tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33446249247483192952024-03-09T16:43:19.280-06:00Our Joyful JourneyA Family BlogLesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-9933139462632114052024-02-26T20:46:00.024-06:002024-03-09T15:57:59.192-06:00Beyond 100 Parks Redux #3 - Welcome Park - Crystal, MN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first visit hear was <a href="https://growingandsewinglesa.blogspot.com/2021/03/journey-to-100-parks-25-welcome-park.html">nearly 3 years ago </a>on March 7, 2021. The snow was still melting, but we put on our boots and had fun. Today's visit was over 50 degrees with not a flake of snow or block of ice to be found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI3V9TaMCw75OKoIFdCk5C710LkLU6Jo3L6zt0kreai_p5sHWYOMjLLaToHucFkJkOXR6VkdNyqBZEunMXDn6AmqE4Af_iWTpiNOwCteVhA1X1XR5I8ilg6Yox5KO1xjScNcTmXL2Gog0lPGuw5TfUebFGvmYXd7eIf6tTPiAJmFd0kTFTRD84_tthn8/s4434/IMG_7689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="4434" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLI3V9TaMCw75OKoIFdCk5C710LkLU6Jo3L6zt0kreai_p5sHWYOMjLLaToHucFkJkOXR6VkdNyqBZEunMXDn6AmqE4Af_iWTpiNOwCteVhA1X1XR5I8ilg6Yox5KO1xjScNcTmXL2Gog0lPGuw5TfUebFGvmYXd7eIf6tTPiAJmFd0kTFTRD84_tthn8/w400-h300/IMG_7689.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Key Features</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMXzSPB62p-GHaEJWv7EOus1_WhnOV0ZKSvoFWzTjmXg79sE2AUw56DvEss9eg5FgSbGLUINbEcXAowFLVV9ibUTOef4OUuh0PFNvPiBGdS6yin-KM4bspO3ToE1L-SWE3K1kZFOgiqAi-36ZN-OhXNkT9dia06chBJjKbxxnts2liD3lVrGTKLp8SXY/s4032/IMG_7691.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="4032" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMXzSPB62p-GHaEJWv7EOus1_WhnOV0ZKSvoFWzTjmXg79sE2AUw56DvEss9eg5FgSbGLUINbEcXAowFLVV9ibUTOef4OUuh0PFNvPiBGdS6yin-KM4bspO3ToE1L-SWE3K1kZFOgiqAi-36ZN-OhXNkT9dia06chBJjKbxxnts2liD3lVrGTKLp8SXY/w640-h178/IMG_7691.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow, what an upgrade! This is one of the focal parks in the city with multiple sports fields and a central location. Our annual city festival takes place here too, so it was a good spot to build a large playground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIeR6ZJnCrPpzSRoqTYIiaPHddeboJzVHR8TTPDmKVo0isCkmD9pxTjkhiDfQOxIxrI6qRdK4xhVNL7GwGpfDKmglTn_ADraLUQ1yf-0K9qEN-f1vgI_DNzFtzZl-p_XKSHnnEO4Il7iNJKCJhqeixxW6gPWm6gUQa2mssENPFbxCvmSk-vr-wHhVAXk/s4032/IMG_7692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIeR6ZJnCrPpzSRoqTYIiaPHddeboJzVHR8TTPDmKVo0isCkmD9pxTjkhiDfQOxIxrI6qRdK4xhVNL7GwGpfDKmglTn_ADraLUQ1yf-0K9qEN-f1vgI_DNzFtzZl-p_XKSHnnEO4Il7iNJKCJhqeixxW6gPWm6gUQa2mssENPFbxCvmSk-vr-wHhVAXk/w300-h400/IMG_7692.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhpYsqlA8yBbrYDTmUaa7qTSwNxnGOFymJueuvtK7SaXcBZNjMO4PzapPZn_WC4JdN7WBNs2oD76Kkn1ssLoPzuLYC_x2cYnu1sH9GqOT_at83pVoP76CHT-Jo-Sal5efGpUXnPEaMS8d9U_frPyfGf5dh1s6sdZ5a1K7iJYn6XTisTZlvqKSGjnrZ6s/s5712/IMG_7693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Parker isn't quite tall enough to make the elliptical run smoothly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G1QW47OAyO7YlZc81KIiUww13krnmq3-ifSWLrvVOeo7n6JkW0xoxvgy26KFJ4r_bynG9cqevR_cyAi_O6lyPaXu6NdezZYKSyeGZE_CrW-jyTwl9aS2hL4m08fV3q13HvSqargEyp-BbdJOUXgQbIkEtqcNP61-Fx2R1aamfIsfVczKDLZ_MUtPNfM/s5712/IMG_7700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G1QW47OAyO7YlZc81KIiUww13krnmq3-ifSWLrvVOeo7n6JkW0xoxvgy26KFJ4r_bynG9cqevR_cyAi_O6lyPaXu6NdezZYKSyeGZE_CrW-jyTwl9aS2hL4m08fV3q13HvSqargEyp-BbdJOUXgQbIkEtqcNP61-Fx2R1aamfIsfVczKDLZ_MUtPNfM/w300-h400/IMG_7700.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-FgevU08qOAZrZY6vUWTjIGhJUf9D8spSdPU8fvKxvT9PSE782Q3JyYpkxpDKHVrWmgn0HhhzU-P7wmOkI34d1UCNyR-vQw9HltL52VP62ofQU7WPznhQTtpIm3HW4Y6GxXKn0Fa0jPoz9rKTanIEPm8Lj_4tJz0R_K0RjoNqvC7Qj5kRU3NtJHxuPg/s5712/IMG_7701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This one jumps from 6 to swings to a full 10! Definitley earns a perfect rating, we will be back!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgU5qmSOC-fnHcAiZZvaMsLzvIYVRImEZzW0b5cHvJ7fH56IxEGjDd8RQY7oyn5QJ_romDLXOX9OqyPol1BWKIoKOwdCfQnyYvXAQMM-VJlQ_688sCHXtIkpX_ZwMw3le9XQTi_YbEmY/s1187/10+Swings.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1187" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgU5qmSOC-fnHcAiZZvaMsLzvIYVRImEZzW0b5cHvJ7fH56IxEGjDd8RQY7oyn5QJ_romDLXOX9OqyPol1BWKIoKOwdCfQnyYvXAQMM-VJlQ_688sCHXtIkpX_ZwMw3le9XQTi_YbEmY/w400-h102/10+Swings.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-61709357907100268562024-02-25T23:34:00.020-06:002024-03-09T10:42:06.969-06:00Polar Plunge for Special Olympics MN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My work sponsored a team for the Anoka county polar plunge yesterday. Out team theme was onesies, so I broke out my Chewbacca jammies. It raises money for Special Olympics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU6GvnKIoHMu13BdKSEm7EaR826K6sL3BMBrDt1rW9p_0IorZuRTSE6vGSbhyvCxX5WfyPTecBmdEXQO7kgi_4o2ljYlMmlGg0AskGhnc1zEVYRocMbifyI0oGqzpGOFgotu0YD8BY7ZPJn_waIEvLVeZidYCZWG4LIrvaATuwglkUMtRrQR7pPZ-zis/s4032/IMG_7648.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU6GvnKIoHMu13BdKSEm7EaR826K6sL3BMBrDt1rW9p_0IorZuRTSE6vGSbhyvCxX5WfyPTecBmdEXQO7kgi_4o2ljYlMmlGg0AskGhnc1zEVYRocMbifyI0oGqzpGOFgotu0YD8BY7ZPJn_waIEvLVeZidYCZWG4LIrvaATuwglkUMtRrQR7pPZ-zis/w300-h400/IMG_7648.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is out team before the plunge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c7AUainm_aJ-3BjAixMjYLiiVeXPVbMZpSyOdDx9r_s-K9JaVKl75X8MPSsc5TtR_pKfvmDdq3OtxSJkHYumCisvu9o5wNVpegRKx9PKLDEiffJtYF6orB-5KKwraw7chKXXgkjp3j79O0qSaLjDy1pJMJ7FHvjHXHX5PtOOWCcKwDYL40yo0FOw9Ns/s4519/IMG_7652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3389" data-original-width="4519" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c7AUainm_aJ-3BjAixMjYLiiVeXPVbMZpSyOdDx9r_s-K9JaVKl75X8MPSsc5TtR_pKfvmDdq3OtxSJkHYumCisvu9o5wNVpegRKx9PKLDEiffJtYF6orB-5KKwraw7chKXXgkjp3j79O0qSaLjDy1pJMJ7FHvjHXHX5PtOOWCcKwDYL40yo0FOw9Ns/w400-h300/IMG_7652.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This idea was fun in theory, but do you know what happens when cotton pajamas get filled with water? They were so heavy coming out of the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSGbhjaUrfbObRhV3hQHbwRffrjp0Lm6vjj7ObywCshyphenhyphenEqKL28n4MNiemrcPhRpRYbYUqRcuhB_r8-YjxeMKvopwoDSdb4hHom3aRKHzPKjQ48Rn2iW206FZQLx4IX_3Gcc1Lb70NQaKHJHUOq_z38WaF6zFvoUoFH6LFVTt6ocn9awCEGirusjWtqu8/s1920/53555466542_c91c5c4dd2_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1920" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSGbhjaUrfbObRhV3hQHbwRffrjp0Lm6vjj7ObywCshyphenhyphenEqKL28n4MNiemrcPhRpRYbYUqRcuhB_r8-YjxeMKvopwoDSdb4hHom3aRKHzPKjQ48Rn2iW206FZQLx4IX_3Gcc1Lb70NQaKHJHUOq_z38WaF6zFvoUoFH6LFVTt6ocn9awCEGirusjWtqu8/w400-h268/53555466542_c91c5c4dd2_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWU8pTicPZh_nSCk5n6K69myPuYzO22iux_tHmcX1oN8n_dAhtDh1UNtDcW6kq4zNdtPAyJR-ga8jdt-OvjkuPv66L9MvKJ8vLRjL4k4z-WeNAwTF1upQs-8ZP_2mjdtHJddhnyoFivzOp7U-S1xCZOhc2tp5AQHcmgJh__qWhOVgHvU-Hf8dpEj_e5M/s1920/53556769985_22eae5d439_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A fun dip for a great cause.</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-85505815546693962242024-02-25T22:18:00.016-06:002024-03-09T10:17:27.535-06:00Women's Almost Sleepover<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our church hosted a women's event on Friday night, the "Almost Sleepover." It was a fun fellowship event from 6-11pm. We had lots of snacks, board games and puzzles, bingo, pajama fashion show, and lots of karaoke! A couple of youth group ladies that graduated last year joined us and they made me feel so young!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlZKtxiuJTGcLkymxw6FVsCL4tFR6Ro0V3i4X61WVVZWA4FBpd5Qy1gewlFk8Wm2L4-pSmODuOCxIzEGhLJuDgifVBLdLKM-fuDysb9A90yfpzCuBrM_TvvoMPJluruUHkPN4pt7XX1XjQC4MxcLgX-nfq6FzI7FXhzuFHzWvA5-FBmlXrVeIieDzaCw/s4032/IMG_7627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlZKtxiuJTGcLkymxw6FVsCL4tFR6Ro0V3i4X61WVVZWA4FBpd5Qy1gewlFk8Wm2L4-pSmODuOCxIzEGhLJuDgifVBLdLKM-fuDysb9A90yfpzCuBrM_TvvoMPJluruUHkPN4pt7XX1XjQC4MxcLgX-nfq6FzI7FXhzuFHzWvA5-FBmlXrVeIieDzaCw/w400-h300/IMG_7627.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFI0bH02oR2mOxL9BIHJuCBvffEVxB2j6kbZ6ntkOkW8TpwQk2K2qySLYXXcVq6QRexk47qJYPeR_V7KIjl8waYyS5sp6WuevabUwlMZXdFB6GkBpqI6jENu_4EwmOWwFARDqSD-y6sO5xKQ2RMiHh_nlzzeFlAK666KZ0qcBzOos6PBHjIWGDQCZ3dQ/s5712/IMG_7628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">It was a great night with women spanning over 50 years in age. I hope to see this one again next year!</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-74357725398496117502024-02-18T22:50:00.032-06:002024-03-02T11:06:20.432-06:00All Things Pink and Red and White<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was Valentine's week and I was woken early Monday by Esme with a painful eye. I knew pretty quick she likely had pink eye. We tried out the Virtuwell option for the first time which is a remote clinic visit. Since pink eye is more of a visual inspection and not something to test for I thought it would be worth the try rather than hitting up urgent care. I filled in some info took a couple pictures. Within a few hours we had a response with a prescription for antibiotics drops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhW3o6itsTPe4qcf2RmbOrGAK6rfwJf5-gVJJmfPz8xOsaBwvxB0YvBPYr7wVGx5tVPQ0WhLeNeRnNQJcy2CbuxiQVUJRr1mlqmkLi-qhUeGNPzKKdqi9BOYuJSvhJgk5tC0KcrfTqMytY6t5DMFawlyf4IruqYY0ncDKqawhvd9l7snQlB6ACA8Ysmo/s5712/IMG_7565.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhW3o6itsTPe4qcf2RmbOrGAK6rfwJf5-gVJJmfPz8xOsaBwvxB0YvBPYr7wVGx5tVPQ0WhLeNeRnNQJcy2CbuxiQVUJRr1mlqmkLi-qhUeGNPzKKdqi9BOYuJSvhJgk5tC0KcrfTqMytY6t5DMFawlyf4IruqYY0ncDKqawhvd9l7snQlB6ACA8Ysmo/w400-h300/IMG_7565.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy made some tasty red velvet bars to share with his co-workers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E378m1Tqz94UlT7mxJtY02ZhBBGkYGs2tip4dopDTMS1qKMmTUGRN3wLMp6rK_249QCx0_r-8yyV9WEnSJUoe3UY4xWk61KdixX59aivJkvyenSFK25TWK6hgf-aY513N7BSKONpRpeHTj4yK9NzyZ1sWPwsW-h_u6XCGHtrITVpyf6HMPu2O23gFy0/s4032/IMG_1652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E378m1Tqz94UlT7mxJtY02ZhBBGkYGs2tip4dopDTMS1qKMmTUGRN3wLMp6rK_249QCx0_r-8yyV9WEnSJUoe3UY4xWk61KdixX59aivJkvyenSFK25TWK6hgf-aY513N7BSKONpRpeHTj4yK9NzyZ1sWPwsW-h_u6XCGHtrITVpyf6HMPu2O23gFy0/w300-h400/IMG_1652.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For "Friendship Day" at school, i made some chapstick valentines for Esme to share with her classmates. Now that Parker is in middle school, he doesn't exchange them with his class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uh9G2DN8-pk9986a_WoHMjkg07k0eqPRE_7BgRAtHM0qIxVDe3eWni5LV3UgrkBbWJL0KpJ0_aT_9onBe09-GgTlN9_dESXsQ6_KJ6KhcBO26NKXFvbLdvTX41Gp6MsJzA7Mux3VeHyInPNSWu2o7UdwCIdE4Nb6vkK1a69lbHMPIj33swnMQ-4JGpE/s4944/IMG_7555.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="4944" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uh9G2DN8-pk9986a_WoHMjkg07k0eqPRE_7BgRAtHM0qIxVDe3eWni5LV3UgrkBbWJL0KpJ0_aT_9onBe09-GgTlN9_dESXsQ6_KJ6KhcBO26NKXFvbLdvTX41Gp6MsJzA7Mux3VeHyInPNSWu2o7UdwCIdE4Nb6vkK1a69lbHMPIj33swnMQ-4JGpE/w400-h300/IMG_7555.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She came home with quite the haul of goodies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMclduulgftBVpPa1FBsqBqY_6ZLaxrVfW4NltaWbs-AqrI24tVVUtcZpl0VS-kw9-gjCxKX0UruwrRpzjtvox13BPML9EZw9_61xruwknIGdEFSBfupBUlq-R126R1iuogm_woGFIn1tGd3d_C17YXM9TPXox8_qP-CKKdLUcN4e4M0XpFU1DAv4-c04/s5712/IMG_7577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMclduulgftBVpPa1FBsqBqY_6ZLaxrVfW4NltaWbs-AqrI24tVVUtcZpl0VS-kw9-gjCxKX0UruwrRpzjtvox13BPML9EZw9_61xruwknIGdEFSBfupBUlq-R126R1iuogm_woGFIn1tGd3d_C17YXM9TPXox8_qP-CKKdLUcN4e4M0XpFU1DAv4-c04/w400-h300/IMG_7577.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On to the white!! It finally snowed enough and stayed on the ground long enough to go sledding! Esme actually said "the winter actually saved my life!" She was so excited! Jimmy joined us yesterday afternoon, then we went again today since the warn weather is returning and it will be melting soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwu_tNEtnZNo1MBH_OxnT5EjL9ua8oL_3dOlzPbGUqJXrSS07EcgXRpegvLZ397r1H130xsk5cLOvaMjjfLJl9qaMj3AT1hZ-hH4me2JlRdo9ol8KUKA2iANPEQu7f7MBBFWAonNpMtrP1ZdfQV76DfuPOOtBJ0l6r5qNyf8W2O2KeNLudsOLAe57v0I/s4032/IMG_7596.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwu_tNEtnZNo1MBH_OxnT5EjL9ua8oL_3dOlzPbGUqJXrSS07EcgXRpegvLZ397r1H130xsk5cLOvaMjjfLJl9qaMj3AT1hZ-hH4me2JlRdo9ol8KUKA2iANPEQu7f7MBBFWAonNpMtrP1ZdfQV76DfuPOOtBJ0l6r5qNyf8W2O2KeNLudsOLAe57v0I/w400-h300/IMG_7596.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKG5TQpe7jr5xGtwnG8QsVMKdpPvbFaVGwSxegBPoelzRL3cK16haKbYOqY2A12hduWrgRiOxdKwugoMhK2V5dCLtUdv0hSMfI3vbEGUgEMkWcH4pJeTE2XoKVDNOYsLRrsZKBXP6-hsL4DUVIjw_z5-h7NSE_O8aGtEWcXsO1I9jG07Gc40cn0imIYk/s5105/IMG_7597.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5105" data-original-width="3829" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKG5TQpe7jr5xGtwnG8QsVMKdpPvbFaVGwSxegBPoelzRL3cK16haKbYOqY2A12hduWrgRiOxdKwugoMhK2V5dCLtUdv0hSMfI3vbEGUgEMkWcH4pJeTE2XoKVDNOYsLRrsZKBXP6-hsL4DUVIjw_z5-h7NSE_O8aGtEWcXsO1I9jG07Gc40cn0imIYk/w300-h400/IMG_7597.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the grass starting to peak through already with the warmer temps today. Hopefully we get another coating or two so this isnt it for winter fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWCoHSj5KWboqWjQ2Nx-WyfC9T9vy930w9JrfoAMcUJhRMOPTsSWSzWgtgWc4zt-cqdz4G_quVnS5hYbT71JV0nUTgAyOHvg6DfRaB55G4UkHSx8F8aTysGJW9JrV3x0mpBKVumKndqvL9fKCVp8Kf4BH3QHmdkF0YIofXsfzO65sk5USqvqaXYHUeCU/s3519/IMG_7601.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="3519" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWCoHSj5KWboqWjQ2Nx-WyfC9T9vy930w9JrfoAMcUJhRMOPTsSWSzWgtgWc4zt-cqdz4G_quVnS5hYbT71JV0nUTgAyOHvg6DfRaB55G4UkHSx8F8aTysGJW9JrV3x0mpBKVumKndqvL9fKCVp8Kf4BH3QHmdkF0YIofXsfzO65sk5USqvqaXYHUeCU/w400-h266/IMG_7601.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-t9srQE4l_f-NW9cU665eAShij90HZzla4fz_D8VnTcOOtwoLLfkMLyi2IWl8LOYFQcZg0qNaHHbnqPfESNNw08CHd9q3WbxRxuN5RjsrD7CBBFXaBdnJpe99mIpYscZfstdcJ5HJ4NHehWXO3y9T41m4lnTLGwXKkBag_SPcy0TZEzdhzQ19WSIgsM/s3346/IMG_7602.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3346" data-original-width="2509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-t9srQE4l_f-NW9cU665eAShij90HZzla4fz_D8VnTcOOtwoLLfkMLyi2IWl8LOYFQcZg0qNaHHbnqPfESNNw08CHd9q3WbxRxuN5RjsrD7CBBFXaBdnJpe99mIpYscZfstdcJ5HJ4NHehWXO3y9T41m4lnTLGwXKkBag_SPcy0TZEzdhzQ19WSIgsM/w300-h400/IMG_7602.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jN2GjBM9HQY" width="320" youtube-src-id="jN2GjBM9HQY"></iframe></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-54707909282030947432024-02-12T21:56:00.043-06:002024-03-02T09:46:11.754-06:00Date Nights and Super Bowls<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earlier in the week it was nice enough to enjoy some time outside on bikes and scooters. Esme also had hat day at school for reading month. She requested her favorite Moroccan hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB2b4udVBLMudAqdBNSERDoJWRnbIv16uctRCNNmTue-jWdg-6WJD4CG_UV8toZf0zodHhgWmih72tX3CVcMFbQ_HU7fQCzTR6GnpYT0r_XLilZuoDpWPcHEv65CCPhZjEkqawgVBm5425pt3Xr7H4Fhanb8HgjdeKWnE8rZhf3wX8Wyqy8lImEGJcWY/s5712/IMG_7524.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBB2b4udVBLMudAqdBNSERDoJWRnbIv16uctRCNNmTue-jWdg-6WJD4CG_UV8toZf0zodHhgWmih72tX3CVcMFbQ_HU7fQCzTR6GnpYT0r_XLilZuoDpWPcHEv65CCPhZjEkqawgVBm5425pt3Xr7H4Fhanb8HgjdeKWnE8rZhf3wX8Wyqy8lImEGJcWY/w300-h400/IMG_7524.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVygMaWO9bRJVi5-MwhxEaESVHfy20B7bxcfspeKFm8qPmxANXQ-DYXOtQhjvMUCDv5j0eOt0qkj0vMu8gR8SGly1oV91ZxsN0tG3wa4CK4oI-lJSzigJDBTyuQDrcK6pX95fwUii-luCktlLT3uFEf4uMhEen9_mAV-Q0xTgme2hr0179R9UNfXuBsU/s3666/IMG_7535.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3666" data-original-width="2750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVygMaWO9bRJVi5-MwhxEaESVHfy20B7bxcfspeKFm8qPmxANXQ-DYXOtQhjvMUCDv5j0eOt0qkj0vMu8gR8SGly1oV91ZxsN0tG3wa4CK4oI-lJSzigJDBTyuQDrcK6pX95fwUii-luCktlLT3uFEf4uMhEen9_mAV-Q0xTgme2hr0179R9UNfXuBsU/w300-h400/IMG_7535.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy and I had a date night on Friday. The Honduras mission team did a "stop, drop, and roll" fundraising event. We took the opportunity to use the <a href="https://www.brickandbourbon.com/">Brick & Bourbon</a> gift card we got. I recently started prioritizing my nutrition again. I have been watching carbs for a while, but decided I really need to start tracking calories again if I want to see meaningful change. While I would have loved to splurge on a date night, I didn't want to stray from my efforts so soon. We still got to enjoy some tasty food! Bleu cheese brussels sprouts for an appetizer with chicken and salmon salads for the main.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3Jc6ZlbIy6uzPVRCZzw-CkiTMa0-R-LkKigor9Mkpj07h4DHPBLGQKt_oVP3zjTLUbjxXtvNJrPa9KyvnRi2LPlo7gWPeVfcY4Hs5X0dBAxig-0XGPsQhSjQkbklCU0tT-fy6xGo-CFQ8VTyZb8_PuAGkTxT-MV1B2pOvBgwZs6XQAe3P7CLOJoL3cQ/s4032/IMG_1650.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3Jc6ZlbIy6uzPVRCZzw-CkiTMa0-R-LkKigor9Mkpj07h4DHPBLGQKt_oVP3zjTLUbjxXtvNJrPa9KyvnRi2LPlo7gWPeVfcY4Hs5X0dBAxig-0XGPsQhSjQkbklCU0tT-fy6xGo-CFQ8VTyZb8_PuAGkTxT-MV1B2pOvBgwZs6XQAe3P7CLOJoL3cQ/w300-h400/IMG_1650.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8701uEldN1T2othyuRj52O0B8g3E3USfDkDJGrsIYuMGD9QuEoYNYfrRE4dkAU-i9zAqWW0a63Ea2PLbzt2hNoPoSt9RicSPiPrZeWmnXnEJQdcXe1vY2GSyDU7qv7rJSgecipEtrCpLRAuS0binOtN6yipO0hWvoEbP0QcgGxjbl4dZb-F63BRkz3Gs/s5712/IMG_7539.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8701uEldN1T2othyuRj52O0B8g3E3USfDkDJGrsIYuMGD9QuEoYNYfrRE4dkAU-i9zAqWW0a63Ea2PLbzt2hNoPoSt9RicSPiPrZeWmnXnEJQdcXe1vY2GSyDU7qv7rJSgecipEtrCpLRAuS0binOtN6yipO0hWvoEbP0QcgGxjbl4dZb-F63BRkz3Gs/w300-h400/IMG_7539.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZX3hm-ovnCJU7lgBavUYullaFbYSSWr8AX6TeoFvphCqQqgTPIsdnzHIxQp9Hvsarhy8CRZdpXdOHHqLWO6eBlzzmHfyaesn8PMkBq3wAOiXxbVC-IhixOTZef14OBi7WpTiXMqjVDbl159TpkcYbEEarJcKtI0KwIjjdbrBHIImFEyG8psNxl9hJCc/s5712/IMG_7540.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZX3hm-ovnCJU7lgBavUYullaFbYSSWr8AX6TeoFvphCqQqgTPIsdnzHIxQp9Hvsarhy8CRZdpXdOHHqLWO6eBlzzmHfyaesn8PMkBq3wAOiXxbVC-IhixOTZef14OBi7WpTiXMqjVDbl159TpkcYbEEarJcKtI0KwIjjdbrBHIImFEyG8psNxl9hJCc/w300-h400/IMG_7540.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker and Esme had a blast at church making bead jewelry and getting a new stuffed animal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6osKN4Md7X0Mb3ri8j4HVThNAvjr19ri0vGpI3vL-WUtH8JN09OPAYQTRVbslE0nl6SkkdDupZ8HEHsdLgNNRj8Zqndx-Jtz-S3_ZhvG14WBXO0rGlnjZks5TVz3SA3jT7dzDbbw57Hsh9M113I8CNC-UWMFpwD6XkCRcDjbpY4MjFexU42U7tZKq8eM/s4032/IMG_7541.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6osKN4Md7X0Mb3ri8j4HVThNAvjr19ri0vGpI3vL-WUtH8JN09OPAYQTRVbslE0nl6SkkdDupZ8HEHsdLgNNRj8Zqndx-Jtz-S3_ZhvG14WBXO0rGlnjZks5TVz3SA3jT7dzDbbw57Hsh9M113I8CNC-UWMFpwD6XkCRcDjbpY4MjFexU42U7tZKq8eM/w300-h400/IMG_7541.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ6ox440L6CB-yYDjtJHtLFP14s7tPnLzFH_xGKWVxD0TgzlM3xcXVynYL0vUDjEp6lQg4LjlUKdLUaJ19vgQ7O_TP8t46-bqwvWHWyo-rOzAjh7VEnODkkmWAbi6mRowbd-EZQshMrUnSeqdAZMEjzT_9hElk9qahalC5ErTYuixALFJ0TaI-XwvORE/s4032/IMG_7542.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ6ox440L6CB-yYDjtJHtLFP14s7tPnLzFH_xGKWVxD0TgzlM3xcXVynYL0vUDjEp6lQg4LjlUKdLUaJ19vgQ7O_TP8t46-bqwvWHWyo-rOzAjh7VEnODkkmWAbi6mRowbd-EZQshMrUnSeqdAZMEjzT_9hElk9qahalC5ErTYuixALFJ0TaI-XwvORE/w300-h400/IMG_7542.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We kept it on the healthier side for the super bowl as well. Shrimp cocktail and deviled eggs followed by some oven baked wings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5RsNX7t_b2uUqZDlG_yj0DSv9UKdLWHQCgxkZtSBMiFTTH8yB-X1r2xEoLbbG6GDHpfqz_nbnxMNoPlW6gqJrfz7-jjibTvxddvmJlc_E3kmdZPsWc00b6XB3a_sGrDZEW6g-p0WjaMhjYn_XdYKc7A7TZpKAYz5O-YigeXkA2vWY6fvcsIfiag78I4/s5712/IMG_7556.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5RsNX7t_b2uUqZDlG_yj0DSv9UKdLWHQCgxkZtSBMiFTTH8yB-X1r2xEoLbbG6GDHpfqz_nbnxMNoPlW6gqJrfz7-jjibTvxddvmJlc_E3kmdZPsWc00b6XB3a_sGrDZEW6g-p0WjaMhjYn_XdYKc7A7TZpKAYz5O-YigeXkA2vWY6fvcsIfiag78I4/w400-h300/IMG_7556.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJrBAGE5ioFBmtyMJvbqfnKDbwcnSzUn6GZy90nn2M6_KztC3CDQ-0cMjMAfWU8J0DxdXYyzacHte9hRrXRwGMTXx0psRNjQboRdecyVhGlpUgU3Pmxduq6HK-J6547EHFJ2-z91kMBCyw5OECZoLcAI7caFzVcv9VIfq9bTrfIJC2eUHZJ9QJ1VqNL0/s5712/IMG_7558.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJrBAGE5ioFBmtyMJvbqfnKDbwcnSzUn6GZy90nn2M6_KztC3CDQ-0cMjMAfWU8J0DxdXYyzacHte9hRrXRwGMTXx0psRNjQboRdecyVhGlpUgU3Pmxduq6HK-J6547EHFJ2-z91kMBCyw5OECZoLcAI7caFzVcv9VIfq9bTrfIJC2eUHZJ9QJ1VqNL0/w400-h300/IMG_7558.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both kids had fun dancing to Usher during the halftime show. I didn't really have a stake in the game, but was rooting for San Fransisco. Too bad they couldn't pull it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93EO7joTM0qjIAd3ikfvVOqzwml4HD36REjyx3dg1g6AzhF4hF02VRwsC9nRVwR_AIthASInUIjn1ZV2AI_Duv2w-TsGRz8l0DjO1PV9iOdHa2cJbbFQdfkqZSkUkKyOQKASMWnzbUbDVsZHlefnk5lKs9DF9ijBtPlqMpyYTcwPMykRsWGYIW2j-QYk/s5712/IMG_7559.