tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14464745311763351332024-03-13T08:16:16.332-07:00The Amazing Adventures of Alex and BenSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-64625324203303732662014-08-24T12:06:00.001-07:002014-08-24T12:06:12.759-07:002009 Boy AdventuresThe 2009 videos have now been compiled and edited-- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odc08soNPr8&feature=youtu.be">here they are</a> for those interested. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-30691662524909925432013-07-16T11:10:00.001-07:002013-07-16T11:10:06.065-07:002008 AdventuresI (Sarah) compiled the 2008 Alex & Ben videos-- with serious editing to reduce playing time-- for the same reason as noted in the last post. Interested parties can view the result <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHrqPpijfrA&feature=youtu.be">here</a>. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-11915069382024968752013-07-12T18:45:00.000-07:002013-07-12T18:45:06.052-07:00Oh, where does the time go?I (Sarah) recently compiled this blog's 2007 videos (with a bit of editing) into one iMovie, just as a way of trying to keep them around indefinitely. So anyone interested in a little retro, 2-year-old Ben & Alex can check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptOJcxF0Nfc&feature=youtu.be">link/video</a>. Seen together, the contrast between how much each boy talks while playing is evident (which also results in Alex getting more air time!)<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">We went to <b>Calvert Cliffs State Park</b> on Wednesday! It was fun! First we walked on a very long trail called the Red Trail! It went to a trail called the Black Trail! It took us to the beach! It was fun! </span><span style="color: blue;">It was a long way. We had lunch at the beach. We played a lot. We went in the water a lot when we played. <span style="color: #e69138;">We scrubbed mud on each others' backs. We built a sand castle. </span>We were pretty tired at the end. We did not complain very much though. The way back seemed longer because we took different trails. On the way home, we had smoothies. We both had chocolate. They were very good. Soon we went home. It was a fun trip. </span><br />
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Eastern Eyed Click Beetles mating (thanks Google Search-by-image!)</div>
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We have been playing a lot of sports lately. Tennis, basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, and football. Especially basketball. We got a hoop and a ball at Target. We are pretending to be professional teams. Right now we are pretending to be the Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic. This was all written by Ben. I am Alex. I am going to add one more last sentence. It is : What makes sports fun for me is that I am always with my brother.</div>
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We had a Christmas in Cincinnati. Some of our presents were the last ones under the tree !We had a big dinner too ! After dinner and after a little break,we had dessert!Aunt , Karen ,Uncle Jason, Evan, and Bret came to our house. We also played with the new stomp rockets we got. We also played in the snow!<br />
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This is Aunt Karen and us.<br />
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This is Evan and Aunt Karen.<br />
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This is me and Alex wearing our T-shirts that we got.<br />
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This is one of Alex on the sled.<br />
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This is me on the sled.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Christmas Day in Baltimore was so fun! Aunt Karla stayed over for the
night. I was so excited when we opened presents! I was very very happy
when I saw what my presents were! Some of my favorites were the stuffed
skunk, a stuffed goose, a few other stuffed animals, a snowy owl kite,
and our new bikes. Many many other people came over for Christmas Day. I
thanked a lot of people for my presents. After supper we played a lot
with our cousins, Lucy and Eric. There was pie for dessert! Now I am going to stop because I want to play my new game, Ten Days in Africa.</span></div>
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It was a very fun day when we went to Lancaster on Saturday . We went
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We had a very fun day today! First we went on a hike .Then we went to the Little French Market for pastry! Then we went to buy a Christmas tree! Then we went back home again . Me and my brother played a bit . I had a lunch of Pink Lady Apples ,Cheese ,Popovers ,and some leftover pastry. The hill was steep ,but the thought of pastry kept me going. I was so pleased that I got to take the pictures . I really liked taking pictures of all different kinds of things .
