeN6yY9_aJLySJgTYs/s1600/IMG_1139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZ_ZbuKscgupU3nBACpZu4HhvxWk-nnYtqymRZRvH8at1GZ61ImkDLMKkm11uwk0_0FyEFAq_vEWL7aSSfCxPkpY8zPbKUoK4Mm1H0ow_dvExh3lJyB3scXNyuXeN6yY9_aJLySJgTYs/s800/IMG_1139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563750090450455890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XNffeZ5Ok4Swr5GUKiezqZyCUBr0WGZmlww8XE4qKJv5JtqKNl_n6V-W58FzXKY8AAcR6zoxe0gF7whXCMd1WruFNaPOOgpP9NwJcDFaK4l3V7M3Se33lH0bUSk6fZdLl_CZ-4gEg1U/s1600/IMG_1159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XNffeZ5Ok4Swr5GUKiezqZyCUBr0WGZmlww8XE4qKJv5JtqKNl_n6V-W58FzXKY8AAcR6zoxe0gF7whXCMd1WruFNaPOOgpP9NwJcDFaK4l3V7M3Se33lH0bUSk6fZdLl_CZ-4gEg1U/s800/IMG_1159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563753366278288450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRpvUBgsUZGZVAVvOL0tWnrZ0YPLinJ471jcy1sJjpkcCgOrTcbGvn_mr0tezJP51xVv4MgnM23AdwUSJFNbKhrfxnfZSbLqP2o_FVpB_u7Z1NzKagomCbXyQBwohvYbLdAwaLkfCoDU/s1600/IMG_1168.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRpvUBgsUZGZVAVvOL0tWnrZ0YPLinJ471jcy1sJjpkcCgOrTcbGvn_mr0tezJP51xVv4MgnM23AdwUSJFNbKhrfxnfZSbLqP2o_FVpB_u7Z1NzKagomCbXyQBwohvYbLdAwaLkfCoDU/s800/IMG_1168.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563751670075256882" /></a><br /><br />Eden jumped in to pose for the picture too! She was so excited to be given a sock monkey from Aunt Mel today! It's her birthday gift from them and she played with it much of the afternoon! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx7jF7bbiSf2bgjyxFLKkSllC2VfWrEfrmmq5YTCh2_BV0GfeaPZTLTdww-EwEzP2-uB9m2BcmO1RUfSCN55fts7yaHg2NY-5Z8c-tVliWW25sO7c0TFmSUZ2R5HQhGL39SAsWUrcZl0/s1600/IMG_1170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx7jF7bbiSf2bgjyxFLKkSllC2VfWrEfrmmq5YTCh2_BV0GfeaPZTLTdww-EwEzP2-uB9m2BcmO1RUfSCN55fts7yaHg2NY-5Z8c-tVliWW25sO7c0TFmSUZ2R5HQhGL39SAsWUrcZl0/s800/IMG_1170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563753357417875186" /></a><br /><br />Meanwhile, Elijah made snow forts with Sulli and Savannah...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8S4mt8uD-IqowYpH5uhPlsw0OrIrTUI2ZFT9uuPAN1csT_AJ9DUJyUxzamIuKDx639c0bPL30RWPhgXe7R5d7PnpngMVR5SoWkRNsuh1b9ne-mBjVug6jQqOBKmstlPSLZJRSX5xRLM/s1600/IMG_1183.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8S4mt8uD-IqowYpH5uhPlsw0OrIrTUI2ZFT9uuPAN1csT_AJ9DUJyUxzamIuKDx639c0bPL30RWPhgXe7R5d7PnpngMVR5SoWkRNsuh1b9ne-mBjVug6jQqOBKmstlPSLZJRSX5xRLM/s800/IMG_1183.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563753378313081170" /></a><br /><br />Savannah and Sullivan were happy to have a snow day today. More like a slush day. It was pretty mild and rainy all day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YTalz0IAZ7Mo6wgW6xP9p9O6Y6y1JYvGBGWtKnJTmugUFFprM7iA1MQSeyAytmy0mp3cFxYOX8H0BPIMxg5qATuYjGPfgkKedwAMDjerXfhnoZrRKwOlocc-YgT7iaFhbtWb2JRpfQ4/s1600/IMG_1173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YTalz0IAZ7Mo6wgW6xP9p9O6Y6y1JYvGBGWtKnJTmugUFFprM7iA1MQSeyAytmy0mp3cFxYOX8H0BPIMxg5qATuYjGPfgkKedwAMDjerXfhnoZrRKwOlocc-YgT7iaFhbtWb2JRpfQ4/s800/IMG_1173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563753373510953058" /></a><br /><br />And these boys spend countless hours on lego creations. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglT3r2rwHXdwHcMwkrNI6ZqQxYNS5D0ezQ1hoZm-1dWw387CkYABYL4UFd2EOIyGsTf-rRHMYqKxJYQ_K4EAUv9khV7dACqn0MgJ7mvD5-WyZ2IcXCDbSZKvHvrRDqLhsQre9-Cpu2DQ/s1600/IMG_1143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglT3r2rwHXdwHcMwkrNI6ZqQxYNS5D0ezQ1hoZm-1dWw387CkYABYL4UFd2EOIyGsTf-rRHMYqKxJYQ_K4EAUv9khV7dACqn0MgJ7mvD5-WyZ2IcXCDbSZKvHvrRDqLhsQre9-Cpu2DQ/s800/IMG_1143.