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93EO7joTM0qjIAd3ikfvVOqzwml4HD36REjyx3dg1g6AzhF4hF02VRwsC9nRVwR_AIthASInUIjn1ZV2AI_Duv2w-TsGRz8l0DjO1PV9iOdHa2cJbbFQdfkqZSkUkKyOQKASMWnzbUbDVsZHlefnk5lKs9DF9ijBtPlqMpyYTcwPMykRsWGYIW2j-QYk/w300-h400/IMG_7559.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgas6DAWEbKkVVFcE2Cy_8xNxquUu56dGvvSV5mSBd-RyJyPJKa7EncVh9dqYv4AUoQcMmN1K5Jq5Wkpk3yrMUQENFgoMduV_OMhczlTdYgH4rO2DNc7zjSaYVYBT7EvoHBboxdwW5tljeixnsy8xCxV_0belwIaPj5hEdWZ8pJOq0jsM1-eZbwSh920Dc/s5712/IMG_7563.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgas6DAWEbKkVVFcE2Cy_8xNxquUu56dGvvSV5mSBd-RyJyPJKa7EncVh9dqYv4AUoQcMmN1K5Jq5Wkpk3yrMUQENFgoMduV_OMhczlTdYgH4rO2DNc7zjSaYVYBT7EvoHBboxdwW5tljeixnsy8xCxV_0belwIaPj5hEdWZ8pJOq0jsM1-eZbwSh920Dc/w300-h400/IMG_7563.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-76502902207754281062024-02-05T20:43:00.001-06:002024-03-02T08:44:57.326-06:00Najee's Birthday Party<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Esme's best friend's birthday party was on Saturday. She made the cutest card for him.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA7tw7_W-HW51PFGa1WsNacoHwzBmD-dZsL_J02f9WrhUqudET41838txc23WIDhpb-Tofx-wmSRES76xi95IARJN2dyWHEBBE37-Yasj1Hc6n9BcdMoBQckRTlGhhjg0-Wsh7JIyBSMX3uQoRY1XZSekjEHUixx80z8r-Rfw2cBhtGMRDPf4IINkYtk/s5712/IMG_7489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA7tw7_W-HW51PFGa1WsNacoHwzBmD-dZsL_J02f9WrhUqudET41838txc23WIDhpb-Tofx-wmSRES76xi95IARJN2dyWHEBBE37-Yasj1Hc6n9BcdMoBQckRTlGhhjg0-Wsh7JIyBSMX3uQoRY1XZSekjEHUixx80z8r-Rfw2cBhtGMRDPf4IINkYtk/w300-h400/IMG_7489.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl8DxiQeQBWLe9WwjfACaEvpLV7EktWWev6u6iMp8v_wAkbCh_i4FHV9Jffg21OJehQnpfscMpJfMCNA0P8v3Gx5b3wqQ9JGhK2KSRnANDEpmeM_YDiyc8Sv-6YRKX0mdlgQEcbLkXhNmxZwzBV4TwN4nLWgAcVgxoPjcyPMiJCpAb1CBI8UxYOq46UQ/s5712/IMG_7491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl8DxiQeQBWLe9WwjfACaEvpLV7EktWWev6u6iMp8v_wAkbCh_i4FHV9Jffg21OJehQnpfscMpJfMCNA0P8v3Gx5b3wqQ9JGhK2KSRnANDEpmeM_YDiyc8Sv-6YRKX0mdlgQEcbLkXhNmxZwzBV4TwN4nLWgAcVgxoPjcyPMiJCpAb1CBI8UxYOq46UQ/w300-h400/IMG_7491.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk73ip01Iq6JnBdjEn95Y6iNodSXtIfWFQ1wL9CzV2vjRJQR-q9IGRPdsmzXvWoojaluDeaIzAJ-G-OlxFl5RDLpExKgGSoZzl4lNO-cckOG7n5zWKTltCRXRUwZL4viFj74mUYaNmQppUHtUWiiDlGqU6zuL3VxDAQ9iSdZQ-ZHlnNEQYaR9vIgmrWAQ/s5267/IMG_7490.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3950" data-original-width="5267" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk73ip01Iq6JnBdjEn95Y6iNodSXtIfWFQ1wL9CzV2vjRJQR-q9IGRPdsmzXvWoojaluDeaIzAJ-G-OlxFl5RDLpExKgGSoZzl4lNO-cckOG7n5zWKTltCRXRUwZL4viFj74mUYaNmQppUHtUWiiDlGqU6zuL3VxDAQ9iSdZQ-ZHlnNEQYaR9vIgmrWAQ/w400-h300/IMG_7490.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was out first trip to <a href="https://www.playgroundplaza.com/">Playground Plaza</a>. It's a pretty unique business model. They are open 365 days a year with online ticket purchase, key code access, and minimal staffing. They had a huge air filled jumper that Parker loved. He spent most of time there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh4CKCKci4vZ2y5IOojFOy2UHaS8iID5uSetKuCwt_iK6S1x1N4cLZYe0syOzFNfUcEzZoZMr6EUKE1r8F1gipJqFxs5g0vqmn2cVU3-aYh2GUA8ejJi4kTMmuvlD7XI-kjjBi4oAZfn8aIQYc0n11OwsOIg-7If6umTmol7KzO5h8zNuJU1Y-Ym57_o/s4032/IMG_7497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh4CKCKci4vZ2y5IOojFOy2UHaS8iID5uSetKuCwt_iK6S1x1N4cLZYe0syOzFNfUcEzZoZMr6EUKE1r8F1gipJqFxs5g0vqmn2cVU3-aYh2GUA8ejJi4kTMmuvlD7XI-kjjBi4oAZfn8aIQYc0n11OwsOIg-7If6umTmol7KzO5h8zNuJU1Y-Ym57_o/w300-h400/IMG_7497.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE24Fy2_gkOqzsPiSl5H2Nq-HVvQgNhEEMPjIHGQOq8E_EgUk5iqjytW7Op4EZS7fTZLUrwwqWDffmhY5sGjTv8qDmXcWfiv83p7P98BqdvcMWJRPfXr9UccljXtqNfzAvGkGKBQ9NJDnAUqtGrYYpCO79PV1K2pl1LMCx7B7TOdmT9dQ9OdD8TIZApcs/s2173/IMG_7501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4055" data-original-width="3041" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKabumEJlcOHjoFM2juq7gb5blmzDcDawZvkICjJNU9ruNZnYtdGszLtbplzm_jaF-Nyej3qAxLk466esH5xc2VO1cyX9Go0NEMsyfuhL5-0EjWTWoUBxgLnXyavf3Zt6CUf3uSn5n1Acv6snrrCf0TivlOyCCbp6TK4t2Syo0BBJGGP9wCgudOJFQdto/w300-h400/IMG_7518.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-56037617935232492832024-01-28T20:47:00.019-06:002024-03-01T22:29:38.439-06:00Little Mermaid Jr. and #dinnerwithrick<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme and I continued out theater journey by seeing our local middle school production of The Little Mermaid. It was so well done and several youth group kids were a part of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaSh7xcx5IK5vXY5CrOIGfqYjUUTdFVfdksweACJrN6jZHC1lSWmLAu5wellqTC1E_Eyn7N5HDCVgb6BskLdrAihyjjVVHi3OJQauCRQPybPUGMrdzHWDuQksKZ3WvHb0KkTlOB6Ix9aWsYTLVBs9W7aHp9ELnF1c3yfk5ZiuNNyfldN2vt1B6-wmbZw/s3380/IMG_7447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3380" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaSh7xcx5IK5vXY5CrOIGfqYjUUTdFVfdksweACJrN6jZHC1lSWmLAu5wellqTC1E_Eyn7N5HDCVgb6BskLdrAihyjjVVHi3OJQauCRQPybPUGMrdzHWDuQksKZ3WvHb0KkTlOB6Ix9aWsYTLVBs9W7aHp9ELnF1c3yfk5ZiuNNyfldN2vt1B6-wmbZw/w400-h300/IMG_7447.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were bubbles available for purchase to participate at specified parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nmqsvzHVAFIM2eltd3pkdK-FUZ8Lihbpu1_kn_DUw_sQCuQPFITimowGDrWmUfdgjuuOY0fVACKiwIasUTW-fJ7nEd2JIqZnfRNqxkRbQPtJX_2pa-Nb8asddySB_atyMChe5Pmw8BGDgr19UBEkDQImsK58vze_S0tVywPP7gdSyPdBHCNCicg3xvY/s5712/IMG_7454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nmqsvzHVAFIM2eltd3pkdK-FUZ8Lihbpu1_kn_DUw_sQCuQPFITimowGDrWmUfdgjuuOY0fVACKiwIasUTW-fJ7nEd2JIqZnfRNqxkRbQPtJX_2pa-Nb8asddySB_atyMChe5Pmw8BGDgr19UBEkDQImsK58vze_S0tVywPP7gdSyPdBHCNCicg3xvY/w400-h300/IMG_7454.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKTT32E3BMl1IaIRdbHOyWiUAAzkL9SJ2NNv3Ft5yAjniN5yaqHm6JKIiuyt2CLcAYNwwuJsoXPpD7w5Xjsh5rOV767HSw6vbgnyxGqkCl5bf23paIf4rZE3rfYJXbUaZZwJejC7em_qcI6vBMvuC65DSoiGnkWcszzkokhY14u92uHPOeAh65rz8W8I/s2689/IMG_7455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="2689" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKTT32E3BMl1IaIRdbHOyWiUAAzkL9SJ2NNv3Ft5yAjniN5yaqHm6JKIiuyt2CLcAYNwwuJsoXPpD7w5Xjsh5rOV767HSw6vbgnyxGqkCl5bf23paIf4rZE3rfYJXbUaZZwJejC7em_qcI6vBMvuC65DSoiGnkWcszzkokhY14u92uHPOeAh65rz8W8I/w400-h300/IMG_7455.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got a cookie snack at intermission and a picture with Khali from church afterwards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKuAu9tSUZAUHjlL0B96biRBB47Lbqb5hdaH-45bJAwWFy8c_tLo7T1yBXb5jdgdlubxEDWiiT2xkyyuw0ZSY5ZpM9AXdU6BH5D-7viOqndYEu7QwHJXBK6168otZgF8evxDzEeQT2caJhDptOFVz4ahdSu68iVny80KCxiV6cALLGt-CAtOZkBSizLk/s5712/IMG_7456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKuAu9tSUZAUHjlL0B96biRBB47Lbqb5hdaH-45bJAwWFy8c_tLo7T1yBXb5jdgdlubxEDWiiT2xkyyuw0ZSY5ZpM9AXdU6BH5D-7viOqndYEu7QwHJXBK6168otZgF8evxDzEeQT2caJhDptOFVz4ahdSu68iVny80KCxiV6cALLGt-CAtOZkBSizLk/w300-h400/IMG_7456.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ4Ed-q1cmg33ek2678glIpMT0-QBLoCqm5lgkGv4dJlT6Byt24IW6Ltep0H4i6OyxvrjPveq_KpOGQTu9etYJzgOJlpbNaMgQsXM3B_4qDl9t969zrscPYjxWfOfDqt7zKSdcE-nZ9_CKBkxlN0g5Lex2wfPSfvqbbB3MbfvU3K8O0pL3xbF3PT-6Z8/s5712/IMG_7458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ4Ed-q1cmg33ek2678glIpMT0-QBLoCqm5lgkGv4dJlT6Byt24IW6Ltep0H4i6OyxvrjPveq_KpOGQTu9etYJzgOJlpbNaMgQsXM3B_4qDl9t969zrscPYjxWfOfDqt7zKSdcE-nZ9_CKBkxlN0g5Lex2wfPSfvqbbB3MbfvU3K8O0pL3xbF3PT-6Z8/w300-h400/IMG_7458.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had another edition of #dinnerwithrick this week as well. I got a free letter board sign and made good use of it. We kept it pretty simple with spaghetti and meatballs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrwR8_gJ2q2qwHxiePGKIb4LnctaCuNSiFY7_d66_aIOUFY_EGMHp0Hx2py2T5aI3qQlCDHyflioTiLunIWgidceqwX62NC6HK_s4NOC9iofFxeEMzIlVEgRJNHfWkzJ_o6Mg6mrgw9qU3QkxKa-CxD6NeRXpfYOKF7kAWfXWdObIwrIk5BEG9b1dgvg/s4032/IMG_7463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrwR8_gJ2q2qwHxiePGKIb4LnctaCuNSiFY7_d66_aIOUFY_EGMHp0Hx2py2T5aI3qQlCDHyflioTiLunIWgidceqwX62NC6HK_s4NOC9iofFxeEMzIlVEgRJNHfWkzJ_o6Mg6mrgw9qU3QkxKa-CxD6NeRXpfYOKF7kAWfXWdObIwrIk5BEG9b1dgvg/w300-h400/IMG_7463.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Followed up with video games, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWUTBNOo14exQ3_RrsXgOXBEJJgQkIuPvccb0QEb4ARTg4EdqD8cNUhufbTeKhFMvm0dnYraf9KNJmYMCtoQdY3LTkqaWzGJm7_ayOq0ZJpUqrLKvOMZjURuvh-lGk7s9CbvAd0xEynx5ubYBZ3fLjvWB9fLMOcS38mh_UjgCDdvk1lm_TTD4Klaj10A/s4032/IMG_7465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWUTBNOo14exQ3_RrsXgOXBEJJgQkIuPvccb0QEb4ARTg4EdqD8cNUhufbTeKhFMvm0dnYraf9KNJmYMCtoQdY3LTkqaWzGJm7_ayOq0ZJpUqrLKvOMZjURuvh-lGk7s9CbvAd0xEynx5ubYBZ3fLjvWB9fLMOcS38mh_UjgCDdvk1lm_TTD4Klaj10A/w400-h300/IMG_7465.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These two are buddies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-W29YTlDW7RtoRbxzx2zynWf2ZljPg0xqUC_a12Tz_LDXNhuxppl4JvrAqyv2MxehHq7WIh-W0Vp57K4ynI-aEOxIN2h-2AoFQDiqk2Ft1BqfZ6b9hCwJtI7j1omcKik9xLr301t0voyAhuGkoXA-P6-jz2-_n7Nwm1ASUMZtEXLOc5HewJeOeBajq8c/s4496/IMG_7466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="4496" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-W29YTlDW7RtoRbxzx2zynWf2ZljPg0xqUC_a12Tz_LDXNhuxppl4JvrAqyv2MxehHq7WIh-W0Vp57K4ynI-aEOxIN2h-2AoFQDiqk2Ft1BqfZ6b9hCwJtI7j1omcKik9xLr301t0voyAhuGkoXA-P6-jz2-_n7Nwm1ASUMZtEXLOc5HewJeOeBajq8c/w400-h300/IMG_7466.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creme brulee for dessert. This was another first for Rick, but he approved!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3tXRXyxrvd60NVfRfpyo804-xGjvLSDjcwmbSY9eTeRhLBv-prGu46iRl_Z4-np1vVOxBclvKhVE7Ot-LmE2BeD9cHSGPExCJ7mpFBaky97w8ZfnfbHJgCtfy73-rb8FIBnvwvBKQbzmviyiTHAD5z8-Jabk1BzjPsB7OHbQA81UepazmabULMdtDfs/s4032/IMG_7467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3tXRXyxrvd60NVfRfpyo804-xGjvLSDjcwmbSY9eTeRhLBv-prGu46iRl_Z4-np1vVOxBclvKhVE7Ot-LmE2BeD9cHSGPExCJ7mpFBaky97w8ZfnfbHJgCtfy73-rb8FIBnvwvBKQbzmviyiTHAD5z8-Jabk1BzjPsB7OHbQA81UepazmabULMdtDfs/w300-h400/IMG_7467.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-14044178271802271652024-01-26T21:36:00.010-06:002024-03-02T08:42:23.563-06:00Church Board Retreat and Youth Group Games<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend was my annual church board retreat. Friday night we had a social event at Bowlero with staff and spouses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DEVZDbK4bZvILHVo1F3PIARCUkSAisi5VrlD2zRqX60dgR0DsfO9Duba7p7nGLQESuvb4KE4HQpqemxGLq3yIHxiZGHLs2VX075oLVebkh1IzDtCotjcN8e983bVVwa_NnPGZLJjWJ4_b5mpKzXCFwnguCQHDU1QZWujqmh_8jHP_qnYy9MnVMJwkIs/s5712/IMG_7409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DEVZDbK4bZvILHVo1F3PIARCUkSAisi5VrlD2zRqX60dgR0DsfO9Duba7p7nGLQESuvb4KE4HQpqemxGLq3yIHxiZGHLs2VX075oLVebkh1IzDtCotjcN8e983bVVwa_NnPGZLJjWJ4_b5mpKzXCFwnguCQHDU1QZWujqmh_8jHP_qnYy9MnVMJwkIs/w300-h400/IMG_7409.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a yummy spread of food to choose from and great company. We have 4 new board members so it was great getting to know them in a casual setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0reSDcH71NYhjJXfcdYjrLxgmZ6wW3he2WK6JIa8TdOXXI7_swAyQm_wf1Schtf09erJtGiM8rdcglxENE44kY0kjSQcfL7HZcmea9x2eeT5jibYG-TE136TpQA2p_WBuycQT1QJjB7hVLIOJ48yxPQS74iCg-0O66AvYksZREflboB7zhYQqgW0F1ak/s5712/IMG_7410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0reSDcH71NYhjJXfcdYjrLxgmZ6wW3he2WK6JIa8TdOXXI7_swAyQm_wf1Schtf09erJtGiM8rdcglxENE44kY0kjSQcfL7HZcmea9x2eeT5jibYG-TE136TpQA2p_WBuycQT1QJjB7hVLIOJ48yxPQS74iCg-0O66AvYksZREflboB7zhYQqgW0F1ak/w400-h300/IMG_7410.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakA34d9hbzaPePdyNm3DM0CV_wOIZdlhiJBIfJoqC583qFofUOoMeDIBepp80oOv7hknw1_WN6piAmndORTTLkAlo25wbM-L-evsfI959ERPqSRQQz3LiqPdcw5ka2q_Y8fRlZw_D536bUxJoah08L0gWBrHsu1OXgLmpSRyc3PA3lBADkgRDDomZW_0/s5712/IMG_7411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakA34d9hbzaPePdyNm3DM0CV_wOIZdlhiJBIfJoqC583qFofUOoMeDIBepp80oOv7hknw1_WN6piAmndORTTLkAlo25wbM-L-evsfI959ERPqSRQQz3LiqPdcw5ka2q_Y8fRlZw_D536bUxJoah08L0gWBrHsu1OXgLmpSRyc3PA3lBADkgRDDomZW_0/w300-h400/IMG_7411.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr81KIf-KzXy1Hye-tT_XDkXoBZ3nKAsKjv9VX4Hi4Z1oJoIGl_yeCH7XGagkynws58863iBJgmPlsHeUAiutXUu_Sq_I64z4z6Crz27fHQqivzVVLqBhIGJChccwZ8XuY2rLeXbaiZuesnY3DDewTgSp6CgBCb6BUEENg_IOABpnDTG-qDen-zoUCBc/s4032/IMG_7412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr81KIf-KzXy1Hye-tT_XDkXoBZ3nKAsKjv9VX4Hi4Z1oJoIGl_yeCH7XGagkynws58863iBJgmPlsHeUAiutXUu_Sq_I64z4z6Crz27fHQqivzVVLqBhIGJChccwZ8XuY2rLeXbaiZuesnY3DDewTgSp6CgBCb6BUEENg_IOABpnDTG-qDen-zoUCBc/w400-h300/IMG_7412.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It came down to the final frame between Jimmy and I. I barely beat him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R36vCzsX1bxlz2moVjAgssZoN1Nc48uwb7pneX5Fi18cReMUE1BYRAhy2Sf9Dpz07vwVgijQvyb09SsliDYN4tg1I9du25g10UWSZ3Y1njZSa1tivRD60GQN2HakzvB21jd_KBRzgDbblxzAPgW58RLKPTSufEunRACcBXhyensqzeeRB58-l-fhi34/s3078/IMG_7413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="3078" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R36vCzsX1bxlz2moVjAgssZoN1Nc48uwb7pneX5Fi18cReMUE1BYRAhy2Sf9Dpz07vwVgijQvyb09SsliDYN4tg1I9du25g10UWSZ3Y1njZSa1tivRD60GQN2HakzvB21jd_KBRzgDbblxzAPgW58RLKPTSufEunRACcBXhyensqzeeRB58-l-fhi34/w400-h300/IMG_7413.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday we had some team building and future casting conversations with street tacos for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuoVx7GinFGQOYaBONNw0IpA3_GGPkk8N0Sy1oVmfy2E7aTKAtIshLWGocU-myBQw4YMhgafDxCrg87RFslCltQ-cBII0brOHbIiEujk6wu5I-A3Yrh3wq4WaXO97ESjiX1JV00I6xFoG58bWl74n8A44EECGLM-pZpIjClTA4OYMy23jpr4v3QG24Z4/s5712/IMG_7417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuoVx7GinFGQOYaBONNw0IpA3_GGPkk8N0Sy1oVmfy2E7aTKAtIshLWGocU-myBQw4YMhgafDxCrg87RFslCltQ-cBII0brOHbIiEujk6wu5I-A3Yrh3wq4WaXO97ESjiX1JV00I6xFoG58bWl74n8A44EECGLM-pZpIjClTA4OYMy23jpr4v3QG24Z4/w300-h400/IMG_7417.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday this week, we played a fun obstacle course game with the youths. They were in pairs where one was blindfolded and being directed by the other. It was hilarious as an observer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T-9WfHifazGNAUcfkOD60IZ6NCmTBbY2tj8tMaO5q6PR_MFuABwDHlT8WHlllz-6a-zzHsx3HL9rjycvV9HUyRJ7aSPfv1aC1wpsefIK5lxQWLJs5omfXfOCknMyf41Rfl47FshRLy1pUNbWdbaiCPLoZXc4qNhkn1tyScZll6U11wlUYAl7QedHW_E/s4658/IMG_7435.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3493" data-original-width="4658" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T-9WfHifazGNAUcfkOD60IZ6NCmTBbY2tj8tMaO5q6PR_MFuABwDHlT8WHlllz-6a-zzHsx3HL9rjycvV9HUyRJ7aSPfv1aC1wpsefIK5lxQWLJs5omfXfOCknMyf41Rfl47FshRLy1pUNbWdbaiCPLoZXc4qNhkn1tyScZll6U11wlUYAl7QedHW_E/w400-h300/IMG_7435.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM3gQMOdMQPzByJfWehGE6EEg-NlBT-eqLaoZHRrDwDQ-PHygoB6Qsyr7XEuFYNJM75YSc4CFcAED89LIMcWQeap7eHXq03MA-SdD8JawJfMkLBNnTeuJgDH0lN3SYWSpXdXySC0oNUuKKdW53enClbtr51C09yOb-6z1rQwwHq-1U8Ji0_rVo6RNFX4/s4812/IMG_7436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4812" data-original-width="3609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM3gQMOdMQPzByJfWehGE6EEg-NlBT-eqLaoZHRrDwDQ-PHygoB6Qsyr7XEuFYNJM75YSc4CFcAED89LIMcWQeap7eHXq03MA-SdD8JawJfMkLBNnTeuJgDH0lN3SYWSpXdXySC0oNUuKKdW53enClbtr51C09yOb-6z1rQwwHq-1U8Ji0_rVo6RNFX4/w300-h400/IMG_7436.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FZYQUW3vC2PIvyf5C7mEutH0UKVnj0S06Qbh9cY0MKX9K-l_Qr5uCt8dgNEiT4rLvkltO0JuiiDAQnO4PpnhOmP7jGPbktpXYK-zk53Lz6VqQZG-3E54gQmyzt7ebQYkuLT4lW47qPdK_7N1m7tUwUA8Ae0JGEGdkFuNTjmTX0c_Nz_fsFmXZ2hUjN8/s5712/IMG_7438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FZYQUW3vC2PIvyf5C7mEutH0UKVnj0S06Qbh9cY0MKX9K-l_Qr5uCt8dgNEiT4rLvkltO0JuiiDAQnO4PpnhOmP7jGPbktpXYK-zk53Lz6VqQZG-3E54gQmyzt7ebQYkuLT4lW47qPdK_7N1m7tUwUA8Ae0JGEGdkFuNTjmTX0c_Nz_fsFmXZ2hUjN8/w300-h400/IMG_7438.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YyqrrHEqT6D7SODC3Z-FugZ9aHCTxrVk_K6AXgxC-ZBOwjg4ecSJxjSuvSC6odLamH0d-ktFxsQ6mKGRthoBXJ2PxtZz8tWNO5leEmoULgm4BNvDDJHNy_Iup-kqQsaiY3Khx91DqRDJqKtlf9KS1NPnX-8nDIMbaAf50rqIpfR53V6uYenzKXtcbIQ/s5712/IMG_7441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YyqrrHEqT6D7SODC3Z-FugZ9aHCTxrVk_K6AXgxC-ZBOwjg4ecSJxjSuvSC6odLamH0d-ktFxsQ6mKGRthoBXJ2PxtZz8tWNO5leEmoULgm4BNvDDJHNy_Iup-kqQsaiY3Khx91DqRDJqKtlf9KS1NPnX-8nDIMbaAf50rqIpfR53V6uYenzKXtcbIQ/w300-h400/IMG_7441.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-41052522607867673392024-01-20T19:08:00.079-06:002024-02-26T20:43:30.021-06:00Rest of the Long Weekend and Esme's Science Night<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy has been baking up a storm for his co-workers since his cookie contest win. He made these peanut butter ones topped with Reese's animal crackers recently. They were so good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9udAonsoO4IQWuIAL8vNTGnQsveeXmb0FvSKT8izP3xVc-NA0jtDy7fBCNnGGWkuFGVKqzlgwIFTsruaBBAarWMTo0a2qaqZ1VsVIUQUgmsaY4-OUJ56I5Xy4sfXYgFT7EV9VGuPZ1JwqIc-Rsm7giXVfItJIjgr1Qq0W54Tjg5EDCNXBnK9-vSU6JM/s4032/IMG_1633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9udAonsoO4IQWuIAL8vNTGnQsveeXmb0FvSKT8izP3xVc-NA0jtDy7fBCNnGGWkuFGVKqzlgwIFTsruaBBAarWMTo0a2qaqZ1VsVIUQUgmsaY4-OUJ56I5Xy4sfXYgFT7EV9VGuPZ1JwqIc-Rsm7giXVfItJIjgr1Qq0W54Tjg5EDCNXBnK9-vSU6JM/w300-h400/IMG_1633.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of cookie championships, his name is officially on the plaque at church!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1F3kswc8uzDNvy8T9RaxfUct1wyhSKig9ObDdtUt37TSFvtHkEEmZB61ZMfZrDU4AQQYFSs06D2qozJSWsh_6wXjcg9uaeB8M821wctMnOkc-LazpTRkf2k1JGJ13QkZnOrGza8OmROGm0_YiPi-KVwdhhCGnzZ82pcUGEKt9VAQ-cLQIUxtjmF0A90/s5712/IMG_7370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1F3kswc8uzDNvy8T9RaxfUct1wyhSKig9ObDdtUt37TSFvtHkEEmZB61ZMfZrDU4AQQYFSs06D2qozJSWsh_6wXjcg9uaeB8M821wctMnOkc-LazpTRkf2k1JGJ13QkZnOrGza8OmROGm0_YiPi-KVwdhhCGnzZ82pcUGEKt9VAQ-cLQIUxtjmF0A90/w400-h300/IMG_7370.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqACxxCgUntntuBU_3c97-YQBKdsb_LsCrkkMSSF7-l3EtI7mspfhxhQ9fFH5xIsPS_S9Li7Sqpf4EAwWCG0Gi0tbY4CqtkhhMsybt1CB1XO4xWiU_FR6HL1pkrT4VfmoySJCgp22V1pXqGEmgGrOtPQaOYm9UDG0GQgPOGSI5UmICbudTdhXCCnHAlDU/s5712/IMG_7371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqACxxCgUntntuBU_3c97-YQBKdsb_LsCrkkMSSF7-l3EtI7mspfhxhQ9fFH5xIsPS_S9Li7Sqpf4EAwWCG0Gi0tbY4CqtkhhMsybt1CB1XO4xWiU_FR6HL1pkrT4VfmoySJCgp22V1pXqGEmgGrOtPQaOYm9UDG0GQgPOGSI5UmICbudTdhXCCnHAlDU/w400-h300/IMG_7371.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also checked out a new cookie shop, Insomnia cookies. Their chocolate chip and snickerdoodle were both top notch! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme has been getting in to perler beads again and has been expanding her collection of Mario characters. I saw you can print or buy patterns, but she's been building them from pictures she Googles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKDemvj00GLIifB-yEmGwVzQSdAiZDr89l5NbXGSDRMV_maweXfsy-u0MjqnTER7Z6o3hg2nGfHHUFpugcXhMN3Q6dhyxQBNQamY9opr4iyQ4k0zd3aMYxdSOtkMKkwGYxUsPhjB4bmtq181DHtl1_dK5JA6vJRKG-t-fARoGcRqY7Z2TFyasEiXiLZI/s5712/IMG_7376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKDemvj00GLIifB-yEmGwVzQSdAiZDr89l5NbXGSDRMV_maweXfsy-u0MjqnTER7Z6o3hg2nGfHHUFpugcXhMN3Q6dhyxQBNQamY9opr4iyQ4k0zd3aMYxdSOtkMKkwGYxUsPhjB4bmtq181DHtl1_dK5JA6vJRKG-t-fARoGcRqY7Z2TFyasEiXiLZI/w300-h400/IMG_7376.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gdUu7TUvEevh4uCqKk4vTMAduNQCWxd0w_rErIa2KbITTDYMHdFk6sfVHWCVtCZvErnHZUTw289tt6c0rvZfBTljBFq9kzbCM3B7Ozb53UpRjWKuwwOckvc-v3PoB74r_kz9ANPMsc9FfvLDJ64DudMmCJnELj-OC03CtAl9uhqbf9Ui9OeKqAfS_6o/s5712/IMG_7375.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Jimmy was home with the kids for MLK day so I took them out for dinner and a walk around Menards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEwcsQrekSEkQor_pQX1elj00ZeF1qqIyL6kCp-FqmtndKmhXkC-txLhrd7BUklSA220A31_xiti9yrDgZ9zbe4g4u0BzSbiXya1fx1UYCtfjwuqEGkfj5JKIP-nEdU4020MywFhFjBj-bEL9VJGlHKuIiouw2FNfvOMDzTSMi1vAGmNuhVg_eOP_Fhs/s5712/IMG_7385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEwcsQrekSEkQor_pQX1elj00ZeF1qqIyL6kCp-FqmtndKmhXkC-txLhrd7BUklSA220A31_xiti9yrDgZ9zbe4g4u0BzSbiXya1fx1UYCtfjwuqEGkfj5JKIP-nEdU4020MywFhFjBj-bEL9VJGlHKuIiouw2FNfvOMDzTSMi1vAGmNuhVg_eOP_Fhs/w400-h300/IMG_7385.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was expecting McDonald's to be a lot busier since it was a holiday and a chilly night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0URTK3nHSXUeoJUSnj1O4ih371xhrFBBaAl7RxrrMM73HaqZXsTl621hhyBLR8KIOoltBpJC5ultD_F-Tc3c9Zh7HXO2qIXIvUWVu_nO9C34WmyXCwvZLlrI7Br9ZHZi25gn_fiYyxjlef7Jk-g4J4hSJUxUfK4IPBUPxRrb3AqCv6D0nE5aIProXuo/s5712/IMG_7387.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0URTK3nHSXUeoJUSnj1O4ih371xhrFBBaAl7RxrrMM73HaqZXsTl621hhyBLR8KIOoltBpJC5ultD_F-Tc3c9Zh7HXO2qIXIvUWVu_nO9C34WmyXCwvZLlrI7Br9ZHZi25gn_fiYyxjlef7Jk-g4J4hSJUxUfK4IPBUPxRrb3AqCv6D0nE5aIProXuo/w300-h400/IMG_7387.