tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88791406397188183532012-02-16T18:27:12.353-08:00MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-68604711480676277552011-06-02T10:17:00.000-07:002011-06-02T10:17:09.733-07:00... surrounded by ALL his good friends <br /><br />We celebrated with Hallway Hotel Bowling <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nezOlmlTMMI/TefFDLgB70I/AAAAAAAACBU/C4AK3wS63g4/s1600/IMG_2396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nezOlmlTMMI/TefFDLgB70I/AAAAAAAACBU/C4AK3wS63g4/s320/IMG_2396.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qh8qJdrs3QM/TefFDFDtxRI/AAAAAAAACBc/MMdtkKdmUZs/s1600/IMG_2398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qh8qJdrs3QM/TefFDFDtxRI/AAAAAAAACBc/MMdtkKdmUZs/s320/IMG_2398.jpg" /></a></div><br />Limboing <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p1k-1JIs60k/TefFOGHIhZI/AAAAAAAACBk/t9VSBGLP3Os/s1600/IMG_2411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p1k-1JIs60k/TefFOGHIhZI/AAAAAAAACBk/t9VSBGLP3Os/s320/IMG_2411.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0_-wvLmYT5M/TefFOPyyQXI/AAAAAAAACBs/efkNL4s1F5A/s1600/IMG_2414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0_-wvLmYT5M/TefFOPyyQXI/AAAAAAAACBs/efkNL4s1F5A/s320/IMG_2414.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jtH7DPTaxSE/TefFOe4XfHI/AAAAAAAACB0/FkJGlUq4cHQ/s1600/IMG_2417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jtH7DPTaxSE/TefFOe4XfHI/AAAAAAAACB0/FkJGlUq4cHQ/s320/IMG_2417.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ryaSFgOANs8/TefFOsNqV9I/AAAAAAAACB8/fbCAGc4Mioc/s1600/IMG_2419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ryaSFgOANs8/TefFOsNqV9I/AAAAAAAACB8/fbCAGc4Mioc/s320/IMG_2419.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Cake Eating <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NN7SpU_L_NU/TefFZdphmHI/AAAAAAAACCE/OEJrSMQwrXw/s1600/IMG_2424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NN7SpU_L_NU/TefFZdphmHI/AAAAAAAACCE/OEJrSMQwrXw/s320/IMG_2424.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4dumxkh8jEo/TefFZo9t_RI/AAAAAAAACCM/cu4-nYGGSdo/s1600/IMG_2427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4dumxkh8jEo/TefFZo9t_RI/AAAAAAAACCM/cu4-nYGGSdo/s320/IMG_2427.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And Pool time<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjA_ylKBUwE/TefFi43EBkI/AAAAAAAACCU/Jl5CwRknsL4/s1600/IMG_2433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjA_ylKBUwE/TefFi43EBkI/AAAAAAAACCU/Jl5CwRknsL4/s320/IMG_2433.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LuWyeTFNdcI/TefFjAOfFHI/AAAAAAAACCc/9vSFozHCfY8/s1600/IMG_2434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LuWyeTFNdcI/TefFjAOfFHI/AAAAAAAACCc/9vSFozHCfY8/s320/IMG_2434.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CUZ0fGMThD4/TefFjiee9DI/AAAAAAAACCk/x2-3sIwUEj4/s1600/IMG_2453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CUZ0fGMThD4/TefFjiee9DI/AAAAAAAACCk/x2-3sIwUEj4/s320/IMG_2453.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-6860471148067627755?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-8419938863017326282011-06-02T10:09:00.000-07:002011-06-02T10:09:54.581-07:00The boys and I made our first huge solo road trip driving from Santa Clara to Vancouver, Washington. We did it in two days, passing through the stunning Mount Shasta to rest in the not as stunning Yreka our first day. <br /><br />Mount Shasta (as taken from an iPhoto while driving so can imagine it was much more fabulous)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXDRIRe-jck/TefBR8YbohI/AAAAAAAAB_s/9iQKkAsmD1c/s1600/IMG_0594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mXDRIRe-jck/TefBR8YbohI/AAAAAAAAB_s/9iQKkAsmD1c/s320/IMG_0594.jpg" /></a></div><br />Black Bear Diner agreeably the worst food we have ever eaten <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ga0Q7QbYQFg/TefBd3I_1QI/AAAAAAAAB_0/eNeQF7FImVM/s1600/IMG_0602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ga0Q7QbYQFg/TefBd3I_1QI/AAAAAAAAB_0/eNeQF7FImVM/s320/IMG_0602.jpg" /></a></div><br />Hills we ran through to move the worst food ever more quickly through out bodies<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-zkeQ9sIHY/TefBmrmVanI/AAAAAAAAB_8/ssWVQazfEno/s1600/IMG_0603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-zkeQ9sIHY/TefBmrmVanI/AAAAAAAAB_8/ssWVQazfEno/s320/IMG_0603.jpg" /></a></div><br />No pictures of day two driving through sleet, hail, lightening, wind and down pour. All hands were on the wheel. Here though are some shots from landing safely amongst folks we are crazy about. <br /><br />There was Hugging <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3oBWk123oo/TefCs3YSSlI/AAAAAAAACAs/fj89KgJlYwY/s1600/IMG_2474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3oBWk123oo/TefCs3YSSlI/AAAAAAAACAs/fj89KgJlYwY/s320/IMG_2474.jpg" /></a></div><br />Repairs of epic proportions (Rob is amazing)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr9y5UGwvpc/TefCtGDf9AI/AAAAAAAACA0/PAigqvS6zMY/s1600/IMG_2468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr9y5UGwvpc/TefCtGDf9AI/AAAAAAAACA0/PAigqvS6zMY/s320/IMG_2468.jpg" /></a></div><br />Cuddling to view small screens<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JHbcuju4obI/TefCtTuhZ9I/AAAAAAAACA8/UQGa9YpsvG4/s1600/IMG_2389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JHbcuju4obI/TefCtTuhZ9I/AAAAAAAACA8/UQGa9YpsvG4/s320/IMG_2389.jpg" /></a></div><br />Cruising hallways and lobbies<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-izMwY2u0zQM/TefCtYHFgLI/AAAAAAAACBE/mGEASTbCzHs/s1600/IMG_2387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-izMwY2u0zQM/TefCtYHFgLI/AAAAAAAACBE/mGEASTbCzHs/s320/IMG_2387.jpg" /></a></div><br />Hallway Hackey Sacking <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sWYVb0RktHc/TefCt_KaxDI/AAAAAAAACBM/Pql8lgTBCaQ/s1600/IMG_2384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sWYVb0RktHc/TefCt_KaxDI/AAAAAAAACBM/Pql8lgTBCaQ/s320/IMG_2384.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Park Day Posing<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k2BB1sQ6hxQ/TefCdo7A9bI/AAAAAAAACAE/53nJ0PUBIkM/s1600/IMG_9433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="264" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k2BB1sQ6hxQ/TefCdo7A9bI/AAAAAAAACAE/53nJ0PUBIkM/s320/IMG_9433.jpg" /></a></div><br />Gamer IRL Time (seriously Xander was in with the gang and not sad and left out like he looks here)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fat49deEwJ4/TefCd1Dn_TI/AAAAAAAACAM/yDuiEOaRvnQ/s1600/IMG_9390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="237" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fat49deEwJ4/TefCd1Dn_TI/AAAAAAAACAM/yDuiEOaRvnQ/s320/IMG_9390.jpg" /></a></div><br />ReD Rover Hotel Style<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ej8KZMFDyK4/TefCd05IApI/AAAAAAAACAU/5tWjwSPb1QU/s1600/IMG_9268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="246" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ej8KZMFDyK4/TefCd05IApI/AAAAAAAACAU/5tWjwSPb1QU/s320/IMG_9268.jpg" /></a></div><br />Some hallway spin the bottle (no worries there was not any kissing involved just talk of it)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBvOtAb_2MY/TefCeDcOw2I/AAAAAAAACAc/qoJsTOlfW3o/s1600/IMG_2488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBvOtAb_2MY/TefCeDcOw2I/AAAAAAAACAc/qoJsTOlfW3o/s320/IMG_2488.jpg" /></a></div><br />Bed Jumping <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ILg6C_ftKZk/TefCeVmbGQI/AAAAAAAACAk/R_3bp2BhfTY/s1600/IMG_2477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ILg6C_ftKZk/TefCeVmbGQI/AAAAAAAACAk/R_3bp2BhfTY/s320/IMG_2477.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-841993886301732628?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-53793672161007337542011-05-22T11:09:00.000-07:002011-05-22T11:09:32.095-07:00We got word that the Canucks would be practicing at Sharks Ice 1:15 on Saturday, so we thought we would check it out, see what we could see. And indeed we could see them all on the ice, we were thrilled and if the day had ended there would have been just fine. <br /><br />But it didn't! We waited for the team to exit and board the bus (the same one we had tracked down the night before) Being that we were in Shark territory there were not a lot of other Canuck fans around thus we were able get autographs from a large majority of the team. <br /><br />Mitch was so not going to talk to any Canucks when we first arrived. Then he was taken over by the feeling of not getting the autographs and got right in to. On the way home he announced "Now that I have met the Canucks I won't be scared to talk to them the next time I see them." <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKbLvHl8Ycg/TdlQ0Fp5TfI/AAAAAAAAB-c/_1TAEiFsM7Y/s1600/IMG_0553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKbLvHl8Ycg/TdlQ0Fp5TfI/AAAAAAAAB-c/_1TAEiFsM7Y/s320/IMG_0553.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AhxJKvMPzAA/TdlQ0U4xLJI/AAAAAAAAB-k/KImeSUi5l4Q/s1600/IMG_0557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AhxJKvMPzAA/TdlQ0U4xLJI/AAAAAAAAB-k/KImeSUi5l4Q/s320/IMG_0557.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-shNmEr7zQS4/TdlQ1Ib9dtI/AAAAAAAAB-s/_sP4-SFoe4g/s1600/IMG_0558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-shNmEr7zQS4/TdlQ1Ib9dtI/AAAAAAAAB-s/_sP4-SFoe4g/s320/IMG_0558.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l90o0KIinpw/TdlQ1ivgnCI/AAAAAAAAB-0/YLjUnPrmGsE/s1600/IMG_0564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l90o0KIinpw/TdlQ1ivgnCI/AAAAAAAAB-0/YLjUnPrmGsE/s320/IMG_0564.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nDPaIt4PEiw/TdlQ2zNdNII/AAAAAAAAB-8/dXz28VRuoQA/s1600/IMG_0569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nDPaIt4PEiw/TdlQ2zNdNII/AAAAAAAAB-8/dXz28VRuoQA/s320/IMG_0569.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSuQuT7k2v8/TdlRRs6_JBI/AAAAAAAAB_E/csLNgNUDzZw/s1600/IMG_0572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSuQuT7k2v8/TdlRRs6_JBI/AAAAAAAAB_E/csLNgNUDzZw/s320/IMG_0572.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XwyJRg_4RXs/TdlRR0kw_RI/AAAAAAAAB_M/8KE7Pw8bbV0/s1600/IMG_0578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XwyJRg_4RXs/TdlRR0kw_RI/AAAAAAAAB_M/8KE7Pw8bbV0/s320/IMG_0578.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_kCofE_LjMs/TdlRSLpdieI/AAAAAAAAB_U/QG3cYZ44FeY/s1600/IMG_0581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_kCofE_LjMs/TdlRSLpdieI/AAAAAAAAB_U/QG3cYZ44FeY/s320/IMG_0581.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-udj_L0VEgvk/TdlRTWlpGyI/AAAAAAAAB_c/xYEpXiB1wtA/s1600/IMG_0587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-udj_L0VEgvk/TdlRTWlpGyI/AAAAAAAAB_c/xYEpXiB1wtA/s320/IMG_0587.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CT30pRXfpBQ/TdlRTpcXjZI/AAAAAAAAB_k/hKMNCZgVG_U/s1600/248023_10150262148437464_668342463_9399551_1362795_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="239" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CT30pRXfpBQ/TdlRTpcXjZI/AAAAAAAAB_k/hKMNCZgVG_U/s320/248023_10150262148437464_668342463_9399551_1362795_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5379367216100733754?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-29891267566502288002011-05-21T00:59:00.001-07:002011-05-21T00:59:01.532-07:00Just after this video we had a chat with John Shorthouse. I think I was more excited to see him. He was standing right beside me and I said "oh my god, it's Shorty!" he looked over like we should know each other and I said "I just finished listening to you." he looked confused as Team 1040 isn't broadcast here, to which I held up my iphone. <br /><br />I explained to him " we mute versus and pause the video to sync up with you and watch the game with you calling". He had a big smile and said "Oh Cool!" then Shannon explained that we were from Vancouver Island. Mitch was shocked and Shorty was Great. <br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/WWVWwK7gaMw" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WWVWwK7gaMw" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWVWwK7gaMw"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/WWVWwK7gaMw/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pruneridge%20Ave,Santa%20Clara,United%20States%4037.330570%2C-121.965776&z=10'>Pruneridge Ave,Santa Clara,United States</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-2989126756650228800?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-6028537262913003497?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-54141657244029737432011-04-10T09:26:00.000-07:002011-04-10T09:28:11.637-07:00A Performance<br /><br /><object height="390" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8tsf3SRbhc0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8tsf3SRbhc0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />We said we would bring sunshine with us .. and even though the temperatures where less then hot the boys convinced folks to jump on the trampoline in the sprinkler!<br /><br /><object height="390" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6hKj1uJIPt8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6hKj1uJIPt8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="390"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5414165724402973743?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-65625332137504554712011-04-02T22:55:00.001-07:002011-04-02T22:55:32.015-07:00require close contact<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/04/02/4175.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/04/02/s_4175.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-6562533213750455471?