tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183078872024-03-13T01:38:56.315-10:00Jay and CassandraThe unpredictable adventures of our OhanaJayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-50776815111050861992009-03-08T08:38:00.003-10:002009-03-08T08:43:59.034-10:00Hats off to you Mr. Writer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4SeGsqH8kAxjnG429NsG3xdhFPUJbVkKAAsbpX8ARS5o-8hNw-F7J3UxPB_b7l98Q3SC-_G1qv2_0WioQu0wRkjJaIT7nT_AIeR3aJ3jfZZdu4hQdIOy-cLD1VIGyl-ggAat/s1600-h/taking-chance-2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4SeGsqH8kAxjnG429NsG3xdhFPUJbVkKAAsbpX8ARS5o-8hNw-F7J3UxPB_b7l98Q3SC-_G1qv2_0WioQu0wRkjJaIT7nT_AIeR3aJ3jfZZdu4hQdIOy-cLD1VIGyl-ggAat/s320/taking-chance-2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310888266560184834" /></a><br /><br />I recently stumbled upon an HBO movie called Taking Chance. The movie was excellent. It's about an officer in the marines who escorts the body home of a fallen soldier. Now the reason I bring this up is because what makes this movie so exceptional is a bit unique. Now days people always notice the acting, the explosions, or the costumes. But what sets this movie apart is the writing. The script for this show if phenomenal. Yes, the actors did well but, man it would be hard not to do well with this sort of script in your lap. So, if you're looking for some great writing.... I would check this movie out. Well done Ross Katz and Michael Strobl.JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-53577559344460775262009-02-16T06:09:00.002-10:002009-02-16T06:13:46.306-10:00Play-DohKai got some play doh for his birthday and loves it! Although the blue and yellow have turned into one blob of green! lol<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YaCBxrcKsce_gz7r3fiWW1_KDz-VuOaG6-8_QOmyJzr8f3uOfXJ0xuLt2EIgN-0_OzyLDpPQcA6biEaEBfDn5QJZyh2dhmNgpx6ibU1W600aIGWXP7wif2PpO36QGVYJuwwv/s1600-h/Jan+2008+046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YaCBxrcKsce_gz7r3fiWW1_KDz-VuOaG6-8_QOmyJzr8f3uOfXJ0xuLt2EIgN-0_OzyLDpPQcA6biEaEBfDn5QJZyh2dhmNgpx6ibU1W600aIGWXP7wif2PpO36QGVYJuwwv/s320/Jan+2008+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303428793075852130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-s3eKuO2TAa3K4tekWO4FF5a_82qHAslJEkU5xh7Lz6F85ykRYZS_chWRJ65srVAK1-7I9hKVn3fkvKzB4q-PVIjcDECwI6LCT5oqFmAcnOqsyUF-cxiIpApcKgNKQzgfkC8/s1600-h/Jan+2008+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-s3eKuO2TAa3K4tekWO4FF5a_82qHAslJEkU5xh7Lz6F85ykRYZS_chWRJ65srVAK1-7I9hKVn3fkvKzB4q-PVIjcDECwI6LCT5oqFmAcnOqsyUF-cxiIpApcKgNKQzgfkC8/s320/Jan+2008+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303428786043098578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetUL8VvWbgkvSqjQFuKJE2Tav-sOV-pq5O0X96DDl1g6tJCbSb-PIJ7h75Pstcbh2remsptAPsyMQOvL1Dz3PYZAv6c1UtXnST7ioCOzvITcgdvW1O4tLNTP-skG3FNuM9-5w/s1600-h/Jan+2008+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetUL8VvWbgkvSqjQFuKJE2Tav-sOV-pq5O0X96DDl1g6tJCbSb-PIJ7h75Pstcbh2remsptAPsyMQOvL1Dz3PYZAv6c1UtXnST7ioCOzvITcgdvW1O4tLNTP-skG3FNuM9-5w/s320/Jan+2008+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303428780673124338" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-45543329377181197702009-02-16T06:05:00.001-10:002009-02-16T06:09:19.556-10:00Story TimeKai loves to read a good story. He even talks uncle Mark into reading to him on Sundays. If you know Mark then you know that's a big accomplishment! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl0Jby2TWEG-jwRWBChQhTumXbzbO67ZAsGIx05FYwEXMACiNlbwBSlRCPLbLgfsvbkkm2MP4m4UXpifXnxw3iTnIDgJRAK5LAoYRJUqoB1uS4CdU7JE4j2Rp-HybPJZrmJJl/s1600-h/Jan+2008+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl0Jby2TWEG-jwRWBChQhTumXbzbO67ZAsGIx05FYwEXMACiNlbwBSlRCPLbLgfsvbkkm2MP4m4UXpifXnxw3iTnIDgJRAK5LAoYRJUqoB1uS4CdU7JE4j2Rp-HybPJZrmJJl/s320/Jan+2008+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303427729806951730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWpYMg0VA5EwbAI_SrAglFZ4OwxzMUBIF7hV2PtXIN4XeiJ6qB5yySpQE6dNJNs_xyeAr5zonO017UqMYX5vy2Vqcfuk0KRqBZxKbVuZtgxCObfFnBjljEDGJ_nXgSumvvIQT/s1600-h/Jan+2008+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWpYMg0VA5EwbAI_SrAglFZ4OwxzMUBIF7hV2PtXIN4XeiJ6qB5yySpQE6dNJNs_xyeAr5zonO017UqMYX5vy2Vqcfuk0KRqBZxKbVuZtgxCObfFnBjljEDGJ_nXgSumvvIQT/s320/Jan+2008+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303427723971436162" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-15784844006189069962009-01-24T07:20:00.001-10:002009-01-24T07:31:48.341-10:00Build-A-BearThe birthday celebration wasn't over after the party! After Kai took a nap we headed out to 'Build-A-Bear' were we successfully created a Bear named 'Roar'. Then we headed out to dinner with Uncle Mark and Aunt Kristina! I think it was a fun day for Kai.