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIlOYgZSigXJ8_IICYObpyODsESbm4JcZxEKbnqav2xUatcK9jQ7ybrUstaMpFy-n-hAByTobJuBP2ZP7jNfUjBwG8pRhFtmWxI58LvhDc68KRfwAFoopOtnUCSlUmfIY4Aa15UGVEUNIBIneTcfLx-2VBZrprwHL7F8gi_mR2DNAuWHdcEMa9dJocUE/s5712/IMG_7388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIlOYgZSigXJ8_IICYObpyODsESbm4JcZxEKbnqav2xUatcK9jQ7ybrUstaMpFy-n-hAByTobJuBP2ZP7jNfUjBwG8pRhFtmWxI58LvhDc68KRfwAFoopOtnUCSlUmfIY4Aa15UGVEUNIBIneTcfLx-2VBZrprwHL7F8gi_mR2DNAuWHdcEMa9dJocUE/w300-h400/IMG_7388.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Thursday, Esme has a science night at school. There was a little "service" fair in the cafeteria. We picked up some goodies and Esme signed up for her very own Hennepin County library card. Next, we made som fun movable puppets with popsicle sticks, construction paper, and brass fasteners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpWlfHmUGyiyAV_cftDUNTd3TALbJXpNN2OpBpwFtVkXtrPk1hvzyX7tki_AFm7WGW79kImduwP2uWdYek7z7bUmiY-QJBpLV5bqD38Hj68_kumixhezN_AgHivknpU84kzrG78QEuYzje0hxaBRF2nbhW-LnItwZBiwLgRo-Vw7MHFF43lOxoZVvaPU/s5712/IMG_7398.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpWlfHmUGyiyAV_cftDUNTd3TALbJXpNN2OpBpwFtVkXtrPk1hvzyX7tki_AFm7WGW79kImduwP2uWdYek7z7bUmiY-QJBpLV5bqD38Hj68_kumixhezN_AgHivknpU84kzrG78QEuYzje0hxaBRF2nbhW-LnItwZBiwLgRo-Vw7MHFF43lOxoZVvaPU/w300-h400/IMG_7398.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SP0-xssQ58exCG7imBTWvD0Pp7TuD9K7ZRPi_Dbp0383rcYHxQxtsA0uCNs0XkmgWowxawc8fLzbug5BmytB_NcyH6hQZld3PIsN_c_oRGBo1ob9K_8uxVSAjz1cwyFk3a3853iNyl1rrDD9mk__L9qYeoMe4ua1S2tqF0bj-3viSBzY5Iq29tUq5fo/s5712/IMG_7401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSZcknb00wyOqqFyO1UKiJnMFYO6IRjW7QjWhyCQCezfnbXtZJDV4xTVuOmh6txGSt8v_RmeCHuE2pQXdEite4z3lhHZ0uN2QuQhyphenhyphenmj15-WS8xyYvkAwia42VZY8Ig8Hl1Q74_PE2qALWtNa2MJ_g-8hazfu2RWRrcDyXkYXrxUGRjrWnCOcfSeaJlMY/w300-h400/IMG_7405.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a building room with different size stacking blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDJeSJf2y9eCe3Fz7vs8Mp7_X-NiWzGt1ljQSQ_ubvN6Cl75vdSlvPMo1mk2Fv8cTJvqWeVwui4hUcDsvX4mv-PzQClVGdEGEvMZPq_AhKWdDNgrxwTeREIaDuykDrYI4xpgmSSUPGwHTgdKWRSxdmU5uo8TUoArg3GVulIFMpiniHnjINrWc13-urBo/s5712/IMG_7407.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDJeSJf2y9eCe3Fz7vs8Mp7_X-NiWzGt1ljQSQ_ubvN6Cl75vdSlvPMo1mk2Fv8cTJvqWeVwui4hUcDsvX4mv-PzQClVGdEGEvMZPq_AhKWdDNgrxwTeREIaDuykDrYI4xpgmSSUPGwHTgdKWRSxdmU5uo8TUoArg3GVulIFMpiniHnjINrWc13-urBo/w300-h400/IMG_7407.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W4bTxZLmMsLRVC6ZNdm880wkyUrNp-BQ1L-bQFzkA2MfNlv1TLICPRz59mDUo_mGgLIVmpmqEQxJcruqYPuZ4b-cKDZxkp_zF8-UgIxKdn8aUxwMEKWfGLZvpilAc86pBQodSB6zmUMDh6nbkk_gyIppwCssqaPlqF2ES2OTZ2cTfS19D94Gh08Kx0k/s5712/IMG_7408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_W4bTxZLmMsLRVC6ZNdm880wkyUrNp-BQ1L-bQFzkA2MfNlv1TLICPRz59mDUo_mGgLIVmpmqEQxJcruqYPuZ4b-cKDZxkp_zF8-UgIxKdn8aUxwMEKWfGLZvpilAc86pBQodSB6zmUMDh6nbkk_gyIppwCssqaPlqF2ES2OTZ2cTfS19D94Gh08Kx0k/w300-h400/IMG_7408.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also built a catapult that she got to try out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vSgj4u90T0A" width="320" youtube-src-id="vSgj4u90T0A"></iframe></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-81993369915973588252024-01-15T23:42:00.054-06:002024-02-05T12:48:26.210-06:00Here Comes a Cold Stretch!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally got Esme to try on her athleisure outfit she got for Christmas. She said it was uncomfortable without even putting it on, not it's a fave. Another top thing that 2024 brings is professional sports license plates! The van eas due for renewal in December so I put it off until January 1 when these were available to order. The trax was good until May, but I pulled the trigger on new one for that too. They must have assigned numbers in the order people requested them because ours are sequential now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qEm3kn17frhFv-eW8egIt32JVEIL_aZ2lh8bv5FAv38wycDJouoHt7rrE5JzOMJ8Z3sURRPTFdVT0SEFE_JnoA89LzzB3OTPGK5rl8UfDvIbpBDw-uKR8VTL16DvYn_a6DyMyAFbymslO8ZPv7-hZbGRlvp-B1MwThKjH-vpF0YYjIS_mi-888_kSlM/s5712/IMG_7330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qEm3kn17frhFv-eW8egIt32JVEIL_aZ2lh8bv5FAv38wycDJouoHt7rrE5JzOMJ8Z3sURRPTFdVT0SEFE_JnoA89LzzB3OTPGK5rl8UfDvIbpBDw-uKR8VTL16DvYn_a6DyMyAFbymslO8ZPv7-hZbGRlvp-B1MwThKjH-vpF0YYjIS_mi-888_kSlM/w300-h400/IMG_7330.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEM211bxIbbfRUeCPqPGuAMCQooqK3W7TBhX37XOW-0TVlgbWzda6aPaY1rSql14tR-zJyhGGchAhbj8oo2ghPgo9XaZkzRjE7EnbP_jglqcu53TLTezXjb5yDYtz-ZmDzbfq0HiousCCh116vRyUUYyG-Fsk16gVlig-bwTUk4YcXAqJbyoArKAEJiI/s5712/IMG_7344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEM211bxIbbfRUeCPqPGuAMCQooqK3W7TBhX37XOW-0TVlgbWzda6aPaY1rSql14tR-zJyhGGchAhbj8oo2ghPgo9XaZkzRjE7EnbP_jglqcu53TLTezXjb5yDYtz-ZmDzbfq0HiousCCh116vRyUUYyG-Fsk16gVlig-bwTUk4YcXAqJbyoArKAEJiI/w300-h400/IMG_7344.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colors really pop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0qS-ZJLhPCnFvB8gkp-qkn1SpZhYiPzWkGU8vJOz-iZuf31SGhvh34vxhlLvZka6IqvtU1ZELgEDNSZCwmt3A_8XxhGWAycL8wcYalbv1J2QSUb53WqZWdSjyqJUjxH8zfB1vUsH1g76MQK_wUlbEZ_V4mmNG6TsrwKqgVfP_K3fio69QpfoDfW7Hkk/s4032/IMG_7345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0qS-ZJLhPCnFvB8gkp-qkn1SpZhYiPzWkGU8vJOz-iZuf31SGhvh34vxhlLvZka6IqvtU1ZELgEDNSZCwmt3A_8XxhGWAycL8wcYalbv1J2QSUb53WqZWdSjyqJUjxH8zfB1vUsH1g76MQK_wUlbEZ_V4mmNG6TsrwKqgVfP_K3fio69QpfoDfW7Hkk/w400-h300/IMG_7345.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynBT7Y8Z9aI3HTJLGTD2EDE4U1ZLWoYZZs8M4kDVFgbMRWDYaXSb81oJe3YB5x0_sCrgKwCrDXQw9WrsZpR-E94dd336xGhHCgxNLVOb845jEb8_p7j_voH4XSogQS5O8WfsP5o3U9M7FyFcW-4xZh0KlRdKsf8pKSrPWc6Pky9Uek0kyqzRerzxNuUw/s4032/IMG_7346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynBT7Y8Z9aI3HTJLGTD2EDE4U1ZLWoYZZs8M4kDVFgbMRWDYaXSb81oJe3YB5x0_sCrgKwCrDXQw9WrsZpR-E94dd336xGhHCgxNLVOb845jEb8_p7j_voH4XSogQS5O8WfsP5o3U9M7FyFcW-4xZh0KlRdKsf8pKSrPWc6Pky9Uek0kyqzRerzxNuUw/w400-h300/IMG_7346.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme has been really enjoying her new Bible. Here is a little clip of her reading from it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WzSqIrML03I" width="320" youtube-src-id="WzSqIrML03I"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been going crazy for Uno lately, playing non-stop. I couldn't help but take a picture of this situation we found ourselves in. Esme said "I've got so many choices, I think I'm going to win!" She actually did make a good comeback and nearly beat me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I heard a crash from the kitchen and Jimmy showed the damage. This is one of two mugs we purchased in the Amsterdam airport on our way home from Italy in 2011. Way back then, Jimmy apologized in advance for breaking then someday. Well, nearly 13 years later it finally happened. As my aunt said, it's now my favorite pencil holder. I think I will do just that and bring it to my desk at work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUdhyphenhyphenNKfhvI-oQnciaD1E2EzXHyJF1zHbONga6nn03IrE0xHLbSR5RdqigyhY7lsBeHM1ILrLBFn9TbOu3zX5giCKTam7m0rZtk6pqoMdjD42pxvgxbKbMm8elwgv8j-TFAjMby3XV4hoDeB6Ni6naFqT5Ea-DC4H75FVHKeDJqeEerqLB0hJOoanPKs/s5712/IMG_7355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUdhyphenhyphenNKfhvI-oQnciaD1E2EzXHyJF1zHbONga6nn03IrE0xHLbSR5RdqigyhY7lsBeHM1ILrLBFn9TbOu3zX5giCKTam7m0rZtk6pqoMdjD42pxvgxbKbMm8elwgv8j-TFAjMby3XV4hoDeB6Ni6naFqT5Ea-DC4H75FVHKeDJqeEerqLB0hJOoanPKs/w300-h400/IMG_7355.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK9C9jvm_Wfhht6SsTnR8Zv-jUrBmnCn7ZBliTQceGFeEuKVfr8W3-_nWuq56d3H-z8fbXVUzPWmBCSxMyd_zJGsMsjZo4rl469HBIlq-oZZtB3YQQSytZCos4W_qaEFbq63sCqipNBMYM1MBBaGZHWdo0r6RffsbC2EpOAwVYBEXfZeDKsgOPALOJUE/s5712/IMG_7356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK9C9jvm_Wfhht6SsTnR8Zv-jUrBmnCn7ZBliTQceGFeEuKVfr8W3-_nWuq56d3H-z8fbXVUzPWmBCSxMyd_zJGsMsjZo4rl469HBIlq-oZZtB3YQQSytZCos4W_qaEFbq63sCqipNBMYM1MBBaGZHWdo0r6RffsbC2EpOAwVYBEXfZeDKsgOPALOJUE/w300-h400/IMG_7356.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To escape some of the cold that is finally bearing down on us, we took a trip to IKEA. This was actually Esme's idea. She asked last week to go to "the store with all the rooms." After some additional questions, I figured it out. Both her and Parker love visiting here. We can easily burn 2 hours and grab lunch. We tried the main cafeteria, but they might be a bit too picky for those offerings. I always forget about the cafe after checkouts that has hotdogs and pizza. I think we'll give that a shot next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfsx5IIiMlrT2MpcdpLMBKcqQ-3wa14JAL0hA85FA8jg2l5hXo4No3TvWT10zOaFK2LQ7p8-rajoRLzrJmYMdsyOicTHEWPmlZywakuuS4zGIJOj6uBLMNtuGDoKzL-OByfb7cSYegnP67NXlIpPIVgwAXK8RhBctwTZZY2E-8Ljoxd4czKMY2RpDsrM/s5712/IMG_7357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfsx5IIiMlrT2MpcdpLMBKcqQ-3wa14JAL0hA85FA8jg2l5hXo4No3TvWT10zOaFK2LQ7p8-rajoRLzrJmYMdsyOicTHEWPmlZywakuuS4zGIJOj6uBLMNtuGDoKzL-OByfb7cSYegnP67NXlIpPIVgwAXK8RhBctwTZZY2E-8Ljoxd4czKMY2RpDsrM/w300-h400/IMG_7357.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker really loved this chari and managed to find it in a couple spots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3woRyiDOniLM-kNmG1xvPaQpHtYayEu8wf5MTOO24gjhPw20B-_Jv4Eh2RGX6kXaH_8tURqXPr78wCK5KwmR5M-2Ad-Lj26NZXvdmk10qZafeY9ANsDC-csqYzk9wajovQq6pZ0fNLhXrI0ckqDTaKgyZHLVy2lCy2DE1YUbtQEP3iDC72pCblluRgFU/s5712/IMG_7358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3woRyiDOniLM-kNmG1xvPaQpHtYayEu8wf5MTOO24gjhPw20B-_Jv4Eh2RGX6kXaH_8tURqXPr78wCK5KwmR5M-2Ad-Lj26NZXvdmk10qZafeY9ANsDC-csqYzk9wajovQq6pZ0fNLhXrI0ckqDTaKgyZHLVy2lCy2DE1YUbtQEP3iDC72pCblluRgFU/w400-h300/IMG_7358.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrlKNxxX42PoYU1DGPw04pLXNGXsFCfR9PwssJs3s26QraSQCd9T7bEU7KfzIe5jAG9mKEySudCUI0lNuG5HzcDfKU_PmM2QNnyevrKKVs4MKjTjC5CZqDnVBzLJd4C4Ib-aLweA5wYzh1YHk6NL_DTdxmSgAUSWeUO7Id5mHt3wuzZ61AaIVt90vzvw/s5712/IMG_7359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrlKNxxX42PoYU1DGPw04pLXNGXsFCfR9PwssJs3s26QraSQCd9T7bEU7KfzIe5jAG9mKEySudCUI0lNuG5HzcDfKU_PmM2QNnyevrKKVs4MKjTjC5CZqDnVBzLJd4C4Ib-aLweA5wYzh1YHk6NL_DTdxmSgAUSWeUO7Id5mHt3wuzZ61AaIVt90vzvw/w300-h400/IMG_7359.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXMglJjURUaBAtY4K9lYgQOEIopFjHdKtK1WVLr1adSIGOmEmlwNLYqexe-UYrqxBbQVUopjvW8JzQniJsW4ejMF63dKysYTP8dbMdBJ4MvIfkl7alPshJzbrAxpFJyOahCL3uHq-aTyrLfiBoLR7ue3itdcPC7EorzSubB6YgIGGaEXAOsOfSQuiy-A/s5712/IMG_7360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXMglJjURUaBAtY4K9lYgQOEIopFjHdKtK1WVLr1adSIGOmEmlwNLYqexe-UYrqxBbQVUopjvW8JzQniJsW4ejMF63dKysYTP8dbMdBJ4MvIfkl7alPshJzbrAxpFJyOahCL3uHq-aTyrLfiBoLR7ue3itdcPC7EorzSubB6YgIGGaEXAOsOfSQuiy-A/w300-h400/IMG_7360.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This boomerang shot turned out just about perfect. I need to find an adult size one of these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FN8SPPB86M0" width="320" youtube-src-id="FN8SPPB86M0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an example of how cold it outside, haha! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRLa6a1nG83ZpJAnhXB2VtRHcnGzFUH8rzXGrFBli6Vv3se6z-pXF0yEgP8x8jZmsz6_fA305MFC4NzyufSJ7EvZ-frjOau22sI_-Q_NeK220QwH6sK8NRW5I7H3SSFy7ezO4aAJhvM_loXOH5QP6iaweyunWiwVB-4JBKNtAvmDMFLqxoFC3XD98Hqw/s5712/IMG_7369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRLa6a1nG83ZpJAnhXB2VtRHcnGzFUH8rzXGrFBli6Vv3se6z-pXF0yEgP8x8jZmsz6_fA305MFC4NzyufSJ7EvZ-frjOau22sI_-Q_NeK220QwH6sK8NRW5I7H3SSFy7ezO4aAJhvM_loXOH5QP6iaweyunWiwVB-4JBKNtAvmDMFLqxoFC3XD98Hqw/w400-h300/IMG_7369.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-45763851639644386712024-01-08T22:58:00.023-06:002024-02-03T19:20:39.260-06:00A Fresh New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been having some charging issues with my Apple Watch so we took a trip to the Apple Store at Ridgedale. Esme was having a lot of fun testing out the pencil on the iPad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsxud1645Q4l7R9SN71ObrD_F7TaQwaNHi5_06tScliz82PtfgF1v4_7m-rNPKThl9_icEbQjTbbJ_MI8uJ_ndzwk_haF9M0l95zrmDC6ntU9hhVVpKCnFGa6VOiVv-Rm1iXo07k_GtxfnLCl-4ZuUOoObqodEyQs1A-U2pA6qgDWFrVT2k19Pithzto/s4032/IMG_1621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsxud1645Q4l7R9SN71ObrD_F7TaQwaNHi5_06tScliz82PtfgF1v4_7m-rNPKThl9_icEbQjTbbJ_MI8uJ_ndzwk_haF9M0l95zrmDC6ntU9hhVVpKCnFGa6VOiVv-Rm1iXo07k_GtxfnLCl-4ZuUOoObqodEyQs1A-U2pA6qgDWFrVT2k19Pithzto/w400-h300/IMG_1621.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker was impressively patient waiting for me to be called. We headed over to Parker's favorite Ridgedale spot, Dick's Sporting Goods. We were checking out the new Yetis and I noticed they have pre-frozen ice packs, pretty convenient!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGXQWkgSBKNzJ-8HvmsUhxMcrAgsymPUK69Jr77GhIeRuYalclqQsQB3rhu9903k1PphmOoAu_ufz9G_G_Fxw89wTmAAE4BqtwRHDW0xYFZJP3o_V_xlYa_8mAD08TGJMq2mGpvOsKtd7RUlnuuorCK7pbUIfGRm-PgcOrBNK02IGzJYse1f_HKQobzk/s5712/IMG_7288.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGXQWkgSBKNzJ-8HvmsUhxMcrAgsymPUK69Jr77GhIeRuYalclqQsQB3rhu9903k1PphmOoAu_ufz9G_G_Fxw89wTmAAE4BqtwRHDW0xYFZJP3o_V_xlYa_8mAD08TGJMq2mGpvOsKtd7RUlnuuorCK7pbUIfGRm-PgcOrBNK02IGzJYse1f_HKQobzk/w300-h400/IMG_7288.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKKvz13eSxMdQqYGS1Fopnaf6lQ6tFeAOdEmKlyNApW6-40JfHrmr0XgRAeXeigUJwWOEusmqxcrxLf66mcBmwo_HhPAanGADIZGKtZFtC6kHy1gMubOIYNlTZSQKqS9u_kJmbCIHQbGoaSiWRqWJpQBduvJ4_sbV1hR9QzZdh3kLxFgdFzODvljvz7M/s4032/IMG_7289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKKvz13eSxMdQqYGS1Fopnaf6lQ6tFeAOdEmKlyNApW6-40JfHrmr0XgRAeXeigUJwWOEusmqxcrxLf66mcBmwo_HhPAanGADIZGKtZFtC6kHy1gMubOIYNlTZSQKqS9u_kJmbCIHQbGoaSiWRqWJpQBduvJ4_sbV1hR9QzZdh3kLxFgdFzODvljvz7M/w300-h400/IMG_7289.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a shared youth event with another church on Saturday called "Refresh." It was a fun afternoon of worship, fellowship and fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWIzVdMTPrnQ8QWLnInBRVSTNso6eoFOtZUeYzXT6ppeJ81MQorcC2GDIxVjYErLpO0G8QXlNoNhQUZ2XfnaAg0mQZfXS77SWSB9DCKxb3jja80YswN-W6Yt54p824tT8BT5OqlBln9Rh8iJfMMtV9_aPXOkgZYM_1yV1pJg-dhiR_QReaBudNF0Dxzc/s5712/IMG_7305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWIzVdMTPrnQ8QWLnInBRVSTNso6eoFOtZUeYzXT6ppeJ81MQorcC2GDIxVjYErLpO0G8QXlNoNhQUZ2XfnaAg0mQZfXS77SWSB9DCKxb3jja80YswN-W6Yt54p824tT8BT5OqlBln9Rh8iJfMMtV9_aPXOkgZYM_1yV1pJg-dhiR_QReaBudNF0Dxzc/w400-h300/IMG_7305.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDSO6e888YAskx6g5Fc6_2GBUB61yMmaBEOATIixpPEZM6I6C8nuixqwaMMuF0ft9nCW4B3hQPk4Mvpcqiy1c5Eej9RmonwZ6X6l7zxS1_hlcmJf_AG0mmRhf9sTb_Ed7D3Z5gSGnHagdHKwdQ2Pvb6lbSGGF5Wh2NJNLAsVOGV0dZQapxNWk6fet3Ps/s5712/IMG_7309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDSO6e888YAskx6g5Fc6_2GBUB61yMmaBEOATIixpPEZM6I6C8nuixqwaMMuF0ft9nCW4B3hQPk4Mvpcqiy1c5Eej9RmonwZ6X6l7zxS1_hlcmJf_AG0mmRhf9sTb_Ed7D3Z5gSGnHagdHKwdQ2Pvb6lbSGGF5Wh2NJNLAsVOGV0dZQapxNWk6fet3Ps/w400-h300/IMG_7309.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXmPLjD8c8fubZzUY5Ed5k1hXnkEfqHKQy9V1LtON88EEXA6pLYGiJT98BSh_ClrZ4893uV0YYX-FewWzRs8XQ7cUWc5HwfCYWyLcRX3k_QKhB0RGj_FHONUkVwQnQy9No3QDuSw4pPzBfvPGAhAfn4vFkYB43UBLTx9ZBi_ci6rfravCNK_yU1ry9CU/s4760/IMG_7315.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3570" data-original-width="4760" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXmPLjD8c8fubZzUY5Ed5k1hXnkEfqHKQy9V1LtON88EEXA6pLYGiJT98BSh_ClrZ4893uV0YYX-FewWzRs8XQ7cUWc5HwfCYWyLcRX3k_QKhB0RGj_FHONUkVwQnQy9No3QDuSw4pPzBfvPGAhAfn4vFkYB43UBLTx9ZBi_ci6rfravCNK_yU1ry9CU/w400-h300/IMG_7315.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwzqI2vC6CLvagcwXEupG9h2ha9IvwXkgY4XilVl_5E6z8F_sjsl-kWjmE33FqKCNoT6bXQMprnjIlrOXoHhiHoDUT72U4FZfBEraj5nZQzuMijZpixN3e5gNpA3gL6wC9Har2iTvq-RMVVLOW1GJHak6mCpUKgWRIKF-JKHkEIa6Y4HEjfYDExj019Q/s4032/IMG_7317.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwzqI2vC6CLvagcwXEupG9h2ha9IvwXkgY4XilVl_5E6z8F_sjsl-kWjmE33FqKCNoT6bXQMprnjIlrOXoHhiHoDUT72U4FZfBEraj5nZQzuMijZpixN3e5gNpA3gL6wC9Har2iTvq-RMVVLOW1GJHak6mCpUKgWRIKF-JKHkEIa6Y4HEjfYDExj019Q/w400-h300/IMG_7317.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to getting to know these kids better in 2024.</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-5216930730594758122024-01-02T22:11:00.001-06:002024-01-27T11:55:18.653-06:00New Year's Weekend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a family outing to Rosedale Center on Saturday. We got some Hostess like cupcakes from a cute little bakery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HC95YnFAOYi7e-cn5_d7yZAVqN5BlYzdDAH9mCxZ0IDYxCGTgXdBSohjhw3esDLUNcxEQ4Qreg7uPcRi_00yP26Qjt9huO-KwPnXB6SB_lS6-eD4flffnd20_u1o3gb-ReD5NNATRVeQLZ1zyx93B2LCLIuO7vLRR2BzCwOFaKiRXZhdbQ9cyfUqI6E/s5712/IMG_7233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HC95YnFAOYi7e-cn5_d7yZAVqN5BlYzdDAH9mCxZ0IDYxCGTgXdBSohjhw3esDLUNcxEQ4Qreg7uPcRi_00yP26Qjt9huO-KwPnXB6SB_lS6-eD4flffnd20_u1o3gb-ReD5NNATRVeQLZ1zyx93B2LCLIuO7vLRR2BzCwOFaKiRXZhdbQ9cyfUqI6E/w300-h400/IMG_7233.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioN3Z04-ns4dScfPPgHxUdRJkf6i2bP3hiWswCPPngguuEeiS9anomTHIZV1OHEfTnXyH_tg5n-VHTfxBgleU6VP_g5o8HP8eykko3l643yYMsYbvgJ9vt1DsLKamBlPkMve9cqRl2snQrYbhh849SAa7C6G7OKRKFx3wos8bIYhgejD658GLrmw6krtw/s5712/IMG_7234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioN3Z04-ns4dScfPPgHxUdRJkf6i2bP3hiWswCPPngguuEeiS9anomTHIZV1OHEfTnXyH_tg5n-VHTfxBgleU6VP_g5o8HP8eykko3l643yYMsYbvgJ9vt1DsLKamBlPkMve9cqRl2snQrYbhh849SAa7C6G7OKRKFx3wos8bIYhgejD658GLrmw6krtw/w300-h400/IMG_7234.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They still had some holiday embellishments to see. When I saw that Build-A-Bear was having a sale, we stopped in to see if anything caught our eyes. Esme was immediately drawn to Liberty from Paw Patrol and Parker picked out a dinosaur.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt5ESddp7aedKH7Seud_LvXUVMRlDcxWcp3KD3GATFIasdgzqmlHnKBM5hkm1Nkm3aUXAXHIoX1d8_kj6arDSvfuIOSokZ21V2QMlSwu-772KkDrAG2sIZZaRVUDhP4bAmV_wlLCvoACPsHoNp2EsIXZ9CMY2jqGqZd-URUS-Y-wLkhD3joPjhxNTSx4/s5712/IMG_7237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt5ESddp7aedKH7Seud_LvXUVMRlDcxWcp3KD3GATFIasdgzqmlHnKBM5hkm1Nkm3aUXAXHIoX1d8_kj6arDSvfuIOSokZ21V2QMlSwu-772KkDrAG2sIZZaRVUDhP4bAmV_wlLCvoACPsHoNp2EsIXZ9CMY2jqGqZd-URUS-Y-wLkhD3joPjhxNTSx4/w300-h400/IMG_7237.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPo8B0sauI45nBPLG4FvL5-vUkt1ukQtLWPK2oQ0V4yOd-jhrwYxYeLZpnQVaOy6UFaaxU45Q4DRd49hL4ad4y-v5_ighCsU1jGmfv1RE7PufiNdCwTlLgOz37JdrQwS4wt7_5hP81vvN9XAzcXDMDwT-qoflXLqZ07ztDl1uo2_xjf2-MHzcLEp69Ts/s5712/IMG_7238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPo8B0sauI45nBPLG4FvL5-vUkt1ukQtLWPK2oQ0V4yOd-jhrwYxYeLZpnQVaOy6UFaaxU45Q4DRd49hL4ad4y-v5_ighCsU1jGmfv1RE7PufiNdCwTlLgOz37JdrQwS4wt7_5hP81vvN9XAzcXDMDwT-qoflXLqZ07ztDl1uo2_xjf2-MHzcLEp69Ts/w300-h400/IMG_7238.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was Esme's second time, but Parker's first. He was so excited to participate in the process. Here they are pressing the peddle to fill with stuffing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzfWOpE5OXhSu9YbzJdWEstN65UBMn3DxRibhfcDa3TROTXIumnu10iOUAfTAyuCdKJ7FJep9Xui7Ck3-H2fSMDkh86g7BYtj3N9fypu1V6ud4W-wB3jEVU_AbNyb5vU5qzIUbbWIa4fuIPr-g2zP48U8f-1H9OOMDkKAKTHBGSHW21NuSUQDOZQM8t8/s5712/IMG_7239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzfWOpE5OXhSu9YbzJdWEstN65UBMn3DxRibhfcDa3TROTXIumnu10iOUAfTAyuCdKJ7FJep9Xui7Ck3-H2fSMDkh86g7BYtj3N9fypu1V6ud4W-wB3jEVU_AbNyb5vU5qzIUbbWIa4fuIPr-g2zP48U8f-1H9OOMDkKAKTHBGSHW21NuSUQDOZQM8t8/w300-h400/IMG_7239.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoNGM54o6fjZ-BpX7SDoQJLdcVU24b6VypQ8AwG8p7pGH-1uBRwoU76CjSsYNHBICq-2PU2rD-51apmCxZHms-J7BdvyJ9grW8CV5U10bq1RB-ZblH1Xj5nCUK0_KWYKPFXNv22vYY1yls8nJq_edHv169AAbYrhyY-CKLOOXOY8YpppULbK3vZPw0ro/s5712/IMG_7241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoNGM54o6fjZ-BpX7SDoQJLdcVU24b6VypQ8AwG8p7pGH-1uBRwoU76CjSsYNHBICq-2PU2rD-51apmCxZHms-J7BdvyJ9grW8CV5U10bq1RB-ZblH1Xj5nCUK0_KWYKPFXNv22vYY1yls8nJq_edHv169AAbYrhyY-CKLOOXOY8YpppULbK3vZPw0ro/w300-h400/IMG_7241.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next was adding in the heart. Parker rubbing it in his armpit was my favorite part!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMOeqxuMh6T0o-Q5PU4A6rSVgtmlRUhYByfjylEyXusYUNcAAESl9sNG0lfAjD_q5qtmSPWMVCbDrlZeLjFdC9qsNimLMwPJZdsSfs2OkxDCog7OVp8rKeI1SkItH6-oNkTKMBO_b6pIa4AHhUKxQeBcKj9TT_Im7EFe4s4K-PjJNfDwWMGbi0rm6rTM/s5712/IMG_7243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMOeqxuMh6T0o-Q5PU4A6rSVgtmlRUhYByfjylEyXusYUNcAAESl9sNG0lfAjD_q5qtmSPWMVCbDrlZeLjFdC9qsNimLMwPJZdsSfs2OkxDCog7OVp8rKeI1SkItH6-oNkTKMBO_b6pIa4AHhUKxQeBcKj9TT_Im7EFe4s4K-PjJNfDwWMGbi0rm6rTM/w300-h400/IMG_7243.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbYmNTYHelawd2vSgiK2UrZ7dXYYhaZCgc6vrP_fbfRlPWSEfd-8wo_a9E1PuCTYCnVlRIH5t26EB1amzyxuWV-0gZQl_bTxyWwVsPLCIa2HevS-lnY1BcCPY1GDxHrCk07JY48hYc3CxJQzIADgauZ87BMrTOmYFD0KnpdIorJ_cXf_hyFflDQE65jE/s5712/IMG_7244.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was a great way to clear some space on her bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT0ZZg9tml56ElewapatU4eLtvkUN7QtvtTjQ6LfTSYwGJVzjDPfAS-KrRP50eV98M4EivZ8HtMQyxlODTZWuII_tgP0n4ecmiWJCqCRQ68T7-ZFwUh4e6kr1vcFRauAEgNRgQc61-s4cMQU6Azn6ulW_vPJIT8PJ2X-6wko4JdMlOrn-gQSMcl5O3oo/s5712/IMG_7252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT0ZZg9tml56ElewapatU4eLtvkUN7QtvtTjQ6LfTSYwGJVzjDPfAS-KrRP50eV98M4EivZ8HtMQyxlODTZWuII_tgP0n4ecmiWJCqCRQ68T7-ZFwUh4e6kr1vcFRauAEgNRgQc61-s4cMQU6Azn6ulW_vPJIT8PJ2X-6wko4JdMlOrn-gQSMcl5O3oo/w400-h300/IMG_7252.