tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85777752024-03-07T13:39:10.581-08:00... but you can't take the 'Ham out of the LewisWhat's going on up here anyhow?ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032146043797846366noreply@blogger.comBlogger454125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-56458567692177103232013-01-08T12:13:00.003-08:002013-01-08T12:13:42.766-08:002013....A New Year....What's next?2013.....What will you be? How will you change us? Who will we be in 2014?<br />
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A new year is always a great time stop, reflect, and really be honest with myself. I have so many blessings in my life and so much that I treasure. Is my gratefulness evident in my everyday life? Can people see Christ's joy in me or just my own self-focused habits. Do I really work to bless the world or is all of my focus on what happens inside the walls of my own home?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year I will feed myself and those I love well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year I will be present in my life. I will play well and rest often.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year I will be grateful to God for making me the person I am. I will smile at others and stop hiding.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year I will take time to use my gifts to show love to others. Even simple acts can show great, Great love.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-27070638728433724282010-06-25T06:15:00.000-07:002010-06-25T06:24:02.246-07:00Felix is growing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4FhznO-q-ZFOMauFYY4puhKfftZqR4O55Etd4wf3f0LWYqjZOJ7rxR4rxoBq0vQR-KEXMr1zwgHSoo_i4yIqKixCl4R1y8TiBAE5r-AFPXXo2Ga0U4megn1of7hEv8diIs5Pjw/s1600/CIMG0803.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4FhznO-q-ZFOMauFYY4puhKfftZqR4O55Etd4wf3f0LWYqjZOJ7rxR4rxoBq0vQR-KEXMr1zwgHSoo_i4yIqKixCl4R1y8TiBAE5r-AFPXXo2Ga0U4megn1of7hEv8diIs5Pjw/s400/CIMG0803.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486701103296037266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZJk6VlMtr1Gp-GDjQ0qBUJsWR55utpi8a7C_07cSadu8etdSKAl1dtOoENMuoM1iUQUTZj8ZYpLQGF7ny6J_E15jRYCL-b8w82UHqm9P4FmXwvn5T2-mpFFsvwjMK8MTJBb8zg/s1600/CIMG0802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZJk6VlMtr1Gp-GDjQ0qBUJsWR55utpi8a7C_07cSadu8etdSKAl1dtOoENMuoM1iUQUTZj8ZYpLQGF7ny6J_E15jRYCL-b8w82UHqm9P4FmXwvn5T2-mpFFsvwjMK8MTJBb8zg/s400/CIMG0802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486701096992980802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhjIh7U4KOxoC_F1lF9ki2mPf4q48ZpUFBtaTLeTNJGaesGxbSDVtQnHTpW28XJ-c-X-90npwIxjlwrltBpz-mayUWGr_EvInsNxFQ-0IeW2ZgkLe9IrEb2nNXsY3OUve-sxktA/s1600/CIMG0800.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhjIh7U4KOxoC_F1lF9ki2mPf4q48ZpUFBtaTLeTNJGaesGxbSDVtQnHTpW28XJ-c-X-90npwIxjlwrltBpz-mayUWGr_EvInsNxFQ-0IeW2ZgkLe9IrEb2nNXsY3OUve-sxktA/s400/CIMG0800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486701091507289090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mfD68PKoOMVGcDfDkCSjMoSSbWaIhWc323Omk5kPYMe9i06j4_LhZ7CAcuM1To8vRLzVnQNzAyZMoK_KpJbwKPlPOXwyxKHSFleFRf_5qefjxJ6R3tQmhQX_NwrIa4-l1On-tA/s1600/CIMG0799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mfD68PKoOMVGcDfDkCSjMoSSbWaIhWc323Omk5kPYMe9i06j4_LhZ7CAcuM1To8vRLzVnQNzAyZMoK_KpJbwKPlPOXwyxKHSFleFRf_5qefjxJ6R3tQmhQX_NwrIa4-l1On-tA/s400/CIMG0799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486701084204771538" border="0" /></a><br />I am up early this morning and I decided to take the extra time to count my blessings. Our newest blessing is our little boy, Felix. For starters, he is an easy going, peaceful person with a ready smile and has very few complaints. He just recently started crawling, so my life has turned into a mad dash to make sure he doesn't have anything gross in his mouth!<br /><br />Here are the things Felix has been enjoying this week:<br /><br />* Smiling a lot<br />* Crawling all over the place (even on the concrete patio)<br />* Sampling globs of our food at meals. He seems to like cheese & beans the most so far. He eats whatever we're eating.<br />* Playing games with Theo & Penny. They love playing Peek-a-boo and also hiding him under a blanket and then watching him crawl out.<br />* Watching the Fifa Cup with Daddy (who wouldn't like this?)<br />* Chewing on anything papery (this is the hardest thing to keep him from doing)<br />* Having crazy chubby legs. I tried to put legwarmers on him (to protect his knees), but he was too chunky for them! Looks like I need to do some sewing!!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-85251199541868098402010-05-05T21:43:00.000-07:002010-05-05T21:47:24.842-07:00"Snapping"Penny and Theo like it when I snap along to the closing credits song of the Curious George cartoon. Here is Penny "snapping" and Theo dancing along.