tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889518066081941242024-03-05T10:50:22.545-08:00The adventures of the Dryden Boys...Elias and Johnnyheidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-48666572922970596282014-09-15T21:38:00.004-07:002014-09-15T21:49:40.725-07:00Honduras Visit - The Point of it all<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">While visiting Honduras last week, I had a flash back to when I had just moved there 10 years ago. I remembered meeting Yulisa, a 8 year old girl, in the village of Los Pinos, a 20 minute drive, or an hour and a half hike up the mountain from the main highway. Her town was a picturesque cluster of houses and farms high in the cloud forest. Project Global Village (PAG), the organization I worked with for the 2.5 years I lived in Honduras, was working on building a school in Los Pinos. PAG focuses on holistic development. The idea of holistic development is that if a school is built, kids like Yulisa will learn best if they are healthy. This means health projects are necessary; latrines to prevent dysentery, water projects to access running water, and a community pharmacy (a small medicine cabinet with a few trained volunteers to locally distribute medicines, take blood pressure, etc). Health also depends on food– hence the agriculture and small animal projects. In Los Pinos this means a few man made fish ponds, and some chickens and goats for milk, eggs and meat. Besides working on the school construction, health care, and food security, the education project also includes teacher trainings and a program called Diakonos that provides pastoral training. Honduras also has a pretty unstable economy that doesn't provide enough jobs for the population so PAG also runs a large micro-credit program to help small businesses provide incomes for families. And the list of programs goes on and on...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">As I left the village, I wondered, where should the development stop?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is the goal? Is it that the Honduran villagers live like we do in the USA? No, that would just cause a whole new crop of problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized that the goal was to help people like Yulisa and her family have access to education and a healthy standard of living. I also realized that at the end of the day, what really matters, more than all these projects, is love- God’s love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s nothing more important and worthwhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no point in any of the development without the true HOPE of a better eternal future for the children of Los Pinos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">The same thoughts crept up on our trip to Honduras last week while we were visiting a few different projects and children’s homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the Micah Project, a home for street boys addicted to yellow glue, the boys were memorizing 1 Corinthians 13 – the chapter about Love; ”If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrifice my body, I could boast about it, but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. <b><sup> </sup></b>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. <b><sup>5 </sup></b>It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. <b><sup>6 </sup></b>Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. <b><sup>7 </sup></b>It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” Only God is true Love, and only with him, can we really love/help people that need it. That is the real reason behind the projects we do- but we can't forget that detail and get buried in the social justice aspect of projects or we will forget to point people to the source of eternal hope.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Another ministry that does an excellent job at actively loving others is Jericho Ministries, an amazing ministry that works with prostitutes on the streets of Tegucigalpa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jericho first started with the goal of sharing the good news of HOPE with the prostitutes on the streets and several responded to this message of hope! This lead to the women needing employment off the streets and so Jericho began a sewing program and eventually opened a shop to sell the women's crafts. Soon they realized they needed to reach out to the women's children as well and now there is a school and rehab center/children’s home. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hearing the testimonies of the children at Jericho Ministries and seeing the countless ways that God has/is providing just what they need was refreshing to Andy and I. It was truly a blessing to visit them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">It is a miracle when you see where these kids have come from- addicted to sniffing yellow glue on the streets or children of prostitutes that have grown up being abused, and compare that to where they are today as healthy, thriving children, receiving an education. There is only one explanation for how these children are able to overcome their pasts and find joy, love and a everlasting life (heaven). </span><br />
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heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-84594210135840140182014-09-11T13:19:00.002-07:002014-09-15T21:44:09.161-07:00The 5 Highs of HondurasWe spent a week in Honduras last week. It was a GREAT trip! We are SO thankful that God gave us the opportunity to take a last minute, last trip of the summer!<br />
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1) Introducing the kids to Honduras and friends.<br />
2) Meeting missionary Betsy Hake and experiencing a ministry that is so Spirit filled and God-lead that there is no doubt that Jesus Christ is LORD and does transform peoples lives in miraculous ways!<br />