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finally got a little more snow and Esme immediately wanted to go play, so we did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">For New Year's Eve, we made a smaller charcuterie board and baked meatball sliders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm-bn8FgVGpDTjYTkADVN9r1p-Q6uEs0PY1Wei03VHmUZ2_DGrUArWhvBVCZxJbN_hjCERQKD2VCYNizAf-c1QAwFkvXfEMSRzISwqIzbx_UsVaWLBexjBbmc6G0wFxQvmdK0IOTD8vp5HK0RhpJS-E9NXq-LK4JfLmS7u-oqv709gRfF_ANp4f50v9s/s5712/IMG_7262.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrm-bn8FgVGpDTjYTkADVN9r1p-Q6uEs0PY1Wei03VHmUZ2_DGrUArWhvBVCZxJbN_hjCERQKD2VCYNizAf-c1QAwFkvXfEMSRzISwqIzbx_UsVaWLBexjBbmc6G0wFxQvmdK0IOTD8vp5HK0RhpJS-E9NXq-LK4JfLmS7u-oqv709gRfF_ANp4f50v9s/w300-h400/IMG_7262.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJGmgJkwlRqE6AuPhhyphenhyphendQ3Hq4jji39oSGtqeieCGfNdk2REf7gxrHTaMit6UxrTPSAjp0bSCl7_5sXRa3qFVThti_NEntvXQIYZoJ6f2KbPdJWKp-aoWjQCxy34wJvdXRvSd7zGVq6JmlN8f6t-4_7NRO5BTaOTg-oRSEmT2bZ2NJLWbjzN_2iiJpAfY/s5712/IMG_7263.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was my 19th year playing and I finally did it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Es-ALAHZ_Y8NLkTXyN906WLgXHAtZJGsAZvi5EONje-S7qD6ib20upMYMXlwB6ATSuFKkDlIiCAeWxyhZMv1CUl0_A3tgtVTIH1hfXCaECe4vbzSys9gsXIg2DRzGXstFV5VPBg3bhCGcw7yCqxtF1yVtAi_-Z5YEYSaBv9HxC_oMqFqsJz9TzKtlwY/s5712/IMG_7266.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Es-ALAHZ_Y8NLkTXyN906WLgXHAtZJGsAZvi5EONje-S7qD6ib20upMYMXlwB6ATSuFKkDlIiCAeWxyhZMv1CUl0_A3tgtVTIH1hfXCaECe4vbzSys9gsXIg2DRzGXstFV5VPBg3bhCGcw7yCqxtF1yVtAi_-Z5YEYSaBv9HxC_oMqFqsJz9TzKtlwY/w300-h400/IMG_7266.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MAS53j26ajAhU1-56hdirMmcFisSae3osw_-FYLW6YUMw260WoL78qkUZuuRZwAwt1y2nPk7iXCyYoKRllilbfZJvqJMZ0JgnN3mYbKXcUtEit0hlFbYVk4oSgM0dDcr5jAmhHQlS6JdCnN19rolXT0qyUQAvG0LorIld-LFoWxC6RfTqwWSISr4EIY/s1974/IMG_7270.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MAS53j26ajAhU1-56hdirMmcFisSae3osw_-FYLW6YUMw260WoL78qkUZuuRZwAwt1y2nPk7iXCyYoKRllilbfZJvqJMZ0JgnN3mYbKXcUtEit0hlFbYVk4oSgM0dDcr5jAmhHQlS6JdCnN19rolXT0qyUQAvG0LorIld-LFoWxC6RfTqwWSISr4EIY/w239-h400/IMG_7270.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy New Year, have a great 2024!</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-74785457759876085142023-12-31T13:47:00.025-06:002024-01-27T10:33:14.387-06:00The Rest of Christmas Week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme's room has had the same set-up for a while now. We took some of our Christmas week time to change it up a bit with a new desk. Here is a little view of how it looked before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yxOg4HZ7Olq2DH1AWdYUd9eSVdPGXu8l9l4OMxDtA2Z7L2yg0vA-zrq4p9UHcZA0cYMZsccqsHYbl4XGDrBtc7_i9p2vzaSvfeDp3hLi22AaCCNvRqn15fHt-VxAb1fWSI5xf4K3_BVDIpZhnYA0jNMeIcEaLcZ0Yyc9vKtf0WTBSx17mmFfGWAk9HM/s4032/IMG_7196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yxOg4HZ7Olq2DH1AWdYUd9eSVdPGXu8l9l4OMxDtA2Z7L2yg0vA-zrq4p9UHcZA0cYMZsccqsHYbl4XGDrBtc7_i9p2vzaSvfeDp3hLi22AaCCNvRqn15fHt-VxAb1fWSI5xf4K3_BVDIpZhnYA0jNMeIcEaLcZ0Yyc9vKtf0WTBSx17mmFfGWAk9HM/w400-h300/IMG_7196.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We picked up a new art desk at Michael's and she helped me assemble it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bKIj2eGkc0kEYugl_-e69FdXtpBIjYA4TifxRNovU0Q-gunBVcMdBZh636NA1crV1QWpYauEgEMKfxmMishwW6DrZSjkIvmTx2FvIFKxYv-6G2Dgjb9bGjoOaEdndG1-lYdBS13qF87Bf1vBq7XMgl6c6l6wXIBmKuLn-AAHEdkgopDmBBZdMf4JleE/s5712/IMG_7197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bKIj2eGkc0kEYugl_-e69FdXtpBIjYA4TifxRNovU0Q-gunBVcMdBZh636NA1crV1QWpYauEgEMKfxmMishwW6DrZSjkIvmTx2FvIFKxYv-6G2Dgjb9bGjoOaEdndG1-lYdBS13qF87Bf1vBq7XMgl6c6l6wXIBmKuLn-AAHEdkgopDmBBZdMf4JleE/w300-h400/IMG_7197.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdb9dYm56Y23YfDm5bdzj2FprDz9Yb74RQfR937C71sOA-GNlSU3T5JWV0jGftRXlIkv4qB77WVesztUN0mL3zHQMM9RGkE9YLAxTzN2lzBSB1m0-LKtqquwPuVx2r6SKllCbTxQ-2W6g7UKY8y4pb719qJjLCwTph5LfIOFJjeU067NTCoNGDWObe94/s5712/IMG_7199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdb9dYm56Y23YfDm5bdzj2FprDz9Yb74RQfR937C71sOA-GNlSU3T5JWV0jGftRXlIkv4qB77WVesztUN0mL3zHQMM9RGkE9YLAxTzN2lzBSB1m0-LKtqquwPuVx2r6SKllCbTxQ-2W6g7UKY8y4pb719qJjLCwTph5LfIOFJjeU067NTCoNGDWObe94/w300-h400/IMG_7199.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has a top that can tilt up to be an easel, and storage drawers underneath. We moved in the art cart from the kitchen and now all of her art supplies are confined to her room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ths9ijIE0tD-HaP-YsRkPWmYjB0Otnk5DMiR_bvBZ5BJsh6Ay3ApoI7kDG13_L8O4bIez7R27VFN-BErjJpLl8u4Z23nj6kw-yxAH4xKyTHC1nZHr9PlwBayu9tJH_AaQhAhFTzlPsGUT2d8oxgW7xvNz5ohFe_0VtihfUYj7L8v6A0uPwDm424GzfE/s5712/IMG_7201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ths9ijIE0tD-HaP-YsRkPWmYjB0Otnk5DMiR_bvBZ5BJsh6Ay3ApoI7kDG13_L8O4bIez7R27VFN-BErjJpLl8u4Z23nj6kw-yxAH4xKyTHC1nZHr9PlwBayu9tJH_AaQhAhFTzlPsGUT2d8oxgW7xvNz5ohFe_0VtihfUYj7L8v6A0uPwDm424GzfE/w300-h400/IMG_7201.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a big change, but it's more functional for all of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The kids got spoiled some more with a trip to the waterpark with Nana.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_IRH9h-4tvFzbjT2y-eSg1dHn6aj-ALBuOOs7ypeu4lc7opMi0Ldim_Zt4owD4mYf60Mjsn6ZcCOJAI2AOY7yqulBMLhdijdP_2Np6ad_yDKywYrtzG97-KQGON_Riy95gH_s5MovV8hC9hnu1AxsITakGGkiANVaXWMmkRfeOsTn1YtJWrqlINUk3w/s3088/IMG_3467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_IRH9h-4tvFzbjT2y-eSg1dHn6aj-ALBuOOs7ypeu4lc7opMi0Ldim_Zt4owD4mYf60Mjsn6ZcCOJAI2AOY7yqulBMLhdijdP_2Np6ad_yDKywYrtzG97-KQGON_Riy95gH_s5MovV8hC9hnu1AxsITakGGkiANVaXWMmkRfeOsTn1YtJWrqlINUk3w/w400-h300/IMG_3467.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS5zAuXxb_OIxvRI2IdSxjBXKXYw5S8lBG3jc_oODG_tIrKg-AQBJlQnbFU1euWQ4xorKqDwSRsUJvP2D3Ugbfo1z5uw-a4FLUXu_Ri5RMfCXgTZg68-2CjshfZvDT0hWGHr-OGi1dQeyeSy8Q8FT7E7IfI_qTjnDoDL5YxQzTozivS9UbFVuMibSfMs/s4032/IMG_7723.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS5zAuXxb_OIxvRI2IdSxjBXKXYw5S8lBG3jc_oODG_tIrKg-AQBJlQnbFU1euWQ4xorKqDwSRsUJvP2D3Ugbfo1z5uw-a4FLUXu_Ri5RMfCXgTZg68-2CjshfZvDT0hWGHr-OGi1dQeyeSy8Q8FT7E7IfI_qTjnDoDL5YxQzTozivS9UbFVuMibSfMs/w400-h300/IMG_7723.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-k34BvBN4cM" width="320" youtube-src-id="-k34BvBN4cM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pretty fun winter break so far!</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-29867218588662991672023-12-29T21:37:00.055-06:002024-01-23T21:03:40.796-06:00Parker's Follow-Up MRI<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been 5 years since we last followed up with Parker's neurosurgeon and <a href="https://growingandsewinglesa.blogspot.com/2016/06/mri-follow-up.html">7.5 years since he last had an MRI</a>. When it was time to follow up we were still in peak Covid season and it fell off my radar. I finally got around to calling this fall and we were able to schedule him for a follow-up the day after Christmas. He was little enough the last two times that we were able to hold him for the IV placement, but he's a lot stronger these days. They were able to give him just enough gas so he wouldn't fight it and a whole group of us helped keep him calm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaqvDOpzpdaJxjZaVIo7siFuJmk4X9CH_-iM0xchctagXin6ZsQo3yuALkS9ECTvdhIqjbEIhEaCutHFJCQho6SQ7Fh2bRshoXkSrEZ0B3_Om4aOzz3TSPd-6hTV3G8n0yVbuXolRKY0WUY5ctxrcsdUXA-9Xh75azxHDpG8ULLlNfTriFwWbCmcSQ2U/s5712/IMG_7183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaqvDOpzpdaJxjZaVIo7siFuJmk4X9CH_-iM0xchctagXin6ZsQo3yuALkS9ECTvdhIqjbEIhEaCutHFJCQho6SQ7Fh2bRshoXkSrEZ0B3_Om4aOzz3TSPd-6hTV3G8n0yVbuXolRKY0WUY5ctxrcsdUXA-9Xh75azxHDpG8ULLlNfTriFwWbCmcSQ2U/w300-h400/IMG_7183.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmV9IFNqWlpop3JtsVz8SJ26fqo0ZtfBgdAx7Lf1E_UF9qi7SbwG3LDSEzgD1MC0ymyxFdVOmDjKMkcKl_mvwedBOXeDdmlWHUmpAKfjNHiQlTUO-l2ighmGmLwZdfJLvVllDxQTYrA2Dlr_wcDi2g3xMlA6IMRZAIEGS0lPUptUw33FT6ZK9fX4kFdo/s5712/IMG_7185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmV9IFNqWlpop3JtsVz8SJ26fqo0ZtfBgdAx7Lf1E_UF9qi7SbwG3LDSEzgD1MC0ymyxFdVOmDjKMkcKl_mvwedBOXeDdmlWHUmpAKfjNHiQlTUO-l2ighmGmLwZdfJLvVllDxQTYrA2Dlr_wcDi2g3xMlA6IMRZAIEGS0lPUptUw33FT6ZK9fX4kFdo/w300-h400/IMG_7185.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They wrapped the IV in a towel so he wouldn't mess with it while we waited. We were able to walk with him in to the MRI room and I helped hold him as they gave him the sedative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xysz4zb_C7lJae0YJxUxhOIRGEmHXh4n8LCBoEtVGVRwsztQigG_IpBxJTc2PkCZWsnIcQC5Elp0laNu5jwp5G3PGvpLIyvhF1aQG2R_W4YBx7T-TkqAituKUAaMdHR7K2St5m9B5BzXCpBzed2LfTllOp9s1LM1j3mFlu2htomewosN5M2IRg8Mk88/s5712/IMG_7187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xysz4zb_C7lJae0YJxUxhOIRGEmHXh4n8LCBoEtVGVRwsztQigG_IpBxJTc2PkCZWsnIcQC5Elp0laNu5jwp5G3PGvpLIyvhF1aQG2R_W4YBx7T-TkqAituKUAaMdHR7K2St5m9B5BzXCpBzed2LfTllOp9s1LM1j3mFlu2htomewosN5M2IRg8Mk88/w300-h400/IMG_7187.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a walk around while we waited for them to call us back. He started to stir pretty quickly by the time we arrived. Something in his mouth was bothering him, but otherwise he seemed to do pretty good. The nurse said they had to suction some mucus after he was put out, but that shouldn't have caused an issue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMGMRCsjrtEJ2YAij2ppFgCB4h8T-FnCD6j0phmLqb78iBjX7FnOuVsKGv_v-rVtRE8NQ8xHYIm1Jmd946hfCUWIpAysxrhHL098vvJtQ8oc6zlKR1RtwIpDhdbNT4VHSbgso-xVzj8W1R0_4UqmFny1qHDALsuKQ4szjKexkQn0aPZdJRU7CIInMWSk/s5712/IMG_7188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMGMRCsjrtEJ2YAij2ppFgCB4h8T-FnCD6j0phmLqb78iBjX7FnOuVsKGv_v-rVtRE8NQ8xHYIm1Jmd946hfCUWIpAysxrhHL098vvJtQ8oc6zlKR1RtwIpDhdbNT4VHSbgso-xVzj8W1R0_4UqmFny1qHDALsuKQ4szjKexkQn0aPZdJRU7CIInMWSk/w400-h300/IMG_7188.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UbVNNRCYqC8dTgCb11n0C_EiMMJvWoaH74aIQ1BjmkRX45piKsHf_qcija-k9FhMG6WuB7Bv0gK3NgN2x1Q6F_i3ERsKT_QUMiJYKSMW1ynhieU9vFWkMysKthhhNyAgpLR3-oaqQR1no9LSVS87Vy5jf0EJIcY2OIIOZcMKWQL8Oomf2RYYimmco6o/s5712/IMG_7189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UbVNNRCYqC8dTgCb11n0C_EiMMJvWoaH74aIQ1BjmkRX45piKsHf_qcija-k9FhMG6WuB7Bv0gK3NgN2x1Q6F_i3ERsKT_QUMiJYKSMW1ynhieU9vFWkMysKthhhNyAgpLR3-oaqQR1no9LSVS87Vy5jf0EJIcY2OIIOZcMKWQL8Oomf2RYYimmco6o/w300-h400/IMG_7189.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We grabbed some lunch at the cafeteria while we waited for his appointment with the neurosurgery team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBnav4EPO_ehO1PqTFXHSzNopIhl2cufOnKGOOdmRNz_LEaQtGmLpyj6BeFOd8lh-tRIHueHKIvcOlqflvVBVrghVWKXABH-zyrPb1EYUPhS2i74YlozHybyN0SvR4eCxP7pHKmspxeT-hi_aFUfz5s_tTVFtjQgGpvYtC4Cwy76wI5uZt0HJ09-5cbM/s5712/IMG_7190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBnav4EPO_ehO1PqTFXHSzNopIhl2cufOnKGOOdmRNz_LEaQtGmLpyj6BeFOd8lh-tRIHueHKIvcOlqflvVBVrghVWKXABH-zyrPb1EYUPhS2i74YlozHybyN0SvR4eCxP7pHKmspxeT-hi_aFUfz5s_tTVFtjQgGpvYtC4Cwy76wI5uZt0HJ09-5cbM/w400-h300/IMG_7190.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a walk outside to burn some more time and the irritation in his mouth seemed to increase and he actually started to dry heave some. There wasn't a whole lot we could at this point other than try to wait in a place without carpet in case he threw up. We got great news from the appointment that his scans are unchanged from 2016. It turns out his chiari may actually be considered borderline. This may explain how we were originally told about it. This means we don't have to come back again unless something changes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His throat irritation continued and we noticed some sores on his uvula. They continues to worsen so Jimmy took him to urgent care this morning and they said it's just cold sores. It's possible that it was injured while they were suctioning mucus. It should continue to get better over the new several days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvXtMS1S_rFBIRT566SCE7TdDTPv1m_I_8MPSIopSJCX3_2U8C_LK0SsSzlfk-kdD31PuR80UnOT90efhePAKtXArQ6F6o3jJ5gqg4-zxB-R1L0yS77Cv0b8uRJKlz9U2QQym8RBc9_ZTA0JF-1wvN7-1onbhEZvmvGc3G8naTMOHkI0GDqZmnito1wI/s4032/IMG_7192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvXtMS1S_rFBIRT566SCE7TdDTPv1m_I_8MPSIopSJCX3_2U8C_LK0SsSzlfk-kdD31PuR80UnOT90efhePAKtXArQ6F6o3jJ5gqg4-zxB-R1L0yS77Cv0b8uRJKlz9U2QQym8RBc9_ZTA0JF-1wvN7-1onbhEZvmvGc3G8naTMOHkI0GDqZmnito1wI/w300-h400/IMG_7192.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN94CEGCaxMXt_7ogeXUwY_Mj4NPVyCBrg2PI_OcaKUskIXNQQpfaK1Z0Ze6TdgPzJ1CIXvM_CSvVal_UWRRGFs6RE2LwyXM9BL66Z-zg3WjfOCxQSoFFAlzTFeI9IdMp5-kCzeCPwgM_D_o5iS5VhZSRQvLrSiCCJ4aGYxLQT8_eoGaaqHy30zYW4tM/s5712/IMG_7193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN94CEGCaxMXt_7ogeXUwY_Mj4NPVyCBrg2PI_OcaKUskIXNQQpfaK1Z0Ze6TdgPzJ1CIXvM_CSvVal_UWRRGFs6RE2LwyXM9BL66Z-zg3WjfOCxQSoFFAlzTFeI9IdMp5-kCzeCPwgM_D_o5iS5VhZSRQvLrSiCCJ4aGYxLQT8_eoGaaqHy30zYW4tM/w300-h400/IMG_7193.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme got to have a fun day with Nana, including another trip to Applebee's. This has quickly become her favorite restaurant thanks to Nana.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxbDeqLqL1IjvHwz4Dbsc5NQIJBE350hH7wx1Jhw3BxgH4VT8MqyTV79M886yh3MjHZOuZ6cxbtwqyX6x2hYg0vFJ7IzTOs51SOAwznUtLs_Z150We8s7D0Kead5Cosgqwxin_azvZSCIf4s3IIL5SKh-Z0uSPDTCaFn_9qXbWO0G32lA9uTkBrNqOwQ/s4032/IMG_3460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxbDeqLqL1IjvHwz4Dbsc5NQIJBE350hH7wx1Jhw3BxgH4VT8MqyTV79M886yh3MjHZOuZ6cxbtwqyX6x2hYg0vFJ7IzTOs51SOAwznUtLs_Z150We8s7D0Kead5Cosgqwxin_azvZSCIf4s3IIL5SKh-Z0uSPDTCaFn_9qXbWO0G32lA9uTkBrNqOwQ/w300-h400/IMG_3460.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWTBrnKlNNPG4f4VPr1ZEDcTcO5p92gzlX428RwqbFA0YCN1-1gid-rh8IPQ_1_emQX_x5fB5Zw6nSAGhTeJZURmWMxbrwZ0RsfZavRg2sQSMCg97OT7udC82po7iNYzbm0wjAcXCYvHyKIEPUogMNklV_CKzDr-4UfPjKu22afaX0ec429lDL5rk3GA/s4032/IMG_3461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWTBrnKlNNPG4f4VPr1ZEDcTcO5p92gzlX428RwqbFA0YCN1-1gid-rh8IPQ_1_emQX_x5fB5Zw6nSAGhTeJZURmWMxbrwZ0RsfZavRg2sQSMCg97OT7udC82po7iNYzbm0wjAcXCYvHyKIEPUogMNklV_CKzDr-4UfPjKu22afaX0ec429lDL5rk3GA/w300-h400/IMG_3461.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-24604577994983452023-12-27T21:10:00.102-06:002024-01-22T23:09:36.305-06:00Christmas Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We haven't done much for gifts in the past since the kids get so much from others, but there was a larger gift for each of then that we wanted to get them this year. Jimmy got a gift from each of the kids, a new charging brick and Switch controllers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj-7skBcmBzjOvjfRvFzAM_IhTy-s9WFdUk6M1mXgGhYmwxXC9PddVXi6sxhAvRoSCfeNnlAhPCFNpBuPkpkqJp7TARa_oREqPwrwWXDQ4purpWW-6ioPPzyTlGSrVzIL-LefJn70zJmO21p5Fmm8mYw1SyN2oFC1EGUJZBE3VjlmEhSK9nGxis-f_M0/s5712/IMG_7080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAj-7skBcmBzjOvjfRvFzAM_IhTy-s9WFdUk6M1mXgGhYmwxXC9PddVXi6sxhAvRoSCfeNnlAhPCFNpBuPkpkqJp7TARa_oREqPwrwWXDQ4purpWW-6ioPPzyTlGSrVzIL-LefJn70zJmO21p5Fmm8mYw1SyN2oFC1EGUJZBE3VjlmEhSK9nGxis-f_M0/w300-h400/IMG_7080.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t8feJC5ESnWzzQMrO_Po8lO9GTUxNJassdUMCjsiXkgRhdPUPV5eYn6mDyOUUOXlIUcUmXAsWg2yWi5lGAXL-GrjvrkZgUZtTHRMwJ3eYZDbEhEpcdSzbsUefWzQ9LfGpGdC04w_i7lD_l4ygIKQsZM832rkEytR_EtatltgfPGtrG_rhw-O7wEekm8/s5712/IMG_7081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t8feJC5ESnWzzQMrO_Po8lO9GTUxNJassdUMCjsiXkgRhdPUPV5eYn6mDyOUUOXlIUcUmXAsWg2yWi5lGAXL-GrjvrkZgUZtTHRMwJ3eYZDbEhEpcdSzbsUefWzQ9LfGpGdC04w_i7lD_l4ygIKQsZM832rkEytR_EtatltgfPGtrG_rhw-O7wEekm8/w300-h400/IMG_7081.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme got a new Bible with "all of the words." She's had a kid's storybook one for a while and it was a good time to transition now that she's reading independently. Parker got his very own scooter, as you and he already knew! I forgot he watches the videos I put on YouTube so he ended up watching the doorbell camera view of his scooter being delivered over and over again. He was so excited to actually have it and you can see him riding in the video at the end of this post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbASKZAT2ax5pUfCMD5wIqF8X5HtVDZQA0JRFLrSVaqIuzeSJAT1UJXtVZPWk3bbPV59Sucr1zw8qeRFApa-IvMvSQmKhPQSGImDFT_IuyzC6Jag0ADfelIrzvxThfQNHuZc0Cs-kVCmz2WPzBdJ9zLknOiK5dx7Yr1IgDQ2Ko4bMUCe_KZ-6nDEg8k8/s5712/IMG_7089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbASKZAT2ax5pUfCMD5wIqF8X5HtVDZQA0JRFLrSVaqIuzeSJAT1UJXtVZPWk3bbPV59Sucr1zw8qeRFApa-IvMvSQmKhPQSGImDFT_IuyzC6Jag0ADfelIrzvxThfQNHuZc0Cs-kVCmz2WPzBdJ9zLknOiK5dx7Yr1IgDQ2Ko4bMUCe_KZ-6nDEg8k8/w300-h400/IMG_7089.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZXiwlpJW9-P7IVYBK-G5c78UVKHLADlN_3mjaGTelVpQbGtgpaVN5tSXVlp8sO5LDB1gaj9bXP6uP5qbotPTHYBRtAN9_pwdK8H82_pvWXpVa1yFxqXi77Bp2Tk0wLDbvrd5hGkaX4UcrGP4eTPicly9yPyW2_Y6DAnjrsNKampGMMeWywr9zJMebWk/s5361/IMG_7095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5361" data-original-width="4021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZXiwlpJW9-P7IVYBK-G5c78UVKHLADlN_3mjaGTelVpQbGtgpaVN5tSXVlp8sO5LDB1gaj9bXP6uP5qbotPTHYBRtAN9_pwdK8H82_pvWXpVa1yFxqXi77Bp2Tk0wLDbvrd5hGkaX4UcrGP4eTPicly9yPyW2_Y6DAnjrsNKampGMMeWywr9zJMebWk/w300-h400/IMG_7095.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme's big gift was a Barie camper, complete with a 3' waterslide!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSTkCPIqGbHQmztBlTszU1WCkIrroJp2UdxIeW79ZokYanjoXmvJonhMUCCzzkosDot7JldgwCO2gcUMK5n1cfk5M42-m_DqByKcaV6st28F0iPk0VGL-rjohUGYtZMXmwjW8zhXfL9zGpfxN9QgJK1AzX6dbGQYllXX6ePLIB078kigq5LBqEtIY2ms/s4775/IMG_7098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3582" data-original-width="4775" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSTkCPIqGbHQmztBlTszU1WCkIrroJp2UdxIeW79ZokYanjoXmvJonhMUCCzzkosDot7JldgwCO2gcUMK5n1cfk5M42-m_DqByKcaV6st28F0iPk0VGL-rjohUGYtZMXmwjW8zhXfL9zGpfxN9QgJK1AzX6dbGQYllXX6ePLIB078kigq5LBqEtIY2ms/w400-h300/IMG_7098.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme was so excited when Jameson and Jaxxon arrived. They played for a bit and she ready them "The Night Before Christmas" before second round of presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNyBPkrz5t8RWqQ6iM1gYRwt6qMmXCJTcvn-9zFjH51LxcQnzxr6AhV64o4kH_y6u8WE9cz5iQJBtRMHwwBG1dBDZrd1AdobJ8saw0cSPVxkNAMnpBCkws-FKH5KGOQYPsYNf68mG_0c_wABIdTq0iWLLzFMfwCqP78tP19jQc4iv2Lue_cubHn92bIU/s4846/IMG_7102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4846" data-original-width="3634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNyBPkrz5t8RWqQ6iM1gYRwt6qMmXCJTcvn-9zFjH51LxcQnzxr6AhV64o4kH_y6u8WE9cz5iQJBtRMHwwBG1dBDZrd1AdobJ8saw0cSPVxkNAMnpBCkws-FKH5KGOQYPsYNf68mG_0c_wABIdTq0iWLLzFMfwCqP78tP19jQc4iv2Lue_cubHn92bIU/w300-h400/IMG_7102.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz1h5Uci2ynw6r5IH7nAV7Ib-F3Od5Pz1FJvi5XT6cOH_kgwmV3mvvh8Tb3-L5uNMYu3ijxgpkWg7cbwhf4GwsbXiBx1lyG0l6-9rIknY6xBmgsQossS-FKOuSaz5IlGafOJK16NMaSs7pcysBH77t6ZFZXPGPPPl3_rKGtXm5VwPshiYbLl2GwofFr0/s5712/IMG_7109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz1h5Uci2ynw6r5IH7nAV7Ib-F3Od5Pz1FJvi5XT6cOH_kgwmV3mvvh8Tb3-L5uNMYu3ijxgpkWg7cbwhf4GwsbXiBx1lyG0l6-9rIknY6xBmgsQossS-FKOuSaz5IlGafOJK16NMaSs7pcysBH77t6ZFZXPGPPPl3_rKGtXm5VwPshiYbLl2GwofFr0/w300-h400/IMG_7109.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIyTs-stgGkM8yBSklmKeg6wIqXQhlvQuowj20jbq0kbuhUndZOt2mZelYlM9lp9Y3JESBUtAe7-7p2-CG5qrBDLDWTsODhVntteVboGMJJ2WrnX9fsEMo8ErH1WoJ3ENZaQK7F550J4SugThu3bJMsvArv8Wkh94BJD8JuGlaSj9qrCj14_ftP6zYK8/s5712/IMG_7107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIyTs-stgGkM8yBSklmKeg6wIqXQhlvQuowj20jbq0kbuhUndZOt2mZelYlM9lp9Y3JESBUtAe7-7p2-CG5qrBDLDWTsODhVntteVboGMJJ2WrnX9fsEMo8ErH1WoJ3ENZaQK7F550J4SugThu3bJMsvArv8Wkh94BJD8JuGlaSj9qrCj14_ftP6zYK8/w400-h300/IMG_7107.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jayden was at his mom's side so we opened gift from great-grandma Bette while waiting for him to return. The kids got some new gloves and cash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZlxlj2gU5-DBK9paDy5ajSYSFsoCSPoHxCx-f-SQ9GXDEhgjAoqlSjpb2DL_WbMbKlTX2HcurUcslYtaqYSEhU_G94wZtkP6LfoelWw5m1H5tA-HXK_OKOO6H81tkRU_XTcfW6_o6iQgxsZ_JSADTqDaUobBnckRfGeulzeVI3s_COCsymmVd-Rfvdg/s4496/IMG_7119.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4496" data-original-width="3372" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZlxlj2gU5-DBK9paDy5ajSYSFsoCSPoHxCx-f-SQ9GXDEhgjAoqlSjpb2DL_WbMbKlTX2HcurUcslYtaqYSEhU_G94wZtkP6LfoelWw5m1H5tA-HXK_OKOO6H81tkRU_XTcfW6_o6iQgxsZ_JSADTqDaUobBnckRfGeulzeVI3s_COCsymmVd-Rfvdg/w300-h400/IMG_7119.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-HJ4g6jn0nSroE9csLSzJHyduHtQVjjb5PJwcNGqspG9kj5dGI_zo6wLj9snoYMVegdISNBhIF3OnKKEHZ70zMEiN_4wRmeP_2NMRwuIrydTqPNCf7z6mF5fCz5HhIw5ME4YV8a_JG24BWMIFbtvYib7-CBWm50ziCUdLAr35Uk1l5N5esQQlTPxR_Y/s5118/IMG_7120.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5118" data-original-width="3839" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-HJ4g6jn0nSroE9csLSzJHyduHtQVjjb5PJwcNGqspG9kj5dGI_zo6wLj9snoYMVegdISNBhIF3OnKKEHZ70zMEiN_4wRmeP_2NMRwuIrydTqPNCf7z6mF5fCz5HhIw5ME4YV8a_JG24BWMIFbtvYib7-CBWm50ziCUdLAr35Uk1l5N5esQQlTPxR_Y/w300-h400/IMG_7120.