tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46051021137690349202012-02-16T19:17:27.146-08:00Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-14333167493960685582011-10-18T16:29:00.000-07:002011-10-18T16:29:10.768-07:00We went to Pinnacles with Jason and Kellie. It was nice weather the whole time (it didn't start sprinkling until we were driving home). We even dyed Easter eggs and had a little egg hunt on Easter morning with Annika. The park is beautiful and has some great trails and talus caves.<br /><br />Here is the hobo campfire and hobo tea that Jason made for us the first night:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpL3_Boh1Xs/Tp4K98e5mGI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/uHySeEjzqGM/s1600/hobo%2Bfire.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpL3_Boh1Xs/Tp4K98e5mGI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/uHySeEjzqGM/s320/hobo%2Bfire.JPG" /></a></div><br />Hiking:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIjrLOiu9qs/Tp4LKIhJ4RI/AAAAAAAAA4c/nxx09z0M7Mc/s1600/Falling%2Brock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIjrLOiu9qs/Tp4LKIhJ4RI/AAAAAAAAA4c/nxx09z0M7Mc/s320/Falling%2Brock.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZM13hfrtXQ/Tp4LKYNt5vI/AAAAAAAAA4o/m-7omI08xos/s1600/Jason%2Bon%2Ba%2Brock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZM13hfrtXQ/Tp4LKYNt5vI/AAAAAAAAA4o/m-7omI08xos/s320/Jason%2Bon%2Ba%2Brock.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3VrBkXFBwDQ/Tp4LK1mUtkI/AAAAAAAAA40/jABKeP_te9w/s1600/lake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3VrBkXFBwDQ/Tp4LK1mUtkI/AAAAAAAAA40/jABKeP_te9w/s320/lake.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_vqXGLixIo/Tp4LLHUs-QI/AAAAAAAAA5A/gXVTS0AS3-U/s1600/Annika%2Bat%2Bthe%2Blake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r_vqXGLixIo/Tp4LLHUs-QI/AAAAAAAAA5A/gXVTS0AS3-U/s320/Annika%2Bat%2Bthe%2Blake.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zIkicDWIQO0/Tp4LLt3YGKI/AAAAAAAAA5M/MBno6s1e95w/s1600/Mara%2Band%2BAnnika%2Bon%2Ba%2Brock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zIkicDWIQO0/Tp4LLt3YGKI/AAAAAAAAA5M/MBno6s1e95w/s320/Mara%2Band%2BAnnika%2Bon%2Ba%2Brock.JPG" /></a></div><br />More photos of our hike:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KPP8tjHhnos/Tp4LXaG3ikI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/pE8444z-OcM/s1600/annika%2Band%2Bbridge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KPP8tjHhnos/Tp4LXaG3ikI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/pE8444z-OcM/s320/annika%2Band%2Bbridge.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2N7puceqGU4/Tp4LXicdcMI/AAAAAAAAA5k/1eraXYUX4rY/s1600/Kellie%2Bmara%2Band%2Bannika%2Bhiking.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2N7puceqGU4/Tp4LXicdcMI/AAAAAAAAA5k/1eraXYUX4rY/s320/Kellie%2Bmara%2Band%2Bannika%2Bhiking.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XgOzFbHPimw/Tp4LX5SDvtI/AAAAAAAAA5s/J3gehAPricU/s1600/Vista.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XgOzFbHPimw/Tp4LX5SDvtI/AAAAAAAAA5s/J3gehAPricU/s320/Vista.JPG" /></a></div><br />Easter morning:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ITypH-LmuAc/Tp4LvPAu1VI/AAAAAAAAA6s/IVIFKZNAMvQ/s1600/dying%2Beggs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ITypH-LmuAc/Tp4LvPAu1VI/AAAAAAAAA6s/IVIFKZNAMvQ/s320/dying%2Beggs.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F0asNSNf5AM/Tp4LvWRi58I/AAAAAAAAA64/4ZXxCsXGZcQ/s1600/easter%2Begg%2Bhunt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F0asNSNf5AM/Tp4LvWRi58I/AAAAAAAAA64/4ZXxCsXGZcQ/s320/easter%2Begg%2Bhunt.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vV4RjG1pLJI/Tp4Lvy14acI/AAAAAAAAA7E/39hyeg28dto/s1600/easter%2Bmorning%2Breading%2Bbook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vV4RjG1pLJI/Tp4Lvy14acI/AAAAAAAAA7E/39hyeg28dto/s320/easter%2Bmorning%2Breading%2Bbook.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc7Sr4tWKOk/Tp4LwHZMrKI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/QthcjEGdeJc/s1600/easter%2Bbooty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc7Sr4tWKOk/Tp4LwHZMrKI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/QthcjEGdeJc/s320/easter%2Bbooty.JPG" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1433316749396068558?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-19185125852679009692011-10-17T20:16:00.001-07:002011-10-17T20:16:56.513-07:00<p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mKaAqEMt4HE/Tpzvm1szWeI/AAAAAAAAA2s/YUcXpBlG_Eo/IMG_20110529_105008.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mKaAqEMt4HE/Tpzvm1szWeI/AAAAAAAAA2s/YUcXpBlG_Eo/s400/IMG_20110529_105008.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DeYXntrnVtQ/TpzvoBypMxI/AAAAAAAAA20/jtRPsHdvcrk/IMG_20110529_105004.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DeYXntrnVtQ/TpzvoBypMxI/AAAAAAAAA20/jtRPsHdvcrk/s400/IMG_20110529_105004.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o_dRCMcmj4M/TpzvpiP_YHI/AAAAAAAAA28/_sswKcZHav8/IMG_20110529_104956.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o_dRCMcmj4M/TpzvpiP_YHI/AAAAAAAAA28/_sswKcZHav8/s400/IMG_20110529_104956.jpg' /></a></p>We went strawberry picking with Kellie, Christine. And Paul. The farm was right on the ocean with gorgeous views and there were lots of berries. Both Annika and Paul were really good at picking berries!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1918512585267900969?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-46652389446030243312011-10-17T20:09:00.001-07:002011-10-17T20:09:47.065-07:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qCLRQJMVzrU/Tpzt-PT9jqI/AAAAAAAAA2c/ucfe5KiADKg/IMG_20110519_074904.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qCLRQJMVzrU/Tpzt-PT9jqI/AAAAAAAAA2c/ucfe5KiADKg/s400/IMG_20110519_074904.jpg' /></a></p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4665238944603024331?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-45045907271786142572011-10-16T06:41:00.001-07:002011-10-16T06:42:00.349-07:00<p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xs4IbBgD07I/Tpre0voIQSI/AAAAAAAAA10/6UxF7CxqSFE/2011-04-16%25252016.15.45.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xs4IbBgD07I/Tpre0voIQSI/AAAAAAAAA10/6UxF7CxqSFE/s400/2011-04-16%25252016.15.45.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yjk_5SbUr3Q/Tpre1wTxvWI/AAAAAAAAA18/11Zy1fbbjL4/2011-04-16%25252015.25.19.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yjk_5SbUr3Q/Tpre1wTxvWI/AAAAAAAAA18/11Zy1fbbjL4/s400/2011-04-16%25252015.25.19.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DtX-93ItqJ8/Tpre3IZPxQI/AAAAAAAAA2E/0oQsVftt-Mo/2011-04-16%25252015.12.04.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DtX-93ItqJ8/Tpre3IZPxQI/AAAAAAAAA2E/0oQsVftt-Mo/s400/2011-04-16%25252015.12.04.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p9oYccJOSzY/Tpre413UJbI/AAAAAAAAA2M/o446P51gIZ0/2011-04-16%25252015.29.34.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p9oYccJOSzY/Tpre413UJbI/AAAAAAAAA2M/o446P51gIZ0/s400/2011-04-16%25252015.29.34.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oP1NFdQnKl4/Tpre78Ev8dI/AAAAAAAAA2U/-kzyQwY3iL4/2011-04-16%25252016.30.44.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oP1NFdQnKl4/Tpre78Ev8dI/AAAAAAAAA2U/-kzyQwY3iL4/s400/2011-04-16%25252016.30.44.jpg' /></a></p>Kellie and Jason made camping reservations at Kirby Cove, which is at the base of the Golden Gate bridge. It was a surprisingly warm day, so Annika and I met them there to spend the afternoon at the beach. They said the foghorns were really loud at night, but otherwise a great camping site.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4504590727178614257?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-14075603224085391992011-04-10T18:57:00.001-07:002011-04-10T18:57:03.522-07:00<p><object width='425' height='355'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/afUzy5JONog&rel=1'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/afUzy5JONog&rel=1' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='355'></embed></object></p>Aunt Yuki gave Annika a video of Anpanman and Annika loves to dance with the characters. She tries to imitate them--it's very fun to watch.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1407560322408539199?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-24093384501349827152011-04-09T12:20:00.001-07:002011-04-09T12:20:33.867-07:00<p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxbGTc86I/AAAAAAAAA1U/53Sh5f_jD30/2011-04-09%2010.21.49.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxbGTc86I/AAAAAAAAA1U/53Sh5f_jD30/s400/2011-04-09%2010.21.49.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxdPynLFI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/Zz-5UCcqxpM/2011-04-09%2010.35.31.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxdPynLFI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/Zz-5UCcqxpM/s400/2011-04-09%2010.35.31.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxeU5QoTI/AAAAAAAAA1c/kElGiEcKwn8/2011-04-09%2010.50.51.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxeU5QoTI/AAAAAAAAA1c/kElGiEcKwn8/s400/2011-04-09%2010.50.51.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxfXTdk0I/AAAAAAAAA1g/Rsj5S-8V3o8/2011-04-09%2011.26.41.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxfXTdk0I/AAAAAAAAA1g/Rsj5S-8V3o8/s400/2011-04-09%2011.26.41.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxgDoUMkI/AAAAAAAAA1k/pyg-AO617F8/2011-04-09%2011.28.28.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TaCxgDoUMkI/AAAAAAAAA1k/pyg-AO617F8/s400/2011-04-09%2011.28.28.jpg' /></a></p>Kellie and I took Annika to the Alameda Easter Egg Scramble today. They had photos with the Easter bunny (Annika was too scared, though), crafts, games and a hunt.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2409338450134982715?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-16841172300866442832011-03-31T09:57:00.001-07:002011-03-31T09:57:24.843-07:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZSyaJxLYZI/AAAAAAAAA1I/wSHeiL-KODU/2011-03-31%2009.48.42.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZSyaJxLYZI/AAAAAAAAA1I/wSHeiL-KODU/s400/2011-03-31%2009.48.42.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZSybVa_aCI/AAAAAAAAA1M/hfBLFk4CUJY/2011-03-31%2009.49.57.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZSybVa_aCI/AAAAAAAAA1M/hfBLFk4CUJY/s400/2011-03-31%2009.49.57.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZSycvCaJ7I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/86uoQpxIY6E/2011-03-31%2009.50.09.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZSycvCaJ7I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/86uoQpxIY6E/s400/2011-03-31%2009.50.09.jpg' /></a></p>Aunt Yuki let Annika play with her makeup.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1684117230086644283?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-4281432002048089042011-03-30T22:25:00.001-07:002011-03-30T22:25:40.166-07:00<p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQPei94LI/AAAAAAAAA0g/fYGTjqnrS1Y/2011-03-30%2014.40.58.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQPei94LI/AAAAAAAAA0g/fYGTjqnrS1Y/s400/2011-03-30%2014.40.58.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQRH1fzJI/AAAAAAAAA0k/dSQUzd8ZsbY/2011-03-30%2014.43.41.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQRH1fzJI/AAAAAAAAA0k/dSQUzd8ZsbY/s400/2011-03-30%2014.43.41.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQSM6K-ZI/AAAAAAAAA0o/oxw2-7vEW4g/2011-03-30%2014.42.00.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQSM6K-ZI/AAAAAAAAA0o/oxw2-7vEW4g/s400/2011-03-30%2014.42.00.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQTg_9mMI/AAAAAAAAA0s/X9mCsAKhRJk/2011-03-30%2015.09.48.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQTg_9mMI/AAAAAAAAA0s/X9mCsAKhRJk/s400/2011-03-30%2015.09.48.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQUcpQreI/AAAAAAAAA0w/sjdBDs1Ux3o/2011-03-30%2015.44.53.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQQUcpQreI/AAAAAAAAA0w/sjdBDs1Ux3o/s400/2011-03-30%2015.44.53.jpg' /></a></p>Mom, Tom, Yuki, Annika and I went to the botanical gardens at Lake Merritt. In the Japanese garden there was a heron that didn't seem to be afraid of people.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-428143200204808904?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-63658439625338790342011-03-30T22:16:00.001-07:002011-03-30T22:16:51.173-07:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQONwMMdvI/AAAAAAAAA0U/NimiOmSX0kU/2011-03-24%2015.56.08.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQONwMMdvI/AAAAAAAAA0U/NimiOmSX0kU/s400/2011-03-24%2015.56.08.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQOOxZs1pI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/W5QRZWesopM/2011-03-24%2016.27.24.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQOOxZs1pI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/W5QRZWesopM/s400/2011-03-24%2016.27.24.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQOQEjNsvI/AAAAAAAAA0c/tkuVbMwcBgc/2011-03-24%2017.45.28.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TZQOQEjNsvI/AAAAAAAAA0c/tkuVbMwcBgc/s400/2011-03-24%2017.45.28.jpg' /></a></p>The first week mom was in town it rained non-stop and we all started going stir crazy. To get out of the house we went to IKEA and let Annika try out all the couches and play with all of their drawers. She also got a frozen yogurt at the end.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-6365843962533879034?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-55113262239251398542011-03-23T23:13:00.001-07:002011-03-23T23:13:59.155-07:00<p><object width='425' height='355'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/3LXinqyaogw&rel=1'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/3LXinqyaogw&rel=1' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='355'></embed></object></p><p><object width='425' height='355'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/X8RctT-Kb98&rel=1'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/X8RctT-Kb98&rel=1' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='355'></embed></object></p>Annika loves taking Homer for walks and I thinks it's because she gets to boss him around. In the second video you can see Anni doing her little jumps.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5511326223925139854?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-79147784623686092712011-03-20T21:08:00.001-07:002011-03-20T21:08:42.610-07:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbPQNa5rFI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ZtJC2RG3hyA/2011-03-20%2012.56.04.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbPQNa5rFI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ZtJC2RG3hyA/s400/2011-03-20%2012.56.04.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbPRfjMBjI/AAAAAAAAA0M/yTiTHutoAbg/2011-03-20%2012.57.54.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbPRfjMBjI/AAAAAAAAA0M/yTiTHutoAbg/s400/2011-03-20%2012.57.54.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbPSWdKNZI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/aIN-SvJBfkk/2011-03-20%2014.01.49.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbPSWdKNZI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/aIN-SvJBfkk/s400/2011-03-20%2014.01.49.jpg' /></a></p>Mom surprised us with a visit this weekend because her friend Jan offered her a ride down here. Annika got to hold the leash for Homer and also played with all the dogs at the small dog park. The red sweater is one that Aunt Bev made.