tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40655218797339503452024-03-12T20:06:19.207-07:00Our lifeAdventures with a rug-rat in tow...The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-56525305587347148402012-12-14T15:19:00.001-08:002012-12-14T15:19:20.060-08:00which card?<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height:482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; 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font-size: 15px; color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span>Collage Of Snowflakes Christmas</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewSEOText" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>Turn your favorite photos into <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards" style="color: #6666cc;">personalized Christmas cards</a>.</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</span></div><img width="1" height="1" border="0" style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; border: none; box-shadow: none;" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=msc&c2=blogger" /></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif);"></div></div>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-83000385502275313012011-08-30T19:07:00.000-07:002011-08-30T19:24:42.971-07:00just playing...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gj8MMxDW3Uk/Tl2X_SOtIhI/AAAAAAAAFr4/zV5Bs4F8axE/s1600/DSC_8717.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gj8MMxDW3Uk/Tl2X_SOtIhI/AAAAAAAAFr4/zV5Bs4F8axE/s320/DSC_8717.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646836621273539090" border="0" /></a>his hat finally fits!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U6m7TjDmur8/Tl2X-d5GNjI/AAAAAAAAFrg/ThkdYTOzEZU/s1600/DSC_8678.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U6m7TjDmur8/Tl2X-d5GNjI/AAAAAAAAFrg/ThkdYTOzEZU/s320/DSC_8678.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646836607224264242" border="0" /></a>Sock monster!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XSWS1GpcvVg/Tl2X-q0SnlI/AAAAAAAAFro/gOiVPrvmWK4/s1600/DSC_8686.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XSWS1GpcvVg/Tl2X-q0SnlI/AAAAAAAAFro/gOiVPrvmWK4/s320/DSC_8686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646836610693766738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3EyVx2G95G8/Tl2X-DaQE3I/AAAAAAAAFrY/-e0KTcTfToo/s1600/DSC_8730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3EyVx2G95G8/Tl2X-DaQE3I/AAAAAAAAFrY/-e0KTcTfToo/s320/DSC_8730.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646836600115565426" border="0" /></a>Laundry helper!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N48IwqNxOuo/Tl2X-3Zjv2I/AAAAAAAAFrw/FCSbHVSpRrU/s1600/DSC_8687.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N48IwqNxOuo/Tl2X-3Zjv2I/AAAAAAAAFrw/FCSbHVSpRrU/s320/DSC_8687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646836614071304034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo3L8vLTieY/Tl2YeomLl4I/AAAAAAAAFsg/iqnCN90nJPY/s1600/DSC_8684.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo3L8vLTieY/Tl2YeomLl4I/AAAAAAAAFsg/iqnCN90nJPY/s320/DSC_8684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646837159853528962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--oYe_YFhQuE/Tl2YeWA0uhI/AAAAAAAAFsY/iJjZAzqIPWM/s1600/DSC_8697.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--oYe_YFhQuE/Tl2YeWA0uhI/AAAAAAAAFsY/iJjZAzqIPWM/s320/DSC_8697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646837154865003026" border="0" /></a>tunnel fun
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sg5lciS29Lw/Tl2YdtE5drI/AAAAAAAAFsA/NHCYIWVNx6k/s1600/DSC_8752.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sg5lciS29Lw/Tl2YdtE5drI/AAAAAAAAFsA/NHCYIWVNx6k/s320/DSC_8752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646837143876236978" border="0" /></a>a little after dinner reading
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AdzFQ30QySo/Tl2YeKId98I/AAAAAAAAFsQ/bmWPA3hqQfE/s1600/DSC_8797.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AdzFQ30QySo/Tl2YeKId98I/AAAAAAAAFsQ/bmWPA3hqQfE/s320/DSC_8797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646837151675840450" border="0" /></a>notice the bug bites on his head... he's a magnet!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x4CFaVOZ7_g/Tl2Yd4nPC1I/AAAAAAAAFsI/JTi4bjOnVxA/s1600/DSC_8760.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x4CFaVOZ7_g/Tl2Yd4nPC1I/AAAAAAAAFsI/JTi4bjOnVxA/s320/DSC_8760.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646837146973047634" border="0" /></a>Loves throwing stones