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-4966458246022219132011-04-02T22:54:00.001-07:002011-04-02T22:54:43.445-07:00For to head to head "home" Most important things in first<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/04/02/4174.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/04/02/s_4174.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-496645824602221913?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-49821481379069080602011-04-02T22:52:00.001-07:002011-04-02T22:52:47.310-07:00Shedding the excess<br /><br />Before<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/04/02/4171.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/04/02/s_4171.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br />After<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/04/02/4172.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/04/02/s_4172.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4982148137906908060?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-45288712829864731732011-03-12T20:03:00.001-08:002011-03-12T20:03:52.859-08:00<br />His response "Wow I look good!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/03/12/3214.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/03/12/s_3214.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' 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Some of the locals tell us the temps are unseasonal but the sun is pretty normal.<br /><br />One day this week we headed to Dunes Beach in Half Moon Bay and the crazy Loucks boys were actually in the ocean !<br /><br />It started with some good ole fashion wave taunting ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuUKvxpgOI/AAAAAAAAB9E/HQPf6VlL9KU/s1600/IMG_1788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuUKvxpgOI/AAAAAAAAB9E/HQPf6VlL9KU/s320/IMG_1788.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A quick clothing change (yes I had shorts that they both wore for the ride home but where unwilling to wear in to the water the logic of which eludes me) and then it was time for the real wave jumping.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuULWOjKpI/AAAAAAAAB9I/4oc0FNrjYpg/s1600/IMG_1798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuULWOjKpI/AAAAAAAAB9I/4oc0FNrjYpg/s320/IMG_1798.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuUMSWHWtI/AAAAAAAAB9M/BAnVpP2FoIU/s1600/IMG_1803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuUMSWHWtI/AAAAAAAAB9M/BAnVpP2FoIU/s320/IMG_1803.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: 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src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuUOLeO2fI/AAAAAAAAB9U/csCxeAtMQ7Y/s320/IMG_1812.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later in the week we headed to Monterey to visit the aquarium (I have few photos as I could not figure out how to turn of the flash on the camera which is a requirement in most of the viewing areas) Needless to say there was lots of super cool things to see, talk about and a pose or two to be stricken ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVRR60fiI/AAAAAAAAB9c/GUFFZ2DzvRg/s1600/IMG_1837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVRR60fiI/AAAAAAAAB9c/GUFFZ2DzvRg/s320/IMG_1837.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVSSX6B0I/AAAAAAAAB9g/SgUBs7T684Q/s1600/IMG_1841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVSSX6B0I/AAAAAAAAB9g/SgUBs7T684Q/s320/IMG_1841.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVTOmUd4I/AAAAAAAAB9k/C1hGIljF-T4/s1600/IMG_1842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVTOmUd4I/AAAAAAAAB9k/C1hGIljF-T4/s320/IMG_1842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVZuMi7-I/AAAAAAAAB9w/KMxfi2RqgUM/s320/IMG_1854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And on the way back we could not resist the sunshine .. and the big sand dunes so we found ourselves at the beach for a couple of hours again .. though me managed to stay dryer this time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVacyZTFI/AAAAAAAAB90/rwP0wgHViiE/s1600/IMG_1862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TTuVacyZTFI/AAAAAAAAB90/rwP0wgHViiE/s320/IMG_1862.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div 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type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I have never made anything robot like and have to say I might have been cheering a little louder when it started to move then KJ was .. he had such faith that we could pull it off.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-9534740170595472?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-3936443945009308512011-01-05T15:31:00.001-08:002011-01-05T15:31:39.396-08:00<object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fKOSx_rV92M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed 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type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />A few shots of Christmas morning and the feast I prepared for the late afternoon (another pajama feast for those of you who remember Easter)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TRov27rP7UI/AAAAAAAAB8M/v3ZM6xHjFpg/s1600/IMG_1621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TRov27rP7UI/AAAAAAAAB8M/v3ZM6xHjFpg/s320/IMG_1621.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TRov6Qkmm3I/AAAAAAAAB8Q/pakuveceVc8/s1600/IMG_1622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" 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(Mitchel especially as memorized the words)<br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/orDENUwk344?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/orDENUwk344?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-6476026886341656606?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-24098308011495101662010-12-16T11:25:00.000-08:002010-12-16T11:25:56.601-08:00.. cause we just can't get enough hockey .. even when it rains<br /><br /><div class="separator" 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/></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-75489869375236727702010-12-13T12:20:00.000-08:002010-12-13T12:20:20.381-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mitchel's love for the game continues on and just the other day I thought I would capture a little of his action with my camera ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TQZ_ZhzLiJI/AAAAAAAAB7I/T0HUrAE0vrI/s1600/IMG_1508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TQZ_ZhzLiJI/AAAAAAAAB7I/T0HUrAE0vrI/s320/IMG_1508.jpg" 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/></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-32161114782220292072010-11-24T12:37:00.001-08:002010-11-24T12:37:34.951-08:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/ClODNqbJNIQ" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ClODNqbJNIQ" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClODNqbJNIQ"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ClODNqbJNIQ/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-3216111478222029207?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-19568497300160549782010-11-21T12:11:00.003-08:002010-11-21T12:11:55.806-08:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/11/21/2020.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/11/21/s_2020.jpg' border='0' width='200' height='150' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1956849730016054978?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-35344568751546919892010-11-21T12:11:00.001-08:002010-11-21T12:11:14.140-08:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tou6NVrFE30" 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type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/pE72zW0qw_E" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pE72zW0qw_E" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE72zW0qw_E"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/pE72zW0qw_E/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4161187108200857964?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-87177827054506873822010-11-11T15:41:00.001-08:002010-11-11T15:47:50.121-08:00<br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sb-SwGYMUto" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sb-SwGYMUto" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-SwGYMUto"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/Sb-SwGYMUto/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-8717782705450687382?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-76852074037440841322010-11-05T17:01:00.000-07:002010-11-05T17:02:01.022-07:00It's been a while since I did an appropriate gathering of the things we've been getting up to so with out further ado here is a look at some fall happenings .. even though for us it feels like summer weather.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5VcoIsEhJgg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5VcoIsEhJgg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7685207403744084132?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-52349112839593669922010-10-23T15:51:00.001-07:002010-10-23T15:51:27.331-07:00<object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iOFPOHO7VwY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iOFPOHO7VwY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5234911283959366992?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-15600664262686250992010-10-11T11:10:00.000-07:002010-10-11T11:10:16.708-07:00Just cause we live in California doesn't mean we follow all the US holidays !! We happily celebrated Thanksgiving with a meal planned and prepared by Mitchel and I ..<br /><br />Damn Ham (if you don't know this joke Mitchel will glady tell it to you though you should be warned there is some potentially offensive language involved)<br /><br />Potato Boats<br /><br />Strawberry Tarts<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNR6pq7NXI/AAAAAAAAB64/jJ3p287Vtk0/s1600/IMG_1004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNR6pq7NXI/AAAAAAAAB64/jJ3p287Vtk0/s320/IMG_1004.jpg" width="213" /></a>&nbsp;Tart prep</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNSKupTFLI/AAAAAAAAB68/nHMdcu0MXr8/s1600/IMG_1005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNSKupTFLI/AAAAAAAAB68/nHMdcu0MXr8/s320/IMG_1005.jpg" width="213" /></a>&nbsp;still hot here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNSVm6lNFI/AAAAAAAAB7A/mnEKWxJPLTY/s1600/IMG_1008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNSVm6lNFI/AAAAAAAAB7A/mnEKWxJPLTY/s320/IMG_1008.jpg" width="213" /></a>&nbsp;potato boats&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had some last minute dinner quests show up .. thankfully they were feeding themselves !!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNSnDyik2I/AAAAAAAAB7E/XFdyKFdY8fU/s1600/IMG_1006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNSnDyik2I/AAAAAAAAB7E/XFdyKFdY8fU/s320/IMG_1006.jpg" width="320" /></a>(video quests)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1560066426268625099?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-71195866459937256562010-10-11T10:55:00.000-07:002010-10-11T10:55:47.319-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNNQ68PBWI/AAAAAAAAB6U/XCOUd18dshE/s1600/IMG_0990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNNQ68PBWI/AAAAAAAAB6U/XCOUd18dshE/s320/IMG_0990.jpg" width="213" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The boys took a break from hours of HALO ing on line with back home buddies to hit a local park for some in person playing with Austin. Of courses the game of choice was some live action HALO.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNNfURSwgI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/W9iABE10Mtk/s1600/IMG_0992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNNfURSwgI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/W9iABE10Mtk/s320/IMG_0992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNNpB1oAZI/AAAAAAAAB6c/fzAxVoqVETo/s1600/IMG_0989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNNpB1oAZI/AAAAAAAAB6c/fzAxVoqVETo/s320/IMG_0989.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;">KJ in his Halloween costume did break from the pack in order to do some climbing cause, "that's what my body is made for mom.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNOLC1BORI/AAAAAAAAB6k/t_sfbWmysQw/s1600/IMG_0998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNOLC1BORI/AAAAAAAAB6k/t_sfbWmysQw/s320/IMG_0998.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNOfFi7RLI/AAAAAAAAB6o/ASiXeaOLqXs/s1600/IMG_0999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNOfFi7RLI/AAAAAAAAB6o/ASiXeaOLqXs/s320/IMG_0999.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNOlYi75KI/AAAAAAAAB6s/qX8m9GrdZ64/s1600/IMG_0997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNOlYi75KI/AAAAAAAAB6s/qX8m9GrdZ64/s320/IMG_0997.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>On Saturday morning we discovered this fellow on KJ's football ... KJ figured it wasn't a good spot for him/her so we tried a variety of ways to move him/her. We soon became concerned for his/her welling being when there was not jumping off when we came near. We wondered, broken leg, laying eggs ..... however when we disappeared inside to do a little research our critter must have bounced off. I guess these were just some of his/her stealth you can't see me moves ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNPIqmgvkI/AAAAAAAAB6w/oYFPZNjzsto/s1600/IMG_1001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNPIqmgvkI/AAAAAAAAB6w/oYFPZNjzsto/s320/IMG_1001.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNPPlzDCqI/AAAAAAAAB60/EOmoArUYlHU/s1600/IMG_1003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TLNPPlzDCqI/AAAAAAAAB60/EOmoArUYlHU/s320/IMG_1003.