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7914778462368609271?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-89511267262915591552011-03-20T21:01:00.001-07:002011-03-20T21:01:09.307-07:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbNeHvFhlI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ZY-U-snEnGs/2011-03-12%2008.54.43.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbNeHvFhlI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ZY-U-snEnGs/s400/2011-03-12%2008.54.43.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbNfWjaziI/AAAAAAAAA0A/mTtuobyqA94/2011-03-12%2010.00.45.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbNfWjaziI/AAAAAAAAA0A/mTtuobyqA94/s400/2011-03-12%2010.00.45.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbNg-gWAyI/AAAAAAAAA0E/9J6JnxFYl5k/2011-03-12%2010.41.03.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TYbNg-gWAyI/AAAAAAAAA0E/9J6JnxFYl5k/s400/2011-03-12%2010.41.03.jpg' /></a></p>Last weekend I did a 5K at Lake Merritt and Kellie and Annika were there to cheer me on. It was a gorgeous day and I was so happy that I was able to run the whole route.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8951126726291559155?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-49426215739277415922011-03-04T21:50:00.001-08:002011-03-05T08:38:16.009-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TXHPEk5O2bI/AAAAAAAAAz0/94EMJOZzCoc/2011-03-04%2018.35.06.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TXHPEk5O2bI/AAAAAAAAAz0/94EMJOZzCoc/s400/2011-03-04%2018.35.06.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TXHPFbVSRhI/AAAAAAAAAz4/M1SfRcXBzpI/2011-03-04%2018.25.54.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TXHPFbVSRhI/AAAAAAAAAz4/M1SfRcXBzpI/s400/2011-03-04%2018.25.54.jpg' /></a></p><p><object width='425' height='355'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/QFoUNaCTIEM&rel=1'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/QFoUNaCTIEM&rel=1' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='355'></embed></object></p>On Friday nights the <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/">de Young Museum</a> in Golden Gate Park has <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/calendar/category/89">free events</a> from 6-8:45pm. Tonight Kellie and I decided to skip the gym (I know, twist our arms!) and went to the museum. They have an exhibit right now of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmec">Olmec</a> heads from Mexico so the theme of the evening was sort of Latin America indigenous culture (sort of). They had an art project area set up for children where the kids decorated a strip of paper with jewels, feathers, pipecleaners, and then made them into headdresses. Annika got really into decorating with the jewels! <br /><br />There was also live music from several different groups and dancers. One group was drummers with dancers (wearing headdresses), later there was a capoeira group who performed, and the last band played salsa music. Annika found a couple dance partners among the group of toddlers who were getting into the music. <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4942621573927741592?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-17423041478187875722011-02-27T14:44:00.001-08:002011-02-27T14:44:41.806-08:00<p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrT02wnWhI/AAAAAAAAAzs/ts_z4cp6rI8/2011-02-27%2013.16.11.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrT02wnWhI/AAAAAAAAAzs/ts_z4cp6rI8/s400/2011-02-27%2013.16.11.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrT2BR2kbI/AAAAAAAAAzw/3Qaiss0wmLc/2011-02-27%2013.16.03.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrT2BR2kbI/AAAAAAAAAzw/3Qaiss0wmLc/s400/2011-02-27%2013.16.03.jpg' /></a></p>Annika has a friend named Paul. They are very close in age (about a two week difference) and they like playing together. I work with Paul's mom, Christine, and we do Weight Watchers and the gym together. Today we took Paul and Annika to the park for a little picnic. Both Paul and Annika like the sandbox and they did a pretty good job of sharing.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1742304147818787572?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-38917961904979352302011-02-27T14:38:00.001-08:002011-02-27T14:38:34.398-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrSYs2_8RI/AAAAAAAAAzc/yMJpbf0xzZg/2011-02-19%2015.40.51.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrSYs2_8RI/AAAAAAAAAzc/yMJpbf0xzZg/s400/2011-02-19%2015.40.51.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrSaPVCXpI/AAAAAAAAAzg/rqxjrtdYQmc/2011-02-19%2015.40.32.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrSaPVCXpI/AAAAAAAAAzg/rqxjrtdYQmc/s400/2011-02-19%2015.40.32.jpg' /></a></p>This time Annika used her fingers more than the brush!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-3891796190497935230?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-56987506846781290702011-02-27T14:36:00.001-08:002011-02-27T14:36:26.544-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrR6AateVI/AAAAAAAAAzY/zsU0fUe5igk/2011-02-18%2016.13.47.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TWrR6AateVI/AAAAAAAAAzY/zsU0fUe5igk/s400/2011-02-18%2016.13.47.jpg' /></a></p>Kellie, Konami, Haydee and I went to Stitches West in San Jose. It's a huge expo of various yarn sellers, pattern makers, and other knitting/crochet stuff. It's a little overwhelming, but lots of fun.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5698750684678129070?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-16653661933110690642011-02-14T20:12:00.001-08:002011-02-14T20:12:06.221-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVn9EV3pfyI/AAAAAAAAAzU/h_7ZF4aF-y8/2011-02-14%2019.30.05.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVn9EV3pfyI/AAAAAAAAAzU/h_7ZF4aF-y8/s400/2011-02-14%2019.30.05.jpg' /></a></p>Kellie had Annika and me over for dinner tonight. She got Vietnamese sandwiches for us and then Annika got to play with the cats (Peanut and Kitty). It was a very nice way to spend the evening!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1665366193311069064?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-19122344253286957082011-02-12T16:38:00.001-08:002011-02-12T16:38:46.805-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVcoFcOJnZI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/CLW5JMdxv00/2011-02-12%2016.37.29.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVcoFcOJnZI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/CLW5JMdxv00/s400/2011-02-12%2016.37.29.jpg' /></a></p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1912234425328695708?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-41495084465366110502011-02-12T12:29:00.001-08:002011-02-12T12:29:17.919-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtjwEMI_I/AAAAAAAAAzA/sHV4gqL-IYM/2011-02-12%2010.42.53.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtjwEMI_I/AAAAAAAAAzA/sHV4gqL-IYM/s400/2011-02-12%2010.42.53.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtlPU4IPI/AAAAAAAAAzE/DiLcxoTRpZE/2011-02-12%2010.51.55.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtlPU4IPI/AAAAAAAAAzE/DiLcxoTRpZE/s400/2011-02-12%2010.51.55.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtmGeg5tI/AAAAAAAAAzI/ahXn8eZfLTY/2011-02-12%2011.44.37.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtmGeg5tI/AAAAAAAAAzI/ahXn8eZfLTY/s400/2011-02-12%2011.44.37.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtnNaAv1I/AAAAAAAAAzM/kaFjcZhEUl0/2011-02-12%2011.45.03.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TVbtnNaAv1I/AAAAAAAAAzM/kaFjcZhEUl0/s400/2011-02-12%2011.45.03.jpg' /></a></p>Annika and I like to go to story time at the library on Saturday mornings. Normally we walk, but today we decided to take the bus. It only took about ten minutes each way which was the perfect amount for Annika's attention span. <br/> <br/> We met a man who used to go to Neptune Beach when he was a child. This was really interesting because it closed about 60 years ago and in its prime it was comparable to Coney Island--there were rollercoasters, an Olympic-sized pool, dancing hall, arcades, and lots of other stuff. In fact the man we met told us there even used to be caged animals like monkeys. All of this used to be located aat today's Crab Cove--about five blocks from where Annika and I live.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4149508446536611050?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-54860416850701403362011-02-05T19:01:00.001-08:002011-02-05T19:05:15.568-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4PGMdRVfI/AAAAAAAAAyo/Bl1ggKqNNMA/2011-02-05%2014.47.21.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4PGMdRVfI/AAAAAAAAAyo/Bl1ggKqNNMA/s400/2011-02-05%2014.47.21.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4PHT0FtlI/AAAAAAAAAys/IOQlIEBB7PY/2011-02-05%2014.48.39.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4PHT0FtlI/AAAAAAAAAys/IOQlIEBB7PY/s400/2011-02-05%2014.48.39.jpg' /></a></p>Just a couple of pictures with the cows.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5486041685070140336?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-57488168015398958332011-02-05T18:15:00.001-08:002011-02-05T19:04:20.070-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4ELqS7p6I/AAAAAAAAAyY/HsAcobGVSuM/2011-02-05%2015.50.26.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4ELqS7p6I/AAAAAAAAAyY/HsAcobGVSuM/s400/2011-02-05%2015.50.26.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4EMnuvdiI/AAAAAAAAAyc/enHAQOvOsCY/2011-02-05%2015.49.14.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4EMnuvdiI/AAAAAAAAAyc/enHAQOvOsCY/s400/2011-02-05%2015.49.14.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4ENaePyXI/AAAAAAAAAyg/49SmBIp68Es/2011-02-05%2015.11.51.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TU4ENaePyXI/AAAAAAAAAyg/49SmBIp68Es/s400/2011-02-05%2015.11.51.jpg' /></a></p><br />Today Kellie organized a picnic to Tilden Park in Berkeley. We saw the farm animals and the carousel and next time we'll do a ride on the steam engine.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5748816801539895833?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-55904699855131405612011-02-03T10:35:00.001-08:002011-02-03T10:35:21.815-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TUr1ZQaCtYI/AAAAAAAAAyU/yJkfQabM0wg/2011-02-03%2009.07.15.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TUr1ZQaCtYI/AAAAAAAAAyU/yJkfQabM0wg/s400/2011-02-03%2009.07.15.jpg' /></a></p>Some of the women I work with are Mayans from Guatemala. Many of these women use rebozos (a type of sling) to carry their babies on their backs or in front. One of the women showed me how to put Annika in the rebozo on my back. I used some fabric that I had bought a while ago.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5590469985513140561?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-25044763388033684822011-01-29T16:46:00.001-08:002011-01-29T16:46:21.259-08:00<p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TUS01oySzDI/AAAAAAAAAyA/MV27EHUICmY/2011-01-29%2016.42.56.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TUS01oySzDI/AAAAAAAAAyA/MV27EHUICmY/s400/2011-01-29%2016.42.56.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TUS02lVuLKI/AAAAAAAAAyE/Cj1jzAxAZSs/2011-01-29%2016.42.43.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TUS02lVuLKI/AAAAAAAAAyE/Cj1jzAxAZSs/s400/2011-01-29%2016.42.43.jpg' /></a></p>Today is a cruddy day outside so Annika and I stayed inside and did some art.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2504476338803368482?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-27659473954185354032011-01-23T14:20:00.001-08:002011-01-23T14:20:26.962-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTypfkI7mzI/AAAAAAAAAx0/1ke-n1UHWAg/2011-01-23%2013.55.50.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTypfkI7mzI/AAAAAAAAAx0/1ke-n1UHWAg/s400/2011-01-23%2013.55.50.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTypj9HMLVI/AAAAAAAAAx4/cdMaYyEFpqU/2011-01-23%2013.54.11.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTypj9HMLVI/AAAAAAAAAx4/cdMaYyEFpqU/s400/2011-01-23%2013.54.11.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTyppuItvAI/AAAAAAAAAx8/Mqb7ldQD5Hk/2011-01-23%2013.31.25.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTyppuItvAI/AAAAAAAAAx8/Mqb7ldQD5Hk/s400/2011-01-23%2013.31.25.jpg' /></a></p>Annika and I are at Lake Merritt enjoying the sunshine. She got to feed the ducks and play on the toys.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2765947395418535403?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-41489840795302522032011-01-20T11:13:00.001-08:002011-01-20T11:13:41.403-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTiJYbbo11I/AAAAAAAAAxw/uNnPs70PQaA/2011-01-20%2009.07.36.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTiJYbbo11I/AAAAAAAAAxw/uNnPs70PQaA/s400/2011-01-20%2009.07.36.jpg' /></a></p>Last night there was a fire in one of the cottages in our complex. Thankfully it was vacant and no one was hurt. <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4148984079530252203?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-25533687115051136462011-01-20T08:44:00.001-08:002011-01-20T08:44:27.237-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TThmaDglQOI/AAAAAAAAAxs/j0Fz7VCFy1Y/2011-01-20%2008.41.06.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TThmaDglQOI/AAAAAAAAAxs/j0Fz7VCFy1Y/s400/2011-01-20%2008.41.06.jpg' /></a></p>On Thursdays Julian spends the day with Annika while I work. This morning they are making pancakes together.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2553368711505113646?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-23626593767485866912011-01-17T16:27:00.001-08:002011-01-17T19:09:11.806-08:00Doggy Kitty mommy mama agua cheese shoes quack si coco book ball baby wee meow banana go walk moo caca mira daddy hi bye gracias uhoh <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2362659376748586691?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-57121247242102591782011-01-17T16:22:00.001-08:002011-01-17T16:22:47.254-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTTdVbOumlI/AAAAAAAAAxo/TBu10jGujME/2011-01-07%2016.51.20.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTTdVbOumlI/AAAAAAAAAxo/TBu10jGujME/s400/2011-01-07%2016.51.20.jpg' /></a></p>Annika came to see me at work last week. Of course she was super excited about the baby I had in the office!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5712124724210259178?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-82047803117840469462011-01-17T16:17:00.001-08:002011-01-20T23:25:38.424-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTTcG2WsqMI/AAAAAAAAAxg/7Q5zAbT3cCw/2011-01-15%2013.03.11.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTTcG2WsqMI/AAAAAAAAAxg/7Q5zAbT3cCw/s400/2011-01-15%2013.03.11.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTTcH8X6O-I/AAAAAAAAAxk/NWPQb4pTLhg/2011-01-15%2011.42.20.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TTTcH8X6O-I/AAAAAAAAAxk/NWPQb4pTLhg/s400/2011-01-15%2011.42.20.jpg' /></a></p>Trying to insert pictures. ..<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8204780311784046946?