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<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpgJlz5yyj3wKTXy4CW_GInpSJDnwIFy6pf32We_oj_sl2dgxU2wI62mAb1pZz8M3VjxvFYyMyw6UfovxxTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-90963142224749176952011-08-29T19:38:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:35:00.268-07:00A recap of July & AugustJuly & August in some ways went by very quickly- but in others took forever! Alex was gone for most of both months which made them seem to go in slow motion. But we did manage to pack in a lot of fun stuff to help it along. We found a great park, went to a farm , the beach & had a bunch of play dates to name a few! The end of August brought Alex back home & also a trip to upstate NY for the Mack twins Baptism. We made a mini vacation out of it stopping in to see Aunt Alice & Uncle Steve, meeting John & his wife for lunch (a roommate of Alex's from the Naval Academy), a surprise visit to see GG (my grandmother) & Uncle Stanley, a hike in Rickets Glen & then finally a stop in at Grandma Joy's before we picked the dogs back up & headed home!
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<br />The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-62915848124020187242011-08-06T18:27:00.000-07:002011-08-06T18:49:18.348-07:00Diaper giveaways!So- <a href="http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/thirsties-thursday-giveaway-8/#comment-4438">Thirsties</a> is doing giveaways every Thursday!! There have been some amazing giveaways so far! Free is always good!The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-37224806862346367952011-07-17T18:23:00.000-07:002011-07-17T18:41:50.741-07:00Summer fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQhUxwEy9Jo/TiONWqoqw3I/AAAAAAAAFjE/mLTJb7YkmkI/s1600/DSC_8287.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NQhUxwEy9Jo/TiONWqoqw3I/AAAAAAAAFjE/mLTJb7YkmkI/s320/DSC_8287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499379684754290" border="0" /></a>Alex is stuck in DC for the better part of July & August- so I have been back and forth quite a bit between home and the grandparents houses. His new social schedule keeping us on our toes! Here are a few pictures of fun with the grandparents...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxZAz8Scwzs/TiONWbO6HJI/AAAAAAAAFi8/aadAqgz9lxo/s1600/DSC_8284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lxZAz8Scwzs/TiONWbO6HJI/AAAAAAAAFi8/aadAqgz9lxo/s320/DSC_8284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499375550176402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nfpQv3k6o3g/TiONWKqOpiI/AAAAAAAAFi0/s23nx9ru8n8/s1600/DSC_8201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nfpQv3k6o3g/TiONWKqOpiI/AAAAAAAAFi0/s23nx9ru8n8/s320/DSC_8201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499371101365794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g7OmQp7vSh4/TiONV34ZgJI/AAAAAAAAFis/hwt3ZumndTU/s1600/DSC_8180.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g7OmQp7vSh4/TiONV34ZgJI/AAAAAAAAFis/hwt3ZumndTU/s320/DSC_8180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630499366060523666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4r3XMnehoVk/TiOLg_1KYJI/AAAAAAAAFik/2pRI6tnW1_4/s1600/DSC_8164.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4r3XMnehoVk/TiOLg_1KYJI/AAAAAAAAFik/2pRI6tnW1_4/s320/DSC_8164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630497358149738642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e7IKYcae6SE/TiOLgmeW5DI/AAAAAAAAFic/IXOLCNI53xU/s1600/DSC_8133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e7IKYcae6SE/TiOLgmeW5DI/AAAAAAAAFic/IXOLCNI53xU/s320/DSC_8133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630497351343203378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUgzl1WybeE/TiOLgYDOk2I/AAAAAAAAFiU/W3CyJfl-IqE/s1600/DSC_8115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UUgzl1WybeE/TiOLgYDOk2I/AAAAAAAAFiU/W3CyJfl-IqE/s320/DSC_8115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630497347471315810" border="0" /></a>Aunt Gina even came in this weekend to play!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IPdk0D3A7X4/TiOLgN1n4xI/AAAAAAAAFiM/ftqWJXhpFZw/s1600/DSC_8062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IPdk0D3A7X4/TiOLgN1n4xI/AAAAAAAAFiM/ftqWJXhpFZw/s320/DSC_8062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630497344729899794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlzOqMxDCCE/TiOOu39qIzI/AAAAAAAAFjs/KiYHuvhPors/s1600/DSC_8040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlzOqMxDCCE/TiOOu39qIzI/AAAAAAAAFjs/KiYHuvhPors/s320/DSC_8040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500895090942770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0hBbx9gMiI/TiOOt0h-AkI/AAAAAAAAFjM/__m3H6eqBMo/s1600/DSC_8018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0hBbx9gMiI/TiOOt0h-AkI/AAAAAAAAFjM/__m3H6eqBMo/s320/DSC_8018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500876989628994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N8o7ReIr2fc/TiOOuPrV4RI/AAAAAAAAFjU/i3-YqGWaqrY/s1600/DSC_8020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N8o7ReIr2fc/TiOOuPrV4RI/AAAAAAAAFjU/i3-YqGWaqrY/s320/DSC_8020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500884276699410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nmBpYc4232A/TiOOu4ljKPI/AAAAAAAAFjk/jqnLWOel8CU/s1600/DSC_8032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nmBpYc4232A/TiOOu4ljKPI/AAAAAAAAFjk/jqnLWOel8CU/s320/DSC_8032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500895258257650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-496gqVoToEg/TiOOum7NSEI/AAAAAAAAFjc/epwIW3Y1pl4/s1600/DSC_8027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-496gqVoToEg/TiOOum7NSEI/AAAAAAAAFjc/epwIW3Y1pl4/s320/DSC_8027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630500890517260354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ie8bd_6rEgA/TiOLgDzw6KI/AAAAAAAAFiE/UZspwRgukKA/s1600/DSC_8046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ie8bd_6rEgA/TiOLgDzw6KI/AAAAAAAAFiE/UZspwRgukKA/s320/DSC_8046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630497342037747874" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-50235296093328532732011-07-17T18:17:00.000-07:002011-07-17T18:23:04.463-07:00We've