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7119586645993725656?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-6597759850299078582010-10-05T17:09:00.000-07:002010-10-05T17:18:05.978-07:00We had a super fun action packed weekend with The Jones' .. &nbsp;Matt has been visiting us weekly for dinner and this weekend he brought the whole family over Friday for dinner and swimming and then Saturday for more swimming, dinner and a movie Saturday and finally Sunday we all headed out to the NorCal Renaissance Faire ...<br /><br />It was our first experience with living history style faire places and we were super stoked to have veterans there to show us around ..<br /><br />There were hats to be tried on ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu7FW_VXxI/AAAAAAAAB5g/14bBM1TY_lw/s1600/IMG_0041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu7FW_VXxI/AAAAAAAAB5g/14bBM1TY_lw/s320/IMG_0041.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu7L6rZF-I/AAAAAAAAB5k/y_K7-V26pUM/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu7L6rZF-I/AAAAAAAAB5k/y_K7-V26pUM/s320/IMG_0043.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />And foods to be tasted included large turkey legs and deep fried artichokes, &nbsp;we stuck with the safer Pizza slices and french fries<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu71A8m6uI/AAAAAAAAB5o/-bfFLzD4RD0/s1600/IMG_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu71A8m6uI/AAAAAAAAB5o/-bfFLzD4RD0/s320/IMG_0044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So many characters wandered about inviting us to scavenger hunts, taunting us and over all giving us the full on experience of existing in a renaissance time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu8Y6-kTjI/AAAAAAAAB5s/f-p1pshSeIY/s1600/IMG_0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu8Y6-kTjI/AAAAAAAAB5s/f-p1pshSeIY/s320/IMG_0047.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu8fEQFE0I/AAAAAAAAB5w/4tPbJFNTHwI/s1600/IMG_0048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu8fEQFE0I/AAAAAAAAB5w/4tPbJFNTHwI/s320/IMG_0048.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was fun to find tons of instruments we had not seen before and make noise with them.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu8tVwInHI/AAAAAAAAB50/byZNqNI2Hqo/s1600/IMG_0050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu8tVwInHI/AAAAAAAAB50/byZNqNI2Hqo/s320/IMG_0050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu824_nfEI/AAAAAAAAB58/BD6cD1KCtig/s1600/IMG_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKu824_nfEI/AAAAAAAAB58/BD6cD1KCtig/s320/IMG_0051.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Best of all however, was the entertainment .. whether it be the cast of characters sharing drunken songs, performing maidens, the family fencing or our favorite the Jousting .. it was super impressive&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-659775985029907858?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-90496376154019496652010-09-27T12:12:00.000-07:002010-09-27T12:12:03.114-07:00We headed out to learn how to make Fire by Friction this weekend. We were not totally sure what we were in for however based on our previous love of fire lighting we were pretty certain it would have some level of fun for all of us.<br /><br />We once again had a California moment as the class did not take place in a forest but out back of a Human Enhancement centre, in a narrow faux forested space. The instructors were all super knowledgeable and we got started right away making Bow Drill Kits.<br /><br />This involved first sawing a large piece of cedar (or so they thought we however discerned it was likely some either kind of wood) Pucky and Mitch got straight to getting us the sizes we needed for our platform.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDov60ebKI/AAAAAAAAB4s/T7hAGssKAy4/s1600/IMG_0877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDov60ebKI/AAAAAAAAB4s/T7hAGssKAy4/s320/IMG_0877.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also picked up a rounded piece of wood that would be our Spindle. The rest of the work was completed using straight blade knives, that both boys were very pleased to be able to use. We had to carve the spindle so it had a rounded ended and an end that was slightly more pointed. We then carved a whole, to match the rounded side of the spindle on our platform. Then we had to dig out a triangle shape at the platforms edge where the black dust was going to fall ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDp0mTwv_I/AAAAAAAAB4w/N6xbZ8RFMdQ/s1600/IMG_0882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDp0mTwv_I/AAAAAAAAB4w/N6xbZ8RFMdQ/s320/IMG_0882.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that we made the bows our of tree branches, string and a new knot tie .. next up was the addition of friction&nbsp;</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDp89PnuNI/AAAAAAAAB40/jUd_XntKzRk/s1600/IMG_0883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDp89PnuNI/AAAAAAAAB40/jUd_XntKzRk/s320/IMG_0883.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDqCY29ogI/AAAAAAAAB44/Iq1wx7fogZ0/s1600/IMG_0917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDqCY29ogI/AAAAAAAAB44/Iq1wx7fogZ0/s320/IMG_0917.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were super stoked to get smoke right away .. however the saying "where there's smoke there's fire," wasn't true for us. We kept at it for quite some time creating first some brown dust, then some blackish dust however never a coal that would burn on its own.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was the cooking of food on the fire, the preparing of pizza for a wood burning pizza oven and time for a little more wood carving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDqecmUmKI/AAAAAAAAB48/dzO5ityhHz8/s1600/IMG_0889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDqecmUmKI/AAAAAAAAB48/dzO5ityhHz8/s320/IMG_0889.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were able to check out a few other fire by friction tools created by others ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDqpRuY1jI/AAAAAAAAB5A/ntHB8KvXwpw/s1600/IMG_0928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDqpRuY1jI/AAAAAAAAB5A/ntHB8KvXwpw/s320/IMG_0928.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And before leaving Mitchel had the chance to create fire using a coal from the groups communal fire and a bed of tinder he had built. (he says this was his favorite part)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDrA3_wAvI/AAAAAAAAB5E/_25fzEU3Kt0/s1600/IMG_0935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDrA3_wAvI/AAAAAAAAB5E/_25fzEU3Kt0/s320/IMG_0935.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDrFrZA8eI/AAAAAAAAB5I/g50Tr4-BJjA/s1600/IMG_0936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDrFrZA8eI/AAAAAAAAB5I/g50Tr4-BJjA/s320/IMG_0936.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way home we of course had to search out knives, just in case we were ever lost in the forest and forgot to bring along our bow drills, we would be able to make new kits with our knowledge. &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then of course the following day, in 35 degree weather we had to go out in to the forest to do some carving and exploring. We however could not do any fire lighting due to the afore mentioned temperature and the lack of rain in the past six months !!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDrjNbRw-I/AAAAAAAAB5M/W-zj6gOuYvo/s1600/IMG_0942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDrjNbRw-I/AAAAAAAAB5M/W-zj6gOuYvo/s320/IMG_0942.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDro1yLG0I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/kshgnq6Ni7k/s1600/IMG_0943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TKDro1yLG0I/AAAAAAAAB5Q/kshgnq6Ni7k/s320/IMG_0943.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In Puck's brain we would just pop in to down town San Fran and pick up the passes and then pop on over to the beach. Things turned out a little differently.<br /><br />First off ... the boys had to pee in that right now kind of way .. so Puck let us out while he found parking. What one should know about down town San Fran is that peeing doesn't come cheap. You see all establishments have set up systems to keep people out of the bathrooms. So this means in order to urinate in down town San Fran (indoors that is) you have to be of a certain socio-economic status. We found one bathroom in the parking structure Puck was parking in however in order to use the restrooms you needed the swipe key that is on the back of your parking permit. So to pee here you need to be able to afford the outrageous hourly parking fees and be on your way to one of the upper class stores and or events being held in the area.<br /><br />Fail on that attempt, boys holding penises to avoid spillage. All local establishments require you purchase something from their establishment in order to use their bathroom ..<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJeq-9eY9XI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/26E5N-adwNk/s1600/IMG_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJeq-9eY9XI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/26E5N-adwNk/s320/IMG_0028.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our cost to pee ... 10 dollars in FreeStyle Frozen Yogurt swirling.<br /><br />One would expect that after paying such a large price to pee you would at least be met with a clean toilet in which to make your deposit. As opposed to a toilet that shares space with a urinal and makes you want to scrub the skin from your hands in order to avoid contracting some sort of illness.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The distraction of consuming the large dishes of yogurt was long enough for Puck to park, pick up passes, return and retrieve us.<br /><br />Getting out of downtown was a lesson in ... survival .. there was the grid lock traffic with firefighters blaring sirens and people moving vehicles in a diagonal fashion in order to create the slightest amount of space to for the trucks to eek their way through. Note to self: never get caught in a fire in downtown San Fran cause ain't no one showing up to save you !!<br /><br />We literally passed the same block three times before orienting ourselves in the correct direction. Which would be fine if it didn't take 20 minutes to make it around the block !!<br /><br />This video .. shows a few interesting moments .. if you listen carefully you can hear the man in the white T-shirt that folks are gawking at as he clears a winder berth then the fire trucks by simply wandering down the sidewalk sharing his enthusiasm about walking with Jesus.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e8JFYdXYL2Q?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e8JFYdXYL2Q?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="350" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-8661761019166498684?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-53453451555827646862010-09-19T20:56:00.000-07:002010-09-19T20:56:48.843-07:00&nbsp;<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbRsc23AwI/AAAAAAAAB2A/bQ_Tu82kF_Q/s1600/IMG_0702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbRsc23AwI/AAAAAAAAB2A/bQ_Tu82kF_Q/s320/IMG_0702.jpg" /></a>We were pretty stoked that there was &nbsp;a wine and art festival with in biking distance of our home (though we didn't actually bike there cause apparently last weekend when KJ rode there on the busy city streets he was terrified and thus unwilling to do it again).<br /><br />The write ups spoke of children's entertainment, foods from afar and wineries abounding.<br /><br />As we entered we realized we were in for something completely out of OUR ordinary.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbSFrnumJI/AAAAAAAAB2I/UzUK1aWoY6g/s1600/IMG_0703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbSFrnumJI/AAAAAAAAB2I/UzUK1aWoY6g/s320/IMG_0703.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Yes folks that sign says deep fried oreos and milk<br /><br />We chose to keep looking for something a little more up our alley.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbSXwljLBI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/wZJ-bu7kE0E/s1600/IMG_0708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbSXwljLBI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/wZJ-bu7kE0E/s320/IMG_0708.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The next startling moment for Puck and I was when we realized there was drinking everywhere and anywhere in the outdoor space. Yep buy your glass, your tokens and fill up before heading to the playground to watch the children. &nbsp;The glass pictured here, has a few sips out of it after Puck and I split the "taster in half". The glasses were being filled to the brim.<br /><br />I was shot more then one nasty comment from folks whom I bumped in to while maneuvering the fully crowded pathways. My response, "I guess that's what happens when you drink in public." Really people it's my fault that your near spilling over glass dropped a little on your shirt while you pushed through this congested walkway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbTiQuINxI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/sSeyJ5CpeBk/s1600/IMG_0704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbTiQuINxI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/sSeyJ5CpeBk/s320/IMG_0704.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Proof that here in Santa Clara pigs do fly .. which made this all seem so much less surreal&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbTxSI3NVI/AAAAAAAAB2g/AM_VjBstZjA/s1600/IMG_0715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbTxSI3NVI/AAAAAAAAB2g/AM_VjBstZjA/s320/IMG_0715.