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-48502028554881439902011-01-17T15:28:00.001-08:002011-01-17T15:28:34.538-08:00It was gorgeous here this weekend! Kellie stayed the night on Friday and we all went to story time at the library on Saturday. Afterwards we took Annika to the park. The sweater is a handknit from Kellie. <br/> <br/> <div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4850202855488143990?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-71287837243393713762010-10-21T22:10:00.000-07:002010-10-21T22:36:35.497-07:00About a week ago, Bogey (our black and white cat) left home in the afternoon and didn't come home. He was missing for almost a full week and finally came home last night. 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There was a corn field, cider press, farm animals, pumpkin patch, and many other fun things.<br /><br />Annika in the parking lot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEaJCEgtwI/AAAAAAAAAwU/RCVWgBedU0E/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEaJCEgtwI/AAAAAAAAAwU/RCVWgBedU0E/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530730559864616706" /></a><br /><br />Annika loving the pigs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEahylnNlI/AAAAAAAAAwk/3mEcumLbr18/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEahylnNlI/AAAAAAAAAwk/3mEcumLbr18/s320/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530730985205216850" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEahf0GUtI/AAAAAAAAAwc/mgpDl3kZHts/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEahf0GUtI/AAAAAAAAAwc/mgpDl3kZHts/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530730980165702354" /></a><br /><br />Annika and Paul:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEa1PaMufI/AAAAAAAAAws/PXyR7-f0qsE/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEa1PaMufI/AAAAAAAAAws/PXyR7-f0qsE/s320/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530731319359486450" /></a><br /><br />Annika in the pumpkin patch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEbZBO89QI/AAAAAAAAAw8/0osmnJEZmw8/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEbZBO89QI/AAAAAAAAAw8/0osmnJEZmw8/s320/022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530731934029509890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEbYkfxgfI/AAAAAAAAAw0/WurF9PBX0lI/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TMEbYkfxgfI/AAAAAAAAAw0/WurF9PBX0lI/s320/029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530731926315434482" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-3547973576624008802?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-23139947183208925492010-07-21T20:59:00.000-07:002010-07-21T21:03:38.311-07:00Annika has a new babysitter who is wonderful. Her name is Pati and her daughter is Karen. Annika is happy to go to their house in the morning and is always smiling when I pick her up in the afternoon. Yesterday Karen and Pati dressed Annika up in some very fancy jewelry and took her photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC-8_kjbI/AAAAAAAAAvk/_v7wA7Jck1I/s1600/DSC03247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC-8_kjbI/AAAAAAAAAvk/_v7wA7Jck1I/s320/DSC03247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496576257009421746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC-jG4GcI/AAAAAAAAAvc/KtO3cWOa1jM/s1600/DSC03249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC-jG4GcI/AAAAAAAAAvc/KtO3cWOa1jM/s320/DSC03249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496576250060741058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC-NYJMCI/AAAAAAAAAvU/2fXAIeODpCA/s1600/DSC03252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC-NYJMCI/AAAAAAAAAvU/2fXAIeODpCA/s320/DSC03252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496576244227584034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC9_UFXyI/AAAAAAAAAvM/McDcRGJ38FE/s1600/DSC03253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC9_UFXyI/AAAAAAAAAvM/McDcRGJ38FE/s320/DSC03253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496576240452460322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC9XEf6jI/AAAAAAAAAvE/uo1W7jLZ8oA/s1600/DSC03258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TEfC9XEf6jI/AAAAAAAAAvE/uo1W7jLZ8oA/s320/DSC03258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496576229649672754" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2313994718320892549?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-87240815672057302112010-07-11T15:57:00.000-07:002010-07-11T16:28:47.513-07:00Here are four videos. 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They set up the judge stand across the street from our apartment so it's impossible to miss it. Annika fell asleep about 10 minutes into the parade, though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TDECryuFrZI/AAAAAAAAAu0/nK-cnHc_ACQ/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TDECryuFrZI/AAAAAAAAAu0/nK-cnHc_ACQ/s320/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490172372114058642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TDECsb6810I/AAAAAAAAAu8/4y0OvkN-7uU/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TDECsb6810I/AAAAAAAAAu8/4y0OvkN-7uU/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490172383173859138" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4007314422844842591?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-40021937584568582522010-06-30T08:32:00.000-07:002010-06-30T08:36:04.761-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtkWEHw4bI/AAAAAAAAAus/26gvddD-Sk0/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtkWEHw4bI/AAAAAAAAAus/26gvddD-Sk0/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488590901107286450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtkVWZ9n8I/AAAAAAAAAuk/qs49RTUvX48/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtkVWZ9n8I/AAAAAAAAAuk/qs49RTUvX48/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488590888835588034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtkUkuWFTI/AAAAAAAAAuc/pTkstS9ZmVc/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtkUkuWFTI/AAAAAAAAAuc/pTkstS9ZmVc/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488590875499304242" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4002193758456858252?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-79635665806965095032010-06-30T08:16:00.000-07:002010-06-30T08:20:29.081-07:00I have had 3 phones break in the last year, so I took the batteries out of one of them and gave it to Annika. She kind of understands how to talk on the phone and puts it in the general ear-area and kind of makes noises. Anyway, here's a video of her with her phone.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-12a65254fbb64be1" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D12a65254fbb64be1%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D77691679627CCCAD1405523885152869A5C3C04F.78F21A68BE3ADD58CFA3FED2C4F0C283CA0C0EBA%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D12a65254fbb64be1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dd0onIzZ-B2lwVrwQWAzwNJqUV2A&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D12a65254fbb64be1%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D77691679627CCCAD1405523885152869A5C3C04F.78F21A68BE3ADD58CFA3FED2C4F0C283CA0C0EBA%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D12a65254fbb64be1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dd0onIzZ-B2lwVrwQWAzwNJqUV2A&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7963566580696509503?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-66041532420942716942010-06-30T08:08:00.000-07:002010-06-30T08:15:54.068-07:00We went with Kellie and Jason to the Alameda sandcastle and sculpture contest. They had both a 12 and under contest and an adult contest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte92XUFXI/AAAAAAAAAt8/vqiqB5FpfJ4/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte92XUFXI/AAAAAAAAAt8/vqiqB5FpfJ4/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488584987539412338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte9VQpSQI/AAAAAAAAAt0/Wb5_X6ytjVM/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte9VQpSQI/AAAAAAAAAt0/Wb5_X6ytjVM/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488584978653071618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte81P3HOI/AAAAAAAAAts/tKcT98tVTFA/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte81P3HOI/AAAAAAAAAts/tKcT98tVTFA/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488584970059848930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte8boAWGI/AAAAAAAAAtk/clu_dZVt1a8/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte8boAWGI/AAAAAAAAAtk/clu_dZVt1a8/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488584963181795426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte7glppTI/AAAAAAAAAtc/WboGGfQXL80/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCte7glppTI/AAAAAAAAAtc/WboGGfQXL80/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488584947334227250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtfTb880JI/AAAAAAAAAuM/hKwVNgCbwXI/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtfTb880JI/AAAAAAAAAuM/hKwVNgCbwXI/s320/027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488585358406635666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtfS0WLIyI/AAAAAAAAAuE/4TevapyvchE/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtfS0WLIyI/AAAAAAAAAuE/4TevapyvchE/s320/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488585347775013666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtflKhHQAI/AAAAAAAAAuU/udv5HlK0bpk/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/TCtflKhHQAI/AAAAAAAAAuU/udv5HlK0bpk/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488585662964121602" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-6604153242094271694?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-83899900009729859472010-05-12T13:50:00.000-07:002010-05-12T14:04:18.186-07:00This morning Mom spent some time reading in bed together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-sV-7CVEJI/AAAAAAAAAtU/c5bG7hqe9Hs/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-sV-7CVEJI/AAAAAAAAAtU/c5bG7hqe9Hs/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470490343115133074"></a><br /><br />Then we all had breakfast and Annika starting making her baby pterodactyl noises:<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-58378226779298a3" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D58378226779298a3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D502C9D9F1EC73CA1EC90CBDF826174F21BD5D190.66CD3382ED49BB57B8271F0CF8FE601043CC1105%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D58378226779298a3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DCiFJ_qD-n7By_ZpLBL0JlYbTqRI&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D58378226779298a3%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D502C9D9F1EC73CA1EC90CBDF826174F21BD5D190.66CD3382ED49BB57B8271F0CF8FE601043CC1105%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D58378226779298a3%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DCiFJ_qD-n7By_ZpLBL0JlYbTqRI&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8389990000972985947?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-46023914548710668492010-05-11T18:39:00.000-07:002010-05-11T19:17:39.487-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-70c6b28d22d2df3f" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v21.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D70c6b28d22d2df3f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2D058CBF6686216530774CEFE37CD6FB6938938.7BAA44725ADF6D3AFDF86C495A67CEA6212D7C79%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D70c6b28d22d2df3f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dc6Au4Jn-yUc3xakKp8Fp3RSnhjA&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v21.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D70c6b28d22d2df3f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2D058CBF6686216530774CEFE37CD6FB6938938.7BAA44725ADF6D3AFDF86C495A67CEA6212D7C79%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D70c6b28d22d2df3f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dc6Au4Jn-yUc3xakKp8Fp3RSnhjA&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4602391454871066849?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-43021942336266737582010-05-11T18:33:00.000-07:002010-05-11T19:19:58.633-07:00My first mother's day was lovely. Julian had to work during the day, so I met up with Kellie and Konami for coffee and dessert and knitting. Kellie was so sweet and gave Konami and me a bouquet of flowers and a basil plant.<br /><br />When Julian got home from work, he made me dinner. Here is a photo of him and Annika:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oGCFzbfAI/AAAAAAAAAss/-xuleSg3KVE/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oGCFzbfAI/AAAAAAAAAss/-xuleSg3KVE/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191330382281730" /></a><br /><br />First course was a warm romaine salad with corn and blue cheese:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oGRoulQpI/AAAAAAAAAs0/26Jk1KWm3Z8/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oGRoulQpI/AAAAAAAAAs0/26Jk1KWm3Z8/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191597455229586" /></a><br /><br />Main course was steak, asparagus, and corn on the cob:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oGpn3ErMI/AAAAAAAAAs8/ARsmwbnrb-A/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oGpn3ErMI/AAAAAAAAAs8/ARsmwbnrb-A/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470192009539267778" /></a><br /><br />Dessert was grilled pear and bananas topped with ice cream:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oP41lGUII/AAAAAAAAAtE/a8huoPVyZE4/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-oP41lGUII/AAAAAAAAAtE/a8huoPVyZE4/s320/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470202166524661890" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4302194233626673758?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-856246223870109052010-05-09T09:18:00.000-07:002010-05-09T09:27:01.569-07:00Julian has been taking a capoeira class for a couple of years and every Saturday they meet at Lake Merritt and practice. Annika and Kellie and I watched it yesterday.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-f74c1c09ef33653c" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df74c1c09ef33653c%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D77576F65B175A10F0EBDA84658DDC41C632AB14D.23DE89557B47CF218FB1A7653D7F4EB2A5DAEFCE%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df74c1c09ef33653c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DwBfY95qix1JbPDuZaqIkIYrssLI&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df74c1c09ef33653c%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D77576F65B175A10F0EBDA84658DDC41C632AB14D.23DE89557B47CF218FB1A7653D7F4EB2A5DAEFCE%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df74c1c09ef33653c%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DwBfY95qix1JbPDuZaqIkIYrssLI&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-85624622387010905?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-59319814830453330202010-05-09T09:01:00.001-07:002010-05-09T09:13:59.225-07:00We used our lovely passes to take the bus to the zoo. It exhausts me just thinking about writing about the zoo, so here are some pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bd0eUFL9I/AAAAAAAAAsM/d8Ejpf18nwc/s1600/148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bd0eUFL9I/AAAAAAAAAsM/d8Ejpf18nwc/s320/148.