tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285750972966292822024-03-21T01:31:32.824-07:00Ciaran's PageThe life and times of Ciaran...Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-12947515565424257392011-10-24T09:32:00.000-07:002011-10-24T09:32:07.985-07:00A Voice From the PastHello fellow bloggers. It has been quite awhile since our last posting. Our apologies. <br /><br />First and foremost, thank you for keeping us in your thoughts. I did not realize how much I missed you all. Life kept happening and quickly and hasn't given me a chance to come up for air. <br /><br />Ciaran is doing well, for the most part. She is having surgery #10 on Wednesday. This will be her 5th detethering. <br /><br />Ciaran is in her 3rd year of preschool and will be 5 in January. <br /><br />I promise to get caught up with each of you in the near future. Please keep us in your prayers this week....Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-87295754883272259472010-08-24T09:59:00.000-07:002010-08-24T10:08:43.880-07:00Walking =)<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwn4MuiD3iPgDZlILe1X1u4ZdljQtCPK2T7hHHZb5FoOFepf_qDeVVu9Xbkv_o0yXjJPd8nfmImOnkp0ObbHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-80472185897907963312010-06-25T22:49:00.000-07:002010-06-25T22:49:51.921-07:00Short updateCiaran has had an exciting year and I apologize I have been unable to share it here. Our computer has been acting up for about 9 months now and at this time, we just can not afford a new one. So, we have to deal with it. <br />
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Right now, we are sitting at Cardon's Childrens Hospital in Mesa, AZ. Ciaran had an MRI in May that revealed she once again had a tethered cord, Chiari issues and a syrinx the entire length of her spinal cord. You may recall that in December she had a spinal shunt placed in hopes that it would drain the syrinx....well, it didn't work. <br />
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Earlier today she had her 6th surgery which included a spinal cord detethering and Dr. Moss was able to drain the syrinx by placing a catheter into the spinal cord all the way up and drained it as he pulled the catheter back down. The detethering went well and Dr. Moss was able to untangle the mess of nerves at the end of the spinal cord/column. Dr. Moss said he could see the spinal cord go up the spine by about an inch afterward. Mommy noticed how much straighter Ciaran was already as she laid in recovery. We will have to have another MRI to determine if Ciaran will, in fact, have to have a posterior fossa decompression. <br />
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Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. If the decompression surgery is needed, then I hope it is done correctly and that the results are worth all the chaos we seem to have been through the past year.<br />
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Love to all our followers!! Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-54911262606033322052010-01-23T06:34:00.000-08:002010-01-23T06:34:53.068-08:00Ciaran's 3!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCwGJ_50tABnj0khtAq9s6nAYLz_gQxSey_iiVVQvKFuSna1BlxVFKJWmhKSJEZKDUk5zb5l8QIe_5mOkIp3vx8vegqXWC1ExTETmjXiTeWysZo5ELjxQ7oErbpQT5nVsHDzBxCRGCEE/s1600-h/P1110483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCwGJ_50tABnj0khtAq9s6nAYLz_gQxSey_iiVVQvKFuSna1BlxVFKJWmhKSJEZKDUk5zb5l8QIe_5mOkIp3vx8vegqXWC1ExTETmjXiTeWysZo5ELjxQ7oErbpQT5nVsHDzBxCRGCEE/s320/P1110483.JPG" /></a>Today is my birthday!! The big 3!! We are having my party tomorrow and boy, is it going to be a BIG party....I can't wait!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">As I just woke Ciaran up, I asked her, "Who's birthday is it?" I can't help but go back to that very fearful day 3 years ago. More than anything I couldn't wait to see "IT" (we didn't find out the sex) but honestly, we were so afraid and scared for "IT'S" future. And now....if she's lucky....she won't spend the entire next year in time out. I love how she has grown and is so "normal" or typical. <br />
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</div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-26880324270699973682010-01-09T21:25:00.000-08:002010-01-09T21:25:25.801-08:00Inspirational VideoThe following video is from one of our online friends...TheGibbs. Their blog is listed at the right as...Our Little Gibblet. Greyson Gibb recently had the opporunity to attend The Conductive Learning Center and this video showcases some of their students. Grey is the adorable, little guy with the superman shirt on. <br />
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When you think you are having a bad day, watch this...it helps put life in perspective. It takes some people every once of their being to stand up or roll over...so grab a kleenex. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The reason for the haircut...Mommy knew they were going to shave the back part of my head for the decompression surgery so she wanted it cut so that the top could be put up in a ponytail or pigtails and not hang down in my incision. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdWhuMBr3z1JSmYillcE_3eE-RvCZjdONOMYywvWjXjievZ0KdJAB-7V2PjAq24EA2Y3EbenUpyIrokFuNAYKeGwZMNbNotBXxKjD1otK2TRhnxCBTfopq2NB5VXqoJvWCEukIMJld2E/s1600-h/PB230255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdWhuMBr3z1JSmYillcE_3eE-RvCZjdONOMYywvWjXjievZ0KdJAB-7V2PjAq24EA2Y3EbenUpyIrokFuNAYKeGwZMNbNotBXxKjD1otK2TRhnxCBTfopq2NB5VXqoJvWCEukIMJld2E/s320/PB230255.JPG" /></a>It took two cuts to get it wear Mommy wanted it. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">As Mommy always says, "Cuteness at its Finest!"<br />
</div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-10895552612880436652010-01-01T21:11:00.000-08:002010-01-01T21:11:37.197-08:00Happy New Year!!! Welcome 2010!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just to catch everyone up with me and my cuteness, here are some pics from the week of Christmas. During the Christmas weekend, Mommy, Daddy and I went to the Magical Forest at Opportunity Village in Las Vegas. Here, Daddy and me are hangin' with Santa. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPmiWHkXYnTWL8FCbcVVbc8f9w543Sj3a0lbGtn7H11FqnPOoEjLvJX6-jCUUbvUe0-l0ssTT8ZCzFBf0ByA2XpNDouSZ1ymAE7q3doOjmdOehTYQEZkqpYp5yG8iFJShAzFvgqXF89s/s1600-h/PC240472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPmiWHkXYnTWL8FCbcVVbc8f9w543Sj3a0lbGtn7H11FqnPOoEjLvJX6-jCUUbvUe0-l0ssTT8ZCzFBf0ByA2XpNDouSZ1ymAE7q3doOjmdOehTYQEZkqpYp5yG8iFJShAzFvgqXF89s/s320/PC240472.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EwpIA1ptAalQlYcl7mMRRp94_yw0yVvA1OKS0dKeYOkdENtm3uB3AldSWdM9biC1Vwp8D8Dsv2wGnkheYLHtubt7RSTe_kqEJSzeJi5qga3SJ9j48w_a64dZRg_vxYcqH_YHixie06U/s1600-h/PC230369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EwpIA1ptAalQlYcl7mMRRp94_yw0yVvA1OKS0dKeYOkdENtm3uB3AldSWdM9biC1Vwp8D8Dsv2wGnkheYLHtubt7RSTe_kqEJSzeJi5qga3SJ9j48w_a64dZRg_vxYcqH_YHixie06U/s320/PC230369.JPG" /></a>Opening presents Christmas morning. Love this one!!!<br />
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An easel from Grant and Cassidy!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAgmDPftGuFgje1r28qIXZgf3zPdFkoeI7diNk-JNRD0bTZb9S4tappoC73Yc_GUK8sYZRN11gsHNfNPHQka9XowkmvPyhclZK12K3YrSa6931-DDNcfG6k4mOakPFMkBa3XOHSRtSUE/s1600-h/PC230426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAgmDPftGuFgje1r28qIXZgf3zPdFkoeI7diNk-JNRD0bTZb9S4tappoC73Yc_GUK8sYZRN11gsHNfNPHQka9XowkmvPyhclZK12K3YrSa6931-DDNcfG6k4mOakPFMkBa3XOHSRtSUE/s320/PC230426.JPG" /></a>Playing with Paul, Cassidy's Daddy and her Uncle after Christmas dinner. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm038xeI7h6-1-4Nx6-nP73tZ9JwIWa9dWsJmDo9WQzALfRYqScT9UU_SGHHyV88TE9eIFw45WpGnfGVOzdwb8UZcn_wwUEc6P_ZBpJkP48s3tBNxT7xfq8H17XvtvovbEoWsrAC4_S0/s1600-h/PC230445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm038xeI7h6-1-4Nx6-nP73tZ9JwIWa9dWsJmDo9WQzALfRYqScT9UU_SGHHyV88TE9eIFw45WpGnfGVOzdwb8UZcn_wwUEc6P_ZBpJkP48s3tBNxT7xfq8H17XvtvovbEoWsrAC4_S0/s320/PC230445.JPG" /></a>This little lady is Lilly...she is Grant & Cassidy's new doberman. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbifPIntdrN_HQ6lTfV30x_Hp7GhOdcUlN5q5UMXCoR3oAty6Yudwc3nvGETjKgNDiSCxxkE6I3FT3TG8VOuKSfKR8mEnNlphyMCgsGl3DjJh9mLnHdMea5x6BwOGahtRt84iFIB1308/s1600-h/PC240453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbifPIntdrN_HQ6lTfV30x_Hp7GhOdcUlN5q5UMXCoR3oAty6Yudwc3nvGETjKgNDiSCxxkE6I3FT3TG8VOuKSfKR8mEnNlphyMCgsGl3DjJh9mLnHdMea5x6BwOGahtRt84iFIB1308/s320/PC240453.JPG" /></a>Opening MORE presents ;-) This adorable purse was from my brothers' Mommy, Felicia. Thank you for all my presents!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXfw3Jp7PrkDHO0GbbKB-kG3M2awQlzjuEEZAIg2c5hbAYsji7wyLAxHMIt8EjH_CsrctsctxhJDirMSEtwHSl9WixdbAshggELbXjJ79qD7nBNmKMn-wriAbaRKpXlqjjFXYzBi3zko/s1600-h/PC240461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXfw3Jp7PrkDHO0GbbKB-kG3M2awQlzjuEEZAIg2c5hbAYsji7wyLAxHMIt8EjH_CsrctsctxhJDirMSEtwHSl9WixdbAshggELbXjJ79qD7nBNmKMn-wriAbaRKpXlqjjFXYzBi3zko/s320/PC240461.JPG" /></a>Shootin' some hoop with Daddy, Grant and Lilly. I was trying to be brave and pet the doggy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtnPl7W592_J1nPXEU3O5c8Av_dfha5J9thIDlMB17CXvTez3SQLm931xh_deM7rSpXcqlGkNkzJsvWlDQHXf4qs7WZGNRRYpsYrd60lxlekbPa9sfiF7lt5eU3e50_iwfGWeo4YNpOk/s1600-h/PC240465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtnPl7W592_J1nPXEU3O5c8Av_dfha5J9thIDlMB17CXvTez3SQLm931xh_deM7rSpXcqlGkNkzJsvWlDQHXf4qs7WZGNRRYpsYrd60lxlekbPa9sfiF7lt5eU3e50_iwfGWeo4YNpOk/s320/PC240465.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEtOTnHaNxgL8TLIaQU5NjQK6d0HTxSaPTgt5VOLahsFg57rHPIo6WdMWsXpaSqQ7xpHk3imlrAGHJmD5jp0fIftEhvChS-ZgonmFvwFOvjpkyQn3rR8kcPLqhMtAW1SFenCDxH0MQzA/s1600-h/PC240469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEtOTnHaNxgL8TLIaQU5NjQK6d0HTxSaPTgt5VOLahsFg57rHPIo6WdMWsXpaSqQ7xpHk3imlrAGHJmD5jp0fIftEhvChS-ZgonmFvwFOvjpkyQn3rR8kcPLqhMtAW1SFenCDxH0MQzA/s320/PC240469.JPG" /></a>I like Lilly's house soo much, I spent most of the day inside it. <br />