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyUmV0lnock6Ux6GLwFFk4N1KL1GQwq9HgHnEehh7kHeOuVok40UTjFVVWWNZvqvQRokc9twSoZ7wE' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-40258867055116724302010-04-02T15:22:00.000-07:002010-04-02T15:35:06.723-07:00Proof pic of Penny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiYsjWR4Tj0snoalTytr1N6OBkTSrjq-nCLmTj1N7imUoPKirsxCN-rkT58J1BVaftpubQSbC6UysLlzTpCI7oKUR4mAl8i7kF6fI2-WkzNhJM7aFzc0F9eVxm9Kli3TiDhBJEA/s1600/CIMG0303.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiYsjWR4Tj0snoalTytr1N6OBkTSrjq-nCLmTj1N7imUoPKirsxCN-rkT58J1BVaftpubQSbC6UysLlzTpCI7oKUR4mAl8i7kF6fI2-WkzNhJM7aFzc0F9eVxm9Kli3TiDhBJEA/s400/CIMG0303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455669378330898386" border="0" /></a><br />Yup! She has about 150 chicken pox. It doesn't seem to be slowing her down at all.SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-14157170301081128122010-04-02T15:17:00.000-07:002010-04-02T15:22:17.668-07:00Holla for Challah!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-U-H1kAwGPZZvrZ-BWdJrx9ejFWCZsnMwpPsafR9x2qfYv6hWsMXgWndKaL8ix9e-LXhnKpz2kRzn95Q1awvYS6XLsPkvDTLsIgipMWbr8a_9lIW0cjmz7u1_MJ0fDHyanPtaw/s1600/CIMG0305.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-U-H1kAwGPZZvrZ-BWdJrx9ejFWCZsnMwpPsafR9x2qfYv6hWsMXgWndKaL8ix9e-LXhnKpz2kRzn95Q1awvYS6XLsPkvDTLsIgipMWbr8a_9lIW0cjmz7u1_MJ0fDHyanPtaw/s400/CIMG0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455668501850801938" border="0" /></a><br />The kids and I made this challah yesterday. It was really tasty with our roasted chicken, potatoes, and carrots. We enjoyed it again today with some vegetable soup and I even used it in a couple of egg casseroles I made for a church Easter brunch. I'm planning on trying it out as french toast tomorrow morning!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-19559445833770595312010-03-31T10:05:00.000-07:002010-03-31T10:18:31.699-07:00Chicken...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60frvUMpkSea_5C73WcY31jPRN3UkURbZ6HVSPVv3HC-b5Xcyr8SNi3RS0_rNtjcEoq1bSd1EZAS92XVFaGfgZCRqN0pcJ9cdjpXQHaRmOrZFmBVt1ZpOb5QaMYTlTopqMULj4A/s1600/CIMG0294.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60frvUMpkSea_5C73WcY31jPRN3UkURbZ6HVSPVv3HC-b5Xcyr8SNi3RS0_rNtjcEoq1bSd1EZAS92XVFaGfgZCRqN0pcJ9cdjpXQHaRmOrZFmBVt1ZpOb5QaMYTlTopqMULj4A/s400/CIMG0294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454848537155851074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY8HW8bgqzGQmjsp_mRyR_P7XGSnlh-B2s-f3oSJUgoUm42pxES2Nng1aiHVnWu-XKHbukAQgKRCfQ7PnlNbdJ5WgtcXOU8D56oDLAJ7GOWlrkRF_IHL-VlCVKAa3DtP1e9ey2w/s1600/CIMG0291.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY8HW8bgqzGQmjsp_mRyR_P7XGSnlh-B2s-f3oSJUgoUm42pxES2Nng1aiHVnWu-XKHbukAQgKRCfQ7PnlNbdJ5WgtcXOU8D56oDLAJ7GOWlrkRF_IHL-VlCVKAa3DtP1e9ey2w/s400/CIMG0291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454848526462153378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0caGlTt38YnCwNDzS2dh6OjLyVTq_xd9Cxofv7pulxTfS7PZwe0b-8v_DkTYO4Ib2tKJLrF18cqA1GyE_cIi8QwEZ4M22peMuxLSfIoMXQ1kUYhv2SQq4v9xHIULaGt1aCHAhw/s1600/CIMG0292.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0caGlTt38YnCwNDzS2dh6OjLyVTq_xd9Cxofv7pulxTfS7PZwe0b-8v_DkTYO4Ib2tKJLrF18cqA1GyE_cIi8QwEZ4M22peMuxLSfIoMXQ1kUYhv2SQq4v9xHIULaGt1aCHAhw/s400/CIMG0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454848518260124498" border="0" /></a><br />Pox!<br /><br />All 3 of our kids have the chicken pox! It's a very exciting time at our house. I had hoped to get them over with before Theo started pre-K next year. Now Penny & Felix have theirs out of the way as well. So far, they haven't been a big deal at all. Penny has the most (about 50), Felix has lots (slightly less than Penny, maybe 40?), and Theo doesn't have many at all (10 max). They are sleepier and quieter than usual, but nothing substantial is bothering them yet. Penny & Felix already have several pox that have turned into blisters, but they don't seem annoyed at all. Here they are watching Maisy and having a snack (not a bad life, if you ask me).SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-40017378980964779592010-03-31T09:48:00.000-07:002010-03-31T10:05:14.607-07:00Egg Hunt Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCLKnxpDIRuz0I0FJPFmzrpg3VqyqTiTMNviTWh8l7Qj6X04DQF6AUYQImOg4m3YiJHmO4VLKLApZUH7wBzGxdxKD7XdcHdCxs-ADzRg9bfkwHGgyeRox-Oiif6RBXunYfLOlYw/s1600/Easter+2010+044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCLKnxpDIRuz0I0FJPFmzrpg3VqyqTiTMNviTWh8l7Qj6X04DQF6AUYQImOg4m3YiJHmO4VLKLApZUH7wBzGxdxKD7XdcHdCxs-ADzRg9bfkwHGgyeRox-Oiif6RBXunYfLOlYw/s400/Easter+2010+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454845131472404738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF7QTJB__xM0yBxP50DLFafT5ESj1CZJ9QxUa65buyqqI9-YCaxwmRg8UyA8HuRYnKFGJoiiuZ2ba9FzLV9ZRQCnxRvLP8Ek6M9mkfomXyWTtnxFlnD8wy7DToFlUK4NDZjyZxA/s1600/Easter+2010+076.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF7QTJB__xM0yBxP50DLFafT5ESj1CZJ9QxUa65buyqqI9-YCaxwmRg8UyA8HuRYnKFGJoiiuZ2ba9FzLV9ZRQCnxRvLP8Ek6M9mkfomXyWTtnxFlnD8wy7DToFlUK4NDZjyZxA/s400/Easter+2010+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454845124733777986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3q2-nqozV4DP6HL1fhtmZi_E4OyHPNpf68IJDKiEXEO1kMD8u-hWxamtOJgT-3AqkoBeHE96gl-QxwyB98P7R_RxfJ8CKWYEhPRKsvvHVJRrccXV1fj9LY4RqP8z1_DvDQpcmw/s1600/0325101837-00.