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jaxxon and Jameson also got some adorable holiday bears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkgyT58G0wGGuKxH6oXlMsFTeB4nnOpgVSWi_-JwayBc1krqbAkI9SrpxO0TjY_Acs-FcEHCpb19GdbcVbm-fAfbB9xKbkAJL1StGJRzCnhmq3UJ_cJ6NOPDND24cPIDWEcdIufyMOIpAT5JBsMEWedrwg6BAYFBOPlqGY2LuaZiJoihhqg9BziSQoRY/s4982/IMG_7122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3737" data-original-width="4982" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkgyT58G0wGGuKxH6oXlMsFTeB4nnOpgVSWi_-JwayBc1krqbAkI9SrpxO0TjY_Acs-FcEHCpb19GdbcVbm-fAfbB9xKbkAJL1StGJRzCnhmq3UJ_cJ6NOPDND24cPIDWEcdIufyMOIpAT5JBsMEWedrwg6BAYFBOPlqGY2LuaZiJoihhqg9BziSQoRY/w400-h300/IMG_7122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OK0v56lk1OI-UHGp4rR1vezll4td-Wjcz2LEg-930_XKyVDSNhykhOKthyphenhyphenVrOGWIOxRFJM7snWpIwEq4DP9ghiX95rbjVp9QTRUh4F3XSZCTPGVEXom0Cko6P0_ifZDLtB1ygkXRBdoGf2D5vbkEgfVRO3OkRg58FbG4A4Knzu0H5w8CEuXqh2Tlu_Y/s5437/IMG_7123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4078" data-original-width="5437" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OK0v56lk1OI-UHGp4rR1vezll4td-Wjcz2LEg-930_XKyVDSNhykhOKthyphenhyphenVrOGWIOxRFJM7snWpIwEq4DP9ghiX95rbjVp9QTRUh4F3XSZCTPGVEXom0Cko6P0_ifZDLtB1ygkXRBdoGf2D5vbkEgfVRO3OkRg58FbG4A4Knzu0H5w8CEuXqh2Tlu_Y/w400-h300/IMG_7123.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys were having a great time going up and down the stairs, but Jameson took a little tumble and bumped his head. Parker was so sweet and protective afterwards and making sure they didn't fall again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUAzI4Db4szauxKIhLFGk_7qc86UMNK-ZY3Sj1SCMzS-Ggb3GjOHjDqqtgcZ4K8K5yOFanat5CmyoRU3ghIOfiTlzaQnZesmA8thPx05c4q-XU1Eg83V9prVemFjz2g0kdfnoxThOTodN0wcTof3kEYhxdaSgtlKV1myIUCkSE10Khx2fHER57dWFUzA/s3004/IMG_7126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="2253" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUAzI4Db4szauxKIhLFGk_7qc86UMNK-ZY3Sj1SCMzS-Ggb3GjOHjDqqtgcZ4K8K5yOFanat5CmyoRU3ghIOfiTlzaQnZesmA8thPx05c4q-XU1Eg83V9prVemFjz2g0kdfnoxThOTodN0wcTof3kEYhxdaSgtlKV1myIUCkSE10Khx2fHER57dWFUzA/w300-h400/IMG_7126.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUEHm-HBuzQrM0BayWGRDcM1wAJtQk3m1vr3bL6BsV_YIo7olehersnFhwVBFYUfhNM8s47ZZWpvgsAdJ2rNmA9st4WaJG9ycY_3QLqxbCZSZC5GMH-Lf8uK2LLbqxkg9DW_B1y54G7OQxDjlJZ6_pBjyFAkNlpMFPwp-wjXHVroUAHkKhxMqqdwFG5c/s3643/IMG_3178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="2732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUEHm-HBuzQrM0BayWGRDcM1wAJtQk3m1vr3bL6BsV_YIo7olehersnFhwVBFYUfhNM8s47ZZWpvgsAdJ2rNmA9st4WaJG9ycY_3QLqxbCZSZC5GMH-Lf8uK2LLbqxkg9DW_B1y54G7OQxDjlJZ6_pBjyFAkNlpMFPwp-wjXHVroUAHkKhxMqqdwFG5c/w300-h400/IMG_3178.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Round 3 of presents was our "Santa" bags put together by Nana. These are always a hit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xd1SG7Wn6VhCv2npIkjNDtIlM-UU1a0xlPF6MRNvLHoVEB3ABppv2N8ZEn_OtxAI0DvnHGljMe6-UOe5bTKLjal20onzcLeRNa3UsWnfL4FgWehau6PaSiD3jVEA2nHqyDHoeDUtejL1jUAxflA63QGle7JWpOYOLjMPuc4w0W_QnDzWMZbM_qpjUZk/s3873/IMG_7130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3873" data-original-width="2905" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xd1SG7Wn6VhCv2npIkjNDtIlM-UU1a0xlPF6MRNvLHoVEB3ABppv2N8ZEn_OtxAI0DvnHGljMe6-UOe5bTKLjal20onzcLeRNa3UsWnfL4FgWehau6PaSiD3jVEA2nHqyDHoeDUtejL1jUAxflA63QGle7JWpOYOLjMPuc4w0W_QnDzWMZbM_qpjUZk/w300-h400/IMG_7130.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5U8-96u_jJv1xZmRNfBzS1n96PD7mV_oM-rqHMS_Cqmh9a_L5T2Bpqkz1yix-afW60FIPiEMEBZSg4DgHnU_LChyAECF2kTtGACGhbOYcI2ZSVBmAzZfw_yEzAzgfrtAxmgyKwi_s53C9uVDCGIeLfHdASuux5sBRmtdaSKhL8DHJF4v1b1tdeKjM_U/s4671/IMG_7139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4671" data-original-width="3503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5U8-96u_jJv1xZmRNfBzS1n96PD7mV_oM-rqHMS_Cqmh9a_L5T2Bpqkz1yix-afW60FIPiEMEBZSg4DgHnU_LChyAECF2kTtGACGhbOYcI2ZSVBmAzZfw_yEzAzgfrtAxmgyKwi_s53C9uVDCGIeLfHdASuux5sBRmtdaSKhL8DHJF4v1b1tdeKjM_U/w300-h400/IMG_7139.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOuCP75UyOWg-wduakV6hDEOxn0ZkLM8QTDTUlAJEjQu-fP1xXF54VveN2VNardJfpYSxsqLjBcqgUkUh0bCWSN4CpTeXyCZOigKrIXvg6S13sD6Wnss1IbLiXzDCyF167ddEh2ZnFZvRQfSO72ka7hjH_6Twi4oMjIDAeTFArrAETeyTnPVXzsKEaGs/s4390/IMG_7141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4390" data-original-width="3293" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOuCP75UyOWg-wduakV6hDEOxn0ZkLM8QTDTUlAJEjQu-fP1xXF54VveN2VNardJfpYSxsqLjBcqgUkUh0bCWSN4CpTeXyCZOigKrIXvg6S13sD6Wnss1IbLiXzDCyF167ddEh2ZnFZvRQfSO72ka7hjH_6Twi4oMjIDAeTFArrAETeyTnPVXzsKEaGs/w300-h400/IMG_7141.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbgetOXE_ptt8W5pfKVhT4g955DObscqXDlWU5UPcTVPpocVlVHKtZF2xNRGGe972hPbfnN5YhGmApoYTpLVnCYT3ZdkNHNLEAwMfUqHkUvT4Zxs_KW5cqyMVJ9uz_qNJy-PTY5IQTHcoNQMfSnEotrnfx58KoyAQzi8YRufiGQ_dq1WXsG1ciQDvuX4/s2585/IMG_7147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="1939" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbgetOXE_ptt8W5pfKVhT4g955DObscqXDlWU5UPcTVPpocVlVHKtZF2xNRGGe972hPbfnN5YhGmApoYTpLVnCYT3ZdkNHNLEAwMfUqHkUvT4Zxs_KW5cqyMVJ9uz_qNJy-PTY5IQTHcoNQMfSnEotrnfx58KoyAQzi8YRufiGQ_dq1WXsG1ciQDvuX4/w300-h400/IMG_7147.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next we had lunch together. Parker still isn't a fan of sitting in the dining room, so I sat with him in the kitchen for a whole before joining everyone else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx1EvPhvwM6Zo2tk5HmAH-QnZUYwbfkMVwwuABvyvmxrG8PvnNHHBQEy6YscIxnbb2_YDRAqHakvzl3V3W4QgzU_lZ0_ZrojD0I-_L6wJuooPhwg_xSGTqwa4cyk3_s1XH_7E2JtjUgBd2PjQ9FPcDZLgATT8Igpx1r_-PvZyGWkNEQ2AjuKqmrk8nvc/s5128/IMG_7148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5128" data-original-width="3846" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx1EvPhvwM6Zo2tk5HmAH-QnZUYwbfkMVwwuABvyvmxrG8PvnNHHBQEy6YscIxnbb2_YDRAqHakvzl3V3W4QgzU_lZ0_ZrojD0I-_L6wJuooPhwg_xSGTqwa4cyk3_s1XH_7E2JtjUgBd2PjQ9FPcDZLgATT8Igpx1r_-PvZyGWkNEQ2AjuKqmrk8nvc/w300-h400/IMG_7148.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtmUmMb_p5ZybsFk6q3F4TmJCrLHKS9d_V0egHobreR-nGvwPz5C98wD1wBY_vV9fmJigRfvhdDkumOttIuCxaG6Q7i8oPXdUl2GotXm0lwqvY23lPW2FI1UXQezX5ioLNPhtV2UTww9wOeguWIvnYnyLEn3G_irGKPZcYVzffAHSvnbgJtLsj9vEJy4/s3013/IMG_7150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="3013" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtmUmMb_p5ZybsFk6q3F4TmJCrLHKS9d_V0egHobreR-nGvwPz5C98wD1wBY_vV9fmJigRfvhdDkumOttIuCxaG6Q7i8oPXdUl2GotXm0lwqvY23lPW2FI1UXQezX5ioLNPhtV2UTww9wOeguWIvnYnyLEn3G_irGKPZcYVzffAHSvnbgJtLsj9vEJy4/w400-h300/IMG_7150.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we started our final round of presents. We tried our best to maintain the youngest to oldest order, but having two little guys running around was tricky. We were all spoiled as usual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqB4wFcmiJ9uPt1Xa0iI1oGi2D0plkKNKUNKzAS-TodY_UpFnT9UIPaYuKKqiZ8QDMNXp6bCpahxKBfpTJqqlk1S-fnT324v9XM9jgjLGeI-uom8SMzDy-fr94L6jQ8aIIO0mCKB8zL7I-Phl4GSV0wG8kexAZQ6PMH1D87rxEwkDoCAufga8z_RbHBs/s4211/IMG_7153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4211" data-original-width="3158" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqB4wFcmiJ9uPt1Xa0iI1oGi2D0plkKNKUNKzAS-TodY_UpFnT9UIPaYuKKqiZ8QDMNXp6bCpahxKBfpTJqqlk1S-fnT324v9XM9jgjLGeI-uom8SMzDy-fr94L6jQ8aIIO0mCKB8zL7I-Phl4GSV0wG8kexAZQ6PMH1D87rxEwkDoCAufga8z_RbHBs/w300-h400/IMG_7153.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihm9ToPklbxri6y4zv1oKaAmeXeDn16ky51k0krMYK6UHnAQsiAEXnIEeOyhoCfR0rLR8DherlpvMNhs0MhFV9oJSvAFi6wbj6MvyMmYdcKEu46BmIeooMobk5ty_E0LTwRrOLbODCIu5_j6cv8WLghvNRiOtrturZWjEe2uRdhNEpPNUubGRN0aNFuqs/s4604/IMG_7155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Grandpa really enjoyed playing with Parker's new gravity toy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnwYUdP5eLhg5P3SR0ECsjDUwlntY8WYpGsl7htbbYkhoUGitVOdgQkzkCzlY9INvVyZxLUvmLCQXY9ebVkJT53DEkNrFexq09Tp00mQYwt9kFjVTPu8oMvnYW_Y75cgczuRkXGmwhqlVOs1_i1sioFJZnemrE2QV9xoD54ca4aKOOXG_SE1zRqH7ycI/s3983/IMG_7171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="3983" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnwYUdP5eLhg5P3SR0ECsjDUwlntY8WYpGsl7htbbYkhoUGitVOdgQkzkCzlY9INvVyZxLUvmLCQXY9ebVkJT53DEkNrFexq09Tp00mQYwt9kFjVTPu8oMvnYW_Y75cgczuRkXGmwhqlVOs1_i1sioFJZnemrE2QV9xoD54ca4aKOOXG_SE1zRqH7ycI/w400-h300/IMG_7171.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme has a great time in the hot tub and eating pie! Merry Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4BReXUcGPFGtLWW0Q_RRZoVbwQ1cGVFhWx1FfIiWWzjKAFX2KLkMy4h4PNXwvbM0GaqRHEK0q2AwF3YXFLwAXb7-WmUGu3D-a6h7rnXbScFXsDjV99kh12mZLcmKvbtAwbnzGWsxsT2jebfT9An3v9Yd_V59IKrtJEYLf03dHM_2Vt4yOsQn9Rz5NgE/s4600/IMG_7178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4600" data-original-width="3451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4BReXUcGPFGtLWW0Q_RRZoVbwQ1cGVFhWx1FfIiWWzjKAFX2KLkMy4h4PNXwvbM0GaqRHEK0q2AwF3YXFLwAXb7-WmUGu3D-a6h7rnXbScFXsDjV99kh12mZLcmKvbtAwbnzGWsxsT2jebfT9An3v9Yd_V59IKrtJEYLf03dHM_2Vt4yOsQn9Rz5NgE/w300-h400/IMG_7178.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TuOdCJw4Q9g" width="320" youtube-src-id="TuOdCJw4Q9g"></iframe></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-68503180219294982602023-12-26T20:54:00.028-06:002024-01-22T21:25:45.971-06:00Christmas Eve<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas Eve was a pretty fun filled day for us. We started with our final stocking gifts of the year. Parker got some pop tubes and Esme got some "fun" socks and will likely be wearing them exclusively as long as she can. I really like us all having one kind of socks, it makes laundry so much easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eQhKDiZuqMY6j8LVcW72ck4ZcRSGKX4KKaR10au9112VTiO7fWRxrJGd8WyAT11VmP-e7Fw-AbOqsHBIGJ8JnP0i8ykEVI2BVl3c0KDQdQ7-fQ51cwrMQ0B_0tagOIsZtD554PJfSO0ZBhU4yyhX-azy-hOnV7nML0mmFO1P3j3oxoadvq4iTjhca5Q/s5712/IMG_7045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eQhKDiZuqMY6j8LVcW72ck4ZcRSGKX4KKaR10au9112VTiO7fWRxrJGd8WyAT11VmP-e7Fw-AbOqsHBIGJ8JnP0i8ykEVI2BVl3c0KDQdQ7-fQ51cwrMQ0B_0tagOIsZtD554PJfSO0ZBhU4yyhX-azy-hOnV7nML0mmFO1P3j3oxoadvq4iTjhca5Q/w300-h400/IMG_7045.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiriXj67nCK3oV6zw8OAAjpYuRneZBaNj4JSbiBlTL2n_yRp3ulw2Z0j0khrMmel5nEX1J06uJwptJ6b8AOVFwDROSJx8r1Vhrr5_WPsKr3-USPtWstAcsqKJeDFUjLqLKaQMs2a7HgnrB7k1_cg-kO_GDQ6wjn1PIyIhZFgHAmrFUf3FYpHN0MZfTZbg/s5712/IMG_7047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiriXj67nCK3oV6zw8OAAjpYuRneZBaNj4JSbiBlTL2n_yRp3ulw2Z0j0khrMmel5nEX1J06uJwptJ6b8AOVFwDROSJx8r1Vhrr5_WPsKr3-USPtWstAcsqKJeDFUjLqLKaQMs2a7HgnrB7k1_cg-kO_GDQ6wjn1PIyIhZFgHAmrFUf3FYpHN0MZfTZbg/w300-h400/IMG_7047.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we had Christmas Eve service at church. This was the first year Esme got to have her own candle. She was a little nervous, but did great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9ULtneVXpimzqofJcOnrV8i8ECjUluLUGfPvr_dYmkFMQWVcKSkYBs-UpM5E9S0EEtHpZOmXBkxoSeBrNuH7mjAK7ay0N-YXQoZn15ERwbT-toLhsw_j2bFQJB5VM7NZIo-iD8hgEh94mb5wbNIT_-ZlKEIUIG7zqhh-U7tpTaG92BxlZBdUQFBs4Gk/s4032/IMG_7048.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9ULtneVXpimzqofJcOnrV8i8ECjUluLUGfPvr_dYmkFMQWVcKSkYBs-UpM5E9S0EEtHpZOmXBkxoSeBrNuH7mjAK7ay0N-YXQoZn15ERwbT-toLhsw_j2bFQJB5VM7NZIo-iD8hgEh94mb5wbNIT_-ZlKEIUIG7zqhh-U7tpTaG92BxlZBdUQFBs4Gk/w300-h400/IMG_7048.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPPsKoSXrwHQH_aL9KpxHyOr6DQtUn8A5epK3cSiUyrs1JIMvaC_Iz27eT9mCAZ53pUCtq8TfGxIik9JBPrbgvS4BlOjTD7Ln7xDx7-e0WuKvA3ahyQniL8ZSXsnUlW-CbdOkvvw3m1L20QfoRrJ-W_z4OrRR4WEklXjgCofhZEtf-qeqCMBr-wo_Yvk/s4032/IMG_7049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPPsKoSXrwHQH_aL9KpxHyOr6DQtUn8A5epK3cSiUyrs1JIMvaC_Iz27eT9mCAZ53pUCtq8TfGxIik9JBPrbgvS4BlOjTD7Ln7xDx7-e0WuKvA3ahyQniL8ZSXsnUlW-CbdOkvvw3m1L20QfoRrJ-W_z4OrRR4WEklXjgCofhZEtf-qeqCMBr-wo_Yvk/w300-h400/IMG_7049.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had my parents and nephew over after the Vikings game for dinner. I made a charcuterie board with Sartori MontAmore, tomato basil havarti, wensleydale with cranberries, fresh mozzarella, pineapple ham, peppered turkey, pepper salami, hot capocollo, and hot calabrese. I also grabbed a desserty gingerbread goat cheese which was different. I also made oyster stew and christmas soup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLyRUy-KycR2Nz1wXjsLiXmacxbYgzoftTuku7xVlt0tWm0Vj5E8pw54hykAD56XVVV3K1pJ6TGIo3vylBl4c8LR4aEmATxuBtwGyx6WHGrpq4rOkyTLNLL9FQigP0XRTX9LDOnm9AEvDlY6-EHlqqxvBtRr4TpAWR73peNPuUeQJwi7zQi3uMrI048k/s5712/IMG_7055.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLyRUy-KycR2Nz1wXjsLiXmacxbYgzoftTuku7xVlt0tWm0Vj5E8pw54hykAD56XVVV3K1pJ6TGIo3vylBl4c8LR4aEmATxuBtwGyx6WHGrpq4rOkyTLNLL9FQigP0XRTX9LDOnm9AEvDlY6-EHlqqxvBtRr4TpAWR73peNPuUeQJwi7zQi3uMrI048k/w300-h400/IMG_7055.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In good ole fashion Buxton style, the kids each got to open one present. Esme has been jealous of Parker's Yeti cup for a while and was very excited to get her own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbatk7GjFigVAQFTwan_iyTeQxhtjO9L0ns7tQLxjc2IY8P0EEAWNeHWX7V4b5GwhJKESwtPeJ6r37jM8ao20SkZjAeuz0lBXXM5lqnRWwsDIy8YgVkl_58-638zSiX1ALcxgjSASWaOkcthHpTmODBr12FhCXF0rhCZ1k1gn9TxAA2svaILr9HNNUhM/s5712/IMG_7061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbatk7GjFigVAQFTwan_iyTeQxhtjO9L0ns7tQLxjc2IY8P0EEAWNeHWX7V4b5GwhJKESwtPeJ6r37jM8ao20SkZjAeuz0lBXXM5lqnRWwsDIy8YgVkl_58-638zSiX1ALcxgjSASWaOkcthHpTmODBr12FhCXF0rhCZ1k1gn9TxAA2svaILr9HNNUhM/w300-h400/IMG_7061.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiU7qWJNAK9QEHQj8D443lPamYRiB-BzttI-K6-K74mbO_36fYbFF78mkMt-Bctru00fnENl6BgY6yVOil1nzpobuUumE9GyuLDF5kdYq33NURpeE81si9FOMDnKEuO_3qS6L3W4yDdFJ4cQGUp2baBJOs2QPTgqv8AqPY1GtyoKiXrvlIuydQ9guFivg/s5712/IMG_7063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">We played some cards before snuggling up in our Christmas jammies for the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvxuolWg198WBS9K_Z3LxHpn0CBWU4ZKRR5IW343iMVvEvRpqguVvUYXmEdn212HYH_ZPwPC1rlbdcPaNUBf5hKxIVIOmCzKrwv2jd9eyJpZFKEaGO_NsQoRHhr5OithX6DqqaR7vaCQPmYUtQfUGzBi1lQKhvv701fPge0pQFQm5Cf5lLXIqVWIFm8Y/s5712/IMG_7074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvxuolWg198WBS9K_Z3LxHpn0CBWU4ZKRR5IW343iMVvEvRpqguVvUYXmEdn212HYH_ZPwPC1rlbdcPaNUBf5hKxIVIOmCzKrwv2jd9eyJpZFKEaGO_NsQoRHhr5OithX6DqqaR7vaCQPmYUtQfUGzBi1lQKhvv701fPge0pQFQm5Cf5lLXIqVWIFm8Y/w400-h300/IMG_7074.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-10020064290189838962023-12-23T21:38:00.038-06:002024-01-22T20:46:04.400-06:00Beyond 100 Parks #123 - Shenandoah Park - Plymouth, MN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With hardly any snow and mild temps, we added another park visit. It has been rainy, so we brought a towel to dry off some of the equipment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3YihrjlhyphenhyphenlIlsXePB7mqEqSELsQ1M7E4whXpnOJjOVIDiaIqjmyihdyn7SrK7Cfqv_kNLo5fSx87bE9wMsd2VyNwY0DFfv24S67SNUP-tt3a9bsct-C3e4aq9kp5SHSa8zGGqGFE2hh8YFrPLVCMrg0iF04ccUKBNtsdDycQSEHnmnswgDUMtwQA3tQ/s4638/IMG_7023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3479" data-original-width="4638" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3YihrjlhyphenhyphenlIlsXePB7mqEqSELsQ1M7E4whXpnOJjOVIDiaIqjmyihdyn7SrK7Cfqv_kNLo5fSx87bE9wMsd2VyNwY0DFfv24S67SNUP-tt3a9bsct-C3e4aq9kp5SHSa8zGGqGFE2hh8YFrPLVCMrg0iF04ccUKBNtsdDycQSEHnmnswgDUMtwQA3tQ/w400-h300/IMG_7023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Key Features</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVyJdiAHQVe6JcNcDHV8CYxC_8QNMOXm5o54Wqcck6gymjc83SghddqPnok17NSo48_lvi4xYXHfmAI9ff4a42kavwP9cKMlry-8dUYMPMjrcju5cxKQ1u-I8-7wlpsdbuRto4h5RuqA2nVRdhow2J9DFTDeyl7579DHGXb2sJRbq_7oGZZoN7DS_jxA/s11276/IMG_7032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3543" data-original-width="11276" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVyJdiAHQVe6JcNcDHV8CYxC_8QNMOXm5o54Wqcck6gymjc83SghddqPnok17NSo48_lvi4xYXHfmAI9ff4a42kavwP9cKMlry-8dUYMPMjrcju5cxKQ1u-I8-7wlpsdbuRto4h5RuqA2nVRdhow2J9DFTDeyl7579DHGXb2sJRbq_7oGZZoN7DS_jxA/w640-h202/IMG_7032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had a big rope spinner that Parker was so excited for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ7m5tqPNiiM3RD06GEOTn-voasXkmto6MDT3D58LXp2WYPPiKDdr0X0w1h-JuQb8L_5Ue4iZ5ufT_xhfqFE-sfAXqYt8iQBWtNH0EZpoYLPohPz6iIHVItt7X3GeLCBbyurgfhYYZBYcsYe7Fk6MH6YBLIuPNTsM-LdasxnWUePPDRDWkbT3y4y1HlA/s4723/IMG_7024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">If I had a few thousand dollars to spare I'd install on of these in the backyard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaPHryWmB9iS7HJfwzGLyS4UtSOmnqiNBVYSXbpK8sut0AFlACtDiAsukfCr1FVzI4VgJtyr6EWmA8LE-BZTbnid_IQnV_pu3tzQxp9FG8ozQvIaRrKjFPoOWBVDOjANaWt2fGxPV_MhmEVEOaX6AdNA5RiXsDy5V9od6-tfKBkOXwf6TCfBzfgoFw2c/s4230/IMG_7033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="4230" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaPHryWmB9iS7HJfwzGLyS4UtSOmnqiNBVYSXbpK8sut0AFlACtDiAsukfCr1FVzI4VgJtyr6EWmA8LE-BZTbnid_IQnV_pu3tzQxp9FG8ozQvIaRrKjFPoOWBVDOjANaWt2fGxPV_MhmEVEOaX6AdNA5RiXsDy5V9od6-tfKBkOXwf6TCfBzfgoFw2c/w400-h300/IMG_7033.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9yOuyPAiXEU" width="320" youtube-src-id="9yOuyPAiXEU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iJfcE9ap5Tr-wb0TXjLb6MDBeXmwx79OrlcT8ZjeIlFI4KgSwfjhUY-cixGimllhxmio77Bat40HwqNaYg-Gs1EzKAFuPUQhzsczemMuNMPL_7lJ2YX7_c0fZ8OzKZxb2ZcByeNQEhqJSh1ErC5UO0Mj6Fi5HmhYxWWhFNaYgjv6QhZmgCnvIQBy8Y0/s5712/IMG_7037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iJfcE9ap5Tr-wb0TXjLb6MDBeXmwx79OrlcT8ZjeIlFI4KgSwfjhUY-cixGimllhxmio77Bat40HwqNaYg-Gs1EzKAFuPUQhzsczemMuNMPL_7lJ2YX7_c0fZ8OzKZxb2ZcByeNQEhqJSh1ErC5UO0Mj6Fi5HmhYxWWhFNaYgjv6QhZmgCnvIQBy8Y0/w300-h400/IMG_7037.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunkA2ppUL5FpILQq5lCEeV43JrTV-Cy5GcyA-KEGHATwJ8IGn1iknz5KlV58qMNb2NJB7tt6BQOM4cjDXvpkI1lPkSWNTVrInuBEU84W4bhlCIIN9ZbO08R80ECdjYKL0F8VLIixYYiE6eyJV_wEJ1MgoYPayci18zoGcu5uVjM_XNdVYUebb0jOtjgI/s4048/IMG_7038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4048" data-original-width="3036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunkA2ppUL5FpILQq5lCEeV43JrTV-Cy5GcyA-KEGHATwJ8IGn1iknz5KlV58qMNb2NJB7tt6BQOM4cjDXvpkI1lPkSWNTVrInuBEU84W4bhlCIIN9ZbO08R80ECdjYKL0F8VLIixYYiE6eyJV_wEJ1MgoYPayci18zoGcu5uVjM_XNdVYUebb0jOtjgI/w300-h400/IMG_7038.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Solid showing from this smaller park. 8 swings because it had quite a few things Parker loves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bSukhGHGKErbUhxTBq5WlHrdZ1GO9WA7CXFNLq6C-aLEs5WlwZuHE89kYxWGQYFXyxixGcUw3dC6K0E4ZpV9sVgO0y4X3YzLdHCYBtH4DBxUCtXHLILtLEGWHcsdH0Px1-3IRgrpOmk/s1187/7+Swings.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1187" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bSukhGHGKErbUhxTBq5WlHrdZ1GO9WA7CXFNLq6C-aLEs5WlwZuHE89kYxWGQYFXyxixGcUw3dC6K0E4ZpV9sVgO0y4X3YzLdHCYBtH4DBxUCtXHLILtLEGWHcsdH0Px1-3IRgrpOmk/w400-h102/7+Swings.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-88261800738534039832023-12-21T21:19:00.008-06:002024-01-22T21:55:23.605-06:00Mid-December Mixer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme got a make your own bracelet kit in her stocking last week. She put two of them together to make a headband.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu4yx9YDpIRCuwz-eqniOwGhnXPceGSC7Lv1aCgL1Gv7DquFybOuYvyQkfr_Y6EcNsi2amvS_3rHg_xrE4jdhGf96cT1QDP38GNYIbDJo7tOB26pgBeSwCvwLUkpmK_LdA4UyfiMKJ194HWiblAzI-C3APuJB3y7kiIyblvW-FD3Ne_tpsoIsz841vHA/s5712/IMG_6885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu4yx9YDpIRCuwz-eqniOwGhnXPceGSC7Lv1aCgL1Gv7DquFybOuYvyQkfr_Y6EcNsi2amvS_3rHg_xrE4jdhGf96cT1QDP38GNYIbDJo7tOB26pgBeSwCvwLUkpmK_LdA4UyfiMKJ194HWiblAzI-C3APuJB3y7kiIyblvW-FD3Ne_tpsoIsz841vHA/w300-h400/IMG_6885.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjLuAFjj6AozmhdAGFa987KZancyIrCB76QtDbN9ebQ5-Xx6c7I7Xm0iGp3zOxVTIryd2XUU3FRjfps7gP1mVkfet3kIkIRcJ4pqlJ2Em-0k82pzcHbsztrMX_0Nf6kqhIo3fKzC_9GfeC4wwxI9xdGP0C6ZuEed2JJEIM-x66ACu5khRPkDoqAMfkOo/s5712/IMG_6890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjLuAFjj6AozmhdAGFa987KZancyIrCB76QtDbN9ebQ5-Xx6c7I7Xm0iGp3zOxVTIryd2XUU3FRjfps7gP1mVkfet3kIkIRcJ4pqlJ2Em-0k82pzcHbsztrMX_0Nf6kqhIo3fKzC_9GfeC4wwxI9xdGP0C6ZuEed2JJEIM-x66ACu5khRPkDoqAMfkOo/w300-h400/IMG_6890.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had dinner with my friend, John, this week and he got the kids some cuddly stuffies that can be heated up in the microwave. Esme loves snuggling with her reindeer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY7tcdyLPa_u8kWRTcEXyHPnOK_ldrmwX-6d1h8K-dEwl1DB2FLzj5o7w1pprMtaq4VWmjmvRm_ZyMluXHbNTQcN0kVhG4omXdPreKIWFbFC2uI8HE1TZZl4bbfMyZ_gk-AYsUubACxYG_mp9TiBGNAdidkCDDlhlRFs5ywNr2YRfbYPTIE65fk6sBzA/s4032/IMG_6936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY7tcdyLPa_u8kWRTcEXyHPnOK_ldrmwX-6d1h8K-dEwl1DB2FLzj5o7w1pprMtaq4VWmjmvRm_ZyMluXHbNTQcN0kVhG4omXdPreKIWFbFC2uI8HE1TZZl4bbfMyZ_gk-AYsUubACxYG_mp9TiBGNAdidkCDDlhlRFs5ywNr2YRfbYPTIE65fk6sBzA/w300-h400/IMG_6936.