3) Hanging out at Micah Project and seeing local Honduran youth leading in the street ministry alongside with Stephen, Micah's street outreach Missionary. (One thing I really wanted to see in Honduras while I was living there was more Honduran participation in social justice)<br />
4)Being at Jericho and waking up to the sound of Children singing praises early in the morning.<br />
5) Spending time with Don Chester and his Wife in the picturesque town of Santa Lucia<br />
6) Dreaming again about our future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elias was excite to see the house made out of dirt... the walls at Jericho Villa are half adobe, half dirt. They built using the materials on the land! Pretty cool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nightly devotionals at the Villa.. Johnny was loved by all the kids there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My super boys were such a pleasure to take to Honduras! I loved introducing them to that part of my life and to all my friends there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had so much fun teaching an English class to some of the girls at Jericho, they have homeschool there at the Villa and one of the older girls normally teaches English.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtyard with laundry drying at the villa. The girls live in the back, the classrooms are on the sides, and the living, dining room, kitchen is in the front (the part you see pictured in the big building)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a two hour ride in the back of a pickup into the city, I was glad to take Elias and Johnny in the front, but they REALLY need a van!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The technical School at The Micah Project</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micah 1.0, the original Micah House- now used as an outreach base for the street ministry and for older street boys who are too old to live in Micah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Micah Boys all wanted to hold Johnny, but he would scream and scream- we found the fist bump was the perfect happy medium for interacting with the boys!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Chet's house, overlooking Santa Lucia, a town outside Tegucigalpa</td></tr>
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The way the bridesmades/groomsmen enter the wedding<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elias chose a "market hat" as a souvenir, and wore it to the wedding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Becca moved to Honduras in 2004 around the same time as I did. She just adopted 2 babies, I was happy to meet them and catch up with her (a bit, between diapers and feedings and naps, etc)</td></tr>
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<br />heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-34874275408252173282014-05-17T14:37:00.003-07:002014-05-17T14:41:51.178-07:00Rice and BeansEaster is the best day of the year. You can't keep a good man down, the good will always win in the long-run. This is what we all want, what we ALL NEED!!! Lent is the 40 days that preceed Easter. It's purpose is to help prepare our hearts for this awesome truth: <b>Jesus is overcoming our evil</b>...we tried to get rid of Jesus, but couldn't. It was even impossible for death to keep its hold on Jesus<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+2%3A22-29&version=NIV" target="_blank"> (acts 2:24)</a>. He is more powerful than anything, and because he beat death, he took what we deserve (death) and changes it for life with him (heaven)!!<br />
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Lent is a tradition that is not largely celebrated in my church as a whole, but can be a thoughtful practice and this year our extended family has embraced it.<br />
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My inspiring sister-in-law, Jenae, invited us over for a "<a href="http://nowyouarelight.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/rice-and-beans/" target="_blank">Rice and Beans gathering</a>". She blogged about it so I don't need to!!! She is an amazing writer and so much more thoughtful than me, so I will just link to<a href="http://nowyouarelight.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/rice-and-beans/" target="_blank"> her post</a> for most of it. But first, I must add a few of my own thoughts.</div>
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She had 31 people over for lunch to kick off the "lenten season" and served rice and beans... Andy and I are both thrifty and practical, so one of our favorite parts was just seeing the cost table that she made:</div>
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It shows that it only cost $13 to feed all of us!!<br />
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Here is a <a href="http://nowyouarelight.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/rice-and-beans/" target="_blank">link to her blog</a>... and she has written a few other great posts since then, so feel free to keep on reading!<br />
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My Easter verse for this year:<br />
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<span class="text Acts-2-22" id="en-NLT-26937" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">22 </span>“People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene<span class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NLT-26937a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+2%3A22-29&version=NLT#fen-NLT-26937a" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span> by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Acts-2-23" id="en-NLT-26938" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">23 </span>But God knew what would happen, and his prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed him to a cross and killed him.</span><span class="text Acts-2-24" id="en-NLT-26939" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">24 </span>But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for<b> death could not keep him in its grip.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Acts-2-25" id="en-NLT-26940" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;">25 </span>King David said this about him:</span><br />