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563753372713873810" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd67rP0v25YAZ_0XRvqB90hmdEAOQ8TGlkGw1yXq8PfSKH7ieQXqK0iGrgTcuLn28SP625_5fKHSH8ZG3i9AV1Oa-mRZqDUPAKnEJTi3H-7JCLCnTcc4-5WsHyNEKOZO7PfWem6M7SW-c/s1600/IMG_1146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd67rP0v25YAZ_0XRvqB90hmdEAOQ8TGlkGw1yXq8PfSKH7ieQXqK0iGrgTcuLn28SP625_5fKHSH8ZG3i9AV1Oa-mRZqDUPAKnEJTi3H-7JCLCnTcc4-5WsHyNEKOZO7PfWem6M7SW-c/s800/IMG_1146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563757756274268514" /></a><br /><br />Here's to cousins, snow days and sock monkeys!Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-52032522456416094402010-12-03T16:32:00.000-08:002010-12-03T19:38:12.820-08:00Evie's 8th birthdayOur sweet girl celebrated her 8th birthday this week! She was extra excited because that meant no more booster seat in the van! She was spoiled with three separate parties... one with her girl cousins (and a violin cake), one with her boy cousins (and a yummy carrot cake) and one at home on her actual birthday. She decided that she wanted a horse cake for her third party. She also decided that she wanted to make it herself! And so she did. We googled horse cakes and found this <a href="http://www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com/horse-cake.html#c11">one...</a><br />The reins are made out of bubble tape:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfRRpaTViQRJ4_iP6FjTQREW4Oj7lsP62MeF5UrVQmR_cBbWSfRRMkqlbcy1uZkXAqoj0lRo7Dcj_eoI1FLhTWnYib25UvxY4tvmB-XpHzo3qEenhs9a9lgYIvcroGaCYVlewFo7xfW4/s1600/148316_460075035754_524380754_6004855_7854258_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfRRpaTViQRJ4_iP6FjTQREW4Oj7lsP62MeF5UrVQmR_cBbWSfRRMkqlbcy1uZkXAqoj0lRo7Dcj_eoI1FLhTWnYib25UvxY4tvmB-XpHzo3qEenhs9a9lgYIvcroGaCYVlewFo7xfW4/s800/148316_460075035754_524380754_6004855_7854258_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546618578777562802" /></a><br /><br />Some of her birthday gifts included a baby doll (she plays with dolls more now than she did as a toddler!), Melissa and Doug wooden doll, Gigi movies, awesome new clothes (she's starting to love fashion like her daddy!), boots, shoes, nail polish, and some $$. <br /><br />We are SO BLESSED to have this little girl in our lives. Can't believe I've been a mommy for 8 years! She's blossoming into a beautiful young lady:)Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-3855796762729694232010-11-07T10:01:00.000-08:002010-11-07T10:05:03.257-08:00First Snow:)These three were thrilled about the first snowfall! The flakes were HUGE! Evie and Elijah scooped as much as they could and put it in jars in the freezer to show daddy. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhe3aZ5sGD6g_wdnU7kTa1vKkCHLhTgEWnehWpVqw3CrZBQyJ1mgbwOOWdcZHG2dEO05HgJfAlPY-jbTzURZLAR-8Nfvs-uxBjr12ERtqLMhugnsixTG_8BgkQYYAbrlBIO_pdOSBK8Q/s1600/snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhe3aZ5sGD6g_wdnU7kTa1vKkCHLhTgEWnehWpVqw3CrZBQyJ1mgbwOOWdcZHG2dEO05HgJfAlPY-jbTzURZLAR-8Nfvs-uxBjr12ERtqLMhugnsixTG_8BgkQYYAbrlBIO_pdOSBK8Q/s800/snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536869804584300418" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-65241843885661032222010-11-02T16:30:00.000-07:002010-11-02T17:55:26.783-07:00HalloweenHello blog:) It's been a loooong time! Summer was crazy busy and the last thing I felt like doing was sitting in front of a computer. Here we are again, back into a Fall routine and learning lots at home! Last week we were invited to a Geography/social studies club and learned about Holland. This week we'll learn about India... and this time I'll remember my camera (I hope!). Anyhow, here are a few pics of the kids in their Halloween costumes. We had a great time at Sweets Corners Church... playing games, going through a cardboard box maze and eating LOTS of candy! <br /><br />Here's my pirate... ARRRR!