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</div>The Neiman Marcus store in Dallas, TX held a contest for the most creative Christmas Tree. The trees would be displayed in the store's front windows. (This was actually from last year or the year before...Mommy can't remember) The young man that created this one was a patient at the Scottish Rite Hospital in TX. If you look closely, you will see that it is wheelchair wheels that make up the base. The next row are crutches, the third tier are forearm crutches and the top star is made up of prosthetic hands. <br />
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How Genius!!! There is beauty to all of our equipment =)Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-19578506571902892232009-12-27T13:28:00.000-08:002009-12-27T13:28:58.310-08:00Merry Chrismas Everyone!!Merry Christmas everyone!! The Riley clan had a wonderful Christmas Eve at the Reed House, then a fantastic Christmas dinner at the Trainor House in Henderson. I got lots, I mean LOTS of presents from Santa, my brothers, Blake and Grant, my aunties/uncles, friends, etc. On Saturday, we went to the <a href="http://www.opportunityvillage.org/content/?c=28">Magical Forest at Opportunity Village</a> in Las Vegas. It was spectacular.<br />
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I am doing well and my incision is almost healed. Mommy is not convinced this surgery fixed all of my issues. She does think my eyes and the nystagmus is better, especially when looking straight at someone. One will still cross when I look to the sides. My back is still jacked to put it mildly. I still don't sit very still; I have no balance. Mom's not sure on the bowel problems also...we'll see. <br />
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Thank you for your prayers. I am sure you are dying to see pics of me, especially since we cut my hair before the surgery. We thought I was going to have the decompression so we cut my long blonde locks and boy, am I a cutie pie with short hair. We are still trying to find out if our CPU is salvageable. If not, we need to buy a new tower. Bear with us. Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-54498359225402486422009-12-11T09:44:00.000-08:002009-12-11T09:44:27.467-08:00Going Home!!We are going home!! I am being discharged, then we are going back to the Ronald McDonald House and cleaning out our room. I am doing very well today. Yesterday afternoon was actually a tough time for me. I vomited, had a slight fever, had squirelly eyes, didn't eat from 11am until 10 pm last night. <br />
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But, I am better now and I am saying, "C Ya" to Phoenix Children's....Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-86617888911791485202009-12-10T11:05:00.000-08:002009-12-10T11:06:35.495-08:00Doing Great!!I am doing great. I am very sensitive to pain meds. Once I am off them I come around and get back to MYself. I think if all is well, I may get to go home today or tomorrow. The spinal shunt is very small and it is doing its job by draining my spinal cord. Dr. Moss wants to do another MRI next month to see how my cerebellum is doing and how far it is pulled down and to see if the syrinx continues to be drained. <br />
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I have been in more pain with this tiny surgery because it is in the thoracic region of my back. Your thoracic vertebraes are attached to your ribs. I can feel pain in this region, whereas last year I had surgery in my lumbar-sacral area and I have much less feeling there. So, hopefully in our next post, Mommy will be telling you that I was sent home.Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-18391874072255163652009-12-09T17:59:00.000-08:002009-12-09T17:59:18.928-08:00Successful surgeryYes, it actually happened. I am doing very well. Dr. Moss did NOT do the decompression. He did, however, put the shunt into my spinal cord. He made this decision at the last minute and Daddy and Mommy felt it was best. My recovery will be much easier. The center is closing so I will write more in the morning. <br />
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Thank you all for your prayers.Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-13900466492181762602009-12-07T08:02:00.000-08:002009-12-07T08:02:48.561-08:00Postponed AgainYep...believe it. Ciaran's surgery was postponed on Thursday. I apologize for just now updating her page. My home computer crashed and we are not sure what we are going to do about it. <br />
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Anywho...surgery is now scheduled for Wednesday, December 9 @ 12:30. At lease we won't have to leave leave at 2:30 in the morning...that's a good thing. We won't have to leave until 6-7 :)<br />
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Mommy is absolutely going batty over these continual postponements. She was pretty sad/mad on Friday. It really does do a number on the old brain. The postponement for today was because another boy had a brain tumor and they wanted to get his surgery done first this morning and it requires an 8-hour surgery. So, in Mommy's mind, she is wondering why his was more important. Yes, I understand the tumor part and cancer but my brain is being crushed by my skull. What's more important??? I don't know. What I do know is I vomit on nothing, I gag in my sleep, my body is twisted like a pretzel and I am in a lot of pain. Mommy is just frustrated. Would Mommy want the surgeon to do an 8-hour surgery after mine...No. Would Mommy want my surgery after he just completed an 8-hour surgery...No. So, here we sit. <br />
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I am still feeling all your prayers. Thank you. Love you all. Stay tuned. :-)Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-70979053578416696222009-12-02T10:29:00.000-08:002009-12-02T10:29:15.361-08:00Alrighty...Surgery is now scheduled for Monday, Dec. 7 @ 8:30. <br />
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Mommy is going to go pick up her hair off the floor now. She was pulling it out because she was so aggravated. 8-/Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-50405116052589227692009-12-02T09:10:00.000-08:002009-12-02T09:10:15.342-08:00POSTPONED :-(Okay...yesterday at 3, Mommy received a phone call postponing my surgery. INSURANCE (humfff) has not approved my surgery yet. So, thank goodness we had not left yet to make the trip to Phoenix. Talk about a blow...we were packed and ready to go. We had our clothes, food (for the Ronald McDonald House), toys, books, and vehicles ready to go. Daddy had his business covered for the week. Mommy was doing pretty good, she was prepared, just not looking forward to the handing me over part, but mentally prepared for the long week ahead. Mommy was even joking about her face being broke out from the stress and now she will have to go through that AGAIN!! <br />
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Keep praying....we hear them and feel them. Maybe there was a greater reason (besides the lousy insurance company) and that is the way God disguised it. I don't know but Mommy says if it is rescheduled to close to Christmas that we will celebrate Christmas early....I'll never know the difference. ;-)<br />
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Talk to you all soon!!Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-41985088698689990232009-11-24T10:43:00.000-08:002009-11-24T10:43:13.463-08:00Getting anxiousHi Everybody (as Ciaran would say)....I can't believe THIS surgery is going to happen in 1 week. I am honestly getting quite emotional about it. I think because it is the holiday time, it is actually making it tougher. I am in the Christmas spirit but can't envision Christmas...at least until we are back home. <br />
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Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers. I love you all SOO much!! <br />
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Thank you, Betty-Memaw, for letting us come over and use your computer.Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-56703942758503381562009-11-21T13:28:00.000-08:002009-11-21T13:28:47.089-08:00Another surgeryAs most of you know, Mommy thought my spinal cord was retethering. Well, two weeks ago we went for my MRI and Dr. Moss gave us the results. They were worse than Mommy expected so it was a loonnnggg ride home from Phx. <br />
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One of my conditions is called the Arnold Chiari Malformation. My cerebellum is pulled down in to my spinal column and is compressed against my skull and upper cervical vertebraes and it is not allowing the correct flow of brain/spinal fluid. This is causing a syrinx...a fluid filled pocket in my spinal cord. The spinal cord should be solid. 3/4 of my cord has fluid in it. This is causing my scoliosis, my headaches, my irritability, my lack of not wanting to eat, my gagging and coughing, my loss of balance, etc. <br />
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To alleviate all of this, I must have a decompression surgery. This surgery will consist of removing the occipital portion of my skull and the back of the top 3 vertebraes. Yippee.... :-{ Folks, this is a doozie of a procedure. IF this procedure does not help to drain the syrinx, another procedure will have to be done. Dr. Moss will have to put in a shunt in my spinal cord and it would drain into my abdomen just like my other shunt in my brain. All of this info has to be sent to SLC Shriner's Hosp to my orthopedic doctor because they are monitoring my scoliosis. <br />
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Surgery details :::: December 2, 2009 at 8 am at Phx Childrens Hospital. They told Mommy I should be in there 3-5 days. The toughest part of recovery is learning to turn my head again because they will have cut through my neck muscles. Nurse Mary told Mommy they do sedate me for most of the time. Mommy is happy about that because<br />
I hate to be on my back (this is probably why) and I will have to stay ON my back.<br />