got a climber!Aidan is taking after Alex & climbing on everything! He has figured out how to climb up on our big sofa, the bench that borders the back porch & our footstool, just about anything that is available! He loves to find boxes or turn over laundry baskets & stand on them like he is king of the world!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_384T8tTeAQ/TiOKC5uYhSI/AAAAAAAAFh0/Akde_6aP_kc/s1600/DSC_7980.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_384T8tTeAQ/TiOKC5uYhSI/AAAAAAAAFh0/Akde_6aP_kc/s320/DSC_7980.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630495741602989346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6V4lQAPcN4/TiOKCnVlr9I/AAAAAAAAFhs/_HWTAHBqTpA/s1600/DSC_7978.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s6V4lQAPcN4/TiOKCnVlr9I/AAAAAAAAFhs/_HWTAHBqTpA/s320/DSC_7978.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630495736667156434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BmLUW8uOONs/TiOKDM-UwxI/AAAAAAAAFh8/2wzScv2g6N8/s1600/DSC_8025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BmLUW8uOONs/TiOKDM-UwxI/AAAAAAAAFh8/2wzScv2g6N8/s320/DSC_8025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630495746770125586" border="0" /></a><br />(thankfully he is very conscience of his surroundings & is pretty cautious when up on things. He handles stairs very well & don't have to worry too much of him falling head first off of whatever he's climbed up on!)The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-58124640610680630442011-07-17T18:15:00.000-07:002011-07-17T18:17:24.524-07:00the gardenMy garden is treating us well so far! The cucumber & zucchini are going crazy! Still waiting on the tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, broccoli & cauliflower though!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSjUB2SR5yg/TiOJRyULOCI/AAAAAAAAFhk/L7kFAYuQeIw/s1600/DSC_8111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSjUB2SR5yg/TiOJRyULOCI/AAAAAAAAFhk/L7kFAYuQeIw/s320/DSC_8111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630494897800427554" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-66217228795089790632011-07-17T18:10:00.000-07:002011-07-17T18:15:10.826-07:00Mohawk maniac!Aidan has had quite a few wild spurts recently. Although it is super fun to watch him having such a good time, it usually means he is overtired & things will not end well come bedtime! This is what happens to the house when he lets loose...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwMzVw3cJJo/TiOITgYbFFI/AAAAAAAAFhU/R_mtKC1Hj6E/s1600/DSC_7954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwMzVw3cJJo/TiOITgYbFFI/AAAAAAAAFhU/R_mtKC1Hj6E/s320/DSC_7954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493827834516562" border="0" /></a><br />His hair is finally starting to fill in a little bit! It's getting long enough to spike up after a bath! He is also getting lots of curls coming in in the back! Can't wait till he has a nice thick head of curly hair!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFYYpygY_yA/TiOIT8GydGI/AAAAAAAAFhc/HP-2tctiZIs/s1600/DSC_7958.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fFYYpygY_yA/TiOIT8GydGI/AAAAAAAAFhc/HP-2tctiZIs/s320/DSC_7958.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630493835276743778" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-38910130580932706172011-07-17T18:04:00.000-07:002011-07-17T18:10:43.927-07:00ApplesAidan loves that we have an apple tree in the back yard! The apples aren't very big & aren't near ripe, but he still tries to eat them anyway. He will almost always have at least one in his hands while tooling around the yard. The tree really needs to be pruned so the branches hang real low. Right at the perfect height for little fingers to grab! This is actually a good thing! Otherwise he'd be eating the rotten ones off the ground!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJSknIH0V_s/TiOHA-6ImNI/AAAAAAAAFhM/FCwYugtU62g/s1600/DSC_7948.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJSknIH0V_s/TiOHA-6ImNI/AAAAAAAAFhM/FCwYugtU62g/s320/DSC_7948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630492410099833042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9aN4LlFXxoA/TiOHAlb04QI/AAAAAAAAFhE/xA1WsMZh_Uo/s1600/DSC_7943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9aN4LlFXxoA/TiOHAlb04QI/AAAAAAAAFhE/xA1WsMZh_Uo/s320/DSC_7943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630492403261825282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-5jTi9dh2M/TiOHAbl3uUI/AAAAAAAAFg8/hqf4Dp6lXbA/s1600/DSC_7939.