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQuwqPLkUXk-KtiyoHGoXr9IHiup-uTNT2ZZJhI_MbWlhRAGE3CgTVlLwee6gQCMT90hvvAVRQTWAm2KfRQxlLnybGwWVDvpqSy-1GKnB_BDX_-3ZD7nwSlzlFn-OxBgMV1TY_9lbkbs/s1600/blog2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQuwqPLkUXk-KtiyoHGoXr9IHiup-uTNT2ZZJhI_MbWlhRAGE3CgTVlLwee6gQCMT90hvvAVRQTWAm2KfRQxlLnybGwWVDvpqSy-1GKnB_BDX_-3ZD7nwSlzlFn-OxBgMV1TY_9lbkbs/s800/blog2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535109861830197762" /></a><br /><br />And one of my ballerinas! (The other was too cold to pose for me:)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCqCypvqO7RgzY-I_1ufKW6dQOORgLM1evB5A-d-n94H-1mxtAw1bKLi7lk_R47WQ0k39OB0AiKp77zvVrqG25yMSfdbzWifR0M60r2PTBZ1jPiRjHT7-MM5VDyeU0yrONVGBCUDFNds/s1600/blog1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCqCypvqO7RgzY-I_1ufKW6dQOORgLM1evB5A-d-n94H-1mxtAw1bKLi7lk_R47WQ0k39OB0AiKp77zvVrqG25yMSfdbzWifR0M60r2PTBZ1jPiRjHT7-MM5VDyeU0yrONVGBCUDFNds/s800/blog1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535100268662989298" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-20562949174595226462010-05-06T16:28:00.000-07:002010-05-06T16:51:56.025-07:00She's got a looooonnnggg tongue!!The pictures say it all, lol!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfBT0YcA-8K_Q6rFRmj13d8Cjj5sy5xhR6dFUlVToydW2LGda1-i92p0NtPhlLfJRvozOlKWH7ojKbN3-LPDMD7m47_IPU4C_twHcbB0uUsMWfFg8aB7Gu3rYTlRoa3HQIxfZ5EvO3ec/s1600/IMG_9942.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfBT0YcA-8K_Q6rFRmj13d8Cjj5sy5xhR6dFUlVToydW2LGda1-i92p0NtPhlLfJRvozOlKWH7ojKbN3-LPDMD7m47_IPU4C_twHcbB0uUsMWfFg8aB7Gu3rYTlRoa3HQIxfZ5EvO3ec/s800/IMG_9942.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468303679882592114" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4Fx5G9WBVUKrYzW-CScXUaapSgys519WBZ-75wKQuWnPKAUP4n_OsfCoOpOTPyPl8hkCkwAKTzP0CihHFSdVXB90q5Jr8l-qfyKyTHetcufBIVgp0YEd1C5Ld0JlUMRRnTvljyBSMcg/s1600/IMG_9868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4Fx5G9WBVUKrYzW-CScXUaapSgys519WBZ-75wKQuWnPKAUP4n_OsfCoOpOTPyPl8hkCkwAKTzP0CihHFSdVXB90q5Jr8l-qfyKyTHetcufBIVgp0YEd1C5Ld0JlUMRRnTvljyBSMcg/s800/IMG_9868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468303664754142754" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOw1lT2IecDn1mC0FfAiBChZrwaCDhdrCdMF6ZRNp3CWvx14utJvIjvm3m3qt0nZ7Pkcm4-mGghuV-N0jtDZ7mtGJXH4Ow671tTLTIei5yFDt17dOkNKGYYRp4UV9T8XhqkSv_5lFwRk/s1600/IMG_9912.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOw1lT2IecDn1mC0FfAiBChZrwaCDhdrCdMF6ZRNp3CWvx14utJvIjvm3m3qt0nZ7Pkcm4-mGghuV-N0jtDZ7mtGJXH4Ow671tTLTIei5yFDt17dOkNKGYYRp4UV9T8XhqkSv_5lFwRk/s800/IMG_9912.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468303670073982738" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-45128369002316012542010-05-04T09:38:00.000-07:002010-05-04T09:47:13.325-07:00Sketch Tuesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89qeOA_SnBa1VEQKzII-WTSEIl3NP8xhuIXcTaTlhpsJAtnIdt8SlzEw3GAC1rGCId6FvpSjt1aWTxYKCr1P43TgBHfh4_GRQrIF4-5dp5Z414y0UZdcnz2KElkvT3JZIPrHvxHGzrAU/s1600/1320863448_486e95a2b2_m.