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Mommy will be able to update my site from the hospital. She found out where the computers were...The Emily Center.<br />
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Please put me in your prayer groups. Pray for me, Mommy, Daddy and Dr. Moss. <br />
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Love to all and Happy Thanksgiving. <br />
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P. S. Our computer crashed so Mommy is going to Memaw's house to update.Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-21397120619782376542009-11-09T11:39:00.000-08:002009-11-09T11:39:44.165-08:00Halloween 2009<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VYsDrrzBxNy9E5naO-mR_e6VvwXFApbjwDBRQH5W-RWOx3uxLeD5Z6OS3Eh6iQMBnwOeBjHVYGqU22f-sHDh47p4IH2AydP4e16tu4aShRXIyg_3_M-6Nje39-1mM1DCy9ezf6vDlWY/s1600-h/P1010152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VYsDrrzBxNy9E5naO-mR_e6VvwXFApbjwDBRQH5W-RWOx3uxLeD5Z6OS3Eh6iQMBnwOeBjHVYGqU22f-sHDh47p4IH2AydP4e16tu4aShRXIyg_3_M-6Nje39-1mM1DCy9ezf6vDlWY/s320/P1010152.JPG" vr="true" /></a>On Halloween morning, we went to our Mommies and Me playgroup. It sure was a blustery day but we still had fun at our party. There are two photos at the end of the post that Mommy can not get moved up to the top so this posting will move around a bit. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Halloween night we went to Bliss' house for a fun-filled party. I recently met Bliss at one of my playgroups. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMEoY0ANIEJveHAwja0TBBcp8fC_8ib4fV3r_jSzp_Y4ROLEim-4YVqdqisiDmZ2HVdNQAC7w0uLMntE8ADXFfRERkJHvZ_gB-ZweaZiIbewxVchROVWFpS1PUSa1X6kpIOvKC5b8ACw/s1600-h/P1010189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMEoY0ANIEJveHAwja0TBBcp8fC_8ib4fV3r_jSzp_Y4ROLEim-4YVqdqisiDmZ2HVdNQAC7w0uLMntE8ADXFfRERkJHvZ_gB-ZweaZiIbewxVchROVWFpS1PUSa1X6kpIOvKC5b8ACw/s200/P1010189.JPG" vr="true" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Taa-daa...the black widow. What really scared me was when my own shadow would cast in front of me....it looked like a giant spider<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXlWxqDWddd-KQlK79doZ-7I8ZhSegXEMCxRegos9uU5_wV7gB990T43XtDyW8q7Qy6ZXdbgoAnTUOSbnGHfVe5YrZW3N1m1-Pb0Hfbf2wmT9lNFmiUoIoSOcS63LnMyDfbOur1S26As/s1600-h/P1010180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXlWxqDWddd-KQlK79doZ-7I8ZhSegXEMCxRegos9uU5_wV7gB990T43XtDyW8q7Qy6ZXdbgoAnTUOSbnGHfVe5YrZW3N1m1-Pb0Hfbf2wmT9lNFmiUoIoSOcS63LnMyDfbOur1S26As/s320/P1010180.JPG" vr="true" /></a> was coming up behind me. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids were playing musical chairs....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZi9S0gEG77ZyXOYdi2iTugY18tjP9S5COE8OGuhqXguio_qDbJ7IsxjRsvK1G__ofpfXdK2HBocqAFg8lXzjbUvkXWQTZFU-Oi8453WrjXqT2WQ85aeIumNQyOQmTXDmaoLL0UAQ2ko/s1600-h/P1010155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZi9S0gEG77ZyXOYdi2iTugY18tjP9S5COE8OGuhqXguio_qDbJ7IsxjRsvK1G__ofpfXdK2HBocqAFg8lXzjbUvkXWQTZFU-Oi8453WrjXqT2WQ85aeIumNQyOQmTXDmaoLL0UAQ2ko/s320/P1010155.JPG" vr="true" /></a><br />
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</div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-43721261416776124112009-10-19T22:27:00.000-07:002009-10-19T22:27:48.178-07:00Tethered Cord Again??<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9OVDp9LC-cLmyP2DUxGTGMZPLiKoHZANRCk2nuKXv4tUbUdHcISHLzFTUBa9wzpIEom10ljTzFYPHQBUSEjjjWblMCQMBhfTIEZ-jcU3Hu1wV7JKx_5vb-FwytWwG1BpxT3UhpnxRnE/s1600-h/P1010894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9OVDp9LC-cLmyP2DUxGTGMZPLiKoHZANRCk2nuKXv4tUbUdHcISHLzFTUBa9wzpIEom10ljTzFYPHQBUSEjjjWblMCQMBhfTIEZ-jcU3Hu1wV7JKx_5vb-FwytWwG1BpxT3UhpnxRnE/s320/P1010894.JPG" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay, so by now you are asking, "What's goin' on with Ciaran?"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDU5Aby4CQp02Gqo2pJCMV6dPM3CzQp_tuDDPJ6Ur6gLC59zoLlYEjLKrs0jsqWurjYrbC2SlOUciv-MtqVGpnfm0TvVrJ-xEjK51KIByvNRZcsT_1TqHeeRNUsgXlGK-41BmR5K2xhI/s1600-h/P1010897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDU5Aby4CQp02Gqo2pJCMV6dPM3CzQp_tuDDPJ6Ur6gLC59zoLlYEjLKrs0jsqWurjYrbC2SlOUciv-MtqVGpnfm0TvVrJ-xEjK51KIByvNRZcsT_1TqHeeRNUsgXlGK-41BmR5K2xhI/s400/P1010897.JPG" vr="true" /></a> Well, as many of you already know, she had a detethering last November. It seems her spinal cord has retethered. We are scheduled for an MRI on Nov. 9 to confirm this. Some of the signs that Mommy saw were: the curvature in my back is getting worse and worse. A small dimple started forming in my scar about 3 months ago. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nd9UlSifR1vadsZhswIzyXGtf3dicuB3SKcKC76esXmvA_gXv9kwScpVHDj3l7SaugsfNVsj_iYRC8OjPlR0vYKh9_MmbL49oErXF2QxZX1FMczz8LEiw55zoNJtb4FAyqGNGRhGPMI/s1600-h/P1010895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nd9UlSifR1vadsZhswIzyXGtf3dicuB3SKcKC76esXmvA_gXv9kwScpVHDj3l7SaugsfNVsj_iYRC8OjPlR0vYKh9_MmbL49oErXF2QxZX1FMczz8LEiw55zoNJtb4FAyqGNGRhGPMI/s320/P1010895.JPG" vr="true" /></a>My issues with bowel management are completely out of the window. Mommy can't get me to go for nothing. It's very frustrating. There have been changes in my bladder control also. I am full an hour to an hour and a half after being cathed. Crazy stuff. Oh Yeah, there's the attitude thing. I am sure whiny when I shouldn't be. <br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkC0J7ENP8f6DBPk7V9F14Dw_EUlkpQrO7Ofvxv8Mx53MeJUKk-rulGKSBdwfJwJHN7xJBqxt4aZ1IPyd0TXDMRrSPg5lXBSE2ihdEGxCykphXI4a-_QeZKf51nRTjuqzhZXKypDo9AcI/s1600-h/P1010878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkC0J7ENP8f6DBPk7V9F14Dw_EUlkpQrO7Ofvxv8Mx53MeJUKk-rulGKSBdwfJwJHN7xJBqxt4aZ1IPyd0TXDMRrSPg5lXBSE2ihdEGxCykphXI4a-_QeZKf51nRTjuqzhZXKypDo9AcI/s320/P1010878.JPG" vr="true" /></a>When we went to our Shriner's orthopedic clinic a few weeks ago, they partially confirmed Mommy's fear. Once they took x-rays of my back they said the curve was up to 43 degrees. It was 35 degrees in February. That's 1/8 of a circle. (I don't know how my daughter can handle the pain sometimes) The Shriner's docs are also waiting on the results of this MRI to see what step they are going to take next. I may have to have 2 surgeries within the next couple of months. It's very obvious there is something wrong, Mommy just wishes it would not keep happening. Isn't there anything they can do to protect my cord so the scar tissue doesn't grab a hold of it. We haven't spoke with the neurosurgeon yet...we will see him on Nov. 10. Maybe he will have an answer to that question. <br />
</div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-64642724988835365102009-10-05T20:05:00.000-07:002009-10-05T20:43:14.307-07:00Ciaran CRAWLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Mommy wasn't sure if I would ever crawl on all fours. I currently commando crawl and boy, am I fast that way. Mommy remembers another online friend of ours, Caleb, that began to crawl around the age of 3...needless to say, Mommy didn't forget that. And now that I am 3 months from my 3rd birthday, I can do it too!!! I realize the video is very dark (Sorry) but you can see me on all fours. Woo-hoo!!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzjnmT928GjXipRIWCHFd__qXSx_51yTQolNlGFiIvCb2BFb02TE4Xxu-yy6PE_wqGTevq0TrI9FIq-XDpcMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-73340821660558002512009-08-31T08:12:00.001-07:002009-08-31T08:16:59.261-07:00Bowling!!Yesterday, Mommy wanted to go bowling so we packed it up and cruised over to the Riverside to bowl...whatever that is. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376146209051564530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiK8DYDe8N3d790tpQutBRCMkBWu3Z6HwDH73iMQ6CxnWt5KncgH7-xkgxCb8DLykjg083_5QgCK-T4hfZFwIc-Sd4uzAikMJh_CSq-3HgzKwpEODV21Fr1sritpDyKEelVPK3SUuIbw/s400/bowling4.jpg" border="0" /> Well, I quickly learned what bowling is. I lOVE it and I am GOOD at it. I even beat Mommy =)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376146213293736770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfOJQWMCy0H7HkIEorISYnLJt3J7x7iZeTGHPe7CfazPyXTJficcG_bxTihM1aIYPNqbkPcKWJH3Bv9p-X4_eEYkx83Pfvi7hZ9BUOJST_v1iVP96g_KkpX1xrViZM8jSqmIEUPicDWI/s400/bowling1.jpg" border="0" />Daddy helping me to the ramp.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWjmZdDBIkwEZZ5f9rYbOBASfFaxMl0r4UtEdtDYcrQ2ricbUrXSgpSpK4HUjWSOBzWIACY4Wvsmm_3qALPDHWfmhqcCd8nfw7dFJD5JhIoDhCkzQWhk_Saj7zwdRG6eKFjYrFF-gAYU/s1600-h/bowling3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376146221719431138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWjmZdDBIkwEZZ5f9rYbOBASfFaxMl0r4UtEdtDYcrQ2ricbUrXSgpSpK4HUjWSOBzWIACY4Wvsmm_3qALPDHWfmhqcCd8nfw7dFJD5JhIoDhCkzQWhk_Saj7zwdRG6eKFjYrFF-gAYU/s400/bowling3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376146229995205810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcOtX2vl4iNBESgyR8zy89ONu-uQq6syVwCxN0DLfl7kgzSeZvtsLjW2IU59hYU9_BXa189Vu5LR7gy9wOxxN86ForbOAowD0twLc2DRV0MBKIOv9C0x1bVk1v11dgunIqtB61cJKqo0/s400/bowling2.jpg" border="0" />Here I am giving it a big Riley push. I think I got 2 strikes yesterday. YEA!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-5849961882167149212009-08-27T08:46:00.000-07:002009-08-27T08:52:17.286-07:00Blake update!!Just a quick note to let everyone know that my brother, Blake, the college FRESHMAN, got FIRST CHAIR for bass in the UNLV symphony . He beat out other students that were in their fourth year. I told you he was a gifted musician. Mommy hopes some of that talent rubs off on me. =)Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-6727020813450073032009-08-11T12:13:00.000-07:002009-08-24T00:22:59.306-07:00My brother, Blake =)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ6cFukKNEsugH1qmABcpPgZ5MSWy-mc7RqiglRbVVTx4E3SeLD3FSxjluJkLBX540pXYB40dUrjM5oUwf5jGfXxGSthKv9LXXuRk7i_I-AgOgH3uho0KcAb6ocnFWkK1BF03HsvZl94/s1600-h/P4170331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810699271632674" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ6cFukKNEsugH1qmABcpPgZ5MSWy-mc7RqiglRbVVTx4E3SeLD3FSxjluJkLBX540pXYB40dUrjM5oUwf5jGfXxGSthKv9LXXuRk7i_I-AgOgH3uho0KcAb6ocnFWkK1BF03HsvZl94/s200/P4170331.