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t-5jTi9dh2M/TiOHAbl3uUI/AAAAAAAAFg8/hqf4Dp6lXbA/s320/DSC_7939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630492400619600194" border="0" /></a>I don't have any pictures- but he also loves to munch on whole cucumbers fresh from the garden! I have to be sure to keep them out of his reach after I pick them or I end up with little bites out of most of them!The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-5373802599995272492011-07-05T18:12:00.000-07:002011-07-05T18:23:17.872-07:00Swim Class!Aidan started swim class tonight! He LOVES the water so we thought that he should learn the basics early! Alex is going to be gone the next few weeks so he got to do the first class while he was here! It was a lot of fun to see them enjoying class! Aidan was the only kid that didn't freak out, he was quite the opposite! Laughing and squealing the whole time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yhTYxDTvJw/ThO2zDS51fI/AAAAAAAAFfA/SOPfcUhuFW0/s1600/DSC_7916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yhTYxDTvJw/ThO2zDS51fI/AAAAAAAAFfA/SOPfcUhuFW0/s320/DSC_7916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626041347690059250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V6ZJcF8rSyc/ThO2y_DB8DI/AAAAAAAAFe4/AL0pB3eOpv0/s1600/DSC_7898.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V6ZJcF8rSyc/ThO2y_DB8DI/AAAAAAAAFe4/AL0pB3eOpv0/s320/DSC_7898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626041346549739570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W4WIRsJDfms/ThO2zeCMhoI/AAAAAAAAFfI/vaJPekZS14g/s1600/DSC_7921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W4WIRsJDfms/ThO2zeCMhoI/AAAAAAAAFfI/vaJPekZS14g/s320/DSC_7921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626041354867738242" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-66945500644911809902011-07-05T16:55:00.001-07:002011-07-05T18:11:00.581-07:00SmithvilleSmithville is a cute little touristy spot with lots of shops & boutiques! We went this past weekend while waiting for Grammy & Poppy to get here! When I saw the sign for 'Smithville Zoo' I was very excited! Unfortunately it was just a toy shop (not that Aidan cared though!) They had a nice little pet shop with all its rhinestone studded collars & what-nots! But they had these 2 four week old kittens that they were giving away for free (they were even giving food, litter, litter box, and carrier!) These cats were SO cute and tiny that we were actually considering taking them with us! But thankfully reason won out and we decided that it would just be too much work, especially since Alex will be gone most of the next 2 months!<br /><br />We did however ride the train and carousal! Although he kept a very serious face the whole ride, he LOVED the carousal! When it stopped he didn't want to get off & tried to make it keep going by bouncing up and down! He was getting really tired by the time we rode the train, and although he didn't throw a fit or anything, he didn't seem like he cared one way or the other about it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fjam2Ow6sz4/ThOk2KEbBiI/AAAAAAAAFeI/yEfv3jKBmhU/s1600/DSC_7809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fjam2Ow6sz4/ThOk2KEbBiI/AAAAAAAAFeI/yEfv3jKBmhU/s320/DSC_7809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626021609838675490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bfyv6IQuRnU/ThOk2caHSwI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/vtU5HTsjNUw/s1600/DSC_7842.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bfyv6IQuRnU/ThOk2caHSwI/AAAAAAAAFeQ/vtU5HTsjNUw/s320/DSC_7842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626021614761495298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RuYclO_1vy8/ThOk3Bx-QdI/AAAAAAAAFeg/gDMkhtCWDvs/s1600/DSC_7862.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RuYclO_1vy8/ThOk3Bx-QdI/AAAAAAAAFeg/gDMkhtCWDvs/s320/DSC_7862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626021624793678290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TgGxYBY8NZg/ThOk248YfCI/AAAAAAAAFeY/4LVil_5zaMA/s1600/DSC_7859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TgGxYBY8NZg/ThOk248YfCI/AAAAAAAAFeY/4LVil_5zaMA/s320/DSC_7859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626021622421421090" border="0" /></a>Mom, Dad & Luke came down for the weekend. We had lots of yard work & dad brought his chainsaw! The holly tree, although a very nice tree, is GONE! No more prickly leaves all over the yard! And Aidan's poor little feet will finally be smooth again- even if they'll always be covered in dirt! Alex is also in the process of getting the sprinkler system back up and running. And by the looks of it it has not been used in years! Dad and Aidan had fun playing in the water!