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Puck and I were both awarded these wrist bands that meant we were of drinking age and thus permitted to wander around with booze in the park ..&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Mitch spun a wheel at a stall advertising some sort of foot wear and won this water bottle.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>We were also approached to become Republicans and choose appropriate School Board Members (while wearing our unschooling t-shirts).&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbUR-JLiQI/AAAAAAAAB2o/YTmPfVGeGf8/s1600/IMG_0710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbUR-JLiQI/AAAAAAAAB2o/YTmPfVGeGf8/s320/IMG_0710.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;We did discover the children's section of the "festival" were parents were drinking and / or supervising their children as they went on various rides .. with the Santa Clara police smack dab in the middle handing out coloring sheets. I wondered if they were also just trusting us drinking parents wouldn't drive home in the cars parked up and down road ways as far as the eye could see.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbUxJZ0rlI/AAAAAAAAB2w/mBrMYl99FnA/s1600/IMG_0718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbUxJZ0rlI/AAAAAAAAB2w/mBrMYl99FnA/s320/IMG_0718.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Two brothers made the long climb up ..&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbU5gEoVgI/AAAAAAAAB24/FAcGrRm91S8/s1600/IMG_0719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbU5gEoVgI/AAAAAAAAB24/FAcGrRm91S8/s320/IMG_0719.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;Only one slid down .. (the other chose to walk back down the stairs)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbVGZc5GWI/AAAAAAAAB3A/1EvnpZy2ZrI/s1600/IMG_0720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbVGZc5GWI/AAAAAAAAB3A/1EvnpZy2ZrI/s320/IMG_0720.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;We did find the entertainment and I think if this picture could speak it would say "What these old guys singing eighties cover tunes is the best they could do ?"&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently we were the only ones who noticed, or maybe it's cause we were sober, cause most folks were kicking up their heals ..&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I know now why so many films and TV shows take place in California .. you can not ask for a more brilliant cast of characters ..&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbY7dMRm4I/AAAAAAAAB3I/3_n8BVI0eLU/s1600/IMG_0735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbY7dMRm4I/AAAAAAAAB3I/3_n8BVI0eLU/s320/IMG_0735.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>This woman for example, with all that blond hair and her bedazzled jacket with it's matching belt and suede boots sat down on the steps in front of us with her entourage of characters just in time for her suede boots to be the recipient of some red wine that was at the end of Mitchel's toe ...</div><div><br /></div><div>It was only a drop or two but it was enough to send the entire group flying in an uproar ..&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbZpVi3mzI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/sVdVR7qKk1c/s1600/IMG_0743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJbZpVi3mzI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/sVdVR7qKk1c/s320/IMG_0743.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>&nbsp;well that is all except this guy who picked up a discarded napkin from the ground and tried to remove the wine from the pavement .. where it had already been soaked in .. he stopped to ask Mitchel if he was in fact using the camera he had pointed his way and then to offer up "the world's best pose".&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I really could go on and on about the whole adventure with copious photos of crazy characters .. however I think I have made my point. I will however be adding some video soon that Puck took on the sly of some of the nearby dancers.&nbsp;</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5345345155582764686?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-54763196078969411922010-09-17T18:30:00.000-07:002010-09-17T18:30:04.484-07:00.. Mitchel has been asking me for some time now to get him some ding dang fondant so he can make cakes like the Cake Boss.<br /><br />.. finally I found a source we picked some up and we made some cakes (cause one shared cake canvas never works)<br /><br /><br />First there was the baking of the cakes<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQUyw8XAyI/AAAAAAAAB1I/fNjttVzndBg/s1600/IMG_0680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQUyw8XAyI/AAAAAAAAB1I/fNjttVzndBg/s320/IMG_0680.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the rolling of the Fondant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQU-UjdxwI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/HKy4w2SxxDY/s1600/IMG_0686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQU-UjdxwI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/HKy4w2SxxDY/s320/IMG_0686.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And the cutting of decorative parts</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVIJQXhEI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/_ktAc1zSujg/s1600/IMG_0678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVIJQXhEI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/_ktAc1zSujg/s320/IMG_0678.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVOy8pfgI/AAAAAAAAB1g/evKBn_dgnA4/s1600/IMG_0682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVOy8pfgI/AAAAAAAAB1g/evKBn_dgnA4/s320/IMG_0682.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVVtb6twI/AAAAAAAAB1o/sEcqM4u7g7k/s1600/IMG_0685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVVtb6twI/AAAAAAAAB1o/sEcqM4u7g7k/s320/IMG_0685.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we had to add the butter cream icing to Mitchel's cake so we could apply the Fondant, stops the bubbling I read .. KJ just went with straight up butter cream icing with Fondant decorations.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The results ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVpYsIm-I/AAAAAAAAB1w/1lwnybTsgIg/s1600/IMG_0689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVpYsIm-I/AAAAAAAAB1w/1lwnybTsgIg/s320/IMG_0689.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVxDUz2FI/AAAAAAAAB14/P688vuE5YfU/s1600/IMG_0692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TJQVxDUz2FI/AAAAAAAAB14/P688vuE5YfU/s320/IMG_0692.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">No one is as of yet willing to cut in to and eat the cakes .. they may simply be decorations for as long as possible&nbsp;</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5476319607896941192?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-1896757930871543472010-09-09T19:07:00.000-07:002010-09-09T19:07:20.924-07:00KJ decided he wanted to do some experiments. I of course pulled the classic move of grabbing a science book of the shelf and looking some up. To which he responded, "mom that's not an experiment. An experiment is when you mix stuff together and see what happens."<br /><br />So I then moved to getting some stuff for him to mix.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImRk_cT5HI/AAAAAAAABzc/oF-vw0DtKB8/s1600/IMG_0629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImRk_cT5HI/AAAAAAAABzc/oF-vw0DtKB8/s320/IMG_0629.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;insert loud cackling&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I recalled we had collection of beakers and test tubes (that's why we keep a cluttered house) and he kicked things up a level&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImRybK2wkI/AAAAAAAABzk/BbWWs2SylD8/s1600/IMG_0633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImRybK2wkI/AAAAAAAABzk/BbWWs2SylD8/s320/IMG_0633.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImSElX4JLI/AAAAAAAABzs/76OPtRiU6d8/s1600/IMG_0634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImSElX4JLI/AAAAAAAABzs/76OPtRiU6d8/s320/IMG_0634.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the mixture was just right it was time to have it all bottled up and squirted in to the giant cauldron to see what emerged&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImSSFWTsoI/AAAAAAAABz0/SNS_Gf0K6gM/s1600/IMG_0638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImSSFWTsoI/AAAAAAAABz0/SNS_Gf0K6gM/s320/IMG_0638.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImScNjFztI/AAAAAAAABz8/zDeS9NFBoIs/s1600/IMG_0641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImScNjFztI/AAAAAAAABz8/zDeS9NFBoIs/s320/IMG_0641.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">brother could not resist joining in at this bubbling sizzling point</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImSmttt4DI/AAAAAAAAB0E/IvKG3f7SHgE/s1600/IMG_0640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TImSmttt4DI/AAAAAAAAB0E/IvKG3f7SHgE/s320/IMG_0640.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-189675793087154347?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-17181796308165658392010-09-05T16:19:00.000-07:002010-09-05T16:19:11.388-07:00The boys have wanted to try their hand at making fake blood for a while now. I finally remembered to stock the house with the required ingredients and the fun began<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkBxfRoFI/AAAAAAAABy0/7ZIdwpAkvIA/s1600/IMG_0616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkBxfRoFI/AAAAAAAABy0/7ZIdwpAkvIA/s320/IMG_0616.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkKG2p3MI/AAAAAAAABy8/7itf1LAv4x4/s1600/IMG_0621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkKG2p3MI/AAAAAAAABy8/7itf1LAv4x4/s320/IMG_0621.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And naturally led to the creation of some fake fights to match the fake blood&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkUxp-MhI/AAAAAAAABzE/DmLI1DcZO1M/s1600/IMG_0619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkUxp-MhI/AAAAAAAABzE/DmLI1DcZO1M/s320/IMG_0619.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkf3A21wI/AAAAAAAABzM/eyude_q6BLc/s1600/IMG_0613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQkf3A21wI/AAAAAAAABzM/eyude_q6BLc/s320/IMG_0613.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then there was the idea to send Daddy the shot below, suggesting a fight had broke out (though the timing was pour because right after we hit send the feeling of sticky things on our body hit critical mass and it needed to be removed immediately by jumping in the pool. Which meant we were not here when Daddy tried to contacted us to see if everyone was okay .. oops)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQk5a0NTNI/AAAAAAAABzU/Qeg4cFCVGxY/s1600/IMG_0625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TIQk5a0NTNI/AAAAAAAABzU/Qeg4cFCVGxY/s320/IMG_0625.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Blood">Here is what</a> we followed to create our blood should the need arise in your household ...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1718179630816565839?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-8095435753172405602010-08-29T09:17:00.001-07:002010-08-29T09:17:33.149-07:00<br />Thankfully temperatures have dropped the last few days ..here are a couple of shots of how we stayed cool this week!<br /><br />Mitchel's marvelous milk shakes.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/29/1179.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/29/s_1179.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Pacifica beach<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/29/1180.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/29/s_1180.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/CR0xTyWqLoY" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CR0xTyWqLoY" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR0xTyWqLoY"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/CR0xTyWqLoY/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-809543575317240560?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-16348176202447954692010-08-24T22:56:00.001-07:002010-08-24T22:56:40.475-07:00to a birthday party where we played with mentos and diet coke (and it was 40/104 degrees out)<br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/dhRLroHfYPs" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dhRLroHfYPs" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhRLroHfYPs"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/dhRLroHfYPs/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/tWG0qNhkCsg" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tWG0qNhkCsg" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWG0qNhkCsg"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/tWG0qNhkCsg/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1634817620244795469?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-53754612642980348752010-08-22T17:31:00.001-07:002010-08-22T17:31:04.581-07:00<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/22/2344.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/22/s_2344.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5375461264298034875?