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3q2-nqozV4DP6HL1fhtmZi_E4OyHPNpf68IJDKiEXEO1kMD8u-hWxamtOJgT-3AqkoBeHE96gl-QxwyB98P7R_RxfJ8CKWYEhPRKsvvHVJRrccXV1fj9LY4RqP8z1_DvDQpcmw/s400/0325101837-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454845116555973362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLwRsAJ_1sd56XtfDmCILeRFVLNJgTqDPLliycbIin1KqYY8KmdtFUCWD0YBThXwFGx7lXZ9jsaBLo_b2f2C_BvjMvT4uGtYzfUIC7_BmgLIefz57jOPkButjYHxZUIZBY4Iilg/s1600/0326101146-00.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLwRsAJ_1sd56XtfDmCILeRFVLNJgTqDPLliycbIin1KqYY8KmdtFUCWD0YBThXwFGx7lXZ9jsaBLo_b2f2C_BvjMvT4uGtYzfUIC7_BmgLIefz57jOPkButjYHxZUIZBY4Iilg/s400/0326101146-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454845112771986418" border="0" /></a><br />My mom sent these to me yesterday. Aren't they great! We clearly had a wonderful time playing with friends and hunting eggs last week.SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-7536017035107617122010-03-29T13:02:00.000-07:002010-03-29T13:11:23.635-07:00#5Felix can roll over!! He was laying on his stomach last night and I saw him rock, rock, turn his head, and roll over onto his back. He hasn't done it again since, but I know he will. He is getting so much stronger and more active. It is fun to see him grow!<br /><br />We are excited to be celebrating Holy week here at our house. We've colored eggs, participated in a Palm Sunday parade, and we got a few new books today to read this week. Theo & Penny are so excited. I realized, we spend so much time talking about and reading about Christmas with our little ones, but not as much time teaching them about Easter. I want to make sure I show my family the beautiful story of Jesus' life and what it means to us. Most of all, I am excited to witness the new life and growth in my own home. The Lord is good...all the time. All the time....the Lord is good!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-64419603098465189972010-03-26T22:42:00.001-07:002010-03-26T22:42:57.644-07:00#4Fun egg hunt at church today. It was so great to see my mom and Sandy enjoying this special time with the kids. Andy had a 1/2 day, so we all went out for lunch before the grandmas headed home.<br /><br />Pics once my mom & Sandy send me some!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-41103887578176963682010-03-26T22:40:00.001-07:002010-03-26T22:42:06.829-07:00#3So, we were supposed to go to the Burlington Children's museum with Theo's pre-school class yesterday. My mom & Sandy were going to meet us there and we were all really excited about it. On the way to school, Theo mentioned that his teeth hurt. I asked him what he meant and looked into the rearview mirror to see him puking. Yuck! I, of course, took him home and he was perfectly fine the rest of the day. Weird. The grandmas came over and we had a great day together with egg dying, pizza, and playing dominoes.<br /><br />I'll post pictures once I get some from my mom!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-10112293246632994472010-03-25T00:01:00.000-07:002010-03-25T00:13:14.597-07:00Spring Post #2Theo had a program at school last night to celebrate Easter. They sang some really cute songs (some that I sang myself as a child). He was really enjoying himself and it was so sweet to see him doing things independently of me and Andy. He really is growing up!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxpiTBtB9KqRtxJvtoRyS8-oU_OhX0w9egAGVHfRfOeAoN6QWWisg7gA6ypZinvi5I_Gg36ioZkUsk' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-45104116153162595832010-03-23T15:39:00.001-07:002010-03-23T15:45:42.227-07:00Blog Goal for spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpMJknmXwYOB5bOQdeImFFzGTfoYsR81NRzMQdHAUg0mcrPBpKy460hkHgGQaTHRgfhx-lCMLmzFjDWqcUzJTi0tnXtJd3Dgf7S2VHGoHiWal6TPBkQltW24etNoEdcdOyB70hg/s1600-h/CIMG0278.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpMJknmXwYOB5bOQdeImFFzGTfoYsR81NRzMQdHAUg0mcrPBpKy460hkHgGQaTHRgfhx-lCMLmzFjDWqcUzJTi0tnXtJd3Dgf7S2VHGoHiWal6TPBkQltW24etNoEdcdOyB70hg/s400/CIMG0278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451963861866574930" border="0" /></a><br />I am going to attempt to give you one interesting Lewis family blog post per day to celebrate Spring 2010.<br /><br />Spring Post #1<br /><br />Felix is becoming a mover! He is only 4 1/2 months old, but he has a definite interest in getting himself from place to place. While he can't actually <span style="font-style: italic;">move</span> in the traditional sense, he does have ways of getting around. His new favorite trick is to wiggle himself from the middle of our living room to partway under our couch. It takes him 10 minutes to accomplish and it's really fun to watch (thought I should admit that he usually does it while I'm folding laundry in the bedroom or stirring dinner in the kitchen). Here he is after achieving his goal this afternoon.SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-59677295532800514452009-12-15T20:16:00.000-08:002009-12-15T20:41:42.266-08:00Pre-school Sing-a-long<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeRSjVcEFkntBgnOYcUXyvq2O4cWMvu4mC5Uv2lOP1wDUK4m55UgbR3gHwtf5Risjj5EmW9zXT-tK89tNYSCvpD1_JEh4mcoDJGyBBzl1XTomqVU_0MzT765LEm1MTmd7eaWtJg/s1600-h/CIMG0601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415685732854323874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeRSjVcEFkntBgnOYcUXyvq2O4cWMvu4mC5Uv2lOP1wDUK4m55UgbR3gHwtf5Risjj5EmW9zXT-tK89tNYSCvpD1_JEh4mcoDJGyBBzl1XTomqVU_0MzT765LEm1MTmd7eaWtJg/s400/CIMG0601.