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW8og-O-UDA/ThOy6eZGoDI/AAAAAAAAFeo/T_iRh1exmRw/s1600/DSC_7886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RW8og-O-UDA/ThOy6eZGoDI/AAAAAAAAFeo/T_iRh1exmRw/s320/DSC_7886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626037077176393778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z8mJBRtG9Co/ThOy6j3eoII/AAAAAAAAFew/b7qEmbTE5iE/s1600/DSC_7887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z8mJBRtG9Co/ThOy6j3eoII/AAAAAAAAFew/b7qEmbTE5iE/s320/DSC_7887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626037078645973122" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-19117080609788389222011-07-04T19:35:00.000-07:002011-07-04T19:35:37.831-07:00playing with fridge pieces<div id="watch-description-text"> <p id="eow-description">While watching me sweep the kitchen Aidan figured out that the molding to the fridge is not attached! And now one of his favorite things to is carry it around the house, usually talking up a storm.</p> </div><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BOOfIS2BEF8?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-22278010098839941282011-07-04T19:34:00.000-07:002011-07-04T19:44:07.200-07:00patroling the bike pathWe took the bikes out this afternoon on one of the bike baths near us. We just got this trailer for Aidan the other week & I've been really enjoying taking him around the neighborhoods! So far he has been a really good passenger too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T8B7TeN1zYA/ThJ4vHSCz4I/AAAAAAAAFd4/L_LrPbHHcto/s1600/IMG_5621.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T8B7TeN1zYA/ThJ4vHSCz4I/AAAAAAAAFd4/L_LrPbHHcto/s320/IMG_5621.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625691635343085442" border="0" /></a>Today he would not go down for a nap, no matter how hard I tried! And apparently the smooth vibrations put him right to sleep, because he slept for 7 of the 8 miles we rode! I only wish we could have reclined his seat for him or something! He looks so uncomfortable!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A683wlEycqY/ThJ4v1idyYI/AAAAAAAAFeA/E0deUePLpPk/s1600/IMG_5627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A683wlEycqY/ThJ4v1idyYI/AAAAAAAAFeA/E0deUePLpPk/s320/IMG_5627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625691647759993218" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-84235108331011372011-07-04T19:24:00.000-07:002011-07-04T19:32:35.330-07:00best buddies!My roomate from college has a little boy, Conor, who is 5 months old! I love being back on the East Coast to be able to see my friends & their kids!<br /><br />Conor was Baptized the other weekend & we made the trip up to Staten Island for it! It was a nice, although full, ceremony. They Baptized 10 kids! That's a lot of babies! But everything went smoothly & they had a nice BBQ afterward. Aidan was addicted to the pool, but neither Alex or I had our suits so he had to settle for just dipping his toes (well I dipped a bit too far so he was wet up to his shorts!) The house it was as is definitely a grandma's house who has lots of grand kids! There were tons of toys & Aidan had a blast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmIlh0PyD3g/ThJ2LS0xRqI/AAAAAAAAFdw/5iPp3J64Ztw/s1600/photo%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmIlh0PyD3g/ThJ2LS0xRqI/AAAAAAAAFdw/5iPp3J64Ztw/s320/photo%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625688820942980770" border="0" /></a>We can't wait till Conor is a bit bigger & can play too!The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-84925716295067774552011-06-28T19:33:00.000-07:002011-06-28T19:42:34.959-07:00Out for a paddleWe took the boats out for a short paddle Sunday morning. It was the perfect time to see how the little mister would do out on the water & also get some good low impact rehab for Ned! Aidan did great! He did, of course, try to climb out of the boat so he could swim & splash in the water! I had to convince him he could reach just fine staying IN the canoe! He did a bit better in the kayak with Alex- I think the confined space helped him not climb around so much!<br /><br />There is a CG morale float trip this week and the plan is to take Aidan along... we'll see how that goes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DZWLjLu6Kkw/TgqPMHGZH8I/AAAAAAAAFdg/GY-BgePN9xc/s1600/IMG_5583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DZWLjLu6Kkw/TgqPMHGZH8I/AAAAAAAAFdg/GY-BgePN9xc/s320/IMG_5583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623464522952548290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RDfAmpwakds/TgqPMXrvOFI/AAAAAAAAFdo/uke_EHcf9cY/s1600/IMG_5591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RDfAmpwakds/TgqPMXrvOFI/AAAAAAAAFdo/uke_EHcf9cY/s320/IMG_5591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623464527404152914" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-59789658241825546582011-06-28T19:16:00.001-07:002011-06-28T19:33:36.445-07:00AC AquariumWe went to the Atlantic City Aquarium over the weekend. Although it is very small- it was perfect for Aidan! There were tons of touch tanks and he loved running around pointing at EVERYTHING!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2iNRveEuQKY/TgqL_onQ8kI/AAAAAAAAFdQ/Fxfxoil4XSY/s1600/IMG_5524.