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-51905866584845261472012-11-27T16:42:00.000-08:002012-11-27T16:43:51.013-08:00<span style="color: red;">By Ben </span><br />
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On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving , we took a hike in Gunpowder Falls .With our friends. We hiked all the way to the dam.There we had our lunch.Then we walked all the way back again. Then we drove back home again. I was really tired by the end. I was really proud of myself at the end.<br />
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This is at the dam.<br />
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This is Isak on a rock.<br />
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This is us at the stream.<br />
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This is us watching as a fisherman catches a fish.<br />
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We had a great Thanksgiving! We went to our grandparents' house . Our cousins came too . Lucy and Eric's grandparents came too. Before dinner we learned how to play croquet . Then we made snowflakes.We made beautiful snowflakes ! Soon we had dinner . It was so yummy! Turkey and stuffing and soup too. After dinner we got tape and taped up the snowflakes . Soon we had pie . After pie ,we stayed there for a long time . Soon we left . What a perfect Thanksgiving for us!<br />
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Here is a picture of our mother and us! Our father took this picture on Thanksgiving morning.<br />
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In costume as Daria Dmitreva and Evgenia Kanaeva (the correct memory and pronunciation of which was the actual impressive
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Almost 7 years without caring about gender roles. You go, boys!</div>
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Well, maybe you can't really tell in the picture, but it was super-dramatic and also instantaneous. Awesome. Maybe this has something to do with why salt and vinegar potato chips taste so good, though further research needs to be done on this subject. Please send salt-and-vinegar potato chips.<br />
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The second experiment was much more like Actual Science, because it did not work at all. We put some baking powder in a packet of toilet paper in a glass and put some pieces of spaghetti in the packet. Supposedly, when you pour vinegar on this, the resulting carbon dioxide bubbles on the pasta shoot them up like rockets. Here's Ben adding the vinegar:<br />
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As you can see, we did not have any trouble making carbon dioxide. But the packet of baking soda kept floating up instead of staying under the pasta, even when we repeated the experiment by weighing down the packet with our beautiful clean pennies; basically, the reaction powered a toilet paper rocket instead of pasta rockets. We thought maybe our whole-wheat pasta* was too manly for the reaction to lift up, so we dug up some white stuff, but no dice-- just like science, repeating the experiment with brilliant modifications seemed sure to make a difference, but never did. Still, we made a big mess when the CO<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span> foamed out onto the table, so it wasn't a total loss.<br />
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*No, silly, we're not sacrificing taste for nutrition. (Remember, we're baco-vegetarians). This tastes BETTER than white pasta. This isn't that Healthy Harvest crap they have at the grocery store. It's imported from Italy (and it's still $2.50 a pound through our dry-goods co-op) and the best part is it still comes in packages of a pound. Remember when pasta came in pound packages?<br />
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Finally, we turned to physics, sort of, by making parachutes. Practically everyone has done this at some point, so you are probably familiar with the idea. We were supposed to use corks for the parachuters, but could only find one, so we ended up with one cork ("Steven") and one cardboard cutout person ("Allison"), who flew really well, especially after we cut off everything below her neck to reduce the weight. Steven's parachute was a little more symmetrical so he had better aerodynamics and often got carried impressively far laterally by the wind, but overall, Allison fell more delightfully slowly. Here they are being released from the tree house:<br />