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<span class="text Acts-2-25" style="position: relative;">‘I see that the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> is always with me.</span><br />
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<span class="text Acts-2-26" id="en-NLT-26941" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;">26 </span>No wonder my heart is glad,</span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Acts-2-26" style="position: relative;">and my tongue shouts his praises!</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Acts-2-26" style="position: relative;">My body rests in hope.</span></span><br />
<span class="text Acts-2-27" id="en-NLT-26942" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;">27 </span>For you will not leave my soul among the dead<span class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NLT-26942b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts+2%3A22-29&version=NLT#fen-NLT-26942b" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote b">b</a>]</span></span><br />
<span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Acts-2-27" style="position: relative;">or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.</span></span><br />
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heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-81977529013684652902013-10-21T13:08:00.000-07:002013-10-22T20:25:10.167-07:00Thank you to our trike-a-thon supporters!!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HHsuBNxvW6E?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
We had a lot of fun getting ready for the trike-a-thon... mostly watching and coaching Elias ask family for donations at family dinner, it was hilarious (see the above video & yes, he still needs a little more coaching)... But he is a natural like his daddy was :)<br />
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Here are a few pictures from the big event:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each student got their helmet fitted to make sure if fit correctly so they would be safe.</td></tr>
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And... with the money the kids earned, the school was able to but the water pump/water feature for the playground as well as the shovels and light blocks, some chairs, and blocks. The students go out to reces every day rain or shine. That is great since I won't be taking Eloas out much when its cold and rainy!<br />
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Yes, we really did go to Peru for 3.5 weeks in June. It was GREAT to see our friends, the Andersons down there and learn more about the work God is doing through them and Kids Alive International. </div>
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Here are a few pictures... its all out of order,, sorry</div>
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On our last day with them, we went out on a boat and did a little fishing and saw PENGUINS!<br />
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One of my main jobs was to teach English to the director of the Kids Alive moms helping mom's Program, it was a lot of fun to get to know her, as well as the sewing teacher, who teaches the mom's to sew. Above are two of our classes... with the sewing teacher holding Johnny with the hat she had just sewed for him.<br />
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Elias and Davy Sue were great friends... he loved all three of his Anderson friends! When we got home, he said "Lets sold our house and go back to Peru to see my friends".. His aunt Dayna just sold her house and moved to North Dakota, so this would be perfectly normal to sell your house and move somewhere you need to fly on an airplane to.<br />
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Johnny at the beach... we were in Lima, a costal dessert city. <br />
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Johnny and Elias watching the soccer game.<br />
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Johnny was like a movie star in Peru... he was very popular in the little girls home at the children's home!<br />
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Johnny (John Wesley Ironside) is named after Bert Ironside Elliot, on of the Dryden's missionary friends that lived over 60 years in Peru, we were able to visit his graveside while we visited.<br />
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We also traveled to Trujillo, northern peru to visit Pablo and Sarah Cenepo-Torres for a few days and here is Elias eating juanes. They had 4 little girls, that Elias got along well with too!<br />
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Our family in downtown Lima right before heading to the airport. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9243005@N05/" target="_blank">For more pictures see the Flickr album.</a>heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-8370797728436287322013-07-04T12:22:00.003-07:002013-07-04T12:22:45.469-07:00The first 6 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-47330185215268064622012-12-19T07:12:00.001-08:002012-12-19T09:30:55.068-08:00I help daddy....<br />
For the past....2 and a half months we have been remodeling our kitchen/dining room area. We know that remodeling is dirty, hard, long and often stressful, but besides having a wonderful, spacious, new, clean, workable kitchen when we are done, we have found so much joy in having Elias "work" alongside daddy and help him. It has been so much fun seeing him follow Andy around and copy all he does. Here are a few pictures to give you a glimpse of what we have been up to.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want to be just like my daddy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the demo has begun... bye bye kitchen as we know it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eli the tool man!</td></tr>