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX-2zqiZoEwsm87uN8RG_b_GLdVXJkLwA4z7lXPCuijEw_xdvA-2Vb70cjojv-_VL3FuOM9wYdxBc_SXkIMBx2gtxVpMvfwlhxZNHX8INk2HDCthAGu7bcxXvjolNGRjX1iXoeA0erYFjQ6jCsFpUC8_SvJScFURF58IDmC0AQfQB-okZeVMZEFoVLWY/s4032/IMG_6937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX-2zqiZoEwsm87uN8RG_b_GLdVXJkLwA4z7lXPCuijEw_xdvA-2Vb70cjojv-_VL3FuOM9wYdxBc_SXkIMBx2gtxVpMvfwlhxZNHX8INk2HDCthAGu7bcxXvjolNGRjX1iXoeA0erYFjQ6jCsFpUC8_SvJScFURF58IDmC0AQfQB-okZeVMZEFoVLWY/w300-h400/IMG_6937.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker was being silly and swinging outside in the cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ-UL3N931cpkmaiLUT_bh1YXoUFw1Ttpnv0oB6QIJEhQRD3xsSbjev-HX-tYzWqSZQWPMgGMbMCZct10LXUOMqfy4l_b0ZPndWbPexv5cP6umcOhsrYb3F0p4tH1PfMwv7-qBU-gc3bmheV-vzbOyGnJRMlnKJ1ksNXhV0R2d6LhH1mosTNd3zP4qtk/s5712/IMG_6939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ-UL3N931cpkmaiLUT_bh1YXoUFw1Ttpnv0oB6QIJEhQRD3xsSbjev-HX-tYzWqSZQWPMgGMbMCZct10LXUOMqfy4l_b0ZPndWbPexv5cP6umcOhsrYb3F0p4tH1PfMwv7-qBU-gc3bmheV-vzbOyGnJRMlnKJ1ksNXhV0R2d6LhH1mosTNd3zP4qtk/w300-h400/IMG_6939.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got takeout for date night on Friday from Cheesecake Factory. We gambled on cheesecake roulette again and won with their seasonal peppermint variety. It was so tasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZeSM42KDziJlUTgGryT-ZkuMzYZhz1vWhKRMUGIANtwz_uCd620-SMKfSAi8ur0iLIHHMby06JpvhEp1M70KRGTjCXukp8timvHuhvpUxSyQX3PAitNv0s4JIc9ERLO3hG8zzD9zCbIrsJPptX_J5TQF4t5PCyqjbiV3Lu6GCpJvUScMbaQ8vRKr4M4/s5712/IMG_6975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZeSM42KDziJlUTgGryT-ZkuMzYZhz1vWhKRMUGIANtwz_uCd620-SMKfSAi8ur0iLIHHMby06JpvhEp1M70KRGTjCXukp8timvHuhvpUxSyQX3PAitNv0s4JIc9ERLO3hG8zzD9zCbIrsJPptX_J5TQF4t5PCyqjbiV3Lu6GCpJvUScMbaQ8vRKr4M4/w400-h300/IMG_6975.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids sang at chruch again yesterday morning. Esme has been practicing for weeks and did great. Parker also did a great job standing in one spot with no support person next to him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraq8WMzlPWsBh8IoSTx02SpCiM-f-xhgXoQTJGRoZDXdsHsaNzfXwrkJw7Mow9HSAqjr2rDioJrc2b4kMbp0gUAYmYSYAbCWkFyxdl_oWFWzL9Fq1MYDcAiDdIDSCq3HGPHjWA7p9u7hv3nR10-tYNB3F1ngGp7A-RY1DwPOHbx46B9H47P4rPTnkgDM/s3520/IMG_6991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraq8WMzlPWsBh8IoSTx02SpCiM-f-xhgXoQTJGRoZDXdsHsaNzfXwrkJw7Mow9HSAqjr2rDioJrc2b4kMbp0gUAYmYSYAbCWkFyxdl_oWFWzL9Fq1MYDcAiDdIDSCq3HGPHjWA7p9u7hv3nR10-tYNB3F1ngGp7A-RY1DwPOHbx46B9H47P4rPTnkgDM/w400-h225/IMG_6991.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8j78lAxnuOQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="8j78lAxnuOQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker had his annual physical and pre-op for an upcoming MRI. He was nervous, but watched Daniel Tiger at the doctor to help him get through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuxlNRfcFsTKzTqJEiu3ycBLi2Ut5mwtVpGMbVDyxX1bV9tAPWFnqVuCZniYoqmPndwT4gIs7_katJE4ecI7YD6CfFQKJ2DkVmjgsHuZAO649qPt3rfMChRo_K0ErbyKay8lnixz_SkwfxtAoQlEs0sEEqnOo4wT2jPaNrh2G5btK14H1J8aJeCWaa1E/s5712/IMG_6998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuxlNRfcFsTKzTqJEiu3ycBLi2Ut5mwtVpGMbVDyxX1bV9tAPWFnqVuCZniYoqmPndwT4gIs7_katJE4ecI7YD6CfFQKJ2DkVmjgsHuZAO649qPt3rfMChRo_K0ErbyKay8lnixz_SkwfxtAoQlEs0sEEqnOo4wT2jPaNrh2G5btK14H1J8aJeCWaa1E/w300-h400/IMG_6998.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is another one of his engineering feats. He created a little nozzle for our basement heater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02pQTv8JssPRpJINeFJ_e1JEQabqy_0sxp_zPDwIKBvG5Mu9bLvYWfC7jXkeGKWgBcQU0b0oGGzRI6-Js11CPT0Gf1Z-kjmX2-Kd3DNXvq6kF5ZjbHWs3-GEmqqn8pj86XWknl8qJ34qp_k4VyXa90dQb_wRTq98gD9kb0sz2TDFwixWRpvV3HYt-z2A/s5712/IMG_7009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02pQTv8JssPRpJINeFJ_e1JEQabqy_0sxp_zPDwIKBvG5Mu9bLvYWfC7jXkeGKWgBcQU0b0oGGzRI6-Js11CPT0Gf1Z-kjmX2-Kd3DNXvq6kF5ZjbHWs3-GEmqqn8pj86XWknl8qJ34qp_k4VyXa90dQb_wRTq98gD9kb0sz2TDFwixWRpvV3HYt-z2A/w400-h300/IMG_7009.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme's class had "adopted" a cow from a local farm. They learn about cows and dairy. They have a stuffed cow that will get to go home wiht each student. Esme enjoyed playing Mouse Trap and reading a book to Dottie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaypNzoYFTpJac7VahxQtmmPbW9FqGnh4NI1AdhrWKeof3IJBbFZOwzkRtLKFFHVeC97LkTrCdNPVabrsRUQFTIzB_uLxyP2ZI-7SnRrY_VU9SWhyEa_Xci3wFBnfvK4A72sIdmqp1NXqmejH-TiJ1djhUTe0CJhKtJXxKRfphDv7Hm2AMMpgsmtQ7Ao/s5712/IMG_7004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaypNzoYFTpJac7VahxQtmmPbW9FqGnh4NI1AdhrWKeof3IJBbFZOwzkRtLKFFHVeC97LkTrCdNPVabrsRUQFTIzB_uLxyP2ZI-7SnRrY_VU9SWhyEa_Xci3wFBnfvK4A72sIdmqp1NXqmejH-TiJ1djhUTe0CJhKtJXxKRfphDv7Hm2AMMpgsmtQ7Ao/w300-h400/IMG_7004.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-eV9ARjIhCmnJBTu8SkLUzBpjtd37E-KfmazyfQjBVEOaYlifHSVtgzaOUUHCkklCfvyZCwR8CODiP8DmYBx_gUKNZYbGo3VcoCv42VNV0DUrZ9g07hGHowyz9iKb8gTzv6RnWlZ2z6HBL-zdX5j6VIxXFEic4QVP97RHJrizJyLADaxE_pz3GpjRKo/s5712/IMG_7006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-eV9ARjIhCmnJBTu8SkLUzBpjtd37E-KfmazyfQjBVEOaYlifHSVtgzaOUUHCkklCfvyZCwR8CODiP8DmYBx_gUKNZYbGo3VcoCv42VNV0DUrZ9g07hGHowyz9iKb8gTzv6RnWlZ2z6HBL-zdX5j6VIxXFEic4QVP97RHJrizJyLADaxE_pz3GpjRKo/w300-h400/IMG_7006.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MODIZeUgr0h-E-dja2exXUW_O0ngxAY5mscc8IGfW9wYI3tT_ueOo8mv_QeW5jJ8vIqa8_4mw_B67K2fLodZwkV-lu7MhG7K7CWmI2v-Xlt4Aju9xBU2HqLqOu05PWe59_HFX-KhD4RPtpzxRwq3q_kQJtAec2JBqIVyeIxKLBJviIJMePPuKi-2ZJs/s5712/IMG_7005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MODIZeUgr0h-E-dja2exXUW_O0ngxAY5mscc8IGfW9wYI3tT_ueOo8mv_QeW5jJ8vIqa8_4mw_B67K2fLodZwkV-lu7MhG7K7CWmI2v-Xlt4Aju9xBU2HqLqOu05PWe59_HFX-KhD4RPtpzxRwq3q_kQJtAec2JBqIVyeIxKLBJviIJMePPuKi-2ZJs/w400-h300/IMG_7005.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had a week of dress-up days and here is sports day with some fellow Vikings fans in her class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA0LUEWTQeb2xZAg0Bxnr4cTejuhkBp9SGeAfQlRJo1w3PM4Euz3iaWWq5Fzku4KmDcFkqZwHJb0wZA5IM-iPMYKTnNviQT6GMFB1HZVTQLKzOrs9jiQQWYtTPANPGhXMOPPpIEq3fv46B-ryC9RskXEy_uFpNCIuOkjPPQYfImRGcxmCwdCely8hSBA/s1179/IMG_7010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1179" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA0LUEWTQeb2xZAg0Bxnr4cTejuhkBp9SGeAfQlRJo1w3PM4Euz3iaWWq5Fzku4KmDcFkqZwHJb0wZA5IM-iPMYKTnNviQT6GMFB1HZVTQLKzOrs9jiQQWYtTPANPGhXMOPPpIEq3fv46B-ryC9RskXEy_uFpNCIuOkjPPQYfImRGcxmCwdCely8hSBA/w400-h295/IMG_7010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My work switched out our annual holiday potluck for a catered meal. It was a tasty spread from PF Chang's, but not as fun as a potluck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoMK6h0lai3PMaHuApPqsfKoG_GJSQZNRgxKKiQ1wS9qcbGz_sT6rX-_mr580FNPKbYcxzNSzZifkCuE8Dt7Q_rPORhF_Afm5IAehRUmQzhbtr8HYnWPH1aEJ4T-Z96mZF_CU7wgh6tVOeXmixGSfRTlMmu3FBon2grzSzWb3j_cd4X9psu8i6q5vGiM/s5712/IMG_7007.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoMK6h0lai3PMaHuApPqsfKoG_GJSQZNRgxKKiQ1wS9qcbGz_sT6rX-_mr580FNPKbYcxzNSzZifkCuE8Dt7Q_rPORhF_Afm5IAehRUmQzhbtr8HYnWPH1aEJ4T-Z96mZF_CU7wgh6tVOeXmixGSfRTlMmu3FBon2grzSzWb3j_cd4X9psu8i6q5vGiM/w300-h400/IMG_7007.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still got to sport my festive holiday wear!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60rdm4umlchKiE0rKKiN0U4IrBRq7Y1nc_n9PSreUyet-apR0l9pRxZ36_e5-YE2hvjDUea7-BeLB02tJZrDilMXYzgYvLm8Mcjp8eEIeNJG9-1VL15RitdTzJ4S9H18ugOF_Hg2EZnbg0wzQ7_GOfcGNUjwqhql3t2dr78pET6QNjMTELF0b-n31bjA/s1645/IMG_7012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60rdm4umlchKiE0rKKiN0U4IrBRq7Y1nc_n9PSreUyet-apR0l9pRxZ36_e5-YE2hvjDUea7-BeLB02tJZrDilMXYzgYvLm8Mcjp8eEIeNJG9-1VL15RitdTzJ4S9H18ugOF_Hg2EZnbg0wzQ7_GOfcGNUjwqhql3t2dr78pET6QNjMTELF0b-n31bjA/w286-h400/IMG_7012.jpeg" width="286" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA9maJrgSUP3TTD3kHTxKoIxQNawmSgzHf-vHT2rTTRk3sr9xbgKxkngVItAY2PgRXZe7FBBNi3IxuQilIRDt58vs_hxzI7u3Ngp4tBwQJFOqUSiVR-zshALcGMISzRuRQWIjKj5drpMEtpO-uuM4Mjq-1MlZVlOteu2Ac8qsSWp-qpOFA1M-G2gwG5s/s2062/IMG_7013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA9maJrgSUP3TTD3kHTxKoIxQNawmSgzHf-vHT2rTTRk3sr9xbgKxkngVItAY2PgRXZe7FBBNi3IxuQilIRDt58vs_hxzI7u3Ngp4tBwQJFOqUSiVR-zshALcGMISzRuRQWIjKj5drpMEtpO-uuM4Mjq-1MlZVlOteu2Ac8qsSWp-qpOFA1M-G2gwG5s/w229-h400/IMG_7013.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lastly, here is a silly video of Esme dancing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FrTHtZVy6Jc" width="320" youtube-src-id="FrTHtZVy6Jc"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-49866700355676087382023-12-13T22:12:00.050-06:002023-12-23T13:13:14.265-06:00Church Cookie Contest (and Business Meeting)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday was the annual business meeting and cookie contest at church. Both Jimmy and I had entries this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCUV0sxIVHOipOynHiJDvNVdvWauB8S0SUsAu41OBPOL9fSU5EI5HA-qU_GZ7EVS98x0U8_qCq-olD88OP3_IqqNuzbm056ZZhX0GZfW6K1GgOoEIgFlDBqoGlnPv8JW-gtXG3U_xE71n3D1xgOiZqPFFtcnhfBi7chgcilSFsL3T4lYE7ODSVe59tmc/s5712/IMG_6894.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCUV0sxIVHOipOynHiJDvNVdvWauB8S0SUsAu41OBPOL9fSU5EI5HA-qU_GZ7EVS98x0U8_qCq-olD88OP3_IqqNuzbm056ZZhX0GZfW6K1GgOoEIgFlDBqoGlnPv8JW-gtXG3U_xE71n3D1xgOiZqPFFtcnhfBi7chgcilSFsL3T4lYE7ODSVe59tmc/w300-h400/IMG_6894.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is mine, gingerbread kiss. Afterward I thought gingerbread hug would be a better name since they use hugs candies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmlC1CD5sQPu22zHNQUuvkYqppl-EEJjhw-5cdggrYnpmNvqCW5gJrQroz2qCZljaUoscBZvOrWlRWeKuPLZudBN4JMXWvpXgQGOY6ofwUx3A3oOow8ix2qFQPavu-bZt1DV28NFaVm8i2F3Ae4uSye_9DkUzztCFN0e73g9wCCKeGgDkCo6MxfKn5qE/s5712/IMG_6895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmlC1CD5sQPu22zHNQUuvkYqppl-EEJjhw-5cdggrYnpmNvqCW5gJrQroz2qCZljaUoscBZvOrWlRWeKuPLZudBN4JMXWvpXgQGOY6ofwUx3A3oOow8ix2qFQPavu-bZt1DV28NFaVm8i2F3Ae4uSye_9DkUzztCFN0e73g9wCCKeGgDkCo6MxfKn5qE/w400-h300/IMG_6895.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRhIHe1ojlf4ikjEgXFCTv5PDfeWrjz2H3JZvMAx-aDi7tATOLEiO9ntoPXzJlO7t4RCKPxK_VHvpH9McltkvKQ7PcHSa7jTSrLc_l2KaxefDkzPfYe3UHrd7qG3-t7j6E_HdhmE8Yp4-lCnaZ9Dg9rz6NvLHeSOdyoQm_eZfAtBwc3x63YS6XdJb-Q4/s5712/IMG_6896.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRhIHe1ojlf4ikjEgXFCTv5PDfeWrjz2H3JZvMAx-aDi7tATOLEiO9ntoPXzJlO7t4RCKPxK_VHvpH9McltkvKQ7PcHSa7jTSrLc_l2KaxefDkzPfYe3UHrd7qG3-t7j6E_HdhmE8Yp4-lCnaZ9Dg9rz6NvLHeSOdyoQm_eZfAtBwc3x63YS6XdJb-Q4/w300-h400/IMG_6896.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are Jimmy's, peppermint cheesecake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgf8e9OcVqrSfq7odCbIeFE23sJr2Y4kZWivka3ceOuZRM-zrQRkow2UWDk14ndjA3OAlcL4QCSVJXhkA4RCsh39YGPTBDS1ucHA3_BiVXR2Qoe5QKe7nddVBu115npSF9RmLaFJKfwTf-D3mW7q3Ae-8vJhWw1bjWgjAAAQobQHN54Ur7zMYz42IbPM/s5384/IMG_6897.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4038" data-original-width="5384" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgf8e9OcVqrSfq7odCbIeFE23sJr2Y4kZWivka3ceOuZRM-zrQRkow2UWDk14ndjA3OAlcL4QCSVJXhkA4RCsh39YGPTBDS1ucHA3_BiVXR2Qoe5QKe7nddVBu115npSF9RmLaFJKfwTf-D3mW7q3Ae-8vJhWw1bjWgjAAAQobQHN54Ur7zMYz42IbPM/w400-h300/IMG_6897.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The top 4 go to a panel of judges for final placement and JIMMY WON! Ryelle was 4th with reindeer oreos, Marly was 3rd with oreo cheesecake, and Lois was 2nd with chocolate shortbread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR4soclPPXfd60QtZgrXFvOIbPLyIh2YrXADzeBlNztYlK1Cj5oKhfFojB9_o0B3g2FhBxN3svEAetk10wPOhjBwUWeKWLKZckC6-SfmlK2Qe8RRlz-hQl7k1uVvTaTSPjtLL3qG1sx5RJaZ-mb1rNR1Up0b59lRd3Y6wnBtok8-Z0kUxvkKGLOmeFYQ/s5712/IMG_6918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR4soclPPXfd60QtZgrXFvOIbPLyIh2YrXADzeBlNztYlK1Cj5oKhfFojB9_o0B3g2FhBxN3svEAetk10wPOhjBwUWeKWLKZckC6-SfmlK2Qe8RRlz-hQl7k1uVvTaTSPjtLL3qG1sx5RJaZ-mb1rNR1Up0b59lRd3Y6wnBtok8-Z0kUxvkKGLOmeFYQ/w400-h300/IMG_6918.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The plaque will be officially engraved in the coming weeks and he'll be in the history books. He is already thinking up his plan for next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG_aYFt2D3KijAKvd_U9Z0FtIi_4QKarWM52D5GEMcP9JJUOBV8ZCvqfUTxxkz28RmgBaKJqcTzYDLe_xig5n8XaGwbk7TNKtiSTu0Gh0N80PRRJXfGP7h_h2t9BTKY43TdU-dylKK1dZHALf6KiYZ8YdRN0x6NvpsesQZZqdWYd-AL3MUTh6Huwhzhc/s2100/IMG_6919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG_aYFt2D3KijAKvd_U9Z0FtIi_4QKarWM52D5GEMcP9JJUOBV8ZCvqfUTxxkz28RmgBaKJqcTzYDLe_xig5n8XaGwbk7TNKtiSTu0Gh0N80PRRJXfGP7h_h2t9BTKY43TdU-dylKK1dZHALf6KiYZ8YdRN0x6NvpsesQZZqdWYd-AL3MUTh6Huwhzhc/w300-h400/IMG_6919.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is his recipe if you want to make some yourself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Peppermint Cheesecake Cookies (Graham Cracker)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Prep Time: 25 minutes | Cook Time: 11 minutes | Servings: Servings 24 cookies</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Ingredients:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Cookies</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">3/4 cup salted butter</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1/2 cup white granulated sugar</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1 large egg YOLK (discard or save the whites)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1 large egg</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1-3/4 cups white, all-purpose flour</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 9 full sheets finely crushed)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Cream Cheese Frosting</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1/2 cup butter</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">8oz cream cheese</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">3-4 cups powdered sugar</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1-2 tbls milk</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">1/4 tsp peppermint extract</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">crushed candy canes for garnish</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Directions:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">BUTTER AND SUGARS: Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Set aside and cool to room temperature, about 5 minutes. ( If the butter is hot when it is added to the sugars, it will melt the sugars and cause greasy cookies.) Once butter is cooled, scrape it into a large bowl. Add in the brown and white sugar. Whisk briskly until completely incorporated, smooth, and combined-- about 1-2 minutes.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">EGGS AND VANILLA: Add in 1 full egg and then 1 egg yolk (discard the whites or save for another recipe). Add in the vanilla. Stir until smooth.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">DRY INGREDIENTS: In another bowl, stir together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, and salt. Stir everything to combine.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">COMBINE: Mix the wet and dry ingredients until just combined, avoiding over mixing.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">CHILL: Cover the bowl tightly and chill the dough for 30 min</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">BAKE: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a pan with parchment paper or a Silpat liner. Using a tablespoon measuring spoon, form balls of dough using 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie (45g if you have a food scale or medium cookie scoop). Space 6 cookies per cookie sheet. Bake for 10-14 minutes or until ever-so-slightly browned at the edges or no longer gooey looking on top.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">FROSTING: Combine butter and cream cheese, beat until well combined and lump free. Add vanilla and peppermint extract until mixed well. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until well incorporated. Add milk until desired consistency is reached.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">DECORATE: pipe or spread cream cheese frosting and spinkle with crushed candy canes</span></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-77814519658694745452023-12-11T21:57:00.063-06:002023-12-23T12:46:56.175-06:00A Herrmann Christmas Extravaganza<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We pulled double duty with Herrmann Christmases on Saturday. Jimmy was working, but the kids and I made our way to My sister-in-law, Tera's house to celebrate with the immediate family. Before we even opened gifts, our niece, Izzy, gave Esme an extra surprise of a giant narwhal squishmallow named ESME!!! She was so excited for it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehxI9wYRw3u3OHxwccz_e6_Ly_uMHQVJ4dkB4JwP9xpy-E5FKOWSumjavqqCggY4k2PRk9ztp69snZax1nQsMouKSea2DFyv9WDq7Nv-yDu9Pg_dwJuw-5j8AoPLss3C6I34O7X5CSLy5_gMrfzCvyGjTJFWG6Hnam12T9Qmq2ESFFehb4zdryndJpYE/s1024/imagejpeg_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehxI9wYRw3u3OHxwccz_e6_Ly_uMHQVJ4dkB4JwP9xpy-E5FKOWSumjavqqCggY4k2PRk9ztp69snZax1nQsMouKSea2DFyv9WDq7Nv-yDu9Pg_dwJuw-5j8AoPLss3C6I34O7X5CSLy5_gMrfzCvyGjTJFWG6Hnam12T9Qmq2ESFFehb4zdryndJpYE/w300-h400/imagejpeg_0.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG-N3YepKsThXygbf8iXiY_qxEA5SJVMw25UvFJuCxEar_2M_jsilvq4qIFslnKzjIkTBejtDmj8MqQ6Au1HQLFft-wJsNLseBURGw7j8ZTZnGzQZ4sjcAGqweMrGaDALocpZQktESoforQeh2DBY6k1NL4FxFkc9vHYd6HffA38c4_qNIbiEufiHDpM/s5712/IMG_6835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG-N3YepKsThXygbf8iXiY_qxEA5SJVMw25UvFJuCxEar_2M_jsilvq4qIFslnKzjIkTBejtDmj8MqQ6Au1HQLFft-wJsNLseBURGw7j8ZTZnGzQZ4sjcAGqweMrGaDALocpZQktESoforQeh2DBY6k1NL4FxFkc9vHYd6HffA38c4_qNIbiEufiHDpM/w300-h400/IMG_6835.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a BBQ meal of brisket, mac and cheese, and baked beans that's become our go-to in recent years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKoojYzUX8ndWkflpN8f1YvisjczjlX5YaoxIL8QqYPdUoqxv7dOpj0VZStCH0oBUY4XiItKnLhnSUFEbemjcjS7cXQ2hzt93cIJlP5iL63DBZrmpAICcD0P1roTtDyScbskntb-Q6gXiBkS96t2GWzi-r6Zx7v6j3CwILL0vKiGM8ktOszeLpyAkVlY/s1024/imagejpeg_0%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKoojYzUX8ndWkflpN8f1YvisjczjlX5YaoxIL8QqYPdUoqxv7dOpj0VZStCH0oBUY4XiItKnLhnSUFEbemjcjS7cXQ2hzt93cIJlP5iL63DBZrmpAICcD0P1roTtDyScbskntb-Q6gXiBkS96t2GWzi-r6Zx7v6j3CwILL0vKiGM8ktOszeLpyAkVlY/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was present time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG90TUKH5SHnXL0tnLdnJyNDcPyvgzAshHHfK-GHbyW7BVwDy0dvfZGexGCUYVDVM_2E11cFDF-VXDgpK9x-eGTTHUTn1ep6g5RYEPcDpBeNz-vYFTAK5ssr0VWj3SZ5mLNymWJGzIlnk8R-kLQKPMvzI0rYZYVoVob6B1ODxsNHmqBCoERNsEksOVWBo/s1024/imagejpeg_0%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG90TUKH5SHnXL0tnLdnJyNDcPyvgzAshHHfK-GHbyW7BVwDy0dvfZGexGCUYVDVM_2E11cFDF-VXDgpK9x-eGTTHUTn1ep6g5RYEPcDpBeNz-vYFTAK5ssr0VWj3SZ5mLNymWJGzIlnk8R-kLQKPMvzI0rYZYVoVob6B1ODxsNHmqBCoERNsEksOVWBo/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZz6eCAwALtWV0XXR_mqNWXLwoqFHfQJIeyqc4QLIzW8ajM7VqM3ElgdHphyphenhyphenvGc6bisBWeWN_rUqe52a8XuSZAy9RaShoN0LKjL5TfEyLt6cDcM7z9hNsh3-1-YYA8wUajQqIs4kCxbL0JoUqCMjuE-viMGkhrskRx85tnHiAkYQ6n4gugUCvbIn8ibE/s1024/imagejpeg_0%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZz6eCAwALtWV0XXR_mqNWXLwoqFHfQJIeyqc4QLIzW8ajM7VqM3ElgdHphyphenhyphenvGc6bisBWeWN_rUqe52a8XuSZAy9RaShoN0LKjL5TfEyLt6cDcM7z9hNsh3-1-YYA8wUajQqIs4kCxbL0JoUqCMjuE-viMGkhrskRx85tnHiAkYQ6n4gugUCvbIn8ibE/w400-h300/imagejpeg_0%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme got some Wonder Woman Jammies and a piranha plant game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQK6-zvLocPi8qqskp0b_GYgu06TDbZey0vyL55BS2BkDDFPgRxnT4JF0MB5j1SzfIthBVAzh0dRzZfrUEbp0_pxpw02ktSeDMvdQdF8X0eK5BNSnB6BKSMwadDaCMZFRD88ATkmGEWVWRV6ZcWgY3mM9OEOXZsFqJWWuC98jxAxQrkz3PCmlti4VjWc/s5712/IMG_6836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQK6-zvLocPi8qqskp0b_GYgu06TDbZey0vyL55BS2BkDDFPgRxnT4JF0MB5j1SzfIthBVAzh0dRzZfrUEbp0_pxpw02ktSeDMvdQdF8X0eK5BNSnB6BKSMwadDaCMZFRD88ATkmGEWVWRV6ZcWgY3mM9OEOXZsFqJWWuC98jxAxQrkz3PCmlti4VjWc/w300-h400/IMG_6836.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPgJHr1bJsPoORlxxveii21diVaoEfwccJDS2W9tR5nmqWVFix1cNxHSBgWqyJSkt3dYC7QtjG-uTSx0MaCgJ5sR4vF9qxzr6R-7U-gBNyfJ4gBLJZhEfQ-JKYH2TkZvYMQzTi0099TlKdTjKapsvzMW9LYdchyphenhyphenx1aMX05DsfvK-w7wEpIjzP7x8o1uU/s5712/IMG_6838.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Her pillow case had hearts and "I Love Grama."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICpK7QGmnpNdavxTqKQOBv0v2EwPJdz3K_ZCTT-2BBQynd1DsqkboWkfKT4A4SDrFsPWOaQwxSQ8MBfFFb5kM9Ki5NOWUe156lSM87A5-r-N3YkdI4tbH2n7utPJVgFShNVLM9RKi0Kf31KkNAGECKF-aHsWh5_UQBzoZAcJHP_w9r6dIXN7cPs2u3mQ/s5712/IMG_6845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICpK7QGmnpNdavxTqKQOBv0v2EwPJdz3K_ZCTT-2BBQynd1DsqkboWkfKT4A4SDrFsPWOaQwxSQ8MBfFFb5kM9Ki5NOWUe156lSM87A5-r-N3YkdI4tbH2n7utPJVgFShNVLM9RKi0Kf31KkNAGECKF-aHsWh5_UQBzoZAcJHP_w9r6dIXN7cPs2u3mQ/w300-h400/IMG_6845.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6UPAAYxNsmp76WPJrA2NqwOY8nfdEGPCuPHTnRmKgYjAOgIg5x0vfEMftvWt-tks5FqF-BZqA5-79RCNpfbDWX7lNzWXVOz4OQjqpX5xcqDCA9MXUMk-e5jOuWMyLf-p1UFtc2t_VVpjKe2AtlNx7swI273aUCMwecKUyZvnKFJW4wZjZUhvNyULMd8/s5712/IMG_6850.