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Steven kept aiming for the hydrangeas and getting buried in those weird artificial-looking blue flowers that hydrangeas sometimes have, which was a pretty good strategy on his part-- I'd rather land in flowers than on the cement patio too-- but involved lots of untangling. Overall, science is pretty much how I remember it: messy, frustrating and awesome.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-65149132036991472702012-05-28T18:28:00.000-07:002012-05-28T18:28:37.870-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a hot, rowdy, fun, long Memorial Day weekend with cousins Lucy and Eric, sweetened by knowing they'll soon be moving nearby. We kicked things off with sprinkler fun, reading on the couch and of course, the treehouse (with some friends):</div>
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And some walking along the road... this is less romantic (looks more like a parade than wildlife), but a closer view. <br />
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Alex & Ben's favorite part was playing in the surf.<br />
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There was some other wildlife besides the horses. One of the biggest snakes I've seen in the US, a 5-6 long black rat snake, was at the campground bathroom one evening. Shortly after this photo it went <i>into</i> the bathroom. Ack.<br />
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This is a Sika deer. We didn't know about them ahead of time, so when we saw it we were confused: "Why does that deer look so weird, and have a collar?" Sika deer are from Eurasia and were introduced for sport on the island a long time ago; there's still a hunting season on them.<br />
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Our tent was just over the dune from the main beach. The one-minute walk to the beach was good, but the beach-level winds weren't. Still, it meant we could dig massive holes right in front of the tent.<br />
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And sunset is a good time for walking on top of the dunes, collecting shells. You're allowed one gallon per person, in case you were wondering.<br />
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There are three nice little loop trails there, half a mile long or so-- one in the marsh, one in the forest, and one in the dunes. The one in the dunes has a nice scrubby little oak for climbing on.<br />
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Overall, it's an interesting place, and the amount of beach per person is higher than nearly anywhere. Finding the right time of year seems to be tricky, though; by the time the ocean is warm enough to really swim in, the bugs have descended (they are apparently intolerable in the summer. Even the ponies stand on the beach to avoid them). We've heard fall is nice. Anyway, it was great to get away at the end of the semester. I'm not really a beach person, but there's something <i>primally</i> relaxing about the ocean, and it was easy to forget about the rest of life's events and concerns and just be where we were. Just what a vacation should be.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-58238099158438347562012-04-08T18:50:00.004-07:002012-04-08T18:59:07.663-07:00EasterA few holiday photos....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oGJqf4wS0kU/T4JBofbgw7I/AAAAAAAAG0w/Mg5NmyG_DIg/s1600/IMG_2320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oGJqf4wS0kU/T4JBofbgw7I/AAAAAAAAG0w/Mg5NmyG_DIg/s400/IMG_2320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213839856157618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Egg dyeing<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6WSqPaeN6q8/T4JBo3Mo_0I/AAAAAAAAG04/gYvpVQU3Skg/s1600/IMG_2322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6WSqPaeN6q8/T4JBo3Mo_0I/AAAAAAAAG04/gYvpVQU3Skg/s400/IMG_2322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213846236233538" border="0" /></a>Fresh out of the oven Easter rolls<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hM9y0VqWrss/T4JBYtW6WyI/AAAAAAAAG0g/h9suMXhB3UI/s1600/IMG_2327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hM9y0VqWrss/T4JBYtW6WyI/AAAAAAAAG0g/h9suMXhB3UI/s400/IMG_2327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213568717052706" border="0" /></a>Sorting eggs after the hunt<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-HnnjazdSo/T4JBYBsj6VI/AAAAAAAAG0U/qjptHSlVKsg/s1600/IMG_0544.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-HnnjazdSo/T4JBYBsj6VI/AAAAAAAAG0U/qjptHSlVKsg/s400/IMG_0544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213556996696402" border="0" /></a>Ben got more eggs than me!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hmzmxh-7G7E/T4JBXvB92II/AAAAAAAAG0M/2aNqNFqXQMU/s1600/IMG_0561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hmzmxh-7G7E/T4JBXvB92II/AAAAAAAAG0M/2aNqNFqXQMU/s400/IMG_0561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213551986202754" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And some family pics.