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heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-54099174230010869462012-12-07T14:12:00.003-08:002012-12-07T14:12:40.451-08:00Zoo lights year 3This is the third year in a row we were able to go see the zoo lights with our neighbor (now x-neighbor) annabelle (6 weeks older than Elias).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to ride the zoo train! A big hit with Elias!</td></tr>
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It has been a fun tradition even though every year I hesitate because it is raining and cold....heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-3045701306671312402012-09-18T21:08:00.001-07:002012-09-18T21:08:19.673-07:00Boating with uncle Jim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a great time visiting uncle Jim at his "floating home" and he took us out on a boat ride,,, an new experience for Elias, half of the time he seemed sea sick and half of the time he loved it!<br />
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when we got back to uncle Jim's elias danced and sang the names of his cousins and spun himself dizzy!heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-6804746750754926062012-08-12T16:24:00.002-07:002012-08-12T16:25:10.644-07:00home sweet home<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">putting in the new floor</td></tr>
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I realized this if the first home (of 4 homes) since I was married that hasn't been brand new or completely remodeled and updated. I realized how spoiled I had been to have all the windows and appliances working. Andy and I realized that our quote "we like this house because there is work we could do, but don't need to; we can move into it just how it is" was not quite accurate. <br />
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The previous owners must have had more candles burning than I had realized the two times we walked through it, because when we got here with the moving van, the house smelled like one thing- animals. Since I am allergic to animals, that is not my favorite smell. We camped out with Andy's parents (3 doors down!) and waited two days to set up our furniture so the carpet cleaners could come. When the carpet cleaner came, he said... um, there is animal pee on the carpet, the steamer will just make the smell worse until it dries. Well, we gave it a try, then dried the carpets and set up our bed. That night the smell was so strong, we could taste it. Not quite what a woman in her first trimester of pregnancy with an overactive sense of smell wants. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sorting cherries with mommy</td></tr>
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The next two days I deodorized, vacuumed, cleaned, sanitized, deodorized, vacuumed, febreezed, etc, the house still smelled like dog. So we went to cherry harvest in eastern WA for the weekend. <br />
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When we got back, the house stunk. It did smell much better when I had candles lit! Wednesday I gave in and surrendered the battle of the carpets and had Andy rip it out, I didn't care that we have nothing to put down in its place, get the carpet out! And he did in about 15 minutes! He is so amazing.<br />
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We took the carpet out of our bedroom too and are camped out in the nursery. Elias loves his new room, but has a hard time staying in his new bunk bed and still prefers to sleep in his stroller. <br />
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The other night Andy went downstairs to discover that the toilet was leaking and the walls of the stairs were being damaged...<br />
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One last surprise is in our bedroom (the nursery) Andy and I get to stargaze as we go to sleep because there are plastic glow-in-the-dark stars stuck to the ceiling. Its pretty fun, maybe I'll get them for our room when we finish the master!</div>heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-24655652345660761202012-06-11T13:15:00.002-07:002012-06-11T13:15:40.002-07:00Vancouver or Bust!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We bought a house in Vancouver, WA! It really officially closed today, after a long tiring search and loan process. This is Elias in the front yard of the new house (the front yard is much bigger than the back yard, but the backyard is a nice size too). We plan to move in in about 2 weeks, but this rain and cold weather could make things with cherry harvest delay enough that we may have to adjust that...heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-55077260248772546002012-05-25T12:47:00.000-07:002012-05-25T12:47:48.272-07:00My birthday boy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auntie Dayna made him a tractor cake... look who's driving the tractor -Elias!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresa "Fruta" birthday cake while visiting Eastern WA</td></tr>
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Its also fun to spend this structured fun time with my 3 nephews and 1 niece. They are some pretty fun and smart sobrinos.
For their birthdays they get to choose what we make:
Raleigh chose "pulled candy" a molasses candy that is like taffy.
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In school they read a book about Japan so we made a Comida japonesa "Japanese meal"
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Noelle chose to make meringues, (but we might do that for her 6th birthday) this time we made rice crispy cake!