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsosxueXAD2KD6x5elTN58SOnZfI4B-lNK6TVwXrU2lD_AT7OOIzD05AXMmEWeF275hOLtR5RYan5Nz9SRiiUDJsA-B3CT30bzYtaWd-XU6FT0pSwfv7I9NUwwfd-CsrvqZKGS/s1600-h/Jan+2008+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsosxueXAD2KD6x5elTN58SOnZfI4B-lNK6TVwXrU2lD_AT7OOIzD05AXMmEWeF275hOLtR5RYan5Nz9SRiiUDJsA-B3CT30bzYtaWd-XU6FT0pSwfv7I9NUwwfd-CsrvqZKGS/s320/Jan+2008+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294912837722458130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLyLxWix275od43BjjPpMc9JzOfONM0suYLcZ8v03bfHT0W_DzU0Ki0tPQm1ChCSwVvsdTVg6ASap5MchGg1ayG5RFCFzF6M6zH8G7WANnnNI9x-Om8d5ZItNqNt6-PRWKXgW/s1600-h/Jan+2008+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLyLxWix275od43BjjPpMc9JzOfONM0suYLcZ8v03bfHT0W_DzU0Ki0tPQm1ChCSwVvsdTVg6ASap5MchGg1ayG5RFCFzF6M6zH8G7WANnnNI9x-Om8d5ZItNqNt6-PRWKXgW/s320/Jan+2008+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294912831797301234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc9J5IaMHaOk6NonhqNeydHEpgh-XK-3eIdl6IPhO-XdkLqvqaUQZ0SA1eZORPIhyphenhyphenBnOXVC2k3Hjrgc1fqyGQqH-OAtppHF5W0-NIxKtfE-DIjj4QZe-K4GuvUbO1fusvBDa7/s1600-h/Jan+2008+029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc9J5IaMHaOk6NonhqNeydHEpgh-XK-3eIdl6IPhO-XdkLqvqaUQZ0SA1eZORPIhyphenhyphenBnOXVC2k3Hjrgc1fqyGQqH-OAtppHF5W0-NIxKtfE-DIjj4QZe-K4GuvUbO1fusvBDa7/s320/Jan+2008+029.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294912822094422898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZukCDPE-HPWuPYUTWa_tYo6gQzvtgEvlZ9zKZr9LOfavJFTGHazWWAotcsZ1puiduqfqGcO58Kbc-nejfbPf8MjxZ0g38oFEIQLFop7Dxo8XQrq4GknCzdzSF0k2KchdtKuPq/s1600-h/Jan+2008+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZukCDPE-HPWuPYUTWa_tYo6gQzvtgEvlZ9zKZr9LOfavJFTGHazWWAotcsZ1puiduqfqGcO58Kbc-nejfbPf8MjxZ0g38oFEIQLFop7Dxo8XQrq4GknCzdzSF0k2KchdtKuPq/s320/Jan+2008+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294912811568523122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepyNltAJPYlxsnhC1vG610y0aq8F4mp8jxgm6ye92WWiRPqvkcvJ7RinfVuAQduRRkYrL-HKF_FOMxCapWNjiQBlNOevM8l-VorfSsByuzsx7NAa8D6efXGQ5O7fOELrSCsZl/s1600-h/Jan+2008+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepyNltAJPYlxsnhC1vG610y0aq8F4mp8jxgm6ye92WWiRPqvkcvJ7RinfVuAQduRRkYrL-HKF_FOMxCapWNjiQBlNOevM8l-VorfSsByuzsx7NAa8D6efXGQ5O7fOELrSCsZl/s320/Jan+2008+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294912806341021394" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-55472951773704543612009-01-24T07:12:00.002-10:002009-01-24T07:20:39.107-10:00Birthday Party!At first we had thought we would be in Mesquite for Kai's birthday, but that didn't work out. So I tried to pull a last minute park party together. Well the night before it started snowing! EEK! So Jay had a GREAT idea of getting butcher paper and making a huge coloring area in the kitchen for the kids. We got stickers, crayons, and candy.... worked like a charm!<br />I also made 'dirt cups' for them (layers of pudding, cookies, and topped w/ gummy worms). Those went over pretty well too. All and all I think the party was a success! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MUIxt8SyF8SW1iQGjyUQjh3aWYTRub01WQ4y2YqjwHMFFbOb2oWE2MmHXQVgCSgzOLZEQBsZgRfelqe1ubhJyAqlloV0CLb2skZddGjHskderEG-QVSyrPYhDVrtupH3zN_V/s1600-h/Jan+2008+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MUIxt8SyF8SW1iQGjyUQjh3aWYTRub01WQ4y2YqjwHMFFbOb2oWE2MmHXQVgCSgzOLZEQBsZgRfelqe1ubhJyAqlloV0CLb2skZddGjHskderEG-QVSyrPYhDVrtupH3zN_V/s320/Jan+2008+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294910577562692402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkNZ59g2uEN2tXztVNOtsWuiQNsYFaPfp8XIDPfJf4uMpAibaTFvr1QKk8_PnXKnhyLGWNG3X-e5_QPPIacTtB8U8rFX8kVCm7DpdywGhxkreyCZATWHEWPefyVj9sgEWtlro/s1600-h/Jan+2008+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkNZ59g2uEN2tXztVNOtsWuiQNsYFaPfp8XIDPfJf4uMpAibaTFvr1QKk8_PnXKnhyLGWNG3X-e5_QPPIacTtB8U8rFX8kVCm7DpdywGhxkreyCZATWHEWPefyVj9sgEWtlro/s320/Jan+2008+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294910570442421842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYcAfuhEJSzRnAYpwf2-tbXbSqd6HS-DuqVM9m0tacI2GWz_gCmlBaBs60Md382-AxtsMYWZy0Lztw3qTtIFVuV6at0vgI-WDdS_5Vsi6e7Jku50kDTzg26S72ujyZyOxhvJR/s1600-h/Jan+2008+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYcAfuhEJSzRnAYpwf2-tbXbSqd6HS-DuqVM9m0tacI2GWz_gCmlBaBs60Md382-AxtsMYWZy0Lztw3qTtIFVuV6at0vgI-WDdS_5Vsi6e7Jku50kDTzg26S72ujyZyOxhvJR/s320/Jan+2008+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294910570985680418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MEYdb50Mr_sUo-Y3ea_7SoguDjY-YLjj3wtxf6ZXrqxijW3-i0x-KOYOqh92D9wp_Y25ofLVBxMTyeB3VgQw66H2vw8Ega-_zPFFqrQuaB4sp6RLmXPILR_e4liPfuJV74Ce/s1600-h/Jan+2008+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MEYdb50Mr_sUo-Y3ea_7SoguDjY-YLjj3wtxf6ZXrqxijW3-i0x-KOYOqh92D9wp_Y25ofLVBxMTyeB3VgQw66H2vw8Ega-_zPFFqrQuaB4sp6RLmXPILR_e4liPfuJV74Ce/s320/Jan+2008+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294910558080649362" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-21262451284760409382009-01-16T11:34:00.002-10:002009-01-16T11:41:36.943-10:00Pay It Forward.Yes, it was a good movie. And although I really like ideas like that, I never really see something like that happening in the 'real' world, at least not my little bubble of a real world. But that is were I would be very, very, wrong.