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0weRKQPEuqp6Y3Lw7i3af1ildFblvklE0lygytr6S8HCDu8EaF8t_j2aAT8XWvKhLbMrz8S_OzBlqcWfqgH9CToIpZEnEYQfZQLPuOI7Grhdf5O-2xDPBeqV6jV00u4J0qYFa7A/s1600-h/CIMG0598.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415685729049606210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0weRKQPEuqp6Y3Lw7i3af1ildFblvklE0lygytr6S8HCDu8EaF8t_j2aAT8XWvKhLbMrz8S_OzBlqcWfqgH9CToIpZEnEYQfZQLPuOI7Grhdf5O-2xDPBeqV6jV00u4J0qYFa7A/s400/CIMG0598.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We had a great time at the Catch the Son Christmas Sing-a-long this evening. It was low-key, simple and fun! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Enjoy!</div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSA4v1U1W3uGF4SqMWB-LB3mPlPml_IRBoQOOpN9WV-nTo8cwYH5lX7qgraBGSr-KWqGfIBPYX-qA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-27872937073281311952009-12-15T20:01:00.000-08:002009-12-15T20:16:14.279-08:00I'm a Little SnowmanI'm a little snowman, short and fat<br />Here is my broomstick, here is my hat<br />When the sun comes up I shiver with fear<br />Soon I'll melt and disappear<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyn_8ymJpamPH_73b_Pdz6j6wDlt4ZOrvT-zeuAc8sQBnwkBfIgwke4CR7OTu70iFZRLaWpWy0Ou3o' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-24448228525017301052009-12-15T14:30:00.000-08:002009-12-15T14:34:38.470-08:00Felix smiles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0SKzsaslUiHNBvMilc-0Hicr30sWMlxu4bYpg6iA49Y6xOnVbSjfGOpin3mNNGSfoV9uuV-2Xn1H78HBs7eKYvy4yh-VmszjNPzp_YKdjZUfqZNvfcEBH5QHK9U6ft7WdTJiFA/s1600-h/P1150053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415594998755877570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0SKzsaslUiHNBvMilc-0Hicr30sWMlxu4bYpg6iA49Y6xOnVbSjfGOpin3mNNGSfoV9uuV-2Xn1H78HBs7eKYvy4yh-VmszjNPzp_YKdjZUfqZNvfcEBH5QHK9U6ft7WdTJiFA/s400/P1150053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This isn't the world's greatest picture, but Felix smiled today!! You may think that milestones are "run of the mill" around here, but there is nothing commonplace about seeing a little person smile at you out of genuine happiness. He and I have spent the last hour talking, cooing, singing and smiling together. I think I like this motherhood stuff.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-74383537423586266652009-11-16T16:13:00.000-08:002009-11-16T16:24:26.704-08:00A visit from Danny & Alycia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0qACAlONSgS_teCRYMZ3gg-CgeJt85YKtvAEq1gzSR3RquX02pwOl8ikWjSIZ8-rOOIAQ9erCPeQQQi7QqITGwc_nBP0ogKNQbKSYi3X2h1Czwti4xa4memerBnZgE_mNZ8JNw/s1600/IMG_4359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404861535258543842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0qACAlONSgS_teCRYMZ3gg-CgeJt85YKtvAEq1gzSR3RquX02pwOl8ikWjSIZ8-rOOIAQ9erCPeQQQi7QqITGwc_nBP0ogKNQbKSYi3X2h1Czwti4xa4memerBnZgE_mNZ8JNw/s400/IMG_4359.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIXb1R1dOs7AnBojgAdI5XYEuD64hiYhMzNniEQOYgsisVcoySZm2QxajQ3yqz8KFIZXcK1XrpCOoly0hR8s5ASMweHyAKM7t2ajyugfp6-isE-_mLkmpmFnkvP5rGT3O7Pf1lw/s1600/IMG_4333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404861531516768434" style="DISPLAY: block; 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HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnrgjFiNn5q34HQGMajtMpVKhs8DLbk4GPAwVtmyO15qP5KWTiExcX9OhlkAbvmkaiWK5WmoMlDjFO0NDGwY2Mr50SAl9wi_oHjpYKVelG5T0urkKxnfBFcj_97ncvCZ7CL4AMg/s400/CIMG0523.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvwuYUa9XQaTmGEn4Y8lXVJN1fInI9Fow8uvnmQExkk4O4Bi_LCR5opQNYqMG_n2ckBY018Gq946TdfNuhiAgcHcDg5W7eaBbzL3WHq_LxW4H4BFmWTvTgaqCnbQcptdkHZsxbg/s1600-h/CIMG0526.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88ZL4hwLQIbTdnsAI_0ZX8Z-oRx9Dx80ILxzBO_FWFfCSbqgLlAngAjKFJYrW80C6_kTrvmb5M69k7HDyAP5Di6AUbBahRiRyQzs-nH_nRSfc3OzqkEd-6tkBGjaAZfaD8KFUgA/s1600-h/CIMG0522.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401448194465106978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88ZL4hwLQIbTdnsAI_0ZX8Z-oRx9Dx80ILxzBO_FWFfCSbqgLlAngAjKFJYrW80C6_kTrvmb5M69k7HDyAP5Di6AUbBahRiRyQzs-nH_nRSfc3OzqkEd-6tkBGjaAZfaD8KFUgA/s400/CIMG0522.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br />Felix had his first bath last night. We figured we should wash him off since he was already a week old! We learned the hard way about newborn baths when Theo was a baby. We did what we thought we should. We washed Theo on a bath pad in the kitchen sink. He cried and cried and hated every minute of it! We realized a few weeks later that he didn't want his water lukewarm and he didn't want to be in shallow water. He wanted to be with me in the big tub in some hot water! So, when we had Penny, we decided to give her a bath with me in the tub to begin with. She really liked it! We did the same with Felix and he liked it, too. Andy took some really cute pictures of him enjoying a swim!!