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89qeOA_SnBa1VEQKzII-WTSEIl3NP8xhuIXcTaTlhpsJAtnIdt8SlzEw3GAC1rGCId6FvpSjt1aWTxYKCr1P43TgBHfh4_GRQrIF4-5dp5Z414y0UZdcnz2KElkvT3JZIPrHvxHGzrAU/s800/1320863448_486e95a2b2_m.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467457241115186114" /></a><br />This week's <a href="http://harmonyartmom.blogspot.com/search/label/Sketch%20Tuesday">Sketch Tuesday</a> was to draw something you'd find in an airport. The kids were excited about this assignment, they LOVE drawing airplanes. The green grid thing beside Elijah's name is supposed to be a # sign (meaning he's number/age 5!). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNDEegpQlurgAIeZaVXXlgODIFtgp2Mbi6O6c_XP1poHdgIADAz5NivLyha_a57hx1Y6ALcpVyiLIv3Zi6ynl1xxuffoaoEtN9IQAjHZdx-5RbHJ8stNep-OOL2OFMmd7COZ7iHivHPI/s1600/SCAN0019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNDEegpQlurgAIeZaVXXlgODIFtgp2Mbi6O6c_XP1poHdgIADAz5NivLyha_a57hx1Y6ALcpVyiLIv3Zi6ynl1xxuffoaoEtN9IQAjHZdx-5RbHJ8stNep-OOL2OFMmd7COZ7iHivHPI/s800/SCAN0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467455499368102082" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE14ZunVu1dHTGD-4T_luEGmhb1-oI4T3olnzPBv5dTs3WoP2Ldo13eeITquqztIlNaqKGokXa3yw_8weNtpyOqikwOKcW2T1YGBbJ9MD2AYkIM-6vausrRm_5U_97ltvrKxi7AJGggc/s1600/SCAN0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE14ZunVu1dHTGD-4T_luEGmhb1-oI4T3olnzPBv5dTs3WoP2Ldo13eeITquqztIlNaqKGokXa3yw_8weNtpyOqikwOKcW2T1YGBbJ9MD2AYkIM-6vausrRm_5U_97ltvrKxi7AJGggc/s800/SCAN0018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467455434544347298" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-48659950249908056812010-04-29T07:30:00.000-07:002010-04-29T09:51:59.098-07:00At it again...This girl knows where to find markers! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DV_EK1z0i1-ATNCI9CjqvULYkBndvhWBD5bkRAAxHg7BG-wqrpv1S_VV8GnzKO_93POoIHkld5rldzd4lL1yCLb-buKRVuxwIizskgwMAqA5nv5rFev1ywddhO5d4eMdeG4Vlr9fBwY/s1600/trouble.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DV_EK1z0i1-ATNCI9CjqvULYkBndvhWBD5bkRAAxHg7BG-wqrpv1S_VV8GnzKO_93POoIHkld5rldzd4lL1yCLb-buKRVuxwIizskgwMAqA5nv5rFev1ywddhO5d4eMdeG4Vlr9fBwY/s800/trouble.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464475050157113362" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-47543488882727252682010-04-28T06:39:00.000-07:002010-04-28T08:31:09.533-07:00Lego Store!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirH2xGW32KUN6zniep6uTJ_ffghr2qEdI-n3SP9HCHJ34NS2nNNLyVIGQHBeWy1s-AJeb4kMtFdLpxxabwXzAjPFLs1qNv5lktBq6RataIOXFZVIQz0hi0_3dlwaoJ0ogYzS4IfixU39s/s1600/lego_store2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirH2xGW32KUN6zniep6uTJ_ffghr2qEdI-n3SP9HCHJ34NS2nNNLyVIGQHBeWy1s-AJeb4kMtFdLpxxabwXzAjPFLs1qNv5lktBq6RataIOXFZVIQz0hi0_3dlwaoJ0ogYzS4IfixU39s/s800/lego_store2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464635178558860034" /></a><br /><br />Ronny couldn't wait to take the kids to the Lego Store in St.Jacobs. Evie and Elijah both LOVE lego. The store has all sorts of life- size figures made out of Lego... very cool! The kids were most excited about the stations where you can build your own race cars and then race them down the ramp. Ronny spent forever making his Ferrari. The kids waited for him patiently and finally got to race. The Ferrari came in last nearly every time, lol!