<br /><br />For those who haven't seen the movie it is about a little boy who starts a school project called 'Pay It Forward'. He sets out to do a good deed, something life changing or in some instances life saving for three people. In return he tells them to pay it forward to three other people. It's a good movie, go rent it if you haven't seen it. <br /><br />I recently had someone do a rather large big deed for me. This individual has never met me and has also changed my life. She took the time to open doors for me that would give me the opportunity to achieve dreams I thought were too far possible from my own grasp. Her reasoning was I seemed like a good, genuine, person who deserved the opportunity. In return she simply said pay it forward. Help someone else out someday, open doors for them.<br /><br />It has brought me to tears to learn that people like her are not only living in movies but in the world all around us. It makes me want to strive to be one of those people and I will without a doubt be paying it forward.JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-11094506498898494612009-01-16T11:22:00.003-10:002009-01-16T11:32:48.209-10:00They Grow UP!I know everyone always says that kids grow up fast. But man, I don't think I realized it was THIS fast! Kai has graduated to sitting at the table and eating with the family. He LOVES being a big boy at the table. Sigh. He's getting so big!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdvZexo8yESmEkaN8yDYwHt-tbqOcr8rSVKscht794gDH7sTv6ruMKX1leo5Adu-KSE2PWHbwU5uY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-91241089271695657152009-01-06T14:28:00.002-10:002009-01-06T15:04:24.649-10:00Family TimeWe had a lot of fun visiting my family over the holidays. Kai LOVES spending time with his uncles and his Papa and Nonnie LOVE spending time with him!! lol Too bad Gus is too big to take with us on vacations!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkR2ab8wsRhAdekZBDSML9myOJkehSuVmOEA43enPyTpxhov446ICkcYfTwAGobK6kWjjKyynOf4XbTiuQ-ONbHfx_wUTOqlNovpPwPqnT0bVTUityOCARGrRmWqPB_hU3ZSq/s1600-h/Dec+2008+073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkR2ab8wsRhAdekZBDSML9myOJkehSuVmOEA43enPyTpxhov446ICkcYfTwAGobK6kWjjKyynOf4XbTiuQ-ONbHfx_wUTOqlNovpPwPqnT0bVTUityOCARGrRmWqPB_hU3ZSq/s320/Dec+2008+073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288345379273457330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QtMPgxu-hSXRvusibntTPjP4Yu6s4W7AZOzQ7TCRZpTQu5EUFlVD8h7G4XH-Jti0HFOtdLR1EOaxI8qYYl_oNNXzZuXjC2JKxtnJu1mkLWepSHP1cRjs8P3GYbpADriUJkeb/s1600-h/Dec+2008+067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QtMPgxu-hSXRvusibntTPjP4Yu6s4W7AZOzQ7TCRZpTQu5EUFlVD8h7G4XH-Jti0HFOtdLR1EOaxI8qYYl_oNNXzZuXjC2JKxtnJu1mkLWepSHP1cRjs8P3GYbpADriUJkeb/s320/Dec+2008+067.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288345371603032930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9D3vsIDSpKc4wtGF7qURqIPTLTUZOKQyLf5rn5gkj-G3Yn94PkJc11BSBcu6wgiqSpVRzrGMudKRjbE8-xf_3Zs07IFRwBnlY0hWSqK03ZtwvLYo9EY_nTkaKdg3aTZ-Xpe6/s1600-h/Dec+2008+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9D3vsIDSpKc4wtGF7qURqIPTLTUZOKQyLf5rn5gkj-G3Yn94PkJc11BSBcu6wgiqSpVRzrGMudKRjbE8-xf_3Zs07IFRwBnlY0hWSqK03ZtwvLYo9EY_nTkaKdg3aTZ-Xpe6/s320/Dec+2008+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288345361949765746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2b1lfTrOaEUdKdk6KR4vFSO9U4mVTyUTT1ue_G5eKBK1TzYWihw1ptFdLEcbfWEgJ04y_03fKZd7JS3Hyl4MBwtb1WgFk9191BBf_vfX3WeE9IAJgZXCZL1lcb2y2hIXGcGL/s1600-h/Dec+2008+060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2b1lfTrOaEUdKdk6KR4vFSO9U4mVTyUTT1ue_G5eKBK1TzYWihw1ptFdLEcbfWEgJ04y_03fKZd7JS3Hyl4MBwtb1WgFk9191BBf_vfX3WeE9IAJgZXCZL1lcb2y2hIXGcGL/s320/Dec+2008+060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288345349349742994" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-47360382002755636172009-01-06T14:27:00.001-10:002009-01-06T14:27:38.267-10:00FacebookOkay, so I finally have a facebook account going. Jay has had one going for awhile. But if you're on facebook... look me up!JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-53520566947698056152009-01-06T14:13:00.001-10:002009-01-06T14:23:25.112-10:00Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw4BBKRModgqfvnJb6jLcADPYSnN_rEfZoTbqVOmKKaLK9P-NUAB8YAUGOZkHBBSaCGAPGsD6igUTzsQE03PoWU-oGXJ5Z7c6vOjzH4Ws-6ISS99iD7OYDujk3UEBVZHBeV_j/s1600-h/Dec+2008+048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw4BBKRModgqfvnJb6jLcADPYSnN_rEfZoTbqVOmKKaLK9P-NUAB8YAUGOZkHBBSaCGAPGsD6igUTzsQE03PoWU-oGXJ5Z7c6vOjzH4Ws-6ISS99iD7OYDujk3UEBVZHBeV_j/s320/Dec+2008+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288340022395974386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGw9kGp6mK3M8jpujUHP5XyyGVW0bCE23xXTgeWjP2UC2ciKkCHwXQgooGPxv8JTS33flK0DXEVmWebloiAzraq-ATmBuJ1QGKL2v0lkf4r_FqOwRoIOjOXOPSGk6n8lWTV7fq/s1600-h/Dec+2008+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