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-6965309304412397842009-11-07T10:56:00.000-08:002009-11-07T12:09:38.063-08:00Theo & Penny make Felix's 1st week muffins!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4TzFPduz4mdK-detknavkiZPYq0e8A0IXe79_76kn2dfWHrLLbUXuJ-uPuzzIVVv_RvbILvApoMqKqSywbbCGrbwOThRELYon4o3KzIGYhhXPJ8Ghol1bps7o5LR_gntFJ5eXw/s1600-h/CIMG0513.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401439329296257666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4TzFPduz4mdK-detknavkiZPYq0e8A0IXe79_76kn2dfWHrLLbUXuJ-uPuzzIVVv_RvbILvApoMqKqSywbbCGrbwOThRELYon4o3KzIGYhhXPJ8Ghol1bps7o5LR_gntFJ5eXw/s400/CIMG0513.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuFe4jroooySmUBI3S1tLjXyMfHw1YCW-WMHoFnFHLm9bfc-TbC9iwf4NkY1nRBS6DU31ltS5gcGRin7yw0xZOx888mMz6rao8pZP0UBMzpE-73MvYkh1PksfuYHao1NF1ygWNg/s1600-h/CIMG0509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401439319906513442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuFe4jroooySmUBI3S1tLjXyMfHw1YCW-WMHoFnFHLm9bfc-TbC9iwf4NkY1nRBS6DU31ltS5gcGRin7yw0xZOx888mMz6rao8pZP0UBMzpE-73MvYkh1PksfuYHao1NF1ygWNg/s400/CIMG0509.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoG2edWFmYDEWZLW5Q69o2_GMfGgDLHSEf1glKrSBM-CgWP2iTCRQgqobkA7AlfpXMHXISv8w4fhDykopj2CoynQv4Jnpoayx3p2JxZBULnG6keoTZD4vE_pAoEcdJ3TuBujzVg/s1600-h/CIMG0506.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401439048535331218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoG2edWFmYDEWZLW5Q69o2_GMfGgDLHSEf1glKrSBM-CgWP2iTCRQgqobkA7AlfpXMHXISv8w4fhDykopj2CoynQv4Jnpoayx3p2JxZBULnG6keoTZD4vE_pAoEcdJ3TuBujzVg/s400/CIMG0506.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv6Y3sXRrNviFZXnO2E4gPag7Dc7fa8pdbNbTfX9Ac4ENkVmWOWV0KPY_Eov_M6DexnGk-2XypBtFw1MjICvJMjFMrzyeW-_qgoeeldiZf-az_DrTCZLK1u-vv2jD4zahXptj_Q/s1600-h/CIMG0503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401439046783982738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv6Y3sXRrNviFZXnO2E4gPag7Dc7fa8pdbNbTfX9Ac4ENkVmWOWV0KPY_Eov_M6DexnGk-2XypBtFw1MjICvJMjFMrzyeW-_qgoeeldiZf-az_DrTCZLK1u-vv2jD4zahXptj_Q/s400/CIMG0503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />When each of the kids are 1 week old, we spell their name in cupcakes. We had already consumed plenty of sweets, so I found an extemely low sugar recipe for carrot muffins on Allrecipes. They are really tasty and we don't have to feel bad about eating the the 60 mini muffins that we made! This started as a funny idea from my mother-in-law when Theo was a newborn and now it's turned into a time honored, Lewis family tradition! </div></div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-27249072006332832852009-11-07T10:52:00.000-08:002009-11-07T10:55:55.606-08:00Felix and family<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHdluB-FesUy2s5jHVQatgzXEhhruJ0TJSp78OP4Nr_YHepvUUsp9WEGJ5sH9BBjDIl_3Hkm8YDsmd4hyoyLbXf9Tr3WR2GGUL_oVY5jEiI-VdOkf5CJANex9isES_Y49K5fsfA/s1600-h/DSC01889.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401437352387082306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHdluB-FesUy2s5jHVQatgzXEhhruJ0TJSp78OP4Nr_YHepvUUsp9WEGJ5sH9BBjDIl_3Hkm8YDsmd4hyoyLbXf9Tr3WR2GGUL_oVY5jEiI-VdOkf5CJANex9isES_Y49K5fsfA/s400/DSC01889.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R_AM7lCloNRMVcOS2jHRlUoLQrXasbjX1LEI7SBzRHT554OUEAEMP5KYFvNf-aiy_iQiHz_0Yej1aNac0Hz1SAg0VMOrvriLxM9eJkQQJ1eZPgzmtpmempazoY68okUYCL2JaQ/s1600-h/10312009618.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401437338335054258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R_AM7lCloNRMVcOS2jHRlUoLQrXasbjX1LEI7SBzRHT554OUEAEMP5KYFvNf-aiy_iQiHz_0Yej1aNac0Hz1SAg0VMOrvriLxM9eJkQQJ1eZPgzmtpmempazoY68okUYCL2JaQ/s400/10312009618.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssFAIxnP8Ad0yOKBRdEKvfR8rw4YoIDNJduk6Bisj6nhHyTj7J5-JyAydBQ_vS_ymuN9aCEvanRQBz3TmAi-Vacua19nw_pHI33vToqd8IsJE1y3xx9K7ddf339dSnt1Zqxu1eA/s1600-h/10312009625.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401437333987033986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssFAIxnP8Ad0yOKBRdEKvfR8rw4YoIDNJduk6Bisj6nhHyTj7J5-JyAydBQ_vS_ymuN9aCEvanRQBz3TmAi-Vacua19nw_pHI33vToqd8IsJE1y3xx9K7ddf339dSnt1Zqxu1eA/s400/10312009625.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfxTALOj-_hNbFtDDPiJUyAW-WcNogPjxvZDpsTSVKhZLylu3CUZ0BzqDKzNKwOYnosH0Ys_WGx6mbWmvcsoqbKZrle13bSvVUZoo2HVF_yCt2C_3IPveOi-j1VV-NSCKdW8vfw/s1600-h/10312009592.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401437333243848274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfxTALOj-_hNbFtDDPiJUyAW-WcNogPjxvZDpsTSVKhZLylu3CUZ0BzqDKzNKwOYnosH0Ys_WGx6mbWmvcsoqbKZrle13bSvVUZoo2HVF_yCt2C_3IPveOi-j1VV-NSCKdW8vfw/s400/10312009592.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXv38G04tN63jskoiKzDr-5Z_XuZef5CKsw0_zTkbGVwKvgb6brsGEZ03mdIJPsVoPHPi_zql-kQKx9rM65VbutcOVxsrnGTTQeLGSnm8sRiWoF-69yZm8r_7WyeY0Dhfajchzg/s1600-h/10302009578.