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2iNRveEuQKY/TgqL_onQ8kI/AAAAAAAAFdQ/Fxfxoil4XSY/s320/IMG_5524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623461010075611714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NsM7oDtKcUc/TgqL_aBA98I/AAAAAAAAFdI/yDI3C420-w4/s1600/IMG_5505.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NsM7oDtKcUc/TgqL_aBA98I/AAAAAAAAFdI/yDI3C420-w4/s320/IMG_5505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623461006157084610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehpu4GYcJWg/TgqL_GBQbBI/AAAAAAAAFdA/HIpM2Mq3xgk/s1600/IMG_5486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehpu4GYcJWg/TgqL_GBQbBI/AAAAAAAAFdA/HIpM2Mq3xgk/s320/IMG_5486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623461000789388306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LonhfPhmjMg/TgqL-ev3xMI/AAAAAAAAFc4/bHHW2L_b7Wk/s1600/IMG_5475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LonhfPhmjMg/TgqL-ev3xMI/AAAAAAAAFc4/bHHW2L_b7Wk/s320/IMG_5475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623460990247486658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c3A2PMaDjEg/TgqMAFmACMI/AAAAAAAAFdY/FDylJjTzRQ8/s1600/IMG_5540.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c3A2PMaDjEg/TgqMAFmACMI/AAAAAAAAFdY/FDylJjTzRQ8/s320/IMG_5540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623461017854937282" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-29467699079277753832011-06-28T19:08:00.000-07:002011-06-28T19:53:54.691-07:00fun at the parkWe missed playgroup the other day because Aidan slept till 11! Crazy huh!?! Well he had been up for hours in the middle of the night and it was 4am by the time he finally went to sleep!<br />Anyway... We went to the park for some playtime! He was more interested in the kids that were splashing around in their pool at one of the near by houses- but we still had fun! He loved swinging in the tire swing with me! It's been years since I've been in a tire swing- I had fun too! And he LOVES the slide! I'd love to get one for the house!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cj_IfN1zuyc/TgqJeR1WSyI/AAAAAAAAFco/Kjw0fiM_3Rw/s1600/IMG_5436.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cj_IfN1zuyc/TgqJeR1WSyI/AAAAAAAAFco/Kjw0fiM_3Rw/s320/IMG_5436.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623458238001728290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LV5cZjzhgJs/TgqJeBQ5a0I/AAAAAAAAFcg/1y3hmAcQbGo/s1600/IMG_5432.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LV5cZjzhgJs/TgqJeBQ5a0I/AAAAAAAAFcg/1y3hmAcQbGo/s320/IMG_5432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623458233553873730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7lL1gKu1MM/TgqJd6_1h1I/AAAAAAAAFcY/dy_1YBHxkRY/s1600/IMG_5423.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7lL1gKu1MM/TgqJd6_1h1I/AAAAAAAAFcY/dy_1YBHxkRY/s320/IMG_5423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623458231871702866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IBN9Pet6cDU/TgqJeqStcaI/AAAAAAAAFcw/llFHLkmA-II/s1600/IMG_5454.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IBN9Pet6cDU/TgqJeqStcaI/AAAAAAAAFcw/llFHLkmA-II/s320/IMG_5454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623458244567331234" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-15068166096028241202011-06-21T18:30:00.000-07:002011-06-21T18:30:56.378-07:00Wild Man!<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nUQwAyKtLXA?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe><br />This is what the WHOLE day was like!The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-73012140380685630832011-06-21T18:23:00.001-07:002011-06-21T19:08:59.167-07:00Veggies & Summer fun!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dgwq1dUBmNw/TgFFHd8IXII/AAAAAAAAFcA/aWBwVDNXr2E/s1600/IMG_5406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dgwq1dUBmNw/TgFFHd8IXII/AAAAAAAAFcA/aWBwVDNXr2E/s320/IMG_5406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620849804533324930" border="0" /></a>We'd left the cooler full of beer and partly melted ice on the porch. Turns out Aidan was hot and dove right in!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_eqdDzrFscQ/TgFEjlqbM4I/AAAAAAAAFbw/4Dj5kK79fUE/s1600/DSC_7783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_eqdDzrFscQ/TgFEjlqbM4I/AAAAAAAAFbw/4Dj5kK79fUE/s320/DSC_7783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620849188131255170" border="0" /></a>Nell's veggies are a little out of control, though we can't wait till harvest time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JT8kvcQmJeo/TgFEiwOYWHI/AAAAAAAAFbo/Qjl-xEDRXUc/s1600/DSC_7790.