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000099;">I wanted to introduce you to my youngest, older brother, Blake. Some of you may not know him so I wanted to share some of my highlights with him...with you. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEjkyZM-Ps1U5OhgasJuK0PTz4YQM75U1X1OZJhXVVMc4D5uyEnzKnLfI7CaNO5alRHp4ifOcLsEAa75ZCPWJNoA62L-wgI9izZ4cMnYPUUskgoWxLKDHeRg4BiUeonhkAntqyWcQGig/s1600-h/P4060284.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368808017068312642" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEjkyZM-Ps1U5OhgasJuK0PTz4YQM75U1X1OZJhXVVMc4D5uyEnzKnLfI7CaNO5alRHp4ifOcLsEAa75ZCPWJNoA62L-wgI9izZ4cMnYPUUskgoWxLKDHeRg4BiUeonhkAntqyWcQGig/s200/P4060284.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNn1bEPsXtxyAvh2XmZqAO4eBl1GAB1XEh-RcAmtuQeB3v_Ob-Zv8BuHdNcrXsUIrLmdGpuvg0UK4QCwaK8yXVXhimu5T-H62I5KdIx6SnFUzfXAH4NRxCqkUTfnS0KG0UeRvm5IDGRg/s1600-h/P3250226.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368808009877979330" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNn1bEPsXtxyAvh2XmZqAO4eBl1GAB1XEh-RcAmtuQeB3v_Ob-Zv8BuHdNcrXsUIrLmdGpuvg0UK4QCwaK8yXVXhimu5T-H62I5KdIx6SnFUzfXAH4NRxCqkUTfnS0KG0UeRvm5IDGRg/s200/P3250226.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">To be quite honest, Mommy doesn't like these first pics because I was very sick in them because my shunt had malfunctioned. =( However, it was a part of my life and as you can see I am very loved. <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLFsp5LMfFDoEgAVSuEo4ewpA3deGJievAMbE6AXGKJ_k9s5zarL699FNJkmx12QDAXV-LVs21QqFqvXvuE17s1480coZrpUDZlyHe3gleryacEczEJ8CAbfADhhmFBol98GSIS1l66w/s1600-h/P3250229.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368808003693979186" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLFsp5LMfFDoEgAVSuEo4ewpA3deGJievAMbE6AXGKJ_k9s5zarL699FNJkmx12QDAXV-LVs21QqFqvXvuE17s1480coZrpUDZlyHe3gleryacEczEJ8CAbfADhhmFBol98GSIS1l66w/s200/P3250229.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">This is Blake William Riley. He is NOW 18 years old and when I was born, everyone told me I looked like Blake. :)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oeyFvzzaaXhhGQFkdemcY0c_Zs2xZTbVbhjYkh_j6sQbGnJt0IzZ_RRIxyYCGiLvyU9mHJTihMibmxnWO76aQe3GmsrERWVGXLefWkLEX0OwV9J5xpbWtOdNW50y4lcgFouXGZIRgRM/s1600-h/P3230215.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368807996515973666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oeyFvzzaaXhhGQFkdemcY0c_Zs2xZTbVbhjYkh_j6sQbGnJt0IzZ_RRIxyYCGiLvyU9mHJTihMibmxnWO76aQe3GmsrERWVGXLefWkLEX0OwV9J5xpbWtOdNW50y4lcgFouXGZIRgRM/s200/P3230215.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">The EVER cool baby in shades at Blake's baseball game.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoAjySl2muu4XM3NJFh_zi9sCYFqBCvqLqrRPjNZN78mpBYKHPwL7oasfiZnTGNJwgmoBOE211P6RXE8I26LD8rZ5bPQHCccE2nofSfADzmoDrMMlgtueqXDZjxtErQjndgI5iSYhEo4/s1600-h/P9160156.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368807993899213154" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoAjySl2muu4XM3NJFh_zi9sCYFqBCvqLqrRPjNZN78mpBYKHPwL7oasfiZnTGNJwgmoBOE211P6RXE8I26LD8rZ5bPQHCccE2nofSfADzmoDrMMlgtueqXDZjxtErQjndgI5iSYhEo4/s200/P9160156.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">See how much better I look...I had a shunt revision and the world is once again okay. Blake and I hangin out in our toyhauler. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DFYutIIDjD3R0BOX9XF6BAgeV5rgP04xwsYrtEPJnibAAiz7aQXsCivdfzgr4KXOnjfZxFhbbwVuJjb1dxLwerqspeWNByxT16tuT7JhOmCMkILmO3GE66ORp55tBSldATQzv9fpFeI/s1600-h/P8040731.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810716493287906" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DFYutIIDjD3R0BOX9XF6BAgeV5rgP04xwsYrtEPJnibAAiz7aQXsCivdfzgr4KXOnjfZxFhbbwVuJjb1dxLwerqspeWNByxT16tuT7JhOmCMkILmO3GE66ORp55tBSldATQzv9fpFeI/s200/P8040731.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDhlWAw0DLUY6OPcgLCL6kfWqcWm0OJ68lxvZOjLc1q9vWzJCch8oGRI5Y4Vqfyca7vzgYJvZDo_Valq3Qqtz6jMYUN_tsJJXwonOveX7I4MN-pw99C42PNrZovpqwUMQAYjAS6vv0js/s1600-h/P8040732.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810723159350018" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDhlWAw0DLUY6OPcgLCL6kfWqcWm0OJ68lxvZOjLc1q9vWzJCch8oGRI5Y4Vqfyca7vzgYJvZDo_Valq3Qqtz6jMYUN_tsJJXwonOveX7I4MN-pw99C42PNrZovpqwUMQAYjAS6vv0js/s200/P8040732.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Daddy and Blake were sooo mean. They gave me my first taste of lemon. Ewww.... gotta love that face. Now that's a pucker...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqJ9kCi7VP9GNUGUFaAP-_07JJ7EMXZ-7ygUVZBuqpNabOxg6GKZsniszWO0ory7BRvzR4YQ_-ZvRPP8fjVqHpU90wfFrZ332Ovtp2XCZzx25psci4kvxn8ZJ1grp4NS3LO63Xu6EoZI/s1600-h/P8040733.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810701513324498" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqJ9kCi7VP9GNUGUFaAP-_07JJ7EMXZ-7ygUVZBuqpNabOxg6GKZsniszWO0ory7BRvzR4YQ_-ZvRPP8fjVqHpU90wfFrZ332Ovtp2XCZzx25psci4kvxn8ZJ1grp4NS3LO63Xu6EoZI/s200/P8040733.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">I love this guy!!!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHfAQpAz54UnOZrogE-cMmAr1v0B-9QRUcYIo6pdAvYlMavPi88KICW9rN7XznI6ayE5SodhR4hDTLUBTd2ewWg3-7SIhB2BG7bFilSChawlOEWOYIEdvZOTADLJI8wHOlw0IMCjH6yw/s1600-h/P8030723.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368810711988578114" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHfAQpAz54UnOZrogE-cMmAr1v0B-9QRUcYIo6pdAvYlMavPi88KICW9rN7XznI6ayE5SodhR4hDTLUBTd2ewWg3-7SIhB2BG7bFilSChawlOEWOYIEdvZOTADLJI8wHOlw0IMCjH6yw/s200/P8030723.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Memaw with Grant and Blake. </span><div><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ox0RkvIVC60ExrqmPUOjJPkbGB9IXGIkZ2c_TLC24VqWbtX5jSVrCp3AZeOnkBpeYT-BvJSlSYPzbFQV-fPjMAVwwqaSda3eekXzXP699gFupgdZ2T-LDvXcD8B6yud8OcVsZc_ns_E/s1600-h/P9150151.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368806661305846178" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ox0RkvIVC60ExrqmPUOjJPkbGB9IXGIkZ2c_TLC24VqWbtX5jSVrCp3AZeOnkBpeYT-BvJSlSYPzbFQV-fPjMAVwwqaSda3eekXzXP699gFupgdZ2T-LDvXcD8B6yud8OcVsZc_ns_E/s200/P9150151.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Sleeping Beauty<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeMuSwz2az7eq2q4VnBamRrMGKYRUtVeGQS7s2OIX3cHmay8hAv8AYCtsA7TGXy8hDZ6xzNsy-KfWIckwGOoaC6EYwwg121CBtOagrqCsIU1IUPV26zJ8SKndIQgD6OzfPT8LkNyvvkI/s1600-h/PC310718.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368806653843660562" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeMuSwz2az7eq2q4VnBamRrMGKYRUtVeGQS7s2OIX3cHmay8hAv8AYCtsA7TGXy8hDZ6xzNsy-KfWIckwGOoaC6EYwwg121CBtOagrqCsIU1IUPV26zJ8SKndIQgD6OzfPT8LkNyvvkI/s200/PC310718.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DZUmJ5zMcUZwLH_mZrQd82CJFbmUIzlZf7wJN_VKjzbx0GtzT5om06va81FcPsP7G4wqJnkslGzIWjjv1a3QmPRiGVfY4creaxkDegnLPT8KhZFY4VCVxhU7pkAZn0f_yFE3GQ_IEg4/s1600-h/PC290697.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368803079919985922" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DZUmJ5zMcUZwLH_mZrQd82CJFbmUIzlZf7wJN_VKjzbx0GtzT5om06va81FcPsP7G4wqJnkslGzIWjjv1a3QmPRiGVfY4creaxkDegnLPT8KhZFY4VCVxhU7pkAZn0f_yFE3GQ_IEg4/s200/PC290697.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Helping me figure out my new toys for my 1st Christmas.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZvqhgotKqnjYSwspcH9ZsR2aY7VfTaFvzCZM-g2aKtK7NGpmLibZtFN8fHh7KgmPYeEF5cQ7A3Hwzk0ruvvSpY-imOtC99AEdCRzBjnp-UcnYNGztZPNRjtIsaQAUHNKAPSktRttbKg/s1600-h/PC290699_edited.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368806649725279170" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZvqhgotKqnjYSwspcH9ZsR2aY7VfTaFvzCZM-g2aKtK7NGpmLibZtFN8fHh7KgmPYeEF5cQ7A3Hwzk0ruvvSpY-imOtC99AEdCRzBjnp-UcnYNGztZPNRjtIsaQAUHNKAPSktRttbKg/s200/PC290699_edited.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Studdly =D<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSNss0FQJrzVkeTaAuw5xwh7pfwNBYBOsEWEM5ylSFtRIf4AL2wKFxFsP2QOcKwanYlm2c0rDRN_Dd0XObyFApM-5r-JJUgJl_Ohf6Bi8SFRW404whCC898ZsOovFcd3pn8lsdFbFJAE/s1600-h/Ciaran+%26+family063.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790953356969794" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSNss0FQJrzVkeTaAuw5xwh7pfwNBYBOsEWEM5ylSFtRIf4AL2wKFxFsP2QOcKwanYlm2c0rDRN_Dd0XObyFApM-5r-JJUgJl_Ohf6Bi8SFRW404whCC898ZsOovFcd3pn8lsdFbFJAE/s200/Ciaran+%26+family063.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">What a cutie!!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWVR7rkwF34O5b6-6kKkf7G8ubsV_k44ex8slg-2pfrK-R0-7b1IaRRedxDXxEp5W_GMvIrLaq7S8A-3ADchyNho5CKjgyl1COqZnaZi0w2jGHllkJUr_fVJqrAxmL0ByhJ8l4OmIflI/s1600-h/PC010507.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368806638161304802" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWVR7rkwF34O5b6-6kKkf7G8ubsV_k44ex8slg-2pfrK-R0-7b1IaRRedxDXxEp5W_GMvIrLaq7S8A-3ADchyNho5CKjgyl1COqZnaZi0w2jGHllkJUr_fVJqrAxmL0ByhJ8l4OmIflI/s200/PC010507.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">What a dork?!?!?<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXs4Lq6HvRBonnQXf88lRu4A-rx3_2oUjOUkg_fuEdrJEcrnzXpyysyN9dng_jZdoBe9saYEGpzbqj0HX8rV8cv8EAGl3kAVc2_2uLvHYOqgvdoijN7_jL0m_y4vZjlD4n_fxFr9TjUs/s1600-h/PC120546.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368803070563898738" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXs4Lq6HvRBonnQXf88lRu4A-rx3_2oUjOUkg_fuEdrJEcrnzXpyysyN9dng_jZdoBe9saYEGpzbqj0HX8rV8cv8EAGl3kAVc2_2uLvHYOqgvdoijN7_jL0m_y4vZjlD4n_fxFr9TjUs/s200/PC120546.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Blake is a gifted musician. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Fq95pNhsuKuCvkPY6-WghPQs57wZwh4ES2m31Zx-IzsvHi0-OmsOQrcdq0jdWrsFGygnBEniKuwnHxdbiuz1DGSMk6M2g8ZKIzyUuSKkPar19jXV-skUg6zZ5EMzNFmu3BUGTtVvHsk/s1600-h/PC120535.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368803065203122962" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Fq95pNhsuKuCvkPY6-WghPQs57wZwh4ES2m31Zx-IzsvHi0-OmsOQrcdq0jdWrsFGygnBEniKuwnHxdbiuz1DGSMk6M2g8ZKIzyUuSKkPar19jXV-skUg6zZ5EMzNFmu3BUGTtVvHsk/s200/PC120535.