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401437328474206354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXv38G04tN63jskoiKzDr-5Z_XuZef5CKsw0_zTkbGVwKvgb6brsGEZ03mdIJPsVoPHPi_zql-kQKx9rM65VbutcOVxsrnGTTQeLGSnm8sRiWoF-69yZm8r_7WyeY0Dhfajchzg/s400/10302009578.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are a few pictures from last weekend. Both of our families were here enjoying getting to know Felix and playing with Theo & Penny. </div></div></div></div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-6153153495348005592009-11-07T10:51:00.000-08:002009-11-07T10:52:38.800-08:003 Babies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYS9ZQSU3Cc6GFZAex2elHj_Di7fhhXD0dCm1feJMjZaD7PJ70jGDwUSOm96el9gssRQdlsj3aNRnyNxQrqcwoZ4iKbxat1_5Vt0NCTgNedmTtufLTQrWMH9IztotsNJ8a7FnQQ/s1600-h/all3bw.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401436537262574594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 169px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYS9ZQSU3Cc6GFZAex2elHj_Di7fhhXD0dCm1feJMjZaD7PJ70jGDwUSOm96el9gssRQdlsj3aNRnyNxQrqcwoZ4iKbxat1_5Vt0NCTgNedmTtufLTQrWMH9IztotsNJ8a7FnQQ/s400/all3bw.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here are pictures of all 3 kids as we got ready to head home after each birth. Can you guess which child is which??</div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-703076239889798862009-11-07T10:39:00.000-08:002009-11-07T10:51:28.253-08:00Felix is Here!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiDSS-g26N_B2Sb3FjUCpnjLnPm4ju4swxnYL3VtVVbdHogeujTlk_yUX6dJe-pd-KjdH1-DAI44_WDHLaOg6uLH1bAZiPYgm1gt0-QHFjjpHDYNgwxfmTJNO6tPcn5NTThmCIg/s1600-h/14343_164019112583_46158857583_2860192_1675970_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401435669510255426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiDSS-g26N_B2Sb3FjUCpnjLnPm4ju4swxnYL3VtVVbdHogeujTlk_yUX6dJe-pd-KjdH1-DAI44_WDHLaOg6uLH1bAZiPYgm1gt0-QHFjjpHDYNgwxfmTJNO6tPcn5NTThmCIg/s400/14343_164019112583_46158857583_2860192_1675970_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88dJF3aGdYBIraoMsQOwjpAU0QTLl1vyocRfSHNZAFxxQWRtwad8pp51jsJZ15PyW_pFXwh99thInM0vmHyFVill04CPSUiS9B47Y7Hh2gHSfH5kVPOx3Gpr4EoM2L4cEvHv3WA/s1600-h/14343_164019162583_46158857583_2860198_3003494_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401435665008946722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88dJF3aGdYBIraoMsQOwjpAU0QTLl1vyocRfSHNZAFxxQWRtwad8pp51jsJZ15PyW_pFXwh99thInM0vmHyFVill04CPSUiS9B47Y7Hh2gHSfH5kVPOx3Gpr4EoM2L4cEvHv3WA/s400/14343_164019162583_46158857583_2860198_3003494_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrijC8UO6ACxMmVlbPJLr2UTFMED6qD0zZ35ENKlLaasNnBs3y1UAxIb3xLZ1rjV827QkumTBf7puu6EY1KhyphenhyphenSsRXRVpi3TR8ZUl2iLKXm2XSMqQ9LtUICiv6c3OP1W2zVKKk-PA/s1600-h/14343_164019072583_46158857583_2860186_2162263_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401435659373666610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrijC8UO6ACxMmVlbPJLr2UTFMED6qD0zZ35ENKlLaasNnBs3y1UAxIb3xLZ1rjV827QkumTBf7puu6EY1KhyphenhyphenSsRXRVpi3TR8ZUl2iLKXm2XSMqQ9LtUICiv6c3OP1W2zVKKk-PA/s400/14343_164019072583_46158857583_2860186_2162263_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I'm posting this a week after Felix's birth! We've been busy nursing, changing, snuggling, resting, and getting to know our new little boy. I hope you enjoy reading this story. </div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;">Felix's Birth Story<br /></span><br />Felix Gordon Lewis<br />October 30, 2009<br />9:08AM<br />7 lbs. 12 oz.<br />20 inches<br /></strong><br />Andy is a teacher, so the worst part about waiting for the birth of a new baby is writing sub plans that may never be used. He wrote sub plans for Wednesday (10/28) and ended up being at work all day! My mom was coming into town on Wednesday afternoon, whether I was in labor or not. Theo's pre-school was having a field trip to the pumpkin patch on Thursday and she wanted to go along. I told Andy to stay at work a little later on Wednesday and work on any plans he wanted to. He only stayed a little bit late, but he was able to write detailed plans for both Thursday and Friday. My brain told me that the baby wasn't coming any time soon, but my subconscious must've known better. At 40 weeks, it was fairly inevitable that we would meet our little one before school on Monday!! Contractions started on Thursday, Oct. 29th at 4am. Andy had woken up in the night to take Theo to the bathroom and I thought I should get up and go too. When he came back to our room, I was leaning over our bed. He later told me that he immediately thought, “Contractions!!” when he saw me standing there (actually he ran into me. It was really dark in our room). I had been up for a couple of hours each night for most of the last week, but I got a full night of sleep on Tuesday. I was well-rested and ready to have this baby! We timed contractions for a couple of hours before calling Andy's boss and our midwife to let them know what was happening. Mom took Theo & Penny on the field trip and Andy and I headed over to Ann's (our midwife) house to be checked at our morning appt. I was dilated