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“Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was
crucified.” He isn’t here, because he’s been raised from the dead, just
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Matthew 28<br />
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Here are clips from the Easter Party directed by my brother: <br />
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I have a little brother, he was born when I was five years
old. I’m not sure if it’s true,
but I once heard someone say that the elderly often forget they are old and
think of themselves as if they were between 18 and 22, a time when your body is
in pretty good health. So now that
I am in my 30’s and have a kid, I often feel old, my arms hurt, by back
hurts….. despite these pains, I
generally picture myself as about 20 years old… With my brother being 5 years
younger than me, that would make him 15 in my mind. (This is a permanent 15 years old just like I will always be
about 20).</div>
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So yes, I am TOTALLY AMAZED at my little brother now as he
is a music pastor at a large church.
I cant believe how grown up he looks and acts on that big stage. He plays the piano and sings
beautifully. </div>
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Last night he was instrumental in putting together an
amazing Good Friday service at his church. </div>
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He made it an “interactive” service, where people rotate
between different contemplative booths which encourage us to reflect on our
part of WHY Jesus came with the mission of taking the punishment we deserve for
our pride, and selfishness… We
were encouraged to give up a sin …blowing it away with a little desktop fan,
nail our sin written on a piece of paper to a cross like the one Jesus was
nailed to, take communion,
remember to walk humbly with God by making a burlap bookmark with that verse on
it, forgive someone, writing their initials on a balloon and then letting that
balloon raise to the ceiling, etc…</div>
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Good Friday is only “good” if you know that death is not
really how it ends, its all about what is coming on Sunday!!! </div>
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Good Friday is the day we pause to remember Jesus being
murdered, beaten, abused and nailed some large pieces of wood to die. Even though Jesus was not guilty of
ANYTHING, he was arrested, tried and killed with two other prisoners. This death had been foretold of many
times in the religious texts of that time.. what we now know of as the Old
Testament. Now it came true. When Jesus died, it was not just an
ordinary passing like the two other people he was executed with. According to Matthew Ch. 27, at the
exact time he died stuff happened:</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;">50</span></sup></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;">And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he
gave up his spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;">51</span></sup></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;">At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two
from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;">52</span></sup></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;">and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people