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6UPAAYxNsmp76WPJrA2NqwOY8nfdEGPCuPHTnRmKgYjAOgIg5x0vfEMftvWt-tks5FqF-BZqA5-79RCNpfbDWX7lNzWXVOz4OQjqpX5xcqDCA9MXUMk-e5jOuWMyLf-p1UFtc2t_VVpjKe2AtlNx7swI273aUCMwecKUyZvnKFJW4wZjZUhvNyULMd8/w300-h400/IMG_6850.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was so excited for Tilly Turkey, a new Cabbage Patch Cutie. The face in the picture on the right is priceless. Along with this she said, "Oh no, mom, it's Mouse Trap." I of course forgot I had put this on her Christmas list when Jimmy bought it a couple weeks ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz3L2OOWoifW3D8UyMFNbawMZWkYv5JIL6W6palbdZREDfLO1Ilwip0ZubprD1VjzQu-n1tCn5HaEw1JlWgBvR9fH_f99YXQRaTSt_PZY2jyGTavGVYK2Un3JVRmRxiJXLPJNpyoVXPXUE4F3SN_HL4MFfNbG6WVOMykWH7vqtd9_tnw1_MTz7uN7_cg/s5712/IMG_6853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz3L2OOWoifW3D8UyMFNbawMZWkYv5JIL6W6palbdZREDfLO1Ilwip0ZubprD1VjzQu-n1tCn5HaEw1JlWgBvR9fH_f99YXQRaTSt_PZY2jyGTavGVYK2Un3JVRmRxiJXLPJNpyoVXPXUE4F3SN_HL4MFfNbG6WVOMykWH7vqtd9_tnw1_MTz7uN7_cg/w300-h400/IMG_6853.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLqJJpBabpAF3YFopykjWw7Q7b44G1AIE4FcRlQTvef4M0ddxQ5XV16Xv5xNxFydU3d4XlMAJ2skmfUv3HVNmCm6sSVBLjqdurwlK8sMgYzcq8DV_iWLGS-DKDyeRrFrJ7OX5x5MR0fjg4gCd9sWLSlK6zzgQfNqw6cgHI_4K35yXvPsp9ZVWKKVGOgI/s5712/IMG_6854.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLqJJpBabpAF3YFopykjWw7Q7b44G1AIE4FcRlQTvef4M0ddxQ5XV16Xv5xNxFydU3d4XlMAJ2skmfUv3HVNmCm6sSVBLjqdurwlK8sMgYzcq8DV_iWLGS-DKDyeRrFrJ7OX5x5MR0fjg4gCd9sWLSlK6zzgQfNqw6cgHI_4K35yXvPsp9ZVWKKVGOgI/w300-h400/IMG_6854.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker's pillow case had Daniel Tiger and he got a straw lid for his Yeti, a bike tail light, and a dinosaur union suit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RpffCylDYJ937zzx6skOYALCyJNn7Vc4cxACwUq8zGzp9PzzwjyaKheyv7if6eVG9PO4t9t8qXBGxkpJ4LDHuBaotu6Q3Owp24KEAnUfaoKL2yHOaMBWHcvSd5yn75cXmKBptqVnGXNmrleluViN13NBv_5NZln-3dNk19oYp2fOLmH8jvt8pOs8lqk/s5712/IMG_6884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RpffCylDYJ937zzx6skOYALCyJNn7Vc4cxACwUq8zGzp9PzzwjyaKheyv7if6eVG9PO4t9t8qXBGxkpJ4LDHuBaotu6Q3Owp24KEAnUfaoKL2yHOaMBWHcvSd5yn75cXmKBptqVnGXNmrleluViN13NBv_5NZln-3dNk19oYp2fOLmH8jvt8pOs8lqk/w300-h400/IMG_6884.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTd9W9ZoIMCHK9T3eNt146kGFWgJM-me7aVo36_WPLZs16xUy5Ee5T56pwkr6Lr3WwJES5-DA4-Vdox6_5W3UJBj9jnLORPyYXpsxndoIXRO8qpG_x10yKuO4BRLvQvrp9znzrCeAIUEVltOju31GkIZ5nfinghERHiwPPoW9Owwv6t3bodiegD8pEyI/s5712/IMG_6846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTd9W9ZoIMCHK9T3eNt146kGFWgJM-me7aVo36_WPLZs16xUy5Ee5T56pwkr6Lr3WwJES5-DA4-Vdox6_5W3UJBj9jnLORPyYXpsxndoIXRO8qpG_x10yKuO4BRLvQvrp9znzrCeAIUEVltOju31GkIZ5nfinghERHiwPPoW9Owwv6t3bodiegD8pEyI/w300-h400/IMG_6846.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf7jSKk9UWu4MjC9RWObAw_IK69cksFBMF0Z4oOVLC9DbS0lOYYCLMuFlrsqqP_hmehxuKtZeTHtr8tiuDeShyxQsz3B75yJ-b97IaIYEfxrQdcl8dR0SoignApA3HLi1e25g3veHycxpvx4D55Z72rgj9v8gW1RUbo_WOaNLF4IiFOfIQXftLziInbg/s5712/IMG_6841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf7jSKk9UWu4MjC9RWObAw_IK69cksFBMF0Z4oOVLC9DbS0lOYYCLMuFlrsqqP_hmehxuKtZeTHtr8tiuDeShyxQsz3B75yJ-b97IaIYEfxrQdcl8dR0SoignApA3HLi1e25g3veHycxpvx4D55Z72rgj9v8gW1RUbo_WOaNLF4IiFOfIQXftLziInbg/w300-h400/IMG_6841.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmbxYaNWbl6S_eaYSvmGbPwWuc_RNRDWt9Dlyva2u29BGVypdprfPsNJxIDWuZ-HE52qgKTklExLvfv1-qaMb96chwerWilW_aLA-zD_2m5o6OX5wvDVbgKCXcC31hmywoGxlEK88c6ZvEWx8aXxPhNuNFNA6ovS8L_SdNo9wfSdGKsdqqS7-WJtfLzE/s5712/IMG_6855.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmbxYaNWbl6S_eaYSvmGbPwWuc_RNRDWt9Dlyva2u29BGVypdprfPsNJxIDWuZ-HE52qgKTklExLvfv1-qaMb96chwerWilW_aLA-zD_2m5o6OX5wvDVbgKCXcC31hmywoGxlEK88c6ZvEWx8aXxPhNuNFNA6ovS8L_SdNo9wfSdGKsdqqS7-WJtfLzE/w300-h400/IMG_6855.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We followed this up by gathering at Jimmy's aunt and uncles house for an extended family gathering. I didn't take many pictures but we got one with all the "grandkids." We were missing a few, but it was still a fun group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIqGYJtCd-QwQr7wqe7478bKDhcbR5PzJPlrpiWF3RbIzrL6HtF2ZeZ6IoHpStag0ZFwTWFbfGFCw54Z8FVQcOyd9jJSCwESQ7E2N7Aew7K_cq8HTynTFlB2bga6a8yP35S-0fOawv_2WDoxgY2ErCJd2M5cD9M4l6Go3_b-YuHmce3jlfd0KABh4C-Q/s4032/IMG_6871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIqGYJtCd-QwQr7wqe7478bKDhcbR5PzJPlrpiWF3RbIzrL6HtF2ZeZ6IoHpStag0ZFwTWFbfGFCw54Z8FVQcOyd9jJSCwESQ7E2N7Aew7K_cq8HTynTFlB2bga6a8yP35S-0fOawv_2WDoxgY2ErCJd2M5cD9M4l6Go3_b-YuHmce3jlfd0KABh4C-Q/w400-h300/IMG_6871.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme loved getting to see Sloane again, the newest cousin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgaXmyz5vYM57j6UUwNP6SaYCIAupeHR6peQidfBOG8Rm66oUKBaTZTZctzcA9o0-wpD3QqjQwKl32bNDcC0gyFqM3SkNRuqH3W71hyDZy755nPKoqJnPXDkxrrfTPyIZVYf-Cd7qF50l3HiUwbZIqPEADSwsUPvSExhyphenhyphenKjx0_g0m3VdXlotWrlcn27A/s5712/IMG_6883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgaXmyz5vYM57j6UUwNP6SaYCIAupeHR6peQidfBOG8Rm66oUKBaTZTZctzcA9o0-wpD3QqjQwKl32bNDcC0gyFqM3SkNRuqH3W71hyDZy755nPKoqJnPXDkxrrfTPyIZVYf-Cd7qF50l3HiUwbZIqPEADSwsUPvSExhyphenhyphenKjx0_g0m3VdXlotWrlcn27A/w300-h400/IMG_6883.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday morning we did our Advent presents. Esme got a make your own bracelet kit and Parker got some transformable figdet spinners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMYbSJiCqgzT6vTLV-HkLMwCP9z7HCjM_jZS3Ts4jtMJ27LdxjLus9bPICCuR6qcco58nXhrDYlTMZyylvGPOnilwhIpRtoeLmLIs-BGhtdvkdvlkRz1MbJmrkaxVm1IDAoe8TLeQ0VXrdS1b4JKbwRyWX0-CpkncpMFpaLe1frEwbup-lQhrg_TWYB4/s5712/IMG_6885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMYbSJiCqgzT6vTLV-HkLMwCP9z7HCjM_jZS3Ts4jtMJ27LdxjLus9bPICCuR6qcco58nXhrDYlTMZyylvGPOnilwhIpRtoeLmLIs-BGhtdvkdvlkRz1MbJmrkaxVm1IDAoe8TLeQ0VXrdS1b4JKbwRyWX0-CpkncpMFpaLe1frEwbup-lQhrg_TWYB4/w300-h400/IMG_6885.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ88xtFOHWiTyvrIHnADmhAKWqQygx7ufHUSEt-lF_qvim-N49ee9m0EMVxgEs9z2-J_J4_bPONvxdbaxQ-m5_BnQV1kizbXOZ874LNrho_hOQUe8wpzX1d8pLYNAXvEDGW83Hhcg0XijQkXuxXhwzSBSCGmbQDzk7OzH0NryU8EbbV8ORwHNpUwp0jU/s5712/IMG_6890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJ88xtFOHWiTyvrIHnADmhAKWqQygx7ufHUSEt-lF_qvim-N49ee9m0EMVxgEs9z2-J_J4_bPONvxdbaxQ-m5_BnQV1kizbXOZ874LNrho_hOQUe8wpzX1d8pLYNAXvEDGW83Hhcg0XijQkXuxXhwzSBSCGmbQDzk7OzH0NryU8EbbV8ORwHNpUwp0jU/w300-h400/IMG_6890.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggffph6CxLwXvGDvV6u8UwRvTrYjMY7XmCb6K0PHg9ypRkDACdaA5o4eb7X6e2jeKDe7FIPSajUuL0cqbFt4ejU0e0LZKneChds2mnF7KcwoJg0ivJEiyZvV_8YDxMW5s1-CFsr6_9TkXXmpdOXKz4M4A9cbBQ_Jpv1A5nL6jPfujZhhxwJTm_HGGk98I/s1048/Screenshot%202023-12-23%20at%2012.45.53%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggffph6CxLwXvGDvV6u8UwRvTrYjMY7XmCb6K0PHg9ypRkDACdaA5o4eb7X6e2jeKDe7FIPSajUuL0cqbFt4ejU0e0LZKneChds2mnF7KcwoJg0ivJEiyZvV_8YDxMW5s1-CFsr6_9TkXXmpdOXKz4M4A9cbBQ_Jpv1A5nL6jPfujZhhxwJTm_HGGk98I/s320/Screenshot%202023-12-23%20at%2012.45.53%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This will be the only weekend this holiday season that Jimmy has to work which is pretty fun!</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-69495320266915739382023-12-08T21:38:00.065-06:002023-12-23T11:31:09.457-06:00A New Toilet, A New 12-year-old, A Night of the Arts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The toilet in our room has not been flushing well for a while and Jimmy finally decided it was time to replace it. Don't ask me why, but this is one home project I just don't want to be involved with. I know I have the skills, but unless it's absolutely necessary, I won't. Parker was very excited about the whole project as well. He pushed it around the store for us and watched closely as my dad and Jimmy installed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa5XHuNT6iUVD8oNIm_XuL_8ZIUG7r1zkYdKoDOA8fvP7XVan9Ea25D-XwO6OwGrkyGRe6hmj8Pwyh8eTNNzBhJ58zyKEl0WkQIX5yC73Qaup8Ivm53HdmIUCs8va52GU9ILrpoYDNHQA1Q0dZjYa-3RXHrKvs6D97wjKMTcxuZyyRtLautDHW1NUzKI/s4161/IMG_6773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4161" data-original-width="3121" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa5XHuNT6iUVD8oNIm_XuL_8ZIUG7r1zkYdKoDOA8fvP7XVan9Ea25D-XwO6OwGrkyGRe6hmj8Pwyh8eTNNzBhJ58zyKEl0WkQIX5yC73Qaup8Ivm53HdmIUCs8va52GU9ILrpoYDNHQA1Q0dZjYa-3RXHrKvs6D97wjKMTcxuZyyRtLautDHW1NUzKI/w300-h400/IMG_6773.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO-QOkqaqXkYNuHlYFB1IqZaPMHTZrj9hq20ATNjXPRQFKqmGi5ClbFjX0nV_SiC5-wGt92AQiQ_cHyVZT5zR7kMqX7I0KK8STNCtRIYxZK41d70sg2mrUBqzHdaKhZ04pTc6biKTgcwGzdOjAg_UghpG3okhWeZPLaIq0oA3jejlpEeMH6lFSCo5pmc/s4032/IMG_1590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO-QOkqaqXkYNuHlYFB1IqZaPMHTZrj9hq20ATNjXPRQFKqmGi5ClbFjX0nV_SiC5-wGt92AQiQ_cHyVZT5zR7kMqX7I0KK8STNCtRIYxZK41d70sg2mrUBqzHdaKhZ04pTc6biKTgcwGzdOjAg_UghpG3okhWeZPLaIq0oA3jejlpEeMH6lFSCo5pmc/w300-h400/IMG_1590.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He helped install by sitting on the bowl to squish down the plumber's putty. He was very proud of "his" work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ldDzUOkl79Hk6ADaK11Mk41C25ZsUKsoN5HZuXsBjndtaRues91bSoKNqeuiV6Hp-5ZGr3PhlenS1wTsrT4LH_OPi0gVtUSuOoRzmN4gGg8OJZxkfevvcUG-caudv8Z-gfAIaigIurAb3-ratB3cDlFWCPWO2iA9QyOrkB9ng40CoqwN82NNvawqo1g/s4032/IMG_1591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ldDzUOkl79Hk6ADaK11Mk41C25ZsUKsoN5HZuXsBjndtaRues91bSoKNqeuiV6Hp-5ZGr3PhlenS1wTsrT4LH_OPi0gVtUSuOoRzmN4gGg8OJZxkfevvcUG-caudv8Z-gfAIaigIurAb3-ratB3cDlFWCPWO2iA9QyOrkB9ng40CoqwN82NNvawqo1g/w300-h400/IMG_1591.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDafUP9SoS2zdf08NH8n25GD2iI5eJjuFvs3lKrQehjGsVkFduVcaMACBkftZNAAMUJyUftx5UMAd__0iDrOoDK0K0QlLL1WbNIN5ZBmr11CiK9_jyGlSilXUf-JGCJShZt3y8iKgVrwdH0HDyslGdIuRpPYnAdeITEn_VSGOkstQamANZEAPo2V1d7w/s5712/IMG_6789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDafUP9SoS2zdf08NH8n25GD2iI5eJjuFvs3lKrQehjGsVkFduVcaMACBkftZNAAMUJyUftx5UMAd__0iDrOoDK0K0QlLL1WbNIN5ZBmr11CiK9_jyGlSilXUf-JGCJShZt3y8iKgVrwdH0HDyslGdIuRpPYnAdeITEn_VSGOkstQamANZEAPo2V1d7w/w300-h400/IMG_6789.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme has been learning a song about the books of the Bible and was trying to find all the names on our stairwell. As I write this, I realize I probably never shared about this project because I have been taking a very long break and it's not finished. I will share more once it's done, hopefully this winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO4UKlWEiaa_bAlIm_QaOtz2s9ADrg1ARU81KYLsK4JySvloF_LydXUO9BpRWwDc6yY533IdmiowAgHdYFDVh6B48Eig2G5umFLVhhnRQXFR2MQgZqkm2YFagYNYW86cHPUYIIvOAfZ4hHeX4xJKNVmza6wQ-spw2S-rca1upese7K3jbWOfudPFl-K0/s5712/IMG_6737.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJO4UKlWEiaa_bAlIm_QaOtz2s9ADrg1ARU81KYLsK4JySvloF_LydXUO9BpRWwDc6yY533IdmiowAgHdYFDVh6B48Eig2G5umFLVhhnRQXFR2MQgZqkm2YFagYNYW86cHPUYIIvOAfZ4hHeX4xJKNVmza6wQ-spw2S-rca1upese7K3jbWOfudPFl-K0/w300-h400/IMG_6737.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84e6BFJhMOBfajmSRlll9iEhHtq-amhHcBz9QmFQfKoYs-3CYOUp8Xdtd9eLttpsEfWQDxsR1KMwia6XWkq8pKnjbVEyhmXfuBbM5VsDcCmE_2WA-yqprS1KyuBT1mGe1-qOd_QRI9QPSGhngfdm3f63i7OePauNmRUwLt06Rka2Dgr0giCEpQXFdT-U/s4032/IMG_6746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84e6BFJhMOBfajmSRlll9iEhHtq-amhHcBz9QmFQfKoYs-3CYOUp8Xdtd9eLttpsEfWQDxsR1KMwia6XWkq8pKnjbVEyhmXfuBbM5VsDcCmE_2WA-yqprS1KyuBT1mGe1-qOd_QRI9QPSGhngfdm3f63i7OePauNmRUwLt06Rka2Dgr0giCEpQXFdT-U/w300-h400/IMG_6746.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had frozen some leftover cupcakes from Parker's party and we pulled them out for his actual birthday on November 30th. Topped with some store bought frosting and M & M's made for the perfect birthday treat. As I have been spending more time in my craft room in preparation for Christmas, Esme wanted to do a craft too. I found this little gingerbread women sewing project. It had holes already in the felt and a plastic needle to sew it together. We added stuffing and glued on the decorations and it was done. She turned out pretty cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivZ7xh4JMa-FRLbsljQbSaOjt8Y-9NyLR2GtAAKfy18n17mtghZpsUDo7J-iaKjPkk5AuJgniEhXdIxKy-adLp67yaYrS63wD-8ZoZspeJgUt56Z2cpi_45Qi1Xj79jgk7uUeLpe0knbdLmjilFS7MLJ_c9zJQK5UzuJyAe-Z437XWVZHykn0ilolvac/s4788/IMG_6763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4788" data-original-width="3591" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivZ7xh4JMa-FRLbsljQbSaOjt8Y-9NyLR2GtAAKfy18n17mtghZpsUDo7J-iaKjPkk5AuJgniEhXdIxKy-adLp67yaYrS63wD-8ZoZspeJgUt56Z2cpi_45Qi1Xj79jgk7uUeLpe0knbdLmjilFS7MLJ_c9zJQK5UzuJyAe-Z437XWVZHykn0ilolvac/w300-h400/IMG_6763.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmkmqSfdEKuLuLcnrM-Kb6g7QWf5y8UJtEuXWoTpOO7aT045W5jjocCJBY-KLhfwYt7Wq7ShlKsBPlyasu_ABb4dIJHJtbhCjMZsYCAl9_-S_y5f1Y_A2Bc461V62GXCGHi236z_Mkg9WlO3FhQezkSQh_rd8tB4ceV9jmeuM6mJM3vDgAYmy4sLEXsU/s4032/IMG_6772.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmkmqSfdEKuLuLcnrM-Kb6g7QWf5y8UJtEuXWoTpOO7aT045W5jjocCJBY-KLhfwYt7Wq7ShlKsBPlyasu_ABb4dIJHJtbhCjMZsYCAl9_-S_y5f1Y_A2Bc461V62GXCGHi236z_Mkg9WlO3FhQezkSQh_rd8tB4ceV9jmeuM6mJM3vDgAYmy4sLEXsU/w300-h400/IMG_6772.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkfCjDy61skY74drqUFwBWE5QdF_Iej5nsQ21z6PxSsQvgZvEyPmWcEyMUap6ZmNtYoTY765kVWcak_SF0i31e0fxiW_OuhxulASbwVMSKdaS1cb3XJtQOUkwc22lGz4mMPjXBlEzfhYbCgeFdPFDWjAgqghpGePgsC6cNTkOCPpCC-Ub4omeYHGof_U/s5712/IMG_7019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkfCjDy61skY74drqUFwBWE5QdF_Iej5nsQ21z6PxSsQvgZvEyPmWcEyMUap6ZmNtYoTY765kVWcak_SF0i31e0fxiW_OuhxulASbwVMSKdaS1cb3XJtQOUkwc22lGz4mMPjXBlEzfhYbCgeFdPFDWjAgqghpGePgsC6cNTkOCPpCC-Ub4omeYHGof_U/w300-h400/IMG_7019.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy snagged Mouse Trap at Target the day after Thanksgiving and we've been having fun with it. It's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzePVmPZtnEAUX9HZxosDbAmtpWSJYhYhUK4NEeS2Wwv9NbYsIWbqYgWdnBj1Hkhm3s0GkwZ-ba6F9r8NwX6YEHHvFrl-4NUFMymxZperG7jSaV0-0dTW5Xq5c_ss3xd__8U5y0YzqjBehg0marYOoQRaN24qod2AnXyURcjdeM8Hgg4mtzFanUMCgho8/s5712/IMG_6777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzePVmPZtnEAUX9HZxosDbAmtpWSJYhYhUK4NEeS2Wwv9NbYsIWbqYgWdnBj1Hkhm3s0GkwZ-ba6F9r8NwX6YEHHvFrl-4NUFMymxZperG7jSaV0-0dTW5Xq5c_ss3xd__8U5y0YzqjBehg0marYOoQRaN24qod2AnXyURcjdeM8Hgg4mtzFanUMCgho8/w400-h300/IMG_6777.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the second week of Avdent gifts, Parker got a Daniel Tiger Christmas book and Esme got hot cocoa bombs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRkIzmSeoVT6fd0LuRwaMRGPjhLNBbHjt4rURecvMqAD8MdUIgIJnjFhEdZtumjl6bC6jH1Oqx916-GFMTKzI6DmXaiW65dJdnqkTuaCqVDGjcdWD8-j0GWhnNXKkl2fFE6px66_mY0WSmnYCmRxYrzUcH3FYfEN170CowOBgMb3L0iHTjFX-1gg9LbM/s4032/IMG_6784.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRkIzmSeoVT6fd0LuRwaMRGPjhLNBbHjt4rURecvMqAD8MdUIgIJnjFhEdZtumjl6bC6jH1Oqx916-GFMTKzI6DmXaiW65dJdnqkTuaCqVDGjcdWD8-j0GWhnNXKkl2fFE6px66_mY0WSmnYCmRxYrzUcH3FYfEN170CowOBgMb3L0iHTjFX-1gg9LbM/w300-h400/IMG_6784.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViHNiwEeL-aEJIlxrdKheNOTkeeX9mRbg52kMCCgwCAophyAHvK9wGqgLfb1l5NUU_l3jgtmBvVB2KPjPf410HwmEhxt37P_KDbs5o0ShsXf_i8KKK5h8Q9Vs27Velsjwio7Rp524G6TPnmA6IxaU7cH3QTC7J6CbQoMMQLLe0qGm-A3eDZYzw32qfp4/s4032/IMG_6787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViHNiwEeL-aEJIlxrdKheNOTkeeX9mRbg52kMCCgwCAophyAHvK9wGqgLfb1l5NUU_l3jgtmBvVB2KPjPf410HwmEhxt37P_KDbs5o0ShsXf_i8KKK5h8Q9Vs27Velsjwio7Rp524G6TPnmA6IxaU7cH3QTC7J6CbQoMMQLLe0qGm-A3eDZYzw32qfp4/w300-h400/IMG_6787.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later in the week, Esme had "Night of the Arts" at her school. There was a talent show, breakdancing, instruments to try and 4 craft stations for making building, people, plants, and clouds. We visited the instrument room first, then went to check out breakdancing where we ran into Esme's best friend, Najee. We went to the buildings and people rooms. All of the crafts were put on scenes hanging in the entryway, but I forgot to get a picture of that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iwikfd-5XUTsSaFl0zlRnX74AZvuE9BaqJQ4fqZvOiAq8g4kLGW8KkMPIr6tyD2zydYOc0c1qPxyhgyfmlKrrSVL_8LcfTheqjPtf1a3324mg7FWdmEv1zgzQXy9Gmy6L72vZgmzzg-OSWXMTiuKo9CBw9SeMZvfX3cxisqfSsMnEpuft4_o5dAe60E/s5712/IMG_6814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iwikfd-5XUTsSaFl0zlRnX74AZvuE9BaqJQ4fqZvOiAq8g4kLGW8KkMPIr6tyD2zydYOc0c1qPxyhgyfmlKrrSVL_8LcfTheqjPtf1a3324mg7FWdmEv1zgzQXy9Gmy6L72vZgmzzg-OSWXMTiuKo9CBw9SeMZvfX3cxisqfSsMnEpuft4_o5dAe60E/w300-h400/IMG_6814.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GrsxRCCLE8BbFxzOJkVgDr4rBO5S6mdezGa2smyA518QK9ig11QF9mixum47Iz3WOSe2DXFU8wSYrJEx0r3n-4txkqVcq3EObQeFtT4QW-kqJOLNq-GmwQahjKMUpf3deltFhIjgLf34Z5GFCyw23IZzD3rOUCbAV_XCKM9BJs7VsnAt_b2TMKOpB6E/s5712/IMG_6815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">it was such a fun night for all the kids!</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-12515202803535214632023-11-30T22:06:00.029-06:002023-12-23T13:04:33.204-06:00Buxton Thanksgiving<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had out make-up Thanksgiving with my family on Sunday. Of course, Tuna joined us and has a new seat in the Trax.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqjqBbiplUgLxhMUXZIB6RwlaYcf56757nfSjjpwQr7Mj-CgO8YV91tsYx07ATlvHcI1GpZv-as4lP5lcj22s1A1bj7Pjx_XfgRY6hPjx5G1MIW3dKqzVB3j6Q_qJ7oeIGVZYkapTEAPCE-Pp7mguCoBDNU_5seE6YxbJoZH78DQzCvvgPej2c7lqai4/s5712/IMG_6695.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqjqBbiplUgLxhMUXZIB6RwlaYcf56757nfSjjpwQr7Mj-CgO8YV91tsYx07ATlvHcI1GpZv-as4lP5lcj22s1A1bj7Pjx_XfgRY6hPjx5G1MIW3dKqzVB3j6Q_qJ7oeIGVZYkapTEAPCE-Pp7mguCoBDNU_5seE6YxbJoZH78DQzCvvgPej2c7lqai4/w400-h300/IMG_6695.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a huge taco bar for lunch with all the fixings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Esme had a great time wrestling with Jameson and Jaxxon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfDuXt6Lqd4U6ZmhKE-Iw5vTw3iE0v-KA8zURa8Jn9aGeD503NH-6IU6b1bGIfEzJlbQn43n-6LVJcW_bK-FJ74Pt0Cz89THPGWp70TfZCY_aVVB-p0aXHSpmqsRgPznGOJPnCaFfo8UkQk-LKfhlx3gY0lXnelgRSM0iQcjRd_2E58C9-BMpnZ2pc1k/s5712/IMG_6700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfDuXt6Lqd4U6ZmhKE-Iw5vTw3iE0v-KA8zURa8Jn9aGeD503NH-6IU6b1bGIfEzJlbQn43n-6LVJcW_bK-FJ74Pt0Cz89THPGWp70TfZCY_aVVB-p0aXHSpmqsRgPznGOJPnCaFfo8UkQk-LKfhlx3gY0lXnelgRSM0iQcjRd_2E58C9-BMpnZ2pc1k/w400-h300/IMG_6700.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYWgC95iOy_aoLsyh42sIefStbafR4ZVocbrA2QgvLRAnqy42FXoaia5RqF8KxS4L5QzBX-p_-qpNK1CvhjF5RiT4fxEVNY1N95Geli21f7dovopYwT7FynQSFheivdnC-Ps2x8Egq5X2TTdvwQndBL3g5oBQdRvLjJah5M_LEVDR8fwl2-66HWC0ysw/s5712/IMG_6702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">We moved downstairs for the annual pool tournament.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOggPJHYCQWZOx_4s181_CkODbFASKsXcBKvDPQ-SIH7rr0ET1M2LNVj-1rA-ZpShbyMthBmaZKZFtSF7ryAnyZovOLObcorlOFqEgbH06mq3jYFRZGxckXLAz_rBP8X-lT-L1MhJhJQ6KOqlQg44jJu4hqQznzCjQZrvMCJv32mI2yNY9fjmoZsjDNUk/s5712/IMG_6709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOggPJHYCQWZOx_4s181_CkODbFASKsXcBKvDPQ-SIH7rr0ET1M2LNVj-1rA-ZpShbyMthBmaZKZFtSF7ryAnyZovOLObcorlOFqEgbH06mq3jYFRZGxckXLAz_rBP8X-lT-L1MhJhJQ6KOqlQg44jJu4hqQznzCjQZrvMCJv32mI2yNY9fjmoZsjDNUk/w400-h300/IMG_6709.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7XQXqrsba2v1a8ZCulNp3hkqDkv1_0IbwGMcknaF2dm4Quu8oXf03P95ljD4OljF-IwcFzECTLv-_MglM0-8m6zIdLQE56Q2yz3NRuEW35O3n29hkaejFLt5yyAtTMlwpKpbtZT-S9_sUtj-rB3hH9PTm6CKhPUpb3n4q0khsySYWqrgVYrwYB-tHOs/s5712/IMG_6710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Kelsey and myself were the first ones knocked out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LMFymxeLt1bYE5NnEDz2QoBm-nZcMGFD85ThQDAtJLY0nb3bcyduwmRMeGpJBzHBdqoJqhTWIvK5tHACa9qIBWqa8RXAu5bua5I2EiMgpocez9G2zQud2ySVdZPICj-pXPwIOh5R8s5SiVgEFFnclvv5o97FrUwc1D5EX7WBrm9uuXLyabtZxkrJmPY/s5712/IMG_6713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LMFymxeLt1bYE5NnEDz2QoBm-nZcMGFD85ThQDAtJLY0nb3bcyduwmRMeGpJBzHBdqoJqhTWIvK5tHACa9qIBWqa8RXAu5bua5I2EiMgpocez9G2zQud2ySVdZPICj-pXPwIOh5R8s5SiVgEFFnclvv5o97FrUwc1D5EX7WBrm9uuXLyabtZxkrJmPY/w400-h300/IMG_6713.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme and Parker enjoyed a dip in the hot tub.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think the rest of us are going to have to practice more this coming year. My mom, Kelsey, and I said we should have some girls nights out to a billiards room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAs9Jdo8QPq9LVagmgeu3UbFOta7uMd-lSJNNXeEiKYYzYZQ6m-BekTXXHCu762K5qPp9ZdkouBM1pWjOy9QofXeNMUHt2_Fx37f4D8zm4xj7Hl7AJ2z-Kk-I6voplPMtafeZOfOeG8xzOrlgbgw7UnG1xE4xkg1d51_l5jTrHQ8i4LfD-rJiXZ2HoWk/s4032/IMG_6727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAs9Jdo8QPq9LVagmgeu3UbFOta7uMd-lSJNNXeEiKYYzYZQ6m-BekTXXHCu762K5qPp9ZdkouBM1pWjOy9QofXeNMUHt2_Fx37f4D8zm4xj7Hl7AJ2z-Kk-I6voplPMtafeZOfOeG8xzOrlgbgw7UnG1xE4xkg1d51_l5jTrHQ8i4LfD-rJiXZ2HoWk/w400-h300/IMG_6727.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvQurEeZ3pQGBNpD1HVbZJ62nGgJDG6S5JygTfartLpXZ8EIzfEuA09vEUYnvNSjYH2txuoz6JCd7hzNW0ykOXjvBb5gO0bw96h7Twe9fg1XDqfmzX-vuu7Zo06-l5cSdY4pyokQFaR195h1yxOdguDoSskN1Dg-tYbl1hBoFKDTTwbYj9LoWNPWo1NQ/s3264/72504134224__94041EA5-298F-4F1B-BABA-68AEBE964E04.