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469302691048271826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdzujLBhI/AAAAAAAAAsE/OZLJYaAvM6s/s1600/143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdzujLBhI/AAAAAAAAAsE/OZLJYaAvM6s/s320/143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469302678226667026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdyxiQ-hI/AAAAAAAAAr8/mmJ1nNvyDBU/s1600/138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdyxiQ-hI/AAAAAAAAAr8/mmJ1nNvyDBU/s320/138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469302661848300050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdyMwJQSI/AAAAAAAAAr0/R7D8alRsBuo/s1600/127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdyMwJQSI/AAAAAAAAAr0/R7D8alRsBuo/s320/127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469302651974402338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdxayyuHI/AAAAAAAAArs/fttKaMJFE1Q/s1600/118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bdxayyuHI/AAAAAAAAArs/fttKaMJFE1Q/s320/118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469302638563735666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-beSnFkY-I/AAAAAAAAAsc/JhPTWC2EVwA/s1600/158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-beSnFkY-I/AAAAAAAAAsc/JhPTWC2EVwA/s320/158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469303208799396834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-beR4lVrsI/AAAAAAAAAsU/APToj7fLww4/s1600/154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-beR4lVrsI/AAAAAAAAAsU/APToj7fLww4/s320/154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469303196316184258" /></a><br /><br />Balboa Park was amazing and I really wish we had had the time to spend a couple days there. Unfortunately, we just walked through it. I guess there is always next time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-be00dGaoI/AAAAAAAAAsk/R8rM04nwG4M/s1600/172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-be00dGaoI/AAAAAAAAAsk/R8rM04nwG4M/s320/172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469303796503308930" /></a><br /><br />Finally, we took the bus to Mission Beach so we could eat at Roberto's. Kellie told us they have the best burritos there, so we had to try them. They were delicious!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5931981483045333020?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-61231212812808026322010-05-09T08:45:00.000-07:002010-05-09T08:59:45.197-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-baZKRzkgI/AAAAAAAAArU/SkoeR0SSyH4/s1600/094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-baZKRzkgI/AAAAAAAAArU/SkoeR0SSyH4/s320/094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469298923278668290"></a><br /><br />I love the public transportation system in San Diego. We were staying across the street from one of the main transfer centers, so we had easy access to the bus and trolley. In SD, you can buy a multi-day pass and then you have unlimited access to bus and trolley. I really wish the Bay Area would do something like that.<br /><br />Here are Julian and Annika on the trolley platform. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bZqk5tM0I/AAAAAAAAArM/jr3XGVA29NM/s1600/077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bZqk5tM0I/AAAAAAAAArM/jr3XGVA29NM/s320/077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469298122971493186"></a><br /><br />We took the trolley to Old Town for cinco de mayo. We listened to some of the live bands and toured some of the museums.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bahxt2Z8I/AAAAAAAAArc/cOrVwgy7za4/s1600/080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bahxt2Z8I/AAAAAAAAArc/cOrVwgy7za4/s320/080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469299071304230850"></a><br /><br />We used our passes to take the trolley to Gaslamp Quarter and had dinner there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bbWBCNPHI/AAAAAAAAArk/8Fiu-1-mOAk/s1600/099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bbWBCNPHI/AAAAAAAAArk/8Fiu-1-mOAk/s320/099.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469299968769342578"></a><br /><br />Annika started smacking her lips last week. I tried to get a good video of it, but she was starting to get really tired. Here is one where she is doing it, but you can see she was starting to lose her good mood at the end.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-ff3f12efc2e4b6de" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dff3f12efc2e4b6de%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DEAEF394CA0825BD5FD60865D18D09B4872DE04C.7CD203DC3696C2BC29A7B06CE5319F679420E1DB%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dff3f12efc2e4b6de%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DFv2TqorH8hpyIx1fnKYVsYE9Ue0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dff3f12efc2e4b6de%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DEAEF394CA0825BD5FD60865D18D09B4872DE04C.7CD203DC3696C2BC29A7B06CE5319F679420E1DB%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dff3f12efc2e4b6de%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DFv2TqorH8hpyIx1fnKYVsYE9Ue0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-6123121281280802632?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-84245727335431605012010-05-09T08:44:00.001-07:002010-05-09T08:45:25.759-07:00WIC conference all day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bYhGYNRcI/AAAAAAAAArE/XeEzdLIPjZk/s1600/075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bYhGYNRcI/AAAAAAAAArE/XeEzdLIPjZk/s320/075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469296860647474626" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8424572733543160501?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-47422497216772458102010-05-09T07:58:00.000-07:002010-05-09T08:13:45.092-07:00We arrived around noon on Sunday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bN0iGLj8I/AAAAAAAAAqM/CMapvFpCTMc/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bN0iGLj8I/AAAAAAAAAqM/CMapvFpCTMc/s320/039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469285099877666754" /></a><br /><br />At one of the hotel fountains (Anni has a pickle in her hand, she loves them!):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bOWlhhxII/AAAAAAAAAqU/j8G06a6-6Rw/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bOWlhhxII/AAAAAAAAAqU/j8G06a6-6Rw/s320/044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469285684913226882" /></a><br /><br />We took Anni to the pool for her first time. She had a great time and laughed every time her dad went underwater.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bPhMQEMcI/AAAAAAAAAqc/sTN8gzgVMoE/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bPhMQEMcI/AAAAAAAAAqc/sTN8gzgVMoE/s320/048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469286966619288002" /></a><br /><br />We went to Old Town for dinner and heard some mariachis and had dinner. Julian said that Old Town is a lot like his hometown with the plaza and the shops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ9keeuQI/AAAAAAAAAq8/3VEsxFNATT0/s1600/056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ9keeuQI/AAAAAAAAAq8/3VEsxFNATT0/s320/056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469288553670162690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ9J7oWXI/AAAAAAAAAq0/YU0RoH_tOlE/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ9J7oWXI/AAAAAAAAAq0/YU0RoH_tOlE/s320/058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469288546544671090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ8tHKR5I/AAAAAAAAAqs/dCO5bSb0JxA/s1600/059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ8tHKR5I/AAAAAAAAAqs/dCO5bSb0JxA/s320/059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469288538808403858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ70165OI/AAAAAAAAAqk/LqQafgwMU6U/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bQ70165OI/AAAAAAAAAqk/LqQafgwMU6U/s320/064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469288523703706850" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4742249721677245810?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-26430429413802258062010-05-09T07:49:00.000-07:002010-05-09T07:57:17.019-07:00I had to go to San Diego for a conference, so Annika and Julian came along and we made it into a family vacation. Annika was well behaved on the flight, even though she was non-stop activity the whole way there. At least she didn't cry! Here is a video of her using her fingers to drink water. It was funny because she usually drinks from the glass, but she spent about fifteen minutes using her hands to get the water.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-d926bdcda9a06234" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v14.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dd926bdcda9a06234%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D38C9E98003F93C93B6AD47877B73B9F9A6603074.4C20FEF17777A52AC8A03A3BB5D8748FFE192AE9%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dd926bdcda9a06234%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DmTzl2VZBcFWOkKDrl1p1x0Nv6KA&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v14.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dd926bdcda9a06234%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D38C9E98003F93C93B6AD47877B73B9F9A6603074.4C20FEF17777A52AC8A03A3BB5D8748FFE192AE9%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dd926bdcda9a06234%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DmTzl2VZBcFWOkKDrl1p1x0Nv6KA&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2643042941380225806?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-77953242537757179142010-05-09T07:42:00.000-07:002010-05-09T07:48:27.551-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bLBhbpkTI/AAAAAAAAAqE/9i3izSiDNEw/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bLBhbpkTI/AAAAAAAAAqE/9i3izSiDNEw/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469282024502694194" /></a><br /><br />Julian's sister had her baby on April 24. It was a long labor and a scary delivery because the chord was tightly wound around Merlina's neck and the doctors had to revive her. Despite this, Merlina is a thriving, beautiful baby.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7795324253775717914?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-42603987383479944292010-05-09T07:36:00.000-07:002010-05-09T07:41:22.289-07:00Kellie and I took Annika to Sacramento for a couple nights (I had a training, nothing glamorous). It was so nice to have them there, it made the training go faster because I knew we would all have lunch together and see each other afterwards. Also, I didn't have to pump as often because Kellie brought me Annika to nurse on my lunch break. While we were there, Annika started pointing at things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bJdmTgdWI/AAAAAAAAAp8/er06ylyOy9c/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S-bJdmTgdWI/AAAAAAAAAp8/er06ylyOy9c/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469280307823801698" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4260398738347994429?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-46688777599506560292010-04-09T07:02:00.001-07:002010-04-09T08:00:59.124-07:00On Wednesdays, it's $2 tickets to A's games and $1 hotdogs once you're in the game. The A's played the Mariners for the first series of the season. When we got there, they were sold out of $2 tickets, but someone with extra tickets gave us two tickets for free!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S780NaFRbkI/AAAAAAAAAp0/17THQdaOoT0/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S780NaFRbkI/AAAAAAAAAp0/17THQdaOoT0/s320/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458138678340709954" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, we were pretty high up in the stands!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4668877759950656029?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-20109884286697904522010-04-06T07:58:00.001-07:002010-04-06T08:02:27.256-07:00She's not fast or coordinated, but at least she's going forward! Yesterday she started moving forward toward objects instead of her usual backward scoot. She still tends to go in reverse more often than not, but if I put something really high-interest (like the remote controls) she'll go forward.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-5e06ceec76494f9a" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D5e06ceec76494f9a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D527808CDB1E31CB6F9C8BA04FEAFC06145A38B7A.3902CD2B0D9DDA7C12974E72CBED6F4C9391F2D7%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D5e06ceec76494f9a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dl3FH-wwee2CsFYujjnY1X608EGo&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D5e06ceec76494f9a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D527808CDB1E31CB6F9C8BA04FEAFC06145A38B7A.3902CD2B0D9DDA7C12974E72CBED6F4C9391F2D7%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D5e06ceec76494f9a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Dl3FH-wwee2CsFYujjnY1X608EGo&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2010988428669790452?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-29977060899240217722010-04-04T08:02:00.001-07:002010-04-04T18:30:42.113-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7k9Ngi9TdI/AAAAAAAAAps/jRhO19bRc04/s1600/DSCN8156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7k9Ngi9TdI/AAAAAAAAAps/jRhO19bRc04/s320/DSCN8156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456459725820218834" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday Kellie and I took Annika to an Easter egg hunt at <a href="http://www.dunsmuir.org/">Dunsmuir Estate</a>. The estate was build around 1900 and has huge grounds with many different buildings. It felt like walking into a Jane Austen book set in the Victorian age. The house was beautiful and has so many details, like inlaid hardwood floors and mahogany beams. My favorite part was the kitchen because it seemed to be the area that is most "livable" and functioning. Here is a photo of the house as you approach it (after passing a sweet little pond with a gazebo and ducks):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7iqzIfANgI/AAAAAAAAAo0/x8XFKXlNBZM/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7iqzIfANgI/AAAAAAAAAo0/x8XFKXlNBZM/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456298743986927106" /></a><br /><br />Kellie in front of the house:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7irGQBewzI/AAAAAAAAAo8/sIEyMjeUXVM/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7irGQBewzI/AAAAAAAAAo8/sIEyMjeUXVM/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456299072428098354" /></a><br /> <br />The toddler area egg hunt looked like a lot of fun and next year Annika will be ready to participate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7irnZyO9ZI/AAAAAAAAApE/ROSbzyiN3Rw/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7irnZyO9ZI/AAAAAAAAApE/ROSbzyiN3Rw/s320/012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456299641984185746" /></a><br /><br />After touring the house, we had a picnic on the grass. Here are some photos from the picnic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7ithmAvuzI/AAAAAAAAApU/3gXCGOBlwUg/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7ithmAvuzI/AAAAAAAAApU/3gXCGOBlwUg/s320/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456301741210319666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7itgiBDQzI/AAAAAAAAApM/H3y7QI4IXcc/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7itgiBDQzI/AAAAAAAAApM/H3y7QI4IXcc/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456301722957988658" /></a><br /><br />Annika and Kellie with their bananas:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7it4vcfc9I/AAAAAAAAApc/l8G_v_fqDe0/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7it4vcfc9I/AAAAAAAAApc/l8G_v_fqDe0/s320/038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456302138879603666" /></a><br /><br />Annika in the grass:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7iuMaOkWzI/AAAAAAAAApk/g1LBvTHeK6M/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7iuMaOkWzI/AAAAAAAAApk/g1LBvTHeK6M/s320/045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456302476781443890" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2997706089924021772?