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> These pics were taken after his Christmas Orchestra Concert in December of 2007. Blake plays the bass. Bernie and Blake are watching the concert that just took place. </span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSlmPNmij27LlosJD2Z4r_fQVjQXABC5yKoN-09YWkGqZpRKOtHqfMs_FoszuK2Z5i0ctlDfibtpf29fAnpFrFGlCZsaYieFyNFLklLeqWdZwV2x2xChYvr4XENuGLvtVI3IiOPUrJKo/s1600-h/P5070063.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368803062380347250" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSlmPNmij27LlosJD2Z4r_fQVjQXABC5yKoN-09YWkGqZpRKOtHqfMs_FoszuK2Z5i0ctlDfibtpf29fAnpFrFGlCZsaYieFyNFLklLeqWdZwV2x2xChYvr4XENuGLvtVI3IiOPUrJKo/s200/P5070063.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Love this pic!!! Right after one of his baseball games...he didn't know we were coming...it was a big SURPRISE!!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGpt44ik48UcuZVDCJoeiTCYKRO-zQ9yAr4h4p2wTAVQlzgxfsIBHnh1UJLGWODS9OOhJso8GDGq95o-_olc073Jt4-MqOmFv3iNbsBSsvnowczFB-CkqUw7q6cyspivIUQNgjGBPRTU/s1600-h/P7120385.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368803053991660402" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGpt44ik48UcuZVDCJoeiTCYKRO-zQ9yAr4h4p2wTAVQlzgxfsIBHnh1UJLGWODS9OOhJso8GDGq95o-_olc073Jt4-MqOmFv3iNbsBSsvnowczFB-CkqUw7q6cyspivIUQNgjGBPRTU/s200/P7120385.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Not only does Blake play the orchestra bass...he plays the electric bass. Blake is in a band called, <strong>We Build Ruins.</strong> Daddy describes them as groovy rock. The entire band is extremly talented. On this night, they were at Saxby's in Henderson.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVbJcvA89WZ4YblbZwlZhekr-39ojhfzd65Zz5TS9cjPNyut6YMpzwG9CJuVgdUcX4Qji64_B80_BjFOH8NAxtDNapnZvllX6vUM5yTQIgqbv3haqu2_eL09hUz9q2czyIwfbRkAhw1c/s1600-h/P8010044.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368799968462167026" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVbJcvA89WZ4YblbZwlZhekr-39ojhfzd65Zz5TS9cjPNyut6YMpzwG9CJuVgdUcX4Qji64_B80_BjFOH8NAxtDNapnZvllX6vUM5yTQIgqbv3haqu2_eL09hUz9q2czyIwfbRkAhw1c/s200/P8010044.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Blake, Daddy and I at Grant's Metro Cadet graduation.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK69yNUexN5FupefrMBlZmXpR6CcjiHoRcWePhtW__W8CFKiNqP1QQrriRqpndKbSHpJ4aPSFe52Jw7NZNv6VWbh-GyD_h_wpk9OZDeFTHrzZ1B9p_u7vQiuWBJ9ztBvf4iH_3vduQaHo/s1600-h/P9190266.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368799958611906530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK69yNUexN5FupefrMBlZmXpR6CcjiHoRcWePhtW__W8CFKiNqP1QQrriRqpndKbSHpJ4aPSFe52Jw7NZNv6VWbh-GyD_h_wpk9OZDeFTHrzZ1B9p_u7vQiuWBJ9ztBvf4iH_3vduQaHo/s200/P9190266.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> After a football game his senior year of high school. We always ate at Timber's. It was our favorite place. <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxGFTi-ZcVlDYWPEcEQYKwS3loOgSrn4kQBjWrW6dN6nN-apQrtj0Mv8gfyap9etfVpA0IbYksZteXTN0mwSxOkIa4SxivWMixv9eGNvwewCx5JKANChhQBxwofT3oSTEKES7WYXM8lg/s1600-h/P9120245.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368799949806779554" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxGFTi-ZcVlDYWPEcEQYKwS3loOgSrn4kQBjWrW6dN6nN-apQrtj0Mv8gfyap9etfVpA0IbYksZteXTN0mwSxOkIa4SxivWMixv9eGNvwewCx5JKANChhQBxwofT3oSTEKES7WYXM8lg/s200/P9120245.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Daddy and I keeping an eye on Blakey. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cisWrpbZ7I1xAoDgLFGCrFjtchLeUExItKunu9ewPg0pLcbBE7QC2aB69C7xiLjdWNPB8SPnRCC90Lh4Vx4ACw2L_4B7iKcuqpiu_cpUl4BD5jCiGDwG9OzBqeSuF3KEybxNSOTU2Tc/s1600-h/PA240317.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368799937991983218" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cisWrpbZ7I1xAoDgLFGCrFjtchLeUExItKunu9ewPg0pLcbBE7QC2aB69C7xiLjdWNPB8SPnRCC90Lh4Vx4ACw2L_4B7iKcuqpiu_cpUl4BD5jCiGDwG9OzBqeSuF3KEybxNSOTU2Tc/s200/PA240317.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Senior night...boy, were we proud. Not only is he an incredible musician, he is an incredible athlete, student and brother!! <br /></span><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXJ_rKF-IdmTXKwkKhxhwt1iKtwZ6YJ1ZBOIYLbDCSH029YqubEzYzch-rXzzWm3Qrt1XFf1a25lokZMzVb7tUrsPAHYOGkM8vUywUTzBiJVEYgpp4EzkTGboXOrQ6BCk1uXbXUmaw54/s1600-h/PB090433.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368799933290354498" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXJ_rKF-IdmTXKwkKhxhwt1iKtwZ6YJ1ZBOIYLbDCSH029YqubEzYzch-rXzzWm3Qrt1XFf1a25lokZMzVb7tUrsPAHYOGkM8vUywUTzBiJVEYgpp4EzkTGboXOrQ6BCk1uXbXUmaw54/s200/PB090433.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArvWzEBTvqQfPNIIi01mZkWVHHEDNrTQlF3gFt5HDAbRIVmkjUImnaN7r8qwUFh8Q6cT9lBan0xCHDD0meHpm3W-IxKoHO0sIDkap7zIf3zykF2tq-c9REnNX_XIRQnv9Oz1z7ZtWd-4/s1600-h/PB090427.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368797093664350290" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArvWzEBTvqQfPNIIi01mZkWVHHEDNrTQlF3gFt5HDAbRIVmkjUImnaN7r8qwUFh8Q6cT9lBan0xCHDD0meHpm3W-IxKoHO0sIDkap7zIf3zykF2tq-c9REnNX_XIRQnv9Oz1z7ZtWd-4/s200/PB090427.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> This was our Dessert by Firelight night. As a family, we got together for goodies and to say a little prayer for me before my detethering surgery last November. Blake, being the ever faithful Christian, led the group with a special prayer for me and my surgeon.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOQ9v4SxALWnU6mZ1d9StU73bkGCxoCFgxSthY4SCiJwt224s8OxVK_XdEnsy7vwB9vtLhEQNSJ7LL7bxGuLKow3x-WkcC8r9l0Rew-3v2D0eegI6Efn6RLkxH2UpEqBsOPkux3zX2vQ/s1600-h/PC260754.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368797081457260146" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOQ9v4SxALWnU6mZ1d9StU73bkGCxoCFgxSthY4SCiJwt224s8OxVK_XdEnsy7vwB9vtLhEQNSJ7LL7bxGuLKow3x-WkcC8r9l0Rew-3v2D0eegI6Efn6RLkxH2UpEqBsOPkux3zX2vQ/s200/PC260754.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Playing with me while I am on Ollie<br /></span><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OFplCC3R-WVBrBcgzAInW8yC25-VAju56CJufLjkRqlXGQ2IHKHPEEQFkJUR_KTPmnVxJABFO_XqsTIgczPcq3C7u2wjDFDT1uSj3z31qD79_MVnPho48iMrHJklyJMJ5gioySI9pL4/s1600-h/P1240019.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790948546460354" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OFplCC3R-WVBrBcgzAInW8yC25-VAju56CJufLjkRqlXGQ2IHKHPEEQFkJUR_KTPmnVxJABFO_XqsTIgczPcq3C7u2wjDFDT1uSj3z31qD79_MVnPho48iMrHJklyJMJ5gioySI9pL4/s200/P1240019.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> At my birthday party, we made cards for other kids that were in the hospital. Here is Blake showcasing his.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUzsp0tD78mee0cHmEoVOBaFxqtF0mgick6evbsJDykfQDvvbDeX-rn0DIHv8vAWiA3_18tugIDp-cu8dvDIXv4VmOpWWIEJq6iHKvoa9hz3XTgP_B_441iEPbizDliHXfs9NvmYDoEk/s1600-h/P1310092.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368797078816774594" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUzsp0tD78mee0cHmEoVOBaFxqtF0mgick6evbsJDykfQDvvbDeX-rn0DIHv8vAWiA3_18tugIDp-cu8dvDIXv4VmOpWWIEJq6iHKvoa9hz3XTgP_B_441iEPbizDliHXfs9NvmYDoEk/s200/P1310092.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqIv2eRM2iwa4xELg5Cl1lYvANfCfbmjacJi66OUxIvB0fuR603-9PATwaZRuKkyi5pjqM-Glnuyff5NBt0ZOC5USs0FHsQQL9hOeXSo8webrD6hTGEarNMFbm06row7BAIDZbe5zm1M/s1600-h/P1310090.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368797072676226082" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqIv2eRM2iwa4xELg5Cl1lYvANfCfbmjacJi66OUxIvB0fuR603-9PATwaZRuKkyi5pjqM-Glnuyff5NBt0ZOC5USs0FHsQQL9hOeXSo8webrD6hTGEarNMFbm06row7BAIDZbe5zm1M/s200/P1310090.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> This is Blake and a very, cute girl (can't remember her name) at a surprise birthday party for cousin, Diana, in Sunset Beach, CA. <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETN60qZr4FWy05xIqtt_hccAMb_9ZZ1q6EQM_RR4LRvkyVVwkN0zSwCwV5KOXzNh8kK6iQYjSinWDNOYCRe0bwpK027gtCkAapfBIuGvPcuukIHMzjuB3EmV8bDzzobAXTiWA5G9boh0/s1600-h/P1310066.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368795334535596434" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETN60qZr4FWy05xIqtt_hccAMb_9ZZ1q6EQM_RR4LRvkyVVwkN0zSwCwV5KOXzNh8kK6iQYjSinWDNOYCRe0bwpK027gtCkAapfBIuGvPcuukIHMzjuB3EmV8bDzzobAXTiWA5G9boh0/s200/P1310066.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Hangin out at the beach...<br /></span><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnGrF72Oaq3DtDNL2cEolrockLW6PHhUvJ3hQIiODovdO6eAQBe-822JABPNqRpSt1AmRhFpv76MMRgExtvmmzq8k7vVNC9rh9BJdW5kc66T1Q-9av1OtfU-giRoM1lVrRnmpO1TxSfg/s1600-h/P3140372.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368795330954787810" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnGrF72Oaq3DtDNL2cEolrockLW6PHhUvJ3hQIiODovdO6eAQBe-822JABPNqRpSt1AmRhFpv76MMRgExtvmmzq8k7vVNC9rh9BJdW5kc66T1Q-9av1OtfU-giRoM1lVrRnmpO1TxSfg/s200/P3140372.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><strong><span style="color:#000099;">WE BUILD RUINS</span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7DO7YKsjCPUNhy-Mc63b5s1jbWaB4hvUvaGnoZfQIJkRJC81ATc2-gNIEYo2-oJ3XB3EkpK4E0VhYggFBN60V0uFHowh_ucKJInhquCsBvcSwKzFmOeb3oAW5uJPPMscFPCcdiGmFpc/s1600-h/P3140369.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368795328078240898" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7DO7YKsjCPUNhy-Mc63b5s1jbWaB4hvUvaGnoZfQIJkRJC81ATc2-gNIEYo2-oJ3XB3EkpK4E0VhYggFBN60V0uFHowh_ucKJInhquCsBvcSwKzFmOeb3oAW5uJPPMscFPCcdiGmFpc/s200/P3140369.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LW27sZ8wCw7JaHMe5X01oEqfCsci0-UT6QYeveFpdPsAT1IgSnNAnCmxKheT8K9QKRybsCnIKo3NU8QxMKI7phT_ZjffQ4hl4P701Y5EQvYfUQ1-fDX3Y9OdWNFJEwKxq0xnmIn-pJk/s1600-h/P3140368.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368795311582182642" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LW27sZ8wCw7JaHMe5X01oEqfCsci0-UT6QYeveFpdPsAT1IgSnNAnCmxKheT8K9QKRybsCnIKo3NU8QxMKI7phT_ZjffQ4hl4P701Y5EQvYfUQ1-fDX3Y9OdWNFJEwKxq0xnmIn-pJk/s200/P3140368.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Jammin' </span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HRITqoLDvkzOyxnhIeOAlg4qbg7WvwObnIQpRYzxWwmH398OWQV9bRBlPxLehUUBod3pJiqKr69bafrvuhrpAnGRGE2mj1xqq30ZNuU81AK8uFouFguI2Cl86z3S4_OQ0wMMngKbico/s1600-h/P5160603.