uF9aMRuAgg5Z0vNOzDx3Pw-3SWmE-1DKd3k2YUvcn1wn3gtZaGo82rgfp8x87riuY5beEK13HHoKDMcGscTIDjPEfuHZOqCStIyPfa6riXGVg_4OD39A8B4L3VpUyTAI0B86/s320/Dec+2008+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288340011743048322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgoe8-iH8NCH95Jks8lSJPcKdziw-WsTAy9AMjsQd9akTKFLO0LS0Mhyphenhyphen7fVvmYNSw6DhDdlM_cWR9aLFSZhzDQb80oejB5qVwuM6TqlO7CRLk3-IvQN8IXFrggZZcQYV_rgIe/s1600-h/Dec+2008+040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgoe8-iH8NCH95Jks8lSJPcKdziw-WsTAy9AMjsQd9akTKFLO0LS0Mhyphenhyphen7fVvmYNSw6DhDdlM_cWR9aLFSZhzDQb80oejB5qVwuM6TqlO7CRLk3-IvQN8IXFrggZZcQYV_rgIe/s320/Dec+2008+040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288340006389504770" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-60281131757850103572008-12-20T18:10:00.001-10:002008-12-20T18:12:08.230-10:00Family Photo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7xY0Gq7lzdIvuFYomI7_-dgQXcIPRS-ILzLor_HBh81WsYKEJx7nHlT-2sHqQJ8FkiQdmpKrt2xx-L65dLrik608oaHU1LPAbgL8uHvN8XCTIaV4odzwmj9np7tyzMg8rtjZ/s1600-h/family.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7xY0Gq7lzdIvuFYomI7_-dgQXcIPRS-ILzLor_HBh81WsYKEJx7nHlT-2sHqQJ8FkiQdmpKrt2xx-L65dLrik608oaHU1LPAbgL8uHvN8XCTIaV4odzwmj9np7tyzMg8rtjZ/s320/family.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282090940913855458" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-19725356646282919692008-12-15T19:54:00.000-10:002008-12-15T19:57:39.278-10:00Making Cookies.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeh8XrG5CkcTBf2uCD5RtaJrZ4y2lFTXUFUsIAFrnKX1k_3Hha34UbGbH2s2pJzP2kkS7_hJus9KQt_4mGpteQJAXmUDxEqXjKmaDitgKGyB-ewszJPZoW6f0iVzNBZooqUCm/s1600-h/Dec+2008+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeh8XrG5CkcTBf2uCD5RtaJrZ4y2lFTXUFUsIAFrnKX1k_3Hha34UbGbH2s2pJzP2kkS7_hJus9KQt_4mGpteQJAXmUDxEqXjKmaDitgKGyB-ewszJPZoW6f0iVzNBZooqUCm/s320/Dec+2008+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280263055040622642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCQzdxzjAvuzStcoCftbHeF6_aZDRFXNrYgfnA3i6HHsH1Z-WIOTdEAP9lPK_5LVe7a6ktdKUpetEAhW83ZfVK9GW65c-EYNREGx5amNLh2XUmsabuhwekb_JeszC-vlRF4uN/s1600-h/Dec+2008+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCQzdxzjAvuzStcoCftbHeF6_aZDRFXNrYgfnA3i6HHsH1Z-WIOTdEAP9lPK_5LVe7a6ktdKUpetEAhW83ZfVK9GW65c-EYNREGx5amNLh2XUmsabuhwekb_JeszC-vlRF4uN/s320/Dec+2008+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280263050518914434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9bQBOI978L_h-GtvYns5VC75LZP8tw3q9rEp9Nf6Mc9AXVgAGS17XwkN0HO6DndXtMNmc-reL3xgYwuesyLMj95P2v-IEafxkH54aMPYFFNa_qvcJsLotRgh5eXRzmTi9NbZ/s1600-h/Dec+2008+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9bQBOI978L_h-GtvYns5VC75LZP8tw3q9rEp9Nf6Mc9AXVgAGS17XwkN0HO6DndXtMNmc-reL3xgYwuesyLMj95P2v-IEafxkH54aMPYFFNa_qvcJsLotRgh5eXRzmTi9NbZ/s320/Dec+2008+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280263045916965618" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-39038569379388807172008-12-11T15:53:00.003-10:002008-12-11T16:11:35.781-10:00Forget Santa!Alright, I have a confession to make. I'm not very fond of the church 'gatherings'. To be honest the food is horrible. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not big on casseroles, making them OR eating them. And jello should not have chunks of ANYTHING in it. I'm also not very fond of having to sit through ten different piano or song numbers from people who could only capture an audience such as this. Yes, my bluntness is out in full force at the moment. But I digress...<br /><br />Regardless of my obvious distaste, I suck it up and attend more than I ditch. And for Christmas we went, I even brought food to contribute. The disappointment for this particular gathering was rather high though. Most of the songs were about Santa as were most of the decorations. Call me crazy but wouldn't a church Christmas party be the best place to highlight that CHRISTmas is about Christ... just a thought. I'm not a big Santa fan. <br /><br />The whole point of this rant is that apparently Kai is not a big Santa fan either. He simply will not sit in Santa's lap. This gives me some small sense of satisfaction deep down that I could only confess on a blog where there are no faces I have to see shaking at my weirdness. Don't get me wrong, I have every intention of letting Kai enjoy the Santa LIE, I just plan on highlighting the truth about Christmas more than the lies. And so far he's making that quite