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-4107564335272132022010-04-03T07:07:00.000-07:002010-04-03T07:16:29.507-07:00Kellie and Konami were so sweet and wanted to take me out to dinner for my birthday. They waited until Dad left town and then took me to Burma Superstar (I love that restaurant!). Kellie made an adorable Easter hat for Annika. She said that she designed it herself by taking elements from two different hats and combining them. Kellie is such a great knitter!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dMw6KWXTI/AAAAAAAAAok/CXewKn13Dgo/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dMw6KWXTI/AAAAAAAAAok/CXewKn13Dgo/s320/029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455913876712742194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dMtIfrORI/AAAAAAAAAoc/6kfXn37hyTg/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dMtIfrORI/AAAAAAAAAoc/6kfXn37hyTg/s320/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455913811840809234" /></a><br /><br />Here is a picture of Kellie and Konami. I am so lucky to have them for friends!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dNqIOAf9I/AAAAAAAAAos/EoB2d-UPcKs/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dNqIOAf9I/AAAAAAAAAos/EoB2d-UPcKs/s320/022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455914859738726354" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-410756433527213202?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-74292837082070904702010-04-03T07:04:00.000-07:002010-04-03T07:07:21.732-07:00Dad left on Monday and I think Annika missed him. She spent the day in a kind of fussy mood and when she heard his voice on the answering machine she started babbling and smiling. Here are some photos of the two of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dLeEPXGyI/AAAAAAAAAoU/gqb7SiGiP6A/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dLeEPXGyI/AAAAAAAAAoU/gqb7SiGiP6A/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455912453488974626" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dLd9SFc8I/AAAAAAAAAoM/KXrqdWGG6WA/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S7dLd9SFc8I/AAAAAAAAAoM/KXrqdWGG6WA/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455912451621352386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7429283708207090470?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-42572305319637929902010-03-28T21:45:00.000-07:002010-03-28T21:50:20.501-07:00Annika got really animated while walking back to the car after dinner!<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-6bcb9bba5465ccae" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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gave Annika a lemon to taste:<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-8c5a6065df717607" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v22.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D8c5a6065df717607%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D859892C5A9877A0C9A3D58B134F0DCC00AD25985.637A84715C3CAB387EB38D0C23695F1046EC4E0B%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D8c5a6065df717607%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DKcBfty2OhlzfsCBxOKiibfqTr4E&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" 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it). He has some great bird pictures and even some of Annika! Here is a link to his blog: <a href="http://fredfotos-birdsandcritters.blogspot.com/">Fred's Fotos-Birds and Critters</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4909380830730601475?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-71087983358895711012010-03-28T08:34:00.000-07:002010-03-28T08:48:27.939-07:00Dad (Grandpa) signed up for a photography workshop in the butterfly garden at Coyote Hills. The garden was beautiful and went up the side of a hill and had lots of fountains and trees. There were also so many mosquitos and they were big! I took some photos of Annika in the garden, but they didn't really turn out too well. Here is the best one:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6940TievwI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/sq2tvGI04lw/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6940TievwI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/sq2tvGI04lw/s320/016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453710513762385666"></a><br /><br />After the workshop, we took a walk through the wetlands and looked for birds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S695MAUFTFI/AAAAAAAAAng/mocaWl-LH5k/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S695MAUFTFI/AAAAAAAAAng/mocaWl-LH5k/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453710920918584402"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S695L3lSygI/AAAAAAAAAnY/FA76CVZFaZo/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S695L3lSygI/AAAAAAAAAnY/FA76CVZFaZo/s320/030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453710918574852610"></a><br /><br />Here are a couple of videos from the drive home. I just can't get enough of Annika's babbling, so I think you'll all be seeing a lot of these type of videos!<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-96c291e7c7081a" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D0096c291e7c7081a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D8E3C04129B6A07DF59ED5607B9F89C671F78D37.54BCA15FA14E76B6512E7F39578D7604FB68BF21%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D96c291e7c7081a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DwjGM30ySIk4hX7TeMZpLg_fqqsI&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D0096c291e7c7081a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D8E3C04129B6A07DF59ED5607B9F89C671F78D37.54BCA15FA14E76B6512E7F39578D7604FB68BF21%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D96c291e7c7081a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DwjGM30ySIk4hX7TeMZpLg_fqqsI&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />Here is Annika giggling:<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-95f173f039526958" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D95f173f039526958%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3FD055290F05846E57DACEE6BB2EED5FDA580F7C.34C7CF327AFA26B1881BEA3761AE16AC04F70C70%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D95f173f039526958%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DkdXp1RyaFfZnK9sX0-g6caxYFPs&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D95f173f039526958%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3FD055290F05846E57DACEE6BB2EED5FDA580F7C.34C7CF327AFA26B1881BEA3761AE16AC04F70C70%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D95f173f039526958%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DkdXp1RyaFfZnK9sX0-g6caxYFPs&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7108798335889571101?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-60716097682978398712010-03-26T21:07:00.000-07:002010-03-26T21:15:58.021-07:00Annika has started babbling all the time now. She only really says "ba ba ba", but she changes her tones and volume. It's quite funny. In this video, she was talking and then saw Grandpa Fred and got really happy.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-f0f19f425323c9e6" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df0f19f425323c9e6%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D35E5370640C15326D42B4B1F1E4A770E1FD1363F.4956ECE8C9BD8C017D55B54D29AAF4088B9ED6CE%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df0f19f425323c9e6%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DkZSEZg51GJfv9VGScBDykvGjScw&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df0f19f425323c9e6%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D35E5370640C15326D42B4B1F1E4A770E1FD1363F.4956ECE8C9BD8C017D55B54D29AAF4088B9ED6CE%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df0f19f425323c9e6%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DkZSEZg51GJfv9VGScBDykvGjScw&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />This video is at Washington Park.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-3ab5f8b1092d7e95" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v3.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3ab5f8b1092d7e95%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7E3470FA5A055A01971D61B69B7DA97D55A700E0.34FD7BDBED4EC4463B4A69604D521E0FDCBE2FCD%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3ab5f8b1092d7e95%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DTOpWlxSC0eyBAq9StU6-Nae4KJw&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v3.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3ab5f8b1092d7e95%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7E3470FA5A055A01971D61B69B7DA97D55A700E0.34FD7BDBED4EC4463B4A69604D521E0FDCBE2FCD%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3ab5f8b1092d7e95%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DTOpWlxSC0eyBAq9StU6-Nae4KJw&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-6071609768297839871?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-58332843422968320832010-03-25T18:09:00.000-07:002010-03-25T18:30:51.207-07:00Today we went to the <a href="http://www.ebparks.org/parks/trails/marsh_creek">Marsh Creek Regional Trail</a> to do a raptor count for the park district. The count was led by a naturalist who knew almost everything about birds. We learned a lot and Dad got lots of good photos.<br /><br />Here is Annika and me before the count.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wMnjjWCLI/AAAAAAAAAmw/445pAD1-lHI/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wMnjjWCLI/AAAAAAAAAmw/445pAD1-lHI/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452747122536745138" /></a><br /><br />The creek trail goes along side a housing development, but there is still an incredible amount of wildlife.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wM_ncER4I/AAAAAAAAAm4/8sw6WT8f3NI/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wM_ncER4I/AAAAAAAAAm4/8sw6WT8f3NI/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452747535896823682" /></a><br /><br />Here is our guide. He had lots of visuals to help us learn to identify the birds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wNvs3XpBI/AAAAAAAAAnA/HAORSGADt0s/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wNvs3XpBI/AAAAAAAAAnA/HAORSGADt0s/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452748361987236882" /></a><br /><br />Finally, here is a picture of Dad photographing a bird.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wOLNE1pkI/AAAAAAAAAnI/8L87jDJP3jM/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6wOLNE1pkI/AAAAAAAAAnI/8L87jDJP3jM/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452748834490132034" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5833284342296832083?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-52762274030028221152010-03-24T20:31:00.000-07:002010-03-24T20:38:54.413-07:00Dad got here yesterday afternoon after driving down from Washington. Annika was happy to see him and the three of us went for a walk to Crab Cove. Last year at this time, Dad and I met some people who were fishing for smelt and they were there again yesterday. Here is a photo of Dad and Annika, you can see someone fishing in the background.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6rau1TMbfI/AAAAAAAAAmo/knfmwmSlKaM/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6rau1TMbfI/AAAAAAAAAmo/knfmwmSlKaM/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452410797001829874" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5276227403002822115?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-5612597302363801832010-03-22T19:29:00.001-07:002010-03-22T19:32:12.176-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-2761494c6c83de18" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D2761494c6c83de18%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3559C3C473B47CEAACB08E6FC90AE236D24E795D.4FB382075C5E593DA4B147B87098C5DF6CB6FE3A%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D2761494c6c83de18%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIKj7vMKqMMwfINwiiiX6g6uM0f4&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D2761494c6c83de18%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3559C3C473B47CEAACB08E6FC90AE236D24E795D.4FB382075C5E593DA4B147B87098C5DF6CB6FE3A%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D2761494c6c83de18%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIKj7vMKqMMwfINwiiiX6g6uM0f4&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-561259730236380183?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-59937527622636643412010-03-22T19:23:00.000-07:002010-03-22T19:27:51.615-07:00Annika loves balloons and Julian let her get one yesterday. Here is a video of her with her balloon:<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-3090d3997fd7eb33" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3090d3997fd7eb33%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D826BE3B1AD6A25142E238418EC81DDCF647CB917.42D738BB12F74A1C84E04192F0AE8577CC67D7E2%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3090d3997fd7eb33%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Ds34GBOnoIpsTvyhtP5-j6Hd5aZo&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v18.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D3090d3997fd7eb33%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D826BE3B1AD6A25142E238418EC81DDCF647CB917.42D738BB12F74A1C84E04192F0AE8577CC67D7E2%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3090d3997fd7eb33%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Ds34GBOnoIpsTvyhtP5-j6Hd5aZo&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5993752762263664341?