who had died were raised to life.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;">53</span></sup></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;">They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and</span><b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt;">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2027&version=NIV#fen-NIV-24183e"><span style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none;">e</span></a>]</span></sup></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;">went into the holy city and appeared to many people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><b><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;">54</span></sup></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16pt;">When the centurion and those with him who were guarding
Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and
exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I am not a writer, but Andy's friend Ryan is... he has a few reflections on Good Friday here <a href="http://secondsonsoup.com/?p=203">http://secondsonsoup.com/?p=203</a></div>heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-29642225756757082462012-03-25T10:49:00.006-07:002012-03-25T21:26:24.545-07:00Making Music<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC_bQac0Ej6TEEv2JNojGUiDm7ouCQVSj5JHtd_ZldKri8AszNU0G6KFevclgUSPmVL3Q3_ZD5c2cdmPQHJRYCQnouiOim019f3mOJtfZ_ZNIJRipA6CXryk8N7gx0cEzoQ-eCk3u6YI/s1600/IMG_1781.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLC_bQac0Ej6TEEv2JNojGUiDm7ouCQVSj5JHtd_ZldKri8AszNU0G6KFevclgUSPmVL3Q3_ZD5c2cdmPQHJRYCQnouiOim019f3mOJtfZ_ZNIJRipA6CXryk8N7gx0cEzoQ-eCk3u6YI/s400/IMG_1781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724054872294383922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3_q0fpmPRKAiP4AK7O2-eTw8lrtGmBegsqYmrNdy3ZjvznYAlsyi0SCRLfvgD6oHbcCKUm67gyQ8DXnzVxHAnnDVK-cIDwg5TyWWwoH-dbZk_C7UokmcUm08Ik6XQSntAtTPKspLpR0/s1600/IMG_1592.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3_q0fpmPRKAiP4AK7O2-eTw8lrtGmBegsqYmrNdy3ZjvznYAlsyi0SCRLfvgD6oHbcCKUm67gyQ8DXnzVxHAnnDVK-cIDwg5TyWWwoH-dbZk_C7UokmcUm08Ik6XQSntAtTPKspLpR0/s400/IMG_1592.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724051979107431666" /></a><br />I havent posted for a while... what have we been so busy doing? Making music of course!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kHWuQoVQIjg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4kUWGfPeCK0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyRXrJaHETgGtFmzMt9YDNZyHp9laMgdB_Cy1B8W60hfw5U3IyijZxwIKhYP_drFfH9DYQGdsgwQ6vGolceqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dznTK4vKzDcoNpkIwo8KhXE-FLQcnTrrsXihzjdLKM3ugrYKd7y7mt5ZQ7RplEykhLGY6A_NaNUEEwhrlRH' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-5880876498111247022012-01-10T15:00:00.001-08:002012-01-10T15:21:32.281-08:00Los AngelesLast week Elias and I tagged along on a work trip for Andy....and extended it into the weekend.<br />Its not easy traveling with a toddler, but it is easy and a HUGE treat to get used to seeing a bit of sun and enjoying warm weather!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXOE3fNczuS393GvI5AMplPdp-PgNcsTwfbuCQ3g8joVKJi0XF0Srxp2KV-r-92rC_P0YQvENevICN_IraNaFeI2zzzJ12YtpY9IB2lfd3aHi3ztzOjNBWjEDjJ_SinSWWaw41XLBaJs/s1600/IMG_1513.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXOE3fNczuS393GvI5AMplPdp-PgNcsTwfbuCQ3g8joVKJi0XF0Srxp2KV-r-92rC_P0YQvENevICN_IraNaFeI2zzzJ12YtpY9IB2lfd3aHi3ztzOjNBWjEDjJ_SinSWWaw41XLBaJs/s400/IMG_1513.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696145388063511170" /></a>the beach at santa monica<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNYduQUXWPJW26_fWNhOv9y4PGVyFf-wYE_yohnaNbtsrgeBPUga_Gsh6DroNzCqzQTs5F4j6VFLRCwLJ5U4rt3WreeXWhxlr18oT8FpCtk-HHR07P4MtUR5YAN18C1cg7GKOQhLKNgc/s1600/IMG_1507.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNYduQUXWPJW26_fWNhOv9y4PGVyFf-wYE_yohnaNbtsrgeBPUga_Gsh6DroNzCqzQTs5F4j6VFLRCwLJ5U4rt3WreeXWhxlr18oT8FpCtk-HHR07P4MtUR5YAN18C1cg7GKOQhLKNgc/s400/IMG_1507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696145381167914082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nEYlr2J6VGPLKSSAa_lsTpGFpXPxV-loR3nKO4eoedcOP5v_CZJb6yR2YW9mub68vviMmE8M9Qclh9SIG554WBsOmXaZDK_XpSzTzEEzmVvddZJVHjAbx0UXDQaaz8PVKJWNAmtSSSs/s1600/IMG_1504.