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDYcZyjP8W0GP17s_TZOUy4AN3x_p7Lq4zhtOgbQFaj5EGHjApbb7sgOsT1-DwrhUew0JOKE0GgdQbW-wIj_RzaQxY7qrfjXXekRJvR3NrXK8q0VjOYtMYba9SQo7uFY4NCLhjYRG8gA/s1600/Lego_store1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDYcZyjP8W0GP17s_TZOUy4AN3x_p7Lq4zhtOgbQFaj5EGHjApbb7sgOsT1-DwrhUew0JOKE0GgdQbW-wIj_RzaQxY7qrfjXXekRJvR3NrXK8q0VjOYtMYba9SQo7uFY4NCLhjYRG8gA/s800/Lego_store1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464626982494017282" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-60416713333115519472010-04-27T07:09:00.000-07:002010-04-26T18:38:56.166-07:00Sketch Tuesday<a href="http://harmonyartmom.blogspot.com/"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdOIJu1JPc3H6zZo3Kwl6lnBZvXr-zCAYeFI2YrVVW819qLPPmil9O7xV89qamDm01XJh37-LdPG_XF6uTWLMI96XYjCWzOdThdE0jHFnSRWH7yScmk0iaasPwn-2PnwjD3pGQDhgad4/s1600/1320863448_b8d30c9da6_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdOIJu1JPc3H6zZo3Kwl6lnBZvXr-zCAYeFI2YrVVW819qLPPmil9O7xV89qamDm01XJh37-LdPG_XF6uTWLMI96XYjCWzOdThdE0jHFnSRWH7yScmk0iaasPwn-2PnwjD3pGQDhgad4/s400/1320863448_b8d30c9da6_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464619811938594098" /></a><br /><br />We thought we'd take up the challenges on <a href="http://harmonyartmom.blogspot.com/">this great blog</a> to get us drawing more every week. Every week, Barb puts together a slideshow of all the artwork people sent in for the assignment. This week's assignment was to draw a castle or something you'd find in one. Here's Evie's castle!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR664_kCcJKw-WCZNhR-2ZW8zZeNU-Yum38wt9hpUJ6xDrqzlaBJ8EaJTpbBWKCHtN0P-7-rKP-O0CMogCc10kN0irbfUTYqBQtq2q7Oub4wAzF6S8XdicCXYeJPYSiSxlHXNyK3IxxLg/s1600/castle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR664_kCcJKw-WCZNhR-2ZW8zZeNU-Yum38wt9hpUJ6xDrqzlaBJ8EaJTpbBWKCHtN0P-7-rKP-O0CMogCc10kN0irbfUTYqBQtq2q7Oub4wAzF6S8XdicCXYeJPYSiSxlHXNyK3IxxLg/s800/castle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464218767155231058" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-82724363402076090442010-04-25T05:37:00.000-07:002010-04-25T06:36:52.677-07:00Living books...I'm reading, "With Nothing but our Courage" to Evie this year as part of our history program. It's a <a href="http://www.scholastic.ca/dearcanada/">"Dear Canada" book</a>, written by Karleen Bradford. In the story, the mother is depressed because of her many hardships. Evie and I were discussing this depression and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Evie said, "That mom should read Joshua 1:9- 'Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous for the Lord your God will be with you'."<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> I was absolutely amazed to hear that come out of Evie's mouth! She couldn't have chosen a more appropriate verse! She just memorized Joshua 1:9 for <a href="http://awanacanada.ca/">Awana</a>- this is exactly why I send her there. Thank you Awana! <a href="http://www.sweetscornerschurch.com/sweetscornerschurch/Welcome.html">Uncle Wes</a> would be so proud... he's always encouraging us to memorize the Bible:)<br /><br />Evie's come a long way with her reading this year. She reads over my shoulder while I type. On road trips, she's always calling out what the signs say. For readers this year, I wanted to use something "living"- as Charlotte Mason would call it. I've probably written the Simply Charlotte Mason's quote on Living Books before, but here it is again:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"> "Living books are usually written by one person who has a passion for the subject and writes in conversational or narrative style. The books pull you into the subject and involve your emotions, so it’s easy to remember the events and facts. Living books make the subject 'come alive.' "</span><br /><br />The Little House on the Prairie books were the perfect answer. They are exciting to read and challenging enough to keep introducing new words for her to learn. She only reads about 3-4 pages in a sitting but sometimes the story gets so exciting that she just can't stop at four pages. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveFD2RRvRwo0Knu9ioPRckPpizHFsRrgUyt_f4c-PcTGLIBxDW-07IFKrWgZSGgkGk5FTdn1mDKwRVayRzlBpnY28upddzsYgbuM-YtJyfw-VyFsK2gk2_eFL07cufE8Yc-wrfs166_A/s1600/little_house.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveFD2RRvRwo0Knu9ioPRckPpizHFsRrgUyt_f4c-PcTGLIBxDW-07IFKrWgZSGgkGk5FTdn1mDKwRVayRzlBpnY28upddzsYgbuM-YtJyfw-VyFsK2gk2_eFL07cufE8Yc-wrfs166_A/s800/little_house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464055448337664370" /></a><br /><br />I sometimes catch Evie reading the Dr. Seuss books to Elijah. I absolutely love that. I'm just dying for the day I catch her reading a novel for her own enjoyment. When I was around Evie's age or a bit older, I got hooked on the Ramona books. My mom bought me one after another. I can't wait to see what series she likes and I'll be sure to buy her one after the next too! I've got all the Ramona books just in case she likes them the same way I did. Um, not sure if they're considering, "Living" though:)Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-59210456383764844792010-04-22T04:26:00.000-07:002010-04-25T05:29:53.818-07:00Dis and Dat...Dis and Dat is Elijah's way of saying this and that! We're trying to get him to realize the "th" sound:)<br />When we started <a href="http://www.mathusee.com/default.php?language=CentralCanada">Math U See</a> at the beginning of the school year, I started Evie in grade one all over again. She hadn't memorized her addition facts with the other math program we were using last year. She just finished grade one a little over a month ago and we're into second grade now. She's almost finished with memorizing all the addition facts now but she still has to pick up speed. I love it that she add it all in her head without using her fingers! <br />Yesterday she used the math u see blocks to show all the combinations that you can use to make 9. It's just so cool to me that she's able to figure addition facts out on her own. It gives her ownership and makes the facts actually mean something to her. Have I mentioned that I LOVE math u see?? I didn't even tell her to write down the combinations, she did that on her own. I was hoping that this year she'd outgrow her letter and number reversals. Another goal for next year, I guess:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlasyM8kZQRGe-V-Ib1o8qmB5IBlczKS_iJf7Y6fW1IgpZPVCTddLUyR0M7Wj-x-Kx6F_z2fOU28ZI2y0Xm5kjSQfAKjHw3OiPaxHIx8E8VoD7FtLSvaw4hIWNK-SPOhZHJudgalArB4/s1600/mus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlasyM8kZQRGe-V-Ib1o8qmB5IBlczKS_iJf7Y6fW1IgpZPVCTddLUyR0M7Wj-x-Kx6F_z2fOU28ZI2y0Xm5kjSQfAKjHw3OiPaxHIx8E8VoD7FtLSvaw4hIWNK-SPOhZHJudgalArB4/s800/mus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462923086524355970" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-77138607271396655832010-04-19T06:46:00.000-07:002010-04-25T05:29:17.092-07:00Letter to Savanannanh SavannahOur little night owl, Evie, was up late again the other night. I heard the shuffling of papers and just knew I'd find a stack of artwork in the morning. As I sifted through her pictures, I found this letter that she wrote to her cousin, <s>Savanannanh</s> Savannah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00tHEy0Zc3m5iGxpenEpfWtl4UtOfSaIfdIt5pZDC7a-U0RHEFhISM22Nu2oKN2nGLC61JGzp4AQ0i4ZQm7JP8NgS6QkSWuEJVXw5ZhmwV2wExZ0hWYh6KmeJT-SsVW_x9AB5hjnEQgY/s1600/letter_to_Sav.