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-26182843029258027132010-03-20T21:52:00.001-07:002010-03-20T22:08:20.269-07:00We have been having such amazing weather this week! Since it's been so warm and sunny, we thought it would be perfect to go to the beach. First we stopped for frozen yogurt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WmnoqIKMI/AAAAAAAAAmI/lbw3N9l6zPY/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WmnoqIKMI/AAAAAAAAAmI/lbw3N9l6zPY/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450946123861076162" /></a><br /><br />Then we headed to the beach. We only live about four blocks from <a href="http://www.ebparks.org/parks/crown_beach">Crab Cove</a> which used to the be site of a huge amusement park. They closed the park during the Great Depression and turned the area into a park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WnlMbkZCI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/0zKuxInUJjQ/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WnlMbkZCI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/0zKuxInUJjQ/s320/048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450947181435708450" /></a><br /><br />Here is Annika putting her feet in the water for the first time. At first she didn't like it, but after the initial shock, she loved it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WpU4b522I/AAAAAAAAAmY/mdRfAv8bXc4/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WpU4b522I/AAAAAAAAAmY/mdRfAv8bXc4/s320/050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450949100213754722" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WpVZ29EsI/AAAAAAAAAmg/uzamQpk8JC8/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6WpVZ29EsI/AAAAAAAAAmg/uzamQpk8JC8/s320/053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450949109185581762" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2618284302925802713?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-16124239973798624982010-03-17T22:25:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:30:05.066-07:00Annika has been eating solids for about a month now. We decided to skip purees and instead let Annika feed herself and she eats pretty much whatever we are eating for dinner. It is so much fun watching her eat! Usually it gets pretty messy and most everything ends up on the floor, but she practices using her hands and gets to decide what to eat and how much to eat. We had spaghetti for dinner and gave some to her:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G6Rc3L7II/AAAAAAAAAmA/KaqLtk-zp3Q/s1600-h/295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G6Rc3L7II/AAAAAAAAAmA/KaqLtk-zp3Q/s320/295.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449841833063214210" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G6RGu0BFI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Fhs6q_cN5U4/s1600-h/297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G6RGu0BFI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Fhs6q_cN5U4/s320/297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449841827122512978" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1612423997379862498?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-75501570047775839912010-03-17T22:21:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:24:44.505-07:00After Wee Play, we met up with a coworker and her son at the park. I'm not sure how she would feel about me posting pictures of her son, but here are some of Annika:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G5BSdhrjI/AAAAAAAAAlw/Am8A0eAPtLM/s1600-h/288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G5BSdhrjI/AAAAAAAAAlw/Am8A0eAPtLM/s320/288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449840455881698866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G5Ai6QN3I/AAAAAAAAAlo/xoRCSU8Flqo/s1600-h/286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G5Ai6QN3I/AAAAAAAAAlo/xoRCSU8Flqo/s320/286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449840443117287282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7550157004777583991?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-807912212145943942010-03-17T22:14:00.001-07:002010-03-17T22:21:07.458-07:00At the VA building in Alameda, there is an infant/toddler play time that happens a few times a week. They set up all kinds of age-appropriate toys and have a sing along, crafts, and games. Annika and I have gone a couple times and she always has tons of fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G3qayDo9I/AAAAAAAAAlI/GQMgcgjxZ8k/s1600-h/267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G3qayDo9I/AAAAAAAAAlI/GQMgcgjxZ8k/s320/267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449838963466675154" /></a><br /><br />Views of the other play areas, as seen from the infant "corral":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G4H1laaqI/AAAAAAAAAlg/zH4l-nf6O1c/s1600-h/263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G4H1laaqI/AAAAAAAAAlg/zH4l-nf6O1c/s320/263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449839468877605538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G4HJG8LgI/AAAAAAAAAlY/VHeobj9rbNc/s1600-h/260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G4HJG8LgI/AAAAAAAAAlY/VHeobj9rbNc/s320/260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449839456938634754" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G4Gu2VnoI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/K3cUo7G1PUk/s1600-h/262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G4Gu2VnoI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/K3cUo7G1PUk/s320/262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449839449889676930" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-80791221214594394?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-54615936124533553692010-03-17T22:04:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:12:48.337-07:00The Native American Health Center sponsored a fun run/walk this last weekend to celebrate sobriety. I thought it would be fun to support a good cause and get some exercise. So, I strapped Annika into the wrap and we did the walk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G1lPB97WI/AAAAAAAAAkw/a3Ep28QBfpI/s1600-h/201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G1lPB97WI/AAAAAAAAAkw/a3Ep28QBfpI/s320/201.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449836675389582690" /></a><br /><br />After the walk, we watched the hoop dancer and the children do fancy dancing. Annika was entranced by all the movement and dancing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G2JCf-TLI/AAAAAAAAAlA/h6M7T6p3Xeg/s1600-h/234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G2JCf-TLI/AAAAAAAAAlA/h6M7T6p3Xeg/s320/234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449837290501065906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G2IgPX7-I/AAAAAAAAAk4/0HiRPoY5ufY/s1600-h/228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6G2IgPX7-I/AAAAAAAAAk4/0HiRPoY5ufY/s320/228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449837281304637410" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5461593612453355369?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-775894649140519062010-03-17T21:59:00.000-07:002010-03-17T22:03:28.147-07:00Annika started putting her feet in her mouth, but she can only do this when we change her diaper. This is because her cloth diapers are so big that they really limit her mobility.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gz8_Im3kI/AAAAAAAAAkg/25V6GJ9GvRI/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gz8_Im3kI/AAAAAAAAAkg/25V6GJ9GvRI/s320/074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834884416069186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gz9jM2zrI/AAAAAAAAAko/y1X0ioEDKO0/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gz9jM2zrI/AAAAAAAAAko/y1X0ioEDKO0/s320/078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834894097567410" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-77589464914051906?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-67440370330843974922010-03-17T21:50:00.001-07:002010-03-17T21:59:01.370-07:00Annika's first Christmas was wonderful. The day was actually sunny, so we opened gifts and then went for a walk. It was a little chilly, though, so Annika got to wear some of her new handmade knits.<br /><br />Annika with her new toys:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6GyCG6x8II/AAAAAAAAAkA/eAocNzjZPqI/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6GyCG6x8II/AAAAAAAAAkA/eAocNzjZPqI/s320/066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449832773381648514" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gy-dYT6MI/AAAAAAAAAkY/5Qtq_ByEr2Q/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gy-dYT6MI/AAAAAAAAAkY/5Qtq_ByEr2Q/s320/068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833810203240642" /></a><br /><br />Julian reading one of Anni's new books:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6GyVpmOcPI/AAAAAAAAAkI/SL_9Hj64hCc/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6GyVpmOcPI/AAAAAAAAAkI/SL_9Hj64hCc/s320/070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833109108191474" /></a><br /><br />Flower hat from Kellie:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gypx1r5ZI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/IeCcg3nM75I/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/S6Gypx1r5ZI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/IeCcg3nM75I/s320/071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833454917903762" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-6744037033084397492?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-76298692784850797782010-03-17T21:48:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:50:26.769-07:00I went back to work and have been really bad about updating. So, tonight I'm going to do a bunch that will hopefully fill in what has been going on with Anni over the last four months. Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7629869278485079778?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-46996102793987448422009-12-07T09:40:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:51:51.441-08:00We put up the Christmas tree on Friday. We got an artificial tree and bought the ornaments at the dollar store so the whole thing cost less than $30--very economical. The first thing I do when I get home is put on pajama bottoms and the first thing Julian does is take off his shirt--he doesn't wear his undershirt because it's warm in California, just comfortable. Anyway, it was super fun to decorate the tree and we put up candy canes, which is something I always wanted on the tree when I was growing up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx1ABK9Q4hI/AAAAAAAAAj4/SQO4l-kYIuI/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx1ABK9Q4hI/AAAAAAAAAj4/SQO4l-kYIuI/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412552716034564626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx1AApEtsUI/AAAAAAAAAjw/nZtOEudEolA/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx1AApEtsUI/AAAAAAAAAjw/nZtOEudEolA/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412552706939007298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx1AAGZeqYI/AAAAAAAAAjo/qhS1_fsThA8/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx1AAGZeqYI/AAAAAAAAAjo/qhS1_fsThA8/s320/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412552697630861698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0__44EIUI/AAAAAAAAAjg/nWz4Yxy_GBw/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0__44EIUI/AAAAAAAAAjg/nWz4Yxy_GBw/s320/024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412552694001049922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0_aMsxp9I/AAAAAAAAAjY/OoBaPmrKH4o/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0_aMsxp9I/AAAAAAAAAjY/OoBaPmrKH4o/s320/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412552046487381970" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4699610279398744842?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-46205154601425518652009-12-07T09:33:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:40:21.960-08:00Ok, I know that Annika doesn't need solid food until she is six months old, but I did let Mom feed her bananas and oatmeal while we were in Walla Walla. Here is a video of her first time eating oatmeal.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b35ab489f325bbbd" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db35ab489f325bbbd%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1FEADF8B4020B14D86DF9ED3A8F36D4FF90FAB83.3F98E2E8EDEA1CFC243330E3F6D4987595FD8240%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db35ab489f325bbbd%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DI3jMZuMTj1_uhGyxkM5UH8Wh1tY&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db35ab489f325bbbd%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D1FEADF8B4020B14D86DF9ED3A8F36D4FF90FAB83.3F98E2E8EDEA1CFC243330E3F6D4987595FD8240%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db35ab489f325bbbd%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DI3jMZuMTj1_uhGyxkM5UH8Wh1tY&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4620515460142551865?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-23252624442581998542009-12-07T09:30:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:33:47.214-08:00Our family on Dad's side had Thanksgiving on Saturday. So we were able to have two Thanksgiving dinners and Annika got to meet more relatives.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx08TtpEaOI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/4-a75ER_v64/s1600-h/11+22-24+09+200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx08TtpEaOI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/4-a75ER_v64/s320/11+22-24+09+200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412548636536236258" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2325262444258199854?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-16804899898080075612009-12-07T08:45:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:29:23.162-08:00Aunt Bev hosted Thanksgiving dinner and it was delicious. Everyone was there, even Grandma Kari. Annika got a lot of cuddle time with the family!<br /><br />Annika and Uncle Tom:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0x2msM-XI/AAAAAAAAAh4/kPiJGkVCayI/s1600-h/11+22-24+09+110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0x2msM-XI/AAAAAAAAAh4/kPiJGkVCayI/s320/11+22-24+09+110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412537141337848178" /></a><br /><br />Annika and Aunt Kate:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0zIC7ehoI/AAAAAAAAAiA/O36CzDkcnfw/s1600-h/11+22-24+09+119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0zIC7ehoI/AAAAAAAAAiA/O36CzDkcnfw/s320/11+22-24+09+119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412538540487509634" /></a><br /><br />Four generations:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0zqEowkEI/AAAAAAAAAiI/xWj1gUyGGak/s1600-h/11+22-24+09+127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0zqEowkEI/AAAAAAAAAiI/xWj1gUyGGak/s320/11+22-24+09+127.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412539125061423170" /></a><br /><br />Grandma Teri and Annika:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx00KWDQrFI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/jsUClO4zmYc/s1600-h/11+22-24+09+139.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx00KWDQrFI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/jsUClO4zmYc/s320/11+22-24+09+139.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412539679491796050" /></a><br /><br />Aunt Bev and Annika:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx058tns8SI/AAAAAAAAAio/ttqKEOs1cHM/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx058tns8SI/AAAAAAAAAio/ttqKEOs1cHM/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412546042370257186" /></a><br /><br />I didn't get a good picture of Aunt Sarah or Emily with the baby, but here are some extra photos from the dinner:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx07R13FPvI/AAAAAAAAAjA/gMar95A5BKU/s1600-h/11+22-24+09+136.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx07R13FPvI/AAAAAAAAAjA/gMar95A5BKU/s320/11+22-24+09+136.