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3r_Dg-L07E/T4JBWieCnYI/AAAAAAAAGz8/bc3z_7WT1x0/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3r_Dg-L07E/T4JBWieCnYI/AAAAAAAAGz8/bc3z_7WT1x0/s400/IMG_0578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213531434425730" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ymrnmZOaj2g/T4JBWHxOV0I/AAAAAAAAGz0/sa_9bE3YHAc/s1600/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ymrnmZOaj2g/T4JBWHxOV0I/AAAAAAAAGz0/sa_9bE3YHAc/s400/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213524267128642" border="0" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-68605035178358539182012-03-25T18:17:00.005-07:002012-03-25T18:29:51.002-07:00EvergladesThe narrated video of pictures is <a href="http://youtu.be/iTWaUw6Ja3U">on YouTube</a>, but sometimes it's nice to look at a picture for more than 2 seconds, so here are a few:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UsxVHFcCJd4/T2_FUiHSjiI/AAAAAAAAGzc/Mxqz_r3gpqA/s1600/IMG_2218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UsxVHFcCJd4/T2_FUiHSjiI/AAAAAAAAGzc/Mxqz_r3gpqA/s400/IMG_2218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724010607956626978" border="0" /></a>Purple Gallinule<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-svSjjk1-AZc/T2_FUE0dBbI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/4xQ9UZZ0pX4/s1600/IMG_2232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-svSjjk1-AZc/T2_FUE0dBbI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/4xQ9UZZ0pX4/s400/IMG_2232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724010600092992946" border="0" /></a>Barred Owl<br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6j837qs14k/T2_FTlVI_JI/AAAAAAAAGzE/xCEd3QQqVcw/s1600/IMG_2237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6j837qs14k/T2_FTlVI_JI/AAAAAAAAGzE/xCEd3QQqVcw/s400/IMG_2237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724010591640157330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5fS700Up0eY/T2_FTHX_q6I/AAAAAAAAGy4/End0izOeyqI/s1600/IMG_2244.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5fS700Up0eY/T2_FTHX_q6I/AAAAAAAAGy4/End0izOeyqI/s400/IMG_2244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724010583599066018" border="0" /></a>Vulture Boys<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uf9UMRTn_sY/T2_FVKUr2bI/AAAAAAAAGzk/1xAvqqH1rQM/s1600/IMG_2205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uf9UMRTn_sY/T2_FVKUr2bI/AAAAAAAAGzk/1xAvqqH1rQM/s400/IMG_2205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724010618750228914" border="0" /></a>The closest we got to a Florida Panther<br /><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K860DymdUsY/T2_EpXocWvI/AAAAAAAAGyg/4tEzc_Gyt7c/s1600/IMG_2260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K860DymdUsY/T2_EpXocWvI/AAAAAAAAGyg/4tEzc_Gyt7c/s400/IMG_2260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724009866408516338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cjjNhzynZRg/T2_Eo3HcCVI/AAAAAAAAGyU/pbQpZH9y6g0/s1600/IMG_2268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cjjNhzynZRg/T2_Eo3HcCVI/AAAAAAAAGyU/pbQpZH9y6g0/s400/IMG_2268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724009857680148818" border="0" /></a>Baby Alligator!<br /><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wq6XFlhWNwA/T2_EoWuyvCI/AAAAAAAAGyE/q_kVahDtV-0/s1600/IMG_2287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wq6XFlhWNwA/T2_EoWuyvCI/AAAAAAAAGyE/q_kVahDtV-0/s400/IMG_2287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724009848986844194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbGUzC5DYTw/T2_En7r_h5I/AAAAAAAAGx8/0SBtTx0NKxQ/s1600/IMG_2309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xbGUzC5DYTw/T2_En7r_h5I/AAAAAAAAGx8/0SBtTx0NKxQ/s400/IMG_2309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724009841727342482" border="0" /></a>Playing at Delray Beach<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kleEDvVPy64/T2_EqNT4k4I/AAAAAAAAGyo/0HioN7xesE0/s1600/IMG_2256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kleEDvVPy64/T2_EqNT4k4I/AAAAAAAAGyo/0HioN7xesE0/s400/IMG_2256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724009880817800066" border="0" /></a>Not so baby alligators<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-63414350575398481232012-01-29T07:47:00.000-08:002012-01-29T08:08:58.606-08:00What have we been doing since November?Well, you know, things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MJDtZlaSBB0/TyVrKf-tqjI/AAAAAAAAGvY/-epHc4zkjtk/s1600/IMG_2094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MJDtZlaSBB0/TyVrKf-tqjI/AAAAAAAAGvY/-epHc4zkjtk/s400/IMG_2094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703082331262003762" border="0" /></a>Like