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JT8kvcQmJeo/TgFEiwOYWHI/AAAAAAAAFbo/Qjl-xEDRXUc/s320/DSC_7790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620849173786548338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mN_KwwiGBqY/TgFEid4jiPI/AAAAAAAAFbg/JoOf19T6mPw/s1600/DSC_7799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mN_KwwiGBqY/TgFEid4jiPI/AAAAAAAAFbg/JoOf19T6mPw/s320/DSC_7799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620849168863168754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4i5meuYo5E/TgFEhyS2WxI/AAAAAAAAFbY/UdhrDr1AggI/s1600/DSC_7801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4i5meuYo5E/TgFEhyS2WxI/AAAAAAAAFbY/UdhrDr1AggI/s320/DSC_7801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620849157162294034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hzesuyvkDxM/TgFEjwZu8cI/AAAAAAAAFb4/qZtR1I7eENc/s1600/DSC_7760.JPG"><br /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-18367264110857942242011-06-21T18:20:00.001-07:002011-06-21T19:32:12.759-07:00Blueberries!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NIOdiFafdZo/TgFDzNenudI/AAAAAAAAFbI/7YCo0nvPxjo/s1600/DSC_7746.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NIOdiFafdZo/TgFDzNenudI/AAAAAAAAFbI/7YCo0nvPxjo/s320/DSC_7746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620848357005572562" border="0" /></a>For fathers day we decided to go pick some blueberries. Turns out that Hammonton is one of the major producers of it in the country, and we picked the perfect time to get them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aHKz43XW2mQ/TgFDy3t-V2I/AAAAAAAAFbA/1Xk0zkx-q-A/s1600/DSC_7722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aHKz43XW2mQ/TgFDy3t-V2I/AAAAAAAAFbA/1Xk0zkx-q-A/s320/DSC_7722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620848351164389218" border="0" /></a>It helps that one of Aidan's favorite foods is blueberries.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--00McwUAsnw/TgFDybqYqvI/AAAAAAAAFa4/K_J-4DAUx-o/s1600/DSC_7695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--00McwUAsnw/TgFDybqYqvI/AAAAAAAAFa4/K_J-4DAUx-o/s320/DSC_7695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620848343633144562" border="0" /></a>Though I never knew it, since I hadn't ever had 'fresh' blueberries, I really like them too (still don't like the store ones so much).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RPklwa_Mxo/TgFDyKNR6uI/AAAAAAAAFaw/g-JNbbMU_ig/s1600/DSC_7674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1RPklwa_Mxo/TgFDyKNR6uI/AAAAAAAAFaw/g-JNbbMU_ig/s320/DSC_7674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620848338947664610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-siX2gidBKlw/TgFDzXFT8KI/AAAAAAAAFbQ/sixTZUn56FQ/s1600/DSC_7760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-siX2gidBKlw/TgFDzXFT8KI/AAAAAAAAFbQ/sixTZUn56FQ/s320/DSC_7760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620848359583772834" border="0" /></a>Though I think we went slightly overboard (we picked 20 lbs!) we should be eating some good pie, and be full up of frozen blueberries till next year!The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-34223250292081955902011-06-21T18:18:00.000-07:002011-06-21T19:08:45.486-07:00and... we're Baptized!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Y5CoAIqvmo/TgFDXEUrgDI/AAAAAAAAFag/h5suUHWzR0U/s1600/DSC_7592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Y5CoAIqvmo/TgFDXEUrgDI/AAAAAAAAFag/h5suUHWzR0U/s320/DSC_7592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847873511620658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--jj4zaF04is/TgFDW-OvWrI/AAAAAAAAFaY/DakuhaplEBk/s1600/DSC_7585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--jj4zaF04is/TgFDW-OvWrI/AAAAAAAAFaY/DakuhaplEBk/s320/DSC_7585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847871876094642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_7UUE2c8kE/TgFDWsK_wUI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/kVIbT42f2uE/s1600/DSC_7569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_7UUE2c8kE/TgFDWsK_wUI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/kVIbT42f2uE/s320/DSC_7569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847867028554050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-696hjNrkSBg/TgFDWeWWGiI/AAAAAAAAFaI/VsThb34p75A/s1600/DSC_7565.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-696hjNrkSBg/TgFDWeWWGiI/AAAAAAAAFaI/VsThb34p75A/s320/DSC_7565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847863318059554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5U61tfPAWZc/TgFDXxr1DpI/AAAAAAAAFao/h422Ea7gWcM/s1600/DSC_7660.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5U61tfPAWZc/TgFDXxr1DpI/AAAAAAAAFao/h422Ea7gWcM/s320/DSC_7660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847885688311442" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-36911277731282323432011-06-21T18:13:00.001-07:002011-06-21T19:19:54.496-07:00Party time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AoKJfOMqLCU/TgFCAfE1mZI/AAAAAAAAFY4/EXYT99U_Eqg/s1600/DSC_7458.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AoKJfOMqLCU/TgFCAfE1mZI/AAAAAAAAFY4/EXYT99U_Eqg/s320/DSC_7458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620846386044311954" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwnf7ZJB5ik/TgFCz4So57I/AAAAAAAAFZg/b2s-jHbo3M4/s1600/DSC_7543.jpg"> </a>Since I (Alex) missed his actual B-day in DC, Nell had agreed to hold off on his party until I got back. It ended up being a great day, though slightly crowded at night as we had Nell's entire family, her sister's boyfriend Matt, my mom and my cousin Jeff all under one (well two as Matt and I slept in the loft for its first use) roof.