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' 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/></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-71938919427141918182010-08-22T12:23:00.000-07:002010-08-22T12:23:06.583-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... and here is a look at some of his loot ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Knut the newest member of KJ's black bear collection, he roars when he is happy and was brought to life at build a bear with the cash from Effie, Fergus, Gillian and Craig&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF3eUAOVoI/AAAAAAAABx4/Ixc309VJO14/s1600/IMG_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF3eUAOVoI/AAAAAAAABx4/Ixc309VJO14/s320/IMG_0125.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of several new animal Playmobiel sets (exciting for KJ perhaps a little less exciting for Puck)</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF35OlazKI/AAAAAAAAByA/dHkuBwrz_iI/s1600/IMG_0128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF35OlazKI/AAAAAAAAByA/dHkuBwrz_iI/s1600/IMG_0128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF35OlazKI/AAAAAAAAByA/dHkuBwrz_iI/s320/IMG_0128.jpg" 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both; text-align: left;">Pirate gear .....<span id="goog_2078568102"></span><span id="goog_2078568103"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF47nKG2FI/AAAAAAAAByY/WVnp4gtJiMc/s1600/IMG_0141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/THF47nKG2FI/AAAAAAAAByY/WVnp4gtJiMc/s320/IMG_0141.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7193891942714191818?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-33413203598636954542010-08-15T11:31:00.000-07:002010-08-15T11:32:17.472-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">of KJ being six happened at the home of Craig, Gillian, Effie and Fergus (the best hosts ever !!)&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgwwD8wmFI/AAAAAAAABwI/RdKf0K6cSZ0/s1600/IMG_0542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgwwD8wmFI/AAAAAAAABwI/RdKf0K6cSZ0/s320/IMG_0542.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />We kicked things off with a belching competition (oh ya we have class)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgw22awIGI/AAAAAAAABwQ/9x04-MDWMJo/s1600/IMG_0540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgw22awIGI/AAAAAAAABwQ/9x04-MDWMJo/s320/IMG_0540.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgw9ffu1DI/AAAAAAAABwY/B-wyajQQPB4/s1600/IMG_0541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgw9ffu1DI/AAAAAAAABwY/B-wyajQQPB4/s320/IMG_0541.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div 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src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxTwcKw0I/AAAAAAAABwo/35IpEA92NHc/s320/IMG_0553.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxbuevz7I/AAAAAAAABww/Z8U_avCeURk/s1600/IMG_0563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxbuevz7I/AAAAAAAABww/Z8U_avCeURk/s320/IMG_0563.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxiPPKYQI/AAAAAAAABw4/CIf48F5_JcY/s1600/IMG_0572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxiPPKYQI/AAAAAAAABw4/CIf48F5_JcY/s320/IMG_0572.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxnpKauKI/AAAAAAAABxA/3gnolREcLuM/s1600/IMG_0594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxnpKauKI/AAAAAAAABxA/3gnolREcLuM/s320/IMG_0594.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then we posed with our best pearly whites for some fab photos!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgxzfD6XlI/AAAAAAAABxI/gS869DEBdUc/s1600/IMG_0579.jpg" imageanchor="1" 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src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgx-zZ75zI/AAAAAAAABxY/JbfcT9eftsY/s320/IMG_0585.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgyGvs_PGI/AAAAAAAABxg/OwxlSSgvrSQ/s1600/IMG_0587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgyGvs_PGI/AAAAAAAABxg/OwxlSSgvrSQ/s320/IMG_0587.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgyOuMarhI/AAAAAAAABxo/klQDJmgvFZY/s1600/IMG_0602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgyOuMarhI/AAAAAAAABxo/klQDJmgvFZY/s320/IMG_0602.jpg" /></a><br 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class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-6745622052815254479?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-9803488370023384182010-08-15T10:58:00.000-07:002010-08-15T10:58:43.221-07:00During our visit home the boys had a blast playing at the beach with Sara and Ryan. The goal .. build huge castle and see if it can survive the incoming tide ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgqMqLcAdI/AAAAAAAABuo/1m8ZdsGx4-E/s1600/IMG_0459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgqMqLcAdI/AAAAAAAABuo/1m8ZdsGx4-E/s320/IMG_0459.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgqR6CyzFI/AAAAAAAABuw/JdYmurPnMfs/s1600/IMG_0476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TGgqR6CyzFI/AAAAAAAABuw/JdYmurPnMfs/s320/IMG_0476.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Coombs market now sells wigs<br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmt_LUmafRM" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmt_LUmafRM" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmt_LUmafRM"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/cmt_LUmafRM/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/05/944.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/08/05/s_944.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And KJ wonders if he can sleep with 15 Glo sticks on (turns out he certainly can fall asleep with them on but mommy worry lead to their removal before she fell asleep)<br /><br /><center><a 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height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We headed to Mattsamandnoah's for a campout that began with Rob proving no way did he need a corkscrew<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rs15T46OALk" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rs15T46OALk" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs15T46OALk"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/Rs15T46OALk/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4139444146040485281?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' 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src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEe6ALutYII/AAAAAAAABt4/DPcAgJZWs0g/s320/IMG_0035.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Post enjoyment&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEe6T89UwaI/AAAAAAAABuA/SrKXzEJQ2vo/s1600/IMG_0038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEe6T89UwaI/AAAAAAAABuA/SrKXzEJQ2vo/s320/IMG_0038.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And a disclaimer that using this product could lead to loss of vision&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEe6myUcJJI/AAAAAAAABuI/W8sivT0PD_E/s1600/IMG_0039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEe6myUcJJI/AAAAAAAABuI/W8sivT0PD_E/s320/IMG_0039.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4040151375993314667?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' 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It was 40 (104) degrees when we arrived and not much cooler when we woke up the next morning.<br /><br />.. the folks we bumped in to &nbsp;really seemed a little heart broken ..<br /><br />.. the places we looked to stay at all advertised there proximity to "Old Sacramento" so we decided it was worth checking this "wild west replica" out.<br /><br />.. we got a parking ticket due to the lack of parking meter, it was hidden three spots over, and noticed more then one of the establishments was boarded up and out of business<br /><br />.. this photo best describes Puck take on the whole thing<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEZI7N6AaFI/AAAAAAAABtI/ABl9ZNERb9w/s1600/IMG_0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEZI7N6AaFI/AAAAAAAABtI/ABl9ZNERb9w/s320/IMG_0030.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.. there were a few cool things to look at over all though&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEZJFl5HoHI/AAAAAAAABtQ/b_IeDd0DFQk/s1600/IMG_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEZJFl5HoHI/AAAAAAAABtQ/b_IeDd0DFQk/s320/IMG_0024.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TEZJLlbVzwI/AAAAAAAABtY/AGTMX5zpX_M/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" 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/></div>Puckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221516232670395142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-81481220770532911062010-07-16T17:33:00.001-07:002010-07-16T17:33:05.192-07:00First time viewing the works of Jesus Aliens (as shown in previous post)<br /><br /><br />First time experiencing 40 degree weather<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/07/16/1980.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/07/16/s_1980.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />First time in Sacramento<br /><br />First and perhaps last time Shannon books concert tickets ...turns out the concert is free with Fair Admission (didn't know we were going to the fair) and the steal of a deal I got was for "gold circle seating" <br /><br />Let the good times role!<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' 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height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-247074648965680357?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-16371737977401257282010-07-15T21:32:00.000-07:002010-07-15T21:32:00.167-07:00We have been waiting weeks for our turn to play chess on the giant chess board. Every time we end up there seems to be on a weekend with a &nbsp;rather large number of people wanting to play. Finally we remembered to go during the week, hoping folks were too busy making money to play chess.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>And we finally got our turn !!&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vc-Puyqpamc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vc-Puyqpamc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>After loosing I had to pay up ..</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TD_gTHiJKWI/AAAAAAAABs4/r6cty0k6gY0/s1600/IMG_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TD_gTHiJKWI/AAAAAAAABs4/r6cty0k6gY0/s320/IMG_0017.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TD_gYnJ1vxI/AAAAAAAABtA/y2FuLSGSmCQ/s1600/IMG_0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TD_gYnJ1vxI/AAAAAAAABtA/y2FuLSGSmCQ/s320/IMG_0018.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1637173797740125728?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-41383942910471266692010-07-11T11:30:00.000-07:002010-07-11T11:31:34.231-07:00<br /><br /><center><a 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style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-8419848107331059356?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-77069168717477622792010-07-07T20:55:00.000-07:002010-07-07T20:55:22.334-07:00.. yep it is true<br /><br />Saturday we will see<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDVLw31YVbI/AAAAAAAABrE/UrUNpSYGNeg/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-07-07+at+8.52.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDVLw31YVbI/AAAAAAAABrE/UrUNpSYGNeg/s400/Screen+shot+2010-07-07+at+8.52.26+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And six short days after that we are off to Sacremento to see ...&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDVL7gBCL-I/AAAAAAAABrM/7y5uY6QF5D0/s1600/ASW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDVL7gBCL-I/AAAAAAAABrM/7y5uY6QF5D0/s200/ASW.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(that is All Star Weekend incase you didn't recognize them)&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">..&nbsp;</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7706916871747762279?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-18856246099951060952010-07-06T21:25:00.000-07:002010-07-06T21:25:15.363-07:00There was a point today when my closet and bathroom became &nbsp;"Awesome Good Lookin' place" where Mitchel transformed himself and his brother ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDQA6HZ8dEI/AAAAAAAABqE/-M_ohaXfD9w/s1600/IMG_0325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDQA6HZ8dEI/AAAAAAAABqE/-M_ohaXfD9w/s320/IMG_0325.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" 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1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDQBNW_zjVI/AAAAAAAABqc/fVAeS1Q-Vyc/s320/IMG_0323.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were a few style adjustments made in the middle of the photo shoot.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDQBZvG2mjI/AAAAAAAABqk/N7PzUNLxUjA/s1600/IMG_0327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDQBZvG2mjI/AAAAAAAABqk/N7PzUNLxUjA/s320/IMG_0327.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/></div>Puckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221516232670395142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-4214293274881667262010-07-05T12:28:00.000-07:002010-07-05T12:28:31.438-07:00Prior to this year, the 4th of July has always been my Dad's birthday (and he was always impressed by the hoopla the American's got up to to celebrate it). &nbsp;This year we had the chance to celebrate Dad's birthday and check out this American Hoopla.<br /><br />We did very little in means of preparation assuming the party would be easy to find .. Well it turns out there are indeed a lot of parties going but most of the invite only kind of things. Like in peoples front yards, backyards not so much in local parks or gathering spaces. In fact, we were most impressed by how quite the streets were during the day, seemed like a whole lot less people.