to 3 cm already!! Ann said things could kick into gear sometime that same day or it could still be awhile. We would have to wait and see. Andy already had the whole day off, so he and I spent the day contracting, walking, trying to rest, and getting pretty excited. My contractions were 4-6 minutes apart and were lasting for 1-1 ½ minutes. We knew the baby would be here sometime soon, so Andy's mom and my dad started driving up on Thursday afternoon. Andy's dad needed to go to work on Friday, so he said he'd come as soon as he could. Thursday evening was frustrating. I had already been contracting for a whole day and things weren't getting much more intense and I wasn't dilating much. Ann checked me again at 8:30pm and I was only dilated to 4 or maybe a tiny, tiny bit more. She said we had 2 options. 1) go home and try to get some rest and see where things were when we woke up. Or 2) break may water, try some herbs and nipple stimulation and get things going. I was hesitant to do anything. I didn't want to have any chance to blame myself (for having “messed with nature”) when things got intense. We decided to go home and rest. I was sure it was just a matter of hours before things would change. Unfortunately, I was ½ right and ½ wrong. We came home, went to bed around 11, and Andy went right to sleep. I slept for 3 minutes out of every 5 from 11pm until 3:30am. The contractions seemed more intense, but I was able to manage them silently, so I knew the real ones were definitely not here yet. Around 3am I started to get scared that my water would break at home, things would get intense, and we wouldn't be able to get to the Birth Center (it's only about 1 ½ miles from our house, but I wanted to get there). We called Ann and headed over there around 4am. My friend, Pavlina, was planning to photograph the birth, so I sent her a text and she met us there. We arrived, excited but tired, and Ann checked me again.....5 centimeters. I did my best to keep frustration at bay and get to work getting this baby out. We spent the next 3 ½ hours walking, laboring in the tub, talking, reading, and spending time together. The baby's heartbeat was strong and steady, so we kept at it and hoped things would happen soon. Around 7:30am, Ann suggested that we needed to do something to get things going. She suggested walking and/or breaking my water. I asked if we should walk and then break the water or break it first. She reminded me that we'd already walked around the neighborhood (in the blustery, cold, dark night) for about an hour without much change. Even though it kindof scared me, I agreed that we should break my water. I was tired and wanted desperately to meet this baby. She broke my water at 8am and I can't even describe how much it impacted the labor. Almost immediately I needed to vocalize to manage the contractions. They were fast, intense and obviously doing their job. Andy and I were really getting excited. The baby was coming......soon!! All of the pain, pressure, waiting, and wondering were almost over!! At some point, Ann asked if I felt like I wanted to try pushing with the contractions. She hadn't checked my dilation, but she knew from the way I was vocalizing and reacting that my body was ready to do its job. I quickly (just like my other 2 births) got up on my hands and knees and pushed. 1 push for his head.....another small push for his body and he was welcomed into the world right into his Daddy's hands. Shaking and amazed, Andy showed him to me and we saw that we had another son! Felix Gordon Lewis was here!! He was beautiful and amazing. Each tiny part of him was so soft and smooth. Our parents brought the kids to see him and Theo and Penny thoroughly loved meeting their new brother and checking out all of the aftermath of the birth. The bed was soaked, I was a mess, but I was ecstatic! Right after the kids got there, I threw up all of the food I had eaten right into a bowl. Felix was in my arms, Theo was on my left, and Penny was on my right. It was so strange to throw up and convince my little people that I was alright. I felt way better after everything was out. I was so blissfully happy from having given birth that nothing could steal that feeling from me. Our parents headed home with the big kids and we started packing up to drive home. This was the first time we had birthed a baby in the daylight. Theo was born at 10pm and Penny was born at 5am. We dressed Felix in the same outfit his brother and sister had worn home, tucked him into the carseat, and drove the 1 ½ miles to our house. It’s been a week since he was born and I still can’t believe he is here. He is generally calm, loves his siblings (and even tolerates them holding him several times a day), and eats & sleeps well. I am excited to see his personality continue to emerge, but I am not in a rush. I want to savor each stage and development and spend as much time as possible just enjoying where we’re at. Once again, I am amazed that God allows us the honor of being a part of His procreative process and that He makes it so transformative for us. I know He is making me more into the woman He wants me to be through my children. We are truly blessed! Welcome to the world, Felix.