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00tHEy0Zc3m5iGxpenEpfWtl4UtOfSaIfdIt5pZDC7a-U0RHEFhISM22Nu2oKN2nGLC61JGzp4AQ0i4ZQm7JP8NgS6QkSWuEJVXw5ZhmwV2wExZ0hWYh6KmeJT-SsVW_x9AB5hjnEQgY/s800/letter_to_Sav.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461929009825679698" /></a><br />I like how Evie darkened the tooth that she just got a silver cap on and left a space for one of Savannah's missing teeth:) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgy_YwPcGtihhuz3Dp8IZKRKoKs-iwlEs8a4df_nQfYyfAmkHYnMUlZz5EFPyx1g9DLrSzJtiqS5WsLylICLPrq37oYOJ-fTAQwDPTMakH67xfkXUfpe_BNbwMjf1zZM16wZmMG73rhA/s1600/5571_122098481945_552566945_2894121_34875_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgy_YwPcGtihhuz3Dp8IZKRKoKs-iwlEs8a4df_nQfYyfAmkHYnMUlZz5EFPyx1g9DLrSzJtiqS5WsLylICLPrq37oYOJ-fTAQwDPTMakH67xfkXUfpe_BNbwMjf1zZM16wZmMG73rhA/s800/5571_122098481945_552566945_2894121_34875_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461960703337372370" /></a><br /><br />Evie sure <s>lov</s> <s>la</s> <s>luve</s> <s>lvie</s> loves her cousin!Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-64513857158375285182010-04-13T14:02:00.000-07:002010-04-25T05:29:08.919-07:00Wipe Out!!!Our family bike ride today did not go so well. I wiped out with Eden on my bike!! We skidded across the pavement... ouch! Poor Eden was terrified and bleeding from her nose. Her lip was instantly swollen and her finger had a big chunk of skin hanging off of it. Thankfully Ronny was with us and biked home and grabbed the van. After a nap and some tylenol, she cheered up and is back to her cute little self. Not sure if she's going to let me take her on a bike ride any time soon!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKR3MZOdqT47PYxlFuGP7_qXG1PX8uCR7o9aOfF-FLsvAImbXP4JSvZVaEKAqO0D8RCpow-CMo6A_mpB6NmtPpIVcF8xp1xhd7X1-Pf6Tb5Pk9Fkbq9Ig6LYO-8YVPOFAojbpTNbRV9Js/s1600/wipeout1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKR3MZOdqT47PYxlFuGP7_qXG1PX8uCR7o9aOfF-FLsvAImbXP4JSvZVaEKAqO0D8RCpow-CMo6A_mpB6NmtPpIVcF8xp1xhd7X1-Pf6Tb5Pk9Fkbq9Ig6LYO-8YVPOFAojbpTNbRV9Js/s800/wipeout1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459769341345956178" /></a>Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-15639582660919971272010-04-11T11:25:00.000-07:002010-04-25T05:29:03.272-07:00Cracking the Fast Language Code:)Last week we had a great visit to the town of Elora. We hiked a few trails and had a picnic. When we were heading to the little river, Eden repeatedly kept saying, "Bah-doe, Bah-doe". I finally realized that's her word for "water". We're constantly trying to crack the language code with her. "Book" is "Book" but it also means, "Milk"! She puts an "L" in front of a few words... "Head" is "Lead" and "Uppy" is "Luppy". <br />Elijah and Evie have a few funny words too.. Evie says "Thinger" instead of "finger" and Elijah says, "Dis" instead of "This". <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27Nk6Aa97M9m_Qn4w96g-GefmDnx_7saySVAoKFHhhky2UWLrPtRgffpa6QpwyH1rMb15CcEv7C-xCKq9BJS8Zah5sPLnf_-VGU24fbrqHALislvBV-ueqj5wkWssvVaeQHJFhT8oyBE/s1600/family1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27Nk6Aa97M9m_Qn4w96g-GefmDnx_7saySVAoKFHhhky2UWLrPtRgffpa6QpwyH1rMb15CcEv7C-xCKq9BJS8Zah5sPLnf_-VGU24fbrqHALislvBV-ueqj5wkWssvVaeQHJFhT8oyBE/s800/family1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458951628363544450" /></a><br /><br />This picture was taken in Elora. I saw a guy with a fancy camera walking around so I asked him to take our picture:) We're definitely going to head back to Elora in the near future and do some more exploring, I love it there!!Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946279680595343940.post-90992521530540685122010-04-06T18:23:00.000-07:002010-04-25T05:33:35.291-07:00EasterIn preparation for Easter, I bought the <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/resurrection-eggs/9781572297227/pd/297220#CURR">Resurrection Eggs</a> and a sweet book called, "Benjamin's Box" to go along with them. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduO8wSXF5XY8s5pWymGSBMmoqBUEQHx86oCyksRqHgmPLGziwy2yXWNTwOIIFAmUIB3Bk0hRS8m0sI5aFzJRSg3JFcxXQQoneQq4R_SSzgmyHM40lsDGE_AxgS1V46dWx0OC7F72O3cQ/s1600/9780310715054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduO8wSXF5XY8s5pWymGSBMmoqBUEQHx86oCyksRqHgmPLGziwy2yXWNTwOIIFAmUIB3Bk0hRS8m0sI5aFzJRSg3JFcxXQQoneQq4R_SSzgmyHM40lsDGE_AxgS1V46dWx0OC7F72O3cQ/s400/9780310715054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457205920585639314" /></a><br /><br />The kids had so much fun opening the eggs! I'd borrowed my friend Teri's set a few years ago. It was so funny, Evie was about four years old and when we got to the last egg (which is empty to represent the empty tomb), Evie started looking around to see if something had fallen out. I explained to her that it was SUPPOSED to be empty, just like the empty tomb. She just couldn't wrap her mind around that and then exclaimed, "Don't worry mom! I'll find <span style="font-style:italic;">something</span> to put in this egg!"<br /><br />The kids are going to hear the Easter Story thousands of times by the time they are grown. In the constant repetition of it I hope that they never lose sight of how amazing it really is. <br /><br />We had a great Easter weekend. The weather hit record highs... around 24 degrees! We were able to celebrate with Ronny's side on Saturday and my side on Sunday. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv99EwP5wMuqDNyVIiEliIiE_K-3hpJ5Vq3qdDCKrsXILfBHb2I0tlOIOz9Pr1tvwyKOvNGc0mmSw2l_pEalr-nAFHfStDGSJKYY8VhmUaI_RQUmO4y_h_LvxTHVmag9_PmAwG9iN4CWs/s1600/easter1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv99EwP5wMuqDNyVIiEliIiE_K-3hpJ5Vq3qdDCKrsXILfBHb2I0tlOIOz9Pr1tvwyKOvNGc0mmSw2l_pEalr-nAFHfStDGSJKYY8VhmUaI_RQUmO4y_h_LvxTHVmag9_PmAwG9iN4CWs/s800/easter1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457200973312464210" /></a><br /><br />The bigger cousins collected a pail full of frogs at our family gathering on Sunday. They convinced Eden to kiss about four or five of them- right on the lips! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5VzcUn07awSOZrYs3IkYWgqR1TMu4NlYnFPT1_kOgUMD88ymgFqwR-sSqTDK1hpu5qc1QojPLbdNgYjCpn5ZnPF2ANOpBGE9JaRpHODMR4Xiq2KS30JNbC8qUNHrmOfANTFYtK8rSW8/s1600/easter7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5VzcUn07awSOZrYs3IkYWgqR1TMu4NlYnFPT1_kOgUMD88ymgFqwR-sSqTDK1hpu5qc1QojPLbdNgYjCpn5ZnPF2ANOpBGE9JaRpHODMR4Xiq2KS30JNbC8qUNHrmOfANTFYtK8rSW8/s800/easter7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457204086433297842" /></a><br /><br />Ronny's Opa died on Easter Monday (yesterday). How beautiful that he died on a weekend full of promise. Because Jesus rose again, we will be reunited with Opa in heaven! Opa loved Jesus and now he is face to face with Him:)Life in the Fast Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01672225002668997648noreply@blogger.com5