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hejpOJy07NA/TgFCAiqLSoI/AAAAAAAAFZA/8SaHr0j1-PY/s1600/DSC_7463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hejpOJy07NA/TgFCAiqLSoI/AAAAAAAAFZA/8SaHr0j1-PY/s320/DSC_7463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620846387006229122" border="0" /></a>Aidan loved the taste of his cake so much he dove right in... face first.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sYCG46-AkKI/TgFCAyjPBYI/AAAAAAAAFZI/T_a6td4-ASk/s1600/DSC_7468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sYCG46-AkKI/TgFCAyjPBYI/AAAAAAAAFZI/T_a6td4-ASk/s320/DSC_7468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620846391272080770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-COcpMJoPYMA/TgFCBUYB1VI/AAAAAAAAFZQ/qj6HdOSbn8c/s1600/DSC_7473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-COcpMJoPYMA/TgFCBUYB1VI/AAAAAAAAFZQ/qj6HdOSbn8c/s320/DSC_7473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620846400351884626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mlr3GVj3GeM/TgFCBvGbO7I/AAAAAAAAFZY/tSooXSu-AHI/s1600/DSC_7529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mlr3GVj3GeM/TgFCBvGbO7I/AAAAAAAAFZY/tSooXSu-AHI/s320/DSC_7529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620846407525809074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwnf7ZJB5ik/TgFCz4So57I/AAAAAAAAFZg/b2s-jHbo3M4/s1600/DSC_7543.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jwnf7ZJB5ik/TgFCz4So57I/AAAAAAAAFZg/b2s-jHbo3M4/s320/DSC_7543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620847268986415026" border="0" /></a>The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065521879733950345.post-79001137048119644672011-06-21T18:07:00.000-07:002011-06-21T19:27:24.010-07:00BEACH!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fr0380c09NY/TgFBUfeAoWI/AAAAAAAAFYo/eoFPj__ZICo/s1600/IMG_5381.jpg"></a>We finally took Aidan to the beach for the first time of the summer. Granted it was the dog beach, and only on the inlet, he still had a blast. The upside was Ned & Hana got to come, as NJ isn't very dog friendly in the summer. The downside within the first 30 seconds we had to grab Aidan to prevent him from playing with poop!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--K5yfSX-m-A/TgFAlWWc-FI/AAAAAAAAFYA/E3DSF-3MVZ8/s1600/IMG_5320.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--K5yfSX-m-A/TgFAlWWc-FI/AAAAAAAAFYA/E3DSF-3MVZ8/s320/IMG_5320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620844820334180434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SDcBuqmjVnI/TgFBUuBT2BI/AAAAAAAAFYw/08tFeF4w--M/s1600/IMG_5395.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SDcBuqmjVnI/TgFBUuBT2BI/AAAAAAAAFYw/08tFeF4w--M/s320/IMG_5395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620845634141804562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eAhJBgAGSmU/TgFAmisuTcI/AAAAAAAAFYY/x2EP1V5FnJ8/s1600/IMG_5347.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eAhJBgAGSmU/TgFAmisuTcI/AAAAAAAAFYY/x2EP1V5FnJ8/s320/IMG_5347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620844840828685762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lnAg2dF4Jlw/TgFAl9DpdCI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/6VrkhPe6Phg/s1600/IMG_5334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lnAg2dF4Jlw/TgFAl9DpdCI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/6VrkhPe6Phg/s320/IMG_5334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620844830724289570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJojJh1tvF4/TgFAlpN3sbI/AAAAAAAAFYI/Q7MPuGQmHQo/s1600/IMG_5329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SJojJh1tvF4/TgFAlpN3sbI/AAAAAAAAFYI/Q7MPuGQmHQo/s320/IMG_5329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620844825398456754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJswl_26Ldo/TgFAmxNq9-I/AAAAAAAAFYg/QMBqbPQrRoY/s1600/IMG_5362.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJswl_26Ldo/TgFAmxNq9-I/AAAAAAAAFYg/QMBqbPQrRoY/s320/IMG_5362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620844844724975586" border="0" /></a>By the time he was done he was freezing, which considering we had driven over with all the doors off the jeep wasn't that great of a thing. Between G, Matt and the dogs we were able to keep him warm enough, not that he could care one bit either way.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fr0380c09NY/TgFBUfeAoWI/AAAAAAAAFYo/eoFPj__ZICo/s1600/IMG_5381.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fr0380c09NY/TgFBUfeAoWI/AAAAAAAAFYo/eoFPj__ZICo/s320/IMG_5381.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620845630235648354" border="0" /></a>We tested his life jacket too, which seamed to work well so we can take him out on the canoe in the next few weeks.The Barkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172799079981732798noreply@blogger.com0