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nEYlr2J6VGPLKSSAa_lsTpGFpXPxV-loR3nKO4eoedcOP5v_CZJb6yR2YW9mub68vviMmE8M9Qclh9SIG554WBsOmXaZDK_XpSzTzEEzmVvddZJVHjAbx0UXDQaaz8PVKJWNAmtSSSs/s400/IMG_1504.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696144670573029554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4HDF9EH97cUj6_-JpDcgh_lL1A6JSdQoDpE5lHaSxj5rnV8b2f9jYgjvp_OPDWfnmb9UBACeiVuCymLMSGLMEZpxHI-4ibxhlrH3bo0KeBe_3jP8ToN3EMLfSd8NJSsndrjp-kmIJq4/s1600/IMG_1500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4HDF9EH97cUj6_-JpDcgh_lL1A6JSdQoDpE5lHaSxj5rnV8b2f9jYgjvp_OPDWfnmb9UBACeiVuCymLMSGLMEZpxHI-4ibxhlrH3bo0KeBe_3jP8ToN3EMLfSd8NJSsndrjp-kmIJq4/s400/IMG_1500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696144652556283954" /></a>Elias was Impressed with the roller coaster! And he got his first and second ride of his life on the carousal!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFBcddJdVZ6sU70W7g8Jcp9FUA78BMfIOgQJWZHhfSukTf6cf0Ay5xrz4H9aXtQ0p0U0Gg2NXs8JVwjiOy5ZwgAVNTAubWP7Nnw9frbKOKCfNvBhxNK49P0QkyuILeO99GyUjnYUWdIQ/s1600/IMG_1498.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFBcddJdVZ6sU70W7g8Jcp9FUA78BMfIOgQJWZHhfSukTf6cf0Ay5xrz4H9aXtQ0p0U0Gg2NXs8JVwjiOy5ZwgAVNTAubWP7Nnw9frbKOKCfNvBhxNK49P0QkyuILeO99GyUjnYUWdIQ/s400/IMG_1498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696144644617795698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFABNNi0sphpVhPbUFBPJqQNMLCXor9N7TwwilYZsYgMfD2iJ5IIvxJv4Mtp8MEjv4LxssOZfCJDz3wPzFFx_ahTY5SH-kIpN-DHgU6yrwSVUwucyngayKec5ze4oYs9aDig6pXguy0x4/s1600/IMG_1519.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFABNNi0sphpVhPbUFBPJqQNMLCXor9N7TwwilYZsYgMfD2iJ5IIvxJv4Mtp8MEjv4LxssOZfCJDz3wPzFFx_ahTY5SH-kIpN-DHgU6yrwSVUwucyngayKec5ze4oYs9aDig6pXguy0x4/s400/IMG_1519.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696144616100228066" /></a>Andy's uncle Mark and Aunt Lynne were amazing hosts, their house was so much fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJBU56vTEDEvEnwwzbocLAbmlTs2V4cOlB7-Zeqf8nZ0SmtbpLNyNGkr2hfrBBA0cfmGQ6Z77qLNxXzAuT-vhRoSE9OujN-ivtJb36Z35_BoCLhYEKVA7RApIh7PFC2LB8HXCWouHPX0/s1600/IMG_1483.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJBU56vTEDEvEnwwzbocLAbmlTs2V4cOlB7-Zeqf8nZ0SmtbpLNyNGkr2hfrBBA0cfmGQ6Z77qLNxXzAuT-vhRoSE9OujN-ivtJb36Z35_BoCLhYEKVA7RApIh7PFC2LB8HXCWouHPX0/s400/IMG_1483.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696144613169800914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHasb41-POYmilSrKra2DPxwigRa1oLljAbZz1nd9Ov2GzBJ2BnaBLrpBfwNXcG6slH_gzdR_FJraTwMaa3nMHOuBTcVxjyQe_7gELna4CCFLUcYl4PxCzu-UdfHzo4Ov8pn7qTm_fTrU/s1600/IMG_1497.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHasb41-POYmilSrKra2DPxwigRa1oLljAbZz1nd9Ov2GzBJ2BnaBLrpBfwNXcG6slH_gzdR_FJraTwMaa3nMHOuBTcVxjyQe_7gELna4CCFLUcYl4PxCzu-UdfHzo4Ov8pn7qTm_fTrU/s400/IMG_1497.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696142629426937634" /></a>e<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxVlxo_NgrHqHtdYo9DQaSsjASvwoEfSdeRsqpCfuaM_ThxYRDjvu2txpRbKbzr58EfvRQ6JlCLHsf4-GM2zQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>r!</div>heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-74404943980947674502011-12-15T09:07:00.001-08:002011-12-15T09:21:20.655-08:0018 month/ family picture highlights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQqBbANioo2ZBNn6kqgIOECxtqxhuAjAI8cSL6QH7z48wuNDiE71486mUXsKXqlg7r_1tszfbWjnluJjS41HuOmJPYLYz7RWwc4WJd1BoZ7UsMUMkfM3_uzXcXMfyReO4hevENjCW5F8/s1600/andy+eli.