easy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqesqoGOsm39ayTKesOELOtYTt5BUVKO-yBVPY3IKMrbhr_qxiZHftp5WpEJCAX7AXDZz5yJiJf7Cmj960E-_w7338pG26TK0T6VU4cSjEoQMg78uU0NzUuuFuw7RrOOJT-gKp/s1600-h/Dec+2008+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqesqoGOsm39ayTKesOELOtYTt5BUVKO-yBVPY3IKMrbhr_qxiZHftp5WpEJCAX7AXDZz5yJiJf7Cmj960E-_w7338pG26TK0T6VU4cSjEoQMg78uU0NzUuuFuw7RrOOJT-gKp/s320/Dec+2008+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278716804661875058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vQiIfferkOk0J0X0q9C_Bor6Z8stUHQ3cnRfpyB7-VmqVuV4rJYG1_QuZDy6hea148Vj53AowxNl-I5sWZkQCKS7oYMMIp_gicJnrMbwX_5xojQBTVL-FjDUpmhhmCcZpwna/s1600-h/Dec+2008+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vQiIfferkOk0J0X0q9C_Bor6Z8stUHQ3cnRfpyB7-VmqVuV4rJYG1_QuZDy6hea148Vj53AowxNl-I5sWZkQCKS7oYMMIp_gicJnrMbwX_5xojQBTVL-FjDUpmhhmCcZpwna/s320/Dec+2008+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278716800332332642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxNSy5jyjMqinT0kAvS43Y482ltONBPl3IF07jTAreClDc1ghhIZ6wH7bZ5hhqiKXgJOH3EKryo8aC8DUmv7S1SA-hdQY5QNTqPOMUGjC1YSE_0VvvYmMeyfZdeMoNrx5L5yN/s1600-h/Dec+2008+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxNSy5jyjMqinT0kAvS43Y482ltONBPl3IF07jTAreClDc1ghhIZ6wH7bZ5hhqiKXgJOH3EKryo8aC8DUmv7S1SA-hdQY5QNTqPOMUGjC1YSE_0VvvYmMeyfZdeMoNrx5L5yN/s320/Dec+2008+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278716797677891522" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-57193093968294362362008-12-08T07:36:00.001-10:002008-12-08T07:40:31.423-10:00The Many Faces of Kai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftatRhMdaltF1WkZ_nJ4fsOTImCigNUba3Io9CegvrkDYy9Oy57SKPSHKKOEpZdMd2x6ybRyu7ErVpd3BbNlktvquZdaBV8mXEUvRgvnU2biEiLjGboVilNE6UZ-qzlzCSLkA/s1600-h/Dec+2008+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw7GJXLuzf0LRxwXK-Pkx7m0uE2UzeFkIZVg9Ooend7LW54S0xft4rE1E1QpzAiTlRRnwAdqxxrIxI2zWFr_aPWwjJOoQLhSIJ0CoB7DNOD3QOchs6f37J7CY3EbIykphTFQF/s320/Dec+2008+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277475456493715298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT_Qt2_uNBbfyc5OGBTZbza6Sw3DZK9LG9ZxGYIarhoOf4_wKt7MEoQO84ijipxuVJ23_oLqg4UDDJ-HR3g4tolhXezrpXNkCnNYmdbGDrqRCa4YW8ecTaw34Xx9kvpQXOYqI/s1600-h/Dec+2008+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT_Qt2_uNBbfyc5OGBTZbza6Sw3DZK9LG9ZxGYIarhoOf4_wKt7MEoQO84ijipxuVJ23_oLqg4UDDJ-HR3g4tolhXezrpXNkCnNYmdbGDrqRCa4YW8ecTaw34Xx9kvpQXOYqI/s320/Dec+2008+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277475453217453586" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-5109577019457774412008-11-30T19:50:00.004-10:002008-11-30T20:05:40.507-10:00GratefulI have a friend who recently put up a list of things she's thankful for on her blog. One of those feel good things. It was nice. I tried to do that but it ended up being a list of trials that I am grateful for. Same affect... I think.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I'm Grateful for my Trails</span>.... yes... it's true!<br /><br />5. Although it sucks to be poor, it forces me to be creative. And through that I have discovered how amazing parks and public libraries are. They have become my home away from home!!<br /><br />4. Kai just can't live without Mom. I mean really, who needs to go to the bathroom with the door shut? Clearly not me. I'm grateful that I am apparently doing something right as a mother and my son likes me. I take that as a good sign. And since he is what my days revolve around, it's good that he likes having me around.<br /><br />3. My dog is crazy hyper active. What a cruel joke, to think you want a dog so badly and then to get one that has a never ending supply of energy that he does not share!! But I am grateful that at least once during the day Gus is able to occupy Kai with some sort of chase the dog's tail type of game. Giving me a few moments to sit back, sigh, and laugh at the two of them.<br /><br />2. My husband is always gone. But I'm grateful that I have a husband who is overflowing with not only dreams but the ambition to chase them down. How could I ever possibly complain about that?<br /><br />1. All of the people who mean the most to me outside of my husband and son are hundreds of miles away. I suppose this could be good in that it forces me to stretch and look for new people to add to my list of those who are dear to me. What it really has done is made me realize how many people have touched my life and how grateful I am to know them, even if it's long distance.JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-1979992184495057342008-11-29T13:06:00.002-10:002008-11-29T13:13:38.583-10:00Tis the Season for a Snowman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E-A2Q08pV8L9Ee5Y6n9FijA64VdHJ8KU8K9XLj0p0WzYhA9vyANol2pW2T9dvolCh0g4PP9A6YL129e30epM0VPrmjzOSCrvRBSIebji-UwZVEHAbmIx7fwbImoA9fRCPlnu/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E-A2Q08pV8L9Ee5Y6n9FijA64VdHJ8KU8K9XLj0p0WzYhA9vyANol2pW2T9dvolCh0g4PP9A6YL129e30epM0VPrmjzOSCrvRBSIebji-UwZVEHAbmIx7fwbImoA9fRCPlnu/s320/Nov.+2008+044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274220721110966626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI2bQWHm3Y0dNU3aTBwcVebwQlfgtksiXuLP4ljNZ945ekJBcyJ_QbJ3T9nYnJQAiajbr9KnIhWruP4Wk2AqD8Xxq-YEhR8B2vFMPycPjZZSWiDTZJEcqt2MWYXlj2LlVnD2H/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsI2bQWHm3Y0dNU3aTBwcVebwQlfgtksiXuLP4ljNZ945ekJBcyJ_QbJ3T9nYnJQAiajbr9KnIhWruP4Wk2AqD8Xxq-YEhR8B2vFMPycPjZZSWiDTZJEcqt2MWYXlj2LlVnD2H/s320/Nov.