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368793592942731906" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HRITqoLDvkzOyxnhIeOAlg4qbg7WvwObnIQpRYzxWwmH398OWQV9bRBlPxLehUUBod3pJiqKr69bafrvuhrpAnGRGE2mj1xqq30ZNuU81AK8uFouFguI2Cl86z3S4_OQ0wMMngKbico/s200/P5160603.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> At cousin Jeremy's wedding.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0qNGD8sEqX-KT7C7J7a91jRBQiE3nBn_rs6IGcPx8BaHA1IZVLbQmn7oCHUdsrCbc54YfBie7YWdDcjIsOJcwC_Ssal9hP5gJ0P2EphSZil6tysFO7H7cF4Oasd0XFMpScgU8Bv6j3E/s1600-h/P5160634.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368795308400224770" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0qNGD8sEqX-KT7C7J7a91jRBQiE3nBn_rs6IGcPx8BaHA1IZVLbQmn7oCHUdsrCbc54YfBie7YWdDcjIsOJcwC_Ssal9hP5gJ0P2EphSZil6tysFO7H7cF4Oasd0XFMpScgU8Bv6j3E/s200/P5160634.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> So sweet...dancing with Grandma Betty. I am the only one that calls her Memaw...I'm special...tee hee<br /></span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUmYPxad7m-8BX7WAAHA7s3iZNob2MRoF86IAX3RkxkF-kNggghzhAp_EryZ29cOn5LY149FXczda5BTvUYeT4iONm2kLTrOSj3cqfYis1OGVM1RreoRgPATPtMrlGd3Ek1azkPnGFto/s1600-h/P5160622.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368793587325536194" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUmYPxad7m-8BX7WAAHA7s3iZNob2MRoF86IAX3RkxkF-kNggghzhAp_EryZ29cOn5LY149FXczda5BTvUYeT4iONm2kLTrOSj3cqfYis1OGVM1RreoRgPATPtMrlGd3Ek1azkPnGFto/s200/P5160622.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Sly dog...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZFa2Mc_i5yX1ohQmUssBHL6ZxBws9ykxMhUXkrVEXXX-Cp2QZFkjeYHHD0TwHn72WvJlbTjoa6bfhGb1MgFXVvwpqE7wEriDgyBqHLDAQ-1tadnvC3SHe0FaVEjxKkYhPsjw1Fp_y9k/s1600-h/PB220491.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368797086743757042" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZFa2Mc_i5yX1ohQmUssBHL6ZxBws9ykxMhUXkrVEXXX-Cp2QZFkjeYHHD0TwHn72WvJlbTjoa6bfhGb1MgFXVvwpqE7wEriDgyBqHLDAQ-1tadnvC3SHe0FaVEjxKkYhPsjw1Fp_y9k/s200/PB220491.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Blake at his Nevada All State Orchestra concert at the Artemis Hamm Hall at UNLV. He is the second bass player on the right.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDhqjslT9DrvCKCB6HiDXZuevmYAmfkRZitEnpCOyomw-0zxKOagVOoGb6owlG3CKB7dfw5Z-01-4cRBNTppf7vY3-FNCnXXoXKFRJtuzH0OtAO32G9eOgeeyi_DRyb6mYbhkLQuSLF8/s1600-h/P4180448.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368793569098113938" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDhqjslT9DrvCKCB6HiDXZuevmYAmfkRZitEnpCOyomw-0zxKOagVOoGb6owlG3CKB7dfw5Z-01-4cRBNTppf7vY3-FNCnXXoXKFRJtuzH0OtAO32G9eOgeeyi_DRyb6mYbhkLQuSLF8/s200/P4180448.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">What a beautiful bunch!!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvlooDAgENMwnrLosbVWjGLA3LRa5BWzeMkCDBt2wWndJitV6zBI-99aVUWGtQCrChjD6xLczl6kngdzi-MffjoyayFiCToypAUTn1DS1f_UvzfO5lJdx1qVPAfxD5Yo-g0bdhBYZVCQ/s1600-h/P4180444.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792264416643698" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvlooDAgENMwnrLosbVWjGLA3LRa5BWzeMkCDBt2wWndJitV6zBI-99aVUWGtQCrChjD6xLczl6kngdzi-MffjoyayFiCToypAUTn1DS1f_UvzfO5lJdx1qVPAfxD5Yo-g0bdhBYZVCQ/s200/P4180444.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">Handsome men. Like Father, Like Son<br /></span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qf50MF5gWf0LeZ8yMYnlIjZVNAPLj5ZKeac-Tkk1Me8fEWfY9WhjuMi7yrVlHqarlVMu2rizwx8PPcEJ8zCRoTaIzePXjkTspBI9Vk_vZmWkGn9kyCUCnfHTNZoKnkIvEcCRyDlK3TI/s1600-h/P4180441.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368793578859951106" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qf50MF5gWf0LeZ8yMYnlIjZVNAPLj5ZKeac-Tkk1Me8fEWfY9WhjuMi7yrVlHqarlVMu2rizwx8PPcEJ8zCRoTaIzePXjkTspBI9Vk_vZmWkGn9kyCUCnfHTNZoKnkIvEcCRyDlK3TI/s200/P4180441.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Giving Blake and the orchestra a big YEAH!! Oh my gosh...I'm wearing my glasses. How did anyone ever get a pic of this???<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmfGhdi9qwXvM6801UTK1nDNljKz2fd5Wv7FN2ExBoVcZRO_hVuBndy0RuZfj3VmqOEsK8euPge4DOa2ynRkJQK4a5Hq0uazLt7GEFe3SuiY9E5rag2kkc7kxqWVfCxCmoufYw3_RGCg/s1600-h/P4180457.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368793581022343794" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmfGhdi9qwXvM6801UTK1nDNljKz2fd5Wv7FN2ExBoVcZRO_hVuBndy0RuZfj3VmqOEsK8euPge4DOa2ynRkJQK4a5Hq0uazLt7GEFe3SuiY9E5rag2kkc7kxqWVfCxCmoufYw3_RGCg/s200/P4180457.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">At the dinner after Blake's concert...I wanted to hold DonDon. He's almost as big as me but he will always be my baby =)<br /></span><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_jv76IIORRVWCvyCRWRke-Dz8z0-6hfBA0fUNdBETwY_6D_KNYirzBeAZEQvYimJXLeS8onnJ2d9pc9apccu_Jvfw5PvsjSa3m5HzGVkKlTZjrLleGKao4Zun25yNNusVRreO8M-E0s/s1600-h/P1010762.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792258954734994" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_jv76IIORRVWCvyCRWRke-Dz8z0-6hfBA0fUNdBETwY_6D_KNYirzBeAZEQvYimJXLeS8onnJ2d9pc9apccu_Jvfw5PvsjSa3m5HzGVkKlTZjrLleGKao4Zun25yNNusVRreO8M-E0s/s200/P1010762.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kpWoy5jmElSze_0lD1gtMauuuJF_i7Pwqp0MIrAm-osrBmB007TvvCZKoh0VhILebxbVIUw4Ec5Y-7fJE0_B-2YJcTAbuDMe1YMIldiaSPZaFRQjzSIyAkq1TG62H21hgK-_fK7fIg4/s1600-h/P1010763.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792238762074866" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kpWoy5jmElSze_0lD1gtMauuuJF_i7Pwqp0MIrAm-osrBmB007TvvCZKoh0VhILebxbVIUw4Ec5Y-7fJE0_B-2YJcTAbuDMe1YMIldiaSPZaFRQjzSIyAkq1TG62H21hgK-_fK7fIg4/s200/P1010763.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvv6uboCI7qQvRNsmGfyUPCE_MN0ZDXwJ_4ZyjVlYMtGKu4mEE0n_vdZE_lGiOhpVvPDt-36DkqreYxkW_Ne_v8l5-khDsTJcwbJ5UmVQq4AhRhOFEKnJiMEe_JLrLY_LiB5njyAnoZs/s1600-h/P1010761.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790976334475714" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvv6uboCI7qQvRNsmGfyUPCE_MN0ZDXwJ_4ZyjVlYMtGKu4mEE0n_vdZE_lGiOhpVvPDt-36DkqreYxkW_Ne_v8l5-khDsTJcwbJ5UmVQq4AhRhOFEKnJiMEe_JLrLY_LiB5njyAnoZs/s200/P1010761.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5FQlnADn6toUJXEMLno53Vdg7QdLaWYA62UOVrVhmcWioRriweZhFXtJ8eFjSjpZ-7xuR_UAg9rbtnf3e2WRaqw4D__T7_sFcLNaQU2FEkrf1XvATEof2LtcjLrPPUqwACNXecQ1nJw/s1600-h/P1010759.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790965024782962" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5FQlnADn6toUJXEMLno53Vdg7QdLaWYA62UOVrVhmcWioRriweZhFXtJ8eFjSjpZ-7xuR_UAg9rbtnf3e2WRaqw4D__T7_sFcLNaQU2FEkrf1XvATEof2LtcjLrPPUqwACNXecQ1nJw/s200/P1010759.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r7UOz6mTbDn0UmzIjl5OR2A42b2-PaQKO9SssHSTW3kOnQntz8ftneyxW5wWdf7XxrQhOVZmUrGAKX5QDhyaJCn5-tQnWDU1YQKIj8AJoi2KOmS-iP9IHdSK43gpHfdwMJCAoHGeO8s/s1600-h/P1010751.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790961784692162" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8r7UOz6mTbDn0UmzIjl5OR2A42b2-PaQKO9SssHSTW3kOnQntz8ftneyxW5wWdf7XxrQhOVZmUrGAKX5QDhyaJCn5-tQnWDU1YQKIj8AJoi2KOmS-iP9IHdSK43gpHfdwMJCAoHGeO8s/s200/P1010751.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Blake graduated in June from Coronado High School. The ceremony was held at the Thomas and Mack Center. <br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX8-fH5REQGtfrcVwbtyEc2wf3CSljA3AqAZpJKkLGn1MPFM1xy_-z3sTFWruk0jFyW-FoH8uB0e3wI073A4lI9eUiqFajuyLazBcmUAiVgIvlpb4B0qRom1JzCAbfKBgJaVNEshpGw8/s1600-h/P1010769.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792252845324562" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX8-fH5REQGtfrcVwbtyEc2wf3CSljA3AqAZpJKkLGn1MPFM1xy_-z3sTFWruk0jFyW-FoH8uB0e3wI073A4lI9eUiqFajuyLazBcmUAiVgIvlpb4B0qRom1JzCAbfKBgJaVNEshpGw8/s200/P1010769.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqpvm7XwrCrR4FjPzmuuTFXnUbMrXC3L1ESL8iIe1L_gT8uHXo13aYKOr28WU15oYZ6zajbvNWBmrd-I1OsU0R9pEmqsFM-RQxOPI2rA9tSvK9umy6I85uLw72VRmlMj7DtW75rtLkSQ/s1600-h/P1010767.JPG"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792245943509618" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqpvm7XwrCrR4FjPzmuuTFXnUbMrXC3L1ESL8iIe1L_gT8uHXo13aYKOr28WU15oYZ6zajbvNWBmrd-I1OsU0R9pEmqsFM-RQxOPI2rA9tSvK9umy6I85uLw72VRmlMj7DtW75rtLkSQ/s200/P1010767.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"> The after party was at Blake's house so we all went over there for food, fun and GREAT music. </span></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#000099;">Blake's ambition is to become a dentist and he starts college on Monday, August 24 at UNLV. He has received a music scholarship so that will help fund his college career. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">I am so proud of you, Blake. Good luck in college. See you soon....Sissy</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-2690829038173908792009-07-26T00:57:00.000-07:002009-07-29T05:45:15.650-07:00HKAFO'sAs most of you already know, I have KAFO braces. We realized I needed something more to stand up. Although I had these great leg braces that were helping lock my legs and help straighten my left foot, they still were not enough for me to stand up on my own. Mommy made a few calls to the Orthotist in Phx and they placed a call to Dr. D'Astous in SLC to get a script to change my braces to HKAFOs (hip-knee-ankle-foot orthosis). Once the appt was made, Mommy was dreading this appt because she knew they were going to have to cast my abdomen and that is something she knew I would HATE. <div><div><div><div><br /><div><div>Here we are getting my back molded. What surprised Mommy was that it was plaster...she expected it to be that other material that they used on my leg casts.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPUF9XTZaNw8ho05oNx54EWuOwhyQZOcKz7HOYPotS1i3dtDddKPJxhZFwbuHD0aEBO2t0h8iCWXepYTZuQTwRnd5IE3UYP_Uw04gBgJox0iYC9okOGmSH4b3A9L7bB1nF9qinhais6M/s1600-h/P5060520.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362770848257904098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPUF9XTZaNw8ho05oNx54EWuOwhyQZOcKz7HOYPotS1i3dtDddKPJxhZFwbuHD0aEBO2t0h8iCWXepYTZuQTwRnd5IE3UYP_Uw04gBgJox0iYC9okOGmSH4b3A9L7bB1nF9qinhais6M/s320/P5060520.