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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It took me 9 months, but we signed up. Elias loves music and enjoys making a guitar out of anything (his toy guitar, apple slices, tooth brushes, giraffe's ears, etc). He loves to sing! <div><br /><br />Normally we go to a nice old church/ community center near our home. It has a child friendly coffee shop where we can play after the class (this will be awesome as it starts raining more). Since we were in Washington DC for the first week, we did a make-up class this week at a different location, an assisted living home. It's called the "intergenerational class" is an amazing idea, they invite the home's residence to sit in on the class. The toddlers make a circle with their parents, and the senior citizens sit in chairs on the sides, but we interact some and sing together, its a GREAT concept and a fun and special time. I didn't get a good picture since I was busy keeping up with Elias, but here is a snap shot of one part of the class.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjU0iAH9OslHr-NoWmwHvLLCW6YuCvVbDCMoOVY3bpwiBR6S_LtgXf_9a4XUKVzo7EHoJMj6hyphenhyphenJ8zBeDoVJlf3HaAWPuGHIveWFi3kUj0cYsno9NFkgB3-2xZEwDhe_hsHDyPtWfof7w/s400/IMG_0864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665040522494050290" /><br /><br /> He doesn't dance too much like some kids do, so we are hoping he has better dancing skills, rhythm and coordination than his parents. The first step is this music together class. The video below shows Elias playing the giraffes ear guitar and his latest style of making music...<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lkYoceJbM3k?hl=en&fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295473287641603519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-488951806608194124.post-84932094129931737742011-10-08T14:42:00.000-07:002011-10-08T14:55:20.665-07:00Pumpkin Patch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUrx6T1MkvBl8EDi2PaTOpjArKCcrqq7lVr2NMJFwRIfTrRm4MmH2r-kViLu3LXwWCwreeSYtTQ4zDBTRkKnfbY0dM6l4o4VfCmx6wWgoTxQxWoJS61nndoxsKCswEDWFWCetydLg_v8/s1600/IMG_0734.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUrx6T1MkvBl8EDi2PaTOpjArKCcrqq7lVr2NMJFwRIfTrRm4MmH2r-kViLu3LXwWCwreeSYtTQ4zDBTRkKnfbY0dM6l4o4VfCmx6wWgoTxQxWoJS61nndoxsKCswEDWFWCetydLg_v8/s400/IMG_0734.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661242986369846498" /></a>Today was a BEAUTIFUL day, so we geared up for fall (and the last day of sun) and visited the pumpkin patch for the first time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5HdyPoZLp3aq9IijMnMBbht7QhnufvPg1_1-YOBC29Vk7c6AKXO6-V5WgnnzDDMjCUmtjMOYkmZ1bmJPdeURsQfKMz1XlynfvPifeaajn6WOV0R6vPXW6t3Me448RE01TIdvXHY56OQ/s1600/IMG_0726.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq_4jzFGgJEdUKnzafafN_FOHricXm6DeFWezOE8gDjNNFTdTQxRVzFn77rdSXNTWkPdKR5pfKOsYhkTnjJJKzpUn3Jxjsbj0OVr0euyKj7-QWPNUjJDXR5CFF0TCIBhw4J7qdUVU2_M/s400/IMG_0747.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661242520530140466" /></a>Elias' favorite part was the tractor.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB0a9JBvCDgeABAg1M0XvWNOik4V9fpwm1We7ocxT7XAOQ8NRWWDB8KpzOIjcwdbSQDKLUiVc3u80lzk7cieKvuhTj3mbln6YhFdsXrj6yGk3gpX60NGb8jE8-kXMu7j01cIrfPr_AVs/s1600/IMG_0755.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB0a9JBvCDgeABAg1M0XvWNOik4V9fpwm1We7ocxT7XAOQ8NRWWDB8KpzOIjcwdbSQDKLUiVc3u80lzk7cieKvuhTj3mbln6YhFdsXrj6yGk3gpX60NGb8jE8-kXMu7j01cIrfPr_AVs/s400/IMG_0755.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661242421743732002" /></a>And we even ran into our cousins, Serena and Kayla!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2AUCVuaX7EqiFC1Rdlv_inSVI1amDa6IFKViI_eGo7DdhSiCLoVZpaWkvsCajL2KLBm20NaR6oPT59J5uF-pd5o9FlF0x0sw0fngfDUGjvcddqtIIZjtAoWtPLm9l9US1DQyBzb0bTU/s1600/IMG_0762.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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