+2008+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274220723796863666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_x2coKGc0v4m2079KMv7agSjG_EI89JdRVbqHektAEKoc_lMgYUaycQb7KEVqRjjQa1DLtJBP_wlq5W6dwekktCtRjEm1PL5gaN-_fb97_ZHXL95hGZ3kNKC2347YELEAZF2-/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_x2coKGc0v4m2079KMv7agSjG_EI89JdRVbqHektAEKoc_lMgYUaycQb7KEVqRjjQa1DLtJBP_wlq5W6dwekktCtRjEm1PL5gaN-_fb97_ZHXL95hGZ3kNKC2347YELEAZF2-/s320/Nov.+2008+040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274220714790563506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0rf7krVQuxGhT9R4eHeIqbWwhlKGSJetekqYtHPJfxXlB8eUKLdQJq3s1yMlNwo9sSMpz4trprafRpDMiYpRqMfyKNsQWXRvZM5k77lR9-UL9g_siK_X_e8mxErSdPJR9SsT/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0rf7krVQuxGhT9R4eHeIqbWwhlKGSJetekqYtHPJfxXlB8eUKLdQJq3s1yMlNwo9sSMpz4trprafRpDMiYpRqMfyKNsQWXRvZM5k77lR9-UL9g_siK_X_e8mxErSdPJR9SsT/s320/Nov.+2008+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274220708103958226" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-49712895738177285782008-11-28T15:21:00.003-10:002008-11-28T15:51:26.503-10:00Thanksgiving in MichiganWe spent Thanksgiving this year in Michigan. Kai had a blast, helping with dinner, playing games with uncle Sherman, and games with Grandpa. So much for a little boy to do at Grandma and Grandpa's house!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UUUg_K71WEr3_XHsQ7THItuz0DjDBZiQUq006YNU-Npt26f4uqAZE6mqSVmywkw-F1V4HMwK8ofWq-vLGEG5oLK9RzDGJOXWTjDR0tF-JUXBMCrwGDM9VXQaIsT7YHIG3jjf/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UUUg_K71WEr3_XHsQ7THItuz0DjDBZiQUq006YNU-Npt26f4uqAZE6mqSVmywkw-F1V4HMwK8ofWq-vLGEG5oLK9RzDGJOXWTjDR0tF-JUXBMCrwGDM9VXQaIsT7YHIG3jjf/s320/Nov.+2008+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273884865892613218" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD5TgHlsFO6NWJOhXqmRtE-A5Jhzp7k3l5Nm5-YYH-IXK-R_ULZIxi0-TaEso-C13Fq7LDBplQbhRUB3pjGt8e-I-EPA9F8eCMRW2e5jGBDBGo7XBHVki4or5u-1q2PkCn5DB/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD5TgHlsFO6NWJOhXqmRtE-A5Jhzp7k3l5Nm5-YYH-IXK-R_ULZIxi0-TaEso-C13Fq7LDBplQbhRUB3pjGt8e-I-EPA9F8eCMRW2e5jGBDBGo7XBHVki4or5u-1q2PkCn5DB/s320/Nov.+2008+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273884863640196802" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNudU5D26GPR-3QqeZiLtXDEkvTVazA4yaUjuZYNaSOY2cpzKQSo5PLOjTKod2Mn4Twqm22Trd-EkNd6yX3s_IBc3cyDm1ekOxptRJ_xli6U07mHcvlqI1133CUPIlwONrjEFh/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNudU5D26GPR-3QqeZiLtXDEkvTVazA4yaUjuZYNaSOY2cpzKQSo5PLOjTKod2Mn4Twqm22Trd-EkNd6yX3s_IBc3cyDm1ekOxptRJ_xli6U07mHcvlqI1133CUPIlwONrjEFh/s320/Nov.+2008+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273884857523459954" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11CGEVNhGgPHuykp-xjr-WT83OgHMdHIGEuTRVvcJ6XaNFBQr-Nau0RXJZKFbb_vQCEMw1riV_I77wAqhH6QmvjzvUBr4pUR1lHOE92ZD2T2KQEBCpm_xhwJlyMGXYv-JLDw-/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11CGEVNhGgPHuykp-xjr-WT83OgHMdHIGEuTRVvcJ6XaNFBQr-Nau0RXJZKFbb_vQCEMw1riV_I77wAqhH6QmvjzvUBr4pUR1lHOE92ZD2T2KQEBCpm_xhwJlyMGXYv-JLDw-/s320/Nov.+2008+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273884852380311906" border="0"></a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwe0sIi_rpOtlcLp7Y4UAK-A6RnvsPbdvncqh85aQzAqjoiXvdXomRbyVSMkhUzowRDM9LS7E5Reoo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-71103427106288112152008-11-17T09:06:00.002-10:002008-11-17T09:10:52.346-10:00Cuddle Bug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNSpz4etZp-4P5U24rVROdGLQvUh67VVY3wagW7BHwYMxdrlPexT8of_OltRJaCvsVc1Tlb7SnhC2Gf-CLWyURFVWpWmLaQ_6jdkq8lArGoObbLLqezvEMMf-WgRdWWe-oarK/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNSpz4etZp-4P5U24rVROdGLQvUh67VVY3wagW7BHwYMxdrlPexT8of_OltRJaCvsVc1Tlb7SnhC2Gf-CLWyURFVWpWmLaQ_6jdkq8lArGoObbLLqezvEMMf-WgRdWWe-oarK/s320/Nov.+2008+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269705369451247234" /></a><br /><br />Kai is such a lovey dovey guy. I find myself thinking it's because his Mom is so affectionate. Kai often times grabs my face with both hands to plant a big wet one on me, it always makes me laugh so of course he'll do it again to make me laugh more! I wonder though.... is it nature or nurture? For those of you who have more than one kids... all kids are different... so even if I'm all affectionate with the next kid they could detest it right?? LOLJayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-44547443207703558832008-11-14T11:32:00.002-10:002008-11-14T11:41:41.894-10:00My Boys"Give a boy a dog and you've furnished him a playmate."<br />Berton Braley <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EPviSws0mFPHGkE8zO413RA8lCLIJ_UpVmA_LotAY3JBoogg32rgJD9WvzSAwSiT_j82D4EFFtVGJSl8SnaEcqPsrDir1vhfY-EKWSUiyTMBWXLTdKC2YzFoiBC8VuJeLFYK/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EPviSws0mFPHGkE8zO413RA8lCLIJ_UpVmA_LotAY3JBoogg32rgJD9WvzSAwSiT_j82D4EFFtVGJSl8SnaEcqPsrDir1vhfY-EKWSUiyTMBWXLTdKC2YzFoiBC8VuJeLFYK/s320/Nov.