</div></div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-44749573606557035712009-10-28T18:40:00.000-07:002009-10-28T18:43:31.967-07:00Wow! What is that?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jRvBv22MWejJaUU8Cs5yfVAo7W07WoASkF_FrrJn5KvXAv9NnDG9fUZqMQeTwZbU5-UzHMZq-Gdu7xRDmwcilDliIgrsCg01CXpjXgJBcQ_QwJL6WNuYTPuoav1_0mnTZMe8tw/s1600-h/CIMG0433.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397831579465646466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jRvBv22MWejJaUU8Cs5yfVAo7W07WoASkF_FrrJn5KvXAv9NnDG9fUZqMQeTwZbU5-UzHMZq-Gdu7xRDmwcilDliIgrsCg01CXpjXgJBcQ_QwJL6WNuYTPuoav1_0mnTZMe8tw/s400/CIMG0433.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7DJ5MD1G92nqT61O-Cz0_KUVYvdwI6WX9jxHT_sSKOAFgqC88gbLUmAgdSiyOR2ePvHUcrrbVBthQ2C9PQz-u7cMW3ZKKwFDyBwZHWLjbI2M9cyCKcM4oGhALFhFFHtmmqa-rA/s1600-h/CIMG0428.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397831574478433874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7DJ5MD1G92nqT61O-Cz0_KUVYvdwI6WX9jxHT_sSKOAFgqC88gbLUmAgdSiyOR2ePvHUcrrbVBthQ2C9PQz-u7cMW3ZKKwFDyBwZHWLjbI2M9cyCKcM4oGhALFhFFHtmmqa-rA/s400/CIMG0428.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Andy did a henna tattoo on my belly last Saturday. It was fun for me and I was amazed at how creative he is (he always says he isn't artistic!). Enjoy this very amazing picture of my hugeness!</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-62681462809628939552009-10-26T12:44:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:55:30.636-07:00Fall BakingNo baby here yet, so I've been doing some tasty Fall baking instead! I adapted these 2 muffins recipes this morning (didn't have all the right ingredients and didn't want to make a trip to the store!).<br /><br />Make some yourself and enjoy!<br /><br /><strong>Curry Chocolate Muffins</strong><br /><br />2 C. flour (I used whole wheat)<br />3 tsp. baking powder<br />1 tsp. salt<br />1 tsp. curry powder<br />1 tsp. cinnamon<br />1/2 C. cocoa powder<br />1/2 C. sugar<br />3 eggs<br />1/4 C. oil<br />1 C. milk (or any other dairy-ish liquid)<br />1/2 C. chocolate chips (I used 70% cacao chocolate chips)<br /><br />Mix all ingredients together in any order and scoop into regular size or mini muffin tins (makes 12 regular muffins....not sure how many mini muffins it makes). Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.<br /><br /><strong>White Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />4 eggs<br />2 C. sugar (I used 1 brown and 1 white)<br />1 15 oz. can of pumpkin<br />3 C. flour (I used whole wheat)<br />2 tsp. baking soda<br />2 tsp. baking powder<br />1 tsp. cinnamon<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />1 C. white chocolate chips<br /><br />Beat eggs, then add sugar, pumpkin and oil. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to the wet ingredients. Add the chocolate chips last. Makes 24 regular size muffins. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!<br /><br />The kids have had each of these muffins today and both recipes were given 2 thumbs up by my discriminating taste testers!!SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-19766466975939546852009-10-25T04:06:00.000-07:002009-10-25T04:09:08.866-07:00Sleepless morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidgbSt-HKOI6tP2uByENV6ltvH-zp3Pi39DWX59yY_Abvfzvt9YhxnujSCYbTwn668IibCzLxelaabN6kehHYbttuUScftjNYkFDJqWPLc_5IUBIG1svNf2tXIVb9vqhHkJeX3A/s1600-h/CIMG0382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396493019550957490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidgbSt-HKOI6tP2uByENV6ltvH-zp3Pi39DWX59yY_Abvfzvt9YhxnujSCYbTwn668IibCzLxelaabN6kehHYbttuUScftjNYkFDJqWPLc_5IUBIG1svNf2tXIVb9vqhHkJeX3A/s400/CIMG0382.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I woke up a few hours early this morning. I'm not sick, I'm not uncomfortable....just awake! I've taken some time to reflect on what I love about our life and to pray for friends. I could go back to sleep, but this time if becoming so precious and enjoyable. Maybe just another 1/2 hour.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577775.post-31980557983819473952009-10-22T18:25:00.001-07:002009-10-22T18:30:19.472-07:00Pray without ceasing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItQKynH0vZprGo3Gk4AMjqZHX2MqggU7CudNuf6n-XgKnxYiRi-BmHsJZMhGqN2fhVTAwskfg_ia33QCszRWNZkxICq1nmFbgvZEUxde0bKvMO5zcCqp2by5kih_w-MN5u3QMvA/s1600-h/CIMG0294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395601607915098626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItQKynH0vZprGo3Gk4AMjqZHX2MqggU7CudNuf6n-XgKnxYiRi-BmHsJZMhGqN2fhVTAwskfg_ia33QCszRWNZkxICq1nmFbgvZEUxde0bKvMO5zcCqp2by5kih_w-MN5u3QMvA/s400/CIMG0294.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I took these pictures of Theo sleeping last week. I thought it was too cute. It really gives a whole new mental image for the instruction to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>SLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915230196423824835noreply@blogger.com1