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div>Not a happy camper...I cried alot :( I hated being held down in the same position for that long of a period of time. Then they flipped me over and molded my front side. </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6WWFQnw576rZ-qxIW8Gj1pRo9mpzZFet-9Yn4am3637HOTs5y8UVxQpsUrH5SArTeTvFOAp6VjKQIEVZVcZdbsE4_386oFEfoNpZZi8rvPlyH2kmWL60XxVr9MT6TOlk8sUAdBcpj8I/s1600-h/P5060521.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362770853735646818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6WWFQnw576rZ-qxIW8Gj1pRo9mpzZFet-9Yn4am3637HOTs5y8UVxQpsUrH5SArTeTvFOAp6VjKQIEVZVcZdbsE4_386oFEfoNpZZi8rvPlyH2kmWL60XxVr9MT6TOlk8sUAdBcpj8I/s320/P5060521.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br />I liked the feeling of the squishy stuff in my hands. Notice how I'm kickin it with my hands behind my head. I didn't mind being on my back as they did the casting. I think it's because I could see what they were doing.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzQTfNqEuK-vlsrVxUxtby4Gywz_VjHmkbq6Ag-6nkFprpUhvPOAmk0jII2EQKW5BEKhdNohzfIYENBU5VWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />This little video is of me giving them a big, "Yea!!" because they are almost done.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF30Kla4PI5Q2uub95hklksm_yPraJsS_N4AeP4SPNpW7cJpZoDLRRq_FwHoUWN1_Be4Y7j6LOWolkUWgy-74AzScg0Ipx7icT_9_qkpj1ZbZEym1Fg_OP_RnzJmqwRVoGTLfLPEGtiA/s1600-h/P5060526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362770859095351682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF30Kla4PI5Q2uub95hklksm_yPraJsS_N4AeP4SPNpW7cJpZoDLRRq_FwHoUWN1_Be4Y7j6LOWolkUWgy-74AzScg0Ipx7icT_9_qkpj1ZbZEym1Fg_OP_RnzJmqwRVoGTLfLPEGtiA/s320/P5060526.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br />Then they outlined my body like it was a crime screen.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDU7QnSprfkNn9oiREJevqFmDsqULdDzxRfz4IYaIVu1O2NLlM1eBJrzp0aNBG8rwV5_xHE3zy32R4ftCLbgBWJtOGke6ot3e6qxr3MQIceA5nNam3SyulZAPoejI8hTo8YcyKFpgaQF4/s1600-h/P1010646.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362768984392638850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDU7QnSprfkNn9oiREJevqFmDsqULdDzxRfz4IYaIVu1O2NLlM1eBJrzp0aNBG8rwV5_xHE3zy32R4ftCLbgBWJtOGke6ot3e6qxr3MQIceA5nNam3SyulZAPoejI8hTo8YcyKFpgaQF4/s320/P1010646.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br />2 weeks later we went back to Phx to get my new brace. Daddy was able to come with us which was really cool and fun. Sam had to make a few last measurements before he could finish it. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Taa....Daaa!!!! I am standing!! I had to point out my earrings to everyone just in case they didn't see them. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PIQBZNOrNrNmLpmqRxX32DeDD2YAu_Fz-vrVycbk_50FzmxV-M6_8JyJmZR9DdAtAt1WhYdTAoJOHy8l6AUkY4nCOKLIIBvattXZjwavIl5zOJmVvLjIInjHL8pyNzu4nQuJc4yhXpw/s1600-h/P1010649.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362768994596082194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PIQBZNOrNrNmLpmqRxX32DeDD2YAu_Fz-vrVycbk_50FzmxV-M6_8JyJmZR9DdAtAt1WhYdTAoJOHy8l6AUkY4nCOKLIIBvattXZjwavIl5zOJmVvLjIInjHL8pyNzu4nQuJc4yhXpw/s320/P1010649.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><br />I really love standing upright. With Daddy's steady hand, I felt SO tall. Mommy was amazed at how tall I was...it was a very touching moment for her. =)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUh6ERGnTkcZjVwWtF2aNmGvN4f7zSRD7MscScx3JCrugeZQ4d8WTtAd1omTvAI_azkOEDknC9WmwCYXAM5_O5XOlChSu_3LrFjYik4G4IruqgFXrA5gB1poApDlLPQ_AXoYxO7irSdY/s1600-h/P1010648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362768987188935250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUh6ERGnTkcZjVwWtF2aNmGvN4f7zSRD7MscScx3JCrugeZQ4d8WTtAd1omTvAI_azkOEDknC9WmwCYXAM5_O5XOlChSu_3LrFjYik4G4IruqgFXrA5gB1poApDlLPQ_AXoYxO7irSdY/s320/P1010648.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /> </div><div>I was able to go play with the kitchen at the orthotists office. A little shaky at first...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdrVhtXpGD1Rhvg6z44HOAS0Uakvup7uq_5Wrb7VNdYM7riiCGADwErgdzmgZ0s0tHKv_ARrLggDINX9rLToOtjBCB2EUe8ZEB4BF5nqib8hY4jRBXe3uIpBVOT_cycn83KqjCMphOPY/s1600-h/P1010650.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362768998164033426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdrVhtXpGD1Rhvg6z44HOAS0Uakvup7uq_5Wrb7VNdYM7riiCGADwErgdzmgZ0s0tHKv_ARrLggDINX9rLToOtjBCB2EUe8ZEB4BF5nqib8hY4jRBXe3uIpBVOT_cycn83KqjCMphOPY/s320/P1010650.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div>Let me see how far I can push it...Daddy's in a sprint to catch me. I'm testing the waters ;-)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oHAMj3IZ8HwbmZbI2oOu9hMv5vOUpCLaSI5Hy5m9zqFjj7J-_jK8p9izRqauLBNdl24iVb1_MFMw3edk5yTyF0CuDm2V_tS5E-AHqMoDvH1X-D_PEK2CX6wxJDrbwVveJx9U36VlKuA/s1600-h/P1010651.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362769007952044242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oHAMj3IZ8HwbmZbI2oOu9hMv5vOUpCLaSI5Hy5m9zqFjj7J-_jK8p9izRqauLBNdl24iVb1_MFMw3edk5yTyF0CuDm2V_tS5E-AHqMoDvH1X-D_PEK2CX6wxJDrbwVveJx9U36VlKuA/s320/P1010651.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div>I love this standing thing. I could get used to it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRbRTm5a1vp0JwJcI7ZzEiqCQwfy7uiOSHb8mPDbaXG2jP1Qs9CFOQ3SPgeQ7qil5DCn_I_WGJaSfQyRlZi4Qol_DDewC475szmWAtjeQ6KbcnZWexmjp8LeACS-glwE5bwXs98nn7Kc/s1600-h/P1010652.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362770842190372162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRbRTm5a1vp0JwJcI7ZzEiqCQwfy7uiOSHb8mPDbaXG2jP1Qs9CFOQ3SPgeQ7qil5DCn_I_WGJaSfQyRlZi4Qol_DDewC475szmWAtjeQ6KbcnZWexmjp8LeACS-glwE5bwXs98nn7Kc/s320/P1010652.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div>This is when Ann came for my first physical therapy appt with the new brace. Now we can get down to business. Here I am trying to swivel my hips.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDGYNM4POHcNEQ_GvVh1BFOWdKyOeeY0OM7HMFGoJimCLebpsSNTBVc1WraC3eTgLkG2R_foRjv09PbSxXmEB5wz20UyLXMsXTR2DM_-q1B5jEe1tL7SwHBlibghbJfhwd6IpQpDFRTU/s1600-h/P1010709.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363259155283017282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDGYNM4POHcNEQ_GvVh1BFOWdKyOeeY0OM7HMFGoJimCLebpsSNTBVc1WraC3eTgLkG2R_foRjv09PbSxXmEB5wz20UyLXMsXTR2DM_-q1B5jEe1tL7SwHBlibghbJfhwd6IpQpDFRTU/s320/P1010709.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div>Giving it my all. Mmmffffff.......</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_75f67a-MYpmSI1AqWOHGeWSg6xMcbtjmyJ1ogRbFmT6DykgX1CjSnyadFS2QPjE5-izpgm5fO3mkWda_I1STxNim3nV2uWX5chH2OxusXXOuLqubuALW51t7hyVph8mvLf3Sdp-b0RQ/s1600-h/P1010711.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363259163305277202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_75f67a-MYpmSI1AqWOHGeWSg6xMcbtjmyJ1ogRbFmT6DykgX1CjSnyadFS2QPjE5-izpgm5fO3mkWda_I1STxNim3nV2uWX5chH2OxusXXOuLqubuALW51t7hyVph8mvLf3Sdp-b0RQ/s320/P1010711.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Wow...is that a smile on my face during P/T?? <br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqAsQUWeVGgCw5cqXYW5KVoBvpEH7hPvzRHFBnuLP7pQIxBjhXuBgp3d_m2IihFv8LBZG0Su3LDAX5BkpPI66XjRO805RhWM3DZ4WmigmoBRRynT4Uxm-mScFrpIdlsJ2UCzapQfmpJ8/s1600-h/P1010710.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363259159695786402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqAsQUWeVGgCw5cqXYW5KVoBvpEH7hPvzRHFBnuLP7pQIxBjhXuBgp3d_m2IihFv8LBZG0Su3LDAX5BkpPI66XjRO805RhWM3DZ4WmigmoBRRynT4Uxm-mScFrpIdlsJ2UCzapQfmpJ8/s320/P1010710.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Moving along....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AjsA2Pb7uh0rlb1oamz21YJU0oR2fatlLYd5idGLmtceKkNvGD0Bl98aL5UGCOAxx8Dc1fphNi841FAsP5do39QD0BEboFsH4aZtIFzPgC91yRDt1VHv5CxmbNvr8bDQb1HKTeV1cH4/s1600-h/P1010713.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363259171508282578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AjsA2Pb7uh0rlb1oamz21YJU0oR2fatlLYd5idGLmtceKkNvGD0Bl98aL5UGCOAxx8Dc1fphNi841FAsP5do39QD0BEboFsH4aZtIFzPgC91yRDt1VHv5CxmbNvr8bDQb1HKTeV1cH4/s320/P1010713.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgBmZRFlULMJ91hZrPbPOX6pnahEYXm1cJpWSgjFUfKvu11gZGp4dktVEC1G3rCcjkSHO8gwc3ihxckYrSpTSfrgEOYedsz_f3tS9CnUFclvjfggAUqsWkmx6pJ0mfyyDJLpV92ap0Kk/s1600-h/P1010714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363259175680096978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgBmZRFlULMJ91hZrPbPOX6pnahEYXm1cJpWSgjFUfKvu11gZGp4dktVEC1G3rCcjkSHO8gwc3ihxckYrSpTSfrgEOYedsz_f3tS9CnUFclvjfggAUqsWkmx6pJ0mfyyDJLpV92ap0Kk/s320/P1010714.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Jade and DonDon came over to see me in my new brace. Boy was I happy to be taller than London finally. Giving him a little love. =)</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGilo-wZV08ZtIPbjd0fVvjTN6Xct3osWJma4McFsD01GLi-Cg-RkmaiEwh47wsxgwg9s3OAIfgFEyBJI1HlHDJMkhJz2E9JuwRrzJ0HxVg6nq-LuFTTtd88DpvbV6GDL1t2o6MVAmjjQ/s1600-h/P1010715.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363267301513864690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGilo-wZV08ZtIPbjd0fVvjTN6Xct3osWJma4McFsD01GLi-Cg-RkmaiEwh47wsxgwg9s3OAIfgFEyBJI1HlHDJMkhJz2E9JuwRrzJ0HxVg6nq-LuFTTtd88DpvbV6GDL1t2o6MVAmjjQ/s320/P1010715.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicT3A7QAcsjTyH2eHB6ohGQX65g86A2FjY-8me4T508NUpJvJMCDmvqex8rHFwp1vcgMoIWPRqc3h1jIntb1lqPSi9HI_8KiT1h2IcfdZfJYnVi5y1zUEAVaM5unOfevtHjy1L5giWik/s1600-h/P1010716.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363267305151994306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicT3A7QAcsjTyH2eHB6ohGQX65g86A2FjY-8me4T508NUpJvJMCDmvqex8rHFwp1vcgMoIWPRqc3h1jIntb1lqPSi9HI_8KiT1h2IcfdZfJYnVi5y1zUEAVaM5unOfevtHjy1L5giWik/s320/P1010716.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>How about a little kiss too??? No, okay then, I'll show you mister!! Here's a choke hold for ya. Boy, am I little devil sometimes. </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328575097296629282.post-35709502292885795102009-07-16T20:45:00.000-07:002009-07-26T00:57:10.571-07:00Where are we, you ask????