+2008+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268630327580109890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEjvfAm64_gf3Vh4RGyfgjzCl8LY7-kbxMnGogw1avN-FqAH4ByHa_v8VFUFDhjk0dhxtDxKk-rEZXh5qKwEmmsQODyqME8NM4Gu5DbOJ9rWGGzi4xYLYNhX6bFQC3jXzH-nG/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEjvfAm64_gf3Vh4RGyfgjzCl8LY7-kbxMnGogw1avN-FqAH4ByHa_v8VFUFDhjk0dhxtDxKk-rEZXh5qKwEmmsQODyqME8NM4Gu5DbOJ9rWGGzi4xYLYNhX6bFQC3jXzH-nG/s320/Nov.+2008+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268630325275149202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E2uxYNOC-hk9tyHnmCCix6hyrnnldDl8uIULjmmisPOP4lXiEYLsAoRUZ9B2ywaquTbPhs29NxnCUFzyZjacY8ooAe6q6w3Tubp9K-FBhn4um-03rphtiiLd5T1FeYzOjbrD/s1600-h/Nov.+2008+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E2uxYNOC-hk9tyHnmCCix6hyrnnldDl8uIULjmmisPOP4lXiEYLsAoRUZ9B2ywaquTbPhs29NxnCUFzyZjacY8ooAe6q6w3Tubp9K-FBhn4um-03rphtiiLd5T1FeYzOjbrD/s320/Nov.+2008+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268630318564010258" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-55811554045686351702008-11-11T07:07:00.001-10:002008-11-11T07:11:18.553-10:00The Perfect Brownie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3_DrLDxule1ZOE36zIaNJO-Ay4shSriqZfMSsWZ2wIPkcKlko8Qxx20JYIOiv9EHstGAJU9o6n7iNztfA4Y4qLd0wH5JpYxCqVHuvRKV3E7QWqKsOMz4JEXIzF_lg-JgS6CF/s1600-h/brownie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3_DrLDxule1ZOE36zIaNJO-Ay4shSriqZfMSsWZ2wIPkcKlko8Qxx20JYIOiv9EHstGAJU9o6n7iNztfA4Y4qLd0wH5JpYxCqVHuvRKV3E7QWqKsOMz4JEXIzF_lg-JgS6CF/s320/brownie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267448092861495746" /></a><br /><br />I'm not exactly when the point of my obsession began, but it is a bit out of control. So I'm hoping somebody can help me. I have been searching for the recipe for the perfect brownie; rich, gooey, and impossible to say no to. I've tried a lot of recipes and have found some good brownies... but the perfect brownie is still out there just waiting for me to discover it. So if you know it's secrets.... don't hold out on me! Dish!JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-5821041451759015022008-11-06T12:17:00.002-10:002008-11-06T12:23:03.607-10:00Morning CartoonsI try not to do a lot of tv around the house. But we settled into a routine of certain morning cartoons that we watch. Thought you would all enjoy a peek into our mornings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqPlnRKKcKGowryDkh4p2fNn34xVOoj4xZZx6XH3Tu7BTV_2Xu60ZcJWUoyGMuCacN-ZnVkNLZXS29acgvgzIaOmDXEB-iUR4_Gw8K6M7h8osxio6DtGinRcg3Kr8hevLTCjt/s1600-h/Oct+2008+060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqPlnRKKcKGowryDkh4p2fNn34xVOoj4xZZx6XH3Tu7BTV_2Xu60ZcJWUoyGMuCacN-ZnVkNLZXS29acgvgzIaOmDXEB-iUR4_Gw8K6M7h8osxio6DtGinRcg3Kr8hevLTCjt/s320/Oct+2008+060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265672949361476850" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-73647064879004487142008-11-01T18:36:00.003-10:002008-11-01T18:52:14.346-10:00Halloween Has Come and GoneWe went to the church for 'trunk or treat' for Halloween. Kai had a lot of fun. There was a chili cook off and then a parade of Halloween costumes (Kai was a giraffe). Then Kai went around to trunks and loaded up on candy. I think his favorite score of the night was the glow stick he got, forget the dang candy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSW6kh_LUL7Kpt7vvjAyRb_dPUHSek521JBQ5M99gyY73pDzAR8fC3i0dpApidf6nJ822yWau7gYZAaKWMYl5JDdAPvSsoUJKc9mqz2c8tK2o3SE3mpxv5IKvYkx0jnMdbTWQP/s1600-h/Oct+2008+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSW6kh_LUL7Kpt7vvjAyRb_dPUHSek521JBQ5M99gyY73pDzAR8fC3i0dpApidf6nJ822yWau7gYZAaKWMYl5JDdAPvSsoUJKc9mqz2c8tK2o3SE3mpxv5IKvYkx0jnMdbTWQP/s320/Oct+2008+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263916148652934786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SUvfyG3w1ckb0CxCaxtYfawLt6N92cHM0CyGtchG6evSeAeAEWHJ-D7wCJpYTP4kAL6JPn-oQyEOpet_Ug0NJeNyOCn-gVBEy1oEE5yWf-mN_oDxlpLFOpc0n292SIsk9jtF/s1600-h/Oct+2008+104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SUvfyG3w1ckb0CxCaxtYfawLt6N92cHM0CyGtchG6evSeAeAEWHJ-D7wCJpYTP4kAL6JPn-oQyEOpet_Ug0NJeNyOCn-gVBEy1oEE5yWf-mN_oDxlpLFOpc0n292SIsk9jtF/s320/Oct+2008+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263916144923367442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vIbRzVZ8V6wrIAeMZStETIho5EkV-PfRhLcxeSVMFR_IKNETC1Bex0ir3hgLrfkEyozN-jkUIx2E-ZxMkBsGiPpRIAiijZDSuo0qIGSIomiDTeCrIEip65ZOL8B96EfVX0Q9/s1600-h/Oct+2008+097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vIbRzVZ8V6wrIAeMZStETIho5EkV-PfRhLcxeSVMFR_IKNETC1Bex0ir3hgLrfkEyozN-jkUIx2E-ZxMkBsGiPpRIAiijZDSuo0qIGSIomiDTeCrIEip65ZOL8B96EfVX0Q9/s320/Oct+2008+097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263916134732841426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyQt9nN__yE1qmaL5lV2CzM-3EN-LIls43f7kopZHvVGRxIbWwyUmkO0YzH2PC_E3ZwMxR3bd9G_f0Nhqx9OAVe6PktwKnuOfu3YMBz7uTilpAmFfkJOu6Ci91Y-pLCJISDeb/s1600-h/Oct+2008+098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyQt9nN__yE1qmaL5lV2CzM-3EN-LIls43f7kopZHvVGRxIbWwyUmkO0YzH2PC_E3ZwMxR