<br /><br />After driving around for awhile we decided to go out for fries. There are not any New York fries shops here in the US so we typed in to our good friend google "good fries Santa Clara," and ended up at a french restaurant near by.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwF1rtFSI/AAAAAAAABpM/LOGtn9Kllrw/s1600/IMG_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwF1rtFSI/AAAAAAAABpM/LOGtn9Kllrw/s320/IMG_0008.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwI_YpxHI/AAAAAAAABpU/uzM1PW7LRoA/s1600/IMG_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwI_YpxHI/AAAAAAAABpU/uzM1PW7LRoA/s320/IMG_0009.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were offered 4 different types of water, the last being the only familiar one "tap" water so that is what we went with.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Figured a setting like this was good for a few family photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwaliRWTI/AAAAAAAABpc/1lYhQoGmhM0/s1600/IMG_0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwaliRWTI/AAAAAAAABpc/1lYhQoGmhM0/s320/IMG_0010.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwhZVUyfI/AAAAAAAABpk/YOCSiNa734Q/s1600/IMG_0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIwhZVUyfI/AAAAAAAABpk/YOCSiNa734Q/s320/IMG_0011.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And we thought .. while in French restaurant .... eat escargot (with two sides of fries). Everyone did indeed like the fries and everyone did indeed try the escargot, though not everyone liked them !! &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We played some patriotic X and 0's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIw68coU_I/AAAAAAAABps/DlBPWUaRL7I/s1600/IMG_0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIw68coU_I/AAAAAAAABps/DlBPWUaRL7I/s320/IMG_0014.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now it was time to head back home and prepare to feast Gramps style. It has been a few months since we have eaten red meat, so decided to do it up right. Found some organic, grass fed steaks (that cost more then my sassy new hat). At this point, we got all philosophical and discussed what the world would look like if we all had to pay the price for eating sustainable meat products (the rest of that is better saved for another post).&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIxdqqAGWI/AAAAAAAABp0/1oSum0gGjuA/s1600/IMG_0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIxdqqAGWI/AAAAAAAABp0/1oSum0gGjuA/s320/IMG_0018.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIxjK01n_I/AAAAAAAABp8/bq1zsDgDZwU/s1600/IMG_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TDIxjK01n_I/AAAAAAAABp8/bq1zsDgDZwU/s320/IMG_0019.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The aftermath ... yep too much steak to finish and good ole Round Up candy cigarettes to end the feast!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then we found our way to some hoopla .. that did indeed impress.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RM4pE7ReJhg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RM4pE7ReJhg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-421429327488166726?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-80095588158072059212010-07-03T16:50:00.000-07:002010-07-03T16:50:06.994-07:00.. we took a stroll through the funky streets of Los Gatos today .. big hits were the candy shop with candy cigarettes and the hat shop.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TC_MmZ4kOjI/AAAAAAAABpE/ocIjMZNERa4/s1600/Photo+on+2010-07-03+at+16.45+%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TC_MmZ4kOjI/AAAAAAAABpE/ocIjMZNERa4/s320/Photo+on+2010-07-03+at+16.45+%232.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-8009558815807205921?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-25033012659711260682010-07-02T21:21:00.001-07:002010-07-02T21:21:43.649-07:00<object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WtPJZhGs6Cs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WtPJZhGs6Cs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-2503301265971126068?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-46697383789546678832010-07-02T15:56:00.000-07:002010-07-02T15:56:52.515-07:00.. we were surprised (okay not really) that no one else around us seemed to know if was Canada Day. Heck even a few of Puck's coworkers asked him, "what is Canada day anyway?"<br /><br />Puck went to work all decked out with his Canadian flag shirt and hat (apologies for not getting photographic evidence).<br /><br />The boys and I (okay mostly me cause they were so totally engrossed in the new Harry Potter LEGO game) made a feast complete with a cake .. (that we have some photographic evidence of).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TC5uTWgSceI/AAAAAAAABo8/6ae6nNhkDL0/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TC5uTWgSceI/AAAAAAAABo8/6ae6nNhkDL0/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" /></a></div><br />This was Mitchel's first go at using Icing in a tube to draw with .. the maple leaf is his handy work.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4669738378954667883?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-50646819461378616532010-06-28T11:51:00.000-07:002010-06-28T11:51:07.527-07:00.. last evening we dared to join others who live at Pruneridge Place for a make your own Sundae event put on by the Social Club .. (insert fits of laughter)<br /><br />.. it was hot outside and they were hosting the event in "our" pool<br /><br />.. while enjoying a root beer float a neighbor approached Puck and introduced himself as David.<br /><br />.. they chatted and upon revealing that we live only 3.4 miles from Puck's office David asked<br /><br />" Oh you work for (company that was not apple)"<br /><br />"No I work for Apple"<br /><br />"Oh, I work for Microsoft"<br /><br />Puck's quick and witty response, "I'm a Mac"<br /><br />David did not follow up with his obvious line .. perhaps cause he was laughing the kind of laugh that could &nbsp;make root beer come out your nose.<br /><br />Yes, this is how we make friends here in Pruneridge Place<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5064681946137861653?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-44806338470160888872010-06-27T18:30:00.000-07:002010-06-27T18:30:51.836-07:00<object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VoTciDNDfCs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VoTciDNDfCs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4480633847016088887?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-40996741048417929682010-06-27T17:58:00.000-07:002010-06-27T17:58:06.519-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><br />Here's what it takes to get a little alone &nbsp;time&nbsp;(or small number of people)&nbsp;on a beach here in California ...<br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M3BiGLdQaV8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M3BiGLdQaV8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iewztCrDwns&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iewztCrDwns&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think we all agreed it was worth it (even if we were wiped afterwards and forgot to note that even if it is 12 degrees cooler at the beach .. one should still apply a liberal amount of sunscreen when spending hours at the beach).<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wiAPbxb3CiE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wiAPbxb3CiE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GaiaMehT-b4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GaiaMehT-b4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6wZe10PrF9s&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6wZe10PrF9s&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4099674104841792968?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-1161914834667507392010-06-26T17:23:00.001-07:002010-06-26T17:23:33.739-07:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/367pR_iU6eY" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/367pR_iU6eY" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=367pR_iU6eY"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/367pR_iU6eY/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-116191483466750739?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-37242384291999722622010-06-24T10:17:00.000-07:002010-06-24T10:17:30.186-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ran in to this summer camp group .. of well over 100 wearing these shirts (and having no connection or affiliation with apple) ... I chuckled and wondered what short of &nbsp;"i" shirt I would consider sporting .. hmmmmm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TCOSqpSnrpI/AAAAAAAABok/hnmdpPm_d2o/s1600/IMG_0302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TCOSqpSnrpI/AAAAAAAABok/hnmdpPm_d2o/s320/IMG_0302.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TCOSvd_jMBI/AAAAAAAABos/915-FS_UN8I/s1600/IMG_0305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TCOSvd_jMBI/AAAAAAAABos/915-FS_UN8I/s320/IMG_0305.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TCOS1Jw20YI/AAAAAAAABo0/6qVGdw0vXSg/s1600/IMG_0306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TCOS1Jw20YI/AAAAAAAABo0/6qVGdw0vXSg/s320/IMG_0306.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-3724238429199972262?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-53792243216898726312010-06-22T10:20:00.000-07:002010-06-22T10:20:52.591-07:00<object width="400" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzn5uRRomOM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzn5uRRomOM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5379224321689872631?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-12906402301125501122010-06-21T22:16:00.000-07:002010-06-21T22:17:42.172-07:00<object width="400" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PDlB1ywkgjo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PDlB1ywkgjo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1290640230112550112?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-87874885639231052032010-06-21T22:10:00.000-07:002010-06-21T22:11:24.803-07:00.. I am the first to admit that it takes a whole new set of rules to drive here in the Silicon Valley .. or Bay Area or whatever you choose to call this particular region of California. Not that I have driven in other areas of California ... I simply did not want to lump all of California driving in to the craziness we see.<br /><br />.. The other night we were in bumper to bumper traffic we deduced due to an accident as Emergency vehicles attempted to weave their way through five lanes of bumper to bumper traffic. We were all pretty thankful we were not the ones needing medical assistance as no one was getting their in any form of rapidness.<br /><br />.. We figured we were stuck for a while and settled in .. kind a like if you find yourself on the &nbsp;Malahat (for you Islanders) after an accident ..<br /><br />.. We were shocked by how some folks were handling the traffic .. never seen anything like it and finally got it together to capture some of it on film .. with awestruck narration ..<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSwKU-QSh0E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSwKU-QSh0E&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ockNVAq-44&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ockNVAq-44&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-8787488563923105203?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-58411561342072620832010-06-20T16:01:00.000-07:002010-06-20T16:01:14.609-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Mitch and Puck headed out for a Father's day hair cut.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">KJ and I went to get the kind of spray color that instantly changes the color of your hair ..</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Some less then perfect photos of the hair (the camera battery always dies at the most inappropriate times)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TB6dcEGdh8I/AAAAAAAABoM/8VB6VhEJ7IU/s1600/Photo+on+2010-06-20+at+15.42+%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TB6dcEGdh8I/AAAAAAAABoM/8VB6VhEJ7IU/s320/Photo+on+2010-06-20+at+15.42+%232.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TB6dgUGUgvI/AAAAAAAABoU/ruvvH6piKA0/s1600/Photo+on+2010-06-20+at+15.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TB6dgUGUgvI/AAAAAAAABoU/ruvvH6piKA0/s320/Photo+on+2010-06-20+at+15.41.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5841156134207262083?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-40119086596102084422010-06-17T20:29:00.000-07:002010-06-17T20:31:08.270-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrltKqeTKI/AAAAAAAABnk/18h1kkb601g/s1600/IMG_0725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrltKqeTKI/AAAAAAAABnk/18h1kkb601g/s320/IMG_0725.jpg" /></a></div>.. the boys and I were feeling a little nature deprived, okay it was just me, so I convinced, I mean we decided to head out and find a forest today.<br /><br />.. earlier in the week a woman at a park outing had told me she "lived in the hills surrounded by forest. " And I was like and where the heck is that and how do I get there ...<br /><br />.. she explained it to me like I had been living here and would know places .. I nodded like I might all the while remembering key phrases to later type in to google maps.<br /><br />.. so it was with those snippets we put together a let's go see what we can find adventure.<br /><br />.. we were pleased to locate a treed space with way more birds then people.