posing with Daddy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ysLzqcA2fNg/TyVrJ467pyI/AAAAAAAAGvM/4QuhYiTmuEc/s1600/IMG_2086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ysLzqcA2fNg/TyVrJ467pyI/AAAAAAAAGvM/4QuhYiTmuEc/s400/IMG_2086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703082320777160482" border="0" /></a>Playing in the leaves with our friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QhzA15cIKhE/TyVrLPtfXjI/AAAAAAAAGvk/JIrqUeT3u5I/s1600/IMG_2096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QhzA15cIKhE/TyVrLPtfXjI/AAAAAAAAGvk/JIrqUeT3u5I/s400/IMG_2096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703082344074665522" border="0" /></a>Rolling out pie crust for Thanksgiving pie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KEAgz86xn6A/TyVr986l6tI/AAAAAAAAGv8/JSKY6wfAxgU/s1600/IMG_2105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KEAgz86xn6A/TyVr986l6tI/AAAAAAAAGv8/JSKY6wfAxgU/s400/IMG_2105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703083215202675410" border="0" /></a>Learning to play Scrabble.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Py6L9YmKVSg/TyVr9oGUxkI/AAAAAAAAGvw/FnRYdaGpoTI/s1600/IMG_2102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Py6L9YmKVSg/TyVr9oGUxkI/AAAAAAAAGvw/FnRYdaGpoTI/s400/IMG_2102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703083209614739010" border="0" /></a>Eating Thanksgiving dinner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-61pldzqwpjM/TyVsAl6U89I/AAAAAAAAGwI/2l5YT7vrQT4/s1600/IMG_2110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-61pldzqwpjM/TyVsAl6U89I/AAAAAAAAGwI/2l5YT7vrQT4/s400/IMG_2110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703083260567155666" border="0" /></a>Decorating the Christmas tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d45XKJ03mLY/TyVsBOKjOWI/AAAAAAAAGwU/l3D4lZEktYc/s1600/IMG_2121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d45XKJ03mLY/TyVsBOKjOWI/AAAAAAAAGwU/l3D4lZEktYc/s400/IMG_2121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703083271372618082" border="0" /></a>Making cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SA_AT3LTe0/TyVs_g-v2vI/AAAAAAAAGww/NHoHPlWV1bU/s1600/IMG_2136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SA_AT3LTe0/TyVs_g-v2vI/AAAAAAAAGww/NHoHPlWV1bU/s400/IMG_2136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703084341575277298" border="0" /></a>Reading with cousin Lucy in our PJs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cK8LxSLnK5M/TyVs_cXOE9I/AAAAAAAAGwk/JmnADtyTCqw/s1600/IMG_2133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cK8LxSLnK5M/TyVs_cXOE9I/AAAAAAAAGwk/JmnADtyTCqw/s400/IMG_2133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703084340335743954" border="0" /></a>Playing Christmas-present-games with cousins.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g4SymfHlvPA/TyVtBLAlFSI/AAAAAAAAGxI/Bvu6n5vY38Y/s1600/IMG_2150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g4SymfHlvPA/TyVtBLAlFSI/AAAAAAAAGxI/Bvu6n5vY38Y/s400/IMG_2150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703084370037118242" border="0" /></a>Getting awesome new T-shirts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LXTjXexjkjk/TyVtA-uXfbI/AAAAAAAAGw8/Y0jg0iMYzns/s1600/IMG_2137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LXTjXexjkjk/TyVtA-uXfbI/AAAAAAAAGw8/Y0jg0iMYzns/s400/IMG_2137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703084366739504562" border="0" /></a>Snuggling with Aunt Karen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sK8ZknpGmpQ/TyVtCCfi7RI/AAAAAAAAGxU/3_OfS_ATIWs/s1600/IMG_2163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sK8ZknpGmpQ/TyVtCCfi7RI/AAAAAAAAGxU/3_OfS_ATIWs/s400/IMG_2163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703084384930950418" border="0" /></a>Picnicking in January!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-35374834329319524562011-11-06T06:22:00.000-08:002011-11-06T06:33:39.963-08:00Marshy Point State Park & SuchAn afternoon at Marshy Point was cloudier and chillier than predicted, but still fun. The first pic is pre-departure, but features A&B looking unusually twinny:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-B2YZqq24I/TraZG5uJ2cI/AAAAAAAAGuo/H_AKS-xai5M/s1600/IMG_2043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-B2YZqq24I/TraZG5uJ2cI/AAAAAAAAGuo/H_AKS-xai5M/s400/IMG_2043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671889124572387778" border="0" /></a>Then, various marshy things. Alex and Ben decided the marsh grasses were different instruments, and spent the rest of the afternoon making various instrument-noises as they tromped down the trails and