<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaH1z8jsm4VENxKEnAa-sVBlwllj4NxTYwGuACXJdDQf2gC2yU3DwLwZLJq-wqFZM_Xl11zzFNtgdrJ6Z-C-2n-X1PrfrcVG2eslXLiStJ0dOa4VUkrlIKZNhlUDGDeJzHxul3AYSPVY/s1600-h/P4110409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362669877246108194" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaH1z8jsm4VENxKEnAa-sVBlwllj4NxTYwGuACXJdDQf2gC2yU3DwLwZLJq-wqFZM_Xl11zzFNtgdrJ6Z-C-2n-X1PrfrcVG2eslXLiStJ0dOa4VUkrlIKZNhlUDGDeJzHxul3AYSPVY/s320/P4110409.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEn0HwGAQCnRglSJ9iLMnH1gvZuDS3S6H67ybcrfnMragj59rilQ21MqCIahMQBMzXoWP4-J99_AE14hXcfQGNBEH17t06ELAwRZzCA-d36RP_EzI_IG05rERZG477n2PSPeVgjQuRZw/s1600-h/P4110405.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362669883601851570" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEn0HwGAQCnRglSJ9iLMnH1gvZuDS3S6H67ybcrfnMragj59rilQ21MqCIahMQBMzXoWP4-J99_AE14hXcfQGNBEH17t06ELAwRZzCA-d36RP_EzI_IG05rERZG477n2PSPeVgjQuRZw/s320/P4110405.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hi all, we are still here and doing fabulous. For the last couple of months, we've had computer problems and it had to go into the shop for a little cleaning. Needless to say, we are back and ready to update. <br />This is my pretty green Easter dress. I looked lovely and I had to give you a back shot to showcase my bows and my pretty pony. =)<br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS2ISqZHwdMCW8DDm4MrxO45dbfdAev9G2BZoD70zsMaoZVBxbm8GGWVfQpnqgQgCnMg4EPQN1VqydItmz2MbiKJGXaxqpZtDEJNzHGh2R_4paaDDJ4HDGyw2o__MnjPDJabqa6bgIz8/s1600-h/P4110425.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361529967666252834" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXS2ISqZHwdMCW8DDm4MrxO45dbfdAev9G2BZoD70zsMaoZVBxbm8GGWVfQpnqgQgCnMg4EPQN1VqydItmz2MbiKJGXaxqpZtDEJNzHGh2R_4paaDDJ4HDGyw2o__MnjPDJabqa6bgIz8/s320/P4110425.JPG" border="0" /></a>It got extremely cold as a storm moved in right before the Easter egg hunt so, we did a quick change. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTIu8AmSl1vwkbZwyqAZvTbirP5fx22vnm1lXXQVOfph9Ig_Kmd89fxmGaki3qYxkgcdSrSVUtjPv4rkbAqvGBHv-yVw0pSgIqWhBggkl6aPr1zKQ-c3PQGtfnADCugZ7oTH5AS3Jx4w/s1600-h/P5080535.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361533947642443234" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTIu8AmSl1vwkbZwyqAZvTbirP5fx22vnm1lXXQVOfph9Ig_Kmd89fxmGaki3qYxkgcdSrSVUtjPv4rkbAqvGBHv-yVw0pSgIqWhBggkl6aPr1zKQ-c3PQGtfnADCugZ7oTH5AS3Jx4w/s320/P5080535.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here I am...cute as ever at a doctor's appt.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA5w1yccUG-ZOrKQUdWPU5FrSo3G2Xzv4-IaYR2MXpD6GHTSUmUIB9sg3R-AiyZOkiVqfNTjPFFC5r4DcgfAHCXI2b8ahLe8A3nnFPrCRvVYsRZzicv6we3RBNZHfVbnKatPvGe7VrQE/s1600-h/P5060533.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361533943449907330" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA5w1yccUG-ZOrKQUdWPU5FrSo3G2Xzv4-IaYR2MXpD6GHTSUmUIB9sg3R-AiyZOkiVqfNTjPFFC5r4DcgfAHCXI2b8ahLe8A3nnFPrCRvVYsRZzicv6we3RBNZHfVbnKatPvGe7VrQE/s320/P5060533.JPG" border="0" /></a> Can you see me Mommy??? Playing with Mommy while spending the night in a motel room in Phx after a May appt.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tc_zLQnokSGns8PrRGzWOyojinA4bF4lIrbtr7y5aKbennriu41IEzK6RpMAxeD783uIjclYlwJfhmw4nA7SN3ICDi56K5PK4zk6U1Gd1NXBUYYl55fwwh6lp0gpAt79nImub-bXnbQ/s1600-h/P5050510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361533941596335298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tc_zLQnokSGns8PrRGzWOyojinA4bF4lIrbtr7y5aKbennriu41IEzK6RpMAxeD783uIjclYlwJfhmw4nA7SN3ICDi56K5PK4zk6U1Gd1NXBUYYl55fwwh6lp0gpAt79nImub-bXnbQ/s320/P5050510.JPG" border="0" /></a> At the baseball game!! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yVFNmfX8d0C61bf3k_xqfd1accPg8uC2CK1pAvAus9J-yYYhbQJmu5K0ibC4OSVHyIWNH2NYaBMvwsYJzEXRjWHkRSkE293VBR-2wGOEdjHvSJ_4mfY6PQAMD_7erUnyc7MTaeNL2xg/s1600-h/P5050515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361533936104500242" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yVFNmfX8d0C61bf3k_xqfd1accPg8uC2CK1pAvAus9J-yYYhbQJmu5K0ibC4OSVHyIWNH2NYaBMvwsYJzEXRjWHkRSkE293VBR-2wGOEdjHvSJ_4mfY6PQAMD_7erUnyc7MTaeNL2xg/s320/P5050515.JPG" border="0" /></a> I never do take the easy way...who needs sidewalks?!?!?!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZurwFaYJ8UkKeDi1fhmpmbi7sq0QpZuDi6ZViJfJoJsiL81A3YB5fpQX2ebXRNlBgvnQcPM3zunUnzccNkNDCoIq16Jzk-Vb6FD6pfiRP8HxXgWPcV-NcJ3Ch_A_mvuRe0r-wpI59uk/s1600-h/P5050517.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361533755626338946" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZurwFaYJ8UkKeDi1fhmpmbi7sq0QpZuDi6ZViJfJoJsiL81A3YB5fpQX2ebXRNlBgvnQcPM3zunUnzccNkNDCoIq16Jzk-Vb6FD6pfiRP8HxXgWPcV-NcJ3Ch_A_mvuRe0r-wpI59uk/s320/P5050517.JPG" border="0" /></a> Awww...a cute, little punkin in her chair with a great, big field behind her. She looks so tiny...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXV3-JGHfQ7g7mpw-Rs9cJSEI2wbHXuskm69d3tCIiuGcOiwSuqYaQg8R1U-H-wqlGBh5xFNzddgYakHOfnLsgLG7OKdfJsB5tJoZzF1glLOdzhqLM0-xXJq1gST9GolzqU5jmddm2HVk/s1600-h/P5050505.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361532111649492722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXV3-JGHfQ7g7mpw-Rs9cJSEI2wbHXuskm69d3tCIiuGcOiwSuqYaQg8R1U-H-wqlGBh5xFNzddgYakHOfnLsgLG7OKdfJsB5tJoZzF1glLOdzhqLM0-xXJq1gST9GolzqU5jmddm2HVk/s320/P5050505.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hmmm....Jade and DonDon are laughing and I'm not...hmmmm. But DonDon sure looks adorable in this pic.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbO5wGOXt8PXx6G4qQPKosDPziFw6rvBIoEtM-RA8XokFwgqGgr1GIgqtGlRv23hJIpD2LphNC4tVKiZURAolMxBHPIyPopKdfvIc8804xIv1bMPwffCdPTKVXCoWQJqkNSfvFo_BUrE/s1600-h/P5040498.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361532100946053298" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbO5wGOXt8PXx6G4qQPKosDPziFw6rvBIoEtM-RA8XokFwgqGgr1GIgqtGlRv23hJIpD2LphNC4tVKiZURAolMxBHPIyPopKdfvIc8804xIv1bMPwffCdPTKVXCoWQJqkNSfvFo_BUrE/s320/P5040498.JPG" border="0" /></a> Playing my piano...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU2_VY3ywZyd_kUK4J4h7HcHIcRXxuSkKHD7IIJfW2TyRBrqZKMve8NGrf7KCbHsXCXs9skw6nAz8Aoi5igRjJ8mFKTY8xFSRL8mrUGKSx8bmIcKkI7RoQL5BIwPq-55JcAvKLs9wG9s/s1600-h/P4300488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361532096538776866" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU2_VY3ywZyd_kUK4J4h7HcHIcRXxuSkKHD7IIJfW2TyRBrqZKMve8NGrf7KCbHsXCXs9skw6nAz8Aoi5igRjJ8mFKTY8xFSRL8mrUGKSx8bmIcKkI7RoQL5BIwPq-55JcAvKLs9wG9s/s320/P4300488.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pure cuteness =)))<br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGw9wH-BzAUTaUyi8aZ9XwgL7F2lIazaVd16ZbRddMIKFqT9clBbUWeOCjoSYCiVsJZ3tCAbjYXHi47zVqkTYR0RHjTlXBiX-Fs75HApPpbL5WtiQZUym9EuZ-DnkfoOogE6SrcTG_K8/s1600-h/P4050396.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361532092936696706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXGw9wH-BzAUTaUyi8aZ9XwgL7F2lIazaVd16ZbRddMIKFqT9clBbUWeOCjoSYCiVsJZ3tCAbjYXHi47zVqkTYR0RHjTlXBiX-Fs75HApPpbL5WtiQZUym9EuZ-DnkfoOogE6SrcTG_K8/s320/P4050396.JPG" border="0" /></a>Standing in my stander....lookin like I'm gonna cry.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNbGe6dZ9TBjKsN0LNWgypu0KdVk2OPMdQwATYHxWQHnaSCSDe47SHAI7P-B9wltr1bTdFnkptrS9AwJtsc4Z6dW68DA61Oes-_sqWaadc-_pCf79v7WwJuKmzUdJ-2Zl3BaWUecFKVI/s1600-h/P4190458.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361532088930241138" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNbGe6dZ9TBjKsN0LNWgypu0KdVk2OPMdQwATYHxWQHnaSCSDe47SHAI7P-B9wltr1bTdFnkptrS9AwJtsc4Z6dW68DA61Oes-_sqWaadc-_pCf79v7WwJuKmzUdJ-2Zl3BaWUecFKVI/s320/P4190458.JPG" border="0" /></a> The ANGEL!!! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIll4_fUoK9yLUrDdkkkmeSc6VNkJBBzP9J3R4uSWn8swnS-zwZnyHOJcltH1_zXJJ1sTUtb3ZpkP14oLuP7RHyOZWkR3juHkt2lPIOZaWxQrE0RqI4qcbjuOx-oT7ud0NOQ3YwfO9jKw/s1600-h/P4040388.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361529987800673170" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIll4_fUoK9yLUrDdkkkmeSc6VNkJBBzP9J3R4uSWn8swnS-zwZnyHOJcltH1_zXJJ1sTUtb3ZpkP14oLuP7RHyOZWkR3juHkt2lPIOZaWxQrE0RqI4qcbjuOx-oT7ud0NOQ3YwfO9jKw/s320/P4040388.JPG" border="0" /></a> Giving my friend, Ashlee, a big hug. <br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMD2G2Quo1l26vzfGsAeluxmO9d8OU7wjNkfStrp4kULYIc4RC85uMNWfBTB1dcNs0DC6c_pjoMTMF42tIgYDnB1MVv5120BizvVpq6xF40Dp4325AuF6wLaTcuCTglpmRrx6zdK0d33E/s1600-h/P4040393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361529985940123538" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMD2G2Quo1l26vzfGsAeluxmO9d8OU7wjNkfStrp4kULYIc4RC85uMNWfBTB1dcNs0DC6c_pjoMTMF42tIgYDnB1MVv5120BizvVpq6xF40Dp4325AuF6wLaTcuCTglpmRrx6zdK0d33E/s320/P4040393.JPG" border="0" /></a>Eating a scrumscious (sp?) cupcake at Shayleigh's baby shower. No, I shouldn't have been eating it (EGGS!) but they were so pretty and Mommy knew I wanted one. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeB048quxyGUNNW2KEzdJ7asBPMUj4yJgOTPLtHAOpmQfVg9nlJVlXe-fW9lJj50ACsI5NbPltHV2VVkMHH2ho6SWAuxsDXcg57YJSCgtSqgT9PbSveeTwCTwq_hwxo3npodxOh4qyfc/s1600-h/P4060401.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361529979632750258" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeB048quxyGUNNW2KEzdJ7asBPMUj4yJgOTPLtHAOpmQfVg9nlJVlXe-fW9lJj50ACsI5NbPltHV2VVkMHH2ho6SWAuxsDXcg57YJSCgtSqgT9PbSveeTwCTwq_hwxo3npodxOh4qyfc/s320/P4060401.JPG" border="0" /></a> In the mornings we take walks with Memaw, Grandpa and Foxy. I'll let you guess which one this is...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdCKKBcaPT8XYE51IjdzoKn03GTC5Ge2tNhoCpXcvHX_t2pUbK11L9a-vPImERo79kY0rwHQzlxm7ByzvyHf221LloYk5pa5AElLM2ic_5HT9UoMSUQpn6vQPNu79AmT5PCREHWAUXJo/s1600-h/P4060403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361529979009050386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdCKKBcaPT8XYE51IjdzoKn03GTC5Ge2tNhoCpXcvHX_t2pUbK11L9a-vPImERo79kY0rwHQzlxm7ByzvyHf221LloYk5pa5AElLM2ic_5HT9UoMSUQpn6vQPNu79AmT5PCREHWAUXJo/s320/P4060403.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cruisin...</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ciaran's parents, Jon & Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07354468532340558725noreply@blogger.com1