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrmCzntPiI/AAAAAAAABns/PBkovFFgPlQ/s1600/IMG_0726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrmCzntPiI/AAAAAAAABns/PBkovFFgPlQ/s320/IMG_0726.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>.. we liked the idea that we were standing in the hills we had long looked at while driving toward Daddy's work<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrmSSpD9TI/AAAAAAAABn0/tZ8GsTDBxsk/s1600/IMG_0727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrmSSpD9TI/AAAAAAAABn0/tZ8GsTDBxsk/s320/IMG_0727.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrmW37N_9I/AAAAAAAABn8/dCL99dxwq-g/s1600/IMG_0728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBrmW37N_9I/AAAAAAAABn8/dCL99dxwq-g/s320/IMG_0728.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.. it felt good to chill near a babbling brook ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.. but the real fun unfolded when we decided to get in the water ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OfkxYQI3BWA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OfkxYQI3BWA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.. then we got back in the car and drove longer, down a two lane road, very rare these days, until we found another nature like setting .. this one a man made lake good for snacking at&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><object height="385" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gz47wvDt3k4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gz47wvDt3k4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4011908659610208442?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-69386399110210295552010-06-17T13:55:00.000-07:002010-06-17T13:55:01.959-07:00.. KJ used his saved up quarters to buy himself a sticky hand out of the vending machines there.<br /><br /><br />.. However when he opened it up he found out it was a ............<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBqK0Q_BnRI/AAAAAAAABnM/SlT_-l4i1nY/s1600/IMG_0687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBqK0Q_BnRI/AAAAAAAABnM/SlT_-l4i1nY/s320/IMG_0687.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBqLNhbCtzI/AAAAAAAABnU/70rxwc1AjQY/s1600/IMG_0688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBqLNhbCtzI/AAAAAAAABnU/70rxwc1AjQY/s320/IMG_0688.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBqLSPW3L2I/AAAAAAAABnc/p83_1rEFalw/s1600/IMG_0689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBqLSPW3L2I/AAAAAAAABnc/p83_1rEFalw/s320/IMG_0689.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fake moustache .. WTH</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photos were my attempt to replace disappointment with a little laughter .. which was partially successful!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1899982272"></span><span id="goog_1899982273"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-6938639911021029555?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-11362450107189730522010-06-12T10:58:00.001-07:002010-06-12T10:58:53.422-07:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/tC9mnnkEPGA" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tC9mnnkEPGA" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC9mnnkEPGA"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/tC9mnnkEPGA/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1136245010718973052?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-16545551266251864832010-06-10T12:04:00.001-07:002010-06-10T12:04:54.078-07:00<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VpZdn6uQ3SE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VpZdn6uQ3SE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1654555126625186483?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-75326428936211438352010-06-09T21:29:00.001-07:002010-06-09T21:29:29.047-07:00A look at his progress with Mario Galaxy 2<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/2336.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/s_2336.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/2337.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/s_2337.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/2338.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/s_2338.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/2339.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/s_2339.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/2340.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/10/06/09/s_2340.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7532642893621143835?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-10634873666525542292010-06-09T18:18:00.000-07:002010-06-09T18:37:08.200-07:00The boys and I decided, courtesy of KJ's great idea to hit the surrounding areas to do a little geocaching ...<br /><br />It of course led to many more adventures. First there was the viewing of super sweet ducklings.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wju5eo1Wmew&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wju5eo1Wmew&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><br /><br />And then after stealthy finding two caches in highly muggle infested areas (one actually involved the snatching of and running to the bathroom to view in hiding) we had some hungry bellies. We were on a mission to see how much food we could get for the seven dollars I had in my pocket. The plan, stop at first fast food restaurant and see if we could get everything we wanted for the cash we had.<br /><br />We spotted Burger King and pulled in. Due to their Value Menu for a mere 5.40 we were able to get ...<br /><br />1 Junior Whoper<br />4 Chicken Tenders<br />1 Small Fries<br />2 Soda Pops<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBA-gpQgNlI/AAAAAAAABmk/YKDCtvLLCFk/s1600/IMG_0700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBA-gpQgNlI/AAAAAAAABmk/YKDCtvLLCFk/s320/IMG_0700.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />It didn't take long for us to realize one small fries was not going to satiate this potato loving gang, so the last dollar went to a second order. After that the boys began a "no food left behind mission"<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBA-vna6b4I/AAAAAAAABms/ZbaP9cA3nOY/s1600/IMG_0701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBA-vna6b4I/AAAAAAAABms/ZbaP9cA3nOY/s320/IMG_0701.jpg" /></a></div><br />And the mission was successful (even to the point that I had to eat the raw onions off Mitchel's burger to ensure we did not leave any food behind.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBA--GsoKXI/AAAAAAAABm0/QBAqdsJoglE/s1600/IMG_0702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/TBA--GsoKXI/AAAAAAAABm0/QBAqdsJoglE/s320/IMG_0702.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />We headed to a new to us park, to check it out and do a little more caching. We were successful in quickly finding the cache and then spent hours enjoying this new treasure. It backs right on to our favorite library so we grabbed some new stuff. Along the trail there was a workout station set up so the boys stopped to get in a little exercise.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Pz427654MM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Pz427654MM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><br />Mitchel was inspired to do a little Karate Kid rendition.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-lFGHC99WuU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-lFGHC99WuU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And who knew the park would have such a great water feature (though I will admit that a few of the parents looked a little frightened by the boys full on water explorations)<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TkWRNRX-FWU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TkWRNRX-FWU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9KXISOxyq8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9KXISOxyq8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1063487366652554229?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-79472121241959033862010-05-29T09:17:00.001-07:002010-05-29T09:17:36.547-07:00Mitchel joined in with a few friends to sing in the talent show!<br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/KjFMlUo9hzE" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KjFMlUo9hzE" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFMlUo9hzE"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/KjFMlUo9hzE/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7947212124195903386?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-2711996999303448082010-05-28T08:53:00.001-07:002010-05-28T08:53:11.062-07:00A look at Mitch opening his presents <br /><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ltSJUaGN44" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4ltSJUaGN44" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltSJUaGN44"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/4ltSJUaGN44/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-271199699930344808?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-19703316289092239672010-05-26T08:35:00.001-07:002010-05-26T08:35:37.906-07:00<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/FtENldT1iKg" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FtENldT1iKg" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtENldT1iKg"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/FtENldT1iKg/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-1970331628909223967?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-90696582403736256352010-05-24T14:43:00.000-07:002010-05-24T14:47:01.589-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_hF15V8wFI/AAAAAAAABlk/XWSDw-aEOTI/s1600/IMG_0644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_hF15V8wFI/AAAAAAAABlk/XWSDw-aEOTI/s320/IMG_0644.jpg" /></a></div>We have been recovering from the departure of Gram by checking out bugs of all sorts. We hooked up with some other locals not in school at the Sanborn Youth Science Institute to get a look at all things crawly.<br /><br />Mitch was fascinated by this working bee hive. Our guide challenged us to find the Queen .. we thought it way more fun to watch the pollen jocks heading back to the hive with their sacs full of pollen ..<br /><br />KJ liked the silk worms .. and seeing their "suckers" on the magnified screen ..<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u6PBJOjnBx8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u6PBJOjnBx8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;">And there was this charming little critter who enchanted us for sometime one afternoon.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_ryqlfvmzI/AAAAAAAABls/xzLvXBrpjLc/s1600/IMG_0110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_ryqlfvmzI/AAAAAAAABls/xzLvXBrpjLc/s320/IMG_0110.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">KJ was sure it was trying to kiss him cause that's how close he was to make sure he caught all the details of snail movement ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do not have photos of the nastiest bug we encountered cause it was flu like and no one wants to see those kinda photos .. however here is a look at how the boys made up for a less then fun weekend&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qpeqdQXEFxs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qpeqdQXEFxs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="385"></embed></object></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-9069658240373625635?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-56587253896118409942010-05-16T19:42:00.000-07:002010-05-16T19:42:50.509-07:00.. I have long known this was a song that reminded my mom of her dad and so it was with great happiness that we were able to get a trip in to San Fran while Gram was still here.<br /><br />First stop, Pier 39, where there is alway free entertainment<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CoVsYWAqI/AAAAAAAABjc/4rllGA9xqqI/s1600/IMG_0036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CoVsYWAqI/AAAAAAAABjc/4rllGA9xqqI/s320/IMG_0036.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />You will notice as the show neared the end the male performers removed their shirts perhaps in hopes of upping the amount of cash they raked in (Mitch had tons of fun predicting just how much they went home with and Gram was willing to part with some of her Canadian money)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Co0zoA_zI/AAAAAAAABjk/E1SOCMil7B8/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Co0zoA_zI/AAAAAAAABjk/E1SOCMil7B8/s320/IMG_0037.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was some necessary foot massaging after feet fell asleep watching the performance&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CpDYrplqI/AAAAAAAABjs/494mASdEPs4/s1600/IMG_0040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CpDYrplqI/AAAAAAAABjs/494mASdEPs4/s320/IMG_0040.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />There were this guy in gold clothing with black underneath, harassing passer by's and attempting some form of dance that was horrifying and interesting all at the same time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CpRELXRJI/AAAAAAAABj0/bz-Vd5uUwhI/s1600/IMG_0041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CpRELXRJI/AAAAAAAABj0/bz-Vd5uUwhI/s320/IMG_0041.jpg" /></a></div><br />And the golden sea lion statue that required climbing<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cpnys4zPI/AAAAAAAABj8/uHg5isNbnI4/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cpnys4zPI/AAAAAAAABj8/uHg5isNbnI4/s320/IMG_0043.jpg" /></a></div><br />And for mom's sock fetish<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cpuzha4vI/AAAAAAAABkE/yAfRFeGvkaE/s1600/IMG_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cpuzha4vI/AAAAAAAABkE/yAfRFeGvkaE/s320/IMG_0044.