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412547504871128818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx07SH1jmFI/AAAAAAAAAjI/F_aAl4YAiY8/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx07SH1jmFI/AAAAAAAAAjI/F_aAl4YAiY8/s320/016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412547509696567378" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1680489989808007561?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-35647910561843427592009-12-07T08:41:00.000-08:002009-12-07T08:45:30.329-08:00Grandpa Fred was here for Annika's birth, but he had to leave the day after she was born, so he didn't get a lot of bonding time with her. However, he made up for it during out trip!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0xC3cm4EI/AAAAAAAAAhw/9t4mtO8Cbks/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0xC3cm4EI/AAAAAAAAAhw/9t4mtO8Cbks/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412536252482641986" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-3564791056184342759?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-90010107415110705232009-12-07T08:35:00.000-08:002009-12-07T08:41:11.544-08:00We had our trip to Walla Walla and Annika got to meet her Uncle Tom for the first time. From the moment she saw him at the airport, she could not take her eyes off of him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0vtXhSEOI/AAAAAAAAAho/Xit1hKGo2W0/s1600-h/11+15-21+09+426.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0vtXhSEOI/AAAAAAAAAho/Xit1hKGo2W0/s320/11+15-21+09+426.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412534783623434466" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0vs4YVm2I/AAAAAAAAAhg/Q1N8TyJCveo/s1600-h/11+15-21+09+424.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sx0vs4YVm2I/AAAAAAAAAhg/Q1N8TyJCveo/s320/11+15-21+09+424.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412534775264418658" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-9001010741511070523?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-694876262973509422009-11-20T10:06:00.000-08:002009-11-20T10:10:19.088-08:00Tomorrow Annika and I will be making our big trip to Washington for Thanksgiving! While I have been getting ready (doing laundry, thinking about packing, etc.), Julian and Annika have been reading books in bed. I never would have thought that a three month old baby could be interested in reading, but she is so attentive and quiet and seems to really respond to the pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwbbYaDz-dI/AAAAAAAAAhY/gFYxmYczzqI/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwbbYaDz-dI/AAAAAAAAAhY/gFYxmYczzqI/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406249615063513554" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-69487626297350942?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-61344073126585945372009-11-19T19:39:00.000-08:002009-11-19T19:42:51.204-08:00While Julian and I got ready to go to Baby Yoga, we put Annika in the Boppy pillow with a book. She loves to read!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYP9Qn4T-I/AAAAAAAAAhM/CDKjftC9opg/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYP9Qn4T-I/AAAAAAAAAhM/CDKjftC9opg/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406025947813531618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYP8pjMgWI/AAAAAAAAAhE/tC7kl2LXfvs/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYP8pjMgWI/AAAAAAAAAhE/tC7kl2LXfvs/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406025937324900706" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYP8WQMzkI/AAAAAAAAAg8/oePa33XXArg/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYP8WQMzkI/AAAAAAAAAg8/oePa33XXArg/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406025932144954946" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-6134407312658594537?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-30790544826225943172009-11-19T19:35:00.001-08:002009-11-19T19:39:22.087-08:00We let Annika gum an apple and she seemed to love it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYPAPMCSfI/AAAAAAAAAgk/DQD8-nY6i0o/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYPAPMCSfI/AAAAAAAAAgk/DQD8-nY6i0o/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406024899456289266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYPAvZWH_I/AAAAAAAAAgs/Rf594Gd9Tbg/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYPAvZWH_I/AAAAAAAAAgs/Rf594Gd9Tbg/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406024908102049778" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYPBBDqMwI/AAAAAAAAAg0/3XvQ4YloBm0/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SwYPBBDqMwI/AAAAAAAAAg0/3XvQ4YloBm0/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406024912842928898" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-3079054482622594317?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-4889109639339625112009-11-10T17:30:00.001-08:002009-11-10T17:33:50.242-08:00We're finally getting some fall weather and it's cold in the morning! I've been putting Annika's tummy time blanket in front of the electric fire place so she doesn't get too cold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvoUP03fKNI/AAAAAAAAAgc/IM-29W-Ma84/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvoUP03fKNI/AAAAAAAAAgc/IM-29W-Ma84/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402652965106297042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-488910963933962511?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-56923515844291922862009-11-09T08:24:00.001-08:002009-11-09T08:47:39.205-08:00November 7th is Konami's birthday, but she has homework due on Saturdays (yuck), so we celebrated with her on Sunday. We all went to Cafe Rouge for brunch and then browsed the shops on 4th Street. The food was delicious (Julian makes up the brunch menu) and Julian sent us salad, a cheese plate, and oysters. The dishes we ordered were: poached eggs with salmon and hollandaise sauce on toast, pancakes with caramelized persimmons and goat milk butter, scrambled eggs with mushrooms, and a hamburger. Our desserts were super yummy too--a pumpkin pot de creme and a ginger snap and goat cheese ice cream sandwich (goat cheese ice cream!). Sorry, no photos of us at the table.<br /><br />The day was beautiful and it was nice to do some window shopping. Here is a photo of Annika on a dog rocking horse:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhEQ44t3DI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Jt8516jmQUQ/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhEQ44t3DI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Jt8516jmQUQ/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402142809969777714" /></a><br /><br />I wish I had centered these photos better, but I like them anyway. Here are some photos of Kellie and Konami with Annika:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhFbuY96xI/AAAAAAAAAf8/qHttwy_j5yk/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhFbuY96xI/AAAAAAAAAf8/qHttwy_j5yk/s320/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144095642446610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhFbZjQ7EI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7DcJIemN9PA/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhFbZjQ7EI/AAAAAAAAAf0/7DcJIemN9PA/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402144090048490562" /></a><br /><br />I also wish I had a photo of all five of us together, but here is one that Kellie took of Annika, me, Konami, and Andrea:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhHhxM1SaI/AAAAAAAAAgU/SisG0tAy0nk/s1600-h/DSCN7489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhHhxM1SaI/AAAAAAAAAgU/SisG0tAy0nk/s320/DSCN7489.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402146398499326370" /></a><br /><br />And one of Kellie, me, Annika, and Konami:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhG1YVCVSI/AAAAAAAAAgM/E0a08luILPg/s1600-h/DSCN7490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhG1YVCVSI/AAAAAAAAAgM/E0a08luILPg/s320/DSCN7490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402145635908605218" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5692351584429192286?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-15519263889788874112009-11-09T08:13:00.000-08:002009-11-09T08:23:40.677-08:00Ok, I don't want to get all negative on this blog since it is for Annika, but this guy took up two parking spaces. I pulled in behind him while he was parking and asked him to move forward. He told me there wasn't enough room. Normally I wouldn't care, but there is hardly any parking on my street and this spot was right in front of my apartment. Annika weighs almost 15 pounds now and she was asleep in her car seat. I didn't want to have to haul her half a block and really just wanted to park in front of my apartment in the spot that was available. So here are some photos of the parking space. And also, there are always two cars parked in that spot, that's why there are two grease spots!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhA-pnOQLI/AAAAAAAAAfk/7flGu8zgA58/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhA-pnOQLI/AAAAAAAAAfk/7flGu8zgA58/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402139198097342642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhA-FbS13I/AAAAAAAAAfc/aXbGLHdJ008/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhA-FbS13I/AAAAAAAAAfc/aXbGLHdJ008/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402139188383635314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhA9vI8YXI/AAAAAAAAAfU/6QnjOzr45uo/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SvhA9vI8YXI/AAAAAAAAAfU/6QnjOzr45uo/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402139182401085810" /></a><br /><br />Then I noticed that he went into the house where there is a mini van parked. This van has been taking up two spots for the last year and has never moved--there are leaves piled up around the tires. And the tabs are expired! It's super frustrating when it's street sweeping day and I have to find a spot to park and that van is taking up two spots and the van isn't even used. I've been planning to report it to the police for a long time, especially since the tabs are expired. But I always wimped out. Then yesterday when I saw the guy walk into that house, I channeled my inner-Konami and called the police. It felt so good!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-1551926388978887411?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-4158728632079389042009-11-09T08:05:00.000-08:002009-11-09T08:12:57.413-08:00I made Julian and Annika matching red beanies and on Saturday night we went grocery shopping (yes, that is how we spend Saturday nights). They wore their hats and Annika was in the kangaroo-style sling on Julian. So many people commented on how cute they looked! I kept wanting to say "I made the hats!", but I held back. Right now I'm working on a set of matching hats for me and Annika.<br /><br />I'm putting up two pictures of them. I like Annika and Julian's expressions in the grainy photo more, but you can see the hats better in the photo with a flash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Svg_RvqeCZI/AAAAAAAAAfM/ZJCCjj1gv-c/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Svg_RvqeCZI/AAAAAAAAAfM/ZJCCjj1gv-c/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402137327115831698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Svg_RH3lYLI/AAAAAAAAAfE/VQJqZJqDv60/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Svg_RH3lYLI/AAAAAAAAAfE/VQJqZJqDv60/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402137316433420466" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-415872863207938904?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-52063114571541203382009-11-01T17:32:00.000-08:002009-11-01T17:40:53.683-08:00Today was a busy day! First, Annika and I met up with Kellie and Konami for knitting at Wescafe. Here is Kellie with Annika. Doesn't Kellie look super stylish in her scarf?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su43Kafz6YI/AAAAAAAAAeU/5G7gyaGAO-E/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su43Kafz6YI/AAAAAAAAAeU/5G7gyaGAO-E/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399313655314770306" /></a><br /><br />After knitting, Annika and I took the bus to the Day of the Dead celebration in Fruitvale. Annika seemed to enjoy riding the bus!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su43xaTyL0I/AAAAAAAAAec/bd8e5rGFWQ8/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su43xaTyL0I/AAAAAAAAAec/bd8e5rGFWQ8/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399314325279223618" /></a><br /><br />I didn't take any pictures of the amazing altars at the festival because I wasn't sure if it was respectful to do it. I wish I had, though, because they were very impressive. I did get a picture of one of the performances and one of Annika watching the dancers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su44RqVtdBI/AAAAAAAAAes/I9qEyqmJ7uE/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su44RqVtdBI/AAAAAAAAAes/I9qEyqmJ7uE/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399314879338083346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su44RS4qrCI/AAAAAAAAAek/Kt46PwsV37E/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su44RS4qrCI/AAAAAAAAAek/Kt46PwsV37E/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399314873042250786" /></a><br /><br />Annika didn't take any naps all day and now she is sleeping in her swing. Sweet dreams!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-5206311457154120338?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-71384268237055409902009-11-01T08:39:00.000-08:002009-11-01T08:59:30.197-08:00Annika dressed up as a flower for Halloween and she was super adorable!