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvQurEeZ3pQGBNpD1HVbZJ62nGgJDG6S5JygTfartLpXZ8EIzfEuA09vEUYnvNSjYH2txuoz6JCd7hzNW0ykOXjvBb5gO0bw96h7Twe9fg1XDqfmzX-vuu7Zo06-l5cSdY4pyokQFaR195h1yxOdguDoSskN1Dg-tYbl1hBoFKDTTwbYj9LoWNPWo1NQ/w400-h300/72504134224__94041EA5-298F-4F1B-BABA-68AEBE964E04.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-67973811101257365572023-11-27T22:01:00.049-06:002023-12-22T21:38:04.589-06:00Holiday Movies and Bonus Advent Week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy had Home Alone on a few nights ago and Esme really liked watching it for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4xrg9ySmx4NUAFB3ExLinfrqtG8WwpjuOpBrsYfiPPtxsf69yk-fUtzPpeTLnIEGEN67hn-z8C7tH7YnKczntRzrgA7p612ua-zPCtIGeAEwanoXIjBawkKJqJWkPLsWddfAwleqSf51Mb0rm-vRsi0UWayJX8C9O3bFo4I0gNcYIzr_2dS1cAfhT6E/s4032/IMG_6680.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4xrg9ySmx4NUAFB3ExLinfrqtG8WwpjuOpBrsYfiPPtxsf69yk-fUtzPpeTLnIEGEN67hn-z8C7tH7YnKczntRzrgA7p612ua-zPCtIGeAEwanoXIjBawkKJqJWkPLsWddfAwleqSf51Mb0rm-vRsi0UWayJX8C9O3bFo4I0gNcYIzr_2dS1cAfhT6E/w400-h300/IMG_6680.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then Esme and I caught a movie at the theater on Saturday. Wish looked like such a cute movie and it brought so much Disney nostalgia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOHHkIBkbvISTBFjHNsBg77T1ikITF5QCbRtYfzz_9S3RKDpL6A2N1h7JBczm54m1FXTRTHIiLnPdA_nqYVV0vdDREkOYsZkyteUnhKx3DQC8uWbotYNWGtPouKarSfBajtKmlaUBxB2-tsiwjDpIMOvFGy0NGgCi2UmVJFlozBO85InadinCqzcui24/s5712/IMG_6681.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOHHkIBkbvISTBFjHNsBg77T1ikITF5QCbRtYfzz_9S3RKDpL6A2N1h7JBczm54m1FXTRTHIiLnPdA_nqYVV0vdDREkOYsZkyteUnhKx3DQC8uWbotYNWGtPouKarSfBajtKmlaUBxB2-tsiwjDpIMOvFGy0NGgCi2UmVJFlozBO85InadinCqzcui24/w300-h400/IMG_6681.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSzsS9mlRZAhcT4ce8-k-WnEz5PedyNGrrMxl2p4RcN6B-UjR6PuhbL1hntYQL39o044igWNvEIC-8Al_et7XWL06fs7og_RsLTzJMh2tJu8Jj6S_ndINgNdpMN3cfEDfPwwK374QJvVK2QlOqZBK23huSbgNHO7_uNCrIncHI8rYEiDK1djMhWal4TE/s3088/IMG_6682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSzsS9mlRZAhcT4ce8-k-WnEz5PedyNGrrMxl2p4RcN6B-UjR6PuhbL1hntYQL39o044igWNvEIC-8Al_et7XWL06fs7og_RsLTzJMh2tJu8Jj6S_ndINgNdpMN3cfEDfPwwK374QJvVK2QlOqZBK23huSbgNHO7_uNCrIncHI8rYEiDK1djMhWal4TE/w300-h400/IMG_6682.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvdm3hJyPl7MdGtjuf__2pAaRmYAAp_W1J21zpCYd5M_bAetQNQ87gexmr1WCKaki-wmFSsqimamJlWNkk_F17oW-P71ci9DLTud80LS1M-p1nX6U0o9cBpE8HsAZYa7dgONc3mE471H1No1JNGgpOownYvUokKu4AiA1BeHI7spPzMPcl7yGUUJzPH8/s4032/IMG_6683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvdm3hJyPl7MdGtjuf__2pAaRmYAAp_W1J21zpCYd5M_bAetQNQ87gexmr1WCKaki-wmFSsqimamJlWNkk_F17oW-P71ci9DLTud80LS1M-p1nX6U0o9cBpE8HsAZYa7dgONc3mE471H1No1JNGgpOownYvUokKu4AiA1BeHI7spPzMPcl7yGUUJzPH8/w300-h400/IMG_6683.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday brought a bonus Advent present since there are actually 5 Sundays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I hadn't planned on starting it yet, but Jimmy wanted to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbwxZTvoFFqI6yeSHIiQm7dugL1xccq7Z_09gXvHt2lIqVN7xGCkUG41xZvlP7da8ecDTJVhGgke2yXG6nK-9QV1rmRBfouAc1ecBb2DQBhjDu3MAy3J91pnaJeTwUdtN3zEqrjTp_WE0MeQdGhOrQ-wwOtd8eO2WwipiORqjXjPeYhLgriVLHQuuF60/s5712/IMG_6689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbwxZTvoFFqI6yeSHIiQm7dugL1xccq7Z_09gXvHt2lIqVN7xGCkUG41xZvlP7da8ecDTJVhGgke2yXG6nK-9QV1rmRBfouAc1ecBb2DQBhjDu3MAy3J91pnaJeTwUdtN3zEqrjTp_WE0MeQdGhOrQ-wwOtd8eO2WwipiORqjXjPeYhLgriVLHQuuF60/w400-h300/IMG_6689.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker got a Christmas tree light-up spinner. Esme got a book reading light, and Jimmy got a cupholder expander for the Trax.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VYpfYDi05WyakBf16UWGkpxExAl43YuHOrThiKwtK9IgCjvdsgfJf8667fCyCJsM8XyiPY6T50Al2htnnijIOPRClYLKIzJzTMHQTTh3L_fgOI_D7PBsRfC89y01rXyC333caTYMNmfUZpE76pJbuFNk8rtirpMwAUyx7Pr0WEeJcIEI0DVDItURvY4/s5712/IMG_6690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VYpfYDi05WyakBf16UWGkpxExAl43YuHOrThiKwtK9IgCjvdsgfJf8667fCyCJsM8XyiPY6T50Al2htnnijIOPRClYLKIzJzTMHQTTh3L_fgOI_D7PBsRfC89y01rXyC333caTYMNmfUZpE76pJbuFNk8rtirpMwAUyx7Pr0WEeJcIEI0DVDItURvY4/w300-h400/IMG_6690.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhk-_y8kOm89fc9ZK0yxFZLxye3xvl6jUQ7hmeUK9cI55HqvDyEqDVir_79z1ymyOO7rJi4WzXD-GbVGiONyB7od7iNdVjuqaPfi1UWIFQ2kCfsP-gMx8gVBRYCz41b1xfj69qarIA92RmqL-MakOL1sviTW0ALlibuvl6887JPIkJvWtiASuW-pyoNE/s5712/IMG_6692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhk-_y8kOm89fc9ZK0yxFZLxye3xvl6jUQ7hmeUK9cI55HqvDyEqDVir_79z1ymyOO7rJi4WzXD-GbVGiONyB7od7iNdVjuqaPfi1UWIFQ2kCfsP-gMx8gVBRYCz41b1xfj69qarIA92RmqL-MakOL1sviTW0ALlibuvl6887JPIkJvWtiASuW-pyoNE/w300-h400/IMG_6692.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXkpup4jAKZ-Bq8eqZZi9cLf27cuA907ZZ9yYDYe9s-cHCbgdUPRxHaATVesWokRlnxGi6AHsr2xFhmyTxqNcd-XbcHMmJmBBCJedyO0wmHArjm_NJQf2MajT3YdMLX45-MFhJu4Eqk5KmPa9NB7jo2jpbMFKIyC6vCUeixUtzoBdapWIbb0jQUTNqH4/s4032/IMG_6693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXkpup4jAKZ-Bq8eqZZi9cLf27cuA907ZZ9yYDYe9s-cHCbgdUPRxHaATVesWokRlnxGi6AHsr2xFhmyTxqNcd-XbcHMmJmBBCJedyO0wmHArjm_NJQf2MajT3YdMLX45-MFhJu4Eqk5KmPa9NB7jo2jpbMFKIyC6vCUeixUtzoBdapWIbb0jQUTNqH4/w300-h400/IMG_6693.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlsjXtxTn0cGqB_oWRRf6QH0rgECOfPbHPT5gyIwnNzojXoGGEDw5K5sGzwub42cXXvGL9VX6_dyY3-1NBILhaxK9BL_gHZ4eKEk2GyY9K0l9Atxxj8r3QKgf8R2fJ99ouPRbM8kJGTFOWPh8N-sT21zvtXtzU3Q06nS9l4tPY016zy7nUZmsNETcyMY/s5712/IMG_6694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlsjXtxTn0cGqB_oWRRf6QH0rgECOfPbHPT5gyIwnNzojXoGGEDw5K5sGzwub42cXXvGL9VX6_dyY3-1NBILhaxK9BL_gHZ4eKEk2GyY9K0l9Atxxj8r3QKgf8R2fJ99ouPRbM8kJGTFOWPh8N-sT21zvtXtzU3Q06nS9l4tPY016zy7nUZmsNETcyMY/w300-h400/IMG_6694.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added our newest stocking patches as well. Both Parker and Esme's were pretty intricate, Daniel Tiger, and Bluey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2pnSt7_MtKjA_7S7gLzM0fJKju06aWRd0g4-U6J43MrKfACWi5kY7Kt-IR4Zd71OSWihZXW7M0zgCK9Am4GAzdOTPDlsjqc2Vdp1ksL8BvU0QW-PMc4Q8H0bclu7Gnxfa418yBQldaAGLNhdEu23njSoBGjh7q6Rjqv2E19add9kFoqUHCsunxJ-5BE/s3396/IMG_6779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3396" data-original-width="2547" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2pnSt7_MtKjA_7S7gLzM0fJKju06aWRd0g4-U6J43MrKfACWi5kY7Kt-IR4Zd71OSWihZXW7M0zgCK9Am4GAzdOTPDlsjqc2Vdp1ksL8BvU0QW-PMc4Q8H0bclu7Gnxfa418yBQldaAGLNhdEu23njSoBGjh7q6Rjqv2E19add9kFoqUHCsunxJ-5BE/w300-h400/IMG_6779.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ncIEpLehETigbb6Qu3KvZ79oBRxFH3RM_ah0nm2_JAOdjaPHMnPuRnqal82fKz1st0JC9Ai33-LUQRxTvNaeGq9xabjmFKjhrB9YK2DvJrCZeRQa2PCpzrWuc7RQ8ATs1SO4UtTDegCB1lM_gTl_-wi_e85H3fJ5i8MmnUTbeY7voGOMMNH3xdOTf1k/s4216/IMG_6780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4216" data-original-width="3162" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ncIEpLehETigbb6Qu3KvZ79oBRxFH3RM_ah0nm2_JAOdjaPHMnPuRnqal82fKz1st0JC9Ai33-LUQRxTvNaeGq9xabjmFKjhrB9YK2DvJrCZeRQa2PCpzrWuc7RQ8ATs1SO4UtTDegCB1lM_gTl_-wi_e85H3fJ5i8MmnUTbeY7voGOMMNH3xdOTf1k/w300-h400/IMG_6780.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy wanted "truth" so I made the belt of truth from Ephisians 6.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDmg-pejAnG4aUad5fm6EKGIoJ7symLNbw_0VnPUdG0-DCuL3sWDCv4YP0ccwdwKEnSwjQA0WNiRXgjynS-Gt7uHRHZWZ5klIq-rtH7nyMsoqVxyyUvI0qRCAa2UZFDx1z2bzHx-wF8cl_WRU_ST9AgTB0QZ0kH_i2MnQdELgOOtvh5To-xFPziMPPxU/s3588/IMG_6781.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="3588" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDmg-pejAnG4aUad5fm6EKGIoJ7symLNbw_0VnPUdG0-DCuL3sWDCv4YP0ccwdwKEnSwjQA0WNiRXgjynS-Gt7uHRHZWZ5klIq-rtH7nyMsoqVxyyUvI0qRCAa2UZFDx1z2bzHx-wF8cl_WRU_ST9AgTB0QZ0kH_i2MnQdELgOOtvh5To-xFPziMPPxU/w400-h300/IMG_6781.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a custom t-shirt icon since I've been doing that for a while now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGcrYtMlq7QZAfqsCgrkeQL4uySjBBRKJgrNsguDHGEJThtl2Fn0NaC1hhqjkIo-RvmQhRDptpo8_NeYkTXgCu1e4gjnyrcRn54kJvi_EL0oOfNH7Ks-EX80Jjhqu0yN0aP1F3RSaIYKhyHR4iLaHT8zFgDI_JVZlV_g18W80B8D13f6kV4wK3a2VDr4/s2507/IMG_6782.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="1880" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGcrYtMlq7QZAfqsCgrkeQL4uySjBBRKJgrNsguDHGEJThtl2Fn0NaC1hhqjkIo-RvmQhRDptpo8_NeYkTXgCu1e4gjnyrcRn54kJvi_EL0oOfNH7Ks-EX80Jjhqu0yN0aP1F3RSaIYKhyHR4iLaHT8zFgDI_JVZlV_g18W80B8D13f6kV4wK3a2VDr4/w300-h400/IMG_6782.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-50977044015588363952023-11-26T21:26:00.028-06:002023-12-22T21:11:32.453-06:00Return of the Trek for a Tree!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another great thing about doing Parker's birthday party earlier is being able to decorate for Christmas right after Thanksgiving. You may remember last year's <a href="https://growingandsewinglesa.blogspot.com/2022/12/trek-for-tree-failure-and-church.html">FAILED Trek for a Tree</a>. Our local hardware store came through and had trees again. Parker was very excited about the whole process. He pulled the cart the whole way there and back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA_G1NnFt7PJc0cL5UjxRwEFKadW8dfHKOuUnoqdDf_6aed46YuJuSGThpGQFJcGmAVHONej1eLme1cfN-_x9IIrjwu88Gc1-RKKou384jha3HnTvss5XgXbLICrBHwl7_JlPF9X9sqUSfCKB3i5dJR-mF3LUmKkHbW14NeMrQARdoVGnHqL1-nGnkk0/s4032/IMG_6634.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA_G1NnFt7PJc0cL5UjxRwEFKadW8dfHKOuUnoqdDf_6aed46YuJuSGThpGQFJcGmAVHONej1eLme1cfN-_x9IIrjwu88Gc1-RKKou384jha3HnTvss5XgXbLICrBHwl7_JlPF9X9sqUSfCKB3i5dJR-mF3LUmKkHbW14NeMrQARdoVGnHqL1-nGnkk0/w400-h300/IMG_6634.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a nice one pretty quickly and we made our way out. After a couple years of higher prices, I feel like they have dropped a bit again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhURxZh-TQ8J5bia5LPkuYvIWW1S8RbAMjcAdnoQ7FkteEGxmpwclfyizw6-f47rLr3TZOF1xBirjlX8EvuaNgp7_elFqHHmUMgGV0p66cdr7CSp_1Dwb_-jnD8PMRSkUHz-x8NiYMWQPcjmRFDD3WeOWcRiN1sdqeAyo1Czk03TZgrwZtJgxUOikRGQ/s3088/IMG_6635.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhURxZh-TQ8J5bia5LPkuYvIWW1S8RbAMjcAdnoQ7FkteEGxmpwclfyizw6-f47rLr3TZOF1xBirjlX8EvuaNgp7_elFqHHmUMgGV0p66cdr7CSp_1Dwb_-jnD8PMRSkUHz-x8NiYMWQPcjmRFDD3WeOWcRiN1sdqeAyo1Czk03TZgrwZtJgxUOikRGQ/w300-h400/IMG_6635.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwgVwi3m9rto25WptI4TRhnvg6MtC70bhU6DKp-wZ2BA530zmWuXtZ4ciucQ8iqMI0BnUWkkEkg7wMngaHPk2g0wNSXZq4Cr8Y_zr3bpS3H-qkp9U3kbgxQ_oCz7FJDGC49qvQfwkh8T8K0-d3Cc6jfjtLUGpMl_2LKhvSHZp8rDXAxQ5mvAdlTWLonU/s5712/IMG_6637.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwgVwi3m9rto25WptI4TRhnvg6MtC70bhU6DKp-wZ2BA530zmWuXtZ4ciucQ8iqMI0BnUWkkEkg7wMngaHPk2g0wNSXZq4Cr8Y_zr3bpS3H-qkp9U3kbgxQ_oCz7FJDGC49qvQfwkh8T8K0-d3Cc6jfjtLUGpMl_2LKhvSHZp8rDXAxQ5mvAdlTWLonU/w300-h400/IMG_6637.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme brought her new pal, Tuna, for our journey as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGhGWknF6d9uoiUNfPpF_SfGv94uWJthFLjbuXE_54spIIYU_ZC5iAwz5Mxj8jG5akBWcd6hFf8br1VH1I4v6dVHfmkBmpm0rYTMaF6En6KcWljhyJqE8Cne1j9CIoZMrT6g6JuNM3a92oaE3LtxCWfcJYL6s2cDqQww9Ra6-hoNcM6dk7CuJNq_KtI8/s5712/IMG_6639.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGhGWknF6d9uoiUNfPpF_SfGv94uWJthFLjbuXE_54spIIYU_ZC5iAwz5Mxj8jG5akBWcd6hFf8br1VH1I4v6dVHfmkBmpm0rYTMaF6En6KcWljhyJqE8Cne1j9CIoZMrT6g6JuNM3a92oaE3LtxCWfcJYL6s2cDqQww9Ra6-hoNcM6dk7CuJNq_KtI8/w300-h400/IMG_6639.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpif-XUx02RYtXKlvx20EQDTjkC4BkZ1OYwJNGvWE3DaTKTuQOBx0tyrUgt_WAeBBNJynHii87B0ngjM0LII7eW5b8swaTqKqeYyC5AE4rt22Ics4armMFGIOSo5b9zfnS__C4_9K9lbWjtwjrVId97H9v4iDdwRnuGmQZk2I_YIhJlbnvmH05D7PhDXI/s5712/IMG_6640.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpif-XUx02RYtXKlvx20EQDTjkC4BkZ1OYwJNGvWE3DaTKTuQOBx0tyrUgt_WAeBBNJynHii87B0ngjM0LII7eW5b8swaTqKqeYyC5AE4rt22Ics4armMFGIOSo5b9zfnS__C4_9K9lbWjtwjrVId97H9v4iDdwRnuGmQZk2I_YIhJlbnvmH05D7PhDXI/w300-h400/IMG_6640.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTIYxPNZaeiQdgirMJp5ZoTfhZfDnNGhek1xzSSrSf5bO0dL6eBgNBinJpnQGCzb1T0ykyJDWCkJjYyXuATnbmD6FHtuHAPeJ4J6JU-ZlwNAMjQ5WgudX7vs5TUJEvVuz2rRg95j4bLQvMyxMtbD-50DPKAy2sj51F-fMazuj08-HDpL-Vomyil9XwAc/s5712/IMG_6641.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTIYxPNZaeiQdgirMJp5ZoTfhZfDnNGhek1xzSSrSf5bO0dL6eBgNBinJpnQGCzb1T0ykyJDWCkJjYyXuATnbmD6FHtuHAPeJ4J6JU-ZlwNAMjQ5WgudX7vs5TUJEvVuz2rRg95j4bLQvMyxMtbD-50DPKAy2sj51F-fMazuj08-HDpL-Vomyil9XwAc/w400-h300/IMG_6641.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we let the real tree warm up, we set up a second fake tree in the basement. Between our vacation ornaments and the ones the kids get each year, we have quite the collection so I decided to give the kids their own tree. While I love our real tree, there are also limitations with decorating since the branches flex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eaaTjlZ-s1aFxQaiX7mg2sS5I7Uub8gp6wxh09_AlohyphenhyphenV3TqgqeHouT218gzZ2A173OMXhFe8d5HNqP6N3BnWa4oVfDbab1M1Ap_gBl-9E6JA36797F45smayyOFlWtdGezGSaLPtHCS5Zc7jEkvwlAoRlbTeBY29H-CBt3T5PgR2e82Ln7eQV15rCI/s4032/IMG_6678.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eaaTjlZ-s1aFxQaiX7mg2sS5I7Uub8gp6wxh09_AlohyphenhyphenV3TqgqeHouT218gzZ2A173OMXhFe8d5HNqP6N3BnWa4oVfDbab1M1Ap_gBl-9E6JA36797F45smayyOFlWtdGezGSaLPtHCS5Zc7jEkvwlAoRlbTeBY29H-CBt3T5PgR2e82Ln7eQV15rCI/w300-h400/IMG_6678.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvUdvncGz25Y_3ID38vHQp3FDaO7Hu5x_cOYz82liH4sLxMtnwElbgj_iV2Y8M5hXV4pGmozKMyzRVgEBo9aC8dE1myRIf5akAeL18rIH4tMpZOuirjgxghdqAXtxIv3OB3Qv3aEd4SrEDrO8hC5acsL2hBi_qm_XEK5jlx9HFOs6LGzc8FwxsPJXGwE/s5712/IMG_6686.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvUdvncGz25Y_3ID38vHQp3FDaO7Hu5x_cOYz82liH4sLxMtnwElbgj_iV2Y8M5hXV4pGmozKMyzRVgEBo9aC8dE1myRIf5akAeL18rIH4tMpZOuirjgxghdqAXtxIv3OB3Qv3aEd4SrEDrO8hC5acsL2hBi_qm_XEK5jlx9HFOs6LGzc8FwxsPJXGwE/w300-h400/IMG_6686.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parker's enthusiasm continued with our Christmas village.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIgq6zd6EPNYyUz_7og863DB5PnC1LxssWWswfnAME6WIBDZPjaZHQK_BcwgSw3oVDtydfbIaUHioWQpoXRLtMzCoC_Fra2MOoBU62pUkEBzu1lN7nUt4yGFXLW7MJqzzsOwK_KhNQl8rAaGk79IpCn133TXOU3NgIuGpIjbCEIp0XGSFAs8FapHLcVE/s4032/IMG_1585.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIgq6zd6EPNYyUz_7og863DB5PnC1LxssWWswfnAME6WIBDZPjaZHQK_BcwgSw3oVDtydfbIaUHioWQpoXRLtMzCoC_Fra2MOoBU62pUkEBzu1lN7nUt4yGFXLW7MJqzzsOwK_KhNQl8rAaGk79IpCn133TXOU3NgIuGpIjbCEIp0XGSFAs8FapHLcVE/w400-h300/IMG_1585.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It ended up being a little bigger than I expected and took up the whole space between our couch and the wall. Esme helped hang ornaments to finish it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxrFKCyKLmLbSu4jUQX0dOARkiUaz9-g2Lzijq4EBtdjQ6Cfbr2r-n8vsOrvF6-6yjj9APtf7lwv61ds0FLvW_rXzdq9M46KAQuxXjWls-mzOfVnc6tsvtVD7Seq_Yi0BC-B4IBnYhVlhMmvF8nj3l5DehcHRJ5z6bRzAbZz6SWMBSNNTVTMFNchw_j8/s5712/IMG_6677.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxrFKCyKLmLbSu4jUQX0dOARkiUaz9-g2Lzijq4EBtdjQ6Cfbr2r-n8vsOrvF6-6yjj9APtf7lwv61ds0FLvW_rXzdq9M46KAQuxXjWls-mzOfVnc6tsvtVD7Seq_Yi0BC-B4IBnYhVlhMmvF8nj3l5DehcHRJ5z6bRzAbZz6SWMBSNNTVTMFNchw_j8/w300-h400/IMG_6677.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRJ3ub291zvUhX8seko9z_lIS2lI-Hh-ZOPLOc9ztA0zQw9cHq4ZMIWa4GOkVoREIg4fwvnhp6pTqvDXz0kpj3ZSMA-GwQT-IQYBTTwdLGPhtU5m6WM43quZb706GYZNSD-RIjf18gFqOndOdoBss5lNxJoosTWgxc3qdB-FQYbx7OU7lSru282WBUMk/s5712/IMG_6688.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRJ3ub291zvUhX8seko9z_lIS2lI-Hh-ZOPLOc9ztA0zQw9cHq4ZMIWa4GOkVoREIg4fwvnhp6pTqvDXz0kpj3ZSMA-GwQT-IQYBTTwdLGPhtU5m6WM43quZb706GYZNSD-RIjf18gFqOndOdoBss5lNxJoosTWgxc3qdB-FQYbx7OU7lSru282WBUMk/w300-h400/IMG_6688.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to a great Christmas season.</div><p></p>Lesa Herrmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03195538960828581317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3344624924748319295.post-42838726805487340902023-11-24T22:31:00.042-06:002023-12-22T16:26:07.011-06:00Beyond 100 Parks #122 - Reserve Park - Plymouth, MN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was nice enough today to get out to a park. Esme's new friend, Tuna, joined us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMyjgv1esl6rL9ZjyAiRWh5m5tWxhY7s9WnhlRxBQjj4kVzTb_QVPg0MFCoIzucDEf0tw-Z0zopKcIlD5yXk7wPuhAt0Je5K25WJGaeLPi3J3SqUNS9nClM6cwjR5uICGabOpwcgGbfvT12_9m9n2scQDVH2QXIzUHDY0a7r8HPPxhovsqI4zszidL0Y/s4717/IMG_6643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3538" data-original-width="4717" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMyjgv1esl6rL9ZjyAiRWh5m5tWxhY7s9WnhlRxBQjj4kVzTb_QVPg0MFCoIzucDEf0tw-Z0zopKcIlD5yXk7wPuhAt0Je5K25WJGaeLPi3J3SqUNS9nClM6cwjR5uICGabOpwcgGbfvT12_9m9n2scQDVH2QXIzUHDY0a7r8HPPxhovsqI4zszidL0Y/w400-h300/IMG_6643.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Key Features</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILvf_2t4zPbIhjW8aho9NppFNLouW3hdSJJgfNt7YPwfYC4s0RUSN4Wikqxwvhyphenhyphen2m6rTxKDpHekU7O3f4gN7cKy5OxaBfwRmZAOqXWplwWIYMwCPOa5krNr_9Rnb_R3xW_hWmxcWb2L3egpPdgR6dvvPAOGyLtilrO8v0sL06uO70cUNnObCtrror6EI/s5157/IMG_6647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="5157" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILvf_2t4zPbIhjW8aho9NppFNLouW3hdSJJgfNt7YPwfYC4s0RUSN4Wikqxwvhyphenhyphen2m6rTxKDpHekU7O3f4gN7cKy5OxaBfwRmZAOqXWplwWIYMwCPOa5krNr_9Rnb_R3xW_hWmxcWb2L3egpPdgR6dvvPAOGyLtilrO8v0sL06uO70cUNnObCtrror6EI/w640-h174/IMG_6647.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This park had hanging swings all around the perimeter, which was a fun addition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnqeMbchtjOw9xATRKFtLE54wvoS2Rj46h5cYvww6luI21AU1BiAJoU0e8RBCI7ktGKxmwzmV1DeDvnErwXoOUhJYIyQ7z78YQBM0cr4KPfFXYbG4HuZsSAguYXd4nb740eO8i4-HjDQP0jZ0IG6FuOX6OTHplGhF3G6Lf3Cfp0h9OP0LqoGvwd8vZU8/s5712/IMG_6645.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnqeMbchtjOw9xATRKFtLE54wvoS2Rj46h5cYvww6luI21AU1BiAJoU0e8RBCI7ktGKxmwzmV1DeDvnErwXoOUhJYIyQ7z78YQBM0cr4KPfFXYbG4HuZsSAguYXd4nb740eO8i4-HjDQP0jZ0IG6FuOX6OTHplGhF3G6Lf3Cfp0h9OP0LqoGvwd8vZU8/w400-h300/IMG_6645.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuupTh4Qg6U3v9dFGbQ6qePpumcYh5gYcQ365pnsekriGPFa9tkPwxAyn8BFQSNdNnRZkhEOXLVfzouDx0y24yaFvVlXN_tv2WedGwtdowSij9U1QwGR1XzmlAWMDIpvghbne_rkJNJTMKgD0XApX9mhmEthJwSmHcwVDah9ZNwg3jfoo9CBPbDMwekE/s5712/IMG_6649.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuupTh4Qg6U3v9dFGbQ6qePpumcYh5gYcQ365pnsekriGPFa9tkPwxAyn8BFQSNdNnRZkhEOXLVfzouDx0y24yaFvVlXN_tv2WedGwtdowSij9U1QwGR1XzmlAWMDIpvghbne_rkJNJTMKgD0XApX9mhmEthJwSmHcwVDah9ZNwg3jfoo9CBPbDMwekE/w400-h300/IMG_6649.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This spring swing was a new feature for us to see at a park. There was alos a springy beam which we've seen one other time at <a href="https://growingandsewinglesa.blogspot.com/2021/08/journey-to-100-parks-96-parkers-lake.html">Parkers Lake</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvfEmMnYdfGa265zcdARaxSwseL0MREEFAZLkHf70msqzOPMw7Bky89e4nDzbH_NwDkpp3Qvnf_RaNKWbuGXBambn4seKYOyBZ6ydL9ZpEiG8ZBCGw1U7iSI4rt6m-XwrpGTfo_ISPbslSvRdSnuTI2lmjF6tzigXZyQEg-7Km1_SJB4sbQRYk0PFy44/s4624/IMG_6652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvfEmMnYdfGa265zcdARaxSwseL0MREEFAZLkHf70msqzOPMw7Bky89e4nDzbH_NwDkpp3Qvnf_RaNKWbuGXBambn4seKYOyBZ6ydL9ZpEiG8ZBCGw1U7iSI4rt6m-XwrpGTfo_ISPbslSvRdSnuTI2lmjF6tzigXZyQEg-7Km1_SJB4sbQRYk0PFy44/w300-h400/IMG_6652.jpeg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5fsICHYLlqBUqimxuBAXQGNdl-010_Pn4efEg1b0_4dniG75VCT7dUIGCEjQzggK7pxIToyvBRhwk20xbU3xrlYpPXUlf6EWEoGrJv29kDzH6fBZ4KP6c_3rSkao6JkiF71eszQ2YmNqtSsFA1Dmde_81A2is8JANqtgwX15B6-nGEvJ1WmEt4xCLkY/s5712/IMG_6664.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This was one of the oldest parks we've been to with rope climbers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrrFa9-urwTExJilZE2LbuvevUR96sw3mbjWmXoVj50iS1LCgoW-0MXrV_4SamnL3BbqsUf-eUGfQ-gSqAyZ3Z_nnrRfWln9tPNCJW9vjDSHeAgqc5jcRlptI9t3X30Qsppi2UbG4gGuXZNV_9TiNKZpQkUxh2XjRVwjB7e_JuawAo_LKSy53JQVQ4rw/s5712/IMG_6660.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrrFa9-urwTExJilZE2LbuvevUR96sw3mbjWmXoVj50iS1LCgoW-0MXrV_4SamnL3BbqsUf-eUGfQ-gSqAyZ3Z_nnrRfWln9tPNCJW9vjDSHeAgqc5jcRlptI9t3X30Qsppi2UbG4gGuXZNV_9TiNKZpQkUxh2XjRVwjB7e_JuawAo_LKSy53JQVQ4rw/w400-h300/IMG_6660.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esme has become a bit of a tire swing expert and enjoys pushing people on it at school. We don't see many public parks with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw2IVbhbAj06ZoCUqZWqjeLvi3srTS1k3QS6gMFNNN44WGTBtkxUAxCCJRhhvsaQiuV14_iwMVn-mNqcN2ZwTE94r7cKCqXAdoDg1rZ0_Y6rcxxC9JweTTcjluElpiCWJPvSEt8GsoyiTi8-QjglYl3ZwHaqR0TDZ1XDXBm-LfSqlNnW_x6sHTLicCLY/s5712/IMG_6663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw2IVbhbAj06ZoCUqZWqjeLvi3srTS1k3QS6gMFNNN44WGTBtkxUAxCCJRhhvsaQiuV14_iwMVn-mNqcN2ZwTE94r7cKCqXAdoDg1rZ0_Y6rcxxC9JweTTcjluElpiCWJPvSEt8GsoyiTi8-QjglYl3ZwHaqR0TDZ1XDXBm-LfSqlNnW_x6sHTLicCLY/w400-h300/IMG_6663.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a video of her pushing Parker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IpsEzcEaxcM" width="320" youtube-src-id="IpsEzcEaxcM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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