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />We had to stop by the "famous Sea Lion viewing dock" with no preparation for just what that entailed ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cp-k1A9rI/AAAAAAAABkM/spSan2i2OeY/s1600/IMG_0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cp-k1A9rI/AAAAAAAABkM/spSan2i2OeY/s320/IMG_0046.jpg" /></a></div><br />Seriously docks full of talking, bathing, wrestling Sea Lions of all shapes and sizes (and benches full of clicking, filming humans of all shapes and sizes)<br /><br />And when we saw that there was a Buba Gump Shrimp Restaurant we new where we would eat. I tell you this was quite the experience .. from the movie playing through out the restaurant, to a menu full of movie character favorites to waiters testing out Forest Gump Movie trivia .. And if you want service you simply flip your "Run Forest Run " placard over to read "Stop Forest Stop" It was surreal ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cqtacb7KI/AAAAAAAABkU/dJdxwk0KWQQ/s1600/IMG_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cqtacb7KI/AAAAAAAABkU/dJdxwk0KWQQ/s320/IMG_0051.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cq1XQvu3I/AAAAAAAABkc/iKNdR_aVc9Y/s1600/IMG_0055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cq1XQvu3I/AAAAAAAABkc/iKNdR_aVc9Y/s320/IMG_0055.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cq8WcG_tI/AAAAAAAABkk/2pA6JA31GlM/s1600/IMG_0057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cq8WcG_tI/AAAAAAAABkk/2pA6JA31GlM/s320/IMG_0057.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CrE_0Zd1I/AAAAAAAABks/i9_kKXDpi0Q/s1600/IMG_0065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CrE_0Zd1I/AAAAAAAABks/i9_kKXDpi0Q/s320/IMG_0065.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I do regret not picking up at least a few of these to sell at Life is Good (at least one for my own home would have made good sense)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CrPuAbeRI/AAAAAAAABk0/iPGy7mMUHjI/s1600/IMG_0053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CrPuAbeRI/AAAAAAAABk0/iPGy7mMUHjI/s320/IMG_0053.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />My face says it all .. by far the most putrid bathroom I have ever entered (and I have squatted over holes in a subway station in Tokyo)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CrljsObNI/AAAAAAAABk8/gcXBTJ69Hdk/s1600/IMG_0079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CrljsObNI/AAAAAAAABk8/gcXBTJ69Hdk/s320/IMG_0079.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />We made if over the Golden Gate Bridge the proof below (Mitch and I are in the car we are used to warmer temps in Santa Clara)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsCJ-7_FI/AAAAAAAABlE/pZO69JCP9TE/s1600/IMG_0081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsCJ-7_FI/AAAAAAAABlE/pZO69JCP9TE/s320/IMG_0081.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally we were pretty sure these were Black Hawk fans we spotted while stuck in traffic on the way home, so we started hurling insults their way .. just in case you&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsPqJMxyI/AAAAAAAABlM/XyrXcNKmlCY/s1600/IMG_0091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsPqJMxyI/AAAAAAAABlM/XyrXcNKmlCY/s320/IMG_0091.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsZMhTVLI/AAAAAAAABlU/tVjDvYhiDhk/s1600/IMG_0092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsZMhTVLI/AAAAAAAABlU/tVjDvYhiDhk/s320/IMG_0092.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Proof of the afore mentioned traffic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsjTpm6KI/AAAAAAAABlc/j2XqGhV36JE/s1600/IMG_0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CsjTpm6KI/AAAAAAAABlc/j2XqGhV36JE/s320/IMG_0105.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-5658725389611840994?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-31765842578901540902010-05-16T19:20:00.000-07:002010-05-16T19:20:38.175-07:00.. since Gram decided to stay on longer we thought we would take her out and show her a little of the night life around here (secretly excluding Puck and my date the night before we had done very little in terms of night lifing ourselves)<br /><br />First we piled in to the big Yellow Jelly Bean ( I wonder if Mitch knew he was in the shot)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Clz8KN-RI/AAAAAAAABiU/0JlACkIwyio/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Clz8KN-RI/AAAAAAAABiU/0JlACkIwyio/s320/IMG_0001.jpg" /></a></div><br />We headed to Santana Row which is a funky couple of streets where everything costs more just cause it is there perhaps Santa Clara's try at Rodeo Drive?<br /><br />Gram of course was taken in by the Palm Trees<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmJHsXbaI/AAAAAAAABic/VRYlU5y-8CI/s1600/IMG_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmJHsXbaI/AAAAAAAABic/VRYlU5y-8CI/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" /></a></div><br />The primary event for us was people watching (though we refrained from people photographing as we stood out enough in our less then matching, high heel-less, expensive outfits)<br /><br /><br />Though we did pose for a few photos opts ourselves .. with a variety of different eyes behind the camera<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmfYJgmgI/AAAAAAAABik/9pxx909b940/s1600/IMG_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmfYJgmgI/AAAAAAAABik/9pxx909b940/s320/IMG_0006.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmmD8kfzI/AAAAAAAABis/j-rdCJuhUUg/s1600/IMG_0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmmD8kfzI/AAAAAAAABis/j-rdCJuhUUg/s320/IMG_0012.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmrSlB8BI/AAAAAAAABi0/dBTFqZ7jn1I/s1600/IMG_0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CmrSlB8BI/AAAAAAAABi0/dBTFqZ7jn1I/s320/IMG_0015.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cm3do04RI/AAAAAAAABi8/9foa0AQ4Bko/s1600/IMG_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cm3do04RI/AAAAAAAABi8/9foa0AQ4Bko/s320/IMG_0019.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found what at first appeared to be a green space ...&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CnCs-ysUI/AAAAAAAABjE/pLqNeFIkQbc/s1600/IMG_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CnCs-ysUI/AAAAAAAABjE/pLqNeFIkQbc/s320/IMG_0009.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;but there was no fooling this Canadian .. "this stuff isn't real!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still it made a great spot for more people watching and a great game of tag ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CnQMPiLoI/AAAAAAAABjM/j5dUNwYZg8g/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_CnQMPiLoI/AAAAAAAABjM/j5dUNwYZg8g/s320/IMG_0025.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And we closed the night out with a trip to the top of the parkade to see what things looked like from there. Oh ya, we know how to do it up !!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cno3xA_mI/AAAAAAAABjU/AejOhjvl1bc/s1600/IMG_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S_Cno3xA_mI/AAAAAAAABjU/AejOhjvl1bc/s320/IMG_0028.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-3176584257890154090?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-8700828279513252402010-05-13T19:27:00.000-07:002010-05-13T19:27:21.905-07:00.. and we've been showing her a few things ...<br /><br />... the burying of people<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y0e-cCgRI/AAAAAAAABh8/rJXejEgI-RY/s1600/IMG_0621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y0e-cCgRI/AAAAAAAABh8/rJXejEgI-RY/s320/IMG_0621.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />.. how to do the splits<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y0VpoMx_I/AAAAAAAABh0/zyQ7_3P6D9Y/s1600/IMG_0619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y0VpoMx_I/AAAAAAAABh0/zyQ7_3P6D9Y/s320/IMG_0619.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp;.. how to maintain a healthy diet&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y0nzgtMBI/AAAAAAAABiE/sHTfk1PypCE/s1600/IMG_0625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y0nzgtMBI/AAAAAAAABiE/sHTfk1PypCE/s320/IMG_0625.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">.... and of huge importance how to remove chocolate from your body once it explodes from being in the sun a touch too long&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y06H4yK0I/AAAAAAAABiM/Sn2tpgi4I1A/s1600/IMG_0624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-y06H4yK0I/AAAAAAAABiM/Sn2tpgi4I1A/s320/IMG_0624.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-870082827951325240?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-90923415372473298202010-05-06T11:04:00.000-07:002010-05-06T11:04:56.469-07:00.. I was called from downstairs "come find me"<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-MEUv2PuFI/AAAAAAAABhc/n5-jx69IRqw/s1600/IMG_9956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-MEUv2PuFI/AAAAAAAABhc/n5-jx69IRqw/s320/IMG_9956.jpg" /></a></div><br />I as suspicious about this pile ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-MEipU-7lI/AAAAAAAABhk/u9DRCzMCwT8/s1600/IMG_9957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-MEipU-7lI/AAAAAAAABhk/u9DRCzMCwT8/s320/IMG_9957.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and then it started moving ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-MEtLY73cI/AAAAAAAABhs/frRs6TXg8eM/s1600/IMG_9958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-MEtLY73cI/AAAAAAAABhs/frRs6TXg8eM/s320/IMG_9958.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-9092341537247329820?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-18014649299921042772010-05-05T10:04:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:04:02.135-07:00.. it was thrust upon me the other day .. that I was head of the Secret Agents Place and required to hire and train new recruits .. here's a look at the potential agents ..<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C9vIL9NmI/AAAAAAAABf0/Fcj3v_lm08E/s1600/IMG_9961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C9vIL9NmI/AAAAAAAABf0/Fcj3v_lm08E/s320/IMG_9961.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />KJ living the good life ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C-BBBScHI/AAAAAAAABf8/oo6zroMPnmM/s1600/IMG_9963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C-BBBScHI/AAAAAAAABf8/oo6zroMPnmM/s320/IMG_9963.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The only others we have had to share the pool with ...&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C-T4OunTI/AAAAAAAABgE/fFGRP2_sR9w/s1600/IMG_9969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C-T4OunTI/AAAAAAAABgE/fFGRP2_sR9w/s320/IMG_9969.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aboard Yoshi's on eradicate duck mission</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C-k5pUzrI/AAAAAAAABgM/uqwezVnJlb8/s1600/IMG_9970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C-k5pUzrI/AAAAAAAABgM/uqwezVnJlb8/s320/IMG_9970.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some see this as an upturned pool lounger .. to the more trained eye it is actually a Delorean converted to a time machine and headed for 1985&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_CqrYORI/AAAAAAAABgU/GYmdE8ePI9g/s1600/IMG_9976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_CqrYORI/AAAAAAAABgU/GYmdE8ePI9g/s320/IMG_9976.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"Dude get back in here you changed the numbers this is 1922"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_UcK58UI/AAAAAAAABgc/HaLn2hgCR10/s1600/IMG_9977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_UcK58UI/AAAAAAAABgc/HaLn2hgCR10/s320/IMG_9977.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />KJ hoping to avoid being captured on film ..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_ii3JCHI/AAAAAAAABgk/Wxu9n_8__1Y/s1600/IMG_9988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_ii3JCHI/AAAAAAAABgk/Wxu9n_8__1Y/s320/IMG_9988.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_ogeT69I/AAAAAAAABgs/v8jS0sajpLw/s1600/IMG_9982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_ogeT69I/AAAAAAAABgs/v8jS0sajpLw/s320/IMG_9982.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heading home ..&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_us9Y1ZI/AAAAAAAABg0/IoG9OAXZ6NQ/s1600/IMG_9992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rv_Mq6CiQ9A/S-C_us9Y1ZI/AAAAAAAABg0/IoG9OAXZ6NQ/s320/IMG_9992.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-4551551503066039749?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MMmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802668431752220568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879140639718818353.post-74823352996244850432010-05-02T21:34:00.001-07:002010-05-02T21:34:27.707-07:00Shannon and the boys were bold enough to brave the cold water in order to battle the waves .. They did loose the battle more then once!<br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/FxwwykZ7ZwU" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FxwwykZ7ZwU" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxwwykZ7ZwU"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/FxwwykZ7ZwU/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8879140639718818353-7482335299624485043?l=keepingupwiththeloucks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Puckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221516232670395142noreply@blogger.com0