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su27YftHliI/AAAAAAAAAc0/UCC4kx8rqpM/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su27YftHliI/AAAAAAAAAc0/UCC4kx8rqpM/s320/Halloween+2009+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399177557789087266" /></a><br /><br />With her dad: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su27Y-FF2DI/AAAAAAAAAc8/BA3cOAVKRQo/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su27Y-FF2DI/AAAAAAAAAc8/BA3cOAVKRQo/s320/Halloween+2009+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399177565942700082" /></a><br /><br />Kellie and Jason hosted a party in their new apartment. The whole apartment was cleverly decorated. Here are the bats:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su272KI2PJI/AAAAAAAAAdM/GfzZY_REELo/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su272KI2PJI/AAAAAAAAAdM/GfzZY_REELo/s320/Halloween+2009+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399178067395886226" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su271v3R_CI/AAAAAAAAAdE/lHog_SKX_uc/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su271v3R_CI/AAAAAAAAAdE/lHog_SKX_uc/s320/Halloween+2009+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399178060342885410" /></a><br /><br /><br />The bloody candles:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su28IdDnOUI/AAAAAAAAAdU/nRMNHLFckTo/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su28IdDnOUI/AAAAAAAAAdU/nRMNHLFckTo/s320/Halloween+2009+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399178381711849794" /></a><br /><br /><br />Scary bathroom mirror:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su28ac1R8HI/AAAAAAAAAdc/9GSB3rfyF2U/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su28ac1R8HI/AAAAAAAAAdc/9GSB3rfyF2U/s320/Halloween+2009+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399178690889379954" /></a><br /><br /><br />And the snacks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su28279V40I/AAAAAAAAAd0/wrX_5uQnM94/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su28279V40I/AAAAAAAAAd0/wrX_5uQnM94/s320/Halloween+2009+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399179180281029442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su282KABHbI/AAAAAAAAAds/dx_OMWGAAVo/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su282KABHbI/AAAAAAAAAds/dx_OMWGAAVo/s320/Halloween+2009+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399179166870478258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su281l29n1I/AAAAAAAAAdk/c_3uGed98mI/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su281l29n1I/AAAAAAAAAdk/c_3uGed98mI/s320/Halloween+2009+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399179157168824146" /></a><br /><br />Kellie is a devil and Jason is a chick magnet:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su29Gz-lOvI/AAAAAAAAAd8/1pqCrk_H3wE/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su29Gz-lOvI/AAAAAAAAAd8/1pqCrk_H3wE/s320/Halloween+2009+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399179453016652530" /></a><br /><br />Konami is a witch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su29aWK7cvI/AAAAAAAAAeE/4LLL_MDxkLw/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su29aWK7cvI/AAAAAAAAAeE/4LLL_MDxkLw/s320/Halloween+2009+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399179788612760306" /></a><br /><br />And I'm just hungry!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su29326nF2I/AAAAAAAAAeM/1Q6FregOCow/s1600-h/Halloween+2009+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Su29326nF2I/AAAAAAAAAeM/1Q6FregOCow/s320/Halloween+2009+029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399180295618893666" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7138426823705540990?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-84074875379217810162009-10-30T10:24:00.000-07:002009-10-30T10:31:14.640-07:00Yesterday we took a trip to the pumpkin patch in Oakland. Annika was asleep in the car on the way there and didn't really like being woken up to have her picture taken, so she looks kind of grumpy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sush9dMJvLI/AAAAAAAAAcc/li7sG3vEOYs/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sush9dMJvLI/AAAAAAAAAcc/li7sG3vEOYs/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445918025006258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sush88t2xiI/AAAAAAAAAcU/JLkQZW06nlc/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sush88t2xiI/AAAAAAAAAcU/JLkQZW06nlc/s320/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398445909307999778" /></a><br /><br />On the way home, she was super cheerful. She recently discovered her fingers and her hands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Susifb1zw_I/AAAAAAAAAcs/pUTf7ylMWGc/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Susifb1zw_I/AAAAAAAAAcs/pUTf7ylMWGc/s320/027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398446501778408434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Susiey703fI/AAAAAAAAAck/O0R3SI1jnwc/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Susiey703fI/AAAAAAAAAck/O0R3SI1jnwc/s320/034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398446490797792754" /></a><br /><br />The sweater Annika is wearing is one that I made. Everyone thought she was a boy, which isn't quite the look I was going for. Maybe if I put her in a pair of pink tights with the sweater?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8407487537921781016?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-45791104019109895792009-10-11T11:45:00.000-07:002009-10-11T11:48:01.870-07:00Yesterday we made a big trip to the dollar store and Annika started crying because she was hungry. Well, I hid in a corner, got her latched, and kept shopping. Here is a photo of us! I'm not sure that anyone in the store knew that Annika was eating, they probably just thought she was sleeping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/StIoLPqX7GI/AAAAAAAAAcM/OhpFQEBb2E4/s1600-h/Dollar+Store.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/StIoLPqX7GI/AAAAAAAAAcM/OhpFQEBb2E4/s320/Dollar+Store.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391415877563837538" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4579110401910989579?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-80846771024449574712009-10-10T11:23:00.000-07:002009-10-10T11:26:18.484-07:00The power to our apartment went out yesterday and the landlord could not figure out what went wrong. So, last night we were without power and had to go out to eat dinner. Annika wore an adorable hat from kellie and slept the entire meal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/StDRg3Jui5I/AAAAAAAAAcE/L8fW1NoxE9w/s1600-h/securedownload.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/StDRg3Jui5I/AAAAAAAAAcE/L8fW1NoxE9w/s320/securedownload.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391039116453251986" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8084677102444957471?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-41769698953886015152009-10-09T09:41:00.001-07:002009-11-01T17:49:15.404-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9n1gA9kqI/AAAAAAAAAb8/ZrQo6zHHON0/s1600-h/Julian+I-Phone+9-22+090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9n1gA9kqI/AAAAAAAAAb8/ZrQo6zHHON0/s320/Julian+I-Phone+9-22+090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390641447810470562" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4176969895388601515?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-79658119777873384012009-10-09T09:05:00.000-07:002009-10-09T09:12:09.113-07:00Another video! Annika loves her car seat toy. She'll sit in the car seat for a long time just chatting and laughing with her toy. I've looked at it from her perspective in the seat and I can't figure out what it is that fascinates her so much about the toy--there's not even a face that she can see from where she is sitting. Oh well! I guess it's a mystery.<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-4e95fea2060e23ab" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4e95fea2060e23ab%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6CC548E56FA5D93728AA2B635BC97EE1FBEB184D.14955C48EFC75498E0761DC5C9BD095BC741A79E%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4e95fea2060e23ab%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DH1c-398IPP-AjG6uG_GGGPjq0BQ&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt4.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D4e95fea2060e23ab%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6CC548E56FA5D93728AA2B635BC97EE1FBEB184D.14955C48EFC75498E0761DC5C9BD095BC741A79E%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D4e95fea2060e23ab%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DH1c-398IPP-AjG6uG_GGGPjq0BQ&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7965811977787338401?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-84254778272225127162009-10-09T08:56:00.001-07:002009-10-09T09:02:46.071-07:00Here is a video of Annika smiling and almost laughing. For some reason, she loves to have puffs of air blown into her face.<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-e2de379c6e5ed898" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v4.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3De2de379c6e5ed898%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DDE32DE3F745D3C8DEDE5925C8522AF8F1F143B9.82918A100E4701BE38E52486D3B982FC6D2AD3B0%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3De2de379c6e5ed898%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DnpJRzS8xllA3xOQOWFgXg1eloZM&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v4.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3De2de379c6e5ed898%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331677264%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DDE32DE3F745D3C8DEDE5925C8522AF8F1F143B9.82918A100E4701BE38E52486D3B982FC6D2AD3B0%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3De2de379c6e5ed898%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DnpJRzS8xllA3xOQOWFgXg1eloZM&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-8425477827222512716?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-73893572675852387802009-10-09T08:49:00.000-07:002009-10-09T08:54:06.916-07:00For those of you that read <a href="http://cheaperthanvitamins.blogspot.com/">Mom's blog</a>, you've read the post <a href="http://cheaperthanvitamins.blogspot.com/2009/08/pants-for-annika.html">"Pants for Annika"</a>. Here is Annika in those pants. Unfortunately, I was taking the photo one-handed, so this is the best I got. Later I'll take a better photo when Julian is home to help.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9cOOGIvTI/AAAAAAAAAbo/JxUSDuAhb_M/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9cOOGIvTI/AAAAAAAAAbo/JxUSDuAhb_M/s320/055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390628678357531954" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-7389357267585238780?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-49371226497074834072009-10-09T08:43:00.000-07:002009-10-09T08:46:02.417-07:00This is Annika wearing the baby kimono that Aunt Yuki gave to her. Oh I love my chubby baby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9anFvbXwI/AAAAAAAAAbg/p5LAKgod34E/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9anFvbXwI/AAAAAAAAAbg/p5LAKgod34E/s320/046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390626906588274434" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4937122649707483407?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-29154300594477060982009-10-09T08:32:00.000-07:002009-10-09T08:39:43.979-07:00Annika's cousin Angel was baptised on September 26. We didn't attend mass, but we did go to the party afterwards (you know us, a couple of party girls!). Here are some photos from the party.<br /><br />Aunt Mari, Uncle Eliseo, and cousin Angel:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9YIBLevbI/AAAAAAAAAbA/txa7i1VIJ1E/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9YIBLevbI/AAAAAAAAAbA/txa7i1VIJ1E/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390624173764558258" /></a><br /><br />Cousins Aldahir and Elian (Aunt Angelica is behind the two boys):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9YnNVIsSI/AAAAAAAAAbI/knXst0YqqPQ/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9YnNVIsSI/AAAAAAAAAbI/knXst0YqqPQ/s320/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390624709602226466" /></a><br /><br />Another picture of Angel (he is so adorable, I had to put more than one):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9Y5O49KMI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/LrXfO-sryPU/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9Y5O49KMI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/LrXfO-sryPU/s320/031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390625019258546370" /></a><br /><br />Finally, Annika's cousin Bryan:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9ZJSrtRlI/AAAAAAAAAbY/SLH8i9HbF0s/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9ZJSrtRlI/AAAAAAAAAbY/SLH8i9HbF0s/s320/034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390625295154628178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2915430059447706098?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-25087387339772631722009-10-09T08:26:00.000-07:002009-10-09T08:31:02.637-07:00Annika and I went to the Episcopal church a few weeks ago. It was a pleasant experience and Annika was very well behaved. There is a nursery at the church and everyone was very excited to see a new baby. The hat in the photo is one that Kellie made for Annika using the Bernat self-patterning yarn. I think it is adorable!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9XGq4SzMI/AAAAAAAAAa4/XdQrpWCUK8o/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9XGq4SzMI/AAAAAAAAAa4/XdQrpWCUK8o/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390623051087006914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9XF4WQE6I/AAAAAAAAAaw/V3820dWg3dU/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9XF4WQE6I/AAAAAAAAAaw/V3820dWg3dU/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390623037522449314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9XFfV3eYI/AAAAAAAAAao/pAJXcOzop84/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Ss9XFfV3eYI/AAAAAAAAAao/pAJXcOzop84/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390623030809950594" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-2508738733977263172?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-46469373431427944702009-09-12T08:29:00.001-07:002009-09-12T08:30:56.652-07:00Konami made Annika this super cute hat. We took Annika to the mall in this outfit and she looked better dressed than either of her parents!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Squ-mQss0jI/AAAAAAAAAag/HtlgbZ7V-CY/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Squ-mQss0jI/AAAAAAAAAag/HtlgbZ7V-CY/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380603744350949938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4646937343142794470?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605102113769034920.post-42447576543821184402009-09-08T12:27:00.000-07:002009-09-08T12:37:27.897-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sqax2Kk4WlI/AAAAAAAAAaI/3DZnE9aUrL8/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sqax2Kk4WlI/AAAAAAAAAaI/3DZnE9aUrL8/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379182349050731090" /></a><br /><br />Today Julian and I went to a barbecue for the employees of Cafe Rouge. This was the first time Julian's coworkers had met Annika and everyone loved her and she enjoyed being held nonstop. I think it was really tiring for her to be out, though, because she slept through the night and didn't even wake up when I fed her at 3am--she slept right through the feeding (but she did eat)!<br /><br />Julian took his nephew, Aldahir, with us to the river. Annika loves her cousin!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sqaxo5oViiI/AAAAAAAAAaA/W_p73fttpEo/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/Sqaxo5oViiI/AAAAAAAAAaA/W_p73fttpEo/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379182121163524642" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here are Aldahir's brothers and his mom, Annika's aunt Mari.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SqayMXguFaI/AAAAAAAAAaY/hcZoS5EX6rc/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SqayMXguFaI/AAAAAAAAAaY/hcZoS5EX6rc/s320/019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379182730480063906" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SqayL9_bu4I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/nmSfiA0MrSI/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ec4bEw_3mVg/SqayL9_bu4I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/nmSfiA0MrSI/s320/016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379182723629562754" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4605102113769034920-4244757654382118440?l=myracolumbo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262726393310051263noreply@blogger.com0