boardwalks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ikpXtBIg4SI/TraY-P25VKI/AAAAAAAAGuM/9oq57GBd_hE/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ikpXtBIg4SI/TraY-P25VKI/AAAAAAAAGuM/9oq57GBd_hE/s400/IMG_2048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671888975895811234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UEibtrQtjTQ/TraY9CAylHI/AAAAAAAAGuA/3j85GrUsD5s/s1600/IMG_2051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UEibtrQtjTQ/TraY9CAylHI/AAAAAAAAGuA/3j85GrUsD5s/s400/IMG_2051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671888954999346290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bvqt1tUpbIE/TraY8o4uklI/AAAAAAAAGt0/8L6p7K7q9lU/s1600/IMG_2055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bvqt1tUpbIE/TraY8o4uklI/AAAAAAAAGt0/8L6p7K7q9lU/s400/IMG_2055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671888948254642770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3kSBHLGka6k/TraY8Y-O5MI/AAAAAAAAGto/m0KR6Aznif0/s1600/IMG_2056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3kSBHLGka6k/TraY8Y-O5MI/AAAAAAAAGto/m0KR6Aznif0/s400/IMG_2056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671888943982765250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gS3hhMLVUc8/TraY-SxUOCI/AAAAAAAAGuc/Z_Bn0Ng75BI/s1600/IMG_2044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gS3hhMLVUc8/TraY-SxUOCI/AAAAAAAAGuc/Z_Bn0Ng75BI/s400/IMG_2044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671888976677713954" border="0" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-86748344168307137272011-10-23T18:40:00.001-07:002011-10-23T18:59:04.310-07:00Sawmill Branch TrailLast weekend our walk in the woods took us to our friendly neighborhood state park, as usual, and featured wriggling worms, wet feet, a big rock to climb, and a garter snake. This time we had Grandma and Grandpa Yoder along, which means more fun AND better photos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QMl2hmrhaI0/TqTCssh_PXI/AAAAAAAAGrk/Sl1OBPg1yxs/s1600/IMG_2040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QMl2hmrhaI0/TqTCssh_PXI/AAAAAAAAGrk/Sl1OBPg1yxs/s400/IMG_2040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666868304262675826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WhPAoY-RIe4/TqTEdjlvffI/AAAAAAAAGss/JqRrkj_YKf0/s1600/20111014-_MG_4108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WhPAoY-RIe4/TqTEdjlvffI/AAAAAAAAGss/JqRrkj_YKf0/s400/20111014-_MG_4108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666870243187719666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc39ZWWTjVk/TqTEUwomGlI/AAAAAAAAGsg/lLowdcGMo4U/s1600/20111014-_MG_4110.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CsXwGeuGtzc/TqTDsQSm8eI/AAAAAAAAGsI/cumY7_gQznw/s400/20111015-_MG_4134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666869396193604066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9FHSLgm-JuU/TqTC1sg4cuI/AAAAAAAAGrw/z1lmPtf7LBo/s1600/IMG_2025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9FHSLgm-JuU/TqTC1sg4cuI/AAAAAAAAGrw/z1lmPtf7LBo/s400/IMG_2025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666868458876859106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QtXyhhNZGwI/TqTC1_XRf1I/AAAAAAAAGr8/qiiPqhblLfE/s1600/IMG_2022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QtXyhhNZGwI/TqTC1_XRf1I/AAAAAAAAGr8/qiiPqhblLfE/s400/IMG_2022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666868463936831314" border="0" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-83724287887506928692011-10-16T13:20:00.000-07:002011-10-16T13:39:09.421-07:00Classic, or Cliched, Fall AdventuresPicking apples and jumping in leaves... some delights of fall (especially when the apples turn into pies).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTo5ygNuMCU/Tps9PkspytI/AAAAAAAAGq0/WNT0C-41s9I/s1600/IMG_1986.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTo5ygNuMCU/Tps9PkspytI/AAAAAAAAGq0/WNT0C-41s9I/s400/IMG_1986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664188294106827474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ky7ym9jKgCw/Tps9QpQPXBI/AAAAAAAAGq8/eI2LBGiGVsw/s1600/IMG_1983.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ky7ym9jKgCw/Tps9QpQPXBI/AAAAAAAAGq8/eI2LBGiGVsw/s400/IMG_1983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664188312509701138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bSPlIvyX-7c/Tps9PWtKaEI/AAAAAAAAGqk/-BP3ET7XEYA/s1600/IMG_1998.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bSPlIvyX-7c/Tps9PWtKaEI/AAAAAAAAGqk/-BP3ET7XEYA/s400/IMG_1998.