3bd9G_f0Nhqx9OAVe6PktwKnuOfu3YMBz7uTilpAmFfkJOu6Ci91Y-pLCJISDeb/s320/Oct+2008+098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263916124593501538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuS6Xd-UG4xu1BK8sqvGbraFdT3-upw6E7V896D_JkzGqODCKeBYxRv4gztc5rWHofzG6AspZ5jQjWpzM6CBszQiCibfq4h0tboQ2nVkgR6Q7j0Dil7GSxngEWIcTEW0rxNq9/s1600-h/Oct+2008+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuS6Xd-UG4xu1BK8sqvGbraFdT3-upw6E7V896D_JkzGqODCKeBYxRv4gztc5rWHofzG6AspZ5jQjWpzM6CBszQiCibfq4h0tboQ2nVkgR6Q7j0Dil7GSxngEWIcTEW0rxNq9/s320/Oct+2008+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263916112220218850" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-19426634218553640032008-10-30T17:19:00.001-10:002008-10-30T17:33:58.076-10:00PumpkinsI think we have started our Halloween tradition. Paint one with mom and carve one with dad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPduiCZ9hBlxYYq4GtJFFBLlHV34ugb5329T5ij9plkCZ5iT2BlElwwET39RmooXMcRk7zFF7yDpbqy1hW5PgjsurJ4ioPwXRZg4dm7bnciSyBHr4TajLQaFHTkCD7_3BVCtGL/s1600-h/Oct+2008+091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPduiCZ9hBlxYYq4GtJFFBLlHV34ugb5329T5ij9plkCZ5iT2BlElwwET39RmooXMcRk7zFF7yDpbqy1hW5PgjsurJ4ioPwXRZg4dm7bnciSyBHr4TajLQaFHTkCD7_3BVCtGL/s320/Oct+2008+091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263155948766350290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRAPdPGqKuLEcxN_lHas4sVXmJ92nJ21BSG_M4Yl4ypmIfnhvogSZAJkznxKkxAOnGZIcgFMUN1zC0n8qDb4XY4zGVYBuavQB2eo4CxtdSIaGoRhUbx1dNI1A6eu0Ufph1WBM/s1600-h/Oct+2008+087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRAPdPGqKuLEcxN_lHas4sVXmJ92nJ21BSG_M4Yl4ypmIfnhvogSZAJkznxKkxAOnGZIcgFMUN1zC0n8qDb4XY4zGVYBuavQB2eo4CxtdSIaGoRhUbx1dNI1A6eu0Ufph1WBM/s320/Oct+2008+087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263155946801073794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0wKTiIeMPs6RJvEJL8s7d7tP8tasH7c12zpd2ZdUp5vm4SkG_aBLtTTmmpIQqoEJTPppbzimPgq0l_1Pgx2J-Y2JzTo3E6Sklie8QqoKJMHO5v2LVCsWnhc6IOCJ7lUjSZX9/s1600-h/Oct+2008+083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0wKTiIeMPs6RJvEJL8s7d7tP8tasH7c12zpd2ZdUp5vm4SkG_aBLtTTmmpIQqoEJTPppbzimPgq0l_1Pgx2J-Y2JzTo3E6Sklie8QqoKJMHO5v2LVCsWnhc6IOCJ7lUjSZX9/s320/Oct+2008+083.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263155942349722050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XkVzGeqZov0bzaeoGwiIeON5UTmiJHBtA9l5XSwmc22KM8uC_IyR6sZx3H2qQEEQ1DMaBPeKCAed2SuNRhBSicAeySpfqqjgF8z-4yuvMYSbCFlkpf89z5iAWTCZT5UDQnRY/s1600-h/Oct+2008+066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XkVzGeqZov0bzaeoGwiIeON5UTmiJHBtA9l5XSwmc22KM8uC_IyR6sZx3H2qQEEQ1DMaBPeKCAed2SuNRhBSicAeySpfqqjgF8z-4yuvMYSbCFlkpf89z5iAWTCZT5UDQnRY/s320/Oct+2008+066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263155930977860770" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-42289690794970975572008-10-28T05:28:00.000-10:002008-10-28T05:35:17.141-10:00Corn MazeWe went to the local corn maze the other day. Kai seemed to enjoy it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU1Xs910pFUs1OfaT5vtcN-fISTT_JAYDCYqKXzeFYxGHd04mdzKXCK3qZCUXxJbs7yuBL30CxDfhxb8kr9I7RODNAOcM-KzxwFMpTuHX1mAbdV1R0ArBpQzX4T3lPqyT-64g/s1600-h/Oct+2008+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU1Xs910pFUs1OfaT5vtcN-fISTT_JAYDCYqKXzeFYxGHd04mdzKXCK3qZCUXxJbs7yuBL30CxDfhxb8kr9I7RODNAOcM-KzxwFMpTuHX1mAbdV1R0ArBpQzX4T3lPqyT-64g/s320/Oct+2008+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262228446756251074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ91iuRFb6p35NL0So2LpmOzA7W8TLAly5X96UjMEiu2bEAlvfqa8A6-IOB9ZoXv0-vl-eieqqTUCTfrnFVk9821mKPESTCHDba16fLiBRwHhLulbhDLSIrSZk4bE4cly9-EY/s1600-h/Oct+2008+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYxp0E7zs8y1zhYGjEzKGGUNUxgM3hw4oflEuctkMEorgT9QdKWoJSJ_fJDD-842VU02o4BHK5fygqV8KSAbND2DEtoZzV8bMSgBAspaIfEbTt9vJC3a7bMQQcZNKOHtoYYaI/s320/Oct+2008+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262228427438431842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7ODFIAuhQbWRZkj87lEPpIIUqYw6p0gotdYcLX1XQTffHo-5VTw2BJyR8TO5rJXgxd2zjcry1WjheHhTtSRxXd8GlHBRPFNAENXEPsDjRNnv9ZcVAyfIoDekgOnrw10NPDuP/s1600-h/Oct+2008+039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7ODFIAuhQbWRZkj87lEPpIIUqYw6p0gotdYcLX1XQTffHo-5VTw2BJyR8TO5rJXgxd2zjcry1WjheHhTtSRxXd8GlHBRPFNAENXEPsDjRNnv9ZcVAyfIoDekgOnrw10NPDuP/s320/Oct+2008+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262228415263908290" /></a>JayandCassandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13162519986885453554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307887.post-64805574100643840492008-10-28T05:22:00.000-10:002008-10-28T05:28:12.920-10:00GamesAt the corn maze they had some great games and fun set up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGPUMHqKFA8MCpR7JODCL7uHybUt8hyphenhyphen7lTGdxlkpdPc4XBY3cCfxTuRW_ZUMCobWs3gNGR-qF5vcPcJBKykY57SEUy5PG0izVYkv9seZOe4LBfDei6H09W1Um14XMlCwcYaza/s1600-h/Oct+2008+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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