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664188290350868546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rlfIUP9ogfI/Tps_5V8SIAI/AAAAAAAAGrY/-uWT7hzMGwA/s1600/IMG_2018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rlfIUP9ogfI/Tps_5V8SIAI/AAAAAAAAGrY/-uWT7hzMGwA/s400/IMG_2018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664191210723614722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3oeAuOsEf4/Tps_5FqFRcI/AAAAAAAAGrI/YxEi6Ywd2Ug/s1600/IMG_2000_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e3oeAuOsEf4/Tps_5FqFRcI/AAAAAAAAGrI/YxEi6Ywd2Ug/s400/IMG_2000_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664191206352307650" border="0" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-90870878173585455882011-10-15T18:18:00.000-07:002011-10-15T18:39:24.599-07:00Alex and Ben Had A Birthday...Admittedly, this was some weeks ago now. They were very busy being six. But as you can see, it featured balloons, presents, cake with friends-- the usual birthday suspects, really. The September birthday party for their kindergarten class was, possibly coincidentally, on their birthday, so they got birthday crowns, too. And a special birthday present: zebra finches! Their names are Finch and Olivia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rtDjihh1oqs/TpozNzfmigI/AAAAAAAAGpY/0n-MYD-w5C4/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rtDjihh1oqs/TpozNzfmigI/AAAAAAAAGpY/0n-MYD-w5C4/s400/IMG_1962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663895793625893378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ea9niuKVBOw/TpozP9lerUI/AAAAAAAAGp8/3Z8rmwZdwvw/s1600/IMG_1973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ea9niuKVBOw/TpozP9lerUI/AAAAAAAAGp8/3Z8rmwZdwvw/s400/IMG_1973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663895830694636866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aegSK2HI0YI/TpozObwQ7xI/AAAAAAAAGp0/rwGs8F2Gqts/s1600/IMG_1970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aegSK2HI0YI/TpozObwQ7xI/AAAAAAAAGp0/rwGs8F2Gqts/s400/IMG_1970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663895804433198866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zrs_2BScCkA/Tpo1gyf675I/AAAAAAAAGqY/fRyhjHo7H2w/s1600/IMG_1965.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zrs_2BScCkA/Tpo1gyf675I/AAAAAAAAGqY/fRyhjHo7H2w/s400/IMG_1965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663898318799564690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tSe2pqRL5dM/TpozQJ4CjDI/AAAAAAAAGqM/ZpqMg8PSPdo/s1600/IMG_1977.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tSe2pqRL5dM/TpozQJ4CjDI/AAAAAAAAGqM/ZpqMg8PSPdo/s400/IMG_1977.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663895833993710642" border="0" /></a>More to come soon on fall-themed adventures.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-63333492639282475592011-09-13T16:10:00.001-07:002011-09-13T16:29:54.866-07:00Animal MapsConstructing maps of continents out of various toys is a popular activity these days, so I decided to get one or two on record. The best part of the first one is when Alex corrects Ben's pronunciation of "Tajikistan". (By the way, if you're wondering, Ben is dressed up as Teddy the wizard from the Magic Treehouse books).<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dywSL5xb6ILnANy38Xkg759l-aKt4viNlH8nNawhdZ04IyctgCwyHc0-NbN0Zz-nPam0ODFULNioi1ClgPJEA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Alex chose to make his map out of stuffed animals, instead. It's of Africa. Unfortunately the camera memory card filled up before he got to tell us the North African countries. (He's dressed as Kathleen, the selkie/wizard from M.T.)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx4xGQPX1KzqoTRqlcScAH8LHR-s8xr0TiAoZNy30Uvv5a0vwbTQ9aqbogdQodXG4gYsEaEIVLThp2qCohu9g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1446474531176335133.post-34694863412402035832011-08-16T10:32:00.000-07:002011-08-16T11:01:21.085-07:00Beach BoysLast week marked the very first beach vacation for A&B, which they and we enjoyed in the company of all the usual Yoderae. Actually going in the water was a bit scary for Alex, but the beach and rental house had many other attractions, including cousins, treats, and lots of sand for digging and shells for collecting. It was a wonderful week!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k-jYbzZWtG0/TkquU21-ycI/AAAAAAAAGl0/lG8-zSaWals/s1600/_MG_3086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k-jYbzZWtG0/TkquU21-ycI/AAAAAAAAGl0/lG8-zSaWals/s400/_MG_3086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641513156577511874" border="0" /></a>No one can resist Grandma reading Nate the Great.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wjb22T-Ce14/TkquU97zJ0I/AAAAAAAAGls/pfJSHeSpekI/s1600/_MG_3275.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wjb22T-Ce14/TkquU97zJ0I/AAAAAAAAGls/pfJSHeSpekI/s400/_MG_3275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641513158480963394" border="0" /></a>There was birding too! Here is a Clapper Rail.</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035326821559804845noreply@blogger.com0